Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 30, 1894, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, 1891 '(:SINHI.I'} COPY FIVE CEN — - — e s e B ———————— BLAXD BILL VETOED Another Blow Given to the Advocates of the White Metal, COINAGE OF SILVER SEIGNIORAGE DEAD President Cleveland Announces to Congress His Disapproval of the Measure, HE STATES HIS REASONS AT LENGTH Belief that Such a Law Would Greatly En- danger the Public Good. IT WOULD ALSO ROB US OF OUR GOLD 80 Loosely Ha ovisions Would in Many Ways WASHINGTON, March today sent to the house of representatives ‘The president seigniorage To the House of Representatives without my approval louse bill No titled “An Act Directing the Coinage of the Silver Bullion Held in the Treasury, and for My strong desire to avold disagreement with those in both houses of congress who approve it if 1 could belic good would not be thereby endange that the public proper discharge of official duty. unable to sat slation is either wise ception of the obliga- that the proposed e or opportune, tions and responsibilities attached great office 1 hold forbids the indulgence of my personal desire and inexorably confines me to that course which s reason and Judgment and point sincere purpose to protect and promote the general interests of our people. disturbance over.the country during the last year was its severity and There scemed entire displacement of faith our financial ability and a lack of i our fiscal policy. tempted to assign it was very generally conceded that the op- provision of law then in force which required the government monthly a and issue its notes in payment thereof was entirely, or to a large for our’ condition. unparaileled consequences. Among those who at- causes for our eration of a to purchase This led to the repeal statutory provision. the depths of and timidity and apprehension h pletely gained control our rapid recuperation Y , steadily progressed, and thougii but five months have elapsed since the ro peal of the mischievous silver purchase re- a wholesale improvement is un- apparent, - Confidence in absolute solvencd fs to such an’ extent refn- stated and faith in our disposition to ad- methods is so far as to produce the most encourag- ing results both at home and abroad. WHEELS OF INDUS _The wheels of dome: slowly set in motion investment las ag Our recovery being so well under way, nothing should be done to ch convalescence, nor should we forget that a sound financial ic industry have br nd the tide of forcign reduce us to a lower stage of financial dis- that if the bill under conside tion should become a law garded as a retrogression from the financial intentions indulged in by our recent repeal & silver bullion pur- weaken if it did no returning faith our sound financial tenden consequence our progr ness health would be unfortunately checked 1 a return to our recent distres<ing plight jously threatened. This proposed leg the currency conditiof compelling the the government that a glance at such con- ditions and a partial review of the law re- ferred to may not be unprofitable, Between the 14th of August, the law became operative, and’ the when the clausi ting the purchase of silver was it would be of the provision fo os, and that as a to renewed busi- is 50 related to s growing out of the ovember, 18! payment for this bullion the gov sued its treasury notes of various denomina tions, amounting to nearly $156,000,000, which notes were immediately reney in circulation among our people. law made legal tender in payment of debts public and private, e otherwise expi were mada receivable fer o all public dues and when so 1 They were also permitted to b held by banking associations as a part thelr lawful re notes were by th toms, taxes and be relssued. On the dem s notes were to he re- deemed in gold or silver coin in the discre- tion of the secretary of the tr was declared as a part ~ provision that it was of the United States metals on a parity with each othei present legal ratio or provided by law." The money coined from such bullion a4 silver dollars, tecting the immediate coinage of a litt than 28,000,000 oune: of thls redemption tablished policy to maintain ach ratio as may be the law provided that us much of the remaining bullion should be thereafter colned as mi provide for the redemption of the (reasury notes ixsued on its purchas gain or seigniorage arising from suc e accounted for and paid into the be necessary to or seigniorage cates how much of the bullion owned by the government to coln as many s ars as should equal in number the dollars represented by the tre These treasury notes now outstand- ng and in clreulation and although t comparatively small amount roined, yet the as above defined, which would aris colnage of the mscertained to be a quantity amount to §1 e has been thus {n or seigniorage entire mass, standard silver dollars, g the present intrinsic relation between gold and silver the maintenance of the parity between the two metals, as men- mean nothing less than the maintenance of such a parity confidence of the plo who use our money in thelr daily trans- maintenance this parity can only be accomplish: as It Is affected by these treasury notes, and In the estimation of the holders of the s by giving to such holders, on their redemp- tion, the coin, whether it Is gold or silver, It follows that while in leaves the cholea of coin be pald on such redemption to the discres which they prefer, lerms the law the demands of the holder, {8 entirely incon- Matent with the effective and beneficial :::n::;:lmnw of the parity between the two IN' i\‘ “I”RL“’I&D 0]: ‘\()Rb§ f\y‘]r‘rrl..n;"::{"(‘n‘-“‘:-‘ru::‘r.. 1:.:1(; f.fl"‘.‘n".']fr."""""" ECESSITY OF A STABLE CURRENCY If both gold and silver are to serve us as money and if they together are to supply our people a %afe and stable currency, then the necesity of preserving this parity is ob- vious, © Such necessity has been repeatedly conceded in the platforms of both political parties and in our federal statutes, It is nowhere more emphatically recognized than in the recent law which repealed the provi- sion under which the bullion now on hand was purchased. This law insists upon the “maintenance of the par value of the coins of the two metals and the equal power of ry dollar at all times in the markets and In_the payment of debts.” The secretary of the treasury has, therc- fore, for the best of reasons, not only com- plied with every demand for the redemption of these treasury notes gold, but the present sit jon, as well as the letter and spirit of the law, appear plainly to justif; if they do not enjoin, upon him a continua- tion of such redemption. The conditions I have endeavored to pre- sent may be thus summarized: 1. The government as purchased and now has on hand sufficient silver bullion to permit the coinage of all the silver do lars necessary to redeem, In such dol the treasury notes issued the of sald silver bullion and en as gain or sefgniorag ditional. 2. There are outstanding, and within cir culation, treasury notes issued in pay of the bullion purchased amounting to $1 51,204, These notes are legal tender in pay ment of all debts, public or private, when otherwise expressly stipulated; they are recelvable for customs, taxes and all public dues. When held by banking associations they may be counted as part of t r lawful reserves, and they are redeemed by the gov- ernment in gold at the optfon of the holder hese advantageous aitributes were deliber ately attached to these notes at the time of their issue; they are fully understood by our people to whom such notes have been dis- tributed as currency, and have inspired con- fidence in their safety and value, and have undoubtedly thus induced their continued use, and counted up as money, instead of anxiety for their redemption. Having referred to some incidents which T deem revelant to the subject, it remains for me to submit a specific statement of my objections to the bill now under consid tion. This bill consists of two sections, exclud- ing one which merely appropriates a sum suflicient to carry the act into effect. The first seetion provides for the immediate coin- age of the silver bullion In the treasur which represents the socalled gain or seign- forage which would arise from the coining of all the bullion on hand, which gain or eigniorage this section deciares to be $35 166,681, It directs that the money so coined or the certificates issued thereon shall be used in the payment of public e penditures, and provides that if the needs of the treasury demand It the secretary of the treasury may, in his discretion, issue silver certificates in excess of such coin- not exceeding the amount of seigniorage in said section authorized to be coined. The second seetion directs that as soon as possidle after the coinage of this seigniorage the remainder of the bullion held by the government shall be coined into legal ten- der standard silver dollars, and that they shall be held in the treasury for the redemp- tion of the treasury notes issued in the pur- chiase of said buliion. It provides that as fast as the bullion shall be coined for the redemption of said notes they shall not be reissued, but shall be canceled and des stroyed in amount cqual to the coin held at any time in the treasury derived from the coinage provided for, and that silver cer- tificates shall be issued on such coin in the manner now provided by law. It i how- cver, especially declared in sald section that the ‘act shall not be construed to change existing laws relating to the legal tender| character or mode of redemption of th trensury notes issved for the purchase cf the silver bullion to be coined. UNFORTUNATELY CONSTRUCTED. The entire bill is most unfortunately con- structed. Nearly every senlence presents uncertainty and invites controversy as to its meaning and intent. The first seciion is especially faulty in this respect and it is extremely doubtful whether its language will permit the consummation of its sup- posed purposes. I am led to believe that the promoters of the bill intended in this section to provide for the coinage of the bullion constituting the gain, or seigniorage as it is called, into standard silver dollars, and yet there is positively nothing in the scction to prevent its coinage into any description of silver coins now-authorized under an existing law. I suppose this section was also intended, In case the needs of the treasury called for money faster than the bullion could actually be coined, to permit the issuc of sil- ver certificates in advance of such coinage but its language would seem to permit the issuance of such certificates to double the amount of selgniorage as stated, one-half of which would not represent an ounce of silver in the treasury. Tha debate upon this sec- tlon in the congress developed an earnest and positive difference of opinion as to its object and meaning. In any event it is clear that the present perplexitios and embarrass- ments of the secretary of the treasury ought not to be augmented by devolving upon him the execution of a law so uncertain and cons fused. I am not willing, however, to rest my objection to this section solely on these grounds, In my judgment sound finance does mot commend” afurther infusion of silver into our currency at this time unac- companied by further adequate provision for the maintainance in our treasury for a safe gold reserve. Doubts also arise as to the meaning and construction of the second section in the Dbill. It the silver dollars therein directed to be coined are, as the section provides, o be held in the treasury for redemption of treasury mnotes it is suggested that, strictly speaking, certificates cannot be is- sued on such coln “in the manner now pro- vided by law” because these dollars are money held in the treasury for the express purpose of redeeming treasury notes on de- and, which would” ordinarily mean that they were set apart for the purpose of substituting them for these treasury notes. They are not, therefore, held in suche way as to furnish a basis for certificatesaccording to any previous exist- ing law. 1f, however, silver certificates can properly be issued upon these dol there is nothing in the section (o jndicate the cha risties and functions of these cer- tificates. If they were to be of the same character as silver certificates in eireulation under existing laws, they would at best be reccivable only for customs, taxes and all public dues; and under the language of this section, It s, to say the least, extremely doubtful whether the certificates in con- templation would be lawtully received even for such pur . Whatever else may be said of the uncertaintities of expression in this bill, they certainly ought not to be found in leglslation affecting subjects so im- portant and far-reaching ay our finances and currency. OTHER IMPORTANT REASONS. In stating other and more fmportant rea- sons for my disapproval of this section, 1 shall, howevor, assume that under its pro- vislons the treasury notes Issued in pay- ment for silver bulllon will continue to be redeemed as heretofore, in silver or gold at the aption of the holders, and that If when they are presented for redemption, or the treasury in any other manner, the in the treasury coined silver dollars equal in nominal value to such treasury notes, then and In that case the notes will be de- stroved and silver certificates to an equal amount substituted. I am convinced that this scheme s ill-advised and dangerous. As an ultimate result of its operation, treas- ury notes, which are legal tender for all debts, public and private, and which are re- deemable in gold or silver at the option of the holder, will be replaced by silver cer- tiflcates which, whatever may he their char- acter and inseripiion, will' have none of thse qualities in anticipation ot this result and as an Immediate effect. In offect, the treasury notes will naturally appreciate in valugeand desirability, The fact that gold can be realized upon them, and the further fact that their destruction has been de- (Continued on Siath Page.) Mad Scenes in the House Follow an At- tempt to Take Up the Eleotion Cases, PARTISAN FEELING AT A HIGH PITCH Their Filibustering Many Angry Dialogues Between counters at Times Nurrowly Averted, WASHINGTON, house met at noon today a feverish anxiety was manifested as to the fate of the Bla After the reading of the ery from the folnt comm the expenditures in the exe formally introduced the bill prepared by the commission to tmprove the methods of ac- counting in the Treas , the Joy-O'Neil contested clec was then taken up and the fili- buster against the seating of O'Neil began roll of the house was A, Mr. Pruden, the president’s ex- Journal Mr. Dock- slon to investigate utive department ismitted the pr Bland seigni n the pending motion v and resulted, message vetolng the Of the eleven who voted in effect against scating M. ten democrats, as follows againat the motion, McKeighan of negative vote. filibustering, "atterson offered a resolution to revoke all leaves of absence and instruct the sergeant- at-arms to take the absentee: The order, according to the to continue in and Warner, into custody to day until Reed attempted that a quorum would have to be present to beyond an adjournment, but the speaker overruled him, than a quorum to compel the attendauce of previous question was ordered by a vote of 162 to the floor and in a briet speech scored the democratic side, dwelling particularly upon the absurdity of a pro- ceeding which aimed at procuring a quorum and, after one was s the house powerless to record its presence. NETTLED SPEAKER CRISP. Mr.* Reed said dently stung Speaker Crisp, speaker sat down Speaker Crisp arc said it was not his purpose to ent the leader of minority (Reed) had called attention to the absolute iniquity of the practice of member fusing to vote when their names were We have been denounced again, said he, for refusing to vote. “I ‘counted amid laughter. Speaker Crisp placed his party in a position when he made his quorum counting ruling where it had to that ruling or denounce was an open secret, he said, that Mr. Reed had been unable to get the republican cau- cus to authorize 1 never tried Reed had once made the ruling his party was forced to proceeded to picture the absolote power of peaker over his side of the house. He described how an agreement entered into by the minority and majority of the elec- tions committee Reed's dictation. visor of his side. “It looks as Il you nceded a chief super- shouted Mr. sustain him.” chief super- “What we possess and what you need, the speaker pendence of thought.” deliberately, chief supervisor on this side,” le continued. Mr. Reed’s whole purpose, continued Mr. was to force the democrate side to All other questions paled gnificance before this overshadowing of self-vindication member should feel his responsibil He should vote whether he approved proposition o not. should exercise the time-honored democratic privilege of voting against it. not join hands with the enemy ac (Great applause.) REED NOT Al LOWED TO REPLY. sed a desire this, but his time had expired and he was not permitted to do so. He then asked for a division on the resolu- tion, but Mr. Stone of Kentucky ruled that the proposition was not divisible. remarks of Mr. and the republicans began fllibustering with chair by Mr. Mr. Springer moved to lay that motion on Mr. Payne, pending that, moved to ad- was lost by a he appeal was laid on the table by a vote of 177 to 68, Lacey of Iowa and Mr. Payne moved to adjourn, tion to adjourn The speaker then stated the motion made Mr. Lacey appealed from the decision of The speaker refusod to entertain the ap- who standing aisle, insisted on knowing the grounds upon h 4he speaker declined but the speaker only emphatically the grounds of his refusal. By this time the members on both sides at fever heat, and for several minutes pan- onium reigned. rom all parts of the sonal collisions were narrowly av all members to be seated. determined and ordered paker was evidently filibustering tacties of the minority. rise to a question of order,” shouted returned the “The question fs on the adoption of the sergeant-at-arms to arrest ab As many as favor it vea; contrar midst of the chorus of voices that fol- to recognize that motion he moved to adjourn, Reed loudly insisted on his right to but the speaker replied by order- ing him fo take his seat, Mr. Patterson called for the yeas and nays, Payne demanded tellers of the mo- and Mr. Payn was still clamor- DECLINED TO SERVE. Mr. Payne declined to serve, “The chalr then appoints the gentleman from Maine,” said the speaker. Mr. Reed was wild with rage. “Ijdecline to serve,” said he. { “The gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Pat- terson) will act alona.”" The democrats raised a cheer as the speaker sald this, ang moved rapidly past him single file to be counted, The excitgment intense, “A band of ruffiing has possession of this house,” shouted Mr. Boutelle, “We are glving you some of your own medicine,” retorted Mr. Outhwaite, When a sufilcient number had been counted by Mr. Patterson to order the yeas and nays the announcement was made. In a chorus the republicans were protesting against this irregularity, and Mr. Reed, in a loud voice, declared the chair knew the rules required two_tellers. “The house undersiands the cireum- stances,” replied Spewker Crisp, firmly. “The chalr appointed the gentleman from New York (Payne). He declined to serve. The chalr then appointed the recognized leader on that side; he also declined. The chair did not intend to be subjected to the humiliation of having every member of that side refuse.” “But the rules require two tellers, turned Mr. Reed, “The chair takes all the consequenc replied the speaker emphatically, amid whirlwind of democratic cheers, Things were now going with a high hand The scane reminded the old members of the Fifty-first congress. Mr. Payne was still talking loudly in the afxle as the clerk began calling the roll. He was ordered to take his geat and replied he would do o when he got ready. The speaker met this retort by declaring he was ready to entertain a motion to bring the gentleman to the bar of the house for contumely. He said the speaker must have some power to enforce order. ENGAGED IN A WORDY DUEL, Mr. Outhwaite and Mr. Boutelle, in the general confusion that followed, were en- gaged in a wordy duel and Mr. Outhwaite threatened to move that Mr. Boutelle be called before the bar of the house for con- tempt. The speaher decided that such pro- ceedings could not interrupt a roll call, but upon its completion they were not renewed. The resolution was adopted, 164 to 8. Mr. Hainer of Nebraska moved to recon- sider, and pending that moved to adjourn. - During the call the excitement subsided and by agreement the motion to reconsid: was withdrawn and at 6:50 the house ad- Journed. ADMIRAL WALKER'S DUTIES, Bering Sea, Not Hawnll, Will Probably Bo th ene of His Operation: WASHINGTON, March 20.—When Ad- miral John Ge Walker sails from San I'ran- cisco on April 5 for Honolulu he will car with him instructions having a most im- portant bearing on the Beving sea question. All_speculation and report o the contrary standing, Admiral Walker was not selected by the’ president for this mission in consequence of amy threatening condi- tion of affairs in Hawali, for the official advices received from that country give no hint of trouble or of a restoration to be expected in the near future, and Admiral Walker's stay at Homolulu will not extend over more than two maonths at most. Of course, during his stay, 1f trouble should arise, he will be in a' position to command the sitnation, but there is no such expecta- tion, and thi: admiral's mission has to do mostly with the seal question. The arbitra- tion just concluded mrovides for a joint protection by the United States and Greut Britain over the seal, waters, and these two nations are bound to securc, it they cun, the co-operation of other interested na- tionis, Russia, China' and Japan, and per- haps’ Germany. The policing of the seal s, which had prevlously been a tem- y' expedient, was madé a permaneut chirge upon the 'parties o the arbitration and the difilcultles Le execution of the task lave heen enormously Increased by the exient of the protected zone fixed by the arbitration, comprising all of the Pi- cific ocean east of the 18th meridian and north of the ith parailel and Bering sea, If the effort to secura the co-aneration of Russia, China and Japun should succeed. which ' there i3 e promise, the would be still further extended, so include the western Pacifie to the shores of Asia. No such ts his—the policing of a vast ocean— hefore undertaken, and it became necessary to devise a sys- tem by which thix could be done effectively, economically and permanently by the com’ bined action of the nations interested. The first requisite to an effective and economi- cal patrol was the establfshment of a per- manent busix of supplieg. There will prob- ably be three of these, San Francisco on the east, Yokohama on the west and Pearl harbor, Hawali, in the center, all on the lower houndary of the protected zone. The first two are already within reach, but it is the establishment of the third which has caused Admiral Walker's journey to Ha- wail. He will select the best location, look- ing to its adaptability for the up- ply, and, in o limited wa the tisers engaged 10 the patrol scrvice, o mate the difficulties (o be met in drec a_chann 5 the bar at the ent of ‘Pearl horbor, and upon his report depend the expenditure of the $250,00 has for two vears heen at the disposil the president for the establishment of naval stations, e YESTERDAY'S NOMINATIONS. Good Democrats Who Have Teen Kewarded for Party Fealty, WASHINGTON, March 2. today sent the following nomination the senate: To he surveyor of customs, Clay C. Me- Donald, port of St. Joseph, Treaxury department—J." W. Adams, su- perintendent of the mint at Carson, Nev Hirsch Harris, melter and refiner of the mint at Carson, Nev. To he registers of land ofces—Trying H. Mulholland, at Independence, Cal; Willard C. Hall, at Sundance, Wyo.; Idward H. Freneh, at Douglus, Wyo. To be receivers of public mone Jdward Madison, at Donglisg, Wyo.; Thomas A. Dunn, at Sundance, Wyo. Wik department nel George H, Men- el, corps of engi Licutenant Colonel William H, H. Benyuid, corps of engine Major William H. Helier, corps of eni necrs, to he members of the California debris_commission; Second Lieutenant Al- fred M. Hunter, Fourth artillery, to be first lieutenant : Postmasters . Dangerfleld, Pacific Grove, Cal.; W, T. Duncan, Salina, Ca George Bhenan Ta.; Alfred 15 Urick, Huxter Springs, Kan:: W. W. Smith, Colby, Kun.; Thomas A. McCleary, Medit cine Lod; the Senate. WASHINGTON, March The senate today, after the introduction and reference of several unimportant bills, took up the bill extending limitations of time for the completion of ttle to certain lands dis- posed of under the aet of congress known as the “Donatien Act.” and for the prot tion of the purchasers and occupants of the lands which are situated in Washing- ton, Oregon and Iigho territory. “The bil was passed. & Senator Gorman In befialt of Senator e ed the pensicy appropriation bill. “ The house joint resolution ppropriating $10,000 additional to CArryirs. out the pro- visions of the Chinese . ‘sion act was passed. At 2 o'clock’the MoGarrahan bill was taken up and pkased without division. It refers the claim o William McGarrahan to the ranche Panoeho Grande to the court of private land clabms, which shall report its findings to the seevetary of the interior, who ghall Issue o patent (o McGarrahan if this decision shall ks in his favor. At 5:15 the senats went Into executive session and at 5:30 adjourned until Monday. bstitute fox the Bland Bill. WASHINGTON, March 20.—Representa- tive Henderson of {North Carolina followed the presentation of the president's veto \cssage by sMbmILUAR @ Dill for the coin- ge of the silver sclgniorage, The text I8 the same as the Biand bill, omitting the second section and some of the explana- tory lunguage of the frst section. It di- recls thé secretary of the treasury to coin as fast as possible, the silver selgniorage into legal tender Standard dollars. The bill was referred to the colnage commities, oA Crisp Wil 8 Colquitt, ATLANTA, March .~Governor N then has appointed Bpeaker Charles F. Crisp to succeed the late SBenator Alfred H Colquitt. Not a word has passed between the governor and the speaker and the lat- ter nirme has never been presented for- Democrats Lad crowded down into the area | mally to the governor. Governor Crounse Will Not Be a Candidate Before the Republican Convention, ASSURES HIS FRIENDS THAT IT IS FINAL No Desire for a Second Term-Indications of Lively Competition for the Posi- tion at the Head of the State Ticket, LINCOLN, March 20.—(Special to The Bee. —Governor Crounte sprung a political sensa- tion this afternoon by giving to the public a letter addressed to Licutenant Majors, in which - asserted positively that he would not be a candidate for re-election. The letter was written in response to one received by the governor from the licutenant governor. In his letter Mr. Majors alluded to the wido- spread discussion of the probability of the candidacy of the governor for re-clection and assured him that if he was a candidate he could command the entire support of the licutenant governor. The Majors letter is dated March 28, while the reply given by the governor to the press was written this afterncon. The corresponden as foMows: PIERU, March 28.—Hon nzo Crounse, Govern of Nebr {8 Sir—Having noti withi W Intimations through the 8 thut you would again be a candidate for governor felt impressed by a sense of duty to a you to relieve the party of the embarrassment of uncer- tainty by a positive expression as to your desires and ambitions as to the govel ship. It is an unwritten law of Nel republicanism that an officer who does well shall have a second term, and 1 take pleasure m reassuring you of my confidence in the infegrity of your administration, and fn take pleasure in saying that sire i renomination command )y S 3 m, with high regard, yours most respectfully, T. 0. MAJORS, State of Nebraska, ecutive De ment. Lincoln, ‘Neb., March Hon, T, J, Majors, Peru, Neb.: Dear Sir—Replying (o our communication of yesterday I have to ay that it Is not my intention to be a can- didate for re-election as governor, and I 1 glad to avail myself of the opportunity your letter affords’ me o make this an- nouncement and lieve the approaching canvass from any embarrassment arising from the use being made of my name in connection with the office, While [ feel. honored by the handsome manner In which my nomination and el tion came to me and apy sitlon manifested ‘ord to me a re- nomination, ting the office I did o with the purpose of serving but single term. This purpose I have fre- auently expressed, and private inte well as inclination lead me to adhere to this determination. Thanking you for Kind expresslons contained in your letter, T am, yours truly, L. CROUNSE. GOVERNOR CROUNSE TALKS. Tn conversation with The Bee this even- ing Governor Crounse stated that there but little, in his opinion, t could added to'the statement he had made in his letter to the lieutenant governor. He had written the letter in perfect good faith and wished his friends to consider it final. While he thoroughly appreciated the honor that had already bedn conferred upon him by his party and a majority of the people of the state in clecting him to the office of chief executive, he had felt for some time that he did not desire the cares and re- sponsibilities of another term, especially jn view of the fact that the party I8 in splei- did condition for a successful campuln. He had believed all along that Wis friends understood that he was not a candidate for a renominatici, Hut recent newspaper comments had scemed to indicate that some of the republicans in the state were hint- ing that he WA occupying an equivocal positios: 1 not move elearly defining his in- tentions. die id not wish to oceupy such a position, and therefore, in order to allay all feeling and to make his wish and feei- ings thoroughly and finally understood, he wrote the lotter to the licutenant governor. The governor's letter is the topic of con- versation in Lincoln plitical circles night. It was not entirely unexnecte this morning it was known th was expecting such a_letter, who was in_the city this forenoon, state that he would have the governor's decision in black and white hefore he left the city. Majors left the city at 2 o'clock, and it is presumed hat he went away in a highly elate me of mind. Chairman Slaughter of the republican state central committee was here until last evening, but had left the city before the governor's announcement was made. One prominent republican volced the sentiment when he * gnid: Crounse -has paved the way for a fight in the convention. As long as his po- sition was deemed uncertain a large num- ber of men, who flatter themselves that the gubernatorial lightning may strike in their vicinity, have remained quiet. Tom Majors alone has conducted w spiviten can- vass for the nomination, Governor Crounse in publicly announcing his intention of keeping out of the state convention will make way for Cady, Peters, Valentine, Raymond, Bemig and a number of others who do not hesitate to look upon them ves ns available, The contest is likel to become exceedingly nimated once and will remain so until the convention assembles.” Governor Melinle Enthusinstic Re, ST. PAUL, March 20.—Without respect to party affiliations, men, women and children turned out this afternoon to do honor to Ohio's well known governor, for whom a Jtion was arranged at the capi Al ternoon the crowd filed past, shaking vernor MekKinley and briefly extending greetings. During mot the governor and party b Minneapolis, stopping for Hamlin university, where Governor MeKin- ley was introduced and spoke briefly to the students, While her distinguished husband Was this afternoon being formally received at the capitols Mrs. MeKinley™ was the guest of honor at a_luicheon and reception given by, ) 1. AL Newport of Summit AU for Chicago tonight, heming on the Chamberlain Railroad. CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D, March 20.—(Spe- elegram’ to The | News was re today from a reliable source in Chicago that parties there who are inte Gatod In_the ballding of the Dikotn, Wye ming & Missourd River vailroad would leay this week for New York and London to in- terest capltalists in the proposed line. Bight miles of the rowd are alveady completed enst from Mvstic toward Rapid City, Ar- angements are also about completed for shing the rowl to Rapid City, a distance of thirty-one miles. From there the road will be pushed castward slong White river to Chamberlain. The cons tion -of this road will unite the eastern and western sections of South Dakota. ger, KANSAS CITY, March 20.—John Birn- stein, o travellng salesman for the whole- gale fewelry house of Morrls Epenstein & Bro. of Madison street, Chicago, ar- rived in Kansas City varly last week and got drunk and 1ost all his ready cash at faro. He then got a relative who s in business in this city to cash a draft on the for $60 aml lost that, Next Birn- n pawned and sold about $1,200 worth of samples, watch ci rings and watch chaing, geiting abont ). Tlo lost that ney’ too agalndl the tger. He was ar- rested today, e Ly Given to the Ju OLATHI, Kan, March The argu- ments in the Little murder case closed today and the case 1s now In the hands of the jury. Mutchings for the defense took the ground that the defendant was guilty of murder In the first degree or should be acquitted on the ground of & fense. He asked that no compromise verdict be rendered. Much interest hus been mani- fested in the trial ull through, and most all who have heard it have taken side the case, e California’s Capital Will Not De TRemoved. SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.-The suit of H. P, Livermore against C. G secretary of state, was declded by th preme court this afterno The case Krew out of the action of the last legisla- ture In removing the capital from Sacra- mento to San Jose, The act delegated the Power (o the KOVErnor, atlorney general to_any individual, as (F overelgn power rests in the people and, Sey alone could decide the question. - - CUNNING CoNsPIrATo, ruwanTED. | Where Judge Oaldwell Puts Employes at Opening of the Wa Orin L. Voorhi and Her Brothe: CINCINNATI, March 29, ‘am to The Bee)—A consg posed In the probate court weday and the defendant was dismissed as being of un- sound mind Orin L. Voorhis, o prosperons and wealthy | Until Difforences Are Settled the 013 cattle deater, until n year ago lived at Schedules Will Remain in Force, Hazelwood, this county. A year ago last December he shot a man at Sk v al- leged Intimacy with ~his wite his was arrested and tried, the successtul de- | THESE ALSO WILL BE THE BASIS OF HEARI | fence being insanity. He was committed to vium, where he rer ceks, and was disch then took his little girl and w whore e embarked i the caede | Men Fully Appreciate tl e Great Advantage Which This Ruling Gives Them, While he w A trip to O girl was sent back to Sh Mrs. Voorhis resides with her T of Itara trom s - wits. and:{ PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY: daughter imploring him to return home, All were affectionate Tetters, his wife buk: gIng his fe ness oorhls, thinking Aok € her returned, arriving home lagt | M Clark's Su met him in the most af- Batitiarary iturday, howeye s Voorhis it Houston, Anxious fo slipped_into the and' swol out a warrant arrest, char ing him with lu oy deputy ted Voorhl before he was ta wity his wife induced him to give | pocketbook containing a number of ble pupers wid $5,00 i notes. Sin o PENbRI ol day he has been in jal i This morning M Voorhis and her | the availably thing was not right. They could give ¥ evidence Vi that man was in- | end, unable to gain admission. sune. When Voorhis wi <ht in Judse the case of th rmed, He ational. Voorhis declared | of the Un that the whole scheme to have him sent | the attraction which to an_asylum was a trick on the part of | o f9 wife'and her brother to get his money. he judge dismissed him. He will retuin [ who were unable Among the to Omaha with bis little danghtor. many of the men who were directly ATION IN.DEN ested, and eve SITUATION IN DENT, . and even the delegations It Does Not Vet Scem to Be Any Nearer [ mission on Being Settled. During the time DENVER, March 20.—Late this afternoon | room was waiting for the Judge Glynn, sitting in the district court, | judges there was an air of expectancy on fssued an order for an injunetion vestrain- | Gl e 8 ing the old police hoard from nterfering with the new board pending a settlement of the controversy hetween the two hourds how this new dey ntroversy. As Judg tion restraing the new saw for the first time organized labor recog- fering with the old boa nized in the circuit Junctions leave the city in alm States. state as martial law would. The police | and fire departments are tied up, and of the two warring boards should clash, sort published in o morning paper | @ buzz of exeitement, which almost immedi- Governor Waite had decided to de ately subsided. On Caldwell stated forces, however, It mu ssary | capacity of the court cient to accommodate all, and martial law was unfounded, It a ash should oceur hetween rival police | the bench Judge for him (o take that stop. Chief of Police Stone wa at the instig, on of the p formed that some police board, charged with X rectly interested in the case were unable to and creating’a distirhance o admissio corridors of the city 1 last night of ”':”:}." _;:J"}:“ 'I”" crowd which threatencd fo take possession | (HOSC AMOnR (h of the buiiding. The ruesof drunike fidicectiviinterented o other officers all on the same chavge. T already talking about removing rlees %10/ e Fought. SALT LAKE, March 2.—(Special Tele- been cut gram to. The Bec)=For some time past neé- | ceon -t bat by their protecting wing the Salt’ Lake valley smelters, and thus have w 5 in Mr. Thurston stated that the action com= western parlance a ‘‘diame upon | plained of had been the mine owners and ore pur this [men stood where they had always been. sectlon. A pool of (Mo denver and Omiaha | Glark’s report provided for maintaining ail melters has been in operation for months, This pool has heen urging ! smelters to join with It, and as united to [ under the sume sisting of A, Hanau . R, Jones and | gy L. H. Officer, to Deriver o talk business v with ‘the pool representatives. Under this mine owners are up in arms asainst the | of wages. proposition, A mass meeting will probably | Judge Caldwell be held to organize und resist the move- | wag wnprofituble, as ment. now before the court MANY CATTLE LOST. Some Details of the Sto ce to Stock | and new riles, Wyom “hearing the court CLEARMONT, Wyo. Muarch (Special | Pules and schedules ‘TPelegram to The HBee)—The following losses from the storm in the vicinity of Clear Creck are report [ from PRSI 0 Lurned out ‘iorm o Lone | burden of proot ree, b head; from e eattle feeding [ Prove the rules below Clearmont, 61 head; H il & r changed. road remain in fer, from 20 head feeding in the s Thiz announcement from the beneh caused place, 2 head. At the double crossing on | a murmur of satisfaction from the men and lear’ Creck seventeen of Pratt & 1erris' | was the first indication steers drifted into the river and we which the hearing would be conducted, and the men were not slow to appreciate the vantage that the position of the court gave drowned. Roberts, above Clearmont, pulled nine of his own 3 south of them. probably ses were mostly By way of introduction from’ drifting against wire fences or gel- | stated that the new schedules over which tha ting into the rive conference with They Took Sliverwaro. day detected Mrs.-W. € Robingon in the | but Mr. Clark had act of taking some. An examination with the engincer her trunk showed that it tained brakenien He $100 worth of stolen articles wnd still y been known and recognized for a quarter of a century as the friend of orga on the Union Pacific. was found in the trunk of her s enc Mr. Robingon is yardmaster for the B, & M. company, and ‘the family his been' at CLARK SU the hotel about a year. Mis, Robinson [ says that she must have taken the articles when she did not realize what she was dofng. No arrests were made, but the fam- | and recommendations iy has been ordered Lo e the hotel. report ho suggested railroad man who was not con, with the Union Pucific Left Home and Omah Willilam Schnack, who ket a saloon at | on the system be 612 South Thirteenth street, left the city | to go over the suddenly Tues wnd started, so his | the conditions of nds to Calitornin, He told an ac- | paid,” the cost of intance "before s ¢ ture that the | parts of the system, n of hix going was that the night b would tend to throw re ng home early, he found his | tho pending controversy and report his find- wife and his bartender, Fmmon, in D pandng aor positton which established that his’ w ings to the court, was unfaithful to him. Mis Bennack and Emmon hoth deny the | receivers and the accusition and say that Schnack had long | tigation and report been dissitisfied with the mensure of his | rules and conditions to be in full force and success in business and had often the oftent. He stated ened to leave home. fnto the whole question almost an endless task 3 Judge Gantt said LONDON, March 2. ~The statement L ek the Bank of England issued today shows | wighod to have adjudi the following changes as compared with | men all wanted to have e Bank of England Statenient. the previous \\I.vl(: ‘:'nl..l _reserve, | status of labor ory creased during the week, L207,000; cireu T LUy tion, decreased, £48,000; bullio ) o £58,142; other securities, in ased 000; other deposits increased, £541,000 curities unchanged,” The ‘proportion of the | be three ref . Killed While Stealing f CARTHAGE, Mo, March 20.—Officor J, A. Manker just before dawn discovered a e 11is Family, pare the wages paid A XBINY, with those paid o situated, himself through a window, quickly fired, Killing the flecing man, who proved to hé | ent do so. John Peterson, a local ‘carpenter, long out [ Mr. Hodges said the of work and stealing to prevent the starva- | to see a copy of the report of Mr. Clark thought now b oms - time to settle the whole matter, tion of & wife und four childven, the court, but he Mrs. Tarney 1L were in court and KANSAS CITY, March 2, ngressman | hear them. John €. Tarsney and Mrs, Tarsney did not HEARING start to Washington as they expected, and | g4 Seeig R are still at the Coates house. Mrs. Tars. ney was taken {1 with a fever Tuesday afternoon. The attending physician thinks ame her Jourtey LOmOFrow, doubt. The court BURDEN OF PROOF ON THE RECEIVERS IN COURT asand Men Of the Arbiter's Report, | Long before the time for the convening of huce brother were in court to testify, but their 1, and in addition manner satisfied Judge Ferls that evers= [ Guich filled (he hall The hearing 1 company was had brought upants of the corridors the chairmen it rture in the judiclal his- tory of the country would be opened, in the courts on (juo warrant cedings. | Judge Caldwell truly The sherif? §s also enjoined from taking & | qajourned, “Those who were present k When Judges Caldwell and Riner filed in the sherift cannot ot in case the. partl and took their seats on the hench there w spectators who their seats and ness. was dismissed, howey give them o the men who were parties to fined $10 by Judge Frost, who i @ popis | the suit now pending. This loft room enough for ereating w disturbance. The chict | for the railroad men who had been waiting ately ook an appeal to (he county | jn (he hall to come in, and after they woert sated the proceedings opened fn carnest. he court asked counsel Police” Behymer, appointed 148t night ready to procecd, and Mr. Thurston stal the demand of the governor, as he is that they were 50 far as the receivers we to be utterly lacking i qualitic: s for | concerned. Mr. Hodges asked leave to fily the place. the answer of the men and also a motion pro o TE forma to vacate the orders of the reccivers ich in the case, and also one to ailow the shop- 2 of Smelters fo Control Ore | Men to be made partles, though they had «f mot_been parties to the lwaring before Mr Clarg. He stated that their e Dundy order all rules regulating the condi- gotiations have been pendifig and a con- | fjong” of employment were. abrogated, certed effort made on the part of the Den- | (jiay were to (hat extent intercstod. ver and Omaha smelters to gather under [ piog e O PROOF ON RICEIV escinded and the shop- Thanopths | the men in the employment of the receivers as heretofore, hay single purchaser to_conduct that | though they did not admit the binding forcs part of their husin The Salt Lake val- | of the old schedules as contracts, ley smelters have sent a mmitte n- | ceivers simply proclaimed Judge Gantt said there was a difierence of Sombination the prce of Utah ores would | opinion as to whether Judge Caldwell's order e fixed at Omuhn and De and the | affected the question of rules or simply that whole matter was for settlement. > now stands on the petition of the re- ivers for the adoption of the new schednles takes the view & took charge force dered to the contra and schedules should only contemplated a change for the engine. N men, trainmen and tel Landlord Morrow of the Jennines hotel, | gy us the operators who had been missing silverware, yester- | qnd Me, Clark had arrived at a settlement, sraph operators. firemen, conductors and nized labor 8 A REFEREE. + had made a yoluminous report of the pros coedings of the conf and his findings coted either employment, by the court to be Pending *his inves- the ruling of Oue thing tha settled was the legal stion at presens and siimply wanted to know pub- | accepicd Mr. Clark’s sug e’ deposits, inereased, {834, notes. re In this connection gerve, incrcased, 0,000; government s that it that plan was adopted there one apponted by th Bank _u' England's reserve to its labilities | o6 by the receivers and one by in W87 per cont and they also wanted the referees to com- and proposed to be paid other systems sim burglar in Smith & Jennings grocery and | ,sutke Gantt sald they were ready to amsont entered the store to arrest him. The burg- | ions of law in regard to rules lar ran, and the ofticer, too bulky to crowd | oy " pus the court said it could not at pres- had not all been abla would proceed, There who are interested Fhe wil have recovered sufficicutly to re- | Which any postponement