Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 8, 1892, Page 1

THE OMAHA TY-FIR ONE OF HIS WILD SCHEMES. Kansas' Alliance Senator Introduces a Bill for the Relief of Indiana People. WOULD LIKE TO SECURE PLUMB'S PLACE. Serve on Benators Who Want to Approprintion Committe Springer's Free Wool Bil Taril Law—Note: Wasnixaroy, D, C. Jan, 7.—Mr. Peffer, the iliance senator from Kansas, today un- daertook some missionary work in states out- side of the howe of s allizoce. He intro- “%uced a bill of & purely alliance and paternal V.hnrnclur. futendad to secure the loan by the national government of the sum of $100,000,000 to tho people of Indiana. Tho preamble rccites that the people of Indiana are laboring under the burden of enormous interest charges made possible by the groat scarcity of money, the direct result of legislation favoring the crodit owning cap- italists and hostilo to the wage carner and producer, resuiting in the enforced mortgag- ing of lands in Iudiana to such an extent 88 to threaten their loss. The bill itsell authorizes the secrotary of the treasury to issuo treasury notes to the amount of $100,000,000. These notes are to bo loanod to the people of Indiana on mort- gages upon their lands. Everyons who ac- cepts o loan of this description is to give a promissory note, and he is Jimited in his bor- rowing to one-half of the cash value of bis land. Tosccuroa fair rate of interest on the money loaned, the governor of the state is to collect semi-annually a tax of 1 per cent and turn 1t into the national treasury. When the principal of the notes falls due, if the promissory notes are unpaid, the mortzages are to be foreclosed and the tand sold. It there is no biader for a_tract, the land is to be bid in for the United States and tho occu- pant is to be permitted to romain upon it in consideration of a payment of a rental equal to a tax of 2 per cent. A safoguard upon the issue of the trensury notes under tho terms of the bill is provided in a clauso limiting their amosnt to u total not exceeding $100 per capita for the whole country and not less than $3) por capita for the wholo population of the state of [ndians. He Wis an Object of Curiosity. Senator Hill of New York romained in_ his seat for an hour after the adjournment of the senate today. Hewas an object of interest to tho people which then had entrance to the hall, and was much discussed and pointed at by little knots of spectators, who athered in tho rear of the desks. He occupled the seat formerly fillod by Senator Hampton of South Carolina, in the last row on the democratic s1do of the chamber. The new senator received a welcome not usually accorded to a new comer, for not only was he personully greeted by nearly all of his democratic colleagues, but by mauy re- puolican senators, and he must have baon Burprised to find out how many persons in Washington had koown nim well for years to judee by their profuse declarations. Hae watched the short proceedings today with much interest, and when Captain Bassetts four bells signalled adjournment, ho re- marked jocularly that the sessiou had been 00 short to admit of his distinguishing bim- self. Anvious to Get on the Committee, There are now ten senators who have noti- fied the caucus committee of their ability and willingness to serve on the appropriations committee in the place formerly hela by Mr. Plumb. Although Senator Perkins, in view of his congressional expericuce, is likely to faro much better than is usualiy tho case ‘with now senators in assignment to commit- tees, itis not probable that he can suc to this much coveted place, sothat the caucus committeo, unable to fall back upon the rule of succession, 15 in a dilemma. One of its members today said that the memoarship of the appropriations comwittee would be in- creased, notwithstanaing the understanding reached at the beginning of the present ¢ session that it would ba allowed to shriuk to " its former membership of nine when u vacancy ensued in the natural course of events, lf some such moasure of relief is not afforded it is feaved that the western senators, who favor a division of the gzenoral Mappropriation bills amongst the leading com- smittees, will carry their point, with the aid of certain senators who ave disappointed in their desiry to get places on the all-powerful appropriations committee, ‘S Springer's Froo Wool Bill, The followiny is the textor the free wool bill drafted by Chairman Springer of tho ways and means committes butnot yet intro- Auced in the houso by him nor approved by the majority of the ways and means commit— tee. Mr. Springer was at first reluctant to ive it out for publication In advance of 1ts ntroduction, but finally said that in view of the many conflicting statemouts which had gone out in regard to the bill, he thought it might be best in order to avoid criticism to make its provisions as ab prosent drafted public. Tt is as follows: A bill to udmit all wools free of duty and to repeal thoduties per pound and per square yard upon woolen goods. Bo it enacted: Seotion 1. That on and after the first da, Junuary, 1805 tho following wrticles, importod, shail be exempt from duty. na all wools, hadr of the camel, goi other 1ike animals and other and alt wools on the skin, all noils, top w. slubbing waste, roving' waste, ring waste, ' Wasto an’ woolen razs, mungo and of Phaton and attor the first day of January, 18, the duties per pound fmposed In parugraphs S0l 502, 504, 04, 105, und of “An Aot to Reduce the Revenuo ind aalize Dutics on Imports and for Other ses,” upproved October 1, 1800, und the dutfes per square yard imposed fn parazraphs BUD, 400, 401, 4 2, 403, 404, 405, 4.6 und 407 of suld aro horeby ropoiled and only the ad va- Tozem duties imposad in all said paragraph respectfully, which are mentioned fn this s tion. shall thereatt levled, collected nnd paid upe uentionad fn said par- agraphs. The artieles mentioned in puri- graph 408 of sald act shali be subject to the tute of duty imposed by this uct on earpots N an cargettni ot 1o clurotor and des- cription. Thoe urticles mentioned In par * graph 0 of said yot shall thereafter bo sub- jected to u duty of 80 per cent ad vitlorem. Sweepiag Reductions, The effect of section 21s w0 wipe out all except the ad volrem duties on woolen and ‘worsted yurns, clothes, shawls, kit fabrics, blainkets, hats and launels of wool, women's and children’s dress goods, coat linings, Italian cloths and goods of similar charac ter, ready mado clothing and wearing ap- parel, felts, plushes and pilo fabrics made partly of wool, cloaks, dolmans, jackets, tal- mas, ulsters, ote., wobbings, gorings, su: nders, braces, beltings, bindings, braids, galloons, fringes, glmps, cords, cords and Tassels, (ress teimmings, laces and embroid- erles, head nats and butions for ornawents, made principally of wool or worsted, carpets of all kinds, druggets and bockings, mat rugs, hassocks, arl squares und other por- tions of carpets or carpeting. "Pheto are what are known as the compen- satory duties to manufacturers, mude bo. causo of their being required 0 pay dutic on raw wool. The duty under paragraph 100 of the McKinley act 1s ixed in Mr. Springer's bill at 30 per cont ud valorem. Pavagraph 3% of tho McKi'ley act provided that wools and hae i the form of roping,rov- fng or tops and all wool and bhair advanced in any manver beyoud the washed or scoured condition, not s tion to compensatory duties, shall be subject | 23 to the samo duties, ranging from 40 to 50 ‘per P fk cent, as aro imposed upon manufacturvers of M (Wnol not speclally provided for. This is M eguivalent to a reduction, besides compel ai¥aatory duties, of from 100 10 200 per vent on roping and top wool snd wools partly ad- vanced {u manufacture and not specially pro- vided for. 2 IN THE HOUSE, o8 Introducod Actlon Tuke: Wasuixaroy, D, C, Jan. T B aud N and the »~=In the hous today, after the appropriate reference of various executive communications, on motion of Mr. Springer it was orfiered that when the houso aajourned today it bo to meet on Monday next. The following bills were introduced and reforred: Granting pensions to Indian war soldi for the survey of Aship canal to con- nect Lake Erie and the Onio river: to reduce postage on fourth-class mattor. The ways and means and appropriations committees of the houss effected an organi- zation today. The appropriations commit- tee authorized the appointment of sub-com- mittees and deferred action in the census do. ficiency nrprnprmuun, requested by Supe> intendent Porter. It is practically settled that the distribu- tion of appropriation bills among the several committees- will remain as in previous con- gresses, Reuter Springer, son of the chairman of the ways and means committee, succeeds John M. Carson as chief clerk, and Alex- ander J. Jones of Chicago, a newspaper man, has been appointea assistaut clerk, and J. D. Darueille of Springtield, Iil,, messengor, Will Reconsider Its Action, After tho introduction of a large number of bills, among which were measures to repeal the McKinley law and ocean mail subsiay act, and fixing tho presidential term at six years, a motion was en- tored ~ to reconsider the vote by which the house deciuod yesterday to in- definitely postpone action on the senate joint resolution aushorizing the secretary of the navy to trausport contributious to Kussia. There was, today, laid beforo tho house reports made under dircction of the chief of engineers of an examiuation and survey of the St. Louis river from Grassy Point in St. Louis bay to Fond du Lac, on ths state line vetween Minnesota und Wisconsin, The improvement proposed contemplates forming achsnnel by dredging, where necossary, 100 feet wids at tho bottom and sixteen feet deep, up to Fond du Lac, atan estimated cost of 113,000 Wi tion, Representutive tump of Maryland intro- duced a resolution requesting the president ore tho house any definito aud posi- tive information in tho possession of the State department relative to the famine in Russia, with such recommondations ~ for action s would b within the power of tho government to give expression and force to the kindly feelings and desire to render aid on tho part of tho" cltizens ‘of the United State: Ropresontative Enloo of Tennessee today introduced a bill anandin® paragraph 109 of schedule C of the tariff 1aw, so0 4s 1o provide that lead ores and lead gross shall pay a duty of three-fourths of a cent per pound, pro- vided that ores containing silver and léad, 1n which_silver is gceater in value than the lead, shall ve considered.silver fores and be admitted free of duty, Reprosentative Fritch of Now York today ts More Inforn clally provided for ta addi- | introduced a bill Hxing the following rates of duty: On barley, 10 cents a busbel of forty- eight pounds; on barlay malt, 20 cents a bushel of thirty-six pounds; on hops, 8 cents a pound; on casks and ‘ols, empty, sugar box, <nooks of wood, not otherwise provided 30 pev cont ad valorem, provided that ks and barrels, empty, are of foreizn maunufacture on which duty has once been aid shali not again be subject to duty after having been exported filled with American goods. Newberry of Illinois has introluced a bill authorizing the secrotary of warat his dis- tion to detail fol al duty in connec- tion with the World's Columbian exposition, such oMicers of the urmy as may be required for the purpose. . Representative Pickler of South Dakota introduced a bill confecring the privilege of free admission to the World’s fair upon all whoserved in the union army or navy during the war, under regulations to be framed by the secretary of the interior and the World's Columbian commission Branch Mint at Chicago. The bill introducsd by Representative Hopkins of Illinois for the estavlishment of a branch mint at Chicazo provides for an ap provriation of 500,000, bill introduced today by Representative Stewart of Texas requests the president to in the governient of Mexico to designate three commissiouers to meot @ number of commissioners to be designated by the pres| dent, whose duty it shail be to negotiato a wreaty whereby greater reciprocity in the commercial relations between the two coun— tries shali be establisheu, “Lhe resolutions expressing sympathy with the oppressed Hebrews of Russia were taken up by the house committes on foreign affnirs toduy and reforved to o subcommittee, con- siating of Messrs. McCreary, Chipmaii and 1itt. Biils were introduced 1 the house today for the crcction of public builaings at tho following named places: Alpena, Mich.; Joplin, Mo.; Nevada, Miss,; St. Laouis, Mo Tucomn, Walla Walld, Spokiane and_Seattle, Wash.; Fond du Lac, Wis.; Elgin, 11l IN THE ATE, wtor HIIl Takes the Oath and is Assigned to Committees, WasiiNgroy, D. C., Jan, 7.—In the senate as soon as the journal had been read, David B. Hill, senator-elect from New York, took the oath, Among the petitions prosented and roferred were several in relation to the lands of the Northern Pacific Railroad company and sev- oral from the Iliinois state grange favoring an income tax, the populur vote for the elec- tion of senators, free mail delivery to farm- ors, improving water ways, freo binder twine, and against dealing 1 options. Among the bills 1ntroduced and reforred was ono to regulate commerce carried on by telograph. Ou motion of Mr, Cockrell he was excused from service on the committee on iminigration, Mr. McPherson from seryice on the commit- teo on territgries, Me. Colquitt on interstate commerce and Mr. Vo#rhees on velations with Canaaa, and Mr. Hill was appointod to those pluces. Mr. Gorman was also excused from service on relations with Canada and Mr. Colquitt appointed in his place. Nicaragua Canal, The resolution offored yosterday by Mr. Morgan instructing the committee on foreign relations to iquire into the condition of the Nicaragua canal was taken up and amendod by instructing the committes to inquire what amount of money had actually been ox- pended for any purpose and whit contracts or othor obligations had been mude by the company. Mr. Alien addressed the senute in support of the Nicarazua canal project. After some further debate a resolution was agreed to and a bill introduced to revive the grade of lieutenant general of the army The bLill to amend aund enlarge the act of June 18, 1857, for tho distribution of the Meoxican award was made a special order for Monday next and then, at 1:40 o'clock, the senate udjourned until next Monday. W tern Pensions, Wasuixgroy, D, ©, Jao. [Special Telegram to Pur Ber.|—Tne following list of peusious grautod is reported by Tue Bee aud Examiner Bureau ot Clalms : Nobraska: Original—Homor J. Merrick, John McCormack, Orlando Lawyer, William Tugram, ditional ~Gieorge 5. McCrow. Increase—Charles W. Jolinston, Charies H. Miol. Reissue—Rilis Shane. _ Original widows, ete.—Kate Murpby, Naocy J. Heales, Catharine Ashbrooke, motber, lowa! Oviginal—John Haver, Jerome D, MeDonald, John Kueller, Daviel GG, Meader. Additional--Robert C. Payne, William H. Holmes, Johuathan Shearer. Increase—Wil- liam Wiles, Beojamin F. Bryau, Williaei Scofford. Keissue—Jacob E. Liudley. Ori inul widows, ete.-Aona E. Madden, Eliza Masaer, mother; Angeline Harlan, Maria B, Hedges, Auu Stawper, Catberine Schuster, South Dakota: Origloal—James Peterson. Blaine Resting at 1 Wasnixaroy, D. (., Jan, 7.--It was stated this morning that Seccetary Blaine was feeling all right but would remain at home today for rest, He"seot word that be ex- l pecied Lo be at the departnent Lowmorrow, e, OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANU. SPIKING CLEVELAND'S GUNS. Senators Hill and Gorman Preparing to De- feat the Ex-President. HE IS SELDOM MENTIONED NOW. Washin T riats Make no Secret of Preference for the New York Leader and Pay Him Homage on All Ocensiond, ton Dem 518 PouRTEENTH STREET, Wasmisaroy, D. €, Jan. 7. It was made quite clear today 1n the intro- duction of ex-Governor David B. HIill of New York into the senate, that he is at once to be accorded, with Senator Gorman of Maryland, the leadership of the democratlc party, and that he will co-operate with the latter in driving nails into the politicat coffin of ex-President Grover Cloveland. No man was accorded more, and probably no one as much, deference by his purty colleagues as was given Mr. Hill. The democrats bared their heads whenever he appeared In the cor- ridors of the capitol, and were eager to sus- pend their work whensver he approached them on the floor of the senate, and all paid him homage the entire day. Senator Hill is the democratic lion of Washington now and it is said that quite all of the democrats In congress have assured him of their wish that he shall be their next residentinl candidate. One seldom hears Mr. Cleveland’s name mentioned here now. More Plumbs for the West, It is altogether probable that President Harrison will send to the seaate on next Menday or Tuesday the nomination of Judge Sanbow of St. Paul_to preside over that judicial ercuit. The president hus been inclined appoint @ demo- crat to that circuit and thonght of giving the position to Judge Mitchell of Winona, Minn., but it is understood. that he has changed bis mind and will appoiut a republican, When it was known a few days ago that Mitchell wasin the president’s mind astorm of protest was made by promi- nent republicans in the circuit, since when it 15 said he has besn cunvassing the list of re- publican applicants. To a senator today the president stated that he would have given tho place to ex- Senator Moody of South Dalkota were it not for tho fact that Towa and Minnesota had prior claims which he must rccoguize. He said the question now was which of those two states would be given the place. This statement appeared to definitely clear away any doubts as to whether the appointee would be a democrat or republican, as Iowa has not a democratic candidate, the one rec- ommended by her citizens being Judge Shiras of Dubuque. Since the appointment of Judge Dill to the Interstate Commerce Commission Iowaus say they have no hope of securing the circait judgeship ond con- cedo 1t to Minnesota, In Council Bluits' Interest, Today Mr. Bowman introduced a bill in the house for the establishment of a by mint at Council Bluffs, The measure is sim- ilar to the one introduced in the senate by Senator Allison, but inasmuch as Omaha has a smelting works and her senators have taken the initial steps to got a braoch mint there, it is hardly possible that Council Bluffs will succeed In securing the passage of this bill. Mr. Bowman also introduced a bill to make Council Bluffs a port of dolivery, and it is possinle that this* measure, which invoives very little expense, will pas: Miscellaneous, Bishop William 1. Walker of South Da- kota is at the Riggs. V. Vilcher was today appointed postmaster at Quinton, Thurston county, Neb, vice J. 1. Deal, resigued, ate., and H. Hay ward at Kior, Buchanan county, Ia., vice E. L. Hopkins, resigned. Secretary Ioster said today that he In- tended going to Kort Monroe, Va,, tomor- vow. Ho goes by railroad instead of stoam- boat, and will return by Tuesday, the 19th, barring incident. Ho is looking much stronger each day and says his recuperation usfactory 1 evory way. Heattended to derable ofiice business toda; The sec- v has almost completely recovered from his long and serious illness, but is yet Iy weak. ‘Assistunt Secretury Chandler today affirmed the decision below in the pre- omption contest entry case of William T. Clarkson against Anthony Healey, from the Valentine district, holding the cash entry for cancellation. Assistant Secretary Chandler has affirmed the decision in the timber culture entry con- test of Herman Martinmas against Thomas Caulfield, from Huron, S. D, dismissing the contest. PS8, H. ORCE THE TARIFE LAW, Wasmivarox Bureav or tne Bem, } to WILL E President Will Issue His Proclamation Put- tng ln Foroo the Reciprocity Provision, Wasnixaroy, D. C., Jan, 7.—In view of tho provision in the reciprocity section of the tariff law of October 1, 189), making it tho duty of the prosident after January I, 1502, to suspond, by proclamation, the fres admission of sugars, molasses, coffee, tea and hides against such countries producing these articles as, after that dato, maintain tariff duties upon Amsarican agricultural and other products, which he may deem unegual, and unreasonable, the president submitted to the attorney general the question whather the law authorized bim to issue a proclamation fixing a future day, when the duties imposed by virtue of the proclamation would take offect, ho attorney general has given an opinion that the duties must attach and be collected opn and after the date of the proclamation, and that a future day cannot be named by the president. Owing to ihis decision, and to the fact that justice Lo importers of the articles numed in section 3 of tho tariff law, requires that reasonaple notice should be given of the president’s intended action, Se retary Blaine today sent notes to the diplo- matic representatives 1n this city of Austria, Hupgary, Colomoin, Hayt, Nicaragua, Hon- duras, Spuin, for the Phillipine 1siands and Venezuela, informing them that on the 15th of March next, the president would issue. his proclamation, unless, in the meantime, some satisfactory reclrrnmty arrangeinents had been made with the countries named, declar- ing that in view of the free admission of ar- ticles named in section 3 of tho tanff law, the products of these countries, ho decmed their tariffs on the agricultural and other products of the United States to be reciprocally unequal and unreasonable, and that, as seainst the countries named, he would issuo his proclamation March 15, next, suspending the provisions of the tariff law, rolating to tho free introduction into the United Statas of sugavs, molasses, coffee, tea and hides, the product of or exported from such countries, aud on and after that date the duties tixea in section 3, would bo im- posad ou those articles, Thé notice to Spain, however, only applies to the Phillipine islands, Negotlations with France und some other countries huve reached such a stawo 8s, in the opinion of the president, to warrant' the socrotary of state 1n withholding notice to them of ‘@ proclamation affecting the pro- ducts, The following is w full text of Sacre- tary Blaiue's note to the miuister of Venez- uela, ana the others are in similar terms DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, Jun 7 Sir: Lam directed by the president o ugiin bring (0 your uttention the ' provisions of the tarl luw of tho congress of the United Stutes, upp.oved October L, 189, in which pro- vislon'was made for tho admission into the United States, fros or duty, of the following artle os, to-wit: All sugars, not ubove No 16 Duteh standard 1o color; molusses, coffoe, tea and hidvs, Tuscetlon 8 of this law It 1s aeclnted that theso romissions of duty were made “with view to secure reclprocal trade with countries producing those articles.” and it i provided thit “ou und after the first day of Junuury, 1802, whenever and so ofton us~ the prosident country producing and 6xporting suzars, no- 108808, coffoe, tea and hides. faw wnd cured, or any of such urticlos, imposesdaties or other exictions npon the witaral or other products of the United Stutes, which, In view of the free Introduetfon of sueh sugar, mo- inssos, cofee. tea and hides-into the United States hw may deen %o be reoiprocally un- equal and unressonable, he shail have the power and ft shall _he i duty to suspend by prociam \tion to effect the provisions of this act relating to the free Mmtroduction of such SugAr. wmolusses, coffee, e and hides, the production of such eountey for sach time as e shall deem just, &nd In sueh case and dur- ing such suspension duties shall Le levied, collacte | and Dald on sugnr, molasses, coffoe. ten and hides, the produet of or exported from such designited country at the rates set for wald section 3 T am turthor dirocted by the president to you, that, In view of the tree Introduc- to tho Unlted States of the articies «, the product of Vencsuela, ne deoms uties (mpose:d upon the agricu)tural and other products of the United States on thelr introduction into Venezaeln to be reciprocaily unequal and upreasonable. and that unless on, or before the Lyth day of March next. some satlsfactory commercial arrungement 1s entered upon between the government of the United States and the government of Vene- zueln, and unless some action is taken by the latter goverement whereby the unequal and unreasonublo state of trade relations betweon the two countries {8 removed. the president wiil. on the lust dnte numed, issus bis procla- mation suspending the provisions of the tarift law cited rélating to the frée introduction of such sugar. molnsses, coffee, tea and hides, the production of Venezuels, and during such suspension the duties set forth In section 3 of sald Jaw shall be levied, cotleoted and puld upon sugar, molasses, coffee, tea and hides, the product of, or exported from Venerueln. Inasking you o LrAnsmit to your govorn- mont the foresoing information [ desire to re- peat the assurance which has been given to you and your goveranient av various times &ince the enactment of the law cited of tho earnost desire of this goverament to maintain with Veneauela tho most intimute and fricndy trade relationd. and to express the hope that you may yet bo empowered by your government to enter with me upon i com- mersial arrangement reciprocally equal and mutually advantugeous. Accept. sir, ete., JAMES G, BLAINE. Senor Don Nieanor Bolet Pera E 3 traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Venezueln: The%notos referred to above were consid- ered and signed Ly Mr. Blaine at his resi- dence this afternoon,. General J. W. Fos- ter spent some time in consultation with hun on the subject. Loss of the Gallatin Confirmed. Wasmyeroy, D. G, dan. Captain Gabrielson,commanding the revenuo steamer Gallatin, has made a report to the Treasury department confirming the press dispatches n rogard to the loss of that steamer and the death of Jacobson, thé carpsnter. ey dod g TRYING TO BREAK THE COMBINE. Action Brought to Dissolve the Transmis- sourl Freight Assoclation, Topeka, Kan., Jan.”7.—Agtion has been brought under the dircction of the at- torney general against the, Trausmissourt Freight association railroads asking that the association be dissolved and the defendants be perpetually probivited from- further com- bining to maintain rates oo their lines in re- straint of trade and commercé or to monopo- lize trade and commerce between the stutes and territories. CEAbd Fear Trouble with the Strikers. Sax Axrtosio, Tex., Jam, 7.—Disorders among the strikers on San Autonio & Aran- sas Pass railroad at Yokum is threatened, Sheriff Hale has been there for a weok with twelve deputies. The rhayar'of Yokum, who is sald to be in sympatay with the strikers, appointed thirty special politemen from tho ranis of the strikers. ‘fnis ‘coming to tho knowledge of Judge Kiug ofithadistrict court here, he had fifteon additiowal- deputies sent there. - Gt Dow Secures ap Injanction. Nitw Youk, Jan. 7.—The suprewas court has granted Rovert V. Dow an injunction restraining the Iowa Central and Iowa Cen- tral Railroad companies, Russell Sage and others from parting with or dividing 1,000 shares of common stock and 100 sharos of preferred stock of the Towa Central, to which tue plainuiff claims to be entitled under the bondholders’ agreement. - e DEADLY RAVAGES OF DISEASE. Diphthoria and Grip Carrying Off Many Peo- ple in Ponnsylvania, RenING, Pa., Jan. 7.—Divatheria in a vio- lent form exists In several places in this sec- tion. In the vicinty of Cross Kill Mills more than fifteen chiidren have didd, including four 1n ono fawlly and six in different fami- iies in one night. The spread of the disease 15 attributed to the fact that the funerals of victims are public and that_large crowds ut- tend them, & The ravages of pulmonaty troubles grow- ing out of the grip have been particularly fatal aniong aged peoplei Fifty persons be- tweer the ages of 50 and 90 years havo died in three weeks within a radius of twenty miles of Reading. A Whole Town Prostrated. WasuiNaroy, N.J., Jan, 7.—The town of Buttsville, Warren county, is wholly in the grasp of tho influenza and there is not a well person in the place. The postmaster and landlords are down and the neighvoring towns have to be drawn on for help to keop the pusiness places open and distribute tha mails, The epidemic all through this section is increasing and & great number of deaths have occurred. NOTHING MUTUAL ABOUT IT. Members of the Economieal Benefit Assocla- tion in the Hol Pirrssung, Pa., Jan, 7.—~The reseiver of the Economical Mutual Benefit association of Sandy Lake, appointed last November, has just issued a circular stating that there is absolutely no hope of a dividend for the sur- viving mewbers of the concern after the pending death and disability claims are sat- istied. 'The affairs of the association are in a decided tangle. The receiver has thus far failed to find the books of the association. The total assots are less than $5,000 ia actual value, ngainst $145,000 which the receiver thinks the association should have. sl e Governor Russell's Wessage. Bostox, Mass., Jau. 7.—Wililam F. Rus- sell was today inaugurated governor of Massachusetts and his addrgss was read to the legislature. 1u his message the governor recommends the passage of 'a compro- hensive and stringent iaw to,secure the pu- lication of election” expéuses, and if possible to limit their amewnt and define proper objects. He asks fu logislatiou 1n the interest of labor and uests that the national legislature be poti d for provid- ing for the adoption of safety mppliances in coupling and uncoupliug cues, - Sherman Happy aud Fenaker Sore, Convynus, O, Jan, 7.—S@astor Sherman received hundreds of o during the morning, who come to exgéad congratula- tions on the victory he had won. He lolt for Washington about geon.* Ex-Governor Foraker returned to Ciac i this after- noen. In conversation ho gxpressed himself as grieved and_dishppolnved over the part Governor-elect McKinloy took in the contest, bkl i Rumored Big Four Packers' Purchase, St. Lovis, Mo., Jan, 7,1t is stated that a special meeting of the: board of directors of the National Stock Yardsofi St. Clair county, Ilinois, will be held January 21 to consuwm- mate the saie of the present stock of the company to western ¢apltalisis. The “‘Big Four’’ packers are said to be the purchasers. e AL The Fire Bocord Hamnrox, Out, Jag. 7..-Tue Wantzer Sowing Machiuc com@fany's premises were damaged by fire lastalight to the extent of £100,000. The amouwlit of insurance is un- known, e Charged With Murdering His Wife. Orrawa, Out., Jap. 7.—Leou C, Labelle, sou ol the late Captain Labelle, ex-member of parliament of Montreal, has been arrestod k shall be satisfied that the governmeus of any | on the charge of murdering bis wife, RY 8, 1892 VICTINS OF THE KANSAS FEUD Four More Added to the List of Dead in Seward County, SOLDIERS AID TO ARREST THE OUTLAWS Held at Arknlon e Wi Be ves the Militia Instructions, Prisoners Being That Toreka, Kan,, Jan, Jovernor Humph rey wired Judge Botkin this morning that ne could not put arms in the hands of deputy sherifts. The adjutant general has been further instructed not to interfere with the work done by the civil authorities but o as- sist them in serving warrants if called upon. There is a suspicion that Botkin's request for 100 stands of arms was for the purposo of arming bis friends, and had they veen sent a general fight would have followed. Bot- Kin shows no disposition to retire from tho bench and the impression prevails that he will remaiv, even if it becomes necessary to place the entire judicial district under mili- tary rule. fovernor Humphrey recelved a dispatch from Adjutant General Roberts, dated Ark- alon, and stating that he had arrested and was' holding four prisoners, The general anticipated 10 trouble so long As the troops remained, Latest from the Front, Anrkaros, Kan,, Jan. 7.—The blood shed arising from the long continued trouble in southwestera Kansas is not yes ended. Dep- uty sheriffs nave partially avenged the death of Sheriff Dunn. It is not known to e a positive fact, but it seems more than likely that as a result of the attempt of the dep- uties to bring the slayors of thesheriff to jus- tice and force an explation of tho murder four of the outlaws were killed this after- noon. T'he reports, however, needs confirmation beforo absolute reliance can be pluced upon it. So far us is known, those aro the facts: A courier arrived nero at noon, just in from thesouth lhine of the state. He reports a running conflict between the flecing des peradoes and an armed posse of pursuers. According to his report there were two wagon loaded with fitteen of the men par- ticipating in the canyon battle. They hud beeu encamped in a gulch south of S field, whers they were discovered. saw their pursuersat aboutthe same moment ana then commenced the life ana death race. Kept Up a Ruuning Fight, For ten miles the two parties were not within fiving distance, bnt just before dusi the pursuing party came within less than a quarterof & mileof the desperadoes, and then tiring commenced. This running fight was kept up on a level plain for a distance of four miles. Following one fusilade four men were seen to tumble from their scats in the wagons, one in one and three in the other. It could not be ascertained whether they were killed or wounded, The pursuing party, finding that their jaded horses would not ca hem further, made a detour of half amileto a ranch, where they procured fresh horses, and the race was resumed. The courierstarted back from vhat point. Hosays tho pursuing party nuinbered fourteen men, would follow the desperadoes into No Man’s Land, if neces- sary, and bring them back dead or alive, Another courier is hourly expected, and with him the news of a battle in which oue side or the other will have sustained serious loss of life. The sceues in this county are feared will be repeated in each of the vther counties. At 1 o'clock this morniug a young man named Estes was arrested at his home in IPargo and brought here whera he is held by the troops., It is allowed that he was one of the party attacking Dunn and killing nim. One Incldent of the Trouble, One of the inciaeuts of this troubie was the ride of Joe Larrabe, ouc of the men with Dunn when murdered. Aftor the fight Lar- rabe with three others were chased to and into Springfield by seventeen of the murdor- ons gang, and although within reach of the singing bullots, they escaped unburt. Un- daunted by his experience, Larrave -started out to arouse the country. He rode back to bis own home, changed borses and then struck out. He rode from Springtield to Hugoton and called upon Sheriff Coun to aid in heading off the escaping gang, and Conn promptly summoned a posse, but refused to o anything until he rode back to Fargo and held a confereneo with Judge Bodkin, Tnis would taxe him out of the chase. It was al- ledgod that Conn desired to wd in tho escape of the Stevens couuty members of the gane. Larrakeo then rode back to Arkalon. He made the trip of 110 miles in iess than eleven hours, rested four hoars and then started out aguin. Botkin Did Not Open Court, Governor Humplrey today made inquiries as to the reason why the court at Springfield bad not been opened. Judge Botkin had given notice that hewould open court yester- day and awain today. Instead of doing so ho went to Pratt today to attend the funeral of Duun, The result is one company of mulitia is now at Springfield awaiting the pleasure of Judge Boikin, in the meantime aiding the deputy sheriffs in making arrests of the men engaged in the battle, I'or these over thirty warrauts bave been issued. ‘ ‘I'hese arrests ara but the beginning of an- other tronole not anticipated. All the waz- rants wore made returnable to the justice of the peace at this place. The 1aen ure to be brought here us fast us they are arrested and confined awaiting tho pleasure the county attorney. It has been alleged that it their preliminary examinations were held in Springfiald the prisoners would all be re- leased, therefore they arve ull brought to Arkalon, The jail is at Springtield, so the prisoncrs ave held in & vacant store room, in which the troops are quurtered. ‘'wo more prisoners, C. 8. Andevson and J. J. Leach, were broughtin this afterooon, and one boy, Robinson, was released. There aro now live men held under guard, and tho anpnubs are that no examination will be had until twenty of the leadine members of the supposed organization have been ar- rested, ut least such is the wish of the county attorney. Fear Further Troubles, As one of today’s prisouners 1s the chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, and is also a leading alliance man, and all the risoners so far belong to the alliance, grave foars are felt by Aajutunt General Roberts and the people here that a vescue will be attempteq. An attack by thirty or forty well armed, determined men could result only one way— the releaso of tho prisoners and possibly bloodshed. The situation 18 beginaing to ve alarming. If Judge Botkin Lad opened his court when he should have done so, part of the force ut Springhield coul®bave been re- lieved and sent hore to reinforce the prison guards, - BORDER SKIRMISHING. MORE ta Force of Garza's ight. LAREDO, Tox., Jan. 7.—A telegram received from Geoneral Reys, commander of the Mexi- oan troops now operatlug on this border against the Garza revolutionists, states that a considerable engagement ook place be- twéen the United States troops aud a band of (Giarza troops at the LaJoya crossing on the Rio Graude, in which the Garza men were put to flight, leaving a number of horses and arms in possession of the United States forces, The fight took place on the banks of o Rio Grande and two of the bandits jumped 1nto the river to make their escape. Oue of them was shot and the other taken prisoner by the Mexican troops, who had moved along the river front on the Mexican side in conjunction with tue United States forces. A later tolegram from Genoral Leys says | attacked bya compn | miles west DAlLy BEE. that a report had reached his headquarters that a detachmont of American cavalry, escorting u lot of Garza men to Brownsviile for triul by the United States court, wore ¥ of Garza's mon bolow Edinoure and the prisoners rescved. 't to Capture Garza, §10, Tex., Jan, 7.—Ono of the | at government boadquarters said: “The eaptire of Gurza is regurded as a ques- tiou of but a few bours, and while the officers are guarding the sceret vory closelv, he has been located positively, at a ranch, cightoon of Sau Diego, and a force sufi- cient to Insure his capture is after him, I expect to hear today that he has been cap- tured or slain—probably the latter, us he has boasted he will never be taken alive, 1 believe with his doath or captuie the rovolu - tion will come to a sudden terminution.” WILL FIGHT TO THE BIFTER END. The Rio Grande Will Flow With Before Garza s Takon, DALLAS, Tox., Jan, 7. —A eorrespondent to- day interviewoed . Meyers of this city, an intimate friend of Garza, the Moxican revolutionist. Mr. Moyors said: 1 first mot (Garza in a ousiness way and sold him paperand material to pabdlish two papers at Polito Blanco, a town on the Ric Grande. I afterwards was his guost on sev. eral occasions, H is & perfact spacimen of Castilian manhood and stunds six feat thres in his stocking feet and is as brave and cour- ageous as a lion. Tho spirit of rebsllion has been brewing for several years and it is from a desire of a large majority of Mexicans to s0e Mexico a froe republic’ that Garza has directed his campaign against the Diaz ad- ministration, and not from religious motives. “Lastspring Dr, Ignacio Martinez, editor of EI Numdo at Laredo, was murdered by a spy from the Mexican government because be bad in hend the manuseript of an €xposo of the corruption of many officers of the government. After the killing of Martinez his widow forwarded the copy to Garza at Polito Blanco. He printed 5,000 copies of 200 and distributed them throughout Niex- 5 cach, paid by the enemies of the administration, His papers and books were sent through the Mexican mails, all in Blood e NUMBER 205, [AD “‘.%CO['ST\ S CASH SHORT! _='aul Owns Up to a Deficit of 3 ity Thousand Dollars, RESULY %2 ] = Treas| A BIT OF INVESTIGATION, 8 = i o 3 £ Part Yo of, r oc rtage Dates Duck Thro@ 2 the Matter Was Brought 0 Also Has w County “veasurer in Trouble, Hastixes, Neb,, Jan, 7. [Special Telogram to Tk Ber,|—For the last two wooks starte ling rumors of a shortago in the cash op hand in the treusury of Adams county have been afloat today. These rumors recolved verification when the committeo appointed by the County Board of Supervisors mado its report. The committee found thut Charles H. Paul, for four years treasurcr of this county, w short $22,000 in his punts, The chairman of the committeo had scarcely finisned making his report whon the attoruey for ibe bondsmen laid ou the chair man's dosk certified checks fully covering theshortage, I'he attorney then volunteerod! the information that a very large shortage which had not been discovered by thy com? mittee, had existea since 1850. The attor- ney asked that a committes of six be ap- nointed to confer with a similar commtted of the bondsmen. The request was granted The committeo returned this altornoon, but made no formal recommendations. The members reported thav the bondsmen bad made two propositions, one to pay $10,000 h and the other to give their individual notes for the amount, payable in one, two, three, four and fivo voars, without interost. “The hoard held an executive session tonight to consider the proposition. I'ho committes will make its rocommendations tomorrow. singlo wrappers printed, ‘If not delivered in five days return to W. D. Clevelanda & Co., Houston, Tex., and ‘many other mercantilc firms of this state. Thus they passed through the mails unmolested, as they were tuken for advertising matter, and his work ot organizing his robel army progrossed. Nothing can bs further from the trath than the newspaper roports concerning Garza’'s movement. I am counfident that he has not been on this sideof the Rio Grande since he took up 4rms against his govern ment. He has nothing but the warmest re- eard for Americans and especially United States soldiers. He said to meo: ‘God first and America next. I love them both: they are my friends.’ It the men who killed tho sergeant and wounded the leutenant of the United States army recently were Garza's men, thoy did it against his ovders. Garza has at his command about 3,000 men and the sapport, of the best people ot Texas, He re- ceives money from officers drawing pay from the Mexicon wovernment, President Diaz knows this, and this is the reason such a largo reward has been offered tor Garza's head, which will be obtained only when the Rio Grande flows with blood.” Clerieal Revolutionary CI lars Discovered MoxTeReY, Max., Jan, 7.—Copies of a cir- cular alloged 10 have boen issued by the clerical party in support of the Garza vpris- ing arcin the hauds of the federal govern- ment, and steps will at once be taken to ferret out theleaders in this conspiracy. The authorship of this cireular 15 gencrally attributqd to the archbishop of this_ diocese. g Sy s A WANTED A LADY CORRESPONDENT. Sult for Brench of Promise the Result of a Newspaper Advertisement, Cuicago, 1L, Jan 7.—Mrs, Julia E. John- son, & widow residing in Noew York City, began suit in the circuit court here today against John W. Temble, laying damages at £20,000 for breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff is said to be a young woman well known in society, while the defendant is & wealtby lumber dealer at Twoaty-second and Laflin streets, T'he circumstances lead- ing up to the filne of the caso wore relaied by Erskine McMillan, attorncy for the plaintiff, as follows: It was in 1885, said he “‘that Mr. Temple inserted an advertisement i a Chicago nowspaver, asking for a lady correspondent, which was answered oy Mrs, Johnson. He pretended to be a single man and the writing oxchanges were kept up for a year. Matri- mony was the main subject of senversation, and an engagement of murriage was enterod into. My client came to Chicago and found that Mr, Temple had a wife and two chil- dren. He told her, however, that he would soon be divorced from his wife and proceed- ings were pending, but she must wait a faw woeks. She did wait, but there was no divorce. A little later it developed that Mrs, Belle Temple, the wife of tho defenaant, procured legal separation from him in IKansss, on the grounds of cruelty and infidelity. Upon learning this Mrs, Johnson roturned to New York, and she has instructed me by tele graph to take this step. Iam iuformed that Mr, Pemple has again married and I am satisfied thata judgment agaiose him will be good t*a considerable amount.” - TWARD HO, tional League of ¥ tained at Chicago, Cmcsao, IL, Jan, 7.—Major Moses P, Handy met the eastern delcgates on their way to the Internutional League of Press club's annual meeting at San Francisco vext ‘Wadnesday, just outside the ecity limits, They were noarly four hours lato when the express slowed up at Wood Lawn, ana the newspaper people in _their special car wero switchea off into the World’s fair grounds, Sverything worth secing was pointed out. by Major Handy. It was a cold duy for sight- seeing, but curiosity got the better of phys ical comfort and made the excursion one’ of interest to ail. On returning to the car, the delegates were vrought iuto the heart of the city at5p. m, ovor tho Michigan Ceutral and escortod to the Press club, whero they wore hospitably entertained, and lator visited the Herald buildivg. Here they were the guest of J. W, Scott, who presided at a luncheon in their honor. Informal addresses were made by mr. Scott, Miss Kato Field, Mrs. Frank Leshe-Wilde and Mr. Willy Wilde and others. In the evening the excursionists were split up into a number of theater parties, under the guidance of a committee especially chosen by the Press club. When the theaters slosed the visitors again bscame the guests of the Press club until 11 p. m., when thoy pro- ceoded westward on their journoy over the Chicago & Northwestern. - After the Whisky Trust, Cmieaco, 11, Jan, 7.—~Under instructions from the Dopartment of Justice at Washing- ton, United States District Attorney Mil- christ has for some time been engaged in in- vestigating tho methods of business of tue Waostern Distilling and Cattle FPeeding com- pany (commonly kuown as the whisky trust), whose headquarters are at Peoria, 1L Complaint was made that the company was raally & trust. The district attorney thinks he has enough evideunce agaiust the cowpany to warrant him in laying tho mat- ter before the next United States federal grand jur WE Inters D Tmportunt Bank Decision, Puritaperriia, Pa., Jan, 7.—Joudeo Butler, in the United States circuit court, has, with Judge Acheson concurriug, vendered a de- clsion to the effect that & eceiver of & broken national bunk could not collect from a deposi- tor on & note made by the depositor so long as the deposit exceeded the. amount of the note. . DeWitv's Little Earlv [tsors; culy pill to cure sick headache sad regulato the bowels, i tement of Treasu Treasurer Paul was seen by Tur Berk cors respondent at_his home. He stated that when the City National bank faled in Aue ust, 1830, ho lost some £15,000, 1 Deceme bec last, about the 12th or 14th, he asked his' deputy, Emanuel Fist, for a statemeat of his balupees. Mr. Fist compliea and the bal- ances showed that Mr. Paul was about £0,000 short. He oxpressed much sur- prise at tho amount of the de- ficiency and at once sought the advice of some of his bondsmen, They all askoa Fist to reexamine the balance sheet.* He did, savs Mr. Paul, and a fow davs after reaflimed tho correctness of the statement. Eight thousand dollars of money which City Tax Collector Chenoy had collected of school orders was credited, leaving Mr. Paal still £22,000 behind, Last night Mr. Fist confessed a shortage of 30,000, which had been covered up since 1880, This made the shortage £52,000 from the time the deficienoy was first discovered. Mr. Paul took every possible means to secure his bondsmen. He today nssigned to one of his wenlthiest boudsmen ull bis prop- erty, and ho says he will leave tho ofice without a dollar or a home in the world. Further, he says that whero the monoy went to he cannot tell. [ifteen thou- sand was lost in the City National bauk. He will demand an investigation and u thorough examination of the books by experts. One book of check stubs seems to have vanished. In justico to Mr. Paul it isdue to stato that o bas always borne a high roputation, and, notwithstundiog this trouble, ho has many warm friends and sympathizers, M. Fist Refuses to Talk, Emanuel Fist, Mr. Paul's deputy, was seen at his residence this evening, but he abso- lutely refused to give any inforimation re- garding the shortage, saying that the matter would ~ be aired in the courts an that the county attorney doubtless ha all the facts, Mr. Tist has not been at his post in tho treasurer's oftice for a couple of days., As the matter now stands, the decision of the County Board of Supervisors will be awaited eagerly tomorrow morning. But two practical courses are open to them, one to put an ex vert on the books and collect the de- ficiency by legul procosdes, instituted against the bondsmen. The other is to adopt the propos:tion made to tuke the individual bondsmen’s notes. ‘The proposal to pay $10,000 cash is not lookod on with favor, ~As has already been stated, $22,000 have been satisfied by certified checks. In the executive scssion of the board to- nigt tho propositions and the individual Hability of the board wore the chief subjocts of discussion. At 11:30 tonight Emanuel Fist was ar- rested charged with embezzlemont and ald- ing in embezzlement, on & warrant sworn out at a late hour this evening before Judge Burs ton. He will remain at his home 1n charge of Deputy Sherift Boyd tonight. Nebraska City Enterprive . Nupuaska Crry, Neb., Jan. 7.—[Spocial te Tux Bee, |—The Board of ‘Trado held a well attended meeting last night, the business being the clection of ofcers, ‘he roports of the various committees showed that the past year had been one of prosperity to the ocity, and the new entorprises, which it was the opinion of the members would ho under- taken, msure prospecity for the futuro, The matter of the new opera house was discussod by the members and ho iaforma- tion was made known that arrangements had almost boen comploted and thut the ope house was a sure go. A number of other end terprises have heen located, of more or less importance, and altogether the report. made by the board is a favorable one. Aside from thie elaction of officers and the foregoing re- vorts, no businoss of importance wus done except the considerntion of the ma'ter of taking steps to secure next year's meeting of the State itorial association meets in January, 1803 A cordiul invitation will be extended the association, and should the editors select this clyy as the place for this convention, they will receive a most cordial welcome at the hands of the citizens, Messrs, 15, A, Brown of the Nebvaska Press and Charles Hubner of the Evoning Nows wero appolated & committee to look after the matter. ‘Tho following Is the list of newly clected officers: President, J. C. Wutson: fivst vice ident, W. L. Wilson; second vico prosi= . 2, Rolfe; secrotary, H. M. Boyde ston} treasnrer, W. A. Cotion; directors, Paul Schminke, Fred Beyschlag, Willlam Bischof, H, H. Bartling. To Discuss the Beet Sugar Ouestion, Crawronn, Neb., Jau, 7.—|Spocial to Tun Bee, |—Residents of the district composed of Dawes, Sioux and Box Butte counties will meet January 16 in this city to discuss the sugar beet industry sod take such sotion as muy bo deemed desivable, In the Har s Aguin, Nonrrork, Neb., Jan. 7.—[Special to Tag Bee. |--Today, at the expiration of his teruf as district judge, Hon, Isaac Powers forms partuersuip with Hon, John i, Hays in u\% practice of law. The firm nane being Po® ers & Hays, el Killed by u Storekeeper, Louvisvie, Ky, Jun, 7.—Willium James, o ary goods dealer, this ufterngon shot and mortally wounded Heury Humble, colored, Humble bad come with a com panion into James' store, and while examin- wing goods had stolen & pair of gloves, James closed the front door und demunded the return of the gloves. Humble slipped on| @ pair of brass knuckles aua showed fightyl when James shot hiw. - Census of the Sloux Completed, St Pavl, Mioo, Jan, 7.—-Ths tirst comdy plete and accurate enumeration that has eve! been made of the Indians on the Blo rescrvation has just been completed. THe! total number of Indians ou the rhu\ullbL" 20,475, about ) less thsu the num drawing ration