L THE OMAHA DAILT BEEj hlDA.Y , FEBKUARY 7. 1890. 5 TO ST , LOUIS OBSTRUCTED : Thurston FavcH a Nebraska Delegation Frea to Act as Emergencies Arise. CONVENTION DATES REMAIN UNCERTAIN Clinlrinnn lltlncr lor Not Expect to et till ! Oiiiiiiuillec ToKcllirr llc- * fore I.nte In March or Burly In April. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. ( Pp'clal. ) Unless fctialnnan Eugene J. Hnlncr changes his mind very soon , the republican slate ccntrul com mittee wilt not 1m called together before the middle of next mouth , and It may run Into April before < that body l convened for the purpose ot fixing dates and places to hold dele-gate find state conventions The vast majority of republicans seem to bo In favor ot two conventions , one to elect delegates to St. Louie , the other to placa In nomination this year's winning ticket. It Is thought by the chairman that the convention to elect delegates will bo held tome time In late April or early May , while the convention to nominate n state ticket may go over until August , tlicro being considerable opposition to more than a three months' campaign' , This question ot the delegate convention rnf.en ! the old , old problem , Shall the dele gates go Initructed for some presidential can didate , or \ > ould the usefulness of the dele gation to the party bo enhanced' ' If until- atructt'd. There has been a grrat deal of correspondence between the republican mem bers of congrnis and leading republicans In NcbrasVa as to just the right course to pur sue. Precedent Is so great a factor In the matter that It seems entirely safe to pro- diet that the delegation to St. Louis will bo unlnstructod. Senator Thurston la com mitted to this policy , arguing that a delega tion ceases to bo a power for the good ot the party If chained down with Instructions. Whllo ho hopes that a McKlnloy delegation will bo sclented , ho Is outspoken In favor of no Instructions , the honesty nnd Integrity of the men selected being the best rule to fol low , thereby malting the delegates the bfH Judges as to wlmt should he ilnno In rasp their first choice for the presidential place Is not In the running. J. Sterling Motion Is the reformer of the cabinet. Not In tlio sense ot working reformation at the expense ot long estab lished custom , but In cutting down expense connected with the Department of Agricul ture. There nro 400 fewer employes , on the rolls of the department at present than dur ing the secretaryship of Jerry Rusk , nnd still the work seems up to1 date. The Year Hook gets out on tlmo and the highly Instnictlvo scientific essays on a multiplicity of subjects como out with unvarying regu larity , to the Joy of the husbandman , the arboriculturist , the horticulturist , and the specialist engaged In the varied branches ot agriculture. * HE HAS OTHERS IN VIEW. Dut J. Sterling Morton Is ndt content with Tiavlng cut off the free seed distribution ; he Is sighing for larger worlds to conquer , and has laid before the president his idea ot legitimate reformation by combining a num ber of quasi departments under the Agricultural ' tural department and lopping off In'conse quence a good many unless heads. It has been a bobby of Mr. Morton to have the fish commission under agriculture , and bills to this end have been Introduced In congress. Ho would alco like to see the hydrographlc , tbo geodetic and the coast survey branches i included In the Department of Agriculture , ns well as the Missouri Illvcr commission. It Is a fact , remarkable ns It may seem , that four sets of people are engaged at the present time In the measurement of the streams of America and their vol umes for the purposes of commerce , the Weather bureau and the Missouri river com- mlaalqu in case of the Missouri river , the jhydroKraplllo ; department , the geodetic and ' the coast survey. With all these departments at work ascertaining the volume of streams , the secretary contends that somebody Is llablo to go wrong , which is proof to him that departments having scientific ( Investi gations In charge should be properly a part of the Department of Agriculture. Ono thing which Secretary Morton pro nounces against In most emphatic terms Is 'tho "bilking" of congress by so-called de partments which have no legal existence , and the exaction of tribute In the way of appropriations to carry on the work In hand. It to a notable fact that ono specialty of the government commenced with an ap propriation of $50 worth of stamps , while the ethnological division received Its first start by an appropriation to pay express charges on some skulls and bones shipped from an Interior point. Its present appro priation Is a trifle less than $60,000 a year. In consideration of the various branches now recognized as a part ot government .and their seeming Independence of action , Secretary Morton Is determined to cipher out the wild trains of departmental action with a view ot curtailment and the making of the Department of Agriculture a by no 'means dcsplsablo portfolio for these who follow In his footsteps. SENATE REORGANIZATION PROBABLE. Whether the republican senators will bo 'able to reorganize the senate employes to morrow Is "ono of these things that no fel low can find out. " there being two opinions prevalent , one that enough Influential republi cans will oppose reorganization to carry the caucus ovoc Na month , and the second that aid and comfort from popullsU have been assured the republican leaders , should they decide to reorganize , thereby offsetlng republican votes known to bo against re organization. Should a vote bo roicheJ to morrow It Is confidently believed that George C. Gorliam will receive the caucus nomina tion for secretary , and E. K. Valentino that for sergeant-at-arms. Mr. Velcntlno has been making a decidedly energetic canvass upon the still hunt plan , and will go Into the caucus u Ith twenty votes on the first bal lot , yet ( hero Is decided opposition to Valentino from Influential sources , but It U not believed that after the caucus decides to co ahead with nominations that this opposition will continue as ouUpokon against the Nebraska man as now. Senator John Sherman , who has doubted the wisdom of reorganizing , has become an advocate ot assumlng'tho whole burden and emoluments thereunto bslonglng. Quietly , however , It Is given out that Mr. Sherman and Sergeant- at-Arms Bright have had a falling put over the question of voracity , and Sherman read the riot act to Drlght. Wolcoot Is opposed to Valentine on personal grounds , and so are lovoral olhcr cenatora , but tonight Ms chances of success look , bright , and should the cau cus reach a conclusion tomorrow to make nomination * , Valentine Is btllerH to Und -non excellent how ot Inking up hli labor * whcrn ho dropped I he in when Bright suc ceeded to the place. CONTROL PACIFIC DKDT. Attorney Tweed of the Central Pacific. In presenting lil "Ide of tto railroad case be fore the senate committee on Paclllc rail- rt/.irta last Saturdiy , offered i > mo Interesting figures in a compact ftrm which show the Rlandlng of that company and the Western Pacific. Principal of bonds advanced : Central Pacific . . . . . .J2SS.r > .120 W Western Paclllo . . . . l70tU , ) 00 Totnl $27.8'i5,6SO 00 Interest tliPix-on to rnnturlty nt B per cent I -r nnmim : Central Pacific | ! 5.7SS.43 CT Western Pacific . . . . 3 , 2.I6U 7 > Total $ , : 18.92 41 Total debt with Inlercut to maturity $77,104,004 Tli < present worth of J77.tOI.Cfll 41 n.i of July 1 , ISM. illsL-omitlMK Mild ntnonnt nt 2 per cent per annum , for the period bolwren the average Onto of maturity ( Oecembcr 8 , 1S07 , > nnd the llr l day of July. ltti . Is . $74,931,083 4r Lr s credits to , bond and Imprest account : To Dec'ber 3H JS93. . $ 8,170,710 57 Kstlmato for six months to Juno Debt nn of Juno 20 , 18iJ , with out application of sinking . . „ „ „ „ „ „ fund pu > incn . $00,618,21283 Deduct amount In the wlnkltm fund account : To Hpc'ber r.l. 1ST..J 6,233.127 15 IMIinnto for slx manthl to June 50 , Debt ns cf June 30. 1S3i ! , after application of sinking fund.$00.222,115 73 THUIISTON SCUKS INFORMATION. There are decrees and regulations of Off- many , Franco and Belgium which discrim inate against the Importation ot American cattle and agricultural products , which have never been published In this country In com pact farm. Generally citizens of iho United States are unaware of the hindrances wMch these unjust decrees place between thvlr products and the commodities and markets of the countries named. To the end that the senate might ha\e the benefit of tlieeo regula tions , and that the same might bo printed for American people , Senator Thurston In troduced n resolution calling upon the secre tary of state to furnish to the denatc copies of "all laws , decrees and regulations promul gated by the governments ot Germany , Frarxa , Belgium and Denmark as In their present opeiatlon discriminate against the ad mission Into the said Countries ot American cattle , meats and other agricultural prod ucts. " This has been a fruitful source of discussion with Secretary Morton , nnd it Is understood ho greatly favors the project to give American people the benefit of K'noul- edgc of these discriminations. Senator Thurston also Introduced a bill granting an Increase of pension to John C. ICnapp , and presented a petition of 300 citizens of Omaha asking for the passage of the Stone Immigration bill. Senator Allen , presented a memorial of 300 Inmates ot the Soldiers' Home of Los Angeles , Cal. , commendatory of his posi tion on the pension question and congratu lating him In standing up for the widow of the common soldier. RepresentJtlvcs Andrews and Halner will endeavor to address the house on the silver question tomorrow. The following Nebraskans are In the city W. L. Shaw of Madison , 'Beech ' Taylor of Omaha , J. W. Tramwell and S. W. Lee of Oxford , N. P. Plank of the general freight department ot the Union Pacific , Omaha. Mr. Shaw left tonight for New York , Messrs. Tramwell and Lee having como over from Baltimore to visit Congressman Andrews. Mrs. Thurstou held her last reception be fore Lent today , a very large number being In attendance. Fourth-class postmasters have been ap pointed In Iowa as follows : Arbor Hill. Adalr county , J. F. Pease , vice J. H. Pope , resigned ; Racine , Buena Vista county , Henry Matthles , vlco Edwin Melllcott , resigned ; Bunch , Davis county , H. B. Hawn. vice J. W. Smith , resigned ; Genoa , * Wayne county , H. II. Shepard , vlco W. T. Closs , resigned ; Nelson , Guthrld county , J. D. Gill , vlco R. C. Anderson , resigned ; Talleyrand , Keokuk county , J. F. Abraham , vice J. S. Klefer , resigned. r.OLD CONTINUES TO GO OUT. Frarii that Iloiid niddcra Will Draw Out Still More. WASHINGTON , Feb. G. The treasury to day lost $1.073,800 In gold coin and $10,400 In bars , leaving the true amount of the reserve at $45,208,779. Notwithstanding the success of the new lean , fears are enter tained that a considerable share of the gold offered In payment will have been withdrawal from the treasury for that purpose. In antic ipation of the loan and gold withdrawn from the treasury during the month from January G to February 5 amounted to $7- 349,545 , which , nddcd to today's withdrawals , makes an aggregate of about $8,500,000. The magnitude ot the subscriptions to the loan , which amounted to over $558,000,000 , calls attention to the fact that the total amount of gold coin and gold certificates In circulation In the United States Is less than $550,000,000 , and the natural Inference Is that a great number of bidders must have depended upon getting their supplies from the treasury or outside sources. What will bo the result upon the reserve Is a matter of grave concern , and while It Is expected that It will bo augmented by at least $111,000 , as a result of the present sale , It Is not so apparent that on the date the last Installment becomes due the reserve will not have been reduced to a point not greatly In exceoa of the $100,000,000 requirement. No Word from COIIHII ! WASHINGTON , Feb. G. No iword has como to the State department from United States Consul Knight at Johannesburg for a week past , and It Is understood that the consul has not received any communications forwarded by the State department In that time. These conditions will probably lead the department to Institute at once an In quiry to ascertain whether or not there has been an unauthorized Interference with the consul's telegrams. Private advices In- dloito Mr. Knight has started from Johannes burg for Capetown , and It Is probable that he will bo heard from as soon as he reaches the cnblo terminus , which Is outside of the Boers' control. _ Indian I.anilM Open to Settlement. WASHINGTON , Feb. G. The Rod Lake and White Earth Indian reservations , com-i prising about 1,000,000 acres , forming part ot the old Chlppewa reservation In Minnesota , will bo opened to settlement on May 1 by a proclamation , to be Issued shortly , PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY PUT. 8KND FUR OUR CATALOGUE All the leading pianos TIIURU'H OUINO TO II13 A FIGHT Till : ICIMIIAI , ! , , : iiAiiiyr A DAVIS , The first round Is set for Saturday KRANICII .t 1IAOH , URUATiST CUT IMIICU AND UTI1KRS , SHOE SAL.IS. There's a carload ot these $176 pianos at held in this . ever city. the depot that we are going toell at $15.00 down and $8.00 a month. WAIT FOR IT. A. Hospe , Jr. Drexel Shoe Co. , MiiHlo nud Art. 1513 Douglas St. fr0aTelarorctJarioLJl1419 Farriaiti -lf i , SYNDICATE Will Qet Fully Half of the Now Bond Isauo. PRESIDENT PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME All IttilH Aliovc the MorKiui Figure \\'l\\ lie Accepted nnil All , Ilc- ' low llvjcctPil l > y Secre tary Cnrllnlc. WASHINGTON , Feb. 0. The work of scheduling mid classifying the bids opened yesterday was resumed today , and until the task Is completed no Information of nn exact and definite character can be obtained as to the amounts bid for at each of the several rates , or as to how low a rate will bo ac cepted. The bid of J , I * . Morgan and his as sociates undoubtedly will be accepted to a largo amount , variously estimated at from $45,000,000 to $35,000,000. In any event It may be stated that all legitimate bids at a rate above that submitted by Mr. Morgan , 110.CC77 , will be accepted , and that all bids below that rate will be rejected. It was ex pected by the treasury officials that the secretary \\ould be able to exercise some discretion In the acceptance of bids and therefore would be In a position to. give the preference to parties who would agree to obtain their gold from abroad. The fact , however , that all bids higher than that made by Mr. Morgan must bo accepted pre cludes the possibility of his making any discrimination whatever , except In rare cases where the bidder shows that he has foreign gold on the way here and asks for a Blight extension of tlmo In which to make his deposit. In cases of this character It la believed the secretary will grant the re quests. The treasury officials arc especially gratl- flcd at the success of the popular subscrip tion feature of the loan and stated that while the schedule : ; of the bidders undoubtedly will show a very largo percentage of banks and moneyed Institutions , It Is Indisputably true that In very many cases , and possibly In a majority of them , the banks act as the agents of private Individuals who are the real pur chasers. This Is shown to be true by an In stance cited at the tlmo of the last subscrip tion lasue. A New York firm bid In $1.000.- 000 of the bonds and the treasury officials took sufficient Interest In the matter to fol low them to their final destinations. It was found that the flrm acted for four largo In- torlor banks and each of them In turn acted In part for a number of country banks and they lor Individual customers. The bonds were finally distributed among several hun dred private parties. This will bo the re sult , It Is believed , In a very largo number of cases for the bids In the present Issue. It Is also believed that the certainty that the number of bids accepted af a rate lower than 110.GS77 will have the effect of Im mediately releaolng largo quantities of gold which have been accumulated by unsuccess ful bidders. Having no further use for their surplus hollngs. It Is argued that a large por- tlon of them will find their way Into the sub- treasury. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. The secretary of the treasury today sent the following letter of Instruction to the treasurer and the assistant treasurer of the United States , In regard to the receipts of gold In payment for new bonds : "As soon as practicable the department will furnish you a list of the accepted bidders for the 4 per cent bonds of 1025 , offered to the public by the circulars of January 6 , 9 and 15 , 1S96. The list will contain the name of each bidder with the address , the amount of ach bid , the price and the date of the secretary's acceptance. You will receive payment for the bonds In United States gold coin or gold certificates by Installments erIn In full , as provided In the circulars above mentioned. Each payment of an Installment should Include the principal , premium at the prlco named In the bid and accrued Interest from February 1 , 1896 , to date of such pay ment , PO that the proportionate amount of the bands representing the Installment will bo paid for In full. You will Issue for each payment your certificate of deposit In dupli cate In the name of the depositor on ac count of purchase of 4 per cent bonds of 1925 , stating on the face of such certificate the amount respectively of principal , premium and accrued Interest received. Also state thereon the number of Installment , when not In full. You will deliver the full pet to the depositor with fnstructtons to retain the duplicate and to forward the original to the secretary of the treasury , accompanied by a letter from the depositor , giving com plete Information as to the kind and de nomination of the bonds desired and the place of their delivery. "Tho bonds will be Issued only upon re ceipts by the secretary of the original of the deposits. A depositor may assign the original certificates In his name , In which case the bonds will bo Issued upon the order of the assignee. If It be advisable to post pone the receipt of deposits on this account beyond the dates fixed In the circulars , spe cial Instructions by telegram or letter will bo given you. The department will begin the delivery of both registered and coupon bonds as soon as certificates of deposit therefor are received by the secretary , as Indicated. " PRESIDENT IS PLEASED. NEW YORK , Feb. G. The Evening Post publishes an Interview with President Cleve land regarding the bond Issue , In which he says : "From such Information as comes to mo from various sources , I am convinced that moro small holdings of gold will be drawn Into the treasury by the present ar rangement than appear on the surface. The small country banks , for instance , which are buying bonds for their customers , have made their bids through their New York , and Boston correspondents and this gives the loan the appearance of having been taken up by the big financial Institutions at the money centers , although as a matter of fact not a little of it will ultimately como from the small Investors. " The subject of the syndicate contract of February , 1S95 , having been mentioned , Mr. Cleveland remarked that ho had never had reason to question the wisdom of that ar rangement under the conditions then ex isting. "That contract , " ho added , "helped ua out at a tlmo when forty-eight hours delay might have produced serious results. I sympathize , nevertheless , with some of the objections made to the form of placing- loan. The difference between the prlco ob tained from the syndicate and the price- cur rently quoted can bo twisted Into an argu- mentj which will appeal to people who do not stop to calculate the actual cost to the syndicate of Heating the loan at that time. "My preference would have been to have the present loan much moro popular than It appears on Its face , but wo have done the best wo could. The people who hoard small savings of gold or the equivalents of gold are accustomed to transacting busi ness on the basis on which these bonds had to bo Issued ; they are unused to premiums or to the formalities of making bids. If we could have eold them 3 per cent gold bonds at par , I think It would have brought out a good deal ot this gold ; but the only bonds the law allows us to Issue have to bo sold considerably above par In order to keep the not rate of Interest within reasonable limit. " The Chamber of Commerce , at a meeting held today , adopted , on motion of President J. Edward Simmons of the Fourth National bank , the following resolution : "Resolved , That this chamber recognizes with grateful pilde the confidence of the people In the financial strength of the coun try , as expressed by the large Subscriptions to the government loan announced , The chamber believes the extraordinary success ot this loan should dispel every doubt as to the ability and Intention ot the United States government to redeem all Its obliga tions In the best money of the world. " The total deposits of gold at the sub- treasury and assay office today In anticipa tion of payments of allotments of the new government bond * were $3,115,000. The $1,000,000 In gold which arrived on the Ma- Jestlo proved to be for the account of J. P. Morgan & Co. It Is expected this amount will shortly be placed In the. subtreasury and that V. Von Hoffman & Co. will also tender $300,000. I'npulUt SriuiturN Slum ! ToKflUur. WASHINGTON , Feb. 6. The populist senators have decided to vote , solidly against rccommltlng the diver substitute for. the tariff bill to the committee on finance. If the democrats stand together against the Quay motion the decision of the populists will Insure Its defeat. AM * ANXIOUS TO TAMC ON SILVJ-H. Honup Slur Up - < M | iellcMl < n Rxicnil the Time A ftl for Debate. WASHINGTON , 4Wi. . The senate free coinage substitute Utor the house bond bill was debated five jlfonVs in the house this ' afternoon and for 'three1 hours at the night session. Neverthrjpss , „ the pressure for tlmo to present tl lr views was so great that It seems possible now that the debate may be carried overiiinto next week. The speeches so f r tmvd been tame anJ dry. There were two notabttsioxceptlons , however , today. Mr. Johnson , North Dakota , and Johnson of California both republicans , but on different sides of the silver question , af forded entertainment , and perhaps Instruc tion , The former was once a school teacher. Today ho brought the method ot the school room Into the house. Ho placed a blackboard In front of the speaker's desk , Illustrating graphically the rise and fall of prices In this country , the production ot silver , the price of wheat In India measured In silver , and , pointer In hand , Ilko a professor to his pupils , explained converging and diverging lines. Mr. Johnson ot California , on the other hand , whoso fiery manner attracted general attention and won the applause ot the sliver men with an eloquent speech urging the to- publlcans not to Ignore slUer , and warnpd them of the dlro consequences that might follow If they did. His wit was so trenchant and his blade so keen that ho was frequently applauded by those who were not In sym pathy with him. Mr. McLaurln , democrat of South Carolina , occupied saveral minutes In replying to the speech of Mr/ Pearson , republican of North Carolina , last night. He referred to the con test between "brute force" and "money" and "tranhood and voters , " denounced Mr. Pear son for catering to a cheap applause and be fouling his own nest by Intimating the dis loyalty of South Carolina. Mr. Wheeler , democrat of Alabama , opened the debate proper with a free silver argj- ment. The house , at 5 o'clock , took n rccMS until 7:30 : p. m. There ucre only about twenty-five mem bers at the night ) session ot the house. The light attendance gradually dwindled away until when the last speaker closed there was but a solitary member on the floor. There were no Incidents of any kind. The speakers wcro Messrs. Arnold , republican ef Pennsylvania ; Danford , republican of Ohio ; Turner , democrat of Virginia , and DeWltt , republican of Iowa , In favor of concurrence In the ecnato substitute and Allen , repub lican of Utah ; Cooper , democrat of Texas ; Wilson , democrat of South Carolina ; Hyde , republican of Washtngaon , and Nelll , dem ocrat of Arkansas , against concurrence. Mr. Klrkpatrlck , republican of Kansas , said bo would vote against both the mo tion to concur and'that to nonconcur. At 10 o'clock the house took a recess until 10:30 : tomorrow morning. SUHTRKASURV I'li.VN HLIJIIXATCO. National Alliance Makcx Sonic CliiuiRcn In lilt I'lalforni. WASHINGTON. Feb. G. The National Far mers' Alliance and Industrial union , which has been In session' ' here three days , ad journed today. Important action was taken during the closing session , and , among these , the subtreasury plan , to which the alliance has been committed for a number of years , nnd the demand for'arP Increase of the cir culating medium to $50 per capita , were eliminated from the platform. Resolutions were adopted opposlng- > the refunding of the Pacific railroad debt/ and agreeing to meiit next year at Dallas.i Tex. , If the city will make suitable offers. ' A committee was appointed this morning to appear before Uhe proper congressional committees to corriplalrf of alleged outrages and murders on th&rMaxwell land grant In New Mexico and. Colorado , the Dos Mollies rlvor grant In lowa.i'and ' the Slorro Foroit grant In California. " "Alliance members who lived In these grarft * . h'od complained to iho national organlzatlonithat they were Illegally ovldted In favor of corporations , ind the alliance now proposes to1 calhtho attention of congress to these caSesfl " NEWS FOIL'THE AU3IY. ClintiBcii'in tWaicKuliir Service nn Recently Announced. WASHINGTON , Feb. G. ( Special Tele gram. ) Captain James Allen , signal corps , has been ordered to this city for temporary duty at headquarters. Lcavo of absence to Second Lieutenant Julius T. Conrad , Third Infantry , has been extended ten days. Lcavo of absence for two months Is granted First Lieutenant Walter H. Chatfleld. Fifth Infantry. Sick leaveof Captain William 0. Owen , Jr. , assistant sur geon , Is extended ono month. Transfers In the Ninth Infantry : First Lieutenant George Palmer , from company K to company D ; First Lieutenant Frank Dew Ramsey , from company D to company K. Board of medical officers to consist of Major Vanory Harvard , surgeon ; Major John Van Holt , surgeon , and Captain Julian Mc- Abell , assistant surgeon , has been constituted to meet at Davids Island , N. Y. , for the pur- post of revising the drill regulations for hospital corps , United States army. MONUSII3NT "POIl GEN. DOUULEDAY. Survivor * of the Vlrttt Army AKNO- uludoii Honor Their Old Louder. WASHINGTON' , Feb. G. The survivors of the First Army association have erected a monument to their old and beloved com mander. General Abncr Doubleday , at Ar lington. It Is located on the main driveway In the vicinity of the amphitheater , where memorial services are held on Decoration day. The monument , which has Just been completed , Is a trifle smaller than the Sheridan monument , after whoso general style It was patterned. It Is plain and mas sive , Ilko the man whose career it com memorates , of polished granite , about ten feet In height with a rough base. On one sldo Is a record of his birth and death and on another eido a bronze plate gives a sketch ot his services. The monument was erected from small subscriptions , ranging from 25 cents upward , contributed by those who served under him. General Augur was chairman of the committee la charge of the work. COMKORT FOIl SECRETARY MOKTO.V. liny Stale Aivrlciiltnrnl Society Ap- Iirovi'H 1IH | Anti-Free Seed Criixmle. WASHINGTON , Feb. G. Secretary Mor ton has received a letter enclosing a copy of a resolution unanimously adopted at the last meeting of the Bay State Agricultural society. The resolution Is as follows ; Whereas , An attempt is being made to renew the distribution of seeds from the Agricultural department at the public ex pense , ' 1 'In. Resolved , That tllrflBay ( State Agricul tural society lieartHy' approves of the action of Secretary Morton 'In stopping said distri bution , and hereby 'condemns ' the old system of seed distribution' to1 members of congress as an extravagant , Mnecessary and wasteful use of public monoyV'it ; Form IT * Alliiiiic i < UlcctN onircra , WASHINGTON , il Fob. G. The supreme council of the NitUtttial Farmers alliance laat night dlsposcd'bjt ' lj.tho matters coming before the annual .molting. Officers were elected as follows : , , Mann Page , Virginia , president ; H. C. Sqfyoly , Pennsylvania , vlco president ; R , A. Soujhwprth , Colorado , oecro- tary and treasurerk. , ! / . Louck , South Dakota , W. P. Brlckon Pennsylvania. J. K , Wlllotts , Kansas , qfxJnJV. L. Pcako , Georgia , executive commtttes.in Mr. Page Is Bald to bo a strong fro9f , i\Uver advocate. The finance commltteoi bad < a protracted hearing before the hcuio committee on banking and currency yesterday. * Indian Appropriation Hill Itendy. WASHINGTON , Feb. G. The Indian appro- prlatlon bill wau completed by the committee having It In charge today. It carries some thing over $100,000 less than the appro priation for the current fiscal year. The commltttee refused to acquiesce In the rec ommendation ot the Interior department for a number of Improvements at the Indian schools , The new Indian schools In South Dakota are provided for with $50,000 for both , and an appropriation of $225,000 la Inserted for the > payment of the Ogden Land company of New York. lllll to Tux liiillaii I.niid * . WASHINGTON , Feb. 0. The senate Indian committee today authorized a favorable re port on Senator PcUigrew'a bill for the taxation ot lands allotted to Indians In severally. PRIZE FIGHTS KNOCKED OUT Senate Promptly Pasacd the Bill Sent Over from tlio House , SHUTS THEM OUT OF THE TERRITORIES War llrpnrtniciit 1'rcpiireil to Scnil a 1'orcc ot llvnnliirn to the 1'IMte Mill * Schi nt 121 Pnno. WASHINGTON , Feb. G. The C tron nntl- prlzo fight bill has passed the senate. The army officers on duty at the War depart ment are prepared to do all In their power to execute the provisions of the Catron bill If called upon when the bill becomes a law. The proceedure of setting In motion the machinery of the army would be for the gov ernor of New Mexico or any territory which may bo the scene ot the unlawful gathering to call upon the United States nmrehal of the territory to act , and ho might , If he felt It necessary , call upon the military for assist ance. The War department authorities say they have an ample force ot troops In New Mexico and adjacent to the border to take care of any number of sports who would bo likely to bo there _ to take chances of arrest on charges ot felony by attending a prize fight. While recognizing the probability of the enactment ot the Catron bill , army officers feel confident that the services ot the troops will not be called for , believing that the law will compel the abandonment of the project to pull the fight off In the territory. No promulgation of the new anti-prize fight law will be necessary. The law becomes executive from the moment It Is signed by the president and all persons must , at their peril , take cognizance of Hi enactment. In deed , under well established law as laid down In the settled opinions of the United States supreme court , any person eo violat ing Its provisions on the same day , but after the hour In which It Is signed , would be liable to oil the penalties ot the act. It Is usual In many public acts to Include a pro vision that the law shall not take effect until a certain date or a certain number of days after Its passage , but such a provision was expressly excluded from the Catron act , for the reason that It was an emergency law especially designated to stop the Fltz- slmmons-Mahor and other bouts scheduled In the Stuart carnival. The authorities , In advance of the law's signature , will not say what course they will take to prevent Its violation , but express absolute - solute confidence that the fight will not take place on United States soil after the act Is signed by the president. The governor of New Mexico Is In hearty sympathy with the movement to break up the fights , and the Catron bill was framed largely at his sug gestion In order to stop them. It la prob able the United States district ( attorney and marshal for New Mexico would be Instructed promptly to we the fights did not take place and ta enforce the law rigorously against abettors and participants should an attempt bo made to pull off the fights notwithstand ing the law. The War department would co-operate with the Department ot Justice In this movement by the use of troops. It Is felt here that they will never bo needed , and It the fights occur they will take place outside of United States Jurisdiction. The Catron bill will bo Bent to the presi dent tomorrow or next day and It Is consid ered almost certain that It will be signed promptly by htm , thus making It a law and operative Immediately With this law on the statute books , the whole government author ity , Judicial and , It necessary , military , will be Invoked to see that the prize flght la stopped. CORRESPONDENT IN A BAD BOX. LIUcly to Ho Expelled from Cuba for Writing Obnoxlonn Itcpor < n. WASHINGTON , Feb."C. William F ; . Man- nix , the American newspaper correspondent In Cuba who has been ordered , by the au-- thorltlos to leave the Island , wrote a letter to the Evening Star here some days ago In which ho said he had been Informed that he was blacklisted at the palace at Havana and any more side trips would be the cause of his being Invited to leave. The State depart ment 1ms not yet been Informed of the In tention "f the Spanish officials to expel Mannlx , but It has been known here that hs ) vigorous letters have proven objection able to the Spanish authorities. Senor de Lome says that the Spanish consul general at Now York paid Mannlx's way to Cuba , the latter representing that he was In need of financial assistance to get to the Island and that It would be well for Spain to have a correspondent for American papers In Cuba who would tell the truth about con ditions as ho found them. Subsequent events , the minister says , proved to him that Mannlx was unworthy ot being trusted. Thomas Estrada Palma , the representative hero of the Cubans , says the action of the authorities In Mannlx's case was undoubt edly Inspired by their anger at him for writing true nnd unbiased reports ot the condition , of affairs In Cuba. HOUSn 3IEMUEHS GET IMPATIENT. Tired of Wnldnjv oil the Stntc Dc- piirtiiimiit for I'apern. WASHINGTON , Feb. G. The Cuban revo lution has such firm friends among the mem bers of the house foreign affairs committee that notwithstanding the fact that the State department has not yet furnished the doc umentary Information requested by the reso lution of the house , there was a determined effort today to persuade the committee to fol low the lead of the Benato committee and recommend recognition of the Insurgents. This movement was led by Messrs. Pearson , republican of North Carolina , and Smith , republican of Michigan , seconded by ether members , while Mr. Adams , republican of Pennsylvania , chairman of the subcommittee on Cuba , endeavored to discourage It. The committee will soon decide upon Its course , however , for Chairman Hltt mode the an nouncement mat the state department had completed the work of copying Its records relating to Cuba , and that as soon as they were received , which will be within a few days , a special meeting will be called to con sider them. MONEY POIl COAST FORTIFICATIONS. .Secretary I.nmoitt RIvcM the Semite n Little Information. WASHINGTON , Feb. 6. In response to a request of Inquiry th secretary of war has sent to the senate a statement of the amount of money which could bo used advautgiously In coast defense. He says that $25,078,860 could bo so used by the departmant prior to July 1. 1897 , of which ainouit $4,722,000 should bo made available during the present fiscal year. Of the total amuunt he recnn- monda that $15,807.000 bo designated for forti fications , $1,000,000 for sites , $2,300,000 for submarine defenses , $0,310,500 for f.urs , mortars , projectiles , etc. The special advantages of the Increased ap propriations he enumerates : The utilisation of the army gun to Its full capacity , the more rapid armament of our fortifications , the- addition of twelve mortars nnd carriages to those already estimated for , the purcl-CEo of an additional COO deck plerjlng l' < IIs and the supply of heavy material for ulega service , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l'"ryc > for I'rcnlilt-nt 1'ro Teni. WASHINGTON , Feb. C. An agreement has been arrived at among all the parties In the ccnato for the election of Senator Fryo aa president pro torn as the 11 rat business after the assemblage of the senate tomorrow. There will be no opposition and no roll call. The republican caucus to consider the other elective officer * of the senate will beheld held tomorrow afternoon If an adjournment for It can bo secured , I > ipiirtmrnt Clerk Commit * Suletde. WASHINGTON , Feb. 0. John Shea , a first class clerk In the record and pension division of the War department and a veteran of the late war , committed suicide In a clotot at the department this morning by Ehootlng himself In the head , dying almost Instantly. He evidently was unbalanced mentally from a wcund Inflicted during the war. Railroad tiraiitfil HlKlit of Way. WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. The senate today passed the houuj bill granting to the Ar- kantus & Choctaw Railroad company a right of. way through the Cuoctaw Nation , I. T. op Tim SK.VATI : . Qnnj-/i / .Motion nn tlie Sliver TnrltT lllll l.nlil Over , WASHINGTON , Feb. C. Senator Rhcrmnn lolay presented Mr. Forakcr's credentials to succeed S n lor Brlce , March 4 , 1S97 , and the senate i > itwil a resolution cilllnit for de tailed Etntpmentt concerning the bond bills. Another rc ilullon , cffcrcd by Mr. Thurp- ton , republican of Nebraska , was agreed to , directing the secretary of state to nd tt th * senate copies of all laws , refiulAtlons aiiJ decrees of Germany , France , Belgium and Inmark which discriminate ag-Jlnst the In troduction of American rattl . Mr. Quay brought up the resolution to re commit the tarlff-slhcr bill , He offered an amendment modifying his oilglnal resolution , so that Instead of Instructing the committee to report back separate bills , the measure was referred back "for further considera tion. " At Mr. Quay's request the resolution went over until Monday , when Mr. Quay gave notice that he would ask to have It con sidered. There waa a gencial assent and the order was mode. Mr. Turplo then addressed the senate In favor of the election ot United SUtes sena tors by popular vote. Shortly before 2 o'clock the house bill pro hibiting the prize flght In the territories wag brought over from the houae and wae at once taken up. Mr. Hoar , republican from Mnssncluiintts , stated briefly the need ot speedy action , as the prlzo fighters had been driven from Texas to Mexico and now tp New Mexico , where they hoped to fifiht because there was no restraining law. The bill was rend. No objection wad mnda and within throe minutes from the time It had been presented to the senate It was pasied , Mr. Turple spoke ot the vast growth ot the corporate influence. It was notorious that the central bureau of this malevolent corporate power Is at the- capitals ot the various states whenever u United Slates senator Is chosaii. Destroy this rule of the trust by giving to the people the election of eanatora and the ballot of opinion Is re stored , unawcd and unbotight , The senator referred to the deadlock In Kentucky and the previous one In Delaware nnd pointed out the growing dangers of leaving the choice of senators with the legislatures In stead of with the people. During a lull lit the proceedings Mr. Mor gan offered an amendment to the resolu tion of Mr. Quay relative to recommitting the tariff bill. Mr. Morgan's amendment Instructs the finance committee to ruld a provision deducting 10 per cent from cus toms duties on goods Imparted In vessels of the United States or of the country pro ducing the Imported article , provided that the , countilea exporting such goods hhall pro vide by law that silver bullion , the product of United States mines , shall bo admitted to coinage on equal terms with gold. At 2 o'clock the resolution * to distribute the appropriation bills among the various Bonato committees was taken up by Mr. Al- lltnn , chairman of the committee on appro priations , addressed the senate In opposition to the proposed change. There waa consid erable debate pro and con during which Mr. Proctor -opposed tbo position advanced by Mr. Allison , but In doing to he took oc casion to compliment Mr. Allison In high terms for his ability and for his forcible argument. "It furnishes another evidence , If any were needed , " said Mr. Proctor , "ot his ( Allison's ) eminent fitness for the highest position In the gift of the people. I can say no moro In his absence. " Mr. Allison had been out of the chamber throughout Mr. Proctor's remarks. Without acting on the resolution , the sen ate adjourned at 4 p. m. STOVE MANUFACTURERS ASSIGN. Have Dccn Dolnir n. Letting HunliiCHs for Sonic Time. ST. LOUIS , Feb. 6. The Excelsior Manu facturing company , a large stove making concern , of which Giles F. Fllley , ur. , is president , made an assignment , late this afternoon. Several' years of bad business and a lack of ready money led to this step , but an effort will be made to reorganize the company. The amount of liabilities Is unknown at present , but the assets are large , Including $280,000 worth of stock on hand. Just previous to the assignments three mortgages and a deed of trust wore filed In the recorder's office. One mort gage Is to the State bank for $ C7COO , se curing notes dating from December G last. It Is on a lot of pig Iron. The second mort gage Is to Robert E. Fllley , treasurer ot the company , and Is on sheet Iron. It Is for $2,985. The third Is to Giles F. Fllley , president , to secure notes endorsed by htm aggregating $55,000 , and Is on the stock ot stoves. The deed of trust Is also to Giles F. Fllley , and Is for $55,500 , and on real estate held by the company. The firm's credit has been rated from $750,000 to $1,000,000. Attorney John D. Johnson , Mr. Fllley's le gal adviser , made the following statement. "The present capital Is $750,000. It has a bonded Indebtedness of $500,000 , ot which abcut $130,000 , or perhaps a little more , is the remnant of the Hone Indebtedness. The books show gross assets , exclusive of the plant , to the amount of $340,000. These as sets arc subject to prior liens , the bills receivable ceivable- and the accounts being pledged us collateral. The liabilities , secured and unse cured , exclusive of the bonded Indebtedness , amount to about $250,000 , The assets aio wcrth considerably less than the figures that appear on the books. " Mr. Johnson said that the company had been losing money for three years. It had been a heavy borrower during the past nix months. Giles Fllley , sr. , endorsed ho paper of John Howe more than thirty years flgo. John Howe was then a man prominent In the business world. It Is estimated that ho en dorsed his paper to the extent of moro than $500,000. Howe failed , and Mr. Fllley took upon himself the stupendous task of making good his endorsement ! ! . With Interest , ho paid out on them , according to iho state ment of ono of his sons , nearly $1,400,000. This enormous amount of money , taken from the business and laid out without any le- turn , was Indirectly responsible for the as signment. CLEVELAND , O. , Feb. C. The Columbia Spring company , doing business In several states , and with headquarters at Newport , Ky , , filed a deed of assignment to John M. Kennedy of New York , In the- probate court hero today. The assignee gave a bond for $120,000 , The debts of the company aggre gate $ J72,487..2 , while the value of the property turned over to the assignee is not stated. KANSAS CITY , Feb. G. A telegram to the Star from Lawrence , Kan , , says : The plan- Ing mill of J , N , McFarland & Son , ono of the oldest enterprises hero , was turned over to creditors today. Assets and liabilities about equal. NEW YORK , Fob. 0. Robert Adams , carrying on business under tbo name of R. & H. Adams , manufacturers of cotton goods , with offices at No. 1C Greene street , as signed today without preferences , to Charles F. Shade. The failure Is said to Involve $500,000. Clean Lasting CHEW Cool Sweet SMOKE POUCH TOBACCO PURE. PURE.HARMLESS , SATISFYING. AMTIMNERVOUS HW I I-DYSPEPTIC SMITH FAVORS FORECLOSURE Secretary of the Interior Appears Before tlio Pacific Bonds Committee. IS OPPOSED TO GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP i\pri > iM > * tinIKllcf Tlicrc Wniilil He IMlllculty In li'ltiillitK n 1'ur- If tillllltlKlM Were Sold. WASHINGTON' , Kob. C. Secretary Hok Smith , In a conrcrcr.ee- with the lioiuo PA- clflo railroads committee today , advocated foreclosure of the government mortgage on thn IVirltlc lallroada and a resale ot the road * . Ho dccluro.l there ould bo no dlfll- culty In doing this without government own- erahlp oC the roads , to which ho was opposed - posed fbaolutely. He recommended that congress pass an act for treeing the land ? granted the two companies , reserving an exemption In favor of bona fide purchasers from tlio railroads. It congress did not legtslnto ho would revoke hla suspension orders and patent the lands to the roads. Concerning the granted lands of the Union and Central Pacific companies , the secretary recommended that Instead of proceeding to patent these lands to the raids , congress pn s sn act of foifclture which would exempt bona flilo purchasers ot lands from the rail road companies naj provide Tor patenting their In ml3 to lioru fide purchasers. The general subject of Iho government's rchtlonu to the loads being taken up. Sec retary Smith W03 asked by Mr. Boatncr whether It was possible to have n foreclosure on thn roads carried out without government ownership. "Yea. sir , " answered the secretary. "There would be no difficulty. We fhould approach this matter solely as representatives of the governiiipnt'9 Interests. Other partlca can bo trusted to represent thcnipelves. " Whllo bo was utterly opposed to govern ment ownership , Secretary Smith paid the threat of government ownership should not prevent the government from foreclosing and making o re-sale. Aa for the lease of the control of the Southern Pacific , fore closure would wlpo that out , as that contract had bon made subject to the government's lion. Secretary Smith said any purchaser of theroida could psy a fair rate of Interest on bonds , pay a fair sum o\ery ye-ir for the redemption of bonds , and still I'avo a hand- Borne profit. It any company stood ready to purchaw the roads of the government glvlnn ; first mortgage- bonds at 3 per cent and mak ing a small yearly payment on the principal , the offer should bo accepted. WILI , SOON 11U AMIIASSAIIOU Appointment Will Ho Highly I'lcaxlur to Kmperor AVIIIIiiiii. WASHINGTON , Feb. 0. Whllo the nom ination of Assistant Secretary Uhl to bo om- bansador to Germany has been delayed longer than waa expected and may not reach Mo senate today , It Is oald that there has been s no hitch and that the delay has been caused solely by necessity of submitting to the for malities usual on such occasions. It la customary , It appears , In making such ap pointments to ascertain firs I whether tbo person selected will bo persona grata to the govornmcnt to which It Is proposed to ac credit him. In this casa the nomination of Mr. Uhl went dlroclly before Emperor Wil liam , 111 view of the fact that being an am bassador ho would have the right to approach preach directly the emperor. ( Today word came from Derlin that Mr. Uhl's appoint ment would not only bo unobjectionable , but would be welcomed with gratification by the emperor , so that nothing now remains to bo .done but to Bend the nomination to the senate. ,3 ' Cnmlltloti itf ( lie Trcnmiry , * , . ; WASHINGTON , Feb. C. Today's Plate- mont of the condition of the treasury shows : Available cash balance , $170,868,326 ; gold reserve , $40,942,910. A WONDERFULCURE , AN IOWA LADY PRONOUNCED IN * CUUAI1LU. SiilTercil Twenty-Five Yearn from DyflprpMlu. and Stomach Trouble Remarkable Manner In Whleh Slio Ilccainc Fully Cured. From Mich. Christian Advocate. ) Mrs. Sarah A. Skeols , an estimable lady , residing at Lynnvlllo , Jasper Co. , was for twcnty-flvo years a sufferer from dyspepsia , and her complete restoration to health is so remarkable that wo present the facts In the case for the benefit of our readers , many of whom have doubtless suffered In the same manner and will , therefore , bo Interested In learning how all stomach Doubles may bo avoided and cured. Mrs. Skoelo says : I used only one package of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and I received such great and unex pected benefit that I wish to express my sincere gratitude. In fact. It has been six months since I took the medicine , and I have not had one particle ot distress or difficulty since. And all this In the face of the fact that the best doctors I consulted told me my MSO was Incurable , as I had suffered for twenty-five years , I want half a dozen packages to distribute among my friends here , wllo are very anxious to try this remedy. Truly yours , MRS. SARAH A. SKEELS. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets make the com plexion clear by keeping the blood pure. The Increase flesh by digesting flesh-form- Ing foods. Stuart's Dyspesla Tablets Is the only rcnu ody designed especially for the cure of iitcm- nch troubles and nothing else. Ono disease , ono remedy ; the successful phyriclan of today Is the specialist ; the nuc- ceosful medicine Is the raodlclno prepared especially for ono disease. A whole package taken at one tlmo would not hurt you , but would simply bo a w.asto of good material. Over six thousand men and women In the state of Michigan alone have been cured ot Indigestion and dyspepsia by the use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Sold by all druggists at 50 cents per pack age , or by mall from Stuart Co. , Marshall , Mich. , HOTEL. AM ) JO.MOH STREETS. 110 riraino , batliH , gleam licat and nil modern convenltnceo. Kales Jl.W uncl 12.00 per < liiy , Tnlilu unexcelled. Hpcclal low rnto.i to rowular bonrJera FHANIC HU.HITCII M.r. 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Wo lo not Klvo ffft iimtrliitlout , but Klvoytm medicine that will euro mid tlu- | vutop ull part * fully. Hlnulo boxni fl. Bent by mull , no printing on ouulda , on , receipt of price , ForfMillea Turblutt Tamy mid i'ouiy royal I'lll nuvur fall to bring infitntraa- | tluit miff to IJui ilay. tl box , il for 13 by I mull. Hahn'd I'lmrinucy , ( Jnuliu.