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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1893)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 20 , 1893-SIXTEEN PAGES soon after his defeat for supreme judge , and requested that bo bo appointed attorney for that road at Sheridan , Wyo. , to which i olnt the rend was then building. Ho ahuseU'tho Inflepodents and roasted the party , charg ing It with Ingratitude and stating that ho would have nothing more to do with It , His appearance was unprepossessing and the ajv polntuicnt was not made. .MU rd the ( llicutViilU. . Just before the adjournment of the house today , and while Stevens' motion to adjourn vras being considered , Rhodes insisted that the house wait a few minutes , as the gov ernor was about to send In a very Imjwrtunt message. Howe raised the point of order that the gentleman from Valley was not the governor's private secretary , and that as there was a proper channel through which communications from the governor or senate should come , it was out of order to pay any attention to communications delivered through self-constituted messengers , even though they were members of the house. The point was sustained and the motion to adjourn was put and carried. It transpired after ad journment that the important message re lated to the governor's signature to the house appropriation bill to pay members and employes , which explained the anxiety of Mr. Hhodcs , though In that respect he differed but little from several other mem bers. Twenty of the independent members went to the theater tonight on free tickets furnished by Paul Vnudcrvoort. Onn Important Chiingo , Ono of the things indicating that a now era has dawned In the methods employed In tlio state offices Is the statement made this evening by Auditor Moore , who says from this time forward warrants will bo cashed at the end of the quarter Instead of at the beginning , ns has been the custom. His version Is that the auditor has been the bondsman of all having warrants against the state for services ren dered under the old system , and while ho Is sorry to Inconvenience any ef the State em ployes , ho thinks It no morn than right that they should wait till they earn their money before they attempt to draw it. .Still Another. Benson & Newbrandt , proprietors of the Capital hotel soloon , began suit in the dis trict court today against Moshcr and Outcult for $1,800 , the amount of their balance in the defunct Capital National bank. The plain tiffs sot up that the defendants nro Individu ally liable because as managing partners they were responsible for all state ments made ns to the solvency of the bank. That they Induced the plaintiff to do bust ness with them , and received deposits up to the hour of closing Saturday afternoon. That they have been guilty of fraudulent management of the bank In inducing and permitting defendants to make deposits when they know and had known for six months that the bank was insolvent. Among the parties garnlsheed this mornIng - Ing wore William II. and John T. Dorgan , who fo alleged to have in their possession stock , certificates of stocks , notes and other securities belonging to Mosher. Klder Doesn't Uk It. Sam Elder objects to being classed with the members who were afraid of their scats , and says that ho voted as ho did on the motion to dismiss the contests because bo had heard the evidence and was satistled that nothing would como of them , lie could not see how it would benefit his party to vote with its representatives on this occasion when lie would have to vote the other wdy when the contests came before - fore the house on their merits. In this way lie claims to have occupied a different po sition from any of the other independents who voted with the republicans. CKOUKSU CAM.S 1'OK ACTION. to tlio Legislature. Concerning the I tank Affair. LINCOLN , Nob. , Jan. 23. [ Special Tele- grain to TUB BEE. ] Governor Crounso this afternoon sent a special message to the legis lature on the Capital National bank failure as affecting state deposits. The message was as follows : To the Honorable , the House of Repre sentatives of the State of Nebraska : I deem It my duty to submit for your consid eration such facts and Information as I am possessed of concerning the recent failure of tbo Capital National bank at Lincoln , which Is a dox | > sitory for moro than $1200,000 of state funds. As I am advised , the late state treasurer , J. E. Hill , made a transfer of the fund * in his custody to his successor , the present in cumbent , on January M , 18'Ji. : These funds included three certllleates of deposit from the Capital National bank at Lincoln one for $ 'CJ57.85 ! , bearing date January 0 , 18'JS ; one for $150,000 , bearing date of January 0 , 181)3 ) , and one for 1100,000 , tearing date Janu ary 0,1803. The certificates were turned over to Treasurer Hartley us representing $285,357.85 8tut money. Under the act of April 8 , 1891 , the state treasurer is required to doi osit the amount of money in his hands belonging to the sev eral current funds la the state treasury , In the state or national banks , or some of them doing business in the state and of approved standing , the hank to pay as Interest on such deposit not less than ! l per cent per annum. To secure such deposits a bond is required of dc | > osltors In double the amount of nny deposits - posits , which bond Is to bo approved by the governor , attorney general and secretary of state. How thn Iloiul Win Signed. In conformity with this law , the Capital National bank presented n bond In the sum of $700,000 , which ivpuld entitle it to nn aggregate - gregato deposit for $ tr > 0,000. This bond , drawn In accordance with the act referred to , bearing the signature of the bank and that of C.V. . Mosher and H. C. Outcalt , and approved by the attorney general and secre tary of state , was presented to mo on the 14th day of January , 1S'J.'I , by the secretary of stajo , for my approval. In order to satisfy myself of the sufficiency of the bond , 1 interrogated Mr. Secretary Allen qulto fully concerning the llnanclal standing of the bank. Mr.Allen expressed no doubt of the absolute solvcucy of the concern , and I am assured that Treasurer Hartley , after full and care ful Inquiry and examination Into its stand ing , had reached a like conclusion. Still , although not required by the law referred to , or by the form sot out in the act , and not withstanding the approval of the bond by the attorney general and by the secretary o'f the state , 1 decided , as an additional precau tion , to exact of Mr. Mosher and Mr. Outcalt an oath ns to their Individual ability as sureties , and they qualified accordingly hi the amounts of ? 500.- 000 and F.WOOO res ] > cctlvoly. After they had compiled with this demand I did not feel Justltled in further withholding my ap proval. The first intimation I had of the insolvency of the baiik or of its sureties was after the bank had passed Into the hands of a United States bnuk examiner on the 22cl day of Jan uary , ISttJ. Hartley Imposed Upon. Since then It transpires that the bank books had been manipulated so ns to deceive the most vigilant national bank examiner , and would huvq delled detection oven if the state had undertaken by experts to Investi gate Ha solvency for Itself. I am credibly informed that further Investigation and ex amination of the records will disclose tlio fant that State Treasurer Hartley had been Imposed upon and that the certificates of deposit which were turned over to him by Ills predecessor in oftico wore fraudulent avitlpiivrs o ( money on deposit which had no existence. H is impossible at this time to ascertain Whether the failure of this bank will involve the state in any loss , The assets , however , otovcrfUXUXK ) , as represented by the books , together with the assessments for which the stockholders are liable , furnish a reasonable. guaranty that the state's loss should not bo great ultimately. It remains for the legislature to take such action RS It deems lxst to ascertain the exact condition of the bank and to llx tbo responsibility of the parties Involved In t o transaction. It is an open question whether tlio bondsmen of ex-Treasurer Mill were released when lie passed over to his suc cessor the fraudulent certificates of deposit. Hid whether the new treasurer assumed any rosiwnslblllty by reason of his acceptance of , he same. Thorough IiivrfttlRiitloii Needed. It is also Incumbent upon you to direct vour Investigation in all the transactions be tween the state officers and the oniccrs of the suspended bank , and llx the culpability. If nny , where It belongs. In view of the complications which have arisen ilmost on the first Introduction of the new law relative to the loaning of state funds , it may occur to you to investigate whether the law Is a wise ono and should stand. If re tained , It should be Improved , and to that end I commend to your careful consideration the changes suggested b.v the attorney gen eral in a letter recently submitted to the senate and which I append to this communi cation. Hespoctfully , LOUK.VZO Cuoi'x.sc , Governor. IN IIIi ; MliNATK. Kconoiny Tallied nt n ( Ireat Unto hy thn Cppcr Ilniheh. LINCOLN , Nob. , Jan. 28. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bnn. ] After tlio reading of the jour nal had partially been dispensed with the senate took up the regular order of business with an evident dlsiosltloii ( to hurry matters as much ns irassiblo. Senator McDonald presented a petition asking for the passage of the municipal suf frage bill now on the general file of the senate. The secretary , for the Information of the senate , read a communication from Charles , V. Coo. president nf the Nebraska Columbian exposition , transmitting the plans and speci fications , statement of expenditures , con tracts , etc. The whole matter was referred to the World's fair committee. The senate was then seized with a sp.tsm of economy and look up the matter of clerks for committees. One clerk was appointed and assigned to duty on seven committees. By this means six clerks were knocked out. Babcock then wanted a clerk for the com mittee on claims and tlio senate employed ono In splto of the statement from the chairman - man of that committee that there was nothIng - Ing to do. Then somebody brought up a resolution to ho effect that inasmuch as T. D. Worrell and J. I ) . Uoinain had been employed us clerk and nijrht watchman in the ofllco of the sec retary of the senate from the beginning of the session , they should be placed on the pay rolls and allowed their salaries from the opening. For a few moments the secretary was as saulted with volleys of questions from all parts of the senate. Members wanted to know who authorized the npiwintment , what the men had to do , etc. An even dozen senators wanted to know why the secretary of the senate needed a night watchman for a room eight feet square. The resolution went over one day. Hills were Introduced and read the first time as follows : I3y Young Making a new legislative ap portionment of the state. By Pope To amend the law relating to the government of cities and villages. By Mattes To prevent railroads from act ing as agents for coal mines or mining "com panies. Senate flies 114 to 127 inclusive were read the second time and referred. The regular order of business being fin ished , the senate , after a brief recess , ad journed to go into Joint convention. After the Joint convention the senate list ened to the reading of the governor's mes sage and then adjourned until 10 o'clock Monday. IN THE JlOU.SIi. Attempt to ChniiKO the Hoeord rails LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 23. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] Tlio Independents and demos crats In the house were In no pleasant frame of mind this morning. The chaplain did his best to smooth out tlio wrinkles by alluding to the questions which might como up to vex the houso. Ho also offered n touching peti tion for a blessing on a distant homo made desolate by the loss of husband and father. Suter moved that the reading of the Jour nal bo dispensed with , but something was on foot and Locknor objected to the dispensa tion. tion.After After the reading had been completed Hhodes moved to strike from the records nil that pertaining to the contest proceeding of yesterday , for the reason , ns ho stated , that the action of the house was illegal and un constitutional. McKesson had the motion read again and then rose to a point of order. The motion , ho sujd , partook of the nature of n reconsld- oration of yesterday's proceedings , and such action was barred. Ho did not know whether the motion was intended to excuse the adverse rulings of the chair to help out the Douglas county delegation , but it was clearly out of order. Rhodes said It was not a reconsideration. Howe raised another point of order asser ted that Rhodes was unfair and that ho was hunting for an excuse- with which to go be fore his constituents. This remark gave Rhodes nn opportunity to t appeal to the chair. Ho insisted that the gentleman from Ncmuha had no right to question his motives. The gentleman from Nemaha retorted. "No , but I have a right to guess at them. " A call of the house was ordered , and the motion to strike from the records yesterday's proceedings relative to the contest was lost by a vote of 37 to 40. Davles offered a resolution relating to the state's Indebtedness to W. II. Dorgan and It was adopted. The house then took n short recess and after reassembling the speaker announced that ho had signed house roll IK1. The senate then appeared and the house adjourned to go into Joint convention. Immediately alter the house assembled after Joint convention the chief clerk read the special message from Governor Crounso. After the reading of the message had been completed the house adjourned until Mon day at 10 o'clock. SOATTKllKD AIIOUT AS USUAL. Paddock l.one a Couple of Votes und llryuu UlllllH H I-'OW. LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 28. [ Special Telegram to TUB BKB. ] There were many absentees at the Joint convention today , but otherwise the ballot showed no startling changes from yesterday. Paddock lost one vote to Crounso and one to Thurston and did not make up the loss by gains from other candidates. A now candidate was Introduced by Clarke , who voted for II. C. Wortlmm. The demo crats Inaugurated another ground swell toward Bryan. There were 110 votes cast and they scattered as follows : I'owori IIIKnrnm , i I'mlilock 2tlnwci ! ) I Majors 10 Hastings 3 llryan tlK | lper U ' I'burntoa SiTjumpaon I WelMler 3 Wurtlmni I troiiuao 2 Audruwi 3 Huesti 'i tlulloy I FriiDk Martin 2 Morton 1 Tlio changes from yesterday's vote were as follows : Ames , from Boyd to Bryan ; Babcock , from Morton to Boyd ; Clarke , from Crounso to H. C. Wortham ; Goldsmith , from Paddock to Crounso ; Leldlgh , from lloyd to Bryan ; Lulkart , from Boyd to Kel- pcr ; North , from Boyd to Martin ; Rhea , from Paddock to Thurston ; Sinclair , from Boyd to Bryan. These paired or absent were : Barry , Brown , Cain , Crane. Dobson. F.ichoff , Elder , Clifford , Grammer , Harris , Merrick , Nason , Oakley , Paekwood , lope , Porter , Rlckctts , Scholp , Watson und Woods. Nutiililn I'vout. Wednesday next , matinee and evening , at Boyd's will appear the Ohrstrom-Renhard company of lyric artists , and Omaha music lovers will no doubt imprqvo the opportunity to hear some readings of tone | > octry of n very high standard , Augusta Ohrstrom , native of the land whence came Jenny Llnd and Christina NUsson , heads the company. Miss Ohrstrom is both n musician and a singer ; shohas the .soul to interpret ns well us the talent to execute. Her voice has the brilliancy of the true soprano with the rich ness of the mezzo-soprano. With her comes Martina Johnston , one of the most highly gifted vlollnlstea over beard , J , Donncll Haifa , the well known basso , and Frank Porter , a robust tenor , are also members of the company. The various preferences of lovers of good music are all catered to , the programs Judiciously presenting classic , operatic and "popular" numbers. DEPOSED THE QUEEN ritoM rinsT PAon.J next. The news from Hawaii being a fort night old on account of tlio absence of tlio cable llnrs , which Prosldcn Harrison twice advocated In his message to congress , Is no > , rccunt enough to form tlio basis of nny Imme- dliito ! action or to warrant any exact pre diction. It Is certain , however , tint the American commercial Influences nt Hawaii hnvo long been antagonistic to Urltlsli Inllucnce , and that annexation has boon earnestly ! desired by these who vvero opposed ttUi the government of the recent Queen LIU- uokalanl. It-was not thought nt the Navy depart ment today that the cruiser Boston , now at Hawaii , would bo called Into action. Her battery ; of two S-incli and six 0-inch rllles and her secondary battery of 15-paund , : i-touiid | and i 1-pound rapld-ilro guns , together with her llotehklss revolving cannon , will bo formidable enough to cmiblo her to protect American Interests by her mere presence , with u force of bluejackets on shore. An to Annotation. As to tlio annexation of the Sandwich Islands , there Is goad authority for saying that this is not likely to bo accomplished. In the full scnso of mo.itilng that the alliance shall become an Integral turt of the United States under the administration af President Harrison. While It Is not , known that President Harrison has either expressed his views definitely Upon the subject presented today , it is known that ho has s.iid in connection with other proposi tions of nnnoxation that ho did not favor the acquisition by the United States of any terri tory not contiguous to this country , that the acquirement of any territory separated from uk by any great expanse of water would keep us in controversies with foreign na tions and widen our ixmlbilittes of serious international troubles. The president re gards tlio United States as being exceed ingly fortunate in having no territory which would naturally give provocation for con tention with any European power. Intrr\ln\r < > il Hnnri'tnry I'lutor. AVASIIIXOTOX. D. C. , Jan. 28. Mottsmuh , Hawaiian minister , has received an onicial dispatch to the effect that the Hawaiian government has been overthrown and that commissioners frohi the new government are on the way from San Francisco to Washing ton to ask that Hawaii bo annexed to the United States. The State and Navy de partments have been olllcially informed of the revolution. Dr. Smith of Hawaii held a conference with Secretary of State Foster today. Tlio interview continued for some time. At its close Secretary Foster went over to the white house and had an Interview with President Harrison. While , of course , no statement can bo made as to the policy to bo pursued by tlio United State In the matter , at least until after the arrival of the commissioners from Hawaii , who are to present the request for annexation to the United States , it may bo said that the visit of the Ilawalians will hardly bo successful , If the purport thereof has been correctly stated. Aside from the innovation upon the policy of "tbo govern ment since its organization , which the an nexation would be , theNintcrests of other countries in the Sandwich islands are too large to permit , on the part of the govern ments of those nations , acquiesence In such annexation. It would involve consequences that the United States would not care to take , and which its long settled policy for bids it to assume. To Kclnforco the Motion. WASITIXOTON' , D. C. , .Tan. 23. When the news was received of the revolution In Hawaii the president and secretaries of state and navy held n hasty consultation , with a view to reinforcing the cruiser Boston - ton , the only United States vessel now at Honolulu. It is probable that the Monterey will bo sent from San Francisco. The old wooden ship Adams and the iron ship Hanger arc. at Mare island , and It is thought they will be also ordered to the Islands , | STATKJIENTS FKO.n CO.HMISSION13US. Some of thn Cuunca Which I.ud Up to the Oiit'en'fl , Overthrow. SAX FHAMCISCO , Cal. , Jan. 23. Charles L. Carter , ono of the commission appointed by the provisional government at Hawaii , made the following statement to the Associated press- . "Tho object ofour visit to Washington is to have the United States take possession of tiio Hawaiian islands. Wo want to join the union , not ns n state , however , but under a territorial or district form of government. , A . government like that of the District of Columbia . , with the addition of n governor appointed by the president , is preferable for many reasons. "Thero is such a largo number of Chinese and other cheap laborers on tbo Islands who cannot bo trusted to vote intelligently that if universal suffrage were declared the whites , who represent almost the entire business interests of the country , would bo outvoted and powerless. "An entire now system of government must be built up and the only way is to have the United States take charge. It must como to tills or the whites must leave the islands. ' 1 holt" Interests are too great , however - over , for them to give up without a struggle and the revolution was the result. "Tho now constitution which was brought out by the queen granted her almost abso lute power and disfranchised the white vet ers. The natives themselves , as a rule , are not in favor of the ox-queen's plans. She is supported by a certain clique of about twenty , who are anxious for political power. The queen is Jealous of the power of the whites and Is an ambitious , scheming woman , badly advised. Under thn Old Hemline. "Under the old regime she had no causa to complain. She enjoyed an income of be- twecn $70,000 and 4100,000 , with no respon sibility , but she undertook to mix in politics and got the worst of it. The queen was sup ported by her favorite , U. P. Wilson , the marshal of the kingdom and tho'govcrnment troops. Wilson swore hut number of depu ties , and , in all , the queen's force amounted to about 400 men. The plan was clever , but she lacked nerro to carry it out. She waited until the legislature had adjourned and then got twenty natives and dressed them up in long-tailed coats. She gave them a petition for a now constitution which they did not understand. Everything went according to program until the members of the cabinet refused to be dismissed. "Tho revolution was almost a bloodless one. Only one man was hurt , a native policeman , who was shot by Mr. Good. Good was in charge of a wagon containing a supply of ammunition for the revolutionists and the polio-j attempted to capture It. Good , who is a man of great firmness and resolution , shot down one of the i > olicemcn and took the ammunition to a place where it would do the moat good to the men who were resisting the queen. Fortunately there was no necessity for u resort to arms , and fur ther bloodshed was avoided. " "Our commission , continued Mr. Carter , "will call on the president and secretary of state at Washington , and will do our best to negotiate a treaty of annexation. We do not have power to make a treaty , but will have to refer all such matters to the provisional government at Honolulu. " W. C. Witdur'8 Story. W. C. Wilder , another of the commission ers , explained the situation of affairs to an Associated press reporter. Mr. Wilder Is president I of the Hawalln Interisland Steam ship company , and has a largo interest in Hawnllniproperty. 1 1I "If the United States wants the Hawaiian islands I , " said he , "she can have them now and on terms more favorable than over before offered or will over bo offered again. All Americans on the islands urea unit for an nexation , and the new provisional govern ment Is supported by nearly nil the English and all of the Germans. Tlio foreign Interest In Hawaii amounts to about flO.000,000 , > , - 000,000 of which are in tlio hands of Ameri cans. "If the United States government should I refuse to annex the Islands do you think that Great Hritain would stop In and take possession ? " was asked. "That question I cannot answer , " said Commissioner Wilder , "but this I know the queen is strongly In favor of British rule , and If allowed would , I have no doubt , apply to Great Hritain for protection. " "Why was the British government the only one of the powers represented In Hone lulu thut did not recognize the provisional government ? " "That I do not know. " ' Queen Lllluokalaul , " continued Mr. Wilder , "If aho hntl boonnUowml to carry out her plan , would \y\\a \ become absolute despot of the islands. j\vp wore glad to liavo your ship Uoston In Mimolulu harlmrc While she did nothing boyi u landlnga fowsallors who patrolled ' the atwHrts. yet the mor.il effect was good , and unvpulv quelled any dlsposl- 1'c to lighting oij flic part of the queen , had thorn been any. , . .Tho Uoston will bo able to control the situation without trouble , but moro ships woulij.do. . no barm.1 S.'in KVnitrNro Moving. The commtsstdndHt this afternoon mot the San Franelsco CUaVriber of Commerce dlroc tors and dlsi-u.isfctt , the situation of affairs with the mun/iiaiifs. / The chamber will probably adopr 'M-csolutions asking the United States R < Kerime.nt to annex Hawaii. Admiral SkcrrctlCommanding the Pacific squadron , Is hero with the wooden ship Mohican , and Is prep.uvd for sea. It is exacted she will at once proceed to Hono- lulu. Joseph Miirmleii'H Story. Joseph Marsden , ono of the commissioners sent b.v the provisional government to the United States , today said : "Our mission to the United States Is for the purpose of offeru Ing the Islands to the United States. If the government refuses to accept our gift that Is another thing. All the foreign element in the island and the natives nro In hearty ac cord with n provisional government and for annexation to America. The causes which led up to the trouble were the actions of the queen , who wanted to force a new constitu tion , revolutionary in character , upon ns. "Directly after the prorogation of the leg islature , the queen sent for her nobles and presented to them the proposed constitution for their slgn.Uuros. They demurred , but she stormed at them and fiercely .demanded them to obey her wishes. They -asked for an hour to look it over , but she g.ivo them fifteen minutes and warned them that they had better sign it. IleMiM-liMl hy Her N'ohlrrt. "As snon as she left the blue room the nobles lied. They went to the post and told them there of the queen's actions. Immedi ately n number of merchant's gathered to gether and after a short consultation ap pointed thirteen men as an executive com mittee , with full power to act. "Tho committee called a meeting for 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon and Armory hall was packed at the hour with the largest crowd of white peonle over gathered in Hon olulu. A resolution was presented to pre vent the high-handed proceedings of the queen. On that night a number of marines , well armed and equipped , came ashore from the United States steamship Boston and took up their position ut the office of the American consulate. On Tues day the whole thing was over. The queen surrendered nil things. She accompanied her capitulation by a strong protest. Imme diately afteward the provisional government was formed and a commission to the United States appointed. " "Can the United States annex Hawaii ? " was asked of the commissioner. "Without doubt. " ' Will not tlio agreement of Franco and Great Britain to guarantee independence to the islands Interfere f" "Tliero is no such treaty in existence. There is absolutely nothing to stay the will of the people. " TIXAS HKC A HnvvuU'x I'lcit for Amifcutlon mid \Vlnt Nutloiml Legislators Think of It. WASHINGTON , D. (3. , Jan. ! J3. In executive session today the 'senate ' discussed the French extraditing treaty without result Mr. Morgan thcn auiiounccd the intelligence of the Hawaiian revolution to the senate. Although It could only bo considered in an informal i manner , ' a'debate ' was at once pre cipitated it that oc tinjod the greater part of the secret session * 'Generally the speeches seemed to favor annexation or the establish ment of a protectorate. In opposition , it was stated by other Senators that when wo se cured our coaling ti'ition at Pcavl ri\er years ago there was au .agreement under which England , Germany ami the United States and the other grqatpowers agreed that thev should keep theiphands | off , aud permit Hawaii to run bur pwn affairs , In contro verting Jt this statoidtwit it was claimed while there might have t > oe a jneit undcratamlinir in i that agreement , it was not such a con tract between powers us would preclude the United States , in 'tho event of a request from the government of Hawaii , from exer cising iho power of annexation. Tn support of the presumption that there was no agree ment it was shown that England had been for ono year or s > o industriously making In roads in the islands and creating a feeling among the people extremely prejudicial to the interests of the United States and her citizens who had invested in enterprises that were developing the Islands. The matter will , no doubt , bo before the senate in the usual way iirtho course of a few auys , and an extended debate will result. In the HoilHe. In the house of representatives there was a strong feeling expressed by leading demo crats against annexation. At the same time there was an equally unanimous opin ion that no other nation should bo permitted to control Hawaii. The Monroe doctrine was again upheld as.a . cardinal principle in our foreign policy njid as demanding the ex clusion of "European domination over terri tory so near our own. " It is said thut the course Hawaii is adopt ing in seeking annexation is practically the same as that taken by Texas when It bc- came a part of the United States. - In reference to annexation a naval ofllccr said that if the United States possessed Hawaii wo could make It the Gibraltar of the Pacific. HAWAIIAN mvroiiY. Knctf ) Concerning thn Countrj' . Its 1'nlltlcn nlld KpHourres. The Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands are a group of eight Inhabited and four uninhabited : habited islands 2,000 miles southwest of San Francisco. They have an area of 7,028 square miles and n population of 90,000. When visited by Captain Cook in 1773 the population was estimated atfOJ.OOO. . The census of 1832 showed a population of 180,000 , practically all native. In 1831 out of a total of 80,000 just one-half were natives. Tlio foreign population is increasing quite rapidly and is now estimated at 00,000. The chief product of the Islands Is sugar. There are alwut fifty plantations , producing 40,000 to 50,000 tons of sugar an nually. The other most Important products are molasses , wool , hides , tallow , rlco and fruits. A treaty of reciprocity was signed bv the United States and Hawaii in 1S70. This country consumes most of the exports , which were about ? 1-1,000,000 in ISS'J , and furnishes most of the imports , which aggregated Sfl.500,000 in that your : The revenue in 'KWrt was $ } , SG3iO.'i ! and the expenditures * 2,781HM. The public doot is 31 , : H,000 , und the" i money in circulation is $1,833,000. 'ft- ' The government Was been a limited mon archy. The legislaVaro consisted of twenty nobles , appointed * for lifo by the ruler , and twenty-eight 'representatives , elected by the people , till two classes sitting together. Tlio 111)01 ) * has a cabinet and a privy council. Many-of the ofllccs are filled by foreigners , motttly1 Americans. The l.iws uro modeled on thoscvof tlio United States Queen Liliuokalaw-born In 13X3 , mounted the throne January ax , 18H. ! The capital of the kingdom Is Honolulu , with .1 iwpulatioil nf 20,000. In 18SU there were fifty-six miles of railroad and 250 of telegraph In the country. I UMMKJIA.UTIAI. : _ _ _ y J. II. Soper lu Commuml ot the Armed I-'orcv * pftlm Inland. IIn HONOLULU , Jan. 18. , 0iO ! p. m. The pro IIt visional government lias placed J. II. Sopcr in command of all the armed troops on the fi Island , who has Issued the following : fic fia NOTICK : Pnder martial law uvury person a found upon Urn streets or'In any public : place itu between the hours of ! ) :30 : p. in. and 0 a. m. u will bo liable to arrest iinliiss provided with a 1 pass from tliecoiniiinwler-ln-cfiluf. J. II. Sopor , 1P 1t ( lathering nf crowds Is prohibited. Any ono disturbing the puaco or disobeying the law Is P n liable ti > urrii.it. lly order of the executive coiiiiulttne. ' .1. II. toi'Kii , I Comma ndur-ln-Uhtuf. ll This proclamation Is prlntoa In the Ha lld llP waiian , English and Portuguese languages. Under the orders of the executive commit d tee , nil liquor stores have been closed. Elec o tric ! works , which supply the city with light t and printing omces with power , have been V seized by the armed body of the provisional is i : government. IRELAND'S ' HOME RULE BILL Brief Synovia of Mr. Gliulstono's Proposed Now Bill , POWERS OF1HE NEW IRISH LEGISLATURE Itcfttrlcllnni I'lnrrit Upon the Tropincd Hod- mid Other Feature. * of thu Mea - urn II Wilt Ho Introduced ut tlio Opening nl i'arlliitiii'iit. LONDON , Jan. 'JS. Following Is a synopsis of the new Irish home rule bill to bo intro duced within n fo\r days , at the opening of Parliament : The bill declares that there shall bo estab lished lu Ireland a legislature , consisting of . the queen and an Irish legislative body , em powered ' to make , amend and repeal laws for the peace , order and good government of Ireland. The power to enact laws on the follow ing subjects is retained by the imperial parliament : The status or dignity of the crown , or the succession to the crown , or a regency : the making of war or peace ; the military or naval forces or the defense of the royalties nno other relations with for eign states ; of relations between the vari ous parts of her majesty's dominions ; dig- natorlos of honor ; offenses against the law of nations or offenses committed in violation of | a treaty made or hereafter to be made be- tween her majesty and any foreign state ; or olTenso committed on the high seas ; treason , alienage or naturali/jitUm ; trade , navigation or quarantine ; the postal and telegraph ser vice , except as hereafter mentioned with re- spect to the transmission of letters and telegrams - grams in Ireland ; beacons : lighthouses or seamarks ; the coinage ; the value of foreign money ; lc2nl ten Icr or wvlghts and meas ures , or copyright , patent rights or other ex clusive rights to the use or profits of any works or inventions ; the imposition , or any legislation relating to duties or customs and duties of excise , as deiined in the act. The subcluuso retains to the imperial Parliament control for live years over land legislation. KfstrlulloiiN on the Irl h I.ej-Ulutiire. The Irish legislature is restricted from passing any laws respecting the establish ment of religion or prohibiting the free ex- eivise tncreof , or conferring any privilege or imposing any disability on account of re ligious belief or abrogations originating from the right to establish or maintain any place of denominational institution or charity , or prejudicially affecting the right of any child to attend a school receiving public money without attending the religions instruction with tliat school , or impairing , without cither the leave of her majesty in council , first obtained , on address presented by the legislative body of Ireland , or the consent of the corporation Interests , the rights , property or privileges of any existing corporation incorporated by royal charter or local or general act of Par liament , or from enacting any legislation changing the terms of the homo rule act. except so far as the net is declared to bo alterable by the Irish legislature. The queen retains the saino prerogatives with respect to summoning , proroguing and dis solving the Irish legislative l > ody as the queen has with the imperial Parliament. Tlio Irish legislative body can continue for live years and no longer from the day on which it is appointed to meet. The executive government of Ireland is to continue vested in her majesty and to bo car ried on by the lord lieutenant In behalf of her majesty with the aid of such ofllccrs and such council as her majesty may from time to time see lit. Subject to any Instructions which may from time to time bo given by her majesty , the lord lieutenant shall give or withhold tlio consent of her majesty to bills passed by the Irish legislative body and shall exercise the prerogatives of her majesty lu summoning , proroguing and dissolving the Irish legislative body and any prerogatives , the exercise of which may bo delegated to him by her majesty. Two Ilorucfl Provided For. < The ninth clause of the bill , relating to the constitution of tbo Irish legislative body , differs in ono Important respect from the bill of 18W ) . The bill of lS'jl ; provides that the legislative body shall consist of a first and second order , but instead of providing that the orders shall deliberate together , as in the bill af 1880 , it provides that they shall sit and yoto separately , thus constituting two distinct houses of legislature. If the result of the voting brings the two orders into collision , then the question at issue is to bo referred to a joint committee of both houses. If the question shall still remain undecided through inability to ngrco , then the question at Issue must bo referred to the people. The now bill thus provides for a popular reference. The tenth clause substantially provides as in 1SSI5 , that the upper house , or first order , shall include lOIt members , seventy-five elective and twenty-eight peerage members. The elective members must bo possessed of property , of real estate , or property , real and personal , nringing in an income of at least . 300 a year , or , If only personal , then bring ing in the same income , or being of capital value , -1,000 01 upwards , freoof nil charges. Ireland Is to bo divided into electoral dis tricts , each elector to bo the owner or occupier of some land or tenant within the district of a not value of 1"J , " ) or upwards. Tlio term of un elective member of the first . order is ten years , thirty-seven or thirty-eight to retire every fifth year. The peers are to bo twenty-eight Irish rep resentative peers. Tlio peer's representa tion in the first order to last for not longer than thirty years from the appointed day of organization , when the places of all peerage members nro all to bo vacant or llllod with elei'.tivo members. Dissolution of this legis lative body Is not to vacate the oftlco of the members of the first order. In thn Lower House. The second legislative body is to consist of 201 members to bo chosen by existing con stituencies in Ireland , two by each constit uency , with the exception of the city of Cork , which is to bo divided into two di visions and two members chosen by each division. An important now clause provides that 103 members of the Imperial Parliament from the Irish legislative body m i.v also sit in the Irish legislative body , if elected thereto , as well as in the imperial Parliament. The annual contribution of Ireland on ac count of the national debt , is reduced to jC79.'I.OUOariny ; and navy 83a,000 : imperial civil expenditures ffft,000 ; royal Irish consta bulary and Dublin , metro | > olitan police 500,000 ; for reduction of the national debt 180,000. These are great reductions from the bill of 1SSO , which provided that Ireland should pay for Interest and management of the national debt l,4'ili,00 ( ( ) ; army and navy . 1,600XX ( ) ; $ Imperial civil expenditures i'110,000 ; royal Irish constabulary and Dublin metropolitan police 1,000,000 ; reduction of natlonaldebt 300,000. uiixtoin Duties mid i\clio Collectlnim. Duties of customs and duties of excise col lections in Ireland nro to be applied to Irish charces and an excess put in as p-irt of the public revenue. It is made the duty of the Irish legislature to impose all such tuxes , du ties and Imposts as may bo necessary to raise a sufficient revenue to meet all sums charged for the time being on the Irish con solidated fund. This fund Is to meet ad vances toward expenses of the Irish govern ment , debts Incurred by the Irish govern ment , the salaries of Judges of any court , ' and all payments for Irish services except to the ! salaries of the lord lieutenants. The Irish land commission Is to remain In force until all charges payable out of the church property are fully paid , subject to any existing charges on the church property in Ireland und guaranteed by the treasury , arc fully paid. If the queen signifies to the Irish legislature that a state of war exists , the Irish legislature may make extra ap propriations for the army and navy and to aid in the defense of the realm. It shall not bo lawful for the Irish legis lative bodyto adopt or pass 5.111 v vote , reso lution , address or bill for the raising or ap propriation for any purixiso of any part of the public revenue of Ireland , or of any tax , duty or Imtxist , except in pursuance of n rec ommendation from her majesty , signified through the lord lieutenant In the session in which such vote , resolution , address or bill proixwed , 'llio exchequer division of thu high court of Justice Is to ojntlnuo to be. a court of ex chequer for revenue pur | > oso9 , and any vacancy oecurrlnir In tlio court is to bo Jlllod by her majesty on the Joint recommendation of the lord lieutenant of Ireland and the lord high chancellor of Great Britain. This division Is to try all eases affecting the treasury , customs and excise and the officers thereof , and the appeal is. to lie only to the house of lords. Iieluml'n Pollen \vMem. / The Dublin miHropolltan i > oHee Is to con tinue subject to the lord lieutenant for a period of five years or until the Irish admin istration will guarantee that an adequate legal J. ' police system has been organl/.od. The royal Irish constabulary , while it exists , Is to continue subject to the control of the lord lieutenant , but the Irish legislature may pro vide for the establishment and maintenance of n police force In counties and boroughs in Ireland , under the control of the local au thorities , aifd arrangements may bo made between the treasury and Irish government for the establishment and maintenance of police reserves. There Is an entirely new clause , ' J , which gives the crown the right to veto all hills of the Irish legislature and gives Irish repre sentative peers the right to sit In the House of Umls at Westminster and vote on all imperial questions. Controversies regarding constitutional questions nr i to bo referred to the judicial committee of the privy council for decision. I ho functions of the lord lieutenant are the same as In the hill of 1SSO and the Judiciary is to remain for live years under the control of the Imperial government , then to pass under tbo control of the Irish govern ment. Other provisions are similar to the bill of 1SSU. The City Uhnrtrr. The Judiciary committee of the council has returned ( from Lincoln. The charter amend ments were introduced In the sonata by Mr. Babcock. ! It was deemed advisable not to Introduce the measure in the house , and the committee ( believes that hotter results will follow the plan mapped out than could pos sibly have come had the measure gone to the , house. From now on members of the committee will divide their time at Lincoln and follow tip the bill as rapidly as possible. Mr. Saunders of thofommittoo thinks that the bill will pass without any radical changes. Of course , there arc some members from the country who may undertake to defeat the desire of the Omaha people , but It is believed that they are in the mlnorltv , and can mus ter but a feeble attempt at opposition. - * - Aniither Onmhii Industry. The Columbian Novelty company has elected the following ofllccvs and directors for the ensuing year : C. G. Cunningham , president ; S. D. Ilarkalow , vice president ; S. W. Croy , secretary and treasurer. This company will shortly erect buildings in Omaha on the Belt line railway near the chair factory , in the nortliweste.ru part of the city , for the manufacturoof its novelties , which includes tbo olllclal guide and map cane of the World's exposition , fan and other novelties. Messrs. Cunningham and Croy will leave for Chicago in a day or so to look after the establishment of a branch ottieo thorp. This company expects to employ at least seventy-five people in the manufacture of its goods when it llrst opens. i Signed the City Printing Contract. Mayor Bemts lias signed the contract for printing , which was awarded to the firm of Klopp , Bartlett & Co. by the council. So much has been said relative to the awarding of this contract , and so many charges have been made ono way and another , that tbo mayor concluded to Investigate for himself. A complete tabulation of ail the bids was made by Mr. Millar , and the printing com mittee was called in to compare their find ings with these of Mayor Bomts' secretary. No great discrepancies were found ami the investigations of both resulted in nearly the same findings. The mayor was convinced that the firm of Klopp , Bartlett & Co. , was the lowest bidder and signed the contract. Awful Deed of n Unite- . PAUIS , Tex. , Jan. 28. Last night Henry Smith , colored , saw the little -1-year-old daughter of Henry Yanco playing on a side- walk. Ho picked her up and carried her to the woods.- When the child was missed a search resulted in finding her body , torn and bleeding , giving indisputable evidence of having been brutally outraged. Apossoof citizens is searching for the brute to lynch him. Kndcd tlio Suit. KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Jan. 23. The suit of George L. Burton of Chicago for SM.OOO damT ages against the millionaire stockman , Dil- lard H. Fuut , for the alienation of his wife's affections , the filing of which created a sen sation July 0 last , has been dismissed and the case compromised. It is understood that It was by the plaintiff that the advances were made toward ending the suit. . M. O. Maul went to Kearney yesterday. W. C. Mills , ofllco manager of tbo Virginia hotel of Chicago , was the guest yesterday of his brother , Captain Mills , of this city. W. C. MefCnight of the Boston Store will go to Now York"today. Justin B. Porter , fora long time with Paxton - ton & Gallagher , has accepted a lucrtulvo position with the Union Paciflo Coal com pany at Hanna , Wyo. Ho leaves about February 1. At the Mercer W. A. Irons , New York ; E. A. Kruckman , Chicago ; Henry Znlcr , I Chicago ; E , E. Goodlandcr , Memphis , Tenn. : , .1. H. Coddlngton , Salt Luke ; H. M. Wilcox , ' Kansas City ; Henry Schmitz , Lead City , S. D. ; G. H. Magher , Uuwllns , Wyo. ; C. H. Phelps , Akron , Colo. ; L. S. Cook , Detroit ; J. W. Love , Fremont ; Mrs. Sol Bloteky , Shclbv ; George W. Adulr , Fort Hobinson ; C. D. VunEngers , Now York ; Philip Schnltzlcr , NQW York ; I. M. Gilbert , Sioux City.NKW NKW YOUK. Jan. 23. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEn.l Omaha : E. iL. Magnus , Hotel Bartholdi ; C. L. Lamb , New York ; B. II. ( llobinson , Westminster ; L. Scribncrand M. J. Good , Broadway Central. CHICAGO , 111. , Jan. 28. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BEE. ] Nebraska arrivals : Brc- voort C. H. Kelley , Lincoln. Grand Pacific W. S. Perry , McCook : F. J. Nugent , Lincoln ; C. H. Paul , Hastings ; C. W. Thompson , Omaha. Great Northern O. O. Snydcr , Omaha. Wellington Louis U. Metz. n i.ou.i i. iiitiI'll IKS. a The firemen will give their annual hall on February 14. The county commissioners will hold a meeting Monday. Two minor permits aggregating ? 300 were issued yesterday by the inspector of build ings. Yesterday Anna K. Howell , widow of the late Samuel J. Ho\vell , was appointed admin istratrix of the estate , which is valued ut of $05,000. The Joint debate between the Crystal league and the Omaha Vlow Dobatlmr so ciety Thursday evening at the Hillside Con of gregational church resulted in victory lor the former organisation. Comptroller Olsen Is busy thcso days In preparing the annual estimate of the ex penses of each department In the city gov ernment and the probable amounts neces sary to conduct each for the year. on Mr. J. K. O'Neill says that the statement made in TUB BEK an to Cameron Hcovcs being the llr.st shurllf of Douglas county is correct. Mr. Peterson was appointed sheriff but Mr. Heoves wis : llr.st elected A sheriff. Mr. O'Neill makes this statement ut the request of Mrs. Houves , as she wishes insist that TUB BUB was correct. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Proposed Changes in the School Law of Interest to Magio Oity Oitizons. MORE FUNDS AN IMMEDIATE NECESSITY Indication * TluU Mnny Children Wilt Shortly lie UnuMe to Secure Ai-eoiiiiuo- tlutlotn with thn I'reieul nicllltle- .Slttmtloii Clearly Outlined. One of the most important bills to comn before the present legislature. Is house roll No. 101 , a bill for an act to amend sections aTOrt , M.r.'l and a , ? " . } of subdivision It of chapter xllv. of the consolidated statutes of I Nebraska and to repeal the original sections amended. The provisions of the hill are such thut Its ' passage would cause new members elected , to the school board to go into ofllco on thn 1st of July Instead of the 1st of May ns nt present. Section fl of the bill makes provision for the school board to determine by a two thml , vote , whether an election shall bo called fur voting bonds , instead of the present lion I law which requires a petition sipinvl li\ one-third of the voters In the distrt. i before u bond election can lie held. Hut the most Important change . -nDtem plated In the bill is an amendment jrmm. 'ho school board the authority to determine Ui amount of tax to be levied , wherea * MI present statute vests that power in the council. Thus far Lincoln has been the only dtsirii t In the state where neither the people nor the board have had the privilege of deter mining this question , but if the statute re mains unchanged , South Omaha. Beatrice. Grand Island , Nebraska City , Kearney Hastings , and possibly ono or two others will como under the provision allow Ing the city council to llx the amount of the school tax. tax.In In the opinion of the best educators In tlte state , seconded by parents of srhoni , Uu dren , having an active interest in the pros pcrity of the public schools , the change contemplated templatod would remedy a defect which in many cases has crippled schools. The present depicted condition of the school treasury of this city makes the sub Ject one of moro than ordinary interest at this time. While the laws governing the public schools may not bo directly responsible siblo for the condition of the school treasury of this city , the contemplated changes would bo n strong cuard against a recurrence renco of the misfortune , by placing tlio power to run the schools with the school board. Tlio possibility of a deadlock be tween two sots of ofllccrs , such as was ex porlcnccd hero last summer , would bo obviated. Condition of City Sehooli. In school matters , this city is confronted with a condition , not a theory. The emul tion is that of a nearly empty treason. \ \ u no provision for replenishing it further tl > 11 sufficiently to meet current expenses a-ul possiblv not that. Unless something is dnne ) ut the spring election , hundreds of children of school ago will be deprived of school privileges simply because thereIs no mom < > with which to build school houses. This city has made n record in educational progress of which it may well be proud. When it is considered that taxpayers of South Omaha have never been called upon to pay one dollar for the support of the schools of the city since it become an itule pendent district , the educational pyramid built up , representing permanent vested rights * .o property worth at least fc'00.000 besides the enormous outlay for city ex penscs , made necessary b.v the wondrous growth of the Magic City , it stands as a monument to the integrity and management of the men to whom the educational niter ests of the district have been intrusted from time to timo. To give the people some idea of the expense ponso of running the schools for a single year and to show where the money goes'tho fol lowing statement of current expenses for the school year , he-ginning July 1 , 1S01 , und ending , July 1 , IS'.W , is appondud : Halancoon Hand July 1,1801 J31,038 OS Amount derived from state fund 3,047 41 Local taxat Ion I'lnosand [ licenses -IK.HHl 00 Tuition 10 14 Othur hources Sulu of seats , buildIngs - Ings , etc 31001 $81,109 30 nxiiemlltiircs-Snporlntundent's sal ary $ 1.110000 'Poachers' salary 17.'J.17 01 Janitors' salary' 3.OJ8 3 * . Kuel 1.50HII Kupaln 8'JO I' ' ) Supplies 2111 7d Miscellaneous expenses : > ,1H3 ( II Total $20u2U 34 Amount paid for buildings ( lurliig tbo year f27ifl8 : 40 Amount In treasury July 1 , 1802. . .127,270 & 0 The school board is now renting a room ut Sixteenth street und Missouri avenue at $10 per month and Gcrmanlu hall on Twent.\- fotirth street at Sil ) per month and In add ! tlon is paying fin pur month under contract for a frame building which it was compelled to abandon. The amount paid for rtmt.whllo comparatively light , is Just that much money , thrown away , besides the buildings are not adapted to the purx ] > scs for which they aroused used , are not located In the most convenient places , nor Is there sufficient room to accom modate the Increased population. The dis trict owns two lots on Twenty-sixth and K , streets and a school house for that portion of the city is a necessity , besides the need of more room at other places. All this leads to the question of voting bonds at the next election. There is practically no opposition to voting long time bonds , which would bo virtually jiving the present school p pul.ition n , ehanco to pay for their own education. Some of the taxpayers who have a few dollars lars and no children are opposed to a levy for school tax , but tfio same men would not oip)3O ] : the bond question. N'otes and I'erHoimln. Ofllcer Kramlngcr was setting up the cigars to the police force this evening It u boy. Morris Yost , the Jeweler who was closjd up by the sheriff last week , will resume lu few days. Miss Whitmarsh , who was taken suddenly III last Sunday and has been confined to the house over since In consequence , is again able to bo out. Seth L. Dcranvlllo of Tilden , Madison county , Neb. , Is in ttio city to remain over Sunday with his friend and comrade in tno ' army , 'F. .T. Ktter. South Omaha ledge No. 00 , Ancient Ord'-r United Workmen , conducted the funeral services of Cliarlos S.vmonH , instead of N-J. 227 , as stated In TUB BBS by mistake. The Homo Circle club mot at the rcsiil.-m'O O. P. Taylor , on Missouri avenue last night and enjoyed another of their | ilcaimj social meetings. Cards were the pnnrip.il amusement. Adah chapter No. 51 , Order H-istorn SU- , gave a very enjoyable entertainment at M.i sonic hall last night. Nearly every number the program was worthy of Bpuclal men tion. The attendance was rather limltod. One of the South Omaha Coal company's teams got chilly standing at Twenty-fourth and 1C streets last evening and took a run dash down Twenty-fourth UK ) and around the block east to N satisfied them , and they were captured by Nate Dimmick , without damage. i Iighest of all in Leavening Power.- Latest U. S. Gov't Report