THE OMAHAii DAILY BEE :
ESTABLISHED JUSTE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY FEB11UA31Y 9 , 1897. SINGLE COPY JGTVJ3 CENTS ,
FLEET OUTRIDES A STORM
Admiral Bunco's Ships Experience Some
Nasty Wcathor ,
FOUR LIVES LOST DURING THE GALE
Three Men Drowncil , OI P Crnnltert to
IlciUli nnil Seven Other * Ilmlly
Hurt Connlilornble Ilnnt-
| , IIKC to CrulHcr. ,
CHARLESTON , S. C. , Feb. 8. Admiral
Jliinco's squadron reached port today , after
a disastrous voyage from Hampton Iloads.
Three men wcro lost overboard from thb bat
tleship Maine during the galeof Friday , ono
man WOB crushed to death on the cruiser
Marblehcad , nnd ono was fatally Injured and
elx others wcro to badly hurt that several
may lose limbs.
The details of the accidents on the Marble
head arc not obtainable , but It seems the
cruiser made bad weather of the blow. To
night , as she lies off the Jetties , she presents
a dismantled appearance. Her forecastle Is
Btovo In and a portion of her superstructure
and two hatches ore carried away. The
heavy eeas that swept over her decks also
carried away her searchlight , lower port
and swept overboard
boom , umashod the rails
board the life boats. Carpenter Shawberl
was crushed to death In tne forecastle when
It was wrecked by a monster wave , and a
man had his skull crushed by the wreckage.
The six seamen , who were Injured , were
hurt at the same time. It Is understood
the Injured men will bo brought ashore Cor
treatment tomorrow. Carpenter Shawberl
was burled at sea. The other vessels of the
fleet show marks of thn rough voyage , their
upper works and deck hamper being dam-
nBTho squadron weighed anchor In the Roads
Thursday morning and put to sea. F aay
evening the weather thickened and by night
was blowing a gale. The Indiana returned
to the Roads , owing to the cond tlon ot her
turrets. The rest of the licet , however.
poked their noses Into the storm and headed
south. When about fifty miles off Hatteraa
the fleet felt the full force of the blow. Open
squadron formation was maintained and the
vessels were put In order for a siege of
weather. The battleship Maine rolled In
the big seas , the water washing her decks
at every plunge.
It was late Friday afternoon when the ac
cldent occurred , which cost three seamen
their lives. Three others were rescued only
by prompt and heroic action. A gang of
men .wore ordered forward to make more se
cure the lashings ot the big guns. The
wind was freshening
deck was deluged and the
ening every moment. They were at work
at the lashing when an unusually heavy sea
curled over her bows and swept aft. falx 01
the gang wcra picked up and carried over
board before they could escape.
MAN OVERBOARD.
When the cry of "man overboard" was
heard there was a scene of momentary con
fusion , but In an Instant the splendid dis
cipline ot the crew was appar
ent. " " Life buoyswere cut loose
And the order given to get a boat
' under Naval Cadet
overboard. A boat's crew
det Waller n.Ghcrardl , , son of Rear Admiral
Ghonirdl , retired , was finally lowered , ex
cellent seamanship alone preventing the frail
craft frotn being crushed against the s des
of the big battleship ; While the engines
had been reversed at the first signal from
the brldKOt Iho "momentum of the ship had
carried her some distance beyond the spot
whore the- seamen were swept overboard and
iho current was carrying them further away
every morcent. The ship's crew watched
the rescuers as they pulled manfully In the
heavy seas , the waves running so high the
llttlo boat was at times hidden from the ves
sel's view as It rushed down Into the
trough.
Meantime the drowning men fought
bravely and three of them managed to keep
itfloat until their mates hauled them out of
the water. ' They were Seamen Hasscl ,
Cronln and Freeman. The remaining three ,
Brown , Nelson and Kogel , were not to be
scon. The lifeboats cruised bock and forth
over the sea , but the brave follows had given
up the struggle and met a sailor's fato.
Cadet Gherardl and his boat's crow were
highly complimented by the officers for their
brave work.
Friday night the fleet made heavy weather
of it , but managed to keep within signaling
distance of one another. Toward morning
they hove to and weathered out the real of
the gale In thnt manner. The ofllcers say
It was one of the worst gales the fleet has
experienced.
The Fern made this port before the worst
gale , being forty-eight hours ahead of her
consorts In making harbor. The Dolphin ,
which came up from the south , arrived yes
terday and experienced no severe weather.
A boat from the Maine. * came up to the city
this afternoon with several officers. They
vUltcd the collector of the port and filed
telegrams. A dispatch from Washington was
awaiting Admiral Bunco , presumably from
the Navy department , In connection with
the blockade maneuvers.
INDIANA IS OIMHCKKI } TO SEA.
ScciirliiKCiinr of tinTuiretn Pound
< < > He All IIlKlit.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 8. Secretary Herbert
called the chief constructor and a number
of the officials of the Navy department Into
consultation today respecting the battleRhlp
, Indiana , and r.s a result orders wcra sent
to Captain Taylor to sail with his ship at
the earliest possible moment to Join tlio
vnundron , A thorough" examination of tliu
turrets was made Saturday and yesterday
by Constructors Stnlil and Taylor. It was
found that the securing gear of the turrets
was In good order and was fully sulllclent
for the purpose for which It was dcfllgncd.
Therefore no alterations were made and the
Bill ] ) was ordered to sea aga'ln. ' Whu > ii the
ship rolled and tlio turret worked slightly
loose ! : ist week the olllccrs feared Unit there
would bo a repetition of tbo happening last
fall , when , the turning and locking mechan
ism broke down and the big guns swept
hack anil forth across the decks. As a mat
ter of fact the play of the turrets was much
less than U allowed In llrltUli turret ships
and at nn tlmo wan there danger of their
In caking loose.
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IDAHO AVII.I , HAVi ; AUX11IIUT. .
ri-opoxi'H < l AiMifiilil-iuli * Thirty
TtioiiHiiiiil Dill In m.
noiSK , Idaho , Feb. 8. ( Special Telegram. )
Among the Interesting bills Introduced In
the house during the session today was
ono by Waters making an appropriation of
$30,000 for an exlillilt at the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition at Omaha , It provides for a
board to he composed of five commissioners
appointed by thu governor , uho are to
KorVb without pay , Tlio bill contemplates
the erection of a building for the Mate
on the exposition grounds.
SOUTH DAKOTA" n
.IiiiiiNlii-rry ; IH Viiiiliii-il | | Vlre
1'ri'Nlili-nt Viir | | < iirliilliiii | Illll Sunn.
mSMAIIQK , .N . I ) . , Feb. -Special ( Tclo-
gram. ) Governor Drlgga this afternoon ap
pointed Colonel 0. A. Ixmnnberry of Fargo
Vlre president for North Dakota of the
TiautmlsBlsslppl Kxponltlon. An appropria
tion blllll | he Introduced In & few da > x
f'olonel I.nunsburry Is a magazine' pub-
llshur and newspaper writer and Is a war
veteran. He was married to the wldon of
Colonel UrnwiiBon of Omaha. In 1&93.
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Mr * , lleeelu-r "Worm1.
BTAMFOnn. Conn. , Feb. S.-Mr * . Ilcriry
\V nJ Ilecclicr wa.s attacked with another
nliildlip hnell toulfchl and her condition U
nualn critical.
nlN of Oocnii VB VM. 1 > VI > . 8.
At Hamburg - SailedItalia , far New
Vork ; I'russla , for Ntw York.
MOVU OF THU AXTI-KYM3 FOIICKS.
Adjourn < lip Cnncnn Until "One of the
Cnnillilnle * " Wllliilrnun.
PIEimn , S. D. , Feb. 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) But two ballots were taken In the
populist caucus tonight with hut a few over
half the members present. The last ballot
was Kyle 22 ; Goodykoontz 17 ; Plowman 9.
An adjournment was taken to the call of
the chairman of the caucus. Only about
half the populists took part In the caucus
tonight Tlle adjournment means that there
will bo no moro caucusing until nome ot
the candidates get out of the way. The mo
tion for adjournment came from the antl-
Kyle forces , who say there will not bo an
other caucus until Kyle withdraws.
A number of pairs were announced In the
joint session today and all votes were higher
than usual. On the ballot PIckler received
4 $ , Kyle 35 , Goodykoontz 18 , Plowman 10 ,
Keller 2 , Palmer 1.
In the senate today thcro was a long con
test over a liquor license bill In relation to
which the governor had made a demand of
I the committee that a portion of the license
I must go U ( the state. The bill taxing grain
warehouses $10 per year each was dually
killed. It has been found that the bill
passed early In the session preventing np-
pcal to the supreme court In cases where
the amount did not exceed $7G will have to
bo repealed , as It In fact prohibits any ap
peal as It stands. The mllltla asked for an
appropriation of JG.500 and the Agricul
tural college for $4,200.
Doth houses adopted favorable committee
reports on equal suffrage amendments and
the house adopted a favorable report on li
censing the practice of osteopathy.
The house passed a bill granting the right
to nonresident administrators of estates. A
number of now bills wcro Introduced , among
them bills providing for Issuance of uniform
nonlntcrcst-bearlng warrants for counties
and subdivisions thereof ; for the assess
ment , levy and collection of all Taxes , state ,
county , township and municipal by the state ,
and compelling the heads of state Institu
tions to report their estimates for appro
priation not later than the first day of any
legislative session.
CANTON , S. D. , Feb. 8. ( Special. ) A pe
tition has been sent to Pierre asking that
the name of Judge C. B. Kennedy , a popu-
lUt of this city , bo brought out In the
senatorial flght as a dark horse. Kennedy
Is at Pierre now pulling wires for a state
supreme Judgeshlp.
CAM.EHS ON MA.1OII M'KIXLKY.
Chicago \iM > fttitter Mini Wlm
to He Mliilxter to Mexleo.
CANTON , 0. , Feb. 8. Among the first to
call on Mr. McKlnley today was II. II. Kohl-
saat of the Chicago Times-Herald and Tru
man A. Dewcese , an editorial writer on the
same paper. They ivero accorded a very
cordial greeting by the president-elect. Mr.
Kohlsaat Is an Intimate friends of the
major's and Mr. Dewceeo would like to be
minister to Mexico. Another Chicago vis
itor was F. II. Perry.
Governor-elect G. W. Atkinson of WheelIng -
Ing , W. Va. , accompanied by Colonel Morris
Herkhclmcr of the same city , were callers.
E. S. Chrlstofcrson ot Hockford , 111. , gen
eral organizer of custom tailor ? , was a caller
today. lie was here to talk over matters
concerning labor legislation.
G. M. Reynolds of Des Molncs , la. , prom
inently mentioned some tlmci ago for comp
troller , was hero this morning.
Messrs. R. B. Hlgbee and William R. Pear
son of St. Louis came to talk over Missouri
patronage and Incidentally spoke of Major
Warner as a cabinet possibility.
A prominent attorney of New York , Adel-
bcrt H. Eteele , was a caller at the McKlnley
homo this morning. He was chairman of
the campaign committee of the republican
clubs of New , .York , .being associated . .with
Cornelius N. Bliss , who was president. M ? .
Steele said ho was not In Canton In his
own Interest nor In behalf of any one In
particular , his mission being to talk over the
situation In New York and to give Major
McKlnley such Information as ho can.
Two prominent Pennsylvanlans were
callers. They were State Treasurer It ; . T.
Hayward and General Ames N. Wylln.
When seen they said they had como hero to
shako hands with the president-elect and not
on political matters. They spoke highly of
Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania.
TO IinOUIiATC THE STOCK YAIIDS.
roiiullxt Majority in KHIINIIH I.cfilHlil-
tnrt * Tn'lien Up the Matter.
TOPEKA , Kan. , Feb. 8. The populist ma
jority In the Kansas legislature has under
consideration a bill to regulate the charges
made against live stock shipped to the
Kansas City yards , which are In Kansas
territory. They propose to order a general
reduction In feeding and yarding charges
and In the commissions charged by selling
agents , all of whom are members of the
Kansas City Live Stock exchange. The
committee having this In charge today re
ceived a message from a committee of the
Missouri legislature In which It Is stated
the Missouri lawmakers desire similar legis
lation and the Illinois legislature will ap
point a committee for the same purpose.
The message from Jefferson City proposes
a Joint meeting of the three states In
Kansas City , to the effect that uniform laws
be enacted for the government of shipments
of llvo siock to Kansas City. St. Louis 'and
Chicago. There Is also talk of communi
cating with the Nebraska legislature In
order to secure similar laws to regulate the
Omaha market.
sum : iin.vrii KOH FIIKR SHWISU.
lOt-Ooveriior Ion r Says fin oil Times
Will IllKht All Our AVrniiKH.
NEW YORK , Feb. 8. A ipeclnl dispatch
to the World from Boston gives an Intervlow
with ex-Governor John 1) . Long of Matsa-
chuBetls , who has been mentioned as a pos
sible member of the cabinet of President
elect MrKlnlcy , upon tbo IF&UCS of the day.
Kx-Goveinor Long s = nya : "Whether the free
sliver movement Is dead or not depends upon
many cojifU'cratlonp. ' I tegarded It us a
manifestation of certain conditions that
found expression In that way and which
might have been pxprcfscd In another man
ner. An era of prosperity or an International
agreement will settle It. If the good times I
confidently expect progress .w will hear
nothing of free silver , generally , throughout
the country. I do not fcee why any proper
laws In reference to tnittn or any other
form of ( ho consolidations ot capital or labor
should not be enforced. It dcpemU on whether
they ate fa dra > vn us to eommaud public
sentiment and have Its backing. It Is merely
the question of pioper regulation of the ele
ment forces and Interest existing at any
particular time. "
ICIM.S in.vTio HAIMIOAD HII.L.
HoilNe DlNt'iiNHeM tliu Menmire IIml Di--
elilex II In Too KtrreiiliiKT.
I10I8I3 , Idaho. Feb. 8 , ( Special Telegram. )
Nearly the entire tlmo of the house today
was devoted to a debatt ) on the Randolph
rallinad bill to reduce freight nnd paEaenger
rutrs. The conmilttco had recommended its
Indefinite pontponement. After a long dls-
cujxlon f i ( ends of the meaaura forced Its
recommitment. The tentlment of the house
seemed to bo ( hut a law of some kind should
be enacted , hut Hull this bill was too sweep
ing In Ita provisions. The action taken kills
the bill.
A Joint memorial to contu-ob ? petitioning
for earlv action looking to the aiinxptlon
of the HuVirfllan IMandv.is presented ,
I.OTTKIIY HIM , rou MVADA.
Local CiipltiillxtM flu III t < | lie lleliiiiil
the t'mlrrtiiKliiij' .
SAN FRANCISCO , F.cb. 8. A plan U said
to be on foot td engineer a lottery bill
through the Nevada IpfilKlstine. i,0rM cap-
Itall'ts. who are reputed to he behind the
undertaking , \\ere. It U tald , t > o Impressed
by the rare with which a bill was paetted by
the Nevada legislature , enabling the C'orbt-tt-
Fltzslmmonii llglit to be held llhln thu
xtate. that It In reported the mm ot $100,000
lias been subscribed ( or the expenses of lobby-
iuc tbs bin through iUe
BISMARCK ON ARBITRATION
Writes Out Eopliea to Some Questions for
Newspaper Publication ,
DECLARES WAR THE ONLY FINAL ARBITER
AKP I Gerinnh StntoNinnit I'mlnc * the
I > r ] inMeil Anwlo-Amerlenn Treaty
iin n Sinn or the rr
of the ARC.
( CopyrlRht. 1S97. by I'rc8 Publishing Company. !
LONDON , Feb. S. ( New York World
CablcHram Special Telegram. ) Prince lls-
marck received a representative of tlie World
at his castle at Frlcdrlchsruh yesterday.
The correspondent called by appolntmenl
with Count nantzau , the son-in-law of the
prince , who enjoys the closest , most con
fidential relations with the great chancellor.
The World had requested an expression of
opinion from Prince Bismarck on Interna
tional arbitration. The great diplomatist's
vlow was especially dcslrod by the World
In a theoretic sense , If Prince Bismarck
wished It to bo considered so , on the ulti
mate success of such a peace treaty between
two great nations and specifically whether
such a treaty as that now pending between
Great Britain and the United States would
bo likely to bear the strain of grave Inter
national disputes between nations In short
whether great nations are over likely to
settle their disputes by arbitration Instead
of war.
Prlnco Bismarck received the World's In
quiries and au appointment was made bj
Count Hantzau at the castle five days later.
The ex-chancellor chose to observe his In
variable practice of giving set Interviews for
publication. Ills answer to the World was
made through Count Uantzau yesterday In
these words :
"On the merits of the arbitration treaty
now pending la the United States senate the
prince has not ft word to say. Ho wishes It
to bo understood that the opinion he now
expresses Is purely theoretical or academ
ical In respect to arbitration of disputes be
tween nations , not as an expression upon
the merits of the peace treaty which has
been negotiated between Great Britain and
the United States. Upon that ho wishes , to
make no expression.
"Prince Bismarck declares emphatically
that ho detests war , though he has been
driven to advocate It where there has been
no other means of settling disputes and
where the fate of the vatcrland was Involved.
Arbitration ho would certainly have pre
ferred could he have expected that the de
cision would have been such as he considered
to be Just. It Is only necessary to remember ,
however , the case of the Caroline Islands
and the pope's decision against Germany
In behalf of Spain.
UNCERTAIN BUT PRAISEWORTHY.
"In practice , " Prince Bismarck's opinion
continued , "tho value of any agreement bc-
tweon different persons , however precise the
wording , depends entirely on the character
of the contracting parties , and still there
are the law courts to appeal to whenever
differences arise. But where Is the law
court , any law court In fact which could
eventually enforce Its sentence In the case
of two great nations entering Into a treaty
of arbitration ? No statesman In this world
Is so powerful as to be able to command
the voice of the people In certain emergen
cies. No arbitration treaties will ever suc
ceed In abolishing war as the sole means of
settlement of a dispute when the whole
future of a nation Is believed by Us people
'to depend on the way the lssU6 Is'settled. ;
"The terrors of modern warfare , " con
tinued the Iron chancellor's statement , "tho
uncertainty as to what the end would be
\vlll do more , at present at least , to prevent
war than any treaties could do. Once the
people are educated enough to comprehend
that war Is a double-edged sword , the
aggressors often being the losers , then war
will cease. /
"However , as a proof of how humanity
has advanced. If not for anything else , the
avowed Intention of the people of the Untied
States and of Great Britain to settle future
disputes by International arbitration Is to
be applauded. "
Prince Bismarck's memorandum for the
World , as given above , was read from manu
script by his son-in-law , Count Rantzau. II
was taken down by the World corre'spondenl
verbatim , and Is given with quotation marks
to Insure absolute accuracy. Prlnco Bis
marck afterward graciously consented to sit
for the World correspondent while two In
stantaneous photographs were being made.
ARRANGES FOR AN INTERVIEW.
The World's correspondent first visited the
castle at Frledrlchsruh on Monday , Feb
ruary 1. Ho presented his credentials and
letters of Introduction. The appolntmenl
for the second Interview was then made an : !
the World's correspondent was requested In
the meantime to submit In writing the
questions upon which the World desired an
expression of opinion from the ox-chancellor.
In requesting Prince Bismarck's personal
view of the possibilities of arbitration , the
prlnco was assured that , an academic ex
pression on his part would In no way com
promise him or In any way Involve him In
controversy at homo. It was simply desired
to obtain the opinion of so great an expe
rienced leader In International politics , whose
judgment on the abstract question alone
would be of more value tnd of greater his
torlc Inteirat than of peruaps any other llv-
Ing statesman. Thin message was duly de
livered to Count Rnntzau , together with the
letters of Introduction ,
Frlctlrlchsnili cnatcl Is only a small dis
tance from the railway Elation. Prince
Bismarck's castle Is not at all a stately
building. It IB built In tno Swiss style. It
Is necessary to pass a porter's lodge to reach
the castle- and BO numerous arc Prlnco Bis-
ma roll's visitors that nobody Is admitted
without spcnlal permission. The porter Is
an old man , wearing a wig and walking on
ciutchca , as lie Is very rheumatic. He Is
very disagreeable , and treats visitors who go
there from curiosity In k very rough way.
When the World correspondent sent In his
card , this porter at once admitted him , ask
ing him to enter the first room on the-left
of th main entrant * to the castle , where
Count Rantzau would receive him. This
was a small room , llttlo more than an oflice.
On the walla opposite the door nuns two
calendars of Rupert's New Voik brewery.
The count was breakfasting with Prince
Bismarck at the moment.
The World correspondent was shown Into
a reception room , also on the ground floor ,
and there In a few momenta the count re
ceived him ; Uantzaii Is tall , reserved , very
serious and also very polito. He ID a per
fect type of the German junker. After half
an hour's conversation , not wholly upon
the Htibjcct of the World's correspondent's
mission , Count Rantzuit rose , telling the
visitor that Prlnco IlUmarek himself was
about to enter the room and would see thu
correspondent personally. The grand old
soldier appeared fully diessed for his morn
ing Hlelgh ride. He addressed only a few
words to the visitor , saying that Count Rant
zau would re-peat such response UH ho de
sired to mske the World's Inquiries.
The prlneo looked well , though not per
haps1 very utroug. Ho stood very erect ami
both his eye ami voice convoyed au Impress
nloii of unimpaired mental vigor , Ho com-
pllmuntoil his visitor upon his chotco of a
day for hla vUlt to Freldrlchsruh. It was
Indeed beautiful winter weather , the ale
clear and bracing , llio r.Un shining on an
Inspiring fcuow-covere.1 landscape. Prince
Btsmunlc luqulrcd If the World corrc-
ipondbnt personally knew the Harpers of
Now York , taylni ; that ho frequently saw
tholr mcg.ulne and liked It. The prince
made mi objection when usled : to permit
two photographs to bo made on thu spot
for thu World. As hu turned to leave the
room ho said : "You must not leave without -
out golnc through the wood , \Uilch you will
'hid ' very delightful on such a w Inter morn
ing as this. " Ho scorned to he In very good
spirits. Ills walk was A * erect as ever , and
us he entered hl alelfih he wpoUe pleasantly
of Count Hencke ] , fmm whom tlw World
correspondent had brought a leMorof In-
troductlon.
After reading Prlnco Dlssiuurck's reply to
'jyti. i.-
the World Count RantzaUiexpWfied that the
prlnco had already b6trk ; istcd by other
ncWspnpcrs to gtvo hlsjopln m about the
arbitration treaty. Heihad Te'cclvcu" * ono
telegram ot Inquiry. k\o \ < ffimi i New York
newspaper. T ? { a
"Such Inquiries do not IplCHsc him , " said
Count Rantzau. "and 'Jhc rfcsponse made
was , 'treaty not knortDSherfeJ The prlnco
had rather bad luclf Infc\y \ Vrlth his news
paper conversations thword ; ! over end Is
therefore rather shy1jot | talking to any
body whom ho gunpcctf'cf "having anything
at all to do with periodicals or newspapers.
Even his letter on thojsttver question writ
ten to the governor ofUTcxas. during the
recent political cainpalcnUias been the cause
ot much trouble to htra/vnot / only Gorman
nnd European papers IioVjj taken U up and
assailed him for having written It , but
also American papers ha f used very strong
language against what licy. . . Called his
meddling with the affalrsflf their country.
Ho also received himdrMlf- letters from
the United States , gomcjSJwhich have been
worded very strongly , ijf-
"Can It bo astonishing , " Coiint Rantzau
added , "that the lirri\ci ( \ : who 'hftcr all Is
nothing clso than a pHVAlo citizen , does
not wish to tnlk about subjects \rhlch touch
even In the least on politics ? The prlnco
Is also on old man , though hn In , 1 am happy
to say , In very good lic.ilth ot present , as
you will bo able to scoiymirself later on ,
Ho Is forblddiTn by Drj/Schfelralnger to
read or to study too mucli , Wo have therefore -
fore to select the rdatlers' which we think
will Interest him mostand those we lay
before him. " . . * * }
Count Rantzau twice stirtcd on a sentence ,
but did not finish. ltr and } by- the few words
he uttered It seemed that what ho wanted
to say was In regard \6 the arbitration
treaty. Something mustJhnve , been on his
paper which ho afterward * decided not to
read. .JfvT
"Of course , " resume , ! Count Rantzau ,
"despite his rcplyr the nrlnce know about
the treaty ncgotlatlon'.goliR cn between
the United States andtE.nsland , even at the
tlmo the telegram arrived- Tit which I told
you. Still I thank you for the translation
In the World * fhlch you . .Icttine a week
ago. " , $ '
As the World correspondent left the lodge
at Frledrlchsruh six x oiher visitors were
thcro asking If they might see- Prince Bis
marck. Two of them 'were counts , ono
was a deputy , and all had cards and let
ters of Introduction , ' " " , iFor.somo reason ,
however , none couluyjtct further than the
door. BALLARD SMITH.
MHDAh FOR UxriiOHEl NA.VSU\
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Arctic Adventurer JItniiorcit ! > > tin *
Iloyiil neoHrriijnliciil ( Society.
LONDON , Feb. 8.There was an Imprcs-
slvo scene at the 1 Royal Albert hall this
evening when amid thc'chcers'of an audience
of about 7,000 persons' the ty-lnce of Wales
presented Dr. Nansqn , th'e * Norwegian ex
plorer , wlthtthe special rdedtft of the Royal
Geographical society. Earller-ln the even
ing Dr. Nansen was dined at the Imperial
Instttuto , the Prince pt Wales , the Duke of
York and Other notabilities the Royal
Geographical society being present. The
party then repaired to 'the/Royal Albert hall ,
where an Immense audience aWalteil them.
It Included all ( he most distinguished people
In London. The boxes were crowded with
women In beautiful toilets. The- stage was
arranged in three Jialf moo'ns" , In the front
row was Sir Clements Markham , president of
the Royal"Geographlcal 'Bdciety , who pre
sided. On his right were thV Prince of
Wales Dr. Nansen' Lieutenant
, , Scott-Nan-
scn and Scott Keltic , secretaryvof the Royal
'
Geographical , society. Seate'dton his left
was the Duke of YortrA"dmlraJ Sir Francis
McClIntock.'VIce Admiral Sir-George Narea
and Admiral Wharton Bchlnfl. themwere ,
" ' ' "
seatedrrUipi dlstlnEulvrd"'gUe'stsr' ! IneluMhig
United Stamps Arab .fader * * Bayard , the
Swedish , .Span ; Tv3Ash-.I nl6h.i | JJutch ,
Belgian ana Japanese envoys ; the parlia
mentary , secretary of forejgn''affairs , George
N. Curzon : Admirals JJarkham nnd Com
mercial , Sir John Lubbock , Sir George
Badcn-Jowell and , oth rs.-
Dr Nansen , who wan accorded a most
enthusiastic reception , delivered his lecture
In a modest manner and Illustrated the sub
ject by photographs which had been ob
tained by himself , . At the conclusion of the
lecture the Prince of Wales presented him
with a large gold trie'dal. It Is the second
tlmo only this medal hdri'bcen given to any
explorer. Henry 51. Stanley was the- first
to bo thus honored. Tlio medal Is large
and handsome , and lias In high relief the
head of Dr. Nansen. amid , a running circle
of bay leaves. Outside the bay leaves Is the
Inscription : "Presented ) ) 'y tlie Royal Geographical
graphical Society for Arctic Explorations ,
1S33-189G. " Dr. Nanson's jiarhe Is at the hack
of the head and on the reterse Is shown the
Fram In the Ice. Beneath the Ice Is a kyacfk
and an oar crossed wlthibay leaves. A sil
ver replica was presented to Lieutenant
Scott-Nansen and. a replica In bronze was
.sent to each of the crow. > *
IH1SII AXl ) AMUUICA.V TAIUFI " .
Petition to CoiiKi-i-HHiKulallnjr to Ditty
on Mackerel anil llcVi-lnpr.
( Copyrlutit , 1S97 , by I'rcss 1'ulilldiiiiK Company. )
LONDON , Fob. 8. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Captain
Donelan , the Irish party whip In the House
of Commons , tells tbo World correspondent
that all the members of the Irish nctlonallst
party have signed a petition addressed to
their fellow Irishmen and friends in the
United States Invoking , their Influence to
see that In any ravlsio'h of the American
tariff no Increased du\y shall bo put on
cured mackerel orhe.rrlng coming from
Ireland. The petition sets for'h that the
men engaged In this Industry on the Irish
coast are among the poorest , hardest workIng -
Ing people In the country : that the existing
tariff loaves them the1 barest iunrgln for
subsistence and that thr ) Immediate effect of
any Increase woud ] be tae extinction of their
Industry , reducing them to hopeless desti
tution , It Is Intended ! to soul a similar
petition ; also signed by 'the ' Irish nationalist
party , to Mr. McKlnloy1. beseeching "him to
bear In mind these pool- Irish flshcimeii in
any tariff revision undertaken by his ad
ministration. HALLAUU SMITH.
CHHISTIAN.S FI/Y' \ PHOM OAXKA.
fir flit ISxoiliiM of I'topliTaken I'liu-i.-
from Cn-taii Clty.
CANEA , Island of Orel * . Feb. 8. It Is
officially announced UiaMth 2 'fires ' have been
totally quenched and InJYfl nch 200 buildings
in all have been dcslfiyful anil C,000
Christiana have fled. ' Of ( lis number 2,000
are on board the British , War ahlps , The
Greek-war oblps havojajccfr off'the balance of
the Christian refugees. _ 'fli conclusion the
report says that tranquillity' * feigned In the
town and In Its vicinity aftA lhat the TurkUh
troops throughout hebavtfdj'ln an orderly
manner. No excesses arc j-cported on their
part and It Is asserted that tliere hss been
no plundering. I
ATHENS , Feb. 8. The Cretan committee
hero ha * Issued a _ proclaijmUon addressed
to the people of Greece cpHIng for assist
ance from all freemen. _ ( Th'd latest newo
from Canea Is to the cfffct that flghtlng
outsldo the city contlmitsJa'ritl that a pro
visional Cretan government } Is' ' btlng formed.
The flrcs > vhlch were B } /MI' ( | ' ns a result of
the conflicts between Mu siymans and Chris
tians have lean extinguished. By far thu
larger portion of .the | owi f , however , a-
heap of ruins. * \
I'AII. TO SAMJT S 't'HKISlI Vl.Ad ,
IN-oullur Aotlou of Hie'Greek Fleet lit
Ciiiieii ,
ATHENS , Feb. 8. jTl o Gre k equadron'pn
arriving ill Canea did 'iot ' c Uute the Turk-
Uh flag. Official advTc B Ea that tbo Mus-
siilmans are preparing' ' maB tre at Retlmo.
The rt'pregwit vefTQ iom 'jpf the powers
have rxpiesscjr to H Orek government
surprise thai loreec 14 sent war ships to.
thu Island of Crettf
Three thousand plopte took part ye terday
evening lu a manlfcstkiloirin front of the
ministry of marine Tlierc , were continued
cries of "Long live ! Crete' ' " " "Long live the
union ! " It U thought pazilble that a mln-
ittrlal crlula will result , Irom the manl-
IVjtatlong.
SPAIN IS ALL STIRRED UP
Publication of Reform Decrees for Cuba
Onuses a Sensation.
PARTY ORGANS CRITICISE GOVERNMENT
lleenll They AHNert , In > ec-
to the StieeeNH cif the
roller I'tiMIe
Situation Untie.
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MADRID , Spain ( via Dayonne , Franco ) ,
Feb. 8. ( New York World Cablegram Spe
cial Telegram. ) An unprecedented sensa
tion has been caused In Spain by the pub
lication of the reform decrees. The adroit
declarations ot Premier Canovas' preamble
have awakened the great majority of the
Spanish people to the gravity of the sit
uation , and the necessity of fulfilling the
promises contained In the royal speech ,
the ministerial statements and the reform
law of 18D5 , as well as the expediency ot
settling the contest In Cuba In harmony
with public sentiment In America and In
Kuropo as well. The preamble shows the
Impossibility of pacifying the West Indies
without homo rule , though In Installments ,
and the hopelessness of winning over all
the Insurgents even at that , as Senor Can
ovas admits that the present struggle Is a
war for Independence.
Crltlca of the government's policy pub
licly assert that they would have preferred
complete autonomy. The reform policy la
sure to bring on conflicts. Though Senor
Sagasta has counseled the liberals to re
frain from the coming obstacles In thci gov
ernment's way , the party organs severely
crltlcUc the decrees , Insinuating that the
liberals would go further If called to ofllce.
Moil of the newspapers , notably the
Hcraldo , the Imparclal. the Carltat , and the
republican papers , try to stir up the people
against the new policy. They echo the prev
alent Impression that the test of Us suc
cess will bo Its effect on Cuba and the
United States. Most Spaniards are con
vinced that the government la confident of
obtaining 'he approval and support of Presi
dent Cleveland , Secretary Olncy and the
Amcrlc'an public. The opinion U general ,
too , that the policy cannot succeed unless
General Weyler la promptly recalled * rom
Cuba.
Cuba.CANOVAS'
CANOVAS' SCHEME CRITICISED.
Senor Abarzuza , the author ot the reform
law of 1895 , which Premier Canovas pro
poses to amalgamate with his own program ,
and who was consulted before the decrees
were published , said to the World corre
spondent today : "Senor Canovas has adopted
many of my Ideas and also ot Senor Mauras.
But ho baa developed them In a very radical
manner In the essential features of his pro
gram and In n very conservative manner In
other points. My plan was to harmonize
colonial ambitions with Imperial Interests ,
enlisting In support of progressive reforms
all the Clements likely to work out 'colonial
homo rule without playing Into the hands of
secession.
"Undoubtedly Senor Canovas' scheme has
good features , but everything depends upon
how the scheme Is carried out and by whom.
Gc.neral Weyler's removal ought to be the
flrst step. That -would prepare the way for
A falr\iral ( ! of the new policy when the state
of ths colony would permit It.
"Under-- these reforms It Is easy to see
that constitutional party In Cuba would
bo master ot the situation unless the elec-
'toraMaw Is modified. It Is- hardly possl-
blpMo guess the effect on Cuba of the pub
lication 'of the reforms , coupled with the
postponement of their execution. Persons
most competent to Judge do not believe
the war will end soon , "
, The Cuban autonomist representatives
warmly denounce the dbcrees. They are dls-
appointed In Premier Canovas' silence on
the point that electoral reform Is Indispen
sable to make the new policy acceptable ,
and the extraordinary clastic limitations
upon the action of the Insular assembly
and the councils. They object to the
clauses 'giving the governor general , the
minister of colonies , the executive and the
Cortes the final decision upon tariffs ,
treaties nnd all other really Important
legislation. They think the gravest diffi
culty would arise over the Inevitable ques
tion of allowing the Spanish Cortes event
ually to saddle upon Cubu the debt con
tracted for war expenses , when probably
the whole revenue from taxation In the
Island for many years will not meet the
Interest and sinking fund alone.
DEMAND WEYLEtl'S RECALL.
The autonomists do not believe the publi
cation of the reforms will end the war
or even promote pacification unless General
Weyler Is superseded soon by Marshal Cam
pos , Blanco or Lopez Domlngucz and the
repression policy Is. reversed with a view
of re-establishing confidence , healing the
wounds of war and allowing exiles to re
turn , thereby persuading the Insurgents and
their American sympathizers that Spain is
in earnest at last.
Strangely enough , the published reforms
wore most unfavorably received by the ma
jority cf the conservative Weat Indian sen
ators and deputies , yet they know that
Premier Canovas had consulted and ob
tained the approval of Romero Robeldo ,
Apeztlgua and others , and'at their sugges
tion Itibsrted at the last hour restrictive
clauses to strengthen the hands of the gov
ernor general , the colonial minister , the
cabinet and the cartes In almost all Im
portant matters , especially political , com
mercial and financial affairs.
Several of the most Influential find fault
with the "excessive powers" granted to the
council ot administration and prophesy that
the slightest , electoral reform would ho sure
to give the autonomists and separatists con
trol of the Insular , provincial and municipal
councils. They say the colonial assembly
would bo certain to clash with the mother
country over tariffs , treaties , commerce and
taxation , besides the capital question of
settlement of the Cuban debts , not even
touched In the present program , but re
served for the cortes ,
FINANCIAL ASPECT.
The difficulties of this problem will ho
appreciated when the people como to know
that the Cuban debt before the present
war was $120,000,000 , that the Cuban budget
had an annual dcflclt of $5.000,000 and that
J320,000,000 has been spent by Spain al
ready , to say nothing of what It may bo
necessary to spend yet In order to restore
peace.
These West Indian conservatives object ,
also , to the selecting of officials from natives
of a colony and other Spanish residents un
doubtedly "contaminated" with New World
Ideaa , They Bum up their objections by
predicting that a few years of these reforms
would rcault In the surrender of Spanish
supremacy and certain progress toward se
cession.
Senor Romero-Robledo admits that ho was
consulted by Senor Canovas , ho says he ob-
J6cted , though In vain , to many points In the
reforms. He says lif does not know what
dictated tbo government's policy , hut ho sur-
inlsea that there were International reasons
for It , and some consideration of domestic
policy. Senor Jtomoro Roblcdo lamenta
that a peace-at-any-coFt policy Is fast pre
vailing. All classes of the nation , ho tays ,
would have preferred with honor and with
out lots of national sovereignty ; would have
orefcrred war till the rebellion U overcome ,
because everybody IK convinced that no re-
[ qrms will win over a Dingle Insurgent or
i'dsten pacification. He thinks the most
arduous part of the task Is yet ahead , be
cause Premlep Canovas will have to carry out
: lit reform * ultimately , and If they are not
properly executed , the only result will bo a
iruco fraught with worse consequences and
leading to a more serious renewal of the
war.
war.The MarquU do Apeztegula U the only
Juban conservative who approves the Tt-
fonr.o , and he 1s sceptical as to Immediate
results , and Urges Premier Canovas to recall
General Weyler , '
ARTHUR B. HOUQHTON ,
.MAY nui.xn scovnii TO JJA
Consul General Iec MnUfr Hirncnt
UriireneiitntlotiH to Ali Hla.
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HAVANA , Feb. 8. ( Now YorkMBl .Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) 1'4 1 States
Consul General Lee called todjP Hsco the
acting captain and govcrnoflj Rcral ot
Cuba In behalf of Sylvestet H Vel , the
World's war correspondent j Hjoncd In
Santa Clara province. Ltcut B general ,
the marquis do < Ahumada , rc HB General
Leo very pleasantly. The "y B has the
reputation ot being an urbaj Br-mtndcd
man of distinguished palltenMl He was
very frank and genial today. In the ab
sence of General Woyler In the field the
exacting and responsible duties of acting
governor general devolve upon the marquis.
He was very busy , but gave up everything
clso to hear all that General Leo had to
say. The consul general spoke of Sir. Sco-
vcl's arrest and asked for Information In
regard to It. General Ahumada could only
tell him that ho had received on Sunday n
telegram from General Luquc , commanding
the SpanUh forces at Sanctl Splrllus , re
porting that ho had turned over to the civil
authorities of that place an American named
Scovel , who had been captured on the rail
road track near Tunas de Baza by guerrillas.
Aa there Is no Jail at Tunas , It Is thought
that Scovel was taken to Sanctl Splrltus and
Is now confined there. Ho was returning
from a rebel camp , according to the Spanish
officer's report.
General Leo Informed the acting governor
general thati the government at Washington
has asked , If It Is possible , that Mr. Scovel
bo brought to Havana. General Ahumada
doubted whether this could bo done , as Mr.
Scovel Is a prisoner In the hands of the
clVll authorities of Sanctl Splrltus and his
case Is In process of Investigation there.
On General Lee's earnest request General
Ahumada promised to look Into the matter
and see what can ho done In regard to hav
ing Mr. Scovel brought here.
THOMAS O. ALVORD , JR.
SIX THOITSAM > MIS.V U.NDUll AIIM.S.
IteliclH lit Ilrnrll InniiKiirute 11 lU-Ittii
of Terror.
NEW YORK , Feb. 8. The New York
Herald correspondent at Rio do Janeiro ,
Brazil , telegraphs that the fanatical Insur
rectionists under Gonzlhlrlo have now C.OOO
well armed men , organized and concentrated ,
In Bahla. The fanatics have obtained steam
launches and now patrol the rivers and
streams In the districts where they are
strongest. In this way the range of the
devaluation committed by them Is extended
and the utmost terror prevails. The society
of spiritualists ot Rio do Janeiro has sent
a commission to Bahla to attempt to con
vince the Insurgents that It would be well
for them to submit to the government In
temporal matters.
ItlotN IteHiiineii.
HAMBURG , Feb. 8. The riots , resulting
from the disappointment duo to the recent
collapse of the dockers' strike , were renewed
tonight. The police finally charged with
drawn swords on the crowds in the vicinity
of Schaar Market and several persons were
Injured. A number of arrests were made.
Rioting was again resumed at midnight , a
mob overturning the gas lamps on Grosser
Backergang and other streets and allejo
In the vicinity of the Schaar Market. The
occupants of the houses on Grosser Backer-
Bang thoroughfare pourid bulling water from
the upper windows of the building upon the
heads of the authorities and pelted the pollco
with hot ashes , bottles and stones , comuell-
Ing the ofllcers to retreat and secure rein
forcements. The lamps were finally 10-
llghtcd and the streets cleared of the crowds.
Three pollcempn and several citizens were
severely Injured In this early morning's con
flict. , _
Pope AttenilN Ile < | tilem Mnsx.
ROME , Feb. S. The pope was present to
day at. the requiem mass for thn repose of the
soul of the late Pope Plus IX. The memorial
service was conducted In the Slstlno chapel.
At the conclusion of the service the pope
gave his blessing , speaking with a clear
reaonant tone , distinctly audible through
out the chapel. _ I
SETTM3IIS UEAl TJI13 JIEXEFIT.
of the Fee of a Dollar a ml
a UunrterViin Much Needed.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Fob. 8. ( Special ) .
The passage by congress of the act re
quiring that bottlers on lands ceded by
Indians , when making final proof , shall bo
required to pay only the amount which goes
to the Indians In payment for the land ,
will prove of vast benefit to thousands of
sc-ttlcru who have taken homesteads iu the
ceded Sioux lands. The price to bo paid
the Indians varies from DO cents to $1.25
per acre , acordlng to the tlmo when original
entry was mafle.
Some months ago the land department
at Washington ruled that , in addition to
these amounts , settlers would bo required
to pay the fuither sum of $1.25 per acre ,
the same as In cqscs where entries upon
land other than ceded land arc commuted ,
the latter amount going to the government.
Compliance with the ruling was found to
bo utterly Impossible by hundreds of set
tlers , who were compelled to ask for an
extension of tlmo to pay only the original
amount which went to the credit of the
Indians. Upon learning of the now ruling
they were practlcaly forced to abandon hope
of obtaining patents , or titles , to their home
steads , and permit their entries to bo can
celed should the department bo so Inclined.
Fortunately , tbo department olllclals , prob
ably anticipating that action would bo taken
by congress , did not attempt to force settlers
to pay the Increased price , and accordingly
not a slnglo entry has been canceled be
cause of the ruling. Under the ruling the
highest-priced land , after a residence of
fourteen months , would cost the settler
$2.CO per acre ; the next In price $2 per acre ,
and the cheapest fl.71) per acre. Since the
passage of the act by congress the land
will cost the settler only $1.25 , 75 cents and
fiO cents per acre , respectively the latter
being now the cheapest government land
In the United States. Should the free homes
bill become a law oven thcso amounts would
not have to bo paid , and settlers would
secure title to their homesteads , after the
required term of residence , upon payment
of only the land office commissions , amountIng -
Ing to from $5 to $ C.
Bottlers In the Chamberlain , Pierre and
Rapid City. S. D. , and O'Neill , Neb. , land
districts are benefited in the annulling
by congress of the ruling.
KAVOIt COUM'V I.OOAIj OPTION.
Teniperiuiee People of Clinton , S. ! ) . ,
Si-nil n Petition to I'lurre.
CANTON , S. D. , Feb. 8. ( Special. ) At
a union temperance meeting hold In thin
city Sunday evening a petition was signed
by a large number of people , to bo sent
to the legislature. Itesolutlons which were
also passed ore summed up as follows :
That a lavrestilctlng saloons IH preferable ,
that no law will ho satisfactory which does
not provldo for county local option , that
no liquor manufacture in the stain bu legal
ized , that rights ot .Individuals bo secured
as far as possible , and that easy mrr'is of
enforcing the law be provided ,
FlinlH FrlfiiilN lit n Time ofeeil ,
PIERRE , S. D. , Fuh. 8. ( Special Tclo-
grain. ) When It was ( Uncovered lost evenIng -
Ing that the man Lewis , who came In here
last evening with the bodies of hU wife arid
child , was without ready means thu citizens
took up a collection to assist him nnd easily
ralsod $300 for that purpose , which allowed
him to start for Iowa without delay.
Vow BillTorM "wilTiTo There ,
PIERRE , S. 4D , , Feb. S. ( Special Ti'lc-
? ram. ) The winter meeting of the finutii
Dakotu Press association will convonn here
tomorrow for a two-days' pension. On ac
count of the uncertainty of railroad travel
the attendance will probably be very light.
Clinton , Miiyor DI'IIIIH ( looil f.uek.
"
CANTON , 8. I ) . . Feb. 8 , ( Spui-lnl. ) The
mayor of Canton , S. . , IB ns happy OH the
president-elect of Canton , O , He Is the
rather of twins , and bu rejoices onj tho.
people rejoice witu him.
NARROWLY AVERTS BLUNDER
Senate Oomcs Within an Ace of Making a
Oostly Mistake.
NEARLY REPEALS THE DEPOSITORY LAW-
I'Vnnllc llnntc to Piixli ThroiiKti n >
I'lirty .MraHIIre liy Korce of the
Majority Delnyn the Illll
Count ilcra lily.
LINCOLN , Feb. 8. ( Special Telegram. ) .
This afternoon It was discovered just In tha
nick ot tlmo by the senate that'll WAS about
to pass a bill , which , It It run the gauntlet
of the house and received the approval ot tho.
governor , would practically repeal the state ,
and county depository law. The bill re
ferred to was Senator Johnson's proposed law
to levy a tax of one-half of 1 per cent per
annum on all state and private banks In
order to create a fund for the protection of
depositors In Insolvent banks. The bill la
one of those measures which has divided the-
senate on party lines , and then ; has been a
disposition on the part of Its friends to crowd
It through the senate as rapidly as possible.
It was up for consideration In committee ot
the whole , where the flrst four sections wero-
dlscusstd. The opposition , led by Senators
Murphy of Gage and Talbot of Lancaster , was
EO pronounced that the friends of the meas
ure , by a strict , party vote , summarily ended ,
the debate and ordered the bill engrossed for
third reading. Less than one-half of the
bill was read.
Today , when the bill was placed on Its
final parsagc , Its friends discovered how
lamely It had been constructed , Section 0 ot
the bill Is as follows : "It shall be unlawful
for any state , county , city or school treas
urer or other ofTlcer having the custody ot
public moneys to deposit such public moneys
In any bank other than such as have com
piled with the provisions of this act. "
Senator Howell of Omaha pointed out the
fact that this provision nullified the state
and county depository law. for It prohibited
national banks from being designated as such
depositories. Ho suld that thcro were no-
state or private banks In Omalia. Senator
Gi-othan of Howard called attention to the
fact that there were no state banks In hla
county , and Senator Murphy of Gage added
that there were none In fieatrlce.
The hill was finally referred back to the-
committee ot the whole.
PROBABLE REVENUE LAW. I
Pollard's bill , house roll number 247 , which
has been read the second time , icfqrred to
committee on revenue and taxation and
printed , provides for many reforms In the
present system of raising revenue for -state ,
county and municipal purposes. It Is a
voluminous bill , covering eighty-five pages.
It was considered In committee Friday even
ing and quite favorably received. If passed
and approved It will go Into effect January
1 , 1S98. An Important provision Is that all
Improvements that Increase the value of real
property shall bo noted by assessors , who
shall annually revise their assessment lists.
Among the exemptions from taxation pro
vided for are property of the state , county
and municipal corporations and church prop
erty , provided that such church property
shall be used exclusively for too worship-
of God , and when not no used It , shall not
bo exempt. School and cemetery property IB
also exempt. The prescribed ousnors to In
terrogatories under oath are very stringent *
aud > the schedule ot property to bo listed ,
by assessors Includes considerable that has.
not heretofore been listed. In listing per
sonal property It Is provided that It shall
be valued at the usual selling price at the
tlmo of listing. Personal property In tran-
sttu shall bo lUted and assessed ( n tho-
county , township , city or village where the
owner resides. The personal property of all
corporations shall be Hated In the place-
where the works are located. Persons de
siring to exempt government bonds must
exhibit the same to the afsessor. Every
company , association or person engaged In
the business of loaning money , whether they
bo Incorporated or not , shall bo deemed
bankers , and all unincorporated banks and
bankers shall make annual statements of
their condition between the 10th day of
January and the 1st of July , to th.o assess
ors. The provisions regarding Insurance-
companies are qulto stringent , na also are
those affecting railway corporations. Real
estate must he valued at Its full value ,
estimated at the price It would bring at a
voluntary sale for cash. The board -of
county commltfttoners Is empowered to grant
rebates In whole or In part for the taxes
of any person whoso buildings , crops , stocks ,
or other property have been destroyed by fire ,
tornado or other unavoidable casualty. The
loss for which such rebate is allowed shall
bo such only as Is not covered by Insurance.
Losses to county treasuries by defalcation
are to be made up within three years by
additional levies.
JUNKETS ARE IN DISFAVOR.
Senator Graham Is wotklng hard on his
proposition to secure n Joint adjournment
of the legislature for a week In order to
glvo the senate committees an opportunity
to make the rounds of the state Institu
tions. The houbo EO far his declined to con
sider seriously a proposition to adjourn for
a whole week In order to glvo one com
mittee the time for a Junket , and tbo sen
ate. Is hardly more Inclined. As a matter
of fact , the "Junket" In falling Into dis
favor. The extravagance of thu republicans
two years ago Is btlll frcih In the minds
of many of thu members. Two years ago
eighteen ( senators wcro paid the sum of
$2,2D2.RO for visiting the stnto institutions.
In addition to this amount the rum of $153
was allowed to clcikn for extra compensa
tion while accompanying thu committees.
The fccnato adjourned for a week while the
committees were absent , but .101 employes
continued to draw tliclr pay , and In tha
seven days' adjournment the emplojes draw
$2,881 for lying Idle. The visit by the two
senate committees to the several state In
stitutions cost the statn $5 280 on account
of the senate nlone. The republican house
two years ago was less extravagant , as
Its committees received only $011.73 for visit
ing the Btati Institutions , whllo the em
ployes drew but $1COG for the Idle time.
In this connection It U Intountlni ; to note
that tlio dcnatii two years ago required 104
employes , while the house , with three times
as much work to do , nhlfted along with ,
seventy-six. The senate paid UH employes
$21,227 , while the house paid but $15,972.
-\VOMA.VS siiKriiAOB" mAD : AGAIN.
lluiiNc I'ulN n QtilcfiiN on the Mutter
for 'J'liU .ScMHlon.
LINCOLN , Feb. 8. ( Special.-Tho ) hotiBO
devoted the afternoon to killing the woman
suffrage bill and pawing the act providing
for traveling llbr.irles.
In the absence of Speaker Gafllii , Mr.
Rich of Dougln * , chairman of the commit
tee on Judiciary , called the IIOUAO to order
this morning. ( But forty-six members wcro
present , there was no quorum , and the house
took a recess until 2 p. m , Speaker Ciallln
was back In his chair at that hour and
rapped the houiu to order. In the absence
of Chaplain Mallloy Mr. Snydur of Sher
man offered iHvlno Invocation and eighty
members answered to roll call. The speaker
read a communication from a member ot
the family of Hejirexcntatlvo Fouko of Gage ,
stating that ho was lying very low with a
severe Illness , and on motion ho was ex
cused , The attempt to tutpend thu reading
of the Journal was. a pronounced failure.
On Saturday night the houco hud ad-
Journpd In the mldgt of a debate on Iho mo
tion | o adopt the tuport of tCc committed
of the whole nn bouto mil No. lf.5 , Iho wo
man suffrage measure. Thl report wan
for Indefinite poitponenirnt Today Sheldon
moved that the bill lie recommitted to tbo
conunlttcn on uonxtitu'lonal ' amendments.
Sheldon'/ ! motion wan loit. Tbo question
then returned on the motion to adopt the
report of llni committee of thu whole anil
Indefinitely postponethu bill. Roll call wan
demanded and several membe-ri eut u |