Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 24, 1894, Page 1

X s X e TABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871, DENOUNCED BY BLAND Heo Takes Violent Exception to the Course of Some of His Demooratioc Colleagues, OBSTRUCTIONSTS ARE SOUNDLY RATED New York's Delegation Called to Task for Willful Filibustering. SCENES OF THURSDAY WERE REPEATED Oongressmen Under Arrest Released from Custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, HOT, IMPASSIONED WORDS OF CENSURE Missouri's Silver-Tongued Orator Called to 1is Speech publicans Enjoy the Demo= Many Times During ily Quarrel, WASHINGTON, Feb, the house under arrest were [ charged from custody today by dispensing with further proceedings under the call. It required four hours today fo uccomplish this, and although the scenes of disorderly turbu- lence which characterized day's pro edings were not repeated the pro- ceedings were fully as interesting. The dem- ocrats were evidently very ansious when the house met to extricate themselves from the complications arising from the whol rest of members, but, by flank mo the republicans succrceded in preventi until the whote sit was thoroughly ventilated. Perhaps the most intercsting feature of the day, barring Mr. Lland's bitter phillipic against the flibustering democrats, was the verbal ducl between Mr. Reod and Mr. Tur- ner over the quesilon of a quornm--a ques- tion just now of pre-umineat importance in house circles in consequence of the proposed democratic caucus to consider the advisa- bility of adopting this expe After the arrestad mowbers ol heen s charged, Mr. Bland returned to the silver bill, but’ his 1 otion faite ! again for lack of @ quorum. He only lacked tvo votes, how- ever, and this Is his high water mark. Though M. Bland still insists on going ahead with the seignioragoe bill, muny democrats now betieve it shovtl ha abandencd. and unless i quorum is procurad tomorrow it would e that it would have to he, that is, if a democratic caucus does not decide to adopt some method of forcing members to vote or to connt them *f they do ner, FILLED THE GALLERIES. When the house met at noon it was called to order by Clerk Kerr, who read a commu- nication from Speaker Crisp, who is suffering from a severe sore throat and is confined to his hotel, appointing Mr. Richardson of Ten- nessee speaker pro tem. The peculiar cir- cumstances under which the house adjoyrned yesterday and the anticipation of a reriewal had attracted great crowds to the galleries. As soon as the journal swas read, Mr. Adams, republican, of Pennsylvania, who was being tried when the proceedings were ter- minated yesterday by the adjournment, was clamoring for recognition on a question of privilege. He ylelded, ~however, to Mr. Wells, democrat, of Wisconsin, who made a statement to the effect that he was er- roneously reported as voting *‘no” on the motion to adjourn. He denied “that he had taken any part, whatever, in the un- seemly proceedings in the house on Wash- ington’s birthday. ‘“Had T voted at all,” said he, I should have voted for the ad- Journment in order to put a stop to the Uisgraceful performance.’ Mr. Bland’s speech, In’ denouncing the New Yorkers, was sensational in its criti- clsm of the disorder which reigned in the house vesterday. He declared that the men who are obstructing legislation and defying the Liouse were anarchists and revolutionists. They were worse than the criminal who would throw dynamite bombs from the gal- leries. There were hisses at this statement which grew louder and culminated in cries of “Shame!” Mr. Bland proceeded in his impassioned utterance. He said mobocracy had taken possession of the house. The an- archist was being invited to parade the streets and commit his deeds of violence. Mr. Bland proceeded with frequent cheers (o denounce those members who had obstructed legislation as anarchists and revo- Iutlonists. As Mr. Bland spoke there were alternate scenes of extreme confusion and silent ustonishment. Seldom had such vio- lent characterization of members of the house been heard. Mr. Bland was frequently called to order, and he was compelled to take his seat and then allowed to proceed. While he spoke the aisles of the house were choked with members, and the galleries were filled to overflowing, Mr. Bland was frequently applauded n his milder criticisms, but there was silence at his more violent utterance . Finally, on motion of Mr. Bland, the order of arrest of February 19 was vacated and all arrested congressmen were discharged Mr. Cummings, democrat, of New York asked that his colleague, Mr. Sickles, be ex- cused on account sickness. He was 50 ex- cused, whereupon the speaker pro tem d cided the pending question to be the motion to discharge Mr. Adams from the custody of the sergeant-at-arms. Mr. Adams demanded to be heard on the question of privilege he desired to ralse. The speaker sald that one question of privilege was already pending, but agreed to hear Mr. Adams. The latter wanted to know why on yester- The members of ally dis- ion T day, while he was under arrest before the bar explaining his case in a parliamentary fashion, the mace of the house employed to force him to b he asked, “should this indignity put upon me while I was endeave carry out the mandate of the house? The chair stated that this question would have to be ralsed later, the pending question now being to discharge the gentleman. Mr. Reed called attention to the fact that the question had not been properly stated 1t was to discharge Mr. Adams because the warrant under which he was arrested was unathorized. Mr. Springer attempted to interpose an amendment, which had for its purpose the discharge of all members under arrest as the most_expeditious way out of the tangle, but Mr. Reed demanded the previous question, and he was cut off. The democrats then d cided to yote down the previous question in order to open the way for Mr. Springer's amendment. Some of them, however, nota Dly the castern democrats, voted with the republicans. The previous question was voted down by 95 Lo 155, Mr. Blaud then offered as a substitute for Mr. Reed's motion a motion to discharge ull memb hority of the resolu tion passed by the house on the 19th inst Mr. Reed made the point of order that Mr Biand's amendnient was not germane, and the point was argued at some length, Qo motion of Mr. Bland the order of arrest of Iebruary 19 was vacated und all arrested congressmen were discharged It was debated by Messrs. Regd, Bland and Johnson of Indiana, and finally culm nated in a sensational denunclation of th democratic filibuster by Mr. Blund. Mr. Johnson of Indiana made u long state. ment, going to show the absurdity of in cluding his pame in the list of those ar vestod. BLAND'S IMPASSIONED Mr. Bland, alter Mr. Johnson's statement decided to withdraw his substitute and con fine it (o the discharge from custody of Mr Adams. On this modification he demanded to be heard. He got the floor and delivered s arrested by a SPEECH a scathing arraignment of his side of the house. He realized, he sald, that it was hu- miliating to be brought befc the bar of th louse in arrest. It was hard, he declared, to give leaves of absence and immediate re- voke them and order the arrest of the mem- bers. But bouse exigency sometimes re- quired such a course. The house had been deadlocked for day The whole press of the country was full of it and every member must have been aware he was needed. He maintained when a member of congress was elected he entered fnto a solemn contract to leave his private business and attend to public husiness for which he was elected then went on In an impassioned way ‘I saw gentlemen here,” shaking his head savagely and lifting his vofce until jt f rang through the hall, “disobey the rule and commands of this house. 1 saw gentle men rise and boast that they defled the power of the house. If that is not anarchy and revolution, what s it? (Democrat applause.) We in the house are the foun tain source of order, the law-making body Shall we resolve ourselves into a body of anarchist If some one were to throw a mb from yender gallery he would be no 8 an anarchist than he who on this floor defles the power of the house. (Cries of Shame, shame,” and hisses.) Whi the people of this country are in the thr hunger and starvation,” ontinued Bland »d at the demonstration a him, hey expect us to do something. become filibusters and _ obstructionists to become anarchists, for its purpose is the deflance of the laws of the country. We were sent here to do our duty at a time when the citfes aré thronged with mobs and the people cannot go to bed In peace and comfort. It is not the time when mob law should obtain here."” At this point Mr. Bynum called Mr. Bland to order, and after being admonished by the chair to confine himself to the question at issue, he proceeded to say that sinco the dendlock suggestions that the speaker should count a quorum had been advanc the democrats, Quorum counting, he ‘main- tained, was an invitation to absenteeism. It was an_invitation to members to go fishing and wandering up and down the earth. He insisted it was the duty of the house to keep members in their seats. The demo- cratie party had a majority of cighty in the house and ought to do business. I don't think it is the duty of the gentleman from Misssouri,” interrupted Mr. Dunn of New Jersey, “to lecture the democratic party WILL HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE. If that is a lecture,” retorted Mr. Bland, “the people will read it to the gentleman, and every other man who is now obstructing business, to his heart's content.” (Demo- cratie applanse.) “While ‘the "opposivlon,” he continued, “has a perfect right to break a quorum, what a spectacle we present to the country with eighty majority rising in our congres- sional dignity and defying the authority. of the house. We should proceed to business or acknowledge our incompetency. If we don't the people w 1 the riot act to us." liey will,” came in a chorus from republican side, Mr. Bland then drifted into a discussion of the merits of his bill, which is being op- posed by a portion of the democratic ma- jority, in the course of which he was three times called to order by Mr. Coombs of New York. “The dificulty finally blurted out Mr. Bland, “that I am too much in order; I am telling too many plain truths that the coun- try ought to know.” (Democratic applause.) “That is the fact,” shouted Mr. Denson of Washington, “give it to the democrats for revenue only." “I thought gentlemen on this side,” said Mr. Bland, “would realize they could not afford to be revolutionists and anarchists. I say we should either do business or sur- render.” (Republican applause and shouts of “Give it to them.") “It would be no outrage for the people to rise up in a mob and cast us down, for we are exercising mobocracy here. If this is a bud bill, vote it down. If you want more time for debate we will give it, but to stay here and not vote is simply political suicide.” Mr. Bland then demanded the previous question, but as there was a clamor on both sides of the house for an opportunity to be heard, he withdrew it. Mr. Reed demanded recognition in his own right, and when Mr. Bland offered him five minutes he rejected it with scorn. Mr. Compten of Maryland secured five min- utes. He went right into the heart of the contention. The validity of the house war- rant had been challenged, he said, because it did not contain the names of those to be arrested. He declared that It was in accordance with the uniform practice of the house and defied anyone to produce a warrant in which a name was incorporated. “I have one here,” shouted Mr. Burrows, flourishing a yellow, time-stained document above his head. Mr. Compton disregarded Mr. Burrows and appealed to Mr. Recd to bear out what he had sald. Mr. Reed denied that he had any recollec- tion of whether the warrants he had signed contained names or not. To him (Reed) the trouble lay, not o much with the warrant, but with the irregular maner in which the resolution ordering tho arr had been passed. Mr. Compton went on to pay a high tribute to Speaker Crisp, who had signed the war- rant, and Sergeant-at-Arms Snow, who had executed it. Mr. Burrows then being appealed to, read the warrant he had, and explained that it was Issued in the Twenty-second congress, sixty-six years ago, when they did things in order. (Laughter.) It confained the name Sam Houston, the hero of the war for the independence of Texas, ! Mr. Reed said there were two aspects of the case worthy of the consideration of the house. First the house should proceed in an orderly manner to trans: its business even though that business were arresting members. A great error had been com- mitted, Members should not be arrest:d who were present and not even technicall gullty. Besides, all analogy of legal pi edure required that the names be included in the warrants. The sergeant-at-arms was acting as the constable of the house and his warrant should show who was to be ar- rested. He should not be armed with a roving commission. Mr. Bland, he sald, had charged that members were acting in an unsuitable manner when they refused to vespond to their names. He insisted that whether a member voted aye or nay, or did not vote at ail, it was a question solely be- tween the member and his constituenc The suprome court, he continued, had d cided a constitutional quorum to be a present quorum, and the whol difficulty ere grew out of the fact the house denied the right of the members constituting a quorum by thelr presenc Mr. Kilgore wanted to know whether Mr. Reed had not a moment before admitted the right of a member to remaln silent REED'S SARCASM. Inly," replied Mr. Reed, sarcastic- “The trouble with the gentleman is can understand what I say (Laugh. ter.) * trust,” he concluded, that the house will take warning and proceed in ‘dance with the constitution of the United States. Of course, after your voelf eration, it will be difficult, but you should be patriotic enough to sacrifice private feel- Ings for the public good. Come back into the true path,” said he smiling, “and live happily ever afterward. Mr. Turner of Georgia, Reed, directed his at of the warrant under been arrested. Mr. Dunn asked whether Mr. Turner be: lieved members could be arrested when insile the bar of the house . 1 belleve,” replied Mr. Turner, *“that the house of representatives has the right to arrest delinquents wherever are found, even It they were in the white house.” (Ap plause.) Now let me come to the decision of the supreme court,” said Mr. Reed. That de cision was that a present quorum is a con stitutional quorum, not a voting quorum. he simple question then remains, ho hall we ascertain the fact—if the presence of a quorum is a faet. Now if the gentleman does not trust the speaker—then it Is per fectly right that he should vote to exclude the speaker from the exercise of that func T (Contlnued on Third Page. the “Cer ally, that 1 who replied to Mr ntion to the validity which members had OMAHA, [FINAL- DEFEAT FOR WILSON Strong Probability that the Tariff Bill Will Fail in the Senate, LOCAL INTERESTS ARRAYED AGAINST IT crats Who Want Protection for Th Own States May Help in Knocking the Mensure Galleywest at th Outeome. Demo WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE BEB, 513 Fourteenth Stre WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, first time since the ways and menas committee completed the Wilson tariff bill the changes are more than good for the final defeat of that measure. Knowl- what has demanded a democratic senators on Mon- morning next. Efforts will be made to Narmonize the differences over the free list affecting sugar, coal, iron ore, wool and one or two articles, but it is believed the caucus will fail to result in any good, as did the democratic caucus in the house. It seems and tmpossible to nine-tenths of the s to attempt to take any prominent the free list without taking of them, and to do this is to rdinal principle of the party especial the two last national p forms, To leave the free list as it is means the certain defeat of the bill on final pas- sage, s there are from five to nine demo- crats and at least two populists and all of the republicans who will, they solemnly de- and have so formally notified the committee, vote against the bill. TARIFF AND SILVER. Mr. R. McIntosh, an extensive mine owner operator of Salt Lake City, Utah, is He takes a gloomy view of the out- nce lead-bearing placed on Mr. edge of this fact is caucus of the day absur democra cle from six or eight repudiate the ¢ and financ and here. look for mining interests s silver ore is to be practically the free list by the Wilson tarift bill. Melntosh says: “There are not three mines now belng worked in Utah and in sixty days more the st one will be closed down. If we could have an election in Utah tomorrow Pennsyl- vania’s republican vote of a few days since would not be a circumstance. The thing would be almost unanimous. Not content with adverse silver legislation, congress now putting lead on the free list, the straw the climax of unjust legislation. Gold, siiver and lead ores are so much as- sociated that what hurts oue hurts all, and how can we compete with Mexican labor at 75 cents a day, against $3 paid our work- ingmen? That is the significance of free Mexican ores. There must be a limit to this sort of thing, for surely the east can- not prosper with the west bankrupt. If present conditions are not changed, at no distant day the transcontinental railroads are certain of receiverships. Some of them have had a_close escape from that fate re- cently. I do not expect, however, that any financial relief will be accorded as long as Grover Cleveland is president.’” HARD TIMES IN WASHINGTON. There is no more life in Washington now than there usually is during a vacation of congress. The social season s over. It amounted to very little while it lasted. Usu- ally there are thousands of strangers who come to the national capital to spend the social season, which begins the second week in January and ends the middle of Febru- ary. There were but a few hundred who came this vear. Two well known hotels have during the past few days, practically failed, because the season was so dull and the patronage so light their managers could not make both ends meet. There are not six hotels or boarding houses in the city which are making money. Even the bar- keepers are complaining of the dullness of the season. The liverymen are not making expenses. The gambling houses over at Jackson City, Va., just across the Potomac from Washington, have about closed up. The festive dealers of faro and poker have been almost all winter without patronage One street car line—that leading from the river in West Washington to Fort Meyer and the Arlington cemetery—has quit opcrations and gone into the hands of a receiver Three or four projected hotels and a first- class theater have been abandoned. These are dull times in Washington. The oldest inhabitant says he never saw the equal of dullness during a session of congress, There is veally no legislation of local importance congress devoting itself to the tariff, finance and a few other general subjects, and these have brought precious few strangers to the city, because the democratic majority is running things without consulting any but the theorists. NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGE: Those thousands of Christian people in Ne- braska and Iowa who have been petitioning congress in_favor of the adoption of the Hainer-Manderson bill, admitting as second- class matter in the mails all publications of benevolent societies and organizatious, will be keenly disappointed to learn that thie bill has been squelched by the prasidont. Presi- dent Cleveland and Postmaster General Bis- sell take the ground that publications of this character are entitled to no more privileges than other publications, and they issued orders which resulted in the house commit- tee on postoflices and postronds reiusing toda, to favorably onsider the wmicasure, Every democratic member of the committeo voted against the bill and every republican supported it. It is believed that the biils tn recla the railroad mail and postofiice clerks, whic these employes of the governme: lLave bee advocating for s 1 years, will shortly be adopted in both branches of congress, as 1 by the changed hands they have been favorably con committeees in both houses. Mr. Meiklejohn this morning the house committee on Indian afiairs in the ure Lo grant a sito for ian Board of Home Missions for college; also in bebalf of his bill for the taxation of allotted Indlan lands on In- dlan reservations and the payment of the taxes by the government. Ie expects to se- cure favorable reports on both of tbese measures from the committeess soon, IN A GENERAL WAY. In the case of Elizabeth Van Court of Omala against the Sons of Temperance Na tlonal Mutual Life society Judge Haguer in equity court here has decided that an equity ourt has no urisdiction and that the case could only be tried in a court of law. The complainant was the benefiefary of Thomas M. Van Court of Omaha, deceased, and held a policy for $3,000, on which Mrs, Van Court was unable to colle Phillip Miller was today appointed post- master at Groveland, Clarke county, Ia., vice W. L. Myers, resigned, and Harvey Jacoby at Portland, Cerro Gordo county, vice A. R Hewinton, resigned; J Horton at Chey enne Agency, 8. D., vice G. H. Reld, re signed, and Nathan Barlow at Chesterfie Bannoek county, Idaho, vice C. 8. We moved. Superintendent Fitzpatrick of the Omaha public schools, who has been at Richmond, Va., attending a meeting of the department superintendents of the National Educational assoclation, 18 in the clty for two or three days on his way home Bogl Eyford of North appointed as immigrant ction. Representative leave of absence on Wednesday for a trip throngh the north west, for he knew that his request fe leave would be refused. He knew, too, thai it he deserted the silver banner at this crit fcal juncture without some neutralizing action” his constituents would never forgive him. Mr. Bryan has escaped his dilemma in a very novel way. Every time the roll is called Mr. Tawney, & republican from Min- was before Dakota inspector was for today that Bryan did not when he left W nesota, answers, Instead of remaining silent, like the other republicans, and thus the abe sence of Mr. Bryan {oes not necessarily make a quorum any hatder to obtain The senate bill relmbursing the state of Nebraska for expenses incurred in ropeiling the Sioux Invasion, appropriating $42,000, was reported favi y today. The measure has now been acted upon by committees in both both branches of congress, Gid B. McFall will be appointed master at Oskaloosa, In,, probably on Monday next, PERRY 8. HEATH, RULES 0O 1L nov Democratic Members Request that They Be « ged ~Asking for u Cancus, WASHINGTON, Feb, 2 ~Representative Holman of the democratic caucus of the house will call a caucus at an early date to consider a change In the house rules by which members may be compelled to vote to make a quorum. The oall is in re a written request, signed by 104 democr: members. The request is the direct re of the uproarious demonstration in the house yesterday. Representative Paynter of Ken- tucky circulated the call and secured an even 100 names last night and more this morning. There was a rush to get on the paper. It contains the names of leading democrats of the house, among them being Outhwaite of Ohio, a member of the com- mittee on rules. The name of Mr. Bland i not on the call, for while he is severe in deprecating the disorder of yesterday, he'says public opinion should rebuke those responsible for it, and that & change of rules is not desirable. The New Yorkers are also an exception to the delegations which have signed the call. They are not anxious to strengthen the rules and thus increase the chance of a bill such as the one now pending. With these exceptions the call represents all shades of opinion in the house, the anti- silver men as well as the silver men. The call had not been presented to Mr. Holman up to noon as signatures were still being recorded. He Said, however, that the number of names sectred insured the caucus being called and that he would call it for the carliest date practicable. The call asks that time be set after the pending bill Is digposed of, as there i§ no desire to compli- cate the present situation by a change in the rules in the midst of a debate. The call is also careful to avold committing members to any specific change in the rules. Most of those who have signed are ready to go to the extent of counting a quorum, and the only question among them is now how the quorum can be counted without subjecting the majority to the charge of adopting what have been termed ‘‘Reed rules.” Numercus plans for gtrengthening the rules are under considerations The one most gen- erally approved is to provide that the atten- tion of the speaker may be directed to the fact that a member i present and not voting. Thereupon the speaker may direct that the member ba bought to the bar of the house and his name' be recorded as being present to make a quorum. It is said this obviates the criticism of “Reed rul method of counting a qporum. The p rule would be guarded by the formality of bringing members to' the bar of the house, whero there would be to question as to their actual presence. The feeling is so stroug that some of the democrats are ready to accept the “Reed rules” on the quorum question without any 'excuses or explana- tions, ponse to FEEL HIR LOSS. Old_F earsaige to the N and State Dopartments. WASHINGTON, Fét. 23.—In the wreck of the Kearsarge the N vy and State depart- ments have sustalned a severe loss. It was one of the valuable pents of the old wooden cruisers that they could be put into condi- tion for service in a very short time, as the material for repairs could be found at any navy yard or any port, even in a foreign country. This is not true of the more com- plicated ~steel ships with their extensive machinery, requiring a high grade of expert skill to repair them. So, even in late years, whenever a vessel was wanted in great haste, the wooden ships were called into service. Already there is talk at the Navy department about sup- plying the Kearsarge's place, and several projects have been broached that may find their way to congress. One contemplates the construction of a magnificent battleship worthy to perpetuaté the name of the Kear- sarge on the naval lists. ~ Another project is to build two or three light draught steel gunboats, about the size of the Petrel, now doing valuable service In Chinese waters. Two of these vessels could be built for about $500,000, and if they were stationed in the Gulf of Mexico, at Mobile or Galveston, they would be of inestimable value to United States commercial Interests, as they could be sent to any Central American port in a day or two, and from their small size would be very economical to maintain. Owing to their light draught they would be able to reich many points that are inaccessible to our larger cruisers. Value of the Western Pensions. WASHINGTON, Feh. 23.—(Special to The Bee.)—Pensions granted, issue of February 10, were: Nebraska: Mexican crease—John A, Adams. Towa: Wapello; survivors—In- Hastings, war Buchanan, esse K. Bellis, Hilton, Agency, Houghlon, Lee. Tncre: Francis Ober, Douglass, Fayette; Gilbert W. Norton, Oskalona, Mahaska Relssue—Lewis C. Willlams, Marshalltown, Marshall; Alva H. Hall, Marietta, Marshall. Original widows, ete~Mary H. Hopper, Vinton, Benton. Mexican war survivors Increase—Mason Jumes, Coon Rapids, Car roll; John Kinney, Fairfield, Jefferson. South Dakota: Original widows, efe Louisa Collins, Greenwood, Charles Mix. Issue of February 12—Nebraska: Original —Peter Mutchie, Lexington, Dawson; An- drew J. Moore, Lincoln, Lancaster. Orig- inal widow ete.—Rachel A. Brittingham, Moorefield, I'rontier, Towa: Original Newton Ja M. Ryan, Original - Adam L. Avery T. Lawrence, upplemental—Thon nklin. Increa Edward Jordan, Center, Guthrie Reissue—Samuel 8.| Clemens, Centerville, Appanoose. Original widows, etc.—Agnes Boonsboro, Boone; Aaron Davis Clearfield, Taylor. Colorado: Increase—~Robert B. Canon City, Fremont. Wyoming: Original=Thaddeus A. Streight, Hams Fork, Uint pLAnE P AFTER RICK'S MILLION. Gardner, Squaw Wife of the Senator Her Flght ity Court, ST. PAUL, Feb. 23.—(8pecial Telegram to The Bee)—The fight for the fortune of the late ex-Unlted States Senator Henry M Rice is on in earnest. Attorneys George W. Walsh and Guy T. Graves have filed objec- tion to probating the will on behalf of Wee Hun Ko, a Winnebaga Indian woman, who slgns horself Mrs, Henry M. K Mr. Rice made his will December 19, 1591, leaving all his property to his wife, Mrs Matilda W. Rlee. The property fs worth about $1,000,000, and is situated in St. Paul, Chicago, Duluth, Ashland, Superior and in Lake and Red Wood nties, Minnesota and Douglas, Burnetl, Ashland and Bayfleld counties, Wisconsin, Tn her objections, Wee Hun Ko claims to have been the only legal wife of ex-Senator Rice, says the will was secured under undue influences, and asks that the estate be awarded to her and her three children, whose names she gives as Henrletta, Leonore 1nd Henry M. Rice, jr. The hearing upon the objections will take place next woek, Opens - ~ Suspected of Kothsehild Ouirage. Sergeant Haze and Jaller Bebout arrested Ole Hansen last night as a guspicious char acter. He tall, ill-proportioned fellow and 1s very careful as to what he says. From the meager description the police have they think he may possibly be the perpe trator of the Rothachild outrage. He has & sandy beard and moustach is a IT WAS NOT MUCH OF A RIOT London Reds Did Not Become Very Demon- strative on Yesterday, SCENES AT THE FUNERAL OF BOURDIN Red Flags Scized by the Police Annrchists Give for Keeping Quiet in L Precantions Tuken by the Authorities, Reason the LONDON, Feb. 23.—The undertaker's es tabliskment on Chapel street, whe the remains of Bourdin, the anarchist, who was fatally injured February 15, was surrounded With crowds of excited spectators, including many anarchists arliest morning hours. This the day fixed for the funeral of Bourdin, and many people an- ticipated a riot in demonstration. The po- lice, however, had determined that there should be no rioting if they could prevent it, and there was ng force of police and detectives stationed in and about Chapel street, and when the anarchists attempted to remove the body to one of thelr meeting places in Fitzroy where they in- tended that their should deliver orations over the the police in terfered anl forbade the carrying out of this program. In addition the order was given for the coffin to be conveyed to C wich cemetery by another route. All the windows and doors of the houses about Chapel street were barricaded in an- tleipation of a serious conflict between the police and anarchists. The Chapel street undertaker yesterday reccived a postal eard upon which was written: “Beware of an anti-anarchist bomb at that funeral.” The hearse was followed by one coach and started through the dense crowds surrounded by mounted police. The superintendent of police, who was in charge of the funcral, refused to allow auy vehicles, other than the solitary couch, to follow the hearse on its way to the cemetery, and the police also refused to allow any procession to fol- low the remains. This, however, did not prevent a large number of people from following the body of the anarchigt, but they were compelled to take different routes to the cemetery or clse follow very far be- hind the hearse. Previous to the departure of the hearse a crowd of anarchists displayed a red:flag and became in_other ways entirely too demon- strative. This caused the police to make a charge in the direction of the flag, and, after a short scuffle, the banner of anarchy was captured and carried away to the nearest police station. Shortly after this another red flag was thrown to the bree: not far from the spot where the first was seized. Again the police turned their at- tention to the red bunting, and a short scuffle between the anarchists and police- men ensued, and the flag was captured and sent to keep company with the first one dis- played. While the police were capturing the anarchist flags the Learse containing the re- malns of Bourdin started for the cemetery. The crowd which was present about the Clapel street as the hearse moved away were by no means composed of anarchists. Here and there were groups of individuals, male and female, of foreign appearance or defiant bearing, who wmight be readily sup- posed to be sympathizers with the theories which led Bourdin to his doom, but the great majority of those present were persons who had been guided to the scene by pure curiosity or by a desire to witness a_battle between the police and anarchists. Every- body expected trouble and had come pre- pared for a disturbance. The men, as a rule, carried heavy walking sticks and the police had large reserve forces placed at convenient polnts ready to march upon the Qisturbers of the peace on short notice, At the side of the undertaker's establish- ment only the dead man's brother, sister-in- law and a few other persons were admitted, and the detectives, who came in hundreds, among the persons assembled in the neigh- borhood had_strict orders to watch persons who might be supposed to be likely to be carrying bombs. But the anarchists present laughed at these precantions upon the part of the authorities and frequently asserted in substance that they were not “d—n fools enough to blow themselves out of England, the country where an anarchist can live in peac s were from the was square, leader remains, murder ONE RED ROUGHLY USED. Here and there among the crowd could be heard strong expressions condemning the anarchists and asserting Bourdin richly de- served his fate. Others pronounced them- selyes in favor of hanging all anarchists to the nearest lamp po a one man who shouted “Vive l'amarchie,” as the hearse was moving away, was so roughly handled by the people around him that he was a mass of rags and bruises when he suc- ceeded In escaping, After the hearse had proceeded about a mile on its y to the cemetery the crowds pressed so closely around it that the mounted and foot police had considerable difficulty in keeping them back from the road, and though the author- ities may have succeeded in preventing a procession from following close behind the hearse they did not succeed in preventing two processions from accompanying Bour- din’s remains part of the way to the gray one streaming along through the streets to the right of the route followed by the hearse and the other along the left, Mourning badges and red neckties could be seen, but, in the main, the crowds were composed of people only anxious not to miss seeing the anticipated commotion between the police and friends of the dead anarchist. Eventually, however, the police mustered in such strong force across the routes le ing to the cemetery that the crowds brought to a standstill, and finally the hearse proceeded on its way almost without any following, the sensation seekers belng slowly but firmly driven backwards and almost dispersed. Owing to the display of police force, only about 500 people were present at the ceme- tery when the body reached the grave. As the remains were being lowered into the earth an anarchist leader, named Quinn, made an attempt to address the crowd. Ho was hoisted on the shoulders of some of his friends, and begun with: “Men and Brothers—The remains of & martyr have Just — That was all of the oration heard, for Quinn and his friends were roughly charged upon by the police and the orator was seized and removed from the cemetery by two policemen During the afterncon a crowd composed of medical students and others marched to the Autonomic elub, the recently ralded headquarters of the anarchists, and smashed all the windows of that establishment, also threatening to burn it. A force of police was hastily sent to the and succeedod in restoring order after a number of arrests. Austrinn Anurchists Sentenced. VIENNA, Feb. 23.—The court before wkich the twelve anarchists, accused of conspiring against the life of Emperor Francls Joseph, ay sentenced the pris- oners. Frank Haspel was sentenced 1o ten years rigorous Imprisonment, and Stefano Hanel, the second leader of the conspiracy ived a sentence of elght years lnpricon nt. Other conspirators were 110 terms of from two to four years imprison ment and six of the accused were acquitted have been on trial, to senten. for. Marcier, the France's Italian Fr PARIS, Feb. 23. ener minister of war, was before wission today. The gencral declared in Oc- tober last the French first line of on the squtheastern frontier was the Italidn, but, Le added, meafures the army com defense terior to had SINGLE®S since been taken by France, and ther¢ no cause for anxiety TAKE DECIDED EXCEPTION, London Not Ben ferend LONDON, Feb, tory that the ler of the British squadron at Rio fro has refused to British vessels in obtalning water is gen but it has aroused The Daily Telegraph at Al Like comma de Jar protect merchant erally discredited siderable feeling, that Admiral Benham's support the right of American enter the port and to meet force with force, it needful very well from eagle standpoint, but a blockade is a block ade and imposes aifeultios Nevertheless,” ph, “we commend Admiral Benham for his obvious desire to limit the sufferings oi trade The Globe remarks that if the news fs true, “it is the duty of England to demand an immediate apology for Admiral Ben- ham’s extraordinary conduct, His action in giving protection to the Nasmyth was unwarranted interference. Admiral Ben- ham, no doubt, is at perfect liberty to bully the Brazilians as he pleases or as his su periors permit, but when it comes to of fering an injurious insult to the British navy It s quite a different matter. His whole action in regard to the blockade would be deseribed as ‘bluster’ in this country.” The St. James's Gazotte intensely irritating to be informed that a British ship had to seek the protection of Americans, adding Surely Lord Rose- bery does’ not acquiesce In the so-called Monroe doctrine that the sole right to i terfere belongs to the United States, We hope that the action will not be allowed to pass without protest.” con says decision to vessels to is all a spread ardous adds the Tele says that it Is ARIS PENTS, Makes Another Confession — M. Dupny Threatened. PARIS, Feb. Henry confessed that he is the author of the explosion which took place in the Rue des Bonfesants in Novem- ber, 1892, M. Dupuy, president of the Chamber of Deputics, has received several menacing et ters, one of them containing a Mack powder, which has been sent to the imunicipal lab- oratory for examination Leo Tauthier, the anarchist, who, on N vember 13 last, stabbed the Servian iinister to France, M. Georgeviteh, was today se tenced to penal servitude for life. ‘The pris- oner coolly answered all questions put to kim and said he had no spite against George- viteh; he only wanted to kill a “sloek hou geolse,” and stabbed the Servian minister with a shoemaker's knife, as the gentleman mentioned appeare to be one of the most prosperous persons in the restanrant. e NEW LEVEL FORWHEAT. Dealers in the ) Talk of the Low Price and Its Permancney. CHICAGO, Feb. 23.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—Wheat is prostrate in all the markets of the world. For weeks it has been a drug at prices unprecedented since speculation in farm products began. It has sunk below all low marks, refused to respond to bullish influences, and gone begging at quotations known ta be under the actual cost of production. Theories that crop products, like articles of manufacture, had an intrinsic value under which they coud not long be sold have been exploded, and wheat has continued to fall. How long this condition of depres- sion in_prices will. last is a_question of in- ferest to American farmers, who devote 35,000,000 acres every vear to cultivating the cereal, to every merchant in the land, and incidently to ‘speculators the world over. The Chicago Herald of tomorrow will contain an exhaustive article on this burning ques- tion. fter analyzing all the influences that have contributed to the tumble—and there are any number of them—"' says the Herald, “it_would appear that a new level is about to be established for wheat, beyond which it s not likely to rise excepl by the boldest manipulations, and then only for brief periods. There are speculators who believe that the days when $1 a bushel was the rule will never come again, and that 75 cents a bushel may be looked to as the future top notch quotation. These men claim to have discovered that the cheap product of Ru India and the southern hemisphere, has lately turned an almost inexhaustible supply into the markets of Burope, will finally drive the American crop out posed to that fatal competition, they that wheat raising will become an American question to be treated on the theory that Burope will be supplied from the fields that skirt the Baltie, from the rich plains of India and from South America. Board of Trade men agreed that better times are ahead, and that the effect of these low prices is by 10 menas as disastrous as might be supposed. They say the wily furmer has not lost nearly so heavily as speculators, on whose hands the stocks declined. A very large proportion of the crop was marketed before the tumble, and big speculatd therefore, stood the heaviest losses, I do not believe that prices will remain at this low point much longer,' said Frank G. Logan, ‘but it seems inevitable that we are certain to lose a large part of the Eu- ropean market that has heretofore been open to our grain. Five or ten years ago the Argentine Republic _cut no “figure in speculative world, In 1892 it dumped 000,000 bushels into foreign markets, and this year it Is estimated that $2,000,000 bushels of Argentine product have gon abroad. Our agricultural implement men are exporting large quantities of farm ma- chinery, which cheapens the cost of produc tor e one hopeful sign Is a decreased acreage in this count ixty cents a bushel is the accepted cost of production east of the Mississippi, and it is reasonable to laok for a big reduction in the acreage for 1864, Thomas Bennett declarcd that the ex- cessive charges of elevators, insurance com- panies and money lenders have contributed to the depression. ‘Wheat is simply eat itself up,’ he said “John Dwight, ex-president thought the market was bound to upward shoot soon. ‘It may be sald, ‘that a new level is to be established for wheat, but I look for a marked impfove- ment when the country gets back to normal conditions.’ “Mr. Dale of Lamson B thought the low acreage of 1894 would in a measure re store prices and fmprove business."” — MINEKS UNION WINS, of the hoard, take an trne,' he Diteh Will Be Completed on Regular Wage Seal DEADWOOD, 8. D., Feb, fal Telegram to The Bee)—It 15 announced that the officers of the South Dakota Mining company will again attempt to resume work on thelr Annie Creck ditch about March. The work will be let in small contracts directly to the laborers, It is hoped that this plan will end the trouble with the miners unfon over the wage schedule. Thinks th SIOUX AL to The Bee)—A United States circuit rt which involyes $5,000 worth of Aurora county property. The case was Instituted by the First National bank of Rock Island, Ta against J. A. Wagner and wife of White Lake, this state. The plaintiff’s bank asks that a transfer of the property by Wagner to his wife be set aside on the ground that it was done for the purpose of defrauding creditors. A deputy United States marshal served the papers In the case and the will come up at the next ter States circuit court, which will April Annle € (Speclal case was i the here yestorday has matter United held here in S Advanced the Price of Whisky PEORIA, Feb. 23 The Whisky trust ad vanced prices of goods In bond 1 cent per gallon, in consequence of the ilative de. mand, and yesterday increased the capacity of the distilericy at Omgha, St. Paul and Cinclinatl 3,000 barrels, ’ FIVE CENT! DENANDS ory DOPULISTS MAKE Results of the Secrot Meeting of Theit National Central Committee, BOTH OF THE OLD PARTIES DENOUNCED Addres: Tssued to the People of the ~Instractions Given to Their S and Representatives in Co Vigorous 1 ST. LOUIS, Feb, committee of the j been in s he national central pulfst party, which has ot session hore for the past two Taubeneck presiding concluded its work this afternoon and issued tho following address as the result of its des liberations: days, Chairman H. B, union of the leaders of the old parties under ¢ Cleveland and John has fa od down the volume of the o lating medium to the single gold standard, thercby enhancing the purchasing power of mong preciating the all the products of labor, as well as the earnings of wago workers. The policy promised by the campaign promises of the republican and demoeratic parties to restore silver to the place it occupled as a money metal previous to the crime of 1873 has been used to con- summate that Iniquity. The tacties of decaiva ing the people by sham issues, which have be 80 successful in the past, will be em- ployed to maintain the gold standard and retire greenbacks. The British policy of a single gold standard system of finance is contrary to a principle of Amerfcan inde- pendence, therefore we are opposed to any international conference with forelgn natlons to regulate the financial policy of thix coun- try, .but favor a financial svstem that is distinctively American. The fissue Is made by the declaration in the Omaha platform in favor of the free coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of i6 to 1, and the issuance of stundard money, exclusively, by the govern- ment, without the intervention of banks, Otlier reforms demanded by the Omaha platform are not less meritorfous because the old parties have thrown off the mask and made known their purpose to enslave the people by money contraction. A declaration in favor of the free and unlimited cofnage of both gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, and the direct issue by the government of legal tender standard paper money, redeen- able in debts and taxes, and of sufficient vol- ume to meet the legitimate needs of our growing population and increase in business, and which shall be sufficient to restore and maintain stability and general prices, would meet the issues presented by the gold com- bination. The object of that combination in the maintenance of the gold standard adopted at the extra session of congress, the increase of the bonded debt, the retirement of legal tender money issued by the govern- ment_and the surrender to private corpo tions of the power of the government to re ulate the volume of the cireulating medium and maintain its stability. “Both the old parties will present the tarift and other issues during the campaign, that they are in favor of the contraction which, by their united action they have pursued for the last twenty years, and they will be for or against any und all fssues which they sup- pose will give them the most votes, but when they secure the power. they will use 1o in the future as they have done in the past, in the interest of the gold combination. “We denounce the fssue of bonds in timo of peace as an act of treason and usurpation unequaled in the history of civilized goyern- ment. They propose to drown the outcries of a plundered people with a sham battle over the tariff o that capitalists, corpora- tions, national banks, rings, trusts, watercd stock, the demonetization of silver and the oppression of the usurers may be lost sight of. They propose to sacrifice our homes, wives and children on the altar of Mammon, to destroy the multitude in order to secure corruption funds from the millionaires," The following resolutions we adopted: Whereas, The so-called Wilson bill faily to provide suflicient revenue to defray the legitimate expenses of the government und thereby creates a deficiency for which the administration will issue interest-bearing bonds to lay further burdens upon future generations and further perpetuate the na- tonal banking monopoly of - the' country, and, Whereas, Tt producers of west und pr Lo be it 1 Ived, That it is the sense of the na- tonal committec of the people’s party that the people's party senators und representu- tives In congress should vote against the passuge of sald bill in congress, unless it provides for such deficiency by an income tax; and, further, he it Resolved, That the be requested to vota against said il It said deficency is to bo gpplied by the lysuance of interest-bearl honds. Sherman o= ce of also digeriminates raw materials in tects the against the the south- monopolists; there- Severe Sn Colorndo~Utes' Live sring—The Aurora DURANGO, Colo,, Feb. Snow fell here eadily all yesterday and there Is now at least twelve Inches of snow on the level, The train~ which left Durango yesterday morning for Silverton encountered a snow- slide six miles this slde of Silverton and was compelled to return, This morning It again started for Silverton with a force of men, but was unable to get much further than vesterday owing to several large slides that had come down during the day. A report is received from the that the storm will prove disastrous to them, as their stock is exposed to the storm withe out food or shelter. There |s sald to be con- siderable bad fecling among the Indiang against the govertment for not transferring them to the propc SAN ANTONIO One of the north o whiter struck San Antonio and southern Texas last night. Tho stockmen met with heavy losscs of cattle. Fruit was seriously injured by the frosts and car able crop ix badly damaged. ST. PAUL, Feb. 2%.—A brilllant aurora horealis was wituessed here last evening, lasting an hour or more. In common with the whole west telegraph wires centering here were considerably interferred with, but they were not rendered entirely unworkable, PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 23.—A brilllant au- rora_borealis was seen throughout Oregon and Washington last SAPINERO, Colo., 20.—The snow fall in this vieinity this week is said to he the ever known in this portion of the The snow I8 from thres to four feet ep from here to Lake City. Tralus have great difficulty in getting through Black canyon on acount of numerous snowslides, some of which pile up the snow twenty-five to thirty feet for a distance of several huns dred fect, 7 PHELAN NUSNT Stock Ute Indians severest INSWER, Formally Cited to App mission of Investigatl 8T. LOUIS, Feb, 23.—Rev Phelan, editor of the Western Ch has been gerved with a citation by Chancellor Vonder Father liman, before a commission of and disclplinary with the Lincoln dio formal step taken by Bonucum to try Phelan for alleged toward himself committed at the bishop for Ithel in Lincoln . - : SLAUGHTER OF BUEFFALO, nden to appear Investigation for causes in connection This is the criminal Bishop offenses trial of the Arrented for Yellowstone Feb, 23, u party of hunters recently herd of buffalo In Yel park and have been arrested by a 0 soldiers, who are awajupg s Dos wrk. Party Herd in BOISE, 1daho that n entire Hunting g » been re ceived here slaughtered lowstonc company structions,