Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 25, 1890, Page 1

THE OMAH NINETEENTH YEAR. "OMAHA. SATURDAY { \ | * MOR 3, JANUARY 25, 1890. A DALy BEE JOWA'S LEGISLATIVE TANGLE Republicans Will Make Anothor Bf- | fort to Unravel It. POINTS CERTAIN CONCEDED. De yorats 10 Have Speaker and the Fight Trans. ferred to the Permanent Urganization, the Temporary Another Effort to Compromise. Des Moises, la, Jan, 21— [Special Telo- gram to Tur Bee.|—There are indications tonight that the temporary deadlock may be broken tomorrew. The republicans have comie to the conclusion that the temporary spoakership does not amount to anything, end they are willing to let the democrats huve it if thoy want it so badly. Then the tight will be transf 1 to a solid basis of the permanent speakership and control of committees, When it reaches that point the republicans don't propose to make any con- cessions, but will fight for the speakerahip tilt nldsummer if necessary. The basis on which an arrangement mnay be wade tomor- row 1s somewhat as followa: The democrats are to hava the temporary speaker, the ropublicans to have the tem- orary clerk, sergeant-at-arms and door~ ceper. The democrats to agree that the roll for temporary orgunization shall be that made out by the “secretary of stato. It is thought that the democrats will ugree to this proposition. If they do, the house will be temporarily organized, swear in its members and sottlo down for the final tussel for con- ol of the permanent organizasion. pnate Adjourns. Drs Moixes, Ia., Jan, 21,.—When the house met this morning the eighty-eighth roll call on temporary clerk was called. . [t resulted, as herotofore, in a tie, Wilcox receiving 41 and Lehman 41 votes, Several new pairs wero announced and after four more fruit less ballots the house adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon t consider a proposis tion for comprowise, Both parties went 1nto caucus at once. This afternoan, after being called to order, tho roll was called for pairs, and then, on motion of Luke, the house adjourned’ till to- morrow. The reasons given were that negotiutions were being carried on for a settlement of the deadlock, but nothing was agreed upon by the committees, Tho senate ‘this morning, after being in seasion five minutes, took a recess for an hour Lo see what the house would do. After recess the senate adjourned till Tuesday afternoon, Dacided 1t lilegal, L Cuestoy, [a., Jan, 24.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Judge Henry, of tne district court, today decided the action of the board of supervisors in throwing out the names of e S08-petitioners for a vote on the county seat S R} <of her state would do so, removal from Afton to Creston as illegal, ‘T'his will insure a vote on the question this year, s o majority of over 400 petitioners in the county have requested it. The Supreme Court, Des Moixes, Ia., Jan, 24.—|Special rele- gram to Tip Biif]—The following decis- ions were filed )y the supremo court today: Stats of ITowa vs Theodore Grossheim ap- pellant; Mlif;\mm district; afirmed. Clara™ P, ldgerton, appellant, vs Joseph V, Edgerton; Warren aistrl affirmed. John Irwio, uppellant, vs Anna Danking O'Brien district: affirmed. The Horticulturists, Des Moixes, Ta., Jan, 24 —The directors of the State Horticultural socicty met today and redistricted the fruit districts. Fifteen hundred dollars was appropriated for exper- jmental work, and Captain G. B. Brackett of Denmark, In., sappointed director of ex- perimental station: Judge Micomber Still Lives, Des Moixes, Ia., Jan, 24.—Judge Macom- ber of Ida Grove, who was' reported dead from la grippe, 18 alive. - Ho has been sick eud was mistukenly reported dead. CHAAGE AGAIN, A New Name forwthe Non-Partisan wW. o T U CLEVELAND, O,, Jav, 22.—The Wmuies of Americs, who are meeting here for tho pur- pose of organizing a national temperance so~ ciety, adopted another name this morning. The tirst nawo agreod upon was the “Amer- ican Christian Temperance él.cdgun‘" Yes- terday aftornoon, however, fe title of the society was changed to the “National Cru- saders.” ‘This morning another change was made, and for @ time at least the organiza- tiou will bo kaown on the *‘Non-Partisan ‘Women's Christian Temperance Union." After tho opening of the session this morn- ing Mrs. Phinney, the new president, ‘said she had decided to accept the responsibility, but she wanted o pledge that the ladies woulu “stand by her to the last.” Mrs, Cawmpbell of Peansylvania saia the women *Praise God,” said Mrs, Aldrich of Towa. Mrs. H. M, Ingham and Miss F. Jennie Duty of Cleveiand were nominated for gon- eral secrotary and the lutter was selected by A unanimous vote. Mrs. Florence Miller of Des Moines, La., was electad recording socro- tary by acclamation, Mrs. 1. J, Shortledge of Pennsylvania was chosen financial secre- tary without uiyone to oppose her. Mrs, C. Cornella Alford of Brooklyn, N, Y., was the unanimous choice of the delogates for treas- urer. The heads of the flve departments of work were then selected, ‘When Mra, M. J. Aldrich of Towa was vominated for evangelistic secretary, she snid: *“Iama believer in muscular Chris- unnlt!iy u:m cannot consistently accept the sition, The election then proceeded with the fol. lowing result Evangelistic secretary, Mrs, Mary J, Ald- rich of Iowa: educational secretury, Mrs, Joseph D, Woeks of Pennsylvaniu; legis- lative secretary, Mrs. Lydia H. Tieton of the District of Columbia; Lterary work, Mvrs. Florence Porter, of Oldtown, Mo.; oung women's work, Mrs. J. B Webster of Ilinois, All these Iedies, with the exception of Mra. Miller, were present and Look seats on the platform. It was decided that the presidents of the stato unions should bo delegates at large to the national conventions, It was finally agreed to adopt “Non-Par-tizanWomaa's Christian Tomperance Union' as the title of the socioty. Aldrich of Iowa At tha request of Mrs. and Mrs, Core of Peunsylvania a circular will'be issued showing the difference be- tween the old and new organizations. Atthe afternoon session Mr . Ellen Foster uade an Ip‘wnl for funds and in less thao hulf au hour §2,500 was vledged by the ludies present. This 18 one-fourth the esti mated amount required for the cusuing year. The report of the comwittee on resolvtions was read. The report says: *No movemen' of the century promised more for Christian iviliaution than the Women's Christian mperance union work for several years following its inauguration. For ten years it ustified the hopes and fullilled its prowise: ince that tune dazzlin rolltlcul heories the mistaken ideas of individuals of the or- guvization through misguided zeal and con sciousness of power, have brought the con- fusion of partisan alliance and the disasters of party limitations, Defects in organization work, the result of the sawe conditions which produced the party alliance, have brougbt other cowplications. Coming to- gether at this time and under conditions that made this meeting and the new organization necessary we deeply feel the respousibility end duty laid upon us aud desire o hum- ble dependence upon the God of our faith to record that only the love of Christ col straineth us to this action that we may co tinue our work for the promotion of total abstinence and prohibition prineiples in such manner and by such methods as seoms to us the wisest and best, Wo thankfully recog nize the wondrous work our Heavenly Futher enabled the Christian women of this country 1o accomlish in the fiftoen years' effort sub- sequent to the pentecost of crusade, We uily and froely recognize the right of every member of this organization to individual, religious and volitical opinions and prefer ences and their exercise accordine to the die- tates of the individual conscience, and de- clare that no majority in such an orgamza- tion should ever in any way interfere with these individoal rights. We gladly recog- nizo the fact that the non-partisan principal of Christian temperance work is rapidly gaining adherents throughout the nation. We want ull the strength of & united Christian womanhood to be brought against the power of the liquor trafic. Wo cordinlly invite tho auxiliaryship of all atate and local organizations under our broad banner of political freedom, where every woman —whatever her party preferences or individual party work-—-may unite with us in our efforts against the common enemy of the home, state and nation, We recognize, be- lieve in, and are individually related to many woral and political reforms of the age, which are the outgrowth of the gospel of Christ, These reforms are directly, indirectly or motely related to temperance and their suc cess will basten the triumph of the prinei- vles w which we are devoted. Nevertheless ‘we believe our war in this national organiza- tion will be more effective if free from any alliance with those movements upon which our members differ in opwnion. We note with gratitude the growth of temperance conviction as shown in a number of states in which the liquor trafic is under the ban of constitutional and statuatory prohibition and the increased arca from which the saloon has beea banished by local statutes.” The resolution approves the efforts to in- duce congress to amend the interstate law to protubit the importation of liquor into prohioition states; to subject the sale of revenue stamps in_such states to the state law and the proposed appointment of a con- gressioual commission to investigate the liquor trafiic. They declare the fundamental need of temperauce reform to be the broad- est education of the individual mind and conscience in religious, seientific and ocon- omic truths relating to the effects of alco- hol. 'The resolutions pledge the best efforts of the association to securc tho thorough enforcement of the letter and spirit of the laws requiring scientific temperance instruction i the public schools i the states where such laws have been enacted and to worl to make such instruc- tion compulsory in all other states whore no such legal provision exists, Tne careful preparation and prompt distribution of non- partisan hiterature 1s urged. The resolutions were adopted without dis- cussion, Mrs. Florence Porter of Maine, Mrs. M. C. Hickman of Ohio, Mrs. General Duval of ‘West Virginia, and - Miss Anna Eawards of Cleveland were made national orzanizers. The locatio of the next convention was referred to the executive committee, and the meeting adjourned sine die. —— TALMAGE VISITS GLADSTONE. The Sage of Hawarden Sends His Sympaihy to Blaine, LivERroor, Jan, 24 —Today Dr. Talmage of Brooklyn took luncheon and apent the afternoon with Gladstone at Hgwaredn. They had a long talk on religious and politi- cal questions, in the course of which Glad- stone said: “Talk about the questions of the day; there 1s but one question and that is the gospel. It can and will correct every- thing needing correction. All men at the head of great movements are Christian men. My only hope for the world is the bringing of the human mind into contact with divine revelation. Dr. Talmage asked Gladstone if the cause of Irish home rule wouid be victorious. Gladstone brightened up and responded .empbatically: **Yes, when the next election comes.” He continued: ‘‘It seems to be a dispensation of God that I should be engaged in this battle. At my time of life Ishoula be resting. 1 nover had any opinion in taese matters. I aislike a contest, but when Ire- land, once the refuge of persecuted English- men, showed lierself ready to adopt & righ- teous constitution and do her full duty, I besitatea uot a moment to espouse her cause.” Concerning America Gladstono said: **No one outside of the United States is bound to love it more than L." When the gentlemen wero parting Glad- stone said: “Give my highest regards to President Harrison aud express to Mr. Blaine my deepest sympathy with him on account of the loss of his beloved son.” - “RED JIM” M'DERMOTT. A Long Conference Between Him and Labouchere. [Copyright 189 by James Gordon Bannset.) LoxpoN, Jan, 24—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.|--"Red Jim” MecDermott is in high feather. After con- siderable search Labouchere found him only to be told that his address could always have been obtained from the Herald corre- spondent. Labouchere and MeDermott have been in conference several days, but so far they have only been flirting, as Mec. ermott styles it, MoDermott was pounced upon tonight by a raft ot correspondents, und the manner in which he handled them was amusing. More than he has said to avy correspondent is already in the Herald office. McDermott warns per- sons connected with the so-called new move- ment in New York directed by Rossa and St. Clair that the British goverament is well posted regarding all they do und the secret 'society is no seoret to the office in Whitenall. He claims that Labouchere is under police* protection, but not oa acconnt of Rossa or that illk, He says the physical force party is in the ascendant, and asks what- has be~ come of the funds of which O'Reilley is treasurer., He maintains that they are £50,000 short and that the league aare not call & convention to sudit the books, Mc- Dermott says that Parnell must step down and out inside of two months, not on account of the O'Shea divorce proceedings, but on account of something moro serious. it L Will Not 1ssue Silver Notes. {Copyright 1850.by Jamss Gordam Rennstt.| LoxpoN, Jan. 2t.—[New York Herald Cuble--Special to Tur Bee.]—There is no truth in the statement that the Baok of £ngland 1s Lo 1ssue siver notes. —— Eteamshin Arrivals, At Liverpool—The Cuflc, from New York, At Philadelphia—The Missouri, from Lon- don. At Baltinore--1he Indga, from Hamburg, At New York—The Anchoria, from Glas- ow. ¥ At Queenstown—The City of Berliv, from New York. An Italian Absconder. Home, Jan. 24.—Advocate Ginolo s‘f Felice, a brother of the archbishop o Naples, hus absconded with §320,000 trust money, —— 1linois Repuolican League Call. SpwixorieLy, 1, Jan. 24.—The Illinois league of republican clubs has issued a cail for delegates to the convention to be held February 12 in this cit - Qatholic Church Bara Queskc, Jan, 24--The Roman Catholic church ut Beauport, valued at #300,000, was burned today. - Cardinal Jacub ni Dying. Roue, Jan. 2. —Cardinal Jacobini has pneuwonia and is dyivg, 'RECEIVER HUDSON'S CASE. | l Wasehington Officials Maintain That He is Guilty. DORSEY'S NEW BANKING BILL. Census Work Being Delayed—Bonds ot First Ciass Postmusters—Coms ment on Riddleberger's Death ~Mixcellaneous Matters, 513 POURTEENTIE STREET, Wasnixerox, D. C., Jan, 2. A telegram was received here from Lin- colu today stating that tho reported short- ago of Receiver E. T. Hudson of the Lin- coln land office was incorrect, and that there must be some mistake. Tre BEE correspond. ent got his information through the interior department, and there ean be no doubt that WasniNeToN BURRAU Tite OMama Bee, % Secretary Noble reported a shortage in the accounts, of Receiver Hudson, It is possi- ble, of course, that the secretary of the in- terior and the oficers of the general land office are in error, but they contend that they aro correct. A NEW DANKING BILL. Mr. Dorsey has prepared a new. national banking bill, and it is now in the hands of Secretar Windom and Comptroller of the Currency Lacey for suggestion. The meas- ure will be introduced by Mr. Dorsey in the house on next Monday. . DELAYING THE CENSUS, Census Superintendent Porter is urging congress to call a halt in the matter of new legislation relating to the census. Mr, Por- ter says that the new schemes which are con stantly belng presented greatly embarrass the preiiminary work of the bureau und canse a great deal of useless deluy. The blanks which are to bo sent out to all 8u pervisors aod enumerators were drafted some time ago and would have been printed before this but for the disposi- tion of s0 many members of the house to in- crease the scope of the work by some new scheme every day. IKach time a bill 18 in- troduced it is necessary to expluin that the work is all laid out and that any new fea- tures whi may be added should be added at once or'it will be June 1 before the blanks can be printed. There arc at_present somo- thing liko ten or twelve bills introduced which add to the work of enumeration. They cannot be acted upon for weeks, and in the meantime the census office is delayed in or- dering blanks. Mr. Potter, therefore, urges the committeo to give these bills precedence in order that he may begin work promptly on the day set. FIRST OLASS POSTMASTERS, Three first class postmasters qualified today, Van Cott of New York city, who gave a bond of §1,000,000; John Fields, Phil- adelphia, & bond of 330,000, and W. W. Johnson of Baltimore, a §390,000 bond. Post- masters qualify in twice the sum for which their bondsmen are liable. Half of the lia- bility is tor the money order business, and the other half for the gencral business of the postmaster. There arconly six or eight first class postmasters in the country, NEW YORK MEN DIVIDED. The special committee of the house on the world’s fair failed to have a meeting today. Only Mr. Hitt and Mr. Springer of Illinois put in an appearance. It is understood that the other members intend to remain away from the gommittee room until after tho New York legislature passes or refuses to pass the bill for the $10,000,000 loan, and judging from the news from Albauy thero is no prospect of such an eveat. Ex-Senator Platt has given instructions to the legisla- ture of New York to sit upon the bill tor the present and Mr. Hiscock has suppiemented this with a similar request. It is said that Messrs. Platt and Hiscock do not propose to put this amount of money in the hands of Tammany to be expended dering & political campnign, No matter when the fair is held, whether in 1802, or 1893, or 1845, the con- tracts are to be let and the greater portion of this money {8 - to bo expended before the election of the mayor of New York city and the next governor, and the next president of tho United States. The $10,000,000 bill author- izes the city of New York to borrow that asmount of money, purchase ground contigu- ous to Central ;park aund ercct suitable expo- sition buildings thereon, the money to be under the control of Mayor.Grant and Tams~ many hall, which now govern the city. It is said that Representative Roswell P. Flower is working for the project with a view to being elected governor of New York and finally president of the United States, byt Senator Platt proposes to nip the project in the bud. RIDDLEBERGER'S DEATH, News of ex-Senator Riddleberger death at his home in Woodstock, Va,, this mornmg was received with very general rogret in Washington, notwithatanding the many eccentricities of that gentleman aud the great disappointment to which he subjected his frienas during the last two years of nis iife in the senate. He only departed from the senate on March 3 last. A man of strong churacter, good common sense, fair educa- tion and general information, he was elgcted as a readjuster to represent the state of Vir- ginia with General Mahone in the senate at @ time when great opportunities presented themselves to him. He could have been a man of national reputation, and being the chamwpjon of the Irish cause he mignt have made his influence felt vhroughout the world, He espoused the cause of liberty and was the cuampion of the people of all countries who wero under imporious or despotic governmeot, He was a man of strong social qualities and until he began to dissipate to excess about three yeurs ago he was very generally respeoted. His excosses gave him an 11l temper and thut was the basis of his differences with his colleague, General Mahone, As soon as he separated politicaily from the republicun leager of Virguna he grew desperato and seemed to be like a kite witiout o tail or string, a ruddefless ship as it were, Hoating and drifting without any aim or destiny, He was in a large measuee a self-made man and it may truthfully be said thag he proved to be self-destructive, Kis whole career was @ lecture on temperance. No greater oppor- tunities have been frittered away in political life in Washington for mauy years, Not- withstanding that, bis desth will be mourved by many people throughout the country, NEW POSTMASTERS. Nebraska—Cliff, §Custer county; Schaad; Coleridge, Cédar ‘county, U, G. Bridenhaugh, vice J, Bridenbaugh, resigned ; Glen, Sioux county, D, Klien, vice J. Jensen, resigned. South Dakota—H. C. Farr, Irving, Spink county, vice W. F, Parker, resigned. lowa—H. G. Cnsfer, Winchester, Van Buren county, vice W. Workman, resigned. MIS€ELLANEOUS, T, D. Black of Fremont ha3 been appointed an industrial teacher at the Sautee Indiun John agency. . Irvine, who has been bere for some days and wants to be a land ofticer at Grand Island, received a telegram toduy frow his friends st bome, suyiug that they would come here in & delezation and urge his claims i necessary. It is not believed that this step is necessary 1 order to impre either the Nebraska delegation in congress or the se retary of the interior with Mr. Irvine merits, The friends of Hon, E. J. Pickett of Ash- land are urging his name for appointinent us register of the land oftice at McCook. As Pickett is a resident of Representative Con nell's district, and as the McCook land ofice lies In the cougressionul district of Mr, Laws, it is not likely he winl receive the preforence, ~ Laund officers are selected from residents of the districts in which the ofices are located, Colouel T. H, Stauuton is making a push for the paymaster generalsbip of the army. ‘The nebraska delegation in cougress, except Senator Manderson, bas endorsed Colovel Terrill, who is now serglfg with General | Crook as paymaster for the " department of the Missouri, Coloriél Stawnton was for a long time with the departaant of the Platte, Sceretary Blaine attendeg the cabinet meeting today. He hus filly entered upon all of his official duties and ‘receives callers at the department of §tuto as heretofore Representative Dorsoy and Senator Potti- grow wero among the prosident’s callers to- day, 3 hose who have makle a study of the course being taken by the apporients and friends of the proposed international copyright law be lieve no action witl be taken by this con- gress. The opponents of the proposition contend that the adoptioh of the bill now under consideration means high prices for popular literature and & monopoly by foreign authors, There 18 a declded decrease of 1a grippe in Washington, Senator Sherman and other prominent men who have been ill with the trouble are recovering. A delegation of colored men waited upon Senator Ingalls today and thanked him for his great specch in their bonal? yesterday: Major Powell, superintendent of the geo- logical survey, is lending his influence in suppors of an appropriation to make experi- ments in the irrigation of the arid plains of the west, northwost and southwest. The housa committéc 0n rules continues in its deadlock and the house holds daily sessions without any other rules but com- mon parligmentary practices to ‘govern it. 'Fhis places the control of the house in tho hands of Speaker Reéed. United States Land Officer James Mc- Dowell, Lyman C. Dayton, B. H. Su llivan and Edftor Shannon of "Huron, S. D., are at the Ebbitt. Perking' bill to open to homestead settle- ment certain portions of the Indian territory wad acted upon favorably by the house com- mitteo on Indian affuirs wduy. By the direction of the secrotary of war William Brown, troop B, Ninth cavalry, now with his troop at Fort Washakie, Wyo., will be sent to Hot Springs to enable him to enter the army and naval general hospital, wiey S, HEATIL — OLD HUTOH DONE UP.” A Trusted Clurk Now Enjoying Hime selt in Toronto. CnioAGo, Jan, 24.--S. P. Hutchinson has again been robbed, sud one of his settling clerks on tho board of trade is now in Toronto, an embezzler of an amouny ranging from $25,000 to $40,000. W, P. Dickinson & Company, another firmon the same floor with Hutchinsen in-the board of trade build- ing, hiad a clerk in its-employ whom, it-is al- leged, was in the oonspiriey aud Dickinson loses an amount which |s estimated gt from $5.000 to $15,000. His clerk, like Hutchin- son’s, is also gone, and Dibkinson says the two are now together in Tpronto. The Evening Journal sgys that Hutchin- son, while admitting tho embezzlement denies that it foots up to more than a few thousand dollars. The Journul says, how- ever, this is but a_continfistion or 'part of a system of robbery whereby *Old Hutch has been victimized for nearly two years, His trades on the board!are said to bo very loosely managed and this accounts for the ease with which the stealig was.done. ‘Che Journal asserts that! tho job was put up by I'homas Stoner, oné of Hutchison’s most trusted clerks, and Bert Kiog, a trusted clerk of Broker 'W. P. Dickinson. Stoner would murk up any amount he con- sidered sufe, from $100 to %5000, agast Hutchinson aud to the credit of W. P. Dick- jnson. King would make no correspond- ing entry on Dickinsbn's sheet of the amount Jaily paid to, l\e into the clearing house, bAt of course not collected by Dickinson, It would be returned to Hutchinson us uncolléated when Stoner would go to Hutchinson's cashier, point out the debit on the sneét: and have a check drawn for Dickinson. King would convert this into cash and divide with his partner. in crime, 5 e e A LETTER FROM CLEVELAND. The Ex-President Telis tho Tailoks About Tariff Reform. CuicAGo, Jan, 24—A letter from ex- President Cleveland wad read today at the concluding session of the Custom Cutters national convention. M. Cleveland says, 1 part: “Ihe question of wariff reform divectly affects tho people of ~the land in a substantial way aand they ought to be -interested in its discus- sion. 1 um afraid . many of our fellow citizens are too apt ko rogard this as u political question, affectise them only na remote wav. This induces neglect'of the subject and & willingness to blindly rollow the purty to_ which_they huppen 1o beloug. It1s a good sign to seq. phactical men, such as belong to your association, discussing questions for themselves, If this is done in- telligently and with the purpose of arrivin at the truth, tariff reformers have no nee to fear the result of such discussion,’” This letter was written n re{flym one frow the president of the association asking for a statement on the tariff question as it afiected tailors. A similar letter was seat to President Harrison, but- no reply has yet been received. ¥ s i ADOP I A CONSTVTUTION, The Progressive Minors ana Knights Complete Their Union, Corumpus, O., Jan. 24;-~The two great miners’ organizations adopted a constitution secuion by section, nnd with much discussion and strong feeling. Although the constitu- tion has not been adopted as-a whole there is no doubt that such action will be taken when the joint convention con- venes again tomorrow. The constitution provides that the new _orgunization shall be known as the ‘‘Unitod Mine Workers and National I'radgs Assewbly No, 135, Kniglits of Lavor, aud National Pro- gresaive union.” ‘The objects are to unite the mine employes and to ameliorato their condition by methods of coneiliation, arbitration or strikes. The constitution also provides for nficers to gov- ern the new organization, their duties and salaries. | e ——— PORTUGUBESE AROUSED. A Fund Started at Lisbon for Na- tional Defers Lisuon, Jan. 24— A Jarfge meeting was held in Trinity theater 1 night to start a fund for national defeuss, The duke of Pomares presided. committee of 120, consisting of g citizens and naval and miltary o , was appointed to solicit - subscriptiof he fund. A number of speeches wora made in, which England was bitterly assgiled for the' courso she has followed in the dispute between England and Portugal, u’ult.ha French and or Spamish were lauded their sympathy with the Portuguese. A gumber of subscrip- tions were made Lo the by persons pres- eut at the meeting, _ { Short Sevonlre’li Tnousand, S, Joserwr, Mo, Jan' 24.—The county ourt hus m.u-T QL its' Work on tho account of ex~Collector for the last four years of s adwinistration of the office and have found him 0 be short $17,000. It'is pre- sumed be will settl b GRS Wouad ‘4 s Duel. Paws, Jau, 24.—Eapuard Rotbschild, son of Baron Rothschild, becawe inyolved in a dispute with tho Marquis de Gouy, Today @ duel was fought as a result, during which the marquis was wouaded, e . Loeal Forecast, For Omaha and viciniy—Light ramn or snow, followed by clearing weather, South * Dakota—¥air; westerly winds, warmer in easters, colder in western por. tion; colder Sundav. Nebraska--Fair, followed by local raivs 1o westera portion; Warmer in gastern ; station- wry tewperature in western portion; colder Sunday; westerly winds. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Furthor Consideration of tho Cus- toms Administrative Bill. A VERY CRITICAL DISCUSSION. The Naval Policy Board Recom- mends the Expenditare of Over Three Hundred Million Dol lars For War & hips, Houso. Wasnixgroy, Jan. 2..—On motion of Grosvenor of Ohio the house today insisted upon its amendment to the senate bill for the removal of obstructions from the Miss souri river and a conference was ordered. The houso then went into committee of the whole for the furthor consideration of the customs administrative bill. The pending amendment was tnat offered by Mr. Bayne .of Pennsylvania to section 15, providing that “during the pending of any controversy or litigation in tho courts about the amount of duty to be paid by any owuer, agent, im- porter or consignee of any imported mer- chandise in question shall remain in the gov- ernment warehouse and under controi of tho secretary of the treasury, and in all actions broucht against & collector of customs by the owners, agents und importers the plain- tiff shall be required to prove beforo he can recover, thatsaid merchandise at the timo of trial 18 1n the custody of the government. Mr. Blunchard of Lomsiana eriticized the section for tho reason that in his opinion it took away from the citizen the right of trial by jury, and denied to him his right to appeal, though it reserved that right to the government. Mr. Mills supported Mr. Bayne's awmend- ment. Mr. Carlislo said the amendment was an indirect provision that no honest importer of goods should be allowed to appeal to the courts for the correction of any wrong. Owing to the crowded dockets of the courts a decision may not ve rendered for three or four years, If, in the meantime, the goods wero required to bo kept in bond it would work a hardship on the importers. The remedy was for congress to make its statutes vlain and simple &0 that the officers of the government might have no difficulty in con- struing _them, and that the courts might bo more diligent in the trial of import cases, Mr. M s<enna of California spoke in sup= port of the bill. He also favored the amend- ment. 4 Mr. Adams of Illinois opposed the amends ment. Mr. La Follete of Wisconsin offered an amendment providing that perishable goods may be witharawn pending litigation. This was agreed to, but Mr. Bayne’ amendment, s amended, was defeated. Mr., Breckenridge of Kentucky submitted an amendment, the effect of which is to give tho circuit court the right to determine questions of fact as well as questions at law. Rejected after a brief discussion. Mr. Carlisle offered a subsutuce for the whale section, the chief effect of wiich is to allow tne courts to determine questions of fact as well as law. ‘The subatitute was lost by a vote of 112 to 114. 'This leaves the fif- tecuth section a8 originally reported. It provides that the owner, im- proter, consignee or agont _ or collector, or secretary of the treasury, if dis- satisied with the decision of the board of general appraisers way, within thirty” days after the decision, and not afterwuards, apply to the circuit court of the United States for a reviow of the questions of law involved in such decision. The deeision of such court shall be final unless the court 1s of the opinion that the question is of such import- ance’ us to requirc roview by the supreme court of the United States, in which case the court may allow an appeal on/the original application, and in any appeal security for damages and custs shall b given as in the case of other appesls “mn cases in which the United States is a party. The ninetecnth section having been reached, Mr. Breckinridee of Arkansas sub- mitted a substitute, which was rejected. On motion of Mr. Breckinridge of Ken- tucky an amendment was adopted providing that this section shall not apply to mers chandise importad in cartons, cases, crates, boxes, sacks and other coverings which are subject to a rate of duty eduul to or greater than 00 per cent. The committee then rose. On motion of Mr. Perkins a joint resolu- tion was passed appropriasting $75.000 for the purchase of food aud clothing for the Indians at.La Pointe agency. Mr, Peters introduced o bill to promote the interests of agriculture by Irrigation. Re- ferred. Adjourned, v "SCOMMITTEE, Its Seasions Resumsd After an In- terim of Soveralk Weeks. WASHINGTON, Jan, 24.—The meat products mvestigauing committee, ot which Mr. Vest of Missouri 18 chairman, resumed its sessions this morning after an interim of several weeks, After the inquiries of the large rail. roud corporations as to the rates and facili ties, governing tho transportation of cattle aud fresh-boef have been finished, Senator ‘Vest will begin the nreparation of the report of the committee. The first witness, Samuel Sloan, prasident of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western raid, said his road had refused to transport cars belonging to other people and had some litigation growing out of this refusal with Nelson Morris of Chicago. Mr. Morris claimed that because of the peculiar construction of his cars he should have certain advantages over other shippers, which tho Lackawanna wonld not yield. Morris subsequently withdrew his suit, No offer of compromise was wade to him, Freight Agent Sloane of the Lackawanna rond was questioned as to many matters of detall. He admitted that an understanding wus reached between the trunk lines a year 8go by the terms of which the companles €agreed mot to pay mileage on private cars, This action was taken because the roads had a large supply of cars whivh were side-tracked while they were payiog wileage omprivate cars, Under no circumstances were outside gara to be used. Sloan stated that there was no delays in shipments because of the agree- ment. The various companies had sufticient facilities. He asserted that no direct or in- direct advantage 1is given to any shippor in the matter of rates or facilities. John King, president of the Erie road, did not quite agree with Sloane as to the rea- sons for the agreement. He said the Erie censidered ¥ of a cent @ mile for louded ana empty cars @ very high rate and a great tax on the railroads, not only. because they had their own cars, but because the car owners made o large profit. At 3% of a centa mile each waycar in regular service would pay for itself in three years. Senator Vest agked 1f such was the case Im‘y the companies ever cugaged in the bus- ness. King replied that there were several rea- sods. In the beginning the dressed beef Eeople who bad their own cars paid & very igh rate und mileage was, therefore, in the nature of a drawback, The rate since bad been reduced more than one-balf. 1o answer 1o questions us to whether there bad notv formerly’ been discrimination in favor of dressed beef shippers, witness said Eucucnlly there were but three dressed eel shippers. *‘They have,” said be, ‘‘a very close combination, Idon't think there is any doubt about that. They go together in @ solid column, When anything i8 to be done they fight together.” King said rates generally are steadier now than for several years but are on alower basis, Business was fairly renumeérative and all roads are now waking m ney, General Mauager Chappell of the Obicago & Alton testified thst his road pusidn uniform wileage of 3 of a cent a mile Lo the owners of palace cattle cars and 1 cent a mile to the owuers of dresscd beel cars. There was no sveoial agrooment. < \ybody got the same rates. It was anop % \ition whether the shippers preforred p. o \attle cars to ordi- nary Stock cars, NAVAL Over Theee HunGéed © tlions Recom- mended For W Ships. WasmNgroy, dan, 24,1 to com- mittee on naval affairs hely Aportant meeting today, at whien, afi Ysiderable discussion, the eqmmittee dect od upon tho policy which will govern it during this con. gress 10 tho work of building upa navy. This is in brief that w great line of battle ships like Eogland's bo constructed at once. Senatora Chundler and McPherson, how- ever, are not in accord with the decision reachied, aad majority and minority reports will be submitted to the senato, Senator Stanford is not wholly committed to the de- cision reached., The naval policy board uppointed by See- retary Tracy wade a recommendation for the building of ten first class battle ships of 10,000 tons each, eight of 8,000 tons; twelve second class, of 7,100 tons; throe third class, of 8,000 to 7,500 tons; five third class, of 6,000 tons; six harbor monitors of 4,000 to 6,000 tons; one ocruising monitor of 5,800 tons; cleven rams of 2,000 to 5,500 tons; nino thin armored cruisers of 6,250 tons; four firat class protected cruisers of 7,600 tons; ten first class protected croisers of 5,400 tons; twelve second-class protected cruisers of 3,000 to 4,500 tons; six third-class protected cruisers of 1,700 to 3,100 tons; ten gun vessels and dispateh boats of 850 to 1,500 wus; sixtecn torpedo cruisors of about 90 tons; three torpedo depot actificer ships of 5000 tons; 101 torpedo boats of 03 tons enok makinig & total of 237 ships of tons at o cost of §349,515,000. This total includes $ 000 already ox- ponded aud authorizes an expenditure of $:581,560,000. When the committee proceoded to the consideration of the recommendations the issue was raised whothor it was advisa- ble at this time to begin with tho construc- tion of the immense line of battle ships pro- posed. Includiog harbor defense monitors, there wre forty-four of thoso vessels and they would cost. $202,480,00), while all the other vessels towether would cost only §147,025,000. Mr., Chandler and Mr. McPherson urged that the United States should continuo its present policy of building fast cruisers and doefor the building of & huge line of battle ships until we had a laager number of cruisers or there was some exigency calling for their construction. On this issue the comuntteo divided, the major- ity agreeing with the policy of the board, and Mr. Hale was instructed to report favoravly the bill introduced by him several day g0 embodyiug the recommendations of Seere- tary Tracy. BOURBONS IN CAYCUS. They Discuss the New Code of Rute WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.~The caucus of the democratic members of the house tonight, Holwan of Indiana in the chair, discussed the new code of rules now in course of pre- paration by the committce on rules. It is briefly stated that those that were instanced by Carlisle as being objectionable to the democratic minority are the rules that do away with the old house calendur, leaving only the calendar of the com- mittee of the whole and on the state of the union; vhat make 100 & quorum of the committee of the whole; -that re- estublish the old morning hour ' rule when business must be considerad iu the order of the. nnm;n“um 1ist and b:lls must bo regarded as pending until disposéd of, .and that fail to make vrivileged motions to adjourn o a fixed day or to take n recess, Thers was a long discussion over ‘the proposed . changes, which failed to result in the advancement of any practicable scheme for the amelioration of the repugnant features of the new rules. The contested election cases wera taken up, and it was generally agreed that the in- tention of the ropublicans is to unseat as many democrats and to seat 20 muny repub- licans as will give them a fair working ma- jority and to ensure aquorum in oraer to force through the rules, Althouzh mno formal resolution was adopted it was under- stood smong the democratic mewbers that when the caucus adjourned this ropublican plan should be resisted to the utmost and the minority should exercise all its con- stitutional rights to provent its success. In other words the determination is to fight the rules levitimately when obnoxious sectious are reached and to refrain from voting and to leaye the house without a quorum if an attempt 18 made to unscat democratdixmen- bers before the rules arc adopted. . A Brier seasion. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—The sub-committee of the house committen on the world’s fair was in session for an hour this afternoon, The result was' a further success for the poticy of delay, which has boen so irritating to the Chicagoans. Mr. Frank's resolution providing for a fair in 1593 and Mr, Spring- er's resolution looking to o bal- lot. m the house next Monday wero both rejected, the last against Mr. Hitt’s opposition, and the sub-comumit- tee decided to report to the full committee when it meets tomorrow the following reso- lution: Resolved, That this sub-committee report to the full committee that it does not recom- wend the adoption of either resolution re- ferred to it in the forms stated, and asks permission to proceed to nov at once ing a bill or bills embracing the ontire sub- ject of the exposition in 1802, except as to the sito, to be presented for considuration to vi:;o full committee at the earlisst dato poss i- o, Hunting on's Plan. NaToN, Jan. 24—Vico President gton of tho Central Pacifl¢ railroad company today addressed the senate sclect committee on Pacific railronds in explana- tion of the plan which would be acceptable s to the Central Pacific railroad for the sottles ment of 1ts indebtednes to the government. His statement was practically a recapitula- tion of the louger one made by him yestorday to the house Pacific raiiroad committee, - - The Srorm ¢ SaN Fraxcisco, Jan, 2 continues on the mountains, and the trouble of the Central Pacific is increased in conse- quence, The road has now been blocked for ten days, which is the longest period it has ever been closed. The storm is undoubtedly the most severe experienced sinco the firsy overland road was built in California, Many streams in northern California have been rising rapidly again today aud there are fears of another overflow, The snow storm still prevails in the Syskion mountains and several 1and slides have oceurred, ¢ ——— General Goff's Appeal. Cnauiostos, W. Va, Jan. 24.—Genera Nathan Goff spoke today before the general ussembly of the two houses of the legisla- ture in behalf of himself as contestee in the gubernatorial contest. He repudiated the charges thut frauds were committed and contended that he did not appear for himself, b ut for the people whoin ho said had elected him governor. He made an eloquent appeal for justice; justico to the voters of the state, and he declared his intention to abide by the decision of the legislative court. This closes the arguments for Goff. Colonel St. Clair will tommorrow close for Flemming, e No Help From the State Treasury. Avrvaxy, N, Y., Jao, 24.—The world's fair bill was introduced in both houses of the legislature today. The bill does not tax the people of the state one dollar and not & farthing is to be taken from the stuto treas- ury. All of the money 18 0 be furnished by the ciny of New York, Plankinton Has a Kelapse. MiLwaukee, Wis., Jan, 24.~John Plankin- ton, who has beeu suffering some time from the effects of a stroke of paralyeis, had a re- lapse oday and bis physiciaus expect his death avy uwe. 217, NUMBER A NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION. Six People Killed and Talrty Badlg* Hurt. TWO BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED, Men, Women and Ohildren Among the Injurod—A Little Giel Runy Into the Str. vith Blaz- g ¢ A Lieaky Streot Main the O iuse. Coruanrs, O, Jan. 2.—Six poople wi killed and thirty injured more or less s iously by an explosion of natural gas in this city early this evening. Some of tho injired are in a oritical condition and may die A few minutes after 5 o'vlock the partment was calied to tho cornel of and Main streets, whero it was sail plosion had occurred I & ono-st dwellng on the corner of Wall and Nobie alleys. The excited crowd bf onlook ers rushed into the marrow alloy with the firomen and pushed up to the house, fre which cries wore heard coming. Tmmediate: aiterwards it was reported to bo the explos- sion of a gasoline stove and that the fire was under control. The crowd was just preparing to walk away when a terrific explosion ront the wir. A sheot of flame burst from the building on the northwest cornor of Noblo and Wall ul- leys and in an instant the bricks, beams and stono that constituted the twelvestory block were flying through tie air. Tha scone was terriblo. The peoplo fled, shricie fir de High an ex~ ing, in all dirbetions, while the ground was instantly covered h o mass of delwis from which camo the cries of tho inju Then mén and women, with torn clothes a blood streaming from horrible cuts, gered from among the ruins uud ran 1ny the streot. Kverything was confusion, but as quickly as possible the police aud tiremen organized and bogan the worl of searching through the bricks and timbers for the uun- Five were taken out dead: Deonr, ENMOUR, & colored boy. Mus, P. MERROTT. Au unknown man and an unknown babe. The iufant child of Charles. Bei was) dashed from its mother's urms by the force of the explosion and atmost immediately run over and killed by a fire department toam which was running from the block, ‘Thirty people, men, women and children, were injured, and it is possible, though not probable, that other bodics may bo found in the ruins tomorrow. A duughtorof Mrs. Marrott isone of the most seriously injured. After the exvlosion she ran into the street with ber clothes in flames, A fireman turned the hose on her and extinguished the flames, Every stitch of clothing was burned from her body s far down as hor waist. She will hardly re- il stug cover. The explosion, as near as can be uscers tained, resulted from an accumulation of naturdl gas in the collar of Mr. Merr house, it having leaked in from & atreot 1 esides destroying the houso aud the biovk next 1o it, the ouse on tho ouher side of ha alloy was completely wrooked, g Down an Embinkment. CnawratoN, TlL, Jan.'24.—A street car jumped the track®this afternoou and rolled down a twenty foot embankment. The car was crowded with passengers, mostly women. Nearly all thd™ passenpcrs wero injurcg, five ladies quite sfiflm? 1t i8 not thought, however, the inju will result fatally, MITRILWICZ GREAT SCHEM It Has Been Revived and Will Bo Put in Op ‘ration, WASHINGTON, Jan, 24.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.|—If the statements of the persons most directly intqrested are to be be- lieved, the plan for the establishment of an Criental American bank in China and the granting of valuable concessions to Ame ican capitalists has been revived and will s00n be put into active operation with tho sanction and backing of the Chinese tmpe; government. Count Eucene Mitkiewicz, who organized the first scheme for the establishe ment of a grand Chinese financial agency and who was compelled to abandon it by Wharton Barker of Philadelphia and other gentlemen who were financially intercsted and anxious to get control, is again ut the hoad of the project. In order to verify the stat ments that have been made here regardiug the revival of this great business project. ‘Tue Bre correspondent: today obtained un interview with onn of the secretary's of 1Le Chinese legation. He is a trusted friens and adviser of the minister, who does u: speak English, and revresents him in all dip- lomatic matter To your correspondent the secretary said: “It is true thut the plan for establishing & bank in China with Awerican capital, wnich has been discussed for so long, Is about to be put in operation with the uoproval of the Chinese minister ‘in this city and under di- rection of LaPPung Charg, the prime ministor vs of China, Itisalso true that the only mun who has been negoviated with as the originator of this grand financial scheme and as the trusted agent of the prime miuister is Count Mitkiewicz of this city. When the mirister to the United Statea left China he carried with him ifstructions from Li Pung Chang to begin immediately upon his arrival nego- tiations with Count Mitklewicz aund to bear in mind always that tne Chinese govern- ment was devoted to the success of the schewe and wished to see it put into uctive operation as s0on as possible,” The socretary did uot feol at liberty to tulk today about the details of the plan, or 1o discuss the nowes of the Americans who ure interested in it. He repeated wmostem- phatically, however, the statemont that the prime minster and the minister to this country were most deeply interested in pushing the plan forward, s Pratt was released this afternoon on' §10,- 000 bail. T Very Heavy Weather, Loxpow, Jan, 24,--The British steamer Sardinian from Portland, Junoary 9, arvived at Liverpool last night. She reports very heavy weather. On January 12 an alarm of fire was caused by the bursting of a steam gauge, In the meantime the fubnel was smashed and the fircs smothered by walce pouring in upon them. Two men were killed and another 8o badly injured tihat he b sequently died. ‘I'hree oLter men were 8 iously bhurt. It was impossible to reéplace the funuel for twenty-four hours and in the meantime the steamer drifted, the storm all he tune increasing in soverity, Three men were buried av sea when the storm sbated, Allof the Sardinian's life-boats except one were smashed by the heavy sens, e One Newspaper Sues Another, Torox10, Jun, 24, —~The Mail Printing cowpany, through Managing Director Bunte ing, has instituted criminad proceedings for a libel against David Creighton, publishir and manager of the Empire, on account of charges of conspiracy to injure Canada, treason, etu, which have been mude lately in the Kmpire ugainst the Mail, i - Altuquerque's Poatofiice Robbed. « ALsuquerQue, N. M., Jan. 21.—This evon- ing wiile the postmaster was distributing the mail two masked men rushed iu aud intimidated bim with revolvers and went through the safe, securing $500 in woney, #1,900 10 stamps @nd several hundred dol- lars worth of jewelry. They bouungd sud gagged the postmusier avd Mmade their ese cupe,