OMAHA i DAILY BEE. TW FA'TY-RFf OTCD VP. A T ? OMATIA MOXDAY FKT5RUA11Y 27. 1893. NUMUER 2Til. WHAT MAY BE PAID Member Professes to Believe tbo Capital National Will Moke a Good Shewing. SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ON THE DOLLAR Personal Estimate of tbe President as to bat May Be Eealizod. TREASURER HARTLEY IS FEELING BETTER lie Says tbe Permonrat Scbool Pund is Hot in Any Danger. COUNTING THE AMENDMENT BALLOTS I.lttle Known of tlm Showing So I'nr Made , but tin Outcome- tin * Certain In- t r < Kt of tinItulircmOn Ilrrom- InK Stroucl ) Ajijiarmit. LINCOLN- Neb , Fob 20 [ Sjiecial Tolc- prum to THE Bnr ] Considerable comjilaiut in Leanl on all sides in thib city o\cr the ex- trnordmuri efforts maintained bj the exam Inw fc to keep secret all developments in the investigation of the affairs of the defunct Capital National hunk This complaint rorats from the lurpe number of dejiosltois who are.ub much if nut more in the dink in regard to the pniouut thej are likely to lecohc ujion thiir tl.iiniB than thej woie for the few dnjs in-mediatclj follow inc tne failuie oi the "bunk Mi n iv ho hac all along claimed to bo on the "inside" have icmtuied prodic- tious frora time to time as to the amount the. dipositors would bo able to realize , and these predleticms have varied all the wuj from 10 to 10 * per unit. Not the least interested in the matter ha liccn State Treasurer Hartley He has been kept lib much in the dark as tinjouo , jet he has , within the past twentj-four horns , ic- ceived assurances that the bank will paj al least 75 percent on all claims , and from that amount up to HO per c cut These assurances lie informed THE BLE this evening , came direct fi om Mr Mobhcr himself TMoMirr'x IVrMiiml Stuti menu. At Mr Burtlei's request Bill Dorgan vent jicrsonalli to Moshor and insisted upoi Borne tangible statement that would enable the bUte to make a reasonable estimate ate to its probable loss Mr Mosher sent word to the treasurer that he believed the bank would jiaj the amount above stated , and be based bin estimate upon the following grounds The assessment upon the stock holders-nonld reahrc not far from $130,000 The amount should , of course , be in excess of this sum , but there ate a number of stock holders who w ill IK > unable to meet their assessments. The balance of the amount , Mr Mosher stated , would IKJ realized from L -4b"p j > < 'r. > .Mri bi the bank , a great deal of whieiThe belied was collectable. Mr Mosher further informed Mr Bartlev that his ovrn personal defalcation bj reason of iruudulent entries and bogus certificates would amount to about $400,000 This amount docs not include , of course , the amount of money raised bj Mo&hcr on the bogus notes thbjiosod of to eastern banks and signed bj tbo Western Manufacturing company and endorsed bj" the bank These notes will ag gregate , as has been shown b.v evidence brought out in the distiiet court , to at least tl2.riKKland ( the entire amount will run from that up to f ii.TO.O'tO Mr Hartley informed TIIE Brr. that neither the temporary nor the permanent school funds of the state were deposited in ; thc bank He said cmpbaticallj that not a ; 3ollui of those funds weio loft in the Cap- 1-3 tul National , and that neither of them vquld be diminished by reason of the failure Jfot SnllKiiml with the Home. Lincoln has been jiracticalli deserted to- duj , as far as the legislative contingent has IKJCU concerned , most of the members of the two houses luvitur taken advantage of the Sundnj recess to t isit their homes Several members of the Joint committee that A isitud the Soldiers' borne at Grand Island j ester- daj have roturr od to the city , and although they Jiave not j ot agreed upon the report they will submit to the two houses , it has developed that all of the members are not fully Butlsfled w 1th thu state of affairs that . thry found ut tbo home As far as can be ' . 'earned direct of , no charges mismanagement will be made , but manj ofho members , at . least thosH who returned to Lincoln tonight believe that the comfort and even th' neces sities of the inmates have hewn K.ieufieed in the interests of false ccouomj Iii other words , the inmates 1mo not been properly cared for under the ptesout management The keen anxiety of the manapement to inakcn "record' for itself has resulted in considerable bolf-gratifieatiou at the ex pense of the comfort of the men w ho are t-ouijic'led to make their homes at that in- st tutirn M } Develop Nothing , Fntn till that can bo loninod tonight the investigation into the sei ious charges made bi an inmate in the btato uisnne nsxlum at this pUcc. a ladj who bicuod herself 4 Nemesis , " in a letter directed to TIIE BEE , will not dc vclop any sensational features It is understood that the unfortunate lad who w rote the letter w hich has resulted in the investigation is the wife of n prominent newspajKir man of the western part of tin1 state , w ho was committed to the ( Institution about two j ears ago She was a ireU known ] K > liticul writer , and was coiuc. roltted to the nbvlum onli uftei it thorough examh-utln1 The present authorities at thousvluin maintain that Mio is btlll un- doubtcJ i luaam , although thoi admit that lier iiisatuty is of a milder character than when bl" entered the Institution From present indications thee is hlulto , be a llvclj time w bun the gcmural uiprojiri- ) ntlon bid romo8 ui > in the bouato commltteei of the whole tomorrow evening The senate has udiptt'tl a resolution inviting republicans of tin * several t.tutc institutions to appear and fpcak for thoms J\es Senator Dysart and others on the independent side of the ihambur claim that the senate has ML ght to extend t > uuh an invitation tmder the rules Their ubjoctioiis were con - tained in the points of order raised in the Donate Pildaj forenoon and whluh 10 overruled bi the lieutenant governor If an effort is-made to ha > e thy rupr . .ouUti\ of thest institutJOHS appear in bfhulf of their ! inteie'ts a ilvt'l.x light will rilt CliKiirrk lor I InViiiriiilinriit. . If present expocuitinns are ronli l tbo rvoouut nf the vok > s east for mid Rpninst the two coiiKtitutiuutil amendiii nt ut the lai.t general t lection w ill be completed next \Viidnesda * the istof March , whioh was the time iKH-ifle1 \ > \ tbebi.i uuthoriring the re count The cmmrittoo and clerical force have boon t work for seven dujs , and Uu\e counted 138KK ( ) of the 209.000 ballots What he result will be can onlj be conjectured , as reports concerning the present status ot the count nro iery vague and contradictory The stori tht t is l eiug assiduously cir culated bj the railroad contingent is that the railw ay commission amendment will not come within 7,000 votes of carri inp , and that .he amendment rotating to the investment of the iKirmiiticnt Bchool fund is but ! MKK ) votes ahead of the other Notwithstanding these btatements , the impression prevails that there is n deeply laid scheme to count in bath of the amendments , anJ u great manj people who are believed to be ns veil nformcd as to what Is poitig on as it is possible for a person to be. will lie vcrv much surprised if this is not done Information that oueht to be reliable is to the effect that the count at the close of work Pridaj evening , at whiuh time 102.031 ballots bad been counted , showed that the school fund amendment had a majority of sexcntv-Jhc , and the railroad amendment was a little o\erHOOJ behind , but "coining fast' ' VHmt Jim Clliie Krportn. Tlie "figgering'1 is being done by Jim Cline ef Miuden , ex-candidate for state audlth teir. who rejiresents Auditor Moore , who is a mennbei of the committee in charge of the count He does all tne totaling and no one else is allowed to gvt a jieep at tbe figures According to his statement the school amendment was -1,200 behind at the close of business Fridaj night aud the other out of sight iu the rear His stated jthut the gain is not looked for through the finding of wronglj counted votes as verj little change is made on that score but it is held that the amendments need onlj u majority of the veites cast fir ( members of the legislature It is estimated that vv hiio 20' ) ( KM votes were cast for gov ernor there were less than 170 000 cast fof the legislative ticket The recount engi neers ui e estimating the number at Iti7.000 , and therefore hold that 84,000 votes will be sufficient to carrj the amendments It is intimated that thei e is a method in the statements that are made , announcing that noithei of tbe amendments w ill carry , and that the grow lug jiossibiliti of rallioad legislation his much to do with it It in creases the desiie on the jiart of the rail roads to have the amendments cairi , in order that hostile legislation may be warded off bv statements of what the com mission will accomplish , and the belief is current that the stories as to the certain de feat of ttie amendments are being chculated to disarm suspicion and divert Interest , that the waj may be clear for making the final footings vv ithout fear of outside sujiervision or Intel rujition I'riiK-HR of the Count. Several of the larper counties are being loft until the last but for what reason is no stated Douglas county was one of the flrsl counted , us it was believed that it would furnish a basis on which to estimate th final Jesuit , but neither Lancaster , Gage nor Lancaster county is looked to as bemg cer tain to furnish n large increase in the vote foi the ruilioad amendment. None of the clerks who are at vvotk on the recount know un.vthiiig about the situation , as none of them are allowed to see > the figures , uud can only tell that'the ballots arc running "about the same us thej bin cbee-n all the time " It can readily bo seen that if it is true that the roads are de termined to count the amendments in , re gardless of fairness , Justice or right , there will tie nothing wbatever aC"the close of the count to jirevent the arrangement of tiie re- suit to the satisfaction of the jiarti having tnat mutter in charge A shortage , no matter how large , could be divided up among the counties , and when the final announcement was made no One would lie aui the wiser. Not onlj would this be jiossible , but It w ould bo as simjilo and easj * as rolling off u log , and the iccouut would tie rendered a roaring farce , having for its read- ilj attained object the overturning bj a sin gle man of the exjuessed will of the voters of the entire state There is believed to be a disposition and incentive to do this , and as the means to ac complish it are at hand , it may readily be surmised that the outcome is awaited with interest by tbjise who are thoroughlj famil iar w ith the situation rOlt 3J1E A.4770.VA GL011T. InlereMlns : CereilionleH on thei Departure ) of the llerlnj ; Sea O > mml hJoner. NEW YOIIK , Feb 20 In honor of Senator Morgan , who sailed on the New York i ester- day , a committee of well know n merchunts und others gathered upon the deck of the American liner to wish the senator God- sjie-ed Kejilj ing to un addiess made b.v the chair man of the committee , Mr Morgan spoke m tiurt -follows "It is singulur that at this time there are grouped together three immense jirojwsi- tions reluting to tllut great bodj of water tlie Boring sea w hie h also maj be said to involve tbo whole uorth Pacific , the Nicara gua e-aiml , in w hich I had the hajiuiuess to be identified because 1 know a peed thing whciil buw it , uud then , coming upon us suddculj the Hawaiian proposition "The three topethei must e-onvinco all thinking men that therencverwas a moment in the bisteiri of this gov eminent , saving the jieriod of our civil war when so muehwis doni. courage manhood and mtrejiidit.v , for- sipht and determined American pluck w ere us necessarj us now "We have come to a jiivotieul jioint iu American historj u point whe-n we must go back or forward "Vve cunuot take middle _ ground In thinking of the Pacific occun and our dutv in regard to it. I don't want to beeiejieated what wub jierjietrated ujiou us ut the time wo ucquirud our indojicndeiice Though France was at out back , we did not have the foresight to ut-ijuno all that be longed to us H hut Wi Might Ilnve Had. " \\f > did not take Newfoundland , the Ba hamas , Bermuda , tbe Windward islands , Jamaica aud all the teiritori Known , to Yu catan Whi should a jie-ojile of ! CiMO,000 ( hold against a pooplc of twKKKHI ( ) ( all these islands on which they have spent more than $4 forcvori ineh of ground' ' Well , we can not help it ; thei hav e tbe islands und thej nev ci give up unj thing that is good I urn not criticising them 1 admire theiiu 1 wish Americans to lie as much like them us possi ble ouli more so "Great Biitulnjbas already jilunted her self in Aufatrulia uud New Zealand aud Is now approaching the Sandwich islands that Gibraltar of the Paeitie Only re-ceutly she rulsod her tine on one of these islands , uud at thei present time the Hawaiian govern ment and our own are jirotestliig against that occupation Let me at.k jnu , when thoj get there and e'ouijiletei the ctniin , including Vancouver , Victoria. Huw all. Hong Kotig , New Zealand , nud Australia , w ill w e not then see rojHKitud in tlie Paculk- that miserable , dusjucuble jiollci which was jKJiiHJtratod in the Atlantic when there was nothing left but for us to put tbe tuiKiern islands into tbe bill of sale the titiati f With these preut questions oonfroutlnir t ' us ihe Nie-ui-acua canal , Bering sea nrbi- trillion und Hawaii the lust remdj to drop I iutoourlujui like u ripe jKwr we have netx ! i f that spirit of manhood uud ctiorpj and endurance which bosupeibij dc'VelojHXl when w e were hghtiiiK one aui'ther with I.IHKUKK ) men In the field Then v t bhall se-e the out- i rotne of the jtower and spirit of u great peo- I jije nn a great occasion. Lei us move to the . front. " I SENATOR ALLEN COMMENDED ! is Appearance in 'Washington Occasions Much Interest in Political Circles , IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS Condition of 1.1e Stock In Nrnnislo mid Ad- Jurrnt Stntn Ttioucht to lie Iliec ) . lent Soini-tliliii ; About tlio Inauguration Crowd. WASUINOTOV BnnnAC or THE MS FOLUTEBVTU STUHCT > I WASIIISOTON- C , Fob 20 ) United States Senator-elect William V Allen of Nebraska , w ho has been in town n few hours , is being cordialh received and it is thought ho will drop right into the work Today's Washington Post in describing Nebraska's ( new senator saj s of him "While one month ago the election of Mr Allen to the United States senate would not have entered into the wildest dreams of his politi cal friends , if bis face Is to be taken as an index , he will fill the jilace verj worthily Ilj He is clean shaven and his features while regular are strong He has a massive head covered with straight , dark hair and it is well set upon shoulders w hich when ; fuiily jammed against the wheel would move a bogged wagon loaded with lead His lips are mobile and his chili square and ag gressive Mr Allen Is one of the tallest , as vv ell as one of the heaviest men iu the sen ate ate"He "He wears u sack coat , but the corruption of Washington will eat into him and in time he w ill degenerate into a garment made of cloth with long tails hanging from it and fiappuig against bib lees It is evident that out In the country wheie the air is ozonic and whiski and terrapin not considered ab solutely essential to health , be has led a cleanlj lif e. f or w bercas he is 40 jears old and does not look n daj over ! Ki " Trouble In thu llluLk Heplililln. A -icport that serious opposition to the government of Heun aux has arisen iu the republic of San Dominpo causes no surprise in Washington This is regarded in diplo matic circles beie as but u natural result of the acquisition hi an American syndicate of the control of the obligations of that repub lic , which implies the administration b.v American influences of the Treasury depart ment and especially of the collection of cus toms icvcnue In addition to this , the ru mor of the impending revolt finds credence iu the well known desire of the United States to acauire Samauu ba.v us a coaling and repair station President Hemeaux has alwavs been suspected b.tho . anti- American partin Sau Domingo of being fneudlv to the United States , but he has thus far been able to maintain his jiosition The other black republic of the ishind , Huyti , which is oulj separated from Sun Domingo bj a range of mountains , bus also been excited b.icports that its president , Hippolyte , would favoiablj consider the cession to the United States of the mole St Nicholas for a coaling station , lu each republic on the little island there is being fomented , it is said hcie , a feeling against the United States b.v European capital ists The coutiol b.v American capitalists of the finances of r Sun Domingo ma.v , it is said , lead to a dem- onstiatiou against that country bj Ha.vtl Such u demonstration would onlj tend to aid the auti-Henrcaux revolutionists and rnignt' lead to the intervention of a United States man of v * ar and the landing of our blue jackets , as at Honolulu , for the protection of jiropertj and the pieventioa of bloodshed Jt is therefore quite possible that the in coming administration maj hav e to meet , as | j one of its first problems , the establishment of a protectorate or the actual annexation of the island of the two black republics It is not likelj that Gieat Britain would look upon such a step w ith as much complacency us she appears to legard our pi ospective con trol of the Haw aiiau islands Acrlrultural Sfitlhtlt s. Serretari Husk has Just issued a report upon tbo numbers and values of farm ani mals m the United States , from which the follow inp is taken for BEE readeis Nebraska Comtiarativelj few sheep are killed bv dogs in these newerreiions , wolves are the gieut depredators Knowing this stieep growers herd and fold w ith gi eater care here than in older states , and the loss b.v either is less in proportion SotAh Dakota- Horses show an increase in number , and mules u decided decrease us compared with .luuuar.v , lbU ! Cattle are unifonnl.v low Sheep average peed More damage to the latter is reported from vyplves than dogs Iowa Hoi so raising of all kinds excepting the trotting hoi so is at a low ebb Dair.v in- teiebtsure prow ing and milch cows arc in demand ut advance jirices The sheep m- dustri continues to grow and there is u widespread demand for Bheep of the im- prov ed mutton breeds ut good prices Mut ton is inudo the prime consideration and wool secondarj Owing to the late cold rainy sprinc the loss in spring pips was vcrj heavy The prevailing high prices have taken everything marketable and the num ber of bogs on hand is eomparativeli low W.vominp A marked decrease has taken place in the number of cattle in this btato each jeur since IbWi This has icsulted from overstocked ranges loss from exposuie , the , doc line in pi ices of beef cuttle w Inch caused mauj -withdiaw from the cuttle bubi ness , and the stealing of cuttle b.v so-called | "rustleis" The bheep industri hub been steadil.v growing in important e and has been quite profitable , tbo juice per head having advanced pi oath within five je-us Colorado Cuttle show u decided decrease in number due to the contraction of ranges to farm limits and to the practice of spa.v ing cows The increase in < oru aieus aim the demonstrated advantages of raising swine have given a gieat impetus to that business , jmrticularly in the Arkansas vallei and eastern Colorado Inauguration Vfeik. Tomorrow ojiens inauguration week that grand quadrennial bjiectaculur jierformunce nt the national cujiltul aud of the nation us well The coming six days promise to be like the successive scones of a well con structed jilai , with jirojier dramatic jire- cision The third act of Weduesdni will give tbe ke i to the whole jierformunce , for on that dui the jiresideut comes fiom the east and the vice president from the west Saturdiij will bring the climax with tbo final exit of President Harrison and of the republican jmrtv from control of both the executive aud legislative brunches of the government und with the triumphal en trance of Mr Cleveluud und of his junj , whatever it mai be culled , into jiovver Them will come the red light tubleuu of the in augural ball und ufter that Suudui will ring down the curtain ujiou the vvearlod actors and audience The capital is already well along in the jirojiurutious for uu historic bjiectae-le Pennsylvania , avenue , the thoroughfare leading from the cujiitol to tbe white house , ib adorned with u jirof usion of bunting , al 1- though much of it is that left over material of the Grand Armj reunion Several of the larger hotels along the avenue ure eilabo- ratetli festooned The more gorge > ms deco rations will be erected later iu the "week At present , fur more conspicuous than the tneolorod drajiories , are the enormous btauds vv hich have be-on erected in front of the public buildings and lining the numerous public squares and parks along the route of the inaugural proe-esbion Ttieje utandb are built bi contractors who exjietct to make reu huge profit out of the sule of boats to tbo invading jmhlic Keuieinbariug the experience - once of four youro ago when inauguration daj b \\ashiugton overwhelmed bi a bit' ter temjicsl most of the ixmtraetore have covcrcHi these stands w ith illmsj roofs of fine jilauks and tarred jiujier The mom v jiuia bi the contractors for their jirivtteges ' pocs to the varioHs comnittoes in charge , of I the inaugural ceremonies uud supposed to be , a contribution toward thd "naymcnt of legiti mate ana necessary cxjienncs. VVherr tliV Moe jf H > om. The enormous Jund horncvcr. which this amounts to in the control cf the committee1 will jirohabli never be aeoountud for. l"he question , is one not mibject to inves tigation and is" one trhkh no one even inquired into The' use of public reservations aud the defacing of the beauti ful oiien squares Ol Washington bj these stands for the benefit of the contractors and of thcTnanagers of the inautrurul ceremonies was , however , the ubjeert of same caustic comment In the senate the other duv A resolution was adojitod looking to a future ue-counting j | of the mnucj raised b.v the Inaugural - augural eoniiiuttea .This je-seilutlon was not at all directed at cither democrats eir repub licans for the loading inpinbers of both jiarties have long re-eoeninfld that this quad rennial American festival lu honor of the tnumjih : of the will of a majoritj of the jieople wus nuirred by local jealousies and luism inaeoment This has been true of cverv inauguration since Washington teiolt his first oath of office in New Yeirk City Tliese huge structures comjiletelj cut off the view of the exen-utivemansion , the Trenis- urv , the War , State und Niiv.v departments und of tlie nuvj statues and fountains along the aveuue Peace monument , dlrectlj in front of the cajiitol , is sunouuded bj u great circulnr stand 200 feet in diameter , nsinc likeu jivra- mld ! with Peace herself just jiuepine ovei the njies The sujierb bronze figuies c' the Lnfa v ette mouumont ure cntirelj cut of , b.v a stand on which reserved seats are being sold a hich : uji as Lafaj otto's head Seats in these various stands are selling leadilj at .1 eah Windows \ along tbe line of march uie selling at MO aud $ HK > each Man.v of the shojr fronts have had fine umjmllhcuter seats built from the ground to the third stor.v so that the entire front of the Jmildlngs will lie a mass of humauitv three stones Inch Societj is oiganiising inauguration parties' ' bv whom u room on tbe avenue is hiiod aud lunch is served duiing the pa rades Grand Marshal Me Million bus calcu lated that it w ill take exuctlv five hours for the jirocesslon to jiass n civ en point The can uiges bearing the retinue and incoming president J aud v ice jiresideut w ill lie w ell forward - ward in the jiroce-ssiou so that the p.utj can take jiositions on the jireslde-ntiul i e v ieving stand m front of the white house This is nu elaborate structure with rie h drajicries and manj comforts for its distinguished oc cupants Mi-s Cleveland and several of her friends will save u jirlrato room opposite the tieu ° uri , commanding a view of the jiarude us it jiasses the white bouse The inauguration crowd is beginning to arrive aud bv the middle of this week the nccommodatioiis ot Washington will be sorclv taxed Extortionate rates for rooms are cxucted although it Is a time v. hen ex tortion is tolerated Ono'of ttie members of the committee on comfort said tod.ij that their were 2.500 moms on their books ut f 10 toJ."iuduv When thebe are gone tbe late coineis will have to pay lubulous flgutcs or slceji in the streets M&st of the visiting clubs and orcaulaitioni nrtf-alieadv jiiovuled for , although some of"thiwe provisions ai o unique The Penusjltftiiia militia which numbers h 000 will bequartoted in the cot- ndoi ol the War , State anfl Nav v depart nient Tin ee inches of sawdust w ill be jmt on the mai ble floors and the soldiers will sleep on the saw dust. MlM-olluuroas. C R. Shaw , a well known Iduhoan , is at the Kbliott Senator and Mrs Paddock will sjiend some time in the east after thta former letires to jinvate life , Mr Edward Rose.wuter of Omaha arrived inthocitv. today and will' remain two or three Hn , f TI C ! 11 daj s P. S H , ruoriT I Secretiir.i Kusk Uxplubm Huw Tar.iiem Cun Utllizo Thclr.Pora Crop. WASIIINOTOV D C. , Feb 20 Secretary Rusk of the Department of Agriculture sujs that farmers in all parts of the country are inquiring as to the jiroliable jirofit of feeding corn to hops at present , llo desires to state that the jirosjioct of largo icturns from Judi cious hog feeding has never been ST bright as now In average" j'ears it takes about nine jiounds of hogs , live waiiht , to bring the price of a .bushel of corn This jear five jioui ds of hogs bring as much as a bushel of corn If ten jiounds of tiort-are made from a bushel of corn , wnlch inaj bo taken as a fair retuin , then the weseut prices of hops would make corn bring about 85 cents a bushel if fed to these animals , which is about twice as much as it is now quoted on the Chicago market Instead of sending pisrs- and half fat hops to market , us thousands have done , only to find that such unintal were unfit for jiack- ing and would bring but -a couiparativolj small price , these animals should be kept on the farm and fattened on the corn which is now so cheap in the market The high jirice of begs is said to lie largelj due to the meat inspection carried on t > i the Department of Agriculture , which opened the market to Europe and enabled shipjiers to send tbo surjilus hog products out of the countrj Following this came a shortage in the hog product The number of hops packed this winter is not only less than it has been jireviousl.v , but thei hops were lighter in weight , so that there has been a much smaller quantitj of hop jiroducts jnepareJ When the advance in jrice came the f aimers sold their breeding stock , w hich cannot be replaced for at least two.v ears Ho therefore thinks that it is jierfc'Ctli safe to feed hogs under jircsent conditions until the'j are fully matured , as the shortage of hoe jiroducts andtheunrestricted foreign markets for insjie-ctcd .meats offer the best jiossiblo guarantj for peed jirices. iriLi. CAUM : xo TJJOIIJM : . rrench Mlnlktir ThlnlEK. thei suit tie Allutr Cun Ilr linsllj ixil.ilncd. : D C , Feb 20 There is no danger of an international coiujiluation be tween this countrj and France arising out of the complaint of the Abbe de lu Croix de Castries , referred to in a dispatch from Scuttle , Wash The mutter bus been laid bofoie the State department b.v t Pate- uor , the French nauiiteij iu Washington It was presented verbally and he was told that an investigation Into Uiejact of the customs ofllcers complained of wunld be made This investigation is now Jii proeress aud will be communicated to M. 1'ati or The French minister wys that while it was doubtluss true ttmtf the abl > e had been badlj treated , he thtiugbt the Seattle tele- pram exapporateimattcrS No demand w ill bo made em the UiiiUtt State's poveiumont until the result of the investigation is made know u It may be thlit none will be uoces- sarj M. Patenor hrsiJi n infeirmed bj the Fiencb consul at Sun Francisco where Abbe de la Crolx de Castries formerlj resided , that the ubho bore uut-tieelieiil lejmtation , a man of largo bcnovolence. roon. ] : niriiiiiu Inrreube In thV Amount ot Jlreail- tufrrnt to THiU Conutr.v. WAsni.saTON , D C. ; Ft\i 20 1 he United Stutes is the chief source of sui jl.v from w hieh Gerrnanj draws the deficit iu her 1domestic breadstuff. Such is the iuforma- tlon contained in u report to the State de partment bi Frank H. Mason , consul ut Frankfort , of the statistics of grain importa tion into Germaui for the yeat 1WI2 Tlioj show nu euormouslj increased volume of both -wheat and rye imported from the "United Stutes i From fourth jilocc in IblK ) , the United Status rose to first jiluee in 1SU2 The amount of w htuit jmrc-husod from the United States rose from 1.1K18 77S bubhelk in 1SJO to U8.015- 7U5 bushels last yuar The importations from the United Stales iu JHJJ wore Hourly half of the. w holn amount itnjKirUkl 4ti.V a- "IV bushels The imitartations of rye from the United States increased , from MS KB bushels in IHK ; ) to 4 l ta ft 7 bushels in IHirj ! Kussia scon tributinu of that ccrcii into ( > er 1 many ovvius to faliun rf Tops d reasi'el i from 27 000 000 busheus iu 13'JJ to 4,500,000 in j ' i 18'Ji I NO FEAR OF ANNEXATION Envoy of Hawaii's Dethroned Qneen Thinks tbe Eevolutionists Defeated. PAUL NEUMAN'S ' VIEW OF THE SITUATION He Urpert * n Comml slon to HP Appointed to VUIt flip litlumlH mill A-x-crtiilu tlie Trur Sriitlmi-ut oi tlic - WASHINGTON , D C , Feb 26 Mr. Paul Neuman , the em 03 of Queen LHiuikalaui toaay expi essed his confident coiivicttOu that the treatv of annexation made with the com- misslouers of the provisional government of Hawaii was w.icticalli defeated He said that the senate would be asked next w eek to upiKJiut a commission to visit the islands and investigate the coudltiou of affaiis there If this were done , he said , the semte and the country would learn the conditions under which the people of Hawaii would almost unaninioush support u movement for the an nexation of the islands if it were then do- -ermiued that that was the liest thing for ; ioth countrie-s Tbo jiolitlcal treati , Mr Neumau slid , pave the jidojile of Hawaii practicallj nothing , and the offer of the isl- uiids mine from a bodj of nu-n vv ho ha d nothing to give He asserted that the queen hud not he-en dcjiosect , but hud slmjilj retired to her jui- vato lesidcnio in order to avoid a conflict with the United States troops AMn thei I'hiR VVHh Ka.hed. He asserted that Minister Stevens had lieen comjiellad to raise the United States tiur over the government buildings in Honolulu lulu to piotect the provibumal gov ernment from its own jiuitisuns Having - ing cstublislied the prote-ctoiate , how- ev er , Mr Ncumun s ud that Minister Ste vens should have be-en amjilj supjioited b.v this government Pcrsonallj he hojie-d the protecteirate would be maintained until the future political course of the islands vviis set tled Mr Neuman criticised the action of Mi Davies in starting to the United States ith the Princess Kuiulunl and also his leported proposition to Minister Lincoln in Lemdon to accejita United States protectorate over the islands , with the jiiitucss on tbe thronewith a regencj for three j'eurs "Whj for thiee j curs' " said he "The jirincess will be of ace next j ear , and if she is ev er qualified to reign it will be then Mi Davies acted. I believe , without uuthoritj- The friends of tberrlneess m Honolulu op posed the juoject of brmcrinp hci to this countrj. but she se'emsto have be-en starte-d off before news fi om tlie island could i each her I do not believe the officials of the jno- v isionul government w ill be Inclined to rc > - cehe with a Klndlv spirit the intermeddling of tills Llv erjiool mere liant " CLOSING IEK or CO.NGKKSS. . There AV. Ill Be u Iliihh of I.erUllitlun Hint HUN Silcloin Ileeli i : < WASHINGTON , D C , Feb 20 The closing week of the Fiftj-second eomrress will bo characteiized bj u lush of legislation that bus J seldom been equaled As there is not measj ures near comjiletioii to pass , thej' must an- tagonizo each other , and opjiosed to them In botli houses will stand the upjiropiiation committees urging immediate action ujion the pi cat measures in their charge The present condition of thess bills is as follows The fortification bill is a law , the arraj'bill is before the juc-bident for signat lure , the militurj academy and the District of Columbia bills are iu conference the sun- dry civil , the diplomatic and consular and the legislative bills haf e passed both houses , but have not reached the conference stage , the pension bill has passed the house and been reported to the senate and the naal agricultural postofiice and denciencj bills are waiting confirmation at the hands oi the senate. In the Senate. In the senate the naval bill will probablj come up Moudaj The agiicultural and postoftlce bills are expected to be reported bf Tuesdaj and the dehcienc.x bill about the middle of the week Thej , will be taken up for action as fast as reported Meantime consideration of ttiese bills and of other pending measures w ill bo suspended from time to time to allow the disposition of con ference reports In this condition of affairs matteis of general legislation can hardly re- cehe much attention , but if opportunity offeis Senator Teller-will endeavor to call up his revised McGurrahun bill , Mr Carcj mai make another effor. to secuio consideration for his omnibus statehood bill and Senator Blackburn will probabl.i strive to secure the pissage of the New Yoik and New Jersey bridge liill as it came fiomtho house There seems to he some purpose to prevent -any further executive session of the senate if ] K > ssibla This w ill serve a three fold pur pose -defeat action on the nomination of Judge Hamhott. prevent reconsideration of the vote b\ which the nomination of Con- pressman riudlaf of MarjJaud as Chilian artiitrator was rejected and shelve the Huw anan treati of annexation for this ses sion * - unitiIT > -n of the u iiunru In4be house , advantage w ill bo taken of the rule jiermitting action during the lust six dnj's of n se-ssnn , under susjiensKiu of the rules , to jiush feiiward busmcbs of an urcent niiture A number of meusuics of e-omjurativ elj little ? mtei-est muv thus hi jiassed hut the indications me that it will be neu-ssurj to give most of the tune to the upjirojuiution bills UuH'ss un amicable un del standing can be jinviitolj i cached witli rofereuee to the course to be taken with tlie Shcnnau bond amendment to the sundrj t ivil bill It is jirobable that it wall be moved under suspension of the rules to seaiJ all the amendments to conference with foimul lion concurrence recommended It is believe-d tnat u two-tMrds vote can bo seicured for this motion Bj the adojitiou of this mcasuie the long elelnj over the numer ous umeiidmcntb of no special interest in themselves w ould bo nvoided , leaving onlj tbe bond umendnientdo be fought out in the house It is exjiacted bv the loaders of the house that the French spoliation claims w ill again be mil on the dcficlttncj upjuopiiatiou bill bv tbe senate und pel haps the Chc-rouec sliiji on the Indian bill but with those ox < options it ib not anticipated that any serious trouble vv ill occur in conference sufficient to endnn- pcirthe jinssnge of the appropriation bills uud c-ompel an extra session of congress Hii.VTIONs JVITU CAJ.ADA. KoHiilt of I'rot. Ill flit HurrlKdii'ii Kecent Mt - imp < < on tlif Suliicru WAKIIJJ.OTO.S , D C , Feb 'M The message of President Harrison on Canadian i flu turns , sent to congress on the Jd ) inst , in response to Mr Hitt s resolution of Julj last , has hud a njspon.se in a bill inttoduced into the house ycstordaj by MiHitt The measure is vol uminous , rovibitig and amending the luwb and t'stubli'hinp intercourse and relations w\th the provinces of British Noi th America and the republic of Mexico and curries out the buggestions proffered to the prtfeldeut in his mubsuge totuinouj the present iutxjuuli- tiesThe The first suction rexiuiteb morubandise pan led from one port of the United Status to another port therein through Canada to lie iu bealud or elosnd curs in tun cubto < l > of two regular iin.jiw.UirK of customs to each train , uuj to In exunuued lithe r-ubUmib ofilcers at the port of declination Tht prtsi dent KJ\S t IK-SI sealed cars u > w engaged in this en jrmous traftV w lule in f ire Ipn trans pirtation arc n't ' adequateli pr -ctc"i uud that bach poods arc nnvdcl vcrcd al rcctly to the owner or consignee without the suTnirvislon of a revenue officer , which he sn.f s is inconsistent with the safety of the rcvo- uuo. Itrrlned llir I'rfMfiit I < ntv. Section 2 provides for the transit in bond of outgoing merchandise from Cuimrtn through ' jKirts of the United States for export port w hifh is omitted from the present law , w hich oul.v provides for incoming transit in bond Section n provides that merchandise , the product tifn contiguous foreign country and none others arriving under consular seals shall tie closed or sealed b\ the customs offi cers at the first port of arrival lu t - United States ' and to be at conipanled tiv two inspectors specters to the port of destination , shall be valued for duties s originating in CHtiida The : president says the consular seal practice not onli equalizes Canadian ports witli our own as JIM ts of entrv but makes them fa vored and subjects their tr.toe to loss deten tion than is required in United States sea- jiorts This has tended to divert the Chinese and .luputiese traftlc from our o\v n ports to Vancouver - couver It also exposes the revenue laws to frauds committed b\ persons be.vond juris diction 01 jiuuishment Mnn.1 KiutrlttJoiiK. Section ( requires the manifests or bills of lading of all cars crosslmr the border to give such Information or facts as maj be jire- scribed li.v the Interstate commerce com mission tending to icveal violations of the interstate commerce act Section 5 toquircs ever.v foreign road do- intr business across the border to have a license or permit from the Interstate Com merce commission , for which it shall make forma ] application , w ith a stipulation that it the United States , which license ma.v bo susjiended bj the Interstate Commerce com mission upon a willful violation of that act Upon sue h susjienslon the commission shall tiotif.v tbe secietarj of the ti easttrj' , w ho will diroe t the customs officeis to jirev cut the further jiassage of the cars w lule the license remains suspended Section 0 authorises the se > crctarj of the treusurv to make le'gulutions touching tins ti.iBic to protect the icvetiue and prevent prclereue-e of forenru jiorts and tbe Intel- stateLkimme'rce c-ommissioti to make regula tions to se-cure equulitj between common cairlerb within and bojond the United States Section 7 authorizes tlie jircsident on three du.vs notice to susjiend un.v jiortion ol the inteistate conimeice law that jilae-es ut dis advantage a domestic e-.uner iu comjiotition with a foreign commission or earner in equal completion and in order to secure equulitj of rest ] u-tive i ules upon foieigu and domestic companies TIN 1'tu.VTi : l.M > U TJtV. ' lieelul Appnt Ajer suhmltn Another lU-jion em the Mililm t. WASHINGTON , D C , Fob 20 Sjiocial Agent Ajcr has submitted another repoi. , to thcTrcasurv dejiarticent on the develojiment of the tin plate ludustrj Tbe jieriod thut is covered bv this report is the quaitor ending December 1 , IS'J- The icport shows that during that jieiiod thirtj-two : firms jiioduced lil 75'MI'l ' ' pounds ob tin and tin jilate jirojier The same num her of flints pioJueod durlug the jirevious quarters 10,1K > 3,7 , 5 jKiuuds 1WX. . .7O77JE. . tillEKl'lX Hi : 11) . Oneol the Best Known KeputillRHiiB erNe - hruhkn 1'iiHKCH AWUJ- . PISCMONT , Neb , Feb 28 [ Sjiccial to Tne BEE } Hon John U Shervin , vvho , accom- jiauicd ; bj his vnfe w ent to Colf.ix Sjirings , .la. , lasU-weok loivtruatmnnt , rltadahBcrt-laBt- night The remains , accompanied bj his wife , her brother , E II. Barnard , and his daughte'r ] arrived on the B 4S faain this afternoon The deceased was born near Hagerstown , Md , December 20 , Ibllfl and has resided in this citj since IbOO , and during that time has held manj offices of honor and responsibility. He was elected to the ofllee of citj ticasuier tw ice held the office of countj treasui cr fout jcars that of mujoi six jeai sand state senutoi foui jeais He was ducted a delegate to ncarij ull the stute conven tions , uud to the national democratic con vention held in St Louis Mo in 1870 Ho rcceiv ed tbe seeona largest number of votes at the time Hon James E Boj d was nomi- nuted for governor of the state His death is i mourned and icgrettod b.v all He nnvaj s saw the bright side of everj-thiug , was big hearted 1i 1 Kind and one of the most geneious and 1e jmblic sjtirited men in tbe citj No one ever asked inv uin for ussistum e , and those who knew him host loved him most The funeral i will probablj be held In this citj Tuesdaj He was u membei of the Ancient Order of United Workmen REI-I IIUCAN Cm Neb , Feb 20 [ Special to TIIE BEE J Josejih Upliuger , one of the first settlers of this couutj. . died Fridaj night-verj suddenly He was'in town Thuis- dav.heeminglj us well as ever , was taken sick in theiiight and died before medical aid could reach him F A Kirk , an old resident of this cdtv , died the same night at Stumfoid Both will be buried in the cemeterj beie todaj German .sorletlcn Combine. PLATT vot'Tn , Neb , Feb 20 { Special to Tun BEE 1 Tbe Plattsmouth Turnvcieiu and the Liederkrauz , tw o of the btioiigest Gurmun societies in the state , have uuited foixics and in the .future will work together The eonsolidutiou"of these societies occurs this w eek One of the first results of this union will bo the erection of u Geinian thea ter at a cost of fclti.OOO The postofllen fight is assuming u sjnnted , if not serious , aspect Muj or C M Butler uud Citv Clerk W K Fox me out with petitions - titions which ure hcinp uumerousij signed C W Shermun , editor of the Jouinal , is lajing buck on his oais with the eixjiectu- tion that Congressman Brjun will sec to it that lie gets it us a reward for his services duiuig the late election Cle-ik Fox beonib to have MI edge on the mai or so far Ub the petition is eoncenieid The jurv in the Stull-Vundevuntoi c-ase , after having been out forti eight hours , brought iu u verdict of guilty ana1lecom - mended that the.couitgivo him the full penal tj Vandev enter was charpeid with assault with intent to kill The verdict was a surjirise _ Tranalerrc j tlie lileMitor. CI.AT CE TEU Neb , Feb 20 [ Sjioclal to THE BEE ] The Silver Uevutor comjiunj of Verona has sold its elevatoi and fixtures to the Farmers , Mere hunts uud Mechanics Business association , the latter luting a uewlj oiganized steick comjiauv of farmerb Articles of incorporation of the Farmers Mutual Co-opoiative Mere-antilo and Shlji jiing association of Veiona wore filed with the countj clerk The capital stock of tlie ussoc iution is f s.OOO Tbej w ill do u general meicantile business A Fjie-cial excursion train from central Illinois has just arrived hero ten car loads of household funiiture and stock belonging to a do/.en families being unloaded , make-E business lively about the freight i urds _ Surprised In 1 heir 1'rielidi. BEXNET , Neb , rob 'JO [ Sjiocial to THE BEE ] The friends and neighbor * of Mr. and Mrs J II Dlokbon to the number of 'twenty e-oujile-s gave them a veri J'leasaut surprise purtv Friuav evening in honor of their bix- teeuth wedding anniversary Mrs Dickson was mvUcta to uttend the Ep-rtorth leugue inocting uud during her ab sence friends look jKpboksion of the house On her luturu she- found the bouse full of jiuojile and tbe table ppieuauithu libural Hiijiili | of good things After nn hour's soi-lal unJoymtMit Kev A. C Cttlkitis made u neat f.p < x-h and pnisentod Mr and Mrs Dickbein w ith a fine stand lump as u Uiken of ctsteum from those prenuut. rinrd the bherllV. Giir.ELM CEXTHK Neb , Feh 20 [ Sjieoial toTucBne -Luke l Finn sheriff of Gieeley i c" mt\ was fined 55 and costs before Judge j OUs last Saturdav evening fir assaulting P J Plulbiii editor of tbe dmlei C tiwn j The C itizc u culled him handsome biicnff r in derision. I JS ST , PAUL FIRE Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Lost by Several Companies. TWO FIREMEN DANGEROUSLY HURT Trjlnc to Suvi' Tlu-lr HOBO Tliry In rrotmlilj I'utnl lloth IlHillj Mlinuled li ) tin. J'ulL ST PA ft , Minn . Feh 26A fire caused by sjiontanoous combustion in the neKxind story of a four stori building oot ojiiud b.v the Min nesota Shoo eomjmnj , corner of IVth and liosabel streets , broke out at 10 20 tills morn ing , and Imfore the Uumes were brought un der exmtrol the building had been gutted and two adjoining estublibhrneiits badlj damaged. The dejiartineut v\as on hand within four minutes , the explosion having kheiclcod out the , , front of the building and being soon hi a fireman at the Wukouta street engine house The Minnesota bhoo company , the suc cessor to Gotshian .V Co , o\v nod hi the Gotshian estate lost $14l,0K ) ) , having an in surance of fl5sKK ( > ; Kuhl & , Stock cigar manufacturers , lost fciiM,1 ( , which Is fully coveied by insurance , William Ilodgcr & . Co , tnanufactuiers of fine muchiuer.v uud steam heating ujiparatus lose about $7 OJO , fullj Insured The loss in other dejiart- ments vv ill bring tbe'total up to about ( L'OO- , , , ( IUO , w hich is insured 1 no rirriiM n Injured. Two firemen weie injured , one of them jirohablj fatall.v A number of the firemen were on tbo Minnesota Shoe compatii's building with hose unu were ordered down bj the chief , the flames having climbed verj- near them All but two burned doun but Lieutenant Felix O'Neill , of engine No 2 , and Pijioman G H Gillham , of No 4 , tried to suve the hose The Humes burst out below - low them , the file escajie became rod hot uud the men fell to tbo ground , being badly mangled by the full Before letting po his hold on the ladder O'Neill w us badlj burned about the face and mav lose his sipht if ho does not lose bis life Gillham was badly- bruised and it is icaied was injure-d inter nally , vv bile O'Neill bus a sevciely burned face , u broken arm uuJ back aud is in * ' ' critical condition 30 coj\.srA2 i' . / . Suit I.nko 1'euple Anxloun to Secure Jtuto * on Smelter Product * . SAW LAKE , U , Fob , 20 [ Sjiocial Tele- piam to Tuc Brc 1 S M Green .of Posey & . Green and D C Adams left todaj for Omaha , where tbej will hold a conference with Messrs Monroe and Dickinson of the Union Pacific in lepurdto freight rules on tb.e product of the smelter "The meeting- has been arranged for Wediiesdaj1 , and it is confldentlj exjiected that satisfactory con clusions vv ill lie reilched. As' soon as this imjiortuut , business is disposed of Messrs. Green and Adams will return to Salt Luke and close up the final contracts for the erection of the great copjisr jilunt , The business men of this citi recentlj offered Posej . < LGiuen a bonus of $ HKKK ) ( ) nnd 100 acres of land for u site , to erect a cojijier ro- iincrj to cost SJtKl.OOO J0JO7.N 2 nil Uroucrj AVfirknrii IiiHK Uslrd with the Ainrrlcun Toclcrutlon of I.ulmr. ST Lot is , Mo , Feb 20 The Brewery Wotkers National union is about to leave the Amei lean Federation of Labor It is com- jiosed of seveutj-five local unions and has about 11,000 members The headquarters at e in this citj and the national secretary is Earnest Kurrciiknubc The jirojiosod seces- iou from the federation originated about six months ago in Clev eland and has been con ducted with socrccj It is iu iine , so Knights of Labor jieople saj , w ith the general grow th of sentiment in favor of the knights A vote hub been taken iu the local unions compris ing thi1 Brewers association throughout the Uniteid State-sen tbo nutter and tbemajoritj' voted in favoi of beceding from the federa tion and affiliating with the ICnights of Labor The question is exjiocted to come up for a final decision at the next convention of tbo Bi ewers National union Stintu I'e Kniilolen | I'repure to Due Their lu- llueneeiculnrit Strike ti WICHITA , Kan , Fob , 'JO Tlie emjilojes of the Santa Fe road formed a federation heto todaj' About sixtj dole-gates were jiresrnt at the conference and they represented all lubor organl/utums w hose members are em- jilojod on the road The men have no pnev- unco nor ib auj strike contetujiluted The objee t of thf amalgamation will em tbo con trary tie to pi ev wit sti lit OH , onlj poinp to such an extreme us u last resort w hen all other means of settling differences that may arise full However , tlie men desire to bo piejiared for nil jiossible e-ontiugoncies uud think that the federation would be more apt to pain its ends than uuj one of the organi zations w bleb compose it L111LE Jlnjtlttn Troop'H UMU | to Tliiruton Hunto IIiliilnii > V 1 rontlur. I'OUT AUPni.sci : li20 \ Thoie is a wide spread movement against } 'res id cut iHcn- reaux of Santo Domingo under the mistaken impression that the transfer of what ie known as the ' Holland loan" to an Ameri can syndicate is the fust steji townid the cession of Samauu baj to the United States Murcheiia , the aich traitor ib till locked up When he wasbuized President Heureuux diM ov rcd thingb that c-onv iuced him that members of I'rcbideuf Hj jijiolite's cabinet had coiibtiiiod to make u elemonsti utiou by Hhytiuii tioojib on the frontier which divides the two republics iu older to emtmrubs Henreuux at the moment Murcheuu was to give the blgnulfor nn urinedrevolution. COAL OAI > . Chicago M n I'nrci t to C'loto thei Door of Ihelr Mini. CHICAGO , 111 , Feb 20 By the issuing ol pub from u ooal stove one man was iisjihyxiatod and two others so badlj over- crfme that theii lives are iu danger 'J ho victims of the pas are IIKICNAIID MJUHN ON , demd , 27 jours old JeiJIJ. TlIUMl'MlX Lt'Tiicii Tiiosti-isii.N , w ill jirobably dip The three men slept in one room and neglejcteid to close the door of the stove At liliM | | l h > M I Hnunr'H IVIfn. GAINIMJV IU.E , Ttix. , Fob 2(1. ( At Bermuda scliool house , fifteen miles wiuth of liure i es- terdHjMrn John Stewart u farmer's wife , paver Jed Masten 100 lufihe * with u horse- whi ) while her husband oov retd him with u reveiher Masten was terribly brulse-d anl rut Thceuuse of the custigatiou-wak some statements rcfie-'tmp on tbe character cf Mrb Stewart. ThubtcuurU have bce/u ur > rented.