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    THE OMAHA DAELY BEE : SATURDAY , 1TEIVRUAUY 15 , 189ft.
Pull Vote in the Ilonso Shows an Over
whelming Sontiraent Against Silver ,
ALL BUT THIRTY-SEVEN ACCOUNTED FOR
Crlp nnd Turner of Ororpln doxc-il
( tin Dchntc ( or the tlrapL-ctlvc hides
UnllcrlcN Killed tint llcnrd
NolhliitT
WASHINOTON , Feb. U. The majority
Jgalnst silver In the house today when the
final vote was taken on concur
rence In the senate free coinage
amendment was larger than that of
yesterday In committee of the whole. Yes
terday tha motion to concur was defeated
by 100 to 80 , a majority ot 110 ; today It was
beaten 215 to 00 , a majority of 125. The
vote today was a record making vote , and ,
counting the pairs , but thirty-seven out of
35G members were unaccounted for. Perhaps
a few absentees dodged , but most of them
were unavoidably absent and were unable to
secure pftlrr. The silver men , who yesterday
predicted a much greater showing of strength
today , were disappointed. The "sound
, money" leaders had been disposed to con
cede the sliver forces 100 votes. An analysts
today shows tl-.it 1S4 republicans and tblrty-
ono democrats voted against concurrence , and
fifty-eight democrats , twenty-five republicans
and seven populists for concurrence.
The debate which preceded the vote was
of an Interesting character , but devoid of
any sensational features. The galleries , as
usual on a field day In the lower branch of
congress , were crowded to the doors , , and
quite n number ot senators sat through the
flvo-hour debate. Secretary Herbert was
also present. Ex-Speaker Crisp presented
the closing argument for the silver men , and
was replied to by Mr. Turner , a democratic
colleague from Georgia , In a two-hour speech ,
The personal rivalry between the two leaders
of the opposing factions of the democratic
fildo ot the house added to the Interest of
the occasion. Mr. Ualzell closed In behalf of
the republicans.The partisans of the res
pective champions missed no opportunity to
acclaim their approval when telling points
wore made , and at the close the honors
sejined even.
Mr. Crisp , representing free silver , said
thls > was an economic question , and ,
no matter what views the members
might have entertained in the past ,
lie assumed that In casting his vote today each
member would do so conscientiously in ac
cordance with the dictates of his convictions.
Mr. Crisp opened his argument proper with
the familiar words : "In 1873 congress de
monetized sliver. " At the very threshold
of the subject , ho said , this was denied , and
U was also denied that up to 1873 wo had
had bimetallism In this country. He quoted
Baron Rothscllld'6 | statement that prices were
regulated by the aggregate amount of tha
circulation , gold and silver. Prices were
fixed by the amount of primary money in
the world. If the standard In England were
gold , In Franco sliver and In China silver , the
measure of values would bo the combined
amount ot both gold and silver circulating as
money. Money wast the ono thing for which
, all contended and the sum of the demand for
money was equal to the demand for all things
. else on earth. If a metal were made money
by law a demand for that metal would be
created among all people and Its value would
necessarily increase with tbo Increased de
mand.
QUOTED SENATOR SHERMAN.
Here ho reid from statements made by
Senator Sherman in 1S78 that the demonetiza
tion of sliver had caused a reduction of its
-price and had created a mad scramble for
gold on the part of England , France and Ger
many .which had appreciated its price and
had induced a fall In prices throughout the
world. The fall of prices , Mr. Crisp asserted ,
was largely due , he would not say wholly , to
the demonetization pf silver. It was not
tha fall of prices that was complained of , but
the constant and steady fall of prices due to
the constant appreciation of gold. Ho read
from Mr. Balfour's speech of the llth Inst.
f In the English Parliament , attributing the de-
cllno ot agriculture In the old countries to
the appreciation of gold and the artificial
advantages It gave to silver countries. Mr.
Balfour had also declared that the obstacles
tp reform came not from abroad , but were
put forward at homo.
Continuing , Mr. Crisp affirmed the exist
ence of a well defined purpose by those In
authority , loth here and abroad , to depress
the prlco of silver In order to prevent Ita re-
monetizatlon. Ho cited the manner In which
the Bland-Allison act of 18S8 was execute ! ,
the coinage of the minimum amount under
the act and the refusal of tbo treasury after
a few month to coin silver under the act of
1890. Ho cited Secretary Carlisle's refusal
to give silver for gold In 1893 because the
silver was needed for the redemption of treas
ury notes , and his course a few months
afterward in redeeming those notes in gold.
"What kind of Juggling Is that ? " , he asked.
"What sort of friendly treatment of silver Is
that ? "
Ho then directed his attention to the man
ner In which the parity between the metals
had boon maintained. Every obligation of
the government bonds , greenbacks and treas
ury notes was payable in coin. If this was
not true and there were gold obligations , why
did not those who believed that have the
courage to my so nnd save the tax-ridden
people millions of Interest ? In February ,
1895 , congress could have saved the people
$10,000,000 In Interest by authorizing gold
bonds. '
"Congrow refused , " said Mr. Crisp , "wo
paid $16,000,000 for the privilege of paying
in silver and now you attempt to deny our
i right to do BO. "
% CLEVELAND ; ON HIS KNEES.
f "Mr. Speaker , " said ho , continuing , "a few
\ days ago our condition was pitiable. The
greatest nation In Intelligence and trade , wo
bad Just applauded to the echo the president's
message warning European powers that they
' would not bo permitted to uzcuro lodgment
on the American continent. The revcrbratlons
of that applause had hardly ceased before
the administration , with shaking knees , was
hysterically calling on congress for help. It
was feared that Great Britain would take our
gold. Wo were absolutely helpless in the
face of the enemy. And yet now you want
that condition perpetuated. "
Criticising the bond bill , ho declared that
Us purpose was to Impound the greenbacks
and to do Indirectly what the majority dare
not do directly. It was a plan to retire all
the greenbacks by holding them In the treas
ury at the cost of outstanding Interest-bear-
PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY AND POINTEDLY PUT.
"WIIHY MOTlIim 1'I.AYS
"There's music she knows how she says
she would not trade our piano for any $ COO
piano she ever saw. " There's no such tone
In any piano as in the Klmball , the lowest
priced high grade piano made' . For nearly
a quarter of a century we've been Belling
it , renting and trading It , and the first
complaint U yet to conie ,
A. Hospe , Jr.
Mitolc and Art. 1513 Douglas St.
L.
Ing bondi , a plan which Mr. Carlisle had
characterized an the "most remarkable ex
periment miggested In modern times. "
Coming down to the practical question ,
whether thn United States independently
could mnlrtsln with free coinage the parity
between gold and sliver , he said that there
Wit r.n tllftercnco ot opinion that It could
be accomplished by an international agree
ment. As an historic fact , Trance has main
tained the parity for seventy years. It four
or flva countries could maintain a parity It
wag ccncpdcd that law could effect the re
sult. How powerful must a Mate bo then to
effect the remit ?
He quoted from Jackson and Jefferson
and contemptuously eald It had remained for
modern economists to assert that to create
demand and value by law was "a physical
and a metaphysical absurdity. "
POINTED TO KUANCE.
He alto quoted Sherman and Carlisle ( while
ho wai In the house ) to the effect that the
united action of several countries could sus
tain silver. As to the ability of the United
Statco to do so alone the example of France ,
n country Infinitely Inferior In wealth and
trade to us , must be borne In mind , Oiir
commerce , Internal and external , ex
ceeded that ot England , Germany and France
combined and our resources wore as yet un
developed. Our population cxcoedo cither Ot
those three countries. Ot our mints when
opened to the free coinage of silver the
commercial value of the metal would bo
equal to Its legal value In this country be-
cauo ; any one having 412H grains could
bring It here and get a standard silver del
lar's worth of commodities. In this conneec-
tlon ho went somewhat extensively into
figures to show that there had been no over
production of silver.
In conclusion Mr. Crisp declared that If the
United States would but assert Its political
and financial Independence , prosperity would
return and continue the perpetual heritage
of our people.
Mr. CHep poke an hour and a half and
was liberally applauded when ho sat down.
ANOTHER VOICE FUOM QEOnQIA.
Mr. Turner was then , at the request of
Mr. Dlcglcy , recognized for one hour.
Mr. Turner In opening said ho did not pre
tend to be actuated by greater courage than
others , nor did he assume wisdom beyond
that of his day and. generation. Ho should
stnto opinions thai had been slowly and
carefully formed , and he should submit them
with the greatest respect for those who dif
fered with him. Ho expounded exhaustively ,
with copious Illustrations from our hlytory ,
Orcsham's law. that whenever an attempt
was made to circulate concurrently two
metals of different values , the cheaper metal
would always drive the dearer out of cir
culation.
Ho then addressed himself to the question
whether the United ; States Independently
could restore the parity of gold and silver.
Ho would , ho raid , use every test known
to human tribunal. He would summon Mexico
ice and China , where silver was coined , and
was worth Its commercial value. He would
summon Japan , that noble stripling of the
east , just feeling her strength and just about
to abandon the exploded theories of silver
monometallism. On the other hand , as wit
nesses against this theory , ! > e would sum
mon toe enlightened and cultivated countries
of the world , England , Germany , Russia ,
Austria and France. They had all closed
their mints to sliver.
Proceeding he took up the Bland-Allison
and Sherman silver laws , under wh'lch $400-
000,000 ot silver had been coined.
DISCREDITED EVERYWHERE.
Yet those laws had not Imparted value
to silver , for Its value had gone down and
down until India , the great reservoir of the
white metal , had In 1893 , driven the final
nail In the coffln of silver by closing her
mints. There were $4.000,000,000 In the world
according to the report of the director of
the mint. Over $2,700.000,000 had been coined
by the countries ot the world. If a liberal
use ot silver or legal enactment could sus
tain value , why had the commercial price.
In view of theaa facts , gone down steadily ?
Mr. Turner was enumerating- some of the
great names abroad that stood for gold stan
dard when Mr. Terry Interrupted him. "The
Gorman Reichstag has declared for bimetal
lism , " ho said , "and the common people
of England favor bimetallism. Of course
the Rothschilds are for the gold standard.
They hold a mortgage on everything-
Europe ao they held a receivership of the
United States treasury. " ( Applauto. )
"Mr. Balfour , the most conspicuous bl-
mottalllst In England , " replied Mr. Turner ,
"has declared that Great Britain alone could
not enter on bimetallism and the gentle
man should have been candid enough to state
that the Gorman Reichstag- declared for
bimetallism , 'with the aid of other com
mercial nations. ' Thus one by ono their
arguments evaporate. " ( Laughter and ap-
plauso. )
Procaedlng , he announced It as his opin
ion that a debtor nation should pay Its debts
In the best money of the world In order
to maintain a high standard of credit. More
over , not an Individual would profit by paying
hla debts In a depreciated currency. In the
ethics ot nations wo could not afford to take
advantage of a technical error and pay our
creditors In a cheap monoy. Instead ot pay
ing ono dollar for two he would rather pay
two for one ; but this.was not required. Llko
honest men. wo must only pay dollar for
dollar. ( Applause. ) In the present distressIng -
Ing situation of the treasury , while the sec
retary ot the treasury was being criticised ,
maligned and denounced for exercising an
option which the law allowed , why did not
some one propose eomo relief ? Why was
the secretary not forced by a mandatory
provision to pay treasury notes In silver ?
An Interesting exchange followed with Mr.
Crisp and Mr. Terry , over eomo testimony
of Secretary Carlisle before the appropriation
commltteo , in which Mr. Turner took the
position that instead ot there being a subtle
purpose to discredit sliver at the Treasury
department , the solo purpose there had been
to sustain It.
Mr. Turner mot a volley of questions to
ward the cioso of his speech. Ho declared
that if the law authorized the secretary to
soli gold were repealed , that moment the
parity would fall and tbo country would
go to a silver basis. Tbo Gresham law , a
law congress did not make , and could not
repeal , was already operating. The money
In dally circulation was silver and silver
certificates. He concluded with the state
ment that the poor man , In whose Interest
the restoration of silver was asked , was most
Interested in preserving a sound financial
system.
Franco has tried free coinage. It had
failed and she abandoned It. Ho had been
trying to expose the lessons < rf experience.
Agitation of the silver question rhould cease.
Perhaps when credit and enterprise had gone
down In the wreck the people would con
clude that It was better to follow the paths
of experience and honestly seek to maintain
the credit and honor ot the country. Mr.
Turner spoke two hours. He received a
demonstration when he closed.
NEED OF THE COUNTRY.
Mr. Dalzell , alto a member of the finance
committee , brought the house back to the
question whether It should abrogate Its duty
and judgment to the senate. Whether the
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house phould abandon Its bill and accept
that of the senate. Mr. Dalzell analyzed the
contentions ot the silver men. It was agreed
that the present relation between silver and
gold Is 32 to 1. Silver men contended that
the opening ot the mints to silver would
make that metal appreciate In value until
tha commercial value would bo brought to
the Iftgal value ; but this was. mere assertion
and dogmatism. Mr. D.ilzell said there was
concltiHve proof In the past experience of
Europe that silver would not Appreciate as
a result of opening the mints to silver
coinage.
Ho devoted some tlmo to replying to the
argument of the silver men that Iho fall
of prices slnco 1873 has been coincident with
the fall of silver , which latter fall was due
to the demonetization In 1S73. The tall of
prices was due to Invention , competition ,
the reduction In the cost of transportation ,
etc. Methods had been revolutionized since
1873 What the country wanted was not free
silver , but moro revenue through the cus
tom houses , more blazing furnaces , more
factories and mills , more and cheaper trans
portation , wider fields for labor and an en
larged homo market , more consumption to
cumulate production , Increased wages to de
crease the hours of labor. "These are the
things wo want and will have , " ho con-
ciuded ,
"In our march to the conquest ot our
manifest destiny as the leader ot the world
in agriculture , men need a commerce nhoyc
life blood shall be a monetary system as
good as gold and as respected as the na
tional flag. " ( Prolonged republican ap
plause. )
At the conclusion of Mr. Dalzell's re
marks Mr. Dlnglcy demanded the previous
question , which was ordered , whereupon the
Vote was taken on Mr. Crisp's motion to
concur In the senate free coinage amend
ment to the hout'3 bill. The members who
had retired from the hall or were lounging
In the cloak rooms came In , resumed their
seats and followed the roll call with great
Interest. Tlio vote was 90 to 215. The an
nouncement of the 125 majority against free
silver was cheered by the anti-silver forces.
The detailed vote was as follows :
VOTE IN DETAIL.
Yeas :
Abbot , Illlbcrn. Ncwlnnds.
Allkon , Hutchcson , Oalen ,
alien of Miss. , Hyde , Otcy ,
Alton of Utah , Johnson of Cal.IV [ rson.
tJulley , Junes. niclmril on ,
tinker of Knn. , Kent , Uoblilnc ,
Ilnnklietiil , Kendall , Hobertson. La. ,
llarlmm , I.utlmcr , Soyers ,
Hartlett of Oa.l.J yton , Hhafrotli ,
llcll ot Colo. , lister. Shaw ,
Hell of Tex. . Llnncy , RUInncr ,
lllack of On. , Little. .Spencer.
Ilowcrs , I.lvln f ton , Blokas ,
llrodcrlck , I ocklmrt , . Htrall ,
Clnnly , I-oud. Straw ,
Cockrcll , Mmldox , Bwnnson ,
Cooper of Tex.Mnsulrc , Tnlbwt ,
Cox , Mnrsli , Tulp.
Crisp. McClurc , Terry.
Culberson , McCulloch , Townc ,
Curtis of Kan. , McKenney , Tyler ,
OcArtnond , Mcl.iclilan , Underwood ,
Dliumorc , McLnurln , Wnllter of Va. ,
Uockiry. McMlllln , Wheeler.
Doollttlo. McRnc , Williams.
Cownlnff , Meredith , Wllnon , Idaho ,
Ellis. Monde ! ! . Wilson S. C. ,
Gnmlilc. Money , Woodward.
Ilartmnn , Moes , Yoakum DO.
Dovernor , McClellRn. Wnlshj
Draper , McOormlclc. Wnnijer.
Elliott of S. C. . McCrenry , Ky , , Warner.
Rrdmann , Mcrcor , Wnshlnston.
Kvans , Jlcjcr , Watson , Ind , ,
Pnlrchlld , MIlM. Wntsnn. O. ,
Pnrl , Miller , W. Va. , WrlllnBton ,
Fenton. Miner. WU. , WliUe.
Flschor. Woody , Wllbcr ,
Fletcher , Murpliy. Willis ,
Fowler , Noonnn. Wilson , . O. ,
Gardner , Northway , Wood ,
Olbson , OrtPll. Wrleht-215.
Glllett. N. T. . Otjen. ' ' IT
Pairs were announced as follows , the first
being In favor and the latter against the
senate amendment : McDearmon and Wood
man , Stalllngs and Leonard , Kyla and Rus
sell ( Conn. ) , Pendloton and Hanley , Ccbb
( Ala. ) and Powers , Howard and Eddy , Plck
ler and Adams.
The house then took a recess until 8
o'clock , the ovenlnc session to be devoted , to
private pension bills. |
A very exciting row was only prevented
at the night session of the house , which was
devoted to the consideration of private .pen
sion bills , by the good temper shown by Mr.
Talbert of South Carolina , whose utterances
at the night session some days ago caused
Mr. Barret to offer a resolution to censure
him far "treasonable and seditious language. "
Tonight Mr. Talbert was opposing a bill to
pension a soldier's widow , who had subse
quently remarried and been divorced from
her second husband , when Mr. Hardy arose
and made a savage attack upon Mr. Talbert.
South Carolina , he eald , had always been rais
ing her voice In opposition to the union.
"We have heard from South Carolina , " said
he , "year In and year out , except the four
years when she was out of the union. She
has caused more trouble than any state In the
union from the tlmo John Calhoun tried to
nullify the statutes of the United States , In
1832 , and Jackson threatened to hang him
for his pains , up to the present tlmo , when
the gentleman from South Carolina appears
in this body , and a gentleman with similar'
propensities appears at tbo other end of the
capltol. Her record here Is without a
parallel. I am hero to vote for every pen
sion bill presented to this house , despite
O.V SPECIAL SALK
The bargain tables are teeming with snaps
real , genuine snaps , too our determination
to be rid of our surplus accounts for It. It's
our regular stock wo are selling selling It
at such prices because we are loaded too
much with shoos. There's our boys' $1.75
shoe for a dollar ; or the ladles * 20th century
$5.00 $ slios for $3.48. Those are bargains.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1419
* .
' * >
South Carolina , whlcji has not onca elected
a republican to congress since 1872. "
Mr. Talbtrt wiurenilcntlr suffering Brest
excitement while Uil | statement was made.
and an outbrtik Ysf > xpected. but he re
strained lilmscK with difficulty , itnd re
marked plcae.intlyivllfsl Cinada had been
heard from. ( Mr. iHnrJy was born In Can
ada ) . Later , however , , , , whllo discussing an
other 1)111 ) , he took petnslon to remark that
he hau noticed that intke who had taken no
part In the war neroOwdest In their procla
mations of patriotism and their denunciations
of those who had TooRiit against the union.
Mr. Talbert himself trtfvcd In the confeder
ate army through the war. Mr. Hardy did
not serve Irt the union army. " 1 luvo no
ticed , " concluded MtvlTalbort , "that those
who are Invincible ln < , tmo | of peace are gen
erally Invisible In Wo of war. " ( General
laughter ) . " '
At 10:30 : p. m. Uio-Jhouse adjourned until
tomorrow. < \ n. _
TO 1IIJY OtIT-TIIIJ UOVIillNMUM' .
1'linno of the t'nloii I'nclllo Ho-
oririinlrutloii I'lmi.
WASHINGTON , Feb. H. Mr. Wlnslow S ,
Pierce , acting for the reorganization com
mittee of the Union Pacific Railroad com
pany , today submitted to the senate com
mittee on Pacific railroads the reorganization
committee's draft of a bill for the reorganize-
tlon of Hint road. This bill provides tor :
1. Appointment by the president , subject
to approval of the senate , 'of a commission
of three members to Investigate , determine
and report to the president the fair cash
value of the claim and lien of the United
States.
2. Authority to the commissioners to sub
poena and examine witnesses end to have
process of courts.
3. The report of' commissioners or a major
ity , subject to the approval of tlio president ,
Is to be conclusive as to the sum which
may bo paid for the claim and lien of the
United States ; the secretary of tha treasury
upon such payment to execute the Instrument
of assignment of the lien and claim , re
serving a sinking fund.
4. Authority to purchasers to organize a
new company , empowered to acquire and
operate the lines and the property of the
railway company with such corporate powers
as are necessarily Involved.
5. The repeal of the provisions of prior
acts which would be Inapplicable to the
reorganized company under the new condi
tions and reserving iho government's pre
ferred right for the transportation of malls ,
troops , munitions of war , etc.
6. Authority and direction to the attorney
general In default of payment of amount
fixed by commission to foreclose the lien of
the government , and upon sale to bid the
amount ot the Indebtedness to the United
States.
7. Reservation of the remedies to the
United States and of power to alter , amend
or repeal.
PROTEST AGAINST THE SALE.
The hearings by the committee on the Pa
cific railroad question was continued today
with Mr. Coombs , an attorney for the Credit
Commutation company , on the stand. He ob
jected to the sale of the Sioux City & Pacific
roalroad except on condition that another
road be built by the government. He said
the Sioux City road was the only outlet from
Eremont , the terminus of tile Ellthorn , and
wag the only competing line of the Union
Pacific running east , and suggested thlo as
the reason tor thejdeslre to secure the sale
of the Sioux City. Th > Vanderbllt family
would thus come- Into the control of the above
one-tenth of the ifallffcad mileage of the
United States , and'jabqut 1 per cent of the
assessed property valuation of the world , so
that they would be r.blo to combine with
nlnety-nlno other families In llko fortunate
circumstances and sayuto the remainder of
the population : "We , , own the earth ; you
get off. " l
Hon. David Llttlcrioepeaklng for the Chicago
cage & NorthwesteriijQfreplled briefly to Mr.
Coombs , saying there .was nothing In Mr.
Coombs' plea , exceptional 'ho wanted the
United States govSerrfment to step In , and
help a lot of bankers , iwho made a bad In
vestment at Sioux City , out of their di
lemma. Mr. Littler also asserted that the
Chicago & Northweatgrn'fl proposition to buy
the Sioux City line fed , been made entirely
"independent" the propositions madq In behalf -
half of the Union Partfle and Central Pacific.
He had no consultation with ) the representa
tives of the other lines-
Mr. C. P. Huntlngtqn took the stand next.
Ho began by saying "that when the Pacific
roads were built so much was not , heard ot
their being built for war purposes as had
been since. They were built for the policing
ot the country and to permit easy communi
cation between the east and { ho west. The
promoters of the lines were regarded as
crazy. When the road was completed the
assets were not sufficient to meet the obliga
tions of the road by several millions. The
mail iin.i hnnnfltpd manv and Inlured none.
Among ether things. It had vastly enhanced
the value at the lands through which It
passed. It had also had the effect of caus
ing a discontinuance of Indian hostilities.
Mr. Huntlngton dwelt upon the fact that
the road had been kept In flno condition ; It
was , he asserted , npw In condition to do
twice the business' done by all transocn-
tlnental lines. The cutting of rates and re
duction of time had been responsible for the
fact that the company was not able to meet
Its obligations.
Replying to the charge that the Central
Pacific had not shown a disposition to co
operate with the Union Pacific so as to form
a continuous line , ho said that the charge
was without foundation. Of the through
freight passing over the Central Pacific and
the Southern Pacific for the ten years endIng -
Ing In 1892 , the Central 1'aclflc had carriad
54 per cent against all competing lines , while
It had for the same time done 68 per cent
of the passenger business. The records
show that the Southern Pacific and Its ocean
connectlcns" to Now York had gotten the
greater part of their Increased business by
driving off the ships that had been carrying
freight around Cape Horn , and had taken
very little business that would have gene
via the Union Pacific ,
Senator Morgan qupstloned Mr. Huntlngton
concerning the contract of his road with the
Pacific Mall company for the control of the
tonnage of this line , via. the Panama rail
road , with a view to showing that the pur
pose was to force business over the Southern
Pacific , but Mr. Huntlngton contended that
ho had no Interest In the Pacific maU com
pany , and that the object of the arrange
ment was to afford a fair remuneration to
the capital Invested.
NEVER USED COMPULSION.
"Continuing , hq denied with emphasis the
assertion that compulsion vas used to get
the California , business for the Southern Pa
cific and said that company obtained its busi
ness by gains Into the competitive field for
it. Ho assorted that the. Union Pacific It
self initiated the competition on the Oregon
Short Line , which was own-id by the Union
Pacific , and by charging cxorslMnt Mtea en
business done for the , Central Pacific , while
the Central Pacific , hall stoud by the Union
on all through bualheXi wliero It ouid do so
without Injuring W public welfare. Mr.
Huntlngton expressed' the opinion that n con
solidation of the IJtiifin Pacific anJ Osntial
Pacific , a contemplate'd by Senator Thurs-
ton's bill , would bo Injurious to the oujiers
of both lines. Ho thought such n combina
tion would result'In'the extension of other
lines west from Osden' and lollovoj It ad
visable , In the Interest ot all that an equit
able arrangement jslioUld l > 3 made wlurrby
the Union Pacific should bo in Independent
line. The- same romaf.k would apply to the
Central Pacific , an'i ' } die- question before the
committee , as ho 'doinprelnnded It ; was
whether the Central Pacific shoull bo abridge
bridge- over which , the .Business concentrating
at Ogden on all the rpads should te trans
ported , or whether , , ! } should scrva ttut pur
pose for only one ot tieao rjids the Union
Pacific. " .
> < , ,
In concluding his p pared statement , Mr.
Huntlngton Bald that while this ciivern-
ment obligation was not a personal debt of
his , ho felt as great interest as If It were
such , and he was anxious that an advantage'
ous arrangement should be mude for all
parties. Ho suggested tfiat I lie- debt tliould
bo refunded at the rate ot l',4 percent and
provision , made for tlio- payment of n fixed
sum , say every elx months , until the debt
should be wiped out. He thought the
security would bo good , . ,
In reply to questions' byvfienator Gear , Mr.
Huntlngton &ld It was'not true that the
Bouthein Pacific bad been built largely rpon
moneys earned by the Contra ! Pacific , but
the former road had been constructed largely
on credit.
Tha committee adjourned until Monday
next without concluding tb cocamlnatbn of
Mr , Huntlngtou.
BLAMES THE UNION PACIFIC
Gollis P. Hnntington Gives the Senate Com-
mittco Some Freight Bates.
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HIGH CHARGES
UN Central Tactile Uonil Got the
Short Kiid ot the IMililp ivorr
Time OpiioNPil to Coti-
nollilntloii.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 14.-Special ( Tele
gram. ) Collla P. Huntlngton was before the
senate committee on Pacific rcllroaJs tcili.-
and the amount ot history which Mr. Jl.mt-
Ington failed to recall would Tilt a largo vol
ume. Senator Morgan cndeavor-M t. . ) click
from Mr. Huntlngton the rates charged Ly
tlio Southern and Central Pacific , but the
smooth old man could not bo caught that
way , and lie asked for further croij.examina
tion on Monday , when ho stated ! n wcull he
fortified with figures to nnsworill quest ons.
Ha criticised the Union Pacific severely ,
holding that road responsible for the ex
cessive rates , and In his speech told how the
Union Pacific charged the Utah Northern
from Ofidcn to Silver Bow , Mont. , first class ,
$1.10 ; second , { 4 ; third , { 3.7G. mil frurth ,
$3.25 per liunclrcil pounds.Vhcn ll > rcugh
rates were established between San Francltco
and Silver Bow , he stated tlio Utah Northern
( Union Pacific ) received $4.23 , firn claja , as
against SO cents for the same eliU'3 to the
Central Pacific. He also oUUd that when
the Central Pacific rommeticeil taking ctal
from the Union Pacific In IS70 his company
paid from the Almy mine. Jt.10 per ton for a
haul of ccventy-llvo miles , mostly down
grade , to Ogden or CM cents pr ton per m'le. '
Ho tald Iho Central Pacific had blood with
the Union Pacific as n rule against ether
lines in all maters relating to through traf
fic. Ho opposed the theory ot tin cont'nuous
line , Omaha to San Francisco , on account
of Iho Injury it would do both road * .
Congressman Mercer , when Mr. Mclkle-
Jolin's name was called on the sliver bill ,
stated that he had boon nble to secure a pair
Tor that gentleman , but as for his colleague ,
Mr. Halner. who was absent from the house
on ImporUnt business , ho had utterly failed
to find n fro silver democrat who would pair
with tlut gentleman from Nebraska. "Hcw-
ovc-r , " said he , "If Mr. Halner wore present
ho would vote nay. " The whole Nebraska
ilolcgntlon present voted nay with the excep
tion ot Kom. Gambia of South Dakota voted
In the affirmative , Plckler being paired. The
Iowa delegation was against the senate bill.
Senator Allnn hail a Inner conreroneo with
Commlaslonsr of Indian Affairs Browplifg
relative to the Santco Sioux , and believes
that he will be able to secure for tlmt , tribe
an Increase in lands and money. Ha Is also
actively pushing his bills for government
Utci at Norfolk and Grand Island , and will
go before the committee on public buildings
and grounds next week in support of the ap
propriations asked , $10,000 for each city.
Congressman Laccy ot Iowa has Introduced
a , bill to pay for paving around the post-
ofllcp at Ottutmva. No bill ° { this kind 1ms
passed congress In seventeen years. Ho also
Introduced bills to pension J. B. Goldsberry
of Davis county and Margaret Klrkpatrlck
of Ottumwn.
Dr. Lewis J. Perkins of Des Molnes was
today rcappolntcd physician at Utllla Indian
reservation , OreRon.
Prof. S. U. Fellows of Fayette , la. , Is in
the city asking the government for an ap
propriation to build homes for the Indians
In Tama county.
Postmasters were commissioned as follows :
Jan:03 H. Longneckcr , Hangell , la. ; JamcS II.
Harris , Kellerton , la. ; Robert Schmidt , Belle ,
S. IX. Charles Oman was appointed post
master at Spanulh , Lincoln county , Neb. ,
vice T. C. Elder , resigned.
A board of officers to consist of Colonel
John C. Bate" , Second Infantry , Lieutenant
Colonel Charles A. Wlkoff , Nineteenth In
fantry , and Captain Marlon P. Mans , First
Infantry , Is ordered to meet at Fort Leaven-
worth , ICan. , on Monday , February 24 , for
the purpose -preparing rultij and regula
tions for small arms firing , for tlio use of
Infantry troops during the coming practice
season.
First Lieutenant Samuel Rober , Signal
corps , having completed his work here , Is or
dered to rejoin his proper utaticji.
Captain Charles S. Smith , Ordnance de
partment , Is ordcied to Sandy Hook on gov
ernment business. .
Captain Cunllffo H. Murray , Fourth cav
alry , Is detailed as professor ot military
science at Brown university.
Second Lieutenant Charles G. Lyman , Second
end cavalry , is relieved from temporary
duty at Frankfort arsenal and ordered to
join his station at Fort Wlngate.
WINDING UP TUB AVOIILD'S FAIR.
Ilonril ot Control Todny Holding Hx
I'Mnnl HuxliifMM ScMMlon.
WASHINGTON , FebJ 14. The World' * fair
board of control , which Is the executive body
ot the Columbian commission , is In session
here considering various odds and ends rela
tive to the Chloigo exposition that remain
yet undisposed of. One of the board's duties
is to officially promulgate tlio award of the
23,000 to 25,000 medals and diplomas to ex
hibitors at the fair. The cases for the
medals have been finished anil coma kind of
a tubular dcylce will bo prepared for the
safe transmission of the diplomas. It Is ex
pected that everything will bo ready In less
than a month.
The action of Director General Davis In
making his report to congress Instead of
first submitting it to the board of control Is
a source of dissatisfaction to the members.
It Is felt by them that this report should
have been made to the board In the eamo
manner as those of all tlio bureau officers.
Then If It was ever regarded as Incomplete
or slighted any one of the branches ot the
exposition or Included anything that was not
properly within Its scope , what was missing
could be Inserted and tbo objectionable and
unsatisfactory features bo changed or elimi
nated as the board might see fit.
Members of the board say they do not know
what are the contents of the report.
The senate today passed a bill appropriat
ing $18,000 to reimburse Mr. Davis for the
money expended by him In the preparation of
his report. Today also the board cf control
adopted a resolution for the appointment of
a committee of four to confer with the mem
bers of congress regarding the matter. This
committee will , it is said , in no way antago
nize the payment ot the money to Mr. Davis ,
but will present the * case of the board , making
the claim that the director general should
have submitted his report to the board or to
the Columbian commission , and not pass
directly over the heads of cither body. The
commltteo will probably urge the propriety
of having the report submitted to the board
for alteration before. It is printed.
The members of the board at the meetings
to bs held hero are Merars. T. W. Palmer ,
president ; Massey of Delaware , St , Clulr of
West Virginia , Platt of Ohio , Tousley of Min
nesota , Sanders of Mississippi and Lannon of
Utah.
Mil JIM Art * AlinoMt Completed.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 14. The Venezuelan
committed was hard at work today with tha
members present. The geological burvfy ,
through Mr , Baker , reported that the phy
sical map of the country In dispute was
almost finished. H is proposed to ! mvo ( his
map divided Into sections , which will be
enlarged , Upon ties ! cnl.ireoments notes
may bo made , OD that , cich mtmbir of the
commission may make Independent studies
o' the situation.
The committee is highly KrJtlfitJ at the
position taken by Great Britain In rcspond'ng '
favorably to Its request to Do supplied w'tli '
information relative to the bcitlon of the
boundary line.
Territory Itullroail HIM Aiiprovvil.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 14. The president
has approved the act granting to the Kansas
City , Plttiburg & Gulf Railway company
the right to coiiotruct a railway and tbiagrapli
and telephone lines in the Indian territory ,
also to authorize the use of the Wulto houeo
lot in Washington , D. C. , for the encamp
ment of ChriBtlau Kndeavorer * .
Civil Service EiiimluiitloiiH.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. The United
States civil eervlco commission will hold ex
aminations on March 10 in Boston , New
York , Buffalo , Philadelphia , Cincinnati , Jer
sey City , Chicago , Los Angelei and San
Francisco for positions of meat Inspector ,
stock examiner and tagger.
WHAT FIIANCIS O. OHAIIMO SAYS.
Gonfldelicp In llrntorcit Tlip Crnwford
Cnnnl nnd Otlirr Intrrritlnrc Vlenn
on Wpulorn 1'rojorti.
Among today's arrivals on the morulnp
train from Now York were Mr. Francis C.
Grabte and his family , Mr. arable , who Is
known to bo among those foremost Ip the
development ot Nebraska and the trans-
mlssoiirt country , has been In the cast the
greater part of the lost few months. The
Bee's representative ! sought and obtained n
pleasant Interview with Mr. arable , during
which ho talked with him Concerning the
business situation both cast and wesl.
The case with which the last govcrnmr-nt
loan was placed , Mr. arable states to have
had a very good effect on the general busi
ness of the cast. "As entire confldcnce > Is
restored money will bccomo still easier ,
manufacturers will bo less timid In antici
pating the markets , and wholesalers will in
their turn buy morefreely. . Through this
heightened activity the reciprocal demands
ot the consumers of one class ot goods for
those of the others will Increase , making
eich ableto work with full force on full' '
time and buy mere plentifully ot the- products
of every other Industrial department. The
feeling In the cast Is that this successful
public bond Issue marks n change from a
two-year period ot stationary business con
ditions , during which the country has ad
vanced little. If any , to one of progress In
which the expansion and growth ot the
nation will go on again with Increased
energy and renewed vitality. "
Mr. Grablo said that among the matters
connected with business enterprises ho ls
Interested In which have detained him In
the cast so long tlio securing from the gov
ernment of the right ot way for the Craw
ford ( Neb. ) canal across the Fort Robinson
military reservation was not the least.
"I am now nulto ready to believe , " said
Mr. Grable , "in the. proverbial 'red tapo' ot
the government bureaus. The government
Is very chary about granting to public or
private enterprises any rights upon Its mili
tary domains. Thcro are many papers to
bo prepared and filed and hearings to be
had before the approval of cautious officials
Is finally obtained. But however slow the
government was In recognizing the worth
of the enterprise In question and the rights
proper to bo accorded It-the people of Craw
ford 'and northwestern Nebraska are quick
to realize Its value. They arc on the ground
and know of what Inestimable benefit to them
the construction ot this cunal will be. The
canal , or 'ditch , ' In Irrigation parlance , Is
nlno miles long and waters a larfee area of
fertile land. It Is now entirely finished , and
the coming season will see great agricul
tural activity along Its route. At Its terminus
the canal has n fall of 132 feet-greater than
the famous Falls ot St. Anthony at Minne
apolis. It will provide a line water power
and prove of tremendous Importance In the
upbuilding of Crawford and northwostcrn
"Tho 'Edgomont grindstone' and Its Intro
duction la ono of the things , " Mr. arable
went on , "that has kept mo away from
Omalm. For razor grinding and fine cut
lery work tbo Edgcmont atone Is rapidly
supplanting that which has always been Im
ported from Bavaria , Germany. For glass
grinding of all kinds , such as beveling ,
fluting , puntylng and mltro work , the 'Edgc-
mont' Is unsurpassed. A very expensive
stone called the 'Craglolth , ' Imported from
Scotland , has hitherto been the only stone
In the world capable of performing satis
factorily all the work named above. Tbo
beautiful and Intricate cut glasswork ,
which Is so expensive. Is done on a grind
stone. The 'Edgomont' Is the kind that does
It best. "
Another enterprise which has required the
expenditure of considerable tlmo and en
ergy on Mr. arable's part has been the
establishment and building ot the Edgemont
woolen mill at the bustling little city ot
Edgemont , S. D. A largo four-story stone
building has been entirely completed , and
four other'smaller ones are planned and will
bp erected at once. A million pounds of
machinery 'aro now in the mill , and more
has been purchased and Is on the way. The
mill Is completely equipped. It can take
the raw wool at the start and turn out fin
ished products of all kinds , from coarse wool-
ehs to fine drops goods. There is also a
flitting department , where hosiery Is man
ufactured. But the output of the mill will
bo confined to such goods as are most de
manded by the western trade , which it will
supply.
"Our Edgemont canal is a demonstrated
success , " Mr. Grablo continued. "A colony
has been made up In tbo cast and elsewhere
to cultivate the land along the Edgemont
'ditch. ' Each family will have forty acres ,
all that is needed for sustenance whore Irri
gation prevails. Pains have been taken to
farmers , who will build up a model country
community , rivaling the celebrated Irrigated
district of Greeley , Colo. "
"There la ouo deplorable feature of the
situation in northwestern Nebraska , " added
Mr. Grable. "That Is the county seat fight
now being waged against the town of Hcm-
Ingford , in Box Butte county. The town-
site Is controlled by a company ot which
I am an officer. The fight is entirely un
called for. Hemlngford Is in the center of
the county , and Is very conveniently situ
ated for the farmers , who enthusiastically"
support Ita retention of the county scat.
Every legitimate effort will bo made to keep
It ut Hemlngford , and there is no doubt , of
the result. "
"On the whole , I may say that the out
look for the year In northwestern Nebraska
'and the Black Hills country la very encour
aging. I do not think that the Omaha Job
bers realize all that Is belnc done for the
upbuilding ot that section of the country.
It is territory which geographically and com
mercially lies tributary to Omaha. The ex
ploiting and. estbllshment of tbcsa irriga
tion enterprises and communities will add
to the population and prosperity of a section
whoue trade naturally belongs to Omaha.
South Dakota has only 100 miles square of
mineral country , ' far less than any other
western mining ntate , yet her gold output
la exceeded In value only by that of Cali
fornia , long famed IB the modern Eldorado ,
and Colorado , whosq renown for the produc
tion of gold has encircled the world. Al
though the product of South Dakota is leai
in value , yet when the proportionate mineral
areas are accorded' consideration It takes the
lead In America and stands/second only to
the celebrated Transvaal of South Africa ,
which recent events have brought Into such
conspicuous notice. Yet the Black Hills re
gion is comparatively undeveloped. It has
had no ercat 'bonanza' discoveries llko those
of Stratton In Cripple Creek and Barney
Barnato In the Transfaal to rivet the world's
attention and attract mining men and capi
tal from all nations. But the Block Hills
have numerous mines that go right on pay
ing dividends year after year , whosa average
production will bear a close and favorable
comparluon with thoyo of other mining dis
tricts. Au example Is found In the well
known Homcstake mine , which has distrib
uted JO,000,000 of dividends to Ita fortunate
stockholders , With the expansion and cheap
ening of smelting facilities the mining In
dustry of the Hills will bo greatly stimu
lated and Increased. All this , will be to
CAN THIS BE POSSIBLE ?
Mm nml AVonion Ilrrtt
AVonUcr nml Iolntr Vllnlltrt
"Men are Rone-rally supposed to bo tt > 4
stronger and women the weaker sx. "
H was a professor connected with one ol
our leading colleges who recently made thl *
strange remark. Ho explained It In tha
following words :
"Hut Is this really the fact nt the prcsonl
day ! Isn't it moro true that the two soxoa
art ) both deteriorating In strength and
vitality ? We live more rapid , wearing lives
than people did fifty years ago , and are
showing the terrible efforts of It In health
and constitution. If you doubt my words , try )
to think ot how many people you hear com *
plaining of tired feelings and other mlserablo
symptoms that show they are suffering from
some form of disease. You will certainly bo
surprised to find how many you can remcm
ber. "
That the professor Is right , and that thcso
dangerous symptoms arc far more common
than wo Rtnorally suspect , seems to bo
clearly proved by the opinions of many ,
people who spcalj from actual experience.
The following Is a case In point :
Mr. F. W. Whiting , a prominent gentle
man well known In connection with the telephone -
phone Industry , recently said : "Yos , we do
llvo too rapidly. We succeed and accumulate
wealth , but wo exhaust ourselves In doing It.
The average American spends the first half
of his llfo In acquiring wealth and losing
health , and In the last halt he spends Ills
wealth to regain health. I know this from
my own experience. The pace at which I did
business nearly killed ) r.o. A few years ago
I was nervous , Irritable and run down. I
lorgod for llfo and yet did not care for It. I
dreaded death , but living was undesirable ,
What ! In perfect health now ? Yes , I am.
I saved my strength , used good Judgment
and took Warner's Safe Cure "regularly. I
have found It to bo Indispensable to my
health and happiness. Da I work ? Yes ,
hard every day , and I believe all Americana
can do the same thing , regardless of the
climate , competition or social demands , It
they will net upon my suggestion. "
It should be remembered that the great
remedy above described Is not a new thing
or an experiment. H Is a scientific prepara
tion which has stood the test of years. It
la universally racommondod and prescribed
by eminent physicians. There Is nothing lilts
It for making weak men and women strong
and well. If you nro In need ot such *
remedy , will you not try It ?
Omaha's advantage , and her people should
lose no opportunity to help along the devel
opment of northwestern Nebraska and tha
Ulack Hills country by pen , word or deed. "
"UMSltAIt OP L.I3AVITT IlUKMtAM.
Fnctn Coiitnlnrd In n Letter from M.
G. McICoon.
M. G. McKoon , writing from Los Angeles ,
under date of February 10 , concerning the
death and funeral ot Loavltt Buruham ,
say :
"On Saturday , February 8 , the sad nowa
reached this city of the death of Loavltt
Burnham ( formerly ot Omaha ) , who dlod at
Monrovia the evening before.
"Leavltt nurnham was born September 3 ,
1S44 , at Essex , Mass. , was educated In the
eastern colleges and came to Omaha In 18C7 ;
studied law In the office ot Hon. A. J. Pop-
ploton , and was admitted to the bar In 1872 ,
Was married In 1872 to Miss Sarah E. Gib
son of St. Johnsburg , VI. He made his
home In Omaha and practiced law until 1878 ,
when ho was appointed land commissioner
of the Union Pacific railway , which office ho
filled with honor and credit until 188C.
"For several years ho was a member of
the board ot regents of the State university
of Nebraska. Ho was a member ot the city
council from 1S87 until 1890.
"Mr. Burnham's health failed several years
ago. Two years slnco he came to southern ,
California , hoping to restore his health , but
was too far gene to recuperate.
" .Tho news of Mr. Burnham's death was >
conveyed to this city by his son and J. O.
Borglam. Being warm friends of Hon.
Lewis A. Groff and his family , they went to
Mr. fJroft's office and desired him to notify
and request some of the former Omaha poo-
pie who were well acquainted with Mr.
Burnham , to act as pall bearers. Sunday
illuming inu luiiuwmu lurmiT jcaiuumo ML
Omaha took Iho train for Monrovia , .sixteen
rriles distant , and paid the last tribute of
respect to the departed friend : Hon. Lewis
A. Groff. R. N. Wlthnoll. Augustus Pratt , E.
V. Smith , and M. G. McKoon. II. S. Pratt ,
formerly of Massachusetts , was ono ot the
pall bearers. Mrs. Putnam , sister of Mrs.
Burnham , and her son were present , also
Mr. and Mrs. Borglam , formerly of Omaha ,
and a goodly number of friends and residents
of Monrovia. The funeral was held at the
largo and commodious residence ot the de
ceased.
"Tho floral decorations w sro very ap-
proprlate. simply elegant , as we can always
have here either In winter or summer. The -i
services were conducted by Rov. W. D.
Shearman and Rev. A. P. Brown , Episcopal
ministers of Monrovia. Burial was at the
cemetery at Monrovia.
"A good exemplary Christian man , a long < ( Kl
and patient sufferer has gone to rest ; hla X
gain and our loss. The deceased leaves a ' $ .
loving wlfo and three children , Carl , aged
19 ; Wilbur , aged 17 , and Margaret , aged 14
years. The family will remain at Monrovlt
for some tlmo. " _
WESTKIl.V PENSIONS. , r
Vutcnnnn of ( lie Intf War Ilrnicni-
licrpil liy < ! > < Ui-nornl Government.
WASHINGTON , Fob. . ( Special. ) Pen- '
slons granted , issue of January 30 , were :
Nebraska : Original Frunz Welrlchs , Campbell - . ,
bell , Franklin ; Frederick Blelnmeyor , Clay- J
tonla , Gage ; William A. Royce , Crawford ,
Dawcs. IlelHBUe Isaac C. Barnes , Colber-
pror , Pierce. Mexican war widows Mary
13. Bishop , Broken How. Ciister.
Colorado ; Original John Connor , Denver ,
Arapahoe ; James Gallagher , Denver , Arnpa-
hoe. Original widow Jesafo Day , Grceloy ,
Weld.
Town : Original Caleb A , Hcrser , Nichols ,
Muscutlne : Warren IS. Xlucklcy , Clnton ,
Clinton. Restoration and Increase James
N. Gardner ( deceased ) , uavcnport , Scott.
IncrenPO Lumnn Jones , Wuppcllo , Louisa.
Original widows etc Sue H. Gardner.
Davenport , Scott ; Sylvester U. Ilork ( father )
Cednr HapidH , Linn ; Berpeta H. Anderson ,
IlunneKs , Polk.
MnrrltiKP UCOIIMPN ,
Licenses to wed were Issued to the fol
lowing parties yesterday :
N..amo and nddrctta. Ago.
JumeH I'liliumy , South Omaha 2J
Jenr.lb Taylor , South Omaha 19
Anton Knjn , Omaha , . . . , 21
Mury Hplclta , Omalm. . . . , . , . , . 17
ifff if rf jf.\K .A..JA - > - .