Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 13, 1894, Page 5

LESS MONEY T0 BE SPENT! | | Democrats Find it Neccmr_v‘to Run the | Government at Blower Bpeed. BUSY CUTTING DOWN APPROPRIATIONS Deeronse in 1t Ing enue to internai 1 sistencles In t sting Thelr Own Fate, 1te Mot by Abandon- provements - fu; WASHINGTON PUREAU OF THE DEE. 613 Fourteonth Sireet, WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, When Speaker Crisp was delivering his great speech in favor of the Wilson tariff | bill jast week ho annouaced that the de- ficlency In the revenues which are to be raisod under the operation of the proposed law would be met by ecoomy; that what- | ever thore might be of shortage in bearing the expenses of the government after this bill gots Into operation would be met by de creasing expenses, by reducing appropriatons for public {mprovements, etc. Chalrman Bagres, In oxplaining the cause which led him to cut oft all appropriations for public improvements not provided by law when the great sundry clvil appropriation bill was reported the other day, stated that it was to be the polly of iho party In power to make no appropria- | tions, except where it was absolutely neces. wary to keep the wheels of the government running. Wiien Chairman Wil appeal to the democrats wupport on the final pa announced, as did many of his democratic colleagzues in their specches, that after the opeal of the corn laws in England, when all protection to home industries was wiped away and but six articles wers left upon the dutisble list, articles of luxury like wines and tobacco, the revenues rapidly fn- creased, fully commensurate with the great increase of expenses of the British government, They announced repeatedly that under the = Wilson bill revenues would increase. - Between the statements of this and that democratic leader there is not only a wide disparity, one claiming that the revenues would be less under the Wil- ®on bill and must de met by cutting off appropriations for public improvements, and the other that there would be increased revenues under the operation of the law, but there Is the announcement that we are to hereafter operate this country from a federal point of view under the theory that it is fully developed. New fmprovements for rivers and harbors, coast and geodetic wurveys, explorations, proposed irrigation of the arid plains, and all sorts of movements intended to enlighten the people as to the resources of the country and develop them, are to be shut off. There s no question that democratic leaders like Chairman Sayres and Speaker risp and the author of the Wilson bill know more about the policy of the demo- cratic party than the smaller fry. The leaders named say the revenues under the Wilson bill will be less than at present, and the deficiency must be covered by re- ducing expenses, by cutting off improve- ments, and permitting the country to grow up in weeds, the rivers and harbors to lose thelr navigable currents, and this part of the continent to go back Into savagery. Byidence of the fact that this is the party's intention Is found In the appropriation bills nlrcady prepared. The appropriations for surveying public lands are cut in half; for artificial limbs and appliances for soldiers reduced from $647,000 to $196,000; claims, back pay and bounty to soldiers, reduced from $760,000 to $440,000; pensions reduced $16,000,000; no provision for river and harbor improvements except those under vontract, The increase of appropriations are for running the white house, making comfortable democratic congressmen at the itol and other personal and selfish ends. SOME APPARENT INCONSISTENCIES. A democratic member of the senate com- mittes on finance acknowledged to your cor- respondent today that those who were re- sponsible for the present revision of the tar- iff law would encounter a great deal of em- barrassment and trouble in many sections of the country during the next campaign in ex- plaining apparent if not actual inconsisten- cies In the Wilson bill as it is to become law. Why wool and eggs and farm produce of the most Important character to our agricultur- ists should be placed upon the free list, when the raw materials taken out of the ground, and which the democratic leaders of the country have been howling for during the past quarter of a century, should be pro- tected by a duty is one of the things the senator acknowledged to be difficult of ex- planation. Why a duty for revenue only is 10 be placed upon some of the necessities of life which are not yet produced in this coun- delivered his final in the house for ge of his bill he | ter for their home: | probable | of the tariff laws, try in half sufficient quantities to moet the domestic demand, and articles which are made in superabundance in this country are placed on the free list is another nut which the democrats say they must crack on the rostrum next fall. When the democrats In the house put coal on the free list they explained thelr action to the owners and operators of domestic coal fields that free coal would not injure the coal interests in this country; that it would puly lower the prices at the seaboard. When the bill went to the senate It was found that the senators from Maryland, the Virginias und Alabama threatened to vote against the bill if coal was not made dutiable. So they were told that their coal interests would be protected. The democratic senators acknowl- edged that if the price of coal at the sea- board was lowered by free competition from importations, the prices for coal in the n- torior portions of the country must of course decline. There appeared to be no one in democratic states to demand protection for wool, and %o no thought was given about that Important product of the farm, although it was demonstrated that the wool interests of this country is more Important than the coal Interests, and that while our sheep are most largely grown by small farmers and persons in ordinary financial clrcumstances, the coal Interests are nearly all owned and every one controlled by capitalists. The same was true of iron ore and lead and other minerals. A democratic member of the ways and means committee frankly acknowledges that thero is real polities in placing wool upon the freo list; that It Is intended to give east- ern manufacturers raw material at the low- possible prices. He says that after all tho eastern states, like New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticuf, con- trol the politics of the country, and that these states manufacture nearly all of the woolen goods produced in this country. These states are to be made or kept demo- cratic In politics by a democratic encourage- ment of certain industrics and the de tion of certain other industries. He sa; states producing wool are either so strongly democratic as net to be affected by this act or are so nearly Irredeemably republican as 1o have no consideration at democratic hands. FOR DUTIES ON LEAD ORES. When the tarlft bill comes before the sen- ate the fight for an increased duty on lead und lead ore will be taken up by senators from the silver produciug states instead of those which produce lead ore itself. The Senators trom Idaho and Colorado, states whidh produce enormous amounts of lead- bearing silver ore, will fight for a duty con- sidorably higher than that provided in the MWilson bill. “They will ask that the duty on ead be made 1 cent a pound instead of half cont, contending that a cut of 50 per cent I the present law is more than adequate to other reductions; and that the proposition of e Wilson bill to reduce the duty on lead ore and its products 75 per cent Is wholly un- Bust. Statistios have been prepared for pre- mentation in the tariff discussion which are surprising, They show that 84 per cent of the total production of lead In the United States comes from silver-lead ores fn the Wocky mountain regions. The {mpression generally obtains /that Missouri, \llinois, fowa, Wisconsin and Michigan, which do not produce silver-lead ore but have lead ore aines, produce most of the lead of this country, and It will be a surprise to ascer- n that these states last year only pro- Wuced 31,198 tons of lead, while the Rocky aountain silver states produced 182,725 tons f lead from silver ores. The Mexican and Canadian lead {mported last year amounted 10 only 20,270 tons, against 213,773 tons pro- @uced in this country. If silver-lead ore Was placed on the free list, as proposed by the Wilkon bill, the act would close up every silver-lead mine in this country and eut off three-fourths of tho production of lead and over half the production of s/Iver. DEMOCRATS ANTICIPATE THRIR DOOM When thin congress assembled in extra- ordinary sessfon on the 7th of last August, It was a strango one, with few exceptions, to the habitues of Washington. There were abont 150 new faces. When the majority in the Fifty-first, or Recd, congress was defeated at the polls In '91, scores of familiar faces in the house of representa- tives were rotired to private lite. The Fifty-second congress, with a democratic majority smaller than the present congress, | presented many more new faces than those | familiar to Washinglon. To an habitue of the house galleries, the body looked like a | Missicsippl river improvement or free silver convention. Now and then a familiar faco was seen, The men who had helped to make the McKinley tarift law had beemleft at_home Not loss th gross will pack n 160 democrats in this con- their grip-sacks next win- 4 journey. It is im- that more than two or three of democratic members of the ways and u comimittee will be re-elected. Be- #id# the proverblal political fatality that follows those who bring about a revision there Is every 8o many years a landslide or a cold wave which passes over the popular branch of congress and sweeps away nearly all of the old wheel horses in the majority. When the law of 1883 was passod nearly every republican who assisted In making it was retired at the first congressional election. When Me- Kinley went out after the adoption of his tariff law ho took with him about three- fourths of his republican colleagues, A peculiar feature of the democratic retirement anticlpated at the coming election is that nearly every prominent democrat in the house frankly acknowledges that he ex- pects to bo defeated next November, and is now speculating upon whom of his colleagues will be forced out with him. It is not likely that enough of the present democratic leaders will be returned fo act as school teachers for their new brethren. POPULISTS AFTER THE RATLROADS. When the scheme of the Pacific Railroad commission in congress for refunding the in- debtedness of the Pacific railroads to the government or closing in upon them Is made public, it is expected that there will be pre- cipitated a lively row. The populists in con- gress are trying to formulate a plan whereby the Union Pacific will be purchased by the government from foreclosure of its mort- gages and operated by Uncle Sam with the view to testing the feasibility of federal own- ership of at least one trunk system of rail- road lings, and they declare that they have A majority of those, if not all, in the senate, with them. Many others are advocating an extension of the mortgage bonds, while others believe that there should be a fore- closure and sales at public auction. This is the first opportunity the populists have had to demonstrate the strength of their plan of government ownership of railroads, and they intend to make the most of it. It is believed that a bill will be evolved by the Pacific ailroad commissioners in_congress within the next month or two, but the Kernel of their plan is not likely to be known until the il s ready for the public. PECKHAM IN THE SENATE It is the prevalling fmpression in Washing- ton that the nomination of Wheeler H. Peckliam to the supreme court of the United States, reported from the judiciary commit- teo to the senate today without recommendation, the committee being a tle, will be ultimately rejected by a majority of about the proportions of that cast against the nomination of Hornblower. Personal considerations and ties led two or three senators today to vote for confirmas tion, while one member of the committee, Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts, is said to have absented himself from the meeting of the committee because he did not want to vote for or against Peckham. It {8 not prob- able that this nomination will be disposed of under considerable time, although it may come up on next Thursday. The republicans will, of course, control the situation, and they do not see any political or other advan- tage in relieving the stress of the democratic conditions. They cannot see that there will be any advantage in ending the strife be- tween the president and the two democratic senators from New York, or glying the presi- dent opportunity to send in another offen- sive nomination, until he has had ample time for amplification of his ideas of character and ability for the supreme court of the United States and what properly constitutes th | of Beatrice the “advice and consent” of the senate. The well known states right views of Peckham are injuring his chances with republican senators. CHANGES IN NATIONAL BANKS. The comptroller of the currency has been officially advised of changes in the officers in Nebraska national banks during the past week as follows: The First National bank of York, August Zimmer, second assistant cashier; the First National bank of Colum- bus, no assistant cashier in place of C. E. Rarly; the First National bank of David City, no assistant cashier In place of Emil Fola; the First National bank of Syracuse, no assistant cashier in place of S. H. Buck; the First National bank of Auburn, F. L. Hall, assistant cashier; the First National bank of Gibbon, H. F. Flint, cashier; the First National bank of Wisner, H. A. Leisy, vice president in place of August Leisy, deceased; the Farmers National bank of Pawnee City, no vice president in place of J. T. Treanery, J. T. Treanery, cashier in place of A. B. Bdee; the National Bank of Commerce of Omaha, Lee W. Spratlin, assistant cashier; the Wayne Na- tional bank of Wayne, 8. L. Alexander, as- aistant cashier; the Geneva Natlonal bank of Geneva, J. B. Sexton, second assistant cashier; the American Exchange Natfonal bank of Lincoln, O. H. Funke, second assist- ant cashier; the City National bank ot York, R. R. Copsey, assistant cashier. South Dakota—The Sioux Falls National bank, H. C. Fenna, assistant cashier; the rege Natlonal; the First National bank of in place of J. Goddling. The Continental Natlonal bank of Chicago has been made reserve agent for the Hold- rege Natlonal; the First National bank of Buchanan county, St. Joseph, Mo., for the Dawson County Natfonal bank of Lexing- ton, the First National bank of North Platte and the Nebraska National bank of York, and the Western National bank of New York has been approved as reserve agent for the First National bank of Nora Springs, Ia. BRIDGES FOR SIOUX CITY. The house today passed Melklejohn's bill, granting a charter for the Iowa and Ne- braska Pontoon Bridge company, and iuthorizing it to construct, erect and main- tain a pontoon wagon and foot bridge across the Missourl river between lowa and Ne- braska at Sioux City. Under the provisions of the measure, the owners may receive a reasonablo compensation or toils for the transit over the bridge of all street cars, wagons, foot passengers and animals. It shall have a draw, giving not less than 400 feet clear channel way for each navigable channel of the river and such other openings as in the opinion of the secretary of war may be necessary. The plans and specifica- tions of the bridge are to be endorsed by the secretary of war before the work can be begun. There are the usual require- ments about lights and management, which shall insure safety to passengers and pro- tect against interruption of navigation. The house also passed the Perkins bill amending the act of March 2, 1890, amended by acts of April 13, 1890, and February 7, 1893, 60 as to extend the time within which a high wagon bridge may be constructed across the Missouri river at Sioux City to March 2, 1896, and glving another extension of two years within which the bridge may be begun. MR. C. J, GREENE'S OPINION, Charles J. Greene, general counsel for the Burlington & Missourl River Rallway com- pany, Is In the city for a couple of days on law business connected with his road and at- tending a conference of rallroad representa- tives before the Interstate commission re- lative to uniform rates. Mr. Greene says “1 shall be surprised if the republicans do not make a clean sweep in Nebraska this vyear. I think the legislature will be repub- lican in both branches and we are going to send a solid delegation to the house, which will of course Include my friend, Dave Mercer, who I find as popular in Washing- ton as he Is at home. No, I don't think Mr. Bryan will be able to keep his seat. He was elected by only 140 majority last time, and there has been a great chauge In favor of the republicans since then. Nebraskans who went into the populist_camp are returning to their first love. ‘The pension policy of this administra- tion has made thousands of republican votes and both on the silver and the tarift the people are not in accord with the party ln power. I can't tell you who will succeed Sonator Manderson, but In politics he will be a republican.’ “I am enjoying 1ife much better as a pric vate citizen than when in office,” said ex. Senator Paddock of Nebraska, who 18 at the ormandie. "It is a pleasanter thing to have your time at your own dizposal than to work elghteen hours por diem for the publfe. I am out of politics permanently, but ot course still retain a lively interest in the movements of the parties. I think the out. look for republican success gs rosy, and that seems to be the view everywhere.” A first dividend of 16 per cent in favor ot the creditors of the Nebraska National bank on claims amounting to 05,« 707 was allowed today by the comptroller of currency. POSTMASTERS NAMED. Fourth-class postmasters appointed today Nebraska—At Blue Valley, York county, J. F. Merritt, vice M. B, Kelley, resigned. Utah—At Kanesh, Millard county, Mrs. L A. Kimball, vice T. R. Greener, removed. Tdaho—At Center , Boise county, Jacob ck, vice Chesney Keeney, removed. At Morgan, Crawford county, Dethet Wieck, viee A Brock, resigned, and D. C. Baker at Olli Keokuk county, vice J. C. Bilger, removed SRRY 8. HEATH. ng List of Appointm to ate Yest WASHINGTON, Feb, 12.—The today sent the following nominations to the senate Postmasters—Charles A. Woodward, Idaho Springs, Colo.; Charles W. Miller, Waverly, Ta.; J. B. Burgess, Ottumwa, Ia.;David Luke, Nashville, Ta.; R. H. Chamberlain, Clarin- don, Ia.; Bugene P. Moore, Plerce City, Mo.; Dewitt C. Plerce, Kirksville, Mo.; H. N. Powell, Thayer, Mo.; John W. Bennett, Mays- ville, Mo.; C. G. Barns, Alblon, Neb.; Wil- liam M. Roberts, Provo City, Utah State Department—John Barrett, Oregon, to be minister resident and consul of the United States to Slam; Thomas R. Jurnigan of North Carolina, to be consul gencral of the United States at Shanghal, China. To be consuls of the United States: Adolph Bothard of Ohio, at Moscow, Russia; Arthur D. Cima of California, at Mazatlan; John Malcolm Johnston of South Carolina, at Per- nambuco, Brazil; Daniel Kennedy of Mis- souri, at Malta; Delaware Kemper of Vir- ginia, at Amoy, China; E. G. Mitchell of Arkansas, at Newcastle, N. 8. W.; George W. Nichols of New York, at Clifton, Ont. To be attorneys of the United States: Layton Taylor of Tennessee, for the district of Alaska; William H. Clopton, eastern district of Missouri. Treasury Department—To be collectors of customs: J. H. P. Wise, district of Teche, La.; Joseph S. Cooke, southern district of Oregoh. Justice D@partment—Marshall H. Williams, to be assoclate of the supreme court for the territory of Arizona; John McAlee, assoclate justice of the supreme court for the territory of Oklahoma; Willlam -Davenport, judge of probate, county of Iron, Utah; Edwin G. Wooley, judge of probate, county of Wash- ington, Utah. To Be Recélvers of Public Money—Jake Marks, at Prescott, Ariz.; George W.Weaver, Durango, Colo.; Ezra C. Nowels, Lamar, “olo.; Louis Schwarz, Glenwood Spring Colo.; James J. Hitt, Topeka, Kan.; Fred- erick L. Ryan, Duluth, Minn.; Mann Ring, Ironton, Mo.; William Johnson, Booneville, Mo.; David Rasbury, Bozeman, Mont.; Charles M. English, Grand Forks, N. D. William H. Biggs, The Dalles, Ore.; Anthon A. Cowing, Burns, Ore.; Washington C. Gray- bill, Chamberlain, S. D.; Arthur L. Slem- mons, North Yakima, Wash. Navy Department—Passed Assistant Pay- master John R. Martin, to be paymaster; Assistant Paymaster Thomas Jewett, to be a passed assistant paymaster; First Lieuten- ant Willam P. Biddle, to be captain in the marine corps; Second Lieutenant Wendell C. Neville, to be first lieutenant. To Be Marshals of the United States— Louis L. Willlams of Alaska Territory for the district of Alaska; John B. Donivan, district of Maine; J. Adam Bede, district of Minnesota; John M. Hudgin, eastern district of Virginia; George W. Pratt, eastern diss trict of Wisconsin. To Be Registers of Land Offices—Clemens B. Thompson at Lamar, Colo.; Sylis B. Sheperd at Marshall, Ia.; David H. Hall at Carson City, Nev.; James V. Brooke, Grand Forks, N. D.; Albert B. Sunderhauff at Fargo, N. D.; Thomas Jones at Burns, Ore.; Willlam A. Walsher at Lakeview, Ore.; Rich. ard W. Starr at Waterville, Wash.; Mathew E. Logan at Spokane, Wash. LOOKING FOR A BETTER MAN, president Johnson of Indiana is Not Running Har- rison for President. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—The speech of Representative Johnson of Indiana on the Hawalian question, in which he justified the course of President Harrison's policy toward Hawali, has led to the report that Mr. John son volced the views of Mr. Harrison. Bat the Indiana congressman disavows any suc% inspiration and his friends have learned that he s not among those who speak for Mr. Harrison or who consider it settled that the ex-president should again be a candidate for the presidency. “It I8 too early,” sald Mr. Johnson, “to dotermine on political candidates. I have always been an earnest supporter of Mr. Harrison. Ho is an able man and gave the country an_excellent administration. But there are other able men in the party whose availability should be considered. The can- didate must be able to draw toward him the people and the leaders of the party. Thero is a_question as to Mr. Harrison's ability to do this, for, however capable he is, he lacks those peculiar traits which attach men to him and solidify all elements. It is rather early, therafore, to name Mr. Harrison as the Indiana candidate for the nomination, I have no aoubt a good man will be found as the party nominee. BENHAM OFFIC LLY THANKED. His Actlon at Rio Endorsed by the House Committeo on Naval Affairs, WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—Admiral Ben- ham's course in Brazil has been fully ap- proved by the house committee on naval affairs in the report of a resolution Intro- Quced by Representative Money of Missis- sippl of the forelgn affairs committee. The resolution was: Resolyed, That the house of representa- tives of the United States of America re- gards with pleasure and satisfaction the prompt - and energetic _action of Rear Admiral Benham on the 27th ult. in the har- bor of Rio de Janeiro, in the performance of his duty to protect Americans and the commerce of the United States. The committee reported today as follows: This resolution carries with it no privi- leges, as does a vote of thanks, but It Is a recognition which the committet thinks de- serving by Admiral Benham, whose action was approved of by forelgn commanders in the harbor of Rio at the Ume and also by the leaders of the forelgn press. The Amer- ican people admire decision and firmness in the discharge of such duty as devolved upon Admiral Benham and the committee feels Quite sure that the American public will support the reported res).ution, Bland's New Siver Scheme, WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—A new turn was glven today to the silver discussion in the house by Mr. Bland's announcement that he would move at a later day to amend the pending bill, o that silver certificates would be issued only as fast as silver dollars were colned, with the added authority to the sec- retary’ of the treasury to {ssue the certifi- cates In_advance of the coinage if he so de- sired. This change is designed to overcome ane of the main objéctions of Secretary Car- lisle to the bill. This objection is shared by many members of the house to such an ex- tent that the passage of the seigniorage bill was in doubt. The change now proposed by Mr. Bland obvlates the objections, so that the passage of the seigniorage bill is re- garded as certain. Dispateh. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—A dispatch has been received at the State department from Minister Thompson at Rio de Janelro con- cerning the engagement between government and insurgent forces at Nictheroy on Satur- day. The insurgents succeeded in taking it, but were driven back to their ships by the government forces. Da Gama was wounded in the breast and arms, but it is not known how serlously, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1804 AUTHORITY OF “FHE BISHOP | Father Phelan of &t, Louls Must Answer Serions Ohatges, ¢ EXTENSION OF THE. BONACUM CASE PR py of the Cltatlh Ré¥vell on the Aggres. sive Mixsonrt Preiate Fine Points f Canonienl LAw Said to e Involved. LINCOLN, Feb. 12.~4(Special to The Bee.) —A great many people fall to understand just how Bishop Bonacum of the diocese of Lincoln has power to cite a priest of another diocese to appear before him for trial upon grave charges. The authority of the bishop comes from the canonical law, which as may readi be imagined, differs very materially from the civil sta- tutes. Under the law governing a Catholle church a priest is amenable to the authority of a bishop if he temporarily re in the diocese. Father Phelan came to Lin- coln to assist in the prosecution of Bishop Bonacum for alleged libel of a priest of a local parish. In addressing the court in behalf of his elient he used language which Is believed by the bishop to be tabooed by the Catholic church. Hence Father Phe- lan has been charged with several serious lapses from priestly dignity and is cited | to appear before a commission to sit in Lincoln on March 2. The citation served upon Father Phelan is as follows LINCOLN, N . Pheln Sir hereby el col of Investi disciplinary causes, of t which will” sit in Lyce 0 hall, int Lincoln, Neb,, on Thirsday, March present year, 1894, at the hour of 1¢ you will then and there bo prepared to an- &wer to the followlng charges and specifica- tio to- 3 Chirg wd reltemting in public statements grossly disrespectful to the person of Rt. Rey. Thomiis Bonacuni, bishop of Lin- coln, and ‘caleulated to lessen in the minds of tho faithful due respect of ¢ thority. Specificntion 1.—On February 6, of the pres- ent year, you did, in this eity, i Justice Spen- urt and in the presen f muny pe o n und thiut Rt. um, bishop of the Lincoln ' had lied maliciously, » thut effect. cation 2—You likewi: sald court of this elty of Line 7 of the present yuar, did reverend hishop of the dioc ous epithet, “'the artful dodg Chargo [1.—OF givinggra dal to the faithful of the city and dioceso of Lincoln. Specification: That'you did, by your actions referred to in specitications 1 und 2 of the first charge, zive grave wnd serlous scan- dal to the falthtul of the eity and diocese Charge 111, —E puraging” alding and abet- ting a recale ant priestin forcing a judg the eivil courts to puss upon ccelesiast matters without canonical wurrant. fication 1—That you did in the afore- sald city of Lincolu, in_ the court of Justice 6,7, 8 and O 0f the pres- ent year. encourage, nid and b e Rev J. Corbett of this di Se judio to upon ecelesiastic warrant and pi ¥ nd specificatic v eited to appean before the commission of investiggtion at the plac roin mentioned, ¥iz, 1n tie city of Lin- . The case will be condueted aceord- ing {0 the rules of procedurc luid down in the Instructions of the saered congregation, dated Jduly 10, 1878, Very Rev Hartig, viear-gen- eral of the Lincoln diocese, will preside at the estigation and the testimony will be ro- viewed and judgnient pronvimeed by him. This citation (s peremptory und final. By order of the right reverand bishop. JOSERH T. ROOHE, . Changellor and Secretary. MAY MANAGE LINCOLN'S TEAM. The local management of the Lincoln Base Ball club has had some little difficulty in securing a manager for tne local team dur- ing the coming Western league season. About ten days ago it was announced that McClusky of Montgomery, Ala., would man- age the club, but it has since been learned that Mr. McClusky would not be able to ac- cept the position. Negotiations were then opened with Buck Ebright, now of California, but formerly a well known player in the Western league in the halcyon days of that organization when it was composed of Omaha, Lincoln, Hastings, Denver, Leadville, Topeka, Atchison and St. Joe. Ebright, who was the well known back stop of the Hast- ings team, proposes to bring a_thoroughly equipped team of players from California to Lizcoln and play it during the coming sea- son. s proposition has been accepted and a telegt\m was forwarded to him today. REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE MAYOR. The Salyation army bas marched to Lin- coln from\Omaha to assist Mayor Weir in his crusade against the social evil. The army will endeavor to reclaim the fallen sis- terhood as fast as the latter are smoked out by the mayor and his special policemen. The work will be in charge of Mrs. Major French of Omaha, whose wide experience in the re- clamation of the fallen gives her especial ad- vantages. Mrs. French held a_preliminary meeting at the hall in the Young Men's Christian_association building at 8 o'clock this afternoon. 1t is proper to state that the Omaha leader comes to Lincoln at the ear- nest solicitation of the members of the Lin- coln branch of the Women's Christian Tem- perance union, and the two organizations will work in concert. It is proposed to furnish respectable homes for all the residents of the Lincoln half world who will accept them, and the ladies expect to raise funds to assist them In carrying out the work. The mayor's crusade will not be inaugurated until Marc 1, and before that date arrives the Christian women of Lincoln expect to have completed all their arrangements for caring for the un- fortunates, who will otherwise be driven into the street or to other cities. STATE MORTGAGE RECORD. The reports from the various counties on the farm mortgages filed and released during the year have been compiled by the state labor commissioner and a comparison made with the records of 1892, The showing is @ most flattering one. In 1893 there were 23,015 mortgages filed, amounting to $23,- 474,707.06, agalnst 25,780, amounting to $24.- 779,244.47 In 1892, The number of mort- gages satisfled during 1893 was 22,693, amounting to $16,851,142.70, against 26,970, amounting to $20,037,064.03" in 1892, Con- sidering the hard' times the showing is re- garded as remarkable by competent au- thorities. AMILY ROW IN COURT. Almost the entire Senagamblan population of Lincoln gathered in Justice Gould's court this afternoon to listen to the recital of the tribulations of the Sharpenstein family. The occasion for the highly colored affair grows out of the somewhat sensational elopement of Constable Mallory with Miss Tillle Sharpenstein. The girl, who had always borne a good reputation in Lincoln, was Induced to accompany Mallory when the latter left his wife and creditors and removed himself to Duluth. A few weeks later the colored Lotharlo:deserted his com- panion, leaving her to find her way back to Lincoln the best way '#he could.” A week ago last evening as the &l and her mother were returning from chiréh they were as- salled by a number; of . nelghbors, who roundly abused the girl for her escapade. The Sharpensteln family took the matter to the justice courts, and, as’a result, Mrs. E. Barnett, Mrs, Mallory and Mrs. Lizzie Hardy were arrested’ and charged with having uttered and usbd Yile and indecent language In tho presence. of Mrs. Annie Sharpenstein, RECOVERING FROM THE BLIZZARD. Lincoln Is today recevering from the ef- fects of the blinding storm of snow and wind which raged all day yesterday. The Street Rallway company was most serlously affected. Herolc efforis were made all day yesterday to keep the lines open, but the sucs coss was Indifferent, A large force of shovelers was put to work at 9 o'clock last night and at 6 o'clock this morning some of the principal lines were in pretty feir shape. The. lines to College View, Lincoln Normal, Cotner, Hawthorne and West Lin. coln are still closed, but It is believed that cars will be making regular trips by morn- ing. The South Seventeenth street line the penitentiary line and the one to Univers- ity Place have been running during the greater part of the day, 160 men belng em- ployed by the company to assist the snow plows in clearing the tracks. The railroad trains have all been late, the Rock Island's train from Omaha, due here at 8:20, not ar- o5 David o of S oslastical au- in the 1 on Leb) ly to the » the opprobri- rrious sean- riving until noon. the Durlington, was The westbonnd fiyer on considerably over an hour late and trains from the south are all running several hours behind their scheduled time. SENTIMENT FAVORS ARGANRIGHT, Willlam Smeltzer's Slayor Anxlous to Sceure n Trial AUBURN, Neb, Feb. 12.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—The facts about the kill- ing of Willam Smeltzer by J. W. Arga bright, or “Will"" as he is familiarly known here, are now pretty generally known and the sentiment of the people here and in the nelghborhood of the two families has taken a decided change in favor of Argabright since Friday night. His father, who is quite well- tolo, Is taking an active part in the defense of his son and will see to it that he does not lack for counsel in this matter. The pre liminary hearfng has been set for Saturday at the réquest of Argabright, to enable him to be represented by the attorney of his chofce. Mr. Smeltzer was quite well-to-do, and his family will also employ eminent counsel to assist the prosecution and the trial promises to be a very stubborn fight. The district court meets March 12 and it is now thought that both sides will want a trial then, Aged § Fatally In Al SCRIBNER, Neb., Feb (Spectal to The Bee.)--Mrs. Frederick Hartman, a Ger- man lady living in the eastern part of town, was accidentally burned to death yesterday. She was at home alone about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and it is supposed she was putting some cobs in the cook stove, using her apron to hold the stove lifter, which ignited her apron, communicating to her other clothing. he badly crippled with rheumatism and unable to heip herself. She ran out of doors and fell exhausted The neighbors carried her into the house and med help was called, but she died shortly after the physician arrived. She was badly burned around the body, her flosh being burned to a crisp. She leaves a husband and four children. ured 1 PROPOSED PL Hastings People May Issue Bonds to Ad- vance the Seheme, HASTINGS, Feb. 12.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The THastings Irrigation Canal and Power company this evening submited a proposition to the city council asking for an election upon the question of issuing bonds in the sum of §75,000 to the compan The company agrees to build a canal fro; the Platte river to Hastings, erect power houses, etc., for the generation and distribu tion of 1,500 horse power, and to furnish the city power for operating water works, elec- tric lighting and all other purposes at 50 per cent of the present cost. Work on the canal is to begin within thirty days after the bonds are voted CANAL, ptertain Dodge Cou FREMONT, Feb. Bee)—The Dodge Farmers. 12.—(Special to The, county farmers institute will hold its initial session in Fremont, March 2 and 3. Eminent speakers from abroad have been engaged, and every pre- liminary arranged to make the meeting one of great interest. Rey. Mr. Brown, who has filled the Meth- odist Episcopal pulpit so acceptably and ably for tlie past two vears, has been en- gaged by the National Chautauqua associa- tion as its secretary, and will soon enter upon his duties with headquarters at Chau- tauqua, N. Y. The fee book cf the sheriff of the county seems to have been doctored by some de- signing person adding about $220 to his debit account with Dodge county. He can- not account for it in any other way than that some political enemy has taken this course to throw him into discredit with the people. The forgeries are neatly done, and were only discovered by comparing his accounts with the court docket in the office of the district clerk. The committees appointed to take prelim- inary action on building a Grand Army hall met today and prepared a report for the meeting of the league on Thursday night. The unanimous sentiment was to build a hall two stories in height, the upper for lodge and the lower for enfertainment and social purposes. It was the sentiment of the com- mittee to proceed without unnecessary delay to procure the ground and raise the neces- sary money, much of which has been already subscribed. 1t is proposed to make it a home for the patriotic societies of the city. TECUMSEH, Feb. ~(Special to The Bee)—W. R. Harris, N. 8. Sutherland, J. L. Young and §. P. Davidson are home from their Florida trip. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Greogry entertained Mrs. Robert Relley of Wymore and Mrs. G. L. Fisher of Superior the past week. Miss Adda Russell is visiting in St. Joe. Rey. Dr. Harsha spent part of last week in Omaha. Miss Martha Ort is back from an extended visit to her parents in Des Moines, C. A. Talcott has gone to Humboldt. Roy Stewart of Lincoln was the guest of his brother, §, §. Stewart, last week. Migs Anna Needham ®is home from a month's visit with friends in Kearney. Miss Maie Hassett visited in Lincoln last week. The Misses Teare and Bousfield of Auburn were the guests of Mrs. P. A, Brundage last week. Mrs. C. M. Chamberlain and Miss Anna Gould visited in Lincoln last week. Messrs. M. Wolf and Eugene Schloss re- celved the members of the Young Men's Christian associavion at thelr rooms last Tuesday evening. Ord Notes and Personals. ORD, Neb., Feb. 12.—The ladies of the Episcopal church, assisted by home talent, gave a theatrical performance at the opera louse last Monday evening. The drama, “One Hundred Years Ago,’ was rendered, followed by the farce, “‘Prof. Baxter's Great Invention, or Old Malds Made New." The affair was a success in every particular and netted the church $43 Mrs. 8. D. Ayres gave a tea party to a few friends Monday evening. Mrs. John F. Barron of Grand Island, who has been visiting with friends in the city, returned home Tuesday. Mrs. Mary D. Reed of Oakland, Cal., who has been visiting her relatives here left for Oakland Wednesday. Hon. A. M. Robbins left Saturday morning on a visit to Omaha and Lincoln. Petitions are In circulation asking the Board of County Supervisors to sumbit to the voters at next fall's election the question of a repenl of the township organization system, Tho cost of this system is proving a heavy burden to the taxpayers with little or no compensating advantage North Platte Religions NORTH PLATTE, Feb. (Special to The Bee)—During the past three weeks North Platte has experienced a genuine re- liglous shaking up. Unlon revival sery- ices conducted by Rev. A. J. Nathan, have been prolific of much good, but from the “seat of the scornful” considerable gnashing of teeth has been heard. The words and methods of the evangelist have been froely criticised, verbally and through the medium of the local press, but the good work has been energetically carried on despite ad- verse comments. More than 200 persons have been converted. The services were concluded yesterday evening. From here the evangelist will go to Fremont. The best wishes of the Christian people of North Platte will go with him. 12 Sold Liguor Tlogally. BEATRICE, Feb, 12.—(Special to The Bee)—In the district court today J J. Fletcher of Liberty ent d a plea of Rullty to two Indictments for the illegal sale of lquor. He was fined $260 and costs and will lay it out in the county jall. Telegram District Court ut Nebraska City. NEBRASKA CITY, Feb, 12.—(Special Tel gram to The Bee.)—DIistrict court convene this afternoon, Judge Chapman presiding The grand jury is in session and much in terest |3 taken In Its deliberations Result of & Nelghborhood Row, HASTINGS, Feb. 12.—(Special Telogram to The Bee)—C. W. Stewart, a well known populist of Nebraska, who was arrested on a Every bright housekeeper wants it. ALl bright grocers keep it. Made only by X ExReakaCo, i complaint_sworn out by George E. Brown, charging Ste rt with having used vile lan- guAge to provoke an assault, was today dis charged by County Judge Baily. It seems that Brown's boys, who have been making themselves terrors to the neighborhood, were discovered by Stewart throwing bricks at the latter's house and the owner of the property remonstrated rather vigorously. The Brown boys were arrested, charged with incorrigi- bility. Brown then had Stewart’s daughter arrested, charged with the same offense combined with mendicancy and vagranc and Stewart with assault and attempting to provoke an assault Nebraskn Snow LITCHFIELD, Neb., The Bee)—The worst storm of the season commenced Saturday evening. This morning it is still snowing. Tt is not very cold, and this fall of snow certainly assures this part of Nebraska a most bountiful crop for 1804, NEBRASKA CITY, Feb. 12.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—This section was visited terday by the heaviest snow storm for years. All railroads were blocked for hours Storm Notes. Feb. 12.—(Special to today, but were open this evening. BOARD OEHEALTH. of Tnspectors Again Postponod - Milk Dealers' Resolution. The Board of Health met yesterday after- noon and again disappointed the hopes of those who have been expecting positions as inspectors of something with a salary at- tachment. The milk dealers presented a communica- tion to the hoard as follows: Resolved, That the Board of Health be notl d that thie Milk Dealers nssociation will sub- mit to the itk tho ction appertaining to foed he repoaled or zated, that the number of times of © ction be increased, and that the provision lating to c and healthfalness bo rigidly enfol Dr. Saville said that in his opinion the section of the ordinance relative to the char- acter of the feed of dairy cattle was an cs- sential one and should be rigidly enforced. It was ordered that the communication be returned to the milk dealers with the in- struction that the proper body to present it to was the city council, which passed the ordinance. The question of collecting the license fee from the milk dealers was discussed, and it was decided that it was the duty of the license inspector to collect it without any instructions from the board. The communication of the fire and police board in regard to the purchase and equip- ment of an ambulance was read, and it was the unanimous opinion of the board that it would be a good thing, but that the board did not have the means to buy one or-oper- ate it after it was purchased. The com- munication was referred to the city council with a recommendation that the ambulance be Bbught, provided it could be secured without taking any of the funds of the board. The secretary reported that he had rented a building near Rescue hall at an expense of $25 a month for the use of the measles patients and the board endorsed the expendi- ture. Chief Seavey moved that the secretary re- port at the next meeting of the board the amount of money expended last year by order of the board on account of hospital expenses. In this connection the mayor pre- sented some figures that he had collected. Ho said that the levy for the current year would produce a little over §9,000 after allow- ing for losses in collection and out of this bills now outstanding to the amount of $213.60 would have to be paid. The money necessary for hospital and attendant ex- penses and for carting off dead animals would bring the amount available for the pay of inspectors and other necessary salaries down to between $4,000 and $5,000. The exponses already authorized by the board would cause on overlap of about $119 a month, and as the members of the board were responsible on their bond for any excess of expenditure they had better go a little slow about ap- pointing any more inspectors. The secretary stated that he could get along with his pres- ent force until warm weather. Mr. Duncan moved that as they were re- sponsible on their bond for any excess of expenditure over the amount of the ley that hereafter the roll be called on the ap- propriation of all money, and the motion prevailed. Adjourned to next Monday at 3 o'clock, and the small army of would-be inspectors who had_been waiting to see if they had drawn a lucky number silently wended their way down the stairs with an expression which told too plainly of hope deferred, which maketh the heart sick. Lt NEWS FOR THE ARMY. Changes In Assignment An eral Dandy's Rotire WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 pecial Tele- gram to The Bee.)—The leave granted Sec- ond\Lieutenant Willlam 0. Johnson, Nine- teenth infantry, Is extended fifteen days. The commanding general, Department of alifornia, will detail a captain or first lieu- tenant serving with a regiment in his com- mand to relieve Captain Leopold O. Parker, First infantry, of the charge of the recruit- ing rendezyous at San Francisco, March 12, A board of off rs I8 appointed to meet at Vancouver Barracks, Wash., for the exam- ination of such officers as may be ordered before it, to determine their fitness for pro- motlon. Detail: Colonel Thomas M. Ander- son, Fourteenth Infantry; Lieutenant Colonel Augustus ‘G, Robinson, deputy quartermaster geheral; Licutenant Colonel William D, Wol- verton, deputy surgeon general; Major corge §. Wilson, assistant adjutant gen- eral; Captain William H. Aruth, assistant surgeon; Captain John McE. Hyde, assistant quartermaster, recorder. Captain Charles A. H. McCauloy, assistant quartermaster, will report in person to Colonel Anderson at Vancouver Barracks at such time as he may designate for examina- tlon as to his fitness for promotion Lieutenant Colone George B Dandy, deputy quartermaster general, is placed on the retired list on account of age. His re tirement will result In the promotion of MaJjor James Gillis to the grade of lieutenant colon and of Captain Charles R. Barnett to the grade of major, and will leave a va cancy in the list of captains and assistant quartermasters for the president to fill from the outside. — Chango at Creighton College Rov. 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