Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 18, 1892, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALY BEE. INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL Mr. Watson and Mr. Funston Amuse the House by Their Arguments, INCREASE FOR OMAHA'S PUBLIC BUILDING Eight Mandred Thousand Dollars Added to the Appropriation for t stofoe ~Mexican Battle Flags to Be Re- {turned—In House and Senate, Wasnmixarox, D, C., Feb, 17.—~The house has fairly entered upon the cons'deration of the appropriations and the second bill of im- portance was today taken up—the Indian appropriation bill. As is usual in the dis- cussion of this bill, the Indian agents and Mueir treavment of the nation’s wards came Zin for a good deal of denunciation, and to I have heard the manner in which the buman- ftarians of the house arraigned the Ameorican government for its treatment of the red wan would have gladder.ed theheart of European philan- thropists. But humanity and sentiment soon gave way to practical politics and then the house bad a half hour's enjoyment over tho lively passage between Reprosentative Wat- son, the keen-witted farmers alllance mem per of Georgia, and Representative Funston, the sturdy republican debater of IKKansas. Each gentloman was warmly applauded by his $partisans, and as Mr. Watson's contest this time happened to be with a republican, he also naturally had the encouragement and ap)lause of the democratic side. Indin Immediately after the introduction of bills and resolutions the house went into a com- mittee of the whole on the Indian appropria- tion bill. The first aispute arose over the limitation to be placed on general debats, Mr. i’ecl of Arkansas and Mr. Wilson of Washiugton, representing, respectively, the majority and the minority of the committee on Indian affairs, being in entire accord as to the pro pricty of restricting the discussion to the sinaliest possible compass. But the people’s party, speaking through Mr. Watson of Georgia and Mr. mpson of Kansas. ine- s1sted upon their right to debate the mersure and their protest agaiust a limitation finully roved of some avail, the discussion was egun without auy limitation being ordered. Mr. Pecl made tho opening specch ana fully explained the provisions of the il ckdale of Mississippi criticised tho ation for the Indian school at Car- ., characterizing it as $100,000 folly. He protostea against taking money out of the pockets of the peopie to pay for boarding schools for Indians. Mr. Watson of Goorgia said that his heart was bleeding with a sense of the distress of 1ho peovle he represented. But his voice cauld nover bo raised in this hall against a free, wise and liberal appropriation for the redemption of the west. |Applause. | What his people wanted was not stinginess in the treatment of cther peonle, but justice to themselves, Give them fair iaw laws thut recoguized no special class; that recog- nized vo special privileges, rrupted by Mr. Funsto He was frequently interrunted by Mr. Funston (whom he dubbed ‘“Farmer Fun- ston”), and tho colloguy betwaen the two gentlemen was amusing, though carried on amid confusion, which rendered their voices almost indistinguishable. Mr. Watson declared that for the last twenty-five yoars the national banks had had the peoply's money for 1 per cent and had been making their money by lending it to the eople to whom it belonged at between 5 and 0 per cent. At this point Mr. Funston again inter- rupted, and despite Mr. Watson's refusal to yield and his sugeestion that Mr. Funston had better resume his scat, continued to ply Mr. Watson with questions much to the me riment of the house. 1t was 1n vain that the chairman reminded Mr. Funston that the gentleman from ieorgia could not be interrupted without hi ‘consent, Mr. Funston was versistent in his querics and his persistency led to Mr. Wat- son inquiring, *“Who is boss! The chairman r the gentleman from Kansas?" Contlnuing Mr, Watson attacked the na- tional banking laws and many of his state- ments were contradicted by Mr. unston, Offored to Resign His Seat, “1f you show this house,” remarked Mr. Funstor, “that the government has loaned &1 to nationul banks for purposes of circula- tion, I will resign my seat in favor of a demo. crat.” | Applause]. “Tho inducement is very great,” retorted Mr. Watson, amid increased merriment and democratic applause, In conclusion, Mr. Watson said that class legislation had been tho ruin of the country. Gentlomen talked about the defense of the countrv by tho construction of a navy, by tho erection of forts; but tho strongest de- fonse the country could have was in the strong arms of her citizenship, The best bulwark of constitutional government was in the hoarts of the people, and in & govern- ment that recognized no’ special class or soc- tion, but did the right thing whether to the red man, the black man or the white man, After farther debate the committee arose, and the house adjourncd. Appropriation Bill, IN THE SEN Mexlean Battle Flags to Be Roturned— Omaha's Public Bullding Appropriation, Wasmyaroy, D, C,, Feb, 17,—A joint reso- lution requesting the president to roturn to the republic of Mexico twenty-one battle flags, now in the museum of the United States Military acadeny, captured by United Statos troops during the late war with Mexico, was passed. Sherman reportea back adversely the reso lution requesting the committee oa foreign relations to inquire as to the practicability of the acquisition of certain portions of Mexico, and it was indefinitely postponed, A unumber of bills on the calendar wers then taken up and acted on, One increasing the limit of cost for the public building at Bt. Paul, Miun., to §1.400,000 wus passed. Tho il increasing $300,000 the appropria: tion for apublic building at Omaba was passod. Contest Case 0f Dubols Against Claggott, The [daho contested election case was then taken up, and Mr, Gray aadressed the senate in support of the minority report of the commitiee ou elections in favor of Clag- gett. Mr. Gray's arzument was the title of Mr. Dubois to the seav was do- fended by Mr. Chandler, & member of tho commitice on eleotions, aind by Mr. Palmer, the poinut of tho latter's argument turaiug on tuo procise neriod st which the senate of Idabo was orgaaized. Mr, DPalmer treated Gray’s contention of the point as oo tine and teckinioal so long as thero was a fair snd actual compliance with the lnaw on tho part of tho legislature of Idabo, Mr. Palmer said, lu conclusion, that he trusted the time would rome when such questions could and when tho people would spealk dir the choice of their senators, Butso long us Lhie preseut mothod continued the acts of the state legislatures should be judged libarally aud fairly, sccording to thelt spirit and Lention, Without disposing ot the resolution the scnate, atd p. m., adjourned until toworrow, Cholee of Nobraska Demoerats. » Wasinxaroy, D, €, Feo., 17.—1t is not often that an American statesmen of these davs Las & prosidoutial boom thrust upon L, but sueh is the enviable experionce of man Awos J. Cummiogs of New TE. roplicd to and Durivg the session of the bouse today Con- greasimeu Brvan of Nebrusks called Mr. Cummivgs to Lbs rear of the bali, aud i the presenco of a few members, presented to the New York congressman, in behalf of the daemocrats of I'remon*, Neb,, a badge bearing the following fnscription: “For president, Amos J. Cummings of New York: for vice president, J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska.” Mr. Bryan explained that this badge was worn by the Fremont. democrats at Lincoln Inst Monday at the installation of Governor Boyd, and that e had veen directed by the i“remont democrats to notify Mr. Cummings that ne was their choice for the presidency. RULE HOM O UTAH, nents Before the Committeo on Ter- tories Against the Proposition, Wasnivaron, D. C,, IFeb, 17.—The house committeo on territorios gave a hearing this morning to the opponents of proposed legis- lation to give local government or “‘home rule’” to the territory of Utah as proposed in the bill introduced by Mr. Caine, delegate from that territory. ©O. W, Powers, a rep- resentative of the liberal party of Utah, said tho time had not come in his opinion for the enactment of the measare. Much of Mr. Powers' argument was in refutation of several statements made on the other side of the question by Mr, H. W. Smith before the committee last week. He read to the com- mittee a letter from M. A. Broeden, an attorney of Ogden City, stating that Mr. Smith had told him (before leaving that city for Washington) that *‘statehood in Utah would be a great calamity: that, if the Teller bill should become a law, no gentile could live in tho territory: that he had no faith in the Mormon people; that t wora simply deceiving the people to get in- power again, and that as soon as the condi- tions wero changed tho brethren would have another revelation, re-establish pols amy and drive Americans out of the terri tory." The statements made in the letter were de- nounced by Mr. Smith asalie. He dented having been in Ogden before coming to Washington, or having any conversation with Mr. Broeden, In refutation of statements made by Mr. Smith, calling in question the houor and probity of United States Judge Miner of Utah, Mr. Powers read numerous telegraus from influential people denouncing as false all charges and imputations against the moral and judicial integrity of the judg rew Resolution Wasminaros, D, C., Feb, 17.—1'he subcom- mitteo to whom the foreizn affairs commnittes referred the four or five Russian-Hebrew resolutions introduced in the house have renched an agreement upon this resolution to be reported : Resolved, through sympath depressi governn That the Awmerican thelr congress, do hereby for the Russian Hebrews and their condition. and they hope that of Russia, power with wh the Uni States has always been on terms of ami and zood will, will mitigate as poss.ble the decrees lutely fssued respect them. The subcommitteo added to this resolution the following amendment: *“And the pre dent 1 requested to uso his good offices to in- duce the government of Russia to witigate said decreos.” reople, Apross C ditionof the Treasur; Wasnivatoy, D. C., Feb. 17.—Secretary Foster said this afternoon that there was nothing in the financial conditicn of the treasury to causo the least uneasiness, and that it was silly to suppose that he con- templated tne use of the £100,000,000 eold re- serve to meet the current obligations of the government. He said, also, that whilo the present net cash balance of $27,500,000 con- sisted almost entirely of subsidiary coin and money on deposit with national banks, it did not include the national bank rodemption 500,000 aud disbursing ofticers’ balances, amounting to 25,000,000, both of which sums are subject to_ the action of the department, and_should not” be regarded as dem .nd liabilities. Bland's Free Silver Bill, WasniNGToy, I C., Feb. 17.—The leaders of the contest in the house for free coinage of silver have received from Speaker Crisp as- surance that a special order would be brought up in the house fora free coinage bill. The speaker told them as soon as Mr. Catchings of Mississippi, who is at present in New York on business, returnsto Wash- ington, the rules committee will meet and will take prompt action upon the Bland reso- lution making the silver bill a special order. The speaker has assured them that hoisin favor of a consideration of the bill and of its being disposed of in the house within a reasonable time, ent Lmploy of Conviet Labor, Wasmixeroy, D, €., Feb. 17.—-The house committee on labor wil! ask the house to au- thorize it to investigate the charges concern- ing the employment of convict labor upon public works and the use by the government of material and supplies the product of con- vict labor. The committee, after exhausting its present authority for obtaining informa- tion on this question, has r.o information that convict labor is being used by the govern- ment as charged, and it thinks that if the practice prevails it should be prohibited: if it does not prevaii, they owe it to themselves and those persons they represent to jdemon- strute its non-existence. G Sympathizers, Wasminaroy, D, C,, Feb. 17.—Ceneral Schotield is in receipt of a dispatch from General Stanley, commanding the Depart ment of Texas, giving the names of certain wealthy Mexicuns, now resident in Texas, who are known to have contributed money to the causo of Garza, the fugitive revolution- ist, and to have sympathized with and sided him in various ways. It is also reprosented thut most of the Mexican residents of Texas are seeretly, if not openly, in accord with the moveoment. Accounts of Luborers aml Mechanios, Wasuixeroy, Do ., Fob. i7.—Senator Jarey toduy reported to the senato from the committee on education and labor, with a faverable recomiendation, a bil in the naturo of & substitute, providing fer the adjustnent and pay- ment of the accounts of laborors and mechanics arising under the eight nour law It provides that suits for claims may be prosecuted in tho court of claiws, Wants Judge MeCormick Investigat Wasiinaroy, D, C,, I"eb, 17, -Represent- ative Bankhead of Alabama todav inur duced 1 tho house a resoiution authorizing tho judiciary committee to iuvestigate the published charges ugainst Hon, Andrew P, McCormick, United States district judge fer the northern district of Texas, e 1ot Words Followed by Murd Garrariy, Tewn., Peob, Willlam Car- ter, the elder son of Joun T, Carter, & well kuown farmer and blooded horse dealer, was shot about 4 o'clock last evening and killed by Edward B, Turpin, ‘They had some hot words which resulted 1o the shooting. Oklahoy s Endorse Harrison, Oxranona Cixy, Okl, Feb, 17,-=The terri- torlal convention of republican clubs has elected delogates to the nationul convention ana adopted resolutions endorsing the ad winistration of Prosiulent Harnson, SIX Cuses of the Dreaded Fever OAKDALE, Mauss., Feb, here is eon- siderable excitement hero over six cases of typhus fever. Tho victims ure Jows, a mother aua five ctildren, who cawe lere about ten days ago, - Sent Two Mexicans to Jull. Rio Guaxoe Ciry, Tex., keb. 17, —Fol Choba and Iswael Lerma weco triod here today on the charge of being with the Garza band in the battle of December 20 at Tortillo, - The Fira Record, Mespurs, Teun., Fob. 17.~ Iire at 1:3) this morning did avout $10,000 damage to the stock of Mrs. A, K. Sloan, who kept a wil- linery establishweut at 210 Main strect, Mr | noted OMAHA, THU RSDAY MOR Tg(é, FEBRUARY 18 1892 Sloan, her mother and young son were rescued with difficulty from the third floor of the building. In attempting to succor tho imprisonea inmates the firemen cut all the Associated Pross loops and abouttwenty-five Western Union wires running to the nortn and east. YOUNG BLAINE'S DIVORCE SUIT. pleted for the Tria the Plaintifis 1l Deanwoon, 8. D., Feb. 17.—[Special Telo- gram to Tug Bee. | -Mrs. James (. Blaine, jr, the fair plaintiff in what promises to be the most celebrated divorce cuse ever tried in the state of South Dukota, accompaniod by her maid and her attorney, arrived in Deadwood at 9 o'clock this morning. Mrs, Blaino had to rise from a sick bed at Sioux Falls 1o como to Dendwood for the trial, and on the way «uffered from a homorrhage of the lungs. Physicians, while not pronoune- ing her coudition dangerous, command ubso- lute quiet and rest. It is probable that im- mediately after the nearing she will go into retirement. Tho case is to be heard by Judge Thomas possibly tomorrow, if the plaintiff’s condi- tion will permit, and certainly not later than the 23d instant, The action was commenced in this court on the 25th day of last July. It is probable the first proceedings 1n the case will be an order adjudging him in countempt for this disobe- dience. As he is not within the jurisdiction of tho court, and as 1t does 1ot NOW appear probable that ho will be present at the trial either in person or by attorney, a judgment for conter pt will have little effect upon him. The testimeny will be almost entirely by depositions, a number’of which, aggregating several hundred closely type written pages, aroon_file with the clerk of the courtto bo opened and read on the trial, parations Another South Dakota Divorce Case, Siovx Fairs, 8. D., Feb, 17.—All the par- ties 1n the Miaton divorce proceedings left this morning for Parker. Mes. Minton, Colonel Woston, tho corcspondent, and Ed- ward Nicoll, brother of the plaintift, refused to go on the train on which the defendant was a passenger, and drove across the cou try. Mrs. Minton took her children. J. M Kimminton, accompanied by his attornevs, went by tho train, Tho trial was begun this morning. Mrs. Mintou withdrew the chargo of adultery against her husband, and the trial will procecd on the charge of wilful de- sertion and failure to support. sttt HELD FOR TRIAL. One of Napoleon's Descendants Arralgned in a London Police Court, LoNDON, Feb, 17.—At the West London po- lice court today, Louis Clovis Bonaparte, son of Prince Lows Lucien Bouaparte, who died recently, and Willlam Alexander Thompson, a solicitor, who ara charged with conspiring together to defraud Rosalie Clovis Bonaparte, the alleged wifo of the former, of a cousiderable quantity of jewelry, valued at $100,000, wero again arraigned for hear- ing. Aftor listening to the evidence the mag- istrate beld that a prima facie case had besn tavlished ana ho held the accused for trial. Bail was allowod. Preferred Death to Insanity. Liverroor, Feb. 17.—A nephew of the late Matthew Acnold, Dr. Howard Arnold, has committed suicide with prussic acid ina fit of msanity caused by grip and slecplessness. He loft a very affectionate letter to his wife in which be saud death was preferable to iri- sanity. Foot and Mouth Disease in England, Loxnoy, Feb, 17.—Despite the precautions taken to prevent the spread of the foot and mouth disease ameng cattle in England, it has broken out among th> animals in & dairy in South London and the piace has becn quarantined and the affected suimals gilled, Vesuvius Active Again. Roye, Feb, 17.—Mouut Vesuvius is again 1 o state of eruption. Lava is flowing from the base of the great cone. A strong shock of earthquake was felt at Tarrafalbo, the market town of Sicily Vessels Supposed to Have Been Lost, Loxpoy, Feb. 17.—Itis velieved a number of vessels were lost in the recent storms, as a large quautity ot wreckage is coming ashore at different points on the coast. Arabs Ki otto, Panis, Feb, 17.—A dispatch from Algiers siates that soven Arabs were killed by the caving 1n of the roof of a grotto, in which thoy had sought shelter, —_— WEATHER AST. Orrice or Weamnen Bureav, Oxama, Feb, 17, ‘The predicted cold wave has made rapid southward progress during the past twelve hours, its front having reached northern No- braska at 7 p. m. The crest of the wave is still north of Minnesota and the tomperature at St. Vincent was already twenty degroes below zero. At Omaha the highest during the afternoon was 54>, but by 7 o’clock in tho evening 1t had fallen to 27>, wit the prospect of a rather severe cold snap, Cloudy weather and generally northerly winds prevail north of us and lizht snows have fallen iz Soth Dakota and northern Nebraska. There is a storm in the extreme southwest which will be likely to draw the 1incoming high barometer and cold wave well to the southward west of the Mississippi. or Iastern Nebraska and Omana and Vicinity—Cloudy weather, probably with snow, much colder; north to northeast winds, increasing in force during Thursday. WasiiNGToN, D, C., Fob, 17.—For Arkan- sas— Warmer and fair Thursday; south winds: cloudy, colder Friday, with a cold wave in novthwest portion Ior Missouri and lowa—North winds: cloudy weather, with light snows Thursday and a cold wave; colder generally; fair 1ri- day, or winds, For Colorado—(ienerally north winds; fair Friday, or North Dakota—(ienerally fair, winds becoming nportheast, warmer and fair Friday. ebraska and South Dakota—Colder, north winds, with a cold wave; local snows Thursday; fair Friday, For Kansas, Indiun Territory and Okla. howa-—Generally fair, except local snows in northwest iKansas; north winds and a cold wave, fair I'riday. A cold wave is advancing and its front has reuched central Minnesota and includes the Dakotas. Cloudiness and some snow may be expected 1 the lake regions aud in the Ohlo vuiley Thursday Montana—Slightly warmer; south fair weather; - THE DEATH KOLL. hored Plo N o8 Awiy, Nenawka, Feb. 17.—(Special to Tur Bee)—Hon, S. M. Kirkpatrick died of the grip yesterday, agea 77, Mr. Kirkpatrick has resided fn since 1855 Ho was threo time ber of the territorial counci ropresented Cass colunty in the house of rep- ntatives. serving as speaker. Ho was ilso 4 member of both constitutional conventions. Bratwice, Nev, Feb. 17.--/Special Tele- gram to Tur Bek, ] —Captain - Willlam Ball, known tbroughout the state as “Oid Fifer,” died here this moruing of old age. He was & veterau of Mexican and civil wars, - Fatal Saloon Fight, Crestoy, Ta, Feb. 17.—|Special Telegram to Tue Ber.| ~Quiney A, Woods, a noted character, in & saloon row & few weeks ago, was struck on tho bead witha club by a drunken farmer from Shenandoah, He suf- fered a paralytic stroke, but apparently re- covered. Yesterday be suffered another stroke and died this morning from paralysis of the braid, In former years he was a prominent and influential citizen, but has beeu keeping a saloon here for three years. Ho 1s a brother of Major J. 5. Woods, the Burliogton railroad detective of Ot- tumwa. His body wiil be taken to Oitumwa for interment 'riday, cer of Nebraska olected u mem=- and In 1864 he 'FREE BINDING TWINE BILL Representative Bryan's Report' Ready to Be Presented to the House, INCOME TAX AS A SOURCE OF REVENUE Mr, Claims Indinns Wilke's Resolutions on the Subject— of the Choctaw aud Chickasaw Anti-Option Bill in Com= mittee—Washington Nows, WasniNgroy, D. C., Feb, 17.~The first of the reports of the ways and means commit- tee onthe three tariff bills roported to the house has been prepared by Reprosentative Bryan, who drew up the bill. It is to accom- vany the bill admittingibinding twine free of duty, and will be presented to the house in a day or two, The preseut duty on such twine, the report says, is seven-tenths of a cent por pound, this rate having been fixed as a compromise in conference after the sen- ate, by a vote of 34 to 24, had placed binding twine on the free list, The report adds Tuhat great industry, agriculture, which lies at the foundation of all others, and upon the welfare ot which all the interests of the country so largely depend, has been neglected. 1t has boen dis- criminated against for the benefit of the protected industries, and the injury has been aggravated by the imposition of useless duties on a large number of agricultural products, under the pretense that such a tariff would increase the price of such products, although the farmer has been as- sured that a similar tariff on manufactured articles would reduce the price of the goods ho buys. A large part of the surplus products of the farm must bo disposed of in a foreign wmarket, and the prico of that surplus, fixed by freo competition, regulates the price of the portions sola at home. 1f the articles necessarily used by the farmer in the barvesting of his crops are made deurer for him than for his competitors, he must bear the burden alone, for there is no one to whom he can transfer it. 'I'netariff on binding twine cannot be justitied, except uvon the principle that the taxing power should bo used to prevent importations entirely, and that principle, besides beiug unsupported by constitutional authority, would destroy ail income from imports and compel us to 100k to some othersource for the necessary reve- nues.” Binding Twine Trust, There are in the United Sthtos fifty-seven 3 e and binding factories, Lwent. of which are owned and cdontrolled by the National Cordage company of New York. ‘The twenty-nine in the trust, 1f it may be so termed, produces 60 per cent of the total out- put. There was produced and consumed in the United States in 1860 50,000 tous of twine, pll but 7,000 of which were made from foreign grown fibres. 1f the seven-tenths of 1 cont par pound is added to the price, as is probable, this tax cost tho farmors of the United states in tho year 1500 alone 700,000, and this does not include a large additional sum charged for profits on the increased price by the various dealers through whose hands the product passod. Not one doliar of this large tax reached the troasury. Surcly there can beno exouso for ailow trust to continue the exaction of this tributs The raw material from whick this twine is made is already on the frop list. MR, WIKE'S R Income Tax as a Means of Ralsing Revenuo for the Go 3 Wasmxsaroy, D, C,, Feb, 17.—The commit- tee on ways and means today devoted its at- tention to the principle of an income tax as a means of raising revenue in the event that the reduction of the tariff should ever bring the revenues of the country below the legitimate expenses of government, A few days ago Representative Wike of Illinois in- troduced a series of resolutions endorsing tho income tax theory and recommending legistation in that direction by the ifty- seconda congress. ’ These resolutions were ‘referred to the committee on ways and means and that com- mittee today accoraed Mr, Wike o hearing in advocacy of his resolutions, In his argument ho urged the committee to donsider seriously and propose a plan to supplement any reduc- tion of revenue that might follow a reduc- tion of tariff duties to an ektent that might threaten & deplotion of the treasury. Although a democrat, Mr. Wike, maintained that the country would not consider the efforts of the committee as at all serious to reduce the tariff taxes, unless 1t at the same time sought some other source of revenue to supplement any loss from the enlargement of the free list and reduction of tariff duties, The country does not desire such a revenuo reform as will injuriously uffect the public oredit or threaten a depletion of the treasury. Had Bankrupted the Treasury, e said it haa been chargea on the floor of the house, and the people believe that the party in power had nearly bsnkrupted the treasury, and from whatever causo such dis- astrous results may have been brought about, it 1s the duty of the committee to sce sufticient revenue raised to meet tho obliga- tions of the goverament. He feared that any reductions of appropriations for increase in oxpenditures that this congress can_effect will not leabe the treasury in receipt of sufi- cient revenue to meet the demand upon it. Mr. Wike desired, howevor, to impress the committeo with the importance of not per- mitting the necessities of the treasury to abate in the least particular their efforts to reduce largely the tariff duties, and in order to remove the hindrance to thaj end he earn- estly urged the adontion of the graduated in- conie tax with exemptions to the extent of 5,000, To Equalize Taxation, To the suggestion of a member that an income tax was not an equal tax, Mr. Wike said the large exemption propused by his resolutions was for the purpose of equalizing the burdens of takation by making the gigantic fortunes and the excessive accumu- lutions of trusts, corporations and combina- tions of the country bear a portion of it. In the states whero the state aud local Laxes are raised for the most part by taxes on real and personal property, the mjddle and poorer classes, whose Dossessions all in sight, contribute the bulk of the nue, while the contracted wealth of the millionaire ana rich corporations is rolatively but little taxed. The country is not willing, Mr. Wilke con- tinued, to go back to the pian of raising the necessary revenues of the government by what is called a purely roveuwe tariff, Any tariff duty whatever, whether the object be protection or otherwise, tends to cripple the power and opportunity of the manufocturer to produce articles so cheaply as those made under free wwado, | Mr. Wike said in 1866, the income tax in this couutry had procured its greatest amount of revenue almost 71,000,000, and that more than one-half of hat amount arose from incom.es in excess of §,000, the limit of exemptions proposed by his resolution. AND CHICKASAW INDIANS, CHOCTAW Thelr Clalms Aga Jeet of u Presidentisl WakmNGros, D. €., Feb. 17.—Tne presi dent today sent to cougress, & message call ng attention to the Choctaw aud Chickasaw claiws, for the payment of which congross appropriatea $2,991,450 in the Indian appro priation oill passed by the last congress, This amount was to be plid these indians for their interest in lands th of the Canadian river in the Indian Tervftory, and now cecu- pied by the Choyenne ag A rapahoa Indians, Three fourths of the gppropriation was to be paid to such person oF persons as should be athorized by the laws of the Choctaw nation to receive it wnd one-fourth to the Cuickasaws, the appropriation to become operative upon tbe exeoution of releases and convevances satisfactory in form to the president. The messago says: manner anp “If this section had been submitted to e as a separate measure, | ospm'i'\llr durlog the closing hours of the session, | should have disapproved it, but as the congross was then 1n its (ast hours a dis- aporoval of the general Indian appropriation bill, of which 1t was a part, wnuh“ have re- sulted in consequences so far-reaching and disastrous that [ felt it my duty to approve the bill. But as a duty was devolved upon me, viz: the acceptance and approval of the convevances providea for, I have felt bound 10 look into the whole matter and, in view of the facts which I shall presently mention, to postpone any executive action until these facts could be submitted to congress." Corruptly Influcnced, The president then says 1t cameto his knowledge that the Choctaw legislature had agroed to pay three of that tribs 25 por cent of any appropriation obtained from congress, and fivo Chickasaws agreed to pay 10 per cent of their intorest to their agents and attorneys. It also came to the knowledgo of the president that the action of the Choctaw council was corruptly influenced in the matter, Tho president does not think congress should legislate 50 as to give effect to such a coutract, and he is of the opinion that if this appropriation is to stand provision should be made for protecting these tribes agaiust ox- tortion. ‘The protectiveintervention of congress is asked in the matter of refusal of the Chicka- to admit white men to citizenship. The question of the titlo of these Indians to these lands is then taken up. The presi- dent says that lands wero ceded by terms sufMciently comprehensive to have passed the full title of ‘the Indians. The words of the treaty und the proceedings connected with it, the president thinks, point clearly to the conclusion that the commissioners on the partof the government, aua the Indians themselves, must have understond that this government was acquiring something more than & mera right to settle friendly Indians on the ceded lands, which is already pos- sessed, and someothing more than the mere release of the rights. Commended to the Attention of Congress. Undoubtedly, says tho president, it was tho policy of the government for the time to hold these and adjacent lands as Indian courtry, but this is quite different from s conditional title, wh limits the grant to a particular use and works the re-investment of full title in the Indians when that use ceases. Certainly, if for adequate considora- tion by treaty the United States placed unon these lands other Indian tribes, it was com- petent to give them title to a certamn and agreed resorvation. This being so, compen- sation for lands not needed for allotment purposes should go to the occupying tribe. A recital is then made of the various In- gian tribes having reservations in this dis- trict to show that further appropriations are involved in a settlement for all these lands upon tho basis adopted by con ¥ The president does not” approve of doaling with this question by peacemeal. It would have been better, he says, if aremnant of title remuins in the Choctaws and Chicka. 8aws to the lands in the leased district, to have settled the whole matter at once. The calcuiations made in arriving at the basis of tho appaopriation made, no account being taken of the £100,000 paid by treaty stipula- tion for the leasod district sooms to the pros- ident as not just to the United States. In conclusion the president commends the mat- ter to the attention of conwrass for such ac- t10n as is thought advisable, PILLSBURY FAVORS THE BILL, The Minneapolis Mill Thinks an Anti-Option Law Should be Enacted. WasniNeToy, D. C, Fob. 17.—In the hear- ing beforo the house committee on agri- culture on the anti-optiou bill which has been under the discussion of the committee for the past twe weeks, Charles A. Pillsbury, the Minneapolis millor, was on the stand, He stated in the course of his remarks that the world’s surplus of wheat was steadily dwinling and wos bemng drawn on cach year to meet increasing consumption. He said that If ono man owned the wheat crop raised in the United States this year it would have been possible to got $1.50 per bushol for 1t from Europe just us oasy as %) cents, because Europe had to have it. Pillbury advocated the passage of the anti-option bill, and said there should have been high prices for wheat this vear, and partly in conse- quence of short selling millers” and others were living from hand to mouth, 0 Good Effect Followed, Mr. Gifford, of Kankakee, 111, said_in the surplus producing country no good effect could follow ‘“‘ahort” selling, for the *“shorts’ always wanted lower prices. He thought the laws shoule be so framed as to give tho right to buy property for future delivery, and when dolivery was contracted for, to fc" tLose contracts either before or after do- ivery. The subcommittee of the senate iudiciary committee today heara further argument upon the pending Washburn anti-option bill. Alfred Homer of the New York Produce Cxchange, Charles D. Hamill and Thomas A. Wright of the Chicago Board of Trade and William Cudaby, the Chicago pork packer, argued in opposition to the bill. Before the Interstate Commerce Committe WasmNcron, D, C., Feb. 17.—The senato committee on iuterstate commerce listened this moraing to an argument by Richard Olney of the Clicago, Buriington & Quincy road on the measure before the committee known as the procedure bill. Ha held thav the measure was uncoustitutional and should not. be enacted. Mr. Haines, prosident of the American Railroad association, opposed any interfor- ence by congress in the determination of the type of coupler to be used by railroads, Mr. Wilkiuson, grand ‘master of the Brotberhood of ‘Crainmon, expressed tho views of the switchmen in the matter, Ho said they were in favor of prompt action, but believed no coupler had vet been in- vented which would give satisfaction, T. I. Seargent of Indianapolis, who repre. sented the locomotive associations, thought a commission should be appointed, com posed of railvoad officials aud their mechanical em ployes, to test and make a thorough inyesti- gation into the best device to be apopted and to leave 1ts results to congress for its action. WILL MAKE IT WARM. Ponnsylvania R, Aftter ML S, Quay's Scalp PuiLaveLruia, Pa,, 'eb. 17.—-An aadress will be issued tomorrow by the executive committee of the Pennsylvania Republican association, an organization that has becu organizing for several months past, and the object of which is to prevent M. S. Quay’s re-electlon to the United senate, and secure the ehoice of some able and loyal republican as his suceessor, The wovement, it is said, is separato and distinet from that whiel was ineffectually launched against Guay last fall, and it proceeds from prominent business, professional and workingmen, who have uniformly supported the republican party, but have taken no active part in poiitics. The address is signed by W. W, Justice, oresident, and other oficers of the assoc:- atiod, Senator - NATIONAL EDUCA School Children to Celebrate th of America—An Omaha Man's O New Youk, Feb, 17.—At the annual meet- ing of the National Educational association, department of superintendeuts, which is being held in Brookiyn, & resolution was in- troduced by Ur. W, ¥, Harris, United States commissioner of eaueation, with regard to a celebration of the anuiversary of the dis- covery of America, to be held iu the public ;lmlmoli of the whole country on October 12, 84 The resolution stated that the department of superintendeuts endorsed such & sehewe, and asked the teachers to do alliu their power to make tho celobration a success, and requested the newspapers o lend their sup. port, that the various state superintendents of education sbould form a general commit- teo on the subject, and Lbal an executive committeo of five bo appointed to arrange a fitting program for the simuitaneons school celebration. The resolution was adopted. Frank A, Fitzpatrick, superintendent of schools al Omaha, Neb., read a duty on what is the duty of tho state towards children of Kinderearten age. Mr. Fitzpatrick favored the extension of tho school age from 6 years t0 41, yoars and the ostablisiment of kinder- garten aojuncts to the public schools by legislative anactment; that children of ten der years who have not the ndvantages of the training of cultured and refined mothers could find it thom a foster mother, who would give thom the sama opportunity as children of more wealthy and cultured parents, The paper was discussed by & large num- ber of the delogates. s g PROGRESS OF THE TOURNEY. How the Balk Line Billlar Sttled Yesterdn The fourth game of the stato championship billiard tournament came off at room B, the New York Life building yesterday after- noon, Albert Cahn of this city and Charles Hayes of Lincoln boing the contestants, Mr. Cabin winningin the 142d fnning. The scor Cahn—0,0,5, 2.4, 4,1, 0, L1 1,020 20,0, 0, L110100,2¢2 1. 1,0, 5, 0, Games Were L 0. 1,0,0,2, i 1) Best run, 18 0, 0,0, 0, 0.0, 3, 21,4, 17, 0,0, 2, 0,76, 0,8, 0, 1, U 1,0, 0. 0, 0, 0. 2, 0. 0, 0,0, 0,0, 0, 0.0, J 2, Best 7, 0, 1,0,1,°0,'2, 0,0, %, 5. 0, , 0,1, 0, 0, U.— Averaze, 1. Edwin’ Haskell, run, 4 Reforoo Seibert Last i ght Symes won a closo game from Arrasmth by the following score: Arrasmith 4, 5, 15 211,00 8, 0,2, 8,0, 1, 0.4, 4,200, 2 ,4.0,0, 1, 0,3 Marker — Harry fost run 3 1es -1 0,5, 4, 1,1, 7. %, 0,1,0,0,0, 1.0, 6, 6,1.0,'0,"1. 0, 34 4,0, 1 L 12, 4,5, 0, 0, 1. 0, 1, 1, Best run 3. Averag Will Have Races at Kashyill Resnviiie, Nob, Feob, 17.—[Special 10 Tue Bee,|—Through the energy of the Busi- ness Men’s association the organization of the Rushville Agricultural ana Trotting as sociation, with a capital stock of $10,000, w: effected at a meeting Monday nieht. Avti les of incorporation were adoptod and offi- cers elected as follows: President, M. P. Musser; first vice president, J. k2 West; sec- ond vice prosident, H. J. Stanchfield; secro tary, W. K. Sharp; treasurer, N, H. Shepherd; board of directors: J. H. Joues, J. R. Peverett, Jamos Alexander, C. R. Evans, O. F. Farman, C. B. Jackson, W. H. Strotheide, N. B. Baraes and August Brockman. Over )00 of the stock has already been taken. Chadron will take $2,000 and the remainacr can be disposed of with little effort. The association starts out under the most favora- blo circumstances, As soon as spring opens work will be commenced and u fair ground ana track completed that will do honor to any town in Nebraska. Rushville possesses the distinction of heing the home of Lasalle, the firstson of Wil- linms’ fidmous Allerton. He is a magnificent 2.year-old and promises to do credit to his ereat sire. 0.1,0,0.1, Results at Gloncester, Grovcester, N. J., Fob. 17.—Weather clear, track fast. First race, seven-elzhits of a mile, Boheminn won, Hemet (the favorite) sc L innes third, Monroe deawn. Time: 1355, Second rice, three-fourths of n mile, solling, A=yeur-o ds: Pretender won, Uproar colt (the favorite) second, Anunle third, Eros and Media drawn. Time: 1:10%, Third re thirteen-sixteenths of a mile, sellinz: Penzance (the favorite) won, L pire Kelly second, Emma J third, Gloster and Vir- gin arawn, Time: Fourth race. fifteen-sixteenth of a mil selling: Little Addie won, Dr. Helmuth see- ond, Rose Howard third. drawn, Topmust (the favorite) ran Time! 1:403, 'ifth race, nine-six Mucilage (tha favo Urbana third, Lone C vieve and Pieidene dra Sixth race, one and ol mile, selll Boodle won, MacGregor secona, Harzburg (the fuvorite) third, Edgar Johnson and Hop Scoteh drawn. Time: 2:013, tenberg. J., Feb, 17.—The track was in good condition today and the attend- ance very largo: First race, five furlongs: Launcelot sccond, Kirkano won, Sir Lost Star third, me: Second race, six furlongs: Skeese Gelster second, Standard third. 1:174%. Third race, Vagabond s Fourth rac W. Cook won, Majectic won, Time: seven furlon: Ascrael won, nd, Porlid third. Tim nd one-half furlones: > Howurd second, Bilthe- some thir b Fifth rac : Zonobia won, Strat- om second, Servin third. Time: 1:01, ixth race, ono mile: Firefly won. Vin sec- ond, Double Cross third. Time: 1:45%, Tips for Today These horses are looked upon as likely chances for the races mentioned: GUITENBERG, Churchill Clark L Noonday -Tunovation. Mand P, filly—Hurleguin, Sullio Harpor—Algernon. ! Joo Courtiiey—Jay I, Dee, Hurrison—Jick Butehelar, GLUOCESTER, Pilgrim—Park Rid West Farms—Littio Dan, Boyle thodes <iallston. Belisurins—Mabel, . Guard - Blackbur, Rustie—Cornelia. Russian Leads Again, Havaxa Feb, 17.- Tschigorin openad the nineteenth game in the chess match yester- day with the Scotch gambit and won after thirty-two moves. I'here was a largo crowd of spoctators at the Center Asturian, The score now stands: Tschigorin, 5; Steinitz, 7; drawn, 4. — TYPHUS FEVER IN NEW lUl.'IL~ All the Massalia’s Passengers Accounte —A Rigld Quarantine Infore New Yourk, Feb. 17.—The heulth board of this city received the following telegram from Walter Wywan, surgeon general at Washington: “Pleaso wire at my expense number of cases of deaths from typnus and your opinion as to the outlook.” Dr. dson’s reply was eighty nine cases to date—entirely confined to Itussian Hebrews, passengers on the Massalia, No deaths as yet. Outbreak a mild type. All exposed Hebrews rizidiy quaratined. Disease, ve hope, is confinad to these peopie.’ A corps of dootors has beon assigned to the 1talian quarter to astertain whether there are any cases of typus among thom. e board bas accounted for every one of the 260 Hevbrews who came over oo the Massalia, e Deod of a Brave M Des Moixes, Ia., Peb. 17.—Des Moines is talkiug of a veritible hero 70 years old, His uame1s Jobn Green, A 4-year-old daughter of Senator Lewls was playiug in o yard and while crossing @ cistern the boards broke aud dropped Liev into seven feet of water ten feet from the top. Mr. Green was near and plunged in after her. He held the child aboqo the water until help came, which was for ficon minutos. —— © Left His Family, Youk, Neb, Web. 17.-|Special to Tne Bk, ]—Tue fact bas just been made public that the otber day C. G. Kiugen eloped with @& Miss Glen, who has been staying with his family, They have not becn heard from Kiogen left & wife and two children, - chauges of weather cause throst . There is uo more effectual remedy cold., ete, than Brown's Brou- chial Troches. Sold ouly in boxes. Yrice 25 ots, S— 244 CALLING EACH OTHER LIARS NUMBER Prohibition-License Debate Begins to Warng Up in the Towa Senate, "'AVE A BRIEF BOTH SIDES INNING Party Quickly Des L and the Purels Is to Find Out Which is Telling t Truth, Des Morses, Ta,, 5 1T ~In tho senate this morning a number of potitions and bills were introduced. '+ ag the latter were tho following: Giving district court coneur= rent jurisdiction with justices of the pence in matters of forcivle entry and detainery fourteen bilis formulated by the mayors at their recent convention hero amending the laws relating to citios and towns: governing the establishment of mutual loan and build- ing associations; conferring on womon the right of voting at presidential elections. Senator Mack road a letter from the mayor of this eity in regard to tho charze made by the democrats yesterday, Tuo democrats had stated that thero wero over 200 open saloons in Des Moines, but Mayor Campbell donounced the statement as a lic, Shields wantod to know it tho mayor at temted to deny that thore were over 200 places where liguor was sold, Mack, in roply, stated that tho democrats cluimed that open saloons and places where Hguor was sold wero the same, ad the mayor denied their existenco, ator Jamie Senator Jamicson resumed his spacch un= finished yostorday. Ho said In refereace to the Chicayo telegram that if tho uemocrats had takon pains 1o look at St. Louis, they would have had a far differsat answer, Come puring lowa with otherstates in varions ways, be claimed that Towa had made better prog- ress than the licensed stutes and the people were willing to continue the poliov. Jamieson said his objoction to a licanse law was that it gave av outlawed business protection, It legalizod the existenco of an institution 1050 main work was tho destruction of so- y. In conclusion, the statement was made that the republicans were in favor of the resubinission of the question in the form of an amendment to the constitution. Reminger hero raised objection to the Schmidt bill by saying it would be a viola. tion of the costitutioval provision which says that il laws enacted shall be general and notspecial, and this bl by providing for spacial cases 1n diferent places, is in vios lation of the coustitution, Sonator Schmidt claimed the floor just be- fore the noon acjournment and oOogan to speak, but gave way to a motion to adjourn ull tomorrow. . The house committee on the suppression of intemporance this morning recominended the passuge of a joint resolution favoring thab tiie governmont vetail liquor dealers’ licensa bo increased {rom $25 10 £250. A bill was introduced to botter define the powers and duties of clerk of the courts. A bill v assed punishing the crime of socomy by imprisonment iu the penitentiary for one to ten years, Republicans Dissatisticd, 1t is ramored that there is tiable to bo & break i the republican senatorial rauks on the liguor question. It is stated that at & caucus some time ago Senator Gateh an- nounced his intention of voting for county option and it is now reporicd thatif the Schmidt bill is defeated tho Yeomans high licenso bill will be introduced and that Gatoh and Brower will vote for it. A republioad’ caucus is being held on the subject thig evoning. i The lobbyists fought various state instituy tions and for the Worla’s fair and are ver: much annoyed by the leagth of the Schmid$ bill discussion. " They are anxious to huve the appropriations taken up and disposed of, Iven the appropriation committee has ceased 10 hold weetings for the bearing of tne vari ous delegations pending the discussion. 1% 1ooks as if the appropriation will be crowded over until near the close of the session, when it is feared the work will ba dono in a sorry mauner. The committee on sunpression of intems perance in the house reported, recommending the adoption of Speaker Mitehell’s resolution memorializing congress 1o enact a law pro- hibiting the issuing of government permf to sell intoxicating liquors to those not bav: ing been licensed by the authority of the state, At the December meoting of Stock Treeders association at \Waterloo a committee on legislatioh was apnointed, being composed of A. J. Blakelay of Grins nell, G, W. Frankim of Atanti und Rotert Thomas of New Sharen. The; wers given a hearing before tho jolnt come mittes on agriculture today. They recoms mend the passuge of the bill introduced by Senator Vale to puy a bounty on wolf scalps and an amendment to the lawv 8o as to allow an appeal to the district court from the de- cision of boards of supervisors as to damages awarded for stock killed or damaged by dogs and ulso substantially the Kansas law in re. lation to the suppression of scan among sheep. A bill was introduced to better define the powers and duties of cierk of tho courts, A bill was passed punishing the crime of sodomy by imprisonment in the penitentiary for ouc to ton years. n Again the Tows Des Moined People Shocked, Des Motses, Ta,, ob. 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.| -On the subjoct of the recent “\White Chapel” scandal un evening pape eral important changes are imperding at the city hall, growing out of the arrest a few weoks ago at the dive kept by Jeannette Allen of a party of pronunent men, Two of the guilty parties havo sent the mouey to the city hall to pay tueir fines and they have been euntered in their true I'be senators, one of whom 15 & tand one & republican, were released on the advice of the police judge that they o notsubject Lo arrest during the session, Thoy will be arrestod 1mmediately upon the adjourament of the legislature. It is now stated tbat the purty who left the hack broke faith with the officer in charge of the search to whom they wave thelr word of honor as gentlemen that they would report at tho city hall, ‘The hope is exs prossed in circles ot unfriendly to the mayor that be will novonly call for the resignation ot oue of the ofiicers concerned in this scandalous episode but that he will at the same timo his administration of a marshal who has proved his unfitness for his oflice by scandalous official misconduct on several recent occasions, Solving An lowa Mystor, Ciuston, Ia, eb, 17—[Spaciul to Tue Bre,|—Ordors camo y Administrator Sprague to Burke undertakers, tosuip the embalued Thomas (. Mulhigan, tho we luse, to Orient for burial. Today about midnight & telegram was received from Bovdentown, N, J., 10 boid the boay until the arrival of Jumes Horron and A, Hornoy. Herron claims 10 bo & near relative of t cased who was at one tine i his employ. e will arrive tomorrow morning. I'ho hody has been proserved in lifelike appearanco for 71 days, and over 5,000 people have romeios. Only 0ne person has so far ¢ to recognizo the decoasod and Christopher Mulligan of Iilinois, dentown, N, ory is the most pro all, and tbe fortute will probably parties, bady of Spoope Have I got a cought omuibus and can't ¢ dodgasted women | coughed for soventy day kuow if 1've got & cough. Now Mrs. Spoop- vke. 1 want that bottle of Haller's Sure ro Cough Medicine 1 - ioitoadash Do you th ught -~ Well, ver suw--here I've 4 and you want to > Watar cures all