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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA'WEDNESDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 18 , 1803 , SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. FIRST GUN F EhciuBlon of the Repeal of the TcJeral Elections Law Begun in the Senate. SENATOR CUILOM OPENS THE BATTLE Ho Defends tha Measure in an Able and Exhaustive Argument. REFERENCES TO NEW YORK ROUSES HILL * * ( Statements by the Illinois Gentleman Start an Animated Dialogue. MEANING OF RECENT ELECTION RESULTS HOIT tlio MCIIIVnro Kcnil by thn Itrptlbll- CHII Soimlur Motr.tit of l'.ivurn ttcpr.il lint Drift * Into I'fimnel it MHHIMM. WA mxnTox , l3cr. IB. The first gun of the Inoritnblo parliamenlury b.ittlo In thu Ectinto upon tluj question of the repeal of the federal elections law was llroil today und it eamo from ono of tlio opiioncnls of repeal Senator Cullom of Illinois. ScnutorStcwurt of Nevada , in. a short speech , advocated tlio repeal of tlio elections law nnil Inciiicntully iruvo expression to sonic of Ills well Unown financial views. The resolution calling upon the president for ndditionnl information in the Hawaiian matter was laid over until tomorrow in order Unit Mr. Fryo of Maine might submit seine remarks. Opened liy .Mr. Ciillom , After the morning business Mr. Culloni poke of the federal elections bill. Ho re- viawed the legal questions involved in the federal supervision of elections , Inking the broad view of the constitutional power of the general government torcgulnle elections for federal ofllccs. It is , he said , stuto rights ntvl Htuto sovereignty ns against and above the power of the United States. Shall the elections of senators and representatives In congress bo bound alike to thu frauds and outrages of the judicial ruffians and the ward bullies ? Shall thu mandate of a cor rupt Judge , the order ot a Maynard , deter mine the complexion of a legislature which elects a senator to this bodyf Shall the brawn ami muscle of a McKano , in doQanceof courts and laws , control next ycnr the elec tion of a representative In congress ana con gress have no power to protect by law the inlcgrUyof its own membership ? In other words , is iboio to bo no power In the hands of congress by which it may iiiulntnin in a degree the integrity and purity of the de termination of its own membership , or must it bo over subject to the frauds and wrongs which state laws have failed to prevent ? As n republican I would much rather have such n system of laws meant nnd intended solely for the proper protection of the honest and legllimulo voter , even if every official agency for their enforcement shall bo of the demo cratic party. I have not so lo t faith in American citizenship ns to believe the sworn officers of nny political party will persist ently ignore the requirements of wide and Just election laws. Bettor som'o such system , by whomsoever it may bo administered , than to bu without law and without hindrance to the criminal acts of the vicious and depraved class. lironqlit 11111 to Ills Feet. In the course of his remarks Mr. Cullom Attacked the Now York machine and espe cially Isaac IK Maynard. the defeated can didate for judge. This brought Senator Hill to his feet and a long dialogue as begun. "Is the senator nwaro of the fact , " asked Mr. Hill , "that the election case to which ho refers would not have controlled the senate of llio state ot Now Yorkx" "If thosenulor proposes to Justify that action , " said Mr. Culloni , "by tlio declara tion that it would not have controlled the polities of the Now York state senate , I re gard it us no'sulllclcnt ' question to bu abkcd in this case , bccanso in it was a crime , whether or not it controlled that senate , and the sen ator ought not to justify it , nor should any other man. " "Whether Ihcre was anything irregular or criminal in the election In that senatorial district is ono question , " said Mr. Hill. "Wo \vitl discuss that at the proper time. The senator tiom Illinois , of cout.se , docs not ex pect me to answer him now. 'Ihu point tlio senator seemed to mo to bo trylug to make wis that the notion In that district had nf- fccled the control of the Bunuto of Now York. Upon Unit point 1 beg to Inform him that Ills Htntcmcni is not true. " "Whether llio statement Is exactly true or nol " was as fur as Mr. Culloni got in reply , when Mr. 11)11 ) exclaimed : "it is neither ox- nelly true nor substantially true. " "H probably required two or three changes in order to secure control of the legislature , " said Mr. Cullonr } "and the elec tion of a senator friendly to the Senator from Now York ( Mr. Hill ) , " Only In u Might prgmo. "Tho election of the United States sonn- .or , " said Jflr. Hill , "had nothing whatever to 3o with that question except in a very slight degrco1 "Of course I yield to Uio senator from Now York1 said Senator Cullom , "so far ns familiarity with the fuels uro concerned. " "I do not say xbe senator willfully mis- itatcs the facts. I presume ho has simply taken llio partial ueeounts in tliu partisan newspapers of our states , " replied Mr. Hill. Mr. Cullom I have not relied upon news paper accounts entirely , I have understood and I think the country understands thu ac tion of Unit mnn ( Mr , Maynard ) Inaugurated i schema which resulted hi changing llio character of the legislature. Mr Hill In that respect I dcsiro to in form the sonalor and the country at the sniiio time that his statement Is not correct , Mr. Cullom then resumed thn direct course of bin speech. Ho called upon good people everywhere in America , regardless of poli tics , lo Join us onu man to perpetuate , to make stronger and more ofllelent every guard and protection for honest election * . Mr , Cullom then referred to what ho termed the general situation. Ho poke of the recent panic nnd hard times , but had not proceeded far wiion Mr. Hill uguin inter rupted. Air. Hill Docs the senator expect to pre vent the country from realizing thcso dire effects ho lias mentioned by the continuance Df Ihu federal election laws } Aimed ut thu > alloii' linltiitrlut Life. Mr. Cullom Their repeal is ono of the itcps to bo taken , the cud of which will bu the destruction of thu industrial lifo of the uullon , Mr. Hill I understood the senator from Illinois a fuw minutes nco to rufcr to the ro- eent election In New York us u condemna tion of a certain political method of results. I understand him now to say the election was a vindication of thu republican protec tive policy , Mr , Cullom I do say tlio conduct which I have dccribcd us having occurred in Now York state , which , In my Judgment , gave the majority to the dcmocratiu parly , and which resulted in the election of a demo cratic senator , hua been condemned bv the people of Now York by nearly 100,000 major ity in defeating the democratic candidate ( Maynard ) for Judpo. Mr. Hill Had the election anything to do with Uio question of tariff ! Mr. Cullom No , except that the tlemo- cratla party in convention adopted n plat form and over tuico has declared that It intended to carry out a law which it pro claimed in its platform in Chicago , and that jaad nUrtned Uio people tad helped to give the nmjoiltlcs which hfivo been recently given in fiivoroftho republican party and vgalnst the democratic party. Mr. Hilt Thu senator need not Ho nw.iko nlclili oM-rutiy anxiety upon thu subject of whether thn democratic jurtv proposes to carry out the pledges upon the tariff ques tion. I can assure him the pirly does intend to carry tlieni otlt faithfully , honestly nnd Impartially. Mr. Cu'.lom ' then went on with his speech , IT fun I tig to the pulllnir down of the Amer ican ling at Hawaii , \\lileh could not liavo been accomplished by nil thc > iwwor of monarchical Europe , but \\hlch hud been committed by thu order of nn American president upon tlio nilvlcu nnd recommenda tion of n "nowly baptized democratic secre tary of stato. " [ Laughter. ] Mr. Rtcivitrl'r * Sporrli. Mr. Stewart ot Nevada then addressed Uio sonata In favor of the rupa.il of the fed eral elections law. Ho soon drifted Into n discussion of thu financial question , nnd at tributed the evils complained of lo the gold standard. Durlnsr his speech , ut the sugges tion of Mr. 1'offor , the roll was called , and forty-eight senators responded. The senate at HMO went Into executive session , iimlnt-1:10 : adjourned until tomorrow. IN Till ! IIOUSi : . DIsciKHlou of the Kill Ailinlltlnc Ullll to StiUrlutml. * WASIIIXOTOX , Den. ' 1'J , 1'ho house today discussed thu question'of pinning another .star on the American flag. The considera tion of the bill for tlio admission of Utah Into the sisterhood of slates was begun. The principal point at issue was whether the uiuiblii.K uet should contain n proviso Impos ing pains and penalties for polygamous mar riages , the contention on the onu hand belli ; * that thu state should como In on an equal footing with othur status , , utihumicupped [ by such provisions : on the other hand , that as polygamy hud been stamped out byn federal statute and that us the admission of the territory would vop3.il that statute , congress should make it practically part of the enabling act. Mr. Morse of Massachusetts , in opposing thu bill , made a vicious assault on Utah and Moriuonism , recalling all the outrages of plural innrrlaecs , the crimes of thu Danitcs , llio Mountain Meadow massacre , blood atonements and the revelations of thn en dowment houso. Drlcndrd by Detrciitc lllivrllns. Mr. Kawlins , the Utah delegate , in the cour.su of a brilliant speech championing the bill , replied to Mr. Morse and worsted the representative ironi the Bay stale very badly. He opposed the amendment pro posed relating to polygamy as too complex , but expressed a perfect willingness to accent a simple amendment suggested by Mr. Pow ers ot Vermont prohibiting polygamous mar riages forever. Mr. liar tor of Ohio ouposcd thu bill on the ground that it gayc a sparsely settled west ern territory too much influence in the sen ato. The general impression socmed to be that his real object was to prevent the elec tion of two more free currency democrats to the senate. The debate will conclude to morrow. As most of Uio republicans have withdrawn their opposition to the bill , it is expected it will pass by an overwhelming majority. After the mornini' hour Uio house re solved itself into committee of the whole to discuss tlio Utah bill. Mr. Kilgore , who opened the debate in ad vocacy of the bill , explained the provisions of the bill. The principal division among the friends of Utah , ho s ltd , was on the question of polygamy. Ho reviewed at loncth the resources of the state , the charac ter of the people , the political declarations of both parties i.n.their national platforms favoring the admission of Utah. Went Jlitml 111 Ilnnil , In reply to a question Mr. Kilgoro blandly stated ho thought Utah would scud two democratic senators and ono democratic ropresontatlvo to congress. This aroused ox-Senator Blair of Now Hampshire , who remarked sarcastically that theco would b3 , no doubt of that , as polygamy and democracy were identical. Ho did not think it safe to pass the enabling act without a distinct pro vision against plural marrlutrcs. Mr. Morse followed Mr. ICIlgorc in opposi tion , and was extremely severe in his stric tures on Morniouism. Mr. Uawlins , the delegate from Utah , In a very temporal's speech , seemingly unrullled by the assault of Mr. Morse , described the Intelligence , morality and sobriety of the people ho represented. They had nil the re quirements necessary to lit them for state hood. Mr. Rawllns then reviewed the six applications mudo by the Mormon church for admission to the union. At this point- Mr. Rawlins warmed ut ) under the recollec tion of the imputations of Morse. ' The gentleman from Massachusetts , " salt ! ho , "attributing sinister motives to me , indulges in cheap demagogy. I was born in Utah , I have witnessed ail stages ot its de velopment nnd progress and I d Id not wait to condemn polygamy. The g'ent'oman from Massachusetts did not seem to bo aware that there had been progress In the world , llo wanted to say the sentiment held In Now England had been directly responsible for the condition In Utah. " Could I.o.irn Something In lltiih. Turnlup to Mr. Morse , ho said ho ought to go to Utah , nnd ho would learn something of the people that would even bo pleasing to n tenderfoot. "I have seen them on the wharves of Bos ton and New York , " replied Mr. Morse. "Oh , no. " sneered Mr. Rawllns , "some body has Imposed on your credulity. When u gentleman uot up on this floor , " ho con tinued , fiercely , "and made assertions that the people of Utah were polygumists , thieves , assassins , vagabonds , nnd Is unable to produce-ono scintilla of evidence , n man who lives 'J.OOO miles away and who will not accept testimony of reputable people who live there and In neighboring states , when , I say , a man has the effrontery to do this , he ought to hung his head in sliamo. " [ Great applause. ] "How about Brigham's wife number fif teen und her revolutions of the proceedings in the endowment housuf" asked Mr. Morse. "Brlgham Young Is dead , did you know thatl" inquired Mr. Rawllns in reply. TMo house laugluul again at this parting shot at Morse , and Mr. Rawllus resumed the argu ment. Ho opposed tlio amendment proposed because it was cumbrous und would prevent the territorial convention from changing it in any manner , Ho was willing , however , to accept an amendment , proi > oscd by Mr , Powers of'Vermont , providing Unit "polyga mous marriages shall forever be prohibited. " Mr. Hartcr followed in opposition , and in thu course of his remarks hu referred to the conditions extant In Kansas when Governor Lowclling had culled n convention of tramps. "Tho population of Kansas will bo pretty largo , " interjected Mr. Reed , ' 'when the now tariff bill goes into effect , if it is to bo the homo of all the tramps in the country. Mr. Simpson of Kansas , Smith of Arizona und Pence of Colorado Interrupted Mr. llarler in his rollections on the west. At the conclusion of Mr , Hartcr's speech the house adjourned. Confirmed bv tlio Ku > iuti * . WASUIXQTOX , Deo. 1'J. Washinaton lies- sing was today continued as postmaster at Chicago. Among the other senate coallrmalions wera : Newton Bashby of Iowa , consul ill Dublin , Ireland , Postmasters Iowa John F , Wood at Logan ; John L. Comstock at Sac City ; Henry Moore * at Sioux Rapids ; William A. Teed at Mount Avr ; William M. Beadle at IA-IIOX. Nebraska George P. Marvin ut lU'atrleo ; Geoivo G. Agnew at Central City ; William B. Bouglm ut Randolph ; I. F. Travis at Wooplnj- Water ; H. U Cooper at TV-eumseli ; F.rcd K. Roper at Hebron. Will Jleport the Ite.olullon. WABIUXOTOX , Dec. 18. T lie house commit tee on foreign affairs has decided to order a favorable report on thu Hilt resolution call ing for the correspondence on the Hawaiian mutters. The resolution was amended so TO ESTABLISH FREE PORTS Mamlenon Introduces a Bill Which is In tended to Encourage Manufacturers. WILL KEEP THE PRICE OF LABOR AT HOME Haw Mntrrlnl for U o In Making Articles fur Importation to Ho Admitted to lloiulcd A\nritlicnUM I'roo of Import Duties , \VAaitiNOTox BunBiu OP TUB 013 Kouurr.nNTit STIIRET , V WASIIISOTON" , Dec. 12. f Senator Mandcrson's bill providing lor the free importation of certain raw materials , like leaf tobacco and drugs , for manufacture In bonded warehouses into articles to be ox ; ported , strikes very nearly the proposition ' mailo to Uio recent secretary of tho'treas- ur.v , Mr. Foster of Ohio , by Mr. Hosewater of Tun IJr.n for free ports. The M'tudorson proposition Is in the same lines ns that of Mr. Uosowater. It differs from it by boint ; limited to medicines , perfumery , cordials , liquors , spirits , tobacco nnd cigars. It pro vides that the manufacturer shall give bonds to the collector of Internal revenue for the faithful observance ! of the law , which will permit him to receive raw materials to bo manufactured into these articles in a bonded warehouse free of duty only when they are to be exported in manufactured form. It was proposed to the sucrotnry of the treasury two or three years ago by Mr. Hosewater that a law should bo enacted providing for free ports , like that of Ham burg , Germany , where all Itinds of raw ma- torialN might bo received from any part of the world , free from duty when manufac tured for exportation only , and where the goods manufactured from imported raw ma terials which pay duty were sold for con sumption in the United Stales they would pay the same duty that the manufactured goods would pay if they were imported ns such. At Hamburg there Is a division of the city by walls and a neutral thorough fare. HO that the free port is on one side and the tariff city on the other. Goods going from the free port to the tariff side nuist pay the same duty that they would pay If they were imported from another country. The result has been an iuimoiiEO growth of Hamburg upon both sides since the establishment of the free port , and every advantage from bath free trade and a tariff for protection and revenue is obtained. The great advantage in the free port is of couiso in the employment of labor. Instead of the labor employed in the manufacture of goods to bo shipped to European countries being paid in one of thcso countriei , it is paid at the free port. Wus 1'iivornbly Received. Both Secrotnrles Bloino and Charles Foster looked with great favor upon Mr. Uosewater's , proposition. But there was objection raised to It on the ground that it would be in violation of the spirit if not the letter of our constitution , us it might bo w at might be termed " , v favoro.l city" net. Any discrimination in favor of ono locality or city in a general way like the establish of a free port would be , it was con tended by some , a violation of the constitu tion. tion.Senator Senator Manderson's bill Is intended to bean an experiment in the direction of the free port idea. It is limited , and the provisions may bo 'ipplicd with equal advantage and readiness to any section of the country. The bill provides further that machinery ana tools employed in the manufacture of goods for export in bonded warehouses shall bo imported free of duty , and that the man ufactures shall bo exempt from stamp and excise duty. If articles are sold for con sumption in this country at the bonded ware houses they shall pay the fixed import duties. His believed that these bonded warehouse factories would supply nearly all of onr articles of consumption which are reg ularly imported , and that the exports would not bo large in proportion to thu production. Want the lilg Muddy Confined. Today Senator Ma'nderson received a com- municatioji from John U. Webster , repre- senting''tlio East Omaha Land company , urging n largo appropriation by congress for the purpose of holding the Missouri river in Its present course. About fifteen years ago thoflrstuppropriationof | this kind was made , amounting to $4,000. , Since then various sums huvo been appropriated by the Mis souri Kivcr commission out of the general appropriation for the improvclnent of that river. The policy of the commission has been to improve tlio river by roaches , com mencing at the month and working up nil-earn , and it has been very difficult to ob tain money from it for local expenditure , and when obtained it is only in sufliclout amounts to prevent the destruction of work already done. Senator Mnndurson has stated to Mr. Webster that it will be useless to try to secure such an appropria tion unless a very strong endorsement can bo obtained from the Missouri Hiver com mission aud from tlio engineer corps of the War department , aud that thu plats and arguments should bo drawn up by competent enizinccrs. ' fully showing the necessity of this work. Ho said ho would co-operate with representatives In whatever course was decided on to sccuro the appropriation , either from the comtnibslon or by special appropriation bft' congress. Sena lor Manderson has received a com- munieatioii from the Omaha Shot and Lead works , insisting on.tho maintenance of the present duty on pig lead and articles manu factured of load. These gentlemen claim lo bo in favor of tariff reform , but the Wilson bill is far inoro limn they can stand. A. P. Brink of Omaha is an applicant for appointment as receiver of the Citizens National bank of Grand Island , To Print Juil u MTVUS" ' " IMmpliletH. Senator Manderson hns had passed by the senate a resolution providing that there should bo printed as a public document the interesting jinmplilots communicated some lime uiro by Hon. James W. Savage lo llio Nebraska Historical society , ono entitled "Tho Discovery of Nebraska , " giving the details of the exploration of Coronado and the other known as "A Visit to Nebraska in 18G2. " Upon inquiry being made of Senator Man- dorson by Tut : BEU correspondent it was us- certalnud by him thai tlio hill which passed congress ut the extraordinary session ex empting for thu year 1893 the payment of the $100 Improvement on mining claims , Is held lo apply lo oil placer mining claims. Many citizens of Nebraska nro interested In oil placer mining claims in Wyoming , and they are afforded the sumo relief that is given to silver and gold mining claims , The senator Is making nn effort to increase - crease the star routusorvicn uotwcen Nio. brara and Lynch , Neb. , from three trips it week to nix trips u week , and has. llled poll , lions from thuV locality looking lo that change. AlHiidurian nml irrigation. Senator ManderBon has acknowledged the invitation of the North Pintle I/oeal Irriga tion association Inviting him to attend the state irrigation convention to bo held at North I'latto on December 10 for the pur pose of organizing u Nebraska irrigation association , Hla ofllelal iluiics will prevent him from intending the convention , but ho expresses his hourly sympathy with the movement and says : " 1'ho benefits to bo derived from the irrigation of the semi-arid lands west of the lOOih principal meridian uro beyond description or conception. The Htalo and national governments could not better advance not only ! 6cal but general interest than by liberal legislation looking to llio gathering of water at the proper seasons in feeding reservoirs , the aiding of a Bj'Btoiu of dlichrs and the finking of experimental artesian wells. Vast bodies of laud that neea only wut < : r at tbe proper seasons to make them richly productive would then bo brought under the plow nnd bo made to afford rich harvests to those who would labor upon them. " T , ba Cutuurii a Oox ii. Tobias Castor is gcltiup in his work at the Postoftlco Qopivtnicnt. . ] Ip succeeded today in socurine elmnffes in : ft 1107011 Nebraska fourth-class postmasters. , ' as follows : Bosl- wlck , Nuckolls coun y-S. K. Hcnshaw. vice T. S. Durham , roiiiorr-ili Brainurd , Butler county , W. .1. MuhaTTuy'.Vlco Augustus Tnl- bolt , removed ; Hrdok , Nc'niaha county , W. L. Blair , vice V. II. Sfrtrtir , removed ; Ger- mantown. Sowanl counly. C. K. Hans , vice Cyrus Fottcrman , rehio\cd ; Gulderoclt , Webster county , W. II. Postlownllo. vice E. O. Parker , removed : Lalirahlo , Sheridan county , Emma A. AlU'ii. vice J. H. Plntor , resigned ; Mlllliran. Fillmore county , A. K , Wanck , vice II. G , Porter , resigned : Pal myra , Otoo county , S. M. Freeman , vice C. M. McGrow , temoVed ; Potter , Cheyenne county , C. T. Bracken , vlcn August Thomp son , resigned ; Kntititrfon , ( . 'liovcnno county , B. W. Wagner , vlco H.rS. Carter , resigned ; Watcrbiiry , Dixon county , B , B. Delunuv , vice U. V > Forney , resigned : Wnusa , Knox county. L. E. Kcclcr , Vice W. H. Waterman , removed. S. M. Bradshaw hus'bcen appointed post master at George , Lyon county , la. , vice Eliza J. Smith , removed. I'lrlclrr ns n rrolilliitlonlnt. Representative Tickler ot South Dakota has , during thn present week , been adding to his prohibition record In the house. He has defeated consideration of two measures for the District of Columbia which were intended to help Uio dealers. Ono was a proposition to permit two of the three com missioners of the District of Columbia to pass , upon nnd allow application. ! for liquor licenses. Under the present law nil of the commissioners must bo present nnd the action must bn ijnanlmous. The other proposition which Pleklor defeated con sideration of proposed top"rmlt saloons hero located within 400 febtof churches to remain till the licenses of thn keepers expired. Under the law no saloon is allowed within 100 foot of auy pUce of religious worship. Plckler says the church must have priority of location and thq saloon , if within the limitation of distance , must move. A hunt Nobrnnlcu Appointment * . Comptroller of Currency Eckels today sent n telegram to Nebraska tendering the re ceivership of the Citizens National bank of Grand Inland to eau of its citizens , but at 0 o'clock this evening there had boon no reply received , and the comptroller refuses to gl > 'o the name of the man ' to whom the position has been lenderod. Con Gallagher has/not , as has been re ported , withdrawn from the contest of the survcyorship of the port of Omaha. Ho is yet in the race , and believes that while ho may not receive the endorsement of Morton , Castor fcCo. , he will not bo directly opposed by tnem. It is reported that Matt Miller of David City has been endorsed by Morton nnd Cas tor for the position of'Unlted States district attorney nnd that he will got the postlon. Matt Goring of Plattstiiouth has the most and best endorsements on iile. but is said tenet not have the in agio nijmo of Custor. It is not expected that the appointment will be made before the holldayk. Monty lor the : > ( > ! > ! o Hcd Man. _ Representative Meik'lo'john has been ad vised by the acting commissioner of Indian affairs that the amount of funds to the credit of the Omaha and-Wiiinebauo Indians in Nebraska for distribution is $15,312 , duo the Omahas , being the interest on deferred payments on their lands sold under the pro visions of the act off Aupust 7. 1882 ; that there is also to thelrcrodlt In the treasury the sum of J1,52S , thi proceeds of the graz ing tax on their reservation , ana that it is proposed to place tljis.raonoy to the credit of thn agent for distribution to them soon after January 1 nfext. The only funds duo the AVinntbagos io a comparatively small balance of their treaty funds , which arc re quired for the purchasoAjf supplies for their benefit , leaving no u'amnco for per capita payments lo thorn. . * $ iii * M- * - * - < - - " Jerry fltnrphyg Funeral. The funeral of exrConarcssman J. II. Mur phy of Davenport , la. , who dicdat his home , 214 A street northeast , this city ( .yesterday , took place at 10 o'cl6cit this morning. Op- porlunlt ; , for viewing the remains was given to friends before tha removal of the body westward to Davenport. . Mrs. Mary A. Murphy and Miss Jessie A. Murphy , wifoand daughter of the late oxjcongrcssman. accom panied the remains and will bo joined at Davenport by T. A. Murphyi son of the de ceased , Itt. Rev. Bishop Cos grove will con duct the solemn mass for the dead at the Davenport cathedral. The interment will bo at the St. Marguerite's cemetery. The pallbearers from thu house to the depot were : Hon. Thomas T. Henderson , ex-Gov ernor Gear , Hon. A. H. A. Williams , Hon. E. O. White , Hon. Thomas Bowman and Postmaster - master of the House Daltou. u. L. Morrlclc , J. P. Jones , C. A. Hamilton , Smith D. Fry and A. H. Lewis constituted a commission from the Press tlub ! to accompany the re mains from the house to the depot. Jiivcntlvo Genius ICownrdud. Paten is were issued today to Nebraska and Iowa inventors as follows : Lewis W. BeardDecorah , Iav wind mills ; Andrew AY. Grush and H. B. Soy , Defiance , la. , bread raiser ; William ICeglqr , Bcllcvue , In , , ma chine for forming , metal tubes ; Jesse M. ICoith , Murray , fa. , gate , for stock yards ; George W. Mat-lcli , Davenport. la. , work man's time recorder ; Thomas D. Morris , Seward , Nob. , norm'Utatlon lock ; Thomas Rogers , Miles. In. , trace buaklu ; William E. Shepurd , Nebraska CityNob. , door check ; Charles H. Snvder , 'Perclvul la. , car coup ling ; John D. Warreiil Burlington , la. , hard ware drawer. ' No TurilT Till Jiinuury. It Is now a settled fact that the tariff bill will not bo brouKhtV'befora the house for consideration till January. Chairman Wil son has not yet prepared the majority re port. The bill may bq reported within a few days , but congre.ss will adjourn a week from Friday for the holidays anil the tariff bill will not bo called un for consideration until the first week in Jaiiuury , It is the latest determination of the.'ways and moans com mittee to agree upon International ruvcnuo changes before .the bill Is. . reported to the house. 'i Pciuiv S. HEATH. ST1I.I , MDf.MHNO IT. - \ Democrat * \ul iti ; ucoil vlu I'er Thrlr \rTarlir Hill. WASHINGTON' , Die.1 . Before adjourn ment today "tho cotnmltteo on ways aud means completed tup seheduIoTvjf the tariff bill uud dovotuu n portjon of the afternoon upon the administrative portions of the bill. Republican niombsra , of thq commitlco do not believe the hilt will , bit submitted before Saturday next , whllp 'the democrats insist It will bo presented , jnuch earlier , protnbly on Thursday. AlthojiRh ( orly members of thn house have requested n caucus on the tariff bill It is not sum tiio bill will receive such consideration' . ' Chairman Holman of tlio caueus , tovlioui 'tho request was pre sented , Immediately held a conference with Chairman Wilson /of' / Uio wavx und means committee , but nothing was definitely agreed upon. upon.When the \vavs qnd means committee took a recess at 12 o'clock the spirits schedulu had been rc'auhcd , Tuqsugar schedule was undisturbed. The republican members did not Iry 10 sucuro any chanuo in ibis schedule , j The committee changed the malt schedule again , Increasing it frquf-J to 50 per cent nd valorem. The dutv ; . j > n" cut diamonds imu been reduced. from 15 dqj- cent in the first bill to the prat > cnt ruta.)0 ) per cent. WASUIXOTON , Deal 12. The president today sent lo the scmUQ the following nomi nations : James II , Jordan , ittstmasterutr Denver - , ' ver , Colo. ; C.V , D btieyjr of' Tennessee , to be assistant secretary of agriculture , vice Edwin Willlts. rcvfgncd. postmasters : Samuel F. McConncll. Bloointleld , la. ; Matthew MoAlpnoDenUon | , la. j W. J. Stoneuroker , Hainptpn , la , ; John H. Sher man , Osccolu , Iu.lj.vJU : Parker , Slblcy , la , ; Thomas J , h'clhcr , WauUoau , Ja. ; George W. H. I < upas , Cherpkep , Kan. 5 Richard. S. Woodbrldgp , HarrUonviJlo. Mo , ; Dorln G. McConnel. Holden , Mo. ; Bernard Wilkin son , North Yuklmuj Wash , Secretary Carlisle ha j appointed J. P. Fogg Immigration Inspector nt Portland , Me. , vice B A , Billet , removed , and Albsrt 13. Matthews , Pine Bluff , Ark , and Wing Chin Fee of New York , Chlnrse inspectors. TUTOR TRIED FOR MURDER Recalling of a Orimo that at the Time At- tractoa Wide Attention. ARDLAMONT MYSTERY IS BEING SOLVED Opening t tlio SfliitntUiiiat Trial at IMIn- burch In Ulilch Atlrcil MIIIMOII U Clmrcod with llio .Murder of llulnliroiiyli. KniNiiuiion. Dee. 10 , The long-expected trial of Alfred Moti&on , a tutor , Oil urged with the murder of Lieu'enuut Windsor Dudley Cecil Humbrough , was opened this morning In the shcrilT's court before Lord Ivingsburg , lord Justlco of Scotland. The trial just commenced Involves the solution of what is It noun nsitho Ardlainont murder mys tery , nnd dates from August last , when Lieu tenant Hambrough was found dead from a cunsnot wound In a wood near Ardlainont house near Ardlainont bay , one of tfio loveli est parts of Clyde , at the entrance of the famous Kylcs of Bute and about twenty min utes steam from Kothesay , on the Isle of Bute , the prettiest fcca resort in SuMland , The number of witnesses present in court this morning was so great that very few of the general public were admitted , and these who managed to gel Insido'tho court room were relegated to three rows of seats at the back of the gallery. The body of the court room was divided on the press side and on the witness side , aud a portion was set apart for the artists of many papers desir ous of illustrating thu incidents of ttio trial. The trial of Monson is of special interest to nit lifo insurance companies , and especi ally to the Mutual Insurance company , which Is Interested to the extent of $100,000 , as it , had two policies of $50,000 each on the lieutenant's life , policies which are said to have been secured through Monson. \\nn n Uuiittoin iil.r Vomit ; Alan. Monson Is a short , slim , very young lookIng - Ing , clean shaven , very gentlemanly man. Ho was thoroughly composed nnd were a long , dark brown overcoat , from the breast pocket of which a light silk handkerchief was tastefully placed. Tlio lord Justlco addressed the prisoner in a strong , low , monotonous voice , which could bo heard distinctly in every part of the court room , saving : "You have already pleaded 'not guilty' to the charges brought acuinst you. Do you still adhcro to this pica of 'not guilty ? ' " Monson , the prisoner , then arose from his scat in the dock , and turning toward the lord justice , said in a husky voice , "I do , my lord. " Prlioticr Scans tlio .JuroiV I'nccH. The work of selecting a jury to try the prisoner was then quickly proceeded with , nnd fifteen " and true" "good men were soon obtained nnd sworn to do their duty. The prisoner was noticed to watch the selection of the Jury with the keenest attention. Not a movement or anv expression upon the part of any of the Jurymen escaped him , and he eagerly scanned tbeir faces as they toolt seats in the jury box. evidently weighing over in his mind his chances of convincing OUR and all.of the jurymen of his innocence. The first witncss'callcd'was James Brand , a civil engineer who , with the aid of a map , gave a full description of > Ardlumont house nnd the grounds surroundlnsr it. Mr. Brand also gave in tlio most minute detail the measurements q fit Ho distances from place to place where tho'body was found , to the va rious trees and to the surrounding spots. Much importance seemed to bo attached to the evidence of Civil Engineer Brand. His cross-examination developed tlio fact that his examination of the ground was made two months after the death of Lieutenant Hambrough and that all his information in record to where the body was found came from others. The civil engineer was questioned nt length us to the nature of the top of the dyke near which the body was found , the defense evidently try ing to show that it was necessary to walk with the greatest care In that spot in order to prevent fulling. p Nc ; rumic rrvcES. French Authorities Looking Out fur tli Aniirchlftttf. PAKIS , Dec. 12. A meeting of socialists was held at the Maisan du Pucplo last night and the proposed repressive measures of the government were violently denounced. The speakers declared It was unjust to cast tlio stigma of such an outrage as that committed In the Chamber of Deputies upon tlio socialists. The committee of the Cham ber of Deputies which discussed tlio'nmttci today bad decided that it is impossible to abolish the constitutional regulation which provides for the admission to the gallery of the first seventeen persons who arrive in order to insure publicity to the debate ? , but the committee determined that in the future thcso seven teen persons shall bo compelled to give their names und addresses before bein ; { admitted. No visitors will bu admitted to tliu milting halls hereafter unless provided with a lettnr from a deputy giving an appointment. Only members of the Chamber and Journalists will bo admitted to the Sallo des Pas Perdus and the newspaper men will bu kept under a strict .surveillance. The Senate will adopt similar regulations. A man named Cordan was arrested this afternoon In the * anteroom of the Palais Bourbon , in which the Chamber of Deputies Is situated , for expoundlm ; anarchistic theories In company with another man , who escaped. A number of anarchistic docu ments were found In Cardan's poukots. Sev eral foreign anarchists were expelled from Franco today. The courts of justice , the prefecture of po lice , the theaters and public buildings are closely guarded by pollco In uniform and in plain clothes , in order to prevent dynamite outnicps. T'bo polli'o have forbidden Uio production of the play , "Les Ames Soli- tlercs. " Mnrchael , the husband of Vullluut's mis tress , his disappeared , fearnr. thu vengo- nnco of "Vhllldnt'H friends. Mine. Marchuol tins been arrested , papers found in bur lodg ings showing that she was an accessory to Valllunl's plans. Iloniio nfCnmntong ICxprvmr * Sympathy , LONDON" , Deo. 12. The speaker of the House of I'OfJ.nons will write to President Carnet , through Ixml DufTcrln , the British umbabsador at Pails , conveying tlio cxnrcs- slon of tjio sympathy of the British govern ment in respect to Saturday's outrage In the l-Vcni'li Chamber. A dispatch ( o the Standard from Berlin cays ; H Is reported that the emperor ban expressed n loathing of the perpetrators of such an outrace as that committed In Paris and declared that It Is imposbiblutodo with out draconic measures of prevention , nati'h to the Chroiuelo from Paris sayu ; Whilu VailUnt was in America ho mixed with an anarchist named Urulllat , who was afterwards lynched there. By a singular coincidence Vnlllunt lust week visited Abbe Lcmlro , \ > ho was among the deputies Injured by the explosion of his bomb. Abbu Lcniliu took Vuillanl's name and address and gave him a few francs. Vnlllant almost admits that ho drew lots with other anarchists to decide who fahould undertake the murderous work. Ton anar chists wcio with him in the irullery and they nro now In custody. All of them liave spent a portion of their lives 'n ' nnglund. showing that the anarchists are afllilutcd together and eventually will bo found to bu subsidized by patrons who have b'jcn gener ally regarded us npostlcs of lc s militant doctrines. Author of ilit ilunliu l LONDON , Dec. 12. The St. James Guzetto states that a new book is about to bo pub lished which will prove conclusively tint ? lrPhllln Francis was the author of the Innlus loiters who.se authorship has boon disputed for the last , century and n quarter. \VAl A 111(1 HA.S i. tlio Mnr ! < ny & Hooker ( 'ninimny Whlcli ] ! > fittlril in Itiimr. LONDON' , Deo. 11' . The correspondent of ; ho Standard nt Homo says : The Mnckny & Hooker company was qulto a largo linn , I'vcrylhlnp hrtd been proceeding regularly , jut It wan compelled to stop by the failure of , ts Florence brancb , which wnsamalgamatcd In 1870. The failure was brought about by the f. llim > . of thu Crodlto Mobilloro and the twoiildrst cstutillsho.l banks of Welgnaro ind Dufrcsnoof Florence. Thcso caused a sudden and ovcipowerltiir run upon the Mackny & Hooker branch at Florence1. The linn has applied for a moratorium nnd it Is hoped that all claims will bu settled In full If sunicicnt tlmu Is given. Much sympathy is foil for the American partner in Homo , Mr. V. Hooker , who has been a well known figure In the city for nearly half n century , and whoso high Integrity is generally roc- ounlz'jd , After the failure of the Banca Romano thu Mackny \ Hooker iicrumo the oldest banking llrm In Home , and Mr. Hooker is thu oldest established American banker In ICuropo. Messrs. Marquay , Hooker & Co. have lodged their balance sheet with the tribunal of commerce showing assets exceeding the liabilities by lWi.U ; ) > li > lire. It Is stated that the creditors will not lose anything. , III\VI.\(1 UlttiAT UllX-t. DUiBtroits ( laics lU-pnrtiil from the South < : iiftt ol F.iiithiml. LOSDOS , Dec. 12. A hurricane i'i reported In the south of England , The channel mail- boat was unable to enter Folkestone this morning nnd was obliged to proceed to Dover. A boat in Piynl6uth harbor capsized nnd four men-of-war men were drowned. The roof of the railroad station at Ports mouth collapsed today woundlmr two per sons , ono of whom will cite. The gale Is very severe. MHItnry ! lnnpltal Oininintliird. CoNSTANTixoi'i.i ! , Dec. 12. The occupants of the military hospital at Calonlca have been quarantined owing to an outbreak of cholera thero. Twenty-four cases and eighteen deaths from cholera have already occurred. Will Itulhl Shlpi. Loxnox , Dec. 12. The Times says it is rumored that Sir William Vernon Harcourt , chancellor of the exchequer , after a long op position has consented to provide for an extensive - tensive shipbuilding program in Ib'.li. J.V CHICAGO'S I'OSTOflflCB. Cnslilcr of tlio AVIiolcsiilc .Stump Dcpiirt- lucnt Slucgoil unit Ilolibeil. CHICAGO , Dec. 12. Cashier A. J. Hobinson of the wholesale stamp department of tlio Chicago postofllco was slugged at 7UO : o'clock tonight nnd a largo sum of money taken. How much is not known , but is estimated as rcachintr into the thousands. Hobinson was alone in his oQlcc , when a rap , such as is given only by employes of tlio PostoDlco money department when/they de sire to sco the cashier , was given upon his his door. Mr. Hobinson at once opened the door and was confronted by a stranger , who gave him a , terrific blow < on the head with , n club or.sandb.igand knocked him senseless. He was still unconscious when found nearly three hours later , and by tlio time ho was able to tell his story the thief had been gone nearly four hours. Ho loft absolutely no clew behind him ; nobody saw him leave the building. The government ofllcers nnd police were looking in every direction at midnight , but had nothing to work on. SIJiXICO'H JIUST11.ES. Tlicy Still Occupy Their Mountain I'ast- nengca mill bond Out KcportK. EL PASO , Dec. 12. A loiter lias just been received hero from a man now in the state of Guerrero who is engaged in the disturb ances headed by General Canute Neri. Ho says General Nori bus not surrendered nnd his troops have not been deserting him. On the contrary the i-cvolutionlsts have re cently captured and hanged General Vicente Ylllada of the federal army , formerly a supreme premo court judge. The revolutionists dealt thus summarily with General Vnllada be cause the federal troops Imvo hanged the few insurgents they have captured and loft their bodies to rot in the air , The writer of this letter , who was formerly editor of a paper in San Antonio , suys the report that General .Nerl hns bei'n captured is entirely baselesi and has been circulated for tlio pur pose of dlbcourugint ; his friends in other states. Tins statement is entirely in accord with that of the Mexican onieial , who said ; hat General Nerl was on his way by sea to 3au Francisco. Governor Ahumada is again in Juarez nnd spent a pa'-t of today in this city. In nn in terview with un afternoon paper bo said that if ho would hear of any disturbance in Chihuiihua ho could send out his drum major to quell it. ' When asked why his government imil 003 troops in the mountains north and west of the city of Chihuahua , whcro it usually has none , ho made no answer. United States Consul Theodora Huston today forwarded u dispatch to the Stuto de partment , setting forth the claim that the Mexican government In proscribing the Times hns violated international law nnd done violence to a business enterprise tint bus a right to the nroecllou ( of this govern ment. The matter is growing In importance to other newspapers , inasmuch us Mexican official papers are printing the strongest de nunciations of the whole North American press , Indicating that nil papers that pub lish news of the revolution are liable to the sarnn treatment that has bjen accorded the Times. In fact , It Is possible that other papers have been proscribed and they will not know it until their subscribers begin to llio complaints , as no olUcial notice is served in such cases. , J'KIHW.ITIUA' OF LAUUIl , Dolecatci Itniimo to Altcuil u Theater Miiimuil liv Nonunion HIIIKH Workrrn. CHICAGO , Dec. 12. The delegates to tlio convention of the American Federation of Labor began today's session by announcing that during their stay in Chicago they will not attend theater * whore nonunion stuuo workers are employed , A protest has been sum to the federation complaining that man agers of four theaters hero employed non- union'men and this action was fikon. , There was considerable dUcimlon over a proposition to print 03,00'J uoploi of the speech delivered yesterday by Henry L. Lloyd. It was finally decided to have t'o pamphlet published before the convention adjourns. A delccate moved to ask Governor Altgeld to appear am' , address the convention , but was ruled out of order uy the president , A proposition to request Kditur .Stead to address the ticlegitcs was dropped , and David Lubln , un economist from .San Fran cisco , v..ih culled upon fo ? a speech , A ( Iclccntlou of { . 'UU'ago iiuulstnra was ad. milled to tlio convention and Dr. II. W , Holmes inado un address , In which ho as sured the doloalrs that bo nnd his. fellow clergymen are l.i sympathy with tiio Federa tion and Us sentiments. Dry Uoodn I rm AH | | ; II * < NCWAHK , N. J. , Dec , 12. The dry goods firm of MuWhlrtcr & Wilson made an as signment today to ICdwnrd C. Holmes , ultli liabilities uff'.U,0 ; > g and atbets of flOU.OiX ) . There bro 110 i > refci uifs. ; WILL DM CUE IP Eawaiians Determined to Resist with Forci Attempts at Restoration , ARE IMPATIENTLY AWAITING THEIR FATE Willis" " Instructions Still a Mystery to t'j People of Hawaii , ANXIOUSLY LOOKING . , SOME ACTION Royalists Find Oausi for Joy in Adviooi from the Uuitod States. THEIR JUBILATION WAS SHORT-LIVED Friends of the Present Government Dater- mincd to Maintain Ihoir Rights. \ < _ _ _ MONARCHY'S ' DAYS HAVE BEEN NUMBERED HlB MOB\ Meeting of the Opponent ! of the yuton Strung ItoAolutloiM tluilV > ro 'd I.utott Npii from the Inland * , tSMtiu fit Astnctiittl 1'i-tts. ] HoNOU'i.i' , Doe. 4. ( via Vic.torUl B. C. , Dec. IB. ) Since the arrival of tlio steamer Wurlmooon the 2-Hh polltio. l events havu followed each other with st.utllng rapidity. .Dispatches forwarded the Associated press by sailing vessels on November ID and iii , have not fully anticipated the serious condi tion Haw.ili is now passing through In thu most determined and liorolo way. When tlioVurlmoo arrived with Cleve land's ultimatum the royalists were Jubi lant and the anncxutionlsts at once began to carry out their previously arranged plaus for forcible resistance in case the steamer China , which arrived three days l.itoi , brought in structions to Minister Willis for the resto ration of the monarchy with the aid ot the United States troops from the Adams and Philadelphia. Wildly ICntliiKl.iKtlc. Within twenty-four hours after the nowa bronsht by the \VarlmoD w.is reealvod 1,000 determined annexatinnists had assembled on short notice at thu drill shod of the bar racks behind the executive building. The meeting was short but wildly enthusiastic. "Tho spirit of 1770" prevailed , and these who heard the ringing' cheera whtcli wel comed the speeches of President M. Mr Hatch of the Annexation club and presenta tion of the following resolutions know mon archy , oven though restored by the superior force.of the United Slates , would bo short lived. Sinpo this"nia s ) npol/mg the spirit of enthusiasm which at lir.it prevailed nmousr the royalists has ben in a'stato of fluctua tion and some clear-headed loaders admit the success of the restoration In thu presenter or future 'depends on the armed protection of the monarchy by the United States. Thu following arc the resolutions adopted by the mass meeting of Saturday evening , Novem ber 25 : Resolution ! ) . llesolvcd , Tout wo have road with surprlso and regret the recommendation of thu seen- taiy of blato of tlio United States to the preil- ( lenl to restore the government lately existing In Hawaii. Hi'solvod , That -ve condemn the assumption of the secretary that llio rluht of the provi sional go eminent to-o.slst was terminated bj Ills refusal to rcsuhmlt to tlio sanato tlio treaty of union pending hot \\ean llio two countries , and also hU assumption that the provisional government had at Unit very time .submitted the question of Its continued existence to thu at Miration of tli.it. president or of nny ollict power. Resolved , Tii'.it we support to tlio bast of our ability tlio provisional ; : avoriiniHiit hi resist - In ; any alt'ick upon It which may be contraty to the ina o of nutlons. The adoption of the resolutions was pro * ended by speeches of many loading citizens , chief of whifh was that of F. M. Hatch , a leading lawyer nnd president of the Annex. ationclub. Mr. Hatch said : .Air. Hutch' * Speculi. "PEU.OW CITUBXS : You have been in. vited tonight to discuss our political sltui- _ _ lion. Wo are confronted by thu declaration' of Secretary Gres'.tum that royalty must bi ? restored aud our government destroyed. His representative lias given us thu opportunity to bo heard be for a final action is taken upon tliis issue. At present wo uro proceeding merely upon newspaper reports which have been received hero and which coriainly wo have a right to discuss. Wo do not know what action will bo taken or if any will ba taken by the president or congress , Certainly any action taken by tin United States congress cannot bo resisted by anybody in this community. Let us uol bo inlsundcrdlojd or misrepresented by a hostile press. Wo do not meet hero tonight to deny the power of the United States ; that would bo absurd , KonUcmcn ; nor to delllo these at present In charge of the gov ernment of the United Status , [ Cries ol Hear ! ' 'HoarI1 and applause , ] We meet with the hope that our words will bo heard by congress. There were certain features In the letter of Mr. Gresham to the presi dent which show ho Is proceeding upon a false assumption. Lot us hope that th imtinguUhed secretary bus been misin formed up to this date. It l certainly pun prerogative to stamp out false assumptions and to challenge them. Now , chief umonn these fulse assumptions is one which seems to underlie thu whole letter. That theru has been submitted to arbitration to tlio presi dent of the United State * thu question whether or not wo hauthu , tight to establish a government In this country. < : Hnllunu-it ( tlio . \ umnlloii. "Gentlemen , I challenge that assumption. [ Great applause , cheers and cries of 'Von urc right.1 ] The assumption Is false In every respect. [ Cheers aim applause. ] Lot ina briefly point out that two parties can make a contract , but It requires tlio consent to make valid urjiltr.itlon , that of the twf > parties In Interest and tlio arbitrator. Ttiu purlins must clearly uullnu the subject mat ter of nrbltr.itlon. It is absurd to contend that there could be any arbitration by Inference - once or Imputation , "First , has there been any Issue raised ! Has the provisional government submitted to the decision of anybody its rlgtit to oxlstl Not Not ono word or act could bo produced in support of that contention , "Gentlemen , from the nature of things , government which started in revolution , though now a government do juro , us well as do facto , could not unbuilt the question ot thu legality of its existence to auy arbitral