Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 18, 1894, Page 3

FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE Benate Tariff Bill to Be Laid Before the Full Committee Tuesday, SOME CHANGES REPORTED TO BE MADE Rumors that a Duty Sugar, the Tax and a Duty Laid on Conl. Tas Been Plac n Whisky Increased a on WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE BEF 513 Fourteenth Street, WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, It i# the understanding that the tarift bill will be laid before the full membership of the senate finance committee by the democrats of that body on Tuesday morning. This s promised by Chalrman Voorhees. The changes made in the bill by the democratic members of the commjt- tee will be given to the public when the measure fs placed in the hands of the re- publican members of the committee, It is understood that there have not been many changes made in the measure, and that it will pass the senate In practically the form it passed the hou It s stated that there will be a duty of 1 cent per pound placed upon all grades of sugar; that the whisky tax has been Increased to $1.20 per gallon and the bonded period extended to five years; that a duty of 30 cents 40 cents per ton has been placed upon conl and possibly, although not probably, a slight duty laid on iron ore. It is stated, also, that no duty has been placed upon wool or timber, and that otherwise than therein reported the bill has not been ma- terially amended, There were many rumors afloat at the caplitol today about the committal of the bill to the finance committee, with instructions to grant hearings to representatives of in- dustries who have been here for many days begging an_opportunity to give the finance committee information which would lead it to make further changes. The sugar men have protested against the 1 cent duty and aemanded that a duty of not less than 1 cents per pound shall be levied for prote tion, if there is to be no recognition of the bounty pledge in the McKinley law. Mem- bers of the subcommittee having the bill in charge have snubbed the representativ 75,000 working men from New Jersey New England, now here for a hearing. It s upon what appears to be excellent authority, that Senators Hill and Murphy of New York and Smith of New Jersey, democrats, and Allen of Nebraska and Peffer of Kansas popullsts, have promised the republicans to vote for recommittal of the bill, while your correspondent has heard the two senators from Louislana state in most positive terms that they would vote for recommittal it only 1 cent per pound duty is placed upon sugar. Five democratic and populist votes added to the solid vote of- the republicans will recommit the bill. If solemn demo- cratic threats and announcements amount to anything the senate will vote to send the bill back to the committee with instructions to grant hearings and with a view to mak- ing further amendments to the measure, NAL VOTE ON THE TARIFF BILL. Democratic members of the senate com- mittee on finance refer al inquiries as to the date when the tariff bill will be disposed of to the republican leaders in the se; “Of course the majority will do every- thing they can to expedite consideration of the bill, and try to get it into law at the carliest’ possible day, but the republicans have it in their power to delay final action, wnd you must ask Senators Sherman, Alli" son or Aldrich of the finance committee, or some other republican leader,” fs the way the democratic senators reply to in- quirics as to when the tarift bill will be finally acted upon. Republican members of the finance com- mittee are wary of expressing opinion as to when the bill will be disposed of, or giving any indication as to the program of the minority, but they all declare that while the bill will not be rushed-through, there will be no factious delay on the part of the re- publicans. ““We do not propose to have democrats on the hustings during the approaching cam- paign lay at our door any responsibility for the continued depression in business,” said a leading republican member of the finance committee to The Bee correspondent. “The republicans cannot afford to herald their in- tentions respecting consideration of the tarift bill further than to say that there must be due consideration, time in which we may offer and adyocate proper amendments and warn the majority against the adoption of features which will” destroy the interests of the country, “You can emphasize the fact, however, that there will be no factious opposition, no opposition intended to simply delay final action, upon the part of the republicans. The democrats are contending that as soon as this bill gets into law the fires in the factories and mills will be started, the doors opened, men will return to work and there will be resumed at least a part of our former prosperity. WILL MERELY WARN THEM. “While we do not intend to stand idle and quiet,"and permit the democrats to pass any Xind ‘of a bill desired by them without sug- gestion and warning, it will not be truth- fully churged that we offered opposition simply to defeat final action. I realize thoroughly that from a political point of view it might be better for the republicans it the present conditions continued as far into the approaching campaign as possible. 1 realize further that when the Wilson tariff Dill becomes law many factories which have been closed will resume operations, and many men who are now idle will be given employ- ment. This of course will operate to a cor- tain extent against the republicans in their campaign. But 1 know and so do all the other republicans in congress that the fac- torles will hereafter, or 50 long as the Wilson tariff bill remains upon the statute books, operate without much, if any profit, and labor will bo paid less wages. Besides the cruelty which would attach to republican delay in action upon the tariff bill, there would at the same time be given the demo- crats opportunity to charge that delay to us, and for them fo say that times will be a great deal better under the operation of the uew tar ff law than they rcally will be; th fore it is better that the country know exactly how the Wilson bill will operate before the voters go to the polls, HISTORY WILL BE REPEATED. “Bvery Intelligent person knows,” con- tinued the republican senator, “that there has ow been a stop in the production of manufactured goods in this country for over & year; that very soon after the democratic victory in November, 1882, the factorles began to close up entirely or run on short time. There has since then been little pro- duced, and we have been steadily consuming the surplus, until we now find our factories almost empty. Certainly we have reached a point where they must start up on some basis and begin the production of sufficient to meet the pressing demands. The day of starting is being deferred until the tariff bill becomes law, so that the producers may know just what they can do.in the way of buying material and paying for labor. Thero would be some production and some sort of wages paid labor until the demands of consumers were checked if we went upon an absolutely free trade basis. This t- tle spurt of brightness in the commercial world the democrats during the coming cam- paign will take advantage of, and they will claim that it is the precursor or harbinger of better thmes permanently, But we all know that Europe is jammed full of manu factured geods, ready to be poured into this country as soon as the customs duties are lowered. Thus the factories cannot be kept going very long after the new tarift Boes into effect, unless they are run upon the English basis, You will remember that the democrats snnounced that as soon as we repealed the sllver purchasing act the hard times would be over. The repeal did fmprove conditions, but only momentarily, and now th are agaln distressful. You will se0 that history repeated when the new tariff law Is promulgate NEBRASKA AND THE BLAND BILL. ieneral acey of New York, of the house, Bave out a statement the other day to the effect that all of the Nebraska delegation in the house but one, Mr. Mercer, would vote for the Bland silver selgniorage bill, The next or statement s incorrect, Al of the Ne braska republicans in the house are opposed to colning or certificating the seigniorage, bolfeving 1t to bo a sacred security for the outstanding silver obligations, and they will vote against the Bland bill. Nebraska re. publicans say the Bland bill is a poiitical trick, intended to help out the democracy with a forced loan of $55,000,000 without calling it such; that it s to renew the mort gage on the populists by ylelding that much to their craze and to sustitute sflver certifi- cates for treasury notes, thus making two kinds of paper money in our countr, greenbacks, redcemable in gold, and the sil- ver certificates, redcemable only in silver, and thus effectually destroying the parity between our several kinds of money. Our republican members stand squarely on their platform and Insist that each dollar shall be kept good everywhere and in every way as every other doliar. D OF THE HAWAIIAN AFFAIR ithin a short time the curtain rung down on the Hawalian Ineident expected that Minister Willis will be re called, and this administration left witlrout A representative in that country, soon after the senate acts upon the report which Is about to be submitted from the forelgn re- Iatlons committee by Chairman Morgan The house has already adopted a resolution endorsing the policy of President Cleveland in opposition to the provisional government, and it is expected that the senate will take similar actfon. Then there will be nothing Ieft for this government to do but withdraw its diplomatic relations, as President Dole is to promulgate a constitutfonal form of government when the senate has followed the lead of the house, As soon as the senate endorses the dministration’s Hawailan policy, it is said that President Dole will give Minister Willis his pa ports, if the latter is not eariier recailed. IN A GENERAL WAY. In view of the contest for the varions customs offices now in_the hands of republi- caus in various parts of the country, a state- ment just prepared by Secretary Carlisle, showing the official emoluments of customs officers for the fiscal year ending June 30 last, becomes of interest. The customs offi- cers in The Bee's field received pay during the last fiscal vear as follows: Willlam H. _ Alexander,” Omaha, $3,000; Henry C. McArthur, ' Lincoln, $1 Charles Millner, Burlington, In., $425; William Arndt, Council Bluffs, $282; John C. Hotchkiss, Des Moines, $27; Georga ngler, Dubuque, $936; Jeremiah Sullivan, Montana and Idaho, $2,186; Nelson E. Nel son, North and South Dakota, $3,000 Mrs, Fred G. S. Shrader, wife of the well known newspaper correspondent, and for- merly of Omaha, died here last night. The funeral and burial will occur here tomor- row afternoon. Prof. A. L. Perry of Williams college Massachusetts, is visiting Secretary Morton, M. L. Roeder and wife of Omaia arc at Welker's, George . Beck of Buffalo, Wyo., s here for the season. Mr. Beck's friends here ba- lieve he may yet be elected to the Wyoming vacaney in the senate. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Tiffany of Omaha are at the St. PERRY S. HEATH. is to be 1t is D, ATORS AND THE TARI " What They Are Doing in Regard to the Wilson Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—The senate sub- committes on tariff sat as such in Senator Vest's room until 11 o'clock today and then repaired to the room of the finance com- mittee, where the meeting was continued with all the democratic senators of the com- mittee except Vance present. The members remained very close in the room, and it was impossible to secure information as to the detailed proceedings. It is known, however, they are making great efforts to gel the bill inshape for presentation to the full com- mittee at its regular meeting on Tuesday next, when the republicans will present their side. Sceretary Carlisle met with the subcom- mittee for an hour this morning, discussing in the main the administrative features of the bill and comparing figures with them as to the amount of revenue necessary and the best means of raising it. The committee is of the opinion that if the bill can be made to insure $450,000,000 per annum at present that sum can be made to serve the purposs. As times improve the revenue will naturally increase. Mr. Carlisle has also been consulted as to the proposed change in the whisky tax and the. best Information obtainable is that he has advised that there be no extension of the bon'ed period, unless there fs also @ corresponding increase of the tax, because of the revente requirements of the govern- ment and the necessity for an immedlate increase. Senators who are interested in securing an extension of the bonded perlod are firm in the belief that the committeo will report favorably to them in this respect. They also believe that there will be an increase which will meet Mr. Carlisle’s objections. Senator Proctor was before the democratic members for quite a time this morning, and it Is understood he put in a plea for several New England industries, marble being in- cluded in the list. Senator McPherson sat with the commit- tee and continued his efforts to secure cer- taln chanves in behall of the manufacturing interests of New Jersey. There has not been a day this week that there has mot been a large delegation from that state urging changos. Senator Smith has taken a very active part in behalf of some of these intere and he has gone to the extent of saying that tho success of the bill would be endangered un- less some concessions are made. The democratic members of the senate finance committee took up the sugar sched- ule, only to decide to postpone further con- sideration of it until next Monday, for the purpose of permitting the advocates of a duty another opportunity o be heard. It is supposed the democrats will desire to have the bill introduced In the senate as soon as possible, but the republicans will ask for time to consider before it shall be reported. Senator Morrill, senfor republican member of the commitiee, has announced his in- tention to ask an explanation of the changes made by the majority, and other repub- licans will sustain him in this. If the re- auest is granted some days will necessarily be consumed in this work. 1t the democrats should present a written report with the bill the republicans will also ask for time to consider the bill and prepare a minority report. Democratic members of the committee express the opin- fon that the bill will be presented to the sonate the latter part of next wéek. It will probably be the policy of the republicans to move to commit the bill when it is pre- sented, They will make an effort when tho bill Is under consideration to have it amended. S AN ACT OF CHARITY. cmiala Gives Up an Ited States, WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—The Department of State has just succeeded in securing a criminal from a country with which we have no extradition treaty Some months ago Joseph F. Fahn fled from Natchez, Miss., embezzling $90,000 and a quantity of dia- monds, After long inquiry he was located in Guatemala, and, S there is no extradition treaty between the United States and that country, 8. K. Winchester, who was a close friend of the embezzler, went to Guatemala to en- deavor to secure the return of hn and the valuables. Winchester fell a victim to the climate and died suddenly. Mr. White, the governor of Mississippl, urged the Depart- ment of State to act, and finally W. M. Forsee, an agent of the department, was sent to Guatemala. As an act of comity, solely, the Guatemalan government caused the arrest of Fahn, and a letter received at the State department announced Forsee had sailed for San Francisco, bringing Fahn and the bonds and diamonds Gua abezzler to the News from Nicaragua. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—The news of the seizure of Greytown by the troops of the Nicaraguan government, which was un- oficially received here totlay, Is not believed to indicate that American Interests in that important section of Central America have been placed in jeopardy. All arrangements which the United States has made or at- tempted touching on the Nicaragua canal have been directly with the Nicaraguan gov- ernment; no official intercourse has been had with the local authorities at Greytown, and our consular agent at that town holds an excquatur from the Nicaraguan govern- ment, THE OMAHA VAN WYCK'S VIGOROUS VIEWS He Sizes Up the Political Situation in Ne- braska with Obaracteristio Frankness, HITS DEMOCRATS AND KICKS REPUBLICANS Middle-of-the.Road ¥ « for Partisanship ver Men of All Partie as -the Only Solution. ndemned Fusion WASHING Bee.)—Ex TON, Feb, 17.—(Special to The nator Charles H. Van Wyck of Dbraska, who fs spending the winter in Washington, is a close student of legislation in congress, tho work of the administration and the affairs of the country, 1 he is taking a deep interest in the coming contest at the polls between the three great political parties. He has been giving considerable attentisn to the pol'ti al o.tlo k of N-braska, and In a conversation with The Bee corre spondent expressed himself freely and vigor- ously on the affairs of that state. The ex senator was asked as to his opinion of the future of the populist anl democratic parties In his own state, and reminded that the populists in Nebraska are re-organizing for the pproaching contest, “Yes, sir, they are clearing the deck: more effective work il Genera Wyck. “Dr. Miller's speech at acksonfan banquet in Omaha was a revela- tion, removing the veil from the lon of many who had thought they had seen the African in the wood pile for years past, clearly portraying what has been the cause of the defeat of the pesple’s party L Miller is one of the strongest men in is he not? For the doctor's ability have the highest resp said Genel Van W k. ““And the doctor has great strength because he is frank. You remember at one time he proclaimed himself a dyed-in-the- wool monopolist, and fearing the people might doubt his sincerity he actually made sol n oath that he was and desired to be 80 con: red, In the aforesaid speech to the faithful the doctor first Informed his brother democrats that there was trouble in thelr camp; that there was an Internccine war; that two great clubs like the Samosets and Jacksonians could not exist in one state; that they were troubled with too many grea men. Then he warned them that unl they harmonized and united it was evident the democrats could not succeed, and in one year the populists would triumph, or what would be less horrible, the republicans vould win." “The doctor himsel ing a new revelation VAN WYCK'S PLEA FOR FUSION. “Bless you, no! This has evidently been the doctor's preaching and practice the last four years, and certain leaders have co operated with him and will now make his- tory and fact conform to his prophesies, He again wants to defeat the dreaded populis and defeat them as he has done In the pa by nominating democratic tickets and then urge the devoted to vote it straight, It the democracy cannot succeed Dr. Miller wants the republicans to continue in power A few populists are very much like the do tor—if they cannot succesd, then better have republicans. If by such infiuence the republican party is to be kept con- tinually in power fsn't it time to learn more ense or ground arms? Dr. Miller and his brand of partisans who alwavs boast and practice the uncompromising partisanship, always teach and inspire that there is no political good outside the straight ticket. So It was in cack Judicial election and the state election of last year. No one knew better than tho candidates. that the only ends to be gained was their defeat and the success of their old republican adversaries, satisfied to pun- ish the populists because unwilling to clect democratic candidates who were more ob- noxious to some than the old republicans. And the new party, tho populists or inde- pendents, unwittingly were helping that class of democrats. We were arraigning the partisan democrats for bitter partisan. ship, and yet we were doing the same thing by preaching and prating ‘keep in the mid- die of the road,’ and we could consent to no man unless he not only believed as we did, but had made all the pledges and prom. ises we had. We have tried the middle ot the road for four years, and have never got out of the middle of the road, and left tho opposition in control of all else. I was al- ways in favor of a fair fuslon. It is moro important now than ever. 'orporate and money power have the nation by the throat The Rothschilds in Europe and Wall street in America control hoth continents. Inde- pendents and pro-silver anti-monopoly dem- ocrats have a common cause and should unite in tickets as well as policy, but are beating their brains out against straight tickets and keeping in the ‘middle-of tho road’ until the country is injured, its pros. perity stagnated, by contracting the cur. rency, by withdrawing $4,500,000 of silver a month, by putting out furnace fires, throwing the multitude out of employment and making reductions of protection duties almost impossible. In Nebraska we have had four years experience with searcely uny heneficlal results, If we have learned noth- ing from experience our latter end will bo worst than the first. It is suicidal folly to continue the same policy which has brought us a succession of defeats. We want or- ganization to further our principles, not re. tard them. What better are we than the old parties if we decline to support the men, who, belleving with us the faith, can- not riouth our party shibboleth? Succesn ucler the banner of principle is better th defeat under the guise of party perfection “Then what will the populists do to im- prove it?" Then what?"" repeated General Van Wyck, “Let us make one more effort to acy omplish practical results, stop what our adversaries approve. There are enough pro-silver anti- monopoly democrits and rapublicans in Ne- braska, if voting with the populists, to make a large majority."” ONLY ONE HOPE FOR SALVATION. “It was generally believed that straight- laced democrats and popullsts in Nebrask voted for Weaver electors to take the state from Harrison, as the Weaver electers Ir the end would have fayored Cleveland, eh? “No, sir, far from it. The democrat ticket was put in the fleld with no hope of its success, and with a full knowledge and for the purpose of saving the state to Har- rison. When slavery dominated, slave holders and their northern allies had no trouble to work the same result. Now corporations and combined capital the same. Can't we learn from then Both old parties are manipulated by the same fn fluence. Look at the boasted bloody shirt and bloody chasm. Representatiyes rush- ing like John Sherman to stay up the hands and support John G. Carlisle under the pre tense of patriotism. It is enough to make Lincoln and Chase turn in their coffins And the work of depression goes on. Car- lisle and Sherman have long told us a surplus in the treasury was dangerous, and they soon rid us of that danger. That ft was shameful to pay interest on outstand ing bonds, they declared, and they pald in promiums’ $60,000,000, or nts on every dollar, if the Rothschilds and corporations would graciously consent to accept it for bonds not yet due; and then the Siamese Johns would give no rest until they could issue $60,000,000 additional bonds, drawing inter- est. Then in a few months there will be needed another $50,000,000, and then an other, until they have obtained what they demanded, $200,000,000 of interest-bearing bonds. A blind man can see this and un derstand its significance. What we need for speedy prosperity is more money, either silver or greenbacks. It saved the nation's lite at one time, it will restore pros- perity now. Lét us suspend politics for the present, unless we restore the policy and currency of our fathers. Unless all who agrea on principles will also unite on a ticket the struggle will continue without results."” and frankness must be lately enjoy- Smallpox on the China Station. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Some anxi has been excited in naval ciroles by the re port that smallpox has broken out on the United States steamship Baltimore, now lying at Hong Kong, China. It seems, how- DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, partment that the disealf has not appeared on the Baltimore, but tere is one case on board the United States steamship Concord, which is closely quarantined there. RUSSTAN THNTLE. Bills Before Congress Looking to Its Ex- t nination. WASHINGTON eb, 17 ~Hearlngs were given by the house cotfmittee on agricul ture today to representatives of the farm- ing int ats of the northwest who favor the bills before congress' fAr the extermina tion of the Russtan ‘thistle. Governor Shortridee of North Daketa was the prin- cipal speaker. The secretyry of agriculture was ridiculed by Representative Sibley, a democrat from Pennsylvania, breause of a letter written last August stating that the weed was a blessing, because sheep would At it Repre publican, nd entative Haliner, a Nebraska resented the remarks of M fended the The first speaker Boen of Minnesota, Who terminating the thistie before congre s, and he_described the advantages of the w.ed. nor Shortridge sald that the weed 1 been brought in by immigrants a few ars ago and had spread until it had cov- ered 70,000 square miles. It grew to a ht of three feet, compietely choking out Unless war could be successfully agalnst this weed many farmers wonld b compelled to abandon {heir wtirely. State legislation had ~been rected against it for its destruction town and county agencies, but this insufficient, ivoeatel a liberal fon from Kress was read from A dent of the Great N [ ote: “Unlers united tuken by the farmers in different ties and the raflroads the dam land would be infinitely greater of the worst grasshopper plague tricts have ever experienced. Farmers discouraged because the weed com- choked the growth of grain. s had _been within three y and was danger of further extension to Minnesota and North Dakota by shipments letter, Dirkot supe ron i mmuni- ge to the than any these dis from Governor Sheldon of that the weed haa found lodaine » southern counties of the state for years and was jist mikl appeirancs in northera Dakota, whers the ple were much alarmed. He has been ths paop'e pre‘erred ssiun thistls th foxtail grass In a to questions from Represent Simpson, the pevernar stated that 1,000.001 acres of the 250 00K a North bakota L to ment. Ruseian old him that lrge had been absolutely od. centative Sibley surprise the R the g officers ad in Ry abandoned of Pennsyly you mnot a letter from agriculture saying that shcutd regard th's weed as a ble the the replied that Secretary Morton had written such a letter, but in his opinfon the secretary must have been deceived by newspaper articles written by a man who had sheep to sal Then Representativ ey secretary of agriculturc t the low prics of wheit w ause it could be sold ab; gold brovght back in return, coretary Mortow's letter’ was cha iz>d by Governor Shortridgs as “rot.” Representative Halner rose to s: -1 tn protect Secretary ! had @ decp in- of ‘the agricultural stated that had written the n sec o necessity fo secretary,” replied, M his words is ty attack him. 1 put no words in His mouth that he did not use. We haye specimens of th secretary's cat interest in the agricul- tural classes. ns he Iy to b discussed, It the secretary balicves the weed is a bless- 1€, he is not the man (0 put in charge of the measures for its extermination.” Chairman Hateh of " the committe clared the dircussicn out of order ended it. ) Major Charles W, Buttz of Buttsville, N. D. i large farmer and an ex-member of cong addressed the committee upon the ¢ s of the wend, It choked the grain binding machinés. he said. and made their use impossible. The T sian govern- iment kad taken charge of its iafested land for twa yvears, feeding the farmers an- time. i Congress permitted the for- efgne to enter who brgueht the ed, it hould furn’sh funds for' extermination. an eulogy Siblev. de- and m OUR INTERESTS IN SAMOA. Some Interesting Questions of Diplomacy that Have Arisen. WASHINGTON, Feb, 17—The intimation brought by the last Australian steamer that a movement was afoot to change the bipartite agreement relative to Samoa, which was probably the only means of pre venting act hostillties between the United States and Germany a few years ago, Is news to the offiefals in Washington. The proposition mentioned contemplated the delegation to ohe of the three treaty powers—the United States, Great Britain 0 Germany—the responsibllity now di- vided between the peac*ful government of the Samoan group of islands. There ca no doubt that the (ripartite z ment has a ver given entire satisfa of the parties affected, and, probably, St of all, 1y the unfortuite natives, who suld 1o b “governed to death.” The arrangements were also anamolous nd without precedent so far as the United ates was concerned, for, although in aypt the (7 ta(s poriicipated in an international al scheme, and in Japan forced lal arrangement in which other nat'ons shared, st'll this country has never before undertiken to pariicipate di- in_conjunction with other nations, actual government of another coun During the progress of the long wn out Haw ate in congress v references were made to this en*ang alliance, and President Claveland him- in one’ of his messages to congr d the case as an illu trafion of the e sults likely to follow interf resee in Ha- airs. But the Berlin-Samoan 18 the means of tding over a ve crisis in American diplomacy, and it Is the general impression that the has not yet arrived when any chang attempted without reviving un feelings and jeopardizing our in- s in the Pacific, RESCUE OF THE § FOR THE IARRAGE sh re People Want O1d Ship Floated WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—"New shire did much to furnish the country the he is naturally the old warship,” said veferring o his res- o rescu expedition the circumsta under arge was built, The order had come to the Portsmouth navy yard to build a ship with all the speed possible in order to cove wi h the privateer and cc federate flotilla which were playing havoc with northern shippine. The people of Portsmouth partook of the patriotic spirc of the times and watched the buflding of the ship as a home iustitution. The bes timber procurable - was sought for her. There was a small clump of ouk on the side of the Kear-arge mounia’n which was known to bo the chelcest growth In the state. 1t wus a long distance from Ports mouth, but it was cut and hauled there and erved in he sturdy Structure of the shi These Kearsar ave the ship b name. When the S manned a son of New Hampshire wes made executlve officer. This was the Thurston whose name is connected with tha,exploits of the ship. Gunner Stoddard, who managed the big ven-inch krun which did havoc with the Alabama, ™ also 0 New Hamp shire man. He is the one who now pro- poses to rescue the old ship. Altogether, New Hampshire has had much to do with the beginning and endng of the Kearsarge. It Will Bo Upbn Party 1 WASHINGTON, Peh. 17 -Sufficient known of the procecdings of the state sen- ate Hawailan committee today to Justify the statement that ‘Uwr-- will be two re- ports and that the ivision will be party lines, Senator, Morgan joining w his democratic colledgues in o report Sus- taining the administration and the report of Mr. HBlount In @il ess thculars while the minority will him and sustain Mr. Stevens. It is probable, how- ever, that Mr. Blount will be criticlzed for the ex parte churacter of some of the t timony taken uand for his fallure to give both sides of the controversy an equal op portunity to be heard. The report prepared by Mr. Morgun has been amended in som respects at the suggestion of other dem ocratic members, but it will be essentlally, when made puplic, as prepired by the chafrma to the Hamp with de recalls which the Kear: ceg Foreign Weavers. ON, Feb. 17.-The Hurt of Philadelphia charged by the New York immigrati cers with violating the allen contract law In bringing to this country four weuvers to work In ex-Postmaster ( Wanamaker's establishment, |s the attention of the treasury After a brief examination held perintendent Stumpff decided to case to Mr. Rogers at Philac further examination. It will ase of who s y ofth labor Irish eneral attracting officlal today Su. send th elphia f¢ be several ever, from advices recelved at the Navy de- | days before final action is taken, IT WAS A PRETTY PICTURE Women of the Equal Suffrage Convention Have Their Photographs Taken, WHAT THEY DID IN MEETING YESTERDAY Tributes the} West—In that Section the Cause of Equal Suffrage Flourishes to a Greater Extent Elsewher to than WASHINGTON, Feb, 17.—The ladies tending the woman suffrage convention thele photographs taken in a group this morning. There was a large amount of business on the program for transaction today and the convention immediat pro- ceeded to busimess after the picture was taken. The subject of assistance to the work of the assoclation upon the present news apers of the countr: ame up incidentally, a8 a question of discussion, and, in this con- nection, letters read from D. R. An- thony, a newspaper man of Kansas, offering to publish items of interest the cause, and a letter from Governor Waite of Cold rado, on the subject of woman suffrage in that stat There was a feeling winong some of the delegates to the convention that the next meeting should be held in some other eity than Washington S0 many of the conventions had been held here that it was Dbelieved more od might be complished by meeting in some one of the cities in which the woman suffrage question is paramount, as the moral effect might be beneficial. Invitations were extended to the convention to meet in Washingten, Cin- cinnati, Atlanta and Detroit. Fifteen min- utes were allowed to the adherents of each city to present their views. Washington found a friend in Mre. Lillle Devercaux Blak who 1d that the capital was the proper place to hold the convention, be- cause the law-making power was here, Miss Anthony seconded Mrs. Blake and said that more had been accomplished by holding the conventions here during the past twen years than would have been ac complished ‘had they been held elsewhere The newspaper reports sent out from this city were more elaborate and complete than would be sent out from any other city, and she spoke in complime! terms of the As- soclated press in sending out daily reports ot the convention. Speeches in favor of holding the next meet- ing at Cincinnati were made by Mrs. Jeff, Mrs, Detrick, Mrs. Carrie Lane Chapman, Mrs. Brown and Miss Laura Clay. They held that the sentiment in favor of woman suffrag: was greater in the west than in the east and that the moral effect of holding a convention in Cincinnati was bound to be good, especially in the far west, where woman suffrage had made its greatest progress. The delegates who spoke favored taking advantage of the provision of the constitution which, by appli- cation, allows the convention to meet every other year in soime other place than Wash- ington. One delegate intimated that if therc should not be a change in the place of meet- ing there might be a split in the organization. Atlanta had for its champions Miss gusta Howard, Miss Maxwell and Mr. Miss Maxwell said a woman's convention S T rded in the south as a curiosity, and to bring the woman's suffrage conven- tion to th south would bring women to- gether from all over that section of the south. Mr. Henry Blackwell and Rev. W. A. Nazh also thought Atlanta was the proper place for the next meeting. Frederick Douglas of this city also seconded this proposition. Ninety-four votes were cast for Atlanta, resulting in the selection of the southern city. At the afternoon session of the convention Miss Catherine Spence of Australia delivered an address, which had for its basis the im- provement ‘and reform in poll affairs. Miss Spence conducted an election in the audience, illustrating the reform proposed by the National Representation league, of which Hon. William D. Foulke Is president. The remainder of the afternoon session was consumed in the discussion of a number of proposed amendments to the laws. The evening session was noticeable for the frequent references by the speakers to the senate’s vote on woman suffrage in Okla- homa and on the townsite question. Marian Howard spoke on “Some Georgia Curiosities,” and Harriet A. Shinn of Tllinois talked on “‘Woman Suffrage from a Business Woman's _ Standpoint Miss Elizabeth Yates of Maine spoke with strong sarcasm upon “‘Fashionable Thinking.” Rev. Anna Shaw discussed ‘“The Effect of the Theory of Subjection Upon the Character ot Woman,” incidentally praising the sena- tors who had, for the first time in the his- tory of the country, of their own accord, brought a_proposition into the senate to give women who were equal taxpayers with the men, equal rights. at had were, Au- Call. WILL BE TRIED IN MARCH, Pollard-Breckinridge Case Finally Given a Place on the Docket. WASHINGTON, Feb. udge Bradley of the district supreme court after listening to counsel for each side this morning fixed March 8§ as the date_for beginning the hear- ing of the suit of Madeline Pollard against Representative W. C. P. Breckinridge of Kentucky. The case came up for héaring today in the form of arguments on the question of postponements, The court room was crowded, many friends of the distinguished defendant being among the onlookers. Judge Jere Wilson and Calderon Carlisle of this city represented Miss Pollard, and Colonel Pirll B. Thompson of Kentucky and W. A. McKenny of this ‘city represented Con- gressman Breckinridge. Mr, McKenny took the place of Enoch Letten of this city, who is il in Florida. Counsel McKenny stated that he did not want a_postponement, but merely asked for a continuance of the caso until March 21, be- cause of the illness of Mr. Letten and th necessity of taking depositions, Mr. Car lisle followed. “We are here,” he said, “to oppose the motic ince the case was filed lust August no step has been taken in or out of the court by the defendant looking to a speedy trial of the case. The demurrer was filed, argued and overuled, and ther upon a plea put it under an order of the court (last Septembe othing has been done since until very lately, and that has not been to prepare for trial on the part of the defendant. The extraordinary nature of the case demands that the defendant be ready for trial. Colonel Letten is not the only counsel and the case can certainly be proceeded with in his absence. Notices have been given of a great number of depositions on the part of the defendant taken in Cincin- natl, Hot Springs, Va.; Danville, Lexington and’ Frankfort, Ky., and other places. It was early disclosed that a policy of delay and obstruction was to be carried out, and this has been done. ‘The case I8 an actlon breach of promise to marry. detalls the relations between the defendant and the plaintiff from 1884 to the time of bringing the suit. Now when the plaintiff is ready to go to trial she is met with the proposition, under the gulse of setting a day, to postpone the trial for more than a month. We ask the court to exerciso its discretion and not submit the plaintiff to an unreasona- ble and unwarranted delay.” Judge Wilson also spoke He argued that postponement owing to the absence of Mr. Letten was not warranted and that the plaintif’s counsel could not assent te the otlon unless afdavits wers flled showing the testimony to be taken I the proposed depositions was material, “They are seeking,” he sald, “to examine seventy. five or 100 witnesses on ma ters that ocearrea several years before any promise was made." Colonel hompson asked that the case be forwarded to a certain day In the term, in- stead of belng continued, and then letting it lay over until the next term of the court six or eight months elapsing before its trial."" H po 17— for damages for The third count for the plaintifr. argued that instead of seeking a_post ement was trying to force a trial We'll see when we get through,” he con cluded, “‘whether the plaintiff is entitled to the respect of th court is here for a vindicative purpose. Mr. Breckinridge's counsel stated that March 18 would be a satisfactory date for | the trial, while Counsel Carlisle urged that EBRUARY 18, 1894--SIXTEEN PAGES. 1 N0 SHOW FOR POSTORFICES After a long referring to not_the only February 27 be settled upon discussion Judge Bradley, after the fact that Mr. Lotten was counsel, settled the matter by fiting on Thursday, March 3, as the date. DISCREDITING MISS POLLARD. LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 17.—In the amination of witnesses for the defense n the Breckinridge-Pollard case today tw witnoses were examined. Major McClellan, principal of the Sayre institute, where Miss Pollard attended school from the fall of 1884 to Fobruary, 1885, said she was fre- quently absent from the school. 1t was not uncommon for her to be absent for several davs at a time. 1t she had any acquaintance with Colonel Breckinridge at that time witness Kknew nothing of it. One of the witne daughters was Miss Pollard’s teacher, and three of his daughters were schoolmates of Miss Pollard, so witness thought that if anything had been wrong with Miss Pollard | he would have known it. He had no | knowledge of anyone communicating with her at the time she was In school Her tuition was always paid in cash and receipts were given as if the money had been paid by her mother. Witness did not know why she®left scliool; if she was in a delicate condition In April, 1883, he saw no indica- tions of it. Ha had no information concerning Miss Pollard’s relations with James €. Rodes until about the time of her leaving school in the spring of 1856, when he learned that Rodes had been paying her bills up to that time because she had centracted to marry him when she finished school and the payment of nier board and tuition, etc., was part of this contract Mrs. M. A, Ketchum stated that Miss Pollard entered her house as a boarder in the fall of 1884 and remained in her house until about February, 1885. Miss Pollard was_absent several times. During her stay at Mrs. Ketchum's house Miss Pollard’s room could be reached from the street. If there was anything about Miss Pollard's con- duction when she left her house either in 1885 or 1886 it was not known by her. ox- NEWS FOR ARMY. ails M Boards., (Special leave granted is Changes in Old and New D for Various amining WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. gram to The Bee)—The Major Alfred Bates, tended one month. So much of special orders as appoints a hoard of officers to meet at Fort Warren, Mass., I8 revoked and a consist of Colonel Richard Loder, artillery; Major Henry Lippincott, Capain Wil.fam C. Borden, assistant surgec Captain Louis V. Caziare, Second artiller; First Lieutenant Edwin StJ. Greble, adju- tant, Second artillery, is appointed to meet at Fort Adams, R. L, on February 28, for the mental and physical examination of ap- pointees to the United States Military academy. irst Lieutenant Bogardus T. Eldridge, Tenth infantry, is detailed as a member of the board of officers appointed to meet at Columbus Barracks, 0., to examine ap- pointees United States Military academy. irst Lieutenant Eaton A. Bdwards, Twenty-fifth infantry, relicved. Leave for two months, to take effect March 1, is granted First Lieutenant Henry Jerevey, corps of engineers. Captain Charles H. Clark, ordnance de- partment, will proceed from Philadelphia to the works of the Winchester Repeating Arms company, New Haven, on official busi- ness pertaining to the inspection of rifle ball cartridges. A board of officers is appointed to meet at Chicago for the examination of such officers as may be ordered before it to determine their fitness for promotion. Detail for the board: Colonel Judson D. Bingham, as- sistant quartermaster general; Lieutenant Francis L. Town, deputy surgeon general; Licutenant Samuel Ovenshire, Fifteenth in- fantry; Major Daniel D. Wheeler, quarter- master; Captain Francis B. Jones, assistant quartermaster, recorder. Captain Forrest H. Hathaway, assistant quartermaster, will report to Colonel Judson D. Bingham, president of the examining board at Chicago, at such time as hé may designate, for examination as to his fitness for_promotion. Under the Tele- ymaster, ex- provisions of general order, January 30, a board of officers to consist of Colonel Joseph C. Bailey, assistant sur- geon general, Major Louis M. Maus, surgeon, Captain Robert J. Gibson, assistant surgeon, is appointed to meet at the call of the presi- dent_thereof at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. for the examination of such officers as may be ordered before it, with a view of deter- mining their fitness for promotion. First Lieutenant Ben Teneyeck, assistant surgeon, will report in person to Colonel Bailey, president of the examining board at Fort Sam Houston, at such time as he may be required for examination as to his fit- ness for promotion. MANEY MUST ANSWER. CHICAGO, Feb. 17.—The federal grand jury today returned an indictment charging Licutenant Maney with the murder of Cap- tain Hedburg at Fort Sheridan. All the witnesses in the case were here over a week ago, but no action was taken on the question of an indictment until today. It took but a few minutes to settle the case. There was no quostion as to the killing. “In view of the evidence,” said a grand juror, *“there was nothing to do but bring in an indictment for murder."” The time for hearing the case has not yet been set. A capias was issued for the arrest of Maney, who has been at liberty under $10,000 bail. vAC NT SUPREME JUDGESHIP, Gentlemen Who Are Now Being Urged for the Position WASHINGTON, Feb.17.—The New York delegation in congress is disturbed over the result of the rejection of the nomination of W. H. Peckham for the supreme bench. They do not want the recent discord over Hornblower and Peckham to result in send- ing the appointment outside of New York state. Already three prominent New York names are being actively canvassed, but it is known that the president considers that the whole country is open to him now from which to select a justice. Representative Tracey was at the white house today and saw the president concern- ing the nomination of Judge D. Cady Her- rick of Albany, N. Y. The leading demo- cratic members of the delegation are urg- ing the selection of Judge Edgar M. Cullen of Brookiyn, a judge of the supreme court of the state, and steps will be taken to formally prefent the name of Judge Cullen to the president. A third New York name is that of Judge Lacomb, one of the judges of the federal court in New York, who is especially urged because of his freedom from party and factional entanglements, f in Austria. 17.~Notwithstand- nce between Aus- the difficulties of and rafl, it ap- Australian 1 WASHINGTON, Feb, ing the enormous dis tralia and Austria, and transportation by water pears that It 18 not only practicable, but profitable to ship frozen beef from ' Aus- tralia to compete in the maikets of Vienna with native beef, Max Judd, the United States consul at Vi records the arrivar of @ lot of beef, amounting to 5,000 kilos, which_sold at from 50 to (0 kreitzers per Kilo. The charges, aside from the trans- portation expenscs, were a duty of 7.25 floving per 100 kilog, an eatable tax of 4.25 florins and 3 per cent commission, This leads the consul to ask why, if Australian meat can be sold in Vienna at a profit, Americans should not bs able to open up 4 market for their products Pofter's Religious Work, WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Senator Peffer, who last Sunday prayed at the Moody and Sankey meeting, will tomorrow night ad- dress the young people of the Foundry Methodist Episcopal church in this ecity. He 15 becoming quite prominent in religions work in Washington 3 Uncle Sam Is't Building Many New Houses for Nasbys Just Now, BILLS FOR NEW BUILDINGS NOT REPORTED Remarkable Record of the Fifty-T gress In This R How ¢ of Delay Are Met at the Treas- ury Department. ird Con- ard pmplaints WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Congressmen in Whose districts buildings for postofiices or custom houses are wanted do not look hope- fully to this No bill for a new bullding has ed the Fifty-third congress and but one from the congres. s been as reported | committee on public bulldings and grounds. The treasury mainly responsis ble for this remarkable record. There has been no lack of bills for public buildings even in face of the general under- standing that fow would be authorized. At the beginning of the special session they came in thickly, but they steadily fallen off since then While the committee on public buildings has held numerous mectings, it has not yet decided to make a favorable report on any building bill, but has authorized the pur- chase of land and the erection of a govern- ment printing office in Washington at a cost of $1,600,000. In this instance the committee did not lean toward undue econ- omy, for Chairman Bankhead contended that economy i the long run would be gained by the erection of a building which would hold the entire force of government printers and need no additions or extensive repairs for many years. Mr. Blankhead has determined to make the printing office the main work of his committee and push it through if pos- sibl The bills for the various cities do not stand a great chance of success, however. There are 123 of them from cvery state and very equally distributed regarding sections. 18, of course have IN TH HOUSE ents to the Oklahoma BilL Discussed In the Hou WASHINGTON, Feb, 17.—At the opening of the session of the house this morning Wheeler moved the senate amendment to the bill to require railroad companies operating in the ierritories over a right-of-way granted by the government to establish stations and depots at all townsites on tho lines of said road and established by the Interior department be nonconcurred in, The senate amendment provides that within thirty days after the passaeg of the act an election shall be held in L and O counties in Oklahoma for the purpose of lo- cating the county seats of the counties. Mr. Hopkins of Illinois moved to concur, and a spirited debate followed. Messrs. Wheeler and Simpson opposed the senate amendment on the ground that the Dbill was intended to compel the railroads to establish stations in the town sites located by the Interior department. The senate amendment, Mr. simpson declared, would give rise to county seat wars. This was a contest between the power of the govern- ment and the power of the rallway corpora- tions. *Was the government going to pro- tect the people who lived fn townsites located by the Interfor department, or was it going to turn 10,000 people over to the tender mercies of the Rock Island railroad and the land companes of Oklahoma? After some further debate by Messrs, Wilson of Washington, Pickler, Dunn, Gear, Clark, Cannon and McRae, Mr. Hopking withdrew his motion, and Mr. Wheeler de- manded the previous question on his motion to concur and ask for a conference, With- out division it was so ordered. Rising to a personal explanation, Mr. Burrows called attention to the fact that in some remarks printed by his colleague, Mr. Gorman, the latter referred to a speech which he (Burrows) delivered, but which had not been printed In the record. “If his statement were true,” said. Mr. Burrows, “the differcnce between him and me would be that he prints his speeches without delivery and I deliver mine with- out printing them.” (Laughter) ‘‘How- ever,” he continued, “the speech had been printed on the day after its delivery.” Mr. Gorman explained that he had no de~ sire to do any injustice; that he had ex- amined the index of the Record and had failed to find any trace of the specch. “Which shows,” Interjected Mr. Reed “what a safe place the Record Is as a urying ground.” s Some. further routine busincss. the fight over the silver scigniorage was re- sumed. Mr. Bland moved to go into com- mittee of the whole on the bill and pending that motion moved that all debate be limited to_one-half hour. The republican and democratic 6pponents of the measure repeated their tactics of yesterday and refrained from voting, and again the motion was defeated by a vote of 167 to 3, for lack of a quorum, nineteen short. Mr. Bland moved a call of the house. The call devcloped the presence of a quorum and then at 2 o'clock, by special order, the remainder of the afternoon was devoted to eulogies upon the life, character and public services of the late Congressman William Lilley of Pennsylvania. Those who delivered tributes to the memory of their 1 colleague were Messrs, McDowell, Woomer, C. W. Stone, Hicks, Wright, Scran- ton and Bynum. At the conclusion of the ceremonies, as a further mark of respect, the house, at 3:06, adjourned, SEN. It _Was Read and Discussed in Committee his Morn WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—The scnate sub- committee which has been Investigating the Hawallan question was in session for sev- eral hours today and it is understood that the entire time of the session was devoted to listening to the reading of Senator Mor- gan’s report, which has been completed, and to_discussing it. It is not known w matter. A few day Amen Townsite TOR MORGAN'S REPORT. at will be done in the since a member of the committee stated that Senator Morgan was in accord with the views of the adminis- tration on the Hawallan question, but those who remember how ardent an annexationist he has always been are inclined to the opinion that he will at least find some words of excuse for the course of Mr, Stevens if ha does not endorse the methods he pursued. Senators Gray and § the former ropre- senting the views of the administration and | the latter the views of those opposed to that position, are known to be quite radical and it is dificult to concelve how a man can write a report which will be accepted and agreed upon by both, Senators Butler and Sherman, the other members of the commit- tee, have not been so outspoken. The beliet of those who know Senator Mo n s that his report will be conservative in tone, but that it will not ucking in forceful ex- pression and decided statement concerning the essentlal facts involved. The report has been printed and If it should be agreed to by other members of the subcommittee it would now be in shape for If any of the members should to prepare a minority report they would have from this time until next Wednesday to do so before the next meeting of the full committee. There is little doubt that Mr. Morgan's report will be presented on fhat date. Highest of all in Lcnvcning‘l\?fie‘.—l‘atcst U. S. 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