Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 21, 1889, Page 1

\ TANNER DEFENDS RIMSELF, He Objects to the Smirching of an Honorable Life. A REPLY TO SECRETARY NOBLE. Review of His Conduct in OfMce and His Defense Thereof — Some Rather Hot Talk—Ems« phatic Denials. The Retort Courteons, ‘Wasmxaroy, Oct. 20.—Ex-Commissioner Tanner is out to-night in a long statement replying to Secretary Nobles' lotter of July 24, the gist of which was given in these dispatches Friday night. Tauner denies at the outset that he detled the secretary on the subject of re-rating, or his authority in the administration of the burcau. He gives out for publication the letter to which Sec- retary Noble's reply was made. In it Tan- ner says in part: “I Go not propose in any event to have an honorable life timo smirched in the slightest dogroe at this period of my existence, and where I may find well foundea reasons for believing that I have been imposed on and misled I will bo quick to recommend the condemnation merited by the parties con- cerned. 1 desire to add furthermore that I have made @& comparison in these cases (meaning cases of pension of- fice employes) with that taken by my prede- cessor in similar cases and find the compari- son is favorable to the present administra- tion.” Tanner, in commenting on the stress laid by Secretary Noble upon the law relating to re-rating, siys that when he took ofiice he found that on the question of re-rating the oftice had been, sinco March 23, 1586, operat- ing in accordance with the decision rendered by Assistant Secrotary Jenks, who i the case of Charles Watson declared that “If any case adjudicated under the act of March 8, 1870, arrears of pensions were not graded according to the pensioner’s disability; neither section 46, 953 nor any other pro- vision of the law prohibits re-adjudication.” Watson’s contention was in part for a pen- sion on account of sunstroke, but he made no claim for that disability till fifteen years after his discharge. Mr. Jenks states that while the presumption, front the fact that ho made no claim until fifteen years after dis- charge, is not in favor of the view that the disubility was great, still he holds the claim- ant should have an opportunity to_snow the extent of his disability during that period since his discharge; and aads, “If the evi- dence should show that for any portion of time since his discharge he has been disabled in a degree greater than for which he was ensioned, the pension for that peried should e increased 8o as to correspond with the de- gree of disability “If Secretary Noble ses fit,” says Tanner, *to construe statutes so as 1o make them less liberal to soldiers than did his eminent dem- ocratic predecessor, the responsibility must rest with him, and T am not willinz while so doing that he shull unchallenged arraizn me a8 operating without rcason aud beyoud the pale of law. “Various statements have been published over the conntry about the vast number of claims of employes of the pension office which have been acted upon during my in- cumbeney. The fact 1s, there were but thirty-three of them all told. There are nearly se: nundred soldiers, employes in the pension ofice, o the public can judge as well as I, how much foundation there is, re- garding the point of number, forthe criticism passed upon the office in that respect. Suf- flce 1t to say that four gentlemen, men of long experience in oftice and acknowledged character and capacity, in their report to moe on twenty-four cases, broadly impeached the correctnéss of action in oue cuse. whereupon 1 immediately called for the papers in that cuse, ana, fluding that the certificate had not been issued, cancetled all proceedings taken fu the case. Of thirty-three cases they re- ported that three were simply imcrease cases and not rerated cases; that the action taken in two of the others was right in part, and that in onu case injustice had been done the peusioner, and that he had not been granted enough. Six cuses were reported us having been wrongly favored. All the rest were certitied to as absolutely correct. “On the £0th of June came anotice to me of the fact that the commission of investiga- tion had been instituted. When they up- peared a day or two afterwards [ nstructed the chief clerk to place the oftico and ail its contents at their disposal if they desired it. That terminated my association with the committeo of investigation right at the cow- mencement of the evidence, “1 never suw the report of the committee on investigation unul the afternoon of the day 1 resigned, when I found it on the table in the white Louse and was there told by the president and secrotary that the report contained nothing which wouid in the slight- est dewree reflect upon iy integrity or im- peach the honesty of my action s commis- sioner.” In regard to the secretary’s assumption of his insubordination Tanner presents the letter which he sent to the secretary August B, and in which he expresses regret that they bad fallen apart, aud attributes the trouble to too little personal communication, Yhe letter goes on to say : 1 recognize that I sit in a position wnere I have power to serve our comrades and our country. [Idesiretoserve them and it to the full extent the law verwits and not one fof beyond. I desiro you to make this branch of the administration so popular with veterans over the country at large that, in the futuve, there cun bo no question where support of the wen who served and suffered will be Riven.” Tanner sad this lefter was nevor an- swered and 1t closed cominunication between bim auvd the sceretary, The lnve-tgiine Report, WASHINGTON, Oct, 20.—The investigating report proper, to which Commissiouer Tan- mer in bis interview refers, covers a little more than ecighteen printed pages and is dated September b, 1885, The report says there were no records in the pension office showing specifically the number of cases which had been re-rated during the period suggested in tho ussistant secretary’s order, and that until the period commencing Sep- tember, 1858, the rerated cases were all in- cluded in the record wmong reissues for all purposes. Commencing, however, with September 1, 1888 aud con- tinuing through each succeeding wonth, the certiticate division hus noted on its rec- ord all _re-dssues of certificates numbered below 171,000, those which had been re-issued for the purpose of corrections or changing rate. On exumination the board ascertained that the issue of certificate No. 171,000 brought the work down to about July 1. 1880, the date when the arrears act of March 3, 1879, took effect, and it also appeared that a Wuch lorger proportion of certificates issued rior to that date had been re-rated than 080 issued subsequently. The report, therefore, covers all cases numbering below 171,000 revated during the montns of December, 1858, and January, Keb- ruury, March, April, May, June ana July, 1889. A statement showing the total number of cases rerated during the eight months specified and also showing that in about 83 por cont of the total number of cases ro- rated, the rerating extonds back to the date of the dischuree, is given and the comment s wade in the stalement that there haa been ® substanuial increase in the number of cases rated from wmouth to month during this period, wtich the report says is indicative of what is the estabiished policy of the bureau, the result of which, if continued, will be to readjudicate and rerate & very large percentage of cuses ou the ad- witted fiies. The report continues: Wihe mode of procedure i the majority of casos is about as follows: Peusioners, mpted by the present liberal policy of the reau, are making application for an in. ereass [or pousion, und also in the sume ap- plication request a rerating, giving no spe- citic reasons therefor, but stating generally that they have been rated too low, or this quostion 18 considered on an application for inorense alone, and in very many cases it is considered and action taken without, so far as the rccord shows, requests having been made for such action on_the part of the pensioner. In the process of adjudication, thoe board of review has adapted the follow- ing form of exdorsement, which is zenerally found upon the briefs, as its action: ‘Re- rating not approved unless manifest injustice has been done in _former rating.' After ac- tion, this ondorsed case then basses to the medical division, whero the new rate is en- dorsed on the face of the brief without, in most cases, nssigning any reason why the former rating should be disturbed. ““T'he theory or rule which the ofiice claims to follow in the adjudication of cascs for re- rating is that of “‘manifest injustice’ in the original or former rating. But an investiga- tion of the accompanying exhibits will, we think, convince you, as an examination of the papers in the samo has convinced us, that the theory or principle above mentioned las not been followed as a rule. Though action on the face of briefs by the medical division, where the responsibility seem to Liave been placed, wssigns as & rule no reason for the rerating made—that s, does not set forth that “‘mani- fest injustice” has been done, or mistake or palpable ervor committed in the former rating, it seems manifest, what- ever the reason was theoretically, that {u'x tically and, in fact, that action in a large majority of cases was the result of a were difference of opinion from that which gov- erned the original or former adjudication.” The cases which ure analyzed and cited in the report are in all importaut particulars substantially of the same general character as thoso cited 1n Secrotary Noble's letter to Commissioner Tanoer, dated July 24 last, and published yesterday morning. The report continues: *‘Ono thing seems manifest, the rule ‘palpable or wmanifest error’ in former adjudications has not in any proper sense, applicavle to deliberate official judgment been, as a matter of fact, the con- rolling principle in the majority of re-rated cases, howeyer much it may be urged to the ontrary. ~Adjudications in most cases have been bused on a mere difference of opinion, and judgments bave been made, as a _rule, without even these reasons for the differ- encos of opinion appearing.” A number of cases are quoted, shown to have been endorsed either by the commis- sioner or his former sceretary, Squires, as “forty-eight hour” cases. That is, they are h an order was made requiring final adjudication within forty-eiht hours from the issuance of the order. This, the report says, scems to have been understood not only to bo an order for final action within forty-eight hours, but an order for final favorable action. The board is unable 10 state where the practice of issuing such orders originated, but it has, they suy, an existence covering the entiré period of in- vestigation. ard to the cases of the pension offic report says that in adjudie ton for re-rating the rule “‘palpable error or “manifest injustice” in the former rating seems to have been ignored und they were without exception re-adjusted upon mere opinion, he board in summarizing 1ts _conclusions says substantially: “The same principles or rules bave been followed, in gencral, so far a8 the application ' of any prin: ciple or rule can be discerned, Quring a period of eight months beginning with December, 1888, covered by our investi- gation. The practice of rerating pensions in cases, the pavers of which do not disclose an crror'in the oviginal adjudication, which is manifest and paipable, thus leaving the real basis for rerating a mere opinion on the weight of evidence us now viewed, and al- lowing that opinion 1 anaul and change the former adjudication, based upon the same evidence, 8 a violation of the spirit_if not the letter of the law and even if this were not so, is inconsistent with good practice and contrary to the rules of law. The practice of taking cases out of their order and making them “‘forty-elght- hour’ cases is especiaily mischievous, it 18 apt to be construed as cquivalent to an arder to allow, and, because 1t may, for want of suftivient time, prevent the deliberate and proper consideration which the case should have, The d ons of the depar ment are not always followed by tho pension office as they should Lo in_ points of law and practic I'ho rule of practico furnished by a depar mental decision should be recoznized and fol- lowed by the pension oftice, so long as it is not overruled or modified by the authority which made iv; and the construction or terpretation of the law by the department should bo accepted by tho pension ofice binding, and that as applicable not only to th in which it is made, but 1 all cases volving the sa bourd mule with a view to the correction of errors which have crept into practice turough lax methods which are found to prevail m the pension of- fice. Ignorance or Worse. 8. Louis, Oct. 20.—General W. H. Powell, of Belleville, Tll, who was granted an in- crease of pension a short time befare tho ap- polutment of Commissioner Tanner, has written a lotter to Secretary Noble denying that the increaso was granted as claimed by Tanuer in the letter from Noble to Black, General Powell claims it was not_a case of re-rating, buv simply a correction of arror in his original allowance. Ha adds that the statement of Tanner was a misconception of the facts “oither through ignorance or wilful wisrepresentation.’” Sl S A BASE BALL WAR. 1t Will Be Bitter But Profitable. CmesGo, Oct. 20.—A dispateh from Minne- apolis usserts ‘‘on good authority” that Spalding, of the Chicago lesgue club, and the managers of the Boston ciub are backing the Brotherhood of Ball Playors. This, it 1s claimed, is tho outcome of the proposition made by Johnny Ward, who found the brotherhood was not getting as much finwncial backing as was necessary to put their scheme into operation. He proposed to Spaldiog thay tho monoyed members of the league advance money for running the clubs of Boston, New York, Chicagoand Philadelpbia, and the brotherhood would sustaln tho 'clubs in the other four cities, Tne agreement was reached. This meavs that now brottierhood clubs will be an oft 8hoot of the league; also practically the dis- ruption of the American association, A bit- tor war will bo waged, apparently between tho rivals, but attho end of the playing season the brotherliood and league will have several dollars to divide among themselyves as the result of the schewe. — A Zontogical Curiosity. CrxeryNaty, Oct. 20.—[Svecial Telegram The female giraffe ut tho zo0logical garden in this city brought forth a young malo giraffe this forenoon. This is said to be the first born in captivity in Awerica, The managers of the zoological gardel that none have been born In captivity elsewhere excopt in Lovdon, and ne thero since 1577, The youugster ut tho Z00" is uearly five and o half fect high, and his estimated weigbt is 150 pouniis. s 2 S A Wreok riland, PontuaNp, Ore, Oct. 20.—A Northern Pacific passenger train was derailed to-day at Hunters, Ore., by a steer on the track. The fireman and englucer were fatally in- jured but the two hundred basseagers escaped with nothiug wmore serious than a good suakiug up. S ————— Down to Z'ro. Sr. PAvuL, Minn,, Oct. 20.—A St. Vincent, Minnesota, special, says the temperature has not risen above twenty-nine degrees and is falling rapidiy to-night. It probably will be withia & fow degrees of zoro by morniug. e e A Fight With the Natives. Zaxzinan, Oct. 20.—I4 is reported that the Germans bud an engagement with the na tives at Hagowoya on the 17ub iustaut, No detal! ) A COLD RECEPTION FOR JOAN No Hope of Warmer Relations With the Flowery Kingdom. SOME PROBABLE LEGISLATION. Talks With Representativo Law- Makers on a Varicty of Toplos ~As to Congressional Con- trol of kKlections. WasniNatox Buneav Tim Omana Ber, 513 FOURTERNTH STRERT, Wasnixaros, D. G, Oct, 20. ‘It s our purposo to do everything pos Dlo to bring about more friendly relations between the United States and the celestial empire, but I do not pretend to say that any degree of success will follow tho effort, as there is so much prejudice against our people by Americins,” says the private secretary tothe new Chineso minister here. ‘‘The work of American missionaries in China,” ho says further, “is effoctive and they are treated well, and reports to the contrary are untrue. Your missionaries have mado a great many converts in China. There is no reason why our strained relations with the United States should be continued, and I hope they may be relioved. However, I seo very littlo hope just now.’” Talks with a half dozen or more experi- enced and well known men in congress do not disclose the least sentiment in favor of giving the Chinese any more latitude than is now extended for their immigration to this country. Not only will the presest laws be maintained, but there is little, if auy, doubt that a cordon of mounted police will be es- tablished on the northwestern fron- tier to keep Mongolns from coming overland mto the morth- west. To questions propounded to one senator and six members of the house on the Chinese and other guestions, and as to what 1 their opinion would be done in the way of legislation at the approaching session of congrress they said: Senator Dolph, of Oregon, (rop.)—Con- gress having taken action in the matter of the immigration of Chinese laborers, what- ever injustice may have been done citizens of China holding return certificates, I think no avtempt will be made to remove 1 by a repeal or modification of the act. [ intend to reintroduce my coast defense bill and be- lieve it will bring about some kind of logis- lation. We must adopt a gencral plan for defending our coasts, and I think congress is now ready for it. Loth the inter-state com- merco and civil service laws will be amended, but uneither will be repealed, Senator Blair will bring forward his educa- tional bill again, but one cannot foretell tho action on it in the house. The wanagement of the pension oMee will be in- vestigated We must carry out and revise the® tarift. Reoresentative Brown, of Indiana, (r 1s one of the very few who voted oxcluding Clinese as a violation of the Burlingamo treaty, but now I awm in favor of excluding tho Chinese. The United States should go further and cutoff all relations with the Chinese empire. The Chinese can- not come here and be treated with any fairness. The Chinese have been used infamously by the American peo- ple and the government has permitted such aciion to go on, The Chmaman is indus- trious, law abiding, and a good citizen. He is nover a pauper, never strikes or violates his agreement, néveran anarchist, and never engages ina_riot. Ho does not become politician and run ward politics. Ho smokes opim, but that is no worse than drinking bad whiskey. For all that he is not for this country. Ho 18 not homogenous. How- ever, we do not want_him and he should be Kept away. At the same time our count shiculd not be hypocritical towards China. It ought to cut off all relations. I.do not favor the abolition of the present civil service commission unless something can be substituted for it which is better, and Ithink a great many difiicuities are in’ tho way of sucha substitution. 13ut why not proportion the oflices out among the repre- sentatives in congress, and when a vacancy ocenrs notify them, as is_done in the case of appointments to Aunapolis and West Point. “The first thing to be done by conress in u, opinion. is to revise the revenue systen The revenues from that source need only be reduced by the repeal of the tax on tobacco and snuff, and the tax on_alcohol used in the arts, which, together with a reduction of the tax on sugar similar to_that provosed by the Mills bill, T think, would be adeq: the purposes of 'the governwent. I think this ought to be done under a_motion to sus- pend the rules, The congress of the Urited States undoubtedly bas power to supervise congressional elections, They are thor- ouglly national aund perhaps the only = mational election known to the constitution, The question as to what siiall be dono in this conuection is fuil of dificultics, The laws have to_be en- forced by state tribunals and the witnesses and overy body else concerned in the cases arc taken out of the community which is in sympathy with the violation of ‘the luw, and will bo almost impossible to secure a con- viction for that reason. A statute cannot bo euforced when it 1s obnoxious to public opin- ion, But the United States government should do everything it can under the con- stitution to enforce the law to secure to the colored man_the actual right to vote, and_if that cannot be done congress should deprive tho states in which tney reside of represen- tation in congress to an extent base upon the numoer of colored men thus debarred from their rights as citizens. Representatfo Hitt, of Hlinos, (r Sometning muy be dono towards enlargiug the coinage of silver. The in ate com- merce law will likely be amended and tho race question will come up 10 connection with the proposition of the federal govern. went assuming coutrol of the elections, We will try to reviso the tariff. The poor planter gets the credit for all the opposition to the sugar tax, but as a matter of facy ho is very insigniticant factor. The real influence brought to bear is tnat of the capiinlists in- terested in the hundreds of millions of dol- lars’ worth of sugar every year for refluing purposes. There would be no difficuity in effecting a proper adjustment of the tariff if it wore not for the fuct that the southern democrats, who are 8o ready to mako redue- tious on all other kinds of goods, bring a solid objection when sugur cane 1s wen- tioned. Representative Owens, of Ohio, (dem.)— ‘Phere will be an effort to lexislate for the coutrol of congressional elections, but as tho purpose of this movoment 18 transparent no such partisan legislation can becomo a law. Any attompt on the part of the republicans to increase their slender majority by throw- ing out democratic members will bo resisted, and I believe the minority will be found quite as powerful to resist as the majority will bo 10 enact obnoxious laws. Itopresentative Outhwaite, of Ohio, (dem.) n attempt will be mude o pass a general election law, and, so far as I can judge, the law desired by the majority will' be of a partisan character. The republicans will not altempt o revise the rules of the house in an cbuoxious way, or 8o as to deprive tho majority of its rights, if for no other reason, because their majority 1s 50 swall they do nothing with the rules without the con- sent of the minorily, The majority will at- tempt to revise the tariff, but they will find greator dificulty in framing & bill than the democrats did in the last congress, and I be- lieve they will fail. The pension oftice will be investigated in the early part of Lhe ses- sion. Representative Candlers, of Georgla (dem.)—The internal revenue and civil ser- vieo laws must be abolished, one is a perni- cious burden, the other a fraud. Representative Catchings, of Mississippl (dem.)—Intelligence is the only thing that will settle the race question, But the Blair educational question Will not solve the prob- > DAY MORNING, lem, It would give som: ief to the treas. uries of somo states to haye a large fund de- votea by tho government to popular ocduca- tion, But on the other hanfl it might destroy the vigor with whieh tho people of the states have always boen taught t§ deal with their affairs, Thoy might comefo feel dependent upon the government and' cease their own efforts, and that would be|deplorable, still I think an effort will Be madd to pass the Blair oill. Congrass must not Attempt Lo control the elections in the states, It has no rizht to interfere, and to do it will make trouble, FOR THE BAKE OF HARMONY. For several years the secretaries of war and navy have declined to_permit barrack and merine bands to leave their posts for the purpose of furnishing music on vublic o casions ata distance. The reason assigned has boen two fold: First, it was not thonght to bo the proper thing o permit a band paid out of the publio treasury to come in compotition with private bands; and, secondly, it was regarded as in- judicious on account.of the intercsts of the service, to permit a band to leave the post of duty to_cater to outsido intorosts at a dis- tance. Senator Ransom, of North Cavolin has succeeded in overcoming these objection and secured the services of the Marine band at the_centennial celebration at Fayette- ville, N. O, November 21, when the ratification of the federal constitution will take place. Tho surprising thing to most people hero is that the band should be tend- ered on an occasion where Jefferson Davis is to be the principal speaker, and a number of promiunent_confederates are to take part in the proceedings, ~ Oue of the principal ob- jects in granting leave for the Marine band to attend this celebration is to demonstrate to the southern people that there is no preju- dice against them, and that there is no dezire on the part of tne administration to draw the lino against the south. Thus privileges which have boen refused persons in the north are granted to the south that there may be no grounds whatever for southerners to claim that northern ropublicans are trying to keep up sectional feeling. BAYARD A MASCOT. Ex-Secretary of State and ex Senator Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware, is figuring to get back into public life. Ho wants to be returned to thosenate. The Delaware dero- crats have come to regard Bayard as their mascot and are laying their overthrow last year, by which Mr, I3 odgett, a republican, was elected to_the United States senate, to the fact that Mr. Bayard has stepped out- sido tho state and ¢ntered a federal oftice, and was not_oersonally at the nead of the campaign. It is said bo wiil be offered the nomination for governor next vear unless he declines it in advance. The first vacancy in the senato will not oceur until March 3, 1803, over three years hence, when the term of Gray, who is Bayard’s successor, will expire. This 1s the place that Bayard is'looking for, but Gray and his friends are bitterly opposed 1o the return of the ex-secretary of state and the prospects are that a yvery accrimonious personal fight will ensue. Senator Gray, it will be remembered, wanted to get the place on tho supreme_bench given either to Mr. Lamar or Mr. Fuller, and his friends claim that if Bayard had stood by him as he should huve done, Gray would have been appointed. MISCELLANEOUS Miss Libble Harrlson, juho I been visit- ing her sister, Miss Carrie Harrison, will re- turn 10 Towa in a few days. Within the next ten ora dozen years the army will lose the last of its fist licutenants who were veterans of the war. In all the army there are but seventy-three, and the records show that tenof these are incapaci- ated for future service. Alexander W. Coulee, ‘of Nebraska, has been promoted from $1,400 to 1,600 in tho generai land oftice. Colonel Michael Sheridan, assistant adju- tant general of the army, is in Now York for a few days on business connected with the scttiement of Lis brothor's estate, {PERRY —— THE POSTAL . HEATH, SERVICE, Plans Being Considered For Greatly Improving tr. WasmiNgroN, Oct. 20.—[Special to Tur —Postmaster General Wanamalker's forthcoming report is anticipated with much concern in postal circles. It is expected to ome original recommendations, es- pecially in reference ta the connection of the postal system with the telegraph, an ex- tension of the free delivery service to citie having 83,000 postal incomes auuually, and the construction of buildings at the expense of the government for postofiicesof the sccond class. It will be remembered that Senator Paddocl, in the early part of the last congress, introduced a bill providing buildings for sccond _class postofilces, and that it went through the senate with a whirl, but the cconomical house cut the allowances for these buildings down to about two-thirds the amount pro- vided in the Paddock biil, and the measure finally failed to secure comvletion. ‘the democrats wanted to give about sixteen or cighteen thousand dollars for ground and buildings in cities where second-class post- ofices are located, anticipating charity on the part of the citizens in the way of free ground for the building. The republicans in the senate wanted to make this amount nearer $25,000 or $8),000, and held tbat if the people in any of the cities wanted to give the ground they could simply get a better building as the full wmount appropriated would be ex- pended, 'There is very little doubt now that the Paddock bill will go through both branches of congress at the approaching session, as it is oue of the most popular measures ever proposed. It is not probable that Postmaster General Wanamaker will propose a parcel post—a limited express sys- tem in connection with the postal service— but the subject will undoubtedly be agitated by its friends. R Mahone's Mint Juieps. WasmiNGToN, Oct, 20,—[Special to THE Bee.]—General Mahone lives like a lord at Petersburg. He owns one of the flnest estates in the south, and is @ magniticent entertainer. A northern politician who has recently becn uis guest said to me to-day: here is but one man in all this broad country who knows how to make a mint julep. He is General Mahone's body servant, His juleps are works of art. Taking a long, thin glass he piles it up with layers of sliced lemon, alternated with finely crushed ice, sprinkled with sugar, and then pours just the right proportion of 'the finest old liquor upon it. Buvthe julep is by no means finished. On the top long sprays of tender mint,carefully ingerted in tho crushed ice, 80 that none of the stems or leaves are bruised, form a bouquet which is s large as a man's fist. This with two thin slices of cucumber completes the work. The true southern mint julep, aceording to Mahone, should consist of the flawor of the lipuor, lemon aud sugar, cooled with the ice, and the aroma but not the taste of the mint. Mahone says that the man who would bruise mint ina julep would rob his own grand- wother,” e GOLD AUVIOE It is Given the Fremen Pilgrims by the Pop Roume, Oct, 20.—The pope to-day gave au- dience to a part of the French pilgrims and delivered an address to them, He appeared feeble and his voice wasalmost inaudible. He reiteruted his protest aguinst the attitude of the Italiun government toward the papa The pove advised the tormation of an associa- tion which shall be devoted to securing the ma- teriul welfare of workmen by procuring in- creased facilities for labor, inculcating prin- ciples of economy and defeuding the rights and legivinate claims of workmeu, He ex- pressed @ hope that governments every- where would treat the workiog classes with kindness and endeavor Lo restrain tendencies toward luxury and an uodue desire for wealtl, - The Constitutions Ready. St. PavL, Mian,, Oct. 20.—Govornor Mel- I.clu! has the constitutions of North and South Dakota and the ofticial election re- turus ready, and will forward thew 1o the president {0-worrow, OCTOBER 21, 1889, [IE SOLD OUT THE ALLIANCE Such Is the Oharge Amainst Mr. Ashby, a Late Officer. THE GOVERNOR AND RAILWAYS, He Says That They Must Answer the . Catechism—Oskaloosa Keeps Her College — Dairymen in Convention, An Exploded Sensation. Drs Moy Ia., Oct. 20—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee. | —There was @ startiing turn in state politics to-day, caused by the publication of a broadside exposing the democratic plot to betray the farmers' alli- ance through the assistance of W. B. Ashby late lecturer of that organization Last Sunday he published a seven-column lotter in a democratic paper hero attacking the logislative record of Senator Hutchiso the republican candidate for governor, claim- ing to cyme from the farmers' standpoint. It was announced broadeast by democratic papers that this was an authoritative utter- ance by the furmers’ alliance and presaged a landslide away from Hutchison. It now appears that instead of being a republican, as claimod, Ashby is a democrat and has been sacrotly workine against tue party for years, and during this time he has consvired to sell out the farmers and betray the party. It is shown that last August he was urging thenominationof Hutchison, clmming he had investigated his record and that it was all satisfactory to anti-monopolists. Since then lie has been seen by democrats and now he writes seven columns to tell what a bad man Hutchinson is, ‘Ihe terms of the considera- tion that made this astonishmg change in w0 months are not yet known. The articlo 180 shows how Ashby has oeen deceiving the furmers whilo organizing alliances, and had finally admitted that ho was in tho busi- ness simply for the money he could make out of it. There is also an indignant lotter from ex-Senator McNutt, of M ine, one of tho original anti-monopolsts of the state. He charges Ashby with trving to betray the farmers to the railroads by assailing Senator Hutchinson, who he says, 18 one of the tru- est and safest meu in public life, and he d munds that Ashby be removed from his pos tion in_ the alliance, But inquiry show that this was done at the last meeting in September when he was dropped from his ofice. 'Tho expose closes by showing the dishonesty of Ashley’s alleged review of Hutchison’s record by its suppression of the truth and false coloring. It 18 shown also that Senator Hutchison's record was almost identical with Governor Larrabec when they were both in the legislature to- gether, Governor Larrabee is now tho idol of the anti-monopolists and thereforo the attack upon his former colleague beurs on its fuce the appearance of a burgain. The ex- pose has created great consternation in democratic circles and has knocked tho bot- tom out of their mamn campaign reliance, ‘The farmer's alliance people are rejoicing ab this exposure of their lato lecturer whom they dropped, for cause, s0me Weesis ago. The Governor's Questions. Des Moixes, Ta., Oct. 20.—|Special to Tae Bee.]—Much interest is being taken in the controversy between Lhe governor and sowe of the railroads over replies to questions he semy out some weeks ago. 1t will be remem- bered that he as'ed a number of questions apout their business some of which some of the roads do not. feel like answering. He has announced his intention of pusting the matter into court to compel them to do so, and if he does, there will be somo fine legal questions raised. One company, the Chicago & Northwestern, raises the point thut the governor has now no right to ask for any in- formation of this character, on the ground that the last general assembly, in making @ new railroad iaw, repealea the old one und which he claims the right. I3ut if this point is sustained, it then remains with the rail- road commissioners 10 usk snch questions as they think should be unswered for tae public good, and the real issue of what are proper questions, will then have to be tested in court, Some of the railrouds have given the desired information, others have repliod that they did not possess it, and _could not obtun it, and still others, have refused point blani t0 furnish it. The Keversnd. DEs Moixes, ., Oct. 20.—|Special to Tie ~The 1d commissioners have so many cases in which they are asked to com- pel raiiroads to do cortain things for the pub- lic good, that it is a novel and pleasant ex- perience for a change to find the case re- versed, and the roads asking permission to do a good tiing. A case of this kind recently occurred at Eldora. Tne depot ot the Iowa Central rond was incoaveniently located, beng about a mile from the center of the ‘Chie company proposed to change, and ns wanted it changed, and so the d appiied to the railroad commissioners to have them issuc u decree ordering a change, and thus give the right to condemn property for this purpose. A hearing was to have been held on the 15th iust, but before that time arrived the road and tho citizens be- came tired of waiting and took the matter into their own hauds, secired a favorable lo- cation without any controversy and made tho desired change. 1he commissioners wish that they could more often be relieved of business in the same way. The Dairymen’s Convention. Des Moixes, I, Oct. 20.—[Special to Lux Bre.]—Much interest is being felt by tho dairymen of lowa in the thirteenth annual convention of the lowa Butter, Cheese and Eggs assoclation which is to be held at Mason City next month, The secretary of tho association has issued an address to the dairymon calling attention to some special topics of interest to them, which ought to be considered at this meeting, Ho suggests that there are still some fraudulent products put upon the market 48 genuine, That thero are some very poor articles of butter and cheese sent out from Iowa that misrepresent the dary interests of this state and injure the standivg of Towa dairymen, In connec- tion with the meeting there will be an exhi- bition of dairy machinery and products, showing the latest and best apparatus for dairy work, Addresses are expected from Dairy Commissioner Sherman, Henry Wal- lace, James Wilson, Colonel K. M. Littier, of Chicwgo, Hon. L. 8. Coffin” aud othors. The railrouds will give reduced rates for the round trip. The KFriends College, Des Moixes, Ia., Oct. 20.—[Special to Tar Bee.)—The Society of Friends or Quakers maintain a small coliege known as Peron college, at Oskaloosa, It has had only in- differcnt support at home, while strong 1n- ducements bave been held out for it to r>- move to_Des Moines or somo largoer place, I'hese offers have spurred up its friends at Oskaloosa, and they have subscribed §15,000 foran addition to the college, and it 1s thought that 1t will mow permanently re- main at Oskaloosa. The Presbyte Synod. Des Morxes, Ia., Oc -|8peclal to Tue Beg.|—During the past weel the Presbyter- iaus of Towa bave been having their eighth annual synod meoting. It was held this year at Marshalltown and was well at- lended by ropresentatives of the eight presbyteries of the stawe, They Include 857 churches with a membership of 27,350 persons and 33,320 Sabbatb school scholars, The meeting was chiefly devoted to the transaction of routine busiuess, hearing re- ports of ohurch work, aud making plaus for the future. Tho synod has two Presbytorian colleges in Towa, one at Cedar Rapids, known as Con colloge, and the other at Fairfleld, known as Parsons collego, Reports from each were vory gratfying, ospecially from the latter, It has now 183 students, for the fail torm, meluding proparatory, and sixty- two aro freshmen, A son of President Seelye, of Amherst college, has just been elected professor of Greek at Parsons, and the Presbyterians of Towa feel woll pleased with tho outlook for this school. sl TANTED, THE PASS WAS G An Interesting Letter From Chairs an Scott, New Yonrg, Oct. 20.—|Special Telegram to Bee, |-William L.Scott,who as chairman Tie of the democratic national committes in the last campaign posed us a bitter opponent. of corporation power in the country wrote a letter to Chauncey M. Depow a couple of years earlier asking for a pass in which, with a quiet nudge, he sad woras to this effect: “You know, friend Depaw, that though I pretend opposition to corporate power, our views are practically tho same, and if I get a chiance 'l give you railrond men a lift.” This lotter has just come to light and reads as follows: Eng, Pa, Sept. 95, 1880.—My dear Mr. Depew :—I don’t often ask for fa- vors in the way of passes, but if I could get an annual pass good until January 1 over the New York Central railroad, aud it would suit mo better if T'could get' it from Now York to Erie, in favor of Harry Batterfield, it wonld be of grat advantage to me in my fight here in this district, and, although you arp a ropublican and 1 a democrat, wo ' do not differ muoh in regard to views in con- nection with corporate property, and [ may bo able to serve these intorests should I puil through again. Lam suro tho pass would not be used three times between now and Jannary 1. Yours, truly, W. L. Scorr The prss was granted. g e RESTRICTING 1MMI ATION. The Government Should Have Control of All New Comers. WasniNaroy, Oct. 20.—|Special to Tne B —An old member of the house, who will undoubtealy be a member of the next house committes on merchant marine and fisherics, in discussing what ought to be done to further restrict immigration, and plane the responsibility of bringing undesira- ble immigrants to the United States, said to-day: “That the supervision of immigrants com- ing to this country should be lodged with the federal authorities, bacomes clearer. every day. Those in charge at Castle Garden have overtaxed the passengors, not only 1n the illegitimate methods about which so much has already been said, but also in the regular authorized levy of head money upon each one who was landed. There is no equity 1n_levying u tax on every immi- grant who lands, in order to raise a fund for the support of sich as may become a public charge. ‘The latter ougnt never be permit- ted to land. if the laws now in_ forceregalat- ing the Janding of immigrants be vroperly enforced. Furthermore, those who come from forcizn shores to ' seek a home in this country, liave no such community of interest as to muke it proper to chargean Italian who arrives here a certan amount of head money to take care of a possible uper from Huu- ary; or to levy 80 nuch apiece on a group of Seandinavians for a fund to take care of a chance lunatic or cripple from Italy. If it is snid that some supervision is nocessary, let the collector of the port attend to this withl his corps of inspectors, and if any are found that should not have been brought here, let them be re- turned av the' expense of the vessel which brought them over, besides holding such a vessel responsible for say two years for every immigrant brought by it, and let a er bond be given for that purpose, 10 abuses which have grown up ia the re and handling of the vast crowd of for- oiy which hiave Janded in New Yorl are simply abommable. ‘The truth appears 1o bo that only the immigrants have been watched ined, und that little or no core has 1 in ascertaining the groed of those who had the opportunity to praciice injustice and extortion upon the crowds thus landed at New York. < “ihe delvery of oagzage is farmel out to amonopolist, who begins by charging 2 cents apicce for each trank or vackage Han- dled, & sum quite sufticient in view of the lurerd businass, to make the job remunera- o1 but tinding himself unrestrained in th atter, he n his levy until, as shown nt testimony, £2, %3 and 34 'were very comuion rates for edartage and delivery, the amount being fixed according to the eapicity of the immigrant’s purse, taken in connection ability to pro- nselt from imposition 1@ pool systent by which immigrants aro forwarded to e chosen destination, or to . whether chosen by ars o be regulated by tho agent of the forwarding lines, Tho™ poor fellows have no Liberty of sclection, They are parceled out to each railrond on the prin- ciplo of a given percentage according to And to make up for the re- quired complement for a given lot, not only arc and wero friends and neighbors going fo the sume place rudely separated withont any rezard tor their feelings or desires, but, ev fawilies have been divided, now a' man an his wife would go over one route, and his fivo children, with nobody to care for them, over another, with no opportunity to meet except at the end of the journey.” A Plan to Secura Cuba, WASHIN , Oct. 20, pecial to Tor Beg.|—When Minister Palmer took his position as the representative of the United States at the court of Madrid it was intima ted nere that s fivst important duty would be the negotiation of @ reciprocity troaty between this country and Spain. It is now inumuted with much force, that he is cn- gaged in 8 much more important watte The state department vizorousiy refused to give any additional light upon the subject, but it is pretiy well known that the depart. ment would like to secure the purchase and possession of the island of Cuba ~ As long ugo us Lincoln’s administration, the project of the annexation of Cubs was seriously entertained. Secretary Blaine's attention hus Dbeen drawn Lo a paper prepared by Secretary Seward for the purchase of the island, This paner also contemplated the annexation of Cuba to the state of iloride. Whether or not the present secretary of state cowcides with this plan, is not known. In this cos nection it is interesting Lo recall the stor circulated some months ago that under co tain circumstances this country would be willing to assure a vrotectorate over the island of Hayti. 'These plans are in accord with Secretary Blaine's known views that the dowination and iutlu of European powers ought to bo re.noved from this con- tinect, It would not b surprising to see both of these matters discussed iu the forth- coming annual report to the president. — - A Coal Mine Explosion, Fowr Syrri, Ark, Oct. 20.—A disastrous explosion oceurred yesterday in a coal mine at Bryant Switch, fifty miles south of Lere, in the Choctaw nation. The miner's lamp came in coatact with a keg of powder, The explosion of the powder caused an explosion of coal dust, which set the mine on fire, Six- teen men were in the mine shaft, which is 500 feet deep. ‘The work of rescuing the un- fortunates was completed about dark last ovening. All of them were taken out more or less hurt. Four were horribly burned, and ab last accounts mot cxpected to re- cover, —— A Big Hold Up. 1488ELTON, N, D., Oct. 20.—Last evening, as M. Collem, agent of the Northwestern Elevator company, was returning to Arthor, seventeen miles north of here, he was met by two men who robbed him of $2,600. He had taken the mouey to Huater to changed iuto smail bills, The robbers vs caped, TOUR OF THE CZAROWITCH. Hia Arrival InGreece the Occasion of a Great Display. GIVEN AN IMPERIAL WELCOMB, All Athens Turns Out to Do Homage to the Russian Visitor--Re- forming the French Ohamber, Grecce Tna Flurry. [Copinight 1650 by Ja nes n Bennat) ATnExs, Oct. 20.—[New York [orald Cable—Spocial to Tie Bree. |—The Russian eruiser Korniloff, with the czarowitch on board, arrived at Piracus to-day, accom. panied by the Olga and Moouli, of the Rus sian fleot. Salutes woro fired from tho ships of war in the harbor, which were covered with bunting. The yards were manned and the sailors cheerod. The king and queon of Grooco went abourd the Korailoff and were received with the lieartiest wolcome. They afterwards came ashoro in a steam launeh, followed by their smto. The party was meb at the dock by M. Dragoumir and all the 10cal notabilities, imveriai and royal, The party then went by special train to Athens, The German ministor arrived to-day by the Patsar route. On the arcival of the king and queon and their guest at tho station they were met by M. Tricoupis, the Frouch cmbassador, soveral other gen- tlemen of the diplomatic corps, mems bers of tho Groek government, and high oficials of the royal household. They drove at once to the Palaco Royal, Salutes wero fired from the batteries on the hills. The windows of all the houses along the route were crowded and tho city was en fete, being decorated with flags and stream- ers. 'The crowds of people from the sure rounding country were enormous. On the arrival of the czavowiteh tho king presented to him M. apis and the Arch- bishop of Athens. Tho czarowiteh, with the king of Greece and the duke of S nspocted the guard of honor of non-commissioned officora. The queen, with her three children, went to Piracus. Her mujesty was dressed in @ handsome costume of cream-colored cloth, trimmed with green velvet, Sho wore a green velvet bonnet ornamented with asingle yellow rose. The king of Greeco wora the full dress uniform of a general of the Russian imperial guard. The czarowitch wore a red. Hussar uni- form. Ho seemed very much pleased with the hearty reception accovded him. In the fivst carringe were seated the king of Greece, the czarowitc and the duke of Sparta, and in the second the queen of Greece and her threo chilaren, Theso carriages were drawn by four horses mounted by postiliions. In the remainng carriages forming the process sion were members of the diplomatic corps and the royal houschold. - AMBITIOUS FRENCH DEPUTIES, Newly Elected Members tindeavoring: to Work Great Reforms. (Copyright 1839 by Jamss Gordon Bennstr.) Parts, Oct. 20.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Bee.]—Many of the newly olected deputies are preoccunying themsoelves as to the measures to bo takon to assure a better working of tho parliamentary regime, with @ view to provent the systom of govertf= uient falling into the discredit which appears to threaten it. The measures under consid= eration consist first, in increasiug dwcipline ary pumshment for violation of the rules of the chamber, 1 order to pravent a renewal of the violent scenes which oceurred durlng the last legislaturo, It 1s hoped thus to bring to their senses both tho obstructions 18ts and thoso who miy be tempted to con- tnue a policy of uproar. ‘The second measure would have for its ob- ject the regulation in a restrictive scnse of the rignt of interpellation. At present this right is untimited. The only thing the chamber can do is to adjourn an_ iuterpella~ tion for one month, 1t is proposed to sub- mit all interpellations to parlizmentary coms mittees, upon whose roport the chambor would decide upon the opportuneness of par- mitting & member to bring forward his motion, Finally, some deputies have an intention of pronosing the establishient of permus nent committees which would be charged with the preparation and examination of all proposed bills, This would be somewhat analagous to the system ein vogue in the United States, ‘Phe partisans ot this measure think that thoy would thus obtain an im- proved method of legislation, and also avoid confusicn in public debates, Of these threo positions, that relating to an fncrease of disciplinary penal ties has cvery cuance of belng adopted. The other two will encounter strong opposition. It will cortainly b ob- jected thit the right of intorpretation is the Very essenco of parliamentary regimo, and & guarantee of which the minority cannot be deprived without injustice, As for the sys: tem of permanent committecs, many people consider that, with tho habits of Prench dep- uties, committecs would be too much tempted to trespass upon the prerogatives of the executivo power, Eich committee would constitato itsolf a veritable cabinet, and the winisters would be but clerks, The United States, where cabinet oficers do not form part of congress, and where independence of tho exccutive power has its prerogative surcd, the system may work without in- convenience, but it would not bo the same in Vrance. The excoulive power would bo ub- sorbed by the commlittees, and it wonld be in reality the chamber of doputics that gov- erned, e i— Train Wreckers Folled. Wicnits, Kas,, Oct, 20.—An attempt was made this morning Lo wreck the passsenger train on the Rock Island, fifteen miles east of Mclarlund, Kas,, o strong piece of vim- ber bein wced upright in a culvert, When the engine struck it one of the cross ploces in the culvert broke and allowed the fimber 10 fall. 'Yhe cngine was only siightly dam- Detectives are lovestigating the wate - hop Areival At New York—The Uwbria, from Liver: pool; the Bothnia, from Liverpooi; the Lue gaciogne, from Hayre; the Persian Monarch, from London; the Helvetia, from Londong the Richwond Hall, from Londou, and the Havro, At Queenstown—Tho British Prince, from Philadelphia. e Fired On the Prince. BERLIN, Oct. 20.—While Prince William of Wurtemburg, was driving to church ad Ludwigsbure 1o day ho- was fired &t by & wun numed Klaibes, who, upon being age rested, exclal 1118 higgh time Wurtums burg biad a Catholic king." The prince wak ot burt, AR o The Weather Korecast, ‘or Omaha and viclnity: Fair wouther, For Nebrasica, fowa and Dukota: Falpy followed leoty by light raios, 'lfilfl Warg vinds, becoming soudd