SEsHHKIal flpapHjf- 't5'SrpPT"ry BJPW pmnr ugr V Tf ; CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS BKING FKOMPT ANSTt EKS. THE DISPATCH KKACHES MASTERS AND MEN. WANTS, FOK SALES, TO LETS, REACH THE PUBLIC THKOUGH "THE DISPATCEC. jjHOUSE HUNTERS BEAD IT. PORTY-ITETH "YEAIL PITTSBURG, 'MONDAY DECEMBER '29. 1890. THREE CENTS. sSSESsl Mm V V. W $mifl) POWER OmiTTISON, The Chance of a Veto Likely to Have Important Influ ence Upon the WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE. Chaotic Condition of the Fierce Con test for the Speakership of the House. EOTER IS TO DISPLACE ANDREWS. Ballot Reform and Reapportionment Among tbe Important Measures Which "Will Call for Action. CAMERON SEEMS CERTAIN OF SUCCESS. Ctitiety T. BIttk Will ProlsUy Sectrt the Cmjli- ctrtsry Dmocraus Support for the Digoity of i Togi, AKT QUiKTnr cr eitorms to be advocated rrrciAL telegram to tub dispatcti.1 llAKKlSHUKG, Dec 28. The Legislature convenes in nine days to be exact, at 12 o'clock, noon, one week from Tuesday. As very considerable important legislation is to be attempted during the session, some ot it of a partisan character, it is interesting to cote that the majority in the Assembly is not independent of the Executive, as it lacks three of a two-thirds vote in the Sen ate and eleven in the House. This state of affairs will prevent any reckless legislation, and promises to insure a thoughtful and fair consideration of the propositions submitted to the Governor for his approval. The Lively Contest for Speaker. The result of the contest for the Repub lican nomination for Speaker still in a chaotic state is of much more importance than appears at first blush. When the Legislature and the Executive are both tinder partisan influences party managers arc able, throush the Speakership, not only to smother unfriendly legislation, however proricr, but to shape that which the party machine lavors. Under the conditions which will exist duuug the approaching session the latter function of a subservient Speaker would be of little value, but his power to stifle reform legislation still exists. For this reason those astute members who see danger ahead ot balking hichly necessarv legislation are retching the speakership fight jcalonsly.and t II insist that a, perfectly fair-minOd, ii 4 m and independent man sbalibe chosen. Thi feeling, which is growing, promises to make itself felt very effectually in the cau cus which will be held one week from to morrow night. Growth of vn Independent Spirits Tnere is a strong and probably winning feeling being developed not only for a fair and unirammeled selection for Speaker, but fir a fair and undictated selection of officers and employes. This growing sentiment promises to disturb some too confident can uates for places supposed to be already fixed upon. Oae matter which seems to be disturbing the sle cp of a good many of the members in ordinary of the Legislature relates to the personality of the coming leader. Senator Cooper, in a sort of joint arrangement with Senator Itutan and one or two others, held this place for sevral years. He was deposed to mike room for Senator Delamater and Chairman Andrews, who ran the machine wish some picturesque results for one session. A i drewf, even after his crushing experi ence in the last campaign, has sought to hold on to tae semi-dictatorship ho exercised in lhSl, but he has been flatly told that he wuuldbeof much greater service it be Mould stay away from Harrisburg and the management of affairs will be intrusted to Mate Treasurer Iloyer, who is popular with t iie old members. It is probable, however, that Bojer will divide his authority with one or two Senators, who will be selected to look alter affairs in the Upper House. Cameron Seems to Have the Call. The first business or the session promises "i be disposed of without much friction. M r Cameron will be chosen to succeed him te f in the United States Senate, the Demo cms voting, probably, for ex-Lieutenant GoicrnorChauucey F. Black. A great deal of the legislation which will be attempted, with what success remains to be seen, is already foreshadowed. Some of the Republican leaders, urged on by Col lector Cooper, will make an attempt to have a bill passed for the calling of a Constitu tional Convention; and among other argu ments with which they will seek to popu larize theschemewill be that under section 4, of Article VIII., in the organic law, re quiring the numbering of each ballot cast, t.ie proposed ballot reiorm upon the lines of the Australian system cannot be accom plished. Collector Cooper will meet with a strong opposition to his proposition, and the oppo nents of the scheme have already what they rccard as sufficient reply to his ballot re form plan. The section complained of, If found to be a real obstacle, can be removed asquicklvbya special amendment to the Constitution as the work of a convention could be made effective. Secrecy Without Any Amendment. A ballot reform bill, which will have the sanction of the Ballot Reform Association and meet all the requirements, providing fir a personal registration, such as will pre vcrtsuch scandalous padding of the list as was done in Philadelphia at the late election, will be presented early in the session and ample time given for its full and fair discussion. This bill contemplates a scheme which will assure perfect secrecy without any violation of the numbering clause of the State Constitution. From the beginning of the session there will be a determined fight for a reform in the management of the State Treasurer's rffice and tbe conduct of the sinking fund. Some of the managers are engaged upon a bill which will have the appearance of re form without doing much ot anything of real consequence, but this attempt at meet ing the question will not be allowed to hide the real issue. A Saving to the State. The sinking fund is now in such a condi tion that its cash balance, shown by the re port of December 1, 1890, to be over $2,000, 000, can be reduced to a few hundred thousand, and that after the current fiscal year the annual appropriation of nearly 51,000,000 can be reduced by over 5600,000, thus making a saving to the State of that amount each year, tor the reduction of tax ation, or for public schools, or whatever otherwise use the Legislature may see fit to put tt to. Bills providing for some such, reform in this direction, and for the better care of what cash the Treasurer has on band than is now taken of the funds, and for the enforcing of the -constitutional prohibition of the investment of fnnds in the banks of State officials, will be leading features of the session. The question of reapportionment, Sena torial, Legislative, but especially Congres sional, will become a very serious and Tery interesting one before the session closes. The Frank apportionment bill has already been passed by the National House of Rep resentatives, without opposition, and will pass the Senate long before the. winter is over and become a law. The Two Big Counties Interested. This bill gives Pennsylvania two addi tional members of Congress. It is-possible, of course, that these two members could be elected at large, without, Congressional re apportionment; but the circumstances will compel the Republican management to make a Congressional reapportionment, un less it wishes to outrage the two great Re publican counties of Philadelphia and Al legheny. T The two Congressmen gained by the Frank bill belong one to Philadelphia and one to Allegheny county. The quota in the Frank hill for each Congressman is 173,000 of pop ulation. Philadelphia's population by the census fieures is 1,044,894, or 16,000 over six full ratios. This would entitle the city to six Congressmen and necessitate the fixing up of one new district No plan of reapportionment which would stand scrutiny would make a single Demo cratic district in the city, as the present Third district has not a ratio entitling it to a Congressman under the Frank apportion ment. No Room for a Democratic District. The Republican politicians who hav been considering this phase of the situation had fixed up a plan to make three districts ont o f the present Fourth and Fifth districts, but a careful study of the situation will show that this cannot be done without giving one or two downtown districts a Congressman with almost less than half a ratio. Allegheny county's population under the census is 542,000, or 23,000 more than three lull ratios, entitling that county to three members instead of two, as now. Thus local pressure will unite the delegations of these two cities in favor of a Congressional reapportionment, and this will make the scheme almost certain to go through. Tbe liquor legislation of the session, it would appear now, is likely to be confined to an amendment to the high license law regnlating tbe sale by wholesalers. How far this will be carried is as yet a doubtful matter, but Mr. Brooks himself is likely to propose an amendment to tbe law providing that tbe minimum quantity to be sold by wholesalers shall be much larger than a quart, and that it shall not be drankTon the premises. " No Show for an Excise Commission. Another amendment which will be passed' is one giving the judges the right to reject any applicant whom they deem unfit. The scheme to take the granting jower,ffom the judges and placVit iri"tbe banoTbf" ttaeTEx cise Commissioners has been abandoned. Among some other important matters which will be brought up is one for tbe erection of a new capitol building. A bill will be pre sented by Representative Boyer providing for such a building, and a vigorous fight will be made to put it through. The fate of such a proposition depends largely upon circumstances not yet clearly understood by those who are most favorable to the measure. Measures for the enforcement of sections 6 and 7 of article 17 of the State Constitution, which prohibits discrimination of rates by transportation companies, will be vigor ously pushed. The present condition ot the public mind upon this question, and the re sult of the recent elections, have warned legislators that they can no longer sately trifle with the farmers' rights, and the time is considered as propitious for the impression of the necessity for passing these bills upon the Legislature. INDIAN TROUBLES ENDED. BIG FOOT AND HIS BAND OF BUCKS AND SQUAWS ABE CAPTURED. Major Whltesldcs, With a Battalion of the Seventh Cavalry, End the Business Those in the Bad Lands Also Giving Up the Contest. Pike Ridge Agency, Dec 28. The In dian troubles are about ended, and this time there seems to be no doubt about it The Indians who escaped from Colonel Sumner have been corralled. Major Whitesides in command of one battalion of the Seventh Cavalry captured Big Foot and his entire band near the head of Porcupine creek. General Brooke also telegraphed that the hostiles in the Bad Lands had surrendered and" would reach .fine Ridge on Tuesday. Bright Eyes sent word last night that half the hostiles had left the Bad Lands and were within a few hours march of the agency. The band consisted of 120 men and 250 women and children. This disposes of the hostile element and it now seems certain all the Indians are coming in. The camp in the Bad Lands is now deserted. Army officers predict trouble when the hostiles are dismounted and disarmed as has been done by General Ruger. The main thing was to have the hostiles come in quietly and of their own accord. When surrounded on the agencies further steps will be easy. The final movement of the troops has un doubtedly greatly influenced Short Bull in his former determination to die rather than surrender. A BRIDE'S MYSTERIOUS ACT. She Compels a Man to Harry Her and Then Attempts Suicide. rSrlCClM" TELEOKAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Albia, Ia.. Dec 28. Miss Carrie B. Weaver, a handsome young woman of this city, accompanied by her brother, went to Keokuk the other day and compelled a young man named Otto S. Cobb to marry her. He did so, and came to this city to spend the bridal season. About 9 o'clock the next morning the bride was found sus pended by the neck from a rear balcony of the hotel, having attempted suicide. Although black in the face, she was cut down and resuscitated. She will give no reason for her attempt af suicide. FORCED TO GO BACK. Striking Female Thread Mill Operatives Re turn to "Work. atncCTAI, TELEGBAJC TO THE StSPATCK.t New Yoek, Dec 28. Nearly 1,000 of the female operatives of the Clark Thread Works in Newark and Kearney will go back to work in the cotton department of 'the mills to-morrow morning to' convert into thread 30.0Q0 pounds of Scotch yarn, which the company imported from its mills in Scotland with a view to defeating the aims of the spinners who struck three weeks ago, after making.complaints of tyranny and op pression on the part of Superintendent Her bert E. Walmsley. The girls are not blamed for going back to work, because they have no relief fund and no organiza tion, and public sympathy has not been manifested as substantially as was hoped. As the matter now stands, the employes of the thread department, to the number of 1,400, will have steady work for awhile, 'and nearly as many more who were em ployed in the cotton department-will be idle The 102 spinners are provided for by their organization. The carders add others In the cotton department are without a re lief fund and will hope for public aid to carry them along until they find work. A FATHER'S AWFUL DEED. HE HAKES AN ATTEMPT TO KILL HIS FAMILY AND PARTLY SUCCEEDS. After Shooting and Stabbing Ills Wife Be Shoots His Son and Daughter Then the Frenzied Man, With Rope and Bullet, Ends Bis Own life. Feegtjs Falls, Minn., Dec 28. A terrible tragedy occurred last night in the house of Henry Behr, who lived 15 miles west of Fergus Falls and about the same distance from Carlisle Behr came home at about 9 o'clock from Elizabeth, where he ran a shoe shop, and after some pleasantry abont Christmas presents, drew two self cocking revolvers and began shooting at his wife, son and daughters. " He hit his son twice in tbe arm and stab bed him in the back with a carving knife as he was trying to escape from tbe house. The light went out in the midst of the shooting and the three daughters got outside and bid themselves, one of them with a bullet wound, in her shoulder. Then Behr turned on his wife and stabbed her repeatedly with the knife. Afterward he went in search of his daughters, and not finding them came back to his house. His wife had crawled away, but he followed her and stabbed her again and again. Finally be returned to the house and hanged himself to a beam, at the same time putting a bullet into his head. The son managed to get to a neighbor's house and gave the alarm. When the neighbors ar rived they found Behr dead, his wife just dying and tbe three daughters still biding. Physicians were summoned from Fergns Falls and Wahpeton and dressed the wounds of the two injured ones. Henry Bebr, the son, will probably die from his wounds and loss of blood. The family has some property, but is a rough lot. The son has served a term in the State prison for horse stealing, and the girls do not bear an enviable reputation. Theylhad numerous quarrels, and Behr went away a few weeks ago with the inten tion of not coming back. He was perfectly sober at the time of the murder, and nobody can tell what his object was, unless it was simply a fit of desperation. He went home with the intention of doing the deed, be cause he took with him from Elizabeth the rope with which he hanged himself, three revolvers and a butcher knife. No inquest will be held. BOGUS DIV0ECE TRAFFIC. A Hebrew Society That isEngaged in a Good Work. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TBE DISFATCII.1 New Yoek, Dec. 28. The efforts of the United Hebrew Charities to break- up the nefarious, divorce. traffic carried on axnong the ignorant "East Side Russian and Polish Hebrews, by tbe so-called ''rabbis," yielded their first fruits to-day. Rabhi S. M. Sis kind, who has undoubtedly granted more of these fraudulent divorces than anyone else in the business, was arrested on a warrant issued by Justice Hogan. The charge against Siskind was petty larceny in obtain ing money under false pretences. The warrant was issued on the affidavit of Agent Arnold B. Ehrlicb, of the United Hebrew Charities, who swore that Siskind had re ceived 55 for a "divorce" which he had granted. Mr. Ehrlicb said this afternoon: "Just to illustrate how far tbe traffic is carried. I know that several of these rabbis have taken the groom aside after performing a marriage ceremony and whispered in the groom's car: 'If you ever want a divorce from this woman, come to me for it' " 8ELAH CHAMBERLAIN DEAD. A Man Who 'Was Largely Interested in Kailroads and Canals. Cleveland, Dec 28. Selah Chamber lain, the well-known railroad man died about midnight, Saturday, aged 78. Mr. Chamberlain was one of tbe wealtby and influential men of Cleveland. He had in terests in various parts of the country. He organized the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paui Railroad Company, and built most of tbe lines comprising its system. He also built the Lake Champlain Railroad, the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad and the Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling Railroad, being President of tbe last named company 'at the time of his death. He also built several canals in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana. He was largely interested in the Lake Superior Iron Mines, was a director in several banks and had other financial in terests. Mr. Chamberlain was the great uncle of Jennie Chamberlain, tbe famous Cleveland beauty, and having no children of bis own, he treated her as much like a daughter as a niece. PERISHED FROM COLD. A Three-Tear-Old Child Wanders Ten Miles Aw ay From Home. Ness City, Kan., Dec 28. Friday morning the little 3-year-old daughter of Dr. P. A. Barker wandered away from the house of friends near Beeler, 18 miles west of here. The alarm was given, and,-4 notwithstanding the fact that the prairies were covered with volunteer hunters, the child was not found until this morning. It had perished from the cold and hunger, and had wandered a distance of ten miles. The sad death of her child is a severe blow to the mother, whose husband is serv ing time in the penitentiary. ONE BLOW, KILLED HTM. Nelson Ellis' Jngular Vein Severed by a Thump in the Neck. Cincinnati, Dec. 28. At Joseph Feld kamp's saloon, on Eastern avenue, last night, Nelson Ellis was making a disturb ance and had been put ont several times. He stood before the saloon and began to abuse George Kopter, the barkeeper. Kopter came out and struck him a blow witbthis fist on the neck, severing the jugu lar vein. Ellis died this morning from the blow. Kopter has been arrested. THOSE CONSUL FRAUDS. Canadian Exporters Helped to Defraud the s Government Revenue. Kingston, Ont., Dec. 28. Consul Twitchell says he has been spoken to by a Canadian exporter in regard to defrauding the "United States revenue with a view to getting him to enter into tbe practice. Mr. Twitchell also says be believes con sular frauds have been practiced to tbe 'extent reported. LETTER FROM O'SHEA, The Captain Whoso;TYife Ha Ac quired Such Notoriety Writes to DENY A CHARGE MADEFY HEALY. An Attempt to Disprove All the Allegations of Complicity. GOVERNMENT EAILEOADS LOSE M0NEI rnT CABLE TO TUB DIsrATCn.1 London, Dec. 28. During the heat of the Kilkenny campaign, about the time Davitt's head was broken and lime thrown in Parn ell's eyes, Timothy Healy made a fiery speech, in which he referred with great freedom to the episode which was the direct cause of tbe present trouble in' the Irish .camp. In plain and almost brutal language he charged 'that Captain O'Shea had at all times full knowledge of the intimacy of .Mrs. O.'Sheawith Parnell, and that for that reason alone he had been selected by the whilom leader as a member of Parliament The same insinuation had been made be fore, Dut never in a direct and public man ner. Captain O'Shea at once consulted his attorneys in regard to a suit for libel, but they did not hold out much hope of a favor able verdict. Consequently, after due de liberation, the following communication was to-nightxiven out for publication, ad dress to Mr. Healy. The doughty Captain says: The Facts, in the Case. 'When I was a Liberal whip, I did my. best to promote yenr (Healy's) candidature as a Lib eral and supporter of Mr. Gladstone in Middle Armagh, and afterward at Liverpool ln'1885. I quote from a letter from Mr. Chamberlain to me, dated December 20, 1830, in which be Says: "I assqme that you will take some notice of the brutal attack on you made by Mr. Healy at Kilkenny; although, unlets I am much mis taken, yon will bave no leeal remedy. His statements are entirety inconsistent witb wbat I Know of tbe general election of 18S5.S Accord ing to my recollection, Mr. Parnell neglected at first to give you any assistance, and did not do so until be had seen letters from myself to an other person pointing ont that your services in tbe past, as an intermediary between himself and the Liberal party, had been of real advan tage to both, and that such services continued equally necessary if it were desired, to main tain any kind of friendly relations between the Irish Nationalists and the Liberal party. Re specting Galway, I find that I wrote you to the same effect in January, 18S8, which letter I au thorize you to publish If you tblnk it useful. This correspondence ought to afford sufficient evidence that no such complicity existed as your traducerhas been base enough to insinu ate" The Letter From Chamberlain. Mr. Chamberlain's letter, which was writ ten in January, 1888, accompanies the above, and contains the following: In the present condition of Irish affairs it is more than ever unfortunate that you have not found a seat. Is there any chances of your standing for one of those now vacant in Ireland; Surely there must be an interest in the Irish party to keep open channels of com munication with the Liberal leaders. If any possible co-operation is expected. It is clear tbat a great deal of preliminary talk mutt be bad and I donbt If any Liberal leader is in direct or indirect communication with tbe Irish representatives. Certainly I find myself very much in the dark respecting tbelr in tentions and wishes. Cannot you get Mr. Par nell's exequatur for one of tbe vacant seats? It is really the least be can do for you after all you have done for him. Captain O'Shea thinks that these two documents completely exonerate him, and will probable rest his case before the public thereon without attempting legal proceedings- . ..- - -, -(. -l-k.4 J -TIT 'lI. XUUUJSLt-xps UVpsttSAXiw Council elective,afei-the- Tho German Government Hallway System Showing Signs of Talinre. rnr pojtLAr's cable compast.i Berlin, Dec 28. The German railroad system continues to be a source of annoyance to its owner, the Government The reve nue, instead of increasing, is yearly becom ing less and less. The receipts in Novem ber last were 2,000,000 of marks less than in the same month of the previous year, though G20 kilometers of rail have been added since then. The October receipts showed a similar decrease. The Official Gazette endeavors to lay the blame on the autumn inundations, hnt the Liberals insist that the failure is due to the narrow-minded policy of the bureaucratic management Probably both are right to a certain extent, but there is a third reason, viz., the stagnation of trade, which has to betaken into account This stagnation is undeniably due to the McKinley bill, by which German com merce was injured, and the manufacturers were robbed of all ambition. Many, in deed, saw in it the death knell of their en terprise and sat dowu in despair to await tbe end. It is characteristic of the German to take a pessimistic view of things, and it will take long to convince them of its un worthiness. Perhaps the railroad report will rouse them. A MURDERER OATJGHT. He Evaded Justice for Three Tears but is Finally Caught, 'BT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPA2TT.I Berlin, Dec. 28. The belief that the Nemesis which awaits the murderer may be long delayed bat is nevertheless certain has received a striking corroboration within the last few days. The murderer of the watch man Brauu, after evading justice for three years, has at length been arrested. The crime, which created considerable excite ment at the time, by reason of its character, was committed in 1887. Braun was dis covered hanging to a tree near the Eliza beth Kirche with the strap from which his keys were usually suspended. The idea of suicide was rebutted by the fact that there were serious wounds in the head, and it was supposed that the mur dered man had disturbed a thief in the act of breaking into the sacred edifice. DIVORCE IN BERLIN. A Showing in Favor of Society in tho Ger man CapitaL IBT BUNLAP'S CABLE COMPA2TT.1 Berlin, Dec 28. It has been stated in the Berlin papers lately that the divorce courts are overworked from which has been inferred a corresponding growth of immo rality. 'The result of inquiries at the Earn mer Gericht has been such as to show tbat Berlin society is not nearly so black as it has been painted. The register showed that in the year now coming to a close only 310 divorce suits have been instituted. In two cases the parties are moving iu high life, while in 1G others the parties had obtained leave to sue in forma pauperis, that is, at the expense of the taxpayer. OFFERED A BARONETCY. The Hero of the London Business World Eoyally Recognized. IBT DUNLAT'S CABLE COMPAJfT.l London, Dec. 28. William Kidderdale, the Governor of the Bank of England, who has been of late the hero of tbe business world of London, by reason of his masterly management during the late financial trouble, has been offered a baronetcy. It Is not definitely known as yet whether he will accept or decline the honor which everybody acknowledges he has richly deserved. Assurances From Balfour. TOT DUNLAT'S CABLE COUFA1TY. Dublin, Dec 28. Secretary Balfour has received a deputation 'from. Cork and'prom ised that the railway shall be extended so as to relieve that district 'by opening com munication wlth,hearkets of Dublin and England. Sj WILLT A M'B iHOME POLIOS'. The Emperor'i.N'eif System May Stir Up a Fierce Storm. rnr DUHur'' Cable compart, i . Reblin, iDec 38. It will not be the fault ot the regime-inaugurated by the Em peror and his advisers, Caprivi and Miguel, if it ails to excite the ire of the party whose power, in ther 'country districts has -hitherto, been almost uncontrolled. The new policy is utterly opposed to the present system. The bill for the organization of rural communi ties is calculated to deprive tbe landed pro prietors -of some of heir most cherished privileges, and the determination of tbe Government- to carry it is shown by its threat to dissolve tbe Prussian Diet should tbe Conservatives persist in their opposition. The second question upon which the Gov ernment and the Center party are at loggerhea'ds is the proposed redaction of the corn and battle duties. A not unfounded feeling prevails among agrarian Conservatives that by the com mercial treaty with Austria and the reduc tion, of ttnvcorn. duties, their interests may suffer damage. From the same point o'f view they also oppose the new sugar bill, which is to bring abont the abolition of drawbacks Nor is the new school'blll any more to their taste, though in this question it is the Center party which leads the oppo sition. MAY LET UP ON PORK. A Belief That Italy Will Allow the American Hog Free Access. By Associated Press.) Rome, Dec. 28. The Italian Government several' jear3 ago prohibited the importa tion of .American pork and lard, and soon after extended the prohibition to all coun tries. It has just taken a step, however, which, it is believed will result in the re moval of the restriction against the United States. The Minister of the Interior has ,issued'a decree reciting that Italy is satis- nea that uermany is taking every safeguard to insure tbe health of its home products. A certificate from a health officer is to ac company each shipment Inasmuch as the inspection laws of Ger many are no more rigid thai? those existing in the United States it is believedthat Italy, whose trade relations with the United States have been rapidly growing, until now they have reached figures exceeded by only three nations) will be willing to remove the em bargo upon American pork and lard, upon similar assurances from the United States of thorough inspection. It is known that the Government is highly pleased with tbe in creasing trade with the United SUtes.which has been less effected by the new tariff than that of the other nations. It is believed tbat tbe matter has been taken up by Secretary Jlaine, and that negotiations - are pending. The agents of a number of American shippers are now in this country. They say tbat the removal of the restriction against the United States would prove of the greatest benefit, and that' they are satisfied a large market is awaiting sneb. action-.' The; National Indian Congress. Calcutta The Government of India has notified its officials to abstain from at tending the sittings of the National Indian Congress and in deference to this order most of the Enropeans have absented themselves. At the second sitting of the congress a petition was adopted askinc tbe British Parliament to ! - M-J Tl-rl Innnri'a lit! I rrtTrin tt Molnf - ,iJ .t. WtU UIKAIUL WttirVi v iceroy bubii nave ueciucu upon wiiom me- franchise shall be conferred. A resolution favoring local option in excise matters was also adopted. The Scotland Ballroad Strike. Edinburgh At a public meeting held in this city to-day resolutions were passed expressing sympathy with the railway strikers. Many clergymen were present and delivered addresses. The passenger service continues to improve, and all mail trains are running regularly. There are, however, no signs of a settlement with the strikers. Dr. Stoeckcrs Farwell Sermon. Beelin. Dr. Stoecker, who was some time ago dismissed from the Court Chap laincy, preached bis farewell sermon in the Cathedral to-day. The Royal pew was un occupied. A BELLAMY COLONY THAT LAYS CLAIM TO THE GIANT TREES OF, THE SIERRAS. The Leafier is an Old Follower of Sand Lots Kearney Ho Intends Working Up tho Big Trees Into Lumber Unless Stopped by Soldiers. rsrZCIAL TELEORA1I TO TOE DI8PATOH.I San Francisco, Dec. 28. Burnett G. Haskell, who trained in old sand lot days under Kearney, is head of the Kaweah col ony, whose claims io the finest body of big trees in the Sierras have caused Secretary Noble to demand a troop of cavalry to guard them next spring. Has kell started out as a Socialist, and five years ago he and a small band of followers filed on a beautiful grove of the . Sequoias river, in the eastern part of. Tulare county, Tbe Government withdrew land from the settlement soon after, and Haskell and his associates never secured a title They went on with tbe colony, however, which was modeled on the co-operative colony of Top alombampo. When Bellamy's book started the Nation alist craze, Haskell seized an Idea at once, and issued circulars showing the Kaweah colony to be a burnished ideal life of "Look ing Backward," and suggesting that a share in this life cost only $00, of which only $100 need be paid in cash. He strnck the right card, and coin poured in from dupes all over the country, the heaviest contributions coming from New York and Denver. Haskell did nothing with this money to improve the colony, nor did he pay wages to colonists. He issued time cards, payable in the sweet bye and bye. All he did' was to build a saw mill and open up a road to the nearest railway- Success turned his head, and last Novem ber he tried to get a new Nationalist party here to sanction his colony scheme. A con vention of Nationalists refused and this nearly killed Kaweah colony in California, but the dupes in the East continued to fur nish sinews of war, though tbe mystery is' where has the coin gone. Haskell has got the sawmill completed and swears he will -work up the Sequoias into lumber. He will do it too, unless stopped by the soldiers. " HIS FIRST DRESS SUIT. Andrew Carr Wore It When He was Placed in His Coffln. New York, Dec. 28. The first dress suit Andrew Carr, formerly a driver, lat terly a beggar, ever wore covered him to night as he lay in a fine casket Carr was a native of Ireland and was supposed io be very poor. He, however, left bank books containing deposits aggregating $1,700 to the landlady who had for two years rented him a-dingy room for 80 cents a week, a rent which he seldom paid. Tbe landlady bought the dress suit and the casket. Carr was 80 years old, ' WICKEDWASHINGTON A Congressman's Attack Attracts the .Attention ot the Pulpit. LIQUORS S0ED JN THE CAPITOL, Notwithstanding the Repeated Orders to the Contrary. OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK IN CONGRESS 1FBOM A STA7T COB.RZSFOiroKXT.1 WlASHrNOXON.Dec 28. There is a large lot of people in Washington who take it as a personal affront 'when anything is said against tbe morals of the town, no matter whether the charge is true prnot, arid they always manage to raise a row about any 'one who gives'vent io criticism ot this char arter. For fhis reason the very earnest, sol emn, prosaic, and conscientious Representa tive Cutcheon, of Michigan, is now in very hot water. Last Sunday evening he made s speech at a temperance meeting in the city and in veighed severely against the social customs of Washington, as encouraging and indulging in d risking to excess- more than in any other city of bis knowledge. Several days elapsed before "society" discovered the enormity of General Cutcheon's offense, and then society pitched into him in knock-down-and-drag-ont style. A Protest From the Preachers. As usual the fashionable preachers were called upon to defend their best-paying parishioners, and to a man th'ey have de clared that it's no such thing that is all, except Dr. Sunderland, wfio is fearless in his expression of opinion, even to confessing he is a Socialist. Mr. Sunderland says that as far as his knowledge goes General Cutcheon tells the truth. Most of the preachers noticed the matter in their sermons to-day, and those who did so quite unanimously declared that while there was too much society and other drink ing in town, the, capital is no worse than other large cities and not as bad as many others. Tbe temperate character of the present ad ministration was quoted with' great gusto. It is cited that at the family dinners of tbe White House no wine is ever used, and that intoxicants are even excluded in cookin?, and nothing stronger than cider being allowed in the Christmas mince pies and plnm pudding. While Vice President Morton takes his rent regularly from his "tavern," the Shoreham, much of which rent comes from the sale of liquor, it is de clared that he use ; only orange cider and lemonade in his family. A Very Peculiar Style of Punch. Postmaster General Wanamaker also uses soft drinks, and Attorney General Miller sets out a Hoosier punch made of orange, cider, vinegar, seltzer and so forth, tbat is said to tear one's digestion all to pieces, but a barrel of which would not intoxicate a good-sized flea. The Secretary ot the In terior, being from St Louis, tipples mildly, and Secretary Tracy and Secretary Proctor, being of the Navr and Army, are forced to some extent to follow the universal prac tices oi soiaiers ana jacn xars. Compared with the former administration, which was really a pretty fast one socially, the present one is of the extreme prohibition stripe. Secretary Windom. genial and social as he- is, is opposed to the small un necessary vices ot ail Kinds, and has within two or three days issued an order absolutely prohibiting smoking in the Treasury De partment Hitherto heads of bureaus, chiefs of u31.rigloas,--and4j0taar-favore'ilone3 have smoked at their pleasure, but they are now included in tbe prohibition, as it was found that their example led others of lower official rank to break the rule. Not to the Social Swim. But this administration is a vastly smaller part of the fashionable society of Washing ton than most former administrations have been, on account of the President's unsocial manner and the rigid piety of the whole family, and therefore society cnts loose from the administration influence and goes it alone in the old way, which makes General Cutcheon's description of it not far wrong. One great obstacle which the defenders of Washington's political and social sobriety can't surmount is the persistent and open sale of liquor in the House and Senate res taurant at-tbe Capitol, and that, too, with out license, a privilege that cannot be safely exercised by any other liquor sellers of the city. Formal and serious disenssion of the mat ter in the House and Senate, outside criti cism, genuine or sham orders for the cessa tion of the abuse, all result in talk and the sale goes on. This and the disgraceful drunkenness that is seen at one or two of the great receptions at foreign legations or at fashionable mansions each season, are the real basis for the frequent allegations simi lar to that of General Cutcheou. Lightneb. COMING EVENTS IN CONGRESS. The Cloture Kule May be Taken Up in tho Senate. Washington, Dec 28. The nature of the proceedings in tbe Senate this week will be determined by the attendance. If no quorum is present, there will probably be adjournment from day to day. If there is a quorum counting the Senators on both sides of the chamber the debate on the elec tions bill will continue and the feature of tbe discussion will be a speech by Senator Hoar, the sponsor of the bill in the Senate. Should there be a quorum of Republican Senators during the week something hardly probable then may be expected a transformation of the light scirmishing which has been In progress for a month into a heavy engagement of the forces, for it is the intention to take up the new cloture rule introduced by Senator Aldricb as soon as a safe Republican major ity can be assured. It is not expected that any business will be transacted in the Honse during the com ing week. There is a possibility, however, though not a probability, of a quorum being in attendance either Friday or Satur day, and should tbe unexpected happen the Appropriations Committee is prepared to take advantage of the circumstance and call up one of the regular annual appropriation bills. THE BELL COMPANY SUPREME. Most of the Improvements on the Telephone Owned by It. r SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Washington, Dec. 28. The Bell tele phone patent expires in 1893, and not a few' people think that after that date many tele phone companies will spring up throughout the country, and that competition will make the service as cheap as any other upon which no patent is held. This is a very pleasing outlook, but it may not eventuate at the time expected,nor for a long time thereafter. The original Bell patent is for the simple principle of telephoning a patent upon the transmission of sound waves. Starting from that point, many im provements bave been made and patented. Inquiry at the Patent Office developed the fact that nearly every one of them, at least every one of real value, has been bought by the Bell Company ontright, or has, by other means, come under its control. The records of tbe Assignment Division of the office are sprinkled over with entries, showing that this or that patent has been assigned to the Bell Company. The, best 'transmitter yet invented, and one regarded by many experts as nearly perfect, is the Blake. The patent upon it' does not expire until 1895 and it Is nnder the control of the Bell people. Thus it is through a long'list. The Bell companr has its hands upon aJlfflfJ large numoeroi almost invaiua Die patents, which-dp not expire for years after its origi nal one." LIBERTY OF DEBATE. SENATOR EDMUNDS DEFENDS THE RIGHTS OF THE MAJORITY, He Says the Cloture Bole is an Entirely Proper and Constitutional One-Op-posed to CaiUngthe Previous Question A Slap at Speaker Beed. ' Washington, Dec. 28. In an inter view to-day on the subject of the adoption in tbe Senate of tbe proposed new rule giv ing the majority the power to close debate, Senator Edmunds said: The Constitution provides, and every Constl. tution of a Government that is to be carried on must so provide, tbat the majority of' any leg islative body has to do Its business. It neces sarily implies tbat no minority, whether of one or any other number, should or could unduly obstruct the expression of the will of the ma jority. The jnst ought to ba continuously maintained; but liberty of debate is ono thing and liberty of obstruction and preventing a legislative body coming to any resolution what ever upon the subject before it, 13 qnite another. The rule proposed is not a rale to compel par ticular determlnatfonof anyduestion. Iris a rule to provide that, after what tbe majority consider to be a reasonable qiversal debate, that majority shall be enaV " dispose of a measure one way or the otb v any 'man of any party can find faults. ia provi sion I am unable to nnderstatK. v? lways been, and am still, opposed to as1ry &pg as a previous question as it has bev: 3-ye- tion which lnstantlv terminates riiscnK i.G ii, any umo ue Riven, pais iaepowerot r members of a legislative "body a righrtosK6 At All Intft tho flinrla nf rhomsnqmnirwiomnV i ,z":r .--. . "s. iy- of a committee, or of a presiding officer. Tbe proposed rule precludes such a nossibillty. Wbat tbe country, with tbe information tbat it gets from partisan newspapers-of all kinds, may tbink (n respect to the propriety ot such a rule is entirely immaterial to me, in tbe sense of affecting my conduct in doing what I think is my duty In tbe promotion of tbegeneral pub lic interest. I am sure tbat tbe country, when it understands tbe precise scope and force of snch a rule, tbat it means tbat tbe representa tives ot the country have tbe power to do wbat the country thinks ought to.be done, one way or the other, after every member of tbe minor ity shall have had the opportunity to state bis views, will be more than satisfied that Its rep resentatives bave done a wise and right thing. THE WIDOW OF CUSTER, Her Pension W1H Probably, he Increased to SlOO a Month. SPECIAL TXLEGKAU TO TUB DISPATCH.! Washington, Dee. 28. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Custer, the widow of the gallant cavalry officer, has been spending a week in Wash ington, talkinc to some of her friends about the bill providing for the increase of' her pension from $50 to $100 per month. This bill was introduced by Representative Chipman, of the .Detroit district, and to Representative Belknap, of Grand Rapids, was assigned the task of preparing a favorable report on behalf of the Committee on Invalid Pensions. The report has been agreed to- and the bill ordered to be favorably reported to the House It will undoubtedly be passed if reached on the calendar. Captain Belknap in his report is particularly enthusiastic on the subject of Custer's services to his country and the claim which his widow has upon the liberality of the Government. The following extracts will serve taillns trate the feelings with which tbe mentbersjrf the commitieercg'&fd'CusrerBndhis services: "History will record him as the best cavalry leader tbe world has ever pro duced. While Custer was in chief com mand he never made a mistake. When he met disasters it was always due to the blunders of his superior officers. WORLD'S FAIR ENVOYS. The President Asked to Detail Army and Navy Officers. Washington, Dec. 28. President Har rison has received a letter from George E. Davis, Director General of the World's Columbian Exposition, requesting the President to detail a number of officers of the army and navy for service as commis sioners of the exposition to the several republics and colonies of Mexico, Central and South America. These officers are to be the bearers of special invitations from the people of the United States to the presidents of the republics and governors of colonies, re questing that thpy participate in the Expo sition. A FINELY-LAID SCHEME. It Would Have Given tho Promoters a Mo nopoly in Sealskins. rsrZCIAL TELEPEAM TO THE DISPATCB.1 San Fbancisco, Dee. 28. It leaked out to-day for the first time why the Alaska Commercial Company made so heavy a bid for the lease of Seal Islands' last May, when thev knew seals in Pnbylor Islands were rapidly decreasing. An officer of the com pany declared to-day that their scheme was to protect the Seal Island rookeries for live years and not allow a single skin to be taken. The poachers would have been made short work of, as the company would have fitted out two swift steamers and sunk any craft found poaching in the vicinity of the islands. The company meantime would have taken all the skins needed from their concessions on the Russian coast. Such a position would have given them a corner on the world's supply of sealskins, and they could have charged what they pleased, as the outside supply which the poachers in the ocean could seenre would be inconsider able. It was a fine monopoly scheme, but the large bid of the new company, in which Steve Elkins and D. O. Mills are the heaviest stockholders, knocked it out. The officers of the new concern deny tbat Russell Harrison has any interest in their company, but Mills and Elkins are very near to the Stats Department, and will have influence over any Government action iu regard to tbe Behring Sea controversy. FUNEBAL OF A PBLEST. . ImposlngScrvIces at the Burial of the Head of the Passlonlst Order. Jersey Crrv, Dec. 28. The funeral services of the Rev. Father Benedict Mur nane, Provincial of the Passionist Order of America, who died at Dunkirk, N. Y., last Wednesday, were held to-day at the Pas sionist Monastery, West Hoboken. A. solemn pontifical high mass of requiem was celebrated at 10:30 o'clock. Bishop Wiggcr celebrated the mass. Father Kean, of New York, was arch priest. At 3 o'clock tbe full Roman ritual was celebrated, after which a procession of priests was formed and the body carried to the catacombs, where It was placed in a vault of masonry. Father Murnane was the first of his order who died, while holding the office of Provincial, an honor which he held for the last three years. The Very Rev. Father Thomas O'Connor has been named as bis successor. A National Hank Fails. Hastings, Neb., Dec 28. The City National Bank has been forced to the wall and the authorities at Washington have been imtifieil to send on a receiver. No statement of assets and liabilities has been made, DEATH OF DAUPHIff. Eesponsible Chief of the Louis iana Lottery Octopus. ITS PUBSIDENT FOR 20 IEAEB. Recent Legislation Had a Tery Depressing Efeci Upon-Him, AS WELL AS TJPOKTHE FIRM'S BUSINESS rSFECIAZ. TEZ,X03A)f TO THE DISPATCH.! New Obibans, Dec- 28. The most noted, if not the leading, citizen of the Crescent City, died to-day. Maxi millian A. Dauphin, whose name has become so familiar, for obvious reasons, in every section of the country, breathed his last in his handsome residence just out of the heart of the city. Mr. Dauphin was in the prime of life, and the exact and direct cause of his death has not been announced by the physicians. It is known, however, that the recent legisla tion of Congress and business worries have caused him great anxiety, and .undoubtedly made serions inroads upon bis health, which was until recently considered excellent. A Physician by Profession. Dauphin was bora in Alsace, now a part of German territory,-bat. then belonging to France, and was S3 years old notlong sjnee. His first choice was the medical pro fession, and he graduated and- prac ticed with distinction in Europethough he came to- America when still compara tively a young man. He practiced medi cine for some years in this city, and had a very favorable reputation in that line -v In 1S7U Mr. Dauphin was elected i'resi- ff &, Vf i of the Louisiana Lottery Company, VV as Jecoys and figure-heads. The profits of the concern, secured from every corner of the continent, have, at least until very recently, been of mammoth pro portions. Exactly what snare accrued to Dauphin is not known, but his death may be the prelude to some interesting revela tions. , Effect Upon Eoture Legislation. Mr. Dauphin, as President of the com pany, was very active in the- recent struggle in the Stale Legislature for the renewal of the lottery charter. Indeed, it was his per sonal efforts which secured a partial victory for the octapus against the strong opposition of tbe Governor and other promi nent persons. This result was not attained, howeverwithout a very liberal expendi ture of, money, directly donated to the State Treasury, and, so rumor says, paid to the individual legislators. Now that Dauphin is dead and the strin gent Federal laws have so curtailed the busiaess, there are many who believe that the application for the new charter, will, not be pressed so vigorously. In? fact, it is entirely possible that the'surviving members of the concern will conclude not to nsk the wealth in their pos session and will retire from the business. No definite statement from any person in authority, however, can be secured upon the subject. A CONCERTED MOVE- IN ALU, OF THE LOCKED OUT LYNN Mf R0CCO DRESSERS. Congress to he Asked to- Kemovo the Duty on Trench Kid Several Agents "Will Work Among Shoe Jobbers Against the Lynn Goods. rSPECIAI. TZLEOKAM TO TUX DISFATCH.1 Boston, Dec 28. The committee ap pointed some time since by the Executive Council of the Lynn Assemblies of the Knights of Labor has been duly authorized by those bodies to appear before Congress in the interests of the locked ont and striking morocco dressers of Lynn in support of a petition to remove the tariff duties on French kid. The committee will enter upon this duty early in the pres ent week. There are said to be upward of 2,000 petitioners in the various leather man ufacturing centers thronghout the country, all asking for a repeal of this duty. It is thejintention that this committee shall push this measure until it is accomplished, pro ceeding to the next Congress if not success ful with this present one. It is claimed that a competition between the French article and the American kid would benefit tbe working masses, as the workmen now claim that the duty on French kid is solely to the benefit of the manufact urer, now that it is possible for the latter to import Armenian and othercheap European labor to be employed in place of the work men resident here. This movement is In retaliation for the prolonged lockout of the Lynn morroeco dressers on the part of the manufacturers. It is declared tbat the premises of the Knights of Labor leaders are entirely errbneous, and that the only possi ble result of such an abolishment of tho duty would be a still further reduction of the wages oaid American labor. Dennis H. Meade, the representative of the Lynn Executive Council, who has just returned from a conference with the na tional heads of the Knights of Labor, states that it is proposed to send out four princi pal agents to as many different sections of the country to prevent the sale of shoes made in Lynn factories, where labor con troversy is pending, as well as in factories now under strike in other shoe centers. These men will work through the jobbing bouses, and claim already to have one or two large jobbers who have agreed to refuse to handle shoes made in such factories. The locked-out morroeco workmen in Lynn have thus far been filled with en thusiasm, and it is apparent from the ex pressions of many of them that they are led to hope that these national measures will speedily terminate the present lockout and strike; already prolonged for 21 weeks. The manufacturers apparently lose nor sleep over the matter. Their factories are running quietly, and they claim to have men enough, although it is stated that there has been a very considerable redaction in tba amount of finished skins produced since the lockout began. SHIP ABANDONED AT SEA. round by the Steamer Scotia Waterlogged and Deserted. San Feancisco, Dec. 28. The steamer Scotia, which arrived from Tillamook bay on the Oregon coast, to-day, reports tbat on December 24,she passed the Norwegian strip, Straun, waterlogged and with a number of her spars gone. The captain and crew had deserted her. The Straun was loaded with lumber and bound from Port Discovery to Melbourne. The Scotia attempted to take the wreck in tow, hut it was to heavy and the hawser parted. The Scotia therefore adandoned, her nnd it is believed the Straun has coaa ashore. Boillne Mills In T-ltTgatlon. tSPICTAL TXLEOKAlt TO THE DISrATCH.1 Buklington, Ia., Dec 28. The Iowa Rolling Mills were sold at public auction yesterday to John F, Jttolcomb for $20,000. The sale has been protested by Hon. John H. Gear and other, stockholders and the matter wil I occupy the attention of the court for seme time to comc. rrj ever smce personally directed tbe J vTii-nt of its affairs. Generals .ard .and. Early serving merely & JV . ii tmtimd
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers