Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 2, 1889, Page 1

'"EENTH EW YORKERS PATCH A PEACE. to Have The Hostile Factions Said United on Tracy. THE LATEST CABINET SLATE. This One Warranted Till To-Morrow «» Other Dispatches Say the War is 8thl On in the Empire State, WABIINGTON Boniav Ttk OMum Bee, | 513 FOoUnTEENTH STRRET, WasiiNGToN, D, C.. March 1, ) New York continues to make a deadlock in the construction of Harrison's cabinet. The situation in respect to the Empire State has not changed during the past twenty-four Thours, and if the slate given in the dispatches last night was duplicated now it would fit the situation as nearly as pogsible. General Harrison said this evening that ho did not believe that the factions in New York would agree upon any one man; that if the state 18 given a place he himself at the last moment would have to make the selection upon his own responsibility and without the assistance of thuse who should extend him assistance. Both Platt and Miller are regarded as en- tirely without the pale of cabinet possibili ties. The friends of one will not only not indorse the other, but they refuse to indorse as @ bod any other than their first chowce. Messrs. Blaine, Windom, Noble, Proctor and Wanamaker, remain fixed and certain, Mr. Swift, of Cal- ifornia is still a probability for th partment, Senator Pulmer for the ture, department, and the pres trying to find a good man from N be his attorney general, If the people were able to agree upon cabinet could be completed almost instantly. But neither Mr. Swift_nor Mr. Palmer will be fastencd down. Neither of them will be tendered the positions to which they have been informally assigned until the New York controversy is sctiled, and there does not secm to be any immediate prospects of such a result. Serator J. Fassett, of New York, a member of the national committee, who is Mr. Platt’s next friend, left Washing- ton this morniug for New York, and will re- port in person to his principal all that has occurred in Washington, and ask for further instructions, which he is expected to return with to-morrow morning. Until he comes buck the relation of New Yorkto the cabimet New anybody the York will remain in statum quo. Tt does mot look as if Mr, Plaw's friends de- sired anybody in the cabine! now that they are convinced that he cannot have a place, He is represented here by the professional politiciaus of New York, Mr. Fassett, General Knapp, Clinton MeDdugal and others, who make polities a business, whilo the opposition to Mr. Platt appears in the person of such leading citi zens as John F. Plummer, Colonel L ©. Cannon, Colonel Vanrensella Eiibu Root, Everal Daniel Butterficld, liam L. Strong, A. K, Whitney, Cornelins N. Bliss, Cliarles Watrons and Mr. P. James, all union jeague men, Mr. Eikins ‘and Mr. Blaine have been thought to be for Mr. Platt, but an active and exhaustive search fails o disclose anything that has beea done by either of them in_his bebalf. In fact the Platt men now hint that Elkins has betrayed them, Mr. Morton, the vice president elect, stands between the two factions, but a little nearer to Platt than to Miller, and General Harrison sends word through Mr. Morton that he could not appoint either Mr. Platt or Mr. Miller, or the candidate of any faction, and that unless the Néw York republicans could agree upon some man he would have to omit that state entirely from his cabinet. He desired them to submit to him the names of several gentle- men, not wishing to be tied down to one or two. While he did notsay which position he would assign to New York, he suggested that the gentlemen whose names were to be submitted for his consideration be submitted with reference to their fitness for the navy department or the department of justice The Miller men submit the names of Cor- nelius N. 3liss. the well known merchant of the wholesale firm of Bliss, Fabgian & Co., Mr. Elihu Koot, one of the leading attorneys of New York; Judge Danicls, a member of the court of appeals, ana Clarence A. Sew- ard, the son of Lincoln’s secretary of state, and formerly a law partner of Roscoe Conk- ling. Mr. Platt’s friends submit only one name, that of William H. Seward, jr. But neither faction would indorse the names submitted by the other, and the contest finally narrowed down to Mr. Cornelius N, Bliss, who commended by the Miller men for secretary of the navy, and Mr, W, H. Seward, who is recommended by the Platt men for the same position, General Harrison has intimated very plainly that he cannot appoint Mr. Seward, beciuse that ntleman is a8 business associate of Mr, latt and gne of his most intimate friends, Therefore Seward’s name is scratched off the list, and Fassett has gone to New York to receive instructious for future action, Mr. Bliss would make an excellent secretary of the navy. His busi- ness ability is unquestioned, and he stands s high as any merchant in New York. He is a man of great wealth and liberality, has o social disposition, and would if appointed_entertain as elegantly during the next four years as Secretary ‘Whitney has during the past. ‘The Platt men wiil never indorse the Bliss appoiut- ment, but it is possible that General Harri- son may nominate him anyhow. It is more probable, however, that New York will be passed over altogether, for it is believed that Mr. Platt, feeling himself certain of being uppointed collector of the port of New York, will decline to recommend anybody and would rather have New York omitted from the cabinet if he cannot go in himself. But, however the matter ends the New York ropublicans are in @ mess and their situation is growiug worse, iustead of better every day. . LATER. Later developments to-night seem to show that the New York factions have agreed Do a wan. 1t was stated to-night by Senator Hiscock that the New York men had agreed to unite upon Mr, Tracy, the noted lawyer, and toat Lo was on his way to this city. Mr. Arkell, the proprietor of Judge, the cartoon paper, has given out similur information, and it is pretty gen- erally underttood around tho hotel lobbies that Tracy will be the man. As far as I can learn, certain members of the two New York factions suggested Mr. Tracy to General Harrison, and knowing him by reputation, tho president-elect thought favorably of the suggestion, He authorized n telegram to be sent to Mr. Tracy asking him to come to ‘Washington, and will interview him to-mor- row. Whether the navy department wil! be tendered Tracy or notis iwpossible 1o say, but it is not unlikely. 1t is said to-nighy that W, H. H. Miller will be avtorney general,*and the Califor- niuns are satis! m{‘ that Mr. Swift canuot be & membor of the cabinet, nor do they ex- pect the appointment of any :nan from the coast, and Miller is said to be only a vrob- ability in case Goeneral Harrison fuils to ina & better man for that place. Miller is standing as a sort of fifth wheel, to be put in POSITION in cure the cart breaks down. TO-NIGUT'S SLATE. The cabinet slate to-night stands : Jumos G. Blaige, of Maine# scorctary of state. ‘William Windom, of Minuesota, secretavy of the treasury. i John W. Noble, of Missouri, the interior, s John Waramaker, of Penusylvania, post- master genorai. Rediield Proctor, of Vermont, secretary of war. W, H. ””‘Lhnmu W, Palmer,of Michigan, secretary of agriculture. Beojumin I, Traey, of New York, secre- tary of the navy. CANOYMER POSSIBILITY ‘Weile Palmer appears 10 be the most secretary of . Milier, of Indiana, attorney gen- |, tory and the District of Colum YEAR. likely selection for the agricultural depart- ment, General Harrison has been consider- ing the names of scveral other gentlemen in that connection, who have mnot been men- tioned heretofore, among others James Wilson, of lowa, familiarly known as ‘“Tama Jim," who was n member of congress for several terms, chairman of the committee on agriculture in the house, and not only a highly cultivated and broad minded states. man, but a practical agriculgralist, Upon his retirement from congrfiss he took up farming as a business and is still engaged in itin Towa. He has also been considering the claims of a Mr. Bingham, of Ohio, not Jonn A. Hingham, the ex-coniressman and ex-minister to Japan, but a_ wealthy tarmer of that state, whose name was suggested to him by personal friends, MISCELLANEOUS, enator Paddock to-day ~ proposed an amendment to the general deficiency bill cov- ering the claims of askans for losses by i ana which have be 1by the interior depart- ment to for payment, the total amount involved Official ann: aggregating $30,000. cment is madoe here to-day that the se of the navy has signed a contrac N. H. Patrick, of Omaha, for the construction of three automatic tor- pedoes careying 400 pounds of dynamite, the contract price being £55,600, The first will {y within five months, Mr. Pat rick sails to-morrow for France, where he expeets to conelude a contract for twenty torpedoes with the French government. The advance guaras of Nebraskans arc expected to arrive in the city to-night. Very few have so far put in an appearance. An Omuba_party consisting of Mossrs. Luther Drake, Milton Barlow and Charles B. Saun- ders have engaged rooms at the Riggs, and are expected to-morrow morning. Representative Dorsey to-day conferred with the confercnce committee on the bill in which provisions are made for improvi ments of Forts Niobrara and Robinson, and secured @ concurrence in_ the Paddock amenduents appropriating $30,000 cach for those forts, olonel Wilson, of Lin ter, of Dakota, are among the late arri C. Whitman, W. J. Conners and C. R. Jennings, of Omaia, arrived in the city this mor £ to attend the inauguration ceremo- nies, and will remain in the city aoout one weel. coln, and Major Por- ATMY OKDERS By'order of the secretary of war Private Joseph Green, Troop I, Niuth cavalry, now with his troop, i discharged the service of the United States. Private Samuel Coons, Company H, Se: cnteenth infantry, now with his company, is also discharged. Priny S, HEATH. SRS St SHE FOOLED FRED ONCE. But He Took Good Oare That it Should Never Happen Again. ALEXANBRIA, Minn., March 1.—|Special Telegram to Tie BeE, |—F Vivian has been granted a divorce fron his wife. He met hor ata ball at Davenport, Ia., in 1552, she giving the name of Maric Kessel. A month later they werc married. Subse- quently she told him she had been previously marricd and had two children. He sent for the children and located in Omaha, where he worked at night on the ncwspapers. His wife's conduct was at once suspicious, and he finally came to Alexandria and bought an interestin the Post. Last October Mrs. Vivian started for Lincoln, Neb., to visit a sister, taking along some envelones and paper with the Post’s card printed thereon. On arnving at Muneapolis sho wrote her sister that sho would be with her in a weck’s time; that “George” (the first husband) was_liberated from the penitentiary at_Fort Madison, la., and was awaiting her in Omaha, and that she wanted to spend o week with him before going to her sister, In the meantime it was necessary that *“Fred” should think she had gono right throngh to Lincoln, as she intended ro- turning to him at Alexandria after she had tnd her “fun.’ “And dear sister Annie,” she wrote, *please drop the letter I have en- closed, directed to Fred, in_the office at Lin- coln, and then he will bo satisfied that I am thert all right.” 1t s0 happened that her sister had left Lincoln and tre letter was returned as per printed dircetions on the envelopo to Alexan- dria, thus giving her crookedness completely away. She rejoined her convict husband, but he deserted her. Then she wrote to ivian, asking him to forgive lier, and prom- ising to be true, but he didn’t choose to be fooled a second time and carried his divorce suit to a successful issue. e THE RELUBLICAN LEAGUE. John M. Thurston Unanimously Elected President, Bavrrivone, March 1.—~At the convention of the national league of republican clubs this morning the committee on credentials reported that twenty-two states, one terri- a were rep resented in the convention by 147 delegates. After the resolutions had been disposed of the roll of states was called for the purpose of hearing the reports of the various state leagues. The reports showed the growth of the league and the result of organized work in the last campaign, Some reports were received with cheers, especially those showing the work done in the doubtful states. Vice-presiecnts of the national league, selected by their re spective state leagues, were named, among them being H. M. Washburn, of Illinois; G. B. Pray, of lowa; B, D. Slaughter, of Ne- braska; Alex Hughes, of North Dakota, and R. F. Pettigrew, of South Dukota. ‘The convention then proceeded to the elec tion of president of the league. President Foster, of New York, placed in nomination Joln M. Thurston, of Nebraska, who was speed declured the unanimous choice of the league, The rules were suspended to allow the unanimous re-election of Secretary Humph- rey and Treasurer Lounsbery. The executive committeo was instructed to revise the constitution in_ such respects as it may deem necessary, and present the re vision at the next annual conyention, which it was decided should be held in Nashville, it b A DAKOTA WHEAT FAMIN Not Enough of the Cereal for Seed- ing Purposes. Aukrpegy, Dak., March 1,--The territorial statistician says that there is not enough wheat in Dakota for seed and bread. There are now about 5,000,000 bushels of wheat in the territory, in farmers' hands and in elevators, and it will require 11,000,000 bushels to seed and bread this territory. This will make a shortuge of 8,000,00) in round * numbers of the necessary amount to tide oV the farmer until the next crop. While central and south Dakota have from 50 to 60 per cent of the 1885 wheat crop on hand, the northern and northwestern counties have but from 3 to 10 per cent of the crop. Wheat in the central and southern counties weighed from 45 to 62 pounds per bushel, while in the *‘frosted belt,” or northern counties, it weighed from 32 to 42 pounds. The shortage of wheat in the territory was attributed to drouth in cen- tral aud south Dakota, and early frosts in uorth Dukota. KSR The Sple:-VanZandt Marriage. Cmicsgo, March 1.-The marriage by proxy of Nina VanZandt to the late an- wrchist, August Spies, the logality of which has been a question of some doubt in many lenl minds, received to-day un smplication of legality, at loast, by the action of the house judiciary comunittee in deciding w favorably report Getman's bill probibiting such marriages sud declaring them illegal. N 010 Fnough to Know Better, Davrox, O, March 1. —The discovery was made this morning that two veterans from the Nationu! Soldiers' home were agphyxiated at the Uniou hLotel, Two seldiers, John Cranston, Twenty-ninth Ilinois volunteers, and Charles Lanni, Company G, Thirteenth United States iufactry, bad beeu drinking. ‘They went to bed and blew out the gas, and this morning Lunai was found dead. Crans- tou is dying., THE WHISKY RATE, | the New IGNORES A Serious Omission in Iowa Schedule. PERKINS BUYS A RAILROAD. The Farmers of the State Organizing Against the Twine Binding Trust--A Gramn Eleva- tor Burned, The Whisky Rat s Ignored. Drs Morsks, Ta, March 1. —[Special Tel gram to Tug Bee]—Attention s being called to the fact that the railroad com- missioners, under their latest schedule of ve made no provision for the trans- portation of liquor of any kind. There is no sification ta cover shipments of aicotol. whisky or beer for any purposes. The agent of the Western Freight association has written to the commissioners asking how this happens, In their reply now made public, they say that since the prohibitory law forbids the manufacture of lquors within the state, all shipments of liquors must necessarily bo from without the state, aud 80 governed by inter state rates outsido of their jurisdiction. This conclusion is re- garded as a very hasty ong, for the pharmacy commissioners point outthe fact that alcohol is a legitimate articlo of commerce for cer- tain uses even in Towa, and has to be carried by cars at times. Also that when one pharmacist has a legal permit to sell liquors 0 another pharmacist, he has to make ship- ments within the state, which are lozal and should reccive attention, As it now is, the iilroads can make their own rate and rge what they please for transporting liquors through this oversight of the com- rates, b ing Too Binding. Musox Crry, Ta., March 1.—[Special Tele- gram to ‘Tur Bre.|—To oppose the binding twine trust, which has compelled the farm- ersand adjoining states for the past two years to pay an exorbitant price for bind ing twine, the latter are quietly organized to re- sist the corner and the unjust demands of the combination. The price of twine has in- creased within four years from 12 to 15 cents per pound, at which " figures it has been sold the last two years, and agents have been no- tified by the " manufacturers that the prico for the coming season_will be 20 cents, To obviate paying this hign price leading farm- ers are going among their fellows soliciting signatures to a_pledge that none of them will use twine the next harvest if the high prico is_maintained, but will stack their grain without binding. The piedges are be- ing extensively signed and the farmers ap- pear determined to compel the trust to yield by a universal boycott. Knock Down Arguments. Drs Moixes, Ta,, March 1.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|-Des Moines courts of justice were the scenes of lively times to- day. Tn the district court, while his honor had stepped from the room, ex-Attorney General Baker and Mr. Walter McHeury, late democratic candidate for sccretary of state, got into a wrangle over certain evi- dence thatdhad been given in a suit they were trying. Hot words were not sufficient for the angry lawyers, and General Baker grabbed a chair and swung it over his head and McHenry seized a big iron ik stand just as the bailiff and onc of the jurors rushed in and separated them, Over in Justice Trippic’s court Constable Hamilton and Lee Foley became involved in a dispute over the seizare of some liquor, which led to blows. Hamilton was ht, when revolvers were drawn and a bloody time was expected, but the court managed to interfere und prevent a tragedy. A Keosauqua Sensation, KrosavQua, Ta., March 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—The sensation of the week was the trial of J. C. Clapper ona charge of embezzlement brought against him by the Singer Sewing Machine company, for whom he has acted as agent. The jury came in yesterday with a verdict of guilty, report- ing a shortage of $110. Under_the laws of Towa thic act is a penitentiary offense, Judge Leggett will pronounce sentence on Monday. Clapper has a wife, who resides in Monroc, Jasper county, and he has been in this city and vicinity in the sewing machine business for about & year, during which time he has attempted to pass himself off as u single man, He has been dissipating, and the shortago for which he will be sentenced to the peni- tentiary is due to drinking, 1t May Be Revised. Des MoixEs, Ta., March 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tuz BEE. |—Commissioner Dey said to-day that there was no foundation for the published statements that the rairoad com- missioner had decided to make no changes in their schedule. He was free to say for one that he thought it ought to be revised in sev- eral points, and he thought the commissioners knew much more about the subject now than they did when they prepared their schedule. At the same time he didn’c know vut that so long as Judge Brewer's injunction stood they would have no right to change or aiter the rates in any way. Tracked In the Snow. Sevyoun, Ia, March 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Beg. | —Last nicht the clothing house of M. A, Holshouser was entered by two tramps, who cut out a pane of glass in the back window, and, reaching through, un- fastened the catch and raised the window Night Watchman_Elliott came around just as they were leaving and snapped his “re- volver in their fac but 1t refused to work. Going to the hotel and summoning assist- ance, he returned and gave chase to the thieves, the newly fallen snow enabling him 1o follow them up readily, ‘They were over- taken at Numa, eight miles east of here, and brought back to town this morning. At the preliminary trial they waived examination and were sent to jail in default of bail of 8600, They gave their names us George An- derson and John Morgan, An Elevator Burned, Cankovr, Ia,, March 1. - [Special Telegram to Tue Bee]-—Hoelker & Koenig's grain olevator at Hulbur, eight miles south of here, burned yesterday morning. The fire started from sawdust and hay packed around steam pipes to prevent freezing. Over 8,000 busbels of grain were burned. The firm esti- mate their loss av 7,500, with $2,000 insur- ance. They will rebuild, Manglel Beyond Recognition. Davexrort, Ia., March 1.—[Special Tele- gram 10 Tue Bee.]—Charles Taylor, aged twenty-cight years, a brakeman on the Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, was killed to- day at Dixon, this county, Six cars passed over the body, mangling it beyond recogni- tion, Burg'ariei at Anamosa, ANANOSA, Ia., March 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—Burglars, last night, went into A, H. Sherman’s haraess shop and secured over £0) worth of goods, There is no clue to the thieves. This is the sixth burglary in Anawosa inside of six months. Becomes a Ruving Mania Cres:ox, la, March 1.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Beg.)—Mrs. Aspermier, who was burned last night by gasoline, died at 11 to-night. Her nu-fiunu has bicowe a raving maniac, e £hot Through the Head. S10ux Civy, Ia, March 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tus Bxe.|—The body of Eugene MacKiilip, a farmer, was found to day in a ravine about fifteen mikes north of here. There was a bullet holain the skull. The coroner's jury has nut rendered a verdict, but it is supposed that MacKilip’s death 1s con nected with a feud among squatters, which has caused much violence in that locality. A Railroad Sold, Krokvk, Ia, March 1-~The Keokuk Northwestern railway, extending from Mount Pleasant, ITa., to this city, was sold to-day at public tale. €. B. Perkins was the purchaser, The price paid was $73 The road is about forty mites long, - PIGOTT COMMITS SUICIDE, A Pistol Ball Pats an End to His Dis- gracefal Career, [Copyright 1889 by Jamss Gordon Bennett.] Mavrin, March 1.—{New York Herald Cable—Special to Trr Bre.)—An Bnelish- man answering in every respect the descrip tion of Pigott, shot himself at half-past 5 ‘clock this afternoon at the hotel Des Am- assadores here at the moment of his being arrested by the police. 1t is understood that an order for his arrest was given in conse- quence of a telegram received from the for- eign’ office at London. The individual in question arrived here by an express train from Paris yesterday morning, s only bag- gage being a small hund bag, He is des as being from fifty-five to sixty years with a bald head and long beard, almost white, and also as being conspicuous by wear- ing an eye glass. This afternoon he visited the niuseum of pictures, accompanied by a hotel mterpretor, and veturned to the hotel shortly after 5 o'clock. Immediately after- wards a police agent presented himsolt, The man arrested asked to be allowed to get his hat, and, on entering an alcove of the apart- ment, fired a revolver into his mouth, dying instantly. o ‘The name given by him at the hotel was Roland Ponsouby. Yesterday, soon after his arrival in Madrid, he sent a telegram to London, and this doubtless led to his discov- ery by the English government. Later news from Mudrid states that there is now no longer any doubt of the idenvity of the prisoner who committed suicide on being at the Hotel KEmbassadores yester- v evening. Ofticial confirmation has been received of the fact that the arrested man Richard Pigott. The scizure was effected by the Spanish aathoritics at the request of the English embassy, who had re- ceived telegraphic instructions from the for- eign office. ‘The head of the wretched man has been horribly disfigured by the shot, and the doctor says that death must have been instantancous. Suspicion was first attracted to his movements by tho interpreter of the hotel, who noticed that he appeared restless and very uncasy about receiving news from his friends, after sending off a telegram, The Herald correspondent called at Scotland Yard at 4:30 this morning, but no official not- ification had been received there up to that time. ——— TRICK EGAN. P/ His Views on the Probable Course of the Parneli Trinl. Cnicaco, March 1.—Patrick Egan, who who was in the city to-day on s way to Washington, had his _attention called to the published statement .of, Dr.. McCahey, of Philadelphia, impeachiuk the accuracy of the London cablegram to the Associated press on the day of the exposure of Pigotu's falsity. The statement of Dr. McCahey was to the effect that Egan and Sullivan did not make the exposure; that Father Dorney did not carry papers to London, but that they were taken over by a Mr. Robertson. Mr. Egan declared the MeCahey statement alto- gether wrong, and corrborated the story given in the Associated press cablegram of Fobruary 5. Mr Egan gave a reporter some interesting gos- sip_on the character of Pigott and his methods of raising money, ete. When asked it he believed that Pigott originated |lu',lschemu, or was hired to do it, Mr. Egan said: “I believe he concocted the whole plot alone, but 1 also believe he sold the Times people goods tliny wanted to buy. The Times did not expect to get into the sort of hearing which 1s now on. The supposition was that Parnell would bring a libel suit in the ordinary W Then he would have had to go on the stand and swi that he never wrote the letters published, The Times would have been enabled to put expert after expert on the stand to swear that the writing was that of Parnell. In the face of this an English jury would never have taken Parnell’s word, and would have given a verdict agaiost him.” “‘What will be the probable course of the trial now#” “I don’t know, but Ldo know that if the Times chooses to continue the fight we have two or three more surprises in store. Of gan thinks that the effect of the col- lapse on English politics will be tremendou and that if an appeal I8 taken to the cour within the next six months Gladstone will g0 in overwhelmingly. ~ He does not know whether or not an attempt will be made to force the appeal to the country, but under- stands that Gladstone favors waiting, as he believes that the cause Js steadily gaining, o e Exonerates the Contractors, Dururn, Minn, March 1.—D. E. Roberts, of Ashland, Wis,, appointed by Secretary Vilas, and J. F. Allen, of the Indian burcan at Washington, appointed by Commissioner Oberly, to make an investigation into the troubles at the La Ponte reservation, re- turned here to-day from their trip to th Fond du Lac resergption. They made a thorough investigation concerning the tim ber. What thewr reports arc, of course, could not be learned, but from casual obser- vations and outside testimony it is surmiscd that they will be rather favorable to the contracters. Allen sgift e found the scales all right, and from other sources it was learned that the sealigg by which the con- tractors’ record was made was rather over thanunder the real ,gmount. This would make the contractorst reports of logs cut— about eleven million feet—correct, and shows that the charge that 40,000,000 feet had been removed from the reseryation was & gross exaggeration. It was gaid that if any fault was found at all it would not be with the coutructors, 1 e Fairchild js Sarcastic. WasniNGToN, Margh 1.—Sccretary Fair- child has sent a letter fo Chairman Mills in answer to his request for further informa- tion as to the generaleflect the senate sub- stitute for the house gariff bill would have upon the customs reveame. After charging that in spite of its dealarations in favor of specific rates the senath bill has in many in- stances increased the High ad valorem rates, the secretary sa; 11, therefore, it shall be the policy of the governument to continue and to aggravate, as is proposed, this merciless system of cus- toms taxation, it would be better, I think, that barbarism be made complete by the adoption of specific rates, than that the pre: ent carnival of fraud and deceit shall con- tiaue.” — Business Troubles. Bostox, March 1.—The assignment is an- nounced of Henpy Gould & Co., dye stuffs, of this city. The liabilities are estimated at nearly $1,000,000, Detnorr, . Matgh 1—Géorge Morelly, wholesale lumbaer dealer, wade an as- sigument. The Tabilities, it is said, will be considerably less than #100,000, and the assets will inventory about #70,000. The assignment was precipitated by the recent failure of M. W, Dwigat & Co, MARCH 92 - 188! N THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, The Duties and Privileges of an Irish Constable Explained. BRIGHTER DAYS FOR IRELAND Gladstone Pred tion of the Fondest Hopes and Des of Her Op- pressed People. ts an Early Realiza- ros Home Rule is Near, LoXnoy, March 1.—In the commons afternoon Home Sceretary Matthows, in ply to a question, said that Constable Pres ton had twice visited a prisoner named Tracy at the instance of Soames, solicitor of the Times. i i conrt asked whether it was in a this re cord ance with the prison rules t nes should send an agent to & prisoner ; Matthews replied that Tracy was entitled 10 receive a visit once a week. Harcourt—Are friends’ visits construed to mean visits from an_Irish constable acting under an order from the Times, Matthews—An Irish constablo has o right to visit any prisoner. Balfour said he failed to see in the consta- bles visit to Tracy the gross impropriety William Harcourt scemed to see. W. H. Smith denied that the government had piaced Irish constables at the disposal of the Times. Brunner (liberal) asked Smith whetner the libelous publication entitied ‘Parnellism and Crime"” was notstill exposed for sale on his (Smith's) book stalls. T'his uestion was followed by a great uproar. When order bad been restored, Smith said : “[ appeal to you, Mr. Speaker, [appeal to the house and appeal to the members, what cver theur difference of opinion, whether such questions ought to be addressed me.” Gladstone then resumed debate on the address in reply to the queen’ speech, He held that there were three main issues raised in tne amendment under discussion, The house was called upon entirely to disclaim the present admin- tion of Irish government. It was ed that to this system was due the aversion of the people to Great Britain, and finally the house was asked to adopt meas- ures of conciliation. They owedan apology to the people of Ireland for allowing the great question of domestic government of their country to remain unintfoduced in the present parliament. Chamberlain told them that measures for the local government for Ireland must not_be indefinitely postponed. That meant that in some future parliament possibly the gentlemen calling themselves liberal-unionists might incline to look up to an Irish government. It was said that the present government of Ireland would have been remarkably successful but for the dif- ficulties placed in the way in connection with the land question. Who placed them there? Why, Chamverlain, Hartington and other friends. They created the land difi- culty, and when the cffects of the prevailing distress became patent they obstinately re- fused to deal with them. ‘This refusal was followed oy the plan of cam- paign. There were many cases in which the law makers were more responsible than the law breakers, and this was one of them. [Cheers.] The government continued to de- clare their anxiety to settle the land ques tion, yet with a large majority behind ~them Chamberlain had appealed “to him to pro- pound a scheme for a settlement of the ques- tion, The responsibility for the delay in coming 1o a settlement must,_rest on the ma- jority in power. |Cries of “Hear,” 'sHear."| The refusal to produce a measure would ten¢ to still fasther expose the utter hollowness of tho conseryative assurauces in regard to Ircland, and the real determination of the majority to do nothing to ameliorate the con- dition of the Irish people. Gladstone praceeded to show, from the re- sults of the elections, that the oOpinion of the country was turning to home rule. He next contested tho assertion that the improving condigion of ireland was due to the admin tration of the government, and expressi surprise that the increase in the agricultu values was put to the credit the government, Referring to the of >arnellite prisoners, he denounced the degrading hard- ships and personal indignities they suffered, He denied that the treatment of volitical prisoners under the liberal government was similar, Balfour’s plea that the treatment of prisoners could not be altered without alteration of the rules beyond his power was ludicrous. The plain truth was that the present treatment of prisoners was part.of & system of extreme repression. Gladstone proceeded to give a glowing ac- count of the progress of Ircland under Drum- mond_from 1535 to 1540, contrasting it with the Balfour regime. He declared that the breach between the people and the govern- ment was now widening, and that the confi- dence of the peoplein the law and the ad- ministration of law was impured and almost gone. [Cheers.] In conclusion, Gladstone said ““To continue a state of tuings under which 80 many representatives of this house are placed under the ban of proscription is im- nossible. You may deprive of its grace and freedom the act you are asked to do, but avert it you caniot, |Prolonged cheers,| o prevent the consummation of it is utterly beyond your power. It seems to approach at uccélerated rate, but, come slower or quicker, it is surely coming, and many of you who have opposed it must already sce in her writing onthe wall the signs of your coming doom.” |[Cheers, | Goshen denied that, the government desived a delay in the extension of local government in Irelund, What rizht. he asked, had Glad- stone to presume that it would not deal with the ) resent parliament? When the time was opportune the government would be ready to grapple with the difiiculties, He was hope- fulof better success than that which at- tended Glaastone’s proposals, Parnell, upon rising to spoak, was gr with enthusiastic cheers, all the membe the opposition, including Gladstone, rising and waving their hats. Parnell said that he desired to offer words of symputhy to his colleagues and friends who had suffered by the principles adopted by the chief sceretary for Ireland, He (Parneil) believed that they would be richly rewarded in the near future by attaining the object they had at heart. Halfour tricd to degrade them, but they wego not degraded, either in their opinion’ or in the opinion of their countrymen, Circum- stances had been favorable to Balfour i the riso of agricultural prices, and but for au exceptional law' Ire- land would, he believed, be tranquil, The government was responsible for and must stand or fall by the results of that law. He would not stop to_discuss th which had assisted the night of second liberties of Ireland. He thought less of the suffering of O'Brien, Carew and Kedmond than of the sufferings of the humbler men in their ranks, because the au- thorities did not kill O'Brien or torture Carew. But men like Mandeville might be done to death in Jearrying out their [Renewed cheers.] Expressing confidence that Englishmen would soon ri ognize the possibility of home rule for ILr land, he said he only asked that they should dual 'with the question as an open_ one, and consider how far they could consider home rule with safety to ‘their great intercst He was conyvinced that Irishmen, know- ing that the people of England and Scotland and Wales nad for the first time turned the ear of reason Lo the solution of the question, would steadily resistany incite ment 1o disorder and hold fast to the true wity pointed out to them in 1585 by Glad- stone. | Prolor.ged cheers), On leaving the commons Dr, Tanner was surrounded by a crowd of radicals and na- tionals and escorted to the Palace hotel. The party was followed by a crowd of reporters und others. At the hotel ‘Tanner made a speech in which e eulogized Gladstone. He wus cuthusiustically cheered, Tanner was subsequently arrested in the smoking room of the hotel and takeu to Scotland yard. ~———- The Weaiher Indications. For Nebraska and lowa: . Fair, stationary temperature, variable winas, For Dakota: Fair, warmer, southerly winds, FIFTIETH CONGRESS, House. Wsnixarox, March 1, In the house, on motion of Mr. Allen, of Michigan, the senato bill was passed increasing to $130,000 the limit of cost of the public building at Winona, Minn, The joint resolution to promota commer clal union with Canada, introduced by Mr. Hitt of Tllinois, was reported unanimously from the committes on forcign af fairs and passad, I'he resolution provides that whenever it shall the be duly certified to the president that wla has doclared a dec unton with the uniform revenue government of C to establish a commercial United States, having a system, like internal taxes to be collected and like import duties to bo imposed on articles brought into either country from other nations, with no dutics upon trade between the United States and Canada, lie shall appoint th Jmmissioners to meet those who may be likowise desig nated to represent the government of Canada, to prepare a_plan for tho assimila. tion of the import duties and internal reveuue taxes of the two countries, and an equitable division of the receipts, in commereial union and smd_commissioners shall report to the president, who shall lay the veport before congress. The senate amendment was non-concurred in to the house bill to punisi dealers or pre- tended dealers in counterfeit wmoney for using the United States mnils The senate amendments were concurred in to the liouse bill authorizing the Gulf & Chi cago Air line railroad company to construct bridges over navigable waters, The senate bill was passed granting the vight of way through the White Earth Indian reservation, Minnesota, to the Duluth & Win nepeg raiiroad company. On motion of Mr. Gifford of Dake senate bill was passed granting a right of way to the Forest City & Watertown rail- road company through the Sioux Indian res ervation. Mr. Holmes of Towa called up tho Des Moines river land bill, with the president’s veto messago thereon, Mr. Crisp, in the interest of the Californ contested election case, raised o question of consideration, "The house determined— yeas 136, nays 113 to consider the vetoed bill, but its conside tion was suspended to allow Mr. Holman of Tndiana to present the confercace report on the bill for the disposal of certain public lands of the United States under the pro- visions of the homestead law, which was agreed to. The Des Moines river 1 taken up for consideration. Mr. Holmes urged the passage of the bill, the president’s veto to the contrary notwit standing. The bill sought only to” aliow the sellers 1o go into court and inquire whether the Des Moines Navigation company had complied with the terms of the grant, Mr. White of New York said that the agrecment that the bill was intended only to quict titles was specious, a legislative decree defying the decis the United States supreme court for the past twenty years, 1t woull have been easier for Cleveland to have fallen in uccord with the popular voice and have sirned the bill, but the man had shown that he had a conscicnce about his business. All honor to a man who dared to refuse to do a popular act because he knew it was wrong. Messrs. Wheeler of Alabama and Parker of New York opposed the bill. Mr, Gear of Iowa said that the scttlers had gone on tho lands in good faith, They liad gone on in their young manhood, and to- day, in their old age, they were hable to be evicted under the decision of the court, wained, in his judgment, by a_clear case of collusion. He did not criticise the.president for having vetoed the bill, but from his in- vestigation of the message he had concluded that the grounds stated by the president did not warraut him in_interposing his will as a part of the legislative branch of the govern- ment, Mr. Payson of Tllinois sent to the clerk’s desk and had read a telegram which has been published in the papers, stating that seven hundred evictions are threatened in three counties of Towa. He spoke, he said, in benalf of men whose property was being taken from them by legislative robbery. Who spolse for the millionaires, for the ‘men holding the navigation company’s title? They had pud attorneys, und the lobbyists of the naviga- tion company had been heard around this hall ever since the pendency of this legiflu- tion. The gentleman from Alabama (Wheeler) had said that so he knew he hud nover been a lobbyist against the bill, The gentlemen knew, and he (Payson) knew, that ex-members of congress, with the money of the navization comp: pockets, came on the floor to stifie legisla- tion, and had conferred with gentlemen at this'session to bis (Payson’s) knowledgo, 1f the gentleman wanted him_to name who had been violating their privileges 1t would afford him pleasure to name them here and now. Mr. Parker—Does the gentleman include me in anything he has said ! Mr. Payson—I said ex-members of con gress. Iusethe word advisedly. Neither directly nor indirectly do I refer to the gen tleman from New York. I refer to the ex- members who come hero as attorneys for the navigation company, and the very bill which the gentleman from Alabama says should have passed was drafted by an ex-member of congress and presented 10 haw, as 1 know and as he knows that | know. Mr. Wheeler—You say he gave me that bili? Mr. Payson—Egbert Viele wrote that bill and gave it to you. He told me, and you told me. Do you'deny that you know Viele, formerly a member of the” house, and now attornoy for the navigation company The house refused to pass the bill over the president’s veto—yeas 147, nays 103, not the requisite two-thirds in the aflirmative, Mr. Ranaall was immediately on his feet with @ motion to dispense with private busi- 580 as to puve the way partially to_con- sration of the Cowles bill, and Mr. Mills, in his antagonism t jcasure, ¢ d bill was then s a question of J , the pry veto on the private pension bill. Both of these eentlemen were sidetracked, howover, by Mr. Enlee with the conference report on sh dealers or protended deal- feit money for using the United Statcs mails. Pending a_vote on the report the house ook & recess, the evening session to be for consideration of private pen- sion bllls. ‘Phe house, at the eve ve private pension the bill to pun ers in counte g sossion, passed vills und ad Jjourned. Senate, Wasnixaroy, March 1. ~In the senate to- day Mr. Jones of Nevada reported back a resolution, which was agreed to, authorizing the committee on puohe buildings and grounds to continue investigation of the supervising architect of the treasury. Mr. Stewart offered & resolution, which was agreed to, authorizing the committen on mines and mining to continue during the called session the inquiry as to the cutting of timber on public lands for domestic pur- poses. Mr. Jones, from the committee on contin- gent expenses, offered @ resolution, which was agreed to, authorizing the committee on improvement of the Mississippi river and_its tributaries o continue its anvestigation dur- ing recess. All the pension bills on the calendar (52), were pussed. Among them is one giving @ pension of &0 per month, instead of $100, ay n the bill, to the widow of General Hand ‘I'he house amendmen to the senate bill to inerease the appropriation for a public build- ing at Winona, Minn., was concurred in. Mr. Blair moved to take up his joint reso- lution proposing a liquor prohibition amend- 1t 1 the constitution, . Riddleberger moved to proceed to utive Bessiol The motion wus agroed ta. When the doors were reopened the sonaLe Look a recess until 5 p. m, e New Lodge of Pythian: AGu, Neb.,, March 1.—|Special to Tug Bee.|—A lodge of Knights of Pythias was instituted here yesterday. It started out Wwith twenty-eight member: 'NUMBER 260 MRS. ALDRICH BOUND OVER. Neimeyor, Accused of Being an Ac« cossory, Discharged. A LINCOLN PASTOR IN TROUBLE. Rev. Minehart, of the Grace M. B, Church, Charged With Heresy and Harshness—Lowo Acquitted, Mrs. Aldrich Held, Hasrixgs, Neb., March 1.—[Special Teie- m to Tie Bee]—Nearly the entire day s taken by argument of the counsel in the Aldrich poisoning caso on the preliminary examination before Judge Floming. Mrs Aldrich was bound over under £5,000 bonds, Neumeyer, acensed of being an accessory, was discharged. L& w —t Pastor Minenart to Be Tried. Laxcony, Neb, March 1.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tur Ber] —~The Grace Methodist church trouble 1s growing apace. 1t is given out to-day that specific charges have been mado out against Pastor Minchart, and that they are now in the hands of Presiding Elder Miller, and will be acted upon in a fow days. Itis probable that the church trial will be on the scusational order. It is understood that tho charces, as preforred, acense Minchart with teaching doctrines from the pulpit not in conformity with the doctrines of the church; that he has been in the habit of treating members of his charge in a harsh and disrespectful manner, mot only n a social way, but in his use of language from the pulpit.’ The charges will be presented to Minchart next Sunday by the presiding cider, who holds the reular quarterly meet- ing at the church at that time. It is also said that the accused will be given two weeks Lo Seeure counsel, prepare his answer and get ready for the trial Stock and Corn Showing. FAWKA, Neb., March L—[Special to T ]—The number of fat cattlo that 3ke.] will be shipped from this point will be from 1,000 to 1,200 head. There are now in fatten- ing pens about 4,00 head of hogs that will find a market during the spring and summer months, There is some hog cholera. Among our principal feeders are Hon. Lawson ‘Shel- don, Isuac Pollard, J. E. Banning, J. M. Stone, 1. N. Applegate, Oste Brothcrs, Lou Todd and G. W. Harshman, Lust year's corn crop averaged about forty bushels per acre, and is worth 15 conts; white, 19 conts, “There will be about 400 cars of corn shipped from herc during the year. None is being marketed now, as fariners are tolding for a higher price, An Exciting ¥ Davin City, Neb., March Tne Bee]-A team driven ran away last evening and the buggy became separated and came tear- ing up Perkins avenue. One of them mado dircet for the Doty block and went, crashing through a plate glass window of the post- oftice, the front part of which is occupied by C. D. Taylor's jeweiry store. The other madened beast selected the middld of the sidewalik down the_cast side_of tho square, and ran over Yot Wo and Gid Gates, tw Chinese laundrymen, and_came near crushe ing under foot the baby and carriage of Mrs, Will Carpenter. A Wind Mill Manufuctory. Corusnus, Neb., March 1.—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Bre.|—At a citizen’s meeting. last evening it was decided to give a bonus of £3,000 and about three acres of land to Dean & Worley, who have Incorporated as the Gilt Edge Manufacturing company, for the purpose of manufacturing wind mills, The bonus was raised to-day, and work on the factory will be begun at once. Fifteen thousand dollars will beinvested in buildings und muchinery to start with, They expeot to have the fuctory n running ordor in sixty uy: away. 1.—[Special to by Dr. Barker after wrecking Mad Dog Scare. Oxronrn, Neb, March 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—Considerable excite- ment was created to-day when a dog be- longing to Jacob Struve was s with hydrophobia. It was promptly dispatched before biting any persons or_animals. This is the second or third time Oxford has re- cently been stirred up over a mad dog scare, and the authorities say that all tho dogs must_either go or bo muzzled, consequently a lively war of extermination of the caning tribe ie 1n progress, Morcis Discharged and Re-Arrested. Ngnraska Ciry, Neb., March 1.—[Special Telegram to e Bek.|—Busil Morris, the forger, brought here from Kentucky, hud a hearing before Judge White this afternoon, who discharged the prisoner on the ground that the defendant claimed to be the man whose name wgs forged,and signed the check in the victim' presence. Morris, however, was again_arrested on the charge and will have another hearing before another court, Arrested « spi Exerer, Neb,, March 1--[Special to Tig Bee.]—Marshal Martindale arrested . man here yesterday upon the receipt of a telegram from Edgar, Neb., containing a description of person by the name of Frod Buchta, of Ferman descent, wanted at Edgar for broak- Ing into a store and stealing clothing., The ofticers arrived to-day and rewurned with their man, ion, ade Organized. March 1.—[Sy Board of Love Ciry, Ncb, Tue Be A mecting of the citize Loup City was called last night and a board of trade organized, with A, 1. Culley, presi- dent; W, R. M vice president, and J W. Long, secretary. Loup City has enoug) atural advantages to make it a town of 5,000 population i five yoars, Editor James Victorious, Gueery Cexter, Neb, March 1,—[Special T am to Tue Bee |-~H, G, Jawmes ap- peared before Judge Swain at the appointed hour to-day and stood trial for the criminal libel suit brought azainst him by the wire fence men. The result was the discharge of the defendant amid the approving shouts of the assembled spectators. Lowe Acquitied. Axswontit, Neb., Maveh 1.—[Special Tel- egram to I B "o Lowe wurder case was ended to-day, the jury after being out one hour brought in u verdict of not guilty, Readers of Tur Hee will remember that Lowe killed Richard Roach near.B3ussott, last September, in a quarrel over the ownership of & mowing machine. Laird Changes His Mind, Hastixgs, Neb., March 1.-[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]-~At the last moment Con- gressman Laird changed his mind aud re- fused to leave for Washington, His friends are out of vatience. i A Bond Proposition, Gexeva, Neb, March 1. —[Special to Tos B, |-=The proposition is now fairly before the peopte of Fillmore county to vote #50,000 bonds for the building of & court house to take the place of the present one. A Litle Fire, 26, Neb,, March 1--[Special to Tus i) --A small incendiary fire occured herg yesterday morning; destroy Bilidiog material There 1 ug e % )=