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ESTAI3LTSJIED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOfl , t . , DEOEMBEII 19 , i894. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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I DAm ! AND DEVIOUS DOiNGS I
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Concealment : the General Order of Basin eta
in the State House
PUBLIC OFFICE A PRIVATE SNAP
PUBLC OFCE
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"n AJJrlJnton of Slnlcurc Irn\"n ! Snug
8111rlc8 . for Secreting the Rocurda-
lcnlrkahlo . Uxhlblt ! of 11cnc58 ,
ignorance antS Ncpotsm ,
LINCOLN , Dec. 18-Spectni-ln ( n remark -
mark recently dropped by ex-State Auditor
. Tom Benton 110 struck the keynote oC the
entire capitol liapaeon.
, "Were I auditor , " he said , with emphatic
unction , "nanD oC you newspaper men should
see a 11-11 voucher or overhaul the books. "
Tom Henton has gone out at statesmanship
alHl Into votatoes. It was on account at a
partial investigation by n press representa-
lve oC an unfortunate flyer In potatoes on
the part oC Benton & Co" , In whIch n loss ot
some $1&0 was made , owing to the failure at
the B. & M. to elect Tom Majors , that the
above candid expression was vented. Just '
before election several carloads ot potatoes
were dumped out al various state institutions
by Benton with the idea that the state insti-
tuton would absorb them at n very exorbitant -
. tnnt price. Dut they became scared after
election and concluded all at once that they I
' did not want so many lotatoes.
, \ Hut the spIrit oC Tom Benton stl hovers
. , ; , over the capitol Ito a benediction , and his
peculiar Idea at conducting a public ofce on
the theory that Il Is a private snap still finds
cheerful endorsement In almost every dcparl-
menl In the costly , yet inartistic , cut-stone
pie recognized as headquarters : at the cm-
monwealh at Nebraslt
The last besslon at the legislature appropriated -
atCI $25,000 to pay eXIJenses at Impeachment
proceedings against certain state omclals.
True , the supreme court took a judicial clip
at the amount and reduced Il to $15,000 , but
the sum oC $11,749.60 hal been expended - for
thal purpose , taXIJayers' money , and- with
.no practical result unless succeeding state
officials who arc to follow profit by expensive
lessons oC thc pasl. One oC these lessons
analyzed Is a direct reproof at the sinuous
subterranean , sub rosa , "under the hat , "
gum shoe method at conducting IJbic busI-
ness. lad the honest press at this state-
unsubsidized and fearless newspapers that
are ready at all times to reflect , as In a
glass , for the benefit of the taxpaying pub
lie lie daily onelal acts at state ofilcers-
been permitted to have convenient access In
business hours to the official records prc-
Pared by those unfortunate gentlemen who
fell under suspicion all this expense to the
state might have been saved and the gen-
. temen themselves spared much pain and
. annoyance.
annoyance.NOT A PRIVATE SNAP.
Now the cold truth Is , and It would be
wel for Incoming state officials to note th" i
tact , that they have not a book , not a ship
at official paper , not a document In theIr
ofces that they dare refuse for purposes
at investigation lo any reputable citizen In
the state who conducts himself In a manner
becoming a genteman whie hi their pres-
ence. All their official acts , all their olelal
documents are sUbject to consultation and
Inspection , by representatives ' 1f tho' press ,
und as such privileged mater and , every em-
cer at the state lays himself Iable ! to law when-
,
ever ho refuses such 'privileges. , ThIs ap-
lilieS to every department , from the office at . .
Governor Crounso down to the last bit oC.
memoranda entered UII by the head ) Janitor
' I ; ; Iho building There Is no legal authorIty
\'l'ch , permIts. them to transact public blSI-
ness In setret , 'nd all their umerous bard
meetings and mysterious conclaves from
which reporters arc excluded are unlawful ,
.f' c illegal and aromatic at Craud. Paid serVants -
vanls at a patent public , they deny the right
' oC the Public to look In on their work , suppress -
press their proceedings tram the taxpayers
who look to the press for official and routine
information , and then snarl lt the press
' when It becomes necessary to expend $10,000
or $15,000 to Inquire Into their nefarious
IJlolngs and scheming under the mlsnomcr
"boarll meeting . "
In no other state In the union Is state
house business so successfully sequestered
from the public. In Minnesota , iinois , Iowa
; and Wisconsin a IJarL C the duties at stenog-
' rllhers , typewriers " ' l. clerks paid by the
T PuliiO Is to prepare copies at public docu-
monts for the press Wih the exception oC time
supreme court , which , pf course , Is more fully
acquainted with time law than the gentlemen
who come In Cram the back counties and
countes
rate around n few years In time state offices ,
no official lalers arc duplicated for the press
' by any department at time . building. 'Chero
Is a small army oC well IJaid stenographers
and typewriters , oren idle , and fehlom
pressed by work , but aside Crom an oca-
sional IJleco ot typewriting for the D. & M.
Journal or a prepared synopsis for the
Omaha Palator of pUblo plunderers , time
World-Herald , nothing Is IJrepfrcd for Iho (
letrol1ltan press.
1lUMI'1IRIY'S CANDID DEPUTY ,
Take , for example , the ofco of thin commissioner -
missioner ot Ilublo lands and buildings. hero
Is a force confessed to be numerically too
larse. There are emlJloyrs hero enouled and
Iymphato with the utter nothingness oC
' their seml.ofelal existence Yet n press
representative has been toll by Deputy A.
n. l Samson that It ho sot any Ilformaton
out ot hint ( office ho would have to steal It.
Another has been 11enlell access to the coin-
missioner's biennial , and told' .
blelnlal report toldtlmat
time D. & M. Journal and Omaha : Pailalor
would bo afforded ample opportunities to
inspect I , How long would such officials
lat In New York state , In Michigan , In any
commonwealth where the people hare charge
of their ? IJbe business Instead at the railroads -
Take another example 0' the pernicious
effects at IJrl\ato board meetings . There Is
to be given away , for there Is no legal
method at renting I , a concesion for cigar
, stand ant lunch COUl tel' In lie capitol bulll-
. \ Ing during the eomlnl session at the leglsla-
' , . laturo Mr Andis , Ilroprlelor oC the news-
8tond In the Capital hotel , says that he ap-
Plied In one at the lenJbera oC the lerl ot
Publo Ilndl and lulllngs for the privilege . I
Ho sa ) ' ' . he was referred to Secretary of i
State Allen. 11' , Alen , he n\rs , tolt ( him
that Ito could have I , 11rovllell ho did nol
RIve 1 to hisen's ( ) niece , Last Friday
Mr Andll called ut the state house for his
answer , uml was tout that ho could not ha"o
' ) 1 ; that other "arrangtments" hnd been
malIc. "hero Is I recorccll In the Ilrocelll-
Inss of the 10arloC Plhlc Innds and Build-
lags that this 1111 ) atund was to bo taken from I
time board's charge and Jrtl1ell out by the
honorable secretary oC state , or seIzed as a I .
little perquisite In behalf (1' a member of his
flmlY7 l recorded lt all , would not the
Informaton hne made interesting reading
Intorellll realln\
II time l1111er 1 Not , Ilerhalls , tll In& Jour-
mini , but In newspapers that , hot knowing
what to IUIIIJreSS , Print all the news .
Wlwro are the records at thu state de
I1oslor1 "board , " the board that has 1ell
known to snake state depository of a bank
Imown a the time to bo Insolvent ? John
C , Mien 1 6ecretar of thIs "board , " but
1 Is considered quite IJrobabe ! that ho would
turn I ell. ) white and ' blue shoull a liresumnp.
IeumIJ-
IUous citzen ask to look at the books Dick
Townley Is secretary of the State Banking
bard , but I II not within the range oC p08I-
bltel hint ( he would cheerfully submit the
records of this financial guild to the public.
As the maier now stands , tapayers of No-
brlka are contributing $ ! , .OO and office
expenses , ,500 , for time prlvleRe of being
kept II Ignorance of the otclnl acta of &
institution .
SIilMiNQ TO HAMPER JOLCOMD ,
Not satisfied with , the present number of
star hlluberl mllcaled public boards , the
railroad leglslators.elecl arc now Incubating
n schema for anolhet ( clique to be designated
a "boarll at appointments. " Whether It will
eventuate or nol depends on the hardihood
and recklessness of self-constituted leaders
at the republican party. The plan , as out-
lined , Is to refuse to confirm the appointments -
ments at Governor Holcomb , pass an act
creating such a board , and thus render Il
impossible for the governor to name any
aplJolnlees to public institutions at the state.
Originators ot this scheme claim to hl\'e n
majority large enough to pass this act over
the governor's veto In time event of their
"board" will be
success another secret "ball" wi
foisted upon the state and another avenue at
boodle openell to state ofclnls already
afflicted with an embarrasse do rIches In
this fine .
I has been stated hero thal time cost at
Impeaehment proceedings - was some $1,000.
lint that is merely the cost charged lP to the (
state oC Nebraska. TIe , officials who were
tried are known to have been many more
thousands out of pocket-Cor n time . The
words "Cor a time" are used advisedly ,
There arc dark reports In circulaton all
shady stories afloat to the elect that a num
bel of hard working emplo'es In some at the
state departments have heen "hell up , " as
I were , toll 10 stanll ali qurrender a per-
ton oC their monthly earnings to nut In pay-
ment at extra Impeachment costs nol In-
eludell In time $11,749.G0 expenllell by the
state. This Is not a charge made against
any . btate official. I lay or may nol bo
true Ils to be hopcll that the latter Is the
case , but In any event , It true , It will eer-
'tlinly be known In the future , for It has
already been admitted , but mere confessIon
Is not alwa's reliable testhnon
ANOTlm HONOHABLE OUTFIT.
TIme Board o Transportation Is another
expensive portion of the machInery at state
whose sinuosity easily eludes the news galh-
erer. This bard also tells the D. e :1
Journal what Il lay all may not print ,
and , al times , fixes up a choice bit at advance -
vance rumor for the Omaha I'alhiator. An
examinton ot Its personnel and analysis
of its Individual honar\ul \ may afford something -
thing newsy In default ot any other tangible
Informaton to be gathered Cram its pro eeel-
iimgs. One oC time official documents oC this
board Is caled "Proceeding at the Board
of Transportatioim. " The last entry In this
Imnortant dMIc WAR mnrl" nn .Tmin " ! L IS4.
They ; , ; made ; n. ' vast improvement . - l-t ;
Henton Ian theory , . for while Tom would see
time public damned before he would be an-
11)'ell by curious investigators the trans-
portaton board dock away with all such
annoyance by making no records whatever. ,
I may be urged by a generous public that
there Is a lack oC clerical lorce. The Board
at Transportation comprises eight official
members and I stenographer. They arc five
commissioners and three secretaries , as Col-
lows : J. C. Alien , chairman ; A. H. Hum-
phrey , secretary ; Eugene Moore , J. S. Dart-
ley and George 11. Hastings , commissioners ,
and J. N. Koontz , W. A. Dlworlh and J. \V
Johnson , secretaries. The salaries of these
secretaries amount to $2,000 apiece , that oC
the stenographer $1,200 , with Incidental expenses -
penses at time office amounting to $650 per
annum. I Is true the stenographer has been
seriously ill during time past two weeks , but
the Inquiry natural ) ' arises , what have the
three secretaries , yes , tour , Including Secre-
tary Humphrey , been doing since the Olh of i
June that no record at the board's proceedIngs - '
Ing3 arc transcribed ? What would the Board
at Transportation do It suddenly called upon
to make a biennial report to the governor ,
.and why should not such a report be de-
manded ? But , really , lhey arc a-jovial , good
natured crowd , and when they arc gathered
around the council board one feels hike addressing -
dressing them In the language at a Christmas
carol :
"God bless you , merry gentlemen ,
May nothing you dismay. "
But the trouble Is one cannot get into the
council chamber to sing carols or anything
else to them . And when they have evapor-
muted they leave no record at theIr deiibcra- ,
tons behind 'hey are as airy and volatile
as a drop of gasoline In the August sun-
' 'shine , And their warfare against railroad
monapoles Is much like the ohargo oC Don
Quixote against the windmills. Like the
historical army at France , they march up
the hill and then march down again-for
$2.000 tier annum apiece. The appropriation
for this board Is $15,050 , but I Is learned
that they will exceed this amount thIs year
by reason ot the expense attending time maxl-
, mlm rate cases , and create n dencleney.
VERY EXCLUSIVE hERE.
In approaching the office or Governor
Croliso one cannot but feel thal ho Is tread-
Ing on classic ground. I Is an awe-Inspiring
atmosphere , thai at a governor's office. Iere
we arc In time presence at one clothed with
power to snatch n man out at tIme pentten-
tiary . Is It the fear lhat e may also find , .
It In his way to clap one into the donjomu
keep at time smallest provocation that over-
awes us ? limit In olher states It Is the complaisant -
plaisant IJrlvate secretary at time governor
who tales excellent care at the press hays ,
showing partiality ] to none and courtesy to
all. lie It Is who exercises due care In
shielding his excellency tram time faintest
tinge ot suspIcion that he has , as chief
executive at a great state , some official aI-
ton to conceal. Time private secretary 13
pad ! for this work by the people , and In
nearly all time states In the union he cheer-
Culy performs this duty. How 110 wo find
I In Nebraska ? The private secretary oC
Goveror Cronnse , this paid servant at the
Public , drawing $2,000 a year , Is a man oC
Ice. So far as the press of Nebraska Is con-
corned , he might as well bo ono at the under
secretaries attached to time Drltsh cabinet.
True , ho Is now a congressmanelect , but
Ihen a congressman , like a governor , Is
nothing but I man , high and Inscrutatle ,
though ho be. I Is a mater ot local his-
tory that time private secretary of Governor
Crounso has always neGlected his duty to time
lurcas , and for which ho has been mmmiii-
centy paid by time poople. Having dbcov-
erel that the man with the pompadour ,
drawing $2.000 per annum to serve time press
and public , Is In dense Ignorance ot an'thlnl
unusual or worthy oC note transpirIng around
him , time news gatherer Is waved over to
time governor's stenographer , at a salary or
$ ,200 a year , with time languil suggestion
that ( , possibly , he knows somnetling . Some-
times he docs , and again he doesn't , but at ,
nil times b& avails himself oC every opportunity - i
tunly lo remind the news gatherer , other
than the U. & M. Journal man and time repro- I
sentatvcs ot time Omaha Palator , that this
Is a most disagreeable duty , and 'ono ( rein
which he wOllld like to bo relieved , all ex-
pects i > to bo shortly when ho assumes the
position ot court reporter to Judge E. 1' ,
Holmes , to whom his excelency , time gov-
eror , enclosed a warm letter recommending
him as such , with the commlsslan of lr ,
10lmes. appointing hlm'to time bench. .
Time lenlonlan atmosphere of private snap-
Ism penetrates even this omcc , this depart- ,
ment which of all others should bo open and ,
above bord , and every official act free to
the gaze of honest men. There Is no sub-
Jze
stantal reason why the act oC executive
clemency In pardoning a prisoner from the
penlontary shouhl be concealeI , yet we
have the word oC Governor Crounse's stenog-
rapher thC but very few of the pardons are
given to time press amid through the press to
time publc : Why ? What ulterior end Is sub-
served by theIr concealment ? What should
there bo to coneoal In a governor's office ?
Me not hula public acts publIc property ?
'riiIim's A CHANGE COMING.
The Tom lenten sy&tem of running the
Iatu ! capitol Is doomed to signal failure. It
has been Given a sufficient trial In time past.
Results have been disastrous disastrous to
time state , almost ruinous to those who have
sought 10 defraud the public at legitimate
iieWL A metropolitan newspaper Is bigger
than any state official ; I Is bigger than any
lame man connected with Its publcaton ,
WhenHer politicians , In office or out , attempt
to run counter to its Jul ' claims for the
routine news of the day they are certaIn
to bo snagged. NothIng more quickly ex-
cites suspicion In time minds of the people ,
than atempta to transact official public business -
neB on lines of the private banker , Whie
It Is true that the shore of the political
river are strewn with vIctms of newspapers ,
It Is equaly true that In the entire history
of American journalism no honest man has
ever yet been made an Innocent victim of
the public press
Tom Bentonlm must go from the Ne-
braska state capitol
WOODCHOPPERS \ ON A STRIKE
Riotus ; Scenes nt a Central - American
Mahogany and LogoodOamp ,
MARINES CALLED TO PRSERVE ORDER
Contractors FIlly Concede ho l'rtco Ic-
m\llel : nnll the MIl Who Arc Nut In
Jnl Welt uncle to Wnrle"Strleers
Want Limo l'rloncr Uchoasoti.
NEV ORLEANS , flee IS.-Tho Central
America TImes at December H , publshed
al hlelize. BrliRh honduras , receIved here
hy mail today , contahi a long account at a
labor riot which took place there on the 11h
Inst. The origin at the prcent 11stlrb-
alice Is purely industrial Time len engaged
In mahogany all logwood cutting , who con-
sttute the bulk of the laborers at tIme colony ,
demand higher wages than merchants were
Inclned to pay , and having failed to obtain , .
relief by application to the authorities , they
became exasperated and began to wreck the
stores at their empioyers
When time mob reached Mutrie's store I
was confronted by the clerks , armed wIth
rovolvers. They fired over time heads at the
mod and wounded a man and woman. The
mob thou rushed Into Cramer's store , smash-
Ing n number oC glass cases , musical boxes
anll musical Instrlments and carried off n
large number of wntehes. Several persons
were slightly bruised by being struck with
clubs.
From about 3:30 : o'clock when the rioting
began , untl 5 o'coclr ] , the ( town was unprotected -
teeted and nt the mercy at the mob. The
conslabulary was not Idle , but the rioters
were not In n temper to listen to reason , and
all efforts at time officers were Insulelent to
produce n cessation at the disorder. Al they
could do was to tale Into custody and con-
dime In the police staten a man whom they
looked upon as a ringleader. The rioters
then turned theIr attention to the polce stn-
tion. The windows were broken and the
attitude of the mob was so threatening that
the prisoner was released. A few minutes be-
Core 5 o'cloelt forty bluejackets and three flies
bluejckets ncs
at marines were landed and marched to the
court house wharf. On the blue jackets
beIng drawn up In front at the police staten
all sIgns of disorder ceased.
From the steps to the council chamber lie
governor addressed a few remarks to the
crowd , urging them to dispere , During thIs
tmo the more violent spirits ha drapldly .
crossed the bridge all were reassembling at I
Currlo's drug store and became exceedingly
threatening again. The sailors were then I
brought over to keep them In check. The attorney -
torey general mounted a box and gave the
men five mInutes to disperse , threatening IC
they did nol hI would read the riot act and
the sailors would use firearnis. The mob
stood sullenly around for a short time , but
gradually incited away.
On the 12th there was an attempt made by
the strikers to rescue eleven prisoners as
they were being transferred tram the polce
staten to time jai , but the blue jackets drove
them of ! . 01 Wednesday Cramer & Co
posted a notice offering to pay wood choppers
$ Hi per month-the nnlount the strikers de-
manded. The men then sent a white nag tb
the govenor asking that their comrades In
prison b enoly fined and that they be paId
$15 per month. So tar the governor's
anSwEr nas not been made public. n. M. S.
Pelican has arrived and the Canada was expected -
pected again yesterday.
NEW YORK , Dee 18.-A special cable to
the World from Kingston , Jamaica says :
Troops have gone to Delze , Britsh Hon-
Ilurs , to suppress riots resulting from the
imnpositiofl of English currency on the In-
habltnts. Time Spheroid brought an appeal -
peal for aid. A state ot anarchy prevails
and there has been some bloodshed.
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2JLIcLINJfl PATENT IS VOID.
United StateS Circuit Court 101ls Against
Shim Bolt Conipiny on Every PoInt.
BOSTON , Dec. 18.-The long contested
patent suit at the United States against the
American Del Telephone company was
ended this morning when Judge Carpenter
at the United States circuit court rCI\lered
a eclslol against the Telephone compI ) ' .
This suit was a but In equity praying for
the repeal of letters patent Issued to Emie
Berliner , assignor of the American Del
elephono company , for a combined tele-
phone arid telegraph system. The Berliner
patents were Issued to the telephone company -
pany , but never put into use by them on
account , they claim , oC the expense of mimic-
Ing changes In the telephone system , while
other companies were prevented from using
comJunles
the system. Time first ground of the bill
brought by the claImants In this suit Is that
the patent Is void , It being beyond the
power of the commlsslonel' to Isue On
hum point the decision of Judge Carpenter
declares :
_ "It appears , that one of the runctQnf .o.f
the device shown In time patent or Ih a ,
name I ) ' , the function of trnsmittng ache-
ulate speech , Is Identcnl wih the sale object
or function In the patent thnt Drwbaush
was entitled to. The plaIn duty of the re-
spollelt corporation was , OK It seems to me ,
to Insist on its right to a putent nt once.
"That the unwarl'nntnblc delay thus
caused was Intended by the respondents , I
can hnve no Iloubt.
" 1 think these acts were so gross as to ,
forbid UIY inference except that they dishonesty -
honesty delayed Is&ue of that patent , tnl-
ing advantage for that purpose of the perhaps - i ,
haps accusable willingness of the olcials oC
the Iltlnts olco to postpone time decision
of I sharply debated question In which a
Inrge public Interest was involved My con-
elusion , therefore , II that the romplalnt has
made out the case , and that there fhoull be
n decree that the patent In queston was
veil and shall be delivered UI and can-
celled . "
Lawyer P. P. : Fish , counsel for the Del
company , flleallng of the decIsion , said :
"The case will now go to the United States
court of appeals , and 11 decision wi possibly
he rendered next spring , after the C3se hs
been argued anew , aR thaugh the circuit
court had not made this declRlon. I the
case Is decided ngninst us It wi be taken
to the Unied States supreme curt.
" 1he valuE of time patent Involved Is said
Ito he ' 5.0,0. The Eovernmlnfs cnse
against the Hell company contained two
counts anti the jude sustained ll gover-
ment In both Time first count WOK In effect
that the issuance of the patent to Berliner
Wil uimnecessmmriiy Iela'ed. anti the second :
count was In substance that I former patent
to Berliner covered suhstanlnly the same
claims 1 ( mnde In the Ilntenl Issued In 1101 I.
BOSTON , Uec. 18.-In the Stock exohange
( lie erect cf the deolson ! was to sEn" " otT
Bel Telephone stock with a rush , and for ar
fw minutes thve 'was great excitement ,
'l'hl stock had opened unchan"oll nt 2 ( ! .
and when time mew " pf the decision reachEd
the street IIumped by degrees to 11.
1.'rll this pont It recovered to 101 , and at
1 o'eloclt was at 192. . .
ills JUIH01J DUTJL'.S ( 'O."CTUDJ J.
I , Jtimigo 11110rb 111'18 lime As.urunco or
I. .rll.nhhll > of limo CI..r County ) ' lIar ,
BROKEN DOW , Ncb" , Dee 18-Speclal (
Telegranm.-Judge ) 10lomh concluded his
work here today as judge of the Twelfth
judicIal district , Il being the lust term he
expects to hold before enterIng on hIs duties
as the atates executive . Just before time
court adjourned the attorneys of the Custer
county bar passed re ' olutons complmetnJ
the judge for his impartiality , fairness and
Integriy as judge , Ill extending to him
their geed wishes for n successful admin-
itraton as governor of the state. The res-
olutons well slmed by all the members
of the bar and olcers of the court
Judge Holcomb responded to the resolu-
lars , expressing hIs warm friendship and
arecton for the members or the Custer
count bur , lie will leave In the mornIng
ror Lincoln , where ho will remain for a few
tin ys.
Time Custer county bar has strol\ hopes of
I. M. Sullivan ot this city receiving the ap-
Ilolntment to succeed Judge Holcomb on the
bench , The bar associates or the county , re-
Harlless of polities , are unanimously for
him. He Is strong wih the people being
lie only republican that ha carrIed the
county for six years , lie carried the county
at the last election by fifty plurality for
state senator , and only tel Iwenty-seven
short In the district , which his had more
than 1,2 majority for . the ' popuiists. .
MaUnu Ilnker Comblnr.
ChICAGO , Dee , IS.-Manufacturer or bed :
,
springs , mattresses and hidM lnl met II se-
crt session nt time Shenanihouse today to
form I national Msoclnton whlch will re-
nnt ,
ula\ the output DC goods ftnientro1 prices' '
Delegates were prelnt Nesentn the
trade In \ sections at . the . ( pntr ) ' ,
L.INIJ WANT J'URJ'ILTI11t .Wl'UlTIWJ ]
lerry Lcd thin tight but ' the , Urst lie Could
Get Wa" nn A'dcn lcport ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. IS.-Tho senate com-
mllee on public lands today decided to adversely -
versely report the 10uI bill providing for
the forfeiture at the lands of grants where
time roads were nol completed II the time
specified In time bis making them , though
bui at a later perloll \
1 Is understood that there ( was a sharp
contest , and the Ort vote In the commitee
was n tie , 5 to 5 , and afterwards one at
those voting In the affirmative changed hIs .
' vote lo time negative , so as to permit time
bill to be report ell. Senator Derry led tIm
fight for the bill , contmhllng that ( as time
railroads had not com\lel with the vomit-
tons upon which the grant was male they
sllut surrender the hands. I time bill
"hould become a law I would result In restoring -
storing about 14.000.000 acres at land to time
publc 10maln , 3GOOOOOO acres of which lie
along the line ot the Northern Iaclnc road I '
west ot Dsmarele , N. D.
Time vote on reporln , the bi stood as
folows : Yeas , Berry , Pasco , Martin . Mc-
I.aurln , Allen : nays , Vias , Dolph , I'el-
grew , Carey , Dubois ; not votng , Power.
Senator Alen afterward changell hIs vote
so as to permit the bill td bo reported adversely -
\rsely , as ( lint appeared td be the only way
at getting It nportell at all. ! Senator Power
declined to vote either way. Ho said , acer
the aljourment of the cOlmltee , lint he
was opposed to the bill , limit he took exeep-
tiomi lo time antagonism oC hIs mineral land
lon
hill by some of ! the western senators who
were opposed to the land forfeiture bill , and
took his pJslton today on lint account
llllcrRln JntrlIICC5 Some :1.nRurrp ,
W ASIINGTO , Dec. IS.-SIJeclnl ( Tele-
gramn.-Senator ) Maummiereon today introduced
In the senate , by request ; n bill providing
for the estlblshment amid mnlntenlnce of
a bimetallc monetary basis nll to secure
the uIJustment to business requirements oC
n suitable volume of the national Clrenc ) ' . 1
He also submitted n statement on there - ,
vision of the huh anti the Inancal ! cOl1110n
' ' ' which slntement
or the countl' , was ordered -
Ilercd to be printed as a tocument amid re-
ant
ferrell to the commlt e on , ! hmmammce. The
hi provides for the free cqlnngo oC gold und
silver Imparlal . \
Congressmnnim iiellclejohmn today favorably
Convressmln : leldcjohn tOlay fa\orabl'
reported from the olmlltc on In\II\1 pen-
dons the bill introduced by Representative
Halncr granting a pension . to Marion C.
Gurne of Beatrice.
Congressman Bryan will leave for home
Friday morning.
Arcnllnlnh tn the CIIII lil ,
WASHINGTON , Dcc. 18.-1n beginning his
speech on the proposed Nlcdragua canal to-
day , Senator 'urple introduced several
amendments to the pendnt bill , the most
important ot which was thirolowlng : No
part of tIme contrac for saJ work shal be
let to the Nicaraguan Constclon company
nor to any other corport n "assoclatell or
allied or legally succeedlng t . said Nlclr-
ngunn Canal Construoton Icompan Con-
tracts In' said work shall bq let only by the
Maritime Canal company ' of Nicaragua and
shall he settled amI paid for only by the
olccrs of said compaly"lubject only to In-
spectlon ot"'mld work In ectons'when completed -
pleted , ns congress may hereafter provide ,
anti subject to the pr"vlolstapprova of the
sec , etary or wnr. ,
News for tha"hby , .
WASHINGTON , Dee 18-Speelnl ( Tele-
gram.-D ) dltect91 .Of tmt l secretary ot
war , First LieutcnantGttLhmam ; D. Fitch ,
Corps ot Englneerss releVed from further
duty under the immediate , ordcr or Major
William , H. Hener , Corps"pt Engineers . at
San Francisco Cn ! , nl ' will I prhceei1at
once to Memphis Ten. . tde staten there ,
und relieve Captain Solombn W. Roes31er ,
Corps which he of Is Engineerat no charged , all 'th . , . duties with '
The retirement of Captain Mexnnder B.
Mncgowan , Twelfth InCantry . , Is olclal ) '
announced. _ _ _ _ _ _ " . : ,
Italrolll IAnd 8oleetols Approved ,
WASHINGTON , Dee 18-The secretary ot ,
the Interior his npprove'd cheam' lists of lands
as the basis oC land patents to'the ' Norliern
Pacific railroad , embrnln ! 01,41 acres with-
In the Cocur d'Alene and I.ewleton land dis-
riots oC Idaho ; to the Southern Pacific , embracing -
bracing 19,100 acres near Los Angole Cmii. !
to the Southern Pnl I 1 embrcing 47.50b
vitlmin the primary limits of the
acres wihin prlmaty lmits com-
Puny's gant In California. and to the Central -
tral Pacific . coveting D,759 acres In the
neJghborhool of Sal Llte : City.
Conlrmcd by time ! elatc ,
WAShINGTON , Dec. 18-e senate , In
executive session today , confIrmed the fol-
lowing nominations : CharlC D Clark ot
'cnnessce , to be United States dIstrIct
judge ot the eastern and middle districts of
'enneEsec : Jmlson C. Clement or Georgia ,
to be an interstate commerce commissioner .
Postmuster'Vlinm D. Larltn , Fayette
la. John A. Williamson , to ho register of
the hand oleI al Lander W'o. : Francis
g Rice , to he receiver ot public moneys
at Lander , 'V'o.
Sonic Now I'ostmustcrs.
ASHINGTON - , Dec. 18.-Speelal ( . Tele-
gram.-Postmammters have been appointed IS
follows : Nebraslt-Kewanl- county ,
D. E. Johnson ; vIce Y. P. St rling . resigned ; '
Khmer , Lincoln county , J.nlr g Kimer ,
vice Ida M. Mahman . . resigned : Valol , fled
Willow county , Hexforl .Blmpsol , vice
Joseph William , reslsned. Iowa-iesniotte , ,
Jackson Iounty , W. D. Nemmibers . vice N. A.
Hoffman . resigned : Milton , Van Buren
count , E. D. Casaly , vied B. L. lcl4ean ,
resigned. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _
l'enco " 'miIiiN tu Hnnwhuut , the Incomo.
' WASHINGTON , Dec. 18. - nepresentat\e
Pence ot Colorado has Introduccd I resolu-
ton Isltnl the secretary or the treasury ns
to the probable revenues and deficiencies for I
the current year ; whether Internal revenue :
taxation or customs dillies can best meet
JOSSlblo defIcIencies : what , revenue would
{ be yielded hy taxing beer and fermented
liquors from $ to ! $15 per barrel : what
revenues have been or will belled \y the
increased tax on dlstned mimirits
Ilwlall l'jruII Nlt Unlt )
WAShINGTON , Dee 18.-Captain henry
W Jowate plPllled nol gllly to seven
Indictments brought against him for embezzlement -
bezzlement while disbursing cleric ot the
lgnul service when arraigned today before
JUdge McComas of the criminal court COln-
sel were also notified to appear before the
court next Saturday to arrange for the date
of the trial on time thro o\her Indictments ,
two for embezzlement and oiie , for forgery , I
J hop of : ou ' b1. . Not Arrestcd
WAShINGTON , Dee IS.-The Turkish 10-
gaton telogrm here : received time tblowhig I olclal
" , \monS the erroneous tntement9 pub-
Ishell about thin Armenian ! trubles I has
also Ileen salt the Arm"1lnn " bishop ot
Joush hail Ilso been Arro lld. This news
also Is without the Ieast.fouimfiution ( In fact "
Agreed 01 limo lilict.iy' RecesS ,
WASHINGTON , Dec , 18Bpeaker Crisp
and time house lender have' . ' reached n tacit
agreement bv which the Itfournment for
the holiday ' recess will be "tllten nt the
close or the session next Slurdl ) ' , Ind the
reassemblng will be at poql } January 3.
Jold Reserve C\lnl i UOWI.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11.'rho Gold reserve -
servo was further redlc I' ' today 1y the
wlllrawal ut New York of < ' 1.6oo which
heaves the amount at time reserve lt the
close oC business tOIJay $9J , $ Ut The cash
balance was $155OiSE/J. I
Trluhhulllrlker lonvlolcll.
DENygU , Dec. IS-The case of the
strIkers charged with obstructing mails on
the 1st ot July at 'rrlnldad wus disposed
or In time United Stat"cmj court today The
jury found C. 1 , lelck l , 'John hmnimoIf1 , o.
H , ll'rle and ThomgsV , l.ly guilty , and
recommended time mercy . oC time curl ,
Uot.t nld Uutlu " 'orkl Destroyed ,
GHEENWOOD , S. D'I Dee IS-The Park
hotel and GreenwooottUg " works were
dulroyed by fire tbr morning. The hotel
furniture Inaured. was saved : , Both buildIngs were
.
Conlul to JUIItZ , Mexico , Ulnl'
EL PASO , Tex. , Dec. l8.-TheoIore HUl-
ton , United States consul al Juarez , MexIco -
leo , Is very I and la nol expected t live
through the mmigimt . He was u resident ot
Macomb. I" , when he was appointed can-
laul by President Chvelal ,
CURRENCY BILL - IN TiE HOUSE
Springer Introduces it ana Explains the
Provisions of the Measure ,
CRICISED BY REPRESENTATIVE WALKER
las a. Measure of hut Own Which ito Ctlinu
I the 1"olltol of Fifteen Yenr or
htUlyI'08tolcoI'lrOl > I-
( Ion lull lellortcd ,
WASHINGTON , Doc. IS.-Notwlthstandlng
Ilho fact that the debate emu time currency bi
was scheduled to begin In the house today
less than 100 members were Present when
Speaker CrIsp dropped the gavel and the attendance -
temlanco In the public galleries was very
light . The cWlullee on rules hall prepared
n special order under which time house shoull
operate , but hall decided , In view of demo-
cratc oppositon to time measure , not to offer
Il at preselt , but ta allow Mr Springer to
cal up the bill by virtue oC its lmrlvilegc . I
Inlnedately ! after the cal at c'mmmmnittees for I
reports , therefore , the chairman ot the bankIng -
Ing and comlerco cOlmltee 10vC1 that
time house go Into commitee at time whole
ta consider the nmeastmrc His iaton pre-
valed' without division and 1r , Ilchardson ,
democral at Tennessee , tool the chaIr. Mr.
Walker , republican oC Massachusetts , In
charge 'C time opposition to time measlre ,
gave mtco that at the prOller tme he would
offer a substitute.
After a fruiless atempt to fix a Imll to
the debate Mr. Springer tool the floor amid
delivered time opening speech In favor oC the
currency hiil. Time great Importance oC the
passIng hour , he said , could not be more
effectively emphaslzel than by referring to
the report oC the complroler of the currency ,
which showed that last year
there were S.OOO.OOO depositors In national
banks havl"g'a' capital stock aggregating !
$1,069,000,000. Their deposits amounted to
$ ,2 OOOOOOO. Mr. Springer declared that (
the committee had given the subject the
most careful conideratioim. I had carefully
examined time recommendations of the president -
dent and the secretary oC the treasury , had
called before It some of the ablest Jnanclers
In the country and the result had been the
Irsentaton oC time : emlng measure as a
meaure oC financIal reform. He did not pretend -
tend to say that the ( huh met the views at Individual -
dividual members oC the commmmittee. I was a
compr01lse and aa such harmonized fairly
the vlew3 of nl !
SPRINGER ANSWERS QUESTIONS.
Mr. Springer then ( proceeded to detail al
length the scheme oC the bill , revIewing
1ueh of the ground covered In his report
whIch has already been printed.
Mr. Slcldes , democrat oC New York , Inter-
rupted Mr. Springer to ask him how he
reconciled time second and fifth sections oC
the bill. The second section provided thal
the noteholders should have a first len on
thc assets at the bank Issuing them ; time '
fifth gave the association at banks contrlbutI I
Ing lo the safety fund a first len on the as-
sets.
sets.Mr.
! r. Springer replied that ( the proposed act
gave the blhoiders the first lel on the "rc-
malnlng asset. .
"Dut the word 'remainIng' Is not In the
fifth section . " said Mr. Slcldes.
" ' 'hatvl ! he the effect or 'the bill , " re-
maciced Mr. Springer.
"It I not law yet , " retorted Mr , Sickles
tenlentauslt , "you must vote Il through
nrst. "
Mr. Springer finally admlled that the
word 'remaining' should have been Incor-
porated In time fIfth section , but said this
was' one at the slight defects at tIme bill that
could be readily corrected.
"In case at panic IC hal the banks In
this proposed system , " Inquired Mr. 1ahon.
republican ot Pennsylvania , "should Cal ,
would the other unIt bo assessed to redeem
the failed banks' notes ? "
"Cerlalnly. "
"That is , the solvent bmks : would be
bankrupted to aid the Insol\ent2"
"There would bo no such result , " replied
Mr. SIJrlnger. . "If nil the banks should fail
under this system the noteholders would be
secure. "
In answer lo an Inquiry bY Mr. Simpson ,
populist of Kansas , Mr. Springer admitted
that time alone could show tIme amount oC
tme
elreulaUon which would be taken out under
any law , but as tar as time retrcment oC
the legal tenders was concerned , for every
dollar deposited In tIme treasury by the banks
$2. In eireulall notes would be Issued.
While 11' . Springer was discussing time
provision oklng I to the ullhnate redempUon
and' retrement at the legal tenders , em-
phas'zlng the necessity for thIs by pointing
out that the treasury had wihIn the year
twice been forced to issue boml lo protect
the redempton , : lr. Cannon of Iinois asled
whether It was nt true that $100.000,000
borrowed tp maintain resumpton hall In
reality been used to pay time current expenses -
penses et time government.
AVOIDED TiE QUESTION.
"Timere Is nothIng In this bill on thal sub-
Ject , " responded Mr. Sprnser : , curtly. Mr
Springer gave notice that at the prper tmo
he would offer sundry amendments looking
to the perfection oC the bill , amng them one
petmlttng thai deposit currency certificates
Issued under the act at 1872 , 4,000,000 at
which were outstaumdimmg
Mr. Dngley oC Maine charged Mr. Springer
with Incons'steney In now reporting a bill
whIch contained a provision for time repeal
of time 10 per cent lax on state banks , a
measure which ho had earnestly ollpsed
less than six months aso. Mr. Springer
Insisted ho did not oppose the repeal at the
tax on state banles as a separate measure ,
but when made I port of a general system
at financial reform , he considered I safe ,
although ho was franlt to say ho wcmmi-f
prefer simply national bank elrculaton. :
Mr. Walter oC Massachusetts , who was In
charge oC the opposition to the measure , lhen
tool tIme floor . Ho began with a &tatelent I
ot 1Imc' essence ot the Balmoro plan. Time ! I .
beginning and time ell at that plan was to.
gIve to National hanks power to wltilraw
their United States bonds from tIme treasury
and Issue circulating notes al their assets up
to SI O per cent I afforded not a shadow of
relief and dill not deserve a moment's can-
sidoration. Again time bill Ilresenled by the
sEcretarj of tIme treasury was an amazing
sehome. The bill hall not a feature that
could bo enacted except after remodelng ,
wIthout endangorlng the nnanelal Inter"sts of
time country Mr. Carlisle had 11rlwn tll ' !
bill over night lie described time peri oC
the prcsenl condition oC things In time banlt-
Ing world , tIme danger that tlireatemied Yet
the committee on halleing and currency had
dawdled away its limo until this ululgesLed
scheme ot time secretary oC the treasury had
been thrown Into tIme hOlner when. acer a
row hearings , Il had beei brought Into the
house without a single cimamige I
HAS A DILL . O IllS OWN
Mr , Walker spoke oC his own bill and its
superiority over the Carlisle bili . lie EXpressed -
pressed the hope ( lint tIme bill would be
passed In IJlaca at the Carlisle bill. "That
would bo Iloio I you had the courage of your
convictons , " continued he , addressing the
democratic side , huh Coilng In that
I hope you wi recommit tIme Carlisle
bill , as I feel you surely wi when you
know its character , While contrasting
his bill with that of Mr. Carlisle ho dwelt
upon time advantage or divorcing trade from
time government ; of alowing banks to pro-
cecil under time laws ot trade , not time laws
of commerce A bank , he said , could not
be drained at gold like the federal treasur ) ' .
The government could not refuse gold A
bank and Its customers were mutualy dependent -
pendent A bank could pay optionally In
gold and silver under his bill , but the laws
at trade , the necessities oC time case and the
necessity ct protectng the currency would
determine whIch. Time Bank at France fur-
ntshed an anaology. That bank would pay
In silver I silver would do as veil as gold.
I the purposes Cor whl 11 the money was 10
be used required gold , gold would be paid
In any tjualUty , The laws oC congress
could be defied , time laws of trade never
Whie describing the manner In which his
bU would redeem ant reduce the legal
tenders , Mr. Tracey ot New York interrupted
hin to ask him 1 his bill would retro time
Sherman notes' "Yes sir , " relJlell Mr
\'alkcr. "Read my bill nutS ' you will find
all the details worked otmt. I hmnvo not been
workimmg on this bill six years for nothing. "
"Nor amum 1 , " hue added , "tIme most stupid
man iii the wend , ( l.aughmter , ) I have becjm
laboring singlehanded , " lie commtinmmed , lifting
hula arm aloft , "until fifteen umiontims ago ,
when I delivered ummy C'.hiieago speech , That
rouseil tIme country sonmewiiat anti it has becmm
rousing ever since. " ( Laughter. ) Mr.Valk -
er's elaboration of time terms of huis bill at-
( racteti time closest attemmtion anti thin mmmcm-
bers crowded about , taximmg him withm qtmes.
( ions wiuichm lie dextqroumsly immet and parried.
His bill , lie uleclared , would bring tIme comma-
try back to time elil demmuocratic doctrimmes of
Jncksomm and liemiten , Time bammka , whmemm it
was in oimeratiomm , would imohil $250,000,000 of
gold aiim ? $250,000,000 of silver.
TitFASUltY OFFICh SiflmiS F'ATAT4 ,
Spealcing of time oneroums work hilaceui upon
( lie cecretary of time treasury by a miucossity
of iceeping tip ( hue gold reserve in ( lines of
fimmanclal deprcssiomm , Mr.'mtiker created a
laugh.
" \lammmml mug ( I I do ml iii oflice , ' ' said ii : ' ' \\'lmm-
dommm tiled iii office. I say to you timat ammy
muon who rumis tIme Treasury tlepartmimehmt tinder
tIme existing conditions for ( our years amid
thoes umot tile has mmot domme his duty , "
Commcluthimmg , Mr. W'alker , wlmile tleprccatlmmg
tIme effect of time Carlisle bill , said lie hind
mme doubt ( limit 1mm presemiting it. time secretary
has no other timummm time imigimest mmmotive of s'erv-
hug hubs coumutry. lIe spoke two imotmrs amid
was almimlauded by mimammy demimocrats , as t oil
as rejmtmbhlcamms ,
Mr. hall o ( Missouri , also a mumemmmbcr of
time commuimmittec on banicimig nut ? currency , who
fololived Mr. 'mulker , ead ! it mmmust ho tile-
timidly immiderstooti by mimcmnbera timat the
Walker bill was not tmmmdcr dimmcussiomm ammd
( lint hmen they cimmmme to a vote ( lucy minuet
vote either for time Carlisle bill or a commtlmuum-
atioii of the muresent systeium. Mr. hall comm-
tended ( hint time Carlisle bill vzms opposed by
time imntional imammks becatmse they lmreferremh time
Ilaltimnoro luau \Vhmy ? Ihecauso 1mm tIme haIti-
more luau LImo govermmmmmoimt stood liehmimmd the
mmotes Issued , anti iii tIme Carlisle bill time bammks
tlmemmmsclves were rempommsiblc for thou' mmotes.
Mr.hIahi insisted every lmmmk oillc'nl smmmummmmouiel
before the commmmmmittee ! maul beemm forced to
almmmmmt , naomi cornered , that currency mssumeii
umider thin Carlisle bill would be entirely safe ,
They hind opposed th bill emi account of
time fifth section , which mmmdc ( lie banks
soitly respomisibla for their isstmes. lie also
repudiated tIme stateimments that tiiis bill lund
beemm PrePared in lunate. lie said it hind been
imreiared after fifteemi mmionthia of imivestiga-
tiomm by time bammkimig and curremmcy comnummittee
and twemity mmmontims of stuiferimig by tue
treasury. At tIme commclmmsiomt of Mr. Iiahi'mi
speecim tIme commmmimittee rcse.
Mr. l-iemmdersomm of North Carohimma reported
tIme postofilce appropratioim ! bill and thmemm , at
5:15 : p. iii. , the house adjourned.
I1hLL TAI.KS 13011 CLOTURE.
Says that time Country Demmmantls of ( lie Semi-
ate tint it m'rehinro to Do lItmhieg , ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 18.-Thu teen sena-
tore will make speecimes next Thursday on
( lie occaslomi of time unveiling of. time statues
of Daniel Webster and General John Starlc ,
which have been placed in statuary hall at
time capitol by time state of New Hampshire.
Time list of speakers who will devote themselves -
selves to Webster Includes Senators Chmammd-
icr , Hoar , Morgan , Merrill , Phatt , Davis , Cul.
loin , Mitchell of Oregon and Lodge : while
tIme Stark list embraces Semmators Galhinger ,
Proctor , hawley and Dubois. In tIme list
of house speakers will be Messrs. Blair and
Baker of New Hampshire ; Grout and Power
of Vermont ; Everett of Massachusetts and
Curtis of New York.
Mr. Turple devoted some time to consid-
eratiomm 'of qtm stions of time concessions and
forfeitures possible 1mm time event of mien-coin-
pletlon of time canal within ton year. from
1887. TIme provlaiouis regarding these mat-
( era we re exceedingly istrist. The concession -
cession given in1887 would be absolutely for-
felled in 1897. What title did time cmnpany
have in the canal routes. It was not timat cf
a fee siniple , a fee base ; mmot even an ease-
mmmemmt. There was nothIng to mortgage ammO
mmothming to sell. The concesslouis gave no
title aumd'no sort of Property rights ( time
company. Tmhing up time questiomi of time
ihiysicttl construction of the various portions
of time cammal , the senator went oum to imoimit
out tIme great diuflcmmlties that would have to
ho ovcrcommmc and to argue that time estimated
cost oC time unmet canals forming part of time
whole ytem were too low and in one case-
that cf time canal between Lakes Managua
and Nicaragua-time estimate was mere guess
work ,
Turmming ( lien to time nitmtter of terminal
iOiiits of tIme proposed cammol , time senator iii-
sisted ( lint time estimates affectimmg tue work
at those placeum were much too imnall. Time en-
gliieers saIi 2,500,000 would be reqmmired to
restore time harbor at Greytowmm on time Atlantic -
lantic , wlmereas lie imad heard a naval oiilcer
eay $10,000,000 would be required. As (0 ( time
Unto imarbor , ( lie l'aciflc terminus , ( hunt imiaca
was mmot evemm a roadatead. It was siumiply a
stretch of eand on time ocenmm. Regarding tIme
statement that time constructiomi of time canal
would gve mork to tieseruimmg reIm'e. : ths rena-
tar quotes fromn a report timat Jaunaico negroes
were time only cues that could ilo time work
mmmmder time chlmmmatlc coumfiltioums existing timere.
Time whole tbmng : aphmeared to Mr , Tuurple as
imavimmg every lndcation of being a gorgeous
bubble.
Witimout waiting thmo conclusion of time
speech , time semmate , at 415 ; p. in , , wemit into
executive season , amid at 4:28 : p. mum , , aijourne.h ,
IJIJtEGTORt OUR 11 .dLL ,
No Money Left ha tim Nuwfountlhutumti ihamik
for Anyboily Else ,
ST. JOHNS , N. F. , Dec. 18.-A heated
meeting of the members of ( lie Commercial
hlanlc of Newfouzmdland resulted in etarthing
disclores , Four firms , members of which
are directors of the bank , owe time institu-
$ on as foilo'ws : Goodlehlow , $115,000 ; Good-
ridge & Jobes , reprcsommted by hiutchmiumgs ,
$120,000 ; Duder , $600,000 ; Goodfellow & Co. ,
$100,000 , Goodridge & Jobes claimmi to be
able to realize fully time amount of their
liabilities. Time sums owed by timeso concerns -
corns are three ( lines time amoumit of time
bammlc's capital stock , but if tIme assets arc
successfully realized upon time indebtedness
of time bank will be so decreased as to imr-
hiaps admit of time lmaymnemmt of a measommable
dividend. It was learumed soumie of time bank
officIals hind overdrawn their accounts amid
that Bookkeeper Growdy , who is imow mules-
lug , imad falsified tIme books so imors2mmai
friends of hiis had overdrawn to ( lii amount
of 30,000. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ChtiSI' [ 1miV , RESiGN ,
Situuttiomi 1mm itmuly Growing More mmmii fibre
SerIous Alt thm TImimo ,
LONDON. Dec. 18.-A Vienna dispatch to
( lie Chronicle tays It is stated in itonme ( lint
h'rlmo Miumister Crispi's resignatlomm is cx-
pected at any mnomneuit ,
A dispatch to ( hue ' ( lines frcmn Ronma says
tiuat troops commtinuo to arrlvo in ( ho city.
hverythuiimg iii ( lUiet. Mummy 'umemnbem's of tlmo
Clmammmber of ieputies have gone home to
spemal tIme Cimristnmos holidays. It is reported
that I'rimne Minister Giohitti line imassed
( brought Vienna , but it lit uiL ( hcumowmm where
hue ie golmmg ,
A dispatch from htommie to time Stanmiard says
time pome views time situation gravely , Ills
hmohlnemis has been heard to say lie fears time
Giolitti scandals arc only time forei'tmniuerd of
stIll sadder events ,
Gemierith thutmrmtu lcusiiototi ,
ST. PRTEI1SBURU , Dec. 18.-hum honor of
the czar's name day , Qemieral Gourko4 who
oIl December 1 resIgned time host of goyem'nor
of Warsaw , will hue auntie a field mmmnruulmal ,
His resignation of time gowerumordmip of Warsaw -
saw , on account of ili.hmeahth , has been ac.
ceimtotl , Gramud Duke t3ergjus has Imetum made
a member of tIme coummeil of ( lie empire nail
will retain hmi post as governor gt iierai of
Moscow , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
lhriisomi uccceil ; hlurdean ,
PARIS , Dcc , 18.-M , Ihrlson , who was
prime minister on time fail of M. Jules Ferry
in 1885 , was elected president of time Chain-
ber of Deputies in sttccoiomi of tb bite M.
Burdeau ,
CONVENTION'S ' LABORS ENDED
Last Day of the essiou at Denver is an
Animatea One.
COMPLIMENT TIlE RETIRING PRESIDENT
Strong itcuoiuutlontioui time leis Cmme Atiopte4
-Olin 1)elcgmittm ) lfltteriy . 'itttcks
thu Ohllcirs of tlit , Ituilgiuts
or Limtur ,
DiNVEli , hec , 1S.--.Tlmo great labor con.
vemmtion was iii a imioitlumg ummood imen It ad-
jommrmmeth sine die at C o'clock this nftermuoon ,
A few immiumutes before adjourummmmemmt two of
the strommgest leahmers , I' , .1. McGmuiro of
i'imilauhehlmhmia anti Tiuoimias J. Morgaum of Clii-
cage , who imnvo for five or tix years en-
livemuetl each rectmrrimug coimventlomi with a
feud ( lint scemneti to grow strommger each
year , told time commvemmtion tiuat they thought.
of eticim oilier , amid timemi shook hands
amid uleciuieth to be frlemmils , ammmid time Imlaumhits
of time asemmtbletl tleieiates , Time closing
hour was devoted to tehhimmg hiorsonal cx- '
lerieimees , l'rcsitlcmm ( Gommipers takimig part
iii the recital of grievances. Thmo mumest mm-
Imortmummt fentuires of time tiny's work was thin
adolmtiotm of r.uolmmtlons on time Delis mmmatter , -
aumul these mvero of a diameter ( hint was fully ,
mtumtleipatemi. Au ateimmpts ( to resuirrect ( ho
lOhitiCal questions were lmrouuiimtiy simimpressed ,
Time ntteailammce tns umot by any mneamms full ,
mnammy tlelegatc.s hmalmug left for hmommme last
night. Time bnlammco will , go tomiiglmt. I'resl-
tlrmmt Clomumpers retuirns east by way of Ciii-
cago. 'l'lmo mmetv cilicers take their positions
on Jamiunry 1 , amid iii time mmmeammtlmmme , tue re-
mmmoval of hmeamhhtuarters fromn New York to
Immihianoimohls will be mimmude. Treasurer Len-
nail will renmaimi as a resident of New York
dim' ,
TIme comnmmmittee on resolutlomis reporteil
favorably aim a resolution from ( lie Cigar-
mmmakera' union opposiimg coummpmmlsory arbi-
( ration , amid it was concurred iii vlthmout
discussion , .
The comnmmmlttee reported adversely on ( hue
reaohtmtioums hiresented by ( lie clotliiumg workers
of Boston favorfmmg time "political lmlatformmi' '
over which so much tlisctmssiomm was hail inst
week. Time 'lmoIo matter was tabled witimout
( I isetission.
Time commmilttee reported withuotmt recoin-
unendatiomi tIme ulan to abolish time sweating
systemim outiiumed in a bill prepared by Joimmi
Frauoy , umssistammt factory insimector of New
York. Mr. Colmen at tIme comummmuittee explained
( lint sommie of time commmmmmitteo opposed time
bill which Proposcil to tax sweatiimg out of
existence. They lucid that such a law was
mint feasible. Other niemmmbera held differently ,
amid rather than ummalco two reports they nmado
mmone.
'I'resident Gonmpers offered a sumbstitumte cc-
( erring time mmmatter to time executive council.
It was muilopted.
Time cmmmmimittea on local amid federatetl
bodies mecoummnmended thus revocation of time .
charters of soimmo local street car tmnions lii
Now Englammul umuless they should lrnntedi-
ately beconma identified with tIme national or-
ganuzation. Mr. Itatigan , represemmtimmg tIm
Boston union , said the omcers of time Federation -
eration were to blame for not having revokemi ' .
time charter last year.
After commsiderable discussion tIme repor
was comucurred in. '
CALLED EACH OThER NAMES. '
Wheui a raolution of Mr. Weisman of the
bakers' union" regarding time trouble between -
tween hits organization amid time Cemmtral Fed-
eratiomi of New York was reported , Delegate 3
Morgan declared that. ( lie resolution wouki
hardly have time desired effect as Mr. Weis-
imman was a umarty to ( lie dispute. Mr. Weis-
nman made sommme scathing reference to Mr.
Morgan , Mr. Imorgan , duiring imimt response
to Mr. Weisman , was called to order by
l'resldent Gommipers.
, , t umotice , " said Morgatm "that other memn-
hers are allowed to abuse inc personally at
any and all times , but if I speak to time subject -
ject umuder considcratlomm I ant omit of order. "
"If ammy hum has abused time delegates anti
officers of ( hula Federation , that nian is Mr.
Morgan , " said time lmresitiomit warmmmly. . '
John F , O'Sullivan of hlostomm mqmraimg to lila
feet , amid , poimmting to Mr. Morgan , said : " 1
Protest agnimmst this commtemnptlbho whelp malc-
ing his scurrilous attacks upomu mmmeonbcra of
timi convention. "
"Timat comes from cuittmred Boston , " said
Mr. Morgan , wimo evidemitly enjoyed time display -
play of tcmmmpor.
"I hope ( ho gentleman will witimdraw that
remnaric , " said Mr. Gommipers.
"I object to its withdrawal , " shouted Mr.
Lineimaim of Cimicago. 'hf Ito withdraws it I
will repeat it. "
Vigorous biowa of time gavel brought order
and time matter was dropped.
'limo president stated ( hint the Central Labor 4
Fcderatiomm lund been refused a charter front
time Ammmerican Federation of Labor because
it was a Political party. It lund since been
fighting time Federatiomm ,
After further discussion the resolution was
adopted. '
The effect of tlmo resolution is to endorse
( lie linkers' mmmmlouu in its fight agalmist. ( Ito
Central Labor Feredation of New York ,
REPORT ON TIlE DElIS CAi3R.
Chmairmamt Hysell of time special comummittee
on tIme Delis decision made its report , wlmicit
was unanimously agreed to , It its as follows ; ' '
Seeing that courts of equity have extended
their jurisdictIon beynnd all former hirnit8
ammul in a field heretofore emmtirciy ummlcumuwn
to stmcim courts , whmicim acttomm onclammgerit time
personal ilbeity and rights of our citizens
lmmdividuaily mmii cohiectively , anti , if not
ciucclceil , may lead to serious resumits to time
republic , It votmhtl timerefore seem to us to be
the imumut of wlsdomn on tIme inirt of timnmue
whose duty it is to Inolc after time rights anti
liberties of tIme people , ( limit lit time iawmaic-
ing juower of time federal govermmmneuit , to proceed -
coed itt once to enact a law whIch mviii set
ii. hinmit in flucim imroceedummgs hmeyoumd whmicbt
equity courts cimmmflot go ,
While sve recognize ( lie righmtuu of property
we nio recognize thmat tIme riimtH of imersomma
liberty , consimitemit with good goverxmuumemm ( ,
muro over amid uhmovo all oIlier rights , arid It
utimould lie time Jmart of time govcrnunemmt to
Protect time weak as muguui'Ist time mitmommg , unit
to see to it ( lint lie immjtmuttice is done to Itim ) '
citizen , lam he imigiu or how , amid that equal
lmuoteCiOml ( iii given to ( lie hmumbleuut of tIme'
land ; timerefom'e , lam it
Resolved , fly time Ammn'ricummm Federation of
Lnlor in coimvemiioit ( umssemmmimhed , that wtm
most resmectfuiiy tmimii eztrimemttly micimmanil at
time hmunuis of our hmmwmmmlcimmg hotly thu cii-
actmmment of smmcim lmtmvs as will curry out tIme
ImrinciPles above set forum , to time enul ( hint
our lmelPic unity not lose comilhilcmmcc in their
judicial iimuttiluutiomms nmmui tlmemohmy cause time
very foundations of limo uelmuhmhie to ho cmi-
danueu'eui ,
'i'iuhul ccmmvcmuiiomi hmnvimmg heard with regret
of time convtctiomi mmmiii imossilile incarceration
in time coimlmt y jimil of Cook cotmnty , I illumuis , of j
Ftigemme V. leiii' , imrcsidcmmt of tIme Ammmem lean
I In i imvay mm mm iomm , it mid ii iii co-I a imoremS , nmm thin
chmaige of liciuig iii Coultemmilit of court by
violatimig time m cs'tmitiiiiumg artier iusstied by time
Uumiteti Htittes .ilsti'lct cohn , wlmlelm order
wits immstmtl at time Inuutnmmce of time General
htuulroath fliammrmcru asuiocintiomi of Chicago ;
therefore , be It
1teolyeu1 , fly ( lila commveuitiamm thittt ve cx.
( cmiii to Hugemie \ ' . Delis ouuul those umuso-
citttcil wltiu mlmmm In their hn'escmmt trtmbhe , nntl ,
(0 imli of time tither similar emuses timm ougimout
thmm , land , our sincci'e symnlatlmy nuid corn-
mnlmmermution , zimiii lirenmiso them both our
moral mmml flmimuumeiuml umpImom't in time struggle
to might hicitim tIme wrommg ahucatly committed
and those which mniy : iii tha fmmtumro hi , tom-
mumitteml ium ( lie umutmm.j of ( ii law , and wo
iecoinumiemiul to tiiiti covcntiumi ( hunt tIme cx-
t'cutiv ouncll of tIme Amcricamt Ideratiomt
of Labor un instructed to lend tiuese uncut
such ilnnimeiai ui.1 mmii 1mm theIr jlu.huimumemmt . thu
hcdomntioum is nub to sumpily , mimmml timey ar
further inetm'tmetetl to utimi Ilmcmmm ium eectmrlng
legal couimel mmd udvio looking to tle up.
pcauiimg of these c'mlstme to time supuemmie coturt.
of time lirmitcul Htatt' , tYIICR' time question of
time right emf time eumumtm4 to Whuumt Is
knn'n mis-blanket injuumctiumms mommy [ mu ilmmally
tested ,
A resolution i'omutlvnimiiumg ( lit. Purchmns'o of
nonmmnion bicycles by the l'oatal union was
adopted.
dimalrnman Branuwood of time conmnitee ( on
Phmlihipmi' bill , imroviding a comimmisslumi to con-
aider labor laws , reported favorably Mr.
I'cmmmierny subunitte&I a mmmimmcrity cohort OPOS.
ing time bill , becaube it provides for an l'tcr- ;
mncdlary betweca time peopie anti their ssrY.