m\TATTA TiATT-V rnTrTtTJcn A v .T \ "NTTT A i > Xr ooiceirr
LOCATING THE EXPOSITION
Increasing Interest in a Question of Vital
Importance to the Oity.
VIEWS OF MEMBERS OF THE DIRECTORY
nti Upon tlic Stilijeel of Keep
ing from thu Public ( lie Iti-pmt
of the i\porin AVlio Vlcnt-il
the 1'ropoxuil Mien.
Public Interest continues to center In the
question of where the Hoard of Directors of
the TiansinlBsisslppI and International Ex
position association will locate the great
show that will bo held In thin city durlm ;
the summer ot 1S93. Expert cnglnecm weto
brought from Chicago for Iho purpose ot
viewing the five sites that have been
proponed. These mm looked over the grounds
nnd reduced their findings to wrlllng , the
same , It la Raid , containing a statement
with dcllntlo recommendation of ono ot
the proposed locations. This report , sealed ,
vvns handed In to a committee last Saturday
and Its consideration vvna postponed for two
wotkb. b'lncc the ( Into of the meeting there
has hecn an animated discussion over the
question of the advisability ot making the
report public , that dlrcctora nnd subscribers
to exposition stock might be Informed of the
nature of the contents. In order to learn
thu sentiment prevailing among the di
rectors upon this subject , The lice hag ee-
cured tlic following Interviews :
I'rcblclciit Wattles I am opposed to open
ing the report and making It public In ad-
VMICO of the meeting at which It Is to bo
dlBciibscd and voted upon. To do so would
bo to I'tlr up strife In the community and
Kivo nn opportunity for the advocates of
the tltcs which nro not recommended to Iry
nil kinds of schemes to overcome the report.
These engineers were employed ns experts
to pisi upon the engineering questions In
volved and unless tholr report la glaringly
unfair upon Its facs I nm In favor ot follow
ing their recommendation.
/ . T. Llndsey I believe tint the Idsa of
keeping the report of the engineers a secret
was a mistake. The people who have tub-
scribed stock have a right to know what we
are doing. Up to this lime nolhlng has
been c5ncealed. The reporters fm the dally
papers have been admitted to all the meet
ings of the executive committee , and I can
sco no reason why , at this late day , a matter
ot thli kind should bo concealed. I think
that the report of the experts should have
bcen published at once.
WOULD ADMIT DISCUSSION.
A. L. Rccd I believe that It would bo beat
to open the report of the engineers. Tlie dl-
roclors would then have an opportunity to
Investigate the report and discuss it before
they were called upon to decide the ques
tion. Furthermore , It would give nn oppor
tunity to the public to discuss thu report. I
ehnuld also advocate the opening ot the
columns of the press to the people after
the report has been made public. Let the
people talk It over and say what they think
of the leport. All of ns are. greenhorns on
the matter of exposition sites , and wo can
afford to discuss this report pretty thor
oughly beforp deciding the mailer. There Is
none of us who cannot learn something
about the matter by a full and free dls-
cuealon of It. I should say thai the report
should bo made public , at least ono week
before the question Is lo be finally decided.
P. I * . Klrkendall I certainly believe that
the committee took the right course. I think
that wo could do nothing else than to sup
port the resolution as good' ' policy under the
circumstances.
E. E. Bruce I have nothing to say. The
directors imvo taken this action , and ns a
director and citizen I will support them.
G. M. Hitchcock I do not think that any
harm and considerable good might have
been done by making the report of the ex-
perta public. If the report Is a reasonable
one , I should consider that I was in grcit
measure bound to vote for a site In line
with Its recommendations.
Herman Kountzo I do not wish to discuss
the matter at this lime. I enllrely approve
of the action of the committee In postponing
the opening of the engineers' report.
II. A. Thompson Wo should wait at least
a week after opening the report In order
to glV9 the directors tlmo to digest the
rocommcndallon of the engineers. The direc
tors doubtless have a fair knowledge of the
8ovor.il sites , but none of them nre cnglneeis
and have no technical knowledge on the
availability of the sites from an engineering :
stand point , therefore they should be guided
largely by the report , but they should be
given tlmo to consider Uio report in all Its
bearings.
John A. Johnson I think the report should
have been published. I do not think It was
over uontcmplated by the original resolution
that the report should bo opened and voted
on at the same meeting. The report should
have been made public when It was received
nnd then the directors could have had an
opportunity to look up any questions raised
In the report and vote Intelligently on them.
C. S Montgomery It is an outrage thai
the report of the engineers eliould bo kept >
from the public , and that the Board of Di
rectors should be compelled to dccldo on
a location at once without having time to
consider that report. If I wore not on the
board I would say that the wholn thing Indicated
t- dicated that the advocates of the favored
slto , whichever it may bo , were afraid to
have It considered. At any rate the > rt
should have been given to tlie directors In
order that they might have had a week or
moro to Investigate Its recommendation * before -
fore deciding on a site. I certainly shall
make a fight In Iho meellng Ivo weeks hence
If any attempt Is made to force the board
to vote on a slto Immediately after the report
Is opened. I will do this even If my favored
Elto U the 0110 recommended. I do not
think tint the recommendations ot the c\ ;
pel Li were over Intended to settle the Me ,
but were simply for the pwpcse ot assist
ing the board in making the selection.
W. A , I'axton , Sr. I bellovo thai the action
of the Ia.il meellng was proper. I will vote
la line with the recommendations of the
oxpoits. whether they favor my first , second
or thltd choice of slto or not. I think that
the experts were brought hero for the sole
purpcae of choosing the location.
ENDORSES THE EDITORIAL.
Daniel Farrell , Jr. I heartily endorse
The Dee's editorial urging the publication
of the englneera' report at this time. It
reflecls my ecntlments In the mutter ex-
actly. The directors certainly linvo a right
to know what the report contains before
they nro called upon to decide the location.
At Saturday's meeting It was quite evident
that meat of those directors who preferred
to keep" the report sealed nro thcao who i
have already iade up their mlndt. as to
which la the host slto suggested for the
exposition , nnd to my mind such men arc
not qualltlcd to servo on n jury thai U to
< 1ecldi > HO Important a matter , I tiay It
would bo to the best Interests of the exposi
tion to have the reports opened and pub
lished at onco.
K , M. Youngs The report of the
engineers should bo opened and read nnd
then laid over to be acted on at a later
nici'ttni ; . I am not sufllclcntly familiar with
the different eltta to puss Intelligently upon ,
the qticatlon offhand and I want tlmo to
digest the report of the experts. If the ,
inatto- ; had been forced to a vote Saturday
I ehould have been compelled to vote for
the only silo I know anything about.
W. R. Bennett Np , I nm not entirely sat
isfied with the courao that 1ma been pur
sued , in the first place I was opposed rte
going out of town for professional advice.
Following this with keeping the engineers'
report sealed up makes It look aa U tliero
* cro something back of It.
George W. Holdrcgo I can see no objec
tion to publishing the report nvv , Open [
It , give it to the press , IP * tlie directory
read U and eouiWer It. It will gtvo noon
something to think about and talk about , noI
think tbo directors did a wise thing on
L Saturday when thfy decided to postpone
action on the question of location. Hut to
far < IB I can see , no harm would bo done
lu opening the reporl and allowing it to be
published nt thli time.
0 , M , Wilticlni I am opposed to opening
the report In advance ; to make the report
imbllc would bo to caudt the advocates i of
files which are not rwominemled to lose
their Interest tn the matter and they wouU
not vvcik for au appropriation from the
legislature. After tbo report is read the
board ttiould ute Its beat judgment at i to
whether the recommendation of the engineers
should be followed or not ,
Ed u axil Dlcklunon I i .e with The Esv
on tlio matter ot publishing the report of the
tngtiecrH , and heartily endorseUs editorial
in this subject. There Is no question but
that the report should bo opened and the
directors given more than th'rty ' minutes'
ttmo to consider U before voting on , the
location. How much time rhcy should
nhvo I am not now prepared to stale , but
the ttport should tertalnly be opened before
the meeting which l to decide the location.
J.Vhnrlon ! If the report 1 opened In
odv.ineU will be found that four sites are
Ifft out nnd the miipoiters ot those sites
will form combinations to defeat the en
dorsement of the ropurt U they nro given
time. If the repait ciiivaases the advantages
ot each Kite In a fair and Impartial spirit I
shall bu In favor of voting In accordance
with the recommendation of the ufpetts. I
bellevo that the site quoMlon should bs
rettlcd nt once tin\ , \ was In favor of settling
It l * t Saturday. The sooner It IK settled the
better , as that Mill ECttlo thu bickering that
is now going on.
INVOLVES TWO POINTS.
Dr. E , W. Lee There are- two considera
tions Involved In this matter. One Is the fear
thnt If the report of the experts was pub
lished , the question of site might become
Involved wl.h the legislative appropriation.
The other Ulhe fact that the people should
know what the report contains. The man
agers of the exposition hnvo proceeded
regularly up to this point. They have given
the exposition a name. They have advcttlssd
It to a considerable extent , hnvc opened olllces
nnd collected a considerable amount ol
money. Hut now thay stop shorl and say
that they can proceed no further until the
bill now before the legislature Is acled upo.i.
I think the last consideration outweighs the
former. All things considered , tlie report ol
the experts should have been opened nni
published , nnd then the directors would have
had an opportunity to consider it before they
were called on to vote on the question ol
site.
site.Jolm
Jolm L. Webster If the report 4s oponec' '
In advance It will simply stir up dissension
and the supporters of the sites which are
not recommended will try every means to
tear down the report and to pick It to plocca
I don't know vvhal Iho report contains , bu
If It includes a recommendation ot ono of
the places offered , end If It states good and
sound reasons for making such rocommcnda-
tlon , I shall consider thnt In the light of
export testimony and follow the judgment
of the engineers , but If the report shows
on Its face that the makers are unfair and
prcdudlced , I Khali feel JustlfleJ tn using
my own Judgment.
John H. Evans The report should have
been made public at once In order that the
recommendations of the experts might have
been fully discussed before the selection of
a slto was made. I consider the report
only a rccc-mmcmUtlon , anyway. The ex
ports were brought here to view the different
sites and point oul their advantages. Thu
bcaid of dircclors is lo sclccl .1 slle after
considering Ihe recommendations and sug
gestions
Q , H. Payne I believe the report ot the
engineers should be opened ami the di
rectors given nn opportunity to Investigate
anil discuss the report before being called
upon to decide on the location. As you
niny have hcaid I took this position at Sat
urday's meeting , and am still of the same
opinion I ttlnk the directors should care
fully Investlgalo the icport ami Inspect the
grounds recommended before passing Judg
ment on the mallei1.
A. T. Rector I think that a special meet
ing ought tobe called at once , the report
read and the slto selected. It seems to mo
that the whole action Is a schema In order
that Influence might bo brought on the log-
Islalure to tack onto the appropriation SIn
clause fixing the exposition on some certain
site. The stale board of agrlcullure mlgbl
possibly have something to do in such case
in pulling 11 on Iho slate- fair grounds. seI
do not see how the report could othorw Ise
have any effect on the legislature In making
an appropriation. The experts were brought
hole , In my opinion , simply for the purpose
of showing what site would require the least
grading , sewering and other Improvement
for Ihe oxposlllon. They simply recommend (
thn most economical site. It the slto Is not
selected , however. It is a good plan to keep
the report sealed , or otherwise more feeling
would bo aroused over Iho question of site.
R. S. Wllcox If the report Is made public
In advance of the vote upon the site It will
cause a fight from one end of town to been
other. I think the matter should have been
settled last Saturday , and I am opposed to
malting the report public In advance. toI
bellevo the report of the engineers will have
great weight ; the c men were employed as
experts to give an unbiased opinion and asI
think their advice should bo follow el. ;
Personally , I nm In favor of Miller park , but
If the engineers recomjuend Rlvervlew parker
or Hnnscom patk that tccommendatlon will
have great weight with me- .
C. 1 < \ Weller The report should have been
opened Saturday and the question settled
tiieio ana then. If the report Is made public
in advance It will stir up feeling and make liea
fight and the directors will be chased after :
by these opposed to the recommendation and
by its friends. I am in favor rf endorsing tlie
report ot the exports. Ttiey were employed
as experts and nre supposed to bo competent ,
therefore their recommendation should have
great weight and I believe wo should defer
to their Judgment.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN OPENED.
J. J. Brown I
think that the report
should have been opened at once and the
selection of the site made. In my opinion
the report will practically decide the slle , be-
caiwo I bellevo that It WES the intention
when the directors sent for the experts that
their recommendation should be acted upon ,
Since tlie site question has been laid over
for a couple of weeks , however , I believe It
wrs a good plan lo keep Ihe report sealed
Otherwise the directors eden
would have been :
petitioned to get other
experts by those
whcso slto was not selected. I fall to see ,
however , llie benefit to bo gained by putting
oft the selection of the site for a couple of
J. E Markol I have/ / not studied the mat
ter very fully chiefly owing to recent
senco from town. So far as I am nb'o to
say , I think the report of the engineers
should not ho. opened until1 the directors
ready to decide the question of location.
Casper E. Yost As a member of the special
committee to employ theeu engineers , I dote
not feel that It would bo proper for mo to
express an opinion on this matter. rim >
boa ill has acted as It saw fit and I am content
to leave the question to It for decision.
I. W. Carpenter The main object ot this
action was lo leave the matter unsettled in
order that our legislators mlghl bo unham
pored by slto advocates in working for an
appropriation , I believe thnt the repor
ought lo have bfcn prlnled and a copy given
to each of the directors In order that they
might have corslilered It before selecting a
site. I do not believe that It would have
been advisable , however , to give the repor
to the public. It iormy
would have aroused. In my
opinion , such bltlcrncss among those whose
sltea were not chosen thai our legislature
might have been Influenced lu the matter ;
ot an appropriation ,
John A. Crelghton Since the selection I o
a alto was put over for n couple of weeks ; :
favor the action In keeping the report ocalcd
If It had been made public and the selcctloi
been postponed for two weeks the city wouli
have been at loggerheads and bitter feeling ,
would have been created ,
Arthur C , Smith On general principles
the Hlectloi | of the slto should bo a matte
of goncral publicity and considerable ills
cuBslon , Hut under Ihe existing clrcumstan
CPS I am convinced that tlio Interests of th
uxppsltlon will ho iicst served by holding
the matter back until after the leglslatur : >
hai acted.
L. H. Korty The action of the commute
was emphatically correct. It would be very
poor policy in my opinion to make the loca
tlon just at present.
Charlro MeU I think the report of th
engineers should bo opened. The director
and the people at large . -should be given tora
opportunity to discuss It. Regarding th
time that the report should bo opened befor [
the meeting called to decide the location ,
cannot because , I've ii.re
say , not fully conblderc
the matter. But I should think that th
report should bo open for discussion at lea
ono week before the question of location
dually passed on.
rrank Murphy I am opposed to the open
Ing of the engineers' report. I voted tha
u ay at Saturday' . ] meeting and still enter
tain the same opinion.
\ < > Coiitli't I.nlinr fur < lie ( J
WASHINGTON. Jan , 27.r-iThe house com
ml'tco on labor today authorized a favorabl
repu/t 911 a bill to prohibit the croployinen
of prUon labor on government buildings.
The Throat. " '
"Brown's Bronchial Troches
act directly on the organs of the voice. The ,
liavo an extraordinary effect to all disorder *
ot the throat.
VOTES FOR IIANSCOJI PARR
Central Labor Union Takes a Hand in the
Location FroMom ,
THINKS THE SITE FAVORABLE TO LABOR
CKy Clinrtcr , nii < iii | > tloii I.IMVK nnil
School Tiix le > UoiiNlilorcil , lit
Ailillllou to Seinl-Anniml
iiectloii ;
The Transmlsslsippl Exposition again
came up for consideration of the Central
Labor union at Its regular meeting Isat
night , , The matter culminated In the al
most unanimous passage ot a resolution In
structing Director Youngs of the expedition
board , who la labor's representative In that
body , to cast his vote for the Hanscom patk
slto when a vote Is taken on the question of
a location.
This action was taken because It wcs held
that the Hanscom park iiltc Is the most ad
vantageous lo the labortngmcn for various
reasons. The principle one Is thai Iho slto
Is Ihe nearest to the heart of the city. H
was also argued that the site was such thnt
considerable work would be given laboring
men In the way of grading. The matter was
settled and Iho Inslructlona were given nfler
bul little-dlscufiilon.
William Grabach , who took to Lincoln the
union's recommendations that the exposition
appropriation bill contain provision for the
employment of local labor oa the exposition
at certain wagca , reported progress. He
stated thai Ihero Was great probability that
the recommendations would bo Incorporated
'nr ' the appropriation bill.
The principal piece of routine business )
was the semi-annual election of officers ,
which was the quietest that has occurred
In Ihe body for some time.
Another important bit of business was the
passage of an amendment to the by-laws
which changed the meeting nights of the
Union to Iho first nnd third Fridays of each
month. The next regular meeting will oc
cur on Friday , February 5.
The folio.Ing officers were elected xiiiant-
mously President , William H. Boll of the
painters' union ; vice president , J. J. Kerri
gan cf tlio caipenters' union ; recording
secretary , E. E. Phllbrlck of the cigar-
makers' union ; financial secrelarj , F. B.
Klefncr of Ihe clgarmakcrs' union ; Ircna-
urer , George Clark of tlie bricklayers' union
The only conleot was over the position ot
sergcanl-nt-arms , for which there no-re two
nominees , B. B. Smith of the limit leal
workers' unlo i and A Burfce ot the brew
ers' union. Smith was elected. Of these
ofllcers Secretary Phllbrlck anrj. Treasurer
Clark were re-elected. The follow
ing trustees were also elected : M. M.
Boyer of the carpenters' union , II , E. Ship
ley of the typographical union and Fred
Suter of the brewers' union. The officers
were at once Installed and seated.
Superintendent of Schools Pearae was al
lowed to talk on the demand of the School
Board upon the city council for a grealer
levy for Ihe school fund. He said that de-
spllo the fact that within the past ten years
the number of school children had doubled
to 12,000 , the revenue had decreased almost
one-half. H Is estimated by the board
iat the schools cannot be maintained for
ess than $370,000 , and $30,000 more Is re-
ulred for Interest on bonds. From all
ourcos licenses , fines and state apportlon-
icnt but $230,000 can bo obtained. There-
ore tlio difference , $170,000 , must be made
p by the council , and still more Is desired
n order that the deficiency might bo par-
lally made up.
No action of any character was taken on
lie matler. In fact. It did not como up for
onslderatlon afler Ihe superintendent left
ho hall.
A committee report , recommending an
mcndmcnt to the statutes on liens , which
ill give blacksmiths liens on horses and
chicles for work performed , was adopted.
Another committee report , recommending
n amendment to the garnishment law ,
hicli exempted $50 of the salary of any
ead of a family from garnishment and at-
achruenl for debt , contracted by cither hus-
and or wife , but allowed garnishment pro-
eedlngs to bo taken agaliisl nil salary
hove the exemption , was not approved
tier consldprablo discussion. The amend-
icnt was advocated by the letallcrs' ns-
oclatlon. One of the delegates opposed the
mendment because ho maintained that hea
usbaiuls ought not to bo held responsible
or nil the frivolous debts the wives might
ontiact.
The city charter bill , Introduced by Sena-
or How ell In the senate , was received and
eferred to the law committee.
The credentials of John H. Wlthnell. Rob-
Tt Lynn nnd George Clarke , as delegates :
if Bricklayers' Protective union. No. 1 of
Nebraska , were received and accepted.
A communication was received from the
National Bricklayers' alliance , which is
ecking to spread through the country.
NEW NICARACDAN TREATY
( Continued from First Pago. )
nero plain the reading and writing quali
fications.
Mr. Grosvanor , republican of Ohio , opposed
certain features of the report and said he did
lot subscribe to the belief
that If the : se
rejected the report It could not perfect nd
past ; at this session such a bill as It ilo-
sired. He said he would refuse to vote for
a bill which would permit a man to abandon
its wife and yet bring In his pauper and II-
Iterate relatives.
Mr Dolllvor , republican of Ion a , said he
had voted for the house bill Ho would have
siippottcd the bill es it passed the ecnatc , but
: io felt absolved from voting for the confer
ence report. He would vote for no bill
vhlch admitted the husband nnd excluded the
wife , bscauEo he believed It vastly more Im
portant that a man should enjoy the society
of his wife than that
of his grandfather.
[ Laughter. ) He believed wo were apt to ex
aggerate the danger of unrestricted Immigra
tion.
tion.Mr.
Mr. Taylor said the principle of protection
was behind thin bill ; It was the principle-
self-preservation.
After tome further debate by Mr. Morse ,
republican of Massachusetts , In favor of and
Mr. Boatner In opposition to the bill Mr
Hepburn , republican of Iowa , closed the debate -
bate In support of the report. When ho de
clared that hundreds of
thousands of Amer
ican laborers were today walking the streets ,
crowded out by the outcomlng- streams of in-
coming foreigners , the galleries fairly shook
with acclaim.
At 4:30 : the vote was taken. Much Interest
was manifested In the voto. members listen
ing Intently to responses. The report v\as
adopted , 131 118. Then at 4:45 : the house
adjourned ,
OK FUR M3AI. .
Dm 111 Starr Jordan
SiilmiltH an nxliniixtlvi * lU'i'orl.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. r > avldStorr Jor
dan , commissioner In charge of the fur neal
Investigations for 1890 , In Ills report to the
secretary of the treasury makes a close es
tlmate of the sealo of all classes at ono tlmo
or another on the Pryhlloff Ulands during
the last summer and finds the number to
have been about 410,000 , of which number
over 80,000 died on or about the Islands dur
ing the samu period. Of the total mortality
p-laglc sealing numbered 29,288 and 27,000
pups died of starvation or by trampling ,
As to pelagic sealing President Jordan
says ;
Polatrlo sealing- Bering sea in August
IH In the Jilghert dogieo destructive to the
herd. If considered as an Industry it : Is
a. suicidal one , as It can be profitably con
tinued tinder cuiulitlon.s which must bring
it to a speedy cud. It udds nothing to the
wealth of the world. Since it begun more
than COOOCO fur heals luivo been taken i In
the northern I'.iclflo and Herlng- pea , PMs
ireiuiu the death of not less thun ) , ( W
breeding females the starvation of hutir
ilroil.s of thousands of pups. In Mils cut
dilution no record of animals lost after
being shot or speared Is available , though
. isle
Healing In Hip judgment of the members of
the committee , ) ms been the ranee of the
decline of fur weal herds. U la ut present
the Hole obstacle to their restoration and
the Hole limit to their Indefinite Increase. !
It Is , ItiiTftoro , evident that no settle ;
ment of the fur Heal question a regards
tha American or the. Ituxsl.m Islands can
be permanent unless It shall provide for
the tc'sntlon of the fhatWrlmlnnto killing of
fur 8cnK both on th ffoilln * grounds nrd
on their I migration * . There can bo no open
seapon for the kllllng-i of females It the
hen Is to be kept Int.iqt.
The ; overkilling ot'teucs on Iho hlancla
In such i a way as to tnfuro the herd , Mr.
Jordan saja , has nrxer occurred. Ho adds :
Ovcrkllllnir ' In the Sense of : roninturo
killing 1ms enl rred lityond n doubt. This
nffccts Hie quota of future years , but die *
not Injure the nerd lt clf. There Is evv ry
tcnson to believe tlnlt In 1W to IS'D the
fixed quota of lOa.COO skins hrul become too
prciit for the deplptnl hfruls. the pups of
three ycnri1 before huvlng largely starved
to death under t c ncllon of pelagic senllns.
Tot thli rennon th supply of 3-yenr-om
seals fell short nnd the deficiency vvns mriTo
up by drawing on thf > 2-yenr-olils This In
turn Increased thn difficulty In pcltlns no
quota for the succee dlas vcnr nnd the cut
went i deeper until It reni-lifd oven the larger
ycnrllnpH The offrct slicvs Itself clenrly
in the droifiom lOii.OOO to 21.COO The pre
ceding ycnr nlmost nil 2-yonr-olds nnd mnny
of the yenrllntrs hr il been taken. It might
occur oven If the herd was Increasing. Over ,
killing of male0 , therefore does not enter
ns A factor in the diminution of the seal
hrrds Tic slaughter of female * nt wi
and HIP coiiBenucnt death by si irvntlon of
many thousands of puin are bPlli-ved to bo
the cnitso of the Ocplotlon of the herds.
, In conclusion , Jlr. Jon'an points out what
ho believes would provo n solution ol the
qucotlon of preservation of the lur s > cal. Ho
The iolo po * lhle nn U of adjustment
must l > o the protection of fur seals through
muttml concession , International courtesy
and self-respect.
So IOIIK as pclnglc sealing cxl U the re
strictions governing It arc of slight Im-
portnnco nnd the relations between the
owners of the Priblloft Inlands nnil the na
tions whose ships have the rls l to destroy
Its herds must bo In some decree rtrnlnctt.
The ultimate end In view shoull be nn
Internatlonnl arrangement , whereby nil
skint of fcmnlo fur Baali should bo tolzocl
and destroyed bv tlie customs nulhorl'Ies
of clvlllzptl nations whether tnlien on lander
or s oa from ) thf Prybllofr. herd , the Asiatic
herd or In the lawless raiding of the Ant
arctic rookeries. In the destruction of the
fur seal rookeries of the Antarctic us
well ns those of the. Jnpaneso and
Bering sea , American enterprise has
talirii a leading part. It siould bo well for
America to lead the luiy In stoppiig
pelagic scaling by restraining her own cltl-
7cnslthout unltlm ; for the action of
other nations. Wo can nsk for protection
with better grnco when wo have ai'cotded
unasked protection to others.
WOH1C OX AttlirrilATIOV THIRTY.
Semite Committee lloii | > n to lln-vc n
lli'imrt IJoiKly hntiu-ilny.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. The senate com
mittee on foreign relations had the atbltra-
tlon Ireaty under consideration , for an hour
and a half again today , but failed to reach
a conclusion. The committee adjourned to
meet again Saturday , when it is hoped the
senate will not be In session and the ccm-
ralttco can give the entire day to .the
treaty. There is a growing fooling In the
penate that the treaty should be reported
clthtr favorably or otherwise , as a whole
or with an amendment , and the committee
U disposed to yield lo Ihe pressure to the
extent of giving all the time possible to
the subject. The- meeting today was at
tended by all the members of the com
mittee. and the discussion was very earnest
The necessity of guarding the treaty so as
to prevent encroachment under any pre
text whatever -upon the Monroe doctrine
was again the principal point of contro
versy , the object being the feasibility of
preventing such encroachment by an amend
ment. Iho point was unsettled when the
committee adjourned , but the belief was
expressed that fl conclusion might be reached
nt the Saturday meeting. "
An amendment win dlfcred which It Is
believed will fully protect all the rights of
the United States under the Monroe doctrine
and also American rights 'In ' connection with
the Nlcaiauguan canal Mand the Clayton-
Dulwcr treaty , but Us tcims were not made
public. Another amendment offered covers
the feature ol piovldlng for thai selection of
King Oscar of Sweden and Norway as um
pire. This provision of the treaty Is receiv
ing very careful Ecrutlny1 nnd It now f corns
quite probable that an amendment will not
change the proposition. Members of the com
mittee vho ciltlclsD this iLrtlon of the treaty
bay they find that tile rulallonshlp between
Great Britain and Sftpdau is ft very close
one and that they have also discovered that
Ian alliancd exUts between Great Britain and
France , In which the two former countries
agree to protect the Scandinavian kingdom
by "force of arms" If occasion requires such
display on tholr part. This agreement , they
consider , shows a relationship too close to
Justify the United States In accepting the
ruler of one of the countries to the alliance
as arbiter In a dispute with one of the other
parties to it.
Iiiillnii AKroeiiu-iit bi'iit < o
WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. Secretary Fran
cis today pent to the senate a memorandum
of agreement between the Dawcs Indian
commission and the Choctaw tribe ot In
dians , In which the Indiana agree to the
division of their land In severally among
themselves. The agreement Is Incomplete ,
owing to the fact that the Chlckasaws own
jointly with the Choctaws , and Ihey have
not agreed with the Choctaws. The com
mission reports , however , that It has been
In conference with representatives of the
Chlcksaws and they have failed to sign
only because authority had not been
granted to them to do EO , so far.
for tlio Army.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. ( News for the
Army. ) Klrst Ltculenant John S. Mallory ,
Second Infantry , has been detailed 03 actIng -
Ing judge advocate of the Department of
Colorado , to relieve Captain Alfred C. Sharp ? ,
Twenty -second Infantry , who Is ordered to
Join his company.
First Lieutenant JaniM H. Frier , Scven-
tenth Infantry , haa been granted two weeks
leave of absence.
TC-VIIH AVIII ! ! lU-nily fop Iho VOJIIKO.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. Captain Glass of
the Texas has notified Secretary Herbert thai
hla ship will bo ready lo go lo sea February
8 , which will give him a week lo reach
Cohesion , where the ship Is to receive a
silver B8t vice fiom the citizens of Texas.
Dully Trc-iiHiiry .Statement.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. Today's state-
ffient of the condition of tto treasury shows :
A-railablo cash balance , 1229,920,309 ; gold r
serve , $143,889,380.
StiiiulN at tinHead. .
Aug. J. Bogel , Iho leading druggist of
Shreveport. La , , says : "Dr. King's New-
Discovery Is the only thing that cures my
cough , and It Is the best seller I have. " nyJ.
F. Catnbcll , merchant of Safford , Ariz. ,
writes : Dr. King's New Discovery Is nil
that Is claimed for it ; It never falls , and is and
sure cure for Consumption , Coughs and
Colds. I cannot say enough for IU merits. "
Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption ,
Coughs and Colds is not an experiment. It
has been tried for a quarter of a century ,
and today stands at th head. It never
disappoints. Frco trial bottles at Kuhn &
Co , Drug Store. I il /
Luigii Arditi
"The Father ol Huslclana"
Says ; The Klmball
Piano is a noble instrument
and worthy of all praise. "
Send for complimentary collection of
photograph * of the uorlil'i celebrated
muuciani.
A. Hospe , Jr. ,
lolj DOUGLAS ST
PLEDGES ARE HELD SACRED
Major McKinley Talks of His Policy
Frankly and Plainly.
WLL ! PROTECT AMERICANS EVERYWHERE
it i\U-iiNliin of Dominion inul ( lie
Miilntrtinm'L- Public Ori-illt nnil
( tic Monetary Slumlord 111 *
Cardinal Point- . .
WASHINGTON , Jan , 27. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Mr. llosowater arrived In Washing
. ton . ( his morning from Canton , 0. , where ho
i hail an Interview with President-elect Me-
I Klnlcy. His mi IBS Ion to Canton was for the
I purpoic of ascertaining the president-elect's
position regarding national questions and
was In no sense political. Ho explained to
Major McKlnley that ho had no axe * to
grind , nor had ho any appointments to sug
gest , those matters being left entirely with
Senator Thurston. Mr , Hoscwatcr , In speak
ing of his visit to Major McKlnley , said :
"The president-elect was outspoken and un
reserved In discussing some of the very Im
portant matters , relating both to International
nnd Internal policies. He declared himself
averse to the annexation ot any foreign terri
tory , \vhlle \ , at the Eatno lime , ho gave mo to
understand that American citizens and Amer
ican Interests , wherever found , were to have
the amplest possible protection.
"With regard to a financial policy , Major
McKlnley expressed a desire to restore the
fullest confidence in Ihe maintenance of the
public credit and stability of the monetary
standard ; that ho would make every effort
In his power to redeem the pledge made by
the republican party In Its national conven
tion to brltrg about International bimetallism.
The proposed retirement of greenbacks , how
ever , does not meet with the president
elect's approval. His Inclination Is to hava
them retained and constltulo a large parl
of national bank reserve.
"Upon the- question of trusts , Major Mc
Klnley was very emphatic in his expressions
of hostility , and teems to have given the
question of tholr suppression a great deal
of thought. His Idea is that the states
must move In the matter In concert with the
national go\ernment. The president-elect
did not hesitate to cay that Senator Sher
man would be his premier , and Incidentally
remarked that Mr. Sheiman was ths peer ot
any man. In his opinion , for that high diplo
matic position ; that ho had never bten moic
Impressed with Senator Sherman's gieat
mental force than during his visit to Canton ,
and expressed surprise at Senator Toilet's
reflections upon the senior senator from
Ohio.
MAN PROM Tiin WIJST.
"As to the treasury portfolio , ho had de
termined to take a western min. While
ho did not declare In bo many words that
Lymau J. Gage of Chicago v\as to be the
man , yet that was thp Inference. It Is also
practically tettled , that the successor to Sec
retary J. Stetllng Merion of Nebraska for
the Agricultural portfolio will hall from Iowa
In the person of James Wilson , president of
the Agricultural college of Ames , la. "
Sir. ttosewater was the recipient of many
congratulations from senators and repre
sentatives over the fight he put up in Ne
braska during the Insl election. Ho will re
main in Washington until tomorrow night ,
going to New York before slorllng home.
The Nebraska delegation In the lower !
house voted solidly against the conference :
icport on the Immigration bill , with the ex
ception of Omer Madison Kcm , who turned cI
up with nn affirmative vole on Ihe proposl-
llon. Every member ot Ihe Nebraska dele
gation was present , nnd consistently voted
against the proposition lo reslrlct Immigra
tion along class lines. All day long they >
had been besieged with telegrams from con
stituents , not only representing steamship
companies , but others directly Interested , but
these Influences , so far as , could bo learned ,
amounted to but lltllo in the decision which !
the republican members had arrived at ton
antagonl/o the bill as reported from the con
ference committee , which they believed ton
bolnlmlcal to the best Interests of the coun-
tiy. One of the prime features of their ob
jection , and which was made part of the con
ference report , provides that nil persons
physically capable and over 16 years ot age
who cannot read and write the English lan
guage or the language of their native or resi
dent country were to be excluded , and Ihe
10s
paragraph furlher sllpulales that if the husband
sn
band can read and write and the wife can
not , that the husband under these circum
stances must bo separnlcd from Iho wife.
This feature of the measure brought out de
termined opposition , for It Is alleged flit
would affect very materially not only the
Russian Menonnltcs , but all other foreigners.
The delegation had voted for the house bill
as a unit , but could not , however , sea Its
way clear to vote for the bill as It came
from the conference , and which vvns passed
today by the narrow majority of fourteen
votes.
cn.v . HASE.
VVJll Stop I'olll Ifiil AKltntloii
lli > Nevt Ftiur YfiirN.
CLEVELAND , O . Jan. 27. H can be
stated oa authority which cannot bo doubted
that the republican leaders have decided
upon a radical change of policy In connec-
llon with the proposed , continuation of po
litical agitation throughoul Iho coming four
years , nnd that in its slead the verdict of
the American people In the recent election
and Iho merlls of Iho incoming administra
tion will stand alone.
Immediately following the election many
Isadlng republicans throughout the counlry
urged upon Chairman Ilannn and Iho mem
bers ot his committee the Imporlance and
absolute neccsslly for conllnulng the polit
ical agitation pursued during the campaign
Just closed. At first the members of the
committee were fully In accord with this
Idea , but gradually and after mature delib
eration the majority ot the national commit-
'leo , Including Chairman Hauna , have expe
rienced a change of heart. It U stated thai
Ihls change h.is only been reached after
discussion between Mr. llanna and the mem
bers of the committee. Within the past two
or three weeks Ihero have been many mem
bers of the commllteo here In conference
with Mr. Hanna , and It Is known this tjueu-
llun has been earnestly discussed on such
occasions. Chairman Hanna , although one
of Iho very first to announce himself as In
favor of continuing the political agitation
during the coming four years , has clearly
demonstrated his change of views by frankly
staling them as follows , to a representa
tive of the Associated press ; "I am in favor
of slopping agitation and permitting the ver
dict of the people of the country to stand
upon its merits. "
It Is believed lhat a potent factor enter-
Drcx L. Slioonmn writes there nro lots
of papas In Onmlia who don't know
Unit the boys' nnd inlh.so.s' shoo wo soil
will outwear nny other Hhoo you can
buy It's n fact they will lust till three
or four half soles have been worn out
and seine kinds wo hnvo will outwear
uny two pair of other shoes You can
siivo dollars by shoeing your boy or glil
with our shoes.
DREXEL SHOE CO. ,
Hit ) FAUN AM.
LESSONS IN NEWSPAPER MAKING-
How many pounds make a ton ?
2,000 pounds.
You would not take 1800 , or J 700 , or J 600 pounds
for a ton if you knew it , would you ? Of course not
well , then
at this
object lesson taking eight pages ( the average daily is
sue ) of four newspapers , as a basis :
The Omaha Bee Columns are 21 7-8 in. long.
World Herald Columns are 21 3-8 in. long1.
Lincoln Journal Columns are 21 1-8 in. long.
Sioux City Journal Columns are 19 5-8 in. long- .
Each line of The Bee is 13i ems wide. Each line of
the others only 13 ems wide. This short weight doesn't
seem much , but in each 8-page paper we have this result
The Omaha Bee prints 292,010 ems or 697 inches.
World Herald prints 272,016 ems or 622 inches.
Lincoln Journal prints 269,624 ems or 616 inches.
Sioux City Journal prints 250,572 ems or 572 inches.
Don't you see THE BEE gives you 75 inches more
space , or 3 colums , nearly one-half a page more than the
World Heraldj 81 inches , nearly 4 columns , more than
the Lincoln Journal ; 125 inches , or about 6 columns , more
than the Sioux City Journal ? In one week this amounts
to more than four pages of the World Herald , and with The
Bee's Saturday supplement , eight pages or a whole paper.
That's equivalent to eight Bees to sevren World Heralds
each week , or nine pages more than the Lincoln Journal ,
or eleven and one-half more than the Sioux City Journal
each week.
This is only the quantity of the news we'll have
lessons on quality later.
DO YOU READ THE OMAHA BEE ?
ing into the discussion and final decision Is
the belief which Is apparently dally growing
on nil sides , that active political work on
such a ecalo as was mapped out by the re
publican leaders some tlmo ago Is now and
will continue to bo a menace to the return
of business prosperity. It is considered safe
to say tint the opinion of Mr. Hanua in this
connection reflects the views of Mr. McKln
ley and the party leaders. That the dlcls-
lon In Ihls matter has but very recently
been reached there can be no doubt , for
within not to exceed two or three week/3
the nallonal republican headquarters at
Washington have been established with General -
oral 'William Osborne , a cousin of MaJ&r
McKlnley , In charge. These headquarters
were established In accordance with the
original Ideas of Chairman llanna and the
republican leaders , for conducting a lit
erary and ptcss bureau for the dissemi
nating of vast quaiitlllcs of pollllcal lller-
aturo duiing the next four years. H Is
now staled that the original plans for the
work assigned to the Washington headquar
ters will bo largely curtailed , and while the
olTlco may possibly bo maintained for a short
tlmo , there Is a strong probability that
within a few months , and not to exceed a
year , the headquniters at the capital will
be abandoned.
In this connection it may be stated that
General Osborno waa at Canton today and
hold a conference with the president-elect
and Chairman Hanna , at which questions
along these lines "were doubtless fully can
vassed.
KlKlit fur Si'iiiilorHlilpH ,
I10ISE , Idaho , Jan. 27 , Henry Hellfcld ,
state Bcnalor from Ncz Pcrce county , has
been nominated for United Stales senator
by the populist caucus , and It Is generally
believed ho will bo elected ,
OLVMPIA. Wash. , Jan. 27. Speaker
Clluo's npocch in joint assembly releasing
his supporters does not mean that ho has
actually wUndrawn from Iho eeimtoriul
flghl. Hi ? speech Is Iho rcmilt of an agree
ment entered Into by many of the populists
to support Cllne for a given number ot bal
lols and Ihen , In case ho was nol elected , to
tnko up another main and see If ho could not
como nearer conccntrallng the populist vote.
Today Lieutenant Governor Daniels was put
to the front , and tomorrow It Is said Judge
Wlnsor will bo given a chance , Cllno'a
friends say ho will como ncaier uniting the
populists than any other man , and that fur
ther balloting will prove It. It Is generally
believed that CIluo , In case of a caucus , will
bo Turner's most formidable opponent.
SALT LAKE , Utah , Jan. 27. The legls-
laluro look ono ballot for senator today , and
adjouincd until tomorrow. The ballot showed
no change from yesterday , except that thrco
populists voted for Wan en Foiter.
MILWAUKEE , WIs. , Jan. 27. A special
to the Wisconsin from Madison says : The
election of John C. Spooner as United States ,
senator to succeed W. F. Vllns was ratified
In Joint convention by both houses of the
legislature Monday. W. C. Sllvcithorn , the
defeated democratic candidate for governor ,
recolred sfoven votes , and General E. S.
Bragg ono voto. Mr. Spoonor appeared before -
fore the assemblage and made a brief .ipcech
of thanks.
BOISE , Idaho , Jan. 27. The democrats ro-
fiiBcd lo support Senator Hellfrld , popullbt
nominee for United States senator today.
The ballot resulted- Henry Hcllfeld , popn-
llsl. 25 ; Dubola. 27 ; Nelson , populist , 1C.
Dubols got ono democratic vote.
The first ballot for United States senator
today resulted : Turner , 20 ; Cllno , 4 ; Squlro ,
C ; Rogers , 2 ; Daniels , 40 ; Wlnsor , 1 ; Denny ,
20. Second ballot : Turner , 33 ; Squire , 0 ;
Rogers , 2 ; Daniels , 44 ; Denny , 20. Two
more ballots were taken without change.
COLUMBIA , S. C. , Jan 27 The legisla
ture met In joint fcosslon today and form
ally elected Joseph Carlo United Sta tea ecu-
ator.
CAIISON , Nov. , Jon. 27. The glove-con
test bill was introduced In the senate today
and referred to tlio commllteo on publlo
morals. A Joint conference was held , mil
John P. Jones declaim ) elected United Stale j
senator , receiving all but five votes.
Der'w inoio tobacco ROI-S up In Hinoke
at my dart's plaeo dnn dcr IH In Cuba
dat's ciiiibc do prices nio down Gi and
1'olut I'erique , 2 ot. . , 20c ( iohlen Staff ,
1 oar c Three Kind's VliBlnU MUcd ,
1 oz. , : ir > e Unlveihlty of JIIehlt'an , 1 m. ,
2oc Mellow Mixture , 4 ox. , unu A moil-
can i : Kle Ultd'K Kye1 oz. , liOc-Hob
AVhlto Mixture ox. , 'lOe-Uat's do way
It j'oe ? tru do whole phico.
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