Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 30, 1891, Page 1

THE OMAHA DaAIlLy BEE. [ TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. CROWDING WORK 0N WARSHIPS Navy Depaitmaat Issues Orders to Push Matters Night and Day, ~ — FINISHING CANNONS® AND TORPZDOES, Bhipments of Armor for the Monterey o e Begun at Once—Lverything Proceedingin a Satistactory Manner. o The Herald's Wash- slegraphs that paper W Youxk, Dec ington correspondent thus: Ican positively state without fear of de- nial that orders haye gono from the Navy de- partment to the bufiders of the Monterey to work night arid day on that vessel and to get her ready for servico at the eartiest possiblo This will, it is hoped, be beforo February 15, Two twelve-inch guns, which, by the way, will bo the largest rified cannon upon any vessel in tho navy, will be sent to without the usual number of proof nds being fired. ‘The guus are now at the Indian Head proving grounds, aud orders have just been 1ssued to prepare them for shipment to San Francisco. The Bethlehem Iron works and the Carne gio & Phipps company have been urged to hurry up the armor plates for the Monterey and have replied to the reat reliof of the de artmont that they sfe roady to begin ship- ping them, Soanxiclis is tho department to finish this work that 'he shipments will begin without delay. Torpedo Scrvice. moment large quantity of ammunition for rapid firTog hus just been contracted for. Still anothior important move is the step just takea 10 securo the early aclivery of thirty Howell torpedoes, The tirst torpedo of this inven- tion was successfully tried a few weeks ago, 1t was immedintely” accopted, ana tho con- tractor was not only urged, but given the as- sistance of officers of the department to hurry up the work on the remainder. By the extra fmpetus given the work the completion of the torpedoes will follow in & few weeks There aro now avout 80 per cent finished They will bo shipped at once to the San rancisco, Charleston, Baltimore, Yor town, Philudelphia, Newark and Concord. “The four Roach vessels not haviog torpedo tubes will not bu supplicd. With the activity being displayed by the contractors for the Whitehead torpedo, at the solicitation of the Navy depart nt, there is reason to ant| pate the eurly deliv- ery of 100 of these torpodoes, and it may be said that the ofticials derive a_great deal of comfort frém tho prospects, for the lack of torpedoes is probably one of our weakest points ut the present time. The activity the past few days of the torpedo boara,which has to do with vessels of this class of war material, is the most substantial of the steps being taken by the department to basteu work in every branch. Present Attitygle of the Gove WasiNGToN, Dec. 20. ~Thero is no naws obtainablo attho State and Navy departmonts today respecting Chilien matters. No mov s of ships are reported and the oficials there is no chaugo in the situation. he afterncon was absolutely without an cident that could be distorted into relation to warlike preparation. Secretary Blaino did not return to the Department of State afier the cabinet meeting, and Senor Montt, the Chilian minister, did ‘not make his ap- pearance there. No cipber dispatches came from Minister Egan, and the air of quiotude in the department atrongly accentuated the present attitude of the government with ro- spect to Chili as shown by tho president’s MASSAge Lo congress in this paragrap 'his gove alting tho re of un Investi being condu by the eriminal court of Valparalso. 1t 1s o peeted Lt tho result will soon be commu cated to this zovernm \ together with some dequate ana satisfictory response fo ¢ n by which the attention of Chill 9 alled (o this inetdent. 1f these Just expect - tions should be dlsappointed, * further need- less deluy interven I will by a spe fal message bring this matter again o the attention of canzress for such action as may Do necessary. Such unoficial ment. 1t 18 now advicos ns have been ro ceived here are to the offect that the legal authorities at Valparaiso have not contom- plated the revision of the formal procecdings istice Foster Making F y Allow. Just how long these logal formaiities may be protracted before they may be regarded as causing *furthier needless delay’ is of course dotermiaabie only by Presidont Harrison, but there is reason to belicve that there has been brought to his attontion the_dificultios that surround Prosident Montt in tho formation of a mew cabmet, and that hbe is also dsivous of avoiding the appearanco of endeavoriug to interfero with' the due process of law in Chily, if there js any reasonable ground for the assumption that due process is boing followed. ‘l'bese considerations have doubt less led hum to adopt the courso of pationt waiting to the ulmost extremo consistent with a due regard to the dignity of the United States, and o far as cun be learned it is probanle that no departure will bo mado from this attitude beforo the roassemblini of congress, unless u further communication from the' Chilian governmer li give a different aspect to the situation. 5 If tho hoads of the bureaus iu the Navy department are to be believed, 1o oxtraor- dinury efforts are making to put the naval vossols in coudition for activoe hostilities. In tho construction bureau the ofiicers in churgo say positively that no orders havo heer forwarded to San Francisco to hurry up the work on tho Monterey. As a matter of fact there are fewer orders passing through the bureau at present than at any date during the pust Lhireo montns, Gunk for the Monterey. neo bLureau it was le that tho turret armor for tho Monterey dy for shipmout to San Francisco at any reat guns are wiso ready, wnd the Ponnsylvania Railroad company has un- dertaken fo transport them across the conti vent. The tusk is one of magmtude, as tho 12-iuch rifie, without its carriage, \weighs filty tons, and the carriage weighs twenty five tons. Speciully constructed cars aro necossary for the transportation of theso great masses, and the strength of the muny bridges between tho Washington navy yard and the California navy yard wero made greator to insure the safo " delivery of tho guns. ‘1hose rifles aro not only lntrinsically but their loss at the present time a serlous calamity, us many months would bo consumied in the making of guns to replace them, Satisfactory progress is being mado in the uction of armor and of torpedoes, but it is insisted by ordnanco officors that neither avmor plates nor torpedoes have been or will bo accepted until thay have been thorouchly tested by the processes which bave hereto fore been applied, A lot of Howell torpe does—uhout forty—is practically ready for use and the fivst installinent of Whitehead (Buglish pattern) torpedoes mado in the United States will soon bo delivered Improvements have been made In the Howell torpedo which 1s essentially an Auerlcan invention that will place 1t in the front vank of auto-mobile weapons, aud 1t is promised that the torpedoes delivered to the government will exceed the contract require ments in speed and accuracy, But uccord 1ug to the statoment of the naval ordnance aMcers all of these things aro being done without roference to immediate war nud it s sald that thoy are simply the satisfactory vesults of the eneryetic polioy of naval re nabilitation vy Secrotary Tracy 1ou§ @ go. At the War Department, At the War department mattor quiet, aud evon tho Mexican frontior turbances railed to furnish au irem of today . uoral Schofleld smiled at the war stories published in the papors, and said that Gen. eral Miles' visit to Washington, lustead of being connectad with war movements, was & commission of peace, for he came to attend In the ordn ed is wero very dis. news Uni the w euator Sherman ding of Rachael Skerman tomorrow 1's nouse CALLED 10 WASHING TON. felegr phic Ory Carnegie's Prrrsnvne, Pa,, Abbott of Carnegie summoned by telog the secrotary of the armor and deck pla plying for war sh telegram ordered h train ana be W tnis evening. The rapidity with whic ing wol the strained relatio ceived new confirm In relation to of tho firm of Co. was and said Li usual in relation to extraordinary rush. ceive many dispatc and also for some m called to Washingt MOVEMENT Admiral Brown A Sax Diggo, Cal Admiral Brown, v San Francisco, the ¢ Honolulu for Charleston will come nc pulco the admiral declined to say. Ac gard to the extra Francisco, Capta *“We have e and Baltimor condition, ! It is telieved her has orders to diplomatio relation: or another, and th future will dopon diplomatic relati expected hero abou JAPANS id 1t Would Not Measures and Wasinxaroy, D, nave been recoived that on the 25th Representatives of solved by 1mperial the constitution, proroguea of the low months. The housc gov upon a desire to test public ing the volicy of t House of Represen neoting criminately measures. Three distinet s regard to the coursc sucd. First, that i sulo which, if udoy| to administrative it has persisted i urgent governme: moasures for the r c on the war vessels in intery! h to fill up remain ns taico, and a new election for of the Diet opposed reductions in der 1 Tracy Superintendent. Dec. 20.—Superintendent , Phipps & Co., has been raph to Washington by s navy in relation to tue tes which the firm fs sup- ips now building. The im to leave on the first il take his departure rumors of the feverish I the povernment is push- the light of os with Cnill, have re- ation locally. tho above, a membor Carnegie, Pnipps & vod this morning is nothing un- ) our contracts, nor any It 1s customary to ro hes concerning the work nember of the nrm to be on on the same busine: " to here OF WAR SHIPY, Talks o Littie— munit + Dec. According to who is now here with the siser Charleston has left apulco. Whother the rth or go south from re- nmunition aboard the San mpson says the Cuarleston - camoaign tra put them ¢ that the San _Francisco at this port until the s with Chili take one turn At her disposition in_the \d upon the turn those The Baltimore is t Tuursday - LEGISL ITURE Support Goveramont Has Been Diso'ved. ., Det ‘Pelegrams 1in this city, announcing instant, the House of tho Japan Diet was dis- der under Articlo vii of I'ne House of Peers is members b must be held within five crnment bases its action opiniou concern- ho popular party in the tatives which, since tho last month, has indis- all government pecifications are mado in he_opposition has pur. t has insisted upon whole: national expenditures, ted, would b fatal efficacy; second, thav il postponing debite upon ut oills, and especially elief of the sufferers by tho recent earthquakes and floods and for the repair of tho i or partiaily destr which in_their irropi thivd, that it nas government bilis fc railroad extonsion taxation. Those facts, tho government state tray disregard for a sDirit antugonisti volving upon the comes o public nec After the dissolu ernment on its ately issued an ord sufferors by present condition vable disaster to large districts: and, own iver embanlkments wholly oyed by the eartbquake, threaten rejected without debate or the 1onal defense, for and for lightening loca be- the national welfare and © to tho proper duties de- Diet, aud aissolution bo- cssity, tion of the bouse tho gov- responsibility immed inance for the relief of tho earthquako and floods, and for the repair of tho river embankments, appro- priating over 000,000 alveady 4,000,000 in addition to the rauted. Western Pensions. Wasmixaroy, D. gram to T, F peusious grantod and Examiner Bur Nebraska: Daniel C. MeKill G go (1. Butle L. Ronb, Albert I Johu . [loaglan Georze White, Re Hicks, James Walter W. Beck, sue—William W drew Honuinger, ¢ Additional—Ci. L. Original widows, e J. Henninger, Plha uer. Towa Joseph Kool Original N Original Anaerson York . Dec. Spacial Tele- ]=The fotlowing list of is roporiod by Tue Bee au of Claims Isanc N. Bramhall, D, Stephon, O. Crawford, James, Wallaco Ml James M d, 1 C. Thon aben P. Smich, [ clos’ K. Lowis Shadding: Me Perkins, William Oswald e.—Adaline Bryan, Sarah :bo MeCoy, May J. Cast- Reis: ~William_W. Wallace, Dilbert, Joseph Shaffer, William Jotn Burt, Isaae D, Bilfora, Eljab D, Odell, Mathias Carpantier, Isatab Lovely, 1% v J. Benson aitman, Ant romas | A. Pierce, tal—James ek A. Rool John C. Dewolf. Rich elin Murriott, Job Chinn cter 'O, Elliott Bunch, 1. Additional—Frank M Snyder, George I, Leon- John Sunghuft, Iijah Willlamson. Sup- 1. Halste Incroase lor, Thomas Arrowgood, Lcis: Austin Blodgott, Gibbs, deceased; Thomas Allison. nal widows, ete. Eli. b Ring, A Mason, mother; Hulrriet M z. Lena M. Smith, Louisa H. Nogg mother; Lsabella Jacobs. South Laton. land Dakota Additon Weste WAsINGTON, D, gram to Tun Her patents grantad | Examiner Burean Joseph P, last counling: Dav anchor rip rap. To Des Moines, car co trop (three paten Cl ating machine; W ton, water heater: P. 'Owson, Port y Elaw Herr, Bloon| ard A, K tor: Charl holider; Sylvester wire reel pocket ; Nels gian Plow for tongueless plows. on Sy compur pl Will Bt WasiiNgro, D, tand Mes, to the president an January 1. Tho . reception it Mrs. Haveison, i boen extended o senate aud tho sup WASHING TON preside ™ D dent wili receive gluning at 11 a. m meimb and ending ut oitizens, il His I Wasnizaroy, | the newly app ' States, ine today Blown ( Daxviry, L, 1 od at the Mi north of this were tamping o red wheo it Auderson aud 1w Poopman so badly uot recover, Original widows, ote. . minor of Benjamin Sanborn. ! Neale, ansgar, g Eml W none Of the cabine ». w., city 2xplo Gibbs, mothers Mury * nal—Horaco ( hington Sunder. Helen L. San Ori We Patents, Do, 2. — | Special Tele Tho following list of tat by Tue Bee and Clums Superior, Neb, cur Fort Calhoun, Neb., Charles A, Balreich, William P, Belton- cultivator; Charlos loaning and separ- illiam O [nger, Burln Frank P, Geitin and A fadison, clamping weage field, floor sweoper; Rich pster City, grain s sparu tle, Sulphu = Springs, rein Moore, Auduvon, fonce Purio, Greene, watch vager, assigneo to Norwe. 1y, Dubuquoe, attachment 0ws, also sulky or riding o, Wi upling 11s), rrain tain the President. ., Dee. The vice Morton will give a dinner 1 the cabinet on Monday, will be followed by the president and to which have the dinng ivilations tne diplomatic corps, remo court Will Receive. C., Doe. 20.—Tho prest om New Year's day, be. with the vico president, and diplomatic corps, with & recepticn of Blaine. Patenotre, . es et t ). C., Dee. 29 ed Freneh ) his respects t minister t Secretary - - » by Powa dec. #0.—A fatal oxpl tdlefork mine, seven vesterday. Workmen spot whero powder wus d, killing & man named ounding another named that it is thought Le cau: \les OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNIN¢,; DECEMBER 30, 1891. IN BEHALE OF HASTINGS. History of the Struzele to Secure Her Public Biilding VICTORY AT ONE TIME ALMOST ASSURED, During the Last Hours of the Session Nebraska's Friends Worked Hird on the Bill but it Was Usclens. 513 FOURTEENTI STREET. Wasitixatoy, D. C., Dec. 20, The echoes of the struggle in the closing days of the Fifty-first congress to secure the passugo of the Hastings public builaing bill aro awakened by clippings, which havo reachea Washington, taken from the princ pal paper of that thriving city. Its strong demands for proper accommodations for the United States courts and postoffico, and its vigorous insistence upon active work by the Nobraska delegation towards this end, re- call the persistent and detormined efforts, as shown by the record, made in the past three congresses to meec the wishos of the people of Hastings in this respoet. If there has beena city in the west whose claims have beeu more persistently snd vigorously urged than that which 1s the county seat of Adams county, the journals of senate and bouso are transparoat hes and tho minute books of committco rooms couvicted per- jurers. Senator Mandorson in tho Forty-ninth, Fiftieth and 1ifty-fivst congresses iniroduced aud passed through the senate bills viding for a public building at Hasting: momber of the houso has ever passed n bill for this purpose of any kind or for any amount. That is the Ristory in a nut sheli. Now for tno data. At the first session of tho Forty-ninth congress Senaor Manderson in troduced senate bill No. 1,474, to provido for the coustruction of a public building at Hastings, Neb, The bill was reported from the committee on public krounds and ings, passed the s te with an am and was reporfed to tie house (house report 4,009). Mr. Laird, during the samo congross, in- troduced house bill No. 1,434, It diod in'the committee to whicn it was roferred. Iftorts Tw) Yenars i ater, Two years later Senator Manderson tried it again._The title of the bill this time was sonute No. 1, It was & good enough title, backed 'by Senator Manderson’s hard work, and his colleague, Senator Paddock’s ussistunce, to be reported back from the committee to pass the senate and to bo sont to tho house, There 1t slept on the files of tho committ Mr. Laird wassnot in al condition to attend to his public ness at the time, but he introuuced No. 421, which 'was reforred 1o the committee, but wuas vever reached-in the house. We come now to the Fifty-first congress, when victory was within the grasp of Hast! ings, and defeat came in spite of good gen- eralship and most uromiiting labor o0a the part of all concerncd. Once more Senator Manderson, who is now aceused by im- plication of neglect of Hastings’ in- terests, came to the frout with his measure, which twico before he defended in committee and passed through the senate, lts number was 221, Again‘the commilteo gave a favorable report and again the senate consented 1o its passage. Senator Paddock co-eperated most warmly and most heartily In urging prompt action upon the bill in committee and in the senate. When tho bill went over to the house ho began an active campaign to secure for itconsid tion. WasniNarox Bureav or Tne Bee, } Mr. Laws Was Not Idle. Meantime, Mr. Laws uad not been idle, He had introduced his bill, No. 4,506, and was working with the committee 1o’ have it taken up. Senator Paddock had at least twenty urgent conversatious with Represen tative Miliiken, chairman of the house com mittee, and largely on personal gronnds coived assurance of an early raport. He got it. It was made on March 12, 1890, by Mr. v (roport 74), but tho only concition of a favorable report wis & nnanimous vote by the committee that the appropriating clause stiould be cut down from $200,000 to 75,000. Tois was the arbitrary figure at which the house committee ratod ail cities of loss thun 25,000 inhabitants. Right here a new complication arose. The supervising architect of the trensury, Mr, Windriw, demanded a change in tho focm of all public buildings. The senate committee, followed afterwards by the house, acceded. Consequently when the senate bill for Hast ings camo ovor in proper form it was promptly ainended to §5,000 and ordered suo- atituted for Mr. Luaws bill. The report is numbered 1,066, Ihen the Hastings bill, with a couplo of others, took its place on tho calendar and the strugele for consideration began, Meantime the second complication to which Hustings, with all other public buildings, was subjected, came to the front. - Appropriations had been heavy, Growls at tho liberality of congress 1 meeting goverament obligations began to be heard. Thero were apprehen sions of a treasury deficit. The cry 1o puton the brakes came from all_ the republican tri- umvirate in the touse. Public building bills ating 36,000,000 bad already been- in troduced. Nearly half of them wero ported and on the There was rific prossure for ¢ ion of these moas- ures from intorested fiembers, Messes, Recd, McKinley and Cannon aavocated lotting all siecp to death. A huudred mombers of cou- &ress swora that thev would lock all legis lation uless their districts received their share of the pork in the barrel They Were Finally Consider It was finally agreed that a day given for public building bills, but appropr a. should bo that tho ating clause should 0o stricken from cach 1n order that no radical inerease shoula be made for appropriations for the fiscal year ending Juns 1541, The comumittee on public buildings and grounds wade up its 1ist of bills to be pusted to the front. Tho big cities wero given the preference. Two vills for repuvlicans to avery ono for a demo: cratie district were pulled from the bundle and docketed for action. The house went into committee of the whole. Twenty odd bills were passed when Speaker Reod pulled the string. Wnen the house, with the speaker io tho chair, bogan to con sider the bills passed upon in commit.eo of the whole, & bitter debale arose upon the Bar Harbor bill, While it was under aiscus- sion the hour for adjournment came: and all the public bills were left on the calenda Thero hiad never bofore been such a situa. tion. Mr. Reed and his committee on rules refused for months to give au opportunity for their consideration. - Senators Manderson ana Paddock ubsolutely vesieged the speake and Messrs McKinley and_Caunon to afford an opportunity to pass.the Nebraska uills, Too Much Piessur They replied that alroady too heavy, that pension Legislation, threaten asury, Pinilly, under pressure, an as given. ‘The Hastiogs bill was on » of Cisirman Mitliken's bundlo when Mr Reed motioned to the coairman of the com mitteo on the whole. tfo stepuod down from the chmr and Speaker Reed once more umed command. Senators Puddock ana Manderson had bee tng on the floor of tho house for three hours expecting to seo fho Hastings bill put through. Chairman Milliken hud vromised it as a certainty. Thelr di int meat can readily be imagined Phore was one other chane Both seuators besought Mr nize Mr. Laws to call the bill up by unani wous consent. Ho steadily refused on the grouna'that it would open the doors to fi¥ dozen othor representatives equully auxious 10 serve the itueats, On tho last night of the ¢ Paddock wade a final appoal to the speaker at § Lo worning of March 4. He was last time refused. After such labor aud efforts both Nebraska appropriations were . through baukrupt and on Reed to for the senators fecl that their work is, to say the least, unapyreciated when the press and pri. vate letters accuso them of judifferdnce fo a matter upon which they béstowed donscien- tious and persistent energ¥, Little Prospects of War, 1t is extremoly unlikely that tho warliks westernors who aro sending ager tonders of services in case of the outbreak of hostilities botween Chili and the Unitea States will have an opportunity to gratify their martial ardor. The bellicose rumors which fili the papers are mostiy based on the strong imng inations of local reporters, No ono in posi- vionjto know believes for a moinent that there is going to bo uny troublo. = General Miles, why never goes auvwhera without being preceded by half & column newspaper eulogy fullof mysterious suggestions, arrived in the city today and leaves, aftér attending the wedding of Miss Rachel Sherman, tomor- row. Orange blossoms aod not ' bullets is the full significanco of i visit, which has been heralded as highly myterious and im- t. Officials of all three departments ied pooh-pooh at the nonsense in the aaily press, others wink and rofer to the good effect that o war scare would have In raising increased appropriations far coast defenses and the new n| 0 Interested i The two count serving peuce Preserving Peace. s most interested in pro- with Chili are England and Germany who, tozether, transact nearly twelve times us much business with that coun- as does our own. It is understood that hili nas baen informod by representatives of those powers that a loan for fighting the United States cannot be negotiated either 1n London or Berlin, If this is the casa it ends o only hope of tho peppery littlo South American republic for securing the sinews ot wa President Montt is only fust inaugurated, His cabinet is not yet formad. He is in no position to mnke formal responses to the do- mands of the United States. That ho is anxious <0 to do and will do 8o at the proper time, is generally belioved. Then our ships can onee more uise and evolute and officers givo receptions and enjoy themselves gon- erally and the country wili pa given a peace- ful rest from war and rumors of war. Miscellaneous The impression is currént this evening that the president has deoided to nominate Hon. G. M. Lambertson of Nebraska for the vacancy on the Interstata Commerce com- mission caused by Judge Cooley’s death; that Colonel Mortison of Tilinos will be ro. appointed and that Mr, Clemants of Goorgia will receive the seat formerly occupied by General Bragg. Impressions are not always based on fact, but general opinion comeurs in the very strong probability of Mr. Lambertson's se lection. His name was presented by the Nebraska senators, and thoir recommenda- tious backed by u car load of endorsements from leading jurists, lawyers \and railvoad ofticials, 4 The avent at Santee dgoncy has been undergoing an_investigation by the Indian department, with the probabla result of his complete vindication from trifling cha trumped up by disgruntled employos. Mr. Holms promptly asked for the fultest invosti- gation and was visited by Special Agent Leonard, who probed matters to tha bottom. The Indians are almost. unanimous for his retention, and there was sgeht goneral craw- fisbing among his accusers that the bottom of the churges wns shuken loose. Rov. John Gordon of Omaha, accompanied by his wife, is in the city and 'will assist Dr. Hambine, ¢ of the Church of the Cov- cnant, in receiving on New Year's day ©S, H. MORE RECIPRO Successful Consummatibn of Treaties with Neighboring Countrie: Wasnixaroy, D. C., Doa 20.—A reciprocity arrangement has been ~7tnzed into between Seerotary Blaine and tho British ministor to cmbrace tho British West Indies coloni of Jamaica, Barbadoes, tne Leeward and Windward islands, except Grenada, Trinidad and tho colony of British Guiana. It is expected that the arcangement will go mto operation, as to the West Indies colonies named, In February next, and as to British Guiana, March 81 noxt. The ofticial proclumation and espondence will prob- ably not be issued for ten dags or two weel as it must await notice that tho lation of the colonies, rendered necessai the arrangement, has been enacted. The following are tho principal articlos to be admitted free of all duty, of auy other na- tional, colonial, or municipal charge: mals alive; beof, beof and_ pork preserved in cans: printed matter, in all lauguages: boy tles of glass or stoneware; bran, middiings aud shorts; earts, wagons, oars and burrows —not including venicles of pleasure; cotton- sced aud its products; oggs; fertilizers of ail Kinds, nutural and artificial} ish, fresh oron ice, and salmon and oysters in cans: fruits and vegetadles, fresh and driod when not cannod, tinned or bottled; gold and silver coin of the United States and bullion; hay and straw for forage; ice; India rubber and eutta perchi vods; implpments, utensils and tools for agricultirs; lime of all kinds; all materials and appliances: for railroad and tramways® paper, of all kinds, for printing and wrapping: phqtographje apparatns aud chemicals: ull accessories forprinting; quick- silver; rosin, tar, piteh aud turpentine; salt, sewing machines; shin buildiog materials, including wire pope; starch or Indiun corr ormaize; steam und power engines; steam voilers and steam pipos: sulphurs tan bark: electrical apparatus and apphances of all kiuds for communication or illumination; trees, plants and vinos and grains of all kinds for propagation or eultivation; wiro for fences; proprietary med “The following affect Jamnica onl icos; sugar, refined; wire for fenc pliances for fastenng tha: same; zin, lead n sheets. 1t is underatood that the pac erings on which the articles foregoing schedule ure impos froo of duty 1f they are ususl the purposes. Schedule B ages or cov- named in the ed shall aud proper tor Articles to be ndmitted at 50 per cent reduction :of the duty designuted in the customs tariff now in forco: (1) Bicor. and hams (2) Bread and biscuit. (3) Butter. (4) Cheese. (3) lard and 1ts compounds, ~ Lumbar of piteh piue in rough or prepared for buildigs, to be re duced to O shillings per 1,000 foet. Scheauie C—Avrticles to baadmitted at 25 per cent reduction off the daty designated in the customs tariffs now In force: (1) Beef, sulted or pickled. (2) Corn and maize, (3 Corn meal. (4) Oats. (5) Petroleu and its - products, crudo or roRped. (b) Pork, salted or pickled. (7) Whem. RECENT ARMY OROELS. os of Intevest Made in the Reg- ulur Servide, Wasuivgroy, D, G, Pee. 20— {Spocial Telegram to Tur Bee, | 49 following army orders were issued today Major ugene B. Beaumont, Fourth cav- alry will, upon being relia¥ed’ from duty ns actng inspector gensral; Department of "Texas, report 1o the commandiug general of that department for tempofdry duty. Leavo of absence for one montn*hnd fiftcen days, w take effect ubout Janh 5, 1802, is granted First Lieutouant Joseph S, Oyster, Fivst artitlery, The leavo 6fabsenco granted Seoond Lieutenant Mattaew C. Butler, jr., Iifth cavalry, November 25, Is extended one month, vicKinley Was Misquoted. Wasminoroy, D. €., _Dae. 20.—The follow ing letter explains itsell; ¥ ON. O., Deo, 2,=S1y Dear Mr. Your lotter of the éth fusg enclosing Guorge Halsey's loutox is it hantd Mr. Halsey must have tmlsunderstood 1 shouil not have told himghit you favored a duty op hide utsomio tie 1o the course of the consideratf@i of the tari® bill you Wroto me 60 oarnusblatter protesting gnlnst tuking hales f o froe List and p thern tpon the dutighe st Trevirn you My, HEIY's lotter and will be glad it you will seud Bfm mino. Very truly your WILLIAN MCIINLEY, IR o adue. Washiugton, D. ¢ Cax Bluine ton James G. E Nettleton Has the Grip. Wasmxaroy, De. 20, —Ashistant Secretary Nettletou iy contined to his residence with 1a grippe HONTING FOR GARZY'S MEN. Texas Rangors and United States Troops | Engaged in the Searoh, HAVE ISSUED WARRANTS FOR THE GANG. the Border the Field— ing Latest Developments o A Strong borce in The Invaders Ie on Texas Soil, AN AxTONIO, Tex., Dec General Stanley, in command of this department, nas received instructions to uso all troops of his command, if necessary, to suppress the adherents of Giarza, who are col lecting in Starr and Duval counties, on the border. T'wo troops of cavalry have already loft here, and two more will go Saturday being delayed until then by the lack of trans- portation facilities. Garza's proposed 1nva- sion and restoration of the constitution of 1857 now excites less ridicule than it did in Septomber, when first promulgated. Ho has shown himself a capable leader, and while avoding pursuit on both sides of the river he has increasea the number of his forces to such au extent as to excite goneral alarm, Captain J. G. Bourke is authority for the statement that every Mexican on the Ameri can side is & supporter of Garza and the masses of northern Mexico are similarly in- clined A private telogram from Montere is believed that Garza has a very strong socret following in that city which has made every preparation to join cheir leader at a moment’s notico. Arms have heeu sold there recently n large quantitics and it is believed they were purchased by Garza's says it Tho fact that Garza continues to recruit followers from the Amerioan side increases the responsibility of the American govern- ment in permittiug viotations of the neutral- ity laws, and_ American ofiicials concorned immediately are much exercised. There are but three posts on the border—Fort Meln tosh, near Laredo, Fort Ringgold, 120 miles south, and Fort Brown, near Brownsville. “They aro but slightly garrisoned. Whilo the federal troops on the vorder have been reinforced by the Texas rangers tho frontier is of such a bushy character that it is very inadequately protscted to pr vent the operations of Giavza's men, who up to date have ble celerity in av Adjutant Genoral Martin, at tlris post, bas advices from Captain Pollock, in command of Fort MclIntosh, stating that troop a left Fort Ringgold Decomber 25 and troop i i on tho river twenty-five milos avov and troop 1 is on tho' river bank a day march from the post enroute to El Paso, There are said to be 300 revolution- near Carrizo, and it is feared thut troop Il encounter them with serious rosults. nd Lieutenant G F. Langhoruo of the Third cavalry, with thirty men, are scout- ing in Starr county, and are known to be near the revolutionists' headquarters, Aux- iety is felt for lum, as he is in danger of being attacked by a superior force. Preparations at this post are being mado to fully carry out orders from Wasbington A train of pack mules with six oxperisnced scouts, has been ordered to the turbulent tervitory from Fort D. A. Russell, V On Texas 8 {1 Tt was learned that Garza himself is still oii Texdis soii. Authentic information has been roceived that Garza and his men are being protected and shelterod by Mexican ranchers seven miles north of - Roma, Tex. Ignacio Ramierez is his recruiting ofticer and is enlisting men for Garza daily at a ranch near Casa Blanco, A great many nam.es have baen socure warrants will_be issued immediately for their arrest. Gurzw's band s also so badly teiod and this side of the river is so carefully guarded that it will be impossible for him L0 cross any lrge body 1nto Moxico us has boen bis intention. His men can now cross ouly in small numbers and rendezvous on the otherside. No new troops have ar- rived at Rio Grande City. Licutenc 1t Langhorne's troops have left there, and hois kunown tobe scoutiug for Garza's beadquurters, He may find them before ho wants them, No news bhas been received today from Cuptain Hardie; who is in the viemity of Carrizg, nor kas anythiug been learned from the Méxican side.” Warrant Iss At Rio Grande’ City warrants ordered issued against Garza's men for tho killing of Corporal Edstrom ou tue 22d, and several suspicious characters have been put in jail. Tho fact that Garza's men autacked the federal troops will hinder the revolution 15ts on this side, as overy mile of river will soon be protected. Nothing has been heard from the band of revolutionists that crossed. So great is tho excitement becoming in Maxico it is now almost imnossible for Ameri- cans to godown the river from the upper towns to Brownsville by way of tho route on the Mexican side. As matteas look now, very exciting developments may bo expected in a short time, as United States troops are lik to come in'contact with rovolutionists at un. moment. A special from Nueces county says toin Hardie and his troop of cavalry from Fort Mclntosh avrived thero this worning. They were accompanied by a number of stato rangers, among them members of Cap- n McNeil's and Captain Brooks' com- punics, 5 — - NEW YORK ELLCIION CASE, by the Court of Appoals How the senate Stands. Aunasy, N, Y., Dec. 20.—The court of ap- peals has decided tho coutested election cases, Tho decision of the court will leave the democrats and rapublicans with sixteen votes each, making a tie, but the lieutonant governor's vote makes it democratic, Tho Fifteenth district, comprising Duch- ess Putnam and Columbia counties, has beon the subject of litigation than any of the other districts, The democratic caudi- date, Edwara Osborae, was declared electod by tho county canvassers; who threw out thirty-tive ballots which were markea witha printer’s quad, and some other irregular bal lots. Since the clection Doane, the repubii- can candidate, has died. This Sixteenth district, in which Troy is located, D. D. Collins, democrat, contested the election of Derby on the ground of fraud, In the Twenty-fifth district the question ut issue was the uixing up of the ballots by tho epublican county clerk when he sent them to the wrong districts, thus enavling the ro publican 1spectors to ascertain bow certain persous voted and thereby destroying the sec of the ballot, Thie democrats €id not tho question of the citizenship of Peck, publican candidate, Mr. Nicholls was the democratic candidato, In tho Twenpy-seventh district, ing Alleghany, Steul and | Chomung counties, the isste turned on toe eligibility of Sherwood, the republican candidate, who was & park commissioner of Hornetlsyi und whose eligibility was promulgated beforo the election by eral _Tubor. The atio cand was Mr. Walker. The importance of the democrats control ling the seuate is not only local but national, as 1t may possibly uecido the next election for the presidency, us there bo & | reapportionment of the state in Interest of the domocrats Bosides ,this groat deal 6 pa to ed for Garzi. have been Ca Decision moro compris: the watter there is a ronage, of appointmonts to the places 5o long hohl by the republicans, such as health ofl quarsuting commis sioner, port wardsns, railroad commissioners, | eivil service commission rs, stuto assessors, | ote. important [u th tt W th ol w m I tal S aqu bl m; of la in cu of de of T sto tat An ha Ab il he pre M fr in s wi m ser me bri o of up Te th w me Do .an be: he an, i St pr Be 501 sh be ra I an ch ! W W A truce had be red uitil the de asions had been u Lid the sta board of canvassers acforred their meeting, | whieh & xed for 2 p. m., until later, &, crati was awardod to Derby, th didate, view of the decision of rendered sonate 1+ this crats will bo able to direct the ble, teen, and the democ tenant quorum) would republican council ganize with this, there the part Four Me Bianwirz, Cable him prominent persons of all uational Buarritz, who presented flowers and congrat- ulation the Morley, and fraternized members, a laives, with M year: Liverpool, stone 1s watering placo on the Bay ne is recruiting Dar John M fested by the villagers and othel 50 forwarded telegra, ters cong Duncy, National leaguo was held in this city today, and Mr. Mr. dec tho by formerly prospects in that section of the I William division tory was not due in any dogr M resentment th asked whe! accent whiteves give Ireluna conld not have fallen on CONSTANTINO! that an entente had Turkoy, France tho t club of Wichita was tive oftice this morning, urgiag the appoint ment of Ingal All openly critic W = relsions handea down. The 16 T nof law was o protr \n ny he In oct 10y took the cases Fiftoenth district was awarded ndidate. Sixteenth following netion In the republican distriet Tu the Twenty-fifth district tho co as awardod to Nicholas, democrati In the Twenty-seventh district ine whether any candidate was el the court hat Sherman is ineligible, ‘Tne board then adjourned sine aie Sherwond, the ineligible, was the Vith this district in abeyan today and nvassers in accord therewith comploxion: Dl publicans, 15, Twenty-seventh orwood in doubt), 1. Total met Thus,with the deciding vote of D ieutenant *Govornor Sheehan, uction y-soventh dist the republican, is decide This, upon the assump'ion 10rum was preseat. A quorum s atic sixteen (the being_counted ch tho quorun Ken in tho Tw herwood, governor not not he for Colonel is nuthorit democrats attempt will be an ox Te lirement, o coup Just d otat, Bliss of ont that if the the sergeant-at-avms, ck of & quorum - MISTAKIZ IN TRAIN ORDERS, Juved as a Kesult. Cmitnicotir, Mo, Dec. %, By a train orders a disastrous vred between two freight trains ore eurly this ath of four tr two othors. T NEER BUS MAN BARRY MAN PRICE AKEMAN GILMORE 1 Bell and Engineer Na: en cars of cattle 10 wreck caueht firo aud the morning resu umen and fatal o dead are : EE. ing poor slowly roasted 10 death. - FOURSCURE 1IND 110, rgland's Grand Old M n Congratul itions, [Copurighted 1890 by Jam's Gordve B Dec. 2. —[New York Special to T Brs.|—Mr ( ttained his 824 year today. ion of the British club, headod ndrew Fairbairn, and proscuted congratulations ndsome bouquet. Mr. Vanzandt Re by nch membeors of the club. many other bade the I adstone received Mr. Gladstone repli Kkindness weat 1o the showa bim. club, accomp cord largo number Lager Brilish. Vice nied by esent. Consul rs, and Miss Gladstone, Loxnos, Dec. 20,—M old'today, he having bean bor: December 20, 1309, Mr. at present at Biarritz, n his strength to duties bafore him, by Mvs. Gladstone a mentary companied jond Gladstone’s residence at Haw servants, but this fact did the least detract from the cuthus: on sion of Mr. A numbe Gladstone's birthdi f congratulator, Istone at Biarritz by ninent residents at Hawarden anc wdstone’s tenants, A unumber of rsonal fricnds aud followers in atuiating him. Please 1 A meoting rellites Dec. 20, of Redmond in tho present congratul Redmond upon his el it Waterford City in parlinment Redmond, in opouing tho moo ared it the victory 1n Waterfc ginning of o rovival of the t placed in the Paruellitos. h John I chair, mbers antary party, he said, ight, A. McDonald, of * Comuions of Quosns cov ment that has been ma: m; voi a member for tho tv, donied a s that the Parne \ority tm +Waterford was due te. He maiutaived that the Par to t wraso ouse dofeat vote he said ot Davitt ai his de Mr. Kelly, a deputy wer Mr. Davi in New York and repeat ently made by him the libe Mr. Parnell’s 1 from would the declar autle, o worthier shou n those of Mr. Reamond, This s as received with enthusiastic cb smbers of the lengue, Turkey is v o ¥, Dec. 20, —Owing vt that has gained wide eiroulution been arrived and Russin as d Italy, a se en issued decla retofote, pursuo a of policy peaco 1ts int ¥ power. - K ominent Republicans P Claims tor Recognition Torexs, Kan, Dee. 20.—A pted by tho Young Me veceived at the to succeed Plumb as atos senntor. Nearly every ominence in the stute he wore working in the inter active candidates st of thei v | fi t u on eiv parloy of ed, however, » board did not eonvene until tonight, ipon tho certificate of o Osborno, the demo cortificate (Shor- wood's district) tho board did not award any certiticate, loaving it to tho senate to deter- sted, in of appeals republi can candidate in the Tweaty-seventh district the decisions the action of the stato pave locrats, district bers, 32 mocratie the demo. to ot, wh tho 10 be that seven feu or ro. thore arises a possi tho y for the state. 0 or s on { the republicans out of the reach ad the cousequent ilted and Two Fatally 1 mistake cotlision oc- the Hannibal & St. Joe railroad, seven mifes oast in wounding the wero wrecked animals v Heraly nd- A depu Sir president, waitod upon and a rapro- sented the American and Felix Lubat and M. Mr., Ils from now at d in excallont Irench, saying how pleased he was with the vis 1n the alternoon and Mr. ly with the of whom were Bel- 0 rden, Wales, is deserted of all its occupants save the nousetiold | i . and Miss Bellaires, called at the Grand hoiol and drank tea with Mr., Gladstone is &9 in Glad rench of Biscay, where perform the He a by M. v, bis close personul uud polity is in not 501 mani- tho oe- messages were the m nore by bis Londos c messagos ana let- the ed themsolves aetion to repre. ng, 1 was 15t he sh purl in were now especially of tho Ossary 1o ito to the tory 1tite vid frow tho 1 on nccount vtion of ths otd party princivles, Manchestor, now stand national behalf of that ho was willing to ils wera inclined to aement ors by the toa ro- latoly t botwoen an offset to ple alliance botween Germany, Austri ni-ofioial Turkish note has ing that the porto will, as friendship toward all the poweys, and that it will endeavor to fultiil ligations, making no exception ob- NSAS SENATORIAL MATTERS, shing Thelr rosoiution Itepublican execu Unitod politigian of > Uhis morning re Do only feature of interest that devolopoed afternoou th ujamin Simpson of bis 0's position in the contest for th ip has been somewhat indoubt, it on stated that he had withdre ce, but bis action this afternoon | 1 for doubt on that scor L. 8. Cram, Congressman Porking t, telegrapliod him that bis poka was necessary to refute urges mudoe by his opponents that he sed Governor Humplirey's inistration. Mr. Perkins replied ould deny those charges in person, ill arrive tomorrow for that purpose ~ e = United States Bonds Red Wasuisaroy, D. C., Dee. 20 ¢ per cent bonds making the total wis candidncy em The an leemed demptions to wnnouncerient Si - souator having ) from the aves 1o presence certain that n vad | lny was lato 80 that they mignt act lu wccordauce with | $22,400,100, leaving outstanding $3,001,060, —veel) 96, INFESTED WITH FIRE BUGS. NUMBER 1 Obili Finds Foos at Homs as Davgerous ag Those Without. LENIENCY FOR BALMACEDA'S OFFICERS, th sed Cani pporters of Be It W Dead Dictator WiNL About Montt's et—Some Col ercial Complieatic [Copyriuhted 191 by James Gordon Beunett) Varraaiso, Chili (via Galveston, Tox.), Dec. 20, [By Mexicin Cable to tho New York Herald--Spectal to Tine Bee, |—For some time past lavgo fires have occurrod with alarming parts of Santiag nhavo boon sct down us tho work of incondiarios, The polico, who bavo been put on thoir mettio by the bold- ness of the fivo bus, succeoded last night in catehing some of tho rascals while thoy word engaged in the attempt to firo another house. There secms to bo the same gang in Valparaiso, for u conflagration took place here this morning causing loss of £250,000. It started inthe cabie offico and one of the theater buildings una destroyed a number of dwellings and warohouses. Throe- quarters of a block wore consumed before the firemon, after five hours' work, managed to extinguish the flam The reason why Prosident Montt has been unable to form his new cabinet yet is thatthe conservatives insist ubon a largor number of representatiyes in the ministry than Montt was disposed to allow them, is possible that the prsident will arrive soon at somo compromise betweon the conservatives and liverals as regards the ministr, frequency , and they in various members ot It Disposing of Balmuced Within & fow days, Tam assurod on good authority, all of Balmaceda's supporters whoare now imnrisoned will be relensed, with tho exception of a fow like Colonol Stephan and PPio Ferro, who are aceused of erimes unpardonable. Stephan is the ofticer who made the famous march over the Cordilleras at the height of the winter S04 and who returned from the Argen- tine Republic in time to bo captured oy the victorious junta, after tne surrender of Vale paraiso. 's Supporters, son, Dospito all the stories so industriously eir- culated to the contrary, the ilerald may sufely say that only one person, Leon Lavin, has been by dor of the junta sin Balmaceda's overthrow. Many of the papers remonsty such leniency in view of the re of th n, presum cedists. It is rumored that the British minister, Mr. Kennedy, has received dispatches from London stating that the relations between Chili and the United Stutes are to become strained. Similar messages have come from New York. They have undovbtedly been seut to influcnce oxchange. 1 still maintain the idea all along that Chili will make honore able reparation in the Baltimore affair, shot or te ngainst nt wreeking expross Iy by Balma- Cabinet Complications, he old cabinet wilt resign tomorrow. g addition to the names cabled you recently President Montt will probably selact for his ministry, T would add that of Luis Poreira for minister of tke navy. Tho sclections for ministers of war and justice have not yet been made. Tho new cabinet, so far as is kuown, is regarded ravorably in every way. It will most likbly maintain friendly relations with the United States ix-Mayor William I. Grace of Now York has cabled here that the American cabinet outertuns a feeling of angor ugainst Chili, with the exception of Seceretay Blaine, who alone rostrains 1t from violent measures, Mr. Grace's ropresentative hero sent the dispatel: to the Moneda av Sant A sime ilar dispateh was receivea from London, The British minister tried to give Mimster of foreign Affuirs Matta advice on the subject, but his advances wero not receiv frienaly manuer. 50 Sang in the Face of Dy 1Co; yrighted 1590 Ly Jam>s Go Loxboy, Dec. 20.—[New wblp—Special to Tin Bk, |—The secrot of the many postponements of Gilbert's new operetta “The Montebanks,” to be proauced atthe Lyvic theater, is now out aad a sad cret it is. Alfred Cellier, composer, died last ev He was dying bofore he achieved nis share of the work. The scoro was stili incomplete yesterday. Last night Cellic to his lust hue of ‘music and diod, To muke merry music in the face of death was the task he bind set for nimsell, Wo will ot know how well ho achieved it till Mon~ diy might, Cellior's most popular work was “Doro- thy,” Cellior was not a great composer, but was o fertile coiner of zenial, flowing melody. Ho was most successful in sentimontal writing. but lad astrong vein of humor and some of his buffo songs aro fuil of genuine fun. Ho was a favorite, York Herald to ing. oz orating the Ladies, 1S90 toa fames Gordon Bennett.) New Yoric [orald Cable Special 1o Tk Bur. |—The sultan of Tur. key hus conferrod on Mmo. Constant the cross of commander of the Order of Chefakat, founded by Abdul Hamid 11 and exclusively reserved for ladies, Mme. Uemagny, wife of the ofticial minister the 1nte has also received tho cross of officer of tho sume order, of which Mme. Carnot, Mme. do Froycinet, Mile, de Freycinet and Mme, Ribot are also members, I'he murriage of the duchess do Camposa- formerly Mrs. Singer, wife of the sowing machine munufacturer, and »aul Soeheg will bo colebrated tomorrow at the Church of St. Pierre de Chaillot [ 1Conyrich Pauts, Dee. 29, ior, lice, tian states Unsetdod, nate. | Tex.), Braoz 1Cor yrighted 1891ty sckines Gordon 1 Rio Jaxeiro, Brazil (via lvestol Doc. 20.—(By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tuk Bre.|—The voit at Dostorro, the capital of the state of auta Cadeling, agaiost the governor coutine ore seoms 10 bo overy prospectof another alg at Yaqueron, which refuscs to subs it to President Peixotto’s ordors, - MOONSHINEIES n nte Alabama Patalities Dec Meager details here of a bloody encouns ning, betw United Chalsen twelve of moonshiners. The logated the the Sand Mountsln dusk for the ate »proached the moenshiners them with Wi from f vocks. Tho officers re= ¥ came closor, but were It was learned today ik and Sprouse, ates Marshal Jaoke Another attack will MARNHALS, Blooidy Enci Threo Ganspey, Ala,, 28, ived have been re ter near here States | deputies and United moonshiners gorge, and tack, ' As they | behind u barricade turned the fire as th compelled to retreat that two mooushiners, | 1 wero killod and Unitod's son mortally wounde Vo mado shortly Cominssioner and & gaug States in Fie s still Fasting v Youx, D ).~ Edward alarming the keepors of the Lu { juil Ho still persists in fustin M. Field 1s liow streek