Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 11, 1891, Page 1

>~ J THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, ——y ' NUMBER 177, PADDOCK’S PURE FOOD BILL. Firet Measure Introduced in the Senate and It Will Be Pashad, NEBRASKA'S INTERESTS WILL GUARDED, Numerous Bills of Loc Importance on the Calendar—Secretary Blaine Again Appears as a Pub- le Speaker. 513 FovnreeNtT1 Streat, Wasiixaroy, D, C., Dec. 10, Senator Paddock’s pure food bill was the firstmeasure introduced in the senate to day. 1t provided for the organization of a section in the Department of Agriculture to be known ns the “food section of the chemical division,” whose duty it shall be to provent tho adulterating and misbranding of fond, drugs, et Senator Paddock said: I have the very strongest of hopes that this moasure will puss the senate early in the session, but I want the corainl and carnest support of my peoplo in forwarding a bill which in my judg- ment will be worth millions of dollars antu- ally to the people of the west and the cast. I think it meets all the requirsments of pro- Aucer aud cousumor, as it is in tho interest both of the stomach and the pockotbook. I don't propose to make myself a boro, but L do intend to push that puro food for all that is In it, and in doing so I shall have the cor- dial co-operation of Secretary Rusk and the Agriculturat department.” Senator Paddocls also introduced a bill pro- viding for a permanent tariff commission to investigate the effect of duties upon prices and report when and where reductions cun be mado in the same. He also introduced, aftor consultation with Senator Manderson, a bill for a public building at Hastines. Also the following bill: Providing for the pur- chase of a sito for the crection of a public building thereon at Kcarney; for the inspec- tion, grading und storage of grain shippea, or intended for shipment, from’ the stato or ter- ritory of production intoany other state or ter ritory for salo or consumption and for other purposes; for the protection of trees and other growth on the pulic domain from destruc- tion by fire; for the erection of public build- ings for postoflices in towns and cities whero the postofiice receipts for three years proced- ing tus exceeded £3,000 annually: prolibitin the allowing of attorneys’ fees in casos of foreclosure of mortgages in courts of tho United States when it is forbidaen by state laws in the courts of tho state; for the erec- tion of a pubhc building at Lincoln to cost £1,000,000: for the relief of Wesley Mont- gomory; for the erection of a public buildine at Salt’ Lake, U. T.: for the rolief of tho heirs of Lieutenant Wilson McGunnegle, U, 8. N.; for the disposal of Forts Hartsuff, Sheridan and McPherson military reserva- tions in the stato of Nebraska to actual settlers undor the homestead laws; for a non- partisan tariff commission aud for tne veliel or nk Rotner. Opinions un the Messaze. Senators Paddock ana Manderson both profess great satisfnction with the president’s message. Senator Paa- dock said: *It is a very able presenta- tion of extraordinary work and conscientious admimstration of the people’s interest, The president, with his remarkable ability for Presentivi faets, has given us n message stripped of the usual verbiuge and which willbe a chart by which congress should steer a straight course for the best interests of those that they represent, Its treatment of foreign questions will bring a thrill of sat- {sfaction to every American citizen who be- lieves in upholding American citizeuship and Americn honor, and while there may ve dif- * ference of opinion as to some of the domestic questions treated, there can be none of the ability with which the administration’s views are prosented ana of the integrity of purpose and conviction of duty which lio be- ind the presentation.” Senator Manderson said: *“‘The mossagn is o very statesmaulike paper, giving to con- gress Just the information which is of valuo forits deliberations. Like all productivns emanating from President Harrison,it shows the scholarly ability and clear grasp of pub- lic questions, a feligity of expression remark- able in documents of this character. More, thay that, 1tis the work of o trained and business “lawyer, who oes divectly to his poi.t and makes his argument so cloar that no ono can fail to grasp bis meaning.” enator Manderson's Measur:s, Sonator Manderson presented a beavy grist of bills; besides those heretofore mentioned in Tk Bee specials, including the battalion and postal_suvings banis bills, were tha fol- lowine: Estavlishing a branch mint of the United States at Omaba, with thewsual ofticers, ote.: diwviding Nebraska into two udicial districts, the Platte river dividing ho north and south districts; providing that notice of sale of real estato sold under the order of judgment or decrosof a United States court shull be published in tho county and stato where the property is situated, ote.; increasing tho appropriation for tho purchasoe of a site and the erection of a public building at Omaha to cost $2,000,000; giving Norfolk a public building to cost £100,000; prevonting summary cancellation of pension certificates ana peoviding for hearing in relation thereto; appropriat- ing 0,000 for the construction of suitablo buildings for o military store house and offices at the military dopot at Omaha, the amount to be immediately available, and his bill of two years ago increasing the rato of pensious in favor of certain versons. Sceretary Blaine Will Speak. A number of business men from Hoston called on Secretary Blaine this morning to wvite him to address a public meoting at the hubon January 7. To tho surprise of all Mr. Blawe's frionds, he accepted the inyita- tion and said that the only contingencies which might keep him away was the possible fliness of Mrs. Blaie, sho huving been under tho weather for some time. Mr. Bluine's neceptance means his veappearance as o pub- lic sveaker. Lor the last two yeurs he has declined repeatedly invitations to uddress meetings. Ho hashad more than 100 of these applications since he became secretary of state. His invaviable response to them all was that he did not desire to appear beforo the public, owing to his being an oficial of the cabinet. He usually added that the ap- plicants had better s2o” the president, us it Was more fitting for him to speak boforo the public. Guarling Nebraska's Intorests, Senators Paddock and Manderson and Rep- resentative W. J. Bryan of the Iirst district held an informal ‘conference last evening, the object belug to discuss wmatters of general in- terest to the state which had no political sizuiticance to interfere with concerted Weikht on the part of tho members. Lator Senutors Paddock and Manderson took up tho pending questions of appointments, dis cussing particularly various pension boards 10 bo estalished ov those in which changos are to bo made, They decidea to recommend the establishment of a board at Mindon, ruey county, und recommended that Des. Johnson, Martiv and Hopeman should bo the incumbents. South Fakota Me sures. Senator Pettigrow of South Dakota intro- duced in the senate today the following vills : grantiog to the Miglana Pacific Rmlway oompany right of way through the Crow Creck reservation in South Dakota: grant- ing tho state of South Dakota section thir six, township ninety-four, vorth of ran fifLy-six, west In Yaukton county for an i suno asylum and to correct the act of Juv 16, 1500, attempting to make such grant: aus thorizing the construotion of bridges across the Missourl at Yaukton and between Cham- berlain, Brule county and Lyman county, South Dakota; granting South Dakota 5 per cent of the net rrm'ueu: of the sules of pub- lic lands: to aid South Dakota to support @ school of mines by giving ber 50 per contum WasmINGTON Bure\u oz Tite Bas, } of proceeds from the sale of ler mineral lands: appropriating $200,000 - for a public building at Deadwood ; authorizing the secre- tary of interior 1o expend 5,000 in the pur- chase of 100 acres of good farming land near the Indian training school at Pierre to be used as an industrial farm for the Indian school; prohibing the sale of fire arms and ammunition to Indians upon reservations; directing the secretary of ag- riculturs to have made all necessary field examinations, surveys ana experiments for demonstrating the extent, etc., with refer- @uce to the irrigation of the undertiow waters between tho ni.oty-seventh Jogree of west longitude and the" foothills of the eastorn slope of the Rocky mountains, and appropri- ating £350,000 therefore; to ipcrease the pen sion of Patrick E. O'Connor. Miscellaneous. Senator Munderson is greatly incensed at the statement printed by an Omaha_paper that during the strugele for the location of th: nutional convention at Omaha he had said to Judge Scott, “D—n_your people!” enator Manderson said today : ‘I'he correspondent himself wired to his paper to kill tho dispatch as incorrect, but the telegram evidoutly never reached it. There is not a word of truth in the state ment and Judge Scott will cheerfully bear me out in my denial as I call on him to do, I have no desire to_paraphrase . H. Vander- bilt's remark and never made a suggestion toward it. I feol confident tnat the paper itself will cheerfully make a correction of thio statement, which does an old and loyal citizen of Omaha & grave injustice.”” Assistunt Sccretary Chandler tooay dis- missed the timber culture contest of William N. Wilbur against John Onan, from the Me- Cook district, affirming the decision below. He also afirmed the decision below in the timber culture contest of Henry Grovert agaiust George R. Reed from the McCook district, the entryman having complied with the law'in all respects. 1. W. Clark was today appointed post- mastor at Irvington, Ia. Senator Pottigrow of South Dakota ana Mvr. Ballance of Nebraska were among Presi- dent Harrison’s callers today. Walter Given of Des Moites is at Wil lard’s. 5 P.S. H. WORK OF THE SENATE, Many Bills Introduced and Referred to Committees. Wasmrxaroy, D. C., Dec. 10.—In the senate today Mr. Cullom presented the petition of the southern division of the Chicago Chris- tian Endeavor union, urging him to do his part in securing the closing of the World's fair on Sunduy and in proventing the sale of liquor within the precinets of the exposition grounds, Senator Manderson today introducea a bill, which was introduced in the house last ses- sion, to establish postal savings banks and to encourage small savings. Senator Manderson today reintroduced in the senate his bill of last session, appropriat- ing 200,000 to establish a branch mint at Omaha, Neb. Also his bill of last session iu- craasing, from $500,000 to 2,000,000, the ap- propriation for the erection of a public build- ingz ut Omaha, Neb, Also a bill appropri ing $100,000 for tho eroction of a publi build- ing at Norfolk, Neb, Auother bill wus introduced by Senator Manderson appropriating 50,000 for the con- struction of a military storehouse and ofice at the military departinent. Senator Manderson today introduced a Dill, similar in purpose to the one introduced by him last session, to increase the eficiency of the infantry of the army. The bill pro- vides for the ‘increase of infantry regiments to twelve companies, officered as * at present, with tho addition of junior ofticers for tho two proposed additional compauies, The bill also proposes to increase the enlisted force of the army to 30,000 men. The senate today broke the record in tne way of measures introduced 1n a single day, there huving boen 6132 bills avd eight joint resolutions presented. This is about 100 moro than ever before introduced in one day. Senator Plumb introduced a bill to provide for the retivemient of national bank notes and the free coinage of silver. This is the samo bill introduced in the senate by Mr. Plumb last year with a few amendments, increas- ing from to 50 por cent the gold and silver reserve fund for the reaemption of United States notes, forbiading the free coivage in the United States of foreign coin and authorizihg the secretary of the treasury 1 his discretion to call for” payment of cus- toms dues in gold or silver in whole or part. Senator Stewart today introduced a bill supplemental to tho Chinese exclusion act. It makes {t unlawful for any Chinese laborer to enter or remaiu in the Umted States for any purpose woatever. The act, it is provided, shall preclude the entry into the United States, not ouly of Chinese laborers who ave never been here, but all who have been here and departed or who may hereafter de- vart, also all Chinese persons who may de- siro’ to pass through or over the United States or any part thereof for any purpose whatever, Among the bills referred were tho following: 1o prevent food adulteration, to provide for the bouter enforcement of the quarantine laws and to establish a national board of health; to authorize the sale of mineral lands ' to ahens to authorize the construction of a railrond in Alaska; to transfer the revenue cutte) service to the navy department; to punish ofticers for summoning {ururs in_referenco to their political or re- igious afiliations: to reduce letter postage to 1 cent; providing for an income tax to pay pensions; to prevent the suminary cancellution of pension certificates and to provide for hearingin such casus; to amend the patent laws and to ar point a committee to rovise the patent lay to ameud the coustitution so asto provide for the election of senators by the people; to amend the immigration and naturalization laws: to grant service pensions, with addi- tional amounts to prisoners of war, and to provide means for their payment, and to re peal section 2 of the pension act of June 27, 15003 to reduce the number of pension rat- ings' to ten; to abolish pension agencics ana to lessen the .expenses of ox- amining boards; to authorize the president to open newotiations with Spai as to the island of Cuba; to prohibit a monopoly i the transportation of cattle to foreign countries; for compulsory education of chil dren; to amend the interstate commerce act; to provide for tho free coinage of silver and the promotion of the intercational free coin- age of silver; to revive the grade of lieuten- ant general in the United States army; to prevent the sule of arms to indiuns, Peffer offered @ resolution, which was referred to the finauce committee, directing that committee 10 inquire into aud report, as s00n as practicable, us to the actual expenses attending the business of money lending as conducted in the United States by baukers and other porsons, Plumb offered a resolution looking to the removal of the remains of General Ulysses S. Grant to the Arlington National ceme- tery he senato went into executive session, at which the recoss appointments were laid befory it, At 2:30 the senate adjourned until Monday. Clerk of the House. Wasmixaroy, D. €, Dec. 10,—Mr, Thomas 0. Towles of Missouri has been appointed clifef clerk of the house of representutive introduced and Foster St Il lmproving. Wasiixgtoy, D, C., Dee. 10.—De. Hamil ton this morning sald that Secretary Foster was steadily improving —— leat the Strikers. San Fuascisco, Cal., Dee. 10.--Assistant General Superintendent Pratt of the outhern Raciflc suld tonight that the com- | pauy had dofeated the telographors in their strike on Wednesday. All places loft vacant by the strikers had boen tilled by operators fL Lo various atatious by oficluls of tho ne. S 1mp Funeral Services, New Onieaxs, La, Dec. 10.—Impressive uneral services were held today over the re- mains of the deceased priest, Bishop J. N. Galleher, Tomorrow morniug the remains . Will be coaveyed 1o Loulsville for interment. SPRINGER ON THE TARIFF, He Doss Not Think a Revis'on o” it Will Be Attempt d at This Session. RUMORS ABOUT HOUSE COMMITTEES, Speaker Crisp Has Not Made Up His Mind in Regard to the Chair- manships—Work in the Senate. Wasmyaroy, D. C., Dec. 10.—The speaker this afternoon had not yet decided upon his colleagues on the rules committee, and the probabilities are that no conclusivn will be reachied until the house reconvenes Satur- aay, and perhaps not uutil next week. The speaker has given some considoration to sug- gestions which members have offered him in favor of a recurrence to the former policy of choosing the members of the committee, the majority of whom should be in close per- soual and political relations with tbe speaker., Tne matter has not yet goue beyond the stage of informal discussion, Mr. Carhislo, when he bocame speaker, departed from the prior custom of selecting members of the committeo on rules regard- less of their committee assignments, and made 1ts membership go as a matter of course to the chairmen of the two mos’ im- portuntcommittees—namely, ways and means and appropriations. Sveaker Keed followed the same course. The previous speakers Messrs, Randall and Koifer, had selected the rules committee with regard to other con- siderations. A nuwmber of democratic con- gressmen urge a return to this policy, ard represent that its effect would be to strengthen tho speaker. The ways aad means and; appropriations committees now have prior rights under the rules over other committoes, and with their respective chair- men on the rules committee, which is the guiding or steering body of the house, tho result is ropresented to be disastrous to other committees whose business may be important, ¢ Thero are two sides to the vroposed methods of constructidg the rules committee, and the speaker also heard the objcctions that were urged agaiust the plan. It was represented that the work of the appropria- tions and the ways and means committees would be the most important of the whole session and that these two committees should have representation on the rules committeo for the reason that, otherwise, their policy might be blocked by the introduction of spe- cial orders having precedence, Mr. Crisp listened throughout the day to arguments on this acd other matters relating to the policy of the party In the house in this congress. Subsequently he suid nothing had been definitely decided upon as to the com- mittees, and he was unable to say whether or not he wouid be able to announce them before the Lolidays. Mr. Springer of Iilinois, who is likely to be chairmun_of the ways and means com- mittee, if Mr. Mills ~ should be offered and decline the honor, said today that his policy with reference to. the twuriff was to provide for free wool, free salt, froe lumber, free cotton ties, free coal aud free binding twipe. Hesaid: *“1 don’t think we should attempt a general revision of the tariff at this time. We should offer the country relief by passing bills for putting the articles hamed on the free list, and sending them to the senate. A gencral tariff bill cannot be enacted into alaw. This would keep congress here until October. I think there should e appolntea @ strong committes on manufacturers, with able investigators on it. It should consist of fifteen members, ten democrats and five republicans. This would make five sup-committees of three each. They should divide the work, one investigating the tex- tile industries, auother iron production, another glassware and pottery, and so on. ‘This committee would be a sort of adjunct to the ways and means committea which could £0 on with 1ts work and then subsequently get all the testimony without a long list of hearings, These sub-committees could o on during tho session and also during the recess. Their inquiries should not be con- ducted with a spirit of hostility toward the manufacturers, but with a view to ascertaim the bottom facts and ascertain in each case what, if any, degree of protestion is needed, as I have a suspicion that frequently it is represented that they need a great deal more protection than is really the case, It should be ascertaiued what is the labor cost on things produced ; the wages paid; whether tho work be steady or not: the profits of actual capital, and not on watered stock; the relative cost of production here and abrona; whother there are agreements to limit pro- duction, and much more information of a practical character, This information is not now to be had. The party could then fight the McKinley bill, and if we win iu the elec- tions this information would enable us to form a tariff bill adapted to the countwy's need and one that could bacome & law and we would pass it in the Fifty-third congress. 1f we fail in the electioas then the informa- tion has been obtained and we can keep on until the country is educated against the Me- Kiunley bill.” HEBR IN RUSSIA, Foreign Affairs Committee Will Con- sider Their Treatment. Wasnixatos, D. C., Dec. 10.—One of the first subjects to occupy tho attontion of the forolga affairs committee, after the organ- ization of the committecs of the house by Speaker Crisp, will be the harsh treatment of Hebrews by Russia, This question will be carnestly pressed upon the attention of tho committee, and it will be urged to go as far as possiblein expressing its sympathy with the Russian Hebrows in their distress, and to take such moasures consouant with the usages of diplomacy as will tend to so- cure an amelioration of their condition. This government will bo askod to continue the use of its good ofices as an intercessory with the czar on behalf of the Hebrews. The president in his message devoted somo spaco to the question of the W holesale banish- mont of Jews from Russia and to tho en- deavors which this government had thus far put fortn in their bebalf, "The subject wiil 0 brought to the attention of the committee probably by the introduction of a formal resolution, out the customary distribution of tho various portions of the prosident’s mes- sago will bring the matter befora the com- mittee in the absenco of any resolution whateyer. Introduced the First Bill Wasui D. C, Dee 10 Paddock of Nebraska has the distinction of having introduced the first bill in tuis con- gress. It provides for the organization of a section in the Department of Agriculture to be known as the “*food section of the chem- al division,” the duty of which shall be to prevent the adulteration and misbranding of food, drugs, ete. This proposition failed of adoption at the last session as un amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill, and was ntroduced today oy the senator as an original bill, tional Bar Associntion. Wasnixatoy, D, C., Dec. 10.—~The second days’ session of the National Bar association began this moraing. The report of the com- mitteo appointed to select ofticers for the ensuing year was adopted. James C. Carter of New York was chosen for prosident. The proposition to make Washington the permanent place ~or the bolding of the annual sessions of tkG conv tion was approved. The first Wednesday after the secona Monday In each year wus fixed upon as the time for holding the annual meetings, Decision of the Secrerary of War, Wasmixeroy, D. ., Dee. 10.—The acting secretary of war has made a decision that the period of forty years’ service, required by the act of cougress, approved June 80, 188y, to entitle an army officer to rotirement on his own application, includes the period of his service as a cadet at the United States mili- tary academy, West Point, N, Y. BANQUETED THE DBLEGATES, Members of the Nutional Bar Associa- tion Bntortained. Wasmixaros, D. €., Dec. 10.—A vanquet was given at the Arfington hotel tonight in honor of the delogates to the annual mesting of the National Bar Association of the United States. Among the promwinent people present were Atworney Goneral Milier, Justices Blatenford, Brewer, Gray, Harlan and Lamar, and ex-Justice Strong of the United States suprome court, Solicitor General Taft and Assistant Attornoy Geuneral Maurey, Senators Hoar, Gibson, Cockrell, Faulkner, Manderson, Washburn and Chief Justice Bingham and Mr. Justice Bradley, of the supreme court of the Distriot of Columbia: Interstate Commissioners Morrison, Veazey and Koapp, Civil Serviee Commissioner Thompson, Judges Nott and Weldon of tho court of claims and several congrassmeon. Mr. Caldaron Carlisle, sacretary of tho Na- tional Bar association, was the toastmaster. The first toast—*"The President’—was re- sponded to by Sonator Mandorson of Nobrasks, who paid @& pleasing com- pliment to President Harrison and ex-President Cleveland, and eulog ing the memory of President Liucoln. Referving toex-President Cleveland, Senator Manderson spoke of him us having gone from the president’s oftice to the lawyer's office, where, in pursuing s profession, he had won for himself new and additional laurels,al- though he had been president. The senator praised the state papors of President Harri- son and said that all wFo listened to the reading of his recent message hud felt con- vinced that an earnest, bonest, pamstaking lawver had given the baenefit of his profes- sional experfonco and great lawyorlike skill to the matters treated upon. He referred to the president’s oftice as the greatest office on earth and the wresident fu his office as the chief executive of the greatest nation on earth. % To the toast ‘“The Benl.” Associate Jus- tice Gray of the supreme. court responded. In a few remarks he told of the feolings and relations that existed betsyeen the bench and bar, of tao immovable purpose of both to sco that justice was aone, and of the confiience oll' tho public in the members of the profes- sion. The toast, “The Congress,” was responded to by Senator Gray of Delaware. Tho last toast, *The_Bar,” was respondod to by Mr. James C. Carter of Now York. Mr. Carter said the legal nrofession occupied a high place in the publicand social life of the times. So long as the stroag shall en- deavor to oppose the weak agd aspirants for larger human liberty chafe against the restraints of power, thers will need and will exist an order of men to challenge such offenses and set up againstthem the unrelent- ing standard of truth and wigh. During the evening a letter-was read from Prosident Harrison, regretting his inability to be present and saying he would bo pleased to see the delegates at the white houso. Lotters of regrol weraalso read from Ch'ef Justice Fuller, Justice ‘Bradley, Sena- tor Evarts, Speaker Crisp and others, NICARAGUA CANAL, Progress S0 Far Made in the Active Work of Construction. Wasnisaroy, D. C., Dee; 10,—Secretary Noble today sent to thesenate the annual re- port of the Maritime Ganal company of Nica- ragua, which shows that work has been prosecuted with energy duwng the past year, and much progress made insbeactual work of construciion. Surveys havé been completed and plaas for the location add construction of the railroad systems’ meus, and the actual. fxlc‘m:‘unon of the canal line made for one mile aland, Nutional Banks Asked to Report. WasmiNgroy, D. C., Dec. 10.—-The comp- troller of the currency has called for a re- port of the conaition of national banks at the close of busimess Wednesday, December 2. ry Foster's Condition. Wasmingroy, D. C., Dee, 1w—Sccretary Foster is steadily improving. His tempera- ture has peen normal for the I twenuy- four hours. el WYOMING'S OIL FIELDS. Active Development Work Now Progress Near Casper. Casrer, Wyo., Dec. 10. | Special Telegram to Tue B —An eastern $yndicate holding some 600 claims of 160 acres each in tho Casper Mountain mming district has de- cided to put down two oil wells on their claims. One well will be located about eighteon miles north of Casper, near the head of Salt creek, and the second will be vored on the south fork of Powder river, Operations will be commenced at onco on this field. The syndicate expects to work two strings of tools and employ four gangs. The machinery has commenced to arrive in Casper. Messrs, A, W. and O. O. Palmer or Hutchinson, Kan. who will have chargo of the well on Sait creek, arrived here last night and today went out with Surveyor Seymour to locate the well. The Pennsylvana Oil company are at work on their Salt Creek well and are pushing right along. So far as oil well drilling is concerned this season, operations in Wyom- ing have been confined to the Caspor fields aud this, together with the new company commencing active operations, is advancing the price of o1l properties, and many who 1 tended to let the assessment work on tneir claims goare now arranging men to do the work. Troub’ed by Catile Thieves. CiaMbERLAIN, S. D, Dec. 10.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee. |—The stockmen along the White river in the ceded Sioux lands have engaged men to patrol the northern border of the Rosebud Indian reservation to prevent eattle from strayine to the Indian lands, why:o they would bo lost. There is no do. bt that the Indians Bave run off many cattle uelonging to white §tockmen and tho StOCK ralsors propose to put a stop toit. It is said 10 have been tho praetice of the Inai- ans to capture any cattle found near their reservation and talke them to their camps where they divide them up among their brethren, A careful patrotof the border of the reservation will prevent this in future, e WEATRER FORBUASTS, Orrice oF Waarasr Bureau, | Oarana, Dee, 10, § An area of high barometgrwith fair, colder weather now overlies. the northwest. A storm, or luw barometer is approaching from the extreme southwest. Nertherly to north- westerly winds provailiover the Missouri valley. Cloudiness is ineremsing over the middle Rocky Mountain: segions, The tem- perature has risen slightly over the interior of the country and' fallem slightly in the upper Rocky Mountaln regions, No rain is reported, but indications point to rainy weuther 1 Colorado and wesiern Kunsas, For Omaha and vieini Continued weathor, north to northeast winds slightly colder weathér during Friday. Wasiixaroy, D. G, Dee. 10, 8 p. m.—For Towa—Generally fale'Friday; north winds, colder in north; statiouary” tewperature ii southern portion, For Missouri—Increasing cloudiness, fol lowed by occasionul showebs Saturday night; east winds; colder in southeast; stutionary temperature in northwestern portion. For Montaua—Generally fair; southwest winds; siightly warmer, For ' Colorado—ifair: vaviable winds; slightly warmer in horthoern portion; station- ary temperature fmesouthern portion. I"or Nebraska ana Kan Fair; shghuy colder iu the west; stationary temperature in eastern portion: north winds, For North Dakota—Fair; slightly wurmer; southwest wina For South Dakota - Fair; slightly colder in southeast; stationary temperature in north west portion; uorthwest winds, fair and SOCIAL STATUS OF LABOR. | Francs Very Muoh Ex xoised Over This Many 3 ded Problem, UNITED STATES WILL BE INVZSTIGATED. Deputy Paul Dosch vel This Country to Inqu ro 1 tions Betw sen Men Mastors. is Coming to to Itel= nd [Copmrionted 191 by Jamss GorIyn Rennatt,| Panis, Dee. 10.—[Now York Herald Cablo —Special to Tuk Brr.|—M. Paul Deschavel, a acputy for the Department of the Loive, has beon commissioned by the French gov- ornment to proceed to the United States with a view to the investigation of the social question as 1t affects the position of the workingman and his master. The Her- ald correspondent toaay called on M. Deschavel, who said: *I am leaving hero on the 10th of this month on board tho Champaigne as the representative of the government to study the labor question in the United States. We are anxious to study the quostion principally from the point of view of the relations between work- man and master, arbitravon and the limita tion of hours. We proposo to take up the question in its broadest view, with all the in- cidents surrounding it. The social question fs of vast interest here. What wa see is tho enormous decentralization of the United States, forming a striking comparison with our systom of contralization, which appoars to vs unique. In my visit to the United States I propose sceing Mr. Powderly and whatever otner heads of the labor party seem necessary; also government ofti- cials, I aiso propose visiting all tho ciiies so as 1 find it necessary, 1 shall go to Now York, Washington, Buitimore, Philadelphia, Boston, New Orloans and many other citios 1f possible I would like to omit San Frau- cisco, but if necessary I will go there as also to Canada for a brief visit.”” Oceasion of the Quest. *‘What roason is there for your mission?" asked the correspondent, ““On account principally of the large num- ber of strikes which havo lately occurred here,” replied M. Deschavel, “Tho great question of the moment, which occupies tho government, is tue future of the working- man, and the result of the development of tho social quostion. Scieuce and machiuery have done much to alter tho position betwoén the master, the state and the workingman. “Since the revolution in France the land belongs to the people, and the people form tho army. Therefore, when the army is called out tho soldiers’ are the sons of the country neoplo and they naturally defend the rights "of their parents. Therein lios the strength of France. After my roturn from the United States I will express to the cham- ver of deputies the result of my experiences gathered there.” M. Deschave! is one of tho most ac- tive mombers of tho chamber of deputies. He belongs tono party, but is an 1adepend- ont-conservative who has steerod his course between the extreme protectionists and the extremo free traders. He frequently makes speeches rospecting matters of public 1ter- est, the army or financa, and owing to the general fairness of his rémarks he has been chosen to go to the United States. Information About the Falr. Lhoy vyan, vice chairman of the Chi- cago P rLD L oIt o aoon todnys Te- sald he was waiting here for the gathering of tho commissioners who will be ex-Secrotary Bay- ard,ex-Mayor Hodges of Baltimoreand H, M. Higgenbotham of the firm of Marshall Field & Co, Mr. Bryan said: “‘We shall meet here in the courso of a few days to aetormine the itinerary. Our purpose is to extend knowledge about the fair and to furnish all information concerniog it which may be desired. ‘Lhere are certain points about which intending exhibitors ar in doubt. We are sent here to furnish that information. Hitherto the dis- tance bet veen tho exhibition and the fair has prevented such accurate information us could ba desired.” “Would you appoint ageuts over here? " “That question has not yet been- decided. but we have studiously avoided so far all connection with private agencies under any possible pretense,” “T'hen the agencies which have been started over herve are not authorized{” “No, there are not any agents op- pointed under any possibie designation. Therefore any person representing himself as a qualified representative of tbat kind is not worthy of consideration.” ‘This confirms what the Herald said con- cerning a cortuin agen started in Paris which has taken upon itself to start agencies all over Europe. Ewile Bayard, painter of “Une Affaire d'Honneur,’”’ (women duelling) died Decem- ber 9 at Cairo from heart discase, aged 54, IN THE GERMAN REICHSTAG. Von Caprivi Opens the Debate on the Commercial ratics. Begriy, Dee. 10.—In the reichstag today Chancellor von Caprivi opaned thoe dabate on thenew commercial treaties. He made a strong appeal in favorof their adoption. He dwelt upon the fact that home industries had received a great impetus under the last cus- tom regimes, 50 much so that over production had caused somo embarrassment. Tho present infport and export regulations, he de- clared, would ruin both the emplovers and the employes. The commercial measures under discussion, therefore, were necessary to preserve Germany’s husbandry and com- merce. I'his, the chancelior said, was tho principle which had guided the government in negotiating the treaties, Continuing, the chancellor said that the immodiate effectof the treaties upon the finances of the empire would be a diminution ia revenue amounting to nearly 18,000,000 marks. ‘This was a matter that required budgot con- sideration. In regard to the question of the differential treatment of countries uot in cluded iy the treaties, those countries nay- ing the most fuvored nation treatment would elve the benefit of the treaties. Regard- ing other countries negotiations were about to open where Germany would endeavor to obtain concessions, It was needless to speak of Russie. The lamentable distress that prevailed in that country, causinga stop- page of exports, would not be removed or some time, and it was useless to discuss what would be done afterward. As regards the United States, the two governments nad decided to continue to take their stand on the busis of the arcungements of 1553, whoreby the United States received the most favored nation treatment. In any case tho goveru- ment bad no intention to make & further re- duction of tariffs Referring to the treaties with Belgium and Switzerland, the chancellor said: “Lest at any time we are unable to preserve poace, it must be our desire to possess as many faitn- ful allies as possible, = These wo will be able to gain by smoothing the path of politicos commercial relutions. Since the end of the last century it uas been impossible to con- clude cabinet conventions between govern - ment and government. The neart of the people must also approve.” Adverting to the McKiuley law, the cha cellor said: ““We wish the countrios of I rope to preserve their independence against | Auwerioa. For this purpose they must unite topother. The treaties just coucluded will | give a sure guarantee of the future.’ In conclusion he said: I beg you to re- gard the treaties as a whole, with i patriotic consideration for the interests of the father- land."” Herr Beiwchensperger, centrist, said he hoped that the treaties would be agreed to with as great unanimity us possible. Horr vou Kauitz, conservative, opposed tho chan cellor's policy. ‘The debate was then adjourned, 1 At s meetlog of the couservalive members i number of small of the reichstag twelve voted and twenty-four against the troy% Herr Kardoff read a telogram | . that Prince Bismarck did not inten\=* qum- during the debate, - Such crowds of peonle gather ™ wound the reichstag building in th hope! % ing Prince Bismarck entor that the 1% 2 Shad trouble to secure an entrance for th uls- ters. Many bets were made on Prir 18- marck’s appoarance. Chancellor von Caprivi's speech scribed as one of the greatest masten 3 of oratory and statesmanship over hetuw in the reichstaz. Prince Bismarck had o fuil summary of the spoech tolegraphed to him while the chancellor was still speaking. Ihe pose of the chancellor during his specch was the one he usually adopts, an at- titudo like a military statue, s hands resting on his sword and making not the slightest movement or gesticulation except at rare intervals. It wasararo sight to see a military genoral in uniform laying down the laws of commerce, industry and agriculture betore an assembly of iand owners, mor: chants and others, Tho chancellor was some- what hoarse and many of the deputies crowded around him to hear his words more distinctly, but his voice was audiblo through- out the house, ‘avor of MET A HORRIBLE DETH, Fate 9f Lieutenant Mansfiold, a Par- achutist Bosnay, Dec. 10.—An accidont ocourred here toany by which a daring parachutist met a most horriblo doath in tho sight of many persons, The vietim was Lieutenant Manstield, who has gained quite a roputation by his thrilling jumps from a balloon at a great altitude, nis rocent feat being a par- achute descent from s hoight of 11,000 feot. His nscent today was from the Victoria gardens, which wero thronged with & vast crowd. Tho balloon had only reached a height of about 400 foet when it burst with a loud and startling explusion, and 1mmedi- ately bagan to fall. Mansfield made the most desporate eorts to disengugo the para- chute from the collapsed batloon but it had becomo entangled in the ropes, and the un- fortunato man was soon forced to reloase his bold. The horrified spectators utterod of of dismay as they saw his body come whirl- ing towards them and somo of tho ladies fainted at tho terrible sight. Mansfield struck the ground with terrific forco and wus instantly killed, his body being crushed and mangled in a terrible mannor, FOOD FOR A1 HUNGRY SEA, Twelve Peop'e Lose Their Lives by a Wreck on the English Coast. LoNnoy, Dee. 11— Pronch bark Leonore, Captain Barnard, which sailed from Coosaw, S. C., November 3 for Swansea, has been wrecked offt Mumblehead, The vessel is fast breaking up. Tho crow were drowned. Owing to the intenso roughness of the sen @& pilot who went out to the Leonoro was unablo to board the vessel. At midnight the bark wns in a perilous position. A tug was sent to the scene of the wreck to render all assistanco possivle to tho fm- periled vessel, but the terrific sea prevailing threw the Lednore on the quartor of the tug, thus preventing the latter vesse from reu- dering nny aid. “The Leonore was last seen af 3 o'clock this morning. At daylight she bad entively dis- appeared from view. The shoreis covered with wreckago, and’ the bodies of two men have been thrown upon the beach. It 1s be licved that twelve persons altogether have been drowaed. NEGOTIATIONS WITH GERMANY, Baron - Munn’s Correspondence With Commissioner Porter Stade Public. Beniy, Dec. 10,—Coples of the correspon- dence between Baron Munn and Special Commissioner Porter regarding the prohibi- tion of the admission of American pork into Germany were today distributed among the members of the reichstag. The correspond- ence shéws that during the negotiations Germany offered to admit American agricultural wroducts on the samo terms as those of Austria and other countries, whero- upon Count Arco Valloy was_inforimed that dent Harrison considered that this con- byiated the nocessity of his applying i powers in the matter of imports from Germany aud instructions were issued assuring Germany continued oxemption from duty for her products com- ing under section 3 of the McKinley tariff 1aw. INSURGENTS AGAIN DEFEATED, Bloody Battle in Which the Chinese Troops arc Victorious. Loxpoy, Dec. 10.—Dispatches from Pokin state that another battle has been fought be- tween the imperial troops and the insurgents, the latter being routed and dispersed.. New Yowk, Dee. 10.—The North China Herald of October 0 gives particulars of the riots in Fokien province in which a town was taken by the imsurgents aftera bloody battle. The authorities dispatched n thousand sol- diors to the place. The latest is that the in- surgents havo loft the city and are encamped near by. BRAZILIAN AFFAIRS CRITICAL. Conflice Between Troops and Insur- gents and Ten Lives Lost Rio Jaxeiro, Dee. 10.—The situation here continues critical. The government is taking measures to prevent an uprising in the city. Advices stato that thero has been an open revolt +against Poixotto's covorn- went at San Paulo. A conflict occurred Tuesday last botwyeen the goverment troops and insnrgents. The advices are not clear s 0 which side won the victory, but it is re- ported that ten mon wero killed. Better Than Euglind Expected. Loxnoy, Dee. 10.—The St. James Gazette, commenting today on President Harrison's message, says the most important point in the document is that part which has refer onco 10 tho rasults of the MeKiuloy tarif Tho_calculations of the supporters of the MeKinley bill_are working out much better than ang oue in England bad reason to ex pect. He Could Not P'rocure Work, Bupa Pesti, Dec, 10.—A torvible tragedy 15 reported from the village of Alth-Kanitzu. A bincksmith who resided m that place m despair at his inability to procure work, killed his wifo and three children. He then committed suicide by stabbing himself to the heart. Before killing hmself bo sot fire to the house. Lives Lost i the Gale, Loxnox, Dee. 10.--The gale which set in last night is still raging. It has aiready dono a large amount of damage and has been attended with o numbor of fatalities, A coustiug vessels are re- ported lost along the south coast of England. Servian Vill gos Raided, BiLakane, Dee. 10.—The Malissorrl, & tribe from Albania, have raided and buried Poschaui and Vr villages in Servia, and killed four inhabitants., They afterwards attacked five hamlots, plundered houses, and killed seven persons. Can't Agree with France Mapiin, Dec. 10.—Finaing it impossiblo to arrive gt any arrangement; with France, the spanish government has instructed the tarift committee to finally draft the new tariff for pablication, Deadly Influ Nxa, Dee, 10, Zvin Austrin, 1nfluenza is epidemic in Austelw) and A immense number of people aro prostiated. Horses are attacked by the diseass and many of them huve died as o result, Signed the Treaties Vigxxa, Dec. 10. ~Phe new commeroial treaties betweon Austro-Hungary und Ger many, and Austro-Hungary and Switserland weore sigued Loday. JUSTICE AND AGRICULTURE, Synopsis of Attornoy Gensral Mil'er's Ane nual Report to Oongress. SECRETARY RUSK G\VES A FEW FIGURES, Re by the General—Status of the ftata Caso —Condition of Growing Whent and Other Faots. mmenaations Attorney Wastixaroy, D. €., Dac. 10.—~The annual report of Attorney Goneral Miller was sub- mitted to congress today. It roviows the business of tho United States suprome court and devotes a chapter to tue circuit court of appeals, In rogard to the court of claims the attors zeneral says that, asits business has ine crensed twantyfold since 1880, ho advises that the working capacity of the court bo lurgely increased. Ho says it is nocessary that some provision be made for a represen- tation of the interests of the government be- fore tha board of appraisers in customs cases appealed from collectors o the board of ap= praisers, Ho invites attention to the special report on tho subject of ludian depredations claims, and showa the importance of & change in the conduct of that business as the claims ag- gregate over §20,000,000. On the subject of United States prisons, tho attorney general says: *‘[n pursuance of recommendations in the annual reports of this department bill was passed by tho last con authorizing the establishment of three United States prisons, but, by an ovid- ent inadvertencs, congress failed to make any approvriation for the purchuso of sitos and the erection of necessary buildings.” He recommends that the approprigtions evidently contemplated by that act bo made, 50 that the work may go forward, Chinese Exclusion Act. After speaking of the difficultios met with in the enforcement of the Chineso exclusion act, he says: “If it is desired that these Inws shali bo made effective, they should bo s0 changed that they cannot be misunder- stond.” t'rom informatiorf in regard to the adminis- tration of the lnws of Alaska, the attorney general is impressed that such administra- tion 13 not_satisfactory, aud that it can only be made satisfactory by new logislation. Tho attornoy general again calls attention to the evils of the “*fee svstem,’” and advises the substitution of stipulated salaries iv all cases, « The attornoy ceneral roviews the legal wroceedings iv tho case against the Chilian camer [tata and sums upas follows: “Upon rial of this indictment it was held by district court that these procecdiggs were not in violation of the neutrality laws of the United States, becauso the entérprise was a legitimate commercial transaction and because of tho congressional party of Chill not huving at the time received recognition from the governmeant of tho United States, either as n government do jure or as beliigor: cnts, the acts done by representatives of and in the interests of that party, in the way of hostilities against the Chilian government, wera not in violation of any statute of the Uuitea States,” Suits Against Telegraph Companics. He roports fivo suits commenced under the act of August 7, 1888, requirine all telegraph lines subsidized by the government to main- tain and oporate for railroad, government, commercial and all other purposes such tele- graph lines, and requiring tho atturney general, bp ‘proper procoedings, to provent any unlawful interference with the rights and 2quities of the United States in its rela- t1on to such telegraph tines. On the subjoet of these suits the attorue general says: “In the suits agninst the ‘en— tral Pacific rallrad, Southern Pacifio and Western Union Telegraph company, pending in the northern district of Califor- nin on demurrers aud motions to dismiss for want of jurisdTetion. it is being clalmed on be- half of tho Weatern Unicn and other corpo- rations ni ssarily parties defendant, having charters from other states than Culifornia, thatthey cannot bo sued in the United States courts in any other district than that from whick they Cerive their respective charters, In othier words, thoy aro not. ‘inhabitants’ of any district except a district in the state by which thoy were created. The result of such contention is that corporations liko the Western Union Telegraph company, a New Yok corporation, doing business'in every stato and district in the union, which has right to sue in federal courts of tha vari- ous districts, cannot bo sued in the federal courts in any state outside of Now York." It is not believed that such is the law, at loast where the government is the plaintiff. The attorney general recommends an amendment to the judiciary law of 1895 to correct tuis. STATISTICS FROM UNCLE JERRY, Conditions of Growing Wheat—Aver- ave Price of Cereals WasmiNaros, D. C., Dee. 10, —In his statis- tical report the secrotary of agriculture gives the condition of growing wheat at 85,3 percont. Returns showing the condition of growing crops of winter grains are not gen- orally favorable, On tho Atlantic coast some injury is reported on eirly sown arcas from the Hossian fly. The season was not favorable for seeding in the south, on account of continued dry weathor. Tho returns, duly consolidated, mako the average farm valuo of the curvent crops of the year: Corn, 42.2 cents perbushel; whoat, 3, rye, 77.4; barley, 54.0; oats, 82.2; buck- wheat, potatoes, #7.1: tobacco, cigar leaf, 14.1, vor pound; munufacturing and export leaf, 7.0; huy, §.30 per ton. Condition of growing 'wheat 18 reported ag 5. The price of corn 15 2.9 cents per bushel more than the average of ten years from 1850, and only fourteenths of a’ cont loss than the averame for the decads from 1870. In the states of largest production prices are as follows: Ohio, 41 conts; Indiana, 385 illinols, 87; Towa, 50; Missouri, 83, Kansas, 34; Nebraska, 20, The latter state, where ' corn is = choapest, has reported a higher value only four times in fifteen years. The uverage status of the wheat crop since 1553 has b highor ouly in 1557 and 1580, when there was only about twenty bushels per acre. ‘The valua of tho whéat crop is 2.5 cents per bushel higher than the average of ten years from 1550, and has beon exceeded only once (in 1888) since 1883, In the states of tho Atlantio coust and those on the gulf of Mexico, oxcept ‘Texus. the valuo 15 from $1 to 8125 in the Ohio valley, from 55 to % cents beyond the Misslssippi, from 70 cents, in North Dakota, to ol conts in lowa. Only onte siuce 1853 has the price of oats boon as bigh as at pres- ont, 422 cents per bushel, which is 1.3 cent higlor than the average of ten yoars from 1550, ‘Thie prices of all coreals have veen romavic- ably well sustained, in view of the abundance of production, Appropristions for Public Buildings. Wasiixatos, D. G, Dec. 10.-Secrotary Foster toaay transmittel to the speaker of the house of repressutatives, for the infor- mation of congress, the estimate of appropri- ations for tho iscal yoar of 1503, The totals of theso estimates, under the soveral general heads, were given in the annual report of the secretary of the treasury made public this worning. Among the ostimates for publie buildings are the following: Chicago--Cuse toms house and subtreasury, $100,000; Omaha, Nob.--Court_house, ete., $100,00; Pueblo, Colo. —Postofice, eto.. §75,000; Sloux City— Postoftice, ete., §i5,000, Candidates for Confiem ati WasitiNaroy, D. €., Dee. 10.--Prosidens Harrison today sent o the senate a list of the appolutments made during tho recess of con gress which require confirmation, ‘There were about seveuty-tive in all.