Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 16, 1888, Page 4, Image 4
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; WEDNESDAY , KAY 16 , 1888 , r THE DAILY BEE , PUBLISHED EVEUV MOIININO. TERMS OP BtrnscnirrioN. mnr ( Morning Edition ) Including Sundny I1RR. One Year . . . . . . . * W ° ° For BU Months . | ForThrofl Months . . . . . . . . . . * w The Otnftlm Sunday Ilr.B , mailed to nny na- dross , One Year . AW , . YOIIK OrriCK. noons 14 AMI JlriUIIWl. WASHINGTON UfFlCE , NO. 613 FOWITEENTII STIIEBT. COimESPONDENCK. nUBiNKS3iKrrF.HS. , , All business letters and remittances should oo ddreitsed to TUB IIKK I'tnn.tMiixn COMPANV. OMAHA. Drafts , cherk * and postofflco orders to lie made paynblo to the order ot the company. The Bcc PnWisWnFcipany , Proprietors E. KOSEWATEU , Editor. XllK DAILiV UEK. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Etaioot Nebraska , _ < Opofll' TzBchuck , secretory of The ne Pnb- llrhttiR compnny , does solemnly swear that the icti'alclrciilatlon of the Dally lice for Uie week endlntr May II. 1888.was as follows ! flnturdsv. WO . ] WHO Bimclay.MayO . . . . IS- * ' " Monday , May 7 . : . I' . " ' " . MnyH iay. Ma AvoraRC Fworn to nd subscribed In Mthdayof May , A.D , 168. Btatoof Nebraska , l _ County of Douglas , I B < B < Oeorgo II. TzHchuck , being first duly sworn , deposes nnd Bays that ho Is secretary of Tliu Hoe I'ulillshlug company , that the actual averauu "dally clrctilatlon of { ho Dally llco for the month of May , ltS7. was 14.227 copies ; for June , Iffl" . 14.147 copies ; for July , ISh. . 14.0KI copies ! for , 18H7. 14,151 copies ; for September. 1837 , 14,319 copies ; for October , 1SS7 , U.SH copies ; lor November , 1887 , lf > ,2aj copies ; for December , It87 , K.,011 copies ! for January. 1HW , 15aX ! cop- los ; forKolmmry , 1F38 , 18MBcopcsr ! for March , JSrf. KMHIC01.1C. ; for Ag l ,7H , co g. Sworn to before mo nnd subscribed In my presence this 2d dny of May , A. I ) . 18X8. N. V. FIJIIi. Motnryrubllc. iL aboard for the Vestibule. It is a race botwcon the Rock Island nnd the JJurlington ns to which road will run its train into Omahii iirat. SKNATOU MAXDHUSON'S amendment to the river and harbor bill to spend 8100,000 for improving and protecting the channel of the Missouri between Omaha and Council BlulTa is timely. It 1ms boon some yours since any consider able repairs luivo boon made on our river front. IT is beginning to look favorable for a third bridge across the Missouri at Omaha. With a favorable report from Senator Vest as chairman of the com mittee on commerce , the bill ought not to bo antagonized in the somite. But who knows what underground wires the railroads opposed to the measure will 'work ? TlilUTY-TWO manufacturing enterprises - prisos are knocking at the door of Omaha. With proper encouragement they will como , bringing others in their wako. Nebraska is rich enough in ro- Eourcos to furnish raw materials enough to supply all the manufactures that can bo induced to como horo. Omalm s natural advantages form a great induce ment , but the aid of our people Is neces sary to ituiko Omaha ono of the leading manufacturing centers of the country. Tnis citizens of Omaha whoa.ro famil iar with the memorable deal botwcon Loyal L. Smith and naiinan Lowoy , will heartily approve the decision of the court of Chicago , rendered' Mon day , in favor of the creditors of Smith. The court unsparingly laid bare the circumstances which show beyond yond question a conspiracy between Lowoy and Smith to defraud the crodi- I tors , and indelibly branded those mon respectively as falsifier and rogue. The fact that justice has at last overtaken Lowoy , nftor his long and hard fight to defeat justice , is cuuso for congratula tion. Tim Mexican war department has given notice to its border garrisons that hereafter any of its soldiers crossing the United States frontier armed and interfering with American civil author ities and laws will bo shot. This will have a wholesome effect on the military marauders who under slight or fancied wroncrs have made raids on American territory. The Mexican government proposes lo run no more risks of inter national complications , and will guard against the repetition of affairs like those which took place at the Eagle Pass and Nogalos. IT is doubtful whether any kind of circular distributed among the business men is us olToctiva as a personal can vass. Wo would suggest that the board of trade appoint committees of live monte to canvas through the city for the $2 monthly subscription. A circular is hastily read , Imperfectly understood and forgotten , while a personal can vass and conversation carries inlluonco. Such iv committee can fully explain the purpose of the manufacturing bureau , nnd can clear up misconceptions and ob jections to the plan adopted. There would not ho ono business man in twenty who could refuse a port > onnl np | > eiil to help build up our manufacturing enter prises , No POLITICIAN' in recent years has fallen into moi-o complete disrepute than David Bennett Hill , governor ot Now York , Loss than n year ago ho was freely talked of as a possible com petitor of Cleveland for the presidential nomination , and ho Boomed to have a considerable and devoted following. At this time it is extramoly doubtful whether ho can secure a ronomination for governor. I To has boon abandoned by most of the friends who a little while ago delighted to honor him , and those who still cling to him arc such only as are indebted to him for position or some unworthy advantage over their follow- citizens. The trouble with Mr. Hill r IB that in attempting to play the role of statesman and party loader ho has shown himself to bo merely a very cheap and commonplace - place sort of politician. If the demo crats o ( Now York ronomiimtc him they will invite defeat , and oven counting upon the help of Cleveland to pull them through they will probably hosltnto to take the chance. The case of Mr. Hill appears to bo a remarkable case of eudden and extreme political collapse. The Rftllronds on Top. The ronomination of Jim Laird was made by acclamation. It was accom plished by the corrupt influence of the railroads. Nearly every delegate in the convention had a IJ. < Sc M. pass , which was the price paid fcr his man hood. There have been few instances in Nebraska of more complete subservi ency to the railroad dictation than was presented by the republican con vention of the Second congressional dis trict. There wcro not a dozen mon in that convention who did not wear the railroad yoke. It remains to bo scon how the reputa ble and self-respecting1 republicans of the Second district will regard this dis honorable surrender to the corporations. If they fall to manifest their displeasure they will deserve whatever abuses the railroads may elect to heap upon them. Republicans who are frco can with justice to themselves take Jmtono course in tliis matter , and that Is to refuse * to approve the action of mon who have openly and shamelessly declared tholr servitude to the railroads. To do other wise will bo to encourage the corpora tions nnd their creatures throughout the state. When a party has fallen under dor the domination of a power that has no sympathy with the people , and corrupt demagogues are made its leaders to further the purposes of that 7)01701' ) , protest against such a stnto of affairs is honorable and necessary. The reputable and free republicans of the Second district are confronted by this condition , and they should do their plain duty firmly and courageously. A Surrender to tjic Trusts. Some legislation was hoped for from the late Now York legislature dealing with trusts and like combinations. Shortly after that body convened a committee was appointed to investigate trusts. It did the work assigned to it , not in the most thorough and satis factory manner , at least with respect to the more formidable combinations , but still so aa lo olictt a great many inter esting and important facts necessary to give an intelligent idea of the legis lation required. On this information an anti-trust bill was framed and Introduced. This brought a pow erful lobby to Albany with an abundant supply of money and a considerable political inlluonco. The representatives of the combinations worked with indefatigable zeal , and the result was that the legislature ad journed without taking action on the measure and leaving the trusts iu lull possession of the field. The failure of this proposed legisla tion is a serious disappointment for the reason that Now York is the homo of the great trusts and there they can bo most effectively dealt with. If they could bo broken up in that state and prohibited an existence in the commer cial metropolis of the country outlawed so far as Now York is concerned they would in all probability soon cease to exist everywhere. In another as pect the failure has a oad look. It shows the great cor- ruplinir power exerted upon legislators by the combinations. It is not doubted that corrupt methods wore freely cm- ployed , and it is said that among these who wore most completely in the con trol of the representatives of the trust was the speaker of the house , who used all the power of his position to prevent action on the bill adverse to thorn. In the fight which the people must make for the overthrow of these monop olistic combinations their formidable power and unscrupulous character must bo duly weighed. They are able to spend vast sums of money when required to accomplish their ends , and when they cannot personally corrupt they will endeavor to intimi date by threatening thorn with hostile political influence. Every year they be come moro firmly intrenched and grow stronger in the means to combat opposi tion. Only recently a United States senator declared from his seat that while ho recognized the magnitude of the evil ho know no remedy for it , and now wo see the legislature of the first commercial state in the union abjectly surrendering to the combinations. A committee of congress is prosecuting nn investigation , but there is hardly a probability that any boriousattempt will bo made at the present session to legis late for the regulation or repression of trusts. It is the year of a presidential election , and both parties are unwilling to attack the Gibraltar which the wedded trusts and their allied combina tions present. They will doubtless thus ho given another your at least in which to grow and expand , and they will not fail to improve the opportunity. With this situation in view the outlook is far from reassuring for the people. TIio Treasury Policy. The course of the secretary of the treasury in buying bonds at prices above the market has attracted atten tion as a singular procgoding for which there does not appear to bo any good a'nd sufficient reason. It is a reversal of the former policy of the treasury , which was to take only those bonds that wore offered at or a little below the market price , and which tended to boar instead of bulling the market. Why the secretary should use the tremendous deus power of the treasury to appreciate the premiums on bonds is not clear , since there appears to bo no oxigenoy in the market requiring to bo im mediately relieved by the treas ury. On the contrary the money mar ket is easy and rates are moro favorable than they have boon before for a year. There is no urgent demand for money from any Bourco , and the market is likely to bccomo still easier before it again hardens. It certainly will if the secretary shall continue to buy bonds alxM'e the market price. An explanation may perhaps bo found in the doslro to keep down the surplus , nnd the secretary finds that the oaly way to do this is to encourage bond of ferings. Ho may also justify himself on the ground that oven if the gov ernment pays a little moro than the market price for the bonds it will still in the end make a considerably saving. But BUUU a policy 'nevertheless involves a practi cal gift to the bondholders which -will not bo favorably regarded by , the people , oven though it may have some defense on business principles. The money of the people in the national treasury can not be used for the benefit of a class without objection nnd creating a fooling of distrust respecting the integrity of such a proceeding. The market pre mium on government bonds is high enough , and nothing short of a most pressing emergency could justify the secretary of the treasury in paying jnoro for thorn. Just nt this time no such state of affairs exists , and wo are within a few wcokn of the begin ning of a now fiscal year , when the government will innko largo dis bursements. Although the treasury has paid out about twenty-two million dollars since the present purchase of bonds begun , the surplus remains about stationary , showing that the average excess of re ceipts over expenditures has boon about the amount of the weekly pur chase of bonds. It ought to bo obvious from this that surplus reduction will not bo effected by bond purchases so long ns the existing system of taxation prevails. COXOUKSSMAN SCOTT , of Pennsylva nia , appears to have assumed the task of kill inir off Mr. Randall as a force nnd factor in the democratic party. lie made his first and successful appearance ns the champion of the administration and the foe of his fellow-congressman ut the time of the reorganization of the democratic state committee of Pennsyl vania. Ho reappeared in the charac ter n few days ago when ho addressed the house on the tariff. Although a coal-ring boss , who as a member of the ways and means committee used his in fluence to retain the duty on coal , Mr. Scott made an elaborate argument in favor of the tariff bill , and ono of the best that has been presented. A salient feature of it was an assault on Randall , charac terized by a good deal of harshness. Thus far Mr. Scott hasenjoyed the glory of his attack unchallenged. Ho bus received a good deal of commenda tion for his speech in general , and from the democratic opponents of Randall for the special reference to that gentle man. But the leader of the protec tionist wing of the democracy will have his innings later on , and it may bo that after he has finished Mr. Scott will not seem so much like a plumed knight as ho now does. It has been remarked that Randall is keeping very quiet under a good deal of sovcro lashing that would bo expected ordinarily to provoke a demonstration , but there is a suspicion that ho is loaded , and that when the discharge does take place it will bo a memorable ono for some of these who have boon prodding him. In any event Mr. Scott is likely to find the task ho has evidently under taken something more than a holiday pastime , and as it is a democratic affair , republicans can regard it with cntiro complacency. IMMIOKANTS landing at Castle Gar den hereafter will bo obliged to pass under a sort of civil service examina tion. This is done to keep out undesir able candidates who apply for admission lo American soil. The catechism em braces such questions as name , nation ality , ago , whether married or single , destination , money possessed , whether or not ho has over boon an inmate of an almshouse , lunatic asylum or prison , condition of health , occupation. As the result of the questioning for the first day live men wore found who had served their time in prison. Shady characters coining from the old world will undoubt edly coach themselves as to the proper replies. James G. or Walter Q. Kew York H'orW. Nearly all tlio political Solomons seem to IIAVO settled down to the opinion that the Chicago nominee will bo either James G. Blaine or Walter Q. Groshum. Democratic Blunder. I'lillaildfihta Prean. The message of Governor Hill vetoing the high license bill is simply a quit claim dcnd transferring the state of Now York to the republican column. This is the ono redeem ing feature of the transaction. Our Carter. .St. Lnuli Globe-Democrat. Carter Harrison writes from India that the water Is "unfit to drink. " If Carter thinks the water in any Country is fit to drink , ho is not as good a duuiocr.it as ho used to bo when ho was mayor of Chicago. A. Noteworthy Faot. Inter-Ocean , It Is just as well to note the fact that no other candidate , except Judge Grcsham has received the full endorsement of any state except his own. It can bo further remarked that this was not given because It was asked for by Judge Grcsham , or for the reason of lack of men who are statesmen , and oven "favorite sons. " If. Plttebwv niitjnlcJi. It the name of the man who can carry New York wcro generally known , how easy It would bo to work up the biggest kind of a boom for him t Ho is the man for whom re- publicon politicians , from Maine to Cali fornia , are anxiously looking , und unless ho is discovered and nominated by the Chicago convention the deliberations of that body will bo labor thrown away. Had Ho Accepted , Chicago Trttntne , When Salmon P. Cliaso died , in 1873. Pros- Idoiit Grunt tendered the chief justlceshlu to Roscoe Colliding , by whom it was declined , In 1&33 President Arthur appointed him , without his previous knowledge , associate justice of the supreme court to .1111 the va cancy caused by tbo death of Ward Hunt , and ho was confirmed by the senate , but then also declined to'go upon the supreme bench. Had ho accepted either of these appointments his life would no doubt have been greatly prolonged , and , especially If ho had become chief justice , ho would have become ono of the greatest of American jurists , "Favorite HOII" Overdone. America. The "favorite son" will play an Important part this year at the national convention of the republican party , Ohio , Iowa , Indiana and other states will send to Unit gathering delegations pledged to work for the success of "Javorito sons" hailing from thosa various commonwealths. It is difllcult to say just how far state prldo should bo allowed to go , in the selection of a tnau who may come to rule the nation. To bind any sol of delegates by pledges in such a wuy that they can only vote for ono man , no matter what unforscen circumstances may arise , U preposterous and degrading. A delegate who goes " .to a con vention fettered wiVMnftructlons , end with no right to use his laical , i positive InJury - Jury to the party. AifnVfc bo well enough for the dologntos from any ntato to vote for that stnto's most illustrious r son , as long as there Is any reasonable hope of carrying the con vention for him , but farnto for him blindly to the end , by way otj carrying out Imperti nent Instructions , Is worse than foolish it la mischievous. * > _ It Stuck hi. JJU Throat. KcAlnf. Daniel Webster coujd not swallow the doc- trlno of protection for the snkc of protection. When it amounted lq prohibition It stuck In his throat "Suppose,1' n'ald ho , "nil nations wcro to acton It ; they would bo prosperous then , according to the argument , precisely In the proportions In which they abolished Inter course with ono another. Protection and en couragement may bo had nnd are , doubtless , sometimes wlso and beneficial If kept within proper limits ; but when carried to an ex travagant height or to the point of prohibi tion the absurd character of the system man ifests Itself , " N'nbrnqlcn Jottings. Dcatrlco Is to have a base ball club. Wymoro will celebrate Its seventh anniver sary on the 131st , The now Congregational church at Dodge will bo dedicated on the 13th inst. The land otllco at Niobrara will bo closed July 1 nnd opened at O'Neill August 1. A contract.has been lot for the erection of a now hotel at Chadron costing $17,000. Chadron Knights of Pythias have organ ized a uniform rank of Knights of Pythias. An old artesian well near Beatrice proves to bo nn outlet for gas which burns with great brilliancy. While on his way to school ono dny last week , In company with other children , the little seven-year-old son of Jacob Crum , on the Cloarwatcr , Whaler county , waa drowned In a pond. A young Gorman farmer named ICocHlor , living about six miles cast from West Point , was found hanging dead in his barn Sunday morning. Ho was supposed to bo on friendly terms with everyone nnd there Is very little doubt that ho took his own life , but no cause can bo assigned for the rash act. lown. The Sioux City corn palace will last two weeks , opening September 24 and closing October 0. A son of Augustus GrountRcr was crushed to death under his saddle horse nt Sioux City on Monday last. Woodbury county has n now postoulce nnd a now postmaster , at Luton , on the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul road , with George F. Andrews presiding. The DCS Moines Loader has ordered a new outfit , and as soon as it can be made , shipped und put in readiness the paper will nppear greatly improved. Of the $35,000 of the Sioux City paper in ill stock necessary to bo taken § 3,000 has been placed. The remainder will doubtless bo subscribed shortly , when the construction of the mill will be commenced. A Stage Struck Bliss. NEW YOHK , May 15. [ Special Telegram to THU BEE. ] Miss Catherine Augusta Hay , a stage struck maiden who/has been missing from her homo In Philadelphia , is a member of nn opera company which is playing "Queciurnato" at tip firoadway theatre. .Miss Hay is a sister in-ldw of William S. Foxa wealthy manuf icturer of Wlnslow , N. J. , nnd for some time has been living with her sister in Philadelphia When Miss Hay disappeared , her relative , * , knowing her prc- dcllctiou for the stage , at once assumed that she had joined an "Adonis" company , which Is now playing somewhere jn Massachusetts , bccauso it was said a certain young man , of whom Miss Hay was' very fond , waa in tUo company. She refuses to say anything. She Is rather pretty , nineteen years of ago and refuses to go back. Mr. , Fox will send a chapcrono to attend her , and let her go on with her theatrical wo.rk until she becomes tired of it. A "Nadjy" a Grcnt Success. Nuw YOIIK , May 15. [ Special Telegram to Tun HER. ] The now operetta , "Nadjy , " words by Alfred Murray , and music by Francois Chassaigne. the composer of "Fallen , " produced last night , achieved the most pronounced success of nny work brought forward at the Casino since "Krminie. " The audience could not have been moro numerous. It was n brilliant gathering. Marie Jansen and Isabelle Urqu- Imrt are likely to roach the high water mark of popularity In the now operetta. A CoiiHtil Killed by Savages. SA.X FUANCISCO , May 15. The Now Zea land Herald of April 10 , which arrived here on the Alamosa , contains an acco unt of the murder of an American consul at Now Brit ain. The natives of the island had been lighting and they asked the consul to arbi trate. Ho attempted to do so when ho was attacked by ono party and had n narrow es cape , retreating through the brush. The natives kept after him and finally killed him. Ho Is said to have been a new man to the place. Thinks He'n a Daisy. QuiKcr , 111. , May 15. [ Special Telegram to TUG Biu. : ] It has leaked out that a num ber of prominent democrats have received a confidential letter from "Horizontal Bill" Morrison expressing a dcslro to have them push his name actively as a vice presidential candidate. Ho thinks ho would make a good running mate for Cleveland and that ho could do better than any Indiana man can in the campaign. He refers to his tariff record and asks earnest assistance. Following the Old Man. NEW YOIIK , May 15. [ Special Telegram to TncBiSB. ] Eddie Gould , Jay's second son , has purchased himself a seat in the stock exchange for $30,000 and will In a few days go before the governing board for examina tion ns to his qualifications. Eddie has al ready established a reputation as a shrewd operator , _ _ BaptiHt Women MitislonnrfcH , WASHINGTON , May 15. The American Women's Baptist homo mission society held Its eleventh annual meeting hero to-day , About two hundred delegates wore present. The reports of the secretary and treasurer were read showing the society to be doing aa important work , particularly in the south , mid that satisfactory progress hud been made during the past year. A. llapld City Xdcosulon. lUni ) CITY , Dak. , MAy 1C. [ Special Tclo- fjram to TUB Biu. : ] M ) n. Day , the noted Dakota Democrat , Is now In Kupld City and intends locating hero 'td Devote Ills .future to mining. Ho is arraiurlng for the purchase of a handsome homo herd , Day Is the head of a syndicate of FJOO.iWO organized to buy and Bolt Black Hills mining property , Diet n CurloiiH Death. DES Moixus , la. , Mo * tJO. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE. | Joseph Farley , a well- to-do farmer living nejr ! ISwart , Poweshiek county , was found djfd ; { entangled in n barbed wlra fence thjs morning. The sup- is that ho asHnilu the Influence ot liquor and fell into j tunco. The Dentil" Hoi ) . SAX Dinoo , Cal. , May 15. A. B. Lowrlo , of the wholesale houbo of Molntlro & Lowrie. of Boston , and one of the heaviest stock holders in the Atchlsou , Topeka & Santa Fo railroad , died at National City , this county yesterday. _ _ ChciulstH1 CLEVELAND , May 15. The American asso ciation 'Of railway chemists mot hero yester day la secret session and 'elected for presi dent W. D. Gregory. It was decided to hold the uext meeting at Baltimore la October. Kllll Improving. Beaux , May 15. Thu emperor's condition is good. His appetite has improved , and the difficulty he oxi > erlenced In swallowing lias lessoned. His strength lms > increased. Ho had but tittle fuver last ftigut. DEMOCRATS HAVE A NEW IDEA It May Rocolvo Practical Application on the Tariff. WHIP THE MEMBERS INTO LINE. In Case It Is Necessary tlio National Convention Will Ihsuo a Com * innnil In the Slinpo or n lies- olutlon Washington' News. TnrlfT Kcfbrmern' Programme. WASHINGTON Brnmx ; TUB OMAIIV Bnn , 1 C1U FOUIITBENTII STIIRHT , > WASHINGTON , D. C. , May 15. ) It is very probable that the tnrlll bill will bo laid aside In the house on Monday for the purpose of taking up the various appropria tion bills. It Is also probable that there will not bo much work done on the tariff bill till after the St. Louts convention , The democratic members of tlio committee on Ways nnd moans are making a careful can vass ot their side of the house with a view to ascertaining just how they stand on tha proposition to vole down ns ono man all amendments proposed by the republicans without debate. If they ascertain at the end of the weak , when the general debate closes , that they have a majority of the house with thorn they will continue the debate under the 11 vo minute rule , going right ahead on Monday. Should they learn on the other hand that they have not a clean working majority they will lot the bill stand aside till the St. Louis convention meets , when a resolution will bo passed strongly Indorsing the Mills bill as it now stands and commanding the party in the house to vote for It without amendment. This Instruction , coming as It will from the party of the entire country , will have the effect , It Is held , of compelling the refractory members of the house to wheel Into line. There is n double purpose in the programme to secure the Until passage of the bill ana prevent disfigurement by amend ments. So If the Mills bill gives wiiy next week to appropriation or other bills , It will indicate that its friends do not regard their strength sufllcicnt to carry the proposition of the party , but If the debate should then con tinue under the flve-niir.uto rule it will Indi cate the contrary. WHAT TllH SENATK 1'llOI'OSKS. The determination of the senate to appoint a sub-committee of thu committee on finance to employ a stenographer and enter into an investigation of the tariff question is re garded as an indication of a substitute to the Mills bill being offered in the event that the measure passes the house , and as an Indication that the republicans in the senate believe it will pass. The committee will offer an opportunity to all the men and interests refused a hearing by the democratic members of the bouse committee on ways and means to bo heard in behalf of their in dustries , to ha\oa full hearing nnd to have it go to the country through the press. The democrats in both branches of congress say they have driven the republicans to recognize the necessity of a reform of the tarilt and that the result of it all will bo the republican senate will nibmit a substitute to the Mills bill which the democrats will not accept ; that both measures will go to a conference committee , which will not agree , and there will be no tariff reform in this congress , but both parties will have made n platform on which they will go to the country at thu approaching preaching election. They point to the sur plus of § 103,003,000 in the treasury , which they say will not bo affected , the purchase of bonds under the recently enacted law not be ing moro than the daily aggregate accumula tions from the incomes of tariff duties. A HOl.l ) ADMISSION. Recently a number of extreme tariff re form republicans from the west begged the democratic members of the committee on ways and means to give them a concession for frco wool In the way of free sugar , sayIng - Ing that if they could have an offset for the sacrifice of free wool they wuuld vote for the bill if nothing bettor was offered by their own party. I to-day asked one of tlio fore most democratic members of tbo committee why his party did not make this concession , and ho said , "Whoa wo considered this proposition we figured on how many demo cratic votes in the house wo would lose by free wool and how many wo would lose by making frco sugar , ana we concluded to re tain a tariff on sugar and make wool free. Wo were not making a bill to please repub licans but democrats. Wo go on the theory that wo can pass a tariff bill by democratic votes and we are going to do it. Wo recog nize that the value of our sugar and wool productions is about the same , but wool is not grown in the sugar country. " TUB CITT1.E I'OOIj INVKSTIdATION. Senator Vest , who yesterday introduced the resolution for n special committee to in- vestipato all questions relating to the meat product of the United States and especially the alleged cattle rings at Chicago , has con sented to enlarge the scope of'the proposed investigation and will make his resolution broad enough to take in the Central Traflle association and the general question of the transportation of dressed beef. The cattle men in Chicago have kept up a lively telegra phic correspondence with Senator Fnrwell and Cullom to-day , nnd both of those gentle men have been in consulation with Mr. Vest. The investigation will not commence until after the adjournment of the senate , but it is almost certain that ono will take place. MISCKU.ANKOUS. The National Bank of Commerce , Kansas City , was to-day accepted by the comptroller of the currency as a reserve agent of the First National bank of Hebron , Neb. Chairman Holman , of the hoaso committee on public lands , says that ns soon ns the tariff discussion is over and the house pro ceeds to consider other business , ho will en deavor to dispose of the general land law LIU , over which the committee has spent so much time and labor. At the close of Mr , Buttorworth's speech to-day the tariff had been discussed Just eighty-three and a half hours , exclusive of night sessions. Captain John H. Patterson , Twentieth In fantry , has been detailed to visit the camp of instruction of the Minnesota national guard at Lakoviuw , Minn. Dr. William White , for ninny years the army apothecary at the ofllcoof the attending surgeon of the United States army In this city has resigned that oftlco on account of ill health. Dr. White has served twenty-seven years under six different surgeon generals , and was the only man herding olllco as army apothecary. Ho was apitolntod from Penn sylvania. The tlrno schedule of the star mail route between Gundy and North Platte has been ordered changed as follows , to take effect July 1 : Leave Gaudy Mondays , Wednes days and Fridays at 8 u. m. ; urrivo at North Platte at 5 p. m. Leave North Platte Tues days , Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 a. m ; ar rive at Gundy at 5 p. m. - FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Honnto , WASHINGTON , May 1C. Mr. Hoar called up for action the report of the privileges nnd elections committee on the Turpio case. After some discussion the committee was discharged from further consideration of the subject. The bills for the admission of Washington Territory , North Dakota and Montana into the union wcro uiado special orders for Thursday of next week. The pension appropriation bill was then taken up. The amendment rc | > ortcd incrcas- lug the amount of the appropriation from ? rUUOJ,000 to fiO. rr.OOO was agreed to , The next amendment was to btriko out of thu house bill the words : "That in all pensions to widows payments shall bo made from tbo date of the death of the husband , " and to in sert in lluu the following : "That all pensions which have been or mtiy horcafterbo granted under the general laws regulating pensions to widows in consequence of death occurring from causes which originated in service since March 4 , 1801 , shall commence from the date ot the death of the huHhund , " ' Mr. Harris uiado the point of order that the ' amendment was general legislation in tao appropriation bill. TUo same objection applied to the house clause , bnt the only remedy In the sonata wan to Atriko It out aa n point of order did not lie against IU After a long discussion the sonnto docldotl ( yeas 23 , unys 13) ) that the proposed change was In order. The democrats generally voted in the negative , nnd were Joined by Senators Edmunds nnd Ingalls. The proposition of Mr. Cockcroll waa ngrcod to and the bill went over till tomorrow row , leaving tlio amendment still undecided. The house bill to establish n ilcnnrtmcnt of labor went over without action and the son nto adjourned. _ IIOIIHO , WASHINGTON , May 15. In the house to day the speaker appointed Messrs , llcndor- son of Iowa , Clements of Georgia , and But- tcrworth of Ohio ns n conference committee on the northwestern exposition bill. The house thnn , after some unimportant business , went Into committee of the whole with Mr. Springer of Illinois In the chair , on tbo tariff bill , and was addressed by Mr. Buttcrworth ot Ohio. Ho said the passage of the law would bo n direct condemnation of the protective policy. It indicated to the country that whether the tariff was perfect or not the democratic party was not a lit in * stniment to perfect It4 The mission ot the protective tariff was to place the people of our own country on an equality with the pro ducers of the old world. Protective tariffs dealt with conditions nnd not with boundary lines. From these nations against which the United States held the coign of vantage no odds Do were asked , but when a republicans found conditions which would strike down our Industries nnd the rate of wages of our worklngmcu , then they erected the wall of protective tariff. In skill and cunning American workmen asked no odds. The capital , the plants , and the skill were , but starvation wages were not and never would bo , so long ns the republi can party wrote the laws of the country. Capital had the advantage of labor ; capital could wait longer for Its dividends tnan labor could for its breakfast. Ho made a compari son between Ohio , where protection pre vailed , and the states whcro frco trade phi losophy existed , greatly to the advantage of his own stato. Ho created much laughter by readliiR an extract from the London Times declaring that the only time England has any use for Irishmen is when ho migrates to America and votes for free trade , which ho almost invariably docs. In conclusion ho said the issue had boon fairly made up be tween the two parties. Let there bo no jug gling. Lot the resolutions in the national platform so fairly present the issue that they would attest that they were drawn by patriotic statesmen and not by temporizing , huckstering politicians. Mr. Buckuloxv of Pennsylvania supported the bill , and Mr. Henderson of Illinois op posed it. Mr. Stone of Kentucky favored the meas ure. The north , ho said , still wanted protec tion , but tlio handwriting was on the wall and protection was bound to pass out of the list of American ideas quickly and peace fully by the efforts of the people. Mr. Grout of Vermont compared the farm ing interests of Vermont and Kentucky , quoting statistics to show that the eastern state was far in advance of her western rival. The only things that Kentucky had moro of than Vermont were Illiterates , saloons , mules and asses. Mr. Seymour of Michigan spoke In support of the system of'protection , behind which the small industries of the country bad boon built up and had become strong and prosper ous. The committee ) then rose and the house took a recess until 8 o'clock , the evening ses sion to bo for debate on the tariff bill. Nebraska and lown. Pensions. WASHINGTON' , May in. [ Special Telegram to Tun Brn. ] The following pensions woio granted Ncbraskans to-day : Original invalid Thomas J. Wilson , Chadron ; Keuben Fal coner , Fremont ; Michael Killcau , Fairbury ; Branson P. Gray , Guide Hock ; Joel Cox , Hampton. Mexican survivors Daniel Cooper , Sterling. Pensions for rowans : Original invalid Samuel Spongier , Vintoii ; William II. Cran- diil , Blalrstown ; Bradford S. Trunnell , San tiago ; Lcroy D. Cooper , Brooks ; Solomon Merrill , Homer ; Thomas Ackloy , Keokuk ; Harmon Bowker , Pauora ; Isaac Chapman , Douglas. lucreaso Conrad Kincebacb , Galesburg. Heissuo William Baldwin , Webster City. Original widows , etc. James , father of Thomas W. Steen , Wash ington ; Betsey C. , mother of David II. Cop- erly , New Hartford. Mexican survivors Henry S. Kelley , Dubuque. Nebraska and Iowa 1'atonts. WASHINGTON , May 15. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bnc. ] The following patents were issued to Nebraska and Iowa inventors to day : William Bcardsloy , Beacon , la. , cork holder for bottTes ; William Bigncll , Ne braska City , Neb. , pavement ; Jules A. Bloadcn , Sioux City , la. , registering device for measuring faucets ; Peter Corsta , Iowa City , la. , electro-medical apparatus ; Victor D. Johnson and V. Oiipfelt , Mount Pleasant , la. , farm gate ; William F. Kcndrlck , as signor of one-half to H. L. Glossat , Deer- field , In. , cutter bar ; William C. Warr , Onawa , In. , pliers ; Marquis F. Secley , Fre mont , Neb , elevator boot. Tlio Committee AVI 1 1 Investigate. WASHINGTON , May 15. The senate coin- mittco on finance this morning adopted a resolution to ask authority of the senate to employ n stenographer for the purpose of takinp testimony on such subjects ns might como before the committee. It also author ized the chairman to appoint a subcommittee tee to investigate tariff mutters. The action of the committee is understood to look to a thorough Inquiry into the subject of the tariff , with a probability that If the house sends over the tariff bill the committee will hoar testimony upon the interests to lie af fected and in time will report tha tariff bill to the senate. Poor Postofflce. WASHINGTON1 , May 15. Senator Farwoll introduced bill to authorize the to-day a BCC- rotary of the treasury to eauso such changes and improvements to bo made in the United States custom house , postofilco and sub-treas ury building at Chicago , and to erect such additions thereto as may bo necessary to pro vide sunicicnt accommodations for the post- oilii.'o In that city. An appropriation of fSOO- 000 Is made for thu purpose. The Klokly Consul Settled It. WASHINGTON , May 15. Acting Secretary Uives received a i-ablo from United States Consul Lewis at Tangier this morning , sayIng - Ing that all questions of disagreement be tween Morocco und the United States had been settled and that ho had gained all thu points contended for. Tlio President Approves. WASHINGTON , May 15 , The president has approved the act granting ttio right of way to tha Kansas City & Paclllo railroad com pany through Indian Territory and the act for the erection of a public building at Duluth - luth , Minn. . . esa t = J Klglit Hours Kor Letter Cnrrlcru. WASHINGTON , May 15. In the senate the house bill to limit the hours of latter curriers passed without discussion or division. It provides that hereafter eight hours shall constitute a day's work for letter carriers in cities or postal districts connected there with. A. O. U. W. Di'iit-qirn , la. , May 15. The twelfth bien nial session of the grand ledge A. O , U. W. , of Iowa , convened In this city to-day. Two hundred and fifty delegates ara present , The session will last three days. Reports of the grand oftlc < ; rs were read. The constitu tion and regulations of the order will bo re vised. Kiiglneer and I < 'lrcinnu Killed. CLAYTON , N. M. , May 15. The Bouthoound express on the Fort Worth road , fifty miles south of here , last night plunged Into a washout caused by the breaking ot a water spout , killing Kuginoer Callowpricst and Fireman Sam Bush. None of the passengers were injured. Stove Fouiulera' Convention. PjTTauuiio , May 15. The jstovo founders' national defense association met this mornIng - Ing with thirty delegates present from all parts of the country' . BELVA-DEAtt Will RUN ACAIS Equal Rights Women Nomlnatg Tholr Presidential Ticket , FIRST BLOOD FOR THE FEMALES , Airs. Chnpln Cnlla tlio Convention to Order , Acts ns Ctinlrmnn , Cnitu the Rnllotfl , Adopts the Rcso lutlons nnd Adjourns. Females In ttio Plclrt. DnsMoiNKS , la. , Mny 15. [ Special Tola pram to TUB Bp.n. ] The notional convention of the equal rights party met In this city lull afternoon to nominate candidates for presi dent and vloo-prcstdcnt of the United Statoi , The chairman explained that the absence of an elevator In the building had kept several ot the women from attending , as they would not climb two ( lights of stairs ovoa to UOraU nato a president of the United States. The convention was called to order by Mrs. Nettle Sanford Chopin , ot Marshall' town , chairman of the national committee , who waa made temporary president. After n little preliminary skirmishing and an at * tempt to run iu the janitor ot the bulldluff to swell the numbers , Mrs. Chopin was elected permanent chairman of the convention. As announcd by the chairman she was to count tbo ballots which the suffragists from aU over the United States had boon Beading In. She declared that woinca could not vary well attend conventions , and BO the execu tive committed , of which aho was the head , hod decided to lot them scud In tholr ballots and thus bo represented by proxy. From the depths of a capacious gripsack Mrs. Chapla then fished out n largo package of ballots , letters , telegrams and other documentary collaterals belonging to the party. A count of the ballots tliou began , and the result showed that a majority of the votes had boon cost for Bolva A. Lockwood , of Washington , for president , and Alfred II. Love , of Philadelphia , for vice president. Three hundred and fifty ballots were counted , of which Mrs. Lock- wood and Mr. Love received 310 , The ballot ing showed that every state except South Carolina and every territory , except Idaho was represented iu voting. Tlio chairman explained parenthetically that she -was not altogether certain of the origin ot the ballots , as they wore not always accompanied by signatures , and she had to guess by the post .mark . on the envelopes where they carao from. But ns this original idea scorned satisfactory to the convention it occasioned no comment , and was accepted us quite the proper thing. Tlio forty scattering ballots wcro distributed among u number of eminent statesmen and women. Mr. Blaine , Mr. Allison , Mr. Ingalls , Mr. Powderly and Mr. George all received ono or uioro votes. Elibabeth Cady Stantou , Frances Willard and Susan B. Anthony were also given complimentary votes. Ono ballot read , For President , Fiuncns FOLSOM CLEVKLXND , For Vice President , GnoVBii Cr.cvciANB. Several tlckots were for "any good repub lican who can carry the country. " A few democratic preferences were Indicated by vet s for General Black. Several prohibi tion votes called for General Clinton B. Fisk. but the chairman of the convention declared that the scattering votes were unimportant and so would not bo counted. Having declared the ticket composed of Mrs. Lockwood and Mr. Love duly nomi nated , tao chairman of the convention , Mrs. Chapin , called upon the chairman of thO committee on resolutions , Mrs. Cluipiu , to read the same , which she did. The platform declares that congress should pass an en abling act giving women the right to vote ; that it should change the law of inheritance so that in the event of the death of the wife her heirs should receive the same consider ation as that of the husband ; It declares in favor of temperance and in the settlement of international dilllcultlcs. and advises pen sions for every needy soldier and sailor. It further urges restriction of immigration ; de clares for a protective tariff ; favors nutting sugar and lumber on the free list and abolishing ishing the tax on whisky and tobacco. After admiring saveral largo portraits of Mrs. Lockwood nnd mutually resolving to vote early and often for their candidate , the convention of sweet suffering sisters ad- earned sino die. Arson Ic In His Stonincli. MASON Cirr , la. , May 15. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE. ] The Brown family poi soning ullalr la again a fruitful topic of sur mise. It will bo remembered that on the evening of March 8 the oatlro family , con sisting of H. L. Brown , his son Henry , his wife and two children wcro taken suddenly and seriously ill while seated at the Buppor table , and while three of them managed to pull through , the older Mr. Brown and youngest child succumbed. At their death , an investigation was determined upon. Tbo body of Mr. Brown , which had been burled' , was exhumed and a post mortem examina tion held , the stomach being sent to Chicago for chemical analysis. The report of the analysis has been received and discloses that death was caused by arsenical poisoning , the condition of the stomach indicating that large quantities of the deadly drug had boon absorbed. To-day Coroner McFarland has been pur suing his Investigations with a view to dis covering by whom the poison was adminis tered , but he as yet has reached no tangible result. A box of "Hough on Kats. " lU ) pur cent of which Is ai-neiilc. was purchased by Mrs. Brown some months previous to the poisoning. At the time that H. K. Brown was seriously ill and doubts were enter tained as to his recovery , ho stated to ono of his .neighbors that if he was ever to get well ho would spare no time nor money In finding out how , ho was poisoned. Ho alro stated that there was no poison about the IIOUBO and time ho would allow none bought by any member of the family. When the oftlcor came to cxhujno his father's body ho bec.uno indignant and declared that it should not 1m dono. What the wife did , or intended to do , with the poison , remains unknown. Riiprcino Court MOIKKH , la. , May -.Special ( Tele gram to Tim BKR.J The supreme court ron- dcrcd the following decisions hero to-duy , John W. Norrls VH O. S. Klpp , appellant , Montgomery district , Judge C. F. Loot- bourow , action to recover for broach of cove nants by a deed and by a verbal warranty in the sale of land. Alllrmcd. William Winters vs the Central Iowa rail way company , appellant , Ccrro Gordo dls- Judge Uuddick , Huvcrftcd. Blato of Iowa vs Henry Farlco. appellant. Mills district. Reversed. On the original hearing the case wa.s afllrmcd , no authorities being cited on the chief issue , which was ttio right of the defendant to change his pln.i. L. W. Geode vs J , F. Garrctlo , et ill. , ap pellant , Polk district. Modilled and afllrmcd , C. Clements vs the Burlington , Cedar Hap- Ids ft Northern railway company , appellant , Hen ton district , Judge Kinno , action against a common carrier for failure to deliver prop erty at its destination , Tlio University Investigation. lowx CITV , la. , Mny 15. The state univer sity Investlgatlni ? committee met at 10:30 : thin morning with all the members present. It was decided to hold two sessions daily at 10 a. in. and 3 p. ui. All complaints submitted must bo In writing. Other preliminary mut ters wore arranged and the committed ad journed until 2 p. in. On convening in the afternoon Dr. Fullown , one ot thu deposed professors' , submitted a paper giving reasons for bcllovlng himself and Prof , Leonard to have hoen tlischargca for tholr activity In enforcing the prohibition laws. Thu direct charge is made Unit tlio re- Kiints pledged tuenihelvcs to discharge- Leon ard and Fellows in order to secure the anti- prohibition vote for an appropriation. Other memoranda beurmg on tlio subject were given to thu oommitteo uud nn adjournment waa taken until to-morrow. Messrs. Uicliardaun , Wright and Matthews uro loQkiiii ; after tU lutarofttit of tlio l