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THE OMA1TA DAIM BEE : AV1O5NESDAY , FEBIWARY 15 , 189t. ! TWO HOURS OF CANAL TALK Senators Listen to a Discussion of the Nicaragua Oanal .Bill. MR SHERMAN ADVOCATES THE MEASURE Sundry ClTll Appropriation Hill Considered Mr. < Jimj'n World' * 1'nlr ltc olutlon Itrpiilillciiiid In tlio Homo Again rilllnutcr irru : < : ltmllr < WASIIIN-OTOX , D. C. , Fob , 14. The Nicar agua caimt bill was before the senate today Tor a couple of hours , but was then laid asldo so that the sundry civil appropriation bill might bo proceeded with. The canal bill was the subject of two speeches and of a running discussion , In which Mr. Sherman , who Is in charge of It , took a leading part. Ilo explained why It was that $12,000,000 of stock tnlrcady Issued ] was loft outstanding. At one point In the discussion Mr. Teller re ferred to a statement of Mr. Sherman's as a misrepresentation , whereupon Mr. Sherman exclaimed that It was false , as ho had mis represented nothing. Mr Sherman reported back from the com mittee on llnnnco the amendment suggested by hlmsnlf some days ago in reference to the Issue of Tutted States a per cent bonds. The commlttco had decided It should Uo added to the sundry civil appropriation bill. No change is made in the amendment except to add ( at the end of It ) to the words , "for the purposes provided In said act , " the words "and none other. " yiniy's World's Fnlr Hnoliitlon. Mr Quay offered a resolution , which was agreed to , calling on tlio secretary of the treasury for information as to whether any part of the appropriation for the AVorhVs fair has been paid , and if so , under what inodlllcatlQU of the rules as to Sunday clos ing. Ilo also pave notice of an amendment to an appropriation bill making appropri ations connected with the World's fair con ditioned on Sunday closing. Ho also gave notice of an amendment to the Nicaragua canal bill that the act shall not take effect until the government of tlio United States shall have secured , by con vention with the governments of Costa ( Ucn and Nicaragua , tlio right to fortify and garrison risen the terminus of the proposed canal on the Athintii" and I'aetyje oceans and to main tain ono or more armed vessels on Lake Nicaragua and to march military forces through the. territory of either of these slates for the purpose of protecting tlio canal and the persons ( citizens of the United States ) operating the same. Mr. Hoar ottered n resolution , ( which went over until tomorrow ) providing that on the 22U of February Washington's birthday Washington's farewell address bo read to the senate Immediately after the reading of the Journal , by the president pro tern , Mr. Mnndcrson. The senate then proceeded to the consid eration of the sundry civil appropriation bill. Nearly half of the sundry civil bill had been disposed of ( the items as to the World's fair having been passed over temporarily ) when Mr. Allison , In charge of the bill , said he would not ask further consideration of it today , but would yield to the Nicaragua bill. Took I' | > tlio Nicaragua Caiuil Illll. The Nicaragua bill was then taken uji and Mr. Sherman in charge of it , said that ho desired to explain matters about which some senators appeared to bo in dnuht. These points wcro as to the amount of stock which tlio government was not to own , ami also as to outstanding contracts between the canal company nnd the construction I company These contracts , ho said , were all to bo swept out of existence. They were I inconsistent with the bill because they were I on the basis of a cost of $250,000,000 for the I construction of the canal. Tlio government I would start with a "clear table. " It would I own $50,000,000 out of $100,000,000 of the F stock anil , ' .vould have ten directors the t , -Maritime company becoming the mere agcnl and servant of the United States. Twelve millions of the stock was in the hands eli i prlvalo owners mid could only bo obtained I from them by some method of condemnation , j Mr. Briee Inquired whether it would not be the policy of the government ( holding 30 , ' 000,000 of the stock ) to fix tlio canal tolls sc us to leave no dividend for tlio stock , and whether in that event tlio $12.000,000 of stocli i in the hands of private owners would bo ol I any value at all. I Mr. Sherman replied that his collcagui I had sta'ed very clearly the exact positioi I which the committee on foreign relation ; took. Mr. Brice inquired further whether in anticipation ef that state of facts , tin prlvato.ownors of this 812,000,000 of stocl had not somowhcro some safeguards ; h would llko to know what they were. Mr. Sherman replied that they had no sue ] HI safeguards p "Then of what value will that stock bo t thom.AIr. Brlco persisted , "if the govern inent of the United States so shall fix tin HI tolls as to leave nothing for the stock holders ! " I Would Ilo oZ I.lttlo Viiluu. The commlttco on foreign relations , Mt Sherman replied , was of the opinion tha under these circumstances the stock wouli bo of very llttlo value Indeed. J "Am I to understand , " Mr. Brlco asked "that tills grant of $12,000,000 of stock Is i H ) nominal grant made only for the purpose o recognizing the legal right of these stock holders while theoffoct is an cxtlnguishmen ' of tliQlr property ? " Mr. Sherman replied that ho was not pro f pared to speak of the value of the stock Ills colleague ( Mr. Brlco ) was familiar will railway corporations and could form an Idci B how much this canal stock was worth , Thi BL' committee on foreign relations did not con > eider that It was worth anything , but hen HI' was the government to got it from its own I ors ? It was private property and the gov I eminent had no right to confiscate it. I ' Mr. Teller intervened in the discussion HI relying on the support of the commlttco o HI .foreign relations to show that Mr. Shcrmai HI , was mistaken as to some points. HI Mr. Sherman declined to submit to th HJ Interruption , which Mr. Teller excused b HI. saying that ho intervened because th HI senator from Ohio had been making a mi ; representation. KlK-riimn mill Teller Dilute , ' -That Is false , " said Mr. Sherman. "Id -not misrepresent anything , I say again tha ' if the government of tho. United States shal have the control of this canal It is not to b presumed that It would levy such tolls a -would pay dividends on watyed : stock o i any other stock. " BV Mr. Teller came back to the report of th B committee and claimed from It that he wu ( right In what ho previously had said. "Who I the senator from Ohio. " Mr. Teller continued B , ' "says thatiny statement Is untrue ho denlc R his own record , ho denies the facts o r which his bill is based. If the commli | too on foreign relations has slnco como t I i the conclusion that another system is t bL , bo adopted by the government , wo are no f responsible for that. Wo are presumed t ff : > go , first , on the bill which the commlttco ha I. ' presented ; and secondly , on Its report , an ki to suppos'j that those provisions contain the ! l j ideas. Wo had a right to say that giving t I-J this company ? 12,000,000 of stock , ( when I Ij was worth more than par ) was giving It to | i much. Wo had a right to suppose that tha I Block was going to bo worth whn i the committee says In its repot | J it is going to bo worth. Wo have not bee served with any notice that there was secret intent to so manage the canal thsi the owners of one-fifth of the stock were t got nothing. The statement I made was n ! Bolutcly correct ; and the statement of th senator from Ohio that this report did nc nccompany the bill Is at least n mistake. " Mr. Squlro made an eloquent speech i support of the bill. At the close of Mr , Squlro's speech the bl was laid asldo and the senate went inl executive session , When the doors were reopened the sonal ( osuiueil the consideration of the Nlearagi canal LIU. It was not disposed of nnd tl consideration of the sundry civil nppropri tion bill was resumed. All out twelve pai of the bill were disposed of. The amen incuts for World's fair items and river av harbor improvements being reserved , ni the sonata adjourned. To Amcml tti Mcliln1t < y Hill , VYAfliiixuTON , D. 0. , Pol ; . 14. At the mee tug today of the housu committee on wa ; and mentis , the resolution repealing the clause of the McICInlcy tariff net , providing that after January 1 , 181U , the duty on man- ufacturcH of ( lax containing over 100 threads to the ciqtmrc Inch , shall bo Increased from 83 | wr cent , the present rate , to CO per cent , was amended so us to read that the present rate of 115 per cent shall continue1 until Jan uary I , 1803. The amendment was proposed tiy Mr. Burrows and meets with general ac- coplnncn so that It Is possible that it may pass. By the date named 18 ! ) . * ) It Is likely that the democratic tariff revision will have gone Into effect nnd this schedule can bo fixed In accordance with the democratic policy. IN Tin : IIOU.SK. Hrpiilillrniiv Afraln nlltmntrr with .Success ful Itenultn. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Feb. 14. After a short conflict between the democrats and repub licans of the house the tfomocrats were obliged to yield gracefully and to agree to the terms which the republicans presented. These wcro that the general debate on the Invalid pension bill should bo continued uijjil the minority was accorded six hours debate. The debate continued , but It was without special Interest. It will close nt ! 3 o'clock to morrow afternoon. During the discussion of the bill In the committee of the whole Mr. Hatch Indirectly gave notice of the course which ho would pursue in reference to the anti-option bill. Ho had , ho said , waited patiently for days in order that the consideration of the appropri ation bills should be completed. But ho now gave notice that unless the appropriation bills wore disposed of In a reasonable tlmo ho would ask for the consloeration of a measure which , being a revenue bill , had a right of way. ' Which bill do you rofcr to ? " was asked. "To tlio antl-optinn bill , and I am frank to say so , " replied Mr. Hatch , who , continuing , stated that if the pension appropriation bills wcro not passed this week it would have to light against the measure- which ho was pressing. Tlio debate on the pension bill was pro longed but uninteresting , nnd without dis posing of the measure the committee arose and tlio house adjourned. . A miOH 1'I.A.TH CONTUACTS. Two 1'lrins Compete for Ffiriilsliliis the .Miitcrlul--WnsliliiRton Notes. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. M. The house committee on commerce ordered favorable reports to bo made to the house on a bill for the erection of a bridge across the St. Louis river between West Duluth , Minn. , and Superior , Wis. , and also on a bill for the con struction of a bridge over the Mississippi river immediately adjoining nnd south of the Merchants bridge at St. Louis. These bills have boon proposed heretofore and their passage has been contested. Bids wcro opened at the ofilco of the secre tary of the navy today for 07,000 tons of nickel steel and HarveyUcd steel armor for vessels now being constructed for the navy in conformity with the act of congress ap propriating $4,000,000 for the purchase. A number of steel manufacturers were present , mong them Mr. H. C. Frick of the Carnegie Steel company. Contrary to expectation there wcro two ildders only , the Carnegie Steel compan.y ind the Bethlehem iron works. On account af the complicated nature of the bids sub- nittod it is mt possible to give i comparative statement of them at this lino. The price asked for nickel stool anged from $ . > .U5 to ? i.50 ! per ton , according to the shape of the plates , and for Harvey- zed stcol from $ d.85 to * G.7f per ton. Iliiyos Memorial Services. This evening the colored Lutheran churcr of Our Redeemer was lillcd with white and colored citizens attending the memoria : services of ox-President Hays. Senator Sherman sent a letter of regret n which lie paid a beautiful tribute to tlu leceascd ex-president , and lion. John M Kingston , the eloquent colored orator , dc Ivcred a glowing oration on the virtues mulic and private , of Mr. Hayes , and h closing offered appropriate resolutionswhicl wcro unanimously adopted. Washington Notes. If a bill favorably acted upon in the housi judiciary committee today should become i .aw railroad corporation's organized or in corporate * ! under Uniteel States laws wil icrcaftcr bo dcemeel , for purposes of cour Jurisdiction , citizens and corporations of thi states into which their lines or any brand thereof extend. The senate today passed the house bill in corporating the American university , o which Bishop John E. Hurst of the Mothc dist Episcopal church is the chancellor am active promoter. The nomination of Judge Jackson was no considered in the executive session of th senate today. First Lieutenant John A. Dapray , Twentj third infantry , has been nominated to b paymaster with the rank of major. James N. Veazoy , ono of the witnesses be lore the whiskey trust investigating con mltteo , has brought suit for ? 50,000 damage against President Greenhut of the trust fo libel. WHISKY TKUST OFFICIALS TKSTIFV. They 1'iplnlu Its Methods to tlio Control Rloiml InvcgtlKiitliif ; Committee. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. 14. Mr. Greer hut was recalled by the committee invest gating the whisky trust today and said tha the legality of their rebate vouchers ha been decided by United States , courts i three different cases. William N. Hobari treasurer of the company.cand a member o the firm of Madden , Hobart & Co. , then teethe the stand and explained the use of th essences and their compounds. Mr. Stocli dale asked if the combination of these wit spirits was whisky. Ho replied that it was a hard question t answer. Mr. Stockdalo asked if these compound were not sold for whisky. Ho replied that they were , being known t the trade as domestic goods. , Ho told hoi such goods were branded and said tha dealers know exactly what they were gel ting. ting.Mr. . Stockdalo Then if a customer order such a compound nnd wants it brandei "Bourbon , " your firm does so ? Mr. Hobart said that they did as re quested ; but ho did not think any ono wa deceived. About one-half of the whiskies sold in th country contained essences. Ho could no say to what extent foreign goods were Imil nted. The information of the distilling con pany ho thought , was a benefit totho'trade Mr. Uowar was then recalled and askci how it was ho came to leave the distillln company. Ho replied that ho had made an applicr tion for a government position and on bcin appointed I'o resigned his place with th trust. Ho was not discharged by Mr. Gil son. H is connections with Mr. Gibson wer always friendly. .Mr * . Clnvolnnd'n I'rlviito Secretary. WASHINGTON , U. C. , Feb. M. Mrs. Clov ( land is to liavo n private secretary. Sh baa been In correspondence with Mrs Toumoy of this city , who was recommcndc by Mrs. Whitney. Mrs. Toumoy is a widov who has traveled a great deal , .and who I the mistress of several languages beside English. It is said she has arranged with Mr : Cleveland to attend to the voluminous coi rcspondcnco of the social sldo of the whit house for $2,000 a year. A friend of Mrs. Cleveland has rented an will offer to Mrs. Cleveland for her oxcluslv use in viewing the Inaugural parade asoeom Door parlor near the corner of Fifteent street and Pennsylvania avenue and direct ! opiwslto the Treasury department. It Is sai the rent paid for the use of this parlor ii auguration day was J400. World' * Fair CommlKaloiiura Arrive. WASHINGTON , D. C. . Fob , 14. Two of tl World's fair commissioner ! ) arrived In Was ! ington today onrouto to Chicago , Senor U < Gregorlo Satwhez , representing Ecuada nnd Mr. Berthard Quolch , British Guinc The latter is accompanied by a native I itlau. who will superintend the erection of number of houses tit the fair , Illustratii the modes of life In that country. The ge tlomon will go to Chicago In n few days superintend the Installation of their exhibit WILL THEY HAVE SENATORS Puzzling Question in Connection with the Senatorial Legislative ) Deadlocks , WESTERN INTERESTS ARE IN JEOPARDY Montnnn , North Dakota nnd Washington JIny Ilo l.oft with Only Ono Mcmljpr In the Upper llriinch ut the C'oiiKrcss. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. 14. The situa tion of the United States senatorial con tests In the legislatures of the states of Washington , Wyoming , North D.ikota and Montana , and the strong probability that the present deadlock In those states will con tinue throughout the entire legislative ses sion , are matters about which n good deal of Interest has been manifested in this city , especially among senators and oftlcors of the senate. Discussions among the latter as to the probable effect of failure on the part of the legislature of cither or all of these states to elect senators for the terms beginning the 4th day of next month , have been productive of speculation as to whether or not such failure would in some measure tend to alter the political complexion of the United States senate , cither by reason of leaving several scats unfilled or because of the character of appointments by the governors If the latter should see lit to make appointments of sena tors to fill vacancies so created. IttKht of the Uovrrnor to Appoint. The question whether the governor of a state should have tlio right to appoint a senator under the circumstances above men tioned , and also whether a person so ap pointed would bo entitled to admission and bo likely to bo admitted to the senate , have been lately Informally discussed in life senate committee on privileges and elections j and , although they remain open questions , there Is a general sentiment that if a state legisla ture , having the right to elect a United States senator , shall fall to perform that duty , It woulel bo right for the governor of the state to appoint a senator to fill the vacant seat until the legislature should at its next session elect a senator , and that senator , so appointed , would bo admitted to the senate. Would Ilo Deserved. Ono of the senators from the west re marked today , however , that It would be only a deserving rcbuko to a state whose legislature should neglect to perform so high a duty as that of electing a United States senator if the United States senate should refuse under such circumstances to admit an appointee of the governoi to fill a vacancy so left by the legis lature. A feeling somewhat similar to this is to some extent shared by other senators , but they all pay duo regard to the spirit ol that clause of the constitution of the United States which provides "that no state with out its consent shall bo deprived of its equal suffraco in the senate. " This Is not by any means a unanimous opinion , for many of the senators hold thai should the legislature of a state fail to per form its constitutional functions the state must accept the consequences. In ono 01 the debates years ago Air. Ulalno deelaree that ho did not believe that under the cir cumstanccs a parallel to which now exist ; in the state of Washington the governoi had power to appoint ; and eight years ago when General I egan had such a hard llgh for re-election before the Illinois legislature opinions to tlio same effect were seourei from leading senators. CHBO of Arkansas. Senator Teller of Colorado , chairman o the committee on privileges and elections and Senator Hoar , the predecessor of Mr Teller in that chairmanship , both stated to elay in reply to inquiries upon this subjec that there is but one case in the history o the senate which closely resembles these o possible occurrence in Washington , Wyom ing and Montana above alluded to. Tha case , which these senators believe migh probablv serve as a precedent in governlni the action of the senate if such questions n these described in the northwest shouli come up , is the Arkansas case ot Ambros II. Sovier. The state of Arkansas was admitted int the union in Juno , 1830. In October of tha year the legislature of that state el < ? ctc Ambrose II. Sevier and William S. Fulto to bo senators of the United State : On the allotment of the Arkansa senators to their respective classes , a required by the third section of th first article of the constitution. Mi Sovier was placed In the class of senator whoso term of service expired March 3 , ISIll The legislature of Arkansas had no oppoi tunity to fill the vacancy , that body bavin adjourned before the result of the allotmeii was known in that stato. It was in fuel however , in session at the tlmo this ullol ment was made , but , as before stated , th legislature had adjourned before the news c the result of the senate's action had reaclie Arkansas , January 17 , 1837. the governor c Arkansas appointed Mr. Sovier to fill then cancy , which would take place on the follow ing M of March. vllcforo the Semite. At the special session of the senate I Marcii simultaneously with the incoming c the Van Burcn administration the credci tials of Mr. Sovier were referred to the con mltteo on Judiciary. The committee n ported that as the time when Mi Sovier was to go out of ofilco was d < cided by lot , and as the legislature , not belli in session at. the time the intelligence of thi decision reached the state , could not suppl the vacancy , it came "fairly within the pri vision of the constitution contained In th third section of the first article , which d < clares 'and if vacancies happen by resign : tion or otherwise , ' " etc. , and the commlttc reported u resolution that the oath require by the constitution bo administered to bin This resolution passed and Mr. Sovier too his scat. Under these credentials Mr. Sovie hold the seat during the remainder of th special session , March S to 10 , during th first session of the Twenty-fifth congres ; September 4 to October 10 , and from Dccon her 4 to 13 of the second session , when h presented credentials of election ( which ha taken place November 7) ) for the term oiu ing March 3 , ISM , and the oath was ailmini : torcd. At the moment of the presentation of th credentials of Mr. Sovicr's appointment as senator by tlio governor of Askansas to tl the vacancy that would occur a few daj later ( the 1th of March , as above related Senator Webjter expressed his doubts as t the constitutionality of making nn appolnl mont , no vacancy having occurred. Air. Fu ton remarked that ho and his colleague wen1 aware of this difficulty , but ho ( Mr. Fulton supposing that It would boa matter for Hi next senate to act upon , presented the en dentlals under that impression. Kulllii ; of thn Cliulr. The chair s.iid that it was not for the sei ate to consider the qualifications of senator elected to the next congress. That congrea must act upon this subject. Mr. Sovier stated that ho had very groa doubt of the legality of the appointment , an did not doubt tlio patriotic ntetlvoa which ii tluenced the senator from Massachusetts i expressing himself as ho had done. Mi S-ivler cared not how the matter should t decided one way or the other. Mr. Webster replied that ho was sure th lionorablo senator WM very Indifferent as lo liow the question might bo decided , and would plvo him creditAis to his motives in Intimating that thorctmlght be some Irregu larity In the proccedtnff. Mr , Sovier , In furtrler brief remarks , ex pressed himself quite satisfied with the course pursued bytltio ) lionorablo senator from Massachusetts. In addition to tub'1 foregoing It may bo stated that several ia.-s ! nave occurred In which the executives of several states , In anticipation of the cxbirntlon of the regular term of service , have h'pi > olnted senators ( the legislatures notbcin ltises9lon ) , and In all of these cases the scnntorr * thus apixnntod were admitted to their seatvuntil the called ses sion of the senate in Mlirch , 1833 , when Mr. Lanman of Connecticut , whoso term of ser vice expired March 3 , 18i" > , produced his credentials from the governor of Connecti cut , and the senate dccldeel ho was not entitled to a seat by a vote of 23 to la This decision seems to have been generally acquiesced In , The principle asserted in that case w > is that the legislature of a state by making elections themselves shall provide for all vacancies which must occur nt stated nnd known periods , nnd that the expiration cf a regular term of service Is not snob a con tingency as Is embraced in the second section of the first artlclo of the constitution. Difference between the Arkansas case and the supposititious cases from Washington , Wyoming and Montana Is that In the former the legislature , although actually in session at the time of the decision In the senate which rendcrc.l necessary another election by the legislature for a regular term , had no means sue-h as the telegraph now affords of learning the farls , and adjourned sine die before - fore the senate's action bee-amo known in Arkansas. In the northwestern slates thesro would bo no such good reason for adjourning without providing for the vacancies which must occur on Marti ! 4 noxt.J What would bo done by the senate in such a contingency as the ono now discussed Is , as was stated by senators today , still an open question. T Collusions Oittlo WASHINGTON , D , C. , Fob. M. Secretary Husk has Issued a circular to the managers and agents of railway and transportation companies , sto.kmen and others , notifying them that a contagious and infectious dls- case known aa splenetic , or southern fever exists among cattle in the bolt of country , which ho describes In detail , and which extends from Texas through portions of Kansas , Missouri and Tennessee to North Carolina , Virginia and Maryland. From February 15 to December 1. ISBil , no cattle are to be transported from siid ; area to any portion of the United States north or west of the described line except by rail for Im mediate slaughter. Carlisle Consults 1th Slicrmnn. WASHINGTON , D. C. . Feb. If. Mr. Carlisle went to the capital this morning to consult with Mr. Sherman relative to the proposed issue of 3 per cent bonds. Ho found Mr. Sherman In the finance commlttco room and was urged by members of the committee to remain. This resulted in a general eliscus- sion of the financial problem between the members of the committee and the future secretary of the treasury , during which it was apparent that there was no dltTcrcncn of opinion between Mr. Carlisle and the members of the committee as to the issue of the bonds. oxn's HOME RULE HILL. Aloxiindar Sntllviui or Chicago Gives Ilia Opinion ot the Measure. CHICAGO , 111. . Fob. 14j The new homo rule bill of Mr. Gladstone .wis the leading topic of conversation among Chicago Irishmen today. j Alexander Sullivan said : ' 'The present bill is very much better than the ono which was introduced in 183(3. ( I do npt see how anyoJib professing to 'represent the best in terests of the Irish people c.in oppose It True , it is not all thoipcoplo are entitled to but it is a step in the direction of right. II this bill bo accepted by the representatives of the Irish people , then enacted into lav and then taken advantage of Irish progress will encourage successors of Gladstone to d ( more. " ' "In what respect is the now bill an im provcment on the old ono ? " "Tlio improvements are numerous. T < begin with , the obnoxious hereditary fea ture is removed from the qualifications o : membership'hi the upper houso. The-judicia salaries are to bo fixed by the Irish legisla turo. The police are to bo made local bodies under loeal control , in place of being , as tbe.i are now , an army representing conquest ani foreign rule. Gladstone's words are so for inulatcd that It is not easy to pin him dowi to a definite meaning. But nothing less thai willful dissimulation can prevent him fi-OL giving to all the elements in Ireland fair rep resentation in the privy council the body ti which appeals aro. carried and which Mi- Gladstone characterized as a tribunal llki the United States supreme court. " "Do you think the Irish representative ! would not bo justified in offering amend ' mcnts or trying to improve the biU'f" "That depends altogether on circum stances. If the bill would bet .endangered b' ' the offering of amendments then they shorn ! take what can be- obtained now am strengthen their resources for future better mcnt. " "Then you do not think this bill will scttli the question forever ? " "Nothing is settled forever by humai agencies. No generation can bind its sue cessors. liberty will not move backward nor will any people contentedly remaii partially free and partially in chains. "Gladstone may believe that no successo of his will bo able to do better than he i : doing , but time will enable a successor ti move as radically in advance of Glailston' ' fifteen years heneo as the Gladstone of toda1 is in advance of the Gladstone of fifteei years ago. " JirMi'jutu' suiii.nni > How n Wronged HiitlKtiid Prevented III \Vlfo from Currying Out Her Plan * . KANSAS CITY : , Mo. , Fob. 14. James Moore a coal minor at Weir City , Kan. , nrraugei yesterday to clopo with the wife of Jame Ilenncsy , another miner. Moore gave Mrs Hcnncsy money with which to buy a ticke to Kansas City nnd arranged to meet he this morning. Moore thought ho would savi the price of hlsown transportation , and broki into an empty box car to steal a riUo. In the moantiino Ilenncsy found that hi ; wife had disappeared and found that slu had bought a tle'ket to Kansas City. Ilo determined torminod tofollow.and tosavo the expense o the journey doulded to steal a ride on t freight car. As fate would have It ho got into the saint car with Mooro. The men had uovor me before , and in their conversation Moore toh of the elopement. Hcnnesy hold his peaci until they reached heft ! < this morning. Tlioi ho had Moore arrestctd , and going to th lover's rendezvous found his wife and tool her homo. -un. Kan IJnu n u . . ST. UR-IS , Mo. , Fob.A ] ! ! telegram fron Nashville , Tonn. , sayar > A freight train 01 the Soutli Atlantic & South railroad whll passing over a bit of uulcrmined trade a Walters mountain last ; uteri t , plunged dowi the hillside more than , 1QP feet. The ongiiii i and seven cars went down and were ba'll crushed. Engineer Hilly' Allen was so bull ; hurt that ho died this morning and sever : ! other trainmen werji' . , injured , but non fatally. Hog Cholera I'ruvUli'iit In Missouri. NnvADA. Mo. , Fol J t. Hog cholera i prevailing to an alarming extent In severs townships of Cedar county. Seoras ot hog have died of the dlscasa in the last few days 1- 1h h Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. 10 inr a. a.a a- aa n- nto .3 , AVIT ( ( I ITf Al1 PIII PVPAIIT ONLY A CAME 01' ' HUiEZEflUl Stockholders of tlio Alliance Inilopondont Involved in Difficulties. PETITION FILED ASKING FOR A RECEIVER O. II. MrUovi-rn DerlnriM Tlml tlio Vrcucnt .Mmmfrcr * of I ho 1'octplc'n I'arty Organ Are Not Nowspuper MPII Do- tllltll Of till ! CllSO. LINCOLNNeb. . Feb. 14. [ Special to TUB MCE. ] The stockholders of fie Alliance In dependent , thjj recognized organ of the pee ple's independent party in this state , have become Involved In difficulties and have ap pealed to the district court for a receiver to straighten up the affairs of the company. O. B. McGovcrn , one of the stockholders , In a lengthy petition asks for the appointment of H. M. Bushncll as receiver. In his peti tion ho sets forth that there arc 810 shares of stock and that a majority of the shares are held by Messrs. Murray , MefTord and Thornton ; that the three stockholders named have entered into a conspiracy to cheat and defraud the other stockholders j that several months ago the plant was worth ? ii.OOO ami the Indebtedness amounted to only $400 ; that now the value of the plant has fallen to $4.000 and tlio indebtedness In creased to $ i. 00. Mr. McGovcrn also claims in his petition that tlio three stockholders referred to arc not newspaper men ; that they are1 not quail- fled to run the business ; that they will allow no oilier stockholder to look at the books ; that they are assessing the stock regularly to keep the concern running , but by an Ingen ious svstcm of bookkeeping they see to it that their own stock is not assessed. A great many other facts are alleged and Mr. Mc- CiQVern asserts that Thornton , Mofford and Murray are trying to secure entire control of the company themselves by freezing the other stockholders out. No date has as yet been sot for the argu ments on the application for a receiver. In connection with the above it is announced that Jay Burrows and .lohn M. Thompson will next week commence the publication of the Farmers Alliance. Mr. Burrows states that the now paper wiw bo practically a resumption of the old Farmers Alliance which was conducted by himself and Mr. Thompson before Thornton and his asso ciates secured control of the paper. Complains of mi Ovurclmrgo. J. M. Lo Fever of Strang. Neb. , complains to the State Board of Transportation that the B. & M. has been guilty of overcharging him on a shipment of broom corn from Strang to Sioux Falls , S. U. In his com plaint ho alleges that last fall ho applied to the local agent at Strang for rates on car load lots. After sending his application to the general freight ofilco the agent gave him a rate of 10 cents per 100 from Strang to Omaha and 'J5 cents per 100 from Omaha to Hioux Fails. The above rates were quoted in writing and endorsed by the general ofilco at Omaha. He accepted the rate and shipped one carload to Sioux Falls. Ho then discovered that the railroad company had quoted him one rate and charged him an other. He was required to pay 21 cents pen1100 from Strang to Omaha and " . " > cents per 100 from Omaha to final destination. The over charge amounted to $18.15 , and he wanti ! the board to compel the railroad company To re fund him that amount. The matter has been referred to the oftleials for an explanation , and unless the money is refunded a day will bo set for the hearing of the case in accord ance with the provisions of the law. Making Satisfactory Progress. The several committees which have the preliminary work in hand have been making such satisfactory progress th.it there is nc longer .any doubt of the unqualified success of the carnival to bo given in this city the latter part of the present month under the auspices of the Manufacturers and Con sumers association. At a moot in. ? of the committees held at the council chamber last evening the following reports were received , all of the most encouraging character. Mr. Stewart reported that a suitable roorr for tlio carnival had been engaged and that it would ho given to the association frco ol all expense. Tlio room referred to is the Hoovcy block on North Tenth street , bo twcen II and Q streets. S. J. Alexandci stated that the electric light company would furnish live of the nine lights needed with' out expense to the association , and further that tlio Lincoln Street Hallway companj would furnish free of charge the electrii power necessary to run any machinery thai might bo placed in the building during tin exhibit. The city will furnish water free and the telephone company will lend its ser vice without charge. Nothing better in the way of arrangements for the exhibit halls could bo desired and all present exprcssei their satisfaction at the very advantageous terms secured by the several committees. From the present outlook nearly all of thi prominent manufacturers of the city will as sist in making the carnival a success. Sixtj spaces for exhibitors have been set apar and of this number fifty-seven have bcei taken. I'romlncnt Politician Crarrd. DAVID CITT , Nob. , Feb. 14. [ Special ti Tiic Bp.r : . ] W. T. Hichardson , a prominen politician and civil engineer , who holds several oral government contracts for work at For Crook and other points , developed symtom of insanity this morning. Ilo is now at hr residence and physicians nro endeavoring tx quiet him by opiates. Ho will not bo exam incd by the Board of Insanity at present , ai hopes are entertained that the attack wil yiclel to homo treatment. The attack is of i religious nature. Caught from the Move. HASTINGS , Neb. , Feb. 14. [ Special to TH : BKR ] About 4 o'clock this morning the dr ; goods and notion store of John F. Howell Lincoln avenue and Second street , was fount to bo on lire. A strong wind was provailini and for a while it looked as though th that's my wife's you know wean a cheerful , life-is-worth-living expres sion , ever since I presented her a box ol She is always recommending Jft'rffi soaps to her friends says she i : through with experiments has jusl what she needed to make labor easy and ensure perfectly clean clothes She knows what she's talking about don't forget it. JAS. S. KIRK & C0. ( CS-.lcago. Dusky Diamond TarSoap tftSr'S Ti S& , r. s. Unpital 100,00 Surplus $05,00 < niccrnanillilrJcttKi-IIonrj * Y. Valoi , It. I' . Cuslilnii. TlOJ iiMil'Uiu ; 0. ii. AUirloj , 'V. ' MnrBo.JnliuH. Colllui J. N. ii. I'-Urlo-ii I.JTU THE IRON BANK , whole block between Hastings and Lincoln avenues on the north Mdu of Second street might bo destroyed. TTioos \ U estimated to bo fJl.noo , Insured In the Homo Flro of Omaha , ftcrinanla , t'lilou of 1'hlladolphla , OonneeJcut , nnd I'liunilx of Hartford for $1,000 each , or f. " > .000 In all. A hard coal stove In the rear of the store la responsible for the lire , n broken door opening nnd letting fall a few coals on the wooden floor bcnotith. NiOirmku'H Death lloll. Bum , NVh. , Fob. II. [ Special lo TUB Btn. ; ] W. H. Humphrey died bore last even ing nt S p. m. from the effects of a rolapao from a severe attack of typhoid fovor. He was a good citizen nnd ono of the prominent merchants of the town. Ho will bo burled Thursday at S p. m. , under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias , of which ho was a member. OitANDlsi.AN'i ) , Nob. , Fob. tl. [ Special to Tun BEi.J : Tlio death of Miss ICato Mc Carthy took place yesterday afternoon. Miss McCarthy was at ono tlmo a school teacher In this city and was very iwpular. Her. health broke down and for two years and seven months she has been confined to her room with consumption. Wii.nr.ii , Neb. , Feb. 14. [ Special to Tun linn. ] Mr. E. O. Hackley. father-in-law of Judge \V. ( S. Hastings , died hero yesterday morning after a brief sickness , aged 75. The remains will bo taken to Marengo , III. , his former homo , for burial. l-'romont NO\VH Notes. FHCMONT , Neb. , Feb. 14. [ Special to TUB BKI : . ] Hon. George \ \ ' . K. Dorsey has pur chased a driving horse for his own use at big figures which ho expects to got over the ground at a - : - . " > gait. Most of the officers of the Grand Army of Uio Republic encampment arrived today and have headquarters at the 15no hotel. The rest with hundreds of others are expected tomorrow. Fremont welcomes them all. Nine young Indians from tlio Omaha reser vation passed through the city today to at tend the Indian school at Cicnoa. mong those who leave hero Thursday for Porto. Tex. are W. II. Mead , Arthur Gibson , F. K. Bird. M. H. Hinman and wife. Union hall was tilled to Us utmost capacity again last night. Tlio sacred concert was of a very high order and enjoyed by all present. Two Yoitrtt for Sttsillnj ; u Iliiml Cur. SnWAiin , Nob. , Fob , 14. [ Special to THE Bnr. . ] William Finloy had his trial in the district court yesterday on the charge of stealing a hand car at Germantown on the night of January Si ) , which ho took to Lin coln , the Jury finding him guilty. Judge Bates sentenced him this morning to two years in the penitentiary and ho will betaken taken down tomorrow , along with Henry M. Hall , who got fourteen months for stealing hogs. SoUllnrs Kollrf i.'om miss Ion. CI.AY CnNTCit , Nob. , Fob. It. [ Special to THE Br.B.J The annual mooting of the Sol diers Relief commission of Clay county was held today and organized by tlio election of Hon. James If art of FairJield president and Hon. C. S. Bradley of Harvard , secretary. During the year 1SDJ the commission ex pended § 30 in aid to these in need. t Metropolitan Opuni House Sold , Nuw YOHK , Feb. 14. The Metropolitan opera house was sold at auction today to J. A. Itoosovclt for $1,425,000 for the benefit of second mortgage bondholders. * All disorders of the Throat and Lungs is Ayer's Cherry 1'cctoral. It lias no equal as a cough-cure. "When I was a boy , I had a bronchial trouble of such a persistent and stub born character , that the doctor pro nounced it incurable with ordinary remedies , but recommended mo to try Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. I d'.d so , and one bottle cured me. For the last fifteen years , I have used this preparation with .good effect whenever I take n bad cold , and I know of numbers of puoplo who keep it in the house all the time , not considering it safe to bo without it. " J. C. Woodsou , 1' . M. , Forest Uill.W.Va. "For more than twenty-five years , % was a sufferer from lung trouble , at tended with coughing so sevuro at times as to cause hemorrhage , the paroxysms frequently lasting three or four hours. I was induced to try Ayer's Cherry Pec toral , nnd after taking four bottles , was thoroughly cured--Franz Hoffman , Clay Centre , ICans. "Last spring I was taken clown with la grippe. At times I was completely prostrated , and so difficult was my breathing that my breast seemed as if confined in nn iron cage. I procured a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral , and no sooner had I began taking it than raliof followed. I could not believe that the effect would ho so rapid and the cure so complete. " W. II. Williams , Cook City , S. Dak. Prepared by Dr. J. C. A ver & Co. , I.o well , Mnun. Bold by idl Drugijlsta. 1'rke $1 ; sis bottle * , $5. Prompt to act , suroto cure AND WOMEN AT ONCE , ( cither locll nr ( ravelin ? ) to I tepretctil uk. advertise , distribute our printed nuiter , ami Introduced uur floods. Steady employment. i S8O A MONTH MhWJrW.'W i to competent person * . Don't delay a ninmtiit but write J J MEDO-ELECTrlO I'AO CO. . Cincinnati , Ohlo.f Architects , Surveyors , Contractor We have a full supply of fnatical TT'St'T ri'ieptSj 1y > g papersj T-Yac g doth TyapsltSj focl8j G'naipsj licv els , Tapesj Squaj-eai lllua tr.it oil Catalogue free. J14 South 15th Streat , tO I30f3toffl00 DR.H.W. BAILE Teeth Filial WiS outr'.iin Dt D Jj-.ltjit.Cl7J.l- tion. Tooth Extracted Without Pain OF A Full Sel ol1 TeeinoQrilii1)b3r ? ) fo ? 55.9) ) . Perfect ( It Kimrantool TaoUl o < trvt1 Ii tti oiorulntf. KOIT unoi InurteJ in ttta urualaj of ti a ay. ay.tec Bpoclmoni of i > amorablo llrl ! zi. I co * poclinuui of Kloxlblo KI < ( I9 I'llU. All work wnrninta.l a * roprooiitol. OfficoThird FloorPnxton T ! ° njr UolupboiK liHi. lolls and K.irn vu SH Toke elevator or italrnayrrom liltU St. ontnmi IQDISOROERi _ _ _ _ . . all tlia train i KVI1.3 , WKAKNIIa-tm , DKIIII.ll'V , Vl < 3 , , tu.it i eoniuanr ihum In inon QIIHIKI.V anl I'tClt.U , .NKNTJ.V UUIIICI1. full tiTUKNHTII and lot KlTpn to evcrr part of Ilia bodjr. 1 will uml ( j curelr I'ic'oJ ) KltKtt tonnr nattater tuj uruiorli lion ihntcurojmoot lUuta Iroutilui. AdJrui , I A. UUAULKV UAVtl.1 CUKKK. 1ICU. LONG ISLAND'S POSTMASTER. I low Mr. UlemtiMtnlitK Survlroil n TnrrlhU Kxiiprlrnrn And trnnAlilo to Attend to Un Olllco In tlu < llit y NGIMOII. I..OXO tsi.is'n , Mo , , Fob. 14. Postiimstor P. M. CIlciulemtltiK owes Ills Ufa to n sugges tion of his wlfo's. Thaholo story which began last winter , Is bluntly told by tlio postmaster , who snysi "In January I was stricken down with la prippo. I was attended by Dr. U llallj ho tllil nil thru a man could do to save my llfo. I cannot oxpn-ia the suffering I went through to March 1. Then I wan so wo.tlt that I had V. M. QLKNDENNINU. cry littio hopes that 1 would recover. I was i mcro skeleton. I had no appetite , nnd any- liiR 1 would cat distressed me. "I keep a gonci'iil assortment of medicines In my store , I'alno's celery compound bolus ono of them. On the ! Mth of March my wlfo culled my attention to the compound , and nskod mo why I didn't try It. While wo were talking the doctor called , nnd I told him that as he had done till ho could for mo , I should try the compound. He said It might do Kood , so 1 commenced to talto it. "Tho first dose iiavo me a desire for food , and as I kept on using it 1 found I was im proving , and to maku a long story short , I was soon able to attend to the post olHco all through the busy season. I have this much to say , that I owe my life to celery com pound , and I am not the only ono hero who will certify to Ha goodness. "There was never such a demand for a remedy In this county. " A. M U S IS M Ek N TS. TODAY. M'/JlJ.VJiSO.li * . MWll. 15. T\va J'orJ'orimi/ieo.s of AUGUSTUS PITOU'S HIU COJ1PANV IN THE POWER OF THE PRESS , A. Grand Production. 13 Itcallstlc Scenes. Splendid e'oinpuny. Special lYlatlnoo at 2:3O Today. Matinee prices 50c for u reserved seat In any part of the house ; general admission to balcony , 2Ge. Nlsht prices 25c , BOc , 75c and $1.00. Commencing . . SHf 9 ( Matlnco Saturduy. ) THE WOULD FAMED . . . . HAHLOU BROS. ' Grand Fairy Lllco Pantomimic Spectacle New Tableaux. New Soonory. New Tricks. New Music. Now Dances. NewWonderj. Gorgeous Transformations. Tlio sale ot HO'Us will open at 0 o'clock Wednesday monilnu at the following prices : If | rs t , lloor. ! ile. ) TSu. $1.00 ; Uitlcony , MJ and TTin. tmm Si , THE&TEB HP K Uko Homo nil Itoad ) load to tlio Ilouia or fluccou TO-NIGHT. JOHN F. SHERIDAN us ' OH THE Idow 0'Bfien BRISTOL Wednesday Mat'ncc , 2. > contain any seat la the house THIRD AND LAST WEEK Kvcrybody MioiildRce the greatest living Kvory night at 8. J , tulles' Mat , Thursday and Hat. The most laughable entertainment you over attmidud. attmidud.Y. . M. C. A. HALL. Admission , 25c ; roim-vcd scats , ( JOc. Seats on halo ; it I'luiso & Kdtly's. ONDERXAND BJJOU Corner 15th and Capital Avo. , Omaha' AtL THIS WEEK AM ) T1IK NOVELTY SPECIALTY COMPANY. Two Hciuvmilr llnys 'I uusilnr nnil Krlclay. riUCIW UKMAIN Till' : 8A.MK. 0 , W. Williamson , H , D. © PECBALBST CAN TltEAT HOW ? Send nun two-rent otnmp for full pnrtlcn. liirn , wlilrli lire nr.ilh-il In u plain ciivuloppj All rorrospomlnnuo dcinu In tlio utmont pil * viicy. Aililcti lioi , Duu't duluy , but write to no to-liny. 1'rlvatr , Jfcrvonn , Clironlo tRillHi'iiHfKi , l-Vmulo WcnU- IIO < M a. Mi-n ami Women inndo Htront ; liys > Html ? of their imrtlcnlur troulilr. TliaU inull-Timnt l > l ( > < l < lhrii pcrmiinrntly cureti without the IIMI of Mercury. Wo ulmiJ4 uro. . AMD oURGicALDISPENSARY MAM ENT ARE TROUBLING YOU ! Wellcomo nnrt liayo tliom otamlne 1 bjr O'4r optician reuofchnrne , nntl , If iiu.-o'iiarr.iHtD I wltti itiialrot nur"l'ICUKKirriUN > 'HI > lUI < . \atKJur KYM < llAi. HK Ilia best III the World , If youil tint neal itlnnai wo will lull roil BuumlMvItu you wlial totlu. UOI.I ) HI'F.m'AUl'Ud or KVK ( Jl.ASSttS KltlMl tl.l ) Ul > . I'Jaln , imoko , blua or wUltuKlaaofor protuctlnj Itu i'yun , Irom&jou pair u ? . Max Meyer & Bro. Co Jewelers and Onticlans. faruam uud l/'lttooutBUeot , m
