Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 4, 1889, Page 1

| | THE OMAHA EIGHTEENTH YEAR. A" DISCOURAGING OUTLOOK, Rainy Weather Likely to Interfere ‘With the Inaugural Programme. BUNTING AND DRAPERY RUINED. The Hend of the Agricultural Depa ment Not Yet Chosen—Carls isle and the Free To- bacco Bill. WASHINGTON BUREAU Trie OMATIA Bre, 513 FOURTERNTA STRRET, } WasniNatoN, D. C., March Moo bad, isn't it @ words are on the lips of everyone, rain which sct in yesterday continue The streets are sloppy and muddy to fall, and the brilliant colors of the bunting and drapery have bleached into a reddish purple hue. ‘Phe out-door reviewing stands are sonked through, and the ontlook for to-mor: row 18 not encouraging. In spite of the rain, the sidewalks of the principal thoroughfares are crowded with people, who, with umbrel Ias and mackentoshes, struggle along and elbow their way in and out of the hotels. The atmosphere of the botels baflies descrip- tion. The stoam from wet garments, the mud off mired fect, the odor from constant cooking, blended with the smells from the bar-roomns, makes a composite which the strongest would gla Those fortunate enough to have v rooms h not ventured from them to-day *The restless throng of visitors sway to and fro, josfle ecach other, pull ars, and now and agmn relieve the monotony by takiug drin's which they don't want. The cabinot being practically scttled, the only matter loft to speculate upon s the uiture department, and that has become pwe. As the mcoming military com- panies and socicties come in and march through the wetstreets headed by a band amo- mentary ripple is noticeable and then things resume their bedraggled appearance again. About the only place of entertainment or re- sort outside of the churches and hotels is congress. Al day long the worn out mem- bers in u stifling atmosphere have been set- ting the nation an example of Sabbath break- ing., On the other hand, it is learned that General Harrison has observed Sunday by taking what he is much in need of, a day of rost. It has been a severe week for him and the coming weck of- fors mo relaxation. There are simply shoals of officeseckers here. The scramble for second places has fairly begun, and the fear of some other fellow getting in ahead leads to outrageous action. Whatever the morcow may bring forth, Washington to- day is as thoroughiy uncomfortable fora respectable citizen with no ax to grind as any place on carth. Those who are here on_account of a surplus of patriotism, as well 28 of wealth, stand a good chance to have both soaked out of them before they cau get away, If the sun shines to-morrow everthing will chango. CLOSING SCENTS. The closing scene of the first hundred years of the American congress 18 u dupli- cate exactly of those sights so familiar to the visitor in the gallery on each ‘“‘odd year” 4th of March for years back. The weather is us unpleasant as it could well be. A fine misty rain has been falling all day. Um brellas and overcoats decorate the persons of each and every man as he enters the door o the capitol. The humidity penctrates e thing except the gush on the floor. alldry is filled to its utmost pacity There aroe hundreds of strangers in the corridors straining their necks for a sight through tho open doors. Mcn, women and children are crowded out, but patientiy awalt the chance of admission. There is a very fair attendance on the floor, but there s no chance of action on many of the bills otker than the two appropriation bills, the sundry civil and deficicney. All attempts at special, private or general legislation are promptly squelched by a little knot of ob- cctors, Who arc determined that nothing very Bhall bo done. The duy 18 still Friday, ac cording to the journal, and it will remain Friday uutil the hour of final ad- journment. The deficiency bill s the groat bone of contention, and the cluuse over which the fight is maintained is that which_appropriates monoy to pay the judgments in fuvor of the Freuch spoilation claimants, Motions to take a recess meet every proposition looking toward an _agree- ment. Every effort dirccted at a_ scitlement of the differences between the two houses is met by a shout of “‘regular order” by Bland, of Missouri, or some other small bore states: man. At this writing the prospects are that the deficiency bill will fail for want of time. On the whole the house is us good natured as could be expected. In fact at this hour (11p. m.) the quictaoss is so apparent that but for the curly tobacco smoke and the neglige uppearunce of the members onc might mistake the gathering for a Sunday night prayer meeting. There is, howev far moro cursing than praying @oing on af present. Membe o have bocn promiscd recoguition by the spea are unablo 0 socure @ hearing be- cuuso of the attitudo of the filibustorers. They see the last of their chances slipping and Dbills which have been on the calendar with favorable reports for months, will die at noon, and in the next congress ull the work must be done over agat. Knots of men who will be membors of the Louse after noon to-morrow are looking on from the rear of the seats. They express disgust with the rules, and declaré they wail never vote for the adoption of the same set. Thio blockade of the night will probably be beneficial in the end THE DEPARTNENT OF AGRICULTURE. Tho cabiuet still_stands unfinished. The man who is to il the departmont of agricul- ture hus not been chosen, at least the presi- dont-elect has agreod to hold the appoint- ment open until Monday night to permit the Nebraska peovle to submit additional rea- Bous why ex-Governor Furmas, of that state, should be sclected. Dut at looks very wuch as if r]ruuunl. it nele Jerry Rusk was coming out ahead. 1o has wonderful powers of endurance, and the chief man behind him seems bound to win. Spooner has managed the case with consuwinate ability. Hut for him Rusk would have been dropped and forgotten long ago, but Spooner hud not lost a point and never for a moment has he admitted that he could vossibly fail of securing the old gray gran- r's success. 1t hus been the biggest fight n the bistory of cabinet making. The N braska men had the last inning. They se- cured permission from General Harrison to send for Governor Furnas and that gentle- man arrived here this afternoon, Although it was given out distinctly that there would be no eabinet talk to-day, General Harrison consented to see him and the ex-governor spent half an hour in Lis parlors with Sena- tor Paddock and Reprosentative Dorsey. Geueral Harvison promised not to decide the case until he had received some papers the Nebraskans desired to submit, but did not give them any encouragement. Those who have the last oflwrlunily for knowing are certain General Husk will nted. In fuct, @ momber of the pres- immediate family sald to-night that his name was on the siate, and he did not think it would be scratched off. There are reports to-night that some of the appointecs may e shifted around, It evidently grows out of the fuct that General Harrison told w gontlen an yesterday that he should not con- sider his cubinet finally scttled until he sent the nominations to the senate. ~Hut there will be no important chunges. Rusk may go to the eyt dzruuneul wnd Proctor into agricultural gepartment, but this is only merest guess. Nobody knows what way happen, . General Harrison has not wade up his mind definitely, Tho Obio people say that General Hurrison told Kepresentutive Thompson, of that state, that he would ap- Doint as assistant commissioner of agr culture Mr. Brigham, of Wasson, the master of the state grange, who was presented yes. terday by Mr. Sherman, as a good man for secretary of agriculture . CAMP BURCESS To-day’s Post has an illustration four col- ums wide of Camp Burgess, Bowling G Ky., the camp of the Seventieth regiment Indiana volunteers, colonel, Benjamin Harri 80, including u view of the fortifications erected by the confederate genera showing the regiment B3:low the illustration planation *“The picture of Camp Burgess, Bowling on, Ky., reprosents the Scventieth regi t (General Harrison's) drawn up in_line of dress parade, in front of the white tents, Buckner, dress parade; following ex on is the which form an excellent background. On a slope about a quarter of 4 mile distant are fortitications of the rebei, General Buck: for o the foes camped in - each other' sight. This sketch was drawn by Prank B, Matthew: member of the Thirty-first Oliio s in 1801, and is theref twenty-cight years old. The copy from which this reproduction is made was scht at the time to Mrs iily Thoraton Charles by her brother, Major Gardner #. Thornton, who enlisted when a lad « seventeen as a rison's regiment. ate in Colonel Ben Har- Major Thornton, now of Cincinnati, will accompany the remaming members of tho Seventieth regiment who reached Washington at 2 p. m. by special train to act as cscort to their former com. wander, the prosident-clect of the United States, on Lis way to take the oath of ofiice and thence o the white house.' DEVOTED THE DAY TO REST, There was quict about the Harr, hold to-day. The family arose at the ac- customed hour and devoted the day to rest, which they necded 8o much after the fatigu of the week. [t was decided not to attend divine services, aud none of the party left the hosel ex: nerat Harrison, who took on house- his accustor alk in_the forenoon, and noon. Mrs, Harrison, j attended th. yer services at the New v York avenue Presbyterian church afternoon. The number of callers was sms d none who ¢ in th il ne during the day on polit- ical missions were 1. Senator Shermin and one or two oth 0 called in soclally re accorded an interview, but polities and abinet were taboocd.” Priv Halford was in his room throughout th L and was at howe to all visitors as usual. Mr. Halford has dropped into his Washing: ton work like a veteran. Speaker Carlisle will have a good deal of Qifticulty in explaining to the people of the south why he refused to recognize Mr. Randall for the purpose of ealiing up Cowles free tobacco bill. Everybody knows that three-fourths of the people south of Mason and Dixon’s line are in favor of the measure, and that a majority would o even further und abolish all of “the internal taxes. Great prossuro was brought to bear upon Mr. Carlisle to recognize the free tobacco men and give their measure i chance. He had almost made up his mind to yield atone time, but he was driven over the line by the most potential in- fluence which can be brought to bear upon a Kentuckian, A delegation representing the Monarch whisky company, of Kentucky, called upon the speaker at the time when it was believed he was about to_yicld to Mr. Randall for the free tobaceo bill, and pro- tested carnestly against any reduction what- ever of the internal taxes, It may not be opular wjth Mr. Carlisle’s school of poli- ticians to cater to the whisky element, but it is refreshing to learn that s influences did more than anything else to prevent a hearing for the free tobacco bill in the house. Wi St e, Some speculation ndulged in as to who first suggested General Tracy's name to President Hurrison. Credit should be given to Iaanklin Woodruff, of Kings count, to Senator Hiscock and J. Sloan Fassett. They called General Harrison's at-) tention to the fact that if it had not been for the very fine political work done by vounty the state would not have been lican. The gentlemen named were the first to suggest Tracy. ‘They did it atatime wnen the New York situation was in the greatest doubt, and when General Harrison was perplexed as to just what he should do in or- der to satisfy the Knickerbockers, They conceived the idea that there was a good field for them here, and they came down to see what they could do. Mr. Blaine's high regard for General Tracy is indicated by a remark made by hun when the appointment of the Kings county favorite was under consideration. The aine statesman, in discussing the question with end of 'the general, asked: “By the way, wasn't General Tracy one of the 306" ut Chicago in 18501, “Yes,”? was the reply. “Well, I like him all the better for that,’ responded the next secretary of state. Those who recall the flerce conflict at Chicago ex- pressed most agreeable surprise when they heard the remark, When Colonel William H. rd, Timothy Woodruff and Clarence Banawa called upen the president-clect und expressed i behalf of the Kings county republicans their grati- tude for the appointment of Colonel Tracy, General Harrison observed: “Aren’t you & little premature” *Oh, we thought it was all fixed except the mere formality of confirmation by the senate,” replied Colonel Banawa, “The president-eleet laughed heartily and as- sured his visitors that it gratified hiw ex- ccedingly to learn the proposed appointment pleased the republicans in the county they represent. ‘The cabinet as selected gives very genernl satisfaction. It is made up of business men and men of the highest character as well as the most successful records in all of the hon- orable avenues of life. The confere 1o deficiency bill to-day agreed upon Senator Paddock’s amendment appropriating §5,000 for the payment of In- dian depredation claims in Nebraska, certi- fied to congress from the interior depart- ment. Ata late hour to-night the final do cision has not been reached, but it is ex- pected that the amendment ‘will secure adoption. The New York Times this morning has a vicious attack on John M. Thurston, on ac- count of his_speech before the republican league, in which he promised that republi- cans would fill the oftices under the nesw ud- it The Times berates 'Thurston an ardent admirer of Blaine, a high pro- tectionist and an opponent of civil service reform. “There are fewer Nebraskans in Washing- ton than were expected, although the state 15 fairly well represented. Miss Claire Rustin, of Omaha, returned last_night from Virginia Beack, Wwhere she has been spending two veeks, and will be present at the inaugural ceremonies. Senator Manderson is up and about his rooms to-day, but will hardly venture out to attend the inaugural ceremonies, Ho has had a narrow escapo from a severe uttack of pneumonia, and is still quite feeble. He was unable to accompany Senator Pad- dock and Mr, Dorsey with ex-Governor Fur- nas in their call upon President-clect Har- riso) George Brown, late private, Troop B, Ninth cavalry, Fort Robinson, has been ad- mitted to the Soldiers’ National home here, - Defenting the Parnellites, LoxnoN, March 8.—Archbishop Walsh, of Dublin, has sent a telegram to Cardinul Rawmpolla, secretary of stute, nstancing the case of Pigott as proving that the Parnellites have been misrepresented at the vatican. It is said that a Feniun in Paris is prepared to divulge the source of the first batch of the Purnell letters. Maclean, & conservative wmember of |llll’hnmunl. says that Balfour warned the Times @ year ago that Pigott was unreliable. - The Pennsylvania Evictions, Pirrsuvne, Pa, March 3.—A New Castle, Pa., special says: Everything was quiet at Carbon last night and to-day. The evicted strikers all found shelter with friendly farm ers. The work of evicting the nee of the striking quareyuien will be finlshed Tucsday worzing. - The Weather Indications. For Nebrasks, Towa and Dakota: slightly cooler, uorthwesterly winas, Fair, - DAILY BEE IT WAS A SUNDAY SESSION. But Harmony Was Not Ouo of Its Distinguished Features. SCENES OF WILD CONFUSION. Riddleberger Becomes Obstroperoy Is Placed Under Arrest, and Resigns—A Tamult Lo the House. Senate, Wasmiveroy, March 3.—The executive session of the senate continued until 1:4) a. m., when the doors w reopened and a number of private bills passed. At 2:15 a. m. the senate took a recess until 3 p.m., when the enrolled bills were signed, and then took another recess until § p. m.. the evening session to be for consideration of ereral business, The night session began at § o'clock. The first business transacted was the presonta - tion and adoption of the conference reports on the bill to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to the umted Peorias and Miamis in Indian territory, and the Indian appropriation bill. The bill as agreed to 13 in accordance with the e propo- sition in the Oklahoma matter, The house paragraph looking to the organization of a territorial government was struck out and the substitute of the sen- ate adonted. This substitute provides for the appointment of three commissioners to negotiate with the Cherokee and all the other Indians owning or claiming lands west of the ninety-sixth degree, for a relinguish- ment ot their title or claim to the lands, the result of the negotiations to be reported to the president, and the president to make @ proclamation of the lands being opened up for settlement, Even before the latter report had been disposed of Mr. Riddleberger was endeavor- ing to interpose a motion 1o proceed to cxecu- tive business. The presiding officer took no notice of him at first, but finaily recognizea him, put the motion and d itlost. Ho repeated his motion, till finally he was noti- ficd by the presiding officer that he would not be recognized further. On motion of Mr. Frye the Union Pacific funding bill was recommitted to the select nmittee on Pacifl ailroad indebtedness. The passage of private bills went on under unanimous consent. In_the meantime Mr, Riddleberger, who had left the chawmber, again made his appearance and mformed the oresiding officer that he had just telegraphed to the governor of Virginia his resignation as senator, because he could have no recog- nition from the presiding ofiicer. He was now awaiting the answer which would = re- lieve him from the respousibilitics of his position. He had found that a repuolican senator from Virginia could not be recog- nized by the president of the senate pro tempore, Presiding Ollcer—The statement made by the senator from Virginia is_in violation of order. The chair directs the senator to take his seat. Mr., Ridgdleberger did not obey the order, but made another attempt to speak. Presiding Officer—The senator will not be allowed to proceed further without perums- sion of the senate, which must be on a mo- tion made for that purpose. #As Mr. Riddleberger still remained stand- ing, the presiding officer added: “The sergeant-at-arms will_sce that the ordors of the chair are executed Mr. Riddicberger took his seat, but he didn’t keep 1it. In a few minutes he was up azain with an objection to a private bill and was again suppressed. Soon again Riddle- berger arose, and was _informed that if ho persisted in further violation of orler ke would be taken in custody by the sergeant- at-arms. Ina minute or two he was up again, and the sergeant-at-arms was dirccted by the presiding officer to exccute the orders of the senate. The sergeant-at-armns and one of his assidtants took Mr. Riddleberger in charge and led him out of the senate cham- ber into the nearest cloak room. Then the business of the senate was al- lowed to run its regular course. Most of the bills passed were of a private character. Among the public bills that were passed were the following Senate bill appropriating 1,200,000 for the qirchase of u site and the eréetion of a building at Kansas City. 1ate bill to incorporate the Washington & Great Falls narrow gauge railroad com- pany. During a Inll in the proceedi the sonate had no iten of business before it, two petitions were presented by Mr. Cam’ eron, one In favor of Sunday rest and the other in opposition to it. The pre giding _ officer himself contributed a petition from the citizens of Kan- sas protesting against the passage of any bill for the observance of Sunday. Then Mr, Blair presented a petition from Philadelphia for a corstitutional amendment against_religious or sectarian education in the public sehools. : Mr. Dolph's contribution to the Sunday rest idea was a motioi. which he submtted to discharge the committee on edu labor from further consideration of bills. Under the rules the motion went over, and at 1045 the senate wok a recess until mid- nignt, On reassembling aftor recess a message was received from the house asking for a further conferdnce on the deficiency bill, which was agreed to. At12:40 Mr. Hale presented the confer- encoe report and_exolamed the action of the senate conferces. Regarding the appropriation for the Irench spoliation claims, the Wenate conferces had felt that the senate had committed itself distinctively in favor of those claims and an appropriation to cover them, but it was evi- dent that vhe condition of the house was such that it was impossible to pass the de- ficiency bill there with the spoliatioa provision left t. Not only would the deficiency bill itself be imperilled, but the deadlock caused by it wouln prevent action on other important matters, Therefore the senate conferces had felv constrained to recede from their position on this provision, The report was agreed to and at 1o'clock the senate procoeded to consideration of execu- uve business, in el House, ‘WasniNGTox, March 3,—When the speaker called the house to order at 2 o'clock to-day every seat in the galleries was occupied and an overflow crowd charged through the cor- ridors. ‘The speaker said there were upon the table various senate bills and a veto message from the president. He would like t0 have the sense of the house as to whether he should now lay them before the house. On motion of Mr. Mills, by unanimous con- sent, the speaker was requested to lay the senate bills before the house, but withhoid the veto message. Acting in conformity with this request, the speaker laid before the house the senate bill increasing to §1,750, 000, the limit of cost for a public building at Detroit, Mich., which was passed. On wotion of Mr. Ikeed the senate bill was passed granting a pension of $30 4 mouth to the widow of General J. H. Hunt. Mr. Suyers of Texas submitted the con- ference report on the deficiency appropriu- tion bill. An agreement hus becn reached on all points of difference except the amend- ments of the senate relating to the water supply of the District of Columbis; provid- 1g for the payment of the French spoilation cluims, and the granting of an extra month's salury to the senate reporters, The report was agreed w, and the question arose as to whether the conferees should re- ceive uny instructions relating to the existing points of difference. After some discussion consideration of the report was suspended to euable Mr. Peel of Arkansas to subuit the conference report on the Indian appropria- tion bill, and it was agreed to. Mr, McCreary reported favorably on the Edmunds' resolution in regard to the con- struction of the Panawa canal, Placed on the calendar, 2 The deficiency bill again being taken up, OMAHA MONDAY AT T exEatd 227 A R e et N e e e b bl inshongiis e il e it T e m e s S e e i S R S S R A St o N e I S Nl N S R i the French spoilation oldims amendment of the senate was read, Mr. Springer of [llinoid, usked unanimous consent that the house #8ist upon disagree ment, intimating that unless his request w oceeded fo hie” wonld filibustor ugainst the bill, Mr. McComas of Maryiand, having object- ed to the request, Mr. Spriager carriod out his threat by moving a recess untill 8 o'clock After some delay the house took a fec until S o'clack When the house met at 8 o'clock this even- ing Mr. Sayers was accorded the floor, with the deficiency bill, Mr. Sayers yieldod the floor so Mr. Springer, and that “gentleman moved n recess until § o'elock, Mr. Caswell of Wisconsin expressed as. tonishment that the geatleman in charge of the deficiency bill should yield the floor to an avowed filibusterer, and inquired whether the gentleman’s object was to defeat the di- rect tax bill, which® tworthirds of the house fayored. Mr. Sayers replied thab the object was to pass the deficiency bill A vote was then taken on the motion for a recoss, At half past S Mr. Springer withdrew his motion for a recess and instantly Mr., Sayors moved that the house insist upon its dis- agreement to the amendment. Mr. McComas then moved that the houso recede from-the disagreoment. “Then the house was thrown into a_tumult Mr. Suyers claiming the floor, and Mr. M. Comus und his friends insisting that tie loor be accorded to him, The speaker vro tem, Mr. Hatch, recog- nized Mr, McComas to'make a motion, but decided that Mr. Sayers was entitled to the floor, a decision which galled forth angry protests from the republican side. For ten minutes the gallerics were entertained by viewing one of the noisigst scones which has been presented in the hodise during the pr ent session, $ The two hours’ debatel which _ensued was participated in by Messrs, Mansur, M Comas, Dibble, Kerr and Blaud. They were continually interrupted by laughter and ap- plause. Mr. Bland finally moved a recess, and un- til 11:50 the house relapsed into a state of MeComas withdraw inanition, At that hour Mr. said ho was wilibg _ to" his motion to recede and w0 allow a square vote to be taken on Mr. Sayers' motion to insist on disagree- ment. But this was distasteful to the ene- mies of the French spoliation claims, and a chorus of objections to such procedure came from the democratic side, Again, after another half hour had been consumed in a vain endeavor to secure quorum, Mr. Sa ers asked that the house insist upon disagree- ment. Aftera slight colloquy the bill was re- turned to a conferen Mr. Payson of Illinois was then recog- nized for a motion to suspend the rules ror the passage of the land forfeiture bill prac- tically @ od the senate. M orgia, called up as a ques- tion of highest privilege the Sullivan-Iclton contested election case, and then the filibust- ering was transferred to tho other side of the mber, Mr. McKenna of California making a motion for u recess. The motion for a recess baving been voted down Mr. Payson, in the intercst of the Jand forfeiture bill, raised a westion of consider- ation and Mr. Caswell of Wisconsin, second- ed him in the interest of the diract tax bill. Then filibustering was again transferred to the democratie side and _motions entered for recesses. While the tellers were m position keeping a desultory count of the members who strolled between them, Mr. Warner of Miss Gi ri, made an earnest_offort to secure the ssage of the senate bill fora public build- ing at Kansas City, but Mr. Lynch ef Penn- sylvanix, objected. $ Mr. Blanchard of Lonisiana obtamed the ateencion of the housé By offering resolu- tions protesting agamst tvhat pact of the arrangement for the inaugiration made by the scnate which assignsto the members of the house and the mem- bers-elect of the Fifty-first congress a subordinate place in the cercmonie tnereof, and saying that it is the right and privilege of the house te participate equally with the senyte in the arrangement thereof. The resolution agreed to, “Ihe conference report on the sundry civil Dill was submitted and agreed to. ‘The sen- ate recedes fsom the Waite amendment and practically from the steam press amendment, the royalty remainiug a1 cent per 1,000 im* pressions. ‘The house then, at 2:20, took a recess until 9:55 a. m. - THE CLEARANCE RECORD. The Financial Transactions of the Past Week. Bostox, Mass., March 8. —[Special Tele- gram to the Bee]—The following table compiled from dispatches to the Post from then gers of the leading leariug-houses of the United States, shows tue gross ex- changes for the week ended March 2, 1899, with rates per cent’of inc case or de- crease as compared with the amounts f the corresponding weel 1 1555 cities, CLEARINGS. New York. Boston s Philadeipiin |} Chicago...... " Bt. Louis Ban Franc New Orleans. Baltimore. Pittshurg. . inciunati | Kansas City. Louisville Milwan Provic 540,810 halE Detroit. ¢ 1 Omahn 1.|'s,B4g.849 BEIL o 05 4003 Denver....., ... Mempnis Hichmon! Colmnus, Duluth. Huxtford 70 Indianapolts 4 1RG0, Peorla.,. .. 1,961, 185 Bt, Josepn 1,400,786, Gaiveston | Springtield, Now Haven. Worcester. . Norfolk. Byracuse... Portlan: Loweil...! Wichita...\\ .00 Grang Hapias Los Angeles . Topeka ... *Bioux Cit *Tacoma. . Total R Outside New Yorl * Not included in totis; no last_ year, H Tt N ] caring house A Complaint Erom Mexico, WASHINGTON, Mareh -8.—The president to- day trausmitted to the house a communica- tion from the secrotarylof state, stating that he is in receipt of complaints from certain citizens of Texas that'the’ Moxican autho ties at Paso Del Norte gre building dams in 1h0 4tio Grande aud GaiIng orasions b tho American side of the river. . . Dr. Tanner Jailed. Dupriy, March 4 —Br. Tanuer, member of parliament for Cork,” who was arrested in London Friday last; arrived at Clonmel this morning, Tanner refusad to euter the prison wagon, whéreupon three constables forced him in and held him on the seat. A crowd followed the wagon, groaning and throwing stones at the police both before and after the prison wds reached, Six persons were arrested. el gt JThe Patriotic League. Panis, March 4-—Five thousand letters were seized in the office of tap Pauriotic League. A cursory examination shows @ lurge number of letters to be from sub- alterns and neld oficers in the army, and in- dicate the adberence of the writers to Bou- langerism, FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE. An Important Meeting of the Phar- macy Commission. THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. 1ts Tnvestigations Lead to the Discoy ery of a Simple Remedy For Diphtheria —~lowa's Outstand- ing Indebtedness. The P rmacy Commission. Des MoiNgs, Ia., March 3.—|Special to Tite Bee, | —One of the most mportant, but quict meetings of the past woek, was that of the state pharmacy commission. The com missioners met in session here for several days, and transacted a large amount of busi- ness and planned further work for the future. The general public knows but very little about this commission and the work it is doing. Yet it is a power in the state, and more so than_ever since prohibition went into effect. When the board was organized a fow years ago, the pharmacy business in tths state was in a very demoralized condi- tion, and a great many incompetent and irre- sponsible men were engaged in it, and the public was largely at the mercy of haphaz zard druggists. BBut the commissioners began to grade up the business and weed out the incompetents and thus protect the public health and morals. Since the board was or- anized it has issued 3,500 certificates to druggists; that is, it has certified to that num- ber of porsons us being competent t do a prescription busimess, handle deugs, ete. But ut present there ure less than 1,SW licensed pharmacists in the state. A large part of the number of those who have gone out of the business were irre sponsible or law-breaking druggists, and have been weeded out by the requirements of business, orthe enforcemont of law. Under the luw passed by the last legislature the sale of liquors i8 confined and limited to registered pharmacists. Great care is taken tosee that only responsible druggists et permits to sell liquor, and the commissione: have the power to revoke any druggist's cer titicate who is guilty of violating his liquor permit. That holds bim down to great care- Tulness, aud in view of other restrictions and responsibilities, the number of druggists who want to bother with liquor permits is comparatively small. A year or two ago the number of drugists who sold liquor was very large. In fact, the drug store larely supplied the place of the anished suloon. Drug stores sprang up as if by magie, far exceeding the normal de- mand for mére pharmaceutical wares. But the new law has changed all that. Now no druggist ean sell i without a special permnit and it is so much work to get a_per- mit and so much respohsibility after it is ob- tained that not many druggists want the trouble or risk of 4 permit. If a stranger should come iuto Towa and want to know how many places there are in the city where he could buy liquor legitimately the books of the pharmacy commission wouid show him that there are just 214 with one county recorder to hear from. Of tho ninety-eight _ counties reporting, Polk county, including the city of Des Moines, hus ihe largest number of permits, or eighteen. ‘Ihat represents the total num. Dber of drug stores in this city and county where liquor can be bought for legitimate uses, Woodbu county, including Sioux City, comes next with thirteen, then Carroll with eleven, then Pottowattamie, ineluding’ Council BIffs, with nine, though it is sur- mised that in the latter, liquor could be pought av some drug stores that are not per- mitted by law to sell it, There are forty counties in the state that have not_ taken out a single druggist permit to sell liquor. In some instances it is possibly because the druggists believe they can sell without, or rather because saloons are open, and it is not. necessary to go to druy stores for liguor. But in the most_of the counties in the list there is 80 little demand for liquord that the drug- gists don’t care to bother with the trade, The following is a list of the non-permit counties. 3 Adams, Allamakee, Appanoosc, Audubon, Bremer, Buena Vista, Cedar, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clay, ~ Clayton, Crawford, Dubuque, Fremont, Greene, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, lowa, Jackson, Johuson,Kossuth, Linn, Louisa, Lyon, Madison, Mills, Mitch- ell, Monroe, ‘Montzomery, Musc: Poweshiek, Shelby n, Wash- ington, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Worth. “Phe phiarmacy commissioners are plannin g anew scheme for making their work more effective. They propose to have a compiete preseription case kept ut the rooms of the commission in_the capitol, and then when a candidate applies for a certificate they will give him, in addition to his written cxamin- ation, a chance to do s0me practical work. They will make him mix pills and put up preseriptions before them, and thus aseer- tain his fitness to do the work for other people. The State Board of Health, Des Moises, Ia, March 3.—|Special to Tur Bee.) —The Towa state board of health has found that its chief fight this winter has been against diphtheri There has been a good deal of the discase in the stato and rigid quarantine has been frequently necessary. I'he board in looking around for some reme: dies and preventatives heard of certain ex- periments that had been made by Dr. Herr, one of the health commissioners of Prussia. ey wrote to him_for a copy of o which ho prescnted av the Berlin cong ] nd received it,and in addition received from jim a letter describing his remedy for diph- theria. As it is very simple and of casy ap plication it may iutérest the readers of Tue Bee as well. The letter was as follows: RarTinon, Prussia, Jan, 25, 1885, cretary Towa State Board of health: In reply o you favor of Junuary 5, which I received yeste day, I have the honor to berewith transmit to you iny pamphlet concerning the remedial effects of yeast. I have used it thirty-five first in cases of scurvy, aud for ten Years in diphther:a. 1 have seéen in children almost momentary rehief from its use in se- vere cases of diphtheria, Fover is reduced in thirteen hours three and three fourths de- grees Fahrenheit. 1 have used the same remeay with good results in scarlet fever, measles and cholera infantum. 1d add that since my pamphlet was pabl have seen my siatements therein concerning the curability of diphtheria confirmed in many iustances, Nor is there any doubt that typhus in all ats forms may be cured by yeast, and that old cases yield to this remedy. 1 have made @ proposition to . the United States government to cause yeast to be tested in cases of yellow fever, and I scarcely entertain any doubus as to its result, u8 1 have, by administering large doses of this remedy—two hundréd to two hundred and fifty grams, broken up severe cases of Ly phus, | Tho entire harmlessness of yeast permits its use in large quantities. In seyero cases of divhtheria, we give children every hour from six to eight grams of fluid yeast, and also cause the mouth and fauces b be mopped, at the same intervals, with a mixture of one part yeast and five or six parts water. If this is done energetically, and in time, the result is prompt und fayor- able, 1am, respectfull, D, Heeu, An Appeal For Relief. Des Moixes, In, March 8.—|Special to Tue Hee.|—When the railroad commission- ers prepared thewr schedule of rates they adopted four classifications for the different classes of roads, wllowing the weak little roads to charge a good deal more than the strong ones. But experiment has shown that the concession practically amouuted to nott- g, since the little roads were all touched at competing points by the big roads und so had 0 make the same rates as the strong roads. This bas worked great wmischief for some of the small roads, and unless they get relief they are thrcateued with baukruptey, itine, Pago, , t The Des Moines & Northwostern, a narrow giago road running from this place to Flondn,in Pocahontas county, bolongs to that class, Last vear it was operated at a net 1088 of £28,000, and if it has to uso the com missioners’ schedule of rates for this year its not loss Docemnbor 31 will be §41,000, al lowing nothing for interest on its bonds or revenue upon its investment. The road appealed to the comumission for relief insists that if the rates are ot rased it can not continue in_business. The little roads ave all being badly pinche The State's indebtedness, Drs Morses, la, March 3. pecial to Tue Bek)—The outstanding indebtedness of the state is being rapidly reduced, and by the 18t of January, 1500, it is expected that Towa's books will balance, with . little sur plus on the credit side. Lreasurer Twom oft bley is making arrangements now o i alarge block of outstanding warrants. Ho has given the thirty days notice required by law, and that stops the interest whether warrants are presented for pagment or not. His last two calis for outstandi warrants apply. to £193,000, of which £5,000 expires March 7, and £120,000 expires March 50, AL though therc is ot enough money in the treasury at present to meet this amount, yet hie expects to have it by the payments of the spring . which are due to the county treasury reh 1, and are promptly for- warded to him, By wmaking s calls in this way hie saves the state about thirty days’ intere: The Vacant Judzeship. Des Moixes, la, March [Special to Tur Bre. |—The absence of the governor at Washington keeps the aspirants for Ju Reed's seat upou the supreme beneh still in suspense. The governor would probably have made an appointment before this had not his libel suit interrupted his work. The lawyer who was s chief attorncy in that trinl, Mr. C. A, Bishop, is a candidute for appointment as district jndwe, to suceced General Given in case the lattpr is appointed supreme judge. So the g rnor will have anopportunity to remember his successful counsel should hie desire, by choosing Judge Given to suceeed Judge Keed. Two Old Veterans, Des Moixes, Tn, March 5.—[Speeil to Tue Brr.]—There will be two old veterans from Towa who will march to-morrow in Gencral Harrison's regiment as_his body guard at the inauguration. These are C tain T. J. Doane, of this city, und G hort, of Webster City. Captain Doane is one of the janitors at the state house, and he abounds in reminiscences of what his old colonel used to say and _do when they were in the army together, He s probably the proudest man that hus gone to Washington. G GOING TO WASHINGTON. Hon. James Laird on His Way to the Capital Hastinas, Neb, March 8 —[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.] —James Laird started for Washington this morning in_company with urles H. Paul and wife. He is worse than one month ago, but his presence in Wash- ington is 1 as prudential for both personal and political reasons. In case of an extra session he could be present to vote and therely assist republicans with their small majority to organize the house, Gone to Kansas. Aunvry, Neb., Margh 3.—[Special to T & Bre.|—The brother and sister of the late Jumes Williams sold out_everything belong- ing to the deceased and both left for Kansas last night. They tofused to pay the reward for the capture of Skillman, but_finally set- tled it for 200 Public opinion is strohg in favor of Skillman and his ruined sister. Sons of Veterans. Arkinsox, Neb., Mareh 8—[Special to Tur Bre.]—Scott camp of Sons of Veterans was established here last night with thirty members and the following oficers: Cap- tain, Frank 1. Suith; first lieutenant, Steve Dowling; sccond lieutenant, Nicholas O'Bricu; first sargeant, Harry W, Mathews Q. M. S., Childs; Com, 'Ser., Charles Bea- man. Th tle-Stealing Episode, Muxt, Neb.,, March pecial to Tire BeE. |—The excitement over the cattle-steal- ing which has been done is gradually dying out. The vigilantes have not hanged anybody aow. It 18 quite plain that the sus ed men will all be re- leased and the same state of uffairs will pre- vail another scason, The Grand Island Gun Club, GrAND Istaxn, Neb, March 3.—[Special to Tne Bee.]—The following is the score of the Grand Island gun club at their shoot at seventy bluerocks S. 13. Fleck, b4: Fred_Palmer, 613 R. P. O'Neill, 57; M. Wilkins, 51; George Everett, 52; C. Derry, il; H. J, Palmer, 435 W. D! Moulton, 36;J. C. Gersh B! Hock- enberger, 405 G, I, Perrin, 85, Will Be Taken to th ATkINsON, Neb, March 3,—[Sp Tug Bee. [—M. S. Shaffer, a farmer soldier living near this place, who has been subjected to oceasional violent attacks of in- sunity, was taken with another yesterduy and became so violent that his family was compelled to send for assistunce, It is likely he will bo taken to the hospital for the in- saune for treatment, Hospital, Another City Hall Graxp Isnann, Neb,, March Tue Bee, | —Plans have been adopted for the erection of a city hall 66xG6, three stories, with bascment and all the modern improve- ments at a cost of $25,000. p — A SENSATION PROMISED, St. Louis Democrats Investigate the Recent Republican Majority. St. Louis, March 8. —The first fruits of the investigations of the democratic state com- mittee into the big republican majority in St. Louis at the November election, is given in several cotumns of space in the two morning pavers., A complete canvass of the city has been made under dircction of Assistant Unitea States District Attorney Knapp, and in the reports received by that official it is claimed that dead men, nonresidents and negroes not designated as colored on the reg- istration lists were voted. The assertion is made that prominent citizens are involved, and a great sensation 18 promised. Asa result of these investigations four persons, all col- ored, have been arrested by United Statés authorities, It is said that other arrests will follow, —[Special to S par:hquakes in Ecuador, Sr. Hewexa, Ecuador (via ulveston), Murch 8.~ A sharp shock of earthiquake was felt hiere at 11:15 last night, It lasted about fifteen seconds, and was followed a few iin- utes later by four other shocks. The shocks were felt at intervals during the night and t-day. - GuavaQuer, Ecuador (via Galveston), March 3.—A violent shock of earthquuke was experienced here at 11:08 last night. During the pight wod this morning there ere thirteen other shocks of less severity. Pelephone wires are down, and @ panie pre- vails ataong the people, e Stanwood Kicked to Death, WasuiNaroy, Murch 3.--The president 10-day transmitted o the house supplemental correspondence in regard t the killing of United States Copsular Agent Stanwood at Madagascur. It appears from the corre- spondence, which s very voluminous, that Stanwood, while acting s poacemaker in an alterc 1 in which Captain Duverye was a principal, was kicked and killea by Duverge, who clalms to be an Awerican, NUMBER 262 A CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW, Two of the Most Intoresting Sos- sions In tho Country's History. 262 SOME OF THE RESULTS ACHIEVED Cleveland Distinguishos Himself By More Bills Than AN itis Predec s Combined The Vetoing Laws, It Was a Record By £ WasHiNGTON, March 8.1 Most noteworthy act of the Iiftieth congres which closes at noon to-morrow, has besn the vassage of he act by which thero will be an addition of four new stars to the na- tional colors. The first session was made unusually interesting by the fact that the national election was near at hand, and that tho lines of both parties were closely drawn, with the leaders watehiug eagerly for eve opportunity that might give them an advant- b, however slight, in the approaching con- test. Although the measure which caused the prolongation of the first session to a timo bevond all precedent failed of enacte ment and resulied in nothing rave a mighty torrent of debate, congross never- theless achieved a- considerable amount of work. More bills have been introduced and more enacted into law than during any other cong In the matter ot vetoes, the theretofore unsurpassed record of the Forty-ninth congress has been beaten, President Cloveland disapproving moro bills during the last two years of his administra- tion than during the first two. He hus vetoed directly 278 bills, 157 more than all his p decessors combined from Washington down while a number of bills have veen objected to by a “*pocket’ veto, During the two sessions there introduced in the house 12,650 bills, have been or 1,400 more thau in the preceding congress, and 268 joint resolutions, ol wore than in the Torty-ninth congress, Committee reports I {0 the number of 4, 154 508 bills and 144 joint reso- lutions have been introduced, ngainst 3,557 bills and 118 resolutions during the Forty ninth congress, whicli broke ail previous ree- ords in this respect. There were 2,706 written reports made, or S5 of the vreceding congress, se bills and jomt resolutions 1,789 vecame laws, of which” numtber 1,190 ori ated in the house and 601 n the senate. president also sent veto messages in the of 9 houscand 47 scnate bills, or 14 more vetoes than were made during the previous congress, Of the house bills which became laws, 8 were private bills and #58 measures of public character. Al of the 4 house bills vetoed, except 8, were either private pension or relief bills, The 8 public bills ure as follow ‘0 quict the title of scttlers on the Des Moines river lands, in Towa; for the sale of Indian lands in Kansas; for the disposal of the Fort Wallis military reservation in Kansas; authorizing the improvement of Castle Island, Boston harbor: for the certifi- cation of lands§ to the state of Kansas for the benctit of “agriculture and mechanical rts; for the erection of public buildings at ve been made In the senate Columbus, Ga., Allentown, Pa., Council Blufts, L., and Bar Harbor, Me. ome of the more important house bills h become laws are the followfng: For a conference of the South and Central American_ nations in - Washington in May next; to divide the great Sioux reservation in Dakota; the Chinese exclusion‘act; for the protection of Umted Staies ofticials in Indian territory ; to author the condemna- tion of lang for sites for public buildings; creating a department of agriculture, the head of the department to bo a cabinet officer; to establish a department of labor; to create boards of arbitration or commis sions for seutling controversies or differences vetween inter-state common carriers and their employes. Bills originating in the senate becamo laws 10 the number of 601, of which 409 were of a private characte Forty-seven senate bills were vetoed, the most important being those for the ercction of public buildings at Youugstown, O., and Sioux City, Ia., and the direct tax bill. By far the most import- unt of the senate Dbills enacted into law has been the omnibus territorial admission bill, by which North and South Dakota, Washington und Montana territories may acquire statchood. Among the other senate bills placed on the statute book are the following: To provide for the warehous- ing of fruit brandy; to increase the pension for the loss of both hands, and also for deaf- ness; to incorporate the' Nicaragua Canal company; to provide state homes for the support of disabled soldiers; to prohibit the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States; to allow any honorably discharged soldier or sailor who has abandoned or relin- auisbed bis homestead entry w0 wmake another; to change the time of meeti of the clcetoral college; ratifying the Creek In- dian agreciment; to cuable'the president to protect the interests of the United States in Panama; to protect the Alaska fur, «scal and salmon fisheriesy dirccting the secretary of the interior to in- vestigate the practicability of constructing water storage reservoirs in the arid region, and the erection of new public buildings or enlurgement or change of existing buildings at several cities, ngress also p ridan, Mrs. Logau, Mrs and to retive General IRo There have been included ment of bills which hay in the president’s hunds awaiting his sigua- ture, Quite u number of these are subject tou *pocket” veto, and the president's ue- tion in regard to thew may, of course, mod- assed bills to pension Mrs, Prank A. Blair, raus. in’ this state- s become laws those ify this statement to some extent, There are also pending a number of measures which may yet be passed, buv the work of congress is practically comple ‘Cliree hundrea and thirty three bills which passed the house failed in the senate in eon- ference, The most notable of these were the Mills turiff bill and the Oklahoma bill, Other iwportant house measures which fuiled ure as follows: The general land bill and gen- eral forfeiture bili; to prevent the product of conviet labor being used by uny government department departuient or upoti public build- ings or public works; to awend the internal revenue laws by relaxing the rigors of the luws; authorizing the five civilized tribes to lease their lands, subject to the approval of the secr of the interior; uuthorizing the issue of fractional’satlor certificates; to pres vent the employment of lien labor on publie buildings or other works, and in the various departiments of the government; o forbid the Northern Pacific laud grant; to provide fo the revocation und withdrawal of lands wade for the benefit 04 certuin railroads; the fisheries retaliation bill recommended by the president. Six hundred aud ecighty-four bills, after passing, fuiled through one causc or another ach the president. The most important as follows: Declaring the sense of the ited States with respect to foreign control of the Panama canal; the Blair “educatipn bill; acpendent peusion bill; providing for the Inspection of meats, and prolibiting the dmportation of adulterated wriicles; the swamp lund bills; for the compulsory educa- tion of Indian ehildren; to authorize the ssla rtain lands to alicns; to muke telegraph apanies subject 1 the "regulutions of r-state comumussion; to retirve UBIIBI'!’ Johu C. Fremont; to rutify Ute Indian agreement. The following are among the other imports ant meusures which also came 10 naughts The Pucitie railroad fuuding biil; the bill for the admission of Utah, Idato, Wyoming and New Mexico territories; o declare trusts unlawiul; to promote commercial union with Cunada and to authorize the president to open negotiations with a view to the annexa- tion of the dominion; to granl womau suffs rage; W repeal the civil service law, internal revenue laws and the tobaeco tax; to lay & graduated income tax for & bounty on sugary for the free coinage of silver; to repa.f 'l-sal oleowargarine act, and Various measures pro- posing radical departures in the pension, tariff and flnaocial systoms, l’l‘\vo importyst 5?“"‘{3':;.‘”"'“" were re| ©d wore the Canadjan erics and Bri extrudition ¢onventions, Vi the southern