Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 1, 1890, Page 1

¥ \ \ < ) s f \ Ynat I doubt it, I lF.I‘mwu Gillander of Philadebhia said the { < 5 NI WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTER A Pitteburg Man Wants Free Raw Materials, NOT AFRAID OF PAUPER LABOR. Manufacturer Macbeth Says That On- hampered by Duties He Would Pay Higher Wages—Many Claime unts For Protection, An Interesting Seasion. Wasmixaros, Dec. 31.—Although the ways ana means committee had assigned today to the hearing of persens iterested in the man- ufucture of glass and leather ware the com- witwee Arst listoned to an argument from Rovert M. Thompson of New York in favor of the freo importation of copper ore in- tended for exportation as refined copper, L. L. Bodineof Now Jersey impressed upon the committee the necessity of pro- tecting rates of duty which vailed prior- to 1888 on der window Rlass ana green and French, Since the act of 1883 foreign glass has been taking the place of American glass though there has ex- isted in the United States furnaces enough to produce glass for the whole country. [Ex-Congressman Brewer of T'renton, rep- resenting the potters, thought all their trouble grew out of the advalorem duties. The pottery industry never had been ade quately protected. If something was not done to check the importation of German goods and Boheman ware they would have control of the markets of the United States within five yeurs and American potterios would have to succumb or reduce wages very lally, pre- Cylin- bottles, A. Macbeth of Pittsburg, a manu- facturer of lump gluss, manofactured 200 £ lump glass ana of the 200 styles nty were competed with by fore) producers, One of the principal arti used in this business was soda ash, and favored the reduction of the duty on t ticle. He would take the duty receiy soda ash jast vear and buy the soda nsh man- ufactory at Syracuse four time bought Toreign soda ash, and belicved could manufacture it at 60 cents a 100 pounds. The present price wus $1.5 ‘Auother wgredient which entered into s goods was carbonate of potash, which bof duty of 20 por cent. There waus not enough of thut urticle in this_country to supply his factory slone. An increase of the duty, he argued, would not cut off_the importation of foreign glassware or crocke It would malke the people who wanted that ideatical Kkind of ware pay more for it thau now, but would not prevent its importation. Tue only effect would be to raise the price of 150 Jinds of lamp gluss for which ne had no competition, He wished to have the duties remivted on sodu ash, curbouate of potash d. © me free raw materials or freo trade, such as Engiand has,” sad Mcl3eth, “and i defy any competition on the facd of the earth.”” Mr. Bayne—And pay your workmen the wages you now pay them ! Macbeth—I will pay them more, Macbeth admitted that be at one time c templated moving his works to Germany. He suid German workmen were not as efficient and skiliful as_Americaus, but if he found it difienlt to work with them he could have tuken men from here, Mr. Bayne asked him :f he would have id them the same wages he pays here and Jacbeth adwitted he would not. fis lead- ing idea in going to Germany wus the cheap- ness of material aud plant If he bud free trade in his raw materials he would be per- feotly willing to have free trade in his pro- duct. The chawrman inguired whether the consumers of lamp chimneys would be bene- fitted by allowing the raw material as well as the finished product to he admitted free, Mr. Macbeth said the diflorence ine prico would be 3 or 4 cnts per aomn. Mr. Gear—That is the retaier; would the womin who goes to the 8LOK to buy a chum- ney get it for Jess? Mr, Macbeth—My individial opinion is e ar- [ amp chimneys mostly usea i this country weon manufactured here and wold for loss thun imported chimneys. Iibforted chim- neys were used principally od \pecial lamps aud wvere bought by people of means. He did not want free raw materia| and advo- cated an fncrease of the duty onthe various grades of glass. Il raw materil and the tinished article were admitted frie he could Dot pay the present wages and compete with foreign good William E. Smith, manufacture of bottles ot Alton, 111, said that from 80 to 85 per cent of the fnished product was Hprescnted by labor. \ D. G. Ripley of Pittsburg, the wbsident of the American flint and lime assocation, ad- vocated protective duties on cutglass. He presented several specimens of Belgium glass and stated that they wouli be laid own here at a less price than they could be cut for in this country. G. J. Kine of the St. Louis crysal slate glass compuny favored the retention of the present duty on pressed glass. Ho wishod a provision inserted to mako it more explicit. - LEO REJOICES, Pleased at the FProgress of the Church in America—Liments for Luly, Rowe, Dee. 8L—The pope at yesterday's counsistory sald he was rejoiced at the build- g of Catholic universities at Wasbington, Ottawa and Friedburg, Catholicisw, he said, prospered under the favorable kiws of America and the unity of tho men wro ad- wministersed them in that country, §This prosperity rendered [taly's condition Yuore striking by contrast. The [talian advers\ries of the church persistently continued thair . war agaiost It, as was made evideny hy vhe recent utterances of persons in pug. Lic posijions acquainted with the iutentions, regarding the church of rulers of 1t Among other recent insults to the church Wwas the demonstration in honor of Giordoo Bru T'he Italian government, seeking to detach the peovlo from the church, opposcd the uction of the pope iu every way. His Lo. liness referred 1o the tewporal power as a Decessity 10 the lndependence and liberty of the pope in the exercise of his wission ay | declarcd he did not vlaim the restoration of temporal power from humun motives. |y was his right aud he was re quired to preserve it intact aug transmit iy w0 his successor as one of the alienablo treasures of the Curistian faith, 2 'he new Italian penal code just coming into oneration also attacked the just hiberty of tho clergy and hindered their work with new obstacles, An additional wound wus about to be infleted u\: the church by the Jaw regarding charitable trusts, which bas recently been enacted with unseoming haste. ‘This was @ fresh step in the endeavor to efs face overy vestige of religion from civil ins stitutions. 13y this law all pious establishe ments were t be suppressed or transformed, especially thoso for the dowering of girls Whhout portions, those regarding girls enter- iug convents and those b, v that masses for the souls of which it was pro- should be said the dead. This law wiolates the wishes of the founders of ali those characters, Priests were ox- cluded from the beuelits of charitable ins tutions and women were admitted to such benefits. 1t was argued that charity should be secular in order that it might be wore uc- ceptable. Bui, indeed, the unfortunute are 100 proud sometimes to accept Christian cbarity, avd outside the church there is bo truo charity. Other blows also bave been levelled ot the oburch by the iuvasions of the vivil power, lon:inr itself iuto sacred .:bmn ‘or o time all these things might | resiyn THE OMAHA DAILY BEE YEAR. embarrass the church, but they definitely change its course can never | Commenton the Address, Rowr, Dee, 81.—Ri Reforma says the vio- lence of the e used in the pope's allo- cution will not prevent Ttaly from being gov- erned o harmony with the necessities of progress and the aspirations of her people. - SMITH 1S A YOUULAR MAN. Resignation of (he First Lord of the nglish Treasury. {Coryright 1889 by Jamss Gordon Bennstt) Loxpos, Dee. 3l—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tie Brr, (—The resigna- tion of W. H. Smith, first lord of tho treas- ury, has been the subject of numerous paragraphs, but he goes about his work say ing nothing. He knows he posscsses the entire confidence of his party and that his tion is not desired in the hovse of commons or out of it. His health is not strong. A prominent member of pariiament says Sir Kdward Watkin is going ahead with his tunnel unaer the channel. Work is not actually gowg on becauso the board of trade is watching to prevent it, but a pretty good beginning of the tunnel was secured before the governm ent interfered, and Sirdiaward Watkin is convinced that when the Glad- stonians come back to office he will be al- lowed to do what ho likes under the channel, The old man is on his side. That is more than half the battle. It will never do to lose the £80,000 which has already been put into the big hole near Dover. His sharcholders declare they will stand by him. He will ueed all the help he can get before he reaches the French coast. The queen once more shows how closcly she follows public events, great or small, by her kindly message to the son of the late Dr. She also shows that her reading is not coufined to the Times, in which jour- nal Mackay's death has not been recorded although he acted as correspondent of the Times in New York for some four years, True, he misled it about the war, but he was not alone in holding faise views in regard to thav struggle. It is known that Parnell has long been de- sirous of retiring from tho leadership of the nationalist party. The O'Shea divorce suit may convince him of the expediency of carrying out his intention without further delay inthat case. There is only one possi- ble successor. Thut is William O'Brien. He 18 more popular in Ircland than Parnell and has a greater hold upon the party generally. Parnell has practically done his work, but it would indeed be curious if one so cold and unimpassioned should be destroyed at lust by such an s0as is attrivuted to him by Captain O'Shea, ‘T'here is no truth in tig “report that Irving contemplates building a new theater or that Mr. Toole is 1o upj ear before the queen prior t0 his departure for Australia THE CANADIAN COMMIS:10N. Why Erastus Wiman is Loyal to Vic- Testimony Lakeny ew Yonx, Dec. 31.—Before the Canadian commission jtoday Kllis Robests, the sub- treasurer of the United States, gdve it as his opinion that the present commercial re- lations with Canada wero advautageous to the United States and thought restricted trade, as it is now, would act materially toward annexation with Canada. He did not think, however, a commercial union be- tween the two couutries would be wise. A reciprocity treaty he said would be practical, but not advisable, as it would be to our ad- vantage, Sylvanus Smith, a Gloucester fisherman, complained thut Unnadian fishermen allowed cornmercial privileges by this coun try which were denied by Canada, Israstus Wiman, who has been preseat at the bearing, whed asked by the chairman of the cowmittee if ho was an American citizen replied that he was a Canadian subject, of her wajesty, tho queen of Great Britain and Irelund, ‘Ihe reason he did not seek the glories of American citizenship was only due 10 the fact that it would destroy bis influence in Canada, Charles H. Keep of John Pews & Son of Gloucester testitied that his firm was en- gaged in fitting out fishing vessels, Senator Hoar asked the witness for his views as to the value of the cruising vessels of Glou- cester for service in the navy in the event of var. Keep replied that fishermen were alwas eagerly sought after to serve in the navy, About one-seventh of the popu- lution of Gloucester took active part in the jate war. Referring to the subject of Can- adu’s treatment of American fishermen he said Americans cared nothing for the three mile limit. What they wanted was the right to get such conveniences as flour, bait, ete., when in Canada. Such privileges were not necessities, but rather conveniences, It was not tho refusal of the Canadiau government to permit Amerivan fishermen such privil- cges as the manuer of the refusal thercof. ‘The committee adjourned to meet in Wash- ington, i L T FRIGHTF UL COLLISION, Two Passenger Trains Crash Into Each Other with Fatal Results, INDIsNAroLIS, Ind., Dec. 8L—A frightful and fatal wreck occurred at Kokomo this morning on the Panbandle railway, a mile north of the depot. Train 13, north bound, crushied into train No. 14, south bound, ruoning about fifty miles an hour, totally demolishing the engine and burning the Dbaggage car and coaches of the south-bound train. The injured were confined to the ongine, express und baggage cars. George Cummings, engincer on No, 14, was buried in the wreck and died immediately after being extricated. Tom McCullough, eongineer of No. 13, had his head crushed and cannot live. Baggage- master J. Kerlen was injured in the back and head and died soon after being re- moved. Messenger Glant and Thomas Barber were seriously though not fatally hurt. A few others were slightly injured and a num- ber of vassengers in the coaches were shaken up, but muny of the passeagers were not awakened. The cause of the wreckis a mystery. e A Desperate Horse Thie! WiLkesparie, Pa, Dec. 81.—George Shippley, the notorious horse thief and mur- derer, who escaped from the Tankhannock ail & month ago, was run down in the woods ast night. He made a desperate fight, wounding two of his captors. I'his morning he was placed on board a train and taken back to Taokbannock jail. Although hand- cuffed be plunged through the window while the train was in motion, and had nov the officors grasped his limbs would bhave cs- caped. e e Yankton Saloons Will Kemain Open. YANKTON, D., Dec. 81.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Bee |-—-All saloon licenves in South Dakota expire at midnight, and neither county comumissioners nor city coun- oils will 18su€ any more, 0wing 1o the brohi- bition clause in the coustitution. But the Yunkton saloons will run right on. The legisluture meots on January 7, avd early fction by that body as to the probibition clause is expected, ot Charleroi are starving and a bread riot threatened. The shopkeepors refuse to give them further credit. 'I‘Im governor of Hainault has advised the government to in- wrfere. e ——— A Hungarian Oashier Absconds Viexxa, Dee, 81.—At Pressburg, in Hun- gury, the county cashier has absconded with 70000 florins in cash, leaving uwpaid the siuries of public ofiicials to which this Wwopey was 1o be applied, OMAHA, WEDNE TARIFF - REFORMERS DINE: The Annual Feast of the Massa- chusetts League. A GATHERING OF NOTABLES. veland Lulogized the Home Mills Ridicules Market 1dea, Compars ing 1t to the Chinese Wall— Atkinson's Remarks, Friends of Freer Trade, Bostoy, Mass., Dec. 31.—The members of the Massachusctts Tariff Reform league dined this eveniag, the occasion being the annual dinner of the organization. Among those present were Hon, Roger Q. Mills of Texa Hon, Thomas Shearman of New York, Ed- ward Atkinson, President C. W, Eliott of Harvard coliege, Charles Francis Adams, Hon, John F. Andrew, Hon. Robert Treat >aive, Hon, P, A. Collins, and others. President Pierce ot the leagno spoke at some length on tariff roform, concluding as follows: “In the light of what bas been presented is 1t not, reasonable to concludo that the leaders of the political party whose corner-stone is protection are ready in i interest to sacrifico one wdustry after another and as many indus- tries a8 may be necessary to coment the allisnce which they havo formed with the wool growers, the iwon masters and tho coul barons of the country! 1t is no small advantage that in the struggle beforo us we have for our leader a man of moral courage, sterling honesty and straightforwardness, the most interesting personality in American lite—Grover Cleveland." Hon, Edward Atkinson in said all reasonable aavocates consider free trade the of their system, to when the tme has come to make itsafe. All reasonable freo traders claim true protection to domestic induscry is what they aim at. The only difference i3 on tho timo of concession. Why not_begin now? When mutual trust and confidence 1 the sincerity of puspose of all who_engage in tie work shall b established inthe progress of legislation we may then for the first time since 1801 be in & position in which che tariff question itsclf can be en- tered upon by reasonable men in & mauner cousistent with common sense and common honesty. More than one-half the subjects of taxation under vur present tarift couid be put on the free list without dimin- 1shing gur revenue from customs the 1y per cent whlich they have yielded up to this time. I refuse to believe that the representatives of the great national republican party to which I wus proud to belong for so many years have become 80 narrow and so bigoted in toeir scctional feeling as to be in- capable of rising to the level of the present responsibility. In time of danger there were seven men on the republican party who saved the country from what I think nearly all reasonable men now admit would have been a political convulsion, when they voted on their persoual convictions, but not with their _party, aganst the impeachmeut of Andrew Johnson. Are there not now seven 10 the senate and a relativo number in thue house who may at the present time be capable of the same independent judgment, who may unite with their party opponents in such reasonable and judicious reform of the tariff as will put us in the way establishing conditions in the future in which this coun- try may obtain the paramount position to which it is entitled in the great commerce of the worla Among the utterances of Mr. Mills of Texus were the: “History repeats itself and we are here tonight remonstrating with our gavernment for the wrongful interfer- ence with our business. depressing our in- dustries, paralyzing our labor, impoverishing our people and cutting off our foreign trade, And tonight we say to Mr. Harrison and Mr. Blaioe, as our fathers said to King George and Lord North, *You have no right to close our perts.’ irover Cleveland at the head of the Mohawks in December, 1857, threw the tea overbourd.and started the battle for the vindication of the right, our Lexingtons and Bunker Hills fin 1838, We hud pur Saratoga in 1880 We snall have our Yorktown in 1892, * * * [(f restrict. ing the purchase and sale of our products to American markets stimulates industry, cheapens production and increases wealth aud wages, why should it not be a wise policy to apply the principle to each oue of the states{ If it is productive of good to the forty-two united states, it ought be good to each one of them sevarately. It 1s a ques- tion of political economy, mnot of patriotic sentiment. 1f the primeiple 18 correct, it will apply to 8 small community as well 83 t0 a large one, Why not carry it to is logical conclusion and bave a Chinese wall around each state and stimulate it to build 1ts industries, increase its wealth and give better amployment and higher wages to its own people. Let the peoplo within each towuship trade among themselves. The per- fection of the principle would ve to wall every man into himself and thus foster and encourage him to develop his resources. In a short time ho would be sufficiently doveloped to raise his own grain, beef, hogs and wanufacture his own clothes, etc. ‘ihis policy means that man rises 10 the highest happiness when he expends the largest amount of labor and obtaius the least amount of product, Reduced to its lowest terms it is perpetual work and no product, * * * The best nome market is the one into which is admitted the largest imvortation, because the largest importation means the largest exportation and that means an active de- mand for the articles exported, and that means increased prices, and thav weans increased avealth distributed amoug the consumers, and that will in turn create an active’ demand for home products, which supply 90 per cent of home consumption. An active demand for hom's products creates & demand for home material and labor and that raises the prices of both und gives constant employment to all classes of labor. his remarks of protection objective point bo obtained o A Bullet Caused His Denth, New Yoxg, Dec. 81.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—A sensation was causca o Westchester village today when it became kuown that the body of John Rusk, the young mau who was shot on the night of December 19 av Throggs Neck, as alleged by Thomas T. Hart as the result of & McGinty joke, had been disinterrea at St Peter's Episcopal church yard at Westchester, On Saturday last Coroner Matthews con- cluded the inquest in the case and the jury surprised by rendering @ verdict that cime to bis death from acute cong the lungs, and that there was 0o evidence to prove that Hart shot bim. The district at- torney was not satisfied with this, und today had the body disiuterred and an autops; held. This showed that Rusk, instead of dying of congestion of the lungs, died of a pistol shot wound, the bullet huving pene- trated the intestines. The sworn statements of the doctors will be presented to the grand jury, which meets in February, when the case will be thoroughly investigated, Iu the weantime Hart will be kept o jail, e The Wool Market HostoN, Dee. 31.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bee.]—Wool is in fair demand with de- sirable good selling at full previous prices. The market remains steady, but there is lit- tle hope of obtaining any advance in prices for the present. Ohio” and Penvsylvania flueces huve been selling at 82@33c for XXX, #@ase for XX and abeve, and 38c for No, 1. The price of Michigan X fleeces is 30c, only choice lots commanding any better figures. Combing and delaine fleeces are firm and in demand. Tersitory sudeether unwashed Wools ure steady, and sell at previous prices. The past year has been an unfayorable one for the wool trade, and but little mouey has been made lu the staple by eastern dealers. < HI)AY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1890. Still, but few failures have occurred and it is thoughit that a congervative method of business in future will doubtiess bring about n better condition 6f affairs, - - JUDGE BREWER. He Is Tendered a Reception the Muyor of Topeka. Arcisos, Kan, Doc. 81.—|Special Telo gram to e Bek, | =The Hon, David Brawer of Leavenworth, the new associato justice of tho supreme court of the United States, was tendered a recoption at the residence of Hon. B, H. Waggener, may: r of this city, tonight. Justice Brewor avrived from Leavenworth at 7 o'clock. He was (riven to the residence of B. W. Howe, whose guest ho was for din- Here he met Tudge Dundy of tho United States aistricy court of Nebraska, and Elmor D, Frank, clerk of Mr. Dundy’s court, who wero alsa Mir. Howe's guests, At clock the visitors wero escorted to Mayor Waggener's, where several hundred persons called to pay their respects. The company, one of the most elozant. that has evor gath: ered in this city, included ail the local prominent persons s weli as many from other citics, Among tho lutter woro Chiel Justice and Mrs. A. H. Horton, Associato Justice D. M, Valentive and Mr, John Guth- rie of Topeka. Letters of rogret were read from the state ofticors and other dienitaries, The reception lasted until 12 o'clock, when Justice Brower was driven to the depot, where a special_train was waiting 10 take him back to Leavenworth, a number of citizons accompanying hun. Justice Brewer and family depart for Washington Tuesday morning. ~ In February thoy will return and pack their goods for their fina! departure, SOOTHING FOR KEMMLER, by xperiments at Auburn Prove That Elcorricity is Sure Death, Avnuny, N, ., Dec. 81.—The state com- missioner today tested the electric executing machinery in this prison. Reporters were notallowed to witness the tests, but Dr Me- Donald announced that a calf and & horse were put to death with n suddenness that was highly gratifying to the commission. A curreat of about ono thousand _volts was used. The horso was killed first, Wires were attactied to his head and one to his hind feet just below the grambrel jomt. Tho animal was instantly killea, the time of con- tact being less than balf' a mmute. The horse mage 0o strogyleand thero was no evidence that he suffered. S In the experiment on the calf the time of contact was less than ten seconds. As soon as the calf foll over and tho current was shut. off Dr. Fell performed an operation of tracheotomy (opeuing of Yhe windpipe) and applied a patent resuscitating apparatus, maintaining an artificial respiration for half an hour, but the calf was beyond the help ot scieuce. In this case thoro was no suspended animation. Tho alternating _current had done its deadly work o offectually that death was instantaneous, —- LA GKWPE'S 1OTIMS, Salisbary and Count Hatzfeldt Amonz the Unfortunates, Loxnox, Dee 31.—The Maraus of Salis- bury hus La Grippe in asevere form. He was taken ill on the 24th but as the observa- tion of the strictest socrecy was enjpined upon all persons in the inarquis’ household a3 to the facts 1t was not knpwn that he was 1l until Thursday wher. he was threatened with a collupse. ~ The Gueen then sent Sir William Jenuer to attend him, He was then kept in bed three uys and has been Kept in his room cves sine. Pnenwonia is apprehended and ihe physically unfitted for a strnsgle ith a very severe dis- case. Count Hatzfelat, the German embassador, has been ill for a fortnight but is now bet- ter. Mr. Phillips O'Neil, secretary of the forcign office and F'rancis Cillers aro also ill. The latest news is that the Marquis of Sails- bury is better. Spread of the lnfluenza. Panis, Dec. 81.—It is bolieved tho epidemic has reached its height (n this city. In the outskirts, however, the disease 1s spreading. The disease has made its appearance on tho scuthern shores of the Mediterranean. Sev- eral cases are revortec at Algiers and Bona, 1t has appeared in Turin and Gueta, Italy, At Milan the garrison, the students of Logone college, the polico and municipal guard arc severely affected. In Berlin, Berwiy, Dec. 31.—The nearer the epidemic in Berlin appears drawing to a closo the greater is the tondency o various complica- tions, mostly that of pndumonia, which i self seoms about to beeome a veritable epi- demue, Other complications are diseases of the ear and neuralgia, In tho city of Frank- fort scarcely a singio house has oscaped visitation. Over Three Hundrad Cops Down. New Youx, Dec. 8L.—The number of deaths reported ut the Lureau of vital statis- tics during the twenty-four hours ended at noon today was 196, an - increase over the average of 100 per cent, La Grippe is croa- ited witk being the cause of the increased fatality, Policemen to the number of 305 are on the sick list today. Hospitals Orowaed in Vienna, ViENNA, Dec. 81.—Taelnfluenza is increas- ing in this city, The board of health has ordered the schools closed until January 7. The hospitals have vecome 8o crowded it has been found necessary to ercct a special structure for those sufforing from the discase. Attacks the Marines, Nonrork, Va, Dec. 3l.—Twenty-seven cases of La Grippe aro reported among the men on the United States receiving ship Franklin and forty-five cases at the Unitea States marine hospital hero. Committed Suicide. Bostox, Mass., Dec. 31.—George P, Smith, aged sixty-two, watchman at the Massachu- setts stato prmon, suicided with a revolver while temporarlly inssng from an sttack of La Grippe. r Government Empldyes Prostrated, LoxpoN, Dec, 81.--Thp imfluenza has at- tacked the employes of the government of- fices in this city and a laxge number are pros- trated, — Sl Catching On. Cii10AG0, Dec. 81.—La Grippe has reached the postofiice, Pustmaster Hexton, four or five heads of departments and about forty clerks are affected. More Deaths. Viexsa, Dee. 81.—Prof. Rosenthal and Herr l‘lrnuluullelk the book seller, have died from heart trouBle ageravated by the in- fluenza. < | A Fatal Onse, Umica, N. Y,, Dec. 8L—Michael Hopkins, & prowinent dry goods merchant, aiod today. u:s was the first victim of La Grippe in this city, Brios Could Not Laya, O., Dec. 81.~Calyin S, Brice, chair- wen of the nationsl democratic committee, is A vietim of La Grippe. . Reform Schook-Boys Ger It Laxuina, Dec. 8L—A large proportion of the 500 rcform school boys are ill with La Grippe. A Boy Mail Robber. Cuicaco, Dee, 3L -Lewis Hitchler, aged fifteen, errand boy iv the ofice of the Urange Judd Farmer, & weexly agricultural news- paper, was caught by the postofice inspector this morning in the act of stealing remit. tances in letters addrassed 1o the paper. He confessed be had been robbing the paper for tyo months. He had secured & lurgo suw, but just bow large uukuowa, | CLERKS FOR CONGRESSMEN, Every Member of the House Wants an Amanuensis, SUPREME COURT MUST MOVE. Sonators Want the Justice for Committee Rooms— Strong Objections to Senator Paddock's Banking Bill, Chambers 513 FoUnTEENTH S Wasnisaron, D, C. 1 It is understood that the hovse committeo on accounts will shortly report a bill provid- ing a clerk for every member of the houso of representatives. At present it 8 only the chairman of & committee who is provided with a clerk, and even then there is not a clerk for overy chairman, there being on thirty-nine clorks for fifty-six committees, 80 that in a number of cases one clerk is as- signed 1o two or even three commitiees. The 1dea of giving every member o clevk has been frequently brought up in the house and the committees, but hitherto the accounts committee has invariably been afraid to re- port a bill to that end. Mr. Shaw of Mary- land, who was chairman of toe committee last session, said openly that he believed every member should havea clerk, but never vermitted his comwittee to report the il simply pecause he deemed it nexpedient. 1t can not be denied that there are many good reasons tor allowing every mewmber aclerk. No membver can answer the letters sent to him by his constituents and perform his duties in the house without having a clerk, Every muil brings each member a score of lettors asking certain question manding government publications, ing the prosecution of somo claim; in a word, every voter in the country regards (and very properly, too,) his congressman as his personul representative and agent at Washington. Every sensible cougressman recognizes the perfect right that all these corresvondents have to an answer, but it1s simply impossible for them to be present at the sessions of the house aud,at the same time fulfill the wishes of their constituents. They find it necessary to hire clerks, It is not fair to ask them 10 pay these clerks out of their own m for work done solely for their The clerk is working for the constituents and it is only right and just that the coustitucnts should pay the clerk hre. The accounts committee this equitable view of the matter and is willing to pravide clerks, 1t will encoun- ter the suvage opposition of the cheese parers like Mr. Holman, but the common sense of the house will rise superior to that. MUST MOVE OUT, Like Poor Joe the supreme court of the United States has to move, for it o cupics spuce in the capitol that the senators want for committee rooms. They do not need it half as much as the court does and it will be a great incouvenience to everyvody if the latter body has to move, but each wember of the senaté insists upon having @ committee room in which ne can do his writing and keep his documents, and at present there are not enough 1o go around. 1t is proposed to obtain tewporary quarters for the accommo- dation of the colrt nntil A new building can be erected, but a suitable cne could not be finisbed before six or eight years aud there is no place at present of any convenience or dignity in which the court could be quar- tered. The best way would be to find a com- modious resideuce like the Corcoran man- sion with a parlor or ball reom large enough to be used for @& court room, and let that be occupied until a suitable structure can be provided. But another new building that is very badly needed, even worse than the court room, 18 a government printing office. The vresent building is not only unsuitable but actually dangerous to tho health and lives of the 3,000 operatives engage under its roof and has been several times condemued by the city building inspectors. In fact the walls of the building have had to be propped up again and again Guring the last six or eight years to keep them from falling down, ‘The vibrations of the machinery are so great that they can be felt in any part of the structure, und if a cyclone should strike the old pile, or 1f 1t should catch fire some day, the loss of life would be terrible. Congress might be indictea and convicted ot crimnal negligence in allowing the buildiug to stand. Public Printen” Palmer proposes, if it is possible, to secure an appropriation during the present congress to build & new one, UNEXPECTED OBJECTION. An unexpected and powerful objection is being raised w0 the bill lntroduced in the senate by Mr. Paddock and in the house by two or three members proposing to reduce the minimum capital of national banks in small cities to $10,000. The minimum is at present £0,000, Bankers are writing “their representatives that under the provisions of this bill nationai banks would be established by persons with & capital of 10,000 for the purpose of early insolvency. A man or woman with but $10,000 could establish & bank under this meusure, control all of the deposits and o into fraudulent liquidation, or voluntary bankruptey without being lia- ble for more than an additional $10,000 out- side the capital, although the deposits might aggregate §500,000. A private bank cannot be organized on this principle for fraudulent purposes, because the financial worth of the owner stands as sccurity, whereas the fed- eral laws and the capital stock alone act as a guaranty for depositors in a national bank, It looks as though the bill would be defeated for the reasons stated. BITTING BULL NOT ANGRY. United States Iodian Agent McLaughlin of Standing Rock, N. )., who is in the city with the Sioux delegation, was today shown the dispatch from Bismarck, and ho suys that thero is no truth in the statement that Sijtng Bull is ncensed at not being invited to Washington with the delegation. Sitting Bull understood very well that only those who signed the reaty last summer would be invited and accepted the situation gracefully, Colonel McLaughlin denies that Sitting Bull and humself arcon bad terms. On the trary their relations are most amicable. Sit- ting Bull, he says, isa very conservative Indian and has small faith in civilized habits of life for his people, He is therefore op- posed to any measures that look to a radical change, NEW YEAR'S AT THE CAPITAL. There will be nothing done in Washington tomorrow other than the extending of N Year's greetings, ‘Ibe reception at the white house and the homes of Vice President Mor- ton und the cabinet oficers will be supple- mented by more thau & thousand private citi- zens at their bomes. Over eight columns of fine type are required in an ovening paper to make the . aunouncements of those who will receiye tomorrow, ‘The following are of in- terest to Beg readers: Miss Susan B, An- thony, assisted by Miss Clara Colby of Ne- braska at the Riggs house, after 12; Mrs, Edwin H. Conger, Miss Laura Covger of lowa, Miss Minnie K. Loomis, Miss Tome of Des Moines at 1514 P strect; Mrs. J. Ellen Foster of lowa at her howe, 32 Vermont wvenug, between 8 and 0, NEBRASKA POSTMASTEN Adaws, Guge county, J. T. Shaw, vice Hannah N. Oxon, removed; Howe, Nemaha county, C. Rouuds, vice A. T. D. Hughes, removed; Lewiston, Pawnee county, R. M. Hayslip, vice T, H. Carmichsel, removed; Pauline, Adams county, 8. V. Hechtel- beimer, vice W. E. Duncan, resigned; Sprioglield, Sarpy county, J, G. Hohm, vico H. C. Lefler, resigned. MISCELLANEO! Ross L. Hummond, the editor of tue Daily wnd Weekly Tribune of Fremont, Neb., who is here luoklnr oyer Washington and public affairs, will visit New York and other east- ern cities before returniug 1o his howe. ‘Turkeys in the market today brou, WASHINGTON Bureav Tie Ovana Bee, } it as or hickens were Washington No snow lirgh as 95 cents per pound and 50 per cent higher than usual. waathor is cool, elear and bracing. hero this winter, Hon. Baston J ex-com| his wife, Hall roth been in open an o0 ases, Hy commenco 10 look aftd will be in t) Capt 8, tion of Coney Hall, formerly of Iowa, Z,oner of patents, accompanied by guest at the £bbitt. Since Mr, Zfrom the patent office he has g0 engaged In preparing to % for the prosecution of patent Z 3 overything in readiness to T tice and came to Washiugton @ ne unfinished busincss, He 2 2 city ubout ono we fal on the recommenda aan Connoll been appointed A messenger the houso. Captain Hall lives at Heatt nd was sworn in today Manford M € Kearaey, who has been drawing & pe \ for some years and who has always clai that his rating was not high enough, hog had his statement ac quiesed 1n by the pension ofico_and ho will draw, in consequence, $7,500 back v Captain Eaward Hanlon of Marshal has veen nppoinfed special agent of tronsu rtment with headquarters the place made vacant ation of John o8, . I'reeman of Grand Island, who was ue railway mail service until ashort time ago, has seut on papers here asking to be reinstated, ‘The case will come up in the department as soon as it can be reached. Senator Manderson fluds on inquiry at the postoftice department that the claim of Mrs, C. W. Snyder, widow of the former post- master at Cedar Creek, has boen liquidated and that the money she claims to be due her was paid to William Snyder, the adminis- trator of her husband’s estate in September last. Periy 8. Hearn, Nebraska and lowa Patents, WASHINGTON, Dec. #1.—{Special Telegram to Tur Breej—Patents for Nebraskan Sertne Unna, Hastings, Neb., apparatus for preserving fruity Mary Smith, Schuyler? Neb., heat radiator for oil stoves, Patents granted to lowans—Samuel L. Bates, Cedar Rapis, la., steam pngine; Gottfried Geist, Hastings, Neb,, wheat hull- ing machine; Edward P, Lyach, Davenport, combined lister ‘plow and_planter: MeKinley, Oskaloosa, In, hand pump and _bar; tachment; Herman D. Moellor, Mus drait equalizer Slaridge H. Noble, assignor of one half tc W. Ward, Postville, Ia., mop wringer: Hoary Pick, Marengo, Tn, nut lock: Joseph T. Rabbins, Newton, Ia., stove or furnace Martin A Ta, hand cutter n., tho at by and feeder Oskaloosa, In., candescent electric lamp ‘socket. Marine Congress Adjonrns. WasnixeToy, Dec. 8L.—The international marine conforenco was called to order this morning by Admiral Franklin, president of the conference, and from the beginning of the session it was evident an_adjournu sine die would be reached today. Various reports were adopted, Mr. Hall of England, in a graceful speech, offered a resolution that o formal and_cordial vote of thanks be of- fered to Admiral Franklin for his courteous, uble and impartial conduct as presiding officer of the conference. The resoiution was unanimously adopted amid much ap- plause, and Admiral Frankin, after ae- knowledging the tribute, announced the ad- journment of the congress sine die. Towa and Bakot Wasnix inl Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Pensions granted Iowans— Original invalid: Frederick Gliteher, Man- chester; Enoch M. Murtin, Ottumwa, In- creas 'homas Graham, Decorah; Orecon Prescott, Mason City; Johu Babcock., Win- fleld; Thomas Masse, Uouglas] George i Graw, Cairo. Original widows, ete. —Fred- orika, mother of Herman ¥, Meirhoff, Val- ley Junction. Pensions for Dakotans—Tnerease Ward, Merdo; Owen Williau Randall Bettor.' WAsHINGTON, Dec. 31.—A rumor was cur- rent at the capiiol this morning that Mr. Randall's condition is much worse. Inquiry at his house was auswered by an emphatical denial from bis family. He is much better and out of bed and is attending to his cor- respondence, Pensions. Thomas , Oswoll, Disciples of Clio, WasmiNGTON, Dec. 81.—This was the last day’s session of the American Historical as- sociation and was given up to tho reading of papers on southern history, e e MEN Archbishop Ireland One of Fifiy faken in By Frederiksen. Cnicaao, Dee. 81.—The amended bill to be filed by Josiah Crotty in the creditors’ suit against N, Frederiksen, the land speculator and fugitive, makes de- fendants of nearly fifty men whoso names have not hitherlo been mentioned in connee- tion with Frederiksen. Prominent among them are Rudoiph Minnemaker and E. G. Comstocll, Milwaukee bankers; Charles Dupec, Frank Collier, Johu A. Rice and Archbishop Johu Irelund. Theso parties are all said to have some interest 1n the notes, mortgages or contracts obtained from or through Frederiksen and the amended bill seeks Lo have the defenaants discover what relation they hold to such securitics, mostly for wild lands in the northwest, in order that the receiver may eet hold of them and apply them on Crotty's judgment. ABANDONED AT SEA. ProMI VIOTIMIZED, The Ship Shakespere and Crow Sup- po.ed to Be Lost. HALIFAX, N. 8., Dec. 8L.—The Allan line steamer, Nestorian, after a stormy pussage of twenty days from Glasgow, arrived last evening. Wednesday morning, the 15tn, 1n latitude 54, 15, longitude 25, 44, the German ship Shakospore, from Hamburg 0 New York, was sighted in a disabled condition and signalling for ussistance. The sca was s0 rough the Nestorian was compelled to lny to near her all night. The captwin of the Shakespere an d crew wished to be taken off, Next morning the Shakespere was nowhere visible, What became of the crow i3 hard 10 say, bt the mail steamer, Sardinian, which arrived yesterday, passed the Shakespere Decomber 22 1n latitude 54, 21, longitude 20 She appeared to have been recently abandoned. e The Death Record. New Yonk, Dec. 8L—Kev. Willlam W. Patton, D.D,, president of Howard univers- ity, Waslington, died suddenly at Westfield, N.'J., this morning from congestion of thé lung LoxDox, Dec, 81,—The death Is announced of Morton' Fisher, an american engineer, Ponrrace, Wis.,, Dec. 3l.—Alva * ewart, judge of the Ninth judicial cour, of this state, died in this city last night of pneu- monia, aged sixty-e Judge Stewart has been on the bench of this circuit twenty-five, Viexya, Dec. 81.—The contralto Emmo Torolla, who frequently sang with Patti, 1s dead, G e A Rol & Mill A dent, Toroxto, Ont., Dec. 8L—This morning while four men were engaged in weighiog iron at the Ontario rolling mills, the gearing of the scales broke aud caused’ seven tons and a hulf of metal to fall on the men. George Head and William MoGuire were in- stantly killed and two others were badly, but not fatally injured. o ittsburg Officials victed, Pirrsnure, Pa,, Dec. 81.—Alderman Porter and Constables Sheppard, Parker and Orney were convicted today of conspiracy to de- fruud by receiving money 1o settle illegal liquor selling cases. o Thirty Families Homele New Youk, Dec 81.—Fire at Harlem this morning destroyed $30,000 worth of property and left thirty families bomeless, were lost, but for a short time th ment was very greab NUMBER 194, WICKERSHAM HAS A WILL Obleago's Health Offisor Takes tha Bull by the Horns. THE INSPECTION OF LUMP JAWS, Alleged Negligenco on the Part of ile linois State Oficials—Public Health to Be Looked After suictly. No Discased Meat Wanted, Cimcaco, Dec. 81.—|Special Telegram Tng Bee,|—Health Commissioner Wic sham called Stock Inspector Lamb und his o assistants into his office this morning and gave them some very positive informa= tion rogarding lumpy-jawed cattie at the etock yards. Dr. Wickersham was deter- mined and ho gave Lamb this order: *“You bave jurisdiction over cattle inside the city limits, and I want you to sco that the law is onforcod. If you see any lumpy-jawed cattle and the stato officers say that they are all Tight you must take the ground that tney are all wrong, and if they say levthem in, do exuctly the contrary. If you want any help to carry oat these orders just call on me and we will have a portion of the police force down there to help you.” Inspector Lamb said: “The stats itself hus broken the quarantine luw, baving vio- lated that portion of the law which provides that any porson woving or shipping any dis- cased cattlo shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine, That is what the state inspectors did last weel, Oue hundred and nine cattle wero shipped from Peoria to Chicago, seventeen of which woro lumpy-javied, while others had throat discases. The soveuteen men- tioned were shipped the state aud that is where the violation came in, they havin, 1 quarantined as lumpy-awed last summer. They were consigned to no one that we could find out.” Considerable comment has been created by the action of tho state off There seems 1o be a jealousy of the Chicago in=- spection shown by them. Dr. Wickers| is determined to stand by~ Inspector | who is 4 thoroughly combetent oftice ot the sharpest possible outlook kept,'” smd ho, “We are not acting with the state inspectors, aud I will not allow this diseased meat to come_in here, o matter how high the stato officer is that demands or or ders it wenty-two sheep afflicted v a highly infectious disease by Tospector Lamb at the yards this ing and were kiiled at once; - Pt They Will Now Attempt to Buy the'y Land They Tried to Take by Piznnr, S, D., Dec. 31.—[Special Telegeam to I'ne Be.|—The agitution of the South Pierre boom hus subsided somewhat, but the boomers ure still at work. It has ¢ oped that at last night's meeting they re- solved to attempt to buy the land they tried to take by force, which is held by the half breeds. ‘I he boomors are secretive and are ucting cautiously since the recent failure, Orders went to Fort Sully today, it is said, for the commandantto send several com- panies to Fort Pirre to preserve order and cuny the “mile sq U The half breeds and some otners who drove the boomers away govon a glorious drunl yesterday and drove through the town of Fort Pierre, dis- chargiug aris but injuring nobody. Sowe of the boomers were ‘hung in efigy. The Fort Pierreites have foruied a seoret society with & death oath to help each other in kecping the land they have settliga on tho reservation. One wan refused 1o join and was driven uway, narrowly escaping injury. e Mav Pay foe fla Ci10a60, Dee. 31.—District Frederick H, Tubbsof the Western Union telegraph company niust answer the questions of Edwin L. Randall's lawyer. So Jjudge Tuthiil decided today. Mr. Randall is a telegravh operator who claims to have been blacklisted by Superin- tendent Swift of the Rocle Island road for anizing a branch of railway telegraphers, A suit for £25,000, with Rundall as plaintif, is pending ugainst the Rock Island. Tubbs? attorney argued for two hours today that 0y communication on the subject between the two superintendents was privileged and need not be disclosed. 'Ihe_courl, bowever, ruled that Mr. Tubbs and Mr. Mason niust answer tho questions or be attaclied and puvished. He askea wnd was given until Thursday to decide what shey woula do. - A Good Outlonk gw Yomk, Dec. 81.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser suys: Interviews with many lead- ing business men as to the prospects for 1500 reveal the almost unanimous be- lief - that the coming year will be one of unusual prosperity. Krastus Wiman, who is perhaps as well posted on the business conditions as uny man in the country, said: *'If next year is not the most prosperous year in our history, great calam- ities which ~ man cannot forsce must occur, In all my business experience 1 have neve: seen & more favorable outlook,” to by morn- THE SOUTH BOOMERS, Lsting. Superintendent a Angrise, Kan, Dec. 8L—J. R. B charged by Secretary Fuller of the Topeka Insurance company with having accepted money from the insurance company to influ- ence legislation, admits that ho received tho amounts stated, but indignantly denies that thoy were in the nature of & bribe, They were received by him, he says, after the ad- Journment of the legislature und wi in payment of his sorvices 48 the compPany’s at- torney. Thelr Confiden Duntiy, Dec. 81.—At the league meeting the speakers denounced the attack made upon the private character of Parnell and said no method was so dishonest but it might be tried in the hope to injure the Irish cause, but nothing could shake the loye aad trust of the Irish people for their leader. Lowry, member of parliament, siid they who thought they could induce the people to forget tho servicen already renaered by Parnell, thore onghly faled 1o understand tho Irish race, - Parncll Will Defend Himself, Dusriy, Dec, 31,—The Freeman's Journal says Puroell bas instructed his covnsel, Lewis, to obtain for him u citation to appear and defend himself in the suit for divorce brought by Captain O'Shea agaiost his wife in which Parnell s named as co-respondent. pat Lo ol B A Longer Name, Bexuiy, Dec. 81.—The Military Gazette publishes the imperial order that the regi- ment of dragoons entitled *The Queen of Eogland’'s rezimen will oenceforth be called “The Queen of Great Britain and Treland’s regimient, - ‘The White Sulphur Wreck, Cuaurestoy, W, Va,, Dec. 1.—Representas tives of the Chesapeake & Ohio road today say the wreck near White Sulphur Springs was not due to rotten ties and defecti but was caused by the breaking of rail, which could not have been foreseen ox provented. - Kansas Wheat Not Injured. Tovesa, Kan., Dee. 81.--Seeretary Moller of the board of agriculturg says be does nos anticipate the slightest injury to the Kensas wheat crop frow the blizsard, R