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HE OMAHA SIXTEENTH YEAH. OMAHA , F1UDAY MORNING , JANUARY 14 , 1SS7. NUMBEK 210. PADDOCK STRIKERS AT WORK The Ex-Utah Commissioner Making Inroads on Judge Weaver's ' Following , THE M'SHANE BOOM BURSTS. A Cowardly Me ConccrnliiK Vnii AVycle Promptly Investigated nnd Shovvti Up In Im True Clinrnctcr Doings. The Situation Unohnncod. i.x , Neb. , Jan. in. ( Special Telegram to the Iiti.i : : Within the past twenty-four hours the Paddock boom has been gaining ground rapidly among the anti-Van Wyck forces. Oulslde of the brass collared bri gade of llcs lan , which Is bclnir lecinltcd every hour from all the lines on the Hurling- ton system , Paddock hai the largest. and most active foicoof political strikers beailng tlio biish'-s In every quarter. They all seem to have a llheial supply of boodle to carry conviction to Iho fellows on the fences and give relief to the disticsscd. Paddock hlmselt feels conlldent that he will carry the caucus as against the others In the field unless Van Wjck's followers should join and go into caucus with their opponents. Careful Inquiry convinces mo that Paddock has moro positive strcntrth to-day than any other man In the nntlVnn Wyck Held and Is making Inroads Into Weaver's follow- In ? . Joe Mlllard was on tlio gionnd to-day vvllh substantial aid nnd comfort to Paddock's workeis. Loian Clark has arrived and com menced to beat the bushes for the late Utah commissioner. On the other hand , a coed dcalofqntet woik has been put In foico by Captain Phillips ana his rustleis , while Judge Hamer Is said to bo quite anxious to wear Judge Cobb's judicial robe and Is working quietly on the delegations from his disti let. It Is whispered all the way fiom West Point that Valentino would not object to a seat on the supiemo bench. Ostensibly Val came here to help Weaver , but In reality hu Is willing to sco Cobb win the race. All this tlmo Govoinor Thaycr Is looking on as a dlslntoicsted spectator , but these who know him host Imagine tlmt helms a piofoi- jnco which Is not located In the supreme couit. The McShano boom , which was launched by the Omaha Herald with such a grand llourlsh of trumpets , turns out to be a bell chestnut. Tlio Lincoln Democrat makes a seml-olllclal announcement to-night that McShano positively declines to pose as a candidate oven to please his bosom f i lend , Dr. Miller. Ho Is content with the honors on the other side of the big dome on Capitol hill at Washington. The dcmociatlc members who were assem bled In conference this evening have agreed to disperse without action until Monday night , when they will bo rcvjdy for the iccrults from the blustering stalwarts that would lather have a democrat than Van Wjck in the United States senato. In the main the situation remains unchanged. Van "Wyck's supporters are quiet , determined and confident of victory. _ K. Itosr.WATr.it. Proucodlnus ol' the Scn.ito. LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. W. [ Special Tflegi am to the Ur.i.J : Tbo lirst thing the senate did this morning was to iccclvo the follinvinir communication from Senator Van Wyck : LINCOLN' , Neb. , Jan. II ! . To the lionoiablo the Picsldentot the Senate ol the State of Nebraska : My attention was this morning called to the lollowing taken liom the Omaha Itepubllcanot Jaiiuaiy 11 , lemodnced liom the Dakota Oily Argus : "A I > IAO : Dtiri ; . " "Walt Secley.who was lonneilvonoof the secretaries emplojed by Senator Van Wyck , Is In Lincoln and says ho can show docu ments to piovo that tlm senator paid a mem ber of the legislature the sum of SJiOQ ! to vote for him. It ho can do this then Van Wvck Is a dead duck. " The charge is lalso In every paitleular. As a representative ol the state ot Nebraska in the national leglslaturo 1 cannot allow my self to lost under so grave a chaiuo. Mr. Secloy Is now an olllcor in the state senate. I must respectfully request a prompt and thoiough Investigation. Youis. etc. . C. II. VAN Wvcic. Mr. Llnlnger moved that thu communica tion bu rofeiiedtoa special committee of five with insti notions to lepoit without delay , which was van led. Mr. Piesident appointed as such committee Messrs. Linlnuer , Lind say , Wilght , Snell and Spiick , and Mr. Lin- iimer as chairman icqucstcd the commltteo to meet with him Immediately upon adjourn ment. The committee on judiciary loportod back senate files No. 0 , t'M ' , W mid 45 with tlio recommendation that they pass. The committee on libiary ro- poited btck : scnato file No. 7 without recommendation. The bill was ordeied printed. The commltteo on print- ini : was iimtiui'tcd to learn when the reports ( if tlio state olllceis would bo ready , and a llttlo later rcpoi ted that they would pioba- blv bo ready at the end of this week. G. Dolan and Krnnk Foster wore appointed commltteo mossunucrs. Hills were Intioduced : By Wilght To fix the amount of i.in.som for scalps ot wild animals. Hy Colby To insulate the manufacture and halo of lubilcatlng oils and to piovent adul teration. lly Conger To punish unlawful wearing of G. A. It. badges. Hy Lindsay To providu that county jmlt'es , to bo eligible , must bo at least twenty- five years old and a native ot the United States. Hy Colby To piovldo for incoiporatin ? iemetery associations. By HlL'U'lnsot Cass Piovidlng that Insur ance companies shall bo taxed upon the excess - cess of picmlums received over tlio losses and oidlnary expenses. Hy Holmes To suppress the circulation of obscene literature and piovant novvspapcis from publishing advertisements for alleged medicines for the euro ot venereal diseases. A number of bills were lead a second tlmo nnd roteried to thu appiopriato commltteo , allorvhlch.Majoib Intioduced a bill to pro vide tor counties , citlc.s , villages and school distiiclscommomisine their indebtedness. Hiirnham also Introduced a bill in iclallon to warehousemen. It Senate adjourned until 10 o clock tomorrow row morning. in the House LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. ll. ! [ Special Tele gram to the Hii.J : : The chaplain of the scn ate pronounced thu opening Invocation in the house this morning , hut It was the same non-committal foi in of supplication to the thioneof grace. AS thelspcclal committee on appointments who will dispense the patronage - ago left to the house In the tutuie.tho speaker ntimea Messrs. Nuvvcomer , Hayden , McGiow , Ballard , White , Raymond and Bailey. Tluough Mr. Sweet of Merrick appeared a joint memorial and resolution ur'lii ( upoi congiess thopassaso of Ihu Knoval's laml bill , thanking Senator Mandcrson for his successful elTorls in tlia senate , asking icpio- sentatlves tourgo and secuio an agreemeni in thu house to thosonato amendments. The ovldentslan at Senator Van Wjck by tin omlsblon of his name In conjun-tion will that of Manderson will not boucceptablo to the houso. Mr. Ballard of rillmoro seemed an unani mousvotoin adopting the lollowing rcsolu Whereas , Thn people of thu state of Nc braska dumand ot this legislature javvsroju lating the transportation ot Irolght within And Vkiiereas , It Is desired that the same may bo done with intelligence , and as nea as possible with justice to the railroad coruoi ntions and also tlio people. Therefore , Bo It resolved : 1. That the lall road vomuilssioiieib bo ami aio hereby re que'trd without unnecessary delay to fur nish this house with a classification of all reichts per 100 pounds , ton or c\r load , that s used by nil the principal railroad compaii- esln fixing the coU of transportation of such freight. Kesolved , a That each principal railroad company run nine n main line we * ! from nny > olnt on the Missouri river to the wostein Mirdcr of the Mnte shall , through the railroad commission , fnrnMi Iho house with the late of charges upon each class of Irelirht per 100 bs , ton nrrntlo.id from siid staitinc point in the .Missouri river to at least ono railroad station on each and every county through which It runs. Uhlle It Is extremely Improbable that the railroads will furnish the Inlormation de sired , ono irwxi elfoct vVlll bo to Indicate 'ho utter worthlessness of the allrond commission and Its Inahllltv o obtain the Information which onaht to io ) public property. A lesolntlonbyMr. Kiel , that tticrnlr admit- ling only certain poisons on Iho lloor ot the imisc be strictly enforce I during the senator ial convention , was adopted. I'he commltteo on labor havlnir wrestled insuccesltully with the prison contract labor : illl. asked this moining that it be lefurred 0 the penitentiary committee anil it vvan so ordered , Fifteen or twentv more bills were added to ho list , among them were : To construct state normal schools at Geneva. Flllmoro county , and appropilattng S'JTi.OOO : making : he irovernoi and secretary of state an Im- ni''iatlon bureau and s'vlug ' them Sl"iOt ) to qiend ; ro-appoitlonlng Nebinska Into thir- ccn judicial disti lets , glv Ing Douglas count v lour jmlires and Cass and Lancaster together three judges. nii.i , tntoi > rcii : > ix TIM : norii : Tlin lollowing ore the titles of the bills which were intioduced in tlio house to-dav : Hv Sweet , No. l. > o Memorial nnd joint resolution urging upon congress tlio passage of the Knevnlsland bill. Hy 1'ox , No. 1'Jl To amend sections seven ' 7) ) ami fourteen ( II ) of chapter fifty ( M ) of ho compiled statutes ot lSs > . and to repeal .aid . sections. Hv Dempster , No.l r.2-To locute , establish uid maintain a state normal school at Hed ' 'loud. Hy Fuller , Xo. KM A bill for an act to uiiond sections ffit and 11 of subdivision ; t , uid section 1 of subdivision ! ' , and section ( i of subdivision 10 ol chapter 7i ) of the com plied statutes- Nebraska , entitled schools , and to repeal said oilginal sections. HyMlnnlx , Xo. 134 To amend section 5 01 chapter 7 ! ) of the compiled statutes of isbo entitled weights and measures. Ity Kvving , No. ISO A bill lor an act to create an immigration bureau for the state of Xebiaska , and topiovldo foi deliayint : the ixpenso thereof from Febiuary 17 , Ibb7 , lo February ! . - . iss-.i. Also Xo. i : l To amend section 21 of arti cle 1 ol chapter 77 of the compiled statutes of IbS ) , and to ropial the said section .so inicnded. Hy Cole , Xo. l. ,7 To amend section 38 of on act entitled an act to provide a s } stem ol " ' " 'revenue. Hy Smyth , No. l.S To amend section 3 of m act entitled an act to provide lor the issn- 'nir and payment ot school district bonds. Hy Ciane , Xo. 18 ! ) To extend the system ot fiec schools ol the State ol Nebraska. By Caldwell , Xo. 140 To enable school llstricts to purchase text books. Hy Caldwell , Xo. HI To amend an act to firovldo lor thu Issuing and payment of dis- ii let bonds. HyShaip , No. 142-Foi the iclief of Mag- uio Prlbble. By Underbill , No. 143 To provide for the formation ot new school districts and to change boundary lines. Hy Hrown , No , 141 To apportion tlio state nto judicial disti lets and lor tlio appoint ment and election of judges therefor. Al'lhUXOON SISSIO.Y. ; Fully two houis of thu house were taken ip this afternoon In debate over the Fish- mrn-King contest from Saline county. When thu legislature convened last Tuesday , week , the committee on ciedentlals reported that Fishbinn and Klin ; both held cortlliciitoa ind theretoiu they could not determine which )1 ) thorn was entitled to a seat. The house Jiereupon decided to leave both of them out n the cold. This afternoon the committee on privileges and elections brought in a iiajoiity and minoiity ropoit. Thoinajoilty 'avoied King and the minoiity Fishuurn. I'ho house resolved itself into commltteo ot he whole and voted to allow thu attorneys of both pai ties to speak. Only out1. Mi. Whedon , appealed tor King , Fishbtun's ittonu'v not being present. Mr. Whedon occupied moro than a half lourol tlio house's time , make a legal aicu- incnt. Mr. Watson spoke for Flshburn , and was followed bv Mr. Smyth. Messrs. Caldwell and Agco spoke at length In suppoit of King's claim. The committee lose and iccommended that tbomajoiitv leport be adopted , and this le- l > ort was adopted by an aye and nay vote of the house , 7' ) to 14. Durlni ; Iho aftci noon , also , Sir. Horsl of Polk Introduced a memorial and joint ieno- lutlon , praying congress to adopt an amend ment to tlio constitution providing tor elec tion of United btates senator by a direct vote of the people. Mi. Caldwell desired that the resolution be made the special older ot some futuie day ami made a motion to that elfcct. .Mr. Feiiton moved Indefinite postpone ment , and was enonietleally seconded by .Mr. Agee , who thought that tlmo should not bo expended in discussion of such a general and national question when tlicio was so much Impoitant business to bo done by the house in which the state ol Nebiaska was Interested. Thopioposal to Indefinitely postpone his resolution made Mr. Horst Indignant. He opened bis batteries on what ho consldeied thn hypocilsy of some ot thu members. There were members , ho said , who would proclaim aloud liom the housetops , in the coirldoi.s and on the floor of the houso. how they loved fealty to paity , and then these same membeis would adjourn to a private room and tiado their sup port to an opposition candidate tor speaker for a piomiso of the flesh mils , the chairmanships of committees. They would indulge in eloquent peroiatlons con cerning economy in the conduct ot public business and then pass re.solutions for tlio appointment ot dependent constituents to positions for which them was neither usu not pretense ol use , but Iho pay tor which was S3 per day. They would cry aloud foi cutting down appropriations and then indodiico bills for tlio election of normal schools at points wheio theio was no moro necessity tor them than them was for .Mohammedan mosque * . Already bills had ucon intioduced lor nntmnl shoolsut Auroia , Broken How , Geneva and Red Cloud , and moro weio being piepaied. Kverybody was tor economy , In talk , and at the same tlmo eveiybodywas looking tor an appropriation , .Mr. CaldweU'b motion was cairled and the resolution was made the special order ol Jan uary 31 at 'J p. m. Air. Kliu was sworn In by Justice Cobb and took his seat , after which the house ad join ncd until 'JU : ! ! a. in , ItoporiorN1 Oilllcultlcn. LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 13. [ Special to the HKK.J Thodillleultles under which Intelli gent and easily comprehended jvportb of leg islative proceedings ajo to bo made can only bo reall/ed by these who are In dally nttcnd- anco at sessions of the house or senate. In the house arc 100 members , At this particu lar minute , which Is ten minutes past 11 o'clock , ol thcso hundred members , .sixty or moro aio rustling and readlnc newbpapeis. Ten or fifteen of the icmalnlng forty aio walking about and talking. The hum of gos sip fiom the lobby Is plainly perceptible to the ear. A tcoro or moro of puses are run ning around and distributing mall. Above this din thu voice of the first assistant chief cleik , wholscnu'aged In leading bills which vveiolntiodueed jesterday , may bo at Inter vals distinguished. Ho has a largo number in billto read , ho has the peculiarly monotonous onous tone of the man who knows tint not a single member of the house hears a word he is annunclntliif and doesn't want to. Tlio result Is the natural one. It Is imposslblu to ascer tain from the reading oven the substance of a slnu'lo measure with any degree of accur acy. To partially satisfy tliolncniisltivenes- the newspaper representatives the chief clerk has \oiy courteously ai ranged to supply each with tlio titles ot the bills introduced. Hut frequently how empty a sitistuctlon is oven this ! Vusterday Mr. Itussoll Introduced a bill ; "To amend section I' ' of chapter 4 , ot the criminal rod ! ot the complied statutes of tlm state ol Nebraska , and to repeal said sec tion. " That bill is a sample , it K'tjulred iu- qu'.ry to Illclto the information that It con- cmnlatcs n change In the criminal law re garding rape nnd so changes It that nny per son who assaults aiiv female under the aeo of elchtecn ycais , without her con ent , may )0 ) sent to the penltentlaiy for live year * . fully one half of tbo bills introduced which are amendatory of the existing laws , do not even In their body Indicate moio than certain : hanges in phra eoloiy of statutes or session aws and do not pietcud toglvo the original or amended meanlnc. It mavbc that this condition of atfnlrs Is Inevitable. It Is the experience of legislatures and leclslallvc lied Icscverj where. Hut It to accitaln ex- lent explains the Insulllelenev ot reports which are of nccessltv prepaied In hastoaiid at the time the legislature Is in session. HIP dinner .Mrotms. .x , Neb. , Jan. 13. | Special to iho Hr.i : . ] The charter commltteo In ts work has made very good progress so Tar. After completing the reading of the en- : liochartcr last night the points to which ob- lectlons had been raised and sections to which amendments have been sucgested wcio taken up. Hetoro doniK so , howcv < r , the delega tion hy n vote agreed to ab'do by the decision of the majority In alt cases and to mnko a unanimous report and united olfort to entry the rhnrter through as ngieed upon. Quito a lively skirmish took place over the question whether nil the paving , curbiiiL' , guttering nnd grnding should be done by day labor in stead of contiact. .Messrs. him 111 nnd Andres weio the principal ndvocates of this featuio. Alter a great deal of talk , how ever , the delegation agieed lo amend the section so that whenever a majoiity of the propeily owners on any street to be traded petition in favor ot doing the work by day labor the council thall so older. Among the Impoilant questions that will eonioup to-night will be the annexation of South Omaha , lion. John A. McShano Is lieio to urge that the delegation shall exclude South Omaha fiom the question of city boundaries. Mr. Conncll Is pressing the eliaiterln Its piesent shape and argues that the council may by ordinance exclude South Omaha. A now section was drawn up to-day on the liquor tralllc , by which the two mile limit will be wiped out and the quarterly or semi-annual payments at Sl.ooo a year legal- l/ed. A lively donate may also bo expected when the question of taxation and assess ment comes up. Tlint . Li.vrot.x , Neb. , Jan. I ! ! . [ Special to Iho llin. : | The committee appointed to jnvestl- ; ate the charge alleged to have been madoby Sccietaiy Scolov that Senator Van Wyck liad paid money for the vote of a member , will piesent a unanimous icpnrt to-morrow morning stating that Mr. Sector , under oath , leclaicd that ho never told anjbodvthat Van Wjeklnd purchased any \otcsormade any coi nipt baigauis lor Ills election , and that : ho repoit Isentiicly untrue so far as he knew. A AVOMAN'S TKIAIjS. Uwcky" llaldwin'H Conslnn Victim of Malicious ret-iccntlon. CHICAGO , Jan in. [ Special Telegram to the Hi. n. | - Fannie Verona Baldwin , the t'oung lady who was committed as insane from Justice Meccli's court last Monday , ivasbiought up for examination to-day be fore Judito PiondoiKast. Miss Baldwin gained her greatest celebrity by attempting 0 shoot her second cousin and alleged bo- raycr , "Lucky" Baldwin , the famous Call- 01 n la horseman and bonaiua king. Janu ary 4 , IbS ) , she met him In Iho lobby of a San Fianclsco hotel and di chaiged a pistol at him , the bullet taking cITocl in his arm. She was almost immediately theicaftcr taken .o Washington terniory ami con- ined In a hospital tor the Insane. She ins over maintained that six years nuo when she was In her twentieth year and caching school In San Francisco , Baldwin , attracted by her pretty face and llgnrc , en- ; acid : her for a school on his ranch near Los Ariu'Clcs. Theic ho accomplished her ruin jy violence and for sometime maintained her as his mlstic's. A child , whoso whcio- abouts she does not now know , was born to licr. It was because of blslalluie to providu licr with means ot suppoit and to give her the recognition ho had piomlsed in repara tion ot her vviongs that she shot him. She was icleased from the Insaiio hospital May 7 , 18 > 4 , and wont diicctly to Olympla , thence to Portland , then to Boise City. and , by easy stages , earning her living as a printer the while , she came to Chicago , aniv Ing here last spring. In this citv she has suppoited heiself by working in imblishlni ; houses. When she was called ueloro the court this mornlnt ; an unusual number ol Influential ladlci were present In her behalt. The Chicago Woman's club had taken uu her case and engaged Attorney Joseph KiiUand. The fiist witness called was Dr. Joseph Salisbury , who testilied that Iho lady was sane. At this point Mr. Kiik- hind demanded that paitlos who seemed her auest should appeal and the court sustained this demand. A call lor infoimants was made and no ono answered. Dr. Hlut- hardt volunteered testimony that the lady was Insane , tliouuh peihaps not dangerous. The subject her.selt , who retains consldeiablo of her loiithlul beauty , conducted heisult with lady-like lescrvo and comnosuie , which adcfed sticngth to the plea of hoi sanity. As the complainants did not appear. Judge Prendcrgast ordeicd her tempoiarlly com mitted to thu homo of the friendless , from which she will bo taUcn as soon as her lady friends hnd hoi the position ol employment anil protection they piomiso. The facts ot hei appielicnslon and submission to inquliy are thai she was u.'iesjed by Detective Flynn on the complaint of the managing editor ot a paper , whom she threatened because of his ceil , iln publications rellcctlni : upon her. Troubles. Cmr.u.o , Jan. M. Rudolph Schlocser vvns appointed iccelvcr ot the Chicago Druit A ; Chemical company to-day. The receiver states that tlio assels are ample to meet obli gations as they fall due. CinoAfiO , Jan. : : ! . TI.Is cvenlnc a deputy shei ill lev led upon the slock anil fixtures of the wholesale boot and shoo manufactory of Geonio W. Webber at 110 Illinois street on ind'-'ment by confession amounting to S17.W . The laiirest judgment was for M'.M07 In favor of the Hide and Leather bank. But llttlo Is known of the fat I me , as tlm at torneys ropicscntlng the judgment ciodltors rolnscd to make any statement and Weber could not bo seen. T'ho house is one ot the oldest and best known In Chicago. Its fac tory shut down three weeks iurn and no stock has been purchased for some tlmo , although Weber's credit In the east Is said to have been practically unlimited. Nominally the assets amount to about Sl-'i.OOO. There are known liabilities estimated at liom S7.,000 to § 100- 000. Poor collections are assigned as the chief causa ot the falluie. The ' .Telephone Hull. HOSTO.V , Jan. 10. District Attorney Steams , on behalf of the government , to-day filed In tlio United Mates court a bill of com plaint of the United States against the Amcilcan Bell Telephone company anil AlexandcrGraham Boll , Tlio bill is essen tially the same as the ono dismissed from the Ohio elicult court of the United Slates on the ground of lack of jurisdiction. 'Iho bill selstoith at great length the leasons why tlie government chaises that thu patents were wrongly issued , thu allegations being pre cisely as contained In tlio Columbus bill. The only additional allegation ot consequence Is that Professor Bell failed to comply with the regulations of the patent otlico requiring n patentee to tile awoiking model of tils In vention. The answeis of the defendants will bo duu the first Monday of March nnd the case will then take the Usual course. H In I'ostolllcos. Jan. 13. Senator Wilson of Iowa , from the commltteo on postolllces to-day reported favorably the bill piovlding that no imstolllcesot the third-class shall bo changed into touith-class if it nppenis that the cross receipts of such amount for a year to 51,900 , or that box rents and commissions , constituting postmasters compensation ntuoutjt to fel,000 or moro for a jear. WAR COMES IN THE SPRING , ? rophecy of a Military Authority on the Situation in Europe. ANAUSTRO-RUSSIAN STRUGGLE. The Knitcrn Question Will l'rcclil- | tntc the ConlUot tu May Pinna of the Vnolit Thtatlc to Ho Kept a Secret. Ilio Situation Danccroux. [ TnMirltilit f < S tiy Jnmt Qonlnn HKHLIN , Jan. tJ. : [ New Yoik Heiald Cable Special to the. HEII.J 1 luivo just had nn Interesting talk with n milltaiy authority whoso experience anil position ii\o ; Mini cvoiy opportunity ot f.'cttliiK at tlic facts of the sllimtion , 'Do you think that war I * Imminent ? " i asked , " \Vlll \ It bon I'lanco-Gcrman war1.1'1 0 "Tlio situation elmnses so often , " was the ! C ] > ly ; "v\e live In such a galloping age , that t Is ( langcious to prophesy about such mat ters. 1 cnn hardly bollovo it possible that the spring will pass without war , but 1 do not think theie will bo Pinnco-Ciuiman war this joar. Sooner or later such a war must come. Till : Tltttr.ATKXINO OUTLOOK. "The whole matter hangs on the eastern inestlon In other words , on Hulgaila. 1 liave never known n tlmo except , perhaps , last spring and last autumn , when wo seemed nearer war or when the excitement and ten sion in tlio military circles ol Europe were so great. My impression Is that wo 'arc .hreatened with an Austro-Husslan struggle , n which Ktnzland , Italy and the Balkan states may join. Germany may ixlso bo .IragKed In , tor she cannot alTord to see Austria eyen sciloitsly weakened , far less crushed. And If Germany Intervenes , rianco would bo on her back In nn Instant. " "What chnncp do yqu think Ansttia would lave single handed against ItussiaV" 1 con tinued. "Standing single handed f think she would jo beaten. " "Has the Itussian army improved so much ( lien ? " "The discipline In tlio Itusslan aimy Is ad mirable. The soldiers are blindly obedient uid the Russian military Is numerically strong. If the Itusslan dinners arc Infeilor lo thu German , the Kusstnn cavalry is nu merous and easily mobilized. For all that it is not M > formidable as people make out. " "Could Germany , In your opinion , sustain war alone with Franco and Itussla'.1' ' "Tho German aimy Is In n maKirtliccntcon- lition and icndy to cope successfully with inv other one power. To expect it to hold is own single handed against Its two most r > ovv erf ul neigh bois is unfair , ami if Kuionc I mean Auatiia , Knglnnd and Italy ever allowed Germany to bo crushed , they would amply deserve to be crushed in turn , as as- .urodly . tnoy would be. Germany's strength s n necessity tor peace loving Kuropo. " "Is It tine that the German garrisons on the Polish frontier are beijp strengthened ? " 11 tnoy me uot stt-o - - . * will cei tnlnly bo whcifitho army bill passes. I'hero is some apprehension hero lest the Hussion cavalry should Invade Silesia and theadlolnlng provinces. They would , how ever , soon have their roads blocked by the GUI man aitllleiy , against which they would bo poweiless. " KXAOdllltATni ) Itni'OIlT ? . "What of thu French reports that the Ger mans are massing enormous forces In Alsaee- LorraineV 'They are exaggerated. The only forces on the Trench frontier available for Immcdl- itescivieo are the Filtcenth aimv coips , which is on a ne.ico footlnc and about HO.OOU stiong , and the Fouitcenth Baden nimy corps , which mustois about 24,000. , " rnr.xcir ANI onuvt.vx Ansnr.s. "Is not tht ) Ficnch aitllleiy supeiior to that of Gei many'.1" Yes , both in number and calibre. The Geimans are quite ollvo to the ( act and ap- liieciatelts seriousness. In tlio nest war at- tillerv will no doubt bo a most Impoitant factor. On a peace tooting the French ha\o six batteries to Germany's tour a gieat advantage - vantage and it's all a question ol money. Gennany can't ' allord more , and I bear lioin German olllceis tlmt oven It the nimy bill passes they will not increase the strength or number of their batteiies. As a set elf , I think the Gorman gunners aio better ti. lined , belter marksmen and better dselpllned. Dis cipline is the great sticnuth ot Geinniny ; w.int oi diseliIlnc Is tl o great weakness ol tlio Kioncli. So long as their enemisu lack disclpllno the Germans will not fear them. " "Hut have not the Ficnch another advan tage in this wonderful o\plosivo they have dlsroveied , melinite' ' " "Ceitainly. Thu Germans aio ( juito alive to that , too. lint , entio nous , it would not suiiuiso mo if they had discovered something very similar themselves. " HUSSIA'S siovr.MKxra. "Do you think Kiisnla would venlnic a movement In'cential Asia this spiin V' "Xo ; she will have her hands full with linK'aila. Theio maj bo 100,000 troups in central AM a , but haiilly f > 0uO , ( ) would reach India when they had done with Alghan- Istan. " "What do you suiiposo the giand Turk would do In the event ot war' " ' "Oil , tempoil/eas usual , and co in when compelled to with any pouer that shipped thy proper amount of money Into his hand. " "If 1 am not mistaltni , " I said , "tho feelIng - Ing toward Franco IBIO Is less bitter than towaid ItusMa. The ( icrmans seem willing to let Fiance alone II Mm does not worst them , but would bo nthcrglad of a picte\t for going for Uussla. " "Vest I think that fa so. " "And when do yen suppose war would brer.k out If it does break out' . " ' "About .May. The JUisslans could haidly move earlier. " TMK YACHT THISTIjK. Her I'lnns to Bo Onrofnlly Guarded 1-Vnin tkb I'llhllC. iropj/r/o'it / ' JSS7 by Jcma flnrtl-in - Hfimtlt. ] GitKKNocu , Jan. 11. | Now York Herald Cablu Special to tfcollnn.J I railed on .Mr , Watson , the designer of the Thistle , this foionoon and showed him the picture plans and extra cuts fiom the Boston Herald in regaid to the Thistle , which is about to bo built by .Mr. Henderson at I'atrlck-on-Clydo to compete for America's cup next summer at Now Voik. I asked him If the descrip tion given was correct. Ho said "It is not correct. " I then nskcd him Ixivv ho accounted for the publication of such mluuto plans. Hu re plied : "When I lud drawn up the general idea of what the yacht was likely to be , sev eral builders on thu Cl > do were supplied .vlth specifications of whut the vessel would bo llko and they asked to win ! in oilers for such a vessel , and It may b < > that ono of these speci fications was obt lined by tlio Boston Herald and doubtless in Ultli. Hut , what tjioy printed is not at all what tlmThistlowlll be. " "Did you expect from the beginning that a move might bo attempted lo get the specifica tions by any but a correct way ? " ' 1 did. " "Why ? " "Because pressure was put on mo to cot the plans of the yacht and not only by a iop- tircsentaMve of the lloston Herald , but also by others. " "Why Is the matter to be kept secret ? " " 1 have no notion of letting any person know for some tlmo Urn details of Iho vessel , but when she Is nearer being finished , I will glvo them. " " 1 sco by Iho Scottish .Vows of this mornIng - Ing , " 1 conllniKvl , "Hint thusTliMIe Is to bo built in a shed , " and then I lead tlio follow ing paragraph : mi : AMI Kiev's r n * . As n proof of the ecreev to be observed In the construction of the Thlstlo Messrs. I ) . . .fcV. . Hcndeison ACo. . , of the Meadow Side ship building y.ud , PnlileK , ate , It Is stated , decline at present n hue wooden building attheodno of the Kelvin river , In which the details of the racer will ho wrought out. "Do you think the workmen will not gho Informat'on ' ? " 1 Inquiiod. "Only the most trusted woikmon will be allowed to work at her , " replied .Mr. Watson. There Isnochaneo of them tolling much , oven If they wanted to do so , because the work will bo done by them In sections. " Ho ulilod that the shed would bo built and locked so that no person could sea Into It from the outside. I asked him when ha would explain her plans. His answer was : "Not for at least three months. " Germany nnd linitux , .Ian. 19. The debate on the aimy bill was lesiimcd In the relehMag to-day. Hlsmarck again spoke. Ho Mild he icaretted ho had been pioventcd trom listening to Illchtci'fl speech dcnvlnt ; that the Geimnn liberal piess attacked the chancellors llul- garlan policy. Gcimanv Intervened In Bul garia , Bismarck said , solely to piovent the executive of eonsiilratois wlio were Impli cated in a plot a.'amst Alexander , so that thu maintenance of peace mlcht be unimpeded , Asnn Instance of the instability ot moss opinion HUmarck quoted liom the volk Xeitung and Gcrmanm and continued : Tlio : aperseven ask us to use. our soldieis to bar Itussia's reid to Constantinople , when this would pcilups be In Kngland's Interests. Hut wo have a dlllicult task tomalnlain peace and act ueimanently as mediator between the two powers , both our friends. Had I acted in Ib57 , at the epoch ot the Luxemburg question , not as a mediator hut in the manner in which 1 have been asked to do now 1 should not liavo had to incut ono bloody war alone but many. In years to come , it Itussia attacks us , then wo must nnd will delend otnselvos to the last drop of blood. As mat- tcis stand , Itussla has no ratiso to attack us nor have wo any cause to attack Itussln. lu leleriinc to Germany's statement that Trance was wilting to maKe an alliance with Germany ncalnst lu ! sia , Piinco Dismaiek said : "This shows how misinformed these politicians aro. England might sooner quanel with Hussla than we. Wo have such a long liussian liontier , while Kneland oven In the event of war would liavo nothing serious lo fear. Wo have no Inteiest what ever In the conquest ol Itusslan teiiitoiy and of thu 1'ollsh piovlnces have moio than arc . " 3ccssary. _ Flocjuot's HcspoiiHc to Itlmnarclc. I'.vitfs Jan. 1 ! ! . Floquct , on resuming the chair of president In the chamber deputies to-day , said ho hoped that wiscconcoul and a spnlt of compromise would piuvall among the membeis of the chamber who , ho hoped , to work fo hp OBrcss o"f national Insjjtjji tions , in tlio lust rank of which the govern ment placed the army. The declaiatlon was received with applause. Continuing.Floquct said : "When , without distinction of party , we-follow with equal solicitude the earnest elfoits of the valiant youth of Franco and when , with unanimous Impulse , we ac cept every sncrltico to inciea'e our counti v's nowcr. we do not lecl airitated by feverish impatience or deslie , only with tranquil pir- sui vuilng will v.e iilaee ourselves in position to fulfill all 0111 duties nnd seeuic lor Kinnco the respect of all. The essential condition of that is peace , which wo pn/o as highly as nn > body in tlio world. " [ I'loloiiL-ed ap plause. Salisbury Visits tinQuoon. . LONKO.S , Jan. i : ) . Kalisbiny visited the queen to-d.iy. A political confeicnco he- tvvccn Ghulstoncltes nnd liberal unionists took place at the icsldonco of William Vernon - non Harcourt to-dav. Those present weie lliiicouit , llcischell , John Morley , Joseph Chambeilain and Gcoigs Otto Tiuveljan. Nortfiooto's Dentil. Loxnnx. Jan. Hi. The unforfiinato f.ilo of Iddesleiuli has excited sympathy eveiy- where. The newspapcis extol him and some of them make vciv uncompllment.iry com- nieiilson the tieatment thn de.nl man le- cclveil at the hands ot the pi line minister. A Landlord in Iliu I'oor UOIIRO. IM ni.i.v , Jan. n. Uae. the owner of land , the je.uly lenlal ot which amounts to COOO.- 000 , has been compelled to seek admission to the Killarney woiMmiiso. having been icdueed to poverty by the "I'lan ot Cam paign. " _ _ _ _ _ AVAR CfjOS 10 AT JI AM ) . American Common ! on tlio Startling Situation in KnriiM | > . Xiw : YOIIK , Jan. ii. : [ Spcelal Telegiam to the Hii.J : : The Sun says : "Wo don't see how any one can re.id the specche- , made Tuesday In the reichstag by the uieatest statesman and greatest geneial in F.tiropo without th < ! conviction that war Is close at hand. Tim admissions ami warnings by which Bismarck nnd Von Mult Ice loiccil the demand lot Instant additions to the Gorman nimy were Identie.il in tuner with those uttered in the Prussian landtag dining tlio eventful Kprinsr ot l W , and again four yoais later in the north Geiimin paillamcnt. The nlaim excited on both of these eailiur occasions was but too well justified at Sadowa and Sedan and they have prohted hut little by such anamolios nnd such precedents who do not now recognl/o the imminence ol a conflict between Gennany and France. 'If this bill Is lejeeted,1 said .Moltke , 'wo shall most certainly have war. ' With what iiovvei ? Not with Jtnssin , as both tlio context of lliogonoral'H speech nnd the whole purpoit ol the ehancelloi's unmis takably dcmoiiFtiatc. It Is Franco liom which MoltKo apprehends an Immedlatn at tack , unless the emphoV means of defense nro piomptly slrenglliened. Asa significant coincidence It seems that on Iho veiy day when such ominous assertions wcio madu In the lelchstair the French govern ment decided to incieaso Us extra military credit tor the enrient je.ir by moro than 17,000,000 , nnd ono ot thu Fieneh minister ) , ilccl.ued in tlio f enato that the country , should It now tin pin to litest , would iirovo that no time hud been wasted In thu last hlleen sears. Dlsmnrck spoke tour limes In the < leb.ite , nnd although his vvoidn at first weio moro cautious than Moltko's , ho iavo In thu end full vent to a similar forehodlhg. Fiom his speech , pionounrcd In the taeo ot Kuropo , the Inteieiico can haidly bomilded that the Gcrnmn government possesses such knowledge of the strength of the French aimy and of the Intentions Its olllclal repiesunfatives as lo ren der counter preparations n matter of the ntmoitu'iijencv. Xor Is tbojirobabllitv that n supreme trial of btiength Ulmminont qual- iliud to anv maikcd degree by lllsmarck's averment that under no circumstancesshould : the piovocatlon roinu liom him. That was piccisely what ho sild In the spilng of vfi and the spring ot IhTO , and most ostensibly and tcchnlcallv ho Kept his vvoid. Hut when the hour was rll'e ho took good earn to heap up tinder to which his antagonists beheld themselves forced In sheer desm'iation to apply the match. Ho will hnd It no more dlllicult , when it seems a lilting tlmo to strike , to drive the French republic Into a UOStUlO Of OOVintNOR lU'HK'S M139S.V < 5I- % ixcoutlvo'a Words on Itlol * anil Socialism , MAIMSOX , Wls. , Jnn. U ? . The biennial me sacoot Governor Itiisk was presented to the legislature , which met at noon to-dav. After reverting to the material procrcss made In the stile during the jear , ho savs : "Whllo thus conci.vtul.illng vou upon our material progress , it Is with deep i egret that 1 nm compelled lo lepoit that ( inline the past year the peace of our slate has In a few In stances been Interrupted by stiikes nnd iloM ot ciealer magnitude , of moro violence , and farther re.ichlng In their consequences than ever bcfoie. In this connection you aio icmlniled that It will be your duty as legislators to look eaiefuiiy Into the caiKoof these ttouhlcs nnd wherever out laws for the prevention of wrong doing or punishment of wrong doers , aio found de fective It will be jour duti to pet foci them by such new leuMatlon as iccent experience and le.isonablo anticipations tor the Intuit1 niav Indicate to bo lequlied. " Fiuther on the iroveinoi sa.vs : "An oveiwhelmlnc ma- joul.v ol tlio whole people aio not duectly p-uties to the conlroveisy at nil. " llo do- cln'cd that It was a contention be tween emplo.ves and emplo.\ers and It was his i mbt and duty to step In and say not only "Let us have peace , " out "wo will have peace" Governor Kusk said that the government could not bo ludllloient to the wolfaiool any class of eitl/ons and It was his special duty to pioteet the poor and weak against any possible aitgussloiis of the rich and slicing , and this especially applied to ooipornlions created bv the authority of the sliifo. In conclusion Governor Husk , iys , conceining the labor question : " Wllh theo nginilan and socialistic tlieoiies of fanciful society that deny the light of private propeily , or ol each indi vidual to full pioteetlon In the enjoyment nnd coutiol ot nil his lawful eai nines whether obtained bv his own labor or by contract , we can have no sympathy. They me as un-Ameilean as'monaichy , nnd as tiea- sonnbl"1 " as secession. They contemplate dls- triiction ol both justice nnd llbeity nnd would accomplish the distruction ot both weio their application to existing society seilously attempted. We nro not picnaied ns Ametlcan citl/ens to oven consider n change in our form of goveinmont. Repub lican Institutions and individual lib erty go hand In I Kind , and must , and will bo loyally maintained. " TOGAX'S SUCCESSOR NOJIIXATIOI ) The Kctmlillcnn OauuiiH Cliooscs Far- well , the DoniocralH Morrlnnn. rniNorii.i.n , 111. , Jan. IX The demo- ciatlc senatorial caucus was called to order at 7:30 : o'clock by Senator Shutt , of Saniiamon , nnd 15. I , . MoKlnlay elected pcimanent chair man. T. G. MeKlllgott , ol Cook , and W. II. Kistcr , of Marshall , weto chosen secietarles. On motion ot Scuatoi Hell an Infoimal bal lot for Iho nomination ol a candidate for United States senator was taken with the following lesult : William It. Mouison , 'Js ; Lloyd U. .Stoiihcnson , 10 ; It. W. Town- shend , 8 ; judge .1. .1. I'hlllips , : ( ; X. C. Woithington , 5 ; Gcneial J. 0. Hlnck , 11 ; K. J. Prenderpast. 11 ; M. W. Fuller , 1 ; W. J. Allen , 'J. The candidates being announced by the Informal ballot , on motion a lonnal ballot was taken , with the lollowing rcotilt : Mnmsan , : * ! ; Stcphensoii , 20 ; Townshend , C ; Piendcurnst 1 ; Woith ington , 1 : Allen , 1 ; Hlack , 1 ; Cloonan , 1. On the tliiid ballot Jlonison received 4 : ) votes and Steplienson ! ! ! , giving the nomina tion toMouison. The nomination wasmado unanimous. The joint lopubllcan convention wascallcd to order by Charles lioirardus , ot Ford , at ? . ! i'i' ' _ < J'iJo.Q'fv.IV'itlSiniitoi ; Summer , oC Wiii- , jrations } were made wihoirt'noniln7itlng { BpeeMiffS. Thi'folTS ItV noilllrirttlons were made : Charles U. Harwell , oy William H. Collins , of Adams ; Governor Hamilton , by Senator Ciaw ford ; Joseph G. C. union , by Allen , of Yermillion ; M. O. P.iyson , by Sen ator Wheelei ; Thomas J. Henderson , by Senator Ciabticu : Claike Carr , by Cooley , ot ICnox ; 11. C. liuichaid. by Senator Cochran ; Italph Plumb , by Mcl.aughlin , ot U'ies ; Isaac L. Moirison , by Urlght , of Morgan : Gieen 15. Itiinni , by Vlekeis , of John son. One. humlied and ton ballots weio east on lirst ballot necessary for choice .VI. Fniwell iceelved : 7. Hamilton II , Hender son 10 , 1'aj son 1'J , Cannon 11 , CairS. Itaum 7 , llurchardr > , Plumb 1. Slniman 1. Mouison l.Medllll. Chailes 1 ! . Farwell was nomi nated on the second ballot. As the roll was called there was a general break ol soutliein members for the successful candidate . It becoming evident that Fniwell would receive - ceivo the nomination Senator Evans with- dievv the name of Hamilton in lavorol 1'ai- well , and on motion ol Giecn ot Wahash tin ; nomination ot 1'nrwcllvvas madu unani mous. ConunontN on tlio Nomination. CnifAdo , III. , Jan. 3. The Daily News , icfeniiii ; to the nomination of Farwell , will sayedltoilally : "This icsiilt was Inevitable. Kvcr since ( ieneral Logan's death the drift of republican opinion has been townrd his one-time political ilval , and while other aspirants for the place weie known to have some following , Farwell was the only candi date whoso canvass appealed to liavo maloi- lall/ed in every poitlon of thu state. The state Is to be congiatuliitcd that theio is to bo no ptulonu'd nnd dKigiccnblo contest ever senator such as Impeded all legislation two joaisngo. " The Inlei-Ocean will say : "The manner in which the nomination was made is the best perclnitablo evidence that there was teally no tooling airainst Farwell , and that the opposition to him was animated by a pledge oflilendshlp lor other candidates and not by heMtancy to Kaiwcll himself. It Is very foitiinato that the successor to Senator l.oxan is to lie a in , in In whoso selection them wnspinctleal unanimity among lepublican membeis of flic legislature. " The Times makes no comment. United Ijalior'H Candidate * . SriiixoPiu : > , III. , Jan. 111. The united labor paity held a caucus nt the Palaeo hotel lo-nlght am ! nominated lioniamln , Good- hue , of Chicago , for United Slates senator. Tlio Illinois ir.i.n , III. , Jan. ll.-In ! the house to day a message trom Hie scnato Introduced a lesolutlon asklnc the concurrence of the house In uiglng congress to tauo immedlato steps for the siippicsslon of plcuio-piiou- inonla. The moi nlng session was taken up In the dLseussIon of a motion to reconsider tin ; resolution piovldlnc lor thopilntlng ot bills. The icsoliitlon was lolerred to the commltteo on contingent expenses. Gov ernor Oglesby was a visitor dining the ses sion. sion.The follow-In * hills were Introduced In Iho senate : lly Hill , providing tor Urn appro- Piiatlon of S4.000 lor the state hoitlcultunil Eocietv ; making apnropiiiitlon ot Sli'i. ' io for oidlnary expenses ot tlm normal school at Caibondrdo. Hv Senator Curtis , relating to roads ami Inldges In counties nuclei township organl/atlon. _ _ SeoalorVlilllioruo UonnminnfPd , XAsnviM.r , Tenn. , Jan. 1U. The demo crats of the TeniiL'sseo leglslaturo in caucus to-day unanimously nominated W. C , \ \ hlt- hoinu lor the unoxplied senatoiial term , Xo Coal nt Any UIIOOKI.VX , Jan. 13. Coal is so hcarco In ISrooklyn that most ol the small lactories will bo compelled to shut down In n day 01 two and lay elf their men. Coal dealers 10- lu > o tosc.ll In laruo quantities , oven when otfeied S per ton , Some ot the lactoiles have ! ) c0'iui to nt-o crude petioluum , .fohn N'nvv VOIIK , Jan. Ul. Tlio liiiur.il of John Hoach , the noted ship builder , took place this alternoon Irom .SL Paul's > ' . 1C. church. Thu remains were iuteircd in tiitenvvood ccmu- teiy. _ _ _ > _ Havvloy Itoiiomliiftfed. n.unroni ) , Conn. , Jan , I'-i. The lepubll- can IcKialatlvo caucus today unanimously re- nominated Geneial Hawley lor United States senator. The lepubllcaiib on joint ballot have a majonty of thlity-Qiio. A VOTE TO BE TAKEN TO-DAY , . i The IntM-Stato Oommorco Bill to Oorao Up For linnl Disposition in the Senator THE SPEECH OF SENATOR EVARTS Ho Oonnuncci tlio Monsuro nn t'ttcrl ) ' IncoiistsiontVltli thu Constltn- tlon I'rocoetllnuM of Doth Cou > ; i'css. Soniuo. WASIIINOIOX , Jnn. If. . Amoncc the cout' niiinlcatlons piosented and tefencd were the lollowing : Hv Mr. Jones of Nevada Itolallvo to the claim of John Itoaeh , lly Mr. Callom-From Peoila , III. , nnd fiom Philadelphia In favor of the Inter-stato eommeico bill , putlcuhnlv of the pooling nnd shmt and lone haul sections. Hr. Mr. 1'iyo Fiom Iho committee on eommeieo a ptoposllion ns an amendment to the postoftlce bill nppiopiiittlng SIOJ.OCX ) to cm i.v the malls iiolvvcen the United Slates nnd Hia/ll niidCenu.il nnd South Ametlca. The senate then losumeil consideration ot the conference report on the luler-stato commerce - merco hill , 'Ihoiepoil having been teid In full , Mr. Hoar moved that tliosimalodls.igioo lo the 10- port , Insist on Us loimer action nnd request further conference. Mr. Ciillom claimed that Ids motion to iigiee to the ropoit took ptecedenco to the motion to dlsagieo. Mr. Hairls , ono of the conferees , desired oveiy senator to leali/o the lact that when ho voted on the question of agreeing or dis agreeing to this lepoit ho was voting , In ollcct , on the question ns to whether theio should bo any legislation on the subject dur ing this congress. Mr. Hoar charncterl/cd Mr. Hauls' state ments ns extraoidlnary , nnd appealed to the pcnato not to submit to that kind of n threat. Hero was a bill which embodied four creat salutoiy propositions on which the senate , house of rcmcsontntives nnd American people weio substantially agieed , and the scnato was now told that none ol thcso things should be accomplished unless there was eiigiatted In the bill what was a depart- tmo trom the meat doctrine of icnsounblo- ness. unless theio was ensrattcd the piin- elplo against which customers , and not tlmiallioads Imoiostod In the carrying trade were protesting on the ground that the Inevitable ellect ol It would bo to put uu Ireights and to mauo large blanches ot busi ness ( now carried on successfully and piollt- ably ) impossible In the future. Mr. George advocated Iho adoption of the leport. He > ald ho had no doubt the effect of the legislation would bo to increase freight rates temporarily , not because that wan n legitimate lesult of It , hut because the lall- road companies would make it the occasion of unnecessaillv mid unjustly inlsing latcd in oidei to hilng thcincasuio into disrepute. Mr. Frio then gave notice that ho would move to recommit the icport will , instruc tions , and claimed that the motion would take precedence ot the two olhei motions. Air , Kvarts then nddiesscd the sen- nto In opposition to tlio icport. The bill , hu said , had been properly design ated , "An act to le ulato commerce. " not "To icgiilato Inter-stato commeicc. " llo denounced the bill as unconstitutional and as utterly inconsistent with the basis on which the constitution lodged iii the federal ' ' commefce. Tho-constitutlon was Irame'd to "form a moro perfect union , to establish Jus tice nnd to Insure domestic tranqullity , " but the effect ot this bill would bo in Its tenden cies to make thu union less perfect , to dis establish justice and Insnie domestic discord. Outside ot tholouitli and littli sections tlio bill was In the dlioctlon of the icgulatlon ot eommeico and piopcrly belonged to tlio s'plioie of law making. But these section * weio a dupartuio from law making and were an attempt to Jay down inlos of transpoita- tion not iccogni/ed bj ( he laws of commerce. It was to the interests ol railroads that com merce should ho developed , not restrained ; , that its volume should buincieased. and itaj. freedom unhampered. The Peoria boaid of 1 1 ado had adopted resolutions unanimously' ' declaiing that such ladical nnd oxpeilmentnl legislation was not only uncalled for , but would produce the most widespread disaster to the most vital Interests of the westerii states. Hu thought that the opinions of com mercial bodies should liavo vveluhton con- gices. and ho Intimated that if political reasons weie operating on voles to bo given' ' their ellect might move to be adveiso rathef than favorable. Coinini : down to the ques tion ot pooling , he asked w bother the senate was icadyio say that an cqnalbatlon nnd uniformity of latos should not bo allowed ? They nil knew tlmt pooling did not pio- duce uniformity and stability , and that thosa qualities aio most Important in the interest of shippers. At the conclusion of Mr. Kvaits' speech Mr. Cullom stated his deslio that a vote should bo taken to-day , but Mr. Honr sug gested that ho and other senntois desired to speak and that theio was no deslio to delay a vote unncccssaiily. Finally unanimous con sent was given that a vote shall bo taken toy iiioi low. i The nntl-iol ) > gamy bill ( the senate bill vvltll the house substitute ) havlni ; been iccolvcd fiom the house , tlio amendment was nun * concurred In and a conference asked. .Messrs. Kdmunds , Iniralls and Pugh were appointed conleicos on the pait of the scnato. Alter executive session the scnato adi journed. _ IIlIIIHO , , \VAflinxr.-ioN , D. C. , .Jan. in. ( Spcola 'lel.'giam to Iho I5ii.1 : : The house today passed the bill amending the law regulating ; the removal of causes Irom state to federal } courts. The bill Incicases the minimum jnr < Isdictlon oi elicult com Is from SIKH ) to SU.OOO ; takes awav from elicult couils juilsdlctlon of causes In favor of assignees of promlsory notes and bills ol exchange and restilcts 16 the defendant the right to remove ) a causa from a state to a federal court. It deprives ] ciieult comts of juilsdlctlon of any suit of a civil iiatuio between a coipmatlon and a cltl/en ol any slate In which such eorDoia- tion , nt the tlmo the caiiso ot action occurred , may have been canylng on any business au- thorlml by law creating It except In cases urlning under copyright or patent laws and in llko cases in which said courts aio author * I/edbytho net to take oilginal cognl/nnco ot suits between citi/ons of the same state , nnd piohlhlts any such suit between a corpo- lation and aeiti/en or elll/olis In tlio btato In which It may bu dolnu biislnoss irom bulnu romovcd Into any clicuit court of the United Stales , o.xeept In llko cases In which such re moval Is nuthori/ed by the loregoliiK pro visions between dtl/ens of the same state. < a\ \ Mr. Tnckei ot Virginia then called up tlio \ bill piovldlnir for the blinking of suit * uuainst thu goveinment of the United Stales , and after a veiy brief discussion It waa ] > asscd. Its provisions aio substantially O.H lollows : Thu juiiHlictlon ol the couit ol claims Is extended by engiaitlng the lollow ing additional subjects of jurisdiction ; Claims founded upon thu constitution ot the Tinted Ktal s , ihu limitation of all claims under this- act is six jeais. thus In cluding all our claims : jurisdiction concuiient with the court of claims is given to the district and clrci'lt coiulsol thoUnited Slates In eases whoio Iho money value does not exceed SKMXiil ; tbo ilvht of aj < peal la secmod in all eases to both panics to tlio supiomo ( Ointj claims ol aliens nndei thn treaty ot Intel initloual law may bo ruferied by thohtutodujiartmciit with Iho asiit ot the icpifM'iitntlvo ot thu loielun govern ment to the couit of claims. This act does not include cases ot cnptined and abandoned pioj/ertv / , coiton claims oi war claims. Tim next bill called up was one extending for one jcai fiom Us passage the ilubt of ac .1 tion In can's nilsing uiidei the captured aim . abandoned piopeity net. Pending debate the house adjourned. nnd low:1 For .Nebraska and Iowa : fSiljjhtly warmer , fair weather. , ,
