Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 6, 1890, Page 1

HE OMAHA NINETEENTH YEAR MORNIN WORKING FOR FREE JUTE. Cotton Bagging People After Cheaper Raw Material A CASE THAT WILL BE FAMOUS. Bir Julinn Pauncefote Takos Up the Joiner Outrage—The World's Falr Committee—Compiis ments For The Bee, 513 FOURTEEN T STREET, WasiiNerox, D. C., Jan, b An effort will be mado to induce the house committeo on ways and means to place jute on the free list. 1t is underswood that the cotton bagging trust is behind the movement, Cotton bag- ging can bemade of domestic flax exclusively, but the manufacturers contend that it is necessary to have an admixture of jute, which comes from the South Sea islands, in order to manufacture it successfully. They also contend that the free admissiom of jute will give such an impetus to the manufacture of cotton bagging, homp goods of all desorip- tions and rough floor matting that the flax industries of the United States will be given & great boom. It will be remembered only a couple of years ago that the cotton bagging trust bulled the market to such a high price that the cotton producers 1 the south, notably in the Carolinas, adopted resolutions denouncing the trust and declaring they would manu- facture an article which would bale cotton, and that they would never buy a pound of cotton bagging manufactured from flax, The manufacturers of cotton bagging justi- fied thoir action in bulling the market by saying there was, an over prodnction which topether with the duty paid upon jute re- duced the vrice below the paying point. THE JOINER CASE. SirJulian Pauncefote, the British minis. ter, Aaid today that he hoped to have ail the evidonce in the case of the Rev. Thomas Joiner and wife against the state of North Carolhina to lay before the state department tomorrow. Sir Julian belicves that the federal governmeut will compel the state of North Carolina to make proper_restitution and to pay damuges to Mr, and Mrs, Joiner on account of the violence imposed on them and the destruction of their property. ‘I his case involves one of the most diabolical political outruges known in the history of Anierican politics Mr. ana Mrs. Joiner went to North Carolina from Eongland in 1869 and have never been naturalized, so that they wure Evghsn subjects. While Mr, Joiner preached among the negroes Mrs. Joiner was @ teacher in & coiored school. The fire-eating bourbons of the section in which these English people were located became greatly inceused at their action, declaring that the Englishman and his wife were attempting by education —.and example to make the negroos think that they were as good us the white people, Joiner and his wife were frequently warned 1o leave the country, but they felt that they were simply doing their duty to a benighted race, und they remained steadfast till mid- night on Friday, December 20 last, when a band of disguised white men entered their home and shot, beat and burned them till they thought that the Joiners were dead. Mr, end Mrs. Joiner were found by friends and cared for till they were able to come to ‘Washington, where they now are, living under the protection of a colored minister. They are in destitute circumstances, and are afraid to return to their home. This is probably the first time in the history of southern political outrages when the fed- eral governinent saw its way clear to take a firn stand in opposition to vus kind of dia-~ bolis: It is-now a case 1n which the Brit- 18h government 18 prosecutor und the state of South Carolina defendant. Of course the federal government is brought into the affair by virtue of tho fact that North Caro- lina is a part of the federal union, Presi- dent Harrison’s administration will give every facility to Mr. and Mrs Joiner and the govérnment which stands to behind them in prosecuting the red handed murderers who attemptea to destroy their lives and to drive them away from their homes. The case promises to bo & very interesting one, It1s rofreshing to sce the British government prosecuting @ portion of the federal uuion with which it has constantly been in sym- pathy and which it aided in many ways during tho late war. A great deal of interest is being taken n this affair and a public subscription is proposed for the ns- sistance of Mr. and Mrs. Joiner for the pur- pose of maintaining them during the hearing of their case. Ior the present the depart- ments of justice and state will hear the case and ‘after the allegations are proven the Britisn government will make a demand upon the federal government for reparation. ‘I'he latter will demand of the state of North Carolina payment for damages dono and prosecution of the criminals, ~ * THE WORLD'S PAIR COMMITTER. Speaker Reed is expected to announce the comuwittee on the worla’s fair within a few dsys. Friends of Representative Buchanan of New Jorsoy will ask that that gentleman be made chairman of this committee. M. Bucharan 18 oue of the ablest republicans in the house and is serving his tinrd term, He is the senior member of the New Jersey dele- gation in the Fiftieth congress, He was a member of the commitiee on ways and means, but is now on the judiciary com- mittee, If he is made chairman of the com- mittee on the tennial celebration he witl have the only chairmanship held by New Jersey, which is a doubtful state and en- titled to a chairmanship. Mr. Buchanan is @ splendid lawyer, an able debater and an active worker, He s a man of the highest character and generally pular, New Jersoy is not a candidate for he location of the world's fair and 18 taking no part in behalf of any city so that there would be no alliance or entanglement to prejudice the chairman of the committee who will havo this subject in charge. There is cvery reason to believe that Mr. Bu- chanan will be selected and his designation ®s chairman will give universal satisfuction, THE NEW YEAR'S BEE, Much complimentary comment has been made by public men upon Tur Bee's New Year's issue and the handsome colored litho- graphs of Tue Beg Bulldiog, Today’s Post hus this to sy on the subject: THR OMAHA Ber’s annual review issued on New Year's day is a beauty and & wonder. Four of its are devoted to iliustrations of y and its fine business houses, churches and public buildings, prominent among which is the splendid structure erected by Mr. Rosewater, the owner of Tue B 08 4 monument to his success in the new: paper business. UUSTLING PETTIGREW, Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota has been speuding the holidays in New York, where he combined busine with pleasure. He interested a lirge number of eastern capitalists in manufacturing aud real estate at Sloux Falls. There is no man in the sen- ato more thorough going in politics or busi- ness than Mr, Pettigrew. He has done more for South Dakota than any other citizen, and in elevating him to the seuate the people of that state have been aided in a fluancial way, ‘Within & year ho has taken several nullious of dollars from Now Eogland and New York to South' Dakota, and ho promises 10 take several more there during the year 10, i Wasmine1on Burgav Tue OMana Ber, } AN IMMIGRATION BVIL, « A great deal of interest is being taken in the subject of immigration by legisiators from every section of the country, T'he com- mittee nprnlnud by the last congress to make an investigation of the supject reports thut the present luws were loosely con- structed and loosely enforced; that proper legistation is imperatively necessary for the of the government and the people at At present a head tax of 50 ceats for each humigrant who arrives in the United _Btates is lovied, This collection is made for the purpose of caring for the improper per- sons arriving in the United States who must turn to their homes. The paymont of this pittance seems to act as a license for steam- ship owners and immigrant, agents, whereby they may send every possible character to be found 10to this country. It 1s proposed to abolish this ‘head tax and to place the responsibility of ciassifying emigrants upon steamship companies. The steamship corporations will be required to exercise a stipulated scrutiny in accepting emigrants to this country, and when their groed for rovenue grows in such a way that th judgment and conscience are wurped they will from thoir own coffers have to stand the oxpense of rorurning the emigrants to their homes and the making of such reparation us ay be d d necessary. ‘Uhe huad tax w levied is simply n license for every con- ceivable wrong in passing upon emigrants to the United States. RAILWAY MAIL ORDERS. The supcrintenaent of the railway mail service hus 1ssued the following order es- tablishing a through registered mml pouch system: The postmaster at Council Bloffs will dispatch the through registered pouch made up at his offico for St. Louis av 4:45 p. m. via, the St. Louis and Council Bluffs rarond postofice, The postmaster at Owmaha will dispatch the afternoon through registered pouch made up ut his office for St Louis in the custody of the transfer clerk to connect the St. Louis and Council Bluffs railroad postofiice leaving Council Bluffs at 4:45 p. m.; also the following order for an inner registercd sack exchange: Commenc- ing on tho Oih inst. inner registered suck ex- change will be substituted for the pre through registered pouch between D and Omana, the sacks to leave Omaha at 6:45 p. m, via. the Pacific Junction and Me- Coek railroad postottice and Denver at 8:30 a. m. via, the McCook and Denver railroad postofiice. MISCELLANEOUS, Congressmen complain that their flood of correspondence is taking up their salaries for postago aud stationery, Some members of the house pay out $4 or $5 o day for post- age stamps, and they request their corre- spondents to enclose postage for answers. It might be well to add that peov's writing to other friends here for information of special interest to themselves should also in- close postage for the answer. Congressmen Owens of Ohio utters the provalent opinion among Buckeyes in Wash- ington when he says that Calvin S. Brice will be elected to the senate to succeed Mr. Pagyne. Brice's wealth is undoubtedly doing him a great injury in his cauvass among pri- vate citizens who do not make politics a pro- fession, but it appears to give. him a large advantage among the politicians in Washiug- tou s well as at home, Ex-Commissioner of Pensions Tanner is said to be greatly digzusted with the syco- vhants in politics, ~ While he was commis- sioner he was doted upon and flattered, but now thut he is in private life they know him not and he feels lonely. It is said that Gen~ eral Alger stuked Corporal Tanner that he might establish himself in the practice of law.” The corporal is receiving a large prac- tice and 1s meeting with great success. 1t is announced that Mrs. Harrison will hereafter receive with the president on all state occasions. Sne will take her place by the president’s side at the levees this winter and preside at the state dinners given at the executive mansion. The cabinet dinner will take place next Thursday. Carlisle complains that he 18 being worked almost to death. While he was speaker, he, strange to say, was able to secure enough time to recuperate his waning health. Now that ke is the recognized leader of the demo- cratic side the burden of the season seems to fall upon him. Senator Tngalls, who is the most versatile man as well us one of the brightest in the upper branch of congress, is said t make as much money out of s lhiterary productions as he receives iu the way of salary from tne government. There huve been no charges preferred against General McClerland, the Illinois member of the Utuh commission, but it is believed here that he will soon be super- ceded by a southern democrat. There has been considerable verbal complaint made about General McClerland's idiosyncrasies and individualisms, but they have not been placed upon paper in the form of charges. 1o official circles it is hitimated, however, that be Will be asked to stand aside. Perny S. Heatd, —— COLORED G. A, R, POST. Negro Veterans Permittad to Orgzan- ize in Lonisiana and Mississippi. New Ounnesxs, La., Jan. 5—Captain Jacob Gray, department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic for the states of Louisiana and Mississippi, has granted the colored ex-soldiers in his department per- mission to organize posts of the Grand Army of the Republic. Colonel James Lewis in- terviewed said: “Ieun years ago the colored troops who fought on the federal side during the war concluded they ought to be repre- sented in the association of the Grand Army of the Republic. To this end a petition was drawn up after the usual form and forwarded to the commander-in-chief, who i turn re ferred it to the grand encampment for con- sideration and action, Previous to thi howevyer, the petition in question had been submitted to several department com- manders here, each of whom rejected 1t on some frivolous ground, one of them being ‘expediency.’ "’ “ixpediency,” accordiog to the definition of Colonel Lewis, meant color and nothing else. He added that after several petitions, which were worked agaivst by the white posts, wera rejected the matter was dropped, According to Lewis' assertions Captain Gray’s action in making nimself prominent in couneciion with the funeral of Jefferson Davis has drawn npon him much censure from his comrades. Naturally he wearied of this,” says Lowis, ‘*and, as I understand it, by way of retaliation us much as i jus- tice to the colored ex-soldiers, and taking advantage of the authority vested in him as department commauder, he has granted our people the rieht to organize a post, which we ave done. Iu the states of Louisiana and Mississippi thore are about thirty thousand colored soldtiers, all of whom will become members of the posts as soon as possible,” — A BIG STEAL. Loosn Methols of the Commissioners of u Kansas County. Kaxsas Cury, Mo, Jao. 5.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bes.]—The recent agita- tion of the methods of the board of commis- sioners of Wyandotte county, Kansas, in disposing of road improvement bonds aad certificates has brought to light a robbery of cousiderable maguitude, which occurred some eighteen months ago. About that time $500,000 worth of Wyandotte county road improvement scrip was stolen from the office of M. B. Abell, a broker doing busi- ness at 609 Wyandotte streot, this city. He kept his loss to himself and induced tho boara of commissioners to issue to him du- plicatos. Last Ssturday oue of these dupli- cates was presented to County Ireasurer Stewart for payment, That official consulted his attorney, and acting upon the latter's advice, refused to hand over the money. It uow develops that the duplicates were issued without authority of court, aud there is @& probability shat the total issue will be ropudiated. Some good lawyers claim that the Buchanan law, under which fully $600,~ 000 worth of road certificates have been 18- sued, is unconstitutional, and if they wre correct it 1s possible that the entire issue will be invaliiuted, A British G| LoNnoN, Jan, 5.—A gale has been raging all over Great Britain today. Much damage has veen done vhroughout the country and many wrecks are revorted. The Protestant chu wt Birr, Ireland, was struck by lightning and badly damaged. e s Australian Flood Loxnox, Jan. 5. —Floods are reported in the northwaest portion of Queensland. A part of the town of Normanton is submerged. The water in many places is twenty feet deep. The floods cover an area of 300 wiles. THE FIRST IN THIRTY YEARS. Democrats Gathoring to See Boles' Inauguration. THE SPEAKERSHIP PROBLEM, Everything Points to Republican Controt of the House—Revenue From Insurance Companics —A Fatal Wreek, One Week From Today. Drs Motxes, Ia, Jan. 5.—~[Spacial to Tne Bee.]—One week from tomorrow the Twenty-third general assembly of Iowa will convene. It will find the largest crowd awaiting the event that has assembled on a similar occasion for many years, The legis- lators need not flatter themselves that the crowd is coming to see them, for it is not. They are a very common attraction, But denocratic governors are not, and the crowd that is coming is to witness tho very unusual sight of the inauguration of a democratio governor, , It has been more than thirty years sinco such o thing last happened, and it is not surprising that the demoocrats take some interest in it. The vrescnce of this large crowd of democrats who have come to see a governor inaugurated - will do more than anything else to make a protracted deadlock oyer the organizition of the house impossible. The governor can’t be inau- gurated until the house is organized. Mean- time the expectant democrats will be here on expense, waitiog for thoir part of the show to begin, and they will not wait with very much patience. 1f there is much delay in electing a speaker they wiil bring such a pressure to bear upon the democratic mem- bers that they will quit foolng and go to work mighty quick. That would soon end a deadlock if there were one. But it 1s becoming more apparent that there will be none. The republicans have fifty members; the democrats have but forty-five, and the other five are independont. The republicans need but one of these independents to enable them to elect the speaker. The democrats must have them ali, and get one republican besides. They can’t do it, and they will be very glad to accept whatover fair terms are offered them. The indevendents were not elected on the speakership issue, and some of them have always been republicans. It is quite natural, therefore, thut théy shounid vote with the republicans in the “organiza- tion of the house. That will prevent any deadlock, and open the ball in good shape. APPROPRIATIONS There is some talk already being heard as to what the legisluture will do in the matter of appropriations. For the first time in sev- erul years the state isoutof debt. Its in- depteduess was caused by making appro- priations in excess of the increase of the state, They were ail needed at the time they were made, 80 it cannot be said that the money was svent extravagantly or fool- ishly. But the annual revenues of the stute were not as large us the appropriations— hence a floating indebtedness carried in out- standing warrants for a few years, The coming legisioture doesn’v want to get the state in debt again, but it may appropriate considerable money to meet the proper de- mands of state interests at this time. It 13 probable that the state levy will be retained at two and one-hall mills, the same as it has been for several years. It used to be two wills, but when the building ot the capitol began an extra half mill was added and this has been kept up ever since. ‘Thero is some talk of dropping the haif mill now that the capitol 18 Hinished. But as the other needs of the state have grown meantime it is hardly probable that this will be done. It takes more money torun a concern that is doing §100,000 worth of business a year than one thut is doing but $10,000. So it takes more money to run the lowa of 1890 than the Jowa of 1870, There are more people in the state, and their wants require more than in the years when the old two mill levy was sufficient. So Qv is quite likely that the present 2} mill levy will be continued. Ifitis, the increase of the state will be sufficient Lo provide for the va- rious public institutions fairly well. [f itis not, some of them will have to suffer. The reports of the boards of trustees of the vari- ous institutions coutain estimates of the ap- propriations which they think they oughu to have for their work. 'The state univemity wants about $250,000 for new buildings and imorovements, ‘The Mt. Pleasant hospital wants to huve 1ts chapel enlarged so that as many patients can enjoy the exer- both religious and amusement,that are provided, The Clarinda hospital is full, and it will either need to be enlurged or else money will be asked for a new hospital to be located somewhere in the northwoestern part of the state. Marshalltown wants a hospital 10 g0 with its soldiers’ home. Algons wants the state to locate a normal shool there, or rather take the private one thilt is now there and make a state institution of it. Le Mars will make a request for a normal school also, “The present normal school at Cedar Falls is in & shaboy condition and needs an overhaul- ing. Then thoe capitol grounds are waiting improvement and present a rute but very umpressive argument for attention. The capitol itself has been finished for two or threa years, but there has never been an ap- propriation for grading and improving the grounds. ‘They are Just as nature left them, and nature badly needs the assistance of urt in this instance, It is estimated that $150,000 would put the grounds in good shape, and do some needed frescoing in the capitol that has never been done. So therg will be need of libaral approvriations if the state cares for its institutions properly, aud without extrava- gauce, 1f the two and a half mill levy is con- tinuea, this can be done without embarras: ing the state with any more indebtedness. INSUBANCE REYENUE, Few people realize how large a revenue is given o the state by the insurance com- panies, All that do business in Iowa have to pay fees and taxes, and as this a great state for nsurance the income is pretty large. v scems to be increasing every year, “The receipts during the last year were larger by $11,000 than during the year preceding. During 1888 the fees received were $25,438.75, and during 1850 they were $27,050,50. Dur- ing 1888 the taxes collected from iusurance companies were $39,952 aod_during 1889 they were $i8,440.18, so that the total revenue from fees and taxes during the last biennial veriod was $109,921.11, T'hese fgures show the magnitude of the business of the insur- ance department. The fees of this depart. ment exceed all the fees received by all otner state oficials, and the insurauce col- lections will very nearly p: all the ex- penses of the state government in the way of sularies and clerk hire, FAVOR FREE TEXT BOOKS. The State Teachers' association, at its recent session in this city, went on record in favor of free text books, us recommended by State Superivtendent Sabin, The school book question will be one of the principal subjects before the coming legislature, An tempt, is beiog made by some to have the ate adopt uniform Lext books for the whole state. The genecral seutiment, however, sees to favor district uniformity or county umformity, There is a strong demand for some legislation against the school book monopoly sud high prices, and some relief is confidently expected. NOTES, Governor Larrabee is golng to write a book on railroads, when he gels out of oftice. He has been collecting the material during the last two years and thinks he can furnis! sowe interesung reading. He could give it spice by iucluding some of the lively corre- spondence that has passed between hun and railway officers in the past uwo or three years, There is some talk that Senator Alli- s0n may write a book, when he gets around to it. He has been in public life for nearly thirty years and could write some interest- In“remmuunm ‘he state prohibition convention, which woets hero next Thursday, is expected to make Rome howl, The extreme and mosi radical prohibitionists of the state will be hore and they will lay down the law to the legislators in a vory thréatening manner, Governor-elect Bolos is.expected 006 week from tomoreow, Hesilllive at tho Savery during tho session of the legislature. On Tuesday might, January 14, a reception will be given to him by Governor and Mrs. Lar. rabee. - The attendance will be governod by invitations. But all of the mombers of the legislature and state oficers ana many prom inent citizens of Des Moines and other citios will bo invited, As the time for thé re-clection of Senator Allison approaches ledding democratic rail- way attorneys comd dropping in to take a hand against bim. Judge Look of the Northwestern has heen here lately, John I, Duncomba of the 11linois Central is expected in @ day or two and Reveral other corpor- ation men who are prominent democrats will 800n be here to work agawst him. But they can’t dofeat Allison. Hoe is too strong an anti-monopolist for thom. A Fatal Collision, Drs Moixes, la, dan, 5.—[Spocial Tele gram to Tk BEE]—A serious roar end collision cocurred on the Rock Island road near Malcom about 11 o'clock last night. Two east-bound freights collided through the inubility pteesengineer on the second train to see the signal lights on account of the fog. A nuinberaf stockwen were in the caboose of the'forward train and were so badly injured that Surgeon Hanawalt of tiis city was summoned, . He went to the scene of the wreck last Bight and brought back two of the wounded today for operation here. Two of the passengers, William and Elmer Meyers of Gloyer, Pocahontas county, were so badly injured that they died today. Another man named Rhoades. of Dallas Centio, way paralyzed and will probably uot. live. Some six OtIers wero more or less in- Scveral . cars - were completely A Retiring Postmaster Banquetted. Missourt VALLEY, In, Jan. 5.—[Special to Tug Bee.|—Friday night the railway mail clerks running 10to Missouri Valley, and a number of his most intimate friends, tan- dered Mr. T. O. Carlisle, the retiring post- master, a banquet at tho Hotel White. ~ Mr. Curlislo was prosented with a valuable gold headed walking stiok. Ho will be succoeded by Cuptain J. D. Brown, Very Low Water. Davexrort, Jan. 5.—At noon today the Mississippi river reached the lowest point ever known, twelvo inclies below low water mark of 1564, ‘There wre serious fears that the public water supply will give out. MADE CRAZY BY RELIGION. Kansas People Goinz Mad at a Re- vival and Becoming Violent, Leaveswounri, Kan,, Jan, 5.—The vicinity of High Prairie, ton miles from this eity, has veen the scene of a religious revival tnat has greatly excited the people of that community. In sowme instances persons have gone crazy with enthusiasm. Word was re- ceived vesterday of two cases of insanity, and the insane persgns came near losing tneir lives. During the revival a brother and sister, Frank and Minnie Bland, became 80 enthused and excitéd over relizion that they lost their reason, They were living alone, and no one. mnoticed their condition, Thursday evening icouple of persons pass- g Bland’s house noticed smoke issuing from it, On zaining edtrance they found a well kindled fire on one of the floors, with the brother in an alihost nude condition, singing reiigious songa saud dancing around it, seemingly Eemng‘ réady for cremation. The fire was tually putout and the brother and sister overpowered. When questioued about the fire Minaie replied that the Lord had made the fire aad they would not pu it out. Late yesterday afternoon they wore placed in jail, where they will remain untii a method of treatment for their case has been decided upon. 5 Aot b FRENCH-CANADIANS MAD, Opposed to the Utterances of tha Ks- cent Catholic Congress. Faun Riv Mass., Jan. 5.—(Special Tele- gram to ' Tue Begil—This afternoon the League des Patriotes, a flourishing French- Canadian organization, had & meeting, the priucipal object of which was to express their opposition to the attitnde of the Catho- lic congress recently held in Baltimore, which said that ‘‘national societies, as such, have uo place in tha Catholic church.” The Canadians feel that this declaration was especiaily directed "at them and - their so- cieties, which foster a different lan- guage’ and differént: race poculiarity. They considered the declaration a_forerun- ner of the decided staod the church authori- ties may take in the future against F'reuch- Canadian congregations, who always desire clergymen of their own nationality. The meeting was addressed by Hon. H. -A. Du- buque, representative in_the state legisla- ture, and others, ‘all of whom expressed strong opposition to the deciaration of the congress. ‘The addresses wero enthusiasti- cally received, e Breaking Up the Blockade. SacrAMENTO, Cal, Jan, 5.—One of the greatest snow blockades ever known in the Sierra Nevada mountains has been raised by the railroad companies’ forces and a rotary snow plow. T'he plow left Bluo can- yon last evening and proceeded toward . Colfax, Cal.,, from Emigraut Gap. The west bouna overluvd trains were able to follow behind the plow. Krom the later point the plow will return and clear the track to Cas- cade, which will free the snowbound train at Summit. Nothing will stand in the way of the four east bound trains now held at Colfux. e Fats of an Aged Hermit. WiatiNaroy, Del., Jan. 5.—The body of Levin Meredith, an aged hermit, was found yesterday in & miserable hovel on a lonely country road several miles from this city. He had been burned to death, evidently, dur- g & stroke of paralysis. Near the body was found an old_clay pipe filled with ashes. It is numuwd that while the hermit was smoking he was selsd with paralysis and the fire from the pif ,:filwd his clothing. Children were m-%‘: t, aud frequently his hovel was fillad with young ounes, to whom he told marvalous stories of his early life, when he said he The ail recast. For Omaha and Vicinity: weather, Nebraska: Light local snow: winds, becoming vakiabie temperature. lIowa: Snow, excapt fair in extreme northwest portion, noetherly winds, colder except in extreme western portion, station- ary temperature, Light local snows,” & light northerly slight rise in South Dakota rise in temperature, variable winds, Foughv Fire With Snow. PortLAND, Ore., Jan, 5 —Wardoer, one of the principal mining ¢ was in the Coeur @Alene district of Iduno, was visited by a disastrous fire yesterday. . ‘Twenty-five busi- ness houses and resideacos were destroyed, entailing a loss of $LU0,000, A reservoir in the mountains, which was the only water supply, was empty, sud the men had to fight the fire with sno e el Carried Oux Into the Snow. Tacoma, Wash., Jan, 5.—Fire broke out in the Fannie Paddock hospital this afternoon. The building -crowded .with patients. They were | out into the snow and saved. Itis b the sudden change and excitement will be fatal to & number, The fire was extir bed. eI Won by the Norwegian. ANMSTERDAN, Jan, 5.—In the skating mateh today, Norsiug, the Norwegian, won the five wile race iu 16 mioutes und 49 2.5 seconds, CONGRESS CONVENES TODAY. | A Forecast of the Work Coming Week. WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. of the Silk and Sugar Representatives Have ing & Heacing—Senator Fry Bill to Build Up a Mer- chant Marine. aking baws Again WASHINGTON, Jan, 5.--Congress reassem- bles tomorrow. The list of absentees will be unusually large on account of the numbver of members of both houses suffering from in- fluenza, In the senate the most important work of the week, 8o far as can be judged now, will be done in committeo on Weduosday. Ac- cording to agreement before the holiday re- cess, Hiscock's committee on the celebration of the quadro centennial dissovery of Amer- jea will begin hearing the state- ments of the committees represent ing the cities which aro endeavor- ing to sccure the proposed world's fair. ‘Then there remains numecous executive nominations to be considered. Prominent amoug them is that of Thomas J. Morgan to be commiesioner of Indian affairs, Just bo- fore adjournment mr. Teller stated that he would, ubon the reconveniug of conzress, call up tor action his_resolutivn to provide for the consideration of all executive nomina- tions in open session. Soveral important measures will be introduced aud Morgan’s Brazil resolution will come up again, The house begins its sessions tomorrow with but two bills in position to be consid- ered, the District of Columbia appropriation bill und the McKinley administrative cus- toms bill. As McComas, who has charge of the appropriation bill, is sick nothing will be dono with that until he is able to be in his seal and as McKinley will be busily engaged during the week. At the meoting of the committee on ways and means any discussion of the custom bill is likely to be desultory uud merely to kil time. I'he committee on ways and means has scheduled hearings for this week as follows: Mondas, silk aud sugar; Tuesday, tobacco and liquors; Wednesday, provisions and farm products; Thursday, wood and paper; Friday, sunaries, 1t is expacted a tariff bill will be reported to the house about the 1st of Febraary. A journal clerk has beea engaged the rec:ss in arranging a code of rules for the house, and a draft will b3 submitted to the committee on rules some time this week. A report is expected this weck from the Silcott committee upon the tacts and law of the case. TO ENCOURAGE SHIPPING. during Synopsis of the Bill ¢ Touny by WASHINGTON, Jan, enator Frye will introduce tomorrow his bill **Fo promote the postal and commercial interasts of the United States,” reierring to carrying muils in Amer- ican built steamships, the main provi- sions of which have been made public. He will also introduce a bill for the encouragement of commerce, protection to navigation and improvement of the werchant marine in foreign trade.” It provides that ull vessels, sail or steam, en- gaged 1n the foreign carrying trade shall re- ceive a bounty of one-third of 1 mill per ton of the gross register measurement for each wile navigated. The owners of vesseis al- ready . built shall -receive © bounty only” 8o long s they shall stand inshection and hold charter according to cer- taip specified grade. Provisions of similar nature are given for vessels to be built here- after, It further provides for provisions for swift and safe sailing, both for sail and steamships; also thut vessels receiving sad bounty shall without charge carry all mail matter not exceeding one hundred pounds, required by the postmaster general, provided such requirement shall not extend to any regular established route, Iurther these vessels shall carry apprentices, train them, ete., and as an additional inducement such vessels shall be relieved from all tonnage duties, 1t also contains a provision direct- ing the postmaster general to make con- tracts for carrying the mails on estab- lished routes in American ships; prescribing the manner of their con- struction, ete. It also provides that to the president shall be givep authority to re- quire that any of these steamers shall be built according to planos and specificavions required to make them suitable for naval service and that these vessels shall be enrolled as naval auxili- aries, Iv_ provides further * that the povernment shull give preference to Ameri- can vessels in carrying mails, treasure, troops, naval and military stores, coal, e and that goods, wares and merchandise im- ported in such vessels shall have two vears extent in bonded warehouse at owners option. Further it shall be lawful for citizens of the United States engaged in foreign trade and residing abroad to own vessels built in the United States and 10 have them registered as ves- sels of the United States Be Introduced A Deadwoeod Court Declaion. DeAapwoop, 8. D., Jan, 5—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.]—Judge Nowlin of Rapid City yesterday rendered his decision 1n the case of Driscoll vs. Jones for clerk of the circuit court. The decision is in favor of Jones, the holdover from the district court, Judge Nowlin dismissed the alternative writ of andamus aud holds that a8 a mauter of coufitutional construction no vacancy ex- ted in the ofice of clerk of the circuit court, sud as @ necessary consequence tho appointment of Driscoll was void. The opin- ion is a surprise, as it was generally thought that if the writ of mandamus was denied iv would be bacause that was not the proper remedys The court has not discussed the other.questions involved. The case will be appealed to the supreme court, e Examining Prison Systems, Cricago, Jan, b5.—|Special Telegram to ‘fup Bee,]—The special joint committee ap- pointed by the legislature last May to ex- amine into the prison systems of the country and to suggest any needod chuoge in the system in lllinois, will start on its travels tomorrow, The committes expects to be away about a month and will examine rril- ons in Indiana, Obio, Pennsylvania, Mary- land, New Jersey, New York and of several points in New England. The members of the committee are already decided that some means must be found tode away with the enforced' idleness that will soon come upon the Lllinois prisoners in cousequence of tue agoption of the law doing away with the contracting of prison labor, —— Embezzled Her Own Child's Mon Laraverre, Ind., Jan. 5,—Deputy Snerift Graves arrived home from Golden City, Mo., last evening, bripging John W. Emerson and wife, who are charged with embezzlement. Mrs. Emerson was apoointed guardian of her child ty a former busband and under orders of L{s court deposited $500 belonging to the child in the savings bank. She then rocured bondsmen and drawing the $300 rom the bank fled with her husvand Lo Mis- sourl. Tne boudsmea ure prosecuting the case agalnst her. sl Steamship Arrival At Glasgow—The Siberian, from Boston. YMI'x. Rotterdam—The Obdam, from New orl At New York—The Celtic, from Liver| At London—1he Servia, from New A Queenstown—1he Lord Gough, Philadelpuia. e Bought By the Engli syndicate, MiLwAvkeg, Jan, 5.—The Aogus Smith system of elevators, “A,” “B" apd “C," ol ork. from wero yosterday sold to the English syndi- cate. The price pmd was not given it is undérstood to bo more than $1,000,000. Their storing capaci 00,000 bushels. The syndicate is the same ono thut bought the breweries in Uincinnati, O., and Syracuse, N. Y., & short time gt ( DUPAC A OB, Reports of the Horrible Tren f Insane Women Confirme. Cricaco, Jan, 5.<The revorts of the hor- rible treatment of ibsane women in the Du- pazo county alms house are deciared in an oficial statement to the governor tonight to be well founded. The statement is signed by Dr. T, H. Wines and Rev. C. (. Trues- dell, both members of the state board of charities, The women ent were covered with were nakel and ate off ths reo k iug floor. When bathed at all it was by male attendants, and at night the women's cells were left unlocked, exposing them to the daneer of criminal assanlt from the men about the place. The two women thus treated were incorrigible, and to this fact and the ignorance and carclessness of tho keepor, the report attributes the disgrace. Both women: have been removed to the state asylum and the report recommends legisiation to give the state hoard of chorties jurisdiction over the county suthorities in such cases. One of the women was insane when a dozen years ago she arrived from Germany, A’ law is recommended to the legislature giving tho stute board power to return such patients to the place from which they camo, filth- THE CLE - RANCE RECORD, Financial Pransactions of ths Coun- try For the Past Week. Bostox, Jan. 5.—|Special Telegram to T Bk, |—The following table, compiled from special dispatehes to the Boston Post from the mauagers of leading clearing houses of the United States and Canada, shows tho gross exchanges for the week ending Junuary 4, with the percentage of increase and decrease, as compared with the corre- sponding weel in 1850, CITIES, CLEARINGS. -+ eswazou] New York.. Boston Philadelp Chicago 8t Lows. San Francisc Pittsburg Baltimore New Orieaus Cinetnnat Kansas City. Lousville. Providence .. Miwaukee. . Mimueapolis. Richmond Indianapoiis . Galveston. Dalias Fort Worth. Peoria. Duluth. Hartfor St Josepn Norfoll New H Portiand, Me. Springtield Worcaster Wilmingior Syracuse Lowell Des Mofues., Grand Rapids ' Wichita, . Los Angeles ‘Topeku. sHumalo *Portlend, Ore. .. “Tacoma._. *Montre *Halifax, this time last year, st U S STATE NEWS, Venango Items. VexasGo, Neb,, Jan. b5.- [Special to Tnr Bee.|—Last night and all day today there has been a dense fog, and with it a frost that makes the telegraph wires look like large ropes. The Russian epidemic La Grippe has a few victims south of here. . W. N. Jordan has bought the building of the defunct Venango bank of the receiver, aud proposes to sturt into banking soon. ‘The luxury of white caps is costing the county in which Holyoke, Col., is situated $£200 o day, and the end does not seem to bo near yet, Ubp to within three days ago farmers have been sowing wheat, but since then the mer- cury has been to 4> below zero. Senator Paddock’s bill for the rehef of setvlers on government lands, who commute ard afterwards live out their five years, bas received some attention in this locality und is being favorably commented upon, ~with hopes that it may pass. Another Keya Paha Silver Find, Nonpes, 'Neb, Jan. b.—[Special to Tie Bee.|—Since the silver find on the Keya Paha some few days ago various of our citi- zens have been prospecting In our vicinity, ‘Tho result has beeu beyond expectations, and the people of Norden are highly sanguine that they have “‘struck it rich.”’ One of our citizens, Mr. David Joh exauined the dirt that was excavated from his well, at a depth of sixty feot, and found silver ore in quantivies that, in the opinion of old Calis fornia miners, will ussay $I180 to the tou, The town is wild with excitement aud quarter sections soar skyward, That the genuine stuff has been struck beyond the question of & doubt, Not a Pleasant Prospect. Dakota City, Neb., (Jan, 5.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]—George Smith, one of the prisoners who broke jail here last month and who was captured at Fort Dodge Ia., was taken from that place to Des Moines where there was a reward of 200 for his ar rest. As 800n us ho serves his term there he will be brought back here Lo auswer the charge of bighway robbery. Jailed for Burglary, Dakora City, Neb., Jan. b.—|Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee, |-Two men giving their names as George Smith and John Markum were arrested aud pluced in juil for purglar- izing the Kerry bouse, a hotel in Covington, “They were arrested by & night policeman as they were coming out of the house. They are a couple of toughs that huve been hang- g around the saloons for & couple of months, Down Went the Bridge to the Bottom, NEnRa#kA Ciy, Neb, Jan. b.—[Special to Tne Hee|—The pontoon briage, which went to the bottom of the Missouri river a few days ago during @ windstorm, has been raised and is agaiu in operation, e e Kort Wayne's Bishop Bick. Forr WAyNg, Ind., Jan. b.—Rev, Joseph Dwenger, bishop of the diocese of Fort Wayne, is seriously ill with poeumonia and the pbysicians prouounce his condition critical, — The Pride of the Transvasl Burned. Loxnox, Jau, 5.—~The Erste Fabriken in Pretoria, the largest structure in the Traus- vaal, hus beeo burned, Loss, £100,000, — ] NUMBER 199 ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL, Diplomatic Oiroles Agitated By the News From Africa, THE ACTION OF SERPO PINTO. - ’ The Portugnese Ministor in Londom States It As His Boliet Taat ths Major Has Only Dono His Duty, Diplomatic Oircles (Copyright 1580 by J Agitated. mes Gordon Bennett.) Loxpoy, Jan. 5—[New York Horald Cablo—Spocial to Te Bre.|—The startling news from Africa inthe London Horald dispatches regarding England's attitude to= ward Portugal is the talk of diplomatic cire cles. It is sald on protty good authority that the Herald’s news was instantly toles granhied to Madrid and later a private dise pateh regarding it was sent to the Portugueso embassy in London. When the Herald representative called on the Portuguese minister this ovoning he found him well informed upon ull phuses of the controversy between the two Rovern- ments. Ho was surprised to loarn from the Herald that the English consul, Johnston, had been heard from and that he was in gooa hoalth and hard at work in Nyassa. I further stuted that Consul Johnston had heard of Major Serpo Pinto's latest proceedings and had taken moasures for checkmating the. Portuguese by confirming the existing treaties and entering into new alliances by encouraging native kings and chiefs already favorablo to England. Aliuding to the news sent the Herald that tho Portugueso would have to fight not Makololo aloue, but other powerful forces, with whom Consul Johnston has made friendly arrangements, and i response to the serious change in Africau aftwirs, the minister, who received the Herald with groat courtesy, said: *“Public opinion ought not to be formed on. mere reports, Only official news should be considered dofinite. 1 have uo fear of Major Serpo Pinto’s position, 1 do not speak ofil- cially, because 1 am not yet authorized, but personally 1 say it will be found that after all the facts are sent in that Major Pinto has done ouly his duty. It will be proved that Great Britain is under many obligations to Portugal and to Major Pinto for the protection he has ob- tained for English subjects in that wild country, Portugal will receive Pinto's complete statement not under a fortmght. The truth will then b established, not on Major Pinto’s statemeut alone, but on docu- ments bearing the signatures of inglisnmen who owo their lives to the foresight and bravery of major Pinto.” In concluding tho interview the minister was glad to compliment the Herald on the. fair und impartial manoer in which it had pubished the newa regarding the difficulty- between England and Portugal. The Her- ald’s dispatches are still further confirmed. e e L THE SCENE OF FIVE MURDERS. A Haunted Cabia in Kainsas Once Ruled by a Vicions Woman, Kaxsas Ciry, Jan, 5.—Hidden away in a dark glen just south of Bramen Hill, eight miles from Wyandotte, Kan., is & small three-roomed house which is the scene of five violent deaths, all brought about by the malicious temper of a woman. The history of this place is strauge and almost incredie ble. In the spring of 1867 Mrs. Wilhelmina Miller bought a thirty-acre farm and built this house upon 1t, Here she moved with her husband. In the fall she employed & young man named Mauz, and it was_only & short time until he took the husband’s place in the household., Miller was compelled to look on and see his place usurped by tiis im- truder until the brooding over his wrongs turned his brain and he took terrible revenge. While his wife and her paramour were Sits ting * lovingly together he crept up and emptied the contents of ashotgun into the heaa of Manz, scattering his brains over the woman. Miller then fled to the woods, and next morning was found hangiog 1 a rafter in bis barn dead. The terrible experience had no1ll effest on the woman, for within 1wo weeks she had an old solaier living with ber, This man stood her bad temper for a year and then left her. In 1870 Theodore Seidrich came along looking for work and married the woman. He endured her until 1881, when he was taken sick and died from an overdose of medicine admmnistered by his wife, Altaough over fifty years of age the. widow could not bear the iaea of living alone, and she accordingly married a man named John Fenschel, with whowm she lived two years, until Jucob Schaler appeared on the scene, when he and the old woman wmade things go so lively for Fenschel that he took refuge in the poor house, The place had such a bad re- pute that the neighbors shunned it. For turee or four days prior to the 11th of last April the people began to suspect something had happened, as there was no sign of life about the place, Fearing somothing wrong, three men went to the house and found the cattle in the pen nearly crazy with hunger and thirst, The kitchen door stood open, and across the threstiold lay a large New- foundland dog, which, with snapping teoth, barred the entrance to the house. He was finally enticed away, and the mea entered the ill-fated cabin, ‘'where @ horrible sight met their gaze. The body of Mrs, Miller was lying across the bed, with two guashot wounds in her body, About five feet away lay the body of Schaler, with a bullet hole through his temple and his right hand grasp. ing a revolver. The corover's verdict was murder and suicide. Fanschel came from the poor house and divided the place with a son of the woman's firat husband, but neither profited, as the proceeds were soon squandered, I'hoe san- guinary history of the place kept tenants away, and since last April it hus stood va- nt. The grewsome story and the lone- some loculity have combined to cause the people of thut section to make circuitous rovtes home when they were compelled to pass the house aftor nightfall. Iwo weeks ago, however, William Keeley was too tired 10 take a long walk around the farm, and he determined to brave the superstition. He plmuml the bouse, but when he reached town e was frightened s0 badly that be could hardly speak, He averped that as he passed the cabin he saw lights all over the house and heard grouns and cries, as 1f some womun was in agony, He was luughed at, but no one was bruve enough to #o to the lace to disprove his story. A few duys ater a peddler came to town and reported that something was wrong at a bouse back on the road. He had heard groans and cries os if some one was in pain. He deccribed the house und it was the Miller place, which was kuown to be unlobabited. It was de, cided by some of the stronger minded men 10 investigate the matter and lust Sunday night tive men, in pursuasnce of this id=a, went Lo the place to wateh for the ghosts. They res turned puzzied and a bit frightened at what they saw. When they arrived at the place all was dark and they lay bidden for a short time in & clump of bushes, About 8 o'clock @ light appeared at one of the windows and then the whole house was lighted up. Groans and cries were heard, Tbe party made & rush for the door, but all was at once plunged in darkuess wod u search revealed no sign of anyone having beou there since the last tragedy. B . Arrived at Gibraltar, Loxbox, Jun, 8.—The American squadrom of evolution arrived at Gibralter from Tam er.