Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 15, 1891, Page 1

fem——— TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. LEO XII'S GREAT POLITICS. Ho Disappoints French Radicals by De- clining to Take the Aggressives DIPLOMATIC SIDE OF THE QUESTION. siro Reports Matters There Pavisian Gossip— and Eu- Itio as Tranguil South America ropean News. [Copyrighted 1891 by Jam's Gordm Bennett.] Pams, Dee, 14.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tne Bee,|—Tho siionce which the French bishops bave maitained since the quostion of the separation of church und state in France was raised bas caused much amazement in political circles, and greatly disconcerted the radicals, It was ox- pected that * the recent prosecu- tion of the archbisnop of Aix would have lea the clergy to take some rash and foclish step, but they seem to have discounted ovents and are acting with remarkable cool- ness, This is of course largely due to the circular which the pove has addressed to tho Freuch prelates, enjoinisng them to refrain from comment on tho action of the govern- ment and censuring anti-ministerial utter- ances, In this letter Leo XIII has given ona moro proof of his deep political sagacity and shown his fidelity to the traditions of the Catholic church, which has always loved to be on the side of the strongest. ‘I'ne members of the triple alliance have beea considerably surprised by the firmuess of tho position adopted by the vatican. It was supposed that the pope would have tako up an attitude distinetly France. The prince ot Naples, heir apparent to tho Italian throve, has been betrothed to the eldest da the duke of Edinburgh. The wedding will take place next spring. Jacquss St. CERE. hostile to BIUSED ON EX 1GGERATED D AT, Chilian Nowspaper Opinion the President's M- ss ge. (Copyriuhted 1591 by James Gordon Bennett.) Varraraiso, Dee. 14—[Mexican Cable to the Now York Horalda—Special to The Bre] —El Perro Carril, the loading newspaper of Santlago, in its aditorial columns, says that 1t supports Minister Matta in deprecating the tone of President Harrison’s messaze and ascrives it to exaggerated data, which, tho editor claims, was forwarded to Wash- ington. ile ¢oos on to say that ho feels con- fident that the people and government of tho United States will later change their ideas on tho subject when all the facts becomo known. Tho German Montovaeo. Captain Schle on squadron has sailed for ipon the intercession of Judge of Crir Iloster, has releasod two of the Baltimore seamen, McWilliam and Panter, from ymprisonment aboard that ves-: sel. These are the two sailors whno, after being compelled to stand a number of hours durine the bhearing beforo the court of in- quiry into the Baltimore outwrage, wers allowed to go to o restaurant. In spite of their solemn promises to Captain Scehley not to arink to excess, they returned to the court room under the iufluence of liquor. Immediately upon Judee Foster's report of this conduct Captain Sechloy caused their fmprisonment. Neither of theso men is a vative of the United States, ‘Tho occurrence was siezed upon by tho correspondent of the Times to send that paper one of his usual grossly exaggorated stories, with the avowed purposo of stirving up il feeling between Chili and the United States, SEVERED DIPLOMATIO RELATIONS. Bulgaria and France Fall Out About a Journalist. Soria, Dee. 14.—The Freuch diplomat here has broken his relations with the Bulgarian autlorities to nccede to tho demand of France thatu journalist named Chadonine, who was rocently expelled from the country, be aliowed to return. The French charee d'affairs, M. Lanet, in a note to the Bulgarian government, protested against the expulsion of the journalist as a flagrant and premeditated violation of the treatios existing between France and Bulgaria. In reply tho Bultavian government sent & note saying that Chadonine had been systematically sending the F'rench press lviug and calum- inous stories about Bulgavia, and that tho Bulgavian government was unable to rescind the order of expulsion, but hoped that tho incident would not disturd the good relations existing between Bulgaria and France. The French government then ordered M. Lanet to sever diplomatic relations with Bulgzaria, Tho event has caused great uncasiness in political circles, BRAZILIAN AFFAIRS, Paic on the Bourse Ended and Tran- quility Restored. LCopuright d 18910y James Gordon Bennett.| Rio Jaxtino, Brazil (via Galveston, Tex. Dee. M4.—(By Mexican Cable to tho Now York Herald—Special to Tur Bee]—Tho panic on the bourse is at an end. The troubles over the Leopoldina railrond have also been terminated succossfully, Tho entire republic of Brazil is now onjoying quic Minister of Marine de Mello has weranted $2,000,000 to reform the Lavy Apologies have beon tendered by the new goverament to Chilian Minister Kupper be causo b bappoued to b assailed by foot pads. P Goneral Astrogello and othor chiofs late revolt in Rio Grande do Sul have removed from their commands and sent other states, “The police at Cardosa grossly insulted two Spaniards ana_an ltalian, Kepavation hos been domanded by the respective consuls of tho vietims, been in the been into 1 Stook Markets, 1€ opyriuhed 1891 by James Gorton Lennatt, | Loxboy, Dee. 14, Now York Herald Cavle Special toTar k ]—This was the flattest of flat days on the Stock exchunge, without one feature excopt a rally of two points in Brazillan bonds on tue strength of reassur- fng political mews. Speculation ! the lowest ebb, no support being recolved from other markets, With the exception of u few foreign government socurities, stocks closed dull. Northern Pacific preforrod receded 18¢ per cont, Liko Shore 11 per cent, St. Puul and Loulsville three-fourths of 1 per cont, Atchison ordinary and incomes and Enie fiv eighths of 1 per cent, proferred five eighths of 1 per cont. ordinary three-cighths of 1 per cont, Wabash dobentures one balf of | per cent, proforred oue-fourth of 1 per cent, Atlantic first mortgage, Obio and Reading, one-nalf of 1 per cent, Canadian Pacifio ono-fourth of 1 per cent, Grand Trunk, first. preferred, one-cighth of 1 per cent, second, one-fourth of 1 per cent and third threc-eighths of 1 per cent, Mexican ruilway, ordinary, fell five-eighths of 1 per cent, first preferred 115 por cont, and second 11 per cent. Threo months bank bills were discounted at 17, pet cent to 2 por cent and call mouey was in very limited demund at 11, per cent discount, Banking houses resolved today to muke no reduction in their doposit rates and to await the action of the Bank of England directors on Thursday. Parisian Gossip. (Copyrigh'ed 1891 by James Gordon Benne!t.) Pans, Dee, 14| New York Herald Cable ~Special to Tus Bk |--Lady Lytton will leavo the British legation for Loudon tomor- ~ad is row (Tuesday), after paying a farowell call on Mme, Carnot. Mr. Gladstone i3 expected hero with his family. Ho will leave on day ev The mecting of the Societo (iens de Lettres last evening at Brabant was pre sided over by Jules Claretie. Kmle Zola, in welcoming him, recalled the fact that his first work as critic was to review 1 Figaro a novel of ( The latter replied ho congratulated himself ho had so good a prophet of the work's success, ite Syndical Association of the Parisan pross tield its annual meeting at the Grand hotel todav, A. Hebrard presided. Francis Mag: of L Figaro, Eugene Mayer of Lo Lanterne, Victor Simond and Pierre Vernon were re-elected to the committee, tonight Wednes- THIRTY LIVES LOST. British Ship Sinks und On'y One on Boar RCAPES, Loxnoy, Dee. 14.—Tho list of casualties caused by the storm is galulug frosh acces- sions. Tho most serious of all the disasters was tho wreck of tho British ship Enterkin, off Ramsgate, County Kent, Thirty lives wero lost, every person except an aporentice boy being arowned. After the terkin struck a part of the crew succeeded in lsunching a boat aud got clear of the ship. Thoy were almost immediately thrown into the sea by the swamping of the boat. The boy was tho only one of those remaiuing on board the shin who escaped. ANGRY SEAS, of a British Steamer -\ Narrow Escipe. Loxpoy, Dee. 14, —The steamer Glenmore, from Cork, arrived at Plymouth today and reports a most extraordinary rough passage. In fact she came within an aco of foundering and her oficers and passengerss agree that their deliveranc from death was almost mirnculous. The passengers wero kept below deck for two days. The Glenmora had on board_a number of cattle, and the poor beasts suffored the most horriblo torture. When tho steamer arrived at Plymouth fifty of thom wero dead and 100 others were 50 badly mutilated and other- wise injured that it was necessary to kill them, vant, 1C0) yrighted 1591 by James Gordon 1B :nnsth| Brusszis, Doc. 14.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tug Bre)—Jead Stars, the cclebrated Belgian chemist, who con- trivuted to Bunsen's and Kerchof!'s discov- erias on the clectrie nature of sunlight, diod today, aged 70. He was awarded a gold medal by the London Royal society for his work on tho weight of atoms, and was pro- sented by the Beigian _Academy of Sciences us an associzte of the French lustitate, (Copurighted, 1891, by James Gordon Bonnett. | Buexos Avies, Argentine (via Galvoston, Tex.), Dec. 14 Moxican Cablo to the New York H pectal to Tie Bee.|— “The contention between the political parties continues unabated. The adherents of Guerro Mitre favor Dr. Edwardo Costa for the presidency. President Pellegrini wants General Rocu chosen as his successor. o e NOTHING LIKE SUCCESS. How the Bureau of Claims Has Grown Since April WasmiNgroy, D. €., Dee. 14.— Telegram to Tur Brr. |—Tur Bee and Ex- ammer Bureau of Claims took a new step forward today, It occupicd the last bit of vieant space in 1ts large four-story puilding at 618 I street and now tho next expansion of 1ts work will require anew structure. Starting last Aprit 10 onc room, the Bureau has steadily oxvanded, crowding out the other tenants from its_building one by ono until todav it overflowed into tho handsome sulte of oftices on cho first floor, formerly occupied by u real estato fir, gua'had no morn left to conquer. The opening of its new quarters was attonded by a number of congressmen who frecly displiyed their appreciation of the work of the burcau. . Tho opinions were generally expressed that this agency was the most trustworthy to which any claimant could appeal, and one representative voluntecred to turn over 500 to 1t m buli. All the members of fiud o maoagement of s for their coustituents one of the most burdensome features of their woris and most of them are glad to bo re- lieved of it in u way satisfactory to all con- corned. ‘The new oftices of the buroau aro among the most convenient in tho city, They contain ample desk room for & number of attorneys, are lighted by electricity and are casily accessiolo to the public. 2 kel bl h CONDILION OF WHEAT, Reports from Var ous Sections on the taple Cereal. MixxeAvorts, Minn., Dec. 14.—Figures compiled by the Northwestern Miller show the stock in privato elevators of Minneapolis to be 1,563,000 bushels, a gain of 55,000 bush- els. The total stock at Minneapolis and Du- 1uth s 12,958, or 1,169,692 bushels wore than st Monday. The Mariet Record reports the stock in the country elevators of Minnesota ana the two Dakotus at 10,115,000 bushels, an in- creaso of 248,650 bushels. The aggregate northwestern stock is thus made 23, 12,4 bushiels, an increase of 1,417,202 bushols. A year agd the stock was 20,008,103 bushels. Serivarieny, 1L, Dee. 14.-The winter wheat erop bulletin of the State Board of Ariculture says that wheat has been greatly injured by drouth and that “the stand as a whole is very uneven and the outlook for the whaat crop in Illinos in 1502 is not very en- cournging. In the northern district the con- dition of winter wheat is abou S0 per cont of the totul December average; in the central division, 3 por cent, and 1a the southern di- vislon 20 points less than the seasonablo average." R DWARD ALBERTSON SENTENCED, Cormer Council Blufls Citiz od Ten Y Awara- s e Hard Labor, Tacomy, Wash, Dec. 14.—[Special Tele gram to Tug Bee.]—dward Albertson, the defaulting eashicr of the Fidelity Trust con pany, was sentenced in the superior court toduy to ten years at hard labor. Albertson entirely recovered from the wounds re- ceived at the time of his capture and is now in. splenglid condition physically. He took his sentence calmly aud without flinching, Fred wdler, his friend and accomplice, received ive-years senteco. They will 'bo taken tho state pe ty at Walla Wails tomorrow, e BY & BRUTAL e of Negro 1, Mo, Dec. 14 ward Brown, a colored teawmster, Saturday uight found his wife, who was soon 10 become a mwother, in a statn of intoxication, A quavrel ensued, during which Brown drew a revolver and shot his wifo through the abdomen. She guve birth toa child yesterduy, which was born dead, and she died at 12 last night. The ball hud passed through tho head of the un born infaut. Brown has been beld without bon, NURDERED HUSBAND, shock ing € tHanibal, Mo., HaNN e Steamer Arvivals At London ~Sighted : Maasdam, from New York; Maryland, fro Baltin: e Lydian Monarch, from New Yor Arnived . Storn- away, United States and Brazil live steamer Finanie, which sailed from Paris for New York December 11 t Boston —Seythja from Liverpool; Mau T m Gldsgo At Queenstown—Servia 1 Advance, from South rived 6:40 b, 4 Siriu om Liverpool American ports, ai- from Kio Jaueiro | and St Lucoa, OF RECIPROCITY, 1§ SUEPORT President Harrison Will Shortly Issue an Important Proo’amation, RETALIATORY DUTIES WILL BE ATTACHED, Placing an Embargo Against Co tries Which Huve Not Made Tr ties Under the Provisions of the McKinley Act. Wasnixaroy Bureav or Tire Bas, 3 Fount WasniNaro: President Harrison is about to take a most important step in tke commercial dealings of this country with others and the first public announcemont of the step will bo made in this dispateh, It is nothing sbort of a proc- lamation being prepared, practically placing an embargo against all countries which have not made reciprocity treaties with the United States under the provisions of tho McKinloy act. The proclamation will be issued on January 1 next. It will attach retaliatory duties upon sugar, molasses, coffee and tea imported by those countries which have failed to take advantage of the reciprocity clause of the act. This proclamatioa will be of more import- ance inits commercial effect than the nego tiation of a dozen treaties for it affects many countries and practically closes our customs houses against the chief articles of export of several nations, The reciprocity section which empowers the president to make this proclamation is as follow: With a view to securing with countries producing articles, and for this pu 18t day’ of January, 182 whenever and so often s the president shall be satisfied that the government of any country producing and exporting sugars molasses,coffee, tea and hides, raw and uncured, or any of such arti- cles, fmposes duties or other exactions upon the "agricaltural or other products of the United States whioh, In view of the frec intro= duction of sugar, molusses, coffec, tea and hides into the United States, he deem to be recipr 1ual and unreasonable, he shull power and it shall be hls duty to suspend by proolamation, to that “effect, tho provisions of this act relatin g to the free Introduction of sugar, molusses, tea and hides, the production of such country, for such time us he shall deem Just, and fn' such case and during such sus= pension. duties shail be levied and collected and pald upon sugar, me es. coffee, tea and hides, the product of or exported from such wted country as follows, act then speeifies the discriminatory which may be imposed. These are seven-tenths of 1 ¢ent per pound on sugars not above No. 13, Dutch stundard, and 1% cents per pound on sugars above No. i, Dutel standird. On coffee the discriminatory duty is’ cents per pound, on tea 10 cents por pound and on ull kinds'o hides 145 cents por pound, Effect of the Proclamation. The proclamation will ba mainly important in its effect on the great tea imports of China and Jupan, the enormous hide products of the Argentine Republic ana the sugar and coffee products of Uruguay, Paraguay and several minor southern countries. China and Japan mighthave sccured a remission of this 10 cents per pourd on toa, but they have failed to take aduautage of tho reciprocity clause and the proclumation will be specially desired =~ against them. Thae Argentine Republic is the great im- porter of hides to this country. ‘The average value of importations is seldom shortof §4,000,000. Other countries which will suffer by the proclamation are Hayti and the Hawaiian islands, with their great sugar products, and the Danish, Dutch and Freach colonies ' to the south of this coun- try. The proclamation will also be important in securing to the countries which have embraced reciprocity the full advantage of the Unitod States markets in sugar, tea, coffee and hides, The countries which have thus faraceepted reciprocity or are uow negotiating treatics to that end are: Brazil, San Domingo, Costa Rica, British Columbia, Porto Rico, British Guines, Guatema'a, Colombia, British Hon- duras, Venezuela, Icuador, Peru, Mexico, British West Indies and Nicaragua. Aside from the commercial importance of this proc- lamation, it will peculiarly be adopted as offsetting tho recont™ criticism di- rected at the president’s message because it wholly failed to meation reciprocity. This has been widely construed as au effort on the pvart of Mr. Harrison to iguore Secrctary Blaine's reciprocity plan. It appears, how- ever. that the president fully agrees with M. Blaiue on the importance of a reciprocity program, so much so that he desirad to treat it speciaily in tho proclamation of Junuary 1 rather than cover it up in a goneral message, Appointments Will Be Made Sooi Presiaent Harrison will be enabled to send 1 his nominations after tomorrow morning unless tho senato strikes a snag in coufirm- ing the rearrangoment of committecs. The reason thore Las been no new nominations sent to the Senate during the present session 15 that the committces huvo not been organ- ized. Several of them, notably the commit- tec on judiciary, whicli have no bead are to receive the greatest number of nominations, There lave beou a lot of nommations duing the recess of congress sent to the senate, but they do mot require immediate action, for” tho ofilcers ure all discharging their duties. An officor nominated whilc the senate 13 in session must wait until his nomi- nation 15 confirmed before ho can have his commission or ho can’t tako his plac “This morning in caucus the republican sen- ators agreed o the reorganization of all com- mittees, naming chairmen for a numbor of the most important ones, and as soon as the democratic senators report the minority mom- bers the rearrangement will be formally an- uounced and confirmed in the open senate. ‘That will bo doue among the yery first things attended to tomorrow when tho senate con- ve A large number of appointaients will then bo made. reeiprocal trade the following n and after the Alllance Memb e rs on the Alort, Revresentatives IKom and McKeigkan say they do not iutend to introduce any bills in tho house till they see what is proposca by the other members; that thev do not feel it would be wisdom for them who are so far 1 the minority to take the lead in legisla- tion, but_prefor, to follow ana attempt to modify. There have been no bills iutro duced in the house so far by auyone, and none are expected to bo introduced till the committees are announced, which may not be till aftor the holiday When the states ave called for bills in the house, Representative Townsend of Colorado will introduce his free silver coinage bill, al3o a bill approvriating $150,000 for & public building at Colorado Springs; turning arid lunds over to the state and territorial gov- cruments under which they aro located and vemoving the Ute Indians from Colorado to southeastern Utah, Senator Manderson's Me isures, In the sonate today Mr, auced bills as follows: Kequiring transcripts of judgments obtained in United States courts to be filed with county officers having charge of judzments record; for the relief of Robert H. Montgomery; requiving United Srates circuit and aistrict judges 1o instruet the Jury i wiiting in certain cases; provid- ing for the edu 1on of eulisted men of the avmy at military posts and for other pur- poses; to commission neting assistant sur &eoos of the United States army who served as medical officers during the late wuar; authorizing the secretary of war to cause an exploration and survey to be made of the interior of Alaska: for the relief of tho heirs of Charles B. Smith, deceased, also Thomas Fletcher Foley, alias Thomas Fletcher; to remove the chargo of desertion agaiust the military record of Jere M. Duley: to increase the peusion of Isabella Morrow, widow of the lato Brevet Colonel Henry A. Morrow, to £100 per month : for the relief of John Little aund Hobart Williams, Miscella Ex Congressinan Gear lowa is bel pushed for the governorship of Oklahoina and it is said ne would suceced with hands down were it not for the fuct that three ex- Manderson intro- cons. of already boen given ministration, \tions® undes this ad- It is understond that Colonel T, McCoy of South Dakota will be appointed. MecCoy has the best ®ndorsements of any man in the northwest who has asked for a place under President Harrrison and there appears to be nothing in his way. His friends are very njueh in earncst and sy 8 ex-congressmen have been honored enough already. "loday Assistant rotary Chandler af- firmed the decision of the general land oftice in the tunber cultura improvement case of Jobn W. Harper against O, J, Colman from the North Platto district, and the entryman does not forfeit bis claim. He modifled his decision n tho pre-emption cash entry caso of John Scheder against Simon Phancuf and Gustave Bonjamin from the MeCook district. The land commissioner held the entry for cancellation. The case will now be reopened aud isquiry made by the local oftice for a re- hearing, at which the Nebraska Loan and Trust company will ba allowed to intervene upon filing a proper pleading showing an fn- terest in the land. The assistant secrotary set aside the deeision on tho desort land entry case of the United States against George Nealton et al. from Cheyenne, Wyo. There will bo a readjudication. W. L. Hunt was’ today appointed nost- master at Deloit, Crawford county, Ia., vice C. J. Hunt, resigned, I". W. Chase of Cedar Falls, In,, is at tho Dunbartor Senator Caroy of Wyoming succeeds Mr. Blair of New Hampshire as chairman of tho committee on oaucation ana labor. Representative Bryan is working to sccura places for the following in the house: James A. Hubbell of Fairbury, James Balanco of Pawneo and Kdgar Howard of Papillion, Maossrs, Komand McKeighan do not expeet any patronage in thoe house. Mr., Marshall Cushiog, the popular and effcient private secretary of Postmuster General Wanamaker, leaves tomorrow for the Pacific coast, where on Christmas day he will bo united 1 marriage to Mrs. Isabel McBride Palmer, daughter of Judge Me- | Bride of Salt Lake City, Major J. W. Paddock of Omaba reached Washington on Saturday on his way to New York to attend the weeting of the ecovern- ment airectors of the Union Pacific railway. He was taken il! and has been confined to his bed at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. E. Annin, 1600 Nineteenth street. He oxpects to leave for New York tomorrow and to re- turn to Omaha for the holidays, Mrs, Dr. J E. Summers and Miss Summers of Omaha, who have been spending several months in Washington visiting Mrs. Sum- mers’ sister, Mrs. Gereral Heintzloman, have taken rooms at the Oxford, New York ave- nue and Fifteenth street, where they will be joined about December 20 by Dr. Summers and will remain for the winter in Washing- ton, Senator Pettigrow of South Dakota intro- duced bills today as follows: Authorizing the secretary of the interior to survey and mark the boundary between Nebraska and that portion of South Dakota emoraced in Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indian agencis also to pay the Yanktoo ana Sioux Indians who served as scouts ander General Sully 1864 the amount due them, and making ap- propriation therefor, Assistant Secretary Chandler has dismissed the appeal in the homestead of Ira Woodrich against J. J. Hopper, from Awrdubns. SHIL P. 8. H. IN QUR FAVOR. Balance of Trads Still Sets Strongly in Ihis Dircction. WasmiNaroy, D. C., Dee. 14.—|Special to Tup Bz, —The bureau of statistics issued its summary statement of imports and ex- ports for the mouth ending October 31, 1891, and for the ten months onding tho samo date, at the samo time giving a comparison withi the correspondiag periods of I1SH. I'rom this summary Khappears that the value of the imports of handise during the ‘month of Octobur was, £54,835,589, s com- pared wirth 72,530,270 for October, 1800, The value of the =~ imports for ' the ten months In 1891 was 03,931,001 as against 008,377,317 o ten months endyg’ Octover 81, 1800. It will bo secn therd is a slight decroase of imports. Tuis decrense has been about $1,000,000 in imports of animals free of duty, und about $3,000,000 in manufactures of cotton, and 5,000,000 fn manufactures of flax, homp and jute: also a decrease in the manufactures of siik of about 7,000,000, of about &10,000,000 in leaf tobacco, ana about $3,000,000 in At the same time there has been an Se of nearly $2,000,000 in chomicals and drugs, of $20,000,000 'in cofTee, of £2,000,000 in india rubber, of ‘about §2,000,000 in unmanu- factured silk, und of nearly 3,000,000 in wool. In shows the matter of exports tho summary that the total value of the ex ports during the month of October, 1801, was about §102,000,000 as against 497,000,000 jn the samme month of 1860. During the ten months ending with October 1, 1801, the value of our cxports was $i20,555,641 as against 360,520,900 for the corresponding ten mouths of 1500, There is ou increase in our exports since January 1 of this year of 9,000,000 in round number Of theso total exports during ten months tho agricultural products were of the value of 838,405,412 as compared with 151,285,253 for tho ‘ten months of last vear. The value ofthe manufactured products was $141,076 052 as against $120,403,760 for the ten months 1 bo observed there has been an in- crenso of over $7,000,000 in agricultural products, and over 1,000,000 in the exvorts of manufactured products, It shows a very gratifymg condition in our foreign trado. During the ten months mentioned tho ex- cess of our exports over our imports, or bal- ance of trade in our favor, was &5,570,550. The fincreaso in_our exports has been in hreadstufls over 822,000,000, in cotton about £20,000.000, manufactures of cotton about 1,000,000, In manufactures of iron and steel over 4,000,000, 1n leather and manufactures of about §1,500,000, At the same time there has been a decreaso in the exports of mineral oils of somcthing over $4,000,000, of £10,000,000 in the exports of provisions and £2,300,000 iu the exports of wood and manufuctires. At the same time the condition of our foreign trade in the w of exports is very encouraging, as the indi tions now are that the exports during tho month of November will be largely in oxcess of what they wers in October, and this largo oxcess is mainly of ngricultural products, all of which is conducive of good markets aud better prices for the farm RECENT Changes of Intcrest wiee s WasmiNaro D, Telegram to Tur Bes, orders were issued tod Captain Charles B, Thompson, sssistant quartermaster, will repair from Jackson bar racks, Lit., to this city and report in person to the quartormaster general of the army for in- structions preliminacyto his assignment to & station, Major Wiliam J. Volkmar, assist- ant adjutant geueral, is rolieved from duty av headquarters Depurtment of the Missour and will repair to this eity and report in per son to the adjutant geueral of the urmy for duty in his oftico, A general court martial is appointed to meet at iort Wayne, Mich., at 11 o'clock 2. m. on Monday, Decembe or as soon thoresfter as’ practical, for rial of such prisauers us may be broucht ro it. Detail for the court: Licutcuant Colonel Char A Waikoff, Nineteenth infan- s ; Captain EmersonH., Liscum, Nineteenth infuntey; Captain Jacob H. Smith, Nine teenth infuntry; Captain Cnaries A. Ver- wiou, Nineteeuth infantry; Captain Charles B, Hall, Nineteenth fafuntr) irst Lieuten- ant Alexander H, M, Taylor, Nin ta i fantry; Pirst Lieutenant ~ Clhristian Hewitt, Nineteenth iufantry; Fiest Licuten- ant William P, Evans, Nincteenth iufantey ; First Lieutenant Francis H. French, Nine- teenth infantry; First Licutenant Hurris L, Itoberts, Nineteenth infaut Second Lieu tenant Thomas G, Hanson, Nineteenth infan- try: Sccond Licutenant Truman O, Mut- phiy, Ninoteenth infantry; Second Liouten aut’ Jasper Brady, jr, Ninetcenth infantry; First Lieutenant George Palmer, judeeadvocate. Upon the ftinal agjournment of the court Lieuteaant Palmer will ret to his proper station. First Lieot Conklin, jr., Seeoud arullery, is relieved from further duty with light buttery I of his regiment and will proceed to join his proper e following army CongressIcn from the kawkeyo stalo have | baitery, M, Fort Schuyler, Néw York. SEVATORIAL COMMITTEES Republican Members Who Will fervs on the Various Committecs, SENATOR KYLE IS NOT ON THE LIST, Whom the Chairmanships Will Go to —Peffer of Kansas Gets a Place— Democrats Will Name embers to Serve, Wasmixaroy, D. €., Dee. 14 lican senators’ caucus committee, cb od with the arrangement of the republi representation upon the sonoto committees, comploted its work this morning and reported to the caucus. The caucus considered the list submitted and adjourned antil tomorrow morning without action upon the report. As noarly as can be gathered from expros sions of many of the senators, the assign- ments made by the committee are gencrally satisfactory, Mr. Hoar, in accordance with his seniority, became chairman of the judiciary committeo, relinquishing his place as chairman of the committee on privileges and elections, to which Mr. Teller succeeds. The vacancies in the membership of tho Judiciary committee resulting from the re- tirement of Messrs, Edmunds, Ingalls and E s are filled with assignments of Messrs, Mitchell, Teller and Platt, The places vacated by Messrs. Edmunds and Evarts on foreign relations committeo aro assigned to Messrs, Hiscock and Davis. Mr. Quay succeeds Mr. ISvarts as chair- n of the library committes. Mr. Stock- oridge, who was said to desire this place, was otherwise provided for to his entiro sat- isfaction, belng assigned to membership of two important committees, numely naval af- fairs and Indian affaivs, and retaining his chairmanship on the committee on fisheries, Mr. Woleott, who had also been spoken of in connection with the library chairmanship, was given a new place on the important futerstate commerce committeo, and retainod as chairman of the committee on civil service and rétrenchment and as a member of the committees on postoffice and post roads aud private land claims. Committee Assignments, Tho list of committoe assignments, as sub- mitted to the caucus for approval, 15 as fol- lows: Mr. Aldrich—Rules, chuirman transportation routesto the seaboard. Mr. Allon—Relutions with Canadi (select committee). chairman {mh“r' lands elaims, woman suffrage (seicct), ludian depredations @select). Mr. Allison grossed bills, ti (select). The repubd- of finance, n:en- ppropriations, ehairm anada ice, relations with Mr. Cameron—Naval affairs, chairmin: military affairs, quadro-centennial (seleet), five civilized tribes of Indians (select), revolus tionary clnims, Mr. Carey—Education public bulldinzs and grounds, rouds (select), torritories, pitents, Mr. Casey-—Railroads, chairman; agricul- ture and forestry, transportitation routes to the seaboard, irrix sportaticn and sule of products (select), or nlzation con ruct and expenditares of the executive departments. Mr. Chandler — Tmmigration, chairn irs, privilozes and elections, 1 (select), Interstate conmmeree, \—Interstate commerce, eliir- man; commeree, appropriation, quadro-cen- tenninl (select) Mr. Duvis--Pénslons, chafrman; foreizn re- futions, territories, Pacific railronds (select). Mr. Diwes—indian a/fules, chalrman: appro- printions, fisheries. five civilized tribes of adians seloet), Pucific railrouds select), civil service and retrenchment, Mr. Dixon—Patents. chatrman: postofiice and post road: additional necommo lons for the library of con (seloct). census. Mr. Dolph—Coast defenses, chalrmans com- merce. forcign relations, public lands, rola- tlons with Onada (sciect), university of the United States (select), Mr. Dubols—) cturers, enrolled Dills, immigrationi, reigation, orzanization, cond nd expenditires’ of tho exceutive' depa ents Mr. Felton— fensos. L Mr. Fry nd labor, chafrman; bacific rails an; an rt- Agriculture and forestry. coast e diseases. minos and mining. , chairman; foreizn re ons, ‘P s (seloet), irma investigation nof Potomue river front of Washington (sclecti. Mr. Gallinger—Manufacturess, District of Columbla, epidemic diseases, ¢xamine into several branchos of the e.vil service. Mr, Hale—Census, ehairin wval affairs, Immigration, private lund cinins, relations (seloct). zhi—District of Columbia, cen- territorics, pensions, education’ and labor. Mr. Hawley—Military iting, const defenses, nial solect). Higgins—Manufacturers, triet of Columbia, privileze Intorstate commer Mr. Hiscoek penditures of the chalrman; finanee, quadro-centonnial select), fc ific ratlronds (select). Mr. Hogr—Judiciary, chalrman; privileges and clections, relations with Canuda (select), womun suflrage (sclect) Mr, Jones of Nevadi—To audit and control continzent expunses of the sonate, chilrmun: comumerce, finance, mines and mining. Mr. MeMillan—Distzict of Columbia, chair- muni agricnituro and forestry, postofiice and post rouds. education ind lubor, Mr. Manderson—Printing, chairm; wilitury o i Mr. Mitehell—Claim postoflice and post routes L seatoard, tlons. N M. buldin dations for the clyil servico and r hment. Mr. Paddo: ulture and forost chulrman; wudit and control continzent ox= penses of the senate, pensions. publie land Tudian depredations (select., wdditional o’ commodations for the lbrary of congross (select). Mr, Pefer—Clalms. exumine nehes of the eivil serviee, consis, in 1t of the Mississippl river. rallrodds, ttlErew—Quindy cunial (select), indinn nifales rails sveuent of t att—Territories, chalemun; judic 5 revision of Ul . Pluwb--Publie Jnnds, Distriet of Coluy ale of m Mr. Powers~Toe of the clvil servic transportation routes to the seabourd. trans portation and salo of meit products (se mines and mining, mprovemeatof M af chairman; ralironds, quadro- afrman: Dis- and clections, rules, Indin transport eges und e public 1 uecommo- cet). nadit library of ¢ severnl rove- lary railrouds, ¥ Procter—Establish the university of the ‘nited States (select, chaleman; revision of the Laws, dmmigration, milltary alfairs, pro vate land elaims. orzin zation.” conduct and expenditures of ti utive branches, Quiy— Library man; comicree, publie i \ Womin sulleige (se- Eurolled bills, ehalrman; ir ms, public innds, patents, privite yer — Postofices and post ronds commurce, pensions, vevolutlon- fms, Investizato condition of Potomie Fiyer tront of Washinzton (seloct) Mr. Shermun—Foreizn relations. ehairman finnce, rules, quadro-centennial (soleet, uni- versity of the United States 1), Investi- gate condition of thy I'otomuc 1iver front of Washinzton (solect) Mr. Shoup— Indlan chidiman; pension fuirs A v, Squire=Transportation sonboard, ohufrmin; const gration, fisheries, publi krounds, university of the U leot) Stanford—Public Lufldin an edueation wival uffiles, eivil se Mr, Stewirt—Minos min e, ehidrman uppropriations. toreitorics, treigution, cluliis, Nouraguan canal Geiect) Mr. Stock br Fishories, ehalrman: naval uffules, rail cpldenic d Indian aff Mr. Teller—’rivilozes and clections, chair- un: judlolary. tive civiilzod tribes of Tu- ct), privato land clufms, arven—Irrizatl nafrman; 4 bills, wines sl soloet). wgrl uli e Wisshturn—Iupr Missis- i T ver, chalrman I labor, eivil sery stoftices and post 1o Uwited Stat Mr. Wiison—LRevis on of th depredations (select), werritories, Indiin af- rontes dofens buildin Vited A0 ground ihor fisheri retrenchmont ads, consus, 1503 en- woran stif= ent the versity of laws, chairmun; 4 loterstutly commerce, Judiclary, quadro-geu- | tenuial select), organizat, 2, onduct and ox- Denditures of the oXecutl\ s Hirtnents, For Wolcott=Civil sory =% and . retrench ment, ehuirman: Distrist & <2 Yiibin, inters state’ con o postofiedt T % post ronds fioraey: ] il POst rouds, . st that the tates have Jtter of ant com »ols and nships, ¢os that it logls Kyle Unprovide % It 18 apparent from tho abo % senators from the northwoste s buen well taken care of in t chairmunship: places on in mittees, While Messrs, Felton, Hansbrough do dot securo chit do got assignments to comir originate u larga part of the impor lation in congross, Tho name of Senator Kyl docs not appoar the list, although Senator Peffer, his nce colleague, is given four committee assignments. It is learned that Senator Kyle was approached with a view to ascer taining his preforences, but that hi respouse was non-committal and he vaguely binted that the alliance senators should re- coive committeo assignmonts from both the republican and domocratic caucuses. Doube has also been cast upon his soundness in re publican principles, so that up to this time the republican caucus been unable to place him, although it may do sotomorrow. An imuortaut chungo in tho committes is the elevation of the committee on irrigation and arid lands fro seloct to u standing commitiee. Senator Warren of Wyoming, although o new senator, has baen placed at its hend by veason of his familiarity with this subject. Democratic Senators. The democratic senators have been notified that the republicans havo practically com- ploted their committeo nst and will hold o caucus this aftornoon for the purpose of arranging their own representation upon tho committees, IN THE SENATL, Meusures Introduced at Yesterday's ssion, Wasiixaroy, D. C., Dec. 14.—The senate adjourned at 1:20 until tomorrow. A number of bills were introduced and during theshort executivo session the recess appointme:its sent in by the president today were referred to the proper committeo. Mr. Dolph of Oregon introduced a bill to aid the several states and territories to re- claim the arid lands within their boundaries. It provides for the loaning by the United States of funds to the states or territories for the purposo of assisting in the construction of resorvoirs, fountains, canals, artesian and other wells, and any and all otner works used for the development, cou- servation and furnishing of water supplies for irrigation in ad of agricultnre. The loans are to be made n any sum not oxceod- ing $230,000 in any one year to a single stato or territory, nor exceeding a grand total of §2,000,000 10 any oue state or torritory. The terms on which loans ave to be made provide for the issue by & state or territory aceept ing of irrigation bonds of a denomination of 00 each, redeemavle in five years and maturing in fifty years and bearing interest at] per cent per annum, all payments of Interest, sinking fund and principal to bo made at the United States treasury at Wash- ington or at any subtreasury that may bo designated The bonds are to bo deposited with the United States treasurer and the secretary of tho treasury is to issue United States uotes to_the amount of the par valuo of the bonds. The treasury notes are to b a legal tender for il private debts, dues and demands in any sum not exceading 310,000 and receivable for customs, taxes and all public dues and when redeemed may be re- issued. Mr. Felton of California today introduced a bill amending the Chinese exclusion act so as to require Chinese removed from the United States to be sent to China instead of ,%k’wc try from which thoy came. At is pro- d that the burden of proof shall bo on any Chinese laborer or person who shall claim the right to remain in the United States to establish such right. Mr. Felton also introduced a bill amending tho ocean mail subsidy act of last congress, by providing that stoamers of a Kross reg- istered tonnago of not loss than 3,000 tons, of the construction, material and speed of the second-class (sixteen knots and 5,000 tons) may e omployed for a_pericd of not mora than five years, and shall reccive tho cow- peusation of vessels of that class, It furthor amends the act by the addition of a prohi- bitton of pooling in ovder to fix, alter or pro- rate passenger-or froight rates with any com- poting steamer or railroad tine. Senator Gallinger of New Hampshiro in- troduced a bill for the beiter protection of the public service. 1t provides for the dis- missal of every person from the zovernmeat's ewploy who ara not citizens of the United States by nativity or naturalization, and that hereaftor no person sha!l bo employed m the service of the governmeut who is not a legal eit n. Among the dopartment and other commu- mieations presonted and rofe was the re- port of the governmeat diroctors of the Union Pacific Railrond company. Among bills introduced and referred were the following: To repeal all laws discrimin- ating against the circulation of state bank: dofining options in “futures,” and imposing taxes thereon; to establish a permanent con- sus oftice; to awaend tho Pacific railroad act to reimburse the soveral states for interest paid on moneys expended in raising troop: for the uniform classiticution of wheat, oats, rye, ete. Mr. Dolph offered aresolution calling on the department for a report as to whether tho provisions of the last river and harbor bill, to prevent unlawful obstruction of navigable waters in the United States, wore being en forced, ana, if not, why not." Agreed to. S1ILL IN DOUBI :peaker Crisp Not Able to Make His Mind On the Committeos, Wasnixeroy, Do C.,. Dec. 14.—Speaker Crisp spent the day at the capitol socing the mombers of congross and others and attend- ing to his corresnondence. Ho hus ascer tained tho wishes of a great numbor of the members of the house. Tho speaker said this afternoon that ro conclusion had yet been rouched as to the committons, unor had any of tho chairmanships at his disposal been tendered to any persons, The character -of tho committee on rules has not yet been decided upon, and the propo- sition to mako it up without referonce to tho ehiairmanships of the wavs and means and appropriations is still under discussion, and there scems to be a strong probability that tuat plan will provail, there being a prejudice among the uverage vun of members against piacing all the powoers of tho houso in the hands of the 1en of tho two leading commttees. The greatest troublo will be to got the riuht men to servoon tho rules committeo, A% an independont committee this will be wore difficult of organization than any other, There are hut two democratic mer bars of this committed besides the spoaker, and two republicans. ‘Therc may bo a proposition made to the house to increase the number by addiog oue more member to tho majority IN THE SUPREME CCURT. Hearing of an lmportant Neb., Cassin F1o geess, Wastixaroy, D, €, Dae. 14.—John Ames of Liucoln, Neb., totay moved in United States supremo court to diswiss,.on a technical legal ground, the suit of James K. Hilton, appellant, against James E. Jones, The motlon was opposed by \W. Hallem ©hil- lips of this city w behalf of tilton, who also moved to get the case down for a later day to be heatd in connection with anothor case, The suit invelves the title to a larze tract of lund in the viclmity of Lang aid 10 be val- ued at 100,000, Chief Justice supreme court todiy jurisdietion, the appeal o ot ul, against Walter S. Johuston, receiver of the National bunk of the stato of Mis. souri, and Clara A, iiaker. The suit in volved tlo toa lurge amount of proporty within the city of St Louis. Tho decisi of the court is based on the vound that state court's dee crod the cose 10 leave no federal question Lecessary 1o be passed upons Lincoly . the ited States dismissed, for want of David L. Hammg ler In tho 1 NUMBER 181 Newspapar Oorrespondents Who'ly Fxoluded from the Sesate Floor, HOW THE MIM3ERS HAVZ BEEN WORKED, Western Representatives Genorously Remembered by the Party Caucus Distribucion — Camplexion of the Committee on terigation, Wasiieroy, D, €., Dae. Telegram to Tie B | -The o rules in the senato reported amendment regardiug admission to the floor, which was drafted by Sonator Manderson during tho summer recess. It excludes fr the priviloges ot the floov of the senate all versons who ave not on the pay rolls of the secretary of tho sennte, and restricts clerks of committeos from admission oxcont upon such oceasions as whon thoy are devoting thems selves to ousiness connected with the com- mittees. This ralo was ronderod necessary by the abuse of tho priviloges herotofora granted to senators permitt privato sccrotarfes and clorks of committees to onter the floor when the sonate was in session, Phno result has been that day by day the sofas of tho senato have been lined with newspapar mea whose ouly counection with senators was a word to tha sergeant-at-arme stating that they weroe their private secrotaries, and who took this advantaco of their associates to secure prefers once and opportunity to visit senators and collect news upon the floor, In consequenco of this various have complained from timo to timo that private conversations botween themselve and colleagues appeared in print in tho press of the country theuext day and they attribute this publicity to the laxity of thosenate rules, Alter this all newspaper ‘men who are not actually performing dutios us clerks of sena- torial committees will bo oxcluded from the fioor. 14— [Spocial mimnittes on to that body an senators y's Scheme, quiot but d this winter by s leakied out that a mined effort will bo mado iplomatic roprosontatives of Germany and unce tv secure the repeal of the bounty upon beot suar, granted by the lust con. . gress. Both of theso countries, which are large exporters of this product, producing cach year more thon suflicient to’ supply tho neads of their people, have boen soriously Burt by the prospect that within a few years the Usited States will produco from the beet an amount not only suflicient for domestio consumption but suficient to enter into_com- petition with them in the markets of the world. Under the provisions of the Me: Kinley bill the president has been able, under the threat of excluding boet sugar, to secure reciprocal trade relations with Germany and a partial removal of the restrictions upon the entrs of our meat produets into I'rance. Tie object of both of theso nations s to now use the feeling against bounties 5o as to secrro the withdrawal of tho club which is now over their heads, and it wiil not be surprising if in a very short time a vigorous und determined antacl is made by the democratic congress upon the sugar bounty clause of the MeKinley bill A senate cnucus committed on assignment senators to committees reported this morning to the republican 1 cus. ‘The report was ordered printed I will be finally acted upou tomorrow. There 15 not much provability of changes in ussignments made, for all of tha senators interested have been froqueatly consulted with rogard for their preferences and the result us made out has been drafted ftor nearly a week’s hurd work by the com- mittee, tor- of gz the West, There was a vivorous struggle for the on the committee on nppropriations, ast especinlly demanding that, one of its senators should receive recognition for the coast in this respect. Senator Cullom of Llinois, however, demanded, on oehulf of Chicago und tho stato of Iilinois, the nplaco formerly occu- pied by his apue, Senator Farwell, In this dilomma it was deeided to increase the committee by ono and Senator Stewart of Nevada was finally selocted as the incumbent on aczount of his long scr in the senato aad because his choico would roadily relieve the committee from embarrassment resulting from the imvortunitics of othor west senators. In exchungo. Senator Stoy agreed to relinquish Lis position on the con- mittee on military affairs and make way for cretory of War Proctor, Senator Pad- i of Nebrasia still retains his chairmau- ship of the committee on agriculture and places on the committeos on public lunds, pensions, Indian depredation claims and contingent expenses of the somate, while ho is iven, in addition, n posilion on tho committee to provide additional nccom- modations for the library. Sonator Mander- ns as ch wn of the committeo on printing, and member of the committees on wilitary affaws, on rules aud on Indian aflars, Senator Dubois, of 1daho, is made u mem- bor of the commitice on irvigation, immigra- tion, enrolled bills, manufacturés and ex- penditures of the exccutivo dopartmant of the senate. Senator Telier of Colorado ex- changes the chairmansiip of the committee on pitents for the much more important corm- mittec ou privileges and clocti It can be said that the resuit of the dotermined strug- gle on the part of the western sonators for recognition on the senato committces has been wecll met by the caucus committees and that the 1ifty-second con- gress will soo an importance given in the formulation of a resolution to the westorn senators which bas never before been caualed in the bistory ot t body. Senn- tor Warren of Wyoming was given the chair mausbip of tho committee on irrigation which has been enlavged from seven to nine wembers and made a standing instead of & speciul committee, The republican members of the committco aro Warren of Wyo ming, Stewart of Novada, Casey of Novth Dagkota, Sanders of Montana and Dubois of Tdaho, &1l from states most keenly interested in irrigation, 1t is expooted that the democrats will namo men for the minovity from irrigation states s0 that the committeo will boan active one from local interests WEATHER FOlE Orrice oF Weatnen Bi nav | Onans, Dec. 1. which was in Kansas northeast e Tho storm center yesterdny morning slowly moy ward during the day and was in lowa lass evening. A gencral rain in the upper Mississippl and lower Missouri valloys attended the progress of thestorm. Tempor- ature roso considerably 1 front of the storm, ana 1s falling in the ar, or in the northwest, where o high barometer, with clearing and faiv weather, is appearing, 1L is snowing in Minnes ho line of movement of vesterday’s storm jpears to have been northeastward just south of Omabha, Por Omaha and vicinity- Clearing to faie and colder weather, with strong northwest winds today. Fairand colder on We Astixaron, D, Cy Dee. 14, For Kansis on Tuesday ana Wadnesday: Gonerally fair, decidedly colder, north winds 1%r lowa—-Rain or snow, followed by clearing weather during the o colder uorth wind fairand col For Missouri—Cleariug and colder weathor, preceded by raln in eastern portion during Tuesday; fair and colder WednosJay. For North Dakota—Generally fair, west winds, slightly waru %or Nebraska— Faivin west; rain, followed by fale weather in cast; south wiuds; colder in southeast® stationary temperature iu northwest portion, For South Dakota portion; north winds; northeasts stationary southwest portion For Colorado—Generally fair Tucsday and, | Weducsduy, north wiuds, Ifir clearing in east- slightly warmer [ evn temperat