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SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , FRIDAY. MORNING , FEBRUARY 10 , 1888 , NUMBER. 237.
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MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN ,
The Proxy Spoooh of the Quocn.Rcad
to the Members.
OPENING SCENES IN PARLIAMENT.
Opposition Lenders Lay Ashlo Person
alities and Indulge In n Hrlcf Hua-
on of Sociability Views
of Victoria.
Culm Bcforn ttio Storm.
ICnpi/riuht IteSluJama ( Innlnn llennrtt. ]
LONDON , Fob. 0. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to the HUB. ] Parliament day
always offora a cheap show for the masses ,
who throng the passages to view the govern
ing classes assemble at St. Stephen's gates.
But to-day the show seemed less attractive
than over. Last year Parliament square
was one vast area of humanity. This morn
ing and afternoon , however , only about three
thousand people were gathered at any one
time. For the" first occasion In many years
they were rather rudely treated by the in
creased force of police , who kept the sight
seers on the far-off sidewalks , under the
statues. On one occasion , when the bobbles
were pressing the crowd back , one East
Ender cried , looking up at the Benconsflold
statue aver his head :
"Three cheers for Dl/zy 1" and these wcro
vociferously given as if to say , "This wasn't
done , old man , in your day. "
Hut the throngs remained good-natured
and their only weapon of resentment was
chaff. The heroes for the cheers were the
Prince of Wales , accompanied by the Duke
of Cambridge , General Wnlsoley and son ,
afterwards Charles Bradlaugh , then Sir
Wilfred Lawson , next Lord Charles Bores-
ford and ox-Lord Mayor Fowler , as they
severally drove up. The victim for groans
was Jesse Callings , although thcso made a
close run upon the cheers' when Mr. and Mrs.
Gladstone came In an open carriage. As
they were entering the gates an odd incident
occurred. Their barouche almost collided
with the brougham in which , utterly
unobserved by the crowd , sat Lord Hurting-
ton and Lord Gcorgo Hamilton. It was u
Gladstone carriage that stopncd their way.
Some hisses greeted tho. now member , Blun-
doll Maple , n wealthy and much-advertising
shop-keeper , who had been charged with
swearing his work people. Lord Stanley ,
the next Canadian governor-general , walked
In with Under Secretary Sir James Ferguson ,
entirely unnoticed , as did Mr. Halfour in a
closed carriage. The crowd seemed watch
ing for Colonel Hughes-Hallctt , Judging from
many remarks , but ho had , it seems , been
almost the llrst to enter. As early as 0
o'clock they wcro watching for Parncll , but
ho and nearly all the Irish members had
quietly entered through a .side door behind
Westminster halU A great many mem
bers modestly used the same entrance.
A few went down the terrace steps where
Westminster bridge begins. When Messrs.
Gilhooly and P.yno , members for Cork and
Waterford , went in , the big policeman stand
ing guard looked as if saying : "Aha , we
have warrants for you , my boys. " These are
known to be on ( lie at Scotland Yard.
Cheers greeted the mover of the address in
the lords , which was duo most , perhaps , to
his highland costume , and.tho .seconder , who
wore an odd uniform as a brother In Trinity
house.
Lord Randolph Churchill did not put In an
appearance , nor Mr. Labouehcre , who in the
current number of Truth grows facetious over
the gout which lays up this total abstainer.
Meanwhile both houses were filling up fast
and party whips wcro snapping among arriv
ing members. Thcso wcro busied distribut
ing hats as signals of occupied scats. Only
one low-crowned headgear appeared and that
belonged to Member Harris , of Galway , who
began life as a bricklayer and still retains his
dislike of a chlmnuy-pot hat. Ho wan among
the early birds with the Guy Fuwkcs hunters
niter the gunpowder or dynntnlto worms
below. For three hours the house was
turned into a conversazione , The buzz was
lilto that of a public school after the holidays
Lord Hurtington and Gladstone , Lords
Hamilton and Heresford , T. P. O'Connoi
mid Sir Algernon liorthwlck , Parnel
and Sir John II. Puleston , letting bygones bi
bygones and Ignoring the possibilities o
future personalities each with each , scemei
cordially fused in sociality. All waited tin
coining of the speaker and prayers. Thai
functionary soon converted his hands int <
Grover Cleveland digits. Even Bigga
paid him palmistry compliments. Soon tin
fateful hour was struck by Big Hen. Ou
into the damp corridor wore turned stratig
era and reporter * . "It's parliamentary , yoi
know , " to turn strangers Into outer darkness
where there Is gnashing of teeth , whenever
over heaven's blessing and the church's I
invoked by the state. Swearing followct
prayers i. o. , now members took the oaths
Home rulers cheered the new member foi
South Kerry , the much injured Klllbride
Tories cheered the Maple , who Is to furnlsl
campaign funds. Just before nil this , how
ever , the 'speaker and a slim procession o
members hud been into the house pi lords
where the queen's commissioners foropcnlnj
parliament , looking ifko stage chanu
tors In scarlet and ermine , hai
performed certain functions. This wn
followed by the lord chancellor' '
reading of the queen's speech , many preset' '
following him with the first editions of tli
evening papers. All stood , Including tli
Prlucoof "Wales , during the reading. The
the commons processidn , shortened to the o.
Jlclal , returned into the conver/lono.
When the order of the government bill
came on , Leader Smith and Hal four , us enc
moved bills relating to Ireland , wcro receive
with great ministerial cheers , which , towat
Hulfour , were especially of the claque.
the cheers receded through the windows hit
the Thames a Mesphlstophcllan chorus <
laughter , led' by the stentorian BIggar , fo
lowed. Gladstone , who had retired a she
time , on re-entering had his turn from
claquo.
RNow the buzz of conversation pervade
while the clerk read notices. One from Pa
neil was cheered. It was an amendment i
the land bill. The bills and notices wei
sixty-seven in number. Sir John Lubbock
for the early closing of shops , was especial
cheered ; so was a bill to insure the purity i
beer , Even the unusually-timid voice of Pa
nell Joined in when all the opposition cheert
Major General Gouldsworth's notice to i
qulro Into the mode of government In Ir
land. Cheers r.lso greeted Sir Charles Hu
soil. Charles Bardlough , or Lord Handoli
Churchill who had modestly entered i
each respectively gave notice of inquiry In
free public meetings or Into board of worl
scandals.
When Lord Randolph concluded , M
Pync , emerging upon tlm publlo gaze after
long confinement In his family castle , w ;
hailed with victorious cheers from the Iris
members , Mr. Pyno rose to beg leave to I
tioduco some bill , but he was sooverpowon
With the excitement of the moment that I
began his notice \vlth the remark : "Sir ,
beg to give leave " A roar of laughter
drowned the remainder of the notice.
The speaker next read n batch of letters
from Judges and magistrates announcing the
arrest and detention of several members' .
The rending took ten minutes and was
marked by laughter and cheering on the
Irish benches , but the mnmbers thcro made
no other clgn.
Lord Klerlngton found an opportunity of
drawing from Mr. Matthews a statement of
the circumstances under which Convict
Harkcns and Mcllvillc , the dynamiter ,
'
visited the house. The home secretary's as
sertion that the circumstances tended to
show that the admissions of strangers to the
galterlcR should bo surrounded tiy further
precautions was loudly cheered from the
ministerial benches. The motion speech on
the address was better than usual. Mr.
Gladstone , in speaking , was less qucrclous
than was expected , although banging the
box as much as over. Indeed his speech was
at times cheered from the opposition
benches. It was so patriotic that Leader
Smith , who followed him , was not In good
form and soon emptied the house , so that
when Colonel Nolan arose with the toujours
pcrdrix of Ireland , the paint of no quorum
was made. A few skirmishing debaters fol
lowed , amid yawnlngs and door shimmlngs
ami at the witching hour of midnight the po
litical clubs had received full complements of
wearied members.
Tilt : QUEEN'S LITTLE PIECE.
Parliament Opens with the Usual
CcrcmoiilcH.
LONDON , Feb. 9. A largo crowd gathered
outside the parliament houses this morning ,
drawn thither by the opening of the session.
The Parmllito : members of the house of
commons held a meeting this morning and'
expressed sympathy for the sufferers under
the crimes act , and extended their thanks to
their English supporters. Parnoll and other
ofllccrs were re-elected.
The meeting adopted n resolution thanking
America for Its generous support , and pray
ing for its continuation , as one of the most
imjiortant factors in bringing the struggle in
Ireland to a close.
Parliament assembled to-dav. The queen's
speech at the opening of the session was
read. It is as follows :
My Lords and Gentlemen I continue to
receive from all powers cordial assurances
of friendly sentiments as well as of an ear
nest desire to maintain the peace of the
world. My oftlcers in conjunction with these
of the emperor of Russia have completed the
demarcation of the Afghanistan boundary ,
in conformity with the terms of the confer
ence of 18S7. Deliberations of the conference
at Washington to adjust the questions which
have arisen between Canada and the United
States are still progressing. The negotiations
commenced in 18S3 in respect to the regula
tion of the Suez canal have been brought to a
conclusion so far as the points of difference
between myself and the French republic
are concerned. I have also entered into an
agreement with France for protection of life
and property In the New Hebrides , by n
Joint naval commission.
. Gentlemen of the House of Commons : Es
timntcs for services for 1883which will bo laid
before you , will bo framed with duo regard
for economy. You will bo asked to provide
for the improvement of the defense of ports
and coaling stations , rendered urgently nec
essary by the advance of military science ,
and also to sanction the arrangement
providing for n special squadron to
protect Australasian commerce. My
lords and gentlemen : The measures
which at great labor you passed last session
for the bcncllt of Ireland have been carefully
carried into effect during the period since
elapsed. The result of this legislation so far
tested by this short experience is satisfac
tory. Agrarian crimp has diminished and the
power of coercive conspiracies has. sensibly
abated. Measures tending to develop the
resources of Ireland and to facilitate increase
In the number of proprietors of
the soil will be laid before you.
Prospects of commerce arc more
hopeful than any which I have been able to
point to In many years. I deeply regret that
there lias been no corresponding improve
ment noticeable in the condition of agricul
ture , I commend the interest of ttmt great
industry to your attentive care , hoping that
means may bo discovered to enable it to meet
more effectively the difficulties under
which it labors. You will bo in
vited to consider legislative proceedings
for cheapening the transfer of land , for
modifying the procedure by which tithe
rent charge is collected , for promoting
technical education , for preventing undue
preferences in rales charged by railway com
panies under the limited liabilllity act , for
amending the law of liability of employes in
case of accidents , and for improving
the position of Scottish universities. In these
and all other efforts you may make to pro
mote the well being of my people , I pray you
may bo guided by the hand of Almighty God.
1'Hi-noil has given notice that ho will intro
duce u bill to amend the Irish land law
amendment act.
The houses adjourned until 4 p. m.
Mr. Gladstone , on entering the commons ,
was loudly cheered. Lord Hartington at
once loft his scat and went and shook hands
with him , when they sat down and entered
into an animated conversation. Wharton ,
conservative , moved an address in reply tc
the queen's speech. The motion was seconded
ended by Colonel Duncan. In the house ol
lords Lord Crawford moved the address in
reply to the queen's speech. The motioii
was seconded by Lord Armstrong.
Lord Salisbury , in the course of the debate -
bate , refoircd to the sad condition of the
crown prince of Germany. Regarding the
great i ucs of peace or war now pending Ir
Europe , Salisbury said ho would not pretcni
to give fuller information than was conyoyci'
f In the recent masterly speech of Prince His
marck. England had long had n policy ii
the cast from which the government did no
intend to depart. Ho entirely shared tin
viuws of Bismarck in favor of peace. In hi ;
brief reference to Ireland Salisbury chargce
Gladstone with misrepresenting the conserv
ntivo party.
Gladstone said ho rose to speak nt thli
early stage of the debate hoping that hi
might contribute to cxpcdiato the buslnes' '
before the houso. Ho could congratulate the
government on boino aspects of forolgi
policy. Referring to Ireland , Gladstone sail
that while the opposition was anxious to ex
pcdite business , the government's policy h
Ireland could not ho lightly passed over
[ Cheers.J The address declared that crime
of an agrarian character have diminished
that conspiracy has sensibly abated througl
the careful execution of the crimes act. H
was disposed to substitute for "careful" som
very different word. [ Cheers. ] The whol
subject of administration coercion must
through amendment , be debated. Ho woul
not anticipate the debate , but couli
not pass over tha assertion that tin
Irish people , under coeicion , becam
Inoro reconciled to law. [ Cheers.
While ho looked back fifty years upon tin
d exuberancy of crimes under difficulties no
less than now exists , ha was amazed at th
progress made that self-command and sell
control were morn and moro becoming th
habit of the Irish people. Owing to this fac
agrarian crime had lessened hut the govern
nient could not bo congratulated on asslstln
to diminish the number of offenses. Undc
the coercion act liiO persons had been tried o
sentenced. Was the house to believe tlm
thcso returns showed n diminution of offense
compared with the same period la t year
Could the government show that they nr
not prosecuting the people of Ireland for act
of exclusive dealing freely resorted to i
Great Uritalnl If they were , wha
became of the theory of equal right
between England arid 'Ireland , which wa
loeognUed as tha basis of union\ \ [ Cheers an
cries of "Hear , Hear " ] The royal speec
promised local legislation for England. Wh
did not the government redeem Us promise
of the extension of self government to In
land 1 After declaring that ho would oppos
all attempts tolncrraso the number of Iris
proprietors by direct dealings between th
treasury and individual cultivators , Ulai
stnuu reviewed the legislative proposals c
the go\ eminent , and concluded by prouilsin
that the opposition would itisUi la forwuri
Ing the local government bill and other meas
ures and making the sessions fruitful of ben-
clleial legislation ,
William Henry Smith said the government
would bo perfectly ready to discuss the
whole subject of Irish policy including Glad
stone's ' arguments. They wcro prepared at
the proper time , to Justify the assertion that
crime and conspiracy had diminished. Pro
posals to reconstruct the Irish government
under present circumstances , would be mere
mockery. He said no great ehango was con
templated In procedure rules.
Now Ilulcs For 1'nrlltimctit- .
LONDON , Feb. 0. The new procedure rules
will bo laid on the table Monday. It Is pro
posed to meet at 3 p. m. and adjourn at 1 n.
m. , with an automatic cloture on controver
sial business nt 12:30. : The majority neces
sary to apply the cloluro is to bo reduced and
the speaker's power over disorderly members
Increased. _
Pnrnpll's IMaiiH.
LONDON , Feb. 0. The Parnelhtcs to-day
decided that Parnoll should formulate an
amendment to the queen's address raising
the question as to the administration of the
crimes act. Parncll stated that the object
of his land bill was to reduce the term for
the Judicial revision of rents from llftecn to
seven years and give tenants further rights
over Improvements.
TIII : OPKIIATION"SUCCESSFUL. .
Miyslclnns Perform Tracheotomy on
the Crown Prince's Tin oat.
[ On > urlvM JSAS tin James Gotiluu lUnnett. ' ]
SAN Hnsto , Feb. 9. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to the BEK. ] The crown
rinco had a bad time of It last night. Head
ad great difficulty in breathing. Dr ,
lowell slept in an adjoining room. During
lie morning he walked briskly about in his
oom. Sir Morrcll Mackenzie and the other
ihysicians held a consultation and unani
mously decided upon the operation of trach
eotomy nt once. Mackenzie told the crown
rinco that ho thought It would bo necessary
, nd the crown prince remarked :
"If you think so , then the sooner It is over
, he > better. "
As the physicians agreed that it was unsafe
'or ' him to go through another night , the op-
ration took place at half past 3 this afternoon.
Dr. Hrahmann performed , with Sir Morrell ,
rauzeHowell , and Schroeder present. After
ho preparations were made the entire opera-
Jon was effected In twelve minutes. The
iut is rather low in the neck. The prince ey-
ircssed himself very much pleasM that the
ipcration had been dono. In a few days
; ioro the danger is expected to be over and
ho wound will soon heal , unless bronchitis
ots In , in which cascSir Morrell says , somo-
imcs occur fever. It will not como for
day or two , so the prince , Immedi
ately after the operation , slept like
child. A physician will , however , be con-
tantly on guard In the adjoining room.
The doctors all say that this is a very suc-
icssful operation. Hergmann is expected
iaturday. Mackenzie , If all goes well , will
.cavo for London Monday.
After the operation the prince took beef
: ca and milk. Drs. Hrahmann and Schroeder
are sitting with the prince to-night. The
ube inserted was unusually largo , three
nchcs long , made expressly for the prince.
The crown princess takes her meals now with
'rinco ' Henry at a hotel.
Death Defers the Pete.
ICopyr/o'it / ' ISSSliy Jamf nnrtlon JJcimftf.1
BEUI.IN , Feb. 9. [ New York Herald
lable Special to the BEI : . ] Minister Pen-
illeton has been forced to postpone his in-
ended Washington birthday fete owing to
bo death of Mrs. Potter , who was Mr. Peu-
dlcton's adopted daughter.
,
Withdrawing ItallnnJTroops
LONDON , Feb. 0. A dispatch from Homo to
the Chronicle says the government has virtu
ally decided to withdraw from Egypt all
Italian troops except such as are absolutely
necessary to hold positions nt Massowah ana
places in that vicinity. Men will bo invited
to volunteer for this service.
Passed the Third Heading.
BCIIMN , Feb. 9. The quinquennial parlla-
ncnt bill passed the third reading iu the
reichstag.
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DENVEK'BCAPITOIi.
The Board Declares the Work Abandoned -
doned For Non-Procciluro.
DrNvcn , Colo. , Feb. 9. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] At a meeting of the board of
state capitol managers this evening Contrac
tor Richardson appeared , as did also his
securities George M. Brinkerhoff and Frank
W. Tracy , of Springfield , 111. , by communi
cation to show cause why they did not pro
ceed with the work on the capitol building
under the contract. The answeis made were
that Mr. Richardson was ready and willing
to 'go on with the work as soon
us the board pays him what
he claims was duo. The board , after consid
eration , declared the work under the con
tract abandoned for non-procedure. It is
probable , however , that Mr. Richardson will
push the matter to an end hero , and ho said
to-night that ho was rather pleased than
otherwise nt their action. It is understood
that ho will fight the board and attack the
legality of the proceedings of the board
from the letting of the contract to
their action to-day. ' This phase of
the matter shows that while the stnto has
got directly rid of Mr. Richardson , ho will
make considerable trouble , and if what ho
ehilms Is true , the complications of the cap
itol contract will bo given another whir ) ,
which will consume considerable time and
expense to extricate. The suit which ho
instituted against the state is still pending
and the legal officers of the state are at work
on contradictory evidence and laws and also
considering the next move to be
made by the state towards letting the con
tract and securing a tangible basis for opera
tion. Tho.contract for the capital was let to
Mr. Richardson , who came hero from Grand
Rapids , Mich. , on April 1 , IbSli. He began
work immediately and continued until the
fall of 18S7 , when , owing to financial env
barrassment , ho ceased operations and the
ninety days allowed by law to resume went
by without steps on his part to fulfill his con
tract. The board extended this time , whicl
expired on January 25 of the present year
until yesterday , when the contract was do
.clurcd abandoned. During his management ol
the work , which for some reason was
attended by difllcultlcs , Mr. Richardson per
formed work costing $ ' .K,000 ) out of the tola
amount provided for the construction of tin
building , which was $ ' .UO,4S5. Shortly nftci
he stopped work Mr. Richardson presented
the board with n bill for If-.OOO for extri
work , which they refused to pay. Ho re
fused to contir.no the work until tin
claim was settled and brought suit in tlu
United States rourt for this amount. Th <
dispute over the amount lor "extras" haf
been the cause of all the trouble over the
Colorado capitol building.
The Horticultural Society.
RiVEUiiiic , Cal. , Feb. 9. At the session ol
the American Horticultural society yester
day , Parker Earl , of Colulon , Ills. , wai
elected president for a term of two years.
A Murderer Choked.
UriCA , N. Y , , Feb. 9. Clement Arthui
Day was executed in Utica Jail at 10:21 : thu
morning for the murder of his paramour
Johanna Rose Cross on the Oth of last Juno
i O
Poisoned Hy Pork.
TOLEDO , Fob. ' . Five cases of trlchlnosl
have occurred In the family of n Germanres
dent of tills city , and all nro lu a dangeroa
NEBRASKA JUDICIAL DIVISION
Favorable Report Ordered on Dor-
soy's Federal Court Bill.
CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTIES.
Good Prospects That the Measure
AVIII Become a Law Within Six or
t. WcckH-Hlow Tariff
Work.
Our Federal Judiciary.
WASHINGTON BUIIEAU THE OMAHA BEE , )
51U FOUUTKKNTII STIUIET , >
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Feb. 0. 1
The house committee on Judiciary to-day
ordered a favorable report to bo mauo upon
Mr. Dorsoy's bill providing for holding terms
of the .United States district and circuit
courts In the state of Nebraska. The bill
makes Nebraska ono Judicial district and
divides It into flvo divisions , called the east
ern , southern , western , northern and central
divisions of the district of Nebraska , as fol
lows : The eastern division is to include the
counties of Douglas , Sarpy , Cuss , Saundcrs ,
Washington , Dodge , Colfux , Platte , Boonc ,
Nance , Mcrrlck , Ginning , Burt , Keyn Papa ,
Dakota , Dixon ; the southern division Is to in
clude the counties of Lancaster , Otoe ,
Ncmalm , Richardson , Johnson , Pawnee ,
Gunge , Jefferson , Butler , Scward , Saline ,
York and Polk ; the western division the
counties of Adams , Fillmore , Hamilton , Clay ,
Thayer , Nuckolls , Webster , Franklin , Bar-
Inn , Furnns , Red Willow , Hitchcock ,
Dundy , Chase , Hayes , Frontier , Gosper ,
Phelps and Kearney ; the northern division
the counties of Madison , Stanton , Wayne ,
Cedar , Knox , Plerco , Antelope , Holt ,
Wheeler , Sioux , Brown , Cherry , Dawcs ,
Garficld and Sheridan ; the central division
the counties of Buffalo , Hall , Howard ,
Grecley , Valley , Sherman , Custcr , Dawson ,
Lincoln , Keith , Cheyenne , Arthur , Grant ,
McPhcrson , Thomas , Blainc , Logan , Loupe
and the unorganized territory or counties not
named. The bill provides , further , for a dep
uty clerk at each place in the flvo divisions of
: ho districts , to exercise the powers of clerk
n the absence of the latter , and makes pro
visions for the duticf of marshal , district lit
eracy , etc. The regular terms of the circuit
district where ho ildcs , but if thcro are
two or moro ilefend its residing in different
divisions of the d : strict such suit may bo
brought in cither livisions and duplicate
ivrlts may bo sent Ihc other defendants ,
Mr. Dorsey said is afternoon that thcro
ivould bo no delay i : Itho passage of the bill
as soon ns it is rcpo ' , to the house and that
it would bo looked jras soon as it went
over to the scnato. is confident that.tho
measure will bccomi Haw inside of six or
eight weeks.
voices ] 'IIOM ' IOWA.
In the scnato to-d Mr. Allison presented
a petition of the culty of the state uni
versity of Iowa at Itwa City , praying for the
enactment of an internal copyright law ,
which was referred the committee on pat-
cuts. Ho also presi , tcd resolutions adopted
by the Settlers' unii of Iowa , remonstrating
against the passat of any bill which docs
not rccognuo whn are known us the Des
Moines river luiul as government lands ,
which was ordered lie on the table.
CI.UAIIINU ou THIS STOCK WlliUS.
Thcro is u largo acant space in the corri-
dor Immediately ad Inlng the north entrance
to the house of rcpi scntativcs caused by thee
removal to-day of t o telegraph offices thcrc-
from. The three four special wires used
by the stock brokci and also the public tolc-
phone station loc ed at this place were
moved to-day. I en the Western Union
telegraph ofllco Was ordered out by
the speaker , ai removed on the
next iloor above ai J adjoining the press gal-
lory , so that mcinb rs as well as these of the
common public her who want to send mcs-
sages must amble t the floor above the hall
of the house of n jrcsentatives. This was
all brought about 1 the recent agitation of
the subject of stocl speculations by members
of the house and ho question of brokers'
offices in the vici lity. These offices have
been located there a number of years , have
had regular reprcs sntativcs who took charge
of orders of the n embers and employes of
the house and lobb 'Ists. and now that they
have been cleared < ut the familiar faces of
the brokers will nol bo seen any more. Ono
prominent Now Yfcrk firm of brokers com
plains bitterly beciuso Deacon White wont
back on thorn the dther day. They sny it is
not true that Whiti had a special wire into
the lobby of tlm capital for stock purposes , ns
was alleged , but that ho dead-headed his
business over their special wire , and that
when charged with maintaining n wire of his
own turned around to have their wire ordered
out. They claim that this is base ingratitude.
lIlDDLGllEltOKU TO UK OVATKI ) .
It is said that the Irish-Americans intend
giving Senator Riddlcbergcr , of Virginia , an
ovation for having secured n postponement of
consideration of the British extradition till
December next , which is a practical defeat
of the measure. Riddlebcrgcr may have
acted very foolish on the floor of the senate ,
but ho has made his point.
A NOVEL CEIK11UAT1ON 1'IIOI'OSED.
Colonel J. E. Peyton , of Now Jersey , Is in
the city to make a proposition to congress fern
n novel and interesting celebration of the
first ono hundredth anniversary of the Amer
ican form of government , which comes on
the 30th of April , Ibb9 , ono hundred years
after the day on wjilch George Washington
assumed the presidential chair. Colonel
Peyton has conferred with the governors of
the original thirteen states North Carolina ,
South Carolina , Georgia , Virginia , Maryland ,
Delaware , Pennsylvania , New Jer
sey , Connecticut Rhode Island , Now
York , Massachusetts and Now Hampshire
and has secured their hearty approval of his
scheme , which ho will present to the proper
committees in thajtuiuxa and senate. Ho pro
poses that congress shall appropriate the
& > 00XX ( ) which was loaned tno centennial ex
position in Philadelphia in 1870 and after
wards collected and returned to the treasury ,
the same to bo expended in the erection of u
monument in Fairinount park , Philadelphia ,
where the finishing touches wcro given to the
American constitution , and the celebration ie
to tnkn place in Now York , where George
Washington assumed the duties of the chiol
executive of the nation. Colonel Peyton pro ,
poses that the piisldent , whoever ho shall be
onthotiuthof April of next year , shall rldt
in a carriage from Washington to Baltimore ,
thence to Wilmington , to Philadelphia , tc
Trenton and on tq'New York , spending a daj
in each place. the same ns did George Washington
%
ington when'ho went to his inauguration , am :
in the latter pi co to bo received with the
splendor of ono lundred years ago and that
of to-day. The president is to return tc
Washington in aJPullman palace car , show
ing the contrast between the epochs of the
two centuries. 1 tie celebration in New Yor *
is to bo n contras of the various industries 01
the two ccnturl ; , so ns to bring up the ad
vanccment made by the American people ir
Iho century.
TUB F IIT OMAHA J1ILL.
Mr. Mnndersot ri'ixntod to the sennto to
day from the coi mittco on military affair !
his bill providing for the bale of Fort Omuhr
and the. purchnsifof u now site. It bean. UK
unanimous approval of the committee and itf
passaga in both 1 ousc.s is only u question ol i
few days , when i ) . is reached In the rrguhu
courbc of business.
TUB TAUirr EILi
lt begins to tyok as Oionuh the tariff bll
which the democratic members of the com
mittee on ways and means have been at work
on for two months would not bo completed
before the end of the month. Wrangles
occur almost every night ns the work pro
gresses In a llttlo room nt the treasury de
partment , and the men who nro selected to
work harmoniously find themselves as badly
split up as ever the republicans were , and
worse. Each man is fighting for local In
terests.
Chairman Mills was asked to-day when the
bill would bo reported nnd said : "Wo are
going slow for the reason that it's such an
hfltorUint ] subject. To hurry the bill would
result , perhaps , In defeating the very object
the majority hope to attain. The committee
has been at work almost continuously since
its appointment , and wo have amended , modi
fied , added to and taken from them so much
that some of the original propositions laid be
fore us would not bo recognized by their
authors. For instance , It -proposed to put
bituminous coal on the frco list. That propo
sition , figuratively speaking , trends on some
committeeman's toes. Of course some change
must bo made to satisfy him. Again , someone
ono may have a small mining or manufactur
ing interest in ills district that will bo
nlllicted by a proposed change , nnd ho , too ,
must be conciliated. You sec , all thcso things
consume tlmo in their consideration , and
the committee must necessarily go slow in
order not to create nny unnecessary alarm
nmong the various industries of the country.
The democratic party has promised to revise
the tariff , and our majority in the house
being small , wo must aim to bring in n bill
that shall receive the hearty support of our
party. It Is not our purpose to hurry up a
bill that can bo torn to pieces by a stroke of
lightning. Wo want the work of the com
mittee to stand the assault of the enemy nnd
wo are building our structure accordingly.
I can't tell exactly when wo will report the
bill , but it will be In season. "
The manufacture of collars , pure linen and
note paper is the latest infant Industry to cry
for nroteetlon. At the present time they pay
n duty of 2:5 : per cent nd valorem , but a dele
gation representing the Troy ( N. Y. ) collar
manufacturers was at the capital and told
Mr. Burrows , the Michigan member of the
ways and means committee , that unless the
duty was raised to 75 per cent the manufac
turers would have to go out 01 the business.
They told Burrows that there wcro German
firms who had stolen their styles and brands
and their machinery and could undersell
them in this market , and they must cither
have more protection or else give up the
ghost. Some of the Troy collar llrins have
been in business twenty years.
IT.USONAt , .
The news of the death of Mrs. O II.
Rothackcr was received with great sorrow
by a host of friends in this city. Mamio
Hounds , as she was better known , had a largo
circle' of friends hero and was a general
favorite with all who know her.
J. J. Richardson and wife , Mrs. D. N.
Richardson and Misses Ainilo and Bcllo
Richardson , of Davenport , In. , are at the
Ehbitt. Mr. Richardson is the editor of the
Davenport Democrat and to-day called upon
President Cleveland with Representative
Hayes.
Representative McShano sent $250 the
other day for the teachers in Nebraska who
suffer from the blizzards , but when ho heard
that another teacher would lose her legs from
freezing ho added $100 moro.
Cards are out for n dinner to the scnato
page mid the riding pages to bo given Satur
day evening by Senator Stanford ut his resi
dence.
J. Hocman , of Nebraska , was at the cap
itol to-day watching the congressional pro
ceedings. PCHUY S. HEATH.
_
Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
WASHINGTON- . 9. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] Pensions were granted for
Nebraskans to-day : Original invalid Dawin
Clark-Crcston ; Morin M. Hltt , Plattsmouth.
Increase Jerome B. Brooks , York ; 'Robert
Lockwood , Schuyler. " "
Pensions for lowans : Original invalid-
Jacob Colclasuso , Knoxville ; Thomas Alli
son , Albla. Restoration nnd reissue Henry
D. Perkins , Webster City. Increase Cyrus
O. Peek , Cedar Rapids ; Abncr Mitchell ,
Hortou ; Simon P. Wilhclm , Mus-
catine ; James B. Griffin , Eastport ;
James W. Lamb , Martlnsburg ; Charles C.
Young , Nashville ; Parsley O. Wright , Crom
well ; Thomas B. Fnwcett , Bennett ; McCuu-
loy H. Dyke , Clarinda. Reissue James S.
Smith , Exira. Original Widow and chil
dren of Amos G. , father of Hewitt G. P.mg-
born , Anamosa. Reissue Annul. , widow of
Addison Snydcr , Marshalltown. Mexican
survivor Benjamin Tudlock , Linevillo ; An
drew Clark , Iron Hill.
The Lard investigation.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 0. The hearing before
the senate committee on agriculture on the
bill to impose u tax on lard containing any
thing except pure hog's fat , was resumed this
morning. Judge Wilson , attorney for Squire
ft Co. read | pctitions signed by n largo num
ber of manufacturers and dealers iu pure
lard , urging the passage of the bill , also let
ters from two cracker manufacturers of St.
Louis and Omaha' stating that crackers in
which was used lard composed in part of cottonseed
ton-seed oil would become rancid in a few
days.Mr.
Mr. Cromwell , attorney for "refined" lard
manufacturers , said ho had a petition
from over flvo thousand persons
stating that "refined" lard was not an
injurious article. Ho said it was not claimed
that cotton-seed oil could bo used for every
purpose and ho would admit it was not fit for
crackers. In behalf of the rclincd lard In
dustry nnd cotton-seed oil people , represent
ing in nil $30,000,000 of invested capital , ho
desired to protest against the passage of the
bill , which was designed to place "refined"
lard in a degrading position commercially.
After further arguments the hearing was ad
journed * _ _ _ _ _
National Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 0. The committee on
labor to-day , after hearing further argu
ments on the bill to license railway con
ductors , authorized Us adverse report to the
houso.
In the scnato to-day Mr. Hoar introduced n
bill to extend the jurisdiction of the circuit
and district courts of the United States to
the great lakes and their connecting waters.
Representative Piiyson , of Illinois , wiio has
been appointed a sub-committee of ono by a
full house committee on public lands on the
bill to quiet the title of settlers upon the Des
Moincs river lands , will report it favorably
to the full committee Monday , and expects it
to receive the approval of that body. This
was the bill which passed both houses last
year , but was vetoed by the president ,
Commit I no Work.
WASHINGTON , Fob , 9. The Anderson bill
directing the attorney general to institute
suit against the officers of the Union nnd
Central Pacific railways for violation of law ,
was taken up by the house Judiciary com
mittee to-day , and after some discussion it
was held to be within the Jurisdiction of the
Pacific railroad committee , so the bill will bo
reported back and sent to that committee ,
*
HE WAS A DIOFAULTEU.
The Reason For a .Missouri Bnnk
Cashier's Suicide Explained.
RocKi'OUT , Mo , Feb. 0. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE.J At last it has been discovered
that A. J. Wanschoff , cashier of the Atchison -
ison county bank , who committed suicide
January 4 , Is a defaulter to the amount ol
over 1(1,000. ( Wanschoff's sub-ido nt the time
was attributed to rheumatism , from which
ho suffered greatly , The bank had nn expert
accountant examine the hook and to-day he
submitted a report , shoeing that the swin
dling hnit extended over n period o * foui
years.
All'.ili'H.
ST. PETCIISUUKO , Jnn. 9. The Grnshdanln
says that a number of patriotic SU Peters
burg capitalists nro forming n company foi
the purpose of acqulring'fast ste.uncrs which
can bo easily converted Into armed cruihcrs
Many arrests have been 4iiadin _ _ bouiherr
RubbHi , otving to the discovery WT an
e agrarian movement , , ,
A TEHHIBLi : CHIME.
\ Farmer Kills Ilia Wife , Shoots Ills
Daughter and Suicides.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Feb , .9 , The llttlo
town of New Prague , Minn. , on the Minne
apolis & St. Louis road , nbout forty miles
south of here , Is in a fever of excitement
over the most horrible tragedy in the history
of that part of the state. Farmer John Janau-
schok Is dead by his own hands nnd his wlfo
lies by his side , murdered by her
husband. Their daughter , n girl of
ten , lies nt the point of dcnth with a
bullet in her head from her fath
er's pistol. The shooting occurred nt 7
o'clock lust night nnd the news was carried
to New Prague by a crippled stepson of the
murderer. Juiiiumchck married a widow
nbout twelve years ago , but they never lived
happily together , the principal bono of con
tention being some property belonging to the
wife , of which the husband desired to become
possessed. Once before ho had threatened
to kill her , nnd had purchased n revolver for
that purpose. Yesterday morning she filed
the preliminary papers in a suit for divorce.
While her son by a former mnrrlaco was in
Iclsura attending to the matter , Jnnnuschck
went to Jordan , bought a revolver and re
turning to his homo commenced the work of
slaughter , with the above results. Ho was a
hard drinker and bore a bad reputation in
the community.
ANEW HOUSE DISEASE.
Many Animals In New York City Suf
fering From an Epletemlc.
Ni\v : Youic , Feb. 0. [ Special Telegram
to the Bii.j : A disease resembling dip-
thcrla , which broke out among the horses in
this city nbout n month ago , is keeping the
veterinarians very busy. It Is in the nature
of an epidemic nnd probably thcro is no largo
stable in town that has not two or moro
cases of it. It invariably proves fatal unless
treated heroically in Its incipient stages.
Scores of animals have died from it and
others are dying every day. The greatest
sufferers have been truckmen , .who only own
ono or two horses and who have but poor
nccoinodntions for them. B. Gray , who has
fifteen horses in his boarding stables in
Center street , has eleven horses recovering
from it and others down with with it. Ono
stable up town has over twenty eases. The
first symptom of the disease , Mr.
Gray says , is the refusal of the liorbo
to cat. It becomes listless. Its
ears droop and It loses all interest In life.
Matter exudes from its eyes , which gradually
close. Its head and neck swell and when it
.ircathcs thcro is n rattling in its throat. If
.ho disease isn't immediately checked the
lorso falls in his stall from exhaustion nnd
dies. The llrst remedy applied in all the
stables is n mustard plaster over the throat ,
nnd , if the disease has gone far , over the
lungs. Tim throat is then syringed with n
mixture of milk , whisky , eggs nnd tlaxsced
iiiul the horse subsequently is induced to
drink the same mixture. This , when done
n time , will , if the horse Is kept in a well
ventilated stable , out of draughts , usually
bring it back to health. The disease some
times attacks nearly nil the horses i n n
stable , but never nil nt once. A dozen may
get sick and Just as they are getting better
another dozen may bo affected. Mr. Gray
says the disease is n new one.
A PHILADELPHIA. SCANDAL.
A Confidential Embezzler Supporting
Two Wives.
, Fob. 9. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] The Quaker City has developed
a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydo. Henry E. Rccso
is the dual character. For eight years pnst
ho has been a sort of confidential clerk and
cashier of the firm of J. E. Kingslcy & Co. ,
of the Continental hotel. In elegantly
furnished apartments in a boarding house on
Sunincr street lived his invalid wife , a stout ,
ray , good-natured lady of about fifty years.
To her Rccso seemed devotedly attached ,
paid every attention , having no children , and
took her regularly to the First Baptist
church Sunday. In this homo Recso was
n sober , intelligent , model husband. At No.
519 North Seventh street lived Jonnic
Kurtz , a pretty littla blonde. She , too , had n
home , costly , even extravagantly furnished.
She had n mother with her. Five or six
times a week a carriage drove up to Jennie's
door and a man descended , who was
generally the worse for liquor.
Whenever Jennie was asKcil any
thing about this visitor she claimed him
as her husband , Henry Rces , without the
final "c. " At this homo Henry was consld-
cicd a dissipated , wealthy , undesirable part
ner for any woman. Last Saturday Henry
was sent to the bank with a largo amount of
money. When ho returned to the Continen
tal ho made an entry in the books. The error
was discovered , and nn investigation proved
him to bo an embc/zlerto the extent of $3,000.
Ho was arrested. Recso confessed his sins
pretty fully. When ho intimated that ho
had bought all the line furniture in the North
Seventh street house , ICingsley & Co. at
tempted to attach it. But Miss Kurz and
her mother wcro too smart to bo caught
easily. Somebody notified them of Henry's
arrest. At once they packed the furniture
oft' to Baltimore , the mother nnd daughter
following their goods promptly , together
with many valuable presents which Henry
had supplied with ICingsley & Co.'s funds.
Mrs. Reese , in Sutnncr street , does not be
lieve her husband can have been sucli a bad ,
deceitful wretch. It was made public to-day
that Reese , some thirteen years ago , embez
zled about $ > ,000 from the firm of Charles
Megurge & Co. , by whom ho had been en
gaged us financial bookkeeper.
WOUK1NGMEN PJtOTEST.
Samuel Gomper.s' Liccturo nt Denver
CaiiHCH n-lCiimptiH.
DENVEU , Colo. , Fob. 9. [ Special Telegram
to the BKB.I Samuel Gompers , of Now York ,
organizer and president of the American Fed
eration of Labor , was extensively advertised
to speak hero to night on "organization , "
and that the meeting would bo presided over
by Governor Adams , and that Mayor Leo
and n number of state olllccrs would occupy
seats on the platform. A meeting of inde
pendent worklngmen was called for this af
ternoon and no llttlo excitement was created
among the laboring classes by the posting of
the following preamble and resolutions im
mediately after adjournment :
Whereas , The trades assembly , an organi
sation founded for the bcncllt of wage slaves ,
has Invited Samuel Gompers to lecture for
their benefit : and
Whereas , The trades assembly has also in
vited to bo present mid occupy u conspicuous
position on the rostrum the worst enemies of
labor , viz : politicians i. o.1 , Governor Adams
and Major Leo ; therefore , bo it
Resolved , That we , the members of the
I. W. A , of Denver , protest aguiiiat such dis
reputable characters being present ut said
lecture , and therefore bo it
Resolved , That wo request Mr. Gompers to
refuse making u speech with such an antag
onistic delegation present ; and further lie it
Resolved , That wo advise honest laborers
to refuse to attend the meeting nt the rink if
the aforesaid disreputables are not refused
admittance ; and bo it
Resolved , That Mr , Gompers be sent a copy
of these resolutions and that a copy nlco be
sent to the Alarm of Chicago and the Labor
Enquirer of Denver.
In spite of this forcible protest Governor
Adams and other state nnd city olltcials were
present and Mr. Gompers' speech was lib'
tcncd to by over -1,000 , people.
Import Duty In
STOCKHOLM , Jan , 9. The second chnmhei
of the Swedish parliament passed nbill whicl
was passed by the llrst chamber yesterday ,
imposing an injport duty of 2H crowns pei
hundred kilos on rye , wheat , barley , corn
peas and beans ,
The bill imposing a duty of 43.10 crowns 01
flour , which passed the first 'chamber yestcr
day,1 was adopted by the " tcoad chujuber to
PROPOSED NEW IOWA LAWS.
Many Measures Presented In the
General Assembly Yesterday.
THE K. OFL. AND 2-CENT FARES.
A Delegation of Knights Advocates
( he Hill Harn and Horses Huriiciia
nt iH'iiMX NcltrnHkn anil ,
Iowa NOWH.
The Iowa Legislature.
Dns MOINIIS , In. , Feb. it. The following
bills were introduced In the senate :
By Mr. Seeds To amend the law relating
to the tlmo of placing sheriffs' deeds upon
record.
By Mr. Smith To provide a plan whereby
Independent or township sohobl districts maybe
bo furnished with school books at cost or
free , us may bo elected.
By Mr. Young To amend the law relating
to the education and qualltlcatlons of den
tists.
tists.By.
By. Mr. Wcbcr-To relinquish nil the
stnto's right and title to the United States in
the so culled "river lands. "
By Mr. Weber To regulate the runs made
by trainmen on freight nnd passenger trains.
By Mr. Weber The concurrent resolution
Introduced requesting Iowa congressmen to
vote and work for the passage of the Des
Motnes river land bill. Laid ovexr.
The bill passed the Ronuto limiting the tlmo
making claims and bringing suits against
municipal corporations , amended to apply to
cities organised under special charters , and
to except persons mentally or physically in
capacitated from doing business.
After some discussion , ( lie bill relating to
highways , the entlro matter was laid over
till to-morrow.
The bill defining and regulating insurance !
contracts was referred buck to the commit
tee.
tee.Mr , Weber spoke In favor of the bill which
makes the valuation given on contract con
elusive of the value of property insured.
Mr. Swene'y spoke against the bill.
In the house the committee on compensa
tion of public ofllccrs recommended the passage -
sago of the bill authorizing the recorder of
deeds to keep an abstract book , and to make
abstracts of title.
The committee on federal relations recom
mended the passage of the Joint resolution
relating to the passage of the law requiring
railroad companies to incorporate in each
state.
The bill granting women the right to vote
at municipal elections was favorably re
ported.
A petition was presented by Mr. Berryhill
from G. A. R. , post No. 17 , on behalf of
fcO.OOO troops for the erection of n soldiers'
monument in the capitol square , DCS Moincs.
A roiicurrcnt resolution was adopted that
2 } < i mills bo the rate of tax levy for 18SS and 2
mills for 18s9 , nnd that extraordinary appro
priations of this assembly do not exceed tha
unount raised by sucfi tax minus the state
lebt.
lebt.Mr. . Thompson's resolution was adopted
isking why the report of the railroad com-
nlssioncis had not been printed and dls-
ributcd.
Bills were introduced ns follows :
To empower municipal corporations to ex
empt new corporations from taxation.
To encourage the meteorological and other
scientific researches In Iowa.
To jrtulucOiUio number of trial Jurors.
By Mr. Karlo A concurrent resolution ,
hat the general assembly adjourn from Fob-
imry 1(1 ( to February 23. Laid ove-r.
By Mr. Riley A concurrent resolution that
ho general assembly moot in Joint convention
February 215 to elect regents of the state uni
versity and trustees of various state institu
tions. Adopted.
Mr. Anderson of Wni rcn offered n Joint
csolutlon requesting our congressmen to
'avor ' some bill by which soldiers may bo paid
"or tlio depreciation of greenbacks in which
they wcro paid. Adopted.
The following bills wore considered :
Relating to the service of notice of mitt on
inknown defendants. Passed.
Relating to the construction of cattle ways ,
across highways and under bridges. PassoJ.
To prevent spearing fish in rivers. Passed.
A delegation of Knight" of Labor from the
state assembly appeared before the scnato
committee after session. They claimed that
: hey represented ! )0,000 ) men who were in
favor ol a 2 cent fare reduction of rates , and
; ho election of railroad commisHioners by the
leoplc. Mr. Vrooinun , of Centrovillo , editor
of the Appanooso lowcglaii , was ono of the
speakers.
Among the Committees.
DES MOINT.S , la. , Fob. 9 , Bills by Senator
iaylcsa to prevent discrimination against fo-
nalo teachers in Iowa , making it unlawful to
my moro to men than to women for the samo'
service in teaching , passed the scnato school
committee this morning , and will bo reported
'nvorubly. The senate committee on agricul
ture eiccided to report favornlly on the fol-
owlng three uills :
The hill providing for the re-enactment of
the dtnto veterinary law , simplifying and
make moro economical the present plan. The
bill was drafted at the suggestion of the gov
ernor and the state veterinary surgeon.
The bill giving legislative assent to the con
gressional act of March 2 , 18b7 , regarding the
establishment of a agricultural experiment
station at the agricultural collcgo and the
"Bohemian oats" bill.
The house railroad committee will make a
favorably report on the railroad fencing bill ;
however , only requiring cattle guards ut pub
lic crossings.
Wants $ nO < > < > Damages.
SIOITX CITV , la. , Feb. 9. ( Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] A suit for " ,000 damages was
instituted to-day against Charles Brown , a
leading grocer , by a substantial German
farmer named Gottscholk. The question involved -
volve-d 'is the legality of the methods of a
collecting agency which menaces debtors
with public exposure. There has been much
complaint hero lately of the operation of Ibis
collecting agency.
Three Saloon Injunctions.1
Duiiuctui : , In. , Feb. 9. Three permanent
Injunctions were ordered against the saloons
to-dny. Thcso nro the firwt granted after the
continuous effort made , sinca the prohibitory
law was first passed , to close the saloon *
hcio. Before the writs wcro issued by the
clerk , the defendants filed fuipersedcas bonds ,
nnd will keep open until n decision in the
flnul court. Suits are pending against nearly
every saloon in the city , but it will tnko two
or three years to try Die cases at present.
The Injunction
In. , Feb. 9. Judge Noy to-day
refused to dissolve the temporary injunction |
against the Cedar Falls ft Mlnncso'ar.iilroad V
m favor of the Dubuque Ac Sioux Uity In a VH
case Involving the Icaso of the former road to
the latter , J ti
Barn and ilorses Itiirncd.
Lnsox , la. , Feb. 9. [ Special Telegram to 8
the BEK. ] The barn of John C. Fulton
burned last night , together with flvo horsca
and several cows , Loss , iti.OOO. No insur
ance. The flro iu supposed to have been in
cendiary.
Cold nt Klouv City.
Sioux CITV , la. , Feb. 9. [ Special Tele
gram to the BKE. ] The thermometer this
morning Is 'i0 below with high wind , snow
drifting and railroad travel interrupted.
Killed In California.
NuuiMftKi Cirv , Neb. , Feb. 9 , [ Special
Telegram to the BKB.J Particulars of the
killing of Tom E , Farnsworth , a well known
man and formerly cltl/en of this place , bus
Just been received from San Dk'fiO , Cal. Ho
was acting as peace maker between two men
ami was hit , by n shot intended for ono ot
them anil killed Instantly. Ho was a brolUer
of Mrs. II. P. Draper , of thlsclt *
