Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 1, 1892, Page 2

a1 _LPAND DOWNTARNAMSTREET How and Where Business Ebbed and Flowed Twenty-Five Years Ago. WHAT THE YOUNG TOWN BRAGGED OF Bulldings That Have Long Since Vanished andt Names That are Heard No More— Retrospective at the Thoroughfares, Glance Twenty-five years is a long time to look ahead when contemplating the changes that a quarter of a century will bring, with its murvelous inventions and the revolutions in methods of living and doing business which today's rapidly advancing civilization promises for the future. Sois a glance of rotrospection at the scenes and incidents of a scoro and five yoars ago bound to startle and mystify the reminiscent mind, though to one 1n middlo life the days of *67 do not seem 10 be so very deeply buriod in tho past. To the old settler there is something strangely fascinating in tho recital of storios of pioneer days, and to many of the younger gonoration thero will be much of intorest in A mental glance at Omaha as she appeared in tho stirring times of 1867, In those days as now [Parnam was the business stroet of the city, but instead of tho costly and imposing structures of the preseut time, wooden rows, with now and then a two-story brick, constituted the popular hab- itation of the business man. The few blocks potween Ninth and Sixteenth streets on the cast and west and Douglas and Harney on tho north and south represented the entire commeroial district of the city. The bottoms were practically unoceupied, though the tracks of the Union Pacific were even then there, and a fow warchouses broke the glony of tho space botween Ninth street r. Ontho river bank were lo- “burnctizing works,”” where cot- Tonwood ties wero treated to & process of bolling, steaming and tarring _that was - tended to prolong the perioa of their useful- ness, Whore Paddock F ‘What is now the Union Pacitic headquar- ters at Niuth and Farnaw, or rather a por- tion of it, was then a hotel, a stately struc- turo known far and near as the Hernaon house, The landlord was James Allen, of the present city librarian, and he was ceeded by Mrs. Brouson. Just across the street on the southeast corner was the Wyo- ming hotel, where Senator Paddock waged an unending warfare against cimex lectularis und rebellious bell boys. On the southwest corner, where a nat- atorium has of late years held full sway, was the original Episcopal church of the city, and n part of 1t is still there with a swimming tunk whore the altar used to be, and a sys- tem of hot and cold water pipes that tho devout worshippers who were wont to gather there in those days mnever even dreamed of. T'rees surrounded the ed edifice, and entrancs was on Ninth street. Itector bot, now a bishop in Indiana, had charge of the little flock, and he was succeeded by M. Van Antwerp. 'he northwest corner was vacant, but just P81t of it ncross tho alley stood the orig- Jasleeapitol. building, whore the tarritorial lezislature used to meet. It was a plain two story brick building, with office rooms on the lower flcor, while tho space above as divided into two chambers in which the members of the two legislative bodies were uceustomed to unleash their thoughts. Two Expert Citizens, On the northwest corner of Eleventh and Faroam was tho Pioneer block, the first three-story brick puilding in the city ana fora time the - center of “this little world, +wuae vuilding was Snoaf Bros.’ saloon and villiard hall, where the click of the ivories on twenty tables made merry music on the widnlght air. Johmny Shoal ‘was in those days tho champion: buliard player of the west, :nd his brother Raundall was the first spcetacular mixologist who reached the west bank of the Missourl.. He was as much of an adept in making long range alcoholic con- nections as was his brother with the oue, und visitors called thoro many a time and oft to gaze with undisguised awe and ad- miration on his scientific manipulations of sugar, juice and lemon peel. John died some 1ime 2go in Salt Lake, and Randall was last heard of in San k'rancisco. An opposition hall with twenty-one tables was shortly afterwards opened 1n the base- ment of the Hellman block at Thirteenth and roam aud two ball punching experts were nported from the cast to offset the abilities of Johnny Shoat in tho fancy shot line. Thers was never such interest in” billiards in Omaba before or sin and ten tables are all that the largest hall in the city now cuntains. On tho southwest corner of Eleventh and Farnam was a little one-story frame that had been the oftice of the Western Stage company and in which Elias Sears, now of Counci! Bluffs, was agent. Scene of & Terrible Murder. I'rom there to Twelfth street there was not o roof that covered moro than one story, On the southeast corner of Twelfth ai Iarnam stood the two-story brick building now occupied by Ioft, the tobacconmist, but then by Wwill R, King & Ce as @& wholesale grocery house. ‘There was committed an early day murder that resulted i the second legal execution in cit, W. D. Higgins was a bookleoper ’s employ, waile O, G. Baker occu- position of porter, On the night of November 21, 180, King was murdered, the &tore robbed and then set on fire. The evi- donce poin to Bak guilt, He was ar- rvested, tried and tho jury disagreed, Joff Megeath being unwilling to say that the man should hang. Before the next trial ‘Baker told where the stolen: money could be found, hidden under u sidewalk, and the court finally fixed the time for his execution on February 14, 1568, ‘I'he authorities, not wanting to make a public spectacle of the af- fair, went out into the country as far as ‘Twenty-fourth and Capitol avenue, where a rude gallows was erocted. Baker was taken from the county jail to this spot, the volunteer firomen doing special duty, In the rosence of sevorel hundred speotators the trap was sprung by Deputy Sheriff Aaron oel. Kountze Bros. bank occupied a small frawme building on the nortkwest corner of Twelfth and Farnam, while the Nebraska bauk did business in a two-story and base- went Luilding on the southwest corner, the eaves of which dripped water on Farnam sireet. 1 People. Are Not There Now, The corner of Thirteenth and Farcam, where the Merchants National now stands, was occupied by a small two-story brick builoing, where Honry Pundt dished out Lrocerios at retail, and ma low building further up the street Vincent Berkley posed as a werchant tailor, All{uhlhlg his place of business, in a low frame, W, H. Majors dealt ::"llmc hats and caps at wholesale and re- 0 present site of the First National bank was occupied by a two-story frame hotel, kept by Landlord Vergus, and was the piaco where the German farmers stopped when they came to town. It was known as the “Farmers Home,” and sported a large and commodious stable in the rear, next to the w'le At the dinner hour the landlord would go upon the roof and vigorously beat o large v ki€, wlhich could be heard all ovir ihe city and surrounding couatry. SL Jobn Goodrich occupled & building where the Union Pacific uptown ticket ofice now is and kept a ‘‘variety store,” in which lie sold fancy goods and toys. Next door, Lo the west, the father of Architect Charles MBeindorf kept the Champion bakery, where he vetailed, bread, butter, biscuits and buns. The postoffice at that time was in the building now owug\ed by Albert Cahn, The bullding ocoupled by the Model cigar store was then rented by John McCormick, who wholesulea groceries there, and in the noxt room W. (. Muul and Milton Tootle of St, _Joseph sold ary goods iu jab lots, Meyer Hellman then, a8 now, sold clothing on the southwest corner of Thirteenth and ¥aruam, and in the same building, although AL was then only three stories high, yet it was regarded as the tinest business plock in the territo Milton Rogers was also doing business at e present stand at that time, while a fow docrs away Ketchum & Buras dealt in erookery sod chinaware, and James K. Ish kept pure wiues aud liquors for medicinal Pulposes ouly. Ou the site of A. D, Morso's shoe store was a one-story framo whereln was a saloon, and Iater & news depot. Back of the corner on which the Paxton hotel now stands o blacksmith shon, while directly on the cor- ner was the Bmpire bakery in_a twostory frame building, controlied by Willard New ell, now a resident of Blair, and Peter Dom- orest, of whom nothing has boen latoly as certained, The Farnam Stroot theater site was then adorned with a two-story brick liv- ery stable, an immense affair extending back to the aliey and run by Wilbur & Coffman, It afterward becamo the Lininger Metcalt warehouse, Scene ot a Singular Accldent. On the Ware block corner was then a one- story frame, buck of which was a foundry and machine shop. The one-story building afterward gavo place to a two-story brick in which Paxton & Gallagher handled their wholesalo grocery trade, and later witnessed the joint efforts of Will Millard and Ed Peck to start in lifein the commission business. When the building was torn down a remark- able accident, occurred there, A workman was taking out a large light of heavy glass from the front, and was standing on a board #cross the area way, The board broke and he fell, the glass falling upon him and sever-. ing the large blood vessels of the neck. He ran across tho street to find a doctor, but fell on tho sidewalk. Medical aid was se- cured and the doctor sat beside him holding the ends of the severod arteries for several hours. The injaries were tinally dressed and the patient was removed to 'his room, from which he emorged a fow weeks later with onlv a scar aud a stiff neck to show for his experience, On the site of the Barker block was a two- story frame known as the Vallev bouse and run by Joseph Barker. In tho coraer was the office of the gas company. On the “Wa- bash corner” was Eb Dallow's saloon, in a frame building that looked ove. worse than the structure that is now there. The old court house, jail and sherift’s resi- dence stood at Sixteenth and Farnam, on tho present site of the Paxton block. The court house was a two-story brick affair, with a shingle roof and rock foundation, and on it Governor James E. Boyd worked as a car— penter. It is smid that he performed his work well, and that all joints were carefully fittad, but the building 18 now gone and the veracity of the older citizons is all there is to fall back on regarding i On the corner now occupied by Schroter's drug store was the two-story frame residenco of ex- Comptrollcr Goodrich, with a long row of trees along the Sixteanth street side. The building is now on Howard street, be- tween Eighth and Ninth, There was nothing on the Board of Trade corner, but on the rear end of the lot stood No. 8 engine house, on which was the same bell that today informs the startled public of the outbreak of every fire in the city. This bell weighs only 800 pounds and has a re- markably clear tone for so small a piece of metal. A larger one was purchased to re- place it, but the metal was too soft and it was sent back, and no further attempt has been made to place the old bell on the re- tived list, Church In Q On the rear en'd of the lot on which now stands the Commerciai National bank was the Congregational church that later became a Dart ot the olg Redick opera house, in which Edwin Adams ladlea out tragedy In week engagements and Alice Oates drew her share of the crowds that fioally caused an ominous cracking of the walls and timbers, and led to the condemnation of the building. The pro- was afterwards offered as the capital 70 in a rank swindle known as Patee's lottery. It was drawn ostensibly by a Leay- enworth man, who came here and blew several dollars celebrating his good luck, but tho property turned up soon afterwards in Patee's pos on and wus sold by him. Sixteenth street marked the western bound- ary of business, but a few brave spirits ven- tured to go a little further toward the setting sun, and the cottages of Harry Deuel and E. Rosewater offered a slight resistence to the breezes that swept over the top of Farnam street hill. There was little business on the cross streets, with the exception of ‘Chirteenth, which showed up well 1o the retail line and ‘was the thoroughfare on which many of the lawyers’ offices were located. r Company, Glory ot a Rival Thoroughfare, Douglas : street was a rival of Farnam for the distinction of being the best street, and the erection of the Hollman block was largely due to tho building of the Academy of Music on Douglas street, which for a timo scemed to give that avenue of trade a littlo undue prestige. The Academy of Music was managed in those days by old Johu Corri, who subsequently died in the actors’ home in Philadelphin. There Edwin Forrest played to packed houses at $2 and 33 a ticket, the gallery seats bringing the former figure, Milton Nobles was a stock actor there, ar Gieorge A. Stevens, the author of “The Un- known,” presented his play, with Miss Debar, sister of the well known St. Louis manager, in the rolo of the old womun, Miss Debar was leading lady thero for somo time, The Metrovolitan hotel at Twelfth and Douglus was & more important structure then than now. Willis & Andresen were running & “high toned” saloon on the very spot where Andy Moynihan is now setting out damp mixtures for the relief of suffering bumanity, and Buun & Martin conducted tho drug store at Fourteenth and Douglas where Kullor now dispenses all sorts of doses. Tho Omaha National bank_then occupied the present quarters of the Omaha Savings bank, and on the present site of the Omaha National was tho Methodist church, whero Rev. Mr. Lemon, recontly deceased, ' labored for thosalvation of sinful souls, On the corner of Fiftoonth and Douglas Kleffner & Markel sold groceries and pro- visions to the occupants of the dwelliags and small shops around them., The postoftice corner was occupied by Charloy Lord's livery stuble, and on the site ot the ('reighton block the villago blacksmith hammered out metallic music during tweive hours of overy twenty-four. It was not until the following year that the Morrison houae, later the Planter's, was built on block 86, 500n o bo the site of the new postoflice, and Was run for years by Josiah Morrison. During those years it was the hotel of tho west. Was Democratic That Year, Charles H. Brown was Omaha’s mayor in 1867, and Lis oftice was in J. J, Brown's building at Fourteenth and Douglas, where, among other things, he acted as police judge, which in those days was oue of the duties of the mayor. W. P. Suowden was city marshal; Frank Murphy, treasurer and collector; Ildward Whilehorn, assessor; Willium L. May, city clerk; Jeremiah Mahoney, street commis- sioner; B, E. B. Kennedy, city solicitor; Dr. J. R. Conkling, city pbysician; R. C. Barn- ard, city engineer, Jono H. Green and Charles Maguire were the councilmen from the Fust ward, John R. Porter and J. Ru- dowsky from the Second aud Joseph Creigh- ton and William Jones from the Third, It was v 1867 that a portion of Jefforson square was lensed to the Omaha seminary for fivo years ut an aunual rental of £50. The seminary took 132 feet on the northeast cor- ner and erected a school building on the grounds, but it seems that the lessces were poor pay, and within a fow months the council ordered theschool house removed and passed a resolution forever decicating the square to the peoplo for park purposes. The question of using the block for other purposes has been frequently brought up since that tume, among the schemes being one to establish a market house there and another to make it the site of the new city hall, but thanks to intelligent opposition the park remains & park as of yore. ‘I'he council veceived & communication in May, 1867, from one A, D. Hayward, who wrote that he was building & vessel to plow the waters of the lakes aod bad decided to name her “Omaha.” He wanted the council to recognize tho honor by douaung a set of colors for his craft. Mayor Brown was in- structed to convey to Mr. Hayward the city’s thanks, and inform ham that when the vessel was completed the colors wouid be forth- coming. They were never purchased, how- ever, for no ofticial notification was after- wards, received from the ship builder, Improvements and Hospitality, In 1807 taxes in Omaha took an upward tendency, and the levy was incroased to 10 mills, ‘Threo new fire cisterns were dug at Tenth ana Harney, Tenth aod Douglas and Sixteenth and Davenport. The license to open the Academy of Music and run it as a place of amusement was granted on May 1 of that year, and was 1ssued to Messrs, Cald- well & Clopper. ‘What was known as the “Rocky Mountain Press excursion” passed through Omaha that year. It was made up of representa- tivas of aul the leading papers of the east, and they were royally entertained by the oitizens at the Cozzens hotel, at Ninth and Harpey, the building erected on the spur of the wo- ment by George Francls Train because of & fancied slight put upou him at the Hernden was | T THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: house, The council was asked to appropri- ate money to pay for the entertainment, but that body concluded that it had no legal right to do so, and tho necessary amount was raised by subsoription among the business men. The result was a liberal and beneficial advertising of Umaha throughout tho east. At the end of that municipal year the cily had a bonded indebtedness of £30,254.01, mostly for railway and firo purposes, but there was enough money in the treasury to pay all outstanding claims except the bonded debt and leave a handsome balance, The following spring the Union Paciric was votea $100,000 and the Northwestern was given an additional slice of §7,500. Allin all 1867 was'a great yoar in Omaha’s history, and had as much to do with materi- ally advanoing the prosperity of the youthful city as 1892 bids fair to have with the Omaha of today. PEACE IN Disorders of the Past Fe 5 at an End —Cheered the Emperor. Benuiy, Feb. 28,—At 2:80 o'clock this af- ternoon the streets of the city prosented a very animated appearance. This was es- pecially the case with the Unter den Linden and approaches to the Thiergarten, which were thronged with people and for the most part would-be sightseers and promenaders, The groups of rowdies and roughs which have constituted such a painfully conspicuous feature in the streets during the past fow days for peace-loving Borliners were absent. No disorderly crowd followed the soldiers as they were relieving the guard. The police state that the few mobs which gathered last night, but whion were so quickly dispersed and after which compara- tive quiet settled down over the city by) o'clock, were led by sevoral men carrying naked swords. While the police were ongaged in suppressing these dis- turbances a mounted policeman had his skull fractured, owing to his beiug struck on the head by a petroloum bottle thrown from a house. Of the persons arrested yesterday in connection with the riots only twenty- three have been detained in custody. At 8:30 p. m, the situation appears to have groatly improved. The police have com- plotely regained the upper hand. Although large erowds continue to collect before the imperial palace, tho police have lhttle diffi- culty in keeping them i motion, Strong de- tuchments of mounted police patrol the dis- turbed quarters. In view of the more ex tensive measures takon to repress disorder, the alarm of the genoral public has abated. Anpout 100 arrests were mado here todav. It is roported that one man wounded in the streets has died. Willlam Took a Drive, The emperor, accompanied by members of his family, took his usual drive in the Thiergarten today. He was heartily cheered by tho populace all along the route. It was a mat- tar of common remark that during the recent disturbances the emperor and all the members of the imperial family have always met with a loyal reception whenever they have appeared in public. The troops, too, have always been warmly applauded by the populace while marching through the streets of the city. This, it is claimed, proves conclusively that the late troubles have not had their origin in personal hatred of the emperor and that even the disorderly portion of the popu- lation has no animus against the army upon whose services the emperor would, of course, have to rely in case of a serious outbreak, The socialist members of the municipal council of Berlin have madoa proposition that the city government begin various public works for the purpose of giving employment, to the thousands now out of work. The president of the Polico department today expressed tbe opinion that the dis- orders were now at an end. A FRENCH SENATOR ON FREE SILVER. Europe Will Not Take Our Silver Money in Any Shupe—The New Cabinet. Paris, Feb, 28.—Tho new cabinet meets with & cold reception from the press. The corservative. and radical journals agree in saying that the new cabinet is composed of the same elements as the preceding cabiret; that it must, therefore, have a policy that has already been disapproved by the chamber and that the cabinet cannot last long. The constitutiona! rights party, now com- prising forty deputies, has formally decided 10 accept the republican form of govern- ment. Mr. Reid, the United States minister, will probably be able to complete his official busi- ness within a fortnight, as the now cabinet contains ministers'versed in the negotiations with the United States ropresentative, Tho proposed farewell banquet to Mr. Reid will take place either March 10 or March 23. Senator Clammageran, formerly minister of finance, said today to an Associated Press representative: “The United States ison the downward track in political economy, which 1s evidenced by the triumph of pro- tection, and the growing craze for free coin- age. I'rauce had free coinage, but was forced to abandon it,and it will not prove more successful in America, where the question is agitated in the interest of silver mines. America is the richest country in the world and can afford the experiment of free coinage, whether it is good or not good, but the people must not delude themselves with the idea that Europe will take their silver money in any shape, especially since the McKinley law shuts out European products. They may obtain international silver con- gresses as often as they want thein, but such conferences would be witkout tangible re- sult. Europe has enough silver already,” The commirtee initiative for the Chicago fair is now well orgaunized. There are members, including some of the leading Paris merchants holding honors from previous world’s fairs. DECLINED TO RE! SE DEACON, Contradictory Stories of Husband and Wife —History of Three Years' Domestic Life, CANNES, eb, 28.—When Mr. Deacon was confronted by Mrs. Doacon yesterday the stories told by the husband and wife were]s contradictory that the judge declined to re- lease Mr. Deacon on parole, Fricods of Mr, Deacon complained of this ac- tion and also of the mewspaper attacks on Mr. Daacon, who, they say, because he shot a Frenchman, is dubbed a cowardly assassin, Some papers demand the repeal of the statute justifying the husband’s crime in such cases. ) Mr. Deacon appealed to the judge against these attempts to prejudice bis case, Ho stil displays forbearance toward his wife and refuses to bring any oriminal charges against hor. Mrs. Deacon flatly doniod that she was guilty of any impropriety, Nearly the wholo day was occupied Ev the judge in reading the nusvand’s history of the past three years of his domestic life, " Mrs, Deacon replied to the charges as thoe story was read and all ber roplics were recorded by the court offi- cals, The scene during the proceedings was @& painful one, and Mr. Deacon was so affeoted that he had to retire to his bed 1mmediately after the hearing. In ad- journing tue case the judge intimated that he was Lnable to say wheu the iuguiry would be concluded, Mrs. Deacon, who was dressed in black, seemed 10 be quite comtortable, She watcned her husband anxiously as he returned to prison, —— Dicd of the Outrage, W INpraxaroLts, ind., Feb, 25.—A special to the Sentinel from Terre Haute, Ind., says: Rose Slaughter, a girl of 12, who was crimin- ally outraged while ou « sick bed last Friday by Ed Chrisenberry and Frauk’ Otey during the absence of her mother, died this morn- ing, and as a consequence the uorthern part ot the ciy, where the girl resided, is mreatly excited, and there are frequent threats of lynehing. At the jail all day today a sign of “no admit- tance” was posted because the jail authori- ties feared an attack. T'he two ruffians are each about 19 years old and lve in the same neighborhood as their vietiw. Each of them outraged the girl while the other held her. She was sick and the resuit of her ter- rible experience was the girl's death. v —— American Silver Coln in Canada. Vicrori, B. C., Feb. 28.—Notices have been posted 1 the telegraph offices and other places of business stating that Ameri- can siiver coln will not be &t a discount of 5 cent. will tako the same postofice FEEL GREATLY ENCOURAGE! o Whe Will Secure the Poople's Party Nomi- nation atiOmaha. ECHOES FROM THE ST, LOUIS CONVENTION Lies Betweon llnn‘ll)mlfy and Weaver—Polk for the Vice Fr'nl,ll«nry-Wlllnll of Georgla Jlllllqfl,l—“unllhll Meeting Will Marely, Relterate, WasniNaroy, D, C., Feb. 28, —The echoes of the St. Louts conveation have not dled away ere the rank and file of the allied in- dustrial organizations have begun to discuss the possible presidential candidates of the national people’s party. Ihe convention for the nomination of candidates for president and vice president will not bo held until July 4 at Omaha, and as both of tho other leading parties will have mado their nomina- tions by that time the people’s party will be in a position to make the strongest possiblo nominations for the purposo ot earrying the doubtful states in which their organizations havo in the past manifested the groatest strongth, General James B. Weaver of Towa, once the candidato of the greenback party for president of the United States; Hon. L. L. Polk of North Carolina, president, of the National Farmers alliance; Hon. Ignatius Donnelly of Minneapolis; United States Senator Leland Stanford of Cali- fornia; Mr. T. V. Powderly, grand master workman of the Kmghts of Labor; Hon. Anson G. Streeter of Illinois, late candidate of the Farmers Mutual Benefit association for United States senator for Illinois, are among those who are now being discussed as possible presidential and vice prosidential candidates of tho people's party. Between Weaver and Donnelly. “In my opinion,” said Tepresentative Jorry Simpson of Kunsas today, “‘General Weaver of Iowa is most likely to bo the peo- ple's party candidate for the presidency. At any rato he has up to this time been tho man desired in this connection. But I would not be surprised if tho sentiment i favor of Ignatius Donnelly assumed formidable pro- portions. He has developed strength out of St. Louis, and the preamble to the platform —which was written by him and which is in my opinion one of the most vigorous and classic oroductions of modern literature— has won Dounelly many friends, and he will be a prominent candidate if he desires the nomination. ~As a matterof fact, 1 do not think that Weaver really cares for the nomi- nation, although he seems to be a favorite and is the man that1s talked of among the farmers alliance people. I think thereis no question but that President Polk of the farmers alliance will be the candidate for vice president.” Representative Watson of Georgia was compelled to remain 10 Washington to look after the logislative deiands of his party, and did not attend the St. Louis convention. He is earnest in his approval of all that was done at St. Louis, however, and thinks that the various industrial organizations are now fairly united on a commercial platform and into one political party* Watson eatly Encouraged, ‘“The result of thoSt.“Louls convention,' said be, ‘‘has been a revelation to the old- time politicians of the' country. They have been predicting for weeks how we wero to meat at St. Louis like fighting Kilkenny cats and then go to pieces and retire demoralized, but not a single ono.of their predictions has been realized. With less friction than is en- countered in the usual national convention of either of the old partids, 'our people, repre- seating almost, a soora of different industriel and ‘reform organizations, - have mat at St. Louis and agreed upon a platform and dec'aration ofr’prineiples which are agreeable to all and upon which thesight will be conducted all alopg the line and in every state in the union in the coming campaign, I feel greatly eocouraged by the fact that all these industrial organizations coming there from different varts of the country, each with its favorite plan and principles, wera vet aole to be harmonious, to pool their issues and to make one declaration com- mon to all, which will appeal waraml to the reform sentiment of their count I regard the platform as a_very strong pro- sentation of substantially the same principles as have called the various organizations into existence and upon which wa have been edu- cating the people for the Inst four or five years and it will now command the fuli sup- port of tho industrial oreanizations of all classes, I had myself no dotbt this result would be reached. Omaha Convention to Follow St. Louis’, “‘Neither have I any doubt that the Omaha convention will keep right in the middle of the road and select capable candidates, and that from the ofticial beciuning of this move- ment at St. Louis we will have a brilliant campaign which will bring the people nto a more thorough understanding of the prin- ciples of their government, and the changes that ought to be made, than the country has known since the foundation of the govern- ment. The Omaba convention will put into official party shape that which was agreed upon at St. Louis by a convention of nonpar- But it follows, as a log- ical conclusion, that the campaign put cn foot at Omaha will havo to be based substan- tially upon the platform onunciated at St. Louis. I take iv that the Omaha convention will merely reiterate the declarations of the St. Louis convention, and that our platform may be said to be even now practically be- fore the people. “*As to who the candidates of the peoples party will be continued Represeitative Watson, “I really cannot say, but [ think the candiaate for the presidency will be some man who has been well identified with this grent revolt against the existing state of af- airs, who has mado sacrifices for it, who is koown for the fidelity with which he has served in this use; aud I think it is quite unnecessary - that such a man should have a barrel. I think the only question should be, ‘is he 1dentified ‘with us,"is he a man of good standing, and 18. he a man of broad ability, fitted to lead _a campaign as & presidential ' candidate! 1 do not think that our success depends upon the amount of boodle that we can put in the campaign. Wo are not a party of boodle and corruption, I beliove that our strongest plan of campaign will be to appeal straight and frankly to the sense and conscience of the peoplé‘and to avoid as far as possible the machine methods of the boodle politicians against whom we have raised this revolt. WEEK AT WASHINGTON, %8 of Springer May Postpone Discus- slon of the Wool B))I 86t for Tomorrow. WAsSINGTON, D. Cjy Fieb. 28.—The proceed- ings in congress duringithe present weelk nromises to beof morethan usual interest, for it is expected that tho (W4 leading issues of the day—silver and warifl-rwill figure in ono or both of the houses.« The senate willi resume sideration of 6 0 pending idaho election case tamorrow and Mr, Claggett, contestant, wilF'be allowed to con- clude his argument Yegin Saturday. Iuas- much as Mr. Claggét has already made a presentation of his cgge that will require an answer from the coujm{ftde on privileges and elections, it 1s probable that the discus- sion will last several days. Mr. Call has given notice that be will in- terrupt the general order on Tueiday to de- liver some remarks upop his resolution pro- viding for an inquiry futo the alleged inter- ference of rallroad companies in tlorida senatorial elections. 1t is understood that the leading opponents of the protection and tariff reform theories intend to address the senate during the week on the subject of reciprocity. T'here is some uncertainty as to the course of business in the house durlog the week, owing to the illness of Mr. Springer, chair- man of the ways and means commitieg, which may possibly result in & postpgne- ment of the tariff discussion that was booked to begin Tuesday. with the wool bill as the ] al measure under consideration, If the tarift bill be taken up on Tuesday its consid- eration will probably occupy all the remain- der of tho week. The District of Columbia appropriation hill is almost cowpleted by the appropristions the con- —TWELVE PAGES, committee and will nrml];{ scyeral days of the week in the event of Mr. Springer's {ll- ness becoming 80 serious as to delay the tariff debate. BENEFITS NOBODY, What the Ways and Means Majority Re- port Will Say of the Wool Dutles. Wasnisaroy, D, C., Feb. 28.—The reports of the majority and miuority of the house committes on ways and means to ACCOMpANY the Springer wool bill have been prepared and will be presented to the house tomorrow. The majority report was propared by Mr. Springor and the minority report by Mr, Burrows of Michigan, The majority report says the McKinloy bill was passed with enormous rates of du- ties, many of them prohibitory, and all of them unreasonaoly high. ‘‘T'here can be no £00d reason,” says the report, “for maintain- ing such high taxes on articles which are 50 necessary to the health and comfort of the pooplo.” A peculiar feature of the rates is that owing to the high rates per pound and per square yard added tothe ad valorem, the duties were highest upon the cheaper grades of goods worn by the masses of the people and lowest upon high priced goods worn by those in better ciccumstances, ‘Twenty-five per oent,”” comments the re- port, ‘“was all the protostion that wool ranufacturers in 1867 asked in order to enablo them to compete successfully with their foreign rivals, but it seems in tho case of woolen goods, as in all others, the amount of protection required increases from year to year. As the industries get older and better established more protection is demanded.” No Beneflt to the Manutacturers. ““The rates proposed 1n the bill submitted, the report says, ‘‘are fixed with due regard to the labor, cost of production and to the necessitios of the people. The manufacturers of woolen goods have not been benefitted by the imposition of high duties on wool and woolen goods. With the high protective tariff on the raw material, and compen- satory and high ad valorem duties on the finished product, and products limited to the home market, woolor manufacturers cannot even hope to increase their productions boyond the annual increase of population. 1f the law 1mposing an average tax of 91 per cent on goods composed wholly or in part of wool when imported does not increase tho vrice of domestic goods of like character, which do not pay any tax what- ever, then the manufacturer receives no benefit from protective tariffs and should not object to their repeal. If domes- tic goods are increased in price by reason of duties imposed unon forcign goous of like character, the extent or amouat of this in- creaso is tho measure of protection which aomestic manufacturers receive, Forced to Use a Cheaper Material, “The shoddy produced in the United States in 1500 will amount to 100,000,000 pounds. The scoured product in_that year amounted o only 02,000 pounds. 1t thus appoars that the high protective tariff on wool, which was enactea with the avowed purpose of aiding wool growers, has forced manufacturers to use a cheaper material than wool: and the competition which now threatens mostly the wool producers of the country comes from the ninety-four establishments manufacturing shoddy, rather than from wool growers in Australia and South Amer- ica. As the American producer of wool can- not sell abroad at a profit he must await the pleasure of the wool manufacturers, who are his sole patrons. A high protective tariff on wool has the direct effect of limiting the demand for American wools, for the rea- son that under such tariffs neither domestic vrools nor domestic manufactures of wool can be eéxported aud sold at a profit, and that amount only of domestio wool will be purchasea and consumed which will bo required to mix with the foreign wool, which must be used to produce the required quality and_quantity of goods to supply tho home market.”” As froe suger has increasod the consump- tion of sugar in 1801 over 1890 24 per cent, the report looks for at least un equal 1ncrease in the consumption of wool goods if the bill s68. “The report concludes: *It is not unreason- Aable to assume that lower duties upon these articles, as well as a reduction of more than half upon all woolen goods, would cause some increase of importance, for the reduction of duties would cheapen the price to oon| sumers.” The Minority Report. The minority report combats at length and with much warmth the arguments of the majority. After declaring that the operation of the wool duties under the McKinley law mado for increased consumption, which would call for increased home manu- facture &s well as, temporarily at least, enlarged unportations, it admits that it is 1mpossible to esti- mate accurately the effect upon revenues of changes on tariff duties, “By substituting, in Mr. Jefforson’s well known phrase, ‘econ- omy for taxation,’ wo shall run no risk of causing a deficit in the revenues of the gov- ernment, while liffing a'grievous load of tax- ation trom tko plain necessaries of life, Not only are wool growers and wool manufactur- ers encouraged and benefited by the law, but the great body of the people, the consumers, have shared in these benefits. The peoplo of the United States find themselves able to securo all the woolens they require at a smaller cost than ever before in their ex- verience. 1f cheapness is the one thing to be desired, it has cortainly been achieved under a tariff which enables a dollar to pur- chaso a larger ana better quality of woolen goods than was possible under any previous tariff. “Phe committee’s bill" the roport says, “‘deprive the wool growing industry in the United States at one blow of theeutire tariff protection it has enjoyed under every tariff act since 1867, It can but once effect & com- plete and final abandonmant of the effort to reduce the supply needed for the clothes of our people. Blow at the Agriculturists. “It does not mean cheaper wool for tho masses, but it does mean the wiping out of great properties, the curtailment of our in- dustrial resources and 1s o savage blow almea at ovr agriculturists, without the prospect of compensating benefits in any quarter. “The majority seek to reconcile both inter- osts to their measure and in so doing may destroy their own elaborate reasoning in both directions, If they remove'the duty to cheapen wool to the manufacturers, then they injure the farmer. If they remove the duty to increase the price to the farmer, then they injure the manufacturer, Political exi- genoy seems to require that both the farmer and the manufacturer should be protected, ‘I'he bill may be churacterized as one not only to destroy our domestic wool industry at & blow, but also to build up, on British soil, a new and important industry to supply the United States with scoured wool at the ox- penso of the large class now engaged in the occupations of wool sorting and wool scour- ing.” ‘i“he minority report does not defend the use of sboddy; and it especially denies the statement that it is stimulated by the duty on wool as to the amount which fails in the face of free trade England, which has been ap- propriately called the birthplace «f shoddy, and usually consumes a_greater quantity of this adulterant than the United States. Indefensible Discrimination. der tho iaw as 1t 13 proposed to make i1t the United States will become the dumping ground for all the worthless refuse of the world. The assault on the woolen goods schedule is denounced as a violent discrim- ination against a particular manufacture, in- defensible on. any grounds and condemned by its injustico aione. Of the effect on reve- nues the reportsays theamount of the woolen duties during tho past year was $il,426,- 981, On the same amount of imports under the proposed bill $16,575,262 would be col- lected, a reduction of $24,834,437. The report in conclusion assalls ‘‘the chimera of forelgn markets.” It says: *‘The rotective licy of the United States now followed to & greater or less egree by every important nation, Great Britawn alone excepted, The proposed abandonment of this poley 1n the United States iu the face of its con- tinuance and extension everywbere would afford to Grqat Britala the ‘outlet for her surplus woolen products, which she cannot otherwise obtain. 0se who would deliber- ately shape our fiscal legislation to this ena have @ purblind vision of the present Industrial situation of the world, England, France and uu‘:ul?y aod also the Unlted Btates aro mru i @ tre- mendous struggle for industrial su 80y . “No industyy sp well demonst our ogress as thi mnufac hich as growan Lo tl bl 870 the United States, olw‘u Dek Sent reat Britaln," 'READY T0 TRY IT AL OVER President Oarnot Has a Cabinet and French Politios Have Calmed Down, IT MAY BE OVERTHROWN TOMORROW Loubet Will Ask a Vote of Confidence at the Outset, Which He Muy Not Get Carnot’s Part in the Crisis, Mme. [Copyrighted 1592 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, Fob. 28.—~[New York Herald Cablo ~Special to Tur Ber.]—At last tho crisis is over, after ten days without a ministry. But every ono says tho new cabinet will not las long. M. Constans wrooked his party. Opposed by M. de Freycinet and M. Carnot he had to go under. The visible attack was directed against him, 1 do not wish to defend the formoer minister of fthe interior, I veliove his ability has beon over- estimated. He has boen more lucky than great, but cortain of his colleagues havo not acted well toward him. Yesterday M. Rouviec visited him and said: I will never remain without you." But there be is, in the now cabinet, just the same. The first day of the crisis M. Carnot sent for M. Constans, and said to him: “Don’t worry, You will be in the new combination,” Yet no one workea harder against M. Con- stans than M. Carnot, except, possibly, Mme. Carnot. Likes to Play the Queen, Ihave many times before pointed out tho part played by Mme, Carnot, & part that grew groater during this crisis, Mme. Car- not detested Mme. Constans, At tho last recoption at the Elysees tho vresident’'s wife did not address a word to Mmo. Constans, but deliberately turned her back on her, Mme. Carnot also caused the the resignation of another minister, M. Yves Guyot, bocause Mmo. (Guyot the othior day asked tho prico of butter and milk of the Spanish ambassador’s wife, the duchess of Mandas, who thereupon gossiped with her in the true housewife fashion. Mme. Carnot regards hersolf as the ql\mon of France, and plays ber part accordingly. She wishes her- solf and the wives of cabinet ministers to be great ladies, and all anecdotes nna gossip orfend. Not a Very Solid Affair. The president's chances of re-election in 1895 have been lessened by the crisis, and it has been whispered since the first day of the crisis that all was aimed at M. Constans. He should have acted more openly, and should not have made complaints to all the public men for whom ho sent to form a cabi- net. When M. Loubet yesterday was on the point of broaking out, M. Carnot tearfully said: “The external situation is such that I am willing to sacrifice everything in order to retain the foreign minister and the minister of war. Therest I do not care about. canuot too strongly urge you to form a cab- inet.” M. Loubet thereupon undertook the task. It is his intention to propose a vote of con- fidence next Thursaay. Itis possible that his overthrow will follow without delay, and that would put us absolutely in a hole. JACQUES St. CERE. UNDER BARRILAS' BAN, General Barios in a Fair Way to Follow General Euriquez, [Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.) SAN SaLvapor (via Galveston, Tex.), Feb. 28.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tne Bee.]—It is stated here with great positiveness that General Reina Barios, who some time ago returned from San Francisco, Cal., to run as a candi- date for the presidency, is a prisoner in the hotel whers he is stopping with his family. President Barillas, it i alleged, caused rumors to be spread to the effect that Barios had determined and powerful enemies who were planning to as- sassinate him. = To protect him from this alleged danger, the president is maintaining a constant guard of troops around the hotel. General Barios’ wife, who is an American ‘woman, is half crazy through fear that he will be murdered. Colonol Lima, who is allegod to have failed to carry out Barilla's orders to start a pre- tended revolt, which was to be attributed to General Miguel Enriquez, and thus afford a Eroteu for killing the latter, has, it 1s said, een whipped to death in the' penitentiary. President Barillas is said to be terribly frlgt:awnall by the idea that he wiil be pois- oned. Deputy Morin offered & resolution in Sal- vador's congress today, empowering Presi- dent Ezeta to bring about a Central Ameri- can union by diplomatio means. The idea is to ~have a diet of five dolegates, one from each Central American republic, to meet at Santa Tecla next year to further his objeot. Chilian News, VALPARAISO, Chill (via Galveston, Tex.), Feb, 28.—[By Moxican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tue Bge.|—The United States’ display of patriotism in ask- ing for the removal of the bodies of Charles W, Riggin and William Turnbull, the Balti- more's sailors who were killed last Octooer, might have becn extended to the remains of the heroes who fought so valiantly aboard tho sloop I2ssex against two British vessels in 1816 in this harbor. The bodies of the offi- cers and sailors of the [Essex were gatherea a few years ago by Peter Necellas, Dr. Trumbull and other Americans, and placed ina grave in the Protestant cemetery. A monument was erected over the grave, It now appears from the official stutemtent that Chili will not at present buy any war ships from the Armstrongs. The pews has been received that Argentine has paid up for the vessels. Thomson, the London Times' man, thus loses the commission he was to recelve in case that the saie with Chili was effected. ‘The local papers made the error of stating that the ships had been bought by their gov- erament, Tho nquiry into the cuarges that Lisuten- aut Harlow, the World's fair commissioncr, acted as a newspaper correspondent will bo resumod LOmOIrow, Presigent Montt today reviewed tho fire brigade in the preseuce of an immense crowd, NOT SOCIALISTS' WORK, Berlin Rlots Were Not Part of the Plan of that Party. | Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.] Pamis, Fob, 28, —[New York Herald Cablo— Special to Vs Bee.|—Duc d'Quercey, ono of the leaders of the French socialists, was in- terviewed as to the Berlin troubles by & Herald correspondent. Ho said: “The move- ment itself s not socialistic. Such isolated demonstrations are contrary to the doctrines and policy of the German soclalistic party. What is being propared in Germany under the leadership of Liobknoch and HBebel is a united pressuraof the working classes on the government, not an insurrection, Tho Berlin riots have taken the German socialists unawares, Socialist deputics, counseilors and leaders generally ure opposed o it, but therank and file of the party, chiefly work- (CURES PROMPTLY AND PERMANENTLY RHEUMATISM, Lumbago, Headache, Toothache, NEURALGIA, Sore Throat, Swelllngs, Frost-bitec, $O01ATICA. THE GHARLES A. VOGBLER CO.. Baltimore. M4, ingmen, seeing the importance of the move. mont, certainly took part. 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