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TWELFTH YEA& OMAHA NEB. MONDAY M KNINQ , DECEMBER d
REDUCING THE REVENUE.
Commissioner Eauni's ' Annual
Report on the Revenue
of the Hation ,
Lightening the Burdooa of Tax
ation Hia Chief Recom
mendation.
The Various Sourooa of Rev
enue and Prinolpal Ar-
tiole'a Taxed.
XUnino Kldloulcn tbo Ittlinrns
Canal Solicmt Otlior ItoBii ? '
UATJM'3 REPORT.
Special Dlsiutch to Till BBS.
PISCDSSINO REDUCTION OF TAXATION.
WASHINGTON , December 2. The
report of G. B , Raum , commissioner
of internal revenue , has been submit
ted to the pocrotary of the treasury.
It begins with the topio of reducing
taxation as follows : The receipts
from internal revenue taxation have
increased from $113,000 000 in the
fiscal year 1879 to $123,000,000 in
1880 , 8135.000,000 in 1881 , and to
$146,500,000 in round figures in the
year last on led. There will probably
bo some diminition iu the receipts in
the present fiscal year aa compared
with laat year , but it is not likely the
collections of internal revenue this
year will fall below $145,000,000 ,
should the taxes now imposed bo re
tained. It Is an old and eouud maxim
that no more revenue should bo raised
thin-ii necessary for the economical
administration of the government nud
gradual reduction of the public debt ,
although taxation may bo so wisely
adjusted as not to operate as a severe
burden upon the people. When the
amount collected io bayond the actual
needs of the government there is pre
sented
A CONSTANT TEM1TATION
to extravagance ia appropriations.
Another consideration attending the
overflowing condition of the public
treasury cannot have failed to attract
your notico. If the present rate of
paying the principal of the public debt
bo continued , all bonds subjoji to call
will bo paid within three years , after
which time the government will bs
compelled , in order to dispose of its
surplus revenue , to buy in the open
market 4 per cant douds , which fall
duo in ISO I , or 4 per cent bonds ,
whih fall duo in 1907. Should the
government thus beoomo an active
purchaser of these bonds before ma-
yturity , it seems'clear that they would
advance in price to 25 or 30 par coat
premium , to pay which would cer
tainly bo regarded a waste of the pee
ple's money. Itseemstomo judicious
that tbo principal of the public debt
should be extinguished aa originally
contemplated only at the rate noiea-
eary to meet the requirements of the
sinking fund , viz : to the extent of
about § 55,000,000 per annum. There
fore it becomes obvious that a reduc
tion of from sixty ; to seventy millions
in the annual revenues of the country
COULD Ilfi SAFELY ESTECBD OFON ,
and , in my judgment , ouch reduction
is urgently called for. The great bulk
of Internaj revenue taxation Is derived
from distilled spirits , malt liquors ,
tobacca and cigars. Thoseara articles
of luxury , the taxes -upon which are
really paid by the consumers , aud no
one need consume them. I am strong
ly of the opinion that so long as the
principal of deriving part of the rev
enue of the government from internal
taxation is retained those articles and
dealers therein are proper subjects for
taxation. There is no demand on the
part of consumers of those products
for remission of the taxes Imposed
upon them.
THERE 18 NO POEIJO SENTIMENT
calling for their repeal. Other ob
jects cf internal revenue taxation ,
with the amounts realized therefrom ,
the past fitcal year , are : Friction
matches , $372,258 ; patent medicines ,
perfumery , etc. , $1'978,395 ' , ; bank
chocks , $2,318 450 : bank deposits ,
$4 007,701 ; savings bank deposits ,
$88,400 ; bank capital , 81,138,340-
savings bank capital , $14,729 Add
to those items the taxes collected by
thu treasury of tbo United States
from national banks and there is a
total from theeo sources of ,618,748-
223. If to eighteen and three-quar
ter millions reduction thus proposed ,
congress should odd a reduction
in the charge * for special taxes
to dealers in uriiclcu taxed for inter-
ami revenue , substantially as proposed
nn the bill now pending before the
, cenato , a still further diminition of
taxation would bo attained , and the
supervision over dealers in taxable ar
ticles which experience has shown to
bo- necessary in order to fully and
fairly collect the taxes from all alike
be preserved. Reducing all these
special taxes of 40 per cent remiceions
under this head would ba as follows
on the basis of last year's collections ,
$3,007,905 , The act of March 1st ,
1876 , reduced the tax on tobacco from
24 cents per pound to K cents for
pound , but did not reduce the tax on
cigars and cigarettes. A correspond *
Jng
REDUCTION ON CIQiEfl
would lie to four dollars per thourand.
This I think should bo done end
would amount to a reduction of taxes
of $0,740,000 , thi would uwko the
total reduction of Internal revenue
taxes , ( including taxes on National
banks ) , cf 6.28,502,128.
Tariff revision is considered by the
commissioner. Ho says : "I venture
to suggest whether it Is not proper to
consider the practicability of taking
the duty oil su ar. About 2,000,000 , .
000 pounds of sugar are annual ) ) o m *
snmod in the United States , 10 per
cent of which is produced in this
country. Upon 180,000,000 pounds -
imported the government realizes s.
845,000,000. Should this duty ba re
moved there would be not only certain
and large reduction iu the revenue
but the benefit of that reduction
Would immediately inure to the people.
1111 * IlI OLj | tt . _
which now sells at 10 cpnia , „ . . ' "
retail , could bo sold at 7 cents , if the
duty were removed ; and the total re *
dnction would amount to 00 cents per
capita per annum of the entire popu
lation ot the country. Objection to
this measure would bo the abolition
ot protection uow afforded the sugar
interests of L jnislana and other states.
Thia difficulty might bo mot by giving
a bounty , say 2 cents per pound upon
all homo-produced sugar. The pres
ent law gives the sugar planters of this
country indirectly $4,000,000 or $5-
000 per annum. My propoiition
would bo to give them this amount
directly and lot the whole people have
the benefits -eduction of taxation of
ay $15,000,000 , which would in thia
way bo c looted. |
THE txrr.NSKs or COLLECTION
tHe last aix years WAS about $27,087 ,
300 , or about 30 per cent on the
amount collected. This sum has been
disbursed without loan to the govern *
men * . JSoms months ago many loading
sweet niaah distiller- made an arrange
ment for n reduction of the producing
capacity of their di&tillorien , and for
limiting the manufacture in their line
of distilled spirits to the demands of
the trade. They have recently been
followed by a largo number of sour
m sh olatlllors , with somewhat simi
lar arrangements. The effect will
bo to cut down the production of all
clasoca of distilled apirita to the
demands of the tr do. On Juno 30 ,
1882 , spirits remaining iu. warehouses
reached the highest point namely ,
89.0(52,645 ( gallons. Since that time
there has been a gradual reduction in
the amount remaining in the ware
houses and on the 1st of November ,
1882 , the amount was 64,628,331
gallons. This largo stock mainly con-
aiato of fine grades of whisky , the
tax on which will fall duo from
month to month. The last withdrawal
must bo madu the 6th of December ,
1885. If the future demand for this
class of goods is to bo judged by the
withdrawals similar of goods and the
tax paid during the past few years ,
the stock now on band Is equal
to alx years consumption. A
movement has been net on foot for its
oxportationand reimportation and storj
as > o in cuatoma bonded warehouses ,
Thia is entirely practicable under ex
isting laws , and it becomes a question
whether it would not be bolter to af
ford by legislation relief sought to bo
obtained by thia indirect means of ex
tension of the bonded period for roa-
enable timo. It need not impair the
security of the government for its
taxes , and would in no maancr tend
to reduce the income of the govern
meat from this source of revenue ,
which baa up to this period resulted
from natural laws of trade and de
mand for distilled spirits. By this
moans the expenses of transportation
both ways and custom house charges
abroad would bo saved.
It affords mo great pleasure to re
port
THE fiUPRMACVOF IAW8
for the collootlon'of its' Internal rev
enues have 'boon established in all
parts of the country. To maintain
this favorable condition oi things and
prevent the recurrence of frauds , it
will be necessary to continue tbo sys
tem of careful policing which has
brought about * .bis result.
Becommonda'aon is renewed for
eranting pensions to pena disabled
while engaged inrjnforcmg law and
to widows and orphans of officers
killed in the discharge of. their duty.
Recommendation is also made that a
Inw bd passed fixing the term of office
for collectors of internal revenue at
four years and that the collectors shall
uotV.e subject to removal except for
auch causes as are designated In the
law. Repeal is asked of the law
which prohibits the redemption of
stamps unless presented within tin .0
years after purchase from the govern
ment. The
recommendation la re
newed for the passage of a
law , prohibiting the manufacture
of vinegar by the alcoholic vaporising
process or subjection of vinegar fac
tories using the vaporizing process to
tbo supervision of a government store
keeper and to other safeguards as in
the case of distillers of spirits. Should
it bo deemed best to continue the
present syntcm under suitable safe
guards it might bo well to moke such
additional provisions as will permit
the manufacturer to- fully avail him
self of the right to condense alcoholic
vapor without the waste of material
incident to the present procrcs. Oora-
p-nnationof tbo storekeeper , if pro
vided , should ba reimbursed to the
government by tha manufacturer ,
llspress internal revenue service for
the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1884 ,
is-astimated at $5,274,190.
THE HALARIC8 Of COLLECTORS
the fiscal year ending Juno 30 ,
3 , are baaed upon thu estimate of
their probable collections , and range
from a salary of $2,000 for collection
of . $25,000 revenue or less to $4,000
salary for collection of $775,000 reve
nue , The total amount of collections
from tobacco for the fiscal year midlng
January 30 , 1882 , was $47,391,008.
Thia amount includes the collec
tions of internal revenue taxes
imposed upon imported manufac
tured tobaccos , snuff and cigars.
In addition to customs duties , taxes
are imposed on domestic manufactured
tobacco , anuiT and cigars , special taxes
paid by manufacturers of tobacco ,
snufl' and cigars , special tares paid by
dealers in loaf and dealers In manu
factured tobacco , special taxes paid by
peddlers of manufactured tobacco , and
it also includes the receipt of money
for export stamps sold to exporters of
tobacco. The condition of the service
la all that can bo desired. Reports of
Inspecting officers has shown that ad *
mirable esprit do corps actuates every
officer in the performance of his duties.
CAPITAL NOTES.
SpecUl Dlipatchea to Tm Bu .
MARSHAL M'MICHAEL.
WASHINGTON , December 3.At
late hour last night President Arth
> A. * w Ak4Qt4v fnnnir
appointed and commissioned Clayton of
MoMichael , of Philadelphia , United
States marshal of the District of
Colombia. McHichael Is editor and
proprietor of The Philadelphia North
American ,
A TALK WITH DLAINK ,
" Post , Monday morning , will
-A ; nn interview with James G.
Blaine in relation to the proposition
to appropriate $75,000,000 for the
construction of an intor-ocosnio canal
in Nicaraugua , as embodied in the
ICaeson bill and report. Blaine said ,
"I never hoard a more extraordinary
proposition than for the United States
to expend $75,000,000 in a country
where wo have no control and when
wo have a treaty with another country ,
binding us not to aisumo any con
trol. Wo have no treaty with Niov
raugua giving us control of the canal
after no shall have constructed It ,
while wo have n treaty with that
country forbiddlne our control. I
mean furthhr , that In the unfortunate
Olayton-Bulwor treaty wo engaged
\rith \ Great Britain not to fortify the
canal , Then built , in any manner
whatever. With these two treaties in
foroo it would bo reckless folly
for us to expend n largo
sum of money on the proposed
canal. Wo cannot afford to have any
Inter-oceanic canal in South America ,
no matter who builds it , unless wo
can control it. With control of thn
canal in our hands , vessels of war5ly
ing in the gulf of Mexico are just aa
available for the defense of San Frau-
cloco as for the defense of Now York.
With control of the canal in British
hands , an English man-of-war in the
gulf is just M available for attacking
Sail Francisco aa Now York. The
British government understands the
difference , if wo do not. If wo should
pats $75,000,000 appropriation at this
time , I suggest the following title , "A
bill to enhance the power and prestige
of the British navy" and humiliate
the government aud people of the
United States.
Bundny in Now York.
Spcdal DUpatch to TUB 11 nit.
NEW YORK , December 3. The now
penal cede wont into effect to-day.
While the police were unquestionably
very active during the day their ef
forts wore not directed iuauch a man
ner as to eliot praise from such per
sons aa heartily support the provisions
of the now codo. Many arroata were
made , but neither liquor selling nor
drnnkenoss appeared to decrease
to , any oxtont. Cigar atoros were gen
erally closed and many proprietors
hang out placards ridiculing the now
law. Much of their business went to
the drug stores. The business of bar-
bora waa limited to hotels where the
customers uniformly claimed they were
gucata. Eighteen of nineteen driven
sent out by the Adams Express during
the morning were arrested. The law
has been enforced in such a way aa to
make it odious , with a view of secur
ing ito early repeal. About five hun
dred arrests were made on the
charge of desecrating the Sabbath.
Comparatively few liquor dealers were
secured ; milkmen , butchers , bakers ,
grocera , newspaper vendera , barbers ,
rag-pickora and Hebrew atorekeopera
making up the number. A laborer
employedtho jteam heatiug com
pany waa.10 first person arrested.
In Brooklyn even drag stores were
closed and a sacred concert stopped
in the evening and the promoters ar
rested , Harry Hill among the num
ber.
BLACK MAN BORED.
A Murderous Darkey Riddled with
Ballots.
Special Dlspitch to Till LEU.
CHICAGO , December 3. The polioo
were notified this afternoon that Bill
Allen , the negro desperado who shot
and killed Policemen Clarence Wright
Wednesday night , was hiding in the
roar of No. 134 North Halatod street.
A iquad of police were ordered out to
capture him , with the understanding
that ho must be taken dead or alive ,
dead preferred. Policeman Mulvihill ,
in that neighborhood , hoard of Allen's
whereabouts about the aamo time ,
and proceeded to the place alone ,
shortly in advance of the squad. Ho
was mot at the door by Bill Allen ,
who fired , the ball taking effect in the
policoman'a forehead , but glancing
around under the scalp. Ho was
stunned but returned the fire. Allen
ran out Mid dodged among the freight
cars , praued by a squad of police and
a grort gang of citizens , who came up
about that time. Allen finally hid in
a hen coop , into which the police fired
a number of shots , and it.IB believed
wounded him. He came out , throw
up hia hands and oflered to surrender ,
but the police , infuriated at the death
of their companion , and the attempted
killing of another , refused to listen to
hia plea aud ho toll completely riddled
with bullets. The body was taken to
the police stition , where it was viewed
by a large conoourao of people during
the entire afternoon.
Harder and Suioido.
Special Dispatch to Till Iln
DENVEK , December 3 , The Repub
lican's Durango ( Col. ) special says :
List night about 11 o'clock , while Dr.
H. A. Clay , a most eminent citizen ,
waa sitting in hia ofllce , hla partner ,
Dr. E , Evotaky , entered , and without
warning fired several shots at Clay ,
and then blew hia brains out with the
tame revolver , dying instantly. Dr.
Clay died this morning. They had
been partners for several months , doi
ing a thriving bualneaa. No difficulty
la known to have exiatod between
them until yesterday , when Dr. Evet-
eky received a severe cowhidlng from
Mra. Moore and Mua Hopkins , who
accused him of talking about them
I
Virginia Election Fraud * . <
BpeeliJ Dlnpatih to Till Ilu. ;
.RICHMOND , December 2.- The
United States district attorney , has
Issued a process for all peraona ro * i
ported to him as having cognizance c
of the election frauds , or who made
such statements , to attend the session
the grand jury of the United
States district court , next Monday.
Among the persons summonds are t
newspaper men and leAdlngpolltlclana.
THE DAGGER'S RESPONSE.
A Bloody Contradiction to Glad
stone's Assertions About
Ireland
1
Secret AeensBina Ply Iheir
Kalvon aud Piatola Both
Day and Night.
A. Picked RoRimont of Marines
Sent Over to Shoot
When Necessary.
The National League and Its
Loadoro Proclaimed From
Dublin Oivotto ,
Total Collnpio of tbo Tories nnd
ttio Prorogation of Por-
linmont-
Arabl Pftolm Exiled for Ufo Affalro
In Franco ana Spain.
GENERAL FOREIGN KEWS.
Special Dkpatthtl to Tint BM.
DKAT1I OP A NOTED PftKLATK.
LONDON , December 3. The arch
bishop of Canterbury died at 7:15 : this
morning.
The archbishop paused away quietly
and apparently without Buffering , in
the proaonco of hla three daughters ,
Davidaon , his aoninlaw , Canon
Knollis , and the doctor of Canter
bury. Saturday ho remained in a
Bomi'Uiioontolous atato , occasionally
asking for water. About 11 o'clock
at night ho spoke hia lost words , "It
is coming ; it is coming , ' * Ho waa
then seized with a sharp spasm , and
his voice wasnot heard again , although
it io boliovcd ho was partially conaci1
ous to the ond. At 7 o'clock in the
morning ho oxhibltod signs of diasolu *
tion. It IB understood that the dean
of Westminster , on behalf of the
queen , has offered burial for thb arch *
bishop In Westminster abtny. Thb
decision will rest with ho deceased's
daughters. Mufllad peals were rung
in the adjacent town of Corydon , and
nrohbidiop's death was touchlngly referred -
forrod to at the morning services. .
I'ROKOaUINd PARLIAMENT.
Parliament was prorogued yoater-
day. The queen's closing speech said
relations with foreign power * uro still
amicable , despite , the failure of the
French commercial treaty. The Eng
lish and Indian troops iu Egypt were
thanked. Her obligations in Ejypt ,
are increased by recent events , but
eho will endeavor to maintain in
ternational engagements , uphold
the privileges , and promote the
happiness of the people , and
avoid measures tending to disturb the
qulot-of the oast. 8ho believe * hj r
aims will bo approved by t the powers.
The revenue baa decreased , but for , *
gratifying reason the diminunltlon
of duties on intoxicants. Bho antici
pates distress at some points In Ire
land , is pained at the assassinations
in Dublin ; the authorities are es
pecially enjoined to be firm in exer
cising their powers. She claims the
social condition of Ireland is consider.
ably improved.
OOINO FOR TIIE LEAGUE.
Qainn , assistant secretary of the
land league , and Davitt have boon
served with summons to appear and
outer into rococnizincca for their
good behavior. It is expected Healy
will bo served with a writ Monday.
His presence place of residence is un
known. The writ for Davitt is found
ed on his speech &t Navin. It was
nerved upon him at the Imperial hotel ,
Dublin.
I11E FIELD ASSAULT.
DUBLIN , Decombar 3. The four
men arrested on sunplcion of being
concerned In the assault upon Dennis
Field were discharged. Ono ( f them ,
named Martin , was identified by a lit
tle girl as ouo of the men engaged in
the assault , but as she was not ac
quainted with the nature of an oath
her evidence was not available to con
vict hi in. Field is now out of danger.
The authorities have good reason to
believe that the recent desperate out
rages were arranged in London and
New York.
FAILURE.
LONDON , December 3. BIdduIph ,
Wood & Jovons , iron and tin-plate
merchants , Liverpool , also trading at
Swansea and Briton ferry aa Towns-
bond , Wood &Go.JBU pondod ; liabili
ties , 250,000.
A JUNQOET TO HULL1VAN.
DUIILIN , December 3. * Tro Irish
members of parliament gave a banquet
to A . , M. Sullivan. Kenney described
Jonkinson as the cx-mnrdoror from
Indiana , who was organizing a system
of provocation to crime. Sullivan ex
tolled the power of the Irish in Amer
ica. The anticipated day would come
come when the American government
would declare it failed to understand
why the Irish trouble could not bo
settled by granting Ireland federal
rights , and would invite England to a
friendly i conference on the subject.
Parnoll ] expressed confidence that the
Irish ] party In parliament would con-
sinno to inaku solid progress ,
TUB IUI8II BIT0ATION.
LONDON , December 3 , The public
is again impressed with the gravity of
the Irish ( ituation , but the ministers ,
while admitting that the conflict is
aerlons , profess confidence in rapid
Improvement. Trovyllan'a statement
that ho welcomes the approach of the
crisis that is a conflict between au
thority and the assassins expresses
the I fooling of the entire government.
The Dublin police , since Saturday's
murder , regard the struggle as a
duel between themselves and the
secret soci ties , which can have but
one result , They fully expect that
other murders will be committed in
pursuance of the aaasssln'a resolve to
terrorize judges , jurors , police bnd all
officials ; but the police are now sup-
ported > as they never were before ,
while English opinion upholds the
government in nny necessary not of
energy.
lloaly will bo arrested if ho carries
out his bravado. Davitt also.
THIS ritonoOATlON I'AUtlAMRJJT
yesterday was duo to the unexpected
collapse cf the tory opposition to the
rules i of procoodnro and the failure of
their < t Hurts to raise debates on the
Irish ] and Egyptian questions. The
torlos admit that the government car
ried their proposals substantially as
presented. Parnoll Insists that ho
will still find moans to make obitruo-
tions \ as mischievous as over. The op
position generally showed that they
were disposed to reduce the rnlo
n alnst moving an adjournment to a
practical absurdity , The verdict of
the public will depend on the efficien
cy of the rules at thu next session ,
which the ParnoHllcs fully Intend to
covert into nu Irish session.
Tltn MALAOAHV ENVOY
will result in diplomatic romonstanco
from t England against French filibus
tering. The English tuo not disposed
to quarrel , but growing public opinion
strongly censures the French proceed
ing both in Madagascar mid on the
Oongu , where the flimsiest pretext
fail to dlsgulso the rapacity of the
French ministry , backed , unhappily ,
by popular fooling ,
A FKNIAN SCARE.
Humors have reached the author ! *
tloa of aomo projected attempt on the
part of the Fenians to do mischief on
Monday on account of the qnoon'a
opening the now royal palnco of jus
tice , but ns always , great precautions
will bo taken and the crowd Itself will
form the strongest guard for the
queen. In Ireland , however , anarchy
Is again threatening
TO PARALYZE ALL AUTHORITY.
The true state of affairs in the sister
land is , I am given to understand ,
much moro alarminp than Is indicated
by the speeches of Chief Secretary
Trovylan. The recent assassinations
in 1 Dublin have beyond nny doubt
been intended , at least in part , as a
reply io Gladstone's Mansion flouso
speech , in which he boasted of the
restoration of law and order in Ire
land. A picked force of marines is to
bo sent to Ireland , Thny will bo well
armed and the men will not hesitate
to shoot when it is necessary. Alto
gether the prospect for the winter is
quite as bad as ib hai boon for years
past.
SPANISH POLITICS.
MADRID , December 3 , A mooting
of thu majority of the chamber of dep
uties . was hold to-day. Sagusta , prod-
dent of the council of ministers , de
clared the viowa and intentions of the
government remained unchanged.
The reforms to bo introduced would in-
elude religious liberty , freedom of the
press , trial by jury and civil marriage.
Ho attributed the unjust criticisms of
the ministry to the ouicidn. spirit of
liberal parties. Ho asked why should
the government fulfill their promises
precipitately 'rather ' than , , slowly
and tmrolyt Fnr from having
done too little , he said , he
had accomplished his principal mission
of inducing democrats to adhere to
the monarchy. The moment had not
yet arrived , ho said , for discussing the
programme of the dynastic loft. Still
ho viewed the formation of that party
with great satisfoctlon , as It signified
the triumph the police brought by
putting an end to the pessimist views
of the fanatical adversaries of existing
institutions , but no movement , he
said , would stand , if It tended to en
danger monarchy or liberty.
AIUIJl's CONVICTION AND SENTENCE.
CAIRO , December 3. Arab : Pasha
this morning pleaded guilty to the
charge of rebellion. In the afternoon
the court martial reassembled and pro
nonnced sentence of death. The khedive
dive commuted the sentence to exile
for life. It it believed Arabi will retire <
tire to some part of the British do
minions. Hia demeanor before the
court wad very dignified.
ALL LOST.
PIOTON , December 2. The schooner
H. Folgor , from Cleveland for Brook-
villo , with coal , wont ashore at Salmon
Point rref Thursday night. The cap
tain and crow of eight men were all
lost. The Folgor was a largo three-
masted schooner * owned by Dennis &
Ellig , of Capo Vincent , Now York.
RUSSIAN BANK FAILURES.
ST. PETERSBURG , December 2. The
Municipal Bank of Skopin , in the
province of Iliaaian , has failed forever
over 12,000,000 , ruining vvholo towns
as well as hundreds of families else
whoro.
THfS CHANNEL TUNNEL.
PARIS , December 2. A party of
Englishmen , members ot trade unions ,
visited Loon Say and Dofreyclnot to
day. The latter acquainted the callers
with bin views on a scheme for tun
neling the English channel , Defrey-
olnot said the idea of Fnmch Invasion ,
in event of the channel scheme being
carried out , was inadmis-ablo , as the
English would rise as one man and re
pel invasion. Moreover , what hostile
army would risk engagement in a nar
row tube , forty kilometres long.
ON THE UI1INE.
BERLIN , December 2. Communi
cation between Frankfort-On-Main and
OobloiiK , which had boon interrupted
by the flood * , has been restored. The
railroads are gradually resuming
traffic.
THK 11AUES UUST 00 ,
LONDON , December 2. In parlla <
motit to-day the undor-seoretary of the
colonial department read a telegram
stating that the Maces , wife and sister ,
begged to bo allowed to remain in Gib
raltar , but permission was refused.
NIHILIST REVENGE.
ST. PKTERSiJtmo , December 2. It
is reported that the policeman who ar
rested Ophle PJerowakaja in 1881 has
been assassinated by the nihilists ,
THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
LONDON , December 2 , In the house
of commons Sexton submitted docu
ments showing that Connolly , high
sheriff and clerk of Drogheda , waa a
naturalized American citizen. John-
ion , attorney general tor Ireland , said
ho took Connolly's election as prlmn
faola evidence that ho was qualified as
an officer , and ho ( Johnson ) could not
Inquire further ,
Consideration of the rules will bo
finished to-night , their passage , com
pleting the business ot the session ,
was greeted with applause.
AN AUSTRIAN BOROIA
VIENNA , December 2 , A woman
named Knlhi , ono of the twenty-six
women arrested several months ago in
Hungary , for poisoning their hus
bands , was hancod to-day. She con
fcssod to murdering two husbands
Four other women have boon con
vlctod ,
ON THB SICK LIST.
LONDON , December 2. Mr. F w-
celt is in a critical condition. His
physicians hope for n favorable turn.
Gladstone Is sllghtlyindisposod. lie
waa not in the commons Friday oven-
Ing.
AMERICAN STliAMER AH1IORB.
LISBON , December 2. A United
Statoa steamer , llama unknown , prob
ably the Niptic , ! a reported ashore at
the entrance of the river Tagua.
THE FLOOD IN OERMANY.
BERLIN , December 2. In the Prus
sian diet to-day Von Putktitnsr stated
that Uio damage by the over How of
the Rhino cnuld not be repaired with *
out drawing upon the resources of the
state , Ho had requested the emperor
to ' sanction a grant of 500,000 marks
t' relieve distress in the flooded dis
tricts , The diet will bo asked for
funds soon , aa the sum required has
boon ascertained ,
All members of the loft are Indig
nant at the presentation in the roloh-
stag of the budget for 1883.
DEFIANT DAVITT.
DuiiHN , December 2 Davitt says
not being morally conscious of having
broken the law , or loading others to
break the law , ho should remain iu
Ireland until Monday , when , if not ar
rested , ho intoudod to proceed to the
north of England to give a sorlcs of
lectures. If nrrosted because of his
speech at Kavan on the 25th nit. , in
which ho ouloglz id the action of the
Irish parliamentary part } ' , Davitt
said , ho had decidedly determined not
to enter into recognizances for good
behavior , but would compel the gov
ernment to prove hia guilt in a court
jf law and take the consequences.
Davitt added that ho would not lec
. ture Sunday as ho had promised , as
lie was suffering from severe oold.J
The Bounty's Break.
Special Dispatch to TUB Uu.
NEW YORK , December 3. There
were rumors of war yesterday in the
neighborhood of the Albomarlo hotel
and also of Wollaik s theatre , No ono
know just what was the matter , and
yet everyone was sure something. wai
the matter. It finally transpired that
a deep and direful quarrel had taken
place between Mrs. Laugtry and Mrs.
Labonohoro. No ono knew why there
had been a quarrel. If anyone know ,
ho did net disclose his knowledge
gratuitously. The only facts whion
could bd-aBcortalndcUwBttttthat.MM.
Lingtry and Mrs. Laboiiohoro had In
dulged in some vnry elevated and
tragic language , but had refralnoc
from taking any undue liberties with
each other's hair and eyes ,
and that Mro. Labouohoro
had subsequently packed up her pos
sessions in several largo trunks and
departed suddenly , mysteriously , but
emphatically from Albomarlo hotel.
It was also stated very definitely that
Mrs. Labouchoro would not go to Bos
ton with Mrs. Lingtry to-day but
would go to Richmond , Va , , to visit
friends. Where MM. labouohoro
went yesterday nas not oven a matter
of ojnjooturo. Ernryono gave it
up at once , and in Wullack's theatre
there was great and gloomy silence
in regard to all that might , could ,
would or should have taken placo.
Members of the management smiled
very complacently and looked as If
they had never hoard of any disturb
ance in their lives. Two or three
young men with eye-glasses and elevated
vatod collars Inquired at the Alba-
marlo hotel as to whether any of Mrs.
Lintry'a hair had boon pulled out as
they wanted to secure a few locks , but
they wont away sadly disappointed in
heart and omptyhanded as they came.
ON TO MOSTON.
Mrs. Langtry loft for Boston this
morning at 12 o'clock on a special
train called the "LitiRtry train. " She
will play In Boston two weeks and
then go to Philadelphia for ouo vreolc.
She will then return and play ouo
week in Brooklyn. Mr. Abbey w
notified by Oipt. Williams last night
that ho would not bo allowed to con
vcy the baggage of the company
through the utreota to-day in wagons ,
and ho therefore hired twenty-fivo
carriages to prevent delay ,
WHAT ir COST.
The Herald states that the total ri- *
colpta of Mrs , Langtry's engagement
for four wuoks in Now Vork amounted
to over $61,000.
DKATU ON THB ROAD.
HARTFORD , Conn. , December 3
The Langtry train on its way to Bos
ton killed Arthur Lord and Patrick
Kane , boys , while crossing the track
in a wagon at Thorapsouvillo ,
Breaking Up tUe
Special DlfjaUh to Tim Unit.
DALLAS , December 3 , A gang ol
desperadoes have been stealing cattle
and committing other depredations in
the neighborhood of Coleman for some
tlmo past. Ono of the gang was
caught and hung near Ooleman ; last
week another was ciptured at Licpe
Springs and strung up ; and now wort
comes that two more of the outlaws ,
named Terry , were forcibly taken from
the officers , Fiiday night , at Hazel
dell , and left dangling to a neighbor
Ing tree. This Is believed to have
broken up the gang.
Skipped With 81,000
Uped&l Dlipktch to Tui li .
MEUPUIB. December 3. Wood D
Smith , clerk and deputy collector a
customs , has absconded , Ho Is { 1 ,
COO short In his accounts. He hai
been in the employ of Collector Gen
eral W , J , Smith for six years ,
PORTER'S PROVINCE.
ts Saorofl Prooincts InvaiM by
Alexander the Great ,
The Question of Railroa 1 Ter
ritory Prolongs the War ,
The Contract Syittm of the Pnoifla
Rondo
The Rnllroatli > ' *
SpccUl Dispatch to Tun Unit.
OIUCAOO , December 37U a full
miiotlng of representatives of''the rail- ,
rends concerned In the railroad war in
.ho northwest , hold at the officoof the
nrthwcstern railway , ycKtcnlAV , a
conference of over two hours lynn-nad ,
iut shortly after 1 ' < 'ncl ' < nn ftrtjcnrn-
nout 'Vftfi taken to Ntnv Y rl. Ciiy ,
[ Xioombor 8 Thc o prcs ut at lht
unuting , fo far aa soon , aurrnd In they
tutomont that nothing Wan nccom-
> llshod , and that the wnr remains ox-
aotly ns before tbu mooting. The
various representatives wCro very do *
elded in the presentation of their
cfl ) and thcro wns no indications of If
weakening in the stand taken by tha
various rondc ,
DEADLY DISCRIMINATION.
Information was received hero yos-
orday that n mooting between ihe
Union Pacific and Central Pacific rail
roads and eastern trunk lines , for the
nirpoao of agreeing upon rates to
San Francisco and California points ,
will bo hold In New Yurk , December
llth. An already stated , the Iowa
> eel appointed a committee of general
height agents aud Commissioner
Midgloy to attend that meeting and.
urge abolition of the present contract
system on California buninoas. This
system was inaugurated by the Pacific
roadn a few yearn ago to moot the
competition of Pacific Mall steamship
company. Shippers who plcdpo thorn *
iclvos to ship their goods exclusively
} y the Pacific rends are given a rate
only about ono third of the regular
atos , while shippers who rafu u to
: ind themselves to ship exclusively by
rail must
PAT FULL RATE ,
which Is exorbitant in the extreme
The fact that Pacific roads can afford
Ui take business from contract ship
pers at one-third the tariff rates and
make money shows how exorbitant
the regular rates are. The trunk lines
as well as the Iowa pee ] lines are
strongly oppozod to the continuance
of this contract system , claiming that
It tends to demoralize business and -
does not help roads in the least. They
say that the contract syntom does not
atop competition by the otcamship
company , but rather aggravates it.
The steamship company know full
well what the contrast rtes are and it
meets them just as It would meet the
regular rate If euoh rates were charged
to all shippers.
WHAT THEY WANT
Is'that the ratwibrmadeBo low as tV ,
induce shippers to ship' by rail Inf"
preference to'tho ocean line , and that
all shippers should bo treated alikot
They will make a strong effort at the *
mooting in Now York to induce the
Union and Central Pacific companies'
to recede " from the position they have *
thus"far taken. ;
A mooting wns hold Thurc.day at i
Kanaaa City of representatives of the ' * ji
Central Pacific , Union Pacific and Atchison -
chison , Topeka & Santa Fo roads to
consider the matter and to agree upon
a uniform plan of action before going -.T
to the Now York meeting.
MITCIIKLL'S REPLY TO PORTER
MILWAUKEE , December 3 , Alex
ander Mitchell , of the Chicago , Mil
waukee it St. Paul road , stated in ( n
interview regarding the war , ( o-nlght :
"Porter's demands are unjust. My
company claims the right to extend
its business into any part of the coun
try whore necessity seems to demand
it , and where Ihe conditions of the >
country warrants such construction.
The demands of the Omaha road
tire something people will not
endorse. The meaning is only
monopoly and high rates , If they are
carried out. But one thing can'result ,
the serious crippling of railroad inter
nals of the country. " Mitchell had
not como to any definite conclusion ,
but those who ore in position to know
oay that ho will not agree to what
Porter calls " from
"refraining appro
priating territory of other linos. " This
will continue the war for an indefinite
length of time. _ _
Gould Cati Rate *
Special Dispatch to TuxDu.
Sr Louis , Decembers , Quo. Olds ,
tfonoral freight agent of the Missouri
Pacific railroad , will announce in the
morning that from and alter Decem
ber Oth , freight rates to and from all
points on the Gould southwestern sys
tem in Texas & Louisiana , will ba re
duced from ten to fifty per cent , or an
average of twenty-five per cent. This
rate applies to all points east of St.
Louis , and will result in giving St.
Louis merchants relatively ai low
freights as those of Boston and New
York and to many points in Texas
and L'juisana , It will enable him to
compete with the low ocean rates be
tween the Northern Atlantic and Gulf
ports.
How Olialmern vm Count * d Oat.
bpudal DltDitcb toTui On.
GALVESTON , December 3 , General
Chalmers furnishes the information
that ho has just received a letter from
Judge Ware , of Mississippi , who in
forms him that a few days ago a reli
able gentleman traveling on a railroad
in Mississippi overheard a conversa
tion in which Price Porter , deputy of
II. 0 , Myers , secretary of state of
Mississippi , said that on the Sunday
previous to canvassing the returns ,
in Mississippi ho and Myers bud
opened the returns from the Second' '
district and discovered the error aa to
Tate county ; that this error was com
municated to Gov , Lowry , and after
consulting with the governor it was
resolved to look up the returns and
keep them from public inspection un
til thu conut was made.
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