Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 10, 1893, Page 3

. request of the presidel CASTOR GETS THINGS READY | Busy About the Capital in a Quiet Way Looking for Republican foalpe. PROMISES SOME CHANGES THIS WEEK He Tuinks that Several Postmasters Will Find Themselves Succeaded by Good Ad- ministration mocrats and that He Will Name Them, WasniNaron Jrneav or Tue Bee, Wasiizaro, Dee, 9 to run down National Commit n ‘Tobins Castor have failed Tue Brx: correspondent today saw Tobias gliding | around the various departments—making recommendat stealthily heard his for Nebraska iMled-pawed cat. A clerk tread in the Treasury however, and whispered to Tire oftices as ns A feline department Brx correspondent that Tobias was strength ening the endorsemer { himself and See vetary Morton for the intment of James MeShane as yor of the port of Omalha, Tooius spent some time at the Postofiice de pariment tino for the beheac cl shraska rost he has arranged next week eiideavoring to oil up the guillo of anumber of fourth st ana lie believes for a number of heads to drop At the Postofice department it was stated that the national committeeman has recommended the appointment of Charle Conoyer as postmaster at Omaha timated in the atmosphere wi breathes that the Omaha posti surveyor of that port, and the United States district attovney will not be apporuted until wfter the holidugs. Mr. Castor intends to 1t is in- vemain another ) wecks in Washington, and says that he wants all of the important federal officers in Nebraska sottled during his stay, whet the appointments are made or not before he leaves Washiugton Land ofices for North Platte and McCoolk ay b nam Maher, clerk of s county, has appiied for the register- ship of the lund ofice at Alliance. M Maher originally appiied for the register ship at Chadron, hut on account of the con- solidation, has shifted his application to Alliance, d now. John Cleveland in a Stew. President Cleveland is in a tremor of fear He is afraid that the senate. by some hook or erook, will wrest from him_the verbal in structions which he gave on the side to * Commissioner” Blount and compel the ad- ministration to divulge th instructions which were i Willis. 1tis now learned that th adjourncd over frow last Thu S Monday upon the request of the president, who wanted time 1o get himself togethor, cousult his cabinet and leaders in congress and reach a conclusion as to what would b best to do in_response to the resolution of the senate demanding copies of all corre- pondence and instructions had respecting the Hawaiian situation. ‘The postponement of the Hitt resolution in the he which was secured by a smart move upon the part of Mr. eury of Kentucky, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, was also at the Balley Atter the Retired List, Representative Bailey of Texas, whose i tention to begin a crusade against the retir list of the army. navy and federal judges was announced by a Ber specil several weeks ago, s ¥ that ho will push h tight at an ear! The bilis providing tof the army and before the military i naval committe Mr. Bailey At hie would enacavor to ascertain it comi s intend to revort the and_if they do mot, he would ‘ence to the committee on ‘1o get them before the from that committee. It seems to be the general impression among members who are well posted that Mr. lailey I apon a losing fight, or at least” that he has very hard struggle Lefore him, He is not the first southerner who has made the same effort. A notable Texan before him ap- tempted the undertaking—Senator Reagan, ex-postmaster general of the confederacy, and whose service in congre was so long that the meve mention of his name is sufi- t to identify him as starting this move- it, but never got anything more of the attor than the reputation of having naugurated it. jother Texas Schemo. Politicians on the hustings last year who ntimated tonorthern voters that if Cleveland shoald be re-clected an effort would be made to compel the north to pay for the property destroyed by union soldiers during the war and incidentally pa soldic m anded as says that gious Ex-Speaker Reed the bill which Chairman Culberson of ‘Texas yesterday reported from the judiciar committee to the house, brealing down the b of southern war claims by rep alty st and removing all limitations means nothing less than that the democrats mtend 10 carry out those designs against which the republicans lasy year warned voter Mr. Reed says that under this law -many illions of dollars, half as much as the pros- ent public debt,” could be paid southern cluimants before I'resident Cleveland gets out of the white Louse, or before it would be possible for a republican administration and congress to destroy the law. Chairman Cul- Dberson is an ex-confederat { that cle- ment seews to control the action of his com mittee, lers 1o proof ling the loy- Bound to Tax Sugar. A desperate effort is el president to have made by the duty of 1 cent a pound d the income tax schome 18 levied on raw sugar it is believed the sugar bounty will be re. pealed at a single stroke, wined out imme- diately. Chairman Wilson of the ways and means committee has been at the white house nearly all day and was with the presi- dent last night, and it looks very much like u cent per pound will be put on sugar, Duil € s for Visitors, Less intorest mauifested in the open- Ing of this congress than has been shown 1 the beginning of the work of any congress during the past ten y Few visitors or dircetly mterested persons flocked about the corridors or occupied the galleries when the gavels of the presiding ofiicers of the two houses resounded at noon on Monday last and the regular session of the 1ifty‘thivd congress began. ‘Thero were a few hundred of persons, meu and women from town and various sections of the country who wese siting the national eapital, on the scene of action, but there was none of that jam rush and excitement which usu fies the same incident upon the of new congress Lixplunution of this lunguidness and lack of interest is found in the factithat there are not half as many private measures y before this congress as are usuully sug csted, ard that there is but the least chance tion upon the few private measures which will be introduced. 1t is stated that the house committees on clams and war claiws, commerce and public lands, as well us invalid pensions, the committees which usually have thousands and thousands of bills before them, and which commonly get into law hundreds of measures at cach ses sion, have no hope whatever of any logisla tion emanating from them, with the excep tion of possibly two or thrce general propo- sitious of little individual interest ‘The Fifty-third congress opened like a May morning, but theve are indications that 1t will close amid the bluster of the Murch uay when its life expires ing of s 10 the Mails, The Postoftice department is deter- mived to wminimize losses through the mails, Hereafter lotters and back- uges coutiining money, checks, drafts, and other valuables, or supposed to o anyining of value, will not be de- 110 ¢ than the persons 1o sed. 1t has been the custom for the carrier to leave these letters or packages with servants or visitors at the house or oftive, but recent losses of gov. ernment drafts, and notably peusion drafts, have called the attention of the department to the fact that a great many losses which have vever been reporied are coutinually oceasioned by overconfidence upon the part of those who deliver the mails, It is a great deal casier for the ordinary | citizen to have a loss in the mails traced than he or she may imagine, It is the | custom of ed persons who lose money or oth Pocket the make comy specdier to or fourth Washiugton bles to simply sigh and £0 o the postoftice and | It is much better and i the ¢ mplaint to the first it postmaster gencral, Then the complaint is | placed n tho hands of the postof the division where the los ¢ prejudice on the part of the lo ¢ officials w intervens In making compliints about losses the acter of the valoabl shionld be described the party to whom it is addressed named and the blace and hour when the letter or * was posted should be given | Pefler is the Hewd Ite Senator P prmer. ¢ Kans puli vivaling his popu colleague from braska, Senator Allen, in_spee Mr. Peffer's name appedrs with greater fre inthe debat session of this congre of the extraordinary s than probavly any other senator, Mr. Def a Hoosior 1 I rly lifc K e t t 8ctiool, p 1d edited a newspaper. Ta t. hatchet-faced, he | 1 behind a pair of gold-rimmed specta- | cles and the lon and most flowing of | beards like a couitey parson s voice is | : ho often | ce of pul- | his throat emious and uses not the weod | Senator Peffer is now the leader in ve- | forins, He has taken the place of Senator Blair of New Hampshire, who started out to | teach temperance to the world and re stract the heathen and reclaim the slums, | At the opening of this session he introduced | a number of reform ) among b | prohibiting the sale of intoxicating | ud reservations and liomes, Another oie pre constitution so a8 d the presidentis The others we wnd seattering n cattering because they are with out support and direet point. 1t is seldom that congress has no great morals and reform. ‘The other ponulist sen ators, Kyle of South Dakota. Allen of Ne brasica, Irby of South Carolina und Stewart of Nevada, ire reformers, but ot 1o the di reetion of the Kansas states M mit no one to u than one t ieal in their purposes ke Your Packa cttier, Our consular and commeretal agents in all parts of the world are constantly ealling thio attention of Amerie the fact runde many d ivantages v we compete with English, French srman producers, by failing to that we lal wher and ( our goods fn an attractive form. A n grocers are especially at a disadvantage when they come in competition with sone other manufacturers and packer 1se the European goods are put up in te, clean and showy way and present i most at- tractive appearance. 1t has becomo an old wrick for French and British, and occasion ally German exporters, to secure Amer goods and. repacking them, theiv own brand. The Ameriean article is in itself superior, but it does not have about it the attractiveness which characterizes the vroducets of ite competitor Ofilcial Appotntme O. 1. Wells of Nebrask $000 clerk in the oftice of the second comptroller, Treas ury department, has been promoted to the $1.200 prade. Georee maste t vice AL ( Summen: vice ta, p was today appointed post- islow, Camphell county, S. D., Anderson, rvesigned, and H. T. it Sundance, Crooke county, Wyo., Jacob Breman, removed. Prury S. Hearu, metelin e by COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Refuse to npt Odd Fellows' Hall Taxation—Other Business. The regular weekly session of the Board of County Con was held yester- day afternoon, with all members in attend- ance, hie Odd Fellows of the eity asked the board to cancel the taxes on thewr lot and builaing, situated at the corner of Four- tecuth and Dodge streets, stating that the buildmg was the property of the order and ought to be exempt. ‘The members of the board held that the property was productiye and returning - a revenue, that it was ngainst public policy to exe npt such property, and that there was 1o re; why such property should not bear its of ‘the expense of mamtaining the county government. The request to strike the tax from from the books of the treasurer’s office was therefore denied, and the Odd Fellows will have to pay their tax. | surer Irey was told that he | iin his two extra clerks until In the meantime they will on tax sale certificates, A. Potter was given permission to place a telephone in the court house for the pur- pose of ‘helping him in the operation of his inw reporting agen Sixteen ofticial b County 'P're: might March 1, 1 wor nds were presented and ary commitice Kenner of the” Omaha Medical col- \ppointed interne at the county | vice Dr. Davis, resigned. sidents of MeArdle precinet protested ainst the approval of the bond of Constable | Dan C. Daily. stating that he was not a resi- referred to the judic W dent of the precinct, that he had been | peached and that he was not a proper person | for the position. The protest was referred. | Dr, C. M. G. Biart, dermatologist at the hospital, tendered his resignation. 1t was accented, and for the present the position | will remain vacant The county clerk was fnstructed to call on the county of deeds and demand all money in his hands over and above sthe amount duo him for salary and clerk hive. County Clerk Sackett was nstructed to invite bids for supplies for the poor farm, the outside poor and the court house and jail for the coming ye: —_— HANDCUITFTED AT THE COFFIN, Prisoner Asks to Be Unmanacled Viewing His Dead Mother's F; T » people in the eity of Omaha who ave willing 1o stako their reputations that there are members of the police force who are withouta dvop of the milk of human | kindness Last Friday Mrs. Michael McDonald, a highly respected 1ady of the city, died at the age of 72 years. The body wus prepaved for burinl and was resting in a roow of the fau- ily residence at 1010 South Thirteenth street, where it was viewed by the friends and relatives, prior to its being cousigned to the earth, - A wayward son was in the county jail and expressed a desire to look upon the face of his dead mother. The desire was conveyed 1o the chief of police, who detuiled two ofticers to escort young McDonald to his oid home. The young man was handeuffed and taken to the hiouse and upon arriving there he asked the ofiicers to remove the hand cuffs, pledging them his thut he would not attempt to escape. The iron- hearted ofticers denicd the boy's request and told him that if he wanted to sce the body of his mother he would have to look at iv and | at the same time remain ivoned, This he said he would not do and then he broke complotely down. Pears had no effect upon the ofticers and McDonald was hurried away and again locked in the county jail Yesterday, however, Sheriff Bennott took McDonald to the funeral and allowed him to remain during the services. He made no effort to escape, and as he looked in his mothor's face for the lest time he wopt like a child While honor What 18 Me: VALENTINE, ~To the Fditor of Tue BEee: Tosettle ute plense state through the columns of THE BEE what is weant by the term “free coinage.” Yours truly, C. R WATSON Free coinage means the coinage of bullion at cost, giving the bullion holder of siver a doliar for each 412!5 grains, regardless of market price of the metal B Hotel Fire at Winnepeg. Wixxera, Nov. 0.—A $15,000 fire this morning destroyed the St Nicholas hotel and five stores and came vear causing a heavy loss of life. The inmates of the hotel were cut off from escape and were taken through the windows, & unumber of champion tu | give them | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: shew iu ap uncouscious coudition, INDAY, BECEMBER 10, 1893--SIXTEEN PAGES Kelley, Stiger & Co, Corner Farnam and 15th Streets. A GRAND OPPORTEAT \ Vg AV S 3- £ 4 e ey} Lo Sjusg 0g---Syeof] i | "Woag) © 10} SYeo) o g jusj 134 ¢ puog 1 103y 18§ 0-—-Syfy g, ) i i ~ COMMENCING MONDAY MORNING AND At a Discount of 20 Per Gent. This discount is to be taken off the low e Ol L prices to which we recently reduced this stock. ture. Many of them our own exclusive styles, embracing the very latest novelties This is certainly a ¢ one of the most sensible and appreciable Ch istmas Presents you could select for yourself or pr ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS AT EXTREMELY LOW FIGURES them fleece lined, 50¢ qualities, Lot 1at 12ic. LISI‘ OF I Black Dress Coods. | Monday’s price 35¢. 500 dozen men’s hemstitehed - handkerchicfs, in plain whito Serge. At 50c. and fancy prints, all new and SR 2y At 75c. 200 dozen ladies’ fing fast black choice designs and all colors, - : e z0s aud opera lengths. light Lot 2 at 25¢ weight, medium weight and BeBhe D0 i ; pure linen hemst ) chiefs, fuil size and splendid qual- they come in # inch, 1 inch, nehand 2-inch hems, at 25¢ each. Lot 3 at 25¢—"Initial: ozen men’s plain whito hem- stitehed handkerchiefs, with hand lined, worth up to T3¢, Monday’s = s y At 85c. price 50¢. 46-inch fine 'rench henrvictta, ve- duced from $1. Black Dress Silks For $14. A dress pattern of vich dross silk. rmure Gros Grain, Peau d’ Soie, ete Children’s School Hose At 25¢ In ribbed wool, heavy ribbed cot- ton, and plain flecce-lined cotton, Storm Serges. At 85c. Colored Dress Silk o8 inclt worsted scrge. cut from worth 85¢, Monduy’s price 23c embroidered initiuls, a very pretty A full dress pattern of beautiful Broadcloth. Children’s heavy,wool hoso, ehil- ; a box). ach, .50 a bo. Lot 4 at 35¢, 3 for $1,00. 150 dozen men’s extra fine quality pure Trish linen plain whits hem- itehed handkerchiefs, all widths dress sillk. All the iatest shad- ings. Black Broche Satin or $17.35. dren’s heavy voiton hose and chil- dren’s flecoe-lined cotton lose, worth 5Ce, Monday’s price Sie, At 256¢ An elegant line of At $2.00. Freneh broadeloth, sponged, re- duced from $2.50, infants’ Special Sale of S atter, xquisite soft of tem; the o at e e O R ribbed cashmere hose in black, T R MDD Holiday Handkerchiefs. ;'\‘," andicg 'l"”“"ll' worih : "'l B Lot 5 at 50c. a : ; We are also showing an elegs ek S Handsome Novelty Silks An immense assortment, compris- line ol lndies’ and children’s fine 100 dosen mon's oxtra fine all {hi all ihe. latest novellios i R e I R pure linen hemstitched handlke IPor ladies’ or children’s drvesses: I'rench. Swiss, chiel (direct from Belfast Belgian and Ivish in all the new shades for evenin & Land worl, AT PRICIES THAT R land), beautiful goods A:,;&‘l{\_ two-toned silk: good and WILL PLEASE THI MOST : :ml:nl»l:lxl “vi.yl.-lh:n::?.;.(1.,.», s stylish. « .l\vl.lii lll.lI.L\ J.I\\:,’ : UNDERWEAR. aarpy alliyiaiha ol hems fiomi 5 teal duchess lac k 2 os wlde, g At 85c. / AN chiefs,marvels of beauty, at $1 3 ; value at (2he, 0-inch superior India silly all T e eaopn TR S e e SR A ;i £ shades. e iIEN Qe e vests and pant, vibbs d union suits China Silk Handkerchiefs. At $1.15 S TTD BRI I:n\;) handierchiefs, ribbed equestrian tights for ladies Lot 6 at 50c—"Initials Two-toned Satin Mervellieux: all very dainty designs, at % and children, 5 dozen men’s real China I the late for ladies or £1.50, $6 50, 88,50 and $10.50 each, At 98¢ hemstitehed handkerchiefs, with children. ino Irish hand-embroidered URER G s T bentiful hand embroidered le linen lawn handkerchiefs, @i wool vests and pants ‘n ters, full s s and very fine qua nt Slc each, Lot 7 at GOc. pure very pretty designs, at 30c, 30¢, Tac, #1 and $1.50 cach. white, natural and scarlet; $1. 10e, worth it Black Dress Silks. " At $1.19. 50 dozen men’s real China silk Nole to Gentiomon; 4 Special Bargains In R homstitched handke ehiefs, in 1- loxthe bost apd most doalvy Fine embroidered sealloped and woith 1,50, L“;"é“"t'”'/f,fi‘ falc b0 Shristmas gift—u dress pattern hemstitched border bau 5 Fa 0 at 76c. of our WARRANTED DRISS R Ty At $1.75, : Wo havo an_endless vavlety of SILK, Any ~|.\'Ium~~'"ll» | designs, at 10¢, 124¢, 16§¢ and 25¢ Genuine camel hair vests men’s renl China silk handker- the very low price to the h each. pants, no dye, non-shrink chicfs, in plain white and hand st are guaranteed. ‘e 1mported hand-pair warmest goods made; worth embroidered initials, 1 and 13- gauze funs, ntest designs,at $1.25, At 42c. inch hem, every handicerchief $1.50, $2, $2:50 up to 310 en Ladies’ ribbed vest full £ize, at 75e each, worth 72 Renl Ostrich fenther fans, black, Velvets, Velvets. Men’s exten lurge sizes in plain il $1.00, now selling at 85c¢. nd delicato shudes, At 50c. N e I and twilled silk hemstitched and §1.25, any shade ut $1, 50 1 Ladies’ ribbed vests and pant tape borders, at %1, §I and worth 7ae, 1 At 75c. A a Tadies ribhed vests and pants; Men's Silk Mufflers. combination ) pocl At.&)c : i books, card cases and portmonies, Corduvoy is stylish. We are in all the newest lenthers, includ- showin, At 85c¢. Plushes reduced from $1. Novelty Silks AT LESS TIAN HALP PRICE, a nice variely. ing, seal, Russia, dongola, lizard, snake, boasconstrictor and alli tor. from 50¢ up to $5 cach, Reul seal combination pocket- books, 41x64 inches, with patent clasp, only G0c, usually sold for $1, Ribbons. Ribbons. worth $1,9 25 dozen men’s all pure silk muf- A fler. s navy blue with as. At $1.00. E i : sorted size polka dots, Ladies’ ribbed vests (flesh color) s long, 28 inc worth 1,35, At $2.98, Special for Monday 50 doz fine They a ws wide; I, They lish, At $1.40 ¢ all pur » n silk and wool vests and pant A Arge sl Two Toned Serge, ch :A‘n silk, Hm]u and ;Iv.m- white, black und tlesh coior; $2.75, worth $3.50. i N grain ribbons, in all the new del never before sold for less than ’g For $1.00. cate shuden 'for art and_faney A Wl ua o low Men'’s %Jol:(::sqnd Cuff 8-ine thangeahl: oo, re- work, and in all widths to mateh, h = % 2S. Jlnt sugaieabla. serge; BUY YOUR SHADES, Wit CAN | At $1.75. In men’s collar W cufl Loxes wo o lurgest and most completo ussortment to be found anywhere, The designs ave the newest and more « Ladie #3.00, MATCH THEM FOR YOU, divided skirts; wouth Special 8ale of Ladies’ Hosiery For $1.00. 4 ancy two-toned novelty cloth, re- duced from $1.25, now showii "divided 4 . Ladies’ skirts; worth c o clnborate in For &l:OO- ; i in cotton, lisle, silk-plated, silk and ¥4. 60, finish than ever. They come in Camel's hair suiting, reduced weol, puve “silk, and ¢ ishmere, Special values in ladies’ union hllvl.l. Irlu.u l‘ 1{“ ¢£ uu:ll e 1 from $1.35, They come in regular sizes, out suits at $175, $2,00, $2.50, $3.00 browa loatber, Also somo heau For $1.85. sizes nmd opera lengths. The best and $8.50, tiful boxes in polished ok, All ) i it re assortment in the cit Bargains “ . . y satin lined and silver mounted, Frerch pigue suitings, reduced sortme ) € We are sole agents for the cele- s 0115 L0883, 50 shoh feom $1.50, for next week as follows: brated Ypsilanti dress reform un- \1”"“;», ) wm; A i fan For 85c. At 25¢ derwear for Omaha and the west, AA0A Hil "g ¥ 1S 48-inch French scrge, any shade, 1!-5“ dozen l::?ius h\“n!il g I rl':»;‘:ml {;’,,‘: :3:?,:’.‘:1.‘:;'* ::l‘.“h‘ 1y tine embroidered nightrobes hose, medium weight, vy g urderwe 0. #1, $1.50, For 85c. h Bl 3 weight and fleece lined, bought to sell for 85¢; Monday’s price Men’s Handkerchiefs. At 36¢ We call special attention to our 100 dozen ladies’ extra fine, fast direct importation of men's all black cotton hose, high spliced pure linen aud China silkk hand- heels and double soles, part of ko.ehi efs for holiday trade, 46-inch French duced from $1. For 85¢. Plaids—The new {for children, henrietta, ve- Men’s lined gloves anl mitts, plain and fur ops, at all prices, Men’s silk umbrellas, with choice hundles, from $2.50 up. The largest ussortment of men’s neckwear 1n the west, Panama weave Kelley, Stiger & Co., wi'n s ==X TRAORDINARY TNDUCEMENTS CONTINUING ONE WEEK WE SHALL PLACE Our Entire Gloak Stock on Sale At a Discount of 20 Per Cent This includes every garmentin Ladies’, trimmed and all of this season’s manufac- rand opportuanity to secur ent to your friend:s "WORTH_CNLLARY in cloth and fur- at a very low price GLOVES. CLOVES. Thero is scarcely anything more acceptable to ladies than GLOVES FOR XMAS GIFTS, For $2.15. A beautiful lined glove. At $1.50. A superior mocha, flecec-lined mitten, At &1, A splend At G9c. To close out our 4-button glace glove reduced from $1. We show for the Christmas holidays a full line of the most able gloves mide—Trefousse. The latest colorings and styles for strect and evening wear, Children’s lined gloves and mit- tens. guantlet, flecce- sille mitten, FURS. We have still a full line of capes in 50 and 52 inch that nre 8o popu- lar this season. We will offer some exceptional values this week in Astrachun wool senl, electric seal, pulled conoy, beaver and krimmer, Astracl il lengths, this weelk Ou > stock of muffs, krims mer, wchan beaver, cape seal” clectrie seal, otter, mink, badgers ete.. ete, this weel prices” Wo have also received a new lot of childvens’ Turkish angora sets in white, tan and groy. Largest Bargains for the LeastMoney Can be realized by investing in our new leet stock of double BED BLANKETS, which w warrant are nowhers excellea, At $3.25. You can buy a pair of all WHITE BLANKIT #4.00. At $3.50 a Pair You ean buy natural g blankets in largest si usually retail at §4,: At $4.25 You ean buy a pair of ¢ sear 1-wool blunkets, in size, that are sold else $3.00, wool cheap at woolen °s that tra henvy 11-4 Crib Blankets Can bo bought in all siz in prices from $2.00 upwa ranging 20 pair of blankets in all sizes of the finest quality, slightly soiled- which we will close out’ regard, less of cost. Non - Shrinkable Wash Flannels. We have just opened up a new Jine of thesé gouds and can guaran - tee their unshrinkableness, as at- tested to by the experience of past trade. These can be had in cream white, scarlet, biue, black and different shudes of grey, either plain or twilled at 20¢ and 85¢ per yard and upwards,