Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1893, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, PECEMBER 1 LGONER MAKES PRESENT GIVING EASY By His Extraordinary Values for this Week. 9 Per Cent. Discount on Everything on our Third Floor. All 1893--TWENTY PAGES ALL OUR CAPES Must Go! No Matter What the Sacrifice See Our Prices for this Week DISCOUNT ON ALL OUR TOYS, yric-a-Brac and Chinaware. The FinestSelected Stock in 25 Peruen't._\ FA We have determined not to carry over any Christmas Toys, Bric-a-Brac or Chinav of these are. | the Entire West. goods we bou 25 Per Cent. prices that astonish every purchaser, BLACK DRESS GOODS. READ THE LIST CAREFULLY. AT AT 75C 75C A A ARD. 50-inch Panama Serge. | YARD, R R o | i S s A dai| AT 46-inch Tmperial Serge. AT $1.00 i rted Wool Henrietta. $1.00 A ne Figured Glace, A YARD. ench Diagonals, YARD. AT AT $1.50 ne Figured Whipcord $1.50 A Priestley’s Irridicent Hopsacking. CA YARD. Priestley’s ¢ Cords. YARD. | a6.inen Figured Natte. Priestley’s Camel’s Hair. Priestley’s Fine Silk Warp Hene- rietta. Piestley’s Silk Warp Melrose. | BUY A BLACK DRESS NOW. | | "~ MAIL ORD:RS FILLED IN THI; SALE. 8Silk Department. GREAT HAPPENINGS. A 12-yurd pattern of Crystal Bengaline, fn all colors, weil worth $10.00, week 84.98 A 12-yard pattern of plain Black and Black and White Brocaded Surah, worth $12.00, this woek 3 For $11.76 o pattern we are going to sell an elegant ussortment of plain Black, plain and fanc worth from $18.50 to 821.0). of it, 311.76. Just think Dame fashion has said Black Brocades are the thing, so hero are Black Brocaded Satin, nover thau $24.00 a pattern. weeic, $16.20. s'e?’ Display in West Show n: w. Ice Wool Fascinators, 39c. A line of Ico Wool Fascinator Black and White, good sizes, pretty de- signs, worth 65c; and all others in pro- ortion. tamped Coods, 33c, | 2 Our stock of stampod goods in twilled tand covers and splashers, worth 50c Tonday all go for 3ic. Fancy Ornaments, 23c Doz. Our entire stock of fancy ornaments, nll designs, all colors, worth from 40c to ¥oe, all in one lot Monday for 28c a dozen. some: A this colored silks ld less Our price this ,in 300 yards of Wool Saal trimming Fur Guimp Heading, regular price 40c. Your choice, 19¢ a yard. Ribbons! Ribbons! Nfi by Ribbon, 7¢ a bolt, « color: No. colors, 8 1-3¢. No. 12 Gro Grain, S. colors, 10:. Umbrellas! Umbrellas! Our stock of Ximas Umbrellas o on sale tomorrow at special prices for one we: All ne ¥, beautiful goods. Men'’s Furnishing Department. ULL OF HANDSOME, US HOLIDAY GOOD: Neckwear. You should see our line of new, styl- ish Neckwear. All the latest shaped Tecks and Imperial Four-in-Hands, 50c, $1.00.$1.50 to $2.00 each. Best variety in city to choose from. Handkerchiefs. 100 dozen Men’s 22 inch China Silk tin Edge, all EFUL Initial Handkerchiefs, at 50c. Also a largor sizo at 8100 cach. 125 Dozen All Linen Handkerchiefs in Colored ht at a fraction of their original cost. s Y ff of our already low prices means a tremendous sacrifice of profits the sacrifice, for we want the room. We would ask our friends if possible to carry their small packages, and we will find it difficult even with our many teams to make prompt delivery. at 81500 we have merked down to $4 50 each; $20.00 capes to $7.50 each; in them cost. What more suitable present could you find than a handsome, ALL OUR Fur-trimmed Circular Capes, black only, sold by us early in the season at $15.50, G0 At. . i iieterrriitetiiiiiiiiiastaans ALL OUR handsome Braided and Fur-Trimmed Circular Capes, son at §20.00, go at.... ALL OUR Broadcloth Capes, lined throughout with changeable silk, sold by us season at $325 and $25, 80 Bt siis it itV iinas ALL OUR shot silk lined Capes, trimmed with beaver, tan and navy blue, sold by us allithe seasonat $26.75 ANd $5305 ROt vt e Vit it enisasioseinias e e ALL OUR imported pattern Capes, only 1 of a kind, sold by us all season at $35 SHOMPORACTRN R ALL OUR imported pattern Capes, sold all seoaon at $6o, $75 and $S8o, go at.... MONDAY We have been selling them at less than import prices. We a (RAND ~ CLEARING ~ SALE ~ OF CAPEN A A 5 450 THIS WEEK sold by us all sea- % tl‘l(l" WEEK ; TIS WE $13.5 TIIS WEEK © $M7.50 THIS WE $33.00 THIS WEEK Clearing out odds and ends in Chil- dren's In order to close out the enti he price that will make th Children’s heavy cloth cloaks, all new materials and styles, sold by us early in the scason at $5.50, $6.00, $7.50, $9.00 and $10.00; tomer. ¢ lot we have mude m go quic] we close this line Monday at $3.78 cach; not more than 2 to a cus. Cloaks. Note the Ladies’ ackets at $4.98. sold by us ca scason at $10.00. Ladies® Empire Coats at $7.43, sold by us cu the season at $14.50. sizes: 3, 8, 10, 12 ONLY. fly in the in Ladles’ Braidsd Skirt Garments, re gular $20.00 quality, go at $13.50 each. Ladies’ Braided Skirt Garments, regular $23.00 ., quality, go at $17.60 cach. OPEN EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK, N. B. FALCONER 1505-7-9 Douglas Street. Latisfaction guaranteed on all mail orders, 70 re willing to make ! Capes ain White, ITemstitched, | Borders and P 25, 85¢, H0c 1o $1.00 each, Suspenders. lsome hine of Fancy Silk and sred Satin Suspenders, at 5Ce, £1.00, $1 50 and . A very appiopri- ate present for a gentlomen. Muiflers. | 200 Dozen White Brocaded Silk Muil- lers at 50c, $1.00, and 81.50. A very Stylish line of Plaid Cashmeres and y Blue Silk Polka Dots at $1.00 and 5. See them. Windsor Bows. N 81 Dozen Fancy Plaid and Solid _Col- oved Silk Bows, regular 35c and Alc quality, choice of the wholc line, 25¢ each. Night Robes. | _See our line of new, neatly trimmed Night Shirts worth double what we have marked them: 50¢, 75¢ and $1.C0 cach, Also the latest novelties in Sateens and Madras Cloths, at $1.50 and $2.00 each. 8moking Jackets. We are showing a large line of stylish Juckets in Silk, Flannel and Velveteens at $4.75, $6.00, £0.00 and $1 . These are much hsudsomer und cheaper than ever we sold heretofore. See them be- fore purchasing a jacket. 3 Ladies’ Underwear Department. We are showing some extraordinary values in this department Ladies’ Combination Suits. | Atlour ) and $3.00 all wool and merino compination suits go at ono price, 31.98 each. Chilcran’s Wool Hose. 100 dozen children’s ribbed and pl wool hose, made to sell at | They go at one price Mond all sizes. Ladies’ Fleeced Hose. All our heavy silk. fleece lined, onyx dyed, cottou hose, in e and 65¢ quality, 2o at one price, 42ic a pair. Wool Tights. 50dozen heavy, all wool. fast colored, Black Tights, a regular $1.30 quality, all sizes, go at §1.00 a pair. Silk Hose. A magnificent line of black and colored Silk Hose at $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 and $3." a pair. We never bave shown such value, Our $2.00 thread sill is worth in the usual way $3.25 a pair. Linen Department. Monday we open up an_immen: line of Fancy Silk Embroid consisting of Bureau Cloths, Centerpiec Lunch Cloths and Doylies. Also a line of the finest hand embroidered linens cver shownin the west, Special prices on stamped linens of ever ay, 2lca pa ® > new red Linens, Scarfs, hemstitched and descriptio Tray | in Capes. Our special price sales means a largely increased business All our Ladies Fur Trimmed Imported Capes must go. 25.00 capes to $9.50 each. All our capes will be actually sold at less than the material warm, stylish Cape? Silks, Dress Goods, Table Linens, Books, we are forcing out at that have been selling IN oUR Handkerchief Department We Make a Special Effort to Please Every One. Handkerchiefs at 5c, )} Plain white hemstitched kerchief at 5e White, linen hand- inch_ hemstitehed, handkerehief at fe. Hematitehed, embroidered handher- chiefs, worth 10¢, at jc Colored bordered linen handlcerchicfs, worth 8ic and 10¢, all at He. Handkerchiefs at 10c. Pure linen handkerchiefs, with plain white or colored borders, worth Monday 10c ench. Scolloped embroidered handkerchiefs in plain white or colore, worth 2ie, Monday 10c. Handkerchiefs at 16 2-3c. Plain white and colored embroidered Jupanese Silk Handke 10 35¢, will go Mon da Hemstitched Initial corded chiefs. worthh up t 16¢c. Japanese Siik | Handkerchiefs, at 164c, 1 All White Scalloped and Hemstitched | Fmbroinered Handkerchiefs worth up c, at 10§e, Handkerchiefs at 25c. Chiffon Handkerchiefs, worth all colors, Monday, Z5e each. Handkerchi=fs at 50c. Chiffon” Tlandkerchiofs worth up to $1.75, will go Monday at 50 Special DPrices all ¥ c, in etnch Em- on | broidered Handkerchicfs Monday. | Christmas Sale WOOL DRESS GOODS. LOOK AT THESE GOODS BEFORE YOU BUY Changeable Diagonal Serge inches wide: 7 yards makes a dress; regular 3¢ cloth, at 18c¢ ner 'd for Christmas, or $1.26 for Dress Pattern. Scotch Cheviots—All wool, 6 | inches wide: 7 yards makes a dress. Worth 65¢ nel t 324¢ per yard for Christmas, or for Dress Pattern, Storm Serge—I’ure Wool, 38 in. ! wide, Navy, Browns and make adress. Regul 50¢ per yurd for Christn Dress Pattern. k Finish Henrietta Cloth— rman make, 46 inches wide,nll shades; e u dress. Usually sold nt 5 e per yard for Christ- 50 for Dress Patterns. Hlluminated Hopsacking -Pure Wool, 52 inches wide, rich, warm_color- ings; 7 yards maies n dress. Worth $1.50 por yard, at $1.00 per yard for tas 0 for [ tol as, or $3.50 for CASTOR IS NOT SUPREME |National Demooratio Committeeman Must Divide Honors with Governor Boyd. NEBRASKA APPOINTMENTS DISCUSSED Question of Land Ofiicers for the State Not Sottiod Yet—May Be an Excit. ing Cloke for Place—McShane's Friends Coufident. WasursetoN Bureav or Tae Be o } 513 FOURTEENTH STREET, WasniNGTON, Dec. 16, Ex-Governor James 1. Boyd and Nacional Committeeman Castor met in Hoko Smith’'s ofice at the Interior department touay. Both called to talk over the selection of several Nebraska lana officers, whom Mr. Castor says will be named next week. It would seem that after all the national com- | mitteeman is nov a sure winner iu all oftice- @ procuring. He of course represents Sec- retary Morton and his endorsement means ‘ that of the secretary of agriculture, but \ some of the county and district chairmen of the state are taking issue with the ‘‘boss” and appealing to the powers above him. Some bave preseuted their appeals, their wishes, through ex-Governor Boyd. Vho ‘will get the land offices is yet problemat Secrotary Smith has been for four weeks l{\ml'nnunul against the white house by illness among his children, which the presi- dent aoes not want carried to baby Iuth, but he has promised to discuss with the secretary of the interior the Nebraska land oftices the fipst of next week. Mr. Tobias Washing- ton is 918 M street, where all letters and telegrams concerning the Nebraska offces which he and Secretary Morton can control wil reach hin Ex-Governor Boyd, by appointment, upon President Cleveisnd today led com- xuuicd by Senator White of Lowsiana. The istinguished Nebraska democrst had a lengthy and thoroughly satisfactory inter- view with the president and when he merged from the executive mausion is face was wreathed in smiles. The governor refused to stalo what the subjects of the discussion were, but it is safe to say that Nebraska appointments gvere talked over and that when they are Sunounced some of the iriends of the gov All be umong them. or Boyd goes from here east within y OF o Castor and his friends continue confident 10 their assertions thut Jumes MeShane will shortly be appoiuted surveyor of the port of Omabha. Wil Not Federalize State Bank lssues. Chairman Springer of the house comuiit- %eo on buuking and currency expressed the opinion today to Tur BEE correspondent that the bili Lo repeal the tax on state bunl cir- culation wouid full far short of a majority if Av was brought before the house. 1 doubt very much,” said he, “whether the bill will be reported from the Committee, As a large majority of the memersof the committee are against it. But even if ro- ried it would bo as good as dead. The ea of federalizing state bank issues has fallen through, and if the question comes Defore the house it will be in the simple form of unconditional reveal of the tax. That would not receive the support of a dozen members north of Mason and Dixou's dine. The north is almost solialy opposed Lo tate bank circulation “President Cloveland does not look with avor upon it, and I believe he would veto bul if it ever should be sent to bim. As 9 000 8 the house passes the tariff bill I shall 16 to cousider & bauk circulation weaswse, which Ishall have reported from the bauk- ing and currency committee, dealing aimost wholly with security for national vank «ar} culation. It will provide for the acceptance of certain wilt edged state, county and mu- nicipal Londs as security for circulation. After the banks have guaranteed to the gov- ernment the paymentof the bonds I pre- snme that under such conditions about the present per cent of circulation given | upon the par value of the bonds de: posited will be granted. This new security is 80 bountiful that it will make our bank circulation elastic in character and the same as at present in quahty. I would not object in the same con- nection to give par value of circulation upo the government bonds now deposited, but t am of the opinion that there will be no change in that particular. There are in ex- istence at the present time about $1,000,000,- 000 worth of bonds of the character we pro- pose to accept for circulation security. Of course this law would enhance the value of state, county and municipal bonds and en- able the corporations to toat them at much lower interest than at present, which popu- | larizes the proposition.” Income Tax Measuro Causing Trouble, After having practically agreed to levy - taxes the democralic members of the and means committee are wrangling over the figures which shall form the mini- mum basis of operations and in fixing the perceutages of the taxcs some of them want to muke di legacies pay 1 percentage and indirect legacies another percentage, that is, place a double tax upon entatiments to the third generations, Some want private incomes to pay a greator tax than corporation shares, contending that the former are the only truesindexes to wealth, while the latter are often held by mechanics and Jaborers. It is now pretty generally understood that there will be no further efforts made to reach conclusions upon internal taxes until after the holidays. The practical postpone- ment of the whisky tax problem until Janu- ary is regarded as evidence that there will be no rease. There arc many reasous why an increase of the whisky tax is op- posed, one of them being that it would carry an extension of the bonded period and thus cut the government out of revenue for many years 10 ¢ Jpon oue hand the trust and whisky owners would pocket large profits by an increase and the mechanics, who consume two-thirds of the alcohol pro- duct in the United States, would have to bear the burden of the increase. is but the slightest aoubt now that use will put a duty of 1 cent a pou on raw sugar and strike out the bounty. T auty would be increased by the commitiee were it not for the fack that & majority of that body favor income taxes and believe that & sugar duty would dimwinish the pros- pect for income taxes. It 1s not probable that the 1 cent duty on refined sugar would be affected by a duty upon raw sugar, though there are members of the commit: who believe that & duty of 1 cent on raw sugar will result in the wiping away of all protection duty upon the refined article, News for the Army. The following army orders were 1ssued Lo day Captain Coroclius Gardener, Nineteenth infantry, will be relieved frow recruiting duty at Columobus barracks, O., by the superintendent of the recruiting service, and will then proceed to join his regiment First Lieutenant Alfred B. Jackso, Ninth i s roiieved from the further opera- tion of special orders of Decomber 4, First Lieutonant Bdward 1 Grumley, Seventeenth infapiry, now ou leave of ab- sence at Brooklyn, will report at once to the superintendent of the recruiting sery Now York Cily, 10 conduct recrulis to tne west Captain Abram A. Harbach, Twenlieth tufantry, is relicved from further duty under the direction of the secretary of state in conuection with the World's Columbian ex- position and will proceed not later than De- Sember 81 1o join his proper station. The leave granted First Licutenant Zebu- lon B. Vance, jr., Eleveuth infantry, is ex- ¢ Lieutenant lhberuonl Third artillery, will proceed to Fort McHeury, Md., and report to the command- ing officer of that post for duty with battery D, Fourth artillery. Western Postmasters Appoluted, Fourth class postmasters were today ap- voiuted for Nebraska as follows: Barada, Richardson county, J. H. Morehead, vice W, A. Smith, removed. Bellwood, Box Butte county, W.B. Rochon, vice C. S. Burch, removed. Be lmont, Dawes county, G. W. Eversoll, vice C. L. Phelps, removed. Bruno, Butler county, Anton Placek, vice Mrs. Nellie C. Bedell. resigned. Gilead, Thayer county, A. J. Marischal, James Drake, removed. South Dakota: Kolda, F F.J. Kolda, resigned; Voluey, John Cawmpbell, vice . W pman, resigued. Person: Mention. W. S. Wing of Omaha is at the Ebbitt. Hov. A. L. New, who has just been ap- pointed collector of internal revenue for the district of Colorado and Wyoming, is at Willard's. Mr. New has beer in politics for mauy years and his appointment to the col- lectorship isa mark of appreciation by the democracy of the work he has done for the cause. Tais evening's Star gister of_the secrels ys: “Miss Morton, y'of agriculture, aud H. Van Wyck, wife of ex-Senator ) Wyck of ‘Nebraska, made sena- ial calls fogether this week. Mrs, Vi clc will be at home to her friends on F aurimg January at her apartuent the Portiand, A favorable bouse military port has been made by the Mairs committce on the bill removing the charge of d againstthe military record of Johu W, ker of Ne- braska, Pernry S, Hearu, SILVERIT! They Are Arranging for the Next Con- gressional Kle WasniNeroy, Dee. 16.—The conference of prominent silver leaders of the country will probubly be continued through Monday and Tuesday of next week, as delegates from Colorado and Mouatana will not arrive until tonight, and the conference has notas yet been able to determine upou a policy for the future. The committee on organization is made up of General Warner, representing the Bimetallic league; General Weaver, the late presidential canaidate of the pepulists; Mortimer Whitehead, the lecturer pf the National grange; Master Workman “Sover- cigu of the Kuights of Labor and other chiefs of iudustrial organizations. The plan most likely to be adopted in the next congres- sional election is oue which contemplates securing pledges or direct expressions from every candidate for congress. No aistinc- tion belween candidates will be made on ac- count of adherence to the old parties, The full silver strength of a district will be thrown to the mun who gives the strongest assurances of adhereuce to the silver cause. Iu case all the caudidates ina district are opposed to silver an_indendent silver candi- date will probably be nominated. As yet, bowever, no final couclusion has been reached. Made Auother Shght Chsuge. Wasmxaroy, Dec. 16.—-The members of the ways and means committee, with but one exception, held a meeting last night at the Treasury department to cousider fur- ther the unfinisbed portions of the internal revenue tariff. Tuoe ouly action was that the committee decided Lo place a tax of 6 cents per pack on playing cards, instead of 10 cents per pack, as beretofore proposed Kepoul of the State Haok Tax. WasHixatoy, Dee. 16, —1t is probable the commttee on bauking and currency will re- port to the house the bill to repeal the 10 per ceut tax on state bauk circulaton with- out any recommendation. Chairman Springer thinks the house will have to settie the matter, as N0 compromise iu the commit- Lee scems possible. 0N ITS PENSION POLICY Republicans Attack the Administration's Treatment of the Old Soldier. CANNON OF ILLINOIS LEADS THE ASSAULT Mr. Enloe L'ays His Respects to Ex.Com. missioner Raum—Livingston Defends the Administration—Other Speakers Talk Upon the Subject, Wasmix Dec. 16.—A debate over the peusion policy of the present administra- tion, growing outof an item in the urgent deficiency bill appropriating §200,000 for special examiners, consumed the entire day inthe house. Under the lead of Mr. Can- non an assault was made against Mr. Cley land’s peasion policy, especially that portion of it which resulted in the revocation of order 164 and the subsequent suspeusion of thousands of pensioners, Some routine busi- ness was done before the ciency bill came up. The senate amendments to the bill, pro- viding for two aaditional associate justices for the district of Oklahoma were agreed to. The house then went into committee of the whole on the urgent deficien: bill, Mr, Outhwaite in the chair. Mr, Breckinridge took the floor and explained that the bill contained appropriations amounting to §l,- 051,805, the only item antagonized being this appropriation of §00,000 for special examiners. Cannc Starts the Debate. Touching this item for special examiners, Mr. Cannon thought it was time for con- gress to examine into the manner in which the pension office was being conducted. He veferred to the clause intbe president’s mes - weighborhood had pensioncys. He reviewed th on of the departffient in cutting off thousands of pensioners, There had been much allegation of fraud, he said, but little of it had materialized on cfoss-examiuations. Of the 235 special examinkrs in the depart- ment a dozen were ewmployed to run down these alleged fraudulent peusioners. All pensions cut off were classed by the commis- sioner to the credit of the amount saved by Oue million dojlars of rejected d been classted as 1,000,000 Yet after thorough examination it saved. was found that but $31,000 had been actualiy paid out to pensioners who had procured their pensions by or false vpersonation. say that there was no more fraud in the administration of the affuirs of the pension oftice, which disbursed aunually $150,000,000, than in the adjudication of cases in the courts of the country. The Fifty-first congress appropriatea L The Kifty-second, majority, appropriated $108,- 000,000 to meet the payments on account of peusions. Order 164 was responsible for much of this magnanimity. Yet the present head of the department and the secretary of the interfor now undertook, after this construction had stood for four years, and had been acquiesced in by a democratic house of represeutatives, Lo reverse that con- struction. forgery, perjury He undertook to Akin to Crime, “It was an #et,” said he, shaking his fist ominously, “‘akin toa crime.” The infamous ruling of this administration was that meu eiving peusions whose cases had been proved were stricken from the rolls. Look at the Beunett case, which was known from end of Lhe country to the other. If such a ruling had been made by u republican ad- winistration, by Raum or Bussey, after the coustruction of the law had stood for three years and had been ratified by congress, he would attack it as he attacked it now. “That's right,” shouted Mr. Enloe; “give it to Raum.” “Oh, no,” replied Mr. Cannon, “T will not 2o for Raum, because in God's chancery he is not gullty and your commissioner is." Comparing the work of Commissioner Raum and Commissioner Lochren, seven months of the admimistration of each showed that Raum issued 144,000 certificates and Lochren 44,000. In the same perio¢ Raum had rejected 84,000 claims and Lochren 87,000. Lochren had kept up with Raum on rejections, but Raum had beaten him two to one on issues. shouted “Idow't think so,” replied “and I think my judgment will be the judg- ment of history." He desired io say nothing i malic Mr. Caonon, but lie believed the people should continue to protest against this policy until a new light should come to the men who were adminis- ng the pension office, so_they would do justice to the men who had bee in battle to Dreserve the union. [Applause.) Mr. Livingston Makes KReply. Mr. Livingston replied to Mr. Cannon. The appropriation under discussion, he said, was to provide for field cxaminers of the pension ofice. Mr. Caunon had not chal- d the propricty or justice of this ap- vropriation, He had occupied his time in casting“a shadow over the administration of the pension oflice and in attacking Secre- tary Sinith and Commissioner Lochren for revoking order 164. A democrat, north or south, was alw: under suspicion when he criticised pensions. Secretary Smith was a southern man, but he had nov been in the confederate army; Commissioner Lochren had been a soldier in the union army and a gallant one; Mr. Cleveland bad not been in the army, but ho could ussuro the house and the country that justice was and would ve done by these distinguished men, tions were scrutinized with care, as they should be. No self-respecting man in tue land would believe Mr. Cleveland, Mr. Smith or Mr. Lochren, in_beating the bush for fraud, was actuated by o desire to de- prive honest soldiers of their pensions. It was true, however, that frauds would be prosecuted Messrs. Blair, Stone, Canuon and 3ingham hurassed Mr. Livings step, ¢ Mr. Blair declared he did not object to v ing out fraud, but he did object to muking that pretext a cloak for a deliberate con- spiracy to deprive honest bensioners of their pensions. Mr. Livingston replied that the sole pur- pose of the aaminislration was to purge the pension rolls of the names that dishonored them, Quotations from Larry Neal, Mr. Lacey of lowa followed Mr. Living- stou. Me read from a recent interview with Lawrence 1. Neal, the author of the tariff lank in the democratic platform. Ninety cent of the democratic disaffection, says Mr. Neal, should be charged 1o the course of the pension office, for which the administr tion was directly responsible. Mr. Lace also read a memorial recelved by Mr. Outh- waite of Ohio from W. A. Taylor, the recent democratic candidate for lieutenant gov- ernor, who called for a congressional investi- gation of the “ridiculous, unlawful and un Just policy inauguratea by the pension office ihat had resulted in the suspension of 1,500 pensions in Obio.” Mr. Enloe, the old antagonist of ex-Com- missioner Raum, declared the pension de. partient under this sdministration was the greatest of the government, It was doing noble work. He was surprisod at the line of defense set up on the other side. Iu the eye of the law they (the republic were accomplices of fraudulent pensioners. Be- cause the administration was invest and punishing these cases coula bonest men parade country as hostility to the sioner! ting of fraud, how this before the deserving pen aw Fraud Everywhere, Mr. Enloe proceeded to discuss the result of the investigation of the pension office. At Baluwore it was found that peosion atior- | neys secured the pension checks, held them as payment for money due, and chacged & feo for collecting them. " At Norfolk a regular mill for the manufacture of pension testimony was unearthed. In New Mexico the most astounding frauds were commitved. A similar condition existed in Indian Terri tory and in certain partsof Iowa. In con- cluding his speech, Mr. Euloc said the time would come when every honest union soldier and every self-respecting citizen would ap- {1_1;\“\1 the pension policy of this administra- ion. Mr. Morse, republican of Massachusetts, closed tne debate for the day with a vigor- ous assault on Mr. Cleveland aud Comumis- sioner Lochren. At the conclusion of Mr. Morse's speech, an agreement was reached to close the de- bate after three hours’ further discussion on Monday. Then at 5:10 p. m. the house ad- Journed. i TAR| Reed and Wilson Busy with Their Respuc- uve Keports—Other Nows, 10N, Dec. 16, peaker Reed is preparing the minority report on the tariff vill. In the last congress, when the minority revorts wes made on the inde- pendent taciff bills which were passed, the reports were made by various members of the committee, M. Reed did not prepare any of them. The minority members of the committee all insistod that the views of the minority should be prepared by Mr. Reed, although all are willing to furnish sug- gestious and data Mr. Wilson of West Virginia has not been at the capitol for two days aund toall in- quivies the apswer is that he is preparing the report on the tariff bill. As Representa- tive Breckinridge of Arkansas has also becn absent some of the time it is said ha is assisting the chairman with the report as ha assisted in preparing the tariff bill. Tne report must be ready to present to the ma- y members bofore Tues: , 80 that it approved for submission to the full Wasu day. is not much encourage- ment for the persons who come to Washing- ton to hav, schedul ., there are still o such members of the reached. While ob ewing committee as can be tions to the bill are heard on all siges, yeu there is not enough stybility among the objectors Lo change any schedule that the majority may insist upon It is found that the republicans are not so anxious Lo assist the ndividual democrats on such matters as they aro interestod when there will be no assistauce from these samo democrats when interosts outside of their own distriots are nffected The caucus on the taniff bill quite a number of democrats irom an un- pleasant dilemma. If the bill is endorsed by a democratic caucus members of the party can claim that they but follow the insiruce tions of the party, while if there is no cau- cus they will be compelled to vote against the bill'if they cannot get it amended ion of the policy to be pur- sued by the republicans it is sald thaton the sugar schednle they will offer the section of the McKiuley law as u substitute. This be ing voted down, as 1t surely will be, the re publicans will not vote with the Louisiana men o such Dbropositions as they offer. “This course followed on_other provisions of the bill which are objectiouable would leave but little possibility of amending the bill while in the house. will relieve Carries Orders for t Admiral, Wasuixoroy, Dec. 16.—A dispateh from San Franeisco reports that Lieutenaut Rush of the navy sailed from there on the Alameda with sealed orders for Admiral Cowin. Lieutenant Rush 1s ou three wonths loave from December 15, with permission Lo leave the country. It is, therefore, uot an ofticial wission he is on. It is said, lu fact, that be has goue to Hooolulu W be married, JUST A LITTLE INTERESTED State Department Officials Watching Can- ada’s Intrigues in Hawaii." SECRETARY GRESHAM REFUSED TO TALK Some of His Subordinates, However, press Themselves Onutlously of Ex- Subject—The President's Mes. sago Not Yetr Keady. itoN, Dec. 16, —~The dispatch of ed press with the latest news from Honolulu was read with much interest. Secretary Gresham had notning to say on its contents or on the Hawaiian question, His atteution was espectally called to the definite move by Canada to secure closer res lations with Hawalii, but he refused to ex- press an opinion upon this phase of the questiol Canada’s efforts to secure a foot- hold in Hawnii are, however, regarded by the State aepartment officials as particularly interesting and siznificant. One of the assistant” secretaries off the aepartment, whose attention was called to the subjeet, avonce turned his attention to looking up the statistics relatiog to trade between Canada and Hawaii. During Mr. Blaine's administration Cansaian commissioners came to Washington to try to include this country in their scheme of border com- mer Oune of the commissoners was Hon, McKenzie Bowel, Canadian minister of commerce, who is the same ofcial now negotiating in person at Houolulu, Canada's Efforts, An official who has closely obscrved Can- ada’s efforts to extend her trade said Mimster Bowel's move in Hawail i tine with a settled policy of Canada to divery trade from this country. At first Canada attempted to open trade with the West Indies, aod one of the Canadian ministers, Mr. Foster, went to the Indies to negotiate for the new trade. At the same time atten. tion was given to extending trade in the Pa- e he Canadian Pacif ner line from Victoria passes Huwai de could veadily be estabiisned if a re ¥ plan was negotiated. Moreover, the Cunadian Pacific steamers are 4 part of the Canadian Pacitl K scontinental railroad. The ac- of trade, but also complete the military chain which Great Britain has thrown about the United States,” At the Hawaitan legation 10 ofticial advice quisition of Hawaii would not only nelp from Honolulu via the steamer Australia received, Mr. Hastings, the charge d'affairst in the absence of Minister Thursion, does not expect auything to oceur that will change the status of ihe pro- visional gov cut. He regards the de- velopments of sut days as settling that the de facto character of the provisional authorities is conceded. The position of Seuator Vest is regarded at tho Hawallan legation as the one accepted by most of the cougressional leaders and suthorities op international law. Clevelnna's Mesange. There is nothing new to show that Presi- dent Cleveland's message on Hawaii has yau been completed or put in writing for t mission 1o th te. Iu has been fidently expected that it would go in on Monday, but there Lias been no authoritative | information to warrant the expectation. It is now suggestod thut the president may de- sire 1o hear from Hounolulu afier the Cor win's arrival before divulgiog the diplomatie Listory of the Hawailau episode.