Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA -DAILY -
TWENTY-FlllST YEAH. OMATIA , THURSDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 18 , 1892 NUMBER 2-1-1.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr. Watson and Mr. Funston Amuse the
IIouso by Their Arguments.
INCREASE FOR OMAHA'S ' PUBLIC BUILDING
iiftlil : llniulrril Tliiiuminil Dollnr * Aittlcd
to the Appropriation for tlio I'onlolllco
Alrkliiiii lintlln I lugs l I11 " ° *
IturniMl In Ultimo unit Semite.
WASIUNOTOV , D. O. , Feb. 17. The house
has fairly entered upon the cons'derallon ' of
the appropriations nnu the second 1)111 ot Im
portance wns today taken up the Indian
appropriation bill. As Is usual in the dis
cussion of this bill , the Indian agents and
[ iclr treatment of the nation's wards came
: i for n good deal nf denunciation , and to
liavo henrd the manner In which the human
itarians of the house arraigned
the American government for Its
ticntmont of the red man would
bnvo gladdened the heart of European philan
thropists. Hut humanity and sentiment soon
gave way to practical politics and then the
house had a half hour's enjoyment ever the
lively passage between Representative Wat-
foil , the Iteon-wutoU farmers nlllanco mem
dor of Georgia , and Representative Funston ,
the sturdy republic debater of Kansas.
Koch Rcntloman was warmly applauded by
his ( partisans , and us Mr. Watson's contest
this time happened to bo with a republican ,
ho also naturally hod the encouragement and
up.lauso ) of the democratic sldo.
Jinlliiii Appropriation Hill.
Immediately nftor the Introduction of bills
nnd resolutions the house went Into n com
mittee of the whole on the Indian npproprla-
tlon bill.
The llp > t dispute arose over the limitation
to bo placed on general debate. Mr. Peel
of Arkansas nnd Mr. Wilson of Washington.
representing , respectively , the majority nnd
the minority of the committed on Indian
affairs , b < jlng In entire accord as to the pro
priety of restricting the discussion to the
smallest possible compass. But the people's
nurty , speaking through Mr. Watson of
Georgti nnd Sir. Simpson of Kansas in
sisted upon their right to dobnlu the mcrsuio
and their piotcst against a limitation llimlly
proved of some avail , as the discussion w as
begun without any limitation being ordered.
Mr. Peel macio the opening speech nnu
fully explained the provisions of thu bill.
Mr. Stochdnlo of Mississippi criticised the
nppropiiation for the Indian school nt Car
lisle , Pa , characterizing it as $100,000 folly.
Ho protested against taking monov out of the
{ pockets of the people to pay for boai ding
rschools for Indians.
Mr. Watson of Georgia said that his heart
ns bluodlnir with u scnso of the distress of
the people ho roptcsonted Hut his voice
cauld never bo raised in this hull against a
free , wise nnd liberal apptoprlntion for the
i exemption of the west. { Applause. ]
What his nooplo wanted was not stinginess
in the treatment of other people , but justice
to themselves. Ulvo them fair laws , laws
that recognized no special class ; that recog
nized no special privileges.
Intflrrtiptrtl lij Mr. I'uiistnn.
Ho was frequently Interrupted bv Mr.
Funston ( whom ho dubbed "Farmer Fun
ston" ) , and the colloquy botwocn the two
gentlemen was amusing , though cart led on
nmid confusion , which londered their voices
almost Indistinguishable.
Mr. Watson declared that for the last
twonty-llvo years 'ho national banks had had
the pcopH's money for 1 per cent nnd had
boon making thflr money by landing it to the
people to whom It belonged at between 8 and
1)0 ) per cent.
At this point Mr. Funston again Inter
rupted , and despite Mr. Watson's refusal to
yield and his suggestion that Mr. Funston
bad bolter resume his scat , continued to ply
Mr. Watson with questions much to the mei-
rimcntof the houso.
It was in vain that the chairman reminded
Mr. runston that the gentleman fiom
rgia could not be Interrupted without his
'consent , Mr. Fum > tnn was persistent In his
queries nnd his persistency led to Mr. Wat
son Inquirintr , "Who Is bossj The chairman
Or the gentleman from Kansas j"
Continuing Mr. Watson attacked the na
tional binding laws and many of his state
ments were contradicted by Mr. runston.
O Uii red to Hi-sign III * Vat.
"If you show this houso. " remarked Mr.
Funster , "that the government has loaned
tto \ nutloniil banks for purposes of circula
tion , I will resign mjf scat In favor of a dome
crnt. " i Applause ) .
"Tho inducement is very great , " lotortod
Mr. Watson , nmid increased merriment and
domocintlt ! npplauso.
In conclusion , Mr. Watson said that class
legislation had been the ruin of the country.
Gentlemen talked aoout the defense of the
country by the construction of a navy , bv
the erection of forts ; but the strongest dif-
fonso the country could have wns in the
strong arms of her citizenship. The best
bulwark of constitutional government was in
the hearts of the people , nnd in a govern
ment that rerocnl/ed no special class or HOC
tlon , but did the light thine whether to the
red man , the black man or the white man ,
After further debate the committee arosu ,
and the house adjourned.
JNTIIi : SKNATU.
Mo tli all Itattln I lugs to llo Kctiirnril
Dnuiliii'x I'lihllu llnllilliif ; Appropriation ,
WASHINGTON , I ) . C. , Fob. 17.A joint rcso-
hitlon requesting the prosldont to rutum to
the republic of Mexico twonty-ono buttle
lings , now in the museum of the United
Stntfis Military academy , oapturod by United
States troops during the late war with
Mexico , wns passed.
Sherman reported bacK adversely the rose
lutlon requesting the committee on foreign
relations to Inquire as to the practicability of
Iho acquisition of certain portions of Mexico ,
. Hid It was indefinitely postponed.
A number nf bills on the calendar were
then taken up and uciod on , Ono Increasing
the limit of cost fur the public building lit
St. Paul , Minn , , to ? l.-UM,0X ( ) was passed.
The bill iiu'ieasing600ooo ! the nppiopila-
lion for u public building nt Omaha wns
passed ,
Contest CIIM > nl DnliolH Against CtiiKgott.
The Idaho contested election case wns
then taken up , nnd Mr. ( iiay audiojscd the
ronnto in support of the minority inport of
the cnmmitteoon eloc'ions in favor of Clig >
Mr. Oia's argument was replied to and
the title ol Mr. Uubois to the scat , WAS defended -
fended by Mr Chandler , a member of the
committee on cleotlnns , nnd by Mr Pnliner ,
the point ot the lattor's nigumcnt turning on
thu piooUo poilod \\hlrhthu senate of
Idaho win orgunlfod. Mr. Palmer treated
Mr. th Jj 's contention of the point us too line
nnd leclinli'ftl so long as there WHS a fair t.nd
nctnal compliance with the Invv on thn part
nf thu legislature of Idaho , Mr. Calmer said ,
In conclusion , that ho trusted the time would
rome when such quoMlons could not raise ,
kml when the people \\ould speak dlrcotly lu
Ihocholcoof Iliclr sonatou. But so long us
Iho present raothod uontlnuea the nets nf the
itato legislatures bliouhi bo judged llborally
and fairly , uuconling to their spirit and in
tention.
Without disposing ot the lo-jolutton the
icimto , at 5 p. in , adjourned until tomorrow.
Cliolro of.Vclinixl.a Ilmuni nil ,
WASHINGTON- . O , , Tub. 17. It ls not
'often Umt an American statesmen of these
dim hns u piosldontlal boom thrust upon
hlui , batMicU ! < the enviable experlonco of
UougiiMsnnii Amos J , Cmuiulags or New
VorU.
JDutiug the bCsUon of the house today Con
Crewman Hrvan , of NoO.Mska culled Mr.
to { tit rear of thu hall , aud iu the
presence of a few inombon , presented to the
Now York congressman , In behalf of the
democrats of Fromon' , Neb. , n badge bearing
the following Inscription : 'Tor president ,
Amos J. ( , nmmines of Now York : for vice
president , J Sterling Morton of Nebraska. "
Mr. IJrvnn explained that this badeo was
worn by the Fremont democrats nt Lincoln
Inst Monday at the Installation of Governor
Itovd , nnd thut ho had boon directed by the
Fremont democrats to notify Mr. Cummings
that bo was their choice for the presidency.
IIOMI : itL'i.i : i on UTAH.
Afgninrnts Itrfnro tin- Committee on Trr-
rllorlcH Acnlnnt Ilin Proposition.
WASMINCITOV , 1) . C. , Feb. 17. The house
committee on territories gave a hearing this
morning to the opponents of proposed legis
lation to give local government or "homo
rule" to the territory of Utah as proposed In
the bill Introduced by Mr. Cnlnc , delegate
from that territory. O. W. Powers , a rep
resentative of the liberal party of Utah ,
said the tlmo had not coino In his opinion for
the enactment of tbo mcasaic. Much of
Mr. Powers' argument was in refutation of
several statements made on the other nUln of
the question by Mr. II , W. Smith before the
committee last week. Ho rend to the com-
nuttco n letter from M. A iiioodcn , au
attorney of Ogden Cltv , stating that Mr.
Smith had toU him ( before leaving that city
for Washington ) that "statehood In Utah
would be a great calamity ; that , if the
Teller bill should bucoroo n law , no gontllo
could live In the tortitory ; that ho hud no
faith In the Mormon people ; that they were
simply deceiving Iho people to got In power
ugalii , nnd that as soon as thn condi
tions were changed the brethren would
have another lovelntlou , re eslibllsh polvg-
nmv nnd drive Americans out of the tcrrl
torv. "
The statements mide In the letter were de
nounced by Mr. Smith as n llo. He denied
having been in Ogdcn bofoio coming to
Washington , 01 having any conversation
with Mr Broedon.
In refutation of statements nmdo by Mr.
Smith , cnlllni ; In quoitlon thu honor and
piohlty of United State ? Judge Minor of
Utah , MI. Powers rend numerous telegrams
trotn Influential people denouncing as false
nil chiirKOsnnd Imputntions against thomoial
and judicial Integrity of the Judge.
Ittisslan llrlirrn Ki < HoIiitloii .
WVSIMMITOV , I ) . C. , Feb. IT. The subcom
mittee to whom the foreign affairs comimttoo
lofoiicd the four or live Husslan-IIobrow
resolutions Intioduccd in the house hnvo
renchod an agreement upon this icsolutlon to
ho reported :
Ko olvcd. Tint the American people ,
tliioui'li their congress , do hereby o\piess
sympathy for the Russian Hebrews and iliulr
depressed condition , uicl they nope thnt thn
KO\ eminent nf Hmsl i , a powot with which
thu United States hns .ihvnvs been on terms
of mull } nnd seed will.lll inltlRato us far is
possible the dceiccj. lately Issued icspectlnc
them.
The subcommittee added to this icsolutlon
the following amendment : "And the presi
dent is requested to use his good ofllccs to in
duce thn go\ eminent of Russia to mltigato
said decioos. "
Collilltlon til I lu > ' 1 roasur.v .
WASHINOTON , D. C. , Feb. 17. Secretary
Foster said this aftcinoon that there was
nothing in the financial condition of the
ticasurv to cause the least uneasiness , and
that it was silly to suppose that ho con
templated the use of the $100.000,000 told ro-
scive to meet the current obligations of the
government. Ho said , also , that whllo the
present not cash balance of 837,500,000 con
sisted almost ontiic.lv of subsidiary coin and
moiicv on deposit with national banks , it did
not include tno national bank lodemption
fund of f"ir)00,000 ami disbursing oflleeis'
balances , amounting to $55,000,000 , both of
which sums are subject to the action of the
dopaitment , and should not be regaided as
clem nd liabilities.
lIliinil'M rri < > Ml\i > rllll.
WASHINGTON- . C. , Fob. 17. The leaders
of the contest in the house f or f reel coinage of
silver have received fiom Speaker Cilso ns-
suranco that n special order would bo
brought up in the houio for a free coinage
bill.
bill.Tho
The speaker told them ns soon ns Mr.
Cntehings of Mibslssippi , who is nt present
in New York on business , returns to Wash
ington , the rules committee will meet and
will take prompt action upon the liland ioso-
lution making the silver bill a special order.
Thn speaker h is assured them that ho Is in
faor of n consideration of the bill nnd of Its
being disposed of in the house within a
reasonable time.
( ? priiment 12inplny nt C'linilrt I alior.
WASHING rev , D C. , Fob. 17. The house
committee on labor will ask the house to au-
thoil/o It to in\ostigato the charges concern
ing tbo employment of convict labor upon
public works aim the use bv the tovctnniont
of material and supplies the ptoduct of con
vict labor. The committee , after exhausting
its present authority for obtaining informa
tion on this question , has uo iiifounntion that
convict labor is being used bv the go\ em
inent as charged , and it Ultima that if the
practice prevails it should ho prohibited ; if
It does not men nil , tho.v owe it to themselves
and thoio persons they represent to | doraon-
strato Its non-existence.
WASHINGTON- . C. , lob 17. Oonoial
Scholicld Is in receipt of n dlspntch fiom
lionet al Stanley , commanding the Dopiit-
mont of Texas , giving the names of cei tain
wealthy Mexicans , now resident in Texas ,
who aio known to have contilbutodmunov to
the cause of Oai/H , the fugitive revolution
ist , nnd to have swnpithlzcd with and itldod
him In various ways. H Is also represented
thut most nf thu Mexican residents of Texas
are secretly , if not openly , In nccoid with the
movement.
_ _
A < i omits ol l.ulmri r unit M < dianlc ,
WASHINGTON- . C. , Fob. -Senator
Carey toduv reported to the senate from the
committee en education nnd labor , with a
favorable iccommciidution , a bill in the
nutuio of a substitute , piovidlng
for the adjustment and pay-
in out of the accounts at Inborois and
mechanics arising under the eight hour law.
It provides that suits for claims maj bo
ptosocutcd In the couit of claims.
Wants iliiilK * ' Mtl'uimlik I
WisiiisoroN , D , U. , Feb. 17. Ropiesent-
atlvo Unnkhcnd of Alabama todnv inlro-
dticod in thn house a icsolutlon nuthoil/tnt ;
the judiciary commltteo to investigate the
published charges ugalnst Hon. Andiow P.
.NIcCormicit. United States district judge
fcr the 1101 them district of Texas.
Hot U'ordH rollout il l > y Miuili'r.
Gu.MTiY.Tpbu , , I'ob. 17 William Car-
tcr , tbo older son of John T. C'nrtoi , n well
known farmer and blooded horse ctoalqr , wis
vhot about I o'clock last ever.niL' und killed
by Udwaul U. Turpln , They had somy bet
words which letultej in the shooting ,
OkliilinimiliM iniloiMi : llairlxon.
OKI.UIOMA Cu , Okl , , Feb. 17. 'Iho terri
torial convention of icpublU-nn Uubs has
nlocteu deiegntes to thu national convontlou
und adopted lojolutlons endorsing1 the ad-
mlulstrutlon of President Harrison ,
Six CUMol Hi , ' DII n < li el iVicr.
OAKDAIE , Muw. , Fob. 17. 1'horo Is con
siderable excitement hero ever six coses of
tvphus fflver Tbo victims uio .lews , a
mother and Iho chiluren , who came hcio
about ten days ago.
Sent Tuo UulrMiik to Jut ) ,
HioGiUNtir. UITJ , Tot. , Feb. 17. Follclta
Choha and Itu.acl Lei ma were tried hoio
today on the charge of being with thn daua
bund In the battle of Udc-ouibor' vat J'ortillo.
The Tire Jrriid.
M MPUIS Tctin. , Fob. IT.-Firo at I : * ) this
morning did aoout $ ltiOiW damage to the
stock of Mr * . A. 1C , Sloan , who kept a rail-
lluory esUblUuuieut at ' . ' 10 Main stroot. Mi .
Sloan , her mother nnd young son were
rescued with difficulty from the third Jloorof
the building. In attempting to succor the
Imprisoned Inmates tbo flromon cut all the
Associated Press loops nnd abouttwenty-flvo
Western Union wlroi running to the nortn
and oast.
rorjvo j 7/.i/A7/.N niruncK AI//T.
rropnriitlnng Coinplotril fur the Trial , Hut
tlui I'liilntln IH III.
DnAuwooit , S. D. , Fob. 17. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Urr.J-Mrs. James ( ) . Dlalno ,
Jr. , the fair plaintiff In what promlsoi to bu
the mojt colobrntcd dlvorco case ever tiled
In the state of South Dakota , accompanied
by her maul nud her attorney , arrived In
Dondwood at 0 o'clock this morning. Mrs.
Hhilno had to rise from n sick bo 1 nt Sioux
Falls to coino to Ucndwood for the trial , nnd
on the way "uffored from a houiorrhngo ot
tholunjrs. Physicians , while not pronounc
ing her condition dauaerous , command nbo-
lute quiet nnd rest. It U probnblo that Im
mediately after the hearing she will go Into
retirement.
The case Is to bo hoard bv Judpo Thomas
possibly tomorrow , if the plaintiff's condi
tion will permit , and certainly not later than
tho'J.Ul Instant.
The action was commenced In this court on
the L'bth day of last July. It Is probable the
first proceedings in the cnso will bo an order
adjudging him In contempt for this disobe
dience. As ho is not within thu jurisdiction
ot the con it , nnd as it does not now appear
probable thnt ho will bo present nt the tilal
either In poi eon or by attorney , u judgment
for center pt will hn\o little effect upon him.
The testimony will bo nlmost entirely bv
depositions , n number'of which , aggregating
sovernl hundred closely typo written pages ,
are on Illo with the clerk of the couitto bo
opened and read on the trial.
Another South Diiltnlit Dmtrro Cnso ,
Siorx Fu i , S. O , Feb. 17. All the pir-
tlos in the Ml.iton divorce pioceodings loft
this morning for Puikor. Mr . Mlnton ,
Colonel Weston , the corespondent , and Ed-
waid Nlcoll , brother of the plaintiff , refused
to go on the train on which the defendant
was n passeneor , nnd drove across the coun
try. Mis. Mintou took her chlldion. J. Mc-
Klminlnton , accompanied by his nttornovs ,
wont by the train. The trial was begun this
motnlng. Mrs. Mlnton wlthdiow the charge
of ndultoty against her huaband , nnd the
trial will pioceod on the charge of wilful do-
sorliou and failure to support.
niu > run nti.tr. .
Una of Napoleon's Drstnnilants Arrnlgncil
III u London I'olli o Court.
LONDON , Fob. 17. At the West London po
lice court today , Louis Clovis Uonnpai to , son
ot Pilnco Louis Lucien Uouaparto , who
died recently , nnd William Alexander
Thompson , a solicitor , who nra charged with
consulting together to doftaud Rosalie Clovis
Bonaparte , the alleged wlfo of the former ,
of a considerable quantity of jewelry , valued
nt ? 10)OJl ) ) , worn uatin arraigned forbear
ing. After listening to the evidence the in ig-
1st rate bold that a prima facie case had been
established nud ho held the accused ( or trial.
13all was allowed.
J'rclorriMl Dcitli to Insinltr *
Ln i nrooL , Fob 17. A nephew of the Into
Matthew Arnold , Dr. Howard Ainold , has
committed stucido with prussiu acid In a lit
of insanity caused by grip and sleeplessness.
Ho loft n voiy nffuctlonate letter to his wife
in w hlch be said death was preferable to nf-
saulty. _
I'oot mill Mouth Disrate In Ilnglitiiil.
LONDON , Feb. 17. Despite tno nrociutions
taken to prevent the spread of the foot and
mouth disease amcnrf cattle in England , It
has broken out anionir tha animals In a dairy
in South London und the nlaco has been
quarantined nnd the affected unimals ullled.
YcHiitlus ActlAgain. .
ROMP , Fob. 17. Mount Vesuvius is again
in a state of eruption. Lava is llowlng Irom
the base of the great cone A strong shock
of earthquake was felt at Tarrnfalbo , the
maikct town of Sicily.
H SlIppORIMl to llll\0 llOPIl r.llMt ,
LONDONFob. . 17. His believed a number
of vessels were lost In the recent storms , as
a largo quantity ot wreckage Is coming
nshoro at different points on the coast.
Arabs Killed In 11 ( inittn.
PAHIS , Fob. 17. A dispatch fiom Alglois
states that seven Aiabs were killed by the
caving in of the roof of a grotto , in which
they had bought shelter.
HK.llllKll l'OlliC.l ! > T.
OFFICE OP WKATIICH BUKEAU , )
OMVIH , Fob. 17. |
The predicted cold wave has mndo rapid
southward progress during the post twelve
hours , its front having reached northern Ne
braska at 7 p. m. The crest of the wave is
still north of Minnesota and the temperature
at St. Vincent was already twenty degrees
below zero. At Omaha the highest during
the afternoon wns 54 = , but by 7 o'clock in
the evening it had fallen to 27 = . wit the
prospect of n rather severe cold snap ,
Cloudy weather and generally northerly
winds prevail north of us and Hsbt snows
hav of alien in Seth Dakota and northern
Nebraska.
There is a storm in the extreme southwest
which will bo likely to dtaw the incoming
nigh bntomotcr and cold wave well to the
southward west of the Mississippi.
For Eastern Nebraska and Omaha and
Viclnltv Cloudy weather , probably with
snow , much colder ; north to noithoast winds.
Increasing in force during Thursday.
WASHINGTON- ) . C. , Fob. 17. For Ailian-
sas Warmer nnd fair Thursday ; south
winds ; cloudy , colder Friday , with a cold
wuvn in noithwest portion.
For Missouri nnd Iowa Notth winds :
cloudy weather , with light snows Thursday
and a cold wave ; colder generally ; fair Fri
day.
day.For
For Montana Sllchtly warmer ; south
winds.
For Colorado fionerollv fair weather ;
noith winds ; fair Friday.
For North Dakota Generally fair , winds
becoming northeast , warmer and fair
Friday.
For Nebraska nnd South Dakota Colder ,
north ivmds. with n cold wave ; local snows
Thursday ; fair Friday ,
For Kansas , Indian Territory and Okla
homa Generally fair , except local snows In
not th west Kansas ; north winds nnd n cold
wave , fair Friday.
A cold wave Is advancing nnd Its front has
rmichoil c ntial Minnesota and includes the
Dakotas. Cloudiness nnd some snow may be
expected in the lake regions and in the Ohio
valley Thursday.
THIS Jii.tjii nar.r. ,
S , M , lUrlipilrick , an Iliiimriil I'loncer of
.Ni hriihldi , I'IIHKI * Avtiiy ,
NUIAWUA , Neb , Fob. 17. [ Special to
Tun Hr.h ] Hon. S M. Kukpatrick died
of thn gilp jostorday , aged 77.
Mr UlrKpitrlrk has resided In Nebraska
slnuo N'iHo vvus tlueo times elected u mem
ber or tlui territorial council , und In IhUI ho
nipit'sentorl Oass iiiiintv in the liougoof ron-
rosentatlvis scrxliu usBpa ikor. Hit wua also
u member ol huth constitutional conventions.
ttn&ruici. , Neb , Fob. 17 fSpoclal Tele
gram to Tin : Ufh.Captain ] William Ball ,
known thimigbout the atato as "Old Flfer , "
died htio this inoinlng of old ago. Ho was a
vetoiau of tho. Mexican and civil vvais.
1 alul haliiiin ,
CitrsTOY , Iu , Fob. 17. ( Special 'i'oloeram
to THE Uur.J ( Julnoy A. Woods , a noted
character , In a saloon row u few weeks ago ,
was struck on the head with a club by u
drunken fanner fiom Shenandoah. Ho buf
fered a parnlvtla stroke , but apparently ro-
covored. Yestoidoy bo suffered another
stroke nud died this morning from paralysis
ot the braid. In former > eais hn was a
prominent nnd Influential cltl7cn , but has
been keeping a saloon hero for thron years ,
Ho is a brother of Major J. S. Woods , the
noted Burlington railioud dotectlvo of Ot-
tumwa His uodv will bo taken to Ouunnva
for interment Friday ,
FREE BINDING TWBE BILL
Eoprcsentitivo Bryan's HorjorV Kontly to
Bo Presented to tho'House.
INCOME TAX AS A SOURCE OF REVENUE
Mr. AUIco'ft Kiolulloin nn tlio Snlijrct
Claims of the Clutctnw itilil Chlclmsiur
Itulliins Anti-Option Hill In Coin-
inlttuc UinliliiRtoti Nnu i ,
WASIIIVOTOV , D. C. , Fob. 17. The Hrst of
the reports of tbo ways nud moons commit
tee on the three tariff bills reported to the
house has been prepared by Hopioiontntivo
Bryan , who drew up the bill. It is to accom
pany the bill ndmlttlntflblndlng twlno free of
duty , and will bo presented to the house in a
day or two. The present duty on such
twlno , the report says , Is seven-tenths of n
cent per pound , this rate having been fixed
as n compromise In conference after the sen
ate , by n vote of 34 to U4 , had placed binding
twine on the free list.
The report adds : t'Tlint great Industry ,
ngricultuio , which lies at the foundation of
all others , and upon the welfare ol which
nil the Interests of the country so largely
depend , has been neglected. It has boon dls-
ciimlnntcd ngnlnst for the benefit of the
protected Industries , nnd the injury has been
aggravated by the imposition of useless
duties on a largo number of agricultural
products , under the pretense that such a
tariff would increase the prlco of such
products , although the farmer has been as
sured that a similar tariff on manufactured
articles would reduce the price of the goods
ho buys. A largo part of the surplus products
of the latin must bo disposed of in n
foiflgn market , mid thn prlco of that
suiplus. ( Ixed by free competition , regulates
the pilco of the portions sold at homo. If the
nrtioles necessarily used by the farmer in the
"
harvesting of his crops arc"maflo doutor for
him than for his compotltots , ho must bear
the burden alone , for there is no one to whom
ho can transfer it. The tariff on binding
twlno cannot bo justified , except unon the
principle that the taxing power should bo
used to prevent impoitatlons Ghtlroly , nnd
that principle , besides being unsupported bv
constitutional authority , would destroy nil
income from imports and oompol us to look to
some other source for the necessary loyo-
nucs. "
Illndlnpr Twlno Trust ,
There aie In the United Stktos fifty-seven
cordage and bindlnir factorlqs , tweuty-nlno
of which are owned aud controlled by the
Notional Cordage company of Now York.
The twenty nine in the trust , if it may bo so
termed , produces CO per cent of the total out
put. There was produced nnd consumed in
the United States in 1S'.K ) 83,003 tons of
twine , pll but 7,000 ol which were raado from
foreign grown libros. If the seven-tenths of
1 cent pur pound is added to the price , as Is
probable , this tax cost the farmers of the
United states in tbo year 1890 ulono $700,000 ,
nnd this does not Include u largo uddltlonnl
sum charged for profits on the Increased
price by the various dealers through whoso
hands the product passotl. Not one dollar of
this lurjio tax reached the treasury. Suioh
there can bo no excuse for allowing this
trust to continue the exaction of this tribute.
The raw material from which 'this twine is
made is already on the frop list.
MIt. AVI It ITS I
_ I
Income Tax as a Mcnns of nnlHlng Hcvcnuo
Tor the Onirriim < > nt.
*
W SHINOTOV , D. C. , Fob 17. The commit
tee on ways nnd moans today devoted its at
tention to the principle of an Incouia taas a
means of laisiug revenue in the event that
the icduction of the tariff should ever bring
the revenues of the country below the
legitimate expenses of government. A few
dnjs ago Hopiosentatlvo Wlko of Illinois in
troduced a senes of resolutions endorsing
the Income tax theory and recommending
legislation in that direction by the .Fifty-
second congress. )
These resolutions were preferred to the
commltteo on ways and means and thnt com
mittee today accorded Mr. . Wiko n hearing in
advocacy of his resolutions. , In bis argument
ho urged the committee to consider seriously
aud propose a plan to supplement any reduc
tion of revenue that mlght'loliow n reduc
tion of tariff duties to an citunt that might
threaten a depletion of' ' the treasury.
Although a democrat , Mr. Wlko , maintained
thut tbo country would not consider the
efforts of the committee as nt all serious to
reduce the tariff taxes , unless it at tbo same
time sought some other sourcn of revenue to
supplement any loss from tbo enlargement
of the free list and reduction of tariff duties.
The country does not dcsiro such a lovenuo
reform aa will Injuriously uffoct the public
credit or threaten n depletion of the treasury.
Hint Hanltrupti'd thoTrcuftiiry.
Ho said it had been charged on the floor of
the house , and the people bolloyo thnt tbo
party In power had nearly bankrupted the
treasury , nnd from whatever oauso such dis
astrous results may have boon brought
about , It is the duty of the commltteo to s'o
sufficient revenue raUed to meet the obliga
tions of the government Ho feared that any
icductions of appropriation * for increase In
expenditures tliit thu congress can effect
will not Icabo the treasury In receipt of suffi
cient revenue to meet the demand upon It.
Mr. Wiko desired , bowovor , to Impiosb the
committee with the importance of not pei-
inlttlng the necosslties of the treasury to
abate In the least particular their oftoits to
reduce largely the tariff duties , und in order
to remove the hindrance to thai end ho earn
estly urged thu adoption of tbo graduated In
come tux with exemptions to the extent of
$5,000.
To KqimlUo Taxation ,
To the suggestion of a innmbor that an
incotno tax was not nn equal tax , Mr. Wlko
said the largo exemption ptopusod by his
resolutions wns for the purpose of equalizing
the burdens of tdkatlon .by making the
gigantic fortunes and the oxcosslvo accumu
lations of trusts , corporations and combina
tions of the country bear a portion of It. In
the states vvlioro the Rtato nod local taxes are
raised for the most part by taxes on real and
personal propcity , the mddlo ) and poorer
classes , whoso possessions are all In s It-lit ,
contrlbuto the bulk of the revenue , whllo the
contracted wealth of the tnilllonaiio and rich
corpoiations is relatively but little taxed ,
The country is not willing , Mr. Wiluo con-
tlnund , to go back to the plan ot raising the
necessary revenues of tbq government by
what Is called a purely roveuuo tariff. Any
tariff duty whatever , whether the object bo
pi election or otherwise , tends" to cripple the
power and opportunity of tbo manufacturer
to ptoauco articles so cheaply as tuoso made
under fieo trade. i
Mr. Wiko said in 18(50 ( , the income tax In
this country had procured lu preuU t
amount of loyonuo almost (71,000,000 , und
thut more than one-half of ( bat amount uroso
from Incomes In excess ot $5,000 , the limit of
exemptions proposed by his resolution.
OIIOtiTAW AND OIIIUK'ASVW INDIANS.
Tliclr rinlms ARiiliut tlui Covrnimcnt Sun-
jrct ot u President liil .UtmtfiiKii.
WutniNOTOf , D. C. , Fob. 17 , Tno presl.
dent toda } &ent to congress , a messiiRo call
ing attention to the Cboctaw and Cblckasavv
claims , for the payment of which congioss
appropriated $ .2,091,450 In the Indian appio-
priatlon olil passed by the last congress ,
This amount was to ho l&d thaso Indians for
their intoieu in lands s < futb of the Canadian
river in the Indian Teri/tory / , and now occu
pied by the Choyoune add Aiapahoo Indians.
Three fourths of the Appropriation wns to
bo paid to such parson or persons ns should
bo uthorUod by the laws of the Choctaw
nation to receive it Jind one-fourth to the
Chlckasaws , tbo appropriation to become
operative upon tbo execmtiou ot release * and
conveyances satisfactory In manner nnp
form to the president.
The rnossago says : "It this section had
been submitted to me ns n sopirnto measure ,
ospcchlly during the closing hours of the
session , I should have disapproved it , but ns
the congress was then in Its last hours n dis
approval of the general Indian appropriation
bill , of which it wns n part , would have re
sulted In consequences so far-reaching nnd
disastrous thnt I felt it my duty to approve
the bill , llut as n duty was devolved upon
mo , viz : the acceptance nnd approval of the
conveyances provided for , I have felt bound
to look Into the whole matter and , in vlow of
the facts which I shall presently mention , to
postpone any executive notion until those
facts cauld bo submitted to congress. "
Corruptly InnnouccJ.
The president then savs it came to his
Knowledge thnt the Choctaw legislature had
agreed to piv three of that tribe 'il per cent
of any appropriation obtained troin congress ,
and live Chlckasaws agreed to pay IU per
cent of their Interest to their ngonts nnd
attorneys. It also came to the knowlcdgoof
the president that the action of the Choctnw
council was corruptly Influenced in the
matter.
The piosldont does not think congress
should legislate so ns to glvo effect to such a
coutinct , nud ho is of thn opinion Hint if this
appioprlatlon is to stand pi o vision should bo
maoo for protecting Iheso tribes against ox-
tortton.
The prntoctlvolntorvcntlon of congress is
asked In the matter of refusal of the Chlckn-
saws to admit whlto men to citizenship.
The question of the tltlo of these Indians
to these lands is then taken up. The pros- !
dent says that lauds were ceded by terms
Dtiniclontlv comprehensive to have pissed
the full tltlo of the Indians. The words ot
the tieatyund the proceedings connected
with It , the president thinks , point cloaily to
the conclusion that the commissioners on the
pnitof the government , and the Indians
themselves , must hive understood thnt this
government wns ncqultlng something more
than a moro right to settle friendly Indians
on the ceded lands , which Is already pos
sessed , and something moio than the mcio
release of the rights.
Ciimtiipiiitnl to the Attention of Congress.
Undoubtedly , says the president , it was
the policy of the government for the tlmo to
hold these and adjacent lands ns Indian
country , but this is qulto different from n
conditional tltlo , which limits the grant to u
particular use nnd works the lo-inioslnioiit
of full tltlo In the Indians when that use
ceases. Certainly. If for adequate considera
tion bv treaty the United States placed upon
these lands other Indian tribes , it wns com
petent to civo them title to a cormin and
agreed reservation. This being so , compen
sation for lands pot needed for allotment
purposes should go to the occupying tribe.
A rocltnl Is then made of the various In
dian tribes having lesorvations In this dis
trict to show that further appropriations ore
involved In a settlement for all these lauds
upon the basis adopted by conjie-s. (
The president does not approvu of dealing
with this question by pcacomoal. It would
hnvo been bolter , ho says , if n remnant of
tltlo remains lu the Choctaws and Chicka
saws to the lands In the leased district , to
have settled the whole matter at once. The
calculations made In arriving at the basis of
the appaoprlatlon made , no account being
taken of the $100,000 paid bv treaty stipula
tion for the leased dlstitct soonis to the pres
ident as not just to the United States. In
conclusion the mesldontcomtuonds the mat
ter to the attention of conirross for such ac
tion as Is thought advisable.
rAVoiis THE 1111,1 , .
ThoMlnnriipiillH Mill Thinks an Anti-Option
I.iuv Should lie Kimcteil.
WASHINGTON- . C. , Fob 17. In the hear
ing before the house commltteo on agri
culture on the anil option bill which has been
under the discussion of the commltteo for
the past two vvoolts , Cbarlos A. Pillsbury ,
the Minneapolis mlllor , was on the stand ,
Ho stated lu the course of his remarKs that
the wet Id's surplus of wheat was steadily
dw inline nnd was being diawn on each
year to meet Increasing consumption. Ho
said that if ono man owned the wheat crop
raised in the United States this year It would
have boon possible to got $1.50 per bushel
for it from Europe just us easy as 00 cents ,
because Eurono had to have it. Pillbury
advocated the passage of the anti option bill ,
and said thoto should have been high prices
for wheat this \ oar. nnd partly in consequence
quence of short sulling millers nnd others
were living from hand to mouth.
Xo Good iilcet I'olloncil.
Mr. Gilford , of Kanknkce , 111 , said in the
surplus producing country no good effect
could follow "flhort" selling , for the "shorts"
always wanted lower prices. Ho thought
the lows shoulo be so framed as to give the
ritrht to buy property for future delivery ,
and when delivery was contracted for , to
sell these contracts either before or after do-
livorv.
The subcommittee of the sonnto judicial v
commltteo today hoard further a'rgumont
upon the pending Washburn anti-option bill.
Alfred Homer of the Now York Produce
Exchange , Cbarlos D. Hamlll and Thomas A.
Wilcht of the Chicago Board of Trade and
William Cudaby , the Chicago pork packer ,
argued in opposition to the bill.
Hrforo thn IntcrKtiitn Commerce Cnmmltto
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. 17. The senate
committee on interstate- commerce listened
this morning to an argument by llichard
Olnoy of the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy
road on the moasuio before the committee
known as the procedure bill. Ho hold thnt
the moasuio was unconstitutional nnd should
not bo enacted ,
Mr. Halnei , president of the American
Ruilruad association , opposed any intoifor-
once by congress in the determination of the
typo of coupler to bo used by railroads.
Mr. Wilkinson , grand master of the
Bintbrrtiood of Tiuinmon , ox pressed the
views of Iho switchmen In the mailer. Ho
said they were in favor of prompt action ,
but believed no coupler had yet boon in
vented which would glvo satisfaction ,
T. P. Soareent of Indianapolis , who lopro
sontod the locomotive associations , thought n
commission should bo appointed , composed
uf railioud oflicials and their mechanical otn
ployes , to test und make n thorough Investi
gation into the best dovlco to bo apoptod and
to leave its results to congioss for its action ,
MAKK ii' ir.i/n/ .
I'uniigylwiiiln Jtopulilli ans Afmr Soimtoi
M. H. yiiij'H Sculp.
Piui.AnEi.piiu , Pa. , Feb. 17. An address
will bo Issued tomonow by the executive
commltteo of the Pennsylvania. Republican
association , nn organization that has boon
organizing for several months past , and the
object of which is to prevent M. S. Quay's
ro-olectlon to the United bonato , and secure
the cbolco of some abla and loyal republican
ns his successor. The movement , it U said ,
Is separata nnd distinct fiom that winch
was inelfoctually launched against Uuav last
fall , and It proceeds from prominent business ,
professional and worklngmon , who have
uniformly supported the icpublican puny ,
but have taken no active part in politics ,
The nddiess is signed by W. W. Justice ,
president , nnd other ofllcors ot the absncn-
aliod.
NATION. ! I , liUUUATIONAI * ASSOCIATION
S < liool Children to ( Vli'lirato ti | Dlitnirr.v
of Amrrlui An Onmlm .Mini's Contilljiitloii.
NEW Yoitif , Feb. 17. At the annual meet
ing of the National Educational association ,
department of superintendents , which is
being held in Brooklyn , a resolution was in
troduced by IJr. W. F. Hurris , United States
commissioner of education , with regard to a
colouration of the anniversary of the dis-
covoiy of Amoilca , to bo held lu the public
schools ot the whole country on October It ! ,
18U7.
18U7.Tho
The resolution stated that the department
of superintendents endorsed such n scheme ,
and asked the teachers to dn all iu their
pou or to muko the celebration a success , and
requeued the newspapers to lend their sup
port , that the various state superintendents
of education should form agcnoial coratnit-
tee on the subject , anil that An executive
committee of fho bo appointed to arrange n
lilting program for the simultaneous school
celebration. The resolution was adopted
Frank A. Filzpatrlck , superintendent of
schools nt Omaha , Nub , road n duly on what
is the duty of the stnto towards children of
kindergarten ago. Mr. Flt/pttrlck favored
the extension of the school ago from 0cars .
to IS , yours nnd the establishment of kinder
garten anjuncts to the public schools by
Icglslntlvn nnaclmcnt , thnt children ot ten
der years who haxo not the advantages of
the training of cultured nnd re lined mothers
could find In them n foster mother , who
would glvo thorn the amo opportunity as
children ot more wealthy and cultured
parents.
The paper was discussed by A largo ntini-
bor of tlio dolcgitcs.
PHOQUES3 OP THE TOURNEY.
Hutr the Halle l.lno Milliard ( } mcnVrro
Settled VrstcriliM ,
The fourth game of the state championship
billiard tournament came off at room B ,
the Now York Life building yesterday afternoon -
noon , Albert Cahn of this city and Charles
Hajos of Lincoln bolnp the contestnnts ,
Mr. Cnhn winning In the 142d Inning. The
score :
Oiihn-o , o , s , 2. 4 , 4 , i , n , y , o , i. o , 2 , o. n , n. o ,
0. 1. 1. 1 , I , 0. 2. 0 , . ' , tl. tl , 0 , 1) ) , 12. 0 0 , 2 , 0. 0 , 11 , 0. 0 ,
0 , i , i , i , o. i. o , o , 2 , 2. 1.2. o. p , .1 , o , o , i. , n. o , n. t > . o.
4 , 1. 1. n. . o , o , o , ii i , : i , n , it , o , 2 , I. , o , 7 , o. o ,
7 , o , 2. 7 , ( i , fi , .1 , ( i. i , o , P , n , o , ti , n , 4 , 2 , n , o , i , K , 2 ,
1. o. o 1. 1 , c. i , 4 , 2. o. .r. o , : i. : i , n. o , o. i , o , 0.2 , j. i ,
0 , 8. 7 , 2. .1 , 7. 0 , I' ' . 0 , I. 1 , 4 , 1 .IJO. Itust run , 18.
AXCTICP , 2 , r ,
HuVOS-8. 0 , 0. 0 , 0 , 0. 0 , n , 1. 2 , 0 , 2 , I , 0 , 0. 0 , 2 ,
1. 0 , 2 , 1. I. 1 1. 2 , I. 4 , 17 , 1 , 0 , 0 , n. 2. 0. II. ( ) , I ) , I. 0 , 0 ,
0 , 0. 2. 2. I , 0. 2 , 4 , I. ( I , 1 , 1 , . - > , fi , 0 , 1 , 0. 0 , H , 0 , l > . 0 ,
24 , I , \ I. 0. tl , I , I , I , 1 , 10 , 0 , 4 , I. 1 , 2. I , 0 , 0. 2. 0 ,
0 , 1 , 2 , 2. ,1. 2 , 0 , 7. 0. 0 , 2 , 0. tl. 7. 0. 0 , 0 , .1 , 0. 1. U ,
0. 0 , ( I , 0 , 0. 0 , 0 , U. 0. I , 1. \ 7 , 0 , I , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0. 0. 2.
1. 0 , 1 , 0. 2. 0 , tl , . ' , ' . 0. n , 4 , 0 , 0 , 1 , H , 0 , U. 22J. Itest
run , -4 Avi > r 120 , I ' >
Hufoieo IMvvIn lluskell. Marker Harry
fc'elheit ,
Last H ght S.vmcswon a close gnmo from
Arrasmith by the following score :
Ariasniltb 4. r. , 15 , n. 0 , 2 , II , n , 0 P , 0. 2 , P. 1 ,
2. 0. 2 , 2 , U , 1. I. I. 21. 0. 1 , 0 , 5 , 1) ) , 4 , 4 , 2. U , 2 , 0. 0 I ) ,
1. P , 2 , 0 , l , I. 0 , I , 2 , 1 1. 0. 0. I , .1 , 4. (1 ( , 0 , I' , ( I , 3 , 4 , 0 , 2 ,
0. 0 , 0 , 2 , ( I. 2 , 0. B , ' , .1 , > , I , I , 0. 0 , 2 , 4. II. I. 2 , 2 , I , J ,
0 , 4. 4 t , 4 , 2. 2. U. 11. 1 , I , 2. 1 P , 2 2. 1 , 3 2M.
lle-,1 run 'Jl. Aver iKo , 27-P.
hymes I , 2 , HO. 0 , 5. 4. 1 , I , 7. 2 , 0 , 1 , 0. 0 I , 2,0 , P ,
0 , I , (1 ( , ( i. 0 , I. P. 0. 0. 1. P. 0. I. ( i , 1 , 0 , 1 1. P. P , 0 I. tl , 2 ,
.1. U 2 , P , 1 , 4 , P. 2 , i. P , I , II. 2. B .1 7 , P. 7 , ( I. P. P. 0.
K. 2. 2 , 2. P , 2. 2 , 0. 2. 2. P. 8. 1. ( , . Jl. I , i' , 2 .1 , P , 4. P , 2 ,
.1 , 2. 2. 1. ' . 4 , r. P , p 1. p , I. 1 , .1 , 0 , p , U , 2 , 1JJP. .
Ilestrnn.IG Avorieu , 2J4.
Ilioc ltuir-4 nt
KtsiiMi.i.n , Neb , Fob. 17. [ Special to
TIIK Bcr.J Through the oneicy of tha Busi
ness Men's association the oiganlzatlon of
the Hushvlllo Agricultural and TiolUng ns
socmtion , with u capital stock of ? 10OJO , , was
effected at a mooting Monday niKht. Aill
cles of Incorporation were adopted und ofll
cors elected as follows : President , M. P.
Musser ; lirat vice piosident , J. Ii West ; second
end vice president , H. J. Stanchlleld ; socro
tnry , W. 1 , . Shaip ; Ueasuror , N , H. Shephcid ;
board of dircolois : ,1. II. Jones , J. H.
Pcvorett , James Alexander. C. K. bvans , O.
F. Furnmn , C. B. Jackson , \V. II. Strotheide ,
N. B. Humes nnd August Brocktnan. Ovoi
$7,000 of the stock bus aheady boon takon.
Chadron will take $ .3,000 nnd the lomalr.ner
can bo disposed ot with little olTort. The
association starts out under the most favora-
bio clicumstances As soon as spilng opens
work will bo commenced and u full giound
nun ttack completed that will do honor to
any town In Nebraska.
Hushv illo possesses the distinction of being
the bomo or Lasulle , the tlrsi son of Wil
Hams' fifinous Allerton. Ho Is a magnillcont
2-year-old and promises to do credit to his
great biro.
_
ItrstilU at ( iloilreHtor.
GIOUOFSTKII , N. J. , Fob. 17. Weather
clear , tiuck fast.
I'lrst rice , so\en-clnhts of u mile , soiling :
Ildhenil in won Hcinut ( the favoilte ) second ,
Li nines third , Monroe drawn Time : lit )
f-econil rice , Uiico-funtlhsof u mile , soiling ,
' 1-yeui-o ds. Pretender won , Uuioui colt ( the
fnvniltu ) lecond , Annie third , Kros and Medm
drawn Time : IMO'S ' ,
Third race , Ililrtpen-slvteonths ot n mile ,
snllliu : Pen11110 ( the fuvoille ) won. Umplio
Kelly second. 1. mm vJ third , Uloster and Vlr-
glndrunn. Time : | . . ' " >
1'onrth r ice. llfteen-sUU'cnlh of n mile ,
soiling : Little Addle \\on , Dr. llelmnth second
end , Hosu Houard thlid. Cainu lu drawn ,
Topmast ( the fuvorlto ) ran unplaced. Time :
l:4uy. :
ritth lace , nine-sixteenth of u mile.cllitiK :
Mucilage ( thu favorite ) won , Hlcnco bcrond ,
Urbana third. Lone O ik , Uonnle Lass Gcnc-
vlovo nnd I'icidetiu drawn Time:57. : .
Mxth rare , ono ind ono-olirhlh of a mile ,
Eollliiz : Hoodie won , MacGrc < ; or t > ecomi ,
II , ir/lmrs ( the fuvoilte ) third. Kd ar Johnson
und Hop bcotcli dr inn. Time : 2.Uli.
GoliiKiit GiittonlHTj ; .
GtrrcMiEiia , N. J. , Fob 17. The track
was in good condition today nnd the attend
ance very largo :
I'lrst rice , five furlongs' Klrkuno won , Sir
Ltinncelot second , Lost Star third. Time ;
1.0 ' .
fcc-conil race , six fnrlonjrs : Mujoctlc won ,
SUcc.se Cielster bccuiul. Standard third. Tlmo :
l:17ii :
Third race , seven furlongs : Aseracl won ,
Vagabond second , 1'urlld third. Tlmo : lull.
I'onrth rucu. six und one-half furlonirs : O ,
\V. Cook won I'llnoe llovvurd bccond , Illlthii-
some third Time : 1:21. :
1 Ifth race , live furlnnzs : Xunobla won , Strnt-
ncnm second , borvlu third. Time : rni.
hlxth race , ono mile : I Irolly won. Vun i > cc-
oed , Double Cross third. Time : 1:454 : ,
Tips lor Toihi ) .
These horses are looked upon as likely
chances for the races mentioned :
1. Churchill ClarK-Jod.
2 , NoondaiInnovation. .
3 Mum ! I' , filly llniluiinln.
4 , Sillln Harper Algernon
f > .loo Courtney luv P. Deo.
G. Harrison Jack Ilatchulnr ,
1. I'llKrlm-l'arl , lldn'e. !
2. West rnrins Llttln Din ,
J Iloyln Uhodcsllallslon ,
4 llullsiirlns Mabul.
r > ( iuiirilHl.ieKbiiin. .
0 Kuatlc Uoinullu
lEiiHil.in ! , < ills AKIII | ,
HAVAVV Fob , Tsctugorin opened the
nineteenth gnmo in the chess match yestoi-
day with the Scotch tramblt and won after
Ihlrty-two movoa. Thoio wns a largo ciowd
of spootatois nt the Center Astuilnn , The
Bcoro now stundsTschigorin , b ; Stclniu.
7 ; diawn , 1.
All Ilin MuHHiilla'N I'IIHHIMIKIMK Ai i oiinti il for
A ItlKl'l Ouiiriintlni ) Inlurci il ,
Nr.w YOIIK , Fob 17. Thu health bourd of
this city roceucd the following toloprain
from Walter Wyuan , surgeon general nt
Washington :
"Please wire at mv expense number ot
cases of deaths from typhus and your opinion
as to the outlook "
Dr. ijdson'c reply wns eighty nine coses to
date entirely confined to Uimlan Hebrews ,
passengers on tha Mnssalla. No deaths ns
yot. Outbreak a mild tjpo. All exposed
ilobrows rizidiy rjunratlned. Disease , no
hope , Is conllnou to those people. "
A corps of dooiors has hcnn assigned tn the
Italian quarter to astartalu whether there
are any cases of typus among thorn. Tl.o
board has accounted for every one of the L'tX )
Hebrews who came over oa the Massalla.
Druil ol u Iliaut , tlun ,
li sMoiM'H , la , Fob 17. Uos Moines U
talking of a voiitlbln hero 70 joai-i old , Ills
name is John ( jrecn , A 4-year old daughter
of Senator Lewis wns placing In a yard and
w bile crossing a cistern the boards broke
and dropped her into seven feet of water ton
feet fiom the top , Mr. Green was near und
plunged in nftcr hor. Ha held the child
nbono the water until help uamo , which was
for tutcon minutes.
Hn lift Illi , rninlly.
Yonit , Neb , Fob. 17.-iSpeolal to THE
Hi K.IThe. fact has just been mndo public
that the other day O. U. Klngon eloped with
n Miss ( jlun , who has been staying with hi *
family , They have not boon hoard from
Klngen iott a wife and two children.
Sudden changes of weather cause throat
diseases. There U uo moro offeolunl rumcdy
for cougbi , cold , etc , than Brown's Hion-
chial Trochos. Sold only lu boxes. Price
25 oti.
CALLING EACH OTHER LIARS
Prohibition-Lioonso Debate Begins to Wiunj
Up iu tlio Iowa Souato.
BOTH SIDES aLAVE A BRIEF INNING
Mnlrmciits Atiuti | ldii I'nrlj yu'i'Ulj ' n
tiled hy ( ho ( llln' und tin , IMirrlo
In lit rind Out \Milch U
Tolling thn Ti nth.
I3cs Moivr , til. , i 3. 17. In the scnato
this morning n numbur of patltlons nnd billi
were Introduced. ( * \ - ; ; ng thn latter wera
the following : ( Jiving dlstiict com I concur
rent Jurisdiction with Justices of the ponci
In mutters of foul bio entry and detainer ;
fourteen hills formulated hy the mayors
nt their recent convention lioio nmcMidlng the
laws relating to cltlos anil towns , povcrnlnn
the establishment of mutual loan nud build
ing associations ; contorting on women the
right of voting nt piesldontlnl elections.
Senator Mack toaj a letter from the major
of this city In regnid to the chaiqe made by
the dcmociata jcstcidnv. The democrats
had stattd that there were over " 00 open
saloons in DCS Moines , but Major Campbell
denounced the statement u n He.
Shields wanted to know It the urn or at
tempted to deny that thoie wutoovor i00 !
places whore liquor was sold.
Mick , In reply , stated that the du nocrats
churned thnt open saloons and places whota
liquor was sold wma the same , and the major
denied their existence
Sriiutor iluinli sou Again ,
Senator Jumloson resumed his speech un
finished .vostuiduv. llo suul lu loleieiKO to
the Chicago tolcgniin that If the democrats
hud taken pains to look at St. LonN , they
would have hud n far dlflcrnnt answer Coin-
puiing Iowa with othorslutos in MU ions WII > B ,
ho claimed that Iowa hud miiJo bettor prog
ress than the licensed stulcs and the poopla
weie willing to continue the policy Jumioson
suld hi , objection to u license law v\us that It
guvo nn outlawed buslnoss piotcaion. It
logallrud the avistnnco ol an institution
whoso main work was tlio ilustiuutloi of HO-
cloty. Iu conclusion , the stitemc-nt was
m ulo that Iho icpubllcuns were in favor of
thorostibmlsslou of thu iiuo-ttion In the form
of nn umomlnuMit to the Constitution.
Kcinlncor boto raiucd objection to the
Sclimuil bill by suUnir it would bo a viola
tion of the constitutional provision which
savs that all laws enuctcd shall bo general
and notstiecml , nnd this b'll. by piovidin ?
for spsci il eases in dilloient places , is In vie
lation of the constitution.
Senator Schmidt claimed the lloor just before
fore thu noon adjournment nnd bognn to
spoilt , but give way to u motion to ndjouru
till tomonow.
The house committee on the suppiosslon ot
intompoianco this moining locommendcd the
pissugo of a joint losolutlon favouni ? that
tno Kovoinmont letnll liquor dcaleiHcenso
bolncteuscd fiom ? J1 to tJ'iO.
A bill was Utroduced to bettor dollne the
powers and duties of clerk of the com IB. A
bill was _ pissed punishing the crlmo of
sodomy by imprisonment In lltu punituntiary
for ono to ten joars.
Kfiulillr.iiiH | DIsUMIi'il. .
Jt is rumored thnt thcro Is li.iblo to bo a
break in the lopubllcnn senatori-il ranks on
the liquor question. It is stited that at 4
caucus some tlmo ago Senator Gateh an-
uounccid his intention of voting lor county
option und it is now reported tint , If tha
Schmidt bill U defeated the Yeo u ins high
license bill will bo introduced und that GatcU
und Brewer \vlll vote for it. A utpubiloaii
caucus Is being bold on the subject this
o von tug. J
The lobbyists fought various state institu
tions nnd lor the World's fulr und nro very
much nnno.vod by the length ot the Schmidt
bill discussion. They mo nnxions to huve
the appropriations taken up and disposed of.
IZvcn the nppiopiiution committee has ceased
to hold meetings for the healing ot tno vari
ous delegations pending the discussion. It
looks as If the appioprmtlon will boctovvdod
over until near the close of thescss'on ' , w'heu
It is fouicd the woik will bo done In u sorry
manner.
The committee on supptossion of intoirt *
peranco in tbo house rBporled.iecominundlnu
the adoption of Speakei Mitchell's icsolutlon
inemormll/ing congioss lo enact n law pro
hibiting the Is'itmg of government pcimils
to sell Intoxicating llquots to these not hnyJ
Ing been licensed by the nuthoiitv of the
stato. ,
At the December mooting of tha Iowa
Stock Breeder * association av Waterloo a
comtnlttc'o on loglslatloh was appointed ,
being composed of A J. Blnkeloy of Oiln *
neil , O. W. Fianklm of Atlantic
und HoLcit Thomas of New Sharcn. They
woio given a hearing before the joint com
mittee on agriculture todnv. They recom
mend the passugo of the bill introduced bjr
Senator Vale to pay a bounty on wolf scalps
and an amendment to the law so ns to nllovr
ai. appeal to the district couit fiom the de
cision of boards of supervisors ns lo dumngoi
awarded for stock killed or damaged bv dogs
and alEO substantially the Kansas law in ro
tation to the suppicssloti of scan among
sheep
A bill was Intioducod to batter define the
powers and duties of clerk of the courU. A
bill was pissed punislilnc the crime ot
sudomv by Impiisonmont in the penitentiary
for ono tn ton yenrs.
. Di'H Molni'il IVopIn Sliorlcitil ,
Di.s Mossrs , la. , Fob. 17. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : Her.IOn the subject of the
recent "Uhlto Chapel" scandal an evening
paper sajs : Soveial impoitant chances aio
Impct.dlng nt the city hall , growing out of
the nrrest n few weeks aye at the diva kept
by . ( oannotto Allen of n pirty of prominent
men. Two of the guilty pai ties have sent
the money to the city hall to pay their flues
and lliev have been onteied In their Uu
names. The senatois , one of whom is n
domocratnnd ono n lopubllcun , weio lolcased
oa the udvlco uf the police judge thut they
are not subject to nuest duiinp the session.
They will bo arrested immediately upon the
adjournment of the lo lslutuio. It is now
staled that thu puity who loll the hack
broke faith with the ollkor in charge ot
the huirch to whom they guvo their
wnid ol honor ns gentlemen thut thuy would
report at the city hull. The hope is ox-
pro-sued in uliclus not unfriendly to thn mayor
that ho will not , onlv call for the loslgnutlou
01 ; ono of the ofilcorn concoincd In thm
scandalous oplsodo but thnt ho will nt the
same time rid his aJminimatlon of a marshal
who has proved his unlltness for his olllcn b/
hciindalous olllctal inlsconduol on sovuial
recent occasions.
Solving An luvvii , Mj ler > ' ,
CKCSIOK , la , Fob , 17 [ Spoclil 1'ulograra
to Tin : JJi.t' , I Ordois tame yesterday from
Admlnlstiutor Spiaguo to Bnrkut Bros , ,
undi-rtatiora , toship the omlmlniod body of
Thomas (1 ( Mullican , the wealthy rorluso , to
Orient for burial. 'J'oJay about mldnlftit a
tt'lcgiam wus rcculvou fimn Bordontowii. N.
J , , to hold the body until the univul of
James Ileiron und A llornoy. Hcrron
claims to bo ( i near lolatlve of tlici iloccftied.
who was ut ono tlmo In his cmplov Ho will
arrive tomorrow morning. The body has
been preserved lu llfellkn appcniiinio for 71
days , and over8,00(1 pcoplu have viewed the
remains. Only one person hai so far claimed
to recognize- the deceased and thai wan
t/tiilstophorMullft'nn of Illinois. The Bor-
dentown , N , J. , stoiy Is the most probable of
nil , and the fortur.o will piobihly go to the a
parties ,
hiionpi'ml ) ] [ „ „ 'i ronlilrs.
Have I got a rough I Uo you think I'm ' n
omnibus and can't rough I Well , of all tb *
Uodgosted women I ever saw hero I'vo
cougliod for Muyonty dnyu nnd .ton want 10
know if I'vo ' cot a couirli. Now Mrs. Kpoop-
cndjkp , 1 want ( hat bottle of Hnlloi'a Sura
Cure Cough Medicine -you lioirl
iil i H-ho Wafii.1 euros all
he&dac'ho-i in tuilnuVoa. } . At all