Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1890, Page 1

PART : NINETEE} A ONIVERSAL PEACE CHORUS OfMclal Germany Singing a Song of Good Will MORE MUSIC THAN MEANING, Wobady is Expected to Believe the Assurances of the Anthem and the Doors of Janus’ Temple Are Not Closed. Opening of the Reichstae, Nt 1999 by New York Associatel Press.] Beriiy, Jan. 4, —The state council is con- vened for Wednesday next. Bismarck though still suffering from neuralgia is cer- ta:n to be ptesent, The reassembling of the reichstag for the last eventful days before daissolution and the reopening of the landtag compels this general ministerial meocting, The leadine question before the reichstag .will be the increase of military credits ang a soclalist bill, Bismarck's long expected declaration on the foreign policy will proba- bly be made during the debate on military credits, ‘The attitude of the government on the so- cialist bill is inflexible. {, Tune national liberals have been hopeful that Prince Bismarck would, upon the eve stand together for a solid vate. Some topics involving delicate phases of the government service, aud likely to be exucting, will come before the landtag, One of these will be a consideration of the dispo- sition of the sums confiscated during the Kulturkampf fand diverted into the secrev service fund, Within recent years the roptile fund has been so little used that the name of it sounds almost ancient. But few papers are subsidized, and fewer agents are main- tained. The ventilation of the subjectin the landtag is likely to curtail in an even greater degree the executive misuse of those moneys. Tt is also thought that the landtag will disapprove the lottery project in regard to the monument of Emperor William. The purchase and demolition of certain houses in order to .anke a site for the monument are necessary, and the project of raising the money for the purpose by lottery, while it is no doubt one form of making a popular sub- scription, is o form not much approved by public opinion, 1t 18 believed that the land- tag will favor the plan of a direct purchase, the money to be voted by the state. The year opens with a universal peace chorus, tne National Zeitung declaring that external tranquility is guaranteed, while internal tranquility depends entirely on the character of the next reichsu Yet in #pito of this lovely prospect of pe broad aad at nome, upon defined conditions, the foreign office itself was never so pervaded by a sense of the insecurity of the continu- et of the triple alliance. Bismarck’s re- Yusal to support Austria’s policy in 1ulgaria is & great source of irritation and suspicion, and Crispi’s persistent intriguing for the icn of Trentiro is another. Crispi is thought to be a littie disappownted justnow. He had eounted upon another conference at Friedrichsruhe at the close of the year. He attaches very great import- ance to this sort of repeated recognition of him as adding much to his prestige among the statesmen of Europe. His scheme to close the year with such an individual con- “ference was upset by Bismarck, who holds thoso favors at a high rate, and who advised Crispi that the interview would nos be timel in view of the acute jealousies of Austria. The Diritto has since urged the direct set- tlement of the Trentino affair with Austria abandoning the attitude of complete reliance upon Prince Bismarck’s meditation, The progress of the negotiations for the meeting of Emperor William and the czar on the Polish frontior in April intensifies the officiul anxiety and watchfulness in Austria. In diplomatic circles there is a lively discassion of the prospect of a renewal of the German entente with Russia, As Bismarck continues to find the want of homeogenity i the Austrian empire and the growing discord between its vurious nationalities an object to good politics and sees how greatly these reduce the value of an ‘sustrian alliance, it is said he contemplates a radical change of base in his policy, The application of his theory bringing all the German speaking people under tiie Germun flag would be at the expense of Austria and Russia there would be compensation, The policy, in fact, would wipe out Austria as that empire now stands, for Germany would take the Austro- Jerman duchies, and while Germany would also get the German-Baltic provinces now held by Russia, Russia wouid get an equiva- lent in Galicia and~ Bukowina aud woula be given a free hand in Roumania and the Balkan countries. The German czech conference opening in ‘Vienna today is watched here baving an indirect yev important bearing upon in- ternational relations, The an miners’ society have petitioned the emperor to ap- point & commission of inquiry into their con- dition, They declare it is hopeless that their miseries can bein no way alleviated unless he interferes, Count Taafe, who presides, 18 not person- ally hopeful of success in recouciing the differences between the German and Czech parties in Hohemia, Besides the German delegation headed by Pleur, and the Czechs hended by Rieger and Prince Lobkowitz, there wero present Ministers Von Gautsch, Schoenborn, Baron Prazak and Prince Schoenborg. ‘Ihe absence of any representa- tives of the young Czechs will weaken ‘whatever acrecment that may be reached, Count Tasfe bas sccretly induced the old Czechs to Pt & compromise. Pleur wants nothing less than the full demands of the German party as presented lready in the Bohemiau diet before their withdrawal, Unless these are conceded and they are given some guarantee against the coalition of the two Czech parties, the Ger- wuns will not re-enter the diet. The Czechs are importunt through the quarrels. If left alone they would coalesce. It is 1mprobable that Count Taafe can conduct the case to a solution that will be the basis of permanent peace batween those faction The National Zeitung, commen President Curnot's speech, says: 18 the only great power that the emperor has not visited, His reception in Paris would of course be absolutely impossible, but Presi- deut Caruot might visit Berlin and be could be assured of & welcome there as & siicere friend of European peace.” Dr. Dollinger is worse, His fever is se- vere. He is very weak aud occasionly de- lirious. His condition is critical, Copmr S —r——. \ British Consul Johnston Safe, Loxpox, Jan. 4.—The government has ve- ceived Intelligence of the safety of Johnston, the British cousul at Mozambique, who travelng through the iuterior of Africe and who is charged by the Porwuguese pavers with baving iotrigued with the natives against the Portuguese in the territory along THE TH YEAR. ¢ - OMA OMAHA, Karangoes and subsidized the Kotakots and | undertakers reaping a harvest. Peoplo pro- has by treaty secured western Nyassa to the British, - The Portuguese have reached Ka- lungas. The remaining Mokokolas, trusting to Br tish protection, refuse to surrender the British flags that were presonted to them, although called upon to do 8o by the Portu- guese commander. The Portuguese there- upon again searched the steamers and,_com- pelled them to lower their ensigns, Fight- ing in Africa is believed to be certain, - NEW LONDON PAPERS, Aspirants for Journalistic Make Their Appearance. {Comyright 189 by Jamss Gordon Rennett.\ Loxpox, Jan, 4.—|New York Herald Cable—Special w0 Tur Brg. |—New depart- ures in journalism make their appearance with the first week in the now year. The Speaker is not brilliant, but a brilliant first number was aever seen and probably never will be. The new comer has good type, Fame i three columns on a page, causing a some- what crowded, uninviting look. Most people will prefer the outward style of Saturday and Spectator. Mr, Wemyss Reid is an ed- itor of great experience and ability and has gathered a powerful staff. They seem. how- ever, in the first number crushed under a scuse of respousibility, consequently they are prozy and dull. Sir Lionel Playfair has a good deal to say on the eight hour ques- tion, but unfortunately has not read the let~ ter to which he replies. That is a little formality which can never safely be dis- pensed with, The new Daily Graphic resembles a weekly story paper. The pictares, made from pho- tographs, are very black aud are not an over- whelming success, nearly as bad as the New York Graphic old pictures, AR POINTS FROM PARIS, Death of Commander Dana of the Unitea States Navy. (Copright 1850 by James Gordon Bennstt.] Pans, Jan, 4 —[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tne Bee |—Commander Wil liam Starr Dana, U. S. N., died yesterday of pneumonia gt his apartments in the Avenue d'Jena, Mr. Dana had been ill only a few days. His death was caused by a complication of colds, beginning with La Grippe. His rethains will be shipped to New York in a few days. Mrs. Dana sails from Havre by the Hourgogne today, accom- panied by Mrs. Furnam, to'be there on the arrival of the body for interment. Mr. Danw’s deuath removes a prominent member of the American colony in Paris. Among others sailing by the Bourgogne are Mr. W. J. Morgan, Mr, Davia B. Kiog, jr., and Mr, Slidel, Mrs. Whitelaw Reid 18 booked to sail February 15, as is also Mr, Joseph Emery, the Cincinnati millionaire, who returned to Paris ftom Njce today. Mr. Emery said that everything was stupid in Paris and Nice since the exposition, add- g that he was returning to New York to be amused. Since Mrs, George Pendleton Bowler’s ar- rival in Paris, where she is occupying apart- megts, society gossipers have been wonder- ing about the report of her engagement to Mr, Astor. Toa friend Mrs. Bowler said that the gift enterprise concern’s aunounce- ment was premature. She did not even know Mr. Astor and had never seen him. Mr. J. M. Statesbury and family have ar- rived in Paris, also Mrs. Horace Porter ot New York. Miss Marie and Mr. Harry J. Switt are among the late arrivals. Mr, R. W. Miles sails on the Umbria to- day for a brief yiait. Miss Kate Greatorek gave an American dinner on Wednesday, baving Mr. Holman Black, the baritone, as the musical at- traction, The guests included prominent American artists in Paris, ‘Whether it is because of disappointment in the art exhbit of the world’s fair one can- not tell, but why do artists take flight, home ward bound! Gari Melchers has left to pamt Potter Palmer’s portrait in Chicago. Charles S. Rinehardt and Alexander Harri- son are to sail next week. F. A, Bridgeman left today for the Riveria, Mrs. George Bolton and Miss Herit have left for Nice. Mrs, George Blanchard bas given up her apartments and is living at the Hotel Ven- dome. Miss Mary Curtis Lee, the daughuer of General Robert E. Lee, who lived with Mrs, Blanchard during the winter, has left for Cairo, Mrs. Charles Tudo Wing and her two pretty daughters have gore to Berlin, Dr. John Dayies Jones and family have gone to Dresden, 4 Willium Rittand Gailnard, directors of the opera, have found their master. The so ciety of authors has fined them 2,000 francs fornot producing, ‘Zaire,” M. Veranges' new opera, within contract time, which was up yesterday. There was yet another difi- culty about *Ascanio,” This opera, by M. Saens, was to be the tirst new work at the opera. The management hus been hanging back through the exhibition because of the difficulty of finding @ contralto for the role of Sghozzone. M. Gailbard made & trip to Dresden to engage Mme. Chavenns, but she is not free for months, Mme. B3osman will undertake the role. M. La Salle will take the part of Benventus Cuelini and M. Cossiria that of Ascanio. Miss Eames will play Colombe, and Mme, Hading the duchesse d' Estampes. Mme. Carnot has sent 1,000 francs to each of the three convents of the Liutle Sisters of the Poor. Lord Lytton is confined to his room with influenza. ‘The marquis Dolabriffe, aged fifty-nine, is dead. 2 The Princess de Giska has died at her hotel in the Rue du Cirque at the uge of seveniy-five. Mr. and Mrs. R. 5. Warin bavo lett Paris for the Savoy hotel, London, ‘The personnel of the Parisian embassy are to attend the mass, which will be celebrated at the Rue d'Arn church tomorrow morning 10 usher in the new year, Russian style, The committee has been formed to organ- ize a sale of the works of art and & theatri- cal performance for the benefit of the three children of the late M. Jiles Garnier, the 1 artist. Skaters are disappointed. The frost of the last three days was thought to be per- manent, but a thaw set in yesterday aftor- noon. A warm drizzling rain began to fall and continued till evening. The school boys and school girls of Paris will bless the influ- enza. The Journal officially announces the open- ing of the lycees aud colleges after the holi- days is postponed from January 5 to January 12. The extra week will be used feither in get. ting cured or getting ill by stuing with bon bons and other delicacies. Iv Paris the wfluenza bas done ite worst, which is bad enough, The sanitary condi- tioe of the city is still, however, far frowm satisfactory, as shown by the fact that no less than 425 funerals took place on one day. The siguificance of these figures will be ap- preciated whea one reflects that 200 funerals Sho Sbee river, Jonustou has pacified the 1 & day is a very large average ordinarly, the posing to die should notify the undertukers irradvance, L(),\'IN)N;'S’(] REAT SCANDAL. The Public About to be Treated to Another Sensation. [Copuright 180 by James Gordon Bennstt.] Loxpoy, Jan. 4.—[New York Herald Cable ocial to Tue Ber |—Another sen- sational episodo in the Cleveland street scan- dal is about to burst on the public. Twenty- two of the men implicated, nobles and other- wise, have just flod England. It is said that by the time Scotland Yard has finished none of the Cleveland street habitues will be left in England. The police know all about the case and have the names, description and adentity of the offenders. In the first place all the boys wore captured and made to con- fess. Some knew names and others gave accurate descriptions, enabling the police to shadow the parties to their residences. Their addresses were thus secured. Others were only suspected. To these men lettors wero written, giving them so many hours to get out of the country. Of the twenty-five suspects recently warned, twenty-two fled, showing the remarkable accuracy of tho boys' information. The total number of ab- sconders 18 sixty. SCHNEIDER T0 THE WALL, He Travels the Way of the Trans- gressor With the Usual Results. CmcaGo, Jan, 4.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee,|—‘Nic" Schneider, remembered for his connection with the celebrated Cook county boodle cases, made an assignment this morning to Alexander B. Schully for the benefit of his creaitors. This is the sec- ond assignment made by Mr. Schueider within two years, consequently the failure is not one that will effect business circies, but there is a story said to hang over the failure that is quite nteresting. About three years ago Schneider had & boiler and engine shop on the West side and stood in with the boodlers among the county commissioners. He was allowed to do all the work at the county hospital, insane asy- lum, poor bouse and normal school, ana if he couldn’t find enough to do to make the per- centage to be divided with the commissioners big eonough no ques- questions wero asked if he tore out good boilers to put new ones in their places. This mude it profitable for “*Nic,” as well as the commissioners, and he thrived uuntil Judge (then States Attorney) Grinnell got after the commissioners. Thenone night Scehnei- der was kidnapped by the state, and he traveled all over the country in the company of a detective in order that the commission- ers could not keep him from squealing. It was a successful tour, for “'Nic"” squealed, and his confession practically convicted the commissioners of boodling. Schneider was not prosecuted for his part in the steal, but he was not paid the extra amounts charged over the actual expense for necessary work, He failed after the big boodle case, but started up again on a small scale. Things have never goue well with him, however, and after a struggle to shake off the stigma of his confession he geve up, and is once more “busted.” It is said that he has nothing left, 0! VICTIMS OF TRICHINA, Forty-Fve Persons.in Minnesota Pois- oned by Sausage. BrowNspaLg, Minn,, Jan. 4.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—A party of sixty persons gathered at the home of Henry Brustein last night and sat down to a suppor at 9:30. Among the meats served was sau- sage. The effect was awful. Forty of the guests, all who partook of suusage, were tuken with vioient fits of vomiting and fell upon one wnother on the floor. Mrs. Henry Shick died this morning and twenty of the other victims of trichina are so low that but slight hope of their recovery is entertained. P e rcell Suspected. TRENTON, N, J., Jan, 4.—Thg mystery sur- rounding the murder of Mrs. Kniffen is not yet cleared up. Miss Emma Purcell, the preuty young typewritter 1s, however, prac tically a prisoner ana grave suspicion rests upon her. The police have altogether droppad the burglar theory. 1t has been learned that Miss Purcell was not unconscious when she was found. The conclusion has been reached that Mrs. iCniffen’s death was caused by apowerful anmsthetic administered in a heavy dose and not by stranguls Miss Purcell will have a hard time to#rove that she is as nnocent as sho claims, but a motive is lacking except it is found in the ramor that there existed, between Miss Purcell and Dr. Kniffen a relationship which was at least unlawful. et Of Course Kansas City Kicks, RKANsAs City, Mo, Jan. 4.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—It is well under- stood here that the Missouri Pacitic has n bid before the southwestern division of the ‘Western Freight association asking to be al- lowed the privilege of making a rawe from Omaha south on the packing house products the same as from Kansas City, The packers of this city have heard of the matter and they are making every effort to keep the rate out, It would mean great damage to the Kavsas City packing interests. Chair- men Midgley and Faithorn have the question in band and will reader their decision av this month’s meeting. ————— e Reported Deaths at Monte OCarlo, [Copuright 1850 by James Gordon Bennw,| Nice, Jun. 4.—[New York Herald Cuble— Special o Tue Bee]-Tt is reported at Monte Carlo that several employes of the Casino bave died this week from influenza, ‘Che truth cannot be ascertained as yot, as the gambling rooms are boycotted as subjects of inquiry, Still there is a large number of cases of influenza in Monaco and Nice is also suffering intensively, Every second person is coughing and sneezing and wany are laid up. There are no dangerous cases in Nice, and visitors from all purts of Hurope are arriving daily. The doctors say the worst afficted are those who brought the disease with them, el The Epidemic Spreading in ltaly, LCopyright 1690 by James Gordon Bennetr, | Rowme, Jan. 4.—|New York Herald Cable ~Special to Tue Bee.|--Although the mflu- enza is not spreading here it is spreading in Venice, Milan avd Genoa. The largest num- ber of deaths caused by the epidemic is in Venice, where forty-three deaths are re- ported iu 8 siogleday, Tse last news from Milan 18 thatthe disease is rapidly spreading. — —— Mrs. Maybrick to Be Pardoned, (Copyright 1890 by James Gordon Bennett,) Loxpoxn, Jan. 4. — |New York Herald Cable—Special to Tug Bee.|—A gentleman ‘who claims the bighest authority says that Mrs. Maybrick, whoisservinga life sen- tence for poisoning her busband at Laver- pool, 18 to be pardoned by the home secre- tary, The matter, after a long and careful consideration, has been decided in her favor, v — Editors Fight a Duel. Loxpox, Jan. 4,—At Neusatz, in Hungary, two editors fought & duel. £ditor Tomics of the Zaslav killed Edior Dimierives of the Braulk L, SR, L OO SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY HE DOESY'T LIKE & BUUNTY. Mr. Oxuoard P;::l P. Tariff on P:;‘Et mo'us-rnv. THE TIN Thero 1s None But 4 Liitle More Pro- tection Will Feteh Sit—Nebraska and lowa Orop Statistics— Brewer in Washington, WasniNarox Bureav Tite OMana Bre, 518 FOURTRENTR STREET. % WasHINGTON, D, C., Jan, 4. Thera will bo a hearing (before tne house committee on ways-and means on next Mons day which will be ot espeeial interest to Ne- braska and Towa citizens. ” To will bo in relation 1o the beet sugar in< dustry, in connection with the proposition to reduce the duty on imported sugar and pay a bounty for the domestic product. Mr. Oxnard, the extensive refilner who is now building a refinery at Grahd Island, wil be given a hearing before th§ committee. Mr. Oxnard in talking to your correspondent to- day about his position on $he, sugar question said: I am obsunatoly ¢pposed to u reduc- tion of the present duby on sugar aud o bounty, A bounty may be granted by a state as an anxiliary encouragement to tho sugar beet wdustry in connecvion with our import duty, but a bousty by the federal government would give very hittle encourage- ment if any. We can depend upon an imvort duty, but as one congress cannot bind another, a bounty on sugar might be re- penled when the new congress meets. The only thing we ask is the maintenance of the present duty on sugar for not over ten years. "The boet sugar industry in this country will have been greatly developed then, she home production will moet the demands of con- sumption and the producers will be enabled to fairly and successfully compete with Europe. At present the advanced state of the beet sugar industry in Europe together with the low prices of labor there makes 1t an impossibility for Americans to develop tho beet sugar productioh here. It is abso- lutely necessary for us to have the encour~ agement which an {mport duty affords until the industry can be placed upon its feet. It is .ot the 815 a year which the poor man pays in the way of a tax on sugar that makes him poor,” continued Mr. Oxnard, *i¢.is the fact that ho 18 coropelled to sell corn for 15 cents a bushel and wheat at 40 and 50-¢ents. That is the logic by which they arrive atpoverty. I propose to pay these farmers from $4 to $ a ton for their sugar beets which will yield them a net profit of $50 or$60 an acre. With this income they can:@ffprd to exvend the few dollars a year which they pay for sugar, Of course the sugar trpsts. are Aghting for the abolition of the mnr"duw. Thay would prevent the development. of the sugar in- dustry in this countryAf possible. They arc enabled to maintain their'trust and control the Americans by secur'ng the sugar made after it arrives nere fram foraign countrics. With a fairly developed ixdustry throughout. the country they could i control. There would be refineries in.evecy community and’ the producers would be ayabled to place their; sugar in the hands of consumers direct, ihus getting around-the trusts. The sugar in- dustry in France, Germany and other coun- tries was started upon the basis of a pro- tective tariff and not & bounty, Now they are able to compete with the whole world as arival. If congress willonly give the beet sugar industry in this country a very few yeurs of encouragement it will not only be strong enough to stand alone, but it can enter into an aggressive compact with other and | older countries.” TIN PLATE. The committee on ways and means has re- ceived several requests on the part of tin canners and others mterested in the use of tin plate for & bearing, But adbering strictly to its rule of setting apart certain days for certain industries, it has been unable to give them a further hearing. Mr, Bayne, who, of the entire ways anl means committee is probubly the besv qualiied to speak on the matter of the tin plate industry, said to your correspondent vesterday: “There is no Qoubt that the duty on. tin plate will be raised. Iamnot able to state the exact amount, but it will be between 2 and 2i¢ cents, Probably the fignre will be 2.2 cents and possibly 2% ocents:” Atgil events, the duty on tin plate will be raised above the present duty of ‘1 gent. ‘[ admit,” he stated in answer to & question, ‘“that there {8 _at present no tin plate manufactory in the country, but I believe that if thjs duty is placed on tin plate we will encourageite manufacture in this country to such ap éxteot that L will be willing to pledge my word that in three years from now there will be $25,000,000 in- vested in the manufacture of un plate here. Wa will import our block tin if necessary, though I myself believe that there 1s in this country enough tin. plate to supply our de- mand. Ifiemly belieyo that there are tin mines in Colorado and Dakota which when properly worked will sufice to furnish us with all the tin we want, . Tin plate can be manufactureéd there by raisivg the duty from 2.2 Gents to 2 8-& cents to give home capital a chance to prpduce it.)! WHAT MILL§ STIRRED UP. There was u lively time in the committee on ways and mesns yesterday and more fun than this session. A géntleman from Texas with a rough suit of glahes, a fannel shirt and a cowboy's hat jusde his appearance as a representative of. gol-growers of that state and addressed § mmitteo in favor of a high protective ; Which he urged to be necessary to from financial disaster. He was & pherd by name and a shepherd by t and while watching his flocks upon. the pluins had evi- dently accumulated # gueat deal of knowl- edgo of his mother forin a tussle with the Hon. R. Q. Millsheghowed he was per- fectly competent to, twke care of himself. Mr, Mills, as all ki . ¥epresents & Texas district in congress, wi »a leader of the dem- ocratio party in the jlssv house and the particular advoeste;@f @ reduction it not the removal ©f |the duty on wool. ‘When Mr, Shepherd finished his state- ment to the committes Mr, Mills undertook to have a little fun with bim and commenced 10 poke him up Yo see him jump; but he aid not continue it lopg. The gentle Shepherd turned on Mr, Mills in & manver which caused that gentlpmun to do all the jumping himself, and the ofher members of the com- mittee and the bystenders weore greatly amused at hig sudden discomfiture. The news spi about the capitol instautly, and fun had bardly begun be- fore the room crowded, The Shepherd told Mr. Mills he was a democrat and that Texas was a democratic state, but alter the next election there would be some distiu- guished represeutafives of that party who would be compelled to fiud something to do #tbowe, He said Mr. Mills would bave been | HA SunNDAY BEE 5, 1890.-SIXTEEN defonted at the last election had he ot ap- pealed to the prohibition vote to save him, and if he ever came back to congross again it would be because of & change in his views on the wool question. He onarged that Mills was sacrificing the inter- ests of his constituents votes for the democratic party among the ‘woolen manufacturers in New England. PASSING AWAY, Two noted party leaders must, in tho nature of things. soon pass away from the public gaze. Little as has been said in the press concorning the illness of Samuel J. Randall and Judge Kelley, both ot Pennsyl vania, it is generally conceded that the days of public usefulness of both are over and that mortal disease has laid its hands upon oach of these distinguished Pennsylvanian ¥ It is not denied here in Washington among the friends of Judge Kelley and Mr. Randall that each is suffering from an incurable malady, and it is only a question of months before the inevitable result must take place. While Mr. Randall has womewhat rallied from the very alarming symptoms of his case which showed themselves last summer, he is still confined to hiis room and to his house, and it is scarcely probable that, unless by superhuman effort, he will be able to abpear on the floor of congress again, His affection is along standing ulceration of the bowels which refuses to yield to treatment and is considered by some consulting physiciuns to be cancerous in its nature. \Vhile his tnental powers are nuimpaired and his strong vitality continues to assert itself, those in a position to know do not doubt the outcome. Judge Kelloy, the fathet of the house, and now in his fifteenth consecutive term as a member of congress, has quite broken 'down under the infirmities of age and the terrible prospect of impending death from cancer of the face. The operation performed several years ago, which temporarily relioved him to a great extent at the expense of his sneech, has not proved permanent in its results. The dreadful disease i3 again manifesting itselfl and there can be little doubt of the result. ‘What makes the situation more distressing is the recognition by the judge of the hope- lessness of his case. He scldom appears on the floor of the house, hus resigned from the ‘ways and means committee of which he was the oldest member, and has yielded 1o a feel- ing of depression, natural perhaps, but which seems strange to a man of his heroic build and to a mind which for years has forced itself to the front in every conflict in the house of repr¥sentatives. MODIFIED THE DECISION. The commissioner of the general land of- fice today modified the decisicn of the oftice at Yankton, 8. D., in the final certificate case of Peter T. Hans vs William McGee, involving the southeast 3§ of section 3, town- ship 10, range 57, McGee made homestead entry for this land June 11, 1850. August 28, 1885, the final certificate was issued to him. A letter from the general land office Feoru- ary 3, 1886, required a supplementary affida- vit in support of the entry, but McGee made no response to the demand. Haas in May. 1886, filed a contest alleging that McGee did not reside on the land continuously for five years and that the improvements were not those which the law required. The local officers decided that the charges against the defendant weré:sufficient and that the final certificate should be canceled. A devision was also made by the local officers against he plaintif's preference --¥ight of ry. MoG#e asked for u rehearing which was denied, and he appealed. Com- missioner Groff says that the department has been very lenient in allowiog home- steaders to absent themselves for valid rea- sons after taking up thewr residence on the land. A constructive residence may follow and perpetuate an actual residence, but can never precede it. He says further that the defendant never had such a residence on the land in dispute as is contemplated by the homestead law, and ho directs that the certi- ficate for the laud be canceled and that the contestant have the conference right of entry under the law. THOMAS 0. JONES' CASE. Friends of ‘Thomas O. Jones, who was this week dismissed from a position at the navy yard because he assisted John Wilkes Booth in escaping from Washington atter the assassination of President Lin- coln, are attempting to show thav Congressman-elect, Mudd of Maryland, who secured Jones' dismissal is a nephew of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd who harhored John Wilkes Booth and rendered him surgical attendance during s fleht, Mr, Muddis contesting the seat of Barnes Compton in the house of rep- resentutives and says that this chargeagainst nim 18 brovght for the purpose of vrejudicing lis case; that he is in no way related to Dr, Samuel Mudd who rendered surgical attend- ance to Booth and that not one of his rela- tives had any conuection whatever with those who did assist Booth. Jones' family s greatly incensed over his dismissal and aro exertiog themselves to gét even with Mudd. There are a great number of familes in Maryland named Mudd and there is doubt that the Dr. Mudd referred to belongs to one of the families not related to the congress- wan who secured Jones' dismis JUDGE BREWER ARRIY D. J. Brewer, associate justice of the United States supreme court, accompanied by his wife and duughter arrived atthe Arno from @ Leavenworth, Kan., this morning. Justice Brewer will take his seat on the supreme bench Monday. The ceremony of swearing in is simple, He will meet tho chief justice and the associate justices in the robing room of the court and there put on the *‘togs" of office, He will then proceed with them to the court room where the oatit of office will be administered. He will then take his seat at the extreme left of the chief justice and Justice Lamar will move over to the other end of the beach. Justice Brewer this afternoon in company with the attorney general and Associate Justice Field called on the president. CEREAL STATISTICS, A statement has been prepared at the de- partment of agriculture showing the produc- tion of wheat, corn and oats in the various states and territories in the year 1880. For Nebraska the following 18 exhibited: Wheat —Acres, 1,404,019; bushels, 16,848,000; value, $8,761,079, Corn—Acres, 4,004,007; bushels, 149,548,000; value, $25,422,501, Oats—Acres, 1,080,228; bustrels, 25,065,000; valuo, $4,404,- 300, . ‘The following are the productions in Towa; Wheat—Acres, 1,604,843; bushels, 21,023,000; value, 13,244,728, Corn—Acres, 5850,508; bushels, 849,966,000; value, $66,451,544. Oats Acres, 2,730,031; bushels, 99,495,000; value, #15,918,515, South Dakota: Wheat—Acres, 4,431,084; bushels, 41,652,000; value, §24,001,082. Corn ~—Acres, 810,005; bushels, 14,843,000; value, $1,805,008. Oats—Acres, 1,245,428; bushels, 23,200,000; value, $6,288,100. * INDIAN DEPREDATION CLAINS, Senator Paddock receives scores of letbers from parties in Neoraska who have claims for Indian depredations, The owners these claims seew to labor under the. wunpression that because the senator has iutroduced & bill in their behalf that there- fore their claims can pe collected immedi- ately, They announce that Wasiiugton ; attorneys offer to collent their claims in order to make | Lan for d0 per cent of the amouat collectod and ask what thoy shall do about it. To all these the senator suggests that they wait until | congross has tak some action, and to send their claims to | 1e, as thoy will be just a8 woll off aftor .t »jl passes and can no doubt make much ‘..u isfactory arrango- ments then than t% sould do now. David City, Neb. ‘ants a board sion examiners. Senator Paddock revirned today from At lantic City, where b ut the holidays. White house clerks . % been busy all day inviting an attack of . paralysis by ad- dressing tho invitations to the card receptions which will be given during this month and next. The diplomatic reception will be on January 14, the congressional and juaicial reception on v 23, and the army, n and marine corps reception on February 1 The public reception will bo heid on Febru- ary 18, Charles Elso of Towa has been appoiated a copyist at $720 per annum in the signal ofice, Henry J Blayke of Towa has been pro- moted from class 1 to class 2, office of the adjutant general, David Fiztgorald of Towa has been pro- moted from a thira class clerkship to §1,800 per annum in the office of the secretary of war, John Schomp, an attorney of Omaha, Wwho has been east on business, left for his home this afternoon. NEW TPOSTMASTERS, Nebraska—Bradgate, Humboldt county, Mrs. Nenio Reid, vice J. S, Hopkius, re- moved: Brownville, Mitchell county, A, | Fulerton, vice T. M. Fullerton, deceased; Gaza, O'idrien county, T. W. Gaunt, vice F. Hinz, resigned; Hillsdale, Mills county, A, A. Sawyer, vice T. B. Lewis, removed; Lesan, Ringgold county, D. C. Melntyre, vice Mary M. Lesan, resigned. MISCELLANEOUS. The commissions of presidential postmas- ters at the following pomts in Nebraska will 4 : Blair, Washington county; City, Wilbur, Strongsburg, Superior, York, In Towa—Ames, Avoea, Clinton, Dunlap. West Madison, Greenfield, Mount Vernon, Red Oak, Sibley, Villisca and Waterloo. Penrr S, Heatn. of pen- Nelig LONGEN ¢ SURPRISED. The Secretary of Camp 20 Demands the Society's Books, Cmicaco, Jan, 4.—|Special Telegram to ‘Tne Bee.|—State's Attorney Longenecker was greatly surprised - this mornicg when John I, O'Conaor, secretary of camp 20 Clan- nu-Gael, waliced into the office and preferred a formal request for the books of the camp, which were used in evidence in the Cronin murder trial, and are still in possession of the state's attorney. Judge Longenocker declined to accede to the demand on the ground that, in case a new trial were granted, the books would again become nec- essury in evidence, He told Mr. O’Connor, however, that if he would bring an order from Judge McConnell he would give up the books. Mr. O'Counor left with the inten- tion of muking formal apolication to Judge McConnell as early as possible for' such an order. The state's ever, 18 confident that Connell wl takew his view and refuse tho order a8 long as the case re- meains pending. It is reported that Mr. O'Connor’s object in trying to obtain the books is nothing less than to reorganize camp 20, very lurgely on the old basis, and as far as possible with the old membership. Also John I, Beggs, ex-senior guardian and ex-defendant on the charge of conspiracy to murder Dr. Cronin, who is now out of the city, will take charge of the reorganizajon and resume his old office when he returns. One of Judge Longenccker's assistants ex- pressed an opinion that the ulterior object of this move to get possession of the books was to destroy them so that mn the event of u new trial they could not ‘be used as evidence. A CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY. Chicago's Mayor Will Resist the State Authorities. CuicaGo, Jan. 4.—A serious conflict of authority is threatened between the state and municipal auvthorities because of the shipment to this city from Pcoria a few days ago, under orders of the state board of live swck commissioners, of lumpy jaw cattle Lo be xilled and put into tanks and wurned into fertilizers., The board of health reported that they suspected the cattle were to be used for beef, but succeeded in pre- venting such a consummation, The live stock commissioners laid the matter before Governor Fifer, citing the state law o show they were authorized to do as they Lud done, and today the health’commissioners laid the matter before Mayor Creiger und asked in- structions. The mayor gave instructions to positively prevent diseased cattlo being broughv into the city éven should it be neces- sary to violate the letter of the state law, and sald the entire police force of the city would be used to carry out the orders if necessary, fs i WARNED BY THE CITIZENS, Black Tomahawk's ¢rives a Threate Puenne, 8. D., Jan. 4.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee. |—Citizens of Fort Plerre have issued a public notice warning H. E. Dewey, the attorney who is prosecuting Black Toma- hawlk's right to the possession of the town site of Fort Pierre. to mind his own business and let tho case alone, aud that if he ever goes across the river on this or any other busi- ness he way expect to be severely dealt with, The notice is something in the nature of a White Cap waraing, aod Dewey is prepar- ing for his own Uefense und safety. Black ‘Pomahawk, who is something of a chief, it is understood will insist on his alleged rights, and as his band, called the Two Kettle Sioux, nnmber some two hundred bucks, he seems to have a pretty good show, Soldiers stationed at Fort Pierre are protecting the workmen building Black Tomabawk's house, Attorney R - & Letcer, e The Weather Forecast, For Omaha and Vicinity: Light rain or snow, followed by clearing weather, For Nebrasi Light snow, warmer in western, colder in eastern portion, northerly winds, For Iowa: Rainor snow, variable winds, colder iu uorthwest, stationury temperature in southeast portion, For South Dakota: Local snows, north- erly winds, slightly warmer in western, sta- tionary temperature in eastern portion, B Philad Iphin's Missing Banker, PIICADELPRIA, Jan, 4.—[Special Telegram to Tae Bek.]—Tho missing bank president, Ditman, is believed to be concealed some- where in or nuear this aty, and it is thought that his friends kunow where he is. It has been discoy: ered that just previous to his disappear- he vorrowed money from friends ana Ihtives amounting 1o over $60,000. His ppearance is generally regarded as the vesult of desigo, and pot of accident, PAGES 18 — | UMBER 198, FEAR* OF THE MILLS BILL. Why the Jute Bagging Trast Was Formed. TWO MILLION DOLLARS GONE, The Sack Combine Didn't Get the In- creass In Price and Dovsn't Know Who Did—Somo Sar- castic Queries. Whays and Means Hearing. WasmiNGToy, Jan, 4.—~At the hearing of tho ways and means committee today Will- fam Bright of Newark, N, J., reprosonting the flax dresser operatives of that soction of the country, allied to the Knights of Labor, asked that the duty on dressed flax be in- creased from §40 to $90 per ton, He said the industry i this country is languishing be- cause of insufficient protection. The cost of dressing a ton of flax in this country is §04, while in Europe it is but & Ho asked an additional duty upon the difference in wages alone, Avram Brentlep, a twine spinner, asked that the present duties be retained on jute, sisal and mamlla. He assorted that under cunaitions that obtained formerly and which could be reproduced with adequate encour- agement the existonce of the bugging trust would be impossible. Treasurer Bavbitt of the Chelsea jute mills said the laborers in American jute mills are paid more than twice as much as in Scotlaud and from five to ten times as much as in India, Heread a telegram from the Dolphin manufacturing company of Pater~ son, N. J., saying that unless congress gavoe them free raw jute they would be obliged to suspend, being no longer ablo to meet the competition of Dundee manufacturers. The witness argued in favor of free juto, Charles E. Pearce of St. Lows made a comparison of the cost of Calcutta and American bagging, to show that with jute butts free a duty of at least 2 cents per yard pon the munufactured product must bo laid, in order to maintain the industry in this country, and if the present duty of $5 per ton be retained, then the duty on the manu- factured product must be 2% cents per yard. Mr. McMillan questioned Pearce as to the causo of the extraordinary rise in the price of bagging from 7!§ cents in 1887 to 121 cents in 1888, Pearce explained at length thatin the spring of 1888 seven of the proba- ble twenuy-five manufacturers in the coun= try cornered the product, The manufac~ turers were badly scured by the probubility of the passage of the Mills bill, McMillan asked Pearce if he justiticd the organization of a trust or corner. “I say,” rephed the witness, ‘‘that when you undertake to destroy my business I am Jjustified iu protecting myself, and will do it every time."” McMillun remarked that the organization aid not release its grip upon the people after the danger of the passage of the Mills bill was over. Mr. Breckinridge—Do you know of any manufactu returning the increased price of bageing! I do not. Pearce. The Chairman—You say you did not put 000,000 of increased price into your pockets; why didn't yout “We dian’t get it."”" “Who did get it{" “I don’t know; we didn't.”” To further questions of Pearce said the Mills it had been passed would de- stroy every bagging manufactur It would have, wiped out from $6,000,000 to #8,500,000 capital wnd the organization that cornered the product of 1888 was -due solely to the Mills bill. Inregard to the hemp industry, Pearce said if it were properly encouraged he had no aoubt that within three years there would be instead of 12,000 tons as now, from 40,000 10 50,000 tons of hemp raised 1 the United States, J. L. Bemis of Bemis & Co., Boston, with bug factories at St. Lows, Minneapolis and Omana, made a plea for adequate rates of duty on munufacturers’ jute and for free raw jute. They did not have it," said Mr, McKinley bill, it . Killed His Wate and Child, New Yonk, Jan. 4.—Shortly before noon today a man named Franklin killed his wife and child and then committed suicide. Two ofticers went to the house, 150 Munger street, and effected an entrance through a window and passing into the bed room found Fran| lin sitting on the edge of the bed with a re- volver grasped in his right band. Ae the officers were about to enter the man drove them out of the room at the pointof the weapon. As sofn as the oficers reacred the outside a pistol shot wus heard and re-enter- ing Franklin was found with a ballet in the left breast, dying soon afterward. His wife and three-year-old child were lying on the bed. Both victims had been shot through the heart and from appearances had been dead two or three days, oceedings. PuiApELiRiA, Jau. 4.—Lawyer Shields today brought a peculiar and unusual pro- ceedings in ghe common pleas court under the domestic attachuent act of the 18th of June, 1886, on behalf of Charles Stocver and against James Dittman, & missing bauk . president, who it was supposed committed suicide by arowning. The afidavit made by Stoever sets forth that Dittman is indebted to him in the sum of 3000 and avers that Dittman on December 11, 1850, absconded from this city aud concealed himself else- where with the design and intention to de. fraud his creditors aod that said Dittman bas not left in Philadelphia county sufiicient estate to pay his debts, The writ 1s return- able on Monday vext. ————— A British Subject Asks Redress, WasINGTON, Jan, 4.—The Britsh wmin. ister hus received a petition from the Rev. T, M, Joiner of Holy Springs, N. C., for re- dress for injuries received by himself and wife at the hands of & mob last month. He says be is a British subject, although he has been preaching 1n North Carolna since 1809, He und his wife were giving religious and other instruction to neeroes, which so ine censed somé of the neighbors that they broke into his house and assaulted and mal- treated himself and wife, He has been unable to get any satisfaction from the local or state authorities, e Ohio Legislativs Caucuses. Covunbus, O, Jau. 4.~In the house legis- lative causus of the democrats today Hyssell wasnominated for gpeaker, Robesou of Darke for speaker pro tew, Fisher of Hardine for clerk, In the senate caucus Adams of Seneca was nominated for president pro tem, Taylor of Frauklin for clerk, and Martley of Coshoc- wn for sergeant-at-arms, The senatorial contest 1s at a standstill on account cf the excitement and interest i the legislative caucuses.