Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 26, 1892, Page 1

Yo / ING, MARCH 26, 1892 DAlLy BEE. THEY MUST ACCOUNT FOR IT Oommissioner Greer and President Strang Will Be Asked Concerning the Cash. LAW IGNORED IN SPENDING THE MONEY n and Statates of Tales of the Commissic Nebraska Evaded by the Gentlemen in Control—WIill Have n Fall Investi, ) Lixcory, Neb,, March 25,—|Special to Tne Bee.|--The Nebraska Columbian commission neld another meeting today in a hopeless en deavor to ascertain just whero it was, Ihe offort was hardly a success, and it was unanimously decided that nothing could bo done until President Strang and ex-Commis- sioner General Greer appeared and enlight- encd the board as to what had been done by them without the knowledge or consent of the commis sion. Atthe morning session a resolution was adopted calling ex-Commissioner Greer to appear before the voard at its meeting on April 5 and make a full accounting of all funds expended during his administraticn, He will ba required to tell what money was expended, for what purposc, and to present item z-d statements of each account together ‘with vouchers and receipts, It isalsoa fact that during bis sdministration some ten or fifteen counties paid to him the sum of 0 each to be used in the purchase of grain cases for the state exhibit. He will be askea to inform.the board as to the disposition of this money as well as which counties furnished it. Systematic Evasion of the Law. During the 1nformal discussivon of the situ- ation this forenoon it was developed that not only the law, but the by-laws of the commis- sion had been systematically evaded by two, and probably three, members of tho commis- sion, These three members constituted the executive council, ns provided by law. 'They were President Strang, Commissioner Gen- eral Greer and Secretury Powers, As far as the records of tho commission show theso three ofticials completoly ignored the law and the rules laid down for their gmdance. In hardly a eingle instanco has the law been complied with and it rests with thoso gentle- men to prove whether or not their failure to perform the full measure of their duty was tho result of accident or design. In either case they will hardly escape the just criti- cism which the reorganized commission will undoubtedly bestow ut its meeting next week, The following ure the by-laws adopted at the meeling of the commission on September 10 of last year: By-Laws of the Commission. Virst—The name of this commission shall te the Nebraska Columbian commission. Second—Iour members shall be ne constitute u auorun. “Third—The recular place of meetingshall bo at the offic of the governor at the city of Liu- coln, but the presiaent m call meetings of tho commissfon ag any other pluce hie may deem proper and shall do so on enll signed by a majority of the commission. Fourth—The regular mectinz of the com- mission shull be on the first Tuesdny of next October and shull be on tho first Tuesiny of each alternute month unless othocwlse di- reeted Ly the president, und the president ay. it he thinks proper, call special meetings of ‘the commission on'giving cach member thereof at least ten days' notice, and it shall Ve his duty to call special meetings whenever A majority of the memters shall sign u call therefor nnd presert thesame Lo hin, EFifth~No noney “shall be drawn from tho comission except when est shall first have been mado by the executive council signed by the president and secretary and no one extimate shall exceed 86,000 ex of emergency und upon a ur the commission and approved by the gov- ernor, and before any other estimuto can bo mude or money drawn the preside retiry shall present to the com Rovernor u fuil, complete and itemized state- ment with vouchers of uil expenditurcs, all of which shall Le duly certified to by the' presi- cent and seeretary s beinz just und correct, Sixth-No money shall be ‘paid out for uny Rurpose whatever until thero shull first Lo lod with th eral an Item zed stateient of the clal fied to by the claimant thut the uec ust, correct and reasonuble, und that the irnished ns ry to alior was rendered or mnterinl ehurgod thereln, and that the been pald; ana each account so filed shull when nudited und allowed by the oxceut! council be paid by the president upon the presentation of w witrrant driwn by the secre tury and stumped with the szal of the com- mission. Provided, however. the commis- sloner general may draw wi s on the president for the payment of bils ng In any one month §,00) without. being first allowed by the exceutive council, butall such bills must be reported to the council once i month and must be passed upon by the commission at Its next meating after sald bHK shall hive been puld. Seventh—It shall be the duty of the secro- tary. In addition to the usunl dutics of n sec- retuty, to keop u hook or Looks in which a full, complete and accurate account of all moneys recelved from whatever source and showing the disbursements thereof, to whom and for what purpose. which book' or books shillat all bo open to luspection. Elghth—The president shull preside at all meotings of the commission when present, and in h's s w president pro tem shall te chose! o shull be the custodian of all moneys coming Mnto the hands of the conmis- and shall pay the $1me out ouly on wir- ts drawn upon bim by the sceretury or th reneral. ay proseribed n s shall o entitled to vot: on all ons cominz beforo the comm ss on. nth—The commissioner general shall bo ex-ofticio member of the stato ¢ ission. to advise und vote only in case of tie, to rustie 1n and out of season for tho grand success of the Columbinn exposition und to sco that Ne- braski takes front rank in the great slster- hooa of stites In (5, ‘enth—The commission shall senl. on which shall be engrave: ‘Nebrasku Columbiun Commission venth—Theso by-laws muy Le chung altered or amended 4t any regular moeting the commission by & two-thirds vote wembers appointed, By-Luws Contrary to Law, There is hardly any doubt that the sixth section of the above hi'-luws is lllegal. The law creating the commissioa und appropri- ating the funds for the stato exhibit estab- lisbed the manner in which the money should be disbursed, Section G of the by-laws makos an entirely different provisioa for the disbursement of the funds, ‘Che section as originally submitted was correct and the only one'that should have been adopted; but in open meeting today members of the com- misslon stated that President Strang ana Commissioner Genoral Greer objected so strenuously to the rule that it was amended 80 as to permit them to spend the money about as they pleased. Even the amended section has 1ot been ovserved, for from the time it was adopted down to the day he left for Texas President Strang persistently neg- lccted to render an itemizad statement of tho bills and accounts paid by, him under war- runts drawn by the commissioner gencral, Secretary Powers Criticised, Commissiover Gale was disposed to attach sowe of the blame to the secretary and ho did not hesitate to do so in open weeiinz. Ho called attention to section 7 of the by-laws printed above, which provides that the see- rotary shall keep a completo and aceurate ac- count of all moneys received from whatever source aud showing tho disbursements there- of, to whom and for whut purpose, and thav euch book shall at all times be open to in- spection, Secretary Powers hias utlerly neg- lected to do his duty as laid down under this section ad Commissioner Gale did not hesi- tate to characterize his neglect 1o do 0 as culpable in the extreme. It was urzed in Mr. Powers' defense by Comnussioner Mobley that the president and the commissioner general had studiously ig- nored the existence of the sccretary; that thoy bud simply gone abead without consult- ing bim. Consequently 1t was Lipossivle for him to keep an itemized account of the re- oeipts ana expenditures when such receipts and expenditures were not reported 1o him. Commssioner Gale replied that the secre fary could © &b least enterud a formal rotest: but that he had searcbed ihe record @ vain effort to find such a protest, Avallable Fands Exhausted, Auditor Benton states this afteruoen that provide a tho words f ull the he will pay no more warrants until the law providing that after ono estimato has boen sllowed no further estimates can be made or money drawn until the president ana secre- tary shall present to the commissioner gen- | eral a full, complete nnd itemized statement with vouchers of all exponditures, all of which shall be duly certifiod to by the president and secrotary s beinw just and correct. Iu this view the vuditor is upheld by all tho members of the commission nresent. In this connection it may be said that the iaw made the presi- dent of the commission the custodian of tho funds of the commmssion. The president is the only disbursing oficor and he is re- 8DOUS1bI6 to N0 one but the commission fiself. He is not required to flle his vouchers with the auditor of state. Nothing in the irregular manner in which tho work of the commission has been concucted can be constried as & re- flection upon the auditor’s office. In Regard to the Edueational Exhibit, The only matter discussed by tho comm sion today outside of the unfortunate en tangloment of tho financial affairs was tho matter of tho educational exhibit. The com- mission has been freely criticised by tho cducational journals over the stato for its attitude on the matter., Tho factis thattheso educational journuls have been inisinformed a8 to tho wishes of the commission and in order to correct any further misapprobension the following resolution was adopted : Resolved, That the Nebraska ofucational exhibit be u e in the Liberal Arts bulid ng onnect with educationnl exhibits of : ired by the rules pre- seribed by the National Board of Control, and that encrzetic cTorts be made to have the ex- Wibit o kecping with the oxcelience of our cducationul systen, and thut wo carnestly fn- vito the hear(y eo-operation o: a1l cducators and eduzational institutions in the state In Qur efforts to makon creditablo showing of Nebruska's advincement and liberality in in- tellectunl development, and that we will ex- tond all flnwacial wld possibie to accomplish that end, Resolved. That application be immediately mado for 3000 foet of floor spuce in the Lileral Arts building to be used for the educational exhibit. After an informal discussion of other mat- ters the commission adjourned to mcet on April 5, —— HIDDEN IN A BARN, Desperate racters Itoc Discovered by o A gontleman liviag on North Sixteonth streev roported to the polico last night that somo men had boan hiding all day in an old unoccupied barn near Sixteenth ana Cass streets, Two voung boys were playing about the barn during tho day and hearing voices sneaked up and pecred through the tracks, Lying In & manger on & pilo of rubvish and straw wero three rather tough lovking customars. The lads listened u mo- meunt and heard one man ask: *What shall we do if they find us here?” “Why, fill tham full of lead if wo can't get away without being caught,” was the answer which the person addressed made. This kind of talk frightened tho boys and they ran home to tell their mother. This was at noon. At 4 o'clock the baru wasstiil occapied. When the boys' father reached home tho circumstances were rolated to him and he ut onca reportod the matter to ths first ofticer he met. A couple of detectives hastened to the barn and a thorough search of the premises was made but the birds had flown. The police think the men were the cracks- men who tried to shoot Officer Cory tho night before. K % In n Manger ——— OUT THE CHINESE. New York rérs Hold a Mass Mceting Favoring Exclusion. New Yok, March 25.—A mass meeting of men and women under the auspices of tho labor organizations wus held last night to denounce the Chinese and. demand that they be perpetually ‘expelled from the country. Resolutions wero adopted requesting the senate and house to pass as speedily as pos- sible, effective and perpotual exclusion laws prohibiting the coming to this country of all Chineso persons without regard to distinction or class, except duly authorized diplomats, and to énact laws for the proper registration and_cnumerstion of those that aro here. Copies of these resolutions wero ordered sent to President Harrison, the members of the cabiner, the senate and' house as well as the emperor of China and the Chinese mia- ister at Washington. ———— Removing the Intruders, Wasmxaroy, D. Murch —In view of the fact that the proclamations will soon be issued by the president opeuning tosettlement the surplus lands of tho Cheyenne and Arapahoe roservations in Indian Territory, and also the lands recently ceded to the United States by tne Sisseton and Wahpeton Indians it the Dakotas, Sec- retary Noblo has tuken sieps fo have all intruders removed therefrom by the military. The former reservation will be oponed to settlement between the first ten daays of April and the latter on April 15. This action 1s taken, not only for the protection of the government bit in the interest of intruders themselves, as under the law porsons who enter upon the lands prior to the date fixed upon thereby, forfeit their rights unaer tho proclamation. Similar action has also been tiken with respect to the removal of intruders from the Cherokea strip in Indian Territory and all persons found thereon, whether whito or Inaian, will bte promptly removed. The lauds to be op:ued aggrogate 574,257 acres. e e Bland and His Men orallze: WasmNgroy, . O, March 25.—The silver advocates ara sadly demoralize] by the weakness of thewr vause botrayed by last ovening’s proccedings of the house. They nave all along been confident of u majority of thirty or forty. Mr. Bland will at onco appaal 1o the committee on rulos to set apart aday and hour for the further consideration of the silver bill, thus cuting off all intervening motions and fore- ing a vote, The unti-silvsr people will also appeal to the committee on rules for permis- 190 to offer motions, first to suostitute the international monetury congress bill; second, to recommend; thnrd, to postpone until De- cember next; fourth, that the vote bo taken firat on the international monetary congress bill. The opponents of the bill ‘claim this would be simply protecting the rights of the minori R eem— Ingenlous Heatlng Drum Patented. Wasmixoroy, 0, C.,, March 25, —(Special Telegram to Tug Bes.|—The Washington office of Tne Be: Bureau of Claims today procured & patent for Messrs. Held & Gruenbigen of St. Anthony's Park, Minn., on a heating drum, This is a valuable improvement over anything now in use and consists of a novel and ingeniously con- structed heating drum calevlated for heating rooms where stoves are not desirable, This i ntion has great advantages over any kind of stove now used. The patent secured for theso gentlemon by the Waahington office of Tue Bee Bureau is very broad in its claims and shows the advantages pos- sessed by Tue Bee Bureau of Claims in se- curing patents for inventors, - Murderer Henry Smith Hanged. LouvisviLLe, Ky., March 25, —Henory Smith was hanged at 6:22 this morning for the murder of nis employer, Louis Specht, Jan- uary 18, 1861, The murder grew out ot a quarrel bocause Specht would not permit Smith W take his family out riding on Sun- day. Smith gied with but slight convul- sions. e ill Farm Mine Vietims Burled. Duxpar, Pa, March 25,—The uwenty- three bodies of the Hill Farm mine explosion were buried today, amid the most heart rending scenes of rlel on the part of the relatives present. ‘The jury verdict attached no olame to the Dunbar company, e Business Troubles. Sr. Louis, Mo., March 25.—A deed of sigumeat was filed yesterday by Conrad Farner, a dealer in furuiture, ete., to Lous Reyuard as trustee for the creditors. As- sets, $55,000; liubilities unknowa. SILVER DEMORALIZED THEM Members of Congress Tired from Their Struggle Over the Bland Bill. YESTERDAY IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE Holding n Post Mortem on Yesterday's Vote on the Bland Bill—An Analysis of the Ballotings—Washington News Gossip. and Wasiiyoroy, D. C., March 25, —Tho free coinage bill had a demoralizing effect on the private bill calendar in the house. 'T'he pro- longation of yesterday’s session until 12:40 this morning proved a sovero trial to the most of the members, avd when the houso met today not over fifty of the 336 members were in their seats, Later in the day other members strolled in, but at no time auring the day would a roll call have developed the presonce of a quorum, and it was found im- vossible to take decisive action upon any imn- portant measures. After prayor by the chaplain there were a number of members on their feet asking for corrections to be mado in the record and the journal. Most of these corrections were directed toward a roll call in the Record which was incorrectly printed by the print- ing office. The caption “*not voting” was placed over the list of members voting in the negative on one of the motions made last night and this error lod to some confusion. Reed Is Sarcas Tho error was not material, but it was suficient to bring Mr. Reea of Maine for- ward with the sarcastic remark: “I am glad to uotico that this multiplicity of erfors which has apparently occurred in this con- gress is not an evidenco of moral obliguity as it has been in some congresses.' |Laughter. | The Speaker—The chair will stato to the gentleman that what appears to bo a multi- plicity of errors grows out of a singlo _error at the printing offic in putting over tho list of those who voted “nay” the words ‘‘not voting.” 1tis simply tho transposition of a subhead, Mr. Reed—These errors will happen. I want only to point out that fact. Mr. Bynum--1 call the gentloman’s atten- tion to the fact that in the present congress we have an opportunity to correct errors after they ara discovered. In some previous congresses we have been prohibited frotf doing so, The journal having been approved the house went into committee of the whole (Mr. McRae of Arkansas in tho chair) on the vate caiendar. Three hours were consumed in tho consid- eration of the bill for the relief of personal representatives of Henry Sibley, the inven- tor of the Sibley tent, but nu determination was reached. The committec rising, the house adjourned -the evening session being dispensed with, Senator Hearst's emory Honored—Other FProceed gs Yesterday WAsmiNGToN, D, C., March 25,—A bill was reported for the establishment of a fish hatchery in Montana and ordered placed (on the caleadar. Mr. Sawyer introduced a bill to encourage postal savines, to invest the same and to di- vide the earnings among dopositors. Re- ferred. The senate then, on motion of Mr. Sher- man, went into executive session. When the doors were reopened logistative business was resumed. Mr. Wilson from tho judiclary committec reported u bill chauging the time for holding the circuit and district courts of West Vir- ginia, and iv was passed, Senate bill appropriating. $100,000 for o public building at Helena, Mont., was taken from the calondar acd passed. The senato adopted resolutions offercd by Mr. Stanford in respect to the memory of the lute Senator Hearst and the business of the senate wus suspended 1n order to enable his associates to pay proper tribute of re- speet to his high character and distingulshed public services. Kulogies werc delivered by Serators Stanford, Vest, Stewart, Voorhees, Dolpb, Morgan and Felton (Mr. Henrats successor) and then as a further mark of re- spect the senate adjourned until Monaay. ANALY! S OF THE VOTE, ome of the Fentures of Yesterday's Bal- loting on the Bland Bill, WasumiNerox, D. C. March 25.—1If Mr. Catchings of Mississippi returns to Washington in timo a special order may bo brought in the house Monday for the immed- iate consiaeration of the Bland silver bill and pending amenamonts. Mr. Bland, dur- ing the afternoon, disclosed his plan by the introduction of a resolution fixing. March 28 as the date on which the bill for the free coinage of silver and pending amendments shall bo taken up and put on 1ts -passage. Accompanying tho resolution is a provision giving the speaker power to refuse to enter- tain any dilatory motion. The resolution went to the committee on rules, In view of the closeness of the vote on the silver question as disclosed lust night, an anaiysis of the tio voto on the test motion of Mr. Burrows of Michigan to lay the Bland bill on the table will be interesting. On this motion each side secured 143 votes and thirty-five members ara put down as not votiug, of which number the Congressional Record shows that twenty were announced to be paired on this vote, leaving iifteen un- paired. Of the 145 votes cast in favor ot the motion, eighty-two were cast by demo- crats aund sixty-six republicans. The .nega- tive vote showed the names of eloven repuo- licans, the other 137 beiog either democrats or alliance men, mocrats Opposed to the Bill, ‘'he unexpectedly large showing of demc} cratic votes against the silver bill came (rom tho following states; New York 19, Penn- sylvania 10, Wisconsin 7, Washington 7, lowa 7, New Jersoy, Ohlo'and Maryland 4 cach, 1llinols ana Connecticut 8 each, Now Hampshire, Rhodo lsland. Louisiana and Minnesota 2 each, South Carolina, Delaware, West Virgiaia, Missouri and California | each. The eleven republican votes opposed to tho motion made by Mr. Burrows are scattered over the far west, only one vote, that of Mr. Vincent A. Taylor of Ohio, com- ing from cast of the Mississippl. Kausas contributed two in Messrs, Hrod- erick and Funston; South Dakota two more —Messrs, Pickler ana Jolley, while the other ix came from as many different states, Colorado, M. P. Townsend; Wyoming, Clark; Novada, Bartino; Californta, Bowers | {daho, Sweet, and Oregon, Hermann, The pairs aunounced were as follows: Mr, Enocbs with Mr, Tarsnoy, Mr. Sanford with My, Elliott, Mr. Durborrow with Mr. Hooker of Mississippi, Mr. Morse with Mr. Catehings, B. B, Taylor of Obio with Mr, Qates, Mr. Vau Horn' with Mr, Johustono of Southi Carolina, Mr. Henderson with Mr. Peelo, Rick with Compton and W. A. Stono with Mr. Joues. The nemes first given ia each case beiug members who would bave voted against the bill aud in the latter these who would bave voted for the measure, Falled to Vote, M40 following 1sa list of members who were not announced as paired and who failed to vote either way: - Mossrs. Campbell, Wadsworth and Stahlngcker of New York Forman, Wyke and Soringer of Illinois Cooper of Indiana, Cheatham of North Carc- lina, Donovan of Ohio; Shell of South Caro- lina, Hubert of Alabama, Lestor of Virginia, Boatner of Louisiana, and Enloe of Tennes- see. Before the vole was announced Messrs, Herbert and Euloe asked the right to vote, but under the rules were reiused. Their votes offsst each | Bther, thus leaving thirteen men on Whose voto in an ab- solutely _full housé "the reeult _would have hinged, Of these thirteen members Messrs, ‘Ciover, Cooper, Lester, Shell and Wike on & subsequent test vote, voted with the silvep men, and Wadsworth with the amtis, while'pairs' in fayor of tho bill were afinounced on the part of Boatner and Forman, abd against tho bill, Stahl- necker, Both annonuncements show seven more votes for fhe silverites and two moro for the nati-dilverites, leaving Messrs, Timothy J. Camipboll of New York; Cheai- ham. revublicdn, Donovan of Ohio, and Springer still junaoctounted for. This on an absolutely fill vote shows at least one majority for the sflver men, but in this connection it fnust be statod that a full vote is practifally unknown iu tho house, and that whilé $he sjlver men concede the vote is very plose, they are less able than their oppoacntsito count on overy membor. The situation §is less encouraging to the sil- ver men when constder their foturo courss, as th@ large showing mado has un- questionably ngthened thoir opponents and some meo Wwho bave always voted in fa- vor of free silvek have since exprossed them- selves as disindlfued, for political reasons, to further push %ho matter. To what extent this feeling willinfluence some subsequent votes is unknown. B WILL REAGH A Senators Will &lopt or Reject the Arbitra- tion Treaty in a few Da WasmiNgroNyD. C.,, March 25.—The sen ate today spent two hours in further consid- eration of the Boring sea arbitration treaty. As a result tho distussion has nearly reached a conclusion and a vote is expected to be taken on the motion to ratify the treaty some timo next wook, In fact, there does not seem to be any suBicient roason why action should not have béen taken today, although it was represented fn view of the smail at. tendance toward the close of the session that it would be bettor to defer tho vole until next week. Tho diséussion his established a strong probability that the tréaty will be ratified. Tho senators who opfose it as a whole are very few in number, and find their principal ropresentative’ in Senator Felton, His op- position to the tredty is based on the 1dea ihat it coutemplates a vossible surronder of absolute rights acguired by the Unitea States from Russia. Butthe most formidable op- position to the ratification of the treaty is of members who belleve that it should be accompanied. 'by. a resolution asking the right to withbold {hie exchange of final rati- fication until Great Britain consents to renew the modus vivendi, Tt has been represented by tbe foreizn relutipns committee that tho adoption of siich a'resolution would defeat the treaty, and Englasd would never consent to be placed in the Bttifude of renewing the modus vivendi 1 h the fear of the re- sults, These representations have had such an effect that today §% was made to uppear, from tho trend of the debate, that the treaty will uitimately be ratified without any such condition. 3 . Endorse tlic Présiient's Course, There is, however, still another eloment in the senato that secks to follow the ratifica- tion of the treaty with a resolution endorsing the president’s’ action up to this point, and asserting strongly the purposo of this gov- ernment to protect its property in the seal islands at all hazards pending arvitration. This eloment, appesrel today to havo zathered streogth, agd it may be that when final action 1s taken upon tho treaty some such resolution will ,be_adopted, nlthough a large number of sndtors feel that it will ve unnecossary to do this, s hgnpuud«m is al- ready fully satigfied 'thut“he has the hearty supoort and co-opefation of the senate. Notwithstanding all of the discussion had today, the treaty remains technically un- changed in its position and the advancement that is to bs recorded is in the approach made toward a conclusion of the debate. The offorts to maintain secrecy continue and there has been.in executive session another investigation.into newspaper methods. NEWS FOR THE ARMY, Complete List of Chs Service. Wasnixeroy, D, C., March 25.—|Spegial Telegram to Tur Bee.]—The following as- signments to regiments of officers recently promoted ard transfers of officers are or- dered : h Leave of absence for three months, to tako effect April 10, on being relieved from duty at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., is_granted First Lieutenant Hoel S; Bisnop, Fifth cavalry. Colonel Willlam K. dordan, Nineteenth 1 fantry, having. sorved over thirty vears as an, offiter of tho army, 1s, on his own n?;!mm.lml. retired from active service. Cabtain Augustus G. Tas- sin, Twelfth infautry, will report in persou to Colonel Lin Rhett Livingstone, Third ar- tillery, presiaent Gf the army retiring board at Washington Barracks, D. C., for examina- tion by the board, The leave of absence granted First Lisutenant Samuel E. Adair, Fifth cavalry, i8 extended one wmonth. First Lieutenant Ezra B. Kuller, Seventh cavalry, will procged from Fort Riley, Kan., to Pine Ridge, S, D., upon notification from tho oftice of the chiof quaftermaster, Depart- meat of the Plutté, reporting enroute at the headquarters De}nrlmen: of the Platte for in tho Regular instructions, forthe purpose of supervising the disinterrment and identifying tho remains of United'States soldiers authorized by the secrotary of war to be removed from Pine Ridge, 5. D, to Fort Riley, Kan, Upon completion ., of this duty Lieutenant Tuiler will rejoin his proper station, Leave of absence for four months, to take effect on or about May 15, 1802, with per- mission to n%rily for an _extension of two montl is granted Colonel Zenas R. Bliss, Twenty-fourth infantry. First Licutenant John Bigelow, Tonth cavalry, now on leave of absenze, will report in_person at tho expiration taereof to the commanding general, Department of Dakota, for assignment to duty at the stution to which his troop, is to be assigned upon its arvivul in tmeat. ¢t Harrison; Thinks Their National Encampment Should bo o Success. WasniNaroy, D, €,, March 25, —A message from the president, fransmitting a communi- cation from the dfstriet commissioners, companied by a lettsr from the chairman of tho executive com ee of tho Grand Army of the Republio encigmpment, to be held next September, was ) foro the senate today. An l{llpul 15 mado 1gr $100,000, one-hulf to be pald by the district for the expenses of the encampment, L The president say¥z » *The cven::o natlonal interest and the attendanée of ‘urviving union soldiers will probably” be lgiger than at any encamp- ment that has ever oen held. Tho parade of the suryiyors of our great armies on Penn- sylvania avenue wilk briug visibly backthose womentous days w the great armies of the east and w marebed through the strects of Washiugtén in high parade and were received by .eur citizens with joyful acclaim. It seems th me that it would be uighly ‘apprepriawo, for covgress to aid in makinz this demonstration impressive and in extending 10 the soluiers, whosolives a bene ficent providence bas prolonged, an oppor: tunity to see 1g the seeyrity and poaceful de- velopment and'prosperity which now so hap- pily prevail atghe national capital, the fruits of their sacrifice and valor.” - Washington News Notes, Wumm.'ro‘ D, C., Mareh 25, —1he house commitiee on Bgriculture today asuthorized a favorable report to be made on the Pad- dock pure food bill, whichipassed the senate, The committegmade sevéral amendments to the bil. $ Ropres ¢ Geary today introduced into the & bill to prevent the use of substitutes for Lops or exiract of hops io the mlflé‘ of 150 or &r‘" W ) — ——— e / The ¥irs Kecord. Atoxtrear, P, Q., Mareh 25. Bazaar was dameged >y fire The Ganeral Loss, §10,000. POACHING NUST END Sentimont of the Senate in Favor of Arrost- ing Seal Stealers Where Found, WILLING TO ARBITRATE THE MATTER But Pelagio 8ealing Must Be Entirely Suc- pended During the Negotiations, UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR THE EXECUTIVE No Differences Between Branches of the Government Exist on This Sgore, SALISBURY IS ALONE RESPONSIBLE With Him it Rests to Say If the Matter Shall Be Settled Peaceably—No Interference Will e Brooked, Wasnixgros, D. C., March 25.—[Special Telegram to Tie Ber,|—The Bering sea ar- bitration treaty will be formally ratifica by the serate pext Monday. Tuero will, how- ever, o either a provision or u resolution in regard to the modus vivondi. This was the aeclsion reached in the ex- exutive session this afternoon. The formal vote on ratitication was not recorded bo- cause of the absence of some of the senators, but action was taken showing the purpose of the senate. Chairman Sherman and Mr. iray of the forelgn relations committes had been up to the waite house and had a talk with President Harrison, They found that the administration would bo entirely satis flod with the courso proposed. Sen- ator Sherman, and most of his col- leagues of the foreign relations committee, have been of theopinion that the treaty should be ratifiod indepandentiy, and then that a declaratory resolution should bo passed up- holding the executive in fnsisting on a re- newal of the mods vivendi, but the strong objections of wostern senators to this policy aro likely to prevail and whatever resolution is adoptea will be stronger than a more declaration. The action of tho senato will be squarely in accord with the executive de- partment. It commits the scnate to arbitra- tion, and at the sama time this body empha- sizes the position taken by tho president thav arbitration would be senseless if the very points to bourbitrated were yielded in advance, In other words, pelagic sealing must be stopped from the momont arbitra- tion is agreed on until the arbitrators make kaown tneir decision. Wil Make 1t Strong The United States givesits adhesion to the principle of jarbitration, as strongly as any nation could possibly do. It now rests with Lord Salisbury to say whether arbitration shall fail, for if he rofused to provide for renewal of the modas vivendl, the whole treaty will'in tho end be ineffective. Three or four propositions were discussed in the oxecutive session this afternoon from the making of the modus vivendi a part of the treaty, to merely instructing the presi- dent to withhold the exchanga of ratifica- tions uutil the modus vivendi is renowed. But this .latter does not seem to be strong enough to please most of the senators. They want the ratification accompanied with something official which can ve trans- mitted to Lord Salisbury immealately as an evidence that the legislative branch of the government is in full sympathy with the ex- ecutive, The wording will probably be mado strong enough to suit them and will be of a character to make unnecossary tho withlold- g of ths ratification. The sentimenc of the senate 1s absolutely unanimous in upholding the president in ex- hausting every source available to prevent velagic sealing p:nding arbitration, The view taken is that the patrol should be made as effective as possibie, the Canadian poachers captured wherever fouad, and the British naval vessels left to take tho conse- quence of any inferference. S0 1t rests with Lord Salisbury whetker tnere shall be a collision or not. The cabinet now looks upon the matter as in very satisfactory shape so far as the United States is concerned. Today, for the first time sinco tho negotiations bave reached such a critical stage, tho entire cabinet was present at tho meetin, WARSHIPS FOR B The Most Formidable Vessels of the Navy Selected for the Service, Wasmixetoy, D. C., March seriousness of the Bering sea situation was shown by the attendauce of Secretary Blaine at the cabinet meeting today, nouwithstand- ing bis recent illness, ‘Phe other members wera all present also. Secretaries oster and Tracey held a conferenco prior to the meeting, presumably in regard to orders to the naval and revenue vessels assigned to the duty of patroliing the sealing grounds, 1t was practically sottled that the war ships Chbarleston, Baltimore, Boston, Yorktown, Adams, Raoger and Mohican, and the reve- nue vessels Corwin, Bear, Rush and Alba- tross, be assigned to this duty, It is understood the decision was roached that the government await the reply of Lord Salisbury to the president’s last note before proceeding on the assumption that the Kng- lish government will not co-operate in 'neas- ures for the protection of the sealing ndus- try, ASKED FOR TH LATEST NEWS, Parliament Anxiovs to Know W Boen Done, Loxpox, Mareh 25,—1In the House of Com- mons today in reply to a request for informa- tion as to the latest communications from the United fStates on the Bering sea ques- tlon, Lowther. parliamoutary sccretary of the foreign oftice, saia the correspondence was still pending, but hoped it would be ready for production in the house Monduy. The reply to Great Britain's last note to the United States, he said, was still under con- sideration. He said furthermore thatthe foreigu office had had nothing from Washing- ton confirming the telegrains published in this morning’s papers that the United States senate committee on foreign relations had recommended the ratification of the con- vention, t Has Canadian 3 Moxtrear, P, he Star prints the following: The excitement at Washington regarding the Bering sea matter has not spread here. The papers and offi- clals discredit the idea that the two friendly powers could come to blows over such an af- fair when so near peaceful arbitratiou, They can only suggest the exigencies of interna- tional politics as the cause of tue bellicose tone of the peoplo at Wasbington. Better to Hart Canada Than Fight, Loxnoy, March 25.—The Btar, which yestorday approved of Salisbury's attitude in declinine to assent to tho prolongation of the modus vivendi, has changed its views and today advises Salisbury to renew tho modus vivendi. It says the renewal will causo Can- adiaus to tcream, adding: “'But botter that than a serious quarrcl botween Great Brit ain aud the United States.” S (N WAR'S ALAK UROPE, Prassian Balloons Being Used to Spy Out Russin's Actions. Wansaw, March 25.—Ramors of war fill tho air here, and they aro givon an appoar ance of truth by the preseace in Poland of anjinmense number of Russian solaiers. Tho purpose, towever, may bo simply the pre- parations for the usual soring manaavors, but tho proximity of these troops to the Prussian frontier causes o genoral foeling of uneasiness, I'ho ootivity on tho part of tho Prussians across the frontier increases the anxicty. Pru sian balloons have been hovering over Rus oian fortresses and camos, and are bolioved to form @ part of an_extensive German spy systom, The balloons appear to bo under perfect control and indicate that a now nad dangerous element has been introduced into modern warfare, sl WANTED BADLY IN CHICAGO. Windy City G b The Chicago boodle investigation is forcing itsell upon the attention of poople far away from the windy city, and just now it is e cowing of unusual interest in this vicinity for the reason that one of tho most intensely concerned parties is at present in hiding at the residonce of a relative in Council B'uffs, whero he wus unearthed Thursday evening by a reporter for Tne Bee, Located In Council Blu Detectives were put upon tuo track of the man, and rumors were rife as to his flight to Dotroit or sowe point near the Canadian line, whilo some of the reports were to the effect that he was alrendy on British soil. an Important 8s It remained for a ropresentative of Tue Bee to discover the hiding placo of the fugitive, and Thursday ovening he was located at tho residence of K. H. Merriam, 619 South Seventh street, Council Bluffs, He was thunderstruck when the newspaper man made known his identity and reiterated again and again that he could not understand how in the world his re- treat haa been dicovered. He at first absolutely refused to amswer a single question, but subsequently admitted that he leit Chicago secrotly at 10 o'clock Sunday evening over the Rock Island ana came direct to Council Bluffs, where he was Joined Wednesday by his wife who left home two days after his departure, just as quietly and secretly us he had done in order to re- move every means of finding out what had become of tho much wanted witness. He refused to say anything whatever regard- ing his relations” on conferences with any of the aldermen or their representatives, on tho ground that it would iinprudent to do so and might do him much harm. Roasted Councilmen in General, “Iu what way,” was asked him. “Well, not bodily harm,” he replied, and then proceeded to arraign all councilmen as a class for thewr sordid motives and want of honor or anything pertaining to it. He pro- fessed to know of nothing that had influenced the aldermen to make his franchise a special order for Monday night, and refused to say what had cauced certuin aldermen to with- draw their opposition to'the franchise. He would not say when he intended to ro- turn home, but said that ha had done nothing for which to fear indiétment. He assumed to boe resting and takmg life easy, but his nervousnoss.and-aparent deen concern were widely Rt variance with the indifference and contentmeat that he pre- tonded to feel. Yesterday Mr. Soule accompanied Mr. Merriam to that gentleman’s place of busi- ness and returned home with him to lunch at 12:30 o'clock. A reporter who called at the louse was received by Mr, Merriam, and in reply to a question as to Soule’s wherabouts Mr. Merriam stated that he had goue. “Whe:e has he gone?? *‘That is none of your business,” was the somewhat impolite but emphatic reply. Clalms Soule Has Gone. Mr. Merriam voluntecred only tostate that Soule had gone and had been gone some time, and aflter na embarrassing silence of several seconds duration, the reporter thanked the geniul gentleman for his information and the interviow terminated. Notwithstanding the statement of M. Merriam, it is known that Soule is not onl still in the Bluffs, but he is stili at the resi- dence of Mr. Merriam. How he managed to make such a palpable mistuke regaraing the whereabouts of the husband of his wife's second cousia can only be surmised. It is stated that there is a strong probabil- ity that Soule will be indicted today by the Chicago grand jury, bt it is generally un- derstood that it will be more for the parpose of getting hig back to Chicugo as a witness against the councilmen than because of an expectation of convicting him of any oftense, The indications now are that Mr. Soule will again snilf Lake Michigan air before another week has rolled around, e Not Inclined to Kick, A meeting of the local branch of the Na- tional Postoflice Clerks' association was held yesterdny aftornoon at the postoffice and a resolution was adopted instructing the con- gressional committeo of the association to use its influence to secure the passage of the bill recently submitted by tho postmasters’ conference in Washington providing for an appropriation of $300,000 to carry into effect the recent legisiation giving the postoffice clerks a leuve of absence or vacation. The general sentiment among tho clerks is thay the bill was introduced for the purpose of quietly killing their previously subiitted classification bill, but instead of kicking on that score they wisely concluded that half a loaf is better “than none at all, and will, therefore, try to secure the passage of the less satisfactory bill e They Fayor the Gat Crestoy, Ia., March 25.—|Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.]—Petitions having been sent to the legislature for the reconsidera- tion of tho Gateh bill, & delegation of vepub- licans will leave here tomorrow nigat for Des Moines to secure the passage of the bill 1t possible, Delegations will also go from surrounding towns, Keosvk, Ia,, March 25,—A potition was circulated here today and sigued generally by republican busincss men asking the lowa legistuture to reconsider its action aud to pass the Gatch bill. A delegation of repub- icans will tuke this petition to Des Moines for presentation to the legislature, - Tips to day, Those horses which the kunowing ones con- sider good things are found in thelist given: GUITENBEWG, 1. Churehill Clark—Pled nont Ivanhoe—West Farms, Prince Harvird—Ranibler, BilL Bindgo— . Sundston rge 11, . Futurity JCRITER 1. Topmast -John Lucklaud, Devisee—Hijou, col arrison mpire Kelly, ., Carlolanus—Wigwain, b, Guard—Censor, . Rover—Lita. e Polsoned a W Fawity, Dunvque, Ia., March ~Michael Smith, his wife and eight children were poisoned by eatlug beef affected with lumpy jaw. The motheér and one boy are still very sick and may die. The others are out of danger, —— Quar 3 1 Because of Diphtherks Gany, D., March 25.—The doctors report new cases of aiphtheria, and the city Board of Health yesterday suspended schools and placed the city underu rigid quarantine, . NS Marine Baod concerts, Exposition hall. | Keserved seats on sale at Meyer's music sto -y 285 NUMBER | Sioux_(i*='s Exporienco with the Lawh = thing but Iiucnumging. s | B_:EI UP DISORDERLY SUBURBS Mayor : 2 Proposed Course Promises Serlo pt brr to Rusiness Al | Aty —Efforts Being Mado to Ginteh Anll Roconsidered, Siorx ¢ Ia., March 25 —[Spevial Tue Bre. < Not since the killing of Dr, Hids dock has Sioux City been 50 stirraa up as by tho order of Mayor Plorce that tho probibite’ ory law must bo strictly eaforced. 1t was tho enforcement of the obnoxious law that caused that tragedy, which in turn was fole lowea by more rigid enforcomes The re- sult was the upbuilding of a town at Covinge ton, just across the Missouri river in No- braska, which becamo tamous all over the United States for its population of liquor. sellers, gamblers, prostitutes, swindlers, thugs and outluws of ull sorts, Life in Cove 10RL0N was one coutinual riot. A Sioux City company built & poatoon bridge across the river and litterally coined money from tho throng of visitors who passed over to Cova fngion in endiess procession. Thero was no opoen selling of Jiquor in Sloux city, in Cov- mgton beer ana whisky wero free. It was! only a milo from the business part of the city to the mad whirl of the Nebraska joints, Tinie Brought n Change, This continued during one udministration, or two years. Two years ago Mayor Palmer was elected by a large majority on the under- standing that thero was to be no strict ens forcement of the prohibitory law. Im= mediately after the election a petition was signed by tuo overwhelming majority of the busiuess men of the citv, asking him to per- mit the saloons to run under somo form of license. He made an arrangement, known as the “Palmer license,” wherebv each saloonkeeper was fined $50 cuce a month for permitting “loud and profane lanzuage” apout his place. Excopt for intermittont in=| terruptions by the Law and Order leagus) this licensc has been'in force during the past! two years. During this time $73,000 has thus| beeu covered iuto the city treasury, but for which, 1t is said, city warrants would have fallen far below par. ‘T'ho entire spoi ting population of Coving= ton then movod back to this side of tho viver, und Covington became a deserted town. The patronage of the pontoon briuge foll off till it Wwas a losing investment, and thers was doubt whether it was viorth whileto relay 18 this season. So matters went tiil the late city election, when the question of cconomy in city ex- venditures superseded all others. Without & thoueht of enforcoment Mr, Pierce was nom- innted a& an independent candidate for mayor, and almost unanimously supported by tho very men whoso names were signed to the petition to Mayor Palmer notto entorce the brobibitory law two years eeo, and he was clected. The fact that ho is an anti-pros hibitionist cut some figure. Then the Trouble Commenced. vor Pierce was inaugurated last Mona day night. The whole town was agog Tues- day when it was announced that the new mayor had ordered his chie! of policeto'clos all the saloons, gambling and bawdy houses and that notice had already been served on them to quit by Saturday uight. Within an hour after the announcement was made a pes ticion was out among the business men pray- iug that no such order be enforced.’ The next gay the mayor declarged that it was ute terly useless to present any such petition him, tuat ho had adopted a course fro: which ho would not deviate and that he ro= garded himselt bound by bis oath of oftice.! He added that he would not permit the arug stores to beturned into saloons, Work on the pontoon bridge is being pushed night and day. Ients have jumped skyward in Covingron, Tenements which went bog- ging at 310 per mouth cannot now be had for less than $50 to §75. The saloon men at Cov— ington who control the town goverument have formed a trust and have decided not to issuc licenses, thus enjoying a monopoly of the immense liquor business which is suro to follow. Accordingly there is been in tnelittle town of Stanton, just a mila further, where there is great demand for houses for the sporting class On_this side privato clubs are being organi liquor to their mewmbers. No organ opposition will be made to the enforcement of the law, but Mayor Pierce is daily in re- ceipt of a good-sized batch of throatening letters. All the indications are that Sioux will have prohibition with & vengeance for the next two years at leasu. RESUBMISSION KII D, The fowa Senate Falls to Pass the House Measure, Dus Moixes, Ta., March 25.—In the senate, bills were passed to legalize the water power ordinance of Des Motues; to give legislative assent to the congressional act for the ‘more complete endowment of Agricultural colleges g to make more efficient the national guard. A wrangle was precipitated on the consid eration of the house joint resolution for the submussion of a prohibition amerdment. Reinger for the republicans wanted it cone siderod at oncoand on roll call tho majority was in favor, It was roconsidered and the question deferred, as the necessary. two- thirds could not be secured to suspend the rules, The democrats, with the exception of Smith of Butler, voted against it. This settles resubmission for this scssion, A bill nuthorizing the executive council to ewploy tho Stato band on occasions when necessary was passed, A vill to appropriate $700 to Parsons, sec- retary of tho senate, cavsed a heavy aiscuse ston, hut finally passed under suspénsion of the rules. Tuis afterngon the senato took up the Harsh bill to appointa commission to reyise the revenue laws and begun its discussion, It occupied all the forenoon anda amend= ments made so much discouraged Gatch thag be moved for its indefinite postponement. No action was takeu and the senate ads journed. In the house after a proloiged wrangle be- « tween Clark ana Chase over a question of priviloge claimed by Clark, Campbell's bil} to make silver dollars legal tender in the state, was taken up, und Campbell addressed the house at length. The bill tinally went over till the afternoon session. The house {msaud the senate appropriation bills, for the Benedict home, §5,000; soldiers’ home cot tage, $10,000. Dolph called vp the bill to make the na- tional guard efectual and wanted the scnate bill substituted, but as the matter had not yet been presented 1o tho house it went over, Norris ealled up the World's fair approprias tion bill whicu, as it passed the house, pros vided for $125,000, Boewm oftered an amend- ment to make the amount $200,000. Anothor amendment was offered to the effect that no money be given if the fair is to be ‘openea Sundays. Both of theso were voted down, and after an extended discussion the bill was passed as it came from the senate, Nice Question for the Courts, Cevan Rarivs, Ia, March 25 Telegram to I'ue Bee. |—A few weeks ago & large barn and six valuable horses at Tipton were buraed, the resuluof an explosion of oll. Messrs. Whoeler and Mofiitt will now bring suit against State Oil [nspsctor Dunn and Deputy Healy of Cedar Rapids for §1,500 aamages. T'hey claim the oil was below |e b and had been improperly brauded by the deputy. . Belleved to Have Heen [sane, Cenak Ravins, Ia, March pecial Teleeram to Tuk Bee|-Mrs, Faouie Sehade, @ young married woman, committed suicide today by shooting herself, No cause is kuown but it is supposed sue committed Lhe deod wille 1u o state of tewporary iuvle | t:l aberatiou, J