Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 27, 1892, Page 3

ENGAGING ATTENTION Difficulties Over the Seal Fisheries and Their Present Status, THINK A MODUS WILL BE AGREED UPON Cabinet Ofcers Sald to Belleve the Tronble Is Nearing an End—Before the Joint mittee on Immigeation— Washingt Wasnixaroy, D. C., March 26.—One result of tho discussion of the Bering sea arbitra- tion treaty by the senatein executive session during the past week has been to clear up a ood deal of misapprehension in the minds of tho majority of tho sonators as to tho points involved in the dispute botween tho United States and Great Britain, It would have been well, ac- cording to one of the broad mirded and far-sighted senators, who have taken part in tho debates, if the public had been truthfully informed on these points, for the popular iguorance upon them, it ap- pears, prevalls in England as well cs o the United States, if the editorial comments of the London newspapers aro to be taken as a guide. For instance, the suggestion Is thrown out by an English paper that the ob- jections inada by Lora Salisbury to a rencwal of the modus vivendi would be completely overcome by an agreement by the United States to pay any damages sustained by the sealing vessels’ owners in the event that the bitrators decide that the claim of the United Statés to Jjurisdiction is not well Tounded. Had Been Fully Discussed. The same view has been expressed in the senate in debate, but the fewsenators who were iuformed as to what has already taken place called attention to the fact that this question has already been fully discussed by the De- partment of State and Lord Sulisbury. As far back us last June the president, through Mr. Wharton, suggested that the question of the liability of cach government for damages inflicted upon the citizens or property be left 10 tne decision of the arbitrators. Upon ths proposition there was much correspondence, ihe British government declining to commit itsell to the doctrine that it was responsible for Lhe acts of its subjects, which in the lan guage of Lord Sahsbury, ‘“Involves the proposition that her majesty’s government is liable to make good losses resulting from the wrong action of persons sailing outside of their jurisdiction under the British flag.” The United States government had been willing to drop altogether the question of damages, but insisted that if it were to be considered at all the question submitted should also inciude the determination of the loss inflicted upon the United States through the illegal killing of seals by British sub- jects. As the correspondence on this point ihreatoned to continue so long that the ar- bitration treaty could not be completed this season, tho president finally consented to a modification of the proposition, which was included in the treaty permitting the two governments to submit to the urbitrators the \uestions of fact bearing upon claims for damuges, leaving to future determination the question of the liavility. At this point this «uestion rested at the date of the signature of the treaty and it has not since been 1ouched upon in the correspondence, Suliabury’s Original Ideas, These facts have been sot out by members of the committee on foreign affairs and other senators in answer to the arguments of sena- tors that the British covernment would doubtless consent to a renewal of the modus vivendi if iv could assure the Canacians against any loss from illegal seizure of their vessels. It was argued on the part of these senators that as Great Britain had made an agreement with the goverament of Sweden and Norway for the protection of the seals on the coasts of those countries and had also consented to an agrecment with France look- ing to the regulation of tho fisheries in the North sea, she would be willing to enter into fair arrangements with the United States of the same nature. In this connection somo extracts from the correspondence were quoted as evidence of Lord Salisbury’s orig- inal ideas on the subject. When the ‘modus vivendl was negotiated last year he said to the House of Lords, “Formerly seals ‘were common on the coasts of South America and thoscof the Falkland islands. Now they are hardly to bo found there, It seoms 10 us on the whole that the proposition iy a reasonable one and we should be fully incur- ring the censure, not only“of the United States, but of the civilized world, if by ad - heriug too closely to any technical right wo should run the risk of the destruction of this valuuble industry and of a valuavle animal.” Some of the Premlier's Reasons, I'here has been much speculation in the seuats us to the sudden change of mind by Lord Salisbury in this respect. His ostensi- ole reason for the refusal to renew the modus vivendi is the representations of the commis- sioners sent to Alaska last summer by his government to the effect thav there was no necessity forits renewal. The real reason: however, aro believed to be, first, a qi position to uso his present position to full advantage in the Bering concessions from tho United States on otber points in the coutroversy, such for instance as the claims for damagoes which re- main unsettled; second, to favorably impress Canada with an apparent dispositiou to heed her demands; and third, to avail himself of tko present opportunity to retaliate upon this government for an alleged infraction of the modus vivendi of last year. Itis belioved that his reasons will so far 1ctiuence Lord Salisbury s to prevent the renewal of the modus vivendi in the same terms as those of the lust document, but not to determine him 19 rosort to force to protect the poachers for Ihose actions he declines to be responsiole. Thinks & Modus Will Be Agreed To, Cabinet oficers said today that they felt confident Great Britain would consent to a renowal of the madus vivendi of last year, or 1f she does not will not interfere or resist the efforts of this government to preserve the scals pending arbitration, Nothing further than that already published has been re- ceived from Lord Salisbury. BAD EFFECT OF FREE SILVER, President MUl of the Great Northern Opposes the Bland Mensure, Wasmxaroy, D. C., March 26.—President James G, Hill and Vice President Clough of the Grest Northern were in Washington yestorday. Whatever business may bave brought them here was not disclosed, but they were not averse totalking upon the free coinage bill. “Confidenca 18 the basis of credit,” said Mr. Hill, and be then explained that as loi as the people nad confidence in the gneral affairs of the country money could always be obtained. He said that be haa traced #0,- 000,000 of gold recently seut to foreign coun- tries, and it was done upon the return of Auwerican securities, most of which he main- tained were held abroad by people who were not entirely engaged 10 business who had money to loan, hen they wish to secure mouey cn these secarities they take them to the foreigu banks and offer them as collateral security. But durug the discus- sion of free coinage and the probability of the bill passing the house, the bankers would not take Americen securities and the holder would naturally want to know what was the watter, and it would be explained to him that the silver bill might make some differ- ence with them, that It was possible, with the great production of silver in this country, of which there is an exagrerated 1dea abroad, silver might be worth 50 cents on the dollar, andas thore was a determination for the PArt of & great many people in the United Htates 10 go on & free silver basis the foreign baukers did not care to take American se- curities as collateral, sud the consequence Was that tuey were sent here to be exchanged for gold. My, Hill said all of his contracts were payable in gold and it would not affect bim particularly if gold should command a premium on uccount of free silver. it mlfil even add to his business fortune, but he be- lieved tuat the interests of the whole country ‘would suffer. All the bouds of the compauvy of whbich he was president were niade pava- ble in gold and in caso gold wus &t & premium u“ud they were oo the bonds in gold the company would have 10 make up the shortage, whatever it might bo, by An Increaso of the' tarlft whion would be put on all classes of transportation, and as the result in this particular instance aione, the injury would come most heavily upon the farmer, Mr. Hill had a conversation with Repre- sentative Mills (democrat of Texas) upon the subject of the tariff. Hestated that the Great Northern company was now buying Krupp rails abroad and paying #7 a ton more than would bave to be paid for American rails, but he claimed that these steel rails wore superior to the American and cited the fact that of thousands that had already beon set down and used on the roaa none had broken, TO RESTRICT IMMIGRATION, Argument Before Com: Congressm: Wasmisaros, D, C., March 26, —The sen- ate and house joint committee today heard dolegations from labor organizations favor- ing Ropresontative Stone's, of Pennsylvania, bill restrioting immigration. Stone first ad dressed the committoe, advocating his bill and explaining its salient featuros. Mr. Eberharat, president of the Window ass Worker's Assoclation of America, urgod upon the committee the necessity of changing the present law and spoke of the inadequacy of the presont system of inspec- tion and thought it should b made abroad. 0. P. Cockran, prosident of the United Association of Mechanics, favored the bill. The presont method of examining imm:grants ol this sido of the water was uttorly usoless, he thonght, aud incomplete, and a physician, in his opinion, might as woll stand at tho door of the house and point out members who were morally and physically unsound, judging from tholr appearance, as to en: deavor to judge the moral and physical con- ittee on the Bill of Stone. dition _of immigrants entering the country under the preseat inspection laws. It was impossible to ascertain whether an immigrant had been a convict of not, and immigration could not be restrioted or the desirablo soparated from the undesirable under the present laws. ''he fnspection, he asserted, should be mado in Europe, where means are at hand, and whoro the condition of the person coming to tho United States could be investigated. The present system of inspection should be transi ferred to tho other side of tho ocean. We must be more particular as to the class of immigrants we lot in. J. B, Iiberhart said that of the 500,000 im- migrants landed last year many were fit sub- jects for penitentiaries or poor houses. The crimipal and pauper classes of the United States wero recruited from the paupers who come from abroad, and statistics showed that A goonl percontage of tho inmates of prisons wore of that class of foreigners. He urged upon the committee the necessity of chang- ing the present law and spoke of the inade- quacy of the present system of iuspection, and thougnt it should be maao abread. NEWS FROM WAS GTON, Reserving Publle Lands—Rallroad Commis- sioners—Silver Natters, WasmixGToy, D. C., Mareh 26.—Secretary Noble has issued an order locating and re- serving from settlement and entry under the act of March 8, 1891, certain lands in the un- allotted portion of the Cheyenne and Arapa- hoo Indian resorvation in dndian Territory, 500 to bo opened to settlement under the proclumation by the president, to beissued for county seat purposcs. The lands to be opened to settloment have been divided into six counties, and the lands to be roserved tor the purpose stated are descrived as follows: For county “C,” the south Lalf of section 19, township 14 north, range 11 west. For county “D,” north half of section township 18 north, range 17 west. For county “I5,” the south half of scction township 17 north, range 22 west. TPor county ““,” tho south balt of section 8, township 13 north, rango 23 west. For county “G,” the north half of section 25, township 13 north, range 17 west. For county “H," the north half of section 13, township 9 north, range 16 west. Rallroad Commissioners, A call has been issued for the national con- vention of railroad comnilssioners to be held at the officoof tho Interstate Commerco Commission in this city on April 13, 1802, Tho railroad cominissioners of all states aud state ofticers charyed with any duty in the super- vision of raiiroads or railroad interests are -respectfully requested to attend. The Asso- ciation of American Railway ~Accounting 15, Officers is also invited to meet witn tho commissioners or to send delegates to the convention for the dis- cussion of such gquustions of special interest to their association as may arise at the meot- ing. It is suggested that any topics involv- ing questions of stato and interstate com- wmerce which members of the convention de- sire to bring up for disoussion be mentioned to Edward A. Mosely, secretary at Wash- ington, betore the day of meeting above named, Speaker Crisp said this afternoon that he did not think the rule relative to the silver bill could be brought into the house ana callea up on Monday, but that it would prob- ably come up on Tuesda; Western Pensions. Wasmineton, D, C.,, March 26.—Special Telegram to Tae Beg.]—The following list of pensions granted is raported by Tue BEe and Examiner Bureau of Claims: Nebrask Original—Daniel William P, Thomas, Benjamin F. Turner, Willlam Reickmeyer, Hezekiah C, Pennell, Jawes Stephenson, Awmos P. Bradley, John Freeman, Hudson 1. Stubbs, Adam Kossler, Allan Carpenter, George W. Bowdish, Wil- liam O. Mahon, John R. Ayers, William H. Towns, Willard Place, Reissue—James E. lllil:’blrd. Widows, etc.—Margaret E. Hol- and. lowa: O al--CGeorge K. Morrill, Simeon K. Davis, David Baily, Edwara Spencer, Jasper N. Hargis, Mu.cgoll Nilles, David Brown, John Matthews, Philip Year- long, Georgé Orchard, Jobn Nichols, W. Nel William H, Jones, Willin, x‘ M Mathows, Murcts A Packard, Araold Hutchinson, Richard Moore, Samuel (. Hall, Jshn Knowel, Nicholus T. Wells, Jonathan Ireland, John odchila, David Cry, Edward B. Hollis, Lyman B. Grout, John Agens, Charles Dutt, Rickard P. Fitsgerald, Peter R. Lilley, William W, rown, Oliver Walker, William J. Johnsen, Oliver 12, Pence, Johu H. Willams. Additional— William Wellmao. ' Restoration” and reissue —Butler B. Delashmutt, dicd, Increase— Erastus WeaveraJessio B, Bartley, Corne- lius VanNote, Irancis A. Vandervoort, Henry Shallenborger, George W. Crose, Robert A. Olipnant. Original widows, ote. —Mary C. Siafford, Amands Wagemann, Martha M. Haunae, mother, Katie I, Weit- man, minor of John Baker, South Dakota: Original- Patrick Raine; Nels 0. Helgerson,John R, Manvilie, Mathias Blagstadt, Henry Schlenz,Charles A. Cooper, John A, Martin, Norman 8. Stacy, Edward T, Hathway, Edward Carter, e R Does ning In Nebraska Pay? In areceut issue Tug Bee published over & page of interviews with prosperous farm- ers in various portions of Nebraska, each of whem gave his personal experience in tilling the soll, instock raising, 1n fruit culture, ete. The showing was a revelation. Eastern newspapers commented upon the unexampled success of Nebraska furmers as demonstrated Ly Tuk Bee, Farmers ard business men av once became interested and ure now demaud- ing more information with respect to other sections of the state, The issue was soon exhausted and lute orders for extra copies could not be filled. No strouger induce- raents could be held out to prospective set- tlers or land buyers than the facts as gleaned by The Ber, coming directly from the men who have made fortunes on Nebraska farm ‘Tug Beg will soon print auotber exbans- tive showing of the agricultural resources of various counties. Old residents have been uterviewed, and they furnish a fund of trustworthy information coucerning the pro- ductive gualities of soil, perfect climate, ex- perience with successive orops, advantages of stock raising, fruit and tres culture—in short every essential fact to prove that Ne- oraska is pre-eminent as an agricultural and stock raising state. T'his information will be in demaud ot ouly in this section, but wiil beof interest to thousands of dissatistiea tarmera fn eastern states who are looking for more desirable locatious. All orders for Santers, to pay interest on i exire copies will be promptly filled, THE_OMAIIA_DAILY CANNOT REGULATE THE WORK Contractors Will Manage the Construction of Omaha's Federal Building. NO CONVICT LABOR CAN BE EMPLOYED With This Exception No Effort Wil Be Made by the Department to Interfere in the Afair—Interesting Washington News, Wasmxaroy Buresv or Tae Be, | 513 FOURTEENTI STRERT, r Wasiinatos, D. C., March 2, ) Today Supervising Architect KEdbrooke addressed & letter to Senator Paddock in answer to the letter which was forwarded by the former to the latter a few days ago from Mr. George P. Bemus, secretary of the Real Estate Owners association of Omaha, stating that at a meeting of the directors of that as- sociation on the 10th i1nst. a resolution was passed requestiug the Nebraska congres sional delogation to cause a provision to be inserted 1n all contracts providing that, other things being equal, preference shall be given to Omaha mechanics on all work on the new public building in that city, and that no convict labor shall be permitted in the construction. Mr. Edbrooke says that under the prosent law the department must advertise for com- petitivo proposals for furnishing lavor and material for work un public buildings except in cases of public exigencies, and cannot ex- clude persons in other cities than those in which public bulidings are being erected from submitting such competitive proposals as they may desire for such work, and there- fore it will be seen to beimpracticable to comply with that portion of the request which refers to the insertion of a paragraph n the specifications which will ultimutely become a part of the contracts for work on the public buildings at Omaba, giving pref- erence to the mechanics of that city. In the same connection the supervising architect states that tho department. w in- Viting, receiving and accepting proposals for any worlk on a public building.” would have no legal right to interfere with the con tractor jn tho employment of s workmen, except in 8o far as iL may be necessary to re- quire the employment of such stated wor k- men not otherwise objectionablo as are neces- sary to secure the satisfuctory prosccution of the work. In regard 1o the emnloyment of convict labor in the work of constructing the public building at Omaha, he states that it is contrary to the policy ot the Treasury department to permit such labor in con- nection with the construction of any public building, althougi there is no statutory pro- hibition of the use of such labor anywhere. WIIl Pass the Anti-Option Bill, It begins to look now as thouzh tbe Hatch biil to prohibit speculation 1n farm produce, known as the ‘‘auti-option bill” would be smoked out of the democratic hole in the house and get over to tho senate where it will surely be fully adopted. Mr. C. Woods Davis, a well known Kansas iawyer, acting for the farmers, is bere looking after the in- terests of the measure, and he believes it will soon be started on its journey toward law. : It is of great interest to farmers and grain dealers evervwhere. One of the prin- cipal complaints of the commission men when the bill was first proposea was that 1t pre- vented legitimate as well as illigitimato donl- ing. Section 2 of the Hatch bill will be amended by the committeo in that clause which provides that no one but the owner of the article contracted to be sold or delivered stiall have the right to make future contracts without paying a tax. There will pe addea aprovision to this eflect: *‘Or that has not heretcfore acquired by purchuse and is not then entitled 1o the righy to the future pos- session of such article under a contract for the sale and future delivery thereof pre- viously made by the owner thereof." Thera will also be added a provision where- by the party who may have acquired the right from the owner to the future possession of auy of the articles mentioned car either assign or transfer tho certificates of pur- chase, but in no case shall the amount of such articles embraced in such transfer ex- ceed the amount included in tho original cer- tificate of purchase. The bouse committee on agriculture will consider tue amended bill next Mor.day. Mr. Davyis says the Washburn bill is unconsti- tutional, and nothing more will be done with 1t, The Hatch bill was drawn by some of the best constiturional lawyers in the coun- ry and there is no flaw in it. Some Old Rebel Feeling Still Exists, “You mneedn’t talk to me about the old1 rebel fecling having entirely subsided 1n the extreme south,” said a widely known statesman tod: “for I have very recently seen evidence the contrary. was the other day, with my wife, at the Ponce de Leon, St. Augustine, Fla.' Ivis one of tho prettiest places on tho face of the earth, and when Sunday moraing came, with & bright, warm sun, and we looied out upon white dresses and straw hats and parasols, I said to: my wife that we would go to church. I canshow you that with some people, at least, who served under the sturs and bars, the old prejugice of the war is first in the heart before the church, **We usked for the Presbyterian church and were pointed to one of the handsomest edifices my c{el over lvoked upon. It was the Memorial Presbyterian church, and was constructed as a gift to the denomination by the gentleman, Mr, Flager of New York, who put \:}a the Ponce de Leon and other hotel buildings—of stone, brick and stucco. Ivlooks like a grand moseleum in Maarid, with a great dome, beautifu! entrance and most, perfect seating and pulpit arrange- ments, not to mention the grand organ, which is splendidly manipulated. In the rear of the grounds, wkic cober an entire block up in the heart ot the city, is 8 magnifi- cent large parsonage. The entire outfit eamo from the pocket of the one man and is by him maintained, must have cost $250,000, and is @ monument indeed. We werc charmed with the church and its surroundings, and were pleased when the minister appéared, for he was o manly looking, talented fellow. His Idea of & Grand Army, “Wo were impressed from the very ' no- ment the minister began his sermon that he had something on his mind and was firing some hot shots from ambusb, as it were," continued tho gentlemen, “‘and immediately we placea our eyes upon the minister ani took them off him not till he sat down. Ho began with that portion of the life of Paul where, after he was converted, he went over into Corinth to preach the gospel, and, fol- lowing his trade, that of tentmaker, he carnad bis own livelihond, and for his pains was convicted of ‘sedition’ and taken to RRome to be tried and be beheaded. 1 unoticed that the minister, Rev. M. 5. Paine, topk especial delight 'in depictinz the trials of Paul, the ruthiess manuer in which he was treated and the utter lack of appreciation of his services by the throne of Kome, es- pecially, although Paul had captured the groat majority. *“I'he minister was eloquent and threw his very soul into his sermon, Kinally he brought his sermon to & climax by sayin something like this: ‘It was the small minority, representing the crown in iome, that drove Paul out of Corinth and took his head. He had to crop his work a* its zenith to die for the rabble. I, too, yield to the minorlti)', the very small minority, for four- fifths of tws congregation want me to romain in this pulpit. I'wantto say i departing from you, however, that the grandest army 8 universe ever produced was raised and fought for nearly four years to teach the minority that it was the ‘majority that must rul 'bere was & silence most paiuful for a moment, One could have heard a pin drop. Strangers looked each other in the face as 1f to ask what it meant. ‘“I'hen the doxology was sung,” coneluded the gentleman, *'I said to my wife, ‘I venture that preacher was & union soldier, and is now a republican, and the ex-confederate ele- ment has run him out of bis church; I am gowg to iuquire.’ Sol made a bee line for the minister. He was soon surrounded by bis congregation d 1 could not speak to him privately, so I ed an usher. ‘*Right you are,’ ho said, ‘Mr. Paine was & upion soldier and has preached too much unionism, The confederates have wmade it warm for bim, and although there are not many of them he has resigned and will leave town, Mr. Pawe s now the chaplain of BE!: SUNDAY. MARCH Florida for the state Grand Avmy of the Rs. | WHERE public organization, Too Much Cafonism, ““The minister clearll’ His voice from its huskiness, and said 18 'H#Q attended three great funerals in his 118" Oae was in Lon don, and was that of \Péllington, after he had conquered Napolesh'nt Waterioo: a last tribute to one who had saved his nation. An other was of aleading general under that hero of the English drmiy, and the funcral was in the Bosphotup, off Constantinople. The last was of our oji mililary hero who lies in Riverside park; Ndw York. Each of the funerals was brietfv{ but graphically de- scrived, Then the ministor sat down, while tho choir sane ‘Blest Ka the Tio that Binds.’ There were many wot gyos in that audience. The sermon was_ finely fodltructed to strike o far-reaching blow #t d4me element, and without naming the el8ni8fit the sermon had done the work.” et President Harrison's Americant A senator who has for three years ocoupied very close relations with Presidont Hacrison and who probably knows better than any other man at the capitol the inner operations of the chiof executive's mind, said to Tue BEE correspondent last night *It is improbable that we have had sinco Washington and two or three of his carliest succossors a presidont who stands so firrly as our presont one for Americanisms, Presi dent Harrison would not stop short of an thing rational to preserve Amorican inter- ests.” *How does it coma,” I askoed, ‘‘that our present admunistration has failed to prosorve our interests in the Bering sea as well as did the administration of President Clovelana “That is the most perplexing question I have to answer in the senate these days,” suid tho sonator, thoughtfully, ‘‘Apparently wo have not as gona an_ understanding with Englana as had the last administration, It 15 well understood in the inner circles of the executive branch of tho govornment, but I cannot state tho faots. In general terms I wiil say that it is o physioal imncssibility for a republican administration to make tho samo terms with Grent Britain that 1t is possible for a democratic administration to make, T'he reasons for that must be apparent toany one who bas followed public affairs for o quarter of a century.” Do you moan that tho war spirit of 1551 yet lingers in the minds of Llogland’s foreign ofice( They Hate the Republicans, *Yes, and no. There is, naturally, o feel- ing of resentment against the ropublican party on thar account whien it comes to the settlement of a auestion through diplomacy, whero courtesies carry greater weight than justice, often. But therc isa more potent fecling against tho republican party in Eng- lund, und it continues to grow at a pace which sorves notice upon all republican ad- ministrations that 1f it gets our country's dues from England it must stand tirm for them, and show uothing of the white feather. It is our protective tariff that the English hate, and the party responsible forit. Why, the' best known man in all England is McKinley, who has the credit for baving prepared and passed the pre: ent tariff law. The British couldn’t see how it would be possible for any man than McKinley to be nominated for the presi- dency this yéar, They hold him responsible for this ‘blindly selfish law,’ as they term our tariff, and the more théy think of the present decline of their manufacturing in- terests the more they hate the republi party and McKioloy. “No sooner did wo actually pass and sign the recent tariff law than England began to watch ner opportunity to strike buck at us. Hor laburing interests,)’ continued the sena- tor, “have suffered greatly, Her factories are closing and her laborers are going out upon the streets in idleness, not in gre droves, but slowly and surely. The only ex- plauation the Britishirovernment can make of their misfortune’ is that ‘the American tgriff did it.’ The natural retort the' laboring classes is, ‘whv don't -wou strike America down? Why don’t Fou iresent the insult? Why do you continue your relations with the United States? Why: not retuliate? Tor Political Emect, *‘Well, it's well knoww to our government, that there is a popular. demand for the disso- lution of the British cabinet. Giadstone and his followers have aidot of. refoms and they wantan appeal to cthe; people, . Those de- mands cannot be ignored. 'Chey must be heeded. It therefors sbehooves the present House of Lords tojurge the ministry, the cabinet, to ‘make a: deronstration,’ as we say in war phrascology:and show tho people over there that there is harbored a spirit of resentment; and this they have been doing iu good time before the elections, for you must remember that they have politics in England, the same as here.” ““Ihen’ do you mean to say that Salisbury is simply_indulging in ‘jingo,’ for political purposes " “Not at all. 1 mean to say that the British government Is tuking this Bering sea ques- tior simply as an excuse to show the feeling within her against the republican party. She has this feeling ut all times, but has been forced to make a demonstration now, and has doneso upon a flimsy pretext. We bave the law, precedentand common decency and justice ali on our side. We will win. The president is right, and the country will sustain him. 1 can see but one wvay in whict we can get on good commercial terms with Great Britain, and that is- by adopting freo trade, humiliating ourselves by acknowledg- inga general weakuess and fear, and turning over all entiro trade interests to a peopic who only retain our acquaintance for sejtish purposes. Kngland will learn that we treat all nations alike, and that she will be treated like we treated Chili,”” Miscellapeous, of Senator Mauderson today received a lotter from Pension Commissioner Raum regarding tbe pension claim of John Grady of near O'Neill, Hall county. Commissioner Raum says this among other things: *1i seoms to me clear that the deplorable condition in which this man is now found has not been shown to be due to the service. 1do not say that it was not duo to the service, but I sgy that it bas not been by any competont evi- dence which would warrant this ofice in plagfng this man upon the roll at per m nth. The patriotic record of the Grady family where it is shown that the father and ihreo sons served in the army for the union, two of whnom were killed, is u remarkable record for any family. 1f1 felt authorized by the law and the evidenco to grant this man a larger pension than he is now vecewing, 1 would do so without hesitation, Many cases of this kind are brought to my attention where the rato granted for the disabilities proven is far bolow the rate due 1o tae disa- bilities existing, if the evidence showed they were of service origi But you know my certificates take money out of the treasury, and as un officer of the government I zan only make these certificates when they are supported by the law and the evidence.” Assistant” Secretary Chandler today af- firmed the decision of the commissioner in the homestead entry case of Frederick Rip- ley against Asher Couffman et al from Mec- Cook, holding that Ripley was not an inno- cent purchuser without notice. ‘The east is fllled witk rencwed rumors that there will be a complete upheaval of tho Union Pacific management at the April meet- ing of the board of directors. Jay Gould, it is confidently asserted, will retire. and I'red L. Ames of Boston sucéeed Sidney Dillon as president. Since (Fould's alleged atternpt to wreck the debt consplidation plan, all the conservativo stockbpld¥rs have united in de- manding that he belouséed as a preliminary t'o any further effort to put the road ou its ear, v J., G. Keith of Deadwopd, S. D., is at the National. 3. D. Parke of Landor, Wyo., is at the Ar- lington, ér il L (:, Wilson was' ‘today appointed post- master at Stoddara, Havard couuty, vice k. G. Scoville, resigned. ', he president has'siiifed the bill making Council Bluffs a port of'entry. Senator Manderson {s”Arving to improve the mall facilities bétwéen Sidney aud Camp Clark, a petition haviig'gone in from people intecested. There are numerous protests coming in from army pegple agamst the reductions made by the house on thearmy appropriation bill relating to the adjutants and quarter- masters. Senator Manderson is endeavoring to secure for Fremonts public building the Becaasary money 10 push the same along. The 1t will known at an early date. The senate will report next week favor- ably the bill dovating to Sidney, Neb., twenty acres of land from the Fort Siduey military reservation for cemetery purposes. In the matter of renewlng the lcase of the toftice building at Beatrice, investigation y special agent bas been ordered. pers 10 that effect have been forwarded from the Treasury department, "The Thief of Time" Snugly Ensconced in the National Capital. OMAHA PILGRIMS AT THE MAUSOLEUM I T, Clarke's Comment m 0 War Colonel nete Sam's Uphol- A Vetera T Busioness Methods ton's Prec stered Warriors Stan- tent ‘s Pence. Wasiivatoys, D, C., Mareh 2. [Special to Tue Bee. | ~We have had ouite an influx of Sons of Omaha hera during the past week, not to speak of the grand fathers and adopted childron. Henry T. Clarke camos oarly and stayed late. He has bsen to Washington often onough to bo able to pick his way readily to tte capitol and tread with ease the mazy windings of the War department. Mr, Clarke is greatiy impressed with the slow. ness with which red tap» unwinds and iati- mates that he transacted as much real simon pure business inaday atthe old Ashiand and Sidney tall bridgos as they do 1n a week at the War departmont. Mr. Clarke does not say what 18 probably the truth, thatas a pro fanity provokar tho war office in all likeli- hood could take points from the old bridges management, Poople had to get right down to business there or swim. Here they can wait. I don’t wonder that persous haviug matters to lay before the various departments howl over delays, but tho art of not trans- acting business found its apotheosis in Wash ington until Thomas B, Ryed and & repub- Jlican committee on rulos cut the Gordian knot and made tho Fifty-first congress put itself on record as a working body. Mr. Clarke told mo in confldence that the trouble with Omiha pesople is that the wealthy men *‘made their moaoy quick and part with it slow.” 1 suppise that Omaha is not alone fu this peculiarity of wealth, though it has some shining instances of the rule. What the city needs just now, if Mr. Clarke is to bo believed, is a revival of the religion of generosity and a geaeral “‘move on.” Too mauy men are hanging back waiting for some one else to take the initi- ative while a concere of action would start a tlood of prosperity. Mr. Clarke would ad- dress his fellow citizens in the harangue of tLo old side show man. Do not say ‘I will go in, Bill, it you will," but step right inside the canvas.” Then we had Hanscom nere fora few days. Androw J. is inclined to agree with Hanry T, that the subacription list isn't passea around ofter enough among the citizans of Omaha. There should be a renewal of that exuberance of contidenco which dominated the sixties, suggests Mr, Hanscom, and the olu sottlers ought not to bo expected to baar all the heat and burdea of the duy. Mr. Haunscom thinks that the gifv of Hanscom park was the lever which liftad Omaha from a town to a metropolis, and is perfectly sat- istied with his work even though tho courts have sinco vefused to tuke tho will for the deed and to refund the park. Major J. W. Paddock was another visito=. Ho is enthusiastic over democracy’s pros- pects, but fears that the silver question 1s displacing tariff reform this session as a great naticnal issue. The majornever jumps at a conclusion, if be can walk around it 1eisurely for a half an bour and satisfy him- self that it is absolutely a couclusion. So when he states that the Nebraska democracy, in his judgment, 1s *‘not for free coinage,” 1 should be 1nclined to credit his statement, had not Mr. Bryvan informed me that his own judgment was to the contrary. Mr. Bryan has lived seversl years in Nebraska, four, if Iam correctly informed, and ought to know what o is talking about. But even if he dcesn’t. he thinks that he does, and that 18 quite suffictent, Tben we have had >at O. Hawes and Dann S. Lander, and fivallv Harry Deuel, Harry brought his “skummer” along in good work- ing order. He spont two days in seclusion at the Riggs house, an hour at the patent oflice and just long enough at the capitol to drop a box of cigars on Sergeaut-at-Arms Valentine's desk. He literally “skimmed” over the city, and then took a fast tram for the west, Hesaid that he didn’t seo what was the use of staving away from home when business wes done. This rominds mo of Colonel T. H. Stauton's famous Washing- tou trip several years ago. After having been nearly o generation’ on_ the frontier, kind friends of influence thought it would be a nice thing to have the colonel aetailed for soft duty at Washingten. An_ordor was made out and 1ssued detailing Major T, H. Stanton on a board at Washington. Tho duty by careful nursing could have been mado to extend over several months, perhaps a_year. Colonel Stanton arrived one evening. To thoe horrorof his fellow members he con- vened the bourd tho next morning, worked them to death for two days, concluded the businoss amid their tears, paid his hotel bill and started back to Omaba on tho fourth day. You could have cut the atmosphere around the War department with a kmfo for a week afterwards, but the colonel was happy. Ho said he had ‘no money to fool away loafing around Washington' after the business which he was sent to do was done. But ever since, 1 am sure, there are a num- ber of army officers who seriously doubt whether the colonel’s 1ind is quite evenly balanced, aud who feel that a precedent was set by Colonel Stanton whicn, 1f followed up, would be dangerous to the peace aud pros- perity of the service, Nothing hits the cir- cumlocution brigade so bard as an attack on circumlocution, and nothing hurts the soft service brigado like an exposition of what nard service really is, Apropos of this subject I was glad to read the editorial in a late issue of Tur BEE re- gardiug ‘‘Army Promotions.” The writer speaks quite by the card in assertiug that the ayerage army oficer attendiuw strictly to duty at stations distant from Washington is very apt to be overlooked in the struggle for promotion. There is a proverb in the army that “One campaign in Washington is worth a dozen in the field.” This may be an exaggeration but it is based on a truth, The most persistent and on the whole the most eflicieat lobby in Washington is that of the army and navy coterio, itcomprises the staff and detailed officers of the army, the large number of naval officers connected with the department navy yard and gun foundry, the retired officers of both services, but above all the families and friends of each of theso clusses. The intrigues which are in constant progress here for vacancics present and prospective 1n staff positions, for changos of station outside of Washing: ton and for soft details on boards which often wear out the bottorns of chairs without accomplishing anything would do honor to the court of Louwis XIV, inits palmiest days. Dinners and luncteons, teas and suppers, calls and reccptions, all are mado to do service in the work of securing and nailing influence, Pretty women and wives haog on the arms of senators and rep- resentatives aud pour swoet flatteries in their enchanted ears; officers haunt coramit- tee vooms and_spend dreary evcnings dis cussing questions of which they know little or about which they care less. except to ap- pear interested, in order to make a point. Even Newspaper Itow 1s visited witn *items of great interest,” carefully thought out for the purpose of assailing o rival or pushing a friend, and no stone is lof¢ unturned to score in the game of L\nelle.. The officer on the frontier or on staff duty 1 o distant city is naturally at a tremendous disadvanwage. He is ambitious for advance ment and has a record bebind him to warrant bis ambition. He sends on his application backed by u thick bundle of documents showing serviee, ability and numerous official eudorse- ments from bis superiors. Perhaps the dele- gALI00 frow the state from which he was ap- pointed promises 1o endorse tuem and *‘pro- sent them personally.” But in nine cases out of ten, for months before, the campaign bas been waging for a rival with all the in- fluence of the omnipresent staff ut Washing- ton and the added sweet and persistent im- portunities of *'the petticoat brigade.” The matier bus already beeu brcacued over a bautl> of wine to 4 half & dozen influentisl P.S.H, ‘* £latesmen or discussed after 4 lea aong the SIXTEEN _PAGES. THEY DON'T HUSTLE | wives. The wires have been laid in the big eranite building on the avenue and the cur rents have buen passing over them to a score of points whore an impression can be made, The spouse of Admiral Blank has had a little “«drop in and soe us,’ at whieh the daughter of Senator Smith of the military committes and the wives of five prominent con grossmen who wear military buttons have been present Quite incident ally and acoidentally 1he statement has boen made what a shame it is that desr Captain Pumps, who dances so sweetly, has been exiled for four years at ‘‘Camp Scalp Raiser’” and his surpassing fitness for o quartermastership or judge advocate's posi tion is commentod upon. Bless me, how the Indies do work. And why shouldn't they work for the uncles and brothers and cousins ana friends of their uncles and cousins and brothers! It is reported here in Washineton that all the fancy details of the late movement of troops rovolved around the conter of one persistent little woman's win ter campaign 1n Washington on behalf of her husband. She won, and his troop or company or battery, 1 shan't tell which, will, within a fow weeks, e just where sho wanted it put. Now, I am noc eriticising this sort of thing. It 1s here. It always has been heve and always will be. Wherever advancement is dependent upon political influonce, wherever thore is an appointing powor, there the “eagles” as well as tho “muple leaves” will Lo gathered together. In the question of selection “pull” must count, and those who lLiave “‘tho pull” aro most apt to score. But for all that, as I said at the outset, it is tough on the men who hiave spent their lives ou the frontier and have been so long absent from Washington and their boyhood's homes that pohticians of influence are to them merely names, and Pennsylvania avenue only recalls the wide streteh of mud and ruts over which thoy marched in that grand review of 1865, It was not very long ago that 1 was talking t0 ono of these veterans, now of high rank, but who for noarly twenty vears had served west of the Missouri, on plain and dosert, in cantonment and camp, doing his duty as a soldior pationtly and eMeientiy, and uncom- plainingly. We walked togother through the northwest section, now covered with palatial homes, down Connectiout avenuo and across I'arragut square, past the Army and Navy club building, where generals and admirals and_colouols and majors and captains and ticutonants of the soft servico Urigade wago bloodloss engagements over snowy damask and map out campaigus for porsonal advancement across polished 1 togany. It was all now to him, to this man with erizelod whiskers and soft voico ana a cord of service stampod all over its pages with danger and hardship and self denial and perhaps unroquiten worth. It s the first time in cightoen veass,” he d, “that T have byon in Washington, ov in cast of the la'ces. 1 feol liko & stranger in a s trango land, but porbups more like a Rip Van Winkle waking from a long sleep with faint recolleciions of what has bezn but is now no longer. 'Tho place is strange, the s uro strange. Many of tho officers liold- ng down staff pisitions [ have never seen before ana suppose that 1 never shali agai Kissing goes by favor m the army as 1t does elsewhere, and those on the zround get what those away cannot hope for, RRecords count for something, of course, but of us siave a good record as far as that cerned. With a fair record conc: 1t is ‘pull’ that counts moro than an else. A weli managed ‘tea fight’ here beats an Indian campaign in tho battes as a holp to promotion, and a ride on tho ‘mall.’ properly conducted, is moro clective often than widnight march in the saud hills.” Isaw General Augur the other day at the Army and Navy club chatting with Major Paddock about the Omaha of the past. He spoke of his ride by stage from Dunlap, is., to Omanain January, 1867, and the great changes which had taken place since he loft early 1 the '70s. He asked after Dr. Miller, Mr. Rosowater and mary of the older residents. General Augur is beginning to show his_years, but heis verv handsome even in his old age. His hair is snow white nnd s silky sido whiskers aro as vlanched as his head. Ho s living quietly hero_in Washington, enjoying the society of his old army assoctates and friends. During the six years or more which have clapsed sinco his” retirement General Augur has en- joyed tho quiet of a life free from cares. worry incident to changes of assigument and the petty jealousies of bigh rank. Ho s on- tering upon a green old age which promises to bo a long and a happy one. With him at the timé mentioned was Cap- taio James A. Snyder, U. 8. A., also retired. Captain Snydor was in Omaha in 153, 1 think, as a civil eneineer engaged ir: survey- ing a military road from the Elkkorn to the Niobrara, He made tho Popploton & B mup of Omaha with the first sketch of Omaha_ever put on paper. He ontered the army in the Third infantry in 186 and left 1t as a captam, after eight years' service, in IS B Omaha” as I recall 'it)’ snid Captain Snyder, “had barely 200 houses. No one ever supposed that it would amount to muach. Theold_ferry was running, the flats were occupied by ‘& scraggly settéement, but the blufs beyond were deserted. Woat has be- come of William N, Byers! 1Is A. J. Poppic- ton sull alive?! 1 have quitelost track of the old settlers whom I once knew.”” Capiuin Snyder listened with interest to the informa- tion afforded him of the men with whom he once mingled and said that he hoped some time to visit_the great city which had suc- ceeded the little village for which he mado the first lithozraphed map. W. E. A. it e it DeWitt's Sarsaparilla destroys sucn poi- sons us scrofula, skin disease, eczema, rheu matism, Its timely use saves many 1ivcs. Program for Commencement, The eleventh annual commencement of the Omaha Medical college will be heid next Thursday. Upon that date twelve voung men of Omaha will be authorized tu go out into the world as full fledged physicians. This fact pleases the iembel of the faculty and the promoters of the institution, but they find muck more pleasure in the fact that the Omaha Medical college now ranks among the best of its kind in the United States. From a smzll beginuning the college has made rapid progross toward the front ranks and pow in its faculty has some of the most eminent educators and physicians in the country. The commencement oxercises ara always interesting, and this one will be no exception to0 tho general rule that has prevailea during the past. Tho following program will be rendered at Boyd’s theater at 3 o'clock Thursday after- noon : Musie—Overture, Fest Prayer ..iooees o it Musie—Iungari Address.. y Lev. Duvid It: Kerr. D)., sty of On Music—Tntermezzo ..... ....... ......Mascagni Conferring the Dearés of Dootor of Medicine upon Andrew Jackson Bakor, Duvid Joslah Bartlett, Philip Herman Metz, William Al- bert Lusk, Ulrio Dahlgren Stone, George Rocder, Julius Augdstus Rocder, Vil wall Henderson, Thomas Elward Barron, A. M., Mads Christinn Christenson, Willlam Owen Wisner nnd Villlam Ellsworth Dixon by Prof. 1 Leisenring, M. D., President of the Board of Trustees. putner AL k] n Dance. .. . Brahms Chanlcelior Thiver- abi. Music—Lyon's Chase. . L Kolling Address BT T Rev. Newton M. Mann. My Wiegand fo—Guvotte, Loving Hearts. Presentution of Prizes Y] 3 Music—Coronation Kretsclimer No admission fee will be charged, and the public is cordially iavited to be present, e A Close Call, Mr. J. P, Blaize, an extensive real estate dealer in this city, narrowly escaped one of the severest attacks of poeumonia while in the northern part of the state during the ro- cent blizzard, Mr. Blaize had occasion to darive several miles during the storm and was 80 thoroughly chilled that he was unable to get warm, and inside of an hour after his re- turn he was threatened with a severe case of poeumonia, ov long fever. Mr. Blaize seat 10 the nearest drug store and got a bottie of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, of which he bad often neard, and took @ number of large doses. He says the effect was wonderful and that in a short time he was oreathing quite easily. He kept on taking the medicine and the next day was ablo to come to Des Moines. Mr. Blaize regards his cure as sim- ply wonderlul, and says he will never trayel again without & bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.—The (Des Moiues. lowa) Saturday Review. 25 aud 50 cent bottles for | sale by druggists. | PREPARING FOR THE BATTLE Republicans of the State Called Upon to Organiza, s HOW IT MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED Text of the Address of President Lansing ngue—General Thayer plaing Where He Stands In the Contest, v Liscovry, Neb,, March 26.—|Special to Tum Brr. |~ President Lansing of the State Re- publican leaguo today issued an address to the republican voters of Nebraska in which ho recitos the fact that the time has arrived for a thoroigh organization of the State Re- publican league which is composed of the local republican clubs of the state. The ob- ject of the republican league, embracing all republican clubs of tho stato, is to advocate, promote and maintain the prineciples of re- publicanism as enumerated by the repub- lican party and to bave perfect concert of action and co-operation. President Lausing says that at least ona club should be organized in every city and county, fn_every ward and in every voung proeinct or school district. By such organe ization in oach city nad county, and by the prompt reporting of the names of the ofcers 10 the hondquarters at Lincoln litoraturo can be more promptly and systematically distrib- uted. Upou application to President Lan- sing or Secretary Brad Slaughter, the former at Lincoln and the latter at Omaha, a copy of a constitution suitable for republican clubs will be furnished. Itis ad- vised that the policy of the local clubs bs made broad cr.ough to onablo any republican to work underit. ILvery member shoula be permitted to oxpress himself, [Gvery porson who sympathizes with tho ropublican party should be invited to join the local clubs. A full and free discussion on republican lines of all political subjects 1s advised, and tha republicans of the state are reminded that frec specch is one of the cardinal priuciples of the republican party. ‘Tho address closed with the following par- agraph: ho league clubs do not take the place of but are nuxiliary to and will cos operate wita the regular committees of the party. Lot orgauization be perfected at once. Send names of ofticers and strength of club to these headquarters, Prompt organ- ization, combined with uuited and energetio action, will crown our offorts with u grund victory in the coming campaign.’ o8 2 Motlon, Johin M. Thayer filed with the clerk of the supreme court today his motion asking that the contest case bo opened again in the su- preme court. In his motion he alleges that ou the Sth day of last Fobruary he was made to believe and did beliove that when the mandate from the supreme court ol the United States would ve issued it would con- tain a command to the Nebraska court to enter judgnient that James E. Boyd was a citizen” of ‘the United States uud entitled to hold the oflice of governor of Nebraska. He believed that the supreme court of the United States had passed finally and fully upon tho question of the citizenship of Governor Boyd and his right to hold the offics of governor. He after- wards learued that this informas tion was unfounded. After he becama doubtful by reason of the conflict of opinion of thoso upon whom he hud relied for the true legal status of the case and the full logal effect of the decision, ho watched the publia prints to know whon tho mandate of the supreme court would be issued, and saw thereby that the same was issued on tue Ist doy ofg March, 1892, He waited for the snandate to be filed with the clerk of the Ne- braska supremo court in order to vead it bimself aud so learn what it roally did tain; but up to and including the 14th day March he was always told that the mandate had not arrived. He then alleges that on March 14 he left Lincoln una visited the in- terior of the state. On the Thursday morn- ing following he was surprisea to leara from the newspapers that judement had been asked for and tho case dismissed; and that lie had had no notive that any of the gentle- men who had been his attornoys had seen & copy of the mandate, nor that the same was. to be filed on the 15th and judgment askea' thereon. Generad Thayer onerates John L, Webster, General Thayer then goes or to sny that he is now satisfied Johu L. Wobster, who had boen his lonaing counsel 1 the caso, ro- ceived a copy of the mandite on March 7 and at tho same timo a notice of the motion| that was afterwards made for judgment thereon, but that Mr. Webster kept all knowledge of the fact from him. He has not regarded John L. Webster as his at- torney fa the case sitce the Sth day of last IPebruary and has never authorized lim to appear further for him 1w the case. If ho bas seen a copy of the mandate he would have resisted the granting of the motion and asked leavo to file a roply. He closes with the statement that Joun L. Webster had no right to accept service on his behalf, certainly 1ot without communi- cating such fact to him. Especially had Mr. Webster no right to accapt service for him and suppross knowledge of tho fact. Joseph H. Blair, as ettorney for (ienoral Thayer, aiso files an afidavie to the effect that he was one of the attorneys in the case and that he received no copy of the mandate or notico that the same was™ to be filed in the supremo court on March 15, Mr. Blair ad- mits that he afterwards read in the newspa- pers that the mandate tad been filod, but as-, sorts that he did not_believe the newspapers told tho truth in regard to the matter. Recalled to the Fatherland, D. C.. March 26.—Mr. von Mumm, the secretary of the German legation | here, has received lotters of recall and will| leave this country for urone as soon as his | successor arrives, which will be some time in April. 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