Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 12, 1890, Page 1

4 o 10T NINETEENTH YEAR THE THUNDERER'S BLUNDERS Another of the Times' Conapiracies Faila, A SENSATION FROM COLORADO. P, J. Sheridan of R o Grande Connty Offered One Hundred Thousand Doliars to Swear Falsely Against Parnell. Thomas Brennan's Startling Story. Dexven, Colo, Jan. 11.—The News prints an interview with Thomas Brennan of Omaha, who wus the first secrotary of tho Land league in Ireland, in which Mr, Bren- nan tells at length how ugents representing the London Times endeavored to induce P. J. Sheridan of Rio Grande coanty, Colorado, 1o ¢ive testimony adverse to Parnell before the London commission. The statement s supvorted by the sworn afidaqitof Sheridan, Wwhu says a man named J. F. Kirby came to hi on October 15, 1583, saying ho had been sent by Joseph Soames, attorney for the Times, to sce if Sheridan would go to Lon~ don and testify; that he was prepared to of- fer any amountof money for his services anda to guarantee absolute protection in England, Sheridan let the man on and finally asked if the Times would give him §100,000 for it and Kirby replied in the afirmative, providing bis evidenco was sat- isfactor, The Times people, he said, wanted evidenco to the effect that Farnell Was a party to the Phoenix park murders, if not the instigator of them. *'I8 the government aiding tho Times defraying the expenses 1 asked Sheridan, *'Not as the government, but ns individ- uals, T presume they are,” said Kirby. Sheridan expressed dislike to going abrond and asked 1f e could not give eviderce bu- fore a sub-commission in this country. The matter was debated at length and Sheridan led Kirby to beliove he would give such evi dence. As this would make it impossible for him to live in his present home, provision was to be made for Sheridan’s wife and family by an advance of $10,000 to his wife by A mortgage on property in Colorado before the sub-commission sat. Kirby then started back to London and said a series of questions and the answers required to them would be prepared by Soames, Shkeridan and Kirby had some correspoudence, and on April 4, 1880, the agent returned to Sheridan’s ranch and reopened negotiutions. Sheridan told Kirby that his assassination had been ordered by the Clan-na-Gael, and that it would be im- possible to give evidence before the sub- commission, but he would go to London on condition that the Mimes woula buy his ranch and other property for £10,000, the money to be paid over before he started London. Sheridan was also to Vo guarunteed the protection of the English - government, After some hesi- tation Kirby consented he could in and said speak both for the Times and the govern- Sheridan furiher hoodwinked and led ment, on Kirby and tho latter said he would imme- diately cable the Tines the result of the in- terview and request that the money be for- warded, - Sheridan tells further how Kirby waited some tiwe at Colorado Springs and Puchlo, but could not get an answer from ( the Times, Ho endeavored to got Sheridan to fll out answers to u listof questions which he (Kirby) brought with him, but Shoridan would not do this, Finally Kirby went east. In conclusion Sheridan says he deliberately entered into uegotiations with Kirby for the purpose of gotting all the iuformation he coula from him and also to sell his ranch at 8 good figure when he found Kirby ready o buy it Sheridan kept Kirvy waiting on his decision until as late’as the last ten days' session of the commission. ® Bronnan also explains the cable messages sent o himself and Alexander Sullivan on May 0, 1889, by Michael Davitt from Paris, and which were given at the time of their publication here significance in connection with the disappearance of Dr. Cronin. Breunan explains that the leaders on the othe sice had learned of the attempy of the Times people to bring a witness from this side and that he was to wail soon, and Davitt wired Breouan and Sullivan that money had been sent by the Times people to Chicago and Puoblo and ask- ing them to consult Patrick Egan on tho subject. Soon after another message came from Davitt announciug that Sheridan was the man and Brennan says they then felt at case ns they koew Sheridan and were conti- dent of nis integrity. This is the explana- tion of the mysterious telegrams, ————— A COLORED SPLIT. Indications of Trouble at Their Com- ing National Convention. 1cAGo, Jan, 1L.—|Special Telegram to Tuk Bee. ]—Indications are that thero will be tumultugus times av the national colored men's convention which assembles here on Wednesday next. Some months ago & com- millee of jrepresentatives ofithe race, repre- senting the principal states of the union, is sued u call for a national convention to be held in June to consider the condition of the colored people of the south and to take steps in the direction of securing for them those political rights of which, as slleged by the authors of the call, they are now deprived, Just as 800 us this call had been given to the public, however, Thomas I, Fortune, a well known colored editor of New York, an- nounced that a convention would be held in Nashville on January 15 to arrange for the organization of state leagues of colored men throughout the comntry on the plan of the Irish national league. Subse- quently the place of meeting was chuuged to Chicago. T ovement has aroused the promoters of the summer gathering and for the past two weeks nightly meetings have been held to denounce the coming meeting and those respousible for it and at which Fortune has been roughly handled. As a climax a national address bus been issued, sizned by Rev. C. G. Booth of Kausas, Al- exander Clark of Towa, John G. Jones of Ilhnois, John L. Walter of Kansas and Dan- iel Lucas of Missouri, insisting that no ats tention should be paid to thg call for next weelk's couvention and urging that delegates be elected only to the gatbering in June next. The Madison street theater has been engaged for the Fortune mecting, but sccording 10 the present programme tho sutis propase to take it by storm, ———— Twolve Lawyers Apprare I, CuicaGo, Jan, 11, —Twelve lawyors ap- peared in Juage Collin’s conrt this morning, representing iusecured creditors of the Der- mel Brothers for $200,000, to protest against the proposed order allowing the receiver to soll $20,000 worth of manufactured goods BOW in the warehouse of the firm. Lawyer Mayer boldly declared that the failure was #swindle, “In September, 1859, said be, Vihe firm made a statement that their assets exceedea their liabilities by §200,000. Today the liabilities aro $300,000, but what sets are 0o one knows. vested extravagantly in have positive infc creted large houses.” the as< They have lately in- fine homes and I mation that thay have se- quantities of goods n ware- Jude Collins dirceted the firm to submit to an examination hefore the master in chancery and told the lawyers to prepare Injunctions against the warehouse com- vanies, MORTALITY IN PARIS, Ktatlstics of the Death Rate in the I rench Oapita) v Bennatt.) ew York Herald Cablo —Special to Tie Bee |—The funerals in Paris on Thursday numbered only 811, a notable decrease when compared with the mortality of the last two days, although still far in excess of the normal rage death statisties for the metropolis dur first week of the new year have just been published. The total number of deaths was 083, giving an average of 383 deaths a day. This unusually high mortality, says Dr. Jacques Bertillon, who is ut the head of tho bureau of municipal statistics, is not to be at- tributed directly to the epidemic of influcnza, which has, strictly speaking, causod only eighty,uine deaths durng the weel, but to the various lung complications fol- lowing upon that disease. The following table compures the first week of 1300 with the corresponding week of 1559: From ono oar of age—rlirst week n 1589, 143; 1800, 3. From 1to4 years of age--1 17 1800, 171, From 5 to 19 years of age—1830, 1890, 01 From 20 to 30 years of uge— 1850, 1705 1800, 570. From 40 to 5 years of age—1880, 214; 1890, T43. From’ 60 and up- ward 1880, 260; 1800, 005. Total—1839, 0603 1800, 2,688, This shows an incroaso of 1,714 1% the deaths, The mos tho catalogue of diseases have been five following: Paeumonia, 500 deaths against 52 last year; consumption, against 180; bronchial pnenmonia, 157 against 81; acute brouchitis, 142 against 23; chrouc bronchitis, the most common among uged persons, against 53, The work of distributing prope clothing smong those suffering is going on uctively. No appreciable decrease in the violence of the epidemic is reported from the various provinces of France. Everywhero peole are dying at about double the usval rate. Births and warriages are going on as usual. o A POPULAR PLAY, Heavy Receints at the Presentation of *“Jeanno D'Are.” [Comyright 1590 by James Gorton Beansts,| Panis, Jav. 11.—|New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Bee,|--The receipts at the Porto Suint Martin theater are 15,000 fraucs a night, being the largest ever obtained at that theater, and dispatches were reccived on Jaunury 4, the day after the presentation of “Jeanne d’Are," offering, on the strength of the Herald’s special describing Sarah Bernhardv's impersonation of the Maid of Orleans, to purchase the scenery, costumes aud material, aod a temoting offer was mado to Sarah Bernhardt to come to New York. In every quarter of the country plans are on foot to render sigaal homags to the Mad. Of these projects the only two which call for special note are those of M, Osiris and Mounsignor Pagais, bishop of Verdun. Tho former, whoso name wis brought prominently before the public by his offer ot £100,000 prize for the most notable work of the exhibition, which prize ‘was awarded to the architect, engincers and builders of the Pulais des Machiues, has nctified the wunicipality of Nancy that he will present the town of Kmanuel Fremiets with a new statue of Joan of Arc. Further details are now forthcoming of the bishop of Verdun's scheme to erect a colossal monument to the Maid on the summit of the hill at Vancouleurs, formerly crowned by the Chateau de Baudricoury, where Joan was made a knight. Monsiznor Pagais has written a long letter, in which he s France owes to the Maid of Orleans *a nutional reputation and a national testimo- nial of its gratituue.” The bishop explains why he has selectod Vancoulours as o site for this national monument. Vancouleurs is @ place of sovenirs. It 18 also on the fron- tior and no one knows what may happen on a frontier town. No place is more fitting, especially at the present time, for the erco. tion of this monument than that where Jeanne took her sword and marched against the encmies of France, "This statue on the frontier would be above all a symbol of peace, but at the bour of the greatest veril it would also be au insuperable barrier. 1t would protect France by its victorious glayue, Monsignor Pagais will preach throughout Franco this crusade and collect subscrintions of 50 centimes. Joseph Fabre, an ex-deputy, differs from Monsignor Pagais in his views us to the selection of a site for the monument. He prophesies tho crystal abbey of Mouut St. Michaal (peril de lamar as it was called in the Aftecath century). “Why not,” ho asks, “consecrate to Joan of Arc this marvel built on the sum- mit of 4 crag which looks toward and defics England,” ——— e ALFON: O His Prosteation Continues, But He Shows More Animation, Maprin, Jan. 11.—The king passed a quiet day witbout fever. The lutest bulletin 1s thut the prostration continues, but he shows wore animation at intervals, Therve is a con- sorship of telegrams, and none are allowed to pass but those that @ve the short official bulleting, This is done to prevent a panic 1n the provinces. The government has tele. graphed all provincial and colonial authori- ties to exercise great vigilunce in regard to possible republican movements and to repress them promptly, EANY, Drmands Protection for the Farmer. WASHINGTON, Jan, 11.—Before the ways and means committes today Alexander Wedburn of Alexaundria, Va., appeared as the representative of the legislative commit- tee of the Nationul grange and the Virginia Stato grange ta.demand the eaual protection of the farmer with the steel, iron and wool manufacturers. He wanted eaual legislation and protection of the farmers by weans of counties, Cornelius Morrison of New York, repre- senting the importers of brewers of ri protested aga ent duti tany increase of the pres » e The Hatfiela-McOoy Feud Again. Hunmisaron, W. Va, Jan. 1L—The sheriff of Lincoln county was holding the Jail at Hamlin last night against an armed mob that was clamoriog for the blood of Bart Ferral, who killed Joseph Butcher on Hurv's creex & woek ago. Ferral is a MeCoy man, while Butcher wasa follower of Hatfleld, This work will undoubtedly re- open the whole Lincoln county war, —— - Sustains Prohibition, Torexa, Ken, Jan. 1L—The supreme court rendered a decision today in the case of the state against W, W. Fnlker, sustain- ing the prohibitory law. The case was lmuu.ml w0 :url. the u:alunn of the sale of iquor in original pi s transported from l? Buother state Lo points in OMAHA, ¢ WEALTH TURNED IS HEAD. Story of a Swiss Servant's Suddon Accession to Fortune, HE PROCEEDED TO PAINT PARIS. A Period of Dissipation Followed By Melancholy and a Buarning De- sire to Travel and Kxters minate Heretic Conldn't Stand Prosperity. [Copuright 18 by Jam:s Gordon Biniit, | Pay, Jan. 11— |New York Herald Cable—Special to Tie Ber. | —A curions case came up yesterday before the Seine assizos at the Palais de Justice, In 1882 an Ameri- can lady, Mrs, Fossart, died n Paris and left a fortune of about 630,000 francs to a fuithtul servant named Caudrian, o Swiss by birth and about Afty-five years of ag Once iu possession of this unexpected treas- ure, which in his eyes was boundless, Can- drian, formerly a model of prudence and sobriety, complotely lost his hoad and for a number of months proceeded to paint Paris o beautiful red, plunging nto all sorts of dissipation. Very s0on, however, Candrian ceased to find pleasure in this feverish and wanton exist- ence uttorly unnatural to his placid nature, His load of riches was fast becoming too heavy for bim to bear and by degrees the poor man fell into a profound melanchol, his mind being forever disturbed by fears that some one would rob him of his wealth, He suspectea his servants, his friends, everybody iu short, of having desizns upon his gold and he lived in a state of savage clusion. Finally bis illusion took a new form. He beeame a religious lunatic and imagined himself designed by providenco to exterminate all heretics from the face of the earth. Ho was soon reimarked s one of the most devout worshippers at the church of Saint Michael des Bitiguolles and one day in the streot he astonished the passers-by by brandishing a rusty sabre and crying out that it'was his mission to destroy tho enemies of God. Toward the enl of Ju ary, 1885, hie called one day upon the curat of the parish, Abbe Lemoine, und aunouncod that he was abuot to start on a craisade which might prevent his return for a long time, and bezged the abbe to jtake charge of a box wnich he said contained his euntiro fortune. The abbe accovtedsd th charge, depositing the valuables in tho sacristy. Next morning the concieree of tho house where Candrian lodged found the mod- ern crusader asleep on the sidewalk. On being aroused Candrian sprang to his feet aud exclaimed in an inspired tore: 1 start on wy crusade,” and with that he shufied away down the Avenue de Clichy and bus never been seen since. Fifteen months iuter, no news having been received of the mad eru sader, an adwinistrator of his estate was ap- pointed, who proceeded to examine the con- tents of the box of valuable. Then it wss discovered that a number of important papers were mssing and an il vestigation proved that these hud beon ap- propriated by a sanctimonious trio, composed of the sacristan, Favronelle, the pavish un- dertaker, Le Brasseur, and \he temporary center of the latter's affection, o wowan named Kwsche. The precautious rascals had been living on the fat of the land with the proceeds of their theft, whilo Cundrian was wandering through' forsign lands in search of heretivs to exterminate, Like other overzealous reformers, he might just as well have hegun operations uearer home. Favronelie acknowledged his guilt yesterday, but bis accomplices declure that they had acted in good faith. IPRESS AUGU A AT REST. The O remonies a Dup! peror William's ¥ L(Copyright 1830 by New Yo BerLiy, Juu, 1L—Public attention was concentrated toduy upon the funeral of Empress Augusta, to the exclusion of all other topics. The final ceremony of the funeral service was like the other parts all planned to be a repetition of the funeral of Emperor William. The way was lined by troops, the various trade guilds, students members of the voteran socicties, and so on, and benind these thronged thousands of silent, sympathetic spectators. The coclesi- astical servicos, as well as the mlitazy part of the scene, were a repetition of the honors pnid to the renowned husband of the de- coused. The turong of family aud ofMcial mourners was nearly as large and as illustri- te of Em- neranl. 5800l Press,] ous, The Duke of Kdinburgh representad the aueen of Kogland as before. In the mwmediate circle of family mourners were the king of Saxony, the crown prince of Sweden, the grund duke of Saxe-Weimar, Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the grand duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz, the duke of Saxe-Coburgh-Gotha, the prince of Hohen- zollern, the grand duke Francis of Austria, Prince William of Wurtemburg, Princo William of Wied, the princess of Scbleswig- Holstein, Saxe-Meininger, Suxe-Weimar, Waldeck, Pyrmunt, Sondeschausen, Schaum- burg-Livpe and others. Beside these were may representatives of foreign sovereigus, The emperor laid upon the cofin a magnid- cent palm branch with long, white silk ribs bons bearing the imperial arms ana crown in gold. Prince Bismarck sent a large wreath sur- rounding a cross of violets, the Princess Bismarck a wreath of roses and lilies of the valley. The kings of Italy and Roumania each sent exquisite tributes of flowers as did also the sovereigns of ulmost all the German and foreign countries, Baron Levetzow, president of the reichstag, laid upon the cofin in behalf of the reichstag a wreath of palms, white roses and camelias, upon the ribbons of which was this inscription : ‘“Ihe reichstag to the first Empress Au- gusta, Blessed aro the wmerciful for they shall obtain mercy, At tho principal service on Thureday even- ing the cofin was unclosed and the empress lay as if asleep. The choral piece, I Know thut My Redeemer Liveth,” was sung as tho court entered. Rev, Koegel, the court chaplain, in an_ eloquent address, reviewed Augusta’s connection with German history during the last fifty years. He has since furnished o the Reich- sanzeiger a list of the special scriptural texts of which the empress was particularly fond, These are the epistle to the Romans xii, 12 and xiv, 7, Matthew xxvui, 20, Cormnthians xi, 9 and others, Awmong many anecdotes now made public in regard to the dead ewmpress s one that bas the interest of actuality, In sending a Rift to a distressed widow sbe was tola the woman's husband had been a socialist, and Abesaid: I do not care what political opinions fhe wan bad. I ouly remember be lefy a bungry family,” ‘Today the house in Unter der Linden are draped with black eud the lawps are shrouded with crape. As expected the conference of the Hobe- mian, German and Czich ties will end today. The delogates ara reticent respecting the proccedings, The Germans hold that Count Taafe has asked them to help him solve the insoluble problem against them- selves, In Bohemin thero are 2,000,000 Germans and 3,000,000 Czechs, The Germans stand in that conutry in u stranger position than the Ulstermen fn Ireland, yet Taofe has ignorod them for ten years and wiven reign 10 the Czechs, He now finds that in this ho hae not even pleased the Czechs thomseives, yot he now asks the Germans to help him out of his dilemma by making further conces. sions for the sake of peace. This tney hold to be absurd polities. The Germans accuse Count Taufe of trying t mako all Bohewiu Czech country and in consoguence of the suc- cess of bis efforts in that direction they say German imperial patriotism is disappearing. They ussort that the German clement, which is the largest and Strongest nationul mass in the empire, has been kept down for ten years by combinations of the other elements made against it. In tho coalitions of the n tionalist elements there 1s none they say which could govern Austria alone or agree long enough with any othor nationality e cept in opposition to the Germans, The Ger- man party points out that the Czechs, who at heart are in sympathy with RRussia, there- fore hate the Poles, yet, despite this the Poles vuite with them against the Germans who form the backbone of the country and upon whom alone the monarchy could rely ina crisis. On the other hand the Czechs do not conterplate the Germous as innocent ana helpless victims of persecution, This is not the first they have heard of the exclu- sivo virtue of that race, They accuse the Germans of endeavoring to cradicats from the country the Czech linguage and institu- tious and what ever else way suand io the way of German dominion, and assert that they themselves have had fair play in the conflict ouly since Coant Taufe bas beeen in office. They donot dispute the full right of the Germauns to use their own lauguage in the districts occupied by them, but they hold that Bohemia should be s independcnt as Hungary is, and claim that the emperor should recognize their nationat rights and privileges by bamg erowned king of Bohemia at Prague as the emperors formorly were. The cowmandant at Berlin oficially denies the story that when the pass word given on Now Yeut's duy the emperor formally ud- dressed the officers on 8mokeless powder, wagazine, rifles, ete. ol el FROM PARIS, Mate.monial, Theaurieal, and Other Happenings. [Copyright 18°0 ou Janis @ b Banant,) Pamis, Jun. 11 —[New York Heraid Cable Spocial to Tue Brk.|—The engagoment has just been znnounced of Mr. Charles Liv- ington of New York to Miss Louise Bow! sistersin-luw of Mrs. George P. Bowle reported to be the fianeee, uccording to the @it enterprise concern, of Mr. Astor. The groom-siect is twenty-one years of age and the brideselect is thirty~two. ‘The lady, by the way, has the good fortune of being rich without beauty. The wmarriaze will take place ina few weoks in Borlin. Mr. Willinm Astor bias been hero for several weeks at the Hotel Liverpool, but left. dast uigit for the Hotel de Rome, Nice, ') Mr. and Mra. A. . Drexel, Mrs. P, M. Smith and sod Miss Biddle of Philadelphia are hore at the Hotel Livernoo]. Mrs, William Whitisay and her son aro also at the same hotel. Mrs. Beach Graut is at the Vendome, where uparuments are bring preparea for Buron Opvenheim and his bride, Miss Flor- ence Hutchinson. The wodding takes place in London on the 924 and they are booked for Puris‘on the 284. Miss Adele Grant returns to Paris from Caunes next Wodnesday to prepare for the London season. Tywelfth night parties were quite the fashion on Monday, and many were the American beauties wh carried off the prize slice of cake and were crowned queen, Mrs, Whitelaw Reid’s dioner on Monday was a society event, as was also the beauti~ ful rose dinnor at the Hotel Bellevu, given by a Philadelphia bele for Miss Sybil An- derson, Mus. Langtry is having some pretty toilots made in Paris, and has creAted a craze for bluck lace dresses lightly trimmed wath col- ored velvets. For instance, a corsage and dress skirt of black lace, with collar, cuffs and ceinture of veivet in whatever color the wearer may fancy for house dresses and also for sfternoon weur. Black satins figured with single blossows, such as jasmine. pinks, duisies or velvets are tho latest materials used for light fitting plain dresses, High bodico with empire sleaves are used, finished off with a graceful fichu of sote, the same color as the blossom of the dress, which is arranged as a low “Juno Hading" fashion nod fastened at the waist by a few fancy ornaments of lace pins, Margaret Mather Hearn bas mado a prop- osition to Sarah Bernharat to play “Romeo ana Juliet” with her in America, Jane Hadinz's premiere as Countess Rowmanie takes place on tha 1ith, Eaward F. Dore of Clicago died at the Hotel Iuthiance today. grtaitiio Aoz WITH sOLEYMN romp, Funeral Services Over the Remains o Wil iam D. Keliey. WasniNGroy, Jun, 11,—Long before noon the gallerics of the heuse were filled with spectators uuxions to do honor to the mem- oryof Aman who had for so many years been prominent in that bady. A few minutes before the house wascalled to order the members of the senate, without formal an- nouncement, eotered the chamber and quickly took seats in the body of the hall, The sable-covered bier,stopd in front of the clerk’s desk, and @ hagdseme floral tribute was placed uear by, AU 1210 the oficiating wlergymen entered the hu!ll reading, beginuing tne burial ser- vice. They were followed by the commit- teos of the senate and house naving charge of the ceremonies, and amidst the solemn hush the magnificent casket containing the remans of William D. KeMey was placed on the bier, The fawily of ghe deceascd were then escorted to seats peovided for them closo by the casket, ¥he burial service was read by Dr. Butler and prayer was offered by Dr, Cuthbert, Dr. Butler then read the ‘fifteonth chapter of the First Evistle tothe Corinthians, and followed his reading by prayer. The bene- diction was delivered by Dr. Cuthbert, and then slowly and sadly the committees e corted the remains fron) the chamber which had known Mr. Kelley so loug and so well, The senators baving lefs the chamber, on motion of Mr, Binghau of Penusylvania, the house, as an additional mark of respect 10 the memory of the deceased, adjourned. Anxtous Hond Holders, RICHMOND, Vag Jan. 1l.—Governor Mo Kiuney sent to the legislature today a letter from the Londou holders of Virginia state bonds urgivg a remewed effort to adjust their claims. The governor advises the legislature to stand by the Riddleberger bill wnd its amendments, GOSS1E Personal NATIONAL BANK CIRCULAT(ON Chairman Dorsey and Committeo at | ‘Work on the Problem, SEVERAL SCHEMES CONSIDERED, A Two Years r Cont Bond to Looked Upol No Prosprot o tun & Favorably — an Irmgation Appropriation WASHINGTON Brueao Tie Owans Bee, S FPOURTEENTI STRE| } Wasnisaron, D, C.. Jan. 11, Chairman Dorsey is, with the full housd comtuittee on banking and’ carre ney, gong about the subject of national bank circutu- t10n 1 a vory thorough mannar. Me, Dorsey S48 this 18 4 question of the very highest importance to the welfare of the countrys that there must bo somo legislation at the nds of this congress, and with the compli- ation of busincss intorests aud so many propositions bofore the conmoittes, a thor- ough stady of the whole situation is necos- sary before intellizent and jast logislation cap be had, The committee, led by Mr. Dorsey, today had a lengthy interview with ceretary Windom, The object of the com- mittee in geing to the treusury departmont wus to secure the best suggestions and facts obtainable on the subject of & new basis for national bank circulation. The committeo favors the proposition made by Mr. Doraoy 1o issuc a 2 per cent bond to run fifty years for the especial use of the na- tional banks to seciro circulation. Mr. Windom said that if these bonds could be 1ssued aud the bunks would make the trans. fer of this 1ssue in place of the bonds already deposited, without the goverment beig ro- quired to pay the preminm it would be a wise act on the partof the goverament, but he feared the banks would be unwilling to yield up bonds worth as much as 23 per cent premium for the purpose of roplacing them with a long runniog bond only worth par. In other words the secretary feared that the new issue of bonds would greatly depreciate the preminm upon those now in the hands of the national banks and therefore would not be satisfuctory to bankers. The committee expressed them- selves to the secretary as being in favor of a law giving banks the par value in circulation of the bonds deposited with the treasurer in- oid of 90 per cont, as at present, und they learned that the treasury department was in accord with their viewson this subjeot, ‘There is very little if any doubt that the first step by congress will be to give the banks circulation to the par value of the bouds de- posited. Some members of the committee suggested to the secretary that the govern ment might under a new law churter na- tional bauks without requiring them to take out circulation, but objection wus immedi- ately made by Mr. Morvill of Kunsas, a mem- ber of the committee and a practical bunjker, Mr. Morrill said that such action would bo unconstitutional, as only the ctreulation of a national bank created the link which con- oected federal with puvate interests, This seemed to be the view of Secre- tary Windom also. The committee expressed themselves as a unit 1o favor of abolishing the i per cent tax on the circulation of na- tionul banks und ascertained that this also met the approval of Secretary Windom. From the office of Secretary Windom the committeo went to the office of tho comp- oller of the currency, They found Comp- trolier Lacy away from the city, but in the room they encountered ex-Comptroiter John J. Knox, at present president of the Nu- tional Bank of the Republic of New York. The object in calling upon the comptroller was to get his advico on the subject dis- cussed with Mr. Windom. Mr, Knox laia before the committeo his proposition to per~ mit nutional banks to deposit with the treas- urer silver bullion to secure their circula- tion, instead of United States bonds, and the provosition met with considerable favor among the members of the committee, Enough consideration nas been wiven by the committee on banking und currency to the bill of Senator Paddock proposing to decrease the miaimum of the capital of na- tional banks in small cities from $50,000 to $10,000 to convince them that 1t is unpopular, The committee believes that it is dangerous to decrease the capital stock of national bauls, as it would encourage the creation of banks in small towns for dishonest pur- poses. The larger the capital the groater the good faith of the incorporators, is the way the committee regard the proposition. The committee has also given an adverse view upon the proposition to authorize banks to make loans upon real estate securities, on the ground that it would require too much time to realize on these sccurities if a bank got ito o position whera it nceded more ready money. Mr. Bvans of Chattanooga, who s one of the practical bankers on the committeo, held that loans on real estate could be safely made provided trust decds were taken, but that suggestion was cast aside wheo it was ascer- tained that in many states trust deeds are not warranted by law. Members of the committee say that legislation intended to relieve the national banking intercsts will largely increase tha general circulating me- dium; that the adoption of a law giving banks the par value of their circulation for bonds denosited will give the country §14,000,- 000 or $16,000,000 more money and a now basis for circulation and a decrease of the per cent required ,to secure circulation will create many new banks and make money more plentiful for borrowers, Secretary Windom intends to abolish all national bank depositories except where active accouuts are necessury. That is to say he will withdraw the deposits for the United States at all banks except where the government finds it nevessary to keep an ac- 2ount to meet the checks of its authorized oficers, 'I'his will reduce the number of de- positories to less than two dozen. It will abolish depositories at nearly all small cities where accounts have been opened for the ac- commodation of collectors of internal reve- nue and customs and their deputies, The secretary’s order issued 1o the early part of last month, intended to reduce the deposits at depositories to the minimum. would alone withdraw from national banks about §25,000,000, but this last determination will bring the deposits with national banks down from $17,000,000, whero they were six Weeks g0, 1o probauly $10,000,000. ‘This 18 carrying out the pledge made by the repub- licans at the convention which nominated General Harrison. FOOR IRKIGATION PROSPECTS, Representative Hermaun of Oregon, who bas given the subject of irrigation of arid lands much study, said today to your corre- spondent: *‘I am afraid that all this inves- tigation and agitation by the special commit- tee of the senate during the past summer will result in nothing waterial in the way of irrigativg our arid plains. 1 can only hope 10 see an appropriation made, for the present -Twi| THE OMAHA SuNDAY BEE UNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1890.--SIXTEEN ]',\(;1<;p;,§\\/ N A at los the P oviding for a genoral survey of which 1t is believed should be irri- 1at the exponse of the government, «wre 18 too much opposition from the east 4 contral states to warrant us in hoping that we can get the appropriation through COnRress 1 prepare irrizatingbasins or bore artesian wells although any fair-ninded man will acknowledge that this should be dore. The government hasa right to irrigate its own lunds, We have very little of agricul tural land which the posr man can sottle upon, and if wo should lrrigate the arid plains thore would be a new life opened to him who wantod to go west aud tako up & home at the expense of tho government. 1 am unaltorably opposed to the proposition to donato lands to states with the understand- n@ that they shall be made arable by irri gawin. Whenever the tederal go nment gives its lunds to the states to be irrigated, it turas all of such lands iuto the hands of monopolists, The stites have not the money to irrigate these lands and they would give them to irrigating companies who would bo as grasping and fraudulent as such corporations have been in the bast. 1 would orefer to depend upon the changing elements or the chmate for irrigation rather thau to irrigation compan- ies. Iam thoroughly disheartenel and be- lieve that the whole project for the govern- mont to assist us in irrigating our arid plaing will fall through. One thing is cortain, wo canuot get money for irrigation purposes until wo have overcome the prejudices which abound eust of the Mississippi river.” WANT AN OFFICIAL SURVEY Land Commissioner Groff has written a letter to Senator Manderson in revly to a re- quest from the board of trustess of Niobrara for an official meandering along the west sido of the west channel of the Niobrara river in soctions 7, 18 and 19, township 3 north, range 6 west of tho sixth principal mierigian, This survey 1s asked for the rea- son that Niobrara island, situated 1 these scctions, 18 by the act of March 1880, dovated to the eity of Niobrara for a public park and that in the original township survey the west chan- nel of the river, which bounds the island on the west, was not meandered, but the survey was extended across that channel and the legal subdivisions embrace lands npon both sides of the channel, rendering further sur- vey necessary in order that the lands lymg west of the channel may be segregated from those donated to Niobrara by the act men- tioncd. Commissioner Groff says in reply: ““I huve to state that in my opinion no order of survey or contract therefore can properly be made in advance of the prociamation by the president making known the acceptance and consent of the different lands of the Sioux nation of Tudians to the provisions of the act of March 2, or contemplated by section 28 of act. - The wat- ter of said survey wiil there. fore remain in abeyance pending ; the proclamation required by the act. In the meantime itit is suggested that this ofice be furnishied with the name and address of u competent and reliuble surveyor residing ia the vicinity who will undertake the execu- 1859, the MGES 14, NUMBERG205, | THEIR CLALS FOR THE FAIR ' -~ | Now York and Chicago Present Thelr Attractiona, WIispboOm wIT, AND FACTS. Depew Makes a Speech With Rhetorionl Phoenis ity Glittering Gems, but the Orators PPre- sent Colossal Facts, The Fieht for the Fair, ASTNGTON, Jan. 11.~Chicago and Now York represontatives wday presentod their claims for the location of tho world's fair bofore the senate special committeo. Mr. Depew was the first speakor for Now York, After alluding 1o the Varis exposi= tion and the meagreness ot the American oxe hibit there, he said: “Now, it becomes our necessity to hold an oxhivition in the United States which shah bo so broaa In its character, 80 international in its {ovitations, in its hospitalitios. that all the people who can produce, who want ma- terials, or who have the opportunities for trade, shall come tere with their products to exbibit aud sce what we can do. *If our friends from Washington, Chicago and | St. Louis would dismiss from their minds the local projudices and local ambition which they have and would fix thoir oyes and impartinl judg- ment on tho question they wouid say if a fair in Great Brita in was to be beld at Mane chester, Birmingham or Liverpool (grent cities) it would be a failure and thoy would not go. ‘They would say that if a fair in France should be held in Lyons (great cities) thoy Now 1 take it there is which city is the this country—I mean its fnsucial and commercial metropolis, New York is ceve tainly the metropolis of the United Stutes.” Depew said bie had been interosted i the circle theory presented by St Louis and whick scoms a novel method of duplicating and reduplicating the population of the United States. A center of 100 miles from Peekskill, N. Y, includes the Hudson with its-uncqualled cities, includes the metropolis Marscilles or would not go. no discussion as to metropolis of and yet Peckskill is not here aun aspir- ant for this fair on th circle theory.. Within the limits of what constis tutes the city of New York, Jersey City, ete., you have three Chicagos. Bight miltions of peovle in the vieinity could visit the toir at New York forasum of not move than §3 and from that amount to 5 cents, On the wransportation problem he said, de- pended largely the success of the fair. Two hundied thonsand people wishing to go home from St. Louis or Chicago could not disperse at a rate of more than 25,000 per hour and this would take eicht hours, and the next day the fair would close. New York could distributo a crowd more rapldly tion of the work.” ALLISON'S CHANCES, Congressman J. P, Dolliver, the new mem- ber from Towa who has earned @ wido repu- tation as an orator, is one of Senator Alli- son's warmn friends and supporters, He says: i don’t think thero s tho least doubt of Seuator Allison’s re-election. The repuh- licans have a clear majority on joint ballat, Senator Allison will be the caucus nomineo and wil! be elected by republican votes, Ac- cording to my information no other nams will be presented to the republican caucus, and I do not see how the democrats can rea. sonably nope to defeat the senator,’” NEW POSTMASTERS. Nebraska— Austin, Dundy county, Miss M. E. Ridgeway, vice €, H. Towle, ro- sigued; Dorp, Logan county, S. A. Giltner, vice Miss L. Giltner, decoused; Milton, Gosper countv, J. R. Lord, vice T. T. Moore, resigned. Towa—College Springs, Page county, L. L. McLean, vice J. S, Ragnalt, removed. South Dakota—Ashton, Spink county, I, P, Messuer, vice N, W. Danes, removed; Warren (aow Talcott), Clark county, J. G. Waltham, vice Mrs. C. J. Wiley, suspended. MISCELLANEOUS. Representative Laws will introduce a now bill waking an appropriation for a public building at Hastings to conform to the form oflaw suggested by tne supervising archi- tect of the treasury. Iu is probable that very early next week tho nomination of B. 8, Baker of Fairbury to bo Umted States district attorney for N braska will be'sent to the senate. Thisis in respouse to the ropeated calls of the stato dolegation upon President Harrison and At- torney genoral Miller. The family of Land Commissiouer Groft las been seriously afllicted with sickness during its short sojourn in Washington. The judge himself is now confined to his rnom with la grippe, while one of his daughters is suffering from a relapse of ber recent seri- ous illness, L. W. Gibson of Loup City is an applicant fora position in the railwuy mail servico. Tnvestigation does not discloss his name on the civil service roster, Various railroad companies are making a scramble to secure legislation suthorizing the construction of a bridge over the Mis- souri river at North ior South Omaba. Three or four bills on this subject have al- ready been introduced. It was intimated at the interior depart. ment today that the chances of L. S, Irvine, who is seeking appointment as a land oficer at North Platte, were not very bright, but that Mr, Schlatsleds is plying himself through Mr. Dorsey very energotically ana J. D, Moore is trusting that the plum will drop in his basket, The beef combiae claim that they are tying Senutor Vest up with satisfactory rephes to his queries and that he will not dwell upon the beef question except so far as it makes political capital. A large increase of pension has beeu so- cured for Eph Smelzer of Osceola, Pennry 8, Hea e - The Weather Forrcasr, For Omaha and vicinity: Colder, clearing weather, For Nebraska: Light local showaers, colder in soutnern portion, warmer in north- ern portion, northwesterly winds. For Towa: Laght local showers, colder, aortherly winds, cold wave, For South Dakota: Snow in eastern, fair in western portion, northerly winds, becom- ing variable, colder, followed by slowly rising temperature. e AR Democrats Coming (o Taw. Hevrexa, Mont., Jan. 11.—Iu the senate to- day four democratic senators appeared aud took part in the proceediugs 1 & body, The senate and house adiourned till Monday. el The Charleroi Sirike Spreadin BurusseLs, Jan, 11.—The strike at Char- leroi is extending. The strikers ibhreaten the wen ut Work, and it is reported the use | of dynawite has been attempted, than was done in Paris. Chicago avd St Louis had a memorial fund of §4,000,000 each, New York u colloc~ tive assessment of £5,300,000. A bill was now ready to be presented to the New York legisluture authorizing the. expenditure of £10,000,000, which would pass without a dis- senung voice. The Paris exhibition had cost about $10,000,000 and this one would cost at least $12,000,000, Unless thero was that much money i sight the fair would be a fuilure. Washington is unequaled in avenucs, in public buildings, and we admit it. St. Louis has age; she has also an unequaled position in tho great valley of the Mississippi, and we udmit what she is and what she promises to be. Clicago is the most phenowmenal de-~ velopment of urban progress the world has over scen and we admit it, not only in all that constitutes a great central and com- merenl metropolis, but also in the arts and culture. Allthis we admit, and still we claim that New York city is the resentative city of America. New York has no sectionalism, no jealousy. If the gov- ernment should today ap) ¢ to every family in the United States the money which wonld carry them to one place, with the dis- tinet understanding that they could seleet no other, the vote with a uninimity une equalled frsm Maine to the gulf, from the Auautic to the Pacifie, would be ‘‘take me to New York.” Ex-Congressmun Bourke Cochran of New York then addressed the committes, He reviewed at length the transportation pos bilities of the competing cities and said New Yorlk was the only city in the Union that could possibly accommodate the crowds needed to muke the exposition a success, The 150,000 people who would visit the exvo- sition every day would not be noticed on the streets of New York. In conclusion, hesaid New York was willing to leave the decision of the question to the calm, unbiased judg. ment of the committee and of congroas, “The committee then ook a recess to allow the members to attend the funeral of Judge Kelley in the house. When the committee reassembled the room was again crowded, The Chicazo delegation bad the frout seats. The first speaker of the alternoon was ex-Sevator Warnor Miiler, who with James Wood, president of the New York state agriculwral society, closed the caso for New York, I'no first gentleman to present the olaims of Chicago was Mayor Crogier of that city, “We are Lere,” he said, *before you today a8 citizeus of & wcommon coun~ try, ropresenting & great western city, deeply in earucst that this great ex- position whichi is designed to be held in 1892 Lo commemorate the discovory of this heme isphere by that intrepid navigator, Christo pher Columbus—I say thoy are deeply interested in it and deeply in earnost in the belief that iv ought to be held in the far west, |Applause.] I represent in some measure the people of Chicago, who, while that is their desire, are also united in the desire and the aetermivation that wherever this ex- position s held, whereyer in the wisdom - of this congress it shall be assigned, nothing shull pe wanting on their purt to make it emivently successful, and they will endeavor to add their mite to make it comport with dignity of this grand and progrossive nation, [Applause. | “[ desire here, 1n the name of the people of Chicago, to fully reciprocate the kind ex~ pressions I have heard this morning of true fraternity. 7There is o rivalry between the Kmpirg city of America, New York, and the Empire city of the great west, Chicago. Hor people are actuated by the highest and doblest motives, She desircs the greatest £00d 10 tho greatest number. We accord to the Ewmpire city, New York, all and every- thing she clains, but Mr. Chairman, sena- tors, gentlemen, there is & new empire and & new gateway lying on the other sidnof the Allegheny mountainy, We recognize the gravdeur aud greatnoss of the city of New York, and her ability to do all that muy be dewanded, but that does not mean that the second grund city v population. commerce and macufecturing i portance does not o8 like characteristios. 1o Chicago can meet every dewond required by (ts great exposition and are very caruest