THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , JANUAKY 25 , 1SOG.
THURSTON UPHOLDS MONROE
Announces His Intention of Briefly Ex *
ho Doctrine Next Tuesday ,
WILL SUPPORT THE DAVIS VERSION OF IT
nci n1illcnn Senator In-
pnilN to Mnkc nn Anicrlrnn Sii-pcli
for American Knrn Military Iit-
Htrtu-Uon at Collc c .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator 'Wolcolt'a speech on the
Monroe doctrine Wednesday It still fresh In
the minds of the American people as reflect
ing In a degree1 the sentiment In line with
Rrgland nnd her Institutions. Senator
Thurston , according to notice given In the
cr.alo today , will address that body , ol
member next Tuesday on the
which ho Is a ,
rnmo question , His speech will be In sup
port ( it the Davis resolution and will be a
speech by nn American In favor of American
Irstltullons nnd the upholding of the doc
trine contemplated by Monroe.
Senator Allen relntroduced his bills of the
second session ot the Fifty-third congress ,
providing for an Irrigation survey of the
great plains and semi-arid lands of the
United States , and also a bill to prevent the
abuse of the writ of Injunction nnd other
legal process nnd for other purposes.
Senator Thurston Introduced a petition
clgned by fifty citizens of Falls City , Neb. ,
and vicinity , e.x-Mldlcrs and sailors ot the
rebellion , urging the passage of a bill grant
ing a pension of $8 per month to every man
who served not loss than ninety days In
the of the rebellion
the army and navy during war
bellion and was honorably discharge. ! , nnd
a pension of not lew than $12 a month to
the widows of n-Jch nn have died.
Senator Pettlgrew presented two bills today
to promote and encourage experiments In Ir
rigation , and In reclaiming arid lands by use
of W4ter from artesian wells ; appropriating
$10,000 to bo uwd by the geological survey ;
to provide for the construction and maintenance
tonanco of two day schools among the Iowa
trlbo of Indians In Kansas and Nebraska ,
nnd per capita distribution ot the trurt funds
of said Indians.
MILITARY INSTRUCTIONS AT SCHOOLS.
Military Instruction In public schools Is
a subject In which n number of congressmen
are much Interested. Already several bills
have been Introduced In the senate and house
to extend the- system and Increase the num
ber of officers ot the army which the secre
tary may assign to such duty. There are
now 104 colleges at which military science
nnd tactics form a feature. The enrollment
ot male t-tudsnts at thcjj Institutions Is
about 39 000. Fully CO per cent of the num
ber , sufficient to form thirty-seven regiments
of Infantry , take the military course. Fifty-
six of the Institutions report n gain In their
r > military department , twantythreecolleges
nt which army officers are Instructors have
notified the War department that some of
the graduates now hold commissions In the
regular service and thirty-two report a num
ber of their former students to be members
of the National Guard. So satisfactory have
been the results that many congressmen be
lieve that the system should be extended to
public schools In cases where the author
ities establish military Instruction as a fea
ture of the course.
Representative S. E. Payne of New York
has Introduced the latest proposition on the
subject. It provides that section 1,225 of the
Hqvlscd Statutes , concerning the detail of
officers of the army nnd navy to educational
Institutions , be amendd to permit the presi
dent to detail , under the provisions of that
act , and In addition to the number now au
thorized to bo assigned , such officers and
noncommissioned officers as can he spared
without affecting the efficiency cf the mili
tary or naval service.
The officers are to net as Instructors In
military drill and tactics In normal schools
of the various states , and In public schools
of the various cities where Instruction of
the kind has been authorized by the educa
tional authorities , nnd whsro the services of
military Instructors have been applied for by
the local authorities. As far as practicable
these details are to bo made from officer * and
noncommissioned officers of the troops sta
tioned In the vicinityof the schools. The
course of study Is to bo so arranged as to re
quire officers to devote only such time as Is
ixeceraary. No detail Is to be made to any
r-abllc school whcro the number of scholars
of the town or city to ho Instructed docs
net exceed 500.
The secretary of war Is authorized to Issue ,
at his discretion , out of ordnance stores be
longing to the government , such number of
the same as may be required for military In
struction and practice , at the schools which
shall adopt military Instruction as a part of
the public school system.
Charles II. Rogers of Correctlonvllle , Ind. ,
was today appointed clerk in the railway
null service.
Fourth class postmasters appointed today :
South Dakota , Black Hawk , Mead county ,
Charles Ward , vice C. C. Miles , removed.
OUOAXI7.IXO THIS .H1I.VI3R KOKCI3S.
Subcommittee DeelilfN on a I'lnn of
Aetloii.
"WASHINGTON , Jan. 21. At a meeting
today of the finance commltteo of the new-
silver party , organized at yesterday's confer
ence , General A. J. Warner was made per
manent chairman and L. M. Ilumsey of St.
Louis a member of the subcommittee for the
south. It was agreed to Increase the entire
subcommittee to nine , the two remaining
members for the south to bo selected by
the chairman of the financecommittee. .
Tl'omas G. Merrill of Butte , Mont. , was ap
pointed treasurer of the national finance com
mltteo and all funds raised will ba turned
over to him to bo expended under the direc
tion of the national finance commltteo. Earl
1) . Smith of Chicago was made permanent
secretary of the commltteo.
At A meeting ot the provisional national
commltteo hold today It was agreed to
print and distribute 500,000 copies or more
of the address , resolutions , call and plan of
organization. It wan also agreed that each
commlttceman should proceed at once to
organize his etato or territory and to report
his plan of organization to the chairman
not later than February 2 , and that the ex
ecutive committee meet In Washington not
later than February 27 to perfect plans of
organization. r
Hl'I.TA.V OK TUIIKBV SiOW AVII.I.IXG.
Minn Clnrn llnrton Mny DlNtrtliiitu -
lID'lllllll HHIcf KlIllllH ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. Owing to the
enorgctlo representations of United States
Minister Terrell , Mies Dnrton and her party
will bo permitted by the Turkish govern
ment to distribute relief to the distressed
Armenians , although tlio Red Cress will not
Ilguro In the work. This news came to the
State department today In a cablegram from
the minister to Secretary Olney , In which ho
eays that whllo the 1'orte refuses euch per
mission to the Rod Cross , or tu the members
of the Red Cross , as tvjcli , and thereby de
clines to officially recognize that society , It
will permit any person whom the minister
mimes and approves to distribute relief In
the Interior of Turkey , provided the Turkish
authorities are kept Informed'of what they
are doing. There can bo no question that
MKS | Ilarton and her party will be BO desig
nated by Mr. Terrell , lint It la apprehended
that they will encounter almost Inrurmount-
nble obstacles In reaching' tbo Hold of action ,
nu the mountain pauses between the seaboard
and the Interior are now practically Impasw-
nblo owing to the deep BIIOW.
OMY EIKIIT SI3.VATOHS Ol'I'OKKD.
DnvlN Ili'Noliitlou uii ( lie Monroe Due-
trine Will I'IINH.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2 * . Senator trtdee
has made a canvas * of the senate on the
DsvlH resolution , reaffirming the Monroe
doctrine , and says that he has not been able
to find more than eight votes that will be
ctrt agalnn It. Ho cays that there are still
a largo number of speeches to be made on
the subject and that It Is too early to say
when a vote will be taken. Hut the debate
will b proitoJ along rapidly attar the- bond
bill shall bo disposed of.
rnnAstiiv WAS wni.t , .siri'pi.tnn.
Womnti SiifTrnKlHtH Harp \nt Suffered
for tlio Slticun of Wnr.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The feature of
today's resslon of the National' Woman's
Suffrage association was the report of the
treasurer , Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton of War-
rcu , 0. U w.n shown that the amount of
money handled during the past year. wa
Almost twice as much as In the year 1804
and more than WHS e > cr handle. ) by a na
tional treasurer In any previous year.
Mrs. Emma S. Devoc ot Kvanston , III. ,
delivered the formal report ot the committee
on entertainment and then Scnor Aqulna of
the Cuban delegation was Introduced. He
* poke of the struggle of the Cubans for In
dependence and urged that the association
p&ss resolutions of sympathy with them.
Fraternal greetings wcro presented from the
Ladles' auxiliary of the Grand Army of the
Republic , Ladles of the Maccabees of tht
World , the Political Study club of New York
City nnd the Woman's Congress association
ot the Pacific coast ,
GeorgeW. . Call of Salt 1/ikc City reviewed
the work In Utah In an address on "Utah s
Wok , Its Lesson. " Ho said the wiffrage vic
tory In Utah was duo to organized public
opinion.
The afternoon session was devctcd to a
consideration of the work In the field at the
P2cond section of the training school of organ
izers.
Tonight a state presidents' meeting : was
held. Addresses were made by the following
pen ns , who told nbcut the "work In tholr
respective states nnd territories : L. C
Hughes , Arizona ; Charlotte Perkins , Stetson
California ; Mary C. Ilradford , Colorado ; Mrs
Hllzabcth IJ3kcr , 'Connecticut ; Kllcn Powel
Thompson , District ot Columbia ; Blmlra
Springer , Illinois ; Mary O. Haye , Texis
Kallo II. Addlson , Kanras ; Elizabeth U
Ynlusi , Maine ; Henry H. Mlackwell , Masaichu
? ctts ; Lavlni A. Hutch , Massachusetts ; Maj
Stocking Knaggs , Michigan ; Julia I ) . Nelson
Minnesota ; Elizabeth H. Dodge , Virginia.
ciinuoicKHS nnsmu NO cn.vxfii :
Make n SlroiiHT I'rofojd Aunlnxt tin
DIIWCM Ucfiort.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The Cherokee
delegates now here have presented to con
gress a strong memorial protesting against
the adoption of the radical changes recom
mended to the Dawes commission appointed
to treat with the five civilized tribes and
making a plea for Indefinite continuance of
their present form of government. They
say that the ChoroTtee.i have less than forty
acres of tillable land to the Individual. They
cite authorities to show that the lands of
the Cherokee nation are absolutely the prop
erty of the people , and conclude thus :
"Wo cannot believe the time has come
when our treaties , upon which wo have so
Implicitly relied , must bo broken. Thtre Is
not upon the face of the earth today rt
people more thoroughly contented with tielr
condition than the Cherokeea"
The memorial l signed by Principal Chief
Mays and Delegates Harris , Benje , Young
and Snuillwood.
ACCEI'TCn A N1SAV TOHI'EDO 1IOAT.
Secri-tiiry Horliirt SntlHfloil with the
Crnft Unlit nt Diihuiiiic.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. Secretary Her
bert has decided to accept the torpedo boat
Ericsson from the builders , the Iowa Iron
works , subject to a docket , trial at Now Lon
don , to demonstrate that her engines are In
good order and have been repaired properly
slnco her last mishap. The department Is
satisfied that the boat , when prooerly
handled can make at least twenty-five knots
per hour , or a half knot more than Is re
quired by the contract , so that another speed
trial at sea will not be called for. The only
deductions made from the contract price of
$120,000 , will be $10,000 on account of delay
In completion ot the craft. .
I'ntotitM to Western IiivoiitorH.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. ( Special. ) Pat
ents < havc been Issued as follows :
Nebrarka Courtland S. Carrier , Omaha ,
propelling mechanism for vessels ; Jerry D.
Matthewson , David City , horre- collar ; Ole E.
Olesen , Fremont , band cutter and feeder ;
Andrew Stepfcen , Rushvlllo , manufacture ol
brooms ; Henry C. WIttrock , Falls City , cul
tivator attachment.
Iowa Peter Drandell , Council Bluffs , de
vice for discharging liquids ; Mcrrlck E.
Chllds , West Liberty , machine for providing
picture mats with ovular or elliptical open
ings ; John B. Cllne , Jefferson , chromatic
Inking apparatus for printing presses ; An
drew M. Haley , Sioux City , valve for hy
draulic freight elevators ; .Samuel W. Hurl-
burt , Creston , steamer and cooker ; William
T. Jones , Woolstock , window screen ; Frank
Mattusch , Muscatlne , button making machine ,
also blank cutter ; John C. Mllnes , Cedar
Rapids , milk ticket ; Luella S. PIckett , at
tachment for chalra.
.Siinlilliipr IMixliliiKT Illn SchiMiic.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The house com
mittee on commerce gave a hearing today to
Colonel Spaldlng , a loading planter of the
Hawaiian Islands , mho Is working In the In
terests of the Pacific Cable company of New
Jersey. The Spaldlng company Is chartered
for cable construction between the United
Statea and Hawaii , while another company
propcsas to lay Its cable to Japan. Colonel
Spaldinr ; stated that his company was willing
to agree to any reasonable terms which would
wcuro the establishment of n cable. It has
tocurctl a subsidy of $4,000 a year from the
Hawaiian government. Colonel Spaldlng pro
pound to give his concessions to the United
States If this government would undertake to
lay a cable. As an alternative the company
offered to Invest $1,000,000 If the United
States would guarantee bonds for an amount
not to exceed $1,000,000 for a term of twenty
years.
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A in or I rail I > "orrntry
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The- fifteenth an
nual meeting of the American Forestry asso
ciation convened here today. The main
object of the gathering Is to secure the en
actment of a law for the proper adminis
tration of the- forest reserves In the United
States , which aggregate 17.C64.800 acres , and
to tecuro ths protection of the forests on
public lands. Two business sessions were
held today. Forestry protection will be dls-
cuused , when speeches will be made by
Secretary of Agriculture Morton , president
of the association ; Senator Dubols , Represen
tatives Lasey and McRao , William E. Smythe
and others.
The following officers were elected : Presi
dent , J. Sterling Morton , secretary of agri
culture ; first vice president , Sir II. G. Joly
do Lotblnlero , Quebec ; corresponding secre
tary , F , H. Newell , Washington , D. C. ; recording -
cording secretary , George P. Whlttlesy ,
Washington ; treasurer. Henry M. Fisher ,
Philadelphia. _
MHN | St.lcWill ClirlNtcii the Ship.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. Mies Agnes Bell
Stcelo , daughter of Mayor Steele of Helena ,
.Mont , , has been selected to chrUHen the now
gunboat Helena , which will bu launched at
Newport News on the 30th Inst. The mayor
of Helena , with a party of fourteen Montana
people , will come to Newport Nowo by tpe-
clal train as an orcort to Miss Stcrlo.
Assistant Secretary McAdoo will rep.-ofjut
the Navy department at the launch. It Is
expected that the two Montana senators ar.d
the tcprcaantatlvo from that state will be
present. _ t
Cimimt llmliTHfll thu Oovrriiiiu-nt.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The house com
mittee' on public laricla today decided to fa
vorably report the senate bill to devote 25
per cent of the proceeds of the sales of min
eral lands In the public land states to the
support of schools of mines.
The senate bill to compel settlers on rail
road land grants who have paid the com
panies only In part for their lands and paid
less than the government price for the same
lands , to pay turns e-qual to the difference to
iho government , wag also favorably reported.
Wiint Srronil Mutr *
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. A delegation
From the American Association of Masters
ind Pilots , Captain Thomas Wallace of San
Francisco being one of them , addretued the
liouso committee today In support ot a bill
jy Mr. Loud of California to require second
ird third mates of sea-going vessels to be
licensed. _
I'litrlrk Nnicle fe In u Place.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The president to-
lay tent to the senate the nomination of
i'atrlck S. Nagle of Oklahoma to be > marshal
jf the United State * ( or the territory of
PUT IN A DAY ON ARMENIA
Senator Fryo Ma'ies an Enoreetlo Demand
for the Protection of Americans.
CULLOM SAYS EUROPE IS RESPONSIBLE
Snldiii Hut n Puppet in ( lie Ilniiiln of
the I'owornVlio Alone Can
12ml ( ho Cnrnlvnl
of llloo.l.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. After a brief bu
stirring debate the senate today agreed to the
concurrent resolution urging uVci lvo ictlon
by the European powers against Turkey am
pledging to the president the support o' cn
grcss In the most vigorous action he may
take for the protection of Amerlcanr In lur
key and the redrew for Injuries to America ]
portons and property. Mr. C.illom , who te
ported the resolution , urged Its adoption In
a speech which set forth the startling t\ttn
ot the massacres , the greatest In tu ! > 1 Islory
ot the world , the senator said , Mr. Kl.inciim
spoke In the same line , The climax ; t the
debate was reached when Mr. Frye : upporte >
the resolution In a speech which urouoi
great enthusiasm from the galleries for Its
expressions of sympathy with the Armenians
and for Its bitter arraignment ot Great Urll
aln's course toward America.
Mr. Jones ot Arkansis tavo notice- that ct
Thursday next ho would ask tti'j so.Uta tc
sit until a votu was taken on the Hilver l > cm
bill. Mr. linker of Kansas spoke for an I'on '
on limiting the pending silver coinage subsll ,
tute to the silver of American mmes.
Many memorials concerning the Turkish
and Armenian question were presented to
the senate today. This led Mr. Hill , demo
crat of New York , to ask what had become
of the resolutions for energetic action.
Mr. Cullom of Illinois , who reported the
Turkish resolution from the committee on
foreign relations , said he desired the speed
iest possible action and later In the day
would ask for n vote oh the resolution.
There was a brief flurry when Mr. Cul
lom sought to secure the passage of a Joint
resolution amending the act relative to the
Dlomlngton , 111. , public building.
Mr. Allen , populist of Nebraska , said there
seemed to bo a little ring In the senate as
to favorable action on public buildings. The
cast secured public buildings , but the states
In the far west did not.
Mr. Galllnger.republlcan of New Hampshire ,
protested against the extravagance ot Mr
Allen's language and there was an extender
debate as to the sections which had recelvei
the most buildings.
Mr. Cullom suggested that Bloomlngton was
the homo of the vice president , the presiding
officer of the senate , whereupon Mr. Allot
said ho would yield to an appeal and the
resolution was passed.
Mr. CatTery , democrat of Louisiana , callcc
the attention of the Judiciary committee
to the Importance of the sugar bounty ques
tion , which had been referred to that com
mittee , saying the subject Involved the grave
question of the right of subordinate officials
to nullify an appropriation made * by congress
CARNIVAL OF BLOOD.
The Turkish-Armenian resolution was then
called up by Mr. Cullom. The senator
spoke ot the serious conditions prevailing
In Turkey , saying ho was appalled by the
carnival of blood prevailing. A massacre 01
Innocence , unparalleled for ages , had been
perpetrated. The evidence of the bloody en
counter was given by all classes and nation
alities until It was beyond the slightest
doubt. A Turkish army had bayoneted ,
robbed , murdered and flayed alive the people
of Armenia. There was no war. but a piti
less , merciless tornado of ruin , bloodshed and
death. The demon of fanaticism had been
let loose. There was a responsibility some
where. It did not rest with the slavish
ruler of Turkey , the sultan. Back of him
were the disputes of the countries of the
European alliance , seeking their territorial
advantages. These countries were responsi
ble. The sultan was but a puppet In their
hands.
It was a matter ot regret and embarrass
ment , continued Mr. Cullom , that the policy
oC the United States was such as to prevent
the sending of a fleet to Turkish waters to
put a stop to the bloody rule > prevailing. But
Europe had assumed \bc obligation of protec
tion to Armenia. The people of the United
States were intensely Interested In seeing : the
obligation executed and the purpose of these
resolutions was to plead with the greatest
earnestness for the protection of Armenia.
It was amazing to people of the United States
to witness this appalling slaughter and at
the same time to see the Indifference of the
Christian powera
There was a double obligation upon Eng
land and yet nothing had been done to stay
the hand of the sultan except by fruitless
diplomatic correspondence. The powers
said Mr. Cullom , appear to bo waiting for
the ds3lution ! of the Ottoman empire , bul
ho expressed doubt as to the. reported alli
ance between Russia and Turkey. Mr.
Cullom said the United States had no pur
pose to Interfere In the affairs ot Europe ex
cept In protection ! of American citizens and
In the name of humanity. The United
States had spoken In the name of humanity
In the affairs of Grceco and.of Hungary.
No event of the century called so loudly to
the civilized world as this slaughter In Tur
key , the greatest , the senator believed , In
the history of the world.
AMERICANS IN JEOPARDY.
Mr. Blanchard of Louisiana said that for
more- than a year the world had been
shocked by the massacres In Turkey. Not
only was there murder and massacre , but
In the case of women worse than massacre.
As a great free nation It was the duty of
the United States to express its ofilclal re
pudiation and protest against the course of
Turkey.
Mr. Frye , republican of Maine , took the
floor at this point for a speech of such ve-
hemcnca that the galleries quickly filled to
overflowing and he was repeatedly Inter
rupted by long and continued ap
plause. Mr. Fryo spoke of the
earnestness with which the commltteo on
foreign relations had sought to deal with
this question. They had heard Armenian
missionaries who elated that the establish
ment of UnlteJ States consulates at Erzeroum
and Harput would glvo effective protection.
Consuls to these points were epecially ap
pointed , but they were refused their exequa
turs. "If the American flag had been raised
over a consulate at Harput , " continued Mr.
Fryo with dramatic emphasis , "It would have
saved 20,000 lives. " He proceeded to show
ho great amount cf American capital Invested
In Christian missions In Turkey , And yet ,
sold he , $0,000,000 of Invoated American capi
tal In Turkey was held up. The American
college at Harput was burned and Its Ameri
can directors wore compelled to flee for tholr
lives. "If I nad my way , " said Mr. Frye.
"after these European powers had stood eye
ing each other for a year , I would have sent
a congressional memorial to Russia and said
to that great power , "fake Armenia Into your
possession and protect those Chrlotlans and
the United States will stand behind you with
all Its powera and resources , ' " ( Long ap-
ilauso In the galleries. ) He carej nothing
'or the reports of the United States minister
hat all duo prptcctlon was being extended
jy Turkey. Information of absolute relia
bility came to those associated In the mis
sion work , showing that the massacres con-
.Inucd , He ( Fryo ) knew that American live *
jnd American property wcro being Jeopardized
day after day. They were receiving no pro
tection.
Mr. Mills Interrupted to state that ho had
personal knowledge of the activities of United
States Minister Terrell and the accuracy of
the Information ho gave.
Mr , Frye responded by asking Mr. Mills
what Great Britain would have done If a
British colony worth $1,000,000 had been de
stroyed and Its British occupants bad been
compelled to flee for their lives. Would
Great Britain have stood Idly by ?
Mr , Mills answered that the senator ( Frye )
meant war and said ho ( Mr. Mills ) did not
doubt he would join this sentiment. He
did not know but It would be best to send
out ahlps abroad and , llko Jefferson , batter
down the castles of the pirates.
FRYE READY TO FIGHT THE TURK.
Resuming , Mr. Fryo i > poke of Great Brlt-
aln' * course with bitter sarcasm. Great
Irltaln had been the steadfast enerny of the
United States. Great Britain had harmed
be United States at every opportunity. Great
Irltaln had for years taunted the United
States for shackling the ulavea , and yet when
ho ncrth struck off those shackles Great
Irltaln did everything to help the confed
eracy to destroy the United States govern
ment for no reason but to have the confed
eracy as bor customer. Great Ilrltaln had
never shown the slightest frj'jjlshlp for the
I'nlted Statei , nnd now Gceat llrltaln rtood
Idly by when she had the power to stop these
barbarltlcp. Mr. Fryo proc aJr < l with much
vigor and wrncstne ? ? to fay that It neces-
rury In order to protect Amcflo.yi citizens he
would order the American sln'ps to sail up
the Dardanelles regardless to ( ( the European
alliance , and when In frontqf jCoaitantlnoplc
demand , as > we then mUMr the ( protection pt
Kr people within the sultan's ' dpmlnlons. He
declared that there wap otSe qilallty of the
English government which 'he'hdmlrcd. ' Eng-
lind , he said , protects lift citizens at all
tlmca and under all clrcumiunces. Mr. Frye
proceeded to show that the United
States was strong onqueh and quite
as willing as England to protect
Its citizens whoso lives arid property were
Imperiled abrcad. All he nskefl , he wld , was
that we should make England our moslel In
this one respect , and then American citizens
would be safe In Turkey or elsewhere.
Mr. Call followed , commending the utter
ances of Mr. Frye , and saying that , compared
with these , the senate resolutions were emas
culated and feeble. He contended for a
ttronger expression , and urged that we should
fight our battles abroad , when a display of
our force was neeJed , and not In the senate.
Mr. Hoar spoke briefly of the necessity for
moderation , and urged that extreme utter
ances on the part of congress ba deferred
until the arts of diplomacy should be ex
hausted , In view of the danger that the mis
sion arles In Turkey wcro In , and also In view
of the fact that Miss Clara Barton , with the
Red Crow In her hand , was now or ! her way
to Armenia.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas , In charge of the
free coinage substitute for the bond bill ,
aukcd unanimous consent tint a vote be
taken at 4 o'clock en Thursday next. Mr.
Allen Interposed an objection.
ARMENIAN RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
Mr. Call offered an ( imcndmont to the Ar
menian resolution to the effect that "hu
manity nnd religion and the principles upon
which all civilization rests demand that civil-
Izcd governments shall by peaceful negotia
tions , or. If nccessjry by force of arms , pre
vent nnd suppress the cruelties and massa
cres Inflicted on thu Armenian subjects of
Turkey by the establishment of their own
people with such guarantees of the civilized
powers of Its authority nnd parmancncc as
eliall be adequate to that end. "
Mr. Call'o motion was laid on the table and
the orlgln.il resolutions were then agreed to
without division.
On Mr. Jones' motion It was then agreed
tlHt when the senate adjourn today It be to
meet on Monday. Ho also gave notice that
on Thursday next' he would ask the senate
to remain In t > 3sslon till a vote was had on
the silver bond bill.
Mr. Thurston gave notice that he would
address the senate on the Monroe doctrine en
TuesJay next.
The free coinage bill was then laid before
the senate , and Mr. Baker of Kansas ad
dressed the senate In support of an amend
ment offered by him to confine the coinage
of yilver to the American product. Mr. Baker
divided the money ranks Into gold monomet-
alllsts. silver monomctalllsts nnd blmetalllsts.
lie belonged , hp eald , to the test claw , and
declared It to bo his opinion that the ques
tions of tariff and finance would be settled
unaided and nlono by the republican party.
Concerning the coinage of American silver ,
the senator said It would give employment
to Idle laborers and would lead to the gen
eral healthful expansion of our primary or
redemption money.
A bill was passed for the disposal of the
abandoned lands of the Fort 'Asslnlbolno mili
tary reservation In Montana , and for the
relict of settlers thereon' ' The senate , after
a brief executive session , adjourned , at 4:15 :
p. m. , until Monday. . '
WILL LIST Mil. IIAIiAlU ) ' OFF EASY.
it J
Ilntixc Co in in I HocDvcirtrx Vpon : i
IlcMOluUdii of CriiMiire.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. Little doubt Is
left by the action of a special committee of
the foreign affairs committee , which met
today , that a resolution wllf bs brought be
fore the house next weVk. expressing dis
approval ot Ambassador * Bayard's two
speeches , which were called , to the attention
ot the hous ? by Messrs. McCall andBarrett
of Massachusetts. The purpose of the resolu
tion will be a mild censu o" of Ambassador
Bayard for the two utterances mentioned
'
and on expression of the opln'lon of the house
that representatives of" the * United States
should be very discreet In their public refer
ences to home politics. It Is understood that
the subcommittee feel that the present ten
sion between the British and American gov
ernments over Venezuela constrains them
to recommend a milder form of censure
than they think the ambassador's words
would call for under ordinary circumstances.
One of them , said that whllo they did not
wish to take any action that would detract
from Mr. Bayard's standing with the power
to which he Is accredited , they did not feel
justified in Ignoring ; bis speeches.
Getting MIIIIH of Venezuela I'rpimroil.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The Venezuelan
commission bold Its llrst regular weekly
meeting today In accordance with the pro
gram arranged at the last special meeting- .
All of the members of the commission were
present , and Mr. Mnllett Provost , the sec
retary , was In attendance to begin the dis
charge of his olllce. The' principal business
trantactcd was the reception of n partial re
port from Commissioner Glllmnn upon ( he
( jeneral subject of maps of the territory In
volved In the dispute.
KIIIIHIIH roxtnillHlcr Conllriiii-il.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The senate In ex
ecutive session today confirmed the nomina
tion of J. L. Pettljohn to bo postmaster at
Olathc , Kan.
A TWESiTV-FOOT Mill ) SIIAKIC.
One of tlie Lui-Ki-Ht Ever CuiiKlit IH
on ISxIilliHIoii In IIoHtiui.
In the window of a grocery store on Tre-
mont street , near the Castle Square theater ,
says the Boston Transcript , there Is on ex
hibition a bugo mud shark , which Is said to
be erie of the largest over caught. This may
well be , for the creature IB twenty feet In
length , twelve feet In girth and weighs more
than 2,000 pounds. He was brought In by
ono of the fishermen , and was caught on the-
Georges , or ono of the deep-water banks. As
ho lay In the window ho attracted
a good deal of attention , and none of
the people who looked at him manifested any
desire to make a close acquaintance with one
of his kind in thewater. . As a matter of
fact ho would probably not have attacked
anyone wbea he was alive , although ho
might have done so , being such a big follow.
As a rule , however , mud sharks , like sand
sharks , will not attack anyone In the water.
This mud shark Is not at all llko a sand
shark , or man-eater , or hammerhead , al
though rather more like the last than the
two first named In general shape. Ho Is
heavier and thicker-bodied than cither of the
flrst two , and lacks the high curved flu which
Is a marked characteristic In both. He Is a
dull gray In color , and hlu skin Is not t
liard and rough as that of the other two.
CROWDED TO HEAR HARRISON
Ex-President Makes an Argument Bc.foro
tbo Supreme Court.
REPRESENTS SOME LARGE INVESTORS
HenrltiK on the Legality of the Cali
fornia Irrigation I.IMV , After
AVhlvh ( lip Nflirntkn Statute
WIIM Orim n ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The supreme
court room wao the center of attraction a
the capltol today. The news that ex-1'rcsl
dent Harrison would appear drew thousands
through mud and rain to the capltol and fo
two hours before noon the halls \\cro throngci
and the doors besieged. Owing to the verj
limited epaco In the old senate chamber
where the supreme court sits , the public wa
generally disappointed and Xew persons g.ilnci
admission. In the court room were quite a
number ot senators nnd representatives am
some of the most prominent men of the cnun
try , Including Mr. Joseph Choate of Now
York.
Mr. Harrison appeared just after the mar
slial had called thts court to order. He tool
n seat at a table Immediately In front of the
chief Justice and sitting there In the pres
ence of many famous men he Immediate ! }
became the target of all eyes. It was hi
first public appearance In Washington sine
ho left the white house three years ngo
HIa appearance had changed but slightly
The careworn Icok had disappeared and tlm
seemingly bad de-alt kindly with him. Ther
was the same soft gray hair "nnd beard , al
most white , the clear , pillld complexion , am
the bright gray eye ? . He wore a pair c
ordinary spectacles nnd consulted his note
freely whllo ex-Chief Justice Hhodos , wh
preceded him , was speaking. There was i
great array ot legal talent on both sldca o
the care
Mr. Harrison uppearnl as special counse
In the cas-e In favor of sustaining the con
stltutlonallly of the Wright act , rcprcsentliif
Interested bondholders. The regular counse
In favor of sustaining the law were Judge
Rhodes , H. Percy Wright of California nni
John F. UIIIoii of New York , and against the
law Joseph Choate of New York , I ) . II. lloni
and George II. Maxwell of California.
Mr. Harrison entered upon his argumen
as soon as JuJgeHhodcs had finished. IK
stood nt the table and with ills coat thrown
back and his hands plunged at times In h !
pockets and at others resting akimbo on hi
hips , or pushed out on the desk In front o
him. and spoke with an earnestness nnd an al
of what might bo almost called pugnuclt }
that Is characteristic of the cx-presldent
His voice seemed weak as he began , but I
bscnmo clear nnd firm as ho proceeded. In
opening he wasted no time , but went to the
heart of the contention at once. In battle
lio.E.iltl , after the woods had been shcllet
and the lines of the enemy locate 1 the Issue
was fought out In n very narrow compass
The details of the case had bon exhaustive ! )
placed before the court , he said , and he
would therefore confine himself to what he
regarded as the vital Issue , the taxing power
of the state.
INVOLVES TAX CASES.
Ex-President Harrison Bald he thought
there were a few general principles and a
few subordinate causes growing out of de
cisions of the supreme court which were ap
plicable to the present case. These lie * re
garded as tax cases. The power exerclsad
In both cases was the same. It was the
power of taxing a portion of the property for
the use of the state. If anything was clear ,
made clear by reason , by the decisions ol
this court , it was that the taxing power of
the state was a full one ; II found Its only
limitation In the constitution of the United
States. The power of a state to levy a gen
eral tax and provide for the levy of a
specific tax was full and could not be chal
lenged. In the matter of this special as
sessment , It had always been recognized
that Ita absolute equity had bJen admitted.
He referred to steps taken to see what could
bo done with the arid lands , and said these
lands were valueless without water. Under
the ordinary land laws of the United States
how , he asked , could we ever have brough
out their fertility ? There must he some com
blnatlon. Either the power of the govern
inent of the state must Interfere , or the
United States through Its proper officers
must consent to put vast tracts of these
lands In the hands ot individuals.
It Is simply a question of whether this Is
to bo In the hands of a private corporatloi
or of the public. There Is no other way to
make the landholder Independent. He Is
otherwise a serf , should the water supplj
bo in the liandii cX a private corporation. A
certain portion ot the stock should be made
appurtenant to the land to bo Irrigated , so
every landowner becomes a stockholder li
the Irrigation company. The people who own
the land choose a board of directors and have
the management and control of the whole
They are freed by this participation
from the threat or apprehension of the con
trol by these who have no Interest In the
case. This legislation was enacted nearly tcr
years ago , and lias constantly been exerclwx
ever since and copied by ether states.
He regarded as sufficient notice to all par-
tics the presentation of the petition and
the fixing of a day upon which It would be
heard by the Hoard of Supervisors. That
gave them ample time to make protests. He
referred to a numbsr of decisions where such
notice had been decided to 'have ' been ade
quate. In concluding his remarks , the ex-
president said It rested with the legislature ,
unless restricted by a constitutional provi
sion , to determine In what manner the funds
should be ralse.l when a public work waste
to bs > organized.
ON THE OTHER HAND.
Counsel on the other .sido contended that
the Wright act took property without duo
process of law , because , as this court had
said , In the case of the Missouri Pacific rail
way against Hume , It was not within the
legitimate scope of legislative power.
It was a settled principle of law , they
contended , and was the law of the United
States , that the right to compensation when
ever private property was taken for public
use was Incident to the exercise of that
power and Inseparably connected with It.
Any attempt of any legislature to levy as
sessments on property , not compensated by
special benefits , or In excess of such bene
fits , or not proportionate to them for the
purpose of construction of a local public
Improvement for the general public welfare "
was thereforei an excess of legislative- power
and a violation of tlm fourteenth
amendment. It had been argued as
a reason w'jy the Wright act
Bhculd he sustained that It had been reenacted -
enacted In other Elates , Hut the radical
changes from the Wright act , which had
and pastry are the result of using
the proper baking powder.
CALUMET
BAKING POWDER
is proper in price , ingredients and strength.
$ ioootoyou if you find anything impure
or unwholesome in it
A. piucli of It Iiaa power enough to do a pound of leavening.
CALUMET BAKING POWDER CO. , CHICAGO.
bten made In the statutes referred to , whirl )
wtre framed In the light of experience * with
the practical operations of the Wright net
sttongly supported the argument that the
unconstitutional features of the act made It
Impossible for any such law to operate suc
cessfully , anil showed that these latter
statutes had sought to eliminate those con
stitutional features of the Wright net
wl.Ich had given rise to Its most
grievous oppressions and which would
work the practical destruction of any law
embodying tnich provisions. It was aUo as
serted that the supreme court of California
had held that by "susceptible" was Intended
susceptible In their natural state , and that
was the only mods of construction under
which they would Justify the Inclusion of
cities nnd towns and property Incapable of
Irrigation , And the supervisors , under that
construction , could not exclude any lands
which In their natural state wore susceptible
of Irrigation , If such lands had been Included
within the districts by the petition In Us
foundation.
Several times while the ex-president was
laying down a proposition or citing a case
Mr. Choate , who sat at hi * right , shook his
head In protest. Mr. Harrison summed up
his argument briefly nnd concluded at 2
o'clock , having spoken almost an hour. The
crowd In the court room rapidly thinned out
as the other counsel proceeded.
Crtirrnl lliirrlnon StitrtN Hume.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. Kx-Prcsldent
Harrison , accompanied by his private secre
tary. Mr. Tlbbetls , left the city at 7:10 : this
evening for Indianapolis.
WKATllHIl KOIIKCAST.
I-'nlr , Mltht North Wlnil * f r
miNUl.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 21. The forecast for
Saturday Is :
For Nebraska and South Dakolix-Fnlr ;
light north winds.
For Oklahoma nnd Imllnti Territory-
Cloudy nnd threatening , piobnbly with rnln ;
enst winds.
For Town nnd Mlssourl-Partly cloudy ;
"For Kansas-Fair ; warmer ; south , shifting
l ° For Ojiornllo and Wyomlng-Fnlr ; variable
Kor 'Montana Fair ; warmer In the east
ern portion ; north , shifting to south winds.
Local llociiril.
OFFICE OF TIIH WHATH13U 1WRKAU ,
. record of temperature
OMAHA , Jan. 2S.-Omnhiv
perature and rainfall , compared with the
corresponding day ot
( Indicates truce of lircclpltnllnn ; "below zero ,
zero. U A. AYKI.S1I , Obscr\er ,
Tclcnlioiic In Ilrlilcc CnrN.
Brooklyn bridge olllclnls are awaiting with
consldcraulo Interest the result of an ex
periment with telephones which is likely tu
result In their adoption for permanent use
on the structure. The aim of the new plan
la to permit telephoning from the cars in
motion to the train dispatcher's qfllcc at the
Brooklyn end of the bridge tjy a wire which
Raymond
JEWELER.
Who Js obliged to begin , say ,
with only half a dozen Solid
Silver Teaspoons , has the satis
faction of knowing , if they are
GORHAM , that at any future
time she can always match her
set , and increase her store of the
same design indefinitely , for the
patterns are never lost , and , un
like many minor makers , " the
Gorham" is as permanent as
the Bank of England.
r
Too good for Dry Goods Stores-
Jewelers only.
The reason wo eonfliio oin-HelvpH to Rorhani'H
Silverware IH becnuBu It'u tliu only ro.illy KOoJ ,
C. S. RAYMOND ,
S C. Corucr Ifith and Doucloi.
runs uii ( lie uldo of the far to the roof. An
ordinary battery Is tiled , nnd the * chem , 1C
pronounced thoroughly practicable , will bo
found of grc.U value , particularly In c o of
accidents , wh n warning can be- sent back
almost Immediately.
A means of preventing the nolso made bjr (
trains In pawing over Iron bridges h.is been-
devised by n Gorman engineer named Hoc- '
decker. He puts A decking of Inch nnd a
quarter planks between the cross ulnlcri-
resting on three-Inch timbers laid on the bottom
tom flaiiRCJ. On the plunks a double layer
ot felt Is laid , which Is fixed to the vertical
neb of tlio cross girder. At the connections
with the girder a timber eover Joint Is placed
on felt and two hooked bolts connect tho'
whole- firmly to the bottom flange. Four'
Inches of slag gravel cover the decking ,
which I ? Inclined toward the center ot tlia-
bridge tor drainage purposes. A layer of felt
Is laid between the planks and tlio timbers
ilu-y rest upon and the Ironwork In contact
with decking nnd ballast Is asphalted. Tho1
decking weighs COO pounds per yard for a *
bridge eleven feet wide nnd costs 23 cents a
square foot. It Is water tight nnd has proved !
very satisfactory In preventing noise- .
Gladness Comes
With a butter understanding of the
transient , imtnro of the ninny phys
ical ills which vanish before proper ef
forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so ninny forms of
sickness nro not due to nny uctnnl dis
ease , but simply to n. conslinuted condi
tion of the system , which the pleasant
ftiniily laxative , Syrup of Figs , prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families , and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who'valuo good health. Its beneficial
eirects tire due to the fact , that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness , without debilitating the
organs on whichitaets. His therefore
nil important , in order to get its bene
ficial effects , to note when you pur
chase , that yon have the genuine article ,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only , and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health ,
nnd the system is regular , then laxa
tives or other remedies are not needed. .
If u Diluted with any nctnnl disease , ono
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians , but if in need of a laxative ,
then one should have the best , and with
the well-informed every where , Syrup o
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and - i ves most -eneral satisfaction.
"I'se In Town , Honey ! "
Pancake
Flour
Plate after plate of delicious , healthful
pancakes There's a pleasant breakfast
for you !
Aunt Jemima's is the best material.
Made of Whent , Corn and Rice the
three great staffs of life. Beware of imita
tions. Sold only in red packages t i
"
J HERE'S OUR GUARANTEE.
puy a packnito of Ocnulno Aunt Jemima's Self-
KlMnt. Pancuke flour , and 11 you < lo not Unit
It makes the best cukes you over ntc. return tlio
empty box to your Kroeer , le.ivo > cnir linruc.nnd tlio
( jroccr will refund tbo money and clmrttOittous.
Sclentlllcally I'rcpw-edanJ Manufactured only by
R , T , DAVIS MILL GO , , St , Joseph , Mo ,
Ponct 1110In slumps for LlfnlllntoryofAunt
Jemima mid a tin of lur IMcLnmnnr dolls.
( JI7 mama used Wool Soap ) ii wish mtno ba4
WO OLENS will not shrink If
WOOL SOAP
Wool PpaplBdollcnto and rerrOThlnpfo ° rlmtlpjr' ! !
Casar " ' ) > Dettct " mcr. lluti a bar at i/our tltutcn ,
Coworth , ScnodJe tc Co. . Waiters , Chlcac * .
H Cnatliniii hi. , ttQkion.ln Lconaru bt. ,
In ncconlnncu with n > < | iio.st from tlio Treasury Dupurliiu'iit , this Imnlc offers
Its services to imrtlcs who niuy desire ( o subscribe for the now Issue of yovcrii.
went bonds. i
Bids must be received In WnshIiiMoii on or before 1U in , , Kebnmry 5th. "
The bonds draw per cent Interest , pnynblu ( jtmrterly.
They will pay tin minimi income during their twenty-nine years' Hfo na
follows : . .
At about 0 1-10 per cent premium T/j per cent
At about 1SH& per cent premium It per cent
At about 30 % per cent premium 2'i percent
They nro free from taxation by state , county or city authority.
Subscriptions , If accepted , must be paid for In jjold.
No charge or commission of any kind will 1m made by the bank whcro
parties supply the gold subject to any discount for abnision anil pay express
charges to sub-treasury.
This bank will supply gold to the extent of Its present gold reserve ( $150-
000) ) at u charge of 0110 per cent , which is $10.00 for ? 1,000 and $1.00 foe
$100.00.
This charge covers express charges and loss from abrasion , which loss on
a largo portion of the current coin will amount to more than thu charge
made.
$1.00 commission will bo charged for each sub.scrlptlon , carrying the bank's
guarantee to supply gold , but this will bo rebated If the bid Is accepted ana
gold supplied.
The offer to supply gold npou above named terms is limited to subscrlp *
tions of $1,000 and under. 1'artles desiring larger sums may make special ar
raugement.
Further Information or advice will be given on application ,
NEBRASKA NATIONAL BANK ,
BY II. W. YATKS , PUESIDUNT.
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