Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 11, 1891, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BER: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1891 0 C, W. Moster, and to provide for the ap- pointment of a superintendent. By Strader~To provide for a mateon in cities having a population of 8,000 or more, to receive, take charge, and caro for all fomalo prisoners arrested by the police charged with erime, during the poriods of their arrest and | before commitment for triai in the district " By Heath—To provide for the publication of nfl general lnws In two newspapors in each | county of difTerent political faith hav ug the | largest circulation and fixing a rateof 2 cents per line for tho same, By Sternsdorff—Fixing the maximom amonnt of fees allowed attorneys in the col- lection of notes which contain a stipulation that attorney fees may b taxed as part of the cost. The fees named in the bill are 10 per cent for all sums under #00: 5 per cent from $200 to $500; 3 per cent from &0 to $1,000, andeg per cont for all sums o excess of the last named sum. . . AFTERNOON SESSION. Mr. Galo sent up to the clerk's desk an anonymous letter reflecting on his conduct as a member, and asked that it be read, The speaker thought that the house could not afford to spend its time with such mat- ters, Gale sald it was a matter of personal priv- ilege. olker thought that if the letter reflected on one member it reflected on the whole body. Dobson individually belioved that any mem.- ber had the right licate himself from unjust eriticism for voting according to his own convietion A motion to lay the letter on the table was lost—30 10 45, The leiter was then read, and containea a scathing reflection on Mr. Gale's conduct 1n voting to recognize Boyd A large number of bilis on second reading were read and referred. Bills on third and fin reached, and the Porter bill was'token up and passed none, A bill by Capek requiring ail employers to grant leave of absence on election days to all employes entitled t vote on penalty of a fine of not less than & s0 passed by the same vote, House roll 4, by Cornish, limiting tho lif of domestic judgments to' five years, was passed—ayes 05, nays. 4, Adjourtied till 10 4. m. tomorrow. MAGNANINOUS BOYD MEN, They Defer the Contest Resolution Be- use of Absent Independents. Lixcois, Neb., Feb, 10.— [Special to Trx Ber.]—This afternoon as the hour for calling tho semate to order approacted, there was quite an amount of excitement among the independent lobbyists. They feared that the concurrent resolution regarding the Boyd contest would be brought up, and that it would be carried against them, Those most annoyed were Messrs. Dech, who was a candidate for lieu- tenant governor om the independent ticket; IKdgerton of South Omaha, who 'sought to be attorney genoral on the independert ticket, and the man Strickler. The ground upon which their fear rested was the absence of Senators Poynter of Brown, Stevens of Logan, Horn of Hamilton, Starbuck of Jefferson, Wilson of Dawes, and Tur.er of Saline. Al of these, save Wilson, if present would have voted to support the resolution. Wilson, however, was paired with with Starbuck. When inowledge of the alliance trepida- tion reachied the Boyd men a variety of feel- fng was aroused. Some of the governor's supporters favored the bringing up of the resolution and passing it in the obsence of its opponents. Others np‘puaml the move. Finally it was decided that no advantage ‘would be taken of the absent ones, and the resolution was accordingly not brought up. Senator Switzter says that he will uot try to force the matter. He will now Ieave that to the Independents, The resolution will have to be passed to- morrow so as to give the governor the five days which the constitution allots him for the consideration of all bills. Koontz, ana Horn FINANCE, WAXYS AND MEANS. The Committees Not Working To- gether in Both Branches. Lixcowy, Neb., Feb. 10.—[Special to Tme Ber.]—The house committee on finance, ways and means took the bit in its toeth, so to speak, Friday last and pulled itself away to the surprise of the senate committee, A couple of weeks ago a motion was made in the house, the object of which was to allow the committee in question to visit all the state institutions and report as to the ad- visability of making the appropriations re- quested by tho several superintendents of the same. The independents fought the motion and finally killed it. They saw in it a trick of the Boyd men to get some of tho aliiance majority out of the way and then spring something on them which they could not pre- vent. They stated further that there would be plenty of timo to visit the insti- tutes i question and that it could be done during an_adjournment. Friday the adjournment took place and the committee in question divided and subdi- vided itself in such a manuer that at least two. members visited every state institution in Nebruska. It was decided that when the legislature again convened the committee would ot together and muke n roport as ro- gards the needs of all the institutions. This morning Senator Culter of Hall, chairman of the finance, ways and means committee of the senate, was asked if bis committeo had accompanicd that of the house, and said emphatically that it had not, 1t had not even been reauested to do so, and he did not kuow how the house committee proposed to get fts recommendation ucted upon. o far as ho was concerned he would not mct on the subject without personal knowledge and that he felt to be the inten- tion of other members of the committee, While it is generally admitted that the commnttee on finance, ways and means of both the senate and the house should act_to- gether on all subjects pertaining to it, it has nevertheless been the case thut on Several occasions, notably the present, the senate branch bas boen ignored, This was tho case in the last session, but Senator Coulter says it will not b repeated this year. If the house hopes . to rush throvgh appropriations without due consideration of the higher body it will find itself mistaker State Relie! LiNcoy, Neb, Feb. Tne Bre.)-The Nebraska State Relief association has reorganized under the new law. Rev. Gieorge W. Martin of Kearnoy was electod chairman. C. W, Mosher of this city was elected treasurer and Rev. I. P. Ludden secrotary and general manager. The éxceulive committee chosen was as follows: Chairmun, Jobu Fitzgorald; Messrs, A.J. Sawyer, Louis Meyer, 5. M. Elder, J, W. Hattloy. 'Mr. Hartley was elocted logal adviser of-the commission. ‘Fhe follow ing committees were appolnted : Purctasing ind Distributing—Louis Moyer, R. R, Greer, W. N, Nason, Omabia, Auditing- Hev. L. . Ludden, A. J, Saw- yer, C. W. Mosher, In accordance with an order of the com- misglog, eiehty-two cars of coal wore shipped last night from Newcastle, Wyo., and will be distributed the present week where it is needed by destitute people. Flour ‘and weal willbe purchased at in- terior stations where thoy are mavufactured, and thence shipped to deéstitute poople in the e vicinity, thus. saving freight on them tWo ways. This morning the commission held an m- portant session. It was decided that the regular monthly meeting of the eommission should hereafter beheld on the sécond Wednesday of each mont, und thut six members would constl: tute a quorum, . . The report of Special Agent Randall who Bad visitad the various parts of tho state in ‘which destitution was reported, was read. It showed that a number of exagerated state- ments hid been made regarding the condi- tion-of the people iu the western counties and that many who were alleged to be in want were in no noed of assistance of any kind. It also showed that in many localities, there were self-appoiuted agents who were Qistributing food and clothing which had been sent to them by charitaole people in the east, It was suggested that the latter should report to the commission the amount, the kind and the valueof the goods donated as also that the partics distributing them should notify the commission as to whom the goods are glven, = Messrs. Brady and Gallagher, members of the wholesale “grocery firms of MeCord, Brady & Co, and Paxton & Galiagher of Omaha, res) ively, went before the com- mit'ee this afternoon and spoke raqlrdh11 the method of distributine relief. They said that so far as the purchasing of the supplies were concerned their firms did not care to receive tho orders, They insisted, however, that a chanca should be’ given the country rotail dealers, The latter generally had hard time. They suffered as well as the peo- plo around them generally did and fro- quently they had them on their books even when times o good. T'his, of course, was much more the case when times were bad, as in the present instance. They favored, tcrefore, the following plan The relief commission should supply the county commissioners with orders for so much goods of all kinds included in the list offered by the state. These orders shouid bo distributed among the people and then pro- sented to the local grocer or grocers and by whom they could be filled. In this way the needy grocer could be helped as_ well as the needy consumer and many of the grocers, in fact, they claimed needed assistance of som thing of this kindas did the people about. Wires Undergronnd. Lixcowy, Neb,, Feb 10, ~(Special to Tur Ber. ] —Senator Christofferson of Dovglas has introduced a bill whioh is attracting the attention of the telophone and telegraph com- panics and will be discussed in committee to- morrow, when several of the wire mea of the state will be heard against itg It provides for the placing of the wires of the companies in question under ground and is in brief us follows : 4 All telegraph and telephone companios whether the sawe shall bave been or may ter be organized or incorporated under aws of this or under tho authority of any other or the United St whose purpose is to use wires in_the t mission of messages, shall, within ninet, days after this act goes intoe in all 10,000 in- s taving o population of bitants and upwards, cause all the said wires to be placed under the surface of the ground except in such places where the general offices of such companics may be loeatea. Any company violating this law will be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than $500 nor more than 1,000 together with the cost of the prosecution. Want a Liberal Appropriation. ‘LN, Neb., Feb, 10.—~[Special to Thr ~Ex-Governor Furnas of Brownville, Euclid Martin of Omaha and A, G. Scott of Kearney havo artived and will tomorrow go before the committee on ways and means to set forth the claims of the world's Columbian commission. These gentlemen have intro- duced a bill asking $150,000 with which to bave Nebraska properly represonted at the world’s fair to be held in Chicago in 1503, The views of all the commissioners ro- ferred to lave been frequently published in Tur Bre and are generally known to legislators. Latterly, however, an impression has been recoived that there was danger of the appropriation sought being killed or ro- duced because of the suffering said to be ex- perienced in the west. Commissioner Martin says thathe has no doubt, that the commission will be able to convinee the committee that a liberal appro- priation is required. Other states aro to ex- pend £200,000 and some as much as £500,000, which fact would tend to throw Nebraska in the shade it the appropriation should not bo suflicient to enable her to make a fivst class display. Examining Undertakers. Lincoy, Neb., Feb, 10.—[Special to Tne ]—Mr. H. X, Burket of Omaha, as also S Balker of Beatrice, Reed of Hastings and Heaton of Lincoln, went before a com- mittee of the state medical society for the purpose of advancing their views regarding Olmstead’s house roll 219, “The bill was referred o the society in ques- tion, which, after hearing the gentlemen referred to, who are all funeral directors, will report the matter to the legislature. The bill provides for a board of examiners consisting of three practical funeral directors who are thoroughly informed in the art of pre- serving the dead, and to this commission shall be delegated the ‘duty of carrying out the provisions of the bill in question. The com- missioners shall be appointed by the governor and hold their office three years, except those who shall constitute the "first board sball retair, their places for respectively one, two and three yoars as designated by the goy- ernor. The board shall elect a prosident, sectetary and treasurer and meet at. least once a wvear, Within six months after the passage of this act every person in the state who is engaged in the business of directing funerals register his or her name with the secre- No persou who fails to comply with this section shall be permitted to do business of the kind indicated in the state, Funeral directors must undergo examina- tion by the noard regarding the preservation of the dead, the best means of sanitation. dis- infecting the bodies of the dead, of apart- ments in which death has occurred in all cases of contagious diseases. If they pass the examination they shall be given a certifi- cate which will give them the right to prac- tice the directing of funerals in the state. This certificate must be registered with the board of bealth of the town, y or village in which the director resides. These certifi- cates shall not be transferable. Any person violating this law shall bo fined not less than §25 nor more than $100 for every offense, ‘The fee for examination and registration shall be$3. Members of the board shall be allowed #5 per day for their services. It is made the duty of the funeral director to thoroughlydisifect the body of u deceased person, as also the apartment whero death has occurred from contagious disease, within four hours after baving been notified of the d;’fl\h and report the same to the health oftice. All fines recovered shall be paid into the treasury of the association. Legislative Notes. Mr. H. G, Clark of Omaha visited the cap- ital this afternoon. Chairman Birkhauser of the board of pub- licworks of Omaha came down and got a copy of the revised charter, If a vote had been taken this afternoon it would have resulted about 14 to11 in favor of postponing indefinitely the resolution. The condition of Representative Werner of Richardson continues to improve, and if no relapse follows he will be in his seat in another week. Representative Waldron of Adams sent a telezram that his mother is lying at the point of death and asking for an indefinite leave of absence, He was oxcused. Messers. Dickey and Korty of the Western Union telegraph company were in the lobby today looking after the bill providing for the putting of electric wires under ground, Senator Koontz of Hayes got as far as Columbus on his way home Friday night, whore he struck a wall of snow which com- lled him to discontinue his homeward ound flight and spend the recess on the road. Representative Heath of Sheridan wore a broad smile all day, aud investigation led 1o the discovery of o telegram from home that had just been received, saying: “It is a twelve-pound boy. Wife and child dong wall,” There is a very general concern among the members of the house in regard to the condi- tion of Representative Dunn, who was hart by the lméll ot Fremoot. Telegrams kept the wires hot between here and ing as to his condition. When the house was calied to order this morning only forty-five members answered to their names. The speaker was just on the polat of declarmg an adjournment till 2 o'clock when Gardner of Douglas rushed in aud said he bad corralled five members whom b had found out in the corridor, and a new roll proved that he was right, for fifty-ono members answered to their names and busi- ness wias resumed. In explatoing his vote inst the bounty on sugar, Mr. Bronnan said: oMy, Speaker —Before voting on this bill [ desire to ex- plain my vote, I think that to pass this bill would be a blow at oue of our most. desivable industries. If there is one thing our state needs, it is to encourage industries like this. L am surprisd at the course tho gentlomen of the other side take in this matter. 1 would like to see one hundred establishments like #he one in Grand Island, and I am willing to pay my part of the tax. If we will encournge it for the next two years we will have 100 such factories all over the state. Tn five yoars it would be self-sup- fi‘uinu. and the time is not far distant when obraska will supply our own stato with what sugar she needs, and not ouly ourstate, but the other states,and Nebraska finally be the great sugar-producing stato of the union. ] therefore vote No." remont inquir- . A HARD POSITION TO FILL. No Scleotion Yit Made for the Secretary- ship of the Treasury, OBJECTOR HOLMAN BREAKS THE RECORD. Bootand Shoe Manu facturers t Certain Modifications in the Reciprocal Agree- ment With Brazil. Wasmy URTEENTH Wismivaros, D, eb, 10, President Harrison is as fav away from the selection of a man to take the place vacated by thedeath of Sscretary Windom as he was 4 week ago, with the excention that the time 1s drawing nearer when under the law the place must be filled. All of the men men- tioned who were acceptablo were found to not be accessible foronereason or another. The president wints aman of oxpericnce In executive work and one who s woll enough known to possess the confi- dence of the country. However, if the truth were known as tothe detail duties of the ofice the country would not put a great doal of stress upon the matter of fiiling this place, The Anancial policies of the administration are well defined and will 1ot bo chianged and Prosident Harrison will in the future asin the past direct the im- portant affaivs of the treasury department, >y Buaeav Tire Beg, TRERT, Congressman Robert R. Hitt of the Sixth Mlinois disteict is the latest suggostion. Mr. Hitt has made w splondid repatation in congress, his work upon tho com- nmittee on foreign affairs outshining that of any other man, He has astrong head upon lis shoulders. Heisa statesman and o gentleman, popular and stands well ut the white house. It is believed that ho would make agood secretary of the treasury. He has shown his oxecutive ca- pacity as assistant secretary of state. 'f'he fuct that his districtis lavgely republican would dispel any argument aginst taking him out of the house. The mention of Mr. Hitt's name is well received in presidential creles. Oue continues to hear the names of Senator Aldrich of Rhode Islnd and ex- Governor Charles Foster of Ohio frequently mentioned. The president has almost threo weeks yet within which to make a decision, anludm s takinghis timeto look over the jeld. HOLMAN'S LATEST OBJECTION. The veteran objectcr, Holman, has broken all his previous records by an objoetion which ho filed yesterday. When the members of the house drew cuts for their scats in De- cember, 180, Mr. Holman was very unlucky and got a_seat which was fac back on the democraticzide. As his voice is thin and his fungs not vigorous, the retired seat gave the old man no opportinity to take a hand in parliamentary fencine. 1t happened, how- ever, that Representative Phelun's sickness kept him away much of the time, and as his seat was avery desirable one in the front ranks of the house Mr. Hollnan took possession of it. Since then Holtman has always been at the front in all debates, and members have come to understand that the Phelan seat be- longed to Holman., When the news of Rep- resentative Phelan’s death was received on Sunday night the sergeantat-arms gave the usual directious for draping the dead mem- ber's desk. Accordingly the janitors draped the Phelan desk in the heaviest of mourning, both chair and desk boing bound with crepe. As the members began to assemble yester- day morning they glanced at the heavy mourning, *“Well, Holman's dead.” “Sorry the old man’s gone,’ were some of the remarks. One member had just begun to say, “it's a good thing he's gone,”” when Holman him- self made his appearance. He was about to drop mto his accustowed seat when he saw the winding crepe. The judgeis nota pro- fane mau as a rule. but in this case ali rules were set aside. The quid he had long been ;uu;!lng nelrlyudw(l!lpt down his fihfi“ The janitors removed the quickly as pos- sible and the xndlgunr:nnhu Indiana man was assuaged. WHAT BOOT AND SHOE MEN WANI, Theboot and shoe manufacturers of the large cities are endeavoring to have Secre- tary Blaine arrange a modification of the agreement with Brazil, by which Brazillian tariff restrictions will be removed from their goods. The agreement allows a 25 per cent reduction on tariff rates on leather and good: manufactured thereof, except boots and shoes, That, cxception is not pleasing to the largo boot and shoo manufacturers of Boston, Rochester, Detroit, Chicagoand other ces, Representative Barker, acting for the ko ester dealers, has lad the matter before Secretary Blaine. The state department is expected to make an answer in a few days. If it is a favorable one the boot and shoe manufacturers will begin exporting their products to Brazi CONDITION OF SENATORS HEARST, Senator Voorhees has been confined to his house for the last three weeks and is just be- ginning to get about again, Little has been VOORMEES AND smd about his illuess, though it prom- ised at one time to take & seri- ous turn. The senator suffers from neuralgia of the heart, and his friends have feared that the malady would take & sadden turn in an unfavorable divection, but the Indiana man is able to get about again and s expected to resume his seatia the senato within @ fow days. Senator Hearst still continues ina pro- carious condition. The doctors insist that he has cancer in the stomach and there are little or no prospects of his recovery, but Mrs. Hearst is equally certain that the doctors are wrong in their diaguosis and that sie Will be able to-restore the seuntor to health, COLONEL FORSYTI'S CASE. It is stated that General Schofield has made a recommendation in behalf of Colonel Forsyth. Thereis no effort made at the war department to conceal the !ympulh{( for For- syth, although officers refuse to talk for pub- lication. General Miles has not withdrawn his charges agaiust Forsyth, and recent, com- muuications renew the répresentations made after the Woundea Knee battie that For- syth's commands were s0 placed that the fire was destructive to some of his own men, while other portions of the troops were non-effective: that after the disarming of the Indians the fight oceurred between the troops and the Indiaus in close proximity, The sustenance of General Miles' charges would make Colonel Forsyth respon- sible oficially for tha death of oue officer and twenty-four mey Colonel For h has made one report in wich he says: “At the first effort to carry out this order (to search the Indians the braves made a break which at once resulted in terrific firc and a hot fight, lasting about twenty minutes.” Colonel Forsytn will probubly beinvited to reply to the report of the bourd of survey, which' report is be- lieved here to be unfavorable to him, General Miles, according to reports, has not rested his charges with Colonel Forsyth's campaign. He is said to have prepared for- mal charges and nru\-llh:lllluus against Gen- eral Chauncey MeKeever, recently detached from duty in the war department and or- dored as “assistant _adjutant general under Miles at Chicago. F'rom all accounts General Miles has not disguised his animosity toward General McKeever and is quoted as declaring that the latter shall never do duty in the division of the Missouri. WITNESS OWENBY, ‘Fhe mouth of Owenby, the siver pool in- vestigating committee witness, promises to get him into trouble. His statement from Chicugo this morning that he was approached by a member of the Nebraska delegation in congress and offered $2,500 not to testify as o certain fucts, causcd a broad grin to spread over the faces of the three mombers from that state tll they were jibed by their fellows, and then they each and all vehem- ently branded the statement as a lie out of Wholecloth, The faét is that Owenby could be easily impeached in Wushington as o Witness. " Senators Teller aud Plumb, a num- ber of membersof the house, some news- paper correspordents and others announce themselves ~ “available witnesses it it should ever be of advantage to | peach Owenby, Ho is now regarded an uninjurious blowhard, and it is generally believed that he was very glad to get out of the clutches of the oficers and the city. It is not ikely that anybody would give him 25 cents (0 stavt*hr keop off the witpess stand in this cf uch less $2,500. : s{.‘) awwoAD, Nebraski's 'diw congressional delegation has already established & reputation in W ash- ington for brigntness or vordancy. 1t de- veloped u.‘mym vugh Civil Service Commis- sloncr toosovenithat dasing the sojourn in Washington of, Messrs, MeKeighan, Bryan and Kem, they evolyed a bright scheme by which all tho federal oficebolders in or from Nebraska were ta retire to private life sharp on the incomirfiedf Maroh 4, next. Failing to getany encouragement in their efforts to procure £1,000,00) for the drouth safferers, they coneluded o have their personal friends appointed to the afMices to tuke the places of the present incufibents from Nobraska. So they made oubiapplications, each endorsing the application,,of “tho " other, and marched down' to the civil = serv- ico commission's headquartors. They told the commission, or probably Mr. Roose- velt for the commission, that thoy had pre- pared a Listof men they wanted to tuke the offices belonging to the state after March 4 next, when the new congressional delegation takes chargo. Some guy had told them this was the way to eot appointments, They pro- sented their papers with the assurance that the-applicants would pass examination and wereubout to depart with self-assurances, when they were told that the commission \vas creatod to probibit just such things us this. The eyves of the new-born statesmen L It was the first they had heara of it. ro unable to understand why their sndationd would not go despite the law. They had never heard of the law and the burean for the selection of persons to fill places by examination and competition. The call of the Nebraskans upon the civil revice commission was told at the capitol and it was the source of many smiles. MISCELLANEOUS, J. Jagels was today appointed postmaster av Kiowa, Thayer county, Nebraska, viceJ. H. Mueller, resiened, S. A, Wright ns been appointed a membor of the pension Woard at Pawnee City, Neb., and Dr. P, M. Chadwick at Omaha. Edwin Bonney Persons died at the resi- dence of his brother-in-law, C. A. Ha ilton, in this city at 6 o'clock this morning. Mr. Persous was the shipping clerk for the Lininger & Metealf company, On years previous to last March, when he was attacked with la grippe. The diseiss do- veloped into consumption, which carried him off this morning. His remains will be taken to Buffalo, N. Y,, for interment t(])linul'l'uw, Prury The Seal Fisheries. WasitiNatos, Feb, 10.—In answer to the senate resolution the acting secretary of the treasury today sensamass of reports and statements from treasury agents and Super- intendent Tinglo of the North American com- mercial company. In his report last October Agent Lavender says the rookeries would be emptied for the season in two weeks. He ap- pealed for arms dians to usein protection of the rookeries. He speaks of tho necessity for issuiug sup- plies of fucl to the natives, and predicts that the islands will be depopulated in a few years unless the government aids the na- tives, as the few seal they will be able to kill will 1ot keep them from suffering. In an earlior report Agent Nettieton refers to the deplorable condition of ahe seal grounds, ana driving and redriving from all'the hauling grounds by losses dur- ing the season in efforts to obtain their quota and the meager results attained tell strong language the sad story of the very near ap- proach of the entira destruction of seal life upon the islands, Agent Goff also speaks at lenath of the diminution of thescal catch and says mauy vreyiug evils upon seal lifo have reduced the rooleries to their presont impoverished dition. He recommends absolute protection. Questionable Mcthods of Attorneys. WASIUNGTON, Feb, 10.—Assistant Secre- tary Bussey has written a letter to the com- missioner of pensions, again calling attention 10 the questionabls methods employed by a class of pension attorneys to procure business for themselves, Rcference is made to that particular class in which a pensioner receives the highest pension obtainable under the law and yot is promised an increase und deceived mto " filing anaiheri upplieation. - I8ois - the judgment of the ; department thag tHese disreputable methods should not be permitted among attorneys whoare to praciyen betore it. It being ewdedt that these attorneys takko advantageof and are guided by pub- lished lists of the names of persons allowed peusions, the assistant secrotary suggests that hereafter tho postoffice addresses of pen- siouers be not gven to tho press and clerks be prohibited from disclosing to any one the name or addross of any peusioner or appli- cant for peusion. S5 Dingley Denies. W asHINGToN, Feb. 10.—Chairman Dingloy of thesilver pool investigating committee, referring to the latest statement of Owenby, made in Chicago, flatly denies that gentle- man’s ailegations. As to Owenby's com- plaint that he was not permitted to give cer- tain iuformation, Dingiey said that all the papers in the question were admitted by the a, for about four nd ammunition for the In- committee and both Owenby and Donald questioned concerning each. Regarding the names which the committee did not allow bim to give, Dingley says Owenby testified that he had no personal knowledge of their counection with alleged speculation, having heard of it from Littler, Cunnigham and others. These gentlemen were caled and denied that they ever toid Owenby anything of the kind and said they had no information on the matter. The Indian Conference. W asmNGToN, Feb. 10.—In conference with Commissioner Morgan this morung Hollow Horn Bear charged that while the military haa control over the reservations during the late trouble the soldiers were the cause of great immoralty among the Indian women, Many sokdiers went through the ceremony of murriage with the squaws, the latter befiey- ing that thoy were doing well by marrving soldiers. Hollow Horn Bear said he did not know whether it was desirable that officers should allow soldiers to go off and leave their wives and children_dopendent for support Upon the Tndiaus, Ho docs not want soldiors uear the reservation. For Exportation of Live Stock. Wasnixaron, Feb, 10.—Stockbridge, from the commiitee on commerce, today reported to the house a bill to provide for the safe transport and humane treatment of cattle exported from the United States to foreign countries. It authorizes the secretary of ag- riculture to examine the vessels carrying ex- port cattle from ports of the United States to oreign countries and prescribe by rales and regulations for proper transportation. Monetary Conference Adjourns. WasniNaroy, Feb, 10.—-The international monetary conferoica’ has adjourned until March 25, The féadn assigned by a promi- nent member was'th fact thatthe legisla- tion now pending,im congress may materi- ally change the statys of silver, and until the question is dispaseasof it1s not thought ad- visable to further;discuss the subject’ of in- ternational coins, Certain Suga¥ Fxempt from Dut WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.— Assistant Seer Spalding bas infSrribd co mw sugar not abovh 16 Dutch standard in color received in ?é.fh prior to April 1 vill b exempt from dufy oh withdrawal for con- suw ption after thae date by virtue of the pro- visions of paragrdpha 241 and 726 and sce- tions 1 and 50 of thedarifl act. The artionment. WASIINGTON, b, fi(.-~The first steps to- ward putting th¥ vifw appoctionment law into opevation were taken today by the stare department, from whieh a certified copy of the law was sent to the governor of each state and territory. .- Against St. Louis Clubs. Sr. Louis, Mo, Feb. 10.~The decision of the court of appeals today will provably re- sult in the closing up of 1) or more “club most of which were organized for the pur pose of evading.the liguor law, 8 a privale club. The court holds that no person in the state may lawfuily engage in the practice of selling liquors by the drink without a dram shop license. N Bishop Hare Will Resign. CuicaGo, Peb, 10.—A dispateh from Sioux Falls, S. D, says thay Bishop Hare has de- cided to resign the dioceso of South Dakota and accept charge of the missions in Japan, 'A RIOT NARROWLY AVERTED. Stormy Soones at Last Night's Moeting of the City Couneal, THE MEMBERS NEARLY COME TO BLOWS. It All Arose Over an Error Made by Clerk Groves in Annouficing the Result of a 1 quest Vote. None of the councilmen earry shooting Irons, or the services of the coroner and the prosecuting attorney might have been ro- quired last night. Several times duriug the meeting mombers wore overturning desks to get at each other, and ariot was at one time well undor way and wis only checked by City Clork Groves who acknowledged his orror in announcing a vote, on the result of which hinged the fort- unes of the anti-combine members of the council, The trouble began early in the moeting when Mr. Bechel expressed u desiro to ask o ‘question concerning the mayor's recommen- dation of the apportionment of funds for the expenses of the year, which was boing con- sidered. President Lowry refused to recog- nize Mr. Bechel and ordered the clerk to pro- ceed with the next order of business. “But T simply want to ask a question,” said Mr. Bechel. “The clerk will procced,” said Prosident Lowry “But Ivant to ask--" started Mr. Bechiel. “Will the clerk proceedt’ demanded Lowry, “But " said Bechel. “Goahead or lot somebody else read, for God’s sake. Go on,” commanded Lowry, and Clerk Groves took up the next paper. On this paper Mr. Osthoff asked & ques- tion. ““Read it again,” said Lowry to the clerk. “Osthofls out of order,” said Mr. Chaffee. “He's committed the erime of asking your majesty a question the same as Mr. Bechel did a moment ago.” Prosident Lowry glared at Bechel and Chaffee, and said: ~ “I'll turn you two fel- lows over to the sergeant-at-irms pretty soon. Go on, Mr. Clerk.”” This action of the president made - the re- publican contingont pretty warm under tho collar, but uo further outbreak occurred until the reports of tha committees were being received, The committee on sewerage presented two reports, one signed by = Bechel and Burdish and one by Donnell Both related to the resolution introduced at & recent, meeting by Mr. Chaffee, requiring the superintendent of plembing to reinstate Ch Boyer and Henry Dunn, two inspectors discharged by the superinténdent for political reasons. The report signed by Bechel und Burdish was as follow ““Your commwittee to whom was referred the rosolution of Mr. Chaffee regarding the retention of Henry Duun and Chris Boyer in the plumbing inspector's ofice beg leave to report ana recommend the adoption of the resolution, with the further recommendation that Ed Taylor and John Bolan be also rein- stated, and these employes bo not disturbed until further action of this council.’ Mr. Dounelly’s report was as follow: ‘“I'he undersigned, a minority of tho com- mittee to whom was referred a resolution in relation to tke discharge of some offensive pirtisans from the plumbing inspector's of- fice, would respectfully report thatI haye given the subject matter careful considera- tion and am led to believe they have consid- erable gall to think of being rétained under a democratic administration. I therefore rec- ommend that they be mot reinstated. We are now in the majority for tne first time in ten years, and the patronage belongs to the dominant party. They ought in my jndg- ment, take their medlcine (if it is vitter) without a murmur,” Morearty moved the adoption of the minor- 1ty report. Mr. Bechel called for the yeas and naes. Theroll was called and the minority re- Port was getting the worst of it. Morearty's nama was reached and be got the floor to ex- plain his vote. He began rehearsing some ancient and recent political history, when Mr, Bechel raised the point that Morear! was making a stump speech and was not e plaining his vote, **Mr. Morearty has the floor,” said Presi- dent Lowry. “Yes, au, I'll have my say on this ques- tion 1f it takes until comorrow night,” said Morearty. “The chait’s with you,” said Lowry, “With me, too, next, then,’ said Mr. Ols sarty was finally allowed to finish his speech, in which he liuded Major Dennis aud promised never to vote for anappropriation ordinance that contained the names of Dunn, Boyer, Taylor and Boylan. When Lowry’s name was reached he wanted to wake an explanation. “You'll have to take the floor,” said Mr. MeLearl. ““You can't make your speech from the chair.” “D'llmake my explanation, and make it right heve,” saia Lowry, and Re did. In his explanation he became 'personal, and mado some disparagiug remarks concorniag Mr, Bechel. to the president’s plaiform and demanded a retraction of the insult offered. Mr. Lowry ignored the cmphatic and im- passioned protest, ahd ordered the clork to aunounce the vote. And here's where the big row came in. The members present had voted on the adaption of - the minority report as follows : Cooper, Donnelly, Elsasser, Madsen, . Osthoff, ‘Tuttle, Lowry—8. jechel, Blumer, Bruner, Burdish, flce, Conway, McLearie. Olsen, Specht -9, Clerk Groves made a mistake and an- nounced the vote nine in the afirmative and ¢l sht ip the negative, “Phe report stands adopted,” announced the chair, ““Phat's wrong,” yelled Chaffee and Bechel in concert. “T'he chair has declaved the vote,” said Lowry. The clerk will proceed with the next orderof business,” Then pandemonium broke loose, Mr. Bechel rushed to the clerk's desk and ex- itedly demanded a poll of the house. “You are wrong, John," he sai derk. “Can't you see -where wrong.” Mr. Chaffee and Mr. Olsen were also clamoring for a recalling of the roll, while Morearty was urging the president'to pro- ceed with the regular order. Lowry added fuel to the flames by calling on the Sergeant-at-arms to preserve order at any cost, and instructed the clerk to go on with the next order. 4 ‘“There shall be no Jnore business trans- acted by this council ffitil that vote has been yelled Mr. Becenel, as he walked up and down in front of the president. *“Bea man, bea man,” cried My, Olsen. “You can make friends by being decent.” AfTairs were assuming a critical state and Morearty moved to adjourn. The motion was lost, and the chair again called upon the ser- geantat-arms to preserve orde ‘That functionary seized Mr. Olsen, who was working his way towards the president, and tried to force him intohis seat. Olsen resented the attempt with great vigor, both in words and actic Chaffee rushed to Olsen’s side, and Movearty veljed: “Chaffee, you sit downor I'll knock you down,"” “You ean't aolt. Comeand try it torted Chaftee, tying to force his way to the desk of his cotleajzue from the Seventh. At this eritical Juncture Clerk Groves got the president’s platform and in a loud voice announced that he had made an error and that the vote was S for and 9 against Donnelly’s report, instead of the reverse, as he had sanounced, This statemeyt restored harmony and the report of Bochel and Burdish, ordering the rintendent of plumbing to reiustate the discharged inspegtors, was adopted by the ote that defeated Donnelly's veport. ‘The actual busin®ss of the scssi0n was of & routine nature and was unimportant. Rex Parades at New Orleans. New Oureass, La., Peb. 10.—Rex paraded the strects wday with his brilllant retinue and tonight Proteus and crew mado their tenth annual appearance in & pageant, equal- to the you're city. l g if not excelling uny befors seen iu the PERSECUTION OF THE JEWS, Potitions for Leniency Make no Tm- pression Upon the Czar. Loxnox, Feb. 10.—The St. Petersburg cor- respondent of the Telegraph writes at longth of the persecution of the Jews, which ho says has been, if anything, more marked since the petition from Guidehall, London, returned without comment by the czar. Rus- sia’'s reply to the respectful peti- tion consists of secrot circulars order- ing offcials to vigorously administer the anti-Semitic laws and supply the logal de- ficiency by their own decisions. The corres- pondent says that the Poles, after the rebol. lion of 1864, were less inhumanly treated than the Jews are tod The Jews, through the wretched life they ars forced to live, are physically degencrate and becoming a most striking embodiment of human life contin- ving inspite of the gradual decay of the vital functions, General saw, with sues the Grounko, governor of War knowlodge of this, is- most stringent regulatio a8 to the examination of young Jows for milita ruits, huarassing those found physically unable to arms by re- peated examinations, dragging them several timos a year from thole homes to ex- aming stations many miles away, they boing compelled to go on foot chained with conviet gangs, A strange anomaly is the conduet of Princo Dolgouroff, governor of Moscow, who has been obliged many tima to turn 'to wealthy Jows for monetiry assistance and_ is in- debted to them. In his district the Jows are troated with marked lionioncy, Referring to the report that the czar does ot know of the enormities perpetrated in his name, the correspondent says the trath is that the cza enough to convi him that the Jows are more cruclly d than horses, cattlo or swine. which ave cared for 15 the gifts of God. A numher of eminent Russian literary men recently addressed a declaration to the public and journalists. asking them to remember that the Jews ave human beings. Tho gov- ernment refused to allow the declaration to be published. A personal friend of the czar ‘That gentleman immediately rushed s laid the document boforo him with a humblo request from the authors for its _publication. The czar read both papers and flung them away, A PARIS BANKER ABSCONDS. He Leaves Debts Amounting to Four Million Dollars. Panis, Feb, 10.~A decided sensation has been caused by the disappearance of a well known private banker, Victor Mace, who, it is learned left debts amounting to 1,000,000, Five years ago hoopened an establishment, domg business which in America would be denominated “'wild cat,” offoring interests on deposits averaging as high as 10 per cent per mouth. He advertised widely and conducted affairs in so plausible a manner that he accumulated a very large clientage. havo frequently been afloat regard- ustability of his promises, but he ys manuged 0 reassure depositors, fre- auently telliug them that he had inside tips on the' financial situation, ecte. The latter part of last week, however, more serious rumors became current and depositors be- sieged the bank only to find M. Mace absent. The police had to place & guard over the institution to save it from being sacked lay they produced a letter from Mace saying that he'leaves his creditor all the mone , 1,000,000 francs, and is going to suicide. I'ew people believe he will do this. His accounts show that he owes at least 20,000,000 francs to depositors. HE IS A BOOKKEEPER. xperts Fail to Dis zlen Feb. [Special Cablegram to |—Ten years ut hard labor at the galleys has just been meted outtoa bank cashier named Midas, who pleaded guilty to the misappropriation of $50,000 from his em- over His ployer. Every franc of this vast sum had been spent by the culprit on a fascinating damsel of the domi-monde, although he was a married man and the father of a family. Midas obtained the money by imitating the signature of his om. ployer to checks which ho presented for pay- ment at the banks of E'rance and Credit Lyon- nais. The sums obtained he debited to the accounts of persons who dealt with the banlk and, 80 well had ho covered up his tracks, that, although a fow days before his confos. sion 'his books were audited by expert ac- coun tants, the crime was not discovered and his accounts were passed as perfectly correct, PARNELL’S CLAIMS, The Healyites Think Much Def Losnoy, Feb, 10.— ¢ Tue B Get Too 8 blegram to ~It is not improbable that the McCarthyite meeting projected for Thursday next will be deferred. If held, it is not be- lieved that a complete statement ean be sub- mitted at that time. The Glad- stonian assurances are not consid- ered adequate by Mr. Pamell and it 15 said berefuses to bind himself to retive for a period longer than the present session of parhament. He also fusists upon remaining in control of the Irish party until the next general election. Some of the Healeyites intend to demand at: the meeting that the negotiations be broken for the rea- son, as they assert, that oo much deference is paid to Parnell’s position and claims. ROUMANIA PREPARING. She Thinks that a European War is Not Far Off. Loxnoy, Feb. 10.—[Special Cablegram to Tue Bee.|—A dispatch from Bucharest says that the Roumanian authorities are pushing forward rapidly the defenses of the capital. Of eighteen detached forts which are to de- fend Bucharest, ton will be ready and armed with th Krupp guns before summer and the remaining eight are to be comple early in 1802, The entire Roumaninn army of 300,000 men could be concentrated within the forts. King Charles is giving personal attention to the work, A Vienna dispatch quotes General Mano, chief of the Roumanian cabinet, as expre: ing an opinion that war coutd not long be de- layed in Kurope and that the small states, like Roumania, must mot be found unpre: pared. General Mano was entertained at dinner by the Austrian emperor. THE KAISER’S VAGARIES, He Seems to be Tmitating the Mad King of Bavaria. Feb. 10.—{Special Cablogram to Berlin ad vices say thoe emperor’s eccentricities are attracting more and more attention every day. In some respects he seems to be imitating the mad king, Louis of Bavaria, taling uuexpected trips here and there and appearing wnere he is litte looked for. These peculis are much moro n he first ascended acts the most rigid and the promotion hlieffen to chief of stafl is sald mpted hy that ofices’s ob- sequious courtesy 1o his sovereign, whom Shliefleon every where proclaims as a aonder- litary genius, uniting the qualities *of ssar and Hannibal Willia Loxnpoy, Tue Bee. | to0 hava becn p ympathizes with France, Feb. 10.—[Special Cablegram to .)—Emperor William, through the French embassador, has written a 1etter to President Carnot in which the emperor says that he shares the sorrow of France at the death of her celebrated peinter, Meissouior. Will Not Seek Re-Election. LoxpoN, Feb. 10.—Justin Huntley Mc Carthy, son of the leader o f the anti-Parne faction, announces that he will not seck re elcction to parliament, s ho is absorbed in literary pursuits Peasants 1 »ured by Wolves, Viexya, Feb. 10.—Horrible reports of dep- redations by wolves are received from Sundu, Huugary. - On Baron Wodianer's es- tate alone twenty peasauts were devoured by ho ravenous beasts. Parnellites Ask Assistance. Loxvox Feb, 10.~The Parnell leadersid p committee has issued a circular asking the league branches in Londen to afiliate and @ve the committee monctary and other as- sistance. — AU our black,bluc and brown beaver and chinchilla over- coats that we have always sold for §12, thisweck $6.50. et All our $25 o0 $76. Our 35, $6 and §7 pants marked down for this week, to 83 and $4.25. All pants worth less than $5, goat §2.25. M. HELLMAN & CO., Cor. 13th & Farnam. | oats for . [ N/