TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE : TlfisSDAY , MAKCll 17 ,
FREICniTARIFFSlNTllETOT
Interstate Commission Tells the Senate
Something of Thcit Construction !
TRANSMISSISSIPPI COUNTRY THE LOSER
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Thcroforr.
WASHINGTON , March 16. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Interstate Commerce commis
sion , In reply to the senate's Joint resolu
tion , gcci Into an exhaustive discussion of
the prcoont rates west Of Chicago and MIs-
eourl river points. The report states that
the Missouri river o.a a basing point has
been In existence since 187S , when companies
carrying cast of the river had no lines west
thereof , and the practice was approved by
the railroad companies and the association to
which the companies belpng. It dlscUD3DS
at length the manner of making through and
combination rates. In proportion to dis
tance , the commlfttlcn admits that rates and
chargoj are higher west than east of the
Missouri river , Illustrations bolng given to
chow' how the west Is discriminated against.
fThe report states that the railroads give as
a reason for this condition that because of a
loss dense population there Is lighter traffic
and other conditions niaklng transportation
moro expensive. As to the justness of these
contentions , the commission Is wholly silent.
The report cpeaks cf the efforts being made
In Nebraska to establish lower rates , Includ
ing these from the Missouri river to Interior
points , and that the effort was enjoined by
the United Ctates circuit court. This may be
a condemnation of existing' rates by Indirec
tion on the part of the commissioners , rep
resented by W. II. Morrison , who signs the
report.
Judge Strode Is considerably elated over
the package cf his bill granting the right of
way through the Sac and Fox reservations
in lllchardson county Nebraska , for the I ) ,
& M. railroad. Several amendments were
tacked onto the bill at the Instance of the
comnilr.Jlonor of Indian affairs. The house
would not accept the bill as passed by the
"senate , for the reason that the committee
had failed to call upon the Department of
the Interior for an opinion. It Is thought no
'difficulty will be experienced In having the
senate concur In the house amendments ,
. which arc satisfactory to the railroad.
PACIFIC RAILROADS LEGISLATION.
An executive session of the senate com
mittee cu Pacific railroads was held today
-wIlh a full attendance. The whole subject
of proposed Pacific railroad legislation was
gone over nnd the committee voted In favor
of the extension of the government debt
with the exception of Senator Morgan. Wal-
cott and Fyro were appointed a sub com
mittee to draft a bill along the lines sug
gested In the committee , which will probably
be the Fyro bill , with modifications as to
the tlmo of extension and the amount to
uo paid by the railroads yearly.
While It has been thought Speaker Reec
would oppose any railroad legislation at this
session. It was stated to your correspondent
tonight that ho had determined to give the
bill a fair chance -and allow It to come to a
vote.
Senator Allen Introduced the petition of
the Joint A. P. A. councils of Omaha , pro
testing against allowing the Marquctto statue
to remain In Statuary hall. It Is a most
'volumtn-aus , document , and charges that
Pore Marquette hod only a shadowy existence
In fact , that the tales of his discoveries were
etorlcs of old mlnnlslngers , revamped for
Jesuitical purposes. Ho also Introduced res
olutions of a number of Nebraska organiza
tions favoring the Transmlsslsslppl exposi
tion.
tion.By unanimous consent Senator Allen suc
ceeded In having considered and passed a
resolution calling upon the War department
to prepare nnd submit plans and estimates
for the Improvements on the Nebraska side
of the river opposite Sioux City , la.
Mr. tnd Mrs. Henry W. Yates are In
Washington for a few days , guests of Dr.
Ford Thompson.
Mr. nnd Mrs. S. II. II. Clark leave to
morrow for New York and for the west on
Friday.
Senator Thurston will talk to the people
of Nebraska about beauties of McKlnleylsm
next wesk. Ho leaves for Omaha on Friday.
Ills first speech will bo made In South
Omaha , fc
The following assignments to regiments of
officers recently promoted are ordered : Cap
tain James B. Erwln ( promoted from first
lieutenant , Fourth cavalry ) to the Fourth
cavalry , troop D ; First Lieutenant Guy H.
Preston ( promoted from second lieutenant ,
Ninth cavalry ) to the Fourth cavalry , troop
II.
II.Tho
The following transfers of officers are or
dered , to take effect this date : First Lieu
tenant Thomas H. Stevens , from Sixth cav
alry to the Fourth cavalry , troop II ; First
Lieutenant Robert .L. H'owzo , from the
Ninth cavalry to the Sixth cavalry , troop
L ; First Lieutenant Guy II. lireston , from
the Fourth cavalry to the Ninth cavalry ,
trcop A. Ho will proceed to Join his proper
station , Fort Robinson , Neb.
NATIONAL BANK CHANGES.
Comptroller Ecklcs haa approved the First
National bank of Lincoln as a reserve agent
for tbo.National bank of Ashland , Neb ,
The comptroller has been notified of changes
in officials In Nebraska national banks as
follows : First National , Ord , George W.
Mlckelwalt , vice president' in place of H.
A. Babcock ; E. H. Williams , cashier In place
of E. N. Mitchell ; no assistant cashier In
place of E. M. AVIlllams. West Point Na
tional , West Point J. T. Bauman , assistant
cashier. First National. Orleans No vice
president In place of Charles H. Dewey ;
jio cashier In place of John A. IJnmlall.
First National , Auburn Church Howe ,
president In place of F. W. Samuolson ;
.Wlllljtu Campbell , vice president In place
of Church Howe. First National , Nobson
A. H. Bowman , president In place of M ,
'A. nublo ; F. E. Bottnfield , cashier , In place
of 8. A. Lapp ; no assistant cashier In place
of P. E , Bottonfleld. First National , Lib
erty F. D. Sheldon , president. In place of
K E. Harden ; J. T , Harden , vice president ,
In .place of H. H. Mason ; B. E. Harden ,
cashier , In place of H , A. Harden ; no as-
. distant cashier In place of J , T. Harden.
First National , Cozad E. E. Dayles , vlco
president ; no assistant cashier in place of
K. E. Bonnlson , American Exchange Na
tional , Lincoln A. J. Sanyer , vlco president
in place of D , E. Thompson.
St'SI-KKSlOY ' HAY If TIIIJ ItOUSR.
Settler * of Oklnlinntn Itcllcrcil of
PnyliiK fnr Tliclr I.iiniln.
WASHINGTON , March 16. Thl * being a
third Monday of the month was suspension
day In tha houra under the rules. A resolu
tion wa adopted directing the secretary of
war to make a survey and estimate of the
cost of a breakwater at Marnuette Ilay ,
Mich.
A bill was alsti passed granting to the Chicago
cage , Burlington & Qulucy company , loweo
of the Achlson ( & Nebraska railroad , right
of way through the Sac and Fox Indian
reccrvatlon.
A bill was passed authorizing the conptruc-
tlon of a wagon and foot bridge across the
Chattahoochee river at Columbia , Ala.
Unanimous c'nsent was granted at the re
quest of Mr. Hltt , chairman of the committee
on foreign affairs , to take up the resolution
ccnsnirlng Ambassador Bayard for his speech
at Boston , England , and Edinburgh , Scotland ,
on Wednesday at 1:30 : p. m. In answer to a
question from McCreary , Mr. Hltt gaV j ut-
Hurnnco that ample time would be allowed for
debate.
A bill wan passed extending the limits of
the port of entry of New Orleans.
Bills were passtd granting to the First Na
tional bank of Sprague , W sh. , the right to
change Its location to Spokane , Wash. , and
to Increase the rank and pay of the Judge ad-
vccato of the navy when appointed from the
The rules were then suspended on motion
of Mr. Flynn of Oklahoma , and a resolution
was adopted for the Immediate considera
tion of the Oklnhoma homestead bill. The
hill provided thnt all actual and bona fide
settlers on the public lands In Oklahoma
should acquire a patent after five yours'
residence upon the payment of the cus
tomary fees , without the payment of the
price per acre required by the existing law.
The secretary of the Interior reported
adversely nnd stated that If settlers were
relieved from the payment of the purchase
price ( which ranged from $1.25 to $2.50 per
acre ) , the loss to the United States would
exceed $15,000,000. The government had
agreed to pay the Indlant" , according to Com
missioner Lamoreaux's report , $18,000,000.
Both Mr. Flynn and Mr. McRao advocated
the passage of the bill.
Mr. Culberson offered the following amend
ment : "That the public land laws of the
United States are 'hereby suspended until
further legislation by congress In so far as
they may affect the territory hitherto known
as Greer county , Texas.J' This amendment
was the outcome of the decision of the supreme
premo court today that Greer county. Texas ,
belonged to the public domain , end there
fore to Oklahoma and not to Texas , and
Its design was to prevent squatters from
rushing Into that cou/ity nnd entering lands
under regular land laws to the Injury of the
bcna fide residents who had purchased theli
lands on the supposition that they belonged
to the state of Texas , until congress should
have an opportunity to consider legislation
to meet the unexpected condition resulting
from this condition.
Mr. Flynn , realizing the urgency of the
case , accepted the amendment. The bill was
then passed without division.
Mr. C. W. Stone , chairman of the commit
tee on coinage , weights and measures , moved
to suspend the rules nnd pass a bill prescrib
ing punishment for mutilating coins nnd for
altering or passing mutilated or lightened
coins. The bill was passed.
A bill , the passage of which was urged
by Mr. Baker , to withdraw from the United
States supreme court Jurisdiction of criminal
cases not capital , a'nd conferring jurisdiction
on the circuit courts of appeals , met the
opposition of Mr. Culberson. The bill- was
defeated.
Two other bills were passed : To dtvldo
the southern Judicial district of California
and to provide for the disposal of abandoned
town sites In Oklahoma.
At 4:15 : the house adjourned.
Ilrlcc Appointed Flnli ConiiulnxIoiiLT.
WASHINGTON , March 10. The president
today sent to the senate the nomination ol
John J. Brlco of California to bo commis
sioner of fish and fisheries , vice Marshall
McDonald , deceased. Captain John J. Brlco
of San Francisco la a retired naval officer
and Is spoken of very highly by Senator
White of California. He has given a great
deal of attention to the subject of fish and
fisheries and was recommended by the men
In California Interested In the subject. He Is
also said to bo a man of great executive
ability. The place pays $5,000 a year , a
practical life office , and Is one of the most
desirable of the government scientific billets.
Spooliil MnllM to tlir South.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. In the senate
today Mr. Brlce gave notice of a proposed
amendment to the postofflce appropriation
bill as follows : "For necessary nnd special
facilities on trunk lines from Cincinnati by
way of Chattanooga and Birmingham , Ala. ,
to New Orleans , $150,000 , and for necessary
nnd special facilities on trunk lines from
Washington , D. C. , hy way of Grafton , W.
Vu. , to Cincinnati , $100,000. "
Lunil Withdrawn from Settlement.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. The president
today Issued a proclamation withdrawing
from disposition under the homestead law
all that part of the public lands formerly
known as Greer county , Texas , and reserving
the land from settlement until a decision
shall be reached as to the merits of the
Chcctaw claim to this county. Persons who
settled there prior to December 30 , 1887 , are
not to be disturbed In the meantime.
ImTV Suit Over n Whole Counts- .
WASHINGTON , March 1C. The case of
the Unttod States against the state of Texas ,
involving the ownership of Greor county ,
was decided in the supreme court today
In favor of the United States. Justice Har-
lan handed down the opinion. The case In
volves 1,500,000 acres
Violation of the Neutrullty r.uwx.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. The resolution
offered by Mr. Call , directing the secretary
of the treasury to glvo Information as to the
seizure of vessels for the alleged violation
of the neutrality laws , was passed by the
seiato today.
Voted for Three Ur > - DockH ,
WASHINGTON , March 1C. The house
coirmlttco on naval affairs today decided to
provide In the appropriation bill for dry
decks at Algiers , La , , Portsmouth , , N. II , ,
and Mare Island , California ,
Up thu Iliiyiiril IteNolutloim ,
WASHINGTON , March 16. The house has
decided to consider the resolutions censuring
Ambassador Bayard for his speech at Boston ,
England , and Edinburgh , Scotland , on Wed
nesday at 10:30. : _
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TO RESTRICT IMMIGRATION
Senator Lodge Points Ont Whoio Ho
Thinks the Laws Are Inadequate.
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WASHINGTON , March 1C. The senate had
an hour of spirited Cuban debate late toJay
after the early part of the day had been
Klven to set speeches by Mr. t < edge on Im-
mlcratlon and Mr. Tugh on silver. The
Cuban discussion was mainly Important In
bringing out tlu > full reading of a statement
of the Spanish side of the case by Sunor Iu-
| > uy de Lome , the Spanish minister. This
had been referred to some days ago , but
could not bo 1110do public. Today , however ,
Mr , Morean read a letter from Secretary
Ulney saying the Spanish minister gave his
permission for the public use of his state
ment. It claimed to detail the Insurgent
methods , of tin1 burning of cane fields and of
ttiu disorganized character of the Insurgent
bands. Mr. Morgan commented severely on
the minister's statement. The senator had
several sharp controversies with Mr. Hale
o\or various phones of the Cuban question ,
During the day Mr. Elklns offered a reso
lution directing the committee on foreign
afTalrs to report as to the status of the war
In Cuba before a vote was taken In the sen
ate.
ate.Mr.
Mr. Elklns made early reference to
the Cuban question by offering a
resolution directing the committee on
foreign relations before the vote
was taken on the Cuban resolutions , to make
a report to the senate of all material facts
on ttio subject ; stating specifically whether
a state of war now existed In Cuba , how long
It has been In existence , how many men are
engaged on the respective sides ; whether
the Insurgents IIAVO adopted a constitution
and organized a government , and what place
the seat of gvoernmeut Is carried on ; what
places and porto nro occupied by the Insur
gents , and to what extent they would affect
our relations with Spain.
Mr. Sherman asked that the resolution go
over under the rules. To this Mr. Elklns
assented.
Mr. Call secured the adoption of
a resolution calling on the sec
retary of the treasury for Information as to
the detention of vessels supposed to be carryIng -
Ing arms to Cuba and the legal authority for
a course.
Mr. Palmer offered a resolution ,
which went over , declaring that the
unlimited coinage of silver by" the
United States would subvert existing legal
and commercial values.
Mr. Cannon , the new senator from Utah ,
made his first speech , sharply criticising
Secretary Hoke Smith for the latter's re
cent response to a senate resolution as to
Indian lands. Mr. Cannon characterized the
secretary's course as discourteous , mislead
ing and evasive , and protested In behalf of
the west at the lack of Information and In
telligent action by the secretary on matters
affecting the western country.
At 11 o'clock Mr. Lodge wao recognized
for a speech on Immigration and In support
of the resolution for additional Immigration
laws.
LOOP HOLES IN THE LAW.
Senator Lodge showed by existing law that
paupers , diseased persons and contract labor
ers are now denied admission to' the United
States. By the bill under consideration It
was proposed to make a new class of ex
cluded Immigrants , viz. , the totally ig
norant. Two questions arose In connection
with the bill , first , aa to the merits of this
particular form of restriction , and secondly ,
as to the general policy of restricting Immi
gration at all. It was found as a result of
Investigation that the Illiteracy test would
bear most heavily upon the Italians , Hus
sions , Poles , Hungarians , Greeks and Adrl-
atlcs and very lightly or not at all upon
English speaking emigrants or Germans ,
Scandinavians and French.
The races which would suffer most seri
ously by exclusion under the jiroposed bill ,
he said , furnish the Immigrants # ho do not
go to the west or south where Immigration
la needed , but who remain on the Atlantic
seaboard where immigration Is not needed
and where their presence Is most Injurious
and undesirable.
The Immigrants excluded by the illiteracy
test are those who remain" for the most part
In congested masses In tiur great cities.
They furnish a large proportion of the popu
lation of the slums.
The question of the advisability of restricting
Immigration wag a subject the.senator
thought of the greatest magnitude and the
most far-reaching Importance.
"If. he continued , "we have any regard
for the welfare , the wages or the standard
of life of American workingmen , wo should
take Immediate steps to restrict foreign im
migration. There is no danger at present , at
all events , to our workingmen from the
coming of skilled mechanics or of trained
and educated men with a settled occupation
or pursuit , for Immigrants of this class will
never seek to lower the American standard
of life and wages. On the contrary , they
desire the same standard for themselves.
Uut there Is an appalling danger to the
American wage earner from the flood of
low , unskilled , Ignorant foreign labor which
has poured Into the country for some years
past and which not only takes lower -wages ,
but accepts a standard of life and living so
low that the American workingman cannot"
compete wltlii It. The Injury of unrestricted
Immigration to American wages and standard
of llvng Is sufllclently plain and Is bad
enough , but the danger which this Immi
gration threatens to the quality of our citi
zenship is far worse.
DANGER TO THE RACE.
"More precious oven than forms of gov
ernment are the mental and moral quali
ties which make what wo call our race.
'
While those stand unimpaired all Is safe.
When these decline all is Imperiled. They
are exposed to but a single danger , and that
Is by changing the quality of our race and
citizenship through the wholesale Infusion of
races whoso traditions and inheritances ,
wliooa thoughts and beliefs are- wholly alien
to ours and with whom we have never as
similated or even been associated In the
past. Tbo danger has begun. It is small
as yet , comparatively speaking , but It Is
large enough to warn us to act whllo thora Is
yet tlmo and whllo It can bo done easily
and efficiently. There lies the peril at the
portals of our land ; there Is pressing In the
tide of unrestricted Immigration. The tlmo
has certainly conio If not to stop , at least to
check , to sift and to restrict those lmml-
grants. "
Mr. Lodge spoke for an hour and was
followed by Mr. Pugh In support of the
silver amendment to the tariff bill. Mr.
Pugh argued that the economic troubled of
the United States were caused by an in
sufficient and congested currency , The
senator declared that the restriction on our
money to the single gold standard was the
root of our financial troubles. Ho added
that If the democratic party , under the
leadership of one nun , foraikes the cardinal
principle ) of maintaining both metals , It will
bo the most remarkable revolution In politi
cal history. The senator referred sarcas
tically to three democrats who had been
converted by the gold euro In the "Cleveland
Infirmary. " No two presidents were morn
widely apart on finance than Andrew Jack
son and drover Cleveland. Mr , Pugh said
ho could name members of Mr. Cleveland's
cabinet who were clamorous for free sli
ver up to 1893 and who were now parading
for gold.
CUBAN RESOLUTION CALLED UP.
At 1:30 : Mr , Pugh yielded the floor to con-
tlnuu his financial speech tomorrow. Mr.
Snerman at once called up the Cuban reso
lutions and Mr. Morgan addressed the senate
on this question. The senator said the
Amercan people had expressed their views
on Cuban belligerency and Independence
by a great deluge of petitions and memorials.
Mr. Morgan read from many petitions show
ing the wide public opinion In behalf of
Cuba. These came from , city councils ,
Grand Armyof the Republic posts. A , P.
A. bodies , ministerial unions , normal uchooU ,
Boards of Trade , cltltens' meetings , labor
and trade assemblies , typographical unlonn ,
federations of labor , etc. The Individual
petitions were also very numerous.
Mr. Sherman rose to state that he- was
authorized to aay that the house of repre
sentatives b 1 received. Cuban petitions fill
ing a large box ,
Mr. Hale here precipitated a controvert ?
by siylng that senators wfcro familiar with
the method emplcred" > lrt''gcttlnK up peti
tions. Ho did not knpi Trholhsr It
the case In this m ttty. but ho presumed
they were all on prlnlefl1 heads , sent out
from one swireo Thtr-r represented no
spontaneous -public senjtlrnfrkt from the pub-
lie nt large , but were emanations of agencies
at New York and Wellington. It was
doubtless part of a dallb ! rate pun to In
fluence sentiment , , , , , .
Mr. Morgan passed thfc1 petitions to Mr.
Hale and asked the IsHJUHito examine them
and sea If any fraud Iwwl-been committed.
"Does' my colleague Jllalc ) know of a
remonstrance against Cuba ? " asked Mr.
Frye. ol > '
"Yes , " said Mr. Halp , } , , have hundreds of
letters from business men. ,
"I am not talking afoul letters , " said Mr.
Fryc , '
"I regard letters as much moro Important
than petitions , " sild Mr. Hale , "and they
glvo the views of conservative business
men. " ,
Mr. Morgan referred contemptuously to
these "business men" who were | n the habit
of trying to defeat legislation by private letters - '
tors to senators.
The senator next referred to Mr. Dupuyi
Do Lome's statement , received from Secre
tary Olney by the committee. This was the
signal for further sharp questions from Mr.
Hale. Ho mid this statement needed ex
planation oven at this late day , and ho re
ferred to the conflict between Mr. Lodge nnd
Mr. Sherman as to the minister's statement.
Mr. Sherman Interrupted to ray that Mr.
Hale was not correctly stating the circum
stances of the receipt of the minister s state
ment , and when Mr. Halo persisted Mr.
Sherman added that ho would not be led Into
a "wrangle. "
READ DE LOME'S STATEMENT.
Mr. Morgan went on to say that the Span
ish minister's statement had been drawn out
by Spain's desire to delay action In con-
gross. Spain feared the United States would
get In a tantrum. The Spanish minister ,
therefore , wnt a memorandum to Secretary
Olney , and the latter sent It to the senate
committee. Ho ( Morgan ) had sent to the
secretary requesting authority to make pub
lic the minister's statement. Mr. Olney an
swered that ho had conferred with the Span
ish minister , and the latter had no objection
to Its UPC.
Mr. Morgan proceeded to read from the
Spanish minister's statement and commented
on It as ho wont along. The statement said
the Insurgents had no fixed place of organi
zation , being driven frbm place to place.
The senator asked what permanent place our
continental congress held during the revolu
tion. It was driven about , and when the
British burned Washington In 1814 the mem
bers of our congress were refugees in Vir
ginia , and yet thlo Spanish minister raised
the point that struggling people must have a
permanent capital. As a matter of fact the
senator Insisted that the Insurgents had a
capital , as was shown by reports from news
paper correspondents.
Mr. Halo interrupted to ask If Mr. Morgan
really credited the perlgrlnatlon of the cor
respondent who claimed to have located this
nebulous Insurgent capital.
"I supposed , " responded Mr. Morgan
warmly , "I "was to address the senate , but
I find I am here as a sort of a child In u
kindergarten to wibmlt to the questioning of
the senator from MainoiHale ( ) .
"It Is not my fault"t proceeded Mr. Hale ,
"that the senator Is put < in the position of a
Bchoolchlld In a kindergarten. "
Here Mr. Morgan appealed to the chair
and declared that if Mr , " jftalo continued his
Interruption ho ( Morgan ) would call him to
order. } , ,
M. C.iandler added tb what Mr. Morgan had
raid as to the lnsurgenit.capital ; that it had
an actual existence , and that the Spanish
troops had not been able , { o take It.
"No' " said Mr. fgap , "Gomez and
Maceo have come oea er .takliig Havana than
the Spanish have to."ta.kJng the Insurgpnt
capital. " , . ! * . . -tf.ii >
TRAGEDY UNDERNEATH.
Mr. Morgan went.ton 'to read from the
Spanish otatement Idotaillng the Cuban
methods of fighting , their'falluro to come out
for an .open fight arid thb theatrical effect
of their triovements. n' Mr. Morgan referred
to the grim tragedy beneath the "theatrical
effect , " mentioned by the * minister.'When
the oenator read the minister's criticism of
the Insurgent "methods .qt'Surnlngicano fields ,
ho added that it was ca recognized right of
war to destroy and burp property In order
to cripple the enemy.
"It was done on bo'th sides during our
civil war , " said Mr. Sherman.
After complet'ng the , Spanish minister's
statement , which was largely comment and
argument on past developments , , Mr. Morgan
pointed , out that Mr. Hale's recent speech in
defense' Spain was based on a statement
of Prcmlor Castillo of Spain , which state
ment , Mr. Morgan alleged , had now been
repudiated by the Spanish premier. The
senator added that It was clear Mr. Halo
had no sympathy for these Cuban negroes
and doubtless ho would' not care to see the
negroes of the United States free If they
did not vote the republican ticket.
At this point Mr. Morgan yielded , not
having completed bis remarks , and at 4:30 :
the scnato adjourned.
COMMISSION ANSWERS THE SENATE.
HennniinblciioHH of Itnicv Now
WASHINGTON , March 10. The vice presl--
dent today laid befor6 the senate a reply of
the Interstate Commerce commission to a
resolution asking information regarding the
customs , rules , agreements and charges of
certain railroad companies. First , the com
mittee replies there is no agreement or resolution
elution In writing other than the regularly
established tariff and rate sheets , between
the railroad companies whose lines extend
to , or through Missouri river points , as to
what rates shall 1 > e maintained to and from
ouch points. Companies carrying from points
east thereof use the Mlsiourl river as a tas'ng
line and maintain the same rate to all Mls-
BDUT ! river points. .Tho rates from Chicago
and points east of"tho Missouri river to
points In Nebraska , Kansas and Colorado , are
made , as a rule , by a combination of the
rates cast and west of the river ; that Is , by
adding to the rate east of the river , the
local rate between the river and the point
of destination west. To this rule of con
structing rates to points west of the river ,
there are , however , exceptions. In proportion
to distances the rates and charge's are higher
west than cast of the Missouri river.
Whether such difference In charges Is
reasonable and warranted by law Is Involved
In several complaints before the commis
sion.
In answer to an Inquiry propounded by
the resolution , the commission enibmits a
statement of acts In ccnnectlon with ad
vances and reduction In rates on grain and
flour from Kaioas and southwestern points
to Texas points In October last , and the
tubsequent restoratlrn' of there rates on
January 20. The resull of"tlio restoration wan
to considerably Increfls'e llio rates on flour
and grain from parts 'bf ' Ifte grain producing
regions of Kansas , "MWiiurl , Indian Ter-
rltcry and Oklahoma , as1 Voinparod with the
reduced rates In force aft'trr October 3 , 1895.
Whether the rates advanced on January 20
are reasonable or unreasonable and In viola
tion of the InterBtateLcommerce law , Is In
volved In Fovoral processings before the com1-
minion. * ,
The commission Is of thpcplnon ! that there
la additional legislation. , required to better
protect the public Irjfprest. Any evils re
sulting from tbo use % tfte | ] Missouri river1 as
a baring line will berBAedIed by amending
the law so as to provide for a through rout-
Vg and through bllllnn from the point of
shipment to the polutjic/ destination at
through rates. The nojnnvipslon pays It has
asked heretofore forr additional legislation
or amendments , whlph vwlll compel carriers
ti disclose tholr defonet to the commission
and confine the courts/tin proceedings to de
force the commission's orders to the con
sideration of tbo record made and case
tried before the commission. Such an
amendment Is necessary to the enforcement
cf any orders of tbo commlralon.
Sriuiti * Mnile Glmiiiri'u in .Salaries ,
WASHINGTON , Marph 16. The senate
judiciary committee baa agreed on a bill
fixing the salaries of United States district
attorneys , marshals end their deputies. U la
Inteneded as a substitute for the house
measure on the earno uubject , and which wax
Incorporated In the legislative appropriation
bill , The judiciary committee at > a tulo hi-
croi&cd the salaries proposed by the house ,
though In a very few Instances they have
been reduced , The bill was reported to the
senate today , _ _
Smokers unbiased In their opinion pronounce -
nounco Sweet Momenta cigarettes best.
NEW ROAD FOR NORTH PLATTE
Sioux Oity People Frosant Their Scheme
to the Congressional Committee.
CONGRESS ASKED TO BUILD THE LINE
ItetireiuMitnllvc Melklejolin of \o-
tirniltn t'rni'0 uu Appropriation for
nit Kxteiixloii of the -Slotiv
City nnil I'tlellli .
WASHINGTON , March 16. Several mem
bers of congress Interested In the Sioux City
& Pacific railroad appeared before the houro
committee on Pacific roads today to give their
views upon the proposltlcn recently made by
Mr. Coombs , a Sioux City banker , regarding
that branch. Representatives Mclkcljohn of
Nebraska , Perkins of lown , Fletcher and
Towno of Minnesota , were prepared to spenk
nnd presented petitions from mrny towns
asking the construction of a road southucst
from Sioux City to North Platte , which was !
contemplated In the original Pacific railroad
acts.
acts.The
The advantage of such a line , as pre
sented by Mr. Melkoljohn , Is that It would
connect three systems , the Northern , the
B. & M. ami the Union Pacific lines , giving
an outlet to farm products and the benefit of
lake rates. It was at the request of these
men that the committee Include previsions
for the building of this branch In any general
hill it may report and for the purpose they
ask that $4,000,000 be used from the sinking
fund , established by Thurman and Invested
In the bonds , of the Sioux City line.
Several questions were nsked upon the
right of congress to divert the sinking fund
to such a purpose , but Mr. Mclkeljohn com-
tended that the sinking fund was already In
vested In railroad bMids which would br'ng
$15,000,000 If sold In the Now York market ,
and that the. proposition was merely to Invest
$4.000,000 In Sioux City bonds.
Mr. Perkins made an argument to the ef
fect that there was no foundation for the
old theory put forth by the projectors of the
Pacific roads that It was Impossible to build
a line west from Sioux City on account of
the geographical conditions. If congress
was to glvo additional privileges to the
Union Pacific by extending Its debts It
should embrace the opportunity to right
the great wrong for which congress was
responsible , by which a great section was
shut off from a great many of the advantages
of the lake commerce.
Mr. Fletcher spoke on the same line.
In the discussion Incidental to the hear
ing Chairman Powers held that the sinkIng -
Ing fund was a trust fund which could not
bo applied to such purposes , but Mr. John
son of California made an argument that
the provision asked for could bo Included
In any general bill Involving the reorganiza
tion of the Union Pacific. The point was
raised that In case the government con
cluded to foreclose Instead of extending
the debts , fulfillment of the proposition
would be Impossible.
Mr. Fletcher said that no ono in his sec
tion desired the government to go Into the
railroad-business.
Mr. Melklejohn , In reply to a question by
Mr Arnold of Pennsylvania , said that the
sentiment In his state was divided , part of
the people desiring foreclosure , others reor
ganization.
FOR IUEfcAND'9 I'ATRON SAINT. .
St. PiitrlcU'H Dny Will Ue Cclclirntcil
In n IlcllwloiiH Way Only. .
The' usual celebrations of St. Patrick's
day will bo largely omitted In Omaha this
year. It has been customary to have a
parade of the Irish societies during the day ,
but no arrangements have been , made for
such a display on this occasion. The local
division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
will glvo an entertainment In the evening
at Boyd's theater , for the , benefit of the
Home of the Go'od Shepherd , and this is
the extent of the festivities which nave
been projected.
The customary services will bo held in all
Catholic churches. The day Is a holiday
for religious , as well as patriotic observance ,
and the church cervices will bo more than
usually elaborate. .
At St. Patrick's church nt Fourteenth and
Castellar streets an especially elaborate
service has been arranged. The solemn high
mass will bo celebrated at 10 a. m. , and
will bo followed by a sermon by Rev. Father
Smith. The choir , augmented by a chorus
of twenty voices , will sing Gorlza's grand
mass. Members will be assisted by the
Jenny Llnd quartet. Miss Ingerborg Lof-
gren will sing the Qul Tollls. The offertory
will bo Owen's Ave Maria , sung as a trio
by Mrs. F. Morlarty and Misses O'Rork
and Rush. C. A. Jacobsen will sing the
Benedlcte.
TryliiK to Iiocnte GiiHton.
The Odd Fellows nnd the Modern Woodmen
of America of Monmouth , 111. , are trying to
learn the whereabouts of one , Fidelia Law
rence Gaston , commonly known as "Dell"
Gaston , a former resident of the town and
a member of both orders. Gaston left homo
on February 2C for Perry county , Illinois ,
and has not been seen since. He had $700
In his posaasslon with which ho Intended to
buy a farm. Ho leaves a wife nnd four
children. He carried $3,000 Insurance with
the Woodmen.
Cook's Extra Dry Imperial Champagne U
the pure Julco of the grape naturally fer
mented. For boquet it has no superior.
WKATIIUIlVoUECAST.
Fair , ivltli LlKlit NortheiiHterly WlnilM
for IN'ebriiHkii.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. The forecast
for Tuesday Is :
For Nebraska Fair ; light , northeasterly
winds.
For Oklahoma and Indian Territory Fair ,
with cloudiness ; warmer ; southerly , shift
ing to westerly winds.
For Iowa Fair ; variable winds.
For Missouri Increasing cloudiness ;
warmer ; winds becoming easterly.
For Kansas Fair , with Increasing- cloudi
ness ; warmer In the eastern portion ; east-
'
Dakota-Fair .and B'.lghtly
colder ; northerly winds.
For Colorado Cloudy , posrlbly with snow
" ( lurries : colder ; northerly winds.
For Wyoming Cloudy , with snow flurries ;
colder jn the eastern portion ; northerly
winds. ' ,
Local Record.
OFFICI3 OF THE WBATHKn BUREAU ,
OMAHA , March 1G. Omaha record of tern-
peraturo nnd rainfall compared with the
corresponding day of the paM fmn- years :
Maximum temperature . . . -12 28 7G 24
Minimum temperature . . . . 20 12 42 20
Average temperature . . . . . 31 2u 59 22
Precipitation 0 T ,00 .19
Condition of temperature and precipitation
nt Omaha for the day and since March 1 ,
1896 :
Normal temperature , 3J >
Deficiency for the day : . ,
Accumulated deficiency since March 1. . . 13B
Normal precipitation 0 }
Deficiency for the day .04
Total precipitation nlnce Maich 1. . . .27 nch
Deficiency since March , 30 Inch
IteporiH from SlntloiiH nt 8 p. m.
BTATIONB AND STATE OP
\VEATHEH.
ti
Omaha , part cloud/ 33
North IMatte. part cloudy 21
Huron , cloudy 22
. cloudy 34
St. Ix > ul < , cloudy , , , , , ?
St. 1'aul , clear . . l
Ia > enport , part cloudy IO I
Kantaa City , clear O
Ilclinu , cloudy 2i !
Ilavrr , clear , . , , 2S2C
Salt I'ake City , cloudy 2C
UljmarrU , cloudy 21
Cheyenne , part cloudy . 12 41
\Vlllinlon. cloudy
Uapld City , cloudy , 30i 31
Oaplcl ton , clear K68 \
T Indicates trace In precipitation.
J * A. WKUiir , Observer ,
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The Bplciifo Dates ou It.
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TUX IS T1IU MYSTIC M'MIIKH ,
Cnlinl In ( hr t'oiiiioll In I'linlrol
Two or > three member * of the city council
are authority ( or the statement that the
present council h controlliil by nn Inslilo
organization , which Is sufficiently strong to
practically control legislation. While this
Inner circle Is s.ilil to be as close as the
Mxsonlc fellow ship. It seems that overtures
wore made to one or two member * who
were determined to pic er\e their Independ
ence , nuJ through them the matter leaked
out.
out.Ono of these members , who has usually
voted with the majority , fcnys that one day
last week a certain councilman came Into
his oinee , nnd after some Rcncral conven
tion. he drew a circle ou a blotter and wrote
the figures " 10" Inside of It. Then ho nski-d
the councilman If he was "In on that ? "
When the councilman declared his Ignorance
of the significance of the symbol , ho was In
formed Hint It would he a Rood thlnp for
him to Ret on the Inside. Ho would llnd
that his councllmanlc path would ho much
smoother , and ho would be more likely to
get what he wanted. Uut as ho declined
to pet In the hand wagon , his visitor closed
up Ilko a clam , -and refused to throw nny
further light on the mysterious pchoniit.
A reporter who endeavored to locate the
nllcKcd organization had no hotter luck.
Two member * of the council ncro found
who admitted that they had bson approached
with a similar proposition , but they denied
that they had joliwd the circle , or that they
Imil nny further Information In regard to Its
nature or membership. The other members
wore discreetly reticent when the "Circle
of Ten" was mentioned , and contented them
selves \\lth knowing nothltiR about It. The
members who are not on the Insldo declare
that such an organization exists , but their
Information concerning It Is very meager.
Arc ComliiK Xortlt.
Tom Hlchardson , secretary of the Deep
Water and Utilization committee , and a num
ber of the prominent , business of Qnlveston ,
Tex. , nro preparing ; to visit the trnmmilsl -
slppl cities. Secretary Utt of the Commer
cial club 1ms extended an Invitation to stop
at Omaha and It la moro than likely thnt the
Invitation will be accepted.
\Vhllo on tholr tour of the north the
Toicans will talk for a deep water harbor at
Galveston and at the same time put In some
work for the Transmls lsslppl exposition to
bo held In this city In 1893.
When a young couple runs away to get
married half the world says : "How
Romantic 1" the other half says : " How
silly I" But you can't tell either way
until the " honey-moon " is over. When
this young couple get settled down to the
regular hum-drum of life , they'll manage
nil right and find solid happiness in any
case , u they have good hearts and sound
health. All depends on that.
It's wonderful how much health has to
do with married happiness. Sickness af
fects the temper. You can't be happy
nor make others happy if you're aihng.
When'you find , yourself irritable , easily
trorrfoi , VqgbmW to "run-down" it's
becanse y crar blood Is getting poor. You
need richer blood and more of it. Your
blood-making organs need to be vitalized
by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov
ery. It imparts new power to produce
an abundance of the healthy , red corpus
cles , nnd gives you a fre4ii supply of
pure , rich blood. It's a blood-creator ;
it is for everyone whose blood is impure
or in u poor , "run-down " condition. It
prevents the germs of disease from get
ting a hold on your system. Even after
disease is settled on you , it is driven out
by the blood-creating properties of the
"Discovery. " It is a perfect cure for
general and nervous debility , catarrh ,
malaria , eczema , erysipelas , scrofula and
every form of blood - disease. It is'nt
callc'd a consumption-cure but even con
sumption , which lias its roots > in the
blood is driven out by the "Golden
Medical Discovery" if taken in .time.
The "Discovery" ia the prescription
of one of the most eminent physicians
and medical writers in this country.
Gladness Comes
With n lt tter umlorstniuUiiR of the
transient nnturo of the ninny phys
ical Ills , which vnidsh lioforo proper ef
forts Rentlo -plciibnntuivorts
rightly directed. There Is comfort In
the knowledge , thnt so ninny forms of
sickness arc not due to nny netnnl dis
ease , but dimply to ft constipated condi
tion of the system , which the plenannt
family liucutive , Syrnpof Kigs , prompt
ly removes. Thnt is why it is the only
remedy with millions of fnmlllcR , nnd is
everywhere esteemed so highly by nil
who vnlne prootl health. Its bencflclnl
effects are duo to the fact. , thnt ills tha
one remed3' which promotes internal
cleiuiliness without debllitntinn ; the
organs on which It nets. It is therefore
nil important , In order to get its bone-
lloinl effects , Ui note when yon pur
chase , that yon have the genuine arti
cle , which Is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all repntnbjo druggists.
If in tho'enjoyment of good health ,
and the system is regular , laxatives or
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mny bo commended to the most skillful
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one should have the best , nnd with tho'
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Figs stands highest nnd Is most largely' '
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