THE OMAHA DAILY J5EEJ SATURDAY , JANUARY 18. 1890.
PACIFIC ROADS' ' PROSPECTS
Reorganization Committee of the Ovcilanil
Will Foreclose Soon ,
WHERE HUNTINGTON'S ' INTERESTS ARE
Tint Anxlntift ( o Sec Ilia KvcliiNlvo Ar-
rnniretiient on tlic 1'nelllc Connt
.In t nt ( lie
1'rcNunt Time.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-SpzcUl ( Tele-
Brain. ) The reorganization committee of the
Union Pacific , having n majority of the
holders ot tlio nrat mortgage bands' ' favorable
to foreclosure , will , It li understood , foreclose
the fir lit mortgage- when tlo : time presents ,
whether congress acts on the proposition now
before that bvdy or not ,
Callls 1' . llitntlngton haa nerved notice on
the house committed of Pacific railroads that
bo desires to bo heard against any funding
echumo which may bo contemplated which
points to a long protracted fight In com
mittee and on the floor ot the houre. Huntington -
ington , through My Iienchmen , It la learned ,
will antagonize any legislation which con
templates n Union and Central Pacific rail
road , because It will deprive tils road , the
Southern IVic flc , of both freight and pas-
oengcr traffic : . As n matter ot fact , however ,
thijro li not a tlnglo congressman or sen
ator who Is not receiving letters dally from
the e moil vitally Interested urging action
nt this rcislon nf congre ? * against Hunting-
ton's scheme , and calling upon them to pai >
tlclpato In any legislation which will rcllcvu
the country fr m periodical ngltntlon. HuntIngton -
Ington li opposed to IcKlslatlon at this session ,
nnd ho IB fighting any report of a bill which
might rontmnplala a settlement between the
Rovernmant nnd bondholders , with what suc
cess remains to be seen.
ADVOCATING PENSION LEGISLATION.
A rommlttoe nf the Grand Army ot the Re
public appeared at u upeclul meeting ot the
house committee en Invalid pensions today
to advdcato the passage of the general pen
sion bill Introduced by Representative I'lcklcr
tome time ago. The committee waj com
posed of General Walker , commander-ln-
chlof : General Heath , chairman of the leg
islative committee ; General W. , W. Dudley
and General Ketchum. The committee sug
gested Revcrnl amendments to the provisions
of the- bill , among them being one Increasing
widows' pensions from $ S to $12 per month ;
that any widow In receipt of an Income of
loss than $ .100 per annum shall bo entitled tea
a pension , and the adoption of one providing
for the payment of a pension to nil honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors who served
ninety days or longer. The committee was
of the opinion that such a law. If not passed
at this session , would bo In the near tuturo.
Another meeting of the committee on In
valid pensions will bo held next Monday
night to further consider the bill. ,
Representative I'lcklcr has secured the ap
pointment of Frances M. Coshun as seam
stress at the Yankton agency school at
Springfield , S. D.
GAMBLE'S MAIDEN EFFORT.
Representative Gamble of South Dakota
made his maiden speech today In congress
upon the bill to utilize American Island In
the Missouri river opposite Chamberlain , S.
D. , for educational purposes. It was a busi
ness speech from a business man and the bill
was passed , representatives showing a dis
position to assist Mr. Gamble In securing leg
islation which might help a locality to better
Its conditions.
Congressman Gamble appeared today before
fore- the committee on public lands In favor
of reducing theprice of land on the Wahpeton ,
Slsseton , Sioux and Yankton reservations to
allow entries and relieve payments. The. .
commltteo agreed to report the bill favorably. >
Representative J. D. Strode has been - appointed
pointed on the subcommittee having In charge
. -claims of Indian wars and all war claims
except civil war originating In Nebraska ,
Oregon. Washington and Idaho.
Dr Grant Culllmore or Omaha was In the
city today.
A board of officers composed of Brigadier
General Elwell S. Otis , Captain L. Flsk and
Captain P. Miller , Is appointed to meet at
Seattle , Wash. , to make examination of the
stto to bo donated for a military post and de
fense.
ARMY TRANSFERS.
The following transfers "in the TwoflJy-
thlrd Infantry are made : Captain E. D.
Pratt , from company D to company K ; Cap
tain Calvin D. Cowles , from company K to
company U. First Lieutenant Wallls 0.
Clark , Twelfth Infantry , Is ordered to report
to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel S. Simmer ,
Sixth cavalry , at Fort Loavenworth , for ex
amination as to promotion.
L. J. McFann was appointed postmaster
at Conroy , Iowa county , la. , vice H. S. Ran
som , dead.
NEBRASKA RANKS' CONDITION.
An abstract ot reports of 103 national
banks ot Nebraska , exclusive of Omaha and
Lincoln , showing their condition December
13 last , gives total resources ot $20,171,875 ,
the principal Items being loans and dis
counts , $12,904.597 ; value of stocks , secur
ities , etc. , $2,2G(5,020 ( ; reserve on hand and
deposited with reserve agents , $2,437,887 , ot
which $505,879 was In gold. The principal
liabilities ! were : Capital stock. ? G.490,0.00 ;
surplus fund and undivided profits , $1,870-
1CO , and deposits , $8,072,355. The averags
reserve held was 28.50 per cent.
Patents have been liwuedlfas follows : Ne
braska Charles C. A. Dauercaraper , Gothen
burg , sash fastener.
.Iowa Henry Bendlxen , Davenport , mechan
ism for operating washing machines ; Qeorgo
J , Herman , jr. , Colosburg , automatic wagon
Jirako ; Michael P. Kenna , Duuun.uo , coloring
nttuphmmit for nrlntlnc presses ; Lars G.
Nelson , Sioux City , electric arc lamp ; ueorge
"IV. Pclton , Muscatlne , propeller wheel ; Clydo
L. Pitman , Cantrll , apparatus for UE-O In
poultry houses ; Emll L. Tied , Belmond , rlb-
bon clasp.
Will Soon Appoint n New lllNhuti.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The announco-
, mcnt of Dr. O'Gormon's appointment as
bishop of Sioux Falls , Is expected to bo followed -
lowed at nil early day by the appointment
of a bishop for Sacramento , Cal. This will
t , complete the appolntmcnta to vacant bishop-
[ . " rlca In the United States.
Promotion In tin1'oxlnl .Service.
WASHINGTON , Jsn. 17. DUIno W. Tay
lor of West Virginia has been appointed chief
clerk ot the Pcotofllco department. Ho has
hold the office of superintendent of the
division of postclllco supplies ! since the be-
Binning of tub administration.
FINAL DISPOSITION NECESSARY.
"It Is necessary , In making such an ad
justment , that all questions of certifying
clalma , cither betwoau settlers and the roads
or between two road" ) , thn grants for which
' conflict or overlap , ba finally disposed of , so
'that a proper disposition of the land can be
shown In the adjustment. While adjust
ments have proceeded with the utmost rapid
ity consistent with a duo regard for the
righto of the Bottler ? , of the United States
and ot the railroad companies , and while to
thlM end the force cf ndjiiploro have boon
largely augmented In the general land office ,
many of the grants yet remain unadjusted.
"In scmo of the grants , notably the cor
poration grants , the lack of surveys up to the
present time made the completion of the
work Impossible. Decisions rendered by the
Interior department In numerous * conflicts
have been carried Into the courts. The con
struction of the Interior department has gen
erally been sustained when final determination
has been reached , but many of the cases are
still pending , not yet having been decided.
Some of these oises , while Involving Immedi
ately the title to only ono particular tract ,
will , when decided , furnish a rule of con
struction to control the disposition of the
title to thousand ? of acres of ether lands In
the Mine situation. Until the courts pass
upon these questions final adjustment can
not be made.
"By section S , of the act ot March 3 , 1891 ,
It Is expressly enacted that suits by the
United States to vacate and annul any pat
ents theretofore Issued shall only be brought
within flvo years from the passage ot this
act. This period of flvo years will expire
on March 3 , 1896. Of course suits by the
United States to secure the cancellation of a
patent In this class of cases after that date
would bo effective. Indeed. It Is now too
late to Initiate proceedings lookingto any
such suit. Inasmuch as demand has to bo
filed on the company , and thereafter ninety
days allowed for compliance- refusal In accordance -
cordance with the act of March 3 , 1887. Before -
fore the expiration of this period the statute
would bar the right of recovery by the gov-i
eminent and the benefits of anticipated fa
vorable decisions of the courts would bo lost
so far as they might determine the charac
ter and deposition of grants similar to those
"Legislation establishing limitations against
the right of the government to sue is an In
novation not entirely consistent with the
general history of the rights of the govern
ment , for It has uniformly been held that
tlmo did not bar the sovereign power In as
serting a right. The early adjudications of
the department construed the grants with a
degree ot liberality toward the grantees ,
which later decisions of the court and of the
department have not sustained. It seems
clear that the further progress of adjust
ments will develop facts and transactions In
connection with thoss land grants whlsh
ought to bo the subjects of legal examina
tion and scrutiny before they are allowed to
become final and conclusive. The govern
ment should not bo prevented from going Into
the courts to right wrongs perpetrated by Its
agents or any ether parties , and by which
much of the public domain may bo diverted
from the people. In these circumstances
It seems to mo that the act of 1891 should
ha so amended as not to apply to suits
brought to recover title ot lands certified or
patented on account of railroad or other
grants. And I especially urge upon congress
speedy action to the end suggested , so that
adjustment of these- grants may proceed
without the Interposition ot a bar through
lack of tlmo against the right of recovery
by the government In proper cases.
"GROVER CLEVELAND. "
Have AwreiMl on n. Secretary.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. Owing to Mr.
Justice Brewer's engagements on the supreme
premo bench , the Venezuelan boundary com
mission has not been able to nuke much
progress since Its adjournment last Saturday.
Arrangements have been made , however , for
a meeting In temporary quarters in the Sun
building. The meeting probably will beheld
hold tomorrow. Ono ot the matters expected
to bo settled at this meeting la the election
of a secretary. Mr. Severs Mallet , provost
ot New York'will probably bo selected. Ho
stands well at the Now York bar and haa
an International practice , Ho U a flno lin
guist , and ID especially familiar with the
Spanish language. Recently he gained the
favor of Secretary Olney and Qtheru by his
successful prosecution ot the celebrated case
of Peralta-Rcavls , Involving the title to
13,000,000 acres of land In New Mexico.
P I ! PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY PUT.
ACKNOWLUIlGKn
Means superiority. Thorough Integrity of
construction and untiring enterprise In Im
provement hive made the "Burton" guitar
the standard of comparison. We have them
lu largo variety of styles and prices. Wo
are twlo agents.
A. Hospe , jr ,
Music aud 4rr. 1513 Douglas St.
TIMI3 IS '
AilJiiMment of Lnml rirnnln HUM Itecn
L'miviililntttr llelnyeil.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The present
today cent the following to congress :
"WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan. 17 , 1896. To
Congress : I desire to Invite attention to the
ncceiplty for prompt legislation In order to
remove the limitation within which suits
may ba brought by the government to annul
unlawful or unauthorized grants ot public
lands. By the act of March 3 , 1837 , the
secretary of the Interior Is directed to ad
just each of the nillroad land grants which
may bo unadjusted ; and It Is provided If It
shall appear , upon the completion ot such nd-
juctmcnt , or sooner , that the lands have been
from any cause orrroneously certified or pat
ented by the United States to or
for the use of n company claim
ing under any ot said grants , It
shall bo the duty ot the secretary of the In
terior to demand a reconveyance of the title
to all lands to erroneously certified or pat
ented ; and on failure of the company to make
such reconveyance within ninety days , the
attorney general Is required to Institute and
prosecute , In the proper courts , necessary pro
ceedings to restore title to eald lands to the
United States. The demands made under this
act have been numerous , and In some cases
have resulted In the reinvestment of title to
the lands In the United States upon demand ;
but In mort cases the demand has been , re
fused and suits have been necessary.
"Tho work of adjustment has been un
avoidably slow. The said act makes pro
vision for the reinstatement cf entries er
roneously canceled on account of railroad
withdrawals , and , upon certain conditions ,
provides for the confirmation ot titles derived
by purchase from thn companies ot lands
shown to be cxccptcd from the grants. It
contemplates a disposition of every tract de
scribed by the granting act and Inspection
of each tract certified or patented to the
company , within tmch limit , to determine
whether ruch certification or patenting wao
proper ; the listing cf these tracts shown to
bo erroneously certified and the determina
tion for which tracts lost to the grant In-
clnmnltv Is to hn nllnwml.
directly involved In pending cases. It will
be readily seen that If this act of limitation
li to remain on the statute books the per
tion ot the adjustment act referred to would
b& rendered null. Indeed , there would be
but little use In continuing the adjustment
of many of the land grants , Inasmuch as
ascertained rights of the United States or of
settlers could be enforced by law.
IS NOT CONSISTENT.
THKY'VB AIUIIVRn-
We wish to notify those who have been
waiting for the arrival of that genuine calf
shoe needle too or needle square toe at
$3.00 It'll the best In America for the
money. We are now stocked with a full
line ot sizes call and get 'em while they
last , Wo believe we've got the best wet
weather shoe that's made for women , men
or children ,
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1419 Faruaitt
MONROE DOCTRINE DEFINED
Senate Foreign Affairs Gotnmittco Ready to
Make Its Report ,
ENLARGED ON THE DAVIS RESOLUTION
No Allcnntlon of I.ninl In Tlilx Coun
try Under Any Pretext to n
ForclRti t'oivcr Will He
Tolerntcil.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The resolution
drawn by Senator Davis and adopted by the
senate committee on foreign relations today
will prove to bo a clear and strong enuncia
tion of the Monroe doctrine when Its text Is
made public. It Is a more forceful declara
tion than any that has been Introduced In
congress on this subject and Its terms are
so explicit that they cannot bo misunder
stood. The maintenance ot the Monroe doc
trine , as set forth In the resolution , Is held
to be vital to the welfare ot this country and
the countries of the American continent.
The doctrineIt Is asserted , Is now In force
and has been In force ever since It was es
tablished by President Monroe. The resolu
tion declares It to mean that the acquisition
by purchase , aggression or otherwise of any
territory on the American continent by a
foreign power Is an unfriendly act and such
acquisition will not bo permitted by the
Unite ! States. The most Important feature
Is that which touches upon a new phase ot
the Venezuelan question the report that
England and Venezuela may reach an agree
ment and that English money will settle the
boundary dispute. The resolution asscrtu
that when disputes on the American con
tinent between foreign governments and
American governments are decided by arbi
tration , acreement. mirchaao or In anv man
ner whatever the United States shall be the
solo judge as to whether the Mouroo doctrine
has been violated In such arbitration or
agreement. In fact. It means that arbitration
or agreement between foreign governments
and governments of the American continent
as to boundary disputes cannot become bind
ing or effective unless sanctioned by the
United States , and that this government
must bo satisfied that no part of the Ameri
can continent has been ceded to a foreign
power by tmch arbitration or agreement.
This 'portion ' ot the resolution caused mis
apprehension among some members of the
committee , as It Is claimed that It may
lead to many entanglements. On the other
hand , the supporters ot the resolution state
that It leaves everything In the hands of
the United States , where tuo final decision
should be , and that the United States will
Interfere only when the Monroe doctrine
has been violated. The resolution Is drawn
with a view of covering every possible con
tingency that may arise In boundary dls-
putea or the acquisition or the sale of terri
tory by ono foreign government to another
on the American continent or of Islands that
are considered a part or tno western uemis-
pherc.
The commltteo adjourned at 12:40 : o'clock ,
after voting to report the Davis resolution
with a few verbal modifications , suggested
by the committee. It It understood that the
resolution will bo presented to the senate
on Monday.
After disposing of the Monroe doctrine
the committee entered upon a brief discus
sion ot the Cuban question , but took no action
upon this beyond Instructing the subcom
mittee to moet next MondaV for a detailed
Inquiry Into the question.
_ , While the members of the committee pos
itively refused either to admit or deny that
such Is the case. It Is the prevailing Im
pression about the senate that the Davis
resolution will Include a declaration against
the alienation ot lands on the western hem
isphere by purchase as well as through force
of arms.
LONDON , Jan. 18. The Now York corre
spondent of the Times says : "The attempt
to stereotype some new-fangled Monroe doc
trine Into a statute or to define It by a reso
lution of congress Is not going to succeed
without opposition. It begins to look as 1f It
might fall altogether. " The correspondent
says a strong minority In the senate will bo
sufficient to ensure Its defeat.
CAI'TUREO THE INSUHGK.VT FLAG.
Ilclicln AlHO Almiuloiicil Their ArniH
mid I ? < iuli > mcitt.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The Spanish
minister cf foreign affairs today telegraphed
Senor Dupuy do Lome :
"MADRID , Jan. 17 , 1890. The commandcr-
In-chlef tolegrapho that General Luquo over
come In Angosa Turas , province of PInar
del Rio , fractions of the bands of Antonio
MJ3COO , commanded by Nunez , Bermudez
and others , capturing their flag and encamp
ment , 100 horses , saddles , ammunition and
provisions , taking some prisoners and dls-
porolng them. Captain Sancnez , with 240
men , had en engagement with a large com
mand under Licret In Charca , province of
Mantanzas , capturing their encampment.
General Pratt reached the vanguard ot
Maximo Gomez , at Encrucljada , province of
Habana , putting It to flight.
"There Is news of ether small engage
ments of lew Importance. The enemy does
not resist , and If It does It Is beaten. The
division of the enemy In small bands causes
great fatigue and Inconvenience to the troops ,
but they Imrauj him closely and continually.
"L. TETUAN. "
LOOKING INTO Mil. JIOWLEH.
HIM IlefiiMiil to Pay the
ClnlniH for SiiRar lloiintlcH.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. Some talk con
cerning the resolution Introduced by Mr.
Boatncr ot Louisiana for an Investigation of
Comptroller Bowler's course In the sugar
bounty appropriation occurred In the house
committee on Judiciary today. The resolu
tion Is still In the hands ot a sub-committee
of which ! Mr. Ray of Now York Is chairman ,
and Mr. Boatner desired to have It taken
up by the full committee at once. It was
concluded to let It He over until t'jo next
meeting , when the sub-committee will prob
ably report a substitute providing for an In
quiry Into the law under which the comp
troller claims to act , with a recommendation
as to whether further legislation Is needed
to define and restrict the comptroller's duties.
The preamble to Mr. Boatnor's resolution
reciting the effects of Mr. Bowler's course
will not bo adopted , as the commlttoe thinks
It Ino no official knowledge of the state
ments made.
NISNT IX A SPECIAL MESSAGE } .
I'renlileiit AVaiitu Moro Time to Annul
WASIHNOTON , Jan. 17. The president
today sent a special message to the hotisa
urging the necessity for Immediate legisla
tion to extend the limit of time within
which suits can bo brought by the govern
ment to annul grants of public lands. He
called attention to the numerous complica
tions that had arisen between railroads as to
grants that overlapped , and the necessity for
adjustment. The time In which suits can
be brought expires March 3 , 1896 , and if the
time limit were allowed to expire then a
portion of the adjustment act would be ren
dered nugatory. The government , the presi
dent says In conclusion , should not be pre
vented from going Into the courts and right
ing wrongs perpetrated by Its agents.
I2xttMi < ll > iK Hi" Homemriiil I.uW.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The house com-
mlttee oil public lands today decided to re
port to the house the free homo bill , pro
posed by Chairman Lacey ot Iowa , which Is
practically a revival of the old homestead
laws. Under this bill all settlers on Indian
lands 'that are opened to settlement may ac
quire a title to the l nds without paying for
them by a residence of flvo years. If they
desire to secure their titles before the expira
tion ot live years they will bt > able to do w >
by paying the rate * fixed by the government.
Diet S > ii ] > i > orlM the Uovvmuiont ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. A'telegram has
boon received at Iho Japanese legation
stating that on tbo 9th Inst. a vote was
taken In the Diet upon a motion to present
a memorial to the emperor attacking the
foreign policy of the government , especially
as regards the rellnqulsbment of the Llao
Tung peninsula. The motion was defeated
by a vote ot 170 to 103. This remilt la re
garded BO a decisive vote of confidence in
support ol the present government.
I
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Cnnitreiinj } VII1 Ailnpt Stitnc
'
I'rnetleni 'Metltnil.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The rule for
compelling the attendance of a quorum cf
members of the ihcKitJo , which was first
brought forward bjn.J/ Randolph Tucker of
Virginia In the CVrty-elxth congress and
which the commltte-.on rules proposed to
add to the Reed quorum counting rule far the
use of this congressjhas not yet been
adopted by the house and will probably bo
amended before If Is passed. When the
rule was brought baforc the house 1-ist week
so much objection , ltvijs | original form was
found that It was withdrawn for further con-
oldcratlon at the Rands ot the committee.
Under the rule when .tho point of no quorum
Is raised and found to bo correct , the ser-
geanl-at-arms Is to bring In absent members
to answer to roll call , and when those voting
and those present and declining to vote moke
A quorum the Question la to bo decided by
the majority of th6po voting.
The point was raised that this rule would
allow a bill to bo passed by less than n ma
jority of a quorum and this Mr. Catching'
and Mr. Bailey showed the supreme court
had declared to bo unconstitutional. Ac
cordingly , the rule was withdrawn temporarily
arily nnd will probably bo changed by the
committee before It la again brought for
ward. The need of some system for com
pelling the attendance of members Is con
ceded by both parties and this congreos.
of which the republicans have eo largo a
majority that there U little probability that
the rule will need to bo used , Is considered
a good tlmo to adopt one. If the attempt
should bo made In a congress where the two
parties are nearly evenly divided It would
give rise to a hard fight.
POPE LEO HAS MADE NO OKKEU.
\o < IiltiK Kiienvit oC Hln Intervention
In the Venoiiuuliiii DlNpiiie.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. Cardinal Satolll
has not tendered the services of Pope Leo
as arbitrator In the Venezuelan controversy ,
nor has the cardinal received , up to this time ,
any Intimation that ho will bo called upon
to offer .the services of the pope In that
capacity. This Is the answer given at the
residence of the cardinal In response to In
quiries as to the report In the London Chron
icle that the pope had taken this step
through the American delegate. There has
been no communication , official or other
wise , It Is stated , between Rome nnd the
delegation on thin subject. It Is pointed out
that Cardinal Satolll's
functions are ot a
clerical and not an official character.
About a year ago the pope tendered his
services as arbitrator , a special delegate be
ing sent to London for that purpose. At that
tlmo Lord Rosebory , then premier , refused
tn accept arbitration. This was accepted as
final by his holiness and In a communication
from Rome to President CrosVo regret was
expressed that there was no prospect that the
papal mediation would bo accepted. No
further steps have been 'taken ' so far as
known here.
In other official quarters , no Information
can bo obtained respecting the reported In
tervention of the pope in order to bring
about a neaceful settlement nf thn imiiniim-v
dispute , but It Is { earned on excellent au
thority that matters are proceeding on the
Ili > es that It Is believed will result In an
amicable adjustment , though , as stated In
yesterday's Associated press dispatches from
Washington , no Intelligence as to the chan
nel or precise mode by which this Is to
bo brought about , Can1 DO secured.
ItlVALHY FOR THE FRANCHISE.
Tire Cubic Com'piiiili-H AVluli to Oper
ate to. Hnn-iill.
WASHINGTON , , Jap. , 17. Mr. Edward L.
Bayllss of Now Yyrkl pne of the projectors
of the Pacific Cable company ' , which recently
was given a hearlng'by the senate commlt
tee en foreign relation's , today appeared be
fore the house committee on Interstate and
foreign commerce to explain the plans ot his
company , which lie did , at length. The Pa
cific Cable company was opposed by Mr. L.
L. Spaldlng of the' Hawaiian Islands , who Is
Interested In a rival company , and .which , as
porj&cted , Is to. connect the United States
and the Hawaiian Islands. There Is a well
developed rivalry between the' two house
committees of foreign affairs and Interstate
and foreign commerce for the honor of
bringing the Hawaiian cable scheme before
congress. Only yesterday Chairman Hltt of
the foreign affairs committee appointed a
subcommittee to consider the cable question ,
but- the commerce committee has stolen a
march on him by getting to work. The bill
of the New Jersey Cable company , with
which Mr. Spaldlng Is Identified , and which
has. secured concessions from the state cf
Now Jersey , haa been referred to the foreign
affairs commltteo , and It Is possible that
each of the two committees will report a
bill to the bouse.
TAI.MAGE GIVEN HIS OWN AVAY.
Rev. Allen AxUeil to RenlRii anil tlie
Former AVI11 I'rencli MornliiKr.i.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The disagree
ment between the co-pastors of the First
Presbyterian _ church. Rev. Dr. T. DoWItt
Talmago and Rev. Adolos Allen , has been
settled by the church session calling for
Mr. Allen's resignation. The church will
honor the recent contract for Mr. Allen's
services up to October 1 next , but In order to
avoid future complications he has been asked
to tender his resignation as early as prac
ticable. Thocommltteo _ appolntcd by the
wawiington presuytery lat/t Monday to aujust
the difficulty has been called to receive for
mal notification of the action , and doubt
less will receive Mr. . Allen's assurance that
the arrangement Is satisfactory to him. Tbo
trouble STOW cut of a plan to have Dr. Tal-
inage preach Sunday mornings as well as
evenings , to which his colleague objected.
Dr. Talmago now will hold forth twice on
Sunday.
1'ronlilent SIITT Henry Irvlnwr.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The president
and Mrs. Cleveland , accompanied by Miss
Woodward of New York , occupied a box at
Allen's grand opera house tonight as specta
tors of Henry Irvlng's production of King
Arthur.
Kill torn on nil Oiitlntr ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. A special train
via the Atlantic coast line left hero this
afternoon with the delegation of northern
and eastern editors enrouto to their con
vention at St. Augustine , Fla.
ARRESTED AN ELOPING COUPLE.
HiiHliniiil 1'rcfern ChnrireH of Alitluu-
tlon AKiiliiit the Sinn In the Cnne ,
SAN FRANCISCO , ( , Jan. 17. A writ of
habeas corpus , returnable before Judge Bahrs
tomorrow , was served ' 'upon Chief of Police
Crowley today in tbe > edso of Mrs. E. I , Chart-
ton and C. A. Rich , Una eloping couple from
Lawrence , Kan , Theri couple arrived from
San Diego on thoschooner Excelulor and
were arrested on 4.telegram from a Kansas
sheriff , Mrs. Charlton's two children are
with her In the city 'prison. Her husband ,
who Is said to bo superintendent of a Kansas
Insane asylum , Is expested to arrive In the
city tonight with requisition papers upon
whlsh ho expects to take Rich back to Law
rence to bo tried ftfr nbiluctlon.
The police thlntf 'tlldt the facts do not
warrant the belief that the evidence will
make out the crime * Of tibductkm. The police
say Rich Is prcparetl'jo ' prove that when Mrs.
Charlton left her htruband he ( Rich ) was In
New Orleans , and ( hUt ! Iris meeting with Mrs ,
Charlton at San DlegU was not prearranged.
Mrs. Charlton says that under no circum
stances will she return with her husband , or
consent to live wltli him again. She says
her husband treated her with extreme cruelty
and that she has left him for good. It la
underitood that Mri. Charlton came to San
Francisco Intending to obtain a residence
and thereafter bring suit for a divorce.
Neiv Way * to Alii Arr.lenlan .
BOSTON. Jan. 17. The committee ot Boston -
ton merchant ! organized for the relief of
destitute Armenians met today , when Hon.
Jonathan A. Lane , the chairman , announced
changes In the plans of the Rod'Crow so
ciety , due to the sultan's edict. A telegram
from Mtsa Barton saying : "Suspend final
action for a day or two until wo have tlmo
to consider the situation and decide , " An
executive committee was chosen to decide
'
upon further uteps'lo be taken to aid the
fund.
t
APPLAUDED I THE CHAPLAIN
Offered a Fervent Prayer in the House for
Straggling Cuba.
RESUMED WORIC ON THE PENSION BILL
Point of Order Maile Aniilimt Several
Section * of the Hill Hint They
EvIxtliiK l.a v Ilnrt-
Ictt Led the
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The house today
parsed the pension appropriation bill , to the
consideration of which It has devoted the
entire week , and then , adjourned until Men-
day. Mr. Bartlett , democrat , raised points1
of order against all now legislation proposed
In the way of amendments , such as that lookIng -
Ing to make a pension a "vested right , " etc. ,
nnd Mr. Dlnglcy , who was In the chair , sus
tained them. In this way the clause In the
bill , changing existing laws so as to allow
wldown to obtain pensions under the act
of 1S90 , whose net Income did not exceed
$500 per annum , was stricken out. Mr.
Bartlett , however , did not rain the point
ogatnst the provisions making pensions under
the act of 1SOO , rejected , suspended , or dis
missed and afterward allowed , to date from
their first application. It was announced In
the debate today that the bill covering the
amendments' ruled out today would bo re
ported from the Invalid pensions committee.
The pension bill , as passed , carries $141-
325,820 , about $50,000 less than the estimate.
The bill was passed fifty days ahead of any
previous pension appropriation bill.
SPECIAL MESSAGK REFERRED.
There was a most unusual demon
stration at the opening cf the ses-
tilon of tha housa today. The blind
chaplain , whoso ardent Americanism has fre
quently occasioned remark , prayed fervently
todsy for "struggling Cuba , " and "the suc
cess of her battle for Indepandcnce , " and
when ho concluded the sentiments he had
expressed wcro given a hearty round of ap
plause.
On nvctlon of Mr. Gamble , republican of
South Dakota , a bill was pasrcd granting to
thn city of Chnn boi-laln. S. D. , the right to
uoa American Island , In the Sioux Indian
icservatlon.
The president's special message , urging the
necessity for Immediate legislation to cxtond
the limit of time allowed the government In
which to bring suits to annul grants of pub
lic lands was laid before the lioupe and re
ferred to the committee on public lands.
The house then wont Into commltteo of the
whole for the consideration of the pension
appropriation bill. The general debate on the
bill closed yesterday and ths bill was today
open to amendment under the five-minute
rule.
rule.Mr.
Mr. Steele , republican ot Indiana , offered
an amendment In the shape of a proviso re
quiring the commissioner of pensions to make
public all rules and regulations regarding the
proaacutlon of cases In matters of evidence
to conform to the rules of the courts and to
give claimants and attorneys .prosecuting .
cases access to all documents and papers re-
fating to the cases with which they were
connected. Mr. Bartlctt , democrat of New
York , raised the Dolnt of order that the
amendment changed existing Saw. The
chair sustained the point of order.
Mr. Herman , republican of Oregon , offered
an amendment which was practically a per
diem pension bill that also wont down under
a point of order.
Mr. Mahon , republican of Pennsyvanla ,
offered an amendment declaring a pension to
bo a vested right not to be suspended on
charges of fraud until such charges have been
proven In a court of law. A point of order
was reserved against this amendment , which
was temporarily passed over to allow Mr.
Dartlett to raise his point of order against
the provision In the bill requiring
a widow to prove that her "not In-
como" does not exceed $500 before she can
irccelve a pension under the act of 1890.
The present law requires that a widow under
the act of 1S90 shall prove that she Is de
pendent on her dally labor for her support.
This waa the clausa In the bill against which
Mr. Bartlctt had been directing his assaults
throughout the week. His point of order
wao that It changed existing law. The
point wao sharply contested by several re
publicans.
publicans.AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT RULED OUT.
They contended that the provision In the
bill simply construed the act of 1S90 , and did
not change It. It Interpreted the words in
the law , "without which means of. support. "
to mean not to exceed ai net Income of $500 $
a year.
Mr. Dockery , democrat of Missouri , took
the position , as a friend of the provision ,
that the chair should not be embarrassed by
being forced to rule on a very questionable
point , but that the appeal of members should
be directed to Mr. Bartlett to Induce htm tn
withdraw his point. But Mr. Bartlett de
clined.
Mr. Cannon , republican of Illinois , while In
favor of the provision on Its merits , thought
it was In spirit new legislation , and was
nmcinable to the rule.
Mr. Dlngley , who was In the chair , In an
elaborate ruling , In the course of which he
oxpresssd his ( sympathy with the supporters
of the previsions , sustained the point of
order and the provision was stricken from
the bill.
Mr. Stone then offered the provision In a
modified form , but It was also ruled out. In
view ot Mr. DIngley's rulings In these two
cai'fls ' , Mr. Mahon withdrew his amendment.
Mr. Wood , republican of Illinois , offered an
amendment providing that pensions should
bo paid quarterly to those on the rolls at
the rates now allowed by existing law , or at
such Increased rates as hereafter may be
allowed.
Mr. Bartlett made the point of order that
the amendment changed existing laws. No
pensioner could bo dropped from the rolls
under It for fraud or any reason.
The chair sustained the point of order ,
On motion of Mr. Connolly , republican of
Illinois , the words "because of any defect ot
informality in the application" were stricken
out In the clause allowing pensions rejected ,
suspended or dismissed to date from their
first application.
At the conclusion of the consideration of
the bills , Mr. Graff , republican of Illlno's ,
eald , that In Justice to himself and those
like him , who believed that a pension was a
"veeted r'ght , " ho desired to state thit his
amendment had not been offered because of
the manifest disposition of the chairman of
the commltteo to rule out , but ho confidently
predicted that the committee on ilnvalld pen
sions would shortly report a bill for that
purpose.
The committee then rose , and the bill , as
amended , was parsed. Then , at 4:50 : p. in. ,
the house adjourned until Monday ,
LOCATION TMIS STU.MIIM.VO IILOCIC.
OiuimlliiiiM mill AinerleniiM Ilotli AVant
tinCiinul on Tlielr Slile.
DETROIT , Jan. 17. The United States
branch of the deep waterways commission has
been steadily at work all the week examin
ing charts , routes , etc. Eight members uf
the Lake Carriers' association were called
before the committee and gave Information ,
chiefly regarding difficulties to be en
countered In connection with gigantic enter
prises. Their testimony was taken by a
stenographer.
It Is evident that the United States branch
of the commission will not recommend other
than an outlet In this country to the sea
board oa against the St. Lawrence and Que
bec route. This U likely to result In two
eastern terminals. Two ot the three Cana
dian members of the commission , T. W.
Howland of Toronto and Thomas C. Keofer
of Ottawa , have arrived and attended today's
session.
Commissioner Coolcy eald today that the
matter of route , was Important to the Mat ,
but that the northwest cares little how the
seaboard U reached , except that it preferred
a United States outlet. The prevent session
will uot last beyond this week.
Anthracite Deiilcm Confer.
NEW YORK. Jan. 17 , A call for a meetIng -
Ing of the presidents of the anthracite coal
companies for next Thursday has been signed
by President Sloan of the Delaware , Lacka-
wanna & Western railway , J. R. Maxwell of
the New Jersey Central and K. V , Wilbur of
( he Lehlgh Valley. Toe call states that the
object of the meeting will be a general dli-
cusslon of tbo anthracite trade.
FfRE GHIEf fl , H , RUNGE ,
His Restored Eiealili Was Due to Paine's '
Celery Compound.
The position of chief of fire dr-pailment In
a big city like Minneapolis , with Its acres of
valuable building property , crossed by num
erous railroad lines and dotted with fac
tories where the fires are never "banked , "
Is ono nf the utmost responsibility and can
bo entrusted only lo a man of unquestioned
character aud ability.
August H. Runge , who has filled , this re
sponsible position for several years with so
much credit lo himself and to the city , WRB
born In New York In 1S52 , where he
received a common school education.
What such a man as this has lo sJy can
scarcely fall to carry weight with It :
"With the hope that what I say may In
some way bo brought to the attention of
others who , like myself , have suffered witn-
out any apparent cause , I feel constrained lo
recite a brief tale regarding an cxperlcnco
which I trust may never be repeated In my
case.
"A few months ago , owing doubtless to the
exacting nature of my duties as head of the
tire department , I began to feel a sort of
languor and llstlessncss to disguise which I
was cot.ipclled to bring into play all the
strength ot will I could command. The
feeling grew upon me , however , nnd In a
short tlmo It took such possession of me
that it affected my appetite and caused tn-
OTIIEIL LANDS THAN OU11S.
The fate of the Transvaal Is Indicated by
the history of the Orange Free State , which
adjoins It on the south. The latter , having
an area of 70,000 and a white population of
about 70.000 , was settled by the Dutch In
1835. It was once under direct British rule ,
but In 1S54 It was permitted , to form itself
into a free republic , and It Is more free In
theory than the Transvaal. Its foreign as
well as Its Internal relations are under Us
own control. But thcro Is no such hostility
on the part of the government to British
or alien Influences as exists In the Trans
vaal. This arls2s from the fact that citizen
ship io obtained In the Orange Free State
by a year's residence In addition to the
possession of propsrty worth $750 , or by
three years' residence , without property.
The effect of this liberal naturalization law
Is that the English , Scotch nnd others who
have coma Into the country In recent years
now have votes , and they direct or In
fluence politico In such a way us to main
tain harmony with the British colonies to
the Dcnith and east. The Boers , being very
hostile to the alien , have legislated to pre
vent his being naturalized at all In effect ,
and have thus , though a small minority ,
preserved control of the .government . and
continued their policy of hostility to all
things English. Doubtless tno ucsiiny 01
the Transvaal Is to bo the same as that of
th * Orange Free State.
.
The product of the Wltwatersrand gold
flelda frc-m 1SS7 to the close ot 1S94 was , ac-
ccrdlng to the ofllclal figures , C,19S,707
ounces , the yield In 1887 being 28,761 , and
In 1S94 1,837,773 ounces , having thus In
the comparatively short Interval multiplied
seventyfold , with no prospect of diminution
In Us rate of Increase. The estimated yield
of the year Juot closed , not yet ofllclally cer
tified , but approximately known , Is In ex
cess of $50,000,000 , and this amount , in the
opinion of competent judges , Is certain of a
gradual Incroasa up to $100,000,000 a year ,
The highest mining authorities dechro that
the gold-bearing conglomerate In the Johan
nesburg , gold fields already surveyed and
tested contains from three to five thousand
millions of the precious metal. Sucha
dnnoslt makeu the Boor territory and the
Boers themselves objects of much more in
terest than they would be without It , and
will , no doubt , have as commanding a force
In shaping the history and destiny of the
region as California experienced from her
own gold dlscovcrlea nearly half a century
ago. The Boer system and polity will not
be found equal to the crisis any more than
the Boors themselves wcro equal to tlit
discovery and development of the wealth
beneath their feet , which might have lain
there unregarded for .ages It It had not been
for the ultlanders , from whom they would
now like to withhold every civil right.
*
When a new czar la crowned from 500,000
to 600,000 of Ills subjects irom all party of tlio
empire assemble at Moscow , deputations
being sent from all the provinces , and repre
sentatives frcm every tribe within his Im
mense domain ; from Siberia and central
Asia and from Uio Pacific to the Arctic sea.
Among them are Poles , Flnlanden , Lapland
ers , Cossjcks , Circassians , Georgians , Bash-
kins , Turks , Tcherkoases , Abas. laii9 , Kal
mucks , Tartars , Karapapaks , Daghlstanls ,
Armenians , Kurds and a multitude ot wander
ing peoples In the heart of Asia , forming a
concouruo of moro than fifty nations which
recognize the rule of the great white czar
thr-noil beside the Neva , and which bring
him on his coronation lokens of their al
legiance. Mora than fifty language * and
twice that number of dialects are upokon In
Russia , and the newly crowned ruler receives
congratulations In all of them , the repre
sentatives , according to usage , addressing him
In their respective tribal tongues. The pa
geant Is made at ) gorgeous and spectacular as
possible' , In order to Imprew upon the rep
resentatives of their distant and scattered
peoples a touse of the grandeur and power
of their ruler , and It Is without doubt the
most magnificent performance of the kind
now to ba seen In the world. It costs on
the average four or flvo millions of public
money , besides the private outl-iy , which
may represent an equal amount , The new
czar lu ooou to ba crowned , the ceremony
taking place In the Cathedral of the As
sumption In the Kremlin , according to cus
tom , and promises to bo ai ccntly and splen
did aa any which that venerable temple hua
u * A * .
tomnla. I approached my meals with I
feeling amounting almost to nausea , and. mj
bed with hoirjr at the ret'tlcss night which
I was almost certain wai before me. Mat
ters became sn wilous with me that I could
no longer keep client about myself , and
speaking of It to one of my filoads ono duy ,
ho ttiggestetl that 1 try Palne's celery com
pound. I purchased a. buttle , and before I
had taken a do .en ilos > c3 I knew that the
suggestion \\as n good ono. I felt an Im
provement. I continued t USD It and felt
restored. My appetite Is good and I t'lecp
welt , null Instead of an Irksome grind , my
business Is again a pleasure to me. I at
tribute this happy state of affairs to Palnc'i
celery compound. "
AJ In thn case of Fire Chief Runge , the
beginning of poor health Is very apt to rob
ono of the will power to start Immediately
about getting out of danger. It Is thli
Inertia of poor health that makes an ordi
nary "run down" bodily condition so dan
gerous and so likely to go on to something
worse. Every day It Is clearly shown that
It won't do to live tired out and on the verge
of breaking down. . The languor _ nnd lack
of strength are sure to Increase.
Now Is the time to throw eft disease. Aa
the new year begins thcro are fewest hin
drances to getting back strength and sturdy
health. The bracing weather arouses a
longing for health. Paine's celery com
pound , taken now , does Us best service to
ward driving out disease and cstabllhslng
firm health.
over witnessed. It will be a great day for
Holy Russia , and in Its opinion well worth
the outlay.
* *
Budapest Is to have a tower 1,625 feet high
for her exhibition next year , which will thus
bo C50 feet higher than Eiffel's climbing con
struction at Paris , the loftiest up to that
time which man had anywhere' constructed.
As nature has a provision that trees shall
not grow into the sky , BO art will no doubt
Eomewhero call a halt tn those aspiring
edifications and Insist that their altitude shall
bo regulated by a certain limitation. Ono
great fair succeeds another and will ap
parently do BO for an Indefinite period , but
If each ono tries to build a higher tower and
a bigger Fprrls wheel than Its predecessor ,
their efforts will lose the grace and decorum
of true art , and run Into the exaggeration of
mere bigness nnd toploftlnoss , which Is by
no means what they ought to aim at. The
proposed Budapest tower will bo three times
as high as the highest Egyptian pyramid , or
the loftiest minster spire In Christendom , and ,
as a matter of common scnio and architectural
propriety , ought to mark the maximum alti
tude of such constructions' . But It lo not
built yet , and may not go quite so high aa
It Is expected to.
t *
The Abysslnlans are driving the Italians
out of the disputed territory and Into the
fortified towns within their own colony of
Erythrea. Since Major Tcsselll was defeated
a month ago , the Italians have retreated
out of the Ttgre country * , abandoning all but
Makallo of the towns al < ) ng the route , and
have concentrated their small forces' in
Adrlgat , which Is but a short distance from
Massowah , the seaport , of thc-lr colony on tha
Red nea. Heru General Baratlerl expects to
bo able to stand until the reinforcements now
en the way from homo can reach him , and
when they come ho may bo strong enough
to turn back Moncllk anil his hundred thou
sand followers. Baratlcrl will have only
about 20,000 troops all tcld when the rein
forcements reach him , and the task before
him Is no light one , for Menellk's generals
have proved themselves nblu loaders , and
their force Is ovurwheliiilng In numbers.
These are facts which Indicate the serious
predicament of Baratlerl and the Italian col
onists.
The two great camps Into which Kurops
Is divided may bo said to possess equal
strength , and HO the policy which England
[ an adopted has practically given her the
balance of power. That fact Is understood by
continental nations , and It Is natural that
they should feel Irritated , especially when
they are compelled to carry a heavy burden
to ina'ntaln Integrity , while England , with
out such a burden , Is widening her sphere
of Industry and yearly acquiring- fresh ter
ritory , U would Indeed bo a strange spectacle
to see France throwing aside all thoughts
of revenge , forgetting Mctz aud Sedan , anil
standing Mhoulder to shoulder with her hated
conqueror ? . There would have to be huge
diplomatic dlfilcultlcs overcome before con
tinental Europe rose In arms and ranged
Itself on one side , and although the present
outlook may be omlnouH , the differences be
tween nations , OH well as the tremendous
utalces Involved , will , In all likelihood , avert
battle.
KX-CONUUKHSMAN liAWMCJl IJKAD.
Well ICniMvn Driuoernt
.SueeiiinliM to Ilenrt Failure ,
CHICAGO , Jan. 17. Frank Lawler , ox-
congressman and present alderman from tha
Nineteenth w.ird , died at his home this ofter-
roon of heart failure ,
The alderman had a > unique personality ,
Ills laat appearance In public was at the
"Frank Lawler Charity Ball" last night. The
ball was a success , tha proceeds going to tha
poor of the Nineteenth ward.
Kree Illutrlliutlun uf 1'ntrlullo
CHICAGO , Jan. 17. In order to bring
nbout a more t'onoral observance of Wash
ington's birthday the Union Lcagun club
announces today that In co-oporat'on with
the express companies It will furnish the
words and muilo of "America , " "Hall Co-
lumbla. " "Red , White and Blue , " and "Star
Spangled Banner , " free to any organized cele
bration of the day anywhere In the United
States. A free d'strlbutlon of tha aongn
for celebratloni In Chicago has been con
ducted for a number of years by the. club ,
and It Is proponed to make till * general.
