Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 19, 1890, Page 1

TWENTIETH YEAR ; OMAHA, FRIDAY THE DEBATE OPEMED Prohibition and High Licenss Arguments atthe Sngar Palace, A FAIR SIZED CROWD IN ATTENDANCE The Amendment Cause Espoused by A. €, Raukin of Pennsylvania, HE 1S ANSWERED BY MR. ROSEWATER. Several Illustrations of the Blighting Ef- fect of a Prohibitory Law, BRADFORD AND WEBSTER CLOSE. The Latter Produces Interesting Stas tistics Re Slanders Against Omaha mn tation of the and the State Graxp Ysuxn, Neb, Sept. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tk Bee. |—The great prohibi- tion debate inaugurated only after a es of blund and mistake for which cemed to be particularly responsible. psterand Mr. Rosewater were on the ground carly but their opponents failed toput in an appearmce, Thenthe debate seemed to have ben but poorl vertised. Few cltizens seemed to know when the speaking would take place, and 1o effort ws m enlighten them. About noon word was re- ceived that ex-Giovernor Larabee of Tow and ex-Attorney General Bradford of Kansas wouldarrvivein the evening and that Chan- cellor Creighton would not come atall. Tho chancollor said that hedid 1ot getany notice of his being ex pected tospeak untilhis from cenference yesterday, Itwas 1 too late, as he had other arrmgements for two wecks ahead. He cxpressed regret that e could not take part. The committee on local arrangements se- cureda volunteerin A, C. Rankin,a Pennsyl- vania prohibition advocate, who las been tenting the state, andan amangenent was made for a set-to between himand Mr. Rose- waterat 8 o'clockin the aftemoon. At that hour the wind was blowinga galeand mulk- ing it exceedingly disagrecable, and less than fifty peopls had reached the sugr palace, where the debate was to beheld. Another postponement was had until evening, Mr. Larabee, accompauied by his wife, arrived at 4 odock, and Mr Bradford reached the cityat 7 o'clock, Mr. Lamabee refused tospeak this evening, as ho had been invited tospeak onlyon Friday. Another consultation was held, andit was dedded that Mr. Rankinshould speak atthe evening meeting in Mr. Larrabee's place. At 8 o'clock the available space at the place was fairly well filled by an audi- ence gathered to hear the discussion of the greatissue. The audience was anintelligent oneand took a deep interestin the arguments advanced. Mr. Rankin was the finst s peaker. He was introduced asan iron manu facturer of Pennsylvanin who was working for tho amendment from principle only. His appear- ance was received without demonstration of any kind by theaudicnce, and ho launched out at once in ahigh key in his arraignment of the opponents of prohibition. Mr. Rankin, while not particular as to his granmar, made up in enthusiasn. He wus present, hesaid, in support of the adoption of the prohiditory amendment and in opposition tothe present license orany license system. [Prohibition is right in principle “and practice, and is sustained by the best legal author- ity of the land. License, high or low, is wrong in principle and o disgraceto the moral nature of tho people of the ntion, The abuse, and not the use, of liguor did the damage, was the argument of the anti-pro- hibitionist, He took up the addresses of Mr Rose- water and Mr, Webster made at Bea and endewvored to show by them that they dmitted the evils of the wyhisky tra 3 Ve accepted,” he sild, “thes g true. Who shall correct the abuse, those en- gaged inthe business or tho ? afirm that the men engiged in thetraffc should correct its abuses, They had 100 years todo it,and have not corrected the abuses. Theycan't. They might as well attempt to correct. tho devil as toattempt. to opanly correct the evil, It ca't bodone, ou can't make men sober by law, says Mr Rosewawr and Mr, Webster, Good men preach this, Brother Murphy, God bless him, preaches this, and has done good work. We as prohibitionists _aro not going after drunkards with clubs, 'Wo are going after the business, Conditions must be changed, This campaign is to es mew condition of things, and notto esy pass legslation affectings the drunkard Mr. Rinkin devoted some timeto adiscus- sion of the personal liberty featureof the rohibition issue. He read copious extracts vom Mr, W ebster's Beatrice speech, especi- ally with reference o tho alleged reduction in manu facturing industries in the pronibition states, mud presented an arry of figures showing the reduction of suchindustries in the high license states, andsought to show by this that prohibition had nothing to do with the decrease in either particula, DMr. Rao- kin became wildly enthusiastic as his time faded, and promised to *‘tear the mask off the face of the hidcous damning of the license system.” Ho predicted the coming of o glorious day for probibition when the posver of rum should bo crusied ad the peogle made freo and great, Hon, Edward Rosewater's Speech, Mr. Rosewater was introducel and warnly greeted, Hosaid it would be a greatmistake toputinto the constitution of iy state any law prohibiting the sale of any commodity or forbidding any act that isnot defined s criminal by the coustitution. Our constitu- tion was simply anoutline of power, and any nghts to which the people are entitled are regulated by statute. A natunl right cannot be abridged by constitutionat acts. We have boen told that the great judges haye stated that intomperance has caused great suffering and puperism and crime anl grant it, md how can it boregulated best? There are but four states inthis union that have probibitory amenduents in thelr constitutions, Mas chusettes, that gave us Buker Hill md the heros of the revolution, tied statury prohibition and then ovenwheluingly rejected it. Mr. Rosewater read the opinions of some of the greatest educationl lealers of Massa- chusetts, expressing their opposition to con- stitutional prohibition us being, on account of the violations made s easy, anenace to ppu- lar government. Said the speaker: ““We havo been told here tonight thatthe sale of liquor is asin aud a crine. Upon this roposition man. plo agree, while othe JEer sud many; minksters. hold. diferontly and clim that nothing in {ho bible author- Lzes such @ denunclation? Extracts were read_from temperance docu- ments issued by o New Yorksoclety, in which the ministers urged thelr oppsitin to the adoption of the prohibition awendment. Said Mr. llo(fiwlw.m', A wious Roopu differ very widely and yery often, dolegation of rémuuno {nln\r ters asked Abrabam Lincoln to issue the emancipation poclamition just after the second battle of Bull Run, Mr. Linwin's swer was thatthe ministers were themn- lves divided, and that the subject was difi- 1t, and that men did ot agree. So in Question people who hold religious | ~t. views aro divided. We shall monstrate that more erime, nore dranken- ness, and more vice have generated in - the prohibition states than inthe licenso stat And then we ask thinkingand reading peoyl topause before wo inject this amendmat into our constitution “Mr, Rankin admits that hels in this fight and _the next one. He, lke Artemus Ward, is willing to sacifice all his wife's relations in this contest, IF he loses be will hunt ancher stump and fight in other filds, while we, who live tere ad lave our money here andex pect todie here, have tostay and take theconsequen Mr. Rosewater then spke of the effect of o prohibitory amenduent on _elucation. Ne- brasla, said, had better schols and better ers thai any other stat in the union, Thiswas die ina gret mesure to the revenue derived from the license sy stem. the schools of prohibition Kansasand ligh license Nebnska, Hetld ofa pecont. visit to Learenyorth, and siid the city was as dly wrecked anl ruined a8 aiy oty of the south that had ben devastated by tho war. Ten thotismd peoyle - had lelt the dty of Leavenworth in the past five years, He direeted bis atiention to Mr. Rankin, and prohi bition 100,000 ma- W able to de- atedin Poinsy rity in favor of high enmber of had been grealy ased, and d the improvement” in the taffic, In Philadelphia alone over 4,00 salons weve closed at once upon the adoption of the high license law, Mr. Rosewater was warming upto hissub- feet inecarnest when ‘“colonel” Rankin, wvho had been fumbling his watch v yand persistently, called time, and Rosewitexr was compelled togive wiy to General Brad- ford.} Hon. S, D. Bradford's Speech, Hon 5. D, Brdford was intnducel as having beenin tue enforcernent fight in Kan- sas iuhis positionas atorny emeeral He modestly confessed thathe was notafraid to discuss prohibition with ay mn in the worll, Hetold how hehad considerel the matter before hehad decidedto boa prohibi- tionist. “The moral reform and temperance work had gone on for ahundred yea and it was necessary totalk of the woe and want and misery c E of intemper- ance. How 1 1 viody," he said, “confesses that alcohol1s notgood as a bev Science had demonstrated that al- coholis not beneficial as a beverage. The temperance movementis for the benelt of the home anl the firside, and the pracical questin is: How cm the evil be best restrain ol andregulaed orprohibited most effectually and with tho least expmsel Lowlicense is dangerous. It makes it freo to the be High licouse reduces the num ber of saloons and druikenness one-half, the gentlemen on theothersidetell you. Ifhigh license reduces the saloons, theén why not, for God’s sake, prohibit thesaloons _entirel Youcanuot regilate the liquor traffic, only way to dealwith o suoonkeper is to gethim down and stand on his necle so he can't movean inch. Ihaveprosecuted more of them than hasanyman in this countr andthatisthe oly way to hadle ther ¢ talk about the question of revenue, They hold out the reveme deived from saloons and usel for edudtional purposes, butthe high licuse systen incrases taxes in another direction, in the supprt of pau pers and the proccutin of eriminals caused by the liquor trmfic. When you havesaloons you have an fucreise of ¢ andan increase in paupers, hesaleof in- toxicating liguors asa beverage tendsto de- mlomlize the populace, it degrudes the pes ple, “Mr. Bradforl promised beforcthe close of thedebate to show that Omahahad the big. gest criminal record, more felonies and more drunkenness than auy city in theunion save three. Heused Prof. Dickie’s fire limit and rumway horse stovies inillustrtionof his position on the “personal liberty question,” “*The class of men,”” he said, **who talk about personal liberty would most of them, or many of them at least, be inthe penitentiavy il they had their just dues wsteadof standing around lmrpingnbout{)cmmm liberty, They were the red nosed devils whoare hootleg- ging and poisonn the boys and ruiing the hones of this country for the suke of a few paltry dollars, The wministes, the pure women and good mon and all decent people favor prohibition, while the brewersand the distillersand the thugs and the barkeepers areagainst proiibition. That’s the situation, Which party will yoube with?" Hon. John L. Webster’s Speech. Mr. Webster was enthusinsticaly —re- ceived. He sid that this was thesecond time he had been called todefend thestatein wiich helived andwhich he lved against thecharges of people who came here from other states to tellus how toattend to our own business, (Applause.) “The gentle xman from Kavsas,” said Mr. Webster, “tells us that Omaha has more crime than any city inthe union sive three. I am preparedto prove to him thatther is less crime in Omahathan there is in the ity in Kansasin which helives, and in which ho has worked solong for prohibition. (Applause) I will tell him and proveto them that inthe pro- hibition states from which they hail they are miking mor drukanls n e the states which believe in the regulatio of the liguor trafic. “Mr, Bradford saiid ho had found 1,00 ‘speakk easys' in Philadelphia, and Mr, Rankin raised the number to 6000, and saiid he knew they existed. [would liketo know how long it tok them to go arund. I hwe invited criticism, and asked any man to re- fute what T said _at Beatrice about the de- creaso of manufacturing industries in the prohi bition es, and that in the ligh license states the busiiess has “been in- cavased.! Mr. Webster wferrel to Mr. Rankin's criticism of the speakers Beatrice figures, and proceeded to show that Mr. Rankivs Showing wasonly partil and wasused for the purpose of concealing wther than dis- cosing the facts of the case. He alleged that the detailed statement of tigures was trie, and heagainasseried that in the prohibition states the industrial developments had been delayed, while progress had been showwn in the Same lines in high licensestates, and pro- hibition was the only cause that could be assigned for the diferent conditions, Mr. Webster stated that he visited the architects in Omaha and had secured sime facts conceming the efect the adoption of prohibition would have on the building im- provements in Omaha. He fond that plns were ready for 315,000 in buildings, the crec- tion of whiich had been delayed because of the fecling of iusecurity in busiiess snd financial cirles cqused by the pending pro- hibition issue, Those }vlnn!\ meant work and prosperity. and homes for the laboring men, ind more business and subs tantial pros perity than had been experienced by K Bradford’s state, sincethe aloption of pro- hibition in that state, Referring to the conditio of affain in Maine as compared with Nebruska, Mr. Webster toll how Neal Dow, the father of prohibition in Maige, had en de- feated in 8 Muie town lor the ofice of mayor, and had given as 4 Teson that the saloon men were in a majority inthe town, This v in prohibition Maine'! Mr. Webster \m'm'llll'\l statistics shoving thatin Maihe the salons numbered o to cach 552 of the population, while in Nebnska the rate was one to ech 6 people. More men were arrested, fordrunkenness in Mine than in Nebrasks, In Omahi, designatel by Mr. Brad ford asthe worst hole inthe world, {hero werearrested fordrunkenncss last year an ayverage of one for each sixty-niw of {he population, while in Portlaud, Me, the arrested for drunkemnuess was one foreach thirty-three people. Mr, Webster’s specch wis & magnlificent effort, and held the iterested sudience, al- though thetemperatur of the rom wis at freezing point. His remarks were wnnuli' applauded, and at theclose was greetedwith round after round of applause. The debate will be wntinied Friday after. noon and evening, ex-Governor Larmbee, Mvr. Rosewater, Mr. Bradford and Mr, Web- ster particpating in the order named. The interest in the debate has men wondevlull( during this evenlng’s session and largesudi- ences are ssured 8t lmornw’s discussions, MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1800, — | NUMBEK 93. | (YCIONE TN NORTHERY IOVA. Two Men Killel anda Number Serinsly Injurd at Maning, MMENSE ~ DAWAGE T0 PROPERTY, Steps Taken to Test the Constitution: ality of the Original Package Law—An Ofl Discovery— The Coal Palice. ATiASTI Ta., Sept. 18.— [Spechl Telgran to Tiie Bre]—Acyclne strack about four milessouthof Manning about 2 o'clock this afteron, Twomen were killedand soveral injurd. The dnage to property Wil b heavy, Abeavyrainwas gneriin vestem Tows, W ill Testthe PackageLaw Drs Mot Sopt. 18— Special Telo gram to Tit ]It is anmunce here thatalaw firmof Chicago s ben wlained by un assciation of lowa brewers and liquor dealrs tolook after their intersts i con nection with msisting the validity of the orighal pckagelaw., Thelaw will be at: tacked onthe groundthat while the Unitel Stats congress has the power tocontrl con: mere between the states, it has not the power to delegate that power toay state. It is tiosamo firn who caried the Keolkuk casoup tthe supreme court which resulted in the famous decision thatled to the enadt- ment of the original pckage law. The ¥ ForestCrry, Ia., Sept. 18— [Specil Tele- gran to Tie Bie.]—A large aulienco gath- tpalace to listen to theaddres vermor Boes. The govemor’s subject was “Our State Tnstitutions,” and hisspeech wasmainly @ criticisn of the mmnagenentof tho penientiuies, isano hospitals and ro- fom schols of the state. He alvocated thit conicts should be pid full wiges for their wark, wd th residue, after deducing the costof keepingthem, shaild be turned over forthe supportof their fanilies. nlace, An Oil Discove MrCRSIURG, Sept. 18.—(Special Tele- gram toTne Bee.]-On the 200)4cre farm of of Jessie Wilson, onthe elge ofAdaircounty, atadepth of feet, oil has been discovered. There isquitean amountof it in thewell. It hasno olor whatever, butburns fredy. Dr. Bumes of Macksburg has exanined it and says it isa new kindof ol "The oilwas dis- covered in a strata of porous ok something likethecoal ol rock in Pennsylvania. The discovery has created quite a stire Atthe Coal Palace. OrTruwA, fa, Seot. 18.—[Specil Tele- grm toTi Orange Juld of Chicago, Syperintendent C. G, Wilson of the 'Q,’” and Superintendent J. B. Cible of thoMilwau- koo, wem visitors today at the col palice. This evennz the Tova stte band aul thebm See clubof Codar Ripidsgave a most satis- Tatory wncart. atally Injured In a Runavay. INDEENDIXCE, la., Sept. 18.—[Spelal Tdegram to Tur Ber|—Junes McLaren s thovictin of & runway thismorning. His horse dashed over o rocky precpicemnd rished to the river, throwing him onthe rocks. He sustained serious and it s thousht futal injuries about the head. His Injurics Proved Fatal. N10¥, In, Sopt. 18~ [Special Telegnm . ]-Switchmu Stoelking, whose log was crushed by the cars Tuesly morn- ing, died last night from the effects of his injiries, The decased was unmaried and bis parents resideat Chariton, Foot Rece at Missouri Vall Mussourz VarLey, T, Sept. 18.—[Spe Tue Bee.]—C. 5, Huntley of Hunn, S, D., wd Clom Flough of thisplacewillun arce atthe fuir grounds nextSatuday for $I00 a side. Sweeney Nominated for Congress. NewHawmox, I, Sopt. 18—] SpecialTel- gram to Titg Bee)—Colmel J, H, Sweene; was tolay mominated forcongress by the ré- publicus of the Fourth distri R D A RUSH OF IMPORIS. Al the Liners Crowded to Their Ut- most Capacity. [Copyright 18901y Janes Gonlon Dmnett) Maxcnesmr, Sept. 18.—[Now Yok Herald Cable-Special toTie Bee.]-Thensh toget godsover to New York as earlys posible in order towoidthe piymentof the McKin- loy tariff isso great that it isextromely dif- alt tosecure tomage, all avilablo spaco on the Liners being engaged. The City o€ Ches- ter is full up, and Saturday’s Cunard canot arry all the freight ler ownershave been pressed to take. Consignments intended for New Yorkare being sent viaBoston atacost of over 20 per centmore than direct rates, Many firms trasacting o large American business areworking overtime in the mills in order that shipments maybe mde at tho carliest possible moment. Suchactivity is wpreedented. The tonmge ofered has been exceptionally laxge, and as an illistra- tion of the extraodinary pressure which pre- vails it may be mentioned that one firm with only five cases 1o shipwercunable tody to find asteaner to take them within the re- quized time, The financial rsoures of somo importers Wll, itis feared, be unible to bear the strain inposed by the piymentof duties on such heavy consigiments, bl Sk by Caucus of House Republicans. WASHINGION, Sepb. 18.—Atthe caums of the wpublican members of the house this af- ternoon itwas found that there are mow in Washington 143 republicanmembers, tyenty- one less than @ quorum, cosequently thero are now twenty-cight republican absetees, The mucus resdved o make every effort to secur theattendanceof these members. It was stated thatif thee absntees would re- turnto Washinglon the remainiig business of tho session can be cosedup ina few days, while the failure to sccure the attendance of « republican quoram will tend o potract the session indefinitel S Inquiring’Abmut Barrundiss Killing, Wisninerox, Sept. 8.~ -The house commit- tee on forcign affairs las directela favorable repot on the modificatin of McCreary's resdution calling on the presidentfor ll officil information wspecting the killing of Genoal Barrundia by the authowities of Guaterala, et Siik Delers Fail Bostoy, Sept. 18-The I. H Salter silk compny,at No. 38 Bedford streer, has as- signed, lavilities §25,000. The troublois duo to wmplications arsing from the Potter, Lovell & Co., fullure, e A Collision with the People, Brexr, Sept. 18.—It is wportel thata fight hasoceurred between the infantry and the "l‘il‘;llc at Mandrisio and that a soldier was led. e Eighth Illinois Cavalry Reunlon. Curcaco, Sept. 18—The wreuwnion of the &fll;h llinois cawalry s beiig held here R A Bad Year for Insurance, New Yori, Sept. 18.—[Specal Telegram to Tue Bee.)-Theexcesive uortuiry rite forthe United States thus farin tho present yeir has materially in@Besed the losses in the insurance world. Tho old line companies, aswell as the secret asessment societies, have sufiored alike, and while the profits of the sharholders in the stock companies have beon considerbly reduced, thedemands upon the members of the assessment socicties have been unprecedented, many of them having boen compelled to eall in fourt ments for theeight montis. T of I grippe which prevaled diring the fir Portion of tho yearis held to bo large Sponsible for this condition of affairs, though the deaths during Junc and July were largely abovehe average gl IRISH LEADERS A RRESTED. ATrumped Up Charge of Conspiracy Against Dillon and 0'Brien. Denry, Sept. 18—Fohn Dillon was arrest- edthis morning near this city, Hewas con- veged on a special train to Tipperary, accom- panied by a lirge military escort, William O'Brien was arrested atGlengarift and taken toCork, Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Sheedy and Condon, members of tho house of commons, Patrick O'Brien and Kov. David Humphressof Tipperary. The charges on which Dillon was arrested a conspiricy and inciting tenants uot to pay LS, Parnellites Not Cast Down. Loxnox, Stot. 18 —The Pamellites, while greatly surprised ab the arvets in Treland, are notcast down, Their theory of the ar- Tests atthis juncture isthatthe government decided on them to prevent the departure of Dillon and 0'Brien to America, becauso the; faared the effect. of the speechics of the [rish ontors in Americ would beto create o fresh outburst of American sympathy with the Trish_home rulers, which would be of great moral help to theliberal cause championed by Gladstone, Hamington o Fitgerald. Lixcory, Neb., Sept. 18.-Prasident Fits- gorald of tho Irish National league received acablogram today from Timothy Har-ington informing him of the arrest of Dillon and 0Bz Harrington added that it was evi- dently to prevent theirvisitto America and xhaust the league’s resources, President gorald says that such tacties will only exasperate the drish in Awerica and make their contributions tenfold larger than ever before, g A MILK TRUST, Chicago's Lacteal Supply Threatened by the Syndication of Producers. Criesco, Sept. 18, m to Tie Bee. |—A dispatch from Joliet says Chi- cago's milk supply is' threatencd and hits broadly ata bigmille syndicate in process of formation in order to get more money from the product. The dispateh further announ that a meeting of milkproducers and shippers on the principallines leading to Chicago was lield yesterday in thatcity, Prices were dis- cussed anda resolution to organize for higher prices in the near fatire was carried, This would mean, in all probubility, a unionof shippers of milkto Chicago on the same plan a8 practiced in the east. At the meeting working committees were appointed and work of considerable importance was outlined. The proposition of @ joint stock company met with favor, and penilties for infraction of rules and the disposition of surplus milk were dwelt upon at leagth, In the matterof city distribution, after a heated discussion, the milk producers decided to do away with middlemen by empioying o practical dairy- man in Chicago to kandle themilkof the combination. Representatives from Elgin, Aurra, Rockford and other surrounding towns wero present and, when interviewed, gaveout, as an interesting phazo of the com- bine, that the th.flof milk was so low in Chicago that a fair profit was out of the ques- tion. Surplus milk, they say, will beused in co-operative cheese factories, as the combina- tion proposes to establish dairies in Will and other counties where the milk supply is ob- tained. The combineof the milk producers will mean a very general advance inprices in this city should theshippers stand together onthe actiom they have A number of the leading dealersof Chicago were interviewed today. Most of them professedto kuow little about theJoliet meeting, but are united in saying the price of milk istoo low here and that there will be an udvance. AR o WORLD’S FAIR COMIISSION, It is Irrevocably Opposed to the Double Site Plan Cmcaco, Sept. 18.~From today's action of thenational world’s {2ir commissi oners and from a canvassof the commission it can be stated that a majority of that body is finally andirrevocably opposed to a double site for theworld's fair, and that on Saturday next a resolution will be offered and adopted re questing the Chicago directory to tender Washington park (or what is generally known asSouth park) asa site. Incase this is refused the commission will report to ‘Washington that noadequate site has been offered. There are also indications of a chage of soitiment in regard to the director generalship, and from indications tonight the local directory will selectone man as dircctor gen- eral, probably George R. Davis, while it is thoughtthe national commission” will elect a man of their own with the title of commis sioner generaland place himin charge of all forcign nd interstate exhibits in connection with the fair, This willof course curtail the powers of the divector general, Today's mer'ipgof the commission was an exdtingone. woonafter the body was called toordera resolution was offered by Mercer of Wiyoming which had already Beon agreed upon by the caucus, It sets forth that the ctof congress provided for the tender of ) adequatesite” and whereas, the vesolu- tion adopted by the commission atits first session implicdly adopted two sites; there- fore, resolved, that the former action be reconsideredand the Chicago directors be called upon for & site adequate and in one ot body, Mercer, McDonald of California, Sewall of New Jersey, St. Clainot Virginia, Martindale of Indiana and others spoke in favor of the resolution, and the comments on the action of Chicago's’' fir directors were scathing, ¥ nully the matter was laid over until the com- mittee upon titles reports. A resolution was passed _cilling upon the local directory foran bmmediate report as to what extent {he consént of he authorities having jurisdiction over the lake frout and Juckson park sites had been obtained, tho cost. of preparing bork places and out of what fund they proposed to pay this cost, R Canadian Prohibition Combination MoxmmeAl, Sept.r 18—~A most important agreement hns been arrived at between the Martin prouibition paxty, the Dominion alli ance and Canada’s new party, uniting the whole combination imto oneelement for po- litical action, T'te agwement recites that it is desirable in all constituencies, where possi- ble toput forward a prohibition candidate who can bo counted on toactively promote prohiibition in parliament in entire indopend- ence of party alleviance, Failing in this, itis desirable tounite the prohibition vote in favor of such trustwerthy probibitionists as will bo otherwise in tho field as against those wno caur ot claim probibition support. A Massacre inthe Carolines, SaxFrANISCO, Cal., Sept. 18.—0, L. Owens, amerchant of Mailla who has just arrived, sys aterrible massacre oceurred August 10, in the town of Ponape, in theCarohne islands, The Spanish soldiers were buildinga fort- ress outside the town and left in the forta number of rifles. August 8 the natives over- powered the guarl, selzed the guns and at- tacked the town. ‘Phirty-two'S puniards wero killed, Seyeral Spanish men-of-war were sent from Manilla to quell the disturbance, Acrisis is reported at Manilla, Tae hemp and sugar markels, the two principal indus- tries of the Phillipine islandsare iu a des moralized cwndition, IMPORTANT MILITARY BILLS. Several Measures of Interest to the Amy Passed by the Senate. LIEUTENANT GENERAL GRADE REVIVED. Every Effort Will be Made to Secure the Attendance of Absent Repube lican Mombers of the House, WasmNGToN Brreav Tire Owana Ber, 513 Fourrer i STEET, } WasuisaToy D, C,, Sept. 1S, Two Important military bills were passed by the senatetoday, The first is intended to doaway with the (00 often unjust and severo punishments inflited by the courts-martia on enlisted men for comparatively trifling of- feuses. Adjutant General Kelton warmly approves the measure; in fact, it is dueto his eflorts primarily that the Wllwas introduced. Auninspection of the reports of the proceed- ings of courtsmartial awakened him to the enormity of injustice oftentimes inflicted, and he set about to secure a change, The bill authorizes the president to prepire o schedulo of punistmentsto be inflicted for the commission of certain named offenses iu times of peace, leaving to the court-martial todeterminesimply the question of guilt or innocence. Itis believed that this will also tond togivethe accused, when an enlisted man, o fairer chance before the court. it is now they rarely if ever escape con- ion, The otherdwas the bill to revive the grade of licutenant general with the pay ana allow- ances formerly belongring to it. Tho demo- crats are all in favor for this. While no_one isnamed in the bill for the position, Major enerul Schofield, whois a democrat, will naturally bo selected for promotion. This will give President I an an opportunity to make another major general and a series of subsequent promotions all along the The bill tocreate a board of rey for court martial proceedings was also passed, i was the bitl for the relief of General Merritt, who was retired on the eve of promotion. The bill t0 place Captain Lieb, formerly of the FKifth cavaly, on tl ed List ~ also passed, as did that for the relief of Paymas- ter Wham, who was rebbed iast year in- Ari- zona. Thenight session of the house last evening was devoted to the consideration of army bills. The most important of these considered and passed was the senate bill providing for the examination and_promotion of ofticers. Under the termsof the bill all officers be- tween the grades of second licntenant and brigadier general, except such as served as volunteer oficers or eniisted men during the war, are compelled to pass an examinatior to their fitness before promotion to th rades, Lineal promotion is o provi in the following terms: “That oftie grades in each arm of the service shall be as- signed to regiments and transferred from one regiment toanother as the interests of the servico may requive by the orders from the war department, and hereafter all appoin ments in the line of thearmy shall be by commission in an armof the serviceand not by commission in any particular regiment.”’ The amendmentto the bill excepting from exumination volunteer officers of the late war was proposed by Representative Grosvenor und accepted by Chairman Cuteheon, A REPUBLICAN CEMPAION CARTOON. Aneffective cartoon for campalgn purposes was put into the hands of the republicans today_through the wholesale desertion of their desks by the aemocratic members of the house. From the gallery a photograph of the sceno was taken at a time when an effort, was made to secure a_quorumto vote upon the motion to order the previous question on the resolution to seat Largston ia Venerable's place from the Feurth Virginia district. The demoeratiesido was as barren as if the day was being devoted to the eulogics of somo departed member. Not to exceed a doen members were seated on that side of the chamber, and some of these were re publicans who hadstrayed over there in the excitement of the moment and taken scats alongside the middlo aisle. As @ graphic picture of *‘low not o legislate” thephotograph cannot be ¢ celled. It was at about this time Representative Walker reintroduced his olution of last week ntended to strengthen the rules in the weak placo discovered by Representative Mason of Chicago during tho fight on the compound lavd bill. It isproposed to require avote on the pending que-tion when a call of the house is made beforo dispensing with proceedings under the call and thereby relicving thoe members fromthe necessity of voting, A fine of $40, to be deducted fro salary, is the penalty for failing orrefusing to auswer the one’s name on the roll call after having reported under a call of the house, It will require the presence of aquorum of re- publicans, however, to adopt this rule, and to securig this the managers of tho repub- lican side will bind all their energies and in- Aluence. IMPORTANT TO WESTERY PACKERS, A bill of importance to all the packing houses of the west was passed by the senato today, and, judging from thetemper of the house on the compound lard bl and on the export pork inspection bill, it is likely to pass that body also, as the bill is supporied by the advocates of thoso measures, The bill as passed provides “that the secretary of agri- culture shall cause to be inspected, prior to their slaughter, all cattleand hogs which are thosubjeets of interstatecom merceand which are about to be slaugtered at slaughter houses, canning, salting, packing or rende; ingestablishments in any state or territory the carcasses or products of whichare to traysported and sold for human consumption in any other stata or territory,and in all cases where the said secretary of ‘agriculture may deem it necessary or expedient when on sail inspection any such cattle or hogs we found be effccted by discase, or it from any other cause any of said cattle orhogsare found unfit for human consumption the inspector shall, in the discretion of the secretary of agriculture and under rules and regulations 1o be dreseribed by him, order their condem- nation and cause them to be destroyed with- out compensation to theowner. In addition 1o this inspection the secretary is anthorized, in cases where he deems it expediont or necessary, toordera post-mortem inspection of the carcasses of cattle and hogs, aud if found unfit for human food orunhealthy, they shall bo destroyed, together with ail food products made from any part of such cal . ‘Transportation lines are forbid- den to carry animals, carcasses or prosucts so0condemned under heavy penaltics,”? POSTALASTERS APPOINTED, Postmasters were appointed today as fol- 1o pp, Porter county, 8, D., Mrs, B. A, McKeynolds, vice P. Waller, died; Lisbon, Perkins county, Neb., L. Gastincau, vice 1. Hart, resigned; Riggs, Sheridan ' county, Neb., A, Smith, sr, vico 5. v, ve: signed; Verdigris, Knox count Purcell, vico W. H. Chappell, resigned; Eaglecenter, Blackhawk county, Ia., J, Hill, vice M. 2. Wilson, resigned, MISCELLANEOUS, Senator Paddock has received more than a dozen invitations to take thestump in west- em states and expound the tanff from a western standpoint, Chairman Michener of Tndiana wired him today, insisting that ho should pass through Indlana on his way home and speak atleast twice. Senator dock hns been compelled to declineall invitations, He has had no vacation for ten months, and hus ¢ oly missed @ roll call in the senato inthat time, When cougress adjoums ho will have atleast two weeles of work straight- ening up pension and land cases for his con- stituents, aud he then proposes to take a few days’ rest before returuing to Nebraska, Senator Paddock was much amused today upon reading an editorial wiich appeared fn an Omaba paper under the head of “Then and Now,” and which endeavored to place bim in u false light by charging that he bad resented and endorsed u year ago petitions rom_farmers' ulliances which decried tho e to condition of Nebraska farmers, whilein his recentspecch heasserted that they were os e ——————————— CONGRESSIO prosperous as any farmers in the =swtry Senator Paddock said in regard to ™ present. eve petition whichis s T p me my constitients, These areallk = and s508, but no matter what they are Z.rhat they contain, it ismy duty and pla 2 e to seethat they are lald before the senate 2t is rd tothink that a senator endorse: wy which he presents,as isalle in this article, any more thau that he en o8 thecharacterof a bill which he introduy v roquest. My position upon publie matt s always statedin my own words and ¢ ve readily ascortained by anyone who 1 the Congressional Record during tho last week, 1 suppose that 1 have pre- sentod a thoustnd potitions for and agiinst the Conger lard bill. T could hardly be sup: posed to endorse both positions {wken, Of course the young man who wrote this bril Tiant piece “of editorial claptrap know this fact, butI suppose it helped 1o fill up space.” e ASTRONG COMBINATION, Jay Gould Succeeds in Forming His Tdeal Associatio Citcaco, Sept. 18, Tolegram to ¢ BBEr ] —A railvay news bumau says: rely without publicity and without the kuowledge of a sing Iroad not directly interested, Jay Gould has succeeded in forming his ideal railvoad association. Its title is the Southwestern Ruoilroad aud Steamship association, and it includes all lines soith of Kansas Ci and west of the Missourd river. Its existence was mentioned last might in the article saying that J. . Goldard had accepted thochadr- manship. Today the full story wus told, as follows: “The lines in the territory affected have long felt theneed of a stiong associa- tion. Noneof theexisting agrecmentssuited, and Jay Gould has been quictly working for ayearover the formation of an agreement which will be strong_enougsh to compel every lile to do as it shouls He has been completely suceessful, 'Two wecks ago today the presidents of all the roads inter- ested met in N York and signeda t- i enment which_absolutely prevents rate wars, Under the new agree- utive committeee was appointed with powers as plenary and autocratic those of the czar of Russia. This exccutive committee consists of Viee President and General Manager S, H, H. Clarke of the Mis- souri Pac Third V' President J Stubbs of the Sothem Pacitic; € eral Traf Ma Waldo of Missowri, Kansas foxas; Judge J. D, Springer, assistant to President Manvel of the Atehison sy stem, and C. H. Mallory, re resenting the Mallovy steamship and other occan lines, This committee has absolute control of rates as well as all_other subjects. Jay Gould himself is tied hand and foot and can order no change on the Missouri Pacific which will affect its competitors, except with the coment of the executive committee. Under any and all circ stan the decision” of a majority of theexecutive committee is final. Chair- man Goddard of the Western IPassen ger asso- ciation has been elect F. C. Donald has been elected vice chairman of the Central Traffic association, In both cases the can sing committees havo settled on the men, but in neither case has final action been taken, The headquarters of the mew association will be in Chicago.” ——— A FLOOD OF MONEY. Yesterday's Payments at the New York Sub-Treasury. New Yok, Sept. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Payments at the sub-treasury in this city were larger today than for many years; in fuct, the.amountis so large that the officials there wero unable to make up the totals, "The amountpaid out on account of the bond purchases alone was $911,668,000, and fn addition to this there were large pre- payments of intereston the 4s and 6s and heavy payments for silver and on pension ac- count, Fully £,500,000 was paid out in cash overthe counter. As a resultof this flood of money therate for call loans ruled at3to 4 per cent 3 ninety-day money was offered at 6 per cent, and one_ 1nstitution made a time- loan of §1,000,00 for one year atd per cent. L S A Protest from Yankton. YaxkToy, S. D., Sept. 18.—The chamber of commercetoday issued an address setting forth the fact that many newspapers during the past year have been printing dmaging seatements as to the failure of crops in South Dalkota and especially regarding the south- s while a few counties northern and central portion of thi suffered from drought the past two years the general average crop of the state is not sur- passed by Ohio, Indiana or Illinoi dm et Wanted-An Heir to $40,000. Sr. Paur, Minn, Sept. 18, —[Special Tele- gram to .| - Forty thou dollars lies here in the probatecourt awaiting an heir, Itwas the property of Mrs, Marion Robinson, deceased, She had one son, Pres- ton K. Potter, a wild young fellow who went to California in 1871, since which time nothing has been heardof him, If Potter does not turn up by October 1, the estate will be divided between Mrs. Robinson's sisters, Murs, Kelsey of Lexington, O., Mrs, Potter of Bowling Greem, Ky., aud Mrs. Bran of Topeka, in the te have ANl Tariff Conferees Hold a Meeting. © WasmiyeToy, Sept. 18.-Theconferees on the tarif bill had a meeting this morning and it is reported made substantial progress. The most important action was the acceptance b, the house conferces of tho senate reciprocity amendment. 1t is underetood that the senate i s of duties on wines and spirits have been abandoned by the scnate members of the conference committce. - at Nelson. Severe Sto Nevsoy, Neb., Sept. 18,— [Special Telegram to Mue Bee.]-During the storm last night thenew courthouse, which is nearly ready forthe roof, was struck by lightuing. The damage is small Thirt cursionists left just before the storm, at2 a. m., for Superior, where they took the Santa Fe forCalifornia, where a colony is being started. R Mississippi Constitution Revisers, Jacksox, Miss., Sept. 11.—In the constitu- tional convention today the report of the committee on suffrage was practically adopted. The educational qualification pro: vides that every qualified elector shall be ablo toread any scction of the constitution of the state or bé able to understand the same when read tohim or givea reasonable interpreta- tion thereof, INNES, Sept. 18.—At Subom the Meur and Blevins families engaged ina bloody riot this moming,in which two of the Meur family were backed withan axe and Rufus Blevins shot and instantly killed, while two of his brothers were dangerously injured. The riot grew out of a family feud of long standing. e Strike of Boston Gold Heaters, BosToN, Mass, Sept. 18.—All the gold beaters in the city, to the number of 10), have struckas @ part of a national move- ment. The men are now paid 65 cents a pick. Theywant$1.40, Itls said that most of the Boston employers ave willing to accedo o the advan A Cold Northwester Coming, WAsIING10N, Sept. 18.—The signal servico station issues the following bulletin {for Ne- braska today: Light local [showers; fall in temperature about 20 degrees; highnorth westerly winds, The Presidential Party. CressoN Serixes, Pa, Sept. 18.—The presidential party spent a quiet day, going in e afternoo to burg. AL PRICEEDINGS Plumb Takes Ocosionto Criticise the Pole ioy of Swretary Windom, SHERMAN DEFENDS THE TREASURY HEAD, At House Wt €0 Have Wednesla Journal Approved Causes Trouble and a Member Kicks Down a Do, WasniNaToN, Sopt. 18, the resolution offered Plumb to recommit the by over till tomorrow, Mr. Plumboffered a resolution directing the secretary of the treasury to inforn tno senate whetler the rule or ey of s des purtment which requives tho payment of cheeks for siiver bullion over the counter of thosubtroasury instead of through the propoe clearing house does not result in paying out notes of larger denomination instead of thosa suited for circulation and use in ondinary business transactions and whether such method of payment does not resultin the poyment of gold instead of tremsury notess As a rvasoun for offering the resolution M. Plumbsentto the clerk's desk and tud read aletter froma member of 4 New York banke ing+ house stating the facts as to the payment of such checks and yenturing the prediction that the silves question was mot flnally settled and tho w York speculation and accumulations of silver threaten to oust it “Bank withs drawals of troasury gold,’ the writer says, 1 be seized upon by certain infliential journals here wnscrupulously. A break in the mattor of the prico of silver (and that threatens) at such a time will equal the proof of theholy writin support of fears” Mr. Plumb spoke of the conspienous illustvation that had taken place within the lst fow of theimpolicy of allowing thetr partment to obsiruct or accelerate the bus ness of the country. For years the treasury department hourded mon, that time the volume of cu stantly decreasing on account rawdl of national of the Tuthe senatetodag esterday by M nkruptey bill wend ey WAS of ‘the withe bank notes, The secres treasur had seen business of the country hampered on of that lackof money, but he waited until panic was impending—nota stock brokers? panie, buta stringency of money thataffeced the banks of all cities and seriously inter fered with the operations of ordinary busie And then the seeretary had given out to holders of government bonds under such circumstances as to enable them (ind not kim) to control the money supply of the -y during their pleasure. Money which s ago had been in the treasivy and which could have been paid outat the will of the secretary was today inthe handsof en who owned bonds tthe amount of £20,000,« 000. It was perfectly safe fosaythatthe men having that money would uie itto bene- fit themselves wd not'in the interest of the people. Nothing but an overwhelming cas lamity would ever divorce the treasury frony such malicious interferenco with the busis ness of the country. . Mr. Sherman said that while he had noob- jection tothe msolution, that which had beem done had been domé in strict exccu= tion of the law. The secrctary of the treasiry had no rght to pay for silver bullion in anything but treasury nofes. These treisurynotes had been ssued in lirge denominations, re hid been ouiy a short. time to prepare for the exceution of the law = and a sufiicient amount of treasury notes of small denominations could not be prepared. Those large notes necessaily did ot~ entexr intothe general circulation of the country. He (Sherman) doubted the policy of wyeur's interest on bonds in advan. financial scarowas a manufactured scarce, It had been gotten up by brokers, by bulls and beavs and us kinds of animals who practiced their trade in the exchan ge York. ‘Mhere was, he adnitted, a mand for money now formoving the and graincrops and perhaps to pay for creused quantity of foreign goods mpor order to evade the higher duties under the tariff law, Allof the Mr. Sherman said, would seitle the s i a little while, "There was noreal serious financial disturbs ance in_the count 1t was confined to the cityof New York.” He thought tho secretary of tho treasury should be permitted to usd his discretio After further disow tution was agreed to. The vico president announced igned the river and harbor bill. “Tie calendar was then taken up and the following bills, among others, passed : Housd billto amend the articles of war relative to punishment on convietion by courts-martial{ te bill to provide for the inspeetion of attle, hogs and carcasses and the pro. ducts thercof which are subjects of intere stato commerce; senato bill to revive tho grade of licutenant general in the army ot the United States; senate bill for the relief of wowen enrolled as army nurses (allowing $12 0 month to women who have for six wonths rendered medical sexyice in any regié mental camp or general hospital who are une ablo to carn their support, the pension to commence from the dateof the filing of tho application alter the passage of the act), T'he bill to establish a lund court went ovey until tomorrow. ) Mr. Manderson presentel a resdution relativeto the death of the late Representas tive Laird, and, after remarks by Messrs, Paddock and Manderson, the scnato ade journed, b ion Mr, Plumb’s resoy l having House. 1 WasHNGToN, Sept. 18, —There was o sceno of excitement on the republican sideof tho house this afternon. The Virginia election case was unfinished business, but the house wis engaged In technicl proceeding toapprove yesterday’s journal, thodemocratio membors endeavoring in - every way o pres vent consideration of tho election case. In pursuance of this policy almostall of them left thehall to break a quorum on the quess tion of approving the journal, A call was ory, dered, which brought in & number of demo crats, and anayeand nay vote was en o the motion to dispense with further proceeds ings under the call, when the democratio, members again began’ o decamp, M, rows cilled the attention of the spe the factand asked if the members present could not beobliged toremain, The speaker replied that the rules intended 1o se end. He added that o dil not scewhyit was not onserved. Accorlingly Assistant Doorkeeper Douck directed thatall the doors leading intothe hall be locked, Hardly bad 1his been done beforo M. Kilgore of Texas presented Limselt at the doorat the sveaker's, left and sought 10 go out into thelobby. H found the door locked, and the doorlsccper charge, Hayos, rofused to unlotk it **Uns lock that door,’ demanded the stalwart Texan, The doorkeeper moved not, wheres upon Kilgore gave it asudden, vigorous i and tho frail, baizo structure’ flow open an Kilgoro strode out. He was followed i about the sume fashion by Messve. Crainof Texas, Cummings of New” Yorkand Colema of Liouisiana, who in tum forced the Tockk open without opposition from doops keepe 1t being Impossible to retain a quorum,’the house adjourned, ) —— Heavy Rainyin the NMast, Baxoor, Me., Sept, 18.~Continuous rnin for ten days has caused agreat riso in the Penobscot, lmuenso quantitics of logs arq in dauger. Hunso Y, Sept. 18.~Tho recent ralns in this vicinity have creited a threatenin the freshot invarious parts of thocounty. Al Stockport. and Stuyvesant fears are ente ained that varous mills will be fnjured i not swept away, Al the dwellings are u oceupied and the fnmatesare moving wit boats, The waler is the highest sinos 186