Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 21, 1890, Page 1

SPANISHSTATESMEN'S VIEWS How They Regard the Resignation of Princa Bismarck. INCOMPATIBILITY OF TEMPER. Minister of Foreign Affairs Arnijo Thinks That the Cause of the Trouble Between Kmperor and Chancellor. How 1t Is Regarded in Spain. [Copyright 180 by James Gordon Benne't.\ Mannin, March 20.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to . Tue Bee.|-Today being the feast of San Jose increased tho usual difMiculty of interviewing Spanish states- men, who expect to be petitioned o week at east in advance. I was enabled to porson- ally get the opinion of Senor Sagasta, Mar- quis Vega de Armijo and Senor Moret, who is one of the best informed libcral states- men, 1 first called ab the prime minister's resi- dence, but was unable to effect au entrance, as the door bell had been removed 1 ex- pectation of such visits. 1 was fortunite enough, howoever, to interview Sagasta on the stairs as ho was leaving in company avith the ministers of justico and the treasury of the colonies. Ho was junable, he suid, to form an opinion until assured of the per- manency of Prince Bismarck's retiroment, of which ho had doubts. He believed the chancellor's retirement. if permanent, would not affect the immediate outiook of European politice, g I next saw Senor Mo Prince Bismarck,” said he, “will have no consequences in Spain, Spain is quite un- corcerned in the igternal policy of central Kurope.” In epita of the protestations of a self-sufii- cient lackey I sont up my card to the Mar- quis Vega de Armijo, who has been confined o biis houso by illness the past ten days, I was particularly anxious to see him becauso not ouly as minister of foreign affairs does he control the foreign policy of the nation, but beeause ho held the post under a liberal government in 1883 at the time Prince Bis- marck was thought to be considering a pol- .y of reapproachment with Spain, and ac- companied Alfonso to Berlin iv November of the same year, returning when the king was hooted by a Parisin mob. No Spanish statesman has studied Prince Bismarck’s policy with greater interest and judgment. *The resignation of Prince Bismarck,” said the marquis, “is no surprise to me. When William 1L came to the throno I told the German embassudor that I did not think Prince Bismarck would remain in office six months under his new master. 1 based that bolief upon my kuowl cdgo of tho character of one and what I guessed of the character of the other. They are quite incompatible. Prince Bismarck can only exist by subordinating surround- ings to his will. The emperor is too 1nde- pendent to tolerate a tutor, to accept the chancellor as his philosopher and friend and remamn in a state of passive obedience, It was impossible for the young soldier to have therefore regarded Princo Bismarck as in a condition of possible resignation which might become acute, the case becoming acute by the attitude of the emperor in calling the Berlin conference, The chancellor was un- willing to bear the responsibility of so extra- ordinary a4 measure. The socialist movement also seemed to bring prob- lems with which he felt himself unable to deal in his own way with a free hand, As for the conference, I doubt tho advantage. The result will probably be sci- entific ruther than practical. The solution of the serious questions which have given birth to 1t can hardly be obtained by an as. sembly of gentlemen, As to the effect of Bismarck's resignation on tho triple allianco, 1 believe that for the present there will be no change, nor do I believe that the proba bility of a general European war will be in- creused, Whether the war party in Ger- many may be ultimately strengthened, I cannot vencure to say. By the withdrawal of 80 great a factor in European politics wo must not count mainly on the personality of the emperor himself.” “The fall of The Emperor's Letter to Bismarck. [Copyright 1% by James Gordon Bennatt.) Beriiy, March 20.—|New York Herald Cablo—Special to Tur Bee.]—For the first time Reichsanzeiger announces the resigna- tion of the chancellor and the appointment of General Caprivi, At the same time it an- nounces that Count Herbert temporarily takes charge of of the mimstry of foreign af- fairs. The Reichsanzeiger also publishes a text of the kaiser's letter accepting the changcellor's resignation. he lettor is as follows: My Dear Prince: It is with deep emotion that I learn from your request of March 18 that you are determined to retire from the oftice filled by you for so many years with such incomparablo results, I had hoped thav during the lifetime of eithor of us not to have to face the eventuality of our sopuration. 1T am now, whilo thor- oughly conscious of the far-reaching import- ance of your retirement, compelled to faco this eventuality, I do so with a heavy heart, but with the conviction that my granting your request will contribute to the preserva- tion and conservation of your life and strength, which are both of priceless valuo to the fatherland. The reasons you give me for your decision prove to me that further attempts to induce you to withdraw your request are useless, I thereforo grant in all kindness your wishes, and accordingly relleve you of your offices as chancellor, president of the ministry and minister of foreign affairs with the firm con- viction that your advice and great abilities and your fidehity and selt-sacrifice will in the future, as in the past, be available for we and for the futherland.” A prominent member of the reichstag, in speaking of Caprivi, told me today that the genoral has a great knowledgo of pariiamen- tary matters, a shrewd intellect, but he is frank snd open, with a faculty for making friends, . Italy Is Uneasy. (Copyright 18.0 by Jamss Gordon Bannsth] Rowme, March 20.—|New York Herald Cable—Snecial to Tus Bee.| — Premier ispi has received a tolegram from Bismarck announcing his resignation, m which he ex- pressed the hope that Italy and Germany would remain good friends. The premier responded that it would not bo his fault if friendship was interrupted, as he wguld con- tinue to do all in hus power to preserve the present relations. Italy is uneasy over the retwrement of the mighty chancellor, and everybody is waiting to hear what Crispl has to say, but the vre.aler is silent. ‘There is rejoiciog in the vatican, and the hberals and radicals in the chamber are greatly encouraged. Giovanui Boiro, the radical leader, was enthusiastic tonight when I met him in the chawmber, THE OMAHA' DAILY BEE —_— - NINETEENTH YE_A R. OMAHA, FRIDAY MARCH 21, 1890. NUMBER 270, ideas of Mazzini so far as the constrfetion l and building up of national German unity is concerned. and confirming that unity by public right. Having dono this, he becamo anti-Mazzini, and even the personification of Ciwsarism, He could not, therefore, but fall before the social question which the immense armaments of military monarchies have brought to the front. Bismarck’s fall must have a great and present influeace on European politics, but 1t will be a beneficial wnfluence, Italy will derive such an 1mpulse from it that a policy more favorable to her national autonomy must arise—a policy more conformable to the uutural necessities of the country, even if it give a shock o the present cabinet. ‘The emperor in interprot- in the exigencies of the social policy cannot but second the efforts in the interests of peace.” - PEACE WILL REIGN. Bismarck's Retirement Viewed with Regrot but Without Anxiety. Henriy, March 20.—The National Gazette says the appointment of General von Cap- rivi to succeed Prince Bismarck as chancel- lor has nothing of a threatening character. The Vossische Zeitung says the tension Dbas been brought to a climax by the fact that the destinies of Europe have been suddenly deprived of their axis, Prince Bismarck was the pguarantee of peace. His- tory will” presorve the memory of his sorvices in the cause of peace. FHis succes- sor will be compelled to 1immediately deal with the question of the reduction of the mifitary burden 1n the interests of peace. The nation witnesses the retirement of Bis- marck with regret, but without anxiety. Prince Bismarck has made_urrangeiments to yacate the palace of the chafcellor at an carly date. German Imparial Rescripts. Breriiy, March 20.—A special edition of the Reichsanzeiger contains imperial rescripts cordially thanking Bismarck for his services and appointing him Dukg of Laueuberg, col onel general of cavalry and field marshal general; also appointing Count Herbert Bis- marck ad interim minister of foreign affairs and General von Caprivi chancellor and president of tho Prussian ministry. Bismarck’s acceptance of o dukedom, the offer of which from William L. te repeatedly deelined, has occasioned surprise. In the emperor's first rescript be says, ac- ceding to the request he made on the 18th inst, that he grants Bismarck permission to retire, hoping confidently that the Fatherland will profit in the fuwro as it has profited 1 tho past by his counsel, energy and faithful devotion. The emperor regards it as the most prov- \dential aispensation of his lifo that on - sev- eral occasions he has had Prince Bismarcl by his side. What the prince has achieved for Prussin and Germany and what the prince has been to him and his predecessor he will ever preserve in gratoful remembrance. Bismarck's wise and energetic policy of peaco by which his majesty is resolved to be guided in the future, being fully convinced of 1ts correctness, will always bo remem- bered and well deserves rccognition. It is not in the emporor's power to reward Bismarck for his services, but as a sign of his lasting thanks he confers upon him the dignity of Duke of Laureaberg and presents him with a life-sized oil painting of himself. In the second rescript the emperor thanks Bismarck as a military leader for his invalu- able services in the army during the time of William I and to the present day, retaining Bismarck in the highest rank by appointing him fleld marshal and colonel general of cavalry, ‘The rescripts abound prossions of regard and conclude: bless you, my dear prince, and grant you many years of untroubled old age, bright- aned by the consclousness of duty truly ful- filled. 4 in effectionate ex- “God German-American Comment. Cnicaco, March 20, — The Illinois Staats Zeitung, commeating on Bismarck’s retirement says: “Only one thing is certain and that is that Bismarck's retirement pro- s u feeling of uncertainty.” 0., March 20.—The Volksblatt says of Bismarck's resiguation: “It is not surprising that the chancellor teadered his resignation. The chancellor was an obstacle to the emperor's idea of absoluto wmon- archism.” ‘The Volksfreund sces in the changed situ- ation a concession to tne opposition, espe- cinlly to the Catholic church. It was appar- ent that the growth of the opposition was such that the government could not carry measures without the aid of one or the other of the wings of the opposition, £he result will be the granting of some of the rights of Catholics which have been withheld under Bismarck's administration. The new minis- ter will have no policy except that of the em- peror. MiLwavkee, Wis, March 20.—Der Herold, commenting on Bismarck’s resigna- tion, suys: *‘The emperor fully compre- hends that he himself 1s responsible for the future of the German empire, and it is but just to admit that his wishes should at least be consulted in the management of affairs. Bismarck, without doubt, holds tenaciously to his ideas. The emperor, on the other hand, 18 imbued with modern ideas ot life and government, and it remains to be seen whether he has rightly gauged the situation We hope that he will not be under the nec essity of recalling Bismarck.” A ussian Opinion. St. PETERSBURG, March 20.—The Novosto today published another article on tho re- tirement of Bismarck from the German chancellorship, ‘I'he paper declares that the solitary support of the editice of Buropean peace has crumbled. e ke, A Roman ¥ensation. [Copyright 1590 by James Gordon Bennett.] Rowe, Morch 20.—|New York Herald. Cable—Special to Tre Bee.|—The sensation in this city tonigat is the announcement in Fanfulla that Andrew Costa, the socialist deputy, bas fled to America, The chamber bas been for two days wrestling with his case. He has been condemned to three years' imprisonment for resisting the police- but he cannot bo arrestod unless the cham, ber consents, There was a scene of greau excitement today during the debate. I do not velieve that Costa hns fled, although I feel sure that Crispi will succeed in remov- 10g his legislative protection. General Passenger Agonts. City or Mexico, March 20.—At the meet- ing of the American association of general passenger agents yesterday the election of oficers for the eusuing year was held. A. C. Mchaelis of tho Mexican Central railway was elected president. 1t was resolved to hold the next meeting of the assoviation September 17 at Denver. General Passen ger Agent Busenbark of the Chicago, St. Paul & Kauvsas City becomes chairman of the executive committee for the ensuing year, - The Fire Record, Jacksoxviiie, Fla, Maren 20,—Two blocks of buildings and a boarding house in La Villa suburbs burned this morning, caus ing @ loss of $135,000. lnsured. Cu1ca6o, March 20, —The hammer shops at Pullman burned this morning, causiog a loss of $8,000. Between three and four hun- dred hands are thrown out of employment temporarily, ——— The Sugar Trust Dividend. NEw York, March 20.—Judge O'Hrien of the supremo court today heard and reserved his decision upon the application of the sugar wrust for leave, under the judge’s recent de- cision, to declare a dividend of per cent on $50,000,000 of trust certificates, He will “Biswarck,” Le said, “bas followed ;n,,lumuumc matter LWOFTOW, IT IS NOT AN EXPERIMENT. Becretary Rusk Says Nebraska Beet Bugar is a Winner, THE VERY BEST IN THE WORLD. Diverse Opinions Among RepubM- cans on the Tariff Bill—Not Much Chance for National Bank Legisiation, ¢ 513 FOURTERNTH STREET, Wasmixaroy, D. C., March 2). Mr. Dorsey had an interview with the sec- retary of agriculture this morning in refer- enco to an experimental station for the beet sugar industry in Nebraska. Mr. Dorsey's idea was to appropriate §100,000 and have the government make experiments there in the raising of beets and reducing thom, as was done with sorghum at Fort Riley, Kan. Secretary Rusk in his emphatic way said: I would not recommend such a proposition, for the reason that the beet sugar industry is not in its experiental stage. It is o win- ner. The fact is the beets raised last year in Nebraska contain a larger percentage of saccharine matter than any raised in any part of the world. We need no experiments, a8 we have already established the essential fact. Wo are trying to secure all the beet soed possible to supply the demands upon us. Wnat the people of Nebraska should do now is to organizo and establish retneries as the beets are of no value without refiner- ies.” Mr. Dorsoy informed the secretary that worle in this direction had already been taken up in some’ localitics, The secretary ther said further: “Iam satisfled that in a very few years the west will proauce the sugar consumed in this country, and more.” Mr, Dorsey is much interested in this sub- ject and grasps every opportunity to further he iterests of this industry. He expressed a belief that it would eventually be of great venefit to the Nebraska farmers and would do much to solve the problems with which they are confronted tgday. DIVERSE OPINIONS. Nebraska and Iowa present a very good idea of the divieions which are common among republicans on the subject of the tarifi bill. At a conference of the Iowa re- publicans last night, which continued til a late hour, au expression was made which threatens to be the unanimous decision of the delegation against any reduction of the internal taxes and in favor of free sugar. Fimal action was deferced. Just across the Missouri, in Nebraska, the three ropresentatives and Lwo senators oppose any disturbance of the sugar duty. The grow- ing beet sugar nduatry i their state is tho cause of this position. The Nevraskans would prefer to see all of the internal taxes abotished rather than have their beet sugar industry destroyed. So it goes, each man in congress must stand by the local interests of his district. But there will be a tariff bilg finally passed and it will be very acceptable to the country. DOWN ON NATIONAL BANKS. Another black eye was given national banking interests today through the granger influence. The house committee on banking and currency had up a bill providing that national banks may Joan 10 ver cent of their surplus as well as their capital stock to in- dividuals. The opposition to any class of legislation in favor of national banks appeared with renewed vigor in the committes and it was, agreed that the measure should be revorted adversely. It was recommended by the comptroller of tho currency. The prospects for any kind of legislation intended to re- lieve the national banking interests at the hands of this congress aro now very smoll. ‘The farmers of the far west have poured into congress a wagon load of petitions pro testing against any kind of legislation tend- ing to give an impetus to national banking incerests and congress seems 1o bo thorough- ly frightened. THE BUTTERWORTH BILL. At o meeting of the house committes of agriculture today there was developed the fact that a favorable report can unanimously be maae on the Butterworth bill prohibiting speculation upon the future delivery of food products. The fight for this measure has been made by the farmers of the country, who allege that the flctitious prices of specu- lators control the actual warket price of the grain stock of the country. There is no doubt that the bill cun be readily passed in either house when it 18 taken up for consid- eration. The enemies of the weasure will have no quarter shown them. UNION PACIFIC FUNDING BILL. A member of the house stated to your cor- respondent today thut he had made a cun- wvass of the senate upon the question of Sen- ator F'ry’s bill proposing an extension of the time within which the Union Pacific rail- road company shall pay 1ts indebtedness to the governreent, and that there was enough outspoken opgosition to guarantes the measure’s failure in the upper branch of congross. This member says that there is no doubt thut the Union Pacific funding bill is dead so far as this congress is con- cerned. - NOT A SURPRISE. Very littlo surprise was expressed this afternoon when the announcement was made thut the senate by a vote of 37 to 81 had refused to pass the Blair educational bill. There has been a steady decline in the popularity of the measure for almost two years. ‘Uhis was due to the increasp in the appropriations for pensions and public im- provemonts and the incessant talking for the bill by its author. Senator Blair nas consuwmed about ten days in debates himself and many more days were consumed by other senators. When the bill was first voted upon a few years ago it roceived a two-thirds majority. The next tume it paosed the senato the majority was' some- what diminished, and now it is no wonder that the bill perished, It will not likely ever come up again, A BLACK EYE FOR GORMAN. The shout and burst of applause which went up from the galleries in the house today when Mr. Mudd took the oath of oftice and the seat to which he was elected sounded very much like ashout of triumph and the first sigual for the downfall of Gor- mun's rula in Maryland. ‘The case hes a pur- ticularly important feature, inasmuch as the man who unseated Mr. Compton has beens for years pust Senator Gorman's right hand mau i politics n Maryland. ~ Compton held a political office for years and years and has lived at the public trough, and when at last the stato of Maryland grew tired of provia- for nim and refused to re-elect mim, Gorman forced his county w0 nomiunate Compton for cougress aud has over since claimed ho was elected. 1n fact very fow cared to run against Mr. Gorman's aud Mr, Compton's roughs, and when Mr, Mudd con- sented to run it was considered a for- lorn hope. But even the peopie of that boss-ridden district rebélled aod to the surprise of every ono Mr. Mudd secured n majority of the votes, 'Ihon the peculiar mothoas of Gorbam came into play and the returns were fixed 80 as to give Mr. Comp ton aun alleged majority. Today the galleries were crowded with Marylauders, both re- publicans and independent dewocrats, who wanted to see justice doue, During Mr. Cooper's speech ‘they burst forth with ap plauses and the speaier had a bhard time to silencs them. When the yictory was won tuey could not restrain themselyes and gavo vent to their joy by shouts and loud hand clapping, The effect of the house's action will be & great and good ono, and although the lngislature has gerrymandered the state this action will give eucouragement to the independent votors that justice will bo given them by congress if they can prove as they did this time that they were cheated or drives away from the polls, It was indeed @ very great day ASHINGTON BUREAU Tire OMAnA Bee, } | el MORNING, for Maryland ; ahd heard the shout with it is the first bell sdunding for his down fall’ The seating of Mr. M#dd ‘gives tho republi cans three congressmoh ' ffom tho state and equalizes the deleg tioti{in the house, which has not occurred befdto in the history of Mr. Gorman ling for ho knows PETTIGREW THE nUsTLER. Senator Pettigraw of South Dakota was today before thehause committee on rivers and harbors and made an impressive argu- ment in favor of an appropriation of £150,000 for improvements of the channel of the Mig- souri river at Piorre, Chamberlain and Yankton, 8. D, by the removal of snags, dredging, eto. Ho iasists that the Missouri could be made navigably to the Missis- sippi. He pomted out the fact that thers had been no appropriation made for this work, although it was proposed to give $100,000 ' for improvoments intended to prevent an overflow at Sioux City. The committee will likely report in favor of the proposition. Senator Pettigrew has achioved great success so far 4o 611 undertakines in behaif of his constitients, Ho has suc- ceeded in se('urln‘ favorable reports on n number of public building bills for South Dakota, has secured favorable action upon a large number of private measutes for bis coustituents and hal just been informed that his proposition to appropriate §20,000 for sur- veys preliminary to artesian frrigation in South Dakota will t6 favorably acted upon by the senate comufitteo on appropriations and added to the, ur’enz deficiency bill. By his successes he has already earned the titlo of “the hustler.” The committes on Indian affairs today authorized Senator, Pettigrew to make o favorable report upon his bill for the relief of those who settled upon the Crow Indian reservation in South Dakota in Februdry, 1885, and were subsequently ejected b presidential proclamation: also the bill for the establishment of an Indian school at Pierro B3 wiscefLaNEoUs, Senator Moody ifftroduced a bill today providing that all véterinary surgeons in the United States army shall be paid €125 yper month and have the relative rank and al- lowances of _a lentenant of cavalry; that cach regimebt of cavalry shall have two veterinaty surgeons aud each regiment of infantry Aud artillery one; that appointments of ve¥inary surieons here- after shall be made from graduates of recog- nized veterinary colleges who shall pass an examination to be fixed by the secretafy of war. From the committee o public lands Sen- ator Paddock today reporied adversely the bill restoring the' tinber culture right of Amos H. Worthington of Phelps county, Ne- braslka, 'Iho senate committbe oo commerce today ordered a favorable. rt;pon on the honse jnint. resolution directing thesecratary of war to appoint a board of engineer officers to inves- tigate and report upon ghe expedienoy of tun neling the Detroit aiver. Senator Manderson_ ntroduced a bill pro- viding that soldiers afd marines in tno late war who now receive af shall receive arti- ficial limbs from the gavernment every five years shall receive' them hereafter every threo years. Wiliiam Walsh was today appointed post- master at Dale, Custer county, upon the recommendation of Mri Dorsey. Prry S. Heatm, s A LETTER O INSTRUCTION. e Rules for the Salq of the Recently Ceded Sioux Liands. WasHINGTON, March 20.—The scoretary of the interior has prepkued a letter of instruc- tion to the commisgjongr of the general land office which is to goyera the sale of the lands recently ceded to the "L_Iil’ud States by the Sioux nation of India The letter is in offect a construction o#23ton 21 of tha Sioux act of March 2, 1880, which provides that these lands shall be disposed of to actual settlers only under the homestead law and that the price to be paid for the land disposed of during the first three years shall be $3 25 per acre, 74 cents per acre for all disposea of duriug the next two years and b0 cents ver acre for the residue of the land then undisposed of. The secretary holds first, that the purchase money must be paid at the date when the final proof 18 submitted, at the expiration of tho five years' residenco required by the act, ex-soldiers having the benefit of the tiwo they served in the urmy to four years, and second, the price which the settiers are required to pay for land ve- comes fixed at the date of originul entry, and any- subscauent sottler on land so eatered and abandoned shall be required to pay tho same amount per acre as the settler who mado the first entry. MRS, l‘liAfis PRANKS, A Nebraska Woman . Who May Rue +Her Falthiossness, Dexven, Colo., Mareh 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tre Bee. [~ Yesterday S. C. Prall of Elizabeth, Neb., arrivod in_ this city in search of his runaway wife. He had blood in his eye and soon had ber located and. also her paramour, & man named James M- Mullen, whom the police early in the day cap- tured, and the chargoof adultery was placed against him, Search jvas then taken up for the woman, and last faght the polico caught ner. Prall says ho intends to proseoute the guilty pair to the fullest extent of the law and says he doesn’t lnow any such thing as let-up on this case. H$ intends to make it hot for a couple of other veoplo, one 1 tiis city and another in Peblo. Tho party here is namea Woods, and Prall says he awns livery stable, and the Pueblo man’s name is J. B, Frank.' He recently caught his wifo writing o letter to Fraak telling him that the old man wus going away for a fow weeks and asking him to’ come to Elizabeth and visit during his ubsence. Prall found a let ter from Irank saying ke would be on hand, and this caused & row, and Mrs. Prall quietly stole away. She now languishes in Juil with her paramour. e rs. Burchell Visits Her Husbana. Waonstock, Ont., March 20,—(Special Telegram to Tue Ber.J—After her liberation today Mrs. Burchell was driven to the jail. The meeting between Ausband and wife was very formal. There was scarcely a trace of emotion on the part of ¢ither. Burchell held out his hand with u iere “How do you do.” Mrs, Burchell took it and submitted to a kiss, and this part of the meeting was over. Mre. Burcholl remained with her husband for about a quarter of &n hour and until she was compelled to leayeto catch the train for Niagara Falls. She hss some kind frionds there, among whom #hewould wish to be for & tme at least, Heér counsol accompanied her to Niazara Falls pad will probably go on to New York to #iéat Stevenson and his daughter, who will arsive on Friday on the Germunic. Mrs, Baretiell stated that she would coubtless aceompany her futher to Woodstock again afierbis arrival. Honwell's trunks arrived here today and were placed in charge of the jail authorities, where they will remain until aftér the trial! e Bolievea to' Be Ninilist ToroxTo, Ont., Mayeh 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bree]—Charles and Louls Svhochered yesterday decoyed Morris Gold- stein into their premises aud beat him into insonsibility, after which they robbed him of §200. Goldstein has thirty-ive wounds on his head sad his recovery is doubiful The police say ‘the prisouers aro nihilists and believe thera i8 something more than robbery behind the attack. They think Gold- stein may have been a Hussian spy and that the object of the attack waus revenge. . Swiped the Pocketbook. CLEYELAND, O., March 20,—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bem ]I, L. Sterrett of Ster- rettania, Pa., left Bt. Louis last night on the Big Four road with 2800 in his inside pocket. On tha train was an honeat appear- lng man, who said be lived neur Mr. Ster- retu’s Lowio. When the traid arrived hero today the vtranger snatched Sterrett's pock €tbook und cscaped with it Mr. Sterrett is an 0ld man and is left peaniless by the thief. 3 THE BLAIR-BILL ;DEI It Faila to Pass in the Sona Vote of 37 to 31 va BOSS GORMAN'S PET UNSEA Compton Ousted and Mudd Sworn in—Pork Packers Protest Against Ment Inspees tion Measure. munds’ Senate. Wasmiseroy, March 2).—In the senato todny Mr. Cockrell presented a protest of the Pork Packers’' association of St. Louis against the bill for the inspection of meats, saying the bill was unnecessary and injuri- ous to the stock raising and canning inter osts—moro injurious even than German and ¥rench probibition. Mr. Sherman said the signers of the pro~ test wero acting under a misapprehension of one section of the bill (first) which was ex- actly the opposite of what they assumed it to bo. They assumed that the bill required inspection in all cases where meat had been salted sixty days before exportation. This was a misrepresentation, The protest was referred to the committee on foreign rela tions. Among the bills reported and placed on the calendar was one granting right-of-way 10 & railroaa company ucro«s the Mille Lac Indian reservation in Wisconsin. The educational bill was taken o'clock as unfivished business. After taking up the Blair bill after de- Date the sonate proceeded on the bill and its amendments. The first vote was on tho toree amendments offered by Mr, Moody ot South Dalota that the illiterates among the Indians shall be included in the calculations. Mr. Hawley, opposing the bill, rcad the table of appropriations to be made for the next fiscal year, with the following recapitu- lation: Probable appropriations, 000: proposed appropriations, total, £42,000, Estimated $450,400,000: excess of appropriations over revenue, $73,442.000. Mr. Moody’s amendment was agreed to. ‘The senate proceeded to vote on the third reading and the engrossment of the bill. It resulted ugainst the bill. Mr. Blair changed his vote from no so as to make a motion to reconsider. The result was announced—yeas, 81; uays, 37, as fol- lows: Y eas, Republican—Messrs. Allen, Alhson, Chandler, Cullom, Dawes, Dolph, Edmunds, Evarts, Higgins, tloar, McMillan, Manderson, Mitchell, Morrill, Moody, Pettigrew, Platt, Squire, = Stantord, Stewart, Stockbridge, “Teller, Wilson of 1owa. Democrats-—Messrs. Barbour, Colquitt, Danicl, George, Hamp= ton, Hearst, Pasco, Pugh—81. Nays, Republicans — Messra. Aldrich, Blair, Davis, Dixon, Farwell, Frye, Hale, Hawley, Hiscock, Ingalls, Jones of Nevada Pierce, Plumb, Sawyer, Sherman, Spoone Walcott. Democrats—Messrs. Bates, Berry, Blackbury, Blodgett, Cockerill, Coke, Fauli- ner, Gorman, Gray, Harris, Jones of Ar~ kansas, Kenna, Morgan, Payne, Reagan, ‘Turpie, Vest, Voor! , Walthall and Wil- son.of Maryland s ‘The following pairs were announced: Messrs. Butler, Vance, Paddock, Cusey, Gabson, Brown and Call, who were for the bill, with Messrs. Quay, McPherson, Fustis, Rausom, Washburn. Hpck and Cameron, who ware against t. Mr. Blair made a motion to reconsider the vote, which motion was entered, and after an executive session the senate adjourned. up at 1 Hou WasniNetoN, March 2).—In the house today Mr. Henderson of lowa presented o resolution of the general ussembly of lowa urging legislation against the udulteration of lard. Referred. On motion of Mr. Gear of Towa the senate bill was passed, with an amendment strikiog out the appropriating clause, for a public building at Burlington, Ia., at a limit of cost of §100,000. Tho house then resumed consideration of the Mudd-Compton contested election case, and was addressed by Mr. Compton, the sitting member, in hie own behalf, Mr. Moore of Texas, on behalf of the mi- nority of the committee, offered a_resolution declaring Mr. Compton entitled to his seat. Defeatod--Yeas, 145: nays, 155, The ma- jority resolution declaring Mr. Mudd cn- titled to tho seat was adopted—yeas,” 150; nays, 145, Mr. Mudd appeared and tools the oath of office. Mr. Morrow of California moved that the house go into committee of the whole for further cousideration of the pension appro- priation bill, pending which Mr. Hooker of Mississippi moved an adjonrnment. Lost. Mr. Morrow’s motion was agreed to. The committee immeadiately urose and the house adjourned. S PR Pacific Sinking Fund. WAsmINGToN, March 20.—In response to the house resolution the secretary of the treasury has tMmnsmitted to the house a statement that there are now held n the United States treasury for the sinking fund of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific comuanies first mortgage bonds as follows: Union Pacific, §.515,000; Central Pacific, £020,000, These bonds were acquired under whe provisions of the. act of March and with the exception of 582,000 pur from the proceeds of the sale of §760, per cont United States bonds held in_fund, wero_all_purchased and paid for with ac- cumulated interest on securities in tho fund and amounts due the companies for trans. vortation services porformed for the govern- wenty -— Lacy's RWecommendation, WAsHINGTON, March 20.—The comptroller of the currency in his annual report recom- mend a law which limits the liability of an association, firm or person to one-tentn of the capital stock actually paid in, to be amended by the addition of the words: “Augmented by 80 much of its surplus fund as from time to time may be determined by the comptroller of the currency to be bona fide and unimpaired, but no part of the surplus fund is to be di- verted or in eny manner withdrawn until the approval of the comptroller has first been obtamed. Rut the discount of bills of exchange drawn in good faith ogainst actually existing funds and discount of commercial and business paper actually nwned by the person negotiating the same shall not be considered as money borrowed.” I'he house committee this morning con- dered this proposition, which was taken up in the form uf a bill, and after a long discu sion rojected it on tho ground that it tendaed to further favor the large banks, Proctor lssues an Ovder, WasniNaToN, Mavch 20,—Secretary Proc tor has issued 4 general ofder to the army that he ter commanding officers at posts where a goneral court-martial is couvenad shall, at the request of any prisoner who is to be arraigned, detaila suitable officer of the commana as counsel to defend such pris- soner, If there be uo such officer availuble at the post the fact shall be reported w the apvoiuting authority for action, Contirmations. WasniNoror, March 20.—The following nowivations were confirmed by the senate today: Register of the land office—Reuben B. Krantz, Mitchell. Postmasters, lowa A. Willison, Creston; Charles E. J 1 . 1. Cousin, Webb, Hendford. Wiscousin ris, jr,, Sturgson Bay, Joseph Har- WILD A WORTHLESS FELLOW, An Unbroken Record of Lying and Disobedience. Cinieaeo, March 20.—In the Steelo court- martial today counsel for the prisoner offered a statemont made by Recruiting Sergeant Wenrith of this city to tho effect that Wild had voluntarilyatalkea with him (Weunrith) about the case, suymng the only reason e refused to obey Steele was that he had a grudgo against him and wanted to et even. 1f ho could get Steelo behind the bars he would be satisfied. Wild further told Wen- rith that he had been in the army fifteen years, never more than five ycars in one troop. - Wild was asked what he had to sa these statements. He declined to answer, saying that ho was not on trial. Sergeant Wenrith was recalled and reiter ated his statement and identitied Wild, Members of Licutenant Steele's troop then testified as to his_kind demeanor a8 an offi- cer and to Wild's bad reputation. While in the Eighth cavalry he bad been i prison many timos for disobeying orders and othor offensess Licutenant Crowder, counsel for Steele, then offered the record of Wild’s connaction with troop ¥, Eighth cavalry, It showed that it extended over u period of sixtecn months, during which time b had spent 105 days in the guard house, had been court martinled 81X times, imprisoned onco for dis- obeying orders, onco for quitting his post of duty an four times for other offonses. This evidence, the lieutenant said, he introduced for tho purpose of showing that Lieutenant Steele in striking Wild, aid 80 with provocation, knowinz as he did ‘that Wild was an habitual guard house character. Lieutenant Crowder also offered to put in the record of Wild when in the Fifteenth in fantry, from which ho was discharged for disability, and that while thero eighteen months ho had_been eleven times in the guard house and that in the recruiting sta- tion at Jefferson, Mo., ho had been put_in the guard house for insubordination. The judge advocate objected to its introduction, but before the court arose to o into the pri vate room Lieutenant Crowder said ho hoped the members would recollect that Wild had been lauded all over tho United States ns ono of the country's defendors; that his canse had been mpioned by the authorities of the land from the highest to thoss of the dime mu- seum, all of which was duo to the pr representatives of which had been upon by mep of a_ character like Wi was, therefore, but just that Licutenant Steele should be given evory opportunity to snhow the kind of a cha er ho had to deal with 1in Wild. ‘The court, after a brief executive session, overruled the objection of the judze advo- cate and also another made apuinst the ad- mission of the record of Wild in the Coluw- bus barracks. Licutenant Steele will bo placed on the stand tomorrow. The McCalla Inquiry. NEW YORK, March 20.—In the McCalla in- quiry today tho commander told of his charges against Ensign Kiine. Ho said the Enterprise was anchored a few miles below Antwerp. He awakened between midmght and 2 o m. and remembering that tho sheet chains were not fast calied his orderly, but received no respovse. Then he got up and dressed. Not fludiug anyons on the spar deck he went to the pilot houso and there found Kline asleep in a chaiv. The quartermaster was also absent fram the quarter deck and the orderly from tho cubin door. The cow- miander called the, exocutive ofiicer, ordored the men confined and put the ensign under nru‘n “for being nsleap at his post and deny- e it g Kline was then calied and said after com- ing on watch that he went aft to look at a steam cutter which was towing astern. Then he took several turns on the bridge and went into the pilot houso. Between one and two bells the sentry reported all right. Later the quartermuster asked leave to go to tho head, which was granted. Soon after McCalla came hurriedly i and charged him with being asleep and ordered bim, the quartermaster and the orderly under arrest. Witness stood watch on the bridge instead of on the quarterdeck because of the squall. Ho said bcCaila was very excited and would receive no explana- tion. Quartermaster Graham and Orderly Flynn corroborated this teatimony. 1t was brought out that Flynn stood watch for the quarter- master while the latter went to the head. o admitted that 1f the captamn had called him during the quartermaster's ubsence there would have been no lookout. il Healey's Hearing. $ax FraNcisco, March 20.—In the Healoy investigation today that gentleman testified rogarding the tricing up of saiiors from the merchant bark Eswella. The master com- plained to Captain Healey that several of his men would not work or obey him. They used most disgraceful language toward hia (Healey). His only rogrot was thut ho had not punishea them more severoly. ot N FLOOD NEWS, The Fairest Portion of the Yazoo Deita Threatened. VICKsBURG, Miss., March 20,—The crovasse at Raleigh, La, and at Offutts, Miss., is likely to affect seriously the railroads i the respective vicinitios, The Offutts crevasse is now 500 feet wid Unless closed very s0on the crevasse will flood large portiors of Washington, Sparkey and Issaquena ties, the garden of the Yazoo delta, covoring an immense area, The Laleigh crevasse is enlarging at the rate of two feet an hour, All attempts to prevent the ends of the loveo from caving in have boen in van, “There is great distress in the track of the crevasse for want of skiffs to movo persons and property outof danger. No additional loss of life 1s reported. - Another Strik> tmpending. Cnicaco, March 20. —| Special Telegram to Tk Bee. ] --There 18 another strike impend- ing in all the brick yards located in Cook county, outside of the city of Chicago. In the city yards the hours ot labor average oight hours, while 1n the country yards they huve heretofore been ten per day, and the country makers have been able to put their products on the city marketat a greater profit than could be maae by the local manu- fucturors. The combetition has been koen, and 60 sevorely has it been folt by the firms in the city that they have decided in case tho hours of labor are not reduced in the coun- try yards to demand that the hours of labor in the city yards shali be increased to ten hours a day. There is a scarcity of brick, owing to the continuance of building opera” tions during the entire winter, ana this de cision may not be acted upon by the city manufacturers until June, The country manufacturers say, however, ihat they have contracted to make eight hoirs u day's work after the first of May, But some of them want to go back on this ugresmont, and 1t they do there is sure to be a strike, Rotten Buildings Must Coma Dowa. piaxarorts, Ind, March The Bowen-Merrill compar and Becker buildings have sufliciently cooled this moraing to permit thé workmen to operations, An inspeotion of the on either side of the ruins was made and tho inspectors decided that the Wassen and Sloun blocks will have to come down, Mayor Sullivan sent for the city attorney and instructed him to proceed under the law and have all buildings supposed to bs in & shaky condition Inspected. *'Every building that is unsafe,” said the mayor, ‘'must come down,” coun- osume buildings el ] The Weather Forecast, For Omaha and vicipity—Fair weather. For Nebraska ana lowa—Cooler, fairy westerly winds. For South Dakota stationary temperature, air, variable winds, ARGUING 0N IMOMIGRATION, Sonate and Houso Committoos Lise ton to tho Discussion. MR. ROSEWATER TAKES PART, If Laws Now on the Statute Booke Weroe Enfurced There Would Be No Need of New Ones— Present 1 Wasmixaroy, Mar aring was given this morning by the committees of the houso aud senate on immigration and naturale ization, sitting jointly, to persons opposed to chnoges in the laws on theso subjects. Edward Rosewater, editor of Tuk OMANA Bre, was the first speuxer. Ho said ho represented ®w number of ierman and other societios in the west. Ho reviewod the history of immigration sice the decluration of independence and stated that the question naturally foliows: To what extent shall tho right of immigration be extendod or abridged by the United States? The speaker said ho believed tho present laws on tho statute books were sufiicient for all practical burposes to keep out undesivable classes. All that was ueeded was a more rigid ndwinistration of the laws and o closer mapection at ports of entry, Every cluss which was sought to be oxciuded by tho bills before the committeo was already excluded by oxisting laws. After the argument by Mr. Rosowater, Senator Evarts of New York, who 13 u mou er of the committee, stated that the posi- tion assimed by Mr. Rosowater was tho most reasonablo of that ndvanced by any ono who had spoken upon the subject and it his own views, He said “that he rraod with Mr. Itosewnter that there was no necessity for alarm over the immigration 1o this country and the only thing neaded was a_steiet enforcoment of tho present laws. Senator Evi oarly expressed bis views when he said: *“Thero is no use to amputato a log because there is a corn on tho tag,” which meant that he did nov think 0 Was any cuse of or necessity iug off imi tion to this vountry simpiy bocause th sro unarchists, men dicants, paupers and other objectionable characters who creep 1nto this country on rare occasions. Richard Bartholat and Simon Wolff, of the conference of delegates of the Cermans America; o b met i Washing- ton this weel, also argued against the bills, = 5 COMMONS, A Long Altereation Between Balfour and th racllites, Loxnox, March 20.—[Special Cablegram w Tux Bee |—In the houso of commons to- night in the committeo of sunply there was a loug altoreation between IBalfour and the Paruellies. i‘inally aftor continual bicker- ing and appeals to the chairman Mr. Ealfour protested against the cternal repeution of exploded calumniea by the Parnellites, whom he said were wasting the time of the house without presenting the slightest new feature of interest either to the government or to the opposition. Sir William Vornon Harcourt taunted Mr Balfour with always making practically the same specch and vebroved him.as respon- siblo for the misgovernment of Ireland, for usserting that the house was bored with Trish mattors and for concluding that ull de- batable matters were answerod by a letter from his private secretary to the newspi- vers, "It was Mr. Balfour's tone of lofty contempt,” Sir William continued, “that kept alive the cxasperation of Ireland.” "Though the government might identify itsclt with the Times the houso was unable to rec- ognize letters to that newspaper as complete answers on the partof the government to serious charges, Mr. Balfour said he would eudeavor to adopt Sir William's tone and manner and that he will be certain to concili scction of the houso. IN 1H Salisbury Scolds, Loxpoy, March 20.—At a meeting of the conservative members of parliatent today Lord Sulisbury in u speech rogretted the slow progress of business intho commons, the government bemng compelled to deal with obstruction of a most determined kind, ‘The tithes bill and the land purchase bill wero of paramouut importance. The former must pass its second readiag before the Eastor recess. He ridiculed the revort that varlisment would soon be dissolved and scolded those tories whose lukewarmness, ho said, had contributed to defeat the govern- ment in the recent supplementary elcctions. Lord Salisbury expressea the hope that the difficulty with tho United States over the Behring sea matter would soon be settled. “But with such a susceptible nation as America,” he said, “Great Britain cannot negotiato at the top of her voice,”” Tuis was received with great inughter. - The McGarvey Murder Mystery. CuieaGo, March 20.—-[Special Telegram to Tug Bee |-=The police are again &t sea i the McGarvey murder mystery. For ashort time late last night the oMecials congratu- lated themselves on their success in solving the wystery, but this morning found their hopes shattered. Taylor, the enginecr with whom the murdered woman lived for several months, waa released today, there heing no evidence whatever agalust him. “Tlero seems to be no doubt about this Kunan from Milwaukee beiug the mari who accom- panied Mrs, Biogham on that fatal drive,” remarked Chief Marsh this moroing. “So far as wo aro informed his name i Pred Dammon, Detactivo Williams s, 1 think, close on Dammon's tyail. ‘The fellow ha been & habitue of the loves resorts for some timo, and he will soou boe captured.” — Kratz' Appointment, Mitcnen, 8. D., March 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tuk Ber.|—Tho appointment of K. N. Kratz to the regstarship of the United States land office at this place gives general satisfaction in this land district. Mr. Krats was chief clerk in tho some oMco frow 1583 to 1856 and has boen @ practicing land attor- ney smce then, He will make a competent ofticial, He s vica president of the security bank of Mitchell, an active Sunday school men and is president of the Mitchell Y. M, % A, A Chem CnicaGo, March w0 Tue Bee |—Mr, English chemical eogineer, was fn today i conference with several Chicago capitalists in refercuce to & largo chewmical plant 800 to he established by them in this city. The worl to bo cerried on is the man- ufcture of cortain seoret process chemicals and the obtaining of the pure tin frow scrap tin, which, it is claimed, has never becu ac- complished. John B, Wheales, an the city Stoamship Arrivals. At London—Sighted: The Wisconsin Cirecce, f:om Now York; the N from Philadelpl At New York—The Tsland, from Stotting tho Devonia, from Glasgow. Southampton—The Lahn, from New York for Bremen, At Queenstown—The Ceitio, frowm New York. - - Pat Crowe's Uase Continued. Cuicago, March 20.—The case of Patrick Crowe of Omahin, Who two weeks ago shot Oficers Briscoo and Linville and Citizen Cole, was continued till March 20, as the oftl- cers were unable Lo appear 1o court. Hoth of the officers will recover frow the effects of their wouuds,