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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SIXTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , JANUARY 3 , 1887. NUMBER 109. MINISTER MANNING'S ' MESCAL Scientific Gentlemen Test tbo Famous Mexi can Drink and Are Paralyzed , I * HARD TIME AT THE WHITE HOUSE i.l Mro. Cleveland Has n Very Uncom- Cortnhlo Holiday Week French Hpollntlon Claims nnd the Surplus Capital Ncwq , Itcd Liquor Discounted. WASHINOTO.V , Jan. 2. ( Special Teh'- pram to the llii : : . ] Minister Manning's con duct In Mexico continues to bo n topic of dis cussion here , nnd what will become of the case Is a much mooted question. A short Hum atro some ollicials connected with the ECentitle ! bureau of the government con cluded to test the cflect of tlm famed mes cal. In order that they might try the "real stuff , " they sent for n supply to Pledras Nc- Kras. Tim tipple arrived on 'lucsdar , and Friday afternoon about a dozen of them met in a club house and tried the drink In very small doses. Only one ot tlm party has BO far been able to clvc his experience. He says llm others may be able lo put in an appear ance at their respective ofllecs by Tuesday , If they Buffer no relapses , but they all curse mescal from the bottom of their hearts. This one says Im drank less limn a quarter of n Kill , mixed with about tlm same quantity of /ort wine. He remembers nothing since t > o'clock Friday afternoon , but gives It as his opinion that I'f It can Improved that citizens of Mexico really did put any of the bluff In Manning's wine the United States has good cause for a declaration of war. MHH. CLKVl'.LAND'H UNCOMKOUTIIt.C WKKK. Never has the mistress of tlm executive mansion Known so uncomfortable a week as that just past , according to her own testi mony given In an observation tonnncqunlnt- niico on Friday. Tlm main reason for her discomfort was her anxiety concerning the president , who has icaliy had n very severe attack of rheumatism , nnd tlm horrible weather which has marked llm closing days of Iho year. Mrs. Cleveland's nervous or ganization Is of so fine an order thai she is singularly sensitive to radical changes In tlm weather. Tlm president's illness nnd the ob stinate nature of the attack , which resists medication with unusual stubbornness , ren dered Mrs. Cleveland extremely uneasy. Thouirh she was told theie was little danger , yet the sudden taking off of Senator Logan made the well meant assurances of ; friends less effective than they would have been under ordinary circumstances. Late on Tuesday afternoon , after Hm callers at Mrs. Vilas' iiad almost finished their visits , Mrs. Cleveland with her mother came In to con gratulate the postmaster general's young daughter upon her formal "muster in" to society. Mrs. Cleveland's toilette was a pur ple-violet gown which elm wore when she fiat for the lamon.s poi trait made by Hm great artist and proprietor of Puck. Her hat was small , of dark brown , trimmed with a feather and ribbons of topaz red. The only visible ornament was n diamond horseshoe pin , with which slm fastened tlm standing collar worn with tlm suit. On Friday , at General Logan's funeral services , .Mrs , Cleveland's costume was of the simplest a black cloth suit , very plain and worn with out any ornaments , and a little black hat , ,1 nnd long black gloves. Sim seemed greatly Impressed by tlm solemnity of the occasion. , I'KIIMC U Hl'OII.ATIO.V f'LAI.MS. Tlm tlmo forIllint : French spoliation claims under the uct of congress of January , 18S5. will expire on the 20th of January next and it Is probable that by that tlmo a great many cases will bo still unprepared and all hope will in consequence depart of ever securing anything for many claimants for losses incurred upwards of one hundred years ago. I'p to the t , present time eleven cases have been decided and have been relerred back to congress with V , tlm recommendation that they should be paid. Tliej wont to the judiciary committee and Kttdolph Tucker Is charged with the duty ofprcparincn report recommending their payment. This will probably bo forthcoming when Mr. Tucker sees lit to assume his scat In congress. It Is said that about a thousand cases known to exist are still back , tlm at torneys linvinu been nimble lo pumarc them rapidly enouirh to file them up to tlm present time. Congress can scarcely evade the pay ment of these claims , now that the court to which they weie referred has unanimously determined that the government is liable. It Is said. however , by Interested parties that If thcstatc depaitincnt and department ot justice had taken Hm pains to prepare a brief of Hie government a different result might have been expected , but that tlm ease of tlm covernmout was so poorly prepared , while that of the claimants was.so well set before the couit , that that tilbunal could do nothing else than decide in favor of this claimants. Tlm eleven cases which have already been settled have in volved about Su : ; , < JOO. No one can have any Idea of what tlm final result will be. but if congress authorizes Hm payment of those ad judicated cases there can be no reason on earth why the others , wtilch are still to be de cided should not bo paid , and as several mil lions of dollars are said to lie involved It Is likely that tlm aggregate appropriations ic- qulred for the payment of tlie.su claims will aid materially In reducing that enormous surplus Iu tlm treasury which seems to bother politicians so much. Tin : iitvini AXI > iiAimon mr.r. The river and luu hoc committee , which has been sitting through the recess , has practi cally perfected the bill. It is understood that the total amount apmoprlatcd will approxi mate ton millions of dollars. The basis of itpliropriatlunri is about S5 per cent of thu es timates hubmltted by the engineers and Is nboul two-thuds of tlm amount appropriated In each case by tlm last bill. i.s'Tiiit-srATi : rosiMinrn : TALK. Tlm railroad men now hero assert that limy Imvo no objections to the IOIIK and abort haul clause of tlm conlcrcnco committee Inter state commerce bill , which is likely to come up for discussion nnd action this week In the senate and within n fowdays alter that in the house , but that Hm clause which prevents pooling is a severe blow to nil corporations , nnd , contrary to the belief of the projectors of tlm me.isuie , It is likely to provo Inimical to the interests of the small roads , while benelittlng Hm great trunk lines. The long and shoit haul clause , about which so much hvs : been said and wiltten , docs not prohibit railroads from charging a greater ralo per ton per mile lor a short dis tance Hum for a long distance , but It simply provides that if two packages of freight are started fr.iin thu sanm point , one to lit ) cur ried , say , 100 miles and Hm other'W , tlm com pany shall not charge more for hauling the package to go 100 miles than It does for the package to go WX ) miles. Tills has been tlm gicat dllllculty with freight rates In the past. Small towns have suffered from dlscilmlna- tlonb which were made In tlm Interest o ( wholes-ale or manufacturing centers'and ; as a insult a great many small places Imvo been almost crippled by discriminating freight jates. Tlm bill Is. however , generally looked upon as a very wise measure and one against which no hoilous objections can boiaisedby any of tlm Interested paities. It Is not ! ilely : to meet with any serious opposition in tlm house even , though the pooling clause will doubtless be attacked with more or loss vigor. Till ; I'KKLlXn AUAINST CANADA. It Is likely that tlm power ot the president to letaliute upon Canada lor its uncharitable , unneigliboily and unchristian acts towards American tishing vessels will be extended before , the nieseiit congress comes to an cud. The Immediate cause of the present feeling ngaliist tlm Dominion Is thu fact that imperial assent has now been nlven to the uew Cana dian tishcilcs act , which U looked upon as the most stringent and oppressive measiuo of legislation that over was enacted by a civil ized community. This new act gives Dm Canadian authorities power to seize any ves sel , whether a fisherman or' trader , found within the tuico milu llmit'of tlm Canadian coast , and to put the officers and ciow Hi roulli nil tuqulsltion , and to seize and forfe.lt tlio entire outfit ot the vessel thus caught if she Is proved or suspected of fishing or preparing to fish , or has entered the Canadian waters for any purpose not permitted by the treaty of 181S. or.NKitAi. MILES' PLAINT , General Miles has started on his return to his command. Before going away ho called on llm secretary of war. To-day's Capital says that Is understood tlm Interview which took place in tlm MMrelaiy's ofllce was decid edly Interesting. General Miles has uo a very restive tinder Hm censure coiiytjcil iu he secretary's report , and has asked both at he war department p.ml at the whlto house hat some estfanftllon be made which should ollovo him of the icllectlons which seem to in put upon him ; thai the secretary of war wns able to convince him that he was not n reality suffering any injustice , and that tie had been tic.vted with consideration by tlm department. The solo complaint of the authorities In the matter of the Apaches teems lo be that General Miles did not tele graph promptly and tully the precise terms if ) the surrender of Geronlmo and his gnnp. 1'lm president was entitled to Hm fullest In formation on this point in oulc.r that he might know how to direct the disposition lhat should bo made of the captives. roNflltK SIO.VA1. rOKKIt PLA.VKII * . lleccnlly there has been an expose concern ing an alleged congressional poker club , and the story has been extensively circulated to show the depiavlty of our solous nt tlio capi tal. Under the law * of the District of Co lumbia , open gambling has been rigidly pto- hiblted nnd In consequence numerous private panics for poker playing have been organ ized. In fact because gambling Is so frowned upon as a public lelaxation , n mania for speculation has been engendered and hun dreds of paitles nightly curl their feet under the mahoirany of accommodating and hos pitable friends , and while away tlm long winter evenings at the gaum that cx-Mlnlsttr Deb Sclmnck made so popular nt the court of St. James. An instance of this kind of sport comes to mo di rectly from one of the participants , and 1 think It will bo pretty fair holiday readlneso hero goes for wlmt It Is wortn : A well- known resident of the West F.nd not far Irom Secretary Whitney's beautiful home- prominent at the bar and a pillar In llm Pres byterian church , was recently called away from home and took his family with him , ex cept n son , who had just icturiicd fiom col lege. II wns Incumbent upon Hm latter to remain nt the house and look after tlm ser vants nnd contents , nnd hc'hlt upon a novel plnn to secure company In his lonely mo ments. It was quietly whispered around to KOIIIO of his acquaintances that ho would be nt homo on a certain evening , nnd that cards would lie tlm ill version. It did not content this young scion of tlm family that his friends .should meet in his bedroom and wager their money , nor would Hm dining room suit his fastidious tastes , lint the parlors , magnificently fur nished and decorated with choice palntimrs and engravings on tlm walls and bric-a-hrac such as Hm wealthy accumulate In cabinets and similar receptacles , were the accessories for tliieo largo marble-top tables , nt each of which sat live eager , Interested spectators of full hands , Hushes , straights , two pairs , bob tails and ace high. Cigars nnd cigarettes soon cliaiged the atmosphere of the rooms until it was almost stilling , and to add to the enjoyment of. the party homo limburger cheese sandwiches were Drought in from a neighboring saloon. Tlm face of the master of the house would have been an interesting sight If ho could have witnessed Hie scene that night in his private parlois , and especially the position of tlm family ISIblo which had been utilized by a short member of congress to bring him upon n level with tlm table at which Im sat. This picture lias not been overdrawn In the least , and is of nightly oc currence In the most fashionable quarters of the city , although some of the accompani ments of this particular gathering may bo lacklmr. Good housekeepers can Imagine how tlm parlors looked about sunrise next morning when half-smoked cigars , stumps of cigarettes , fragments of cheese sand wiches nnd empty beer bottles were eon- siiii-uoiis on the cabinets in juxtaposition to Parian marble statuettes and costly bound booicsaiid other valuable articles. LOIIAN'S ! UNLTLKILLI : ! ) JXTKXTIOXS. It Is not generally known that General Logan , prior to his death , hadbecnforsever.il years quietly at work on a scheme to organize u movement in favor of tlm establishment in the city ot Washington of a national college for the education of sons of f ex- soldiers union ami confederate. The movement took form soon after Gen eral Grant's death. Several gentlemen - men called upon General Lozan to get bis views on a piopositlon to build n monument or n memorial bildge across Hm Potomac river in honor of Grant , ( icneral Logan heard their sugcestions and when they had linlslied Im said the memory ot Grant could bo preserved to a better advantage by the erection at tlm capital of tlm nation nil en dowment college for the education of sons of old soldier. * . M1L1TA11Y MA.TTiiS. : ! By inquiry among artillery .ofticcrs at the capital , U is learned that there is little If any prospect of their bill totaling to promotion lielns brought np at this session of congress. The members ot the house committee on mili tary affairs seem averse to tlm Inauguration by a report of any legislation for the army looking to any radical change In the statutes , so Hm department of Hm army Interested in tlm bill referred to will gird m > their loins for another attempt upon the eqnltaulo side of the Fiftieth congress- . Lieutenant William E. Almy , Fifth cav alry , and Mrs. Almy. aie. in Washington visiting Ite.v Admiral Almy and lamlly at 1010 Vermont avenue. Sixty-nine olllccrs of the army and forty of ficers of tlm navy weio married ctuiinc tbo Nearly'all the army anil navy ofllccrs and many prominent people made calls at Hm residence of Goiicial Sheridan yesterday. Mrs. Sheridan , who was elegantly attired In a combination suit of plum colored velvet ami satin , with rare diamond onmimtnts. was assisted try the wives of Colonel Sheridan , Colonel Hlunt , Colonel Kellogg and Misses Tiliiian , Jones and Gouvcneur. KNIGTHS ASH THAWiS UNIONS. Ambitions' and Mcroonnry Leaders Ciuislnt ; OlHsutlsCaction. Nr.w YOIIK , Jan. 2. [ Special Telegram to tlm lii ! : : . ] Tlm Tubiino says : The de fection of the brewers from District Assem bly No. 49 of llm Knights of Labor causes consternation in that district. Every effort was made to prevent them from taking any such action , but they were so onraced at tlm action or Hm knights In Philadelphia that all pltadlugs were in vain. Hy trades union ists the defection is legarded as the beginning of Hm disintegration of Hm knights , nml they nro consequently much pleased with it. A man well known In labor circles said yes terday In speaking of tlm affair : The knights have fallen Into Hm hands of n lot of unscrupulous , ambitious men. who are bent on using the organization for tlmlr own ad van cement , no matter what , the effect will bo on Hm labor movement. The ( 'cnrrnl ex ecutive board has never won a strike , but by their unwarranted Interference. Imvo lost several that otherwise would have been won , Thu working people do not propofo to bo bossed by these men. There Is only one way by which Hm order can be maintained , and that is by a special session which will pursue livit action , doing away with the despotic methods now in vosuu and which will adopt a lair policy towards trade unions , " A Clinllenuo to Vessel Owners. Nr.w YOIIK , Jan. 2 , [ Special Telegram to tlm ] ! ii : : , | Mr. H. L. Hush , owner of tlm keel schooner Cornet , nnd member of the New York Yacht chib , calls upon the owners of all American built ves-'cls of Hm keel typo to join him In a race from Sandy Hook to Quceiibtown , tlm entrance fee not to exceed 10,000 , and tlm start to bo made tlm middle of May. This will give all yachtmcn who de sire to enter for tlm Itoyal Thames prize plenty ot Hum tn arrive at the starting point unit an opportunity for sailing masters to put their crafts In shape. It Is more than twenty years since the Flectwing , Nesta and Henri etta raced across the ocean for S'JO.IVX ' ) . An other big race of tlio kind would excite Amer icans throughout the world. A Surprised 1'rlncc. MAXHAI..VV , Jan. 2. The camp of a iiativo prince has been-surprised by Hr'tlsh ' troops. The piluco himself and forty followers were killed. AN OLD SLANDER PUBLISHED The Story of Mrs. Foster's ' Course in tb.e Cam paign of 1879 Again Urgent to Light. A VINDICATION BEING PREPARED So-CnIlml Fordmo-Fliulr-rs GtilliiiK the People of town With Their Hchcmo I'rof. Foster on Deck Again. The Temperance 1'coplo Arouicil. Dr.s MOINKS , ! . , Jan. 2. ( .Special to the hi : : . ] The temperance people ot lowa-or , nero stilctly .poaktng , the portion belonging o the Women's Christian Temperance union nrelnnlittlo flutter over the recent publi cation of an old slander on their president , Mrs. J. Kllen Foster. During the campaign ot lbP , Mrs. Foster was very active In advls- ng against separate or tlilul parly oioaniza- lion on the part of the temperance folks , and as a matter of fact , llm proposed move- nient wns abandoned and the temperance people very generally acted with and sup ported the icpubllcan party. Some time at'- lenvards It was repotted that Mr . Foster had been paid .Sl.OOO by the republican state central committee for her services In preventing - ing a third patty movement. The report has been repeatedly denied , but It manages to 'job ' np serenely nearly every year In the col- nnuib of some demociatlc or assistant demo cratic , to-wlt : prohibition paper , for the pur pose of Injuring Mrs. Foster , unit breaking down her influence with the temperance people ple , who believe In non-partisan pro hibition. Three- years ago , during a debate on prohibition In the senate , Senator Ullls , of Davenport , the Inadlnc antl-prohlbltlonist in the legislature , repeated the old story and was Immediately afterward challenged by Mrs. Foster to pro duce the proof of his charge , lie retreated behind Ills "senatorial pi I vilest' , " and pave no proof , and the matter dropped. Ilecently it lias eomo w > again In letters from some Iowa W. C. T. tl. women violent St. .lohn- Hes published in the Chicago I/ever , a bt. John organ. Mrs. Foster's mends thought that the matter had gone far enough , and so have prepared a complete vindication of nor chaiaeter , which they liuve just published In the olllelal oru'an of the Iowa branch of the union. It Includes a letter from Hon. John Kumclls , who In 1 711 was chairman of the republican state central committee , In which he denies positively and unequivocally that Mis. Foster was paid any sum of money for her opposition to what was known as the third party movement. As hesays , the circu lation of the lie was chiefly dno to "a malice which no representation ot the facts could chcekj' and so he had not before this taken the trouble to deny it In public , though ho hud otten done so In nrlyate. In addition to Mr. Kunnell's letter , the. leading temperance women of the state , including nearly all the ollicials in their state organi/atloii , unite in a card expressing tlielr utter disbelief In the nliarao against Mrs. Foster , and tlielr severe condemnation of the persons who have so persistently slandered her. It is hoped Hint with tills final "Mtielcher" | the dear sisters will have peace in their order. Hut Mrs. Fttsler's prominence in opposing partisan piohlbition in the national association and through the country at large , make her the object of constant attack , especially 1'iom the deputy democrats , the St. John crowd. A ris.vt'ji r.xro ii > . That venerable delusion that unclaimed fortunes of vast amounts are hoarded up In the English chancery courts waiting forsomo enterprising American to put In an appear ance and sweep the stakes , is still truM'Ung in Jowa. Some of the claim iigunts who for a consideration will undertake to tell all they don't know about the matter , have been be guiling sonic of the unsophisticated in this state. One victim writes that he read their advertisement mid bent for oneot'tlie.r books in which In a list of &u,000 names , he found his own family name , liut to know whether his Christian name belonged to the list would require an outlav of a couple ot dollars for another book. Next to obtain a cony of any advertisement In which claimants were called for would take another Ice , then have important dcciccsj orders , etc. , ot chancery carefully searched would take an other , and so on In a sort of a proirrcsiivo oncliro arrangement until the fees for finding out whether the Individual stood any show for a claim , amounted to SW.OO. Alter having gene 11 little way In this expensive road , he Is anxiously looking for some one to tell him whether lie isJinaUIng a tool ot himself or not. He Is only one of thousands who are annually bled on this old and yet alluring scheme. In stead of being StSO.OUO.OOO of money awaiting owners , there is but. about StMOCU,0)0 , ! ) , and of this sum SSJ.000.000 has already found its rightful claimants , and dividends and inter est aio now being paid to them. Hut this little million , as elusive as the Irishman's Jlc , will probably be used for manv years vclto work unsophisticated folks , like this Iowa farmer. I'llOK. rOSTP.U AflAIX rilKDIfTlXn. The festive weather prophet at Hurlington , Prof. Foster , who asnhcs to become the Iowa Wiggins , leaps smilingly Into the ring again with several now predictions , though badly knocked out with his last , lie was several degrees out of plumb on his predictions for December storms , and so he is a little more ( llscieit ) In the way lie proposes tosmiiiip the weather in February , lie begins some distance ahead , possibly with the Idea that if wrong , many people will have fin-cotton his predictions uv that time , while if right he can easily claim the credit for tlm weather , Ho first throws out the ha/ardous guess that there will bo Important storms during the first eighteen days of February , and with it the eminently safe remark that no single storm of this storm period will roach every pmt of the United States , but takinu' it the whole peiiod , "they will cover every part ot the country east of the Hooky mountains. During this period there Is to ho every vari ety of weather that an epicure could nsk. Tlinre will be snow , rain , hall , high winds and heavy gHlen , " which also seems to bo an eminently safe picdictlon. Coming down to particulars ho proposes tohavn a series of stoims whose piincipal disturbances will ic.ich llm Missis sippi river moving eastwaid within twenty- four liouis of sundown ot the following dates : Febinary 1. 7 , l and If. The storms on the 1st and iith : he expects to be the heaviest and cover a laivo scope of country. Ho basso much faith In their appearance Hint he is ready to nut np S2" > on the sticngth ot It , which he will donate to the poor of Hurlington if his two great Htorms do not cross the river at Hm time designated , the bel is of course conditional that some unncllcvci will put up a similar amount to be given to u like purpose in case ho is mistaken. So tliu inofussor seems to be pretty confident that he can furnish at least two stouiis to order befoiotho winter Is over. I'jsoiiinn'ioNisTso.N Tin : WAHPATII. The prohibitionists ot this city ate taking a now turn of the screws , in preceding against the owners of bulldinus where liquors aie sold. They have prepaied a series ol blankb in which they notify property owners that tlielr piece of propeity U being used foi Illegal purposes , and that it beais the reputa tion of being a nuisance. So Mr , 1'roperty Owner Is idven warning that his property will 1)0 held for all coits for the enfoicement of the prohibitory law , under a provision ol the Clark law passed by tlm last legislature. This Is frightening a good many business men into an unwilling Mippoit of prohibition who would not concern themselves with 11 so long as the saloon keepers alone were held respotihlblc. The result in DM Molnes Is that there is not one saloon wlieie liquor Is told , openly In defiance of law , \'i\v riiA.vons roii TIII : Nr.w VIAII. : The now year brings tow changes in state affairs , except in tlic judiciary system. There Is but one change at the capital In the headset ot depaitmcnts the auditorshlp. Mr. John L. Urown , who has served his two teims as auditor , R'lires , and Is succeeded by Mr. James A , Lyons. The deputy secretary ot state , Mr. D. W. Smith , Is transferrc-d to the auditor's otliee and becomes deputy auditor , Mr. C. S. JUirkitt taking his place in the state department. F.ach of the other state olllceia retain thnir deputies , 'making almost no changes in the olllcial torce. The most notable change In the state is that of the judiciary , the now system of district judges Kolugluto effect vvltu the lust of. the year , There arc now fnrty-fou.rnfetrlcl judges ills- rlbutcd over eljrhJcfln districts. There are 10 circuit judges , their functions having n transferred to the district bench. So \utli the exception of pollca judges In a few cities , the only nisi prlnsjadees in the s'ato arc the dlMrlct Judges , which is quite a sweep- ng reorganisation of the Iowa couits. Wiittcrson , Ilalitend nml MuL-cim Pool Issues For ' H. CINCINNATI , ( ) . , Jam 3. [ Special Tele- zrain to tlm Uii.J ; : A local paper says ! "Mr. Henry Wattcrson , editor ot the Louts- vlllo Courier-Journal Is in the city for an un questionably momentous political purpose. He and Mr. Halstcad spent the evening up to midnight last nleht In close conference , at which the slaughter of Cleveland and the ad vancement ot Jllnlnc's candidacy lor the presidency Hi IbSS were coiisldcicd and di gested and a line of policy for the two jour nals maikedout. It means , so far as con cerns these two journalistic generals , that they are to unite against the mugwumps of botli pailies , and It meats the nomination and election , so far as their efforts may piovoof effect , of Blatne. The Enquirer Is known to bo alieady In the Held for that pur pose , and has been quoUiij the Courier-Jour nal's editorials of late to show that that journal Is of the sumo mind. The readlne bctn ecu the lines means substantially that the present administration lias bo far been demoralized by issues unpopular with those who are politicians for revenue that It can not lire about in time o elect a democratic president ; and that , tohrcfore , It is better that a stalwart republi can should he elected who can crush out civil service reform. It will be observed as u pe- ullar feature of these editorials that the name ot no democrat Is mentioned to antag- onlxo Cleveland , for tno simple reason that none is wanted. Notwithstanding the per- annul enmity between John H. McLean and N. mislead , Watlcrsoji lias effected a tripar- lite alliance on the issue of the next presi dency , because for once they are all ot one mind. The alliance includes tin Now York hull and Tribune. Anothcrcditorlal of Wat- teison s is recalled which substantially stated that when the country was In danger of a thud term , Hlaine was called up to crush out the movement and that now Hlaine can e.tnsh out mucwnmpls'm In both paitles. The Commercial-Gazette , too , attacks Cleveland , not as a democrat , but us the common mug wump enemy of both paitles. and ulso re- gaids Umino ns the coming man. Halstcad lias just returned from the east , and both Me- Lean and Wattcrson have lately been east. > ow Watterson has come np to Cincinnati and spent lust night with Halstead fixing up a common line ol policy to bo pursued by all live journals the Commercial , Tribune , Sun , huquircr and Courier-journal-looking to the nomination and election of lilainc. QUAILKA'JiSKS. . Fourth Man Added to the hist of tlio Champions. CiriCA.o , Jan. ' . ' . [ Special Teicsram to the llm : . I Another qua-l ) eating champion has been added to the list , making four in all who have .successfully accomplished the feat in this country so fai ns iccordcd. The now champion's name is John Muiin , ot Minneapolis. He undertook the task on a wager of Sl.OOO between George 1 ! . Clarke and Alderman Harry II ildreih , ol this city. Mann is only twenty-one years of age. When he commenced his" " task lie weighed 1J7 poi'iids. ' At its completion last night he lipped the sc.iles at Ml pjmnds , having lost six pounds. Out of thhiy. iVullc.nten twenty- . nine have been broiled arXt one roasted. No pepsin was used. For seven days claret served as a beverage , while on the other twenty-three days Wuukesha water sudleed. Ilefnru Mann commenced ho never drank anything ami clatel was an experiment. Jlo Miqu found it overloaded his stomach and he reliiinuished it. M.inn trained himself enre- iully liuloiecomincmHni ; his task and while at it dieted himself carefully. His dally pro gramme was to rise at , eat a small bowl of eatmcal , rest until I ) , then go fora leu-mile walk. When ho came back ho ate a dinner of cold roast beef and after this lode on hort e- baek for two hours. Then came u mustaid bath and vigorous massage ticatiuent , after which ho ate the quail and devoted the ru- maindcr to light exeicise until 10 o'clock. 1 1 is backer wants now to bet anyone SI , 000 that Mann can cat ten quail in live days. A HCHOOXKK'S SKI'/.UKIS. International Coiiiplionlioun IJkoly to Arise Over the Matter. OI-TAWA , Out. , Jan. 2. [ Special Telegram to the Hr.i : . ] An important point , and one that may lead to unpleasant complications of an international character , has been raised as rczaids the legalitv of the sei/.tue and sale of me American fishing scooner. Highland Light , by the Dominion government lor de lation of llshing i emulations. Last summer the Highland Light was .sel/.ecl and conlis- catcd. Finding that a mistake had been made the government ordered all subsequent sei/.ures to lie made under the customs and not the fishery regulations , although for what leason was not generally known at the time. AH wondered at this , but the govern nient saiil , "If wo sei/.o under the fishery regulation wo confiscate the vessel , whereas if the sci/.uio is made under the custom laws we can Impose a line , and as we do not wish to bo nibltrary wu choose the latter , The last session of the Dominion parliament passed u bill , tlm object ot which was to give power to the Dominion authorities to enforce the provisions of the treaty of IBIS and con fiscate all oll'endlnir fishing vessels. The queen , however , did not approve this act until tlic"ith ) of November , months alter the sel/.ure of the Highland Light. An cll'oit will now bo made to PIOVO that the sel/.ure and conliscatlan was illegal. It is evident that before this fishery matter is settled there will be some interesting developments. Thn nartholdi Statue all Niw : YOIIK , Jan. 'J. ( Special Telegram to the Uii.J : : Wild statements havowrecently been pilnted and cliculated to llm etlect that the liartlmldl Statue of Liberty was likely to be a burden to tlm government anil a constant worry to Hm ofllclals In charge. Major David Heap , secretary of tlm house bonid , who recently made a careiul In spection , Is reported to have said that tlm toich arm is unsate and that sonm day it \ \ HI drop Into the bay , He is also credited with Hm statement that the copper will corrode rapidly and tlm statue ought to be repaiied. General Stone , who has > had charge of the erection of the statue , ludicnanlly denies ( ho justice of the critlcUm. lie siys : "It was tested by Hm best Fnmch engineers bufote It 'was sent over hero. Our engineers quadruple tlm strength that Hm French engineers 10- garded as enough to make/the torch arm last a century or so. " General Stone thought the talk that tlm statim would hit weakened by corro.iilion of the copper was neither scion- tihc nor Intelligent. "Tho plates , " ho said , "are ot hammeicd copper , and will last about a thousand years. " Allowed to Uoniiiln I'or ihe IVonent. WAHIII.NOTO.V , Jan. 3. At Caliiment place to-day It was stated that no steps have been taken toward selcctlns the tlual icstlni ; place for the remains of General Logan , On New Year's day some of Mrs. Logan's friends from Chicago called upon her and It was de cided to let the matter rest for the present. It is not probable ilikt the body will boi re moved fiom Its present letting place before spring. anil the Senatorahlp. , Jan. 8. Governor Oglebby , who arrived heie to-day from the en t , was asked whether the report from Washington that he was not a candidate for the vacant senator- ship was correct. llo ? ald it was. Later he admitted that ho was not propaied 'to state what he would do in the. event of his friends putting him forward without his consent. In that case' he would shape his course. THE GREAT CATTLE SCOURGE Oornmissioncr Oolnian After the Illinois Live Stock Board. RULES FLAGRANTLY VIOLATED Favoritism Shown In the Case of n Wealthy Distillery Company flomc Scnsihlo Advice nH to Future Action. Coinnil sioner Colninn's Letter. AVAsni.voTo.v , Jan. ' - ' . Commissioner Colman has written a letter to Governor Oglesby , of Illinois , sharply protesting igalnst what lie terms the violation by tlio Illinois state llvo stock commission of rules ircparcd by the commissioner of agriculture .0 regulate co-operation between the general covcrnmcnt and Hie states for the suppression of plcuro-pneumonla. He cites Mile. 10 , pro- vldlni ! that "All animals affected with con- : aglous plcitro-pnoumonla aie to bo slaugh tered as soon after their discovery as arrange ments can bo made. " and says : "It Is no torious that such animals were not promptly slaughtered either In the distillery sheds , upon the Harvey farm , or In other affected herds. " tie declared that despite the oxprets stipulation that Inoculation should not bo uracliccd In Illinois Inoculation has been permitted. He calls attention to the provision that intaran- lines shall not bo removed without dno notice to the department of agriculture and that all necessary disinfection shall be conducted by the department , and declares that there has ueen "Violations of these rules arc of so im portant n character that they threaten to im pair if not destroy tlm vihio of what has been done in Chicago , and may lead to results so far-reaching and disastrous to the whole country that ho cannot allow them to pass without entering a most emphatic protest. " lie continues : "H requires no gicat amount ot search to discover tlio reason and necessity for these rules. In co operating with the state authori ties this department has expended large sums of money , and It would be ridicu lous to do this without some means of as- stning Itself that Intelligent and thorough meastucs would be adopted and enforced as would secuio with reasonable certainty the object for which the appropriation w.is made. " The commissioner gives as an instance of Hie non-co-operation of ( iovernor Oglesbv the circumstance of refilling tlm Shulcldt itistlll- lery stables with healthy cattle with out allowing the deparmcnt the necessary tlmo to pass ludeincnt on the matter and take the neces sary precautions. The commissioner adds : "Such course makes our efforts to co-operate with your state a t'nrce. Worse even than that , it removes the only uuainntec that there could bo some substantial result tor the thousands of dollars expended in Uook rountv out of the national appioprlatlon for the suppression of iiluurp-pneuiuonia , and now , after three months of anxious waiting for tidings that the contagion had been thoroughly eradicated from at least a few of the infected nlaccs in Chicago , the country Is nmazed to learn that the. commissioners have allowed the owners of the worst Infected place now remaining In the city to disinfect their own premises with out satisfactory or competent supervision and vtiHctically with no Hiiporvlosion at all. And not satisfied with tills they have shown Hie most extraoullnary haste and most obsti- natodolC'riuiimlion to have this place tilled immediately with fresh cattle. They allowed but a single dayto elapse between the slaugh ter of the infected animals and the Issuance of an order to refill tlio stables. It is a remarkable fact that every movement of the commission for the suppression of the plague and the protection of the people at large was attended \\itlitimiitmost conservatism and delibera tion. There was no undue haste to slaugh ter diseased or exposed animals in Hieso same sheds. Ten long weeks , every day of which cost tin ) citizens of this country thousand ? of dollars , was allowed to drag alom ; before the courage of these irentlcmen could bo brought to } the point of carrying out the plain provisions of the law. IJul now how different when the interests of a wealthy distilling company wcio to bo protected , tlio company which had harbored tliis plague and allowed it to multiply on their piemises and winch had violated the law by failing to report it. To save this linn from loss a permit was ciantcd with tlio most ex traordinary piccipilancy lor the refilling of sheds as soon as the last hoof of the plague stricken cuttle had been slaughtered. It is inexplicable that a commission appointed to serve the intoiestsof the country , of your state , should adopt sucli an erratic and dan- geions policy. " The commissioner refers to the action of tlm com mission in "resolvinir itself into a sci"ntllie commission for the purpose of ascertaining whether iileuro-pncnmonla can be spiead by Itniurdinte contact , " in pursuance of which object the obligations ot the state are violated and llm confidence of the country destroyed , and says : "It is iruii- erally eonsldcied safest to leave scientific searches to bo settled by scientific men , and depaitures from this rule have nearly always been followed by confusion worse con- iouiided. " The commissioner in pointing out the dan ger ot rclllling the Infected stables , says : " \Vltli tlio floor underlaid bv agieat mass of organic llllh , as is the. case with these stables , the tilth , which is possibly sntura'cd with contagion , the removal of a few boards manv months hence might set up an old break which would repeat all losses of restrictions and burdens of various kinds that have been suffered from Hut present calamitv. " .in conclusion tliecommisslonersays : "It appears now doubly Impoitaiit that you should take such action as will leave no rea son for doubt in the mind ol anyone as to the future policy of your state live Block com missioners. To this end 1 would respect fully suggest that you cause the onlcrtothe hoard In regard to the refilling of the Slut- feldt shcils to bo revoked , that the cattle in the.su sheds be immediately slaughtered , and that this department ho u'iven an opportunity to practice such dlbinlcctlonsas is indescriba ble and impossible under Hie circumstances. 1 make this suggestion on behalf ot thegieat cattle Industry , lor the protection ot an iin- pottant put : of Iho nation's food supply , and on iiehalf of an uniestrlcted commerce , which are toother threatened through this hiek of co-operation with the deimitiuont of agrlcultiiinoii the part of the board which represents j our staty.1 Land and C.attlo Assignment. ( iM.vi'STo.v , Tex. Jan , 2. An Austin special to the News says ; The Dolores Land anil Cattle company , of Texas , which was charlcicd last year with a stated capital of S'J.UOO.ooo , made an assignment here yester day , The company as chartered was composed - posed of W. S. Carothcrs and ( Jcnrgn A. Sea- light , with 1 , < (00 shares each , lieccntly , how ever , ( 'mothers disposed of his interest to the other members1 of the. company , i'apers ol assignment , as li'cd ' hero an I signed by .Messrs. Searlght and A. F. Hob- bins , show In round figures liabili ties of S.VK1.00) . Assets , SB 10,000. The principal creditors are : John F. Coad , of Omaha. .SXMXH ) ; Julia A. Fletcher , ol Chicago. S'AOOO , each secured by first mort gages ; ( ieorge A. Scarlght , 51)0,000 ) without security. Ite.sult ol'the TcxaN Drought. FOKT Woirrii , Tex. , Jan. 2. The Foil Worth ( SuzettH published to-day tlio oflicia icporl of the convention of county judges In the drought district of Texas , held at Albany in this state. Twenty-one counties won represented in the convention. The Iota number of people In those counties now in nct-d of food , clothing and fuel Is placed at : x > ,000 , while thousands more are without seed to plant during thn coming winter. Ai appeal Is made to the state and national leg islaturos and tn the country at laige to fur nish at once 500,000 to icllcvo immediate- wants. Knnlliur'H HncuoHHOr. St. I'ErnisituKO , Jan , 2 , General Gouielt has been appointed to succeed General Kaul bar as military attache to the JUiislau em bassy at Yleaua. TUB WKI3K IM WALL Sl'UKKT. The Stock ainrkct the Past Week n Pnlrly Aottvo One. XKW YOIIK , Jan. 2 , ( Special Telegram to he 1KK.1 ? The Mew York stock market dnr- ng the past week lias been fairly active , vlth a degree of strength and an advancing endency which were to some extent unex- > ectcd. The holiday dullness rea erted tsclf as anticipated In tlio beginning of the veek , but was followed by a liberal buying novcmcnt , which Is held to demonstrate not only that the general Inclination toward bull activity on a large scale Is still uppermost In iplto of late reverses , but that bear specula- Ion , which cu-ated the recent break , has > ccn tiiactlcalty liquidated. In this way It s held that stocks have passed Into strong lands , while the ttcneral conditions favor a further appreciation in their values. The endency In conservative circles is to question vhcthcr Hie present exhibition of strength is tot somewhat premature. Tills view scema o bo a prevalent one in the street. The de velopments of the week were measurably favorable to Improvement. A somewhat nore hopeful feeling prevails , botli as to tlio scope and form of the Inter-state commerce bill. An Incipient strike on several roads was promptly settled , and this wns lollowed > y a declaration of anticipated dividends and Hie presentation of favorable statements bv various Yanderbllt lines. Law lecelpts of gold from abroad , supplemented by funds rom the Interior , has given the money mar- \et a lower tone , and commission houses , Inding it comparatively easy to carry stocks , ire advising purchases of staple securities. It would seem Hint there has been consider able covering by the bears , and the amount ) [ short Interest which remains outstanding las been latvely reduced. It is stated that buying by the out side public lias lecounncnccd In a way to indicate that It will assume large dimen sions. A noteworthy feature of thn week las been that foreign support was practically withdrawn , and that tn addition to the dis quieting reports regarding the condition of the London nTnncy market and fortnightly settlement , there was serious Interruption In lelcgraphic communication between Now York and London. Nevertheless the Inde pendent strength of our market supported American stocks in London , and though the relative position of the two markets oc casioned , when cable communication made it possible , a ceitaln amount of arbitrage sell- In ! ; hero , It Is not thought that a disposition to unload has yet developed itself In that quarter. Tlio latter part of the week wit nessed a renewal of speculation In southern and non-dividend paying stocks. Illinois' ' Legislative Vanguard. Si'iii.voKir.i.D , III. , Jan. 2. The vanguard of the legislature havit arrived and matters arc becoming lively. The following candi dates for speaker are nt the Iceland to-day : Littler of Sa'igamon. ' Fuller. Mcssick , Col lins , Calhouu and Miller. McMillan is ex pected to-morrow. The light is not lar enough advanced lo make predictions. John Iteeve.s , of Cairo , lias arrived from Washington , lie Is a candidate for cleik , having filled the office In the session of 1SSJ. J. 1C. Magie , of Cook county , is also here , and Is a candidate for clcik. There are other candidates who have not yet arrived. The scuotoiial fight lias not advanced enough to define , but Far- well has several friends from Conic , who are working , and Hamilton's brother , from Itloomingtoii , is said to be hcic. Senator Ilcrsrcn is a candidate for bpcaker pro tern of the senate and seems to have no opposi tion. The other senators now hero are Dan llogan. Crawford , Leman , Garrlty , Knox , Yost , Thompson , Washlmrn , Curtis , Green wood and a few others. Theie are about twenty members of the hous.o on hand. Hemmed In IJy fee. IIorK.vw.VY UriAfir , L. I. , Jan. 2. Great fears are entertained for the safety ot live unknown men who are" out In open boats , hemmed In by Ice In the middle of Jamaica Day. It is almost an impossibility for them to survive the cxpo.suio much longer , and unless extricated very soon , they will bo frozen to death. Tlio men , as well as could bo seen from shore , made great efforts to get out of their unfortunate predicament , but up to half past n o'clock this evening they hail made but little headway and were 'being carried towaid the Inlet by the tide. The men at Seaside landing and other points adjacent to that portion of the bay have used every effort to aid the unfoitiiuate men , but the large quantity of Ice flo.itlug in shore makes it impossible to take a boat through it. A Xi'tv Departure. CiiK'.voo , Jan. 2 , A new movement was started In Chicatro to-day , the chief promoters being lev. ! Dr. Uolton , of the Clark Street M. K. Church , and Hon. J. H. Hobus , ex- president of the board of trade. The new departure was a public meeting , the first of a .series to the joint interest of temperance an , I socia ! purity. It Is intended to have the meetings non-partisan , and not sectarian. Miss Frances K , Wlllard , picsldent of the National \V. \ C. T. IT. , made the Inaugural address. It was mainly an appeal for the improvement of woman's legal protection. The hall w.-u well filled while Miss Willard was sneaking. Similar meetings will bo held every Sunday. Jlrijwcry I'nii.Aiii.i'iiiA ) : , Jan. 2. A iaivelv at tended meeting of striking brewery em ployes was held to-day. They lesolvcd to stand firm In their demands and to cany the question of sympathy Into oveiy German society and organization in the city. H was decided to join Hie German federation of united trades In a body , but the question as to whether thohtiPr wagon drivers' assembly would wlthdi aw liDiii the Knights of Labsr was held In uoovance , the men pieferrlng to wait the action of District Assembly No. 1 , which tliieateiied their expulsion trom tlm Knights If they did not return to work as 01 dered , Cabinet N U-H. LONDON , Jan. 2. Sir William Yernon Har- court and Arnold Morlov visited Mr. Goschcn to-day. 11 Is rumored that the latter was sent by Gladstone to advise ( iosehen to leave the liberal party , Tlm Marquis of Londonderry , lord lieutenant of liiiland , offers to sell his Irish estates to the tenants. The terms ol sale aie not mentioned. Lord Tomplemoie has otleied to sell his estate in Donegal ai twenty yo.trs umchusu on a basis ot the pres ent rental , The Clcnrnnui : ISisconl. UOSTON- , Jan , 2. ( Special Telegram to tlio HKii.J-lteporls from tlm managers of tlm leading clearing houses of tlm L'nlted ' States for tlm week ending January 1 , show tlm total exchanges to ho 8SUOHr,80 , a decreiso : over tlm corresponding week of las vearof 7.B per cent. Omaha stands thlrleciiH on the list , with a total of ? : ! ,7Tol : ) : ! , and ai inciease ot 'i7.5 per cent. The Lo--aii Fund. \VASUIXOTO.V \ , Jan. 2.It has been de cided to invest the Lozan fund In ihiitei States 4 percent , bonds , and Captain George , K , Lemon will purchase nt once as Hm firs Installment 20,000orth of such bonds am have them registered In Mrs. Logan's immo and deliver them to her. Flro In London. LONDON , Jan. ? . A disastrous fire has oc currcd on AVnod stieot , London , atfecthif , Hm property of twenty-livo firm" . The dam age is enormous. It Is Impossible to cstl mate thu loss at present. * rhn President HncovorliiK. WAfcifixoro.v , Jan. U. The president 1m entirely recovered trom the fatigue incldon to his Ions public icceptioii yesterday and i in better health toniirht than befoio tlm hand-shuklng of New Year's day bog < ui. \ hraska imd town Wen ) her , Pur Nebraska and Iowa : Light snow warmer , DEATH OF MILTON TOOTLE 'ho Millionaire Dry Goods Moichaut Passes Away at His Home iu St. Joe- A PARALYTIC STROKE THE CAUSE Sketch ofttU litre nml the Many UusN tiess Kiitorrtrlocs With Which HoVn * Ooiinrotcil No Will ticft. A Piibllo-SplrHoi ! Man ( June. ST. Jo-wi'ii , Mo. , Jan. 'J. .Special . Tele- ram to the Hr.i.J : Mr. Milton Tootle , St. osepu's foremost cit'/.cn and leading bnsl- ic.ss man , died at 4:10 : o'clock this uttcrnoon , of hcmlptegia , or unrnlvils. le\lh ) was ab- olutely painless , and for twenty-four hours acceding It the deceased had bectt In a deep tnpor or unconsclou m" * . He was sur- onnded In his last moments by his lamlly and a few Intimate friend" . It H too early an hour to learn anything about the condt- ion In which Mr. Tootlo lo.ives his estate. Nothing Is known of the existence of a will. Us wife and business p.uluci * know nulli ng about one. As by the law of Missouri he death of a member of a llim dis solves a co-pnitnetship , Toolle , llosca te Co. are no longer in existence as a linn and n reorganization of the houses ill be necessary. f there Is a will , however , there may be 11 ; lanso In It pcrpetuatlnc Hie linn. A rough estimate by those who ate In u position to enow calculate the wealth accumulated by Mr. Tootle to ngsicgato 5MMO,0X ( ) . It Is not possible in the shott space which an be devoted to the sad alUlr at this time o speak In detail of Hie cxiuesslons of the community over I he death of so eminent it nan. Mr. Tootle's fame was nol routined to St. Joseph. Ho was known all OUT the ountry In financial circle.- ! , and in Hie west patlleularly. For venis he was the most onsplcuons character in commercial circled of the Mississippi river. Milton Tootle was born February SM. ! Ib23 , n Koss county , Ohio. While h was an In- 'ant his lather , John Tootle , moved to Marlon county , Ohio , whom young Tootlo received in the common schools the rndl- uents of an English education. About the rear ISirt his lather removed to .lersoy county , 1111 mils , when Milton , only thirteen jcars of age , entcicd a mercantile house. Soon after he entered the store of his uncle where ho lemnined until he removed to mother niut of the country. He was then inployed as a cleik by Mr. ( ieoigo Smith. In isrMr. . Smith inoxcd In Sa\.iiinah. In su Mr. Smith divided his stock and setil a mrl of it to Atclilsun county , giving Mr. Tootle exclusive charire. ol this new house. lleio he remained one year. In ISIS he om- Daiked in business for hlm > ell In Oregon , Holt county , Mo. lulSI'.lat the lequest ot his old patron , Mr. Smith , he came to St. Joseph , where ho was given an interest In the house .subsequently know as that of ! Smith , licdford and Tootle. Mr. 'smith died In tlm spring nt W.i and Mr. Tootle , with his two brothers and William Failuigh , pur chased the fllock ami liL' nn business under the name of Tootle it F.uleiuli , Mr. Tootle shortly afterwards eslabli.-ilied liouscs In Sioux City , Council Blulls and Omaha. Mr. Tootlo has always been a man of great MitcrprKc and has done much to enlarge and Improve and beautify the city which haw been for many ycais his home. To all public enterprises he was a lieeand liboiid contribu tor and has uiuleitaken suine of great impor tance where ho himself bfue all Hie expenses ! In IbVJ he erected tlm handsome amusement edifice , Toot e's opera house , of which St. Joseph is so pi oud. at a cost of jMiM.OOO. Mr. Tootle was married In January , 1WO , to the daughter of James L. O'Neill , cashier of Hie \VesteinlJankof Missouri , lie has living his wile and tlnee children Fannie , aged fifteen ; Milton , aged thhlecn , and Johnnie , aged eleven. In Febinary , lSr > , Mr. Tootlo united with the First 1'icnbytcikin church. The death of Mr. Tootle is n loss to Omaha's wholesale luteieHe ! was Ho senior member of the firm ol Tootle , Maid A ; Co. , the oldest wholesale drj goods establish ment in Omaha. It cannot yet DC dc er- niliied what , effect his de.ttli will have upon the business ot ills Omaha house. A Michigan Cnllillst ] ; lia < l. DiiTKiur , Jan. 1. loliu S. Newbcrry died Ibis afternoon atI o'clock in his si\ty-lirst year. He was a member of the firm of New- : ienyr McMillan , capitalists , and w.is Inter ested in a great many r.iilroud and other cn- teijirlses In this city and stMe. and In l. bl was iiromiiicntly inx'ed for the position of secretary of the interior In ( 'resident ( ! ar- liold's eabinet. His estate Is e.stimated as w orth about tifX.Oi)0. ( ) ) ) llek-avusa widow , throe sons and a daughter. Thn Ailnnm lixprosi IS'.liberH. ST. Lens , Jan. ! . ' . Fred U'liillock ' , Tliomai Weaver and W. W. Hulght , the littler of whom was brought here from Louisville yes terday , arc Hie only members of the train robbers who will no pi oseciited in this city. All others who were attested lmv been rn- Iciiscd with the exception ol Oscar Cook , who will answer to Hie com ! in Kansas C'lly. It Is pi etty generally believed that Vi'liitlock'H contemplated olilcinl statement of .lie rob- liery will remove all suspicion that Fotherlng- ham was In any way voluntailly connected with the lobbery. Sunk in u Collision. Loxi > o > , Jan , 'J. The Hritish steamer Dragoman , from Savannah December 1'J , for Liverpool , collided witli and smk : an un known vessel oil ISIrdseye. Fourteen pcrsonn weiediowned. The Arcoutino Kcjinlili < ; , Nationul Itiipiiblican. Consul ( innoral Ilaniiii , of ISuenos Ayres , lias mule : a lnn report to the ( leiiartinetil of slate in regard to the trade of the United States with the Argentine Kepulilie. He refers u > the strong ilesiro on ihojiiirt of the Jut- ter overniiuiit to niiuajje in close com mercial relations with tlm United Slates , anil tl ) < ! active movements in | ire < rn > s's for lisluhlishiii an AIIUTUMUI linn of hteamslnps between New York anil Ituonos Ayres. The agents of the United States and Hra/.il .Mail Steamship coin- iiiiny are iiegotiaiint ; for an extension of their Hra/ilian line to Hneiios Ayrc.s , ami have anpliiid for a stilHidy of $5,000 for eaeli voyage imiilo trout Now Vork to Hncnos Ayres , Tins Argentine yovern- nient is willing to < ; ivu tint company : t Mibvention off 100,000 , gold for twelve an nual trips between those two ports , pro vided stops arc not made at any lira- /.ilian ports south of I'arn. The consul ON pressed a hope dial HID oiler would Im uci.'ejitiMl , if nol liy the Kru/.iliaii line , by .some other company , HeKiiyn llient Is no doiiDt of its hoinjr eminently successful to its owners , ami that it would he the inauguration of a pro ieroiiH trade ho- twcim Ihu ( wo eonntrie8 , Tlio contiil thinks that an enlarf/eil tradit exchaiiKo with the Arontino ; Republic would provo ofldeciileilly moro luivantn o than the trade with Hra/il as it now e\ . ihts. Tlm value of proihuds importiiil from Hraxil is about fiO.OUO.OOO. . annually , while the exports to ] > ra/il averayo in vaino only aljont $ a,000OoO : t year. Whim concrcM atlemptcil lo cheapoii the price ot coll'co to our pcopht by the rcdnetlon of tarill' dulicH the government of Ura/11 at oncu followed up the opportunity with the imposition of : in expert tax , ilefcalinfr , in n lar o ineasnri ! the benefits intended for the re lief of the American e.oiisiiinor. Hra/.ll He.lls Inn1 products to the United States , hut buys lior supplies chiefly of Knj.'laixl , Portugal , ( icrinuny and Franco. The consul concludes las report hy saying lie cannot understand why American merchants - chants , should niakit Hio u terminal point when there is n better mdrkel for our iiroilncls in Ihu Ar uiitiiiu Kcrmblic , only .1 000 mjles bpyonU. J
