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SEVENTEENTH YEAE. . OMAHA , WEDNESDAY-HORNING. MARCH 21 , issa NUMBER 277 ;
TWO MONTHS OF THE TARIFF ,
The" HOUBO Will Wrestle -With It
Until the Middle of May.
LONG SPEECHES IN PROSPECT.
The Ijowcr Ilrnucli of ConRrcss In a
Peculiar Position Concerning Leg
islation on Thin Subject
Shoulder Hams.
A Dreadful Outlook.
WASHINGTON Bunr.AU TIICOMAHA
513 FOURTEENTH STIIBRT ,
WASHINGTON. D. C. . March 20.-
Tariff from now until about the middle of
May will occupy almost the entire tlmo of
the lower house of congress. There has been
moro tariff tajk among Individuals nt the
capital to-day than on nny day for months.
The subject , In general , has been precipi
tated by the completion of the administra
tion bill by the committco on ways ami
means last night nnd the prospect of Its early
appearance In the house , The bill will likely
bo reported to the house on Friday or Satur
day. It will bo accompanied by a short re-
jxirt from the majority , explaining the meas
ure nnd calling attention to the necessity of
Its adoption. The mlnorlty-tho republicans
will likely not submit their report "till some
tlmo next week , as I anticipated some dnys
ngo- . The general debate on the bill will
likely commence next week. The republi
cans will prepare their bill , after they have
secured n good Idea of the tendency of the
house towards tariff reform , so as to catch
the popular breeze , and will make It public
Bomo time before the previous question is
called on the administration bill. The repub
lican measure Is to bo offered as n substitute
to that of the democrats. Mr. Randall docs
not intend to bo outdone by the committee on
ways nnd menus ignoring his bill nnd leaving
It In the pigeon hole. Ho will present It nt
the conclusion of the debate and ask that It
ho substituted for the administration bill.
FOIIECASTINO TAIIIFP WO1IK.
The house is in a peculiar situation ns
regards 'tariff reform. Four af the five re
publican members of the committco on ways
nnd means Kelly , Reed , MoKlnlcy nnd Bur
rows are opposed to any reform of the tariff
whatever , while Browne believes that thcro
should bo a reasonable modification , and
since his district Is backing him up in his
position it is generally believed that ho will
be able supported as ho is by nearly all the
members on the republican side of the house
to bring to him the other four republicans
named , und that ho' will bo prominent in
dictating the bill the minority will pre
pare. As matters now stand the procedure
in the house when the tariff bill comes up
for debate will bo something like this :
The republicans nnd the followers of Randall
on the democratic side will stand pretty closely
together nnd propose nnd likely secure many
amendments to tlio bill. When the previous
question is called upon It the republicans will
offer their bjll as n substitute. This will
probably bo voted down , nil of the democrats ,
including the Randall men , voting against it.
Then Randall will offer his bill as a substi
tute , nnd the republicans will join the demo
cratic tariff reformers in voting that down.
Then the vote will bo taken on the main
question , the passage of the administration
bill. On this the Randall men nnd the repub
licans will , it Is believed , vote almost solidly
and defeat the passage of the administration
hill by from fifteen to thirty majority. Thus
no bill will bo passed. Several tariff reform
democrats ns well ns republicans have pre
dicted this outcome during'tho past week.
AIH'LYINO THE KIOI1T HOUll 11UI.E.
A group of republicans stood on the floor
of the house just before it convened to-day
listening to Mr. Reed's narration of the pro
ceedings of the committee on ways und
means while the tariff bill was under dis
cussion. "Wo 'havo been working right
nlong under the eight liour rule , " said Mr.
Reed , sarcastically. "Wo worked three
thours on the bill , nnd then wo took five hours
ito explain what we did. "
LOUISIANA MAY ELECT A KEl'UnLICAN OOVEHJJOK
The northern republican newspapers gen
erally hnvo'ovcrlookcd an Important contest
which is now In progress which may have nn
important bearing on .the campaign next fall.
Democrats here who know anything about
Louisiana affairs are thoroughly stirred up
over the situation which exists in that state
to-day. The state election will beheld on the
Kith of April. The candidates for governor
tire Nicola on the democratic ticket nnd War-
mouth on the republican ticket. There have
been two factious In Louisiana polities ,
"headed icspectivcly by Nlcols and McHcnry.
Tlieso-factions opposed one nnothcr bitterly
In the Into stnto convention nnd every fraudulent -
. ulent scheme for gaining the mastery was
brought Into play. Nicols' friends won the
dny'nnd ho was nomlnnted for governor.
Then it was very BOOH found that MoIIcnry's
followers did not propose to bo forced Into
linn and that they are 'doing everything In
their power to hinder and harass the can
didacy of Mr. Nlcols In the country districts.
The defection from Nlcols has grown alarm
ing , nnd whllo McIIonry himself has been
placated by promises of n supreme couit
Judgcshlp In the event of Nlcols1 election , his
friends ItirvOTio reason to bury their differ
ence and to work nnd vote for Nicols ,
4 Warmouth : the republican nominee , is iiopu-
lar nnd will without doubt poll n majority of
the votes cast next month , nnd the only
, question upon his election Is , will the Me-
Henry faction of the democracy permit u
sufficient number of polling officers to remain
honest nnd BCO thnta fair count is hud. Tlicro
Is a fear that this may bo done and the
Louisiana democrats have lately been stir
ring up the democratic senators and ropro-
, Bcntatlvcs hero and have painted the situa
tion in such bluclc colors that Senator Eustls
has already gene to Louisiana to see what
can bo done , while Senator Ulbson will leave
in n few days. Besides the split In thu party
. itself , the fact ( hut the Mills tariff bill proposes -
, poses to reduce the duty on sugar has created
u great deal of stir among the sugar planters.
' They have telegraphed their support of the
t Ruiulair bill und have united in asking
the Louisiana delegation In congreso
to support that rather than ths
Mills. Tfio situation is a serious ono for the
democracy , and they realize it , for they
know perfectly well that If Mr. Wnrmouth is
elected ho will have the appointment of the
polling officers for the fall elections , nnd they
realize that with honest officers ut the polls
the state is.certain to bo found in the repub
lican column in November , In this connec
tion it is said that the democratic members of
the ways und means committco nro seriously
considering u proposition to strike out that
portion of their bill which proposes u 20 per
cent reduction on sugar , but If they do not do
this they will make the reduction lighter
than they originally proposed.
NorAin.u a.miKiuxo ,
Yesterday afternoon whllo the authors were
loafing around the capital , Mr. Ingulls sent
out an Invitation for them to join him In the
room ef the vice president , und n notable
party spent the afternoon there , drinking
something harmless and discussing books
uud the men who malcd them. Thcro were EdWard -
Ward Egglestou , Charles Dudley Warner ;
Murlr Tu'aln , Edmund Clarence Stedmun ,
\Yilllain D. Howolls , S. H. Boycson.nnd a
number of other authors , and Senators lu-
, galls , Jones , Maudcrson , Palmer , Huwioy ,
Chase and others , Mr. Ingiills , as usual ,
> took tlio off feldo , nnd declared himself opposed -
posed to the bill the authors uro advocating
i because Its tendency , if passed , would bo to
iucrouiiOLtua prlco of books. The arguuiont
for a whllo was very warui , but finally In-
Calls pretended to have been convinced and
eatd ho would support the bill.
A CHANT E ruu A curYniaiiT LAW ,
For the first tlmo blnco tha question of an
international copyright law was agitated the
' authors OJJil ull'tue imbllshcrs aio working
1 -together for the protection of American
, bruins. Heretofore thu publisher of cheap
editions have bcei > opposed .to * the bill , which
WouibltS'U nUbJisher in duo country from
taking books published In another nnd issu
ing them In cheap editions without sharing
the profits with the author. This has not
only been unjust to the author whoso books
have been so pirated but to the publishers
and writers of copyrighted books , for the
stolen editions could bo sold at prices which
honest publishers could not compete with.
Hut the cheap publishers have bccu Induced
to come Into the league nnd t > 3w nil are
working In harmony. The bill has been re
ported favorably from the committee on
patents of the senate by Mr. Chose nnd was
this morning Introduced In the house by Mr.
Hrcckcnrulgc , of Kentucky , nnd sent to the
committco on Judiciary , where it will bo
looked after by Mr. Collins , of Boston , and
Mr. Adams , of Illinois.
HAMS THAT A1IK BltOtlLriEItS.
Thcro.was an Interesting incident In the
hearing before the IIOURO committee on agri
culture to-day. Both .the senate and house
committees on agriculture have for six weeks
been Investigating the manufacture of lard ,
with a view to action ou the bill which pro
poses to tax Imitations of lard , und advocates
nnd opponents of the bill have been repre
sented by an array of able counsel. The in
vestigations have consisted of testimony of
expert chemists and experienced pork pack
ers nnd lard makers. The opponents of the
bill have cxcrclsc'd themselves to show that
what Is called pure lard made from parts of
hop's alone is filthy nnd , less wholesome than
the compound or rcllncd lard Into which
cottonseed oil nnd beef fat enter In the man
ufacture. They have made a good deal of
effort and achieved considerable success In
showing that if they are guilty of
making a compound that is
sold for something which It is
not. the manufacturers of pure
lard are guilty of using portions of hogs
xvhlch are unwholesome and filthy and do-
grading. The Investigation took n now turn
to-day when the counsel opposed to the bill
Introduced a man who has hnu charge of
pork packing establishments and worked at
the blocks for twelve or fourteen years.
When this witness was presented ho pro
ceeded to pile upon the table of the commit
tco about u dozen canvas covered sugar-cured
"hams. " lie announced at the outset that
ho proposed to show that the people who
were advocating the passage of the bill to
tax refined or compound lards , put regularly
upon the market and sell meats which are
not what they are represented to bo. Ono
by ono ho lifted up the hams and read from
the brand and trade mark that they were
choice sugar-cured California hams , "extra
sugar-cured hams , " etc. , oto. Drawing from
his pocket ft knife ho ripped
the covers off the "hams" and
holding them up ono by ono showed
the committco that they were portions of
shoulders and that it was a very common
practice of pork packers to make two "hams"
out of each shoulder or six "hams" from each
hog. The lower part of the shoulder con
taining the shank was rounded and trimmed
up beautifully making what looked like a
very neat ham , while the upper portion was
also rounded up and smoked and cured and
covered nnd sold for what was branded a
picnic ham. " The delusion practiced ex
cited n good deal of merriment and Interest
In the committco room. The object was of
course to show that there were tricks In all'
branches of the trade.
GENERAL UNI ) COMMlSSIONim STOCK3TAOEH ,
The nominationtodav of S. M. Stocksln-
gcr , of Indiana , to be commissioner of the
general land office , and Thomas J. Anderson ,
of Iowa , to bo assistant commissioner of the
general land office , was anticipated by friends
of both the nominees some days ago. There
has been nlmostunlversal regret expressed for
two months over the delay in the promotion
of Mr. Stockslager , whom everybody ac
knowledged to have earned the place ho is
now civcn by having very ably fulfilled all
the icquircments of his oniclal duties. Ho
has made an excellent acting commissioner ,
showing ability in the law and adaptability
to the practical parts of the ofllco. Ho has
proven himself honest nnd capable of bring-
about all of the reforms which his predeces
sors attempted , without nny of the obnoxious
features which drove Mr. Sparks out of
ofllcc. Mr. Stockslager xvas endorsed by the
solid democratic delegation fiom Indiana in
congress , by the leading men in his party in
that state who are not in public life , and by
a largo number of prominent democrats
throughout the country , many of Whom have
gone repeatedly to the president and urged
his promotion. Ho was heartily congratu
lated this afternoon , and received many tele
grams endorsing his promotion.
ANOTIIiit : ATTACK Ul'ON HELL'S TEI/EI-HONR.
Many people here believe that the Hell
telephone patents will yet bo set aside. The
decision yesterday anirmihgthem w.is a close
shave , and the case of the government to set
aside the patents on the ground that they were
obtained through fraud will probably bo set
for an early hearing now that the othcrcnsea
aieout of the way. It has been carefully
worked up by able lawyers , sotno of whom
profess to bo willing to stake their profes
sional reputations on the result , and are not
dismayed by the recent decision. Such ex
treme confidence may bo ill founded , but the
expression of it suggests that there may bo
something more conclusive in the facts yet to
bo presented to the supreme court than those
of record in the decided cases. At the hcur-
iu eight Justices uio expected to sit. Four
of them are committed by yesterday's de
cision to the suppoit of Hell's Claim unless
some extra strong reasons are adduced
for disallowing it. Three others uro
committed to the other side unless
the government's case Is weaker than
nny heretofore brought before the court.
Justice Lamar Is acquainted with the merits
of the government's case and Is accounted
among those who , unless It has lost force in
some mysterious manner slnco ho quitted the
cabinet , will vote to uphold it. If this Is so
the court is practically tied at the outset.
Everything then depends upon the ability of
the government to make so excellent a pres
entation of Its position us to win over ono of
the Justices from ycstoiday's majority. If
that can bo done , the Held will be open to all
thu geniuses who have invented speaking
telephones differing essentially from that to
whoso origin Prof. Hell lays undisputed
claims.
MIH. JUNCOCK'S HOUSE.
At last the friends of the late General linn-
cocic , who have been raising a fund hero to
purchase a homo In this city for Mrs. Han
cock , have succeeded , and the house Is to bo
formally presented to her on the 1st of April.
Some months ago , after consultation with
Mrs. Hendrlcks , thu line double house at the
southeast corner of Twenty-first nnd Rstroets
was selected. There was some delay In pre
senting the title of the property to Mrs. Han
cock because the ] subscription fell short a
few hundred dollars of the amount of the
purchase money agreed upon. The house oc
cupies the corner of the row of twelve houses
which wore erected by 11. II. Warder. It Is
built of brown , stone nnd brick and has n
tower on the corner , The entrance is from
.Twenty first street. The Interior is finished
handsomely and It is understood that Airs
Hancock will take possession of her new
homo at once.
MISCELLANEOUS PAnAOHAI'IIS.
The Omaha National bank has been approved -
proved reserve agent for the Second National
bank of Helena , Mont.
Wi H. Ulako , of fowa , called upon the
president to-day , nnd was presented by
Representative ( Jear ,
Hon. D. C , Finch , United States district
attorney for the southern district of Iowa ,
who has been hero for several days , loft this
morning for the west. Howas accompanied
by Major Anderson , who was to-day appointed -
pointed assistant commissioner of the general
land ofltce ,
The postofllco site nt Austin , Sherman
county , Nebhas been changed tuo tulles
west.
west.Mr. . Manderson'3 bill increasing the detail
of urmy officers allowed nt educational In
stitutions from forty to fifty and authorizing
the detail of ten naval ojtlcers for such pur
poses UUs passed the senate.
1IIB 1MKOTA DILLS.
I nskcd Representative H-ukcr , of Now
York , who. lias phurgo o [ the uill for the ad
mission of the southern half of Dakota , how
many democrats would vote for that meas
ure , Ho said ho believed sixteen or vightee.n
democratic representatives would do so anil
ho was positively sure of twelve , which
would bo suflleicnt to insure its passacu.
Then I asked the same vjuestiou of Mr.
Sm-injrer , who has charge of the bill for the
admission of ( he territory as a whole
Ho snhl ho did. not believe more , than
two democrats would vote for the Baker
bill and those two were Cor , of New Yo'rk
mid MoSUano , of'Nebraska.
. PEUIIV S. HEATH ,
CONFIDENT AND 'CAREFUL ,
The Tory Government Bollovos Itself -
self Safe For This Session.
SALISBURY'S ASCENDANT STAR.
Ills Ministry Saved From Destruction
By n Tremendous Hun of tiuck
Chnmbcrlnlu and Gladstone
Shake Ooschcii's Scheme.
The Parliamentary Situation.
[ CapltrtghtiSSaliuJamu Contort litnnctt. ]
LONDON , March 20. [ Now York Jlornld
Cable Special to the BEE. ] Once more the
government In closing up Its accounts finds
tsclf with a good * balance. IU members
frovf In confidence If not in power every day.
They believe that Goschcn's scheme will
not only go through parliament , wnlch is
pretty certain , but will become highly popu
lar , n much more doubtful matter. They
look across the house and sco Gladstone and
his friends stranded on the shore whllo they
nro sailing nlong with fair winds and a blue
sky. They bollovo that they are absolutely
saf6 for the rest of this session. I have never
seen a government or n party more confident
nnd at the same tlmo more carelul , for it
must bo admitted that the tory whips leave
nothing to chance. But it is n government of
mediocrities , with n first-class man
at its head , and its strength is
derived from the .public dread of
seeing the union broken up. Take awny
that fear , und the Gladstones would again
walk In. They can now only look over the
wall and of late their looks have not exactly
inspired their friends with courage. The
fact Is there is more , than one old parliamen
tary hand about , as Gladstone begins to per
ceive. Some people deny that Salisbury is a
great statesman , but wo nro all coming to
the conclusion that ho is a very adroit party
leader.
Thcro is a llttlo split In the liberal-union
ists camp , but It is not likely to come to much
for this reason : If , by any chance , the gov
ernment were beaten and n now election be
came necessary , the liberal-unionists would
bo wiped clean out nnd they know it. The
regular liberals would ddclaro war to the
knife against them. 'JLho conservatives
would choose a candidate from their own
friends under these circumstances. T. W.
Russell may pose as the friend of the Irish
tenants and talk about bringing in a bill for
cancelling arrears of rents , but ho will not
take very many of his striall party into the
lobby. Chamberlain has his special remedy ,
Parnoll has another , and the true contest
will bo over Parnell's. ' Of Into there hns
been signs of a desire on Russell's part to
bo a llttlo more accommodating towards Par-
nell than at first. This is a mood which
might perhaps bo encouraged. The Hartlng-
tonlans cannot be captured en masse , but
they might bo cut off in detail. If'Gladstone
possessed his old energy ho would at least
never leave off trying to steal a march on his
foes.
foes.For
For the present , however , the star of Lord
Salisbury remains in the ascendant. Ho has
had a tremendous run of luck , for the most
unblushing flatterer could not pretend that it
is the genius or merit of his ministry which
saves it from destruction. Parnoll proposes
to pass the sponge over the arrears of rent
only , and Russell , with a few liberal-union
ists , will probably vote with him. Harting.-
ton and Chamberlain stand out for the gov
ernment proposals. All nro willing to free
the tenant wholly or in part from the mill
stone of arrears which now hangs around his
neck. The government , however , insists that
the shopkeeper , money lender nnd landlord
should all submit to the same shaving down
process. Parncll maintains that the land
lord alone should suffer , because his claim is
unjust. That is the issue between all parties
which will have to bo fought out. If'
the liberal-unionists acted together the gov-
prnmcnt might bo defeated , and defeat
on sucn a point would bo very serious. But
out of seventy-two I doubt whether fifteen
will vote against their leaders. The homo
rule party must move In n solid body before
they can expect to make nny impression
upon the enemy. Repeated defeats have
shown that they want coherence as well as
dash. They have a chance of at least re
ducing the government majority by n score
or thereabouts. All Gladstone's efforts to
win back the liberal scccdcrs have failed.
Mr , Goschcn's great conversion schemfthas
received a check. Ho squared the great
houses by offering them a commission on all
the consols they can bring In foe conversion ,
hut a great deal of opposition is developing
itself among the small holders as well
as among trustees who feel compelled
to get their per cent of interest. A good
tory member Is ono who votes with the gov
eminent every time , right or wrong , The
moro it is in the wrong the more you ought to
vote for it. That is the tory faith. But in
these democratic clays there nro members of
the tory party who decline to walk like sheep
Into the lobby nt every crack of the whip.
This is n very anxious sign of the times for
the close family corporations and privileged
rings which have so long held the tory party
under their thumbs.
Sir Charles Lewis' ' statement that bankers
nnd brokers would divide among them
175,000 as the plunder out of this grand con
version , which explained the support they
hail given to It , has in ail o an evident impres
sion upon the houso. While Lewis , a stiong
tory , was speaking , Mr. Gladstone came in
uud looked around with his usual eagle-like
glance. The ilrst man on whom his eye
rested was Chamberlain , who sat within two
of him , Gladstone stretched forth his hand
with a smile. Chamberlain took It with
the same cordiality , Thcro was the British
handshake , but only n few words of saluta
tion were exchanged. The broach remains
ns wide as over , and will do so unless Cham
berlain can show that he has brought back
With him from America a homo rule plan
which liberal nnd nationalist can nliko ac
cept. My belief remains strong that ho will
trump Gladstone's card before all is over.
A speech on conversion was from Fowler ,
ono of Gladstone's most aolo lieutenants. He ,
too , pointed out many serious drawbacks in
the project , nnd I nliserved that his criticisms
were applauded by Gladstone , which
looks very much as if the old man meant to
cluuifiU front n lltf It1 , or that his support of
Goschon last week was moro apparent than
'
real. At any rate ho cheered some of
Fowler's strong points , ns did Hnrcourt and
many of the party who sat behind. The
signs opposition all round were much
more numerous and moro serious than ex
isted last week. The strength of the govern
ment is such that the plan can scarcely 'bo
defeated , Cut if small Investors everywhere.
Uro to feel' injured by having an
extra tax Imposed upon them
for the loss of _ interest 'amounts to
that the cqnscrvallvo party will
suffer severely. This cannot bo felt Just yet ,
and the rate nt wkluh the , bill Is to be rushed
through parliament will prevent tliuo for op-
Kisltlon to dovclopo itself. All the same , the
danger is thcro , and n good many sound
tory members evidently begin to feel It. The
chancellor of the 'exchequer til J his best to
latch up the holes which had been
undo In his scheme , but ho cer
tainly did not i satisfy the objections
nnd the doubters. Rough days nro
joforo the scheme , all the same. People will
not like the bribe the government offers to
jankers nnd brokers. They will hot like the
very curious methods by which n market was
secured lor the Gosohca stock before It was
ssucd. A month's discussion would have
very likely been allowed the project , but a
month Is not to bo allowed. Being so , the
plan may pass through parliament , but It will
not give satisfaction to the country ,
Tito llcply to Frederick's Message.
BKIILIN , March 20. The landtag , without
debate , unanimously adopted the address In
reply to the royal request. The address will
be presented to the king. In the rclchstng
to-day the president rend an address to that
body In reply to the imperial message. The
address thanks his majesty for his assur
ances , expresses sorrow for the loss of the
great ruler nnd assures Emperor Frederick
Df unswerving fidelity In the order to accom
plish all the tasks the Emperor William
marked out nnd bequeathed to Germany ns n
legacy. The address was "adopted without
debate ,
Pleads For lloulnnncr.
PAIUS , March 20. In the chamber of depu
ties to-day Cassngnao spoke in behalf of Uou-
Innger , protesting against his removal from
the army. During his remarks ho quoted
from nn article in the Bocrson-Couricr of
Berlin , which asserted that the government
had removed Boulnngcr nt Germany's re
quest. Premier Tirnrd declared that Cas-
sagnac's remarks were insulting. The presi
dent of the chamber then , addressing Cas-
sagnac , said : "Tho country will Judge the
speaker's words. "
The Consul Conversion Bill.
LONWON , March 20. The delegate on the
conversion of consul's bill was resumed in the
house of commons this evening. Fowler ,
( liberal ) moved to omit tko provision for the
payment to bankers of n commission of Is Gil ,
ou stock converted through them , but after
some debate the commission provision was
approved by a vote of 241 to 117. This
division practically carries the conversion
scheme.
_ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _
An Anti-Ferry Demonstration.
PAIIIS , March 20. ; After Senator Carnot's
funeral , as the cortege was leaving the ceme
tery , a crowd of people rushed towards
Ferry's carriage shouting , "Abas Ferry 1
Vivo , Boulangerl" Order was finally re
stored by gens d'arms. . Ferry was com
pelled to accept police protection.
WEST POINT CAPTURED.
Henry Irving and His Company at the
Military Academy.
WEST POINT , N. 2f. , March 20. [ Special
Telegram to the BEB. ] A novel but highly
pleasing cntertalnzncnt wasgivcn ; to the ca
dets of the national military academy last
evening by Henry Irving nnd company. A
singular story is connected with it. When
Mr. Irving was on his first visit to America
ho was invited by General Horace Porter to
visit West Point. Ho did so , nnd was warmly ,
received both by the 'residents of the town
nnd the inmatesx * > , the military academy.
The officers turned uio boys out and put them
through the evolutions for Mr. Irving's dcleo1
tation , nnd overybidy endeavored to make
things pleasant , for him. Ho was so well
pleased with the reception given him that ho
determined this trip to make some [ return for
the many courtesies shown. A few weeks
ngo ho wrote the commandant asking i if it
were possible to lot the cadets como down
the river to witness a special performance at
the Star theater. General Porter replied it
would DO out of the question. Irving then
wrote to know if part of a day could bo set
aside if ho brought his company up , as all his
evenings were engaged. General Porter re
plied once moro , regretting sincerely that it
could not be , as the discipline and rules of
the academy forbade nny such infrac
tion. Mr , Irving was so determined
to return in some measure the kindness
shown him that ho finally determined to can
cel one of his evening engagements in New
York and take the , entire 9ompany to West
Point. Ho notified General Porter , and that
officer caused a small stage to bo hastily im
provised in the mess room of Grant hall. No
Bcenery.eould bo procured and the setting of
the stage was novel. Curtains , Turkish
rugs nnd Hags constituted most of the fitting
up. Last evening the company came up nnd
in spite of the lack of stage decorations , gave
n splendid representation of the "Merchant
of Venice , " showing that they did not de
pend upon stage scenery for their success.
The enthusiasm of tho-cadets , ofllcors nnd
villagers present was unbounded , and Mr.
Irving was recalled again and again. His
last words , "This is the Ilrst time the Uritish
ever captured West Point , " brought forth
a shriek of laughter1 and npplauso that nearly
raised the roof ,
THE IH1HH FLAG.
Mayor Hewitt's Communication to tlio
New York UOard of Aldermen.
NnwYoiiK , March 20. fSpecial Telegram
to the HEE , ] Mayor llowitt to-day sent to
the board of aldermen n communication de
fending his action in refusing to permit the
Irish flag to bo raised on the city hall on St.
Patrick's day. In It ho says that ho is of the
opinion that no flag but the American has
nny right tp flout from any public building
in this or any other city. Ho cannot sco why ,
if Germany has to bo ruled by Germans nnd
Franco by Frenchmen , America ought not to
bo ruled by Americans. It Jinght bo con
strued , ho says , that his action showed n
feeling adverse to the Irish cltbous of this
city , but it was well known that
their struggles and aspirations for
homo rule always hud mid always will
have his heartiest support and sympathy.
The communication concludes ns follows :
"In order to show that the question involved
is u snrious ono , worthy of the attention of
statesmen nnd patriots , I invite your careful
study of the facts presented , which will servo
to show why candidates for oftlco uro so
anxious to secure the foreign vote , and to
piove also that the danger line has been
reached when it must bo decided whether
American or foreign ideas uro to rule in this
city. If the warning which I have boon con
strained to give shall have the effect of
arousing public attention to the good old-
fashioned idea of American homo rulo. home
steads and homo products , 1 shall feel that I
Inivo not made a mintuko in the oftlclal action
which my sense of duty has required mo to
take. "
Invaded Hy Mountain Dong.
Riwi.iss , Wyo. , March 20. [ Special Tele
gram to the UuB.J--An army of mountain
lions arc ravaging the stock corrulls in the
oothllls of the eastern slope .of the Wind
mountains , This predatory raid Is duo to
ono of the periodical and general migrations
of this ferocious animal ,
' Free Ciold Found ,
RAWLiNbAVyo.s March 20. [ Special Telegram -
gram to the HEU. ] Flue specimens of free
gold quartz Were found In Foot gulch , two
miles from Rawllns. Old time prospectors
always have assorted the existence of a rich
gold deposit in tUu Immediate vicinity of Ituw-
hns.
Tliii French 'Scnndal.
PAIUS , March 20 'General Caffurel and
Mine. Limousin were sentenced to day for
complicity iiftho sale of-decoratlons , the for
mer to pay a fine of 3.000. francs nnd the- lat
ter to six mouths luiprUouuicnt. .
CAVE HIM FIFTEEN MONTHS ,
Charles Conrrul , the Forger , Sent to
the Penitentiary.
A WIL.D COW BOY'S FATAL SHOT ,
Tlio AVhltinnii Saloonkeeper Dies of
His Wound Nebraska City's
Council In a Quandary A
Sulcltlo Unluvestlgixtcd.
A ForRCc's I'nnlHlimcnt.
NnmiASKA CITY , Nob. , March 20. [ Special
Telegram to the Buc.1 Charles Conrad , who
forged the nnmo of II. Ross Friday for W.83 ,
was tried to-dny In the district court , found
gulltcd and sentenced to fifteen months In
the penitentiary , ,
Capital City Items.
LINCOLN , Nob. , March 20. [ Special Tele
gram to UioBEn.l The board of managers
of the state board of agriculture hold a busi
ness session to-day nt the Windsor hotel.
There were present Messrs. M. Dunham , of
Omaha , E. Mclntyro of Seward , J. B. Dins-
moro of Button nnd Secretary Furnns. The
principal business of the meeting was notion
on a protest filed by the horse breeders of
the state against the award of the premium
for the best herd of horses In the state which
was made last fall to a Hastings firm. The
evidence presented showed that the award
had been rightfully made and the action of
the committco was sustained.
The stntc normal school board held a meet
ing to-night at the onico of State Superin
tendent Lane. Thcro were present : B. J3.
B. Kennedy , of Omatia , J. W. Love , of Fre
mont. nnd Principal Farnham , of Peru. The
principal business was allowing salaries nnd
claims for the close of the winter term , nnd
tho-transactlon of routine business.
At the last session of the city council
twenty applications for saloon licenses were
received , nnd will como up for action nt the
next session of the council. Thcro are sotno
thirty saloons In the city , most of which have
their licenses expiring nt the close of the
municipal year.
The inter-state commerce commission is ex
pected in this city to-morrow to hear the
seven cases In this city against the Burling
ton , the Missouri Pacific and the Union Pa
cific railroads. The session will bo held nt
thoVnitcd States court room nnd a number
of prominent attorneys will bo in attond-
nnce. *
. The Trnmont hotel , in this city , has a
change of proprietors , Thomas Fitzgerald
being succeeded by P. W. Copolnnd , who
tnkes charge nt onco. .Mr. Copeland has been
with the Pacific Hotel company for the past
three years as manager and has a wide
acquaintance.
Sam Johnston , who was injured in the rail
road yard some time since by falling from a
car , nnd who was nearly frozen to death be
fore found , had seven of his ten flngers am
putated to-day. .
A flro in a Ninth street pawn shop last
night called the lire department into the bottomless
tomless streets , nnd they responded so
quickly thnt the building was little damaged ,
although flro and water made the destruction
of the stock nearly complete.
Burglars visited a farm house last night , a
short distance from the city und carried
away what money nnd jewelry they could
find. Entrance was effected by breaking
through a window m the absence of the
family. .
" Attorney General Leoso and C. G. Dawes
with him' have filed n brief in reply In the
case of the. State vs the Atchison''NcbTQSka
railroad , attacking the consolidation of the
road with the Burlington. The case will bo
called up for hearing before the supreme
court this week ifit is possible to reach it.
Crete's Prosperity.
CHETE , Nob. , March 10. [ Correspondence
of the Bnu.1 Crete is Just beginning to enjoy
a substantial building boom and from appear
ances it has como to stay. Mr. Kopctzky ,
the jeweler , has made a' contract for the
erection of two two-story nnd sub-cellar brick
blocks on Main avenue , the dimensions of
which are 22x00 feet each. They will bo
finished off in first-class style and will bo
ready for occuuancy about the middle of
July. They have already bccu rented by two
enterprising firms.
The moneyed men of Crete are just begin
ning to wnko up to the fact that by investing
their money in fhio business build
ings they will not only beautify
this city and increase the value of
property , but that it is the safest investment
in which to embark. Messrs , Johnston , FOBS
& Stevens , the well known bankers , will
commence ttio erection of two two-story sub-
cellar brick blocks on Main nvcmie , north of
the opera house , immediately. Ono hundred
nnd fifty thousand bricks have already been
delivered on the ground , the contracts all
signed. The work will bo begun us soon as
the weather permits. Ono building has al
ready been leased to Clayton Bros , , of Mil-
burn , In. , who intend opening up n first-class
drug store. They hnvo bought the stock nnd
fixtures of the Messrs. Root , of this city , nnd
will Immediately move into the city with
their families und make it their permanent
home. They have great ; faith in the future
of Crete. The buildings when completed
will cost between $10,000 nnd * 15XX ( ) . The
other building has also been leased to an
enterprising firm with the privilege of pur
chasing it ut the end of ono year. Messrs.
Johnston , Foss & Stevens intend making
Crete ono of the best centers in the state for
business us well ns u place of residence.
Mr. Awn , In conjunction with Johnston ,
Foss & Stevens , will erect a substantial two-
story brick block on Miiino avenue , for busi
ness purposes , as soon us the weather will
permit , ut n cost of # 3,700.
Crete's real estate transfers during the
past six months amount to nearly $100,000.
Mncoln 1'rohililt Ion iHts.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 20. [ Special Tele
gram to the Bui : , ] The prohibition city con
vention wiis held this afternoon in Red Rib
bon hall , with all wards represented except
the Second. The convention opened with
speeches by Mrs. Hello A. Hlgclow and
Bishop Skinner nnd an organization was
effected by electing Rev. C. F. Crelghton
chairman , nnd II , C. Bittenbender secretary ,
The following nominations were made ! For
pollco Judge , II. J , Whitmore , the present
democratic Incumbent ; for coundliiion , Wol.
soy Woyunt , First ward ; Dr. A. H. Dorns ,
Second ward ; E , Kearns , Third ward ; A. E.
Rickctt , Fourth ward ; S. D. Hyde , Fifth
ward ; Edmund Erb , Sixth ward. For mem
bers of thu school board , Sum D , Cox , C. C.
Muiibou , Mrs , Z , A. Wilson , The ticket fore
shadows that the contest will bo another
democratic prohibition assimilation , .us it is
built for a very easy combination with the
democratic minority in the city ,
Nebraska City Hells Hr Bonds ,
Numusm CITV , Neb , March 20. [ Special
Telegram to the Hue , ] At an adjourned ses
sion of the eity council , which lasted neat ly
nil day , the $150,000 , 0 per cent refunding
bonds recently voted , wer'o sold to Coftin &
Stunton of Now York for 90 .cents on the del
lar. Jatnes McElry Wcstchestcr , Pa. , S. C.
James Derrick , Pa. , Harris & Co. Chicago ,
111. , C. II. Vennpr A : Co. Boston nnd Syitzcr
ic Co Toledo , were the other bidders. All
agreed that the bonds sold better than uny
thov had heard of for months. Ycnner & Co.
bid $100 higher than uny c-no else , but their
bid was declared unfair uud not considered.
A Scliool Entertainment.
eb. , March 20. ' [ Special to the
- A pleasant entertainment was given
by the scholar's of the public schools' under
'the auspices of the Women's Christian Tern ;
poronuo union of Crete _ ut Band's opera
lbusc | oi ) Saturday evening , March' 1 ? , ' 'lbS9.
The entertainment opened , with- cornet duct
by Messrs. Vance nnd Buchanan , followed
by "singing , recitations nnd tableaux. Ono of
the charming features of the evening was a
plnno solo by Miss Mary U Tldball , which
was loudly applauded. The entertainment
ended with n piny entitled "Mother Geese
nnd Her Family , " in which all the children
took part nnd did well.
tip With tlio Times.
UBATIIICR , Neb. , Mnrch 20. [ Special Telo-
grnm to the BBH. ] At n special election
bonds for ? 10,000 were voted to place n Jewel
filter In the wntor works , with n capacity of
1,000,000 gallons per pay. Uonds were also
voted for $20,000 for paving Court and Adolln
streets. Good water and paved streets , xvlth *
scworago which is contracted for , will send
Beatrice ahead.
A largo delegation of business mon go to
Lincoln to-morrow morning to meet the
intcr-stnto commerce commission nnd
endeavor to got Beatrice freight rates ad
justed and prevent the discrimination now
made.
Supreme Court Proceeding.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 20. [ Special Tele
gram to the BKE. ] In the supreme court to
day the following gentlemen were admitted
to practice : John A. Caste , of Adams county ;
Lawrence I. Hciskcll and Alfred Scott , of
Lancaster county ; Hnrvoy Brnncht , of York
county.
The cnso of the State ex-rel Craig vs School
District No. 2 , Phclps county , was referred
to take testimony.
The following causes were argued nnd
submitted : Cockle Separator company vs
Clark , motion to dismiss ; Colton vs Schnffcr ,
AVlnklor vs Rocdcr , Donnhoo ox-parto ; Hol
land vs Bank , motion' to relax costs.
Brownvilln Rrlflitons Up.
BnowNVii.LK , Nob. , March 20. [ Special to
the BUG. ] The old bond trouble , which for
so many months has 'paralyzed everything
here , has at last been settled by n compro
mise , nnd Brownvlllo Is given a new lease of
life. Already the prospect brightens. Ar
rangements nro being made to open a now
bank soon , and now stocks of general mer
chandise , clothing and notions will bo opened
in the near future. Business generally is im
proving , and everything indicates renewed
mo and prosucrity.
A Mysterious Dcatli.
NEBRASKACrrr , Neb. , March 20. [ Special
Telegram to the BCK. ] A man named
Douglas Hopkins , employed a-s watchman on
the Chicago , Burlington & Qutncy bridge ,
who was found unconscious on tho'island cast
of the city Sunday night , 'died this morning
without regaining consciousness. His death
is a mystery. Many suspect foul play and
the case Is being investigated.
Killed by a Cow Boy.
Nob. , March 20 , [ Special to
the Ben. ] Charles Noyt , a notorious cowboy
In this section of the country , last fall shot a
saloon keeper by the name of William
Adams at this place , through the leg. Adams
was taken to Broken Bow to have his wound
attended to , from which place he started to
his homo at Rushvillo , this . state , about a
month ago. Word has just been received
from that point , that the young man has died
from his wound. Noyt has loft for parts
unknown. _
The Proposed Pontoon Bridge.
NEIIUASICCITV , Neb. , March 15. [ Specinl
Telegram to the Bui : . ] S. N. Stewart , the
Philadelphia engineer who offers to build the
wagon bridge across the rlycr at this point ,
has shipped lumber to build several pontoon
boats to demonstrate. . . his scheme ta.thocitl-
zcntt-ttatLifJs.ho 'caniot } maico arrangements
with them wili'inovojrls boats toTldttsmoUth
and make arrangements for building one of
his bridges there.
Died of His Wonnds.
WHITMAN , Neb. , Mnrch 20. [ Special to the
Bcc. ] The ranchman White who was men
tioned as having accidentally shot himself
while boarding n train has since died nt his
home. Ho leaves a wife and two childred ,
In comfortable circumstances.
A Strange Proceeding.
NEUHASKA CITY , Nob. , Mnrch 20. [ Specinl
Telegram to the Bun. ] Considerable unfav
orable comment is made over the fact that
no inquest was held in the case of Mrs.
Moody who suicided Sunday morning near
Berlin and was buried to-day especially as
the cause of the sulcido is said to have been
family troubles. The officers received no
notice of the suicide and the coioncr had not
heard of it until informed by the newspaper
reporters.
A Serious Question.
NnmiASKA CITV , Neb. , March 20. [ Corre
spondence of the BRU. ] A decidedly inter
esting matter regarding the proceedings of
the city council is at present attracting the
attention of the people of Nebraska City. It
involve * a question ns to the legality of the
council's business transactions , The recent
death of Mayor Larch and Councilman Rott-
rannn leaves the council with just a bare
working majority , George Donaldson , onoof
the present council , represents the Third
ward , but sometime since removed to the
Second , nnd therefore , it is nlleged , holds ills
sent in the council illegally nnd his vote on.
council proceedings raises the question ns to
their legality. The matter , however , is to ho
tested , as un injunction will bo asked against
the city treasurer restraining him from pay
ing Mr. Donaldson's annual salary of $50 ,
which Is duo shortly. If It Is shown that ho
holds his seat unlawfully it will give rise tea
a serious complication of matters regarding
the legality of some important council pro
ceedings , such ns the issuing of bonds , pav
ing , und sewer questions , franchises , etc.
Tra lo Ilctmlt of a Quarrel.
Cincnoo , Mnrch 20. Henry Hcnnlng , liv
ing ut Kensington , shot his wife this morn
ing nnd then cut his own throat. Mrs. Hen-
nine may recover. Her husband died
instantly. Hcnnlng Is suld to lie n hard
drinker , und during the InM , three or four
i lay H ho and his wife hnvo had boveral quar
rels , This morning thov .had some words
which resulted in the crime.
Weather Indications.
For Nebraska and Iowa : Fresh to brisk
northerly winds , warmer , followed by colder ,
fair weather.
%
For Eastern Dakota : Light dashes ) of
BIJOW followed by colder , fair weather , with
cold wave , fresh iiortherly winds , becoming
light and variable.
For Southwestern Dakota : Colder , fol
lowed by warmer fair weather , frcsli north
erly wins , becoming light und variable.
HtenuiNlilp Arrivals.
NEW YOKK , March 20 , [ Special Telegram
to the HEIJ. ] Arrived The Ethiopia , from
Glasgow.
QUKENSTOWN , March 20 , Arrived The
Citv of Chester , from Now York.
HAVIIC , March 20. Arrived The Nor-
mandie , from New York.
Tlio IltirlinKlon in Wyoming.
RAWI.INS , Wyo. , March 20. " [ Special Tele
gram to tlio lint. J The Burlington survey
ors In the Shirley basin are now suld to Imvo
pusscd through the basin and to bo running
up the. North PlaUo"hea'dliig dhcct for the
mouth of the Swcetwutei-
An Editor's Hard Itond.
'
CoujMiii' * , O. , March SO.--'Allen u. Myors ,
arrested for contempt of couit and brought
hero last .night , has failed to appear this
inornjng. and another attachment has been
issued for him , _ _
A ConnrcSiiiiiHn Hciioi'iilnnteiK
MGlfcASsPiipiio ; 111. , " March 2QAH. W.
Townshcnd ' was' unanimously renqmtuaXed
for'coii'gress by tho. democratic convention of
'the Nineteenth district . ' ' . '
COULDN'T ' CARRY THE SAFE ,
"
aj
Kentucky's Btnto Treasurer Takes < J
Nearly Everything Eloo. 31
HALF A MILLION MISSING ,
The Thieving Said to Date Hack A
Dozen Years nnd Other High
OniclnlH Believed to Bo
Involved. * *
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A Tlilcvlng Trcnmircr. . „
LOUISVILLE , March 20. A special from -X |
Frankfort , Ky. , states Governor Bucknor * J
this morning suspended State Treasure ?
James W. Tnto , who Is charged with defalca
tion , and who Is said to hnvo lied the stnto.
It is thought that Tata's shortages will
amount to between f.10,000 and flRO.OOO.
Tate has been treasurer for twenty-one
years.
A Inter dispatch from Frankfort stntcs the
Investigation has , up to 11 o'clock this morn
ing , disclosed n deficit of $150,000 and that the
irregularities seem to run back eleven years.
Up to to-night It Is impossible to state the
exact amount of the shortage , but It Is now
fluctuating between f 150,000 nnd $500,000. The
first intimation of the shortage came yester
day , when a comparison of the auditor's
statement of what should bo In the bank
showed that such amount was not there. " ? |
This , coupled with the fact that the
treasurer hud not been seen slnco
Friday at Frankfort , caused nn examination
to bo made with the result that the state's
money was discovered to "hnvo been squan
dered In largo amounts. Slnco nn investiga
tion wus thought of stories ubout the strange
conduct of Tate hnvo been made public.
Stnto Senator Wright says that on Thurs
day last Tate questioned him closely and at
great length ns to the exnct provisions In the
extradition treaties between the United
States nnd Canada. Wright did not pay much
attention to it nt the timo.
What has bccomo of the money no ono
knows. Tnto never speculated and Is said
not to have been an extravagnnt
liver. Year by year the money had
leaked out , however , and the shortage
seems to have been running back n dozen
years. Mr. Herndon , of this city , who wna
at ono time a teller in n bank nt Frankfort ,
says Talc's defalcation will involve state
officials nnd citizens of high standing. Ho
says it was the custom of many state officials
to go to Tate and got him to cash notes for
them , promising to pay as soon as
there vouchers were due. When
they secured the vouchers , however ,
they would defer payment , nnd the good-
natured treasurer , faillug to push tha
claims , accumulated a mass of such securities
as must by this time bo simply enormous ,
There is no indication that Tnto-took artv
money with him. It is thought the report of
the Investigators will furnish definite light aa
to when and to whom Tate loaned the money.
It is'saia memoranda in his ofllco show nlonrj
of $50,000 to a dcrtnin whisky trust
and $35,000 to n Louisville company.
It has been Tato's custom to settle >
tlo up every year , uhd never until
now was thcro the least hesitation on hia
part to square accounts with the auditor.
This time , however , there was much procras
tination , and ho ha's been putting the auditor
off since January. Last week [ the'audttoi
grow urgent. Tuesday Tote went to Louis. ,
villc , saying aivvould DO back Friday. Not
having .Jjoen heard from" Saturday
night his family grow anxious , aa
did also the. , . auditor. Tolcgrnphia
correspondence elicited the fact that Tate >
left Louisville Friday morning on the Gin.
cinnati train. Then Auditor Howltt ordered ,
tlio balance taken and it was found thcrff
was in the bank 1124.000 loss than the vouch
ers called for. Tale's wife nnd daughter nro
much prostrated. No ono sccuis to have any
idea of where ho has gone.
National Capitol Notes.
WASHINGTON , March 20. A favorable re.
port has been authorized by the house committee -
mitteo on Judiciary on the bill to punish , by n
maximum fine of $1,000 mid Imprisonment
for three years , persons who pie tend to deal
in counterfeit money.
The receipts of the postofllco department
for the quarter ended September 30,1887 ,
were $12,070,017 ; expenditures , 813,805,513.
Of this $151,071 was chargeable to previous
years. The deficiency for the quarter was
$ l.r(54,227. ( The receipts for the quarter were
$200,715 less than for tlio proceeding quarter
and the expenditures $421,838 greater.
Estimates made nt the treasury depart
ment indicate that the present rnto of :
expense of collecting revenue from customs
cannot bo maintained up to the oloso of the
present fiscal year under the available bnl-
nnco of the general appropriation without
creating n deficiency of $100,000. Secretary
Fulrehild 1ms therefore determined upon the
reduction of expenses In the various collec
tion districts to that amount during the re
mainder of the fiscal ycur , being $100,000 a
month.
Chairman Clnrdy and Mr. Crisp , of the
house committee on commerce , hnvo made a
minority and ndverso report on the postal ,
telegraph bill formulated by a majority of '
the committco. The minority submits , ns a J
substitute for the committee bill , the Spooner -
intor-stnte telegraph bill as reported by Sen
ator Rcugan.
There is a protest on the part of many of ;
the 105 messengers of the war department
ngainst neccdlng to Sccictury Kndlcbtt's
order requiring them to wear blue uniforms
which cost $12 each. They object on both , a
ethical und financial grounds und say they . !
cannot bo compelled to comply with the 'ta
order. But they will do so Just the samo. T-j
Tlio tVfiKon Kond Fraud.
WASIUNOTON , Mnrch 20 , The president
sent to-day to the two houses of congress n
ommunlcntion fiom the secretary of the in
terior , with a Brent IIIUBH of testimony i elat
ing to the wagon road land grant fraud in
Oregon. The presentation of facts by tha
secretary , the president says , Is the result of
nn examination which has developed , us it
seems to hltn ( the president ) , "tho most un
blushing frauds upon the government which ,
if remaining unchallenged will divert several
hundred thousand acres of land fiom tha
public domain und from the reach of honest
settlers , to those who have attempted to per
vert and prostitute the boncficlent designs of
the government. " A bill accompanies the
communication , which the picsldent submits
with recommendation that it. may bccomo a ,
law and with thaearnest hope that the op-
poitunity thus presented to demonstrate a
sincere desire to preserve the publlo domain
for settlers and to frustrate unlawful ut-
tempts to appropriate the same , may not bo
neglected ,
Tlio Uruiiiinur's Bill.
WASHINGTON , March SO. The house com-
incrca committco will report favorably tha
Furquhar bill to authorize commercial trnv-
ojeis of ono state to sell goods to dealers In
another state , An amendment was added by
the committee extending the provisions bo as
to allow nurborymon to sell goods by sumplo
or catalogue to any person in another stato.
Important Nominations.
WAHiii.xaiON , March 20 , The president
nominated Stiothcr M. Stockslager , of Tn >
diunu , to bo com'nuslonerof the general land
office , and Thomas J , Andcrboii , of Iowa , to *
bo assistant coimnUslor.er of the general
land office. Thomas H. B. Jones , of Dakota ,
was noniintitcd to.be . ugcnt for the Indians of
.Forth Uertholdingoncy in Dakota. ,
I'ostnl Change * .
WASiiiN.dTo : March 20. [ Special' Tole
# r4iii to tlio HUE ; ] A postofllco was estab
lished nt Dickens , Lincoln county , aiid Wilqy
Mattiews appointed postmaster.