Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 4, 1892, Page 1

| THE OMAHA DAIlLY BEE. L - — = e == —t OMAHA. THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY ———— _— TWENTY-FIRST YEAR 1892, NUMBER 271 M the method by which the THOSE TROUBLESOME RULES Time of the House of Ropresentatives Taken Up in Their Consideration. ADOPTED A REPUBLICAN AMENDMENT Mr. Dingley's Suggestion Adopted—Reed “Glven Democratic Support—Chinese Im- migratio in the Sen A Dy’ Doings in € .. Wastixaros, D, C., Feb, 8.—The house of roprosentatives spent another monotonous day in the discussion of the rules, and it is now evident that the first two months of the session will closo with the vules of proced- ure of the Fifty-second congross still under consideration. Tho progress mado today was very slight, but it was marked by ono very signiticant ovont—tho adoption of an amendment, proposed by Mr. Diagley of the republican side, and chiefly supported by ox- Speaker Reed. This amendment. oo, is one of the most important thus far proposed to the committee, as it provides that all senate amendments to house bills, other than appro riation bills, shall bo considered as soen as aid boforo the house by the speaker. This is considered an important stop to- ward the practical expedition of legislation and no stronger evidence of the disposition to consider tho rules in_a nonpartisan spirit could be afforded than in the general support which tho amendment of Messrs. Dingloy and Reed today received from the democratic side. The ponding motion this morning was that made by Mr. Boatner of Louisiaua, striking outthe clause permitting genoral legislation ou appropriation bills, providod that being germano 1t rovronched expeaditures. In ad vocating his motion Mr. Boatner argued t tho appropriations of previous congresses would show that the expenditures could be reduced constitutionally and reasonabiy with- out the house depriving itself of its indepon- dence. It had coequal powors with the sen— ate, and it should nov surrender thom. Gave the Democrats Warning. Mr. Bowers of California said that he did not need any reforms as far as ho was con cerped. He'was not here to sound the praises of reform. The peoplo of tho west wanted appropriations for the improvement of rivers and harbors, for public buildings, for the survey of unsurveyed lands of settlers. Ho wanteéd to give the domocrats a good straight tip in tho race for the presidontial stakes, They were putting the race up wrong, and if they expected to win they would have to change their horseshoes. If they did not put on sound, sensible horseshoes, they would not be in it. Changing his simile, Mr. Bow- ers warned the democrats that they could not win with the hand they had. They wou.d have to dvaw or they would ve buaten. Tho party which took a 5-cent nickel as the measure of tho people would make a mistake. Mr. Bland of Missouri contended that un- “less the rule was adopted in its present form it would he impossible for the houso to re- tronch expenditures and reduce the legisla tion, Couldn’t Understand Why They Objected. Mr. Pendleton of West Virginia could nov understaad why the republicans of the Fifiy- second congress should bo opposed to riders on appropriation bills, Riders on appropria- tion bills had saved the liborties of tho peo- ple. It was by measures of this character that tho libertics of the English peoplo were established. In late years they had been used to preserve the constitutional rights of tho people of the south. While ho did not think that the policy of riders was a sound one, tho prosent situation would justify its adoption. Butier of Towa said that as an original proposition ho would feei it his duty to op- Dose riders, but ho was_controlled largely by the thought that public interests should always be suggestive of public duty. Wnen representatives determined for themsclves what tho people sent. them hero for, then, in order to carry out that determination they must adopt_methods which would make it possiblo to do so. It was the bounden duty of the house to adopt such mothods as would make cconomy possible. Demanded the Previous Qu , Mr. Catchings of Mississippi domanded the previous question and it was ordered. Mr. Boatner's motion was dofented: 50; nays, 119, stion, yeas, J». Mr. Dingley of Maine offered an amend- ment providing thav no bill or resolution “shall at any time be amended by inscribing therein the substance of any other bili or resolution pending before the house. The amendment was lost. On motion of Mr, Eunloe of Tennessee an amendment was adopted providing that all bills shall be introduced by presenting them 1o the clerk properly endorsed, and shall be appropriately referred by tho speaker. Dingley of Maine offered au amend- ment providing for the consideration of senate amendments to house bills (not appro- priating money) as soon as they are laid be- ore the house by the speaker. In speaking in favor of tho amendment Mr. Iteed of Maine remarked that the work of the last congress bad been done under stress of weather from the reading of the first journal to the final adjournment; and i the ship had sailed smoothly over the stormy soa how much better would it sail in the summer weather which would charac- terize this house. [Laughter. | The umendment was agreed to. Private Bills, A long discussion ensued directed toward private calenoar should be considered, There was much com- plaint made that the calendar was blocked Wwith measures reported from the war claims committeo and that these, as they ger rally give rise to much antagonism, would pravert the consideration of other private bills, Mr. O'Neill of Missouri prowested against the small attention which had been given to private measures during previous congresses and offered an amendment providing that on Tuesda, Thursdays and Saturdays the house shall meet at 10 o'clock, the two addi- tional hours to be devoted to private bill Tho amondment was lost, yens, 86; nays, 14 ‘Tue house then udjourned. IMMIGRATION, act thp Present Law Intro- duced in the Senate, Naroy, D. U, Feb. §.—The senato committee on foreign relations revorted baclk adversely the auti-Chinese bills introduced at the prosent session and reported in lieu of them a bill continuing in foreo for ten years the prosent law prohiviting and regulating the coming into the country of Chinese per- sons aud persons of Chinese doscent. The ll was placed on the calendar, The joint resolution proposing an amend- met to the coustitution of the United States relating to marriago and divorce heretofore introduced by Kylo was taken up and Mr. Kylo addressed the senate in support of it. Atthe closo of his remarks tbe joint vesolution was referred to tho judiciary com- mittee. “The bill appropriatiug $350,000 for an ex- teneion of the publio building at Los Augeles, was passed, also the bill o pay the state of \\wa, \'u'gluin‘ the sum due to it under the “direct tax” law. Tho bill for postofiice bulldings in towns ahere postofice receipts are §,000 a year was discussed and weut over without action. Pho public prioting bill then cams up aud was amended by adding the words, “'but the rovisions of the eigut hour law shall apply,” fthout disposing of the bill the senate Ad journed. WasHING , Fob. 8,—| Special Tole- gram to e Bee|—Tae followiog list of ponsions granted iy roported by Tue Bes aud Exuminer Bureau of Claims: Nobraska: Original—James F. lexander S, Marsuman, Charles %. Karsehener, Thomas Mol rewery Goble, Frauk P, Pholps, Churh, Baraes, aillen, Viliiam Downey. J. R. Cotton, John T. Buckley, Dayid K, Staples, Willlam Worline, Martin L. Law, J. Hormel, Oliver E. Goodell, John Garduer, Henry Kassing, Levi J. Palmer, Thomas A. Taylor, John Moore, John H. Hoff, Mark Hanson, James Kay, Charles Boyd, Sanford Deitz, David_Ditch, Thomas M. Glen, John A. Ravmer, Simon M. Me- Clure, William J. Jackson, Wilber M. Greene, James I. Crowley, William Weaver, George Miller, Joel B. Royer. Additional- Samuel L. Miluer. Original widows, ete.—Elizabeth Blair. lowa: Orginal -Richard R. Boan, John D, Alsop, David P, Eiliott, William Bum garduer, ' Henty Buser, Frederick W. Kimler, Goorge A. Faweatt, John B. Wilson, William H. Hume, Oved Long, Charies Young, Cyrus G. Hawkius, Poter S, Noble, Robert L. Darrah, William H. Klien, James N. Jenks, Lewis Holt, William (. Virgel, George Fasterday, William Beals, Benton Rakestraw, Green M. Parsons, Jeremiah F\. Jones, Christ Eyckerhorn, Jacob_ L. Scrog gins, Wendel Lehman, Edwara N. Howard, John V. Walkor, Jolin C. Abarr, Levi L. Farr, Daniel Grimm, Henry M. Andres, Milton R.Judkins, David H. Kelloy, Richard P. Bissell, John Horam, August Kruger, Daniel L.’ Hayward, Jesse W. Sautbin, George B. Chase, Aldon H. Durnell, Edgar L. Hobos, Hiram Ashmead, Joseph M. Browno, Henry B. McClure, Daniol M. Sheldon, William alarshall, [Helson P. Graves, Willlam Riley Mills, Warren L. Doan, Adaison McCroy, Charles B. Merri- man, John C. Gates. Increase—Charles H. Miller. Reissuo—James Soden, Original widows, ete.—Saran B. Maxwell, Sarah A, Saxton, mother; Johaunah Kurz, Helena Deggondorf, Philotha Foulz, mother; Abi- aii Vanhorn, David Romer, father. DEMANDS OF RE LGIUM PEOPLE. They Declare for Universal Suffrage at Any Cost to the vernment, (Copurighted 1892 by Janss Gordon Bennett.) Brussers, Feb, 8.—|New York Herald Cablo—Special to Tue Bee.|—An important question in the revision of the constitution, which was raised by the popular demand for universal suffrage, camo todsy before the house of representatives on & proposition of Jansen, radical, leader for the revision of suffrage cluuses of tho constitution. Premier Beernaert gives adhesion to the proposai, but said that before dissolution of the present parliament for the election of the constitu- tional assembly 1t would be well to agree upon a general scope of suffrage reform. He vroceeded to lay before the house a bill om- bodying tho views of the govornment. This creates household suffrage and increases the electoral body from 200,000 to 600,000 votsrs; modifies the veto clause of the constitution and grants the king the powerafter any law passes parlinment to refer it to the people. After a lengthy debato tho house ugreed to the proposal of the minister to refer the vill 10 u central section of the house which will report in April. After a vote the budget will cowe up for final discussion; if then agreed to tho present parlisment will be disolved in June and the new one elccted with tio special mission to revise the constitution on tho basis agreed upou. The ultimate rosult will probably cause great discontent and dungerous agitation. The working classes declare they will resort to any means to ob- tain absolutely universal suftrage. The time ootween now and June will be an important epoch for Belgium and even for Europe, us any international troupio hers may furnish the long looked for occasion for foreign in- terference, leading to a general war, i RS REVOLT, PRISON. Troubleat the Massuchusetts Penltentinry on Deer Island, BosToy, Mass. Fob, 3.—An outbreak is ro- ported this morning among the prisoners at Deor Island aud fifty policemen have been sent from this city to the scene. This is the second riotous demonstration that has oc- curred in that institution within a few weeks. It is stated that the mon refused to go to work when ordered this morning and were threatoning tho officers’ lives. A detail of men from the various stations was immedi- ately sent down on a police boat and their ar- rival there was announced by Captain Brag- don, who notificd headquarters that more men were needed, as the trouble was sorious. Additional assistance has been sent and tho veserve polica have been ordered 1 readiness for immediate service, When the police arrived at Deer Island & large number of conviets were muking a great noise. They refused to o to work and threatened the police, numbering sixty men. The police drew thoir clubs aud in a short time put the mob under subjection after freo use of the batons. The refractory prisoners wero locked 1n their ceils SRS 1 TARS DROWN FOUR BRITIS D. psized in Dublin Hurbor Dur- Ing u Gale. Dunriy, Feb, 3, —A boat containing a num. ber of sailors belonging to the warship Be- lisle has been capsized 1n the harbor her and four of the sailors were drowned. The men had been given liberty and spent the ovening ata theater. When they reached the place whero the boat was, the wind, which had been blowing fresh during the oarly part of the evening, had increased to a gale, and quite a nasty sea was running. The men, howevor, bad to return to the ship before their liberty expired or else be looked upon as deserters. They entered the boat, but had proceeded only & short distance on their way to the Belisle before tuey wero overturned. Th: survivors clung to the up- turned boat until they could attract atten- tion, when other boats put out to their rescue. T r Boat ¢ —— Canadian Fary s tor K ‘onoxTo, Ont., Ieb. 8.-At the annual meeting of the Central Farmers Institute of Qatario yesterday speeches were made by Messrs. Dryden, Harver and Harcourt, prov- incial ministers, and by President Narway, M.P., who talked strongly i favor of unre icted reciprocity with the United States, criticising at some length the recent address of President Mauth of the Michigan Farmers assoclation, He held it far more important to develop trado with the United States than with Europe. procity. e No T —(Special Telegram to Tuk Bee. | T, T, Slattery of Galesburg. 111, second vies grand master of the Brother- hood of Railroad Trainmen, arrived in this city last night from Omaba, In speaking of the trouble the Union Pacifio was haviug with its traiumen, he sal “1 bhad only a short consultation with the men in Omaba, 1 believe that as soon as Mr. Clark arrives the consultation between bim, Mr, Dickinson and the grioyance committes will settlo everything umicably.” - Ntation Agent Murdered by Burglars. Pixe Buurr, Ark, Feb, W. A, Me Kemie, station ageut at Wabbeseka, the St. Louils Southwestern road, bas been mysteriously murdered in his room at the depot. It is thought the murder wae com- witted for the purpose of robbery and the burglars were scared away before they could complete the worl. Slattery ouble, Tore Business Rocikroun, 111, Feb. 8--T. M. Smiles pro- priotor of the New York store bas confessed judgment in Chicago in favor of Bradner & Thowas of New York city. ‘The amount of the latter's claim is #9,700, while other claims will make the liabilities equal to the assets, which are placed at §32,000, - Whisky Trast Oficers Iudicted, Bostox, Mass, Feb. #.—It was reparted this moroing that the fedoral grand jury had indicted the ofticers of the whisky trust, but us the grand jury bas not reported uny in- dictments yet the report is discredited. It is believed, However, that indictments will be returaed. - Duto for the Mining Congress. Herexa, Mont., Feb. 3. —The uext national wining cougress will be held 1o tuis city July 13, GAMBLING IN FARM PRODUCTS | &sstataser e Feriod” Sictidtofis Arguments on the Pending Anti-Option Bills Made in Oommittee, LEECH GIVES SOME SILVER FIGURES America Able to Stock—Int noece Matters— Anti-Chinese Legisiation—Territories Dosire Admission, Purchase the World's state € Wasnisgroy, D. C. Feb, 8.—The house committee on agricuituro today began a ser- ios of hearings on tho various anti-option bills pending in congress, C. Wood Davis, a Kansas statesman, appeared in advocacy of the Hateh bill. From the Chleago Board of Trade. Just bofore the adjournment of the com- mitteo H. H. Aldrich, Murray Nelson and others ropreseniing the Chicago Board of Tradoe spread before the committee & volumi- nous memorial in opposition to anti-option logislation. The arguments contained in thie memorial are chiefly that boards of trade aro essential to tho marketiog of the farmer's proauce, and that the dealing i options and futures is a stimulus necessary to the main- tenance of boards of trade. *The pending bills,” says the memorial, “contomplate an attack upon one line of busi: noss, singling it_out from everything else, and are, in that respect, very serious class legisiation, Designod ostensibly for the sup pression of gambling in the products of the soil, they would, if allowed to become a law, oxtinguish an established system without which producers would be absolutely at tho mercy of combinations of capital formed to Drey upon their belplessness. An Unmitigated Evil. “Gambling in farm products is an unmiti- gatea evil, and there is not a_logitimate ex- change in the country that would not lend its aid and countenance to the enactment and enforcement of laws for its extinction. In simple truth, the extent to which produce gambling 1s carried on in the legitimate ex- changes of the country is immensoly exag- werated. It baars about the samo relation to the legitimate commerce and sgeculation of the country that the froth and foam of Niagara doto_the mighty volume of water underncath, It is bubble and fuss ana fary, the froth and foam upon the surface of the trado and commerce that offends—not to trado and commerce _itself. s “Gambling in products, gambling puro and simple, is carried on in the bucket shops. “This form of gambling is and has long been a fruitful source of agricuitural doprossion, and a rigorous fedoral bucket shop law vig- orously enforced might go far toward ac- complishing tho ena that is soucnt. The laying of wagers n these thousands of bucket shops on the quotations of proauce as they are made in tho great marts of trade creates a powerfu! concentrated interest for the de- pression of values, o Has Become a National Curse. 'he extent to which this bucket shop in- fluence is responsible for the agricultural depression that is complainod of is not, we fear, fully appreciated. The ovil is of suffi- cient importance in our opinion to merit the attention of congress. It has become a na tioual curse. This board does not apprehend that your honorablo body confounds bucket shops with legitimato exchanges. Such & thought would be an nsult to vour intelligence, Boards of trade are a necessity of modern commerco. They enable the producers to find a mar-— ket at any time for their surplus grain, cattle, hogs, cotton and other crops at far better average prices than could otherwise bo obtained. America raises u surplus of almost every kind of farm product, and this surplus must be sold to domestic and foreign consumers, else cohgestion results and the country suffors from evils of overproduc- tion. The farmers are not asa class able to furnish the capital needea to carry the surplus of tuewr crops. They are as & gen- eral thing obliged by the necéssities of the situation tc realize on their crops as svon us saved. Urgent Sellers, “This makes them urgent sellers during the few months immediately following harvest, and were it not for the helping hand of speculative and nvested capital the high- ways of commerce would be glutted with an unsaleable plethora, The ultimate consumers to whom our surplus must be sold, if sold at all, would supply their requircments only as necessity demanded and fathomloss depros- sion in values would ensue. Destroy the system of contracting for the purchase and snlo of agriculwural commodities for future delivery by imposing a prohibitive tax on such operations and a very largo proportion of the capital thus employed will seek other channels of investment. “The farmer may rid_himself of the mid- dleman, but he will also be bereft of his market av the same time.” Interstate Commerce Matters, The senato committee on interstate com- merce today heard arguments upon amend- ments proposed to be made in the interstato commerce law, & numbver ,of railroad repre- sentatives being prescnt. Mr. Raymond, a member of the National Board of Trade, prosonted the resolutions adopted by that body last week urging con- gress to adopt logislation calculated to strengthen the interstate commerce law and tho commission. James McNaught, solicitor for the North- ern Pacific road, argued that the pending bill proposed was an infringement by the ox- ecutive authority upon the proper functions of tho judicial branch. It went furthor in the direction of centralization than ever ho —a republican—could venture to follow. It deprived a party of the right of a fair trial and limited the courts simply to a review of the law without authority to re- view tho facts, ~Ho also fearad tuat by the re-enactment of the section of the existing act relative to foreign transportation of American trafiic the courts would be ob) to uphold the decision of the commission in favor of the Canadian Pacific road. His company would liie the same right of rate. makiog as the Canadian Pacific’ enjoyed at compotitive points. Mr. Kuapp, one of the interstate commerce commissioners' addressed the committeo briefly in answer o some of the points made by the speakers, pointing out what he said wore the fallacies and telling of tne exper- fence of the commission in endeavoring to rosecute its inquiries and enfore conclus- ons. 'There was nover any disputo as to the facts In a case before the commission, Un- loss the commission’s decisions wero given legal weight there would be no comjlaints made to it, becauso aggrioved parties would ve discouragea by the inevitable suitin court 10 follow an order in their favor, The result would be that the commissioner would become merely a collector of rate sheots wud compiler of statistics. Anti-Chinese Legislatio Sonator Dolph, from the committce on foroign affairs, today reported, with amend- ments, & bill to contiuue in force for ten years all existing laws probibiting and regu- lating the coming into this country of Chinese and persons of Cuinese descent. Tue bill further provides tuat any Chineso or person of Chinese descent once convictod and adjudged to not be lawfully entitled to remain in the United States and baving re moved and is subsequently couvicted of a like offense shall be imprisoned at hard labor for a period not exceeding six months and afterwards removed from this country. Want to Come Into the Union. The house committee on territories listened for au bour this morning to an argu- meut by Delegate Smith of Arizonain bebalf of the admission of that territory to the union as a stat Delegate Harvey of Oklahoma also ad- dressed the committee briefly ob his bill for the admission iuto the union as one state of the territory of Oklaboma aud ludisn Terntory. The president has issued an order direct- iug that the local land oftices at Folsom, Now Nexico, be removed to Clayton. The president bas recoguized i cardo | Alabama and Florda, . Senator Power was taken suftdéniy 11l with hemorrhage last night, but today is reported much beiler. ECH TALKS ON STLVER, He Is Examined by the on Colnng: Wasuivatoy, D. C., Feb, 8.—The house committee on coinage, welghts and measures today examined Director of tho Mint Lecch on matters relating to tha silver question. In answer to queries Mr. Laech said his mini- ouse Committee mum estimate of the production of silver in the United States duriog the last yoar was 53,000,000 ounces, If the amount usea in the arts ana sciences were deducted, the Ameripan product would be less than the governmeht purchases. The amount of currency @n circulation in the Unitea States, he said, was $24.50 per capita larzer than other country except France. Leech did not think there was any lack of circulating medium in this country. Mr. Williams of lllinois asked if he regarded the issuance of silver certinoates to circulate instoad of siwver dollars as any obstacle to free coinage. Mr. Leech replied in the negative and said he thought the notes preferable. The issu- anco of gold notes was open to the same ob- Jection, but not to the sawmo extent as in the caso of silver notes, as they could be vircu- lated easier. Mr. Leech admitted that it was a matterof opinion and of cobjecture, but in his judg ment free silver coinage would erther send gold abroad or to a premium, Could Buy the World's Siiver. Mr. Blaud—Have we goid enough to buy a ship load of silver? Mr. Lecch—We think ‘we have enough to buy the world’s stock, Mr. Bland suggested that the proposition of Mr. Laoch was that the people of Europe would take their silver from home, whero it was worth as much as gold, aamitting that it Was 10t worth as much for forcign transuc- tions, and scll it hore whare they could not buy as much of it as at home. Mr. Lecch insisted that that would bo the case because of a desire to get in a gold basis and said Austria was contemplating that very thiug. Mr. Blaud said that so was_Germany con- templating it, but she stopped soon, A query by Mr. Johnson of North Dakota, as to whether or not the United States had any agent abroad with & view to learning tao sentiment toward bimetalism and an inter- national agreoment, led the discussion into the field of international agroements. Mr. Leech’s reply to the question pro- pounded by Mr. Johnson was that wo had selected cortain gentlemen who were going to travel in Europe, and who had a social and fnancial standing, emabling them to talk with public officors ang financiers to learn the probabilities of somé international agreement being secured. These gentlemon had nothing but a general' letter from the Treasury department. Théy received no compensation. Several lottdrs had been re- ceived and would be read by the president within the next few months,” ! International Agreement Possible, Mr. Tracey of Now York—You were some what encouraged to believd that an agree- ment might be eventually reAched? Mr. Leach—We are eacouraged. England had shown a disposition to act favorably. He (Mr. Leech) would régard an inter. national agreement as a very great benelit to all mankind. M. Tracey—Would not a ountry in Eng- land’s position receive mdre benefit if we alone were to pass. a freo coinago bill and they were to get our gold thaw if an agree- ment were reached ! .4 Mr. Locch —A free colnagh bill would cer- tainly be largely to thoir intérests, M. Bland—Is it not & fact that theso in- ternational ngreements and the talk of them genorally ariso about the:time we get up the silver question here? Mr. Loech— No, sir. T tiink wo have been at work quietly while vou gentlemen have been at home. Mr. Bland sald it was his experience that for twenty years that every time a free coin- age bill was talked of they had been told to wait for an internationai agrcement, but none had ever come. Mr. Ed. Starkof Cleveland, O., then pre. sented an argument in fayor of free coinage. s DEATH ROLL. Sir Morell MacKenzl nswers the Summons ~Others Called, Loxnox, Feb. 3.—Sir Morell MacKenzie, the distinguished physician, whose serions ilincss with bronchitis was aunounced a fow days ago, died today. Rir Morell MacKenzio was born in Leyton- stone, Essex, in I and wageducated ut the pital Medlcal colfege and In Paris 1. He foundeéd the hospital for ses of the throat In Golden square, Lon- in 1853, In the samewenr he obtaine: ucksonian prize from fhe Royal College Surgeons for his essay on “Diseases of ynx.” He was soon afterwards elected sistant physiclan to the London hospital, becoming in aue course full physician, and wus appointed leoturer on discases of tho “throut, —un appointment which he held till ‘the time of his death. He was corresponding membor of the Imperial Royul Society of Physiclans of Vienna and of the Modfeal Bociety of Pra and an honorary folow of the Amerl rynological associution. Mr. MaokKenzio tho author of & number of publications on lurynologicul subfects, and in particular of asystomutic treatise in two volu on Qiscases of the throat and noso. which is acknowlodzod to be n standard work, having been translated into French and German, and having a very large cironlation in England and Amerlex. Dr. MucKenzio was lso the author of monographs on diphtheria and hay fever, and of un artiele on “Speclalism in"Medicine,” which appoared in the Fort- nighety Review in 1855, and which exeited considerable attention. 'Dr, MacKenzlo was in attendance on Freaerick 1L, Ger- many's emperor, during the | lattor's lust” fllness, and Cwas knighted in 1887, e published in 1888 “The Fatil Iil- ness of Frederick the Noble, At the close of thut year ho resigned his conneetion with the Colleze ot Physicians. In 1850 he contributed 10’ the Contemporary Review soume essays en- titled “The Volee in Singing and Speaking. Rev, Dr, Hanua, Bripast, Feb, 3. —-Rey. Dr. Hanna, the Irish Presbyterian, dioa horo today. Dr. Meberding, Benwiy, Feb. 8.—Dr. Meberding, divector of the Catholic gymnasium at Glenitz, Prus- sian Sliesia, 13 dead. Judge Roodey: Manisoy, Wis, Fep. 8.—Juage Rooney, county judge of Kewanoé connty, died this morning, aged b8. e MYSTERIOUS MURDERS. Johnstown, Pa., People Sthriled by a N ber of Awlul Orfaies, Jouxstows, Pa., Feb. 8.—Nothing eince the awful flood in the spkog of 1580 has caused 50 much alarm as a serfes of myster- ious murders that ‘bave'been committed within a radius of twelve miles. Apparently all the murders were dome by oue haud, but 50 far detectives have!been unable to discover its owner. On December 4 the body of u well dressed man was found in the w near Gallitzin with a pullet in bis head b remains wero those of & prosperous loeking man. The theory of suicide, which at first prevailed, was dispelled by the position in which the body was found. No alow could be obtuine as 1o his identity, and ho was buried. A week luter the bogy of another mau was found about twelve milos'sway with a hole through his head. Abeut this time it was learned thal Cleorge Myers, & prosper- ous citizen of Krugality, had disap veared, and the body was identified as his. Myers had 0 on his person when Lo left home, and he bad been murdered for his ‘money. Less than a week ago the decomposed body of another man was found in the woods near Bethel, ‘The clothes were of good quality, bul noth 1ng could be discoveed to estavlish b & iden tity, The horrible butehery of old wan Kring and his wife and the cremation of their bodies a fow nights ago s attributed o ihe same mysterious murderer who is ev dently bidiug in the mountaius, ready to pounce upon apy victim who Le supposes a8 woney, ¢ THEY DON'T FAVOR ECONOMY Merits of Senator Manderson's Printing Bill Ignored by Democrats, IT WOULD SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS How the Proposed Measure Provides for the Distribution of the Duties of the Department — Present Systom Largely Discounted, 518 FOURTEENTH STREET, WsiiNgros, D, C., Feb.' 8, 1t Senator Manderson does nothing more tie will put the democrats in a hole on the score of *‘cconomy,” with his printing bill now beforo the senate, It became ovident today that this measure, which is in the in- terest of true economy, and which would save the government about §500,000 & year, is opposed by tho democrats of tho senate just as a duplicate of 1t has already been de- featod by the domocrats in the house. Tho Dill is the one agreed upon by the joint com- mittee on printing and is nonpartisan, and its goneral purpose is to place the publication and _distribution of all public documents under the control of a superintendent to be appointed by the president. This superintendent would perform, in a certain_sense, the autics of the managing euitor of an enormous publishing concern. Ho would determino what ought to be printed for the information of the public and what was not worth the expense of transferring from manuscript to typo, within certain lim- itations and 1n the absence of specitio in- structions from congress. He would also decide how largo an edition should be pub- lished of any particular document in the absence of specific diraction by law. How Wasnixgroxy Bureav or tne Bze, } xpenses Could Be Reduced. Under his direction would also be the fold ing, wrapping and mailing of the enormous mass of printed matter which is distributed over tho country from Washington overy year. Atpresentall this work is done by omployes of the senate aud houss. These employes are in many cases paid by the num- bor of documents folded. This has lod to abuses, under which the work hus been “farmod”’ out by persous who draw tho full pay for doing it, but who perform none of the duties. Tho system hos also many other abuses and is extramely expensive. It will bo seen, therefore, that Senator Manderson's bill, which was beforo the son ate today, 13 aimed _directly toward that ro trenchment in expenditures which the demo crats so blatantly profess to favor. On uac count of the.loss of patronage this bill was defeated by the democrats in the houso just usit1s now being opposed by the democrats in the senate. One of the most_potent reasons for the op- position from tho democrats is the fact that the mensure abolishes the clerk's document room of the house, where about a dozen democrats arc employed. The expense of thut room in itself is not‘over §12,000 or §15, 000 a year in salaries, and yet the proposed law would save to the government 500,000 annually, according to the estimates of the democrats and republicans who bad to do with its compilation. Senator Manderson is making a strong fight, but it will likely fail in tho face of demacratic duplicity ana demagoguery. I . Senator Paddock is pushing his pure food bill to the front with a hope of having it con- sidered by the senato this week. Itis asort of supplement to the senator’s impostant meat inspection act pssed fu. tho last con gross and liko that vill it bas special appli- cation to the packing 1uterests of Chicag Senator Paddock says that one of the main purposes of the pure food bill is to put an ond to tho practice of unscrupulous packers in using tho carcasses of unimals which have died of dicease or have been ‘‘horned” to death in transit. It1s also broad enoush to take the place of the “pure 1ard” bill which attracted so much attention last year, as the Paddock measure provides penalties against tie.adulteration of lards as wall as.all”other foods. Tho senator has recently made material amendments to his bill, It will be urged to the senate this week. Objects of the Measure, Its provisions, so fav as they apply to the packing industry, ave as follows: A food or drink shall be 'deemed to be adulterated : PFirst—If any substanco has boen mixed and packed with it so as to reduce or lower or fujuriousty affect 1ts quality or strength, so that such product, when offered for sale, shall be calculated and shall tond to deceive the purchaser. Second—If any inferior suo- stance has been substituted, wholly or in part, for the article, sothat tho product, when sold, sball tend' to deceive tho pur- chaser. Third--If any valuable constituont of the articlo has been wholly or in part ab. suractod, so that the product when sold shall tend to 'deceive the purchaser. Fourth—if it be an imitation of, and_sold under the spe- ‘wvor of Pure ciic name of anvther. Fifth—If it ve mixed, colored, powdered or stained i 8 manoer whereby damage 18 concoaled su that such product when sold shsll tend to deceive the purchaser, Sixth— It it contain any added poisonous ingredient or any ingredieut which may render such article injurious to the heaith of the peoplo consuming it. Seventh—if 1t consists of the whole or any part of a diseased, filthy, do- composad or putrid animal or vegotable sub- stance, or any portion of an animal unfit for food, whother mauufactured or not, or if it is,the product or a diseased animal or of an animal that has died otherwlse than by slaughter, ous. A favorable report has been made to the house upon the Seerly bill to amend an act entitled **An act to authorize the construc- tion of a railroad, wagon and foot passenger bridgo at Burlington. la., approved August 6, 1558, as amended by act approved Ieb- ruary 21, 1590, by extending the time another two vears. 0.E. Hodge was today sppointed pos master at Conquest, Cherry county, vice W. P, Slayton, resigned, and L. I, Shaw at Lutes, Keya Paba county, vice N. A. Harvis resigned. ieorge W. Tilson of Omaha is at the Eb- bitt. Frank Alexander of Mound City, 8. D,, is at the Metropolitan, Mrs. Carey and Mrs. Warren, wives of the Wyomiug senators, have resumed their their Thuraday raceptions at the Arlington. Mr. AlbertJ, Xauten of lowa City, I and Emily Perry of Wendron, Cornwall, J2agland, have been married in this city. Editor Wahlquist of Hastings is here. Senator Mandersou has made apolication for the establishment of & weather forecast station at York, Neb. A favorable report will be made by Sen- ator Maoderson upon the bill donating lands from the Fort D. A, Russell military reserva- tion for state fair purposes; also the bill to detwil military oficers for special duty to the World's fair, . Senators Manderson and Paddock have recommended the appomntment of W. C. Elder as receiver of the North Platte land oftice, vice A, B, Baldwin, who will be made register. Secretary Noble today denied the motion for a review of the decision iu the bomestead entry cuso of Anna M. Flynu from Huron, 8. D, which rejects fiual proof offered and requiring new proof, P. S, H, - Mall Wagon Robbed, New Youk, Feb. 8,—When the mail wagon which left the postoffice last evening with mall for Hoboken, N. Y., arrived at Hoboken, it was found to be empty., The mail was for the 7:45 train on the Lackawanna road and six pouches for western New York cities were lost. T'he catches on the back of the wagon were found opeu and the locks gone. They bad, it is supposed, been opeoed on the ferryboat while crossing the river, e Severe Cold ln Russia. Sr. Pererssuno, Feb. .—The thermome- ter registers from 30 to 40 degrees of cold in the famine stricken districts of Russia. This terribly sovere weather adds intense pangs to the sufferings of the people, who are al- roady greatly woakened by starvation and disease. Indientions That the Gubernatorial Mu Wil Be Concluded This Week, Liscory, Neb,, Fob. 8 —[Special Telegram to TieBee. | —The Lincoln end of the guberna torial sftuation is practically unchanged. Gov. ernor Thayer has not yet made a tender of the office to Governor Boyd, and as far as any- thing he will say himself Is concarned he has not made up his mind just what he will do. One of s intimate frieuds said this even- Ing that the only thing that stanas in the way of an immediato tender of possession is the unoertainty that exists In Governor Thayor's mind as to his logal right to turn over the office until he is authorized to do so by some order or mandate of the yebraska supreme court. From events which have transpired today, however, (Governor Boyd need not be sur- prised to receive a communication from Gov- ernor Thayer by next Friday at the latest tendering him possession of tho office. Kvery- thing points to this fact tonight. Adjutant Goneral Cole and Ol Inspector Carnes have tendered their rosignations, to take effect on the uay that Governor Thayor relinquishes the office. Dr. Knaph of the State Hospital for the Iusane, Warden Hop- kins of tho ponitentiary and other appointive ofticers were in consultation with Governor ‘Thayer today and it is believed thelr rosig- nations will also be placed in the hands of Governor Thayer, if they have not already been presented. Governor Thayer denies most emphatically that requests have been pouring in upon him bygmnuil or telegraph to give up the ofice. He also denies the report circulated in Omaba this afternoon to the effect that he will leave the state his week. He starts for Texas Monday, ot bofore, and it is the general beliof that he will leave all ofticial cares and anxiety bohind him and that the pleasure of his journey will bo enchanted by the thought that the famous Neoraska guveraatorial con- test has beon settled for ever. Congratulating Governor Boyd, Brayro Neb.,, Feb. 3. pecial Tele- gram to Tur Bee.|—The following message of congratulations was seot today to Gov- ernor Boyd from Brayton today : The democrats of Greoley county, who nre na large majority hero. feol cnthusinstic over the decision of the United States supreme court in your favor. Pleaso accept our hearty congratulations. WILLIAM AKERN, DAVID Wi W. M 4 MNY, 1. MAGUIRE. Rejolelng With Governor Boyd, Cuaproy, Neb., Feb, 8.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Ber.]—Dawes county demo- crats held a grand jubtleo at this olace to- night. Hugo bonfires, brass bands and speeches by Hon. J. C. Dablman, Mayor Lease, C. Dana Sayres, John (. Maher and others belped to mako the occasion one of great rejoicing. Many republicans and 1n- dependents were among the throng of cele- brators. — IOWA'S LEGISLATURE. A Lurge Number of Bills and Resolutlons Introduced. Des Morses, Ta., Fob. 8.—Bills were 1n- troduced in the sonate this morning as fol- lows: To regulate banking and provide for the examination of privato banks; to appro- priate $255,000 for the nstitution for the denf and dumb at Council Bluffs; to provide for a pormanent endowment tax of a tenth of a mill for the state university; to appropriate $200,000 for the agricultural college, Mr, Perry introduced a concurrent resolu- tion calling on the attorney general to give an opinion 8s to who was the legal secretary of the senate. A resolution calling on the attorney gen- eral to furnish the senate with information concerniug the Pullman Car company tax cases was introduced. A resolution was introduced limiting the appropriations to a two-mill state tax levy. Adjourned till tomorrow. The houso spent the whole morning dis- cussing the reconsideration of the appoint- ment of a special committee on the World's Fair. The committee, which had been dis-+ charged, was reappointed and instructed to examine and report to the appropriation com- mittee not later than February 13. Ad- journed titl tomorrow. Sloux City Tired of Boodlers, Stovx Ciry, Ta., Feb, 8.—[Special to Tue Bre.]—The deplorable condition into which the finances and public morals of the city have fallen is prompting the better classes of all partios to unite in an_independent move- ment with a view to_controlhing the coming city election, The belief is universal that thero has been elaborate boodling in the eity council in connection with contracts for public improvements. Business men have boen conferring. The idea is to await tho nominations of both political parties and then to select a ticket made up of the best men of both party tickets. Murderous Stoux City Highwaymen, Siwovx Ciry, I, Feb, 8.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee. | —John J. Wing, a leading butcher, was slugged last night and so badly injured that recovery is improbable, Ho had been out all day collecting bills, He has a terrible cut in the face, splitting an eyeball, Ho was not found till this morning, T WEATHER FORE! AT, Orrice oF Wearnenr Bureav, } Omana, Feb, 8, The barometer continues high over the central valleys, but a low area appears in the oxtreme northwest and another low area in the extreme southwest. The southwestern low area will probably control our weather shortly and cause east to southeast winds and risiog temperature, Generally fair weather now prevails throughaut the Missouri valley, cloudiness with occasional snows 1n the lake region and increasing cloudiness in the southwest, The temperaturo has gonerally risen. For Eastern Nebraska—Warmer, fair weather; casterly winds during Thursda; For Omaba and Vicinity—Continued fair weathor; warmer during Thursday. Wasuixatoy, D. C., Feb. 8.—For North Dakota and Montana —Generally fair Thurs- day; south winds, For Colorado—Generally fair; south winds ; cloudy weather Fridy and. probavly light rains. For Indian Territery and Kansas—South winds and generally fair Thursday: increas ing cloudiness Thursday night and provably rains Friday. For Nebraska aud South Dakota—Gen- erally fair Thursday and, probably, Friday. ¥or Missouri and Towa—Ganerally cloar weather: south winds Thursdsy; probably cloudy F'riday. e nchers May He SueLsyviiie, Tex,, Fev. 8.—Five men who participated in the lynching of J, A, Shields last Thursday are in jail here. There 18 fear of the lynching of the accused, and the jall is guarded. — Usual Denlal from Sprecke SAN Fraxoisco, Cal, Feb, 8.—Spreckels Brothers, owners of the Califoruia sugar re- finery, make the usual donial of the report that their company bas been absorbed by the SUgAr trust. el Sale of Kentucky Stock, LexiNorox, Ky., Fob. 8. —At Brashfield & Co.'s horse saie yesterday thirty-elght borses were disposed of for over #50,000, —— The U. § governinuul are using large num bers of the Tmproved Howe scales, Borden & Selleck Co., agents, Chicago, 1L BY AN AMATEUR AVALANCHE Dwelling House at Fifteenth and Jonef Orushed by a Falling Embankment, NARROW ESCAPE OF ! GREEN FAMILY Thrown from Thelr It Not One of Them 155 ing & Total | Singular A A dull rumbling, fc 1 by a heavey sharp roport resembling & «plosion of ai enormous cannon, was B4 about 10 ;4} o'clock last night. o Tho explosion was loct st sonth of thy police station, and at first it was thought (l\l} the report came frow the gas Works. ‘Lho massive ombankment at the corner of Fiftoenth and Jones streets had caved i with a deafening thud which fairly slmu; tha ground for soveral blocks around. { Some seven o eight months ago a cut if the high bank on tho corner was made fof the purpose of extending a twonty-foot alle from Jonos to Leavouworth, between Fou teenth and Fifteonth streets. Just oast of the alley stands a couple of two.story fram houses. Tho house farthest west und nel& ost tho great bank was occupled by P. Greou. Thelr Slumber Disturbed, i Mr. Green, Lis wife and baby were sloeps ing in a bedroom in the west side, when sud\ denly, without auy warning boyond the dul rumbling, the great mass of carth fell againaf the house, almost complotely demolishin one side of it. ‘The room which the famil; occupied, had & west bay window, and thi falling embankment completely crushied this| throwing the debris across the beds of th family. The house, which was a substahy tially built one, was moved nearly throo fees' oft its foundation and remained in a tilted) position. The crash threw tho sleopin family out of their beds. Soveral passert. by aud the neighbors for a block around wel aroused by the shock, and bastencd to the scene, 4 Some one cried out that there was a woman and baby in the houso, and several windows woro broken in. A lantern was broughtf and the frightened family woro carried out in| their night clothes and taken to the residonce adjoining. An effort wes then mado to prow' cure the clothing and valuables belonging t4 Mr. Green. A fireman and a couple of poliod officers climed into the building and aftes quite a search managed to find some of Mr, Green's clothing, then the search for the valuables was commonced. As s00n as possiy ble Mr. Green dressed himself and ontered his wrecked dwolling. Hada Mighty The bed room which he had occupied but’ a few moments before was asight to beholds! ‘The floor bad been partilly torn up, th piastering had nearly all fallen off and th timbers of the bay window and a part of th side of the house were strewn on the floo After considerable digging around, all of M¥ Green's jewelry was found, thougn he coul not extricate some of his clothing frow bee' neath the fallen timbers. 14 The foundations and west side of tho builds| ing are wrecked beyoud ropaw. Fullgf seven foet of loose earth lays in the area wayy botween the house and the ombankmen| which still stands, The bank which caye in is nearly 100 long, about thirty feet hig) und fully twenty-fivo feet wido, It was a curious accident and a miraculous escape for the Greens. The property owned by the Omaha Loan and Trust comi pauy and had only been occupied by M Green sinco Sunday. S A BY DYNAMITE, y aining Thirteen Me \ Blown Up, But Nobody Badly Hurt, Pirrsneno, Pa., Feb. 3.—The Woods Rul car of the Manchester line, baving on boar thirteen now employes of the company, wal wracked early this morning by the uxuloulna Close Call, WRECKED Raitrond Car © of & dynamite cartridge which had bes placed on the track. The concussion was s severc that the car was thrown from th track and badly wrecked, and wimlcw}( were shattored in sll the houses on the nld‘fl of the street nearost the track over whicl the car was running. Not one person w badly injured. Several of the men were cut' oy flyini glass, butno one was serious] hurt. Many persous wero thrown frol their beds by the force of the explosion. 'I'h strikers had been guiet for several days an it was thought they had abandoned the tigh! and that all the trouble was over, " Fatal Wreck on the B, & O, i Cuicaco, 111, Feb. 8.—Advices recelved here state that the train on the Baltinore & Ohio which left here last night, and wnlle was made up eutively of United Statos exd press cars, was derailed av North Baltimore, O., early this morning, and engincer James Manuelof Garrott, Ind., was killed, The fireman and two ©xpress messengers worq injured, e Mrs. Oshorne Will Surrender. Loxpoy, Ieb. 3,—lnterest in the caso of Murs. Ilorence lthel Osborne was revived o< day by an gssortion that that lady had de< cided to surrender herself to the nolice answer to tho charges of perjury mad against uer in connection with the suit for lf« bel sho brought against Mrs, Hargrave fof charging her with the theft of & quantity of valuable jewelry. Mrs. Osborne is at Irunua, a town of Spain near the frontier of France, whore she is in delicato health, At the timd of ner flight she was in*un interesting condls tion and it was then stated that to stand t on the charge against hor would result in hew death. This was given as one of the reasons for fleeing the country. Captain Osborne, ber husband, bas started for Spain for the purposo of escorting his wife back Lo Lonw on. e Gone to Visit the Queen, Loxpox, Feb. 8.—The princess of Wales has goue to Osborne house, Isic of Wight, to pay & quiet visit tothe queen. It is no§ known how loug her royal highnoss will rey main at Osborae house, but if the proposed arrangements for the trio of the prince and princess of Wales to the south of France arg carried out, she will stay there but a shorg time. This will be the first time that the princess has scen the quoen siuce before the sickness and death of “the duko of Ularence, and it is surmised that ber presont visi is as muoh for & change of scenes and association as for any other purposo. Sho will find ready sympathizer in tho loss of her son i the queen, who was devoledly attached the duke. All Specie Ke Eider, Loxboy, Feb: 3.—All the specie on board the stranded steamer Eider bas been Laken from Lhe steamer, but it is reported that 400 sacks of mail watter are still ou the vessel The weather bas become ficer aud the cargo of the [ider is being transferred 19 lighiters, \ e A he Death Roil, ] Puiavgriis, Pa, Jao, 8. Jamoes McCule lough, the last surviviug son of tne disti guishied tragedian, John MeCullough, died @ the old homestead, McCullough's duuuhwi/ Letiua s now the only surviving descenda of the great actor and will iubierit an estal vatued at $60,000.