THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : Fill DAY , DECEMBER 15 , 1890.
MAGNATES WORK IN SECRET
National Lcnpne Directors Are Holding
Lengthy Ezecutivo Sessions.
CLARKE TO MANAGE PITTSEURG TEAM
Mlon I'eoiil' Deny They Are
( o .Sell or Iteleiine lleriniiit \ > I\KI \
the Vcternii SliorfNlon Dri-y-
l ) < > iMi\nn.
NEW YOUK , Dec. 11. At the rate nt
hlch the National league Is doing the work ,
It vlll not bo completed for sovernl days to
come. From present appearances it Is
scarcely probable that the annual winter
meeting will have been completed by Satur
day and It may run Into next week.
"It Is possible , yes , probable , " said one
magnate tonight , : 'that the league may ad
journ until next spring without having de
cided many of the questions before It. There
ere matters under discussion that are of
such Importance to the general welfare cf the
national game that we are simply compellcc
to handle them with the utmoU care. To
hurry matters along faster Is simply Impos
filblc. The honor and Integrity of base bnl
to a certain extent are nt stake. At the
proper time the public will bo made ac
quainted with what wo have been doing
but nt the present time absolute secrecy wll
bo maintained. "
The Board of Directors again monopolize !
things , as It did on Wednesday. For six
hours the board was In executive session
At the close of the meeting President Young
Bald :
"Tho Board ot Directors has completed Its
labors and cleared up all the business before
It. Whnt action has been taken or wlm
mnttora were discussed at today's session
cannot be made public. The public will
get all the Information necessary when the
board makes Its report to the league meet
ing tomorrow. "
Young announced that another meeting of
the national board ot arbitration had been
called for tomorrow.
At the conclusion of the regular meeting
the league will bo convened. The announce
ment of another meeting of the arbitration
board Is a significant fact and It was whis
pered about toalght that the directors would
require the national board to reconsider cer
tain questions. When pressed on the subject
tonight ono of the magnates said : "Tho
board has been called together to consider
tome matters which have arisen. What these
nro I cannot , say. "
Mny He * lew Vrlcley AVrmiKle.
U Is said the board will be asked to re
view Its action in the Now York-Brooklyn-
Syracuse wrangle over Wrlgley. That
it is the Wrlgley matter that has proved a
thorn and has taken up the major portion of
their time for the last few days Is unques
tioned. That Brooklyn wns guilty of the
charges made In the New York manage
ment's protest the directors have already
decided. It Is the question of punishment
that Is proving difficult for the solous to
decide.
Opinion as to the reduction echcme Is di
vided among the outsiders. Some believe
that the circuit will bo cut at all hazards ,
while others believe that the league will
go on next season with twelve clubs. Still
others say that two clubs , Louisville nnd
Cleveland , will be dropped. Dr. Leo Hunt
Stuckcy , the controlling spirit of the Louts-
vllles , enyo that his franchise is In the
hands of tbo league. Ho will continue or
get out nt Its pleasure. Dr. Stuckcy
, propo3cu that the league control and hold
the franchise and in return give him a cer
tain percentage of the gross receipts.
It Is said the Board of Arbitration will
soothe the minor leagues by agreeing to raise
the drafting price from $500 to $1,000.
That Fred Clarke will manage the new
Plttshurg team Is now n ojttled fact. Patsy
Donovan , the former manager , and President
Drcyfuss had a conference today , at the
conclusion , of which Drcyfuss promised an
unconditional release providing Clarke
agrees.
The rumor that Boston was going to seller
or release Herman Long was denied by the
Boston people. They eay that Long -will
only bo allowed to go In case a trade can
BO made , by which Bcston can get Long's
equal.
EVENTS ON RUNNING TRACKS
FcnlurfH of the Itiiclnu ; nnd Ili-Niilln
mi ( liu I'rlnoliiiil CourMCM uf
tin ; Country.
NEW ORLEANS , Dec. II. Andes nnd
J-aureiito were the only winning favorites
over n heavy track today. In the second
race the books laid the fat price of 12 to 1
against Chamberlain , who made a ( .how
of his Held. Monk Wnymnn and Donna
Rita , who captured the remaining two
eventH , won us they pleased Hetuiltti :
First race , sellliifr , seven furlongs : Andes
won , Trebor second , Chlcopeo third. Tlmu :
1:31. :
1:31.Second
Second race , six furlongs : Chamberlain
won , Elderlni Hccoml , lee Drop third.
Tlm : lilSVj.
Third race , selling , mile and three-
eighths : Monk Wynian won easily. Jimp
second , Ramlro II third. Time : lK ! : , i.
Fourth race , Imtulicap , mlle and- seventy
yards : Laureate won , l.uckmun second.
Compensation third , Time : 1:4SH. :
Fifth race , selling , one mile : Dona Illta
won , Wontocol second , 13111 Jnckmnn third.
Tlmu : l:45 : < i. ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. H.-Ralnlnff ,
trncy sloppy. Tun fora n results :
First rac . llvo-elghths of iv mllo. maiden
purse , 2-year-iildn : Hiirdock won , Nor-
forrt second , Slsquos third. Tlmu : 1:01. :
Second race , six furlongn , pelllng : Maud
Ferguson won , rirnnd Sachem second ,
Gonna third. Time : 1:1S. :
Third race , mlle nnd a sixteenth , selling :
Imperious won , Meadowthorpe second ,
MontanuH third. Time : i:51Vj. :
Fourth race , six /urloiiun , purse : Venture -
turo won , Halllxta. hceond. Hard Knot
third. Time : 1:17.
Fifth race , clx furloiiKu , sc'lllnt , ' : Sllvor-
tone won , Sweet William Hoctind. Tom
Cromwell third. Tlmo : 1:17. :
Sixth race , ono mile , handicap : Horoanter
won. WyomliiK second , Napaimix third.
Tlmo : 1:15. :
Solu-IIrr ( o WrrxlUs
Ilcrt Scheller , the UastliiKs wrestler. 1ms
mice-ceded in arraiiBliiK for u match for
the uvonliiK of December 22 at Washing
ton hall , Scheller , who Is said to bo n
very stroiii. . an well as ncllo man. will
meet Emll Klank and Michael Crowt > . well
Known local wrestlers , and nay ho will
take a fall out of eaeh of them within nn
hour for n. bet of * 100. Klank recently
} > ested Crowo in a mutch at Koutwky'.i
hall In South Omaha , and IH considered a
pretty good num. onlcor Dun D.ildwln ,
who hiiH cliurKC of the athletic classes at
the police station , haw been training Klank
for Homo tlmi ) . Considerable InteroHt In
pportliiK circles has been man I fog ted In
the comliiB mutch , and HomutliliiB out of
the ordinary Is promised.
Toiiiiule Willie to Moot Illolc ( irocn.
SIOUX CITY. Doc. lfSpecialTorn. ! ) .
nile White of Chicago and Uklt Ureuu of
8Ioux , City , formerly of Omub" lm\v i < nn
matched for /Iftcen-roumi / light hern De
cember 23 fircon Is n youiiB fellow who
IIIIH not herctofote been tukon on by u
man of Wlittu'H rcpututlon. Whlto fought
Iioro once with I'atay Manner of Y.inkton ,
who hat ) mnmiKcd tbo mills In which I.arry
Gleason , Sit ; Hurt and "Australian" Hilly
Murphy have been principal ) * .
Covcrnor TIIUIIIT'N Wife Inltliitcil.
CHICAGO. Doe. H-Mr . John n. Tan
ner , wlfo of the governor of Illlnolx , wns
Initiated into the American Women's Ho-
lief corps today. Mrs. Harriet J. Hedge ,
the order's national iircslttcnt , came from
Jiur homo In .Morlilen , Conn. , to attend the
ceremony , Mrs. Hedge marked her vlrtt by
the Btaft appointments of two "national
aldof , " Mrs , Annie Wymun , prokldcnt of
tbo America corps , and Ml s LouUu Dlalr ,
cccrottiry.
Minor * Will Auk nn Inert-lino ,
MASSILLON , O. , Dec H.-lJclejjatr- ' rep
resenting 2coo miners In tbU > Jlutrl < t In c < > n < ,
vontloit today reported they ban bfn In-
irrurti d to stand for un I" ' rcast of lu i-nts
In the prlcu of tnlnlntr this ytar , State
i
Swretary Ix-wH was present and said tha
the miners could not only net the Increase
but have the differential between mnchln
and pick mined coal reduced to 12 cents.
COMEDY AND TRAGEDY IN RING
Henry \elnc of St. Imi I * I ) I en froi
Illoiv Struck , liy llotleriinti , Cliniu-
lilon of Utah ,
ST. LOUIS. Mo. , Dc. 14.-Comedy an
tr Bcd > were depicted In the arena of ll
St. Ixjuls Athletic club tonlgnt. In 'th '
preliminary bent preceding the star contcs
between Tommy White , the 126-poun
rhnmnloii of the world , nnd "Kid" Broad o
Cleveland , Henry Xrlrc of St. Louis an
Fred Hellerpon , reputed to be the hcav >
weight ehnmplnn of t'tnh , went on for lit
tern rounds. Nelse was long nnd lanky
while Uellorson wns hog-fnt , their com
blnod weight approaching 400 pounds.
The first live rounds proved a comedy o
errors , The performance of the men was
"o grotesque that roars of laughter gruetcc
their efforts. No serious harm wns don
until the bell tapped for the sixth round
In which , after a heavy exchange , Nels
wns flonred by a hard right hook to th
Jnw. He nroao sroggcrly with bin back t
the Utah man , who seeing1 his advantns
planted a tcrrlllc right-hand fnvlng to th
brad , bringing Neisp to the floor , his hem
strlklnir with n dull thud. Ho wns cnrrlec
from the ting In nn unconscious state nnd
physicians summoned.
Whlto and Broad then entered the ring
ord after fighting two rounds with honor
even wore stopped by the police , who an
nounrcd that NeHo wns dead.
"Tim" Hurst and Manager Charles W
Whitney were Immediately taken Into cus
tody. Uellcrson escaped , but his second
worn put under arrest. The physician'
verdict wns to the effect that Nelse dle (
from concussion of the brain.
Six Kiitomlicd In Krinnnn Mine.
PIlTSnuna , Kan. , Deo. 14. An ex
plosion tonight In the Mount Cnrmcl Coa
company's No. 0 shaft at Frontcnac , nea
bore , entombed six shot flrcrs who were a
work In the mine. Jack Dodson nnd Frank
Maverick were dead when reached by th
rescue party , and I ouls Benedict nn <
Henry Xlmmermnn were tattcn out badly
Injured. The other men escaped serlou
Injury.
Third .Ioel.-.v Club lit ClilenKn.
CHICAGO , Dec. 14. The organization o
a third jockey club In Chicago was ? prac
tlcnlly completed today when n syndlcat
purchased the mile race track nt Worth
ill. , with the Intention of opening th
course next spring1 for n series of running
meetings. The men composing the syndl
eato plan to rpeml $100,000 In the erection o
building nnd Improvements of the track.
Miiher-MeCoy Flelit ArrniiKeil.
NEW YORK , Dec. 14. After nn extended
conference this afternoon between Kid Me
Coy , Peter Mnher and their managers , I
was determined to have the Mailer-McCoy
fight take place at the Coney Island Ath
letic club New Year's evening1 nt 8 o'clock
CIioyiiHK-1 to Fliflit WoleoU.
DUnt'QUliJ , Dec. 14. The Dubunue Ath
Ictlc association has signed Joe Choyn.tk
nnd Joe Wolcott for twenty rounds for
Homo time during the first week of Janu
ary for n purse of $2COO.
TIPS IX THE KATIIISIlhAXD.
CurloiiN KentiireH of the. Prevalllite
CiiHtom In Itcuiird to Gradiltioi.
The question of giving gratuities to wait
ers and servants , says n Berlin letter In the
London Post , is as much a vexed one In
this country as It Is on your side of the
channel. Even your maneervant or male
expects In Germany a "tip1' from your guests
after they have dined or lunched with you
and It constantly happens that on engaging
a servant you are asked , "How aboul
tips ? Can 1 expect much from thla source ,
and may I keep all J get , or have I to share
the tips with other servants ? " I have
even known mistresses to hold out as an
Inducement to servants the fact that they
entertain a good deal , whereby the wages
are considerably supplemented by gratui
ties from guests.
One very curious feature about German
every-day Ufa Is the readiness of people to
glvo a "trlnkgeld , " the equivalent of the
French "pourbolre , " wider which name the
donation Is more familiar to English cars.
The feature Is curious , because the Teuton
Is by nature thrifty nnd many of them are
more close than thrifty. And yet the same
person who- will cxpot a hard-working
teacher of languages teacher to glvo les
sons at from sixpence to ono shilling an
lour will often be seen to bestow a groschen
on the ehop servant who has brought a par
cel to his house , or a half-penny to the
; ramway conductor for handing him his
icnny ticket. The postal officials who pay
: ho money orders and bring the money to
your door are entitled to charge a halfpenny
for doing so , but look very sour If you do
not add another halfpenny ot your own
accord. Small "tips" all round are do
rlgucur In German dally life.
It Is always understood that the porter
and the bocts at a hotel may expect a
gratuity from the guests. Now , the porter
Iocs little more for you than hand you
your key and take off his hat to you as
you enter and leave your hostelry and In
small towns he summons the boots nt your
departure by vigorously ringing hie bell , and
for those amenities ho Is rewarded In a sort
of geometrical progression. The boots really
does render services ; ho blacks your boots
and brushes your olothcs and le ready to
assist you to pack and sits on your port-
nanteau for you If nccil be when you want
o lock It. Notwithstanding this , it often
lappcns that he comes off second or third
icst In the way of rewards.
It has , however , always been supposed that
ho largesse assigned to him was a volun-
ary one. This Idea has now , according
o the decision of a court at Chemnitz , In
Saxony , been shown , at the expense of a ccr-
aln commercial traveler who recently vis-
ted that town , to have been an Illusion.
The man In question remained at Chemnitz
or four weeks at a loal hostelry , perform-
ng his mercantile duties and on leaving
landed to the boots for tbo usual services
rendered by that functionary the sum of
our shillings as a gratuity. The boots do-
nanded twelve shillings , that Is to say , at
he rate of three shillings a week. As the
Uglier sum was not paid ha brought an
action against the traveler and the court
leclared that the latter was to pay ten shll-
Ings. The reas'tns given for the Judgment
vero that , although the boots received board
and lodging from the landlo'rd , ho was paid
lothlng In cash ; on the other hand , ho hade
o glvo remuneration In money out of hla
own pocket to two assistants who helped
ilm to do the work of boot-cleaning and
clothes brush'ng. '
HAVOC AVIIOIIOI1T IN
Di-Hlrui'llve AVer ! ; of ' 1'lnilier Worm *
In the lllnelc HlllH.
The Wyoming Industrial Journal reports
hat people living In the Black Hills are
> ecomng ! alarmed at the destruction of the
ilno timber by a llttlo worm which made
tn appearance about two years ago , lio-
ently the government sent Inspector O. A.
Stcelo of Portland , Oro. , to Investigate the
natter. Mr. Stecle estimates that 150 square
miles of the heaviest pine timber him al
ready been totally destroyed in the two
cars' tlmo by these worms.
Where the Insect came from no ono knows ,
iut It Is Increasing at ouch an alarming rate
hut the government will tuko hold of the
matter Immediately. The worm Is about
hrcc-quurters of an Inch long and a quar-
cr of an Inch thick and travels In "packs. "
The worms start at the outer bark of a
reo and soon bore through and drink up the
sap , which kills the tree.
There U nt present no remedy known that
vlll destroy them ; in fact , they are an en-
Irely new Insect to the department ut
Washington , An attempt will probably bu
made to Inoculate the worms and kill them
off In thla manner. The woodpecker will
devour the Insects whenever It can find
them , but there &ro not enough birds to
go around. Thousands of feet of pine lum
ber are now ready to be cut In tbo dis
tricts where the worms have done the dam
age , and unleis the trees are made use of
within a year after they die they are a total
l"r , Black lit Is citizens will try to get
ttm .Irpar'tnent to give people the right to
cut off tills timber from the forest rcaerTo. I
EXPECTED HIS REJECHON
Central Labor Union Not Surprised that Bell
Was Barred by Federation ,
WENT TO SECURE PEACf. AMONG PAINTERS
Illn Ilojrctlnn In Dae In n War ! ! < -
ivei'ii TKnotliitiH of the Na
tional Ornmilr.udon of I'nlntcr
.Juuriic } men.
"We are not surprised at the rejection of
W. H. Boll by the National Federation ot
Labor at Detroit , which was ropoited Mi the
press dispatches , " sold C. E. Sparks , scc-
tclary of the Central Labor union , yester
day. "Wo rather expected it. He was sent
as a delegate by this central union bo *
cause we believed ho could do more In A
certain work which we wished to see
effected , even though be was denied a scat ,
than could anyone else. Ho could do It , wo
thought , by working on the outside. He
was sent down to try to secure n peaceful
union of the two organizations of painters ,
or , falling in that , to try to sec that bjth
sides were denied scats In the federal Ion
until they could fight out their dlffcreucts
among themselves. "
It appears that the national organization
of painters has been for a long tlmo hope
lessly split. There are two factions , known
as the Baltimore and Lafayctto factious.
The former seems to represent the original
organization , the latter being comprised or
sccoders therefrom * The split was occa
sioned by certain alleged misdeeds of Grand
Secretory Elliott , who was at ono t.mo
charged with having counterfeited the union
label and with having misappropriated funds.
Upon these charges , or at least upon one
ot them , he was tried and convicted , but ho
refused to yield up his ofllce and ever since
then ho has been the leader of the Baltimore
faction. The friction arising from thcss
circumstances led to a large portion of the
following of the national organization breakIng -
Ing away and effecting a new organization
known as the Lafayette faction. This
latter contingent has never received recog
nition from the American Federation ot
Labor , but has that of the Knights of
Labor. The Baltimore faction has , on the
other hand , been recognized by the federa
tion.
Tito Iaie.nl Union * .
There ore two local painters' unions In
Omaha. One Is No. 109 , which has been or
ganized for many years. It Is allied to the
Lafayette faction and W. H. Bell Is a mem
ber of It. Last spring the painters declared
a strike for higher pay , raising the schedule
from 30 to 35 cents per hour. During the
trouble that ensued with the proprletois a
new union was formed , No. 104 , which
secured Its charter from the Baltimore fic
tion and which adopted a scale of 30 cents
an hour. The old union had already re
ceived recognition from the local Central
[ jabor union and when the new ono was
formed a committee from the Central Labor
union Investigated It and turned It down ,
claiming that it was organized by con
tractors and comprised men who bal
'scabbed" in previous labor troubles. Al-
Tiougb. all the employing painters finally
came to the schedule except onev the new
union la still in existence , although it Is
not known at Labor Temple- whether or not
ho Baltimore faction of the national or
ganization had a representative present a'
ho federation meeting In Detroit or not.
This action of the federation Is , therefore ,
a turning down of the old union In favor of
ho new. It Is believed that some action
will bo taken by the federation to adjust the
llfferenccs among painters before the ufl-
ournment.
The action of the federation In rejecting
Boll from its councils Is not likely to affect
ocal affairs in any way.
THKEEARE BURNED TO DEATH
iiiuntcM of u llrooklyii Tenement
House Arc Caiinlit In nn ICnrlj-
Mnriilii > r Illuzc.
NEW YORK , Dec. 1C.Three persons
were burned to death and one Injured at a
fire that occurred at an early hour this
nonnlnir In a dilapidated tenement at 300
South First street , In the Wllllamsburg dls-
rlct of Brooklyn. The dead are :
MRS. OOSCHER , 65 years of age.
MRS. SUSAN SMYTH , S5 years ot age.
I-UKE FREEN , 63 years of age.
Mrs. Goscher and Mrs. Smyth were found
n the top floor suffocated to death. The
> ody of Freco was found on tha eeond floor
mdly burned. Mrs. Froen , the wlfo of Luke
i'rcen , Jumped from the second story window
nd broke her leg. She was otherwise se-
lously Injured.
The fire burned very fiercely with a great
cal of blinding smoke and It was with dif
ficulty that some of the other tenants were
rought out in safety by the police and fire
men.
DENIES IT BELONGS TO TRUST
Continental Tolincco Company SctM
Up Ooiiernl Denial In Suit In Mis
souri Anti-Trust Cnne.
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , Dec. 14. The
Continental Tobacco company , through its
ttorncys , filed separate returns and nn-
wers In the supreme court on bane today to
ho Information and proceedings of Attorney
General Crow against it and other tobacco
ompanles for violation of the anti-trust
aws of Missouri ,
The document , which Is voluminous , seta
p a general denial of the attorney general's
nformatlon that It is a member of a trust ,
omblne , pool or conspiracy to restrain
rado. Some minor allegations , however , are
dinlttcd , while to others the defendant says
t IIPB never heard or been Informed of
lem save by the attorney general's in-
ormation.
I3.VSIO.VS KOIl WUSTISIl.V VKTBIIANS.
iirvlvorn < f Anierlcnn Warn Hoineni-
lieroil liy the ( iovcrnmcnt ,
WASHINGTON , Dec 14. ( Special. )
'lieso pensions have been granted :
lasiui of November 28 :
Nebraska : Original James 13. Kelly ,
iloonilngton , $0. Supplemental Warren
Rnnnlon , Tecunmeh , $ S. Increase Georfio
' . Ilutchtnt'on ' , Edgar. * S to J12. Original
Idow , special accrued , December I *
Inrln Short. Olbbon , IS.
lown : Oiljjlnnl John L. Luschon , Boi
lers' homo , Mnrslmlltown , JO. Increase
Jami'H J. Spatch , Fort Madison , ( S to $12 ;
Lin'l H. Raymond , Hampton. Jll to $17 :
Franklin Lothrop , Dubuque , JO to S ; David
Idler , Charles City. J12 to JI4 : John II.
LoiiBHdorfr. Ames , $10 $ to $12 ; Thomas W.
White , Mount Ayr , $ G to 8. War with
Spain ( mother ) Sarah K. Holllday , Ida
Grove , J12.
Colorado : Original Edson Snyder , Au-
b'usta , 10.
Maine VlettniM Will lie Sent Hnnio ,
WASHINGTON , Dec , 14. The Navy de
partment has given notice that any person
claiming the remains of any of the victims
of the Maine explosion before the Texas ar
rives at Hampton Roads with the bodies
from Havana , which will bo about fifteen
days , may have them cent to their late
homes for burial at the expense of the de
partment ,
Heal Kutoto Treaty CM to Sciiufi ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. The president
has again uvnt to the senate the treaty be
tween the United States and Or cat Britain
relating to the tenure and disposition of real '
estate and personal property , which was
signed on the second of March last , und
which reached the senate too late for action
at the lust cession of congress. 1 J
COMMITTEES IN THE SENATE
IlrimlillrniiM Adopt flip ClitiiiKPN lire-
niuniciul'-il l > j- ( tic Committee on
Commlttcex.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The republican majority In the sen-
file , through It ! ) caucus today , asserted It
self In the announcement of committee
places It would demand In the Kitty-sixth
congress. Under the change as presented
to the minority the republicans naaitmo
complete control of their organization. Four
now committees have been created coast
mid Insular survey , ot which Foster of
Washington , becomes chalrnmn ; Pacific
Ulanda nnd Porto HIco , Forakcr chairman ;
Philippines , Lodge , chairman ; relations with
Cuba , Platt , ' chairman. Under the present
arrangement , each republican senator Is
given n chairmanship of a committee , leav
ing but cloven committees for the minority
to fill. Thcao Include corporations organ-
lz.cd in the District of Columbia , engrossed
bills , prlvnto land claims , revolutionary
claims , to Investigate the condition of the
Potomac river front nt Washington , con
struction of the Nicaragua canal , woman
suffrage , additional accommodations for the
library of congress , the five civilized tribes
of Indians , transportation and sale ot meat
products , revolutionary claims.
Senator Allen's old committee , that of for
est reservations and protection of game , la
taken from the minority and given to Bov-
erldgo of Indiana , who asked for the chair
manship of foreign relations nud other Im
portant committees. Senators Stewart of
Nevada nnd Kyle of South- Dakota retain
their old committees , the former that of
mines nnd mining and the latter that of
education and labor , both being classed
with the majority.
Tomorrow will l-e given over to a reorgan
ization of the committees In the senate ,
the minority list not being ready for action
today.
Senator Thurstou , under the now arrange
ment , retains his position on judiciary and
on territories , Senator Depew going to the
head of Thurston's old committee , that of
Industrial expositions.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11. The republicans
of tbo senate today adopted the changes
made by the committee on committees. The
more Important changes in the republican
members of the committees follow :
Finance Hansbrough , Spooner.
Appropriations Warren , Wctmorc , Carter.
Foreign Relations Wolcott.
Judiciary Fairbanks. tlmon.
Commerce Hnnna , Mason , Depew.
Agriculture Foster.
Coast nnd Insular Survey ( new ) Foster ,
chairman ; Hawley , McMillan , Perkins , Wel
lington.
Contingent Expenses Kcan , Scott.
Census Quarles , McCumber.
Civil Service Baker , chairman.
Claims Warren , chairman ; McComas , Do-
pew , McCumber , Kcan.
District of Columbia Stewart , Wellington.
Education and Labor McComas.
To Examine Into the Civil Service Ross ,
chairman ; Deboe.
Flfhorles Foster.
Forest Reservations Beverldgc , chair
man ; Carter , McBrlde , Depew.
Geological Survey Kean.
Immigration Penrose , chairman ; Sewell
In place of Nelson.
Indian Affairs Thurston , chairman ; Nel
son , Baker , Quarles , McCumber , Kyle.
Indian Depredations Deboc , chairman ;
McBrlde , Ross , Beverldge.
Interoceantc C/dnals / McBrlde , Hanna.
Interstate Commerce Kcan.
Irrigation Simon , chairman ; Stewart ,
Quarles.
Manufactures I3c0tt , Foster.
Military Affairs Burrows.
Mines Clark ( Wyo. ) , Scott. ' -
Naval AffalrsPcnrose. .
Executive Departments McComas , chair
man ; Beverfdge. '
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico ( new )
Forakcr , chairmen ; Galllngor , Perkins ,
Fairbanks , Nelson , McComas , Depow.
Patents Pritclmrd , chairman ; McComas.
Pensions Deboe , Quarles , McCumbor.
Philippines ( now ) Lodge , chairman ; Al
lison , Hale , Davis , Proctor , McBrlde , Bev-
orldgc.
Postofflces Elklns.
Printing Platt ( N. Y. ) , chairman Ulklne.
Private Land Claims Beverldge.
Privileges and Elections McComas.
Public Buildings and Grounds Fairbanks ,
chairman ; Scott , Quarles.
Public Health Spooner , Deboe , Depew.
Public Lands Clark ( Wyo. ) , Kean.
Railroads Hawley , Wetmore , Scott.
Relations with Canada Fairbanks , Culloin.
Relations with Cuba ( now ) Platt ( Conn. ) ,
chairman ; Aldrlch , Cullom , Davis , McMillan ,
Chandler , Spooner.
Revolutionary Claims Foster.
Rules Blklns. , .
Territories Bevorldge.
Transportation Routes Quarles , chairman ;
Shoup.
Potomac River Front Hoar , Wetmore.
Foster.
Five Civilized Tribes Baker.
Transportation of Meat Products McCum
ber , McComas.
Industrial Expositions Depew , chairman ;
Proctor , Hansbrough , Lodge.
National Banks Kean , chairman.
Trespassers Upon Indian Lands McCum
ber , chairman.
Woman Suffrage Foster.
It la observed that Kyle ( Ind. ) , and
Stewart ( oil. ) are considered in the majority
list of committees.
FEW HEAR CURRENCY DEBATE
Mont Sloiiilicm of CanurvHH Prefer to
Attend Waxlilntrton
.Memorial.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. Owing to tha
Washington memorial services held at
Mount Vernon today , the chamber was well
nigh deserted when the house met at 11
o'clock to resume tbo debate on the cur-
icncy bill.
By unanimous consent a bill was parsed
to extend the time for the examination ot
monthly accounts by bureaus and officers of
tbo War department.
'
Cox of Tennessee , who was the rankIng -
Ing minority member of the banking and
currency committee In the last congress ,
opened the debate today In opposition to
the currency bill.
In the courf.'o of his icmarks Cox
paid his respects to Grosvenor , whom
ho characterized as the spokesman of the
administration on 'be floor. Ho was a most
adept representative of the chief executive ,
ho said , for when placed In a hole ho never
experienced tbo least difficulty In getting
out. ( Laugl'tcr. )
Lunham of Texas , opposing the bill ,
eald It was In effect a proposition to chpnge
the character of the obligations of debtora
without their consent.
Crumpacker bf Indiana believed It
noFsthlo that the enactment of the pending
bill Into law might enhance the prospects
of the "necromancer from Nebraska. " i
"But , " said ho , "If Bryan eliould bo elected
this law would act as a sort of legislative
straight jacket and reassure the country by ,
minimizing hla capacity for evil. "
I Slbley , democrat of Pennsylvania , wl.o
| has publicly announced his change of vlewj
on the money question 'and who It win
thought might' vote for the bill , state ! that
bo would votu against It.
Tbayer , democrat of Massachusetts , was
the only member of the opposition who
made a speech for the bill today ,
i Representative Overstrcet , in charge of
' the house financial bill , said today that tbo
Informal canvasses thus far made showed
that the bill would pass on the formal vote
next Monday by n majority of about 36 , In
cose the full strength of both sides was pres
ent. This Is based on the calculation that
the full republican \otc , 14B. nnd S demo
cratic volts , will be recorded for the bill ,
and seven other democratic members will
refrain from voting.
Ovcrstreot says It Is established , beyond
question , that not one republican vote will
bo recorded against the bill.
SI3XATI3 SITS DOWN OX IM5TTIOIIHW.
UN Philippine Inquiry Itenoliillon
l.iiNt Ileclnliv Vote ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. Mr. Pettlgrew's
resolution asking for Information as to
whether the Hag of the Philippine republic
had ever been saluted by the American
forces in tlu Philippines cnmo up. Mr. |
Chandler moved to lay the resolution on tbo
table. Pettlgrow asked n withdrawal of
the motion , but this was declined.
Chandler said that every word of the
resolution and speeches made upon It would
be cabled to Manila. Pettlgrew called for
the ayes and nays on the motion to lay on
the table. The vote resulted ayes to 20
oays.
The senate agreed to tbo house Christmas
resolutions and agreed to meet tomorrow to
receive reports on the composition ot Its
committee for this congress
Following Is the vote on Pettlgrcw's reso
lution :
Yeas
Aldrlch , McConias ,
Allison , .McCumber ,
Ucverldgo , , Mclnery ,
Carter. McLntirln ,
Chandler , JIcMlllln ,
Clark ( Wyo. ) , Nelson ,
Deboc , Perkins ,
Deptiw , I'latt ( Conn. ) ,
Klklns , Platt ( N. Y. ) ,
Fairbanks , Prltcluird ,
Fornker , Hossi ,
Foster , Scott ,
Frye , Sewell ,
Oalllnger , Shoup ,
Gear , Spooner ,
Hnnnn , Stewart ,
Huwley , ThurMton ,
Kciui , Wellington ,
Lindsay. Wattnoro ,
Lodge , Wolcott 41.
McBrlde ,
Nays
Bacon , Kenney ,
Bate , Money ,
Berry , PottlRrew ,
Hutler , > 1'Qttus.
Clay , Hawllns ,
Cockrell , Sullivan ,
Harris , Tniafcrro ! ,
lleltfC'lil ' , Tlllman ,
Hoar , Turley.
Jones ( Ark. ) , Vest 20.
Senate CoiillriiiN Nomination * ) .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. The senate to
day confirmed the following nominations :
To bo United States ministers : William
P. Lorm of Oregon , to the Argentine rcpub
! lc ; Herbert W. Bowcn ot Now York , to
Persia ; Arthur S. Hardy ot Now Jersey , to
Greece , Roumanla nnd Servla ; Lawrence
ToWnsend of Pennsylvania , to Belgium ; Bel
lamy Storer of Ohio , to Spain ; John M.
Irwln of Iowa , to Portugal.
Consuls : J. S. Johnson of Texas , at
Coatlcook , Canada ; H. L. Washington of
Texas , at Valencia , Spain.
To be secretaries of legations : Lloyd C.
Grlscom of Pennsylvania , at Constantinople ;
J. B. McNally of Pennsylvania , to Guate
mala nnd Honduras ; Spencer F. Eddy of
Illinois , to Paris ( second secretary ) ; Joseph
H. Choate , jr. , of New York , to London
( third secretary ) ; Arthur M. Beaupro of
Illinois , at Bogota , Colombia.
Postmasters : Nebraska J. C. Burch , Wy-
moro ; J. Crow , Omaha ; S. B. Hall , Ashland ;
L. H. Jewett , Broken Bow ; J. M. Jones ,
Clay Center ; II. C. Russell. Schuyler.
GATES OF WASHINGTON'S TOMII.
Why It In ImnoNNlulo In Open Them
for the I'n-Nlilciit.
The one hundredth anniversary of the
death of Washington , to be observed nt
Mount Vernon on December 14 , recalls an
act of vandalism of the civil war ; The
grounds of Washington's home and tomb '
were neutral during that conflict , relates the
New York Sun. They constituted the one
spot upon which union and confederates
could meet and fraternize. And It was
while the pickets of both armies were thus
at free quarters that nn attempt was made
to desecrate the sarcophagus.
There wae only one gate to the tomb nt
that time. The iron bars of this gate did
not extend to the celling of the entrance.
The man who committed the depredation
climbed over the top of the gate , reached
the sarcophagus and broke a talon from the
marble eagle , above the receptacle. That
was the extent of the act. This led to the
construction of the double gate which now
shuts In the dead. So close arc the bars of
the two gates that when the place is strewn
with flowers they are passed through the
bara by means of long poles.
The loquacious Individual who has the
post of guard nnd guide Informs visitors
Jhat on December 14 the gates are to be
open and that President McKlnley will place
flowers on the receptacle containing the re
mains of Washington. But this Is only a
fancy of the old man. Under the strictest
orders of the Mount Vernon association the
gates of the tomb are never to be open.
Whatever Is done In the way of floral offerIng -
Ing by the president will be done In the
usual manner observed four times n year ,
February 22 , Decoration day , July 4 and
December 14.
After the double gate was constructed the
outer one was locked and the key thrown
Into the channel of tbo Potomac river. The
channel was chosen because the Potomac
Is .the haunt of oyster dredgers and ftnher-
men , and they operate In the shallows , and
the man who threw the key away was
specifically Instructed to drop It In the chan
nel of the stream.
Pilgrims of recent years to the shrine
will recall the old guard , Gilbert Parker ,
now dead , who was the last of the Wash
ington family's domestics. IIIn successor Is
a bronze-hucd old man who for many years
was the sexton of rollick church , where
Washington -worshiped when the condition
of the road to Alexandria prevented his at
tendance at tbo church at the latter place.
The present guard Is ono of the last of the
elavo families of the Lees. Ho Is more
fluent than Parker , but is rockleea with
dates and names.
Deaf anil Diiinli IiiHtltiilo IlnriiH ,
P1TTSBURG , Dec. 14 , The Western
Pennsylvania Institute for Deaf and Dumb ,
situated at. Edgowood , WUB completely de
stroyed by hro this evening. The COO pupils
in the bluldlng were panic-stricken , but the
teachers quickly secured control of them and
It Is believed all were saved. The Institute
was an immense four-story brick building ,
which covered an acre of ground and was
considered ono of the best Institutions under
the care of Pennsylvania. Children from all
partn of the state were pupils ut the school ,
where they received a thorough general edu
cation and were taught trades. The value
of the destroyed property Is very largo , but
has not as yet been estimated. The origin
of the lire Is a mystery.
Wetiimre 10 FIKlit the TriiNt ,
ST. LOUIS. Dec. ll-W. C , Wetmore ,
formerly president of the Liggett & Meyuw
Tobacco company , which was absorbed by
the trust , today filed article * with the HPC-
rotary of state at Jefferson City for the incorporation -
corporation of the W. C. Wetmorp Tobacco
Yompany , with u capital stock of Jl.KO GOO
All the machinery for a JarRo factory has
been installed hire and it will bo In opera
tion POOH In opposition lo the trust
Recently the Old Coon Tobacco company of
BprlnKllcld , Mo. , wa bought out by the
Wetmoro company and will be run In con
nection with the new company.
For Infants and Children.
Hie Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears thb
I Of
Many Qlargynton
Use Duffy's Pure Halt Whiskey in tlieir
liome ? , nnd say it Is n ble iup to mankind.
Read thu outspoken nnd fearless words ot
Itev. H. Mills. . , P.I ) , n prominent J'rcsbj
terlnn minister , who recommended
Duffy's Pure Matt WMskoy
In nn article whicli appeared in the N.Y. Kun
, Meadc Center , Kans.
MvflEAn lino.onr : fnvorwiih the enclosed
tllpUnt Irind. The ( nets arc the u My wife Wns
nn Invalid for wtprnl > uir < nndnn our i > h ) > l
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follows : I am ix 1'nMnterlnn clergyman , i >
Doctor of Divinity , notcif Medlc-lno , but I mil noi
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many temperance men who hiue written me on
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temperance man before many of them were l/orn
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could li.ive licei ! written by uo
author other tlinii Crockett.
The Isle of the Winds Is essentially
a story of adventure. Its hero , Phillip
Stanfleld , the younger. Is kidnapped
by his father , Phillip the elder , and
carried from Scotland to the plra.ea'
Isle. Phillip the elder , a pirate cap
tain , has murdered his father , Sir
James Stansfleld , and deserted hU wlfo
for Janet Mark , tbo shameless wlfo of
Saul Mark , a gypsy eallor who In
Stansflcld's evil genius. Janet as ac
complice In 'the ' murder of Sir James
Is sold Into slavery Into American
plantations. Phillip Stansfleld the
elder also carries off his deserted wlfo
and Janet's daughter , little Anna
Mark. Both children have b3en adopt
ed by Humphrey Spurway , a rich I5ng-
llsh cloth-merchant , living on the
Stanslleld tetatc. He lovoa young
'Phillip's mother , but has no hope ot
marrying her. Notwithstanding , he
goes In search of the captives aj boon
as he discovert ! their fate.
After months on the pirates' Isle
they manage to escape from It by help
of Ebora , u negro , and his mother , an
Obeah woman. They llnd refuge In
Porto Illco and them discover the
eomctlmo Janut Mark transformed Into
a great lady , wlfo of the Spanish
governor general. She befriends lhm
after a fashion , but cannot save Phillip
from being taken back to the plra o
Isle. Illn father and Saul Mark , routed
by other pirates , comu to Porto H.co
and persuade the governor general to
send back an expedition to secure Mor
gan's treasure. The famous buccaneer
lias loft It In boxes , stuck fast In a
Inko of burning pitch. No man could
bring It out of tbo pitch and II.e ,
bence the plan to make young Phillip
the brlnger. It Is frustrated by the
discovery that the lake has become a
volcano , Then the expedition plans
to attack the pirate stronghold and loot
It. Ebora , went to spy , encourages
the commander and leads him , full ot
confidence , to a night assault. The
pirates offer no resistance ; they can
not , since they are all bnn lng entrees
trees ; but English ships and Engl oh
sailors rout the expedition utterly
Humphrey Spurway Is with the war
ships In a vessel of his own. Then
follow briefly the sack of San Juan ,
the death of Phillip Stonsflold tha el 'or
and Saul Mark , the rcbcuo of HUlc
Anna and young Phillip's mother , the
voyage home , the recovery of the
estates , and the general knitting of
loofio endf. Krom first to luet the ac
tion Is breathless and told with all the
author's lire and force.
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