Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 27, 1893, Page 5

v ] ] ] { THE OMANA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1893 5 NINE PRISONERS ~ ESCAPE | Linooln Juil Proves Too Insscure to Hold Desperate Oriminals, | CHRISTMAS AT THE = PENITENTIARY Convicts Treated to a Conocert and an Ex. | oellent Dinuer—Employes of the Prison Show Thelr legards for the Warden | corx, De Spenial vo Tre - prisoners confined i the county e lnst : o sinil vark woda the World's fu souked the mater i northeast corner so ba 1 the hod o difficulty in tearing off tne und kicking 8 bhole through t wof, from whenoe they lowered thewscives 1o the ground The men who made their escape weve: | James France, Hurry Morgan, James Mc Dona Joun Witchelow, Churies White Willu yan, Willmm Howard, Frank Feltz und Ben Upham. Two of the men were in for houscbreaking, while the oibers wera vagrants | Amonz the men who wer the room. but who did not ava of the opportunity escu) unk | Huver, under senience 1o 1 ntiary for vert Bragy. who is also under sentence for burglary, but whose case is pending in the supreme court, and | Carl Pfiagler, who has been convicied of crimanal assault, but who is awaitiog a hear- ing upon his application for a new trial. 1 be uniy commissioners made a careful exan iuation of the juil this uft Wi try 10 huve Judge Hornmower in L | The nominavion of Judge Horublower of New York tou position ou the supreme | bench of the United St recalls the fact that a short iime ago he visited Lincolu for | the purpose of making an argument before | the Nebraska supreme eourt iu & noted rail- road cuse The case referred to was en titled the New Y Security ana Trust company ugaiust Kunsas City & Beat rice ituil t al Judwe Horn blower uppeared plaintiffs, and was sssociated with H wer lor of New York and Griges & Rinaker of Beatrice. The defeuse was represented by Harwood, Ames & Kelly of Liucolu, Wa lnce Prati and 1 Dane of Kausas City and R S. Bibb Beutrice. The case grew out of complications result- | ing the truction the roag, which was & brunch of the Kunsas City Wyandotte & Northwestern The Se- | curity and Tr mpany held s mortgage oun he line for &00,000, while Kilpatrick Bros. & Collins and the Kansas City Scott & Gulf compury hela ics | for 000 and §0.000 respectively lutter two interesis iusisted that their 10K precedence Lo the n 10 the trust company. The pany lost the suil in th but appealed to Lk where it is still pending ywer made o | forcible and eluborate argument before the | court and crested u marked impression for | nis ability Chrisumas for the Convicts. | Out 8t the penitentinry Christmas | was observed with @s uch, if mnot | more, 7zest and earnestness 4s | where in the c t 10 | the inmates were assembled in the c | where 4 most pleasing minstrel program wa gone through with by u company of per formers selected from the convicts. They gave @ far better show than mauny of the | combinutions that fiy by night from stand to | stand. At the close of the entertainmen Comedian_ Tracy expressed 1o Warden | Beemer the thanks of himself and fellow | prisoners for the pleasure of the privileges | afforded and wished the warden und bis | family “A Merry Christmas and a Happy | New Year." Then ull hunds adjourned 1o | the yard, where an hour was passed in out- ‘ door games or as he individual willed Dinner was served ut 1 o'clock iu the o house, a bountiful supply of food of the customary Cb sort being stowed tristumus uway by the prisoners, whose appetites Lad | been whetted to o keen edge by the three hours of unrestricted enjoyment that pre ceded the feast. After une afternoon count had been made the emvloyers in ibe various shops donated their suare of luxuries by presenting each man with o paper bug couluining oranges, bunsuas, apples, candie uuls and cigurs. In all, the convicts, without a doubt, fared far better than muny on the outside who ar bleased with their fresaom. Among the many visilors present to wit ness the entertainmeut were Mr. J. E. | Ferris, Governor Crounse’s private secre | tury, and ludy, Miss M. A Hamilvon, Miss Francis Kingmun (prison evengehst), Mr Colmau of the Lincoln Furniture company, | . Houtze, Mr. . Askine and ladies, Mrs P. Burnhum, Mrs. and Miss Canfieid of | Sheridan, Wyo., Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dor- | gun, Mrs’ A. D Beemer sud duughter While Warden Beemer wus uctively en guged completing lis arraugements {o enjoyable day for those placed under care his assistants were praparing an agree able surprise for him as u token of Lheir esteem. On Christmas morniug, on entering his drawing room, the warden found Lims surrounded by his employes, who presented im with an’ elegaut leather library cuumr The whole-souled waraeu was overcome with gratitude, but finally said “it was easier jor him 10 give than 1o receiv Frobably Fatally Hurt. Frank Ward, s_railroud man, is lymg st his bome #1025 North Ninth street with & bullet in his bip and in & serious condition Last night be visiled a local resort, where be proceeded 1o provoke & guarrel with un in mate uamed Ray Luce. He had at one vime been o lover of ihe woman, but she had thrown him over for & man wilu & few more ducats. He opened the ball by shying o few stones into the lookmg glasses and windows snd then threw one at Othello Allen, & son of the woman, who presides o\or the place. Alien pulied ' gun and Ward started o run Before be got out of range he received & bul- Jet in At first the wound did mnot | trouble him, but this merning 1t became serious. Alleu has not yet been arrested. SANTA CLAUS ON FIRE. Hurry Newell Severely Buroed Whalle Dis. tributing Christimes Frosouts. Daygry, Neb., Dec 90 —[Special to T Bre.]—A very sad accident occurred at the Methodist church st this place last evening Harry Newell, acting the epart of Sunta Claas, came 1n dressed in the usual attire, his cout and bal composed principally of cotton. While he was delivefiug the wany preseuts o lghted candle fell from the Uhristmus tree, setting fire 1o the cotton sud in b instant he was i a sheet of flames. As soon ns_he discovered tuat his vlothing was op fire he rushed maaly throash the crowd. The frightened peopie made b rush for the doors abd uile & num ber of women and chudren were Lrampled under foot, and more or less injured, but none seriously. Mr. Newell was severely | burned about the bands, veck snd face, bul dootors suy vot fatally. He s ihe principal of the public school st this place, sad & very estimable young mun Sonuyier's Merry Obristmas. vyLEk, Nob., Dec. 2.—[Special to Tae J—Clristmas in Scbuyler was none short of what it ususlly is iu apite of the | sompluants of hard wmes Business wmen complained of shortages io trade il within | ® fow days before Curmistmas. The German ans Lad thewr Christmas Lree in thoir ehurch Mouday. There were recitationss | sud singiug and an oratiou by the pastor, | Rev. W. W. Baeder. The Presbylerian Peonle had o Wee W kheir church Saturday night A fine rholorical program was ren dored. A luge tree was found i the Methodist cburch ihal bore somelbing to gladden the heart of each Sunday school puptl of thut cburck. There were recits. tious and choral siuging, &l being iu charge of Superiutendour M. D Cumeron. | Tue Si. Jouu's Lutbersy cuurch people exercises were very similar 1o those of the German Lutheran. Holy Trinity Sunda school, under the charge of Rev. Frano Moore, gave an entertsinment Wednesday night Perham by ceiebration of far the most commendable Christmas bere was the en. wertainment for forty invited poor childre of the cily. under the supervision of desdames George H. Thomas, Thom Bryaot and Muarice Wiltinma A beuutifully decorated tree was placed in the home of Mrs. urice Williams and n_ and around it presents _ and sweetments in_generous usion. There was a dressed doll and cradle for each little girl, the pretty and unique cradies having beer, rockers grape bas- for each boy & Tus last —{Special to Gillan departed weck for Pennsylvanim to spend Christmas b an, relative r Dye, wife and two daugh- west for Cal Kate ¥ a visit 1 Ottens B. J. Johnson d last Si and fri loaded ba versary of and wite were when their to flock in the fortieth of Uncle Barney neigo with anni being the mar lage tie wember Independe urn entertained ir anuual feast Friday District Doputy Grand Master Fablinger presided utthe o troduced the speakers Mrs. Minshall and son of Arkansas, are visiting their friends in this city Colonel Tuomas Peck of the Launcaster County Republican, is visiting his wother und other relatives in the city Mrs. F. A. Welton and M several duys of last week in Nemuha Oity Mrs. W. M. Sunders und Masters Joun and Curl s pent Christmas in Nemaha City James Parkor of Pueblo, ( is visiting his browher, D). Purker of Souiti Auburn Timothy Uliff and wife bhuve removed to the farm of W Dumels Miss Efie Wooeldon, a we. is home on & visit > s city ayflower loage N of Odd Feliows about of at last George W g und 1o i s Ruth spent of and schoolmam 10 her mott H Club shoot Special to Toe BEk. the Hastings Gua v was made more elabor- For the regular “A™ badge. ame in ahead he wus 1ot 1 Hasth Hasrinags, De —The regular s held yest g Gun ot © usun For several d the monty huve not Kr The holdovers wili sent deputies Made the Children Happy as, Neb., De el 1 26.—[Special to Tue Bre |—The Baptist Sunday ol of this city gave s missionury eutertainment at its cburch last eveming. District Missionary Kimberly of Lincoln delivered an address on ““Missionary Work." a very fine pro- ETam was carr Sunday school. The church o its utmost ca- pacity The Christisn ladies of this place had been laying pluns for some time 10 give il the children in town a Christmas supper at the Methoaist Episcopal church last evep- ing. Long tables had arranged in the church, which would ncoommodate about 100, nd they were burdened with the spread of dainties, to which the children did amyle justice. Each child was also liberally sup- plied with cundy, nuts aad oranges tbat they might take home. The event was one that will long be remembered by the ehildren 1n the city. Brothernood Ball ut Norfoll FOLE, Neb., Dec. 26.—[Speciai to Tae Bre.|—The ball given in the opera house last evening by the Brotherhood of Ratlrond Trainmen was a social and financial success. The hall was beautifull ted witn tne and d out by th was crowded la dec coly © the order, red, white and ere lunterns being arranged theredy adding beunty 1o the scene. There :d present. The order is and has built u very nice oom with hull above at the junction. were several hundr very sirong here store Musonic jodge No. 55, Ancient, Free and Accepted Musous, had work in the third degree lust night. after which an elegant banquer wus served. This is one of foremost lodges in the stale Morning lodge No. 20, Kuights of Pythias has reorganized the luteresting Little Keunion. Nesrasga Crry, Dec. 26.—[Special to Tue Bee ]—The surviving members of company C, Ninety-seventh Ohio regiment, met t ut the Grand Pacl W. C. Kidd. An elegant dinner was serve and tonsts were Hayward 10 by Hon. W. L. sozun Enyart, Co responde Captain A.J. Kiepser, C. W. Hoge and Captain W D. Thompson. The seven old comrudes in urms who gathered around the festive bo and fought their bullles over ngain were Captain W. D. Thompson of Minneapolis, Kun.; C. W. Crissman of Colfax, lu.; W. ( Jackson of Sanborn. la. ; William Ke Kausas: William Scoit of Glenw John S. Crosser of Sioux City, Ia., and Cap tain Kidd of Nebraska City Fire at Norfoik NorroLk, Neb., Dec Speciul 1o Tre Bre.|—The stables adjoining the Edwaras & Bradford Lumver compuny and just in the rear of the new Oxuard hotel. caught fire lust night. The prompt respouse of the fire Gepuriment s0on checkea the fiames with little damage. One of the stabies be longed to N. A Raiubolt and the other to Mr. Martin. The loss will probably aggre- gate 200, with no insurance. The stillness in of the night alone prevented s terrible disus ter. Special Servioes at Hastings HasmInGs, Dec. %6.—[Special to Tag Ber. ] — The special Christmas service at St. Mar Episcopal church yesterday, was the most elaborate of any held in the city. E Wi m Lucus of Hustings officisted, assisted by Rev. Mr. Osborne of Keurney, Kev. Hurry 0. Seott of the Hastiugs Presbyie church and Rev. H. J. Kirschstein of Christiaz church. A chorus of sixteen voices, under the leadership of Hal H. Wil liams, rendered the musical prorram Freight Cars Wrocked. VEnbiouE, Neb., Dec. 26.—[Special 1o Tur Bee | —By the breasing of a switch plate the mixed urain rusuing from Norfolk to Verdigre was wrecked here last night. No one was iojured, though the eniire train ieft iho irack, wrecking several loaded freight cars aud tearing up the track for over 150 feet. The bassengers in the two coachos were well shaken up, and tharoughly scared, whea & cer of cosl toppled over within & {ew feet of tham Took G » wBU Anives. xr1s, Neb., Dec. 3. —[Special Telegram 'up Bee. | —The hardwure store of Kib ben & Kempon 2t this place was burglarized lust night The thaeves smashed the glass i Lhe resr of the store and gained au en- trance. A lot of revolvers and fine cutlery was taken. Mo clew us yet has been found o implicate suy ane. Foll Deud While Pruying. Brag, Dec. 96— [Special Telsgram to Tue Bee. j—J. B. Lynn of Shelby, Ta., came in on & morning tram 0 visit County Treasurer Joseph Cook, aud met Two messmstes i the wrmy. Tuey were holding prayer meeting BOCOPdiug 10 0usloWw ln war times and Ye feil ovar dead whie praying. Heart fasture was the cause Lyons News Notes. Lyons, Neb., Dec. 26—[Specisl %o Tue Bee |- William Wilsou, one of the oldest residents of this couuty, died yesterday snd was burried at Decustur The ususl Chrstmus exercises were beld lust evening ut the ohurches 4 good Lier- 4ry progrem was reudered. [NOT DODCING WHEN PAIRED How Oongressmen and Senators Make Sure | of Their Votes Oounting. | ARRANGEMENT TO COVER THEIR ABSENCE | By Agreement with an Opponent the Vote | ©f the Member Not Present is Set | Agninst that of One Who s There. WasniseTox Brn 518 Fourr W ASHINGTON Av or Tae [‘v!l.l EXTH STREET Dec. 26. ) It would seem that the ordinary reader would never learn exactly what is meant by ® pair' 1 congress. Men in both branches f the national le coutinue to re ve plaints from their partisan con tuents that the newspapers report their essman or senator with naving paired ue of the opposite politics, aud that there is objection to such ‘‘trading of votes. Although simple, the custom of pairing in s legislative body is difficult of understand- ing, except to those who have it explained in simple language. It may be understood by this examp) When Johu Doe, who is iu favor of the Wilson tariff bill, is taken sick, or has sickness in his family, or is called away on ‘important private busi ness,” ness which is us apt to be pleas and st re us busi ill wants to-dkeep his record o far us his measure is concerned he mply goes to Richard Roe, who is opposed the bill, and who is going to remain, and Proposes & pair with him on the final vote on the bill and on ull votes leading up to 1t This means that when the vote is tuken in the absence of John Doe Richard Roe, when his name is called, responds that he is paired with Mr. Doe, who, if he were pres ent, would vote in the afirmative Richard Roe, would vote in the but as Mr. Doe is shsents Mr. Koe with- holds his voté. In this way Doe's party does not suffer from his absence, und that rentleman keeps his record clear upon the question Other instavces of Pairing. This is what is known us “a rener und may lust for s duy or un entire Thus, when ex-Speaker Rangall was lying upon & bed of aeath for 80 nuy weeks his purty did not lose his vote iu the house Ccause s geveral puir was arranged for with & n, General Biughsw Philsdelphia. Then there are special pairs while he negative seuson tolding good only for some specific question or voie Again pairs are arranged and an nounced as being “for this day only.” This & senulor or representative is called o one of the departments on business for oue of bis constituenis or because of sudden indisposition or any other resean con- tiugeucy. The matter of pairing is in ome particular sensior or repre- tive of each party. Thus in the senate Fuulkner hus general charge of the puirs for the democratic side and Mr. Al- drich for the republican. Sometimes when & voie is reached and the pairs are aunounced those in charge of the matter find that by shifting the pairs matiers cau'De 80 ar- rang a5 10 pair two absent members or senstors and allow two of Lhose present, on opngsite sides of the question, to vote. lp such cases th is no difference iu the re- sult. Itis slways the case thats senator or representutive prefers to stand on the record us veling rather thau as paired. Generally Between Friends. airs are usually and so far us possible arranged between friends in the two parties. Thus, in the house Bourke Cochran and ex- Speaker Reed, who ure warm personal friends, have & general puir, mesning in this cuse thut if one is sbsent wna the other present when a vote 1s taken the one in at tendance announces that he is pairea with the other. 1n the senate a most notable in- stance of this kind ut this time is thut be- tween Mr. Cameron of Penusylvauia and Butler of South Carolmna. It began when Butler first ensered the senate_and has con- tinued until this time. The friendship be en these two gentlemen is in a sense of their inheritunce, because 1t has y out of the friendship which father part grown larg exisis between Senutor Cameron Simon Cameron, and Senator Butler's uncle, Pierce Butler. These arrangements known as pairing are never broken. I'here is no penalty attached 10 Lhe bresking of a puir, but whoever wouid do 80 upon u final vote or & vote of vital im- portance to the fate of a measure would be arded as acting dishonorably and it uld of course mean ostracism. John Adams Opposed It. ‘I'he prac of pairing was unknown dur- ing the first fifty years of the constitutional existence of the United States. Pre when or how the practice beguu it is no ocertainly known, but by the first session of the Twenty-sighth congress (18: vractice had become so general and g the house at least, that it wus condemned on the floor of the house by Johu Quincy Adums of Massachusetis, who on Monday March 28, 1840, introduced the following olution Thut the practice first openly avowed ut the present session of congress, of puiriug off, Volves, on the purt of the meubers resorting 10 it, the violation of the coustitution of the United Stutes, un ss rule of this house und of the dutics the Tran fon 10 their lmmediate coustituents, 1o v Juse uud thelr counary Mr. Adums endesvored 1o stick to this resolution, but his remarks were lost o pos terity from the fact stuted i the official de butes 1hat e was not heard by the reporter Objection was made 10 debule on the resolu- tiop. Mr. Adems szid be did uot propose w debute the resalution but be cousidered it of very grent imporisnce ou sccount of the principles involved and he could not see why any member of the house could possibly ob ject to it. He quickly found out, because Mr. Graves of Kentucky, who killed Joua- than Cilley in 4 duel, was very prompt in sn objection, and the speaker suid the resolv- tion was 10 lie over. Mr. Adums remon. strated, and there was sowe coufusion, but the resolution was luid over and went 10 the calendur. 1t was Dot resched during the session and was not voled on. This appears 10 be the Only Serious atlempt ever made to break up the practice of pairing or “pairing off" us it wus queintly called ffty years ago. The practice has been attacked more or less ©over since it became a part of congressional practice, but inasmuch s il 1s & convenience 1 congressmen while it does not affect the interests of Lhe party it witl probably never be nbandoned Not au Attempt to Dodge, It shiould be distincty borne in mind vhat Wwhen & mun is announced us paired upon wuy YOue Lils position upon the question at issue is as distinotly, positively and abso- lutely recordea as though he had oast his vote. It is in no seuse or man- neror stape a form of “dodgiug.” A man dodges o vole when be deliberately absents humsel! {rom ihe chamber whem a vote is about 10 be takeu wilbhoul having first se- ured u pair with a fellow memwber upon the opposing side of the question. 1t is true, as is often urged, that the stlendance in either house would be botter if the practice of pair- ing was unknown, but the ubsence of Lhus custom would bol chunge results in sbe slightest degree. 1f buiting were unknown it might operste disustrously upon apor- Lunl weasures through the unavoidable ab- sence of members of oue or the otber of the bouses. 11 is beyond humun foresighi to provide for Lhe coutinuous presence of mem- hers of either house and Lhis sysiem of pair- ing works so admirably 8t once for the con- vemience of congressmen und wilh no un- toward effect upou public measures that if it were not already 1o existence the beses- sitaes of the time would demand it inven iow Dau't Agroe us to Currency. The banking and currency commitee of the bouse is still wrestiing with the conun- drum how o sellle Lhe ourrency question and up Lo this Lime, 1n spite of reporis Lo the COBLrAry. there bas beeu o agrecment upou the proposition 0 sbolish Lhe probibitory tax upon slate bauk ciroulution. Oue of the mewbers of Lhe commitiee s81d Lodsy “Taere is Do question thal a Wajority of | wur commitiee is disposed 10 fuvor Lue issue of state bank noles a5 means for increasiug the voluwe of the ourrency; but thare are decioed difforences of OpLLIOD 88 W0 Lhe chur woler of the legislution which should be eu- wolad Lo briug sboul tis result. 1L is con- ceded by all ihat the United States sbould issues of state banks: but the difficulty arises in deciding Just how far the foders: government ought to g, The present mdi cations are that & bill will be reported pro- viding for some sort of federal guaranty of xercise some sort of Aupervision over the | | state issues, but from my cauvass of the house 1 am of the opinior-that no bill of kind will be endorsed by the house | Sald to Have Settied. Something of a sensation was cav evening by the report that Miss Pollard left the city. Miss Poilard is the young woman who sccuses W. C. P, Brec ce of Kentucky of betrayal. She has sue { se, and the suit is al’ 1t is ass ued Kentuekian hus arr a compromise, and that Miss Pollard gone to Kentucky 1%0 meet hunto makea settiement | Hearing for Hawall. morrow the s relations will begin dered into the Hawaii committe w.il continue ciosed doors for the nresemt st least s Sherman and Frve, the embers, are bot dispose e sided investigation by Mr. Blount. They facts shall be given to insist tuat witnesses shu who are not tainted with is probable that the doors will be forced open by pubuic sentiment be- | fore the hearing has been in progress three | days | South Dakota Situations. | All the federal offices in South Dakota ex- cept the land office - places for Chismberlnin | and the surveyor generalship have now been | filled. There are twenty or thirty apolica- tions on file for each of these places, but no selection has yet been mude for any of the Jdumes H. Wood, who controls the federal patronage of the siate, 15 expected here | Tnursday of next week, wheu the state will be cleared up except the posimasters Patents Issued. | nts were issued 10 Nebras as follows: Charle for transfer for breach of promi docket for the silver-ton nged has | T boommittee on f the investigation 2 affairs. The the inquiry w or but publicat 1 to permit such a that cond »se that the rea and they | summoned kelism. It | mmittee as pro the public can inventc L Hurris ring material; | Edgar, kilu: Helen H. Mo | Bride, Grand Island, stair rod; William J M. O r, Kevesaw, fence wire ree Linus G. Stewart, Sawyer. corn b Jowa—Isborn Metz, Winfield. jo Micajah C. Plummer and O. O. Dinsmore, | Paralta (Dinsmore assicuor to Plummer), | uwutomatic door opener: George W. Taylor and J. E. MeEiroy, Muscatine, door step Nels P. Walters, Fort Madison, cattle guard Tor railways. { w Postmasters. Omuha. Adam Kn cken nd Postmasters were in Jowa | day as follows Diusaa Tama county, | T. H. Taylor, vice Thomas Beckett, re moved ; Mouteith, Guthrie county, Wilming- | ton L e Ku ), removed W. G. Lee, vi hards st Big Bottom, Mead South Dakota, vice. Harry C. Sm signed Pruny S. HeaTs INDIAN TERRITOE sitlon to Admit it to the Unlou me 8 Separate Stute. WasmiNGToN, Dec. 26 —Chatrman Holmen of the house committee ou Indisn affairs | todny, in discussing the letter of Governor Fishiback, said there is now pending before the commitiee on Indwn uffuirs u bill A sigued 1 remedy existing conditions b y con- ferring on the United States courts in Tudian Territory greater suthority thun they now Dossess. 1t was probmble, he suid, thut the committee would report the bill very soou ufter cougress reassemblod and he would take oconsion 10 usk its early cousideration The bill was prepured ui the Interior de partment for the purpose of securing better government for the LErriLe Mr. Holman B%S revently sent ex-Senator Dawes, chnirman of the Indian Territory | commission, his views regsrding the state- hood movemients, which the Dawes comumiis- sion is expected to repori upon. He told Mr. | Dawes_he tbought it would be advisable 1o | move the Indians uow in OkluLoma to the | unoccupied lands of the present western bound Indian Territory. lustead of of the regular boundary that separates the | territories Mr, Holman smd he would nave & straight line una would creute the stutes out of the territories. He thinks it would ben good thing to have un Indian state, which would be sepurate and distinct frouw the interference and government of the white people. Oklshoma would contain | ubout 22,000,000 acres and the eastern, or | Inaian state, would conuain about 10,000,000 ncres, both capable of meking good states. Mr. Holman says. zpart {rom other reasons in favor of two slates, there would be a good sentiment created 1n having obe state of | Indian population to work out its own destiLy in 1ls OWD Way Wil WO Senulors und u representative to look afier its inter ests in the national government. Mr. McRes of Arkansas said today that the letter which Governor Fishback ad- { dressed to the president upon ihe condition of things in the Indian Territory states the case nbout right. Mr. McRae thiuks the present coudition of the Iudiun Territory makes congressional action imperative. LOWEST IN 1Ts HISTORY. Expected Bad Showing Cash Batanoe of of the Available e Trensury. | WasHINGTON, Dec. 26 —The prospects are | that during the present week the available | cash balance of the treusury w. ch & figure lower thau has ever been rocorded in its history the balance, as | ury, wis §40,457.- 205 an s ly expected thuv it will | full pelow $90.000000 durmg this week. | The total balunce on the 1st inst. was $i5,. | 194,636, showing u reduction during the month of §4.712,545. The loss, however, has fallen more largely upou the currency balunce than upon the gold reserve. The marksd excess of ex- penditure over receipts, it is now believad, will show & deficiency in the revenues at the close of the culenaur year of wpproximately $57.000,000. GONE DUCK NHOOTIN: Cleveland, Gresham und arlisle Start Down the Potomae. Wabmze10x, Dec. 26.—There was 0o ses- | sion of the cabinet today. The president ‘was busy in preparation for departure from the eity 8t the time the oabinet usual con- | vones. He Look & bont for s trip down the Potomac. Aluhough there was no cabinet meeting | this morving & vumver of cabinet oficers | calied ou the president before the us for & cubivel meeling. Secretaries Gr Carlisle and Lamont were of the sumber. The president is accowpsnisd on his trip by Secretaries Greshum aud Cariisle and | Captaiv_Robley B. Evaus of the lighthouse | board. The will enjoy duck sbooting for several days sud return the lust of the woek. Money 1o Defext whe Tarif Bl New York, Dec. 26,—The Herald nakes the following assertion: - A large and grow- ing fund, %o be used in the hope of defesting | bhe Wilson tariff bill, i being raisea by manufacturers and otbers Whose pecuniary interests are direcily Wmvolved in tariff | legislation. That money is bewg subscrived | for such s purpose is already an open secret, How vast the sem is aud who ure ts oustodians, ®lthe present writing. are not clear. Opponeuts of the Wilson tariff mensure talk freely on peneralities, but will not tell what they will do wilt the money Avpointed by, #asell. Wasmisoros, Dec. #8.—Postmuster Gen- erul Bissell today sppoluted William Mc Machen of Colorads pussefice inspector in charge at Denver, a1 §2,600 per suouw. Mr McMachen was & prominent candidate for lieutenant governor of Colorado lust sutumn sud was 6is0 & csudidute for the Denver postmustership. He sucoseds James A | Small, restgued. The Denver division of in- | spectors embraces the stales of Colorsdo, | New Mexico, Arisous, Utsh aud Wyommg —————— Honared 1ot B Merite. Wasziserox, Doc. 26 —Otto Ven Geldoer secretary of the Tecumical society of the Pacific cosst, bas writter a letter to Mr Theadore D. Wilson, ex-chief coustructor of Wilson lasi year Lonorary wemibers Whe LAV, LOROULCILE Lunl Shal sociely has made Mr. Wilson an_hemorary member | 'he Association of Nuwval Arenive of | Kugluna nferred & like honor on Mr | { The institution has only WILSON BILL IN THE SENATE What that Body Will Do with the Measure a Matter of Oonjecture. ITS PROBABLE RECEPTION IN COMMITTEE Democratic Members of the Finance Com: e Not Altogether Agreea on It —An Entire New Bill May Be | mity Substituted for It | 1 amittee wi will not be re action of eved of responsit the house, and are look to the time when buve ke it upae a line of issue, and with & cowplete | sense of their duty to the country and their party, regardiess of the fact thut the house | may huve already gone so far that it is | goingto be very difficult for them to har monize views, which are 1 some respec widely conflicting. The meotings whick they held a few wee ago are believed to have developed more in this respect thau wus given to the country. ‘Chere will, | necessurily, be vast differences as to the de tails, and it soems pro that each member of the com wil huve many changes 10 Suge t bill is allowed 1o stund us a wh the principal contest will be over a proposiuion 10 report 4 complete substit uted with favor the present bil Fresent Varying Shudes of Opinio The democ: the senate finance comm us it is, of senators;from the country, us far eust us und us far west as Missouri, and including representutives from Indiana, Ten North Carolina and Arkansus, naturally vresents all the vary ing shudes of held 1 opinion on the s m pr lubor to Am n anp: rev as near pay S vhe expenses wi nator McPhe man 1 permit kunown for y e friends objectic directi duties on w nctured would prefer i amend by mensure On the ot lieves absolu and not lete new Arkansas be- revenue ouly tection is con Lhe rete AT mor He does u sugar bounty an opimon thut a smali duty revenue purposes would be in accord with the demo would serve the purbos ter ut this vime. He finds the protective theory lef actually rine and many 1 vhe Wilson bil ana would doubtless, if ad his way, T POrt & substituLe the entire bill, which would be ebsolu! venue and kno out ull semblance of terest. protection to uny in- COhuirman Voorhees' Views. Senstors Harris, Vance und Vest would | be more melined 10 coincide with Mr. Janes than with Mr. McPherson. Senutor Voorhees. who, as chairmau of the committee, wil ave more thun the other memt ) 'do 10 shuping ite course, may be denominated u conservative as between these couflicting theories, and it is safe to_say that he would advocate thé retention of vhe Wilson bill He holds the opmnion that the democratic members of the ways 4nd MEALS committee huve done a great-den) of work iu prepuriug the b and finds in it so many features that commend themselves to himthat he thinks it oughito standwithesome changes. He accents with fuvor the ad valorem system and also the transfer of a umber of articles on the raw mater s, from tbe protected 10 the free colt With the administration holding the same views as the chairman of the commitiee, 1t would seem probable that the Wilson bill will told its place as such when reported to ihe senate finance commitice. Unguestion- sbly there will be many chuuges, but if the internal revenue bill should proviae a fairly satisfactory mesns of providing for the de ficit the W: bill, after beiug tossea | about and altered 10 u gr or less extent, will be reported to the senate by its commit- | tee eurly in the 12 Mo Such & thing | 1t hanpen us Senat with the republicans and t taking 1e hands of the democ majority of | e commitiee, but that is mot jer the circumstances. Strong may be brought upon bim from his 3 course, but wishes of president will be a strong factor with the New Jersey senutor. Furthermore. he is & mun who always prefers 1o muke his fight | the lines of his own party Free Ruw Materials. i prospects are thut those persons wh ure opposing the free raw I in the | ete.. will concentrate theur of | unges in the b the senaie 1i0nS TEprY © various interests be b g the Democ coming week L sivle, ure bei tests. Mr representing tho lead iu terests of Jdaho, is b und will be lowed in & few duys by Others repres Wyomiug, Montuna, Nevada and the terri- tory of Utah. Mr. Burke suys thst the lead ore schedule will, if adopted, absolutely pary lyze the mining industry of the states and territories named. Mr. Burie was the dem- ocratic candidate for governor of ldubo in the last campaign. 1f the duty on lead ore cannot be retained, in part st lesst, by the Wilson bill, the lead miners will usk for the retentaon of the duty of 2 cents on pie leud, | reduced by the Wilson bill 1o 1 cent. An | eflort will be made on the part of the repre sentatives of the several interests o .com- | bine o a8 L0 secure concerted wction. but whether & combination cun be effected is AL 10 the Ame n people in Program for the Houwe. The program upon which the tas de- bate wiil be conducted, us outlined by a member of the bouse ways snd mesns com mitiee toduy, does no for takiug & Vote 48 00U, us Uhe biil comes before the house. 1t is Lhe preseut intention to aliow the debste W run oun for sume time, and if 1t then becomes upparent no vote csu be reached, or thet ihe bil cannot be seasonably cousidered by graphs, the commitiee onrules will be asked 10 fix 4 time for considerstion under tne five. | | include fixing a time | | | | para. | mivute rule, and & finul voie taken It is | befieved by the democral members thst | when vhere is & geperal understanding thut | uo final vote is Lo be Luken until the last of 1 January, there will be no dificulty in secur ing such vole by sn agrecweni ou both | sides { Won't Tell What e Went For. | New Youk, Dec. 26 —Conrad L. Jordan, | ussistunt weasurer of the Unived States. hus returved from Europe ou La Bretagne He declined 1o stale the nalure of bis busk nEss wbroad | | e { Wages of Sin. | Iu police court yesterday afternvon Billy | snd Lee Nestlehouse snd Tom Hayes were | trought before Judge Berks ou the charge t of assault with ivient Lo inflict great bodily injusry upou Joliu Shunuoy aud Louls Gold- | smith. The fight s which tbe lstier two were ivjured occurred on Ulristmas day in | the Turf saicon. Shaunoy bewg ubable 10 appear, the cuse was 1 continued until Janusry 4 &nd the accused udmitied to bail iu the sum of §1.000 ‘ each, while Goldsmith, as oue of the com- blaizants, was reguired to furnish & voud i l the suw of §100 o lnsure Lis wppesrauce al ihe Lrinl A flue of $5 sud costs was impused on Wil- lam Palmer for Juud fighiing ou Christmas aunars, colored, who threstened 10 oud Uhe ourilly exisience of Jobu Olse, wis { 1 | thr sentenond t 30 and o for pay rrying warks i in the hands moenled weapons he s assets On_the charge of forping several chacks ofish stion, Charles Woolridge was yesterday bound ) e district urt in 1,000 bon s 1) ( fin, H W. Robare and Charies & N Phoonix b uske pay 84 ana costs | Suspender at signe Ono being suspicious ers i ty days st har was the v t Attempred Trai C. York's cas 2 | Dwvess - Macadai, w sever rad | o SOy bt i rpine- o at the the engineer t dodily r % versing s Fine Droug Mu to s d_under tor ‘ The gto Tt S ¥ " 18 bar r 1 long e U i 1 mssengers New Bill Posters Ordinanee v ) w rried Do money, hat Howard ger and Lwriting tonight - Deposit grand an lurceay und_Sut on Captain station lication The c 1is S0 of thix stat in 1 substanc ot MOTHERS! MOTHERS ! To know that a single applica- tion of the Cuticura Remedies will afiord instant relief, permit rest and sleep, and point to a speedy and economical cure of torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning and scaly humors, and not to use them without a moment’s delay is to fail in your dut) made in childhood are speedy ST (TN economical and permanent. Made an Assignwment. = 2 >rrrsBURG, Dac. 26 —Fleishman & Co., the Eold throughout the world oTTER DRUG AND : o . D an = Ouex. 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