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

TPART ONE. THE OMAHA ‘V\V ENTIETH YEAR, TRADUCERS OF VEBRASK). Free Whisky Sneaks Doing More Damage than Drouth or Grasshoppers, BUT THEY 00 IT ANONYMOUSLY . The Census Ofice Flooded with Tile- gitimate Letters, but Only the Sece retary of the Prohibitios mittee Signs His Name WasHixeros Be Ilu,u' Tur Ow [IER Y J Wasnixaron, D, €. Oct Memorable will be the present prohibition eampulgn in Nebraska, with many of the ofii- clals at the census oftice, Not content with having raised large funds in various portions of the east for the open purpose of corrup- tion at the polls, quite a number of the man- agers of the Nebraska prohilition campaign havedirected their attention to the ccisus office and not only asked for advantage inthe way of illegitimate information, but have made anonymously unfounded charges and challenges relating to the population of cer- tain citi in cities, for the purpose of manufacturing temporaty issues, creating prejudices and d “ting attention from un- derhanded work of an even mwore reprelien- siblenature, During the past “two months there have been received at the census ofice, in the reg- ular official chaunels, scores of anonymous letters which, if they contained well founded charges orinformation, would go further to destroy the business interests of N than o dozen crop failures anda finacial panic, 'he statements were mado re and their burden was to show that the population returns were padded to show fabulous in- creases, while there had not been honest re turns made of individual, municipal, county e indebtedn Some of the anti-prohibition speakers and newspapers have shown thatwhileNebraska, under a license system, has grown enor- mously inpopulation, increased unsurpassealy in business interests and education, and ad vanced in morals, some states under probib tion laws have gone backward. The work of the anonymous prohibition letters to the cen- sus people have been made by them to show that in Nebraska the state, county, eity and individual interests have been steadily retro- grading. The effect of thisupon the business interests of thestate can well be seen, Be- vond tion thousands of these let- ters been sent all over the countr: in the efforts made to raise mone; with which to buy votes for the prohibitio: ticket, and it willtake years to recover from the damage done. Drouth, gras e loss of crops and the like i fortuncs of a season, but the campaim the prohibitionists bhave madeacaint the stable of Nebraska is upon a lasting basis, y have struck at the very root of real and personal property values, No real charges have been lod, us ofiice, showing that anything wrong roncous has occurred in taking the cen- sus ab any point in thestate, The deluge of letters received were all anonymous with two oroyumflhly three exceptions, and all were predicated upon misinforgation or pure fab- rications with malicious ‘intent. As onr of vipal officers at the bureau said to Tn ¢ correspondent, today: ‘“The vol- ume of anonymous and illegitimate letters reccived from Nebraska simpl hows how gullible the prohibitionists uro. They appear o helieve anything and thing,” and are willing tojump at any conclusion. Heve is the first genuine letter veceived from a pro- hibition source in the state: oLy, Neb, Aug. Porter, Superintondent of In the matter of the alles ed paddi 18 In_the Kirst ward of this city. losed the city with” the ndaries Of th indieated. It is a e 8, co along Saltereek and ¥ PUrPOses. clo made dut by a ¢ who has can noted the characterof buildi ote., on theseveral blocks. wits sked 16 niake an estimate of the number innabitants and to full-rather over than v clie hasglven, e tells me th ward and flnd 250 people. This calligg for w recount s anexcecdingly umpopulur thing (o do for many reasons, but ourbest eititens agree withme fndemanding it, helteving that fraud and falsehood aro not a ' proper hasls for a city’s growth. Hoping these dutu nay aid in dowermining’ whether the alleged 950 persons can reasonably be supposed to 1ive there, fifieen 1 every 12x16 foot cottuge, I remaln, yours truly A. ROBERTS. Secretary Pro State Committee. For the purpose of seeing what, if any- thing, there was in this statement, the re- turns from Lincoln were all gone over care- fully, and investigated by a special agent. The result made the contents of the letter ridiculous, The prohibition figures were also very wrong. Next followed a genuine letter, signed some one at Council Bluffs, Ia., describir the count and returns at Omaha, and intimat ing that the anti-prohibitionists had control of the work and tended to pad and reduce adlibitum, soas to give every possible 1oo, hole for the defeat of the prohibition ticket b fair or foul means. An investigation was made by the oftice here, and the statements shown to be both false and malicious. Then came a flooa of anonymous letters ad: dressed to Superin tendent Povter und other aficers of the burean, They contained wild churges, threats and all sors of statements but gave nothing of 4 nature upon which the als could work, It is the ruleof all foderal offices to pay no attention to ancuymous communications, except when they give perceptible valuable information. The olber day @ lotter came which was probably instigited by sources high up in prohibition circles at Omaha and which has undoubtedly been broadly hinted at by pro- Tibitlonists” as containing some startling revelations. It was written on two pages of anote sheet in a large, open hand, evidently by somo intellignnt and educated person, but it did not have behind it any moral force or courage, asthe author feared his identity, knowing that he was secking to break down the business interests of Nebraska's metropolis. 1 give the letter in full, as it shows the generud tenor of the bulk of coun- munications sent here, and undoubtedly fndicates the nature of the lood of missives ‘which have been sent broadcast over the country by agitators and which damige Ne- braska by frightening away immigrants and destroying eredit : OmamA, Neb, Oct, 6, 180—Superintendent Portor—-Dear Sir: Frauds have been o mitted I the census returns of Omaha, This 15 0 serlous statement to make. but it 18 ono whose truth san be fully verified. One dis: triet has but 700 residenits that was reported 20 haveover 001, A work is golng on to test other districts. 1 pelieve there are gross frauds to be exposed and_ that they were coumes mitted for two reasons. First, tohoom Ol second, to enable a fraudulent clection to” b eqrriod on this fal at the amendment, Ploase turn your attention to this matter at onee, It you are through with st, Puaul and Minneapolts. I will not sign my name for fearof whieh would, 45 yOuRre aware, i for me. Yours very truly, Q. X, LIVINGTON, Having secured a copy of this letter ofter a long research of the files of the ofice, I went w0 Mr. John Hyde, formerly of Omaba, who 15 now chief of the supervisors div He aid; “The statements in that letter are hout foundation, We made a thorough fovestigation, Allsorts of charges, in an ®nonymous, way, have been made affecting Omaha and Nebraska geveralty, but as they were not accompanied by real names, wo knew, after lnvestigation, that they ‘were only made tor general effect, and not {ly any intelligent persons who believed what they suid. The census ofice, vor any of its eni- ployes, whetler enuweralors, supervisors or not oec Ad although he foots NO0ne ean go into the oublicity, ¢ It hot clerks, take any side in a political or moral or other ' coutroversy, yet there have been efforts made to araw some of them into this fight in Nebraskaon the pronibition side.” By the way, Mr. Hyde wil Washington for an oficial trip to I fic slope about the middle next week and will stop at old home, Omaha, to vote. He believes t the su the prohibition ticket in braskas will provea very serious blow to the npbullding of the staté, and espe cities therefi—not that, temperance he mies who would be desirable citizens, or that prohibition itself is degrading, but that while sons and_interests’ desirable and v 10 the development of a common- 1th will stay out of a proki cause it has prohibitory laws, come In on account of probibition, THE PONCA RESERVATION. Sometimo ago the Nebraska delegation called upon Prosident Harrison and urged that a proclimation be issued throwing open to settlemnent the Panca Indian veservation. The president referred the matter to rotary Noble, butit has not yet been reported” upon Senator Manderson called upon the pre again and requested him to use all possible dispatch in issuing the Jamation. The delay in the issuance of 3 i ncipally with the rvation cannot be thrown open until the allotment of lands are mado, and this matteris now before the Indian commissioner, MISCELIANEOTS, An intimate friend of the president said that Treasurer Huston would not be appointed ussistant secr 'y y if forno other reason than because he had 1y declared General Harrison out of the line of the possibilities of a renomina- tion in 1892, in the interview with him pub- lished yesterday, in which he said at the out- set, the republican ticket in Indiana wouid be elected next month, and further on stated that unless the stite goes dem- ocratic President Harrison cannot be renominated, us a candidate mustbe put in the fleld to carry one of the cssenthil doubt- ful states, and'it Indiana goes republican thisyear it will no_lmger be considered doubtful. It is staed that Treasurer Huston sent his resignation to President rison some weeks ago and expeets to be relieved from his oflice soon after the November clec- tions Asanticipated by Tue Bre special some ago, Joseph Tecters was today appointed ver of th it Lincoln, ptain R. O. Phillips of Lincoln is hiere. tor Manderson leaves tonight for the He will bethere for several days and will start for Nebraska about the 2ith. It is likely that he will speak at cither Norfolk or remont on the Yith and will in the campaign until the election at diffe points throughout the state. Pruy S, Heanin Jalide s e BALFOUR AND THE LEAGUE. ave the of his 53 0f mt Did Dillon and O'rien Make a Mis= take in Running Away. [Copiright 159 by James Gordon Bennett.) Toxn Oct, 18.—~|New York Herald Cable—Special to T Bre. | —Without in the least disparaging Balfou’s abilities, at- tention may be called to the fact that nis publc career thus far has been attended with an extraordi- nary degree of tact. Whatever mistake he may make, his opponents so conduct them- selves as to turn even that mistake to his ad- vantage. That the Tippewry prosecution was not happily timed or wisely undertaken, many of Bulfour's friends reluctantly con- fess, Some speeches for which the defendants were proceeded wgainst were old, others mere blather. Morcover, at the time the prosecution began the loague was desperately divided against itself and Balfour's attack brought them to- gether again. The Gladstonians saw a gold mine in the probability of the two Trish leaders being sent to prison for six months for making a speech or two, Capital for the campaign wasin prospect, At that moment the Par- nellites thought proper to throw the whole game into the hands of Balfour. Dillon and and 0'Brien, by running away, changed the whole aspect of the situation The policy of bolting was never popular In Ingland, and never can be explained to the advantage of thebolters, The leader who gets his sup- porters 1mto jailand then dodges the police when he is himself arvested oy produce a cart load of reasons for his behavior, but he runs o tremendous risk of forfeiting allcdaim to respect or sympathy, That i the state of affairs now, and Balfour's confident tone at Newcastle shows that he thoroughly appreciates it. The Gladstonians, recently full of elation, ave discouraged, The martyrs of Tipperary present themselves as common fugitives from justice. The autumn campaign is knocked into a cocked hat and theelection probably lost. For somuch thoe Gladstonians are indebted to the masterly strategy of Dillon and O’ Brien, S A Report and a Denlal, CinreaGo, Oct. 18, —[Special Telegram to TueBee|—A dispatch from Chattanoo, Tenn., printed today, stated that Mrs, Met: whose disappearance was part of the sensa- tion attending the flight of Vernon White- side, the Chattanooga city auditor, has been heard from in Chigago. The story went on to say that Whiteside left here pennil that she made a confession to Fechan, who, after communicating with Bishop Radamacher of the diocese of Tennes- see, placed her ina conventin Clhicago, Archbishop Feehau,when questioned about thematter, denied any knowledge of the af- fair, ‘“Iunever communicated with Bishop Radamacher about such a thing and never saw this woman thatl kuow of, and know nothing about the affaiv,”” said the church- man, *“There is some mistake here,” The mother superior of the House of the Good Shepherd said that no such woman was there, e The Teutonic is Ahead New York, Oct. I8, Special Telegram to Tur Bee.] —The Teuton ead. That is thereportof Captain Hebrich of thejNorm- mania. She passed the racers on Thursday morning about four hundred and fifty miles from Sandy Hook. They were invisible to each other, but plainly” visible to Captain Hebrich and his passengers, who passed be- tween them. Whi the Normania was abeam of the Teutonic the latter was eight miles to the south, and nearly thirteen miles astern of the Teutonic was the City of New York. There was 4 strong westerly gale, which helped the racers. Captain Hebrich's report shows _that the Teutonic was about seventeen miles to the uorth and thirteen miles ahead of the City of New York, The Teutonicis forthe first time burning Poca hontas coal, which has, itis said, held the Mbjestic in her trips eastward The Weath r Forecast. For Omaha and Vicinity—Fair; stationary temperature. For Nebraska winds. For Towa—Fair; variable winds; warmer, For South Dakota -Fair; warmer; south. erly winds. Far; warmer; southerly slightly - Fatally Shot His Brother's Murderer, WinFiELD, Kan., Oct. 18.--J. O, Van Dyke, a brakeman on the Southern Kansas road, yesterday fatally stabbod Wil Long. This morning the marshal took Van Dyke to Gren- ola. When the tmin rached thew ol T.oug, a brother of the murlered man, walked upand fatally shot Van Dyke. He then sur- rendered himself, Crushed by a Falling Derrick. Cuicaco, Oct, 18 lix Young was in- stantly killed, James Turner probably fatally injured and several other bricklayers badly bruised this morning by the fallng of & der wick on a uew bullding here, THEY THREATEY RETALIATION The New Tariff Bill the Subject of Excited Discussion in Eurpe. ANOTHER SCHEME TO EXCLUDE PORK. A French Deputy Wil Introd Measure Tooking to An 1 crease in the Duty on Petrolonn, [Copyright 1890 by James Gorlon Bennete.1 Loxbox, Oct. 18.—| New York Herld Cable to Tne B The English press continues an agitated discussion of the Me- Kinley billevery day. The Times has just published long, excited letterson the subject, and ¢ prints a clemn leader onthe effect of the measure on trade withthe United States and Canada. The passingof the McKinley tariff act, says the writer, will undoubtodly be a severe blow tothe tradeof Canada and the United States. The thing has been done insystem. Inwhatever department of trade here there was the most activity and the most prosperity, the exten- sion act hasbeen carefulto interfere, and thus effect minimum mischicef with a minimumap- parent change. Canada loses ut onestrokethe best market for her agricultural produce. Timber she may still send, but must send it in a most unfinished state. Speaking of the remedy, the article pro- ceeds: “If the Camdian facmer, with almost equal advantages of soil but @ less ready market for produce, wishes to compete on the most favorable terms with his Min- nesota and Dakota vivals, he will best doso by the help of a tariff as different as possible from theirs, Inplain words, if (anada is not only tokeep her place among tho trading countries of the world, but imprve ler former position and mike the MecKinley act a benefitto her, andnot aloss her most likely method is to take example and encouragement from the mother country and adopt frankly and fullys policy of free trade” Oneof the numerous Times correspondents on this subject s “The McKinley bill cannot but give an cnormous stimulus to smuggltng. Most of the American frontier on the north is purely an imagiery line, quite beyond the power of any government to guard effectually, and the greater purt of the Atlantic coast seems made toencourage illicit trafie.”” Asignificant result of the McKinley bill has just been brought about at Bradford. Saturday’s Cunarder conveyed to New York Messrs. W. Reixach and Watson, divectors of the silk plush firm of Lister & ( Man- ingham Mills, dradford, whose conversion limited Tiabillty company with a capital of over £2,000000 took place recently. Reixach s head of the velvet department, and Watson chief of thespinuing brach. The jour which has been undertaken quietly and is not knownof evenin Brad- ford, has for its objestthe examination of @ site in the United States forthe construction of mills. The Listers transact a larger Amer- ican plush business thm any other concern in Europe, and tho McKinley bill pits them so hand that the quotations for their shares, which were issued at apre- mium, haye dropped sharply. The present action, therefore, in opening awill in the United States has been forced upon this great house, which gives employ ment, to over fivethousmd men and possesses works the walls of which measure a mile in circumfer- ance.” The keynote toretaliatory measures against the Mckinley bill was struck vesterday at the Savoy hotel, when atadinner given to McClure, the American British consul, the Seryia company assembled denounced the bill and brought up a scheme which will shotly be put into operation. The Servian goverument has granted a concession to an English syndicate forthe erection of a pork curing establishment, and it is announced that pork will be killedand cured for one ! pence per one hundred pounds cheaper than the American product. Therefore Buropean markets will be closed against American pork. Servia has swine enongh tosupply the wholeof Britain with porkin every form, and can reuch British narkets ata cheaper rate than the United States can offe) THEDUTY ONPETROLEUM, A Fremch Deputy Will Introduce a Measure Increasing it. Pawis, Oct. 18.—There hus been great ex- citement during the weels at Lyous over the new United States tariff law, and Burdean, the Lyons deputy, has given notice that he willin thechamber demand retaliatien for thoincressed duties on French goods. He will especially propose that a retaliation duty be placed on petroleun and also suggest that hoards of inspectionbe established for the amination of all imports from the Uuited States. On the other handa committee for the defeuse of the silk market held a great meet- ing avt Lyons, at which the spekers took the ground that retaliation was likely t0 do more harm than good. The president of the chamber of commerce has called attention to the fact thatthe retalistory policy against Italy has already cost the “Lyons market 7,700,000 francs worth of business and given Germany industrial supremacy over Italy, Beides the notable injustice committedhy France and all other countries toward America in the matter of pork had ledto conferring ex- traordinary powers on the president of the United States by the Edmunds retalistion billand might entarl dangers to great French staple articles of export, particulirly wines andsilkks, The president was followed by a senator and two members of thechamber of deputies, all of whow spoke to the same ef- fect. Petit Journal thinks the bill affects Eng- land and Germany more than Frauce, which ouglht not to be drawn into making reprisals against the United States, Temps holds that, if the new American tar- iffis injurious to French interes rance caniot complain, as ithas for over ars persisted in enforcing an unwise act that has een injurious to America. The moment has come, it says, 0 repair this mistake, and the circumstances are favorable. The council of the department of Bouches du Rhone has already called for the anul- ment of the decree agiinst American pork. A meetng of the cabinet was held today, at which the flnal draft of the general cus- toms tarifl was approved. The cabinet also accepted the reductions made by the budget committee on expenditures js estimated by Rouvier, minister of finance. These leave 4,500,000 frances aviilable, thus permitting Llul»gu\'urnmcllt to reduce the duty on alco- ol B camship Arrivals, At Queenstown —The Etruria, from New York. Passed the Lizzarl New York for Ant At New York- pool. The Waeslaud, from orp The Bothuia, from Liver s Daughters of the Revolution, Wasuiyaroy, Oct, 18.-At an adjourned meeting of the Daughters of the Auerican Revolution today a letter was received frow Harrison, accepting the presadency of | sodoty, and another from Dr. Sewanl | Webb, president of the Sons of the American Revolution, extending & rordial wel comne from that boly. The seal @dopted is that of a female figure fm thosleess of 1770 at the spin- niug wheel and at the Same time rocking a cradle, with the motto, *“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world” pshml * JUMPEND HIS RENTRELL. Consul Generel King Charged with eating His Landlora. [ Copyright 1896 b Jarme Gordon Beitt. | Pans, Oct11.—[New York HeraldCable— Specil to Te BEE.-In yosterday's Is- sie of o Parls papor appeired a paragraph of which the followingis a translation : “Yesterday morifog, it an hour whon the crly cock announces the return of Phoebus, the roadmenof the Avenue Kleber were sur- prisedto seo a fumiture van come from a neighboring street and make oftin haste sug- gestiveof shooting the moon, It was in re- ality the removal of this character efiected by the consul general of a distant nation, wl had rented an apirtment for & year at franes per month, and who has been unabloor willing o pay the seccond month, The amiableconsul, Who is a fervent adyo- cte of the suppression of customs duties ever siice anincideat which occurred since bis arival in Frace: hashiredby the month, it is said, & farniture van in which to install the consularoffices.™ The Herald comespondent discovered that the pragraph intendedto refer to Consul General King, who on Wednesday removed frem the appartments at 3 Rue Copernic, whichhe had rented of Judne Johnstone, It was presuwmed thatKing would nave some- thing to say about the matter. He remarked when he rad the pamgraph: “Letme siy that the writer of tha< iseither an imagina- tive gniusor drew Bis fiformtion from a very peticspring, I did not leave the Rue copernic apatment dn the way described. Judge fohnstone let ime the apartment, en- raging ttat it should be arranged to satisfy me. It wasnot soarganged, despite my de- mands, Asaresult ¥ aviiled myself of the priviege of @very ctizen and left, having servel poper legl 1 actd stictly under the aavice of Henry Cachard, counsel of the United States legation, who onghtto Jeuow Prench lawif anybody does, ‘o put the wholematter ina nuatshell, Ipaid my rent in advancethe first month and then gave notice thatIshould 12ave at the expiration of thie second, and Tdid - Johnstone husnot yet applied, either personally or through a luw- yer, for therent, butit is waiting for him whenhe choses to do s The Herald corespondent called o Judge Johnstone, who saiid: “The Prenchjournal- ist may beexcused fordrawing information from a poetic source, but King, who hasa certaln position At the bar in the United States, most certainly know the dif- ference between tellingthe truth and telling the whole truth. [ notice thatin the Herald this morning he says that Judge Johnstone has not applied a8 yet, either personally or through lawyers, for his rent. This is the truth, but the whole truth is that on October 15 T ciiled ot No.§ Ruo Copemic and paid the quarter's vent due on that day for the apartmentlhad subistto King. That same day, about 2 ocleek, King moved away fromthe premises, I'¥lso notice,’” continned JudgeJohustone, “thut Mr, King says that he didnot, call ther \*ice commissary and did not attempt to Lmpress upon any ono bis priv- ileges as consul general. Then some one fromthe United States consulate cilled on the ownerof the premises, and by dwelling on the position of Kingas consul general of the United States induced himte give orders to the concierge not to fntexfere with King's moving. A private cituen would never have beenallowed to move astick from the prem- ises under the circumssances King was al- lowed to move. It was owing to his having takenadvantageof his position as United States consul.” King insists that he isnot to blame andhas a complete defense to Judge Johnstone's claim, e SLAVINS ZO0UD TALK. He Says Sullvan Is Only a Third- Rate Fighter, [Copyright 189 by James Gordon Bennet?.) LoypoN, Oct. 15.—[New York Herld Cablo—Speial to Tup B Slavin ealled at the Herld ofiice today and left. the follow- ing liter, designed forthe eyes of Suilivan : T must thatl am more than surprised at the remarks e (Sullivau) has passed of late reganling the championship, If ho is the champion that e wishes to be called, why don’the fight me! As arule champions accept bona fide challmges, How far has Sullivan done thist Lust December T chal- lenged Sullivan for £,000a side, but he laughed at the idea of mo challen him for such & small stake, poolhooed the ides, mow readers of the world of sport, thisis how Sullivan has changed. Isoue wonths since posted an even £150 in the Sportsuan’s ofice in London, challnging Sullivan to meect me for £5,00. He brought the Mississippi business in toget out. [ dont want to st any siuron John, but he showed the cur and withdrew by put- tingthe Mississippi business usa blind, What, I ask, lus Sullivan done more than I orothers! Hebeat Ryan, stopped several othermugs, Slalde, andso on, failel tostop Mitchell, and took upward of two hours to stopKilrain, Now what were either of these men's performances before they met the grestJohnLi Why, Mitchel spared and cuffed all over America and Englnd and never spured 4 stmight go. Mitchel's geniine. fights were with Jack Burke in England ana Sulivan in Frace. Kileainnever knew the ring until he met Smith, and these are Suilivan’s best feats, I have beatehmore men in one yoar thanSullivan hes during his whole carcer, John would never havebeen known if he had comeout withan the Tast couple of years, In his time he had pothing tomeet. All his performances were slopping menin four or fiverounds, and men yho have no class. The proof of this is that Bestuck to America, and the first time be left America he faildl to stoplis opponent, Tat Sullivan sh regurds who is the Bt man today. class is his corner in thy fisio world, i L L Gladstone Replled toa Criticism, Loxpoy, Oct. 18.—Gladstone writes that. Haworth, who recently criticised the ex- premier’s utterceson the labor question, has fallen into the error of confounding his (Gladstone's) comments on the general cight, hour law with bis views on the miners’ bill. Hesays ho desins to keepan open mind on thesubject and 16 gather general opinion and thathe never expressed final judgment on the matter, —_— Killed by aTelegraph Operator, Cuica6o, Oct, 17.—A Joural special from Jadsonville, Tll, says that much excitement wascaused by the shooting last night at Blufs, asmall wn twenty miles west of there, by a telegraph operator named Cheno- with, Thompson, With several companions, had gone to Blufls from Jacksonville, Whise toere Thompson had a quarrel with Cheno- with in the station, when the latter shot and atly killed him. Chenowith went to hester, the county seat, and gave him- VILLIAM'S REFORM PROJECTS The German Emperor Plansto Better the Condition of the Working Olasaes, REDUCING THE PRICES ON RENT AND FOO0D The Minister of Finance Places Tem: porary Obstacles in the Way— Adjournment of the So- clalist Congress, (Copiright 1% by New Fork Asuciatel Pres.) Beruy, Oct. 18.—Tho empewr will open the lantag in person November 11, The em- peror desives the passage of a measure for a reduction of prices on articles of food and the rent of dwellings torthe working classes, Herr Von Maybach, minister of public works, who was cliarged with the propara- tion of abill providing for the erection of dwellings for working men in every populous conter, has received imperial censure b cause of the Incomplete condition of the pro- posals, It is the opinion inoficial cir that the trouble is due to the rvestraints ploced upon Maybach by the minister of fi- nance. The emperor had o grand scheme, but Minister Van Maybach, on consulting with Miquel, Prussian minister of finance, found that there were obstacles to investing more than 8,000,000 marks in the building of small tenements in the suburbs. This inci- dent applies to the gencral position of the government in regard to the schemes for costly social reforms and the accompanying projects for the abolition of duties on cattle and grain between Italy, Austria and G mi and leaves the budget of the futurein adense fog. Miquel insists that the govern- ment should proceed with the greatest cau- tion. He opposes a prolongation of the tarift treaty with Austria, favoring a modifl- cation of the existing amnual treaty by @ slight reduction of tho import dutias on grain and cttle coming from Austrin. His inflience is becorning tically supreme, and the resultis that in the meantime there will be no presentation of he- roic financial or traftic proposals. Miguel's policy implies waiting to see what effect the new United States tariff will have upon some sources of German prosperity before commit- ting the country to longs tariff treaties m any direction. But an Austro-German customs union againstthe American tariff orthe pro- hibition policy of other countries being within the bounds of future mnece: , the govern- ment has directed some leading jurists to consult and examine into the question of how the rights of France under the Frankfort treaty might affect such a zollverein, If the opinion of these examiners shall enable the government to treat the French govern- ment’s adoption of fixed maximim and mini- mum tariffs as affecting the Frankfort treaty it willafford a legal basis for a zollvercin when one is wan' The socialist congress at Flalle closed today to the relief of both the deputiesandihe publi, who have been swamped by the verbosity of the soclnlists, Today's session of the congress was ppened by the election of the party ofiicers. Thefirst prosident is Herr Singer, Liobknecht was confirmed as editor of the partyorgan, Herr Kessler next woved that whereas the opinion prevailed among the party that many of its former members have been unjustifiedly accused of being in the pay of the police, the congress appoint & committee to reporton the subject. Herr Singer, replying, expressed regret that suspicion should have so ignominiously fallen upon anyone, addingthat it was im- possivle for the congress to do what was asked, as the member could never find out who was the “man with the iron mask.” The matter after all was only individual in- st and party considerations were far superior. The subject did not demand such elucidation. It was the police that were most concered in clearing the matter. Herr Kessler's motion was rejected. The resolutions adopted call upon the socialist party in the reichstag to seek to remove the unsatisfactory conditious of the present sys- tem of emigration, and especially request the fedeval government to exercisestricter super- vision at different ports in regard tothe transportation and accommodation of emi- grants, A motion mace by Herr Herbert of Stettin to the effect that the party abstain from voting on second ballots in cases where the candidates are of the middle class was re jected. The president annomced that congratulatory telegrams and fifty-five ad- dresses had been reeived during the sitting of the congress. A commit- tee which had been apponteld to in- quire into the matter submitted a report denying that Herr Grillenberger was to blame for making the sociaist agitation a matter of business, and stuting that some middle man had placed himself between the deputies and the Ber'in socialists. The com- mitteealso deeided that the epithet “spatzel used against certain members of the party was not intended as an insult to the Berlin socialists, and that although Here Werner of Berlin was unworthy tobe a member of the party, the conmittee would not expel hin seeing that his waut of tact and ability hindered him from weighing the effects of his action. Her Werner spoke in his own d fense, The report of the committee was adomted and the sittings of the congress were brouglt to a close with three cheer The maygoleum at Potsdam in wh bodies of Emperor Frederick, Prince Walde- mar and Princo Sigistmund were deposited on Wednesday was consecrated today in the prescuce of the Empress Frederick, her daughters, the emperor and empress and other members of the royal family, Chap- lain Koegelofficiated and the choir of the Berlin cathedral performed the musical por- tion of the service, e ey CABLE GOSSIP FROM h the PARIS, The Leading Topics of Disci the French Capital. [Copyright 1890 by Janes Gordon Beineet,) Paus, Oct. 18,—[New York Herald Cable Specdal to Tre Ber]—The weather has become overcast and chilly. The Poissy and nbouillet coaches, however, continue to run with full loads and the roads are in fine condition. The vintage season is now in full swing, and views of thopeasant girls daucing about with huge carafes of this year nouyeau vin fn their hands are highly apprecited from the cowchesas they pass through the valley in the vine country between Poissy and Ressy. “Tho cablict ministers and members of the budget committee all worked away yestenday on the problem, how tosupply the defldt of 13,000,000 franks without creating new taxes. M. Rouvier, in particular, toiled like a galley slaven the noring in the cabiict comneil and In the afternoon at the sittingof the com- mission. At the former meeting, whereat M de Freyeinet presided, all the minlsters agrood that it would be impossible to further cut down the expenditures of their respective ssion in = SUNDAY BrE works in contemplition, therehy obtaining ® reduction of 20,00 francs, After M Rouvier had informed the bidget committee of these proposals the debate was held and resulted ina motion toreviso the expmditires and that & plea be putin forthe wpeal of thelaw prohibiting the importation of Amerian pork. At the Paris academyof medicine was read an exhaustive paper on trichinosis by Dr. Prosper de Pittrasiant, who has given his best study to the matter eversince 186, Ho reminded the academy that this larnel wdy hal itself min tained that the drad of tichinosis was greatly exaggorated and that American pork was o wholesome, cheap and tasty ali ment of inestimable benefit for the working dussesand for provisioing the amy and uavy. In conclusion M.de Pittrasiant said are was taken to prvent diseased meat from being used by manufacturers., The opposition dress s in high feather over Minister Rouvier’s proposal to equili- brize the bulget by m increasel tax on ptentmedicines, and its sumnary rejection by thebud gt committee, Lt is @ very god- send inthis dull scason, as recent atticks have shown that the minister of finan co is not. o favorite in that scctionof the Pavispress. Now there iy something tangible for the opposition writers to whet thir weapons upon, M. Chavles Lawrent's article in yester- day our exemplifies the spirit in which M. Rouvio's opponents treat the subject at issue. Afterwittily disussing the proposal to make M, Berandel the arch- angel of the budget and M Botot its deus exmachina, and compli- menting the cornmitteo on the god sense shownin the reply, that the diminution of expenditureand not increasoof taxation was wanted, M. Luarent coneludes as follows: “M. Rouvier has failed in the attempt to draft ameasire thit answers the desires or the countryand the wishes of the chamber. As v consequence ho will have to tisign, and tho cabinet will lse nothing by his departure, Audi altevamn parten.’ Several writees take not Rouvier. but the bulget committea, to task One points out that the minister's planis bsed upon measures which work satis factorily in otner countries, while M. Exmmanuel Arvoe writes in Lo Paristhat “cconomy, 1ot taxation,” is all very wellas aformuia, but that it is not practical in France. M. inach, an in- fluential member of the budget committee, strongly favors Rouvi pan md moves that. the proposal be further considered. Another evil has to be added to the num- ber, already large enough, which the Erench society against the useof tobacco catalogued 4 ansing fom the over indulgonce inthe weed, Dr,Dujarlin Boaumley, vice presi- dent of the socety, poiuted oit to the acadeny of meaicine thit onoof the causes of the depopulition of E'ance has been over- lokel, and it is tobacco, The *doctor stated that so far back as ISTYmembers of the so- cety camo to the concluision, after an exhaustivestudyon the subject, that smok- ing was the wal cause of the small number of children seen in many families. M. Dujurdin Beaunley is an elo- quentspeaker and tho skill with which he arranged his data and drew his deductions were evidmtly telling upm the audience. Sevenl loamed ac.demicians whoarve known to B fond of the wweed were seen movilg uweasly i, their seats as necess if troubled with a conciousness of not havin g donetbeir duty to their cuntry, Fortu- nately for the smolers, however, Professor Bromardt brokethe charm by the simple query, “And Germany?? The acalemy heaved a sigh 2f riietand puseda reserved resolution 1 theeffectthat the harmful ac- tion of tobicco had been scientiically de- moustrated. e e Judge Springer's Declaration CricaGo, Oct. 18.—[Spedal Telogram to Tur Ber|—Yeoterdy's intewiew with Judge Springer s thetalk of raiload people today, The inverviewls accepted as theplat- formof the Atchison, but the other lines are verfealy free i declaring that they will neverlot the Atciison haved) per cent of the cast-boundand % per cont of the west-bound waflic under the division-oftrafic armnge- ment, The expressins of opinion on both sidesave sopositive thit there scems t0 b doubt thatthe reonstructed agrement will last only until November 1. The situation is s0 complex, however, that 1o one cares to proplesy the outcome of the next meeting, which willbe hed October?s. - ADetective With Nerve. Now Your, Oct. 18—Samel W. Lewis, a broker, is locked up on the charge of swind- ling bis wife outof her fortune by purchas. ing worthless stocks, o pretending todo so, When he reducedher o pewuryhe left her and detectives flully beated him i Hart- ford. On the way back Lewis junped from the train inthe nlght while it wis running twenty-five mils an hour. Delective Von Gericiten leaped afterand caught him. Both men were quite hdly hart St N Tou, Shonting Between Colored River Men. St.Lous, Mo, Oct. 18, —Shortly before | o'clock this afternoon Albert Whitfield shot and killed GrandisonJones, Clarles New- ton was shot through the neck by a stray bul- let and Whitfiell recived ashght wound in the head. The shooting teok place on board merCityof Baton Rouge, lyingat the footof Market street. Al the nen are col 1, Jones was capiin of thewatch and refused tosdvance moey to W hitield ———— The Record, CuieaGo, Oet, 17.—A Jourmnal special from Viredn, Ill, twntyiwo miles south of Springiell, on the Chicago & Allon railroad, says that half of the business portion was burned early this morning. Twelve stores were destroyed. The town has no fire de. partment and the ringing of the church bells hrought half of the popaiation out to fight the flames. The loss, which cannot be ascer- tained, was not coverul by insurince. ST e i An Express Cashierin Trouble. 31, Paul, Minn., Oct. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue I An attachment was filed late this aftornon in the district court agalist Richard ¥. Prat, cashier of tho American express conpany. Tt Is alleged in document that M. Pratt has converted £,00 of the funds of the company o his ownuse. His lome isat Prescolt, Wis, Ho coulinotbe fond alter the pipers wero filed, — - A Mystery ¥ ally Solved Riine Wis,, Oct. 18.-The skeleton of Ermst Schiuter, who dissppeared mysteri- ously with his two childeen in March, 1857, was found buriel in the cellar of his former home tod) No trace of the bodiesof the children be found, butit is believed t hat the entire fauily was murdered and the bodies buried onthe premises. A thorough sarch of the plice will be made, - ~ The Delagon Bay Matter. Wissneron, Oct. 8. Generval Bacheller, United States minister to Portugal, afte reading the Lisbon dispateh about the Dela- goa bay claim, sald the matter was before the board of arbitration, and until the board reached @ conclusion no action would be taken by the United States, -— A Distinguished Briton Insane. Loxpoy, Oct, 18,1t is reported that Sir Heury Drummond Wolft, British minlster to self up this moning, departments, butadmitted it would be possi- | Dlo 1o postpone for & year cerain pubiie | Lerit: 10 addion tophysial liuess, lus be come insane, “PAGES1T08. NUMBER 123, LAST HONORS TO THE DEAD, Thousands of People Gather at Keokuk to Attend the Miller Qbsequics. THE CITY DRESSED N NOURNINGs The Boay Lies in State in the Foles ral Bullding and #s Viewad by Throngs Before Being Con= signed to the Grave Krokek, In, Oct. 18-A special car lefe this city atd o'elock this moming conveying the committee of citizons to Burlington to meet the familyand friends accompanying the remainsof the late Justice Miller and to et asescart to (s city. The funeral train left Burlington at 7:% o'clok and awived hereshortly afterd. It wasmet at the depots by the honorary pallbearers, the various comuittees having in charge the funerl ar- rangements, Company A of the Second regi- mentl. N, G. and Torrnce post, Grand Army of the Republic, the twoorganizatins haing been delesated toact 48 theescort of honory and several thousand citizens, "Ll body was borne o the federl bullling which had been claborately drapedin monrn« ing. The asket was anveyed to the ourt rooni in which the deal justice tad frequente Iy prsided and was placel upo o hind- some catafilque, The faceof the dead jus- tice was exposed to viow, and during the fow hours the body wis exposed Lo view, a con= stant strean” of humangly wa pasing through the builling from 109" clock until 2. Flags were displayed at half mi st and public and private’ buildings wero cov- ered with black and presented o sonbre appearance, but the high wind_during the the carly morning destroyed mny of the decoration At o'click the funerl services weroheld at tho Unitarian chureh, of which the de- ceased hadbeen amenber, The chureh was entirely inndequate to accommodate even & smallportion of the many who erovded shout it Long before the doors were opened. The funeral procession was headed by t men, who led the way up the ~ centr followved by the pallbearers, bewvir casket, Ina few minutes the family onter with Chief Justico Fuller and wife, Just Brower, Attorney General Miller and rela- tives and intinato friendsof the family. Then came the nembers of the state supreme courtand various bar delegzations, after which followed tho prople of thecity, filling the edifice. There were many hands in adlition to these tht mains fron Washington, They cme from local and visiting bar associites, the supreme courtand personal friends of the deccasel. The burial service was _read by Rev. R. Hassall of the Unitarin church. Following theprayerand music was tho fincrl ad- dress by Rev. Hassal, whospokefeelingly of themany virtues, noble qualities and great ability of the ded Atthe rvices the asket wasremoved and depsited in the fuieral carand the cortege moved to Oaklind _come- tery, where the remains were pliced in the tomb. fuaer wis the most fm- pressive evor scen b In it were state troops, Grind_Army” wsts, Sons of Veterans camps, school oficers and children, mayor andaty councilin carviages, the fanily of thodeceased, feleralund s'ate ofiicials, niem. bers of the bar, physiians and students ot themedial colieges here, fie and police de- paviments, varous cvie orders and many citiens incarriiges and on foot. “The tomb at. the cencteryund the famity lot were literally buried in choice flowers, Theservices there were brief, Uelig the re. gular Unitarian service This incnded overfiftylittleivls of the public sciools, each with s handsome bouquet, who marched to the grave with floral tributes, thus conclud- ing the servies over the remains of the great jurist, Besides the “distinguished gentlemen who acomparied the remins from Washington, there aremany others assembled here, The supreme court of the state is represented, and thero are large delogations of atiorneys from all the states included in the eirenit that was presided over by the dead justice. Among thenumerous telegrams rectived regrotting inability to attend wore ones from Governor Boles and Secretary Noble, THESUICIDECLUB. ome floml tribhute: ompanied the re. Member Carries Out the Ediot ofthe Society. Burncrrorm, Conn, O, 18 — [Special Telegram to ‘2ir Bre]—Another member of thesuicido club has carried outthe edict of thesociety. “This time 1t is Fnil Zionske, who ended his life by taking cyauide of potsh. Ziemske came from Ansonin and joined theclubonly uine months ago, when it was withut members other that its presi- dentandseeretary. Early last spring Wille F. Mahy, a United Stats letter carvier, killed himself, and Josepn Kopp followed by hanging himselt, Al were members of the suicido club These last threo rolled upthe suicides (o nearly o scor and reduced the membership tothe president and secretary, whoare exempt from self-destruo- tion, Ziemske, with threo others, was then pledged to the socrt onler, A Sulted inordering Zimske to destr self befor the next meeting, Saturday night, October 18, and Ziemske has fulflled bis vow, il FIFTH ATTENPT SUC Suicide of a Wenlthy Real Owner of Newark, New York, Oct. 18.—A fter fiveattempts at suicide Nicholas Schubert, a wealt estale owner of Newark, siceeedod in ond hislife by jumping from asecond st dow in the eity hospital this moming. yeurs ago, when his wife deserted hin and his daughter clopel, Schubert twico ate tenpted o take his life. ~ Upon beingsent 10 thehospital after the third attempt ho was caught in the act of springing from u window when herecovered conseiousness, He would © bea dismissed from the lospital in a few days had o not availd hinself of the opportnity this moming to end his days. — - AN ORIGINA L PACKAGE Another ESSFUL. Estate g Areo BOOM, Many Establishments Again Flourishs IngAll Over Kansns. Kaxsas Crry, Mo, Oct, 18.-Dispatches from allthe Large citios and many towns in Kaunsas state that during the day many original packige siloons have been opened and are doing atheiving business as a ult of the decision yesterdsy by the United S clreuit court eral mass meetings were held throughe outthe state this ¢ ing, which the gove ermor was petitioned to call a special session ofthe legislature to re-enuct theold law. Two Ohildren Bumed SaLr Lake, Utah, Oct, 18, " gram to Tug Ber| —Two chiliven, David, aged thive, aud Mary, aged ten years, bo longing to David Gampler, wero bumed to death this evening. Their parents had gone down town and the littl ones were alono, They attempted to light a fire and uwed an oil It exnloded and they were ustantly wrappedin tho Hames. Both died tonight, to Death. [Spocial Telos It Can't Afr Arcmisos, Kan., O guam to Tir Bee) ofthe federal court pickage business The recent decision reviving tne original will mot affect Atchison, where thereare thirty or forty opon s loons or “joints.” With the exception of ouly @ fow months, the sioons have never bean closed in Atehisor hip Sord Oct, 18,8 The Champi LovisviLLy, Ky nd_champlouship gime: Louisville 4. o of e Brooiyn by