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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1891)
HAII.Y A n to 0. W. Mosher , nnd to provlJo for the i p- polnlmcnt of n u pcrintcndcnt , Ily Hhrulcr To provide for n matron in cities having n t > opulnUon of 8,000 , or more , to receive , take charge , nnd cnro for all female prisoners nrrcstcil by the polleu clinked with crime , during the periods of their nrrcst anil before commitment for trial In the district court * Hjr Heath To provldo for the publication of ml Rcnornl laws In two newspaper * In each county of dUTcrentpolitlc.il faith having the largest circulation nnd fixing n rntoof 2 cents I > cr line for the sntno. Hy StcrnsdorlT Fixing the maximum ntnonnt of foes allowed attorneys In the col lection of notes which contain n stipulation that attornuy fees may bo taxed ns part of the cost. The foes named In the bill nro 10 percent for nil sums under $300 ; 6 per cent fromfc'OOiof.yX ) ; 3 per cent from 8.7)0 ) to $1.000. nnd i per cent for nil sums In excess of the last named sum. < . Artr.uMKJN ensstox. Mr. Onlo sent up to tlio clerk's desk nn nnonymnus letter reflecting on his conduct 03 n member , and naked that It bo road. The speaker thought that tlio house could not afford to spend Its tlmo with such mat ters. ters.Oalo said It was a matter of personal priv- lleco. Fclkcr thought that If the letter reflected on ono momocr It reflected on tuo wtiolo body. Dobson Individually hcllovcd that any mem ber had the right to v I nil I en to himself from unjust criticism for voting according to his own convictions. A motion to lay the letter on the tnblo was lost-M toIS. . The loiter wns then read , nnd contained n scathing reflection on Mr. Gale's conduct in Voting to recognize Hoyd. A largo number of bills on second reading wcro read nhd referred. Dills on third nnd final reading were reached , nnd the Porter Australian ballot bill was tukcn up and passed ayes 80 , nays none. A bill by Cnpok rcculrlntr ] all employers to grant Icnvo of absence on election days to till employe * entitled to vote on penalty of n line of not lesi" " than S23 , was also passed by the snmo vote. House roll M , by Cornish , limiting the life of domestic ] judgments to llvo your * , was passed ayes (15 ( , nays.4. Adjourned till 10 n. in. tomorrow. NAtiXAXtJIOVS It or It 31 EX. Tlioy Defer tlio Content ItrHolution Bo- caiih'i ! ol'AbHCnt Intlc-pcndcittH. LINCOLN' , Nob. , Fob. 10.-Special [ to TUB BBK.I This afternoon as the hour for calling the senate to order approached , there was cjuito nn amount of o.xcitomcnt among the Independent lobbyists. They fcarod Hint the concurrent resolution regarding the I3oyd contest would bo brought up , and that It would bo carried against them. Those most annoyed wcro Messrs. Uech , who was a cnndiduto for lieutenant - tenant governor on the independent ticket ; Kdgorton of South Omaha , who souuht to bo attorney general on the Independent ticket , ana the man Strlckler. The ground upon which , their fcnr rested was the absence of Senators Poyntor of Brown , Slovens of Logan , Horn of Hamilton , Stnrbuck of Jefferson. "Wilson of liawcs , and Turjicrof Saline. All of these , save Wilson , If present would have voted to support the resolution. Wilson , however , wus paired with ICountz , aim Horn with Starbuck. When knowledge of the alliance trepida tion reached the Boyd men n variety of foolIng - Ing wns aroused. Someof the governor's supporters favored the bringing up of the resolution and passing It In the absence of its opponents. Others opposed the niovo. Finally It was decided that no ad vantage would bo taken of the absent ones , and the resolution was accordingly not brought up. Senator Swlt/ior says that ho will not try to force the matter. Ho will now Zcavo that to the Independents. The resolution will have to bo passed to morrow so as to give the governor the flvo days which the constitution allots him for the consideration of all bills. FMX.iKCE , IIMVS AAU JIK.tXS. The Committee ! ! Xot Working To- gctlicr in lloth Branches , i. * , Nob. , Fob. 10. ( Special to THE < BEI.J : Tlio liouso committee on finance , ways and means took tbo bit In its teeth , so to speak , Friday lost and pulled itself away to the surprise of the sonata committee. A counlo of weeks ago a motion was made in , the homo , the object of which was to allow the committee In question to visit all the state institutions and report as to tlio ad visability of making the appropriations re quested by the several superintendents of the sumo. The Independents fought the motion and finally Hilled It. They saw In it n trick of the Hoyd men to got some of the alliance majority out of the way and then spring something on them which they could not pre vent. They stated further that there would b plenty of tlmo to visit the Insti tutes lu question and that it could bo dona during nn adjournment. Friday the adjournment took plnco "and the commltti'o In question divided and subdi vided itself In such a manner that at least two.mombars visited every stuto Institution In Nebraska. It was decided that when the legislature nenln convened the committee would got together nnd make n report as vc- gards the needs of all the institutions. This morning Senator Coulter of Hall , chairman of the finance , ways nnd means committee of the senate , was asked If his committee bad accompanied that of the house , and said emphatically that It had not. It had not oven been renuestcd to do so , and lie did not know how fho house committee proposed to got Its recommendation acted upon. So far as ho wns concerned ho would not act on the subject without personal knowledge ) and that bo foil to ho the inten tion of ether member * of the committee. While. It Is generally admitted thai the committee on finance , ways and means of both the senate nnd the house should act to gether on all subjects pertaining to it , it has navurtucluss .been the case thut on several occasions , notably the present , the senate branch has been Ignored. This wns the case In the last posslon , but Senator Coulter says it will not bo repeated this year. If the house hopes , to'rush through appropriations without Utio consideration of the Higher body It will llnd itself mistaken. State Itcllof Work. LINCOLN , Neb , , Fob. 10. [ Special to TIIK DEB. ] The Nebraska State Kollcf association has reorganized under the now ( law. Uev. CJeorgo W. Martin of Kearney was elected chairman. C. W. Moaner of this city was otccted treosurer nnd Rev. I" * P. Luddon secretary aiid general manager. The ejecoutlvO ; committee chosen was as follows ! Chnlrmun , JohnFit/gornld ; Messrs. A.-J , Sawyer , Louls Meyer , S. M. Elder , J. \V , fiuhleiv. Mr. Hartley was elected legal ndvlflor of4ho commission. Tlio following committees were appointed : PurcimdhijjhndDistrlbutliis Louis Moycr , I } . U , Gruor , W. N. Noson , Omaha. AutUlIii fo-Uav. L. 1' . Lucldun , A. J. Saw yer , C.V. . .Mosher. In accordance with an order of the com- rnss.loff | ' , eighty-two cars of co.il were shipped Inst 'night from Newcastle , Wyo , , nnd will bo distributed tha present weolc where It is needed by destitute people. Flour and uioal wl'l ' bo purchased at In terior .station ! wliero they uro manufactured , and thunco whipped to dcstltuto jwoplo In the same vicinity , thus saving freight on them two ways. This morning the commission held an Im portant sWsloh. It wns decided that the regular monthly meeting of tho. commission should hereafter bo held on the ; s'ccdnd Wednesday of each mouth , nnd thai' shc'incmburs would consti tute , n quorum. > . The report of Special Agent Haudall who Imd-vwItiHl thewurlous parts of tbo state in which destitution was reported , was rcaJ. inIt Bhowecf tlfut a , number of exagcratcd stato- menu hhd boon made regarding the condi tion of the people lu the western counties und that ninny who wera alleged to bo in want were in no need of assUtuncuof any kind. ntMI It also showed thut in many localities , there were sclf-uppoiutod agents who were distributing fooa and clothing which had been sent to them by cbarltaolo people In the cost. It was suggested that the latter should report to the commission the amount , the kind and the value of the goods donated hoas also that the parties distributing them should . notify the commission us to whom tbo goods nro given , dsof Messrs. Brady and Gallagher , members of the wholcnnlo grocery tlrins of McCord. Urady & Co. and Paxton & Gallagher of Omaha , respectively , went before the com- j this afternoon nnd spoke regarding the method of distributing relief. They said that so far as the nurcha. iinif of the supplies were concerned their flrmi ulel not cara to receive the orders. They Insisted , however , thaln clinncA should bo given the country retail dealers. The latter generally had a hard timo. They suffered as well us the pen- plo around thorn generally did nnd fro- ciucntlv they had them on their books oven when times were good. This , of course , was much moro the cnso when times were bail , as In the nrcscnt Instance. They favored , therefore , the following plan : The relief commission should supply the countv " commissioners with orders for so much "goods of all kinds included In the list offered by the stato. These orders should ho distributed ntuong the people and then pro- Hcntod to tbo local grocer or grocers nnd by whom they could bo tilled. In this way the needy grocer could bo helped as well as the ne-cdy consumer nnd niiny of the grocers , lu fact , they claimed needed assistance ) of some thing of this Kind as did the people about. AVIroH Undrrtti'ouiid. LINCOLN , Nob. , Fob 10-iSpoclnl to Tim BEB.I Senator ChristofTonon of Douglas has Introduced n bill vvhloh Is nttractlu ? the attention of the tclophono nnd telegraph com panies nnd will bodl.scus.iod In committee to morrow , when several of the wlro men of the state \\lll htf hoard against IW It provides for the placing of the wires of tno companies in eiuostion under ground and is In brief as follows : All telegraph and telephone companies whether tno sumo shall have been or may hereafter bo organized or incorporated under the laws of this stuto or under the authority of any other state or the United Status , whoso purpose is to use wires in tlio trans mission of messages , shall , within ninety clays after this act goes IntoclTect , In all cities having a population of 10.0UO In habitants and upwards , cause nil the snld wires to bo placed under the surface of the ground except in such places whcro the general offices of such companies may bo located. Any company violating this law will bo deemed guilty of a misdemeanor nnd lined not less than ? 500 nor moro than f 1,000 together with the cost of the prosecution. IVmit a Tjlbi-rnl Appropriation. LINCOLN , Neb. , Fob. 10.-Spcclnl [ to Tim BKK.J Ex-Governor Furnas of Drownvlllo , Euclid Murtln of Omaha and A. G. Scott of Kearney have arrlveel and will tomorrow go before the committee on wayn and moans to sot forth the claims of the world's Columbian commission. These gcntlcmon have Intro duced ,1 bill asking $150,000 with which to hnvo Nebraska properly represented at the world's fair to bo hold In Chicago in 1803. In TUB BKE and nro generally known to legislators. Latterly , however , nu Impression has been received that there was danger of the appropriation sought being killed or re duced because of the suffering said to bo ex perienced in tuo west. Commissioner Martin says that ho has no doubt that the commission will bo able to convince the committee that n liberal appro priation 13 required. Other states uro to ex pend $200,000 and some as much ns $ JOI,000 ) , which fact would tend to throw Nebraska In the shndo it the appropriation should not bo sufficient to enable her to make a first class display. Examining * Undertaker * ; . LINCOLN , Nob. , Fob. tO.-fSpcclal to TUB BKE. ] Mr. II. 1C , Burkct of Omaha , as also Messrs nakcr of Beatrice , Heed of Hastings and Ileaton of Lincoln , wont before a com mittee of the state medical society for the purpose of advancing their views regarding1 Olmstcad's house roll " 19. Tbo bill was referred to the society In ques tion , which , after hearing the gontlemcn referred to , who are all funeral directors i. , will report the matter to the legislature. The bill provides for a b'oard of examiners consisting of three practical funeral directors who nro thoroughly informed in the art of pre serving the dead , and to this commission shall bo delegated the duty of carrying out the provisions of the hill in question. The com missioners shall be appointed by the governor and hold their olllco three years , except these who shall constitute the llrat board shall retain , their places for respectively ono , two and thrco years as designated by the gov ernor , Tlio board shall elect a president , secretary and treasurer and meet at least once a year. Within six months after the passage of this act every person In the stuto who is engaged in the business of directing funerals must rouister his or her name with the secre tary. No person who falls to comply with this section shall bo permitted to do business of the kind Indicated in the state. Funeral directors must undergo examina tion by the Board regarding the preservation of the dead , the best means of sanitation , dis infecting the bodies of the dead , of apart ments In which death has occurred In nil cnsos of contagious diseases. If they pass the examination they shall bo glvnn u certifi cate which will give them tlio right , to prac tice the directing of funerals in the stato. This certificate must bo registered with the board of health of the town , city or village in which the director resides. These certlll- catcs shall not bo transferable. Any person violating this law shall bo fined not less than $ i5 nor more than $100 for every offense. The fee for examination and registration shall bo $3. Members of the board shall bo allowed JS per dav for their services. It Is made the duty of the funeral director to thoroughly disinfect the body of u deceased person , as also the apartment whcro death lias occurred from contagious disease , within four hours after having been notified of the death and report tha same to the health ofllco. All lines recovered shall bo paid Into the treasury of tha association. LeuUlatlvo Mr. H. G. Clark of Otnnha visited the cap ital this afternoon. Chairman Birkhausor the board of pub- llo works of Omaha cama dowa and got a copy of the revised eJiartur. If a vote bad boon taken this afternoon It would have resulted about 14 toll In favor of postponing indefinitely the resolution. The condition of Representative Werner of Richardson continues to Improve , und if no relapse ? follows he will bo in his seat In another wcok. Representative Waldron of Adams sent a tclccrnm tlint his mother Is lying at the point of death and asking for au iudcllulto leave of absence. Ha was excused. Mossors. Dickey and Korty of the Western Union telegraph company were la the lobby today looking after the bill providing for hens putting of electric wires under ground , Senator Koontz ot Iinyos got as far ns Columbus on his way homo Frldnynlght t , whore ho struck a wall of snow which com pelled him to discontinue his homeward , bound Highland spend tlio recess on the road. Representative Heath of Sheridan wore id.Ml broad smilo'all day , and Investigation led to the discovery of a tolpgram from homo that had just been received , saying : "It is inta twelve-pound boy. AVlfo and child doing well. " There Is a very general concern among the members of ( he housa In regard to the condi tion of UapresuiiUitlvo Luun. ) who was hurt by the train nt Fremont. 1 clograms kept the wires hot between hero nnd Fremont iueiulr- ing as to his condition. When thq house was called to order this > morning only forty-flvo members answered to their names. The speaker wns just on hoe point of declaring nn adjournment till 'J o'clock when Gardner of Douglas rushed In \ \ mid said ho had corralled Hve members whom be had found out In tbo corridor , und a now roll proved that he was right , for llfty-ono members answered to their name * und busi l- ness was resumed. In explaining his vote against the bounty on sugar , Mr. Bremnan salcl : "Mr. Speaker Before voting on this bill I dcslro to e - platn my voto. i think that to puss this bill would bo a blow at ouo of our most desirable industries. If thcru is one thing our state needs , It Is to oncouraga industries Ilka this. 1 am surprlsd at the course the gentlemen of the other sldo take In this mattor. 1 would Ilka to sea ono hundred establishments Ilka Iha ouo la Grand Island , and I am willing to pay my part of the tax. If wo will encourage it for tlio next two years we will have lew such factories all over the Ktnto. In llvo ycari it would bo self-sup porting , nud the tlmo Is not far distant when Nebraska will supply our own sUtto with what sugar aha needs , and not only ourstate , but the other state * , und Nebraska tliuilly bo the great sugar-producing state of tbo union. 1 therefore vote rv'o. " A HARD POSITION TO FILL , Ho Selection Ytt Made for the Sccrotnrj- ship of tbo Treasury. OBJECTOR HOLMAN BREAKS TIE RECORD , llnotancl Shoo .Huiiufuotiirers AVnitt Certain Motlllloatlotis lit tlio Ilcclprouul Agree ment With llnt/.ll. WAsiiixoTosBcnc.vr Tins BEE , ) .113 FOWITI'.KXTII SritKKT , } WisuniiTO ? , D. C. , Fob. 10. ) President Harrison Is ns far mvay from the soloctl&n of a man to take the place vacated by tbo don th of Sacretiry Window as ho was n week ago , with the execution thut the tlmo is drawing nearer when under the law the place must bo filled. All of the men men tioned who wcro acceptable were found to not bo accessible forotioreason or another. The president wints a man of experience In executive work and ono who Is well enough known to possess the confi dence of the country. However , If the truth were known as to the detail duties of the ofllco the country would not put n crcat deal of stress upou the matter of filling this placo. The financial policies oC the administration uro well dotlucd nnd will not boohnngod nnd President Harrison will in the future us In tbo past direct tbo Im portant affairs of the treasury ciop.irtmont. Congressman Robert U. Illtt of the Sixth Illinois district Is the latest suggestion. Mr. Illtt has uitidc u splendid reputation In congress , his work upon the com mittee on foreign affairs outshining that of _ any other man. He has a strong bead upou Ills shoulders. Ho Is a statesman and a gentleman , popular and stands well at the white house. It is believed that ho would make ngood secretary of the treasury. Ho has shown his executive ca pacity as assibtant secretary of stato. The fact that his district is largely republican would dispel uny argument against taking him out of the house. The mention of Mr. Hitt's name is well received iu presidential circles. Ono continues to hoar the names of Senntor Aldrlch of Rhode Island and ox- Governor Charles Foster of Ohio frequently mentioned. The president has almost three weeks yet within which to amko .a decision , nnd ho is taking his tlmo to look ever the Hold. HOI.MAN'S LVTEST OIMUOTIOX. The veteran objector , Holinan , has broken all his previous records by nu objection which ho flled yesterday. When the members of the house drew cuts for thuir scuts In December - comber , ISb'J , Air. Holman was very unlucky and got n scat which was far hack on the democratic aide. As bis voice Is thin nnd his lungs not vigorous , the retired seat gave tha old man uo opportunity to take a hand In parliamentary feiicinf. It happened , how ever , tint Representative Pholun's sickness kept him away much of the time , and as his scat was averyelesirableono in the front ranks of the house Mr. Holinan took possession of It Since then llolmau has always boon nt the front In nil debates , nnd members hnvo come to understand that the Phel.in seal be longed to Holmnn. AVhcu the n ws of Rep resentative Phelan's death WJis received on Sunelav iiitrht the serjeant-at-arms gave the usual directions for draping the * dead mem ber's desk. Accordingly the janitors draped the Phclan desk In the heaviest of mourning , both chair and dcslc being bound with crepe. As the members began to assemble yester day morning they glanced nt the heavy mourning. "Well , Holman's dead. " "Sorry the old man's gone , " were some of the remnrlis. Ono member had Just begun to say. "it's a good thing bo's gone , " when Holroau him self made his appearance. Ho was about to drop into his accustomed seat wlion ho.wivv the winding crone. The Judge Is not a pro fane man ns a rule , but in this case all rules were set aside. Tbo quid no had long been nursing nearly wont down bis throat. The janitors removed the crppe as. quickly as pos sible and the indignation of the Indiana uiau was assuaged. WlIAl IIOOT AND SHOE HKX WAKT. Tbo boot and shoo manufacturers of the largo cltios are endeavoring to have Secre tary Dlnino arrange a modification of tbo agreement with Brazil , by which Brazillian tariff restrictions will bo removed from their goods. The agreement allows a > per cent reduction on tariff rates ou leather and goods manufactured thereof , except boots and shoes. That exception Is not pleasing to the largo boot and shoo manufacturers of Boston , Rochester , Detroit , Chicago and ether place's. Representative Darker , acting for thn Rooti-- ester denlqrs , has laid the matter before Secretary Illulno , The state department ls expected to maVo an answer In a few days. If it is n favorable ouo the boot and shoo manufacturers will begin exporting their products toBi-.ulI. CONDITION OV SKNATOIIS VOOJIHDUS AND HEARST. Senator Voorhees has been confined to his house for tbo lust three wonks and is just bo- glnning to got about again , Little has been said about his Illness , though it prom ised at ouo time to talco a seri ous turn. The senator suffers from neuralgia of the heart , and his friends have feared that the malady would take a sudden turn in an unfavorable direction , but the Indiana man is able to get about again and Is expected to resume his scat iu the senate within a few days. Senator Hearst still continues iu a precarious - carious condition. The doctors insist that ha has cancer in the stomach and there are , little or no prospects of his recovery , but Mrs. Hearst is equally certain that the doctors are wroug in theirdluguosis and that she will bo able to restore the senator to health. COLONEL FOUSTTll'S CASK. It U stated that General Schofiold has randoa recommendation in behalf of Colonel Forsyth. There Is no effort made at the war department to conceal the sympathy for For- sytli. although oflleers refuse to talk for pub lication. General Miles' has not withdrawn his charges against Forsytb , and recent , com munications renew tlio representations made after the Wounded iCnco battle that For- sytu'a commands wera so placed that iha lira was dcstructlvo to some of his own men , while other portions of the troops were non-cffoctivo : that after the disarming of the Indians the light occurred ; between the troops nnd tbo Indians in close proximity. The sustenance of General Miles' charges would make Colonel Forsyte respon sible oniclally for Uu death of ono ofllcor and twenty-four men. Colonel Forsyth has made ono report In which ho says : "At the first effort to carry out this order ( to search the Indians the braves made a break which nt once resulted In tcrrilla lira and a hot tight , lasting about twenty minutes. " Colonel Forsytn will probably bolnvltcd to reply to the report of the board of survey , which report is be lieved hero to bo unfavorable , to him. 10as General Miles , according to reports , has not rested his charges with Colonel Forsyth's campaign. Uo Is said to have prepared for mal charges and specifications against Gen eral Chauncoy Makeover , recently detached from duty In the war department nud or- dared as assistant adjutant general under Miles at Chicago. From all accounts General Mtloa has not disguised his animosity toward General McKeover und is quoted as eloclarmg that the latter felmll uovordoduty In tbo division of the Missouri. WITNESS OWB.NHV. The mouth of Owenby , the sivor pool In vestigating committee witness , promises Into got Him into troublo. Ills statement from > ( Jhlcugo this morn lug that he was approached by a member of the Nebraska delegation In congress and offered $ , ! M not to testify as to certain facts , caused a broad grin to spread over the faces of the three members from that state till they were jibed by their follows , and then they each anu all vohem- cntly branded the statement as a Uo out roof whole cloth. The fact Is that Owonby could bo easily impciictiod in Washington as Ida witness. Senators Teller and Plumb , a num ber of inc/mboM / of the house , some news ' paper correspondents and others annouuco thanuelvoi available witnesses if it should aver be of advantage to Impeach - poach Owenby. IIo U now regarded mas an unlnjuriou.s blawhard , nnd it Is generally believed that ho wits very glad to got out Iof the clutches of the oflleers and the city. It U not likely that anybody would glvo him 25 cents lo slayTBfftor keen oft the witness stand In thls'clty. much less * J,500. AHHOA.H , Nebraska's Mef\V congressional dok'ifatloii ha already established a reputation \Vnsli- - j Ingtoii for brightness or verdancy. It de veloped today Uiaiuph Civil Service Commis sioner RoosovMvHhnt during the sojourn lu Washington ofijftlossrs. JMcICeluhan , Bryan and Kotn , they evolved n bright scheme by which nil the federal onicflholders in or from Ne wore to.retire ) to private llfoslmrp on the incomlitjriff March , noxt. Falling to get any encouragement In their efforts to procure $1,000,00 } for the drouth safferors , they conelutleilit'j.lmvo ' . their personul friends aopointcd to thuanicos to take the places of the present Incdmtcnts from Nebraska. So they mnaooublappllcatlons , each endorsing the nppllcntiqn , of the other , nnd marched down to tbo civil serv ice commission's headquarters. They told the commission , or probably Mr. Roosevelt velt for the commission , that they had pre pared a list oC men they wanted to ti.ko the oil olllccs belonging to the state utter March 4 next , when the new cougrcsslonal delegation takes charge. Some guy had told them this was the way to trut appointments. They pre sented { j their papers with the assurance that the-npplicatits would pass examination and were about to depart with solf-nssurtucos : , when they wcro told that the commission was created to prohibit just such things as this. The eyes of the new-born statesmen protruded. It win the first , thuy had beam of It. They wcro unable to understand why their recommendations' would not go despite thti law. They had never hoard of the law and the bureau for the selection of persons to fill places by examination nnd competition. The call of the Ne.'braskatis upon the civil service commission was told nt the cupltol today , and It was the source of many smiles. J. Jagcls was today appointed postmaster at ICIowa , Thayer countv , Nebraska , vleoJ. H. Mueller , rcslimccl , S. A. Wright IIIIH licun appointed a member of the pension board at 1'awueo City , Neb. , and Dr. P. M. Chadwlck ttt Omaha. Kdwln Bouncy Persons died at the resi dence of his brother-in-law , C. A. Ham ilton , in this city at 0 o'clock this morning. Mr. Persons was the shipping clerk for the Lliilnger & Metcnlf company , Omaha , for about four years previous to last March , when ho was attacked with la grippo. The disease de veloped Into consumption , which carried him ofT this mornimr. Ills remains will bo taken to Buffalo , N. Y , , for interment tomorrow. PnuitY S. HEATH. The S ; al Fisheries. WASIIISOTOX , Feb. 10. In answer to the senate resolution the acting secretary of the treasury today sent a mass of reports nnd statements ( from treasury agents and Super intendent Tingle of the North American com mercial company. Iu his report last October Ageut Lavender says the rookeries would bo emptied for the season In two weeks. Ho ap pealed for arms and ammunition for the In dians to use in protection of the rookeries. Ho speaks of the necessity for Issuing sup plies of fuel to the natives , and predicts that the islands will bo depopulated In a few years unless the trovernment aids the na tives , as the few seal they will bn able to kill will not keep them fitan suffering. In an earlier report Agent Nettleton refers to tbo deplorable ; condition of ilio seal .grounds , anel says driving and' rodrlvlng from all tlio hnUlnt ; grounds by losses dur ing the season in efforts to obtain their quota and the meager results attained tell in strong language the sad .story of the very HOOT ap preach of the entjcoj destruction of sotl : lira upon the islands ; Agent Goft also v speaks at lor.cth of tho. diminution of Ilia seal catch and says many preying evils upon s cal life have reduced the rookeries to their present Impoverished con dition. Ho recommends absolute protection. Questionable JCuthoclH of Attorneys. WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. Assistant Secre tary Busscy has written a letter to the corn- mbsiouer of pensions , again calling attention to the questionable methods employed by a class of pension attorneys to procure business for themselves , jtefcronco Is made to that particular class mjtvlilrh a pensioner receives the hlphest pension1 obtainable under tbo law and yet is promised ; m Increase and deceived into llling auttthoclauphwttion. . Jtois the judgment of the ; department thajiij thcsa disreputable methods bhould not bo permitted among attorneys \ylio are to proctycn belora It. It being otfJutVC that thcso attorneys take advantage of and are guided by pub lished lists ' " of the ua'mes of persons allowed pensions , "tho assistant secretary suggests that hereafter the postofllco addresses of pou- tloucrs bo not given to the ptx > 33 nnd clerics ho prohibited from disclosing to any ono the name or address of any pensioner or appli cant for pension. , Uingloy Uenlcs. " WASHINGTONFob. , . 10. Chairman Dlngloy of the silver pool investigating committee , referring to the latest statement of Owonby , made la Chicago , flatly denies that gentle man's allegations. _ A.s to Oxv nby's com plaint that ho was not permitted to glvo cer tain Information , Dhigloy said that all the papers In the question were admitted by the committee and both Owenby and Donald questioned concerning each. Hegardlug- names which the committee did not allow him to give , Dlngloy says Owenby testillcd that ho had no personal knowledge of their connection with nlloged speculation , having heard of it from Littler , Cunnignara nnd others. These gentlemen were called ana denied that they over told Owonby anything of tha kind and said they had no information oa the matter. The Indian Conference. \VASIIINOTOX , Fob. 10. In conforcnco with Commissioner Morgan this morning Hollow Horn Desar charged that while the military had control over the reservations duilug tha late trouble the soldiers were the cause of great immorally among the Indian women. Manj soldiers went through the ceremony of murrtago with the squaws , the latter believ ing that they tvero doing well by marrying soldiers. Hollow Horn Bear said ho did not know whether It was desirable that officers should allow soldiers to go off and leave their wives and children dependent for support upon the Indians. IIo docs not want soldiers near the reservation. For Importation of Live Stock. WASIIISOTOX , Fob. 10. Stockbrldgo , from the committee on commerce , today reported to the house a bill to provide for the sufo transport and humane treatment of cattle exported from the "United States , to foreign countries. It authorizes the secretary of ag riculture to examine the vessels carrying ex port cattle froui ports of the United Suites to foreign countries nnd prescribe by rules anel regulations for pronw transportation. Monetary Cemfeu'ttituo Adjcjuriis. WASHINGTON , Fob. 10. The International monetary conferonca1 has adjourned until March 35. The tetSgti assigned by a promi 1- nent member wa'4'tL % fact that the legisla tion now pendhiijijhii congress mavmateri 1- ally change the stiuUis of silver , anil until the question is dlspo on-pf it not thought ad- visa bio to furthcsrjejjjcass the subject of in ternational coins. . _ Certain SusnV 'ftxesiiipt from Duty. > r , Feb. 10. Assistant Socrcitnry Spalding has Infiirnil'd correspondents that : raw sugar not aopva 10 Dutch standard in color received In iiBi'ffl prior to April 1 will bo exempt from dul > ou withdrawn ! for con sumption after that data by virtuoof the pro- vlsfousof piragrdphs. : Ml and 7AJ and sec tions 1 uml 50 of tlicittrlff act. TJio \VASIIIXOTOX , FjJb.aO. Tbo first steps to ward putting lVi j\Biv \ Apportionment law into operation \vero takfcu today by the atate department , from \yilch ) n rortlllod copy of the law was scut to the governor of each state and territory. AgaiithtHf , IjoiIlN CIiiUn. Sr. LOOK , Mo. , Fob. 10.-Tho decision of the court of appeals todity will pronably re sult In the closing up ofm \ or moro "elutn , " _ most of whloh were orgonUod for the purpose - pose of ovmUu&tb.o lluuor law. as a private club. The court-holds that no person in the state may lawfully engage In the practle-'o ofmi soiling liquors by the drink without a dram shop license. Tilshop Hare ) Will CHICAGO , Fob.,10. A dispatch from Sioux Falls , S. D. , says thai Bishop Hare has de cided to resign the dloceso of South Dakota and uuopt charge of tha mission * In Japan. A RIOT NARROWLY AVERTED , Storm/ Scones at Lost Night's ' Mooting of the Oily Council. THE MEMBERS NEARLY COME TO BLOWS- It All Arcmu Over an Urror Rlntlo by Clerk UrovoH In Amioiifioln tlio Itcmilt or an Inquest - quest Voto. None of the counclltncn carry shooting Irons , or the services of the coroner nnd the prosecuting nttornoy might hnvo been re quired last night. Several times during the meeting members were overturning desks to got nt each other , and u riot was nt ono time well under way and was only checked by City Clerk Groves who acknowledged his error in announcing n vote , on the result of which hlnge'd the fort unes of the untt-comblno momburs of the council , The trouble began early In , the meeting when Mr. Hochel expressed tt doslro to ask a 'question concerning the mayor' ? recommen dation of the apportionment of funds for the expenses of the year , which wns bolntr con sidered. President Lowry refused to recog nize Mr. Bcchcl and ordered tbo clerk to pro- cccel with the next order of business. "But I simply want to aslc a ejuostlon , " said Mr. Bcchcl , "Tho clerk will proceed , " said President Lowrv. - \ "But I jvant to ask- " started Mr. Bcchol. "Will the cleric proceed J" do.uandcd 1 Lowry , "But I " sold Bcchol. "Go ahead or lot somebody else read , for ( lod's snko. Go on , " commanded Lowry , nnd Cleric Orovcs took up the next paper. On this paper Mr. OstliofT asked a ques tion. tion."Read "Read itacuin , " said Lowry to the clerk. "OsthoiT's out of order , " said Mr. Chaffco. ' 'He's committed the crime of asking your majesty a , question the same oa Mr. Bochol did a moment ago. " President Lowry glared nt Bochol nnd Chaffeo und said "I'll turn , : you two fel lows over to tno scrgejant-at-arms pretty soon. Goon , Mr. Clerk. " This action of tlio president raado the re publican contingent pretty warm under the collar , but no further outbreak occurred until the reports of tha committees were being received. The committee on sewerage presented two reports , ono signed by Hechel nnd Durdlsh mid ono hv Donnelly. Both related to the resolution Introduced at a recent meeting by Mr. ChnfTeo , requiring the superintendent of plumbing to reinstate Chris Doycr nud Henry Dunn , two inspectors discharged by the superintendent for political reasons. The report signed by Bcchol and Burdisu wns ns follows : "Your committee to whom was referred the rasolution of Mr. Chaffee regarding tlio retention of Henry Dunn and Chris Boyer in the plumbing inspector's ' oftlco beg leave to report and recommend the adoption of the resolution , with the further recommendation that Ed Taylor and John Bolan bo also rein stated , and thcso omploves bo not disturbed until further action of this council. " Mr. Donnelly's report was us follows : "Tho undersigned , a minority of the com mittee to whom was referred u resolution in relation to tto discharge of some offensive partisans from the plumbing inspector's of- ilio , would respectlullv report that I hayo given the subject matter careful considera tion and am led to believe they have consid erable gall to think of being retained under a democratic administration. I therefore recommend - ommond that they bo not reinstated. Wo nitc now in the majority for tuo first time in ton years , and the patronaga belongs to the dominant party. Tney ouiht ; In my judg diw ( . * tauo . their . . mcdlciuo . . ( if It is uittcr ) without a murmur , " 'Morearty mnvcd the adoption of the mlnor- ity report. Mr. Bechel called for the yeas and naos. The roll was called and the minority report ire port was getting the worst of It. Morearty's ' nami was reached and be got the floor to ex plain his voto. Ho began rehearsing some ancient and recent political history , when Mr. Bechel raised the point that Moftarty was making a stump speech and was not ex plaining bis voto. "Mr. Moroarty has the floor , " said Presi dent Lowry. "Yes , and I'll have my say on this ques tion if it takes until eouiorrow night , " said Moro.irty. "The chair's with you , " said Lowry. "With mo , too , next , then , " said Mr. Olson. Moroarty wai finally allowed to finish bis speech , hi which he lauded Major Dennis and promised never to vote for mi appropriation ordinance that contained the names of Dunn , Boyer , Taylor and Boylan. \Vhcn Lowry's name wns reached ho wanted to make an explanation. "You'll have to take the floor , " said Mr. McLeari. "You can't ' make your speech from the chair. " "I'll make my explanation , and make it right here , " saiu Lowry , and ho did. In his explanation ho became personal , and made some disparaging remarks concerning Mr. Bechel. That gentleman immediately rushed to the president's platform and demanded a retraction of the insult offered. Mr. Lowry Ignored the emphatic and im passioned protest , ahd ordered Urn clerk to mmounco the voto. And hero's whcro the big row came in. Tno members present had voted on tbo adoption of the minority report as fedlows : Ayes Cooper , Donnellv , Elsasser. Mndscn , Morearty , Osthoff , Tuttle , Lowry S. Navs Bcchol , Blumer , Bruner , Burdlsh , ChafTco , Conway , McLcario. Olson , Specht -0. 0.Clerk Clerk Groves made a mistake and an nounced the vote nine In the afllrmatlvo and fclghtiji the negative. "Tho report stands adopted , " announced the chair. "That's wrong , " yelled Chaffoo andBochel in concert. "Tho chair has declared the vote1 said Lowry. "Tho clerk will proceed with , the next order of business. " Then pandemonium nroko loose. Mr. Bcchcl rushed to the clerk's desk and ex citedly demanded a poll of the houso. "You are wrong , John , " bo said to the dork. "Can't you see -where you're wrong. " Mr. ChafTco nnd Mr. Olson wcro also clamoring'for a recalling of the roll , while Morcarty was urging the president to pro ceed with the regular order. Lowry added fuel to the flames by calling on the sorgcant-at-arms to preserve order nt any cost , anel instructed the clerk to go anis with the next order. , "There shall bo no jnoro business trans acted by this council tmtll that vote has been corrected , " yelled Mr. Bccnel , as ho walked un and down lu front of the president. "Bo a man , bo n man , " rriod Mr. Olson. " Vou enn make friends by being decent. " Affairs were assuming a critical state and Moreartv moved to adjourn. The motion was lost , nnd the chair again called upon the ; asr gc-nnt-at-urms ta preserve order. That functionary seized Mr. Olson , who was worlclug his way towards the president , and tried to force him into his seat. Olson mscntod the attempt with great vigor , both In words and actions. ChafTeo rushed lo Olson's side , and Morcarty veiled : "Ctiitfloo , you sit down or I'll knock you down. " "You can't cio It. Comoand try It , " re- touted Chuffce , trying to force his way to the desk of his colleague from the Seventh. At this critical Juncture Clerk Groves got : the president's platform and in a loud voice announced that ho had maelo au error and that the vote wus 8 for and SI against nmi nelly'a report , instead of the reverse , as ho had Announced. This statcmeut restored harmony nnd the report of JJechel anel Hurdlsh , ordering the nurorlntoiidont of plumbing to reinstate the discharged Inspegtori , was adoptoJ by the same vote that defeated Donnelly's ' report. Tlio ne'.Unil business of tno scjeion was of a routine natvro and was unimportant. Hex Par ilen at Now Orleans. NBW OUI.EANS , La. , Fab. 10. Rax paraded the streets today with his brilliant rotlnuo and tonight Proteus and crow inado their tcntn annual appo.ir.tnCo in a pagcunt , equal ing If not excelling any before sejon lu the city. JPJKIUiJKCVIlOX O * * XltK JKWS , I'otltloiiN n > r Iiciilenoy Mnko no Iin prcHHlon Uxm the C/.ar. LONIION , Feb. 10. The St , Petersburg cor respondent of tbo Telegraph writes nt length of the persecution of the Jews , which ho says has been , If anything , moro marked slnco the petition from Gulduhnll , London , returned without comment by the czar. Hus- sla's reply to the respectful peti tion consists of secret circulars orderIng - Ing oftlcinls to vigorously administer the anti-Semitic laws nud supply the legal de ficiency by their own decisions. The correspondent pendent says that the Poles , after the rebel lion of IStSl , wcro loss inhumanly treated tlmn the Jews are today. Tho.fows , through the wretched life they nra foa-ed to live , nro physically degenerate mid becoming a most striking embodiment of human life contin uing lu spite of the gradual decay of the vital functions. General Grounko. governor of War saw , with knowledge of this. is sues the most stringent regulations ns to the examination of joutig .lows for military recruits , harassing these found physically minblo to bo.ir arms by re peated cruel examinations , dragging them several times n jcnr from their homos to t-x- ainlng stations many miles away , they being compelled to go on foot chained with convict gang * . A strange anomaly is the. conduct of Prlnco Dolgouroir , governor of Moscow , who has been obliged many time to turn to wealthy .lows for monet'iry assistance nnd is in debted to thoin. In bis district the Jews nro treated with marked llenioiiry. Referring to the report that the czar does not know of tbo enormities perpetrated in his name , the correspondent saya the truth is that the czar Knows enough to convince him that the .fows nro moro cruelly treated than horses , cattle or swine , which are cared for as the gifts of < Jod. A number of eminent Russian literary mon recently addressed a declaration to the public nnd journalists , asking them to rumcinhcr that the Jews are human beings. The gov ernment refused to allow the declaration to ho published. A personal friend of the czar laid the document before him with a humble request from the authors for Its publication. Tbo e/nr read both papers and Hung tnom away. t rA it IN u.ixjiiKit .iitfmoxns. Ho Ijeaves Dulitn Amounting to Four Million JolltirM. PAHIS , Fob. 10. A decided sensation has been caused by the disappearance of n well known private banker , Victor Muco , who , It isloarneel left debts amounting to $1,000,000. Five years ago bo opened nn establishment , doing business which In America would bo denominated "wild cat , " oltoring- Interests on deposits averaging as high its 10 per cent per month. Ho advortisoel widely and conducted affairs In so plausible a manner that ho accumulated a very largo clientage. Humors have frequently boon afloat regardIng - Ing 11.fl Instability of his promises , but bo always managed to reassure depositors , fre quently telling them that ho hail Inside tips on the financial situation , etc. The latter part of last wcelt , however more serious rumors became current and depositors be sieged the bnnk only to llnd M. Miico absent. The pollco had to place n guard over the Institution to save it from being sacked. Today they produced a letter from Mace saying that ho leaves his creditors all the money ho lias , 1,000,000 francs , nnd is going to.sulddo. Few people ) believe ho will do this. His accounts show that ho owes at least 20,000,001) , ) francs to depositors. HE JS ,1 nOOHKKEl'EK. Kvperts Fall to Dixcovcr His Knibcz- zlciucnt of $ HOOOO. PARIS , Feb. 10. [ Special Cablegram to TIIF. BBK. ] Ten years nt hard labor at tno galleys has just been meted out to a bank cashier named Midas , who pleaded guilty to the misappropriation of $30,001) from his em ployer. Every fr.inc of this vast sum had been spent by the culprit on a fascinating elnmsel of the domt-mondo , although he was a married man and tbo father of a family. Midas obtained the money by Imitating the signature ! of his em ployer to checks which ho presented for pay ment at the banks of Franco and Credit Lyon- nats. Tlio sums obtained ho debited to the accounts of persons who dealt with the bank nnd , so well bad ho covered up his tracks , that , although a few days- before his confes sion his books wcro audited by export nc- coun tants , the crime wns not discovered nnd his accounts were passed as perfectly correct. PAKNELISS CLAIMS. The Hcnlyltns Think They ( Jet Too Much Del'e'pence. LONDON , Fob. 10. [ Special Cablegram to Tim BIE. : | It Is not Improbable that the . McCarthylto mooting projected for Thursday next will bo deferred. If held , It Is not be lieved thut a complete statement can bo sub mitted at that timo. The Glad- stonian assurances are not consid ered adequate by Mr. Parnoll bhd it is said ho refuses to bind himself to retire for a period longer than the ! present session of parliament. He also insists upon remaining in control of the Irish party until the next general election. Some of the Hcnleyitcs Intend to demand at the meeting that the negotiations bo Droken for the rea son , as they assert , that too much deference "is paid to Portion's position nnd claims. 1WV31AXIA J'HKI'AKIXG. She Thinks Hint a. Knropcitn Witr Is Not Far Off. LONDON , Fob. 10. [ Special Cablegram to Tun Br.n. ] A dispatch from Bucharest says that the Roumanian authorities nro pushing forward rapidly the defenses of the capital. Of eighteen detached forts which are to de fend Bucharest , ton will bo ready and armed with their Krupp guns before summer and the remaining eight are to bo completed early In 1MO. The entlro Roumanian nrmy of ; iOOOOU , men could bo concentrated within tbo forts. King Charles Is giving personal attention to the work. A Vienna dispatch ejuotos Ooncral Mane , chief of the Roumanian cabinet , as express ing nn opinion that war could not long bo de layed In ICuropo and that tha small states , lilie Roumaula , must not bo found unpro- paroa. General Mane was entertained at dinner by the Austrian emperor. THE KAJitiElt'H He Seems to bo Imitating tbo .trail King of Bitvarla. LONDOV. Fob. 10. [ Special Cablegram to THIS BRB. ] llcrlin advices say the emperor's eccentricities are attracting more and more attention every day. In some respects ho seems to bo Imitating the mad kind , Louis of Bavaria , taking unexpected trips hero nnd there nnd appearing wnero ho U llttlo looked for. Those peculiarities are much moro prominent now than when bo llrst asccnduil the throno. The kaiser exacts the most rigid devotion from dvorvbody and the promotion of Count do Schllcffeii to chief of stuff Is said to hava bocu prompted by that ofllcor's ob sequious courtesy to hi * sovereign , whom Hl-hllofTcn everywhere.roeluims as u wonder- tul military gunlus , uniting the qualltlcs'ot Ciusar and" Hannibal. William Syinpathl/os with Franco. BKIIU.V , Fgb. JO. ( Special Cablegram to Tnu Iif. ) ] Emperor William , through the French cmbassuaor , has written a letter to President Curnot In whlcft the emperor says that ho shares the sorrow of Franco nt fho death oi bur colohratc-d ( winter , Molssoulor. Will XntHc-ck K-iiiMtloi : ) . LONDON , Feb. 10. Justin Huntley Mc Carthy , son of the leader o t the nntl-Parnell faction , announces that ho will not seek ro- clcntion to parliament , as ho is absorbed in literary pursuits. JYiiHantH lc ) < vciiiricl hy AVolves. ViiiWA , Feb. 10. Horrible reports of dop- reJotions by wolvo uro received from Szandu , Hungary. On Ilaron Wodlauor'i es tate alone twenty peasants were devoured by ho ravenous beasts. I'ariifllitvH Feb. 10. The Parnell loadonlrlp committee has Issued a circular asking the lo.tguo brancbo * In London to nfllllato nnd give tlio committee ) monetary and other as- bliUWCO. ' < , I a x V , All our blackblnc and brown beaver and chinchilla over coats that we have always sold for $12 , thiswcck$6.50. All onr $25 overcoats for $16. ' Our $5 , $6 and $7 pants marked down for this ivcek , to $3 and $4.25. All pants ivorih less l/ian $5 , go at $2.25. M. HELLRTAN' & CO. , Cor. 131/1 & Farnam. tJU X