Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 21, 1891, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1891 -TWELVIZ produced the rules of the senate of 1580, lo Senator Eggleston produced the rules of the present session, T'ho iattor discoven settied the question, and then the membel tosolved thomselves mto piendcing parties, \wuwwlm- pages turned the hall into & play B Cards wore produced and every game fron solitaire to highfive was time. At S o'clock both parties were to hold out if 1t ok ali night. 1t w ally undersiood that Senator Tay be found Thetactics of the oppeition wero sug- gosted by adesire to fnducethe independents 1o ommit the bill, so as toadmitof 1ts being amended as to maximum rates on coal, grain, lumber, live stock and several other mportant commoditics, The ndependents objected, because the med they had sev. enteen men and with them they could earry the bill . At 0 o'clock Sergeant-atarms Derby ap. pearel, showing that he hid made the ac quaintance of the rain outside, and an- nounced that he had pot been able to find Senator Taylor in the city. “Have you been to his president “Yos, sir” “Have you reason to beliove city 17 irfuired tho chair, 1 have reason to believe he is not in clty,” was the teply. “T was told that ho hnd’ left word with the typewriter In the secrotary s office that he was going to take a run over to Council Bluffs, and _that he would return on the evening teain, T was at the dwpot. when the train arrived here, and 10 ws noton 1t *“Wha 18 the pleasure of the asked the chmir, *“I'he order is to bring absentees before the house," Noanswer was made, The chair and the sergeant-atarms conferred. The Iatter donned his overcoat again aud pulled the col- lar up around his cars, jorked his hat down over bis eyes and went forth to find Taylor and the storm. He was headed for Omaha and stated to ‘Tur Beethat if he could not cateh the passengor train on the Union Pa- cific he would hire an engiu to rush him thither, At 0:30 o'clock Senator Beek movedto dise pouso with further proceedings under tho catl, but only to find the same objection he: tofore referred to, § ator Smith rose at 945, who seldom asks the floor, troduee & resolution. The out of order, The opposition to the independonts at 9 :45 o'clock were jubilant, They climed they would hold out until the close of the session, if necessary, T arveall the more delighted because the motion for the call gof t hous was made by Senator Warner of Flillmore, who has been voting with the independents on the ading up tothe cal At 10:25 v had becorme almost de. populated. Among the few who remiined Was o young colored man with a face as black and glossy us anth 0 hours he had leancd over the balcony, his arms erossed in front of him and hiseyes fixed upon the ve- bellious erowd beneath. At 10:35 o'clock Senator Kelpermadoa cur- sory examination of a parliameatary minual, which containea o diagramn, ind hastily leav ing his seat rose to a point of order, 1 move to reconsider the motim by which the call of the house was ordered,” said the senator, standing in the midale aisle, his voice tremulous from excitement T nator isout of order, bly ruled the chair, “Can't you consider any m spadringly inguired the son ator The chairshook his head and smiled, and the senator resumed his s Then Senator Poyntershouted : “Mr, Pres. fent 1 viso to h quostion of informtion I'd like to kudw what is in that boutle beside the chair? Bvery oy dent’s seat Joft and picked then look rosol ved o ould not room 1" asked tho he is in the tho scnate?!! the He isaman He wanted to in chair ruled hin imperturt onat alll” de directed toward the presi- ho incumbent looked to the up a mucile bottle, Ho d to the right and there mot his gaze & bottle that had once glistened with the amber of ¥ The boitle had been placed on the president’s desk without his knowl- odge. When he discovered it he smiied, and inreply dryly said: “Thero is not as mueh in it now as there was bofore the se from Boone got. through wlth it.! Then the crowd did yell, At midnight the sergdan tat-arms returned again, afterhaving searched the town fruit- lossly for Senator Taylor. He s satisfied and Soscems everybody else, that the ab. sentecis in lowa. ~ The question was dis- cussed, without a conelusion being reached, as to whether the sergeantat-arms should ot & requisition from Governor Boyd and ring Taylor back from the sister stat It was decided, however, that the senator was not subject toarrest beyond the rivor. The leading independents are at 12:30 oclock stulying up the parliamentary manuals, holding that President Majors had 1o right’ to antertain tho motion to adjourn. Ivwas not this motion, however, which has caused the trouble, but the motion for the call of the house which was made by Senator ‘Warner, who had been voting with the inde- pendents. he Senate, Nob., March 20 Bik. |-The senate assembled at 10 :15 0’ clock. were absent, The committee on public luds ad bulld- ings recommended the pissage of senate filo No. 242, by Senator Woods, correcting the fleld notes of the origiual survey of Pawnee City town site. LiNcoLy. pecial to Tie this moming Senators Shea and Coult: induleed in to ill | The same committee recommended the in dofinito postponement. of senate filo No, 179, by Senater Collins, enabling cities of the sccond class to acquive land by gift, dovise or purchase for park purnoses. The committee o finance, ways and means recommended the inaefinite pstponerent of house roll No. 402 reganding the registration of warrants, and louse roll No, 403 regarding the investment of funds derived from the sale of certain lands, The committee on_medical legisiation re- turned senato file No. without recom- mendation. This bill prohibits persons from practising veterinary surgery withow a permit, The samo committee re passage of senate file No. 26, appointing a state veterinarian, and the inaefinite post- ponement of senaty file No. 2l, for prevent- g tho spread of wntagious disoass among damestic animals, Senator Randall introduced a motion that, horeafter, the senate meet caily during the sossion, at 90, m. The motion was seconded by Senator Warner but, under the rules, was laid over till tomorrow. A number of house rolls was then read for the £ivst time, The following bills were read the third time aud passed : Senato tilo No. 7, by Senator Moore, rela- tive to ostates by oirte Senato file No. 175, by Senator Mattes, in- corporating citles of the first class with fower than 25,000 inbabitants and more {han ¥000, senator Taylor of the commitiee on en- rolled and engrossed bills lere handed a bundle of bills, which tad just been en- grossed, to the secrotary. In tho bundlowas sonate filo No. 18, This bill kad pssed the senate with defective engrossment and was vesterday recalled from the houss for the purpose of beingz corrected. The engrossing clerks worked all night on tho measure, thus enabling it to be brought in so Senator Switzler wanted tohavell bronght up for that reading. Senator Poynter did not see why it shoutd begiven procedence over anumber of sther Dills which had beon ou third reading for some tme, ‘The chair said, in view of the fact that the bill had passed tho senate and been recalled from the house, it was proper that it should be given early consideration. Senator Switzler said that ho had risen to ask forthe immediate consideration of the bill, but 1t objection wero v ¢, all he wished was that the bill would como up o its regular order, commended the Senate file No. 217 by Senator Coulter, pro- viding for the government rogulition’ and winding up of the affairs of building associ- atlons. Recass, In the aftornoon the senate took up the Nowberry maximum rato bill on third read fug. Ttis stili o, pending a call of the house The Honse, Lisco, Nob., March 20. —Special to Trx Bie. | -The louso spent the morniug session in committee of the whole. The following senato files wore roported for passige atofile17 by Randall, providing that the lessee of schiool 1and may have tho same ap- praised for the purpose of purchising the me; sentate file 48 by Kelper, i relation 10 the estates of insano an d support of in sane ony; senate file 20 by Dysart authorking farmers to form corporations, to issue bonds and borcow mouey for the beue- fit of tho members; senate fllo 14 by Beck autorizing o tax not to oxceod 1 mill for removing obstructions in ditches oeated in two or more counties; snate file 7, by Stevens, asking ail for drouth sufferers from the natioul *govern. ment, was indefinitely postponed. Sonate filo 106, s thorizing w warranty deed tobe iy sued toJohn Dee for a tractof land compris. ing eighty acres in Lancaster county on pay. ment of &1.95 per i the pre-erption fee was roported for pussage; senate flles 1%, 25 aud 101, locating normal schools at Plorcy Chndron and Aurora, were all passed over futire adion The following house bills were considered Houso roll 303, appropriating §5,000t0 ex- tend the sewer from the state penitentia insane asylum and home of the friendless down Salt k. Soderman mov w0 strike out the enacting clhuse. The motin was strongly opposed by the delegation from ~ Lancaster. Stebbins (ind) 6f Buffalo declaved that the was no mecessity forthis sewer and state money should not be squandered in th isman ner. Gile thought the bill was not worthy of liis support. Cramb said that Lincolnhad been enriched by locating public insti tutions bere, and thostate should notbe pit to this additionl exponse, Oukloy insisted that the witers of Salt creek, which 1sa sluggish stream, were being pollited and poisoned by tho sewerago from public institutions above the city, and considored that it was nomoro than right, for the state fo conduct this sowerage toapoint below the ity as con- tomplated in the pending bill. Soderman’s notion prevailed by a large majority and the enacting clause was stricken out. House roll 351, by Oukley, placimg express comparies under the controlof the board of trans portation, was reported for pussage, Milouse roll 302 by Dunn, forfuiting tho it of wayof all raltoads, acquirel by gittor condomnation, when the line s not complood within four ycars, was also re- ported for passage, In thoafternoon Shrader, appropr 00 for the relief of nll 401 by il _£100, ssion house ng an addit the western sufferers, was cilled up for final pastage. The bill contained the emergency clise, by which the amount vored would bo immeditely availably, but as it requird a two-thirds vote the bill was not pussed, the yeas being 5% naays, 38, Mhe” question then being “shall the bill pass without the emergency clase,” the yens were 50; nays, 87 ; 50 tae bill passed senute tiles 12,43, '20 and 106 bills re- ported for passage 1 the merning session wore taken up and passed. Also louse roll Siby Lomax, making it optional with coun- ties. having less than 125,000 inhabitants whether they shall have thiw or five mem- bars of the board of county comm'ssioners. The house then went into committee of the whole: to consider house bills recommended for action by the sifting committee. Tho following were recommended for, passage and ordered egrossed for a final Tealing : House roll 170 by Breen, authorizng citios of the first cliss and more’ than _eight. thou- sand and less than twenty-five thousand in- habitants (South Omaha) to issue “grading bouds.” House roll 116 by Lomax, proviting forthecection of presidential electors by congressional Aistricts, Home rll 37 by Johuson, directing the board of regents to opin a louleyvard through the colloge farm and plat the farm for sale, sfter a lengthy discussion was laid aside for further consid- eration without losing its place on the calen- dar, butwas finally taken up again and rec- ommexnded for passag As, 40 nays, B8, Houseroll 8 by Stevens of Platte, appro- priating §4,00 for the expenses of ' tho Ne- briska militin during the late Indian camn- palen was recommended for passage, The house atjourned until Ya. m. tomorrow. 1t of the 1 Nob., March Tue Brr] —Immediately roll this moming Se s roturned tobis office without reading thejoumal. The president orderod Sergeant- at-Arms Dotyto briug the missing gentloman before the bar. The order was complied with, Ther: Clerk McCall of the committee of the whole mauted the platform and eletrifid tho semte with o presentation speech, the matterand delivery of which wore cnsiderably abovo the average of efiorts of thekind, Theobject of the ad- dross, who stood beforothe bar and @ table on which stood an clegant silver teaset, was thesecretary himsolr, The presentation was made in the namo of the puges, the lady derks, themale employes, the boys'in bluo “and the nowspaper ggon’ The secrotary was taken by surp nd stated that alihe could do was to sinply say he thanked them. Secretiry Pirtle is & modest, unassuming young man and has accommodated employes, membors and newspaper men whenover it has been possible soto do during the session. esents, 20, — | Spgeial to after cilling the otary Pirtlle of the Lixcory, The Boulevard Bill. Lixcouy, Neb., March 20.—[Special toTue Br.|—House roll #7, introduced by Johnson of Valley, anthorizing the board of regents of thostateuniversity to build aboulevard 100 feot wide diagonally tarough the college farm adjoining Lmcoln, provoked a lively discussion. The bill was chumpioned by the Lancaster aelegation aided by Church Howe and Scott (ind.) of Dawson. Breen of Douglas, Steb- bins of Buffalo, and Galeof Rock lod the op- position. Mr. Gale declared the bill was a job putup by intemsted parties and that it was the bounden dutyof the legislature tostand be- tween state property and those who contem- plated perverting the heritageof the common people toprivite uses. Seott (ind) of Dawson, who posesas a ‘re- foruer,' asserted that he had given close at- tention to thisbill, and if it contaiied any- thing likea job he'would have discovered it, [derisivecries of *‘Hear! Hear!” all overthe house] and thoughtthe salo of the land would beuelit the people of the entire state, Mathewson (lem) said the state doesnot poyany lixes or interast, and_could much tter afford tohold the land thanany pri- vate individual, Shrader (ind) thought the land would never beworth any more thwn it is today, and favored the passage of the bill. The bill was finally ordered engrossed-— yeas, 45; nays, 353 but the fight against this messurewill be pressed by the opposition until the last moment, and the chances are thatit will bedefeated on final passige. Legislative Notes, Lixcouy, Neb., March 20.—(Speciil to Tne Bek|-—An awsmpy by Shrader t get the bill to pay thoexpenses of the contest before thocomumitteeof the wholowasdefeated by an emphatio majority. This bill bas been left outin thecold by the sifting committee, and the chances now are that it will never cwme up for considention. From now on till the closeof the session the festive lobbyistwill assiduously cultivate theacquaintance of the ‘guildess gran gor,’? and timo alore will tell how many of the faithful will “fall by the wayside.” Tho item *'0,000 for new ~ colls™ in the ap- propriation forthe state penitentiary will be knocked out on the floor of the bouse. The commitio have discovered that C. W. Maosher is under _contract to build “eighty cells” and they propose that he shail be com- pelled todo so, and not throw this burien Lpon the state, ——— Western Peoplein Chicugo. Cicado, March 2, —[Special Telogran to Tup Ber]—Auwong the westorn peoplo in Chicago today were the lollowing : At the Commeraal—R. M. Harrison, Ne- braska. At the Gore-C, L. Chaflee, Omahs; C, B. Fiuch, Kearney, Nob, A the MeCoy—U. M. Spader, Omsha. At thelalmer—Mrs. Anua 8. Laudor, Miss S. James, Omaha; I, A Worthington, Butte, Mant. At the Wellington—H, ¢, Wicker, manager of the Kearnoy PPeak tin mining company, Hill City, S, D, At theLelaud—F, H. Schuumey erly, Ia, Al the Grad Pacific-L. J. Drake, Mrs. Stuart, Hayden, J. J. Johuson, Miss Johuson, Guorge Epsy, J. D, Mason and 2. J. McCabe, Ounba; W. B, Fish, Mrs. H. F. Stryker, Lincoln, At the Sherman-Levoy Hall, Crawlford, Neb: Mr. and Mrs. Fred 1. Evans and daughter, Mrs, Jobn Pierce, Sioux City, la. ; Mrand Mrs. B. D, Jenuings and daughtor, Hot Springs, 8. D, (eneral Nelson A, Males, acompanied by M. Miles, Miss Miles| Muster Sherman les, Captasin Marion P, Waus, A, D, C., and Mr. and Mrs. Remington, leave the ity tomorrow mormisg by o private car of the Chicago & Allon forthe City of Mexico. The party will be gone about sixty days snd will make au exteuded tour of Mexico. Wav- DUN'S REVIEW OF THE WEEK. Tnde Experiencing a Feeling of Confidenco . in the Futurs PROSPECTS FOR THE CONING SEASON. ment in Business the Money Mar- A Slight Improv Reported, a ket I8 Generally 8¢ what Easter, New Yonk, March 20,—[Special Telogram to T Bre. |-R. Dunn & Co's, Weekly Review of Trade says : Therels found In almost all quarters o fecling of confidence and helpfulness os to the future. Though the present offect of short ctops is felt. in thenorthwest, the pros- pect forthe coming season is exeoptionally bright, and while in some of the chief manu- factures operations are chocked by the un- cerninty regarding prices, it miy bo ex- pected that the relations botween materials and finished products will soon bo adjusted tothe now conditions. The sales of wool at Boston, New Yorcand Philadephia tns year thus far shows an in- crease over Last year of 20 per cent, and still continues large. The dress gools mukers have closed the most prosperons season known and hope for bettor prices presotly. In knit goods somecomplain that they are canying too large stocks and that margins for profit are cloe, but a great many orders s still - received. The expinsion and diversification of the manu- clure leaves for foreign supply: only the finer grades of worsted that are not made here, and even in men’s wear woolons there is seen some improvement, though the de- mands look to_siyies mthor than quality The boot and shoo businessis retarded by speculation inhides, as the pricesof gods arcno higher thana t while buyers are cantious th yus, and the shops ar fai supplied with orders The imn trade shows no chango, buyers believingthatas son asthe demand for con- sumption increases againno strikes norshut downs will restrict production. Rails are stiffer, and the demand for structural iron a trifle better. ‘the giass trade is fair, with prices un- changed, and lead is firm, buteopper wenke: The general average of all prices. is still ad- vancing, having risen half of I per cent for the pastweek, Reports from Boston are that the trade in merchandise is not adive, weather hindering, Interruntion from stril is faaredin the bootand shoe manfactirs Leather is quiet, buyers haying sunyl their needs, and hides are dull, as consumer resist spectila‘ive advances. At Philselphia the iron trade isdutl, and thetradein liguors and tobucco quiet. In jewelry, paints and glass, trade is light with smill “eoliections, whilo in printing and leather the munu facture business is botter, and in clemicals fair. Pittsburg notes 1o change in iron, exeopt a growing scarcity. The Mowongahela cont mines are busy. At Cincinnati trade is quictand collections faw, andat Dotroittradois very fair, equal- ling last year's, though country cwileclions areslow. Chicag reports a decrase, compared with last vear, in flour, com, barley, lard and butter, and a decrease of half in drwssed bee but an inerease in onts, rye, cured mets, hides and wool. Indry goods, clotiing, and boots and shoes, trade” islarger thin a' year ago, but collections not s good as they were recoutly. Milwavkee notes much disontent among miners who have several weeks’ wages un- paid pending nogotiations for the transfer of largo properties. Atcitios west of the Mississippl ¢ fairfor the seasonexcept al K ansas City whore itis dull, and in that region generally collections ave improving, At New Orle trade is bar alr; at Mewphis lithargi with slow collections, and ot Little Roc money istight, but Savannal has a jubilee over receipts of 1,000,000 vales of cotton in a vear and reports bright pros peots. The money markels arceasice at most of theinterior cities, noluding Chicagoan d Bos- ton. AtNew Yorkrateshave chauged but little, 2! to 3 percenton call, but there is me difficuttyin obtaining commenrcial loans. he treasury has put out $.600,00 more monsy than ithas taken in during the weels, besides issuing #1,000,000 morein silver notes. The busin failures oceurring throughout the country during the list seven days were 275 s compared with 278 last weelk, S HELD FOR A RANSON. well @eneral tho A Wealthy Detroit an from His Home. Derroir, Mich., March 20—Joseph Per- rine, proprietor of one of the lavzest planing malls in Detroit, anl a half milliomire, was called tohis door by a stranger list night withn message purporting to come from an intimate friend, who was reported as illand desiring Perrine’s attendance. Perrine left home with the stranger about 10 o' clock, entered a coupe with him, and went away. At 2 o'clock this morning Perrine’s door bl rang and an envelope was thust in by a yvounr man who immediately disappeared. The envel- ope contained a check for §15,000 on the Peninsuli bank, of which Perrine is vice presidentand a large stockholder, & promis- sory mote for #1500 payable in five day: ad a letter [ Per- rin¢s nephew, Mr. Hesselback, advising himto cash the check, negotiate the note, or failing in either toraise $15,00 on his own property to be paid as a ransom for Perrine, whols held by Punim whom the letter did not disclose. The letter appointed s rendez- vous at. which the money might be paid this evening. The police were immediately put to work on the case, vlsul they bave no clue either to the persons wWho kidnaped Perrine or to his present. whereabouts, Perrineis a bachelor, fifty-eleht years old, and s extensively interested in Detroit in- dustrial and finsdcial institutions. The lewer to Hesselback stated that Perrine had gotten intotrouble with a woman and had to pu?! the money over,but this statement isscouted, Both thenote ind check bore Perrine’s gon- uinesignuture, PERRINE RETURNS, Joseph Perrine, the wealthy miller who was kidnped in so mysterious a manner lastnight, returned home about 8:30 this evening, safe and sound, but somewhatun nerved by his experience, Hesays that upon entering the coupe st tights suspicions were not aroused until he poticed the vellcle turnin the opposite direction to his friend's bouse. He then threw open the door and at- tempted o junp out. He wis met by two masked men, who lheld revovers to his head and fored him back into the cab, they following. They then bound, gagged and blind fold him, the cab keeping on, and Perrino wasun- ablato keop any idea of the locality in his mind, Finally he was removed to o room, where his captors relesed hm from hi: bonds and covering him with a revolver, forced him to write the check, prommissory noteand letters, The ltter were dietated from ty pewritien copies in the hands of his captors, who remained maskedand disguisod. Perrine was not further disturbed till late this aftoroon, when his caplors informed him that their game was_ up, but that they would get him next time, Ho was then rebound, gagged and blindfolded and conaucten from the room. Their courso seomed to lay over a ploughed field, after which they enteredthe caband another long roundabout drive was commenced, At last Perrine was unloosed and thrust from the cab in a dazed condition, and before he recovered himself the cab had disappeard. He fnully located bimsell as beiug at the corner of Myrtleand Thirteenth streets. He boarded a Myrtlestreet carand was shorlly home. The valuables he had with him were not touched. He was fur- nished with good food and treated with con- sideration during his captivity, His story is accopted s reliable und the police are making every effart to locato the perpotrators of the outrige. Kidnaped el e i A Deathbed Oonf ssion, Rocrester, N, ¥, March 20, -M, Quirk- ley, sisterof Arthur Day, who was hang edat Wellang, Ont., December 18 for the murder of his wife, whom he pushoed over a precipice near Niagara Falls, died yostenday. On her deathbed she confessed thal sho incited Arthur tthe murder aad helped him push bis wife over. ANOTHER HIC" BANK FAILURE, The KeyEtone National Forced to Close 14, Doors. PirneLeiia, dMareh 20 the Keystone Nutonal bank oponed this morning the fion dobts wore lowered and tho following notico was placed on them: This bank closyd, byorderof the comp- trollor of the treasiiy. N. P Dry, National bank examiner. The closingof the bank wasa surprise to most of the eredivors; During the finaucial stringency last yearthere wore mumors af- fedting the bank and a hoavy run_ was uade onit, but the ustitition was tided over and was thought o be ina_gooa_condition. The largest dopositor was the city _of Philadel- phia, which b there about $400,000. The authoriznd capital of the bank was 81,500,000 A surplus of 100,00 is claimed. 0 statement of the bank’s liabilities and assets isobtainable. Itis said that the bank wis clossed by the compiroller by reasons of its reserve fund having fallen bolow the amount required by the national bauking law. The baik has deposits amountiog to £1,000,000 and it is claimed it las assets suf- ficient to meet this amount. Itis sald that the bankowes the Clearing House association about #4010, which was part of the money advanced by the associa- tion to assist the bank when therun was mado onit Decomber last. Al information rogrding theclosing of the bank is with- held by the bank oficials beyond that con- tained” ina lofter sigmed by the president, which said the pavment to the clearing house ofa very large amountof loan certifi- cates kept thelegalreservo of cash below the average required by law and that the insti- tution still suffered from the rcentrun. In- vestments of deposited money excoeded 75 percentand the touls of late depsits are believed to have been isufficient toswell the reserve fund to the required per cont. These facts were Toported to the comptroller of the cirrency by Bank Examiner Drow yeosterday and the former promptly ordered the bankclosed The president of a prominent natinal banlk sail today: “I think thebank examinerdid therignt thing in closing the Keystone bank. Heoughtto_lave done so some time ago. Thecredit of the bunk was impaired during thepanicand it was impossible 10 keep it atioat. The closingof the doors savesthe bank from further cnbarrassment. It seen to me the depositors ought to got thelr mon witloutany trouble and the stockholders ought notto lse augthing, 1 know some- thing about the cond tionof the bank, and I know it is in bettershape than most people beliove, " Another bank prsident said: “The de- positors will get their money in full. Noone wililosea dollar, cxcept the stockholders, who willlose only indepreciation in the value of the stock.” Shortly after Comptroller Lacey Ordered 1t, Wasmiaroy, March 2. —[Specal Tele- gram to Tig Ber|—Lacey, comptroller of thecurraicy, said today thatit was by his direction that the national bank examiner hadtaken charge of the Keystone Natimal bank of Philadeiphis, His action was bised on reports rectived from the examiner and on “other developments.”” The comptroller re fuses to say anything in regan to the coudi- tionof the bauk until after he hears the re- sultof the examination zow in progress. Sustained St. Lovis, Mo, M rison has sustl nd Reprimanded. h 2. —President. Har- ed the objections of Caplain Henry Wessels in the court-martial against him. The curt-martil had been dered forinsubordinationand lwnguage unbe- coning an_oficer und agentlemay, but the obijcetion was made on the ground that the order bad not received the president’s siga- ture. In sustainingCaplain Wessel's objec- tion the president severely reprimands him, however, 1so Worse Thin Supposed, TovisvitLe, Ky., Mareh 20.~The failiro of Theodore Swarla & Co., bankers, tuns out to bemore us than at first supposed. The linbilities will wach nearly 8750,000, and 1t is probable that not more thin 10 conts on thedollar willever hp pid. The concern has been kept up for soveral months past by desperate offorts, and the logality of its opor ations during that thue aw noy’ questioned. A Lumbes Failure. Pixe BLurr, Ark., March 20.—Tho Cy press lamber company’s will, railroal and timber lands ut Sherrill, Ark, are in the handsof thesherif, The charter for the compiny weas taken outin Wisconsin. The claims ag- eregte 30,000, Oue_of the principal cred- iors is the First Natinal bankof Eree- port, 111, Unable to Meet Obligations. MoxTrear, Mareh 2. —James R. Barvey & Co., stock brokers, have anounced ther in- ability tofulfill stock exchangs obligations. J. R Barvey hns disippearod and his part- nersare uwableto assign any reason for his absuice. New York Glassware Assignment, Niw Yoik, March Alphouso and Gustave De Relsthal, importers of china and glassware, at 55 Murray street assigied . Liabalities about §150,000; assets not stated, THINKS THEY WERE GUILTS. enator Allison States His Opinion « the Lynched Italians. Duvque, Ta, March %.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.1-While in New Orleas the other day, Senator Allison was seen by an Assoclited press reporter, who tele- graghed that the scatorhad stronely de- nounced the killing of the Italians, and he asserted that the evideuce brouglt out on the trial was mnot strong enough to convict them, Senator Allison reached his*home in this city today, and to a corres poudent he om- phatically denied the statement, saying that, as far as he could learn, all but tio of the slaughtered Italans wercknownto beguilty, Ho suid the United Statescouldnotbo heid liablo for indemnity. K 1ted by Falth Cure. Dunvqur, 1a, March 20—Intelligence was receved to-night of an atrocious affair at Springville, Lynn county, this stato, John Dean's child was taken sick with _diphtheria and physicians wer summoned, but the fathor would notlet themm, as he believed onlyin the faith cure ps practiced by twoold woinen of Anamosa. They commenced thoir practice, but one child grew steadily worse and di Subsequently two othor children were taken sick and treated in o sinilar maunor and both died, Puolic excitement is intenso. Some citins have talked of arresting the old woman, while othiers talked of lynching them, Becoming Feirful they left town and nothing has been &ea since herd of them, Aldermen Resigning. Drs Moixes, Iay Narch 2. —(Special Tolo- gram to Tue BreJ—At the meeting of the city councll todsy Alderman Conrad Young- ermmn presented hjs resienation, to take e fTect April 1, andibwas accepted. Pressof private business is given us thoreason. Tie vacancy will be'ofliled by special clection April6. It is said /Alderman W herry will also resign aud That tho vacanoy willbe filled at the same #me, Dadgiag the Duty. Ia, oh [Speaal Telo- gram to Tig Brrka¥he wholsale grocors bavoigreed upon o fan to meet the reduc- tiom of sugar duti@swhich takes effect April 1. Stockson hand Will bo disposed of- and new stocks ordored Will bo shipped in bond, to e held until midalght of March 31, when the surveyor of customs will releass them, and thev will atoncobe forwanied to coun- wy customers. Bied from Heart Disase, FoxTANKLLE, Ia., Mareh 20.—~(Spacial Tol- ogram to Tun Brk|—Aloxauder M. Gow, formerly cashier of the Exchango bank here, died this morning of heart diseaso. He arse as usual and went about, whenhe clled to his wite, saying she would haveto help him. She helped him back o bed Ho said: SGoodby, mother; 1am dying,” and expired immediatoly. Duque, - Shot His Wifo and Suic S Armys, Vi, March 20, +F. Hard- ing, aged twenty-two years, and the husband of & dissolute woman, today suot ber dead and then killed himself, Gnvity of the Situation Just Boginning to FRANC Parnellites Savage Over « o [Copyriaht Loxt Neow I upon the country, debate both sides avouted s far as possible touching the prol peace of the ampire, parting the impression that developments are Diwn Upon England, £ WILL NOT RELAX HER CLAIMS, 1ston claration That Home Rule s Impossible Under Par- s Leadership. 1801 by New York Assocuted Press) March 20.-Tho gravity of the oundland question only begins todawn In yestrday evening's u thehouseof lorasthe leaders on 208, able complications endangering tho t could not avoid likely which may give rise foserious trouble, T.ord ministe word with difficult to look without grave to the future in view of the Salisbury, in al doliverances, care, the gravoest weighing every adumitted that 1t was apprehonsion strong feeling in I rance ugainst the slightest relaxation, even of the most extreme and unreasonavle of her claims closing to Franco to consent to an Lowd Salisbury refraned from dis what inducements would be offered anangoment sat- isfuctory to Now Foundland.tfe was equally roticent on the question of coercion woull be used to enfo ford bi sport lustra tory on_the the worst forms debate the cor The tenor of the eo today by leading Libe oppasition or behalf of governan threatened motion to the go following sufiiciently ernmen against until Smith of historic whether armed o the Knuts 1. Thoisland, hesaid, had been tho misfortune, it was an tn of the contimity of his. These phrses recall the speeches same side which have pronded of Irish- opprossion. Tho his profoundly agitated members of us munications exchanged als points tostrenuous the New Foundland Hennessy mado his aljourn to challenge mment policy, he would have had a trong to show the gov- t, and had t the opinion the billas too stringzent y was induced to a_measure. defer the motion makes his promised statement Monday 1 coming chance Lord autho provide: Foundland 1 sary to crals w this, p mandin clude ti New e foreensts tonight agree that the ment, will pause until the delegates from New Foundlad lave had o to be heard, Knutsford’s bill revives the crown’s ty to iustruct naval officers to enforce thetreaties of Utrecht securing fishing rights to Versailles and Paris, ce. The bill if the 1ature pisses measires neces- secure the modus vivendi. The lib- illadvise the delecation to accede to vomising tosupport the cobny in de- athat the final settlement should n- 10 withdrawal of the French from the >undland const. s for its own suspension The Speaker in its issue tomorrow will ve- flect the rdieve bushels ow Foundlanders shipped th aboard union likely jack. tind States wi enl feding in that it smont if irgovernor Lailed down the It they did this they would that the peopre of tho United ild pause beforo accepting an addi- sayi of ernbar a_mail boat and tionto the republic burden with the hostility of Fran o, Parnell left, Dublin tonight for Sligo, where his odds, section from coming has promised to ex plain ing Heal andidate interfero the wholeof the clergy of the Dillon, 18 facing increusing The Parnclites’ hope that that of the clergy would refrain has been blusted as trict are be- active agents in the election. Parmell his _position - challenge Sunday, but the na- ‘e tionlistsexpeet ho will not déeide whether 10 accept it or not until ho hasseen the issuo of theS! tensely thathome rule will be nellas the Trish 1 English declaratio nationalists 1 abling t thatadhension to ¥ figo struggle, The Pamellite: savage ov C v Gladston aration impossible with Par- er and raise the cry of On the otherhand the k upon the d: peonle definitely to recc s the collapse ar in- he Iri of tho constitutionalmovement, MALFE. NCE IN OFFICE. Investigating the Charges Againstthe ©Cinc nuati Board of mprovements. Cowsiiis, O, March 2.—[Specal Tele- weram to e Bre. |~The legislatave commit- tee investigating Cincinn ted arel heara; regularityon the part Comptroller Ste feasinc not sust the charges against the atiboard of improvements has submit- port finding the gevidence was largely : that there was doubt as to any fr- of the council; that ns has been guilty of 'mal- iu office: that the testimony does ail thechares of malfeasince and corruption against members of the board of improve sments; that the existing condition from August till the board was legislated out, of oftive taking summary action had the powe, would have justitied the governor in of re- movil been vested iu him, —————— Thought to Have Been' Drowned, scosa, Wash., Mareh 20. tertained here that. W. Frees w. Foears areen- L. Bartlet and G. respectively ity editorand man- agingeditor of the Monmouth (I1L) Atlas, together with two daughters of a man named Kines of Huro, 8. D., wer drownel in ime of of parliament setting | New | | | | | PAGES THE NEWFOUNDLAND OUESTION | Pugetsound, The party has boen missing since Thursiay noon, when they started for Vashonisland ina small toat. A thorough search will b nade tomorrow HARNEN PETK TIN MINES, The Company Making Extensive Prop- arntionsfor Work This Speing. Hiu Crey, 8. D, Mareh 20.-[Special to ik Bee | —With the opening of spring indl cations of coming activity are scon about the headquarters of the Harney Peak tin minine company which are located here. “This com piny, which during the past two years sinco the beginning of its actual worls, has confined its attention to prospecting and testing many leages, has now sottled down to the work uf development on five of its properties which upto the prosent time haye shown the bost results on the testsmade, These are tho Cowboy, which mow has o depth of shaft of a Iitle over two hindred — foot: the Coats and Addie, the shafts of which have a depth approach- ing three hundred feot: the Novadi No, 2, with 10 feet, and the Gertie with abot two hundred and'fifty feet depth. These mines all have other “developments in the way of drifts, tunnels, winzs, ele., sufficlent fo thoroughly test them for steong and con tinuous ledges, with good ore bodios, Tho atiention of the management will be almost wholly given to these five mines during the next six months. The present intention is to sink euch of theso shafts ton depth of at loust six hundred foet, with the necessary levols atregular int 5, tothoroughly open them upto that depih. In the further dovelopment of this sch of producing American tin this compny b delermined to crect a mill for the e ductionof ores, the work on which has al reudy began, The plant will consist of erushing andconeonteating works on a model which his i on by thoroughly competent, will on, after much experiment said Wil weetthe ing, and whioh iv i$ quirements of the ease and wil be capible of disposing of 300 tons of ore per day. Some of the active dirctors of the company will he the eround about the first of Aoril, to o te theexact sito which the local manage ment announces will bo within one mile Hill City. Logs sufficiont. to produce 300,01 fect of limber and timbers, have been it nd delivered to the company’s saw mills, o clusively for this building. Bids have bao reccived but no contract will be let until tho arrival of the directors from New York It is the intention of this company to fulfil thecondition undor whichthe duty on bar tinwas pluced by the Fifty-first congress, and in order to doso ithas 1 timo to lose. TER 10 ES AU “A 81 The New Scotch Romance Amelin E. Barr, Oraxas, N.J., March 20,-|Spo eram to e Ber.j--Miss Amelin 1. has como to this to rost, having ploted aScoten romanco entitled, **A Sister to Bsau” which she has sold to the New York Lodger for £500, The story islaid in Fife and Mrs, Barr has spent many montis in preparing it She has taken a cotiaze Orange stract, The opens_in tomor- row's Baster number of the New York Ledger, which atso has Mrs, Francis Hodw son Bumett, George Bancroft and Dr. Felix Oswald as contri butors, - A\FIER ALLEGED Mrs, 1 Tele: Barr com BRIBERS. \ Calito Legislative Committee In- | quiring Iitothe Mat ter. Seravento, Cal, Mareh 20.—The com mittee investigating the Mions of at- tempted bribery in connection with the sena. torial contests this me 1ed Cash ier MeKonzioof the Frosno Loan aud Say- ings bank, who identified tho tom checs as | those of bis banke. Ho could not wil whether solargen sumas £,00 hal been paid out Mondayor not, but the Fledid not vemember ¢ bear paid out of books would show. | any currency hal | the bank sinco their last re. mittance to their correspondents in San Fran cisco, the Crocker-Woolworth bank. Tho shier produced. the cash ook of thobank and tumed to Saturday’s entry, which showed that he remitted o the Crocker. Woolworth tank #,90 in currency. Ho Sent by express to San Francisco and the checks ex hibited wero the same ones wrapped about the money sent, fesembies a Whitewash, Sax Fuaxorsco. Cal., March 20— Special Telegram to T Ber.|—Chairman Bledsos and three members of the legislative commit- tec appointed to investigate the chirgos made by the San Francisco Exwniner against” As. seablyman Elwood Burier bas prepared a majority report, which was presented in the assanbly today, but it was refused a reading winority report is not yet ready, The majority report found that no under. standing existed between bBraner and the | police commissioners of San Francisco, either with regard o the passage of the bill intro- Queed by Bruner toincraso the police force | of cortain cities or as 1o other matters, and that Bruner did not have ' six appitments on the San Francisco ove at his dispesal. The report further decided that Bruner had ot given a recommendation for an appointment to tho force and received thovefor 3100 as partof a plan to entrap and expose any guilty con spiritorsagaiust himself, but that he id so with the intention of selling a position on the police force and appropriating to himself and accomplices the proceeds of such sale, No of ! of Tndu: reducin, subordi county supreme o1o 4 cents and the duced fi pendent cussod stry constitation was amonded today, & the per capita tax due county from nate lodges from 16 to 10 cents, frc to state from 20 to 16 conts, char rom &3 (o 82, Tho subjects of inde- political _action was warmly dise and deciled adversely. Cartor Harrison Knocked Out, maries ) The re | aeainst Intte | duponde intent democry Ny to Tk tion an assocint protecti . mten re York ol signed bonr Messrs. Brookly in effect | | isthec the. | recondl | discover dis mueh st thought delphia He Crrres Ture By cific o thing of aminst whipned A but the Lotis gram to here pla last g with G the right will pla time bet for mpio sido penses,” Ives s after his An OfTe club has botween allowing seoro in steeplech ¥ lost and by fire story ninth str aged fift aged fift ment. A mode Sl OAsnu recommendation as to further disposition of the matter is made by the commitice. Patrons of’ Industry, LANs1NG, Mich., March 20~The Pawons lato schoor Cricaco, March 2, —" mayor were held Mayor Crogior b LEIGT The Associatior here this morning : facts were g0, voring o patch up with tho lougzt to result in vore the assistance of Boston, o doon arrived in the city Wy 2 Pve hecn teady Schacter's fefi t pions hip and Youk, March X Police Gazette from London says the Pelican Score of the New Y Nrew Yorg, March 482 milos; Bennett, 474 Moore, 43, Liv errool, March 2 New Y louble ten MansnmarLirows, la., M iest snowstorm of the season 1l afternoon, with to-mgh Me domocratic prle to determine the party's candidato for throughout the city today. ultshown in the count tonight is that s an overwhelming lead, as ex-Mayor Carter H. Hareison, The has alroudy received an in eut nomination and has announced his n {0 run whether nominated by the atio convontion o not R RECONCILED, Will Come Und National Agreemint. Yok, Mareh 20, -[Specinl Totosrram The following was printed The American associa. 1 National league are reconciled. jon agred back on of the natimal agrecnent, discovorered late yesterday the the Bir. ) ho under the Theso The disclosire was a dis the director of the New that Allen Thurman ro chairmanship of the national to como Ate causo of od by ub, stiting tho and that Nick Young hal been elected n's It developed last evening that stirement was planved somo The National lagus people have ietly at work for severl weoks on- association and Abell of tho particular Byrne, Doylo n dub have heon inga reconeilintion. Tho associ efused to treat with Thurma, wh wise of his veticement. What folks parlicularly anxious for a iation with the association was tho y that fegal complications were sure the Cincinnati league, 1t was tthat Johnson doos not control ockin the Cineinnati cub as they he did, o ouly controls it wit Chicago and kil contingents KILRAIN WANIS TO FIGHT. csses Himself as Another Goat sullivan. » March 20, ~[Special Telogram to .| -Jake Kil and William Mul- today from the Pa aking of his fight with Georgo suid: “I had a dead suro that from the fivstround, I feltit, nxious for st § and although T foughtwith caution, guarding a knockout 1 from the don't make any you ready to blow, I had Godfrey Buthe isa god mistake about that,” un light Sullivan for two ve ght. Hedoe nothing butu by big dufler fight. won't He's n doesn’tthink Halland Fitzsimmons He says ho does not veliove itz simmons wants to fignt. Shisson, Special Telo Jacob Sehuefer, who s ds with Frank Ives, said auswer to a rocont interviow Slosson, pubhished in a New s champion, I think 1 ought ot to offer, challen gos, and 1 have t toname the time and place, but | y Slosson in New York city i cham ame for 00 10 §1,000 a side any ween May 2 and May' 15, heto piy my exponses; or [ will play hima nship g Chicago for 500 a I will hiw &5 forhis ox aid: ST will play Slosson ten days gamo with Schaefer at $00 a side,” vivie, Ky, March Tk Ber ving billi nt, in cor o Prtchard and Dempsey. —A cablegran to tha offored a purse of £600 for u fight Tod Pritchard and Jack Denpsey, Dempsey £100 for expenscs. k Peds, 20.—At 1 4. m. wateh was: the the walking, Hughes, Winner. —The grand national hase was won by Come-Away, —— al Fire in Ne York. 1k, March 20, ~Two lives were twenty-two famlies made hbomeless last night which men't at reet. The dead . and his sisior, -five. Heavy Smow Sto; arch 20,-The heav. provailed hero no indications of abate t u late hour tonight the weather is ing and the stow melting, - Reported Wreecked, . March 20.-Tt was reported that a had Loon wrecked ome-Away gutted 21) are 1 Mar the six- Ryau, oo v, N bright and Asvury Park. A severo galoraged along done. the coust todiy and much damago was March April May Like an 0ld friend, The catchy headline March April May Again attracts Your attention to Hood’s Sarsaparilla And whenever You see These Words March April May Don’t they Remind you that Itis time to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla sSold by ouly by alldrugglsts. #1;six for s, Prepared %1 00D & COL, Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses Oxne Dollar This headline immediately suggests to everybody the use of Hood's Sarsaparilla, with which it is inseparably con- nected by many years of use in advertising, Hood's Sarsaparilla cannot be equalled as a Spring Medi- cine, because, ist, It is a modern medicine originated by experienced pharmacists of today, under whose careful supervision it is | still prepared, | 2d, It is prepared by a Com- bination, Proportion and Pro- cess Peculiar to Itself, and by which it is given Peculiar and Unequalled Curative Power, 3d, It combines kEconomy and Strength, ““100 Doses One Dollar’ being original with and true only of Hood's Sarsapa- rilla, 4th, Hood's Sarsaparilla does all that is claimed for it. really does effect the mostre markakable cures of Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Dyspepsia and many other diseases, and over- comes That Tired Feeling. £ ood’s Sarsaparilla Soldby all drugglsts, 811six for#h. Propired Misse | t is generally Know that Sa Al 1 by ouly Uy ( aly by €. 1. HOOD & CO., Lowell, 100 Dos:s One Dollar The months of March April May Are the best In which to take Hood'’s rsaparilla 'he best Spring Medicine, Do not let March " April May Yass without Purifying your blood. Be sure to get Hood's all druteisis 31 six for 83, Propare PHIBHE RSPy derered 100 Doses One Dollar Sarsaparilla ;L