Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 18, 1894, Page 2

THE OMAIX DAILY B ESDAY DECEMBER 1 workingman to a_condition which induced drink oven more than drink was said to in- duce poverty The tenement system was a crying evil | and an abomination in a civilized community He had seen poverty reduced to a meaner | and more unsanitary condition in New York | and Chicago than it ever was in England | This was the gauge that indicated elther political Injustice or a lack of industrial op- portunity. In England, as in America, it | Swas the speclal function of trades unionism 1o prevent these evils from growing worse, WHAT UNIONS ARE DOING. “And now,” continued Mr. Burns, “I want to say a word to the men who do not belong to labor unfons. You men who are geitiig 2.60 a day would only be getting $2 had it Mot been for the unfons that have stepped in and sald to capital: ‘Thus far and no further.’. You must sacrifice the differsnce between the $2.50 that you get now and {he $2 that you would be getting had it not been for the unions, or you must join them and contribute towards the common effort. There are people who view the trade unfon with suspicion, If not with positive hostility Trades unlons in the sphere of labor is no more than a medium for collective bargain ing. When they become similar in America to the unlons in the old country we won't seo_capitalistic newspipers abusing the labor Jenders and we won't see these leaders sub- Jected to the blind and unjust criticlsm which they too frequently have to bear. The trades unions and their leaders have come o stay. Day by day, we'k by week, and year by year, since you had the great Penn Bylvania railroad strike, which was the pre- cursor of numerous other strikes throughout the country, you have seen in Am your doaders vituperated and assailed In a way that is not known in England. What I ask for my fellow leaders in this country is fair play. Concede them to be honest until it is shown that they are rogues. Then throw them out. We do not have the relations between master and man that wa had fifty years ago. The workingman has become a mechanical automaton to produce wealth for idle people to enjoy. Under the present sys- tm men do not count, but machines do. The disposition of wages is to tend to a still fower level and for machiney to be simplified $0 that unsklilled workmen can do the same work that skilled artisans used to do_by hand labor or by complex machinery. The trades unfon must stand before unserupulous competition to say that a barrier shall be drawn,” It was contended that conditions skilled labor opportunities to better enjoyed. The physical strength and thrift of the man failed, as a rule, to overcome his Industrial environments, and even when an Edison, endowed with exceptional genius, reached a higher plane, he served capitai more than himself and never got all out of his genius that belonged to it The speaker referrid to the practice of Napoleon, who, when his troops were about to Eo into battle, assured them that ever: of their knapsacks contalned a marshal's baton. After the battle was over it w sometimes found that there was not a sngle baton to reward the devotion of his followars. This was a very similar bait to that which had been held out to the workingmen of England and of America, and it was the mis- sion of the trades unlons to open their eyes 1o its delusiveness. In England the unions had grown during the past ten years with a vigor and enthusiasm that was most grati- fying. At the Dénver convention the speaker had the henor to represent over one and one- half millions of Eoglish workingmen and even that flgure did not represent the entire number. One of the most alutary results of that convention would be the solidifying and harmonizing of the unions both of this country and of England FUTURE OF STRIKES. Mr. Burns discussed the strike question with considerable earnestne: He had been connected with about fifty strikes, most of hich had been successful. He ventured to y that in the future the strikes would de- crease in frequency, but would increase in the arena that they covered, the number of men concerned and in the bilterness with which they would be fought. In England over 400,000 men had stood the panzs of starvation for sixteen weeks because a dozen or 80 of the mining kings had said that their wages should be reduced. These strikes could not.continue in Bngland and in America without thei/kwie¢ances “being forced upon the attention of the voters of the country, who should say that the cause must be re- moved. They would see that they had to choose whether a Carnegie on the ons side or a Jay Gould on the other should dic- tate industrial depression and eventually throw the country into a clvil war, or whether they should throw down the monopo- lies and through munic'pal and state legisla- tion remove the evils which made the strike necessary. : The speaker urged the workmen of Amer- iea to take municipal action, and here there was_room for better organization. Omaha had the advantage of many other American cities in that its police force was not con- nected with politics. But it did not own its own gas works, water works, electric lights, tramways and other municipal necessitics. The contractor found a happy hunting ground in the city, and here was the same spoils system which prevailed more gen erally in America than in any other country in the world. MUNICIPAL REFORM. Mr. Burns said that while he was in Den- ver he had seen an exhibition of the ac- tivity of the fire department. He asked one of the firemen how long they had been in service, and he sald that most of them had served ' sinco the last election. When he asked them how long they expected to con- tinue in the department, he was assured that they would sell their uniforms to their Successors on the day succeeding the next alection. In talking with an officer about the. pollce “department, he had remarked that in England the policemen remained in the seryice from twenty-five to twenty-eight years. ~ “Gavernor,” remarked the officer, *if we stayed In twenty months here we should consider ourselves entitled to a pen- slon.” If the people were to respect the po- lice they must be removed from politics. hey must be able to give continuous, faith- ol “and Incorruptible service, and they should bo pald good salaries. Why should the chief of a firo department be compelled to discharge competent and experienced fire- men to make room for superannuated bums Wwho based their claim for the position on thelr success in stuffing the ballot box and similar political prostitution? If the city ex- pects o prevent Its officers from being hought up by tho criminal eloments, it #hould make it to their Interests to be honest by keeping them in offico as long as Shoy were faithful to their contract with the city. In England it had been found that monop- oly stood a better chance of being throttlad Just as the laboring men and the trades un'ons were determined that J bbery should cease and that the man who prostituted his ofice to create jobs for his followers shall be condsmned to a villainous cbscurity. The working men should concentrate their yotes for men who would work for a per- manent civil service and fr keeping their munleipal affairs out of the mud of petty pol ties, BEATS PRIVATE CORPORATIONS, Upon the municipal contral of certain in dustries the speaker dwelt with exceptional fhrasetueas. In support of his positi-n on ifs question be cited ths experience of some of the princ'pal cities of the old country Where his policy had been adopted. In Liverp ol there was a public debt cf $60 per capita. This had been incurred In the munielpalization of gas, water and electric light plants and tramways. been accomplished the a eity had amounted to $140 per capta, <r more than twice what they originally cost The excess was belug directed toward mak- Ing cheaper fares, lights and gas and purer witer than they had when they were sup- plied by private corp rations. In Glasgow a debt of $50 per capita had becn incurred fr the same purpose, and so disgusted had the people become with the havoc that was wrought by speculators who uced bank fallures that municipal banks had been established where wdows and arphans could not be robbed of their savings, M had been so often done under the private banking system. Some years ago London had a public debt of 346 per capita. This was ipeurred in the line of public knprevements and not a dollar of assets was available for the benefit of the community. Then it was decided that Lon- don must do on & larger scale what had been done In other cities. The first step was purchase 140 miles of tramways. When 080 were in the hands of the city two shifts of men would be employed and the men would Lave fair hours instead of work- under the did not have the itself that it on present | spent fng sixteen and elghteen hours a day, as they did at present. There would be a 2-cent fare and the immense revenue thai had gone into the pockets of a corporation would be turned aside for the benefit of the people. As & practical proposition, municipal owm- ership had been proved to be a success. In Glasgow 400 gallons of water could be pur- | chased for 2 cents, where jt had cost 8 or § cents under private ownership $15,000,000 to construct now worth $20,000,000. The annual expendi- ture was $3,000,000; the revenue was $3,500,- 000, leaving a net profit of $500,000, part of which went to pay the Interest on the Invest- ment and the remainder was applied to, cheapen the cost of the article to the people. The price of gas to consumers had been re- duced from $1 to 50 cents per 1,000 feet as was of better quality and more men were employed in its production and at better wages than under the former system. The sentiment in favor of municipalization had grown so strong that 200 authorities owned thelr own gas and water works and not one of them had ever gone back to the private monopoly system BVILS OF CONTRACT SYSTEM The speaker then directed his attention to the contract system as the direct cause of many of the evils in municipal affairs. Union hours and union wages had been forced upon the contractors in the city of London. When there was a dispute over what wages a contractor should pay to a particular branch of labor the municipal ithorities wrote to the secretary of the union for a copy of the schedule adopted by the union for that class of labor. This was better than to allow the workmen to victims of the contractors and both to be arrayed through competition ples to the community Instead of The city had as ene friends. Under the former system selected the busiest seas n in which to do their work. Accordingly, the men were compelled to work cver tim2 a part of the year, while they were left idle during the rest. When the first J b of work was done by drect employment of labor the 1 west bid was £12,000. The city did the work, pald better wages than the contractor would bave done, put in better material and did a_better job, and the entira ‘cost was only i5,438. Under the direct employment sys- tem a policy was followed that was directly the reverse of that laid down by the con- tractors. Public work was done at the t'mes wken there was the least private employment and the verkingmen had work nearly all ihe year. They had found that the only way to Kill (ff sweating was to kill the sweater, and the cnly way in which t» get rid of the evils of the contract system was to give the ractors the sack. The contractors formed g to down the new policy, but it was demenstrated that it was a benefit t- the community, a blow at the basis of municipal corruption 'and the best possible solution of the pr blem cf the unemployed. It had continued in force and the cost of public works was from 5 to 30 per cent less than under the contract system There was no ver time, n - scandals and there were more men employed at better wages. Mr. Burns urged the Omaha trades unions to supplement their efforts by activity ia this direction. In this city thers were three times as many men employed in the summer as there were In the winter. ,With direct employment of labor on public works the altitudes of public work could b adjusted to the depressions of private employment SHOULD VOTE AS WORKMEN. “I want to say as frankly as I can to the American workman," said Mr .Buros, “that it organized labor does its duty at the next election it say that political partisanship shall not vaccinate their municipal life with the corrupt virus of jobbery and frand. Your sewers will be built, your streets swept and your cities beautified, and you will have at your back not enly ‘the trades unions, but eviry respeciable citizen who wants municipal affairs administered by honest men in the interests of a decent and an honest com- munity. I was somewhat suprised at the action of the convention .when it dcclared inst the unions taking a part in poli- tics. I do uot wish to try to dictate what you should do, but I want to say that as trades unions grow =0 does the neces- sity for and the justification of political ac- tion. In England, 1,200 workingmen have a part in legislation either as councilors or as magistrates. - There are fifteen workingimen in Parliament. The effect has not been to disrupt unionism. In the past two years we have secured by parliamentary means, dater- mined on by the labor unions beforehand, clght fiours work ’ for 100,000, government workmen. Formerly when work was dull and 12,000 men were employzd 10,000, of them were pt at work wlhile the reit were lail off. ow all of them:aro kept at work' for. five days in the week, How many blacksmiths, carpenters, and engineers -have vou, in the United States senate? When,will you foildw the policy of England and have fiftcen repre- sentatives of labor intéfests in youp congress? You can do it when you purge youf municipal iife and awaken to the possibilitfe; which lie before you as organized workmen, “IL has been urged that .ypu are still 4 new country and that you cfonot be ex- pected to do what we have dong.in.England. But here you have had possibiMties and op- portunities that we did not ‘haye in Eng- land. We did not have the. rights which your constitution guarantees (o' you until forty-eight years after your constitution was adopted. But you do have thesa trusts and monopolies that bribe and corrupt munici- pality after municipality. You have a sort of log rolling that, if we had it in England, in spite of all our faults, would cause us to rise wup and lynch some of our town councilors from the court house steps.” LINCOLN'S PROPHECY FULFILLED. At this point the speaker read the cele- brated prophecy of Abraham Lincoln, in which he outlined the struggle between cap- ital and labor, which, in his vision, was the greatest .menaca to the prosperity of his country, and he added that he would rather have Lincoln on the side of John Burns than a dozen millionaires. The prophecy of Lincoln had come to pass. The happiness of whole communities was dominated by the Jay Goulds, and the Astors left this country after having sucked its wealth to seek the favor of the aristocracy of the continent. Here he quoted the concelt of George Bar- ringion, the celebrated pickpocket, who when be left this country saw the Astors also tak- ing the ship, an1 dryly remarked: “Tru: patrlots we, let it be understood, We leave our country for our country's good.” To save the republic from these conditions the speaker urged his hearers not to tear up taflroads and wreak destruction by dynamite, but to municipalize monopoly after monopoly untll they were all in the hands of the people, Organized labor must take a stand in b:half cf (he people and demand political and social equality through the municipalization of the monopolies. In this work of saving the country from the hands of a few men who were trylng to throttle it, they would have the sympathy of every labor leader and trades union in the old country. They must hang together or they would hang separately. It was a choice whether men or monopolies should rule, and if the American workingman would be tqual to their opportunities they would rise to a higher patriotism aud seif sacrifice than they did in the war of thirty years ago. He appealed to the trades unions of America to be the first to raise the white standard of political purity and social equal- ity, the diminution of wealtk: and the ele- vation of the people. PLANS WITHIN REACH, During the closing periods of his address the speaker had worked his audience up to a pitch of decided enthusiasm, and as he took Lis seat the applause o ntinued for several minutes, Then Mr. Schupp introdcued Mr. Benn, who spoke bricfly and in a_somewhat lighter vein. Mr. Henn s a member of the Lond>n common councll and a member (f the House of Commons from the divisin of St. George's. He is a journal st by cccupa tion and his art'cles in the Dally Graphic bave attracted o nsiderable attention, He is thoroughly English in his manner and ac- ont, but he succeeded in find'ng the right side of his audience by h's apt illustrations and was scarcely less heartily recived than his distinguished companion. Mr. Denu sald that he had come to Am- erica as & companion to Mr. Burns and also as an earnest student of American institu- tions. Some people had criticised some things that Mr. Burns had said about what he saw i this country, but he assured the American people that his friend was not one of the men who would say all manner of pleasant things Lo their faces and then go back across the ocean and write a book about them. Ta compare Mr. Burns and some of the so-called leaders who wanted to reform soclety by putting the world on an alto- gether different plan he told a story of a child who had two sunts. Her mother was anxious to ascertain which auntie she loved the best, and when she asked her the little one replied without hesitation that she liked Aunt Jane best. When asked the reason of ber partiality she sald that it was because Aunt Jane made tarts for ber. “But doesn't Aunt Mary make you tarts, t00?" inguired the mother. ‘OB, yes,” replied the lufant, “but Auat the contractors water works | The | | to etghteen Jane puts them on the shelf where 1 can reach them." The crowd caught the point at once, and the speaker retired afier thanking his hear- ers for their welcome. MR. ROSEWATER'S REMARKS, As Mr. Been took his seat there was a general call from the audience for Mr Rosewater, who spoke briefly along the gen- eral lines laid out by the wisitors. He said that he still belleved himselt one of the workingmen. He had worked for thirteen years at a craft which required from twelve hours of day and night service, and he had not left it without retaining his assoclation with the interests of labor. Referring to the address of Mr. Burns, Mr. Rosewater sald that it touched the core of the difficulties which Americans had encountered end were liable to encounter in the futur The American workingmen had the power to redeem their country and to rescue it from the thralldom om monopoly. But before they could do that they must emancipate them- sclves. They must free themselves from the domination of the corporations so that they might be able to vote their own convictions without regard to the threats of the em- ployers, ~ The first thing they should do was to obtain the enactment of a law that would make it a crimnal offense for any man to directly or ‘ndirectly attempt to coerce his employes. (A voice: “Amen,” and prolonged applause) It ought to be a penal of fense to blacklist a man for political reasons. The laboring men must pool their issues, as they had done in the old country. They must not only municipalize, but na- tionalize the monopolies. He urged the addi- tion of the telegraph and telephone lincs to the postal system, and stated that in Ber- lin, where this policy was followed, there were 16,000 private telephone connections, while in New York City there were only 7,000. This was because under governmental control the cost of a telephone in Berlin was only $12 a year, while in New York the private monopoly demanded $7 and $8 a month, Mr. Rosewater also urged that the rallroads should be placed under govern- mental control, and the sentiment was en- thusiastically approved by the audience. D. Clem Deaver made a few remarks, in which he referred more particularly to local matters. TALK OF BANQUETING BUKNS, New York Labor Men Donounce Woods—Fraise for the Englishn W YORK, Dec. 17.—The conviction of Bugene V. Debs and his sentence to six months in jail for contempt of court wers ussed by the Central Labor union last night. Several delegates made speeches de- nouncing Julgs Woods, who had. senteneced him, and a committee was appointed to draft resolutions sustaining Debs, denouncing his conviction and declaring that all organized labor would stand by him. Delegate Archibald made praise of John Burns, the English labor agitatcr, and proposed that a banquet be glven to him, at which he should tell of his experiences in this country and inform the politicians as to how the county council and the public works of London were conducted. Delegate Michael Kelly of the waiters sald that Samuel Gompers complained to the eon vention of American Federation of Labor of Denver that the waiters had charged him with presiding at a banquet which was served by nonunion waiters. 1n reply to that Gompers had charged the waiters with conspiring with the Knights of Labor to lu- jure the federation. et SR What' wedding breakfast is complete with- out dainties into which Dr. Price's Baking Powder enters? e ANDREW JACKSON DAVIS' WIDOW. Judge n. 50 a speech in Woman Clalming to Be tho Rellct of the ato Montana Millionaire Turns Up. BOSTON, Dec. 17.—A new phase n the s:t- tlement of the estate of the late Andrew I Davis of Montana developed today when at the hearing in the Suffol kcounty pr:bate court before Judge McKim, a: petition was fled in behalf of Mrs. Huldah, Snell, who claims to be the widow. . -‘The ¢lalm that there s a wk is denied by the special administrators, R. M Morse and.J, G., Wells Mrs. Snell, who is a wesident of Kearn county, California, states her children are Mrs. Jesse Morrow of Fresnw. county and & Mrs, Ezekiel - Calhoun of San . Fran- cisco. They represented . by Alva E. Snow, district attorney-elect of Fresno, Cal. The petition presented today objects to the appointment of the administra- tors, asked for by other petitioners, on the ground that Mrs. Snell and her daughters are the legal heirs of the deceased and have only recently obtained knowledge of the proceedings for the administration going on in this court. The estate involves over $7,- 000,000, of which $1,000,000 is in Massachu- setts. On account of proceedings in Mon- tana affecting the case, the hearing was con- tinued until February 4. e LOCAL BREVITIES. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wattles entertain:d about sixty of their friends at the Millard last evening. The Orchard-Wilhelm company yesterday received 190 bales of rugs, mattings and orlental stuffs from Japan through the Omaha customs house. President A. W. Norton of the Nebraskd State Normal school at Peru will ‘speak to the Omaha teachers at the High school bu ing Thursday, December 20, at 4:30 p. m. Owing to the ilness of the second assistant _postmaster general at Washington nothing has yet be:n done toward extending the rail- way mail service to Billings over the new Burlington line. John N. Brown has been granted a per- mit for additions to the brick building at 121117 Farnam street. The expense involved is estimated at $7,000. M. Jucobsen will bulld a §1.500 dwelling at 3511 Jackson street, The new union depot ordinance,” on ac- count of which numerous adjournments of the city council have been taken recently, is stil unfinished. An effort will be made to get it ready for introduction tomorrow night. A large delegation from the Builders and Traders exchange went down to Fort Crook yesterday to Inspect the government buildings which are being erected at that new military post. The delegation started from the Webster street depot, going by special train over the Missouri Pacific. The fast mail over the Union Pacific leaves Omaha fifteen minutes earlier, com- mencing last evening, and gains forty- five minutes between Omaha and Denver, ar- riving there an hour earlier than heretofoie. The change is made necessary by the action of the Northern Pacific in reduciug the run- ning time of its wesgbound trains. The fast mail makes close connections with the North- ern Pacific at Garrison, arriving at thelatter point two hours earlier than heretofore. The present term of the federal court will finish up Its labors in Omaha this week, and no further business will be transacted by Judge Dundy on the bench unitl January 2, when he will convene court 1 regular term at Lincoln. It 15 not yet decided whether the federal grand jury will be called again or not on January 8. No word has been received trom Washington in reference to the funds necessary to pay the grand jury exponses The present weck will be given up entirely to criminal cases, none of them of impo-tance The auditorium of the Young Men's Chris- tian association was filled last night at the first one f the three lectures that are to be given by Colonel Edward Daniels. His sub- Ject was: ““The Story of the Rocks.” Colonel Daniels is a plain speaker, his lecture b:- ing couched in such words as could be easily understood by those who had no kmowledge of the technical terms of geology. As the subject indicates, his lecture was a story of the formation of rocks and of the birth and growth of the world. His talk was lllustrated with a great number of stere- opticon views. Tonight Colonel Daniels will lecture on ““The Wonders of the Heavens." In speaking about the disappearance of Mrs. Nots.n, Morris Morrison said yesterday that on the Saturday on which the lady was supposed to have disappeared she came to where he was working <n the south side f the city and asked him where she could Bet & warrant for a month's salary cashed He told her and she said that she wanted to get the money before 10 o'clock sure This was ab-ut § o'clock in the morning She had her two children with her then and seemed very anxious to get the money. She was told to g to the Merchants National bank, and left Mr. Morrison. This is the last ho saw of her and since her dis- appearance he Las ascertained that she did t the cash on the warrant. So far as can be learned she speut mome of this wmoney and Mr. Morrison 1s inclined to believe that lhl:umu used It to get away from Omaba Wi are now TURPIE OPPOSES THE BILL Favors the Euililifig of the Canal, but Does Not Endorsg Government Aid, PEFFER A'S)" AMONG THE OPPOSITION fquire of Washington the Only One to Speak InJd(s Pavir—Iill Wants a Copy ot the lucothe Tox Regulations-Unl- versity Bill Goes to the Calendar. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—More than three rs of today's session of the senate were occupled In the discussion of the Nicaraguan bill, and three senators made speeches. Mr. Peffer of Kansas favored the measure under certain cond tions, but was opposed to issuing bonds payable in gold to raise the money required. Mr. Squire of Washington declared urequivocally in favor of the construction of the canal, while Mr. Turpie of Indiana, though approving the canal, expressed his decided opposition to the pending b'1l. A communication from Secretary Gresham relative to the continuation of the bureau of American ropublics, was referred to the committee on appropriations. Mr. Blanchard, democrat of Loulsiana, presented petitions pray/ng for the passage by the s:nate of a land grant forfeiture L Mr. Berry, chairman of the committe on public lands, said that work is being done in committee on the bill. Mr. Hill, democrat of New York, presented a resolution calling upon Secretary Carlisle for a copy of the income tax regulat'ons, which was passed. The bill for a national university was then taken up. Mr. Kyle requested the bill be placed on the calendar. The senate resumed Nicaraguan canal bill and Mr. Peffer, popu- list, of Kansas, addressed the senate. He did ‘not believe the government was in a con- ditton to buy the canal and issue bonds for s paymenf. The constitution did not authorize the lending of money for the pur- pose of forwarding a private enterprise as was proposed to be done by this bill. It would be better for the government to bulld the canal Mr. Squire of Washingt:n followed the a hearty endorsement of the canal project, which, he said, would b> of greater import- ance to the western world than the Suez canal to the eastern. \J At this point Mr. Turple of Indiana offered an amendment to the b 1l, which was ordered printed. The amendment provides that be- fore any of the provisions of the act are enforced the president is to appoint three competent engineers, two of them from the engineer corps and one from civil life, not interest:d in the canal company, to make a survey and estimate of the expense of the construction of the canal on the route pro- posed. h consideration of the FAVORED, YRET OPPOSED IT. Mr. Turpie then procesded to address the senate on the pending bill. He started out by saying that he was heartily in favor of the construction of this capal or any other navigable highway through the isthmus. He did not regard“the pending bill, however, as furnisking any, mieans for the accomplish- ment of this etiferpfise as tending to pro- mote the proseéutidd or cempletion of the canal. He regariled it; whether des'gned or undesigned, as ofie of the measures which will asuredly lead td‘anether failure (the last he thowght) of the: cotporations or compacts for the buildingf this canal. He entertained grave doubts rekpestiug its constitutionality and knew of noj autherity in congress to en- dorse or ‘to guatantde. the payment: to_any coproration, publ'c or private. After dealing with the original--understanding that the government skodfi*4idt ‘Be asked to guarantee the Maritime compdny's indebtedness, Mr. Turpie asked, withisome display of feeling, with. what fairpess can. this company now come t> congress and ask a subscription to'the extent of'$79:0h0,000. Without ra‘sing from his seat,''M@iator Morgan interjected ths remark tha®'hle dompany “had not come here making such a fiquest to which Mr. Turple * réplfed: ““Tléh -they’ have a very peculiar way of staying away." He ridiculed: the talk of solling the com- pany's bonds in England -and.declared that its entire assets could not be sold in London for $50. He said' the failure of the Panama canal scheme had sealed the doom of all isthmian canal - bullding. The troplcal climate was, he'said; fatal to all such enter- prises. There were no difficulties in the way of construction offered by the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Referring to the numerous surveys for a route made from time to time, Mr. Turpie laid particular stress on that of 1851 by Cornelius Vanderbilt and associates, any one of whom, he asserted, could have com- pleted the canal, yet the enterprise had been abandoned. Pending the' conclusion of his remarks, the senate at 4:55 went into executive session and at 5:07 p. m. adjourned. TOUSE HAD A LIGHT DAY, Measure for the Protection of Forests Passed—Carlisle Bill Reported. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—At the opening of the session of the house today, Mr. Her- man, renublican of Oregon, presented a pre- ambl> and resolution declaring that the Clay- ton-Bulwer treaty was-an obstacle to the con- struction of an interoceanic canal and that it should be abrogated. It was referred to the committee on foreign affairs. Fifteen of the sixteen bills favorably re- ported from the Friday night sesson were then passed without objection in exactly dour minutes. Mr. McRea, chairman of the committee on public lands, moved to pass, under a suspension of the rules, the bill to protect public forest reservations. Mr. Wells, democrat of Wisconsin, charged that rascality was behind the bill, and pre- dicted that those who were pushing it through with whip and spur would live to regret their action. The vote resulted 159 t63, and the bill was passed. Mr. Springer of Illinofs, chairman of the committee on banking and currency, then presented the Teport of the majority on the Carl'sle banking bill, and it was ordered printed, together with the minority rep:rt to be presented by Mr. Walker of Massachu- setts. Mr. Outhwaite, chalrman of the military affairs committee, called up the army ap- propriation bill and explained its provisions. The bill carried $23,209,803—$168,616 less than the appropriation fr the current fiscal year and $1,305,834 less than the estimates. Three propositions in the bill were new, all being recommended by the secretary of war. One reduced the nunmiber of majors in the pay department to twenty, » reduction of five The sec:nd reduced {he number of captains in the subsistante départment by four, and the third transfifred’ the military prison at Fort Leavenworth to the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice. The bill was passed without amendmggt. L Mr. Springer, in gcgordance with the notice glven earlier in the 'day, at this p-int an- novnced he woild tomorrow, Immediately after the call of Fomittees for reports, cail up the banking bfll ‘by virtue of a special rder of its privilege. The house then ad- journed, Wy PERGRT S, The clever housewlfe never complains of Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder. It an- swers her purpoke® peffectly, e Confirgeq by the Senate. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—The senate in exccutive sessl.p, this evening, passed the following nominations: Postmasters: Iowa— John M. Jobrston at Sumner. Utah—Ge rge H. Islop at Ogden. Als> a large_number of promotions iny'the army, the most im- portant of which were those General McOcok and eGneral Forsythe. Colonel Michael B. M-rgan, assistant commissary general of subsistence is to be commissary general with the rank of bigadier general; Lieutenant Colonel J. G. Sawtelle, deputy quartermaster genera to be as- sistant quartermaster general, with rank of colonel; Major James W. Scully, quartermaster, to be deputy quartermaster general, with ‘the rank of lieutenant colonel; Lieu‘enant Colonel Johu W. Barriger, assis- tant commissary general of subsistence to be assistant commissary general, with rank of colonel; Lieutenant Colonel Edward V. Sumner, Eighth cavalry, to be colonel; Lieu- tenant Colonel F. T. Frank, Second artillery, to be colonel; Major Marcus H. Miller, Four(l artillery, to be leutenant colonel; Lisutenant o Colonel Dangerfield Parker, Thirteenth Infan- try, to be colonel; Major William 8. Worth, Second infantry, to be Meutenant colonel. GAVE 1. SURPRISE, Miss Wickes Goes Visiting and is Marrled Instead. JANESVILLE, Wis, Dee. 17.—Miss Flor. ence Lillian Wickes, daughter of T. H. Wikes vice president of the Pullman Car company and George 0. Ford of Janesville, were hur- riedly married at Trinity church here tonight by Rev. W. H. Wooten. Miss Wickes came to visit Ford's sister amd today the young people slipped away quietly and were made man and wife. The marriage was ar- ranged in church two weeks ago, the being kept In ignorance. The event was en- tirely unexpected by the friends of the young couple and has created Ford is 20 years of son of a local miller Is two years his junior. They met at a Chis cago reception, but one month ago, and it was a case of love at first sight. The first intimation her folks had of what sho done was given In the following messs sent to her father in Chicago tonight “To T. H. Wickes, Chicago: George and 1 were married this afternoon. Will write at longth tonight. FLORENCE." CHICAGO, Dec. 17.—Mrs, T. H. Wickes sald tonight, speaking of her daughter's elopement: “My daughter and T had just re- turned from the east, and she said she wished to go to Janesville to visit her friend. T allowed her to go, and that is all I know about it. The news of the marriage was entirely unexpected.’ [l “‘Westward the Star of Empire takes its way.” All over the country Dr. Price’s Bak- ing Powder leads —_—— NEW HANGING DEVICE. here parents quite a sensation, age and the Miss Wickes had Convict and a Prison Warden the Inventors of the Machine HARTFORD, Conn,, Dec. 18.—Jack Cronin was hanged at 1:09 o'clock this (Tuesday) morning. The execution of Cronin Is es- pecially interesting, being the first hanging in this state under the law passed by the last general assembly, and the first trial of an automatic allows in the This last is the idea of Warden Woodbridge. Aided by James H. Rabbet, a f r now serving a two and a half years' sentence, the warden evolved what he conside: an improvement on the hanging machine in use in Colorado, Small shot has been sub- stituted for water in the operation of the lever which released the weight, and an arrangement made whercby the execution | may be stayed at any moment. ‘he com- | partment in which the sh are confined resembles an hour glass and the mechanism cmployed I8 thoroughly under the warden's control. The shot was started in motion by the movement of a lev nd another lever would have enabled the warden to have stopped it at any time. The progress of the shot and the approaching moment when the weight would be released is indi- cated on a dial resembling a_clock. There was also an arrangement by which the execution could be effected at once. When Cronin had been seated in the chair and made fast a signal from the executioner indicated to the man who had charge of | the lever that he was ready. The machin- ery was then set in_motion, there being no ble evidence of anything unusual. The stment of the machine was made s perfect that the weight of 306 no perceptible noise as it wa and fell to the ground beneath. taneously the vietim was Jerked into the air, fallink backward to within two feet of the floar, “The rope used was fve-eigths of an inch in size, of hemp, and was tested 1o sustain a weight of 4,000 pounds. The machine was first tested on July 31, when a bag of sand weighing 103 pounds was used with entire success, Other tests were made at various times. One of the principal im- provements over the Colorado appliance is the fact that the prisoner is not his own executioner. ~ With the original machine, when the prisoner was placed on the chair, it released a lever, which started . the mechanism, and in this way the man was practically 'forced to commit suicide, John Cronin's crime was the murder of Albert Skinner at South Windsor, October i,-1893. " He was prompted by revenge for some ‘fancied grievance, He had been boarding with Skinner for several months, but was finally ordered away. A fight en- sucd at the time and Cronin. then went on a protracted debauch. The morning of the murder hs went to Skinner's house, and, meeting Skinner in the road, immediately shot him, inflicting a fatal wound. = Entertained by the Flks, The male members of the “Trip to China- town” company, ‘‘The Prodigal Father" company and the Dan Sully~eompany were shown the royal hospitality of the Elks Jast night in the rooms on Farnam strest. The guests entered into the spirit of the occasion and rendered many selections, laughable and pathetic. Those who partici- pated were: Joseph Cusick and Dan Sully of the Dan Sully company, Thomas Sedwick and Ned Monroe ~of “The Prodigal Father” company and Harry Gilfoil of the “Trip to China- town” company. 'The music was fur- nished by the Venetian Troubadours, who were composed of D. Risley, T. W. Vin- cent, E. Warner, 8. Howser, W. Widener and 'E. C. Cumings. The last two gentle- men played a selection on guitar and banjo. A good share of the enjoyment of the evening was caused by the excellent singing of the Blks quartet. Every number of the evening was uproariously” applauded and several times three or four encores had to be given, Refreshments and cigars were served. ‘The honor of directing the enter- tainment was given to Dan Sully. Instan- —————— Ted Pritchard Knocked Out. TONDON, Dec. 17.—The match for £200 be- tween Frank Craig, the “Harlem Coffee Cooler,”” and Ted Pritchard, was pulled on tonight at Central Hall, Holborn, in the presence of 4,000 spectators. After maneuver- ing for a time Craig led, but missed, Pritchard ducking out of reach. Before he recovered his position he received two blows on the back ‘of the head. The men then clinched, but broke away. These tactics were repeated, but directly the men were separated, Craig drove Pritchard into the ropes, When the latter came up again Cralg led with his right, landing a smash- ing Blow. on Pritchard’s’ Jaw, ficoring him., Pritchard remained down until he was counted out, Cralg winning in less than two minutes, ——— Board of Trade Directors. The directprs of the Board of Trade held a meeting yesterday afternoon, but did very little but routine business. The membership of Dexter L. Thomas was transferred to his son, Hugh 8. Thomas, and the membership of the Lyman H. Tower estate to Amelia D. Tower. E. P. Peck was appointed a com- mittee of one to attend the irrigation con- which will be held at Kearsey on mber 18 and 19, Tellers were appointed the election of officers, which is to ar January 7. e regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trade was to have been held last night, hut a quorum could not be obtained, and &d- hjournment was taken. Movements of Seagoing Vessels Dec. 17. At Gibraltar—Arrived—Fuerst Bismarck, from New York, At Liverpool—Arrived—Laurentian, Portland. At Bremen—Arrived—Stuttgart, from Bal- timore, At New York—Arrived—Vendam, Rotterdam; Virginia, from Stettin, At Havre—Arrived—Chicago City, ew York. Al Baltimore—Arrived—Ernweld, Cuba. from from from from —_— Leaves of Absence Gran WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.— Tele- gram.)—Captain Solomon W. Roesster, en- gineer corps, is granted leave of absence for four months; First Lieutenant J. B Irwin, Fourth cavalry, one month; Second Lieutenant Tiemann N. Horn, Second artil- lery, twelve days, extended, THEY BURIED ANDY BOWEN Participants in the Fatal Prize Fight Bid the Dead Gladiator Farewsll, CLUB OFFICIALS ARE SEVCRELY CRITICISED Sporting Fraternity of the Crescent City In- elined to Comment Caustically on the Course of the Auditoriam's Man- agement of the Fight. NEW of Andy who met ORLEA Bowen, ! his death | Lavigne Friday night, his late residence at 10 o'clock today. It was one of the largest funerals seen in the city for some time. Both visiting and resi dent sporting men attended. Among the mourners were Lavigne and his manager, Sam Fitzpatrick; Jim Hall and Curtis, Referee John H. Dufty and others connected with the deplorable event. The | club did not send any representatives. There |1s severe censure in the sporting world against the club. The funeral service was conducted by Father Delaney, and the body | was jnterred in St. Patrick’s cemetery No. |1. Tom Anderson, Vincente Delvalle, John H. Duffy, Albert A. and Charlle Spitzfaden, Dan Fleming, William A, Schell, Charles C Julla, Billy McCarthy and Billy Layton were the pall bearer: Dec. 17.~The the lightweight in his fight funeral pugllist with George was conducted from Lawrence MADE THE BOYS TAKE CARE. Falls on the Stretch at Bay District Obviated by Cureful Riding. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17.—There were no accidents to The jockeys were care- ful and not allowed to use whips. A heavy rain took the stickiness out of the mud and the track was much safer. Two favorites, Alcyone and Obee won. Sum- five e, art, i Coquette, 3410 F Bar furlongs, maiden 105, Flyan (7 to 6), 110, Hinrichs (4 to 1), 100, © 0 6 to 1), third, lifax, Judge Tam, Wilda, Idine, ‘Examiner and Santd won Hapl Rosa S five furlongs, selling: on (6 to 1), won; Hanf ynn' (8 to 6), second; Lawyer, 103, Hin: @ to 1), third. "Time: 108, Ravine "and Dudley “also I race, five fu selling: O 197, Chevalier (7 to ), won; Banjo, Flynn 6 to ), second; Sir Reginald, Shaw () to 1 third. ' Time: 1 Bug and Red Pat also ran Fourth race, one mile: @ to 1), won! Alary, 8, Cockran, (i to 1) second; Whitestone, 93, Hinrichs' § to 1) third. ' Time: 1: n Luis Rey, St. Brandon and L S0 ran, Fifth race, six furlongs, selling: ~ Patriot, 97, A, Isom (1 to 1), won: Ricardo, 8, Fitz: gérald, (20 to 1), second; Gordius, 102, Lloyd 0 to 1), third “Time: 1:21%. ' St Eln Jake Johnson, Haymarket, Mura colt and Goodby also ran. richs quito, Thi 102 107, Gold Hyd . Riley Nicolal After the Plumber, SUTTON, Neb., Dec. 15.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: In iast Sunday Bee I noticed a challenge from one Reed to shoot any person in the state a match of 100 live pigeons for $100 a side (barring Colonel” Parmlee). I hereby accept of said challenge, and have deposited in the hands of Hon. J. C. Merrill, president of the Sutton Exchange bank and mayor of the city of Sutton, $25 as a forfeit I name December 27, 28 or 20 as the time when said shoot is to take place (option given Reed to name any of said dates), and Sutton as the place. American association rules to govern. Your: truly, GEORGE NICOLATL —I claim the right, as - challenged party, to name place where the match is to take ‘place, a right which Is glven to all parties who have been challenged, and a right that no party making a chaflenge has any right to put in his challenge. A “string” to a_challenge is only one way of getting out of accepting. Yours, etc., GIEORGIE NICOLAL (While not interested one way or another in Mr. Reed's challenge, in jusfice to him I think " an explanation ‘due. While it is neither customary for a challenging party to designate date or place for a solicited contest, he certainly has an inherent right to word his challenge in accordance with his own ideas. If he emhodies certain pro- visions, it is on these provisions he bases his sweeping defy, and, not that he de es to take advantage of any one, because no one has to accept his challengé unless they desire to. By his specifications Mr. Reed endevors to equalize things, for he cer- tainly Knows there are many better shots in the state than he is, but he is perfectly willing to test any of their respective merits if they acquiesce in his demands, and in this T can see nothing wrong. Mr. Nicolal, I know well as an honest, straightforward, legitimate sportsman and a fine shot, and I feel that it is not his intention to cast any aspersions on Mr. Reed’s honesty in this matter. The same can be sall of Mr. Hardin, who, under similar conditions with those named by Mr. Nicolai, has accepted Mr. Reed's challenge.) Winners at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 17.—First race, six furlongs: Mollie B (7 to 1), won; Corla (5 to 2), second; Bob Campbell (8 to 1), third. Time 1:15Y%. Second race, one mile: Top Gallant (20 to 1), won; Nerg (2 to 5), second; Messotint (T to'1), third. Time: 1:43%. hird race, five furlongs: to 5), won:' Boothroyd Lmp.” Pomcgranite & to 2), Lu Pre to 1), third. vitt (4 second; Tim Fourth race, handicap, six furlongs: Metropole (7 to'10), won; Frank Gayle (7 to 2 fecond; Raser’ (T o' 1), third. " Time: Fifth race, six and a half furlongs: Bill (7 to 10), won; Ixion (8 to 1), s Malaga (10 to 1), third. Time: 123, Long Hob is Worrying, INDIANAPOLIS, Dec, 17.—Robert simmons arrived in this city today. asked as ing with what to Baby econd; Fitz- When 1o the status of his proposed meet- Corbett, he said: “I hardly know think of it. 1 fear that the fight may not come off—i am sure not in Jack- sonville, I do not see why Corbett does not cept the Kinetoscope company's offer and the fieht occur in New Mexico, The con- test will be for $30,000 sure money. The Kinetoscope company does not care whether anybody goes to see the fight or not. It will get 1ts gate money later.” Sportmen’s Meeting Tomorrow Evening. Notioe is agaln hereby given to all sports- men and gunners of the city that a conven- tion will be held at Parmelee's gun store, 1316 Farnam street, tomorrow evening to take some action on the proposed new game law. Every live sportsmen of the day realizes the necessities of legislation on thie subject, and it is to be hop tomorrow evening’s meeting will and enthusiastic, and ways and n vised for the furtherance of the good cause. Hurd Blow fo Foot Ball. SALINA, Kan,, Dec. 17.—The Athletic as- soclation of the Wesleyar® university has adopted resolutions discontinuing foot ball under existing rules. This was brought about by outside influencs the students, and does not represent th sentiments. In the last game played by the university team four men were injured. Another Loaisville Face € LOUVISVILLE, Dec. 17.—The Loulsville Driving and Fair assoclation was organized here today with @ capital stock of $100,000. The association will build as fine a track and stables as are to be found in the coun- try. It is proposed to hold a six days' meet ing during the Grand Army encampment here next Beptember, Buy Baby a Generous Gift-~ Something to look back to with pleasure-- In Silver. Halr Brushes. 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