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    THE OMAHAI DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAIIA , MONDAY DECEMBER 4 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
MAY GET TO WORK AT ONCE
Oongreia in a Position to Begin Legislating
Immediately.
PRELIMINARIES PREVIOUSLY ARRANGED
Few Hill * of General Importance on the
Calen.ll r Hawaiian Affair to Ho tbe
Absorbing Topic of the Ses-
Ion's Openlnc.
WAMIINOTON , Dec 3. The extra session
disposed of all the preliminary and gener
ally necessary business Incident to the opening -
ing of the long session , consequently there
will bo none of the usual reasons why con
gvcss may not begin business promptly upon
convening tomorrow. The committees of both
.ho senate and house , having been ap
pointed at tlio beginning of the extra scs-
elon , reported many bills , which are now on
the calendars of the two houses nnd in posi
tion to li considered when It shall bo the
pleasure of the members to take thorn up.
There are between fifty and sixty bills and
resolutions on the senate calendar , so it can
betfln IcgUlat'ng Immediately after the re
ceipt of the president's message if such
co-jrse should bo deemed desirable. A largo
majority of these bills are of minor Impor
tance and relate to private , pension and other
claims against the government for small
n-nounts. These will be disposed of with
dispatch In a majority of instances when
taken up.
Many of the resolutions refer to subjects
which were Incidental to the silver repeal
bill , and. with that measure out of the way.
they will In nil probability be dropped.
Tew Hllli of Importance.
There are , however , a few bills of general
Importance , such as Senator Hill's federal
elections bill ; the bill reported by Senator
Voorhees to increase the circulation notes of
national banks ; Senator Morgan's concur
rent resolution for the appointment of a
joint committee of the two houses to con-
nldof financial questions : Senator Stewart's
two resolutions , the first for a committee to
inquire if any senators are stockholders in
national banks , and the second relating to
the independence of the co-ordinate depart
ments of the government : Senator Pcffer's
resolution concerning the interstate com
merce , and Senator Palmer's regarding pen
sions to nonresidents.
it is impossible to say which. If any. of
these measures will bo taken up during the
llrst week of the session. It is considered
probable that none of them will receive as
much attention as the Hawaiian question ,
which is not now before the scnato in any
shape , but which is almost sure to conic up
before the close of the week.
Will Ho Ul cu > scil r'ully.
It is pro'oahln a number of resolutions of
inquiry will be Introduced asking for all the
papers in the case , including Mititstcr Willis'
instructions , and there will undoubtedly boa
full diMjusslon of the subject , if not during
tno present week , later in the session. The
exact shape in which this subject will come
up for consideration will depend somewhat
upon thu position of the president's message
bearing upon the question , and also of the
course of appointments in Han ail.
It Is also likely that there will bo some
exccutivo business during the week , as there
will bo several recess appointments to oOlco
to be confirmed.
Thrre will probably bo vcr ; llttlo if any
business attempted tomorrow beyond the
receipt of the president's mcssago and it is
probable , judging from precedents aud be
cause of the fact that several senators will
bo absent , that the scnuto- will ndjourn on
Thursday until Monday or next week.
WHEN Tlin lIOUSi : CONVKXUS.
Some ot the UU.SIUI-FH to.Coniumo III Opuu-
lUK llourn.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 3 , Interest in the
regular session of congress , which convenes
at high noon tomorrow , will center In the
house wing of the capitol , where the now
tariff bill isi on the way. An enormous
pressure for legislation of all kinds , public
nnd private , benoticial and otherwise , will
exist from the start , but as boon as the
decks can bo ciu.irod thu tariff bill will have
the right of w.av.
The extra sesMon showed the purpose not
only of eliminating the silver question , but
advancing the tniift'i.ioblcm four mouths on
the read of solution. The AUlson bill will
bij introduced in the house the latter part of
the week , probably Thursday. On that day
the ten days , allowed by the rule under
which the tnriQ bill was filed during the
recess will expire. The McKlnlcy bill was
not reported to tne house until April 15.
If the republicans attempt to prevent the
reporting of the bill this week on. the ground
that the ten days allowed them should not
be loomed to have begun until the demo
crats of the rommittco furnish the esti
mates of the revenue to bo derived from the
bill , thc.se estimates as yet not having been
completed , the claim can nnd probably will
be set up In opposition that the order under
which the republicans were allowed the few
days In which to imiko their report was n
recess order , and its terms not having been
compiled , with the order failsul thu opening
of thoicgular session and the statuquois
restored.
Ksllnmtos nt tlio T.irlfT Mill ICerrnuc.
The estimates of the re vcnun to be derived
from the tariff bill are completed and will
bo flubnut u tomorrow Thcysbow tlio dell ,
clt in the revenues on n basis of govern
mental expenditure of j.l.'i.OOO.OOO a year will
bo raised to fil3.CUU.OTO , which must bo raised
from increased r.itcrnul revenue taxes or an
income tax.
It U not prolKV'Uo that the tax on whisky
w'll ' bi Increased more than 10 cents per gal-
Ion , which will Increase the rovcnuo from
this source SIQ.OOO.OUO. Although it was atone
ono time ] a.vce.t piyoUcnlly decided in mi
informal , wav to impose a tax on incomes of
corporation : ! and legacies , there has been a
change of sentiment and It is Almost certain
that a straight tax rn Individual incomes
over Ki.OOO will bo recommended. Even If
the Wilson bill U reported this week , it is
not expected the bill can begin until next
week.
Thu proceedings in thu house this week
cannot be accurately forecast. It is ex
pected that thu death of Representative
O'Neill of Pennsylvania , the father of the
house-.Till bo announced Inmicd'utuly after
the convening of the house and that an ad
journment of both houses will follow out of
respect to his memory. It may be , however ,
chat the announcement will bo withheld
unlilnflcr the reception nnd reading of the
president's message , if not the message
will bo read on Tuesday. "
lias I IIP night ol Way.
The Torrry bankruptcy bill has thr right of
way as soon as the preliminaries uroovcr.
ily the term ? of the order adopted October
U , this measure must ho considered after tha
morning hour ei\rh legislative day until dis ,
posed of General debated on this measure
lastca two weeks and Ueprcscntativo
Oakes will ask that the. . debate bo
coutlnucd under the live-minute rule. The
bill was fought with vigor and persi tonco
during the extra session aud thereis no
reason to doubt thnt the light will contluuo.
The general belief is that It will hold the
right of way until the tariff blllorsonicthing
else of more urgent importance appears to
antagonize it.
It may be the Hawaiian affair will cut
some figure in tha proceeding , too , during
the week. A resolution railing for the
papers In the caste Is almost sure to bo In
troducfld and It might come in still another
way If thu uuws from Hawaii , which is x
pec ted via Auckland on the 7th , should tui of
a sensational nature.
Other luiuorlHut titular * ! .
la addition to the tariff many other mat
ter * will crowd forward at the earliest po >
llbl ? nom. t ( or cjojUeriUon. Cbalruiku
Springer of the banking and currency com
mittee has under consideration a bill to re
peal the 10 per cent on state banks and revise -
vise the national banking system. Ho has
not yet worked out all the details , but he
and his friends seek to find some other basis
of bank circulation than national bonds.
Mr. Blair , who has a majority of the coin
age committee at his back , may bring for
ward a free coinage bill , not with the hope
that It will become a law , but with the in
tention of placing congressmen on record.
All sensible men in the sliver ranks recog
nize the fad that the free coinage measure
cannot become a law as long as Mr. Cleve
land is president , unless it can command a
two-thirds majority in each house , and this
Is admitted to be out of the question.
Although the extra session succeeded in
getting the Chinese question out of the way
for six months at least , by extending the
period of rcststration for that length of
time , It , too , promises to bob up atraiu. It is
broadly hinted that the Chinese do not in
tend to register now any more than before
the extension of the law.
CU.UJIERUU CUM111SSIO.VS IlK.rOIlT.
Additional l.egltlittlon Itecommciuleil by
Wlilcli Itcgulntlon Will Ho Complete.
WA UINOTO.V , Dec. 3. The following la a
synopsis of the seventh annual report of the
Interstate. Commerce commission :
Attention U called to the peculiar office of
common carriers and the dependence of
every occupation upon their facilities , the
right of every person to rocetvo Just and
equal treatment In all that pertains to
public transportation and the paramount
purpose of regulating enactments to secure
to the pcoplo the actual enjoyment of this
right. Trirre must bo a common public rate ,
prlma facie , just and reasonable , which
measures the lawful charges of the carriers.
The enactment of the long and short haul
clause was doomed a publlo necessity. It Is
nothing more than an extension to places of
the rule forbidding unjust discrimination be
tween persons. The operation of the long
nnd short haul provision Is stated to have
been satisfactory under the construction put
upon it by thu commission and accepted gen
erally by the carriers.
lotr.i L'nue HII Exception.
But the effect of a decision of the court of
appeals in un Iowa case wherein the word
"lino'1 in the statute was given o wholly dif
ferent meaning from that which the commis
sion has held was the proper construction ,
has been startling. The court's decision
has been lollowed and expanded by
other courts. These decisions hold in effect
that one railroad Is a line and that the same
and another road is a different line , and that
these railroads are s'ill another line , and so
on ; and that rates on ono line are not to bo
compared with rates on another. The com
mission holds the woiM "line" means a
parallel line , the tracks of one or moro rail
roads , and that a line may be extended over
other roads by simply connecting the tracks.
It is alleged that "tramp'1 vessels on the
lakes operating under fluctuating rates
prevent the "regular" lines from publish
ing through rates in connection with rail
carriers. But certain methods pursued by
the -'regular" ' lines are as obnoxious as those
of the "tramp" vessels. Further statements
are made with regard to publication of rates
for water and rail transportation and recom
mendation is made for amendments so as to
bring these water carriers under the law.
New Legislation Kecommencleil.
The commission recommends additional
legislation on these subjects :
First With respect to proceedings to en
force the lawful orders ot the commission.
Second--To give legislative coast ruction
to the word "lino" in the statute.
Third To provide forostnblishlnsthroush
routes and Joint through rates.
Fourth TpKivo the commission power to
prescribe minimum as well as maximum
rates to competitive points.
Fifth To provide for the adoption of a
uniform freight classification.
Sixth To make corporations subject to
the act liable to indictment for violations of
the law.
bovcnih To provide a penalty for failure
on the partpf thn carriers to file their an
nual reports within a .specified ; lmc.
The commission also calls the attention of
congress to the subjects generally considered
in the body of the report and the suggestions
therein made with a view of further exten
sion of the act by additional amendments.
I'ocm UAMS r m c. L , cut. ATI ox.
CarlUle HIM I.lttlu IJutu to Make Jlia Rtl-
mtleft tor the Vc.ir ( In.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 3. The estimate of the
secretary of the treasury of government ex
penditures and receipts for the fiscal year
1S1M-5 has not yet been given to the public.
It has been withheld later than usual , possi
bly because the secretary was desirous of
having the tariff bill take delinks shape
that he tnljnt form an idea of the revenue )
to bo expected from the proposed
law. lie has also been hopeful that
times might Improve and the revenues
increase , and if this changer had taken
place It would also have been a guide to'ftlm.
On this hope he was , however , disappointed.
There has been a constant falling off In the
customs duties pala since last July and a big
decrease for each month this year as com
pared with corresponding months of last
year. There has been a loss In these five
months over the same months of lSt ! !
amounting in the aggregate to about
F.'o.OOO.OOO , nud during thu month of Novem
ber of the present year the collections were
a llttlo over $10,000.000 as compared with
over 117,000,000 for November of 1832.
About the Klectliun Iu\r.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 3. Tie | bill for the re
peal of the general elections law Is expected
to receive the attention of the senate at an
early day in the session which begins to
morrow , but whether the subject will betaken
taken upon the bill now on the calendar ,
which was Introduced by Senator Hill early
in the extra session and reported by the ju
diciary committee , or whether the senate
will elect to watt until the com
mittee can consider and report upon
the bill which passed the house , cannot
oe stated. U. he only material difference be
tween the two bills is found in the fact
that the Hill bill deals exclusively with that
portion of the election laws relating to thu
election franchise , which la repealed , while
the house bill accomplishes thu same pur
pose and also repeals the section of the law
dealing with crimes in the national elections ,
and is. therefore , moro sweeping. * It is not
believed the bill will give rise to prolonged
dnbate. but that republican senators will
content themselves with putting on record
their protests.
TO J1ELI' bTAItriXa IU1HK JIB.V.
.Michigan Mine Ownon Approached und
Itequeitutl to l ! ; ln Work.
CLEVELAND , Dec. 3. General Husscll A.
Alger of Detroit has been here several days
in consultation , it is said , with some of the
heaviest stockholders in the Michigan iron
mines. He js trying to induce them to resume -
sumo operations so tno miners may find
work. General Algor says if the men can be
given work only a part of the time the state
of Michigan will appropriate money to help
them through the winter. Ho has met llttlo
encouragement here , however , the mine
owners seeing no immediate prospect of a
market for their ore.
Trilled with the IVrone Widow.
NASUVIU.E , Dec , -Between 13 aud 1
o'clock this mornlus Mrs. John Writcsmau ,
a highly respected widow living in North
Nashville , discovered a white man in her
room. Shu asked him what ho wanted and
liis answer disclosed his intentions. She
then fired five times , hliting him each iltue.
He is uot ex pec ted to live.
Ailtore Orr Michigan City ,
Micnuux Cm , IniDec. 3. The propeller
W. W. Wheeler , bound front-Buffalo to Chicago
cage , went-ashore here at 3 o'clock today ,
with 2,100 tons of coal aboard. If tbe storm
continues she may go to pieces. She is val
ued at 1120,000 with no Insurance. The crew
of sixteen men wa rescued.
FISH CULTURE IN THE WEST
Commissioner McDonald on the Nded of
Iowa , Nebraska , Dakota and Wyoming.
RESULT OF A CAREFUL INVESTIGTION
Actual Test * of tha Fulling Capacity or the
Local Stream * Tested nnil the Itc-
qulremanti nl tha Itnclnn clc'u.
tillcnllr DeclJed On.
WASHINGTONBCIIBXU or Tac
WASHINGTON , Dec. 3.
Fish Commissioner McDonald will this
week report to congress the result of investi
gations made in October and November of
last year , In pursuance of a provision in the
sundry civil bill opprovoJ AuzuU 5 , IS3J. re-
spcctliiK the advisability of establishing H U-
hatching stations in South Dakota , Iowa ,
Nebraska and Wyoming. The investigation
was mado. by Prof. Barton W. Evormann
of the fish commission , who was assisted by
Louis M. McCormlckand various well known
residents of the states in which the investi
gation was made.
Fish Commissioner McDonald stated to
Tnn BKE correspondent today tint ho would
recommend that the stations bo located upon
geographical lines rather than state bound
aries , and that ho believed a number of
stations would ie provided for by congress.
He docs not expect that there wiil soon bo
more than three or four hatcheries estab
lished IP the northwest.
"Tne conditions which determine the de
sirability of locating one or moro ilsh hatch
eries in South Dakota , Iowa , Nebraska aud
Wyominc , " Fish Commissioner McDonald
will say in his report to congress , "aro such
as made it most expedient to conduct each
investigation as being part of one general
inquiry. The investigations were conducted
with reference to the general fish-cultural
needs of the entire croup of north central
states west of the Mississippi river. It be
came early apparent that what this region
most needs is a st-ition for the hatching aud
rearing of the various pond and river fishes.
With the exception of a few streams in
northeastern Iowa , two or three small creeks
in northern Nebraska nnd the Black Hills
streams In South Dakota the waters
of these three states are not adapted
to trout. The streams of Wyomlne
which are suitable for trout are.
with few unimportant exceptions , confined
to that portion west of the Powder river and
north of the Sweetwater. This is a region
whlcn can probably bo best reached and
stocked with trout from the station now be
ing established at Bozcmin , Mont.
Where It Sl.iy Ho l.ocatd.
"It therefore appears that if but one sta
tion is established for those states it should
be chiefly devoted to the hatching and rear
ing of the species of fish which arc indige
nous to the waters of this region , and that
the best location , geographically , would be
somcwllero in South Dakota , Nebraska or
Iowa. If it should bo regarded as desirable
to establish at any time a second station in
these states it rnitrht very well bo a trout
station , and should be located in or near
the Black Hills , if but one station is es
tablished it should bo a composite station , or
one which , though chiefly devoted to pond
and river fishes , could also engage In trout
culture to some extent. The conditions
necessary to the successful operation of such
a station are a constant supply of
600 to 1,000 gallons per. mlnuto of
pure water , the temperature to not
exceed 00 = as it comes from the spring ,
and it would probably bo batter if it did
not exceed So"3. There should be no dan
ger of contamination from tny source , which
would practically limit the selection to
spring water. There should bo from twenty
to thirty acres of eround , conveniently lo
cated near the source of water supply , and
there should be sufficient fall between the
spring nnd the hatchery building to permit
of gravity supply , as pumping should uot be
depended upon. The ground should lie In
such a way as to permit of easy and com
plete drainage of any of the scries of ponds.
The location should bo central with refer
ence to the region to bo supplied and afford
good railroad facilities. "
llecotnmonils Crdar Rapids .
The report of the commissioner goes into
the details of tno investigations made in the
various states , opening at Deadwood on
October I ) , 1803 , and workin ? down through
Nebraska , out Into Wyoming and back
ngala through Iowa. Prof. Kvermann and
his companions fished in nearly every fish-
bearing stream in the states named , and the
result is carefully chronicled. There
was a most thorough examination at 1.0117
Pine and in northern Nebraska generally.
The North Platte was fished and the party
went from Casper to Gltnrock , Wyo. , to
Douglas , and other- places In that region.
George W. Holiirege , C. J. Ives nnd other
prominent railroad men are mentioned by
name as having extended extraordinary
courtesies to those conducting the investi
gation.
"Among the numerous locations examined , "
says the report , "the following are regarded
as being the most desirable : Decorah , Cedar
Hapids. Spirit Lake , Manchester and Coun
cil Bluffs in Iowa ; Long Pine in Nebraska ;
Spearfish and Hapid City In South Dakota.
Decorah and Cedar Hapids are , everything
considered , the most satisfactory locations ,
and I would respectfully recommend that
ono of these places bo selected , if tbe neces
sary ground can be obtained upon reasonable
terms. "
In Iowa a number of excellent fish streams
were discovered in which black bass , wall
eyed pikfc , pickerel , white bass , fresh water
drum , channel cat , mud cat , suckers and sunfish -
fish were found , and trout are reported to
be abundant in the colder streams In the
northeast part of the state. The address of
Frank Trimble , Council Bluffs , is given as
tto proper one whcro information may bo
obtained regarding the site for a station at
that place.
Longl'lno Hits a Chance.
"Whilo the Platte and some other rivers
of Nebraska , " says the commissioner in his
report , "aro shallow and. filled wltn shifting
sands , there are many deep and important
fish streams , the value ol which for fish-cul
tural purposes has been underestimated.
The collections of fishes made show that
this state is not greatly inferior to neigh
boring atates in the richness of its fish
fauna. Besides making investigations for
a hatchery site wo also examined a number
of the streams of the state. The only place
which we found in Nebraska that seems at
alllikt'ly to furnish the requirements for
such a station as is contemplated Is at Long
Pine.
"With regards to South Dakota streams
and the fishes they mby contain , that state
does not differ materially from Nebraska.
The larger streams In the eastern part of
the state atfd the lakes in the eastern and
northern portions are welt supplied with
valuable fooa fishes , and the amount taken
from these waters annually is of very great
importance to the people of that stato. The
half of the state lying west of the Missouri
river is but poorl\ supplied with permanent
streams , and many of those which are found
there are more or less strongly alkaline , and
in consequence are not inhabited bv many
species of fond fishes. The few species
that are of value as iood are catfish
und suckers. This is particularly true of the
southwestern quarter of thu state , in which
are found the bad lands. The only region in
the western half of the state wiifch , has
really excellent streams is the Black Hills ,
aud our Investigations for the selection of u
hatchery site were chiefly confined to that
section. The streams studied were in the
vicinity of Mitchell. Chamberlain , Scotland ,
Springfield aud Hunning Water. Hot Springs ,
Buffalo Gap , HapldCltv. Cu ter , Hill City.
Dcadwood. Speurfish , White Wood , Crystal
Cave , Gammon's ranch , Belle Fourchn ant
Boulah in the Black Hills. There are gooc
8i > rintrs and suitable conditions in this re
gion. "
Wltltkr T x Not Vet hottleil.
The majority membership of tbe ways and
_ Beans committee bavo uot decided , as
stated at the Treasury , tlapartmcnt last
evening , and as will bo. reporter ! tonight ,
against any Increase , bf the whisky tax.
They have simply dqiUed not to pass upon
the question at this time. Secretary Car
lisle wanted a dollnifo answer upon the
question latoycstcrdar aftcrnoon , so that ho
might promulgate Ins nfmiial report , which
ho wan holding bark fora decision from the
committee , and ho was informed that the
committee would parmlt the tariff bill to
como before the h'ousa and probably piss
that body without atly Internal revenue
feature ! that aftcf action was had upon the
'arlff bill as it stauas the csmmlttec would
bo better able to pass Intelligently upon the
whisky tax.
The prosram how Is to report the income
tax proportion as n separate measure , mak
ing private incomes as well as legacies nnd
corporations pay a tax , and. then , It the
house docs not put n duty on raw sugar , to
report an increase of the whisky tax. It ,1s
now simply a question whether sugar or
whisky shall contribute about thirty million
dollars u yc.tr more revenue than the bill as
it stands and the Income tax will provide ;
that much moro is accessary. President
Cleveland and Secretary CJirllsln arc dotnr-
nilm-il that a cent n pound on raw sugar
shall be levied for revenue purposes , but
there are a decided majority of the commit
tee opposed to ativ susrar duty. If n duty U
placed on raw sugar \ho \ proposition to ex
tinguish the sugar bounty gradua\K- \ will bo
abandoned and all nf it abolished at one
sweep. It is not likely that the increase of
the whisky tax will bo determined upon by
: ho ways and moans rommittco under two or
three weeks. Whether a duty Is levied on
raw sugar depends upon the ability of the
resident and SecroWry Carlisle to coerce
the committee. The ta'rifl bill will probably
come before the house for action u week
'rom tomorrow and .debate upon It will
Ikcly bo limited to about two weeks.
Very Slgii llcant Mloiicr.
The failure of Comptroller of Currencj
Eckels in his annual report to recommend
, ho repeal ol tuataron state bank circula
tion or to refer to thp much mentioned ques
tion of fcdotallzlus state banks of issue is
significant. It means in the opinion of
members of the hoiisd committee on banking
anil currency and the senate finance com
mittee that nolthr proposition will find any
'avor with the administration. Comptroller
3ckels was urged by many advocates of state
mik circulation to recommend the repeal of
, he tax and by many otliors in congress to
treat the question of fcderallzlngstato bauks
of Issue by providing Inspection , etc. , but he
refused. Comptroller Eckels is an intimate
personal as well as official friend of Presi
dent Cleveland , and he consults him freely
nnd often. Ho would nor , it Is believed ,
cither ignore these Important subjects of
state bank issues or treat them without con
sultation with the president , nrul ho would
volco the president's position better than ,
"
almost nnvotherofllcliil. . Ho silence is
: ikeu as positive evidence that the presi-
lent doesn't want .legislation upon state
jank circulation , and ) there Is but the slight
est probability that thera will bo any legis
lation upon that subject. "
fonaiift at .Washington.
M. W. Mclvor Of Qcdar Kapids , la. , is at
thoEbbltt. I
Hon. James F. Wilson and family of Iowa
are at the Oxford. . '
Mrs. Y. Kimoerly of Sioux City is at the
Howard. \ PEKKT S. HIUTH.
TJIOU11T.K 1'UU UKItUill STKIKEIIS.
Special 1'ollceuien ItclncfSworn In for Duty
AU.EXTOWX , Pa. , Dec. 3. Recorder
Stevenson anil his clerks were busy all day
recording certificates.ot twenty-five special
policemen for ttio iLchfgb Valley road. He-i
cordcr Bruce , of Noririumpton swore In
twenty-two mo'rqJi6Kolic ( h nIast''nlBht.
The destination , , of-tpo'policemen is' un
known , but U fsbeUevcd to bo WilKesbarrc
\Vii.KE4BAitnB \ , * pec. , 3. The Lohirh
strikers helda maihmqth mooting at Music
hall this afternoon. Fiilly 2,000 people wcro
present. L. S. Coftla , ex-railroad commis
sioner of Iowa , madp an earnest plea for the
observance of the. Sabbath among railroaders
readers , He said ; io railroad should insist
unon its employes'working iiuTi days in n
year-and the day Is coming when God-fear
ing people of this country will demand < that
railway employes be jivea rest on the Sab
bath day.
POTTSVII.I.E , Pa. . Dao. 3. A heavy snow
storm , followed by , a heavy mist ant cold rain
today nnd dense fog tonight , has greatly in
terfered with the moving ot trains on all
roads In the coal reeioos. The Reading
railroad managed'to Handle about a third of
its usual Sunday freiglit and coal in addi
tion to the passeneet' service and the Lo-
high Valley did nothing but run its few Sun
day passenger trams. The strikers were in
session all day in Ilia-vicinity of Delano nnd
In view of Saturday's numerous wrecks on
"
iho Lehigh have "now accessions to their
ranks from the Monongahela ranks.
PIIILAUELIMUA , Dec. U. Grand Chief
Arthur of the locomotive engineers
brotherhood , aud his ; assistants , .Youngson
and Thurston. will .leave here tomorrow
morning for Wilkesbin-ejit which point the
strike will hereafter be conducted.
Chairman Clark o ' the Order of Railway
Conductorsconfirms he report that a confer-
ence between" the Jcriey Central and Lohlgh
Valley grievance committees will bo held at
Bethlehem tomorrow , at which another
effort will bo made tc have President Wilbur
receive the striken committee. If this
fails a btriko may b < orderad on the Jersey
Central.
Arthur SatUIlad.
PIIILAPKI.PHIA , D < c. 3. P. . M. Arthur ,
grand chief of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers , arrived at the Binph.iin
house this evening from Qloveloud. He and
Chairman Clark lira a long ; interview in
which the latter outlined the woric on hand
and iho future conduct of the Lchigh strike.
Tonight Chief Arthur said : ' 'Tho work of
my representative , Mr. Youngson , has been
In every way satisfactory to mu in this light
and I will in no wise interfere with his
plans. He Is amply al > lo to conduct the af
fairs of the men in tha Lehigh Valley strike. "
"Will you seek'an audience with President
Wilburl" I
" * NO , sir. Tiie menj who nave a right to
such an audience liavp been refused. I will
certainly not attempt , to see him. I will bo
in the east for u short time , and , if node-
alres to see me , he w'll have to send word to
that effect. "
Mr. Arthur refused at this time to further
discuss the strike situation. Mr , Youngson
has left Bethlehem , ana will meet him hero
tonight. , ,
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Wai t'lifortDfuite n llutlnen > .
PALATINE , Tex. , JJec , 3. This morning
about 2 o'clock a wQpian.'fc shrieks summoned
neighbors to the b.oUs < ! of A , D. Sawyer ,
where they found riiiu' dead and bis wife
badly wounded. MriSawyer says her hus-
oand awoke her arid 6ter a recital of busi
ness troubles took u jfbtol und shot nor in
the left breast. Vihe prang from the bed
and hoshotheracraio. She then attempted
to wrest the vrcaponjrom his grasp , but ho
placed the muzzle \ils.o.wa . head and sent
two bullets L-rashlngJ through it , dying al
most instantly. Sawjwas ono ot Pales
lino's most highly iv r ted citizens , but ol
late had beeu unfortunate in financial trans
options. Ho told hii wife ho could not f ace
the disgrace he wus.in and did not want her
to survive to bear it. "
"Silent" IliDkoy'it Illness.
NEW HAVEN , Corni. , Deo. W. As a result o
his indiscretion in attepdlng the foot Dal
game yesterday and this morning in the cold
air. Captain Frank H. HInkey of the Yale
foot ball team lias bocn taken severely til
He was rapidly recovering from his injuries
but he suffered a relapse and is now under
the card of a physician , The illness U bu
slizht , however , and no serious results are
feared ,
Citjr UaH > rs Arrested ,
KANSAS , Cur , Doc. a As a result of Judge
Stover's decision in the Sunday closing case
eight barbers at tlio Midland hotel wcro ar
resUid today whllo pursulug their daily vo
cation. They were promptly balled out b }
the proprietor of the Mldlaua , but did no
resume their work. 'Xbe cases will be called
up Tuesday oext ,
CURRENCY CONDI flONS GOOD
Annnal Rooori of the Oomptrjller Declares
Further Depionioa Improbable.
ITTLE LEGISLATION REQUIRED NOW
llnor Atncmlmcnln tlacommomleil for llio
1'rotcctloii r Investor * nnit the Ocu-
cr.tt imdcncy : of tie ! Xntlonnl
Hiinklni ; b
WASHINGTON , Doc. 3. The annual report
f the comptroller of the ourroncy , which
vlll bo submitted to congress moro briefly
han the rcpjrt usually made by that outeer ,
liters from former reports in that no tables
ppear In the boJy of tha text. It shows
,700 national banks to hive bosn In opera-
Ion nt the close of the report year , with ix
apltal stock of WJVM.IW , represented by
, 150,000 shares held by 00OOJ shareholders.
At the last report of coiUitbn the total
esourccs of the banks then In operation was
3lOy,5 ( 3,2SJ.iil. : The total amount of clr-
ulatlonv.is , on October 31 , $ 'J09.Ulli'Ji. ! : n
net Increase during the .ve.ir of S30bjtJJ > r'J.
) uring the year 110 banks were organized in
ho thirty-two states and territorial with a
apital stock of $11,230,000 , distributed as
ollows : Forty-four , with a capital stock of
3,133.000 , in the cistern states ; forty -one ,
vlth a capital stock of Jii.JMD.OOO , west of the
Mississpt river , and thirty-four , with a capi
tal stock of $3.733,000 , in the central nnd
southern states.
As to Suspended Hunk * .
Within the same period 15S banks sus-
icnded with a capital stoc k of $30,000,00(1. (
Of this number eighty-six , with a capital
tock of $13,205,000 , rcs'umcd , and sixty-live
> assed into the hands of receivers , wlih a
apital stocc of 110,833,000. At the close of
he year seven remained In the charge of
xarainers pending resumption.
The agcrogatc resources and liabilities on
October 3 , 1MKJ , the date of the last report of
ondltion , compared with those of Septem
ber 30 , 1SWvero f00r ! 31,013 less. The
hrinkage In liabilities is accounted for by a
ecro.iso between the dates mentioned in
ho following items : Capital stork. $ S,033.-
177 ; individual deposits , $3U,28S.t553. and
bank and bankers' deposits , $181,333,125.
The decreases In resources arc as follows :
, oarunnd discounts.fcEiT.-lOtJ.O.JGjstocks. etc. ,
5,033.6(54 ( ; atrd duo from banks and bankers
133.B3l.654. Cash of all kinds increased
330,907,000 , including fS.410,815 In gold.
Jnitcd State * bonds held for all purposes
ncreased
Secret of the Depression.
The comptroller reasons from the changes
a the conditions that the business depres
sion of the past few months was occasioned
> y reason of depositors withdrawing so m uch
money , which caused a sudden contraction
n the volume of money needed or employed
lor business wants , by the banks being corn-
Veiled to call in loans and discounts 10 meet
demands of depositors , which prevented the
making- new loans and rendered It hazard
ous on the part of .the bauks to grant re-
jowals of credit op'oxtonsious.
The suspension of national banks during
the ycnr la discussed 'and also that of re
sumption . . , . Upon the question of resumption ,
the comptroller says ; . * ' - < * -4 - ? > - ' - *
With'tv-IuU-knAwletlccof- general sol-
Tcncy of tub institutions and. . the causes
which brought about their suspension , the
) ollc.v was inaugurated of giving all banks
which , under- ordinary circumstances would
lot have closed and whoso management had
jcen honest , an opportunity to resume busi
ness. This policy was one wblch seemed to
commend Itself to the comptroller 05 proper
under tno circumstances , anu , it : s believed.
; bo results have justified the experiment of
ts adoption.
Clearing r.nun Certificates.
The matter of clearing loan ccrtillcates is
jrielly discussed. Upon this subject , the
comptroller saysBricfly stated , tney were
temporary loans made by the banks in each
city Issuing them , associated together as a
clearing house association. and were avail
able to such banks only for the purpose of
settling balances duo from and to each other ,
; hese balances , under normal conditions of
Business , being always settled in coin or cur
rency.
Their issuance at so early a date in the
Inancial derangement of the country was
most opportune in not only provcntinir an
acato panic , but in tending to restore public
contldcnce , such action demonstrating that
t > .v mutual agreement of all , Jho weak banks
of the association would bo. so far as de
positors and other creditors were concerned ,
as strong as the strongest , .
Bearing upon the question of'what consti
tutes lawful money reserve the comptroller
says , after an analysis of the provisions of
the law :
To ITomotn Conservatism.
"In any view of the matter , however , the
Intent of the law Is to compel a bank to re
tain always on hand a very moderate pro
portion of the money deposited wilh it for
safekeeping by the depositor , who prac
tically makes a loan to the bank , payable on
ccmand , for thouso of which ho ordinarily
receives no interest. The entire effect is to
exorcise a wholesome restraint upon too im
prudent an extension of business by ti bank ,
and that this intent is recognized as an un
derlying principle of safe and conservative
commercial banking is cviuencea by the
fact that these banks which are compelled
by law to maintain but 15 per cent reserve
nave voluntarily for years past held an av
erage of overtXi per cent , the pro | > ortlon re
quired for banks located in reserve cities. "
Cliinse * that Are I'robable.
Uho following amendments are recom
mended :
One That every association may issue cir
culating notes to the p.ir value of the bonds
deposited.
Two That the semi-annual duty on circu
lation bo so reduce. ! as to equal one.fourth
of 1 per cent par annum.
Three That the comptroller of the cur
rency , with the approval of the secretary of
the treasury , bo empowered to remove
oflicers tna directors of n bank for viola
tions of law , tlrst giving such officers And di
rectors an opportunity to bo heard , leaving
the vacancy saciealed to bo filled m'tuo
usual way.
Four That no executive ofllcer of a banker
or employe thereof bo permitted to borrow
fund of such bank in any manner , except
upon application to and approval by the
board of direction.
Fifth That the assistant cashier , in the
absence or inability of the cashier of n na
tional bank to act , by authorized and em
powered to sign the circulating notes of such
bank.
Sixth That the law may bo amended by
appropriate legislation so as to empower
some class of oubllo ofllcers to aaministei
the general oaths required oy the provisions
of the national bank act.
lloniU of iauk Kxamlnert.
Seventh That bank examiners bo rcqulrei
to take an oath of oriii-o before entering upon
the discharge of their duties , and to give a
bond in such umount and wilh such sureties
as the comptroller of the currency may re
quire.
Uigbth That the comptroller of the cur
reucy , with the approval of the secretary o
the treasury , bo empowered to appoint tw (
general examiners of conspicuous ability am
experience , to bo paid out of the relmburs
able funds , whose duty it shall be to visit
assist and suparviso tno various examiners
in their several districts in order to secure
uniformity In method and greater efficiency
in work.
Ninth That the law be so amended nsj to
provide that iho compensation of all bank
examiners bo fixed by the comptroller of the
currency with the approval of the seemarj
of the treasury
The question of loans to the directory is
discussed nnd n distinction drawn between
director ! vrhg ar merely director ! and these
yho are constituted the executive officers of
ho btnk and are paid by the bank for their
Services.
Currency l.i w Mutt Stand.
<
Upon the subject of currency is the follow-
ng ! The comptroller has been urged to
make some specific , recommendation with
respect to the law. so far as it pertains to
ho issuing of currency. After n careful
consideration of the question , the comp *
roller is of the opinion that aside from the
ocomtncndations which Wire suggested
allowing banks to Issue circulating notes to
in amount equal to the par viuuoof the
x > ndi held to secure circulation and abolish-
ng a portion of Iho t&x on national bank
Irculalton , the public goodwill bo best sub-
orvcd nt this time by making no radical
change In the provisions of the law as It now
stands.
The financial sltimlou of tha past months
vas not the result of either a lack in the
volume of currency , of wulcn there is now a
tlethora , nor iho want of elasticity in the
ircsent system of issuing it , but arose from
a loss of confidence on the part of the pso-
) lo in the solvency of the distinctly mono-
nry institutions of the country.
limcrcrncj- l'imrtl.
In view of the fact th.it there is now a
vast amount of unemployed currency in the
country , as Is shown by the dally money re
turns from the commercial centers , it would
seem that whatever need < appeared some
months since for onlnreing to any marked
extent tno circulating medium have now
ceased to exist , nnd therefore congress Is nf-
'ordcd an opportunity of giving to the whole
subject that careful research and investiga
tion that its importance in all of its bearings
demand ? .
It will not do to place upon the statute
jooks any experimental legislation upon this
subject , but whenever a new law governing
Jank issues is enacted , it must be one that
mmcdtately upon going hi o operation com
mands in every respect the conlldenco of the
whole , and insures them a system of cur
rency Issue as safe in every respect as the
3resent one , but with none of its defects. In-
.ho meantime it is respectfully suggested
.hat congress , either through a monetary
commission , created for such purposes , or
.hrough the appropriate commitcos ob-
.aln detailed Information of the various
systems of bank issuu now in operation and
also such information as is to be obtained from
skillful students of linanco and practical
limncicra , that It may bo nble to formulate
a system complete and harmonious.
IX .1 ! > TA I-J2 tit" ii
Cnlor.itJo'a Penltciitlnry A > ; aln In roisusalon
nt the Old Orlclu.it Wiirilmi.
DEXVEU , Dec. 3. Warden Frank A. Mc-
Lister has remaiued undisturbed in pos
session of the state penitentiary at Canon
City today and he announces his intention
of holding the fort until ho is removed ac
cording to legal form. Ho has discharged
six guards who aided the governor's new
appointee , Solomon J. Toy , to gain posses-
slon Friday night. Toy left under protest
ast night when awakened by friends of Me
diator , who covered him with their re
volvers and ho returned to his homo in this
city today. .
Before last night's developments at the
irisou , tno governor had decided to revoke
Toy's commission. Attorney General Enorley
and other lawyers had convinced him that
10 could not legally remove the invader un-
ess charges against him were declared sus-
laiucd , by a majority of members of the
Doardof penitentiary commissioners. The
ward as now organized will noc" prefer
charges , * Warden McUster having been
exonerated qfjiU wjling-dolnK by the board.
of chdrltrea Anu * correcfio.ns after , a fulljn-
vcstigation. Thogovernou'riow'thrcateus to
*
accomplish his purpose by removing a
member of the board of penitentiary com
missioners und appointing in his stead a man
wno will do as he wants.
D\Vnrden MuLlster made a speecn today to
the prisoners , in which he assured them
that ho was in full charge of the prison and
order would bo maintained at all hazards.-
It was feared a mutiny would break out
when the prisoners understood tbat-a con-
Ilict of authority had arisen. MoLUter says
lie will notMcavo the prison day or night un
til the trouble Is finally settled.
inj.icJAu rxsiKLs ALL z.v.
Estimate of the ' '
Seunon's Catch I'uraiihed
from haii Pranclico.
SAX FRANCISCO , Dec. 3. J. N. Knowlcs ,
manager of the Pacific Steam Whaling com
pany , makes the following statement to the
Associated press in regard to the catch of
the whaling lleet durinj * the season of lb'J3 :
"Exaggerated reports have boon circulated
regarding the stock of whalebone that would
be put on the markets. I woulu state that
all the vessels have arrived that will come
down this season and we know the exact
quantity of bone that will bo av.iil.iblo for
sale. The reports Irom the boats were ma
terially modified by recent arrivals at this
port and the figures first given for the catch
were considerably reduced by later reports.
The total catch for the season of 1SU3
amounts to 315 whales. Of this amount
there are now in the Arctic in vessels not
sent down to San Francisco seventy-three
whales , .which will not arrive here until
October , 1S94. This leaves 24S whales , the
whalebone from which aggregates 303,000
pounds after deducting for loss in weight in
preparing the bono for the market.
' The old bono on hand unsold Is 41,000
pounds , which gives a total stock of 404,000
pounds. Of this thnre have been sold 40,000
pounds , leaving the stock now on hanu 3U4.000
jxmnds , as anainst bono on hand this time
last yoarof 40J.OOO pounds , which bono was
selling ut from $4 to $5 uor pound , "
lt.lM.H1K AT TllK fAllt UUUUXDa.
Snow CMUlnc Much Wreck nnd I.oii to
tlio Itaiiiiinnti of I In White City.
Ciut'Aflo , Dec. 3. The heavy snow of the
last two days nas made much trouble at the
World's fair grounds , Tnis morning the
snow tn the main ulslo of the Manufactures
building was an inch deep. It sifted through
the chinks in the roof and covered the ex
hibits. Tarpaulins were spread over the
Austrian , French nud Germuu > soctlon'i. Thereof
roof of the Japanese pagoda held up banks of
snow. At ! 2:80 : o'clock this morning a section
of the skylight in the central part of the
western half of the building crashed in ,
Tha snow was four inches deep in the British
section. Tim Italian , Mexican , Spanish and
French sections of the building were caught
under the drift. Some of the glass fell
upon a large showcase In the British section
which contained an exhibit of mcdlc.il and
surgical instrument ! ) . Many of the Instru
ments were badly damaged ,
ItKJIF.r. K l'OJCI.-t
Importune Ilattlo Known to llnvo lleen
Knusht In Mexico.
EL PASO , Deo. 'J. Persons who arrived
from Chihuahua this morning confirm revo-
lutipnists1 reports of a sovcru battle between
the federal troops nnd the insurgents. They
have indlspatabio proof that Thursday raorn-
las a number of oftlctir * were brought in
from the west to the army hospltiil. It was
reported that they wore ill of dybontcry , but
It U positively known that they had bccu
shot In a battle.Vhoro it was ( ought is not
known , Neither can it bo learned how many
officers were brought in
The reports of ( he continued movement of
federal troops to the weal und northwest
from Chihuahua hj vu also been confirmed.
Governor Alrninada declared again today
that the Times shall not be circulated on the
Mexican sldo ot the river , but the threat has
not yet bocu made good. (
My Indict iuriu for I'trjury.
QSiFIUNCICCO , Dec. a The grand Jury
tins summoned bVank McMauus and ex-Sen
ator Dunn to testify In relation lo the recent
trial of M. B. CurtU. uio actor , who was ac
quitted of the murderer Policeman ( < rant.
H is reported thul .McMauus aud Dunn will
give the grand" Jury Information thai will
warrant the Indictment of CurtU for par-
Jury. Curtis is now In the eail.
SHOOK UP LONDON
English Reds Give the InhnbiUnta of the
Metropolis n Lively Afternoon ,
DEFIED THE POLICE ON EVERY HAND
Unruly Element Koapg the Authorities oU
the Move for Several Hour * .
MANY COLLISIONS BUF NO FATALITIES
Officers Manngj t ) ( Jontrol the Rio'.oH With *
ont Having to Kill Any.
EXCITEMENT AROUND TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Crowili Hather Armimt the Historic Mouu *
luentt mill liulit on JlnLitiK Hpcrclici
While the I'ollco Vie Cliili ! ) to
1'rcvuiit tlio Dumoiutr.illons.
/ , J50J , liy the .Usocfafrd Prw. |
LONDON , Dec. U. The good and bad pcopla
of London were treated this afternoon to n
sight rarely seen in England , it was llttlo
less than anarchy bidding a bold dcflanco to
the law and the authorities making a display
of policy calculated to strike terror into the
hearts of the evil minded. And while this
was going on thousands of law nuidltii : citi
zens looked on nnd wondered if this was
"Mcrrie England , " and asked each other if
the world was not coming to an end. It all
cauio through the announcement of the an
archists of London to the effect that they in
tended to hold a mooting on Trafalgar
square.
Such a thing could not bo tolerated , salil
Hon. Henry Asquith , secretary of state for
homo affairs , when questioned upon the
subject in the House of Commons last week ,
and ho promptly Issued instructions to the
police ordering the chief commissioner , Sir
Edward Bradford , to take stops necessary
to" prevent the msetlng from taking place.
The anarchists thereupon declared their in
tention of holding the meeting in spite of tha
authorities.
Tlirc.-Uciif.il to Usi > Oj-immltr.
The attention of the House of Commons
was called , through the newspapers , to the
fact that the anarchists , upon the occasion
of their last meeting in Thafalgar square ,
openly advocated a policy of blood and
dynamite , and , held up for glorification , the
dynamite outrages ut itarcolona , Marseilles
and other places , and practically urged the
anarchists of England to follow the cxamplo
of their brethren in Spain and France.
The result was that the homo secretary
did not dare to"r allow * any further
rope to the reds of London and th <
police this afternoon mustered a strong force
about Trafalgar .saiare.HLtho ) Strand , .la
'CockspuTstreet , and fit Whitehall , whlle.re-
iervcs were stationed "in "Regent street ,
AVaterloo P'ae , Charing Cross road , North
umberland avenue and on the embankment.
pne would have imagined ihls display of
police force'would have deterred the anar
chists from making uny demonstration , but
they were evidently prepared to carry out
the threat to meet on Trafalgar square in
spite of the authorities , for they began to
muster at 3 o'clock this afternoon , thougli
the four sides of the square were black with
police , mounted and on foot.
IVltnoAL'tl by Thonitnnil * .
This display of force caused many thou
sands of people to flock to the vicinity and
the front of the National gallery was soon so
packed with people that it was impossible fern
n vehicle to pass through the crowds unless
assisted by the mounted police. Tlio gather-
ng of these crowds was just what the
anarchists wanted , as it enabled them to do
moro towards spreading their fiery llteraturo
and thereby ventilating their dynamite doc
trines than any meeting which they could
: iavo held upon Trafalgar square would liavo
done.
done.Male
Male and female anarchists mixed among
the thousands of the assembled people about
the square and began hawking anarchist
literature , which , owinz to the novelty
of the situation , Minid u ready sale
among the people assembled. Conies of
the Common Weal , the organ of the an
archists of London , found a rc.uiy sale in the
crowds , Its frontispicc3 being an Illustration
of Labor as Samson pulling down iho pil
lars of church and stato.
This specimen of anarchist llteraturo also
contained an article headed ' 'Bombs , " and
in which the writer welcomoa the Barcelona
bomb outrage and gloried in the fact that
thirty people were * killed and eighty In
jured by dynamite bonib-i throvn Into the
audience assembled upon that occasion.
Is'lcol , the anarchist lender , was a promi
nent figure among these of tlio same manner
of thinking as himself who gathered upon
the HI u are this afternoon. The police by
twos and throes k.nn moving about the
square and thus compelled the anarchists to
' move on , " apparently determined that no
addresses should be made.
Moved on nsi mil.
At 3:10 : , as if by prc.-to-rangod signal , a
number of r.narcnlsts miiifp a rush for the
stops at the foot of the Gordon statue and
ono of their number Immediately begun to
make n wild address to tljobc who had
rushed up to the stops with him , but the
anarchist orator had hardly uttered his first
sentence before a number of policemen
charged up to the spot and dislodged the reds
from the steps , scattering them in all direc
tions in the most lively manner , nmid the
cheers of the vast majority of thou
sands assembled about to SOP hodemonstra
tion. The attempt of the reds to hold a
meeting on tlio stops of the statue was fol
lowed by other ana similar attempts , which
resulted In a number of llvoly brashes with
thopollco.whoforatiinewerokopt very busy
hustling the anarchists from ono point to
another. During the dUpsrslng of these
anarchists' groups a number of reds wcro
pretty rough ] v handled by the policemen.
, \l the .N'eUon Mniiiiinttiit.
eventually thu anarchists on the cquaro
became so demonstrative that a further de-
taohnumt of fifty policemen were sent to the ,
square , arriving at 3:15 : , and with the police
men already there assembled they formed a
double cordon around the Nelson monument.
Suddenly an anarchist rushed through ,
the lines of the police , scaled the monument
and began to address the crowd , out he had
only uttorea a few words when a italwurt
iwliceman seized him and threw him bodily
into the crowd. As tlio anarchist ttill tried
to speak ho WIB seized by two policemen and
hustled off to the noareit pollao itation , fol
lowed by a shouting crowd of those In § ym-
patby with the prisoner.
Shortly bnforoB.'JOa further detachment
of mounted police vrai luminoncd (9