Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 14, 1891, Page 1

THE OMAHA Y = TWENTY-FIRST REMEMBERING THE WEST, President Harrison Will Make fome Im- portant Appointmants Soon. HCW THEY WILL -BE DISTRIBUTED. iwka Wil Receive Her Share, and the Adjacent States Will Not Be Ignorad—Washe ington Gossip. Neby 513 FoURTEENTIL STREET, Wasmixaroy, D. C., Dec. 18 A western republican senator who has been looking closely aftor certain appoint- ments said to Tue Be correspondent to- night that within the next day or two the president would name raany of the most prominent officors ho has buen trying to de- cide upon during the past six months and in his belief that would ve about as follow For the republican 1ntersiate commerce com- missioner, George M. mbertson of Ne- braska: for tho democratic interstate com- merce commissioner, Congressman David B, Culberson of Texas ; for the court of claims, Judgo John M. Butler or Stanton J. Peelle of Indianapolis: for the Indiana circuiv of the United States court, Judge Woods, at present of the United States district court of Indiana; for the Indiana district court, Leander J. Monks of Winchester, Ind.; for the new eircuit court embracing Ohio, ‘Willinm H. Taft of Cincinnati, at present solicitor general of the United States; for the cireuit court embracing tho state of ‘Washington, United States Senator John B. Allen of that state. The senator belivves that Charles T. Me- Coy of South Dakota will be nominated gov- ernor of Oklahoma, unless the president has determined to make ex-United States Senator . Moody of that state circuit judge for that bailiwick, in which event ex- ongress- man Thompson of Portsmouth, O., may be governor of Oklahoma; also, ' that” General Nathaniel Goff of west Virginin will be judge of the circuit covering that state and Judge Chipmau of Connceticut for the circuit of Conuecticut, Vermont and New York. Ex-Congressman Clements of Geoveia may got the circuit judgeship extending from bis state toand including Texas, as tho “president has determined to give at least ono of the new judicial positions to a democrat. x-Senator Blair of New Hampshire may, it is believed, be given cither ono of the judgeship, or the mission to Japan or some other country. It is thought to- night that Stephen B. Elikins of West Vir- ginia or ex-Governor Cheney of New Humpshire will surely be secretary of wa If General Goff is not appointed a circuil judgo it is believed Mr. Elkins will be secre- tary of war or vice versa, Senate Committee Assignments. Nearly all the republican senators have now been placed on committee assignment: but the finding of Senator Cullom’s “commit- tee, which was charged with the duty, is yet to be ratified by the caucus. In addition to the vlaces filled yesterday, ex-Secretury Proctor has been put it the head of the seléct committee on the American university. This was a_pet project of nis predecessor, Senator Edmunds. Carey of Wyoming will be chairman of the committee on education and labor, succeeding the la- meuted Blair. ks colleaguo, Senator War- ren, will go to “the head of the committee on irrigation, which will be raised to the dignity of a standing committee. Hansbrough of North Dakota will get a place on the District of Columbia committee, as well as on census and one or two other minor ones. Casey of the same state becomes chairman of rail- roads, and it is still probavle that Pettigrew of South Dakota will be at the head of the Worid’s fair. Senator Jones of Nevada, who is tot able to be here because of the sickness of lis wife, will keep his old places, the most important of which is on tinance. Me- Millun of Micbigan becomes chairman of the Ihstrict of Columbia committee. Senator Stockbridge, his colleague, would have taken the library chairmanship, but, not gotting it, will be content to remain at the head of the committee on fisheries. Some of the western senators are kicking because Stewart of Novada goes on_appropriations aloug with Cullom, but Stewart is aun old senator and was bound to geta place there or else on judiciary. The wostern sertor's indigna- tion, however, is chiofly dirccted against the Jumeron-Halé clique, which wants to hold on to everything and make room for nobods Senator Hoar also comes within this cate gory. The westerns say that Don Cawmoron would at any time give up the committco place to oblige a western chum, but when it comes to doing something for a republican colleague ho is stubbornly selfish. The democratic committee has made little progross in fixing 1ts new members, Seuator Gorman remarked this afternoon that they had sn embarrassment of riches in the shape of senators who came to the senate with rep- utations alveady mado and for whom good committeo assiguments were uaturally ex- pectod. Wasmixoroy Bureav or Tue Bee, } ‘What Bryan May Get. Representative Bryan of Nebraska, who is almost as well kuown in Illinois as the mem- bers frow that state—he having been born ana oducated there—has been strongly en- dorsed by his own and the lilinois delogation for member of the ways and means commit- tee, but boing a new rembew of the house ho will net likely get that position. The members of the lowa delegation know exactly what thoy want in the way of cow- mitted positions in the house and have laid the matter before the speaker in the shape of a momovandum. Mr. Hayes wants to be assizned to the postofiico committeo and Mr. erley to the judiciary, Mr. Bowman would like to have merchant marine, and it his tastes are consulted Mr. White will represent lowa on the agricultural committe Mr, Butlor is booked by nis delegation for inyalid pensions and Mr, Hamilton public buildings and grounds, How the Spoils Are Divided. If Spoaker Crisp names Mr. Holman, of Indinna, as chairman of committee on appre priations he will depart very widely from tho policy ho has started upon, and will simply cator toa habit of predecessors for procedence only. Crisp has named two com- mitteos already and both are headed by men who supported him for sveaker. Holman was opposed to Crisp from the very begin- ning, till the last vote in the caucus, when he jumped on the band wagon so as to be in the procession, Word las gone forth that Crisp in the first place will reward his frionds and secondly that ke was elected as a representative of the prozvessive democrats by the youngor el ment and 1s opposed to the rotrogrossionists, The naming of Holmun would bo the highest recognition of the mossback element, the gulvaniaing into lifo of a decided buck num- bor. Crisp has alveady stated,in view of the dis- inclmation of Mills to accept the chaiman- ship of ways and means, that he will give the place to Springer of Ilinois. Blanchard of Louisiann, who supported Crisp, 1s to be chairman of vivers and harbors, while Shively of Indiana confidently expects the chairmanship of labor because he was for Crisp. O'Neill of St. Lous is equally con fidont of the place for the same reason. Stump of Maryland claims immigration for no other réwson than that he was for Crisp. Herbert of Alabama has been ao- corded naval affairs, and Wheeler, of the sumo state, military affairs. MeC: Keutucky wil head foreign uffairs. Bynum of Indiana, Wilson of West Virginia, the twe Breckiuridges, Cummings of New York, and MeMillin of Tenuessce will bo on ways and medns, unless tho latter should be mado chaivwan of appropriations They Arrange the Rules, ‘The committee on rules detormines what legisiation shall have a chance to be cousidered by tho house. It does this by re- Portiug ruies setting asido the time when cortaiu subjects shall be presented, or when cortain committeos shall have the right of way. It is made up of five mewbers, The speaker 1s the head, and for goveral years past hus chlef lieu- really YEAR. have béen the chairmen ively of ways and means and appro- printions. ‘The minority is allotted two of the five members. There is no imperative reason why the chairmen of the two most powerful committees in the house should nave their powers inereased by membership in the committes on rules, This year there aro some reasons why it should not bo done. Holman 18 said to head the appropriations committes, yet fow of his friends think he js fitted for rules. Ho s too crotchoty and t00 little in_sympathy with the house itseif. On the other hund, Springer has more famihiar- ity with parlinmentary methods than any- body 10 the house. He 1s much stronger on questions of procedurs than tne speaker him- if. He would be a great ald to Mr. Crisp. herefore the spaaker's closest advisers are urging him to make up tho committes on rules rogardless of tradition. Blount of Georzia, who served part of last session, would be glad to be a member of rules again. Soveral other devoted supporters of Mr. Crisp would tako the rosponsibility without hesitation. Several Will Be Added. The Miills following is for the most part mending its behavior, It nu longer abuses everybody who did not support the Texan for speaker. Some of Mr. Mills’ best friends have said that there need be no clash between him and the speaker as to tariff legislation. Mills himself, they say, intended to make up the majority of the ways and means commit- tee from the north, It has already been de- termined that the mewmbership shall be in- creased from thirteen to fifteen, giving tho domocrats ten and the republicans five, Six of the ten democrats will come from north of Mason and Dixon’s line. With two or three old friends like McMillin of Tennessee and Turner of Gieorgia, Mills coula not complain if the northern membership included Outh- waite of Ohio, Whiting of Michigan, and Springer of Tllincis, all of whom supported his bill in the Fiftieth congress. There 1s also the chance that the Texas legislature may elect him senator before spring. With that chance in sight Springer could be put in second place on the committee so as to becomo chuirman when Mills dropped out. Though nothing has been absolutely settled, the best informea think this will be done. Mr, Springer is trying to take care of the members who stood by bim in his fight. He is likely to do pretty well for them. e has let the speaker know that in addition to the chairmanship conceded to himself, ne thinks Illinois ought to have two more. Of these, Durborow is slated for World's fair, while thore is a possivility that McGann may be chairman of the committee on labor, If in the end itis found impossible to give Mc- Gann this chairmanship he will be taken care of by a good place on the naval or some other leading committee, General Newberry wants to be on public buildings and grounds, but ho will not be dissatisfied if he gets on the military committee, as now scems likely. Low Stoward is to keep up his reputation as a favmer by serving on agriculture. tenants res pe Cleveland and Fat Men, “Will Mr. Cleveland be renominated for the presidency next year?” used one of that gentleman’s distinguished and influen- tial political and parsonal friends, toda “Well, I will tell you what 1 think of it if you will not use my name, “Idon’t belicve Mr. Cleveland will ever load his party again. Isay this not so much because he was turned down in the speaker- ship figcht the other day, thus showing a de- preciation of following, but because his friends are losing their enthusiasm, Mr.Cleveland is, politically speaking, tho most selfish man that ever occupiod the white house. Did you ever notice that fat men are nearly always very sclfish respecting their personal com- fort? Well, 1t is notoriously true. They don’t care for anybody else until they are perfectly at ease themselves. Just think about it a moment, run over the list of fat men you know well, and is it not truei Cleveland’s frisnds have come to the conclusion that he is a wise political leader, a man of ®ood democratic ideas and a .good leader on_general issues, but they have come to the conclusion that it is a wasto of friend- ship and effort to elect him president of the United States. Did you ever think of it—men in times of peace and prosperty follow men as much as measures in cam- paignst True it is, Mr. Cleveland is a great man, but he cares nothing for his friends, and they will never follow him again—that is, not to victory.” The man who said the above is known the country over as one of the warmest personat friends of Mr. Cloveland, and ne knows al- most what the late president thinks, so fa- miliar is he with bim and his methods. Miscellaneous, nator Van Wyck of Nobraska and Mrs, Van Wyck havo taken apartments at the Cochran. Their daughter, Miss Happy, has been placed at Mrs. Myers' boarding school, whero she will remain after the re- turn of her parents to the west. Muoh interest is taken in Colonel James Biddle, United States Army, who will ‘leave Fort, Robinson on Decomber 13, for a leave of absonce, and go atonca to join his wife at sorkeloy Springs where she has resided for moro than a year past and for some months bas veen a great invalid, Colonel aud Mrs Biddie will come to Wash- ington the first of January and will probably spend the winter at 1716 N street. Senator Cullom of lilinois is to be an active candidate for the presidential nomination noxt year, it is rumored. P.S. H. IN CONGREN Arranging to Adjourn for the Christ- mas Holidays, Wasiixaroy, D. far as actunl legislative business 1s concarned, it is probable that tho present week in congress will be devoid of feature or lnterest. It has come to be generally understood that whilo the time for the holiday recess in the long scssion may bo employed in perfecting the organization of the two branches, little can be attempted with profit in the line of legis- lation. Many senators and representatives, assuming, thereforo, that the recess will begin vefors the end of the present weck, have alceady made arraugements to leave Washington for their homes within a few days. - Unless unforeseon difficultios are encoun- tered the reorganization of the senate com- wittes will be completed Monday or Tucsday. but thers is no expectation that they will undertake any important work during the week. The introduction of some bills and » not presented in the rush last weeic; a speech by Seuator Turpie ou the subject of the eloction of senators by a divect vote of the people, and a sneech by Senator Stewart on fres silver coinage, to. gether with such responses as they may elicit, will provably compose the record of tho wool in the senate. Tho house of representatives will not meet until \Wednesday of this week and then, after a briof session, it would probably ad journ with an understanding that on the day of reassomblage it will adjourn for tho cus- tomary Christmas recess, A proposition bas been brouched that congress this year shall adjourn for the holidays on Friday, the 15th st until Monday, January 4. It'is be- lioved that, in the absonce of committee or- ganization, nothiug would be accomplished by continiing the nominal sessions of the house in the following week before taking tho usual recoss. Tho speaker has beon fudustriously engag- ed during the last week in work proliminnry to the appointmont of the committees, but the experiouce of the last day or two warrants - the belief of other members that it wil be found impracticable to complete them in time for an- nouncement before the new year, The com- mitteo on rules which is usually named in advance of the general list, may be appoint- ed, however, during the cowing week, in order that its members may proceed to form- ulate o code of rules for the Fifty-secoud house of roprosentatives and submit it for consideration immediately upon the reassem- Wil B FRANCISCO, Dee. 13.—General 10 Barrios, the Guatomalan exile, sailed ou the steamer City of Siduey yesterdny for bis nativo country. The election will bo held in Guatemala shortly aund General Barrios says he has received plenty of encouragement from frieuds. He will go home and face all the trouble and battlo for the control of the government us a prosidential vandidate. OMAHA, VIOOUS IRISH POLITICS. Parnellites and MoJarthyites Have a Lively Row at Waterford, BLACKTHORN CUDGELS AND DORNICKS, Michael Davitt Wounded in the Affray —Hundreds Engaged in the Fight —Hospitals Crowded Wich th: Wounded, Duneiy, Dec. 13.--Michael Davitt, the famous Irish leader, was seriously wounded during a riot 1n waterford City today. Mr. Davittand Mr. William O'Brien had gone to Waterford to support the caudidaturo of Mr. Keane, the nominco of the Me- Carthyites, for the scat in parliament made vacant by the death of Richard Power. Mr. Keane's opponent 1s Mr. Red- mond, & member of the Parnell wing of the Irish party. Mr. Davitt was strongly urged by the McCarthyites to stand for Waterford, but he declined to do so and 1n consequence of his refusal Mr. Koane was mado the nom- ince. No particulars of the affray in which Mr. Davitt was wounded have as yet been recoived. - WLater reports from Waterford City show that the riot thora this afternoon was ono of the most sanguinary and vicious of any of tho political rows that have recently attended the discussions in Irish towns of the rival leaders, Ominous rumors of an impending row had been exciting the populace for some little whiio, and a force of 600 police had been drafted into the town, in the hopes that their presence wovid secure order. The Parnellite leaders, Messrs, Redmond, Leamy and Dalton have been in Waterford some days. This afternoon special trains brought ‘hundreds of tho supporters of the rival candidates, and the various contingents, armed with formidable blackthorn shillalahs, murched through the streets to the music of brass bands. Messrs. Davitt and others, also attended by a band of music, procecded to the quartors of the National Commercial club. En route there the disorder arose. A mob composed of mem- bers of the Parnellite faction began one of the fiercest coaflicts that has charactorized prevailing hostilitics, The opposing crowds fought at very close quar- ters, and surged to and fro through tho streets, seeming utterly regardless of the prasence: of the police. Vollays of stones were hurled through the air and the black- thorns moved with a vicious colerity that sent many of the howling rioters to hospitals, the police station and then home for prompt surgical attention. In the midst of the affray Mr. Davitt received a nasty cut on the forehead, from which the biood flowed freely. Mr. Tanner and otuers wero injured by stones. At last the polics formed a cordon and divided the opposing mobs and the Davitt crowd reached the club rooms. Mr, O'Brien made the speech of the day, He bitterly denounced the assault upon his forces, and sad tho crowds who injured Davitt had struck aglorious blow for the Irish cause. Davitts’ answer to that blow was, that now he was a canddate for Waterford. O’Brien in his concluding wordas accused the police of using their batons morve in favor of the attacking mob than otherwise. The police, he usserted, protected the Parncllites, while the force of “their blows was devoted to the McCarthyites. AFIER SEVENTY-SEVEN YEARS, Remarks of a Newspaper On Political Union of “Brother Peoples.’ [Copyrighted 1891 by James Gordon Bennstt.) Loxpboy, Dec. 13.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee. | —The union be- tween the Scandinavian kingdoms, Norway and Sweden, reachod its seventy -seventh anniversary November 4. Referring to the significance of the day, the Morgeubladot of Christiaaia, says: This day will be remenbe ity of the Intolligent people with o candid acknowledgment of tne advantuges which a unfon, effceted so to speak by nature itsolf between two closely afliliated people dwelling on the same penin- sula, must necessarily give to both natias. Lt is; no doubt, with decp rogret that worthy fellow-citizens on both sides the “kiolen™ realize that the fn:portance of the proteotion d securlty which this unfon offers is not uflicicntly appreciated by all classes of so- cloty, One must wituess” with sorrow this Tack of suguclousness has long b iz0d by the Norweglun radicals. n the most virulent azitation which for unserupulous intrigue seeks Its puraliel. Pot-house politicians and bluck-lozs of the:r itk most invariably use false patriotism us o convenient cloak” for thelr nefarious opera- tlons; and, with the avowed purpose of fHzht- ing for Norweglan independence, such rasc hive more than once known how' to_ influen unsophisticated voters to give representation which was Do used us occuslon requirs ‘The formation of ‘the union, its aims and history, are so woll known that [t1s wholly unnecessary to review its details. For one Who possesses falr amount of sngaclty ar 15 unprejudiced in his judgment” there mains hut one conelusion: That thoe “brotl peoples’ ™ unity 18 wisdoni; olly! After an uninterrupted period of peace of seventy-five years' ducitiom most of present and all of the rising genoration have completely outgrown the thought of what misery, dinger, and unbuappiness are the con- sequences of war, and they certainly have never fully considered how these calimivies would b augmented if tho two peoplo of - this. poninsuln did not stand. - by oue another in all, in every common interest like brothers. During ourdays of peace and hitppiness we easily cnough lorget the stern truths that adversity and’ misfortune teach. It would be deplorable, If serious dungers threntened the north, that our people hud to be taught i lesson fr chool whieh ought to have neen self-ovident. In one_purticular 1t seems us It the union-loving Norwoegi ought the union in Sweden the sume time, fron Lsh poiny . the truo condition between the two has not been understood, and as a consequence poilticul issensions arisen; then the zood Norwegians have not been blind to he fact that 1t wis not the Swedish nution, but only u politleal purty i Sweden cuused the dissatisfaction. The igve for our “brother people” will, in tho tof true Norwoglans, aiwiys be kept sa- ered, warm and secure. 1o Swoden one has been inelined to put too much importance the nonsensicnl twaddlo or rabld mouthin pousible, blatant demagozucs; one his ided tho Norwegian sation with the an party of masquerading repub- . whose conduct und’ existence are us xious to the Norweslun people as the: lierd is nothing thut h to the Norweglan cause in an this very confusion, and ofton, huve “Norwegians who know thefselves capablo of apprecinting the Swedlsh peopie and the union with loving sin- crity felt Justly wounded to notico that in Swedon thoy, 80 to spenk, Y one comb,” and permitted their justified indignation over the radioul party utterances oractions to embrace the Loyal, union-loving follow eitizons in the western kinzdon, Muy such projudices and misunderstandings Aisappear, and every Norwegian and Swedo who' understunds and values the blessings of this unfon never forzet that his feol) always find their cord of true svimpathy in heurt of his “brother-people. '™ 21 by the m. Jor- and serious thinking how Is Norway a plastig enough to r- its dissolution the which done more hari; Sweden th you, too ut all Norwegians ho ENGLISH STORMS, Soldiers Escape injury by Attending Divine Service, Loxooy, Dec. 13.--Reports of damage by storms on sea and land continue with startling frequency. received today that her majesty steamship Banterer hud been driven ashore by a gale in Bideford bay, and was in a perilous posi- tion. Upon receipt of this intelligence her majesty’s steamship Philomel was aispatebed from Plymouth to the assistance of the distressed vessel. Tonight a dis- patch was received at the admiraity office saying that tho Banterer was atloat, and that only slight damage haa peen caused by her mishap. The Banterer is & composition screw gunboat, aud carrios four guus. She is commanded by Lieutenant B. H. Roper. A Lurricane swept over the cawmp av Alder- to come in News was at once MONDAY MORNING, DECE shot today and did a great deal of damage. So great was the force of thq gale that the glass roof of the burracks was . blown com- {;luh-l_v off and smashed 10 pleces, Every uilding on_the grouuds was more or loss damaged. Fortunately the soldiers now at Aldershot wore attending divine service when the storm broke upon them and no ono is roported to have been injured, the church 1n waich tho services wore held having with- stood the fury of the gate. The Folkestone boats stopped running. ‘I'he Bauterer left Folkestone on Wednes day for Plymouth, She made slow progress and tried to take shelter at St. Ives, but was unable to do so owing to the heavy seas, which hearly drovo her upon the Bristol docks, She ‘lost two boals. Her crow bo- came almost exhausted. The duke of Edin- burgh was waiting for her to convey him to London aud much anxiety was felt meantime. Virginin's B h Bondholders. Loxnoy, Dec. ho London ndvisory board of the Virginia state debt bondholders have declined to rocommend that holders ac- cept the American committee's schomo for the settlement of clmms agalnst Virginia. The Loudon committee has invoked a meet- ing to decido on a course of action. Mean- while a section of the bondholders, repro- senting bonds amounting to §,000,000, will accopt the American committes’s schemes in principel, hoping to get moditications, il L PROTECILING INVENTORS, nzl Something About the Patent System of the United States. Wasnivatoy, D. C., Doc. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bk, |—The commissioner of patents is putting the last touches on his annual report. He is necessarily late with it, because he is required to incorporate the statistics of his oftice for tho calendar year. The commissioner said vesterday that he would lay special stress {u his report on the need for increased uccommodations for the patont office. I sometimes think,” he remarked, ‘‘that the vast practical value of this department of the government is not properly roalized in the west. All our scicntific and industrial progress rests upon it. ‘Phere is a com- mon idea that inventors invent for the love of 1t. They do nothing of the sort. They invent to make money. Remove the stimulus the patent systein offers and tho progress of improvement would be paralyzed. The telephene was in- vented simply because Bell was & poor mun and wantod to boa rich one. Now that he is rich ho may go on experimenting for pleasure, but he never wounld have Doon " ‘able to do it it his patents had not given him the ‘means. I think the Bell company haé damaged the interests of inventors by the remorseless lengths to which it has pushed its legal rights, It has worked the patent as no patent was ever worked before, aud has brought down an_immenso amount, of pubiic odium upon its head. i Extent of Monapolies. “Butallsuch so-called monapolies have only @ brief life under our patemts laws. After seventeen years the public is eatitled to the free use of all the ideas they-own. I think thero is an undue amounk of alarm over the Bell company’s suceess the Berliner atent. If that curYornmux builds any very igh hoves on 1ts achievemaatsin that quar- ter it is likely to be disench: The courts have always held that the iscoverer of a mechanical principle is enf to the most literal construction of his t, and Bell received the bonofit of this the widest possible extent. The Beril subsequent patents relatin likely to be’ constraed in way. We have to do ‘obr: the greatest diMculties’ propor facilities. We o\lsh} Pplete system of digests by v easy to find, in the shortest possible time, just what had been done fn connection with any particular jdea from the beginuing, I have a case before me now in which two men filed drawings precisely alike in every line — both drawn from fhe same object and yet they went to different departments becailse one man called his device ‘a friction cluten’ and the other a ‘ilarrow tooth attachment.’ More Fac:lities Desired. “WWe ought to huve aset of digests that would enable an 1dea to be traced instead of requirine us to depend principally upon titles. We could get up the set for #100,000 and it would enablo us to dispenso with enough clerks thereafter to save the money. ‘We are horribly cramped at present although ourorfice is not only self-supporting but has paid $4,000,000 into tha treasury. We have records piled up on the fioors from cellar to garret. Our clorks are coopad un in crowded 1ll-ventilatea quarters that would be raided by the police under tho cubig air ordinance it they were in San Francisco’s Chinatown. “We handle 25,000 cases u year and the number is constantly growing. The oftice was about 2,500 behind when I took charge last August. We nave not fallen back any further, but we have not been able to gain. This whole building was put up for a patent office and they ought not tq try to make it do for us and the land oftice, too,” “What do you think of Tug Bee Bureau of Claims " “Itis a good thing. I[tseemsto me some- times as if it were on almost too lavge a scale, but it is managed in such a systematic way that nothing is negleoted. It is sure to prove itself a puvlic convenience,' The eommissionor has had some _opportu- nity to oxamine the workings of Tur Ber bureau of late, since it has added the auty of securing patents to its other oporations. Every government official expresses admira- tion ‘at the accuracy and promptness with which its comprehensive organization deals with the most important cases that are put in its care, s CRESTED BUTTE TROUBLES, Striking Miners Willing to Arbitrate NVER, Colo, Dec. 18.—Everything has been quiet at the Crested Butte mines today, though no one would be surprised if tho troublo should be renewed at any moment, with more serious censequences than those of yesterday. Sheriff Shares. and his posse still have possession of the mines and have fixed a dead line 100 yards from the mouth of the mine, 1nside of which no one is allowed to pass without; fipst giving the countersign, 'The funs haye . been running ever since Friday end the mines are now nearly free from “Lhis 1s of tho greatest importauce, forif they were shut down for a fow duys the saeumuiation of gas would causo the mines to explode and the on- tire town of Crosted Buwte. would bo de- stroyed. ‘our of tho wouuded Itallans are oxpeoted” 10 dio touight. The other but it1s very doubtful. . The state iabor commissioner had a conferenes with a num- ber of the leaders of the striking faction today, Tho result was the, appointmeat of & committee, which will meegt ‘with a commit- tee from the owners tomombw, with a view of settling the differencest by urbitration. The miners say they will ‘seitle the matter peacenbly 1f possible, or ure coutent to lot the mines remain closed, but on'the first attempt the owners make t ship In new wmen they will fight, TO may recover e Sl Holyoke Notes of (ntevest, Howyoke, Colo., Dee, 18— [Special to Tug Ber.)—The wheat crop in this county is yieldiug rar in oxcess of what was estimated at harvest time, Machines. have been busy at threshing the crop since ‘the last of July and will not be able to finish the work until about February 15. The quality of the grain is goqq, testiug from fifty-eight to sixty-five pounds per bushel. 1tis estimated that the acreage planted for the coming season will be threo times the amount of auy provious yeul b Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Holyoke lodge, No, 76, at their aunual eloc- tion selected for the cusuing year officers us follows: K, M. Smith, past® grand; A. M. Boden, noble grand; G. W. Garland, vice grand; W, C. Robinson, secretary; G. W. Shuler, treasurer. Thée lodge bas had & steady growth throughout the past yoar, MBER 14, 1591 D WASHINGTOY. M. Bartholdi’s Latest Contribution to Mod- orn Art Treasures, | LAFAYETTE IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO PARIS, Magnificent Giit hitzer to the of Mr. Joseph Pu- French People— Christmas’ Coming in the World's Capital, [Copyrigh'ed 1891 by Jam's Gordon Bennstt.] Paius, Dec. 18, —|New York IHerald Cable al to Tur Bre.|—In a qulet, peace- ful neighborhood behind the Luxembourg, rarely disturbod even by the rumbling of a passing carriage, stands a pretty little pri- vate mansion, It is here that the great Sculptor Bartholdi dwells. The Herald cor- respondent called upon him today and was shown into a small waiting room furmshed for the most part with reproductions of tho sculptor’s priucival works, with hera and there a green plant and other trifles of ar- tistic and pleasing adornment. Near the door stood a splendid plaster cast of the head of his “Liberty Enlightening the World.” The door opened and Mr. Bartholai came forward pleasautly und asked the object of the visit. ‘I have just heard of the successful casting by Barbedionne of your ornamental group of Washington aud Lafayotte, and [ have come to ask you to give me some information re- specting 1t.” Mr, Bartholdi answered: “What? You kaow this alveady? My friend, Joseph Pu- litzer of New York, wishing to testify per- sonally his sympathy with France, commis- sioned me some time ago to execute this group, which I know it is his intention to offor to the town of Paris. You know, of course, of my statue of liberty, which figured at the Universal Exposition of 1875 in Paris, and was presented to the United States on the occasion of the hundredth aunniversary of the American War of Independence. Tho people of America, wishing to express their gratification at this mark of our esteem, sent us a miniature of this statue, which was - augurated two years ago in Paris. [n addi- tion, to this, however, the United States at the same time officially testified their sense of the honor conferred by France. France and America, “Mr. Pulitzer, as I have already mentioned, desiring to offer on his own account an ex- pression of tha friendly sentiments that ani- mated him toward France, wrote and asked mo to make him a group symbolizing the alijance between the two nations, and of the support Fronce had given to the United States during her struggle for freedom. I commenced my work immodiately, and six months ago the model was finished and M. Barbedionne had it removed to his works. Ttis only within tho last fortnight that I have been informed of the successful results of the operation of casting it.”” *“I'hen nothing remaius but to take this memento to the place appointed by the cl of Paris for its erection " “Hardly that,” answered M. Bartholdi, “for the place where it shall stand has not et been decided on: i fact, the goveznment as oniy just been 1 formed of the successful execution of the work and the pedestal is still to be Ilmde.d’; et At the Barvedionne works the correspond- ent was shown the mo‘:nmenr"x‘hv “p& is | of bronze, about four meters in helght, and of superb execution. Lafayette is reprosonted as holding in his left hand the flass of France and of the United States. ‘The Frenck flag is banging quietly down the standard, while the Amer- ican flag, tossed by the tempest, is neld lightly and protectingly by the same hand. Thus France, strongand valiant, comes to the aid of disturbed and struggling America. Lafayetto is further ropresentod as stretch- ing out his vight hand to Washington, who, in taking it, seems to accent the aid offered by France. Washington has his left hand resting on the hilt of his sword, aud is facing Lafayette. The two fig- ures are placed in the foreground of the picture and the two flags form tho background. Tho entire work Is vigorous in execution and carries out udmirably the sculptor’s idea of I'rance, generous aud true, offering her protection and friendship to an oppressed nation striving for liberty. Christmas in the World's Capital, Signs of Christmas are overywhere. The shops have put on their holliday attire and though the streats, mado muddy by the fro- quent sbowers, give a dismal air totho boule- vards, crowds of people are out in_search of etrentios and bibolots which gladden all housenolds at this festive season. Frenct women of the wealthior classes have at last comn to appreciata the value of short skirts and this year aro trotting avout in all direc- tions in very English looking dressos, with- out that handful of train which has hitherto enabled them to display their neat boots and trim ankles in a manner the grace of which is ontirely French. Tho ru do la Paix is simply one blaze of jowels; thore scem to bediamonds and rubios and emeralds enough in the shop windows to supply & dozen citics with their sparkling splendor. There ure the usual number ot bon bon boxes of quaint_artistic desizn, the prevailing noveltics in this direction being orn of the Russian alliance and the army maneuvers, the two topics nowadays most iatoresting to the French mind, The cele- brated Bon Marche is a great sight. Here the usual end of the ye exhibition is in progress, the chiof feature of which Is the anuual toy fair. The endless strotch of apartments was crowded with pretty articles, and incessantly packed with the motley tide of humanity surging from ull parts of Paris, and the indi- vidual members jostling each other over miles of waxed floors under the luminous glaro of tho electric lights. The exhibition of toys Includes everything conceivablo i the way of children’s playtiings, artistically grouped .and draped with the' fiags of ail nutions, and the whole spectacle is one of lavish beauty of which the crowd of old and young soem never to tire. Tho children, ospeclally, guze at it as 1f 1t were fairyland itself, Afraid of French Enthusiasm, Rumors of the approaching visit of the czarewitz to Paris are onco more going the rounds, but the project has never been con- siderod serlously at St. Petorsburg, As n matter of fact the exuberant demonstration to which the presence of the youug prince here would certainly give rise rather induced the Russlan government to view such a stop with disfavor, The Russian ambassador and the baronne do Mohrenhcim as well as her unmarried daughter are still confined to their vooms by influenza, from which they have been sufforing for some days, and are not oxpected to be couvaloscent for at least a fortnight later, PATRON Councillor Jackson Must to Abanton His ftooms in Wurtemburg Palace. [ Copinighted 1891 by Jamss Gordan Bennstt.| Loxnoy, Dec. 13.—[New York -Herala Cable—Special to Tue Beei—A good deal of excitoment has been caused here by the following paragragh just received from Wurtemburg: We learn that the Amorlean Jackson, who was for 50 many years the Intimate friend und adviser of the lato king of Wurtemburg will leave tho capltal eurly noxt week, it having been intimuted to nim that ho will no longer bo allowed to ocoupy the reoms in the royal palaca left to him by the will of the lute King Chirlos, who also left bim @ logacy of 100,000 marks. It may be interesting to add that Jacksou entered the service of the king when he was Amerioan vice-consul. His introduction to 4 bls majesty was Dol without Its romantic uis DEAD, DaiLy BEE. - - features. Jackson hiad to n % garden near tho palace over, © ming on his way tothe consulate. Tho k\ % vho was in the habit of taking a morning ¢ in that ploasaunce, was sostruck with — ppoarance and manner and actions that h \ght him out, made inquiries, and at last yod him the'post of councilor, This pos Jackson occupied for just ten years, durin ich his chief auties were to read to the 3 and, being an excellent musician, pla, t him. Also to take a hand at cards whenever it was his majesty’s pleasure to indulgo in that pa timo. ~ These duties were more confining than onerous, and they wero not too well paid. So when Jackson gave up bis appoint- ment in the American consulate at_Stuttgart the king promised to settle 100,000 marks upon bim, 80 his future would be provided for 1n caso of his majesty’s death. In justice to Mr. Jackson, he should be dis- tinguished trom two Americans—Baron Woodcock and his friend Hendry—who wero mere adventurers, who later on succooded in oxtracting largo sums of money from the king during their four years' association with his ‘majesty. Jackson altogether opposed their doings and had no hand whatever, ns has often been stated, in _presenting them to thonotice of the king, The so-called spirit- ualists—Woodcock and Hendry — gained great influence over his majosty, oven to the poiut of inducing him to intrust money to their curo for gambling purposes at Monte Carlo, and this during the rosidence of the king and court of Wurtemburg m Nico and San Remo some winters ago. They would bold spiritualistic soances at which the spirits would rap out cortain numbers, which were to be backed the next day at_roulette., "The king was foolish enough to hand over sums varying from 1,000 tranes to 10,000 francs ata time to Woodcock for tho pur- pose, and -it is necdless to say tnat the spirits were generally wrong. \hrough the LONDON GOSSIP, Mrs. Maybrick's Case Hopeless— ing tor More Light. [Copurighted 1891 by Jam:s Gordon Bennett.] Loxpoy, Dec. 13.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tz Beg.—Sir Charles Russell today, in reference to his reported champion- ship of the Maybrick case, said he had not taken up the matter, but had merely been consuited by the baroness de Roque's solici- tors. He could sce nothing at present to give Mrs, Maybrick any hope. Tho only way anything could be done s by public sympathy and pressure brought on the home office, and not by & point of law which cannot be upset and is avsolutely right. The best authority says that notting has boen decided upon re- garding a reopening of the caso. Tho matter 1s stillin the hands of Lymley & Lumle; solicitors, London Orying for More Light. Electric lighting in London 18 making wonderful strides, and the only thinz which now stands in the way of its universal adop- tion is expense. The cost of wiring a house for elastrlo light for a recoption averages 32 shillings, or about £, a lamp, but some of the necessary appliances used for house-wiring are covered by patents which naturally in- crease tho cost a very great deal. Incan- descent lamps are to pe purchased for just $1 apicce, but1n & couple of years, when the patents on it expire, it will be possible to gat them for from a shilling to one shilling and sixpence each. or about a third of the prasent cost. It is ulso confidently ex- pected that within that timo it will be possible to do all the wiring at tho rate of about 1 a lamp, and it will not be many years, therefore, before gas will be superseded in'the household except when used for fuel. The advantages of this will be sufticiently obvious, and then it is to be hoped that the civic authorities will insti- tute the universal application of the electric lignt for the illumination of the streets of the city, and so remove the stigma of the great- est city in Europe belng the worst lighted. Weo'.l Hive to See About This. ‘An 3 ay which is calculated to make the ordinal man open his ayes in wonder. The Stratford works of the Great Eastern railway has broken the record for the construction of a railroad encine and tender by turning one out complete in a single working day of ten hours. Up to this time the Crowe works had held the baancr for speed in engine building, but Stratford wrested it from it, and it will ve a long time before it can be regained. Last Thursday morning at 9 o’clock work was ve- gun on a six-wheeled coupled engine and tonder wel ¢ sixty-seven tons, fourteen hundredweight, and it was finished within the time above specified, and at 9:15 yeste day morning it was pulledout of the crecuing shops amid the cheers of the workmen. They were immensely pleased, as may be imagined, when complimented) on the feat, and in receiving the praise due to their ef- forts th implied a compliment to tho United States for its speed in engineering watters by saying: ‘This beats the Ameri- caus, anyhow; they haven’t made such time yet.) Program of the Papal Consistory. A seccrot. consistory at Rome is fixed for December 14, The public cousistory will be held three days later. Mgr. Rufto Seillo, Mgr. Sopliei and Dr. Gruscha, Archbishop of Vienna, will be created cardinals. At the secret consistory his holiness the pope will deliver an allocution which will refer to the incidents of the French pilgrimages and tho decroe promulgated by the minister of war regarding the civil marriage of soldis The pope will make no aliusion to the par| mentary debate on the ecclesinstical questions. No French vishop has yet been nominated for cardinal, His holiness the pope and Cardinal Rampolla, s ecrotary of state, both disapprove of the attitude of the French opis- copate in connection with the recent chure events, and 1t is even stated had the French government applied to the vaticin the agita- tion would have been suppressed by the lattor, Prozress of Moody and Sankey. Messrs. Moody and Sankey continue their triumphal progress throughout Scotland. Everywhere the same report is issued, The people throng to hear them and the attend- ance is practically only limited by the sizo of the hall. In fact, it is doubted whether in all their career these greut rovivalists have oever demonstrated in a more marked manner the magnetic qualities they possess or the power they have of swaying large nudiences, Courtice Pounds has refused an offer to go to the Garden theater. Dozens of sandwich- men enguged by the Playgoers’ club are par- ading the ' principal streots tonight bearing the legend: *‘Lon’t pay for programs,’ On the top of the announcement of Mrs. Langtry’s inability to carry out her Ameri- can tour comes the statement that she is move ill than was at first belioved, and her condition, while not such as to cause her frionds any alacm, is regarded as serious, Ory- e WEATHER FORECAST, Orrice oF WeATHER BUREAU, } Oxana, Dec. 13, The area of low barometer, without being a well developed storm, overspreads the en- tire westera portion of the country. lainy weather prevails in the lower Mississippi valley, thence southward to the western Gulf coast. It is snowing at Sauta Fo, N. M., where the highest temperature yesterday was only 342, Temperature 1086 over the central part of the country, a tongue of warm weather ox- tendiug up to St. Paul, where the mercurs was st 502 last evening., The outlook is fayorable for a spell of unsettled wet weather, For Omabs and vicinity: Continued mild, soft weather, probably with rains to-day. WASIINGTON, D, C., Deo. 15, — For Kansas ~Threatening and rain; south winds shifting to west: slightly colder. For lowa—~Occasional rains; south winds, slightly colder, For Nebraska east: stationary temper shifting to coldar. For Missouri with occasional stationary temporuture northwest, - for South Dakota—Showers in east; fair in west portion; variable winds; siightly colder except in central portion, For North Dakota—Suowers in east; in west portion; variable winds; ehanges in temperature For Colorado—Occasional showers, shifting to west; slightly colder iu north; slightly warmer ln south portious, Showers, slightly colder in ture in wost; winds General oloudy weather showers; south wiads; exeopt cooler in falr slight N['S{BER 1 SENOR MATTA TAKES ISSUE, Obil's Minister of Foreign Affairs Inclined to Bo Disputations, HIS CIRCULAR LETTER TO HiS AGENTS, Claims President Harrison and Secre tary Tracy Are Either orant or Malicfhus in Misstating Facts Concorning Chil [Copyrighted 1591 by James Gordon Bennett,] SaNtaco, Chiliy Doe 1 [Now York Herald Cable—Special to Tiue By -Senor Antonfo Matta, Chilian minister of foreign affairs, has prepared for distribution among the Chilian legations in Europs and Amor- fca o ciroular lotter giving Chili’s sido of the dificulty with the Unitod States growing out of the Baltimore trouble, Aftera groat deal of trouble a copy of this document has been procured. It is written in spanish ana the following is the translation of it: With reference ort of the seore- tary of the navy niessage of the prosi- dent of the Unfted States 1 think it {3 oppor- tune to say that the informution upon which the report and messaze ure grounded I8 or- 1o0us or deliberately fncorreet, faras the refuzeés aro concerned, they r have been threatened w.th cruelty, nor has iy one attempted to take thom from the lezation, noe has their delivery been ordered. Nor has tho house or person of forelgn minis ters been molested, in spite of dallying and Intentional provocution. This is proven by n notes of September. October and ning the sullors of the United Baltinore. There is want of frankness stutenents ton, The took pluce ers of the eit maintop of and aimong people who ure by no of diseretion und temperance. Wien the poiice and other forees interfered d enimed down the tumuit there wore al- dy soveral hundred men enszuged o it nd It had spread to a distance of some ton Dloeks or more from the pluce whereo it coms menced, Says That Eg: Was Aggressive. Mr. Ezan purposely communicated to us note 1 wressive and violent language on Octob s shown by 0 noto which was uns 1 O November 18 began the summing up which was suspended oniccount of the nonappearance of the crew of the Haltimore and on unt of the illegal T nd deniuls of the same Mr. Egan, Tlicie has never been any provoeation com- menced oraceepted by this department. and it hus alway ined an awitude of tajr- ness and pradence. It nas never had an aggressive policy and it wil never ap- prove a humiliuting one. Notwlithstunding the fact that interested parties may try to mike their conduct uppear honest ind inay try to dodze the Issue Uy erroncous accounts, whatover may have been suld or may bo siid in Washin the teleg ites, and DRPEES Sent to you contiin the truth, and the whole trath, about what hus happened in re- regard to this affair, and the ill-will wnd sub- sequent conferences and pretentsons have not proceed rtment, Mr. Trac . n hiuve been lod ) error ing our peoplo and govern= it Lheir instrae fons of fmpartiality and amity have not yet been complied with. They are not now nor” have they been before, And if no compiuints have been mude ucainst the min sterand the sailors it is beeause publie and notorious fuets in Chiit and the United Stutes could never have been mide use of by our confidential agents, even when well es- tablished. Charges of M isst; ents Made, cedu's demunds and the concessions June und July, the whole Itata affuir, the Sau Francisco in Quintero buy, und the matter of the cubie combany ure proofs of It. It hus been purposely misstated thut the North American sailors were attacked in various localitles at the same time, No final BT AT U R eullty partics. Your excellency should namo the note of Novemberd in answer to Minister well aus the other no uskin: for evidence which he did nov like to give, although he lad sald that he had proofs to show the niur- dercr and the other gulity parties of October . and aiso all other notes which have besn pubiished here. Your exceileney should this transiated and published, so disauthorize all that wppes nirary. o your punctu 1n bud qua Vaulpuriiso, means mode: ality us wo ure of the ght and propriety of Chili's acts, und of the final resuit in spite of the intrizues thut deseend 50 low and of the threats t from so high in this contingency, I ‘here is now on the Baltimore a Dr. Stan- a British subject, who has lived in Chili for some vears. Hg was a witness to the at- tack upon Turnbull, the Baltimore sailor who received uvwenty knife wounds in the affray last month and afterwards died of Lis in- Juries. Dr. Stanley defended the man as well a8 he was able and afterwards took him to a hospital and cared for him. It was known that his testimony would be damaging in this case and about a week after the affair oc- curred he was assaulted at Vina del Mar and arrestod. Efforts were made to prevent his testimony being taken, but whan he was re- leased from prison he went aboard the Balti- more for protection and hus romained thers since. The members of the crew of the Bal- timore have subscribed nearly $500 in gold and purchased a monument to placo over the graves of Riggin gud Turnbull, their two comrades who were killed. The monumeut has been suitably inseribod and will be placed in position in a few duys. SOUTH AMERICAN NE What is Being Done in the Republics 1o the South ot Us Wasn ron, D. C., Dec. 13. —~The Bureau of American republics is informed that but forty-oight miles remains to be constructed of the raily that is to connect Buenos Ayres with Valparaiso. At the recent meet- ing of tho directors of the company in Lon- don 1t was announced that 700 miles urc now open to trafie. Had 1t not boen for the Bar- ing Brothers' failure, it is believed that tho road would have been finlshed at the protent ume, but the work of construction, which was suspended for o time, has been begun with rvenewed vigor, and tho divectors promise that it shall be pushed through without further de- lay. The mountain section, which is 149 miles 1 length, involves very heavy work, and necessitated a large number of tinnels— many of them inthe region of porpetual snow, more than 10,000 feet above the sea. ‘The mountain section is to be worked partly by adhesion on gradients of 25 por cent, or 132 feet to the mle, aud partly (the loco- motives belug geared so that they enter upon the track without stoppiug) by the use of toothed wheels upon the Abt svstem over gradients, the maximum of which is 8 per ceut, or 422 4 por mile. ‘The Bounos Ayres papers report that the recent purchase by Baron Hirsch of 5,001 square leagues of land in the northe ern part of the Argentine Republic for 260,- 00 sovereigns, makes him tho possessor of & territory larger than 1s owned by any other man, aud it exceeds 1w aroa tho kingdom ot Montenegro, A syndicate of British capitalists hava made an application to the government of the Argentine tepublic for the priviloge of ex- ploring the Patagonian coast for minerals. I'ne bureau of American vepublics 13 ine formed that the government of Brazil has appointed Dr. Jose De ['reis and Captain Jose Candidgo Guillobel as spoclal coms missioners to represent the government of Brazil in submiiting to arbiteation of the president of the United States the boundary question which has lone existed botween Brazil and the Argentine Republic. The Argentine governmeat has not yst appointed its commissioners, but the Brazilans are on their way to the United Statos. One of the last acts passed by the Brazilian s bofore its dissolution grauts a pension of #0000 per year to Dom Pedro De Alcantara, ex-emperor of Brazil, with arrears from November 15, 1539, The money will ba puid in mouthly installments. - Will Purchuase the Froperty. Loxpoy, Dee. 18 ~The dirsctors of the Montana ruby wines company who were sent to inspect the property, the acquisition of which the company has '1n consideration, have cabled their approval of its purchase,