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

- 7z »> —_— THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ANTENONOPOLY REPUBLICANS, Representatives of the People Assemble in Foroe at Lincoln, A STRONG PLATFORM ADOPTED. The Maximum Railroad Rate Resolu- £ tion Adopted in Spite of a Des- perate Attempt to Side= track It, Lixcory, Neb,, May 20. to Tue Bee.]—The anti-monopoly republican couference which adjourned at 12:30 this morning was not demonstrative or boisterous, but the discussions that took place over th resolutions, and especially over the resolution favoring the maximum freight rate and th demand for an early convention, coupled with the organization of an executive committee empowered to call a state_convention, were excitiug and drew forth” frequent demonstrations of approval. The efforts of Judge Mason and Scoretary irist to sidetrack the maximum rate res- olution proved abortive, as did the appeals against the vital proposition to force an early convention. The outcome is rded s very satisfactory by the promoters of the conference, who feel confident that it will have a s assuring effect upon alliance republicans who are disposed to favor the independent move- wment, [Special Telegram ntion. [Special to Tne ain from Omaba with a full Before the Convi LixcoLy, Neb,, May 20, BrE.]—An extra passenger t reached Lincolu at noon today carload of interested *delegates” to the anti- monopoly republican conference, Men were on board of all shades of political bell cluding revenue collectors and howling pro- hibitionists, city officials and heeld brass-collaved railroaders baters, Andy Wiggins ed about among the passengers and gave it out that ho was out on “fishally business,” but he might drop in and take a hand in the political game. When the train reached Lincoln and the pas- sengers congregated at the hotels o careful look over those assembled showed that K. R. Butherland represented the Union Pacific roud, H. A, Snyder and L, B. Gorham were on hand for the Rock Island, and the other rvailroads had a man or two to look after the “comfort of the delegates.” Councilman Blumer and City Clerk Groves represented the oftice holding contingent, but both claimed to represent nothing but themselves, Then, in rich profusion, came Herry T. Clarke, John H. Butler, Robert Duncan, Captain Wood, G. E. Specht, C. A. Starr, E. J Cornish, Pav O. Hawes, John L. Webster, Charles Offutt, Charley Van Dusen, Charles, Lane, G. I. Lovell, Albert Fell, R. W. Breck- enridge, C. A. Whyman, Charley Potter, C. W. Brandt, John H. Harte, Thomas A. Fry, George Rogers and H. D, Necly. Some, of course, were only down on business, but all concluded to 1ock in on the conference. om the hour of noon until 7 o'clock this vening the rotunda of the Capital hotel pre- lively appearance. Little confer- ences wereheld and buttonholing and buz was the order of the day. Among the I on hand early were Attorney ( Leese, Charles Keckly, D. M. Nettleton, J. R. Bal- lard and a nuniber of others, 5 erland, however, was cheated out of the priv flege of attending by an attack of measles Then there was the same old gang of lob- byists and cappers an hand wi always to be seen on like occasi . Church Howe, Walt Seeley, Ed Carnes, Bill Canada, Tom Cooke, et al, were conspicuous, The’ prohibition element was represented by A. G. Wolfenbarger and Rev. Ralston of Lincoln. Awong spectators ex-Governor Pearman, the interested workers and were Governor Thayer, Butler, Squatter Governc Speaker Harlan, Colonel 1d Roggen, Representative Hall, Senator Beards- entative John A, Dempster, Reprc bert of York, Editor J. W, son of Sutton, Mayor . H. Dickinson Wauhoo, Editor Ross™ L. Hammond of 1 mont, C. D. Marr of Fremont, J. R. McPheel of Minden, J. A, White und James Stevenson sof Falls City, W. G. Summers of Beatrice, (. 3. Dilworth of Hastings, R. M. Snaveley, J. W. Dolan and 8. R. Smith of Indianola, Kditor Bmith of the Wahoo Wasp, Editor M. C. Frank of the York Republican, Editor John F. Albin of the McCool Record, Postmaster H. M. Detrich of Yo Editor Brazleton of the Fairmount S nal, ex-Representative N. M. Satchell, George W. vd of Bloomington, b Weatherby of Norfolk, 0. Horne of Sy cuse, O. A. Corbin of Tecumseh, J. A, Wil- cox, C. E. Shaw, Steven Balles, John 1. Ma- ors, C. Rittenhouse of AcCook, 1. A, Hilton of Blair, W. J. Steven- son of Aurora, General J. C. 'McBride, Cap- tain Baine, I M. Ruymond and J. L.'Cald- well of Lincoln, W. A, Shipman of Alliance, R. W. Hyers and Senator M P attsmouth, 1. P, Gage of i*remont. J indsay of 'Beaver City, Jdoo H. of Tecumseh, €, J. N orge W. Rop a, Plattsmouth, J. G_Dodd of Thomas Wolfe of David_City, J Bellwood, O, Frost of Bartley, W. bitt of Bennett, James Marsh of B Johu B, Roper of Grand Island, 13 Bimmons of Seward, Editor I lain of Stromsburg, Judge John and Editor J. Horn of Broken Bow, L. W. Kuapp of Nelson, J. C. Davis of Nebraska City, Joo and D. McCaig of Wabash, J. W, Seabrook of Beward und J. G. Ladd of Union. At 4 o'clock a caucus of leading anti-monop- oly republicans was held and a progrumne luid out for the evening meeting. In order to prevent railroad strikers and corporation tools from participating in the iee the caucus drew up the following natures : the undersizned republicans, agree to | honorable means i our power o pre- (o corporations from controlling the re- publlean party, to abolish the proxy system in republicai conveutious, und 1o further ballot reforui, Byron Gienoa, Hill of Clark of The Proceedings. At 8:20 Atto neral Loese rapped the conference to order, with fully four hundred ons present, about one hundred of whom f ued the declavation of priuciples. In openi al Leese said that for vears the republivan party “of Nebruska had been con- 1 by the riilvoads, and for that reason the call haa been made for this conference to yurgo the republican party of railvoad dom nation, He then placed in nomination ¢ Speaker Harlan for temporary chaivman g Be was unanimously elected L My, Hurlan took the chair and opened his remarks by explaining the causes which led 10 the issuing of the call for the ence, I years there had been a couflict between corporate power on one hand and the people on the other, *“I'he elements that ropresent the corporate power,” said th speaker, “are organized and the people ar unorganized. This conference is for the pur- pose of better orgunization of the people to formulate & platform and secure the nomina. tion of men who will answer o the peoplo and not to the corporations “Thomas Wolfo of Butler county wis elected temporary secretary dud read. We call for the conference, mumittees were then named as follows prmanent organization—Corbin of Jonn. son, Turner of Hurlan, McCaig of Cass, Man ning of Wayne and Dempster of Filmore, Kesolutions—Smith of Suunders, Rosewater of Douglus, Sutchell of Cass, King of Polk, Bushuell of Lancaster, Keckly of York and Hul of Butler After urecess of forty minutes, during which those who bhad not appended their Mawes 10 the declavation were .nl.u to take confer- NINETEENTH YEAR. back scats, the committee on permanent or- ganization reported the following roster of officers and the report was adopted: Chair- man, D. M. Nettleton of Clay; secretaries, Messrs, Wolfe of Bultler, and Leyda of Cass Mr, Nettleton was greeted with applause » chair, He made but a brief speech, setting forth the importance of tho work before the conference, “Upon the ac- tion taken,” said the speaker, “will depend the future of the republi raska.’ The committee on resolutions then reported the following, the ceading of which was fre- quently greeted with applause: Resolved, That we reiterate and cordlally endorse t damental prineiples republie a5 enunelated by succe national repubfican conventions from and we belleve the republican pleof dealing with every vital issue teoncerns the welfare of the American people whenever t k and file of the party are untrammeled the exercise of their political rights. Resolved, 1T ATty in at we view with alarm the intense discontent among the publicans ~of the state, chiefly d to the mallelous and the demoralizing in ference of corporations and their attempts to rol all de tments of our state govern- ment executive and judiclal—and we earnestly appeal to all republicans who do- sire to prescrve our fnstitutions to'rally to the rescuo of our state from corporate domination by actively partieipating in the primary ele tlons and nominating conventions. Resolved, while we desire to aceord to rallroad corporations their rights and privi- 1 5 common carriers, we demand that 1igo out_of polities und stop inter- with our conventions and legis they s ferenco tures, Resolved, That raflrc In this state for political purposes are of bribery pernicious in e public to a free and unbought expressic of the people in th and jur the prohibition wsportation in any fc penaltics. Resolved, That Nebraska has for years been subject to’exorbitant transportation rates, diserininating against her products, thus re- tarding her development, and we' condemn the “state board of transportation for failing to excrcise the authority vested in them and by refusing to - afford to the ‘peeple, the reliof they were pledged to We therefor thav the legisla- Xipum tarift bill cover- ation of our products and d passes distributed herchy id sev i 'm, under spor prineipal tyports. Resolved, Thut the natfonal convention of Iged the republican p of tho il and et dut erefore we, as republic Ltes In Congress to oppose the MeKinley bill § present forn. Resolved, T committee of fifteon, five from cach congresstonal district, be appointed o draft an address 1o the republicans of the state embodying the resolutions adopted by this convention, und said committee shall urgo the republican state central committce to call ¢ convention, to be held not later than July 8, for the purpose of nominating a full state teket under regulations that will give cquitable representation and exclude proxics. Aud, in case the central committes declines to fix the sald convention as requested. this executive committec to_eall a regular state convention under the regular apportionment. On motion it was decided that the resolu- tions be taken up and ucted on seriatum, The first four were adopted without a dissenting vote, but when the fifth was read Mr. Bruner of Cuming urged that_it be changed from a maximum to a maximum and minimum, Judgze Muson spoke in opposition to a m mum rate law. He believed it would be a curse to the state, and he cited in_support of his position the action taken in the other states, There had not been, he J, o fast and fixed maximum rate law which had stood the test of experience. He believed the state board of transportation was organized all wrong. The members of the bourd should be elected by the people and be responsible to the people. L. G. Todd of Cass coincided with Judge Mason, as did also Secretary Gilchrist of the Late state board of transportation. The lat- ter went into a comparis ates in Ne- braska and Towa and ar, r alaw class fying railroas talking at length the ~ chairman asked ~ Mr. Gilchrist if he had signed the call which entitled him to address the confe Mr. Gilehrist said he had not, and was re- quested to take his seat. He did not show a willingness to subside, and after a lively war of words the chaivman firmly impressed on the sec that he must sit down. Mr, E. iter then spoke in favor of the resolution, taking 1ssue with Judge Mason, He cited the failure of California to regulate her railvoads under the board of transportatior Judge Masou again_interposed a few words and was followed by W. T. Foster, who sup- ported the resolution with an amendment, that ;h\* legislature shall enact a maximum rate law. Mr, Rosewater said there was no need for the legislature to enact such a law, s the constitution already provides that the board of trausportation may fix reasonable rates. This schedule of ratés may be a maximum rate, The legislature can Tool the people as well as it can the board of transportation Judge Reese, in a_forcibl the resolution, The trouble is that the power behind tho of transportation would not allow the secretaries to exercise their powers. A change will be productive of good results, The people demand it, and will b An amendment was then offered eliminat- ing the maximum rate clause, adding the following to the original resolution: “We therefore demand that the legislature shall enact a plen in harmony with the demands of our state constitution on this question.” The amendment was voted down almost uninimously and the ori:inal resolution was pussed without u dissenting vote, ‘I'he sixth resolution was adopted with but few negatives, A loug discussion was precipitated on the soventh resolution, which was participated in by a number of delegates, MY, Keckley said the people of Nebraska were afraid that the corporations would con- tinue to denominate the action of the rcpublican party. It was time that the politiclans™ were made to fear thut the anti-monopoly miembers of the party would desert it unless heir rights were observed, 'The best wiy to/avoud o rupture in the party was to ins! the state central committe that it \ fuust call the stute convention in » to give the people a chance to \ investigate for themselves the condidates and discuss the issucs on which the canvass is to be made, Judge Reese favored an early conveution and believed the committee would listen to the demands of this conference, He did not g0 much on the theory that you can't drive men, but he preferred to” appeal to the conscience of the committee to do what was the fair thing, Discretion must be ised If the committec does not call the conyention » committee must be cleaned out . Rosewater said the action taken tonight would decido tho fate of the republican partygn the stato this fall “You must ||n]m»~{u|| the state committee- men that they mush cafl an carly convention. The resolution is not A threat. It is perfectly proper to clothe the fommittce named in thd resolution with the powers desiguated.” An amendment having been offered by Mr, King of Polk to strike out that portion of the resolution empowering the committee to call a state convention, Judge Reese spoke strongly agaiust eliminating the clause, - The committee must be told that if they do not call an carly convention *by the great Johovah we will o it,” Mr, King's amendment was defeated by a g0 majority, au the original resolution was adopted by the conference OThe following additional resolution unanimously adopted Resolved, That we ire in favor of ballot res form, and o demand thit the ture of this State enuct a luw es Aus- trallun systen, After the adoption of the resolutions a r cess was tuken toallow the delogates from the three congressional districts to name the wembers of the committee of fifteen. The following were appointed ; Flrst District—E. Rosewater of Douglas, Corbin of Johnson, Goodell of Lancaste Hayes of Cass and Smith of Saunders Se | ond district—Keckly of York, Hill of Butler, Elliott of Harlan, Harlan of Frontier and Hedlund of Phelps. Third district— Sutherlaud of Burt, Mare of Dodge, Man- ning of Wayne, Becbé ot Custer and Smythe | of Buffalo. D. M. Nettleton of Clay was elected com- mitteeman-at-lurge and chuirman of the come | mittee. a board was ablishing th The couvention then adjourned, THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE BILL Vest Argues Against the Measurs as a Dan- gerons Precedent, AN ATTACK ON THE SUGAR SCHEDULE . na of California Thinks It the Only Weak Point in the McKinley Bill —Stanford Introduces His Money Loaning Scheme. WasniNaTox, May 20.—Tn the senate today Mr. Stauford introduced a bill providing for loans on public lands and announced that he would hercafter address the scnate on the subject. The senate then proceeded to consider the “original package” biil. There was an ad- dress by Mr. Wilson of Towa in favor of it. Mr, Vest opposed the bill, Mr. Wilson of Towa, who Introduced the bill, addressed the senate in explanation and advocacy of it, stating that it was made nec- essary by tho recent aecision of the supreme court. It was in response to a suggestion con- tained in that decision that congress could permit, the exercise of the restraining power of the state, and 1t was for the purpose ving that permission that the bill had been introduced and reported. The effect would be to leave each state to determine for itself what its policy should be in regard to > traffic in intoxicating liquors, At the ent time original package saloons were cing organized in his state, A package might be a pint or a half pint of whisky or a keg or a bottle of beer. In was to put a stop to such a practice and to recognize in_every state the power to regulate its own internal policy that the bill was reported. Mr. Vest said he was not able to agroe with the majority of the committee in report- ing the bill, because it would sweep away the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States over interstate commerce, The supreme court had decided emphatically that alcoholic stimulants were articles of interstate com- merce, and the power to regulato commerce among the states and with forcign nations was an exclusive powervested in congress by the constitution. ~ The intimation that con- gress might delegate to a state that pow was contained ina mere obiter dictum of that decision. He [Vest] contended that it could not be doue. The supreme court had decided that tho power of congress over interstate commeree was exclu- sive. If it could be delegated in regard to one article of merchandise [alcohol], it could be delegated to any other article—vhea vice, oleomargarine, etc. Was the going to make that new departure? Was it on the mere dictum of the supreme court to tear down the barricrs of the constitution? Th question, he said, was whether congress conld delegate the power vested in it by the consti- u te any state or number of states, Hs clieved it could not. To doso would be to de- troy the interstate clause of the constitution and all purposes for which it was enacted. So 1 ng any uniformity thero would be, in that case, diversity and hostil- ity. Missouri would 'shut out one article, Kunsas another, Iowa another, and soon, until there would be chaos from 'one end of the union to the other. At 2 o'clock the silver bill came up as un- finished business, but was laid aside inform- Vest continued that if this bill were passed it would open up opportunities for a cssive series of such bills, just as emergencies or the opinions of the ' differcnt states might call for that sort of legislation. Tho senate w: now asked the domain comm vested exclusiy and to make an ception as'to alcoholic liquors, which the su- preme court had decided to be as much an article of commerce as any other merch: dise. How long would it be, he ked, until another demand was made 'upon congress to permission to all states to except some- thing else, tobacco for instance. McPherson asked Mr. Vest whether thit to import an article implied the right to sell it. Mv. Vest replied in the afirmative, Mr. Hoar avgued in favor of the bill. He supposed that there did not exist a com- munity anywhere where the danger of per- mitting the unrestricted sale of intoxicating liquors was not recognized and guarded against by public authority. Unless what, was proposed in this bill, or Something equiv- alent, could be done it would be the law of the United States for all future time, unless the constitution was amended in that respect, that any person living in another state or for: cign country could send intoxicatihg liquor into any state and dispose of it there through his agents and that it should not be compe- tent for any state authority to prohibit it. Mr. Edmunds remarked upon it as a curi ous and_interesting circumstance that a con- dition of things had been reached when, ae- cording to the debate, and according to' the judgment of the supreme court, thoe states had no power to deal with the subje and congress had no power to deal with it. The result was that there was in every man in one state an inherent, individual, personal right to carry into another state what that state might consider injurious to its safety, there to sell i, and that "' congress had no power to stop it, and that the states could not stop it unless congress gave them that power, It was only necessary to state such a proposition to show that somewhere, either in the supreme court or in- the senate, there was fault in the logic of somebody.” He did not feel embarrassed by the fact that the supreme court had taken the laveest step ever taken within. a hundred years, in ([Iu' republie, towards the centralization of power some- where, cither in_the supreme court or in con- gress, He did in zation of power. believed in its sogrogation and separation in every re- spect. Speaking of the importation of in- toxicating liquors into a s Mr. Edmunds claimed that once they got there, they were, her in the hands of the natives or not, subject of state laws, and that was what supreme court would come to within the next twenty years. The constitution declaved that congress should have power to regulate commerce among the states and left to the states the power to deal with objects of com- ierce after they got there, After further discussion, the bill went over without action and the senate proceeded to the consideration of resolutions offered by Mr. Cameron in memory of the late Repre- sentative Kelly of Pennsy At tho close of the eulo; senate as a further mark of respect to the memory of M. Kelly, adjourned ouse, WasmiNaroy, Muy 19.—In today @ conference was tho District of Columbia appropria- tion bill and then the house went into com- mittee of the whole on the tariff bill, Amendments abolishing the minimum punishment prescribed for violations of the internal revenue laws aund repealing tho to- bacco tax were offered, but rejected, Mr. Sayers of Texas offered an amendment providing that iron and steel cotton ties or yops for baling orother purposes, not thinner than No. 20 wire guuge, shall be admitted | free. After considerable debate in which the the house ordered on southern members and Mr. McKinley par ticipated the amendment was rejected by ¢ to 124, Mr. Breckenridge of Arkansa. he duty on cotton ties at 45 per orem. Lost, Mr. McKenna (vep) of California moved an amendment to the sugur schedule reducing the existing schedule & per cont and retalning the dividend line at 13 and 16 as in th present bill. He atiacke! the sugar sched ile in the MeKinley 1ill amid great applauic on the democratie s Mr. McKeuna said the pending bill in all particulars except the sugar schedule was 1 brave and strong. In the sugar schedule it noved to fix nt ad val- was timid, time serving and weak. Iu the centrali- | (g the veritable Symond: I L other schedules the bill carried out republican principles. The Chicago platform ecnumer- ated ways and means of rodueing the revenue and declared that the intermal revenue sys tem should be destroyed rather than that any patt of the protective system should be sur rendered. The sugar {nlustry was a part of the protective system. It was surrendered by this bill. The sugar schedule pointed as directly as ever a frée trader pointed to the benefit of buying in the cheapest market. [Demoeratic applause. ] Wool was not produced to the extent of our wants and no one could predict when it would be. It was today a declining industry [dem cratic applause] and had been given increased protection in this bill because it was a de- clining industry, and yet it was called the keystone of the arch of protection, If the ommittee was right in the position taken in its report the dutg’ on wool wis A charge on the consumer. [Demoeratic applause|. The bill made sugar contraband in the protective system. P If the bounty ‘;l‘rlnmp!n was_correct, why not apply it to other things. Why not appl it to tin plate [luughh'rg and save at once (i the committee was right; he was only re- peating its reasons, not endorsing _them) £7,000,000 in revenue and taxation, \Why not apply it to linen goods, which we did not pro- duce, and give people cheap linen to g0 ' with cheap tin and _ cheap sugar? [Laughte Why not apply it to wool until the articie was produced in this country to the extent of tie people's wants Hl Jemocratic laughter.] *“Think of the sple: did political effect upon the ublican part, when it will be enabled to point with pride to the working man and farmer sitting down to a cheap breakfast in a cheap suit of clothes,” [laughter, | Mr. Cannon of Illinois opposed the amend- ment. What was the position of the republi- 1 party touching the prote system? o relieve from duty those articles of forcign production, except luxuries, which could not be produced athome, Less sugar was pro- duced in this country now thun thirty years ago. The gentleman from California” was not happy when he said wool stood on all fours with sugar. The production of wool last year, under the present insufficient tariff, was 250,000,000 pounds and the 'imports were 120,000,000 pounds, Twice as much was produced at home as was imported and the home pro- duct was suficient to control the price at home and regulate the world’s price of wocl Because he was a republican he was in favor of removing the revenue lecch from the pro- tective system and of placing sugar on the free list, He denounced the reciprocity treaty with the Sandwich islands and de- clared that a few men in California controlled the production of sugar in that country. Put sugar on the free list and goodby to $5,000,000 to four men of California who owned sugar plantations in the Sandwich islands. Mr. Price of Louisiana favored the amend- ment and opposed the bill as_ being injurious to the interests of the colored laborers of the south, Mr. Morrow of California supported M McKenna's amendment on tne ground that was the only legitimate method of protection and for the further reasonthat the revenue of £55,000,000 derived from sugar was neces- sary to meet the obligations of the govern- ment. Mr. McKinley closed the discussion and Mr. McKenna's amendment, was rejected— yeas 115, nays 134, Messrs. McKenuna, Mor- row, O'Neill of Pennsylvania, Harmer, De- haven, Bartine, Vandever, Brossey, Kerr of Towa, Colwan and Reyburn voted in the af- firmative. On motion of Mr. McKinley a number of amendments were adopted reducing the duty certain building or monumental stones, except marble; changiig the dul teel ingots, etc., valued above 16 cents per pound, from 45 per cent ad valorem to 7' cents a pound; lacing on the free list, fish from American fisheries, and fresh or frozen fsh caught in fresh waters, except salmon, Mr. McKinley also offcred an amendment, fixing the duty on ‘slotguns valued at not move than $12° at 33 per cent, at more than $12, 40 per cent; pistols und revolving pistols, 35 per cent, Mr. Walker of Massachusetts protested vigorous 1t the amendment was adopted, he said, within five years the business of manufacturing firearms in this country would be destroyed. The amendment was fi agreed to, as was also one - taking brist from the free list and fixing the duty upon them at 10 cents per pound. — - SUSPECT arsh Thinks He is Somewhere in Mexi Ao, TlL, May 20.—[Special Telegram uk Bee.]—For more than two months Chief Marsh has been in frequent correspond- ence with an American citizen residing in Mexico whose good faith was guaranteed by an American consul. The chief made a most thorough and conscientious investigation of his correspondent’s stitements and satisfied himself that one of the men implicated in the murder of Dr. Crorin had sought refuge in Mexico. From many indications he was led to believe that the nian in question was Dan Coughlin’s friend, Smith, who drove the famous buggy, and then went, accord- ing to Coughlin and his partner, to New Mexico. Not 4 man_ on tho police s except Licutenant Brennan, who is sec- ary at the central oftice, and the two de- s detailed to do the work was informed that there was anything on foot connected with the Cronin case. Mayor Cregier and Comptroller Onahan were told just enough of the caso to enable the chief to secure their help, which was promptly given. Hedged in by this wall of secrecy there secmed no chance of the enemies of law and order get- ting wind of what was going on, and detec- tives and Mr. and Mrs, Conklin, with whom Dr, Cronin lived, were despatched secretly to Chihuahua to apprehend and identify the sus- pect. In some myst ay the mission of the Chicago detes was communicated to the suspect by friends or policemen in this city, and when the officers arvived at Chib hua' the man had suddenly disappea Chief Marsh feels confident that the susp Y.HONDS, Chief M - Work on the Elkhorn Extensio Deapwoon, 8. D., May 20.—[Special T gram to Tae Brer.]—Contractors for the F horn extension from Whitewood to Dend- wood huye started to work in earnest. Five graders' camps have been established be tween Whitewood and the tunnel site and the work of grading has | commenced in_ sey places. A large duuntity of railvoad iron was delivered today, at the mouth of the | tunnel to be used for the' tramway for taking out the rock. PR 5 A Surveying Oontract. Deapwoon, S. D., May 20.—[Special Tele gramtoTue Bee.]—-Dick Anderson and Frank Peck of this city have a $12,000 contract from the government to survey land in Scobey county, the next county east of Meade. They start the latter part of this week with four wagons loaded with tents and camp supplies Mess Peck and Anderson will each take charge of a party and_work independent of cich other, They expeét to be goue all sum mer, ol v - A Prince Marries, Paris, May 20,—[Special Cablegram to Tup Bek]—The marriage of Miss Clara Ward and Prince De Garaman De Chimay, son of Prince De Chimay, Belgian minister of foreign affairs, took place at the Nuncia: ture in this city today. The witny for the bride were Mr. Whitelaw Reid, the Aror ican minister to France, and Lord Lytton, the British minister, s e Too Much Rain, Urica, N. Y., May 20.—Rain has fallen al most without interruption in the Mohawk val ley since Sunday night, All the streams are full and are overflowing the level lands. Re ports from surrounding towns say that unless the rain stops soon much damage will be donc by floods. Farmers in ceutral New York are o at the outlook. The soil on the hill ground is saturated until it is like morta: —-— ess Troubles. , May 20, —Stiefel & Cohen 1l munufacturers, have assigned for the benefit of creditors. Assets, £50,000; liabili ties, between $80,000 and $80,000, OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 21, \ | | of resignation was prepared sev | way in connection COLONEL CANADAY RESIGNS. His Resignation Tendered to Take Effect on June 30, THE IMMIGRATION PROBLEM. An Educational Standard Likely to be Favored by the Joint Committee —Comment on Senator Wils son's Amendment, OwAra Ber, TH STREET, Wasnisaros, D, C., May 19, Colonel Canaday, sergeant-at-arms of tho senate, tend ed his resignation today to take effect on June 30, next. Mr. Canaday's lett al days ago and would have been handed in ere this had it not been that the republican senators upon learning that he intended to sever his connec tion with the senate on the last day of the present monthat once joined in aletter, which rey d the signature of nearly the entire body, in which they requested him to recon- sider his determiuation and to continue in the exercise of his dutics until the middle or lat ter part of June, AN EDUCATIONAL STANDARD, Chairman Owen of the joint committee on igration and naturalization expects to be 0 with his committee the first of next week. The object of the committce’s visit to Chicago is to get further information and advice as to the advisability of setting up an educational standard of admission to this country. committee pretty well out lined the features of the bill whicll it intends to present on its return from Chicago, but it is in doubt as to the advisability of the edu- cational requirement, Mr. Owen says that the information and advice received up to this time is about_equally divided for und against an cducati andard. The class of immigration whi are nihilists, commun 1 criminals and paupers, and a majority of is contended, are educated, while the hone of the soil and those who acquire trades and enter fac- tories are often without education, Inasmuch, however, as a large number of states have filed an educational standa and dopting compulsory education, it is believed that it will be wisdom for the federal government to set the example and not per- mit forciguers to_become eitizer are able to read in the English language th constitution of the United tes, The wit- nesses who will be called in Chic 0 to testify before this committee will be questioncd more upon the educational feature of the pro- posed bill than anything else, A UNIQUE TARIFF SPEECIL, One of the most unique tariff speeches cver delivered_in congress was made this after. noon by Mr. McKenna of California McKenna is a republican member of the com- mittec on ways and means and a high protec- tionist. His speceh was i hybred or hydr at it favored the fivst principles protection and_offered an argu- ment to the democrats for free trade. MeKenna warned the republicans placing themselves in_a position of having to support the proposition of the democrats in socialists, common some future congress to place wool on the | the e Su; free list for ame reason that they now pl or upon the fr list, He said seem to be scessity in the progress of the republi principle of protection to throw a home in dustry upon the free list {rom time to time, like a tub to a whale, and that the sugarin- dus s accepted as a sacrifice in this in- stance, because it affected so many people ape valve for the surplus, duce the present duty on nt and encourago the develop. ane sugar industrics maintaining the balance of the sugar duty speceh was more philanthropical fant than that of Major Butterworth, although it fuyored the highest typeot protec tion, wa 1 only by the democrat side, be red heavy blows against 0 of the positions taken by the majority onways and means in favor some Industries as against 5 ved that the domestic sugar industry already yieldsd a greater income than the tin industry aud promises many more increases in development, and_yet thi sugar industry w out whilé the tin mines, which wi as to be calied “an given protection by was 4 puzzling one. was proceeding under the five i ute rule the republican member of the committee on ways aud means acknowledged the importance of the question involved by giving over two hours and a half of time to the discussion of the frec sugar proposition Mr. Caunon of Illinois was accorded the distinction of answering the argument of My, McKenna, The pith of what he said was contuined in the sentence, “It was placed upon the free list instead of wool because, in the first place, it reahized a greater amount of revenue while affecting our industries to a less extent than could have been reached by any other article going upon the free list,”” Thie wool, he said, which was produced in this country was many times more valuable than the sugar, and inasmuch as the wool industry was developed, to strike itdown would be a havdship to lurge class of people, while the plucing of sugar upon the free list and ereating a bounty to encourage its do nes. tic production was & hardship o no one. More members listened to and participat>d in the discussion of the sugar question than any other feature of the tarift bill, The beet sugir men have been here nearly all winter work ing against the sugar feature of the McKinley bill and every effort has been mude bo driy into line agaiust it all the members from 1l cane’and beet sugar pro , but the effort has failed. The eation stood the attack and the vote keeps it in the bill, sugar 33 per ment of our beet and of th of de infant indust thi: Although the ? were specel house WILSON'S AMENDMENT, On the lounges and in the smoking rooms of the senate this afternoon some very impor tant questions were discussed in a - private with the amendment to the interstute commerce luw reported by Sen ator Wilson of lowa, prohibiting the ship ment iuto prohibition States of original pack: ages of liquor. The measure is _intended to thwart the operation of the recent decision of the supreme court to the effcct that stute laws cannot be enucted to prohibit the sale of liquors in their original form and as received from their states. The question uppermost in the minds of the senators is whether it not_ @ very serious blow to business inferests of & new state to enact a probibition law, whether it will not keep out people und enterprises necessury to the development of a new state. It wu argued that the state of Towa developed o rapidly in one year under woll reguluted liquor laws thau'it has in five years under prohibition, It was contended by senator that the Dakotas could not have done any thing which could have operated more seri ously aguinst their internal development against the introduction of capital and manu fuctories, than the enactment of their prohi bition laws, for the reason that yo one will locate in a prohibltion state, simply becausc there are prohibition laws' in force, while the majority of the ilution of the country and the bulk of the capital will not locate prohibition_state for both busine reasons. The question now uppermost in the minds of the people in Nebraska, high license or prohibition, was discussed vigorously and it was the judgment of a_majority of those who voted for Senator Wilson's umendment to the inter-state commerce law that N braska could do nothing to more seriously {njure her business prosperity than to adopt & probibition law. Several senators who sup- ported the Wilson amendment frankly ac knowledged thut they did so against * their judgment; that they were compelled to do so becuuse they were instructed to by their con stituents, a8 the prohibition party in their stato holds the balance of power and is able to dictate the action of their repre seuntatives in congress. It is believed the Wilson amend nt will fain in the house. FREE FISM, As the vesult of the labore of C. M. Clark po | locks provided by the Cherokec the [ |- and Mr. Trible Washington as tha | Lake fishermen to o placed by the MeKin | ported into the Unite ates, the committeo | on ways and means locided to admit all fish, fresh or frozen, except salmon, free of duty, This is a great victory for the fishmen | and'is one of the very few amendments that has been made to tho bill, TARIFF BILL AMENDMENTS, When the tariff bill Is reported to the house tomorrow it will be found that a number of | amendments have been made to it in commit- tee. It is nearly impossible to sccuro the adoption of any amendment to the bill upon the floor of the house, 5o well organized are the republican forces and such complete con- trol has Major McKinley, the chairman of the committee over them. "I'he knowing ones do not risk their interests to a vote, but go quietly to the committee and there plead their cause. One of the amendments agreed upon is that to give a rebate on salt used in the curing of meats for export, which was secured through the efforts of Representative Adams of Chicago. 1t is expected that this provision will be opposed by the Michigan salt men,who will try to strike it out, but it is believed that the friends of the amendment are numerous cnough to defeat any attempt that may be made to strike it out, THE CONFERENCE COMMITTE The conferenco committeo that was ap- pointed in the hope of bringing the two houses to an agreement on the pension ques- tion held its flyst meeting yesterday, when two members of the pension committée of the Grand Avmy appeared and explained the po- sition of that organization upon the subjectof pension legislation. This was about the only real work transacted, although the committce sat_awhile and discussed the differences which separate the two houses, The confer- ence committee, without fixing any time for a future meeting, adjourned. ‘There is said to be a disposition in the committee to reach an amicable adjustment of the subject at an carly day. {falo, who came \resentatives of the il against the duty oill upon all fish im- to MISCELLANEOUS, ‘Lhe Towa delegation in congress called at thd white house this morning with Colonel Ballingball and invited the president to open the coal palace at Ottumwa, ., in Septem- ber. The president said that he could not an engagement, so farahead, but that he would bear the invitation in mind.} G. Stortz and Fred Metz of Omaha and J 1. Nattes of N y are here attend: ing the brewers’ ¢ Senator Manderson is indisposed and con- fined to his room, He caught a severe cold the other day which nas given him a fover., 4. M. Mavsh of Grand Island is here Assistant, Secrctary Chandler today firmed the deeision of the Lind commissi in dismissing the contest of Alphonso ¢ against the timber culture entry of Wilbe % Stoddard for the southwest 'y of scetion 3, township 14 north, range 17 west, Grand Island district; also in dismissing the contest of Elsworth Viughn who contested. the tim ber culture entry of Phillip Brecheinzen for the southeast 1y of section 20, township vange 49 west, Chadron distric Perny S, Heari, ————— DAKOTA ODDFELLOWS. The Meeting of the Grand Lodge at Deadwood. DrADWoOD, 5. D, May 18.—[Sy Tele- gram to Tue Be The grand lodge in dependent Order of Oddfellows were escorted to the city hall by the Metropolitan band of Deadwood and the Canton Excelsiors at o'clock this morning, where Mayor Star de- livered an address of wi He was ponded to by G Nugent vand Forks. Mus. of Po ., made a brilliant Daughters of TRebekah Daughters of Rebelah v cvening, This will be the first effort in that lirc > in Dakota. A banquet at which 400 porsons participuted was given in the city hail last night in honor of the vis iting delegates and their wive: Governor Mclette responded to the toast, “Our State.” The reports of both the grand master and grand seeretary which were read today show that Oddfellowship in Dakota is ina flourishing condition. The increase of wembership during the last ycar outdoes a thing in the history of the state or territory. = - SHOT HIV DEAD. of a Sunday Night in Chi Cuieaco, May 20.—Wild with rage and in- sane with drink Barnet Benson committed a most brutal murder shovtly after 2 o'clock this morning. Jerry Sweeney was the vie- tim and the murder was th It of a quar- rel which occurred in a Sunday night. Benson of the national bo works, and some time ago he discharged ' Sweeney, who worked under him, Sunday night they mgt in a suloon and both being under the ‘infiv cence of liquor, soon got into a_fight, in which Benson was badly beaten, Eavly this morn ing while going home they met du the quarrel which v sncwed, Benso Sweeney through the heart and then f - Suicided on the Beach, Minisoy, Special Tele gram to i i brother- in-law of Hon. George Raymer, proprictor of the Madison Democrat, committed suicile at 9 o'clock this morning by shooting himself through the head with a_revolver, down to Barnard’s boat house ,with a ¢ wion, sat down ona bench and when his 5 back was turned drew the vevol and killed himself instantly. Bradley was twenty-cight 'years old and had a host of friends. He ‘Wwas of & very sensative nature, and it is supposed that misunder: standing existing between Limself and a young lady to whom he wis showing itten- tion caused the despondency which resulted in the rash act. come. nd Muster Mooreland ud lodge of gunized this he Resalt Brawl suloon foreman shot - A Feast Produces Sociability, me, LT, May 20— [Special Tur Bre.]—Inf reservation is that yesterday Tele the tof bul fon, © a little morc able. The pipo of peace was handed around and it ap od that negotiutions with the Towas fc sulo of their lands was on the wuy inning. The Indians have stated” that y intend to treat with the commission, i WP field’s Remains Removed. CLEVELAND, May 20, At an carly hour this morning when Lake View ¢ e from visitors the remains Garfield were taken the crypt in the mon their Tast resting place. president’s mother were monument which is to be dec orlal day mation after of n fo which consisted two fine commi the Indians we etory President public vault to which is to be The re of the also remoyed to the ated on mem- rom the ent - Buffulo Mill H Burrato, N. Y., M in all but two of the planing struck this morning for nine ten and no reduction i tors of the two mills mention dewand, nds Strike. I'he mill mills of the city hours instead of Ihe proprie 20, - A Big Landslide in § CONNELLSVILLE, a,, Ma, lide ever know on the Baltimore & Ohio rvuilros « Confluence, Pa., last night. The carried away and the peadbed juurter of & mile, and. - . Bohemian Strikers Killed by PrAGUE, May 20.—The striking Pilsen toduy made a ruid upon tht forced the men at work to quit sent for and upon urrival bud i the rioters I'hic trikers killing five and w Killed His Wil Sax Fraxoisco,May 20, Edward | a German, shot and instantly killed last ¢ ning, and then fatall His wife had left him on uccount unding se and Himselt mestic quarrel. plea on behalf of the | | | poiuts and the | Milwaukee & St | & personal | ing | | | | He went | | | | | toa | | | | | reason for | her by - —_— 2 UMBER READ THE RIOT ACT T0 JAY, President Manvel of the Atchison Throws Down the Gauntlet, GIVEN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS GRACE | IfGould Does Not Favor an Advance in Western Passenger Rates tho Missouri Pacific Will Suffer, 20, am to sayst has In Cricago, May [Special Tue BEE)—A railway news burean “President Manvel of the Atchison thrown down the gauntiet to Jay Gould, letter to that gentleman he has given him the choice of agreeing toan ade vance in rates or suffering an attack on the Missourl Pacifi's southern system, which will make the gross passenger carnings dwindle toan almost invisible figur The letter was written yesterday and is short, sharp and to the point. It gives Gould twenty-four hours in which to declare hime self in favor of an advance in western rates, Should he not do so, President Manvel wrote that he would retaliate on the Missourk Pacific by getting the passengor rate to Gale veston from the Missouri riverto 1. This would entail an immense loss to the Missourd Pacifie, far me than the loss to the Atchison occusioned by the Missouri Pacific's reduos tion to Denyer, Telog ailure of Voting Trust. Bostoy, May 20.—The Atehison dir today voted to announce the failure of the voting trust proposition. About 200,000 shaves were deposited under the call, and 50,000 shares are to bo taken whercby the ndonment of the trust idea will work uo 1 to property or security hold Addition to the Atchise W York, Ma; of the St. Louis & ‘tors ncipal owners Franciseo railroad, #ated this afternoon that the control of the company had been absolutely to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa e This deal adds 1,400 miles to the Atchison system, besides giving it absolute control of the At lantic & Pacifie railroad Central Trafic Cut. Ciicaco, May “The lines in the Central Traflic association this morning gave notico of & cut in rates to go into effect next Mon- day. Rates from Chicago to thescabonrd o bulk meats will be #0 ceuts: on provision! and live hogs 25 ceuts and on oats and oid cakes 20 conts, "he Passenge e Rate War, Cricaco, May 20, The Chicago & Northe western railvoad this morning made both ways between Chicago and Omaha iy locally. Mo points beyond Omaha a §3¢ rate was made foe basing purposes. The §5 rate was made to protect rates botween locak £1 vate to meet that of its com= i business. The Chicag Paul vailrond this mornings Hf its competitors between: ul and Minneapolis, bothy petitors on th met the $3 ra Chicago and St. 1 ways, Jeffeey's New Position Cmeaco, May 20, Special Tel ram to Tue Bee.] -1t has been learned why ex-Gens eral Manager . T. Jeffrey of the Illinois Cena t refused the divector generalship of Chie cago's world's fuir. He has been offered and’ s u weepted tho viee presidenoy of the ad, with headquart s in is asurprise, a9 that My, Jeffrop ager of the ( nt lm'(g be move soon to wis to be genc motive works, wh to Chicago. Tho verdict of the Chica voud men is that the Vanderbilts could lave seeured a move able oftice - VILLARD DF 18 Not Joined Har ington—George ks, NEW Your, May : Special Telogram to Tue Bep. ] Henry Villurd denies the rumon that he has joined hands with €. P, Hunt! ingrton to obtain control of the Pacific Mail we Gould rge Gould, yesterday, said ) vaily ol TES IT. He ¥ 18 With Hunte steamship company and cause Ge to retive from the presidency. € when seen by a veportc “When I hecame president of the Paciflo Mal steamship company 1 found that it was largely run in the t of the Central Pae 1 immediately looked into the contracts and succecded in mitkiing better mrangements for the company. Some time ago negotiutions were opencd with th - Pacific rep- resentatives and tevms exceedingly sutis fao- tory to the Pacific Muil vere mide. Th next step taken in the interests of the comy pany was an_arvangement with the city aug thorities of Tacoma. They offered several hundred thousand acres of “lund to the com= pany providing it provided @ mouthily sevice in that port and maintained it for a year. All these agreements, which would have greatly benefitted ihe Picific Muil, were upset by Huntington, who although a divector has rarely attended any of the meetiugs of the board.” Do you Intend to retain your in eveént of a cliange Noj I shull scll tend 1o throw of the Hunting!e rest in th If the stockholders ine the company into the hands futerest I shall get out.” - WAS SHI POISONED? The Body of Ellen Wishard Exhumed for Oflicial Examination, Missovrr VaLey, Ta, May 20,—|Special to Tue Bee)—Yesterday the body of cn Wishard was ¢ od the cemetery here, after | been buried for four years, The decen Mrs, A B, Bresce of this cit lat ims to be an heiress of moj The s died peculian cirenms and it b intimated that the cause of her death was to mine which wa exhumas tion, The bod t dise integrated ving. Prior to the was intimated that the moved by those thought to hu lin the ulleged poisoning The Bresees i fore the insunc comn but returne not altoge upon the which she avin dunghtc un staned by poison, deters of nd to be alim itified b, on bes ud no m, ure larly wh L to the i her point from parid " bt aud wealthiest t hay been ch as to tasto their moti It is strongl i the thut 1t Murs, neh uen wus t everal nished i alleg Brescd is but a b there i Bresc AW on other ful i I th in bu the tun: futhe 1 1 it L it i f her on fors She \ ind has b vars wdiug hee Widswortly held in- capes tLe As singulad © Are i uuis 0 exul Dead, W B, Victim leynolds, o by carly this wora