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THE OMAHA DAUDY BEEttrgSTJNDAT , MARCH 8 , 1800 , 5 'CLAM TO COME iNEXT FRIDAY last Prudent of tlio Union Pacific to Pacts the Washington Music. SENATE COMMITTEE WANTS TO HEAR HIM Slcpnrt tltnt 31 r. ClurkcVnx In Mexico ice , Ton 111 to Come 'i or Hi , OfTnet liy n. Direct Aiuioiiitrriiient from Cliiilnmin Qcnr , WASHINGTON , March 7. ( Special Tcte- Rram. ) Chairman Gear of the senate com mittee on Pacific rallroadi announced today { hat President S. H. H. Clark and Receiver Oliver W. Mink would be before Ms com mittee next Friday to give testimony as to existing conditions on the Union Pacific. Mr. Gear made a statement to The Hco corre spondent early In the week to the effect that Mr. Clark was sick In Mexico and was not Expected to return for a month. Humors are flying thick and fast as to a crisis In the cabinet growing out ot the Cuban cmbrogllo , the president and the sec retary of state being In very strained rela tions over the Interview given out by Cleve land to the Associated press explanatory ot Ills position. Mr. Olney , without being quoted , la said 'to have reflected the position of the administration In an Interview sent broadcast as to what the president would do with the concurrent resolution , should It be agreed upon by both branches of congress. The president Immediately disclaimed any Intention ot following In line with the dis patch , pronouncing it merely a newspaper guess , which aroused Olney to a point where Ills resignation might bp looked for. Admin istration people tonight disclaimed that there are differences between the president and the secretary of state , but there Is not the least doubt that Olnoy Is considerably worked up over the turn affairs have taken , and only his strong Americanism has prevented an open breach. Mr. Cleveland has shown that ho will be president until the last stroke ot the clock at the hour ot noon on March 4 nex' . The secretary of the Interior lias affirmed Commissioner Lamoreux's decision agalnsl the plaintiff In the case of William Sanders agaltiHt the Sioux City & Pacific Rallroat company from the O'Neill , Neb. , land ills trlct. Ho holds that the railroad companj is entitled to the land by reason of Its with Orann.l on account of Us grant prior to flllni of the Sanders homestead application. Mil's I. Stanley of Iowa , a clerk In tin olllcc of the auditor for the Postofilca de partmeiit , IIOD been promoted from $840 ti ? 900. Henry H , Flanagan of Garden Grove , la. ban been appointed a clerk In the ralhvn ; mall service. Miss Stella Williams of South Dakota ha been given a temporary appointment a teacher nt the Cherokee Indian school , N. C Senator Allen labored today with the com mltteo on Indian affairs In favor ot the bll appropriating certain amounts to the Santc Sioux , and tonight was hopeful that h would receive a favorable report. Information la that the appropriation c ? 35,000 for the Tama reservation In low will bo Incorporated In the appropriate 1)111. Captain George R. Cecil , Thirteenth Ir afntry , la ordered to Governor's Island as witness. Leave of absence granted Second Met tenant Andrew B. Williams , Third cavalr ; is extended1 nix months. Captain Frank E. Nye , commissary of aul Blstcnce , located at Omaha , la detailed s member of tbo examining board , appointed I tmeet at Omaha , vlco Major Charles I Humphrey , quartermaster , relieved , who now stationed In Washington. Captain WI Ham L. Alexander , commissary of subsls cnce , Is ordered to report In person I Colonel John C. Bales , Second Infantry , prei idont of the board , for examination as to h fitness for promotion. ' , MrH. Dcllla Lull has been appointed pos mlstrcs'3 at Roscland , Adams county , Nel vice T. W. Carter , resigned. E. C. Harris of Cbadron , Neb. , Is In tl city. . _ _ COVI'IJSTS AUU CAUSING U.M2ASI.YKS XnUoiial Committee Has DfllriilcTnuU to Perform. WASHINGTON , March 7. The question < contesting delegations from the south , whlc Will knock at the doors of the republican coi vontlon at St. Louis , will Impose a partlci larly delicate duty upon the national con rolttce , whose duty It is to make the ton porary roll of the convention. One of tl nntc-conventlon stories which gained cu rency today , was to the effect that Secretai Joseph H , Manloy of Malno will liavo tl power to make the temporary roll and mi admit to the floor whatever delegates 1 chocues. This statement Is altogether Inco reel , for although the clerk of the house representatives makes up the roll at the b ginning of a congress , no such authority hover ever boon given to the secretary of the n tlonal republican committee. An olllclal statement was made by M Mnnley , which follows : "The secretai of the national republican committee In no power whatever to make up the tempera : rolls of the national convention. The lei porary roll of the national convention made up by tlio full committee. Neither h the committee any power' to select the coi mltteo on credentials. The committee- i credentials ! Is selected as follows : The do ! gatd ) from each state und' territory to t national convention nelect QUO of their ov number as a member of the committee i credentials. Again , If the secretary of t national committee had the < power to ma ! up the temporary" roll of the convention , Is believed and known that he- would n In any way permit his preference for a pr Idcntlal candidate to Influence his decision making up tl'at roll. " _ AMiiucA\s AHU HOST AuNtrnllnn I.lvo Stoi-U ExportvrN G tin ; Wurnt of II. WASHINGTON , March 7. Dr. Salmi chief of the bureau of animal Industry the Agricultural department , Is in receipt advices from Dr. Wray , relating to the trai portatlon of llvo cattle from Australia Great Ilrltaln. The recent remarks of J Waller Long In the IIouso of Commons reference to Imported cattle have awakcr Eomo discussion on the subject In the Ilrlt > journals and attention has been specially recteil as a result to the different condltk under which the American and the Austral cattle ere shipped. The fact that cattle tit from the United States to Great Britain carried on In specially built and fitted stca era. and that the bullocks shipped arci i Wild like those from Australia , but quiet t accustomed to being handled , and the vi InplRiilllcant mortality as a result of th condition * , Is commented upon In a mi tier both creditable and encouraging to Am lean shippers. The&o conditions are co pared to those which obtain with cat ahlppcJ from Australia , which up to the tl of their shipment have been used to fr dom and grocn food , A case is cited the steamer Angora , which arrived In lie ford last month after a sixty-nine days' v ago with a loss ot nine-tenths of Its cal cargo. _ AVI11 At'ooiit tilt * KrrluHon , WASHINGTON , March 7. The naval bo vlilcli baa been making a dock trial of torpedo boat Krrlcson at Now London reported to the secretary of the navy t the boat U strongly and well built In c formlty with the specifications , except that the machinery runs about flvo tons o the weight allotted for It. They find that craft Is ready to bo turned over to the 8 eminent. Thn board says : "The working of machinery in all Its parts la satisfactory , ' veMel la In alt respects complete and refer for delivery In accordance with the c tract ao modified , except as to certain ml defects In machinery. The board does attach any weight to the statements ot Norms ot Dubuque. la. , relative to con defective work that ho says was done the voisel. The general Inspector of the i oil states that It was built according to peclflcatlonp , and It I'as tin e been frequci examined out of the water , It has b BUbJc' ted to high speed trials , and has ivelopeJ no leaki or defects that could attributed to Inferior workmanship ou hull. IIULD TUB EI.KOTION FIIAUDUI.RNT. Hanne > Committee Ilcport In Fnror of UnNcntlnsr Dontncr. WASHINGTON , March 7. The lioin-o - com mittee on election ; ) , No. 2 , today decided to report that the last congressional election In the Fifth Louisiana district 'was null and void on account of fraud and Intimidation. The Hitting member from that dlttrlct Is Charles Iloatncr , a democrat. The decision of the committee. If sustained by the house , will have the effect of unseating Boatncr - without out seating the contestant , Alexander Benolt , a populist , and will create a vacancy from that district. The vote In committee was strictly on party lines. The contest against Mr. Doatncr has been very actively piosecutrd , and the hearings have b cn extremely animated. The official returns gave Doatncr in,2.10 votes and Denolt 6,994 , showing an apparent overwhelming ma jority for Uoatner. But the returns were at tacked by Denolt , on the ground that a re gime of violence , Intimidation and fraud pre vailed at the largo cotton plantations along the Mississippi river , embraced In a number of parishes In the Fifth district. In thcia localities , at shown by census returns offered by Denolt , the negroes outnumber the whites moro than ten to one. Dut It was charged that the overseers "control the nego vote as completely as they control their mules. " It was claimed also that In Tenesns and Mad ison parishes a system of ballot box stuffing and false returns prevailed , A largo amount ot testimony was taken on both sides. From that offered by DenolL It was asked that the entire vote ot the river parishes be thrown out. The testimony gave many exciting election episodes. wooii iMionucTiox nv AUSTUAMA. 1'rcncnt Ycitr Ukcly to AVIiiionn n Miirkcil DccriMmc. WASHINGTON , March 7. In the course of a report to the State department on the wool production bf Australia and .Tasmania , Untied States Consul Bell at Sydney says the exports last year were 1,579,225 bales , a * against 1,522,823 during the previous year. This Increased export , however , does not moan an Increased production , as there was an unusually largo portion of the former year's crop carried over and shipped In 1S95 , and , though prices uro a penny a pound higher , the wool grower Is little better off. owing to the many vicissitudes of the season. There will bo a considerable falling oft of ex ports all through this year and especially In the early months , as the clip of 1893 was fully 1C per cent short , and on Ing to low prices of wool fully 2,600,000 sheep were boiled down. There Is little hope that the clip of this year will flhow any Increase , cither , and a deficiency Is expected In the year's exports If the shearing season Is late. Last year , owing to drouth , there was a seri ous deficiency In the number ot lambs , which was only 18,000,000 , as against 28,000,000 for 1894. Statistic * of.Inc. Production. WASHINGTON. March 7. Official statistics ot the zinc production In the United States for 1835 are given In the report of Special ' Agent Charles Klrchoff of the geoglcal sur vey. These show the total producllon to be S9.CSG short tons against 75,328 In 1894. Bj status , the figures are as follows : the flrol yjt representing 1895-and tlio second 1894 I2as.tern , 9,484 , against 7,400 ; southern , 3,687 against 1.37G ; Illinois and Indiana , 37.732 against 28,972 ; Kansas , 25,775 , against 25. ' 588 ; Missouri , 11,998 , against 11,992. The report says that this shows that UK year 1895 breaks the record for great product the maximum In any previous year Imvlnf been 87,200 short tons , In 1892. The In crease Is partlculary evident In the Illinois Indiana region. Condition of Ilic Trnmnry. WASHINGTON , March 7. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows Available cash balance , $261,011,554 ; gold re serve , $126,273,954. S 1'AY TI1I3IH UHSI'BCTS TO SATOLLI I.nrco Ilc-lcBTiitlon of Itanium Cit ; 1'eople Meet Him at thv Triilii. KANSAS CITY , March 7. Cardinal Satoll arrived In Kansas City from Denver at i o'clock this evening and several hundrei people greeted him at the depot. A specla train , carrying the leading Catholics ot Kan saa City and vicinity , left here at noon , me the cardinal at Lawrence. Kan. , and es corted him to the city. A reception commit tee , composed of four members from ea"ci of the Catholic parishes , met the prelate a the depot and escorted him to the residonc cf Bishop Hogan of this dloccso. Soon there alter the cardinal entered the cathedra sanctuary and administered the pontlfica blessing to those present. An extended pro gram In boner of the visitor has been at ranged for tomorrow and Includes a recep tton and dinner at the Coates bouse. Car dlnal Sat oil I Is accompanied by his secretarj Uov. Father Orban. LAWRENCE , Kan. , MarcTi 7. Cardlm Satclll was mot here this afternoon by special car bearing the Catholic clergy an ' ° a number ot laymen from Kansas Cltj ' . About 500 people gathered at the depot t see the cardinal. There was no domonstrs tlon or spoechmaklng. .11 AY DI3SI3KT TIII3IK OLD FbAC r. r.y St. I.oiilH .Salvation Army Iiiolliieil t Join tlie XIMV Movement. ST. LOUIS , March 7. There seems to I a growing Impression that the Salvation arm In St. Louis will desert the standard ot Ger eral Booth , the great English leader , an in rally round the flag of his son , Balllngto Booth , the deposed leader of the army 1 America. Nothing will be done , however , until tli return of Brigadier French , who Is oxpectc from Now York Sunday. In the absence i "the brigadier , Adjutant Thomas Glassoy Is I 'command of the forces In this district , whlc comprises the states of Missouri , Iowa , Coli rado. Nebraska and South Dakota. "Brigadier French has always been a wan friend of B&lllr > gton Booth , " ho said , "an Would go a Ions' way to servo him , but e the other hand , ho Is also a personal frier ot General Booth , and one of his staunchei ct supporters In this country. "There are probably 4,000 members In th n , division , Thny love and respect Brlgadli of French , and will bo guided to a great oxtei . by whatever action ho may advise. " 13. of n liny. 10 KANSAS CITY , March 7. A special to tl Ir. Ir.In Star from oFrt Scott , Kan , , says Luke 1 cd Havens , past grand chancellor of the Kulgh shill of Pythias ot Kanaai , and past era mi p ill- trlarch of the Independent Order ot 0 ( illns Fellows , died here this morning of dropsy ando th heart , aged CS years. He was win do Ism KANSAS CITY. March 7. A special to t ! m- Star from Ilolton , Kan. , nays : Hev. I ) . 1 lOt Todd , a prominent 1'res.byterlan minister , nd ( load hero of cancer ot the stomach. He h : > ry II II o.l pulpits In this vicinity for the pa > se twenty-six years. KANSAS CITY , March 7. A special to tl in- inr Star from Warrensbure , Mo. , says : Kdwa ; r- rni ( 'order , aged 94 years , ono of Missouri ni- earliest pioneers , died at his homo he tlo today. nose CLEVELAND , March 7. M. L. Foul soon general agent ot the passenger departme on of the Eric railway and one of tlio bf Pty - known railroad men In the vest , died su > y- denly at his homo In this city this mar tlo Ing ot aneurism ot the heart. Mr , Fonts h been In tlio railway business for thlrty-f years and was about 5C years ot age. ird KANSAS CITY , March 7. Mrs. Wllholml the Do Mojena , an actress In German comcc jvlfo of Oscar Do Mojcau , a well Una' German actor , died hero today of pnoumon liat aged CO years. The body will bo sent to ! Louis for cremation. * * DENVER , March 7. Gaston Andre Monc hare , French consul at this place , died ted the of Brlght's disease. He was 42 years BY- ago , and had held several positions In t consular service of his government. His i the mains will ba sent to Franco. 'ho CHICAGO , March 7. J. H. McVlcker , t idy well known theatrical manager , died tl on- afternoon , Mr. MoVlcker was stricken w nnr paralysis about a month ago , and has be not lying at drain's door ever since. Deceat Mr. was an excellent actor before ha became aln manager. His daughter war the second w on of Edwin Booth. Onn of Uif I'rUom-rn DUoluirtifil , SALT LAKE , March 7. The court tl 'J afternoon ordered the discharge of 1 Noyea , vlul was held with others In ci nectlun with the alleged murder of Kvel Honnet of Provo. The case wad carrl toe over until Monday end the other four pr oners tent to Jill. SUIT Ol' VM > RIIAVKAH , $1.OO Why not we'd better sell It now even nt that prlco than hold it over till next winter niitl to Induce yon to tnUc these broken lots of medium weight nnd heavy underwear oft our hands we'll sell it Monday nt 50c n gnrinentnlwnys was $2.00 n suit but you don't want it nt that prlpo now you do nt DOc n gar ment you'll say it's n bargain. Still giving nway a pair of BOX every time you buy 3 pair for $1.00. Albert Caku , rjxcltfdvo Men's Furnishing' for Cash. mie < 1 1322 Faritam PRESSED nONTiNGTON HARD Senator Pryo Intervenes , but Morgan Car ries His Point , MAINTAINED NO LOBBY AT WASHINGTON Simply Pnltl 152.000,000 in Keep AKiMitH to Look After the Hnllroiid's Intcr < tH Proceed * ' Alii Given ( he Central 1'nclllo. WASHINGTON , March. 7. Senator Mor gan today resumed his questioning of C. P. Huntlncton In the Paclflo railroad Inquiry now In progress by the senate commlttoa on Pacific railroads. His first question was di rected to ascertaining whether the Union Pa cific road had lost money In consequence of the diversion of traffic , from the Central Pacific to the Southern Pacific. Mr. HuntIngton - Ington replied that It had not , as It was a fact that moro than 50 per cent of tlio trans continental business over the all-rail routes was carried over tlm Central Pacific. Ho said this matter was arranged by an understand ing as to rates and the distribution of busi ness among all the transcontinental linos. Ho said this was nol a pool , but a mere agreement. This statement had tbe effect of diverting the Inquiry Inlo the system of pooling and luo division of business , bnl Mr. Huntlugton professed not to bo familiar with the details. He said such agreements had been In effect for the past twenty-flvo years nnd ho thoughl lhay still were. The feature ot the attnrnoon was a lively tilt between Senators Morgan and Frye over the latter objecting to onn of Mr. Morgan's questions as unfair. Mr. Morgan was allowed to ask the question after saying It ho was not ho would appeal lo the senate. Mr. Hunt lngton said $8,000,000 was received from land grant sales and used to help build the road. He denied having kepi a lobby anywhere , but admitted having paid altogetherabout $2,000.- 000 to attorneys and trusty men. Tbls com pleted Huntlncton's examination and the committee adjourned until Friday. RATES AS LOW AS ELSEWHERE. Mr. Huntlngton asserted that tbe average local rates In California were as low as In any oilier part of the world , notwithstand ing the expense of operating the roads was proportionately much greater. Mr. ' Huntington - ton said he never had beard that freights Intended for points short of San Franclscc had boon carried on to San Francisco , thus compelling shippers to pay the freight bacli to the local points. Thcro had been com' plaints , however , of ( higher rotes for c short haul than for a long haul , but this was unavoidable , when the end of the lonj haul was at tide water , bringing tbo roac Into competition with the water traffic. H < admitted tlmt when the Central Pacific flrsi started , there was some complaint amdnj shippers along the line of the road from tbi east that they were compelled to pay ratei equal to what they would be If their good ! were shipped to San Francisco , and tuei back , nnd tbey demanded If such rates should be charged , tha roads should carr ; the freight twice. Senator Morgan asked If the California Railroad commission had not taken cog nlzanco of this discrimination In favor o the long haul , and Mr. Huntlngton rcpllci that the commission had been elected on i pledge to cut rates 25 per cent , but th question had been taken Into the court and would bo settled there. Senator Morgan You contest , then , th right of California to cxorolse this au thorlty ? Mr. Huntlngton I deny the authority o tha state of California , or anybody else , t take my property without giving mo du consideration. I said tlmt even congress ha not the right to forfeit my property , and don't believe It will. Senator Morgan entered Inlo a long exam tnatlon ot Mr. Huntlngton as to the rates o fruit and the distribution of the business between twoen the two companies , with especial refei cnccs to the shipments to'tho Mlsslsslpi valley market. Mr. Iluntlngton said the greater part c the fruit shipped to these states from south ern California was sent over the Souther Pacific and the Central Pacific In prcfercnc to sending entirely over the Southern Pi clflc , as might bo done , but ho'id not kno < why this was done. lie could not oxplal why the Southern Pacific should receive C per cent of the amount paid , unless It we hccaiHo the Southern Pacific had the e ) penso of gathering and handling the frul Fruit shipments were- expensive because < the necessity of carrying large quantities < Ico. The green fruit transportation did ni cut any great llguro In the railroad but ness , ho declared. In reply to questions as to Ills disposal i stock In the Southern Pacific ( Iho ICentuck corporation ) , Mr. Huntlngton said ho ba never sold any of It at any price. PROCEEDS OF LAND GRANTS. Speaking of the land grant ot the Contr , Pacific , Mr. Huntlngton said It amounted I about 7,000,000 acres , but that most of was In western Utah nnd Nevada and w : re ot but little value. He said the compar had so far realized less than $8.000,000 c s , the land grant. Ho said that all tbo con nt panics In which he was Interested had r st celved from the government In grants aboi Jn - 16,000,000 acres of land. n- When Senator Morgan acked what had bet nid done with the proceeds of the land sold , M vo Huntlngton said It had been used In bulldli vom up the road. : m "What else- were wo to do with HT" 1 y , asked , and added : "The building : of the Ce trcl Paclflo road was the dearest piece a , railroad work ever done In America. " U. An Interesting episode occurred at th Juncture. Senator Morgan wan pressing i Inquiry as to what Mr. Huntlngton thoug iy of the Paulson report , and aaked him If , iyot saying tlio report was Incorrect , he mca hee to Impeach the character of the members e- the commlxslon. ehe Senator Fryo protested against the que he tlon , saying ho did not think it a fair que ils tlon. th tlon."I don't know what you think It 1 or wh en Mlliuiitlngton thinks I am tryingto g eda at , " replied Mr. Morgan. a "I don't want Senator Morgan to say that Ife paid Mr. Frye. ' 'The senator has no right plunge In the midst of a question by i addreraed to tbo witness. I don't regard th ilv aa pollto treatment. " "I coii.end , " said Mr. Fryo , "that the se aior has no right to examine tbo witness to whether he Impeaches the character yn . " ed auy man. Is- Senator Gear , who was presiding , w pyorx member ot tbe committee was hero i PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY AND POINTEDLY PUT. YOI'H SUM1AY SHOtJS How provoking to get up Sunday morning and llnd you haven't n pair ot shoes decent to go to church In no chance to get n shine. If you only had n pair of patent leathers for jtut such occasions and other Imposing gather ings what a snap you'd have always ready. Our finest qualities line as anybody wants S3.00 nnd $0.00 are very drossy allnlrs. Drexel Shoe Co. , ! - 1419 Fariiaiu. an equal footing nnd every member must bo treated with equal propriety and comity. COST OF THE LODDY. Mr. Morgan said that If the chairman meant to say that he had no right to put the question , bo would appeal to the sen ate. The Incident dropped with that , and the examination went on. In reply to ques tions , Mr. Huntlngton said he had never Itopt n lobby In Washington or elsewhere , In the usual acceptance of that term , to pro mote the Interest of his road , but that ho always had true , trusted men , lawyers and others , to explain legislation nnd protocl his Interests , and that the outlay from the rst on this account In the national and tate capitals had amounted to about 12.000,000. Mr. Morgan ashed If Mr. Iluntlngtonvaa ursulng that plan to procure the legislation vhlch ho was now seeking to obtain. Ho oplled that he was doing most of the work low himself. Nevertheless thcro were still .onio expenses. Ho said ho had always om- > loycd men In this work whom he could .rust. "It la a case , " said Mr. Morgan , "of trust nd say nothing a case In which faith ro- iiovea mountains. " Mr. Morgan examined Mr. Huntlngton at cngth as to contracts with shippers for re- uatcs and other purposes looking to dis crimination , but he palJ ho knew nothing about the details ot this matter. He said , "liowovcr , that the rebate system was leglt- niate. At 2:45 : o'clock Mr. Morgan announced lie liad concluded his examination of Mr. Hun- ington and the committee adjourned until next Friday. In closing Mr. Iluntlngton pre sented a statement , giving In concise form the facts which bis 'examination bad devel oped In regard to thb crfst of building the roads , the resources'Upon which the work was done and the difficulties It was neces sary to overcome. This statement contained an estimate of the valutf of the properties received In pay for the vtork at GO cents In old for each dollar. " " " " It was as follows : * "Twenty-eight million dollars In governmentbonds on the basis of CO cento In gold , jf0,600,000 $ : $28,000OOC In first mortgage bonds , $10,800,000 ; $300,000 San Francisco bondsg $ 40)000 ; . $10,000,000 Ir land grant bonds , $ G,000CipO ; $00,000,000 cap ital stock at 10 cents , 'or In gold' ' at 6 cents $3.000,000 ; total , $43,440.000. He said tbo thirty acres of land on Mis sourl bay had not bgen equal to the valui ot the Improvements pn , ' It and that the principal valdo of thb Oakland water fron came from the Central Paclflo improvements Ho reverted to the casti ot construction ovc the Sierra-Nevada mountains , , told , how coa had to bo brought from "Australia , and Eng land , how It was nocrss'ai'y to bring machln cry around Capo Horn , of the difficulty o procuring water and of protecting the track , against snow storms. In view of these fact ho thought any one had a right to bo abl to see tbat the company never would hav been able to accomplish Its work wlthou good credit and the oxerclso of the mas rigid economy. "Wo have , " he said , "done all this work and wo have always paid our bills , and w should continue to do so even as to the grca debt of the government , had It not give larger aid to construct roads north and sout than It did to the Union and Central Pa clflc line , tliuo destroying the earning powe of the Central Pacific. " Still ho though It ulso to build all the lines to police th country. Continuing , he said : "It docs seem hari that nearly thirty years after the work liai been completed the representatives of thl great nation of 70,000,000 people should b asking the builders of these great road to answer charges made by probably a worthless a set of men as ever nought t block the wheels ot commerce or dog th heels of an army In war , or a great Indus trial array like that which works wlthl the ranks of the Central Pacific nallroa company. " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IN THE IIOUSR. Time of tinSuHHlcm Tiilccii Uj > TV ! ( ItOllttllO IlllNtllVHM. WASHINGTON , March 7. Some mine business was transacted by tbo house toda before the consideration of the postolllc appropriation bill , which was resumed. The senate resolutions authorizing the set rotary of the troaeury to distribute tfi diplomas and medals ot the World's fair I the exhibitors entitled to thorn , was adoptci A bill to Incorporate the Free Masons I the Indian territory was passed. Mr. Updegraff , republican ot Iowa , froi the Judicial committee , asked unanlmoi consent for the consideration of a bill I rcduco the catalogue ot cases In which tl : penalty of death may be Inflicted. It pri vldes that In cases of murder and rape , fc which the penalty was death , the Jury mlgl 0 return a verdict qualified "without coplt : punishment. " Mr , Barrett , republican of Maoaachusott . objected. Mr. Wadsworth , republican of Now Yorl s chairman of the committee on agrlcultur moved nonconcurrenco In the- senate amoni nients to the agricultural bill. Mr. Plcklor , republican of South Dakot endeavored to secure concurrence In a seato ate amendment for the publication of a no edition ot a book on dairy farming Issued t tbo Agricultural department ten years ag A letter from the Agricultural departmoi was read stating that i it lie book was out date and needed ' 'heroid' editing" before could bo made cf value to dairymen. Neve tholess , Mr. Plckler , liavlng been dofeate 58 to 73 , developed enough * strength to ECCU a roll call on his proposition. Ou the roll call Mm I'icldor'a motion ca rled , but by dint of hardiHiork , enough mer bcrs were Induced to I change their votes defeat the motion. Mr. Plckler , finding th he had been dofoatedf idinuged his vote order to move to reconsider. When tl speaker announced tha f/olo , 100 to 117 , M Plckler entered his motion , which motion , i motion ot Mr. Wadsworth , was Uld on tl table 93 to 34. The agricultural appropriation bill v.ae ; se to conference and the house then resum consideration ot the pastalllpe appronriuU bill. . * an ' Mr , Dockery openodtUho annual flg against the appropriation1 } of > 19'1GOO f special facilities on the 'trunk ' lines from Ni York to Now Orleans. Similar appropriate for this special pervlce have been carried sin 1877. The bill also carrlea $14.000 tor spec : service from Kansas City to Newton , Ka and $100,000 for special service from Ohlea to Council Bluffs. This compensation was , S Dockery declared , In addition to tbe rcgul compensation. When She bill v\as read for amo'idmer under the flvo minute rule , Mr , McRae mov to lncrcat'3 tha compensation of paitmasU from $16.250,000 to $17,000,000 and increj the compeusatlon of fourth class poatmastt J5 per quarter. The Utter provision of t amendment was stricken out on a point order. The amendment was defeated , 41 55. Several other attempts were made to crease the compensation of fourth class po masters , but all went down before poll of order. Without completing the consldoi tlon ot tbo bill , tbe committee rooa , and , 4:40 , the bouse adjourned until Monday , THI3 MOST XOTRD MUSICIANS Kndorsc the Klmball piano as the ono of all others that lllls every desire for strength of tone , beauty of finish and genuine satisfaction. Besides being the sweetest toned , It Is the lowest priced high grade piano made. Wo will sell It outright or on easy terms , trade It or rout It In every case we guarantee It to be a perfect , matchless Instrument in every respect. A. Hospe , jr , 1513 n dArt SENATORS ARE MISINFORMED Minister Do Lorno Galls Attention to Al leged Lapses from Truth. GENERAL WEYLER A MUCH ABUSED MAN Stories Concerning Him Report * Which Arc Inporrectly ( luoteit Many In- H Sliniily Itohhern. WASHINGTON. March 7. Minister Dupuy do Lomo of Spain tonight accorded a rep resentative of the Associated press an authorized interview concerning the Spanish- Cuban situation , with especial reference to recent statements In congress during the con sideration ot the Cuban resolutions. The minister said : I have the greatest respect for the honest common sense ot tbe American nation , with unlimited confidence In its second sober thought and I am very sure that the Americans love and want the truth. It Is for this reason that I forgo my usual deslro to avoid public discussion , In order that the American people may be put In possession of certain facts and that mlsundci standings that have been made possible between the United States and Spain , may bo avoided. "I read with the deepest regret the state ments made In the senate by some of the most Influential senators of the United States , knowing the facts stated by them were Incorrect ; that their good faith , of which I have no donbt , ' had been Imposed upon and that It would bo very easy for mo to prove with a little tlmo that the senators had been misinformed by persons Interested In bringing about a misunderstanding between the two countries. "Senator Sherman , In the sitting of Feb ruary 28 , quoted freely , among other things , from an article published In New York , Sunday , February 23 ( 1890. Ho" said , giving In Very strong-language , his opinion of the present commander-ln-chlet of the Spanish army In Cuba , the following : " 'A book was written lu Spanish , which I am very sorry I cannot get from the li brary , written by a Spaniard by the name of Enrique Dondorlo , who came over from Spain with the Spanish troops to see the war of 1872 , andi'Uho ' was so horror-stricken with the high crimes that he saw committed that be flew to the United States and there published his manuscript , and In It shows General Wcyler , ' etc. , etc. "J have made an Investigation about that book and I have found the name of the author Is not Enrique Donderlo , as origin ally printed , but Enrique Donderis. For thli reason probably the senator was unable to find the book In the congressional library. Should he have found It he would have- soon that in the book , which la a small pamphlet of forty-three pages , not a single time It the name ot General Weyler mentioned. WEYLEU NOT MENTIONED. "I have carefully read and have had the pamphlet read by other perrons , and I ses in It that many horrors are described , at trlbutcd both to the Spaniards and to the rebels , but In ) It , as I said before , and as I must emphatically affirm again , the name of General Woyler is not mentioned one sin gle time. I have the book at the disposal of anybody who would like to controverl my statement. "I have been told that that person , En rique Dondorls , was a Spanloh officer wht 'ought In Spain against the government an. vas sent to Cuba. Ho fought there on tin Spanish side , then deserted and atterwan fought on the rebel side. But althougl 0 bis fact has been stated by a Cuban sym pithlzcr It cannot bo vouched for by mo ahc t Is ot no consequence. "What Is Important Is that the honorabli senator from Ohio cald in good faith tha all the crimes that ho related were at rlbuted by Spanish authorities to Genera Wcyler. and that his good faith has bew mposed upon. General Weyler wont to Cubi as a lieutenant colonel In 1S09 , and returnee to Spain as a brigadier general In 1873. / part of the campaign ho held the position o jtaff officer , ho being ono ot the genera staff , and some tlmo later he held tlio po sitlon of colonel of a regiment of volunteers which was made up and paid by the mer chants of Havana. Ho defended the towi of Holguln , be-Ing commander general of tha district , but ho has never had In Cuba othe positions than that of a mibordlnato officer. "In my Investigation I have read man ; pamphlets , wrllle-n by Cubans during th war from 1808 to 1878 , and have- failed t 830 the nome of General Weyler recorded a responsible for the horrors that , now who : ho Is at the head of the army against th rebels , are altrlbuted to him. "Senator Morgan , In the Bitting" of Fob uary 24 , said that according to official re ports forwarded from Madrid by the Unite States minister , 13.COO Cubans had bee killed In battle up to August , 1872 , beside 43,500 prisoners , whom the Spanish mlnlste admitted to have boon put to death. Sen ator Morgan said that bin authority was th American encyclopedia. A friend of mln nddrca-sed Messrs. D , Appleton & Co. , pul Ushers of the encyclopedia , Inquiring as t the authority of the book quoted by Senate Morgan. In reply to his Inquiry. Mr. Uos slier Johnson , aojoclate cilltor of the Amci lean encyclopedia , says Ibo article wa written by Mr. Antonio nachlller Y'Moralei 10 a Cuban , who was a decided and partli nemy of Spain , and that he presumes tha It will bo easy to get access to the ofilcl : reports In the Department of State at Waal incton. FOUNDED ON NEWSPAPER REPORT , "I have accepted the advise and In tl State department the following answer hi l)9tn given ; 'The inlnlsler of the Unlle Slatoa to Spain on August 1. 1872 , quotes fro ths Imparclal , described as a seml-offlcl Journal of Madrid , of whlcft the colony mil liter was Ihe director until he entered tl present cabinet , the following : From tl beginning of hostilities In Cuba , 13,600 Intru gents have been killed In battle and 43GI taken prlioner * . The minister adds ; As U believed that all prisoners of war taken a shot or garrotted , It la plain the Amerlcs minister , who was General Sickles , read tl statement In a paper. The paper ( El Jmpi ho o'.al ) was owned by a cabinet minister ( Sem of Qasset Y'Arleml ) . to "General Sickle * oild In a general wi that It was believed that tha prisoners we n- all shot or garrotted. Of course , that U n nit - true ; that simply la a belief , an opinion fro it the expieailon ot a belief. An official repo ita Vi nude from the statement In a new&pap. . at that the prisoners were taken and bocau ibe Imparclal was the property of a mlnlist A I.AM11 AND A CAIU'IJT Anil tlmt rcmltula us tlmt you've Intmnod tlmt carpet nbont enough now flvo or six seasons now , Isn't It ? Lnsletl lonj ; enough to deserve n rest put It In the old bed room upstairs and get n new one while the styles tire so nbnnd- nnt to choose from the in.ost bonultfnl designs this year. And curtains wo nro milking a special display Just now oC the latest spring arrivals. Omaha Carpet Co 8 bpetOXltifSo'ber0. . 1515 of the cabinet the assertion Is advanced that a cabinet officer admitted tlmt they have be > n put lo death. That lias been said In the United States senate and endorsed bya vote of that body. "Senator Cabot Lodge In a speech made ou the 25th of February quoted from the Liberal of Madrid an Interview sent by telegraph from Cadiz In the moment In which General Weylcr embarked for Cuba. The translation which has been given to the senator from Massachusetts Is n fraud. My attention was wiled to It by a telegram from Mr. Taltavoll , corrcrpomlent In tlio United States ot tbo Liberal , from Madild , and a former member ot tlio Cortes. This distinguished gentleman wired to me : 'General Woylrr never said In any interview or conversation published In the Liberal that he would exterminate the filibusters. What he ? said was that he would clean out the western provinces of Cuba of filibusters nnd that he woud exterminate the small bands of bandits ? I have now before me the lext of that ntcrvlew. I will not stop to discuss the his- orlcal Importance of n non-autliorlzcil in- on-low , but , even taking as granted that Jenoral Weyler said what Is printed , the vords tliat the person who has furnished locuments to Senator Cabot Ledge have made ilm pronounce are not exact. The exact ranslatlon of what General Woylcr said Is : On my arrival In Cuba , I propose , In the first place , to clean out the filibusters In the provinces of Havana , Plnar del Rio , Matanzas and Las Vllas ; be U well understood that I refer for the moment to the largo bands vhlch have Invaded them. Then will remain he small bands of bandits , which I will ex- crmlnatc gradually. ' STRAINED CONSTRUCTION. "Nobody can believe that General Weyler n the word 'exterminate' meant to put to death ; but , even If that sense is applied to ; hls word , It is necessary to understand what : hose bands of bandits' in Cuba are and have been. I would like to know what the Amer- can planters , respectable law-abiding citi zens , who are working for their own Inter ests and for the prosperity of Cuba , have to say In that respect. What would be done- In this country with the people who have been kidnaping and blackmailing the honest tellers livliiK out In the country ? What treatment do thpy think they deserve , people like Manuel Garcia , Mlrabal , Malagas , Perlco del Gado and others ? The paper to which I refer is at the disposition of the senator from Massachusetts , and of anybody who wants to see It. I cannot understand how all rules of war that have been glvon sanction by all civilized nations are so criminal , so cruel and so tyrannical when they are applied In Cuba. I have before my eyes a summary of charges of Inhumanity In connection with the war of the rebellion In the United States , taken from American history. I am sure many of them are false , most of them exaggerated , some necessary and others un avoidable. But , taking only as an Illustra tion and only as an argument , what I see In that , I can't see how people who nro familiar with the necessary evils ofwar have been able , to use such harsh , unjust and offensive language against Spain. In an English paper of those days , I read the following opinion of the American civil war : 'Stripped of Its trappings , 11 Is a mere quarrel for territory. The antagonists are acting llko Delawares and Pawnees war to the knlfo , pushed to absolute extermination , le what they have resolved on , and the people bieathe a language of massacre and exter mination. ' "This charge was no moro justified than the charges which are now brought agalnsl Spain. "I said nothing when that language \\ai used In the press , but I believe It Is my duty , although against the conventionalities of my position , to appeal as I have to the honest , common ECUSO of the American pee pie when those words are uttered from the capital of the United States. "Nothing Is now done In Cuba that has not been deemed necessary In other countries < trios , when at war. It would bo possible and easy for mo to quote many facts nol different from those which now arouse publh resentment against Spain. I will only asl persons wanting nn honest and Impartla opinion to read what the commanders-tn chief ot the American armies of both sldei and what tbo armies of France nnd German ) have dcemod necessary for the protection o their soldiers and the currying out of thi war. " IXSl'ICCTIOX OF .SOMJIKUS' IIOMH.H Dlnny of I Nnllomil Inlllii < lonn An Very Milrli Crowded. t WASHINGTON , March 7. The speaker ha I laid before the house tlio annual report of th inspector general of an Inspection of the sev era ! branches of tl'o national homes for die i abled volunteer soldiers. Tlio financial affair t arc found to be In a satisfactory condition , cor sldcrable surplus remaining at the end of th year. The average number of members care r for during the past year w-is 16,477 , wlilcl } the report says , nearly equals the combine i strength of our Infantry and artillery. Th 3 number of persons cared for Increased at th i average rate of 792 per year , and tlio Instill 3 tlons are. In consequence , greatly ovei crowded. Many of the Inmates at the tlmo ( Inspection wjro slccplnu on floors. In attic and basements and places not Intended fc sleeping purposes. A system of outdoor n lief Is recommended , the cost of such relli not to exceed the amount expended upc actual Inmates of the Institution. D GlinnKFN in tlio Comptroller" * ! OIIIci a WASHINGTON , March 7. Mr. Oliver 1 Tucker has resigned the position of doput 3 comptroller ot tbo currency and has been aj r pointed by the comptroller of the currency i national bank examiner for tbo district i Cincinnati , O , , the former examiner bavin resigned lo accept a position an vlco pres dent of ono of the Cincinnati banks , The secretary of the treasury has appolnlc Mr , George M. Coffin of Charleston , 8. C. , fi several ycaia the thief of the reports d vision In tbo office ot the comptroller of tl currency , deputy comptroller of the currenc to succeed Oliver 1 * . Tucker , resigned. Mr. George H. Anthony of Wisconsin , i present superintendent of the redemption d vision In the office of the comptroller of tl currency , has been appointed chief of the r ports division , vice George M. Coffin. Mr. Edmund K. Schrloner , at preaent clerk In the division of redemption , has be < appointed superintendent , to succeed M Anthony. Out ( he ttiiiircmu Court , WASHINGTON , March 7. Tbe house coi mltteo on Judiciary has voted to r port favorably the senate bill to wlthdra from the supreme court jurisdiction of i criminal cases but thojo Involving caplt punishment and to confer It on the clrct court of appeals , Aiii > roved u. Illiclit otViiy 11111. WASHINGTON , March 7. The preside has approved the bill granting the right way to tbo Columbia & Red Mountain Ra road company through tbe Colvlllu reeorv tlon , -n r-aHMlr SOMP.TIUNO NI3W IN A WIIKI3I. That's what they sny nbont the "Spnld. IHK" has lota of pootl points tlmt nro not In other wheels ono of which Is tlmt It Is regularly ( Weil with the Christy smlillc. lint thurc's no wheel tlmt strikes the iiopulnr chord BO squarely as the "Columbus" the celo- brntoil $00.00 wheel niatlo by the Colum bus lUiKcy Co.Vo are dolnt ; n blp business on these wheels , the depart ment being In charge of Mr. C. King Doiunan. Columbus Buggy Co. , iior ni. . , . 1508 Barney ALMOST PROVOKED A MOB Merchants Arrested in Town for Starting a Disastrous lire. SEVERAL CITIZENS DANGEROUSLY HURT lllnze AlluKvd to Have llecu Set la the Hope of Seourlnjr Heavy luitiiriiiiac ou a hiiiull Stock of OooilN , LA POHTE , la. , March 7. ( Special Tele gram. ) Flro was discovered this morning In the storei of M. Cohen & Co. , the build ing being owned by William Walker of Waterloo. The fire spread fast , anil the fol lowing slocks were destroyed : M. Cohen & Co. , stock valued at $3,800 ; nsuranco , $0,800 ; their business was general merchandise. The building was owned by A'llllum ' Walker of Walerloo , who loses ; 2,000 , with $1,000 Insurance ; 0. A. Brust , I ilry goods , stock , $18,000 ; Insurance , $5,000 ; iVnlker & McCutchoon , grocers , stock , $4,000 ; nsurance , $2,000 ; E. E. Schuck & Co. , dry goods , stock , $8,000 ; Insurance , $5,000 Uros. , livery stable , loss , $1,000 , with $600 Insurance- ; . L. Walker's waro- liouso , loss , $3,000 ; Ohapplo & Youug , build- ng , loss , $4,000 , with $1DOO Insurance. The volunteer fire department made a hard fight , and several firemen were badly hurt. They are : Chief Eshor , Mark llabcock , P. Hayzlett , Albert Collins , Clark Colvln and Dr. Olson ; the first two arc dangerously burned. The Waterloo flro department was sent for , and arrived In tlmo to help get the flro under control. While the flro was In progress M. and Iko Cohen were arrested on the charge of starting It. Their Insurance had been In- oieased within a week , and It Is alleged to have been twice the value of the stock. The Infuriated people threatened to lynch them , and they were taken to jail , where tliey still aro. II. Cohen , another member of the firm , has been arrested stnco. They have secured attorneys , and claim they are not guilty of starting the flro. Two fires In the Immediate neighborhood within a week , both of which were believed to have been started by Incendiaries , bad alriady dlreclcd suspicion at the Cohens. 1VKATII12IV VOIIISCAST. Fulr mill AVnriiicr In Central mid Northern STebrankn. WASHINGTON. March 7. The forecast for Sunday Is : For Nebraska Fair ; -warmer In the cen tral nnd northern portions ; variable winds. For Oklahoma , Indian Territory , Kansas nnd Missouri Fair ; slightly colder ; light , northerly winds. For Iowa Fair ; colder In the southern mid eastern portions ; northerly winds. For South Dakota nnd Montana Fair and warmer : winds becoming southerly. For Wyoming and Colorado Fair ; warmer In the western portion ; winds becoming southerly. Local Ilcooril. OFFICE OF TUB WEATHRU BUREAU. OMAHA , March 7. Omaha record of tem perature and rainfall , compared with the corresponding day of the pnst four years : 1893. 1S95. 1S94. 1S91. Maximum temperature . . . 31 52 44' 44 Minimum temperature . . . 17 28 30 31 Average tomperuture 2G 40 37 38 Precipitation 00 .00 .00 T Condition ot temperature and precipitation nt Omaha for the day and slnco March 1 , 1890 : Normal temperature- 32 Deficiency for the day o Accumulated deficiency ulnco March 1. , 47 Normal precipitation 03 Deficiency for the day 03 Total precipitation slnco March 1 22 Excess Binco March 1 09 L. A. WELSH , Observer. GRATIFYING RESULTS. INT13HKSTINCJ KXPEUI.MISNT.S WITH Tin : M\V STOSIACII Not n. I'ntuiit M.'illclnc , IIlit a Siifo Guru for All For HIM of Imllifenllon. 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