Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 24, 1890, Page 1

— NINETEENTH FUTURE OF THE FATHERLAND | A Henreangoment of Parties in the Now Rolohstog. WINOTHORST ON THE OUTLOOK, The Party of the Center Will Sup- port the Kamer tn His Efforts for Metorm-“Dar Kioiner Exoollonz" The New Relohsiag. 1Copuright 1990 by Jeaimes Gordon Rennst.) Bennin, March 24— New York Herald Cablo-—Spocial to Tiuw Hee.|-The new rolohstag will contaln thres groat political two in desdly opposition to each the third holdiog n sort of & middle 0 botwoen thom. Tho first two partic wre & remnant of the Cartel group, which shrunk during the recont alections from 214 votes 1o 107, which Is Jte present strength, wnd the left, or opposition, grown recently from o band of 55 to one of 127 voters, The third party is the eontor or clerical Roman tholle party, It Includos ten delegates from Alsnco-Lorraine and sixtocon Polos, It has cortain definite aims to which it always romained truo. It believes in religious in struction in schools and the entire freedom of the loman Cathelie church in German, It prosorves its politieal independenco and olther opposes the government or sup- ports as it deems best, Its mouthpieco is Ludwig Von Windthorst, ex-minister of the old kingdom of Hanover, the only man wno evor bold his own with Prince Bismarck on the reichstag flo: Ho Is o contemporary of tho peince, for Herr Von Windthorst was . botn Junuury 17, 1513, while Napoleon's logions wore dying on the Itussian steppes Heis & swall, slignt man with o wrinkled' face, from which shines forth two brimful of ntelligence, kindliness and humor, “Uhis disparity betivoon him and Bismarek in stature made his pluck in tacing that doubtablo champion more conapicuous. He spoken of as “der kleiner excolienz’ by his followors, much as Bonaparte's soldiers #poke of their chief as “lo petit poral, ! He v 08 honest ana upright o man as it is possible to meet and has no higher law than conseience; ho was and is staunch friend of the dothroned house of Hanover and the teustee of the Hanoverian fund. While stead holding to his native country, Han. ovor, and its princoss with a chivalrous de- votlon that eiicied the admiration of his ounemios, he has been a valiant defender of the intorests in Germany of the Roman Catnolie reh and may be said to be in cmany the personal representatisn of tho vopo. Princo Bismarck, his unrelenting po~ litieal foo, has porsonully the greatest re spoct for iim, and whether the prince be the chancellor of the empire or a privats ge ntle- man at his country seat of Freidorichsruh e, “iis respoct 18 something thut any man io crmany will be proud of, The maxim of the men belonging to the coutor 18 *in medio tutissinus ibis,” leaving the qnestion of religion aside, They avoid extromey in politics and reserve political froodom of action and right to make political.. alllances thoy deom best. Tn short, in tho new relchstug they hold the balance of power, With Bismarck away Windthorst is the greatest parliamentarian and best debater in spito of his years on tho loor of the reich- stag. In a little modestly furnished room at 132 Alte Jacob strasse, wheeo ho was kind enough to receivo mo yesterday, ho ex pressed himself rogarding the futuro of Ger wany, of his own party and of socialism about a8 follow, “The nowspapers,"” sard drawing his drossing gown him, “are very much a visit I am said to have paid Bis- marck, Now it 1 have really been to see him —this with a merry twinkle of lils oves over the rim of his spectacles— it would certainly be impossible th reveal a singlo word of what was said; while if I had not, it Is equally my interost to lev people think that I had, so I say nothing, although 1 am told that the editor of an enterprisiog morning paver hus an 1nterview oa the sub- Jeet with mo already in typo. “Our great object at the elections wi dsfeat of tho Cartel. strained every norve. Wo rewain hus conse new roichstag oyon courngo re. his excellency, closor around concerned about the To aclieve this wo Nothing was ne- victors and the exist, In the new groups must be formea. No permanont coalition will be made by tho center party, only certain combinations from time to time A3 nocessity may arise, o that it is silly to speak of clorical conservative or clerical frominnige partios. “Das centrum” stands in tho midale between all parties and will accopt tho support of any othor party which it may deem, when certain contingencies arise, the best ublo to support it. There is (uestion of systematic opposition to the ®OVernmout on our part. On the contrary tho conter would much profor to further the affairs of Germany by a mutual good under- standing with the government without, of course, conveding u singlo one of thewr prin eiples. We will espocially support with the entire strongth of our party the policy of social reforn inaugurated by the kaiser. With 1 od will both sides affairs will g0 0. with perfect smoothuess. Most important itis that all without regard to party standpoint, should rally to the sup- port of society and the goverament and pro. toct them against overy attack. Tho unew rolchatag will support the peace policy of the government to the best of its ability, Gerwmany's Interests aro those of peace and can be furthored by poace and by ps acer wlone. The new reichistag will be obliged to protect the Indopendence and security of the country from all a'tacks whatsoover from woatever sido they may come. The Idoa of social reform will develon more and wore. “Iam sorry Russia and Amorica did tako part in the labor conferonce. Every State where there 18 not slavery but froo labor s intorested in the result of this confereuce. 1 and my friends were delighted AL LLo kalser's haviog taken the initiative now, as the pope had donw before. In this allor the pope and the kalser are as one. The sitation that leads to socialism and Bibiliam oxists also whoro slavery oxists, as 10 Abo oast, only thero it is not on the sur face on not Of the million votes cnndla 0 oF #t W socia 4 can [ cast for soclalistic w bere I do not believe more than st 13 per cont » from gonuine mocrats. The larker portion were y workmen, who think that the suc £ sooialism would benefit their condi sid feom other dissatisfied elements. 1 1 beay for the success of the labor confurence, It 2 impossiv) r one Ballen wione to do wuch o improve Ahe cundition of the working man were president of the United States 1 sbowld bave seut the ablest wen 1 the tos - THE OMAHA YEAR. DAILY BEE MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1890. country over to watch and report aboul the succoss of the conference, I'he calling together of this labor conter- enco will redound to the eternal glory of tne kaisor, Even if there Is no immediate result, the idea hus been put forth. It will not die. Ido not understand the indifference of the United States on this point. Itis true that tho social problem 1s different with you because it is less difeult to carn one's bread, The growth cf sociallsm may ba attributea in great part to the waning inter- est in religious matters, an indifference founded, 1 am sorry to say, on a lack of religious instructions in schools. As I smid before, if the other parties do not support the kaiser, we shall. “Socwl reform 18 a policy we always sup- ported. It is the most important question at the end of this century, as toe question of civil rights was of the last century. It is no time for any one to pull a night cap over his oyes. The kaiser carrics the flag and we march behind him. We are in earnest. It is ‘heilicer ernst’ with us." The OId y. March 93.—The Standard's correspondant says it 1s reported that Bismarck has accepted the colonel general- ship, but has declined the dukedom and grant, atating it is not 1n harmony with his principles to accopt & grant in view of the increasing - burdens of the taxpayers. Von Badowitz has declined to succeed Count Herbert Bis- marck. Chancellor Von Caprivi hus nd- dressed a oota to the German ambassadors ubroad, in which he intimates that ho will continte the policy of Bismarck. Loxno¥, Borl More About Bismarck. Beniiy, March 23.—Ordensfest served today with the usual ceremonies. The prince of Wales press Frederick and Chancellor von ( were present at the services in the chapel and afterwards at the state banquet. Tho Vossischezietung says Bismarck in answer to the emperor's demand for an explanation of his interview with Windthorst insisted that ho should not be controlled: told the emperor he was quite ready to resign if his retention of offica w irksome, and that he only retained it to ful- fill is promise to Emperor William 1. The Hamburger Nachrticben declares that Bismarck was deeply affectoa and expected the emperor to ask him to reconsider his res- ignation. was ob- William's Assuranc> Brurry, March 23, —It is stated that Em- poror William privately intimated to King Humbert and Emporor Francis Joseph that thero would be no change in Germany's policy in regard to the triple alliance. — o 3 EASTERN FLOODS, Tk Less Apprehension Felt in the Vicin- ity of Pittsburg. Pirrsnune, Pa., March 23.—The Monon- gahela and Allegheny rivers reached their highest mark during the preseat flood this afternoon—twenty-four feet. River men feel less apprenonsive tg night und think the river will scon fall. So far no serious damage has been done although a large vor- tion of the lower sections of Allegheny City and ®ittsburg are partially sub- merged, the basements of residences and business houses bemg flooded. The new Brotherhood ball park is badly damaged und the lower floor of the exposition building is unaer water, Dis- patches from points along the -upper Mon- ongahela and Ynnxhlazgsn,v rivers report considerable damage. At Johnstown today, however, the water isreceding aud the fears of a serious flood have subsided. Intorfor Reports WaeeLix, W. Va, March Reports from tho interior along the hoad waters of the Moaongahela are more roassuring to- night and the apprehensions of a sérious flood arc past. The cold snap has stopped the rain and the streams aro falling. Rising nidly. CiNcrsyati, O., Maren 23.—The river here is rising rapidly tonizht and at midnight 1s fifty-five feot three nches above low water mark. As the sit Oon abova is improving it is hoped there will be no serious flood here. Some anxiety is felt, however. The low lands ure already flooded to a considerable extent. Three men who went out from New- port in u skiff this afternoon werc drowued by the capsizing of their craft. - A YOULHFUL PATRICIDE, An Eleven-Year-Old Oolored Boy Be- heads His Mother. SomeRviLLE, Tenn., March 23.—An atro- cious murder was committed here today, the victim being Mrs, Sally Hobson, colored, and the murderer her eleven-year-old boy. Mr. Hobson was away for a short time this morning, and on returning to the house found his wife's body lying on the floor and the head several fect away. Tho boy was playing with the other ciiliren, his clothing saturated with blood. He at first claimed tho blood come from a chicken he had killed, but finaily admittea that he had com- mitted the crime. He smd his mother laid her head down on the block and told him if he did not cut 1t off she would kiil him, The boy's story is not believed aud he was placed 1 jail, penaing further investigation. — PREACHER, Classic Cambridge Snocked By a Uni- tarian Revera Bosto, Mass., March 23, am to Tue BEE,|—Cambridge citizens r ived a shock today in the exposure ot two gambling bouses located on the wmaln street of the city and including among their fr quenters some leading mon. was brought about by the complaint of o lady to Mayor Gilmore. Her husband had been losing heavily at gambling, 1t seems, aud she sought the mayor's assistance to learn where the gambling was dono and to have those involved punished. Search has resulted in the exposure of two poker rooms, One of them, it seems, is run by a Unitarian clergyman, who for some timo was pastor of a Cawbridge chureh. e < Chinatowa Excited, NEw Youk, March 25, —(Special Telegram to Tue Bek|—Chinatowa 1s much excited today over the fight inaugurated against the Chivese laundrymen by the American mas tor laundrymon's association, Chinamen from all over New York and vicinity wor o toduy on Mott streot wnd thereabouts dis- cussing the question. No meeting as far as could be learned was held. Henry M. Hy- mann, the lawyer who does a large part of the Chinese law business in this city, said the laudrywen in this eity, would fight. Thev were only awaiting the 1nitiative fro the other side, A SPORTY el e Blown to Atoms, Decatun, tad., March 23 —A man named Barr was blown to atoms and a woman and o child instantly killed yesterday afternnon by ® mitroglycerine explosion near Stone station, Harr was taking the explosive to an oll well in & wagon and the cause of the ex- plosion Is unknown. The woman and child wero aitting at tho window of tho Louse in frout of which the explosion occurred. 'Tho horse, wagon and the wan ware blown iuto small fragments. SIS The Weather Forecast, For Omaba and viclpity—Fair, by rain, For Nebraska ard South Dakota—Ralns, southerly winds, warmer Monday morning: winds shifting to northwesterly and colder Tuesday morning. For lowa—Raia, southerly winds, warmer. followed EBB TIDE OF PROHIBITION, A Movement Among Republicans for a Modification. IN THE IOWA LEGISLATURE. On Thursday the Dent Bill and the Democratic High License Meas ure Will Occupy the Time ~Railrond Matters. ‘The Reactlon Drs Morxes, Ia,, March 23, —[Special Tel- egram to Tk Bee.]—The movement among spublicans for the modification of the pro- hibitory luw is assuming large proportions. Local clubs are being organized all over the state, and some of the best republicans and leading citizens are joining them. At Fort Dodgethe n association has 270 signatures to the roll, ail republicans. At Keokuk thers are at least 500 republicans on the roll. There are larger cluos in all the river cities, for it is there where the law has proved ineffectual, and the need for some form of regulation of the saloons 1s felgghe most. Among those engal in this movement are Sunday school superintendents and church workers, who have found that prohibition as a state law does not meet the requirements of the times. They want high licanse with stringant regula- tions in piace of open saloons and no control whatever, as is the case in 50 many of the larger cities. - One of the men in active sympathy with the movemeont is a Methodist minister, a_presiding elder in charze of one of the districts in eastern Iowa. Another of the leaders in this movement is Hon. John Irwin of Keokuk. He was mayor of the city a couple of years ago, and determined that as mayor he would enforce the law, at any cost, 8o he hired officers at his own expense, and closed all the saloons and dives, but when he came up for re-election he was beaten by an over whelming majority, in spite of his great per- sonal populari He is satisfied that prohi- bition cannot be enforced where a majority of the people are opposed to it. Another of the leaders in the movement is Mujor Thompson of Linn county, formerly & mem- berof congress from that district. He is one of the wheel horses of the varty. There is a large zlub at this place, Marion, includ- ing many of the leading republicans of the town. There are now over five thousand re- publicans who have joined this movement. ‘The conference will be held here April 2, when, it is expected about two hundred rep- resentative republicans will be present. The geaeral feeling seems to bo in favor of se- curing o modification of the present law this session if possible. It not, thea they wiil advocato a local option plank 1n tho next republican state platform. A SOLDIERS' MONUMENT. A good deal of feeling is beiog stirred up i the state over the talk of bui soldiers’ monument. Two years ago th Grand Army nosts very gonerally petitioned the legislature to begin such an undertalking. There scemed to be 1o opposition to it and the legislature took tho initiatory steps by providing for a commission to select designs and by appropriating £5,000 for models and other necessary expenses of the commission. The commission was composed of some of the leading men of the state, rcoresenting both parties. It advertised for designs, of fered prizes for the best model and finally selected one that seemed to the commission to be the most appropriate. It was oxpected that this general assembly would continue the work and authorize the erection of the monument. But meantime the old soldiers seem to have changed their miods, orat least a good aeal of opposition to the move- ment nas unexpectedly come from old soldiers. A large number of petitions have been sent to the legisiature protesting against the erection of a monument at this time, usually coupled with a reguest for a hospital to be connected with the soldier's home at Marshalltown, Counter petitions are now beginning to ap~ pear asking that both the monument and hospital be erected, since the expense of the Iatter will be comparatively small, A grow- ng fecling prevails in favor of using o con= siderable part of the direct war tax if it is refunded to the state for the erecticn of the monument. lfowa's shuare in that tax is about 348,000, It is propcsed to take about 200,000 of it und build a monument that shall be a worthy and lasting memorial of the valor of Iowa's soldiers, If this were done there would be no increass in the taxes and no state institution would lose any ap- provriation by reason of the monument en- terprise. ‘Tne hospital would be built and the regular appropriations would not ba in- terferea with. The department commander of the grand army for Jowa is very strongly in favor of this plan, and he says that o large number of posts will petition for it at tho proper ume. AN INTERESTING POINT. The [owa raitroad law is to be tested on a new point. It provides now that the com- missioners may make rates on lines of road between any tw) lowa points, even if the road has to go outsii: of the state u part of the distance betweem them, The Milwaukee road has refused to putin the commissioner’s rates between Beloit and Sioux City, on the ground that as their road for o part’ of the distance woes outside of lowa, and into Da- kota, it was interstate trafiic over which the Iowa commissioners had no coutrol. The state law iusists that they have, and tho road clains that the law 18 unconstitutional and will uppeal to the United States court for a devision on this point. A STATE BAND. It seems quite probablo that the legisla- Iature will make an appropriation for the or- ganization of & state military band. It is understood that the committees in each house having the bill in charge are favor- ablo to it. The plan is to have s large wili- tary band located at Das Moines to ba at the service of the state whenever the state wants music. Such a band would play for inaug- uration exercises and during the sessious of the legislature and wherever tho state was officially celebrating. It would also ropre- sont fowa at national couventions, fairs, ete., and furnish music whenever the governor and staff were officially called out. ‘The idea is very favorably reccived by the legislature and it se likely to resuit in the establish- ment of the band. AN APPELLATE COURT. Members of tho supreme court and others are strongly urging the establishment of an appellate court to relieve tne higher court of much of the work that now crowds it. The present supreme court is of the same size that 1t was several years ago when the mount of business before it was much less, The supreme judges are worked very nard, having twice'ns much to do as the federal udges in the state. It is proposed by a bill now pending in the lezislature that the su- preme court shall appoint three district Judges to sit and act as an appellate court, Phey will bold three sessions & year, each s0ssion being at the capital and alternating with the sessiong of the supreme court. The term of the judges is to ve four years and their jurisdiction is to extend to causes at law and in equity involving 81,500, The ap- pellate court is to have no jurisdiction over criminal causes or causes involving the con- stitutional construction of @ statute, leaviug jurisdiction of that kiod for the supreme court as at present. ‘Tne bill, if passed, is to take effect January 1, 1501, and all cases of the proper kind that are appealed after July 1, 1500, are to fall to the appellate court. The bull is modeled somewhat aftor the Iili nois statute aud is securing very hearty en- dorsemont from the lawyers, A TENNIS TOURNAMENT. A pew feature in the next state fair will be a lawn tennis tournamentopen to all ama- teur players in the state. There will be prizes for singles and doubles and the prin~ cipal trophies must be won three successive years by the same club in order to be re tained permaneatiy by the club, There will be several courts 80 tha¥ the playing can go onin the different classes at the same time. The tournament will beMater the direction of tho Jes Moines tenni elub, A NOVEL EXPRIMENT. The Des Mones & Kanwas City railrond recently tried n novel exjieriment in the way of securing busimess. An application had been made to the commissioners to have them corpel the railroad ' to build a depot and the necessary shipping facilities at a voint named Leshie on the line of the road in southern lowa. The ‘commissioners re- quested the road to do so, but it retused, al- leging that there was not sufficiont business at that point to justify the exvense of build- ingw depot. Then tha commissioners put their request in the for@ of an order, giving the road thirty days in which to comply with it. The general fanager of the road has replied with a proposition in which he asks the commissioners to write down to Leslie for signatures. It is n effect a bond in the sum of $25, which each of the parties asking for a depot is reguested to sign, The bond is to support an #greeniont that each one of the parties askiag for a depot will do all of their shipping at that point and all of their buying as well. The general manager says that he is satisfied that the men who ask for the depot would do very little shipping at that point if facilities were fur- nishod them, and he Wauts to test their sin- cerity by this bond, THe commissionors re- turned tho proposition to the general man- ager with the answer that it was not in their line of business, and that waen the thirty days was up, if the station was not built the atforney general would be instructed to bagin suit to enforca the order of the com- missioners, : ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT. Great preparations ate being made for the aunual encampment of the Grand Army de~ partment of lowa, which will be held in th city April 7, Sand 9. It is expected that there will be a larger attendance than atany ting before, 'The committes on enter- meat_is fizuring on an attendance of 000 visitors. “Geneeal Alger will bo pres- ent, and probably Mrs. Logan. Several Grand Army of the Republic officials from neighboring states are expected to attend also. On ‘Tuesday afteraoon, the second day of the encampnient, the grand parade will ske place. It is probable that it will end the line of march at the capitol, where it will b received by the governor and both branches of the legislature. PROHIBITION'S FIELD DAY. The Qaestion Will Coms Up by Com- on Consant Tharsday. Des MoiNes, Ta., March 23.—[Spacial to Tae Bed ] —Thuraday next will bo field day for prohibition in the house, By common consent the question will come up at that time for final action, and the Dent bill and the d2mocratic caucus high license bili will be the subject of profound oratory. It is an open secret that several democratic leaders do not really caro to make any change in the law this session, as they confidently hove to be able to ride 1nto power two years honca on this issua. They profess to believe that the popular demand for-the repeal of prohi- bition by that tims will reach high tide ana sweep the republicans from power with an irresistible impetus, In the senate, which stands twenty-eight republicans to twenty-two in opposition, tho party lines on this ‘Guestion are not so strictly drawn, though: the liberal repub- lican members will hardly consent to carry the local option featurs. into township con- tosts. By the provisions of the democratic caucus bill the option of licensing satoons i3 left with each petty corporation or towaship, while the republicans ‘are opposed to res opening saloons in any county where a majority of the people dre mot in fayor of them. Then the mifimum licenso foo as fixed by the Dbill intrognced by Lawrence (rep.) of Sioux City 441,000, Instesd s $300. ‘Ihese ure the main ditfarences "beyween the respective measurcs, The Lawrence bill will be aupported by the uuthor -~ and Hanchett (rep.) of Bremer, and possibly by Smith of Linn and Parrott of Blackhawis, which with the solid opposition vots would bo enough to pass it, but Engle of Jasper (union labor) and Barnett (rep.) of \Warren both favor the law as it is. Senator Hanchett is vory emphatic in ex pressing his views on this question. He says: *'The republican party cannot afford to carry this load any longer. It seems 10 me 1t is the part of wisdom when they see the snip sinking to unload. The republican vote up my way 18 growing less and less cach year, and two years from now ths law will be repealed, but the honor will fall to the democrats, who will be in power.” Sena- tor Lawrence thinks Sioux City is hampered by the prohibitory law, but is more reserved in expressing hus opinion. The railroad committee of the senate, of which Meservey of Cherokee is chairman, has failed to distinguish itself as its friends hoped, and has lost a golden opportumty to make a record. Tae 2-cant fare bills ana the trunk bill making mileage and tickets *‘good until used,” both of which are important mensures and demanded by the people witih substantial unanimity, have bsen reported back adversely by ‘this committes. Thoy, however, have drafted a bill conferring power on the board of railroad commission- ers to fix und control passenger rates. This move, besides being of doubtful consticution- ality, is not what the people asked for, and it cannot satisfy the Farmers’ alliance. Senator Finn's bill to subject express companies to the same regulations and_con- trol as railronds still sleeps in committee, and will quite hkely remain there too long to be reached in regular -order. The express companies ship_everything free from the state house during the legislative session, and hundreds, if not thousands, of packagas are sent out by the members to their lead- ing constituents under this gracious pros vision. Tne school byok problem becomes moro compilcated every day, and it now looks as if the lobby has achieved its purpose and de- feated tho effort to Becurs cheaper toxt books in the very house of its friends, Ouly nineteen days remain for Jegislation under the senate resolution, and this will be largoly consumed in considering the appropriation bills, t A Chinese Murder and Suicide. Dunvque, Ia., March'23.—Sam Lee, a Chi- nese laundryman, was killed this afternoon by Frank Fook, his Chinese assistant, who also fatally shot himself, There had becn & row about wage: A ETUD SO CONSOLATION 'FOR BUROCHELL. An Unknown Sympathizer Sends Him a Volume wf Sermons. Woopstock, Ont. fMarch 23.—[Special Telegram to Te Beg, f~Burchell continues to enjoy life in jailk {This morning be re- ceived a pook entitled, *The Way to God," by D. L. Moody. Theaddcess was written in a woman's hand andoa the fly leaf was the nscription: “F'sdm one who loves sinners.”’ On the fly leaf woro written also a large number of soriptural texts to which the prisoner was refecred, Special guards wepe appointed today. They will sit in thaeorridor in front of Burchell's cell and keep constant watch over lim. He expeets Mrs. Burcheli and her father to visit bimen Monday, —— Steamship Arerivals, At New York—The $tate of Nevada, from Glasgow: the Etruria; from Liverpool; the Quoster, from Bremen; the Nordland, from Antwerp. At Queenstown—The Lord Gough, from Philadelphis M=ech 13, arrived today and proceeded for Live=paol. At London—Sighted; La Bretagae, from New York; the Maltimore, from Balti more. \_mkq\leennto\-.\\—-’l‘te Servia, from New ork. At Liverpool ~The Kansas, from Boston, — Dynamite Magazine Blown Up. PaNaMA, March 23 —Durig a severe olec tric storm which ‘swept oves the mining town of Pueblo in Peru recently, lightniog struck » magazine exploding 200 ocases of dynamite and giant powder and the cotire works were wrecked. Five persons were killed outright and forty more or less seci ously injured, KICKING 0N THE TARIEF BILL Lumber Barons Succeed in Fright- ening the Committea. SHERMAN'S TRUST MEASURE. 1t Will Cause a Very Warm Dobate - A New Rulc—An Indian Industry Abolished—Senator Hearst Second Spoech, Wasmxeroy Bureau Tar Owvamy B 3 FOURTERNTH STREET, Wasimiyatoy. D, C., March 23, The members of the ways and means com- mittee of the house are still greatly embar- rassed in trying to reach an agreement ou the tariff bill aud to comply with the de- mands of all the members who are dissatis- fied with the measure as originaily prepared. They promise to fix the thing up 80 s to re- port it to the full committee on Tuesday and get into the house next week, but it seems scarcely possible that they will be avle to do so. in compliance with the petitions of the Black Hills tin mine owaers they placad a duty on tin, which has brought to Washing- tonall the canned goods packers in the United States, who say that it will ruin thoir business, as 50 per cent of the value of o package of canned fruit is the can. They are willing that the duty should bo taken off canned goods if they can have free tin, for they can then compote with foreira compouit . The b and shoe man throughout (ue country are making a similar row over the tax of 15 conts a pound that has baan im- posed upon imported hides, and the lumbar- men are even mora demonstrativo over the propased reduction of the duty on Jumber. In fact the hotels are crowded with people from all parts of the country who came hero to protest against the bill as it now stands. The lumbermen have succeeded in secu inga restoration of the duty us it n ands und the committee hus promised not to disturb it. There was no suspicion on the part of the members representing the lumber districts that the duty on that article was to bo disturbed, and therefore they were greatly incensed when they discovered that a cut hiad been made, Mes Boutelle of Maine and McCorinack of Pennsylvania alled a moeting of all the members ~whoso constituents are interosted in this subject, and they marched on the committec on ways and means in a boby, Never has thero been in congress so loud a protest of this char- acter, ‘und it was explained that the reduc tion of the duty was inado upon the motion of Representative Burrows of Michigan, who it 1s suid, has some tituents who aro largely interested in Canadian timbar iands and wanta chance to get their product into the United States. SHERMAN'S TRUST BILL. Mr. Sherman’s trust bill, on which he spoke last Friday, is a special order in the senate this week and will awaken a long and earnest debate. There is a decidea differ- ence of opinion as to the constitutional right of congress to interfers with trusts and a good many of the senators do not want trusts interfered with. Even amorg thoss Wwho are in favor of governmont regulation there is a decided difference of opinion as to the methed in which it shall be done. And now comes Senator Ingalls, who of- fers us an amendment to the trust bili some- thing lite the Butterworth anti-speculation law, which provides that all parsons engaged in dealing in options and futures must malke application to the commissioner of internal revenue for a license to transact such busi- ness, for which they shall pay the sum of £1,000 a year, and that all transactions in optious or futures shall be registered in the oflice of the collector of internal revenue for the district in which they take place. In ad. dition to this license 1t is required tnat all dealers shall pay the sum of 5 conts a pound for overy pound of cotton, beef, pork, lard or other hog or cattle product and the sum of 20 cents per bushel for every bushel of grain which they may sellto be delivered at a future time; that every trans action in options or futures shail be in writ ing and signed in duplicate and the tax avove imposed snail be paid to the collector within twenty-four hours after the sa takes place. Any persons dealing in options and futures without a license or without payment of the tax shall be fined for each offense not less than #50 and not more thun #100, or imprisoned for not less than six months or more than two years A NEW RULE, The caucus committec of the senate has decided that after the trust bill is disnosed of what is known as the dependent pension bill will be taken up and acted upon without further delay. The republican caucus has adopted a new rule, which will prevent sen- ators from having certain bills laid over in- definitely, a8 they do now, in order to give them timé o prepare speeches. Those who are opposed to cortain measures have used this practice to postnone their consideration, and iu many cases successfully, but now the party in power has decided that when a bill is once taken up it shall be the regular order unul disposed of unless set nside by a majority vote of the senate. This will compel the scnators who are opposed to the dependent pension bill and similar legislation and dare not show active opposition to face the music. The de pendent pension bill, as I have described in previous dispatches, gives a peusion to e soldier of the lato war who is incapable of supporting bimself; also to parents and wid- ows of deceased soldiers who are in similar circumstances, It is estimated t it will require an appropriatio of §5000000 annually to meet the claims that will be filed under it. The next legislation in ord will be the silver certificate bill reported from the com= mittee on finance, and following that will como the adwinistrative customs bill. But none of these measures are to interfore with reports from the appropriations committes orthe Montana election case when the com mittee on privilezes and elections are ready to take them up. DOWNED, BUT NOT DEAD, Blair is downed, but ne is not dead, and has reiutroduced his educational bill with some amendments whish are intended to avoid the objections offered on the republi can side to the original measure. In fact he has tried to draw it 80 as to make it a politi- cal issue under the plank of the last repub lican platform, which declares in favor of national aid for the purpose of education, Under the new bill the money will be ex- pended by the foderal government and not by the states, INDIAN INDUSTRY KILLED, There will have to be imitation savages in the circuses this summer, as the secrctary of the interior bas decided that no more In- dians shall be allowed to leave the agencies for this purpose because of the demnoralizing effects upon them. Representatives of the various circus companies are here to protest against this order, and they havo appealed to the president who, however, sustains Secretary Noble. They explamned to the president that they had already alvertised their attractions for the comiag year, and had @one to great expenso in printing show bills ana circulars in which ~ they offe as an attraction 10 the public scenes in savage life and that they will be put to great loss unless they are allowed to carry out their plans. The presi dent listened 10.them patiently, but woul not yield and they will have to find the best possible substitute, As soon as the Indians who are now with Buffalo bil in Europe re- turn to this country they will be ordered back to their agencies and will be required to stay there, HEARST OPENS HIS MOUTH, nator Hearst created quite a sensation yestorday during the dubate on the bill for a public bullding at San Diego, Cal., by mak iug o speech at least ten minutes long. It is the second time he has opened his mouth Ammim= shg four years he has been in the United Statey _ nate. a culogy del s~ ‘ed acter of his f= caused a god 2 His first spoech was upon the life and char ssor, General Mitler, and = alof talk at the time. His peech yesta T y was a very sensible, busi. n like st3* nent of the claims of San Diego fora C iio building, but was deliv- ered with ¢ == lerablo embarrassment, and when he ha raished he rushed immediately 10 the cloak m to escape observation and congratulativs, like a boy who has delivered his first declamation in school, Pen® S, Hgari & - ’ Congress for the Wesk, WasiiNgroy, March 23, —The committee authorized at the recent conferonce of the republican senators has decided upon an order of business for the senate that will probably bo executed. Consideration of the Sherman anti-trust bill will be resumed to- morrow. In order to cconomize time in de- bate the committee proposes that a bill onc taken up for discussion shall bo considered without unnecessary interruption until dis- posed of. The dependent peusion bill is see- ond on the list. An effort will be made to substitute for it swhat is known as the Morrill bill. This provides disability pensions and service pensions for soldiors who have reached the age sixty-two, Tho adminis trative customs bill, the Jones silver bill and the land grant rorfeiture bill follow. The majority and minority reports upon the Montana election case will be presented to the senato tomorrow. Action upon them, however, will be postponed uatil t aro printed and examined by the senate. ‘The house will devote tomorrow to Dis trict of Columbia affairs, The world's fair biul will be taken up Tuosday, prob. ably, ~under tho iron clad orde requiring final action on that day A lively debate is certain to ensue as some Now York and St. Louis people faney they sce in the proposition to postvone the fair until 1803 an opportunity to reconsider tho action of the honse, selecting Chicago as the site. ‘T'he remainder of the week will prob. ably be devoted to the discussion of bills to admiv Wyomig and Idaho. The tariff bill may be réported during tho week, THE CL| JCORD, Financial Pransactions of the Couns forthe Past Week. Bostoy, March 23.—|Special Telegram to I The followiag table, compilod dispatehes from the managers of the clearing houses in the citios named, shows the gross exchanges for last waek, with tho rates per cent of increase or decreaso as azainst the similar amounts for the corre- spondmg week in 1850, CITIES, - asvazou =-~aswazoaq | Boston...... Philadelpn lcazo . St Lows. . Pittsburi Sun Frandisco, Beltimore refunati . neas City New Orle Louisville Denver Detroit Cle Minneanolis. S8t. Paul Columbus. Memphis,.. ... Dallas, .. "1 Richmond. ... Harttord...... ... . Inatanapolis . Yort Worth Duluth, 5t Josep Galveston Wasnington Peorla . New Haven! Springtield, W 1262910 NI Stoux Cltv.... Wilmington Grand lapias syracuse...... 4750 Wichita.. )} 10243 Norfolk, 237 | Tacoma Lowel...."; Los Anireley Des Moues. Lincoln, Neb, Lexington, Ky, W I *Portland, Ore attle, ngnam 10084 .10 *Halifax, N. 5 DA i Outside New York. *Notncluded in totals, No claaring house at this time lust year, D MAN. - OULWITTED Th A Newspaper Man's Performance of the Lochinvar Act, AsAaLaND, Wis,, March 23.—Speaking of elopements, it remuined for a newspaper man ot astounish thestatewith a performance of the Lochinvar act that was absolutely flawless. T'he hiero was “Billy”” Hooker of the Mil waukee Sentinel. The lady i the case was Miss Tarvell, stepdaughter of H. J. S, Saul, publisher of the Ashland Daily News. Hooker was managing editor of the News for two years atone time, and worked hard in glove with Saul until the latter began to euspect that his employe was falling in love with his daughter, Im- mediately after Saul made this interesting SCOVH he called Hooker aside and in a way urged him not to press his Go west, to California or some- and I'll give you a couple hundred dollurs, besides paying all your ex pensed,” he said. Hooker then and there expressed nimself in terms that had the nec essary force, to the effect that if the old man ever repeated his wroposition u war would follow. Saul took edvantage of his position s employer o leave the young man without & situation, Hooker weut to Milwaukee months he wrote lettors back h to Miss Tarbell and she answered the. The intervals between letters grew longer and finally cor- respondence ended entircly. The duughter told her father the engugement had been broken off, but 1t wusn't. Opvosition only had the usual effect. Hooker came to Ashland this morning and went to the Congregational church., His Aweetheart camo in immediately after, Do you want the full service performed asked the Rov. Mr, Kilbourne, “Cutit down toa stickful, but binding,” said Billy, and within utes the thing was done. . Servians Attack a Bosnian Village, Viexya, March 23.—Dispatches received here say a band of Servian militia tried to capture the Hosunian village of Granje, but was repulsed, after asharp fight, by the Austrian gendarmes. During the eugag ment several were killed on both sides. The Austrian government has demanded an ex- plauation. and for three make it three win- — - Composer Saens Missing. PARis, March 23.—A sensation was caused by the disappearance of Sanit Saens, tha composer. He attended tne first perform. ance of his new opera, “‘Avocanio,” Friday last and has not since been seon. A rbmor of his death was current tonight, and another report was that be had been placed in & mad house, . T Russian Students’' Agitation. S1, PETERsBURG, March 23, —The students' agitation has extended to the universities of M ow, Kieff and Charkoff. Altogether 700 students have Leen arrested. It is probable that the St, Petersburg uuiversity will be closed, ——— 979 NUMBER 272, CHICAGO'S LAST TRIBUIE, Thousands View the Romains of General Crook. THE FUNERAW CEREMONIES, Prof. Swing Speaks Eloquently the Departed Hovo-On the Way to Vakland—Daath of Gen- eral henck, of oing to His Last Resting Place. March i, neral Crook's body is on its way to its last restieg place at Oakland, Md. From § o'clock this morning un this afternoon a dense crowd of rounded the Grand Pacifio hotel and strug- led to obtain entrance to get a last view of the dead sold ‘Through the parlor whero the romaing in stato silent thousands passod, until, as tho time of tho service drew near, polico were stationed at the foot of the stairw.y to stop the movement of the people. ‘The parlors and halls on tho sccond Hoor wera crowded to suffocation when the Rev. Dr. MePherson delivered the opening prayer. It is doubtful if uny funeral over held in Chicago brought out a_larger concourse of people. At tho close of the prayer the quartetto of the Second Prosbytorian church sang and wero followed by Rev. Dr. Thomas, who quoted from the Nincteenth psalm and w chapter from Job in the course of his brief remurks, Professor Loving then dolivercd & most eloquent tributo to tho dead general. After another song by the quartette Dr, Me- Puerson spoke at sone length and Dr. Clin- ton Locke closed the services with the bene- diction, Mrs. Crook then took Captain King's arm and had ter last look nt the dead und was then driven quietly to the Baltimore & Ohio depot. The casket was removed to the calafalque and the procession moved slowly to tho depot through Clurke and Washington streeis, ‘I'no sidewalks for the wholo distanco wero densoly jammed with people. Tho procession moved in the following order: Hatallion of polic D battery of artiliery; Illinois Nutional kuards: First rogiment band and drum corps; Iirst regiment infantry, 11inois natie onal guards; pall bearors and distinguishe guests incarriages; catafalque, guarded by six non-commissionod ofiicers; Second regi- ment bund; Second rogiment infantry, Ii- ois national guards; Fourth regiment bands ourth regi infantry, Hlinois national guards; Loyal Lesion, Orand Army of the Kopubli “Iho car on the 11 o'clocke people sure n containing the casket was covered witt®lack, waile the interior was draped with American flags, The special Pullman for Mrs, Crook aud the escort was beautifully draped outside in black I narrow bands of white, ill reach Oukland tomor row, where final interment will take pluce, A painful incident of the services ut tho irand Pacific was the report that Geieral roolc’s aged brothor, Walter Crook of O., had suffered a_fatal stroke of ) the rotunda of tho hotel. This great sation, and precautions he news from reaching ) the alvendy broken down widow of the dead soldier. Investigation soon proved the re- port was erroncous. Mr. Crodk is rather focvle und was pusted arourd in the denso crowd. He became so faint that he was un- able to move, but soon rocovered when taken 10 his room. A touching incident was the visit paid to his remaiss by Geoeral Crook's. old comrades and ~ fell)w cors, and members of the Loyal Legion. This column of soldiers was headed by ex-President Hayves and Judgo Greshum. ~ General Hayos looks weil, but his board ana huir is white, He was sadly depressea by the death of General Crook, interv'ew this evening said: this terribly. it brings back very forcibly my own boreaves it My wife 1 Crook were v intimate fri my ow loss is entuated,” Gen. Schenck Dead. WasmiNaios, March 23, —General Robert C. Schenclk died at 6 o’clock this ovening. General Schenck has beon sufforing from a severe cold for a couple of weeks, but was not alavmingly il until the first part of last week, when brouchial complications, soon followed by pueumonia, st in, This morn- g diphtheria symptoms in tho throat ap- peered and he sank rapidly until the end came. His mind was clear and bright to the last. General Schanck was in his eighty- first year. He was born ot Franklin, O., October 4, 1800, He graduated from Miami university at twenty-seven, and nfter spends ing threo additional years at collego, studied law with Thomus Corwin. Ho served two years in the state logislature and was elected to congress as a whie, serving from 1843 tll 1845, President Fillmoro then sent him to Brazil as minister vlenwotentiary, Whilo serving n this capacity ho distinguished nimselfasn diplomut by taking u conspicuous part in the negotintion of treuties with Pare aguay, Uruguay and the Areentine Repube lic. " After wwo yoars n Mrazil ho re- wrned to Oho, his nativo state, but took no part in politics. When the eivil war broke outhie at once offercd nis services to the government and was commissioncd @ brigadier general by President Lincoln, May 17, 1861. He served with ms brigade in the first battie at Hull Run 1 West Vir ginia under Gonersl Kosecrans. General Fremout theu entrusted him with the com- mand of a fivieion, and whoile leadwg tho first division of Sidgol's corps at the second buttle of Bull Run his right arm was shat- tered by a musket ball, incapacitating him for service for some timo. In September, 1862, he was promoted to be a major general and in Dece er of that year he took com- mand of the middle ~dopartment und eighth corps at Paltimoro, Ilo reudered octive service the Gettysburg cam- puikn. Ho was nominatea for congress aguinst the noted aati-war democrat, Vals landioghum, and though the district was democratic ke carried tho election, apd re- signing his post in the army took his seat tn the house Decomber i, 1563, He was imme- dintely made chairman of the committee on mili y affairs. He was re-olccted to the two succeeding congresses and throughout the exciting times during and after the war he 1ok a leading part in the proceedings of the house. Duriug his last term he was chairman of the ways and hdlll coms mittes and the leador of the house succeeding Thaddus Stevens in command of the republican party. He was minister to Engiand in 1570 and 1571, and wus one of the Alabama claim comumissioners, retaining his inst oflico for five years, when ho resigued, Siace thut time he has mado his home 1 this city, where ho was a warm favorite, e 100k 1o active part in politics, Geueral Schenclk leaves ' liree auughters, R o - A Distinguinhed bivine Departs, Davroy, O, March 2.—Rov. T. Davis, a distinguishod United Brethren divine, for twenty~five years president of Otterbein university, at Westerville, O., and for the past fitteen yoars sculor profossor of Lnion Biblical sewmiuary tiere, died this eveuin uged soventy -seveu o Toot Ti t Roaming. Graxn Rarins, Mich,, March 23 Toot, the ex cashior of the United States express company, whoso mysterious disap poar 0o last November created much specus Intion untii it was learned ho was & des faultor, returnod home lust night and gave himself up Lo tue authorities e Train Deralled , Maroh 23, —The Union Pacific passenger train was deraiied near Elsworth, Kan, yestorday and the pa seugers badly shaken up, but uoue were soriously injured, Clarence Passenge Kaxsas Ciry, M