Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 26, 1892, Image 1
FHE OMAHA ii r.\ ' \ . \ TWENTYFIRSTYEAR OMAHA , SATURDAY Mtf&NJNG * _ , MARCH 26 , 1802. NUMB Kit 283. THEY MUST ACCOUNT FOR IT Commissioner Qreer and President Strang Will Bo Asked Concerning the Cash. LAW IGNORED IN SPENDING THE MONEY Ilntr * of tlio Comiiiuilim nnd Stntittcn ut Nchnmkii i\utlril : by the tlriitlomcn 111 5& Control Will Unto n 1'ull JmestlR.itlon. titscoi.s , Nob. , March 25. | Spcciil to Tnc Bun. | The Nebraska Columbian commission held another mealing today In a hopeless en deavor to ascertain Just whcra It was. Die effort wus hardly n success , and It was unanimously decided that nothing rould bo tlono until Provident Strang nnd ex-Comrals- Bionor General Groor appeared und onllgbt- cncl : the board ns to what had occn diiuo by them without the knowledge or consent of the commission. At the morning session a resolution was adopted calling ox-Commissioner Grcor to nppcar before the board at Its meeting on April 5 anil make a full accounting of nil funds expended during his administration. lie will ba required to tell what money was expended , for what purpose , und to present Item z'd .statements of each nccount together with vouchers and receipts. It is also n fact that during hU administration sotno ten or fifteen counties paid to bin the sum of f50 each to bo used In the purchase of grain cases for the state exhibit. Ho will bo asked to inform > lho board ns to the disposition of this money as well ns which counties furnished it. Hystcnmtlr ISvaalou of tlio I.nw. During the informal discussion of the situ ation this forenoon it was developed that not only the law , but the by-laws of the commis sion had been systematically evaded by two , nnd probably three , members of tbo commis sion. Tbcso three members constituted the executive council , ns provided by law. They were President Strong , Commissioner Gen eral Greer and Secretary Powers. AR far ns the records of the commission show tbcso thrco ofllclnls completely ignored the law anil the rules laid down for their guidance. In hardly n tingle Instunco has the law been complied with nnd it rests with these gentle men to prove whether or not their failure to perform the full measure of their duty was the result of accident or design. In cither case they will hardly escape the just criti cism which the reorganized commission will undoubtedly bestow ut its meeting next week. The following ure the by-laws adopted at the meeting of the commission on September 10 of last year : Ily-I.nwn of tlio Commission. First The name of this commission shall bo thn Nebraska. Columbian commission. Hccoml Four members shall bo necessary to constitute u ciuurum. Thlid Thn regular plnceof meeting shall bent nt the olllco of the governor ut the city ot Lin coln , but the president may. In his discretion , call meetings of the commission at any other jiliKO he may deem proper and Hhall do so on call signed by u majority ot the commission. Fourth The regular meeting of the com mission shull bo on the llrst Tuesday of next UctoDcr and shall bo on tlio llrst TncsJay of each alternate month unless othocwlse di rected ly tlio picsldcnt , and the picsldent may. If bo thinks proper , call special nicotines of the commission on clvliix cnch member thereof at least ten days'notice , and It shall bo his duty to call special meetings whenever n majority ot the motiil ors slmll sign u cull therefor nnd presoi.t thosimo to him. Fifth-No money shall bo drawn from the comlSBlon except when estimates shall first have been made by the executive council Binned by the president and secretary and no one estimate .shall exceed W.MIJ except In euso of emergency and upon u unanimous vote of the commission nnd approved by the gov ernor , nnd bcforo uny other estimate can bo mude or money drawn the president and sec retary shall present to the commission ami governor a full , complete nnd Iteml/ed state ment with vouchers of ull expenditures , ull of allied shall Lo duly certified to by the presi dent nnd secretary ns belli , ; Just und correct , .Sixth No money shall be paid out for uny purpose whatever until there shall llrst l.o Illcil with thn secretary or commissioner ucu- vral un Item ? cd statement of the claim certi fied to by the claimant that the account Is Just , correct and reasonable , and that thu labor wns rcndeicd or material furnished ns cimrsod therein , nnd that the name has not liecii'pald ; und each account , sullied shall when audited nnd allowed by the executive council be paid by the president upon the nicsontiitlon of u wai runt ur.iwn by tlio secre tary und stHiupcd with thu B2ul oftliocom- jiils.ilon. 1'rovlded. however , the conimls- hloner lu'ncr.il may draw win rants on the president for the payment of 1)1.Is not evceed- inj'In any one month * ! , MJ without said bills belli ) : Hist allowed by tlio executive council , lint all Biiob bills must bo reportoJ to tbo council once u month and must bo upon by the commission at Its nuxt i niter said bills shall hivu been p.ild , Seventh It shall be the duty of tno secre tary. In addition to the usual duties of u st rotuiy. to kcop u hook or books In which a lull , complete nnd accurate account of all moneys received from whatever source nnd Bhowlnn the disbursements thereof , to whom and for what purpose , which liojk or books binII at all times bo open to Inspection. Kljrhth The president shall preside ut ull nicotines of thu commission when present , und In h 8 absence a president pro torn shal Lo chosen. Ho shall lie the custodian of ull moneys coming Into the hands of the rommls- nlon and shall pay the M vine out only on war rants draw n upon him by the secretary or the commissioner tcneril. as proscribed In sos- tlon t1. anil shall un entitled tootj on ull < jnrstlonn comlni before the comm sx'ou. Ninth The commissioner Kcner.il shall bo cx-ollldio member ot thu Unto commission , u ndvlsu und vote only In easu ot n tic. to i ustlu In nnd out of season for thu Kr.iml success of the Columbian exposition and to seu th.it Ne- lirafcUa tuUoj front runk In tlio great slstor- liooii of slates lu IKM. Tenth Tlio commission shall provide . real , on which shall bo utiKravod the words 'NebriiHlca Columbian Commission. " nio\cnlb Those by-laws nmy lo changed altered or amended ut uny regular meeting o the commission by u twothirdsotuof ull the members appointed. ] ty-I.iMrn Contrary to Law , There is hardly any doubt that the sixtl section of the above by-laws la illegal. The law creating the commission und appropri ating the funds for the atuto exhibit estab llsbcd the manner in which ttw money should ba disbursed. Section U of the by-laws mauos nn entirely different provision for thi disbursement of the tui.ds. Tbo section a I originally submitted was correct and tbo only one that should have been adopted ; bu in open meeting today members of tha com mission stated that President Strang ana Commissioner General Grcer objected so strenuously to the rule that it was amended BO ns to permit them to spend tbo uiono > about as they pleased. Even the nmended Fcctloa has not been observed , for from th time It was adopted down to the day ho lof for Texas President Straup persistently nog Itclcd to render MI itomlzod statement of th bills and accounts paid by. him under war runts drawn by the commissioner general. Sttrrct'.iry Toner * CrltlcUed , ComtnUslonur Gala was disposed to attach Borne of the blame to the secretary nnd h did not hesitate to do so In open ineetliijr. H called attention to section 7 of the by-law printed above , which provides that the secretary rotary shall keep n complete und accurate no count of all moneys receive ! from whatovc source nnd shpwlncr the disbursements there of , to whom nnd for what purpose , und tha euch book shall at all times bo open to in npcctlon. Secretory Powers has utterly ncp Icctcd to do his duty as laid down under thl Boctlon aud Commissioner Gala did not hdsl tate to characterize his neglect to do HO as culpable in the extreme. It was urjctl In Mr. Powers' defense b Commissioner Mobloy that the president uiii. the commissioner general had tuidlously ig iiorcd the existence ot the secretary ; tba they hud simply gone ahead without consult ing him. Consequently u was impossible to him to keep an itemized account of the re cclptc and expenditures when such receipt and expenditures were not reported to him Commissioner Gala replied that , the secrc lury could have at least entered a forma protest ; but that ho had searched Ilia rccor lu a vain effort to find such a protest. Atullablo FuuiU iiliun : tiMlv Auditor Henton states this afternoon tha ho will pay no moro warrants until the law providing that after ono estimate has been allowed no further estimates can bo made or money drawn until the president nnd secre tary shall present to the commissioner gen eral a full , complete nnd itemized statement with vouchers of all expenditures , nil of which shall bo duly certlllod to by thn president nnd focrotnry na bcinc just nnd correct. In this view tbo uudltor Is upheld by all the member. * of the commission present. In this connection it may be said Hint the law made the presi dent of the commission the custodian of the funds of tbo commission. The prcsUont is the only disbursing odlcor and ho Is ro- npousiblo to no ono but the commission itself. Ho is not required to Illo his vouchers with the auditor of state. No thin tr in the Irregular manner In which the work of the commission has been conducted can bo construed ns n re flection upon the auditor's ofllco. lit HcRiird to the I.Mucutlonnt Kxhlhlt , The only matter discussed by the commis sion today outside of the unfortunate er. tanclomcnt ot the financial affairs was the matter of the educational exhibit. The com mission has boon freely crlllcisod bv the educational journals over the stnto for its nttltudo on the matter. The fact Is thattheso educational journals have been misinformed ns to tbo wishes of tha commission and in order to correct any further misapprehension the following resolution was adopted : Hcsolved , That tlio Nebraska o'fiicutlonnl exhibit bo made In the Lllicrul Arts buildup In connection \\lth educational exhibits of utliui- stales us tcqulrod by the rules pro scribed by thu National Ilo.ird of Control , and that energetic elVorts be nuido to hu\o ihr ex hibit In keeping ulth the excellence of our educational system , und that wo o irncstly In- vlto the houity oo-opuratlon o ; all educators und educational Institutions In thn state In ourolFortH to iiiiikou creditable showliu of Nebraska's advancement and liberality In In tellectual development , and thnt we will ex tend ull ( Iminclul aid possible to accomplish that end. UesoUcd. That application bo Immediately nn.de for U.OOU fnut or door space In the Lllicr.it Arts building to bo used for the educational exhibit. After on Informal discussion of other mat ters the commission udjourned to meet on April 5. HIDDEN IN A BARN. Desperate Clnir.ietcrM Itooatlng In n Manger Discovered by Itoya. A gentleman llvijg on North Sixteenth street , reported to the pollco last night that some men had boon hiding all day in an old unoccupied barn near Sixteenth and Cass streets. Two young boys were playing about tha barn during the day and hearing voices sneaked up and peered through tbo crack . Lying in u manger on a pile of rubbish und straw were thrco rather tough looking customs. The lads listened u moment mont and heard ono man ask : What shall we do If they find us here ! " Why , llll thorn full of load If wo oan't get away without bcinp caught , " was the answer vbich the person addressed mado. This kind of talk frightened the boys and they run homo to tell their mother. This was at noon. At 4 o'clock the baru was still occ'iplo.l. When the bovs1 father reached homo the circurastunces were rotated to him and ho nt. . onca repDrtod the matter to thj llrst ofllcer ho mot. A couple of detectives hastened to tbo barn aud a thorough search of the premises wns made but the birds bad flown. The police think the men wcro the cracks men who tried to shoot Olticer Cory the night before. ClUXESK. New York r.uborcrg Hold a Mass Meeting : Pinorlni ; Exclusion. NKW YoitK. March 25. A mass mooting of men and women under the auspices of the labor organizations WJis held last night to denounce the Chinese and. demand that they bo perpetually 'expelled from the country. Resolutions were adopted requesting tbo' senate and house to pass ns speedily as pos sible , effective and perpetual exclusion laws prohibiting the coming to this country of all Chinese persons without regard to distinction or class , except duly autborized diplomats , and to enact lawn for the proper rccistratlon nnd enumeration of these that are here. Copies of those resolutions were ordered sent to President Harrison , tbo members of the cabinet , tha sentto nnd house ns well as the emperor of China and the Chinese- min ister nt'Washlngton. Jlrniovinc the Intruders. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Murch 23. In view of the fact that the proclamations will soon bo Issued by the president opening to settlement the surplus lands of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservations in Indian Territory , and also tha , lands recently ceded to the United States by the Sissoton and Wahpoton Indians in the Dakotas , Sec retary Noble has taken steps to have all intruders removed therefrom by the military. The former reservation will bo opened to settlement between the tlrst ton days of April nnd the latter on April 15. This action is taken , not only for the protection of the government b t in the interest of intruders themselves , as under the law persons who enter upon the lands prior to the data fixed upon thereby , forfeit their rights unaor the proclamation. Similar action has also been liken with respect to thu removal of intruders from the Cherokoa strip in Indian Territory and nil persons found thereon , whether white or Indian , will bo promptly removed. The lauds to bo opjuod aggregate 574,257 acres. lilaml und Ills .Men Demoralized. WASHINGTON- . C. , March 25. The silver advocates are sadly demoralise 1 by the weakness of their oauio betrayed by last evening's proceedings of the houso. They have nil along been confident of u majority ot thirty or forty. Mr. Bland will at ones nppial to thu committee on rules to set apart n day and hour for the further consideration of the silver bill , thus cutting off all Intervening motions and forc ing a votd. The unti-sllvsr people will also appeal to the committee on rules for permis sion to offer motions , llrst to suostltuto the international monetary congress bill ; second , to recommend ; t'nirJ , to postpone until De cember next ; fourth , that the vote bo tauc-ii first on the International monetary congress bill. The opponents of tlio bill claim tbl.s would bo simply protecting the rights of the minority. Heating : Drum 1'iitoiiteil. WASHIXOTOX , i ) . C. , March 23. [ Special Telegram to TUB BBS.J The Washington ofllco of TUP. Dm : Bureau of Claims today procured a patent for Messrs. Held & Gruouhlgen ot St. Anthony's Park , Minn. , on a heating drum. This is a valuable improvement over anything now in use and consists of a novel und ingeniously con structed beating drum calculated for heating rooms where stoves are not desirable. This Invention has great advantage : ! over any ! : iud of steve now used. The patent securot for tbcso gentlemen by tbo Waablngton ofllco of TUB HKK Bureau is very broad in its claims and shows the advantages pos sessed by Tun BUA Bureau of Claims in so curlntr patents for inventors. Murderer llc'nry Smith Hungcd. Loi'iM'ii.i.i : , ICy. , March 25. Henry Smith was hanged at U:23 : this morning for the murder ot tils employer , Louis Kpooht , Jan tmry IS , IS' ' I , Tbo murder grow out ot c quarrel because Specht would .pot permi Smith tc tauo his family out riding on Sun day , Smith died with but sllijbt convul sions. _ _ Hill farm Mine Victims llurlril. Du.Niuit , Pa. , March 23 , Tbo twenty throe bodies of tha Hill Farm uilno explosion were burled today , amid the most heart rending scenes of crlcf on the part ol the relatives present 'Tbo jury verdict attaubed no Dlamu to the Dunbar company. oubles. ST. Louis , Mo. , March 25. A deed of as signment was Iliad yesterday by Conrad Earner , u dealer lu furniture , etc. . to Louis Heynard as trustee for the creditors. As sets , (35,000 ; liabilities unknown. SILVER DEMORALIZED THEM Members of Congress Tired from Their Struggle Over the Bland Bill. YESTERDAY IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE Poit Morlont on Yc tcnlny'd Vote on the lllnml Hill An AmitynlH of the llullotlnsn Wimhlngtou XIMVS nuil ( losslii. WASIIIXOTON- . C. , March 23. The free coinage bill had a demoralizing effect on the private bill calendar In the houso. The pro- ongatlon of yesterday's session until 12:10 : this morning proved a severe trial to the most of the mcmbera , ami when the house met today not over II fty of thu 'J3C members wcro in their seats. Later in the day other members strolled in , but at no time during the day would a roll call bavo developed the presence of a quorum , and It was found im possible to take decisive action upon any im portant measures. After prayer by the chaplain there were n number of members on their feet asking for corrections to be made in the record and tbo journal. Most of these corrections were directed toward a roll call in the Record which was incorrectly printed by the print- inir ofllco. The caption "not votlnc" was placed over the list of members voting in the uogatlvo on one ot the motions made last night and this error led to some confusion. Itcril Is Siircustic , The error was not material but It was sufficient to bring Mr , Hoed of Mnlno for ward with the sarcastlo remark : "I j ra plad to notice thut.thls multiplicity of errors which has apparently occurred In this con gress Is not an evidence oi moral obliquity as It has been in some congresses. " [ Laughter. ] The Speaker The chair will state to the gentleman that what appears to bo n multi plicity of errors grows out of a single error at the printing olllco In putting over thn list of these who voted "nay" the words "not voting. " It is simply the transposition of a subhead. Mr. Heed These errors will happen. I want only to point out that fact. Mr. Bynum 1 call the ccnlloman's atten tion to the fact that in the present congress wo have nn opportunity to correct errors after they are discovered. In some previous congresses wo have been prohibited froth dolni ; so , The journal having been approved the house wont into committee of the whole ( Mr. Mcllao of Arkansas in the chair ) on the private calendar. Three hours were consumed in the consid- cratiun of the bill for the relief uf pnrsonal representatives of Henry Slbloy , the inven tor of the Slbley tent , put no determination was reached. Tbo commfttee rising , the , house adjourned -tho evening session being dispensed with. IN Till : SBNATIi. Senator Hoarst'K Memory Honored Other I'roceciIlniijH Ycstcrilny. WASHINGro.v , D. C. , March 2. ) . A bill was reported for the establishment of a lisb hatchery in Montana and ordered placed < ou the calendar. Mr. Sawyer introduced a bill to encourage postal saviucs , to invest tbo same and to di vide the earnings among depositors. Re ferred. The senate then , on motion of Mr. Sher man , went into executive session. When the doors wcro reopened legislative business was resumed. Mr. Wilson from the judiciary committee reported u bill changing the time for holding the circuit and district courts of West Vir ginia , and it was passed. Senate bill _ appropriatlnc , 8100,000 for a public building ut Helena , Mont. , was taken from the calendar and passed. Tbo senate adopted resolutions offered by Mr. btanford in respccf. to tbo memory of the lute Senator Hearst and the business of the senate wus suspended in order to enable his associates to pay proper tribute of re spect to hla high character nnd dlstinculshcd public services. Eulogies were delivered by Senators Stanford , Vest , Stewart , Voorhoes , Dolpb , Morgan and IJolton ( Mr. IlearM's successor ) and then as a further mark of re spect tbo senate adjourned until Monday. ANALYSIS Of Till : VOTK. Some of thu Fcittures of Yesterday's Bal lot Ins on theliluuil Itlll. WASHINGTON' . t ) . C. , March 23. If Mr. Catcblngs of Mississippi returns to Washington in time- special order may bo brought in the house Monday for tbo immed iate consideration of the Bland silver bill and pending amendments. Mr. Bland , dur ing the afternoon , disclosed his plan by tbo introduction of n resolution fixing March 23 as the date on which the bill for the free coinage of silver and pandinir amendments shall bo taken up and put on its 'passage. Accompanying the resolution is a provision giving the speaker power to refuse to enter tain any dilatory motion. Tbo resolution wont to the committee on rules. In view of tbo closeness of the vote on tup jilvor question as disclosed last night , no analysis of the tie vote on the teat motion of Mr. Burrows of Michigan to lay tbo Bland bill on tbo tabln will bo interesting. On thU motion each side secured 143 votes and thlrty-flvo members nra put down a ? not voting , of which number the Congressional Record shows that twenty were announced to bo paired on this vote , leaving 'lftoen un paired. Of the 143 votes cast in favor of the motion , eighty-two wore cast oy demo crats and sixty-six republicans. Tho.noza- ttvo vote showed the namea of cloven repub licans , the other 137 being either democrats or alliance men. Domounits Opposed In tlio Hill. The unexpectedly Inreo showing of dcmc ? crallu votes against the silver bill came from the following Rtatos ; Now York 10 , Penn sylvania 10 , Wisconsin 7 , Washington 7 , Iowa 7 , New Jersey , Ohio and Maryland 4 each , llllnoU ana Connecticut 3 each , Now Hampshire , Rhode Island. Louisiana and Minnesota 2 each. South Carolina , Delaware , West Virginia , Missouri and California 1 each. Tbo eleven republican votes opposed to the motion made by Mr. Burrows are scattered over the far "west , onlv one vote , that of Mr. Vincent A. Taylor of'Ohio , com ing from cast of the Mississippi. Kansas contributed two In Messrs. Hrod- orlck.aud Funstou ; South Uakota two moro Messrs. Pickler and Jolloy , while the other six came Irom as many different states , Colorado , M. l\ Townsend ; Wyoming , ClurU ; N'ovadu , Bartino ; California , Bo wen ; Idaho , Sweet , and Oregon , Hermann , The pnlM announced wore as follows ; Mr. Enocbs with Mr. Tarsno > , Mr. tianford with Mr. Elliott , Mr. IJuroorrow with Mr. IIooKer of Mississippi , Mr. Morse with Mr. Cstchings , E , 13. Taylor of Ohio with Mr. Gates , Mr. Van Horn with Mr. John&tono of South Carolina , Mr. Henderson with Mr. Pet'lo. U'ck with Cnmpton .arid W. A. Stone with Mr. Jouos. Thn nemos llrst given In each case being members who would bavo voted against the bill aud in tba latter these who would bavo voted for the measure. I'lilluil to Vote , 1 " 10 following | s a list of members who were not announced as. paired and \ \ ho failed to vote either way ; lossrs. Campbell , Wodsworth uud Stalilneclier of Now York ; forman , Wytoo and Springer of Illinois ; Cooper ot Indiana , Clioatnam of North Care lina , Donovan ol Ohio ; Shell of South Care lina , Hubert of Alabama , Lester of Virginia , Boutncr of Louisiana , and Knloe'of Tennes see. Before the vole was announced Mesira. Herbert and ICaloo asked the rltrht to vote , but under the rules wcro refused. Their votes offset each , ' ! bthcr , thu-t leaving thirteen men onvhbsa votn In nn nb- Holutoly full hotrs6 'tho result would have bill Rod. ' O these thirteen members > lessr . V0ibvcr , Cooper , Lester , Shell amiVlkaon & ' < xut > 3oqubnt test vote , voted with the sllvefmon , nnd Wadsworth with the antU , whllojnnlri In laver of the bill were announced on the part of Boatncr and Korman. abd against the bill. Stnhl- ncckcr. Both announcements show seven moro votes for ho silvorltoa nnd two rnoro for the nntl-i itVcrilos , leaving Messrs. Timothy .T. Catipboll of Now York ; Cheat- ham. renubllci n , Ponovnn of Ohio , and Springer still unaccounted for. This on nn absolutely ft 11 vote shows at least ono majority for tie sliver men , but In this connection It nust bo stntod that n full vote is practl ally unknown in the house , and that \vhll6 ho silver mort concede the vote is very lose , tnov are loss nblo than their oopononts.to count on ovcry mombor. The situation jls less encouraging to the stl- vor men when tlney consider thtir future course , ns the largo showing made has un questionably slrdngihoncd Inolr opponents nnd some men \vho have always voted in fa vor of free silver have slnco expressed them selves ns disinclined , for political reasons , to further push 'tho matter. To what extent this fooling wllUlnnuonco some subsequent votes is unknown. \V1M , ItUAOtt A VOTi : NKXT WUUIC. Seimtorf ) AVIH Adopt orltojcct tlio Arbitra tion ITrruty In u for Diiya , WASiiiNCJTONYjp. C. , March 'Jo , The son nto today.spent two hoilrs in further consid eration of tbo Uo'rlng sea arbitration treaty. As n result tho'discussion has nearly reached n conclusion nnd n vote is expected to betaken taken on the motion to ratify the treaty some time next waott. In fact , there does not seem to bo any siitrtciont reason why action should not have boon taken today , although It was represented in view of the small attendance - tendance toward the close of the session'that it would bo bettor to defer the vole until next week. , The discussion his established n strong probabiKty.'thattho trJaty will bo ratified. The senators \ylio oppose it as a whole are very few in number , nnd find their principal representative' ' In Senator Fclton. His op position to the irbAty is bawl on the idea Inut it contemplates a possible surrender of absolute rights licpuirodfby the United States from Russia. Bdt the most formidable op position to the ratification of the treaty is of members wh6 ( bullovo that it should bo accompanied , ' 'by ' * n resolution asking the 'right to withhold the exchange of linal rati fication uutil'tiront tjrltaih consents to renew the modus vlvuudli 'It has boon represented by tbo foreign relations committee that the ndoption of s'iictr aJroolutlon would defeat tbo treaty , and England would never consent to bo placed In-tho attitude of renewing the modus vivoudl ttfrouxn the fear of the re sults. These representations have had such un effect tbac today U was made to appear , from the trend of the debate , that the treaty will ultimately be ratified without any such condition. . ICmlorso , tllq 'President's Course. There Is , howqver.jstlll another element in the sonata that'scoVs ' to follow tbo ratlflca- tion of the treaty wlth'n resolution endorsing the president's action up to this point , 'and ' asserting strongly ho purpose of this gov ernment to protect ; Its property in tbo seal Islands at all hazards pending aroilration. This olomon.tt nMearoJ today to have gathered streoKtb , and it may bo that when linnl action isr. token , upon the treaty some such resolution Willj.fao ndopted , although a largo number of sonAVorg feel that it will Be unnecessary to do this , as tb,9 president is al ready fully satisliodfTharhovbas the hearty support and co-operation of tbo senate. Notwithstanding alt of the .discussion . had today , the treaty remains technically un changed in its position and tha advancement that is _ to bo recorded is in the approach made toward a conclusion of the debate. The .efforts to maintain ; secrecy continue and there has been.iiiexecutive , session another investigation.into'newspaper methods. , NEWS , VOR THE AIOIY. Complete 1,1st of Chan ai In tlio KejjiiUir Service. WASIUXGTOK , D. "C. , March 23. ( Special relogiam to Tup J3uE. ] The following as- sipnments to regiments of oflicors recently promoted and transfers of oflicors nro or dered : I'1 \ * Lcavo of absence fortbreo months , to take effect April 10 , on Being relieved from duty ut Jefferson Barracks , Mo. , is granted First Lieutenant Hoel'S ! B'snup , Fifth cavalry. Colonel William l Jordan , Nineteenth in fantry , having , \ served over thirty years as an. ofllCer of the army , is , 0:1 : his oivn ( ajipiontion ) , retired from active service. , Cantain Augustus G. Tav sln. Twelfth infantry , will report in person to Colonel Ln illicit Livingstone , Third ar tillery , president kff the army retiring board at Washington Barracks , U. C. , for c.xamlim- ion by the board , Tbo leave of absence granted First LloUtonunt Samuel E. Adair , Fifth cavalry. Js extended ono month. First Lieutenant ( Ezra B. Fuller , Seventh cavalry , will proceed from Fort Klloy , Kan. , to PlnoilidgO , B/D. / , upon notification from the o.lico of the chief quartermaster , Depart ment of the Platte , reporting on route at the headquarters Department of the Platte for instructions , for tbo purpose of supervising tbo ( lisintnrrmcilt ana identifying tbo remains of UuftodtStatps soldiers authorized bv the Eecrotary'of war to be removed from Pine Uidgo , S. D , , to Fort , Uiloy , Kan. Upon compiotlon Of this duty Lieutenant Fuller will rejoin his proper station. Luava of absence for' four months , to take effect on or about May 15 , 1UU2 , with par- mission to apply for an extension of two months , is granted Colonel Zonas R. Bliss , Twenty-fourth infantry. First Lieutenant John Bigelow , Tenth cavalry , now'ori leiu'e of nbsenzo , will report in person nt the expiration thereof to the commanding general , Department of Dakota , for nsslgnmont'toduty nt the station to which his troop , is to be assigned upon itsartlvul In tuut department. I'rcnlilcnt IIurrlnoiiiTliinks Their Nutlounl Kncuinpnimit liaulil lii a Sucresn. WASIIIXOTOX , D.,0 , , March 25. A message from tbo president ; transmitting a communication ' cation from th'o tlstrict [ commissioners , ac companied by a ietlrjr from the chairman of the executive commi leo of tbo Grand Army of the Republic encaJn'pinont , to bo hold next September , was laldjbeforo the senate today. An appeal is ma Jo [ tor , ? 100,030 , one-half to bo paid by the district for tbo expanses of tbo encampment. , i The president sayf ; , . "Tho event p > one p { nation0 ! Interest and ' the attendance of 'surviving union soldiers will probably- larger than at any encumo- inent that bus ovec Uccn held. Tbo parndo of tbo suryivprs 'of our ereot nrmios on Penn sylvania a'veuuo wjlt bring visibly back those momentous days when the great armies of tbo east aud west marched through the streets of Washington in high parade and were received by. ( oar citizens with Joyful acclaim. It sceiru'tb tno that it would bo highly npprop'rlaio,5 for congress to aid in maklnz this demonstration tmpresslvo and in extending to ttiasoluiors , whoso lives a bene ficent providence bus prolonged , an oppor tunity to see id.ho security and peaceful de velopment aud-Dfoipcrlty which now so hap pily prevail at ho national capital , theiruits of their sacrifice and valor , " \ViiBiiigtnu | | > c vc Notes. WAstusoTOjy'D ' , C. , March 25. Iho house committee oa juriculturo , Joclay authorized a favorable report to ho inada on tba Pad dock pure foodbill | , wblcbfpassod the senate , Tbo cominltteaiiiaJo several amendments to the bill. 5 * t Kopresentallyo Geary .today introduced into tha hou o a bill to prevent the use of substitutes.for hops or pure extract of bops in tha making of ale or beer. / Tlio J'lrj Uneoril. slo.NTUEAL , P , Q. , Ma rob 25. The General Bazaar wnadaniOKOd t'y flT Loss , ? TOCOy. POACHING MUST END Sentiment of the Sonata in Favor of Arresting - ing Seal Stealers Whore Found , WILLING TO ARBITRATE THE MATTER But Polagio Sealing Must Bo Entirely Sue- ponded During tbo Negotiations. UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR THE EXECUTIVE No Differences Between Branches of tlio Government Exist on This Scjoro. . SALISBURY IS ALONE RESPONSIBLE With Him It UcMsto.Sjv If thu 'Mutter blmll Ho Settled 1'cnee.ilily-Nu lutcrtereiieo Will lo llrookcd. WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 23. [ Special 'olccram to THE Bne , ] The Uorlnp sea or- bltratlon treaty will bo formally ratified by the scr.ato next Monday. There will , how- over , DO cither u provision or u resolution in regard.to the modus vlvoiull. This was tbo uoclslon reached in the ex- oxutivo session this afternoon. The formal vote na ratification was not recorded because - cause of the absence of some of the senators , but action was talteu showing the purpose of the senate. Chairman Sherman and Mr. Orayoftho foreign relations coniralttoo had boon up to the walto house and had a talk with President Harrison. They found tha t the administration would bo entirely satls- llod with the course proposed. Sen ator Sherman , and most of his col leagues of the foreign relations committee , have been of thoopinlon that the treaty should bo ratified indopandently , and than that a declaratory resolution should bo paisod up holding the executive in insisting on a re newal of the modus Vivendi , but the strong objections ol western senators to this pallcy are lilcoly to prevail and whatever resolution is adopted will bo stronger than a moro declaration. Tba action of the sonata will bo squarely In accord with the executive de partment. It commits the senate to arbitra tion , and at the same time this body empha sizes the position taken by the president that lull arbitration would bo scnselosj If the very points to ba arbitrated were yielded in advance , In other words , pelagic sealing must bo stopped from the moment arbitra tion is agreed on until the arbitrators make known tnolr decision. TVllt Muko it Stronj ; Enough. The United Stales gives its adhesion to the principle of [ arbitration , as strongly as any nation could possibly do. It now rests with Lord Salisbury , to say whether Arbitration shall fall , for If ho refused to provide for a renewal of the modus vtvendi. the whole treaty will'In tbo end be ineffective. * Three or four propositions wore discussed in the executive scision this afternoon from the making of the modus vivendi a part of tbo treaty , to merely instructing the presi dent to withhold the exchange ot r-itillca- tions until tbo modus vivondl is ronowod. But this .latter does not socm to bo strong enough to please most of the senators. They want tbo ratification accompanied with something official which can DO trans mitted to Lord Salisbury immediately ns an ovidouco that the legislative branch of the government is in full sympathy with the ex ecutive. The wording will probably be made strong enough to suit thorn and will bo of a character to make unnecessary the withhold ing of tha ratification. The sentiment of the senate is absolutely unanimous in upholding the president in ex hausting every source available to prevent pelagic sealing pending arbitration. The view taken is that thu patrol should bo made as effective as possible , the Canadian poachers captured wheraver found , and the British naval vessels loft to take tbo consa- quonco of uny interference. So it rests with Lord Salisbury whether there shall bo a collision or not. The cabinet now looks upon the matter as in very satisfactory shape so far as the United States is concorneJ. Today , for vthe first time slnco the negotiations have reached such a critical stutre , the entire cabinet was present at the meeting. YVAiisiui's i-oit DIJIII.NC si.v. : The Most Formidable A'essclH of tlio Jfuvy bulectc'd for thu Sen Ice. WASHINGTON- , C. , March 25. The seriousness of the Bering sea situation was shown by the attendance of Secretary Blalno at the cabinet meeting today , notwithstand ing bis recent Illness. The other members were all present also. Secretaries Foster and Traccy held a conference prior to the mealing , presumably In regard to orders to Hie naval and revenue vessels assigned to the duty of patrolling tbo sealing grounds. It was practically bottled that the xvar ships Charleston , Baltimore , Boston , Yorktown , Adams , Hanger and Mohican , and the reve nue vessels Corwln , Bear , Hush and Albatross tress , bo assigned to this duty. It is understood the decision -.vai reached that the government await the reply of Lord Salisbury to the president's last note before proceeding on the assumption that the Eng lish government wilt not co-operate in meas ures for the protection of the sealing indus try. f ASIUI : > rouTiii : LATUST yawn , I'urllamcnt Auxloi'i to Know AVIint HUH linen Done. LONDON , March t5 ! , In the House of Com mons today la reply to a request for informa tion as to the latest communications from the United States on the Bering sea ques tion , LowtherV" parliamentary secretary of tbfc foreign ofllco-said the correspondence was still pending , but hoped It would DO ready for production m the house Monday. The reply to Great Britain's ' last note to the United States , he said , was still under con sideration. Ho said furthermore that tha foreign ofllco bad had nothing from Washing ton coiilinning the telegrams published In this morning's papers that the United States tonate committee on foroljin relations hud recommended tbo ratification of the con vention. Cunaclliiii XiMV < * paper ( oiiuiiuut , MONTHIUI. , I' . Q. , Marcn 25.--Tho Star pi in U the following : The excitement at Washington regarding the Bering sea matter bo * not spread hero , Tbo papers and ofti- clals discredit the idea that the two friendly powers could come to blows over such an af fair when so near peaceful arbitration. They can oulv suggest the exigencies of Interna tional politics ns tlio cause of the bellicose tone of the people at Washington. liettcr to Kurt Cuimtlu Tlnu right , LONPON , March 23. Tbo Star , which yesterday approved of Salisbury's attitude In declining to assent to the prolongation of the modus ! vivondl , has changed its views and today ndvisos Salisbury to renew the modus vivondl. It says the renewal will cuuso Can- ndlnus to tcroatn , milling : "But hotter that than a serious quarrel between Irent ! Brit ain and the Uultod Slates. " AVAU'S Ai.Ait.MH IN r.tmopi : . rrii liin Itiillooitft Ill-hit ; Uioil to Spy Out ltn l ' Act 1(111 * . WAHSAW , March S3. Humors ot war (111 ( the air hero , and they nro ijivon an uppsar- nnco of truth by the presence in Poland of nnjlmmcnso numborol Uusslan solalcrs. The purpose , however , may bo simply the pre rI parations fjr the usual soring m.iniuavors , J but the proximity of those troop ) to'tho Jc Prussian frontier causes a general fooling of uneasiness. The nativity on the part of the Prussians across the frontier incrcnsoi the anxtctv. Prus sian balloons have been hovering over Uus- olan fortresses and camps , nnd nro believed to form a part of an extensive German spy system. The balloons apptmr to bo under perfect it i control and Indicate thatnnowund ii dangerous element has been introduced into modern warfare. WANTED BADLY IN OHIO AGO. \Vinily City Orunil Jury After nn Important but Absent Wltnes" . The Chicago boodle Investigation Is forcing itself 1 upon the attention of people far away | from the windy city , and Just now It Is Be coming of unusual interest in this vicinity for ( the reason that one of the most Intensely concerned parties Is at present lu hiding at the residence of a relative In Council B'uffs 1t 1 , wbera ho was unearthed Thursday evening by n reporter for THE BBC. ljoc.it < ul lu Council lllull'i. Dotcctlvos were put upon the track of the man , nnd rumors worn mo ns' to his flight to Detroit or borne point near the CHimdiati line , whtlo some of the reports were to the effect that ho was already on British Roil. It remained for u representative of Tun But : to discover the hiding place of the fugitive , and Thursday ovohini ; ho was located at the residence of E. H. Merriam , 010 South Seventh street , Council Bluffs. Ho was thunderstruck when the newspaper man made known his identity and reiterated npnln nnd again that ho coul'd not understand how in the world his re treat had been dlcorcrcd. Ho at ilrst absolutely refused to answer n single question , but subsequently admitted that ho leit Chicago socrotlv at 10 o'clock Sunday evening over the Hock Island ana cumo direct to Council Bluffs , whcra ho was joined Wednesday by his wife who loft homo two days after his departure , Just ns quietly and secretly as bo had done in order to re move every means of Jlndlng out what bad become of the much wanted witness. Ho refused to say anything whatever regardIng - Ing his relations on conferences with any of the aldermen or thuir representatives , on the ground that it would imprudent to do so and might do him much harm. Koasted Ooiinrllincii hi ( ictieral. "In what way , " was asked him. "Well , not bodily barm , " ho replied , nnd then proceeded to arraign aUcouncilmen as u class for their sordid motives and want of honor or anything pertaining to it. Ho pro fessed to know of nothing that had influenced the aldermen to make his franchise a special order for Monday night , and refused to say what had cauod certain aldermen to with draw their opposition'to'tbo franchise. He would not say when ho intended to re turn home'but said that ho had done nothing for wh'lch to fear indl6tmeut. Ho assumed to bo resting and taking llfo easy , but his nervousness.and. apparent deep concern \\cro widely nt variance with the indifference" , and contentment that ho pro- toniled to fool. Yesterday Mr. Soulo accompanied Mr , Merriam to that gentleman's place of Busi ness and returned home with him to lunch nt 12:30 : o'clock. A reporter who called nt the house was received by Mr. Merrtara , and in reply to a question as to Soulo's whereabouts Mr. Merriam stated that he had go no. "Whovo has ho gone ! " "That is none of your business , " was the somewhat impolite but emphatic reply. Claims Soulo HUH Clone. Mr. Merriam volunteered only testate that Soulo had gonn and had been gone some time , and after lui embarrassing silence of several seconds duration , the reporter thanked the genial fiontlemun for his Information and the interview terminated. Notwithstanding the statement of Mr. Merriam , it is known that Soule is not only still in the Bluffs , but ho is still at the resi dence of Mr. Morriam. How ho managed to make such a palpable mistake regarding the whereabouts of the husband of his wife's second cousin can only bo surmised. It is staled that there Is a strong probabil ity that Soulo will bo indicted today by tbo Chicago grand jury , but it is generally un derstood that it will bo more for the purpose of getting him back to Chicago as a witness against the councilman than because of an expectation of convicting him of any offense. The indications now nro that Mr. Soulo will again sniff Lake Michigan air before- another week has rolled nrouni' ' . Not Inclined to Kick. A mooting of tbo local branch of the Na tional Postofllco Clerks' association was held yesterday afternoon at tbo postoftico and a resolution was adopted instructing tbo con gressional committee of the association to use its influence to sccuro the passage of the bill recently submitted by the postmasters' conference in Washington providing for nn appropriation of ! 00,000 to carrv Into effect the recent legislation glvintr the postolllco clerks u leave of absence or vacation. The general sentiment among the clerks Is that the bill was introduced for the purpose of quietly killing their previously submitted classification bill , but instead of ulcklng on that score they wisely concluded that half a loaf is better than none at all , and will , therefore , try to sccuro the passage of the less satisfactory bill. They Fuyor tlinttntrli Hill. CitESTO.v , la. , March 25. ( Special Tele gram to TUB Bni : . ] Petitions having boon sent to the logUlatuio for the reconsidera tion of tba Gatch bill , a delegation of repub licans will leave- hero tomorrow night for DCS Molnos to secure the passage of the bill if possible. Delegations will also go from BUI rounding towns. KEOMIK , In , , March 25 , A petition was circulated hero today and signed generally by republican business men asking the Iowa legislature to reconsider its action and to pass the Untch bill , A delegation of repub licans u 111 take this petition to U ( Moines for presentation to the legislature. Tips lor Today , Those horses which the knowing ones eon- bldergood things are found In luolist given : OUTTENUEIla 1. Churchill Clark Piedmont 2 , Ivunhoo West Kimns. ; i. I'rlncu llnrvitrd Uamhler , 4 , Undue Loxun , 6. Sandstone SlrOeorgo II. 0. rutiiilty-lluncllt. or.oticKirr.it. 1. Topmast-John 1/iieI.liuiJ. C'J. DuvUoo Illjou , coll. U. ( Jarilson Umpire Kel 4. Carlolninis Wigwam , 5. ( Jiiard Censor. 6. Hover J'olsoned u Whole I'.imlly , Ii . , March 25 , Michael Smith , bis wife and olgbt children were poisoned by eating beef affected with lumpy Jaw. The mother and one boy are still very sick and may die. The other * are out of danger. Ileeuu of J > l | > lillicrl < i. GAIIV , B > v D. , March 25. The doctor * report now cases of diphtheria , and the city Board of Health yesterday suspended schools and placed the city under u rigid quarantine , Marino Band concerts , Exposition hall , Kssurred scats on sale at Meyer's music store. WHAT PROHIBITION MEANS with tbo Lax * [ thiug but Encouraging. DISORDERLY SUBURBS Prciturtt | Oiniwo Promise * miptlnii to lluilm'K * All ) ity Kmirlft ItcliiK .Miulu to latch Aill ltocoiml < lcroil > Sioux Hfjlila. . , March 25. ( Special Tin : Bie.lsrs7)t : ) slnco the killing ot Dr. H id- dock has Sioux City boon so stirred up ns by the order of Mn > or Plorco that the prohibitory - ' ory low must bo strictly enforced. It' waa the enforcement of the obnoxious law that caused that tragedy , which In turn was fol lowed by more rigid onforoamont. The ro- suit was the upbuilding of n town nt Coving- ton , Just across the Missouri river in Ne braska , which became inmous nil over the United States for Us population ni liquor sellers , gamblers , prostitutes , swindlers , thugs and outlaws or nil sorts. Llfoln'Cov- tugton was ono continual rloL A Sioux , City company built u pontoon bridge across the river and llltcrolly "coined money from the throng of visitors who passed over to'Cov- Ington In endless procession , There was no open selling of liquor in Sioux city , In Cv- ington beer and whisky were frco. It wasl only u mile from the business part of thb city to tno mad Whirl of the Nebraska joints. Time ItroiiKUt n C'linniJT. This continued during ono udmlnlstralion , or two years , two years nio Mayor Palmer was clouted by a largo majority on the under standing that there wa * to bo no strict en forcement of the prohibitory Ituv. Im mediately after the election u petition was signed by the overwhelming majority of the business men of the cltv , asking him to per mit the saloons to run under some form of license. Ho made an arrangement , known ns the "Palmer license , " whorobv each saloonkeeper was lined foO tnco n month foe permitting "loud aud profane lancuago" about his place. Except ror Intermittent in- | tcrruptlous by the Law and Order league this license has been'in force during the past two years. During this timu $73UUi' has thus ) been covered into the city treasury , but fori which , it is said , city warrants would have fallen fur below par. The entire spoiling population of Coving- ton then moved back to this side of thb rlvor , mid Coviticton became n deserted town. The patronage of the pontoon bridge foil off till it was a losing investment , and there was doubt whether it was worth whiloto relay it this season. So matters wont till the late city election , when the question of economy In city ex penditures superseded all others. Without a thought of cnlorcoment Mr. Pierce was'nora- Iniucd us an independent candidate for mayor , and almost unanimously supported by the very men whoao names wcro signed to tbo petition to Mnyor Palmer not to onlorca the nrohibitory law two years UBO , nnd ho was elected. The fact that ho Is an anti-pro * hioitlonist cut Borne llcuro. Then the Troulilo Commenced. a Mayor Pierce was inaugurated last Mon thly niKht. The whole town was agog Tues day when it was announced that the new mayor had ordered his chief of police to'plosq all tbo saloons' , gambling and bawdy houses and that nottca ha'd already been served on thorn-to quit by Saturday night. Within an hour after the announcement was made u pe tition was out among the business meht'pray- Ing that no such order bo cnforcbj. ' The next gay the mayor dcclargod that it was ut terly useless to present any such petition to him , tuat ho had adopted a course' frori which ho. would not daviate and tbnt ho ro. pnrdcd himself bound by his oath of ofllco. ] Ho added that ho would not permit the drug stores to be turned Into saloons. \Vork on the pontoon bridge Is being pushed night nnd day. Rents have jumped skyward in Covington , Tenements which went bog ging at (10 per month cannot now bo bad for less than $ oU to $73. Tbo saloon mmi at Cov ington who control the town government have formed a trust and have decided not to Issue licenses , thus enjoying n monopoly of the immense liquor buainos which is sure to follow. Accordingly there is been in tbo little town of Stnnton , justii milo further , xvhcro there Is gioat demand for houses for the sporting classes. On this sldo private clubs arc being organized to supply liquor to their members. No organized opposition will bo made to the cnforco'iicnt of tbo law , but Mayor Pierce is daily in re ceipt of u good-sized batch of threatening letters. All the indications nra that Siotix CKy will have prohibition with a vengeance for the next two years at least. ' Tlieloua Hunatu I'alU to 1'uss the Kongo .Mrusure. Dus Moixng , la. , March 23. In the sonata , bills worn passed to legalize the water power ordinance of'Des Molnos ; to give legislative * assent to the congressional net for the 'moro complete endowment of Agricultural collcgos ( to make more efficient the national guard. A wrnnplo was precipitated on the consid eration of the house joint 'resolution for the submission of a prohibition amendment. Kelnger for the republicans wanted it con sidered at once nnd on roll call the majority was in favor. It was reconsidered nnd the question deferred , as tbo necessary * two- thirds could not bo secured to suspo'nd the rules. The democrats , with the exception of Smith of Butler , voted against it. This settles rcsubmlBsion for this ncsslon. A bill authorizing the executive council to employ the State baud on occasions when. necessary was passed , A bill to appropriate $700 to Parsons , sec retary of the sonata , caused a heavy discus sion , but dually passed under suspension of the rules. This itftornqon the sennto took up the Harsh hill to appoint a commission to raviso the revenue laws and begun its discussion. It occupied all the .forenoon and amend ments tmuto so much discouraged Gatch that ho moved lor its indefinite postponement. No action was taken and tbe senate ad journed , In the house after a prolonged wrangle be tween Clark and Chase over a question of privilege claimed by Clark , Campbell's bill to make silver dollars legal tender 111 the state , was taken up , und Campbell addressed the bouse at loncth. The bill II n ally wont over till the afternoon session. Tbo house passed the sunato appropriation bills , for the Benedict home , & .000 ; soldiers' ' homo cot- topiil,000. ) . Dolph called up the bill to make the na tional guard effectual aud wanted the scnnto bill substituted , but as the matter had npt vet been presented to the house it wont over. Norrls culled up the World's fair nppro'prhv * tion bill whlcn , as It passed tlio house , pro vided for $125,030. Boom oflered an amend- . motit to make the amount $200,000 , Another amendment was offered to the effect that no money bo given if the fair la to ho 'opened Sundays , Both of thcso were voted down , and after an extended discussion tbo bill waa passed as it came from the senate. Nlrii Onrstlon fur the Court * , .Cnii.Mt Ru'ii > 8 , la. , March 2. " > . [ Special Telegram to Tim BKE.J A few weeks ago m large barn and six valuable horses at Tlptca wcro burned , the result of an explosion of oil. Messrs. Wheeler and Moflltt will now brinp sultngnlnst Stuto Oil Inspactor Dunu and Deputy lleuly of Cedar Rapids forfl'jOi damaeRs They claim the oil was below te > t nnd had been improperly branded by the deputy. H , 'il to Huvo Keen 1 1. mine , UKIIUI Itu'iiu. la. , March 82 , [ Special Telceram to Tnu HUB. -Mrs. I . P.inulo Sclmdo , a young married woman , committed suicide today by shooting herself , No cauvu is known but it is supposed stio committed thn dcnJ wnlle lu u itato uf temporary tjl nberution.