Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 4, 1893, Page 1

bt o DE 0 3 Tl o e B o SR A e S0 4o it i A b A MAY GET T0 WORK AT ONCE Congress in a Position to Begin Legislating Immediately. PRELIMINARIES PREVIOUSLY ~ ARRANGED Few il of General Importance on the Calen.i r—Hawallan Affair to Be the rhing Tople of the Ses= “lon's Opening, Wasninaros, Dec. 8.—The extra session disposed of all the prelimnary and gener- ally necessary business incident to the open- ing of the long session, consequently there wiil be none of the usual reasons why con gross may not begin business promptly upon vonvening tomorrow. The committees of both he senate and house, having been ap- pointed at the beginning of the oxtra ses- #ion, reported many bills, which are now on the calendars of the two houses and in posi- tion to 1» considered when it shall be the pleasure of the members to take them up. “There are between fifty and sixty bills and resolutions on the senate calendar, so it can bewin legislating immediately after the re- ceipt of the president's message if such course should be deemed desirable. A large majority of these bills are of minor impor- tanc nd relate to private, pension aud other claims against the government for small amounts. These will be disposed of with dispatch in a majority of instances when taken up. Many of tha resolutions refer to subjects which were incidental to the silver repeal bill, and, with that measure out of the way, they will in all probability be dropped. Few Bills of Imporiance. Thers are, however, a few bills of general importance, such as Seuator Hill's federal elections bl the bill reported by Senator Voorhees to increasc the circulation notes of national banks; Senator Morgan's concur- rent resolution for the apvointment of a Joint committee of the two houses to con- sider financial questions: Senator Stewart's 1wo resolutions, the first for a_committee to inquire if any senators are stockholders in national banks, and the second relating to the independence of the co-ordinate depart- ments of the government: Scnator Peffer's resolution concerning the interstate com- merce, and Senator Palmer’s regarding pen- sions to nonresidents. {t is impossible to say which, if any, of these measures will be taken up during the first week of the session. It is considered probable that none of them will receive as much attention as the Hawaiian question, which is not now before the senate in any shape, but which is almost sure to come up before the close of the week. Will Be Discussed Fully. 1t is probable » number of resolutions of inquairy will be futroduced asking for all the apers in the case, including Mimster Willis® nstructions, and theve will undoubtedly bea full discussion of the subject, if not during the present week, later in the session. The exact shape in which this subject will come up for consideration will depend somewhat upon the position of the president’s message bearing upon the question, and also of the course of uppointments in Huwaii. It is also likely that there will be some executive business during the week, as there will be several recess appolatments to ofice 1o be confirmed. There will probably be ver; little if any business attempted Lomorrow beyond the receipt of the president’s message and it 1s probable, judging from preccdents and be- cause of the fact that several senators will be absent, that the senate- will adjourn on Thursday until Monday of next week. WHEN THE OUSE CONY NE Bame of the Basiners to Consume Its Open- mg Hours, Wasmixorox, Dec, 8.—Interest in the regular session of congrass, which convenes at high noon tomorrow, will center in the house wing of the capitol, where tho new tarif bill is on the way. An enormous pressure for legislation of all kiuds, public and private, benetivial and otherwise, will exist from the swvt, but as scon as the decks can be cicared the tarift bill will have the right of way. The extra session showed the purpose not only of eliminating the silver question, but advancing the tariff problen uths on the read of solution. The Wilson bill will be introduced in the house the latter part of the week, probably Thursday. On that d the ten days allowed by the rule unde which the tariff bill was filed during the recess will expire. ‘Ilic McKialey bill was not reported to the house until April 15 If the republicaus attempt to prevent the reporting of the bill this week ou the ground thut the ten days allowed them should not be leemed to hay un_until the demo- crats of the committee furnish the esti- mates of the revenuc 1o be derived from the bill, these estimates as yet not having been completed, the claim ean and probably will be set up in opposition t the order under which the ropublicans were allowed the few duys in which to wuke their report was recess order. and its terms not having been complied, with the order failsal the opening of the regular session and the statuquois restored. Estimates of the TarlM i5i1l Revenue, The estimates of the revenun to be derived from the tariff bill are completed and will be sybmitiza tomorrow. They show the defi- cit ih the revenues on a basis of gove mental expenaiture of §5.000,000 a year will be raised to $55,000.000, which must be raised from increased laternal revenue tuxes or an mcome tax. It is not probstile that the tax on whis will by increased more than 10 cents per gal- lon, whick will increase the reveuue from this source $10,000,000. Although it was at one time lasy wees praotienlly decided in an informal way L0 impose a tax on incomes of corpovations aud legacies, the n o change of sentiment and it is that a straight tax cn individual incomes over #$,000 will bo recommended. Even if the Wilson bill is reported this week, it is not expected the billcan begin untal next week, ‘I'he proceedings in the house this week cannot be accurately forecasi. It 1s ex- pected that the deith of Representative O'Nelll of Pennsylvanis, the father of the house, wiil be sanounced immediutely after the convening of the house and that an ad- Journment of both houses will follow out of respect Lo his memory. It may be, however, ¢hat the announcement will be withheld untilafter the reception and reading of the president’s message. [f not the message will be read ou Tuesd 1as the Right of Way. The Torrey bankruptey bill has the vight of way as s0on as the preliminaries ure over. By the terms of the order adopted October 9, this measure must be considered after the morniug hour each legislative day until dis- roun of. Gencral debated on this measure astea two wecks and Representative Oakes will ask that the, debate be coutinued under the five-minuté rule. The bill was fough® with vigor and persistence during the extra session and there is no reason Lo doubt that the fght will continue, The general peliof is that It will hold the right of way ustil the taviff bill or sometbing else of more urgent iwmportance appears to tagonize it It may be the Hawalian affair will cut some figure iu the proceeding, too, during the week. A resolution calling ior the papers in the case is alwost sure to be in- troduced and it mighs come in still another way if the news from Hawail, which 18 ex- pected via Auckland on tho Tth, should be of a sensutional nature. Other tmporiant Measares. I 1tion to the tarif many otk - u-:fifl crowd forward ai the .fnn'-'-'&- alble moment for cousiderstion. Chalrman lnost certain Springer of the banking and currency com- mittee b under consideration a bill to re- peal the 10 per cent on state banks and _re- vise the national banking system. Ho has not yet worked out all the details, but he and his friends seek to find some other basis of bauk circulation than national bonds. Mr. Blair, who has a majority of the coin- age committee at his back, may bring for- ward a free coinage bill, not with the hope that it will become o law, but with the in- tention of placing congressmen on record All sensible men in the silver ranks recog- nize the fact that the free coinage measure cannot become a law as long as Mr. Cleve- land is president, unless it can command a two-thirds majority in each house, and this is admittea to be out of the question Although the extra session succeeded in etting the Chinese question out of the way lor six months at least, by extending the period of registration for that lengrh of trae, it. too, promises to bob up agan. 1t broadly hinted that the Chinese do not in- tend to register now any morc than before the extension of the law. COMMERCE COMMISSION'S REPORT. Additional Legisiation Recommended by Which Regulation Will Ile Complete, Wasurxotos, Dec. 3.—The following is a synopsis of the seventh annual report of the Interstate Commerce commission: Attention is called to the peculiar oMice of common carviers and tho dependence of every occupation upon their facilities, tho right of every person to roceive just and equal treatment in all that pertains to public transportation and the paramount purpose of regulating enactments to secure to the people the actual enjoyment of this right. Tnere must be a common public rate, prima facie, just and reasonable, which measures the lawful charges of the carriers, The enactment of the long and short haul clause was deomed a public necessity. It is nothing more than an extéusion to places of the rule forbidding unjust discrimination be- tween persons. The operation of the long and short haul provision is stated to have been sutisfactory uader the construction put upon it by the commission and accepted gen- crally by the earriers. Towa Case an Exception. But the effect of a decision of the court of appeals in un lowa case wherein the word “line” in the statute was given a wholly dif- ferent meaning from that which the commis- sion has held was the proper construction, has been startling. The court's decision has been 1ollowed and expanded by other courts. ‘I'nesa decisions hold in effect that one railroad is a line and that the same ana anotier roud is a different lne, and that these railroads ave s'ill another and so on: and that rates on one line are not to be compared with rates on another. The com- mission holds the word “line” means a parallel line, the tracks of one or more rail- roads, and that a line may be extended over other roads by simply connecting the tracks. It is alleged that “‘tramp” vessels on the lakes operating under fluctuating rates prevent the ‘“‘rezular” lines from publish- ing through rates in connection with rail carriers. But certain methods pursued by the *‘regular” lines are as obnoxious as those of the “‘tramp” vessels. Further statements are made with regara to publication of rates for water and rail transportation and recom- mendation is made for amendments so as to bring these water carriers under the law. New Legzislation liecommended. The commission recommends additional legislation on these subjects: First—With respect to proceedings to en- force the lawful orders ot the commission Second- -To g legislative coastruction to the word “line” in the statute. Third—To provide forestablishing through routes and jont through rates Fourth—Togive the commission power to prescribe minimum as well as maximum rates to competitive polnts. Fifth—To provide for the adoption of uniform freight classification. Sixth—To muake corporations subject to the act linble to indictment for violations of the law. Seventh—To provide a penalty for failure on the part of the carviers to Ah) their an- nual reports within a specitied fime. The commission also calls the attention of congress to the subjects generally considered 1n the body of the report and the suggestions therein made with a view of furtber exten- s10n of the act by adaitional amendments. POOR BASIS R CALCULATIO Carilsle Has Litile Data to Make His Esti- mites tor the Year On. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—The estimate of the secretary of the treasury of government ex- peuditures and receipts for the fiscal year 18%4-5 has not yet been given to the public. It has been withheld later thun usual, possi- bly becauso the secretary was desirous of having the tariff bill take definits shape that he miznt form an idea of the revenue to be expected from the proposed law. He has also been hopeful that times might improve and the revenues increase, and if this change had taken place it would also have been a guide to'Rim. On this hope he was, however, disappointed. There has been a constant falling off in the customs duties paia since last July and a big decrease for each month this year as com- pared with corresponding months of last year. There has been a loss in fiva months over the samo 1862 amounting in the aggregate to about £25,000.000, aud during the mouth of ovem- ber of the present year the coliections were a little over $10,000,000 as compared with over §17,000,000 for November of 15 About the Elections Law. Wasuixgron, Dec, 3.—The bill for the re- peal of the general elections iaw is expected toreceive the attention of the senate atan early day in the session which begins to- worrow, but whether the subject will be taken up on the bill now on the calendar, which was introduced by Senator Hill early in the extra session and reportea by the ju- dictary committee, or whether the senate will elect to walt until the com- mittee can consider and report upon the bill which passed the house, cannot oe stated. Lhe only material difference be- tween the two bills is found in the fact that the Hill bill deals exclusively with that portion of the election laws relating to thu election franchise, which is repealed, while the house bill accomplishes the same pur- pose and also repeals the saction of the law dealing with crimes in the national elections, and is. therefore, more sweeping.* It is not believed the bill will give rise to prolonged debate, but that republican senators will content themselves with putiing on record their protests. e TO HELP STARVING WORKMEN, Michigan Mine Owuers Approached wnd Kequested to Begin Work, CrLeveLaxp, Dec. 3.—General Russell A. Alger of Detroit has been here several days in consultation, it is said, with some of the heaviest stockholders in the Michigan iron mines. He is trying to induce them to re- sume operations so tne miners may find work. General Alger says if the men can be given work only a part of the time the state of Michigan will appropriate money to help them through the wicter. He has met little eucouragement here, however, the mine owners seeing no immediate prospect of a market for their ore. S - Trifled with the \Wrong Widow. Nasuviiie, Dec. 8.—Between 12 aud 1 o'lock this morning Mrs. John Writesman, a highly respected widow living in North Nashville, discovered 4 white man in her room. She asked him what be wanted and his unswer disclosed his intentions. She then fired five times, hitting him cach iime. He is ot expected to live. e Ashore OF Michigau Caty. Micnigax Crry, Ind., Dec. 8. —Tue propeller W. W. Wheeler, bound fron.Buffalo to Chi- cago, wentashore here at 3 o'clock today, with 2,100 tous of coal aboard, If the storm coutinues she €0 10 pieces. She is val- ued at §120,000 with nolnsurance. The crew of sixtecu men wus rescued, FIST CULTURE 1Y THE WEST Commissioner MoDonald on the Needs of ITowa, Nebraska, Dakota and Wyoming. RESULT OF A CAREFUL INVESTIGATION Actual Tests of the Fishing Capaeity of the Local Streams Testsd and the Re- qairemsnts ot the Reglon Scien. titically Declded On. Wasnivarox Braeav or Tae Bere, 513 Fovnreexta Staeer, Wasmxaroy, Dec. 8. Fish Commissioner McDonald will this week report to conzress the result of investi- gations made in October and November of last year, in pursuance of a provision in the sundry civil bill approved Auzust 5, 1302, re- speciing the advisability of establishing fish- hatching stations in South Dakota, Towa, Nebraska and Wyoming. The inve: ation was made by Prof. Barton W. Evermann of the fish commission, who was assisted by Louis M. McCormick and various well known residents of the states in which the investi- i made. mmissioner McDonald stated to Tur BEE correspondent today that he would recommend that the stations be located upon geographical lines rather than state bound- aries, and that he believed a number of stations would e provided for by congress. He does not expect that there wiil soon be more than three or four hatcheries estab- ishea in the northwest, ‘“Tne conditions which determine the de- sirability of locating one or more fish hatch- eries in South Dakota, lowa, Nebraska and Wyoming,” Fish Commissioner McDonald will say in his report to congress, *‘are such as made it most expedient to conduct each investigation as being part of one general inquiry. The investigations were conducted with Teference to the general fish-cultural needs of the entire group of north central etates west of the Mississippi river. It be- came early apparent that what this region most needs is a station for the hatching and rearing of the various pond and river nshes, With the exception of a few streams in northeastern Iowa. two or three small crecks in northern Nebraska and the Black Hills streams in South Dakota the waters of these three states are not adapted to trout. The streams of Wyoming which are suitable for trout are, with few unimportant exceptions, coufined to that portion west of the Powder river and north of the Sweetwater. This is a region which can probably be best reached and stocked with trout from the station now be: ing established at Bozeman, Mont. Where It May Ko Located. “Tt therefore appears that if but one sta- tion is cstablished for these states it should be chiefly devoted «to the hatching and rear- ing of the species of fish which are indige- nous to the waters of this region. and that the best location, geographically, would be somewliere in South Dakota, Nebraska or Towa. Ifit should be regarded as cesiratle to establish at any time a second station in these states it might very well be a trout station, and shoula be located in or near the Black Hills. If but one station is es- tablished it shovld be a composite station, or one which, though chiefly devoted to pond and river fishes, could also engage in trout culture to some extent. The conditions necessary to the successtul operation of such & station aro a constant supply of 600 to 1,000 gsllons per, minute of pure water, the temperature to not exceed 60 as it comes from the spring, and it would probabdbly be betier if it did not exceed 55=. There should beno dan- ger of contamination from any source, which would practically limit the selection to spring water. There should be from twenty 1o thirty acres of ground, conveniently lo- cated near the source of water supply, and there should be sufficient fall between the spring and the hatehery buiiding to permit of gravity supply, as pumping should not be depended upon. The ground should lie in such a way as to permit of easy and com- lete drainage of any of the series of pond: he location should be central with refer- euce to the rezion to be supplied and afford good railrond facilities.” Recommonds Cedar Rapid The report of the commissioner goes into the details of tne investigations made in the various states, opening at Deadwood on October 6, 1592, and _working down through Nebrasia, out {uto Wyoming and back again through Towa. Prof. Evermann and his companions fished in nearly every fish- bearing stream ia the states named, and the result is carefully chronicled. There wasa most thorough cxamination st Louz Pine_and in northern Nebraska eenerally. The North Platto was fished and the party went from Casper to Glenrock, Wy to Douglas, and other places in that region. George W. Holdrege, C. J. Ives and otner prominent, railroad ‘men are mentioned by name as having extended extraordinar: courtesies to those conducting the investi- gation. “*Among the numerous locations examiued,” says the report, “'the following are regarded as being the most desirable: Decorah, Cedar Rapids, Spirit Lake, Manchester and Coun- cil Buuffs in Towa: Long Pine in Nebraska; Spearfish and Rapid City in South Dakota. Decorah and Cedar Rapids are, everything considered, the most satisfactory locations, and I would respectfully recommend that oue of these places be sclected, if the neces- sary ground can be obtained upon reasonable terms,”’ In Towa a number of excellent fish streams were discovered in which black bass, wall- eyed pikw, pickerel, white bass, fresh water drum, chanuel cat, mud cat, suciers and sun- fish were found, and trout are reported to be abundant in the colder stroams in the northeast part of the state. The address of Frank Trimble, Council Bluffs, is given as the proper one swhere information may be obrained regarding the site for & station at that place, Long Pine Mas a Chance. “While the Platte and some other rivers of Nebraska,” says the commissioner in his ‘ report, “are shallow and fiiled with shifting sands, thereare wany deep and importunt fish streams, the valie of which for fish-cul- tural purposes has been underestimated. The collections of fishes made show that this stateis not greatly inferior to neigh- boring states in the richuess of its fish fauna. Besides making investigations for @ hatchery site we also examined a number of the streams of the state. The only place which we found in Nebraska that seems at all likely to furnish the requirements for such a station as is contemplated is at Long Pine, “With regards to South Dakota streams and the fishes they may contain, that state does not differ materially from Nebraska. The larger streams in the eastern part of the state ard the lakes in the eastern and northern portions are weli supplied with valuable fooa fishes, and the amount taken from Lhese waters annually is of very at importance to the people of that state. The half of the state lying west of the Missouri river is but poorly supplied with permaunent streams. and many of those which are found there are more or less strougly alkaline, and in consequence are uot inhabited by many species of food fishes. The few species that are of value as are caifish und suckers. This is particuluriy true of the southwestern quarter of the state, in which are found the bad lands. The ouly region in the western half of the state which has really excellent streams is the Black Hills, and our investigations for the selection of & hatchery site were chiefly confined to that he stream: section. studied were in the vielnity of Mitchell, Chamberlaiu, Scotland, tood Spriagficld and Ruuning Water, Hot Springs, Buffalo Gap, Rapid City Dead wood, Speartish, White Wood, Crystal Cavi ammon's rauch, Relle Fourche and Beulah in the Black Hills. There are good » rlngl and suitable conditions in this re- Custer, Hill City, Whisky Tax Not Yet Settied. The majority membership of the ways and Weans commiiies have uot decided, as was OMAHA, MONDAY MOR codie el el S At e s ot e st bl sor it e R R RS R, S B D S R stated at the Treasury. department last evening, and as will be, reportea tonight, against any incfease 6L the whisky tax They have simply dosided not to pass upon the question at this time. Secretary Car- lisle wanted o dofintte answer upon the question iate yesterday aternoon, so that he might promulgate hisahnual report, which he was holding back fof a decision from the committee, and he was informea that the committee would permit the tariff bill to come befors the houss and probably pass that body without ady internal revenue feature: that after action was had upon the “arif biil as it stanas the cemmittee wouid be better able to pass intelligently upon the whisky tax. The prozram now s o raport the income tax proposition as & separate measure, mak- ing private inconies as well as lezacies and corporations pay a tax, and, then, if the nouse does not put a duty on raw sugar, to report an increase of the whisky tax. It is now simply a question whether sugar or whisky shall contribute about thirty million dollars a year more revenue than the hll as it stands and the income tax will provide; that much more is Becessary. Presideat Cleveland and Secretary Cavlisla are dotor- mined that a cant & pound on raw sugar shall be levied for revenue purposes, but there are a decided mujority of the commit- tee opposed to any sugar duty. 1If o duty is placed on raw sugar the proposition to ex- tinguish the sugar bounty gradually will be abandoned and all of ft abolished at one sweep. It is not likely that the increase of the whisky tax will bo determined upon by the ways and means fommitteo under Lwo or three weel Whether a duty is levied on raw sugar depends upon the ability of the presidont and Secreviey Carlisle to coerce the committee. The tariff bill will probably come before the house for action & week from tomorrow and debato upon it will likely be limited to about two weeks. Very Significant Silence, The failure of Comptroller of Currency ckels in his annual report to recommend the repeai ol the taxon state bank circula- tion or to refer to the much mentioned ques- tion of federalizing state banks of issue is significant. 1t means in the opinion of members of the houss committee on banking and currency and the senate finance com- mittee that neithsr pgoposition will find any favor with the administration. Comptroller Eckels was urged by many advocates of state bavk circulation to recommend the repeal of the tax and by many others in congress to treat the question of federalizingstate bauks of issue by providing inspection, etc., but he refused. Comptrolier Eckels is an_intimate personal as well as official friend of Presi- dent Cleveland, and he consutts him freely and often. He would not, it is believed, either ignore these important subjects of state bank issues or treat them without con- sultation with the president, and he would voice the president's position better than almost any other.official. He silence is taken as positive evidence that the presi- dent doesn’t want legislation upon state bank circulation, and there 1s but the slight- est probability that theére will be any legis- lation upon that subject. fowaus at VWashington. M. W. McIvor of Qedar Rapids, Ta., is at the Eobitt. Hon. James F. Wilson and family of Towa areat the Oxford. Mrs. Y. Kimverly of Sioux City is at the Howard. Perry S. HEATIL TROUBLE FOR LISHIGH STRIKERS. Special Pollcemen Belagisworn In for Duty Along the Line, Pa., Dec. ALLENTOWS, 3.—Recorder Stevensoun and his clerks sere busy all day recording certificates of twenty-five special policemen for ttie Leb: corder Bruce of Ni twenty-two morg nes i 188t night. The destination. of -the policcmen is un- known, but it is believed to be Wilkesbarre WILKESBARRE, ©_Dee. 3.—The Lehizh strikers held 4 maiimath meeting at Music hall this afternoon. Fally 2,000 people were present. L. S. Coftla, ex-raiiroad commis- sionev of lowa, made an earaest plea for the observance of the Sabbath among rail- roaders, He said po railroad should ~ insist upon its employes working 365 days in a year, -and the day is comiug when God-fear- ing people of this couatry will demand-that railway employes be given rest on the Sab- bath day. PoTTsVILL Pa.. Dec. 3.—A heavy snow wed by a heavy mist an cold rain mpion swore in storm, follo today and dense fog fonight, has greatly in- terfered with the moving of trainson all roads in the coal regions. The Rsading railrond managed to Bandle about a third of its usual Sunday freight and coal in addi- tion to the passenger service and the Le- high Valley did nothifg but run its few Sun- day passenger traws, The strikers were in session all day in the vicinity of Delano and in view of Saturday's numerous wrecks on the Lehigh have new accessions to their ranks from the Monongahela ranks. PuiLaverrsia, - Dee. 3.—Grand Chief Arthur of the locomotive engineers brotherhood, aud his' assistants, Youngson and Thurston, will leave here tomorrow morning for Wilkesbirre, at which point the strike will hercafter be conducted. Chairman Clark of the Order of Railw Conductors,confirms the report that a conf ence between the Jerpey Central and Lehigh Valley grievance cougmittees will be held at Bethlchem tomorrow, at which another effort will be made ta have President Wilbur receive the striker§ committee. If this ails a strike may orderad on the Jersey Central. Arthur s Satisfied. PuILADELPHIA, Dde. 8.—P. M. Arthur, grand chief of thej Brotherhood of ILoco- motive Engineers, agrived at the Bingham house this evening fromn Cleveland. He and Chairman Clark h a long nterview in which the latter outljned the work on hand and the future condugt of the Lehigh strike. Tonight Chief Arth@r said: “The work of my representative, Youngson, has been in every way satis ry to me in this fight ana I will in no wise interfere with his plans. He is amply gble to conduct the af- fairs of the meu in th@ Lehigh Valley strike.” **Will you seelean gudience with President Wilbui No, sir. The men such an audience ha: certainly not attemp| in the east for & shol sires to see me, he wi that effect.” Mr. Arthur refused at this time to further discuss the strike situation. Mr. Youngson nas left Bethlehem ana will meet him here tonight. ? who have a right to vesn refused. 1 will to see him. I will be time, and, if he de have to send word to Was Unfort: PaLesrine, Tex., Dec, 3.~This morning about 2 o'clock a woman's shrieks summoned neignbors to the holsq of A. D. Sawyer, whero they found Nigy dead aud his wife badly wounded. Mra Sawyer says her hus- oand awoke her and gfter a recital of busi- uess troubles took o pistol snd shot ner in the left breast. She spgang from the bed and he shot her again. e then attempted to wrest the weapon frow his grasp, but he placed the muzzle to Ris.own head ana sent two bullets erashing. through it, dyiog al- most instantly, Sa wis one of Pales- tine's most highly n ted citizens, but of late had beeu unfor| in financial trans- agtions. He toid his wite he could nos face the disgrace he was.dn and did not want her o survive to bear it. i et “silent” Hipkey's 1l New Havex, Conn., Dec. B.—As @ resuit of his indiscretion in attepding the foot ball game yesterday and this morniog in the cold air, Captain }‘qunk H. Hiukey of the Yale foot ball team has been taken severely ill. He was rapudly recovering from his injurie but he suffered a relgpse and is now under the care of a The illness is but L bysickan stizht, however, and no serious resulls are feared B — Kausus City Barbers Arrested, Kaxsas Ciry, Dec. 8.—As a result of Judge Stover's decision 1 the Sunday closing case, eight barbers at the Midland hotel were ar- rested oaay while pursulug their daily vo- cation. They were orompily balled out by the proprietor of the Midjang, but did not resume their work, “Ahe cases will be called up Tuesday uext, Valley road. Re- | NING, DECEMBE R CURRENCY CONDILIONS GOOD Annual Revors of the Comptroller Declares Further Depression Improbable, LEGISLATION LITTLE REQUIRED NOW Minor Amoadmenis Recommonder Protection of Investors and tie ¢ eral Efficiency of the Natlonal Banking System, for Wasnixaroy, Dec. 3.—The annunal report of the comptroller of the currency, which will be submitted to congress more briefly than the report usually made by that offizer, differs from former reports in that no tybles appear in the body of ths text. It shows 796 national banks to have been in opel tion at the close of the roport year, with o capital stock of £305,533,12), repressutad by 7,450,000 shares held by 500,000 shavaholders, Atthe last report of conlitin the total resources of the banks then in operation was cir- £3,100, 28436, The tolal amount of eulation was, on October 31, 1 net increaso during the year of $36,5%6, During the year 119 banks were organized in the thirty-two states and territories with a capital stock of $11,230,000, distributed as follows: Forty-four, with a capital stock of £5,135,000, in the eastern states; forty-one, with a capital stock of 82,340,000, west of the Mississpi river, and thirty-four, with a capi- tal stock of $3.755,000,in the central and southern states. As to Suspended Banks. Within the sume period 158 banks sus- pended with a capital stock of £30,000,000. Of this number eighty-six, witha capital stock of $18,205,000, resumed, and sixty-five passed into the hands of receivers, with a capital stock of $10,835,000. At the close of the year seven remained in the charge of examiners pending resumption, "The ageragate resources and liabilities on October 3, 1803, the date of the last report of condition, compared with those of Septem- ber 80, 1802, wero £400,531613 less. The shrinkage in iabilities is accounted for by a decrease between the dates mentioned in the following items: Capital stock, § 677; individnal deposits, 314,208 bank and bankers' deposits, $151,835125. The decreases in resource as ‘follows: Loans and discounts, § tocks, ete., £,085.564 3 ard due from banks and bankers $182.054654. Cash of all kinds increased #330,067,606, including $5,410,815 in gold. United States bonds held for all purposes increased $40,601,250. Secret of the Depression. and ‘Lhe comptroller reasons from the changes in the conditions that the business depres sion of the past few months was occasioned by reason of depositors withdrawing so m uch money, which caused a sudden contraction in the volume of money needed or employed for business wants, by the banks being com- pelled to call in loans and discounts 1o meet demands of depositors, which prevented the making of new loans and rendered it hazard- ous on the part of the banks to grant re- newals of credit orextensious. The suspension of national banks during the year is discussed and also that of re- lgn\pllnn.,. Upon the question tle mption, | t cwmnlr\llerm' e o With o full kn{whd e of the general sol- vency of “tht inStitutlons and the causes which brought about their suspensiou. the policy was inaugurated of giving all banks which, inder ordinary circumstances would not have closed and whose management haa been houest, an opportunity to resume busi- ness. This policy was one which seemed to commend itsel? to the comptroller ag proper under the circumstances, and, it 1s believed, the results have justified the experiment of its adoption. Clearing Loan Certificates. The matter of clearing loan certificates is briefly discussed. Upon this subject, tho comptrolier says: Briclly stated, they were temporary loans made by the banks in each city issuing them, associated together as a clearing house association. and were avail- able 1o such banks only for the purpose of settling balances due from and to each other, these balances, under normal conditions of business, being always settled in coiu or cur- rency. ‘T'heir issuance at so early a date in the financial derangement of the country was most opportuns in not only preventing an acate panic, but in tending to restore publ confidence, such action demonstrating that by mutual ageeement of all, 4he weak banks of the association would be, so far asde- positors and other creditors were concerned as strong as the strongest. Bearing upon the question of*what consti- tutes lawful money reserve the comntroller says, after an analysis of the provisions of the law: To Promote Conservatism, “In any view of the matter, however, the intent of the law is to compel a bauk to re- tainalways on hand a very moderate pro- portion of the money deposited with it for safekeeping by the depositor, who prac- tically makes a loan to the bank, payable on cemand, for the use of which hé ordinarily recelves ao interest. The entire effect is to exervise a wholesome restraint upon too im- prudent an extension of business by u bank, and that this intent is recognized us an un- derlying principle of safe and conservative commercial banking 15 evidenced by the fact that those banks which are compelled by law 10 maintain but 15 per cent reserve nave voluntarily for years past held an ay- erage of over 25 per cent, the proportion re- quired for banks located in reserve cities.” Chinges that Are Probable, The following amendments are mended 2 recom- That every association may issue cir- culating notes to the par value of the boads deposited. Two—That the semi-annual duty on circu- Lation be so reduce:d as to equal oue-fourth of 1 per cent per aunum. ‘Three—That the comptroller of the cur- rency, with the approval of the secretary of the treasury, be empowered to remove ofticers aua directors of a bank for viola- vions of law, first giving such officers iud di- rectors an opportunity to be heard, leaving the vacaucy so created to ve filled 1n” the usual wa, Four—That no executive officer of a bank or employe thereof be permitted to borrow fund of such bank in auy manner, except upon application to and approval by the board of direction Fifth—That the assistant cashier, in the absence or inability of the cashierof a ua- tional bank to act, be authorized and em- powered 10 sign the circulating notes of such ank. Sixth—That the law may be amended by appropriate legislation o as to empower some class of public officers to aaminister the general oaths required by the provisions of the national bank act. Bonds of Bank Examiners Seventh—That bank examiners be required 10 Lake an oath of office before entering upon the discharge of their duties, and to give a boud in such umount and with such suretics as the comptroller of the currency may quire. Eighth—That the comptroller of the cur reucy, with the approval of the secretary of the treasury, be empowered 1o appoint Lwo general examiners of conspicuous ability und experience, 1o be baid out of the reimbars- able funds, whose duty it shall be to visit, assist and supervise the various esaminers 10 their several districts in order lo secure uniformity in method and greater eficiency in work. Ninth—That the law e s0 amended as 10 provide that the compensation of all baok examiuers be fixed by the compirolicr of the currency with the approval of the seeretary of the treasury. The question of loans to the directory 1is discussed and a distinction drawn between directors who are werely diroclois and Lhose SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS who are constituted the executive officers of the bank and arc paid by the bank for their dervices Carrency I.IW‘ Must Stand. Upon the subject of currency is the follow- ing: The comptroller has been urged to | make some specific recommendation with respect to the law, so far as it pertains to the fssumng of currency. After a careful considoration of the question, the comp. troller is of the opfnion that aside from the ommen owing b tions which wire suggested 1ks to iseue circulating notes to an amount equal to the par value of the bonds held to secure circulation and abolish ing a portion of the tax on national bank circulation, the public otwill be best sub- ved at this time by making no radical change in the provisions of the law as it now stands The financial situation of the past months was not the result of e a lack in the volume of currency, of which thoro is now a vlethora, nor the want of city in the present system of issuing it, bu rose from a 1083 of confidence on the part of the peo ple in the solvency of the distinctly mone- tary institutions of the couatry Binerzency 1 assed. In view of the fact that there is now a ast amount of unemployed currency 1n the ntry, as is shown by the daily moaey re- turns from the commercial ¢ ers, it would seem that whatever needs appeared some months since for er ing to any marked extent the circulating medinm have now cased to exist, and theref, cougress is af- forded an opportunity of giving to the whole subject that careful research and investiga- tion that its iniportance in all of its bearings demands. 1t will not do to place upon the statute books any experimental legislation upon this subject, but whenever a new law governing bank issues is enacted, it must be one that immediately upon going in o operation com- mands in every respect the confidence of the whole, and insures tnema systemof cur- rency issue as safe in every rospect as the present oue, but with none of its defects. In the meantime it is respectfully suggested that congress, either through a monetary commission, created for such purposes, or through the appropriate commi:tees ob- tain detailed information of the various systems of bank issue now in operation and alsosuch information as is to be obtained from skillful students of finance and practical finunciers, that it may be able to formulate tem complete and harmonious. S g AN ASTATEOF SIEGE, Colorado's Penltentiary A of the 014 Original W Dexver, Dec. 3.-—~Warden Frank A. Me- Lister has remained undisturbed in pos- session of tho state penitentiary at Canon City today and he aunounces his intention of holding the fort until he is removed ac- cording to legal form. He has discharged six guards who aided the governor's new appointee, Solomon J. Toy, to gain posses- sion Friday night. Toy left under protest last night when awakened by friends of Me- Lister, who covered him with their re- volvers and he returned to his home in this city tod Before last night's developments at the prison, tue governor had decided to revoke Toy's commission. Attorney General Engley and other lawyers had convinced him that he could not legally remove the invader un- less charges against him were declared sus- tained by a majority of members of the board " of penitentiary commissioners. The board as now organized will not prefer charges, Warden McLister having been exoneral ‘KHE !mfl{n‘ by the boara ‘srfi., corrections after a full in- vestigation. The governcr now threateus to slon aedon. accomplish his purpose by removing a member of the board of penitentiary com- missionors and appointing in his stead a man who will do as he wants. OWarden MeoLister made a speech today to the prisone that . 10 which he assured them tie was in full cliarge of the prison aud would be maiutained at all hazards: was feared a mutiny would break out when the prisoners understood that a con- flict of authority had arisen. McLister says he will not leaye the prison day or night un- til the trouble is finally settled. e WHALING FESSELS ALL IN, stimate of tho Season’s Cateh Faraished from >au Francisco. SaN Fraxcisco, Dec. 3.—J. N. Knowles, manager of the Paci team Whaling com- pany, makes the following statement to the Associnted press in regard to the catch of the whaling fleet during the season of 1893: “Exaggerated reports have boen circulated regurding the stock of whalebone that would be put on the markets. I would state that all the vessels have arrived that will come down this season and we kuow the exact quantity of bone that will be available for sale. The reports from the bouls were ma- terially moditied by recent arrivals at this vort and the figures first given for the catch ere cousiderably reduced by later reports he total catch for the season of 1863 amounts to 315 whales. Of this amount there are now in the Arctic in vessels not sent down to San Francisco seventy-three whales, which will not arrive here until October, 1504. This leaves 242 whales, the whalebone from which aggregates 363,000 pounds after deducting for loss in weight in preparing the bone for the market, “The old bone on hand unsold is 41,000 pounds, which gives a total stock of 404,000 pounds. Of this there have been sold 40,000 pounds, leaviag the stock now on hana 364,000 unds, as_against bone on hand this time st year of 402,000 pounds, which bone was selling at from $4 Lo § per pound,” P DAMAGE AT THE FAILK GROUNDY, Snow Causing Much Wreck and Loss to the Kemnauts of ths White City, Cuicaco, Dec. 'he heavy snow of the last two days nas made much trouble at the World's fair grounds. This morning the snow n the main aisle of the Manufactures building was an inch aeep. It sifted through the chinks in the roof d covered the ex- hibits. “arpaulins were spread over the Austrian, French aud Germawsections. The roof of the Japanese pagoda held up bauks of snow. At 2:30 o'clock this morning a section of the skylight in the ceniral part of the western half of the building crashed in. The snow was four luches deep in the British section. The Italian, Mexican, Spanish and French sections of the building were caugnt under the drift. Some of the glass fell upon & large showease in the British section which contained an exhibit of medical and surgical instruments. Many of the ins ments were badly damaged. - REBEL RiPORLS © INELR. 2D, wi to Have Be tmportant Battle K Fought in Mexico. EL Paso, Dec. 3—Persons who arrived from Chibushua this morning contirm revo- lutipnists’ reports of a severe battle between the federal troops and the insurgents. They bave indispttable proof that Thursday morn- ing a number of oMcers were brought in from the west Lo the army hosbital. It was | reported that they weve ill of dysentery, but it 1s positively known that they had be shot ln a battl Where it was fought is not knowa. Neither can it be learned how many oficers we rougnt in ‘e reports of the continued movement of federal Lroops to the west and northwest from Chihuahua bave also been confirmed Govervor Ahtfiada declared again today that the Times shall not be circulated on the exicah side of ghe river, but the threat has uot yel been made good. e Muy iet Curiis for Perjury, @SN Fraxcisco, Dee. 8.--The grand jury has sunmoned Frauk MeManus and ex-Sen- ator Dunu Lo tessify in relation 1o the vecent trial of M. B. Curlis. the actor, who was ac- quitted of the murder of Poilcoman Graot. {t is veported that McMauus zud Duana will give the grand’ Jury information that will warraut the indictuient of Curtis for per- Jury. Curtls is ow in the east, ‘SHOOK TP LONDON English Reds Give the Inbabitants of the Metropolis a Lively Afternoon, DEFIED THE POLICE ON EVERY HAND‘ Unraly Element Koops the Authorities ofy the Move for Several Hours, MANY COLLISIONS BUT NO FATALITIES Officers Managa t) Uontol the Rioers Withe out Having to Kill Any, EXCITEMENT AROUND TRAFALGAR SQUARE Crowds her Around the Historle Monue ments and Insist on Making Speeches While the Police Use Clubs to Prevent the Demonstrations. \Copyrighted, 1593, by the Associated Press, LoNDON, Dec. 8.—The good and bad people of London were treated this afternoon to & sight rarely seen in England. 1t was little less than anarchy bidding a bold defiance to the law and the authorities making a display of policy calculated to strike terror into the hearts of the evil minded. And while this was guing on thousands of law abidine eita zens looked on and wondered if this was “Merrie England,” and asked each other if the world was not coming to an end. [t all came throuzh the announcement of the an- archists of London to the cffact that they in- tended to hold a meet on Trafalgar square. Such a thing could not be tolerated. Hon. Henry Asquith, sccretary of state for home affairs. when questioned upon the subject in the House of Commons last weeit, and he promptly issued instructions to the police ordering the chief commissioner, Sir Edward Braaford, to take steps necessary 10 prevent the meeting from taking place, The anarchists thereupon declared their in- tention of holding the mecting in spite of the authorities, said Threatenesd to Use Dynamite, The attention of the House of Commons was called, through the newspapers, to the fact that the anarchists, upon the occasion of their last meeting in Thafalgar square, openly advocated policy of blood and dynamite, and, held up for glorification, the dynamite outrages at Barcelona, Marseilles and other places, and practically urged the anarchists of England to follow the example of their brethren in Spain and France. The result was that the home se did not dure to allow any further rope to the reds of Londen and the police this afternoon mustered a stroug force about Trafalgar square, in the Strand, in Cockspur street, and 11 Whiteliull, while re- Berves were stutioned in_ Regent street, Waterloo P.a e, Charing (Poss road, North- umberiand avenue and on the embankment. Oue would have imagined chis display of police foree would have deterred the unar- chists from making any demonstration, but they were evidently preparedto carry ot the threat to meet on Trafalgar square in spite of the authorities, for they began to muster ut 3 o'clock this afternoon, though the four sides of the squire were black with police, mounted and on foot. retary Witnessed by Thonsands, This display of force caused many thou- sands of people to flock to the vicinity and the front of the Nuational gallery was soon so packed with people that it was impossible for a vehicle to pass through the crowds unless assisted by the mounted police. The gather- ing of these crowds was just what the anarchists wanted, as it enabled them to do more towards spreading their fiery literature and thereby ventilating their ¢ mite doe- trines than any meeting which they could have held upon Trafalgar square would have done. Male and female anarchists wmixed among the thousands of the assembled people about the square and began hawking anarchist literature, which, owinz to the novelty of the situation, tound a ready sale among the people assembied. Copies of the Common Weal, the orzan of the an- archists of London, found a ready sale in the crowds, its frontispiec> being an {llustration of Labor as Samson puiling down the pil- lars of church and state. This specimen of anarchist literature also contained an article headed ‘“Bombs,” and in which the writer welcomea the Barcelona bomb outrage and glovied in the fact that thirty people were® killed and eighty in- jured by dynamite bombs thrown into the audience assembled upon that occasion. Nicol, the anarcuist leader, was o promi- nent figure among those of the sime manner of thinking as himsetf who gathered upon the square this afternoon. The police by twos and threes keut moving about the square and thus compelled the anarchists to move on,” apparently determined that no addresses should be made. Moved on & 5L nal. At 3:10, as if by pre number of rnarcnists madep & rush for the steps at the foot of the Gordon statue and one of their number immediately bezan to anged signal, & make a wild address to those who had rushed up to the steps with him, but the anarclist orator had hardly uttered his first sentence before s number of policemen charged up to the spot and dislodged the reds from the steps, seattering them in all direc- tions in the most lively manner, amid the cheers of the vast majority of thou- sands assembled avout to see the demonstra- tion. The attempt of the reds to hold a meeting on the steps of Lhe statue was fol- lowed by other and similar attempts, which rasulted in a numbar of lively brushes with the police,who for a time weve kept very busy hustling the anarckists from one point to another. During the dispersing of these anarchists’ groups a number of reds were pretty roughly handled by the policemen, At the Nelson Monument. Eventually the anarchists ou the square became so demoustrative that a further de- tachment of ifty policemen were sent L0 ke, square, arriving at 3:13, and with the police- men already theve assemblod they formed a double cordon around the Nelson monument. Suddenly an anarchist rushed through the lines of the police, scaled the monument and began to address the crowd, but he had only uttered u few words when a stalwart policeman seized him and threw him bodily into the crowd. As the anarchist still tried L0 speak he was seized by two policemen and hustled off to the nearest police station, fole lowed by a shouting crowd of those in syms patby with the prisouer. Shortly before 8:40 8 further detachmen| of wouuted police was summoued 9