Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 28, 1893, Page 1

’ \ |~ e ——— ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 HAS REACHED A VOTE Benator Peffer's Amendment to the Repeal Bill Defeated in the Senate. RESULT OF YESTERDAY'S BALLOTING Voorhoes' Bubstitute for ths Wilson Bill Overwhslmingly Adopted. SPEECHES BEFORE THE TEST WAS MADE Btewart, Teller and Jones Regret the Actiou Taken. HOW THE SENATORS CAST THEIR BALLOTS Mr. Perkins of Callfornia Offers an Amend- ment to the Peffding Mensure—Colo- Senlor Nenator Takes fls Defeat Very Badly. rado ‘Wasnizaroy, Oct. 27.—The beginning of voting on the amendments which took place this afternoon does not necessarily bring vhe end any nearer, because the voting was begun upon an understanding that speech- making should be allowed to continue ‘within due limits. No scnator v prepared to take the floor when Mr. Jones expressed a desire to continne his spes until tomor- row and Mr. Voorhees, by previous arrange- ment, moved.to take up the pending amend- ment. Mr. Faulkner, the repcal whip, had pre: viously scen the senators who had expressed a desive to speak and assured them the new order should rot cut them out. Ho thinks all future speeches, exéept Mr. Jones, will bo brief and is hopeful of reachiug a final vote very soon. Mr. Jones will require about two hours in which to conclude. Senator Morrill of Vermont, the oldest senator, appeared in his seat this morn- ing after an absence of two months and was warmly welcomed. Senator Stewart came into the senate armed with a lemon this morning and announced to his colleagues around him that if his throat held out, and ho thought 1t would, he wished to occupy the floor the greater part of the day. This announcement had the effect of changing to some extent the calculations of the repeal members. When the consideration of the repeal bill was resumed, Mr. Stewart took up the thread of his avgument where he stopped last evening when the senate took a recess. Questioning Mr. Stewart as to his position, Mr. Carey, republican, of Wyoming sawd: “Tsay you are a silver monometallist.” “1 say you are mistaken,” replied Mr. Stewart, hotly. “You don't know what bimetallism is.” (Laughter.] Lost His Patience. Losing his paticnce, Mr. Stewart asked: “How many times must I tell youa thing before you understand it?” [Laughter.] 1 think [ understand it,” Mr. Caroy said, “and if you understood more and talked less we would geu along better.” [Laughter.] “T think you have talked to the full extent of your information,” replied Mr. Stewart, and then drifted into a denunciation of *“'the gold ring and criticisms of the administra tion. Av Mr, Stewart yielded to his col- league, Mr. Jones Mr. Jones said a lawyver arzuing a case ‘would not proceed with much enthusiasm if he believed a decision had been rendered and the seul put upon it by the clerk, Mr. Teller contended no cotton goods were oxported from Indin until the cheapened price of silver stimulated exportation. Th Ao Wis true as to wheat. Mvr. McPherson, democrat, of N ascribed tho prod tion in aud the exportu- tion from India of cotton und wheat to nat ural causes, the beivg nothiug elso that would grow there. Competition of lndin. Mr. Jones traced the competition of India In these two commodities to the demonetiza- tion of silver in 1873, which was not done b, nature, but by legislation. In the furthe pourse of his speech, Mr. Jones said in this country it wus not possible for the farmer and cotton plauter Lo be benefited directly by protection. By legislation bringing tho price of silver to 1.10 an ounce, where the fathers of the republic placed and not by market price, there would be absolutely a certain method without any cost whatever to the country of giving protection to the farmers and cotton planters, both north and south. After reading the letter of the presi- dent to Governor Northen, Mr., Jones suid 1f he had bean as explicit before eclection as noy he would not hive been olected. Mr. McPherson, democrat, of New Jersey askod Mr, Jones u long question, and when he sat down the latter said: *Idon't think there I8 a singlo senator on tho floor who can understand that question,” rhees Makes u Suggestion. McPherson started torestate his question, but being appealed to by Mr. Voorhees, ylelded to the senator. *1understand the senator from Novada,” said Mr. Voorbees, desires to complete his remarks tomorrow. 1 regrot hie is noi able to completo them now, but I shall not press him. I suggest iu ““the economy of time that he and the senator from New Jersey meet between now and whon the former rosumes the floor and cowe to an understanding as to the question the senator from Now Jersey has askod.” {Laughter.] It will take about that time,” said Mr. Jones. In the meantime,” said Mr. Voorhees, “'as there seems to be nobody who is ready to £0 0n now, and not with & view of denying ‘anybody tho privilege of speaking, T asl for & vote on the pending amerdwment sud lat us get nlong iu this way.” As fast us we can.” Mr. Hill suggested, Mr. McPherson--I prefor to huve the senator irom Nevada answer my question, Ms. Voorhees--te can do it tomorrow if he can do v at all. [Laughter, ) The vico president statod the question to 'be on the amendment of Mr, Peffer, Mr, Peffer said ho was not ready to vote on the amendment. Ho desired 10 submit some remarks in advocacy of it. After u littlo parliamentary spi which of the senators, whother Mr. Pefter or Mr. Voorhees, was entitled 1o the floor, Mr. Peffer proceeded. He had discovercd in the public prints iha had surrendered and had recom- mended to his political ussociates to surren- der. “Mr. President, we have not surren- deved, nor do we wtend to. We don’ tend to interpose fucetious opposition, but At overy stage we shull interpose determined resistance aud determined opposition.” Defentod the Amendment, The question was theu put on the amend. ment and it was rejected, yoas, 25; ns . The detailed vote on the Peffer anienduent was us follows: Yeas—Allen, Bates, Berry., Blackburn, Butler, Call, Coke, Daulel, Dubois, (ieorge, {arvis. Irov, Junes of Arkausas. Jones of Nevada, Kyle, Martin, Pasco, Peffer, Power, Pugh, Moach, Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Vance, Walthall and Wolcoty—-28, Nuys—Aldrich, Caffery, Camden, Carey, ‘ullow, Davis, Dixon,” Dolph, Faulkoer, e, Gallinger, Gibson, Gorman, Gray, Higglos, Hill, Hoar, Lindsay. Lodg: NcPherson, Mandersou, Mitchel ring as to | ! TTOBER 28, 1893. of Wisconsin, Morrill, Murphy, Palmer, Per- kins, Proctor, Quay, Ransom, Sherman, Smith. Stockbridge, Turpie, Vilas, Voorhees, Washburn and White of Louisiana—89. The following pairs were announced, first named being afrmative: Cockrell and son, Cameron and Brice, White of Califor- nia and Chandler, Colquit and Wilson, Pet- tigrew and Gordon, l‘;mshruuuh and Mills, Morgan and Hawley, Hunton and Platt, Mitchell of Orogon and Squire. The amendment thus voted down revived with some slight exceptions the coinage net of 1857 and provided for the freo coinage of silver. Agreed to the Voorhees Sabstitute, Mr. Voorhees then moved that the substi- tute reported by the finance committee of the house be adopted and asked unanimous consent that after its adoption it might be treated as open amendment as the orieinal bill would be. ‘o the latter request there was no objection. On this motion the veas and nays were taken and by a vote of yeas, 58 nays, 9, the substitute reported by the finance committee was agreed to. Those who voted against this substitute were Sen- ators Allen, Bate, Call, Coke, Irby, Kvle, Peffer, Roach and Vance. Mr. Perkins' Amendment, Mr. Perkins, republican, of California then offered the amendment of which he had given notice on October 14. 1t provides for the coinage of American silver at the existing ratio, with a seigniorage charge of 20 per cent. No gold issues of less denomina- tion than 810 are to be coined, and no legal tender, national currency or treasury notes f a less denomination tnan &5 are to be issued. The holder of any standard silver dollars may deposit the same at the treasury or at any assistant treasury of the United States and roceive therefor notes of de- nominations less than $10, which notes shall have the same legal tender quality us tho coin for which they are exchanged. There s to be appointed a commitiee five monetary oxperts, the mem- of which “shall mnot bo other- ed with the government. whose duty it shall be to keep the treasury and the executive advised on all necessary mat- ters reluting to the currency. Ir. Perkins explained his amendment and d now. that the slack waterof debato had come, amendments could be discussed and considered dispassionutely. Called Attention to Thoir Change. Mr, Stewart called attontion to the change over on the part of Voorbees, Gordon, Ran- som, Hill, Mills, Turpie and Squire on the silver question, who last spring voted for free colnage and now on Mr. Peffer's amend- ment voted against it. Mr. Allen, populist, of Nebraska ex- pressed regret at what he called a backdown to some extent upon the part of the advo- cates of silver., Mr. Teller, while not trying to force a proposition to coin only silver of American production, as that savored of class logisla tion, would vote for the Perkins amend- ment, as it better than the proposed act. Mr. Tellor went on to speak with greut bitterness of the aesertion of the causo of silver by the republican senators. He said the whole question ought to have becn settled by a concession to tne advocal of silver. Nobody who hears me tonight would disagree with me in_the statement that if the men sitting in front of mo (ropublican repealers) had been as ready to concede us something as the other men who believed in repeal on the other side of the chamber this would have been & compromise, not a dis- eraceful session, and beneficial to us and beneticial to all alike. Spoke with Much Feoling, “If the railroads can’t pay the intarest on our bouds that is not our fault. But our personal obligations we pay to the last cent, "o me this is the most_terrible moment of my legislative life,” said Mr. Teller with much feeliug, *To me it brings more foar than anything that has_occurred since I en- tered public life. 1 fear wo are ontering upon financial system from which there is absolutely no escape, I know there will be 1o favorable legislation for silver until the Ameriean people are heard from at the bal- lot box and heard from in a way that will compel attention to their desires. “Mr. President, I am not a pessimist; T have never boen. Tam an optimist. I hav never seen disaster and distress growing out of policies simply because they did not meot my approval. 1 have hud faith in tho American peoplo.” Here Mr. Teller's voice choked and tears came to his eyes. He spoke most impres- sively and was aceorded the undivided at- tention of every senator and tio large audi- ence in the galleries. I have faith in men. {can seo the silver lining in a cloud as quickly as any man living, _There nover is a storm so dark I cannot seo the coming light on the mountain top, but I cannot contem plute this condition of things without abso- lute terror. It strikes to my very soul ant to enter this as a warning to the do not resist Mr. Voorhees desired to sceure a vote on the Perisius amendment, but as Mr. Woicott oxpre: a wish to submit some remarks he moved that the senate take u recess until 11 o'clock tomorrow niorning, and the mot ed o at pidb o'clock, IN THE Nudson Kises ton Question of Por- soual Privilege-State Bank Tax, Wasiisaroy, Oct, 27, —Tho proceedings of e house this morning were openad by Rep- resentative Hudson of Kansas, who rose to a personal privilege aund had read a long special Washington dispatch contaming statomont purporting to have been mado by Judge Lamoreaux, commissioner of the gen- oralland ofice, to a congressman relutive to the iuvestigation of the Cherokee Strip outrages. The statements delved into the wysterios of iunsas politics and intimated, Mr. Hudson sald, his populistic coav was simply a mask for simon-pure democracy. The statement was followed by some ob- servatious of the newspaper correspondent reiative to tho alleged antagonism between Speaker Crisp and ry Hoke th and the former's alleged ambition for a seat in the senate. Mr. Hudson had o letter from Judze Lamoreaux, whi he read, denying he had given tho correspondent the siate- ment and he (Hudson) denied all knowledge of the watter himself and hoped Mr. Crisp would get the senatorship if he wanted it. A wave of apolause over the floor and gal- leries answored this complimentary allusion to the speaker, Attacked tho A. P. A, Mr, Weadock of Michigan made a sensational statoment affecting the title of Awmos Linton, a republican from Michigan, to his scat in the house. {t was in the form of a memovial from ex- Representative Youmans, who was & candi- aate against Mr, Linton, The potition as- sorted that Mr, Linton's election was neither legal nor valid. Tt asks, said Mr. Weadock, for a coawmittee to investigate the whole question, which involyves the determination of th2 existence and animus of an un-Ameri- can, illegal and traitorous orwanization, which, in Michigan, has gone to the length of procuring arms. 1'he organization exist: in soveral states. Itis particularly offensive in Mickigan. There its machinations have caused a reign of terror, “Nuwe the orgenization,” cried a dozen voives. “1t 18 known as the American Protective association,” replied Mr, Weadock. Mr. Hopkius of Illinois protested against the arvaignment of Lhe socioty as a traitor- ous organization, and made the poiut of order that the matter was not privileged. T'he speaker overruled the point, but, Mr, Weadoek's attention being called to the fact that Mr. Lioton was uot proseut, he con- seated to withdraw the matier, and allowed it 1 go over until tomorrow. Anothor Disturbance, r disturbance followod over the resolution reported back from the banking and currency committee by Chairman Springer, calling for information as to the state vanks bill recently iutroduced. Some of the friends of the repoal of the bank tax thought thoy saw iu this resolution an at- CONPENUED ON S8ECONU FAGE. HOUSE, Mr, Ao NEBRASKA'S NATIONAL BANKS Alii- | Decided Improvement Over the Showing Made in July, VOLUME OF BUSINESS QUITE LARGE Bill Establishing a School of Miues In Sev- eral Westorn States Finally Passed in the Senate—Was Pettigrew's Original Mensure. 3 FOURTEENTH STRE WasmiNGToN, Oct. 27, Today a compilation showing the combined condition of the 121 national bariks in Ne- braska, outside of Omaha, on October 8 last was completed at the oftice of the comptrol- ler of currency. It shows that the average reserve held by the banks was 8140 per cent; the cash and cash items on hand aggregated $1,544,282 und the total volumn of business was $28,674,307; the idividual deposits were $12,119,330 and the rediscounts $564,107. This 18 & decided gain over the showing in July and puts the Nebraska banks up to the standard here, Schools ot Mines for Western States. The senate today passed the bill providing that each of the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado and Minnesota shall receive anuually 25 per cent of all paid to the United States for mineral thin their boundaries for the main- tenance of a school of mines in each of the states named, provided that the sum shall not exceod £12,000 per nnum each. This bill was originally introduced by Senator Pettigrow, and named South Dakota as a beneficiary. The other states were added at vavious stages of consideration. The bill has been favorably reported from committeo in the house, and will undoubtedly become a law within a short time Peculiaritios of Allen's Speech. When Senator Allen’s attention was today called to the fact that in his famous_fifteen- hour speech just published there did not ap- poar the matter reported to have been uttered by him late that night against the mortgage indebtedness of Nebraski, ho re- plied_first, that he had not modified his speech, thut every utterance made by him in that speech was in the printed report just as spoken, and_secondly thav he did not, as re- ported by tha press, attack ‘the Anancial condition of his state, Hesaid that what he did say, and only that, was that many of the mortgages which had been canceled in Nebraska und marked “‘paid” upon the rec- ords were “paid” by foreclosure, and that no adequate idea could be had of the number of mortgages in the state which had been foreclosad by reference to the mortgage rec- ords of the various countics. He suid that _some democratic_senators, amoni them White of Louisiana, had busied themselves on the morning after he had closed his speech in telling a number of sen- ators that he (Allen) had attacked the Anan- cial condition of their states and that he even had maligned the state of Nebraskn, Senator Allen denied that he had said more of the state of Nebraska than is_here inaicated and as_appears in his printed speech, Ho stated that the democrats had made an effort to break him up in his speech and to dispel the forco of his statements by misrepresentation as to what he really did say. WasniNatox Bureav or Tiue Bee, } Was Dictated by Carlisle. There is a report in circulation to the effect that Senator Jones of Arkansas in- tends rising to a question of privilege on the floor of the senate before the silver bill is disposed of and explaining the circum- stances under which the thirty-six demo- cratic senators on last Suturday signed the silver compromise. He will, it is stated, throw the onus upon Secretary Carlisle and Senator Voorhees. Tho claim is made by the senators who signed the compromise that it was upon the exact lines laid down by Secretary Carlisle, and that when Sen- ator Voorhees was approached upon the subject he gave his assent, 1t is further stated that Senator Jones has the draft of the compromise as written and approved by etary Carlisle, and that he intends to make it public. Senator Jones was not at the capitol today, and there are no means of confirming or denylug the re- port. It looks as though there would be something in it for the secretary of the treasur, tigrow Will Insist on His Amendment. It is probable that the Pettigrew amend- ment to the bill suspending for ove year the provisions of the statutes requiring au an- nual outlay of £100 worth of lubor upon 1 mining claims will kill that measure, The Pettigrew amendment, which was suggested to him by some of his mining constituents around Hill City, . D, provided that_the suspension should ot apply to claims held by corporations and aliens; that it should apply only to individuals.and those living in the states and territories where the claims were located. Ho wanted to help out oniy the actual operators of mines who were cramped by the financial sivingency. The bl with the Pettigrew amendment will likely be withdrawn. Senator Pottigrew stated to Tix BEE man today that if the bill was pressed to a passage he would stand by his amendment and that it would be adopted. Western Pensions, Pensions granted, issue of October 12, wel Nebraska: Original—Horace P. § Omaha, Douglas, South Dakota: wain, Original—Thomas M. eals, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha. Supple- mental—John Peterson, Canova, Miner. Rejgsue—Lysander Woodard, Britton, Mar- shail. Towa: Oviginal—-Amos Snyder, Lynnyille, Jasper; John Cleghorn, Onawa, Monona Increase—John W. Cowden, Iloomfield, Davis; Wesley L. Apgar, Des Moines, Polk. Original widows, ete.—-Sophia Awe, Alden, Hardin; Seth L. Banks, father, Whzatland, Clinton. Moxican war, widow—Sarah M. Mendenhall, Pacific City, Mills. Pension i3sue of October 13: Nebraska: Original-Willam _~A. Coulter, Hubbell, Thayer; Albert W. Hutchison, Penbrook, Cherry, Increase—Thomas J. Mitheuy, Pen' brook, Cherry, - Original widows, gee--Ann urion H. Raskius, North Platto, Lincoln; Riley, Osceola, Polk. Tow; Original--Lasley Barton, Luverne, Kossath: Stephen R. Olney, Sargent, Floyd, Restoration, relssue and increase—George Maier, deccased, lowa City, Johnson. Re- issue—Morrell Palmer, Manson, Calhoun; Alphonse Henderson, Hawkeye, Fayette, Original widows, ete.—Inger Opstreet. Ro- land, Stovy ; Margaret Hirsey, Lucas, Lucas Alberthine Maier, lowa Ci Johnson, Mexican war survivor—Daniel P. Long, Kuoxville, Marion, Personnl Notes. Secrotary Morton has returned from his wip to Chicago. Marion J. Gates and wife of Cedar Rapids, Ia., are ut the Arlington. Pexuy S, Hearu, AT NAWALAN PROBLEM, It s Agaln Eagrossing Considerable At- tentlon at Washington, WasiiNuton, Oct. 27, —Leading members of the committee on foreign affairs in the house, and those of the majority in partic- ular, expect that President Cleveland will send to congress immediately after the sil- ver bill is out of the way his message and the corvespondence on the Hawaiian matter. It seems to be the impression that the wessage is alveady prepared. One of the democratic mewbers of the commiltee said that there were ghree solu- tions of the trouble 1o Hawail ne was the restogation of the old order of things by placilfg the queen upon the throne; the others, aunexation or tectorate. That one of these pluns would be adopted was thought probable, but which would ve favored by the administration or cougress, he could not sa; My, Hity of 0is, formerly chalvman of 1 the committee on foreign alfairs, says tho difficulty of dealing with awaiian prob- lem was one which gould; Bt be overesti- mated. Annexation #§ith the peculiar condi- tions existing in the i§lands. was something that might well puzaié the st statesmen. With the Chinese trouble we have in this country and the additional question wh the annexation of the islands would raise, not only in regard t Chinese, but Japanese and the natives of ‘the islands, was ono which would naturally cause some delibera- tion before the islands were annexcd as a territory and intended for statehood. It would be the height of absurdity to try to set up tho old queen and restore her to power. o cstablish w _protoctorate would mean to abandon a repablican form of goy- ernment for the islands, as a protectorate would not moan that this goverument was to offer its protection alore, but that it in- tended as well to govern the islands asa possession, If a protectorate wero ostablished this government woukd havé to bave the affai of the istands conducted in a manner which would be satisfactory to us and not be gov- erned by what might be the popular will of the people now inhabitng the islands. Mr. Hitt savs that 1t is necessary to have the islands, that they dre worth more to the United States than a fleet of ten of the best vessols afioat. We build ships and for the same roason we ought to acquire the island as they are the Malta of the Pacitic_ocean and absolutely necessary to the Unite States. M. Hitt, while presenting the dif- ficultics, s uot without'a scheme which he thinks would prove satisfactory. He says the islands could be azquired us a military and naval station. and governed as such by the United States. The reason that the United States wants the islands is the same thav induced this country to build war ves- sels and establish wilitary posts. They are wanted for war purposes and if acquired as such could b governed without disturbing existing conditions or submitting the islands to the rule of the most populous yet ignorant classos of the islauds, SUICIDE OF MISS GAKLAND, Daughter of the EX-Attorney Shoots Hersel! at Washingt Wasnixaros, Oct, Miss Daisy Gar- land, daughter of ex-United States Attorney General Garland, commitied suicide at her home ir this city by shooting herself this morning. Sho wus 85 yearsoid and is sup- posed to have been insane at the t.ae. Miss Garland had spenta very pleasant evening with her father ana brothers last night attheir home and retired in good spirits, After breakfast this morning, she retired to her room where her brother Will went shortly after to talk with her concerning a theater party. He knocked on the door, and not receiving any response, burst into the room and found his sister lying on the floor. The bullet had passed through her heart, About two months age Miss Garland suddenly left home and was found in Baltimore, but since that time nothing wrong has been noticed The cause 18 not definitely known, but is atwibuted mainly to a religious mania, From the position in which Miss Garland’s body lay it is evident that she had stood in front of a large mirror and taken deliberate aim at her heart. She had taken the pre- caution of turning on all the gas jets in the room, so that in case the bullet failed in its deadly work the eas would smother her in the sleep of death. The ex-attorney general had left the house for ‘his office and 1t was an hour or more beforg his daughter's awful death was knowa to him. He was so com- pletely overcome that he could scarcely stand when the news, was broken to him. He was led to a chair until.a carriage could be called to take him e, The cutire family was 8o overwhelmed with the shock that none of them could be seen. A number of intimate {riendswere summonea and at once took charge of the household’s affairs. The true cause of Miss Garland’s self-in- flicted death may never be know she had a secret of some kind that preyed constantly on her mind, but it is sald noneof her friends knew exactly what 1t was. An intimate friend said this was the cause. Many sur- mises asto the real causes could be made, but as she had persistently refused to com- municate it to any one, it is probable that the secret died with her, It was thought, he said, by some of her associates, that she had a love affair that turned out badly. She had been crossed in love. If this were true the family or friends professed not to know of the man in the case. No one in the house heard the pistol shot nor did any gne hear her fall. Her family: relutions were of the mosv_ pleasant kind. She was a great favorite with her futher, who supnlied her with every comfort and studiod to make her happy. OUTLINE OF THE TARIFF BIL neral 27, 27, Measure Supposed to 3e Now in the Hands of the President. WasniNGroy, Oct. 27.—It is understood that a rough draft or the proposed tarift bill is now in the hands of President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle. Some of the features are radical. The woolen schedule is the Springer free wool bill which passed the house lust con- gress. There s to be a radical cut made in the glass schedule. Raw materials will be added to the freo list, Iron ore gocs on the freo list and there is a very considerable shaving down of the entire Iron and steel schedule. The tax on whisky will be in- creased above 20 cents. An increase in the beer tax s decided upon. The subcommitteo have not quite made un their minds on the sagar question, but they are practically determined not to try to got any revenue out of sugar. Tho purpose is to clussify refined and unrefined sugar closer together, but this is_more apt to bo done by reducing the duty on refined sugar than by putting any dutyon the unrefined, The bounty will'go, Either an income tax or an inheritance tax will be provided for 1o increase the rey- enues. - Arrested & Swindler, WasniNgToN, Oct, 27.——The State depart- ment has veceived information from Consul Shaffer at Vera Cruz, Mex., of the arvest of Williaxs Brennan, alias Charles Humilton Shaffer. Brennan is the man who repre- sented himself to be consil of the United States at Peroto, Mex., and sent out letters to persous in the United Btales in which he ln‘uwndud that he was edgaged in assisting n settling up the estate of a deceased per- son and asked the remittutice of to got the reicase of the renmins from un undor- taker, who held them under a claim for that amount for burinl expenses, Bronn: of- fenses were conmittéd” anly constructively within the United States and it is not be- lieved that he can be oxtradited for them, but he is no doubt ames to Mexican law. DAL for the Admisston of Utah, Wasnisaroy, Oet, 27.—~The committee on territories hus for some ime been considering the Utah bill and every. effort is being made by those interested to have the bill favor- ably reported at an early.date. It was ex- pected that the bill would be completed at yesterday’s session, but s Chaiwrman W heelor of the committee is at the World's fair no meeting was held. /Ihe bill under consider- avion is oue.introduced by Mr. Wheeler. Delegate Rawlins iutroduced a bill, but the committee decided 10 take up Mr. Wheeler's. It is being amended in some particulars to meet the views of the delegates. If the present session coniioues any length of tune, it 1s possille that the admission bill for Utah will comenp. There seems to be little opposition to It in the house. Blale's Educationsl il WasuiNaroN, Oct, 37.—Mr. Blair of New Hampshire will not introduce his educa- tional bill in the house, but will give it all the encouragement hie can if it 1s proposed by some other memtber. 1 cannot make fhe fight for the bill which 1once made,” he said. ' am now 5 old. 100 old to cust pearls before swine any more. Ihave furnished Mr. Stockdale of Mississippi with some speeches and facts about the measure and will assist a0y mom: ber who desives 10 take up the bill and press iL.” PITTSBURG'S LOSS BY FIRE Over $500,000 Worth of Proparty Consumed in a Few Hours, DESTRUCTION OF THE CITY THREATENED Herole Work by the Firemen Alone Averts A Serlons Conflagration—Many Injared—Started by an slon of Whisky. Persons Explo- Prrrsnvna, Oct. “The oxplosion of a barrel of whisky in the big warehouse of tho Chautauqua Lake Ice company caused the destruction of over 00,000 worth of prop erty and serious injury ht persons Several of the injured it is feared wiil dio. A scove or more of others sustained slight cuts and bruises or were trampled on by the mob surrounding the burning buildings, Those seriously hurt were: x List of the Injurcd, T. J. Havras, married, dropped from the third floor to the ground, hands and faco terribly burned ; injuries considerea fatal. Martiy Guavern, married; dangerously burned. WARD SPEES, burned ; may die. WiLLias Cox, single; dangerously burned about face and bod WirLias Sy, painfully burnea; will ro- cover. I'hese men wero all rescuea from the burn- 1ng building by the firemen LIevieNANT F'RANK McCANN of company No. 7, struck by falling bricks and left leg fractuved. WinLiayx WismaAN, struck by falling tim- vers and skull fractured. Dangerously hurt. Jois Reisecue, boy, badly hurt by falling timbers, It was just two minutes after 1 o'clock when a number of the employes on the thivd floor of the Chautauqua Ice company’s build ing were startled by a loud report, and in an instant the large room was ablaze. The men quickly gave the alarm and then started for the stairs, but the flames had already cut off their escape and the only means of exit left thew were the windows, fifty feet from the ground. By this time the heat was so0 in- tense that they were forced to creep out on the windowsills and hang by their hands until the fire department avrived. The flames bursting from the windows burneca their hands and faces, but they hung there until the men of truck I got ladders and brought them down. Rapid Work of the Fiames. When the fire was discovered an alarm was sent in and when the first engines reached the scene the flames were rapidly eating their way through the great seven- story building. A second alarm brought out the engines of two more districts, but the fire by this time had sproad to tho seven- story building of the Pittsburg Storage com- pany adjoining the Chautauqua company’s building, and both structures, 200 foot long and 100 feet deon. vrere burning fiercely. Tywo more districts were then summoned. and in twenty minutes water was pouring on the fiames from nearly a score of engines. At 2 o'clock it looked as if the whole block from Twelfth to Thirteenth sna from Pike to Pennsylvania avenue was doomed. ‘'I'he residonts were notified to move out. o add to the excitement it was disoovered that a large tank of ammonia was located in the cellar of the ice building, and the police, fearing an explosion, quickly ordered the oc- cupants of the houses on Eleventh street to also vacate. All the houses in the neighbor- hood are filled people and crowded nearly to suffocation with Polish Jews and Slavs, When they were ordered to move out a panic indescribablestarted among them. Household goods, children and everythiog that could be carried away was rushed to a place of safety. body and head badly When the Walls Fell. At 2:30 the walls on the Mulberry allay side fell with a crash and o few min- utes later the eastern wall came down. The debris buried a long row of tenements in the alley and a tiree-story brick dwelling on the Thirteenth screot side. The tenements were occupied by twenty fumilies, but fortunately they had been deserted some time before the walls fell in. Not one of the fanilies had chance to save any of their goods. “The ruins vook fire immediately and for a whilo the entive tenement district of Penn- sylvania avenue was threatened with de- truction. By hard work the firemen suc- coeded In’ drowning out these flamos and the fire was confincd to the buildings of the storage and fce companics. It was dark, however, before the fire was completely under control and all danger was over. Tha business men who had goods stored i the buildings wero: P. Duff & Co., produc merchants; William Kerch, household goods Edmundson & Perrine, furniture deale Demmler Bros., hardware dealors, and “Thomas Pollard, liquor dealer, The latter had several hundred barrels of whisky con- sumed in the fire, On Penusylvania avenue the falling walls, fire and water damaged toa large degree the following places: W. H. Leahy's saloon, Rosenwig's china store, Waltrabenstein's milk depot and T, W. Helver's drug store. Hoveler's storage warehouse on the north side of Pike street wes on fire several times, but the flames were extinguished. Trampled on by tho Mob, When the walls of the building fell the great mob of people made u rush to et out of danger, Many men tripped and fell snd were trampled under foot. Several received painful bruises. heets of iron were cast from the burning buildinks by the fury of the explosion and hurled into the crowds. Scores of people received slight injuries. During the conflagration the strests in the vicinity were packed with people and a thriving business was done by pickpockets and sneak thieves. A number of thieves wore arrested and locked up. On account of the large number of people involved a final statement concerning the loss and in- surance is impossivle at this time. Reliable place the loss from 500,000 to e e SUBSCRIBED §1,000,000, Marshall Field's Princely Gift to the New Chicago Museum, Cuicago, Oct. 27.--One million dollars cold money will be given by Marshall Field to the museum which1s to be the outcome of the fair. Mr. Field's conditions will be easily complied with, They are simply that $500,000 more be subscribed and that the stockholders of the Columbian exposition subscribe to the fund §2,000,000 of their hold- ings, which represents an investment of £5.000,000, buv are worth much less. The biggest stockholders never expected to realize anything on - their invest- ment aud they have all expressed a willingness to turn over all the stock they nave, The trustees of the museum have uo doubt that a majority of the #,000,000 of World's fair stock will be turned over to them. As for the 500,000 to be raised be- fore Mr IYeld's munificent offering is secured, $100,000 of it has been uncondition- ullf‘ subscribod by George M. Pullman. ‘T'he balance, it is said, will be raised in a fow du‘yl. tis claimed that the museum will be the greatest in the world, some of the most valuable and rare stocks that have been in the world have been donated or purchased for it. ‘The trustees will meet tomorrow and elect oficers and, if Mr. Field cousents, the museum will be named for him The Fine Arts building will undoubtedly be the property of the museum. 1t will be pre- served just as it stands uow and many of the urt treasures now in it - Frouch View of Clevolund's Atiitude. Paus, Oct. 27.—The Temps, commenting upon President Clevelaud’'s attitude upom the silver question, says that by resisting to the uttermost, Mr. Claveland will ronder a ereat service to the business world and at the same time he will help to modify the constitutional equilibrium of the Unitaa Statos by transforining the mombers of his cabinet into quast-parliam ntary lewdors This is the most serious innovation involved in the financial crisis. it — GOUNOD LN HIN GRAY, All the Sclentints Foliowed s He MuceMahon Drew a Larg C Pants, Oct. 97.—The remuing of Gounod the er composer, ware buried today full eivic and military honors Present at the funoral were all tho colobri ties in arts and scionce who could man: fto come to Paris for the oceasion The hearse was followed by two large chariots laden with floral offervings and other colossal tributes in flowers to tho dead musician were borne upon the shoulders many of the mourners, Tliere were largo crowds presont at tho funeral of the composer of “Faust,” but o smallassemblage in comparison to the throng which nttended the faneral of Marshal Mahon, All the musical societies of ent delegations to the funeral, and marched in the procession and sang as : cortege proceeded to the church of La Madeleine. At the Madeicine those attend- ing the last rites over the body of Go nod listened to o delightful solemn musical service. M. Poincarte, an official belonging to Prest dent Carnot's houschold, represented the government at the funeral. Among the bs placed around or upon the casket @ several from foreign theaters and one from every theater of any importance in IPrance. Nearly all tho public bodies also sent offerings of flowers and the leading I'ronch actors and nctressés were repre- sented. The papal nuncio presided at the musical mass and after the ceremony Ambrose Thomas and St. Sacns, the composors, de- livered funeral orations tipon the stops of La Madelnine, At the conclusion of this disblay of oratory the funcral procession was reformed and proceeded through the Champs Elysee to the cemetery at Auteil, where the remains were placed in a vault bencath a small chapel. with possibly VISISED THE RUSSIANS, President Carnot of F Ficet of the Crar. % TouloN, Oct. 27.—President Carnot’ ar- rived here early this morning in order to ba present at the launching of the armed ba bette ship Jaureguiberry, of 11,818 tons dis placemont, and to return the visit of the Russian sailors to Paris. President Carnot was most cordially greeted by large crowds of people upon his arrival here ana seemed highly pleased with the warm reception ac- corded him. The weather was very fine,the bright sunahine adding to the enjoyment of the crowds assembled to greet the president and to cheer the Russians previous to their departure forother waters. The battle ship Jaureguiberry is a sister ship to the battle ship Charles Martel and is calculated to be one of the most powerful ships in the French navy The launcbing of the battleship» Jaure- guiberry at Seyne, three mlles from Toulon today, was witnessed by an immense throng. Every spot of vantage was black with spec- tators, and the roadstead was crowded with excursion boats of every description, The grand stand occupied by President Carnot was draped with red velvet, and an ele- gantly decorated barge was reserved for his use. ‘The stands werc occupied by distin- guished spectators, Admiral Avelan, Baron von Mohrenheim and President Carnot were greeted with cheers. The ceremonies wcgan at 2:30 o'clock. The bishops of Toulon and Frejus invoked a blessing vpon the vessel and the people of this city. 2 The workmen then knocked away tho blocks under the ship and, accompanied by impressive rolling of drums, the vessel slid down the ways and floated without a hitch, amid the most enthusiastic cheers, After leaving the rairoad station, Presi- dent Carnot was driven to the maritime pre- fecture And from there he was escorted on board the French flagship Formidable, President Carnot and party were received by Admiral Boissoudrey aud staff with high Gonera! Riener. minister of marine, Senting the officers of the French squadron to the president, in a few words of warm praise for the fleet and its officers. vouched for their devotion to France and to the republic. President Carnot in_reply IPrench navy most heartily enjoyed the con- ndence and affection of the country. Admiral Avelan and the commanders of the Russiin war vesscls at anchor here voarded the flagship, and wero received with the houors due their rank, Atter the view President Carnot borrded the Russian flagshiv Emperor Nicholas 1L Admiral Avelan was awaiting the French president at the gangway and escorted him to the deck of the Russian warship, where M. Carnot was welcomed by the Russian ambassador, Baron de Mohre heim, The tricolor of France was hoist to the main mast, the murines presented rms, the sailors cheered. The president was treated with the same courtesy as the czar himself would huve received. The point most commented upon in connection with the review is the fact that as Pry ident Carnot passed down the line formed by the Itussian warships, a royul salute w fired, whici honor is especially reserved for the czar, 1ce n Guest on the ng said the CAPIIULATION OF METZ, Its Anulversiry Celobrated In Germany— Ewperor Willtam h Brnuiy, Oct. 27.—The anniversary of the capitulation of Metz was observed In the usual way this evening by a banquet at the Kaiseroof. T emperor came spe from Potsdam und there were many royal and illustrious pues.s. Emperor Williamn offered u tonst in which he proposed tho fol lowing: “We commoemorato todiy a day long since past. Our thoughts are turned to a great hero (Prince Irederick Charles) who was privileged not only to witness, but to be instrumental in the accom- plishment of those great deeds by which tho Fatherland was united and made groat. Apart from vhese heroic deeds we are also reminged by peacoful woods and fields, of tho cosy home of the chatelaine, whose joy it is to repose upon the breast of 'nature ani lovingly watch the sprouting of the trecs from sced he had himself sown. He can also be said to have sown the seed of o army, tho fruits of which we are privileged to cojoy. 1 uppeal o you to empty your glasses 10 the memory’ of the chivalvous race, and especially to the memory of the re- tired master of Docilinden, at whose table we huve repeatedly sat.” ially Settlement Is K Benuiy, Oct. 27.—The Nationale Liberal correspondenco says a bill is being propared for the settlement of the financial relations between the empire und the difforent state The proyisions of the vill only stand for five years. ‘Pheir execution will entaill an in- crease in imperlal taxation of 100,000,000 marks., Levi ¥, Morton iu Parls. Paius, Oct. 27.—Hon. Levi P. Morton, ac- companied by his daughters, has mirived here. ol Al Movements of Ocenu steanmers October 27, At New York—Arrived--Columbia, from Southampton ; Gellert, from Hamburg. At the Lizard—Puassed—>Moravia, York w Hamburg. At _Hamburg—Arrived —Astrakhay, from New York. At Boulogne -Arrived—Spardaam, New York. At Liv New York At Humburg ~Arrived -Fuerst Bismarck, from New York; Galacia, from Baltimore. At Browhead—Passed ~— Btrurla, from New York, for Liverpool New from pool--Arrived—Britannis, from New Youk, Oct. ~“The uew gunbout Maclias arrived here yesterday from her irial trip, ‘T'here is considerable doubt us to her stavility, —————— | CENTS. RUDIGER'S ROMANCE Developments in the Sensational Shooting at South Omaha, STORY OF SHAME AND A SAMARITAN | Hoart of a Husbaad Won Botweea Dusk and Daylizht, CUPID'S CAPRICE IN A CASTLE OF SIN Interview with Frod Rudizer in Whioh He Reoites His Wife's Downfall, MEWORIES OF A WOMAN'S PAST RECORD “They Said that She Was Still Believed Hor Tr Falso bat He Will Stand by the Woman He Wedded, The sensational shooting of Henry Reiser E South Omaha Thursday night was the sole topic for discussion yes- terday. The members of the Royal Arcanum claim to know nothing of Reiser excopt as they met him in a social way in the lodge room. At death this order will have to pay $3.000 to his heirs. Friends of Reiser say that he was uot in love with Mrs. Rudiger and that ho had beea trymng to get rid of her for some time. Mr! Rudiger sent to Omaha to retam Gen- eral Cowin to defend his wife at the trlal. He has concluded to stand by his wife and aid her in overy possible way in sccuring her acquittal Mrs. Rudiger cvidently passed a comfortas blo night at tho jailas she was chatting in a checrful manner when seen by a BE reporter yesterday moraing. T'he woman is not as all reticent and the order from her attorney to “hold her tongue.” came a triflo late. There are bruises on her arm and sida which she claims wero inflicted by Re 3 The only oye witnesses thut the police have so far subnaenaed ave Miss Betty Hoy« man, Miss Lilly Nitschie and Charles Smith, They all tell about the same story. It was rather dark and none of them wore sufi- ciently close to hear any of the conversation prior to the shooting. They saw the couple standing on the street. evidently engaged in conversation. Reiser started togo uorth. Mrs. Rudiger fired toward him twice. [m- mediately after th: second shot he fell. She then held the weapon at her own head and fived and fell. This is the substance of their testimony, Relser as “The King of Hoarts." As the news of the shooting spreads, in- teresting yarns of Reiser's *‘mashing pro- livities leak out. Two different married men in this city had to call the young man down for his freshness toward their wiyes, One of them went so far as to telt him if he ever saw him even speak to his wife again he would shoot him on sight. If all reports are true, Reisor had plenty to do in answer- ing his correspondents, They tell 1t for a fact that a certain messenger boy carried twenty notes for him in one day Mrs. Rudiger suys that Reiser had re- peatedly threatened to take her hife, Relsor's Conditior Inquiry was mude last night at the Presbyterian hospital regarding the condi- tion ofsReiser. The head nurse said thas the patient could not possibly survive. He might pull along for & day or two, but the chances wero against him, and the nurses expected d h at any time. When asked regarding his injuries the nurse said that the bullev had sovered the spine and that his body below the breast was paralyzed and perfectly numb. At times the patient rallies slightly aud for a moment is couscious and able to utter a fow words, Mrs. Rudiger's Record, Inquiry yesterduy developed the fact that the record of Mrs. Rudiger before marriagae was far from savory. She came to Omaha from Cedar Rapids, In., about ten ye ago and entered the Convont of tha Sacred IHeart She ounly remuined at the iustitution before she became known asa woman of suspicious character, and ina short time she was an inmate of the noto- rious dive at Thirteenth and Juckson strec over which Mudame Leeper presided. Af that time she was known by the name of Floise Lemeuni 1d in the course of a year oecame & well known character among the depraved circ of the wown, “T'he Lemonir woinan is remembered as an inmate of M me Leoper's baguio on ace count of & mysterions suicide whieb occurred during her residence there. John D, Bos- well, alias Allan. was found' in a voom in the house on the evening of October 3, 1885, with o bullet_in his heart He was the lover of Gertie Norton, another iuma f the resort and suspicions of foul play were entertained at the time, “There wias no evidence to support the murder theory, howoyer, and the coroner's jury re- turned a verdict of suicide, Mot Hor in & Bagulo, It was she was a habitue of the re- sort that Eloise Lemenir met the man to whom she was married, Their mecuing oc- curred one mght when Rudiger was out on & spree with & party ~ of convivisl compauions, Ho was infatuated with the woman and before the night was over she succeednd 1 inducing nim to marry her, ‘I'he next day he decided to make tho best of & bad bargain and took her to his father's home in Kun: to remove her from her vicious surrouncings and nssociates. I.ife fn the I{unsas town was 100 quiet for Mrs. Rudiger, and she soon juduced her hus- band to come back to Omaha, Rudiger was emploved in the coal department of the nion Pacific railroad at the time, and obe wnined a transfer to Rock Springs, Wyo., where he had charge of the mines of ‘the compuny. There ho was taken with the mountain fever and was obliged to return to Oimana, where he resided until he removed to South Omaha. Since their return to Omaha Mrs. Rudiger has posed as & pure and vietuous ywoman, Her eariy history was not remombered, and no one who knew her as Rudiger's wife sus. pected that she had ouce been an inmate of one of the most notorious dives in the city, Fred Rudiger's Romance, Fred Rudiger, husbanda of the imprisoned woman, wis seen by u reporter for I'ne Brw last night at the police station aud in a very feeling manner spoke of the past history of her life, He did not deny the fact that he had met and first loved her 1o & house of 1l repute, but he attributes the blame of the girl's downfall to er early tife. “My wife's father, who is now living in Cedar Rapids, fa.,” said Mr. Rudiger, “first brought my wife to Omaha when she wa only a child 12 years of age. He placed her in 4 convent and deserted her. The girl was not satisfied there and after remalning an the convent for about six months she le! and lived in different families, doing what work she could to earn her living. Th only name of any fawily she lved in, that now call o mind, was that of Gus Care who was at the tume a mall carrier. She + worked w his famly for several months. At one Uwe she worked in the City hotel for Fritz Wirth and his wii