Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 5, 1892, Page 1

N | ) i | e 'l‘\\'l)&'l'\';l’ll{&'l' YEAR. THE OMAHA DaIlLy BEE OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1892, ;\'ITII FLOWERS AND SMILES Springer by Retarn, Hearty Greeting Extended Mr. Members of the Hons: on Hi CLOSED DEBATE ON THE FREE WOOL BILL | Forth by the Demoeratic ler In Support of the Me Mr, nt-Silver Dis. ¢ Senate. Argaments Set sure Burrows' Amc cussed in th Wasnixetoy, D C., April 4.—It is not often tuat it falls to the lot of man lo receive the geaerous ovation that the house today extended to Hon. Wililam M. Springer of Iitinois, chairmaun of the ways and means committee. fhewelcome which greetod this man, who has becn £0 near the jaws of death, was all the more significant because it was a non-partisan one. 1t was the welcome which friend extenas to friend, and in the bearty band clasps that greeted the distingnished Illinvisiau there was all that tbaukful sympathy and emotion that only the shadow of death could call forth. The announcement that Mr. Springer would close the tariff discussion in favor of his froe wool bill was a surprise to all who did not understana the indomitable deter- mivation of the man, and as a result the gal- leries were well crowded. A little after 12 o'clock the congressman entored his commi tee room und was received by his colleagues of tho committee. By his side was the de- voted wife, who was his coustant companion und nurse through all his severe illuess. Shortly before his disappearance in the house some frieads paid a delicate compli ment to the Tilinois leader by distrivbuting scvoral score of carnations (the con- gressmau's favorite) turoughout the ball. Almost instantly a carnation was seen in the button-hole of nearly every mem- ber on the democratic side. The desk of Mr. Springer, which he seen unoccupicd for six weeks, was decorcfed with boguets of carnatious, roses and buge cal the surrounding scats were mostly occupied by dewocratic members of the ways and ans commitiee, It was a few minutes after 12 o’clock when the house resolved itself into commiitee of the whole with Mr. Blount as chairman. « Outburst of Appla There was a siight pause us the house waitca for the orator of the day and every eye was turned towards the entranco st the eted with a right of the speaker's desk. Atthe first sight of Mr. Springer, who eutered the hall resting lightly on the'arm of Cougressman Bryan, his eloguent youns lieutenant of the ways and meuns committee, the house burst 1110 0ne great spoutaneous roar of applause. The applause ouly deepned wuen Coairman Blount turned with a welcowing smile to the sick mun, wud as Congressmun Sprioger teg Yhe three steps of the rostrum and de hand eagerly cxtended by the chairman of the committee of the whole, the ovatior reached its chma. Jths not pften that the business of the house1s suspenaed for ten minutes to do homage or puy respect 0 a Jiving statesman, but that was done today. As Mr. Springer took his seat the applause began 10 subside, and then the members _commenced to file up the aisle to grasp him by the hand and wel- come bim back to the house. Politics were forgotten for o few brief minutes, and as Congressmen Dingley, Burrows, Hopkins. and otber vigorous cAmpalgners of the re- publican side crossed over and were followed by dozers of their colleagues, tho smile of the Ilincis leacer was slighily dimmed by misty tears of gratitude as he grasped their extended bauds, During this reception the clerks stood iole, ana the cuairman pro tem uwaited the momcnt that the couvalescent leader should express a desire to speak. ads ty o Speceh. Springer, when order was once moro restored, I had hoped 10 be able on this oc ion 10 MAKe somo ex- tendea remarks ou the pending bill, but the condition of my hezlth is such that | am ad monished that' 1 caunot do so. I have pro- purea a brief statement, bowever, whicn 1 will ask my distinguished friend from Ne- bruska, Mr. Br (0 read for me.” Another burst of appluuse followed these few words of Mr. Springer, which were cloar end distinct but not in that strong tone which characterizes his utterances iu health. The eloquent young Neoraskan sitting uext to the ebairmun cf the ways sud means com- mittee then read the following closing epeech of the Ilinois tarifl reforwer. Mr, Springer's Remarks, Mr. Speaker—In the report of the commit- tee wuich 1 had the honor 10 submit through the gentleman from Tennessce, Mr. McMil- lin, on March 1, 102, to accompany toe bi Bolse roll 6007, 10 place wool on the free list una to reduce the duties on woolen goods, the following statement appears Prices of wool in the United States aud England— Your committee requested the bu- reau ot statistics to furnish it with a state- ment sbowing the prices of wool of the same guality in the Utited States and Europe from 1860 to this ume. The bureau of tistics referred the matter to Mr. S. D. ) North, the secretary of the National Assocs atlon of Wool Manufacturers at Boston, Mass., and the special azent of the census searching for statistics of wooleu mauufact urers, Mr. North provides the statement de- sired from o firin of wool merchauts in Bos- ton, which is everywhere recognized as au- thority in watters of tis kind, ThLe letters of Mr. North and the statement referred to, ure published in the apoendix to this report Nr. North, in_transmitting this statement, explans thut in order to institute compari sons between the price of wool i the United States and Great Britain, the Ohio wmedium washed wool has beeu agreed upon by those in the trade as the grade of wool correspond ing, necording to the Port Pnilip ficece, an Australian wool of substantially the same guality. Mr. North also explains that tho Boston prices of the Ohio wool are given in currency from 1866 to 1879, when specie pay- ments were resumed in the Unitea States, Tue English prices are all in gold. For the purpose of comparison Hoston uricos should be stated i gold. The premium ou gold in 186G 'vas such that a curreucy dollar was ouly worth 71 cents; this steadily dechned unfil 179, when specie payments were re- suniod. Little Difference in F To the table as given by Mr. North nas been naaed a column giviug the gold values of the Americau wool from 1560 to 1873 It will be seen by the reference o this table that the lLondon and Boston prices of this grade of wool varied but little from yesr to Year down to this, including 1500, Statistics for 150! have uot yot beeu furnished. It wiil appear that tnere” uro times when the Lon don prices were greater than those in the Usited States, but @ general average would should little differ between tue Boston and London prices. As theso prices are based on wasied wool, the duty on foreign wools would be 22 couts & pound, and if that amout of duty furnished protection to that exient 10 the American grower this grade of Awcerican wool ought 10 be worth 22 ccuts 8 pound more than the saiwe grade of wool in lLondon. Instead of this, bowever, omitlivy the unusual years of 1571 aua in wiiich tue prices were altimately affected by wila speculation, we fird that American wool fogne remaiL injr tiventy-1hrea years aversged o little leas in prieo than tho” foreign wool. This fact akows that the American wool growers do TOL receive oy incroase price of 1telr wool by re foreign wools, This tailure of protection 10 protect the wool grower :eay be explatued by the condi- tions of the wool manuiscturers of the United States, Wool manufacturers asa rule do rot manufaciure goods uutil tbey receive orders. This precaution is uecessary in order o guard agaiust ovor production. The orders ladicate the quality of goods desired whatever in the 500 0f the terif ou by merican consumers for the fensuing sea- son. These qualities of goods'can be pro- | duced only by the aamixture of foreign wools with native wools, and by com- bining with these whatever cotton, shoddy or other adulterants used to advan | tage. Tho manufacturer then first deter. mines the amount of foreign wool required, the amount of cotton, shoddy ana other adulterants toat may be used to advantage, aud the amount of domestic wovl which will be required to complete the component parts of bis orders Confined to n Limitea Macket, The domestic wool, therefore, is confined 10 a limited market. Its ouly nurchasers aro American mauufacturers. They purchase oniy what they can use to ndvantage, The remander is joft in the market or in the producers hands, and, if there is a large yield, Drives must cf necessity be depressed. As the American producer of wool cannot «oll abroad ata profit be must awuit tho pleasure of the woolen manufacturers, who are Lis sole patrons, and take such prices as may be fixed in the home market, which prices will always be dotermined by the de- mand and supply. A mild winter, for in- stance, which would cause a falling off of consumption, would tend to depress tho prices of woolen goods and, consequently, the prices of wool. Thero are many ontingencies which affect prices of ail kinds, but us a rute they are governed by the inexorable law of supply and demaud. 1f there be a large supnly” of American wool and o small demand prices will be hign: if the opposite condition prevails prices will be low. A high turiff onswoul has the effect of limiting the demaud of Aterican wools for a seuson. Under such tariff neither domestic wools nor demestic manufactures of wool can be exported and fold ut 8 profit, and ouly that atiount of domestic wool will be purchased and consumed which will ve re- quired to mix with the foreign article, which wust be used to produce the required quali ana quantity of goods to supply the home market. Thus it will be scen that foreign wool used in this country b; manufacture does mnot come into compétition with do- mestic wool. The oneis the compouent of te other, just as wood and iron in vehicles ure components of each other, even the amount of woul required to com- plote the timisned product. That which would compete with the domestic wool 18 shocdy, cvery pound of which used in the mauvfacture of woolen g0ods d1splacas ono pound of scoured wool and three pounds of wool in the grease. Kinds of Wools Compared. It will be scen from the ment that vour commiilee requested the bureau of statistics to furnish it with a state- ment show'ng the prices of wool of the sams quality in the United States and Eurove from [S66 10 this time. This request was transmitted to Mr. S. D. N. North, who is not ouly the special agent of the census office 11 Chicago of the statistics of waool, but also the secretary of the National Wool Mauufacturers, whose principal office is av Boston, Mass. Mr. North, in_ February, 1542, addressed a letter to tbe chairman of the ways and means committee, printed on pages 34 and 40 of said report, in wuich he states us follows: *1 may add that the trade in Australia wool, which' is most nearly cor- responding to the Obio washed fleece woo 1s the Port Philip fleece. aud this is the line of quotations which should ve studied to ascertain the relative London and Boston prices of wool at any given time,”? There was transmitted with this letter a disgram, publisned by snid association. which shows the process by marks. This was not decmed satisfactory, and on Feb- uary 12, 1542, the chairman of tne ways and means committee wrote 10 him requestine that he furaish a table compiled from the diagram previously forwarded, showing in columns the average Boston prices of Ohio medium washed flecce and the average Lou- don prices for corresponding dates, of Port Philip flecce from 1866 to 1891, To this letter Mr. North rephed, under date of ebruary 15, last, in which a table of Messrs. Maugher & Avery of Boston was furnished, with the statement that *'the Port Puilip fleéce1s a washed wool,” as is also the Ohio fleece guoted. This table is headed “Average price in Boston of Ohio meaium wool and average price in Loodon of Port Philip fleece in American currency from 1866 to 18W0-1." Average Price in London and Boston, foreguing state- ‘This table showed that the actual average prico of wool for twenty-three years wi Ohio in Boston, .26 cents: Port” PLilips in London, 40.52; Showing a difference in favor of fureign wool of .26 per pound. This aver- age for twenty-three aud twenty-five years bas doudtless been made before, and hence, | when Mr. North furaished tbis table to the committee of ways and means be was un- doubtedly uninformed orin the dark. Mr. North first stated that the table was 1 correct, containing a cierical error made by Mr. Springer, from u table handed hin for u purpose foreign to that formerly com- piled. He further .stated that the table was not icteuded 1o show relstive cost, but simply relative fluctuations in price, which is a very different thing. Mr. North inadvertently = *let the cat out of the bog,’ us it were, by furuishing the commmt- tee of ways ana meuns with the table, thor- ough in every detail, but the meaning of which he did vot then comprebend aud now endeuyors 10 retract or expiain away the true weuning of the table. 1n this be nas utterly farled. The pending bill is in the interest of the wocl growers us well as_the wool manufac- turers, but is especially in the interests of the consumer. 11 the report of your commit- tee be carefully considered it will be seen the cxparience of the past quarter of a century of high protective tariffs on wool and bizn protective tariffs on woolen goods bas proved to be disastrous to the wool grower, disastrous to the wool manufacturer and disastrous to the Ameri In conclusion, Mr. Chairma call attention to tho fact that pla material ou the freo list and the corr ing reductitn of the duty on refined suger by the act of October 1, 1840, cuused an in- creased consumption of sugar to the amount 4 per cont during tne year 1801, the ur after its passage, that ng raw pond- of first y ne Benelits the Bill Promises, The passage of the pending bill will have a siwilar eficet. 1t will cause an incrensed consumption of woolen goods to an equ, amoutt. Such an jucrease in the consump- tion of woolen goods duriug the first year after its passage would cause o demand for more woolen cstablishments, and cause the %71 establishments which were idia during IS0 0 be sturted up again, 1t will demand incroase of cupital in such establishments to the amount of §74,000,000; an increase 1n ma- terials to o used to the amount of #,000, 000: 1 the product of woolen £oods & de mand for 61,000,000 pourds more of domestic wool and for 27,000,000 pounds more of foreign wool. It'will give amployment woolen factories to 52,000 woe bands aud will increas the amount of wages 10 be paid 10 such bauds to the amount of §1 ), 000, With increased demaud for wool, prices of waol will increase, and with wnereased demand for labor wages will also Puass tuis b and thousauds of feet hereto- foro b thousands of heretofore 1bs raked will b ihed in e gurments aud the condition of all the veople wil: be improved. Those who favor its passage may bo as- | sured that tLey have done something to pro- mote the general weaith, something 10 scat ter plenty c'er our smiling land The speech of Mr. Springer, thus deliv- ered, was warmly applauded, and the gen cra: debute be closed, the com €0 ok up the bill by paragrapus for umendm discussiou under the five-minuta rule, Amenduent Ly Mr, Burtow e out frdn the which places read A com- £ thatany Mr. Buirows moved te s first paragraph the provision &l wools on ti free list. } wurication from Mr. North denyi such interpretation eould be pliced upon bis first cormmunication as had beou placed upon it by the roport of the majority of the com- mittee on wuys and means, There was a very large nuwber of wem- 5 atiendunee, but they paid listie or no | sttention to the debate. The confusion very great: so grest in fact that at_one Mr. Burrcis suzgested that the coms | arise aud the house mojourn in o cuable the memoers Lo cairy on their ol "PUNISHING A CRUEL MOTHER ‘Mrs‘ Montagne Must Spend One Year in Prison at Hard Lator. RESPONSIBLE FOR HER CHILD'S DEATH French English Fra Colonies in Trouble—Work of the Pariiament—Catholicism in Getting Ready for Labor Day, — Anarchists Drntiy, April 4. —Mrs. Montague, charged with cruelly treating ber children and caus- ing the death of one of them by tying her up by the hands in such a way that she stran- gled to death, was found guilty of mi slaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for one year at hard labor. A ‘arge moael of the Cronmoix house was produced in court to show the jury the exact position of the dark room and the ring to which the child bad been tied. Mrs. Mon- tugue, 8s at all previcus court procecdings, was attired in deep mourning. Her husbaud, her brother, Captain McMicking and a lady fricna sat as close to the dock as possible. When the charges against her were read Mrs, Moutague arose and raiscd the veil that had bitherto concealed her features, In entering her plea of not guiity, she was perfectly calm and self-possessed. The prosecution contended that Mrs, Mon- tague bad 0o right to play hazard with her child. She had been reckless to a horrible and revolting dezree. She had boen unjust, because extravagant and crimiral, because 100 severe. Mra. Dosoll, the governess, testified to locking Helen in a dark room and the subse- quent acts of Mrs. Moatague has already de- veloped at the corouer's inguest and the bearing before the police magistrate at Col- eraine. Tho witness said, howevcr, that Mrs. Montague was an affectionato mother. The solicitor general then in wruphic lan cuage cavo the details of the case. He pic- tured the child subjected to the wost cruel punishment aund made a most teliing ar- raignment of ull the facts bearing against Mrs. Montague. After the defense announced that its mony was all 1n the judge snmmed u case. The jurv returned a verdictof guilty on the charge of manslaughter and Mrs. Mon- tague was at once sentenced to one year's imprisonment at hard tabor. Ouly two witnerses appeared for Mrs. Montague. Their evidence was contined to pro that the defendant was deeply at- tached to her childrea and that the ventila- tion of the room in which tno child was con- fined was not bad. JUST IN testi- tho TN Spanish Police nre Arrest Two Desperate An- ists in Madrid. Mapmi, April 4.-Great excitement w caused here today by the discovery of an anarchist plot to blow up the Chamber of Deputics. The'leaders of the conspirators arrived here within the past. month. The civil governor had receivea information that two foreign anarchists were conspiring with a number of Soanish anarchists to blow up the public buildings and the suspects were accorcingly watched. Tbe project against the Chamber of Dep: ties was arranged to come off on Saturday Frenckman named Deval and a Portugnese named Feirerra intending to conceal a couple of bombvs uuder the seats in the puolic gallerv and then to lcave before the boribs cxploded. Feirerra, how ever, was taken ill and the attempt was postponed until today st 4 p. m. Both con- pirators left their houses each carrying under his arm a small parcel of the.shaps of a bottle wrapped in & newspaper. lhe polica shadowed them and kept them in sight until they reached the Cortes buila here both were scen to pluce thew es before the door leading to the Chamber 'cputies whezo the bresident of the d Premier Canovas del Castillo usually enter. The police then decided that it was tune to act ana they at ouce proceeded to arrest the plotters. The Frenchman, a man streneth, fought hard, but knocked down sud overpowered. were immediately hundcuffed. When searched they were found to have 1 their possession conical tottles enclosed in costiron cases eight iuches long by three A yellow fuse, similar to that used smoliers, was attiched 1o the bombs, ich were' vound and tightly compressed by steel wire for the purpose of increasing the th of the explosion. The bombs ched cacn eight pouuds. Tho fuse was 50 udjustad as to burn three minutes before exploding the charge. The bombs have not been carefully exumined as yet, but they ap- pear to be loaded with enough dynamite 1o blow up the whole Cortes. The two prisoners have the appearance of workmen. Immediately upou beiug arrested they were conveyed to the ministry of th intérior, where they underwent a most searcning examination. It is not kuown whether the prisoners gave any clew to their fellow conspirators or the scope of the plot A document was found o the prisousrs containing the draft of the plun of action of @ cosmopolitan society, according to woich the conspirators were hrst o blow up the the Chamber of Deputies: second, the Senate: third, the law courts: fourih, tho council of statet; fifth, the mimistry of war; sixth, the palace in the chapel, und seveuth. th Bauk of Spain. All this woris was to be com- pletea before May day. The prisoners are confined in separate cells ; b bus made a confession. In an inter w subsequently to the arrest of Ferierra and Deval, Premier Canovas del Castilio confirmed the'revort thut the gov crument some Lime agd_obtained knowledge of the iutended plot and that the autborities had sccorcingly taken messures to wppre herd the criminals as s0on 4s they attempted 10 put their plans into operation. The premiicr alsosaid that under the presentlaws of Spuin per ons convicied of using ex- plosives for unlawful purposes are liablo to bo sentenced to peoal servitude for life. Parhament, he continued, 1n view of the ex tremely dangercus attitide the ararchists were assuming, would be atonce asked to sunction capital sentence for such offenses. of chamber a; of herculean was fina Both me; CATHOLICS I ape Leo Makes a Sensible R ton to Them, 4.—Important tions @re pessing between the papal nuneio at Paris and the vatican on tne atutude of the Catholics in France. The pope condemns the Jesuits for causing scenes in the Chbamter of Deputies, whilo at the same time be bas notitied Frunce of his intention to waintain liberty in the pulpit, The pope instruction strongly opposes the unceasing intrizues of the monarchists to restore the old reriwe, and emphasizos the necessity for the formation of conservalive societies throughout the proviuces, aiming to secure religious peace by the support of the re- blie. His boliness recommends the issue of con- h servative republican electoral cateckisms in commenda- Panis, Aprit commuunica- order to counteract radical influence, A Juck the Ripper Murder, Benwiy, April 4.—This city was agitated by the annouucement of a supposed ‘Jack the Ripper' murder. The body of a prosti- tute pawed “Amelie” was found strangled ou the staircase of 4 ouse uear the police burcau in Kaiser Wiluelm strasse. Tue muraerer had apparertly beea disturbed waile at work and compelled to escape be- fore he bud bad time to mutilate the woman, Two Hundred Lives Lost. ST. PETERSIURG, ADril 4. that a steamer on tbe Black sea with 200 passengers has been lost with all on board, The steawer was greatly overioaded. It is reported Our Silver Legislation Did At Loxpoy, April 4—The Timcs sttributes | the grave situstion In lndia erowing out of | the depreciation in_ rupees to the United States silver leglslation aud anticipates further depreciation. IN ENGLAND'S PARLIAMEN Wearing of the Shamrock by Trishmen in the British Army Again Discassed. Lospos, April 4—~In the Hguse of Com mons today Mr. Patriek O'Bricn revived the question of the wearing of the shamrock on St. Patrick’s day by lIrish soldiers in the British army, by asking whetuer Mr. Stan hope, secretary of state for wir, was aware of the fact that the Northumberland Fusil- cers, whether they were Irish, Scotch or Welsh “ were obligd to wear & rose on St. George's aay. Mr. O'Brien also asked whether the govemment would provide for the wearing of national party emblems, or allow all nationalities to wear their respect- ive favors on their national festivals, Nir. Stanhope replied that the rose had been the badge of the Northumberland Fa- silers since 16i5. T'he weariug of tho cm- blem had no political significance and he saw no reason to interfere with the cusiom. Mr. O'Brien was not satistica with the reply of the war seeretary, and he intends to continue his badgeriug upon tho first occa- sion that offers. Right Hon, D. Hi Madden (conservative), wember for Dublin university auna attorney wenersl for Irciand, said that thero are now imprisoned in lreland under the coercion act ounly five persons, and they had been con- victed of unlawful assembly. No cases of boycotting existad. This statement was ected with conservative cheers. Mr. Thomas Sexton asked! ‘s it rot that because the coerclon act is a failure and has been abandoned ! Mr. Madden replied: “Certainly not.”” Mr. Willism O'Brien asked: “Is theresny struggle that was proceeding prior to the passage of the coer=iou act that is ot going on as before(” [Irish cheers. | Mr. Madden responded: *1 cannot answer that general questisn, but the figures 1 quoted stow the usefulness of the act.” [Conservative cheers, | This evening Mr. Picton quoted precodents of parhiaments passing orlo a part of the es- tinates when expecting a aissolution, leav. inc the romainder for the new parliament to deal with, avd asked if the government, in view of these preesdents, would refrain muking more than oge-half of the estims Mr. Balfour, in replying to the question, denied the precedents applied to the esti- mate, which must proceed as usual. FRENCH COLONI AFFAIRS, Much Trouble FPromised from Several Quarters—More Dynamite Found, [Copyrighte 1532 by Jam=s Gordn Baans't | Panis, April ¢.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee. | —French colo- nial affairs aro not progressing favorably. In Dahomey King Bebenzan has declared war aguiust France in an jnsolent latter, and his troops are advancing from all sides upon the French possessions’ aud wherever Freach soldiers are stationea. In Madagasces the situation is so grave that one dares not tal about it. Indeed it 1s evident tuat an expo dition must be sent out, but as such an expe- dition must e well manued and would cost a great deel of money, the government hesi- tates totuko the decsive step until th moment. Affairs in Tonquin are going from bad to worse. Phie miuistef for the coloaies cx- plaincd the situstion today in the Chamber of Deputies. The lajast dispatch announ that several bloody baities have taken place n_districts said fo e tranquil, aud accord- 12g o tho wiustersihe aggressors nave been pirates and nob rebels, The chamber did not appear to bo satistied with this explanation, and when the dis- cussion is renewedon Thursday it is very probable that the,.Aimister will be called upon 10 Buswer Somo embarrassing questions. Resolutions in regard to Dahomey will be adopted tomorrow at.a ministerial council. The search for anurehists still coutinues, and a considerable qaartity of dynamite has been discoverad in several cities. Moreover the police have ascertained that a great deal of d¥namite has boen recently stolen in vari- ous piaces. That more trouble wili occur on May 1 is now the general belief. Jacques St Cen ULTS OF THE STRIKE % last GRAVE RY North of England Paralyzed by the Miners. Loxpox, April 4.—The effects of the coal miners’ strike in Durham promise the most astrous results. The coal in large fac tories is almost gone and soon many heavy failures of well known firms are expected. All places on the river Tyne are filled with idlo vessels. The. coal yards, on which whoio cowmunities depend” for & living, are idie. There is A grave crisis in trads and iu- dustry in the north of England. Fixing for May First, |Copyrighted 1892 by Jamzs Gordra Bennst.) Buussers, April #.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tug Bee.|—It was dis- covered this morning that over nizht cart- siess in th ridzes of u,»'numlf' weighing over fifty pounds had boer $tolen from the Baneau collieries in the Sepming district, together with forty cartridesiof compressed powder. The guthorities are conyinced the theft was commiited by auarcsts, to be used on Mey lausa revenge for the prohibition of the usuyl three-cighth demonstration. In that district this morniug two cartridzes were exploaed oa the doorstep of the house of M. Monges, manager of the collieries at Seraing. ‘Tue explosion caused great damage. A great firs 15 reporied at Chi where Prince Caraman Chimay was buried vester. duy, and whors @ great fire aestroyed o church and several bouses three months ngo. Moven s of British War Ships, Vicronia, B, C., April 4.—Tbe flagskip Wareprite has returned to port a month earlier than was expected. Admiral Hothal says the intention was to have gone to Hono lulu before coming to Esquimault for the summer, but baviug information that a large party of marines would arrive durinz April at Exquimault, snd'hemring so much through the papers of prospects of the mouus viveudi, he sailed for British Lolumbia direct, Dis- patches awaiting bim here containea no referenco to the Bering sea matter and the future movements of the squadron &ra not definitely decided. As far as known, no ships will go to Bering seu thouvh it is thought possible thgt the Warsprite is bero vefore the arrival of advices for the admiral Assumlug a Mere Pacilic Look, Loxbox, April 4. —A dispatch to the Times from Buenos Ayres, says that the stale of siege proclaimed ondSaturduy iu conseguence of the political tropbles will probavly oe maintained until May, when congress mects, alibough it may be raised iu tweaty-four ueurs, The radicai, 2 is said, may decide not 1o vole at the May elections, oo the ground that they were unable to complete their organization. Although there is con- siderable discontent in the army with the government, especi ith the minister of war, it is pot likely fo prove sufiicient to lead many of the ofticers or meu to actual revolt, With the military remaiuing loyul confidence will rapidly revive. Arrived with the Firma ALEXANDRIS, Egypy, April 4. —The Turkist 1wperial yacht bearing the speciul envoy with the firman of the khedive zrrived this morning and was received with wilitary honors. The envoy st oaee ok the train for Cairo, 2 Upou arrivingia this eity Abmed Ayouo Pasba wus met §t 1he ruilway siation by the leading British aud Egyptian ofcials, Tue party at ouce sierted for Muuesrab pal- ave, vecompanied by @ most brilliant escort. Tho route frow'the statiod Lo tue palace was lined with Lroops. Keady to Attack Porto Novo. Paus, April 4.—Government advices from Porto Novosay the Dabomeyans are advanc- ing with large reinforcemente. It is ex- pected they will sttack Porto Novo today. { POLITICS 1IN RHODE ISLAND Closing Scenes in the Campaign Being Fought in That State. PROMINENT REPUBLICANS ON THE STUMP Congressman Reed and Secrotary Tracy d Their Party's Cause—Republican ins kn Onio and Michigan Elections inters, P vipescr, R. L, April 4 cratic state campaign reached its climax in ex-President Cleveland's speech and recep- tion Saturday uight. The climax of the re- publican campaign came tonight fn the din ner given to the secretary of the navy, Ber jamin . Tracy, by the Young Men's Repub. lican club of this city. Iufantry hall was filled with the largest company of divers in the club’s history. After the dinuer was ssrvod the tables were removed and the evening was givea up tospeach making. Secretary Tracy and Senator Aldrich were greeted with cheers and applauso as they came 1. hortly after § oclock thrown open and the fitled by a great crowd. President Kendall in calling the meeting The demo- ths doors wero calleries were soon too order introduced Socretary Tracy, the orator of the evenmug. As tho secre- tary advanced the whole company rose and cheer after cheer rang out T am here fonicht, Mr. Presiasnt aud gentlemen, that | may prove by my presenco how deep an interest 1 foel in the peadine clection in this state,” said Mr. T gy wvolves, it is said, the re-election or defeat of Senator N. W. Aldrich. In ecach and all of the varied requircments of senatorship there is no mun in the seuate who holds a higher place thun Nelson W, Aldrich, and his loss to that body would be a loss not only 1o the state but tothe nation.” He next re- ferred 1o the work of the administ tion and eaid that issues of t cBming presidential eiection will largely influenced by the judement which the country shall tinally pronounce upon the president and his admimstration, cauuot e doubted. Good Work of the Administration. Mr. Pracy ‘next veferred to the various questions that had come before the present administration for settlement, including the Samoan, the Chilean, the Italian and Bering be sca problems, and bis conclusions were in these words: It is freely admitted by all that, excepting iu tne time of the civil war, no other aaministration since the days of Jefferson and Maaison had encoun- tered so many dificult questions of foreign policy, not ‘even during those aaministra- tions huve the problems presented been so triumphantly sol Harrison ana Bluine.” After referring to the admission of Amer- ican pork to Germany and France, Mr, Tracy took up capinet department and tne remainder of bis address cousisted of a review of the ncuievements ot cach of them Referring to the finances, the speaker said: “Atthe time of Mr. Foster's accession 10 office it was charged by the opposition press that the treasury was bankrapt, In spite of this bankruptey he bas managed, in addition to the payment of all curreut expenses, to redeem 32,000,000 of the 415 per cent bonds. and to pay out over 13,000,000 in returaiug the dircet tax to the states, and the treasury is todey 1n a perfect sonn anrd, satisfactory condition, able to meet all demands that may ve made upon it. The increase of the currency aud money in active circulation during the three vesrs of this administration exceeds by over 7,000,000 the entire it crease during the four yeirs of Mr. Cleve- land’s tcuure of ofice. The increase thus far unaer President Harrison amounts 10 §205,- €00,000, or §1.75 per capita. they have boen b Postofiice Department. Of Mr. Waunamal: department Mr. Tracy said: *Jvisa remar o fact that whilé the department is vriuging its receipts uptoits expenditures and thus chanzing e deficiency in the revenue of aver &,000,000 in 1580 10 @ surplus for 1503, There Lave beo established in the same period 10540 post offices, more than cnesiath of the whole numoer iu existence. Mr. Tracy last referred to s own branch of the cavinet work, He said: *Ttis safe to say that March next will find twenty-four stips pluced in commission during the pres ent administration and all the remainder will be completed shortly thercafter. Iuis not 100 much to say, that taking all the ves- sels togethor from the first beginning, to those autliorized by the Fifty-first c gress, they ure &t least tho equal ship ' for ‘slip, ooih in design and coustruction of the modern navies of the world. When the ships now authorized shall have been completed, tuking the money already expended with a caveful estimate of the amounts still necessary to complete the last ships, we shall have three battle ships of tne first class, and oe of the second class, five- reconstructed mouitors, two ships for coast and barbor defense, ninetcen cruisers, seven gun boats and two turpedo boats making a total of thirty-nine vessels, and we shall have obtained this navy, created abso- lutely out of nothiug, at an average annual expenaiture during twelve moutns of less than §,000,000. Estimating our population to have averaged 60,000,000 during these years the annual cost of our navy duriug this period has amounted to ten cents per capita, Reed at Pawtucket, PawTvcker, R L, April 4.—Republicans held & mass meeting tonight and _ex-Speaker Keed of Maine, ana Roswell G. Hore ot Michigan, were toe principal speakers. Mr. Reed suid in part: *“Tne people of Puw tucket today are twice as well off as they wera thirty years ago. No one doubts that, and yet Mr. Grover Cieveland—|cheers upon cheers 1ol lowed the mention of the ex-president's name—"I'm glad to hear you cheer bim— He'li need it.”| Hethen continued: *M Clevelard says we have been wasting o thousana millions of dollars each year and throwing it out of the window, aund yet in the face of the fact tuat the condition of the peoble ls growing better. The McKinley bill s only a rovision of the tariff system, and vet these men, these western congressmen, do not merely attack the latest version of the tariff, but tho tariff itself. Everyboay in the world except the democratic party and Great Britain believes in protection.” WENT STRONGLY REPUBLICAN, Returns from Show De ratie Losses. Detioir, Mich., Aoril 4.—The new election law, which was adopted by the last legisla- ture and was used for the first time today in this state scems to huve met with unirersal wpproval. The rezular spring municipal sud township elections were those held and re ports received up to miduight indicate that an uousually heavy vote was polled. Quite a number of ballots were thrown out owing to errors made 1n_their preparation by the voters. This number is about evenly divided between the two partics snd will bave b effect upon the geueral result, Returos re- ceived by the Trioune indicate that out of twenty-¢ight cities thus far roporied seven teen went republican. Of these Grand Rapigs, Lunsing, Sagiuaw, Sault Ste Marie, Port Huron and Muskegos were democratic, but today they went stiong republican. The Free Préss reports ingicate tLat the gains of oue party will offset those made by the otber. Election Mickigan Cities At Grand Rapids. Returns from the thirty-two precinof tiis city show 1hat W. J. Stuart, republican, bs been elected mayor by 145 plurality and that the balauce of the city ticket is elected by 400. The council will be democratic by a wajority of two. From Ohio To Covvypus, O, April 4.—The head of the publican city Ucket uad tbe support of the n serats in the ng 5 dpal election and re coived a majority ol 2 ut 2700, The b of tha ticket was o} = 1 by the democrats by the usual majorit, % The sacrifice of the 2. 'd of the ticket is at bosses rts fron “ro was it digate republican wai Pavroy, O, April Republicans elect may 1ge of they Be court and water works trustee, and hadl Ftwo-thirds mojor ity in the city council & ine out of T, ten members of the I hoard. 1) crats ro-clect clerk of police, wool meas and infirmary director. Creverasn, O., April 4.—The election te day was for a dircctor of education and s membors of the school counci st of the poace and ten member: j At midnight with twenty-five ) precincis to hiear from the re can plural v has reached 1,100, and it will probably go ghier than that, This is & big republican gain over last fall, when McKinley lost the city; but aloss from last spring, when the repubiicans bhad nearly $,000 plurality. Chicago's Election Today, Cnicaco, 1L, April4 Thae city election to be held tomorrow, at which will be chosen & large number of aldermen, is attracting na- tional attention, T'his interost is awakened on account of the recent fuvestization by the graud jury of cortain allogea boodlo trausac tions whereby it is stated that an wgeregato of §1,000,000 worth of franchiscs were vis posed of by the more mercenary wembers, and the subsequent indictment of nine al dermen, several of whom are cundidates for 1e-clection. One especially interesting case is that of a man who is commonly known as the leader of the council, and who served contin- uously since 1372 This gentleman bas placed himself on the three tickeis—demo eratic, republican and labor, this being made possitle under the now Australian baliot law, wuich will bo used for the first time in the city election. This man’s candiaacy is being afe tho ceuter of the fight aguinst the boodlers, and iu the contest all varty lines are forgotten, every paper in the city, except one minor Cveniug puvlication, being ar- rayed ag: nother issue of tomor ow's election is the proposition to aunex to the city the greater portion of the suburban town of Cicero, Montana Democratic, Hrresa, nt, April 4.—Democrai elected John Curren mayor and six out of cight counci 11:publicans elected treas- urer and ast year the police magistrato, 1 s electod u ) WYOMING STOCKMEN IN SESSION. Arrangements to d Cattle Thieves, Special to Tae republi They Perfect the AL Cnevexse, Wyo., Aprild right BEE. |- The twentieth annual meeting of the Wyoming Stock Growers association was beld iu this city today. It was the largest meeting in five years, and rivalled the palm of b cattl b ness in the of interest inanifcsted I'ne greatest incentive for the gathering was th dition of affuirs w prev various parts of reference to rustling and et the issues which confrouts them. 'I'is action of the state stock commission has been abjected to mewspaper criticism in that the board bas gone ou the law 1n is efforts to get after thieves, The commission prac took the ground that the c this view is uppar d justifioa the means aua ently shured by at least 95 per cent of the large stockmen. It is the coutest which is being waged between the large stock men &nd the rustiers which ercused 50 much interest in the present meeting and it is possioio that a plan of campzizn for the spring round-up was _adopted. ‘Which does not appear in the journai records. In the absence of the president, Joun Clar. the mecting v presided over ex-Gov- or Baxter, who is vice president. Tne proceed were very harmonious. The following ofticers weré elected: John Clay, r. dent; George . Baxter, vie Henry selected B. 1j urer. cretary tees Carey, B. Whitcomb, T. B A. V. Quinn, Harry Hcffman, T. B . Ora Haley, Willinm Sturgis, jr., and ious were adoptea vill and stand he ken in the ter of southern cattie £ shipped tc lowing donted without a ais vote hat the Wyominz Stack Growers wnd fearivss manner in which the Ko t Live Stock Co nmissioners has attompted t Fanrd the nterests of lonest eattle owners in out compeusat on or reward un cly for the gencril zood and prosperity of the stute se It further Resolved, That we believe all the money yw wittho!d by such board 1o be the pro- cecds of sto'en catile znd that we commend the cuuse 1 retaining the siwme until proof of ownership shill b : ‘Lhe meeting theu wdjourned until tomor- row, av_which time the rouud up districts will be laid out. — FOR A BIG SUM. Out of the Failure, NEW Yons, April 4.—A uit, which is a se ence to the fuiturz of the banking tirm of Grant & Ward, was brought 1o trinl this arternoon in the supreme court before Justice Patterson and a jury. The action is brought by Colonel Edward James, a lawyer, azaiost James Henry Work, 8 broker, to recover up- wards of £200,000. Colonel James alleges thut Mr. Work inducea him to invest money Suit Growing Grant & Ward in the firm of Grant & Ward on representu tions that he would realize st least$ per U unon his investment, the money to be cedin | government itracts. Wha these €on’ Cls were, the plaintiff alieges, Mr. Work siid to him he was not at liber to tell him, but be usseried that it wus almost a sure tuing. Mr. Choate in bis op ning for the plaintiff declared that there was never any thing in thase coutracts at all, that they were all fictitious from peginning 1o end, aund that at the time the trazsactions began the firm of Grant & Ward was 1nsolvent. Ho said that Work bad induced large numbers of bis friends to put their mouey 1 these schemes, and thut before the lure of the firm he nad drawn out apd put in bis pocket §1,200,000, which was really tue mouey that L5 friends had investea. HAKD WORK T0O GET 1 DRINK. y Suloon in New Tightly on Sunday, NEw Yous, April 4.—It was very dificalt tofind a saloon in this city 10 which admit- tance could be gained yesterday. Those few remaining ope. had stationed Nearly Eve York Closed lookouts™ outside, aud 10 one who was 1ot very well wn could get in. ‘The most frequented town were closed iast bight and men could be seen singly sud in greups looking in vaiu for a drink. It was probubly 1he driest Sunday New York has ever seen Most of the bars were closed, but iu some of them drinks were served with crackers and ef0 at the tables. It s said that th closing of the saloons at 12 o'clock Saturday night end Sunday was due to tho police, who notified the saloon keepers that they must - Northwes tern Wiheat Stock, Mixserouis, Minn,, April 4.--The Nortne western Milier reports the stock of wheat in private elevators of Minueapolis at 1,461,000 bushels, a decrease siuce last Mouday of 14,000 ushols, Tue total stock of wheat Minneapolis aud Du 15, shols, an Increase for the we of 1,048, s, t most of which ocearred at Dulu TLe Merket Record computes the stock of wheat in country elevators_ of Minnesota aud of two Dakotas at 7,401,500 bustels, a 1,674.200. Tbis akes the sggrccate uvorthwestery wheat stock 30,400,500 Lushel au increase of (20,900 A yesr 850 the lotal stock was 20,491,600 buske — —- NUMBER 262, 'BY RAINS AND HIGH WATER » Dono in Varior Country Suaday. { Much Dar Parts of the MEMENTOES OF THE LATE CYCLONE Additionnl Returas from the Stricken Ree ion Show the Damage Not Overestls | mated - What Yesterday's Bliz- rard Furnished the We | &1 Lovis, Mo, April 4. Dispatchos from. 1 voints along the lron Mountain lway in Missouri and from several oficers of that road here, 1t is learned that a numberof warnouts have occurred along the line at or uear DeSoto, Piedmont, Irondale, Arcadia | and Anvapolis. They were caused by heavy rain storms which bave passed over that sec- tion ol the state iu the past thirty-six hours. At Setula, near Arcadin, a_trestle gave way aud precipitated a stock train of six car's and an eneine into the swollen stream, Brakenan Rorers was justantly killed, and all the other trainmen had very uarrow e capes. Rl trains which foft hiero for th south last night have Leen laid up ut Piedmont, und all trains coming north bave been stopped at Poplar Biufls, General Superiniendent Dickiuson, with several assistants, hus gone from bere to the damaged district and wreck- ing and coustruction trains huvoe been hustled to the scenes, Repaivs will be vigorously prosecuted und trafile restored as quickly as possible, IREYVA E, KANSA AR C Attending the Viciniiy. Kaxsas City, Mo, April 4.—A special to the Times gives the details of the storm at Cherryvale vesterday. ‘The shocial says This fon of I<ansas was yesterday aguin visited by a terrible storm. This time it was a get velone, A fuunel shaped Fatalities Storm in That cloua late in the afternoon was scen ap- proaching the town from the southwest. It was zccompanied |y a decp, roaring sound, and as it drew uear it could bo seen turning and twisting about with terriole volocity. 1t traveled with incredible speed and barely missed the town, passing oue 1ile to tho southwest It demolished six houses in that vicinity, killed two people and fatally injured auother, The house of John Itecves, a farmer, was torn to picees by the eyclone. Mrs. Keeves was killed outright and Mr. Keeves was fatally injured. Mrs. Perry Nixon, the wife of another farmer in the vicinity, was aso the demohiion of her Tatal 'd in house, Mrs, I by lightr was struck ud was in- R. Lawson of this £ during the storm stantly kilied, The damage t bouses, fences, otc., is very g Reports from various places in ty ) barns, out- vicinity of Cherryvalo report that a severe stor rea there yesterday afternoon and lust uisht, by furtbier fatalities are reported. Much damage to crops ana farm property is reported. Frightened in Kansas City. A territic v followed the storm. Reports frc ansus renort its pre- valenre and give s of damage, which, ‘however, Was o 1 cases 1o leveled outhouses, broien windows aund signs and wrecked roof In Kausas City the report gotstarted in some wysterious manver that a cyclone Wwas due to reach hers at 2 o'clock. The repory spread witk greatrapidity, and in a short fine was on every lip. Saperiutendent Greenwood of the public schools hastily called l,n meeting of the schoo: board and urged that the schools be dismissed for the day 10 pre- vent any loss of life in event of the tuildings The order was lssued veing biown down. d the scholars were sent bome with L.ost haste. > o'clock the strects of the city wera rted, and hundreds of peop looking out of windows scanning the sky for sigus of the ap ing storm. The wind blew almost a b during the entiro afteruoon, but there cyclone o doue wus very BAIN WITH BLIZZARD ATTACHMIENTS, hroughout the North= Casunlties. Miun., April 4.—-Specials from est tell of @ big rain and snow storm, the latwer prevailing with terrifio fury in the Dakotas and parts of Minnesota, even approaching 10 a blizard in intensity n some sections. Devils Lake, in the northern partof North Dakota, reports a full-tledgea blizzard, while Radfiold, down in kota, telegraphs at 6 o'clock touight genuie blizzard has beea raging since noon and 18 hourly growing worse. AW Huron tue snow during the day was scattered among & great deal of rain, threo iuches — baving fullen, but the blizzard seems to bave extended from the north part of South Dakota ciear ncross North Dakots. Tho suow extended along the Missouri river and over ito the Black Hills, and at Huron, where it had rained so hurd ealy in the day, 1t is bow snowing hard tonight. The amount of moisture in the ground has already delayed se duys, aud 1t will now be further by this great storm of combined r SnOWe In this state snow, with blizzard attach- ments, is reported in the northwestern por- tion and it has been snowing and builing othier parts of the state. The ruin was ex- tremely neuvy. Tomght it is growing colder and the storm may boe bere luter on. Tho heavy rain is reporied as extending 1o 1Le sakes, Ashland baving such a rain that de- lights the lumbermen, wuose logs were await- ing the sprine freshots, A Reafield dispatch says tho storm is worse than any since 1835, when 50 many lives were lost. ~ No casunlties are auticl- pated, howevor, fiug ten 1d buck and Disasirous Wind and Hall, Warrnine, W. Va, April 4.—A terrible rain stormn, accompanied by thunder and lightuing, passed over this section of the country about b o'clock last night, At Mar- tins Ferry the hail stones vorc as arge as eges and great damage was done to windows, huncreds of which were broken. Washouts are reported on tho railways, 1t 1s reported that much live stock in thefizlds in tbe country was injured by the bail. In in- stances the horus of cattle were broken off, A telepbone message from Martins Ferry says that nearly every window was broken, Correyvinie, Kan', April 4.—A storm of bail, rain and lightning swept over the city. Wiildows were broken and a church steeple dewolished LEAINGTON, Mo, April 4. ~Hail stones as large as marvles fell bere in great quantis N xr, Mo, April 4.—Heil stones as arge s tea cups fell here. Booxe, [a., April 4.—The heaviest raiufall in years lell in this region lust nigut, Tho whole country s flooned. It is sl raiuiog, but not 8o heevily. Burlington Bloeked by Snow. Hovyoke, Colo., April 4.—|Spec Tele- gram to Tur Bee—The second bliczard withiu the past four days bas bacn holding full sway here togay. The extent of the storm lics botween Curtis und Steriing, com- etely blockading the Burlington line, ow plows are runmng both ways from this place oud prospects are favorable Lo opening up the line before midnight Iped Out an Hlinols Towa, Famriern, 11, April 4.—A report bas just reacued bere that the town of Barn Hill, seve miles south of this place, was almosg | entirely wiped out by & eyclono this after- noon. 1t is thought no one was fatally 1n- | jured, though several were said to be badly { hurt, o furiber particulars bave boen ro- | Severe Blizcard at Oelel | Oruwicus, Neb., April .—|Special to Tus | Bur)—A ¢rizzling ralu set in yesterday | & Aud continued until 10 o'clock, whea mori [CONTINUED ON BECOND FAGM