Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 15, 1892, Page 1

\ THE OMAHA DalLy BEE. "l WENTY—FIRST YEAR. ARGUMENTS OF SILVER MEN | Majority Report of the Ooinage, Weights and Measures Committze. IT IS A STRONG PLEA FOR FREE COINAGE from the Passage Nations of the Benefits to, Be Derived of the Biand Bill-Othe Would Follow the Lead United States, Ete, Wasmixaros, D. C.; Feb, 14.—The report of the majority of the committee on coinage, weights and measures, recommending the passage of the Bland freejcoinage bill, will be presented to the hause tomorrow by Mr. Blaxid, and, by consent of the minority of the committee, it has been made public tonight. ‘The report is a long and carefully prepared document, which discusses the various ob- jeotions made against free coinage, showing where, in tho opinion of the majority, there objections ave ill founded and how free coinage of silver would greatly benefit this country, and especially tho producers. The report begins with an explanation of the provisions of the bill reported. Free coinage of silver is provided for, and it is required that it be of standard finéness to meet the cost of thealloy used, thealloy being all the expense now enacted of depositors of gold. Coin notes may be issuod on the Rold or silver deposited, if demanded, instead of waiting for the coin. I'ne committee raised the maximum denominations of thess notes from $500 to $1,000, so as to accommodate dealers in large transactious and bank ex- changes. These notos are made legal tender, redecmavle in coin on demand. The bill pro vides for the conversion of ull gold and silver notes into coin notes, redesmable in coin, thus doing away entirely with all legal dis- tinctions, It is believed this will greatly tend (o promote equality in all respects. There will no longer be issued gold notes or silver notes, but bimetallic notes, payable in either coin at the pleasure of the government. Why We E Silver Bullion, The report says 1t is contended that the reason we éxported silver bullion while our mints wero still open to its freo comage, was that our ratio was such that our coin and bullion silver was worth more, as comparod to gold, at European mints than here, and that the same result would again follow, our ratio remaining at 16 to 1 with the French mints open to free coinage at 15! to 1. This, 1t is held, would prevent Europoan nations, especially France, from again returning to the bimetallic system. To avoid this the comamittee provided that our ratio should be changed to 1515 to 1 0 soon as Erance ro- sumes freo silver coinage at that ratio. The report then, under tho head, “The Dump of Silver,” proceods to a discussion of the cry that free coinage of silver would make the United States the dumping wround for the silver of the world. The report says: Would Follow Their Silver, “The familiar warning that free coinage would cause ship loads of silver from other countries to be brought here and dumped at our mints in exchauge for our gold is still urged. How can this be under the vill or proposed law. Tho ship load of silver brouj Mt to our mints by the foreigner would be colned 1nto standard dollars and these dollars returned to him, but he could not go to our treasury and demand goid for them, Norconld be compel one of our citizens to swap hima gold dollar for asilver dollar, that is a voluntary trade that no law ought to interfere with. Should the foreigner take coin notes for his bullion instead of coin, the same happens. He can take the coin note to the treasury and demana redemption, but that note 1s redeema- ble in coin, and the secretary of, the treasury could hand .bun tick the coin struck from his ship loads of bullion. The foreigner then would Ascertain that he had committed the blunder gl bringing silver to our miuts where it is worth 3 cents on the dollar less than it was at home, and that he loses this 3 cents and cost of transportation besides. Whatthen will he do with his money? He must either in vest in property here, or go home with it. He could not buy gold with it, or gold ex change unless gold and silver were at par; in this case there could be no reason tor pre ferring the one metal to the other. If gold went 1o a premium he would have to pay the Emmlum on his exchauge, thus entailing on im additional loss on his enterprise of send- ing us snip loads of silver. If he invests his ship load of silver money in our property and business en- terprises he will at once stimulate industries, awaken enterprises and give us o nealthy business and sound currency. Pros- perity here and stagnation in the old coun- tries would force ship loads of their people to this country in search of their lust ship loads of money. The nations of the old world are aware of this. They will see to it that no such thing occurs, They know theadvantage the freo conage of siver would guaranteo us, hence their uniform predictions thut calumity would be the resuit instead of pros. pority, They are not in the habit of giving us trugtworthy advice as to the course we should pursue in this matter,” Quotes from Secretary Windom, The report then quotes from the report of Mr. Windom, then secretary of the treasury, for tne year 1859, in which the secretary took the position that no danger need be appro- hended of a flood of European silver. Says the secrotary: “Phero is, 1v fact, no known accumulation of silver bullion anywhere 1u the world. Germany long since aisposed of ber stock of melted silver coins, partly by sale, partly by reconage 1nto the new subsidiary coins and partly by use in coluage for Egypt. Only s recently it became necessary to purchase \oilyer for the Egyptian coinage executed at toe mint at Berlin, It plain, then, that there is no danger that the silver product of past years will be poured into our mints unless new steps be taken for demonetiza- tlon, and_ for this improbable contiugency ample safeguards can be provided. Nor need there be any serious apprehension that any considerablo part of the stock of the silyer coln of Kurope woula be shipvea to the United States for deposit for treas- jury notes. There is much less reason for shipping ool lo this * country than bullion, for while thel cading nations of Kurope have discontinued the coinage of full logal tender siver pieces they have provided by law for maintaining their oxisting stock of silver coins at par. In Eogland, Portugal and the states of the Scandinuvian union, there is no stock of siiver coin except subsi: diary coins, reauired for change purposes, the nomiunal value of which is far in excess of the bullion value. Germany has in cireu- lation about 100,000,000 in old silver thalors, but ten years have passed since the sales of bullion, arising under the auti-silver legisla- tion of 1878, were discontinued. The states of tne Latin union anda Spain, which has a similar mouetary svstom, are the ouly coun- tries in I2urope which bave auy large stock of sliver coius, and the commercial necessities of these countries are such that they could not afford, without serious financial distress, to withdraw from circulation silver coins which are at par with their gold coins, to deposit whem at our miuts on payment of thew bull- ion value in notes. Influence of the United States. ,#'The truth is,” the majority report thon Jontinues, “that the conspiracy formed in the “old world, plauned and successfully curried througl there ana here, was aimed to couting the deot-paying wediuims of the nations con- cerned to the single metal—ygold. For this urgoso tue par of couturies was broken. old was decreed to rapidly riso in value, thus wdding 50 percenut to the value of credits, euriching creditors, public and pri- Yate, Al the expeuse of doblors eud taxpay- 1 port | era; anormously depressing the value of labor | and the products cf lubor as compared with | notes, bonds and mortgag The woras free coinage of silver sends a thrill of terror to the promoters of this conspiracy aad tne beaciiciaries. Thoy kiow that when this great government thus throws its weight in the silver balauce the world will again be re- siored to full faith and confidence in the future safety of silver as the mouey of tho world, The conspiracy would be exposed and defeated. It is this phuse of the issuo they fear, not the swapping of ship loads of silver dollara, It is the restoration of the bimetallic yar, 1t is the skeloton of defeated fraud and avarice, that lurks in the closct of the gold palace, that we are called upon to meot in battle upon the free coinage question. Tho bushwacking warfare waged against tho restoration of silver is the most potont exhibition of tho weakening of the enemy. It is argued first that all our gold will o to a premium and be hoarded. 1o tho next breath it is said that the silver miner will be errriched by coining his bullion, worth 75 cents, into a_dollar worth 100 cents, not stopping to think that this could not bo 50, unless the free coinage of silver puts it ata par with gold, in which case there could be a premium on gold, and no hoarding for such reasor Gold Would Not Be Paid for Silver, "The next siogan is that the billions of sil ver coins of other countries would immedi ately bo brought here to be exchanged for our gold, thus, without stopping to reflect that today we have ouly £125,000,000 of gold in the federal treasury, and oven this can not, by any proposed free coinage law, be drawn out in payment for silver dollars or coin notes, “Again, it is said we give the silver miner atour mints $1 for bullion that costs only 41 cents, withouu hesitating a momont to refle that the gold miuer, as is often done, ox: tracts fivo ounces a day in gold which we coin uto $i00, when his day’s wages is worth only §3 or &4, thus coining his product that costs but $ into money of §100. There are no minieg statistics that can even approxi- mate the vast outiay of labor and capital, uot to suy privation and deprivation, wasted absolutely in tho search for precious’ metais, gold and silver. The old adage, that it tukes a zold mine to work asilver mine, is an illus. tration of the costs of such e mining many thousands waste their lubor and” capital in fruitless search for the hiaden treasure. As a mining question, it may ba fairly said that the gola miner now has a monopoly at our mints, that equality and cqual justice would give tho silver miner the same privilege. Lt is lugged in to prejudice and to blind the mind. Ultimatum of Gold Men, When the utter inconsistencies and falia cies of all the other objoctions to (ree coinage are shown we are confronted with the ulti- matum that our gold will flee from this country at once and contract our currency 40 the amount of $336,000,000. The monthly statement of the secretary of the treasury for Jan. 1, 1802, shows that we have in the treasury gold coin aud bulilon to the amount of 278,246,750, The last unuual report of the comptroller of the currency shows gold in national vanks, $57.675,142, and in private bunks and otber institutions, $,88: total 10 banks of $6,558,604, making o totul in the treasury and in banks of D4, “0f all the objections urged agaiust free coinaga this, in the oninion of our committee, is the only one that deserves serious consid- eration. _ That the change proposed in our currency laws, involving the complete restor ation of the bimetallic standard, a return to the comnage of both metals in equal terms, will cause for the moment some apprehons sion and probably a disposition to hoard gold may be expected. Yet any evils that may result must, in the nature of the situation, be transitory. Yet it will not be contended that our laws reiuting tothe currency or tariff or other methods of taxation need to be altered. The ultimate good to be obtained is and always has been a sufticient argument for amendmients. Gradually Approached Free Colnage, To restore silver now would not make the vadical chango that was effected In our cur- rency laws by the act demonetizing it. ‘Indeed domonetization took place without a warniug and at a time when wo were looking to a resumption of coin pay- ments and surely needed all the spocie possi- ble. Wehave approched free coinage grad ally. We resumed the coinage of standard silver dollars in 1878 with the distinet pur- pose of putting this country on the gold and silver basis. At no timo since then has there been a cessation on the part of a vast major- ity of our people in their efforts for its com plete rehabilitation. Wo have coined over 400,000,000 of silver dollars and we have be- sides over £50,000,000 of silver bullion,and are now purchasing 4,500,000 ounces every month or 54,000,000 ounces annually. Our approach to free conage lias beon stéady and persist ent. Wo believe silver should have been restored at once in 1378; that the longer it is delayed the greater the injustice done to our peovle. GEORGIA FOR CLEVELAND. Democrats of that State Declare for the Ex-President, Ga,, Feb, 14.—The Journal, through its special correspondents, has inter- viewed 1,239 prominent democrats in all varts of Georgia as to their presidential preference, and the result will be given in tomorrow's issue. The correspondents took the prominent democrats in each community as they *came to themand their answers uro published as they wore given. o result shows that of 1,230 well known democrats, 840 want Grover Cleve. land nominated while only 277 declare for Hill. Cleveland is the choice by more than three to oue over any other candidate. This proportion will hold good with the domoc- racy of Georgia. The Journal asked: **Will you please interview twelve of the most promiient democrats in your locality or county as to their preferences for the demo cratid presidential nomination and mail their replios by Wednesday, February 10, but later if you cannot get them by that time, Wo do not want any lengthy oxpressions but @ mere announcement of the choice of each person interviewed.” —— GAMBLERS ATLANTA, FIGHT, Crepde, ( Sports Exchange Shots, but No Oug is Kil Cueepe, Colo,, Feb. 14.—A shooting affray occurrod Friaay night, tue particulars of which bave been suppressed. As far as can be learned no one was killed. ‘‘Louisiana Kid" had been gambliug wm “Soapy’ Smith's place and had lost his money. He begau complaining that he had been robbed, when he was promptly knocked on the head .with a six-shooter and thrown ovt of doors, The kid, tnirsting for revenge, laid in wait outside the saloou, and s00n aftgrwards two of Swith's gang came out. The “Louisiana Kid" opened fire on the two men, which they were not slow to return. The firing then became general und many bystauders had narrow escapes. ‘Che result was that the manager of Swith's place, whose name cannot be learned, had boih his thumbs shot off, a slight wound in his body and an arm broken, ‘The “*Louisiana Kid" réceived taree shots in the neck and two fu the body. Noue of the wounds ave fatal. No arrests were made, - . Killed on His Wedding Day, Wesr Beskerey, Cal, Feb, 14~ pecu- liarly sad accident ocourred here lasi even- ing. 1 J Byaps and Conchita Ailvent were warried at St. Josoph churen and the bridal rnrly proceeded to IPosen station to take the ocal train to their future .resiaence. While standiug on the track the overland train, which does uot stop at the station, suddenly dashed around tha curve through a cut into the party. Byaps and Mrs. Silva, a friend of the bride, who were in the party were in- stantly killed while a little boy wis danger- ously wounded, Tne bride's grief was heart- rending. —_— Caught @ Stage Robber, Srockrox, Cal, Feb, 14, ~Constable Hawes of San Andres last night arrived here with Felix McClelland, who is supposed 1o be tue man who on two occasions robbed Moke- lumme Hill and the Valley Spring stage, The man protests his innocence, out he is be loved to be the robber, OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING | WORK AHEAD FOR CONGRESS | What Will be Done in the National Legis- lature This Week, MEASURES THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED Work That Ias Been Mapped Out for the Statesmen—Silver Men Preparing fo the Fight in the House General For wt. Wasiivetoy, D, C., Feb. 14, —Thero aro indicatious that this week will be notable in congressional annals as ono in which politi- cal issues will bo madeup. In the house there may be an alignment of members on the silver question and it is provable that in the senate will be defined the economical policy of the democrats as a sequenco of the program adoptod by the majority in the bouse. The bill proviaing for the public printing and binding, which is the pending business in the senate, will probably be at- tacked in the section creating a new offico, that of superintendent of the public docu- ments. And, indeed, the democratic sena- tors are disposed Lo quostion tho statements inade by the majority of the committee to the effect that the entireé bill 1s in_the interosts of economy, The dobate on the measure 1s expocted to occupy soveral days. Paddock's Pure Food Bill, ‘Tho Paddock bill, to_prevent adulteration and misbranding of food and drugs stands uext in order of the measures to be consid- ered, but it is possible that it may be an- tagonized by the 1daho senatorial case of Claggett vs Dubois. 1t is impossible that both of these matters can be pissed upon this week, bu if it should bo otherwise Mr. Vest willcall up_his bill providing for tho erection of public buildings for postofces in towns and cities where the receipts exceed £3,000 annually. Tomorrow i5 “suspension” day, and there are soveral bills ou the calendar which their friends believo can seeuro the two-thirds vote necessary for their passage. Chairman Wise of the committee on fnterstate commerce will endeavor, either by susponsion of the rules consideration in the morning hour, to pass the bill to permit railways to give special rates to commercial trav Indian Approprintions, It is the intention of the Indian affairs committee to call up the Lndian appropriations bill carly 1n the week, and 1ts_consideration may operate to postpone all other measures, as tho large reductions mude in tho bill Trom tho act of last congress will not be permitted to go unchallenged. Friday will bo devoted to private claims, untess the subject of appropriations should interfere with the ordinary procedure. The rules committee has several resolu tions before it and tho proceedings of this committee will bo of spscial interest in view of the fact that ono of the resolutions is that introduced by Mr. Bland, making the silver bill a special” continuing order in the house. The silver men aro striving to have the or- der reported at an early day. As soon as this_resolution is reported an interesting parlismentary struggle will bogin, and should there be more delay in the rules’ committec the fight will be _precipitated without await- ing action by the rules committee on the re- quest to make the silver bill a special order. HILL HAS ONE FRIEND, ator Brown ot Georgla Thinks Cl fand 15 & Hoodoo ATLANTA, Ga. Brown favors New York for the democratic presidential nomination. He has addressed a letter to the editor of the Constitution regretting the unfortunate di visior between ex-President Cleveland and Senator Hill as rival candidates for the nom- ination. He said: “The democratic party has victory within 1ts grasp if it makes no unpardonable mi: takes. But to make victory certain it is nec- essary that we have a united democracy. It will be necessary to nominate a candidate who will carry all the southern democratic states and who can carry Now York, Con- necticut, New Jersey and Indiana, Ex- President Cloveland carried them in 1584, and was elected. He lost them in 1888 and was defeated, We should take tho earliest steps possible to ascertain who has the sentiment of the states just mentioned and to nominate that man. Eutertaining this view I do not doubt that it is essential that the party make the selection of a candidate for president at present. but I would wait untit we hear from New York and other states necessary to success, and as both the candidates I have named for the nomination are men of great ability, either can safely bo trusted with power 1f he be the most available and when we find who 18 likely to be the most available then it is timo for the democracy to make tne selection. You, or some of vour readars, may remember a case that does not oceur to me at present, but I do uot remember one where the same person has been nominated by either of the geeal political parties to run three consecutive times for the office of president, whether successful or unsuccess- ful in the second election. If this has been the democratic usage, then usage is unfavor- able 1o the claims of President Cleveland. He nas been elected president and served one term. He has been nominated by the demo- oratic party for a second term, and with all the machinery, patronage and power of the administration in his hands, has been de feated for a second term, If democratic usage amounts to anything, or democratic precedent is to bo coneidered, this inevitably disposes of Mr, Cleveland for avother term, and it would be more in conformity with the usage of the party to nominate Scnator Hill or s01me other great nan as the democratic candidate, When we take into consider- ation the long and valuable services of Sen- ator Hill as governor of Now York and the recent faot that by a master stroke of policy he secured a democratic majority 1n the leg- islature of New York and deemed the stato from the rule of the republican party, and has placed it in the control of the demo- cratic party for many years to come, it would seem that no otner democrat has done more for his party or has more riculy mer itea 1ts honor and emoluments, “‘Grover Cleveland beiug out of the way as a candidale for the nomination by the un- broken usage of the demdcratic party Sena- tor Hill, by his wisdow in couucil and his avility in execution, is head and shoulders above auy other aspirant, His nomination Ly the democratic convention will be fol lowed by success at the ballot box, which wiil eause all the branches of faderal govern- meut to pass again under the cortrol of the democrats, I €annot think that the patriotic citizens of the southern section of the uulon can afford to tolerate a divi- sion in the fuce of the disaster which woula necessarily result, 1f westand back @s heretofore, and present & solid south, aud the democratic convention nominates a candioate who can carry what kas been called the doubtful states already mentioned, we have a glorious triumph in re serve forus. Let us hope that no unwise step will be taken, no unfortunate division tolerated, but that every democrat will be ready to make any and all sacrifices where necessary for the success of bis party and to defend the great public interest involved,” —— PURLIC. Ex: o= enator J. E. IDAHO RE MEET, Indications That the st Will Go Their Way at the Fall Election, Nands, Idaba, Feb. 14.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber.]—The republican leagues of the state havo been in session at Boise City for the past two days. The state league was or- ganized with Edgar Wilson of Boise as presi- dent. A rousiug meeting was held last night at Sounas opera house. D. C. Lockwood presided. Spoeches were made by Gov eraor Willey, Attorney Geueral Roberts, W. H. Berch wnd Major Barues, The siate league starta out under the most favorable ausnices and assures Idaha a place in the re- publican column in 1802, or of Colonel J. E, Stearns, o, Fab. 14, [Special Telegram to Tne Ber |—A bangquet was given last night at the Interstate hotel by Captain J. M. Bernard, the proprietor, in honor of the four toontl anniversary of MajorJohn K. Stearns, who is slso a member of national commis- sion of Worla's fair managers, 'I'he repre- sentativo men of the town were prosent. Speeches were made by & number of gentle- men and ail spent an enjoyable evening. - QUESTION S0LVED. IMPORTAN South Dakota Citizen Belleves Ho Has In- vented n Perpetusl Motion, S. D, Feb. 14.—{Special to Tur Bre.] —Although this is but a small hamlet in the canons of the Black Hills, it can bonst of acitizen who has solved the mystery of perpetual motion. P. C. Mattox has in- vented a machino that has beéen seen by re- sponsible parties to run for fifty-six hours and ‘vas then stopped. Ho has combined the inclined plane weight and lever theories, and has no doubt solved the problem of perpetual motion. The model he now has is a ver: crude affair, baving been made by himself, and with but few proper tools, It consists of & beam about twelve feet in iongth, witha track, made of an_octagon sbaped iron, on top, on which ruus an iron ball weighing about 100 pounds. Ihe beam, or walking beam, as it might better bo termed, is hung on an iron shaft in the conter. The' ball is started on the track and gains enough speed in running . the first elevon feet to overcome the grade of about one-fourth inch in the remaining one foot of the beam. The track 1s so constructed that the ball now jumps to another track to return on. While the ball is making the turn av the end of the beam there are levers aud weights so con- structed that they overcome its weight and clovate this end of the beam, ocausing the ball to run to the opposite end and return as bafore, "Che power is to bo developed at the shaft in the center of the walking beam, and the sneed is regulated by blocks, ratsing or low- ering it at either end, making the grade of the track more or less inclined, thereby causing the ballto run fast orslowas de- sired. The macuine has been seen by several scientists, machinists, etc., from Lead, Dead- wood and Hot Springs, and ail pronounce it a wonder. Parties from Deadwood with un- limited meaus huve been negotiating with Mr. Mattox the past week trying to buy the right or a part interest in if, buy Mr. Mat- tox has so much faith in his invention that he does not wish to seli. He has worked on this schemo for the vast seventedn years and has undoubtedly succeeded in eyery sense of the word. ~ His success has noy turned his head, and he is a man with good/sound judg- ment and koows when he has a good thing. et o WORLD FAIR MATZERS. That 84,000,000 Appropriation and Han- dling of Exhibits Discussed Ciieago, 1L, Feb, 14.—Presigent Harr son’s spocial messave on the subjeet of appro- riation in aid of the Worla's fair will prob- «ably be sent to congress after the members return from Chicago. Yesterday afternoon the members of the national boara of control, now in session, sent a report to the president on the subject of the appropriation. The board informed President’ Havrison that since the date of the last roport the Chicago directors had decided that the¥ would not ask congress to lend-them §5,000.000 and the whole subject of appropriation, was now be- ing discussod by the two governing boaies of the fair. This sten was takon that tha pres- ident might have official knowledge of the change in the program, and not ask congreas todo anything that the Chicago directors have decided they do not vzant done. At A conference yesterday of the commit tees appoiuted to settle the disputed ques- tions of transportation and installation President Baker brought up the question of the government appropriation, He asked the board of control to join the directors in trying to get $,000,000 from con- gress, Ho was in favor of an omni bus bill, and inaicated that the Chi- cago board ought to have 4,000,000 of money and the national commission $1,000,000, Mr. Baker's plan was not en- dorsed by members of the board of controi, who have a plan of their own, by which they expect to get £4,000,000 for the national com- mission. The ' subject will be aiscussed again tomorrow. The aisputed questions of transportation azd installation of exhibits avthe fair were under consideration, but no_cquclusion was reached. A statement of ttie pgsition of the national board in this matter 4will probably be made officially tomorrow. — -1 WEATHER FORECAST. OFrFicE oF WEATHER BUREAU, ‘ Oxama, Feb. 14 The present high barometer and cold weather now covers the counfry from Texas northward. The area 1s central over Da- kota. Temperaturos below zero extend south- ward nearly to La Crosss, Yankton, Valen- tine and to Rapid City, Occasfonal widely scattered light snow bas fallen and cloudy weather prevails in the lower Missouri val- loy. For Eastern Nebraska—Continued cold but moderating weather, prohably with light local snows during Monday, For Omaha and Vicinity—Fair weather; stationary temperature during Mouday, Wasuixgroy, D. C., Feb. 14.—For Mis- souri aud lowa—Continued cold and clear weather, winds becoming variable; shightly warmer and fair Tuesday. For Kausas—North winds, becoming var iable; ciear weather; fair .and warmer Tuesday. For Colorado—Warmer; south winds and generally fair weatner, For Nebraska, North and South Dakota— Clear and warmer Monday; warmer and generally fair Tuesday. FAVORS A WIDE-OPEN POLICY, Authorized by a City Ordinance Mi; 11y Suloons Will Run Sundays. MiNNEAPOLS, Minn, Feb, §4.—In an all- night session the Minneapolis tity council re- pealed all existing liquor laws and passed a uew ordinance that is unique. | Bleven demo- crats combined with five republicans aud put the ordiuance through, Itls Jm ned to por- wit the running of saloons bh,;n‘fn Under the old ordinance, as fast ms saloons were opened Sunday, members of yhe Crusaders suclety made complaint -fimu violators of the law and they were takep into the muni- cipal court and heavily fingd,” In the new ordinance a cluuse distinctly, that “No rosecution shall be comme for uny vio. ation of any proviston of theordinance ex cept upon complaiut of a poliggefticer.” Tho police officers receive theif orders from Mavor Winston who is in fuyge of the wide- open policy. SHIPPED NO U) eapo- . 105 lfi&“l‘? Sallors In San Franclsco Indylge in u Large Sized Row. | $a¥ Fraxcisco, Cal,, Pep. 4 —The Ameri- can hark Colombo left here fof Puget Sound today, and thence to South Awmerica. Instead of taking @ crew from the Ceast Secamen's union fo Puget Sound and then shipping a deep water crew on the sound, the captain sigued a crew for the round trip. This was opposed by the seamon’s’ union, and when wo of thesailors were being laken aboard tho vessel au attack wasamade ou them and Jobu Curly, a boerding house mau. The three men wero beaten unmercifully, and in a few minutes 100 wen were fighting. Dep uty United States Steriff Suipping Cormis- sioner Thorwald was roughly bandled, and on the arrival of the police a number of the crowd showed cuts and bruises, No arrests were made, ———— California's Bullding. 1 SN Fraxcisco, Cal, Feb, 14.—The Califor- nia state World's fuir commission appointed a comumitteo to make plass and specifications for the state building at Caicago = SEEBRUARY 15 AT MAY KILL PROMIBITION Senator Yosmans Has a Bill Which Will Pass the Logislature, REPUBLICANS WILL SUPPORT IT Ly Not as Radical as the Democrats Prefor Tt Will Modify the Present Law—Governor Boles Favors the 1 Sioux City, Ta, Feb. 14.—[Special Telo gram to Tae Bee.|—Tho premature publica- tion today of w license bill prepared by Sena tor Yoemans of this county will cause a geuuine sensation in democratie circles throughout lowa. The bill was prepared some time ago, and the intention was to keep it in the background tll it became apparent that the Schmidt bill, or democratic caucus bill, could not pass. It has been known for some time that tho caucus bili could not pass the legisluture, A strong element of the democratic party wanted to drop the matter right there. The big democratio counties along the Mississippi river as as much opposed to very high licenso as to out- right prohibition, Their German population is large ana could with dificulty be brought temporarily to consent to the 500 minimum license. But Senator Yoemans represents tho other democratic faction which wants to get r1d of the prohibitory law on any terms. Iis bill provides for the retention of the present prohibitory law everywhers save in cities avove 2,000 population, and to such there is to be local option at spacial elections, upon petition of 200 {reeholders. Saloon- keepers are to give bond 1n the sum of 10,000 and there ure stringent rostrictions as to minors, closing and obstructing the view from the streot. In each city the license is to ba not iess than $1,000 in advance. Tho gov- ernor is to appoint a nonpartisan board of three commissicners to enforce the law. The bill is really far more obnoxious to aloonkeevers than tho prohibitory law. It is known that 1t will encounter vigerous op- position in the democratic party, and it may precipitate a bitter factional fight. 'I'he sig- nificant fact connected with the Yoemans bill is that it will havo the backing ot Governor Boies, who has spoken very sharply to some democratic leaders who want to drop' the subject with the Schinidt bill, and the equally important fact is that Yooman's bill wiil cortainly recgive republican votes, both in the senate and the house, I' can be stated that pledges have been already made. The Yoemans bill opens up the prospect of o nonpartisan modification of the prohibition law at this sion of the legislature. There is going to be a genuine effort to secure relief from the present intol- erable situation, and it can be positively stated that republicans as well as democrats will be in it. Will Haven New Court House, Cepanr Rarins, Ia., Feb. 14.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.j—At Marengo yesterday Judge Preston of this district aocided that the special election held in Towa county December 29. 1591, by which it was decided to sell the Iowa and Cherokeo lands and build a court house, to be legal. The case will be appealed. Defaulter Lane ted. OtTuMwa, o, Feb, 14.—[Special Telegram 1o Tus Bee.|—1t has been ascertained that Lane, the defaulting county treasurer of Appanoose county, who left Centerville so suddenly a few weeks ago, is in Central Africa. ~ 14is bondsmen have made good his peculations from the county. o, NEBRASK: ALU LAND In the Vielnity of Kearney Farm Property 5 Held ot a Premium, Kearxey, Neb,, Feb. 14.—|Special to Tnr Bek. |—The low price of farm lands in this county 1s attracting much attention and many new settlers are coming in. More land will be broken this year than ever before. Crop indications are the best at this time of the vear than for many seasons. Oae experi- ment of 400 acres in winter wheat 1s being watched with much interest. Work on tho Episcopal college will be ro- newed at an early date and the college will open in the fall, Kearney has bonds voted for $60,000 to be expended 1n new school buildings which are needed at once. E. G. Brabrook, a gentleman who has been in Kngland in the interest of the large canal, is expected back this week with propositions from an English syndicate. 'This canal is to be forty miles long and gives Kearney a watar power of about 30,000 horse power. Preliminary work is all done and construe- tion is likely to begin in the spri.g. H. H. Curley of the Department of Agri- culture is in the city 1o open and take charge of the weather station at this point. The water wheel at thio cotton mill has been connected with the canal and will be tested on Wednesday, The work of setting up machinery 1s going rapidly forward, The manager of the Kearnéy Plow works has been delayed by sickness, but the cor tract for the builuings will be let this week. Already several branch factories huve been located. The Kearney factory will emyloy fifty men and be in operation in the spring. ity Donatlons, Brai, Neb,, Feo, 14, ——[Special t¢ Tue Bee,|—Hon, E. S. Gavlord of this place has secured two car loads of shelled coru for iune Russian sufferers to be shipped as soon as transportotion is furnished, This is donated a few liberal men throughout the county, The Blay Dramatic company of this place will produce a play about Mareh 1, The proceeds will be used toward helpivg the needy. This company has given over $400 for the benefit of the needy since it was or- ganized and always has a full house when a play is given, Dr. H. C. Miner has gone to Asuland, Neb., where he s to take the position as physician in oharge of & new institute just organized for the cure of inebriates, The young republicans of the county will organize a Youug Men’s Republican club in the near future. They will organize it early enough 50 as to be 1 good workihg order be- foro the delegates are elected to altend the ational convention at Minneapolis in June. They will demend o representation of the republicans of this county in that convention. eretofore the voung men have had to takea back seat whenever a delogate was to bo seut 10 a state or other couvention, but hereafter their demands will be respected aad the snoils divided, and when it comes to putting up candidotes have & little more Lo say on the subject or there may be war, ‘There was a strike amoug the stuffers at the collar factory here a fow days ago, but Secretary Bennett told them he would tele- graph to Chicago for help and they' were all @t work as usual inside of balf an bour, Washington South Cedar County v . Raxporei, Neb., Feb, 14.—[Special to Tus Bre j—Tne first reunion of veterans of South Cedar and counties adjoining was held in Boughn’s opera nouse Friday nignt, and was one of the most enjoyable events that has transpired in the history of Randolph. There were present soldiers aud citizens to the full capacity of the house. After the banquet tables had been cleared away, toasts wero responded to by W. H. Chuppell, Rey: Chillson and Luce and G. W. Wiltse, with D. E. Curtiss toastmaster and presiding ofticor of tie meeting. Three vigorous cheers for the veterans being given by Z. Boughn, the reunion closed. With the ultimate ob ject cf organizing a post of the Grand Army this meeting was called, and the outlook is fayorable to immediate organization with a large charter mewbership, Gibbon News Notes, Giusox, Neb., Feb, 14.—(Special to Tas Beg.)—The Sous of Veterans gave a supper on Friday eveulag. There were quite o l number of visitors present, and su attewpt ] was made 1n connection with it to redteanis tho Greand Army of the Republic post, which has been abandonea for some time. | Uinam Cary, the county treasurer, v town Saturday. Profs. [fulmer, Paul and Miss Flossio Day | attended o business in Kearney Friday Rov, A. B. Carson of Madison speut a fow days duciog tho first of last weok 1u town, the guest ot his parents. Nebraska Tohuceo Growers to Meot, Scuryrew, Nob,, Feb, 14.—|Special to T Bre.] A meeting of tho Nebraska Tobacco Growers association will bo held at the office of Wells & Nieman in Schuyler, on Saturd Eebiruary 20, at 2 p. m, Al those interested in the subjoct of growing tobacco are cor- dially invited to attend. The invitation is extended to all partios throughout tho state of Nobraska, ¥no object isa general dis cussion upon the subject of tobaceo aud to- vaceo culturo, . W, WeLts, 0. J. Puewps, President. Secretary. in "Celebrated Their Wey Pariniioy, Neb., Feb, 14.—[Special to Tie Bre.|—Over 100 old settlers gathored at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Latham, four miles south of town, Friday afternoon to celebrate the thirtieth auniversary of the Latham wedding. A grand feast lasted all the afternoon, and in the evening the young people of the neighborhood took possession, the merrsmaking lasting until a late hovr. ‘The presents were both numerous and costly. The Lathams wero among the first sottlers i this county aud have grown wealthy on their fine farm, & Anniversa Dr. Su ners Reinstate West Point, Neb., Feb, 14.—[Special to Tur: Bee,]—Dr. H, S, Summers of this city left for Norfolk Friday noon to reassume charge of the hospital for tho insane at that place. When James I\, Boyd first took his seat as governor of Nebry Dr. Summers as appoiuted to this position. 1 Instituted, Svrerion, Neb,, feo. 14.—(Special to T B Frank H. Youny, most illustrious grand mastor Royal and select Masons, in- stituted Damascus council 14 in this city last night, LAWYERS 11 AL Plan to Combine East Coul Companies Wil Be Carried Through, New Youk, Feb. 14.—The Olcott plan for reorganiziug the Richmond & West Point Railway and Terminal Warchouse company will be announced early next weck. The following details were whispered in Wall stroet yesterday : In all there will be £500,000, 00 insecuritios of the new company issued. These wili be divided as follows: ihere will be §212,500,000 new 4 per cent first mortgage bonds 500,000 of income bonds, $7%,000,000 of preferred stock and $150,000,000 of common stock. These securities will replaco every existing urity outstanding on tho present 8,80 miles of railway and nearly 2,000 miles of water lines. They will bo listed on the New York, London and Amsterdam stock exchangos. Tho details of the rates in which the present securities of the Terminat and its controllea roads are to be exchanged 1ato those of the new company will ba made public when the Olcott plan is finully announced. When the above details were submitted to General Thomas e said there was no plan yetand no decision would ve reached for a weci. Mr. Sloan said: “This road_ simply co oporates with the other roads in the move- | ment and there is nothing illegal in that any more than there would be in any democrat co-oporating with Mr, Stout in some political moverpent. I do not attach any importance to the charge of illegality in the arrange- ment, I have no doubt that before the ar- rangement wus consummated the very best counsel available were counsulted in the matter. Personally Ihave no doubt asto the legality of tho transaction. There is a point in this question which has not, [ think, been considered. The maximum of produc tonand the maxium of cousumption are now so close together that of itsell would tend in a g measure to steady the price. If thero wero an excessive demand for coul now 1n the anthra. cite region, 1do not think it could be sup. plied. Why¢ Ior the lack of labor for one thing. Labor in the anthracite coal region has boen getting less und less because the miners havg not bad full work. The men have not been fully emploved—they have only averaged half 4 day's work all the year round—and miming labor has veen rediced very much because of the curtailmonts fro: time to time of the mining companies. The men have gone west. The result of this new agreement will be that work will be more uniform throughout the year and both labor and capital will be better remunerated while the consumer will not be required to pay any more than in the past.’” J. Rogers Maxwell, prosident of the Cen tral Railroad of New Jersey, smd: ‘“‘Person- ally Thave no doubt as to the legahty of the transaction. 1dp not believe the price of conl will be any higher to the consumer than it was last yeéar, but the prices will be steadier and the miner will be moro steadily employed. The present excitement will be alluyed in a few days and then thbings will move along quietly.” ——— IT WILL COST MILLIO) o8 Not I r Trucks in Chic Cuioaao, 11l Feo. 14,—The Times says a revolutionary movement is contempluted by the various roads cntering Chicago. The Chicago & Northwestern estimates that to elevate the 190 miles of surface tracks which it owns in the city will cost 55,000,000, There are nearly 1,500 miles of surface tracks in Chicago proper and on this basis the cost of complete elovation would run into figurss somewhere between 300,000,000 and 000,000, or neurly twice the amount 1t would cost to duplicate the Atchison system, which, with its 10,000 miles of main lines, is the greatest railroad in world, Under the probosed plan the Chicago & Northwest ern’s passengers will getoff at West Kightieth stroct and passengers would be obliged to use cable cars, L road trains or other means of local transportation to reach the eity. Iu the case of a passenger arriving at Chicago on the Northwestern and bound tosome point farther east or south, a transfer train on the belt line would take him at once to bis proper depot. It is nroposed to sell all rail- rosd property in tho city limits and 1t is believed that the amount so realized will build the belt line, all new depots lnd‘;my all expenses attending the change and then leave a surplus of wore that #£10,000,000 in the aggregae. Behind the scheme are all the Vanderbilt roads, including the Chicago & Northwestern and such companies, The motive for this radical departure is the agita- tion resulting from the dally horrors at grade crossings, the loss belug in the aggregate ap- palling. BOLD & ROBBER a Grod Custox 81, Louis, Mo, Foo. 14.—About 11 o'clock tonight five masked men entered the grocery aud sploon of John Klauss, at Four- teenth ana Carr streets, and after attracting the proprictor’s attention for a woment by shaking dice, and pretending that they hud just come from a masked ball, covered him with revolvers and backing bim out of sight of passersoy on the street, went through his clothes and money drawer, getting in all §6: 1n the weantime Klauss' wife aud two cus- tomers haa entered the store. ‘fhey also were ordered Lo hold their hauds up'while the robbery was golug on, The highwaymen then backed to the door and dashed in dif ferent directions. T'he police have made four arrests, but it is not believed they bave the rigbt wmen, - ¥ound Dead in the Strects, Cixcixxari, O, Feb. 14.—Joseph Flynn was found dead tonight on East sireet, near the Southern railroad bridge, with a buller hole through bis bead. Itis supposed that he was murdered, They Hold Up man and Mis | SOCIALISM'S DARK SHADOW Spreads Like a Pall Ovor Kaiser Wilhelm's Dream of, Tmarial Greatness, ANXIOUS TO Sur r‘—FiSS ITS GROWTH No Definite Polley 1t May Be sult of the 7\ ¢ Sevees ¥ Adopted, hut n Dea sl 1 Soon-Re- the Great ttery Works, [Coprighted 1892 by James Gordon Iennstt.) Pants, Feb. 14.—|New York Herald Cable Special to Tie Bre |1 learn from an absolutely trustworthy source that tho Gor- man government is becoming more and more uneasy over the growth of socialism. The omperor would like to employ more encrgetio measures for its snppression. A definite policy has not yot been adopted, but we must expect soon a deeision to tuke serious action This evening all Paris was talking of the burning of the Sevres factory, nows of which I cabled to tho Herald last nignt. It tock place at the hour when the masked ball at the opera was beginning, and it was & veculiar spectaclo to see the stream of fire engines going through the streets at full gallop among many masqueraders in muny “kinds of bizaire costumes. It was 3 o'clock in the morning before i was learned that the firemen had the flames undor control. By almost a wivacle the ground floor where the museum was locatod, was not touchied by the fire. Tho three upper floors were destroyed, as was also the work in process of constructlon, but the old and unique picces that aro a part of tha glogy of France are intact. Pamsians were really delighted to hear this news this morns ing. The fire broke out in the burnishing department. Tho loss, which will amount to only 800,000 fraucs, $50,000, might huve been wncalculable, as the Sovees muscum contains many unique single pieces valued at more than 1,000,000 fraues oach. JacQuER St. CERES. - - TO BUILD UP NEBRASKA. blishment of an Immigration Suggested as n Menns. Oxana, Ifeb. 18, —To the luditor of Inm Ber: T read a letter in Saturday's Bem from u gentleman 1n South Omaha, in which he strnek tho keynote when ho suggested the idea of estabiishing a freight or transporta- tion bureau. The Real Estate exchange, Board of Trade, Nebraska {tate Business Men's association and the Manufacturers and Consumers assoctation can and ave dong a great deal of good, but they do not cover the ngld. I have been thinking of this matter for weeks, and am confident that a great deal of good can be accomplished both for Omahu and the entive state by un enterprise of this kind. n my judgment, however, it would bo better to wodify the plan sug- gosted by the South Omatia gentleman and pake 1t an “immigration burean,” or & ransportation and immigration burcau,”the purpose of which would be, not only to 100k after freight matters, but to adveruise Ne- braska and securo as much as possibie of the large immigration that is sure to come from the east to the western states. 1 Lave itirom & very reliable source that 800 families w oue county in Illinois alone will locate either in Nebraska or Dakota this next spring. We ave all looking for a larger immigration during the next twelve months than we Lave had any one season for years.| And yet, what are wo doing 1o secire it for Nebraska? It is important that wo have manufactories, but it is also of great im. portance that the broad prairies of Neorask be sottled. Whilo overy othor field is very well represented, no special effort is belng nut forth in this direction. Some of our or- \nuunons have accomplished a deal of good, ye\ona whole 1 do not think the people gen= eralty are entirely satisfied with the amount of Xood that has Deen done, and I think the trouble lies in the faot that the moembers of these organizations are not willing to work whbore they see nodi- rect returns coming in as a compensation for their [abor, and as the gentleman stated in reference ' to the different oranizations, Swhat is everybody’s business is nobody’s business.” It'is a fact that organizations of this kind neverdo bring the results expected ; there being no compensation everybody looks to the other fellow to do the work;if & committee is appointed to do a certain thing, nine times out of ten it is uot done, and if it is it is but half done, and by only one or two of the committco at that. Such things aro never dune as ocurefully and thoroughly as would matters pertaining to their own business, For these reasons I believe 1t would be a good plan to organize an “immi- gration bureau,” having for its members one or two enterprising real estate men in every town in the state, and it would be the duty of each member to use every oppor- tunity to put Nebraska to the froni, secure, immigration, induce the railroads 1o run ex- cursions for homeseekers, and if necessary go east and “work up’ these excursions, The bureau could take listings of farms and through its agents sell them, the profits de- rived from sales of all lands made through the burcau to be paid lnto the treasury, out of which dividends could be puid o the members. This, I think, would be an inceutive to work and if such an organization had the support and sympathy of the buisness men throughout the state, the work would be comparatively easy and success, not only in the amount of good the state would receive, but in profits to its members would bo as- sured. ~ The bureau could make it a part of its business to secure enterprises for the different towns in the state, If thereis a chance of being paia for its labor, more good will be accomplished than is being done by the various organizations we hav Peonle asa_ genoral rule object to doing ull the work aud payiug all the expenses and lot others reap a part of tho benefits, If this enterprise could be started it should receive the support of every business man in the state. At all woula receive some bone. fit, they would certainly be willing 30 c iribute a small amount 1o be used 1 adver- using the state and securing immigration, Let us hear from other euterprising men in regurd to this matter, Dury, Working to Save Murderer Harrix, New Yous, Feb, 14.—~W, Traverse Jerome, attoruey for Cariyle Harris, under sentonce of death for poisoning his wife, today re- ceived a letter from Chicago, sent to him by the voung man who says Harris' wife was in the babit of taking morphine. In his letter ho incloses some powder, which Le says is bart of that used by Mrs. Harris at Asbury l‘\u’k. N.J. Tuoe real name of the writer of the letter, it now appears, is Carl Hanman, though in Chicago he 1s knowo as Carl Pete son, and when 0o first wrote he signed his name Petersor Jerome will huve the powder analyzed. e would uot divulge the coutents of the letter. — - Charge of the Shorr, Herexa, Mont., eb, 14.—The sheriff took forcible possession last evening of the store of Greenhood, Bobm & Co., who assigued early in the day. ‘I'his action was the result of an attachment obteined by the Merchauts Nutional bank. There is vet no ofticial state- ment of the assets and liabilities. It is now believed tbat the liabilities will reach $500,000, Burenn — 1daho Re Boise Crry, Idaho, Feb. 14.—Tho State Ree publican league of Idaho was organized today, The leaguoe endorsed President Har= rison’s administration, reciprocity and pro- tection. The credentialsf the Mormon publican club of Paris, Idabo, were rejected ¥ the league, 250 for & hox Buines, —ae— of Becham Pilis worth &