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

NI CESSION OF MEXICAN LAND, Becretary Blaine Shows Its Impos- sibility. SHE WILL SELL NO TERRITORY. Bome Interesting Documents Cloarly Showing the Unalterable Hos- tility of Mexico to the Proposition. Arizona Aska Too Much WasnixoroN, March 12.—Senator Sher- man today, in asking the senate to discharge the committee on foreign relations from further consideration of and to lay on the table the memorial of the fifteenth legislas tive assembly of Arizonn, praying that tho president and congress enter,into negotiation with the republic of Mexico for the jcession of sufilcient territory joining Arizona on the southern boundary to sccure a doep water port upon the Gulf of California, which would afford an outlet for the products of the territory, laid before the seuate some interesting documents, Senator Sherman, as chairman of the committee, referred the memorial to Secretary Blaine, and the secretary in reply smd in paru “I beg leave to say that I can discorn no hopeful prospect of any negotia- tions being successfully conducted with Mexico at the present time even toward the limited object in view. The temper of the statesmen and the people of Mexico has been only recently manifested in regard to the ahenation of national territory by the prom- inence ¢iven in certain circles on the Pacific const to the movement for the acquisition of all orapart of Lower Californiu by pur- chase. Kor the information of your commit- tee I transmit herewith a copy ‘of a memo- randum prepared by the Mexican minister of a conversation which he had with me on the subject on June 6 last, together with Senor Mariscal's memorandum, May 20, 1880, of which Senor Romero irave me a copy. I hold unhesitatingly that the gov- ernment of the United States is precluded by the obligatious of traditional good faith from approaching the government of Mexico with a view to acquiring any partof Mexican territory, and I cqually believe that uo ud- ministration of Mexico could face the mani- festations of the national sentiment that would certainly attend any ‘ndication of a disposition to infringe the provision of the Mexican constitution which witliholds from 118 governiment the vower to cede Mexican 80il." The following 18 a translation of the memo- randum from Senor Mariscal, Mexican min- ister of foreign affairs, to Senor Romero, Mexican minister to the Uttited Stutes: ““Ihis department approves tbe article which,in compliance with its instruction,you wrote and afterward published in the Nortn American Review, entitled ‘I'he Annexation of Mexico,’ because 1t 18 convinced thata total or partial acquisition of Mexisan terri tory, whether by force or by means of in- rigue, does not enter into the cowbinations of American statesmen, to whatever political party they may belong. As to the gentle- men who at present form the United States government and direct its foreign policy, wo are suflicieatly acquamted with their high character and political antecedents not to entertain the least doubt about their sense of justice and firmness, not only on this point, but on any other subject. Wa have, therefore,complete confidence that any absurd lans of filibusterism, which are fortunately Jooked upon by the enlightened mujorivy of the American pecple as disreputable, will DOt be approved by them, nor that they will lend any support whatever to the machina- tious of badly informed persons with the view of changing the decided opposition of our people to any alienation of Mexican ter- ritory. “We do not attach much importance to the revelatious, more or less vague, and after wards contradicted, which have lately ap- peared in American newspapers concerning orgunizations whose aim is to procure at all hazards the annexation of some part of Mex- ico and especially Lower California. Buv though we treat with contempt the boasts of idle ana evil disposed people who dream of wars of conquest or of revolutionary movements plotted on our border with a view to the annexation of a part of our country, it is not so with other munifestations of respectable source, though they have their origin in opinions equally destitute of foundation. I refer to the proposition originated in the chamber of commerce of L.os Angeles, Cal, and pre- sented 1o tho house of representatives at ‘Washington authorizing the executive to nes gotiate with Mexico for the purchase of Lower Californin. I refer also to the opin- ion which, without any reservation, the gov- ernor of the state of California expressed about the great convenience of such acquisition and above all the pur- chase of our states of Se- vora and Sinabos, avout which no mention before has been made. No matter how much the Mexican government might inclined to overlook this double expre: sion of erroncous judgment as to our patri- otic sentiments and our entire conformity with the opinion of our country in this re- gurd, 1t cannot do 80, considering the expres- sion of such views by the present ofticials of the state of California, which is coterminous with our territory and interested in those annexations. We cannot look with indiffe ence upon anything coming from respectable authorities, and if any oue should tell us that no serious and well concerted plan 18 cntertained by them on the subje but that it was rather the influenc of combinations or the exizencies of interior politics which constrained them to express such politics, we should be forced, although sharing in this belief, to deeply la- ment that there were persons in California with such misguided judgment respecting us, who had influence enough to induce Governor Waterman to make public utter- ances without thinkivg of the effect they wight afterwards produce in the relations with a neighboring nation,” The memorandum then espeaks of the unanimous hostility ot the Mexican people to uny plun looking to tbe alicnation of na- tional tevritory aud tho impossibilities of such alienation under the constitution, and continues: ‘It is well kunown that the ad- ministration of General Diaz has dove all in 1t power to strengthen our friondly relations by atiracting the oapi- tal, industry and commerce of our neighbors and by erasing tha lust vestige of the projudices whiclt might divide them. It will continue to do 8o, convinced that such 15 the ouly rational policy; but if in the midst of these efforts to secure a good and cordial understanding for the common bene 1it obstacles should arise, perhaps inconsid- eratoly, not by the government of the United States, but by - state jofticials of the suwe nation, ia such case, however disa- krecable it might be to us and although to & certain extent contrary to our internutional policy, wo should be constrained to afford satisfuction to the Mexican people, 50 sensi tive 1o this matter, having shed its blood and made immense sacrifices to uchieve the indep ndence and to preserve the integrity of this territory, We should find ourselves under the stern necessity of adopling re- strictive measures in rexard to the acqusi tion by certain foreigners of real estate, con- cessious, oic., us far as cugagements already eaterad iuto tway allow iheso stops might, however, be inter- preted as showing bad will on our part to- werd the Amcrican people, when we are on the contrary animated by exactly opbpo- site sentiments. In order, therefore, 10 avoid such interpretation, under the instructions of the president, | havo made the foregoiug ex~ plauation The memorandum prepared by Minister Romero for Senor Marishal after his conver- sution with Secretary Blaine, says o secretary of state then informed the winister that his personal views wod those of the United States governwment with re- spect to the aunexation of Mexican territory were expressed o bis note to Mr. Morgan, THE OMAHA TH YEAR. ¥ 3 "OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, ' DALy BEE. United States minister to Mexico, dated June 1, 1881, and which was published in the president's message that year. He added that the United States government did not think even remotely of acquiring any por- tion of Mexican territory and that it would not support any project having the subject in view, as the United States had all the ter- ritory they required for their progress and welfare and desired no more. The sccretary of state further stated that the United States government could not pre- vent the newspapers or citizens of this coun- try from saying what they pleased on that or any other subject, but that as rewards the acquisition of Mexican territory by the United States, he felt that certain statements made were of no importance whatever, since public opinion did not favor further acquisi- tion of territory. and that if any other ad- ministration should fuvor them "he thought it would meet with no support in the country for such u design.” ol S~ A AWELL MURDER OASE. Burchell Held for Trial in October at Woodstock. N1a6ara Farnvs, Oat, March 12.—The Benwell murder case was resumed today and the court room was packea with people. Through n misunderstahding Burchell was not brought from Welland on the morning train, and he did not arrive until5p. m. Soon after the court opened inthe town hall. Mrs. Burchell's case was the first begun. The magistrate announced that she was charged with being ac- cessory to the murder and that he was ready to hear any more ovidence. The detectives had none and the magistrate remanded her to the same custody she had been in_since her arrest. Burchell was then brought up. He looked unconcerned and smiled at the crowd, which starea at him., Several witnesses were sworn and most of the evidence was merely a resume of that taken at the coroner's inquest. New evideuce was introduced when George Phemister, telegraph manager at Niagara Falls, produced three telegrams, one of which was sent from Niagara Falls Febru ary 17, addressed to “Pelley, Stafford house, 0, and said: “Will arrive at Buffaio at 9 o'clock. Must remain hero.tonight. BAsTELL.” Phemister could not describe the sender and could not suy it was not Burchell. In this message it is supposed Burchell's name was misspelled by the operator or by nimselt knowingly. Another telegram from Buffalo, February 27, directed to Burchell and signed Stafford, said: “'A telegram and letter were sent yester- day to ship heavy baggage to Eifth Avenue hotel, New Yor! ‘T'ne third telegram was from New York, March 1, aud evidently from Pelley, though not signod, “Benwell not here,” was all 1t said. That closed the testimony. When asked if he had anything to say Burchell, after a consultation with his law- yer, said: “I have nothing to say at this particular time.” Magistrate Hill then held him for trial in October at Woodstock. IDAHO'S Demoerats Demur Because the Mor- ons are Disfranchised ‘WasHINGTON, March 12.—Representative Mansive, on behalf of the minority of the committee on territories, flled a report pre- senting their objections to the passage of the bill for the admission of Idaho now pending in the bouse. In part the report suys: “The precise point of difference between the ma- jority and the minority is this: The majority approve a provision which deprives a citizen of the rightof suffrage, disaualifies him from holding office and prevents him trom serviog on juries, for criminal conduct imputed to him when he has nouv been convicted of such criminal conduct, while the minority insists that no citizen, being otherwisa qualified, should be deprived of these rights and privileges on account of alleged crime unless he has been convicted of such crime by some court of competent jurisdiction, and where the penalty for such srime or any part thereof 18 such disqualifi- cation, the minority, while reprehending us much as any majority can reprehend the offonses of bigamy and polygamy and aiding and abetting of such of- fenses, most respectfully submits to the house that a man who is accused of bigamy, of aiding bigamy or of belonging to an association that 1ucourages these offenses is as much entitled to trial for that offense as is a man who is charged with any other offense. We insist therefore that when Idaho is ad- mitted it shall not be with a provision in the constitution which deprives citizens of the right of suffrage, of the right to serve on juries and to hold office because of alleged crime of which the party has not been con- victed. AN INDIAN'S RIGHTFUL FATE, He Is Thrown Into a Blazing Fire and Roasted Alive. Prerre, S, D, March 12.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—A sanguinary Indian tale comes from up Bad river, some fourteen iles from here, at the mouth of Willow creek, where is located the camp of Brave Bear, with some seventy-five followers, An old Indian named Dirty Foot got possession of some contraband whisky while paying a visit to Fort Pierre. Upon arriving i camp he was drunk., Going to his tepee he found his squaw, who 18 kuown to many settlers as “Old Sal,” and giving her orders to wmt on his wants, which she was slow to do, he picked up an ax and struck her on tho forehead with its back, cracking her skull. When this became known greatexcitemeat ensued in camp and a crowd quickly gath- ered. Dirty Foot was caught and thrown into a blazing five burning in the center of the circle of tepees, and when he escaved wa thrown back until he was dying from his bruises. His squaw wasalso in a precari- ous condition this afternoon when news of the aftair reached this city by a half breed, and both are probably now dead. - Drummer Leac /s Bodyv Fonnd, Cuicago, March 12 —The body of Rowland Leach, the New York drumwer who has been mysteriously missing for'several days, was found in the river near Market streot this afternoon. He was last seen aulive in that neighborhood about s week ago in company with a gang of hoodlums. A search of the body revealed the fuct thut his gola watch and chain and other personal belong- ings were sull in his pockets, leading to the inference that Leach was not robbed and thrown into the river as at first supposed, but that in an intoxicated condition he prob- ably fell in, The Paul-Wacnsmuth Onse. CuicaGo, March 19.—[Special Telegram to Tue Hee.|—Miss Jonnie M. Paul, who yes terday commenced a §10),000 breach of prom- 1s¢ case in the United States circuit court avainst Louls C. Wachsmuth, senior member of the wholesale clothing firm, is not in Washington. A reporter who called at the residence of the Pauls this morning was told that Miss Paul was in tho city, but was ill and could not bo seen. Mr. Wachsmuth, the defendant, refuses to talk wbout the matter except to declare that he never guve Miss Paul resson to believe that he would marry her. Dom Pedro at Nice. [Copyright 1590 by James Gordon Bennett,] Nice, Feb. 12 —[New York Herald Cable Special to Tug Bee.|—The ex-emperor of Brazil with the Countess d'Eu came over from Cannes yesterday. On leaving the station he walked 10 a cab stand and eu- tered a vebicle. The horse was balky and refused to move and nearly upset the aged monarch into the gutter. A crowd assem. bled and Dom Pedro promptly jumped into anotuer carriage and drove off, - BOUGHT BY THE BURLINGTON. The Burlington & Northern Road Changes Hands. RUMORED SALE OF THE MONON What the Leading Railroad Ofii :ial Have to Say Concerning the Affair—The fIinterstate Com- mission in Chicago. Sale of the B. & N. Cnrcaco, March 12.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Chicago railroad officials were slow in believing the sale of the Burlington & Northern to the Burlington today, espec- inlly as the news came from Boston at al- most the same time the information came from New York that the Monon was sold to the Louisville & Nashville. The latter re- port was readily credited, it having been on the tapis for some time. Later inYhe day positive confirmation of the Burlington & Northern sale to the Burlington was re- ceived. The price was analyzed by a good judge as follows: “According to the Boston Telegram the price is the controlling intercst at 40 per cent, and the assumption by the Burlington of the Burlington & Northern's floating and ponded indebtedness. There is no means of knowing just how much tke indebtedness amounts to, but a controlling interest in the stock could be bought for a bagatelle. There 000,000 in the stock, of which the Burlington already owns 3,000,000, conse- quently it was ouly necessary to buy $ 000 in stock at 40" per cent to contro This would take $500,000 at 5 This means only £30,000 a year.” ‘The only Burlington official in Chicago who knew anything of the deal was As- sociate Counsel Dewes, Said he: “I have not yet received official notifica- tion of the salé, but am expecting it every minute. Vice President Harris 18, I know, in_Boston to arrange details.” First Vice President Peasly of the Bur- lington bad no further information on the deal. Secoud Vice President Stone is sick and General Managoer Riploy is in Des Moines trying to induce the Iowa legisla- ture to go easy in the threatcued reduction in freight and passenger rates, )‘;icu President McMullen of the Alton said: *If the news istrue it will enable the western reads, if they wish, to throw off the present demoralization in rates and establish things on a paying basis. The Alton be- lieves in low rates, but it do @ 10t believe 1n the wild scramble for busivess and the dis- regard for tariff rates now going on. There is no question that the deal, if made, re- moves the most disturbing element in west- ern raiiroading. The Burlingtop & Nort! ern may have bron run in the interests of its stockholders, but it certainly kept west- ern rates in a turmoil. The whole thing coula not be solved more nearly than in any other way by tho cstablishment of a detective bureau which would soek out and punish relentlessly any violation of the inter- state commerce act, It would in a great measure take the place of assoriations.” General Manager Tucker of the St. Paul road was immensely pleased at the news, but was reticent of his opinion except 0 say that the way now seemed much clearer for a re estublishment of rates. Facilities for obtaining information in re- gard to the Monon sale were even more meagre than those about the Burlington & Northern. Not a general officer of the Monon or Louisville & Nashville was in the city and ut the Mcnon office the only 1afor- mation obtainable was a New York telegram that the sale had been made. Morrmson and Veasey in Chicago. Cuicaco, March 12..~The interstate com- merce commissioners, Morrison and Veasey, arrived in the city today and commenced an investigation of the charges that railroads are extorting excessive freight rates on food products between points of production aud eastern markets. ‘The session today was devoted to the hear- ing of the board of trade men, who wished particularly to voice their grievance against tho “Soo" line. Several of them gave tes- timony to the effect that grain could be shipped from Nebraska via Minneapclis to New York and Boston over the **Soo” and Canadian Pacific and then sold for one and @ half or two cents per hundred less than it cost to Chicago. They declared that Minne- apolis shippers are undoubtedly receiving a heavy rebate from the *‘Soo” and that with such a state of affairs business with the east from here 18 impossible, They were confi- dent that the present rates betwuen Omaha and Chicago and Chicago and New York were fair and reasonable. The recent 10 per cent reduction on corn rates was asserted to have bad no effect, except to lower the price of corn just that much and enable ocean steamships to raise their rates and gobble mostof the benefita, Eastern consumers and western producers, the brokers asserted, were not helped to any great extent. Hearing the Ruilroads. Des Moixes, In., March 12.—The railroad committees of both houses this afternoon held a meeting to hear the arguments of the representatives of the railroads regarding the proposed legislation. The first speakor, 3. P. Ripley, general manager of the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quiney, said that Towa freight rates were lower than in any othoer locality in the world and supported his ar- gument with figures. He was cspociaily op- posed to obligatory joint rates us proposed by several bills beforo the house. Under the law as it stands at present joint rates cannot be made in the state and if roads are compelled to_do 0 aud the present law ro- mains unchanged, the effect will be to to demoraliza the whole rail- road business of tho state. There are localitics where joint rates fre 1mprac- ticatle and not desired by the peoble, yet if compelled to make them the roads ywould havo to compty. The joint rate would somo cases be less than the local rate over the same line. The whole schedule would huve to be revised., The revision of the schedule to accommodate all necessar: changes and arrangements under & compul- sory law would result in tremendous con fusion and occupy u large force of men a long time in compilation. If the restrictions of the state iaw were re- moved the railroads would make jolut rates wheie asked to do so, just as they had done before the law was enacted. W. C. Brown, general superintendent of the Towa line of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, spoke of the necessity of continuing all rates up to the present standard in order for the roads to be kept in good condition, It was unfair o compare the years 1550 und 1887, because in the latter the losses had been abnormully large, 50 ho compared with 1885, in order to show that the lowa roads were not making more money nonder the new law than under the ola The decrease in the number of men employad in 1580 was caused by.un favorable legislation and consequent economical measures to meet the loss No improvements were made, und if the present policy of the state is continued the rouds will degenerate from first to second und third cluss. P, 5. Eustis, geueral passenger agent of Burliogton, spoke on railroad fare the bills before the logislature to reduce prices. A New set of Directors. New York, March 12.—The stackholders of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road today elected an entire new set of directors, except George F. Postlowaite, who was re-elected. Although “the new directors have not yet had time to express ein be safely probabilitios securing con- themselves, 1t is said asserted that there are st of the Loulsville & Nashy trol of the company. 3 The Rumor ed. Bostox, March 12.—Tn éonformity with an ofticial circular issued today, Lee, Higginson & Co. this afternoon BOURHE & majority of the steck of the CH . Burlington & Northern road at $40 «@ 8BS in the intorost of the Chicago, Bu Quincy. Immediately after . the transac- tion was conel the orice of Burliugton & forthorn stock jumped up at the Hoston “&tack exchange so that nobody secured any #dvantage in the :m-skuv. from an early ¥nowledgo of the rudo, 3 Leo, Higginson & buy atl out- standing stock at the same prices. Tofay's action is the result of &l yoar's negotia- tions, and its effect will' be to mako the Northern road a part of the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy systemis and put au end to all the long prevailing cutting. Tho action is generally vorxl: eommented on, Cutting Freight Rates. Kaxsas Crry, March 12.—Following the cuts 1n passenger rates @omes slashing of freight rates in which nearly all roads enter- ing and leaving Kansas City seem to be in- terested. The Rock Island, Alton & Burlington are ‘carrying the bulk of the ,packing house products at greatly reduced rates. The Chicago, St Paul & Kansas City is muking rates on a i cent basis to Kansas Cliy and Des Moines points. Regular rates a*o made on a basis of 6) cents, The Wabash s handling corn to Toledo_and easteru points at 8¢ cents ro- bate, The cutting of rates scems to.bo a se- cret. PR . LY Local Reductions Authorized. Cnicago, March 12.—THe Iuterstate Com- merco Railway association today author- ized the Minneapolis & St Louis road to apply the same rates ou ‘grain from local points in Iowa to Minndapolis when des- tined to eastern points as in effect via tho Mississippt river. The Towa Central was authorized to establish a rte of $1.75 net on soft coal from Peoria to St Paul. Western Unfon Dividend. New Yonk, March 12-%The directors ot the Western Union telegeaph company to- day declared a quarterly dividend of 1/ por cent. William Waldorf Astor elected u director to fill the vacadey caused by the death of nis father. . ¢ A Semi-Annnal Dividen 1. New Yok, March T4—The St. Paul directora have decla jgomi-annual divi- dend of 8} per cent onpiéJerred stoci. e JUMPED THE TRACK. Two Fatally Injured’ and Many Se- verely Hurt, Pevoroke, Ont, Mareh 12.—The train from North Bay and Mattawa jumped the track ten miles eust of - tLiS place this morn- ing. All the train but thé engine went com- ly over a twenty-five foot embankment, Mins. M. Musrok, fatally iojured. Mys. MACKAY, cut aboiit the head. All the passengers ‘were badly shaken up, and many had ribs and othér bones wrenched and broken, The dining car waiters wero thrown about violsntly, The cook was fatally hurt and tho waiters badlg bruised. The ac- cident was caused by vhe rails spreading. The Lake Shoré Disaster. BrrraLo, N, Y., March 12.—Several wi nesses were examiged ~béfore the coroner’s jury on the Lake«Shor§ disaster today, Daniel Beckwith, the forward brakeman of the train, said,when it st¢ at Dunkirk it broke in two betwoen the last coach and the sleeper. All the connections were broken and he shut the air cock off the coaches and closed the draw heads. There was a Miller and another kind of a draw head on each couch. Both seemed all right, but the safety chains were broken. He ' first learned the train was broken in two from Extra Conductor Sullivan, who said not to stop, but t keep 'the forward section moving. Beckwith started to find Conductor Houghtaling, when he felt the brakes set. He jumped off to signal the engineer to go ahead, but before he could do 80 the crash came, The Engineerine News of New York i an article oday severely comments on tho disaster and says 1t isa case of crimmnal negligence involving all of the tran hands, After the connections were broken it would not have been a matter of more than ten minutes to have switched out the defective car and put it on the rear of the train, when the air coonection could have been made to all the other coaches. Furthermore, after the two break-downs the train men should have been properly disteibuted throughout the traiu and on the alart, while the evi- dence shows that they were not. bt [ Yot THE COATILEMEN'S CONVENTION. Everything Waiting on the Report of the Committee on Resolutions. Forr Worti, Tex., March 12.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bex. | <The interstate con- vention wus called to order at 10 o'clock. The attendance was small and the hall dark and cold. The committee on crodentinls reported 580 accredited delegates, the number of votes being fixed at 420. The Nebraska delegation consists of Elijah J. Filley, Charles Gould, J. A. Hope, A, C. Daveaport, Lou Meek, Colonel . P. Savage and J. K. Krvin, The committee on permanent_organization reported for president, H. B. Stoddard; for secretary, L. . Finch. The chairman ia vited clergymen of the various denomina- tions to seats on tne stage, but not one could be found to open with prayer. The committee on resolutions was ap- pointed, as follows: New Mexico, Lewis = Lutz; \Wyommg, J. G. Pratt; Kansas, G. W. Gleck] Missouri, A Leonard; Illinois, 8, Johnson; Arizona, J.F. Wate sic, J. B, Erwin; Ar kansas, L. Minor; Colorado, J.” W. Bowles; Texas, A, L, Mattock; Indian Territory, J, M. Catee. Nothing of importance was done, every- thing secming to depend on the report of the committee on resolutions, which will wrestle with a large number until midnight. The convention will sssemble at 9 a. m. to- morrow, when the real business of the con- vention will be transacted. esiiinic-v: SAYS IT [8'A LIE. Representative Hess Denies that He rtendgd to Baicide, Stovx Fatis S., D.s March 12.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bes|—Hon, Samuel L. Hess of Flandreau areived in this civy and was met by a reporter aa@* questioned in re- lation to the report of his: intended suicide. He said the whola story is & lie, without uny other founuation than'a ‘previous row with 1%, B, Ireland, a correspondent tnere of the Pioneer Press and a few glasses of beor. Ho asserts that the report was sent out by Ireland through malice alone and for the purpose of getting even, Mr. Hoss has also a letter written to bis brother at Flandreau from Picrre by . W. Pattigrew, brother of Senator Pottigrow, which says: I have made u ' careful inyostigation of the matter and find thore is no truth in it: that the article is mulicious and written b one whose reputation for morality as well us for truth and verscity is of the very worst.” Mr. Hess is reticent 88 to his future move ments in the matter. il SR Treasurar Noland's Succ ssor, Sr. Louis, March 12.—A Jefferson City special says: Governor Franeis tis even- iog appointed Lon V. Stephens of Boouville state treasurer, to serve untl Jauuary, 1503, Governor Francis has not formally accepted the resignation of ‘Treasurer Nolund, but flled it in the state dep.riment as an ac- companiment to the ordesr for Stephen's appointment, | STATUS OF THE TARIF BILL Sugar Still Continyss to Bo the Stumbling Block. NEARER TO AN AGREEMENT. Metal and Woul Rates Will £oon Be Adjusted—Duty on Mexican Sil- Lead Ore—A Lively Meeting. ver 518 FOURTEENTI STRERT, WasniNaron, D. C., March 12, The republican members of the committeo on ways und means have given out a ssmi- official statement to the effect that “all tele- grams which have been sent from Washing: ton in regard to disagroements among the republican members of the ways and means committee und are intended to convey the idea that there will be no tarifft legislation this session are unfounded.” The committee {s nearer o satisfactory agreement on the several points over which there naturally arose differences of opjnion than at any other time within the past two or three weeks, and it is expected that there will be an agreement on the sugar schedule, the wool schedule and the metal schodule, and that the bill will be reported tof tho house within a very short time, This announcement means just what it says and no more—that the republicans are nearer an agreement than they have been for two or three weeks—but they have not ogreed and they are not likely to agree very soon unless some of those who have sworn to hold to certain positions ignominiously surrender. There will be lttle trouble in fixing the metal schedule. The duty on steel rails will probably be fixed at $13 a ton. The wool rates will also be arranged within a day or two; but on sugar the difference seems almost hopeless, WasninaToN Bureav Tie Ovana Bee, % SILVER LEAD ORE DUTY. Myer, a Kunsas City lead smelter, made an argument before the house committee on ways and means today in opposition to an increase of the duty oo imported lead. ~He 18 & largo consumer of Mexi- can lead ore and said that, he represented twenty-three lead smelting compantes in this country which cousumed nearly all of the lead produced in and 1m- ported to the United States, and thav an 1n- crease of the duty would not be resisted 1f the domestic production was sufficient to meet the demands. He claimed that the Mexican lead ore cost as much as that pro- duced in this country, but on cross-exam ina- tion acknowledeed that the lead produced 1n Colorado cost the smelters §5.75 a ton more than the Mexican article. He sad that Idaho and Montana produced 28,000,000 tons of lead ore last year. The committeo, it is uuderstood, will report in favor of making lead ore and lead in silver ore pay the same duty as pure lead. Representative Carte of Montana was present and suggested the line of Myer's cross-exawnination, which demonstrated that the lutter was interested in American lead mines or represented those who are interested. Carter succeeded in breaking Myer's testimony down, PUBLIC BUILDINGS. The passage of so many bills by the house of representatives for erection of public buildings throughout thie country has stirred up the senate committee on public buildings and grounds to report favorably the bill in- troduced by Senator Paddock in the last congress and again last December, provid- ing for the erection of public buildwgs in ull towns and cities where the postoffice re- ceipts for three years preceding have ex- ceeded $3,000 annuai ‘The committee has made some changes 1 the bill as introduced by Mr. Paddock. The substitute reported vrovides that there shall be appointed a su- pervising architcet and superintendent of construction exclusively for the postoflice department, as well as for the treusury, aad tho designs prepared by him for vpostoffice buildings shall be approved by a commission consisting of the postmaster general, the secretury of the treasury and the secretary of tue interior. The bill requires that the designs and plans for all the postoffice builaings shall be as nearly uniform s practicable, both as to ex- terior appearance and internal arrangement, and they shall all be fire proof. 1 i considerable objgction to this section, for many of the senators do not want the public buildings throughout the country to be uni- form. They wanta variety in architectural design, but Mr. Morrill's plan is to have everything uniform, and he will try to carry it A LIVELY MEETING. There was a very lively meeting of tho house committee on territories today. Messrs, Springer and Mansure, the democratic mem- bers of the committee, very bitterly com- piained to the majority that “snap judg- ment” had been taken upon them by the majority calling up in the house on yesterday the bills to admit Wyoming and Idaho to statehood before the minority had presented their report. After sharp wrangling the majority voted to take up these bills for final consideration in the house on a week from next Tuesday. Itis understood the debate will be continued until both bills are passed. PORK PACKERS OLJECT, Representative Lawler of Chicago today received a teleeram from the pork packers of Chicavo asking bim to secure for them a hearing on the bill providing for an ins tion of meats for exportation. The telegram was signed by representatives of Armour & Co., Swift & Co. and Fowler Bros,, stating that the feeling of the trade was agalnst the compulsory inspection of meats and that those engaged in the packing business wanted an opportunity to explain their ob- tions to the present form of tho bill fore its passage. **What the packers want,’ the dispateh said, “is a government inspec- tion only when shippers or producers re- quire it.” The bill would practivally destroy the export trade.” RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE, The superintendent of the railway mail service has issued tho following orders: Through registered pouches to leave Chicazo at 11:10 p. m., via the Chicago and Mc. Gregor, Ia.. railroad postofiice daily except Suturdays, and Sanborn at 7:40 & m., via the McGregor and Chawberlain railroad postoftice aaily except Sundays, commencing the 15th inst. Pouches to leave Chicago 11:10 p. m., daily except Suturdays, and M. Gregor at ¢ daily except Sundays, via the Chicago and McGregor railroud post- office, commencing the 18th nstant. The exchunwe of inner registered sacks betweon Chicago and Calmar, Ia., will be discon tinued on ana after the 15th inst, THE ARMY, By direction of the secretary of war Cap- tain Junius L. Powell, assistant surgeon, is relieved from -auty at Fort Supply, Indian Territory. to take effect at the expiration of his present leave of absence, and will report in person to the commanding,ofcer at Fort Randall, South Dakota, for duty at that post, and by letter to the general department of Dakota, NEW POSTMASTERS, Sketoe, County Line, Jefferson Ia, vice J. % Clark, remove chitd, Fairview, Custer county Mrs. 'A. D. Smith, resigned: W man, Crandon, Spink county, county, Flora W. Wagner, resigned; O, C. [ Glendale, Hand county, S. D., vice A. Ste vens, resigned; A. I, Baies, Tctonka, Spink county, S. D, vice R W. Towne, resigned. 1N THE SENATE, Senator Manderson introduced the senate today appropriating & for the construction, under the direction of the secretary of war, of suitable buildings for a military storehouso and offices at the mili tary depot in Omaba, the amount to be im mediately available, The appropriation is recommended by the secretary of war, who bas sent an estimate of tho buildings needed, a bl in | has been which ho says will cost 36,000, Senator Mandorson hopes to et tho appropriation through as an i~ gndent moastire, o in tho form of au 4 % \ment to oue of the reg- ular bills, \ In the senate { Dakota offered| = urgency deficlenc) % priating 820,000 \ 2 Me. Casey of North \ amendmont to the ropriation bill, appro- \termine the proper location for artesiy = ‘plls within the area west of the 0ith 1 % an and oast of tho Rocky mountains. =+ e amendment fwas considered in the ittee on irrigation and favorably recon Hed after a sharp debate in which t unti-railvoad mon showed their fangs t¢ | aavantage, Sonator Moody tod \troduced a bill to alidate the entries m upon tha publio domain in Washingtol., Montana and the Dakotas prior to the admission of theso states to the union. Senutor Allison presented a resolution adopted by the Towa Woman's Synodical Missionary socioties at lowa City, October 11, 1850, requesting congress to use every meavs to stay the iniquity of the liquor wraflic in Africa. Senator Moody presented tho patition of thirty-four members of the Farmers' alliance at Fiora, S, D, in favor ot free coinage. MISCELLANEOUS, Mr. Dorsey's bill extending the time to January 1, 1804, within which payments for lands on the Otoo Indian reservation are to be made, passed tho house today. 'The measure allows parties who have purchased less than 100 acres, to purchaso up to that amount. A postofiice has been established at Cald- well, Scott's Bluff county, and John Ray ap- pointed postmaster, Representative Dorsey gave a lunchieon at the house restaurant to the Nebrask dele gation in congress, and Hon. Joun M, Thurs- ton, Messrs. Slaughter, Peters, Cook and other woll known Nobraskaus in tho city. The president this afternoon appointed John B, Weber of Buffalo commissioner of immigration, and General J first assistaat commissioner of imMmigration. W. W. Belger of Omuha, I. L. Marquette and wife of Lincoin and Johin H. Ames, gen- eral solicitor of the B. & M. railway. aro here, Peiry S, Heati, 5k COMPOUND LARD, . §0'Berno Hearing Before the House Committee on Agricultur WASHINGTON, March 12.—The hous> com- mittee on agriculture today devoted its en- tire session to hearing Representatives But- terworth and Mason, who favored and op posed, respectively, the measures pending vefore the committee having for their pur pose the regulation and taxation of the man ufacture of compound lard. Butterworth, who was the first speaker, said tue bill did not propose to prevent the manufacturers of compound lard from prosecuting their busi- ness. “‘All we ask,” e said, *'thut in taking its place this industry shall not place its fingers upon the throat of another industry.” The speaker discussed tho condition of the farmers of the country,taking a gloomy view of it. Ho smd they were rapldly becoming a class of peasuuts, and a despised class, t00. “*I'he farmers have been robbod by means of gambling and gambling shops, and now it 8 pronosed to add to their bur- dens an | to assist in making them victims of counterfeits. 1tisno answer to thoir complaint to say that this couuterfeit is better than the original.” Butterworth said he spoke feelingly on tiris subject because the great industry of the country was suffe g from influences that this committee can do much to correct. Lard had been driven out of the markets of the vorld by a coun- terfeit. “Let the makers put this counter- feit before the public for what it 18, ‘vege- tuble lard,’ or what not., ‘The farmer asks no more and will be satisfied with no loss. He will have it. The manufacture and sale of this counterfeit last year cos the farmers of the country 15,000,000, Have we roached such a condition in this _country,” usked the speaker, ‘‘where wo believe tuat falsehood is better than truth in busines It is not s0.” Butter- worth said the vroposed legisiation would not destroy nor damage any industry at the expenso of another, but would compel muk- ers and dealers in lard compounds to hoist the flag of honest dealing over their transac- tions. Congressman Mason said that the farmer was the rock on which most men rely for the foundation of their action when they cunnot justify it in any other way. Today, M son said, o appeared in behalf of the working men of his district to oppose the legslation proposed in the bills before the committeo, He, with tne laboring men he represented, preferred cotton seed oil lard to the rotten lard put on the market, and thoy objected to being taxed for choosing botween two articies of diet. But they ask for and favor the branding of the product for just what it was, Legislation to. secure that would mect their approval. The prin- cipal objection to the bill, Mason said, was that owing to the imposition of the dealer: tax and the liabilities under the mternal reve. nue regulations the compound would be driven out of convenicnt places and the would-be purchaser would be compelled to 20 u great distance for it or else buy hog's lard, however nasty and rotten it might ba, It was no argument in favor of the bill 10 say that the farmers suffered from their ex- perience with the beef trust and the boards of trade and becauso of the extortionate charges of the railroads. Would the bill re- lieve the farmers of all the burdens imposed upon them? If 8o, pass it, but it 1t would not, push the old bills'to rench these evils, Mason said ho would bo with the advocates of these measures, but it was a great mistake to place any food product under a tax. Haten stated for himself and othor sup- porters of the Conger bill that they did not belicve the bill referred to or was intended to refor to any product of cotton seed oil and beef stearine that was not sold for lard, as cottolene, for instance. This concludec under the present programme of the com- mittee, the public hearings on the bills, AN ODIOUS ORDINANC Chicagoans Agitating for a Repeal of the n Mile schedul Cnicago, March 12, —| Special Telegram o Tue B, | --The opposition to the unpopular measure adopted by the city council regu- lating the rate of trains to ten miles an hour within the city limits has already taken the form of a coutinued effort for relief, As stated yesterday tho business men, after fully canvassiug tho subject among themselves and having reachod tue conclu- sion that the railroads themseives are sponsible for the ordinance are aboutto take steps in retalistion, ‘Their first move will be on the that body is to the public the one. Accordingly ascore or more of weaithy men teld an ipformal meeung wnd deter- mined to cill o mass meeting of suburban residents tomorrow afternoon. The first business that will come before the meeting will be the cousideration of a petition to the council demanding the immediute repenl of the ten milo an hour ordinauce after acdrosses have been made by the suburbun people as to the damage to their business by reason of the alow trains. “Chis action will probably be supplemented by similar mectings in the various Lowns and also by the business men of Chicago. Shouid the council deluy action on the peti tion 1o repeal the ordinance the matter will be wade an issue in the uldermanic campaign about to open, The railway managers feel the effects of the ady sism and the loss of patron. @KO o the three days that the time of trains 1uced and tney are already con- sidering methoas by which they can effect an smendment of the ordinance, o Alger at Quincy. Quiner, DL, March 12.—General Alger arrived from Indianapolis to attend the en campment of the Illinols department of the and Army of the Republic. He was th leading sponker at the monster camp fire to- night and took w strong position in fayor of the service pension b Colonel Distin of this city will be elected department com maader by a unanimous vote, all the oppos ing candidates baying withdrawa, council, as responsible NUMBE ;{ CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS An Attempt to Force Proh'bition on Oklahoma, —— 202, THE VOTE ON THE BLAIR BILL, Thursday or Fridny of Next Weel the Measure Will be Laid to Rest—The Immigration Investigation, Senate, WasmiNaros, March 12 current resolution for an investigation of immigration matters was laid beforo the senate today with the two house amend- ments extending the lnvestigation to tho matter of the purchase of American indus- tries by foreign capital and to tho use of Bedioe's island as an immigrant dopot. The o amendment was concurred in and the 8 agreed to. The concurrent res- olution has now passed both houses. Tho senato then proceded to vote ¢n the resolution to exclude from the congrossional recora the interpolations made by Mr. Call in the report of his discussion with Mr. Chandler on the 20th of February 0 res- olution was agroed to—yeas, 30; nays, 14, The democrats voting in the afirmative were Messrs. Payune, Pugh, Cockroll and Vance, Mr. Cullom gave notice that Friday morn- ing he would calt up the house resolution re lating to the death of the late Mr. Town- sond, representative from Iliinots. On motion of Mr. Edmunds the senato pro- ceeded to discuss the reselution reported on February 10 from the committee on privil- eges and elections declaring it is competent for the senate to elect a president pro tem- pore, who shull hold offico during the ploass ure of the senate and uutil unother s clected, and who shall exceute the duties thereof when the vice prosident is absent. Mr. George spoke at some length in oppo- sition to the resolution. At the conclusion of his arcument Mr, Plumb called upon Mr, Blair to give the senate some tdication when he would bo ready to huve a voto taken on his btll. There were a great many im- portaut measures on the calendar, and iinless an agreement was made on the educational bill hie would move at 2o'cluck tomorrow that it be placed on the calevdar, Mr. Blair spoko of the obstacies in the way of reaching a vote, but thought that by Thuraday or Friday of next week a vote ght bo taken., The mutter was further discuszsed by Messrs, Plumb, Hawley, Platt and I'rye. Finally it was arranged that Thursday of next week 2 o'clock Blawe shall havo the floor to speak not exceoding one hour and then his bill shall bo unaer tne five minute rule and a vote shall be taken. Mr. Plumb gave notice, notwithstanling, that he would on Monday move to take up some other bill, the effect of whici would be to displace the educational bill. Mr. Plumb moved an amendment to rula 39 80 as to provide that all votes cast in ex- ecutive session shail be made public at the close of such session. Referred. The resolution regarding the president pro tempore was again tuken up und Mr, Turpie moved to amend it by making it read that the president pro tem #hull hola olice during oli future absences of the vice prosis dent until the senate otherwise orders, Agreeft to, and the resolution adopted. The educational LIl was then taksu™y) and Mr. George addressed the senate in ad- vocacy of it. Mr. Hoar asked ~The senato cone Mr. Ggorgo whether his plan embraced the protection and sceurity of the right of the colored peopio of the south to vote without interference and their right to a fair administration of justic Mr. George asscrted that there was no distinction in the administration of justice n Mississippi except that the black mitn had both in the jury box and on tne bench a leniency accorded to him which was not ac- corded to the white man, After quite a lengthy discussion on this point the senate went into executive session aud soon ad- journed. House, WasiNGToN, March 12.—In_the house to- duy tho senate bill was passed appropriating $6,100 for the removal of sand bars ut the entrauce of the harbor at Milwaukee, Wis, In the morning the house passed a bill grantivg right-of-way through the Sissation and Wapheton Indian rescrvation in Dukota to the Chicago, Milwaules & St. Puul rail- road company. A bill was passed oxtending the time of payment to purchasers of land from the Owaha tribe of Indiaas in Nebraska. Mr. Caunon, from the committee ou rulos, reported a resolution seuting aside today and tomorrow for consideration of the Oklaioma bill, the final vote 1o be tuken av 4 o'clock to- morrow The resolution was adopted and accordingly the house went into committes of_the whole on the Okluhoma bill, Mr. Morse offered un amendment prohibits ing the introduction of jutoxicating liqaore 1nto the territory of Oklahoma until other- wise provided by luw. Lost. Mr. Kelly offered un amondment providing that the general stututes of Kansas (insted of thoso of Nebrasku) shall extend over the territory uutil after the first session of the legislative assewbly. Mr. Pickard of South Dakota strongly ad- vocated the amendment, principally on the ground that it would extend o the new ter- ritory the prohibitory luws of Kausus. Mr. Fiteh suid this was an atempt on the part of tho advocates of probibition to win in the house what thoy had lost in committee, Mr, Laws of Nebrask, where there was high heense, had heen selected us & compromise. Now tho gentlemen whose hobby was prohibition uttempted to extend over Oklahoma the Kansas luw which state after state as voted they would not «.coept, The question was w the housc would override the unaninious committee in ordor 10 ploase gentlemen who were advucates of probibition, Mr. Cutcheon protested against tirusting upon the Indiaus in Ollahoma the unspe able, the indescribable curse of whiskey shops. Mr. Funston declared that in Kunsus there was not one oven saloon, ile hoped the time would s0on come wher. the republican party would champion the cause of prohibition us it had champloned the cause of liberty, Mr. Stewart offered an amendment. as substituto for Kelly's mo 1on, providing thal section 210 of the revised stacates sball be in force in tha territory until after the ad- journment of the first scssion of the legisla- tive assembly, Agreod to, On motion of Mr. Holman an amendment was adopted providing that nono of the lands embraced in the territory shall mure to the or benefit of railroad corporations except right-of -way heretofore granted. iding further discussion the comuittes wud the house adjourned. A PARALY1IU'S E Move While Burns to Death, Powr Hurkoy, Mich, March 12 Carlisle, an aged lady Living thr of M » fixiug a fire in the stove Sunday, acciden ignited her clothiag, und wis 50 badiy burned that she died Mon- day, Her husband, the only other ocoupant of the house, witnessed the whole oc currence, but was powerless to belp her, as he 15 paralytic and unablo to move hand or foot. Ior threo hours he wus com pelled to watch the excruciuting agonios of bLis wife, When their daugnter returned from church medical ald was summoned, but 1o late, —— Tho Weath For Omaha and vicioity: Fair weather, For Nobraska aud Iowa—Colder, fair, northwesterly winds; fair on Friday For South Dakota—Hair, nortbwester winds, lower tewperature, IGHT, Unable t His Wife Mra. e miles west vaville, wh Forecast,