Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 7, 1890, Page 1

HE OMAHA | NINETEENTH YEAR. DAILY BEE OMAHA; FRIDAY MO RNING, MARCH 7, 1890. = NUMBER 236, DENOUNCED MW KINLEY'S BILL French Merchants Don’t Like the Idea of a Customs Hxpert. INFRINGES INTERNATIONAL LAW. Bearching Into the Antecedents of the Murderer of Young Ben- well—History of the Crime. Frenchmen Indignant. [Copyright 1890 by James Gordon Bennett.] Pams, March 6.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bee.]—M. Maxime Lecomte has had au interview with M. Shuller, ministar for foreign affairs, on ghe subject of the McKinley bill now before the senato, providing for the appointment of a single expert to decide on the valus of 1m- ported goods and rendering the importer lisole to a fine of £5,000 and two years' im- prisonment, should the valuation of the ex- pert be 1n excess of the importer’s. The bill has caused considerable alarm in France, particularly amoug the manufac- turers of Lyons, Ronbaic, Saint Etienne and Lille. The Paris chamber of commerce 1s to dis- cuss the matter at its forthcoming sitting, and the chamber of Lyons, Saiot Etienue and Rouhaci have aiready issued a vigorous protest against the bill. A prominent silk manufacturer and a member of the Paris chamber of commerce bas expressed the opinion that the McKinley bill is contrary to the principles of inter- pational law and that a univeesal protest made against it would induce the Washing~ ton senate to throw out the bil which, he added,'*is a gratuitous insult to honorable business men, threatening them with a pen- alty and not giving them a chance to defead *hemselves.” Another commercial magnate, while of the opinion that the Dbill did not infringe any principle of international law, spoke of it as placing importers under the thumb of a body of officials who would be able to act pretty well as they pleased. It would not, he continued, amount to an absolule: prohibition of the importation of French silks into Amer- ica, ~but it would undoubtedly discourage French manufacturers, France, nowever, would not retaliate by equally vexatious and unjust measures, for french silk manufac- tursrs had nothing to fear from American manufacturers, just as French business peo- ple had no lessons in commercial uprightness to receive from American business men, ‘The minister for foreign affairs informed M, Lecomte that the Krench government had already bogun negotiations with the government of the United States on the sub- iucl. as had likewise the government of Eng- and, (taly aud Switzerland, bbbt 0 LURCHELL'S IDENTITY, Supposed to Be the Son of an Epis- copal Clerzyman. [Copyright 1290 by James Gordon Bennett.] AcriNGTON, England, Murch 6. — [New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.|— A Herald reporter just returned from Church, where he spent considerable time investigating the antecedents of the young man Burcholl, or more probably, Birchall, accused of the murder of young Benwell, to sce if the man in custody belonged to the Birchall family of Church, aud if he should be found guilty of the crime the tragedy will bring to a close a very romantic carcer. Ttis possible that for purposes of his own the man incriminated has adopted an old and respected name, In his statement in court the man calling bimself Burchell said that he was born at Church, Only one family answering to that name has lived at Church during the last forty years, and al- though the links of evidence it has been pos- sible to get together would not justify the statement that the prisoner belongs to that famly, circumstances are made strongly to point in that direction. As the following story clearly shows, if the conclusions formed by Church peopls after reading to- day’s London edition of the Heraid are cor- rect, the person accused 1s Reginald Birchall, not Burchell, the youngest son of the Rev. Joseph Birchall, for many years yector of Church Kirk and rural dean of Whalley, and a relative of a well known and wealthy Lancashire family, Church Kirk is oue of the oldest churches in the neighborhood and from it the township takes its name, The late Mr. Birchall was appointed meumbent in 1840 and heid the ofice up to his death, towards the close of 18 Mr. Birchall was one of the best known clergy- men in East Laacashire, and being covnected ‘with a brewery amassed considerable wealth, which he left to his children. e was twice married, aud by his second wife, who sur- vies him, had two children, both still hiving, one girl and the other Reginald Birchall, ‘The latter inherited a cinsiderable sum of money on his father's death, The person in custody gives his age us twenty-five and says he had a college trainiug. Reginald Birchall was twenty-four last May and was educated at Oxford. For a time he studied for law buv his mind was not given that way. He preforred to roam about and may be suid to bave lived a lively sort of life. Twelve months ngo last Chrisunas he mar- ried a pretiy actréss, and during a portion of last year was in Switzerlaud. A story from America mentions & pretty young wowman sppposed to be his wife, and this is another hink in the chain of circumstantial evidence, Birchall and his wife left the country last year and 1t was stated in Church that theie destination wus Australia. They may not have gone there, however, and there is a possibilivy that J. Burchell, the man about whom such an exciting story is told, and Reginald, or Reggie, as ho is familiarly called 10 Church, are one and the same person, Nothing has been heard of Burchall for some months, but he was supposed to have gone abroad by his friends, There are no mewmbers of the fawily living at Churcn now, wud those who were his friends when boys have no knowledge of his whereabouts, If the man in custody should turn out to be the Church Birchall his terrible position would cause much grief toa large number of weaithy and highly respactable relations most of whom are clergyman of the church of England, to which the imprisoned sus’pect alioges ho also belongs, Inquiries show that Benwell left Bugland for Ameriea with Burchell for the purposoe of joining him in the farming business at Niagara Fal Burchell had represonted that he had & pice farm there and that he wanted & partner with capital to work it The men were complete strangors, but were introduced by an agent who conducts this sort of business privately for English capitalists. Benwell's father, Colouel Benwell of Iseultdere, Cheltenhawm, w Burchell and made arrangements for the partaership. One of the conditions in- sisted upon was that Heawell should inspect the farm and have a threee months’ trial of the 1if3 he was about to enter upon, aud also for the'purpose of making a full investiga- tion into the business before the deed of partnership was signed and before the money agreed upon was paid. Moreover, Colonel Banwell gave his son explicit 1nstructions not to sign any deed of partnership until a draft had been submitted to him. On February 14 Colonel Benwell received a tologram from hig son announcing his ar- rival. A New York letter, dated February 14, followed, stating that he was in high spirits, that ho was going to start next day for Niagara Falls aad that he would write him immediately and give him his first im- preasious of the farm, Colonel| Benwell did not hear again from his son. He, however, received a ietter from Burchall dated Feb- ruary 20, in which he stated that Benwell was then well and cheerful and that he was anxious to conclude the partuership so as to come iu for immediate profit. That letter beurs the Niagara postmark and is dated February 20, three days after the murder. Colonel Benwell knew that such a letter could not have been inspired by his son, as he had impressed upon him the necessity for taking full time to 1nvestigate. When leasing England Burchell also ad- visea Benwell not to have his things marked, telling him that they would pass the custom authorities easier, but Colonel Henwell in- sisted on hisson having them marked. Ben- well took out a large kit but could not have had much money on him when he was mur- dured. Ho had, however, a fair amount of jewelry, A Herald reporter gathored from inquiries in London that the young man Pelley, who accompanied Benwell whea i England, was out of business for more than a year. About this time he made the acquaintance of tho un) J. Burenell, Burchell, according to the story of Pelley’s friends, tried to pursuade the latter to join bim in the purchase of a cat:le ranch, but he declined the conditions proposed and offered to go out to Canada for six months to see how he liked the prospect. This appears to have been the arrangement upon which the cou- ple set out. There scoms to be no doubt that Burchell, Pelley and Benwell left Eugland together. Pelley has a considerable amount of money locked up at Lloyds, which he was unablo to touch, and probably the £200 which he al- leges he paid to Burchell represented the bulk of his availabie cash. The first intimation his father had of his fortunate escape and present position was conveyed through the medium of the Herald and since that time he has been in cable communication with America. e v oy WRECK ON THE LAKE SHORE Ten FPersons Killed and Twenty- Five Injured. BurraLo, N. Y., March 6.—A train on the Lake Shora from the west due ac Buffalo at 10:30 p. m. broke 1o two near Hamburg to~ night, The front partof the train, con- sisting of an eugine, tender, smoker and two day conches was quickly brought to a stand- still. The rear balf, composed of five heavy Pullmans, came “on down grade and crashed into the second day coach. The Pullmuns being heavier lified the day coach into the air and they now lie on top of the others, both having telescoped the first day coach. Both the day coaches and the Pullman, were full of passengers. Four persons are reported killed and ten injured, one fatally. ‘Ihe railroad people refuse to give any in- formation. The Associated bpress reporter went on a relief train as a surgeon’s assist ant, 88 00 reporters wero allowed. Luter—The above report of casualties comes from the train dispatcher. A late message from Hamburg ass ts that ten wera killed and tweuty-five injured. ‘The work of extricating the victims is now gong on at 24, m. BSOS G A MIRACULOUS HSC: Two Pass r Trains Buri:d by a Snow tlite. WaezLer, Col., March 6.—Last night five miles east of this place on the high line di- vision of the South Park railrond Lwo passen- ger tramns came near being wiped away. The train gong west was running in two sections, The first section got stuck in the snow and section 2 came up with two pows ful engines to pull out the firat section. Roud Mastor Dobbins was standing on the front of the head engine® superintending the work, when suddenly an avalanche of snow' came down, sweeping him scveral thousana feet away and entir across Ten Mile river aud onto the Rio Grando tracks, where he managed to extri- cate himself with great difficulty. The tre- mendous volume of snow piled itself entirely over the four engines, putting out the fires and completely burying the mail cars, in which were Muil Agent Roberts and Bag- gage Master Masou. It took some time to extricate the men, but neither were injured. Fireman Culbertson was badly scalded, It was @ miracle that the whole train was not swept down, i . SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE. A Big Day's Work Done and the Ses- sion Practicatly Ended, Pierue, S. D., March 6.—|Special to Tele- gram to Tur Brr.]—In both houses today a vast amount of work was done and practi- cally the business of the session was closed. Bills were rushed through on their final passage wittout much consideration and enough confusion was had to hardly enable the clerks to straighten out the day’'s pro- ceediugs until lato last might. Tomorrow the logisiature holds a session to finish up, when the final adjournment will bo taken. Tho most important measure considered 18 the apportionnient bill and the appropriation bill. The first, after some consideration, was made a special order for tomor- row, when it wil be passed. The' appropriation bill was passed, and contrary to expactation the allowauces for the expenses of the state institutions were raised considerably on final consider- ation. The members, during & short recess, sang soveral national airs and much joliification was indulged in. Saturday moraing a special train will leave at 5 o'clock to bear the mem- bers away to their homes, To be Loamed Seed Wheat, Cuayueriay, 8. D, March 7.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bre,|—A small number of needy farmers in Brule county will be loaned sced wheat by the county cowmissionors who mot Wednesday for this purpose. Fa ers recoiving seed will be requirad to p it in the fall, their crops belng u lien county for the amount furnished, —~ Kalam:zoo Kidnappers Punished. Karamaz Mich., March 6, —Last Satur day night twenty-one students of Kalamazoo college kidnapped Prof, Ferry and Instructor Probridge, hound them ahd left them iying out in a corntiela, it bulu% nearly two hours before they succeeded in liberating them- selves. The faoulty today expelled one senior and suspended ancther and « frosh- man for & year, while eighteen other stu- dents ure suspended for the remainder of the school year. The punisnment is generally considered too severe, —_——— The Weather Forecast. For Omaba and vicinity: Snow, followed by fair weather, For Nebraska aud Iowa: easterly winds, warmer, For South Dakota: Snow, southeasterly winds, warmer, Ruin or snow, A GREAT DAY FOR BEATRICE | The Conference on the Rock Island Extension Royally Received. DISASTROUS FIRE AT MADRID. 8ix Business Blocks Totally Destroyed ~—A Farmer Falls from a Wind- mill and Breaks His Hips ~Otner State News. Beatrice Surpasses Herself. Bratnick, Neb., March 6,—[Special Tele- gram to Tik Bee.]—®he big auditorium was crowded tojts utmost ton:ght with leading citizens to welcome the Omaha, Lincoln, Ne- braska City, Weeping Water, Tecuruseh and Fairbury dolegates brought here in the inter. est of the Rock Island extension from Omaha southward. The following delegates were present from Omaha: D. H. Wheeler, G. M. Hitchcock, E. P.Davis, M. A. Upton, Colonel C. R. Scott, Phillip Potten, James Stephonson, W, G. Shriver, A. N. Nuson, C. L. Chaffee, C. F\. Goodman, F. D. Cooper, F. E. Bailey, C. E. Yost, Flemon Drake, F. C. Grable and James Creighton. Each of the other cities named sont wide-awake dele- gations, itors were met at the depot by the committes on reception and escorted to the Paddock hotel. After lunch the delegations wore oscorted to the B. & M. depot, where a special car was in roadiness to tako them to view the Beatrice paper mill and sewer pipe works. After supper the deleyations were escorted to the auditorium building, where an immense crowd of citizons welcomed them. Tho meoting was called to order at 8:15 with Judge J. H. Broady presid- ing and Colonel C. A. Jordan secretary. Judge Broady delivered a ant address replete with telling points. endea a cordial welcome to the . Tait of Beatrice followed with a lling speech complimentary to Omaha and showing the necessity of a closer union be- tween the two cities by the Rock Island ex- teusion. G. M. tiitchcockof Omaha was then called for and paid a glowing trioute to Beatrice and its enterprises and inevitable bright future and dwelt especially upon the advant age of the union of the two cities by the Rock Island extension. Addresses followed by Colonel C. R. Scott of Omaha, John Ellis. of Beatrice, M. A. Upton of Omaha, E. H, Hen- shaw and J. W. Barry of Faicbury, Major D. H. Wheeler of Omuha, and representa- tives from Nobraska City, Weeping Water, and R. H. Oakley of Lincoln. . In the interval of speechmaking a com- mitteo of five was appointed to draft resolu- tions relative to the objects of the meeting. ‘The resolutions refer to the Rock Island ex- tension from Omaha to Beatrice and extend thanlks to the visitors from Omaha, Fuirbury, Lincoln and other woints for their interest in coming to Beatrice on this matter. After the close of the meeting the visitors were entertained by the Beatrice club at their clogant rooms on Eila street. Six Business Houses Burned. Mapiip, Neb, March 6.—|Special Tele- gram to Tuz BEe. [—A fire broke out at 2 o'clock this morning in the general mer- chandise store of Crawford & Taylor and could not be checked until six business houses were reduced to ashes; With diffi- culty iv was prevented from burning two solid business blocks. The princival losses are: Crawford & Taylor, $6,000; insurance, #3,800: C. O. Lee, $6,000; insuraunce, §3,000; C. H. Gale, $4,000; insurance, $1,300. The origin of the fire is unkuown. ell from n Windmill. Avniox, Neb, March 6.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tme |—Sunday morning Au- drew Browder, a farmer liviag four miles southeast of town, fell from tho top of his windmll to the ground, a distance of twenty feevand broke both hips, Heis in a very critical condition and it is altogether likely that if Lie over rocovers he will be crippied for life. rostofiice Row at Albion. AvLniox, Neb,, Murch 6.—|Special Tele- graw o Tk BEE. |—Albion is havinga post- oitice row. The democratic incumbent, J. E. Galbraith, has still two years to run on his term and many prefer that he should stay. On the other hand the friends of Ladd, pub- lisher of the News, are agitating in his favor. W. A, Hosford, an old soldier. is an- other aspirant for the oftice and is endorsed by a great many citizens. Collector Potors is on his way to Wasnington in the intorests of Ladd and letters und telegrams od ir;r!lmlum have been dispatched to head him off. Contractor Knox Acquitted. HasTiNGs, Neb,, March 6.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—~Thomas Knox, the rail- road contractor arrested yesterday at the mstance of his wife for threatening to kill her, was on trial today and was acquitted on accountof insuficient testimony. Wil Buitd a Flour Mill Nionrars, Neb.,, March 6.—|Spocial Tele- gram to Tk BEe.]—Major Leavy, late agent of the Yaokton Indiaus, bas closed a con- tract to build a merchants’ flouring mill on the Niobrara river at this pluce to cost §0,- For the Dakota WEEPING WATER, Neb., March 6.—| Special to Tur Bee.| —A car louded with corn ana a lot of olothing, boots and shoes, ctc., was shipped from Weeping Water today to the Dakota sufferers. - AN ADDITIONAL REWARD, Chalkiey Lehconry Bound to Find His Niece's Murderer. Campey, N. March 6.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—Since the acquittal of Chalkley Lecoaey of the charge of murder- 1ng his niece there has beon considerabie dis- cussion % *o whether or not he would re- wain her und ferret out the murderer, This has been settled by the annouucement this morning that outside of any reward the state may offer the uncle has offered a reward of #500 for the apprehension and conviction of the man or men who killed bis niece. In ad- dition to this it 18 stated that the attorneys who defended him in the trial are still re- tained by him, but for what purpose could not be learned. It was currently reported that suit is to be brought against the state of- ficers for damages for false arrest sud in.- prisonment and that several papers are to be issued for libel. County Clerk Burroughs said this morning that Leconey had never intended leaving the county and would re- wwin on the old farm, e IN THE COMMONS, Attorney General Webster Says He Only Did His Duty, Loxvoy, March 6.--In the commons this evening the debate on the Parunell commis- sion report was resumed by Prof, Bryve, who praised Parvell aud Davitt for render- ing o great service to England in bringing about the present good feeling between the two countries, Sir Cuarles Russell said be could not re- gard the commission judges as men freo from prejudices. A bud precedent had been wade in the selection of three judges to de cide questions having chiefly & political aspect. ‘The whole case had beeu conducted with pertinacious rancor by the attorney general, & maoocr i which it would not have Leen conducted ter of the comuissio U‘Nwhtwnl charac- its Jjudgment. id ‘hot swept away Genoral * said he had o ot by the speakers of the opposition ns the ¥illgn .of the plece although only doin uty a8 counsel, Throughout the no step had been takon in 'bel of the Times. The government aimed solely to throw the cloarest ble light upon the doings of the leaguers. " Truth, uot misrep- resentation, had been their aim. The cowm- mission had provides partial minds with evidence that justifh bulk of the accu- sations agaidst the Parnéllites, Parnell was unavle to produce a e speech in which he had denounced the ue of dynamite. The attorvey general tted that many charges were made that should not have been made. The ndents had with- drawn their case, DUt the fact was that the more witnesdes wore called the more the Times case 'Wus being proved. It was only his duty to reply to the accusa- tions as the representative of the Times, and to leave the matter in the hauds of the house, Major Saunderson described at length what he called the dual’ method of the Par- nellites, It was théir custom to col- lect dynamite funds in Ameriea and orate on a “‘union of hearts” at home, Haunderson accused Dillon indirectly of encouraging the maim- ing of cattle, whereupon the Parnellite members shouted ‘‘iar.” The speaker sternly called for order, Sauunders twitted Harcourt with having £0st the country at the rato of $10,000 yearly for protection from dynamiters when he Was home secretary, and now his body guard was composed of nationalists paia by Patrick Ford. FOR ECONOMY'S SAKE. Chicago Eastbound’ Lines Do Away With Irregular Ticket Offices. Cmicago, March 6,—[Spocial Telegram to Tk Bre.]—After trying for years the Chi- cago.eastbound lmn-m:: agread to with- draw their issues from shlo at all places ex: cept their own city end depot offices. Dur- ing the day all the edstern tickets wero taken out of the hotels; leaving them with only the western isaue on sale. Chairman Blanchard of tie Central Trafic association has for the last year been agi- tating the matter, but uuti! today could not et all the roads 'in line. Aside from the demoralizing effects o!3v|ug tickets on sale by really irrespousible dealers, the motion was carried on the score of economy, it costing the roads $125,000 a year to pay sal- aries for the Chicago tigket oftices alone. Another Uut. 5 St. Louis, Mo., Mareh 6.—The announce- ‘ment has been made that the Memphis route will make rates from Kansas City to points in the southeast based on the 85 rate to St, Louis, -This is the first cut ever made in this direction, and will" compel St. Louis and Chicago lines penetrating that territory to meet it. A dispatch says the rate from that city to Chicago is reully $5 instead of $5; that no $3 tickets are sold and that persons have been sent to Chieago at even a luss rate than 5. Will Consider Through Rates. Cu1caco, March 6,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—The Western freight associa- tion at its meeting bext Wednesday will, among others, consider the subject of through rates versus combmned iocals, mile- age on refrigerator carsjin territory west of the Mississippi river to and from which Mississippi river rate@8lioild apply on west- ern business. ————— BOCOITING EN ’gnsu GOODSs, — Portuguese Merchants Adopt Retali- atory sures. New YOKK, —[Special to Tue Bee.]—Francisco Gonzalves, a gentleman in- terested n individual enterprises® in Portu- gal, who is now in New York with a view to procuring machinery from America rather than Eugland, as has been customary, said today : ““The popular indignation caused by the brutality and arrogance of Great Britam in the recent political complications has lead to an almost universul dotermination on the part of the mercantile ‘and industrial ele- ments of Portugal to free themselves from the wyranny of England and seek other sources of supply. There is also 8 movemant to form compauies there to manafacture articles that were formerly imported from England. The public opinion is io favor of liberal treaties with foreign countries, and mere especially with the United Statés, America should meet Portugal half way.” In reference to the cablegram published today from Rio, statiug that leagues were being formed in Brazil to boycott English goods, he stated that iyhile he had no per- sonal knowledge of thé fact, it was very probable that there was a very close bond of feeling between Brazil and Portugal, the groator part of the Brazilian trade bemg in Yae hands of tho Portuguese. Papers received today by the steamer Lis- bonese from Para contained accounts of tho difficulties between Kngland and Portugal, and accounts of meetings held by the Portu- guese colony and telegrams of sympathy. Encouragement was sent to Portugal from Para, Pernambuco and othov points. ——— Gave the Plor Away., Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, Marca 6.— |Special Talegram to Tue BEeE.|—Last Monday Jign anders, a notorious Indian Territory out- law, inspected the stocks of Winchesters and revolvers in the gun stores of Gaines- ville, Tex., but made no purchases. That night one of the stores was entered by hin and two Winchesters, two revolvers and a supply of cartridges stolen. He then went to the Santa Fe depot to meet a confederate, The two were to have gone up the track about two miles, hold up the express train and escape into the territor; The confed- erate did not appear, nnd Sanders went to Fort. Worth on the train he was to Lave robbed. There he got drunk and gave the robbery plot away. He was arrested aud the arms recovered, e e Belgium Miners Petition, Brussers, March 6.—The Federation of Belgian miners sent s patition to the govern- went and deputies asiing them to display an interest in the workingmen sucu as® that shown by the cmperor 0f Germany and that legislation be adopted toméduce their hours of labor and to incroase their wages. The petition states thatlargesums of money are speut by the government for university ed- ucation for the benefit 0f the upper classes and says it is time to beuefit the lower classes a little, Ths presentation of the pe- tition caused & sensat ion. s e A Southern lmcident, CINCINNATI, Maroh ‘6.~A dispatch from Barboursville, "Ky., says E., Mosser with forty armed men of the Slusher party, ar- rived frow- Flat Creck 'yesterday morning and caused a general aAlarm. The circuit court being in session, Judge Boyd placed a strong guard around the court house, but notwithstandiug this. the factions opened fire in the court house yard, dangerously wounding Willlam Day, oneof the Smith faction. 'The presence of the guards pre vented further troubl Miners A'ljour 5 Semixarien, 1L, March 6,—The State Miners' convention adjourted today after adopting a constitution wimilar to the Colum- bus constitution, except that it raises the T capita tax to §4 per head. Governor "ifer and Secretary of State -Pearson ad- dressed the convention this afterioon, patid o7 bl Steamship Arrivals, At New York—The Helvetia, from Liver) pool; the Canada, from London; the Waes- land, from Antwerp. A Hamburg—The Danis, from New York, Passed tho Lizard :.The Saale, from New York for Hremen, At New York—The Laha, from Bremoo. [ ALLISON'S ~ TARIFE VIEWS, He Would Do the Cutting on the Necessaries. PENSION LEGISLATION OUTLOOK An Increase of About Sixty Millions n Xear Oontemplated—An Effore to Revive Fractional Paper Currency. 518 FOURTEENTII STRERT, Wasuinarox, D, C,, March 6, Today Seuator Allison’s attention was called by your correspondent to a dispatch occupying a column and a half of solid agate i the Now York Herald announcing with consideraple flo .rish that the senior Jowa senator has had v decided change of heart on the tariff quest.on; that he has for more than u year been diverging radically from his republican colleagaes in the senatson the subject of the tariff and that bteis o the foremost ranks of tariff reformers; that he has talked freely witt his senatorial friends about the “‘mistakes of the past and the good resolves of his future;’ that while he has not flung away vresidential am- bition he has determined to start out upon another tariff route. After reading the long statement of his alleged tariff views, which are represented to be extremely liberal in the way of reductions of duties upon steel rails, woolens, sugar and the necessaries of life, with free lum ber, etc., Senator Allison sal “Ido not just now want to submit a sehed- ule of my views on the tariff for two rea- sons: 1. “I do not want to have it appear to the house committee on ways and means that I am trying to give them advice or to interfere with their work. 2. “I do not want to be aavised and criti- cised about my intentions in advaunce of the work I shall do. Iam a republican and in- tend to adhere to the republican platform priueiples in the preparation and considera- tion of a tariff bill. The best interests of th republican party, which areof course the best interests of the people as a body, shall govern me i arriving ut my conclusions, I believe that there should be a liveral reform of the tariff, and I do not hesitate to say so. L must not, however, be put in the category of free traders or extreme tariff reformers, such as you find among the average demo- crats, 1 am a protectionist. I favor a heavy cut of the duty on sugar. I will not say how much, but I will say a heavy reduc- tion at least 50 per cent. It might be advis- able to put raw sugar ou the free list and pay a bounty of 2 cents a pound for domestic sugar, as some of the republican members of the house propose; but as to the advisavility of that proposition I canuot auswer at this moment.” “‘How about your being opposed to the abolition of the tobacco tax!” was “Well,” replied Senator Allison, see how we can sustain any action whic give the country free tobacco and sustain the present duties on woolens, cheap ciothing and sugar. 1 would prefer to make a heavy reduction of the duties on articles iu common use and maintain the present internal taxes.” “Is 1t true that you favor the reduction of the duty ou steel rails to §10 a ton ! **Now you are going into the details of my position on the tariff question, and I prefer to wait until the house has received from its committee the tariff bill. A SHINPLASTER REN. NOE. Another effort is being made to secure the jssue of fractional paper currency. ‘fhis propusition has been before congress at overy sassion for eight or ten years und has been rejected on the ground that the reissue of fractional currency would depreciate or prejudice the issuz and circulation of subsidy coin. The house committes on banking and currency had before it today a bill proposing an issue of fractional paper currency in de nowminations of 10, 15, 35 ana 50 cents to bo anxiliary to subsidiary or fractional silver. Mr. Mansur of Missouri. the autaor of the bill, made a stroug argument in favor of the adoption of his proposition and it is being looked upon with considerable fuvor, Cha man Dorsey favors the bill if it will not interfere with sil currency, for the reason that it will give the peoplo a money medm which can be transmitted through the 1 sils without the trouble and expense of po-tal orders or postal notes, If the measure should be reported favorably it will be upon the ground tuken by Mr. Dor- sey. Mr. Wright of Pennsylvania, a mom- ber of the committee, opposed the proposi- tion today ou the ground that fractionul paper currency is easily worn and that the holder always has to suffer the discount con- sequent upon lost portions incident to muu- lation. He was informed, however, that the new polioy of the treasury department pro- videa for the restorution of mutilated cur- rency without discount and that paper money can now be redeemed without any loss to the holder, providing the missig portions of the note are not from the center of 1t. ‘The bill has been referred to a sub-committee with instructions to report at the meeting of the full committee on next Thursday. PENSION LATION. v your correspondent talked to some of the republican members of the house committee on invalid pensions and two or three of the leading friends of pensioners on the republican side of the house. The senti- ment is against an outright service pension bitl and also against the bill to repoal the arrearage limitation, The house 18 waiting for the senate to pass the dependent or dis- ability pension bill and to get & correct idea of tho wishes, of the country respecting general penston legisiation. When the senate bill 1s received by the committee on invalid pensions it is proposed to broaden the scope of the measure by making ita limited service us well as an unlimited dis. ability bill. Tt will be ameuded 8o as to provide that whenever u suldier or sailor who served sixty days or more and was honorably uwcharged shall become sixty two years of age he shall be placed ~ on the pension roll and receive $12 per month whether disabled or not and without any respect to his financial or physical coudition. In other words, the bill will provide a service pension for all who may attain the age of sIXty-two years, such as is now provided for the veterans of the revoiutionary and Mexican wars, It 18 believed that the disavility or dependent bill will with amendment cost about $40,000,000 annusll With tho large addition which y been wade to the reguiar annual appropriation for pensions, amounting to $03,000,000, una the revision of the tariff laws, which will decrease the annual income $50,000,000 w yeur, and §0,000,000 or $40,000,000 for public builaings and other large expenses, the pension roll cannot fur- ther bo 1ncreased except by the adoption of private bil' - The amended dependent bill or dependes.® service pension bill, as it will be called, will make the annual expenditures for pensions abour. $140,000,000, or an in- creuse of between $55,000,000 and $60,000,000 @ year over the amount which hus boen up- propristed unnually during the past four years, WasniNeToN Buneav Tiue Omana Ben, } A GERMAN DREAD CENSUS, Consul Monaghan sends to the depart- ment of state a very interesting account of the taking of a bread census in Germany by the government to ascertain the effect of the scarcity of grain upon the food of the com mon people. It was a secret census and tho method of gettingat the factsis by no means the least interesting portion of the report. On the 1stand 15th day of each month last year bread was purchased in the open market by certain ofticials without letting the seller know the purpose for which it was bought. The bread then tested and weighed and the average price per pound for the year placed in comparison with the market price of grain, The result shows an increase of 16 per cent in the price of bread, which corresponds exactly with the increase in the price of grain and show: that the bakers were uniformly honest. “To one familiar with German life," writes Mr. Monagban, who has seen daily all classes from the diegers in to bank olerks eating bread, rye breud especially, “‘what a few pfennigs differ- ence in the price means is at once apparent. A differsnce of but 1 pfennig a day makes 805 pfonnigs yearly, for the average German consumes av least a halt kilogram, I never saw such bread eaters, but when 1t is 2, and 4 pfennigs the anhual difference would buy a pair of shoes for each member of a family, and shoes must be bought, and among people where masons and mectanics get 75 cents to 81 a aay and where the lead tops (capsules) of ‘wine bottles, the clipped ends of cigars, and old corks are gathered and pocketed by well-to-do business men and sent to the orphan and other asylums to be mado over, the lead meited, the cigar ends made into snuff, cigarettes and fine cut smoking andsthe corks ground and made into linoleum, changes i bread prices are import- ant factors in daily life." MICELLANEOUS, "he gentlemen who have been appointed on ihe recommendation of Congressman Laws to weigh mail in Nebraska huve been assigned to runs as follows: A. M. DeClereg and A. C. Brown, Pacific Junction to Mc- Cook; J. C. Waraer, Hastinugs to Red Cloud; D. A, Scoville, Aurora to Kearney: George Dean, Lincoln to Crawford; H, H, Berry MecCook to Deaver: F\. M. Kimmell, McCook; T. W. Hopwood, Edgar to Superior. R. S. illlams of Wyoming, Ia., around the capitol today. Seonator Pettigrew introducad in the sea- ate today resolutions of the real estate ex change at Lincolu in favor of a deep harbor at Galveston, Tex. Hon, John McHugh, a prominent repub- lican politician of lowa, 18 in the Miss Susan I, Dye ot lowa, a $1,000 clerk in_the pension office, has resigned. Mrs. J. S. Clarkson of Iowa is the guest of Oolonel Alexander of Fort Mouroe, Old Pomt Cowfort, where she has been some weeks and feels greatly benefitted. W. S. Kenworthy of Oskaloosa, Ia., has been appointed resolution and petition elerk in the housre. Mr. Kenworthy is equally well known in Towa and Indian. He made @ large number of speeches in favor of Geu- eral Harrison in Indiana duri paign of 1858 and made many friends in that state. Senator Pettigrew has been instructed by the senate committee on Indian affairs vo make a favorable report upon the bill to re- move the ‘furtle Indisns from North Da- kota to Minnesota: also the bill ratifying an agreement with the Berthol Indians opening their reservation 1 North Dakota to settle- ment. Mrs. Rutti Y. Hiegs hos been appointed postmistress at Holly, Sheridan county, Neb. ‘The Neaglo habeas corpus case from Culi fornia, involving the kiiling of Judge Tecry by Deputy United States Marshal Neagle, who acted as a body guartl to Associate Jus- tice IV} , 18 being considered by the sa- preme urt in counection with the Burrus habeas corpus case from Omaha. Mr. Con- nell is confident that the decision will give the state court jurisdiction. Penrny 8. Heatu. - ASPHYXIATED. was ALMOST A Disordered Furnace Comes Near Kil ing a Whole KFamy. Ew Yourk, March 6.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]—Death by asphyxiation was narrowly escaped by an entire household in the suburbs of Plainfield this morning. . ward Lovage, a farm hand on Samuel Hol- 1y’s place at Oak Tree, has sleeping quarters in Holly’s barn. When he awoke shortly after 4 o’clock he found several inches of snow- on the *‘eround and hastily dressing himself hurried to the house to prepare for the extra work which the storm would en- tail. Entering the kitchen he noticed a pe- culiar suffocating quality i the atmosphere, and visiting the other rooms oy the lower floor he was well nigh overpowered by gas. Rushing up stairs and failiug by loud Knock- ing to arouse the family, he entered each bedrogm and threw the window wide open; By airing the house thoroughly and by dint of constant rubbing and shaking he suc- ceeded in reviving Mr. Holly and a son, who in turn assisted 1n rescuing Mrs. Holly and her three danghters. A visit to the ceilur revealod the fact that charcoal had been heaped 10 the furnace while the chimnay connections were shut off and the register flues open. In consequence the charcoal fumes had graduaily filled the house, It was found that a new servant girl who had becu sharipy reprimanded the night before was missing, and later it was ascertained that she had boarded an early morning train for New York. e LUCKY LOWLNHERZ Germany Refuscs to Give Up a Now York Forzer. New Yonk, March 6.—[Special Telegram to Tue Be Some weeks ago Detective Sergeant Heilelborg went to Germany to arrest Sigmund Lowenhirz for forgery. ‘The accused, while a mewmber of the firm of Lowenherz & Landsberg, leather importers, forged a note for $1,225.70 and a few days later the leather house failed and Lowenherz fled. Landsberg soon after committed suicide. A warrant was issued for Lowen- herz's arrest and it was discovered he wus living in Frankfort-on-the-Mam, The papers were sent through and a detective detailed to urrest him. Foday District Attorney ellows received a communicatiou from the secretury df stato, 1 which it was stated that the German gov- ernment refused to deliver Lowenherz on the ground thut he was a German subject and had not been long enough in this coun- try to become naturalized. The goverament, however, will try him for the offense in Ger- many, and if convicted will seatence him ac- cording to the laws of this country. The ev idence of Detective Heidelberg was taken, and thatoffcer is now on his way home. This is the first case brought to public no tice in which Germany has' refused to give up a prisoner to the United States. Al st dink THE CZAR THREATENED, A Woman Waras Him to Modify Ris Policy. S, Perersuvre, March received a threatening I from a woman who signs hersclf *‘Tehebrikava. The writer says that unless he modities his re- actionary policy he will meet the fate of Poter 111, Paul I and Alexander II. A copy of the lotter was sont to each of the minis- tors at the same time. The police are con- ducting an active search for persous sus- pected of beiug implicated i tho plot, Victimiz d by I gration Agents. Pirrsuune, Pa., March 6,—[Spacial Tele- gram o Tue Bee |—Fifteen Swedes and Hungarians passed through this city today, and a more miserable looking lot was never landed on the shores of America. They had nothing to start on and nothing to fall back on. They were en route for Kansas City, having beea shipped 1n bulk from Stoc holm, They the Kuropeun agent said houses 2nd a plat of land wae laid laid out ull ready for them by the benevolent people of Kunsas City, who needed hard working citizens such us they, They were liviog ona species of cither black or dry white bread and some prebistoric bologna, and there was acthally not one penay in the crowd. They had not the faintest idea how they passed through Custle Garaen, and evidently wished they bad not. 6.—The czar has - Heavy Fallure at Lo Mars. Lx Maus, Ia, March 6.—(Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee |—One of the heaviest failures over kuown in this city oceurred here yesterday evening, The store of J. M, Dunn & Co, was closeC under chattel mort- goge for 82500 to the Gorman-American Savings bank and 6,500 attachments by th First National bank. Duon has been for years the (rusted agent for eastern capital- ists and loan companies. He is one of the heaviest stockbolders 1o the Le Mars water and light company, and last summer put in a systew of waterworks at a cost of $60,000 He has also been largely interested in Da. kota mortgages. It is thought he is now rus ticating in Canada, Nearly, if not quite all, of the home claims are secured, | A SENATOR OF THE PEOPLE The Suggestion of Rx-Govornoy Palmer of Iliinois. RECEIVED WITH ENTHUSIASM, If Mr. Palmer is Declared the Nomle nee of the Democratic State Cens tral Committeo He will Stump the State. A New Departure. Cuioago, March 6.—Unusual interest was attached to toda mecting hore of the democratic state central committee on ne- count of the published announcement in this morning’s Chicago Times that ex-Gove ernor Palmer would be a candidate for the United States senatorship, The Times s that Palmer had written a letter to the com- mittee, in which he said that should the sentiments of the democrats of Iiliois, as manifested through the sentimonts of the delegates to the coming convention, ba that the democratic candidate for United States senutor should be named by that convention, ana should thut convention, cogmzant of the record and principles of General Palmer, unaniciously declare him its choice and re quest him to make a personal canvass throughout the state at the coming legisla- tive election, then only would he accent the nomination conferrad thus and challenge his ropublican opponent o joint debute in every congressional district on state and national To un associated press repocter today the chairwan oi the commitiee ad- mitted the correctuess of the Times' publi- cation and said the indications pointed to an almost unanimity of opion among the members of the committes in favor of the nomination of General Palmer for the sen- atorship by the coming state convention. The morning session of the executive ¢ mittee was dovoted merely to the consid tion of the financial report. ‘The committee met in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. Hon, John D. Wright of Peters- burg moved that the coming state conven- tion be held at Springtield. Mr. Orendorft seconded the motion and Springfiold carried off tho honer without as opposing vote. Francis A. Hoffman, the democratic ex- candidate for state treasurer, was called upon for a speech, He favored o long cam- paign, The party two years ago was Oaudi- capped by too miany ures. *The time has come,” he said, “‘when we should take a clear stand as to tho great issues before us. Let us adopt one doctrine and urgets principles, strike whom it may. Asida from the regular democratic phalanx that can always be relied upon we cun rely upon ussistance from various elements, con- ditivns and First and fore most is the tion. 'The sucooss that tne Illinois Reform leaguo is meeting with throughout the state 1n eain- ing adherents from among those herctofore not afiliated with the democratic varty s one of the signs of the tunes. Another thing which gives hope is that in all farmers' al- linnces and combinations throughout the country wherever at doctrines of de- mocracy have been wmentioned they have recoived with great enthusiasm. of the derman element Hoffman called attention to the editorial of Mr. Rass tor 1n the Staats Zeituug several duys ago, saying it was not within the power of tie republicau party to prevent defoat in 11inois. and Wisconsiu, no jnattor what activi they took. 1t was for the democratic party to say whether 1t would be victorious or not. He cited similar remarks from Gorman ed- itors in Wisconsin, and said the Gormania (newspaper) of Milwaukes agd other pspers of the sume churacter have come out and de- clared that if the democratic party will in its platform oppose the laws that have been passed in \Visconsin and Illinos i reference to tne teaching of German and other alien languages they will support the democratic candidat, Hoffman said there isnot a mwan i the United States who favors having German taught in o manner thut will take away from the teach of the English language, but tho Germans de- clare the luw as now worded contrary to their interests. “Wo can_easily huve a plenk in our platforin,” said be, “that will put this matter in full harmony with the everlasting privcipies of our party. We will gain 100,000 adherents through the whole north. ‘As furas the labor eleuent and the farmers are concorned, they huve got beyoud the belief that the tariff is wow framea benefitted or will benefit labor,” Iu couctusion Hofman saia: “You must have uot only an idea, but also uman. I know a man in whoin are the requisite quali- ties to make him the leader in the coming conflict, und to make that conflict successful, That mun is no other than GovernorJohn M, Palmer.” (Great apblause). Chuirman Campbell read a lotter received from Governor Palmer 1u response to an in- vitation to be present at the meeting. In 1t Mr. Palmer says the convention ought«to meet in Juue. ‘I am anxious to mect the comuwittee,”” says he, “for personal reasons, which are that I desire to be clearly understood with ref. erence to the senatorial question, 1 wish it clearly understood that I am in no sense a candidato for the senate. All | over said is that I think the state convention ought to adopt it 85 a permanent rule of our party government to nominate a candidate for the senate, and if this, my view of party in that respect is accepted 1 should )t the nomination and make u uss, but would groatly prefer that some other person be nowinated. The motive that leads to this suggestion is that I do not dosire to be a member of thesenate and will only con- sent to be a candidate vefore the people in order to vindicate the principle of *clectiog senators by popular vote as nearly as poss sibl 1" wish to be undersiood as nov urging my views upon the party, on the contrary if there is any considorable opposi= tion o plan sugerested 1 would, for the sake of harmouy, advise thav it be aban- doned. We will carey the legisiature if we make a united, energetic canvass, Let noth- ing divide us or dampen tho enthuslam of the party." The reading of this letter met with great applause, Mr. Orendorff then read a lettor from ex-Congressman McNealy, 1n which he y8: *“There seems to be a general dosire the party to nominate a candidate for nited States senutor by the state conven tion. Without discussing the genoral que tion as to whether it is ordinarily best to make such nominations it i ouough to say that the exceptional condition of our state politics at present is such that without any formal nomination oune man of all others, 18 the admitted choice of the party for the position, I cans not think his formal nomination would be offensive to other leading mon in the party or make them lose interest in the cause. ''he man of whom I write will receive as many votes in the party as any other, while he has the ear, confidence aud support ¢f more men outsidé of the regular organization who want to vote for democratic principles than wny other man, | feel his nomination would strengthen the tickot and ought to be made.” Ex Congressman McNealy is one of the most prownent democratic leaders of the state and the full smignificance of his letter will be appreciated when it is stated that some doubt had been expressed as to his ens doraement, of the candidacy of General Palwmer. June 4 was selected as the date of the con- ention and it was ordered that the ropres ntation of the several countios be based on the vote cast at the last presidential election and that there te for every 400 democratic voters or fraction exceeding 200, The following resolution by Potter of Rock Island, was adopted after a brief de bate Resolved, That the state central com- mittee bhereby requests the secretary to in- corporate in the call for a state convention a request for an_expression of opinion from the several county conventions of the state @8 to the advisability of nowinating the United States seuator in state couvention, Gereral John C. Black was an interested listener dur ing the session and was called upon ut one tiwme Lo speak, but begged to be excused Adjourued