Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 14, 1887, Image 1

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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. , ,