Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 30, 1889, Page 1

HE OMAHA DAILY BEE — EIGHTEENTH YEAR. A MOCKERY OF ENFORCENENT Prohibition Haa Closed Saloons in Sloux City, BUT WHISKY AND BEER FLOW. Crime Increasing Under the Blight- ing “Reform” Which It is Now Proposcd to Foist Upon Nebraska. Sioux City Tor six years there have been spasmodic efforts to enforce prohibition in this city. All of these efforts have been failures. The most rigorous were introduced something more than a year ago, when all the saloons were closed up, and, so far a8 appearances {0, 1t was thought the consumption of 1ntoxi ing liquors had been banished forcver. Except in the fact of closing the saloons, the enforcement of the prohibitory law is now o successful than it was vefore the doors of the liquor saloons and palaces were closed to the public. Apparently, th trafc has been destroyed, but facts show hat the demand for liquor has not been sssened, and that the people have not been slaced beyond receiving at almost all times and in whatever quantity they may desire, It prohibition were all that has been a2aimed for it, that smong other things, it would tend to e-adicate crime und con- sequently eisvate and ennoble the people of the commurity, the fact above ull things would be thewn in the reports which are Kept of all eriminal transactions. In this city thesc reports are kept in the polic court, the records of which tell-a very strange atory. ‘Take the last three years as an exaeple, and the following shows the number of cases which were brought up be fore the police judge in 1556, before the pro- hikttory law was stringently enforced; in 1841, when 1t was enforced for the first time, and in 1898 after this stringent enforcement had been in operation fo. a year 1856, 10 moj March... April May Junie.. July Augeust, ... Septembe October November........ Decembe: S In January of this yea inst., the number of cases in the same court was thirty-six, as against twenty-five of the preceding year, andtwenty-five of the year 1838 for the whole fionth of January, ‘These facts show that while it is claime.t probibition tends to repress crime, that S0 far from doing so it sccms to encourage it, because the pust year has witne cases before the police magist 58 of the preceding year, an increase of nearly 800 per cent. This wonderful increase in erime cannot be explained on the ground of . the increase of population because that would require in the last year an in- crease of not less than 40,000, which is now a fair estimate of the entire population of the ol . 8L b b4 03 60 up to h If whisky be the root of crime, the whisky must be had in order to bear its fruit. There is no sanc man in Sioux City who denics thut whisky may be had; that it is daily procured and drank in quantities which have conduced 1o the above showing. In this instance it is provosed to speak of but one means whereby this appetite is appeased, and it is no less a place than Covington, in the state of Ne- braska. Sioux City is situated on the Missouri. Facing it on the Missouri is the town of Cov- ington. When Covington was a town thirty years ago, Sioux City was a hamlet. But its glory long since departed but the fan tical zeal of the prohibitionists seems tohave, 1 a measure, infused into in new vigor and life. Some months ago the liquor dealers, in their fight against the law, brought to the supreme court the question as to the right of the officers of the law to interfere with a package of anything, even including liquor, while it was in transit. The objection was sustained, and imme mediately the liberal minded people of the city went wild with enthusiasm. There was discovered a means by which those de. siring liquor could procure it in any quantity thoy might see fit to order. Accordingly hundreds of orders were sent abroad, and in response came the liquors, They were de- livered to the private citizen in his residence, the merchant in his store, and the official in his public place of business, Thousands of dollars in this way went abroad, especially for beer, An article wbich Sioux City had brewed, which had given her a murket for certain grains, which had led to the cxpendi tare of perhaps $:50,000 in her midst, and given in its manufacture and handling em- ployment to about 1,000 people, was now brought to the citizens, and the town did not enjoy one penny of income from its sale or manufacture, But, it beer and whisky could be shipped 1nto the state from other states and by other citizens, why could not Sioux C people engage in the enterpriso. There was no reason why they could not, and they immediately under- ok it. A coupleof eitizens, Avensdorf und Leader, established a bottling works on the west side of the river. There they daily received beor from Anheuser-Busch in St. Louis, Schlitz and Best, of Milwaukee, and Lemp, of St. Louis, These were followed by R. Sel- zer & Bro, who entered into the same Dbusiness. The keg beer was put into bottles, corked, labelled and was ready for transportation to Sioux City. Heorein originated the idea of transportation companios. The peonle on the east side of the river wanted the beer and the whisky and hired people with teams, from time to time, to bring the liquors across tho river. These orders became so numerous that one after another the number of those who went into the hanling business increased so that, at last accounts, there wore about thirty of them in the ty These assumed the titles of transportation com panies, each huving a distinctive name and asetof ofcers, comprising a president, see- retary and treasurer, and having nominally a ocertain amount of capital. They filed articles of incorporation with the recorder, and becawe, in the eyes of the law, inter- state transportation companies the same do- grec us u railvoud company engaged in iuter- stato trafe. These companies, the leading one of which is Othe Nebrasica lowa, pretend to do mothing wore than carry goods from one town to the other, butit is knowu by many and suspected by all that they do a lively business in the salo of the goods which they so trausport. ‘They have ofiices in va- rious parts of the city, and in most cases theso are supplied with telephones. Over these tolephoues they receive orders for whatever kind of liguor may be desired. It the party ordering ls koown to the office, the order is respected and in the next trip to Covington the order is delivered to one of the two houses above mentioned, is filled and then shippad to Sioux City, and in broad daylight delivered tothe party from whom the order was recgived. Hundreds of familics receive all kinds liquor in this way and make no cffort fto conceal the fact, feeling that they are but exercising a right to which they are entitled by the law of naure, ot of man 1f a custonior has not ) to a tele roes to these transportation companies' in a blank similar it r cannot ha sne, I the near oMces w0 leaves an order the following * Write your order below. 4 Siovx Ciry, low To Arensdorf & Loader, } Covington, Please ship to me, at No, .. iSioux City, lows, via ition Couy .evus d cusk of . veel 1880, Nebraska Street, ransporta- Leeen Cuse TAm't Paid .. {Am't Due ... The cle the stub, I makes a duplicate of this upon places the original in an envelope and sends it to Covington. When the order is filled, a tag is placed upon the box or fastencd to the jug or bottle setting forth the main features in cluded above, and thus fived out, the parcel is enablel to reach its destination. Covington is less than a mile from the con. terof Sioux City. Though across the Mis souri, it is within half hourly com munication with the latter by means of a ferry which plies be tween the banks. This ferry carries a wotley collection of vehicies and mortals. The former are filled oa the return trip with liquors, and the latter aro gensrally those engaged in the business which now gives employment to several hundred paople. Some of these vehicles, especially those of the leading transportation companies, make ten trips a day, and some of them have earric as high us 93 worth of liquors in small quan- ties in onc lond. For ench. parcel, a certain sum is charged, tn some instances the amount being 25 cents, One of these men racently showad a bill of goods hie had purchased on that day of the firm above mentioned, for retail distribution and ivamounted to $373. There were thirty others engaged n the business, and their bills for the same day in many mstances were nearly as large as was that of the party first mentioned. The establishments above referred to are always full of activity. Cars of heer are rolled up to their doors, unloaded and resnipped in smaller packages. Other liquors are treated in the same way, 8o much so that the proprictors of the houses say they sell more liquors now in Sioux City than they did before the law abolished thoir breweries. The capacity of the ltter was 000 barrels annually. These transportation companies are daily mereasing in number. They have succesded in defying the law, though some fecble at- tempts have been made to declare them ille- gal. - Another chapter on this subject is re- served till to-morrow. g SO0 FIERCE WAt PREDICTED, England's Secretary of War Makes a Bloody Prophec; LoNnox, Jan. 20.—Edward Stanbope, sec retary of war, addressed a meeting of his constituents in the Horncastle division of Lincolnshire lust evening. In the course of his remarks Stanhope said a thunder-cloud was hanging over Europe, and that sooncr or later—probably —sooner—it would burst, bringing the fiercest and most horrible wa ever kuown. The Pall Mull Gazetto, com- menting upon the speech, denounces th folly of such utterances, and says thoy ar lculated to do much mischicf. Thie pap expresses the hope that Lord Salisbury will take prompt measures to correet the damage done by the blunder of the minister of war. - Grant After the Ohinese Mission, New York, Jan. 20.—|Speeial Telegram to Tug Bek.]—The report that Colonel Fred Grant is an applicaut for the ofice of minis- ter to China is apparently well founded. Al- ready he has called to his help the services of friends who are supposed to be mfluential with General Harrison, and his application and mis endorsements will be filed early when the Hgrrison administration begins, Colonel Girant has _had his eye on . forcign mission over since he was defeated when he ran for secretary of state. The Chinese goy- ernment has always showed extraordinary interest in General Grant, and Colonol Grant, it is said, decided that the post of minister to China the recognition he would ask from the administration. War on Ohio Trusts. Corusnus, O., Jan, 20.—{Special Telegram to Tue Brre]—A radical move has been nearly determined upon by the attorney gen- eral in relation to trusts and combinations in this state. It is the intention to bring suit in the supreme court to revoke the char- ter of the Standard Oil compuny aud the Barner Matei company, of Akron.” While it is understood there is some hesitancy about instituting quo_ warranto pro on the evidence now on hun fragments of testimony, which it is believ cau casily be suvplied, are lacking, when these are furnished a definite 1ine of uction wili be decided upoa, LB Trains Will Lun S1. Louvts, Jan. 20, ~C. N. C now president of the Clevelaud, St. Louis and IKansas City railroad, who is now in Alton, 1il., and who is arranging for terminal facil- itics there, says trains will be running between Alton and Charles, Mo,, in three mouths, Nebras! —~ rostul Chany WASIINGTON, Jan, Tele- gram to Tuk Beej—A postoftice has been estabhshéd at Hamilton, Dawes county, cb.,, with John W. Emy as postmaster, ne”’ postofices at Hartan and Magoon, Custer county, will be discoutinued froui July 15, because they are not necded. Indictd For High Treason. BERILI roceedings have been instituted agaiust the Kreuz Zoitang for treason in printing an article deserib- ing us damuging to the mouarchial feeling of the ola Prussian patriots the publication of the indictment against Prof. Gedcken, with the object of uppealing to public feoling. - A Triple Murderer Captured, Lax81NG, Mich., Jan. 20.~Young August Tonto, who attempted at murder at Dellii Saturday night, was captured early this morning ina tamarack swawp about elght milcs from the scene of the tragedy and taken to Jail at Masou by a posse. e Mark Porterficld’s Sudden Death. ATiANTIC, [h, Jan. 20.—[Special Tele- grom to 'fue Ber]—-Mark Porterfield, aged twenty-two, son of S. N. Porterficld of Council Blufts, died suddenly in this city this morving. e Driver Dies in Londou. LoxvoN, Juu. 20.—George T. Driver, the American Who cut his throat in the Angel botel ut Islington, died in St. Bartholomoew's Lospital to-duy, T OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, [ALLISON STILL HESITATES. Neither Accepted Nor Declined. He Has WHAT TO DO WITH CLARKSON. A Matter That Is Embarrassing the Senator’s Decision —Springer Ex- pects to Get His Oklahoma Bill Up'T W 513 Fo yrrSTREET, WASHINGTON narrived from Indianapolis and went directly to his home He refuses to say, even ds, what he will do WASTINGTON BUiEAu Tiir OvATTA Bre, } Senator Al this evening n Vermont to his most imate fric reference to accepting the treasury port under President Harrison, He says he not accepted nor declined the position. One of the senator's most intimate friends from_fowa, & member of the house, said to Tk Ber correspondent to-nieht that when Senator Allison went to Indianapolis it was for the purpose of accepting the position of sccretary of the trcasury, and that while Mr. Allison had not not gmven him to understand just what he would do since his arrival this_evemng, the probabilities were that he would decline un- less his successorshin in the senate could be 1sfactorily arranged. He added that the auestion of providing for Clarkson was a very momentous one, and that if the latter coutd be sent to the senate the senator would consent to_accede to President Harrison's request. There is very strong pressure be- ing brought to bear to have the senator g0 into the cabinet by one faction, and to have him suy out by another faction, the preponderance of fluence being in favor of his gomy nto the cabinet, It is be- lieved that after Senator Allison tatked the whole situation over with ¢ and learned what the expe son were, that the situation wrave to him than before he left. Washin ton, and that he has asked for a_little time in which to hear from his own state befors lie reaches his final decision, THE OKLAHONA BILL. Mr. Springer expeets to get liis Oklahoma bill up in the house to-morrow if the appro- priation committee does not ask for the day, otherwise he will wait_till that committee leaves tie track clear. Congressman Barnes, the most couspicuous of the opponents of the Okluhoma bill, says there wfil be no tili- bustering aganst it, and that a vote will be reached upon it if ever the bill gets up for consideration. DEFEAT In the house to. venue. ations of Clark- speared more BY ONE VOTE. ay during the considera- tion of the sundry civil appropriation bills, Representative Dorsey of Nebraska, at- tempted to secure the adaption of an amend- ment appropriating 00 for the improve- ment and rebuilding tho army posts throughout the country, Mr. Randall bit= terly opposea the proposed amendment, which upon a viva voce vote came near being adopted, there being S+ against and 83 in favor of Mr. Dorsey’s amendment. Mr. Randall made the point of no quorum, and tellers were ordered before the elosencss of the proposition was discovered. When Mr. Dorsey found that he was only defeated by one vote, he miic an_appeal to the house to stand by him, believing that he might get in somo other move, but he was cut out. Mr. Dorsey will ask the senate to amend the bill by appropriating 50,000 for forts Robinson and Niobrara, aud he thinks he will succeed. HE MDN'T PAY UP. Senator Kenua, who has attracted so much attention of late by holding tho key to the deadlock in the West Virginia legislature, will probably figure in some procecdings of an_entrely different character very soon, although they are connected with his cam- paigus for senatorial honors. An attorney states that he has for collection a judgment rendered in the courts at Wheeling, W. Va., against Senator Kenna for £5,6)0, on account of money he Lorrowed of demoeratic friends in Boston, som s ugo, for campaign or other purposes. ‘The senator gave his notes for the money, and refusing to pay ho was sued, and judgment obtained, and now the account comes here for the purpose of le: ing on personal or other proverty. The sen- ator’s salary cannot be garnisheed, and the prospects are not bright for a speedy collec- tion. EX-TOSTMASTER GENERAL TYNER, Ex-Postmaster General James W. Tyner, formerly of Indiana, but at present practis- ing law in Washington, is said to be willing to accept his old position in the postofiice de- partment as first assistant postmaster gen- eral. General Tyner was first appointed to the nosition of first assistant by President Grant, and a short time before the expiration of Mr. Hayes' term inthe white house, was promoted to the position of postmaster gen- eral, 10 serve out the unexpired term of the administration. He is being endorsed by his Indiana friends, and, if appointed, will have ohurge of the patronuge for the state. MISCELLANEOU: Representative-clect Andrews was on the floor of the nouse to-day. He will succeed Leopold Morse, of Boston. It is understood that Mr. Morse has an_ambition to become governor of Massachusetts, and that he will be a candidote for the democratic nomina- tion for that position next fall. ~ At one time Mr. Morse could have procured Lhe nomina- tion for mayor of Boston, but his preference was for a congressional oftice. The acting general of the railway mail service to-day 1ssued an order directing the postmaster at Omaha to dispatch the through registered pouches for Chicago, New York and Washington at 2:45 p. m. via the Bur- lington & Council Bluffs railroad train 8, in- stead of forwarding, as at present, in the morning by the same road on train 4, The comptroller of the currency to-day ap- proved the Nutional Bank of America, Chi- cago, und the Comm 1 ‘National, of Owaha, as reserve ugents for the lowa State National bank, of Sioux City; ulso the First National, of Oruaba, for te. Creston tional, of Creston, [a.; the National Ban the Republic, for the Des Moines National, of Des Moines, and the Traders’ National, of New York, for the Shenandoah National, of Shenaudoah, In MISCELLANEOUS, Thomas H. McCague and R. S. Hall, of Omuha, are here, Conger, of Towa, called upon the t to-day accompanied by Keprescn- Conger. ARMY ORDERS, A The sceretary of war has directed that Mujor Edgar K. Kellogg, Kighth infantry, (promoted from captain, Eighteenth infan: try) shall be relieved from dufy on recruit- ing service uud shall join thestation w which :;.- may be ussigned in the Department of the 2latte By the death of Tuspector General Jones, U, 8, A., Captain Bourke another opportunity for promotion, Pexny 8. Hearn, - - atorial Ca; h ASHINGTON, Jan. 20 he democratie senutors were in caucus for an hour this morning trying to arrange for the order of busines for the remainder of the session. It was decided that Scnator Harris should con- fer with Mr. Sherman, representing the re- publican senators, aud endeavor to secure @ favorable place for such measure: the demozratic senstors held to be of superior importance, It was said in the caucus that there are now about 400 nominations wwaiting action by the senate. Although no such purpose hus been proclaimed, the belief was ex- pressed by scnators on the democratic side that it is the intgntion of the republican senators to delay action on the greater por- tion of these nominations until after the 4th of March, in order that the vacancies thus arising may be filled by General Harrison, It is the purpose of the democratic 8 nators, if possible, to compel the republicans o de fine their position on this matter, and state whether or not they intend to confirm Presi- dent Cleveland's appointees. Roger is given A S CLARKSON TALKS. He Is Certain That Allison Wil Secretary of the Treasury. Cnreaao, Jan, 20.—J. 8. Clarkson, who ar- rived in Chicago this morning dircet from New York, was asked ia regard to the dis- pitches sent out from Indianapolis, saying that Senator Allison’s visit there was for the purpose of presenting and urging Clarkson’s name for the cablnet. “1 knew nothing of thesenator’ Iread of it in the newspapors, there was certainly mot in any interest of mine, and 1 am also sure that Scuator Allison would neve be one of those who would think it within the propricties to urge anyone on the presi dent for a cabinet position, As 1 have frequently said, I have had neither expecta tion nor desire ns to this or wny other pub position, and ¢ bean steadily in favor of Allison for the cabinot from the west, and have from the first believed he would be chosen, and T now have no doubt that he will be. Itk his own real desire hus been for it all the time, &s he has an _ambition to carry out certain® fiscal and business ideas and reforms of which he has long_made a study. With his own_inclination this way, he, of course, has not been insensible to the'cost to him of ' giv- ing up the power and honor of leadership in the senate, where he eould remain for life “With the excention of Plumb, Puddock and possibly one or two others,? continued Mr. Clarkson, “ull his republican friends in the senate are opposed to auy change which takes him from the party and the pub- service in that body, gand naturally this has had the effect to make 'him hesitate, In my judgment, his own preference and Gen. eral Harrison's wishes ought to control, and I have no doubt that_within _three or’ four days he will aceept the proffered portfolio, wlhich is that of the treasui “With Blaine, Aliison, Alger and Wana maker in the cabinet there is a certainty of such a strong administration that every re- publican in the country ought to be satistied and happy.” Be Clarkson said: visit until His crand SR Blaine's Acknowledgement., Bostoy, Mass., Jan. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee. ] —If any doubt exists in reference to the appointment of Mr. Blaine to the premicrship it should be settled by the authoritative statement from Augusta, Me., to-night, that Mr. Manning has a telegram from Mr. Blaine acknowledging, by request, that he bas accepted the position, and that it was tendered him long ago by Mr. Harrison, The appointment gives great satisfaction to the rank and file of the party in New Evg- land, and Augusta and Portland are prepar ing to celebrate in consequence. The fishing interest and Irish element, even in the dem- ocratic ranks, ure particularly satistied, but m Boston considerable une: is folt in commercial circles that Mr. Blaine's ag- grossive forcign poliey may. in view of ex- Isting complications, get this country into a predicament that will prove injurious to the forcign trade. General Sherman's Slate. Wasiivetox, Jan, 20.—It is learned to- night from General Sherman, whose infor- mation is direet, that four of General Harri- son’s cabinet have been definitely settled, and while not all of them have formally ac- cepted, there is no doubt about their ulti- mately doing so. In the first place Blaine wrote General Harrison more than ten days ago accepting the secretaryship of state. Scnator Allison will be the next secretary of the treasury. 'This hae unquestionably been decided orf, and although Am»oq,l lettor ac- cepting the honor hasnot bee written, it will be. General Alge®will be & member.of | the cabinet, taking the osition of secretary of war, and as announced some time ago, Wannamaker will be postmaster general, S The Wisconsin Logging Contracts. WasiixGroy, Jan. 20.—Indian Commis- sioner Oberly sent a telegram to-day to In- dian Ageut Gregory, at La Point, Wis,, authorizing the resumption of timber cutting and hauling under the coutruct made in 1857, from 1887 to 1889, that was interrupted by orders from the ofice of Iudian affairs, and also the resumption of cutting under any new contracts made for the present season. He is instructed to sce that each authorization is limited to the fulfillment of such contracts as ve been made in accordance with the blanik forms of contract heretofore furnished Greg- ory, aud that no cutting or hauling stiall be done upon auy allottments that have not been approved by the presi- dent. Inorderto stop cutting without au- thority, such contracts must be vigorously enforced. If, however, logs have been cut already in any considerable quantity upon lands, they may be hauled to the slums for driving in the spring, Care is being taken 1o have them mavked carefully, so that their identity may be preserved. Care must also be taken not to permit suck Jogs to pass into possession of any person until it shall be de- termined whether or not they belong to the government. . Patents for Nebraskans and Iowans. WASHINGTON, Jan, 20.—[Special Telegram to Tui Bek.|—Patents granted Nebraska and Towa inventors to-day: James G. Ber- dow and F. A. Pelkey, Seward, Neb., fire escape; William F." Berry, Blanchard, Ta., cultivator; Fredevick A. Denms, Heatrice, Neb,, brick kiln; Willlam H. Fuller, Bladen, Neb,, cultivator; Frank E. Lathrop, Wichita, Ia., brake for hay wagous; Oliver I. Lewis, Nebraska City, Neb., plumb level; Luther B. Morton, Stuart, Ta,, hay stacker; A. Gor- don Murray, Cedar Rapids, Iu., sash holder; John S, Peter, Lincoln, Neb., oil cau nozzle} Robert V. Snockey, Hastings, Neb., shoulder brace; Heory Thomas, Fort’ Omaha, Neb., tent closing device; John Van Ausdall, Keokulk, Ia., wrench; Louis Vaughan, Blair, Neb., plant’ propagating nest; Edwad W, Wells, Oskaloosa, Ia., hot air furnace, - e Considering the Tariff Bill. WasnINGToN, Jun. 20,.—The houss commit- tee on ways and means this mornmg held a meeting for consideration of the senate amendments to she tariff bill. The bill and amendments were referred to the treasury department in order ta secure computations as to the effect on the pevenue of the pro- posed changes in the law. i - LAY ARRESTED FOR ARSON, Lake, of Nerth Platte, Baid to B2 & Fire-Buz. Bosroy, Jan., 20.—Upon a warrant secured by Fire Marshal Whitcomb, the inspectors this morning arrested John Lake on a charge of arson. Lake, who boardea at Roxbury, had his furniture and clothing insured a short time ago for $500. On January 22 last, it is alleged, he set fire to the property in order to obtain the msur- ance thereon, causiug & damage of 37 Lake is a smart, flash fellow, apparently thirty years of age. -Whitcomb thinks he has been operating in Chicago, Omaha, [nd- ianapolis, St. Louis, and other places. In his testimony before the u:ur-fiml, Lake stated that he came frem North Platte, Neb., where he was engaged in cattle raising. He also said he was married there, but it is thought his wife 18 a myth, He will be ar- raigned to-morrow. John Neb., B e Moore Concludes to Fly. IxpraxaroLis, Jan. 20.—It was discovered that Joseph H. Moore, the hadf-thillion doilar embezzler from the Connecticut Mutual Life insurance company, probably fearing arrest and imprisonment, lad concluded to fly to a rmu: of safety. His attorney admitted that he had gone to C , but to what part is not known, The investigation ol his books procceds, but the amount of the shortage has not been increased abovethe original figures, o Passed the Miliary Bl Pestn, Jan. 20.—After three wecks of stormy debate the Hungarian dict has passed tue milltasy bill by, & majority of 126 votes. 18%9. 0UT. The Great Now York Surface Road Strike Bogun FOUR THOUSAND MEN POLICE MASSED FOR TROUBLE. Which Cars Several Rows Occur, in the Strikers Overtu Spite of the Only Few Arrests, in Officers Street Car Traflic Suspended, W Youk, Jan, 20— with two exceptions, every line of street cars in this eity is tiod up. When the last night trip was made each car was runinto the stables and at4 a. m the great strike commenced. Superintend- ent Murray and Inspectors Steers, Williams and Coplan have been at police headquar tors since day-break, consuiting with the officers of the surface roads, Two police pa- trol wagons are there in readiness for any emergency, and a large number of reserves are quartered in the building. The only lines running are the Third ave. nue, B t, Sharp lines, third street, Fourteenth street, and Christo pher street. The total number of men affected by the strike is about four thousand. The streets through which the car lines pass have a deserted appearance. In anticipation of trouble, when the companies attempt to start cars this morning, patrol wagons ave in paadiness, and extra men are on guard at the stables at Sixth avenue, where most of the trouble is feared. Peter M. Tomery, an Italian, was on his way last night to the Eighth avenue stables to look for work, when he was set upon, kicked and beaten and stabbed in the face. His assailunts escaped as the police appeared. Towmery was taken to the hospital uncon seious, and he will probably die, A row occurred at the Grand street stables this morning when a crowd of strikers overturned a car. The Grand sty cross-town line was tied up when the car came in. ‘The company notified the police that they would gy and run a car in a short time. The police” rescrves were or- dered out, and some of them placed about the company’s stables and offices Shortly after Go'clock a car was drawn from the barn down to the starting point in frout of the ferry. It was surrounded by policemen, who were in turn_surrounded by a mob of strikers. After a short time the car started, but halts were made on almost every block, because of obstructions placed on the tracks by the strikers, At Grand and Attorney B ts a heavy furniture wagon barred the way and stopped the car. A crowd sur- rounded the_car, unhitched the horses and drove them off. Despite the police the mob lifted the car bodily and threw it across the wack. The police, after some hard fighting, finaily dispersed the crowd and captured one of the ringleaders, who was fined in court later. The car by this time was righted, the horses hitched to it and it was taken back to the burns. No move violence was attempted. Another effort will be made to vun a car dur- ing the duy he scenes at the other stables were somewhat simitar Another collision between the strikers and police tgok place about 10:30 o'clock, when a car was ent out on_the Sixth avenue road 'Wwith eight oficers on w When the car ot as far as Forty-secol street it was at- tacked by abonut two hundred strikers. A platoon of seventy-five police charged the strikers, arresting one. Inspector Williams, with thirty policemen, is now in charge of the depot. Up to 11:80 six cars have been runout. On the return of the first and sec- ond cars they were attacked between Thirty- eighth and Thirty-nimth streets. The police were on hand promptly and made two ar- dwspersing the crowd cars bave been sent out on the fixth avenue line up to 12 o'clock. At 1:30 this afternoon the ticket office or transfer house Forty-second strect and Seveath avenue was carried bodily across the st and sct fire to. The police charged the crowd and made one arrest, As the afternoon waned the tied-up lines which had run out cars during the day housed their rolling stock and their new men, and comparative quiet followed the activities of the day time. About 5 o'clock, when the last Sixth avenue car reached the denot, the police were relieved. The strik- ere, however, remained in the neighborhood of the stable: There was great excitement at Twenty- third street and Tenth avenue all day, the strikers at one tine stopping and overturn- ing a car before the police could gather in foree, The greatest excitement existed about the Fourth avenue stables, where 4,000 strikers were gathered. Two or three efforts were made to run cars. A small police force was on hand and the car was finally started, but it ran into a pile of ashes dumped by the strikers. The latter quickly made a demonstration, but were routed by the police and their ringleaders arrested. The crowd got.even by smashing the car's windows with stones and slightly injurmg a lady passenger. At Sixty-third street a Twenty-third street car was stopped in the midale of the Fourth avenue tracks, the conductor put off, the passengers driven out and the car oy turned. Quite a serious time scemed immi nent, but the police made a vigorous demon- stration with clubs and scattered the crowd, Otner cars were also stopped at this point, Sightseers lined the avenue and greatly in- terfered with the police. Many of the strik- ers were intoxicated. Late in the afternoon the companies on the ast side determined to run no more cars, and the crowd began dis- persing. The Forty second street’s cross-town line made four unsuccessfui attempts to run a car. One manned by twenty policemen encountered serious opjo- sition at Seventh avenue, where the strike had barricaded the tracks. The police re moved the obstructions and the strikers be gan to throw stones. Two officcrs were badly cut ubout the face before the crowd scaticred. Kvery patrolman in the city not on duty to-night was kept at the station houses, and a full force will be out to-mor- row. Master Workkman McGee, of the strikers’ order, called on Mayor Grant to-day and com plained that the police were making them- selves too officious. The mayor said he had no doubt that the poiice ofticials would uct discreetly. Despite the quiet of to-night an alarming feature of the situation is appareut—the ten- oy of the strikers to intoxication, Many of them to-night are under the iufluence of liquor, and it is feared that serious conse- quences will result to-morrow. This evening Bergh's society hired fifty Italiaus to feed nd water the horses of the belt line, - Mr. Washburn Seriously 1 MixNearor1s, Minn, Jan, 20.-[Svecial Telegram to Tug Bee | —It seems highly probable that Seuator-clect Washburn ma not live to take his seat in the Uniten States senate Tho exertions of the campaign were too much for him. As soon as the election was over, and the nerves which had been in a state of tension for 80 many we:ks lad a chance to relax, he completely collapsed and has since been confined W his bed ver ill. The cause of his sudden prostration thought by thos who know best be not only over-exertion, but an overindulgence . in strong cigars. Until the contest for the senatorship Mr. Wash- burn was not accustomed to smoking, and while he was apparently very moderate, his constitution is not of the strongest mouid, and a little indulgence of this sort naturaliy affected him when it would not have been felt by a man who had smoked freely all his life. The proposed reception to have been r‘nul in his uonor at the West hotel has been ndefinitely postponed, and his progress will st, as his death tute another is to be watched with intense lute before March 4 would nece clection, GOSSIPF FROM BERUIN. Africa Bill-Effect of the French Kleetion. 1%, Jan, 20,—[Special Cablegram to Trg Bee.| —In the reichstag to-day the East Africa bill passed a second reading after a short debate, in which only the progressist and socialist members opposed the measure. ptain Wissm yned reard ing the composition of his forces, declared that the cmployment of forciblo action was unavoidable. e energetic their ac tion was briefer it would be. He would give no details whatever, having beea in structed officially to preserve silence. The election of General Houla s to be tho theme of carncstdis he feeling in ofticial circles over the elec than that of th strength The East N quost more contin 1ssion tion is less pessimistic pross On the bourse yesterday ened on the assumption that the election dis closed such a demoralization in Franco as would prevent a war for a long time to come. To-day, however, showed that the feeling of confidence had rather abated, - The Post ad- vises German papers to be cautious in writ ing about military matters, in view of the at tention paid by the French military author. itics to all information published in the Ger- man press relating to the German ariny. Prince Hohenloho to-day opened the pro vincial parhament of Alsace-Lorraine, at Strasburg. Speaking upon the favorable financial position of Alsace-Lorraine, he an- nounced that, after making ample provision for all requirements, there remained a sur plus of 1,000,000 marks to the em the completion of the uetwork of canals. The assembiy decided to telegraph Binperor William, pledging assurances of its loyalty t0 his person, and to the empire, and wishing his majesty a long and prosperous reign Queen Victoria has sent Emperor Willinm two magnificent Indian vases of great value as a birthday present, and the ex-Empross Frederick an exquisite bronze group. It has been asc ined that three of Frederick's dairy remam in Italy the possession of King Humbert, anotker the property of Prince Amadeo, while the third lies in the Italian state paper ofiice The Italian zovernment deny the possibility of any of these being used for publication. The Deutsche bank has contracted with the National bani, of Bulgaria, for a loan of £2,000,000, to be issucd at 90, with interest at 10 per cent. prices copics one in L TISZA'S MINISTRY TOT IRING. The Premier Rapidly Losing His In- fluence and Populavity. ViENNA, Jan. 20.—|Special Cablegram to ‘T Bee.|—The incidents connected with the passage of the army bill in the Hun- garian dict disclose such a weakening of Premier Tisza's influence and populavity as is certain soon to result in the fall of his ministry. The ministerial majority aahered to him under a strong pressure, but public opinion favors the opposition. The chief ob jections to the bill are against the clause en- acting that examinations 1n the reserve com- missions are to be held in German, and those failing to pass the examinations for com- missions in the reserve, after one year's service, shall serve another year. Kossuth'sleticion this point touched the strongest chbrds of national fesling in saving that Hunzary must have a national army, with Hungarian colors, Hungarian commanders, and Hungavian feelings, and that the man was no Hungarian and ought to be abhiorred who would surrender those rights, The Catholic movement in favor of a restaration of the temporal power of the pope is extending. Meetings at Bruek, Salzburg, Innsbruck and other placesadopted resolutions condemning the restrictions im posed by the Italian government upon the holy sce. Catholics, the dcclare, must not rest until the supr of the church is recognized. 1t is significant that no meeting has yet demanded action by the government in defense of the pope. A touching story is cu at illustrative of the abiding uffection of the Servisn crown prince for his mother. A banjuet was re cently given to the prince by the ofti of the regiment of which he is the titular com mander. After the health of the king had been drunk, the ofticers usked the prince to propose a toast. Without hesitation he usked the company to drink to the health of his *‘dearly beloved mother,”’ Aftor a short d lay the officers, seeing that some form of ac- quicscence was unavoidabie, rose to the health of the “crown prince’s mother,” avoid ing calling her queen. CARDIFEF SIGNS, ected For His *kson. TR ents b Fight With MixNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan, 20.--[Special am to L' 3 ~T rticles for the rdiff-Jackson fight re signed by Cardiff to-duy. ‘They were forwarded soon after the Cardiff-Fell fight by President Fulda, of the California Athletic club, and reached hei this worning. ‘The articles sct forth that the fight shall be tou finish, with two-ous gioves, and to take pluc: some time in April at the California Athletic ¢lub rooin: Francisco. Neither maa is 1o fizht any othe man before the fight, and each deposits §23) with the treasurer of the club for appear unee. ‘' refer is 1o be sel Ly the lub, but must be dorsed by the ' scconds of both men, The winner will receive 00 and the lose £500. Cardill g o Wraining tonorrow under Pat. MeCarthin, training until time to le Regarding the coming fight he said : “Juckson is a good man, wnd we will hoth lave to fight W win, 1f I'ain in as good con- dition as I expect to be 1 shall win, for DIl wake it the tight of my life.” The fricuds of Cardiff ave willing to b him for u large wmount, and A mumber em will go with him to San Francisco. of An Oficial Contradict o [Conyright 1859 by Jun s (Gordos Baitt) Loxpoy, Jan. 20.—[New York He Cable—Special to T Ber.]~Ofelal e tradiction 18 gven to tho sutement Lord Suckville ks been appointed Briv ambassador a Constantivople, - Thanks the Legislatc 1L, Jan. 20--Tho two houses of the legislature met in joint session to-day to listen to a speceh by United States S ator Shelby M. Cullom. He was introduc by the speakor of the house, and was re cived with wpplause, He spoke briefly, thanking the membora of the generat assew bly for their confidence in re clesting him to the United States senate, ana assuring them that his offorts, as in the past, would be di- rected in behalf of the whole peop cxpressed the hope of future anne with Canada, and said the interests of the two countrics were iu common. His specoh was frequently uterrupted with applause, and at its close the members erowded around him to shake his band. s S The Weather Indications. For Nebraska aud Dakota: Fair, except in northern Dakota, light local snows, slightly colder, variable winds, becoming generally northerly, For lowa: Kair, colder, pr ern Jowa by rising’ temperatur coming generally cortbwesterly. Cullon eded in cast wiands be " NUMBER 230 HAVE NOT BEEN INSULTED. Bayard's Soft Talk About tho Situa« tion in Samoa. THERE'S NO CAUSE FORPROTEST, cral MeCook Looks at the Mattor n Very Different Lignt Blaine Telis What He Wonld Do, Germany is AN Right, Barmivore, Jan 10 i Bee]—The Sun's Washin spondent last Snocial Telegram ston o secured 4 long intors view with Secretary Bayard on the Samoan question, Bayard the question for Americans to consider is whether the United States shall continue 1o maimtain neutrality us between Matuafa the Germans, or assume the rolo of belligerents toward Ger- many in behalf of one of the two claimants to the throne, Thus far Germany has given this country absolutely cause for war, The flag which was burned in Samoa was not hoisted in assertion of Amcrican rights. Thero is no analogy between the cases of Samoa and Hayti. Hayti had distinetly violated treaty obligations with us. Rogards ing the statement that the administras tion had been twitted with havy ing mo definite policy on the Samoan question, he referred to the prosident’s wessage to congress and the ae companying documents, Which e siys snows that the adminis o defended its policy with reterence to the Samoan islands, and has constantly adhered to it ever since, “That poiicy was one of fricndly interest in Samoa, with neutrality. — Germany and Great Brituin both assented to this policy, and the acts of Germany meonsistent with the professions have grown out of petty po- litieal intrigues among the native chiefs and the rivalry of forcigners for influence and commercial supremacy. With regard 1o the failuve of this governient o protest vigor- ously against Germuny's treatment of the Samoan king, Me. Bayard statos that he has no authority for such weourse. He did what the treaty with Samen obiigated this couns try todo. tle used the good ofiices of this country again, but withont result, Bayard states that from the very beginning of the Swmoan toubles Germuny has pro- fessed the utmost triendliness to the United States and regard for Awerican interests on the islands. Only yesterd ived a communication from the minister expressing a sinecre desire to reach u sottle- ment satisfactory to this country. The whola trouble, in Mr, Bayard’s opinion, is due to the course of the compan- ics, which have large interests in the islands. They have striven Lo commit their governs ment to the endorsement. of acts intended to promote their intercsts, and practically to secure to them control of affairs. M, Bayard did not think Germany would offend the Unitea States i it could bo avoided. General McCo k's War O New Yonrk, Jan. 2 pecial Telegram to Tur Bee|l-General Edward McCook, at one time minister to the Hawanan islands, and the diplomat who negotiated the reciprosity treaty with that country, was secn by & correspondent last mght, and asksd for hi views oy Samoun matters, McCBok said: | “Bayard evidently does not appreciate the fact that auy power, evena sccond-class naval power, holding the Hawaiian or moan islands, would dominate the commerce of the North Pacific. 1f you will look at the map you will sec that these two groups of islands are the only two coaling stations we 1 heve between San Franeiseo and Chinn, an Francisco and Australia. They ure the only ports where our merchantimen could Lok for assistance and supplies in distress, and theonly places were our war vessels ild coal and refit in the event of a war with any foreign power. No power except England and the United States has any busi- ness to establish itself in that Western Paci- fic. Such thing would make a practical barrier between United States and _Australia event of war No power has an, right there except the United States an Ingland. How quickly ( 7 would fight if any great power att sstublish - it- self in the German occ hould be just as ready to fight if ( hould at- tempt to estublish itself on the ouly line of. communication we have on the Paciic ocean between our country and Asin and Oceanici. 1t is undignified and unworthy of our repuo- lie to procrastinate about this, Congress, [ think, should at once pass a resolution ro- auesting Germany to get out of our high- way, und then, if they won't get out, muke them do it Prove to the world that we still possess the manhood of our natwouality which we had when rd instructed me to say to the commissioner that uny attempt of Eozlish men-of-war to, interfere with the autonomy of the Huwaiisn government, or to laud traops upon uny of their islands, would bo accepted by the gove ernuient of the United a5 do tion of war. It seems to me that tie pr of both England and Awericashould L out of onr highwiy.” Some Advice From Blain w Yous, Jun, 20.—[Special Tolegram to Tue Brej—"The World's Washinzton spa- cial s Senator Hule gave an elaborate luneheon yesterday in the room of the sen- ato committec on naval affairs in honor of Blaine, During the afternoon o score or more senators eame and went, stopping only long enough to shake hauds with Mr. Blaine, Scnators Hale, Byarts 1 Cameron had a private confer with Mr. Blaine, which lasted more than an hour, It is said the Sumoan question formed the subject of discussion anid that Blaine gave inis views very sly us to the action he telieved the state depariment should take in the present emorgency, He outlined the policy which he would suzzost for the natval allaizs comumittee i disposi thie lewrislation proposcd in the house i mittes in se to Wh Jrosentation While no one of the gentham twill consent to diseuss in dot expresaed by Me. 13 terstond that he ontlin vigorons policy. 'Whe ffair sumes no httle signifiance upon the accossion of | tatdee shusge of the state ovenin Suys the in the prese: vie aliy WaASIINGTON, Jan, tive session of tha senate was wholly pied in discussing and voting upon the wmendo made by Mr, Sherman w cons sider the Samoan amondments with open doors. It was supported in speeches by Sherman, Ivarts and Voorhees, and op- 1 by Edmunds and Morgan, The vote nomotion Was, yeas 249, nuys 24 The mor- it of tne amendmcnt was not dis , und divisions were wholly outside of party linos, about an equal number of republicans and democrats being record on euch side of the question of opening the doors, Representative Morrow, of California, in- troducd for conference ' joint resolution that the president of the Uuited States is hereby requested to insist on the restoration of affairs at Samoa to the same status that cxisted at the tine of the convention be- tween the represcntatives of the govern- ments of Germany, Great Britain and the United States, held in Washington in 18583 that this government should aid the people of those islands in securing an independent native government, and that he tike such steps at may be necessary to prof the rights of this government and its citizens on | sall isiend, The sceret leyisine orcus 1956