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THE OMAHA DAILY 1JJ3I3 : HATtrHlAY , JAXUAHY 2 , 1807. 5 nft I Tl > TMn/M'i'i'l'M tlll'lTl StNAlh DIbLlbShS IRIiAl ) Arbitration the Thcma In the Uppo House of Congress. PLENTY OF TIME FOR CONSIDERATE Srnnlnr Slicriimn Arcin-M Hint Hi Treaty Mmiiiil | | c Currfiill- \\VlKlivd Ili-furo Kliint At- linn IM Taki'ii liiiin II. WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. Tlio session o the senate today developed three dutlni V scncntlons. Most Important of these wa the presentation by Senator Sherman of communication by Sonar HodcrlKUcz. th roprroculatlvo of the Greater Republic o Central America ( Including Nicaragua ) , I effect protesting against tlu execution o the Nlear.iKUan canal project by ttio Unite State.i , tinder the concession granted In 1S7 to the Nlcarnguan Canal company. An th 'bill ' for this purpose was about to be vote upon by the senate , the appearance ol th letter created consternation among It friends. Mr. Morgan , Its chief supporter , n once declared the letter \vnn Inspired b Great llrltaln , who Bought to drlvo th United State * from the Isthmus by u.ilni the Central Americas .is a catnpaw. Ha as flcrtud Minister llodcrlgucz had come her to execute such a plan nntl It waa an oj > ei threat against American control of the ca ual. The debate was very earnest and th letter made a profound Impression on th senators. Senator Vllns declared It struct A deathblow to the canal project proposcc by the pending bill. Hartlcr In the day the senate unexpected ! ) found Itself discussing the now Anglo-Amcr IfuM treaties. While the treaty Itself lint been released , all dlacimnlon of It In re strlcted to executive swisloiia. N'otwlth etandlng Ihla rule , the ONpreF.Hlon.-i wvro ful from Messrs. .Sherman , Gray , Cnllom , Lodge Hoar and others. The statements of these senators wcro uniformly favorable- tin hlgh principle of the treaty , the only eiunl Illcntlon being that It honld receive mature ) and dispassionate consideration. Shortly nfter the sr.sslon began Mr. Turpl < . caused a preliminary llnrry by criticizing thi reported agreement bctwren Mr. Olnpy nm Mr. Sherman , by which no nctlor waa to bo taken CA to Cuba be lore March 4. Mr. Sherman em phatically denied that any such agree ment had been made and added he had not lad a word with Mr. Olncy In that direction Mr. Turplo gave notice of n ppecch on the Cameron Cuban resolution on Monday. Thrsc three Incidents relating to current forclgt que.itlons made- the day's wcsslon one of the most eventful In years. TWU'IB TALKS. . Mr. Turplo said he would or % Monday next call up the pending Cameron 1 resolution , for the recognition of the Inde pendence of Cuba , for the purpose of making some remarks. About thrco weeks ngo , lie proceeded , there appeared a formal utterance from the secretary of state In the news papers relative to .tho Cuban resolution. At that time there was no resolution before the senate. Under such clrcuniflUnctf ) the socrct.iry's uttcranco was obiter dictum ol the most ri-do , most swift , most voluntary character. It recalled the schoolmaster ol nntlqulty who caused a whole audience to trumblo with a threat of future , displeasure. nut the senate might have p&tised this by. > Today , however , continued Mr. Turplo , a publication appeared In the newspapers which had apparently become the luc aon- Kere between the State department and con- KrcHs , nnd messengers which the senators did not disparage , to the effect that a com pact had been entered Into between the secretary of state and the new premier ( Mr. Sherman ) by which there was to be no fur ther action on Cuba during the present ad ministration. "Allow mo to say , " proceeded Mr. Turplo that I regard such a course ns a violation ol the comity existing between the legislative and executive branches of the government. It has boon done only once before , when Mr. Canning " Mr. Sherman arose at ( his moment , whlla Mr. Turplo'8 reference to the Canning Inci dent was unfinished , and said : "If the senator reforn lo a publication today , I will say there U not the slightest warrant foi the statement made. I have not hail a word with Mr. Olnoy on that subject and there has been no mention or ac I'nderstnndliis or agreement. " Mr. Turplo said ho was glad to ncvpt this dlsavon-el. hut ho felt the sonuto should do Bcmcthlng to dlsslp.ito such reports. "Whatever the difference may be as to the recognition of tht > Independence of Cuba , " continued Mr. Turplo , "I think every sena tor hero favo.-'d the Independence of the senate. " DISCUSS ARnrrnvnoN TKRATY. This sentence had hardly been concluded when It was followed by a genuine sensa tion In the form of a discussion of the now Anglo-American peace treaty , notwithstand ing the rule of referring to treaties only In executive session. It brought out state ments from Mr. Shermau , Mr. Cnllom. Mr. LodKo and Mr. Gray , members of the com- . mlttco on foreign relations , and from many L other senators. Y Mr. Hoar precipitated the discussion. In * lirciicntlng n petition from a chamber of commerce , favoring the speedy ratification of the treaty , the Massachusetts senator added some observations on the public pressure on the Benata A great many prominent men and oragnlzatlons wer > j telograpliliiB and writing to him urging Im mediate action on the treaty. "I , suppose there Is no rhan In this body , " proceeded Mr. Hoar , "who does not hall ns one of the great events of the century the conclusion of this treaty. Hut It hould not bo forgotten that the treaty Is mot an accomplished fact until the senate has examined and passed upon It. " The conatc hail not yet acted and In Ills judgment It was diplomacy to bavo the heated utterances directed to senators telling them what to do made public. What If It should turn out that there . was a hidden advantage to England or some disadvantage to the United States In the treaty which both parties would correct. In that case , when Mr. Olney suggested a change iwas It wtoo to arm Lord Salisbury with the reply that the American public had ex pressed Its opinion favorable to the treaty s It was. "Whileno man Is moro desirous than myself to see the era of 'peace on earth and good will towards men , ' " added Mr. Jloar , "yet I wish to enter my protest against the meddling with the serious duty of sena tors , either by sermons or by professors' lec tures. " TIMK TO SETTLE PEACEFULLY , lly this time the galleries had filled , sena tors had come In from the cloak rooms , and there was Intense Interest In the discussion. Mr. Sherman said there was Interest In Ills utato , In vlow of his early entry to the liead of the State department from lilu vreiacnt position as chairman on foreign relations. "Xo one Is more ready than my- eclf. " * ald Mr. Sherman , "tocongratulate tliu country on the great achievement of con cluding this treaty of arbitration. The time has como when the nations of the world should turn their attention to the BtUlomenl of difference by peaceful methods Instead of a resort to war. " At the same time , Mr. Sherman said , the treaty was ono Involving such grave coiiPldcratloiui that It should have the most uucful , mature * nnd dispassionate considera tion. That was the present purpose of ( he committee on foreign relations and the members of that committee wcro able to take up the treaty and consider It article by nrtlclo with the greatest care. "It would not be proper , " nald Mr. Sherman , "for mete to say what the result would be , even If . a know , nut It 1s certain that the com- 1 < > mlttco will proceed with all speed com patible with the Interests Involved. There U no purpose to postpone or delay action , " "About how long ! ms the consideration of the mibject proceeded between the secretary of state and Lord Salisbury ? " Inquired Mr. .Allison , republican of Iowa. "Certainly for a year. If not longer , " nn- nwered Mr. Sherman , "Mr , Oresham took an active part In the early negotiations. " Mr , tilieriiinn further explained that tbo question tmd been up before. Mr. Gladstone' had made D speech on It In the House of Commons ) twenty-five years , ago. A delegation came from England ten years ago bearing a request from A majority of the luciubora of Parlia favorable to ai Miration. The tluii wan entertained In Ilrwlon and thtr was a favorable responselo their cffor throughout thirl country. QUAY QUESTIONS HOAIl. Mr. Gray , dcinocrnl of Delaware , a mem bcr of the foreign relations coininltlce. eatm Into the dlseusilon at this point. " \Vlia are wo going to do about It ? " ho nuked Mr Hoar. "I do not know that the public Interest li thin subject Is misdirected or that wo cat abuto It , An Indifference on the part o the public might lie fur moro serious thai zeal , JltlioiiK'h nn Intcmperatn zeal m.iy nebo bo the wisest count * . Hut we ns senator cannot restrain the sent even If It be Intern perato r.caof \ Iho public ; so what are wi going lo do nbout It ? " "I miftwer the senator , " responded Mr Hoar , "that wo should first point to thi many welt meanlni ; men who address thi senate asking precipitate nrtl-n , lhal II li unwise to urge the senate to nn unusua course , and ( his would bo .10 apparent t < them thai Ihcy would desist. " Mr , Cnllom , republican of Illinois , anothci member of Hie commutes on foreign affairs followed Mr. drny. "I only want to s.\j ono word bp began , "and that U In accon with the statement by the chairman of thi committee on foreign relations. The trcalj has , been before It only a short while , 1 think now there have been three meeting of Iho committee Hlncc It rnme In nnd tin Irculy wn3 read al the first meeting of tin committee and laid over until the secom' mcctlriK. Sonic members of the committee wcro not present at the second meeting ani It went over to another meeting. There has certainly been no disposition whatevei on the part of the committee on foreign relations to delay the treaty for a moment after Iho members of fhc committee were satisfied It was the proper thing to do Ir rallfy It or report favorably. Hut I wanted to say especially that In this rountry It docs not appear to be a unanimous opinion that the treaty should be ratified as It Is at pres ent. In letters-from prominent gentlemen from my state ihls morning , u part of them were In favor of Immediate action favorable upon the treaty. Others were opposed to the trealy. "So It docs not scrmi to me that It Is an unreasonable thing for the committee on foreign relations to take such time as Ihcy deem necessary for Iho consideration of the tre-aty before it comes into the senate. ' . Sc far as I am concerned I believe In the gen eral proposition , but I nm unwilling to vote for n treaty that Is so extensive In Its scope as that Is until I feel certain myself that I am doing a thing that Is In the Interest of the American people as well as the world. All I desire Is to bo certain bcforo wo act favorably upon It thai 11 Is not tying us up In such a way that wo may find It here after to be Romolhlng we did not expect wo were doing whim wo did It. When I am sallsfled on that point I am ready to vote for it , hut not before that. " LODGE JS GRATIFIED. Mr. Lodge , also of the foreign relations committee , expressed gratification that his colleague , Mr. Hoar , had given expression to his thoughts upon the subject of the arbitra tion treaty , as Ihere was evldcnlly much misapprehension lo the effect that the com- mlltco had been guilty of unnecessary delay In considering the treaty. This was dis tinctly untrue. On the contrary , the com- mltlco had exercised Iho utmost possible expedition In considering Iho treaty when Its vast Importance was taken Inlo consldera- llon. It would bo of no service to the cause of arbitration to make a treaty that would develop causes of disagreement. Mr. Hawlcy , republican of Connecticut , said ho had been a little surprised to hear of the prevalence of an opinion that the United States or the senate at least Is not friendly to arbitration and to peace. Mr. Sowall wanted the commlltce to take all the time necessary to consider the dell- cato questions Involved In Iho treaty as ho for ono did not feel disposed to vote upon It until he secured all the light Ihat It was possible to obtain. Mr. Stewart , populist of Nevada , brought the debate to a crisis by his speech. A num. bcr of scnatora had been moving anxiously In Ihclr seats since Ilm debale opened. They evidently fell that the mailer belonged only to the seclusion of executive session. Other nenators refrained from entering upon any details as to the merits of the treaty. Mr. Stewart began by saying there was no oc casion for apology lo the public for any ap parent delay. A mailer of such vast Impor tance as a. general arbitration trealy should bo given all the time necessary ito consider Its every detail. This was especially true , to the senator's mind , In dealing with any question In which Great Hrltnln WM In volved. Wo are , ho said , not on equal terms with England In entering upon an interna tional agreement of the character of the ono under consideration , or for that matter on any subject. Ha said England would In this Instance have a vast advantage over the United States In the selection of an umpire as provided In the. trealy for Iho reason that Europe , being a family of stales , and their sovcrelgna united by blood , 11 was Impossible lo llnd ono whose asosclallons and predilections would not bo prejudicial lo the Interests of Iho Unlled Slalta In arbitration over which homight bo called to preside. For this reason ho did not believe America , Isolated as she Is among the nations , should cuter upon an agreement tor the arbitration of disputes. Ho did not believe a court could be formed In a way that would do justice to this country. THINKS IT CHIMERICAL. The senator declared It to be chimerical to talk of a trealy for the settlement of all differences arising between two countries re lated to each other as are Great Britain and the United Stales. "Wo have them , " he said , "on all sides , north and south. " As long as England continued to extend her formications from Halifax south on the Atlantic coast and on the Pacific coast , It did not behoove this nation to enter uny entangling relations that would prcvpni prompt action on the part of this country In ease mich action should prove wise or ex pedient. Under the lerms of Ihe treaty It would take a year or two to get any ques tion ot territorial significance before the proposed tribunal. In Ihe meantime- Great lirltaln. In her usual style , would lake pos session of the disputed territory , while the United States stood aloof to wait upon the International court. Questions of this char acter wcro liable to arise on our Alaskan boundary and also the Ijthmus of I'anama ; "questions which , " he said , "arc of sulllcicnt magnitude to demand from us Iho utmost care in our consideration of this document. " It was at this point that Senator Morgan , who had been In conference with other mem bers of the committee on foreign relations , broke In upon the Nevada senalor to remind 111 m that he was touching upon the executive functions of the senate. Mr. Stewart there- tore desisted. Ho did not suspend without i closing wUh to the effect thai ho hoped | ) lenly of time would bo taken to prevent this country's losing everything. The military academy bill was then taken up. This caused some discussion , which : oiillnucd until 2 o'clock , when the Nicara gua canal bill was taken up. Mr. Sherman : rcatcd quite a sensation by presenting and invlng read a communication from the mln- Jtcr ot Iho Greater Republic of America to : he secretary of slale , which had been trans iiltlcd by Secretary Olncy. The communl : alton criticised the pending Nicaragua canal Jill In various particulars and pointed out : crtaln objects which. In his opinion , would endcr them nugatory. As soon es the communication had been cad Mr , Morgan took the lloor. He said the omniunlcallon had como bcforo the senate n proper form , because It cnmo through the State dcpartmcnl. but the senate had no < nowlcdgo who the signer was ; had no { nowlcdgo olllclally ot the existence of the Greater Republic. "Mr. Roderlgucz Li the accredited repre- icntatlvo hero of that republic , " Interrupted dr. Sherman. "I understand , " replied Mr. Morgan , "that 10 has been received and bowed Into the llplpmaUc corps , but this la our flint cnowlcdgo that such a government exists , " MORGAN IS EMPHATIC. Mr. Morgan said the ItrltUh o-nvornracnt ras Interested In counteracting the purpose * if the United Stairs ivs lo Nicaragua , He mil ao expressed his conviction to the sec- otary of state. Ilrltlsh railway lined had i en established across the Isthmus for the llstlnct purpose of securing e > xcluilvo eon- rol of the Isthmus communication. This icllcf was confirmed by recent developments , Turning to the letler from Minister Rod rlgue % Iho senator exclaimed : "Great llrlt- iln la iisliis that diet as a catsjmw for the nirposo of driving UB out of the Isthmus. That 1 a serious ttatotncnt , but I make It ' ! : rately m the t'nUod StnlM senate an , t dcmand.1 an answer , " lulling hli right hand. Mr , M rga 'jrouxht It down with rrjolmdlnR force o he desk , and added ; ' 'That answer tnuat b ghen before there U any ratification c Ms new arbitration treaty. " Mr , Morgan said that It was an umisu.i thing that the minister of this new rcpubll should tend tnch a ccmmunlcatlon. 1 these government * d wired to forfeit an ronctMlons they should do It , nnd then Ih American congrrsn woul 1 determine If thcr had been a violation of contract right given to American citizens. " Mr. Halo Interposed the suggestion lha Minister Rodcrlgucz'fl letter scorned to rate a grave question as lo whether the mcarur under consideration could proceed. W'he-ihe this could be explained away or not he wa not able to cay , but ho asked Mr. Morgan. I : charge of the bill , as to the status since th presentation of this letter. Other ( senators Interposed questions , an lntcn c Interest was shown In the prescnc of the unexpected letter. Scnatoro Davit llrlco ami others gathered around Mr. Gray' dctk and took turns In reading the minis tcr's letter. Mr. White asked If there wa a minister from Nicaragua. Mr. Morgan ex plained the diplomatic status , and then dc dared with emphasis : "This Is an Imperil iicnt Intrusion , thrust In our face , while th senate k seeking- - deal with the Icthmlai question. " Mr. Morgan favored making Nlcaragu : Ilvei up to her contract and concessions Until lately she had favored America ! construction cf the canal. And yet svo come here , with two other Central American coun Irlcs , and raises objections , which , If hcli to be good , would end the prospect of Amorl can control of the Nlcaraguan canal. Tin American people would not quietly give u | the right to control that great waterway whatever clamor may bo raised .for a peac < treaty with Great Ilrltaln.jThe presentation of this letter , coming from the wcretary estate state meant that the president of the Unite * Slates had determined that the pcndlm Nlcaraguan canal bill was not lo bo allowci lo pass. That waa a remarkable threat , nm yet It was so In line with previous executive action that Mr. Morgan said ho felt qulti prepared for the Inlerfcrcnce. Mr. While , democral of California , sug gested that Ihe lalter had been sent b ; the secretary of state to the commllleo 01 foreign rclallons for Its private Informa tlon , and the chairman ( Mr. Sherman ) hai underlakcn to make It public In the senate Xlr. Morgan said Ihe real cause for Ihj appearance of IhU Roderlgucz lelter wa that It proposed a renewal of the Frellng huysen-Savlila treaty , by which we wen to pay Nicaragua $1,000,000. "Does Nicaragua wish to handle tha $4,000,0007" Inquired Mr. Morgan , suggest ivcly. The senator believed this was tin real motive for the appearance of the let lor. "Let thla mlnlatcr send that stale ment back to his government , " cxclalmci Mr. Morgan. Mr. Morgan referred to the position o Mr. Sherman as to trcalles affecllng tin canal. "I will say , " Interjected Mr. Sherman "that I favor the Nlcaraguan canal. " Mr. 'Morgan ' said the loiter of Mr. Rod crlguez waa In effect a notice to the eenati not to pass the Nlcaraguan canal bill With Ihla threat "flouted In our faces , " am the Anglo-American treaty standing ahcai of us , the United Stales scnalc might ai well clcso Its work and surrender Its func tlons an to accept Iho views of this mlnlstci c.bout whom the senate known nothing. Mr. Hale Insisted that the mlnlstcr'a pro jcct waa of the gravest consequence. 1'ro cecdlng , Mr. 'Morgan said It was regrettable that senators were- under such contcmp from the president that they were not In formed cs to the circumstances of Mr Rodcrlgucz's recognition. Hut Iho scnali was In such a humiliating position that thi president gave It no Information as to till ; Important question. The entire plan o building the canal might as well bo aban doned If this threat from Mr. Roderlguc ; was heeded. Would the next step bo le rallfy a * treaty which further hedged ant protecleil Great Hrltnln ? That might satlsfj some gentlemen who liked foreign lltle and decorations and aristocracy , but It dli not suit him , and ho would not approve It "Why haa Nicaragua como In at the lasi hour , just as the bill Is about to pars ? ' asked 'Mr. Morgan. "It Is because she ha : some strong power standing behind her. " He said this was a sorloua moment Ir the Hcnatc. ft was being tendered "t halter" with which to hang Itself for at leasl flvo years. The United States had elooi by sllenlly while Iho Hrltlsh occupied Cor rlnto. 'And now this proposition of black' mall was presented , which threatened to destroy stroy Iho bill. Ho expected and awaited c motion to recommit the bill. Mr. Hale felt the word "blackmail" was 111 chosen , and that Nicaragua's motlvca were not open to such Insinuations. Tlis subject was laid aside temporarily te receive two messages from the president , one a veto to the bill relative to Judicial dis tricts In Texas , and the oilier submltllng o list of Cuban claims , in accordance with a resolution the senate calling for Informa tion. Returning to the Nicaragua canal debate ) , Sir. Vllas said the communication from the minister of a friendly power had dealt u deathblow to the pending canal bill. The senator paid a high trlbulo lo the Central American stales , and severely crtlclscd the statement that "blackmail" was Implied by the communication Just presented. A motion by Mr. Danlnl , democrat of Vir ginia , that when tha senate adjourn It be until Monday , developed the absence of a quorum and the senate at 4:45 : p. m. ad journed until tomorrow. AT VAIUAXCU WITH THE CAHIXKT. Si-nor KfiiU'rlKiifM I'olntN Out III ( lie .Mi'iiriiKiill Ciiiinl IIIIIN. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. The document ivhlch formed the basis of Senator Morgan's remarks In the senate on the Nicaragua : onal loday was a communication from 3enor J. D. Roderlgucz , minister of the jreater Republic of Central America. It ivqs a typewritten paper of several pages , lated at the Greater Republic's legation loadquarters In this city January 15 , 1897. It was presented to the senate by Senator Sherman ns chairman of Iho committee on 'orelgn relations , having been forwarded , o him by Secretary Olney. Senor Roderlguez opens his communlca- : lon by saying that "as several bills rela- : lvo to the construction of an Intcroceanlc : anal through Nicaragua have been for some .lino pending before both houses of congress , ils government recently Instructed him to ) xamlno them and to make , under certain conditions , suitable- representations to tbo lecrotary of stale. " Ho says ho has accordingly examined the , -arlous bills and flnds that they are al variance In mailers of detail with the stipu- atlona of the contract of April 24 , 18S7 , mtwccn Nicaragua and Iho canal company. lo then calls attention to the fact Ibat Iho vlghllt article ofi that contract provides that ho concession snail not no transferable o governments or to foreign powers , and hat article fifty-three provides Ibat any ontravcnllon of -stipulation shall entail L forfeiture of the contract. Ho asserts that ho bills bcforo congress effect a transfer o the government of the United Stales , naking this government absolute owner. le also points out other facts which are , ho aysrat variance with the contract , and pro- iccds lo say : "Among the benefits which Nicaragua ro- alns to herself Is C per cent of the shares , tends , certificates or such other obligations s tha company may Issue with a vlow to nlslnK capital. Now , notwllhstnndlng the act that the company has made several la nes , It has not fulflllr-d Its obligations , and s the bills say nothing on this particular olnt , these securities would probably cither e losl In the new form of enterprise or , -ould bo liable to troublcuomo and tedious itlgallon. Two of the bills In question luivo Iready been reporled by a com- illlee , so that they may finally xcludo the others. Nothing , how- ver. ls established In them with regard 3 the sharer ) that would belong to NIc- ragua ; and It might happen , owing to Ills , that Nicaragua would get none at all , f the company wcro to Iwuo $100,000,000 r $150,000,000 worth of bomta In order to icot the cost of the work , which bonds ould tmvo to bo considered as capital ere o left by contract. Nicaragua will bo en- itled to li per cent by virtue of ( stipulation ; ut the bills leave no door open to auch possibility , nor do they allow her any artlcipatlon In the Issue which la to bo lade In order to pay for the work already one. " Senor Roderlgucz then calls attention tu 10 fact that the contract obligate * ! the corn- lotion of the canal within thrco yuan and iya : "That term expired a long tltue ago , but Iho company , nrinlthntandlng the nice CUM ; ' . soVirltitlnn. "i's made no prctens of meeting that oMlk'itlVm or adjusting th compensation which * It ought to pay to b dlKchargod theiefroKL , , , . . The bills wtablU ; nothing on this c-ther pftjnt and Nicaragua' right * In this mailer tnUiht thus be nnmillr In contcqucnco of ithnlr silence. Hy Hi plan .Involved In the .now form which th bills devise for th ciircrprlse. the prcacn company Is extlnguls1iVT ( lnd nothing remain of It In Its relatiansuwlth the onlerprls civo the shadow of nj personality re-prescnte. . by a vote In the boarM of eleven dlrcctori \\hlb In It * relations' \vuli Nicaragua It ma ; always claim full personality as the holde of the concession , although having none o the mrfipo necessary ) ri enable It to nice Its oullcailon. . "Finally II Is to UP ybscrved that. whll < the bills contravene nnd ' * et at naught stipu latloua of the contract , they do not cttati whether the remaining onto still rcmali In force or not , although among these latter tor there are very many which are of in great Importance lo Nicaragua In purlieu lar. and to Central America In general. " Mr. KndcrlRUoz s.iys lu < docu not qura tlon Iho good faith of the author ? of ( hi various bills , and adds that ho U Impellci to the coureu which ho is pursuing will the hope of protecting just rights. Tin document closes In Ihe following words : "It seems evident that the company Is un able to raise money lo fulfill Its contracl unless the United States government fur nishes It therewith and since that contracl excludes Iho possibility of attaining thai result the undersigned having been dulj authorized so to do proposes to his excel. lency , the secrelnry of slate , Ihat the twe governments , relying upon the favorable dis position of the government shall come lo s strict understanding on the subject on the basis of the Savllla-Frcllnghuyscn trcaly , with such modifications as may be agrccil upon , nnd endeavor to reach a just arrange ment with the Maritime Canal company ol Nicaragua , so It may renounce a concession whoso conditions It Is unable to fulfill. " : THI ; I'ltKsiiiKvrs vi-vro HOIINC 1'llhHCH tilt * HIM MllUllIK ItIM * .Itiillrlnl nlHlrlfl In TOMIH. WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. General Simon Bollver Huckr.er of Kentucky , the gold-aland- ard dcmocrallc candldalc lor vice president nt the late election , occupied a scat In the rcscrvjd gallery when the house met loday. Ex-CongretPinan Hynum of Indiana , whc was chairman of Ihe committee which con ducted the campaign of the Palmer and Ilucknor ticket , was on the Moor. On motion of Mr. D.ilzell , republican ot Pennsylvania , the house decided at the close of the Hesslon today to adjourn over until Monday. A Joint resolution for Iho distribution ot the maps and atlases of the geological sur vey was adopted. A bill was passed to grant a right of way through the Indian Terri tory to the Galvcston & Great Northern ! rail way. way.Mr. Mr. Cooper , democrat of Texas , then called up the bill recently vetoed by Ihe prcaldcnl lo establish a new division of the eastern judicial district of Texas nnd to provide for holding court at Beaumont. He moved Ita passage , the veto of the president notwith standing. He explained the nocesslllcs which existed for the enactment of the measure. Ho said Iho first objection to thi > bill ho had over heard of came from the president. Ho re counted , as ho said , with some humiliation , Ihat ho had several times called upon Mr. Cleveland to present the reasons why II should bo signed or lo mcel any objecllons which the president , might raise , but he had been denied admission to Mr. Cleveland. On the occasion of his list { 'visit , he said , ho had been Informed by Private- Secretary Thurbcr that It would bo useless for him to see the president , as Mr. .Cleveland had already made up his mind lo veto the bill. Mr. Coopers' remarks about his Inability to get access to Mr. Cleveland drew from Mr. Grosvenor a half humorous , half sar castic commenlary updii Ihe obstacles which liodged the will to house. Mr. Grosvenor said It surprised him to' hear1 that at any time within the past threb years any self-respect ing representative of a rcspcctablo constitu ency would even make 'application at the whlto house. Three years ago the present occupant of the white house had been repre sented as having Igsuefd an order that no senator or representative should present him self In person until 'lie bowed at the sent of the private secretary "arid communicated to that august .personage ) , 'his ' desires andrc- _ celvcd the sanction of that person. Mr. Grosvenor recalled the fact that when that order was Issued ono of the representa tives of an Ohio cohstlluency swore he would never again seek to see the president of the United States. "And ho never did , " contin ued Mr. Grosvenor. "And I deslro to say that my constituency never commissioned mo to percolale my business with the execu tive through the clay of n privatesecrelary. . It now appears that the president has made a mistake. It Is unfortunate thai ho ex cludes mouthers of congress and fences - himself self about with a skirmish line of such mod erate capacity. I am sorry these remarks are made too lale to do any good. They should have been made several years ago. " "Do you think Iho next occupant of the whlto house will do better ? " asked Mr. Ual- zell. quizzically. "I can't speak for the next administration. " replied Mr. Grosvcnor. smilingly. "I can only express the hope that never again will an administration refuse ready access to the representallves of Iho people. The people are greater than any executive. " ( Applause. ) The vote was then taken. Two-thirds hav- ng voted In the affirmative. 144 to 68 , Ihe bill was passed over Iho velo of the presi dent. dent.A A bin to pay Wlllllam Huckmaster , suc cessor of Murphy & Co. In Iho Fullon Iron vorks , $22,3SG for building the machinery of ho war ship Otscgo In 1SC2 , was defeated , -1C o 77. The bill granting pensions to the survivors of Grant's battalion of Arkansas voluntcern vho served In the Mexican war , and their vldows. waa oasscJ. A pension bill , giving the widow of General Green Clay Smith of Washington $50 n iionth ; bills pensioning Isabella Morrow , the vldow of Colonel Morrow , nt $75 ; the widow of General George J. Leet at $25 , were passed , and nt t > o'clock the house took a recess until S u. m. MSCUSS l > Afll'-IU ! CAII1 < E 1MIOJKCT. IOIIH ! Coiiiiiittti'i : ( ilvt'jt ( SerlniHi'r Company a lloiirliiur. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. James L. Scrlm- er nnd Edmund L. Baylies were > before the louse committee on Interstate and foreign commerce today In the Interest of the Pacific Cable company of New York. They both rgucdj upon the merlte ot the ScrlmAcr bill ver the Spaldlng bill. M' . Scrimscr staled hal his company woi'id want elghleen nonths after the passage of the bill to com- lete the cabk > to Japan. Mr. Patterson of Tennessee paid It had icon charged that the Scrlmser company vas In sympathy 'with or had connection vlth England and English Interests. Mr. Scrimscr said Ihat ofcourse his company vould expect to do English business , and dr. Patlcrson said Ihcru should bo Inserted n the bill a provision tllat the cable company hould not como undbr British Influence. Mr. crlnmer referred to the- Statement that Japan vanted no other cablo'cunncctlon , and said L was ridiculous. ' Ho also said that In Zhlna and Japan telegraph lines were de- icndent upon and controlled by tbo Russian ncs. The Spaldlng1" company , he said , ould build the line to Hawaii and stop. Ho aid Iho line lo Japan would i.avo Iho people f that country moral than $1,000,000 In tolls , nil It was ridlculonsitoimy that the Japanese anted no cable. > " "The Janancse , " ho enlfl , "aro flocking Into ( await now. This country Is going to have contest with the Japiuic-se or some other ewer to control Hawaii. It Is r.ccces.iry to lave a cable line chcro as soon as possible. " dr. Scrlm.icr did not like the Idea of leaving ho imtlcr of eon tratt'frith the pojtmnutei- ; oncral. "Tho present postmaster general vlll not liavetlmo to act , and wo don't want o know who the new postmaster gcnural Is ir what ho will do , " Ono of the members of the committee. urncd lo Mr. Sherman of Now York , who u a member of the house interstate and nteU-n commerce committee , and asked ilm If ho could not be depended upon to do ho right thing. This lltllo reference to Mr. Ihurman as a possiblepostmaslcr general aused a tiller at his end of Iho room. The ilsctiulon among mcmborti of the committee luvcloped that there Is yet a wldo difference if opinion om the subject of thu cable. ISIIlH Aiii-iivnl | | li > - UK1'rixlilrnt. . WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. The prewl- cut has approved the following bills : To Tovldo for the erection of a government at the Tennessee Centennial expool. lion , without ndverllilng for proposals ; con aiming the law in reference to the * Award o llfc-ru'liiR modal * , so that these modata ma ; be awarded to pr-rmns not membwrs of life saving crewa , and for exertions clscwhcn than adjacent to llfc-nnvlni ; elation. Order to Vnpntc l.nmlx. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. Secretary Fran cis ha.i Isstuvl nn order that all claimants lo cltlzen hlp In the flvo civilized tribes ol the Indian Territory , whoso applications were rejected by the I > awcs commission , nnd who failed to appeal to the United Stales courts within sixty days of rejection , and all non-citizens who did not apply for citizen- chip and who are now occupying lands be longing lo the live tribes shall vacate these lands of the tribes by February 0 , next. This action affects a host of people through out the tcrrllory , many of whom arc pre paring to plani nnd grow crops. IHNIICN n l.oltrrjOrtlrr , WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. The Poslofrtee department has Issued n lottery order against the Southern Mutual Investment company at Cincinnati and Louisville. The following nro named as Its officers : Dr. A. P. Taylor , president ; F. II. Norton , vice president ; T. II. Hoover , secretary ; J. M. Graves , treas urer ; William J. Hogrlevcr , general man ager. JVIT for llrulicn IlnnU. WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. The comptroller ot the currency has appointed Robert A. Courtney receiver of the German National bank nt Louisville , Ky. ( oiiillllon if ( hiTrt'iiHtiry. . WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. Today's slate- moiil of the condition of the treasury shows : Available cash balance , J228.C31.S24 ; gold re serve , ? H3,182.7ri3. KriinelN ( Jm-N to SI. I.mil * . WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. Secretary Fran cis left tonlghl for SI. Louis , whither he la called by the Illncwlof his mother. jn SoHlc ffiJ i iS JStSi ri&sSii'C | j Sojtth Omaha Nsws . KKSPvi Work nt the government microscopical de partment has Increased so rapidly within the past few wecka that additional mlcro- scoplats have been sent up from Kansas City to help out the present force. A week or two ago two young women wcro sent up from the city on Ihe Kaw , and ycslerday Iwo moro nrrlved. Just why selection of women from Ibis clly nnd Omaha were not made Instead of Im porting help Is a question Ihat has been asked the government olllclals here. Such orders come from the headquarters of the department at Washington , nnd no ono at this station ran satlsfaclorlly answer Ihe question. All thai Is known here Li lhal Ihe young women were direcled to come to South Omnha and rcporl for duty and Ihcy have done so. The position Is a good one , ami many Omaha women would be glad of the chance to draw ? GO u month for clghl hours work. Very likely Iho attention of the depart ment will bo called to Ihla discrimination agalnsl Omaha and South Omaha labor , as u prominent politician asserted yesterday that ho would write Congressman Mercer In regard to the mailer. Patfiiteil a SlocU Car. J. H. Smiley of Iho Union Rendering works and W. B. Check , local live slock agcill of the Burlington , have patented a stock car which they claim will prevent cattle from being bruised while In transt. A model of the car Is now being built In this clly , and It Is the Intention of the In ventors to place It on exhibition at the TratismlfsUalppI Exposition. The car Is six indicts wider Inside , and a few Inches higher than any stock car now In use. Doors have been placed at each end of the car , while oit the sides runs a spring rubbing board , which Is Intended to protect stock from being bruised when running around a curve or over a rough portion of the road. Several Improvements over ordinary stock cars have been made , but the rubbing board Is the feature of the new car. Very often stock arrives at this market badly bruised from being thrown : forcibly against the sides or1 end ot a car , and the Inventors of the rubbing 'board ' assert that stock shipped In their cam cannot bo bruised. Only Forty Dollnrn to Ilnlfte. Yesterday W. U. Cheek collected $20 at the Exchange , which he handed -to Treas urer Christie- bo placed In the fund now being raised by the mlnlater.s. This makes $ CO now In Mr. Chrisllc'a hands. Only $10 Is yet to be raised. When this la done the ministers will distribute aid among Un worthy poor. A solicitor will most likely bo sent out -today , or early next week , r.n some of the ministers say that money U badly needed just at this time to help a uumber of poor who arc iilck. C'lly ( ioNsln. Mrs. Olio Maurcr Is quite sick. W. P. Thompson , Dorchealer , waa a visitor at the exchangeycslerday. . Carl Brand , Garllcld , Wash. , Is hero , lookIng - Ing after some * property Interests. AV. A. Anderson and R. A. Howe , proml- iient Idaho slockrneu , are In Iho clly. Gcorgo Standulier , Dillon , Monl. , Is In the city , looking after some business mailers. Charlea Coffman of the Swift & Company cattle buying force at Chicago. Is hero for i few day . The Women of the Ecatcrn Star will give i high flvo and dancing parly at Masonic liall this evening. G. W. Simpson , president of the Fort Worth Stock Yards company , was a v ! llor In Iho clly yesterday. The revival meetings which have been lield at the First Presbyterian church all Iho week , came lo ) a , close last night. The Homo Circle High Flvo club wau jntertained by Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Plnnell , Twenty-third and II streets , last night. The two factions of Iho republican party > vlll banquet al Masonic hall one evening loxt week , -tho object being to promote har- nony In the ranks. A now building for storing box lumber iaa been erected at the Hammond plant. Pho structure Is ono story high , and fifty 'cot wide , by 100 feet long. Crutadcr encampment. No. 37 , Independent 3rder of Odd Fellows , gavu a ball at Ma sonic hall last evening , which was a very mjoyablo affair. Iloscrvcr seats for the Young 'Men's Chris- Ian Association minstrel show will bo placed in sale at Howard Meyer's drug store , Pwcnty-slxlli and N slrcets , loday. Today Iho state convention of the Plalt- lutfichcr vcrcen will be held at Hunt's Kill , Twenty-sixth anil N streets. About orty dolcgalcs are expcclcd. The session vlll end tills evening with an cntcrtaln- nent and ball. W. Loacox was sentenced to twenty dayn n the county Jail yesterday afternoon for cslstlng an olllcer. A policeman tried to irrrst Bertha Emklns for drunkenness when jcacox chipped In nnd tried to prevent the 'Ulcer from taking the woman to prison. "he woman was sent to the county jail for even dajfi for being drunk. ) .V A ( lUIJSTIO.N OF .MTIlISniCTIOX. [ fnliin Hold ( 'IINI * Ht'lil In Ili'IiniK' < < tinniNirlct Court. Yesterday afternoon when the Union hotel ese was called In pollco court , a motion vas made lo dismiss Iho case against Clerk fanKlosler on the ground that the prop- Tly wa In the hands of a receiver , nnd hereforo not within the Jurisdiction of the lolleo court. This motion was overruled .y . the police Judge. As roon OH II was discovered by Iho po- Ice that Judge Gordon would dLimlwi the asc because Ihe clerk was not the manager , hey made an attempt to have a complaint led for the arrest of the receiver , I , N. Valson , on the charge of keeping a dls- rdcrly house. City Prosecutor TenEyck , owover , refused to fllo any such complaint. lo gave at * lib rca.son that Watson Is an Ulcer of the district court , and therefore ould not bo arrmted. Ho alleged that the roper procedure uould bo to Inform the ourt of Iho facts In the cane , and allow L to take action , The nnnual muotlni ; of the Omaha Vnt- run Flrt'incn'H uwtoclutlon will tnko plueo n Buturdiiy ovc'iiliiK , January 23 , ut 8 'clock. In the rhlcf'M olllcc , in the city u',1. The olllcern for tlio ensuing your will D ulcctcd and other Important nmttcra ranimutcd. NEVER FAILS TO CURE ! Astonishing Record of. the Great Paine's Celery Compound , Palno's celery compound has never yet failed to cure. Where all oilier medical treatment has failed to relieve Palnos celery compound has succeeded lime and again. John W. Uoyd of Mlshawaka , Ind. , says of his own case : "Last winter I was taken down with a very severe attack of nervous and muscular rheu matism , so bad that I could not He down , sltup or stand without the mosl excrullatltii ; pain. I was nil the time under the care of two of the best physlflaiiH of the place , but I did not Improve. I took different rheu matic cures and uhed an electric battery n half hour each day for 10 days , without any rpllof. "Finally I concluded to try Palnc's celery compound , and to my surprise nftor using one-half ot a botllo I was able lo get out and vote on election day , and bcforo I used Iho whole bottle I went to work , and have T TO VISITING lC\iIMCIOll.S. HviiiiMlllon KMUM-IN I nd-rtnliM-il liy I.ociil KiiKlni'iTN Itint Mnht. A very enjoyable complimentary banquet was tendered last night to II. C. Alexander and A. C. Shradcr , the Chicago engineers who have been spending the week In the examination of the exposition sites. The dinner was given by their friends among the local engineering fratcrnlly , and with Its Incidentals of appropriate toasts nnd good fellowship , made Ihe guests thoroughly ac quainted with truly Omaha hospitality. Tlio banquet was spread in the private dining room at the Mlllard hotel. The tables were occupied at 8 o'clock , and , besides the guests of the evening , Curllss C. Turner , E. J. Cornish , George Smith. Prof. R. C. Richards of Lincoln , Rev. S. Wright Butler , R. B. Howcll , A. J. Grover. F. W. Marsh. A. K. Sault , George II. Pcgi-am , A. D. Schcrmcr- horn , charlcs G. Carpenter , George W. Craig , P. A. Edqulst , W. S. King. George Mcllrlile , . J. R. HOUIV. W. J. McEachron , A. P. Wood , II. Heal e > f Soulh Omaha , John Cowlcs , James 0. Snowdcn , W. C. McLean , George T. Prince , J. Y. Craig , 'R. ' U. Owens of Lincoln , nnd E. F. Sllmson of Council Bluffs wcro among' those who gathered around them. An excellent menu was dbporfd of , nftcr which -the remainder of the evening was occupied with the toasts and responses. Cur- ll s C. Turner ncled as toistmaster , and he | Introduced E. J. Cornish , who delivered an I address of welcome to the visitors. Mr. Alex ander and Mr. Schnidcr responded briefly , and then George Smith entertained the ban queters with some very Interesting remln- Iscensos of early engineering. Prof , Rich ards rpoko on "Present Ne ls of the Pro fession In Nebraska. " Rev. Huilercontrlbulcd n .willy discussion of the union depot , mid City Engineer Howell spoke at some lengthen on the subject of Irrigation. Itt'CiiviTi'il Small DiiiiuiKi'M. Mucglo McNcrney has commenced suit , n.s administratrix of the oxtato of Jnmc.i McNorncy , to recover $100 damages from tint Omaha Street Hallway company for Injuries allowl to have been rcci-lved by Mc-Ncrney while riding on one of the trains of the defendant. It Is alleged that Mc- worked every day since. I have gained 20 pounds In weight and am fenllng first rate. "My wife has also been taking It for nerv ousness and think ! ) there Is nothing like It , Wo both recommend It to all of our acquaint ances , and you are at liberty to use this let ter ns you eco fit , for It truly worked wonders - dors In my case. " And Palno's celery compound la working just such wonders In every stale , county , city and village of the country today. The reader must know some ono who has tried It. Ask that person If bo or she was not at once bcmofltod. Don't let a dealer palm oft anything clso on you , however , for there Is as much dlffcr- once between Palno's celery compound nnd all the ordinary nnrraparlllas , tonics , nerv ines and compounds as there Is between nn electric motor nnd a boy's windmill. There Is power to euro In Palno's colerjr compound. Nerney fell from the train In question , nnd rcco'vcd Injuries from which he dle-d. The street railway company confcsHcil Jiuljr- incut In Iho full amount nuked. A novel entertainment was given by the members of the Dundco Woman's club on Thursday evening In the form ot a Japanese wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Da IT , once rrsidcnts of Japan , had charge of the Interesting cere mony , which was presented with all the genuine Japanese accessories , gaily colore-d tllken. garments , choptlcks , rice bowls nnd nil. Miss Loulso Van Gllaon , as Ihe bride , was gowned In scarlet and gold , with an exquisitely embroidered crepe veil , and kneeling with the young groom upon a raised dais , she was ninetlmeti saluted by the parents and friends of the couple , who made their low obeisance- her , nnd nlno tlmcv ) presented with the cup ot nuptial wine. After this she hobbled meekly 'round and 'round the stage at the heels of her nowmadelord , covered with a hugo parasol , and followed by her humble maids. Whllo the wedding feast of rlco was being laboriously dispensed a charming lllllo Jap went through a series of convolutions that might bo described as a fnn-tan , and two others , real natives of the Flowery Isle , played battledore nnd shuttlecocks , and totsed bean bags In trim jugglery fashion. The unique program was rounded off with two musical Irhw , ono by Ihrco lady vocal- Ms , the ) other by the Morris family , father , son and daughter , who played delightfully on guitar , autoharp and violin. Mrs. John ston , HIP president of the club , read a paper on thp plans of this progressive little body , which has begun Its good work with a study of ancient history , and already had thrco Instructive Illustrullanj of it. Null ( o Ili't'ovi'i * u PrlulliiK Oiifllf. Mr.s , F. 11. Fc.slne.r has commenced n replevin Hull against the HeiinliiKhovcn Publishing' company to obtain posseanlon oC the entire xtoek In trade of the defendant under u chattel mortgage given n m > - curlty for the payment of u debt of $ SO < i.45. It Is ulU'Kcd that the note glve.il for Iho debt IH IOIIK" past duo , but that the de fendants refuse to pay or surrender the proi > t'rty covered by the chattel mortgage. I've Found Out Doro's fellers rflit ! huro In ills town what don't know that full or Slocckcr or ilitt smoke house of hlssun an' I Ji-s" want tor say to tluin folium tint I'm KnliiK t ° I ui > p coinin * lo Vm In do pnpur till dcy forget till about clears except ( hit live-cent "Stoecker" what's better dan lots of do len-cenlers winio of do bloods KVO ! me last New Year's day hnlly KUO ! didn't wo have a time dat ( lay ! F. Stoecker , 1404 Douglas St. SAFE Of your own would have boon bettor than tlio Onmlui Sav- Ingn Dank , but now that you'vo ' got a deposit thcra bring It to tm nnd wo'11 take It as part payment on u now Klmball piano you can't lind u safer Investment yon g t t" ° piano we gut the deposit. 1513 DOUGLAS ST. Kor fliiow or rain there Is nothing to compare with HIOHU ladles' Trench calf or Kronch enamel heavy cork lllled noli' * they'll Iveep the feet dry IIH the .Sahara warm as Htimmer and comfort able IIH a millionaire It's daiiKcroim to expose the feet In bad weather with these shoes you are always prepared for clmiiKOK thcy're made In the "Oth century cut the regular ifri.cx ) and ijid.OO Hhoex on Npuclal sale Saturday at only DREXEL SHOE CO , , l-'AUNAM STKUJJT