Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 13, 1890, Page 1

THE OMAHA | NINETEENTH YEAR. e MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1890, THE DUKE COES T0 PRISON | Sentenced to Two Years' Imprison~ ment by the Court. ALMOST A RIOT AT THE TRIAL. He Makes a Speech in His Own Bes half and Quite a Favorable Impression on e Audience. Produces The French Law Sustained. | Copyright 1890 by James Gordon Beannett. Pams, Feb, 12.—[New Yorikc Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee|--Duc & Orleans, the eldest son of the Comte de Paris and beir to the throne of France, was condemned this afternoon to two years’ im- prisonment and to pay the costs of trial. He may be pardonec and set at liberty on the other side of the frontier within a few hours, but may, on the other hand, be at once taken to one of the central prisons, either at Cluir< vaux Saillon or Melun, and left there in durance vile until the year 1802, In any case, he is pretty sure to look back upon his twenty-first birthday as onoe of the red letter periods of his life. Never has any cause celebre drawn such crowds to the Palais de Justice as this morning swarmed along the Quai de la Porlege and Boulevard du Palais nd adjoining streets, The Prado and Wil- 800 sensations were tamo in comparison, But for the elaborato precautions taken by the police there would have been a consider- able nuniber of broken heads to be cared for. Even as 1t was, a fow hundrea happy pos- sessors of cards of admission had literally to fight their way to the court room. “Bring in Monsieur le Duc d'Orleans,” said the president, luying a delicate stress on the word “Monsieur.” Two ngents promptly obeyed the order. The privce, who had been taken from the gonclergerie by an underground passage, ook his place on tho prisoners’ bench at the front. He was dressed entirely in black, ‘with close fitting frock coat, showine off his graceful figure. In bis hands he carried a pair of black gloves and acane. Hisbrilliant plonde complexion, his bair parted mathe- matically 1 the middle, bis collar, his cravat, the cut of his clothes, his smiles, his bow, his manner— everything—gave him far more the air of an elegant young Euglishman than of a pre- tender to the throne of Henry V. Heshook hands with his legal advisers, Mm. Rousse and Limbourg, and then more cordially with his old preceptor, Colonel de Percival, and s bosom friend the Duc de Luyues who sat at his right. The prince's uppearance caused a buzz of curiosity and admiration to ¥0ii through the audience, ladies showing themselves particularly enthusiastic. The palais was blocked by squads of aturdy sol- diers who listened with deaf ears to the en- treaties and pravers and threats of the thousands who would gfein have passed in- side, but unfortunately” could not produce the requisite piece of colored pasteboard. One excited olderly lady, an aristocrat from the St. Germain quarter, offered an obdurate guard 1,500 francs for @ place where sho could see the “poor young wan,” but the guard remained obdurate. Several times, in spite of stubboru résistance, the soldiers were driven back by the crush. Shortly be- fore the hearing commenced the court room was filled with a mass of struggling men and half fammting women who jammed themselves into every possible nook and cranny within the four walls untll the latter bade fair to burst under the pressure, “On such un occasion as this,” sneered a witty royalist, pointing to the half crazy mob, “‘one appreciates how thotoughly re- republican this French peovle is. Look at them there trampling on one agother merely 1o get a glimpse of a prince.” Atthe stroke of noon President Tardiff entered the court room accompanied by two judges, Mm. Moleu and Du Desert and the state prosecutor, M. Cabot. So compact was tte immense crowd that even these solemn-faced magistrates doubly imposing iu their robes of ofice, could bardly reach their places. At last, nowever, order was obtained for the trial. “What & handsome young m.n,” ex- claimed several of his fair admirers. They were not far out of the way. Prominent in the audience were the Marquis and Marquisse De Beauyoir, Comte Imanuel de Harcourt, Duc de la Rocefoucauld Doudenuville, General de Charette, Goneral de Gaslin, Comte ae Masteyrie, Comue de Taussonville, Dr. Nachtell, Duc de Cases, with his mother, Dowager Duchess Comtesse de Ferraralds, Senator Luma Baragnon, M, Arthur Meyer, Madame Camond Dollfus Prince Poniatoaski, Madame de St. Germain, and representatives of the principal French and foreign newspapers, Turning to the distinguished prisoner standing before him, President Tardift be- gan: ‘Monsieur le Duc d'Orleuns, as today's tribunal is differently constituted from thut before which you recently appeared ! am obliged to repeat the usual preliminary ex- amination, Your name is Lous Pnillipe— “Robert Bue d'Orleans,” nterrupted the young man, as if jealous of his title, *You were born at Twickenham. You are the eldest son of the Comte de Paris, grand- son of Louis Phillippe, who reigned in France untit February 24, 18481 * W] g, “‘You are doubtless aware that the law forbids heads and heirs of houses which onco ruled France to set foot upon French territory, yet you were arrested in Paris in February, where your preseuce is un wuthorized. W1l you explain your action (" ‘The prince was very pale, und wi ovi- dently controiling himself by great effort. He glanced nervously about him and seemed to ind encouragement in the multi- tude of sympathetic faces which met his gaze. Stenethening himself with a proud movement of his head and shoulders, he mada the following declaration. His voice sounded low as he began, but had he whispered, every word would have been heard in the remotest corner of the room, €0 inteuse was the silence, As he went on be spoke louder, his cheeks tlustied, be looked at his judyes out of a pair of eyes shining with old fashioned courage, He made a pretty picture as he stood there telliug his simple story, refusing to ask for mercy, ready to accept the cousequence of bis boyish enthusissm and appealing to the soldiers of the uation to declare that he had ‘These were his word to address you with no display of fine phrasas. 1 came to France to serve in the army us & common soldier. 1 have nothing to do with polities. I did not go to the Chamber of Neputies but tojthe enlistment bureau. I kuoow the risks I am taking, but that did vor stop we. 1love my country, Is that a fauiti 1 longed to sarve France in the ravks. Is that & crime! uo: then I am pot guilty, 1 need nodefense. I thank my counsel fer the devotion they have shown, but I requost them not to plead for me. [ have no favors to ask. Imakeno appeal for pardon. In exile I have learned to honor the magistrates of France. I shall respect their judgment, but if I am found guilty 1 know that 2,000,000 soldiers of my age will declare me Innocent and all faie-minded men and women will do the same.” As the prince peased speaking the hush which had settled over the chamber was suc- ceeded by a tumult of crl and vnices, Whether the speech was the result of his own inspiration or, as republicans maintain, was written for iim by more experienced advisers, there is no doubt that it was o dis- tinct success as far as the audience was concerned. Under the combined influence of the stifling heat and the intense excite- ment women became hysterical and smell- ing botiles and handkerchiefs came into @reat demand. Even men gave way to emo- tion and more than one pair of masculine tyes winked hard to keep back the tears. A few hot-headed eentlemen increased the general noise and confusion by loudly mamtainiog & contrary opinion, declaring that the speech was all bosh, but there is 10 doubt that the almost aniversal sentiment was in the young man's favor. Could the audience have decided the case he certainly would have been set at liberty then and there. Unfortunately for the prince the audience had nothing to ko with the case. Quiet baving been restored, M. Cabot, the prosecutor, made a tedious and rather in- comprehensible speech, in which he de- manded a strict application of the law with- out any sentimental nonsense, He was sev- ernl times interrupted by angry remarks from the prince's friends, to which be re- torted in the same spirit. The proceedings were rapidly developing into an open brawl, when President Tardiff put a stop to the dis- order by threatening to clear the court room. Maitre Rousse, the duke's able defender, then arose in his turn. Sympathetic mur- murs accompanied every sentence that fell from his lips, for right or wrong, he spoke from the heart and spoke eloquently, being tremendously applauded. He concluded as follows: “I have heard, sir, how many times during the past few days, respectable people saying with a pitying air this act of the duc d’Orleans in venturing on French soil, was the act of & child. And if it was the act of a child, I pray God that in. the day of our national noed and danger France may find rising upon everyside many such children who will hasten to the front eager to take their place in the ranks and fight for their conntry. And now, gentlemen, I place in your hands the present destiny of my client. My honorable opponent has charged you to be inflexible. I charge youto decide honestly, as men, us Frenchimen, whether iv be your duty to con- demn this young man, If you do condemn him he will, as ke himself has assured you, bow before your sentence. But Lam sure, gentlemen, that each one of vou speaking to. his beart, to -his conscience, must say, ‘I would ratber a thousand times have it my duty to defend this young man than pass judgment upon him, " Having finished his appeal, Maitre Rousse handed to the court his conclusions touching the purely legal aspect of the case. He ar- gued that the prince was justified, in fact was _oblized to come to Fars in obe- dience to the military law of July 15, 1889, which summons all Frenchmen of requisite age to report for duty, and which makes no exception in cases of Frenchmen in exile. Of course the other side consider this argument as a mere loophole. At this point the president declaréd the session sus vended and retired with his asscciates. Av .five minutes past 1 o'clock they returned and in the midet of a profound silence Presic dent Tardiff pronounced the sentence of the court, which after the usual preamble, -con- cludes as follows: “Therefore, in accordance with the above mentioned considerations, the court hereby declares Louis Phillippe Robert Duc d'Or- leans guilty of having violated the law of June 22, 1886, and condemns him to two years' imprisonment and to pay the costs of the trial.” No sooner was judgment pronounced than a scene of confusion was witnessed in the court room, The whole audience arose and shouted itself hoarse. Men sprang upon benches and frantically. waved whatever they happened to be holding 1o their hands. ‘The guards looked on helplessly and made no cffort to maintain order. “Vive le duc d’Orleans” was the cry which rose on every side, and scores of hands were stretched to- ward the condemned prince, eazor to show by their grip the sympathy they felt for him, As be was led through the gorrdor hun- dreds of persons waiting there uncovered their heads respectfully, while new cries were heard of “Vive lo duc a'Orleans.” As he said good-bye to the duc de Luynes the prince smiled gaily. “Is that the ewotion you feel, seignor.” asked his friend, tence you have heard{" “Yes,” was the reply. ble me very much,” Then soweone else said half in fun, “Re- member, monseignor, that if you are par- doned and repeat the offense you will be con- demued to ten years imprisonment.” $0Oh,” said thé prince, shrugging his shoul- ders, “ten years isalong time, A great many things may happen in ten years, espec- fally in France.” With tbat the royal prisoner was led away to his cell in the conciergerie. While all this was going on inside the court room an excited rmob outside was eager to leara the verdict. On the Pont Neuf several hundred friends and sympa- thizers of the duc d’ Orleans grouped about the equestrian statue of Henri VI and with cheers and songs did their best to get up a political demonstration, Most of them were well dressed gentlemen, many of thew being well known in Paris, The police promptly zul. un end to these tumultuous proceeding y arresting everybody who refused to pass on. About Inrlg arrests were thus wade, but all were released later in tha day. mon- “'after the sen- “It does not trou- Count of Paris Hears the News, Panis, Feb, 12.—The count of Paris, who with the duke de Chartres is a passenger on # Spanish mail steamer bound for Vera Cruz, arrived at Porto Rico today, where he received the wutelligence of the arrest of his 80D, the duke of Urieans, - The Weather Forecast, For Omaba and vicinity: Fair weather, For Nebraska: Fuir, southwesterly winds, For lowa: warmer, southwesterly winds, For South Dakota: Local rains, westerly winds, colder Friday mornin, e — Fatally 8ho: the Prisoner. Sax Dingo, Cal., Feb. 12.—During & recess in the trial of William Mayne on the charge of assault with inteut to murder, today, Ber- tha Johnson, the prosecuting witness, shou Mayue three times, inflicting fatal wounds, ‘The wowman wus arrested. T e Received Another Set A ALBANY, Feb. 12.—The worla's fair bill bill received another setback today. The senate conference committos reported a dis- agrecient and & uew cowmillee Was ap- poiuted, BEATEN AT EVERY POINT Iowa Democrata About Ready to Give Up the Fight. PLACED IN A SAD PREDICAMENT, Republicans Drive Them Into a Corner by Roversing One of Their Propositions—The Knights of Labor A Bitter Fill to Swallow, Des Moixes, In, Feb, —[Spocial Telegram to Tns Bee|~The repub licans in the legislature are in fine feather tonight over the predicament in which they have placed the democrats. The latter had tried the sce-saw game, declining republican propositions for ending the deadlock and sending back a counter proposition which they knew the republicans would not accept. Their last proposition claimed the spoaker- ship and assistant clerk for themselves, with one less than half the committees, and gave the republicans the rest, They claimed that it was very fair and reasonable and oughtto beaccepted, The republican caucus took the proposition and just reversed it, and sent it back to the democrats unchanged. The latter had not expéeted to be asked to take their own prescription and they were very mad. ‘The caucus held a stormy session this evening, and someof the democrats were in favor of adjourning sine dic and going home without any settlement of the question. They are placed in 8 position where they must either fish or cut bmt. If they accept their own proposition they end the deadiock by g1ving the republicans the speaker. 1f they refuse they convict themselves of having asked the republicaus to do what they would not do themselves. They show to the state, also, that they have been blufting all this time when they pretended to be making reasonable overtures for ending the dead- lock. Either horn of the dilemna 18 a de- {eat for them, and the republicans are very happy at this stroke of policy which has put their opponents in a hole. The hotheaded democrats are very angry and inclined w do something reckless. But the cooler heads are likely to advise that the proposition be accepted, They cannot defend themselves if they do anything else, since they are asked 10 accept their own terms, which they have already declared to bo fair and reasonable. If they accept this proposition the deadlock will probably end tomorrow, and the inaugu- ration of General Boies will probably take place the fore part of next week. The House. Des Moixgs, Ia., Feb. 12.—The house met at 10:30 and held a session which lasted haif an hour, The report of the mileage commit. tee was adopted. Three ballots were taken, resulting: Hannlton 45, Wilson 45, Ad- journed until 2:80, Immediately uoon reassembling this after- nooDn a recees was taken until 4 o’clock to Kive ume for the conference committee to work. At 4 o’clock the committee not havirg reached uny agreement the Louse adjourned until tomorrow afternoon, The Knights of Labor. Marsuaritows, Ia., Feb. 12.— |Special Telegram to Tue Bee. | —Tonight will prob- ably close the state meeting of the Knights of Labor and Farmers’ alliance. The dis- cussions today were animated, especially those over the return of William B, Allison to the United States senate. It is openly claimed by the knights that it was their power that defeated Hutchison and elected Boies, aud they are now as eagerly after Allison’s scalp. Their expected union with the Farmers’ alliance has not matured. A resolution asking Governor Boies to ap- point State Master Workman Sovereign commissioner on labor statistics was unanimously passed. Judging from interviews and speeches 1t is alto- gether probable that neither organization will ally itself with either of the old parties, but will continue the independent. move- ment, Resolutions were passed fuvoring the district purchase plan of school bnoks. Sovereign's annual address was greeted with heers. Among other things, he said: 'he industries of this nation are concen- trated in the hands of a few, and the or- ganized brans of opulence are fast becom- ing monarchs. Dixtributed business is dying out and society is tendiug to produce the re- sults of the labor managed hy vast mechan- ical associations. Combinations of capital and brain are reducing men from indopend- ent laborers to mere wheels in the ma- chinery of great manufactories, To meet this exigenty society must have a higher con- science and statesmauship a keener sense of justice and the church a truer obrother- hood, and there must prevail a wider, loftier, purer public spirit. The aaministration of government should be a model of the highest type of buman character, and promoto the creation and distribution of wealth in an abundant and beneficial manner. Let the ownership and possession of nature's girts be limited to use. Let the government assume the operation of the telegraphs, telephone and railroads. Let the govern: ment issue a volume of currency ample to the neeas of business and the employment ot labor without the intervention of banks, and make the dollar at production return & reater reward than the dollar at interest. ot the millions of little chiidien who discase their bodies and dwarf their in- tellects in the durk and unwholeésome rooms of our fuctories be given the blessings of the school and the virtues of the home, Let the woman who mukes the shirt re- celve the same pay received by the man who woars it, whon the scrvices are of equal value, ana apply the rule to all other avocutions of human toil. Let the hours of labor decrease in proportion to the increase of mechanical devices for producs~ tion, Let tho markets of the world be free and forge nomore chains 0 enslavo com- merce under the insidious pretense of pro- tecting labor, Abolish convict contract labor, Abolish the truck-store, Abolish labor’s po- litical muster by the substitution of a secret ballot and let the voters elect representative men to the council chambers of the state and nation who will place the honor of country and the interests of the people above parti- san prejudice and the sordid interests of self, “Do sll ths and indigence is curefl and the the earth will grow greeuer under the hand of honest toil, and & nation once blinded and stul{ified snd dazed vy the bigotry aud super- stition and intolerance of the cruel past will reverberate with the anthem of brighter bomes and resound with rapturous melody 10 coar the ears of an unfettered world.” Amending the P macy Law. Des MoiNes, Ia., Feb. 12.- [Special Tele- gram to ine Bee.]—The eleventh annual meeting of the lowa Pharmaceutical asso- ciation began here today. Unusual interest 18 taken in this meeting because it is ex- pected to prepare a bill for the modification of the pharmacy law. Two years 0, when the cranks were on top of the prohibis tion work, they passed an iron clad law for the regulation of the sale of. liquor by the druggists. Jt was @ very drastic meas- ure, which bas proved so oppresive that public sentiment has demanded relief for the drugeists. They will prepare 8 bill while here, and the legislature s quite likely to pass it and relieve them of the em- barrassments of their business as 8t present conducted. Only routine proceedings were transacted today, President W. H, Forbers of Dubuque made the annual address. A Boy Fatally Injured. Chestoy, Ia. Feb. 12.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bek. |—Gus Vetinger, 8 twelve-year- old school boy, was serlously aund: perbaps fataily injured this afternoon while attemp! iDg to juwp on @ moving freight wain, His left arm was badly ornshed, necessitating amputation at the shoulder. His recovery 1s doubtful. His Books Fall & Balance. Booxr, In., Fob. 18.~[Shecial Telegram to Te |—P. B. Holst, the recertly in- stalled county superintendent of schools, claims to have discovered serious dis- cropancies in the books of G. W. Ashton, who recently retired, which would indicate that he was a defaulter to the county for several hundrod dollars. Somo records are entirely worthloss, having been mutilated with & knife. Ashton moved to Texas a weel ago. Although & republican, he worked hard for the election of Holst, who is a democrat. Eent to the Reformatory. Crestoy, In., Feb. 12—|Special Telegram to Tue Ber]—Kate Kinney, one of the young girls who recestly ran away from her home to Omahn, but was later brought back by her father, was todiy sent by order of Judge Wilson to tho girls’ state industrial school at Mitchellville. The Boone Murdor Trial Ended. Booxk, Ia, Feb. 12,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—The trial of a popular young merchant, Thomas P. Rogers, on the charge of manslaughter, which has excited so much interest here, ended last night. at midnight ina verdict of guilty of assault and battery. — o SETTLERS SECURE JUSTICE. An Old Snarl Unraveled by the Open- ing of tho Reservation. CramseruAty, S, Dy Feb. 12.—[Special to Ture Beg.|-—Now that the Sioux reser- vation is ypen to settlément, the settlers on the Crow Creek and Winnebago reservation will secure the justice that nas long been denied them, T'he settlers, numbering about sixty, have been livin® on this reservation since the spring of 1885, but have never been given patents to the iands they reside upon. A brief history of this matter may prove interesting reading to northwestern people who were at the time fully informed a8 10 how these settlers came to locate upon Indian lands: On February 27, 1885, Presi- dent Arthur issued a proclamation declaring a portion, conmauug‘o( 881,950 acres, of the Crow Creek and Wisnebago reservation opened to settlement. These lands lie di- rectly north of this city and are the choicest portion of the entire réservation. A large number of people had congregated in this city in antivipation of President Arthur's proclamation, and no sooner was it issued than the crowd made & wild stammpede to the lands, and in a remarkably short time every quarter-section had an occupant. Houses were built and prepatati ‘were made for putting in the seuson’s of April 17, of ho same year, President *Cleveland, acting on the decision of Attornsy General Garland, who claimea the lands were illegally opened 18sued a proclumation withdrawing - the land from the market and ordering those who had located upon them to yacate at once. Many of the settlers obeyed the order, leaving their buildings, etc., on the land. An at tempt was made to oject those who refused to vacate, but it provad insuccessful. They are still upon vheir clai ind have repeat- edly petitioned the government to either pay them for their improvements or give them patents for their ldnds. In answer to their demands a clause Wwas ivserted in the Sioux bill, under which these lands and a portion of the great Sioux reservation west of the Missouri river {s gpetied to scttlemen and the settlers will baallowed ninety days’ priority in whick to refills their claims. This also’ includes those Iaft their claims when ordered todo 0. ‘Dh o ship.and priv: r ab lasf secure ml';- “to their, lkod and ":njo.v the same privileges that:other settlers on public lands enjoy. Not Flocking to the Iteservation. Hurox, S. D., Feb. 12.—~[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—No more applications to enter lands in Hughes codnty will be re- ceived at tho land office here, Commissioner Groff having advised offielals that Hughes county will be wcludgd inthe new land dis- trict at Pierre. The reported rush for lands in the Sioux reservation I8 denied by parties who arrived here from Pigrre this afternoon. They regard the sensatignal reports from Pierre as an imposition upon the eastern press and people. Thére were less than three dozen passengers on the west bound train this afternoon, which 18 only ruoning to Piorre, k —_—L THE MILITARY DRAWN OFF. Settlers Now Allowad #res Access to the Rese lon. St. PAvn, Minn, Feb. 12.—A Pierre, S, D., special says: This afternoon Colonel Tussen, commander of the military, received an official telegram . anvouncing the presi- dent’s proclamation. The town was imme- diately in a hubbub of noise and confusion. Vehicles of all kinds were called out and packed with men of all classes and there was an exciting race for the reservation. In thirty minutes the town was practically de- serted, swres closed and business almost suspended. Perched. on the dome of the capitol buiding the writer could see over the couatry for miles, Stretching away across. the river for miles into the reservation was & procession of men and wagons, hurrying along on & mad rush for bouses and land, windiig their way over bills and valleys, each trging to get abead of the other, Fully 5,000 people were in the crowd and tonight they are camped on the reservation. Load after load of lumber has left the immense lumber yards here until they are almost depleted, and tonight for a radius of twenty-five miles can almost every- where be heard tne sound of saw and ham- mer, ] At Fort Pierre the situation is serious. The bulk of the crowd first struck that vil- lage and immediately commenced to claim the lots, there being: as many as ten claim- ants to one lot. Trouble has already arisen. Ten wagon loads of beer and whisky and several gambling outfits wont over to the reservation today.( Liquor has been prohibited op the r eretofore, but tonight it is as free as , and the inhabi- tants, having been reli of military rule, giving vent to theu lings by indulging n the flowing bowl, - Gi ling is golog on openly “ in the streel 0 half brecds, squuw men and even thg red man himself is playing high with the fugds which they have received for the relinquiiment of claiws. The Situation at Br. Pave, Mion,, lain, 8. D., special says) the town site west of i complicated than evér large party of perso) ived with a force of surveyors and At once running lines regardless of the irights of prior set- tlers, Indian lands or adytnivg else, The fight for possession es to be bitter, Personal encounlers ming frequent and serious trouble is ly to ensue, In the meantime building goes on stead- @ large aumber of bu pluces are beng obened. A news- uper will be issued tomorrow. Steps are ing taken to orzanize & city government, and soon the peculiar feature of & city rep- resentiug all branches of trade and a popu- lation of nearly three thousand persons will be witnessed, but not ome of the citizens owning a solitary fodt of eround. The resorvation for many miles wostward is be- coming dotted with louses in evory direc: tion. ‘There is no trouble regarding the set- tlement of farm lande, settlers appearing anxious 10 aveid gomplications 1n settling lundl‘rrnvlnllw_lllm by other persous, Crowds are arriving ‘by every incoming traio and innumeraole prairie schooners are steadily on the increase. o st < S Canadiam Wifs Marderer Hunz. Tonoxrto, Ouvt, Feb. 18.—Thomas Kane Was bung in the joil yard here this moruivg for the wurder of bis wile last Novomber, mberiain, 12.—A Chamber- The situation in city became more st night, when a DAiLY BEE CONFIRMATION OF MORGAN. He Will Hereafter Administer the Affairs of the Indian Bureau. THE LONG AND SHORT HAUL. CGullom's Absence Prevents Action on Paddock's Resolution of Inquiry —lIron and Wool Intercsta Fighting Sugar, WasriNGToN Bureav Tire OManA Brr, 518 FounTERNTH 1 Wasnixaros, D. C, ) When the senate went into executive session immediately after the routine busi- ness early this afternoon the nomination of Indian Commissioner Morgan was again taken up for consideration. Senator Spooner made a long and strong argument in favor of confirmation, He argued seriatim the charges reflecting upon General Morgan's military record and respeoting ms discrimi- nation against Catholios in the management: of [odiun schools and the letting of con- tracts. He refuted all these chargos in de- tail and extoiled the private and public character of the nominee. Scunator Spooner was followed by Mr. chairman of the committee op Indian His argument was in much the me direction and was strong in favor of coufirmation. Senator Manderson spoke at consideravle length in favor of confirmation. He also cleared up the charges ngainst Morgau's military record and pointed out his eficiency s a commissioner, giviog instances of his work in Nebraska and eisewhere. The dem- ocrats had their innings yesterday when Jones of Arkansas and Vest of Missouri made long speeches against confirmation. Altogether about six hours were consumed yesterday and today in the discussion of this question. On a final vote Morgan's nomination was confirmed by a vote of 28 ayes to 16 nays. Plumb and Davis, repub- licans, were paired against confirmation, and Tngalls, republican, voted nay. ugh, Colquitt, George, Reagan ana Blodgett, democrats, voted for confirmation, The other 23 afirmative votes were republican, THE LONG AND SHORT HAUL. Chairman Cullom of the senate committee on interstate commerce isin New York to attend the meeting of the republicaa league tonight, and there was no mecting of his committee this morning, as was anticipated, to take action on Senator Paddock’s resolu- tion inquiring into the operation of the long and short haul clause in the interstate com- merce law. No action is now expected until next week. It is understood that there will be a general investigation of the subject, and railroad men, shippers and producers will ba brought here to submit testimony and their views to the committee. It is not likely that the section will be either re- pealed or modified, but there may bead- ditional legislation requiring railroad corpo- rations to carry out more of its spirit as well as the letter of the law, so that thore may be lower rates for the long haul and the maintenance of . the present short haul tariff, if not a reduction. Senator Paddock received today a tele- gram from Lincoln signed by the president of the Nebraska State Farmers' alliance and Hargraves Brothers ana from prominent ‘wholesale merchauts in Lincoln, stating that they. belisve the 1ntetests of the people of Nebraska and of the railroads were against the repeal of section 4 of the interstate com- merce law, and adding that they trusted he would use'his influence to preveut the sawe, Senator Paddock, when interviewed by your correspondent, said: ‘1 cannot see how any coastruction of my resolution of- fered in the senate can bo -made ~Which would place me, as at present, an ddvocate of the repeal of the short and long haul clause. My lutention in 1ntroducing this resolution, which seems to have created a stir, was purely to secure informa- tion as to the truth the charges made, namely: That excessive freight rates aré responsible for the deplorably low prices for farm products 1n gur state. To quote Mr. Cleveland: ‘It is a condition, not a theory, which confronts us.’ There is no question of the excessive lowness of prices in Ne- brasks, a great agricultural state, with an industrious and frugal population, I am Anxious to ascertain the cause, and have brought the matter before the senate 80 that it may e ofiicially investigated, and in order that when the cause is ascertained a propar remedy may be applied. Iam frank to say that when the interstate commerce law wus passed I feared that the long and short haul clause would afford a temptation, av least to the railroads, to inorease the Jong haul rates to save the short haul rates. Since the passage of the law the increased rates to the seaboard from our section of the country seems to justify that apprehen- sion, 1 am not in favor of a repeal of any part of the law until all parties interested have had au opportunity to be heard. | am only desirous that there shall be a full inves- tigation to determine where the responsi- bility lies. If after such investigation it shall be made perfectly manifest that, the princi- ple of the law in " rospect to the long and short haul clause is wrong, taking into con- sideration the special interests of our sectior of tha country most especially and vitally in- terested in low rates for export products, I shall then be in favor of the repeal of the parts shown to the obnoxious, Let me say very clearly, that1f the railroads alone are re- sponsible for the present condition of affairs I will vote for more stringent meas- ures if necessary Lo restrain and con- trol them in the interest of cheaper rates to the seaboard for our products. What we need now is cheaper rates. These we must have—not for today, or tomorrow, or for next year—but permanently. Our tarmers are entitled to know always exactly what to expect and what to depend upon in the matter of freight rates. The resolution which T introduced bad no further meaning or p@rpose than this, It was introduced in the interest of the producers, and if its in- vestigation shall disclose that the temporary interests of a few may be effected as against those of the great producing classes of the state of Nebraska by a modification of the laws, the interests of the majority must ;mn’q a8 much as those of & smaller oum- or. IRON AND WOOL FIGHTING SUGAR. ‘The iron and wool interests are in a death grapple with sugar. For several weeks there have been iron manufacturers and wool pro- ducers in Washington quietly working to bring about a heavy reduction in the duty on with & view 1o self-preservation. ‘I'nere have also been here gentleinen inter- ested in the construction of sugar fuctories in Nebraska, Kansas and other states, and they have worked agaiust the reduction of the duty on sugar, which, the iron and wool men say, means a cut upon their interests. 1f there is & heavy cat on the sugar duty the iron aud wool men believe their duty inter- ests will not be disturbed. Mr, Oxnard, who is putting up a large beet sugar factory at Grand Island, Neb, in which he will invest several hundred thou- and dollars, has been in the cily several duys @and says that if the com- mittee on ways and means deter- mine to report & reduction of 50 per cent in the sugar duty or any cut which will be uterial he will stop the coustruction of actory and do it by telegraph. He says there are a number of. gentlemen in the west, among them Mr. Watters of Carroll, Ia., who are figuring upon the establishment of sugar beet factories, and they only await the action of the commitiee on ways and means; that if the committee does not make & reduction in the sugar duty a number of beet sugar factories will be established this spring sud summer, bot if the proposed re- duction is made those already under course of construction will be immediately stopped and contemplated factories will be abaud- oned, He s very much incensed against the action of the iron and wool representa- tives here, aud they are using all their luflueuce to strengle the greatest infaot industry i e United States, He says they are af. - to give tho sugar industry A foothold oecause it may make | Auch & good showing as to demand the main | tenance of the = sent duty for a number of ears, This ut operate a reduction in o iron and w schedule, 1t 19 an it ug fight that these indus. trics aro wagion kach balioves that unless the other gots & n the preparation of the | Lariff bill the pruo ¢« knife may come the other way nake A redu other words, each int self-preservation tuat the other be visited in | the reductions which will bo made in the taniff bill. Each bolioves it is not possible 10 puss @ bill without a reduction of vitter the iron, wool or sugar scholules. There is somo lively work going on among tho mem- bers from thoe prairio states, The people in- terested in boet sugar roductions are trying 10 solidify all of the members in states which aro capable of producing beet or cane sugar and hold them against any reduction of the sugar duty. Horetofore the demand for the maimtenance of the sugar duty has como from Louisiana, but that state seews to bo inactive now, beliaving that Nebraska, lowa, Kunsas and other republican statos ure more capable of making the fight necossary to retain the present duties or Lo provent any heavy cut. NO APPROPRIATION POR IRRIGATION, As anticipated in the early partof this ses- sion of congross, there will be no approprin- tion to begin the work ot frriguting the urig o . has prepared a bill on this subject, but it only makes an appropria- tion for u topographical survey of the regions where irrigation by moeans of artesian wells or basins 18 deemed practicable. The com- mittea does not contemplate actual work. fu the way of irrigation and simply carries out the idea of the special committés of the sen- ate whioh visited the west and southwest during the summer and took testimony on the subjact. It is likely thut about $250,000 will be appropriated for tho purpose of o= curing final surveys and definite information by means of visits to the poiuts throughont the country whera irrigation in its various forms 1s proposed. A RIVAL TO BUPFALO BILL. F. C. Whitney, provrietor of Wild Amer- ica, an exhibition similar in character to Buffalo Bill's Wild West, today cailed upou the commissioner of Indian affairs and se- cured consent to take about thirty Indian bucks from Pine Ridge agency to his exhibi tion, which opens at Buca Pesth, Hungary, on March 80, The show then goes into Rus- sia for the summer. Whituey has had with him some Swoux from the reservation which was recently thrown open to settlement in South Dakota, ORDERED TO ALLOW SETTLEMENT. A telegram was sent from the war depart. ment today directing the troops stationed at Pierre, S. D., to vermit settlers to enter upon the Sioux reservation at their own froe will and to do nothing except prevent per- sonal-collisions, The trocps, it was ascer- tained, wero holding the settlers off this reservation on the ground that ofticial notice had not been received of the reservation beiog thrown open to settlement and under the impression that it was the duty of the troops to see that the land laws were com- plied with, The troops were simply sta- tioned at Pierre to keep settlers off the resorvation uatil the president haa issued his proclamation andto prevent collisions be- tween the people. They had neither in- struction nor the right to ask that the land laws be complied with. NEDRASKA LAND OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS. Secretury Noble today made out a list of recommendations for land offices in Ne- braska which he will at once trausmit to the president. They iuciude Hon. A. L. Towle for the O'Neill office, Mark M. Neeves for Sidney, Hon, A Baldwin as register at North Platte, ¥ John Nesbitt as_ receiver at North Platte and Joseph Teeters as reg- 1ster at Lincoln. TUE ARMY, By direction of the secretary of war Trum- poier Charle Wileoms, light hattery D, Cifth artillery, now with his battery at Fort Douglas, Utah, having satisfactorily ex- plained to the department that his true name is Charles Mitchell, he will ba borne under the latter name on the rolls, returns, ote., of his command after this date. First Licutenant John H. Gardner, Ninth cavalry, will repair to Jefferson barracks and report to the commanding oficer for duty at that depot, He will also report kis arrival by letter to the ‘superintendent of the re- cruiting service, New York city. This de- tail 18 made with a view to a tour of duty, till October, 1891, POSTAL MATTERS. J. W. Brooks was appointed postmaster at Cardy, Nuckolls county, today, John O, Taylor has been appointed postmaster at Berwyn, Custer county. ‘The president is expacted to appoint H. H. Troth postmaster at McCook tomorrow, vice Hubbell, resigned, Fourth cluss postmasters appointed : braska—Octayia, Butler county, J. B, linger, vice J. M. Stubbart, removed. Iowa —Broinpton, Monroe county, S. Sumner, vice N. A, Jones, resigned; Greene, Butler county, W. A, Keister, vice S. T. Hotohkiss, removed. Ne- MISCELLANEOUS, L. S. Irvin of Kearney yesterday passed examination and has received notification of his appointment as special agent of the treas- ury department. Mr. Irvin withdrow from the contest for the Grand Isiand land ofiice some time ago. First Assistant Postmaster General Clark- son toduy informed Senator Paddock that the demand of the postmaster at Lincoln for in- creased help would be allowed. ‘I'he patrons of the Lincoln postoftice may therefore ex- pect shortly a relief which has beeo long needed. After lovking over the situation Senator Paddock has determined that it will be best. for all interests not to push his bill for an appropriation of #200,000 for exten- sions to the Lincoln postofce. He will therefore introduce a bill calliug for a new public buitding on Fed- eral square at Liocoln to be erected at a cost of 1,000,000, The senutor said to day that ho was convinced, as he had been for severul years, that nothing buta new building would meet the demanas of that rapidly growing city, but that in response to thie ever-growing requests pouring in upon nim from Lincoln he nad introduced a bill for repairs and additional construction upon the old federal building. Now that there seemed to be a unanimous wish in the capital city for a new building, he was vreparea to work for an appropriation commensurate with the increasing dignity aud prosperity of Lincoln, Mrs. Stanton’s daughters, Mrs, Lawrence of lowa, and Blatch of England wsrrived at the Riggs last evening. PEmiy S, Heari, —~~— A Fatal Oolhision in Alabama, BiRMINGHAM, Ala, I'eb, 12.—A collision oceurred this morning on the Alabama and Great Southern near Coaling, Ala, be- tween & special excursion train carrying 1,000 passengers and an sccommodation, Engineer Doolittle was 1nstantly killed and some ten or fifteen persons on the uecom mo. dation were badly hurt, but it is thought none fatally, Noueon the excursion train, which was en route o New Orleans, are re- ported killea, They were from Chicago and points in Ohio and Iliinois, B Cook Connty Boodlers Suecd, CHI1CAGO, ['eb, 12.—~All the indicted Chi- cago boodlers, whether they had ' been im- prisoned, escaped or compromised, were sued today by the county for $200,000 for trespass. The defendants are thirteen in number. The county attorney says the suit is brought be- cause there was clearly a gonspiracy on the part of the defeudants by which the county was injured to the amount named. The suit is a disagreeable surorise to the boodlers, majority of whom flnisued a term in Joli: prison @ few days ago. Steamship Areivals. At Moville—~The Ethopia, from New York for Glasgow, At Laverpool —~The Istriun, from Boston. At Baltimore—The Resiser, from Bremen, At New York—The Cufie, from Liverpool; the City of Paris, from Liverpool At Philadelphia—The Lord Clive, from Liverpoolj tue Switzerland, from Autwerp. OMAHA MEN GET A HEARING, The Freight Assoclation Considere ing Their Demunds, LITTLE PROGRESS BEING MADE, Tho St. Fanl Insists That Rites are Continually Manipulatod—The Alton Will Make a Ke- duction on Sheep. Waiting on the B. & N, Cuicaco, Feb, 19.— [Special Telogram to Tne Bre|—The Burliogton & Northern played with the other lines in the Western Freight association today, Iverything now devends on when the Burlington & Northern gives its notice, undor tho ten duys rule, of the application of its 83}y per cent reduction in rates. Until 1t does, none of the other lines can take action, us they are restrained by the association rule requiring oficial notice to be given five days beforo a regular mecting. All they can do now is to follow the lead of the Burlington & Northern, Tho committee appointed yestorday to limit tho spread of the reduction was unable to muke a report today, aithough thoy wore in session all vesterday afternoon and this morning. The discussion showed, however, it would be an extremely diffioult'thing to ‘adjust westera Tates to Paul, as corresponding reducs tions must be made to the Missouri river. ‘I'he notice of the St. Paul road for # reduc- tion 1n rates of 8315 per ceut to Kansas City was brought up and the St. Paul sisted it would make the reduction under the rules its competitors quit manipulating This brought the work of the com- mittee to a stanastill, as such action would simplify its work to making & uniform re- duction of 331 ent in all western rates, The Alton also gave notice of its intention to reduce rates on sheep to the cattle basis of 1215 cents, ana it was desided that wo at tempt could be mada to adjust rates until all the notices were filed at the end of the meets ing. At the afternoon sessiou a hearing was granted o s number of Omaha and Kansas City packers. The Omaha men wanted the saule rates Lo southeastern points as Kausas City, the lutter now being given a differen tial of b conts. A committee of interested lines was uppointed to consider the matter. iReduced the Kate on Merchant Irone CHioAGo, Fob. 12.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ben.|—The general managers of tha Interstate Commerce Railway association today reduged to 10 cents the present rate of 15 cents on merchant won, from Chicago to Mississippt poluts. On an uppiication of the Omaha lmes of the Northwestern for the samo rae on coarse grain from Omaba to St. Paul as that to St. Louis a spirited dis- cussion arose aud the matter Was sent to ar- bitration. The St Louis lnes claimed the Omuha was secretly making the rate it asked for and pointed in illustration to e immense business bemg done at the open bigh rate. I hesubjectof a report from the comwmittee appointed by the presidents to prepare an amended form of agreement was discussed and a motion adopted by a ma. jority vote expressing the sense of tho lines o be 1n favor of action as s0on A8 practicis ble. All enstern und western lines inters ested will meet again domorrow 10 consider the differential question and the discontinus auce of vomumission, - Reduo ( Hates on Sheep, Kaxsas Crry, Mo., Feb, 12.—The Altod will announce a_reduction iu rates on sheoj from the Missouri river to Chicago frou: to 1214 cents, B Ty LINCOLN'S BIRIHDAY, Hon, John M. Thuriton Spcaoks Bee fore a Ohicago Audienc . Cm10AGo, Feb. 12 —At Central Music hall tonight 8,000 peaplo celebrated the birthday of Abrabaui Lncoln, Lincoln council (f the Nauonal union conducted the affal Hon, John . Thurston of Nebraska wi the orator of the evening, His uddress was received with great applause. He suid, in part: ‘“The state of lilinois had contributed to the history of tl @ nineteenth century. its two most 1llustrious names—one the greatust captain of modern times, the other that of & statesmau and patriot, whose birthday we now commemorate. The name of Abrabam Lincola should be taught, revered and honored wherever liberty is dear to men. The speaker said ho was a believer in God’s providence which had raised up a leader in every time of & people’s exceeding need, 'The rail splitter of Tilinois had bo- come prosident in the durkest hours of thé natien’s peril. His actions amazed politic- 1au8, He offanded tho leadors of bis party, but the people loved him and followed him blindly, Al! great reforms orizinate with populace Universal suffrage Is society. Dreamers and ideal community in which all shall live on an exact cqualit “The monotony of such an existence would unbearable. It s ivevitable that there shall always be an unequal distribution of wi Spouking of taxation, Mr. Thurston said the student of political economy would readily discover that the duily wages of every toiler was lessened by the tux on capi- tal. “The ulumate liqudation of all munici- pol and governmental indebteduoss was wet by the sweat of the brow aud the toil of busy haunds. People nave a right to de- mund that capital should only be employed in legitimute business purposes, but redress could never be afforded by the mouthing of demugogues or of attempted reprisals of im- practical men. Speaking of the change in the government of Brazilto a republic, he saids %On froodom’s scroil of honor the nume of Abrabam Lincoln was written first, and the colossal statue of his fame stood fore ever before tho Americau people, the sun- shine of aa approving heaveu rested upon it, and over it calinly floated the unconquered flag of the grentest uation of the earth.” Av Other Places, New York, Feb, 12.—Tho republican club at Dalmonico’s tonight commemorated the eighty first anniversury of the birth day of Abraham Lincoln. Cephas Bramerd pre- sided and on the other side of him were Senator Cullom of fllinois, Senntor Davis of Minnesots, Congressmen Lolliver of lowa and Dingléy of Maine, Goveroor Lounsbury of Conuecticut, General Jobn C. Fremony and Chauncoy M., Dopow. CoLumbus, 0., Feb. 12, —The Liccoln ban= quet under the suspicies of the Obio republi can club occurred tonight und was largely attendea by distinguished republicans from Ohio and other states. Spain and Cuba. Maprin, Feb. 12.—The government has decided to bring before the Spanish courts of justice the defrauders of Cuban revenue who escaped to Awerica, In the chamber of deputies the minister of trade prescnted the Porto Rico budget, which authorized the government to issue a loan for $3,000,000 for the conversion of the Porto Ricau debt, - Conventions of Gounty Officiais. ¥ Des Moixes, Ia.. Feb. 12.—(Special Tele gram to Tug Bee, |—The county supervisors, suditors and awtorneys held conventions bere today, No busiuess was transacted ex- cept the appointment of commitlees to res port tomorrow. ‘Ihey are to discuss several objects of general interest 1o these diflerent ofticers, and possibly suggest some desired legislation, They will remain in session scveral days i - Bond Offerings. WasmiNaron, Feb. 12 —|Special Telegram o Tue s ) —Bonds offered: $100,000 sy £1.045;