Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 9, 1891, Page 1

- [ 4 *vl‘\VENl‘lE'J’H YEAR THE OMAHA DALY BEE g NUMBER 233 A STORMY NEBRASKA SUNDAY. High Winds and Heavy Saow Reported From All Over the State, A FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR FALLS CITY, An Allisnce Organ at Dunba Peculinr Twins Born Near Holdrege A Board of Educas tion d. to be Tssued Gornoy, Neb, [Special to Tue Bre|-The most terrible blizzard ever known in northwest Nebraska has been raging since last night. People in town dare not go more than 100 feet from their houses H. D. Huntington, one of the busir Jeft his homo to come to his store and a tempted 10 return and got lost and wandered around for about two hours. Searching: par ties found him ina raileond cut about on it male from town badly scared. But for the timely arrival of aid e would have per- ished. Trains on the Blkb east of Long arosnowed in, If the storm continue must be great suffering amoung the set- tion of stock. Sinxey, Neb, Feb. S, to Tir: B, |—The people of Sidney awoke this morning to find thomselves in’ the em- brice of the worst blizzard_since the memor- ableonein 188, which it fully equals, The air fs filled witn an impenctrabie cloud of whirling snow. Moving _abont town is dangerous: in the country, impossible, The veloeity of the wind is flic and the tem- perature far below zero and stijl falling, Piti- ful suffering must exist in the homes of the destitite settiers, and severe losses of cattie will aad auothér woeful feature to their calamity, Railvoad trafic is entively sus- pended. No trains have arrived from thewest since last night, several being stalled at Cheyenne. The train which loft Omaha last evening arrived this afternoon, hours late, after a dosperate run with two locomotives, and is now tied up hero to await the abate: ment of the blizzard. The snow-bound dele- pites to the ireigzation convention are holding religious servi their rooms in parties of four. The 's are relating tales of old-tine blizzards to the crowds of giests who surround red-hot stoves in hotel oflices, VALENTINE, gram to Tie Bey 98 men, [Special Telogram [Special Tole- worst blizzard in years is raging here. west-bound_pas- senger train, Conductor Sammous, left Long Pine on time last night at 7:50 but was side- tracked st Valentine and now orders have come 0 put the engine in the round- louse, The cast-bound passenger is snow- bound botween Chadron and Rapid City, The cold is intense. Itis snowing hard and the wind blowing a hureicane. The snow pene- teates doublo windows of the sleenug cgrs The snow plow sent out from Long Pine has just arrived and can gono farthor. Fortun- ately the train is near the Valentine house and the passengers will not suffer for food. Neb., Feb, §, gfl]n‘( al Telo- Big)—A blizzard, fully as bid s the one we had twi years ago, is raging here and has heen in progress for over twenty-four honrs with no signs of abating, All trailis are snow bound and are not liablo to be running agun for several hours. Hundreds of dollars, worth of stock will surely perish and many familios who have poor ~shelter and scant supplies of fuel are liable to have & hard time to keep from freczing. 1!‘6:3&03 Jow at St Vincent, Minn.:12 ‘below at Minnedosa, 8 below at Fort Buford and 4 below at Moorehead, Minn, The bliz- zard did not appear in North Dakota ton P 1s confined to South Dakota, Neb Towa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, b severest in South Dakota. Prsnona, Pa, Foo. 8—J. M. McCul- lough, first vice president of the Pennsyl- vania ines west of Pittsburg, and a central figure in rmlroad management for thirty yeavs, died athis residence in Alleghen City this morning of general debility. His eZate is said to be worth over $10,000,000. Foo. 8.—[Special Tel ram to Tir Brr.] —A blizard, accompanied y a blinding snowstorm has been i pro- gress the past twelve hours and is still raging. Snow has drifted from ten to twelve ot deep. Guerrey Cexten, Neb., Feb, 8.—[Special Tetegram to The Bee,|—A terrible blizzard has been raging here for the last twelyve hour: It is impossible to see objects 100 feet away. The snow is fine and damp, and drifting. ONNSTOW fram to Tu ng the Tob., Lixcoy, Neb, Feb, 8.—At miduight tho thevmowelor ranged around zero, with strong wind. The snow fall at this place Is very light. Imperial Notes. Inpeniar, Neb., Feb. 8.—|Special to Tite Bee.]—The past fow days have been cold with suow on the ground and stock in many in stances is suffering for foed. O, P, Shellenberger, who was oneof the committee from this couuty to urge congress to assist in the irrgation of this county, re- turned tho foro partof the weck, He says that we will rocelve overything In the way of assistance that is pormisable under the pros- ent law as 500m 08 SPring comes, Within the last few days the following named parties have been placed under bonds to appear at the next term of the district court: Dave Clary, Ben Phillips and Dick Gray. The charge is selling intoxicating liquors without license. Gould, who for the past has been manager of the Chase county bink of this place, left for Chicazo the fore part of the week, Mr. Gould will engage in the life insurance business. Mr, Ewery Youug, of county commissione two years chairman of the board s, took o trip to Lin- car before the relief committee » thom that whatever assistance Chase county received should be in the way of seed grain, so that the favmers could put in crops. Juniata ltems. Juxiara, Neb, Feb. 8.—[Special to Tui Bek|—-Dr. E. H. Waters and wife of Stock- ville, Neb,, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. D, C. Kerrof this place. Miss Mury Burr is home on a visiv to heér parents from the Wesleyan university at Lin- co'n, Rov. O. A. Buzzell has returned from a trip over the famous Kearney & Black Hills vailroad. 2 H. R. Savery has gone to Unionville, Neb., to work for the Leavenworth bridge com’ pany. A boy, bz and hearty, arrived at the home of the popular drugpist, M. B, Hardin, last Friday morning. A “Komical Kontest” is the next eunter- taiument which will be given by the citizens soon. It is somewhat similar 1o tne *Dees- rict Skule.” Notes From Ord, Okn, Neb., Fob. 8—[Special to Tue Bee. | ~*Phe late beavy fall of suow has caused the B. & M. a good deal of trouble, the snow plow having been sectup three times during the past week. Saturday even- fng's train did not get in until Sunday noon. H. E. Babeock of the law firm of Robbins & Babeock, who has been suffering from im- ired eyesight, has gone to Liucoln for ecatment. George A. Perciyal, formerly cashier of the First National bank, is visiting bis oid quaintances. Ha has been on a visit to his | old howe in Michigan, and is on bis way to Ogden, where o is at present located. Boyl's Appol Lixcoly, Neb.,, Feb, 8.- [Special toTur Boe)-Boyd, it is announced, will not make tments, l uot g*fi%od Lo w:oh that Philip Andresis tosucceed John Jen kins as deputy commissioner of labor and that Jim Craddock, state secretary of the Knoights of Labor, will take Andres’ place. Dech says there is no more reliability in the story today of is _dismissing the contest against all the executive offcers save Boyd than there was when the story was first cir- culated. Such ‘a scheme would suit Burrows, be- cauge he would thon have only Powers to manipulate, If Powers should et in under Burrowy' manipulation, Powers would be a dead man politicaliy. 1o these reasons, and others oo, the contest will not be dismissed At least Dech and Wright know something about the m they elaim they do not now. Hur ntling, the turned up its toes, ter, Which oWs’ Daily People, has A Fatal Accident, Fares Crry, Neb, Feb, 8- Six miles north of Falls City o small boy passing ajong the highway discovered the boay of Hen Critchfield dead near his own house, His feet were entangled in the barb wire feuco and the wholo top of his head blown off by the discharge of one barrel of his gan, which rested on his dead body, In attempting to get through the fence the accident huppened. Ali the surroundings indicato this. Critch- field was a bachelor, forty-nine years old, an old soldier and well-to-do farmer living alone on liis farm. oral yoars ago an attempt was made to rob him one night, as ho was_known to keep mouey in his house. The robbers beat him into insensibility, but failed to find £300 which was then in the house. Recently he secived a lange back pension and maay wero inclined to suspeet foul play, but he was seen about the house until noou and was found soveral hours afterward, Board of Pardons, LixcoLy, Neb., Feb, 8.~(Spacial to Tae Bre. |-Mr. Oakley of Laucaster has intro- Auced a bill in the house to establish o board of pardons. The bizl provides that the board shall consist of three persons who shall servo without salary, their actual expenses beiug borne by the state, aud who shall investigate the morits of all 18 for pardons that are presented : { thelr findings Itis the intention of the bill, says Mr. Oak ley, to relieve the governor from serious an- nogance oceasioned by the numerous and per- sistentappeals for pardons that are being made and which oceupy so much of his timo and attention as o materially interfere with the business of the executive ofice. No re- port on this bill has yet been made by the committee to which it was referred, A Nebraska Twin Monstrosity. Howvregr, Neb, Feb. 8.—On last Tuesday morniug & double monstrosity was born toa family about four miles south of Holdvege. 1t consisted of joined twins. Two bodies are joined at_the hips, forming one body with one navel and perfect head and upper ex- tremeties on either end of the body, On one side e two individual legs, On” the other side but one leg appears, clearly showing, however, that the one comprised two in its genesis, forming the class of twins known to physicians as ischiophagis, - One of these lived about four hours after birth. Thoy have been on public_exhibition in the and a large number of people called to sce the sight. Pedagogues in Trouble. Nenraska City, Neh., Feb, 8.—[Special Telogram to Tus Bere]—The board of education held an exciting meeting last night to investigate the school troubles. County Suverintendent Clary threw a bomb into the meeting by showing that Superintendent Ostrom was in “Xm city ss he had 8 law and the samo charge was made against a number of teacher 5 cipal Sublette was also investigated and at 1 o'clock this moruing the board had failed to reach a verdict and adjourned until Monday night. An Aliiance Organ. wraska Ciry, Neb., Feb. 8.—[Special to Tup Bee.] —The favmers' alliance of Otoe county has concluded to start an official or- gan at Dunbar, this county, the first issue to mako its appearance next week, Duubar hias u population of about 100, - SIMPSON 1N SPRINGFIELD, The Kansas Congressman-Elect Visits the Nlinois Capitol. Seuxariern, 1L, Feb, S.—-Congressman- elect Jerry Simpson of Kansas, familiarly known to fame as the “sockless statesman,’ and who 15 one of the eccentric developments of the recent agarian movement in the state of Kansas, arrived in this city today to confer with the farmers in the Illinois leg- islature in regard to the senatorial sit- uation. - Simpson is unusually coy m account- ing for his presence in the city and modestly denies that he has any ambition to control the outcome of the senatorial compli He was groeted 25 a brother, howe ¥ Farmers' Mutual Benefit association’ repre- sentatives and has been in conference with Representatives Moore and Cockrell all day upon the duty of the farmers in this eme gency. ““I'am wearing socks now,” was the jooular salutation volunteered by the congressman- elect on meoting the reporters, Speaking of the contest here for United States senator, he said: "1 would very much rather, in case the Farmers’ Mutual Benefit association men have to combine with either party, to huve the combination be with the democrats. That is, 1would rather huve n senator elected who has democratic afiiliations than one who is a republican. Tam in favorof free trade in all things and think that the man elected ould beone who is against protection.” impson also said he expected to meet Gen- eral Palmer tomorrow, but added : *“If he is in favor of hard money I do not want bim elected.” Ex-Governor Palmer said tonight that he was not worrying about the Morrison letter; that he believed the demoeracy of Illinois would stand by him, and that “he was not ready to withdraw and did not believe that it was the wish of the people of this state that he should, and that they had declared the m- selves for him at the polls last fall, -~ A Bitter Contest in ¥ MiLwavker, Wis, Feb, tion here of an American Catholic Clerical union, composed of the Euglisn sneaking priests of the Milwaukee province, is inter- preted as the first step in what may be a bit- ter contest against German supremacy. For vears the archbhishop and the three bishops of the province huve been Germans, and the German priests outnumber the Euglish speaking priests three to one, although, nu- mericaily, the English speaking laity is fully as strong as the German. The recent ap- powtment of Bishop Katzer as archbishop wasa great disappointment to the English clergy, who have now formedan organization with @ view of securing proper recognition, and they will appeal direct to Rome for the appointment of an American to succeed Bishop Katze - A Warning From the Church, DrnLiy, Fab, S.—A pastocal letter from the Catholic primate was read in the Catnolic churches throughout Iveland today, con- dewning Parnell’s conduct and warning those engaged in the Boulogne negotiation s to take cave that the compromise reached be deflnite, as the country will have the last word to say on their issuo. - Captain and Ten Seamen Droww LoNpox, Fob. 8. —Steamer bound from Cardift to St. Naisare witha cargo of conl, struck a saud bank off Scily island Thuvsday and sank. The captain and ten scamen were drowned. - The New Itallan Cabinet. Rowr, Feb, 8, —The following cabinet will od, Chiswick, &ny appointments for at least three weels. It is stated, presuwably on good authority, be oMicially sunounced tomorrow, with the probable addition of Villard as wiulster of say they will | education Marquis di Rudini, vremier, minister of foreign affairs, ad interim, and minister of marine: Signor Colombo, minis- ter of finance; Nocotera, interlor; Luzzati, treasury; Pelloux, war; Branea. public works, ud interim, and posts aud telegraphs; Ferrais, justice NI——— ORGANIZED LABDR'S PROTEST. Men Must be Employed World's Fair Buildings. Cirieaco, Feb, 8,—Organized labor of Chi- cago hotly asserted itself today regarding the world's fair, It was at o regular meet- ing of the trade and labor assembly, & body sald to represent 47,000 workingmen, and one of whose members was given s seat in the world's fair directory in recoguition of the £900,000 subs bed by workiugmen to the guarantee fund of the fair. Intense interest was manifested in the subject, ns there had been much discussion betorehand in the meetings of the individual unions, The excitement began when James O'Con- nell, president of the assembl; offered resolutions that whea it was first proposed to told the World's Columbian exposition in Chieago, organized Iabor wa appealed to by the promoters of that institution to assist them in_securing the needed logislation in favor of Chicago; that the members of the rious trade unious and labor ovganizations of Chicago subscribed liberally to the stock, that implied inducements were held out by the promoters to the working people of Chi- cago that in all work done on the buildings union labor should be recognized and have reference over scab labor, and that the pres- ent world's fair dircctory not only refuse to nize union labor, but threaten to employ discriminately non-union labor, thereby flooding the 1abor market of Chicago, with ultimate design of destroying trade unions, therefore bo it , That we, as u azninst this treacherous netion of the world’s falr directors, and unless immediate action is y that body to redeem their fmplied s, given in re; «d to unlon labor, that we shall deem itourduty to oppose in every way any further lezislation, either municipal, in favor of s xposition, imend all workingmen subscribed for stock todecline to pay any her assessments until proper assurances are glven that the implied pledges will be kept: and be It further Resolved, That unless satisf y ances are glven by the directors t i ted action will be changed we shall deem itour duty to ask the co-operation of organ- izedl labor throughout the country to assist us in making our protest eriphatic, In an instant a dozen men were on the floor, and peppery specches, containing some pointed personalitios, followed. O'Counell said: “We will make the_directory put a regiment of soldiers around the grounds if they employ scab labor. The day has passed when ovganized labor can be ignored in great public enterprises of this kina.” The resolutions carried without opposition. A committee was appointed to work in con- junction with the committees appointed by the Central Labor union and_ carpenters’ council, and these committees, it is under- stood, will wait on the mayor and ask him to issue’ a mainfesto showing the number and condition of the laboring men in Chicago. They will also go before the world's fair di- rectory with the above resolution and ask furthér that cight hours constitute a day’s work in the construction of the world's fair buildings, Union on n men protest and we wh fur nssur- their —_—— MILLIONS INVOLVED, The Great Davis Will Case Up for Trial in Butte, Burre, Mont., Feb. 8.—(Special toTme Brr,|—The groat Davis will case will prob- ably be called in court tomorrow. Counsel Bob Ingersoll is here as are a number of “seoure | Phisfight is being made to possession of the estate left by A.J. Davis, his death occurring March 11th, last, At the time of his desth the estate was estimated to e worth avout 7,000,000, but it has since grown in value until $12,000,- 000 would hardly cover it. F some tiwe previous to his death it was known that Davia was not in a_condition to make a legal will. As soon as he was dead his brother applied for and was granted letters of administration The body of the dead millionaire vras taken to Massachusetts and there interred with great ccremony and pomp. As soon as the services were over a meeting of the heirs was held in the Massasoit House in Boston, and it was not noted for any display of brotherly love among the relatives. ach churged the other with fraud, and the result was it brokeup in a big row. The castern heirs, however, finally settled that a nephew of Davis, Henry A. Root, should make their tight, and to that end Nathaniol Meyer of New York was engaged to carry on their case. When the petition of John A. Davis for letters of administration came up for hear- ing, it was met by a most bitter opposition on the part of Henry A. Root. It was claimed ‘that the applicant was dis- qualified because of dishonesty, drunkenness and incapacity, and all of these charges were pushed to the limit, but the lower court, however, appointed Mr. Davis, and after another havd fight the appointment was con- firmed by the supreme court, Pending this action James A. Talbott, an old-time partner of the decased, was ap- pointed temporary administrator, being obliged to give bonds in the'sum of 3,000,000, He still has the estate in charge, Last August the heirs were startled by the announcoment that a will had been found. Tt was an aged document, purport- ing to have been drawn in 1866 before tho testator left lowa. By its terms all of the estate save a small life annuity to the lowa wife and_her children was to goto John A. Davis, This was at once pronounced a forgery by the other heirs, and they began to prepare for the first great battlein the campaign for millions. . NEW FOR THE TREASURY. Indications that He will Succeed Sec- retary Windom. New York, Feb, 8.—A geutleman of more than local prominence, who has been long identified with public affairs and is reputed to be thoroughly informed regarding the inside workings of the present adminis- tration, and who has just returned from Washington, said today: “Thursday after- noon last President Harrison cabled General New, consul general at London, to come to Washington at once. It will bo remembered that when Harrison was making up his cab- inet New was anxious to be appoiuted secre- tary of the treasury, but his friends urged upon oim that he could not then afford te sacrifice the consul generalship for scoretary of the treasury, “The consul generglship would certainly yield him #5,000 annually, and, besides, “would give mauy legitimaté opportunities of in- creasiug that sum. Unless New decides that the handsome income from the consul general- ship with its freedom from care is better than the secretaryship with its perplexities, leaving out the impulses of ambition, he will probably be the nextsecretary of 'the trea- sury. [t is known that New has studied the whole British question thoroughly from an internatlonal stanapoint, As heis'a man of great discretion and caution, besides thoroughly American, his views will be of the greatest importauce to President Harri- son. This fact alone makes New the strongest possible candidate for secretary of the treasury.” —~——— The Weather Forecast, For Omaha and vicinity—Fair; colder. For Nebraska—Suow, followed by fair Monday; northwesterly winds; slightly warmer by Tuosday. For lowa—Threatening woather and rain or snow: decidedly colder; northwesterly winds, with cold wave and severe winds, dakota—Fair Monday ; northwesterly winds; warmer Tuesday. The Fire Record, Or1awA, Ont, Feb. 8.—The sawmills owned by James McLaren ut New Ediu- burgh burned today. Loss, $125,000, THE MONETARY CONERRENCE, Representatives of Amerioan Bepublios Now in Session in Washington, FORMER AFFAIRS HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS, Summary of the Production Beet Sugar in the United States During the Past Sixty Years. of 518 FounTEENTH STRERT, Wasmixatoy, D, C., Feb. 8, The monetary conference of the United | States and of the remaining American re- publics isnow in session. It has elected Senor Romero, the Mexican minister, as the presiding oMcer and its committees on pro- gramme and on organization have formuluted their reports, so that the conference is about ready to get to work. Without wasting any time on details, it is generally understood here: that the principal business of the delegates is to try to devise some uniform coin standard of money which will be legal tender in all the American republics. It goes without saying, too, that the friends of silver will do all in their power to influence the confer- ence to como out squarely for bi-metalism, The probabilities are that /this confercnce will accomplish nothing. W'he United States has taken part in three previous monetary conferences with European nations, which resulted i absolutely nothing, ana the pros- pect for tho prosent conference is about the same, It may not be without interest to glance briefly at the objects of the three European conferences. Theresult was in each caso the same—nothing, save that gold mono- metalism was more firmly established than ever before. The conference of 1865, held at Paris, had for its object the inauguration of a uniformity of colnage, which, as was stated in the open- ing address, was to consist in the substitution of metallic colns, strack in accordance with uniform regulations, in the place of the var- iety or monetary types actually in use. The question as to the metal of the coin, whether of gold or of silver, orof both simultane- ously, was to be discussed st the confer- ence. The friends of ‘silver made a gallant fight for bi-metalism.. They were nu- merically in the advantage, for of the twenty states represented at the cpnference there were only two from gold standard countries. But with a unanimity, which was all the more remarkable on account of the prepon- derance of double standard delegates, the conference renched the concfusion that ‘a basis for the monetary uniiication of the future should be sought in the gold standard, with silver, if need be, as & temporary com- panion.” The programme in all its features was adopteg by the German states [n 1571, to wit Stoppage of the mintage of silver and de- mouetization of the old silver coinage to-make way for gold mono-metalism, Scandivavian states did the same; Holland and the Latin Union, as @ preciutionary measure, closed their mints against silver, and gold alone bad the right of unlimted coluage. Under the circumstances i | of silver the ’8:“‘!:5 smlx:u %’xfie}m. ly ifio‘w‘}rfi In August, 187, congress appointed a mone- tary commission, composed of senators and representatives, with instruetions to inquire not only int the causes underlying t change in the relative value of gold and sil- ver, but also to examine into the advisability of the adoption of bi-metalism. The follow ing month this commission made i3 report. The fall of silver, it said, had not bec brought about by natural _events, but solely by legislutive action, It was necessar therefore, to bring about a satisfactory con- dition of things, from the silver men’s point of view, to confer the same monetary right upon silver as then existed upon gold. This uld only be done by establishing under international agreement & uniform pro- portion of weight between coms of gold and silver. The result was that the United States summoned_the international conference of 1878, which, likethe conference of 18( s beld in Paris. Two propositions were presented by the United States dele- gates, The first advanced thadesirability of unrestricted coinage of silver and its usé as money of unlimited legal tender. The second proposition was practically u ‘eovollary of the first, in providing for the adoption of the use of both gold and silver us unlimited legal ten- der money by equalizing them at a relation tobe fixed by international agreement and by granting to each metal equal terms of cotnago at the relaticn fixed. ho propo- Sitions “wera debated und discussed for weeks and weeks by the ablest financiers in Europe and the United States, but they never came to a vote. The English and French delegates prepared an_answer which as finally adopted by the conference, left the entire subject practically where it had been before. They declared that the selection of eitber standard, or of both simultaneously, should be governed by each state; the samo was true of the réstriction ot silver coinage, and it was decided that it wasimpossible to fix on a common ratio between gold and silver. This was cold comfort for the bi-metalists of the United States. But, notbing daunted, the silver men of the United States again set to work, and in 1551 the United States again wvited {he European powers to meet in Paris at a third monetary conference, the purpose being to agam try and arrange for interna- tional bi-metalism. ~ Fifteen governments were represented. At the second session the representative of Germany unnounced in ad- vance that his government would not accede to the free coinage of silver. Great Britain's representative announced that e could take wo partin a conference, which, as did tho present, anticipated the establishment of b metalism. —Denmark’s delegate announced that he had been instructed to abstain from all discussion of the manngr by which bi- metalism could be regulated. The delegate from Portugal announced thatthe Portu- guese monetary system conid not allow its entry into the “bi-metallic wpien propoesed by the "United States, and France, Persia and Greece followed im the same strain. Thirtcen sessions were held, but on the last day. delegates from Germany and Great Britain announced that their respective govegmtments had not chauged the positions annguuged by them in their declaration of the second gession, As-it was absolutely essential © two ZoV- ernments be in sympathy with the United States and France in any for bi-metal- ism, the conference practically abandoned its work, and so international Bi-metalism be tween Europe and the United States still re- mains a pleasant dream of he future. Therefore, in the light ofthese oxperiences, it will be very unprofitable o expect any practical result from the Amuesican monetary conference now in session. BEET SUGAR PRODUCEION. After April 1 the prices of sugar, both raw aud refined, will drop on the average from 15 to 2 cents per pound by virtue of the operation of the sugar feature in the McKin- ler tariff law, and it will make a very per ceptible diffevence in the Living expenses of the people, sinee the estimates show that the average per capita consimption of sugar is more than $1 @ head. Nebraska will have about $1,000,000 a year. All of the sugar which will 'have to pay' a duty after April 1is of the lowest grade and fariff ex- ‘perts say the reduction in price wiil be gen- oval for consumers, The combined bounties of the federal and state governments will give much less encouragement tothe develop- ment of the beet sugar indostry in Nebraska than the duty at present would afford. The beet sugar . manufacturers in Nebraska ro port biere that they would prefer Lo have one- alf of the present duties maintained than to secure both the state and federal bounties WasmNGToN Bureav Tie Be } continuously, ~ Now that the United States seem o bo staried on the divect road to supplying their own el R sumption of sugar under the benaficient influence of the now tarift bill, it may be - teresting to note that beet sugar making is by no means a now industry with our people. Here is & summary of the production of beet sugar in the United States since 1830: 1530, & few hunared pounds; ‘1831-85, none; 1835-40, 1,800 pounds; 184003, none: 186 average 400 tons a yoar; 1872, 500 tons 1874-77, under 100 tons a y i 1879, 1,200 tons ; 1850, than 500 tous; 1883, 535 tons; 1584, 038 tons; 1885, 600 tons; 1884, 800 tons; 1887, 205 tons 1888, 1,010 tons; 1859, 2,600 tons; 1800, esti- mated, 10,000 tous. CONGRESS MUST HUSTLE. Aftor this week the session of congress will be pratically continuous until the close, at noon on March 4, threo woeks from mnext Wednesday. The ‘senate will immediately begin night sessions, and itis expocted that the houso will follow the example. During the last week of the session the work will be continuous unless there is greator facility piven the work than heretofore, It has beon customary to hold the session of the last week right through Sunday and during ol of the days and nights without the intermission of more than a few minutes each day for ad journment in order to make the jonrnal show legislative days, The approbriation bills are reported as well up to date, us in past ses sions, but the fact stands nevertheloss that it will fake about two weeks of solid work to complete the aappropriation bills alone if there is to be anything done in the w general legislation it will be seen t continuous sessions The great wasto of time upon closure and the clections bill in the senato has thrown the work far bohind in that body, but if thereare no political propositions put forward which will lead the democrats to filibuster the senate can do five times as muach work as the house, It is conceded, however, that the republicans in both house: are practically at the mercy of the democ and can accomplish little without the con: of the minority. INGALLS WL, must be ont NOT STARVE. Tt is stated that Senator Ingalls, after all, will not suffer for want of subsistence, whether he labors with tongue or pen or ve- fuses to laoor at all. He is reportod by his colleagues to be worth hout. §250,000 in real estate, cash and securities of various Ikinds, Just now the seems to be as much interest and even anxiety here as to what Mr. Logalls willdo when he retires from the ato as there is about the ordinary man when he first steps into a place of unusual power, It is notable when Mr. Ingalls returned from KKansas the other day and made his first ap- pearance in the senate ter his defeat for re election that he was greeted with great warmth by his colleagues, who shook his hand and smiled effusively onrhim, as if he had just come into a new inheritance of power. It does not scem likely that these manifestations were wholly due to warm personal regard for th uical and keen- tongued gentleman from Kansas, It hus been suggested that they were eaused by re- ports that when he steps out of the senate he will step on to the lecture platform or 1nto the newspaper arena. If he should take either of these courses it is probable he will deal in his lectures or letters with his experiences in public life and have an opportunity to pay off all old scores. TO SECURE NEW MARKETS [N BRAZIL. The leading manufacturing cities are be- ginning to take steps towards securing new markets in Brazil as a result of the favorable agreement with that country just concluded by Seer B A delegation of Cincinnati men, headed by A. D, Vorhees and William Halms, two of the wealthiest wen of that place, are here for the purpose of ascertainiug how Cincinnati may improve her markets in Brazil and othersouthern countries, They called upon the president asterday and discussed the subject in a gen- cral way. _They have an appointment with bn-crcm\f Blaine, when the matter will be more fully gone into, Other manufacturing I foi, the doors to many of the products of this country, the merchants and manufacturers are expected to quickly avail themselves of the new markets. Delegations from Cleve- land, Boston and other points are expected within o few days. NOBLE WILL EXPEDITE PENSIONS, Secretary Noble's announcement the other y that he intended to take steps toward an wly adjudication of all pension claims, is recéivod with good favor everywhore, 1t is lamentable fact that there ard pending in the pension oftice, claims, many of which have zood bases : but they arenot combleted forone cause or another, and the claimants are kept out of their just dues for viry many years. iSveryone who understands vic routine of the peusion office knows that thereare thousands and thousands of honest claimants who will not be educated as to the procedure they should take in order to get pensions. When they make up their cases and send them here and are advised that there ure links out of the chain of evidence and that certain things must be done before their claims can be ad- judicated, they seem to think they ave being trifled witn and that they know more about how to complete 4 pension case than the of- ficers of the pension bureau. Some of them furnish part of the required testimony, and then rest upon tueir laurels, The pension oftice cannot undertake to keep up a_running correspondence with every claimant, when it is known that there are nom‘l{ one hundred thousand claims pending. It is the policy of the peu- sion office to make as little work as possible to complete & pension case. Thus it happens very froquently that a case is almost com- pleted, but. the claimant is neglectful of the completing link. By ftaking upall of the old claims and pushing them to the point of completion, the many persons who are ignorant of what thy should have done in the first instauce wiil get justice. Unquestionably the original claimants who have had pending so long their cases are tho most needv. Of course u imant never asks for a pension until he or she needs it. -Secretary Noble has come to this conclusion, and is therefore determinod togiveto those who have had their claims pending the longest period the first hearing. The suggestion made in these dispatches some time ago that the pension bureau should be transferred to the war department and provisions made for the adjudication of every claim within twelve mouths thereafter, is getting a foothold in congress, and it is safe t say that if this were the first instead of the second or last session, such a trausfe and such a provision for cleaning up all of the files of the pension office would be made before adjournment, It is conceded since the discussion began that the pension bureau rightfully belongs with the war department; and it is further acknowledged that the pension business can be cleaned up within twelve months at a less expense than to proloug it indefinitely. It is an old maxim with contractors that money can only be made by rushing a_plece of worlk to a flnish, and that losses invariably cccur where there are delays in work. With the pension office in the war department thousands of clerks would be available for the work wath- out extra expense to the government and the | upon President Harrison an unlimite? | silver n & an extra session would be to thru reo oinage bill. Itis wall known t 2 - limited cofnnge would rapidly pass the < to at any time. The probabflitios are == »- gether that the house committee on co\™ weights and mensures will be organize 3, * unlimited coinage, and therefore it w2 promptly roport such a measure. Thoe dé % crats believe that it would be a race betw the two Liouses as to which would produce =, unlimited coinage measure first. 'The pre, dent has nover committed himself upon tl question of unlimited coinage, but 1t is ver sufe to say that the democrets would mak no capital out of their preeedings. This they have come to understeal, aud the lust prop that could bring upan excuse for an extra session is knocked trom under them, MISCELLANEOUS, Feil, business manager of Tur Bre in the city this afternoon on his way York, where ho will attend a meet- ing of the national newspaper publishers. Andrew Rosewater arrived from this afternoon and will remain b month n connection with his fedoral duties for the District of Columbi¢ By direction of the secrotary of war Flos pital Steward Alfred Bauer will be relioved from duty with the medical director, depart- ment of the Platte, Omaha, and will report in person to the commanding oMcer at Fort Logan, Colo,, for duty. Corporal Anson W' Stay, ordnance detach- out, on duty at the Omatia orduance depot, will be_discharged from the service of the United States on receipt of this order by the commanding oficer of his st-.tion. Dr. J. W. Bullard has bien appointed a member of the_pension exauiining board at Pawnee City, Neb. Py S, HeaTu, Forcenst of Congress, Wasmixaroy, Feb, $.—The two branches of congress mado rapid progress during last week in the transaction of public business, but there is a general disposition to do even more work daily henceforth. In the senate the naval appropriation bill will probably be called tomorrow after final action is reached on the eight-hour bill, ana the District of Co- lumbin and the diplomatic and consular ap- propriation bills will be reported irom the committeo during the week, Other measures that * 'I probably in- terveno are the copyri 1t bill, Indian dopredations bill and tht Nicaragus canal bill. It is witnin the bounds of possibility that an effort will bo made to attach a free silver coinage riderto one of the appropria- tion bills, in which case some delay may re- sult, Appropriation bills will probably continue to absorb nearly all the time of thé house for some days to come, and the prospect for any general legislation during this week is not vrignt.” The silver bill and the report of the Raum investigation committeo are subjects which may be precipitated upon the house during the week, but in what form is1s im- possible to predict. The Death Roll. Wasniaroy, Pa., Peb, 8.—John McKeown, the millionaire oil producer died at his home this morning, aged fifty-three. He has been troubled for months with dificulty in breath- ing, attributed to asthma, e i THE CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMRLY. Extensive Preparations Being Made for the Next Meeting. Loxa Pixw, Neb., Feb. 8.—[Special to Tre Ber.|—The board of directors of the Long Pine Chautauqua have just elosed a two days session. The meeting was made up of mem- bers from here and abroad and was the most enthusiastic meeting yet held, and is an as- surance that this year's assembly will be oy far the largest and most successful of any. and embrace a most complete programme, with a list of the most prominent lecturers and teachers in the state and abroad, the pro- gramme of which will be prepared and dis- tributed in the spring. The superintent of grounds was given directions to make new drives and patis, and do whatever can be done to mako beautiful the places, whero it has been necessary to disturbnature's haadiwork. Provision was made for locating: those who wish to ercet cottages, several of. whom have given the superintendent notice of their in- tention to build before the opening of this vear's session, All that is possible will be done to encourage the interest taken in the bathing exercise last year, and this year vis- itors will prepare themsolves for_spending a good part of their time splashing in the wholesome water of the creol, from which nothing but good can resalt The fact that the president, Dr. Joseph T. Duryea, has de- clined to accept any extra work for this sum- mer, that he may devote more time to the welfaro of the Chautauqua, is atone the best indication of its success. 1'he enthusiasm of the board is contagious and is spreading among those interested in_the Chautauqua; the directors will go ahcad with such co-op- eration as will reader discouragement or fail- ure impossible. The date fixed for this year's assembly is from August 1 to August 16, which includes three Sundays, Mr. M. B. Mailoy, the pioreer lawyer of this county, bas started for the Pacific coast to seek greater fortuncs. Mr. Malloy has been quite active in politics in western Ne- braska and has just finished a term as county attorney, and has acted for several yoars as correspondent at this place for Tie He will be accompanied by u bride who joins him at Omaha, — Murderous Highbinders, SaN FraNcisco, Cal., Feb, 8.—As a result of the police crusade against the highbinders, the Chinese have forsaken the pistol for the kuife. ‘The Chinese New Year was ushered in last night by two stabving affrays in Chi- natown, which will probably prove fatal to two men. Sam Bing was stabbed by Ah Kit, a_follow-workman, who owed him money Shortly after Sam Kin was found lying cov- cd With biood in o doorway. He had been cutin four places, None of the assailants were_captured. More trouble is feared, as the New Year festivities aro in full blast ana the highbinders are under the influence of liquor. i A Valuable Find. Ciicao, Feb, 8, —Henry Prentice. an em- plove of the Pullman car company, while in- specting the sleeping car Atlanta last night, Which noeded repairs, found two. puckages beneath the cushions of a seat. One cou- tained £,000 in national bank notes, and the other a like sum in governmeut bonds, It is not known who the money belongs to, or who placea it there. M, Rumored Secret Alliance. Crry or MExico, Feb. 8.—1t is reported that a secret alliance has been signed be- machines of the 2,000,000 business would be placed together, as nearly all of the testi- mony must come from the various branches of the war department in any event. Justat this time when the files of the pension bureau are so greatly encumbered and there is 5o much talk about the manage- ment of the pension bureau, 1t is believed by the best informed men in congress that the trausfer could be most easily made. EXTRA SESSION TALK. Two weeks ago there was a great deal said by the democrats about an extra session of the Fifty-second congress. A month ago the democrats in the house said an extra session was imperatively necessary. It is improb- able that with dog and gun there could be hunted down & democrat in either branch of congress now who belieyes that there is the least likelihood of an extra session. There is & cause for this change of sentiment. The democrats have come to understand that if they force an extra session upon the presi dent they would have to defend it, and there- fore would be placed constantly in the posi- [it of having to show that the work of an cxtra session proved the wisdom of its existence, There has uot been very much trepidation ~on the part of the republicans_about the prospects of an extra session Should one be forced by the democrats the republicans could well sit down and content themselves by asking the democrats: **Now that you have an extra session, what are you going to do with it Certainly the primary aim of the democrats tween Gautemala and Honduras against San Salvador, General Sanchez, while attempting w'escape, died today. was arrested for insubordination, Gautemala is preparing for war by bring. ing the army up to the standard required by law. . who was fatally shot Heo ———— Shot His Sweetheart and Himself. CuicsGo, Feb, 8.—A barber named Jesse Osborn, while intoxicated tonight, shot and dangerously wounded Miss Blanche Clement. He then shot himself, probibly fatally. The couple had been engaged but quarrelled. e 'he Storm in Dakota. Mitoneis, 8. D., Feb. 8.--[Spe gram to Tur Bee,|--The worst snowstorm of the winter has been raging here since 3 o'clock this mornin The fall of snow is beavy. It will delay trains, e Afghanistan's A Loxnox, Feb,, 8.—Advices from Cabul are that the ameer of Afghanistan, who has been seriously fll, is now making steady progress toward recovery -~ Wissmann Fighting Natives. Zaxzinan, Peb, 8.1t is roported ere that Major Wissmaun is fighting the natives of Musindi, near Kiliga-Njara. | brick oc Total Destruction of the Wholesale Grocery Houso of Tolerton & Stetson. THE LOSS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND, ndoubtedly the Work of a Gang of Incendiaries A Gun Store Also Burned — Blaze at Hur Stous Crry, Ta,, Feb, 8.—Au alavm of fire was turned in from the Hunt school building at 7:30 p.m, and & high wind prevailing, the entive fire dopartment rosponded. Whilo the companies were working on this fire another alarm was turned in from the four-story upied by Tolerton & Stetson, whole- sale grocers, on the corner of Third and Poart streets, The firm is one of the largest in Towa, also doing a heavy business in Ne: braska and South Dakdta. The stock,valued at §100,000, upon which was §0,000 insurauce, is & total loss, The building, ercoted two years ago ats cost of §100,000 and insured for §50,000, was totally destroyed. While the five was raging in the grocery house Lyons' gun store, less than two blocks away, was discovered to be on fire. The badly crippied fire department sent one hose team to work on the building, but it, veing a two-story wooden structure, was soon burned to the ground, togethor with its contents, The upper floor was oceupied by two fami- lies, and it is reported that two children have been burned to death, but this cannot be verified, The excitement was something seldom known here, Those who were able to be out 1d they were numbered by thousands— gave the firemen valuable assistance. The fires were clearly tho work of incendi- aries, it is supposed for the purpose of rob- bery. It is now thought by many that it is the same gang that tried to burn the little townof Covington, just across the river, threo weeks ago. Anattempt wi s made at 11:30 to start an- other fire in a second hand store on Pearl street, but the blaze was aiscovered in time to prevent much damuge. FINE HORSES BURNED, Disastrous Fire ina Livery Stable Huron, South Dakota. Hurow, 8. D, Feb, 8. —[Special Tel to Tue Ber.]-Fire destroyed ' livery stable during last night. Tw horses, besides carriages, buggies, harness, ote., wera consumed. Two fine bloode stallions, one worth §1,200, the other $2,000, were among the horses buried. The total loss 15 $1%,000, with only small wsurance, A strong wind sent huge fira brands over the city, and for a time the west half was fn peril. Ihe origin of the fire is unknown "The severest wind and snow_storm sinco the great blizzard of Januury 12, I888, has been I progress sinco daylight and extends over the whole state. Railroading is greatly interrupted. No effort was wade to move trains today. at gram lway's ty-four RAIEBALE, IN TILE AN EST, Several Places Report the Storm as Very Severe. S1. Pavt, Minn., Feb. 8.-—At noon today snow began to fall in this city and thore has been promise of a blizzard duving the after- noon. The storm is pretty weneral in the northwest, althoneh North Dakota scoms ta haveescaped to & considorablo extent. In South Dukota the storm that is raging at Rapid City extended over tho entire stato. Aberdeen, Huron, Pierre and other points report a very severe bliz- zard. The Pioneer-Press correspondent at Pierre says the worst blizard sinze 1888 has been raging there since last night, with little prospeets of cossation, Tho thermometor Wwent as low as 20= below this morning and it has been freezing all day. 1t 15 doubtful if trains will be able to get through. The Huron correspondent. s suow storm tonight developed into o gig equal in fury to that ¢ wind blowing “from thirty-five to forty miles an hour, Albany in Arsaxy, N. Y., Feb. 8,.—As a result of the storm the streets tonight are in darkness, it being unsafo to councet electric light wires, and electric cars are unable to be run. The fire alarm civenits and wany telograph and telephone wires ave down At Auburn, where snow fell continuously for nine hours, great damay was done to orchards, and telegraph, telephone and eloc- tric light wires are down and the city in darkness, Other places r.»[mrt considerablo damage done by storms and trains somewhat delayed. The Worst for Year N Wyo.,, Feb. 8.-~[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee, | —The worst blizzard that has been known in Wyoming for a number of years has been expevienced during the past twenty-four hours, Heavy losses of range stock are looked for il the seve cold and high winds continue. All Union Pacific oast- bound trains are in, but no westbound have reached here today. The nea Pine Bluffs fast in a snow blockad wis sent out to that point from here this evening loaded with coal and provisions, @ Severe Cold in Colorado. Dexver, Colo., Feb, 8.-The weather throughout Colorado and New Mexico turned very cold last night and by this morning the mercury bad dropped from 8 to 12 degrees aud today has been pronounced the coldest of the season, Snow fell in many places. A dispatch from Albuquerque, N. M., reports great distress among stock and especlally sheep, which are freezing to death, Heavy Snow at Fort Dodge. Fort Donce, Ia, Feb 8.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bk, |—The hoaviest snow fall of the winter visited this section today. Nearly a foot of suow on a level fell between the hours of 10 8. m, and 5 p. m. A northeast wind is blowing aud & general blockade seems probable, Blizzard at Sioux City. Siovx Ciry, Ia, Fev. 8—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bek.| A florce blizzard has been in progress all day. Six inches of snow have fallen. - Steamship Polaria's Rough Voyage. New Youk, Feb, 8. The steamship Polaria, rogarding whose safety much anxiety was felt, reached port tonight, five days overdue. Her foremast was gone, the engines were ous of order and she presented a battered appear- ance generally. Captain George Busch said “January 27 was o parsicularly storwy day., In the afternoon a gigantic wuve struck us and tons of water came rolling onthe deck. Above the din of surging waters a sharp crash was heard and the big foremast was scen hunulnfi level with the main deck, on the starboar side. The forward bulwarks had boen car- ried away and could be seen daucing off on the wave crests, The stairs leading from the quarter deck to the maiu deck were gone, and the sheet ivon end of the cabin compart- meat was burst i, Portious of the bridge were missing and the iron guard-rail broken, The small boat had been carried off. It was anarrow sscape from an ocean grave. No oue. fortunately, was seriously injured.’