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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. F111DAY. MAY 15. 1891. THE DAILY BEE iVltOSEWATKU KiUTon. PUBLISHED KVKllY MOHNING. TF.HMSOKHUIIBCHII'TION. Dally Ren Iwlllinnt PtiiidnyjOno Year. . . . I fl 00 Dnllr nml Sunday , One Vrnr . . 10 " 0 Plx month * . > Thrro mnntliii . 200 Hundnv Ilci- . Olio Yrnr. . ZW Pftturdnr Hoc. Ono Your . 1 BO Weekly lli'C.Uno Year . . . 1W > ori-'IUESi Oinnhn , Thn Uro HnlldtiiR. Boutli Otiinlin , Corner N mill SMIi Strrcti Council Illiilld. 12 1'onrl Street. Chlongn Olllcf.ai'Clisriiborof Ooimiirrcn. New York. Hooms 13,14 niill3.Tilbiinollulluing Washington , 613 Fourteenth street. All communications rnlatlne to news ml rdltorlul mutter should bo tiddresipd totue Ldltorlnl Department. IllISlNKSS Urn'KU ? . All huiliiccslcltcrs nnil n'tnlttnnrrsshonld be ncldrc. M'd toTlio lion 1'iilillililiiK Oompnny , Oinnlni. Draft * , check * mid po-ddfih cordon to 1.o inndo piiyiiblo to tlio order of tlio com PIUIJ. TliB Bco Publishing Company , Froorielors TUB 1IKK mm.IM.m _ BWOUN fSTATr.MKST OlL'JllUl'I.ATION. ' . Etiteof Nrbrii'.kn , IM County of Douglas. I . llnbcrt Hunter , dork for TUP. HER Pub lishing cnnijinny , rioos sploinnlv tvant tlmt tlio nctiuil circulation of TIIK UAII.V Ilr.K for tlio wcolc ending Muy 0. 1601. wns ns follons ! , , Hmidnv. May 3 . $ -n , , Monday. May 4 Mny B ny. May H Tliiinclny. Muy 7 Friday. Mav H . . Bnturdny. Muy 0 . - ' M' ' Average . 20.15UO JtOIIF.IET IIUNTBIl. Hworn to I'cforo tno nnd nuliRrrltod In my prcicnco thlsDth day of May. A. I ) . 1M1. Notary I'uullo. flntrof NrbrnsUa. i County of Doiiclim , f" Cforpo II. Tnchuck , being duly sworn , do- ron'8 nnd Miys tlmt lie Is sccrr.taiy of TIIEHKK J'nljllMiInc I'Otnpuny. that tlio nctiml average daily , tliculiitlop of THE DAILY Hun for llio month of May. iSifl. 20.1TO copies ; for June. IMO , 2P.J01 copies : for July. 1HU20.1M copli-t ! for August. 18K\ ! I0.7C.O copies : for Sopteinlii-r , UOO..VTO copies : for Oololior. 1890. i',7M ( copies : for I ovem- her , JfCO , Sjiw : coplra : for Pecotnhor , 1MX > , E',471 copies : for Jiinuiiry. HIM. W.44G conies : for I'olirunry. li'JI. IMI2 copies : for March , IfOI,24W5 copies , for April. INll. ii.l : 8 copies. tiKOIICK 11. T/SCIIDCK. Sworn to I eforo me. nnd siitwrlhod In my Presence. tlils'Jcl ( lay of Muy , A. 1) . . tfcfll. N. I1. l''Kir. Nolnrv Public. High Water Mark , 26,299. Tliio call for nn extra session is still in the dim and distant future , and it looks very much ns if It would not imitormli/o until next winter. OIL iNsi'icoTOu IlHi.Miion and Oil Inspector specter Cnrncs do not spealc ns they pass. Somebody will have to throw petroleum - troloum on the troubled political sen , BLAINK is very much likeBismarck. . Ho is periodically on the sick list and confined to his house , hut ho ! H always on deck about the time his onumius are buying a shroud for him. Now tlmt the gdp has lot loose of Chicago , it has fallen into equally had health because of contagious diseases. In fact , the death rate 1ms risen to such an alurmiiir ( extent that an exodus may bo expected. THE democrats , with tiresome fre quency , announce the report that someone ono of the ofllcient cabinet of President Harrison is on the verge of retirement. As soon as one has made any considerable record duriuir a few mouths for marked ability "ho is overworked" and ready to rotiro. THK administration is promised to have another international trouble on Its hands. The Austrian Kovorrtmont is said to intend asking for 1111 ollicial state ment In regard to the coke region riots. James G. Blaine is still at thu helm of the state department , nnd the Austrian government can rest assured that the true state of affairs will ho given. THK Pennsylvania legislature has passed n bill establishing a Saturday half holiday. Similar legislation was adopted In Now York two or three years 'ttgo , and while there was considerable complaint nt llrst regarding its opera tion It grow in favor , though wo cannot eay how generally it Is now observed there. Thcro is something to bo said favorable to it , but it is not likely to have the permanent good effects prom ised for it. Tlio Pennsylvania act pro vides for the half holiday only between the middle of June and the middle of 'September. A FKW weeks ago J. Uurrows pro claimed to nil the world that ho had boon assigned by the Almighty to the role of archangel and that his special mission was to pursue General Van Wyck "with the naming sword of truth" wherever ho might go. The question which St. Peter has boon wrestling with for the last 48 hours is "whoro was Archangel Burrows when Van Wyck invaded his saci-ed preserve Wednesday night to address the Knights of Labor. " If Burrows cannot keep Van Wyck out of Lincoln with his sword of truth how is ho going to manage - ago to fence him out of Cincinnati next week when the big alliance and labor conference assembles to raise the standard of calamity .nnd grievance. Tin : distinguished English authority on International law. Prof. IJryco , whoso great work , "Tho American Common wealth , " has given him a strong claim to the good opinion of the American people , thinks our government Is In the right In the controversy with Italy. Discussing the legal and constitutional aspects of the question , ho lays down the proposition that the government Is not responsible directly for the acts of private persons , but only for neglect on Its own imrt. Ho suys that Italians cannot bo in a bettor condition than Americans of another state. Ho argues that Italy , when she made the treaty , must bo hold to have hud notice of the limitations upon the treaty-making powers of the United States , of their constitution , and In particular of that provision which loaves the admlntstra- 'lion of criminal justice to the eoparato states. But Prof. Bryce suggests that congress should legislate for tlio protec tion of aliens nnd the full execution of treaties , anil In this ho will have a largo concurrence among the citizens of the United Status. A few 'Hnglish news papers are offering the encouragement of their approval to the Italian govern ment , but the most intelligent opinion Is against its jwsltion. (30011 frAHK. President Harrison referred to No- brnakn as a stale of "magnificent capa bilities.ind Secretary Husk expressed a highly encouraging opinion of the pos sibilities of the fltnto. Tlicso are not to bo cheaply regarded as moro perfunctory sentiments. They are to bo accepted and appreciated as the sincere convic tions of men who nro not unacquainted with Nebraska and who nro not in the Jinblt of making statements they do not believe. What was said by the presi dent did not in the least exaggerate the clmractor of Nebraska , and the reas suring forecast of the secretary of agri culture can bo fully realized if the people of the state will have It so. 'Such ex pressions testify to the good name of Nebraska. No slate enjoys at this tlmo a bettor reputation for all those tilings which glvo strength and character to 11 commonwealth. Nowhere In the union Is there a moro Industrious , law-rcspeot- Ing and patriotic community. The ma terial progress of the state , especially during the past 10 years , every citizen may justly feel proud of. Few other states realized so great n gain relatively in population and fco large an increase in the development of its resources.t'i'horo Is no reason why this shall not continue and the census decade now entered upon show n greater advance than the last ono , If tlio people of Nebraska will apply them selves energetically to the task of up building upon sound and stable princi ples of attested wisdom and univer sal application. Wo have but re cently passed through an experi ence which ought to have con vinced the people that they can not violate the common laws of business , which are at the foundation of material prosperity , with impunity. An attempt to do this cost Nebraska a temporary loss of prestige , and doubtless moro sub stantial evidences of distrust , but the ill olTucts have been largely or wholly over come , and now the state Is again on the onward march. If all indications do not fail .sho will gather this year the most bountiful harvest in her history , and her people will rcali/.o a measure of pros perity greater than they have over yet had. Nebraska is indeed a state of mag nificent capabilities , which , when de veloped , will make her the empire agri cultural state of the union. Her people have every incentive to energy and en terprise , and If these are wisely directed a generous reward is assured. THU HOAHD. The Omaha board of trndo has been for years like the piny of Hamlet with Hamlet left out. A board of trade should bean exchange anil its members and managers dealers in produce , provi sions and merchandise. Our board of trade has never up to this tlmo been an exchange. Wo have a chamber of com merce but no barter of commodities and no functions that connect it with markets of grain , provisions or any other commodity. The only purpose the board of trade has really served has' boon to erect an olllco building , rent the promises and provide its officers and a few members with occasional junketing tours at the expense of the whole membership. Incidentally the board has boon of service to the city In entertaining visitors from abroad and serving as guides to them through the most Interesting sights in the city. It is nearly time that Omaha have n real board of trade and a real chamber of commerce. The opportunity 1ms presented itself through the proposed grain exchange. The only thing -in the way is the peculiar make up of the board of trndo by which a controlling vote has boon placed in the hands of men who havo'no relations to commerce nnd are In no way connected I with the business in hand. It Is all very well for villages and small towns to en roll everybody including doctors , law yers , real estate agents and people who live by their wits , into a board of trade I so as to make a big showing .of member ship. Omaha has outgrown this. The only way to mko a board of trndo in fact ns well as in name , is to place Us control and management into the hands of iictivo business men. Lot the rain dealers nnd elevator managers bo given free swing so that they can maintain a grain exchange. This should ho done oven if It bo necessary for some of the present directors to stop down. Lot the board revise Its by-laws and offer to grain dealers the shares of stock which are now hold nt 8500 per share at the original subscription price of $2oO per share. This may bo a sacrifice , but it will bo fully justi'iied. It is the only course loft for the board if it wants to beef of service nnd maintain a semblance of an exchange. WHEAT A great deal of attention has been given to nn article In the current num ber of ono of the magazines relating * to the wheat supply of Europe and America , in which the writer presents statistics to show that a few years hence the United States will become a buyer instead of a seller of wheat in the world's markets. It Is shown that while the population of Europe has increased during the last two decades nearly 20 per cent , the increase in the productive power of the wheat Holds has been but 2 per cent. In the meantime there has been n decrease in the yield of the European rye llelds of more than 2 per cent , so that the sup ply or homo-grown broadstulTs Is loss now than It was SJO years ago. The wheat consumption of Europe at present calls for 1,400OCO,000 bushels n.nd her production Is 200,000,000 bushels loss than this , The dcllcionoy is sup plied in part by importations from the United Suites and Canada , India , South America , Australia and some other countries , but accusing to the statistics rtho receives from all these but 180,000,000 bushels , wljieh is 70,000,000 bushels short of her actual need. t The United States nnd Canada th nn average yield , It is estimated , in spare for export 88,000,000 bushels inn mmlly , but our own consumption Is In creased yearly by more than 8,000,000 bushels , while the wheat growing area ( Is not materially larger Tiow than It was 10 years ngov so that obviously unless the wheat producing area Is enlarged - largod wo ihall soon require all the wliont grown here for homo con sumption , nnd in years of deficiency would bo compelled to look for supplies olsowhorc. The writer who presents tlicso statistics dooo not nttiieh much Importance to the assumption thnt South American countries will become largo exporters of wheat , nor docs ho consider well-founded the mingulno views of some regarding the wheat- growing capabilities of the Cunndlnii tiortliwoat. IJo doubts whether four years hcnco Canada , will bo tiblo to expert - port moro than 5,000,000 bushels of whont unnually to Europe. Thta wrltor thinks there are not enough available wheat lands in the United States to supply the homo de mand nftor 18'Jj , und by thnt tlmo thin country will cease so export wheat. It Is not necessary to glvo full faith to these estimates nnd opinions in order to reach the conclusion thnt nn era of per manently hlghqr prices for brcadstulTs has boon reached , und that the Amer ican wheat grower Is assured tv future of unexampled prosperity. In any event that seems certain. But what is the broad-eating world to do If such a state of affairs ns the magazine writers predicts shall bo realized. The obvious answer is that U It cannot have nil thu wheat and rye It requires for bread it must have recourse to corn. Europeans must loam to cat corn bread , and undoubtedly they will do so , though up to the present time they show reluc tance to acquire a taste for it. Inevita bly , however , it would scorn , corn must steadily como Into larger tiso as human food , so that the corn grower us well us the wheat grower may safely look forward to permanently higher prices for his product. When ever the time shall arrive when this CBuntry cannot produce wheat enough for its needs the American corn grower will not Hnd it necessary to sell his corn at an unprofitable price , nor to burn it for fuel because ho would lose less thereby than to sell it nnd buy coal. The relative decrease in thu wheat sup ply and consequent augmented price of that staple will not fail to operate favor ably also to the corn producer. RKV. WILLIAM FIKLUKU , president of the enforcement league of South Da kota , states that "in no state In the union where prohibition laws are on the statute books are they bolter enforced than in South Dakota. " This may bo true , but it is not saying much for Da kota. There is not a town of any con siderable size in the state where intoxi cants are not sold as beverages , and moreover there has not been a convic tion for selling since the law wont Into olTcot. The decision has been rendered there that according to the law the in former who has bought liquor for the purpose of convicting the seller Is equally implicated with the seller. In the hotel1 where the reverend gentleman stopped in Pierre , hist winter , intoxicants were sold to n most disgraceful extent , and ho know it. Should Ills statement bo made in good faith and founded on knowledge , It is a most discouraging admission , fj > r his party. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE Pullman car company will here after pay taxes In Pennsylvania. It ro used to comply with the requirement of the state law taxing the company on a basts proportionate to the total number of miles of railroad within the state over which its cars ran compared with the total numboi-of miles of railroad In the United States over which its cars ram The Pennsylvania supreme court tained the law and the company took the case to the federal supreme court , which has just , nttlrmed the judg- mont of the state court. The case Is of very great importance us estnb- lishing a principle upon which every state can compoll the Pullman company 1 to justly contribute to its revenue , nnd most of them , it can safely bo assumed , will take advantage of it His certainly time this wealthy and exacting corpora tion wa ? made to pay its fair share of taxation. forest fires in Pennsylvania , Michigan and Minnesota have caused a destruction that will mount up Into the millions , nnd the work of devastation still goes on In the last two states. Michigan has suffered most soverol- number of villages having b-jon entirely swept away , leaving hundreds of people destitute. There has also been some less of life. It is a most serious eahun ity thnt has befallen those states , but they all have had a similar , though pos- slbly less severe experience before , nnd whether the lesson of the present ono , in suggesting precautions against such visitations , will bo effective , is question able. Each of these stales will have losl enough by these fires when they have burned out to have maintained fora gen eration some adequate system for promptly oxtinquishing the tire when discovered. WOULI ) it not ho well to make some organized effort to put Omaha in the Hold asa candidate for the next republi can national convention'/ There need bo no hurry , but it is not too soon to begin to think about the matter. It ap pears to be almost certain that the convention will bo hold in the west , and if the national committee so decide it is altogether gother probable that the great advan tages of Omaha as n central location would glvo this city n strong place In the consideration of the committee , shouh her people manifest nn earnest desire to secure the convention. OXK of the advantages of the prosl dontinl visit to Omaha will bo an in crease of postal facilities. Postmaster General Wanamakcir has been Impressed with the fact that the accommodations for the postal service in the building are entirely Inadequate nnd the clerlca force tco small. IT is duo to the police department o thu city to say that It met every domain upon It Wednesday with inont commend able intelligence nnd promptness. Every man know his duty , and per formed it faithfully nnd judiciously. LATHST advices from Washington d not indicate that thu now supervising architect has ns yet taken a inovo on the Omaha postolllco building. At this rat ho present century will not witness the omplotlon 6f'lf ' o building. TIIK noxtbJDjuortnnt event that will ttrnct national1 attention to Omaha will M the general conference of the Motho- 1st Eptscopalii church , which wilt bo lold hero during the nvdnth of Mny , tno * " ; " ' * Canteen. /uinwi * Cttu 'flints. The cantcon.bj/Btem / now obtaining In the cgular army hhj'Wro Jy shown the best of csults. It ha 'Vyory perceptibly promoted omporanco niut good order nnd reduced the mount of absenteeism , nnd therefore dcser- Ion. While those facU nro very generally ccognlzcd , the canteoa Is still subject to the Indent attack ) of the two elements Invarl * bly found allied in ovcry temperance light the liquor clement and the prohibitionists. The soldiers and ofllcers of the United Stiles nnny are , after all , human beings , nnd hcrcforc , moat of thorn , fond of liquor used n n proper nnd tcinporuto way nnd moro- wcr the passage of sumptuary laws has as Ittlo effect with them na It has In otho r por- lens of the country. The canteen hat shown the way to control ind render harmless this universal fondness or beer and the ct cotras which go with xor. ) The onomlos of the canteen of the tint class , which Is to say the liquor element , vlsh Its abolition in order to regain their reatost source of proflv n profit which now n Its diminution goes to the soldier instead of the sutler. The prohibitionist attacks ho canteen on account of his nllcpod prln- ilplcs , formatting , ns ho invariably does nnd nslsts In dolup , thnt the abolition of this luted canteen means the rc-estnbllshiiient of hu frlngo about every military reserve In the Jutted States of disreputable dons , beyond the control of the authorities , that were first iromotcd by the intompornto zeal of the wife of one of our presidents. By army men it Is devoutly hoped that this unholy allmnco will not by Its clamor and nlsroproseutation of facts do awny with the greatest step toward temperance and comfort hat the army has known for years. The lq.ii or dealer wns in the saddle I. , army cir cles many years. Let him , now that ho is .hrown , not bo replaced by his tool , the pro- ilbitlonlst. * \i 1 1. Hit K nntn'K HI si vn A 7. r. iPVy ItcuomcH a Having Pttuiilinr 'LVnimnotloiiH. Niw : Yomc , .Mny 14. The financial failure of the firm of which ho Is n momoor , haa made Augustus H. Levy a raving maniac , and ho Is now under guard at his homo nt No. 109 , Ono hundr.nl nud sixty-seventh street. His brother Moses nnd his undo Julius were his partners. The linn of Levy Brothers Co.nsnnoof the largest en gaged in the manufacture of men's and boy's clothing. They occupied the stores at Nos. ilO , ill'J nnd (51 4 fJroadway , and they were regarded ns substantial until about six weeks ago. wliqi .thoy became slow In pay ments. The Hem , had failed In 1833 , when Samuel Levy , n Jirothor of Augustus and Moses was m the.llrm , nnd then some of the creditors were settled with In full , and some only received llfty cents on the dollar. Six- months ( ago Samuel Levy went to Kuropo , and slncj then the , ilrm in thin city has ad vanced him n sum.of money said to bo ? 10J- , 000 and this , It Is.sald , has crippled the con- corn. , i The troubles of tlio flrm of Levy Brothers & Co. may result in sgmo peculiar develop ments. When thojllrm failed in 1881 Mosus Levy was a traveling salesman and Samuel Levy was the hcad.of the llrm. Since then changes hnva boeu undo and Samuel has gene to Europe. Although nominally not n member o&tho llrm.it resources seqnvto huvu been lit his disposal.nnd only recently ho drew 8100,000. Why ho was so accommo dated is not made plain , but the onlcials of the Park National bauk bellcvo that methods not exactly regular were used. In swearing out their attachments , the bunk ofllcers sny : ' In the last two years the llrm of Levy Brothers & Co. has made unlawful payments of money to Samuel Levy of Frankfort , Ger many , tn the amount of 5100,000 , and such pay ments were made with the Intention to defraud - fraud creditors. " The nllldavlt nlso says that the llrm made a statement of its'condltion to the 1'urlt National bank In 1890 , nnd thnt that statement showed u surplus above nil clnlms of $300,000 , but that an investigation within the past three days shows that the liabilities exceed the assets by mora than $150,000 , mak ing a deficit m six months of 050,000. 2'JtOF. MlKltititt' MIEHESY. Ijcss Tlian Half the I'rosbvtery Voted on tlio Question. Nr.w Yomc , May 4. Over ono hundred members of the Now York presbytery were aoscnt from the historic session In tbp Old school church in Fourteenth street when a trial of the Hov. Dr. Charles Augustus Brlggs was ordered. But ninety were pres ent to have their names counto-l on ono side or the other of the decisive vote of this vital question. Ninety ore not half the member ship of the presbytery not even half the membership living iu the neighborhood of New York city and within easy roach of the church , A few members nro away from the city engaged in mission work In this nnd ether lands , but deducting this , not half of the nvuilablo force of. voting members were present. Barely a fourth of the voting membership have placed Dr. Brlggs undur a cloud which may not bo lifted for many j oars. Thcro nro 'J 11 votes In the Now York presbytery. Of these 55 are pastors of churches within the city , 5.1 nro ciders of these churches nnd 101 nro selected preach ers , reverend professors engaged In educa tional worK , chaplains , assistant pasiora and reverend oulo rs of the board having busi ness headquarters In Now York. The ciders are usually business men , banker. * and law yers , nud their tlmo U vor.v valuable. But In this instatico nn effort was made to have a largo representation of elders. The church wns In n critical position nnd a minister's character was nt stnlcc , yet wticn the session opened on the Hocona day but twonty-nino out of the fifty-Jive churches had reported to the clerk the name of the voting elder , and of those twonty-nino less than half , fourteen , voted on the question of Dr. Brlggs * uoresy. AX ttt.n JIAVS lie Taken IIli ( .Uvii MI'o to Kscnpo I'un- BOSTOK , Moss. - May 14. I'iorro Manila has committed snifldo m jail to escape pun ishment for his jjcrjmc , his partner in which was n young Bostoirgirl , Mary Keagnn. The elrl clnlms to bounder sixteen years of ngo nnd Is now In th'0-1iouso ( of the Uood Shep- hcrdr April SO uroplalnt was made to the pollco that MurX.Kcui'au missing. A search found burerfn the rooms of Pierre Maraln. She saM sTio loved the old man nnd did not waiit"'ld ' Icavo hjm. Maraln lives In tbo ,7J wiper floor of No J Oswcgo street. His ostensible occu patlou was orKail'jbnnding. investigation discovered the fmD'lhnt ho was n French man , n mnmhor iiluttho celebrated Murnin family , his father b/jint / : a count of the old aristocracy. From -the prominent part thu family took m the opposition to the advance of republicanism , they met the Inevitable fn to of loss of title and ruinous deprcciatloi of property Plorro Maraln anne here yours ago , nud at the tlmo of his death wiu sixty years old. Notwithstanding his humble ) Income ho was able to stock hU room will French wines. All of his visitors were girls of tender years. in the. municipal court the uaronts of the girl declared that aho was loss than fourUjei yean of ago , and expressed n desire thit the law should bo exercised against Urn agc ( prisoner. The judge sentenced the girl to the houao of the Hood Shepherd , Ho bound Maraln over In the sum of tf.OOO. Two Killed and One Injured , LIUOVIU.K , Colo. , May 14. A freight trail on the Midland road last evening run Into a push car near Florissant at the moment botl were crossing a bridge. Two of the men on the car were killed aud a third badly Injured INM 111' ' AMK11A , A Famous Book Which Has Boon Secnrod for the World's Fair. SENATOR ALLISON TALKS ON FINANCE. Crisp's Chances A > r ilia Next House IiiKfr- sell ClialkMiKcd to Dcbalo 'HIiakcHpoare with Donnelly. CMICAOO OrriCE OF TIIK Br.K , > CHICAGO , May 14 , f ' 'Cosniographlu : Introductlo. " the book lint christened America , will bo part of Columblnna" for the world's fair. It has ) ccii bought by J. W. Ellsworth of Chicago or that puriwsc. The volume was published nt St. DIoz , In Lorraine , In September , lf > 07. t la in Latin and the portion devoted to ; oography contains n loftor written from Jsbon , September , 1504 , by Amcrlcus Vespucci to Keno , duke of Lorraine , who in.1 assumed the title of king of Sicily aud terusnlcm. The author , after speaking of the other three parts of the world Asia , \fricn and Kuropo recommends thnt the 'ourtli bo called Amerigo , for Vespucci , who , 10 claimed.was the discoverer of that terra Irma. ftn.VATOIl AI.USO.V OX FIXANC'B. A local paper prints an Interview on lluanco , vltu Senator Allison. The senator said : 'Tliero will still bo n surplus on the first dav of July next of about $110,000,000 , not Includ- ng thu fractional silver , which , If added , will make SoO.OOO.OOO available on .luly 1. This will bo sunicicnt , with the then current revenues , to provide for current expenses mid redeem the Ml,000,000 of outstanding - } ; ; > cr cent bonds as rnoidly as they will como in for redemption. The current revenues will be sunicicnt afterward to meet current expenses of the llscal year. " Referring to the proposition to extend the 4V s at a per cent the senator said : "Tho national banks bold about $ , OWIK)0 of the 1 percent us securities for circulation. In order to have their bonds redeemed by the treasury on September 1 it will bo nocessnry for them to deposit greenbacks or coin In thu treasury equal to their circulation , to secure possession of thu bonds. If they do this , under a law passed last , year , thu greenbacks or coin thus deposited nro covered into the treasury nnd nt otico become nn asset for the redemption of the bonds so thnt only 10 per cent ot thcsn $28,000,000 of the money now in the treasury will bo required to take up the bonds held by the national banks. It is true that the remaining ! IO per cent will be needed to redeem the national bank notes ns they are paid Into the treasury. But this is n slow process and will probably require at least two years to accomplish , so that in any event not' moro than $ -5,000,000 now In the treasury will bo presently required to take care of tho-lj bonds. So that , if the secre tary doea not sco lit to suirgost an cxlension of part of tuo-lks , , there will bo funds in the treasury to provide for tholr payment with out In any way disturbing the funds held for the redemption of greenbacks or using nny of tno funds hitherto counted as unavailable for the payment of the public debt. But I have nodouutnt least one-half of the $ yi,000UOO of fractional currency can bo con verted Into avnilablo funds under the recent proposal of the secretary nnd the 0,000,000 of silver bullion lying dor mant In the treasury resulting from trade dollars redeemed will soon bo coined Into Htandard dollars nnd added to the available funds. So you see the government has tno means to lake care of nil demands made upon It. " Regarding the assertions made that there will bo us largo a deficiency for congress to fix nuxt year us this , Mr. Allison said : "Thoro are always deficits nnd probably will bo to some extent next your , but no such largo Items as this year. The great deficiency this year wns pensioners. There Is not likely to bo any great deficiency , If any , for pon- slons next , year. Wo appropriated for next year all that was nskod upon a most careful nnd liberal ostlmato. This was not trno of either last year or this. No appropriation was made last year to meut the dependent pension bill ; that was wholly provldcd'for In the deficiency bill this year , so that de ficiencies next year are not likely to bo an clement of Importance in any calculation. CUISl' KOll SPEAKER. "Charles Frederick Crlsn of Amcrlcus , On. , will be the next speaker of the honso of representatives. " This was from Con gressman James Buchanan of Now Jorsoy. who passed through the city Journeying to Alaska for a pleasure trip. "Boforo I left Washington , " ho went on , "a canvass of a majority of the votes showed Crlsn's strength to bo much bolter than nil tire aspirants. While nny number of changes may bo made between now and next autumn , Crisp is prac tically elected today. His cause had a hard fight nt llrst , but this was moro than made up on the homo stretch. " ItOll INOKKSOI.K , CnAU.BNOKn. A local publishing firm has addressed an ODOII letter to Colonel Robert O. ingersoii , reciting some allusions maao to the Baconan theory in h'is lecture on ShaUcsponro Monday night and challenging him to meet Ignatius Donnelly In debate on the authorship of Shakespeare's plays at the Auditorium any night during the present year. The publishers agree to pay Colonel Ingersoii $1,000 , and In cnso tlio proceeds , nfter deducting n like sum for Mr. Donnelly , exceed the sum named , the excess will bo divided between Colonel Iiigersoll nnd Mr. Donnelly. I'OSTKD A. FOHFB1T. Tom Ilyan deposited n forfeit of $100 with L. Houseman last night on behalf of Ucorgo Slddons to again fight Tommy Whlto for f > 00 a sldo. The snmo 'conditions as previously- governed nt Fort Wnyno are to rulo. CALIFORNIA. WANTS MAXWEU. CONFIRMRI ) . The California world's fair commission has decided to meet at the Auditorium at Chicago on Juno 'J. The commission -adopted the fol lowing : Whereas , The director general of thoworld'n Columbian exposition lias appointed Waller S. Maxwell as the head of thu dupitrtmont uf horticulture , nnd his nomination lias bei'n ap proved by the bo ird of control and U now Im- fore tno local directory for Its approval ; therefore , Resolved , That this commission express Its 'appreciation of the compliment paid the nlalo of California by the appointment of Mr. Mnx- woll. who-,0 mumrlia.s had prior liulorhonieiit of this commission , nnd It ruspoutfully poll- tlons for Jils confirmation. ANOTHKII SNKM , SKXSATIOS. Two suits were filed In the superior court this morning which may bring out some son- sattomd dotn'.ls concerning the private af fairs of the Snoll family. Ono suit Is brought by Hnttlo Jucwt , u former nurse girl in the Suoll fnmllv against Mrs. Celin B. Snell alone , nnd alleges slander and claims fci. > ,000 damages. In another suit William H.Davis nnd MM. Kills alias Johnson nro joined as do- fendnnts with Mi's , Snell , nnd the clmrgo U malicious prosecution , asking for S'35,000 damages. Hoth suits are the result of the arrest In March of Huttio Jourst by Mrs. Snoll , who charged the girl with Iinvln ? stolen some property belong ing to her. The girl's lawyer said today : "Wo have facts In our possession to show that Mrs. Snoll had talked to the girt n great denl nbout the Snell murder , and was nfrntil of her testimony In the ufl brought by Mr. Stone. Our theory is that she attempted to blacken her character to destroy tha forcu of whatever testimony the girl might glvo. Another Is that she wanted It to appear that Stone had lilted the girl to poison her , nnd to iiinko it appear that the girl was cnpablo of doing aueh a thing. An attempt was made to prove her a thief. " WI'.STKHX I'KOPLK IN" CIIICAOO. Among the western pcoplo in Chicago to day are the following : At the Grand Pacific J. H. Reynolds , Wy- moro , Neb. ; J. D. Clarke , C. L. Hover , Paplllion , Nob. At the Auditorium Mr. and Mrs. Thomas II. Smith , Livingston , Mont. ; F. M. Hunter , W O. Hunter , Council Bluffs ; Martin MaglnnU , Mortana ; Mr. nnd Mrs. J. H. Llnck , Mrs. W.V. . Phillips , Salt Lnko , Utah. At the Sherman U. M. Wilson , Lincoln , Nob. ; .1. M. Coo , Sioux Ulty , la. At the Tremont Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hodgins , Butte , Mont. At the Hichollou Kvan S. Tyler , Fargo , N. D. At the Leland Harcourt Vernoti , Slour City , la. At the Wollltigton-II. T. Lolly , Omaha. At the PalmerJohn W. Barry , Fnlrbury ; Mr. and Mm. John Trolor , Mrs. It. Franklin , | Dcadwood , S. D. CHILIAN KKfintTS 7 OfrOKJBl ? > . Insurants Have Nut Itcoii Gaining Hnuli Glorious VloCorlcfl. Nr.w YORK , May 14. The Herald says ! A railroad engineer and contractor just ar rived from Chill sbld that nearly alt of the cabled accounts of battles in Chill between the government forow nnd thuJnsurftents were "doctored" by the HnglUh. * The Insur- Konts had not galnod a single bnttlo of any ronscquonro , ho said , slnco the rebellion wns begun. The only territory controlled by the insurgents wns that of Iqulquo. Antofngastn ind two other places. The people there were In sympathy with the Insurgent * . Tno insurgents have no foothold In Clnll proper. "Tho Insurgents , " iio added , "can got no volunteers. They nro sur'gouU got coal nnd cnttlo from tramp coasting'steamers. I don't boltovo the ro- bolllon will last sixty days Ionizer. Thn government has 40,000 so'dlers ' In the field , well equipped nnd with nbundnnt.supplies. The Insurgents hnvo nbout eight thousand. These nro not well drilled or orgnul/pd , nro poorly oqulpixxl und suffering from Inck of the necessaries of llfo. " A/ill Sl'A I'KIt VESNOIimtlt' . It Ilc.siiltN in n Tc.vn.s 1'ostmnntcr ( Jotting Into Trouble. Ei , PASO , Tex. , Mny 14. Tlio entire mall edition of the El Paso Times was confiscated and refused transmission through the mails yesterday morning by the postmaster at this [ ilaco because the paper contained n synopsis of the Louisiana supreme court decision to compel the Louisiana secretary of ntnto to submit to the people of that , otato nt the next election the amendment passed by the general assembly extending the charter of the Louisiana company. Thu snmo decision was published In n republican paper here nnd It Is said no protect was made against it by the postmaster. The [ justness manager of the Times tins aworn out a wnr- rant Jor the postmaster's arrest on thecluirgo of unlawfully delaying mail matter und re fusing transmission through tbo malls. The postmaster wns taken before a United States commissioner , who bound him over to appear for hearing today. PHIUKU AMti : .1 MM V Vl\ Report on the Market Vnltio of Cerealx anil MuatH. WASHINGTON , May 14. The report of the statistician of the department of agriculture shows an increase slnoo April of last year ot moro than 100 percent in the price of corn and oats , : tO pur cent and moro In wheat In primitive markets , S3 in Chicago for choice boovcs and ! ! 4 for Toxnns , and advanced values of all cereals and meats. The elimi nation of the surplus corn and oils through under-production lust "year Insures coed prices for these crops , nnd the shortage of the wheat crop of the world for two yoara , with the low foreign prospect for the "grow ing crop , promises the largest foreign demand for ton years at remunerative prices. Kx-Socrnlnry Falrchlltl on Silver. PuoviDKNcn , It. I. , May 14. The Young Men's democratic club hero gave a compli mentary dinner to lion. Charles S. Falrcluld , cx-secrotary of the treasury , who spoke upon silver nnd currency. After discussing the function of currency nnd pointing out the Importance to the business world of tnulu- tnining a gold basis , the ox-socrotnry said : "My proposition Is that the secretary of the treasury should be allowed to buy silver bullion to an unlimited extent , then to issue silver cortlllcatos against it or coin cortlfi- catos.but to have a safety vnlvo which would stop tlio process when the business of the country demonstrated that the issue of silver I I had gone far enough. Tbo maximum of sll- ' vor Beyond the outstanding certificates might t ! bo held by the treasury. When $10,000,000 I { I of stiver had accumulated It would bo n L warning that the business of the country wns getting moro silver than it needed. Then let the purchase of bullion cease until the sur plus is diminished to $5,000,000 , when the purchase might begin nian. ! It is not a question of sentiment , but what kind of tools .should bo used In the transaction of business. " SteainorH Collide Oil' Gibraltar. GimtAi.TAii , Muy 14. Last night the Brit ish steamer Buckanoor collided near Europa Point with the Italian steamer Stnra , on board of which were n Inrgn number of Italian emigrants bound for the United Sta es. A scene of wild confusion followed nnd it wns with dlfllculty thnt some of the emigrants were restrainort from throwing themselves Into the water. An investigation showed that the bows of the Stura were stove nnd the side of the Buckancor was badly damaged. Nobody on cither steamer was seriously hurt. The nio Grundo Ai.nuQ.ur.uiu : , N. M. , May 14. The wolors uro slowly subsiding , und news from the state above nnd below this city say that the river is falling. No damage has been done in this city und the volume of water in the river Ims ' so decreased that no possible dam age can e'nsuo. The village of Vallcncla was almost wiped out. The bridge across the Rio Grnndo at Los Tunis is impassable , nnd thousands of acres of crops have been de stroyed nnd n number of poor people along the river rendered homeless. To lluy California AVinnrlcH. SAN FRANCISCO , Cal , 14. The Examiner says a company composed of British and French spirit dealers has boon formed In London to buy the principal wineries In Cali fornia. The syndicate Is called the "Grape Brandy Distillers , " and has an ostensible capital of jCI''O.OOO , but the real capital Is many times that amount. The scheme Is to ' ship'grape Juice from California to England and France and there distill it. Ilrlbery Chnrjtoil. DETIIOIT , Mich. , May 14. A sensational story Is published from Lansing of wholesale bribery by the Michigan Boll telephone com pany of state legislators. Several bills favor ing the reducing of telephone rent had been Introduced In the senate this notion. An official of the telephone company 1s said to have those bills killed by a distribution of valuable telephone stock. An Investigating committee will be appointed to look into the matter. _ _ _ _ Fatal PlgM ItctwiMm lliincliiricn. HRI.IS.VA , Mont. , May 14. News has reached hero from Itod Ledge , Mont. , of u fatal shooting affair on Pat O'Harn crook , Just over the line of Wyoming. Alfred Call- lettc , n young ranchman , nnd Hnnk Chap man , n wealthy rancher , had trouble over the killmcr of two of Chapman's sheep by dogs. In thu quarrel Chapman shot nnd killed Catllctto and then gave himself up. Ho claims self-dofeuse. Sixty MUCH of Kirn. Pus.xsATAWNir , Pa. , May 14. A great fire Is raging In the mountains between here und Bellwood , It Is sixty iniloa In length. Many people nro homeless. Another Advance In DfKuoitnt. LONDON , Mny H. The Bank of England has advanced Its rate ot discount from 4 to r > per cent. FIENDISH TRAIN WRECKERS , They Blow Up the West Shore Track with A Dynamite. INTENDED TO DITCH THE FAST EXPRESS , Hut n Fortunate Delay Occurs niul u I'nssonBOf Train Derailed With out tlio I/OSH or it NEW Yomc , Mny M. My nn mmvoldnblo but fortunate dclny to the 1'nclllo express train leaving this city last Monday night nn the West Shore railway , the pnwengors who crowded Its many caw were saved from what might have been Instant aud tcrrlblo death to some of them by means of n dynamite cart- rldpo placed upon the track by one or mom assassins. As It was , n lighter tram , running nt a much slower rate of speed , rushed upon the engine of death , but checked Its course before going over the high ombnnkmcntdown which the ilonds who planned the wreck In tended the fast express shojld bo hurled. But It was only duo to n kind providence thnt oven this train , illlod to its utmost with commutation passengers bound for their suburban homos , wan 'not thrown down an embankment twenty-live foot high , carrying the big boulders nnd wreckage with It , The dcoiio of the wreck wns nbout n mile from the little town of ( Irmitoti , N. J. , and the sumo distance from Fatrvtow , Granton Is eight miles and n half from Now York nnd Is the second station on the road nftor lonvi ing Wcohnwkon. Dynnmlto was used nnd the detonation from the explosion ' .vns heard two or three miles nwny , ' 1 lint It wns n care fully nnd cunningly planned attempt to wreck the Pacific express there Is but little doubt In the minds of those who were fnmtt- Inr with the tlmo tnblo of the West Shore road. There Is nlso but little doubt tlmt the object of the men who almost succeeded in their wicked effort wns robbery , since It is well known thnt the Parlflo express always carries Inrgo sums of money. This particu lar night It was reported thnt there wai Just 87.OOU In the safes of the oxrcas company on the car. The fortunate circumstance which saved the wreck wns this : The 1'nclllo express wns duo to leave \Vfohawken at 8 : 'M. There wns considerable dclny In dispatching it and it did not leave 'till lifter tt. In thu meantime the llnvorstraw local loft on tlmo 0 o'clock. Instead of preceding the local , the heavy express , generally composed of live to eight passenger and baggage coaches nnd a couple of sleepers , followed It. The wrecking party could not know of this change nnd the consequence quence wns that they placed their infernal machine on the track when they heard the rumbling of the train which they supposed was the heavy express , touched the fuse and hid thcmsoUos to await developments. The local consisted of two coaches and an cntrinc , nt thu throttle of which stood Engineer West Klllott nud a fireman named "Hilly. " Conductor Williams wain charge of iho local nnd there was tlio usual full com plement ot passengers , this being ono of the best patronized local trains on the road. EtiKlnccrElllott was lifted oft his scat nnd pitched to the floor of his cab nnd the lire- man fared no better. The headlight was smashed and nil the cnl ) windows were broken. The passengers In the cars were thrown about and shaken up ter ribly and thcro wns n sernpl nnd grating sound ns though the cnrs h lOlSv left the track. Engineer Elliott grabbed the : X. throttle and stopped his engine by the tlmo " It had gene the length of the two cars which had been dragged across n gap In tbo tracK a from which four foot of rail bad been blown by the dynamite. Examination proved thnt the windows of the cnrs had been shattered and some other less damage done. Beyond a severe slinking up no injury bad been sustained by the passengers. Engineer Klllott wns so severely shocked by the fon-o of the explosion thnt ho was dciif for fort.v-olght hours. After n short dclny the local , which had been dragcod solely over the trap in the track , went on il.s way. The PacIHo express , which arrived soon nftor , was delayed a considerable time. It was hinted that the reason that the express - press did not go on tlmo was because the railroad people feared an attempt would bo made to wreck It , nnd the local wns sent out llrst as n blind. This rumor , however , wns Indignantly dcniod. The reason of the delay was said to bo on account of an excos of baggage. "It wns the closest call I over had , " said Engineer Elliott to a friend , "and was so sudden I did not have tlmo to think. It wns nil over in a moment nnd I didn't have time to got frightened. I was sitting upon seat when thcro wns n loud report nnd t1 window glass How around thick nnd I Knocked down to the floor of the cab.I getup up as quick as I could nnd shut off the steam aud stopped the engine Just ns she wns nbout to run on the bridge. It did not taken second , out I never heard a thing for ton hours after t.hn * > rn1n 4lnn ' Peruvians Want n Square Meal. WASHINGTON , May 14. The president of Peru has issued a decree admitting free of duty into that republic , live sheep and cat I tic , dried moats , salt beef ; dried , smoked or " "Cjd pickled fish , wheat or corn , potntoos nnd nil other vegetables ; eggs , cheese , chestnuts J 1 peas , beans , rice , rape seed , herbs nnd spices , nnd hns decreed export duty of CD bolos of silver per head of cattle oxportcdnml ! i soles per head on sheep exported. Thh ac tion Is in consequence of the scarcity nnd con sequent high price of food In Pern caused by Hoods nnd enormous demands for nil forms of food caused by the war in Chill. Michigan llnllroud Legislation. LANSIXO , Mich. , May 14. The house has passed the bill Increasing the specific tux on railroads by a vote of 81 to 10. The terms of the bill give nrntoof U,1 per cent on the gross income not exceeding $4,000 a irllo and 4 pnr cent on gross income In excess of $1,000 n mile. The Increase Is * ono-half of 1 per cent In the llrst mentioned clans nnd I per cent in the other. The Increased revenue to thostato will be 253.000 , figured on the earn ings of the railroads tn 18S ! > . The senate , by n vote of 14 to 15 , defeated the bill conferring upon women the right to vote at municipal elections. Unknown Found KANSAS CITV , Mo. , May 14. The dead body of an unknown man wns found haiicing by the neck Ironi a tree near Harlem , across the river from the city , today. Noth ing on the body revealed the mini's Identity Iln w.is a sniiill man , n German nbout llfly live years of ago nnd dressed In cheap clothes. Tall Golni ; to W Lot Axniii.Hs , Cul , , May 14. Solicitor Goa- oral Taft will leave for Washington on Mon day , as ho IK ordered by thu attorney general to bo there on the STith. Ho HOVS ho Is not here to take charge of the schounor Robert und Minnie cases , but carne only to consult \vitli the district attorney , To Iiountii San KmnulscoVi I'oNt. SiK Diiino , Cul , , 14. General McCook , Colonel Wondull , Major Klmball nnd Colonel Bartlelt , the commission uppomtcd to select the alto for the ten-company post near thli city , have arrived hero nnd will delect the lo. cation from the various tracts offered tliq government. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. ABSOLUTELY PURE
