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THE O.RIA11A DALLY BEE : STT&DAY , APRIL 14 , 1895. INQUIRY INTO BEEF PRICES Instructions to Agents Being Prepared by the Bureau of Animal Industry , POINTS THAT MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN I'roiiortlon of Cuttle to I'nputntlon Not an Accurate GtiURe of ttin Supply , for tlio Uruiioii Hint Qunlltj lint Itiplilly Improved. WASHINGTON. April 13 Dr. Salmon , elilcf of llic Uurcau of Animal Industry , Is prrparlng Instructions to agents In accord ance with .Secretary Morton's directions to InvuMlgnto the cause of tlio high prlco nf beef products , and what Influence tlio "trust" lias on the prices. The Inquiry Kill be car ried on at Chicago , Omaha , Kaunas City , Ne bras'ua City , St. Louis , Sioux City , Hammond , Ind , and otticr points where tlio bureau lias n force of experts. Dr Sulmon has heretofore made an Inquiry in this direction nml his report on "Ilia condi tions goNcrnlng the price of cattle" gives come views applicable to the present Imjuliy. lie says : "Tho estimated cost of animals from \vhlch the bctt supply Is draun fjlvcs but little Idea as to whether this supply has Increased more rapidly tlmn tlio demand , or whether , on thu other liaml , It lias diminished. Our rapldlIncrea'lng rojulation anil our fluctuat ing export trade must be lonstautl } borne In mind , Ifo wish to hold clear virus on this Important subject. At the first approxi mately accurate consul of cattle In 1S50 , there vcro 507 cattle to the 1,000 of population. This number Incrcastcl In l&GO to 81G , blioulng a largo stock of cattle on hand at th.it time. In 1870 , partly from the effects of the war , and partly from an under estimate of tlio number of cattle In the country by the census of that year , we find the number of cattle reduced to CIS per 1,000 of population. Two years later the number per 1,000 Indians to the extent of 120 and reaches 738 In 1831 there Is an Increase of six per 1,000 , from 1881 to 1882 the Increase Is fourteen per 1,000 , from 18S2 to 18S3 It Is fifteen per 1,000 , being the largest apparent Increase In any one year , from 18S3 to 1881 the Increase Is four teen per 1,000 , from 18SI to 1885 It Is thirteen per 1 000 , reaching the lilghtst point since 1800 , or 800 tattle per 1,000 population I'rom 1886 to 1SS9 there was a steady fulling oft In cattle , tluro being 758 , to every 1,000 popula tion In 18S9. In considering the propo Ition of cattle to poptilatoln and drawing conclusions i as to the relative beef supply in different I years , the fact should not bo overlooked 1 that them lias been a great change within the lust twenty years In the character of Btcers that have been sent to market New and bitter blood has ben Infused Into the old Block and Uie result Is thul fleers are mar keted younger , weigh more , nrAl yield a larger proportion of carcass than formerly The beef supply obtained from a given number of cattle Is for this reason considerably larger than It was a few jears ago The Increased numbT of cattle per 1,000 popu'atlon ' docs not therefore , present the whole Increase In the tieef supply which has taken place since 1870 Tlicro Is , In addition , an Increase resulting from early maturity , size and quality which can only be estimated with great difficulty and uncertainty STOCK HAS I1EBN SOLD OrP "It has been evident from the receipts of cattle at the leading stock yards of t'ne coun try that a very large number of such animals have been marketed In proportion to the stock on hand , anil this has been one of the leading factors which operated to decrease the price of steers At tlio decline In the prices , the profits In cattle raising have beer greatly reduced and In many localities this industry has been conducted at a positive loss , The Inevitable tendency has therefor * been to sell off the stock and reduce the business , and consequently the proportionate number of cattle marketed has been mud greater than during the years from 1881 tc 1884 , when the Industry was paying , and tin Btoclc on hand was being Increased For thli reaso/i the markets of the- country have noi felt the Influence of the reduction of UK Blocks of cattle In proportion to the popula tlcn , which tlio tables plainly show has oc curred , and which must continue at an In creasing rnto from jcar to year. "The lendency of prices vvllh cattle wll probably lie to advance within the next yeai or two on account of the Improbability of In creasing the stock of cattle as rapidly ni the population Is augmenting , but this ad vance will be slow and uncertain for a mini bcr of years It will be two years bcfon the stock of callle has been reduced to Lin proportion as compared lo population whlcl existed In 1S7S , and then the mean prlc of steers was but J4 25 per 100 pounds , or V cents le s llinn In 1889 In oilier words , th price of slcers for several years In Hie futur will depend more on the price of hogs , upoi the exports of cattle and beef products nm upon the proporllon of steers marketed , thai upon any changes likely to occur In the num ber of callle per 1,000 of populallon exlsllm In Iho country " The latest cattle stallsllcs of Hie Agrleul tural department were furnished by Statls > tl clan lloberlson February 23 , who said In hi reporl "The decrease In the number of OKI and olhcr cattle since the estimate for Janu nry , 1891 , has been very marked It amount to 2,421,992 , or 6 13 per cent of the last year' number The estimate for 1893 mikes th number of such cattle 31301,210 , against 36 , COS.1C8 In 1894. Accompanying tills consider nblo decrease In numbers , there has been falling off in the value per head. The dc cllne In the per capita \aluo has been fret 14 GO in 1894. to 14 06 this year , a decrease c CO tents. The decrease In the. aggrcgat value Is from $530,789,747 to $482,999,129 , o J53.570.618 " AituubTii : > run TIII : .MINT Ux-ltrllncr nml Mdter Clmigrtl with til Crlnir. WASHINGTON , April 13 The chief i the secret service of Uie Ireasury report thai Invesllgallon Inlo Uie shortage at tl Carson mint has culminated today In tl arrest of a man who Is supposed lo t responsible for one of the most skillfull conlrlvcd plans to defraud the novernmei ever carried Into execution. The followlr telegram was received by Chief Hazen fro > one of the olllclals of the bureau on tl Eccno "CAHSON , Nev , April 13 Have arrcsti John 1" Jones , ex-tlrst assistant melter ar refiner , Carson Clly mint , this day , for felon ously taking and carrying away gold at Ellver metals , properly of Ibe Untied State of the value of $77,000 Ball. $15000 IJ fendant in custody of United States marsh : " " "HAHUIS The secret service agenls have been vvorl Ing upon the case for six weeks , and ha1 , drawn Ihe lines si ) closely around Iho olllcl who is under arrest that Chief Hazen fee reasonably certain that his conviction w bo brought about. CAHSON , Nev , April 13 John T Jon < \\nn urn-sled this afternoon on complaint < Special Ast-nt Harris , charged vvllh Inklr $77,000 from the mini Hall was Ilxeil i $ * , WW. Heney , another mispecl In 81 l"runclhco , him hired \ VV Poole to < l fend htm , with \ VllllunVoodtuirv usslstln Jones fjnve lull , with It M Itington , < . : Governor Colcord , John 12 Hosier and I.e Ho Hell na sureties Four more complnln ore on Hie The preliminary uxamlnatli comes off Tliursdn ) before Judge lluvvle vbout UOHI | > to Srttlo. WASHINGTON. April 13-Advices r celved hero state that General Darrlos , tl epeclal envoy of Nicaragua , who visit' ' London and Washington , reached the car tal of Nicaragua on April 11 , and has cln been In conference vvllh the government i the llrltlsh ultimatum to Nicaragua. It utated positively t > > those In a position Icnow thai Nicaragua's answer has not bei Klven. It Is Intimated , however , that a se tlement la very near at hand. No War ti > l.oculo the Itlnmc. WASHINGTON , April 13-The court Inquiry con\ene < l at Mare Island navy > ai today to determine the responsibility for tl Injury to the boiler of the United Slat Bhlp Rennlngton , while on her way fro Muro lilund to Acupulco aboul the end last January , has reported that it con not determine positively the cause of tl ; Injury , and therefore could not fasten tl tilame on any person. The findings ha1 I > en approved. Enileil Twenty-Two Y r of Nervier. WASHINGTON , April 13.-Walter Nlcht Bon , for twenty-ty.0 years the topograph Of the Postofflce department , died toda HP wns the son of one of the founders of the Iloyol Scottish academy. IN CO Ml' 1AX CASi : TO III ? ItEIIRAIlD. Opponent * of thn I.IT Aik th * Supreme Court to llonr Mora Argument * . WASHINGTON , April 13. Informal Information - formation has been given to the United States supreme court by counsel In opposi tion to the Income tax of a purpose to ask the court for a rehearing of the Income tax question. Heports to the Internal revenue quarters say that Income tax returns are coming rapidly and In some cases the appointment of additional clerical force has been neces sary. It Is very probable that the revenue bureau will hold that the sale of standing timber and royalties of coal minerals soil and gas \ \ products \ \ will be treated as rents and therefore not subject to tax As to the salary of United Slates Judges , no official ac tion has > et been taken and It Is probable that nothing will be done until the courts hnve decided thn question U Is believed that many Judges already have made returns In eluding their salaries among the taxable list. Tlio petition atklng a rehearing of the In come tax case probably will be made on Mon day by Lawjer Outhrle In view of the Im portance of the casei the Impression prevjills that the court vvlll grant the petition and arguments will be heard for a further hear ing and Anal decision Judge Jackson's health has Improved considerably of late and It Is known In this city that Judge Jackson recently expressed his determination to come to Washington and resumu his official duties at once In case the Income tax suits were set down for Immediate hearing , and In view of this fact It Is believed the cases will bo re opened and an early decision be given upon these portions of the law upon which eight justices are now equally divided. This sudden forcing of the income tax suit to another earl } trial Is not agreeable to all the parties to the last suit and a very clear Intimation was given here today that some of the counsel preferred waiting until next autumn , as an Impression prevailed that Justice JucKson Is favorable to the Income tax law Notwithstanding the disagreeable state of the weather President Cleveland cnme to town this morning and spent the day at the white house. The main object of his visit to the city was to make a return of his per sonal Income , In accordance with the statute on that subject. Mr Miller , commissioner of Internal revenue called on the president by agreement and assisted In lllling out the personal Income blank When completed it was delivered to I'onlinlssiuner Miller Mr. Miller refuses to say anj thing on the sub ject and vvlll not even admit that President Cleveland has made his return He says the law expressly forbids these In charge of Its execution from giving out any Information re garding Incomes and he proposes to see that the prohibition is strlctlj observed Although not admitted , It Is understood that the presl- dent Included his full salary of $10,000 as chief executive In his return , nnd leaving It for the accounting officers of the treasury to determine In the future whether payment of the 2 per cent upon It Is in violation of the constitutional provision which says that the salary of the president shall not.be Increased or diminished during his term of office. The tax on an Income of $50,000 Is $920 Later Information concerning Justice Jack son would Indicate that ho did not expect to return to Washington until October ( which would delay n rehearing until then ) , and that was coupled with the statement that If his health did not then permit him to resume his duties ho would send his resignation to the president. There Is no doubt as to the presi dent's views upon the expediency nnd consti tutionality of the Income tax. Ills suggestion to congress that a low rate Income tax should bo enacted was only made after the most careful examination of nil the questions Involved , nnd as n result of this examination 0 he was , nnd still Is , convinced that an Inc - come tax law Is constitutional It Is understood c stood that his views differ radically from those of the court on the rent exemption question as contained In their opinion of last Monday Mr Cleveland , It Is said , holds to the opinion that the taxation of Incomes received from rents Is not a direct tax within the meaning of the constitution , and that In case of the ; retirement of Justice Jackson during his term of office he vvlll see to It that his ( Jack son's ) successor's views coincide with his own on this Important point. it UO.NTUAOTS Al.lt M UN T TO ONU FlICU. New Torpedo ln ! Un Avvnrcloil to the Colllm- b'nn Iron Worki WASHINGTON , April 13 Secretary Her bcrt loday decided to award to the Columblar Iron works of Halllmore the contracl for build. Ing llireo torpedo boals This firm was Iht lowest bidder at $97,000 for each boat , am' they will bo built In designs drawn by tin Navy deparlment The competition for thli work vvaa keen , anil brought out bids from al partu of Ihe counlry , and a strong effort wai made to effect a dlstrlbullon of Ihe conlract and the acceptance of original designs fur nlshel by some of the bidders This las proposlllon was referred lo a special board which reporled , however , In favor of Ihe dc signs , bul favored a distribution so as to se euro a faster but more expensive boat pro ig po ed by Ihe Union Iron \\orics of San Fran Cisco , which last suggestion was not accepte * by the secretary The deparlment has beei keeping a watchful eye upon the performanc of some ot the new Kngllsh lorpedo boals ; which have maintained the marvelous spcei of twenty-eight and twenly-nlno knols pe Is hour , and having disposed of Ihe conlract for Iho Hire * boals above referred lo Secre lary Herbert has taken up the subject of de t'lgns for thn other boats authorized by th list naval appropriation bill. He has give ; suggestions thai thc e boils shall bo large all around than their predecessors , which ar lo bo of 138 Ions displacement , and 24V knots speed The new bouts for which bid will be at'ke-d later on vvlll bo of about IS tons. This Is forty tons smaller than th I'ngllsh class , the fastest they have afloat 1C. jet they will be requires ! to show a speed o twenty-elghl knols per hour. In view of th favorable terms secured for these three boat Jiwt awarded to Ihe Columbian Iron works It Is believed that these- three llycrs can b ot built within the appropriation. ts he rilKI ; MI.MMl A IMlCNACt he Administration Tnltlng nn Actlto I'urt li bong IIIK I'lelit Agnlnit It. y WASHINGTON , Apill 13 The Interest th 11 administration takes m the campaign again ! ngm the free silver movement Is undisguised Th heed letter which President Cleveland Is preparln to send to the Chicago business men In repl ed to their Invitation to deliver on address upo nd the currency Is no less emphatic than he ai ni nine ! dressed to the Chamber of Commerce of Xe' ! ' a , York early In 1S02 , although It Is probabl te that ho will go moro Into details and mor teal explicitly state the reasons for his opposltlo alk to thu free coinage of si her at 1C to : k- Secretary Carlisle will deliver three speechc kve on the bubject of currency , but large ! ) d < lal voted to silver He vvlll probabl ) speak one els In New York and once In Tennessee early I 111 May Ills Kentucky tpcccli may be lUllrere at Louisville , although there have been n quests from his old home In Covlngton fc of him to talk to the people there In Tennesse ng ho vvlll speak In Memphis or Nashville. Othc a I members of the cabinet will also tpcaK on tli le- an silver question , although time and plac leur. . have not been fixed They believe that campaign of education on the money questlo will have the effect of checking the move ment toward free silver , which thev bellev has become a serious nienaco to tlie Inttgrlt ot the democratic party Work on the Upprr MlMourl. WASHINGTON. April 13.-Spccial ( Teh gram ) Captain Hodges , In charge of th ea Upper Missouri river Improvements , ht Pi submitted his report for March , from vvhlc ice It appears that plans for the expenditure < on IB the J40.000 appioprlated for Improvemem nl Sioux City vvlll soon be submitted to teen War departmcnl for Ihe approval of U en chief of cnglnetrs Captain Hodges stntt Ihat contracts have been awarded for In provements abjve Sioux Clly On April bids were opened for furnishing coal for tl snag boats for the coming season Durln of th ? month of April obstructions vvlll be n ird moved , supplies purchased and snaKsln he operations resumed with thu snag boat Mi tea 1'herson , A new boiler will be put In tl strel hulled boat Mandan Jin tnag by tl of Joseph r.Vunnlf Holler works of St. Lou Jld at a price of $2,127 he the Ulclnw nml * ion a > AdnilnUtrntort. eel WASHINGTON , April 13. Lewis J H Douglass , the oldest son , and Mrs. Douglas the widow of the late Frederick Douglas ol- today were appointed co-admlnlitrAtors of tl ler dead nian'i estate , bond being fixed Hi $70 000. efforts were made to effect a compri : m ! j between the parties In Interest , but failed , and today being the last day on which conteit could be made both tide * appeared In court. Mrs , Sprnguc , a daughter , objected to the Appointment ot her brother on the ground that he was unfrlsmlly to her and would cause her trouble and delay In re ceiving Jier share If he were appointed. She was willing to have the widow appointed sole admlnlitralrix , but Ihe court ruled other wise , SUTTI.INO A Cl'.Ir.llllATii > LAND CAhK. Northern 1'ncHlc Omnt In Montnnn nml lilnlio Under C'niulilorntlnn. WASHINGTON , April 13 The mineral land commissioners appointed by the presi dent yesterday are expected to settle the dispute Ihat has long existed as to the char acter of Ihe lands In Monlana and Idaho , within Ihe grant of the Northern I'aclfic rallroid The creallon of these different boards has grown out of the Itorden decision ot Iho supreme courl , In which It was de cided that mineral lands within Iho grant were excepted , and were a part ot the public lands of the Untied States for mineral pur poses , unlll protesled by Ihe railroads Patents have been withheld pending an ex amination ot the lands , which will be > done by Iho commissioners for each land district The decision ot these commissioners will nA be final , bul will go a long way loward de- lermlnlng Ihe character of Ihe lands. The commissioners will make reports In each of the districts where they are assigned lo Iho local land officers , and the reports will be published Thirty days will be given In which protesls may bo filed If no protests are filed the reports will be submitted lo Ihe seerelary , and If approved by him , Ihe acllon Is final Where protests are filed the local officers will treat them as contests , and suits will follow to determine the mineral or nonmlneral character of the land , with appeals to the commissioners and reporl , as In olhcr cases Examinations by the commis sioners tnusl bo complelcd within three > e.ars The commissioners arc allowed compensation at $10 per day , but cannot exceed a total of $2,500 each per year Two of the appointees , Messrs Uarnes of Wisconsin and Pearson ot Ohio , are ex-members of congress. K r.iiiMs IIOHM : JN TIII : yitrm of Fumigation for Latter * from South imcricm Cotnitrlc . WASHINGTON , April 13 The beginning of the > cllow fever season In the tropical portions of Central and South America and the West Indies has revived the annual ques tion ) to the danger of Infection being con veyed to the United States In letters or newspapers mailed from those countries The New York health authorities have requested that all mall sent from tropical countries shall bo fumigated belore distribution. The Immediate cause of the request was the re cent arrival In New York of a mall steam ship from Ilrazll , one of whose crew had died with yellow fever on the voyage. Post master Dajton , In forwarding the health au thorities' request , said he did not know the exact extent of his powers , and asked In structions Personally he regarded the chance of Infection as exceedingly small Second Assistant Postmaster General Nell- son replied today that In view of the small expense nnd labor Involved , and the amount of loss and grief that rplght bo occasioned by only one death , It seemed to him ad- vl able to begin a system of fumigation of malls from tropical countries during the yellow fever period. This extends from Jan uary to September 1 and ( Milco IircUlons. WASHINGTON , April 13-Special ( Tele gram ) The secretary of the Interior today rendered decisions on appeals from the com missioner of the general land olllce In the following cases Nebraska Peter Cameron ngalnst J C W Kline , O'Neill district , mo tion for review denied and land awarded to Cameron , Joseph P Mader against United States , Lincoln dlbtiict , decision afllrmed and entry held for cancellation ; filbert S. Uamcn ngalnst United State" , Lincoln dis trict , same decision , ex parte , Elizabeth Brown , Alliance district , decision moilllled nnd Hrovvn allowed to enter land ; A a M Holdera against Maria 13 TIINon , Grand Island district , decision dismissing contest alllrmed ; Daniel W McNamara against William Lornbmlj , Nellgh district , decision dismissing contest nlllrmed South JJ.akotn Ljm.an A nidwell ngalnst Maiy A. Bldwell , devisee of Decntur Hld- vvell , deceased , Sioux Tails district , decision afllnned nnd land awarded to defendant , Wlllinm J. Somers against Lrnest Heuer , Watertovvn district , rehearing ordered to determine rights of both parties , Minnie Stanley , ex parte , decision ntllrmed ; light of Northwestern Loan and Hanking com pany ( mortgagee ) denied and entry rejected. . Onlrrt for Army Ulrii. WASHINGTON , April 13-Special ( Tele- ' gram. ) rirst Lieutenant Jonas E. Emery Is transferred from company P to company I , and rirst Lieutenant Hobert L Hirst from company I to company r , Eleventh Infan try Captain James B. Burbank Is transferred ! from light battery r to batten G , and Captain Kamsay D Potts from battery G to light battery F , Third artlllerj The following assignments of olllcers re cently piomoted ure ordered Captain Churlts G Starr ( promoted from first lieu tenant , Plist Infantry ) , to the First Infantry , company K , vice Tlsdnll , retired , First Lieu tenant George A Detehmendy ( promoted from second lieutenant , Sixth Infantrj ) , to the First infantry , company P , vice Starr , promoted. Second Lieutenant S J Bayard Schlndel , Sixteenth Infantry , Is transferied to the Sixth Infantry , company H. Captain Theodore P Forbes , Fifth Infan try , It granted leave of three months. Cap tain Thomas G Tovvntend , Sixth Infantry , three months and fifteen days. Koversecl Another lonslon Kulln . WASHINGTON , April 13. In the pension case of Henry Cushman the Interior depart ment overruled n former decision and now holds that an acting assistant or contracl surgeon has not actually performed military service as Is contemplated In the provisions of the disability pensions act of June 27 1890 , and has no pensionable rights under the act. To secure a pension such a surgeor might make good his claim unJer the gen > eral pension acts of 1SC5 anJ 1873. Imiirnvrmrnti of thu MUl lppl. li. WASHINGTON. April 13-Secretary La. mont has approved the project prepared bj the Mississippi River commission at Iti March meeting for the application of ar appropriation of $2CU,000 for continuing work on the Mississippi from the Ohio t < the Passes , Increased by an unallotted bal anoe of $8,000 remaining from the last up. pioprlatlon. AH the levee work Is to bt done by contract , using hired labor only Ir emergency , while the bank revetment Is t < be done by hired labor and material pur chased by contract. V\ Survry of Indian Territory. Vle WASHINGTON. April 13 H L Baldwli rein of the geological survey will start on Mon in day for South McAlesttr to organize anothe 1cs party for the work of surveying the Indlai cse territory. Two parties are already In th ece Held. ce In Appointed to Apprulne the Choctnn Itonc ! ed WASHINGTON. April 13 The preslden 0- has appointed the following Alexander II Simpson of Indian Territory as referee am ee appraiser of right-of-way of the the Choctaw er Oklahoma & Gulf railroad lie cen Now I'cmstm iHlur at 1'leu mint Mill. n WASHINGTON , April 13-Special Tele in gram ) Kdward Barnes was today appo'ntei e" e"postmaster nt Pleasant Hill , Saline county ve Neb , vice Erwln Houck , resigned. ty Nnw Iniru rottofllrr. WASHINGTON , April 13-Special Tele gram ) A poslolllce has been established a le- lehe Cass , Jones county. la. , with William K he Wild as postmaster as eh Uoaitnl Her LIillil In a Fireplace. of RALEIGH. N C . April 13-News reache- - its here today of a horrible crime In Pnmllci he he county , ten miles from Bay Bore A col en ored mother burned her Infant child t Tl- death She put It In the fireplace on th Tl1 hot coals nnd put the oven lid on It to holi Tlhe It down. The woman Is now In Jail. Di-atli I'entlty for rolionlnp. CINCINNATI , O April 13-Judge Wllfoi c- of the court of common pleas today pro che nounced the death penalty on Martin Ad he a ins , who was found guilty of murder 1 its the first degree In poisoning his employe ) John Ohmer The time tlxed for hla execu tlon wns July 31. , Juilgn ( IroMrtii IHngrrou lr III. 68 , nnDLANDS , Col. , April 13. Judge Gross BS , cup , the famous federal district Judge c Chicago , who came to Hedlands some week he since In the hope of throwing off a never attack of the grip. Is very low. and fear o-1 are entertained that he ioay not recover. HAS NOT CHANGED/flS / VIEWS Senator Thmston Still Stands on Repub lican Platforms Rcspoc\rg,0urrency { \ ? , , WHENMONIY LEG'SLATKMILL ' BE MAD Not Until After the Next ( lenrrnl Klrctlon When Jttpublican * W llf Ho In Tower In All Drpirttiientg-S'cit Sosluu of Congress Ciin ito S'li Senalor John M Thurston has returned to Omaha from a tour of the I'aclfic coast. Leav ing Portland after making his argument for a dismissal of the pcllllon of Ihe American Loan and Trust company for a separate receiver for the Oregon Short Line , with his parly ho vlsllcd all Ihe show places of Ihe I'aclfic coasl. Talking lo a representative of The Bee of his trip , he said lhal while the western counlry appeared dull , he saw many Indlca- lions of rclurnlng prosperity. He believes the limit of the slagnallon In business has been reached and bellcr limes are Jusl ahead. "Prom Inlervlews appearing In Iho wcsl- crn papers , ' said the roporlcr , " 1 Infer Ihat you have changed your ideas on financial problems somowhal slnco your election as senator. " Mr. Thurston In reply said "I have at all times declared m > self In harmony vvllh Ihe platform ot the lust re publican national convention , the resolullon of Ihe last republican league convenllon of Iho United Stales , and Ihe platform of the last republican stale convenllon of Ne braska , all of which declare with some sllghl change of language , but not of mean ing , In favor of American blme'nlllsm and for the use of both gold and silver as money , under such legislation as will maintain Ihc eejual purchasing nnd debl paying power of every dollar On Iho slump In Iho last campaign , and In Joint .debate with Mr Bryan , I declared myself as opposed to the opening of the mints of the Unlled States for the free coinage of Ihe silver product of any other country until the great commeiclal nallons of Iho world were ready to Join us In maintaining International bimetallism I also declared myself in favor of 'he free coinage of the American silver product under legislation which would maintain the e < | ual purchasing and dcbl-pajlng power of all American dollars I have In no manner changed my views on the silver question. INTCRVIUWS WEUi : COLORED "Whenever I have been Inlcrvlewed on Ihe subject I have expressed myself In exactly the same way. I have noticed that my In terviews when appearing In newspapers ad vocating Iho gold slandard have generally been colored lo somewhat fit the views of Ihe papers , and when appearing In silver papers they have been oftentimes colored still moro strongly. I have this criticism lo make , and I think it is a fair and Just oneI find the newspapers and people of Ihc easl Ihat ad vocate the single gold standard are quite tolerant of Die views and opinions of those who differ with them. They are generally willing to discuss and give consideration to the silver arguments even when presented by the most radical advocates pt free and un limited coinage On th otler | hand , I find Ihe newspapers and people who stand for free silver al 1C to 1 absolutely Intolerant to ward any one who ventured lo differ with them In tlie slightest degree , a"d they seem unwilling to concede that any person who Is not commltled lo Ihd , free nnd unlimited coinage of silver can be honest In his belief. NO MONEY LEGISLATION SOON. "Looking at the monpy question from the practical standpoint , It Is Impossible to ex pect any legislation frqm the ne\t congress We have a largo republican majority In the house commltled to the republican platform of bimetallism , bill nol Ift the free nnd un limited coinage of the world's product of sllvor. We haye a senata.wlilc ! . ia supposed to have a , majorlly In fu vor ot Ihe free and , unlimited colriage of silver , nnd wo have a president who undoubtedly stands cc-n-mltled I to tlio gold standard. U seerofl Impossible that any monetary legislation can come out of such a combination. "Since Ihe repeal of Ihe Sherman act we have practically been upon a gold basis , and wo can never change Iho situation until some new leglslallon receives favorable action In bolh houses of congress and is approved by . Iho executive This can never happen until some political party has a clear majority In bolh houses ot congress and a president In sympathy with that majority. Just as soon as one political party Is In power In all branches of the government It vvlll be com pelled to legislate on the silver question. II is hardly to be expected that such legl'la- llon will meel Ihe demands ot Ihe cxlreme advocates of either side. "In a popular government all legislation which does not Involve liberty or morality Is necessarily the result of compromise. And Iho people of Ihls counlry. Including Wa \ slreet and the sllvor mining dlstrlcle , might Just as well look this mailer squarely In the face and commence to realize- that the next silver legislation of lite Uniied Slates will b" framed lo meet the views of the great con servative body of the American people who are , above everything else , In favor of fixed nnd permanenl standards ot value , anJ of the greatest possible use of both money metals cons'lslcnt wllh the maintenance of their parity. parity.REPUBLICANS REPUBLICANS WILL SETTLE IT. "Neither the bankers nor the mine Swners vvlll dictate Ihe lerms of Ihe leglslallon ot Ihe republican parly when it comes inlo full power after Ihe next presidential election. Every man In the country knows It Is coming Into power , whether ho admits II or nol. That party has had the courage and has de veloped the genius necessary lo meet every great national and Industrial and financial emergency. And it vvlll not fall when It re turns to power. "So far as I am concerned , I am profoundly Impressed with the belief tint our depression , business paralysis. Industrial stagnation , low prices and lack of employment are the direct result of the abandonment of the American protecltve policy , and are not due to any ap preciable degree to any monetary condition Just as soon ns our tariff Is readjusted so as . to provide a sufficient revenue , to fully prolccl American labor , American Industries anil American products , American prosperity vvlll return Pactorles will open , business boom prlcej rise , labor be In demand and we wil : forget that we have ever bothered our minds over the questions of coinage or currency " SIl.VKK IS TlIK I'AIUMOUNT IS'sUK ' . Hon.llllam 1C. MorrlMm * Interviewed 01 Ills VVny ThrnilKh Clilrugo. WATERLOO , 111. , April 13 Hon Wllllan R. Morrison , who aTflvetl home yesterday was asked by an Afcsotldted press reporlei lo give his views on" tho'sllver ' question. Hi said his presence at jionip at this time hat no connection with nor relation to the Jun , < democratic convention. He had slmpl ; stopped over on his vayvweEt , where Ihe In ii terslalp Commerce commission had some bus ! ness. lle said that jdurUig the canvaes la : joar he had made ( ( eyqral speeches , and n one discussed the sl ) > pr question freely am fully staling his own v ewB. "Tho Importance ofjthja subject Is secom only to Iho tariff. Itsunsatisfactory an unsettled condition Is , tjflleved to have aggra vated Ihe financial and , business dllllcullle through which we 7idv9 been compelled t : pass. The place wjilch .silver shall occup > In our monetary systemVlt seems , Is a que < tlon which -will not' down The effort t settle It through the Sherman bill by the re ; publican party was a confessed failure Tha party hastened to join In undoing Us work The sentiment In favor of a larger use o silver , and on terms Interchangeable will gold , seems lo be growing , both hero an abroad. Apparently nobody in Europe I courageous or reckless enough lo attemri Ihe double standard without England's con i sent. Can we safely do this wllh Englan and all Europe opposing ? It Is not the lega tender quality which makes our silver dollars Ii lars more valuable than the silver In them i It Is because , under Ibe practice of ou financial system , they are IntcrchangeabI with gold through the treasury When ell 1 ver was discredited by being left out of th coinage laws of 1873 there- was nothing In th relative values of silver and gold to Justtr It , This U not the only cauie , but It I one caus ? why the commercial value of il | ) ft U not more than It 1 . In prosperou tltnen wo could safely use a large imotmt ot Bllver , always providing for Iti convertibility Into money which doei not get Its \t\ue \ from the law. The secretary of Ih * Interior , Hoke Smith , said In a speech that the bullion In the treasury wns being coined ni tut as the mints could do It , which wouM Increase our circulation to the extent of J55.000.000. That would * rem to mean that bullion In the treasury , Including seigniorage , li being coined. " _ bKNATOIt HIM , QUlTi : lM.KASii > . Urutlflcil "Hit the Income Inx DccMon , but U lilies It Jlitil ( lour Turllirr. NEW YORK , April 13. Referring to the decision ot the United States supreme court In relation to the Income tax , Senator Hill says. "I have ventllalcd my views concernIng - Ing lhal lax pretty thoroughly. I was grati fied with the finding of the court as far as It went , but I believe that the whole tax , In stead of a part , should bo declared unconsti tutional. The tax Is manifestly a direct tax and as such Is unconstitutional. The lax Is not a democratic measure from any polnl of view. H Is more of a popullsllc law than anything else. It seems to be a compromise measure to Focurc votes of an clement In the country that Is antagonistic to all existing conditions The finding of the court will directly knock out Just the part of the law that these people were urging , and vvlll prove of more benefit to New York stale , perhaps , than any oilier state In the union In New York nearly all Ihc munici pal and slate bonds are held and in this city also are the big landed eslales The main fealurcs of Ihe law are , therefore , wiped out , and the party gets nothing for Its pains. " VllllVTAtr It All Jlltlt.lllb OUT At'ni Murder Icuds to a llnttln In Which lour of the rartlrlptntn VVrro Klllnl. PARIS , Tex , April 13 War has broken loose In the eastern portion of the Choclaw nation Ever since Ihe Jones-Locke feud of two years ago the deadllesl cnmlly has pre vailed belween parlies of different political beliefs. News travels slowly In that Isolated section and It Is only a couple of weeks ago that the full-blood Choclaws , who cannot speak Engllnsh , learned of Ihe trouble that xlstcd between Governor Jones and Dick : xicke. Last Monday Arnold Isllche was shot down iy some unknown party In his own yard He lied ban an avowed friend of Governor Jones ml was a man of Influence In his community. Us assassination aroused tlie whole com- uunlly and Ihe Coopers , who had always : > een warm friends of Locke , were suspected f Ihe crime. Day before ycslerday Solomon Lonaker , Simpson Lonakcr and three of their rlends laid In wall two miles north of Eaglc- on , In the Choctaw nation , for the Coopers , who were planllng a crop As the Coopers came up Iho Lonakers opened fire from am bush wllh Wlnchcslers. Their flre was re- urned. There were five men In each parly and for thirty minutes a deadly fusllade pre vailed. The results were not known until yesterday morning , when Governor Gardner of the Choctaw nation chanced lo pass the place and found Solomon Lonaker , Cornelius Coopei and Tom Porbes dead In the road within a few feet of each other , with their rifles In Iheli ands. Near his dead brother lay William looper , shot In a dozen places , but still alive and conscious He gave Governor Gard ner a detailed statement of the whole affair His statement cannot bo had now , bul cnougl s known lo show that the Lonakers wen nstlgalcd to do the bloody work by Iho us < of money fclvcn by political friends. Th ( 'oopers were very popular and Ihelr friends are furious over Ihe affair and are on tin warpath , swearing vengeance against tin Lonakors and all their friends. Governor Gardner was here today and whlli deploring the situation was powerless to di anything. The federal authorities could glvi him no relief , as all of the parlies wen Indian citizens and had violated no fcdcra law. Sued to Hot Aiililo n Divorce. SAN PRANCISCO , April 13. Mnrgarc McNelll of Pltlsburg , Pa , filed a suit toda ; In th.6 United Stales circuit courl asklni Ihat a divorce granlcd Ihree years ngo l < her husband be set aside. The McNelll were married sixteen years npo In I'ennsyl vanla. Soon nf tern an ! McNelll left hi wife nnd came to California Several year Inter Mrs. McNeill was awarded a dlvorc for desertion and ginnteil J10WO alimony bul , unknown to her , McNelll had lmu tune ouslj obtained a divorce In Ihe superlo court here on the giound of cruelty Sine then he has accumulated a fortune estl mated at $100,000 This fortune Mrs. Me Nclll now desires to share. AMUSEMENTS. RiTkVTVG FIVE NIGHTS- OW IJ 13 WED. MATINEt COMMIJNCINO . . ( TONIUIIT SUNDAY ) THI3 WOULD-rAMOUS HANLONS Presenting Their Wonderful Spectacular Trie ! Pantomime , the CJ NEW A OUPERBA A Oortrrous Mechanical Spectacle filled vvlt MjstlfyliiTilcKs ana Illusions Trnnsformatio Scenes uf llewllilcrlni ; lleauty and Illgli-clas Vaudeville Specialties. Thn nln of seats now open nt usual prices- Me , We. 7Vi nml tl 09 NOIL ! Ilex olllcc open nil da > Sunday 35 GOOD SKATS AT We 13ACH ' MONDAY BOYD'S.MONDAY . April 29th. Cliildfens'Caniiva DY THn ri'I'JLS OP MANQ'S DANCING SGH001 Polos. Characteristic Dances , all nttlona repn sen ted by th"tr peculiar dimes Also the eel * brnteil Columbian March To be cluaeil by grand ball Tickets admitting adult or child COc to bo lir from the members of the class or ut the b < otllco , Boyd s Theater , MURDERED IN A SANCTUARY Ilorrlblo Pint ! of Parties Who "Went to Decorate for Enstor. GIRL BUTCHERED WITH A CASE KNIFE She llnil Attended n fmtltnl In the Uliurch the Mglit llotoro tint Nu One Nolle eil Her l.rn\c-rnrinrr Ailmlior bmprcted ( tlie Crime , SAN riUNCISCO. April 13 A Sunday- school teacher with her scholars , entering the tiniamicl Baptist church today to arrange the Kaster decorations , found tlie body of a young girl , frightfully mutilated , In the pas tor's study , adjoining the main auditorium Her clothing was torn and dlshcvelcl , anl she had evidently been assaulted before she was killed , or else her murder was the result of chagrin and rage on the part of her baf fled assailant Her frail body was covered with blood and wounds. The walls of the study were bespattered with her blood and there was a large reJ pool under the table near her feet as she lay dead. A cut on her wrist had severed the arteries and ten dons She was stabbed In each breast aid over the heart was n flesh vvdnml In vvh Mi was sticking a part of a broken blade The assailant had evidently possessed all the ferocity of a Jack the Hipper. Theknife - , which was afterward found , was a sllvor- hamllcd table Unite used the pre vious evening at n cmirch fes tival , and was so dull that tha vic tim's dress had to be opened at the breast to enable the blade to pierce the flesh The body was subsequently Identified as that of Minnie Williams , a domestic residing In Alamcdu , but a member of Ilninnucl church In this city. She wns 18 years of "age and remarkably pretty She left her employer's residence in Alanmla yesterday afternoon to attend a feitlval In the church last evening , remaining all night with friends to as < ist In the decorations She wore her l > cst frock , and carried an older dress to vunr while working In the church When the entertain ment closed last evening she Is presumed to have entered a closet adjoining the study to change her attire1. The sexton , bellev Ing every one had gone , turned out the lights and left the church. The girl had an excellent reputation , going to no entertainments other than those at the church. She had two male friends , a dental ptuJent nhom she had not seen lately , and n dental student whom she once said had In suited her , nnd whom her friends suspect of the murder. This student , whose name Is Deviant , wrote her yesterday , asking her to meet him In San Francisco last night. Miss Williams was supplclous nnd refused a ren dezvous , but said she would be at the fes tival In the church , where Deviant could sec and converse with her. Both Miss Williams and Deviant were nt the festival. No one saw cither of them leave the church at Its conclusion. A curious coincidence In connection with the murder Is the fnct that Miss Williams wns a clobo friend of Miss Blanche Lament , a young girl from Montana , who has been missing for ton days Mrs. Noble , Miss La : ment's aunt , was the first to discover the b dy ot Mlii William * In the church. Mrs Noble today received through the null * a p..t > 'r In which vvcr * wrapped thrco ring * worn by her mining niece the night ilia disappeared. On the paper wni the nitron tit Theodore Deviant , the > ounn dtntat tin' nt who made the Appointment with Minn Williams , tin : tnurdcied girl , last night. Tha police liavr ns > ct made no arrests and tha double mjstcry Is puzzling the whole city. Miss Williams , the murdcrrd girl , was not a servant , as at first stated. Her partnti had separated , and as her mother could not suppori her Iho girl was living vvllh friends , who Ulndl ) gave her a home unlll ihc could secure cmplojment. .1KB .M.tllltrun API Kit .1M.M * .liinirn p. llrril l.rn < U thr l.nto of till Morn * Inc I.ICo In HIP Altnr nt Mlhtniiknp , MILWAUKEE , Win , April 13-Special ( Telegram ) -Aft r n courtship extending over ti peilod of mnnv years. James 8 Heed , n wealthy farmer residing near Onialm , and Mrs Mnrv Monnlmn , n buxom widow of Oihkosh , WIs , wire quietly wedded by llcv Piederlok Evnn , pastor of the Plrst Hnpllsl chinch The groom has already pas eil Ills COth blrthdii ) and the bride is nt'urlv of the same age , but notultlistiiul- Int ; the cemuonv was one of the brightest and happiest thil lir Evans has performed for miu > a day. Long ngo , In the hnlc > on dav of voutli , Mr. nml Mrs Heed were lovers , but n cold fate Inttifind Tvvcnty- sevi'ti years or so ngo Mr Monnlmn illeil and his widow rcmatiuil true to his mem ory until .1 few ilujs ago In the meantime Mr Ueoil moved fiom the vlilulls of Oah- Ko h to Nebraska , settling near Omaha , nnd became very vvenlthv Ho beoame a widower HOIIU- time ago , and then the old courlMhlp was tonowul The old llama was still MinouliUrlng though many jcara hud pis i < tl iivvnv and II b gun to burn bilKltt as in the lavs gone 1 > > with the re sult that the loupK pros-ntnl themselves at the duor of Hi Eums Aftej the cere- nionj sou t > was loquestoil for a few wet Us 'I In couple II Is understood , vvlll go to N bruskn to nMdo. : SCOFIELD CLOAKSKMS. The people who visited our store yester day were well pleased Mrndnj we'll have moro of the $2 fifl capes , latest cut and worth $500 Silk capes , all satin lined , at $ S9S. usual $1 00 kind Silk embroidered cloth capes , with under capo of silk , edged with deep knife-pleated rulllp , $1500 , would bo cheap at ? 20 00. Separalo wool skirls at $4 50 Ulack crcpon skirls. JS 98 Other finer skirts up to $ M 00. Calico wrappers , 65cothers no betlcr , bul worlh more , elab orate ruffles , at 7Sc and 9Sc Muslin under- near , best and cheapest in Omaha , best nulcrlals See our COc gowns , worlh 9So. Gowns of fine cambric al $100 , worth $1.50. Hundreds of other bargains. Always Bomo * thing new. new.LPCOFIELD S I\UOAKSKFK I COR 1GTH AND PARNAM , 1'axton Dlock. LADIES' FIRST CLASS SERVICE. REASONABLE RATES. 100 nun Rooms Adjoining Young Woman's ' Christian Association Rooms. MME. YALE S aud other Toilet Articles kept on Sale. AMUSEMENTS. 3 FESTIVAL CONCERTS. 'Q ' Ty ATRP FRIDAY , APRIL 19 , ft I H fl I Kt SflTlUDflY , APHIL 20 , MATINEE AND EVENING. THE CHICAGO ORCHESTRA HOR 1 10J tJfJ % CONDUCTOR. SOLOISTS : Mrs. Gcnavra Johnstonc-Bishop , Mr. Honw Moore. Reserved scuts 75c to $1 60. Now on sale nt Adolpli Meyer's Muslo Store , 15th ana Furnam. r e a e FOR THIS WEEK ONLY. y i- iii The middle of April finds us with the largest stock of Furniture wo over carried two buildings iia iin packed full Many of our finest patters of ' 01 are still on hand , and added to these are the newest designs - a signs of this year Anticipating a moro active season , wo wore led to order , at the very low prevailing d prices , an unusually largo stock Wo are now convinced , however , wo cannot in the regular way dispose a of these goods this spring , and rather than carry them over to the full wa announce herewith a great i- Clearance Sale. 8 o i10 y FOR ONE WEEK ONLY , it It will unquestionably present the greatest bargains in Fine Furniture which has over boon soon in this city. It's the opportunity of a life time for these who will avail thornsalvos of it. h a itnl lait iti $80,000 Worth of Furniture Represented. nl nlil Positively not over $500orth of goods ilI sold to any one purchaser at these Clearance Charles Shiverick & Co. prices. No goods sold to Omaha furniture . , dealers. IT' ' le Store open c\ery evening this week until Twelfth and 0 o'clock , Douglas Sts , The prices quoted and quantity of stock stated la absolutely correct , nd no person can come and be disappointed. liJ JIS
