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

THE OMAHA WON'T BE CAUGHT NAPPING, Republicans Eye the Democratic Proposition With Suspicion. IT LOOKS FAIR AND HONEST. Bat an Analysis Discloses a Very Shrewd Scheme for Capturing the speakership—The Sena« torial Question, They Will Think About It Des Moixes, Ia, Feb. 4.—[Special Tele- gram to ‘[ne Bee|—The first indication for some time of anything thatflooked like an at- tempt to break the deadlock occurred today. The democrats, with apparent show of great fairness, proposed that the republicans di- vide the ofiices and honors into two equal parts, and they would agree to take one, On the faco of the proposition it looked as if the democrats were willing to be very reasona- ble and fair, but when analyzed their propo- sition is simply a covert way of demanding again the one thing which is in controversy, namely, the speakersbip, For which- ever way the republicans divid ed the ofices, one pile would contain the speakership, and the democrats would take that. The deadlock is not over. The question is not who shall have the sergeaut-at-arms or clerkship, but who shail have the speaker. ship. Both sides elaim it, and the democratic proposition today is simply another demand for it expressed in a shrowd The re vublicans replied that they couldn’t accept any propusition of that kind, but they sug- gosted that if the democrats would submit a choice to them they would consider it fairly. It is not unlikely that this will be done in dny ortwo. Then will follow some conference asloterms, ana the deadlock may be broken by the end 'of the week. The republicans are nhml\ucle{ immovable in their deter- mination to hold out for the speakership, even if the legislature is never organized. The first political scoop of the session occurred in the senate today, A democratic senator introduced a resolution purporting to cothe from some G. A. R. poat in Osceola county, which lashed the republicans in the senate for their allezed neglect of the old soldiers in the selection of officers aud em- ployes, ‘They had chosen civilians for secre- tary and his two ussistants, and had chosen @ civilian for sergeantat-arms, but some democrats now saw chance to make somo political cap tal and had this resolution adopt It was very bitter in tone ana called upon their descéndants to the third aud fourth generation 1o point’ to the republicun sen- ators with shame. The democrat who in- troduced the resolutiou made a demagog peech full of pretended sympathy for the _Aoldier and grief at his treatment by tho Jowa republicans. Several speeches fol- lowed which were very warm, and scored 4416 dewmocratic hypocrisy in this attack. They brouzht out the fact that while four of tho officers in the senate were civilians, seven out of nine of tne doorkeepers aro oldicrs, and that the file clerk and several other clerks are soldiers. The postmistress, engrossing clerk aund bill clerk are all aaughters of soldiers, Of the twenty-uine republican members of the senate, fourtoen served in the union army, and sevon of the fiftoen civilians were less than eleven years old when the war broke out. Of thetwenty- one democrats, but two were soldiers, and of the cighteen remaining but three are now unaer forty yeurs of age, leaving sixteen ‘who were old encugh to have served but did not do so. The republicuns exposed tho democratic sham sympathy with the soldiers in a very lively way, and then the offending resolution was withdrawn, Tnis was the second Tuesday after the the emporary organization of the house,and some republicans were in favor of lolding the election of United States senator today, But the majority concluded to defer the clection till the second Tuesday after the permanent organization, as Senator Allison 1s in no danger by the dela A Warden Nownnate Des MoiNes, In., Feb, 4.—[Spacial Tolo- gram to Tup Bek] ~The joint ropublican caucus for the nomination of wardens of the penitentiaries was held tonight. There was the same old doadlock on warden for Fort Madison. For about three hours no candi- date was able to get & nomination. Finally @ recess was taken, and aftor & Littie lobby- ing a combiuation was fixed up between the Jarvis and McMillan men, which resuitod 1n the nomination of the latter. Thore is mu dissatisfaction openly expressed at the re- sult, as McMillan has had the office throe terms und this is the cighth time that ho has been u candidate for this position. He lives now at Murshalltown. Tho present warden of tho Anamosa penitentiary, Mr. Barr; the rescot printer, Mr. Ragsdale, and = the inder, Mr. Nelson were renominated by ac- clamation. ‘fhe Hounse, Des Morxes, Ia., Feb, 4.—When the houso met this morning Mr, Holbrook, on behalf of the democrats, presented a proposition asking the republicans to formulate an al- ternative proposit.on and the opposition would bind themselves to ace or the other condition of few quiet speeches were made by both 8 and then the roll call on speakership was taken up. After taking four baliots the house adjourned till 10:30 tomorrow morn- ing. Caucuses will again be set Lo work on the proposition. ‘I'ne Senate, Des Moixes, Ta.,, Fob, 4.~Tho session of the seunute lusted aboutan hour. After the opening exercises Senator Bolter introduced resolutions adopted by the Grand Army of the Republic post condemuing tho action of tho senate in the election of civilians to the minor ofices in its gift. Objection was raised 10 the watter going on file, because it was in disrespectful language, and was not @ faitbful representation of the facts. The democrats spoke very strongly in favor of having the resolutions go on record, and the . republicans against. The chair flnally ruled that for the reason assigned the paper shouid not go on file. Adjourned. Anoth r L aial Drunk. Ariaxtic, Ia, Feb, 4.—John Farmer, a neero, was shot and instantly killed yester- day by George Lowe, al Griswold, fifteen miles south of Atlantio. The shooting was the result of o drunken row between the two men, who are both considered tough charac- ters, Farmer shot ut Lowe threo times with ® revolver without effect, when Lowe se- cured a shotgun londed with buckshot and shot Farmer in the breast, killiug him in- stantly. One of the revolver bullots biv a bystander, G, L. Moore, but luckily struck a button and did no dumage. Lowe surren- dered to un oficor immediately after the shooting. 'I'ne row ocourred in the business Vart of Lown sud created great excitement. 'rouble, Siovx Ciry, In, Feb. 4,—[Special Tele- gram to Tuk Beg.)—L W. Miner came here this morning and awtached the property of the Duff Opera company for a claim of §:00 for expenses iucurred in vertising that company at Owaba for dates which it did not flil.~ The claim was sottled this cvening. ¥ in The Supreme Cour:, Des Moixes, Ia, Feb, 4.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee. |—The following decisions were rendered by the supreme court today* 0. G. Currier, appellant, vs Jacob Mueller and Mary Mueller; Lee district; dismissed, State of lowa appellant, vs F P Willls; Hardin district; reversed. . Willisw Wiskleman executor, appellunt, vs William_ A. Winkleman et al: Mahaska [ district; aMrmed, T. N. Barry va A. T. Flickinger et al, ap- pellant; Pottawattamie district; afiirmed. Fell from a Freight Oar., Des Moixes, la., Feb. 4.—[Spacial Tele- gram to Tur Bee)—John A. Liggett, n brakeman on the Chicago, St Paul & Kan- sas City road, was killed vesterday near Barnov, Madison county. It is supposed that he foli from the top of "the car, which was wet at the time. His home was in Avoea. GOING FOR THE PUBLISHERS, Captain O Men € [ Copyright 150 by James Gordon Benn LospoN, Feb, 4 Vew York Cuble—Special to Tue Bee.]—The applica tion Captain O'Shea is making to Justice Butt to have the publishers of the New York Herald, Star and Freeman’s Journal com- mitted for contempt of court was again ad journed yesterday. ago in consequence of irregularity in the ser- vice of the notice of motion. A “Mr, Blank” had boen commanded to appear and show cause why he should not be sent to jail, but Mr, Justice Butt preferred some- thing more animate and tangible and ad- Journed the hearing for a fortnight to give aintiff un opportunity to effect correct service. He secemed to have made good use of tho graco extendod to him and deiermined to make sure, trebly sure. Notices wore served on Mr. Touhy, the Freeman's Loudon representa- tive, and Mr. Porter, the printer of the paver and company. Captain O'Shea sat immediately beneath his counsel iooking as firm and sprace as in his parliamootary Sir Charles Russell, Q. C., being unable to lead for the defendauts, Mr. Asquintte took charge of the case for the accused newspa- pe George Lewis was, of course, at his elbow. Solicitor General Sir Edward Clar k appeared for Captain O'Shea. When t he cases were called Asquintte interposed. He said he understood that the solicitor general proposed to bring on three wotions, one against Mr. Touhy, a Loadon journalist connected with the Freeman’s Journal com- pany. He bad to ask that all these motions stand over on the ground that Sir Charles Russell was unfortunately vrevented by indisposition from being present and might be for some little timo to come. His clients felt tnat in a mattor of such gravity it was extremely important that he should be heard when the motion came on, Sir Edward Clark at once intimated that he assented to a postponement. Sir Clark said that Russell’s illness was sufficient reason for an adjournment. This was a matter of Freat gravity and importance and he should be most reluctant to go on with tho motion at atime when those against whom it was directed did not have the fullest assistance, Iho court, under theso circumstances, agreed at once to & postponement, but he hoped it would be understood that during the interval between this and coming up no repetition of the 1ssue of the matters of which we complain. that stated in the afidavit. Isuppose there will be no difficulty about that. . . Mr. Asquintte—The papers have only been Herald sold to representatives of my learncd friends Mr. Justice Butt—I think that it is possi- blo they went into tho ofice as one of the public. easier to give an ugreement uot to sell them, Then the motions had better stand over till next Tuesday. A PFARISIAN TRAGEDY. Murder of an Old Charged to Her Son. (Copyright 1590 by James Gordon Banas Panis, Feb., 4.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bae.]--About1o’clock on Sunday morning two policemen on a beat in tne Rue Preux Court noticed a door atand- ing open. It gives access w a court where Mume. Barroy, & widow of eighty, keepsa pumber of hand carts for hire, from which she makes a living. On entering the court the ofMicers found that the door of the room in which Mwe. Barroy~liyes was also open and inside it they found the old woman lying on a bed dead with a pillow over her head. All the drawers of the cupboard in har room had been broken open and rausacked. 'I'nis was sufticient to convince the commissary of police, who was at once sent for, that the old woman had been murdered much after the fashion that Othello killed Desdemona. The murdered woman was supposed by the neighbors to have amassed a comfortable lit- tie fortuae by industry and economy. This latter virtue she carried v ex:ess and had frequent quarrels with her only son, a mid- dle-aged wan whom she had set up in the same hine of business as herself in another part of town, but who often bad recourse w0 ber to get him out of pecuniary dificulties, Barroy was at once sent for and on being The Woman aporised of his motner’s death showed no signs of astomshment. He adwitted having dined with his mother on the evening of the murder, but saia ha quitted her at 10 o'clock. He accused a young man named Macra, often employed by, the decased to do odd jobs, of having committed the crime. Macra was arrested, but furnished an ncontrovertible ahibi. ‘The suspicions of the police now turned ou Barroy himsoelf, though there are as yet no material proofs of his guilt. He has been arrosted and was this moruing taken to the morgue and con- fronted by the corpse of his supposed vie- tim. Hethrew himself on his knees beside the body and kissed the cold fuce repeatedly, ekclaiming with tears running down his face, *Ma pauvre, mere. A post-mortem exam- ination showed that she suffered from peri- carditis, It is thought likely that Barroy's visit to his mother on the evening of the murder was prompted by a desire to obtain from her money to pay small debts, and the old woman, refusing to help him, & quarrel ensued, resulting in Mme, Barroy's falling into o fit, wnich her disease aiding, caused death, —~— The Reld Ball Postponad, (Copyright 18%0 by James Gordon Bennett.) Pawmis, Feb, 4.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bee.|—News of the terrible accident in Washington and the death of Secrtary Tracy's daugnter caused profound emotion in the American colony in Paris. ‘The dinner party and ball that were o have been given tonight by Mrs. White- law Reid at their resigence in the Avenue Hoche has been countermanded. —— The Woeather Forecasr, For Omaha and vicinit, Fair weatber, For Nebraska: Colaer; variable wind fair weather, For lIowa: Colder, northerly winds; fair weather in southwestern portion, raiu and snow in northeast; cold wave in northwest- ern portion. For South Dakota: Occasional snows, colder, northerly winds: cold wave. rer— Flosting Wreckag Loxpox, F b, 4—A number of life buoys, batchets, ete., come ashore on Lundy islaud and the coast of Wales. The appearance of the wreckage is taken to indicate the foun- dering of the British steamer Cape Clear from Liverpool, January 20, for Ko sario, Wwhich is uow overdue at St. Viacent, It udjourned a fortnight of the motion there would be Mr. Justice Butt—I see. That fuot ought to make it all the OMAHA. A“'El)l\’ ESDAY 5, 1890. THE JUDICIARY CENTENNIAL, A Notable Gathering at the Exor- cises in New York. CLEVELAND'S OPENING ADDRESS. The Celebration Considerably Dim- med by the Sad Events at Washington—Literary Feast for the Bar, Federal Supreme Court Celebration. Nrw Yonxk, Feb, 4.—The sad events ol the last few days at Washington dimmed considerably the celebration of the centen- nial of the federal judiciary that was inau- gurated this morning. The attendance at tho Metropolitan opera house was the most noted that ever filled the magnificent build- ing. The interior of the building was elab- orately decorated. On the right of the stage in the front row were seated the members of the United States supreme court. Others seated on the stage included ex-President Cleveland, ex-Justico William Strong, Sen- ator Evarts, T. J. Semmesjof New Orleans, General Sherman, Noah Davis, Chauncey M. Depew, W, W, §Astor, Charles Daly and David Dudley Field. When Ex-President Cleveland, who was chairman, stepped forward to open the meet- ing, it was some minutes before he could speak because of the applause. Bowing his acknowledgments and expressing his appre- ciation of the welcome acvorded him, Cleve- land began his address, which was as fol- lows: We are accustomed to express on every fit occasion our reverence forthe virtue and patriotism in which the foundations of our repuolic were laid, and to rejoice in the ings vouchsafed to us under free in- stitutions. Thus we have lately celebrated with becoming enthusiasm, the centennials of the completion of our constitution and the inauguration of our first president. To-day we huve assembled to commemo- rate an eveut connected with our beginning as a people, which more than any other gave safety aud the promise of perpetuity to the American plan of government, and which more than any other, happily illustrated the wisdom and enlightened foresight of those who designed our national structure. In the work of creating our nation, the elements of o free government were supblied by concessiofs of sovereign states, by sur- render of accustomed richts, and by the in- spiration of pure and disinterested patriot- 1sm. If from these elements there had not been evolved that feature in our federal sys- tem, which is our theme today, the structure might have been fair to look upon and might have presented a semblance of soliaity and strength; but it would bave been only a som- blance; and the completed editice would have had withw its foundations, the nfirm- ity of decay and ruin, It must be admitted that it is hardly within the power of human language, 80 to compass diverse interests and claims within the lines of awritten coastitution, as to free it en- tirely from disputes of construction; ana certainly diverse constructions wera apt to lurk in the diction of a constitution declared by the president of the convention which formulated 1t, to be “the result of a spirit of amity and of that mutual deference and con- cession which the peculiarity of our political situation renaered ndispensable,” It is fairly plain and palpable, both from reason and a review of events in our hiswory, thav without an arbiter to determine finaliy ana conclusively tue rights and duties em- braced in the language of the constitution, the union of states and the lLife of the Amer- lcan nation must huve been precarious and disappointing. Indeed, there could hardly have been a well grounded hope that they would long survive the interpretation of the putional compact by every party upon whom it rested. and the iusistence of each to the last extremity, upon such an interpretation as would secure coveted rights and benefits, and absolve from irksome duties and obliga- tious, lu the creation of the world, the earth was without form and void, and darkness wa upon the face of the deep, until God said Let there be light, and there was light. In the creation of the new nation, our free institutions were without the form and sym- metry of strength, and the darkness of hope- lessness brooded over the aspirations of our people, until a light in the temple of Justice and Law, gatbered from the Divine Foun tain of Light, illumined the work of the fathers of the republic, On this centenninl day wo will devoutly thauk Heaven for the revelation to those who formed our government, of this source of strength and lignt, and for the iuspiration of disinterested patriotism and consecrated devotion which established the tribunal which we today commemorate. Our fathers hud sacrificed much to be free. Above all things they desired freedom to be absolutely secured to themseives and their posterity. And yet with all their enthus- 1asm for that senuwent, they were willing to refer to the tribunal which they devised, all questions arising under their newly formed constitution, affecting the freedom and the Erowallnn and safety of the citizen, ‘I'hough itter experience bad taught them that the instrumentalities of government might tres- puss upon freedom, and though they had learned in a hard scnool tie cost of the strug- gle to wrest hberty from the grasp of powe: they refused, 1n the solemn work they had in hand, to take counsel of unuue fear or distracting perturbution; and they, calmly and deliberately established as a function of their government, & check upon unauthor- izod freedorn and & restraint upon dangerous hberty Their attachment and allegiance to th ereignty of their stutes were warm and unfaltering; but ttese did nov prevent them from contributing a fraction of hat sovercignty to the creation of a court which should guard und protect their new nation aod save and perpetuate a government which should iu all time to come bless an in- dependent peoplo. I deem myself highly bhonorea by the part assigned to we in these commemorative ex- ercises, As 1n eloquent and fitting tarm we shall be led by those chosen to addres us, to the contemplation of the history of thut august tribunal organized one hundred years ago; as the lives and services of those Who in the past bave presided over its coun~ cils are rehearsed to us; as our love and ven- eration for our fellow countrynien who now £il its high wnd sacred piaces ure quickened; and as we are reminded of the manner in whicl our national court has at all time 1l- lustrated the strength and beneficence of free institutions, let us be elad in the poss sion of this rich heritage of American ci zunship, and gratefully appreciate the wi dom und patriotism of those who gavo to us the supreme court of the United States, Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix of Trinity church foilowed with the invocation Ex-Judge William H. Arnoux, chairman of tue judiciury centennial committee of the New York State Bar association, next de- liverd a brief address of welcome. The principal address of the day by the ve.cran awver, Wiliam Allen Butler, ene titled **The Origin of the Supreme Cour tof the United States uud its place in the Con- stitution,” was frequently applauded, The speaker went back to the creation of the court in 1759 and followed it on through to the present time, giving an iuteresting his- tory and touching upon its powers. In clos- ing e wuid: “'Ou the centenary of its oreanization; 1 e city where its earliest jurisdiction was exercised; in the presence of the chief ex- ecutive, of the heads of our national legisla- ture, of our highest state courtsgund ofcers, of ciuzeus represeuting all the uctivities of the country, and in the face of the world, we make profert of this bigh tribunal us a proof of the stability and abiding strength of our free, constitutional government. A mewmbers of the bar, and a8 citizens of th tate and of the United States, we bring to it aud bespeak for it the homage of national gruuitude and of universal respect, not so much because it bus added illustrious pames to the roll of the worla's great jur- 1sls and wagistrates, or even because | it has so woll upheld, the honor and dignity of the nation, as bo< cause through all these hawdred years of umo it has, with swrict fdelity, without fear and without faver, with plean hands and with a pure parpose, served ho people fu the wise and patient oxeeutian of its high trust aintain inviolate the absolte supremacy ) ice." Hon. Honry Hitcheook then spoko of the powers of the supremie court and _those of tho constitution, Hewas followed by Hon* Thomus Semmas, Who 8boke on “The Por- sonal Charucteristics of Chiel Justices,” At the conclusion of this address a brief inter- mission was taken and then Hon. Edward J. Phelps of Vermont dolivered a lay nd- dress on “The Supreme Courtavd the Sov- ereignty of the People.” Chief Justico Ful- ler then introduced} Justice Fleld, who ro- sponded on behalf of the supréme court. After reviowing the history of the constitu- tion and the supreme court the justico camo down to the present noeds of the supreme tribunal and smid the work should have some relief from the immense burden now cast upon it. This can only be done by leg- islative action. The justices already do all in their power, for each one examines every caso and passes his in- dividual judgment upon it. Up to the middle of the present century the calendar of the court did not average one hundred and forty cases each term, and never amounted in any 0ue term to threo hundred cases, The calendur of the present term exceeds fifteen bundred cases. In view of the condition. of the court—its crowded docket—and the multitude of qu tions constantiy brought beforo it of the greatest and most extended influence, surely it has o right to call upon the country to give it assistance and relief. Something must be done in that direction and should be done speedily to prevent delays to suits now existing. To delay justice is as per- nicious as to deny it. After Justice Field’s uddross there was music, following which Rov, Talvot W. Ctambers pronounced the benediction and ended the literary exercises, A dinner in celebration of the supreme court centennial was held tonight at the Lenox lyceum. The banquet was a mass of flowers and vines and presented a beautaful picture. A dozen large tables werc arranged In various positions about the hall and esch was beautifully decor- ated. Covers were laid for 820 guests aud nearly every scat was occupied, The vlatform table was st for twenty-six por- sons, It was presided over by President Carter of the entertainwent committee, and among his guests were Chuef Justice Fuller, ex-President Clovelund, Matthew Hale of Albany, president of the New York State Bar association; Justices Miller, Bradley, Harlan, Fieid,” Blatehford, Gray, Lamar and Brewer; Chauncey' M. ' Depow, Rev. William R. Huntington, President Coudert of the bar of the city of New York; Senator Evarts, Chief Justice Paxson of Peunsylyania, Mayor Gran¥ and President Low of Columbin college. -The menu was an claborate one. Befor it was concluded the ladies began to take \their places in the boxes and shortly after 10 d'clock the chair- mun rapped for order. In the box the third from the = mght of the stage was Mrs, Cleveland accompanied by a party of ladiesand gentlemen. The toast “*I'he President of the United Statos’ was drunk standing, after, which Mr. Carter mode a brief address, The next toast was “The Supreme Court,’ and it was responded 0 by Associatg Justice Harian of the sureme <o He began by a reference to co-ordinate responsibility of lawyers aud judges, citing that as are the lawyers of a: given period so are ‘the courts before which they appear, If the decisions of the | supreme court have been commended i’ instance it must be added that their preparations were preceded und aided by & atuits bar of which it way be sal Mr, Justice Butler observed of judvments of Lord Mansfleld, “That TR8Y ware of, such transcendent power that - who heard them were lost in adm X101 at the strangth and stretch of human understanding.’” Hon. William Evarts next spoke. Evarts was of the opiniou that the present oelebra- tion is the most significant since that of the declaration of independence. It was indeed u cclepration of the firat opening in tho world of & court of the people. No higher conception of n government, ho said, had been reached or ever canbo reached’ than that reason shall not only be a persuasive in- fluence in human affairs but the paramount authority, Senator Evarts was foliowed by Hon, Edward M. Paxson of the ‘supreme court of Pennsylvania, who spoke to *I'he Judiciary of the States,”” Hon, Walter B. Hill of Georgia responded o *“The Common Law." Wayne McVeagh was booked to respond to the toast, ““The Bar,” but was abseut and Joseph H. Choate responded instead, extom- pore and his remarks were received with great_applause, Seth Low next spoke an& was followed by Cliauncey M. Deneyw, who closed the talk by his response to the tdast ‘fOur Chients.”” He made one of his star spocches and his wit und logic fairlyconvulsed thevast sssemblage. HARDING's CRUELTY. Remarkable Domestic History of the Mil ionaire Lawyer. Cmicaco, Feb, 4.—The bill for separate maintenance filed by Adelmde M, Harding, wife of George I, Harding, the millionaire lawyer, relates a remarkable dowmestic his- tory. Mrs, Harding says she was married to the defendant in 1855 at Peoria. She and her husband came to Chicago to live in 1502, and have resiided here since. Until October, 1888, says Mrs, Hording, she aud her hus- band lived happily together. Then there came a change in his conduct and he began, she suid, a course of systematic cruelty. husband, it is alleged, deprived her of at stores and proposed to _ alluw her only § o month, Sioce that time, Mrs. Harding ul- leges, he has paid her buf §350, Among other tnings he deprived herof the use of car- riages except ut certain times, discharced the servants from their homo on Indiana avenue and has made a systematic effort 10 turn their children agamst her. The com- plainant says Ler hnsband is worth from ,000,000 to $3,000,000 and bas a net increase of from &75,000 to £100,000 per year, She asks the court to compel hun to give her a suitable allowauce and the custody of the younger children, the ojder ores to be .al- allowed to decide for themselves with which parent they will live. Goff Looses tag Hart Cuarvestoy, W. Va, #pb, 4.—The Goff- Fleming contest was desi at noon today in favor of Fleming, the vote standing forty for Goft and forty- e for Fleming. Carr, the union labor r, voted with the democrats. Belore the vote was Bn the committee appointed to investigato the.churges of brib- ery preferred by Horr, reported that whilo there were grounds for believing the charges true, no evide was offered o implicate Fleming or Gofkin the matter. On the vote seating I'lemjgg - two democrats, who, 1t had been eclal would vote for Goff, failed to do so, ALpANY, N, Y, Feb. 4, ~The world’s fair matter came up in the sgnate voday upon motion tha t the world's fuir committee be iustructed to report foctwith the assembly bill, but the metion wWas lost by a purty vote and the bill was refeered without in- structions. This indicates tbat no basisof agrecweant between the §wo bracches bus yet beeu reached. i Decided for Denmark, Corexnacey, Feb.4.=Sir. B, J, Mason, Britisn mivister to Gresce, to woom as arbitrator was referred the dispute between the United States and Denmark arising from the Buttertield claiw for damages for ves: sels Jost near St Thomas, West Indies, many years ugo, - hus docided in fuvor of Denwark on all the points involved. S eal ip Arcivaina, At Glaseow—Ehe Hibernia, from Boston the Lord O'Neill, from Bulkimore. At London—Sighted: The. Nederlagd, trom Philadelphis, for Antwerp. At Philadelphis—ioe Maine, from Lon. dou. Goneral Sherman's Son Officiates at M:s. Coppinger's Funeral. JUSTICE WAS NOT MURDERED. The Killing of Clayton Wil Not Leave Dreckinriage Secure in Nis Seat—A Bill for the Relief of Brewors, 518 FounTeRNTH STREET, Wasnixatos. D, C., Feb,' 4. For the sccond timo within ten days Mr. and Mrs. Blaine have stood beside un open grave and seen the body of one of thoir children covered with clods of earth. Their sorrow seems almost more than they can bear, but the secretary shows more fortitude than his friends expeoted. His hoalth con- tinues good, ho sleeps well and he moots nis friends with composure. Last night he went over to see Secretary ‘l'racy and spent half an hour with him. ~ This afternoon he made a second call and romained about the same time. No one kunows, but it is casy to imagine what the topic of conversation hetween these two bereaved men must have been. Mrs. Blaine scoms to suffereven more than her husband, but she is u woman of strong mental and phys vigor, and her experience has beon such as to school her 10 endvrance and seif-control. Tho funeral of Walker Blaine took place at the Presbyterian church with the simple form of service to which the membars of that denomination are familiar. The funeral of Mrs. Coppinger took place at St. Matthew's Catholic church, Thomas Sher- man, the Jesuit son of General Sherman, being the officiating priest, with Cardinal Gibbons sitting in the bishop's chair. Mrs, Coppiuger joined the Catholic church shortly before her marriage and the act of so ‘prominent a lady 1 socioty returning to the faith of her ancestors created quite @ stir_in Washington circles. Her husband, Colonel Coppinger, was bora in the Catholic church and for a time served in the pope's guurd in Rowe. There was a very large attondance at the cnurch and it was @ most distinguished gathering. The Presidentand Mrs. Harrison,:Vice President and Mrs. Morton, Secretary and Mrs. Win- dom, Secretary and Mrs. Proctor, Secretary and ' Mrs. Rusk followed the mourners and sat behind them, while the remaining seats of the main aisle were occupied by members of the diplomatic corps, senators and repre- sentatives in congress and other odicials with their families. It was the first time that General Sherman's son had ever sung high mass in Washington, and in addition to this attruction the bresenco of the cardinal brought out tho Catholic socioty of Washington. The arrangements .ut the church, however, wero such as to exclude all except the immediate friends of the fam- ily and people of distinction until after the servicos hud bogun, when the doors were opened and a thousand or move people who had for an hour been clamoring for aamis- sion were allowed to enter. The president did not go to the grave. He le:t his private carriage for Mrs. Harrison, who was ts- corted by Mr. Wanamaker, and_getting into the officiul carriage of the executive mansion with Mr. Halford drove to the residence of Mr, Bancroft Davis, whero he spenta haif- hour or more with Sccretary Tracy talking over with him the arrangementa for the fun- eral of the latter’s wife and daughter. The ceremonies at the ¢rave were very impres- sive. Young Father Sherman read the ser- vice of the Catholic church with the cardinal standing beside him. The Jatter took no part in the ceremony except to sprinkie holy water upon the flowers that covered the cas- ket, Wasmixerox Bureav Tae Ovwana Bze, } TRACY'S RUINED RESIDENCE, Thero have been lurge crowds of people around the ruined residence of Secrotary Tracy all day and most of the carriages from the Blaine funcral were driven by it on their way from the cemetery, There ap- pears to be a great curiosity not only among the common people but among those in fashionable society to inspect the place, and to see the windows from which the victims jumped or were taken out. Mr, Tracy rose this morning about 9 o'clock, dressed him- self, took a ligat breakfast with u good ap- petite and expressed a desire to sttend the funeral of Mrs. Coppinger, butof course that was uot permitted. He was to have been removed to the white house early in the day but when the prosident called upon im there was a consultation und the phy- cians advised that he should not be moved in his present state of weakness and agita- tion, but ut 8 o'clock he was so much im- proved that the physicians consented to his removal and he was taken over by his son and Dr. Wales in a ciosed carriage. 'he secretary. was strong enough to walk from the entrance to the elevator alone, CLAYTON'S SEAT, After all, the voters in the Second con- gressional district of Arkansas are to bo given another opportunity o determine who shall oocupy the seat in the lower house of congress now warmed by Clitton R. Breck- wridge. It will be remembered that Gen- eral Clayton was shot down by the friends of Mr, Breckinridge while he was taking testi- mony to sustain his contest and that ho had #ufficient testimony to put a uumber of Mr. Breckinridge's friends in the penitentiary and that there was but one alternative left for them in order to keep outof prison. They accepted the alternative, ~General Clayton was killed and Mr. Breckinridge sentto con- eress. It was belleved for some time, after the expressions of indignation on the part of the people througnout the country, that Mr. Breckinridge would not have the nardibood 1o oceupy this blood-stained seat, but he bas continued to sitinit and 1o help the leading revolutionists in their work of deadlocking the house during the past week with the same impunity as those whose titles to their seats are not questioned, It is stated that the Liouse committee on elections will report that by the ueath of the contestunt, General Clayton, no one is elected from the Second district of Arkansas and therefore the seat is vacant. THE NEW RULES, The disposition of the republicans in the ‘house- of represcntatives is to take ur the proposed rules and dispose of them before any other business is under- taken, apd the. comwmittee on rules is now working night and day with the expectation of having them ready to report tomorrow or Thursday. The republicans came out ahend in the recent contest. They feal that tae country wightuot justify them in conductin g business any longer without rules than is absolutely necessary., The rules that have been prepared by Messrs. Reed, McKinley and Cannon, now under discussion 1 com- mitteo, are very similar to those which tho speaker has been enforciug during the last week or ten days without any formal autbority, so that'there will be very little difference in the conduct of business, ENGAGED TO KILPATRICK'S WIDOW, i ‘The rumor thut General Schoticld 18 en gaged to the widow of the late General Kil. patrick has been corroborated by the fact that yesterday he calied with her 10 leave cards for Secretary Tracy snd today ap- peared ns her escort at the funeral of Mra. Coppnger, The geueral is 8 man of fif tive or fifty-seven years, while Mrs, Kil patrick is not more than forty and sbe was martied about twelve yenes - ago while her husbaud was United States minister to Chili and has spent much of the time since his death in this country. She is a short, bandsome- woman with Spanish eyes and o lovely cowplexion and is great favorite in society, CHATHMAN ROWELL EXPLAINS. Tasked Chairman Rowell of the house committee on eleclions to expluin L0 me this afternoon why it was that the majority had reversed the old order of doing thiogs and nad reported & contested election betore the rules governing the house were received. I DALy BEE ned to him that this seemed to be the questionable feature of the action of the blicaus which has brought about the at deadlock. Chairman Rowell said in v = “The question of the memborship of | B Lislative body the highest question that can be considered. It comes before the rules, It is illegal and unjust to keop men out of their seats un- til er the Wisposition of such yrtant question as the report from the on rules, Before a legislative body proceeds to any busir question of who is ‘utitled to so ght to bo sot- led soventeen contested ctions in mpanied by 17,000 closely vrinted pages of testimony and 2,000 pages of attorneys' briefs any man wbo under stands the situation canuot for an iustant ion the propriety of an carly conside tion of the membarship of the house i8 not the sligntest doubt that Smith, the publican coutestant in tho case now befora the house, is entitled to his seat. There was no prima facio evidence upon which the governor of West Virginia could issuo to Jackson, tha demo- crat, a certiticate of election, yet that cert ate was 1ssucd and issued by a wovernor who held over in the office he occupiod twelve months beyond the term to which he was elocted. The Smith -Jackson case was argued before the committoa y in Janu ary and was placed upon the calendar to b taken up in the houso on the any It did not come up til last week, moro w0 weeks after tue time set for its tion by the house, Considering number — of contosts committee and the fact that the coutest was not taken up till more than two weeks afterthe tiwe when notice was given that it would bo taken up, 18 itany wonder that we insisted finally upon the consideration of the case at the time wo did? I8 it any wonaer that we should wive this man his seat before we take up the re- port from the committee on rules when the committee s not yet ready to revort, and everybody acknowledges that the democrats intended to enter into a prolonzed deadiocic over the question of the adoption of a code of rules, Would it have been right to huve kept this man out of the seat which he should have taken upon the conven- ing of congress till several weeks of deadlock were passed in the fight over a code? 1 think not, and [ aw sure that none who under- stand the question will say to the contrary. In point of fact every contested election should be disposed of before the question of adopting a code of rules is taken up, even though the committee on rules is ready to ropor. and there is to be no dolay in the adoption of the code. If it his been tho custom o adopt a new code before the ques. tiou of membership is settled the custom 18 wrong and the order should bo roversed as it is at present. As o matter of fuct the house is not without rules, but 1s proceeding unde general parliamentavy law, waich is under- 8tood to govern ail parlismentury bodies in the absence of a code.” 98 tho han disposi the large before the TOR THE RELIEF OF BREWERS, A bill has been introduced in both branches of conpress a commis. sioner of the inte which is of great interest to brewers throughout tne country. ‘The law at present requires bot- tling establishments connected with brew. eries to be lovated some distance from the latter and there must be a public higiway intervening between the two buildings. This 18 done for the purpose of making e c2llation of stamups mors certain aud easy to prevent collusion between the brewing and bottling business. Senator Spooner re- ceutly introduced a bitl that the bottling o tabiishment may be connected with th brewery by means of. a pipe line or other conduit, which will do away with the ne- cessily of transferring nogsnoads and other veascls from the breweries to the bottling establishments and will enable the work of oue concern to be conducted directly in con- nection with the other withou: interfering with the internal revenue law and regula- tions, ‘The transfer of veer, ale and other malt fermentations. from the breweries to bottling establishments has been a source of eousiderable expenss under the present laws and the breweries and bottling works have been for many years demanaing some kind of relief. The pive line measure has passed ' favorable scrutiny by the internal revenue oftice and will be passed. OUR MILITIA MEN, The secretury of war transmitted to the senate today the report of the adjutant gen- eral of the army on the condition of thu mi- litia of the country und a statement of tue number of organized and unorganized mili tiamen throughout the .United States by states and territories. Itshows that in No- brasku there are 1,095 organizad militiamen and 110,000 available men for the militia service, but unorgahized. _There are 23 staff ofticers, 44 cavalrymen, 57 urtillerymen and 071 infautrymen. In lowa there are 48 staff ofi infantry, a total of 2,700 o men and 216, available and militiwmen, There was no report for South Daisota. Idaho has 93 men in her militia, counting the ofiicers, and an available organized force aggregating 750, while Montanu bas 756 or. ganized militiamen and un availubility of 23,600 unorganizea men, HOSTILE TO BUCKET SHOPS, At its meeting today Senator Padiock's committee on agriculture had under cousid eration a large number of petitions from farmers throughout the west praying for legislation to prevent speculation in furm producta. There was a desire manifested to formuiate some legislation on this topic which would meet the constitutional objec- tions Which would be likely to be raised by the southern wewmbers. Mr, Allison of lows is particularly interested n the subject ana has held several conferences with Senator Paddock relative to the same. It is prob: ble that during the present session a bill will be formulated and laid before the senate whose object shail be to meet the evil com- planed of and to shut up tho bucket shop speculation on farm produce. are fully a thousand petitions now oro the senate committee on agricuiture bearing upon this proposition, MISCELLANEOUS, The Misses Lessie and Flora Yates and Miss Clura i3rown, who have been spending some time with Mrs. Manderson, left for their home at Omaha toduy. Mrs. Matheson of Omaha has arrived, She is the guest of Mrs, Manderson, A favorable report was today made from the senate committee upon the bill authoriz- ing the construction of @ bridge over the Missouri river in Monona county, lowa, and Burt county, Nebraska, with an amendment providing that the bridge shall be com- menced within one year and completed with- in two years after the apbroval of this act. The sccretary of war transmitted to the #enate today the report. Senator Manderson introduced a bill today 1o increase the pension of Willam C, Le- bent. Iapresentative Dorsey has beeu invited to attend she demonstration incident to tho an- niversary of the signing of the Dawes sever- alty biil at Genoa, Neb,, in & few daye and regrets that public duties here will not permit him to leave the city, Senator Dawes, chairman of the commits tee on Indian affairs, today introduced in the senute the bill which was introduced in the house ou December 18, last, for the relief of certain Sioux Indisns, their families and de- scendents who remained loyal to the United States during the Indiun war following the outbreak of the Sioux Indians of August, 1502, and the male members of the families of ‘which served either as scouts on the frontier against théir own peoble or as Aol diers in the armies of the United States during the oivil war of 1561, and who in the Indian outbreak in August, 1802, were anuul tantdas wembers of the ‘Sissewon, Wapp:- ton, Medawkanton or Waupakools bauds of Sioux lndians, from the operation of certain acts of congress passed to puuish the hostile Indians, Pexny 8. Hear, e S O Gaovernor Bross' Will, Cu1caco, Feb. 4.—The will of the late ex- Lieutenant Goveraor Bross was probated today. ‘The deceased left an estate of ubout $475,000, bequeathed cliefly Lo the widow, dsugbter aud grandehildren. - ~ v il Bond Offerings. Wasmxaron, Feb. 4.—|Special to THe ek | —Honds offered: #1245 §100 ot §1.04%. unorgany Telegram $104,000 oy NUMB Eil SAMOAN TREATY RATIFIED, = 2206, Sanctioned By the Sena‘to With But Twelve Dissenters. FIGHTING ON IN DESPAIR, Democrats Still Dozged Filibustering With Devermination Though Cicarly Outgencralod —lngalls Prosents a Potition, Litile WASHINGTON, afternoon rati| but twe Opposition. Fob. 4.—Tho senate this od the Samoan troaty with vo dissenting votes. House. Wasiixaros, Feb. 4. —That the democrats in the house did not consider themselvos yot vanquised and that they proposed to throw overy obstaclo in the way of the transaction of business until some rules were adoptod, was shown by their reading of yosterda journal in full. The reading having boen completed, Me. McKinloy moved that the jousaul be wpproved and demaudod the previous question, The previous quostion was ordered—yeas, 105; nays, none. A number of democrats were entered on the journal us presont and not voting, A vote on the uporoval of tho journal was then taken, resulting—ayes, 163; nays, none, Mr. Springer moved toadjourd, suggest- ing that this was the proper time to enter Such amotion, and on this occasion the mo- tion was entertained by the speaker only to be defeated by a voto of yeus, 1143 pays, 116, U'ho speaker then procesded to lay bsfors the house various senate bills for reference, damong them was ons to reliove tho treasurer of the United States from the amount now charged o him and deposited with the ral statos, This bill the sponker referred, uuder the rulcs, to the connittes on ways and means. Mr. Bland moved that tho bill ba referre to the committee on appropriation The speaker at first declined to entertain Mr, Bland’s motion, but after a debato said that for the present the claim would fol- low the ruling of tho last housa, Mr. Springer demanded the reading of the il and expressed the ability to stow by par- liamentury Liw that his aemaud should be complied “with. The speaker ignoved Mr. Springer, but the lattor was indefatigablo and finally the speater directea the reading of the bill. Mr. Iland’s motion was defeated 51, u quorum being counted \Flower moved that the bill be reforred the committee on judiciary. Defeated — For tho first time in al diys Lhis was not a strict purty vote. When the result was anuounced Mr. Me- Kiuley moved the reference of the bill to the committee on ways and means, and upon that motion demanded the previous question, Mir. McCreary then moved to adjourn, but the speakor declined W eatertaln the motion. ‘The speaker said thut ordinarily a motion to adjourn was in order, but the situation of the nouse was such as to render 1t improba- able that the house desired to tak: that action. 'The proceedings today hiave boen of the same character as those of the preceding days and it was evident to the chair that these motious were wade for the purpose of obstruction and delay. The chair had al- ready ruled upoa this powt and un appeal had been taken aud the decision of the chuir had peen sustainod, Mr, MoCreary then requostod a question of personai privilege. The Speaker—T'hero cannot be a question’ of persousl privilege when a demand for the previous question is pending. After seme further discussion a vots was taken on the derand for the previous aues- tion und it was defeated—yeas, 157; nays, wothing. During roll call Mr, Springer held @ consuitation with Mr. MeKinley, the re- sult of which was that the democrats made no further opposition and the bill was re- ferred to the committeo on ways snd means, On motion of Mr. McKinley the houss ad- Jjourned. It is expected the new code of rules will be reported tomorrow, Senate. WASHINGTON, Feb, 4,—In the senate today among the bills reportel and placed on the calendar were the following: I*or a public building at Burlington, and Eau Claire, Wis., $100.000 each. Among the bills introduced and referred was one by Mr. Wolcott for the admission of the state of New Mexico and one by Mr, Plumb for the protection of the Awmerican bison. Mr. Ingalls presented a petition asking an appropriation of $100 per capits for emi- @rants Lo Liberia. Referred, Mr. Pluuib offered a resoiution, which was agreed to, calling on the secratary of war to furnish copies of the various reports of military officers in relation to affuirs at Guthrie and Oklahomu City since the open- ing and settlement of the territory. After au executive svssion the senute ade journed, S CAMPBELL ON THE Ia., STAND. How Halstead Intended the Korgerivs, WASHINGTON. Feb, 4,—Governor Campbell was before the special house committee on’ the ballot box forgery again today. In the course of his testiony he said Editor Hal« stead had been forced to adnit that be did not jutend to use the paper until just before the election, ‘I'his explained why he did not cousult with Senator Shermaun and others, ‘I'hen, too, he hoved it would be too late for any proof beyond his (Campbell’s) denial o be produced, und thus defeat his electioft. “If he believed that paper genuine,” said the witness, ‘‘he would have published it_at once and ended the campaign.” Witness told how Wood had called on him the day after his (Wood's) arrest, talked ramblingly and referred to u big steal bill witness had gotten through congress with £6,000,000 appropriation in it. Witness had believed the wan crazy and asked him what he meant, Wood insisted that witness owned n gun patent aud then witness res called that ko onca did own part of @ small gun patent which he had forgotten all about, The chief of engineers had pronounced the gun worthless for fortification purposes and that had settled that matter, After o long desultory examination about a ballot box matter, the hearing was adjourned until to- morrow, to Spring S T Nebraska, lowa and Dakota Pens) WAsuINGTON, Feb. 4.—(Spocial Telegram to Tue Ber) —Pensions have boen granted Nebraskans as follows: Original inyalid—H, P, Cornell, Lincoln; 8. C. Silson, Omaha; Isuuc Buckley, Falls City. Increaso—G, M, Conuer, Thawher; N. Holiday, Kimbally Joshua' Summers, Neiigi; Henry Logan, Lancoln, Towa pensions: Original invalid—Amasa H. Morriam, Lloyd. locrease—Johu Mo- ueide, Key West; Warren Platt, Fulton; ubert Waxbam, Des Moines; Francis B, Meyers, Ceaterville: John ' H. Searsal, Schalier; Martin Liefler, Van Wirt; William Lust, Monroe; Hugh Criss, Crestou; Isaas H, Leighnes, Colfax. Reissio--John Kuntz, Dubugue; Mahlon 8. Wilson, Keosauqua Albert N. Bliss, Waubeck. Origual widows, Gte.—Sennie K., widow of William H. Ham! mond, Waterloo; Jane W., mother of George H. Monit, Webster City; Mary A., mother of Thomas Greene, Dilio Dakota Pensions: Original fnyalid —Wille 1am Anderson, Brookings; John Warren Randall, Wukinda. Increass — Jeremiah Kimball, Huron. Reissue und increass— Francis Myers, Mitler. e A Great lobb ry. AxTwERP, Feb. 4.~There was & great rob- bery on the steamer Lal’luve on the voyage from Luenos Ayres to this oity. One hun= dred avd seventy thousand dollars in specie aud bonds were stolen,