Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 13, 1892, Page 2

2 FRON BEAIND CLOSED DOORS [CONTINUED PROM FIRST PAGE. | — — wisdom and experience of the piutocracy) Will be eranted to the farmers if the wlliance will only keep out of politics. Our membars are appealed to indi- vidually and collectively by every consider: tion which can be brought to bear to prevent their political co-operation. They say it stultifies the nonpartisan character of our constitution; that it endangers the success of the republican party which has done so much for liberty, and that it will be equally destructive to tho democratic party whose very name indieates the rignt of the peoplo and whose long connection with the history of our country should entitle it torespect and Jupport. They have used all their influence, backed by promises of political preferment and support, aud in many instances, no doubt by financial inducemeuts, to create divisions in ouraliiances aud aiscord 1o our councils, But in spite of all their machivations their combined effect on our membersiip has been +80 light that tho few that have been affocted Lave had no influenve excopt to call forth the contempt and pity of their fellow members, By Way of Conclusion, For three vears T have held the office of president of the state alliance. 1 cannot ex- Press 1o you the gratitude I feel for the con- siderate manner in which you have treated my failings and the kindness and efficiency with which you havo sustained me in every effort for the building up of our noble order. 1 am proud of the wonderful sucvess of our united efforts, My deliberate judgment is that you should choose another to the offico and my sincere wish is that your choice may be wisely directed. A glorious prospect spreads before us in the future. God bas given us tho numbers and the aoility, and He will give us the ulti- | mate victory. The other state are falling in line. Qur enemies show thoi frantic efforts and their pathetic appoals for ‘protection from the wrath of the veoplo, In God we trust, and through his help we will triumph over overy apposition, until not only tue rights of the farmers but those of tha whole people shall be vindicated and sus- tained and liberty be “‘proclnimed through- out all the land to all the inhabitauts thereof " Secretary's Annual Reporl, Secretary and Treasurer Thompson sub- mitted his annual reports, which may be brietly summarized as follows : The past yoar has been one of importance in the history of our organization 1n Ne- braska. The alliance growth in the year preceding was very ranid, and iu_some sec- tions of the state the work of organization waa but imperfectly dono, so that the larger part of the labor of the year had to be spent in strengthening and building up the ailiance already orgauized. ‘Tho efforts in this direc- tion have resulted in great ook, and never boforo in ity history have the princiles of the alliance held so lurge a place in the hearts of its members, or had in so largo o measura their ' confidence and esteem us at the present time, The organization also occupies @& larger place in the respect of tho general public, and its purposes and asperations are =~ uccorded a larger measure of sympathy as “‘of thirteen months, they have become better understood. The Faoplu of the state recognize that the mental ife of the farmer was never more active than now, that whatever may have been the case In the past,he is now reading and think- ing, and the study and investigation of tho great problems connected with the wise ad- ministration of economica! government, has a larger place in his mind than ever before. This thought and study is deveiopine a de- termination that hereafter his interests and welfare must be oqually considered with .those of his fellow citizens of all other classes. That the ailiance has been the chief ! cause of this spirit of Investigation, of inde- pendence and tendency toward progressive , citizenship admits of no question. Progress of Organizati The work of organization has progreased steaaily during this year. We have organ- ized fifteen new atliances and now have or- ganizations in every county in the stste. Two hundred and four new alliances havo been chartered by the state allianco and a good many of the alliunces have beon re- organized that had uot been reporting and were suspended. The past season has been ons of unusual stress of work on the part of farmers in our state, and the apparent lack of interest in local alliapce work was largely aue to this cause, as the recent reports from alliances all over the state indicate an in- creased activity on the part of the membvers that promises great things for the future wel- fore of the alliance 1n Nebraska. While considering tho growth and dealing with the statistics of the alliance, it would 10t be improper to state that ‘we have sus- tained losses the past year, and indeed it would be strange if in a movement like ours none should fall by the wavside. A few charters have been surrendered during the year, in most cases, however, they hays boen given up for the purpose of uniting the strongth of two or moreailiances, very fow of them indicating a total intercst in the alli- ance and its work. Over sixteen hundred alliances haye reported during tho vear, and as the dues from nearly a thousand™ alliances have been remitted during 1891, a large num- ber of western alliances bav zlected to send in their reports, so that o cannot prop- erly estimate or calculate our uctual strength, but it must exceed that of last year by sey- : eral thousand, Report of the Treasurer, In making his report the treasuror said in explanation of the aecrease of receints from last year, that including waestern alli- ances organized paying .only initiation fees, nearly 1,000 alhances did’ not report dues until after October 1, 1891, while rone of the alliances reported dues for the quarter ending December 30, 1890, a period covered by this year's report. In noting the expen- ditures we must bear in mind, in comparing with the last report, that this covers a period while the former only included elevon months, or from January 3, 1800 to December 6, 1840, Our last report showed u cash balance on Lind amounting to Fues and ducs recelved (1o 3 G, 18W, up to and tnelud ing Jan. 6.1502) when hooks were placed 10 the hands of the commlttes icolved sale of badges Recelved from sule of printed tter, recelpt and order books, 5 941 83 deposits Tolul recelpts Inchiding bala hand . ¢ Executive Postage.... . 3 Inoluding 6655 stanips ren Ques ani on books and badgos. OMCO BUPDHON .. vy, ys e Including telephone chnrigon, quarters building on falr grounds, oftice stationery, etc. Printing ........ i g Ineluding ail ‘supplio " 'fi Alllances, also books sold to Alliances’ to value of $10.50 (seo ommitt Hall and A" s, Frotght and express 3 . 9u supplies sent and Stato Business nssocta v 4 on rotu Lok Stato Bulness nssoclation. anlain g nce Including amounts Tows: State president, J. H. Powers. Bfate Locturer, O, Hull 2 Asbistant welegrama s nt prepaid wid patd by sendor. Rollot tund l a8’ fol. A3 OF mmount the alllace. Contest f ¥ As voted Clork lfre and offico holp ..., Exchango ! s By privace ual wecting, rotnry 8% Balary for thirteen m from Decomber.d, I, to January o, 1. ‘Total oxpenditures....... BUMMARY, Including badyes 11,850 97 on 314,641 62 on 11880 97 - Caah balance on hand Badges on hand (150 at 17 Printod books on hand Total ”,75 % 0 0 w0 aee rrees, TR LAUER Lecturer Hull Remurke State Lecturer Hull was then calied upon for his annual report. He rogretted his fopble efforts in the work and also that the alliauces in the several counties did nof co operate and lend that sssistance which they b esdr g o rendered. Those who nesded instruction ana advice wost were usually 1s by their | absent, notably so last November, Obata- cles which lead to these conditions were ovidently the ignorance of the masses. He atiributed the lack of interest in the mem- bership of the allindce to the lack of ability on the part of ita members to mako -hefr meetings interosting. He recommended the oxchange of county lecturors liuing adjacent 0 each other. Stats Lecturer Hull's report was recoived and roferred to the committes on rosolutions. Altbough his brief verbal report was severely eritical at times, the delegates submitted to his mild mannered rebukes with evident good nature, Ex Re Mr. Burrows, chairman of the state ex- ecutive confmittee, was then called upon to make the annual report. His report was delivered in his usval characteristic and rapid manner, which made it dificult for the repertorial ear to follow closely. He stated that the Laucaster alllances had organized a mutual insurance company. voral of these county insurance companies had beon mcorporated in the state, all of them em- powered to issue policies as soon as they had written £1,000,000 of insurance. The ~Lan- rative Committe castor county company had already passed tho $1,000,000 mark. Mr. Burrows then presented the financial | report of the committee. Ho reported that tho dues and fees received by tho treasurer amounted to $§7,204.20. Receipts from ail other rources were $i Balanco on hand December 6, 01,52 tal since last report, $14,641 Total expenditures for the thirteon months ending January 6, 1802, 811,550, Balance on bawd at present date, $2,752.3: Of the amouat expended $2,792.53 was distributed among the droutn sufferors in the western portion of the state, #1,200 were devoted to the expenses of tho contest instituted by the state offivors of the peopies independont party before the legislutare last winter. T found further that Troas- r' issued $! 30 wore than mmittes Thompson had | the amount authorized by the meeting of tne last state alliance, and stated shat his action u approved. aving finished the financiai part of the report Chairman Burrows announced that he 0ot be a candidate for or copt any in the gift of the alliance, even 1f it | be tendered him. At some future time ho might be willing to again assume an official position, but not during year, lie bade an affecting farewell to the responsibilities and emolutions of official life. His reasons for accepting an office last yoear, he said, were based upon the bitter fig which hiad been made against him. He was proud of his ofiictal ¢areer in the alliancoand always should ve. He would still adhere to the principles of tde alliance and over bo tive as a private member lu its support, Generated Some Discassion, s thon made some allusions to agency, statiug that it was conducting a general store and vhat the busi- ness had been so conducted tyat the profivs puid all expenses At this point_a member arose and rter- posed the remark : I understand that Hartley was was paid #40 per mooth out of the alliance funds for conducting the store.” In the confusion which followed this ve. mark, Sectetary Thompson, who seemed to assume that the question had been directed to him replied, *'I can’t say.” Burrows said that all oxpenses kad been paid from the profits of the business, ‘Thompson then admitted that $74.90 had been paid to Hartioy from the alliance funds during the first two months the business was conducted. . Mr. Burrows said: *“Tho alliance has no control over the state purchasing agency.’” Member from rear part of the hall: “What became of the monoy collocted by Assistant Treasurer Pratt{" Mr. Burrows was constrainod to admit that he didn't know. At this stage of the procoedings confusion held the floor. A dozen members were on their feet sceking recognition from the chair- man, while another dozen were trying to brini order out of the incipieat ciaos by makin points of order. : The report was finally adopted amidst the confusion, althyugh many of tho oxcited delegates did not seem to know just what they were voting upon. General Van Wyck at this point moved that this evening’s' session, us well as thoso of tomorrow morning and’ tomorrow after- noon, be secret, in, order to expadite business, sa that those members wio dasived to, could go bome-tomorrow ovening, President Powers stated that President Loucks of the South Dalkota state alliance was In the city, and that it would bo courtesy w have an open meeting this evening in ovder that he might be given an oppor tunity to speak. General Van Wyck withdrew his motion. Waorking Committees Named, President Powers then appointed com- mittees as follows : On Alliunce Work—Vice President Allen Root of Douglas, J. Burrows of Lancaster, Jones of Clay, Stevens of Furnas, Poynter of Boone. On Jurisprudence—Root of Douglas, Ran- dall of Pheips, Dorlan of Antelops, Beaver of Richurdsou, The president asked the convention to sug- gest a fifth- member of the committee on jurisprudence, stating that owing to the fact that the committeo on credentials had not yet#eported 1t was difficult to make up a committee. It was moved by a member that the con- vention proceed to elect the fifth memoverand that Hon. Charles H. Van Wyck be elected as that member. The motion was carried without opposition, Immediately balf a dozen delogatds srose to a point of order, that the motion involved two questions, The point of order wus sus- taied. The first part of the motion was then offcred and ‘carried. The same delegate then moved the second part of the motion, that Van Wyck be the fifin mamber of the committee. Soveral amendments were then offered substituting the names of other mem- brs for the place. Dale of Harlan rose to a pomnt of order, that the amendments were contrary to the meaning and intent of the originrl motion, ‘Lo poiut of order wis sustained. The wrangle ended by the witharawal of all motiod avd amendiments and the presi- dent was iustructed to.appoint the fifth member of the committee. He appointed J. V. Wolf of Lancaster. he convention here took a racess until after supper, —_————— LRYING 20 FIND FIGHTERS, New Orledns Oly Club Sends to New York for Material, New OnieaNs, Jan. 12, —Captain Frank Williams, the usutnhorizad representative of the Olympic club of New Orleans, is at the St. James hotel, whers a raporter had a talk with him. *1 have come to New York,” said Captain liains, *'to mako & mateh botween a couplo to bo had. 1 don't care to much - about the state of affairs but very soon 1 will describe my w of the best men talk very Just now plans.” “But could you not s porter, “which two mateh “Hardly,” roplied Captain Williams, I want time to think it over. I spent a couple of days ‘in Chicagy and found that Charloy Mitchell would not fight. The Olympic club ? sugwosted the re- men you prefer to would have given $15,000 for Corbett and | Mitchell, aud I told Mitehell so, but he would not go ui. As to Slavin, 1 could uot induce bim to figut Jackson or 'Corbett before our club. Ididnot try very hard, for | remem- ber that Slavin alveady had a matoh on with Jucison to come off 10 London. The only rea- son I mentioned fight to Slavin was that I had beard that the Australian had declared bis match with Jacksou off. However, 1 loarned that reither Mitchell nor Slavin would tight, and Ilefc them. | now have on my books, Corbott, Maler and Fitzsimmons, nd am authovized to make a mateh botween any two of them. Before leaving Now Orleans, Pitzsimmons assured me uufi others he would tight any of them, or Siavin, for that matter. People down our way think @ good doal of Fitzsimmons ana believe he can givo uny wan, barring Sulivan, possibly, a great big battle. They will tuyn out in large numbers to see him in a contest and he is ways wolcome to a big purse. 1 will not say untl latter what we will elve to Fitz and Mabher or titz and Uorvett or Corbett and Maher, but I' will say that we will be liberal." DeWitv's Littie Earty Kisers; only pill to cure sick headache and regulato the bows - Constipation poisons tne dlood; DeWite Little Exrly Risers cure coustipation, The cause removeg, the disoase ls gone, | eision the coming | Sons”of Vaterane, | was sorved. | to Tne Bei | Iltinois-Towa league was heid hore today. | mgnt und worked five hours THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: |PROM YRSTERDAY'S SKCOND RDITION. | AGAINST TOWA - SETTLERS, Deoision Rendered in the Des Moines River Land Case, EVICTION MUST BE RESORTED TO. Webster County Squatters Who Have Occu- ed the Property for Amost n Life. time Will Be Compelled to Vacate, an, 11.~ |Special Tele- Like a knell of doom in Webster county wire from Wash- tatos supreme court Fort Dovar, Ta, J gram to Tiue Bik.| into many happy hom: today came the news by ington that the United bad decided the famous Das Molnes river land case against the settlers, Notwith- standing, tho goneral improssion thut a de- adverse to the settlors was a cer- taluty, many of the settiers still confidently believed that their homes would bo saved to them. Their last hope is now gone, and many are the denunciations hurled atthe courts of the nation, Evictions will have to be resorted to to re- move many of the squatters from the lands which has beea their home for.almost a hfe time. Tho case decidod by tho suprome court was appoealed from Judge Suiras of the northern Iowa district. Attorney General Stone presented the settlers’ cause, AL ans and Thy uests, Missovnt VaLLey 11.—(Special Telogram to T Brr.|—The Grand Aviny of the Republic post and Women's Relief corps of this city hald a joint installation this evon- ing, the exercises being witnessed by a large company of invited guests comprising the wives and husbands of members and the Both orders were well After the exercises a banquot All presont united in saying it was one of ‘the most successful affairs of tho represented. / kind ever held in the vall TITWO I LEAGUE REFORMING. Plenty of Towns Propose to Join—Ofce the Year Chosen. CricaGo, 11l Jan. 11 —[Special Telegram |—The annual meeting of tho This is one of the few minor leagues that has survived the trying times of the past two years. Its road at_times has been rough, but when October was reached, it was always found to be doing business. Five clubs were represented yesterday, as fol- lows: Quincy, Doug Schrader and J. . Fitzgerald: Cedar Rapids, L. J. Wil- Rockford, Hugh Nicot and W. J, iflin: Joliet, Sanger Steele, Lester A. Soule, H. S, Weber, Lloyd Eberhardt, Frod C. Wilcox and W. 0. Hodgdeu; Ottumwa, by W. 5. McCaull. Aurora, Davenport and Ottumwa will no doubt drop out, and Peoria, Springfield and Burlington take their places. ‘I'he election of officers resulted as follows : President, James F. McKee, Rockford; first vice president, L. J. Wilner, Cedar Rapids; second vice president, Doug Schroeder, Quncy; secrotury and treasurev, W. S. McCaull, Joliet.- Each club will have a director., A resolution was passed requiring each club to deposit a certified check for $500 as a guaruntee that 1t would finish the season, and in case of forfeiture the money to revert to the league. The old salury limit of $i50 a montn for each club will prevail. An important piece of work was the abol~ ishment of the penaity on Sunday ball. No ! Sunday games will be scheduled, but clubs wishing to play them can do so. - In Sunday vames the visiting club will receive 45 per cent of the receipts. The league rule.com- pelling clubs to aress at tue.grounds. instead of notels was adopted, The Spalding ball was officially solected. All the delegates predict a most healthy season for tho league. GIVING THEIR TESTIMONY. Baltimore Sallory ive Additional Faots Concerning the Valparalso Murder. VarLeso, Cal, Jan, 11.—Nothing very now was elicited at the Baltimore examination today, the evidence being chiefly airected to corroborating that already taken and to | showing the pernicious activity of tho Val- paraiso police on .the day of the riot. = A’ score of witnesses were examinea. All were arrested by the police and confined in jail for four or five days. Tho great majority did not know there had been a riot until arrested aund taken to jail, whore they found their bruised and bleeding shipmates. Several witnesses testified that the police first made known their desire to arrest them by attuck- ing them from behind, striking them with their gun butts or cutlasses. one of these men made any resistance, althovrgh two or three startied by the suaden assault, tried to run away. Insuch cases they were chased by mouated officers, knocked down and beaten. Ope was stabbed by a policoman with fixed bayonet, and did not recover for twenty-six days. 'The search for the men who expressed to the Valparaiso court their approval of the action of the police during the riot, as asserted by the procurator , fiscal in his report, is becoming almost as kopeless as the enquiry for the man who struck Billy Patterson. The remainder of the day was taken up with testimony as to the sooriety of Riggan and Turubull, the two sailors who were wurdered, and Davidson, whom the Chilians have accused of rioting. ‘The universal testimony is that they were sober very shortly before being attacked. No one witnessed the attack on Turnbull or kpows the circumstances of it. He is the man who received eighteen knife woands in back and died in a fow days. e made a the dyine statement, which will probably be put. in evidence tomorrow, —— CLOSED WITH A SNAP. Another Bad Bank Failure in Pennsylvania Annonnced, WiLLiamsporr, Pa., Jan. 11.—The First National bank of Muncie was closed by order of Bauk Examiner Dengler today. Previous to the aunouncement of the suspension there Wwas a run, during which between §7,000 and #5,000, all the money on hand, was paid out. Dela Green, the cashier and ox-bank ex- aminer for this district, was arrvested be. tween 10 and 11 o'clock tonight, as starthng disclosures were made during the evening, When Examiner Dengler arrived on Satur- day be found that a portion of ‘the vault could not bo opened and he seutto New York for an expert. The man arrived before getting the vault door open. It was then found that $23,000 in money and bonds were missing, Shortly after this the excited depositors started a run. Dela Green, was arrested while in bed and was taken before United States Commissioner Bentley, who demanded bail 1n the sum of $20,000. During the night he will remain in the' custody of the deputy marshal. . Examimer Dengler this evening th the affairs of the bank are in a very bad shape aud it looks as 1if the institution had been looted. A shortage of at- lewst $40,000 bas alvready been discovered and the full amount, it 1s expected, will be. muob greater, | The president is Captain Jobn M. Bowman, who also acted us cashier during the timé 1a (reen was bank examiner. At midaight the investigation is stili under | sway aad full particulars will ot be known till morning. FRENCH TARIFF DISCUSSIO. Various Features of the New Schedule and Its Application Considered, LCopyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.) Pawis, Jao. 11.—{New York Herala Cable— Special to Tae Bee.|—~The Chamber Deputies has referred the bill relating to the sale of oleomargarine to 8 committes, This, of course, means that the mattér has been indefinitely shoived, According to & ministeriai statement just made, the maximum tanf will be applied to ftaly on and afier Fobruary 1, In conse- 1" bullaings on sg;g. lnst ! | Gurza, the royplutionist, is endeavoring to Al | very comuunicative, but said he had been of | WEDNESDAY J quence, relatfNwith Ttaly somewhat straj The ||v‘mlln‘dq|’\ with Seain have so far beon withouf, ypsult. The French vine @rowers are agigsed to all concessions and a commorctal ruptyire with Spain in February seems inovitablo, Bad nows comes to the French governmont from Moroccortoday. — The atato of affairs is critical. Caravans ure being attackod at the | very gatos of Takigiers, . A landing of Euro- peun troops 18! hdssible, | Jacques St Cene, - CONTENTED, ro likely 10 bo b CHILT, 18 - Minister ‘atost Action Is Not to e Seriously Question | Copyrighted 1392 by Jun Jordon Bennelt.] VaLparAtso, Chlii (via Galveston, Tex.), Jan. 11, —[By Moxican Cable to the Now York | Rorald—Special to Tue Bee]—I am in- formed that tho Chilian ministor at Wesh- ington, Pedro Montt, senta despatoh to his government (o the effect that, while fully aware that the United States could not do- mand salvo conducto for the refugees in the American logation at- Santiago, still he ad- vised that they be allowed to leave the coun- try as a congession to the United States gov- ernment, Jose Carrerea, one of the thres refugees whom Minister Egan escorted from Santiago to Valparaiso and placed aboard the United States cruiser Yorktown, was to have sailod for the north on the Germun steamer Abydos, | but on refloction has decided not to do so. He {s afraid that he might bo taken off by tue Chilian_government at_some northern port, 50 he remains on the Yorktown, which will land him and Willian and Juan MeKKenna at a Peruvian seaport, - Don't Like the Declsion, Citicado, Il Jan. 11.—Judeo Blodgett of Jthe federal court when told of thedecision of the supreme court in the Counselman case | said 1t was a severs blow to the interstate commerce law. *‘As Tam a judge who may | be called npon to try cases under the law, I do | not feel like saying much about the probablo | effect of the decision,” said he. “But I think | federal grand juries will find themseives serioysly hampered in their investigations until the law has been amended. It's proba- ble that congress will so amend the interstate commerce act as to make it more effective than it has ever been."" R United States District Attorney Milchrist said that “iv would not seriously effect prose- cutions under tuo Iaw in other similar cases pending. The decision merely exempted shippors and agents of ti= railroads who would be incriminated, and the depsrtment, bad never oeen able to get any evidence from them anvhow. The decicion, however, did not_exempt shipners and railroad clerks fror1 giving evidence, and they could be made to testify.” sl WILL SEARCH FOR HOT WATER. Remarkable Discovery in South Result of the Severe Cold. Cascane SeriNes, S. D, Jan. 11—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee|—Thirty dogrees below zero was registered by the ther- mometer this iogning, and the severa cold revealed the fagf, that huge volumes of steam was issuing from holes in the mountain sides, 300 feet abovethe town. Parties who have just returned.from the focation state thav they fonnd the, hot air pouritg out with sufficient force to lift a hat and that tho mountain sidg is, honeycombed with holes made by the steam. g it is thought that the mountain contains a subterranean lako of hot water and & shaft will probably be'driven into the hill to de- termine tho miafter. The minoral springs rising in the guloh are 80 degrees Fahrennoit. e Bland's Silver Bill, Wasarsaroy, D. C., Jan. 11.-The bill in- troducea by Mr. Bland of Missouri, chair- mao of the houso ‘committee on, coluage, to- day for'the foeeitoinage of.silver, provides that the unitodl vatse, shall be the dollar of | 41216 ;1 gpain’ standerd silver, -or 20 ¥-10 | grains - standard ¢ gold. Auy nolder of gold ‘or siver . bullion = of the valuo of "$100 or “moro of standard | finéness shall be entitled to have the same comed free of charge. It furtber proyides for the issue of coin notes ‘and for their re- demption in coin. The acts of Fobruary S, 1878, and July 14, 1800, are repealed. As | soon as France shail reopen hor mints to the free coinage of silver at the uatio of 101 to | | 10, tho president of the United States snall make proclamation of that fact, whereupon that ratio shall be ‘tne legal ratio in the United States and theroafter the standard | silver dollar shall consist of 400 erains of | standard silver. , Dakota, Funeral of Admiral ll‘mlgflrm Wasmxarox, D. C Funeral sorvices ovor the remains of’ Admiral Rodg- ars were held this' morning at St. John's Mipiscopal church, at which there was a large number of ‘prominent people. Among them | were Vico - President Morton, Secrotarios | Bluine and Tracy; Justice y and a number of | senators, r Juban | Pauncefote and nearly all other | foreign ministers, besides a “great number of other friends. General Schotield, Admirals Worden, Iranklin and Howe, General Park, Judge Magner, Paymaster General Wal- mugh and Bancroft Davis, were the pall vearers, At the conclusion of the improssive coromonies the remains were taken to the Pennsylvania station and a train taken for Annap olis, where'the interment will be, For th Relief of Bishop Kenrick. St. Lovis., Mo., Jan. 11— A large portion of the Catholic priests of St. Lows met at St. Bridget's church today and after formally declaring eligible priests, rectors of unmova- able roctorates. promulgated tho Baltimore decree, which had not been done in Anis archdiocese previously. ‘Lhon under its térms they proceeded w choose tho rectors who will select three candidates for ' coadjutors to Archbishop Kenrick. These names will be forwarded 1o Rome for the popo's action thereon. This step has been taken by tho prirsts because they believe that. the intorests of the arch dioceso are sufferiog from the lack of aid f the now feeole Archbishop Kenrick. It is not intended as subversive uction, but as a relief to their beloved superior, who has fauled hitherto to take action himself, el Fire Record, rows, Colo.y Jan. 11.—At about 10 k this morulug five: broke out in the McClellan opera honse and the entire build- { g was soon in flames, The opera house 1s a frame affair A1 burned like tinder and the flames soon spidhfl to M, Jotnson's miliinery store, which wps totally destroyed, and from there to the Hqtpl de Paris, which was also burned to the ground. Severaiother frame | avenue were destroyed. The complote 1685 will not amount to over $10,000. The firo was started by Mr, Mo- Clellan, who wits'thawing out frozen water pipes in tho opéfa house. | ke Ciystat,Minn., Jan, 11.—The flour | mill, oil mill it warehouses at Rapidan purned early this) morning, Loss, £0,000; insurance, small. A large zmount of grain was destroyed.,., [ L e 1s Nob Raising Fuuds, New Oureaxs, L., Jan. 11.—General Ruiz Sandavol, wno U8 boen stopping in this city, and who is reported to be an agent of ! secure funds for {he promotion of the cause, m an intervigw today, declared that | while he was in Sympathy with the revolutionists, he know nothing of the woyements and was not in communica- tion with them. e was told that tho state- ment hau been publisbed throughout the country, that he was securing funds here from certain lustitutions for the revolution- ists who have the sypathies of the clorical party in Mexico, This he denied most em phatically, Concerning bimself he was not an oxilo from his country for eleven years and had not beeu there in that time, Suadids ok, Working Night and Day, Cuicago, 1L, Jan. 11, —Mortimer McRob- erts of this city. who has a contract to fur- nish all the dypamite cartridgges for the United States army and navy said todsy that his factory, which is located at Dubugue, la,, bad to put on & double force of workmen | add 18 working night and day turmog out thelr product, Not less than 2,000 men | OMAHA HER and the b5 ANUARY 13 bavo boen ongaged In the work and it 1 statod that the payments made by the gov- ernment will foot up mto hundreds of thou sands of doliars, The prospect of a possible war with Chill is assumed to be the cause of pushing the manufacture. Until a yoar ago the United Statos purchased all its oart- ridges in England, One Feature of the Aransas Pass Strike, Avstiy, Tex., Jan. 11.—-One of the offects of the strike on the San Antonio & Aransas Pass roud was developed by a lotter recoived today by . tho railtoad commissioner from a “scuth Texas shivper, stating that the railroads there refused to give o through bill of lading intended for points on the San Antonio & Aransas Pass rond. A reply was sent o the complainant suggesting that the railway appliad to for tho through bills might not'be safein receiving freigh which could not bo sent throngh, and this stats of affairs would probably protect the road In refusing through bills, Ptthhrl St Wil Rebuild the Colle Corvsnty, Mo, Jan. 11.—Governor D. R. Irancis; President, 0 of Columbia college and the board of college curators held a meeting bere today, at which 1t was decided | to keep tha college ‘open and arrangements were made for a placo to give the recitations, With the exception of three or four, tho stu- dents huve signified their intention of con- | tinuing their conrses, be made for the rebuildin, section, Avrangements will gof the destroyed e Recovered the Dead, McArester, I T\, Jan., 11, tho victims of the Krob mining disaster wero buried today, and the oxcitement has entirely subsided. ~ All the mén who were in the minoat the time of the explosion have been accounted for. No now names wore added to the death list today, The mine is being cleared of the debris preparatory to resum« ing work, . Sl a Stand o, HAVANA, Jan, 11.—Tho fifth game of choss of tha chess match botween W. Steinitz and M. Tehigoran, which was played yesterday at the Center Asturiano resulted in a draw after fifty-six moves. Tschigorm opened with the Evans gambit. Score: Stewitz, 1; Tschigorin, 1; drawn, Sun Jose the Winner Sax Fraxcisco, Cal., Jan., 11.—The series of baso ball games betweon tho San Jose <lub, champion of the California league, and the Portland, Ore., club, champion of the Northwostern league, for the Pacific coast championship, was \won by San Jose, ten gamos to nine. ol S AL Trouble Blowing Oy HELENA, Mont., Jan. 11.—No news has been received from the eastern part of the state regarding the threatened trouble. it is the woneral impression that Governor Toolo has telographed from Washington to Sherift Jones to let m: Sax Praxcisco, Cal,, Jan. 11, —The trial of M. B. Curtis, “Sam’l o' Posen,” for the mur- der of Policoman Alexander (irant i have begun fn the superior court today, but was continued for one week on motion of the prosecating attorney. ——— The De: Roll. (Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.] Purrs, Jan. 11.—|New York Horald Cable— Special to Tur Bee]—The Figaro this (Tuesday) morning announces the death of Gustave Labresays des Noieterres, the well known F'rench author, from congestion of the lungs, 74 years. Securing Land Titles, There is nobody to whom this countr; is under greater obligations than to the pioneer settler who braves the hardships of the fron- tier and builds up American civilization in the wilderness. The farm that' is promised to such a settler when he shall have created its value by his own exertions is small com- pensation for the five years of toil and isola- tion, from human society, required to perfoct a claim.: It is due to the pioneer that when he has comoleted the hard conditions on which his homestead 18 promised to him he ghall re- ceive his reward without unnecessary trouble ordelay. The government means that this shall be accomplished, but its inteations aro often better than its execution. The huge mill of the geueral land oflice, with its whirling maze of whoels within wheels, can have no personal relations with individuals. | It can deat.only with fucts of record, aud it deuls with those by wholesale. The govern- ment means to do the fair thing by honest setulers, but how is 1t to know which are honest ¢ That has been a hard question. In tho dis- posal of tha public lauds, more than in al- most any other part of its work, the govern- meut has been the proy of swindlers. It has been robbed by speculators of hundreds of millions of ucces that it meant to reserve for sottlers. And soin_self defense it has been cowpelled to adopt the rule of treating overy man as a rascal until he has proven himseif honest. This gives the simple homesteador a ratiior rough road to travel. If ameddling or ma- Licious neighbor chooses to question the good faith of bis location on his Iand, the progress of his claim comes tou stop 1’ the general land oftico and it takes a skillod Washington attoruey to start it forward, But how is the pioneerin his cabin nmong the sequoias of tho Sierrasor in s dugout on the blizzard swept plains of North Dalota to know whero to look for a skilled Washington attorney, and especially for one who is trustworthy and reasonable in his charzest The caso of a settlor who finds his claim blocked through some technicality that threatens the l0ss of his home offors tha strongest possible appeal to public sympathy. If there 1s any way of helping such a setiler there ought to bo no hesitation in making use of it. “Lui: Ber Bureau of Claims was organized t0 afford assistance in just such cuses. It places the inbabitants of the remotest valioy of the west on an_gquality with the resident of Washington. It assures every man who has honestly compliea with the lund laws of the United States prompt atlention to his claim on the part of the authorities, and in almost every case a favorable decisioh. 1t does all this fora fee which an ordinary lawyer would charge for merely glving ad- vicé, and asks no payment until the patent is actuaily issued. It gives advice free, whether to & elient or to anybody clse. Nobody ask- ing an opiniop is under any obligations to PUt his case in its hands. It examines overy clalin submitted 1 it, and when 1t considers one without merit, it frankly says so and de- clines to handlo it, Tiw Bee Bureau of Claims has already saved thousands of settier. actiuns of ivresponsible and unscrupulous claim agonts. 1t is doing a work of human- ity. The western homes in which peace and security have supplanted uncertainty and apprehension are the bost witnesses to the value of 1ts services. BUREAU OF INFORMATION, ws Will Pr and Examine WasuIsGr ¢, Jan. Telegram to Tur Bre. | —At today's session of the biouso, the representative's committee 1atroduced the following resolution: House resolution instructing the com- mittee on necounts to report a bili for the vs- tublishment of & government buroau of In- | formution: | Whereas. members of congress h 1o be adequately seistanco, eto. Whereus, It fs not thought economicnl nd other reasons s with elorks: wad represeatatiy Whercus, o lubors of i ibers would be greutly reduced by th establishment of burenit of information, 1o which Inguir trow constituents o b roferred, thus leaving more time for actual work of legisla- tion: and, W the demands upon the time of ve become too num met without clorioal ndvisable for to vrovide such the fu L three of the principal newspapers of thoe country, the Sin Francisco nor, THE . Paul Plonecr Press, hiye established u ntalned an agency in Washington whi ves free information to al on all matters reluting to clalms; therefore, be It Resolved, That the committee on acoounts bo, and [t {8 hereby. Instructed to report u bill providing for the creation of a board of Infor- mutlon, whose duty it shail be to furnish written and directod answers to all q uestions submitteq to it by members of congress. Use Haller's Barbed Wire liniment for horses and oat- The fast of | from the ex- | IT WAS A LIVELY SESSION. South Omaha’s City Councilmen Disouss Some Important Subjects, | GRADING MATTER CONSIDERED AT LENGTH | Ghost of the urth Stroet Paving Qnestion Again Resurrectod - Disposing re Alarm Boxes—Ot gle City News, Twenty- of the ¥ last the At the moeting of the city council evenine the frst matter considored was matter of advertising for bids for gradiy | Twenty-second strapt from N south to Q Tho torritory in question is in the sscond ward, Me. Haloy doclared that almost ail the grading fund had been used 10 the fiest ward and he bolieved this evidence of “some | schuldugery.” Despite this protest tho reso- lution was lost. City Attorney Adams asked for more time to draft an ordinance governing the fire It was granted Proposed ordindnces wore read making the following provisions: To grudo Twenty- first streot, from Q to Armour; to coastruet k on the sonth of G, from Twenty-second to ‘wenty-fourth; to put a hydrant on ‘Thirtieth street at a poini to be | decided on later; to build a sidewalk on the west side of Twenty-second, from G to 1; to oustruct n sidewalk on ‘the wast sido of "wenty-first, from G to 13 10 lower or raise sidowalks to grade or repuir the sawe at the cost of the persons owning abutting property The chief of police reportad that two saloons were running on one licenso, ono at | Twenty-fourth and Milroy and the cther | near the Packers' bank. These are the two saloons involved in a squabble over the pos- session of a hicense. On motion of Council | man Walters it was decided to order the | chiaf of police to close up the place that | could not show up the license, Judgments in favor of Owen for §50 and John Dougherty for allowed. The bill of Norton Bros, | g was allowed, | Councilman Haley declared the fire be | were all too near the conter of the city. Ho | thought they oughtito be scattered out into | tho unprotected parts of the city, e moved | that the box av nty-sixth and Q be changed to 17 ond R, so that Albright could have some fire protection "The fire chief was instructed to ascertain tha cost of same and report_at the ndxt meeting, The ghost of the Twenty-fourth street paving matter then stalked on the sceno. Councilman Kowley, an_extensive property owner on Twenty-fourth street, demanded that the £5,000 in° warrants now outstanding for paving on Twenty fourth street should not be accented by the ireasurer until fur- ther orders by the couuicil. The city Aitorney was appealed to and bo declared that he could not see how 1t could bo dome. On | motion it was decided to instruct the treas | urer not to pay the warrants until after the matter had been considered by the council next weelk. Mr. Dave Anderson of the Board of Trade presented tho resolutions of that body in which tbe council was first roasted and then toastea. The report was read in full. On motion of Councilman Walters a voto of thanks was extended to the Board of Trade for its lively interest in public affairs, Councilman Haley thought that some ‘‘Chiuaman or scab could bo employed'to act as inspectors instead of paying $4 per day to the present men.’" The chairman declared that this matter was settled. Mr. Woods and Mr. Rowlay had a few words in which each reminded the other that his credit was as good as the others. 'The tilt was brought about by Mr. | Woods decldring that he nad received no ! financial benefit from orders grantad certain | merchants. Some remarks made caused My, Rowley to tako umbrage and believe that | be was the person aimed at, A few viclous | glances and verbal thrusts were made but n0 blood shad. { . Mr. Woods made aimotion that he be re | lioved of all work as chairman of the finance commiitee in drawing orders. Mr. Walters opposed this motion and it was voted down. Sl NOT WASTING TIME. | asidew: sido Bros., 075 were for grad tional Plasterers Dolegates d of Their Work Vigorously. Delegates to the tenth aununl convention of the -Operative Plasterers International Aassociation of America and Canada, which opened its session yosterday morning at tho Hotel Dellone, are still arriving in the city from different parts of the countzry. The convontion was called to order at 11 o'clock in the foronoon by C. W. Sullivan, goneral prosident of the intarnational associ- ciation. The only business trausacted wi the preliminary work of organization ana the appointment of the diforent committees, after which an adjournment was taken untii 2w'clock in the ufternoon. The committee on credentials mado its ve- port at the evening session and the report was adopted. The committee was composed of John Doyle of Chicago, J. Russoll Thomn- son of Philadelphia, aud Joseph Mitcuell of Pittsburg. The next order of business was the v tion of the reports of the prasident, seci and troasurer for the year just closed. Iu each of these reports changes and amend- ments to the former manncr of conducting affairs, to get matters iu a moro systematic manner, were offercd, action upon which will bo taken at the latter vart of the week. There was also quite a lengthy discussion on the question of incorporating an insurance clauso in the union’s constitution, but it was also laid over until the end of the'weol. Iive or six committees were appointed,. after which an adjournment was taken urtil o’clock this morning, when (s regular order of routine business como up. Just in the midst of adjournment the Working Girls’ assembly cir comy ments and a magnificent ket of tlowers to tho plasterers, to which the convention re- plied n the following Horen. O ni Girl's Assen b Inlzhits of Greoting: Tho Operative Piastera's ational ussocintion in convention as ibled wnanimonaly tonder you the'r sin cere thinks for your very haiutifil prosent of a busket of flowers, and fuliy appreciate the spirit in which it was given. Wishiug yon every success in tho comuion oause in which W il enguged, we romiin youes feateranily. Jons"J. oy THOMAS SUANT HARRY Wit Commlttes. T following communication was also sont to the bricklayers and masons ¥ho are now holding a convention in Indianapolis OMAMA, Jun. 11.—Opsrative ternational conventi ers and M conyontion apolis; Wishing your deliber successtul and to'the best inte organization. wo ure W SToRIZER AW, Vi SO I A, B, Frazigw, Conimittes, ests of your North Side Im, Club, Norta Siders aro 5o enthusiastic over their plaus aud hopes for & good shave of city im provemeut funds that the bittor coid of last ovening did not provent very large attend- anco at the regular meeting of the North 51de Improvement club at Twonty-ninth and Spaulding streets Tho maiter of sewers was first discussed und bitter complaints were ‘made by resi- dents of Spauldiug street over the lack of adequute sewer fucilities. 1t was deeided to ask tho council to construct large wooden culyerts at Thirty-fourtn and Sprague and irty-sixth aud Sprague 10 carry off the surfa e water, Commitiees wore appoiuted for the year to look after the questions of light,.sewers aud water, The vlan of opening Thirtieth streot was also discussed. - PROSPECTU Of The Bee Bur Under the diraction of San Francisco Dally Examioer, W. R. Hoarst, proprictor, associated with Tuk Bee Bukeav or Ci AL, under the direction of Oxmams Dy Be y Omaha, Neb. ; and Ploueer Press Bureau of Claims, under the direction of the St. Paul Ploneer Press, St. Paul, Mian, | redation and customs claims proseouted wit tho ierontest oxpedition at the lowast possib | oxpense, This prospoctus relatos to pensions. It in torested in a ciaim of any charactor, send a | statomont of facts to Tie Bee BuikAv or | CLusts whoro the same will receive careful consideration and prompt attention, PENSIONS Soldiors ~All soldiors of 1Yo United States Who incorred disability of & permanent us- ture; whethor wound, injury ur aisonse, while | In the service or iine of duty, are entitled to a pensfon at rates varying from 4 to §72 per month, according to the natura and soveyity of the disability. WIO ARE ENTITLED, ADDITION AL Sokdiers who draw a pension for one or moro disabilities, ana are at th same timo sufforingg from other disabilities fneurcod in tho service and lne of duty, may obtamn ad ditioual pension therafc INCREASE UNDEIL OLD LAW, Soldiers pensioned at less than &0 poer month, and wholly disablod for the porform 0 of manual fabor by reason of disability on account of = which they penstoned, aro o titted to increase of ponsion to that amount per month, and it the disability is such that thoy require tho regular aid and attendance of another per-: son, they may obtain pension at the rate ot 2 per month, Any pensioner uuder the old law, whose ability hus increased since date of tho issue of his last pension corciticate, may ob tain an increase of pension proportionate to the increase of his disability. N ADDITIONAL NEW LAW. Soldiers pensioned at loss than $12 per month for diswbility mcurred in the service, who are also suffering from otker disability of any nature, not due to vicion s habits, m obtain ndaitional ponsion under the new aw. This pension commonces from th date of filing the claim and cannot exceed $19 per month. The new law is of spe vantage to this class of pensioners, for reason that if they have a disavility other thun that for which they are pensionad, they may obtain additiounl relief from date of fii- ing claim, and 1f, in the future, the disability for which thoy were originally pensioned underthe old inw increases to such an extent as 1o entitle them to moro than $12 pe mouth, they may surrcudor their pension under the new law and resume the ponsion under tho old law at such incroased rate s way be proportionate to the dogree of dis- ability at that time, Peusioners at loss thau $12 por month, de- siring incronse of pension, will find it to their advantage to apply under both the old and now law, for the roason that any increase up 10 $122 por month will date from the day the® claim is filed in the pension burenu, wherons aclaim for increase under tho old law, will secure increased pension duty from the dato of examination, ‘which, on account of tho work in the ponsion bureau being very much delayed.is usaally some mouths after thé dato of filing the claim. IN CASE OF LAW PENSION Any invalid pensioner under the new law receiving iess than $12 per onth may obtain an increaso of pension whenever tho disabil ity on account of which ho is ponsioned in- cronses in severity toa material extent, or he | may procure additional pension up to §12 por montn on accoaut of any new or additional disabilitv whieh he has incurred siuce his last medical examination or which s not 1n- cluded in his present pension cartificate. NEW LAW. Auy soldior of the United States who sorved ninety days or more in the war of tho rebellion, and was bonorably discharged, obtain pension under the now law if now suf fering trom any disability of & pormanent na _ ture, ot due 10 vicious babits. This i o7 8 sion'will commence from date of filing tdedh claim, and the rato of pension is from $. to §12 per month, according to the degree of dis- ability for the performance of manual labor, Title to the pension is snlely dependent upon a service of ninety days, an honorable discharge and tho prosent existence of a disability, pbysical or mental, not duo to vicious habits, which causes a partial inabil ity to perform manual laboras a means of live- lihood, equal to the dogreo of disability r¢ quired to_entitle a_pensioner under tha o law {0 pension of $6 por month ov more, It does not mattor what the disability is, if not due to vicous habits, whether wound, injury or disease, nor is the time and place of the origin ov fucurrence of tho swme in any wiy material, Title to peasion under this law is uy w dopeudent upon the soldier’s pocuniary cir cumstances. The fact that he js able to per- form skilled or professional labor to such an extent as to enable him to earn a comfort- able support, or the fact that ho has an in come sufiiciont for his support, has no bear ng upon his title to peusion under this law NEW WIDOWS, The widows of soldiers who died from ais ease, wound, or injury 1ncurred in the United States service” are oatitled to #12 per month, and §1 additional for each child under tho age of 16 yeavs, to date from the aay of the oldier’s deatn, excent in s where the deatu occurred prior to March 10, 1986, when the rato is #5 per wontn up to said date and $12 por month thoreaftor. WIDOWS' NEW LA, Tho widows of soldiers who served ninety days or movo in tho late war and were honor- ably discharged are ontitied to pension under [ v at the rato ot $8 per month, aud additional for cach child under thefage of 16 years; provided, that the widow was 1 ried to the soldisr prior to June 27, 186, wnd is now dependont in whole or in part on ner own labor for iier support. Address all communieations Lo 4 Tur Ber BURear or Crans. E Arrivals, At Philagelphia—British Princ Liverpool At Baltimore —Am At London ~Sighted : York. 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