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THE OMAHA PALLY BEE : SUNDAY. MAY 6 , 1894 TW NTir PAGES.
UNDER THE FLAG OF ERIN
*
Holed Sons of the Emerald We Gathering
for the Contention.
AN IMPORTANT EVENT IN IRISH HISTORY
The Ancient Order of Jltlwrnlnn Conven
tion Which Will ConTrnp In Thl < City
.Aliuont Itrady to Itpgln
Drill- ration * .
The fortieth annual convention of the
'Ancient Order of Hibernians will convene
In this city at noon , on Tuesday. A number
of the delegates arrived In the city yester
day and are m klng their headquarters at
the Paxton. A large number will reach the
city today , and between now and the time
that the convention is called to order fully
SOO delegates , representing every state and
territory In the union , and all the prom
inent provinces in Canada and Ireland , will
be present. Many questions of national Im
portance ore to be considered , and this will
be one of the most interesting meetings
which nave been so far held.
Among the more Important members who
hare arrived are ; M. F. Wiibere. Phila
delphia , national delegate ; M. J. Slattery.
Albany. N. Y. , national secretary ; T. J.
Dundon , Columbus , O. , national clerk ; P. J.
O'Connor , Savannah , Ga. , chairman national
directors , and Directors Edward D. Sweeney ,
Cincinnati ; J. M. Clarke. Milwaukee ; J. P.
Murphy , Norwich , Conn. ; T. P. O'Brien ,
Hamilton , Ontario. Delegates P. J. O'Brien ,
St. Louis ; J. J. O'Connor. , St. Louis ; M.
A. Buttmer , T. J. O'Brien , Savannah ; M.
J. Marsh , Washington.
The Philadelphia Tourist club will arrive
tomorrow morning , headed by Philip Dol-
lard. as will C. P. Johnson of Atlanta , J.
T. Konan , wife and daughter of Savannah ,
and Patrick O'Neill of Philadelphia.
This li the fortieth session , the last meet
ing having been held In New Or
leans. The convention will be held
In Morand's hall on Harney street ,
near Fifteenth , and will be called * to order
by the national delegate , who occupies about
the same position as president of the na
tional order. The meeting will continue
lor four or more days , and on Wednesday
afternoon an open resslou will be held in
the Exposition building. Among the
speakers at this meeting will be M. F. Wll-
here , P. J. O'Connor. O'Brien J. Adktnson ,
Tort Huron. Mich. . M. D. Fanslcr , Logans-
port , Ind. : Ed D. Sweeney. Cincinnati ; "John
FItzpatrlck. mayor of New Orleans ; Con
gressman Weaddock of Michigan and J. A.
Kilroy of Lincoln , who will be the chair
man of the open meeting.
THE LOCAL COMMITTEE.
The local committee having the arrange
ments for the convention In charge are
James F. Scullen. chairman ; John Nangle ,
secretary ; John Rush , treasurer ; J. A. Kll-
roy , S. D. ; T. J. Mahoney. S. T. ; Martin
McKcnna , C , D.J Richard O'Keefe. William
McKenna. Ed Qulnn , P. J. Rtley , Patrick
Ford , John Powers. J. J. O'Rourke , T. J.
Flynn and E. J. Dee. Before the conven
tion is opened the delegates and local divi
sions of Hibernians will march through the
principal streets , and the marshal of the
day. Pohn Powers , has Issued the following
orders
It will be necessary for delegates attend
ing the Ancient Order of Hibernians conven
tion to secure badges on May S , at S o'clock
n , m. , in the cafe of the Paxton hotel , as the
delegates will form on Fourteenth street
south of Farnam street and march to St.
John's church , escorted by the Ancient Order
of Hibernian Knights of Omaha and military
band , where solemn high mass will b& offici
ated.
ated.They
They will move promptly at 8:30 a. m.
west on Farnaai to Nineteenth , north on
Nineteenth to Dodge , west on Dodge to
"Twenty-second , north on Twenty-second to
Cast west on Cass to Twenty-fifth and north
' on Twenty-fifth to the church.
After the services the delegates will pro
ceed to convention hall , where the business
of the convention , will be taken up.
Before the open meeting is held In the Ex
position hall Wednesday afternoon a grand
parade will be held and the marshal win"
give the order to march at 1 o'clock. The
parade has been arranged as follows :
THE LINE OF MARCH.
First division forms on Fourteenth street
north of Harney , the right resting on Har- '
ner. and composed of platoons of police ,
division No. 7. Ancient. Order of Hibernians ,
"military" committee on arrangements , del
egates to national convention , headed by
Military band and In charge of John Glad-
inlch and T. J. Mahonej- .
Second division forms on Harncy street
east of Fourteenth , M'lth right wing resting
on Fourteenth , composed of visiting uni
formed companies and Hibernians , Knights
of Omaha , Philadelphia Tourist club and vis
iting Iowa delegations' . In charge of P. J.
Klley and J. G. Sullivan.
Third division forms on Fourteenth street
south of Harney , right resting on Harney ,
composed of Nebraska divisions of the An
cient Order of Hibernians , in charge of Pat
Ford and Ed Brennan.
Fourth division forms on Fifteenth street
'couth of JIarney. right restlncrm Harney ,
composed of divisions 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 and G ,
Ancient Order of Hibernians , of Douglas
county , in charge of T. C. .Douglas and M.
Flaherty.
The parade will start promptly at 1 o'clock
p. m. from Fourteenth street ; going west on
Harney to Eighteenth , north on Eighteenth
to Farnam. east on Farnam to Eleventh ,
south on Eleventh to Howard , cast on
Howard to Ninth , north on Ninth to Douglas ,
west on Douglas to Sixteenth and north on
Sixteenth to Nicholas , counter-marching on
Sixteenth to Capitol avenue , east on Capitol
avenue to Exposition hall , where the open
public meeting will be held.
" The above named aids will look after their
respective divisions , and see they are placed
according to order.
A big banquet has been arranged for in
the Paxton hotel en Thursday evening. Be
fore the feast the visiting delegates will be
driven over the city and shown the sights
In carriages , the drive ending in front of
the hotel. The list of toasts Is a long one
and speeches will be made by Congressman
Weaddock. Messrs. O'Connor. Wilhere ,
O'Brlwi , Fansler and other prominent per-
rns.
OBJECTS OF THE MEETING.
The most Important feature that will come
up for discussion is the matter of insurance.
At present it is optional with the states to
either adopt or reject the Insurance adjunct.
According to the sentiment expressed on the
streets yesterday there will be an effort
made to nationalize the Insurance and make
It a binding part of the body politic. With
this goes the recommendation that the insur
ance be made $2.000 instead of $1,000. There
will be In the convention many delegates
Jvho will strenuously oppose the annexation
-Insurance as a statutory requirement to
became" a Hibernian , aiid on this question
will bang a serious and complicated discus
sion , Since the New Orleans convention
the adoption .In some states of the insurance ,
as a necessary adjunct to Hibernlanlsm , has
provoked various objections and they have
become so aggravating that this convention
will have to investigate and settle the con
troversy.
The revision of the constitution will not
develop anything startling. There are some
contradictions and omissions which
w.Ul be corrected. Another ques
tion that will concern the conven
tion Is the feasibility of privately Inviting
members , who lire remote from the meeting
place , for the purpose of enabling them to
create and organize new divisions.
The election of officers will engross the
attention of the. delegates.
It Is generally understood that the present
national delegate. Maurice F. Wilhere of
Philadelphia , is not a candidate and would
act accept the ] K > nitlon again. This month
conclude * his five-term tenure In office , and
his conduct has been entirely satisfactory.
There are three national offices to be filled
by , the convention national delegate , secre-
ta r ; and treasurer. The present officers are :
M. F. Wilhere , delegate : M. J. Slattery ,
Btert'tary ; T. J. Dundon. treasurer , and IU.
Her. John S Fulej of Detroit , chaplain.
Mr. Wilhcne is a citizen of Philadelphia ;
Mr. Slattery belong * to New York , and Mr.
Dundon. Columbun , 0.
POSSIBLTS CANDIDATES.
It Is the Intention of the Nebraska con
tingent to uttetnjn. to secure one of tbe e
tfficaa , ted It will work for John Rvuh for
She portion of national dolrgate , or one of
the oilier national otScec. Among those men
tioned In oonnwUon with the coming electieti
are John McCarthy , the Minnesota lumber
king ; Martin J. Wa4e of lews City. John
a F tzp lrlek of New Orleans. M. D. Fans-
lar. Logansp rt , Ind. ; O'Brien J. Adkleoen ,
Port Huron. Mich. ; Patrick Sweeney , Ohio ,
and P. J. O'Connor. Savannah. Ga. These
name * properly belong to the we t and Wrtith
and their chief eastern opponent will be
Patrick 0'Nrlll , county delegate of Phila
delphia.
An effort will be made to chinpe tli- title
of national del gate to that of president ,
which position the delegate practically oocti-
ple * . As this Is an honored position , there
may be several candidate * , but BO far the
man who li receiving favorable mention
from eaitera and southern delegates Is
P. J. O'Connor of Savannah , Ga. Mr.
O'Connor has been an acthe worker in be
half of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
for the past twenty year * and has organised
twelve divisions in thre * southern states
which now have a membership of over 1.800.
He Is one of the leading attorneys of Sa
vannah , and graduated from a. law college
In Washington. He has been a leading fig
ure In the political circles of bis home city
and has served In many official capacities
In the Catholic orders. He Is a very pleas
ant gentleman , and soon makes friends
through his genial personality. His friends
think that he will receive the unanimous
support of the eastern und southern dele
gates.
It seems probable that National Secretary
Slattery of New York will be re-elected If he
so desires , as will National Treasurer Dnn-
don of Ohio. Bishop Foley will likely bs
requested to again accept the chaplaincy.
Regarding Irish matters the convention
will certainly pass resolutions that will not
be delayed In their passage across the At
lantic. The delegates will have nothing to
do with factional contentions , but will ex
press a i.trong and vigorous recommendation
Uiat the wounds be healed in the parliamen
tary party and that all factional disputes
cease.
HISTORY OF THE ORDER.
Every true Irishman knows the history of
the organization of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians , which has for its standard motto :
"Friendship , Unity and True Christian Char
ity. " but there are many who have never
heard of the hardship which the Irish pa
triots had to undergo during the Infancy of
the order.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians was first
organized In Ireland when the infamous
penal code was in operation , and but little of
its early history is known. This Is due to
the fact that if any one of the patriots were
caught carrying such documentary evidence
they would be punished by imprisonment or
else be put to death. Its founders were in
spired with the purpose of keeping alive the
spirit of Irish nationality , so dear to the
hearts of Irishmen , and to protect the priest
hood in the exercise , of the religious func
tions. In the dark days of Ireland's past
history , when the Catholics were aljowcd no
place In which to worship and when a price
was put upon the head of every priest and
teacher of Catholicism , the Hibernians
struggled for their faith and home land.
After a protracted struggle a more liberal
spirit began to prevail and toleration began
to take the place of bigotry.
Since that time the scope of the order of
Hibernians has changed , and Its banners
now bear the message of unity , friendship
and charity , with peace end good will to all
men. These are the true precepts taught
by the Hibernians , and no true member of
that organization will foster any spirit of
prescription against his neighbor , whatever
his race cr creed.
The order was transplanted to the United
States in 1S3C , but for years it was hardly
heard of outside of New York. In a few
years , how = ver , It began to branch out , as
the Irish people began to settle in this coun
try , and now there are divisions of the order
In every state and territory in the United
States , and Its members are numbered by
the thcusands.
The benevolent feature of the order marks
Its strongest point. To care for the sick
and bury the dead , and benevolence to all
humanity has placed the order In the front
ranks of charitable and benevolent Institu
tions , and the contributions made by the Irish
during great public calamities and toward
charitable work and institutions has made
the order all the stronger in every civilized
country Inhabited by any number of
Hibernians. The order is gaining great
strength in the south and west now , and its
membership Is rapidly Increasing.
GPJCA51.YO O.V TILE COJLL STKIKE.
Wide DifTercnce of Opinion Krgnrdlug the
Outcome of the Conference ,
PITTSBURG.- 5. The coal strike con
tinues , and it is exceedingly hard to Bay
what the final outcome will be. Both sides
are waiting. The operators who are friendly
to a conference to secure uniformity of
rates expect that A settlement will be
reached at the Cleveland conference. They
are notifying customers that they will be In
a position to supply the trade as usual. This
is based on the assumption that , though
all operators do not agree to pay the price ,
the miners will be able to secure such a
large proportion of mine owners who do as
to justify their allowing the mines of the
friendly operators to start and keep Idle
other pits until the uniform rate Is secured
at them. It is learned that this meets the
views , of the miners' officials. They have
sucoecded in totally stopping the output
In western Pennsylvania and Ohio , and are
gradually getting out all the miners else
where. They believe all the miners will be
Idle by May 15 and will co-operate in any
agreement which might be reached.
COLUMBUS , 0. . May 5. John McBrlde ,
president of the United Mine Workers of
America , today issued a call to the organiza
tion and those affiliated with it to send one
delegate to rach five hundred members to a
national convention to be held in Cleveland ,
O. . at 10 a. m. on Monday , May 14 , prepara
tory to meeting In joint session with coal
operators from all the states the following
day.DECATUR
DECATUR , 111. , May G. The miners in
Decatur have decided to quit work by a
vote of 143 to ST.
DALLAS , Tex. , May 5. The miners in the
Indian Territory , who number 3.000 , have
been on a strike for several weeks. They
have been peaceful and quiet until within
the past few days. Now serious trouble is
expected. The strikers are getting ugly
and made demonstrations which had neces
sitated the calling out of the entire Indian
police.
TRINIDAD , Colo. , May C. All the miners
in thU region , except those at Agullor. have
struck In sympathy with the eastern miners.
Strong guards are maintained at the mines.
WELLSUURG. W. Va. . May 5. The min
ers In this section have decided to come
out tonight. ThU means the closing down
of four glass factories and several other
factories employing 2,000 men. It will also
cut off a part of the Panhandle's coal tup-
ply.
ply.GREENSBURG. . Pa. . May C. About 2
o'clock a number of striking miners from
Madison , Arena and Ocean mines marched
to Carbon and endeavored to force the men
out , but with the aid of deputies they were
driven away. Some bald and dangerous
threat * were made by a number of them ,
but only two of the parties , Charles Oleson
and Thomas McCartney , were as yet "ar
rested. They are now in jail.
KNOXV1LLE , Tenn. . May 5. The strik
ing miners In the Coal creek district are
gradually returning to work. Today all the
men who originally held out against the
strike were back at work.
CAM1JU1A. IKON WOKICS TO STAKT UP.
Work for I'lic Tliousaud M n Other Labor
Items and Note * .
JOHNSTOWN , Pa. . May D. Monday mornIng -
Ing many departments of th Cambria Iron
company , now idle , will resume operations
and nearly 5.000 will be employed.
CHICAGO , May C. The United Ordfr of
Bricklayers and Stonemasons has decided
not to join the international union of the
trade. This action is based upon the allega
tion that past affiliation has always left the
Chicago organization with a depleted
treasury , due to the heavy demands made for
the maintenance of strikes outside the city
and the fact that unions in New York city
obtained the Initiation fees from Immlgrantit
landing there and sent the immigrants on
to Chicago with a traveling card.
CHICAGO , May E. Five local union * of
the American Railway union at Pullman
favor a demand for a restoration of the
wages paid in 1E91. Foiling to secure it
they may strike. The averagu dally earn
ings ot the men are said to have been re
duced frutn $2.90 to $1.85.
Lamplighter will not start In the Brooklyn
RULES FOR FUR SEALERS
President Pnblishos the Begnlations Which
Are to OoTern the Sealers.
DISCRETIONARY POWERS GIVEN OFFICERS
Object of the Itule Kot to Work Hard-
uhljw , tint to I'rotcct SrnK and Those
Ignorant of ttir I'rorUlmi to
lie Let Off
WASHINGTON' . May C. The president
today signed and promulgated the regula
tions to govern vessel * employed In far seal
fishing during the closed season of 1S94.
They are as follows t
Articls I Before the Issuance of a special
license the master of any sailing vessel pro
posing to engage In fur seal fishing shall
produce satisfactory evidence to the collector
of customs Uiat the hunters employed by
him are competent to use the weapons au
thorized by the law.
Article II Fire arms , nets or explosives
shall not be used for taking or killing fur
seals in that portion of Bering sea described
In the net approved April C. 1894.
Article III Any vessel having a license
to huiit fur &eals in the north Pacific und
Bering sea ta t cf ISO degrees longitudr. be
fore entering Bering sea and at Unalask.
muirt report to a customs officer of the United
States or to an officer of the United States
navy , and have all arms and ammunition
the-efor on board secured under seal ; such
shall not be broken during the time seal fur
fishing Is prohibited. In order to protect
vessels found within the area of the award
between April 13 and August 1 , but which
have not violated the law , from improper
seizure or detention , the masters thereof
may , by applying to the commander of any
cruiser or to a customs officer and declaring
that she intends to proceed to a home port ,
have her sealing outfit secured under seal ,
and the officer placing this seal shall enter
the date of the same upon her log book , with
the number of sealskins and bodies of seals
then on board , and said seals shall not be
broken during the time fur seal fishing is
prohibited , except at the home port.
Article IV Vessels now in Japanese
waters or on the Siberian coast west of ISO
longitude , wishing to return to a home port ,
may enter the port of Alton and there have
their sealing outfits secured under seal and
the fact entered on their logbooks. Such
seals shall not be broken except at her home
port , and such seal and entry shall consti
tute a sufficient protection against seizure
while It Is within the area of award on its
direct passage to such port. In case a scal
ing vessel as described above shall , before
leaving a Japanese port , declare her Inten
tion of returning to a port of the United
States , the United States consular officer of
the port may , upon application of her mas
ter , secure her sealing outfit as described
above. Any vessel as described above may
obtain such license to hunt for seals in
Bering sea upan application to the United
States consul officer in any port of Japan
or from the customs officers at Attou , after
furnishing the evidence required In article i.
Article V Any vessel in a home or for
eign port wishing to engage in fur sealing
in Bering sea shall obtain a special license
from a customs officer of the United States ,
if in a home port , and from a consular
officer If in a foreign port. Before sailing
the sealing outfit of such vessel may be
secured , under seal , upon application as
hereinbefore provided , and the fact noted
on her license. Such seal shall not be
broken during the time during which seal
fishing Is prohibited.
Article VI Vessels now at sea in the pur
suit of fur seals and found not to have violated
lated the law In reference to the taking of
fur seals and which have not cleared from
any port on or after May 1 , 1S94 , will not be
seized solely on account of not .having spe
cial license .or a distinctive flag.
Article VII Every vessel employed in fur
freal fishing as above described shall have ,
in addition to the papers now required by
law , a special license for seal fishing.
Article VIII Every sealing vessel pro
vided with a special license shall show under
her national colors a flag of not less than
four feet square , composed of two equal
pieces , yellow and black. jolneQ from the
right hand upper corner of the fly to the
left hand lower corner , luff , to the part
above and to the left to be black and the
part to the right and below t be rellow.
Article IX The authority hereinbefore
granted to United States consular officers ,
customs officers and officers of the Unfted
States navy may be exercised by like officers
in the service of the government of Great
Britain , except in the ports of the United
States.
Notice Officers herein authorized to carry
out the provisions of the act approved April
C , 1894 , will observe that the objects of the
foregoing articles are to prevent the unlaw
ful destruction of fur seals and to protect
from unnecessary seizure or loss sealing
vessels already at sea in Ignorance of the
provisions of the act or unable to comply
strictly with its requirements. Should cases
occur which are pot here definitely provided
for , they must be dealt with by the officers
with the above mentioned objects in view
and as nearly In accordance with the law
and regulations as possible.
These regulations are Intended to apply
only to the closed season of 1S94. and are
not to be regarded as a complete execution
of the authority conferred upon the executive
by the act of congress.
GROVER CLEVELAND. May 4 , 1S94.
These regulations are in principle and de
tails substantially the same as those the
British government will issue.
IN UXnCimVlS SESSION.
After Some Unimportant Business the Scn-
Hte Clum-fi the Doorfc.
WASHINGTON. May 5. Owing to the fact
that half of the session was to be held be
hind closed doors In the consideration of
executive business. Mr. Harris decided to
make no attempt to take up the tariff bill.
Immediately after .the reading of the
Journal the senate proceeded to the consid
eration of bills on the calendar. A bill for
the relief of the citizens of Idaho , Oregon
and Washington who rerved with me United
States troops In the war against the Ncz
I'erces and the Bannock and Shoshone In
dians , and the heirs of thoi > e killed In that
service , was passed on motion of Mr. Slump ,
republican oi Ohio.
One or two unimportant private bills
were passed , after which Mr. Hunton. dem
ocrat ct Virginia , agalu called up the bill
to remit the penalties on the dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius , which he has made Inef
fectual attempts to have passed for some
days.Mr.
Mr. Chandler opposed It as a "one-Elded
and losing business for the government , "
but It was passed. Then on motion of
Mr. Harris the doors were closed and the
senate proceeded to the consideration of
executive business.
At 3:45 : p. m. the doors were reopened and
the senate adjourned.
AVllwm Content DlepoM'd Of.
WASHINGTON. Way 5. The senate dis
posed of the Wilson contest temporarily
while In executive session this evening by
referriug It back to the committee , And then
took up the treaty negotiated between this
country and1 Russia for the protection of
the Russian seals. Senator Morgan made a
statement an to the reasons for the treaty ,
and it was referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
ConUrnn-U by the Senate.
WASHINGTON , May 5. The senate In
executive session today confirmed the fol
lowing nominations :
Postmasters : California William L. He-
drlck , at Fresno ; H. W. Brown , at Red
Bluff. Washington John T. Laraway , at
Centralia. _ _ _ _
Mall Iloblxtr Arrntrd.
WASHINGTON. May & . Postoffice Inspec-
tor-in-Charge Mason of Helena , Mont. , has
notified the Postoffice department of the ar
rest today of W. B. Marsh for highway rob
bery of the mails at Houston , Idaho , last
June. Marsh has , been held in $1.500 bail.
Iluulau Treaty in the Sraitte ,
WASHINGTON , May 5. The treaty nego
tiated by Secretary of State Qresham and
Prince Cantacusne. Russian minister. It an
agreement looking to the protection of the
Russian seals 08 the con : of the island of
Siberia , where seal ft thin IT will be pe rmittpj
by rtttgcls of the United U Ui. It is under
stood the limit Is fixed at ten ratfcs. The
treaty was sent to the statute whllr It was In
executive m-jftlon , end ) Lh only definite ac-
tten taken upon It waiMlo refer It to ths
committee on foreign , r > laUons. Senator
Morgan took occasion tpjbriefly explain the
document. . ,
TO OKANT KltftlTOF WAT.
AHrn A k that North , and South Ralliray
Itp Allowed to CrtwVthe Kroervatlon.
"
WASHINGTON. May 5. ( Special Telegram
to Tb Bee. ) Senator Allan today Introduced
a bill granting to the 'Eastern. ' Nebraska
Gulf Railway company flcnt of way through
the Omaha and Wlnnebaco Indian reservation
In the state Of Nebraska. Senator Allen aim
laid before the senate petitions of the officers
and members of the following building and
loan associations : Wohoo Mutual of Wahoo ,
Stromsburg Mutual of Stromsburg. Equitable
of Grand Island , Cozad of Cozad , Dawson
County of Lexington , and Schuyler of
Schuyler. remonstrating against the clause
in the Wilson bill proposing a tax on the
Income of building and loan associations.
The senateIn executive session today con
firmed the nomination of William K. Fox as
postmaster at Plattsmouth.
Postmaster * have been appointed as fol
lows : Nebraska Mooma , Sheridan county ,
J. S. Klff , vice J. P. Moomuw , resigned ;
Nesbltt , Logan county , Lafayette Bolkom ,
vice J. H. Hasslnger , resigned ; Perdum ,
Thomas E. S. White , vice F. E. Brown , re
signed.
Iowa Frankvllle. Wlnneshlek county ,
James Conovor , vice J. J. Van Way , re
moved ; Mercer , Adams county , A. J. Boyle ,
vice E. C. Shtmmin , resigned : Washta , Cher
okee county , J. D. Parkinson , vice J. C.
Brackney , removed.
Commodore S. B. Coulson of Yankton , S. D. .
has teen recommended to the secretary of
the treasury for appointment as supervising
inspector of steam vessels for the Fifth dis
trict.
TVESTKRN TENSIONS.
Veterans of the Lute War Remembered by
the General Government.
WASHINGTON. May C. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Pensions granted , issue of April ZL
were : Nebraska : Original Edward W.
Thomas , Grand Island , Hall. Original
widows , etc Lucy McDougal , Nellgh ,
Antelope.
Iowa : Original George Snell. Council
Bluffs , Pottawattamle : Charles Mclntosh ,
Belmont , Wright ; George W. Rltnour. East
Nodaway , Adams. Renewal and increase
Joseph Detrick. llarshalltown. Marshall.
Reissue Luther C. Barritt , Humb lit. Hum-
boldt ; George O. Harrison , Manchester. Del
aware ; Henry Carter ( deceased ) , Sidney.
Fremont. Reissue and Increase George N.
Price , West Burllnrton , Des Molnes. Orig
inal widows , etc. Nellie Meyer. Burlington ,
Des Molnes.
South Dakota : Original Daniel W. Buell.
Sioux Falls. Mlnnehaba. Increase and reis
sue John H. Barnes , Aberdeen. Brown.
North Dakota : Original Thomas Hayden ,
Hanklnson , TUchland.
Wyoming : Original Martin O'Connor ,
Cheyenne. Laramie. Original widows , etc.
Harriet C. Parker. Lanfler. Fremont.
Colorado : Original Jacob Darm , Trini
dad , Las Anlmns ; William Covert. Gold
Hill , Boulder. Widows , Indian wars Mar
tha A , Hodges , Denver. . Arupahoe.
Issue of April 22 : Nebraska : Original
Rlley Westcoat. Wood'River. Hall ; Lewis
Caley. Fllley. Gage. Renewal and Increase
.yfred B. Wroth. Omsha. Dougla ? . Reis
sue George W. Woolspy ; Superior , Nuck-
ells ; Robert E. Patrick. vDmaha , Douglas.
Iowa ; Original Theodore SI. Dunbor ,
Perry. Dallas ; Oren Thornton. Des Molnes.
Polk ; Samuel B. Frost. Little Sioux , Harri
son ; Georpe Knouf , Norway. Benton. In
crease William T. Holmes. Elliott , Montgomery
gomery- Reissue Jacob Hclcqmb. Com
merce. Polk. Original widows , etc William
WJiittemore ( father ) . Bowen , Jones. Res
toration and reissue Margaret A. Small.
MarysvIIle , Marion.
South Dakota : Original widows , etc
Belle R. Dempsey. Bristol , Day ; Carl Bar
ton. Sioux Falls , Minnehuha.
Montana : Original Charles C. Sargent ,
Nashua , Dawson.
Colorado : Original Jonas B. Holmes ,
Baton , Weld. . Increase George W. Boll ,
Akron , Washington.
Eastern Democratic JSonntom Not Satisfied
with tlio Concessions Offered.
WASHINGTON. May ' 5. The senate ob
served the tariff armistice agreed upon be
tween the democratic and republican
leaders by going Into executive session , tak
ing up the appointment of George W. Wil
son to be collector of internal revenue In
Florida. The promoters of the tariff com
promise were not so busily encaged upon
the new bill as yesterday , and It is under
stood that practically all the amendments
have been put into shape and are about
ready for the printer. Some question has
arisen as to the advisabilitv of the amend
ments to the woolen schedule which have
been requested by the eastern democratic
senators , and it now appears probable that
the concessions will not be BO large as were
at first Indicated , If Indeed thev are ma
terially changed at all. The members of the
finance committee have not failed to call at
tention to the fact that the high duty pro
vided for woolen manufactures was In part
compensators' for the duty placed on wool.
their raw material. The advocates of the
change are unyielding In their demand ,
however , and they are bringing strong
party Influence to bear to secure the conces
sions they have requested. They sny that
no ad valorem duty can be named suffi
ciently high to afford the protection neces
sary to them and ore standing out stiffly
for a compound duty.
There has been considerable discussion or
the attitude of Senator Irby on the tariff
question , and some people have regarded
his absence from Friday's caucus as signifi
cant. He was In the senate today for the
first time for about two weeks , but he- said
today that his absence was due to Illness.
When reauested for an Interview on the tar
iff he declined to dls-uss the ques'lon.
Uestroyiiiir the Smngclers * Opportunity ,
WASHINGTON , MayE. . Representative
Grain's resolution calling on the State de
partment for the negotiations between the
United States and Mexico In regard to reci
procity and the abolition of the free zone
Is the result of an agitation in the south
west for the removal of trade restrictions
between the two countries. Mr. Craln says
the free zone was originally established by
Mexico .is a means of bulldlnir up towns on
the Mexican border and retarding the se tle-
ments on the Texas Bide. The zone is about
twenty miles wide and extends the entlra
length of the Mexican boundary. Within
this zone the people are almost entirely ex
empt from the tariff" tax of Mexico. This
has proved very beneficial to the people of
the zone , but It has failed of Its main ob
ject In building up Mexican towns along the
border. On the contrary , the American
towns have advanced faster than the town ?
south of the Rio Grande. The exemption of
the zone from tariff taxes has made It the
headquarters for smuggling. Duty-free
goods are Imported from various foreign
countries and are then smuggled across the
border Into Texas , whera they compete with
domestic products and with Imported goods
paying Unl'ed States dutfes.
Mr. Craln says the sentiment on this side
of the border Is for the allolltlon of the free
zone and the peculiar 'privileges ' Its people
enjoy. His resolution Is with a view to
bringing about the abolition.
Recnlationn for S'eal I
WASHINGTON. May 5. The Navy de
partment today Issued the regulations for
the government of vessels employed in fur
seal fishing in the North Pacific ocean and
Bering sea. There art ) nine articles. The
first requires the masters of sealers to em
ploy only competent hunters. The other ar
ticles provide in brief against the use of
firearms in sealing , for\placing tinder the
customs seal firearms and sealing equip
ment when vensels desire to pass through
the clewed zones homeward bound ; for the
Issue of special licenses ; to- hunt seal In Ber
ing sea by United State ; * customs or consu
lar officers ; for the exemption from seizure
of vessels now at sea without licenses or
distinctive flag If they hnVe not violated the
law In reference to Healing ; for a distinctive
flag far Healers of blauk land yellow diagon
ally joined , and for the exercise by British
officers of the authority-granted to our own
naval , customs and consular officers. The
regulations apply only tp the season of IKK ,
Count and fioodrUc Survey Transfer.
WASHINGTON , May { . Considerable at
tention is being given by the house naval
affair * committee to Representative Enloe's
bill , to transfer the work of the coast and
geodetic survey from the supervision
of the Treasury department partly
to the hydroBi-aphlc ofn > e In the
Navy department and partly to the
geological survey In the Interior depart
ment. The proposed transfer of the bureau
has awakened the liveliest sort of Interest
among those affected , and much time of the
committee has len taken up In hearing ar
guments pro and con. They have not yet
Ueen concluded , but will , be resumed at the
next meeting of the committee on TuewJay.
Secretary Herbert Conmiff West.
\VASHINGTi > N\ May -Secretary Her
bert left Washington today on a trip of In
spection of the Mare Island California navy
> iBIII the naval station on Pucet sound
Wash. With the secretary vrre Irts daugh
ter * . Mr * . Herbert and Mrs. Mhro , till
mVce. Mrs Edith Unfit and lil * naval ntde.
Lieutenant Heed. The party probably wit
be atxwnt from Wanhlnclon about a month
and on the way to the Pactftr coat wit
vlfMt the Yellowstone park ajx * other points
of later-rt.
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Anti-Option Illll Itrmily.
WASHINGTON , May -Chairman Hatch
of the honw committee on aaricultur * lias
his report on the anti-option Ml
on by the rornmltte * . and will report
It to the hou * probably early nxt week.
It will b called up for conmderatlan when
an opportunity offers , and Mr. Hatch hopes
to see It enacted Into a law before congress
adjourns. He expects to get the right of
way some time next week and d"s not an
ticipate that any protracted discussion will
follow. He believes that It will be passed
by the house with ri * on bl * promptness
and that the senate will take similar action.
"It looks. " he s ld. "as though the measure
would this lime succeed in Retting UJKJII the
statute books. All of the objectionable fea
tures which have heretofore caused the
anti-option bill to be BJitagontted have be n
eliminated. The only sections which will
now meet with any reriou * opposition are
those relating to bucket shops. The regular
dealers In futures arc pretty well satisfied
with the bill. "
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Stamped 1'iiTrlojx * Contractor * Waiting.
WASHINGTON. May S. The award of the
stamped envelope contract Is pending and
may be announced this afternoon. The
award was expected to be made last
Wednesday , following a hearing before the
postmaster general on a protest to the con
templated award to the lowest bidder. Mr.
Purcell of New York , the lowest bidder , and
representatives of the Plimpton-Morgan
company of Connecticut , have remained In
the cltj- awaiting the decision.
Partial rujuirnts on Naval Vessel * .
WASHINGTON , May S. The president has
approved the joint resolution providing for
partial payments on vessels partly con
structed. under order of the secretary of the
treasury.
Doinmtlc.
The shortage of coal has compelled the
Peru , III. , electric railway to shut down.
James Lee , a prominent cattle man et
Lee's Summit , Mo. , has committed suicide.
Mose Fair was hanged at Chester. S. C. .
for the murder of Ike Wilson five years ago.
Hugh McCormlck and his grandson were
struck by a train and killed at Watertown ,
N. Y.
The Jury In the case of T. C. Shaw , the
Manltowoc , Wls. , bank wrecker , failed to
agree.
B. F. Beatty of Pittsburg has been ar
rested for embezzling the funds of the Order
of Solons.
A silver nugget .worth J2S.OOO was re
cently taken out of the Smuggler mine at
Aspen , Colo.
Trouble between Julio Hunt and Colonel
Moon , rival ferrymen , near Albuquerque , is
likely to lead to a shooting scrape.
Simon Landecker , cashier In a New Tork
men's furnishing store , has committed sui
cide. He came from San Francisco.
The assessors at Whltinsvllle. Mass. , has
raiied a storm by assessing bicycles , of
which there are SOO in town , valued at
$25.000.
The body of LelancI T. Crocker , the Denver
newspaper man who disappeared March 22 ,
has been found in the Grumry hotel at
Denver.
Constable Lindsay of Comber , Ont. . was
shot and killed while trying to arrest Jo
seph Truski. Truskl then shot and killed
himself.
William Whalen has been convicted of
swindling by a St. Louis court. He Bold a
large quantity of mining stock which proved
to be worthless.
It now transpires that Mr. McCleary , who
dlod , recently at Salt Lake , was really
niroied Odea , and that he ran away from
Coshocton. 0. , some years ago. .
In the Meyer murder trial in New York
numerous witnesses testified that Meyer col
lected the life insurance money on the pol
icies of several of his alleged victims.
House committee on naval affairs has re
ported favorably the amendment to the
naval appropriation bill authorizing the con
struction of twelve new torpedo boats.
Attorney General Hancock of New York
is engaged in an effort to break up the Tin
trust. Frederick Haberman , who owns a
factory on Long Island , put him up to It
Final charter papers have been granted
at Springfield to the National School of
Electricity , an organization growing out of
the electrical department of the World's
fair.
fair.The
The Michigan supreme court has decided
that the governor had the right to remove
Warden Parsell of the state house of cor
rection , and that gentlman will have to
let go of the teat.
The Colorado populist state central com
mittee , It is claimed , fixed up a slate by
which J. Warner Mills Is to be the candidate
for governor and Wcite is to be the party
choice for senator.
Since the congressional salaries for Anril
became due members have been busy filing
certificates showing the number of days of
absence , and < ew of them admit that they
were absent at all.
A colored man has been arrested at Salt
Lake on the charge of murdering Charles
Wilson in Chicago last Thanksgiving day.
The trouble arose over a difference of C
cents in a card game.
Michael Schwab , the pardoned Chicago
anarchist , Is to speak at a public. meeting
at Sheboygan , Wls. . today. He Is now back
at his old job , writing blood-curdling ed
itorials for the Arbeiter Zeltung.
Vacuum Fermentation company's rights ,
franchises and patents ore all to be pur
chased by an English syndicate , which al
ready controls many of the breweries of the
company. The price is $1,000.000.
Illinois prohibitionists at Bloomlngton
nominated a full state ticket. They adopted
a platform declaring in favor of prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of liquors , woman
suffrage and free coinage of silver.
H. S. Boutclle , who was supposed to have
; one to Europe to escape giving testimony
in the Oakes investigation now in progress
In Chicago , has turned up. The investiga
tion will be resumed on Tuesday , when
It Is expected he will be present.
Steerage rates to Southampton have been
reduced to $1S and to Queeiistown to $14 by
the American line in order to meet the cut
of the German lines. English companies
are now exported to be forced to follow suit.
Ex-Councilman Armstrong has been
charged by a member of the select council
Jf Allegheny with offering him $300 to vote
lor the appointment of Gustave Kaufman
of the firm of Ferris & Kaufman to be en
gineer of the new water works. He is under
arrest
Captain Sampson. Prof. Alger and Lieu
tenant Ackerman hare been appointed a
commission to Inquire whether there were
any further Irregularities In the construction
} f armor plate at the Homestead works than
nave already been discovered and for which
penalties have already been levied by the
Navy department.
Forty masked men visited a wedding
larty at Lester. Minn. , and demanded $10
to buy drinks for the crowd. Only $3 was
offered and a fight followed In which guns
were freely used. Three unknown members
of the visiting party fell , but it is not
known whether they were killed. Some of
the leaders have been arrested.
1'orrlcn.
A cold wave has spread all over Scotland.
Borley Bros. , cotton spinners at Man
chester , have failed.
Nothing Is known in well Informed circles
n Berlin of any proposed conference over the
3am oan question.
The Matin at Paris announces that Queen
Victoria will go to St. Petersburg to attend
the wedding of the czarewltch.
Twenty workmen , who were arrested at
Vienna for the May day disturbance , have
been sentenced to imprisonment.
Dick Burge of Newcastle whipped Harry
Nicklet of Lambeth after twenty-eight
rounds with four-ounce gloves at the Bollne-
broke club , In London , for a purse of 00
and the ten-stone championship ,
Will Let In Sluny Kalooiii.
DES MOINES , May 6. ( SpectU Telegram
to The Bee. ) The city council last night ,
contrary to expectation , decided by a vote
Of C to 4 to fix saloon licenses at $1.000 ,
which Is only HOO additional to the amount
fixed by the state law. It was supposed
.he amount would be much larger. Under
.he above rule there will be a large number
of saloons opened up. The ItOO is to be In
advance , balance Quarterly.
JOYS FOR RITCnEN QUEENS
Simply Press the Button , Electricity Wfl
Do the Best
A REVOLUTION IN THE COOK ROOM
a New Atlantic Cable Hlcctrlrat
Ald In Gambling liuprotkns : the
Storage Kattrry rrtigrciw In
Other Unco.
The transmission of electrtctty from Ni
agara Falls to Buffalo promi * s to work as
great a revolution In the kitchens as In the
workshops of that city.
Dr. Lucy Brown-Hall gave the Woman's
club of Brooklyn some Idea the other day
of what may be looked for. One of her
exhibits wan a little electric stove which
would cook breakfast for a ( small family In
ten minutes. Another was an electric oven
lined with asbestos , which will cook a
twelve-pound turkey In tvo hours and forty-
five minutes and have It done to a turn.
Not a thought need be given It after It
first goes Into the oven , explained the Irc-
turer. and the whole kitchen l an free from
heat and general unpleasantness as my
lady's own boudoir. The oven is heated In
from ten to fifteen minutes. The dishes
for the table are warmed to exactly the right
degree on the upper shelves of the oven ,
and not a thought need be given to them
by the cook until they are wanted for serv
ice. Bridget comee down stairs in the mornIng -
Ing , touches a button , and the coCee Is
steaming hot ; another button , and the ecgR
are beaten , and still another , and the meat
Is chopped. Breakfast , put on the table on
little electric heaters , IE delightfully hot ,
and is served in a wonderfully short time-
There are electric washing machines and
Irons. Electric sweepers revolutionize housecleaning -
cleaning , and there are no lamps to cleaner
or gas bills to pay. Burglars are things of
the past in Dr. Brown's model house. The
audience nearly proved It by nearly having
a nervous shock when someone accidentally
Etfpjwd on the burglar mat , causing a long
peal from a connecting electric bell.
THE NEW ATLANTIC CABLE.
The sailing of the Faraday from London
with 500 miles of the new ocean cable on
board Is an Important event In the history
of intercontinental telegraphy. After 00
miles of shore end IE laid off the coast of
Ireland , the Faraday will cross over to Fox
Bay. Canso , Nova Scotia , whence the other
400 miles will be paid out and buoyed. The
ship will thefl return to London for the
rest of the line , and by the 1st of July the
new cable is expected to be available to
the public. This Is the third cable across
the Atlantic owned by the Commercial
Cable company , and it Is th& largest and
strongest cable ever laid between Europe and
America. Us special feature is that it gives
a speed fully one-third higher than the pres
ent cables. The ordinary speed of trans
mission of cable messages heretofore
has been about eighteen words per i.ilnute ,
but now thirty words a minute will be ptsl -
ble. This increased speed Is made pi.sUble
by Increasing the size of the coppsr conduct
or , which velghs 500 pounds per mile , as
against about 350 In the old cables. An In
teresting fact In connection with this Is
that most of the copper , which is of the
purest and finest quality , is being supplied
by an American firm. This is supposed to
be the first time that American icpper has
been shipped to England for telegraphic
cables. The total weight of copper In the
cable will be 1.100.000 pounds , and 111,000,000
pounds of steel wire will be used in nrmor-
Ing it. One great difficulty la the way of
high speed heretofore lias been the Impossi
bility of obtaining material of sufficiently low
specific inductive capacity. This hindrance
has been surmounted by the manufacture of
a higher class of insulating cavprnig The
gutta percha which is used tor this pur
pose has been subjected to a special
cleansing process , which elimluutja dclnleil-
ous substances und leaves a coiuparal.-ve'y
fine and smooth grain of the maximum effi
ciency as an insulator. Great care has to
be taken in the testing of ocean cables , as
a rupture at any point might entail most
disastrous consequences. Although the
ordinary working current for the new cable
will be fifty volts , every Inch of It is sub
jected to a test of 5,000 volts , and parts of
It have been tested with 25,000 volts without
showing the slightest sign of a breakdown.
The reduction of the ocean cabling tariff to
25 cents per word gave a greet impetus to
the sending of messages across the Atlantic ,
and the service has been proportionately
.Improved. Only a few years ago it was con
sidered quick work if a reply from England
to an American message was received in
two or three minutes ; but now a question
can be asked of London and the answer
can be received in New Tork In forty-five
seconds. American manufacturers have not
yet turned out submarine cables of greater
length than twenty or thirty miles. This Is
owing to the fact that gutta percha , which
is the only material that can bs used for
the insulation of long submarine cables , is
in this country subject to a prohibitive
tariff ; in England It goes in free. The
length of the new cable is about 2.100 miles.
ELECTRICITY IN GAMBLING.
, Apropos of the recent exposition in one of
our daily papers of the manner of dishonestly
winning races through the agency of the elec
tric current , we may recall several of the
Ingeniously contrived ebpaUng dcvier *
by gamblers , sharper * and ethrr * for the
purpose of carrying on their nefarious traffic ,
says the metrical Review Among th de-
vloM secured by the police dur'np a recent
raid on a New York cambling < tablishment
there was on device for stopirtnc the pas
sage of a marble at a certain point which
coald 1 * rhauc-d at the will of the operator
In charge. Itacb compartment wa regu
larly namt > cr d and had underneath It a
small necTftod elvctro-magnot , the wires
from which w * so connrrted with spring
contact points placed under a footboard ,
which In turn was situated and hidden on
the floor , that the lull could be arrested in
Us progress at any point.
Her * . Unwell , was apparently a difficulty
In connection with Its BnccpMful operation.
While It is true that the ball could tie
stopped , the nuddennwis of the stop would
Immediately attract the suspicion * of the
players. It was evident that the stoppage
must be jwrformed gradually , no as to ap
pear natural. A quirk glance at the wheel
Showed the operator \rhlch compartment
was the most profitable one for him. The
ball slowed up. sloped and h gathered In
his 111-gotttn gains.
The gradual slowing up was produced by
a Euocencive number of wnak impulses sent
through the adjoining electro-magnets. thu §
retarding the progress of the ball , which
was composed of an hiner sphere of soft
Iron surrounded by a highly polished cellu
loid coating. Great skill pn the part of the
operator was of course required to avoid
detection. But the men who worked this
scheme felt so sure that dlnrovrry was im
possible that their very boldness and audac
ity furthered their work. Murder , however ,
will out. and the secret was finally laid
bare to a curlout crowd.
I'atal * rrn | > on n Public limd.
BALTIMORE. May C. A special to the
Sun from Welch. W. Va. , says : At the
hmd of the Tug river Tyler Harmon met
Evan B. Freeman and his brother , Hon.
W. L. Freeman , 1n the road. Harmon car
ried a Winchester rifle and the others had
revolvers. A feud originating twelve years
ago over some Imid was renewed and all
three began shooting. Evan Freeman was
killed outright and William Freeman fatally
Injured. Harmon was unhurt and made
hi * escape. William L. Freeman was a
member of the last state legislature.
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TuesJuy , M v 15 , "Itun Jila * "
AVedne-.dny. May IBKamar. . "
ISih Street Theater I
ONE WEEK s ; ; ' vu ,
Tlio Greatest SucceHH of all Comedy Dramas ,
FA Prisoijer for
Ctrrr TUE GREAT PRISON OUAKUY.
OCiIIj THE OCEAN BY MOONL1GUT.
Uatluoe Wednesday aiid Saturday.
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RBSRRVOIR IOEI
.EXCLUSIVELY.
Office and Family Trade a Specialty.
Office , 218 South 14th st. Telephone 4O9
Retail Millinery Dep't.
New line of Sailor.
New line of fancy Hats.
New ' line of Misses' and Children's
Hats
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Just Received. .
Prices Lower Than Ever
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