Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 16, 1889, Page 1

[r— ) EIGHTEENTH YEAR. FIFTY THOUSAND ~ STRONG. | The Bacort of President Harrison to the White House. GEN. VAN WYCK CONSIDERED. Snid to Look Favorably the Nebraska Statesman the Inter-State Comne merce Commission. Harrison Upo For WASHINGTON BUREAU e OMAna 3R, 513 Fountrevra Sruser, } WasniNatox, D, C., Feb, “Jeffersonian simphcity” will not charcter- iz0 the inauguration of President Harrison He wil! not ride on horschack to the capitol, hitcl Jd mare to a tree and go into the senul wmber to take the oath, ns it is said his illustrous predecessor did, but he will be accompanicd o the platform with all the pomp and parade possib! The preparations are very « arly completed, and if the day is fine, th lon will_be more impos ang than anything of the kind the country lias ever saen, 'The size of the proceesion will be limited_only to the width and length of Pennsylvania avenue. Fifty thousaud sol diers and members of civicorganizations will be in line, and under the rules of the commiit 1ee of arrangements, they must be uniformed. ‘There have been few great parudes in this country, and the intention has been to make 1his one to surnass all the rest. ‘The inauzu ral proceedings take place at 12 o'clock on the eastern portico of the capitol. General Harrison will be accompanied from the white house to the senate chamber by I’resident Cleveland and his cabinet, by committees from both houses and by the citizens in charge of the inaugural procecdings, and the escort of the party will be composed of 1,50 0ps of the regular army, cavalry, infantry, and artillery and by the national guards of the District of Columbia, who —comprisc bout eight hundred men. The immediate personal cscort of General Harrison will be the members of the reginent he andea during the war, the Seventicth Indian Arriving ot the scnate chamber the pres dentclect wiil see the vice president-cle sworn in, and then accompauicd by both Thouses of congress will proceed to the cast portico where the oath will be administercd 0 him by Chief Justice Faller. 1L then deliver his address, get into the riage and be escorted back to the w) house by a procession of 50.000 men. procession will be in five divisions. [n tho first division will be the rogular troops under the command of General Schofield and the militia of the District of Colu number- ing about tweuty-two hundred men, and the second division will be the National' Guards, of Pennsylvania, commanded by Goneral Hartrauft, 8,000 men. ‘The thira division ircludes the’ other military orvganizations, numbering about ten thousand wen, who will be commanded by Governor Foraker of Ohio. The fourth division will be composed of the Grand Army of the Republic, under the commund of Itepresentat William Warner, _of Missouri, s commander-in chief, 5000 men. The fifth and sixth’ divisions will be composed of civic organizations, under the command of Miram M. Parker, of Washington, and Edwin S, Stuart, of ‘Philadelphia, respec- tively. The reports received at the inaugural headquarters show that civie organizitions numbering 15,000 men have alrcady indicated thewr purpose'to be present and participate in the procession. As soon as the foreal procecdings at the capitol are concluded President Harrison and - ex-President Cleve- land will be escorted to their blaces i the n, which will then pass down Pen A avenue to the white house, where the two presidents will take their places in the reviewing stand and the column will march along Pennsylvania avenue as far as Twenty-sccond strcet, where K street inter- 8 the avenue and forms what is known as Washington Circle. The procession will pass around this circle and proceed down K treet for two miles, when it will be dis- missed, Pennsylvania avenue and K strect are to be elaborately decorated for the occa- sion, and there will be a show of bunting such as never has been seen here. In th evening there will be anotker procession of flambenu clubs, a prize having been offered for the best display. There will also be $4,000 or £5,000 worth of fireworks exploded in'the park south of the white house, and there will bo private illuminations o the principal strects. The ball takes place in tho pension building, where there is floor room to accommodate 12,000 people. The committec in charge of the ball propose to limit_the sale of tickets to that number, which it is quite probable they will be able to do. This will briug them a fund of $60), 000, which will very nearly pay ull the ex- peuses of the inauguration. fund of £50,000 hus been rajsed and plac a bank, which will be returned to the su scribers after all the bills are paid. VAN WYCK CONSIDERED. A Washington special in to-days New York Tribune says: ‘#he expected retirement of Mr. Walker, of the inter-state commission, 1o accept a more lucrative employment, has reminded scveral eminent gentleien that the vacancy will be i desivable one, and that a salary of §7,500 per year is not a think to be despised. 1t is reported that ex-Senator Van Wyck of Nebraska has been considered by President-elect Harrison for the place. Representative Darlington of Pennsylvania, Wwho occupies General Van Wyck's Wash- ington house, expects to vacate it before March 10, having received notice that the owner desires.to resume possession on that date. From this it would appear that Gen- eral Van Wyck feels pretty confident of ob taining office under the incommg administra. tion." OFFIOR SERKEIS, Nearly all of the men who held ofic der the last republican adu turned up as candidates for places under the new one, Most of them want to go back into their old seats, but others aspire to promotion, If they ave ali gratified there will be very fow appointments left to dis tribute among the rest of the republican party, and this fact has oceasioned a good deal of caucusing among the senators and representatives in congress who will ha the patronage to bestow. 1t bas been in formally decided by them, after consultation with General Harrison, that the fuct that o man was wrned out of office by Presi- dent Cleveland shail not be held us w claim to restoration, and that the old oflicials shull have 1o better chavee of rveceiving appoint ments than those who never held a commis- sion under the government, This decision was caused by peoplo who thought it wa only necessary to knock at the aoors in orde to be walked “right into the place they held on the 4th of March, 185, President Har- rison has several times said w senators who addressed him on this subjeet, that he feels under no obligation whatever to restore officers who were ejected by the presidential election in 1884, but the fact that they have once held ofice’ will bave no weight eitho for or against them. Every back will have to take his place in line with the rest. OMATIA'S POSTOFFICE SITE Senator Manderson will leave for the west to-morrow evening reaching Lincoln on Monday evening, barring accidents, The senator catled on the first assistant scereti of the treasury, Maynard, this worning in reference to the Omaba postofiice building, and it was agreed that the matter should go forward at once, not awaiting the incoming of the next adwinistration. Pursuant to this uuderstanding the notice for proposais for the site will go forward ut once for publica- tion, and a treasury expert will then proceed to Omaha to examine and revort, Senator Manderson to-day called on Se retary Vilas in reference to the proposed abohition of the Bloomington land oftice in Nebraska. n cousigeration of the show g made the secretary decided not to discon- tinue nor to consolidate it with tho oftice at Liceoln, EXTRA SESSION. The prevailing opinion among the repuoli- can senators and members of congress is that the admission of the territories will have no weight whatever upon the probabili- ties of an extra session; that it simply re- leves the next congross from & certani OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY amount of work which every one supposed it would hiave to do, but that the territorial bills were not the strongast arguments in favor of an extra session, It i8 thought not only necessary, but absolutely imperative, because of the small wajority on the repub Jican side, that the organization of the next house should be perfected as soon as possible #s thero is almost a certainty that the demo ats will filibuster agninst tne ejectment om his seat of any person on their side, no atter w strong the claim of his contest ant. Taking the caseof Breckinridge, for instar it has been shown already that there is suficient evidence of fraud in the Second district of Arkansas to throw a cloud upon the title of Mr. Breekinridge to his sout, and the murder of Mr. Clayton, who was contestin asized the fact, Mr. Breckinvidge has been advised by some of his best democratic friends to resign and submit the question again to the people, but as refuses to do 80, the Fepublicans will attempt to prevent bim from taking his seat. On the other hand the dem- ocrats will filiibuster to_obstruct all opher business untit Mr. Breckinridge is aamifted, and thus at the very outset of the new con gress there will be o struggle between the two parties. Then an even greater struggie will come when an attempt is made to amend the rules. As the rules now stand, as has been demonstrated repeatedly, one man can obstruct legislation indefinitaly, and may do- feat the passage of any and all measures he does not happen to_approve. The constitu- tion of the United States provides that a mas jority shuil govern, but under the present rules of the house of Fepresentatives one man can defeat the wiii of the majority, A dead-lock may oceur av the beginning of the session that will last for months, ul\\‘| S50 it is decmed necessary by the republican leaders that the organization shall take place as soon us possible. Major McKiniey of Ohio, who is at the head of the republican members 0f the committee on ways and means, in speaking of the effect the pussage of the territorial bills would have upon the necessity for an extra session, said: “There are Lo Teasons why an extrd session of the Iitity-first congress should be calied : +1. o secure organization of the house, which is likely to bo long and diffcult, as a lenzthy debate and probably a dead-lock will grow out of the adoption of the new rules, and the southern question will be involved in the seating of members elected from that section. 2. There can be no reyision of the tarift at a regular session. It will take nine months to dispose of legislation other thun the ta General Brown of Indiana, another mem- ber of the committec on ways and means, said: “Oneof the Strongest argumonts in favor of un extra session s removed by the adoption of thc omnibus bill, an i I do not be- lievo that if an extra session is called it will meet before the 1st of Octo ber.” Mr rows of Michigan, a republican wember of the committce ou ways and means, said: “This is but one, and 1 may say the smullest argument in- favor of an extra session, whieh has been removed. To my mind an extra sassion is i able, and 1 thinl 1t will be ealled in April THE COWLES BILL. Randall attempted to report the Cowles free tobaceo bill, from the committeo on appropriations, to the house to-duy. He ed unanimous consent and it was objected to by Chairman Mills, of the commitiec on ways and means. Mr. Randall said to-night thal he would report the bill to-morrow. The wocratic membors of the comumittee on ways and means intend to filibuster against it When Speaker Carlisle begins to call the committees for reports, the committee on ways and means will be reached before the counmittec on_appropriations, and it 1 ar- ranged that all of the one hour which is de- voted to the call of the committees shall bo consumed in filibustering tactics. Mr. Ran dall can only report the Cowles bill at the certain times when it will be in order, and it is the purpose of Mr. Mills and his followers to defeat the report veing made at least until the bill which Mr. Mills will report from the committec on ways and means has been de. bated in the house, and when it is expected it will bo too late to act upon the Coivles bill, Constitution awyers in both branches of congress laughed heartily to-day over the agreement made by Chairman Mills in his rcport against the senate substitute to the house tariff bill. It has becu clearly demon- strated that the senate, under the constitu- tion, may concur in or amend revenue pills created by the house, and that there is no iimit to the extent to which the senate may £0 in amendments to these bills. The sub- ject of the tariff as provoked by the Mills re- port will come up in the house about next Tuesday, and whenever there arc no ap- propriation bills before the house gencral Chairm: c by the members of the committeo on ways and means. There will be no_ vot- ing on the bill, however, and there will be no legislation growing out of it. I is very probable that when the committce on ways is beging its filibustering against . Randall's report on the Cowles bill to- morrow that there will be some lively pro- ceedings. It iscxvected that Messrs.” Mills and Randall will have an opportunity to fight out the battle, which has been raging be- tween them for many years, and it will be a surprise if they o not'indulge in some pe sonalitics, Each of thesc men holds a grudge agaiust the other. It will be remembered that when Mr. Randall made his great tarift speoch last summer Mr. Mills objected to unanimous consent for un extension of time, and this objection on the part of Mr. Mills was a public decluration that he was wiiling to begin his fight openly, and now Mr, Randall will take up the gauntlet. If a vote could be had upon the Cowles bill there is no doubt that it would be adopted, but Iknowing this it is tho determination of the Mills men to defet any opportumity to voto upon the Cowles measure, INSTRUCTED TO OMIT NEW MEXICO, Chairvman Platte, of the senate conimitteo on territories, is very much pleased with the action of the house to-day in_instructing its conferces to agree with the conferees of the senate in striking New Mexico from the om- nibus bill and admitting the two Dakotas and Montana and Washington territories to statehood upon proclamation of the president. He siys it is perfectly satisfactory to him, at the bill will be finally adopted. 1t t the senate wanted, and yot it 10 more than was sure to be given by the next congress, It is not expected that the democrats in' the house will try to defeat it, the house instructed ‘its conferees what to do. and ivis in honor bound to stand by those instructions. Since South Dakota has a constitution, and federal officers already elected, it is believed that she will be the'state of South Dakota by the Ist of A The other three territories will have to form constitutions before they can be mitted. Senator Voorbees is also very mu pleased to uight over the action of the house. Voorhees has worked d as “Sun Cox for the bill in its amended form ator Voorhees' son, now a delegate from Washington Territory, was defeated for re- election. A republiCan was chosen in his stead. But there will now have to bo an clection for a congressman in the state of Washington, and young Voorhees will have another chance. The senator belicves that the people out there shouid reward him for his work by making his son the first con- gresswan. DELAYED CERTIFICATES, Of the #25 certificates of congressmen- elect, which should be on file with the clork of the house, only 24 have yet been p sented. But seventeen days ‘remain before the terms of the members of the next con- gress begis, Neither Nevada nor New Hamp- shire have been heard from, butof the thirty- one districts which are yet uncertified only three are cluimed as doubtful. Of theso there urr the Third and_ Fourth West Vir gluia districts und the Chattanooga district in Tennessoe. 1f all these go democratic, and it is not improbable that they will, the republicans will still have a wajority in_the nouse, Even if an extra session alled be- fore all the districts not yet heard from re- port, their majority by the present returns is ussured. In some of the states, such as Cali- fornia and Obio, the certificates are for- warded to the clerk of the house by the sec. retury of those states in bulk, but the com- mon practice is for the members to send them in themselves, It would simplify watters a great deal if the states would confirm to a uniform practice, and not have the certifi- cates dropping in at uny tiwe from the mid- d f December to the 1st of March, with the chances of some of them going ustyay through carelessness or accident, Thirteen Men Crawl From Beneath the Debris. NO ONE SERIOUSLY A Following Freight Smashing Throwing Scveral \ the Track. Another ana Fro Wreck at AsiLaxn, Neb, gram to Tne Hree of the fast freight track and piled on “Thirteen the time of thoe wreck out from under the debris and sust they ed ng train is her rious miracle. The wre full force of men wh forencon in clearing up passenger trains by the side track, The trains pulied out of Lincoln_ one The first train had orders to cars nlong the route, and before starting the conductor told the train followin The train was track here, doing this worlk, when the second ou and plunged into the first. The v nothing out for it. train cam men who were in the An extr was persons sitting in How ave comy The large one loaded with ¢ the Ashland. Feb, 15.— Special worked track. fast train re two regular froy after the pick up of the second train's approach, s ti dows were curtained. Death_of Actor Ciifford. HistiNgs, Neb,, gram to Tur Ber.| Clifford night of paralysis of the b pearance on the stage was in this city two weeks avo i the drama of “Dr. Jeckyll and of Clifford was carecr Mr. Hyde.” Acker. He Washington, D. C. old, He was “T'he re; and four children. dramatic company, died name began his theatrical He was forty-five 3 Templar and that ¥ took charee of ut to Clifford’s He leaves a wife His wife and one son a Knight order of Masonry in this ¢ the remains, which will be home ut OShiosh, Wis. IPeb. 15, Special Tele- Edwin Clifford, of the here last His last ap were present at his death. Death of James A. Wallace. City. Neb., Feb, B |—-James A. Wallace, a prominent attack of pa- ralysis was mentioned in T Ber Wednes- day, died at his home, adjoining the city. yes- Mr. Wallace has been in this city for some eyor for a numbel one of the |u'n||nm'xln. st U Pawse! citizen of this plac terday morning. the furniture business in timze, hias boen county sur rs, and v s in the building of the I Presbyterian church in this city, the largest of the state. at 2:30 p. m. to-day. and finest church The funcral takes plac whose in this par The C¢ Beatnics, Ne gram to Tng Ber. | public buildings v pany with ‘eb. 15 nittee at Beatrice. |Special Tele- "he house committee on 1s here to-day to mspect the institute for the feeble-minded. prominent citizeus they looked over the buildings and grounds, and wel dined by Dr. Armstrong, the superintendent. They were afterwards shown about the city by the mayor and other citizens, turned to Lincoln this evening. Chase is here, Laving abser; per_accounts of Superintendent Chase's trouble have been greatly exaggerated. [ have heretofore auth- orized no_statements on oturned DMOND MaLL Indian Inspecto the subject. after a brief e e e THE INTER-STATE AGREEMENT, Its Originators Now Very Confident ot Ultimate Success. Cuicaco, Feb, 15.—It now seems probable that the inter-state commerce railway usso- ciation agreement will soon go into effect by having received the signatures of the roads territory dent Hughitt, of the Chicago & Northwest- cived advices from Boston thi that President Perkins, of the Burlington, had finally sigoed. Rock Island, embraced in the ern road, r afternoon Cable, of the from Colorado to-day, Texas & Denver & Central and I named road 1 Chicago, Bu Fort Scott & Gult portant 1t is definitely understood that the Tlinois with the terms of the ble is of the opinion will eventually sign, Central will agreement, J that all the road compl, sident his opinion, they could no ) The contentions of the 500" and cluded, he of* the association, Burlington & Northern, that the must be uld be insisted on, the Burlington & necessary other northern lines did not think, . association could protect against them if ion as well as that line could Northern united ac Gulf Fort covered. told an road in the The ord to s teet itself ucting independently, ~——— Favor a Canning Trust, Cuieaco, Feb, 15.—At the morning session of the wostern packers of eanned goods’ as- sociociation much onthusiusm by u specch by recommending that the association William Boulter, e: Canada packers, also made a spe ing particular attention. He can by trust. tin plate, but did nov was in any sense trade, After a discussion it for home consumption. Ing under consideration th production reported that they © means of relief, that the association ar's pack. - - Cutting the Gr Cnicaco, Feb, 15.—1t is charged that the Minneapolis & Omaha road has violated the agreement of the West- ern freight association, by making a rate of 214 conts per 100 less than the tariff on %00 cars of grain shipped frow Omaha o Duluth, The penalty prescribed for of the ugreement to maintain rates is a for. feit of the revenue accruing from the cut no adequa tion was adopte way restrict this Chicago, St. Paul, rate. was committeo be selected to go to to endeavor to have the tariff on tin removed. This is to apply also to cases exported and to ali food products encased in tin and intended The committee hay- subject of over- devise was that in favor great agreed could and a in Rates, —a—— Prize Fight i 15.—~Thomas Morgan, the champion amateur light weight of the north- west, and Jawes Manning, a local pugilist, fought to @ finish last uight in the southern Morguu bad the best of the start, although Manning Manning was knocked Cuicago, Feb, part of the city. fight from the sccured first blood. Chicago. out in the eleventh roudd, mrT— INJURED. | oo late for the train for Plunges Into Cahoose Cars fast stock train, at 40'clock Friday morning, van into the end of the regular freight train standing on the track here above the depot. The engine almost demolishea, The caboose of the train ran into was totally destroyed, and several cars thrown from the top of each the caboose at escaped by e ined Regular ed to go around was le, sheep and hogs, ) iding on 15.—[Special to In com- They re- President who returned Associated press reporter that the agreemcht had also been signed by the president of the Den- (formerly Worth). =~ 1f ort is correct, there yet remains 1o sign ouly the Burlington & Northern, nsas City, 1o and it is considered probable that the 11 follow ington & Quing sion of the Illinois Centra Illinois Scott & lead of and Kansas City, is not considered so im- created Jdudge, of Baltimore, form a president of the ch attract- wanted free that of free deal that Washington BASE BALL TOURISTS, Spalding Still Trying, to Secure the Colossenm, [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.) Buisvisy, Feb, 15.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to The Bre.|—Spalding's party of American base ball toams arrived at Brindisi this evening per steamer Stettin aples, The voy ago across the Mediterranean was a stormy one, and all were glad to catch sight of land. This morning let- ters and newspapers from America ware cagerly receivod by the players, they having been forwarded by Spalding's Lon don agent. Mr. Spalding left to-night to join his wife at Naples, and the balance of the party will follow him to-morrow morning. The mail brought a letter from Secretary vard, requosting the American consuls at all Buropean cities to extend eve to the touring players, Some difficulty was experienced by the party in getting their igh Brindisi, the cus- ofMicia regarding the trunk full of base balls with special dis- favor and suspicion. Their objections were finally overcome, but not until Mrs. Anson had consented to pay duty on a two pound box of candy, and the captain himself had liquidated the tariff charged on a dozen Turk- ish fez caps. President Spalding’s agent in Ttome has not yet seeured the colosseum for the games in that ecity, but the base bail magnate declares his Inteution of arranging for a game withm the historic inclosure if it costs him £1,000. The teams play a game at Pompeil on Sunaay or Monday and will then proceed to Rome. A CANNED GOODS TRUST. The Western Packers Canaed Goods Association Advised to Form One. Cureaco, Feb, 15, —[Special Telegram to Tur Bee. |—The commodious convention hall in the Sherman house this mormng rang with shouts of approval when E. S. Judge of Baltimore, recommended that the Western Packers Canned Goods associat:on form a trust. Mr. Judge is the editor of the Balti- more Trade, a journal devoted to the corn cunning industry. He talked for a hulf hour at the meeting of the association this morn- ing, but he never mentioned the word trust, although ho outlined a plan_for ar iron clad combine in the trade. “We haven’t a market for all our product,” said Mr. Judge, “and the question is, where are we going to find it? There are hundreds of packers who, to meet obligations are compelled to cut prices. Now, a great many of these have sold so close that they find themselves ncarly bankrupt, and some of them will go out of business cre long. T hope they will, but that will not widen the market or pre. vent this deadly competition. We want an association that will govern prices. A sys- tem of warchouses \here the surplus pro duct could be stored and kept out of the market would solve the problem, and we could get our prices. 1€ any scetion of the country not in the association attempted to cut prices we could threaten them with a bigger cut, and they wouldn’t dare to go be low us. It must be done, the inevitable tend- ency is ruination if a combination of this kind is not formed. 1t uld not cost much, “hs the woods stored would be ample sceurity, and @ guarantee of good faitih. Mer.arc prejudiced against any such action, the public and the newspapers cry out against such combina- tions, but when your pocket coines into con- sideration the dear public must pay. There are several associations of this kind in the east, notably in Virginia and Maryland, and we of that section s00n expect to have a con- vention to consider this subject, This asso- ciation ought to take some decided stand in the matter.” (Applause,) The convention finally adopted a resolution this morning leaving the question of over-vroduction to bo decided by each packer mdividually. —————— THE COWLES TARIFF BILL. courtesy 1t Is Amended By Striking Out the “Moonshine" Scctions. WASHINGTON, Feb, 15.—The house com- mittee on appropriations to-day resolved to report favorably a substitute for the Cowles internal revenue bill, The substitute pro vides for the repeal of the tobacco tax and omits the ‘‘moounshine’ sections of the Cowles bill, Mr. Forney says he will report a substi- tute to the bill, removing the duty on manuj tactured tobacco and snuff, but not on ¢ und cheroots. Representative Sayers of Texas said he in- tended to prepare a minority report, He said: “Iam opposed to reducing the surplus by taking off the tax ou cigars, cheroots and cigarettes, until we have first reduced the custom duties on the necessarics of life, In the shape in which the Cowells bill will be reported, it provides that after July 1, next, all laws now in force, whereby farmers and producers of tobacco are respected in the sale and disposition of the same; and all laws relating*to internal revenue taxcs on manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars, cheroots and cigarettes, and 'the special taxcs re- quired by law to be paid by manufacturcrs of and dealers in leaf tobacco, retail dealers in manufactured tobaceo, peddlers of to- bacco, snuff and cigars, and manufacturers of snuff and of cigars, shall be repealed. It is provided that also a drawbaci equal to the tax shall be paid on unbroken factory pac ages in the hands of manufacturers and deal- ers when the law takes effect. A redemption at the pro rata valuation of special tax stamps is provided for, ‘'he second scetion provides that all inter. nal revenue laws limiting the restriction and regulating the manutacture, sale or exporti tion of tobacco, snaff, cigars, cheroots and arettes shall be repealca on July 1, next, but that no drawback shall be allowed upon such articles entered for export on or after A proviso declures that all laws now in force shali remain and bave full force and effect in respect to all offenses committed, liabilities incurred or rights in- crumg or 'acerucd prior to the date when the repeal of the taxes shall take effc another sectton providbs for the abolition of minimum punishments whes | scribes for violations of the mternal revenu laws, with leave for the court to impose any fine v punishment within the maximum, “The remaining sections forbid the mutila tion of seized distilling apparatus and author ized the United States judges to make proper orders for the comfortof persons whose life or health are endangeged by close confine- ment. A provision is finally made for the abolition of all “oftices for the colleetion of revenues which are cub off by the bill. i The Personal Rights League Citicao, Feb, 156.—The organization known as the “Personal Rights League,” which was organized last summer, and which has as one of its cardinal subjdets a resistance to the prohibition movement, which is character- every infraction ized as a menace to citizens’ rights, has issued an impassioned address to the citizens of the United States, warning them of the dangers threatening them in’ the prohibition move- ment, and calling on all opposed to it to join in the work of fighting them by forming docal assemblies under the plan of the parent organization in Chicago. e s 08 Murdered Ly Italians. Wirkessarie, Pa., Fob. 15, -Early this morning the town of Piutston was thrown into u fever of excitement over the finding of the dead body of & citizen of that place. The body had three gunshot wounds on it. The murder was committed by Italians for the purpose of robbery. They havg made their escape, but officers are in pursuit. The are threats of lynching the murderers if caught, Loxboy, Feb, 15.—The Star says Lord Salisbury has begun suit for a divorce from his wife, who, before marrage to the mar- quis, was known us Dolly Lester 16, FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE. Prisoners Club a Jailor and Make Their Escape. A LAWYER INDICTED FOR FRAUD, What Line the Bstablishment of a New of Mississippi Steamers Means to the River Cities, River Cities Jubilant. BrruiNeroy, Ta,, 1eb. 15, Special Telo ffram to Tux Bee. | ~The announcement that new line of steanors will he established on the Mississippi this year by Minneapolis and St. Louis capital, carried more of meaning than was at once apparent. It means the re opening of the old fight between the rail- roads and Chicago on one hand as against every Mississippi river eity. This struggle was made once, years ago, and the railroads won it. The result was to injure beyond cal- culation Burlington, Davenport, Dubuque, and evory city on the river, Possessed then, as itappeared, of the united agvantages of both rail and river transportation, thesc cities seemed bound by their location to grow ran idly, but througn the railronds’ desire 1o se- cure the long haul on every community, even though its natural and chéapest channel was south by the river to the sea, and in their conscquent suceessful endeavor to kil tne river trade theso cities have practically been deprived of both. But now ‘comes the new line of steamers and an_cvident detormin tion by the twin cities to throw off Chicago's yoke by shipping their flour dircet to New Orloans by river. This one step taken and others are bound to follows; consequently river cities ave justified to_this' extent in « serting that their turn will come soon—come with the re-establishment of freighting by river. A Postmaster Relieved WaTERLOO, Ta., Feb. 14— [Special Teie gram to Tue Ber. | —Postofiice Inspector 1. M. Harris, of Louis, relieved the post. ofice at New Hartford, la., of the incumbent, “Thomas Houlihun, who was short £500 in his accounts with the department. Houlihan was running a general store and used the r ceipts of his oftice in business. He made the amount up and was relieved, the bond holders appointing as nis successor H. M. King. An Attorney ludicted, Fort Donag, la., Peb. 15.--|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bk, ] —The announcement made to-day of the indictment of John A Pederson for defrauding his clients, returned by a Pocahontas county grand jury, creates great surprise. Pederson is one of the prominent attorneys of northwest lowa, and a leader of the Pocohontas county bar. He was at one time editor of the Gilmore City Guzette, and moves in the highest society circlos, A Juil Deliver Ta., Feb. 15— Special Telegram ~Last night the notorious burg- lars, Banks and Winters, in jail here under indictment for burglarizing a jewlery store, and also under indictment for robbing a v, goods store in Cedar Rapids, and_Smith’s store in Mt. Vernon, knocked the jailer down and escaped. The Jailor was very scriously injured. ANAMOSA to'ne Ber e — BENET'S CIRCULAR. cretary Endicott Telis Why It Was L:sued. WasniNaTox, Feb. 15.—In response to a resolution calling for information relative to the issuing of the confidential order of Jan- uary 5, 1539, by General Benct, chicf of ordnance, instructing the commanding of- ficers of national armories and arsenals to favor democrats, other things beiug cqual, in appomtments and discharges from the service, Secretary Indicott to-day says that during the year 1855 there were numerous applications made to him for employwent, coming mainly from persons who claimed that they bad been hitherto excluded from such employment because they were democrats. Tn conversation with the chicf ot ordnance, the retary suggested that as & majority of tne places i the armorics and arsenals were held by republicans, in ma ing changes preferences should be given to democrats until the members wero substan- tially divided between the two political parties. The chief of ordnance approved the suggestion, and issued the order men- tioned in the resolution. The scerctary says that he did not see the order itself until two or three months ufter it was issucd, but it was mot intended to nclude the discharge of workmen on account of po- litical opinions, and was not so construed by the ofticers to whow it was addressed. No removals, the scerctary continues, have been made on account of the orders, and no meas- ures taken by the war department to learn the political opinions of womeu and children in its employment. General Benet states that the cirenlar was made applicable to them because it had been found by long ex- perience that the disputes over politics were as prevalent among this class as among their husbands and fathers, = £ “BLACK BART." The Lone Highwayman Is Arrested In Jesse's Old Domain. KaN=as Ciry, Mo, Feb, 15,—[Specil Tele gram to TuE B, ] —One of the most sensa- tional arrests ever mude in this summated here to-day, when 1L .. Gorton, better known as Blaek Jart, the notorious California lone highwayman, was taken into custod It seems that scome time the beginuing of this Gorton quietly came 1o this city, yisited his old haunts in Missouri, and then went to Leneva, Kan, Postoftice Tnspector J. B, Johnston, of St Louis, had received private information that Gorton was i this vicinity and followed lim to Leneva, To-day Gorton returncd oo thut place, and to-night on John- ston's orders he was arrested opposite the union depet and committed to jail, charged with the : couch at Ingram's ranch, Mendocino o , Cal fornia, Decembor 4, when he obtained #536 and the Wells, Fargo & Co. express treasure box. Gorton, who is a perfect vlonde in appear- ance, claims 10 be a stationary cngineer and to have been in Lenova on a visitto his father, He acknowledged having recent) come from Califoruia, but would suy Lothing more, r0, shortly after Busi Prrrenung, Feb. Lake Coal company, one of the largest coal fivms in this city, has contessed judgments for &40,- 000 o sheriff made a levy to-day on three of their tow boats, and they will be soid next Friday. 'The extent of the failure is not known, but the opinion is expressed that the amount is not heavy. The fir property, which runs up into hundreds of thousands of dollars, is distributed along the rivers from this city to the Gulf of Mexico. The embars vassment dates back from last August, when the gr storm at New Orleans destroyed a large wmount of the company's coul wud craft, R RS he Golden Gate Special, SAN Fraxcisco, Feb, 15,—Begiuniug to morrow the Golden Gate special will carry pouches for Chicago and New York mail on its weekly trip, making the time to Chicago eighty-four hours and New York 118 hours. ‘The Southern Pacific officius expect to short- Iy put on a second vestibule train, making seni-weekly trips and eventually daily, NUMBER 246 . LLLETIER, Solicitor Soames Tells How the Times Securced Them. Loxnoy, Feb, 15.—Parnell was prosent to day at the session of the Paruell commission Soames, solicitor for the Times, was further cross-examined. He deniod that ne had heard that Pigott and the league clerk ho in terviewed in Troland had a grievance against Parnell. Pigott, he said, had made a statu tory duclaration that Solicitor Lewis had of fered him £1,000 if he wonld swear he had forged the lotters said to have been weitten by PParnell e ‘Times paid Pigott £40 or b, Witness had Pigott watehed and traced him into the comuw, of Labouchere, He paid Houston, secretiry of the Trish Loyal and Patriot union, aitogether £3,000. 1 pon direct examination Soames said that no bar. ain was made when the letiers weroe first brought to tho Times. Their genuinencss was to be tested before payvment was made. Soames said that Pigott told him of thoe in terviews he had with Solicitors Lewis and Labouche The latter sent Pigott several £10 notes, Pigott showed the witness a let ter from Solivitor Lewis, accusing him (Pigott) of having admitted that he forpot the lotters, and his reply, whereupon the witness required that a siatutory declavation be made i which Plgott detailod the com munications between himself and Solicitor Lewis, including an offer of £1,000 by Lowis on wohialf of Labouchere if he would swoear that he had forged the letters. This state ment ¢ sensation in the court room. Continuing, Soamessaid he had never prom ised Pigott o six pence, but lnew that Pigott had asked Honston for £3,000 on the ground that it would be impossible for him to live in Dublin after giving evidence for the Times, and that he wanted to make some provision for himself, Witness told him_he woutd not listen’ to such suwgestions, but that e (Pigott) mischt rest satistiod that the nes would never see him ruined through nis honesty in testifying to all ke knew. aid thata calling himself ote Lo him offering to wive infori tion. He recognizod the writing as that of a man n cd O'Brien, who was an cmissary from I i to Labouchere. e offer to furnish information was sinply a plant Witness knew O'3rien was aoman who was known in Awmerica as Robertson. 1t was Robertson ~wio deluded Detective Moser with letters which had since been admitied to be for Gories. Kirby paid €25 to wo vica and procure from Sheridan the Parncll letier, a fuc simile ot which vas published in the Times. Soames said that if the Pa 1 letters forgeries, then the writing of the hers signed with the names of Kean, Campbell, Davitt, and O'Kelly, of Tyrone, must huve been forged, The Vodies of the six disputed Parnell lettess were in the writ ing of Cumipbell, Macdonald, manager of the Times, deposed that in October, 1556, he got five Parnell and 3 He supulatea that their authenticity must be tested before the pay- ment of the price that Houston said he gave for them. When the O'Kelly and Davitt lot ters were tested he gave Houston £1,780, th pended in gaining possession of Witness had aslked about the difie ence in the body of the letters und the signa tures, and Houston told him it was a practice of the leaders for oue to write a letter, other to sizn, and a third 10 uddress the velope. I bodies of the PParnell letters were all nore or less written in a disguise and, except one letter dated at Kilmainhaum, The witness had heard that the letters: were offered to Lord Hartington before being od to the Pinies, The witness was con them, eriod of Over Two Years. AN, Feb, 15.—In the reichstag to-day a white book in reference to the Samou matter was introduced. It comprises forty- four documents, extending from December 8, 1886, to February 5 1880, Among the documents is tho report of the German consul at Apia, dated February 24, 1585, de- scribing the endeavors of the Americans and Inglishmen to provoke conilicts. A disputeh dated September, 1855, deals with the revolt and the sppport given to him bp in Leary, of the United States Navy. ans account of the attack upon anson Deceml 5 atelegram from Herbert 13 January 1, 1859, to the ( Washington aud London, directing them inform ¢ ayard and Lord bury in tqis respect, and ordering the mumnis ter at Washington to complian to tho Unit. States government that the Amer- ican Klein prominent in the fightang On Junuary 5 Herbert Bismarck tele hed the German cousul ut Apia that on agrecment with the United Al Britain the anucxation of 4 by G v of the question. A document d pruary 2, which was sent by Count Herbert Bismacck 1o Admi ral Buron von der Gotz, chiefof the Gorma admiralty, says: ‘Germany is not at war with Simou, as the terms are understood by internutional law, but she regards Tamasese as tho right- ful 'vuler and _Matanfa as a rebel, against whom aud Lis followers retaliation must be enforcod, Any one standing by tiem is i promoter of the conflict between thom and the Germans, and must take the cense quences,' Count Herbert concludes by nothing is changed in the le the forcigh subjects in Samo; ‘The white book ends with a long report dated Jantary 4, from the German coasul at Apia. The report has thirtcen appe dices, dealing with events from De ember 4 1588, Thes record that on December 19 Mataafa, - inan huinblo letter, sought to open negotiafions with the cousul, but would not surrender himself, althourh pledges were given him that his life would be spared. Ln a subscqucut letter Mataafa promises to surrender i the pros ence of the lritish and Amcricun consuls, The German cousul declined Lo Cutertain the 1 ministers at declaring that al position of g Comment on the Crisis, Paurs, 1eb. 15, =The opportunist moderate journals, in comnu vote of the chumber of deputie the motion to indefinitely postpone debate on the bill for t say that carte blunche Lus been given Presi dent Carnot 1o exercise perfeet liberty in the construction of a new cabiet and to form oue according to his own choice. The radi- papers assert that Flogiet’s overthrow is possible. The co: ative orgins decla thaut the dissolution of the chamber of depu- ties is now more than ever nccessury. The chumber, they say, cun uo longer be relied upon. and the s vesterduy on revision of the constitution, - late A Ihe gene A Passenger Cuicaco. Feh, 15, pussen agents of lines 1n the western states pass, ger association to-day decided thut no re duced rate shall be made of less than o fur and one-third for any number of peop under 50, and the mivimun rato for uny number of peopl@ over 50 shall not ve less thun one fare for the round trip, - A Favmers' Institute Provision, Wa NG1oN, Feb, 15, I'hé bl itroduced by Mr. Spooner to-day provides that a sys- tem of farmers’ institutes shull be main tained as part of the agricultural depart- ment, ‘The annual cost of this system of in stitutes 18 not L excecd 00,00, exclusive of perianent salaries and printiog reports of itute meetings 2 Quelled by the Military. Pestu, Feb15--The disor the students who arc opposed Lot night by th 8 occusioned by e arviny bil were quelled last milita Forty-eigit persons were arrested for taking part in the riot. Forty of them were re leased e Hanging in Minnesota. Auexaxouia, Mino., Feb. 15.—doln Lee was hanged here this morning at 10:01 for the murder at Brandoo, Minn., July 15, 1855, of Charles Chelaine, over a girl that Lee was in love with, THE SENATE TARIEF MEASURE Roport of the House Ways and Means Committee. ITS VALIDITY 1S QUESTIONED. lation of the Power t oven are 1t a Vi Vesting the ing 1 Bills, They De Law Origi tion, wort of the A Constitntional Que WasniNaro, Feb, i, The re committee on ways and means upon senate amendments to the tariff bill has raised a constitutional point. The bill, as it came from the senate, is u violation of the provis- ions of the constitution allowing the houso power o originato revenue The ree mainder of the report is devoted to an explae nation of the points of difference between tha senate and bouse bills, and an argument ine tended to prove that the senato Lill is in no sonse a proper amendment to the louse bill. The committec, uta meeting this morning, practicaily deeided to report a bill making an estimated rduction - the revenues of about £i0,000,000, After reading the report ou tho scnato tariff bill subwitted this morning tho committee 100K up | n the revenue reduc- tion bill ¢ )y Mr. MeMillen, of Tene nessee, was read through, but pendin the committee adjourned, ‘The bill s nbstantinlly the same as the Mills bill, with the exception of the cotton and chemics schedules, The latter are stricken out, us is also the iron schedule with the exception of th ovisions relating 10 pig iron, railrond tics, structural iron and tin plate. The free list in the bill 18 almost identical with that of the Mills bill ‘The report of the committee in referring to the senate finanee committee says, in part “The policy of the party represented by the finance committee is a poticy of restrics tion, not only awainst the importation of produets, but restriction against the distri- bution of wealth among the masses by per- mitting them to buy where they can buy the cheapest and I where they can s the highest. 1t is a resteiction against the em- ployment of labor restriction aguinst the demand for eniplovment and Wages. It is contended by ther forcign imports our own ufacturers ynd their workmen will supply them, and that will give ewployment 1o our own people. e report tien adduces figures and statis- tics of the vperation of the el lnw in- vast years 10 meet the: senate co tent on, and de- Clures that those years which showed a de- creasing importation was amony the darkest inour ndusivial history. it is contended that reduced dutics means larger exports tions, and that increased importations means increased prosperity, and that 80 por cent of the goods cousumed in the United States are produced at lower cost thun - foreign countries. It is said that u reduction in rates will increaso the importation of articles now in:posed, con- - stituting less than 5 per cent of consumption, but it would not bring to this count articles now produced at home, beeanse tl 0 be and are produced und cieaper than they can b produced abrond, imported and sold Lere in competition with ourown. The lowering of duties will tot increase the importation of any ol the articles which we manufacture at home, but it will lower the price of these urticles to the consumer, The commiitee say that the policy detined and declurcd by the finance committce is destructive toall American in- vests except thut of building up. privileged , who arc to be enriched and kept 8o ‘ostitution of the taxine power of the went. The repbry says there is no reason why tho sugar bounty provis- ion in the scunate biil should be adopted, and concludes with the statement that there will reatly be no reduction in the cistoms revenue under the provisions of the senate substi- tute, bills, > e SHERMAN AND ALGER. The Latter Will Demand an Explana- tion Erom the Former, Wasmisaroy, Feb, |Special Tele- gramto Tue Ber.|—A dispatch from Col umbus, O., says General Alger, of Michi san, who was ut -the Lincoin birthday ban- quet the other night, was quoted as saying he had written Senator Sherman demanding an explanation of the charges attributed to the lutter. These charges, which cireulated very freely when Alger was spoken of as the” possible secretary of war, were that enator Sherman had ~notified General Hove rison that he cortainly would oppose Gen- cral Alger's confirmation if nominated. “The reason was said to be that Alger's monay had purchased the votes of southern dele- gutes away from Sherman ut the Chicago convention, General Alger is said to have been very indignant when he heard all this, and said ‘at Columbus that Le would have a isfactory explunation or know why. nator Shermuin was asked this mornivg what he knew about the matter. He replied coldly thathe had not received any. letter from’ General Alger, und had nothing to sy about mewspaver stories of alleged charges, The West Virginia Deadloct, Cnaneestoy, W. Va., Feb., 15.—Thero wais great excitement inthe joint assembly to-day. President Carr of the senate an- nounced that he would, from now on, cast his vote for General Golt for United States senator. Kirls, who cast his vote heretofore for some union laho 180 declared him- self for Goff from no on. Harr, another luborite, cast hls vote for Senmtor Kenna, and will remain with him hereafter. Door still refuses to vote for Kenna. The follow- ingr biallot wus taken oM, 425 Ken 4 W. Tice, 1. The election now hangs on Dorr, w a democrat, but who is bitter ngainst iKenna - The Pire i 1wa, Wis., Fab., About midnight 18t night fire bfoke out in Gluskman & Hel- ler's block, The flames spread rapidly urd three buildings were consumed, Uhe loss on buildings was §60,000, nee unknown, Other losses wore the Gluckman dry goods stock, $15,000, insurance $13,600; A. Moses, varicty store, loss 15,000, insuvatce §15,0007 L. 11, Heller, dry S20,000, insurance £13,00; Rusk & Boland, law ofiee £15,000, inst £,400; Times Printing office, 23,000, insurance #L,00. The G, A, 12, post and other lodges lost all their furniture; in- sured, The Western Union telegraph com- pany have put up instruments in temporary quarters, ‘Tne five started in Moses’ collary where a quantity of powder wus «tored. i shed 18 Peared Rovis, Dak., Feb, 15.—[Sueeial Telegram to Tur Bee.--Bloodshed in the half-breed scttlement is expected at any moment, Com- ,N. N. Gi., went to Dunseith with the and lust_night, and to-day moved upon the recaleitrant hreeds, News 1i be brought cre by couricr if a battle oceurs, Insur Bloos posse e e Viscount More Assassinatod, ANCiECo, Feb. 15, —A specitl re from T D unnouncees the assussin there of Viscount Arenori More, minise ter of education, who was minister from Japan to Washington about 150, The ussussin was @ religious fauatic, und the crime is cousidered to have no political sigs nilicance, - o Abandoned 1o the Fortuguese, New Brovoun, Mass., Feb, Ihe Lis- bon newsy ate thiut the whaling bark Mary Frazie the captain of which was fined heavily at Western Island on bugus charges of violations of the revenue laws, has beort abandoned 1o tae Poriugucse authorities