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SIXTEENTH YEAB. OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING , JANUARY 15 , 1887. NUMBEK 211. - ,
ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY ,
The Nebraska Honso Takes a Rest to
the Day of Conflict.
ROPER UNSEATED BY TRUESDELL
Ijlvoly Dchnto on KcsolmlonsofSyin-
imthy Fur HtrKKlltiB Ireland Itn *
] ) ortnnt Changes In Omaha's
Proposed dinner.
Doings in thn tfoimc.
LINCOLN , Xeb. , Jan. II. [ Special Tele-
Brain to the Hr.r.J Mr. Caldwell traveled the
rocky road to Dublin In trying to get the
adoption by the house of a simple resolution
this morning. The resolution expressed
sympathy with the struzglcs of the liish people
ple for constitutional liberty. He regarded
them as entitled to the admiration of all
lovers of liberty for their comageous and in
domitable stand for home rule , and extended
to Ireland , Charles Stuart Parnell and \Vni.
K. Gladstone the appreciation of thn house of
representatives of Isebraska for their efforts.
Messrs. Tracy , Ag.ec , Horst and Knox were
theories who principally llgured In opposition
to the resolution. Mr. Tracy made objections
to thu effect that It was not a political question-
and didn't believe In making It one. Alter
Mr. Caldwell had made a halrcurd
ling speech , Mr. Tracv icmarked that the ob
ject of the resolution had evidently been at
tained , which was toglve the gentleman from
Lancaster an opportunity to make a speech.
He drew a laugh by addlnir that the real pur
pose of the resolution was not so much to
glvo moral support to the Irish In Ireland as to
catch the votes of the Irish In Nebraska. Mr.
Caldwell disavowed the Insinuation that the
resolution was Introduced tor political effect ,
saying It was at the requo.U of Patrick Kgan
and John Fit/herald , who had drafted It.
Mr. Knox was disposed logo Into discussion
of the question whether the Irish people were
oppressed or not , but finally gave way to
Mr. .Randall of Clay , who attracted the ap
plause of tlio house by saying ho was
surprised that so much valuable time was
consumed , and energetically tirged the mem
bers to take a vote on the resolution at once
unddisposcof It. It was noticeable that the
other opponents of the resolution , while
urging its rejection , were out of place in the
house , and oilier business was pressing. Mr.
.Slater brought the debate to an end by vigor
ously demanding the question , and adding
that every member should vote for the reso
lution , and go Into his pockets alter the dollars
lars to help the cause of Ireland along. An
aye aim nay vote was demanded ,
and resulted M to 14 In favor of the
adoption of the resolution. Those voting
against It wcio : Messrs. Fuller , Abraham-
son , ( .iambic , Harrison , Hclmiod , HerM ,
Knox , Wlihelmsen , Wlthernld Underbill ,
Tyson , Tracy , 1 toper , Overtoil , Matthicson
and Marshall. Several gentlemen were ex
cused from voting and nearly all who voted
negatively made explanations. The Irish
question is evidently a sensitive one. Dur
ing the debate Air. Cole oil'eied a substitute
extending heartfelt sympathy to all nations
which may bo living under oppressive rules
nnd laws tending to degrade them , but this
was too general and Indefinite and was voted
down.
( ientlcmcn anxious to go homo moved that
when the house adjourned It be until Mon
day at 4 p. m. Alter considerable amending
and the occupation of an half hour's time ,
the motion was tabled ,
The committee on privileges and elections
reported favorably to sealing T. A. Trues-
dell in place of lioper of Tlmycr county.
The committee stated that It had considered
the depositions and statements in this contest -
test cisc live hours , and had found that while
by the returns Kopcr had received Ml votes
and Truesdell U" > S votes , live votes containing
iiasters lor Truesdell had been thrown out.
In the opinion of the committee this action
by the canvassing board was Illegal.
Truesdell was therefore elected by
ono vote and entitled to the
seat. The report of the committee was
adopted by iho house and Truesdell was
sworn In bv Justice Coub. Hopcrlsa dem
ocrat and Truesdell Is an ami-YanWyck
republican. A democratic member said to
vnurrepoiter : "That action will glvo Van
Wvck ten votes. "
The committee on appointments recom
mended that a cloik bo allowed to each of
live standing committees and after a sharp
debate in which Mr. Miller led the opposition ,
tlio report was adopted 74 to lit.
The committee on arrangements for the
senatorial joint conventon reported the opera
house was obtainable at 315 per day and
would seat double the number of spectators
that the hall of the house would.
By motion of Mr. Whltmore. Mr. Ballard's
resolution asking Information of tlio rail
roads was reconsidered and the matter left to
the railroad committee. Recess until p. m.
AHTKItNOON SESSION .
The disposition to do nothing , which has
been coupled with a spontaneous dcslro to
get away , has been perceptible In the house
all day. The secret of this Is that In the
minds of each and all the members the seua-
toilal contest of the coming week occupies so
constantly a conspicuous place that no ether
legislative matters can be given serious con
sideration. Soon alter the house reconvened
this afternoon the advocates of adjournment
over Saturday , Sunday and Monday had
t hint's their own way and a motion to fix the
time of reconvening after to-day's session at
10 o'clock on Tuesday , went through swim
mingly. The real cause tor this anxiety to
get homo Is the desire to ascertain the wishes
of tliulr constituents as to how the members
should vote In event of certain contingencies
In the seuatoilal contest.
The following bills wero- among those In
troduced :
By Shamp To dedicate to the use of Iho
Church of the United Hiethren In Christ
ot Lincoln , Neb. , lot U In block 2iO In the
city of Lincoln.
By Marshall To prevent the negotiation
of bonds hold by the state as a permanent
t-chool fund In case of loss by thcltor other
wise.
By Italian ! 'lo provide for warming rail
road coaches by the nso of steam. It makes
It obligatory upon railroad companies to
adopt this method s BOOH as possible.
By ( iafford To provide for the appoint
ment of a board of commissioners of public
charities and dellnlng their duties and pow
CIS.
CIS.By
By Mr. Kennedy To provide for oil public
bridges that cost over iT > ,000 being utiilo
bridges and to provide for the care and
paving for the same.
By Mr. Newcomer To amend chapter 43
of-the compiled statues of 18S.5 entitled "In
siirancu Companies" and to piovent the In
hcrtlon of any claims in any policy issued for
lire Insurance that allow such companies to
t > ay a less sum than Is specified in the policy
In case of a totnl'loss and to provide for a
penalty for tlio violation thereof.
Mr. Underbill secured the adoption of a
resolution that iho hoard of managers of the
Jlomoof the 1'rlendless be asked to furnish
information as to the niim her of Inmates re
ceived during V&5 and 1 0 , and the number
for whom homes have been found. Also , In
quiring : "How aio inmates received , nnd
uro thevieccived from all sections of the
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htate' .
Mr. Dempster proposed to grant the enroll
Ing and encros&ing clerks the same quota of
paper and Maiups which thu members
received , but the resolution was tabled an
act of unuallantry tor which Air. .Newcomer
was chiefly responsible.
Messrs. Alkln and Itaudall were added
to the constitutional amendments committee ,
and Messrs. Kin.- and Kenny weruappolnted
additional members otthecoiiuuiltce. cm cities
nnd towns.
The committee on judiciary reported a rec
ommcndation that the following bill pass :
"In the Fourth judicial district of the str.t.
of Nebraska there shall bo two judires ot tin
dlstilet couit , who shall l > e elected for the
format and hold their olliccs for four yeau
from and alter the lirst Thursday after the
lir > t Tuesday In January next succeeding
their election. The KOVOI nor shall appoint a
judco to lill the vacancy created by this act
\\ho shall hold tils.onion until the lirst Thurs
day after the llret Tuesday In January , Ibby'
T.lio act Is to go Into elfect immediately imei
, 'Us passage ana approval. ,
. Mr , Tiucsdcll was.RssItnoa to tUo coinrnU
toes on which his unsuccessful competitor ,
Mr. Hoper , was appointed ,
The hou c adjourned until Tuesday mornIng -
Ing at 10 o clock.
.
The following explanation by Mr. Hulm-
roil , ns presented to-day upon liU vote on the
Ireland sympathy resolution , Is substantially
that which was otlered by soveial other mem-
iHjrs who also voted against It : "I offer the
following In explanation of my vote on iho
resolution now before tlio house : Thatwhllo
1 am In sympathy with any oppressed nation
I do not desire lo discuss foreign matters In
this house , as long as there remains Impor
tant business unsettled affecting the altairs
ol our own state. "
Mr. Watson occupied the speaker's clmlr
during a portion of the morning session ,
The probabilities aio thai the lobby operat
ing at the Capital and Windsor hotels will
inpldly Incieaso in number from now until
Tuesday.
I'rocoedlnjjs of the Kcnntc.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 11. [ Special Tele
gram to thu Hin. : | Chaplain Tate , In Ids
morning Invocation , prayed that the sick
ness of Senator Campbell be not unto death ;
that he be spared to his family and to the
senate.
Mr , Keckloy , chairman of the committee on
agriculture , repotted back Ins bill to ptohlbit
pooling by grain dealers , with the recom
mendation that It pa S3.
The special committee , to whom was re-
fened the communication of Senator Van
Wyck , reported that Walt M. Secley stated
under oath that the newspaper statement
concerning him was untrue. He had never
made such statement as therein charged , and
had no documents In his possession , as Inti
mated. Mr. Llnlngcr , therefore , as chairman
of the commllteo , moved the adoption of the
report and discharge ot the committeewhich
was carried.
The committee on joint rules appointed to
act with a joint committee ot the house re
ported In favor of the adoption of the rules
of the last session. The report was adopted.
The joint committee on arrangements for
the joint convention to elect a United States
senator repotted that the opera house could
bo had for the purpose at SIR .per day , and
had a seating capacity double that of the
hnuso of repiesentatives. The committee
had no recommendation to make. > Jo action
was lakenon thu report.
Mr. Uobbl ns of Valley moved the adoption of
a resolution that the secretary of state furn
ish senators a pocket county map of the statn
lor use In discussing rcdistflcting and appor
tionment. Adopted.
The following bills were Introduced :
By Snell To redistilct the state for sena
torial lenresentalion. This bill trives Doug
las and Sarpy counties four senators.
By Snell To amend an act entitled
Liquors.
Hy Sneil-Kor relief of feo. ! M. Price.
By Snell To prevent fraudulent manipu
lation of election tickets.
By Heattwell To appoint the state treas
urer bank examiner of the state , and to fix
the charge of each bank examined at SI. " ) .
By Llnlnger For an act incorporating
metropolitan cities.
A few bills weie read the second tlmo and
referred to tlio committee.
Mr. Diiras of Saline olfered a resolution that
chirks of committees ho paid only tor actual
time put in , and moved the adoption.
Mr. Colby said thai was not the place lo be
gin economy. The clerks needed pay for
everv day , and he hoped the resolution would
lot prevail.
Mr. Kohbins of Valley said the clerks were
compelled to stay here , aim that being the
case , they should be paid for every day.
Mr. Moiulojohn of Nance rose to a point ot
order , holding that every resolution under
Iho rules must lay over ono dny before notion
be taken , In which ho was sustained by the
chair. Mr. Brown of Clay insisted on the
printed rules of the senate being provided at
onco. Ho bad waited long enouch. It was
ordered that the rules bo printed Immedia
tely for use until the manuals were com
peted , which was retarded bv the delay of
ho house In forming some of Its committees.
I'ho senate then adjourned until 4 o'clock
Monday afternoon.
NOT 1:0. :
The president of the senate suggested that
it would be necessary to take some steps to
provide tickets of admission to spectators of
the joint convention next Tuesday. It has
always been Iho case llial hundreds of people
fall to gain even standing room upon these
exciting occasions. To those who cannot at
tend , the HKK will present a pen picture of the
scene and a detailed account of every word
spoken.
The democrats had a little conference last
night , all by themselves , and Senator Bone-
sieel very generously provided the room in
which they met , bearing the expense per
sonally. A mornlii'T paper hero throws out
a slur upon Senator Van Wyck In connec
tion with this m' > cllng , and alleges that the
room was paid for by him , intimating that
these democratic members made n mistake In
permitting Van Wyck to pay lor their
quarters. The badly mixed statement is un
just to both Senators Aran Wyck and Bono-
steel , aud Is on a par with the announcement
at the bwimiitr. : ot thu session that Senator
Llnlnger Is n democrat.
The newspapers who are opposing Iho
election of Senator Van Wyck have a very
broad Held to occupy In their reports and pre
dictions. They can say anything about any
body and It's all the same. They
can'deal In glltlerlng generalities to their
heart's content , because the light weight can
didates In the field areas uncertain and weak
as this newspaper twaddle. It is a good deal
like writing fiction It don't make any diller-
enco what is said , aslongas n certain amount
of space Is coveted. On the other hand the
Bins has given brief but true reviews of the
situation , which have been as accurate as it
was possible ( o make them.
It is very Imid to Infuse any Interest Into
the proceedings of the senate , because tlm
tlmo has not yet come for the discussion of
Mils In committed of iho whole. However ,
from Iho Interesting character of some of the
bills already presented , It may bo predicted
that some highly entertaining discussion
will take place on those measures when the
senate gets down to business.
Senator Llnlnger will be at his homo In
Omaha every Sunday , nnd would then bo
glad to son any of his friends who may
wish to talk with him on legislative matters.
The senate IH composed of a good many
men of means , some ot them being quilo
wealthy. Senator Casper says ho Is the
poorest In the lot. He is n newspaper man.
"Vou can rest assured ot ono thing,1' said
a senator to-i'my , "that if no member Bells
out Van \V\ck Istho man. And there is no
reason to think that any of the members will
sell out , for as a rule they are high-priced
men or.ln other words , their pledges at
homoaro so stiong that they could not sell
out and go back to their constituents. There
fore , thu amount for whlcl'any ono of them
could bo Induced lo sell would necessarily
have to bo largo enough to establish them In
business In some other locality. 1 don't
think anv candidate now In the held has fol
lowlnir enough or money enough to beat Van
Tlm Oiimliu Charter.
LINCOLN , Jan. 14. ( Special to the Br.n. ]
The Omaha delegation was in session until
midnight discussing the new charter. After
a very animated debate over the question of
railroad taxation , Mr. Council' * section ro-
milrlne all railroads to p.iy taxes on their
real esiate , was adopted and Incorporated by
an almost unanimous vote.
The section on the liquor traflle was re
jected and will bo embodied In a new bill.
Quite a number ut changes were inado In
matters which hud been oM > rlookcd by the
charter committee.
The bond of the clt > treastiioi was Incieased
from SlOO.ooo to $ ' ; : aM > .
The right of ( lie citj to build engine houses
or other public building- , , which has hereto
fore been icstilctcd to s-"i\0 ( unless by a vote
nl the people , was chanted MI , t > to permit the
election of biilldlnys worth ? -.X > , OOU without a
Mituof the people.
A surloiu omission wn.s dUcovoied In re
gard to existing city olllclals The present
oillclnls would have held over for two years
had not the discovery been made. The cor-
teetlon make their terms expire next snrlng ,
Hon. John A. McShaue appeared before Ilia
commUteo and urged that South Omaha bo
exempt from iucoruoraUoii wlthl * ) thu city
limits , and after a lengthy discussion his re
quest was granted.
Mr. C. J. Smyth's sugccsllon In assessing
city taxes S"flO in real or personal propeitybc
exempted , was adopted , This will be of grout
bcnolit to Hie poor man , who , If he has moro
than 8 .00 worth of property , will have to pay
taxes only on the surplus ,
The charter bill was linally put Into perfect
condition for Introduction , and It will bo In
troduced In the senate by Senator Llnlnger.
A WAIl OF WOUD3.
The Illinois Llvo Stock Commission's
Itpjily to Cotcmnn.
Si'HiNoriKi.i ) , 111. , Jan. 14. 'the state live
stock commissioner * made public to-day their
reply to Commissioner Cotcman , of the agri
cultural department at Washington. It Is as
lone or longer than Colcman's letter and as
sails him vigorously. The commissioners
Impute to Colcmnn malicious and vicious
motives for his attack and claim that the dis
covery of plouro-pncumonla In Illinois was
duo to them and that the government bureau
of agriculture never discovered a case in any
state. They say Colcumn Is now pretending
before the public lo hold views about the
matter that he and his suboidlnatos know
perfectly well are entirely dlll'erent nom
these expressed at the tlmo of the trouble.
As to the condition of Shufeldfs distillery
sheds the commissioners say the aio not as
Colonial ) has stated. They charge that ho has
neg opted to fnmlllari/o himself with the laws
of Illinois on the subject and consequently
his recommendations to tlio governor are
puerile. The commissioners undertake to
show that Colimian's communication Is an
entire misrepresentation of their acts and
that his complaints contain malicious mis
quotations for the purpose of deceiving the
public. I hey charge that the commissioner
has sought to magnify the Shutoldt matter.
The board claims to have done more In
ninety days to suppress pleuro-pneumonia
with limited appropriations than the depart
ment of agriculture lias done In moro than
two and a half years with ample nppioprla-
tlons , scientific knowledge and appliances ; to
have established precedents that the depart
ment has been unable to establish. The board
charges that the department has not the ca
pacity to handle the pleiiro-pnoumonia ques
tion.
NI3W YOKK STOCKS.
The Market Opens a Shade Higher
Than the Previous Uay'n Closing.
.NEW Yonic , Jan. U. [ Special Tele
gram to tno Hii.1 : : Tlio stock market opened
to-day a shade higher than last night's clos
ing. Ulchmond & West Point Terminal was
the center of Interest , and on reports that it
had secured contiol of the Kast Tennessee
road was very active and stron ? . Thu clique
which haa been bulling it from a up were
talking much higher prices , but on the ad
vance at the opening to-day It was noticed
that there was a good deal of stock for sale.
Fiom Philadelphia a story came to the effect
Ihat Norfolk A ; Western luul secured the Kast
Tennessee road , and on this claim Philadel
phia purchased a good deal of Norfolk ifc
Western. In point of fact , however , no dell ,
into news could bo obtained In regard to the
Kast Tennessee , and Richmond & West
Point and Norfolk & Western deal. Thu
belief was that some Important consolidation
of the interests named was being negotiated.
Heading was higher , and all coal stocks 1m-
[ iroved a fraction. A sharp advance of 2 pur
: ent for Consolidated Cas ! attracted some
attention. New Kngland boomed early ,
with the movement In the other clique stocks ,
tint later lost all the advance. About noon
the market became very dull. It was ex
pected that a vote would be taken on the
mtor-stato commerce bill before the close and
traders wore Inclined to await the result he-
lore taking any heavy ventures. Ueports
from Washington Jnst befoio the close were
contllctlnir. Some advices stated that a vote
would be taken on the Inter-state commerce
bill this afternoon , while others stated that a
vote would not be reached before to-morrow.
It was regarded certain that the bill would
pass , and moderate amounts of long stock
were thrown on the market , causing a weak
ness all through the list. The close was
steady at about the lowest prices of the day.
The total sales were about 300,1)00 ) shares.
A Unto War on Lumber.
CmrAdo , Jan. It. [ Special Telegiam to
the Bii : : . ] The western roads are anticlpat-
Inga war on lumber rates to points in Kansas
and west of the Missouri river. The St.Paul
and Northwestern lines , taking advantage of
the cut-off recently finished by the Union
P.ieilic , connecting Its main line with the
Kansas Pacific , are sending la to Topcka ,
Kan. , largo quantities of lumber , from which
point It is distributed throughout southern
Kansas. The Southwestern lines from Chicago
cage to Kansas City nave heretofore held a
monopoly of this tralllc. and uro exasperated
over the loss. The northern lines made a
hid for the business , with a cut of 2 cents a
hundred , which was met by the pool roads
and still further reduced. Another cut via
Omaha will follow , and the prospect lor u
lively rate war is first-class.
They AVnnttho World.
CHICAOO , Jan. 14. A document called a
' World's Petition" lias been issued by the
Woman's Temperance publication house for
the national W. C. T. U. Tno petition Is for
the protection of women , Is addressed to
"Honored rulers , representatives and broth
ers , " and Is to bo circulated In all civilized
lands. When two million signatures are
obtained it is to bo presented by delegations
of women to the different govermcnts of the
woild. The petition sets forth the evils of
Intempeiancu and the paitlcipation of gov
ernments In the liquor tralllc by accenting as
revenue a portion ot the profits. The peti
tion closes by an appeal for total prohibition
of the dilnk tralllc and opium trade.
A Stnr Hoiitn Vordlot.
LITTI.I : HOCK , Aik. , Jan. 14. In the star
route case of the government against J. T.
Cludester and others , brought before Judge
Caldwell on a suit to iccovcr 5174,000 claimed
to have boon over paid on the mall route ex
tending from Fort Woith , Tex. , to Viima ,
Ariz. , tlio jury , without leaving their seats ,
rendered a verdict for the defendant. The
court instructed tlio jury that there was no
evidence of fiatid ,
Chlcajio Conl Goes Up.
CinrAdo , Jan. 14. Thrco hundred mem
bers of the Chicago coal association were
picsont to-day nt the regular meeting for reg
ulating prices. They voted unanimously to
increase the price to cents per ton , taking
effect Monday morning. A member said
that the Chicago stock of coal was 100,000
tons loss than at this tlmo last year and
that sutllelent cars could not 00 obtained to
keep up the supply.
Another Jvvpress Kohtinr.
ST. Louis , Jan. II. The Post-Dispatch
Peorla special says : John 0. Donnelly , a
baggageman on the Wabash road , was ar
rested hero this morning for stealing a pack
age containing 51,000 from the United States
Express company. He waived examination
and was bound over to thu grand jury In the
sum ot fe'-J.OOO.
Lost His Leg- ,
LINCOLN , Neb , , Jan. 14. [ Special Telosram
to the BEE. i A switchman In the Union Pa
cific yards In this city , while on duty this
afternoon , caught his foot In a frog before a
moving onclne. Ho saved his life by rolling
from the track , but his right foot wat badly
crushed by the wheels , renderni ! ! amputation
necessary. The Injured man's iiamo Is 11. L.
Willis.
Nehrnska nnd Iowa AVonther.
For Nebraska and Iowa : Sllshtly warmer ,
fair weather ,
Adjourned Till -Monday.
TIIKNTON , N. J. , Jon. 14. The senate was
called to order at noon to-day by the secre
tary of the last senate and only three mem
bers responded to the roll call , Adjourn
ment was taken uutU Monday ,
1\T \ ( ,
The Intcr-Stdtc Oomtncico Bill Passes the
Henato By a Ebtising Majority.
THE VOTE STANDS 43 TO IG.
Decision on the jicnourc
Ucnchoit Sliortly Ileforo Mtdnluhc
Sherman IC.iplnlns Ills Action
In Itcgnril to it The Vote ,
Scnntc.
WASHINGTON , Jau. 14. Jlr. Ingalls In
troduced a bill grftiitlng arrears In ccitaln
cases to those pensioned by special acts.
.Mr. Cullom moved jlo proceed to the con-
sideiatlon of the conference report on the
Inter-state commerce'blll. Agreed to a * to
10. The nays wore : -Messrs. Hlalr , Cameron ,
Chace , Cheney , Fryo , llawlej1 , Hoar , .Merrill ,
Sawyer , Scwell , Khcrman and Spoonor.
Hefore taking up the subject Mr. Ingalls
oil'eied a tesolutlon calling on the secretary
of the Interior for Inlormatlon as to the lead-
judicatlon of private land claims In New
Mexico or Arizona. Adopted.
.Mr. Sabln Introduced a bill to amend the
act of March ! ? , 1SJ5 , ' granting to railroads
right of way through public lands of the
United States. Referred.
Mr. Sowell , from the conference committed
on the bill making an annual appromlatlon
to provide arms and equipments for militia ,
made a report reducing the appropriation
Ironi 5000,000 to S 100,000 , which was agreed to.
The senate then , at 12:40 : , resumed con
sideration of the Inter-state commerce bill
and was addressed by Mr. Hoar , llo said ho
was one of the ilr&t to debate In favor of na
tional railroads , but ho objected to two feat
ures of the conference report. He regarded
thcso two features as an attempt to strike
down healthy competition because ho re
garded them as calculated to Increase not. to
diminish the burdens which railroads already
laid on the commerce. of the country.
At the conclusion of Mr. Hoar's speech In
opposition to the Intcr-stato commerce bill
Mr. Sherman took the lloor and spoke forever
over an hour In opposition to the bill. Air.
bherman said he desltcd to state his reasons
for the vote he would give on the bill. Ho
believed that no bljl of Its importance had
ever had such gcnt'ral support , not only
among the people , but In both houses of con
gress. The necessity for Its passage was
great , made greater by the recent decision of
the supreme court. Whatever might have
been tlio diU'orences of opinion In the past ,
there was now a concurrent sentiment among
all classes of people , strongly represented In
both houses of congress , tliat there should bo
some general legislation In regard to
Inter-state commerce , llo was tree to
say that if his vote on the the bill
would tend to defeat Its passage at this ses
sion lie would vote dlff--iently trom the way
in which ho intended to vote , but there was
no such exigency. Tlio bill was In biich an
advanced state of consideration that without
question it would pass at the present session
in tome Jorm or other. If the bill wore re
committed thcro would be sure to ho action
on it. Under these circumstances ho should
vote to recommit the. bill to the same con
ferees with a view to have them look over the
disputed points and See whether or not they
can frame such provisions as will enable sen
ators and representatives . . ,
to vntfif rti. j.iii
UsWtnocUeet of
fioely without any tV i
any of its provisions. Ho thought that the
section as to lonpand short hauls would de
stroy the exyort trade of the country. It
might , for instance , " divert the tea trade.
which found its course from Asia to Europe
by the trans-continental railroads , to other
routes like SUM , the Capo Horn , Panama ,
or Canadian routes , A conference committee
may divest this bill of its objectionable fea
tures. For that reason and only for
that , reason 1 shall vote to recommit
the bill. It , however , this motion shall be
voted down ( as now/seems likely ) 1 shall re
serve to myself the right to decide whether
on the whole it Is best to take the bill , with
its objectionable features and with Its many
good features , pass it Into law and leave it to
tlmo to correct its imperfections.
Mr. Kdmunds argued In favor oft'iocon- '
fcrenco report , lie claimed that as to the
.short and long haul section the conference
committee had merely changed the phraseology
elegy of the bill as passed by the senate , lint
had not changed Itfl .suDsiantial tenor or ef-
tect. He defended also the section against
pooling , which , ho said , was simuly another
plnase for a combination of corporate monop
olies. Some years a''o , when the Icglslatuie
of Iowa passed the llrst granger act , dire ca
lamities had been predicted of it , but none of
thorn had come to pass. On t Me contrary , the
railroads of that state had' prospered more
than ever before , and ho believed that when
the great railroad ; system of the United
States found Itself compelled to submit to
this legislation It would turn out to be for its
benclit , as well as for the benefit of the whole
people.
Mr. Aldrieh argued azainst the fourth sec
tion of the bill and reminded Mr. Kdmunds
that the Iowa granger law Imd been repealed.
He expressed his profound conviction that
if the fourth section was enacted Into a law
It would prove disastrous to the great inter
ests of the country. The fourth section
would worK a distinct reversal of that policy
under which the great communities west of
tin ; Mississippi had grown up. Its ell'ect had
never been moro clearly or cogently pre
sented than In an argument made before the
house committee on commerce January ' 0 ,
ISM ) , by a gentleman now a senator from
Iowa ( Wilson ) , extracts from winch no read.
The same reasons that then existed against
the short and long haul provision and which
were so forcibly presented by Mr. Wilson ,
existed to-day just fts strongly and forcibly.
Mr. Merrill saldiho had reached the con
clusion that it was Ills duty to vote to recom
mit thu bill.
Mr. Wilson , referring tohis arguments ho-
font the house committee , ( ( noted by Mr. AI-
drleh , said that ho had changed his views
somewhat since then. He had made n
deliiilte study of the question since ho had
como to tlio senate and ho had
found Iniquities In the practices of ttio rail
road companies sulliclent to Induce him
to vole for the conference ronort. Under the
present administration of the railroad
sistem thu people of Jowa were to-day prac
tically without uiu-siich thing as a low rate
onafonghaul. Tbofarmcisof Iowa were
to-day , and had been Mnco the railroad com
panies induced a chnngo of the lirst trans
portation act , compelled to pay local rates to
Clilca.'o. j
Mr. Morrlll-Asliunderstand this bill it
does not Interfere at all with railroads In sev
eral slates ,
Mr. Wilson lam nnly giving that as an
example of the Iniquitous conduct of
railroad companies.
Mr , Merrill That Is not remedied in this
bill.
bill.Mr.
Mr. Wilson No.'but ' I hope that the people
of Iowa will follow this bill with n supple
mentary action In reference to transporta
tion inside the state. I , have concluded ns a
hcnator toclvo my'\oto for the measure.
which 1 believe will tend In the direction of
justice. ' 5
Mr. Merrill called attention to the pro
vision of the bill \vlilch would allcct the
Grand Trunk line of Canada. _ ; a
Cullom explained what the effect ot that
provision will be. ,
Mr. Sewcll inquired whether that would
constitute an abrogation of the treaty of
Washington. t
Mr. Cullom did not so understand It.
Mr , Kdmunds stated that tno tnliticth ar
ticle. of the treaty of Washington ( which
seemed to bo the principal one In this con
nection ) , had Men terminated on the 1st of
July. li-M , and was no longer In force.
Mr. linrallssald > he debate In thosennto
on the 4lh section In the original bill
turned on the Idea that the provision applied
to terminal iiointa. Thu 4th bcction , as
reported by the conference committee , did
not mean that. It meant the application of
the short and long haul principle * to every
single mile of road between terminal points ,
and to every 'pound of freight carried. It
meant local rates fpr everv pound of freight
carried over the roads. This was a bill to
regulate commerce , ' not wreck , rulu and do-
Etioy It , Its , ' purpose was huiiuuo
and bcnelicont and was in the Interest
of the producers ot the country. The
section against pooling would not prevent
benoliccnt co-operation between railroads
in a healthy condition. There were other
matters in the bill moro fatally defective than
the 4th and 5th sections. Ho regretted
that ho had pot to vote for the bill and tin
thought thcro were a good many ether sen
ators In the same condition. As he had al
ready clvon sufllcicnt reasons whv ho would
sunport the bill ho would nowyleld to the mo
tion to recommit It.
Mr. Snooner said that If ho felt In regard
to the bill as tlm senator from Kansas had
expressed himself Ho could bo brought , In
deterenco to any clamor or to any considera
tion , to sunport It. If the construction which
that senator putmton the longand short haul
section was a correct ono he could not under
any circumstances vote for It , Hut ho was not
able to glvo It that construction.
Mr. Morgan , In favorlnir the recommittal
of the bill , said th.it If ho hail the monev of
Jar ( loiild , Ids talents , nls enterprise , his am
bition to absorb railroads and to put them
under single ownership , lie would not want
any better law passed than this law In rela
tion to noollne.
Mr. Cullom rose to close the debate , llo
had beon-Ustenlng all day to assaults on the
bill until he had almost become convinced
that he was most vicious towaid railroads ,
and dial the bill was Intended to destroy the
commeicoof the country and break down
railroads. And yet most of thoassaults upon
It were In relation to provisions , which were
In the bill , as It passed thoseimte. He warned
the senators that for the last ten years the
people of the United States have been strug
gling to assert the principle that
the government of the United States
had tlio power to icgulatu commerce.
Ho confessed there wore provisions in tlio
bill ho did not like. He would have pre
ferred the bill which ho icported last session
from thn select committee , or the bill which
the senate passed.
After some further debate , the presiding
ofllcor having stated that thn question was
on agreeing to the conference report , Mr.
Kryn moved to recommit the report with In
structions to the Aonato conferees to Insist on
striking out section ) , and substituting sec-
tlon-.ftof thusennto bill : also on striking out
section 5 and substituting therefor section 1U
of the senate bill , which provides for an In
vestigation of the subject of pooling.
Mr. Kvarts said ho would vote to recommit ,
believing that action would bring congress
and the country nearer to a good bill than
over before.
Mr. Cullom said ho should regard the vote
on the motion to lecommit as a test vote on
the question.
The vote was taken and resulted Yeas , 25 ;
nays , UO as follows :
YEAS.
Aldrlch Ulalr
Itrowii Cameron
Chaco Cheney
Kvarts Fryo
( ! ray Halo
Hampton Hawley
Hoar Mahono
Mitchell ( Oregon ) Mitchell ( Pcuna )
Morgan Morrell
Payne Platt
Sawyer Sewell
Sherman Spuoner
Williams-23.
JAV
Allison Ueck
Ueuy JUackburu
liownn Call
Cockrell ' Coke
Colqultt Conger
Cullom Dolph
Edmunds Kustis
Fair Oeorgo
Ulbson ( Joriuan
Harris lugalls
Jones ( Arkansas ) Jones ( Xev.id.i
McMillan Mnnderijon
Palmer Plumb
Pitch Sabln
Saulsbury Teller
Vance Vest
Palrs-were announced between Uutlerand
Van Wyck , Canulcn and Stanford , Dawes
and Maxoy , Kennn and Miller , McPherson
and Voorhees , and It was .stated that Han
som was absent on account ot Illness In his
family.
The vole was taken and the conference
report was ogiecd to yeas , 43 ; nays , 13 as
follows :
.
Allison Heck
Berry Blackburn
Howen Cockrell
Coke Colquitt
Conger Cullom
Dolph Kdmunds
Kiibtis Fair
Ferry ( ieorgo
Gibson ( iorman
( ir.iy Halo
Harris Hawley
Ingalls Jones ( Arkansas )
Jones ( Xovada ) McMillan
Manderson Mitchell ( Oregon )
Palmer I'lumb
I'lijjh Sabin
Saulsbury Sawyer
Sewcll Shermam
Suoouer Teller
Vance Vest
Waltlmll Whllthorno
Wilson ( Iowa ) 13.
JfAYS.
Aldrlch Hlalr
Hrown Cameron
Chaco Cheney
Kvarts Hampton
Jloar Mahono
Mitchell ( Penn ) Merrill
Payne Platt
Williams 15.
The senate at 11:40 : adjourned till Monday.
ItOllHC.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 14. Mr. Caldwcll of
Tennessee submitted the conterenco report on
the electoral bill and it was agreed to without
debate or division. Alter the reception of a
number of committee reports the house went
Into committee of the whole for considera
tion of senate bills upon the private calendar.
At 4 o'clock the committee rose and the
house passed half a do/.en private senate hills ,
including one for the relief of sulfcicrs troin
the wreck of the steamer Ashuclot.
The house then took a recess until 7IW : , the
evening session to bo for ttie consideration of
pension bills.
At its evening session the housn passed
twenty-four pension bills , and at 10:120 : ad
journed.
Incrriiiicil Postal
WASHINGTON , Jan , 14. The subcommittee
mittee on postollices and post roads of the
house to-day finished the postolllco appro
priation hill , and It Is expected that the mea
sure will bo reported to thu house early next
week , The total approbation inado by the
hill is SW.to,0.y ! ) ) , or Sl.JttU.-ST moro than the
appropriation for the current fiscal year. Of
this Increase 3 : > I7,000 is an appropriation for
the extension of the free delivery scrvico.
tlio Walianh.
CHICAGO , Jan. 14. With the approval of
llccelver Cooley , the Wabash railway to-day
Issued an order abolishing several ofliees of
division freight agents east of Jiomont , 111. ,
and placed the entire business of these of.
flees under the supervision ot J. M , Osborn
at Toledo. West of Be.mcnt the control will
remain with Knight at Dccatur.
French Itnjiriunlu In China.
SAN FIIANCISCO , Cal. , Jan. 14. .Steamship
advices from Japan say : Thrco French war
Milps under Admiral Hieunicor , who has his
Hag on the Tunerue , nro reported to bo
cruising alonsc the China coast near
Pncklny for the purpose of making reprisals
for outrages against Hakol and Monkol.
Favorable on War Claims ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 14. The house com
mittee on war claims to-day decided to report
favorably the senate bill to liquidate the
claims of states for expenses Incurred in
the defense of the United States tu the war
of the rebellion.
A Verdict For the Archbishop.
BOSTON , Jan. 14. The Jury In the suit of
Father Fitzgerald vs Archbishop Williams ,
for slander , this afternoon rendered a ver
dict tor defendant.
UuslncH.s Failure.
ST. LOUIS , Jan , 14. Frederick D. Shafer ,
wholesale boot and shoo dealer , made an as
signment for the benefit of creditors to-day.
Ills assets lire estimated ut § 10,000 ; liabilities
at 525.0W.
oiiuvinuus i
He Solemnly Protest ! ) His Innoccnco
to tfic I/nst.
liicii.MONt ) , Vo. , Jan. II. Thomas J. Clu-
verltis was hanced at S minutes past 1 and
died from strangulation. Ho died without
making any confession. Speaking through
Dr. Hatcher , liH minister , ho says ho had no
foellnc of 111 will towards any man on earth.
Die ciimo for which Clnvcrltts sulforod the
death penalty was for the murder ot his
cousin , Miss Fanlile Lilian Madison ,
March 14 , l Sr . Miss Madison was
about twenty-two years old , and
up to the tlmo of her death was teacher of a
school In Hath county. Some -00 witnesses
were examined and the evidence- fixed upon
the prisoner the brand of murderer and so-
lucer , and at the conclusion of the trial the
lury rendered a verdict of murder In the lirst
loiiroc. The counsel asked for n
trial which was at once re
fused , and ho was sentenced to be
lianged November 'JO , m * > . The oxecullon ot
Iho.sentence was staved for over a year by
the supreme court , when ho was sentenced
acaln lo die December 10 , IK > II. The governor
was applied to for it pardon or commutation
of sentence to Illo Imprisonment , but he
could liml no reason for Interfering , llo.
However , respited the condemned man until
to-day.
During the foienoon Captain Frank W.
Cunningham , Ittchmnnd's sweetest tenor
singer , who has before visited the prisoner
on several occasions and sung numerous
Hymns In his cell , again called to see Cluver
lus and was gioeted pleasantly by him. At
Ills request Captain Cunningham sang the
hymn , 'How Una n foundation , ye sons of
the Lord. "
When ho finished , Captain Cunnlnpham
turned to Cluverlus and asked : "Doyou still
iv that you ate innocent I"
To which the prisoner replied : "I am inno
cent. "
"Aud , " said Captain CunnlnKham , "do
you beliuvo in our Lord and Saviour JCMIS
Christ , and believing In Him , you assort that
you are innocent , knowing that you imvo got
to answer betore God' . " '
Again Cluverlus said : "I can say that I urn
Innocent. "
When Sereoant Smith entered the con
demned man's cell at live minutes to 1 and
announced that tlmo was up. Cluverlus
showed no signs of emotion , but simply
remarked : "I am ready to go with you. "
As he was passing down the steps on the
way to the scaffold the vast crowd outside
thu jail caught sluht of htm and shouts went
up from thousands of throats , "Yonder ho
is. " Thu pilsoner never raised his oyes. but
kept them cast down as though in deep
thought , and for the first time , perhaps , he
fully realized that ho was going to die. As
ho wended his way to the scaffold , down the
long jail yard , the eyes ot over 200 persons
were directed to htm. Ho never looked to
the right or to the left , but walked along
without the least sign of weakening. None
of Cluverlus ro.la'lvos were with him to-day.
His brother , who had been so devoted to him
since his nuest twenty-two months ago ,
paited with him yesterday. Ills fattier and
mother , owing to feeble health , did not como
to the city to bid farwell to the doomed man.
Four orix Kind.
ST. Louis , Jan. 14. Albert Odell , .Tamos
Lamb , John T. Kcliols and John Stephens
were hanged at Fort Smith , Ark. , at noon
to-day for murders committed In the Indian
territory December 35. 1885. Odell and Lamb
killed a man named Edward Pollard In the
Cherokee nation. John Kcliols murdered a
man In the territory some time ago and was
considered a desperate character. Stephens ,
colored , murdered his companion In the terri
tory some time ago.
BKNSATlONAIj 1)13 Vl-JIjOl'MISNTS.
CHICAGO , Jan. 14. The Inquest began to
day on the body of Lucy lleldelmeyer , step
daughter of Lawrence Krug , wno died re
cently under clicumstanccs which caused
suspicion that she had been poisoned by tier
stepfather In order to obtain the fife insur
ance held by her. Within two years Krug
had three wives , each of whom were insured
and died mysteriously. At the inquest to
day , a relative of the deceased , Miss
Shonstein , testified that on Monday when
the body of Krtig's stepdaughter was laid out
In the front room , Krug called the witness
aside Into an adjoining apartment and
asked her to marry him , and when she 10-
fused ho said : "Vou must tor I will make
you. " Dr. M. O. Kcliner testilicd that he had
been called to attend the deceased on Christ
ina ? . Ho was told that she was suffering from
rheumatism and ho prescribed for the malady.
Next day ho made a critical diagnosis and
was surprised to observe symptoms of lead
poisoning. He asked King U thu patient
had eaten canned fruit and mentioned the
possibility of poisoning ironi that bource.
Krug replied that no fruits had been eaten
and gave the doctor such a L-lanco that from
that moment witness giew suspicious. Ho
quietly bei-aii an antidotal treatment for lead
and thu girl was improving when , on Decem
ber SI , he in Lred that she bo tatcen to a hospi
tal. At this juncture witness was notified
by Krug that his services were no longer
needed.
Dr. John Simpson sustained the sensa
tional Interest which the testimony was rap
idly developing. Ho had been railed to ; il-
tend the third Mrs. Knur and prescribed lor
malarial lever , from which it appealed she
was sutl'erlng. Next day King notified him
that another physician had been engaged.
The medicine prescribed had not been given
the woman , though she was In great agony.
Witness concluded befoio leaving that
the cause was accidental arsenical poisoning ,
but as the case was in tlio hands of the family
physician , a thoroughly competent gentle
man , thcro was no apparent necessity for In
terfering.
The inquest was hero adjourned until
Monday. During the proceedings Krin : had
been quietly taken into custody and olllcei.s
dispatched to hli residence where all articles
of a suspicious nature were luvled upon. The
remains of the dead girl will bo removed
from the vault at St. Honilaco cemetery and
subjected to a thorough selentilfe examina
tion. Knit's appearance on the stand at the
outset of the examination created a rather
favorable impression except for the fact that
ho was excessively nervous.
Firio Kcsldunco 'turned ,
CHICAGO , Jan. 14 , The magnificent resi
dence of X. H. Iteam , Prairie avenue , buined
this morning at U o'clock. The lire caught
In the basement In the vicinity of the furnace.
Heaui had a portion of his household effects
In the house and expected to occupy the
premises with his family nest week , The
total loss Is about 150,000 with an insuiance
of Sia'j,000.
A IjlNt ol Stoc'liholdorH Ordered.
NHWOHK , Jan. II. The supreme court
to-day ordered that a writ of peremptory
mandamus Issue tu the Metropolitan Trust
company nnd John Paten it Co , , compelling
thpiu to show to Kdwurd H. and William Jlar-
rimaii.on presentlngthelrcertllicatesot stock ,
the transfer book of the Dnhuqiic A : Sioux
City railway and a hit ot Btockholdeis of
the company ,
Slum Go lo .Jail ,
Nr.w Yonic , Jan. 14-Juduo Pratt , of
Brooklyn , rendered a decision In thu case of
Aitliur McQuade , the ex-alderman convicted
of bilhcry In the matter ot the Broadway
railroad franchise , and In which decision
McQuadn's motion for a stay ot piocecdings
pending uu appeal Is denied.
Trial oPTralnVro.clcers ,
WYANDOTTK , KAN. , Jan. H. The Jury
trying Ccorgo Hamilton , accused of train
wrecking , was released last evening , It being
Impossible to agree upon a verdict. Thcjiiry
stood seven for conviction and five for ac
quittal. The defendant was remanded to
jail to awall a
Oufllni : a Colored Democrat.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 11. I'ho senate com
mittee on the District of Columbia this mom-
Ing ordered an adverse report on the nomina
tion of J , C. Mathews , otBuifulo. N. V. , the
colored register of deeds of this dibtiict.
BISMARCK FAILS TO BLUFF ,
The Gorman Farlinmont Refuses to Pass
the Ohanccllor's Measure.
DISSOLVING THE REICHSTAG ,
Wllllnni Order * n Now Klcc
lion Tito Cninltlnntloii Which
Caused the Onvornnictit'H
Defeat IAirelfn News.
The Ariny'lllll Vn\\n. \ \
IfYipj/rfuM ( .WJji/Jitiiir.iOnnloii llenntllA
ItKiit.iN ( via Havto ) , ilnn. U. [ New Yoik
Herald Cable-Special to tlm HKI : . ] The ex
citement In Berlin to-night knows no
.uuinds. The streets arc lilled with knots of
people dlseusslnj : the question of thn hour ,
ind llorllnors nio warmly pialslng Prince.
[ JlsmarcK.
'I'lin liberals scorn to admit that the play In
dayed out , that they approve the action of.
ho laturolchstng , which by a nmjotlty of : n
( isfl to l.M ) , declined to bo butldo/od , nnd
was In consequence sent ntmnt Its business.
1'ilnco Bismarck Imil previously polled tbn
. clchstaj * , anil knew what thu result would
be. Scarcely had the result been announced
and the motions on the bill begun when the
chancellor arose , with eyes of steel and lilii
mustache bristling , waving a document ,
much as If It were a pistol , ho said In a dts-
pason voice : " 1 have to communicate n
message fioni the kulsor. " Then ho read the
.llssolutlnn deerco.
"Wo , William , by the grace of < ! od , cm-
( icror of ( iermany , and kins of Prussia , do
order . So begun the historic document
which Prince Itismarck read to the refractor ;
parliament house. The crowded boxes wcio
lillcd with easier faces. Von Voltko stood at
the foot of the stairs below the president ,
when the voting began , lly a mistake ho at
llrst cried " , la" with the opposition , but ,
hurriedly coiroctlng himself , uttered nn em
phatic "neln. "
It was a dramatic scone. The members
made no demonstration cxceut when the
president , as ho was leaving the chair , called
for tnreo hochs for the kaiser. Then every
throat , radical or otherwise , opened will
ingly. "
The scene after the dissolution was most
exciting. 1'rlnce Bismarck was frantically
cheered as lie drove away. So , alter all ,
Bismarck once more failed to "blutt" the
Imperial parliament. There proved to bo a
union of the groups of the central and antl-
Imperialist main parties , with a few strag
glers from the Imperial party against him.
With the Imperial party , however , were
the national liberals. Against Prince BIs-
nmrck were all the Poles his soil woids for
the czar forced that tno social democrats ,
the South ( ierman democrats , tliu protestors
from Denmark and Alsace- Lorraine , the
particularists , the Hanoverian ( iticlphs , the
old Prussian icactionaries , the luitschrltts-
p.uti'i , or German liberals , and the great
central party.
The elective struggles during the com Ins
four weeks may bo watched with Interest.
aud Von Moltko's prediction , "Iteject the
seven years' bill and there will be war'
ilpens in everybody's thoughts.
IN TUB Hr.lCIISTAO. _
- DKiti.ia , jimr * " . AIIU iiuu ui mo aimy "
bill was settled to-day by the rclclistng ad
versely to thn government , and the action
was immediately taken to dissolve the cham
ber. On a recall vass ( if the rolehstog Von
StoiifTonborg's amendment limiting ( lie dura-
thin of the bill to Ihrce years was voted upon ,
and the amendment was carried , the vote
being ISO to 151. The conservatives. Imper
ialists and national liberals voted with the
minority. The socialists and most of the
Alsatian members abstained from voting.
Bismarck Immediately mad an Imiierial mcv
MIUO dissolving the reichstag.
Several meetings oV the bnndesrath have
been held recently to decide what action
should be taken In the evMit of the defeat of.
the army hill in the rulsclit\ ! ? .
An Imperial decree was issued tills alter-
noon llxing February for holding the gen-
eial elections for members ot vho new rulcli-
sta ! , ' .
_ _
TIUO AVKMNOS IJI-JNV.
They Contradict the ChnrKCH Mndc In
America.
K ) W'y'il ' ' WW Jiil .JdiiiCK ( jiiiiMtl 7cillr.l { | ( (
LONDON , Jan. 14. [ New Voik Herald
Cable- Special to the HIK. : ] The Evening
Standard publishes the followlngcard to-day :
"Your leaderette on ourselves anil our sup
posed charges in Amciica calls for the most
explicit contradiction. You have been mis
led by the No\v York Herald , as that journal
was misled by some unprincipled person. It
is not true that wo charged S1U ! ! ) for thirteen
weeks , or that either of us remarked , 'Well ,
It's Kngllsh , you know ; rjnlto Kngllsli , ' nor
that theie was an item of Sil for corsage
bosquets ; nor that either of ns pointed out
( lie value of floral embellishments for catchIng -
Ing tlie audience ; nor that § 50 was put down
for cigarettes for the doctor and his eman
cipated wife ; nor that a two days' wlno bill
at a hrst-class hotel was St. ; nor that either
of us modestly repioscntcd himself or herself.
as the dramatic critic ot the Saturday lluvlow ;
nor that the thcaties were siimmarl/.cd at
S100. But it Is true that wo were Invited to
Amciica by the socialistic labor party ; that
they made all the arrangements as to the
tour ; but those arrangements were accepted
and adhered to by us ; that according to the
final statement of accounts , SITil were duo 114
as money advanced toward tlio.se expenses ,
and that we have handed that § 170 back to
the paity.
( Signed. ) KDWAHD Avr.i.i.vu ,
Kl.n.VNOHMAItyAVI.UN * , . "
John ISrl lit on Poilnratlon ,
LONDON , .Ian. 11. John Biluljt , in a letter
declining the invitation to attend a meeting
of tliu advocates of federation nn IIio ground
that he has no sympathy with the objects and
puipose.s thereof , asks the projectors of the
movement howthopiopnsed federation would
deal with the fisheries dispute between the
United StaloB and Canada , If Canada
wcio independent , he asset IH , Mm
would vleld to the arguments of her
powerful nnluhhor , and if there wan
no dominion of Canada HIM dispute would
KOOII liavo been settled by KnglMi conces
sion of Amei lea's reasonahle claim. The
federation project hit says is mainly the of-
hprlng nl the jlimo spirit which clamors for
vast and continually widening einplie and
seems icady to bo.ist that the emnlru can
light the world outhldo ol its own limits.
Hi iu'Mt says ho would udvlsu sensible men 10
let the question ns.st.
'J'llR lllllllCIl I
LONDON , Jan. M. The course for thn
jubilee yacht race for boats of all nation,1) lias
been decided upon. The race will bo nailed
around the United Kingdom. The yacht *
will start fiom tlm Thames , and will bo 10
( juircd to koejireat ( llrltaln and ( inland on
the port side. The finishing point will bo at
Dover , llrlllsh vachtsmen approve the soloc-
tlon of this course , believing that it will glvn
all yachts , whether home or foreign , a fair
chance. The race will take piaco early In
June.
IllntiMiN Workman ,
LONDON , Jan. II. A number of unem
ployed woikmen held a meeting at Norwich
to-dav , and niter listening to soecplii'fj of two
MMialistscommcncidan : attack on the shops.
Thu notice dispersed thu men Ix-loru tlioy
cpuld do any damaso further than bresiklnR
a numburoi wlnduwb. Two socialist ! WflrY
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