Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 21, 1894, Page 2

PRESIDENT DOLE'S ANSWE Minister Willis Receives a Communication to Which He Takes Exception. SOME MORE HAWAIIAN CORRESPONDENCE Letters Which fave Passed Botween the Al Governm tive—Eransmitted President, Congress by the president ismittal Lo correspo Wasiivotos. Jan. 20.—The the following briof note of tr submitted to congross the lu ence reinting ro Hawai To 11 I mit herowith ¢ patehos re from our minls ut Hawall, with certa espondence wh necompantod the same, ineluding traordinary lester, dated December wigncd by Sanford B. Dole, minister of fore affalrs of the provisional government, dressed to our minister, Mr. Willls, after arrival of my message at Honolulu with cop of the Instructions glven to onr minister. ONGIESS svod yeste W most United in lay nd 13- e it 0= 27, 1803, izn ad- the pies GROVER CLEVELAND The correspondenco comprises some br notes of Mims Willis to Secret Greshum, which are unimportant, but chief f are letters passing tween Willis and Dole, 1 one which the ance of | president ures reflecting on States, esident Dol of the Unit letter from President Dole 1n he specifically inquires 1f Willis' instructions authorized the use force. HBoth these matters aspear to h been sottled by the receipts of the last m sage of the president to congress and instructions of Secretary Gresham to M ister Willis, The most spondence d wh consists of along letter and rief ar th be- of minister complains of an utter- the n ich Minister > of vo nes- the fin- important part of the corre- from Minister Willis to Secretary Gresham con- inclosures of correspondente ident Dole and himself. The to Secretary Gresham says: taining twveen Pre ter, No, 201 Dole's Steange Demand. 1554 —On Wednesd; m., the steams! HoxoLure, Jan. b the 2ith ultimo, at Oceanic arrived with apers contain the president’s special message in full, getner with the instructions to Mr. Blo and inysell. The message was reproduced the afternoon papers under conspou lines. At 4 p. m the same day I recei the four-page, closely-written 1etter, wh Ienclose, from Mr. Dole. minister of eign affairs, o be informed *with Least possible delay whether you (1] hold structions to enforce your policy with use of avms in any ovent,” The ififormat desived, although fully embodied in sident's message, might have beon as for, and except for the remarkabie s ment contained in the letter would h been promptly und cheerfully g words Confident that the charges so surprisin; nd unjustly made could not. be sustained wer, herewith enclosed, was on the be- let- ay. hip in to- unt m head 1 ich for- the in- the 10n the iced e en ina few gly an fol- lowing ((Thursday) morniug sent to Minister sking that the On I ived lierewith savs the “special of the United S ther correspondence on the letter of the 27th of De as the message satisfactorily answers spuestions.” “But,” he added, “if you desive the specifications requested T will ready to furnish them, Directed at the President. moruing, th leiter . from enclosedr~in which message of the presid 1day ubject of be made more direct v M., he ent s s rendered any fur- my 1ber unnecessary, the still be The instrictions of the president had been strictly followed, or if_departed from av it had been i our wrong doing. | felt, therefore, that statements contained in the letter of Dole of the 27th ult., were directed, not me personally, but ‘at the president should be qualified or absolute Believing from_ the nigh justice of Mr. Dole, thi s lotter sueh would be the ves 1 wrote was delivered at his residenc of the same day, Friday, December eceived. Suuday night, Decem sion to on the ni ), ul ing no answer up 8, and having oc with his colleague, Mr. Damon, other matter, | called his to the failure of Mr. Dole to to my note, which I explain upon ) all, avor of the beneficiaries of the Mr. at ult, a note which [ enclose. This note ght pon Hav- ber commanicate an- attention reply to him was written with no unfriendly purpose, but was, as by itself declared interests of all.” He informed me that “advisory council met the next day at nd he thought the subject would then i ttention. " Atip o m. of thav day, Jamuary 1,1 ived the letter from Hon. S_R. Dolo’ b inclosed, in which he states: 1t was not intention to withdraw any of my lette This, of course, lefi overy cha and ' statement in full forc that date, believing these charge: so intended ov not, reflected very upon the president, whose agent T was. 6. m. of the sameday, Monday, Januar plied in the cneloscd letter, asking U desired specitications be ' furnished rliest convenienco, Received No to this hour (Friday, Jauuary his been received to tis reqiest, have Lany intimation when one muy bé pected. My request for specifi been in the hands of the ministe affaivs since Monday, Janua oclock. L had hopes to it in tme to answer by City of Peling loaving % a'clock, and especially as M. and A provisional government, leaye the Australia for the United S delay i answering is o great Uaw fully pro stop taken by of our governwent lias been in tho di tion of peace and good order. Ou the 1 of Novewber, as is well known here, greatest excitement prevailed at the exe tive building, military forces were inerea in numbers and the volunteer ovdered on duty at ratlons were due, not to any fean intervention, but, as My ster of fluance, called explain, resulted from prehensiops’ of many citizens, women azd chilaren, that lay Kalakaua, lavge numbors of th outbre: whet the e n Up st today T'h tomorrow tes. surprise od o show tl night, Dam ofic the nutives f very r Avnn s Objeetionable Fuclosure No. 1, in No. 201 tug lotter from Mr. Dole t Mr. DEpaireNT o v, Dee. 97, i« might occur spectfully S Wit Lot is the Willis WMEGN AFEALRS, 27, - Sir Peuding the uction of the government of the States upou the matters contained mundcation of Do v roply the same ween 1, | desire to call your excellency's n fous consideraticn 15 *ho dangerous o eal vondition of this cammunity, arisin st respectfully sabmit, out of the attit which you have wssamed, and the lange which “you have usod in public and in ¢ wnniations to this government and ulso of the published lotter of tho secretar stato of the United States and tho dent's messago on the subject of the rest vion of the monarchy 1 110 nov, however, clalm or intimate this unfortunate situation has been ini W jonally croated by you or by ment which you ropresent. but it avlse A uatural construct of your tibude the ambiguous ternis of the Dol e furt Un in 50 compani *for the best the oon B or . rge of her unjustly At 10, hat a \ o nor ex- Lo receive ner at ton Hatel, Jate vice president of the | lished letter of the s on This and hat the representativy o Sth the - sed o non. ally ap stly tho following | sk to whom thesc wits the birthday anniversary of King | mide and what thew contents ? rom | adjoining distriets would be bere aad au | tollow NO- her ited | your and ibor nost riti e, | u ge com out v of ora that ton the gove from and | tAtoments re At the time of your arvival i this country o foreos of this gov and wore amply sufici ternal disordor, Afier wade comwunications policy whioh were amt soveral weeks you fuil intentious and have only parti 80 up to the present womeut, lo governiment to infer what it has discovered from th PULCNL WEre orgin arvival vatin and your rog ly avin uitimi letter froi Gresham and the president's messago which it has been declarei in very disi language that the deposcd queen onght ized At L SUPPRess any i you your for d to disclose your lono this tely . 1 inct 0 | tho scircumstano: of the United States, Willi® Ambiguoas Actions. language, exvressed in public, do- red that you intended to perform some st when the proper time arrived, without disclosing what that act would be. Under there arose at onos 4 genoral feeling of disquiet. The natural Your refusal to disefose your purpose and Mr, Gresham's letter and the president's mossage was_and 1s that you lntended to use foree in maintaining your policy The fact is well known = that you, ts admitted by yourself in your communieation of December 10, withgut the consent or knowledge of this government, have held no consultations with the deposed for the purpose of overthrowing government. The apprehensions of political parties, as well as | that of the persons who remain cutral in these matters is that you queen | this | both | | | | wives, sisters and hold 1ustructions to use physical foree for | the restoration of tho monarchy. I am not prepared to state that this government ¢ | tertains this opinion although its want of in- formation to the contrary has compelled it to uct as if it were corr In consequence of your half, the enemies of the government, be lieving in your intentions to restore the monurehy by force have become emboldoned and threits of assassinations of the ofticers of the government have heen made In ¥ usion. The police force is frequently informed of conspiracies to create disorder. Aged and sick persons of all nationalities have been and are in a state of distress and anxiety, while children in the schools are agita fear of political disturbance daughters of residents, any Americans, have been in chension of civic disorder, many armed themselves in citizens have made homes for defense arise directly or Porsons have with a view of quantities of Unprotected attitude in this be- Iy Apprel including n daily appi of them having even aration therefor; i i their ectly from su begun to pack their valuaole immediato departure. Lary bandages huve been prepared. women have 0 @ the promise of asylum from the Japancse representa- tive against possible aisturbance avising in conscquence of the Americau invasion. Rumors of the intended landing forces for offensive purposes have ag the community for many days. Th tion for weeks has been ono of without the incident of actual combat. Even the ex-queen has called upon this gov- crnment for protection, which was accordea her. Owing to your attitude the govern- ment has becn compelied by public appre- hension to largely fncrease its military force great cxpense, its offices have been placed and still continue ina_condition of defense and preparation of siege, and the community has been putinto a state of mind bordering on terrorism. The goveru- ment has most enrnestly sought from you and through our representative at Wasiing- ton from your government at Washington some assurance that force would not be used, and has failed to obtain it. Your action _has unfortunatoly aroused the pas- sions of all parties and made it possible that the disturbance may be created at any moment. | am informed by military author- ities that while the force at your command sufficient to destroy tho city, it is in- sufficient to suppress any general uprising and confitct of armed forces and insurrection, or to prevent the loss of life and property. This government is reluctant to believe that this condition of affairs was contem- plated or expected by yourself or by the president of tho United States, I have, therefore, to ask you to inform me without the least delay whether you hold in- structions to force your policy with the use ms in any event. I trust you able to reply and to give assurances 1 put an end to allapprebensions ex- isting in the community. Ihave the honor to be, with the bighest consideration, your excellency's obedient servant, Saxrorn B.'Dow Munister of Foreign Afairs. Willls Replies to Dole. [Enclosure No. 1, in 20/¢, Mr. Willis to Mr. Dole. | Liaatrox o mire UNrrep Stares, HoNo- LULr, Dee. 27, 1808 —Siv: Your communica- tion 'of this' date was delivered at 4 p. ma and would have received an immediate answer except for the statement reflecting upon the president of the United States and Lis dinlomatic agent in_this country, which, iu_view of their gravity, should. i respeet: fully submit, be set forth with more particu- larity and cortainty. In order, therefore, 1o answer your communication as it deserves to be answered, I beg leave to eall your at- tention to the following cluuses and sen- tences, which cauuot be properly commented on or roplicd to until understood B First—You refer in several places to ‘the attitude which you (the diplomatic agent of the United States) assumed.” “The natural oustruction of my attitude’ *The natural fuferenco from your attitude? “‘In conse- quence of your “attitude in this behalf. “Owing to your attitude the government has been compeiled,’ ote. A attitude, as is well understood, is ossentially and designedly express joct being -to set forth and exhibit s ternal fecling.’ If this is the accepted mean- ingr of the word, will vou point where and whon and bow the republic of the United States ‘assumed’ any attitudy toward the suppocters of the provisional government or that goverumen’ itsell_other than one ‘es- sentially and designedly expressive’ of peace. ud—You assert that ‘at the time of | your (my) arvival i this country the forces ) this (youy) government were organized and were amply suflicient w0 suppress any disordor.” Will'you inform me what connec- tion this statement has o is desired to have with the government of the United States or the tuture action of its representative? *Thivd—You refer to the *lunguage which you (1) have used i public and in-communi- sations 1o Wiis (your) government,’ but you | give ueither the time, place or subject matter | of the language or Communication | cans attentic | “Fourth—You to Published Letters. all attention to the pub- cretary of the United ates ana the president on the subject of tion of the quoen, but you quote tho of neither. so that if I were at liberty to discuss with you matte not properly subject to diplomatic gogni- zanee I have muot suficient data to do s0, as the secretary lotte r 18 not before me and the president has transmitied to congress tho two messages an the subject oferred o, both of which 1 assume you were miliar with at the time you wrote your | communication. May I ask, therefore, to fear of | Which wessage you vefer, or do you include | both | “Fifth—You further state that‘after my ar- vival you mude communications regu | vour nolicy which wore nmbiguous. communications' were ixth--You also say ‘your' (my) language xpressed in public declared that you (1) in- | tended to perform some act when the proper | time avrived, withous declaring what chat act would be.' May Tinguite again when | and wheve and t what “public” was such | language used? Seventh -You further say ‘this govern ent has most ecaroestly sought from you some assurance that force would uot be used ana failed o obtain it.' Will you inform me at what time and what manner your gov { ernnment ‘earnestly sought' the ‘assurance’ | roferred to? | “Inconclusion, 1 would ask your careful ¢‘ vovsideration of the following statement { *Your (my) action baswnfortunately aroused | the passions of ull parties avd mado it probable that disturbances wmay be created AL any moment. ““Beforo veplying ta the above I think that your further uttention should be drawn to s 1 refuse 1o believe that, on examina. you will feel at liberiy to aftix your oftieial sienature to such an esteaordinary decluration. Hoping that you will euable me Lo reply, ‘with the least deluy, as re. quested, by giviug me the desived informa tion, Tam, siv, with renewed ussurances of friondly consideration, very respectfully ALBERT S, WiLLs, eaordinary and Minister Pleni uited States of America. " No. 3 in 2014 Mre Dole (o M. Wiilis, DEPARTMENT OF FOKEIGN Awraius, Hoxo- L, Dec, 90, 185 —Stic: Your excellency s lotter of December 27, refervivg to my com munication of the same date, which requests information us to the naiure of your instruc tions from your governmeut in reganl to the uso of force against this government and asking for a more specific statement of mat ters therein coutalned, has been e i 1 desire to state that the ami Euvoy potentiy Enclosurs THE inforence from your attitude, language, and | irom | e OMAHA DAILY | | bo restored to the throne by the government | of newspapers by the late mail since my note | to you was written, of the special messago of the president of the United States to con- gress on the Hawaiian mattor, has rendered any further correspondence on the subject of my lotter unnecessary, as the message satis- factorily anwers m 1008 a8 to future action of the American administration | toward this government, the whoto Hawatian | mattor having been roferred to congress by the president. If, however, you still desire the specifications requested I will bo ready to furnish them. “With nssurance of the highest considera- tion, ete. “Saxroun B, Dove, Mintster of Forelgn Affairs.” Enclosure No. 4 in 2015': © Minister Willis to Wr. Dole, “HoxoruLy, Dec, 29, 1903, —Sir: I received your note of today 1n answer to mine of the 27th inst. Am 1 to understand that your communication of the lattor date is with- drawn? If this is your intention, s I hope { it is I would. for ‘tho best intorest of all, | snegest that the whole correspondence on the subjech be withdrawn, with the undor- | standing that the original letters be re- turned to their authors and that no copi | begiven to the public or made a record by either government “With sincere regard, I, ete. SALBERT S, Wit in 2015, without signature, SDEPARTMENT 0F FOREIGN onv, Dec, 20, 1803, —Si Your excellency’s communication of Decem- ben 29, inquiring if my note amounted to a withd of my communication on the subject referred to, has been received. 1t | was not_my intention to withdraw any of my letterts. but merely to inform you that the arrival of newspaper copies” of the special message of the president of the United States on the Hawaiian matter, made it unnecessary for me to press you for a further answer to my question. “With the highest appreciation of your kindly interest, I have the honor, ete. Minister of forcign affairs.” Thioks the Statements Unwarranted. pFinclosure 8 in No. 20i¢. - Mr. Willia to Mr. ole. “LEgaTiox o e UNitep €51ates, HoNo LULE, Jan. 20, 1803, —Sim: On the 27th ult at 4 o'clock in the afternoon I received a lengthy commuaination from you containing statements which I am fully prepared to show ave not warranted by the facts, seri- ously affoctiug the president of the United os and the representative of the United States in this country. These charges, if ccapted, as the official views of your gov- erument’ demanded prompt answer, and equally prompt action on the part of the government of the United Si 8, U the condition of tho things therein described should be removed by tho removal ol the atleged cause: “In order more satisfactorily to answor your communication, 1 immediately, in a letter written the same day, requested a more specific statement on eral points at issue. I have the honor now to acknowl- edge the receptisn last Friday, December 20, at 9 p. m., of a letter from you stating that the last message of the president of the United States ‘satisfactorily answers YOUF question us to the future uction of the American administration toward this (your) government.' “You further say: “If, however, you still desire the specifications requested, T will be ready to furnish ‘hem.’ “In reply to this last letter T bog leave, most respectfully, to state that if your first communication on this subject had been con- fined to the single question above mentioned, and satisfactory answer would have been given. A different course was adopted and has been a source of sincere and profound regret to myself as it will be, I know, to my goverzment, and chis, for several reasons, among which not the least is that it brings for the first time the ofticial information t the warlike preparations described by you were caused by and intended for the diplo- watic and military representatives of the United States. Suggested Thelr Withdrawal, ‘“‘Your communication on thissubject being ofticial in character became 4 purt of the per- manent records of this legation and are re quired to be transmitted to the government at Washington. In view of these facts, and in the counlident belief that upon fuller consid- cration you would realize the grest injustice of your statements, 1 wrote you a brief note, which was neliverea at your residence on the night of Friday, Decémber 20, express- g the hope that your letter of the 27th | mnst. was intended as a withdrawal of your fi commuuication ahd stating that if such was the e, I would ‘for the best in- terests of all, sugeest that the whole corre- spondence on the subject be withdrawn, with the understanding that the original Enclosure No, to Mr. Willis Arrairs, Hoxe REE: | letiers be returned to the authors and that no copies be given to the public or made a record by cither guvernment.’ “Having received no reply to this note, T ook occasion last night, December 31, to ex- plain in an informal way to one of your min- isters (My: Dauon) that my note to you was prompted by no improper or unfriendly spivit, but was ntended to continue the amicable relations heretofore existing. [here was in your letter of December 29 no withdrawal or modification of the state- ments and charges complained of, but, on the contrary, an expression of ‘readiness’ implying ability to furnish the specifications requested. “Lam just in veceipt of yoa letter (which bears no signature) of this date in reply to my last note, in which you say, ‘it is not my intention to withdraw any of my letters, put merely to inform you that the arrival of newspaper copies of the special message of the president on the Hawaiian matter made it unnecessary to press you for further uan- swer to my question.’ “Accepting the above as your decision, T have now to ask that you furnish me atyour carliest conuenience with the desired spec fieations, as I wish to make immediate an- swer. \With renewed assurances, ete., ALRERT S, WILLIS." The correspondence ends with the matter apparently brought up to the point of Mr, Dole's reply furnishing the specifications desired, ANOTHER TALK WITH TUURSTON, Hawalinn Matters Discussed with an Asso- clated Press Roporter, ALT00NA, Pa., Jan, 20.—Minister Thurston of Hawaii talked quite freely whileon the way to Washington, He was met at Pitts- burg by a reporter of the Associated press, who rode with him miles and _talked with him concerning the news from Hawaii vublished this morning. He suid that while the news brought by the Mononwai was later thau anything he had, the dispatches contained uothiag of importance. He knew nothing of the demand alleged to have been made by Minister Willis to President Dole for the veturn of all the correspondence on the subject of restoration and preferred not to comment upon the rumor, “Do you anticipate any early action on the partofthe government looking to a reor- | gani; ation " asked the reporter. “lor the immediate present,” said he, “the provisional government will take no action toward reorgunizing the form of gov- | erument until congress has indicated what course it proposes to take. What will be done depends upon eircumstances, at that time. Whatever isdone will be in subordi- nation to and furtherance of the originally declared object of the revolution, viz: unon { with the United States in somo form or other, The method and conditions are a mattor of minor considera s0ns | for this arve the sam the time of the revolution. hey are that the late royal family has shown itsolf devoid of | nonor and unworthy of confidence. in- [ 8ts of Awericans ure so great in tlawaii that it is for the benefit of this country as well as of Hawaii that some solution of the present situation be speedily found. The provisional government wiil in o captious spirit, but will be ready to dially cooperate with the American gov- pment toward this end *One thing 1 should like to say is thata column and a balf of alleged interview with wysolf, published in Chicago papers yester- diy in which I am made to talka® lotof twaddle, is a pure fake. “The promises of Kalakua and Liliuoka- lani fill to the letter the definition of the {word of a prince, ‘something mado it bo broken. [Kven if the queen had agreed to the amnesty proposition she would withaut hesitation have violated her promise at uny tiwe that she chought she had the power o do 50, As & matter of fact, sho finally agreed to it only when advised that her signature would not b bindlng, as the constitution provides that no pardon can be granted except with the consent of the ‘hl'llln'l and privy council, and Lhat the | queen's uct is void uniess countersignea by a | m nber of the cubinet. Neither the cabinet nor the privy council were a party to the DProRosition. | come the objection that an_income tax D £ S S O N ST - W W W S =L P T IXTEE UNDAY. JANUARY 21, MORE INCOME TAX DETAILS Intricaios of the Bill Explained by One of Its Ardent Advocates. 18914 be able to sit through the entire torm for which he has been elected. Senator Waithall has ot left this city for his home in Mississippi_and it is possible that. bowng delivered of his duties in the senate. he may conclude to remain here for some time, Kenna Statute Talk, 1 humber of statues of the lnte Senator ¥ 1 A enna of West Virgitia have rocontly boen HALL OF MISSOURI ANSWERS OBJECTORS | brought to this citv and entered into the : competition for the contract of furnishing i a bronze statue of Mr. Kenna, to be erocted AUt Tncomes, i Says Wil flave a 84,000 | In Statuary hall at the capitol. The models now beine received all roprasent the late Exemption—-Opposition of the Wenlthy senator in a standing position, but there are Classes 1) uled — Other v;lr'InLhmu in poso (lllnl expressions, The e 4 statues are regarded with s great doal of b e intorest by the fricuds and associates of Senator Kenna. One of the statues by Miils has been on exhibition 1n the room of the committec on torritories and has oc- cassioned u great deal of favorable comment. Another, at the National hotel, 18 by Dubar. 1t is hoped by the West Vieginia senators that the committee will soon be able to make A solection so that the statue may be placed in the hall with the least possiole delay. Condemning the Wedals, Senator Vilas will protest against the de- signs of awa medals of the World's Col- umbian exposition. He secured proofs from the Philadelphia mint and on one side of tho medal it was found the design that of a stalwart spocimen of American manhood, holding in his right hand a lighted torch and in his left a shield. Nearly all the sen- ators condemn the design and some other tigure will probably be substituted. The democratic members of the ways and meaus committee last night decided to re- port the internal revenuo bill with the in- come tax provision to the full commitiee and the houss on Mouday. WasHiNGTON, Jan, 20.—Representative Hall of Missouri toduy explained a number of details of the income tax to be reported to the house Monday, Mr. Hall is regarded in tho house as the originator of the entire plan of the income tax. He has discussed the subject with President Cleveland and with various members of the cabinet. Re- garding the income tux he today said: “I flud there is much apprehension as to the amount of fncome which will be subject to a tax. If, for in- a man receivos a saiary of £,000 year, the opinion seems to prevail that the entire sulary is subjected to a 2 per cent tax As a matter of tact, however, all classes of incomes have an cxemption of $4000, so that the man receiving a salary of $5,000 would pay a tax on only $1,000 “One of the most inexplicable things to me is the opposition to this income tax bill as passed by the ways and means commit- tee, from the wealthy classes of the United States. “This bill should have been entitled ‘a bill to suppress demagoguery and the growth of anarchy and socialism,’ “One of the ablest lawyers of the country made this remark to me in the course of a conversation, ‘Were I logal adviser of ail thie consolidated wealth of the United States, I should advise them to advocute just such an income tax bill as this, because it shows a willingness on the part of the wealthy to bear some of the burdens of government and relieves the burden of the poor. If this bill is defeated the demagogue can well go upon the stump and say that the wealth of this country, while 1t receives the protec- tion and detense of all other classos, refuses to bear any of the burdens for its support. Other Taxes Aro Inquisitorial, “One of the objections urged against the income tax.” said Mr. Hall, *is_that it is in- quisitory in its character. 5o is the custom house inquisitorial. [s not the internal tax on whisky and tobacco mquisitorial? Is not personal property taxation, which is resorted to by twenty-nine out of the forty states of the union, inquisitorial whon 1t requires a man to make an afldaviv to overy dollar's worth of personal property he has and al- lows an officer to go into bis wife's ward- robe and drag out her watch and jewelry and all her finery? And yet the same men who have succeeded in piacing these laws in the stateg now come forward and oppose an income fix on the ground that it is inquisitorial. Another silly argument is that the income tax is 4 reward for perjury. While we have heard demagogues upon the stump say many bavsh, and cruel things of wealthy men, we have no one so bold as to say that the men who receive incomes of $4,000 would make themselves a band of per- jurers in order to protedt themselves from a small pitiable tax on tHeir iucomes of 2 per cent. Instcad of this measure being a reward to perjury by its passage, it we re- fuse to puss it bechuse this claim is made then the refusal to pass it from such un ar- gument will be a reward to a threatened perjurer. ““I'he danger arising from an investigation of the operation #nd methods of business men is entirely destroyed by the first part of section 10 of the bill,” said Mr. Hall, “which punishes sevetely any collector who divulges any informmtion regarding a per- son’s financial condition.” Why Sporryw¥ill Oppose 1t. The opponents of jhe income tax have been stirred to refiewed activity by the digest of the measure as.given in the Asso- ciated press disputches, It was the first time they had seen the detailed method pro- posed for levying the tax. Representative Sperry of Conuecticut, who is one of the most active opponents of the bill, points out some of the main objec- tions to the income tax plan as proposed. He says that the commirtee has in no way over- is nquisitorial. They do not pry into the in- comes of citizens, but leave it for the citi- aving an income of over 3,500 o vol- untarily make a report as to whether his in- come exceeds 84,000. Mr. Sperry says that this **voluntary" proposition gives no pro- tection to the citizen. The government as- sessors will select such citizens who have t made a voluntary statement and will pry into their affairs. Mr. Sverry says also that the voluntary system *puts a premium on liars.” Business Men Can'c Do It. M. Sperry points out that it will be abso- lutely impossible for business men to make a voluntary statement as to the amouat of their incomes. He cites an actual case which has come to his attention of a man who has used a large stock of raw wool to make woolen hose without expecting to sell the goods and merely for the purpose of keeping his men employed. The transac- tion resulted ina net loss of £30,000. Mr, Sperry shows how such a transaction can be estimated in figuring on an income. He also says that large commercial concerns will never be able to make an estimate of their incomes, They are in the habit of giving credit at from " four o six months and thei book accounts seldom or never show what their income 1s. If the book accounts are paid jt represents income, otherwise it rep- resents loss. Mr. Sperry says thereis no practical means of obvidting this difficulty. In the plan to have the disbursing offiver of firms or corporations pay the tax on salavies of employes Mr. Sperry suys that the pro- posed law shows its manifest injusti A salary is ascertainavle and is not like the uncertain profits of a business firm. And vet the employer 15 compelled to do the bookkeeping and assume the ourden of look- g after the taxes on all the salaries of his employes. Sugar C The contest over the sugar schedule is likely to be precipitated Monday by Repre- sentative Harter. He will on that day move an amendment to the Wilson bill doing aw with the sugar bounty and putting a tax of 1 cent per pound on sugar. **This proposed duty is mtended forrevenue ouly,” says Mr. Harter. Representauye Johnson of Ohio will champion absobute dreo sugar without bounty or duty. Thg louisisna interests are proparing for a hot isoussion. Orde or Lochren. Commissioner of Pepsions Lochren has is- sued the followlng obder respecting calls for testimony in pension cises: “From and after ghigdate ull calls made by the second auditor for apstracts of testi- mony or for copies of gyjdence or f trans- miwslunn{m‘lyum]P\ukiH office will be re- ADVOCATING ONE STATE. Reasons Why Oklahoma and Indian Terri- tory Sn 1d Be Admitted Together. WasHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The delegation from Oklahoma and Indian Territory in Washington, advocating the union of the two territories in one state, was before th subcommictee of the senate committee on territories yesterday. The delogates repre- sent that the bestinterestsof a large ma- Jority of the peoplo of both territories would bo conserved by this union and say a ma- jority of the residents of the Indian Terri- tory” were favorable as well as those of Oklahoma. They said the two terr combined would make a state of square miles and possesses a population of from 500,000 to 600,000 while Oklahoma, as at present orzanized, has an area and popula- tion equal to only about half the siz number represented by these figures. Ex-Congressman Peele of Arkansas was present as the representative of the ( taws, who are opposing statehood for the Tndians, Proposing Legislative Changes. WaAsHINGTON, Jan. 20. —The annual session of masters and pilots of steam vessels is a ¢ interesting one. Various changes in legislation are being discussed and a report will probably be made to congress of their recommendations, Among the delegates are: James Carrol of San Francisco, James B, Dickman_ of New Orleans, Lew J. Keen of Mobile, F. J. Riesdorf of Galveston, Charles H. Dixon of Portland, O George S. Dep- pold of Pittsburg, Sam D. Sweeny of Cincin- nati, Willinm D. McManus of St. Louis, George C. Townsend of Indian River, Ind., R. S. Brown of Grand Rapids, Mich., and R. C. Brittan of Chicago. R S AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA, Citizens Quarreling Over Question Whether City I3 of First or Second Class. ‘Whether South Omaha is a city of the first or second class is the proposition that is addling the brains of many citizens just now. The city council chamber was well filled with property owners last night to listen to discussions on this question at a special meeting of the Taxpayers league. Immediately after President Cross called the meeting to order Ed Johuson took the floor. He said he wished to speak in regard to a decision given to (he council Monday night by City Attorney Van Dusen regard- ing the ability of the city to collect through the courts the whole of the road fund in the possession of the county treasurer. Mr. Van Dusen’s opinicn was that the full amount could not be collected and that the city of South Omaha could ounly collect one- half of the amount of the road fund, the remainder to be paia out by the commis- sioners as they see fit. Mr, Johnson said that, orainarily, an opinion of the ort would be taken as final, but he considered the opinion incomplete. He did not think that the attorney had looked far enough into the csse. South Ouwaha, be said, was not a city of the first class. He cited a decision recently given by the supreme court, wherein it was held that South Omaha was neither a city of the firsv or second class, but belonged to an intermediate class, hiving a population of more than 8,000 and less than 25,000. The opinion gaue the power to the county com- missioners to make the school tax levy. Mr. Johnson then read an opinion by Judge G. W. Doane, in which he says that South Omuha is not a city of the fivst class and that South Omaha is entitled to all and not one-half of the road fund. City Attorney Van Dusen W ent and spoke bricfly. He proposition was not without His opinion was based upon the theory that South Omaha was a ¢ of first class of more than 8,000 and less than 2,0)0. The smended law, passed in 1891, raising the number to 10,000, had never been tested in the supreme court. This was not @ question, he said, that could be handled in un off-hand maunner. His opinion was based on the grounds that South Omaha is a city of tho first cluss and Judge Doanc’s opinio was on the basis that South Omaha was a city of the second class. “If we ave a city of the second class,” said Mr. Van Duzen, “I am of the opinion that the city is entitled toall of the road fund.” He said he was ready and willing to go into the courts with the case, but if South Omaha was a city of the first class the city would be eutitléd to one-half of the road fund. Attorney Lane w his opinion, He said he never could under- stund how it was that South Omaha could grant liquor licenses at $0 u year as a city of the second class and then ‘turn around and sell bonds und tax property as a city of the first cluss. e thought this question of whether it wus a city of the fivst or second class should be settled at once. The citly must be one or the othier. 1t was illegal to bo fivst cluss for one thing and second class for unother. He wus of the opinion that the city could collect all of the voud fund from the county and he believed in making u de- mund for it at once, Attorney Bayliss said the Van Dusen opinion expressed bis der of the law. He sald the only question that could be raised was whether South Omaha was a city of the irst or second ¢ Mur. Johuson as pres- s the difticulty’ ox on Moaday, from Coinmissio buth Omaha wis acity of the second cluss, and he wus cer- tain” the road fund, all of it, could be col lected, Mr. Van Dusen stepped forwiurd again and wixed warm in his arguments. He said as citizons and taxpsyers of South Omaha, they did not want Lo raise a point that would relogate South Omaha to a position us a eity of the second cluss and place it upon u basis where 1t_could not collect a suffizient tax to sustain its government. He advised the league to bo cautious and not urge that the cluss of the city be discarded until legisla Yive rehief could be secured. He did oot be lieve 1t would bo policy to go into the courts and make the fight on the ground that South Owaha was a city of the second class. Mr. Johnson said it would be u godsend to have loss money to check this extravagant administration” and if the city was put back to the second class it would not injure any one. 1fa l0mill levy would not keep up tho expenses of the city, the deficiency could go into the juagment fund Mr. Lane thought the city ought to assort itself and be either one thing or anotne The question should be settled in the su preme court speedily. He woved that the chair uppoint & committee of three to wais upon the council and have that boedy pro ceed o at ouce collect all of the voad fund Prosident Cross then appointed Messres. Laue, Johnson and Huut, forred by the chielbt the mail division to the chief of the laWdivision, who will desig- nate a force of employes of that division to answer said calls, o Only &esifued Voo Seat, ‘The situation arishig Yrom the resignation of Senator Walvhall of Mississippi is curious, ‘Lhere seoms to be no doubt thau even if he were guxious to doso he could not tender a m:g’ fon for the tevm for which bhe has just beer electea, but which does uot begin until March 4, 18! He could resign this position assoon-as it oeguu, but in that case an appointment would have tobe made by the governor,a condition which neither the senator nor the people of Liis state rogard with favor. 3 Senator Walthall owns a fine residence here, but it is not thought likely that he will 'dispose of it for the present. His fricnds are urging him to plan to resume s seatin the senate in March, 1505, and should his health fmprove in the meantime it is thought likely that he will doso, at least for &’ time. Ho may sit during the short session in the spriog and from the opening of the regulur session in the next December until the legislature, which is biennial in his state, convenes i Junuary, 1590, This would compel his attendance in Wasbington only for s short time and his friends also hope that by March, 1505, he PAGES. | will have suficiontly regained his health | Mr. Breen way opposed Lo agitaulug the | matter and urged that it be dropped considored the eity lucky to got ha the road fund Mr. McMillan favored the coleton of the amount, which is about $1,500. | Unitod Workmen's A Al No exponse is boing sparod to make the annual bull of Nebraska lodee No. 297, An- cient Order United Workmen, the social success of the season, A splendid orchestra of six pieces from Omaha has boen secured for the occasion, and arrangomenis have ooon made to_take home tho visitors from Omahia and Council Bluffs after the ball The following committees have the affair in hand Arrangoments —William Nowele, >ratt, John Roiloy, D. Sulligan and A Gallaher, Reception M William Nester, P. Frank R. | Weppner. M. Casey, E. O'Suilivan and Jo. seph Volz, Floor—J. J. O'Brien, D. Keane, M. . | Kelloy, Willim Stirratt and John Bagloy. Door—James Murphy and James Killoran, Tickets—1% M. Connell Teipped the Light Fantastio, In spite of the rainy weather Friday night there was a good turnout of the members of the Ideal Dancing club. Veneto Bros', or chestra furnished splendid music and th party proved to beoneof the jolliest yet given by this popular club. Among those present were: Miss I, Quick, Miss McCann Miss Callahan, Miss Kenworthy, Miss Nollis McCoy, Miss Clara Davis. Miss Jennie Wood ward, Miss Christie Condron, Scott Harrell and wife, Miss Lou Braddock, Miss Wood- ward, Miss Sadio Mack, Miss Mamio Griest, C. G. Jauycox and wife, Miss Doci pen- ter, Miss Jossio Supnlee, . D. Munshaw and wifo and Messrs. 1. ). Sullivan, Frank Cockerell, H.S. McDougall, A, Ls Hunter, B. E. Wilcox, Sam B, Christie, H. P. C dron, 7 Cuddington, J. S. Walters, Coekerell, T O, Platn, H. M. Christie Sunplee, D.'A. Prerce and H. L. C “The next party will be held two we last night. Whise Clab Purty. The Drive Whist club was entertained Fri- day night at the home of Mr. and Mrs, F. M Smith on N street All the members preseut oxcept Mr. and Mrs. Doud and M. aud Mrs. Carpenter. Mrs. Brainard won the highest average. The players were Mr. and Mrs. I, M. Smith, Mr. and Mrs, D. L Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Brainard, Mr, and Mrs. Hollis Hog nd Mrs. L. C. Gib- son, Mr. and Mrs. J. M Tannov. Me. and | Mrs. Lawrence, Mr, and Mrs, C. Watts, Mr and Mrs. Haw Mr. and Mrs. C. € Jaycox. At a business session of the club it was decided to give a dancing party some even- ing next week. A comumittee was appointed to muke the necessary arrangements, were The Sneak Thiel Wiited, Howard Franks, a sneak thiof Omauha,was caught by Chief Mitcholl Fri- day before he had gone & block with a coat and vest he stole from Donald McLatu. Tho chief saw Fraunks going down the street with the coat and vest under his arm and at once suspected him of being a thief. When he placed tho fellow under arrest he was very indignant and said he could prove that he wus a respectable citizen of Omaha m no time. When the owner of the cout the station and identified his property, Franks weakened and had o more to say. Judge Fowler sentenced him to thirty days in the counvy from (8 It is earnestly requested that all members of the Knights of Pythius lodge in this city and all other knights in good standing at- tend the lodgo next Thursday night, B. Hayes, the newly elected chancello mander, promises a nice htile surprise for . and those who do not turn out will s a very pleasant evening. y Her Own Father. Jennie W woman of the town, was placed under arrest by‘aptain Austin Friday aight for not having paid her fine for last month. Judge Fowler fiaed the girl 85 and sts. The unfortunate woman tells a ter- rible talo of her downfall. and if she is 10 bo believed her own fatucr is the cause of her present dissipated life. Magie City Fred Maider was fined € and costs for | being drunk and disorder There will be no services at the Presby- terian church this morning. t. Agues day services will be held at St. chureh today. The bishop will take ATt iu the oxercises, The Home Circle club met last night the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cullough, 914 North Twenty-second street. Regular services wiil be neld at the Bap- ist church this morning and revival ser 1ces in the evening. Baptism will also be administered at the evening servic John Mullen leaves today for St. Louis, where he goes to purchase supnlies for the building of his new telephone line in the Choroicce Strip. He will begin_ building the line as s00n as the weather will permit. There will be no preaching at the United Presbyterian church this morning on ac- count of the dedication of vihe new Metho-* dist church. Rev. Ross will preach in the evening on the subject of *“Come Into the Ark.” “The tea given at the home of Mr litte Friday evening under the of the Ladieés Aid society of the churen was a big success. The amounted to 817, and every one hug ant time. John Daily came down from Owmaha Fi- day and filled up on liquor, Wandering off down into Albright Lo entered Mrs. Ken nedy’s house, where ho stole u butcher kuife and’a d s, He was casiiy lo cated b and will lve at’ the county ¢ next thirty days “The new Methodist church at Twenty third and N strets will bo formaily dedi d this morning, All the other churcnes huve abandoned services for that lour, and an interesting program has_been avtanged for the oceasion, Rev. Frank Crane of Omaha will deliver an address - DAMAGING 10WA BLAZE, at Me- Toyge Seven Bulldings Destroyed by Five at Silver City. MarveRy, la., Jan, 20.—[Special Telegram to Tre Brg.] —A five occurred at Silver City the flest station north of here on tl Wabash, last aight about 10 o'clock. It started in the rear of William Skilicorn & Co.’s drug store in 4 row of frame buildings, and burned soven buildings from the Silven Star hotel south to the vailroad. Allen, the 13-year-old son of Joy Sw well knowu v living three miles cast of heve, swas accidentally shot in the fleshy part’ of the lex below the kueo by a voung Ccompinion while they were out hunting this alternoon | ain, o Bur Ia., Jan. [Special Tologram 1. V. Spart’s hardware store was robbel last night. The burglars blew the safe door off with glant powder, but only seeured about 820, When Mr. Sovare went to the store in the morning he found an overcoat, which they had used to deaden the sound of the explosion, lying ou the floor afire, but had not been burning tong enough to communicate to the building CRESTON, to Tur BEk.] at Cromwell 1 s e f | been taken to Glenwood overlaml, and N0 LYNCHING AT T"li Bl,l"FFb: Excitomont Over tho Loaler Affair is Gradu- ally Dying Dowa. LEON WAS SPIRITED OUT OF THE CITY cocnutions Tukon by the Sherl¥ to Soma A lonts of the Attempt to Lyneh Him Recorded, cosorve His Cowardly Careass ) [Councit Blugfs Correspondence of The fee.] Leon Lozier is not in the Pottawattamie county jail,but there is some doubt as to where heds, At 4 o'clock yesterday morning o hack drew up at the front door of the jail and was brought out and put inside. drove off in o northerly The deputies said, with the vemarkable unanimity all day yesterday, that ho had that at that place ho would be put on board the train and taken to Fort Madison for safo keeping. Tooy elaimed that the sheriff had telegraphed Judge Docmer at his home in et Oak, asking for an order allowing him 10 do this, and that Judge Deemer had is- sued the necessary order, stating that Lozier should be taken to Fort Madison in case he Wats ot hune before the trai started. TNk fe 1s At Avoca, What purports to bo a “sure tip," how- over. from a party who knows the true facts, says thut instead of bewg taken to Glenwood, he was in_reality taken to the county jail at Avoca. This séems to bo the more rational conjecture, for it seems strange that so much trouble and expenso should be undergone in order to protect such man as Lozier, especially when thewe secmed to be 5o little danger” of his meeting with any serious harm, even if ho were con fined in the county fail here The fact is, that upon thinking over the ovents of Friday nieht, people have genc ally come to look upon the apprehended lynching as a girantic farce. There was somothing in the uctions of the mob, to be sure, that boded mno good to tho prisoner if he should be caught out alone, but, aftor all, the mob was an extremely good natured one, and cracked jokes una demanded gore in the same breath, with so much apparent good ing as toindicate strongly that the de- for gore was not so insatiable as the de- for u lark. Possibly one of 100 of the members of the mob had come with a sin corc desire to hang some one, but the other ninety-nino were there simply to sec what the other fellows might do. The Dodge Light guard building at 4 o'clock, when Lozier left. Thoy nad stood tho siege wonderfully well. [t was the first taste of batile that thoy had Liad, and although they were somew pale to ve good looking when fivst enteved tho building, it did ot take them long to et back their color and prepare for a possible shedding of blood with good grace. Colonel D, B. Daily occu pied the corridor of the jail with them as commander, and it is sad he was the most disappointed man to be found anywhere as the hours wore and, with” them, all chance of accumulal a new set of war recollections Almost Seared to Deat “You've heard of people being frightencd lialf to death. haven't you?" remarked Dep- uty Sheriff O'Brien yesteraay after- noon, i talking about the affair, “well, it was fully three-quarters with Lozier. He kept up a inoaning and praying and sighing all the time the crowd was making the noise outside, anc when he went out of tho jail this worning he looked s though ho had nad a several weeks' siege of malavia feser. 1 actually belicve he had lost as much flesh as he would tf he had trained three months for a foot vace.” There was i comical occurrence in polico court yesterday morning, and one which suficicnuly indicates the animus of the mob atthe jail. An Omaha man named T. R Mosser had been jerked by the police for taking too prominent a part in the proceed- ings. He was laboring under the difficult of masteriug a large jag, and from being wild-cyed anarchist the night previous ho had degencrated into & common druni when Judge MeGee scanted him in polico cours, The judge asked him what he hud been doing the night before that had led to his arrest. no Tho hack direetion most k left the jail too they ng “\Well, your honor,” was his meel reply, 1 don't exactly kuow. A lot of us feliows was at Price Gibson's suloon during the evening and we drank pretty considerable. After awhile we got to talking about lynching Lozier, and 1 heard somebody say, *Come on, follow me." So I went onand followed him. A little later avother man sad, *Hol- ler, boys, holler like h—L' And I hollered likke =1, und thaw's about all I remember “The explanation was entively satisfuctd to the judge, and a fine of $10 and costs was putonthe slate toremind him for a few days to come of the good time he had in Iynehing Lozier. planacion, e~ Among the Railronds, Chairmau Caldwell, m aloug winded letter, whiti he knows so weli how to write, 1ou ces that the California business comes wicnin ihe Jurisdiction of the Western Pas senger association and ealls attention to iy ruling aceordingly J.W. Morse, “oue of the old guard,” com mereial agent of the Missouri Pacific at Chi cago, is in Oma renewing old ac quaintances. Mr. Morse is a close pevsonal friend of President Olaric amd the older oft cinls of the system. He was goi 1 pas. senger agent of the “Overland ™’ road under Mr. Catlaway and Mr. Kimball and als under Mr. Clark. He 1s one of the known railroad men in tho west The Omaha Bridge and Terminal company will test anew olectrical uy for swinyg ing the draw span of the pridge tomorrow 2 o'clock. best i What Causes Pimpies? Clogging of the pores or mouths of the seba- rous glands with sebum or oily matter. “The plug of sehim in the centre of the pimplo 15 catled a blackliead, grub, or comedone, Nature will not allow the clogging of the pores continue long, hence, Dnflammiation, pain, swelling and e Iater pus or matter forms, breaks or s ope the plug conmies out and the pore is once wore tree. ‘There are thousands of these pores in tho face alone, any one of which is liable to become clogged by neglect o disease. What Cures Pimples? The only reliable preventive and cure, when not dug to a constitutional huwmor, ir Cuticura Soap. Tt contaius & mild proportion of CUTICURA, the great Skin Ciire 1 onablex it to dissolyy the seliaceons or oily matter as it forns at tho mouths of the pore wh NEATHER FORECANTS, A WALl Be Faire in Nebrasks Today, bui & Cold Winve Will Visit Us. WASHINGTON, Jun, 20, —Fwe:casts for Sun duy: For Nebraska and lowa—Generally | fair: north winds; colder, with a cold w For South Dakota—Light local snowers, uorth winds; colder, with a cold wave, Lo Orpice ov Tne WeATHER Jan. 20.—~Omaha record ¢ catnfall compared with og past four years Owmana, rature and 1504, 158 Maxtmunm tenins 45= @ Mininiun tompe o Lom Ipltation Statemeut showing the periture and pracipitation at Omaha for the duy and since March 1, 1503 ature ature u mul procipi Ixeoss for the d; ficiency sin T indicatos trace. 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