FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TWHNTY-RKCOND YHAK. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNINO , DECEMBER , 7 , 1892. NUMHEK , 170.
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[ HIS HNAL HtSSAGL
President Harrison Ably Reviews tlio Oon-
tlition of Affairs of State.
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A PERIOD OF GENERAL PROSPERITY
All Olasses of People Enjoying Better Oir-
cumstaucts Than Ever Before.
BENEFICIAL RESULTS OF PROTECTION
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Policy of tbo RermblScan Party Whicb Will
Not bo Abandoned.
TRADE EXTENSION UNDER RECIPROCITY
I'niRrrKt Mmli1 III K\rry llritiirttlirnt ofllii !
tioirriiiiii'iit anil u Sullsnti-lory Asp
III All till ! lIl-HIIC lll'K III" tillt'llllll -
trj's hiT\k'r.
WAMIINOTOX. D. C. , Deo. ( ) . President
Harrison's message reads as follows :
To inr. Sr.NATi : A.NI > Horsit or K
TIVKS In submitting my annual message to
congress I hii\c great satisfaction in being
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able to saj that the general conditions'af
fecting the commercial and industrial Inter
ests of the t'niicd States are In tbo highest
degree favorable. A comparison of the ex
isting conditions with those of the most
favored pi rind in the history of the country
will , I believe , hhnw that such a degree of
prosperit.s ami so general u diffusion of tlio
comforts of life wen1 never before enjoyed by
our people
The total wealth of the country in 1800
was 810.IMI ( ( IIJ.IHIS ; in 1MK ) it amounted to
( lij.lUIMXKUKM ) . an increase of 27 per cent.
Tin total ndlcuiroof rallwaysln the United
States in IMJO as : ! 0lKi ( ; in IM'O ' it was 107-
7-11 an incri-iiM-of-IIS percent ; and it is es
timated that there will be about - , ( ) ( ) miles
of track added by the close of the year IM'-J. '
rigut-cx From I tic Kti-M-ntli CI-IIHIU.
Theofllclal returns of the Klcvcnth census
Jnd those of the Tenth census for seycnty-
Jlve leading cities furnished the basis for
; the following comparisons :
[ In IShi ) . the capital invested in mauufactur-
I ing wasfl ' , ' : W.s y.il70 ; in IS'.H ' ) , the capital in-
I vested in manufacturing was $ : V.KXir ) : > .SSt.
| hi 18SO. the numborof employes was lOI.iSS ! ! : ;
I in Ib'.K ' ) , the number of employes was 'J/i- !
I Il In l-sst ) . the wages earned were fcilll-
| IK'iTi.TTS ; in 1M ) . the wages earned were
I $1 , ± J1 1TO.-I5I. In l.SM ) , the value of the pro-
I duct was > , ' . ; I l.rH'.l.'J'j'j ' ' ; in IS'.K ' ) , the value of
I the product .is i4WX,2 ? ) > < i5st7. :
I am informed by the superintendent of
the census that the omission of certain in-
dnstries in IK.SU. which were included in IS'.M ' ,
accounts in part for tlio remarkable increase.
thus shown. Hut after making full allowances -
ances for differences of method and ileduet-
ing the returns lor nil industries not included
m in tbecensusof IhSD , there remains in the rc-
T ports from these seventy-live cities an iu-
? J crease in the capital employed of § l.iVJv,7-4ri.- !
MfiOl ; in the value of the product of Sa.lttl.-
UW.KJO , in wages earned of &f > 77lliiVJ : ( ! ) , uml
in the numbei of wage earncis employed of
W 8T)0fJ' ( ) . Tbo wage earnings not only show an
Increased aggregate , but an increase per
I capita from . * : > in 18SO to ? "VI7 in ib'JO , or 1.71
I per cent
I . > mr Industrial Plants IXIaMMu'.l.
I The new industrial plants established since
I October (1 ( , WM. and up to October 2'J. lh ! , as
I prtrtially reported in the Atneiican Kcono-
mistnumberir ! ! > , and the extension of existing
plants IDS. The new capital invested
m amounts to S-IO.-H'.I.OM ) . and the number ol
additional employes lo 117,2'Ci.
Tbo Textile. World for July , ! Mslates' ) '
that during the llrsl six months of tbo prcs
cut calendar year lS."i n"w factories were
B built , of which forty are cotton mills , forty
eight knitting mills , twenty-six woolen mills
fifteen silk ndlls , forty plush mills and twi
linen mills Of the forty cotton mills twenty
one have been built in the southern states.
Mr A 15. Sliopherdson of the New Yorl
Cotton exchange estimates tin1 number ol
working spindles in the United Slates 01
September 1. 1M12 , at lsliMKXH ( ) , an incrcasi
of ( 'j < JO,000 over tin1 year IS'.U.
D The consumption of cotton by Americai
Qf mills in tssu was a , ! H5,0K ( ) bales , and in I Me
! > . .r&l,01)0 ) bales , an increase of IhS.OOO bales
From the > ear 1M1U to 18I3 ! inclusive then
I has been an increase in the consumption o
cotton in Em-ope of ' . ' 2 percent , while durini
i the name m-rlod the increase of consumptioi
\ ' in the I'niled Stales has been about IS lie
Ol cent
B Tin unit IVrni ) Plulit AliiiiiiriK-luri1.
H
Tlu > report of Ira Aycr , iipcclal agent o
B the Treasury department , shows at the dat
of September 'M. IS'.t1 , ihciv were tbirly-tw
companies manufacturing I in and tcrno plat
in the I'nitcd States and fourteen companie
building new works for such manufncluri
The estimated investment in buildings nn <
plant ! ) at the close of the fiscal year , June ! 'l
Ib'.KI , If i.\isllug conditions were to be con
tinned , was UHHUKHl , and tbo estimatci
rate of pi-mtuclion 'JOO.OOO.OOO pounds per an
num. ' 1 be actual production for the ipiarte
ending September ffl ) , IbU'J , was lll..i.Y,1- . ' ;
pounds
The report of the labor commissioner , ! YcV
B of Ne Yni'k shows thai during the yea
IS'.H in about 0,1)011 ) manufacturing cstablisl ll
inent ! ) in thai stale embraced within til
special initdr\ ] made by him , and represen'
ing si.\l.\ s < > vcn different , Industries , tlici
was a net increase over tlioear . INK ) i
11 , : iir > . ; ! > r > - > In the value of the product an
of 0 , 77 ' .y.YO'.Hn ' the amount of wages paii
f ThiMVport of the commissioner of lain
j for the siiiti of MassachnsiHIs shows tin
} ! I75 Industries in that stat.i paid t-l'J'.MIO.-'l '
In wages during the year IS'.H. against $ l''i !
0otH : ; : ) in IMHI. an increase of : < , : icitH5 : , an
that there was an increase of .l..Kf.-l'.HI ' I
the amount of capital and of 7UO ! In tl
number uf persons employed In the sail
period
l In llio Iron IniliiHlrlrK ,
H Durlii ) ; the lust six months of the yei
B IS'Jl , and the first six months of the ye.
iwt' , the total production nf pig Iron w :
11,710,8111 tons , as against ti.-W.iiKl tons in tl
year iS'.H ) , which was the largest annual pr
duct ion over obtained. For the same tweli
months of IS'.ll-ls'.h ' ) the production of Tic
seiner Inguts was Uh7Sr > Sl tuns , an Inrron :
of IS',1,710 gross tons over the previous
unpreccik ntcd yearly production of ! l,0sss
gross tons In 1MM. Tlio production of He \
seiner sled rails for the llrst six months
Ib'.iJas Ti'J.-liUI gross tons , as against 71CJ.U
gross toii.s during the last .six months of tl
year1MU
roui.u.NM > IMIMKSTU : TII.VDI : .
? lor Hum C.nilir.ilug Kiinrnio
liiiTrn > .ii In i\HirU. : |
The tolnl value of our foreign trade ( o
ports and Imports ) during the la
llscal year was Sl.S.l7lMtli ( ! > , an Increase
& ! ! iU'Juil ; < < 0-l over tbo previous liseal yea
The average annual value of our lni ] > orts ai
exK | > rts of merchandise for the ten Use
years prior to IbtU was tl.-lW.ittJ.Oll ) .
It will bo observed that our foreign tnu
for ISW exceeded thlsannualavcrago value I
MOO.ittS/iUI , an increase of 27.-I7 per cci
The Hlgnlllcaiice and value of this Inciva
are shown by the fact that the excess In tl
trade of IbW over JS'.ll was wholly In tl
value of eximrts , for tlieiv wns a decrease
tlm value of Imports , of $17Ml,1..r ! > f. T
' value of our exjwrts during the llscal ye
1893 reached the highest figure In the h
tory df the government , amounting
tflOSOl7SUI ! > , exceeding by * H,7UriS ! ! : t
oxixirts of 18111 and exceeding thu value
the ImiHirts by - - > 04. ,87'irsa.
A comparison of the value of our exxu |
for 1WJ with tlio annual average for Iho t
years prior to ib'Jl shows an excess of $30
H'Jon , or of 'M.tiTj tier cent. Thu value
our Import * of mercLuudUe for IbW , will
was S2tM03-)03 ) , also exceeded the annual
average value of the ten yea re prior to IfeUl
by f iCi,2l.-lli : ) ) .
During the llscal year IHfJ the value of
imports free of duty amounted to 157W.i-
CM , the largest aggregate In the history of
our commerce. The value of Imports of
merchandise entered free of duty In IS ! ! )
was iVi.JCi per cent of the total value of Im
ports , ns compared with I1.U. ! > percent in IS'Jl
m id aU.O } per cent In IMS ) .
Our Coi : tnl i' Ti-inlr.
In our coastwise trade a most encouraging
development is in progress , there having
been In the last four , \r.irs an increase of 10
percent. In internal commerce the statis
tics show that no such period of prosperity
has ever before existed. The freight carried
in the coastwise trade of the great lakes in
IS'.K ) ag'/regated 2'J'.i : > , ir > 0 tons. On the
Mississippi , Missouri and Ohio rivers and
tributaries In tbo same year the tralllc
aggregated yi-tM-lIO ) ( ( tons and the total
vessel tonnage passing thromih
tbo Detroit river during that year was
Ul.HSUXK ) tons. The vessel tonnage entered
and cleared in the foreign trade of ixindon
during IS'.K ) ninountiM to 1IUN.707 ) tons and
of Liverpool 1IUM1.HHI tons" , a total for these
of ' . ' . tons ,
two great shipping ports .M.m'J.oOH
only slightly In excess of the vessel tonnage
passing through the Detroit river. And it
should be said thai tbo season for the De
troit river was hut 23S days , while of course
In London and Liverpool the season was for
the entire year.
The vessel tonnage passing through tin
St. Mary's canal for the liseal year 1MJ3
amounted to dS2S.S7l tons and the freight
tonnage of the Detroit river is estimated for
that year at ' . : : > ,00IMO ) tons , against 2i0'.iGlU : ! !
tons in 1NU.
The aggregate traffic on our railroads for
Hie year I Ml I amounted to KM.MS.tKM tons of
freight , compared with iV.ili-HiJ7 : : tons in
IM'O ' , an increase of ii,0.vU72 : tons.
IVIDINC : : or i > misi
liHTi'iisi- llinl : ; li'ioillt | unil the 1'rmliu
linns ol ( Inrurin. .
Another indication of the general prosper
ity of tin1 country is found in the fact that
the number of depositors in savings banks
increased from Gii.SGO ! : in 1MJO -J.aiS.MM in
IMH ) , an increase of . " > ! ! ! per cent , and the
amount of dcpnsitn from $ l'l,377i' ' ) > ul in ISrt )
lo.Jl.ri'.M.SH.ritir , in is1. ) ! ) , an increase of'.131
percent. In IS'.M the amount of deposits in
savings banks was i-l.tVJ'lT'J.7-l'J. ( ) it is es
timated that IN ) per cent of these deposits
represents the savings of wage earners. The
bank clearances for llio nine months end
ing September Ml , IMil , amounted to S-ll.lMH.-
8'.iflMS. ' ) For tb ( > same months in 1MI3 tliey
ainnunted -iri.tStMiOl.iM' . an excess for the
nine months of $1,1-10,211,130. ,
\Vork Aliiiiiiliint unit \Vagi-s llluli.
There never has been a time in our history
when work was so abundant or when wages
were so high , whether measured by the cur
rency in which they are paid or bj their
power to supply the necessaries and comforts
of life. It is true that the market prices of
cotton and wheat have been low. It is one
of the .unfavorable incidents of agriculture
that the farmer cannotprodueoupon orders.
He must sow and reap in ignorance of the
aggregate production of the year , and is
peculiarly subject to the depreciation which
follows overproduction. Hut while the fact
1 have stated is true as to the crops I have
mentioned , the general n\erage of prices has
been such as to give to agriculture a fair
participation in tlie general prosperity.
The value of our total farm products has
increased from $ l,8Gi4G.Gti : ! ( ! in 1MJO to
? 4HXUIX,000 ) ) in Ib'.ll ' , as estimated by
statisticians , an increase of 2i ! ( ) per cent.
The number of bogs January 1 , 1MU , was
: > O..VUG : ( ) and their value S'ilOl't)3. ) : ) ) ; on
January 1,18113 , the number was W.Ii'JS.OlU
and tlio value * 3-ll.il.115. : ! On January 1.
IS'Jl. the number of cattle was J5G.h7S.lHS and
the value 85M,127.tKS ) ; on January 1. IS'.K ! , the
number was ; )7Gr ) l,3 ; > 'J and the value § 070,7-111-
li.
Xo Cuiisc Tor Complain ! .
If any are discontented with their state
here ; if any believe that the wages or prices ,
the returns'for honest toil , are inadequate
they should not fail to remember that there
is no other country in the world where llio
conditions that seem to them hard would not
be accepted as highly prosperous. The
Knglish agriculturist would Do glad to
exchange the returns of bis labor for those
of the American fanner and the Manchester
workmen their wages for those of their fel
lows at Fall'Hlver.
TIM : SYSTIM : oi-1 I-KOTCCTION.
Its ICciM ltH to tlio ( 'oiuitr.v Di norritryV
IVoiHisoil Clinn crt.
I believe that the protective system , whic.li
now for something like tliirty years has pre
vailed in our legislation , has been a might )
instrument for the development of our na
tional wealth and a most powerful agency in
protecting the homes of our worklnginei ;
from the Invasion of want. 1 have felt ; i
most solicitous interest to preserve to out f
working people rati-s of wages that woulil
not only give daily bread , but supply 11
comfortable margin lor those ho.v.o attrac
tions and family comforts and enjoyment ;
without which life is neither hopeful not
sweet. They arc American citizens a parl
of the great people for whom our constitu
t ion and government were framed and in
stitutcd and it cannot lie a perversion o
that constitution to so legislate as to preserve
serve iu their homes the comfort , indepeml
ence , loyally and sense of interest In tin
government which are essential to good citi
zcnshlp in p"aco and which will bring them
as in IbCd , to Hie defense of the flag whrn i
is assaihvd.
M nit Afc-i-iit tinlEi'Mill. .
It is not my purpose to renew hern the ar
gumi nt in favor of a protective tariff. Tin
result of the recent election must bo ac
ir cepted as having Introduced a new policy
llio We must assume Unit the present tariff , con
iot Hlriirlcd upon Iho lines of protection , is to bi
tIV icpcalcd and that tbero is to be s'.ibstilnlei
IV for it a tariff law constructed solely for rev
lf nine ; thai no duty is lo bo higher bccnusi
IIId. the incrcasi ! will hi-opopt'ii an American miler
d.Di or keep np the \\agcs of an American work
Di man , lint that in inery case such a rate o
li duty is to be imposi-d as will bring the treat *
IS nry of the United States the largest return
, - of revenue. The contention has not been lit
id twccn si hcdiilcs. but between principle *
In and it uould bo nfl'cnshc to suggest thai tb
lie prevailing party will nut carry into legisli :
near lion the principles advocated by ll and tb
pledges givcu to the people. The tariff bill
passed by the house of representatives a
the last session I . i
ar were , as .supposed , even
ar the opinion of their- promoters , luadeifiiat
as and Justified only by the fact that the senat
lie and house of representatives were not In ai
li ion ! and that a general revision could no
live therefore , be undertaken.
< il\ tin1 Itrinni-riitH 11 ( 'lianri * .
I recommend thai the whole subject <
. tailtf revision bo left to the Incoming cot
17 1s 1 grcss. It is a matter of regret Unit tbl
sof work must bo delayed for at least thrt >
of
ofN ) months , for the threat of great tari
N
heISt changes Introduces so much uncertainty th ;
an amount , not easily estimated , of husino
inaction and of diminished production wi
necessarily result. It is possible also tin
this uncertainty may result in decrease
revenues from customs dutiis , for our me
chants will make cautious orders for foreign
goods in view of the prospect of tariff r
ductiunsand the um-trtainty us to when the
ISt will take effect.
of Those who have advocated a protecth
ir. tariff can well afford to have their ( lisa
ir.ml Irons forecasts of a change of imllcy dlsa ;
' iKjintcd. If a system of customs duties cu
al'
lie framed that will sel the idle wheels in
looms of Kuropo in motion and crowd 01
do warehouses with foreign made goods and i
by the same time keep our own mills busy ; tin
ut. will give us an Increased participation
ise the markets of the world" of a grcati
ho value than the homo market that v
ho surrender ; that will give increase
In work to foreign workmen ujwn products
ha be consumed by our people without dBnl
arils Ishlng the amount of work to be done ben
ilslo thai will enable the American manufacture
lo to pay to his workmen frTun M to 1X ( ) p <
he cent more In wages than Is paid In the fa
of elgn mill and yet to compete in our imirke
and [ n foreign markets with .the foreit
rls producer ; that will further reduce the co
en of articles of wear and food without r
15of ducing the wages of those who prodm
of
kh ( COKTINUKU ON btCO.Nl ) VAUK.J
\\n A/MMMM\TPn Al > fAXTf l\PPn
PROCEEDINGS 01 CONGRESS
Both Branches Listen to the Communication
from the President.
FLOW OF BILLS TURNED ON THE SENATE
Senator IVMVr l.ruU : Oir with it IVtltlim
Irom III * I\iiu < : i4 ( 'oiMtlttiriiM ( 'imrrni-
Ingthc Itullro.iiN Short Day In tlio
It OHM * WiiOilngton Note .
D. C. Dec. , G. In the
senate , as soon as the secretary fin
ished reading the Journal , a messenger
handed him the president's message , which
be proceeded to read.
A petition presented by Mr. 1'effer from
the clti/.ens of ICnnsas alleging the existence
of a combination between elevators , millers
and railroads of Minneapolis and St.jos \ \ \
to depreciate the price of grain raised the
question as to what disposition should be
made of it. The vice president intimated
thai as llio null-options bill bad been reported
the petition should go lo the table , hut
Messrs. Paddock , Washbiirn and Harris
favored ils reference to the committee on
agriculture and it. was referred.
Several bills were introduced and referred ,
among them the following : Hy Mr. Hate-
To repeal all statutes relating to supervisors
of election and special deputies , lly Mr.
Chandler For the suspension of immigration
for one year. Hy Mr. Vest To. create a bu
reau In the Department of Agriculture for the
giving of public information as to the product
and shipping of live stock.
Mr. Vest also introduced a joint resolu
tion wbicli he said lie would call up tomor
row for the appointment by the president of
the United States of throe commissioners to
confer with the proper authorities of tlio live
civili/.ed tribes on the Indian Territory . .with
a view to making such an agreement ami ar
rangement as will induce tlicm to take home
steads In severally and sell the remainder
of their lands to the United States.
Mr. Vest offered a resolution reciting al
legations in the public press charging gross
misconduct on the p.irt of census employes ,
especially enumerators in the state of Mis
souri , who are said to have taken lists of
voters for partisan use. and also charging
that certain clerks of the census bureau had
been sent to the stale of New York during
Ibe election to perform partisan service , and
directing an investigation of such charges by
tbe senate coinmitleo of the eleventh census.
Mr. Hale , chairman of tbo census com
mittee , saiil that bo presumed there would
be no objection to the proposed investlga-
lion. Ho could not help thinking that tbe
senator from Missouri had been led into
offering the resolution by what would bo
found to be a matter of no substance. The
great census bureau bad done an Immense
work , with but very lltlle political bias.
Mr. Vest referred to the arrest of a census
oflicial in Albany , N. Y. , for an attempt to
induce ! ! " > ( ) democrats to go down the Hudson
river on an excursion and llius keep Ibem
away from the polls.
Mr. Mitchell Docs the senator think tbe
result of tbo voting in New York showed
that democrats had been kept from the polls ?
Mr. Vest The result in New York has
notning to do with what I am saying , be
cause tbo attempt was unsuccessful. This
man was arrested and put in Jail. lie gave
an assumed mime , and 1 am creditably in
formed that ho lias been rewarded by being
promoted and put in a higher and more lucra
tive position on account of his pernicious
activity in the last canvass.
The resolution went over without action
until tomorrow.
Mr. Halo introduced a bill to increase the
naval establishment and it was referred.
After a len minulo's executive session the
senate adjourned.
In ( In11.HIM - .
The house met at noon. The chaplain in
bis prayer feelingly alluded to the
president's late bereavement. Mr. Kay-
ner introduced a bill for the bet
ter protection of commerce and to estab
lish a national quarantine , which was re
ferred. A messenger from the- while house
Ihen appeared with tbe president's message ,
which the clerk at ouco began to read.
At the conclusion of Iho reading the mes
sage was referred to tbe committee of the
whole.
Tbe death of Hepresentalivo Warwick of
Ohio was announced , and as a mark of re
spect tlio bouse adjourned.
civn. sizitvH'i : COMMISSION ;
Its .Yiiinml ICi'pnrt To Ki-talhitit on ( 'iiiniitii
Wellington Not < > 4.
WASHINGTON. D. C. , Dec. ( ! . The Civil
Service commission calls attention to the
systematic efforts made in various states to
collect assessments from government em
ployes. In all tlio cases it promptly pub
lished the facts in full and handed the testi
mony over to the attorney general. The
commission declares that the classified ser
vice should bo extended as rapidly as prac
ticable. As , for instance , to clerks anil
writers in navy yards , to tlio Internal reve
nue service , to custom louses with twenty-
live employes and to free delivery post
olllces.
The National Letter Carrier association
acting In its capacity of a branch of the
Knights of Labor have recommended thai ,
nil free delivery olllccrs bo classified. Bui ,
letter carriers are Just like other American
citucns. They want to feel that when thej
do tlio work of the public honestly , zealously
and intelligently they should not bo made
the sport of lo.-al political bosses.
The commission also urges the adoption ol
a new classification of the customs ami posta
services and a modification of the rules si
that the number of excepted places and nl
places subject to noncompelitive examination
may bo greatly reduced in all branches o ,
tlic service. The coiniujfision thinks the ex
( 'options from examination in any postolllci
may be properly limited to the postmaster
assistant postmaster , cashier , private secre
tary and perhaps superintendent of tin
money order division. In tlio sumo way tin
number of cxceptcd places in llio departnien
at Washington should bo greatly reduced
Very serious harm , in tlio commission1 !
judgment , results from allowing the chief :
of divisions to bo excepted from examination
and it thinks they .should bo put under tin
general rule ami bo appointed by a promo
lion from within the .service.
( Ictllng Hack ut CiiniKlii.
A bill Introduced by Mr. Fryo In the sen
il ate today smacks very strongly of retalla
ills lion and at the present time is of moro thai
lso usual interest. It amends the laws regu
iir luting the transportation of goods by ik
it daring that no merchandise shall bo Irani-
ss ported from one part of the United States t
111 any part of the United States In a vessi !
it belonging wholly or in part to a subject o
itr any foreign | Kwer , and such transportatlo
r- via any foreign jwrt shall bo deemed a vioki
lion of law. Tim sailing of any foreign vcs
sel from any United Stales port to nnothe
is not prohibited provided no merchandis
other than that ini | > ortcd In such vessel froi
a foreign iwt shall bo carried from one jxn
to another of the United States.
The bill provides that the president ma.\
by proclamation , suspend the right of currj
Ing merchandise In bond through the Unite
States provided for in the bill , in case th
Dominion of Canada should at any time dt
prive the citizens of the United States of Hi
use of canals in the Dominion In terms of in
equality with Canada , sis provided by artlcl
xxv of the treaty of Washington. It is s
provided that In the case of any exportoi
any duty continues to be levied on lumber o
timber of any kind cut on the portion i
American territory In the state of Malm
watered by the St. Juhn and Its trlbutarle
and flowed down the river to the sea , whet
the same is shipped to the United State
from the province of New Brunswick , th
president may suspend all rights of carr ;
ing provided for in this section as lung ;
the export duty is levied.
Third I'urty I'liuim-liil
The ilnuudul theories of the third part
were cmphaslred today In n bill Introduced
liv Mr. OIU of Kansas , having the voliiml-
nlous title : "To Change Our Monetary
System. Heduco Interest , Fix the t'nlt of
Value. Supply Urn States with a Circulating
Medium and for Other Purposes. "
The bill is amcndntor.Y to one Introduced
at the lasl session. II llxcs the dollar as the
unit of value , and declares that all paper
money mentioned In the act shall be abso
lute uiMin its fnce , and nol in llio form of
a promise. All money specified shall bo
full legal tender , provided thai fractional
currency shall IA > legal tender Iu such to the
amount of $ , " > blnn , \ one transaction. In
addition to the provisions for free coinage in
the previous bill , this measure provides
that tbo money paid for Iho bullion In the
treasury shall IM. ' covered Into the treasury
of the " fund. ' '
as a part "general reserve
Immediately upon the passage of this the
secretary of the treasury is required to have
coined all the silver and bullion in tbe hands
of the general government for any purpose ;
audio have prepared titan early date as
possible , $ lfi < H ) , < X)0UOO ) of paper money , all
of which gold , silver and paper money shall
be used to form part of the general reserve.
The secretary of the treasury is directed
to prepare an amount of paper money not lo
exceed in volume M per cent of the assessed
value of tbo real estateof the United States ,
as shown in the last census , to be held in
the general treasury as the " .states Improve
ment fund , ' ' and only to be paid out on the
oilier of the respective governors and secre
taries of state.
Any state may avail itself of the provis
ions of this act by joint resolution of the
legislature , and the stale is required lo pay
lo the United States an annual tax of 1 per
cent on all sums drawn and retained during
each year and to open and keep in operation
an exchange and general deposit department
at tbe capital of the slate.
A bill to "Protect American Worklngmcn , "
is the tille of a measure introduced iu tbo
house today by Hepresentiillve Chipman of
Michigan. According to its provisions no
alien who is a non-resident of tbe United
States shall work at any mechanical trudo
or any manual labor within tlio borders of
the United States.
Mr. Harter of Ohio Introduced a bill in the
house today that treats the financial
question in a novel way. It provides
for the cessation of silver bullion pur
chases on January 1 , 1MM , and for
the sale of UHl.OOO.OOO ounces of silver bullion
for gold. Mr. Harter thinks the continu
ance of pun-liases of silver would only in
crease tile ultimate enormous loss of the
country growing out of tlio act of March ,
1STS ; that these purchases were destroying
confidence at home and abroad and stand In
the pathway of national prosperity today.
The cessation of these purchases of silver
would , he thinks , cause a renewal of foreign
purchases of American securities upon a
a large scale , and the repeal of the present
law would start gold Jlroin Europe toward
America.
The president today sent to the senate a
large number of appointments made during
the .
recess. _ , _ _ _
Sioux City Hunk ( im-x Into l.liiililntlon. |
WAMIINIITON , D. C. , Dec. G. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Uii : : . ] The comptroller of tbo
currency has been advised that tbe Com
mercial National bank of Sioux City has
gone into liquidation.
The First National bank of Sanborn , la. ,
has been authorized to do business , with a
capital stock of § r > 0,000 ; president , William
K Ilarker ; cashier , . ! . H. Daley.
4 ,
H'.iTviiKn inn VWIVK ituitx.
CliimirterNlicCiimln t .of ( irnrgiW. . Chillis
lit tin * ltriu-lloii of His I'apciriant. .
Piin.Ai > ii.i'iiiA , Pn.i ( Deo. 0. The Public
Ledger building at Sistli and Chestnut
streets was almost grttted this evening by
lire. The damage by tire was confined lo tbo
composing room on'tho top floor , but a tor
rent of water Hooded every floor in the
structure. The loss is approximated at be
tween $3.-i,000 ( ) and SHO.OOO.
The Ledger building is a live-story stone
block. The lire originated at 0 o'clock in tlio
basement and went through the air shaft ,
spreading to the top story. The
files of tbo pajjer were all saved
and tbe many costly articles in llio olllces
were all canied out. In tbe meantime a
do/.cn streams of water bad been turned on
the lire in the cellar and the flames there
were soon extinguished. The Humes in the
composing room had been playing havoc.
Tlio lire burst through the roof and shot up
in a great column toward the sky. About
this time Mi" Childs arrived. He posted him
self in the doorway of Hie court house across
the street from the burning building and
watched bis building go up inflames. Ho
said be lilted to watch tbe lire.
While the firemen wore at work they were
spurred to greater efforts by the promise of
Mr. Childs to distribute fflOt ) among them for
their gallant work. Neither was Mr. Childs
unmindful of the firemen's comforts for be
provided them with what they wished at a
neighboring restaurant.
Tbo composing room was completely
burned out and the roof wont with it. While
the lire was still burning fiercely tbo work
of getting out tomorrow's paper was
begun. The city department was removed
to the Hoard of Trade room in the
Drexel building and tbo reporters got to
gether the daily happenings in a great city.
The Ledger has a complete new plant at in
Locust street , and there tbo compositors are
setting typo for tomorrow's paper. As the
presses were rendered unlit for use tonight
by water , Mr. Childs accepted the offer of
William S. Singerly of his presses.
Mr. Joel Cook , business manager of the pa
per , said toniuht that tbe Ledger's loss was
estimated at $ .1MUOO ) , including the building
and contents.
The loss is 350,000 on tlio perfecting
presses , engines and other machines in tbo
cellar. Their only damage is by water. They
are valued at 350,001) ) .
The Public Ledger was established in
18.-1G by Messrs. Swain , Abel & Simmons , in
1S" > G tbe paper was purchased by Mr. George
AV. Cbilds , who has since owned tbo paper.
The present Ledger building was erected iu
IhGs. He-pairs on the building will begin at
once. The insurance on llio building was
. Ind. , Dec. G. Tlio business
center of Alexandria , Madison county , com
prising nearly a qunrler of llio town , was
imrned al an early hour this morning.
Among the buildings destroyed were Pear
son's saloon , Hoover's real estate office , Pat
terson's restaurrnt , Ha'riUh's harness shop
and store , Manlove & Hlnkrls' hardware
store , Kelly's saloon , Cartwright's fruit
store , Abbott .t Corbott's bakery , Spauld-
ing's clothing house , Dwlggln's restaurant
and Churchill's tin iJtoro. The loss will
reach % 130XX ( ) , half of which is insured.
1'VLI.ISU HUTU IMV.S' .
I.rtti'i'H from Ui-niiirrutlii l.ruiln-M Thai
Argun to Opposite Cmlri.
Ci.r.vr.i.AND , O. , Di'c. U. Tbo Young Mun't
Democratic club of Canton , O. . tonight cole
bratcd the domocratio victory with a ban
l quet. Speeches were delivered by loca
if orators. Letters of regret were read fron
ifn
n Congressmen Breckinrjclgo of Kentucky am
i- Wilson of West Virginia Governor Boies o
Iowa and Governor llussell of Massuchu
setts , and Lawrcnc-o W. Neul. who drew tin '
tariff plank In the Chicago platform. In hli
letter Mr. Neul says the democratic victory
had established the principle of a tariff foi
revenue only. The party , ho says , could no
have won hud It Ignored that principle.
Ho adds : "Wo. stand , then , as apart'
unalterably committed to overthrow McKin
lejslmin every shape and form. Nothlii ) .
short of this will fulfill the instructions anil
requirements of the people. Congress mus
enact such laws as will forever punge tin
foul blot of protection from the fair es
cutcbeon of our grand and mighty republic. '
„ , In the course of his letter. Governor Hoici
said : "In the excitement of Its Joy over tin
victory it has won , the democratic part ;
must not forget that even and exact jnstici
to all classes andto every individual , is in
dcspcnsablu to lasting SUCCCAU in any jiolii
leal orglnnzation. That parly has no war t
make upon manufacturing industries of till
country , it must bo ready at all times t
recognise the ( ni | > ortance of these Industrie
In the great struggle for supivnmcy anion ;
the civilized countries of the. globe in whid
IT FAILED TO FIND FAVOR
Da Rothschild's ' Proposition to the Monetary
Oonferenco Withdrawn by Its Originator.
ADVERSE CRITICISM FROM ENGLAND
HrltUh Ilcli-Kiitrs I'lilnl Out Tbiilr Ob.rtlntn . |
Mr. Mi-l'mir.vMimvH Thut II .Vikoil
Too Much of A iiivrlcnV1iut
lie Dour.
Hurssr.i.s , Dee , 0. The international
monetary conference resumed its sitting
today and continued its discussion of the
report of the committee which examined
into the Kothscblld proposals.
Sir Klvers Wilson , who said bis views
were entirely shared by Sir C. Fi-oemantlo ,
deputy master of the British treasury , said :
"Now , we believe that all the governments
who have delegates here recognize tbo
presence of a great danger. A note of
warning has reached us from America , and ,
to say the least , it is doubtful whether
tbe American government can continue in
definitely the gigantic efforts It has fruit
lessly undertaken for so many years to main-
lain and raise the price of silver. We need
not Inquire whether the policy which gov
erned Ibu currency legislation of the great
republic was wise In conception , but It can
not bo denied that it has not realized expec
tations and is greatly the cause of our pres
ent positions.
"In any case , the suspension of American
silver purchases has become n practical
question of the day. and if it occurred might
lead to the suspension of coinage in India.
Certain high authorities believe tlm sudden
cessation of purchases of silver by America
and Ihe closing of India's minis would lead
to heavy falls of silver and n disastrous dis
turbance of commerce. Others contend that
the fall is already discounted , and that the
removal of the uncertainty at present weigh
ing on the market , would have u quieting
effect and bring stability.
Wlmt ( in-at llrltnlii Wants.
"In view of those divergent ideas , what
course should be adoptedf A plan might
doubtless be worked out whieh.would bo
more or less n continuance of the American
experiment , in the hope of sin-ceding where
America failed , or wo may do nothing , leav
ing the ratio between gold and silver to
settle itself. Naturally our instructions re
quire us , before concluding that matters
must be left ns they are , to examine with
tbo greatest care any plan submitted for
the purpose of extending the monetary use
of silver. , to
"In order to avoid a misuuderstaridiiig , 1
desire to state that Sir Charles Freemantle
and myself are pure niono-inclullisls and do
not admit that any other system than a
single gold standard is applicable in Great
Hritain. We have thus far studied only the
Kothschild and Levi plans , and are willing
lo admit Unit the adoption of cither , or both ,
would not bo incompatible witli our princi
ples ; but is it enough that these schemes are
defensible in principle ? Wo ask our
selves whether either would have
tbo least chance of meeting with
a preponderance of support that would
justify us in recommending the British gov
ernment to consider it. The Holhsohild plan
has not received such support , and this is
sufficient to decide us to abslain from u dis
cussion of its details which we know will be
fruitless. Tbo Levi proposal would involve
the wilhdrawal of llio half sovereign , so it
would be equally fruitless to discuss that
plan , since Great Drilain is unwilling to
submit to Hiicli inconvenience unless pre
sented in conjunction with a plan offering
advantages which all Ihe powers recognize.
"Another plan may , however , bo forinu-
lalcil and approved by the conference , and if
it docs not conflict with the principles wo
have laid down it will receive serious con
sideration from tbo British government. "
AsliS Too Ulni-li of Ainri-k'ii.
Mr. James B. McCreary of tbo United
Stales delegation proceeded to point out tbo
diniculties and perils of Iho existing silua-
liou. lie said Unit whatever was tbe cause
tlio fact remained that a remedy was im
peratively needed. Ho appreciated tlio at
tention which Mr. Itothsohild has given to
the important business of the conference ,
but be colud not support tbo do Hothschild
plan , i
" 1 cannot admit , " ho said , "that it is just
the proper remed.s for America to continue
to purchase fiUAHMKK ) ounces of silver annu
ally at tbe price not to. exceed 100 cents on
tbe dollar , on condition that Knropcan
powers make purchases yearly to thu amount
of 5,000.000 pounds for live years at a price
not to exceed ! ! pence per ounce. And that
if silver should raise above Unit price , pur
chases lo be immediately suspended. I can
not see why wo in America should
bo required to pay UK ) cents on tbo
dollar if necessary , while tlio European
powers pay only 7l ! cents on the
dollar. It seems an unequal distribution thai
we should bo oxpeoled to purchase twice as
much silver as Kurope. The object of the
conference should be not to fix a price which
would keep silver below par , but to enlarge
the use and restore it to a parity with tbe
value it bad with gold prior to 1KTM , when it
was llrst outlawed. Mr. do Hotbscbild's
statement that if the conference should dis
solve without definite result , silver would
depreciate to a frightful extent , perhaps
leading lo a monetary panic , is very signifi
cant , but his plan seems to bo Insiifiicicnt to
meet tlio grave siluatlon be predicts , and is
inadequate as a remedy for decreasing prices
and distress in agriculture. "
Willing to lii-siuni ) u Double , Slamlurcl.
Mr. McCroary then referred to the com
plaints of the British Chamber of Commerce
quoted lo recent declarations of Archhistiop
Walsh ami Mr. A. .1. Hal four and contended
that tlio silnalloii demanded a broader re
cognition and a bettor remedy than that
suggested by Mr. Do Holhschlld. The
American delegates , lie said , worn ready to
co-oporato with the other delegates in a
candid and earnest effort to maintain the
monetary standard of both metals. Therefore
after submitting tlio general plan of bi-niol-
iiillsin , favored by America , they also
submitted the plan favored by them
selves. It was a plain business proposal
and If it were adopted the necessary details
could bo easily arranged. It announced no
new theory and proposes no untried syste.m.
U only opened a way to return to the time-
tried and lime-honored system under which
gold and silver were for many years par and
wore equal Instruments In exchange. Acts
of Parliament , laws of congress and edicts ol
monarcbs had changed the real value of Uui
metals. If an International agreement re
stored silver to all Its former privilege's anil
powers , as money on a fair and just ratio.
parity of value of the metals would soon be
established. II should be understood
thai tbo American delegates bad no powei
to bind their country. They were author
ized to consult the other delegates for tlu
purpose of elucidating and solving the Im
portant problem , and if a solution wiu
agreed upon , they were to report the rosuli
to their government , and congress wouh
take such action as would give such validity
to the work as seemed proper. In ordei
that the situation in the United State ;
should bo fully known , Mr. McCreary ex
plained the position of the ditVoronl polillca
parties , and added that ho believed that tin
> ooplo In general , without regard to JKJ
ll itlcal affiliation , endorsed the America )
plan.
lilt IVisonal Opinion.
Hefcrrlng to the silver bullion law , ho salt
Iho law was not entirely satisfactory ti
either party , and in support of his state
mcnt ho quoled from the platforms nilotitci
by the Minneapolis and Chicago convention ) )
A shrinkage of llio volume of money wouk
decrease prices and lend to concentrati
wealin. enrich a few and lmKVcrish | manj f
The voluiiu ) of gold and silver in llio worli
was nearly equal when silver was bLrickei
down and the amount of coin reduced , re
iu u diminished amount of mono ;
and constant shrinkage of values. In con
cluding. Mr. McCreary said :
" 1 believe the best aim of the conference
to IH ) the general reinoneUzntlon of silver
and the unrestricted coinage of gold and sil
ver into money of debt-paying power with n
permanent international ratio of HXI' , or 111
to 1. and 1 prefer the latter. This , in my
opinion , is n system that would give unity
and stability to the value of money and
would furnish the best remedy for the exist
ing evils from which all ilvllizcd nations are
suffering. "
Mr. de Hothschlld followed Mr. McCreary.
He said that as America would not support
his propositions , lie considered that it would
be most In accordance- with the respect duo
the conference to withdraw them ,
Ilou loiRtmiit Wii * Comrrtril.
Sir C. P. Molesworth. one of the delegates
for India , combated the theory that ( Jreat
Itrltain owed her commercial superiority to
the gold-r.tandard. On the contrary , he de
clared Unit the gold standard from first to
last had been a source of inconvenience and
danger. Oreat Drilaln had been mved from
serious danger only by the bimetallism of
France. Notably this had been the case
when Kuropo was Hooded with California
and Australian gold. The whole question
required to be examined from the point of
view of Industrial Interests as well as that of
the monetary and financial interests. He
regretted that Industrial Interests bad not
been moro strongly represented in Iho con- ,
ferenco.
Another ilulioi-i : : ( ( > IMiin.
Sir William llouldsworth. one of the Hrlt-
Hritlsh delegates , then presented his plan.
He said that his plan was not a new one , as
it bad been suggested to every monetary
conference. He assumed that Franco , the
Latin union and America would support such
a plan , and it only remained to be seen to
what extent the gold standard countries
could supiMirt it. He proposed Unit n bi
metallic union should bo formed by nations
willing to enler into such an agreement , and
that nations preferring to retain a single
gold standard should undertake to establish
the following or a similar agreement , viz :
That their mints should receive silver bul
lion iu not less iiiantit\ ] than a llxcd mini
mum against receipts , the quantity and
value at a speeilld rate per ounce , to be de
termined by international agreement , the
quantity so spccilied to bo deliuTed by
weight to bearer whenever demanded , and
in no other manner or any other account
whatsoever , the receipts to circulate as
money. He said be believed that receipts
would circulate at par and be used ns bank
reserves , and that so long as the mints of
the bimetallic union were open to the free
coinage of silver the ratio would be main
tained between gold and silver coin in the
union and bring gold and silver receipts In
other countries.
The conference adjourned until Thursday.
London I'loanrl.il Itrvlcw.
[ rnnj/i-fuWnl / Jij ; Jtimcx fjnnlmiJninrH.l
LONDON , Dec. G. [ New York Herald Cable
Special to Tun Ucn. ] On the whole the
stock market presented a more or less un
favorable appearance and now business was
very much restricted. Consols , however ,
improved from 1 1-lGd to d. Indian ster
ling loans improved J 'd , but Indian rupee
paper lias fallen 4'c , owing to the weakness
of silver and apparent failure of tlio mone
tary congress at Brussels to arrive at any
definite conclusion regarding the silver ques
tion. Foreign government securities close
very irregular. Argentine and Hiienos Ayres
ccdulas bonds are generally lower , owing to
the premium on gold advancing to 3S1
per cent. Costa Kica bonds have given way
3l < " > per cent , while Vene/.uelan improved
1 "per cent. Inlet-bourse stocks are mostly
strong , owing to Iho firmness in conlinental
bourses , except I3rigbton deferred , which is
? , ( per cent higher. Home railways clone
dull. Americans were moro or less depressed
all day , and closed flat on Now York selling
orders. The principal movement Is a fall of
21per cent in Illinois Central. Atcblson and
Union 1'aciflc have given -way } per cent ,
Norfolk it Western preference 1 per cent ,
Northern Pacific preference :1 ( percent and
nearly all others ' { to ' .j per cent. Philadel
phia & Heading was "exceptionally active
and closed ' ; percent higher. Urand Trunks ,
in sympathy with Americans , close dull at a
decline of ' . , lo per cent. Canadian I'ucilic
lias fallen > ' ; per cent Money was quite a
drug. Short loans were obtained at. from 1 to
1 > 4 { per cent. The discount market was quiet.
Two and three mouths' bills were quoted at
3 ' 4 percent. _
31 II clirll < ioi > s lo i'llson.
LONDONDec. . G. Charlie Mitchell , the
pugilist , this morning withdrew his appeal
from the sentence of imprisonment for un
provoked assault on an old man. imposed on
him by a police magistrate , and was at ouco
taken to prison.
r.oitiury JIIIIUHUI riti.n. .
lOvpprt Testimony on tinSnlijirl of I'nisiiii
Inlrixliicril.
DAVID CITV , Neb. , Dec. G. ( Special to Tin :
BII : : . ] Nothing of ititcresl occurred in the
Armagost trial yesterday , llio time being
taken up by witnesses to prove tlio friendly
and affectionate feel lug that existed be
tween Mr. and 5lrs Huberts and expert
teslimony on the subject of poison and the
similarity of symptoms of arsenical poison
and oilier diseases. Tills line of testimony
was continued this forenoon and the. defense
rested Its case. Several witnesses have
been examined in rebuttal and several more
are to bo Introduced. It is thought that the
case will bo argued tomorrow.
To Atolil Iti-iKi-ai-i- .
Pi..vn-f.MiitTii , Neb. , Dec. G. ( Special Telegram
'I'm Bii--Llz'.lo Grebe the 10-
gram to : : : ] - - , -
year-old daughter of George Grebe , a ma
chinist at tlio B. & M. shops , not long ago
discovered that she was in a dellcalo condi
tion , and yesterday concluded that she would
rid herself of trouble. She purchased medi
cine to produce the desired oiled , of which
slie took a large dose and another today.
She was thrown into violent convulsions and
a physician was Kummoncd , who saved her
life. Her Indignant lather s.i.vs bo will
prosecute her betrayer to the full extent of
llio law.
Snow ill Tcrimixi-li ,
TIXTMHEII , Neb. , Doc. 0. ( Specl.il Tele
gram to TUB Br.r..jA light snow , the llrst
of tbe season , commenced falling about illiO :
Ibis evening. Tbo ground is now covered
about an Inch deep on tlio level.
NIIIHASKA : CITV , Neb. . Dec. G. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Bin.-A : ] drifting snow
storm struck this oily about 10 o'clock Ibis
evening and al midnight It still continues.
Tbo change In temperature has been remarkable -
markablo within llio last twelve hours ,
ranging from G0 = to 3S = > .
Nchnihlm'M Di-iil It Itoll ,
NuiniAHKA CITV , Null. , Dec. 0. [ Special
Telegram to 'I'm : Bi'.u. | Another Otoo
county pioneer has sought bis last rest. W.
W. Adams , n resident of Ibis county since
I , died last night , aged 7-1.
xur iti : I'Ho.s/.w/ / ; / > .
No ProvMon InVyniiilot , ' ' " Slutnlr * | ii
-iiiki : > Oxliorini Triiiililn ,
Cunvr.N.sT. , Wyo. , Doc. G. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bii.j : : The republican stale
central committee today went to Prosecut
ing Attorney Davidson to have him draw ii |
an Information against Governor Osbonie ,
charging him with itsurpuUon of ofllco ,
Davidson , who Is a republican , found nflei
examination that there was nothing criminal
in the acl and would do nothing In the mat
ter. Tlio state canvassing board today is
sued a circular letter to the chairmen of tlu
respective committees asking them to havi
three men to be present at Ihe official count
of the vote on Thursday. None of them car
bo men who have been candidates. Osborni
is thus excluded.
*
MovemrnU of Orrau Sli-iiini-i-ri.
At Hamburg Arrived Murkoinannla
fi-oin New York , '
o I "Al" 7nsat { ( .Pas8ed - - Angluinnn , fron
' ISoston for r.iveriH > ol.
d ! Al Fuslnot Passed Teutonic , from Nov
n i York for .Llvori > ool.
At Uveruool Arrlvca Catalonia , fron
TO CONCEAL HIS CRIME
Arrest of nn Iowa Man on n Serious
Ohargo.
ROBBED AND BURNED SEVERAL BUILDINGS
Part of llii > .stock SuiiMiisril to Huvr llrcu
( 'MlmlllUMl DUl-OMTl'll IIIVUcollltlll
TonnV 11 < ! < II Mini Itrcn
Siot'X CITV. Ta. , Dee. t' . . { Special Telegram
to Tun HIB. : ] It has been ascertained that
a lire that recently destroyed $7ti.KX ( ) worth
of property at liowi-le , la. , was of incendiary
origin. Nels Christ l\nson : of ( lowrio has
been arrested on the charge of arson and
burglary. Two bo.xes containing several
thousand dollars' worth of goods , identified
as part of the stocks burned , were found at
Kacine , Wls. , where they were shipped by
Christiansen from ( Sowrletlio morning after
the lire there. It is claimed that he nibbed
the stores and fired them to conceal his
crime.
_
\vn.i. NOT in- :
IIMMI ( .Mll/i'in DrtiM-niliiril to Son Murliur
1'iilrly Trli'il.
SIIINKV , la. , Dec. 0. The. Mayhor poison
ing case is creating intense interest through
out Fremont county , though many of the re
ports sent out are greatly exaggerated. The
report published Sunday that the grave of
the fourth wife of Mayhor , formerly Miss
I nnp , who died suddenly about three years
ago , had been opened and found empty was
purely imaginary , it Is probiblo : that the
coroner will order the disinteruient within a ,
few da.\s in obedience to public sentiment.
The report that a mob was being organized
at Thnrnmn , the home of Mr. Lamp , father-
in-law of Mayhor's fourth wife , is denied by
prominent clti/.ens at Thunnan. The sheriff
prudently placed additional giwrd.s around
the jail , but he fears no danger from any
mob and It is believed the law will bo al
lowed to take its course. Tin- grand Jury is
investigating the case and will probe it to
the bottom. A large number of witnesses
has been subpinmcd , and the evidence is
said to bo startling. The counsel m\y an in
dictment will be found.
Mayhor will be defended by Lawyer C. S.
Keonaii of Sbenandoali , to whom Mayhor baa
deeded the line sixt j-acre homestead , where
his last wife recently died in great agony. It
is probable that Lawyer ICeenan will make
an application for a change of venueas the
belief in the guilt of Mayhor is undoubtedly
held by a large majority of the people in
Fremont county. A few personal friends of
the accused man strongly assert his inno
cence. holdlnir to the theory of Mayhor that
is wife took the strychnine herself with
nicidal intent. The whole case is cnvel-
pcd In mystery and startling incidents are
'onstantly ' being revealed.
When in the custody of the ofllclals at
{ tvertnii. Ma.\lior asked to bo taken to
Jonger's drug store , and while there secured
bottle of strychnine , which the sheriff
loon after found in his pocket. Mayhor dc-
'larcd ' IIP would have poisoned himself had
ic not been discovered.
Dr. Conger of Kivcrton , who Is not only
be family physician of Mayhor but the
'alber-in-lawof Hcorgo Mnyhor the eldest
.on of the accused man , arrived attlio bed-
ideofMrs. Mayhor about thirty minutes
.fter her death , lie said at once that the
.voinan . had died from strychnine poison , and
Mayhor indignantly denied that there was
n.v strychnine about the place. Dr. Conger
said the woman's body bore evidence of tcr-
ible suffering , and Mrs. ( ilonn , a neighbor of
dr. Mather , s.iys she never witnessed so
nucb physical agony. Dr. Conger , by reason
) f his relationship to Gooriro Mayhor , who
s \oung man of line character , is reticent
, ' n discussing the tragedy , but be is per-
mailed that Mayhor administered the poison
0 his wife.
Mayhor sajs that at the proper time bo
ivill prove that bis late wife conllded to sev-
nil persons that she had contemplated sul-
idii and had prepared str.\chnine twice
luce her marriage , but her nerve had
failed her. Acquaintances of Mrs. Mayliot
Icclare this is preposterous , and say she was
1 bright and attractive woman of : il years , In
icrfect mental and physical health , and was
he last person , in their opinion , to seek
The case promises to bo one of the mostro-
mirkable in llio history of thocTlininal Jurl -
irndenco in the west.
KXCITr.MKNT AT l > iS : MOINIJS.
i : < lK < ir I.i'nls , ii IV hit-lit Veiling Mini , Myg-
Icrloiihly llMi | > iHirH : <
Dis Moixns , la. , Dec. 0. Great excite
ment was created in this city today by the
iniioiiuccmenl of the mysterious disappear-
nice of Kdgar Lewis , the young stepson of
James Windsors , the well known packing
house millionaire. Lewis left homo last
Tuesday ostensibly for St. I/ouls or Chicago ,
and was expected back Friday , but has not
been heard from since. I In was bead book
keeper and one nf the managers of the DCS
Moliies-Livcrpool Packing Co. , and rumors
were rife today of n shortage in his iiccountti ,
although his friends deny this. The idea.
Unit there is a woman in tlm cast ) IH also ve
hemently denied by his friends. His young
wifa ! well known maga/ine writer , Is al
most heart broken.
HUM ) IT Till' VTKONIi TKAIN .
.Missouri Illuliwny n I.IIHII Tlirlr ( Jiiinu by
u Mlsliilii- .
KKOKCK. In. , Dec. ( ) . The Kantn Fc pas
senger train narrowly cs--aped being robbed
between Wyacond-.i and Mcdill , Mo. , Satur
day night. The rubbers stopped n freight
by mistake , and when it reached Medlll the
conductor telegraphed a warning to the
passenger train. When it reached the mint
the robbers tried to stop it , but the engineer
pulled the throttle wide open and dashed
past.
Loan AK'rnlK Sttliiilli'il.
Sioux Cm' , la. , Dec. 0.-Special [ Tele
gram lo Tin : Br.n. ] Victor Fish and Cleorgo
Stiser have been arrested here oil the charge
of conspiracy and fraud. Stisor was In the
employ of Bond Bros. , brokers and loan
agents. lli > and Flub conspired to Ix'al the
brokers. Fish ulgii'd fictitious IIIIIIIPH to
chattel mortgages on property described as
located at different street immlmrK that
never nxlstcd. Stiser went to inspect tlm
llctitlous property for his employers ami
would report it there , in good condition and
worth all that \v.is represented. On his rep
resentations Fish got about faWMi , which ho
divided with Uliser.
Alturl < fil liy Illifliwiiiiii-n.
Four Damn : , la. , Den. ( ) . [ SpocIalTelo-
gram loTjn : Bii-John : : ] Brady , a wisll-to-
do farmer , was attacked by two mashed
highwaymen about n nillo west of
bore last evening. Ills horses were trotting
rapidly ami ho could not stop when ho saw
the levelled revolvers a ml heard the robbers'
command. AH be passed both men shot at
him and the bullets whistled by uncomfort
ably close to his cars. This Is tlio second
highway robbery attempted hero within
two weeks.
Iliink Olllci.-i-n on Trial.
Duui'qi'i : , la. , Due. I ) . In the United Htatca
court today the hearing wan uoinini'iicrd of
President Graves and Cushiur Harris of the
defunct Commercial bank , awnisnd of mak
ing false rejKirU to the comiitrollcr of the
cum-ncy. Tito case is exciting great in
terest in banking circles and many prominent
witnesses lmu < been summoned. Juduu
Woolson today rofuit-d to hear a deiuuiTttr t
the indictment.