Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 24, 1891, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, SATURDAY. JANUARY 24, 1891, DOINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE. | The fonate Forced to Adjourn Because no Bills Were Roady, MEASURES INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE. Regulating the Liability of Railroads Towaris ra Employes—Gale's Unjon ‘ific Debt lution Passe Itesos Liscors, Neb,, Jan, 23, [Speclal Telogram to Tur Bre.]-The senate reada fow bills this morning and adjourned till tomorrow 1v for considera o tho morning. It had no bills re tion and the adjournment w commirtees time to worl In the honse Mr. Gardnor mtroduced a tesolution of inquiry asking why House Roll 79, the bill appropriating $100,000 for the relief of tho drought sufferers had not been printed as ordered a week ago Nearly the whole session was taken up in discussing the matter, The printed bill was finally laid on the desks and Gardner's reso- lution was lost. A large number of bills were introduced, wmoug them the following: By Hinkle—To prevent the corrupt use of money at elections by prohi ng candidates from contributing to campaign funds and treating, and providing penaity for same. give By Capek —A bill for an_act to extend and regulate the liability of railroad corporations to make compensation for personal injuries suffered by employes in their servi By Moun—"l0_reduce the estate of the wife of deceased one-halt to one third, and allow of thie homestead for life. By Parker —Providing that onlv the prop- erty covered by the mortgage may be under forcelosure, and releasing the mort- gagor from all further liabilitics, By Gardner—Relative to public schools in metropolitan cities, and to repeal an act ap. proved March 31, 1887, entitled, “An_ act relative to public schools in metropolitan cities” and all acts amendatory thercof, By Watson—To extend and regulate the liabllity of employers to make compensation for personal injurics suffered by employes in their service, By Williums of Gage—To reimburse partics who haye purchased real estate from the stato of Nebraska in case of duplicato trans- fers, and aporopriating moncy for same. By Willinms of Gage —To repeal an et en titled *“An act concerning the care of and to prevent the spread of contagious and infec. tious diseases among domestic animals, to provide for the appointment of a live stock sanitary comnission and state veterinar; surgeon, definiug their powers and dutie: and regulating their compensation, Ap- proved March b, 158, of real persons from her the use By Watson—To define the qualifica- tions and conditions under which an fusuranco company, association or part- nership, whethier benevolent, co-operative, or otherwise, organized or in- corporated by the laws of any other state or territory of the United States, or any forcign government, for the purpose of taking risks or doing business in this state in life, fire, aceident, or other msurance, may transact business in this state, prov peualtics for the violation of the provisions thercof, and repealing alt acts and parts of acts inconsistent or in conflict with the pro visions thereof, The jolut resolution introduced by Gale (ind.) of Rock, instructing our senators and utives to demand the immediate ure of the government mortgage against the Union Pacitic railrond, came up for thivd reading. In speaking in favor of the resalution, Mr. Gale said that tho whole history of the Union Pacific railroad is a rec- ordof fraud and rasculity, The managoe: have diverted the money which should have been used to liguidate the claims of the gov- erument into their own pockets, and used the funds to build branch lines, and unless the government took immediate action the would lose the entire sum advanced to th company, which amounted to over 360,000,000, The voll was called an@ all mem by voted aye excopt Ames, Bertrand, -Huse, Sterns- dorff, nite and Speaker Elde Ford changed from no to aye. In explaining his vote Mr. Newberry said “Mr. Speaker—I believe thatin justico to the people of this country, and that all may be treated alike, this company should be forced to pay this government all that it wes. 11 I owed the government on my farm sum secured by mortgage which wus past due it would be foreclosedin short order. n view of the situation of this country attho present time, and the fact that one of the greatest ratlway magnates of modern times bas secured acontrollinginterestin the Union Pacifie railvoad and is und ing to form a great railvoad trust, therefore 1 believe it would be vroper to memorialize congress and ask them to push the foreclosure of this ortguge, that the keystone of this structure that is belug reared to destvoy the interests of the American people may bo secured.” Shrader veported that this stenographers of the supreme court had stated that a certified copy of the decision of the court in regard to the legality of the concurrent resolution would cost &, and moved a copy be pur- chased. v\\"niv.- moved to table the resolution, ing Car- ri The speaker appointed the foliowing spec- tal committee on irrigation : Purnell of Perkins, chairman; Messts, Oakley (rep), Ruggles, Heunicn, Stevens of Furnas, Heath (rep), Lomax, Wilson and Mathewson (dem). McReynolds introduced a new resolution fixing the time for the joint convention to hear the contest cuses on February 1 The house then adjourned till 10a. m. to- morrow, THE SUGAR BOUNT T Oxnards Claim $7,:304, But There Was no Appropriation, LixeoiN, Neb., Jan. 23.—[Special to Tnx Bk, |—~Inquiries are being made about the amount of bounty paid by the state on the beet sugar manufactured by the Oxnard com- vauy at Grand Island. W. R. Bacon, the rosident inspector, has sent in a report show- {ng that the output was 7,364 bags weighing 786,400 pounds, The law of 1889 provided fora bounty of 1 cent per pound, which should have brought the Oxuards a total of 004, Unfortunately for them the last leg- tslature made no appropriation for the pay- ment of the bounty, and the Grand Island factory has not received a cent. Having learned of the fatal omission the Oxnards made no applivation for the bounty, and if they had the state auditor would have re fused to issue a warrant, because there was 0o fund provided for its'payment. It is ex- proted the Oxnard company will go to this cisluture with a claim for the amount now due unatr the law. The lead of the firm estimates the product for the next two years at 1,500,000 pounds, the bounty on which would be £15,000, but bills have already been introduced to repeal the law and a strong effort in that direction is sure to be made, TO EMPLOYES, AANJURL An Aot to Guard Against Their Too Frequent Occu o LiNcovy, Neb., Jan, 2 al to Tue Bee. |—The following bill was introduced in the house today by Capek of Douglas : A bill for an act to extend and rogulate the Liability of employers to muke compensation for personal injurics suffered by employes in their serviee, Be it enac of Nebraska. tion 1. Where, after the passage of this act porsonal injury is caused to an employe who is himself i the exercise of due care and diligence at the time, (1). by reason of any defect in the condi- tion of the ways, works or wachinery, con- neoted with, or uscd in the business of the employer which arose from, or had not been discoverod or remedied owing 0 the neg- ligence of the employer or of uny person in the service of the employer aud entrusted by bim with the duty of sccing that the wuys, works or machinery were iu proper condi- tion, or, ). By reason of the negligence of any erson in th lfirvll:flr\' the employer en- ted with and exercisiug: superintendence whose sole or principal duty is that of super- ntendence. 13). The employe or, in case the injury re- wlts in death, the legal represeutative of od by the legislature of the state such cmploye, shall have the same right of compensation and remedies Against the em- ployer as if the employe had not béen an em- ploye of nor in_the service of the empioyer nor engaged in its work. Sec. . Whenever an a contract, either written or verbal, with an independent contractor to do part of such employer's work, or whenever such con- tractor enters into @& contract with a sub. tractor to do all or any part of the work comprised in such contractor's contract with the employer, such contract or sub-contract shall not bar the liability of the employer for mployer enters into or sub-contractor, by reason of any « the ways, works, machinery or plint, i are the property of the employer. nished by him, and if such d fect arose or fscover r remedied through of the employer or of s person entrusted by him with the duty of secing that they were in proper condition Sec. 8. This act shall notapply to injuries to farm laborers by other fellow »s or to railvoad employes Legidative Notes. Fobruary b is now fixed s the day for learing the contest cases, The legisiature will now have two solid weelks to work before taking up the contest. A number of petitions have been presented in favor of transferring the license fees from the local to the county school fund. Nearly two hundred bills are already on file, but the committees have done very little, some of them not even being organized. The independents as o body do not ap- prove of the severe language used by Repre- sentative Modie in criticising the supreme court, The independents still refuse to_recognizo Governor Boyd, but a number of them have recognized the auditor and treasurer aud drawn a part of tieir salary Mr. Lomax of Custer introduced a bill today fixing the second day of the session as the date for the commencing of the two houses to def 'mine all cases of contest for executive ofices, The cleven members who voted in favor of proceeding in accordance with the constitu- tion and laws in determining the contest ax exceedingly happy, but decline to be inter- view Aboutall they will say is, “We thousht we were right. On motion of Purncll, a spec committeo of mine on iurigation was created. Many petitions favoring the establishment of a system of irrigation for Deuel, Perkins, Lin- coln, Blaine and oth proserted by the same member, and refet to this committee when appointed. Mr. Lomax of Custer has introduced a joint resolution providing for an amendment to'the constitution, making the opening au publishing of the' returns of a gencral elec tion. and the commencing of the two houses to hear contests for exccutive offlces come at the same time, and _prohibiting any person eloeted on the face of the returns from enter. ing upon the duties of the office until the con test shall have been finally decided, 10WA NE Supreme Court Decisions. Des Morses, In., Jan. 9. —[Special Tele gram to Tue Breej - The following supreme court decisions were filod today : Kezia Patterson vs Henry S. Patterson, ap- wpellant; Lynn district; afirmed Charlotte Wheoler vs W. H. Me: appellants; Sac district; afirme rwestern connties were d old et al, State vs A. Kriechbaum, appellant; Deca- tur district; affirmed, Hurlow Baird, appellant, vs E. 8. Els. worth; Sioux distriet; afiirmed. son hn Short, appellait, vs James L. Matte- Carroll district; afirmed. ate vs A. L. Snow, appellant; Pottawat- amie district; afirmed, The defendant was convicted upon an information before a jus- tice of the peace for unlawfully selling adul- terated lard. A Teacher in Croar Rarios, Ta., Jan. 23— [Special Tele- gram to Tug Bre.]—The little town of Solon, south of here, is all excitement over a scan- dal that has developed there, Tor some time past the older girl scholars attending the public school there have been complaiving of the conduet of Prof. Sullivan, charging that he hiad been taking privileges vnbecoming a gentleman, An investigation was about. to be instituted when Sullivan nmrxwu out, g o this morning ho returned. At last accounts no arrost bad been made. Sullivan has o wife aud two small childeen and the people of tho town aro greatly oxcited over tho affair. A Sac Clty Grocer Skips. Sac Ciry, Ia., Jan, 2. —[Special Telogram to Tup Bee.|—O. W. Meckling, a promi nent grocer, left town suddenly Wednesda night. Yesterday morning It was discovered that he had been forging the name of his partuer and other citizens, and also raising notes. The extent of the forgeries is not Known, but it is e; od to_reach inuto the thousands, The principal victim seems to ho a Clicago Whe house, It is said he tool a train at Rockwell City and ofticers ave after him, ~ He was promi: nent in society, Oddfellows, Knights of Pythias and Masonic circle: for the south, Tuarhed on the Gas, BURLINGTON, Ta., Michael Goetz- freid, a farmer of this county, suicided at the Globe hotel last night by turning on the gas. CONGRESSIO) PROCEEDING. Senate. WasHINGTON, Jan, 23.—~When the senate met at 11 o'clock this morning it was without a quornm, This session was in continuation of thav of yesterday. At11:10a quorum ap- peared and business was proceeded with. Mr, Cockrell therenpon resumed the toor in order to continue his argument against the closure resolution. Ho viclded, however, to Mr. Hoar, who added a few words to what he said last ovening Mr. Cockrell resumed his argument against the closure rule, saying in the course of his remarks that tho démocratic senators would bo as briof as possible in discussing matte of publie necessity, but if the republican sen- ators insisted on tho aleotions bill, /o merely partisan measure, not eudorsed by half tneir own party. the democratic senators would diseuss it in all its ramitications, Nr. Teller asked Mr. Aldrich how long he proposed to allow for debate on the resolu- tion, remarking that some arbitrary means wero to be reverted to for consideration, Mr. Aldrich said he took it for granted that there would be no closing of debate ex- copt by act of thesenato itself, and askel unaninious conseut that a vote be taken on the resolution and amendments at 5 o'clock LOmOTrow. Mr. Gorman was delighted that tho senate had resorted to that proper and orderly method rather than depend upon the ipse dixit of tho presiding officer, whose reputa- tion for intelligence and fairuess as a presid- ing officer was yet to be made. Mr. Cockrell then closed bis arg was useless, he said, to tr purpose of the rule. The only object was to patss the force bill, Everything else was made subordinate to the whims of the senator from Massachusetts, and, apostrophizing Mr. Toar, Mr. Cockrell exclaimed : “Shume upon you, my frierd from Massachusetts. who now attempts o force upon the people of Massa- chusetts und of the country the humiliating confession that thoy ure no longer capaole of holding their own elections.” He read from a St. Louis paper a letter addressed to Mr. Edmunds by a former republican consituent now living in Texas, protesting against tho election bill. Mr. Idmunds said he never received such 4 letter and believed it fabricated to promote the oporations of resistenco to the ¢lection bil, Mr. Gray followed Mr. Cockrell iu opposi- tion to the proposed ruleand against the election bill. “He mentioned & number of re- publican newspapers opposed to the bill, and said he belioved public opinion in the west without regard to party was agaiust it. He meutioned as some of the western republican papers _that opposed the election bill Tug Oxans Bre, Minueapolis Journal, St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Louis Globe-Democrat and Denver Republican, Mr. Stewart then took tho cess was taken until tomorrow. House. Wasiixaroy, Jan, 23.—In the house Mr. Breckenridge of Arkansas caused the usual delay this morning in the wpproval of the journal, but that was finally accomplished. Mr. Cooper of Indiaua. rising to a question of privitege, had read the resolution offered by him September 4 lust, making charges iment. It t0 disguise the floor and & re- against the commissioner of pensions, and askine for the broadening of the investiza- tion. The resolution wns referved to the select committee examining the previous charges. On September 11 Chairman Mer rill had heen directed to v but had never doneso, Mr. Cooy fore offered a resolution directing th iort the resolution, tr e mittee to report, Alengthy debate took place on a p of order, in the course of which Mr. Morrill said _the nmittes had uoaui monsly decided that the resolution had ben improperly referred to it. and within one houe the resolution was re turned to the speaker's desk. Messrs, Grosvenor of Ohio and Henderson, Smith and Caunon of Ilinois spoko briclly, defending the commissioner of pensions. T matic settled amicably by Mr. Merrill of ssolution from the files of the ouse, roporting it from his com mitted and Laving it referred to the commit tecon rules. The house then went into commattee of the whole on the naval appropriation bill, but without making any progeess, rose sud the house adjourned. - THE SEAL QUESTION, ading Dealer Tells Why the An- fmals Are Eeing Exterminated. [Copyright 1891 by James Gordm Iennstt.) Paris, Jan Now York Herald Cable Special to Tur Ber]—The Huropean edition publishes an interview at Cannes with Herman Leibes on the Behring sea matter. Hoapproves Blaine's course and assercs that the seals are being hunted to death and will be exterminated unless prompt measures are taken. Eugland will then suffer slso, as 5,000 persons in London live by preparing theskins, The poachers with whom Eug- land sides are not Fnglish alone, but Cana- dian scalers and American seamen, Last vear fifty-onc vessels were engaged in poachi Next scason, if England gives ler protection, 150 ships will be in the business this means destruction to the seals, Leibes, Mills & Tesis pay the government £11 for every seal they kili, sup- ply the inhabitants of the leased island with medical attendance, fucland schools. The inhabitauts are Indiavs from Aliska and number 400. But for sealing they would starve. Licbes says his fiem is willim to abstaiu from Killing seals for five or six vears togivo the auimals a chance, provided others wro forbidden also. The reason the souls arc exterminated is that those gilled are mostl fomales with young. Out of M0 skins brought to London this scason by voachers, 99 per cent. belonwed to fomales, Liebes does not believe there isany danger of war in the matter. It is too small for Eugland to fight about. Last season thirty-nine Victor- ian vessels killed over forty thousand scals, while fourteen American ships killed under fourteen thousand, Ho holds America's rights in the are us unquestionable as those of Russia, which were never questioned, as Iussia shoots ml poachors caught on her side of the sea, There is no poac hing the IND COUNTY se: ary WIN. Two Decisions Which Materially Help nty of' Cook Tl Telogram to t rendtered by the o supreme court, means, according to the opinton of the city’s legal advisers, o saving to Chicago of millions of dotlurs in the future and less hesitancy about embarking in cer- tain classes of much-needed publie improve- ments, Some time ago, when the Jackson street viaduct across the railroad tracks was built, Warren Springer brought suit for £200,000 damages, alleged to have been done to his property on Canal strect. Thecaso has been finally settled by the supreme court af firming the decision of the_ lower tri- ounals. This was, in effect, that while the city may be liable for dumages belioved by the owner to have been inflicted, it is also entitled to credit for any benefits derived Ly the property from «he improv®ments, The jury was allowed to carefully inspect the property and decide on the relative amount of damages and bene- fits. The city authorities fecl greatly clated over tho deciston. It has heretofore been a serious consideration, when improvements of this nature were 'projected, as to what amountof money it was likely 10cost the city in \cgal fights with property owners wiio in reality suffered very little damages. The dounty of Cool is alsd #0,000 richer by reason of another decision of the su- premo court, The legislature of 1857 passed a bill incressing the salarics of all the eclective clerks m the county offices by §0,000 each per anmum. The clerks then in office immediately began drawin he increased salary, but after some time wore ordered to_disgorge, the couniy holding that the act did not apply to those ofiicials in office at the time of its passage, but was meant to begin with the suceeeding torm. The clorks refused, however, to give up the money and suit was brought. The superior coutt sustains the contention of the county and tho clerks must cover into the treasury an aggregate of 30,000, Il In the Commons. Loxnos, Jan. 3.—(Special Cablogram to Tue Bre.]—In the house of commons this ovening Rt. Hon, Henry Matthews, home sceretary, inreply to a question, denied that there was any diffevence in practico between the inquest hield on the body of the late duke of Bedford and that whichis held on the body of an ordinary person. The examina- tion inregard to the death of the duke of Bedford, he declared, was held with oven doors. 1f the press does not know of this 1t was not the fault of the coroner. No attempt had been made tosuppress a publio inquiry. r Michael Hicks-Beach, president of the board of trade, stated that the board of trade could not interfero with the railrad strike in Scotland, although the troubles had re- sulted in thepartial suspension of traffic. Mr. Francis Allson Channing (an advanced libéral) mado a motion to the effect that the excessive hours of labor of railway servants was a grave injustice to the men and a_con- stant source of danger to the public, and that the board of trade should be empowered to direct the limitation of the working hours. Mr. Henry Hoyle Howeth (consorvative) suggested the appointment of a royal com- mission to inguire into the matter of working hours and other labor questdons. Sir Richard Everarl Webster, attomey general, replied to Mr, Howeth's inguiry as mentary eandidate promisine to cmploy unionists when he had been em- ploying mnon-unionists, The attorney gen- cral said that if such promise was made in order to influcnce voters it was cortainly a breach of the corrupt practices act. The [ reeted with conservative cheers. Micheal Hicks-Beach adyised Mr. Channing to withdraw nis motion, Sir William Vernon Harcourt then said that the government had practically ad- mitted that men. employed on railways were over-worked. Mr. Channing’s motion was rejected by a vote of 141 to 124 Sir Michael Hicks-Boach, when adyising Mr. Clanning to withdraw 'his motion, said ho admitted that some interforonce was necessary, but that it was impossible to place the board ‘of trade inthe position which he roposed. Sir Michael suggested a subs tute motion declaring that overwork on rail- roads was a source of danger to the public, and hesaid ho would appoint a select comn’ mittee to inquire into the possibility of legis- lative action being taken to restrict the hours of labor on railroads, el A Tennessoe Tragedy. Newrort, Tenn.,, Jan. 23,—W. A. Moore, ir., last night went to the house of Captain E. C. Dunn and quarreled with hisson, Pey- ton Dunn, threatening to kill him, Captain Dunn pacified Moore, but this moraing the quarrel was renewed and Moore killed Cap- tain Dunn with o shotzun, Peyton Dunn then shiot and fatally wounded the murderer. Healy's Condition of Settlement. Donia, Jan. 23.—A meeting of the com- mittee of the McCarthyite section today was addressed by Healy, who sald McCarthy and section had gone o meet Dillon and O'Brien at Boulogne to effect a settlement of the troubloon u busis of Parnell rotiring from the leadership. No other condition, said Healy, would be agrecd upon as asettlément. DUN'S RWB\\' OF THE WEEK. No Effect on Wegtora Oentars of the Recent Fithicial Troubles. A MODEST THQUGH STEADY INCREASE A Characteristic of the Volume of Business'“Kansas City ODocs Not Feel M Failure ol All Quarters, eports Nrw Yonk, Jan [Special Telogram TueBee. | <R, G. Dun & Co's wooxly r view of the tradesays 1t hus boen noteworthy thronzhout the rocent financial troubles that the western centers of trade have been comparatively freo from disvutbanceor apprehension, and now the encrgy und growth of the westhavotheir effectin alargor trado and stronger coafl- dence in eastern commercial centers. In the veport of this weel a modest but steady in- to crease in the volumo of business compared with last year isthe most striking feature, At Chicagoa hoavy increasein all grain re- ceipts and in cured meats and hides s noted, with some decrease in lard and dressod- beef, but in dry goods and clothing trado is much larger thah @ yearago and somewhat larger in boots and shoes, The trade is healthy and no fears are observed. At Cincinnati the clothing and shoe trades are particularly active. At St Louls trado is strong invearly all lines, At Kansas City the failure of a bank has searcely any effect on business. Receipts of cattle are 20,000 and hog 84,000, and banks wwo taking care of their customers. At Min- neapolis the lumber demand is unusually #ood and the flour output. 120,000 barrels, and at St, Paul trade exceeds expectations, At Om trade is quiet, money is close an, collections backward, ° and Milwaukeo unseasonable weathor — checks business though money is casy and colle tions very fair. Cleveland reports money a little closer and coilec ow but a fair trade and confident, feeling, while at Detroit money is easicr at 7 per cont aud business conservative in tone. “Turning to tho south we find an improving business at New Orleans, fair receipts of cotton and a strong market for sugar with ample supplies of money. At Louisville, t pens well and the monetary sit improves, At Jucksonville a good t notedand at Bultimore, jobbers are well is a large inerea manufacture 1ead of last year and ther in the shoe, leather and hido business. Inconsequence eastern centersshow more activity. Pittshurg*shows somewhat more activity in iron, though _glass is rather dull and some factories ave temporarily closed. The iron trade is stiffened by the large decrease in_production. The demand for bar does not improve, however, Orders for plates are somewhat scarce and trade in structural iron is only about fair, but in pipos, excollent. The coal trade is compar: tively quict. Copperand tin aresteady and lead a little weaker. The market for broad- stuffs has been stronger and wheat his ad- vanced e corn fe and oats #5¢, while pork and lard ure a shade lower, Coffes 1815 conts per 100 pounds lower than a week ago, on_small dealings, and oil Lo higher, but cotton is e low “There isno matcrial change in the volume of cireulation, though the treasury hus put out 800,00 more pf old money than it has taken in ana has issued, in addition, $300,000 more siiver notes. The return of mones from the mterior pushes the rate downward heroand greater easo is noted at most ea ern points with o btter demand for com- mercial paper. “Ihe export, of demestic products continue larger than a yoar azo and the excess of exports over imposts 550 heav.y that sterling exchange does ot advance, though sales of stock on foreign ; account’ occasionally ap- pear, T'lic business failures occurring throughout the country, durinz the lastseven days, num- ber 380, as compared with a total of 411 last week, ' For the corresponding weeke of last year the figures were g gt s HIGH PRICED EDITORIALS. A Sult Lake Tnwyer Wants Five Thou- sand Dollars a Paragraph, Sart Lake, Utah, Jan. 23.—[Spocial Telo- gramto Tur Bre.]—Jesse B, Barton, form- erly an altornoy of Chicago, filed a suit aust the Salt Lake Tribune tonight, pray- ing for damages in the sum of $103,000 for de- famation of charact Barton came here priorto the February campaign oue year ago and the ‘Tribune alleged that he was in the employ of the Mormons and 8 member of Bonfield’s corps of detectives who were in the employ of the church. He was designated as “no ong,” and w. target for editorials vom day to day. Onc charge brought u rainst him was that he was in the employ of the Chicago Herald, which paper had been bought up by the Mormons and was stulti ing himself by sundry and false reports of the coudition “of affairs. Buarton cites each and every derogatory paragraph and prays judgment for 2,000 for cach one. Barton is now a resident of Ogien. Last of the Glass Trust, Fixpray, O., Jan. 23.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bk, | —Two weeks ago the fliut glass houses of Ohio, Peunsylvania and Indiana, to the number of nineteen, met in Pittsburg and formed a trust or combination, having for its object the closing down of some factories, the advance of prices on_the product and the subsequent veduction of the wage schedule. ‘Phis moruing one of the Findlay members announces, in an interview, that the trust is already a failur and the'scheme has been abandoned, because of the fact that the men- bers could not _agree on the details and tho distribution of the oficers, — Dangerous Snow Slide. QuEnkc, Jan, 23.-[Special Telegram to Tuk Ber,|—Four houses in Chauplain street, beneath the Citadel cliff, were almost en- tirely demolished yesterday by a snow slide froy the Héignts of Abraham, not far from the'scene of the fatal land slide of September 18. Thesuow completely covers the three- story buildings in front aud the only access to then is by the rear. About thirty people oc- cupled tho houses and all had a miraculous escape from anawful de & hun- dred men are at work digging ou the strect, which is buried in ty ive fect of snow. ik Germany Still Bars American Pork, Beneiy, Jan, 2. —The motion for a repeal of the probibitign'‘of the importation of American povk whs dofeated in the reichstag today—181 to 103 —after an extended debate, during which Muister Von Boettischer said thatu recent caseaf, trichinosis at Cologne was attributed to' American pork smuggled in from Holland, Americans, he said, hada stem of meat ‘indpection in their towns only, although they themselves were strict in controlling ) eattle importation Herr Marquardson (national liberal) and Bebel (sogjalist) favored ghe repeal. Grim “Old Huteh" Cicado, Jan, 24~ [Special Telegram to Tue Ber, | —Notwithstanding the rumors of his retirement from the speculative business, $Old Huteh? wag 6g the floor of the board today and very busy, When asked by a ro- portor if he had ag yihing more to_say about the published storigs, Mr. Hutchinson ex- pressed himself vdey forcibly on the subject of aunoying newspapers, adding grimly that “some of these fellows will need a receiver vefore I need a conservator.” - Leprosy in New York. New Youx, Jan. Special Telegram to Tur Bek|—Informotion is siid t0 have ached the board of heallh that, ina deun Mott street, are five Chinamen suffering from leprosy. Two others are said to have been sent back to China @ few days ago. Chinese residents of Mottstreet will not give any information about these sick men and, so far, the lepers have not been brought to ligut. e Fh il A Census Falsitior Acquitted, Sr. Pavr, Minn., Jan. 2 -=This afternom the jury in the case of Vervals, the St, Paul ceusus enuuferator, charged with making fulse returns, brought iu o verdict of not uilty. 8 BRI1GC BLAZE IN RUFFALO. Warner Brothers' Building Destroyed and Two Firemen Killed. Brerato, N, Y., Jan. 25— Warner Brothers' building at Terraco and Peari strects, occu pled by Warner Brothers, Dardog & Scholes, Zingshein & Harris and Marries & Sons, was destroyed by fire tonight, the l0ssos aggro. aling o a tie tho whole blook wis threatoned, After tho firo was gotion under control one of thewalls fell out, kill- ing Firemen Adam Fishor and Robert Saider, and painfully injuring several others - ALLIANCE AND LABOR ACTION, Resolutions Adopted at the Meeting in Washingron, Wasmixaroy, Jan, 23.-The favmers ance ana labor o nizations' delegates, in conference here today, adoptel and agreed upon resolutions as a basis of action un: the proposed confedoration. The resolutions call for the abolition of national bauks us banks of issueand demand the issuance of legal tender treasury notes in sufficient vol ume to meet the needs of the business of th country without especial advantage to class or calling; favors government loaus to the people at ¢ per cent interest upon non perishable products and also upon real es- tate; demands freo and Wnlimited coin ago of silver; prohibition of alieu ownership ofland: a_graduated income tax; national alli- control and supervision, and if this does not remove existing abuses then governmental ownership of felegaph and railroads: _elec. tion of United States senators by a direct vole of the people; a system in each state that willinsure an honestand accuralo rog- istration of all voters, a froe, secret and official ballot and an honest public count, and that each state legislature makeit a felony for improper interforence with the ex- ercise of registration, ballot or count Ben Torreli of ‘Texas was elected president and J. W. Hayes of Pennsylvania_ sceretary id_treasurer of the confederation. The amalgamated ussociations will be known as the *‘Confederation of Industrial Organiz- tions,” Story. w Yonk, Count Szirmoy search for his missing daughter, briefly men- tioned i yesterday's dispatehes, has resulted inthe di of a sad The girl losure story, was brought to New York by a cast-off mi tress of the count and soon entered upon a lifo of aegradation, in which she descended tothe lowest depths, Ttis now 1 ned that the count is disheartened over thes of his daughter's shame, Dep- United States Marshal _Bernard, who made o search for the girl at the solicitation of the Austro- Hungarian legation, says tnat some time agosho was legally married to Joseph Monderer, a jour- neyman barber of Jersey City, but soon "left 16 hns been found ~d has hopes of ck him agal Vet re for the old life, however. and Bern ciling the fatherto taking her b Count, Szirmoy is privy chamberlain to F peror Franz Josef and his family is ono of the most eminent among the Hungavian no- vility. — - Allowed to Go Home, SprrvariL, 111, Jan, Numbers of re- publican: and democrats wanted to go home overSunday, hut the steering committeos of both partics fuled to come toan agreenient onan armistico and both caucuses decided that every man should be in bis place tomor- row and Mondy. Nevertheless a fow ma ip away, and there has been much s pee lation us'to whether the three E. M. B. A. men would abstain from voting to prevent a quorumor not. Messrs, Taubeneck. Moore and Cockrell were scen tonight by an ~ Asso- ciuted press reprosentative and each suid that the democrats and republicans need not fear they will assist either party to clect their man. They intend to use’ the sume means to protect their candidate from defeat as ovhier parties usually adopt Feared Being Buried, Alive. Barmsorr, Md,, Jan, 23.—Dr. Charles F. Heuser, a prominent physician, died Wednes- nt day. In accordance with the stipulations of his will his heart cut out yostorday, then restored to its place and the body cr mated, Two years ago, after his wife died, cuser with his own hind ran a knife into her heart and opened the veins to preclude the possibility of her being buried alive. It is said that for many years for a like reason all his relatives have been treated in the same manner. S Doesn't Want tc Lose Them. Loxnox, Jan. 23.—In the commons tonight Vincent, memver for Shefticld gave notice of his intention to ask a question Monday respecting the reporved intention of various Bradford and Sheffield firms, including Listers and tho Sir Titus salt compauy to re move their works to Americ Vincent be understood such removals would be m in consequence of the new United States tariff. He will ask whether the government. intends taking meisures to protect British trade. el Many Minersin Danger, Evaxstoy, Wyo., Jan. 23.—By the burning of the fan house of No. 5coal wine the sup- ply of fresh air was cut off friom over two nundred men working below. The limited supply in the shafts and rooms was soon used upand all began to smother. Downs are prostrated. The rush of the frantic men was something awful. In the rush for the en- trance the men w wealer at cach step and gasped for breath, It is thought all escaped. The mine will be closed for some time. e The Mystic Circlo Masquerade, The masi ball at the Colisenm last night was @ great success, Seven hundred tickets were out and nearly half that many couvlos joined in the grand march. The costume: were clegant and ridiculous, representi cverything trom prinee to pauper. 1opsys weré there, represented by a dozen while Uncle Sam and the Goddess of Liberty proudly danced alongside of the Siamese twins.” Supper was served at midnight and the dancing continued until morning. ————— The Colorado Contest Settled. Dexver, Colo., Jan. 23. — Tho contest between the two factions of the lower house was settled today by thesupreme court ren- dering an opinion in favor of the combined republicans and _democrats as opposed the opposition house formed by whatis known as the gang republ TomorroWethe whole house will organize and commence business in carnest with Speaker White presiding. Paris Poor People Grow Desperat Panis, Jan. 23-During the auarchists’ weeting on the Place de Lopera today groups of persons cried out “Vive anarchie. We want bread,” The police attempted to dis- perse the crowd, but onlysucceeded in break- ing up the meeting after 400 arrests had been made. The meeting was chielly composed of destitute and homless persons. —~ A Service Pension Wanted. WasHINGTON, Jan. A delegation of Grand Army people, headed by Commande Veasey, appeared before the house invalid pensions committee today, arguingin behal f of the bill providing for a'se pension for the henefit of a large class of soldiers, aggre gating possibly 250,000, whose cases were 1ot reached by the act of Juao last, Steamship Arrivals, At London — Sighted: The Etruria and Willkommen, from New York At Philadelphia-Tne Montana, from Lon- don. At Rotterdam — The Werkendam, from Now York. At New York—The Stuttgart, trom Bre- men. —_——— Does Not Want His Name Used. Dunuy, Jan. William telegraphed the publishers of the recently ostablished Insuppressible of this city, ask ing that his name be not further used ia con- uection with the paper, and ex prossing dis- sutisfaction at its tone, - Load of Hay Burned, A load of by standing in the alloy between Davenport and Cnicago that it was rument suc- bured so rapidl d before the dey o'clock and mostly destroy O'Brien has | streets and west of | Sixteenth was seton firethis morning about 2 | ceeded in oxtinguishing tne flamos, undoubtedly a case of incendinrism. st An Agod Couple Killed. WasHiNGToN, Jan. 89, —James E wife, aged sovonty-nine and sovonty-four ro- | spectively, while crossing the Baltimore & | Obio tracks in a wagon this | struck by a train and killed —— t Conterplated. Jan, 23,1t is stated hero It was | A Drug Tra Derrorr, Mich,, that a proposition has been made to some wholesale druggists to join o drug trust which is projected with a capital of $10,000,- 000 by New York and London druggists. Acquittel on Second Trial, New Ontkans, La., Jan, he socond | trial of Proj Iying in wait and shooting and wounding, tomght resulted in verdict of acquittat. The caso formed a b upon which rests the theary of the murder of Chief of Police Hennessey puzinos, for - 1DAHO our Rates on Ore Will Omann, Too. FREEZING M TIRS, Putting up Affect Miners on Wood river, Idaho, have been informed through the local agent of the Union Pacilie, of the new or: which become effective Ja { follows: To atost nuary 15, as river, 817 per ton concentrates carrying 40 per cent and overof lead tothe ton,and $13 por ton on ore carrying loss than 40 per cent por Missouri ton. To Denver under the same condi- tions, tho rat » 8ot at $15 and $11 ve- spectively per ton, For the last two years the rate to the river has been 2,40 to Oma and $10.60 to Denver per ton, spective of the values, and as the Wood river production eurry over the 40 cer centof lead the highest rates will apply. The news creates much dissatisfac- tion, and the procedure will practically wipo out the mining industry of Wood iver and discou the investment jof apital. A correspondent says it is'a well-established fact that Wood river ores have hardly been able tostand the rates in force the last two y which were only secured after 1 laborious tus- slos with the railroad: Now tho rates are mised nearly 40 per cent, The ro- sult will be most disastrous. The hoards of trade of Bellevue, Hailey and Ketehum will unite in a deperate effort ve the old rates restored, as the sit- ion could not ha heen understood when making the tarif¥, Im disfussing these new rat the Wallace (Idaho) Times says: Union Pacific gnve notice that ore from the Ceeur d” Alens would be ad- vaneced $2 per ton Junuary 1 to Denver and Omaha. Mine owners who have been shipping by the Union Pacific were also advised of the inerease in time to prepare for it. The former rate was $14 per ton. It strikes the camp pretty hard these times when leadis low and silver begging for purchasers. Next summer we expeet the Montana smelters te make a bid for our lead ores, when a short haul may produce lower freight rates,” The raising of ore rates between tho Wood river country and Colorado and river points, andthe lowering of the rates botween the Wood river country and Salt Lake, has alreandy begun to have its offect in turning ores toward this city that would othorwise have gone to Denver or Omn ys the Tribune, Mr, Haniuer w yesterday in the Union Pacific officc over a shipment of his from Idaho, and finally concluded to bring it here in- stead of sending it east. This begins to look as though the Union Pacific was trying to hlpout this part of the wo rld. s A Story of General Spinner. It was General pinner who broke down the barrier which preventoed wo- men performing clerieal work for the government, says the Boston Herald, This occurred during the war, when the regular clerks were disappearing to en- list in the army, and it looked as if there were not going to be men enougzh to go around. Then it was that the chival- ric General Spinner suggested to Presi- dent Lincoln that an opportunity he given the women to.take the men's places where possible, 1t is aston- ishing when we look at it to thinkof the opposition this iden met with, But Spimner gained his point, and the entves of women into the government servico maybe looked uponas a war measure” a ju Ben Butler’s suggestion was to makesthe “darkies contraband.” His'language was foreiblo and plain, and he did not hesitate at exypletives whenever they werecalled for, One day a newspaper friend called upon him 10 have the leave of absence extended for a fernalo clerk who was somewhat out of health, and began to expatiate upon her personal worth and her valuablo- ser- vices to the department. This wasmore than the gencral could stand, and i intercupted with, “I have no doubt sho is a fino woman, good pedigree, and all that; but you can’t tell me anything about her being a good clevk, 1 know more about that than you do, and I know she gives us o —— sight of trouble.” Heshortly remarked, how- ever, and more mildly: *She can have the additional leav “And you won't turn her out? the correspondent. “Puen her out!’’ he roared. **Who in what's it’s name siid anything about turning her out? If I turned out all the women who are troublesome | wouldn't haye any left. asked - Hints to Housewives. When whitowashing your cellar add anounce of carholic acld to gueh gallon of wash before applying, A householder in Bangalore is snid to have for years used nothing but the dust of the ronds, mixed with linseed oil, as a paint for woodwork exposed to the weather, It is just as necossary to leop salt from absorbing bad odors as cre A snck of bhest salt standing where there is a smell of fish or any will absorb the flavor. Ripe tomutoos will remove ink stains from white clothes, and also from the hands, Apples will not freeze if coy alinen cloth, nor a custard tho oven with u dish of water, A small box filled with limo and placed ona shelf in the pantey or closet wbsorb dampness and keep the air and sweet. No kitchen should be without scales to test the integrity of things purchased by weight, and to measure the guanities of various recipes. If shects or table-cloths are wrung by putting the selvage through the wringer objectionable odor red with burn if in the edges will not curl up, and they will iron much easier. Jay Gould Tells a Story. Jay Gould told u story which, coupled with his famous Daniel Drew ancedote related at the last confevence of the presidents, tends to show thut heis be- coming quite o retaller of ancedotes,says Southern Pacifie ingeniously suggested an alleged equitable plan, which, how- ever, had a hidden clause which would givo hisroad the bestbiteof the ple. This feature of the plan was at once seen by the “Little Wizara,” It v | minds'me ot n story about a friend of miue,” he sald. “He was getting quite the New York Herald, While the com- | mittee was discussing percentages of | freight a gentleman representing the t 3, Owen and morning, were | “The fmportance of purlfying the blood ean« not be overestimated, for without pure Dblood you eannot enjoy good health, At this season nearly every ono needs & good medicine to purify, vitalize, and enrieh the blood, and Hood's Sarsaparilla is wor.hy your confidence, It I8 peeullar in that it strengthens and builds up the system, creates an appetite, and tones the digestion, while it eradicates disease. Give ita trial. Food's Sarsaparilla s soll by all drugglsts. Prepared by C. L Hood & €6, Lowell, Mass 100 Doses One Dollar old and ahout ready to die when it oes to him that it would be a good thing to divide up his proporty before he breathed his last, Calling his som and 1ghters around him hoe said ta them: ‘Now, my dear boys and girels, T feel that my endis quite near. 1 intend todivide upmy estate before | g worse, 5o that there shall bano t when 1 This proposition was ¢ copted by tho children with acdl tion. SMy friend got his lawyoer to deaw up the papers and then set about to divide the assots. He unlocked his strong be and took out all his bonds and sceu tios. e first liftod up a bundle of very shaky bonds and put them aside. saying to himself, "T'hese will do for Johnny. Then he came across some ratiletrap stock and ho gathered them in a heap. ‘Theso will just about proviae for Tom,” he said, appavently satisficd. Tn this style e went on dividing up his assots among the different heirs “Presently he stumblod across a bun- dle of prime 7 per cent New York Con- tral bonds, the best and most valuable he had so far found His eve lighted up. Glancing at the provision he had made for his children, and licking his chops at the thought of the packet ho held in his hands, he said: Woll, T guess Uil keep these for myself.’ - HER HAIG WAS GIREEN, Seasation Created by a Youn Irish Waoman Just Arvived ay New York. Miss 1Smily Maud Higging from Ire land landed at the barie oflice in New York last week from the steamer Britan nie, and in ten minutes made made o reputatation as one of the most beautiful women that passed through that offic 5 the Press. Miss Maud s t one yours old_and was born amid the n hills and bluo lakes of Killarne, The tints of Killarney's lukos arein he eyes and the brightcolorsof the emerald shiine in b hair, for Miss Maud has what may be. actually and proporly called green hair, the possession of which is supposed Lo insure the owner’s health, nd wealth, Whien St. Patrick drove the reptiles out of Ireland he is said to have scen, sitting on a moss covored rock, n maiden whosa hair had the color of the sen and who wore around her noek a greon s pent. This sorpent was the only one not amenable to St. Patrick’s authority, venty- and for that reasonthe green haired girl of Ireland 1s nbove her sisters and fated for all that is good and beautiful in this life, One of the first men in the barge offico to notico Miss Maud’s hair was Fitzsim- mons, the agent of the Irish Immigrant socioty, and when ho saw it without further hositation he doffed his hut and ame anxious to do her bidding. As aveval of the green haived girl be- cune noised around, quite “w crowd gatheredl to see hor pass through the registry depariment. In heighth the young woman stunds five feot five orsix inches, and she 1 magnificent figure, Her features a exquisite in coloring and regular shape, and hor voice is excecidingly 1ow and sweet and she talks in the soft but vefined brogue of a well-bred Irish girl As she passed along tho hum of miration was emphasized and oneof the Irish immigrant women held up her little baby that the child might touch the green hair and be suceessful in lLife, The girl is going to hev cousin, James Walsh of this city, and will, prabably, in her little cirele ereate as great a scei- sation as she did today among the gov- ernment employes at the burgo offico. - Speechless for | Montha, A strange story of the sudden loss and recovery of speech by a young woman comes from South Centreville, Orango county, N, Y., suys the New York Her- ald. On the night of Septembor 15 last Miss Carrie Mapes, the cldest danghter of Mr, T. O, Mupes of the place veferred to, retived apparently in her usual go. health, Upon avising the next morni she was uniblo to speak o ‘word, or i1 fact, to utt sound. Sho was at the time engaged in teaching the distriet school at South Centreville, which po ythe unfortunate young lady was obligred to relinguish nt onee on account of her misfortune On last Saturday morning the youns woman aceidentatly caught her foot and foll, striking her head with conside o violence againsta footrest in the room For a foew moments she wua dazed, but upon regaining consciousness sho wis surprised and delighted to lknow th she had in some mysterious way reguined her power of speech She was ablo to converse ns well ns she did before the afliction bofell her. Miss Mapes will now make an effort to secure reappointment as tencher in tho chool, - Funeral services over the reraains of the late Rudolph sk, who died at St. Joseph's hospital on the 19th inst., will.be held today at 9 o'clock, the pro- cession moving from Heatfey's undortal. ing rooms to St. Philomena’s cathedral, - The coroner’s inquest over the mains of George Runkus will be held at 10 a. m. today, and the inguest over tho remains of George Thompson at 2 p. m SUACOES O], BATS: o IT EXECUTIVE CHARCER. |Q vinnapolis, JAd., Jan, G,’90, “I have often used ST, JACOH OIL, and {find it a good Linimenl.” ELIHU E, JACKSON, THE Cov. of Md. BEST.