Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 2, 1893, Page 1

NTY- AWAITING THE WORD Members of the Twenty-third General As- gembly in Line for the Start. INDEPENDENTS ARE ALL ON THE GROUND | Farmer Members Will Be There When the | First Furrow is Tarned. HONEST REPUBLICANS ARE APATHETIC Railrcad Activity Has Disheartened the Better Element of the Party, POPULISTS Whippers-in Avranging for Solidifying cans Lobbyists Lixgory, Neb., Jan, L—[Special Telegr to Tk Bee.—Sunday brought little change in the legislative situation, for the prelimi 'y button-holing still goes on, and no con- usion has been arrived that would warrant the basing of a prediction as to the outeome Not more than two-thirds of the members-clec, have yet arrived, although all the independents are on hand and have with exception, for the past forty-cight hours. The independents held no cancus today, but will meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, and reach a definite conclusion. The party I ers have already employed @ number of spic and the watch of every member has menced. They followed to and from theiv meals, and are not left until they seels their rooms for the night. is noted, and a memoran; conversations with known to be all right point. It is a vepetitic by the populists in the Topeka two years ago. been, ol are Every moveuent kept all who not from a populist stand um is wwties ave Jf the pian pursied Kunsas legislature at Down on Sam Elder, Ex-Speaker Elder seems to be an ol especial suspicion and distrast at the of hiis fellow independents, and they at all backward about v bl the matter. One middle-of-the-rond as a cd—d old the information did ot chance to be ot of s e not icing their feeling of his brethren referred to him wart,” and vouchsafed that the independent propose to give him o« this year. 1f ornot this unkind nt utended to reflect on Elder's course two years ago, the speaker did not say. Certain’ it is that Elder of 1801 and Sam Elder of altogether different persons. so far as standing with the independent pavty corned. The sweet strains of toda have apparently served to erats and independents still nearer together and itis conceded that unless something more active is done by the republicans than s characterized their move present time the populist-bourbon combina- tion will organize the legislature Tuesday noon. erooked statg was am 1803 are two heir is con 's chin music flect of Corporate Influenc Muny republicans are outspoken in con- demmation of the apathy and sceming in- difference that have chavicterized the party Jeaders regarding the proposed fusion, and inquiry elicits the information from the anti monopoly branch that the railroads ave v spousible for the situation. Said one of th this evening: “1 have nothing will do nothing to the nation, if the old to lowed to fored its and meas. ures to the front arvdless of the best interests of the party and of the state, The way the thing looks now, is that any effort to organize by the republicans will mean just that much assistance to the cor- porations, and rather than see it go that way, I will remain passive and let it go to the other side, The fact is that the voads maust take their hands off. If they don't, the two houses will be organized by other folks and then we will have noth. ing to hope for, as the measures would be extreme toa degree. If they will pull out and let the people have something to say through their duly eleeted representa- tives, there is a probability that the result would 1ot be to the detriment of either, The only thivg for the republicans to do is to effect a combination with the independents. but this cannot be done as long as the repub. lican members are hanging back and allow- m done vent ng men combi- is be al ing the corporation fellows to manage the | thiug. ndeavoring to Capty The railroad lobby is bringing tremendous ssure upon republican members to go into caucus for nomination of a speaker. Their efforts are concentrated on men who have for the st time been elected to the legisla- ture and are enough to believe that these men are actuated by devotion and Toyalty toparty, when in reality they are vail voud spiders, drawing the uususpecting farmor fly into the caucus drag net, Once in the caucus they have swvendered their in dividual freedow to the dictates of the majority, and the choive of that majority is sure to be a downright monopoly tool or a monopolist masquerading as & man who wants to deal fairly by corporations. Almost every one of these pretended lead- ers and saviors of the republican party who sounding the caucus tom-tom or pound the caucus hew-gag have been here at y session for the past ten years, playing same game, to the disgust of decent and reputable men of all parties. eus” is always theiv vallying when they want to corral the granger el ment in the railroad pen. Once cor raled in the caucus and bound down by ironclad pledges, the stalwart farmer is like Sampson after his hair had been sheared by Delilah, He ishelploss and becon: dummy in the hunds of the mac At this stage a republic not ouly sureender the to the control of corporations. but it is almost certain to drive the the independents into fus ion with the dewo erats as a matter of self-protection. A re publican caucus combine would at once solid ify the opposition and that means zepublican defeat unless a break can be effected by the boodle lobby in the runks of the inde pendents - Fulled to Honest Men, pr eredulon ery w0 politi- an - caucus party cn- is Hold u Sexsh Several of the railroad members of the re- publican state central committee came in Inst night und this morning and attempted {0 hold & meeting, but it was not a glitter ing success und o action was taken, The corpulent form of Paul Vandervoort appeared in the rotundas this - eveniug for Lho firet time since the gatbering of thoe AND BOURBONS UNITING | | wether | th “keep-n-the- | ing the demo- | tempt to | | th M | | Columbian commission, occupying the the | nd | s o mere | | rest the i l l the south. | all day, who is thought | public | that b will hadly go to him fo JCOND YEAR. clans began, but from this time that mnotorious corporation bell- will be actively engaged in leading the independent members into the forward paths that the combine companies so earn estly desire to have them travel The Douglas Ation has not yet put in an appearance, but the independents are telling the position of Senator Bab Tt is asserted that pposed to fusion, unless the independents will reciprocate by ounty de he he s insuring the defeat of whatever stock yard: regulation bill may be introduced Senator Mattes is also against fusion, but the other three democratic North, Hale and Thomson, are in favor of it at any Cost senators, Tound to Have the Fasion “The fusion scheme is being worked for all | itis worth around the independent head quarters, and the Lindell hotel seethes with bustling, v, All proposed plan the w hope for is a organization, with no pros 1y assistance in enacting desirved of them are disposed to ason, but the pressure of would-be employes of for the short term of very great and the s using every effort to drive their men into line. Blake, Pirtle and Deeh ave endeavoring to cocrce the indepen- dents into aceepting the proposed terms, be isc it would mean a little something for them in the shape of cheap patronage. Oukly's Boom Dying. “The railroad leaders have scemingly given up the attempt to make Oakly speaker, and when their efforts were divected elsewhere there increase in the amount was floating ot where politic ngre- gate, ed for | some ti choice, and certainty Onkly wetive or some- lizes s much of could be ex- expiving candidate whose susly tmpaired 1 of West Point came in this evening and was at once closcted with senator Novth of Columbus. The judge had that indicated that something was on mind, and it seemed to the political situation, that his visit had sigmificance, and wished it that curivsity had much to do busy buzzing that the independents senator and the e gives legislation hold off the the state, three months, is democratic herder ome for this of even horde noticeable talk th; rot must been was of densen hote lovotees Jensen has udas, o regary second e as the railroad's the surm has become 1l in Oakly s continues to be pernicious! since lecline ock ¢ akin to i the time of the L of an th is not s¢ and monop members as a look wes his with i lave to do but denied any especiil understood with it. John Peters, internal revenue is on the ground negotiating with North relative to the oftice nearly enough of and W. A, Paxton of Omaha is here, as is also H. Weiss of Hebron, member of Nebrask: collector, Senator that one has had that the other hopes i tion, us he but, thoroughly disint “inte pectator says, of an ing VAN CAMP STILL FLEES, 1 Narden ugitive Yet Captured anty Cleri. Jians. Neb, [Special Telogram to Tue B, | Bailiff Narden has been on the uding County Clerk Van Camp to be not far from Verdigre, though in an obscure locality. While searching in other parts where it was supposed hie might be, he had gone to his \ther's farm about four miles from here, veaching there during the night. He left s morniug for Crei A courfer was sent there, but no word has been received from Creighton, It Camp will near Plum Valley i the e Al portion of the county where he will be harbored until too late for tomorrow’s train. Couriers are following him up, and it is anticipated thav papers will be served on him in time to bring him to Niobrara in the morning. the ion. DEMOCRATS ON TOP, They Will, it Is Said, Organize the Montana Legishtur St Pavy, Minn., Jan. 1.—A Helena, Mont., specinl to the Pianc 1ys: There How seems every reason to believe the demo- crats will organize both houses of the le lature tomorrow. They control the senate. The Chouteau canvassing board has not yet returned the vote of tnat county and the Te. n contestant has no title to the ofiice whatever, so the democrats have twenty-five straight votes—one 8 than the required number. a meeting of the populists held last it Representative Beecher, one of three fvd party members, declared that he had 1 elected by 1,000 demoeratic and 300 populist votes und felt that he was unde itions to the democrats, and intimated on party questions would act with them. He Also given other assurances to that effect. A, Livingston, the demo- cratic member who has been very iil for som weeks is in_fwproved health and will b taken to the house on a cot, At a late hour tonight it was rumored that thie republicans would apply to the supreme court for a preemptory order compelling the auditor to put the Chouteau republican. con- testant_in the list of members, but that court adjourned until 10 4. m, Monday and at that hour the new chief justice will take his seat. As he is a democrat, the republicans relief. It is now almost a foregone conclusion that the demo- crats will control both houses of the legisla- tuve and will have a majority on all joint ballots for the United s senator, MAY USE FORCE, Kansus 1oy to Organize wiry. Jan. 1LThes the Toreka, Kan., among republicans of the state tha are fears the po | public ulists, in theiv endeavor to Nouse over a republican majority of three, will resort to force. ‘Phis belief is strength ened by the following quotation from an editorial which appeaved in the last edition of the Kunsas Populist, a people's party published here The republican candidates out of 125, cortifieates were jury and forger organize the iy electel forty-three In twenty ¢ the wted by open fraud, per- Before these words reach our readers, steps will he taken in the cour to prove this assertion evidence will prove that the vill Al themselves republicans ave fo hists, traitors 1 thieves, (veferring 1o the state board of ssers.) Theouly right these scoudrels is to be hanged &5 traitors. The action of the board is open treason. Those who ubet it ave traitors. 1, by their own action, they turn loose the dogsof war in our beloved state and city, upon theirown heads wiil vesponsibility. But the people will defond their vights by the force of arums if necessary.” oY 2 WAL Balld Cur Works, Kaosvieee, Tenn, dun, 1. A stro com- puuy, with Jobu M Fort \ ! Sewator Brice and S nas as the lead ing s organizd, and 1 foundry of IKuox capacity of A quar o the piunt is being purchusce for and foundry, which will bo one of the Lugest industrial establishiments in Bass of m The Leen will e at len ville. The car works will hay fifteen complete cars a duy willion dollurs will be ex) dy muchinery the factc OMAHA, MONDAY SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE Approaching Session of That Body Will Be Exceedingly Interesting. RESUBMISSION WILL BE THE ISSUE On This ¢ of th 1estion Hinges the War Likely to Ch: Other st Work Ocension e the Divorce Law Features. Stoux Fainrs, 8. D, Jan. 1—[Spee Tie Bee,|—The third legislature of S Dakota will begin its first session At first blush a tame affar might be expected. Bferything is republi an, There are not enough democrats and independents to make a vespectible contrast and an ordinary closet would furnish ample room for their party caucuses, If the mittees have, as is usual, a minority repre- sentation, the members of the opposition will stagger under the weight of their various offices. There are thirty-three re- ans in the senate, six independents and three democrats. In the house the par- ties stand vespectively sixty-one, fourteen and five, Party polities will therefore cut no figure, and the success of all distinetiv republican measures is a foregone lusion. But all this doesn’t imply that the session will be a Jove feast, On the contrary there arealready some pretty well defined clouds in the sky, and they have gone well beyond the size of a man's hand. The first is resubmission Prohibition has been tried for th years in South Dakota. 1t was adopted in 1880 by close vote and over the emphatic opposition of the border counties and the Black Hills During the first year the law was fairly well enforced. The liquor men aside to wateh results and thousands of disinterested voters who were angered at the attempted domination of politics by the enforcement their sanction But just the enthusiasm of the hibitionists was at its height came famous original package decision of preme court and all the ex-saloon blandly forth from their hol selling pint and half-pint and gill flasks. Holes-in-the-wall were flourishing on all sides and the taxpayers were unanimously grumbling over the loss of the licenses. Sioux Falls was the first to take the bull by the horns. Here authorities sugeested to suloou men that they would not then be sted if they brought the saloons onto the main streets and paid $30 4 month each. About thivty-five vesponded. This stirved the prohibitionists to their foundations and they held numbers of well punctuated meetings and passed scores of de nunciatory resolutions and hived spotters to drag the culprits into court. But the obstinate juries refused to convict anybody and the taxpaycrs howled again over the increased expenses, For a year past all has been sercne. The sualoons have run unmoles upon the most frequented strects, the ery wigon may be seen any deliverin kegs and every issue of the "d papers ¢ rects the thirsty to the scenes of the ios appetizing combinations between free lunch and beel The same system Hills and lately com- con stood saloon gave as pro- the the su- men came rs and began prevais in the Black Yunkton has adopted it while in Huron, Aberdeen, Mitehell, Cham berlain, Pierre and other towns the thirsty have no trouble in finding relief, ‘ight of Two Years Ago. Two years ago a very strong fight was made fo resubmit the question. A great deal of money was spent and a_strong lobby employe But though the bill passed the house by a large majority it failed in the senate by one vote. This yewr the tiquor men took a different tack. They picked their men in every county and by the well known ways sought to sccure the nomination by all parties of resubmissionists, In every ounty where this could not be done, funds were furnished lavishiy to defeat the pro- hibitionists. In many instances this plan worked. In many it did not All the Black Hills countics, Miunehala, Yankton, Bon Homme, Hutchinson, Hanson, and other counties either lying along the borders or possessing a very large German population went against prohibition. But in many where the liquor men were confident of win- ning, such as Beadle, Brookings, Davidson and Lincoln, the result was disappointing In the senate every member but_two has declared himself since election. Nineteen arc unqualifiedly in fayor of resubmission. nineteen as unqualifiedly opposed to itand two are undecided.” The two who have not declared, the senutors from Brown and Grant, are likely to divide. In that case the senator from Beadle county, A. W. Burt, and the senator from Marshail county, Peter Berkman, will hold” the balunce of power and will not only be provided with un- limited wines and cigars of the choicest brands but will be beseiged daily by the numberless committees which hive becn ap- pointed by the Women's Christinn Temper- ance union, the Enforcement lc e and the churehes, Rev. William Fielder, president of the league and the man who las hereto- fore led the fight for prohibition, has lately od and settled oy parish in and presumably will not go to There ighty-three members of the house so thirty-cight have declar for_resubmission and” thirty-nine while six_are yet to be heard from. six are probably all prohibitionists, 1f and if they stick to their present views re submission would fail by seven votes in the house. ore Railvonds Bequired, pother subject likely to conside ttention, The immense of this y overwhelmed the ra In many scctions the stores and v 4ngs and even SPAre rooms are (o grrain and the voads have been utterly unable to supply enough cars o meet the demand The low pr has also inereased the farimer: discontent. There is a general feelinge many quarters that the vailvoads and 1 eleviitors are combining and are robbing the producers with i high hand. “This fecling has grown o such a point t a ery has gone up from many p stringent law, fixing frojght and pussenger ehit Witional elevator fa tiract rops roads. 1t build- ed with it quarters for g the maximum s, compelling lities and othe | bly | effected | the democy | from th | ever. wise bringing th Undoubtedly, — howeve will be greatly checked The lutterarve all rusting Their boomers and real sev 1 ronds now in sight, the building of which would open up new wnd vastly increase the value of Th Bluek Hills, Pierre, Aberacen, Sioux Falls and Yaukton are all depending on these im provenents for their prosperity and will unite solidly against any restrictive lewds lation, Behind them will be the politiviaus 0 Change the Divorce Law, Another subject of consic ance to the cities is the tl in the divorce legislation. ‘The state Women's Christian Temperance union and the state congressional ussembly huve passed resolutions calling on the logislat to repeal the law and exclude the army of misfits who the pust two years hus been coming for re und new hus. bands. A cor to attend the sion und buttonhole the solons. The objec. tion to the law of laxity Its provisions are vingent as those of most of the states oth thun New York and Massachusetts, which udinit only aduitery as legitimate cavse, 1t frow the others only in vequiring bt days' residence betore bringis tho divorce applicants her states which deny them decre ue fo South | Dakota, become reicased, and again retury to roads to time. the movement by the cities. for new lines. state dealers have sections the laud rable import catened ching SN0t a charge suit MORN G, heir homes in six or seven months, They «d. of course to profess their inten ion of permanent resideice here, but inten- tions are liable to change, The sentiment of the protesting socioties'has been aroused by a few notorious examples, but the majority of the visitors are guiet, discree nd weil behaved. Many of the'towns, particularly joux Falls and Yankton, derive a lavge rev- e from th divarce business, as it is fa iliarly called. The divorcees are usually wealthy and idleness gives free ein to thei expenditures. One thing is cortain, that every attorney and| every member from a county vining aleity o large town, will o and when they toge and brganize, there s little doubt that the length of residence will re in at three months as it is today o many other laws supported by arious interests which will command atten tion. The members from the Black Hills will ask for certdin amendments in the statutes defining mining claims and ope tions; the militia will demand money enough to keep themselves well supplied with uni forms and armories; the Australian ballot law and the school law will probably be largely moditied. ~ But public attention will be chiefly directed toward th t'u\n’n\!v jects discussed at lehgth, and during their te Pierre will s a very entertaining TTING READY TO ORGANT Members Already Gathering at Plerre for the Coming Sesasion. Prene, S, D, Jan, 1—]Special Telegram to Tite Bk, | —Sunday has been a lively day in the hotel lobbies, where members of the legislature have met to get acquainted and future candidates for clerkships been lobbying. Mmnchaha of other countics full delegations on hand, but little interest has as yet been fested over the arganization of the houses as there are only a little over half of the members in the citys Probably nothing can be definitely learned as to who is in the lead until Monday night, when they will all be heve. Resubmissionists are foree of lobbyists, doing A numbes and have very mani on hand with a full Mose Kaufman, leader of the hosts is in command, and seems to think there is not much qhestion but_that the bill will pass both houses curly in the sessi Governor-clect Sheldon is being besieged by candidates for dppointments. They are in the city in large numbers, and the names of those who will be the sure winuers are kept very seeret Governor Melletta s prepar and it d o message in the hands of the printer. 1t will contain a resime of | the of the differ cnt departments undep his administration, and will be guite lengthy. Governor-elect Sheldon’s inaugural address will be short and to the point. 1t will out- line his future policy. The coming legislatare will be composed cutirely of mew men, who have not attained o stite reputation. Lobbyists and udidates are about the only familiar faces that ave seen, and who will be the leader t cantell. Farmers largely pre 1te in both houses, but they are an in- ent, hright looking lot of men. ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. Work Cut Out for That Body- e Congider Seriserieny, UL, Jan, 1—Wednesday nest, Junuary 4, the thivty-éighth general assem- of Ilinois will ‘ncet. Meiitbers are alveady beginning to arrive, and it is prob- able caucuses will be held Tuesday night. Wednesday temporars, ovganization will be and it is pro¥iable adjournment will then take piace the following day. when permanent ofticers will be formally chosen and CGovernor Fifer notified that the assembly is ready to receive any communica- tion he may desive to submit. After the message has heen read a resolution will be adopted naming a day for the oficial canvass of votes After the names of the officers- been ofticially promulgated, tion will be adopted naming a date on which governor and other state ofticers will be formally inducted into office. 1t is now con sidered probuble that unanimous conscnt will fix upon January 10 as inauguration day, u prements for a grand democratic clebration on that day in commemoration of the recent democratie vietory in the state arc now under way. The incoming legislature is the first since the days of Lincoln and Douglys in which the democraes have a majority in both houses. ‘This condition malkes the coming ses sion particularly significant, in view of the ot that a redistricting of stite for judicial, con fonal and legislative purposes, is one of the tasks of the general assembly. 1f any troublo whatever is experienced in the task of redistricting on a_democratic busis, it will probubly be found in the house, where itic mujority ~beiug only thre there is liable to be serious complications at any time from sickness, absentees or disaf- fection among certain democratic members, who may feel that their district is not r ceiving proper consideration in the readjust- ment. On January 9 the new democ central commiittee Matters to lect have nother resolu- ic swate will meet here for organ- wnent headquarters at the state capitol during the session of the general assembly. Action will he taken to the end that the state committee sist democratic members of the legislature in preparing the redistrict- ing bill in such a way as will inure to the greatest possible advantage to the party. o Will Be Some Kicking. Many members of the general assembly, however, do not_appear to fully apprecia the voluntary offer of assistance and counsel tate cominittee. Its not improb- ible therefore that there may be consider- able friction arising from jealousies an sumptions of preromatives in the matter of vedistricting, and it is hoped some hoof authority will demoralize the demo- eratic majorit and 1 that the re publicans how find their greatest consolu- tion, Upon questions of redistrd the demoerits are thorou That is, the districts shall be as to make the majority of them safely demo- atie and assul the election of 4 United ates senator by the joint assembly of 1805, U is only in the secondary question of how districts shall be carved out, and which section of the state shall receive the great est apportionment, that sopious diticulty i found It now appears that there will no serious contest over the ‘opganization of the two Hon. Clayton B. Crafts of Cook ured of the nomination by the caucus for the speakership, 1t is also definitely settled ‘that Hon. Caleb C. John- son of Whiteside county will be selected by the same caucus @8 the demo date for temporary speaker of the house In the senate the no likelihood any very autive contest for the honor of president pro tem., wit be made. The con Lest seems 1o rest between A, J. O'Connor of Lasalle and Harry Higbee of Pike county with indications” somewhat in favor of the justed so houses county is that | former. With the exception of the offices ident pro tem. of the scnat speaker of © the house there are no aspivants for republican caucus nominations. For the republican president pro tem. of the sendte. O. 17, Borry of Han- vcock county is an avowed candidate. Fricuds of Senator Thomas Hamer of Fulton esnty ud H. H. Evans of Kane cou are work ing in the interests of those gentlemen for the same position. For the 1epublican nom inution for speaker of tho house, Itepresen tutives Callahan of Crawford, Meyér of Cook, Huwley of Kuane and Paddock of Kun kuked County, are aspirants For the seerctary ship of the senate, Ed P, Kimball of Macoupin county will probibly be clected. For sergeant-at-aims of the senate the veleran newspaper man, Colone! lll wward of Danville, is the date. W. B. Morris of Golconda for clerk of the house appears Lo be in the lead. For door- of pres leading candi [CONTINUED ON SECOND FAGE. | JANUARY 2, 189 have | tie candi- | and | Phocion | SOME RAILROAD STATISTICS Extraots from the Report of the Statistician of the Interstats Commerce Commission. INCOME AND EXPENSES OF THE ROADS Figures That Are Startling mensity -Earnings Ver Mi Data of a Very Intel Nature Giv Their and Other ting WasniNeros, nary repor D. C., Jan. 1. The prelimi 1 the income andspenditure of railways for the year ended June 80, 1842, compiled by the statistician to the Inter state Commerce commission will publ The gross earnings of 12834909 miles of railway are shown to have been $050,025,150. from which the g railway system SLAWTIL8, Th 050,303 over the year, or an iner be made 088 carnings of estimatefl an increase of carnings of the previous © of #608 per mile of line The operating expenses for the year were 8814, voase of R82,834,1 which leaves an increase in net earnings of $4,116,11 per mile of line. ual i in vevenue from p HOL0I, or £47 per m ainst an fnor in the revenue milar service of &0,145,143, or of §1,040 per mile of line Most Profitable Roads. 1t is obsorved that the roads which acerued the largrest gross carnings per mile of are the lines conneeting the wheat growing territory with the seaboard, and the lines in the southern states hordering on the Gulf of Mexico. Tt is significent, however, to notice that on those railways there has been an in ase in operating expenses nearly equal to the inerease in gross receipts, ar to have by he ssenger o of the entire | | didacy fo The receipts show that the g carnings of sixty-two roads, ¢ enjoys an_inconic in HATS NI being anaverage of AVORARe ETOSS 1 line for all vonds i 88840, classificy the sixty-two | 15 in_question shows that cight receive eachan fneome inexcess of £20,000 p of lie: for ten, the income per mile of line is between $13,000 0.000; for thi the income per mil is between s and $13.000, while the income o L of th remainder fs less than $5,48 per mile of line. The density of passengerand freight trafic | is ulso wiven for the roads whose gross o ings wed S3.000,000, and from that it appears that in’ some parts of the country © has been @ healthy oxpansion of trad ing the lst two years, while in othe parts the increase in traffic of 15492 docs little wore than balance the loss of trafic of 1891 In the Southern States, In the Southern Gulf states and Kentucky, the tonnage per mile of line was in 1800 304,000, in 1801 400,901, 0 1802 502,221, showing a permanent gain on the othier hand, in the territory of the trunk lines cast of Buffalo and Pittsburg, the ton rates per milo of line were: in 1860 1,60 in 1801 1,363,330, and in 1802 1935404, The poor relative showing of 1891 is in part a counted for by new lines built in the state of Pennsylvania, but the figures ind cided fluctuation in business. ate gross ch of which excess of S3.000,000 is S12814,171 venue | per il | ) He iy Much Better oy N D, C.y Jan, 1L—Mr much better. Dr. Johnston said this even- Sing: “Mr. Blaine is a little better.” When asked if Mr. Blaine sat up yesterday D Johmston replicd in the negative. Fourteen days ago Mr. Blaine relapse which many of his would prove fatal. That old year out and ing ‘in of the many who lnow has been, and also MR. BLAT CONDITION, WasiiNg suffered a friends f he has witnessed new has s how il Mz know how sick he is todity. While there ave rumors from time to time that Mr. Blaine is to be removed to some warmer elimate, no preparvations have thus far been made by the family for such a journey. The fact that Mr, Blaine is not able 1o sit up scems to be taken as evidence that the peviod of his removal is very remote at least. His physician will nol discuss the question with any but members of Mr Bluine's family. 1tis understood that per- sonally Mr. Blaine pr to remain in Washington pending the termination of his illness. Heis fully aware that unless his physician accompanied him on - his journey and remained with, he would be runuing great visk. ‘Phis fact, and another, that he could not find clsowhere the comforts of his own home, malke Mr. Blaine, it is said, very mueh averse to being removed Sick as Mr. Blaine is, he still exhibits mueh of that wonderful will power and nerve that have characterized him through more | than one o Tu these latter days he ex bits less of the despondency over his phy- sical condition than that whivh characterized him when he was much stronger thanhe is y. In the presence of his family he to he cheorful and hopeful of the His appreliension he keeps as his cevet. There are times when he dis- cusses his plans for the future, especially those of u literary natuve. 1t is understood that of politics he docs not speak except in a desultory fashion, s if they hud lost, to u certain extent for Nim, their interest. | 1t is also understood that in case he should not be able to carry out cortain of s literary plans, that he has arranged to have papers relating to public matters in his possession edited and published at the proper time, rired lived the the com- RELENTING 'L, Canada Removes the Duty on United States Wasiizaros, D. (., Jan, 1 sion of the discrimin fmported into Canada States, reported at Ottawa Saturday, will hardly be considered by the government of the United States as satis on the part of the cntire fricndly feeling The presumption is that the law has been found to be of no adyantage and therefore it has been suspended. The presumption is The suspen dutics on sugar from the United ctory evidence Canadian government of | state ave | actment |1 ture and th Blaine is | | une’s Dallas, Tex bused on the fact that Canada still imposes duty of 10 per cent. on all tea and coffe imported vis the United States, a duty which has been in existence for a number of vs. It has effcctually driven all tea and e traflic with Canada from transit through the northern part of the United States, and appavently it has proved adyan tageous to Canndinn transportation interests, and therefore still maintained In the lunguage of a prominent oficial to night: “1f Canada wants to show that she is possessed of @ good und friendly feeling for the United States, let her abolish that 10 per cent. duty on tea and coffee.’ IN VIOLATION 0O Interstate Commes Commlissioner Mukes an portant Decision, WasiiNGToN, D, C., Jun. 1.—The Interstate commission, by Commissioner Knapp, has rendeved its opinion in the case of the Board of ‘Trade of Chattanooga against the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia rail way and others The complaint alleged that the rates on traftic from New York and other Atlantic | seabourd points to Chat unreas sonuble in themselve ly, as compired with rates property to and Nashville, that rates on rafiic ure @reate shorter dis- to Chattanooga thun for the longer distance over the same line in the same di- on, to Memphis and Nashville. The commissioners held that Jclcudunlal LAW, Kuapp Commer ANCOgi ar , and velatiy on like il e for the | aul | effect in his ri are’justified by the existence of water com- petition in charging less on such trafe for the longer distance to Memphis, but that no such competition exists for such trafic to Nashville, and a greater charge for the transportation of like kind of property from said seaboard points for the shorter distance to Chattanooga than for the long through Chattanooga to Nashville, is in vio lation of the fourth scction of the act to regulate commerce, Defendants ave ordered to cease and desist from making such greater charges to Chattanooga, with leave to filo application for relief under the , proviso use of the fourth section within's spect fied tim One transportation line cannot be sa meet the competition of another trans tion line for the carrying of trade of ular locality, unless the latter line would perform the service alone other did not undertake it When groater disparity exists between charres which are lower to competitive than to intermediate points much less remote, the inference is irresistible that the lower rate is unremuncrative, or that the larger rate gives unwarranted return for the service rendered to porta 1y par- atd and and the CARTER NOT A CANDIDA Chnirman of the Repubii mittee Doesn't Wa Wasnizaros, D. ¢ gram to Tu Bre.| ropublican an National Com- t to Be Senator. L Jan. 1 [Specal Tele Chairman Carter of the national committee arrive Washington late wnight. He will remain lore for several days, and will discuss with other members of the committee the ques tion of the time and place of which will soon be held, Mr tonight: "he meeting of the republ committec will be considered the executive committee. No action will b taken by me until a majority of the exceu tive committee has signified its desive. “How about your candidacy for the Mon u senatorship?” All the gossip with reference to my can the senate has been unauthorized WHLE I have reason to believe that through the efforts of my good friends in Montana 1 wieht be favored nomination for the scnatorship, I have re quested that my name be not presented o ueus. The legislature of Montana tomorrow, and the people of the more deeply” interested in- the en of wise legislation looking to the nt of the material v nre f the 1 the in designating a United States senator. This sentiment is 8o strong that it will compel orderly action by the people's paty representatives. There are wany aspivints for senatorial honovs, but their aspirations will un doubtedly be subordinated to the popular demand Tor a spoedy organization of the prompt consideration of certain questions relating to the develop ment of the material interests of the state. The legislature, as it will probably organize, will have on joint ballot thirty-three repub; licans, thivty-five democrats and three popu lists, One of the demoeratic members being ill, there will be only thirty-four Carter said an national v members of | of that party in place, Western Pensi Wasmixaron, Do O, Jan. 1 Ture Bee. | —The following pensions are reported by aminer Bureau of Claims: inal —Char seph Harrell Eaton, Reuben Thowmas J. - Malkin, Ellwood Lami 't Additional —James L. Lindsey 1: Oviginal —James MeCahay, S Priest. Siul B, Evaus. George W. Duniel Fidler, Francis H. Roundy. D: Halloran, Jolin Nichols, George J Chandler H. Picree, Jacob M Hasbrouck, James M. Haaton, Jacob Miller. Additional Lym! dy. Increase—David Johu Vansant, Benjawi nderson, Andrew orge Hipdenbrook: inie_Movrison, minors of Mary F. Keteham. Wyoming: Original South Dal Charles J an. Atlanta M. Allyn, REEr THINK IT IS THE CHOLERA, Attempt to Aecount forthe ¥ Arkansus Convicts, Onreans, La i Special to recently granted Tur Beeand Lx- Robert John Pratt, Bullock, iy ues tows, ote. Sarah J \gomery aves —-Christing Arng August Rabon. wal—John B, Flint, Original ~ widows, ete Jitles Among NEw The M. Avk.. is in the ste among the convicts in the in that city, he said the symptoms of cholera, but fatal than Asiatic cholera. Tt first appeared fmong - detachment of conviets at work cleaning out a sewer on the Iron roud. The uncovering of the sewer liberated g which, it scems, generated the discise. Eight convicts at work in the sewer died, five of them half an hour after they were stricken down FFrom this sewer the disease was conveyed 1o the penitentiar, Pottison thinks the suddenness of the disposes of the theory that the e is due to the bad sanitary condition of the penitentinvy, IHe s the question is whether cholerd generated ino the United States will spread like that resulting from an imported germ. The disease has created a panic i Littie Rock. SR S PLACER Picay- Petti city. In > of chol- penitentiary discase has is more swiftly son of Littie Rock reference to the re something like SAN JUAN YELDS, ople Continue to Pour Into the Camps - Claim Jumpers Active, Dexver, Colo., Jan. 1. ~A Republican spe- cial from Durango, Colo, says: A miner named Hite aveived this morning from the San Juan gold fields and brings the first authentie information from there, He says that the miners ave spending most of their time guarding theiv claims Lo prevent them being Jumped. No trouble has avisen yet but there will probably be some before long According to Hite's story, the best s0 far as known, belong to the ( but by siuking twenty fect, bedvocle is en countored and at almost any point it will pan out enongh to keop a man interested. But 10 Jarge nuggets have yet been found. About 7,000 people are scattered through the fields, there being 1o towns or organized govern ment. The Ute and Navajo Indians look with disfavor on the encroachment of the prospeetors on their grounds, but are not numerous enough to ciuse trouble, 1t is os timated that 500 persons & day are avriving at the fields. New - OF 100 FAMILIAR, MHow i Suggs, Wyo.,, Ba Cowhoy's Playt Cupyesse, Wyo, Jan. gram to Tur Bee,| A cowboy by of Ed Payne and o barten oo little last Wednesday shot in the arm, 1t appears that Payne had a slight jag on and threatened to make it smoky for ) people in the saloon. Duving his pistol practice be shot uncomfortably near the bar: tender, who felt called upon to take a hand in the game, and shot Payne, the ball taking ht hand and arm. Payne was afterwards arrested and brought o Sheri dan for tri pecial T the named Burt, in. pistol practice at 5 night, Payne receiving - Haud e with tie Friosts, New OrLeans, La., Jan. 1. —The Picayune's speclal from Dallas suys: Rishop Pitzgerald of Litle Rock has been appointed by Arch bishop Junsen of New Ovleans administra tor of the diocesan, vice nan, and he 100k charge high pontifical mass at St. Paul's church Bishop Brennau has had trouble with the priesthood under him, and hus gone Lo Romo to lay the matter before the pope. His friends say he will be reiustated, and that Bishop Fitzgerald has tuken only’ temporary charge of the diocese, Archibishop Bren today, celebrating r distance | the meeting | by the republican caucus | members the | Mountain | claims | wble compiny, | Kesented a :Cllll,l AS THE CONSERVATOR President Montt Announces His Policy Cone cerning His Neighbor Governments, PEACE WILL PRESERVE AND QUIET Acting as the Foremost South Public, CRIWIL Al to Material Arge Ameriean Ros Advance of Affuirs, nterests i [Copyrighted 1893 by wdon B nnste] Varraraso, Chili, (via Galveston, Tox.,) 1 1L [By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tne Bee]—The Valparaiso Herald prints an authoritative statement of the general internal and fore | clin policy of the government of Presideny Montt. Congress and the cabinet are ens saged, t says, in framing which will tranquilize Chili and will re-cstablish the country on a fivm basis and maintain quiets It is the intention of the poverns ment to do thing in its power to prove to the world | that Chili is the foremost South American republic, and to justify the fact that hew eredit s h than that of any of her sise s the financial conters of the worlds y effort will be spared (o improve the cone | dition of the people by such educational and sial reforms as will bring the republic te | the highest state of efticiency Chili, it is annot sssive manner towand neighbors, | but will always be veady to aid them in pres serving their antomony and to place theme selyes in such o position as to be free from the wild outbursts of revolution to which | many of them are now liable, The idea of Argentine and Chili s said The latter conntry will make | no b threats, The desire is to ens hance the value of the country and not to res duce it to the straits which would inevitabl | follow & war. In the judgment of President Monet war between any of the South Ameri= s means vain to all parties cons laws ever A wae between | to be absurd corne The Ch | telegr | ister Guerr pamph | incident. lian foreign office has received a m Argenting, stating that Mine "s explanation relating to the tisfactory This ends the | AfMuirs In Argentina. | PheHergd correspondent at Bucnos Ayres | telegraphs that the people of that city wera alarmed st night by vumors of an impendd | iz revolutionary attempt to unseat the president were under arms, but matters quieted down. It is fully believed there that a revolution throughout Argens tina is imminent “Mhere is much comment in Buenos Ayres about the revelations of Senor Vido Papas and over the Chili-Brazil- Pavaguay tripartite reement Wws comes from Montev veports that leo that General - territory Castile heistas, They were n troops. Thoe Urugruay of | who were pursued by fedes repulsed by the Urugua wir minister has ordered the frontier guard to repel future raids at the point of the bays onet, Additional troops are being hurried forward to the frontier. Merchants in Buenos Ayres complain that the Chilian ofticials at the gold camps on | Inox island refuse to allow them to land provision Conditions of t Panaya (via Galveston, Tex.), d Mexivan Cabie to the New York Herald— Special to Tur B, | —The government wilk impose the following conditions in granting. | an extension of time to the Panama Canal company he debt to the government, aumounting to 6,500,000 francs, is made 8,000,+ 000 francs, and is to be paid in four equal installments, the first payment to be made in May, 1803, An inv is o be made of all the property now possessed by the comg pany on the isthmus, and the laiter is to bind itself not to transfer or dispose of it without the consent of the government, Any disputes which may avise ave to ho sete tled by the supreme court of the republic, . M. Bushuell, special commissioner from the United States to inquire into quarantine regulations on the isthmus duving the coms ing season been giv urances by the local government that ions would be adopted which would not close the ports, but, at the same time afford.ample protection to the people of the 5. e Concessio [By tory Phosphate of 8 N Food for the Hair, (Conyrighted 1893 by James Gordon Bennett.] Paws, Jun, 1—[New York Herald Cable--Speeial to Tk Bee,]—The Herald's Furopean edition today publishes in its weekly article, “What the Doctorg Say,” two facts likely to make a stirin the niedical world, The first is an explanation of a new atment for nervous diseases by injecting \th the skiu a solution of phosphate of which, in this way, is not modifled by « through the digestive tract, but is taken up in its orviginal form and acts di- yectly on the nervous system, a portion of the jism for which it has the greatest M. Albert Robin uses a solution of ammes of phosphate of soda in 100 prammes of sterlized distilled water, Thigt entirely new method is remarkable for its simplicity and harmlessness qnd is worthy of heing brought to the attenthm of the pros | fession. Tt is still in its inception, and will | probably be pevfected later on, It has cers tainly a bright future before it, and marks a stride forward in the path so brilliantly sened up by the researches of Dr. Browns juard, and for which he must some day suitable recognition in ofiicial eirs Disg reccive cles." The second fuct is the rescarches of an ish physician, Mr. Mapother, on the ins ffuence of food on baldness. Since hair cons tains not less than & per cent of sulphur, and | when gray 20 per cent of silica and 10 pey | cent of ivon and manganese, he claims that two of the forms of food that nearly every one takes each day, beef and milk, have by thelr chemical composition the effect of ans nihilating these primordisl elements of hale and withering it at the roots, Mr. Mapother thinks that diffe albumenoid foodsy starchy substan particulurly dale d oats, which corn per cent of W powerful effect in making the The vaces of wen that have the finest hair are usually those living on starchy. substances and vegetables, . Dicd on His Daughter's Grave, Savr Lake, U1, Jan, 1L.—At 3o'cloclk this afternoon Gustave yhurg, 70 yeurs of was found deud in the City cemetery with his head rests {ing" upon the” grave of his daughter, who died cighteen months sgo. A razor lying upon the ground beside him and a horrible gash in bis throat told the story of his death, His mind is supposed to have boen unsettled by his daughter's death, which followed 800 after the death of his wife,