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VOL,. -XX. NO. 66.
WIGHITA, KANSAS, THURSDAY MOKNIG, FEBRUARY 1, 1894.
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TO EIDE THE BILL
HALL'S Hf COME TAX PLAN ADDED
TO TEE TARIFF MEASUBE.
Jfkisky to ray an Additional Tax of
" Ten Cents Per Gallon The-Bone-j
fici-tries of Bequests 0 con
tribute to Mate up the
Treasury Delicit The
Final , Vote in the
House- to be
Taken Today.
3Sr o t e 8 .
WASHTXGTOX, Jan. 31. The internal
revenue bill va3 placed as a rider upon the
tariff bill this afternoon by a vote of 175
64. The entire day was spent in the con
sideration of the amendments which were
offered to the various internal revenue
features. The principal fight camo up on
the proposal to increase the tnx upon
whisky from 90 cents to SI and to extend
Ike bonded period from three to eight
7ears. These provisions, especially the
cm looking to an increase of tho bonded
period, were bitterly opposed by promi
nent members upon both sides of the house
The proposition to extend the bonded
period to eight years was stricken our,
while the increase of the tux from 00 cents
to $1 was allowed to stand. The Kentucky
members say that this will bring l um .mil
disaster lo the whisky interests of their
state. Kentucky alone has over So,000,000
gallons of whisky in bond, upon which the
tax will be increased without giving the
owners the benefit of an extension ot the
bonded period.
Only bne other amendment of impor
tance to the internal revenue featuies of
the bill was carried. It is a provision to
extend the operation of the income tax to
all moneys and pergonal pioperty given or
bequeathed by inheritance. This, it is
estimated, will increase the revenue from
the income tax about 3,000,000 per
annum.
After the disposal of the internal reve
nue amendments a row occurred over the
four amendments to the bailey schedule
which Viere pending last Ssturday. By
dint of maneuvering, Mr. Lookwood, who
is opposing them, managed to prevout a
vote until the hour of rece-s arrived.
Tomorrow, between 11 o'clock and noon,
These amendments will again come up.
At 12 o'clock tomorrow, according to
the special order, the tailff bill will be re
ported to the house. Three hours will
then be allowed for closing the debate
one and a half hours to each side. Mr.
Reed will make the closing sneech for his
(ide. and Speaker Crisp and Chairman
Wilson will close for the Democratic side.
At 3 o'clock p. m. the vote will be taken
npon the bill mid the pending amend
ments. Separate votes will probably be
demanded upon the amendments, among
them being an amendment abolishing the
ingar bounty. Under the rule, the only
motion thntcan intervene before the final
Tote is taken unon the pitssage of the bill
after the amendments are disposed of, is a
motion to recommit, with or without in
structions. As the Republicans have
dicided to refuse to joiu in the effort to
recommit the bill, it is a foregone conclu
sion that it will be defeated, if made.
Asemi-oflici.il estimate, made by Mr.
Wilson and some of his friends on the
committee.gives the bill thirty-four major
ity, divided as follows:
For Democrats, 182; populists, 11 to
tal, 193. ,
Against Republicans, 120; Democrats,
B2; populists (2ew lauds ot Nevada; 1 to
tal. 159.
After some unimportant business the"
bouse went into committee of-the whole
on the tariff bill. The day, under the
special order, was devoted to debute under
tlie five-minute rule, the whole internal
revenue schedule being open to amend
ment. The first amendment offered was one by
Mr. Tate of Georgia, to strike out sectious
29, 30 and 31 (peitaiuing to the tax on
v tricky and to inciease the bonded period
for the collection of tue tax). He explain
id that if the amendments were adopted
the law would lcmaiu as it is. The amend
ment was lost.
Mr. Dmgley's amendment, to restore
the provisions ot the existing law with
reference to the bouded period (making it
thiee instead of eight years.) carried, leav
ing the bouded period as it is, and increas
ing the Ux from 90 cents to ?1 per gallon.
An amendment was agieed to without
objection, peifectiug the text of the bill,
60 as to leave no doubt as to the f.tct that
nil whi&ky in bond was to be subjected to
the increased tax.
Mr. Wnlkerof Massachusetts then of
fered an amendment lo increase the lax on
distilled "-pints to &1.50 a mdlon and to
collect it wherever lotiud, which was lost
without a division.
Mr. Gear of Iowa offered an amendment
to raise the tax on tetnil liquor dealers
from $23 to 550 aud on wholesale dealeis
f torn $100 to 2C0. w hich was lost 01 to SS.
'1 he T..te amendmeut was then lost 'M
to40 the Republicans refusing to vote.
'the only amendment winch carried was
Uiat of Mr. Dingley, aud the text of the
bill, us amended, increases the tax on dis
tilled spirits to 1 aud leaves the bonded
puiiod at three yeais.
An amendment offered by Mr. Tucker of
Virginia, to exempt the incomes of educa
tional and charitable institutions from
the income tax was agreed to.
Mr. Whitinii ot Michigan, one of the
Democra ic memdeis of the ways aud
meaus committee, ofTen.d an amendment
iesigned to give the wine producers ot the
tvest an oppoituuiiy to foitify th ir wine
Kith grnpr .pit its of the California stock
L'he act of 1S90 limited the amount ot beat
Br cane sugar tat could be added to wine
to 4 per cent. His amendmeut wus to iu
rrease this to 10 per cent.
Mr. Brr ckinndge of Kentucky offered an
imeudment, providing that, all alcohol or
jistilltd spirits manufactured at any place
lor any purpose be required to pHy taxes
is fixed in section 29. The amendment
ivas wubdiawn after some disctissiou, aud
the Whiting amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Pence ot Colorado ottered an amend
ment to the income taxsecnons, providing
for a graduated tax. It propo-ed a 1 per
cent tx on incomes over 52,300 ami up to
flO.OOO; 2 per emit on sums over 510,000 and
nnder $30,000; 3 pt cent on sums over $30,
fiOO and under jCO.OOO; 4 per cent on sums
over 560,000 and umirr 5100,000, und 5 per
cent on sums over SHW.Od)
Mr Sibley of Pennsylvania offered a
tubstitute, making the income tax rates
2 per cent ou lucumts fu.m 510,000 to $50,
000; 3 per cent from $50,000 to 5100,000; 5
per tent between 5100,000 and 5200,000, and
10 per cent on sums uvei 5200,000.
Mr. Siblev's amendment w.is lost with
out division. Tlie vote then ucurredupou
Mr. Pence's graduated income tax amend
ment. A gieat many Republicans, includ
ing Messrs. Cannon of Illinois, Doolittleot
Washington, White of Ohio aud Tawney
of Miuue-otH, voted in favor of it, but it
was lost Go to 112.
Mr. Kilgore of Texas then offered an
amenumeut, to strike out the provision of
the iucome tax exempting incomes dt
lived from United States bonds.
Mr. Culberson said that the proposition
of Mr. Kilgore would be unconstitutional,
aud it was defeated.
Mr. Springer proposed an amendment,
to include within the operations of the in
come tax "the amuuut of mouey aud the
value otrtuy and all property, real aud
person 1, received by gift or luherilauce."
Mr. Bvnum's substitute wb agreed to
without division. It is estimated that
this provision will add $3,000,0C0 per an
num to the t-vcnues.
The vote then recurred upon the ariop
tiiin of iliu internal revenue amendment. ;
All the populists and quite a number of
Republicans including Messrs. Bowers of
California, Pickler of Soutn Dakota, Hart
Montana, Sweet of Idaho, Bartholdt of
Missouri, Taylor of Tennessee, White of
Uluo and Dooltttle ot Washington, voted
for ir. The main body of the Republicans,
however, did not vote. The vote against
the ameudment was confined to the Demo
crats from the eastern states. It was car
ried 175 to 01.
The internal revenue amendment hav
ing been disposed of, the chair stated that
the pending amendments were those to
the barle3r schedule, which were pending
when the committee roso last Saturday.
Mr. Lockwood made the point of order
that these amendments could not be voted
upon until the bill was reported to the
house.
The chair overruled this and Mr. Lock
wood appealed, the decision being sus
tained oy a vote ot ley to 14.
Mr. Lockwood'a evident purpose was to
consume time, to prevent a "vote until 5:30
o'clock, when the committee would have
to rise, and he made the point of order that
when the committee arose last Saturday
the debate was not closed. He started to
debate the question, but the chair took
him off his feet, by declaring that when
the committee arose last Saturdav it was
debating a motion to close a debate.
The spoakerordered the tellers to take
their places. The advocates of the barley
amendments rushed forward and ran be
tweeu the tellers, while the opponents
lagged behind while the minutes ticked
by. The tellers lacked only seven of a quo
rum when the hour of 5:30 o'clock arrived.
and the committee rose, aud the house
recessed uutil 8 o'clock p. m.
EVEXIXG SESSION.
The last night session of the tariff debate
was unusually interesting. The speakers
were Messrs. linker of Kansas, Bingham
oI.New Xork, Hooker ot .New York, Hem
o JNebraska, Caminetti of California,
Cummiugs of New York, Stailings of
Alabama, Cooper of Texas, Blanchard of
Louisiana, Ryan of New York, Paschall of
lexas. and lioukrol Uhio.
Mr. Blanchard said that although he be
lieved the action upon sugar would crip
pie, if it did not utterly destroy, the sugar
interests of the Union, that he would cup-
port the bill. He expressed the hope that
the senate would fix the bill so as to make
it more nearly a revenue measure.
Mr. Cummings made a vigorous speech
against tlie bill.
It was after midnight when the house
adjourned.
THE HAWAIIAN ROYALISTS.
SAX Fraxcisco, Jan. 31. Samuel Par
ker, a member of ex-Queen Liliuokalani's
cabinet, started todav for Honolulu. He
has been here several weeks on private
business. Before leaving today he gave
to the Examiner a letter to the Ameri
can people, which may be deemed au
authoritative statement of the purpose of
the loyalists, Mr. Parker being a leading
royalist. He says that he wants Hawaii
as it was. By that he means the state
of the countiy during the pmiod of the
constitutional monarchy 1859 to 1S93.
Mr. Parker defends the monarchy, and
says that all the progress of the islands
was made duiiug these years. He denies
that the rulers or public meu were cor
rupt. He defends the course of the queen
in tefusing amnesty to the officers of the
provisional government, saying that the
constitution forbade such action on tier
Dart without the consent of the privy
council. He declares that, if permitted
to decide for themselves, be has no doubt
that the people of Hawaii will restore the
queen to the thione. Mr. Parker adds
that he is not unmindful ot the ultimate
destiny of Hawaii. Ic will become asso
ciated with the "Uuited States by a pro
tective treaty, aud that no other country
than the Uuited States can hae much
influence in Hawaii. "Bur," ho says,
"the time is not yet ripe for its fulfill
ment. The welding must be gradual."
CAMPAIGN MANAGERS.
WAsniXGTOX, Jan. 31. The Democrats
of congress, iu their preparations for the
next congressional campaign, have made
an innovation, which is the subject of talk
at the capital today. Formerly the repre
sentatives have conducted their own cam
piiirn work, with some formal assistance
from their party in the senate, but this
year it is pioposed to form one organiza
tion of senators and reprtentative. At a
meeting held thH afternoon a resolution
was submitted by Representative Pigott
of Pennsylvania, that there should be an
executive committee of eight senators and
iivo lepresentatives. Several senators
were present and one of their number
submitted the following names for tht ex
ecutive commute: Messis. Faulkner,
Jones, Gray, Mitchell. Murpney, Pa-co,
Ransom and AV bite of C.ilitornia. The
house committee already has been appoint
and on Fiiday this joint committee will
namo u chairman.
THE LONG PENSION CASE.
WASHINGTON", Jan. 31. Commissioner
of Pensions Lochren has filed an 'appeal to
the court of appeals of the District of Col
umbia from the recent adverse decision in
the case brought against him by Judge
Long of Michigan. Judge Loug has filed
a bill to compel the commissioner to con
tinue his pension of 572 a month, notice
having been served on Judge Long that its
paymeut would be suspended after thirty
days.
STATE BANK TAX REPEAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3L The question of
the repeal of the 10 per cent tax on state
bank circulation will be brought to a fo
cus in the house committee on baukiug
aud currency on Friday. It has been de
cided to tako a vote on the bill prepared
by Representative Cox, which is for un
conditional repeal. Judge Cox is sin
gnine that the bill will be favorably re
ported in some torm, either for uncondi
tional repeal or repeal with some
limitations.
HUNG-UP NOMINATIONS.
Washington, Jan. 31. That the senate
committees are now examiuing with more
deliberation lhau usual the nominations
sent to the senate by the president "is
evidenced by the fact that there are about
forty of those which were sent to the
senate before the Christmas holidays
which remain unacted upon. There are
known to be protests against the confir
mation growiug out of local causes in
some of these cases, but the impressiou is
gaining ground that senatorial opposition
is responsible for delay iu many cases.
RUN DOWN BY A TRAIN.
Three
Members of a Sleighing- Party
Killed at a Crossing,
FALL RIVER. Mass, Jau.31. As.id acci
dent occurred this afternoon at the Brown
ell street crossing of the New York and
New Haven railway. A four-horse sleigh
ing paity, composed of thirty high school
pupils, in charge of Instructor Everett B.
Durfee, was returniug from a rids In the
country. When the party reached the
crossing the gates were not lowered aud
the sleigh started acro-s. The horses and
half the sleigh had cleared the track when
the train from Boston appeared, but 100
feet away. Some of the children saw it
nd jumped. At the end of the sleigh st
Brooks Bordeu, 16 years old. on of Colonel
Spencer Bordeuot Governor Russell's staff,
withRiy Thornton, n 12yeaT-old son of
Cl-arles Thornton. Bordru was thrown
into the air and picked up dead. Thorn
ton was ground nearly to piece-, audriilt
tiend severrd from Us body. Austin
Swift, son of L:iwjcr Swift, was terribly
injured and will die. The rest of the party
escapid. The crossing tender, whose neg
ligence caused the accident, diaappear-d
i-hortly af lerwirds.
BIDDING FOE BONDS
SEOEETAEY OABLISLE'S PROPOSED
ISSUE 0VEESUBS0EIBED.
Tenders Far in Excess of the Total
Amount Offered to the Public.
The Senate Spends the Day
in Discussing Mr. Stewart's
Resolution Mr. Hoar
Doubts the Legality t
of the Secre
tary's Actiont
Notes.
Washington, Jan. 31. The success of
Mr. Carlisle's proposed bond loan was fully
assured when the department closed this
afternoon, as the offers to take bonds re
ceived today, added to those heretofore re
ceived, make au aggregate of between
565,000,000 and $70,000,000. Those received
Irom New York today amounted to $40,
000.000, and, iu addition, offers were re
ceived from Boston and Chicago. Offers
will continuo to be received up to noon to
morrow. The present expectation is that
the secretary will make public the amount
of the offers and the premiums some time
tomorrow.
Wasotngton, Jan. 31. It is said here
that the New York bankers are more in
terested in securing Secretary Carlisle's
opinion concerning the probable effect of
the proposed tariff legislation than con
cerning the adverse report of the house
judiciary committee on the bond issue.
The bankers suggested that if the Wilson
bill should become a law it would so re
duce the revenues of the government thit
the treasury deficit wonld not end with
the present year, bnt would be likely to
continue one year after another, and they
are said to have questioned Mr. Carlisle it
some length upon the probabilities of the
passage of the bill. The idea which ap
pears to prevail among the bankers is that
if the revenues are so cut as to render
probable continued issues of bouds, so
many of them will ultimately be thrown
upon the market as to depreciate their
value and render it unwise to pay a high
premium by the terms of Secretary Car
lisle's proposition.
NEW York, Jan; 31. The Evening Post
says: "In view of the dependence that
has been placed in some quarters upon the
west for subscriptions to the loan, great
satisfaction was taken by New York bunk
ers today in a remark of Lyman J. Gage,
president of the First National bank ot
Chicago. Mr. Gage is to sail tomorrow for
Italy. As the president of a large corpora
tion, he said that he was glad that the
New York banks had pulled the chestnuts
off the fire for the government, as Chicago
did not want any of the bonds."
SENATE.
Washington, Jau. 31. The entire time
of the senate today was consumed in the
discussion of Senator Stewart's resolution
declaring that the secretary of the treas
ury has no power to issue bonds for which
bids have been invited. Senator Allen
opened the discussion in support of the
resolution. Senator Hoar surprised some
of his colleagues by sustaining the posi
tion taken by Senators Allan and Stew
art. Senator Gorman made a speech,
directed principally to replying to the
partisan strictures of Senator Sherman
on yesterday, but giving no expression of
his opinion as to tho authority of the
secretary to apply the proceeds of the
bouds in meeting current expenses. A
great discussion followed, participated in
by Senators Aldrich, Shermin, Voorhees
and others. The resolution finally went
over uutil tomorrow.
The religious societies are making a
systematic fight ou whisky and beer, and
desire to tax these articles to such a de
gree as to make the taxation prohibitory.
Petitions weie presented this morning by
Senator Cullom, praying that the internal
i e venue tax ou these articles be trebled
in the new taiiff law.
Tho resolution deuying the authority of
the secretary of the treasury to issue the
proposed bouds cme up, aud Mr. Allen of
Nebraska took the floor to reply to the
argument of Mr. Sherman on yesterday.
He deuied the statement St Mr. Shermuu
that the power to issue bouds was con
tinuous, and maintained that when the
excess of 300,000,000 in outstanding treas
ury notes was redeemed the power to issue
bouds ceased.
"Does not the duty of retiring the $300,
000,000 continue the same as before?" in
quired Mr. Piatt. "Is not the secretary of
the treasury just as much bound to re
deem tho treasury notes presented now as
before the limitation of the redemption of
those notes?"
"No, sir," replied Mr. Allen.
"Does the seuatoi hold that if a treasury
note is not presented, the tieasurer is not
bound to redeem it? "
"I do," replied Mr. Allen. "He is not,
under any act of congress now in exist
once." Mr. Stewart of Nevada interrupted, and
confirmed bv his views the statement of
Mr. Allen.
"Do I understand tho senators from
Nebraska and Nevada to maintain," said
Mr. Allison, "that by the resumption act
of 1ST3 it was only intended to redeem, or
provide for the redemption of, &75.0C0.000
of tho greenbacks, aud that when
those $73,000,000 of greenbacks weie re
deemed at the treasury, it was the end of
the redemption?"
"That is the extent of the power given
by law," insisted Mr. Stewart.
"I desire to know," continued Mr. Alli
son, "from the senator from Nebraska,
who has the floor, if that is his construc
tion of the law under the original act?"
"Before ausweriug that question," said
Mr. Allen, "'I desire to ask the senator
from Iowa a question. Is it not true that
the power possessed by the secretary of the
treasury must be such power as is confer
red npou him by the statute?"!
"No doubt aoouc mat, assaniea Air,
Allison.
"Now I am prepared to answer the sena
tor from Iovv.i. My construction of the
redemption act is this: That the ouly
power conferred by th.it act upon the sec
retary was to redeem the volume of out
stuuuinc legal tender treasury note on
Jau. 1, 1S79, down to $300,000,003. and that
his power stopped to redeem when they
reached that point.
'Tassert," maintained Mr. Allen, "that
under all those acts, construing them to
gether, the secretary of the treasurv never
had the power to redeem beyond $300,000,
0(50, aud that he does not possess that
power today. Any other conclusion trans
fers the entire power over the fiuancial
affairs of this natiou from congress, where
the constitution vests it, to the unlimited
and unchecked discretion of the secretari
es the treasury."
"Then your contention is," said Mr. Al
lison, "that the $73,000,000 of bonds which
were sold by the secretary of the treasury
for the purpose of preparing for resump
tion were illegally sold, at least over the
excess of $73,000,000?"
Not at all," replied Mr. Allen. T have
made no contention of that kind. I may
afier a while."
"The plain meaning of the act of 1S7S,
as I conceive," said Mr. Harm of lenues
se. "is that every note when preheated
shall be redeemed, but not that they must
Uf redeemed; tney may continue m circu
lation."
The law of 1S7S." said Mr. Allison.
affected oiiIy$46,00.U00 in greenbacks. The
law of ISi o is mterprete i. an t wj a under
stood at the time by thoie bo f ntmed it.
A, that the $300,000,000 under the original act
wl.
wonld be reissued from time to time wien
redeemed. Tbe only effect of the acs of
1878 was to make the act ot 1S75 more dear
and to establish the limit." ?
"The understanding of the senator of
this law does not give yon any Jtorca
among the people or with the jo-ordlnated
departments of the government.," retorted
Mr. Allen.
"The reserve of $100,000,000 is lying there
now," said Mr. Allison, "for the purpose
of redeeming tboae greenbacks, and for no
other purpose."
"The reserve fund." said Mr. Allen,
"was a mere caprice of the secretary ot the
treasury. It was created long before the
act to which its creation has been ac
credited was passed. It rested upon no au
thority derived from congress upon no
power given by the legislative branch of
the government. The secretary of the
treasury has ample power to destroy this
reserve and use it for tbe ordinary par
poses of the government."
At the conclusion of Mr. Allen's re
marks, Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts said:
"I feel bound by a sense of public duty
to declare that, in my opinion, the bonds
issued and sold by the treasury depart
ment under existing circumstances will be
illegal, and will carry no constitutional or
lawful obligariou on the part of the
government for their payment."
Mr. Gormau then proceeded to argue at
considerable length to show that the Re
publicans were responsible for the existing
condition of the treasury. He, however,
took occasion, in reference to the claim of
Mr. Teller that the repeal of the Sherman
law was responsible, to say: "I believe,
with the senator from Colorado, that there
is much in the statement that the legisla
tion upon silver is in part responsible for
the situation."
Mr. Aldrich interrupted, to say that the
threatened deficit, to which Secretary Fos
ter had referred, was caused by the fact
that the Democratic party was agaiu to
come mto control, but Mr. Voorhees re
torted that the treasury was empty before
the election.
Mr. Sherman maintained that the reve
nues nnder the McKinley law had been
more than sufficient to maintain the gov
ernment, for during the Harrison admin
istration tbe public debt bad been reduced
to the extent of $259,000,000. But since the
Democratic party came into power, under
the distrust which its success had engen
dered, tbe loss of revenues iu the current
year Irom Jnlv 1 to Jan. 1, had been be
tween $40,000,000 and $30,000,000.
Mr. Sherman, in the mam, .reiterated
the position maintained by him yesterday,
aud was followed by Mr. Voorhees, who
caused to be read the statement of Sec
retary Carlisle as to his interpretation of
the law on the bond question. He said
that there was no question of the secre
tary's power to issue bouds, and any ques
tion as to the expanditure of the money
was a subject for later consideration.
"Is there any proposition now to issue
bonds for redeeming greenbacks?" inquir
ed Mr. Daniel of Virginia.
Mr. Voorhees The proposition to issue
bouds contains nothing bnt the authority
iu tbe law, neither affirming nor denying
what use iii to be made of the money, aud
I take it that we cannot inquire into that
until after the money has been secured by
the issue of the bonds. Whenever tlie sec
retary of the treasury is going to use the
money after he gets it contrary to tho
views of the eeuator from Nevadaj it will
be time for him to go into court aud re
strain him. In the first place, I hold with
the secietarv, and coutrary to the senator
from Ohio (Mr. Sherman), that the secre
tary can use this mone y iu any way that
seems to him properly conuucive to luo
ueneral purpose coutemplated by the act
of 1875 to redeem the greenbacks' aud
carry on the government. " t
Referring to the tariff question! Mr.
Voorhees -mid: "I-wUl ay-Hrfv thftrianT
for a tariff bill to eive revenue, and be
lieve that when a proclamation Is made
that we are for a tarili tor revenue ouiy it
means oulv enough revenue to carry on
the business of the government.
The senate then weut into executive ses
sion, aud at 5:25 o'clock adjourned.
ANOTHEH RECEIVERSHIP.
The Colorado Midland in the Hands of
Judge Caldwell.
St. Louis. Jan. 31. The Central Trust
company of New York this noon applied
to the federal court for a receiver for the
Colorado Midland road, which, the trust
comnauv avers, will default on the inter
est due tomorrow on some $4,800,000 of
bouds. Judge Caldwell issueii an injunc
tion restraining all persons fiom luter-
feriug with the road by attachments or iu
any other manner. Ho then anuotiuced
that he would hold the road in the court's
bands until Friday, when he would an
nounce his final action and the names of
the receivers. The Colorado Midland is a
separately operated part of the Atchison,
Topekaand Santa FeBystem, leaching from
Colorado Springs to New Castle, Colo.,
with branches, making a mileage of 330.
George R. Peck, attorney for the Mid
land, said, in conversation with a reporter:
"The application made is a friendly pro
ceeding, the teprejentatives of the road
and of the trust company being desirous
to have the receiver appointed. The cause
of the application for receivers is the gen
eral depression, which is felt very innch in
Colorado, where the silver industry has
suffered a setb.ick. The order of the court
enjoin all parties from intciferiog.fu any
way with the piopeity."
"Is there anj other indebtedness besides
the bonded indebtedness for which the
Central company is trustee?"
"Yes, the woods are full of creditors, but
Judge Caldwell always draws up au order
in such a way as to protect- the interests of
all, and to insure the payment of the
claims of the floiting debts betore tbe
bonded debts. The floating indebtedness
of the company amounts to $2,000,000."
It is very likely that Judge Caldwell
will merely extend the authority of the
Atchison receivers over the Midland,
which is virtually a branch of the Atchi
son sj stem. He will not appoint new re
ceivers, but will name Messis. Rinebart,
Wilson and McCook. Judge Caldwell, In
chambers today, made several orders in
the Atchison receivership case. They
were to direct the manner in which the
receivers shall settle accounts and to pro
vide for the proper auditing of their re
ports. Guthrie, O. T., Jan. 3L A J. Dallas of
Topeka, representing the Union Trust
company, appeared before Judge Dale of
the United Stales district court tody, and
J Hsked for the appoiutment of receivers for
the bauta J? e lines in ukisuouw. j.uis ap
plication was rendered necessary by the
lact that the Uuited States circuit court
which originally appointed receivers for
the system has not jurisdiction in Okla
homa. The appointees of Judge Caldwell
will be named as receivers for tbe Okla
homa lines.
THE UNION PACIFIC.
New York, Jan. 31. Senator Calvin S.
Bnce, chairman of the reorganization
committee of the Uniou Pacific Railway
company, and the other members ot the
committee. including J. Pierrepont
Morgan, Louis Fitzgerald, A. 1L Boisse
vain, A. L. Higginson, Granville M.
Dodge j.ud Samuel Carr, held a consulta
tion today with reference to the affairs of
the Union Pacific company. It was
learned that the outlines for toe plan of
reorganizition which Mr. Brice submitted
before the congressional committee were
approved by the members present, and
that preliminary steps were taken to pre
pare n full sUiternrnt of th Union Pacific
affairs to submit formally to congress.
A STRIKE AT CRIPPLE CREEK
Cripple Creek. Col., Jan. 31-Tbe
great strike or lockout of miners began ,nt
midnigii t. The fire cave juirteen drawn
from tbe Pharmacist. Zmobiaud Bnena
Vlst tniue, and it is rumored that the
Summit mine is also closed down, Tfle
trouble arose from the dteision of the
miue owneri to rrqalre the men to work
nine boare,
TALKING FOR BEDS i
DTDIAK ATT0BITEY3 HEAED BY THE
SENATE COMMITTEE.
Tho Cherokees and, Chictasaws Op
posed to the Addition of Their
L:vnd- to the Proposed State
of Oklahoma The Perry
Land Office Again Illus
trates the Adage
That the Last
Shall be FirdU
Notes.
WASniKGTOX, Jan. 30 The Oklahoma
sub-committee of the senate committee on
territories today listened to arguments
against tbe consolidation of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one state, by L.
M. Colby of Nebraska, who appeared for
the Cherokee Indians, and General H. i.
Payne of Washington, who represented
the Chickasaws. They said that the In
dians preferred their present condition to
that of statehood. Mr. Colby stated that
when the Indian Territory could be ad
mitted as a state, the Indians preferred to
come in as an independent state, with the
boundaries of the present territory. They
contended that tbe Indians ouly occupy
their land by virtue of agreements with the
United States government, and shonld
not be disturbed in their present conditidn,
except upon their own request.
POINTERS FROM PERRY.
Another Peculiar Case Develops at the
Perry Land Office. ,
PFRRV, O. T., Jan. 31. LSpecial. Sep
tember 10, 1893, will be a loug remembered
day in tbe annals of litigation before the
United States land office of this city. The
latest revelations came out a day or two
siuce, in the case of Moorland vs. Aiken.
Aiken rode from the south line of tbe strip
in thirty minutes, and took his position iu
line at the land office as No. 5, at 1:10
o'clock p. m., to file npon the northeast
quarter of -section 17, township 23, range 1,
west. On Sept. 21 Moorland filed his cou
test, allegiug priority of settlement. Upon
the trial of the case it came to light tnat
the records of the land office showed that
the filing of Aiken was made "at 2 o'clock
p. m." Tbe defendant undertook to intro
duce testimony looking toward the im
peachment of the records of tbe office. A
not Ugal controversy ensued, during which
it was insisted upon one side that such
impeachment should not be permitted, on
the ground of public policy. Upon the
other side it was- insisted with equal
vehemence, and more reason, that the
real question at issue was as to tbe time of
actual settlement and filing, and that it
might be provtd that the record of the
office was erroneous. Klghteea witnesses
were sworn and examined, and the pre
ponderance of evidence strongly sustained
the claim of the-defeudant as to the incor
rectness of the land office record. The
case is a. very important oue. aim bas
elicited great iutersat from tbe first. The
error ot the record, in view of the odium
already attached to the office, has caused
a vast amount of unfavorable comment.
On Fiiday morning the Hon. J. E.
Malone, late register of the United States
land office of this city, will take his de-
j parture for Wisconsin, to resume tne
evening the b-ir aud busiusss men of the
city will tender him a farewell banquet.
The affair will b given at Wolfe's cafe,
aud will doubtless be one of the most
elaborate social events of the season.
The Hon. Lewis Davis, the newly ap
pointed register, assumed the duties aud
responsibilities of his office this morning.
THE CITV FATHERS.
The city council settled down to busi-
ness last night, and gave tne nrst evidence
of being alive that we bave had for some
time. The important measure taken up
was the reconsideration of the city ceme
tery purchase, which was favorably con
sidered some time ago. The solons had
consulted their oracle, it seems, aud hud
learned that their actiou iu authorizing
the purchase of a cemetery site was be
yond the purview of their authority. Ac
cordingly they promptly reconsidered the
actiou, aud, like wise aud honest men, re
pealed it.
The next business transacted was the
passage of a resolution calling for a
special election on Feb. 2L next, for tbe
purpose of submitting ton vote of tho
people the proposition to boud the city for
v $00,001) to build und equip a city water
works system.
1 he history of the water system of this
city bas been oue of unuaual interest.
Some time since u franchise was granted
to fccott & Delauey of Oklahoma City, for
the purpo-e of erecting a water system for
Perry. The conditions upon which the
franchise was granted were that the city
would guarantee the interest on $.70,000 for
twenty-one years at 7 per cent interest, the
bonds to be non-assessible. It was con
ditioned that the work should begin with
in thirty days, and that the entire system
should be" ready for ue within seveu
mouths. These gentlemen accepted tbe
franchise, though it was not as they de
sired it, and cousideVed it without begin
ning operations until the thirty days ex
pired. They had asked that the city
guarantee both principal and interest on
the bonds, and tue refusal of tbe council
to accede to that request was the cause of
tbe failure of the firm to perform its part
of the contract.
In the light of subsequent events it
looks very much as if it were a scheme to
get a franchise iu tbis city, guaranteed
as to both principal and interest, on
twenty-one years' time at 7 per cent, and
to negotiate tbe same in the eastern mark
et, and then lo step out and leave tbe ful
fillment of the terms of the contract to
other hands. Such a contract could doubt
less be sold in the eastern markets for
$25,000, and would very handsomely re
munerate Scott & Delauey for their efforts
m behalf or Perry. The failure of the
council to include the important word
"principal" in the guaranty clause, how
ever, spoiled tho scheme, aud they, like
some ot the members of tbe council, are
curtailing expenses on abridged financial
resources.
Another action taken at this session
was the purchase of 5.000 conies of tue
board of trade onveuir edition of the
Perry Daily Times for distribution
throughout the northern, central and
eastern states.
EOAM) OF TRADE FEOJECrS.
At a special meeting of tbe board
of
trade last evening a proposition was lis-
tened to from General Manager Rawlingi f
of the Dnkota, Wichita and Gulf railway,
to construct his line ot road m h to cros $
the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe t tbU
Doint, The proposition is conditioned
upon this being made a division terminus
and that tbe shops and round booses cf tbe
road be located at tnis tJOlnt. ine propo-ed
line is to be 1.000 mites ia length,
and to connect the Dakctas with the gnlf
t Galvtitoa bv way cf Wicblt. It is
capitahzed .it $!S.0QO.eO3. A pecbl com
mitue of fifteen baa tbe matter in baod.
A contract wa entered tuto yesterday in
thU city, whereby a company nadcrcakes
to immediately inkandqmpnd pat ia
operation a coal sblt wtttdo five miles of
tats city. A tksrtof tbescLerae is ifaeeon-
strnctiou of a railway connecting tbe pro-
pssed shaft with tbi city. Tne projret is j
in the hands of reliable business men of
known integrity aud' ample financial re
sources. Tney hve resided inOklalomi
for more than tweuty years. Tut new de
parture and first essay to give to tbe world
a practical demonstration of tbe value of
our mineral resources, and of the confi
dence which local capitalists have in the
same, is bailed with delight.
TIIA.T BOMB AGAUf.
Perry's anarchist bomb, of which men
tion was recently made iu these columns,
has been tried in tbe balauce of concus
sion and found to brail riuht in matters
of combustion. Marshal Tilghmnu took
the infernal machine the other day and
stole silently aud alone across tbe smooth
prairie, being careful not to jar himself on
the way, to an elevated position southeast
of the city. There, after taking an obser
vation of tbe wind and sun, he placed it
upon a rock, aud withdrew to a safe
distance, where he concealed himself be
hiud a sheltering elevation of the land
scape. He pointed his trusty Winchester
at the bomb, and, fetching a long breath,
he took a fond look at the city of Perry, iu
the distance, drew a bair sight, aud pulled
the trigger. Tilgbman bade farewell to
his friends before his departure, thinking
that be might uever return, but when he
hit the bomb squarely iu the middle, and,
like the well intended bomb which it was,
it fell lazily off its perch without a groan,
Xilguman decided to come liacK to town to
make new arrangements for his grocery
bill, and, ou the whole, to begiu life over
again. He uow talks like a man that had
beeu to the unfathomable whenceness of
the beyond, und hud como back on a short
vacation.
XOTE3
Perry has a candidate for tbe position of
territorial supeiiutendent of schools, in
tbe person of Professor R. R. Talley. Pro
fessor Talley, now superintendent of
schools for P county, bas shown himself
to be an officer of marked ability aud in
exhaustible energy. If be should be so
fortunate as to gatu the supeiinteudeucy
of the territorial schools, it is safe to pre
diet thut be will discharge the duties of
his office with credit to himself and satis
faction to tbe public.
Perry is a winner in many lines. No
metropolitan town has anything, from a
Sandowe to a boodle couucil, but that
Perry calls lienor goes her oue batter. We
now bave a mun possessed of $50,000 in
cold cash currency ot the realm, or the
equivalent thereof which he nonchalantly
carries about in his pocket from day to
day in bis daily walk and occupation, ex
hibitiutr it in the saloons, along the high
ways and hedges, to the poor, aud the un
fortunate aud envious. He is neither a
goose nor a duck. What is he?.
Tbe weather forecast station of this city
has fcetn made a reporting station also of
tbe weather bureau. Secretary Pursell of
the board of trade received notice this
morning from Washington that a full set
ot instruments for the equipment of a vol
untary office had been shipped to him.
Iuvitatious were received in this city
yesterday by our leading society people to
attend a social receptiou given by the
Masonic fraternity of Oklahoma City,
npon Tuesday of next week. It is expected
that a considerable p.trty from this city
will attend.
J. H. Wolfe has just received elaborate
bar fixtures for the new hotel. Tue bar is
finished in mahogany and the back bar iu
red wood, Bet off with metal trimmiogs.
It is the handsomest bar in Perry.
Frauk Tbacher, the champion of Texas,
and George Banks, formerly of Wichita,
Kan., will play a match game of pool
first 150 balls for a purse ot $50, Thursday
night at the Turf Exchange billiard hall.
County Treasurer Harulson is much im
proved, his couditiou now being such that
his physicians confidently expect bta
prompt return to acondittou cf bvaltb
THE DAWES COMMISSION.
MUSKOGEE, I. T., Jan. 31. The Chero
kee delegation to treat with tho Dawes
commission is heri and had a conference
with the commission yesterday. It was
rather preliminary to the campaign that
is opening. The commission expressed
tho uature of its mission to be to find
what the Indians wanted aud to advise
with them, and to lay before the people
the humor of congress. It had no propo
sition to make or requirements to demand.
The Indians in a general way expressed
dlsapprov.il of any chhuiie, and so the
matter rests. The delegation is headed by
Chief Harris of the Cherokees, who is a
shiewd, affable diplomat, a characteristic
ot the Cherokee statesmen. The chief,
speaking to your correspondent this even
iug, said that though a call for an inter
national council had not yet been made, It
probably would be. He has suggested to
the governors of the several nations au
international council, to be held at Checo
tau, in tbe Creek natiou, February 10,
which the Dawes commission wilt be in
vited to attend.
Governor Ferryman of the Creeks has
replied approving the council, and It H ex
pected that the other three will approve In
a few d tys, and the Cherokee chief will
then formally call the council.
Chief Harris says the Cherokees will
have a general meeting. Tbe commission
will be invited to attend aud talk directly
to tbe people. The Indians are .getting
warmed up to the issue, and are almost
unauimousty opposed to any change, and
the leaders are relying on the strength of
the treaties aud the will of their people as
it will be expressed to the commUsiou.
However, the opinion ia becoming more
and more fixed, among the conservative
non-citizens here and among noma of the
Indians, that if the Indians will uo-agreo
to some kind of government the treaties
will be repealed aud some liber.d firm of
government substituted by tbe Uuited
States. A prominent Choctaw, jun re
turned from tbe (Jhoctaw council, which
bas been called to consider the matter.
says that the visit of the commission to
considerably some of the Choctaws, but
tbev are practically unanimous in their
oppositiou to any change in their govern
ment. The Choctaws have appointed a strong
delegation to visit the comralttt-a on the
19th. It Is composed of Hon. X. II. Alns
worth, J udge Charles Ward, Judge Mitch
ell Harrbou. Hon. Sam Hohtou. Judge G.
W. Dukes, Judge H. C. Harris non. J. IX
Wilson, lion. James Dyer, Hon. J. .
Everidge, Hon. A. Tell, private secretary
of the chief. Hon. Jobn M- Harrison and
Hon. J P. Tnrubull. On tbe frame date,
tbe Chickasaw delegation will call on tbe
commission. After tba general council
has acted, it is expected that the cam
paign will become Interesting.
WANTS A SLICE OF KANSAS CITY.
Kansas Ctrr. Jan. 2L Antoine Glllls,
eoa by an Indian-marriige of William Gll
li, n pioneer, who died twenty-fire years
ago, leaving bis niece, Mary A. Troot,
property now worth ?2,0,,0'f bas brought
suit in ejectment in tbe circuit court
against all persons holding property di
rectly or indirectly nnder the GitlU will.
Antoine claims bis sutntory rights as a
legitimate child of William Gdt.'s. ShooM
be succeed in bis sait tee title to property
tbe value of which can not be approxi
mated will pass to htm Among tne pro-
perties claimed by GiHis are We Glib
opera Lou, a tract on the cntbe&t
boulevard bequeathed to the ctif by Mry
Troost for au orphan ssyiuto, part cf t Js
gronad on which ii ioctud tbe county
coart-bosise, an irregular tract oa wbrct
rcts the pproteb to the Hnsibl br idg-.
a tract extending along ibe river frvns
from Grand avenue to ILtrdUon street, one
block wide, and otter pieces of property
iU the Ctati. cf te C.ty.
A CRAZY MOTHER.
ELTBA, O Jan. 3L Mr. Jcob Hartley,
whos- butbacd died ttct:TAy, Ltcaavc
dpoedent icdtj and fcdkd Lrr
rnontfc ota. child by cotMoii it throt
witb a rzor. She tun Hlm?itl to eot
Ltr hie in a like minser. inSictiaz errI
ngly geihra. iitr xtcor err :s dsjJOtlul
BEMAM STJSTAIMD
HIS ACTION AT EI0 APPB07ED BY
THE G0VEEITMEKT.
Foreign Sfaval. Commanders Al
Adopt Resolutions Coinmeudinjr
the Course of tho American,
Admiral Tho Blockade of
the Harbor of tho Bra
zilian Capital Prac
tically Raised.
Other Nations
Benefitted.
Washington, Jan, 31. Neither tba stata
uor the navy department received any
further information today on the Brazilian
situation. Farther Information bs been
requested from Admiral Benham, as thcra
seems to be one or two features of the inci
dent that are rather vaguely understood
by the department. A surrender by Ad
miral da Grnna to Admiral Benham would
embarrass the government, and Admiral
Benhnm bas either slgurtlsd that he under-,
stands this or has been warned of tho fact.
His purpose is not to be understood an Iu
terreniug against tbe insurgents, but 4im
ply as protecting American interests
against aggression by the iusurgeuti. Tu
policy of the government is understood to
be oue of approval of Admiral Buhatn'
course in compelling recognition Of tho
rights of American shipping, whll re
training from interference in the struggle
iu Brazil.
LONDON", Jan. 31 The Brazilian mints
ter today, in an interview with the Asso
ciated Pres representative, expressed a
belief that the eud of the revolt was immi
nent, and that even if Admiral da G.tuia
bad not actually surrendered, he had cer
tainly anuounced bis inteution of so do
ing, aud the moral effect ot his action
upon the Insurgent would be the suir a?
if he had banded h.s sword to the United
States admiral. ,
"lu any case," tho Brazilian minister
nsserted.""the combined Brazilian govern
ment Mjuadroti is now approaching Rio da
Janeiro, and it is strong euougk to compel
the surrender of tho rebels."
The St. James Gazette, commenting on
the Associntcd Press interview with Ad
miral Benham, says: "The-precious Mon
roe doctrine s-ems to be construed into al
lowing the Uuited Suites alone to inter
fere iu South American affairs."
The Globe remarks: "Admiral da Gama
tried to bully Admiral Biubatn and got
the worst of it."
Representative Money of Mississippi,
who intends to introduce in the houss a '
resolution congratulating Admiral Ben
bam for his action at Rio, says:
"Benham U a hero, aud his. course in fir
ing the shot will be sustained by thu
country and congress."
The feeling of approval of Admiral Ben
ham's course in usiughis guns Is general
in the house.
The Rio incident did not receive atten
tion at the banus of cither the senate com
mittee on foreign relations or that on
naval affairs at their meeting today. The
ueuernl teaor of commeut today, both on
the part of the members ot thojpommkutm
and others, is commendatory otK&dailral
Beunaul'a action. ""s
AFCAIR3 AT IUO.
Rio db Jakeiko, Jan. 31. The action of
Admiral hunham in protecting American
ships in their efforts to laud at the wharves
in tbis harbor bas had a salutary effect.
Tho merchant ahlps of otlmr nations are
now coming up to the wharves "without
auv sign of molestation on the part of tho
insurgents. Admiral Beuham's stand
against interfeieuce with the vessel of hi
country Is generally applauded. The ex
change of shots between tho lusurgtut and
tho government forces practically ceaawl
during the past twenty-four hours. Thin
is tho first time for four months that a day
has passed that there was nut firing. Tho
unofficial warning which Admiral lien
ham gave Admiral da Gams, that firing
upon the wharves for the mere purpose o
creating a blockade by the terror aroused
must cease has ben heeded. The com
manders of the foreign fleets held a confer
ence to dhcu tbe action of Admiral lieu
bam, nuil resolut ons were adopted fully
indorsing his course.
Much regret is expricd nt tbe absenc n
from Rio de Jauulru of the American,
consul general, Mr. Townea. ViceCooaiil
Lewis la little more thati u boy, und tho
Americans here hardly think tit in fitted to
act mh the representative of the United
Sutrs at such a critical time.
The report that the Brazilinn govern
ment's cruiser America had arrived in this
harbor ou Monday proves to be without
foundation.
Admiral da Gama feels aggrieved at
Admiral Benhaui. Ho sent a letter to tba
American admiral today, protecting
against the oteutatiou manner Hi which
tbe American commandet bad humiliated
him. He say that be will yield for u
time to superior force, but that, as be was
compelled to allow Amenciu ships to
come to their wharves, hs bas officially
uotitifd tbe representatives of all other
nations that their ships ray do the wim,
He declares that tbe insurgents have bsld
the harbor for five motiMi, but my Ikmz
now if the shore batteries flr ou him hn
will be unable to reply, for fear ot hurting
neutral ubips, and will also lw unable to
protest bis men.
Admiral da Gama also isent a letter to
tbe otlicera who had gathered in coafsrenco
J .ca Admiral Benham .oc turn a.k
' jc mi J"""'! L"-
hard thj city without notice. No nnwer
wa sent to him, but Admiral Bnbm
said later to tbe Associated Preta corres
pondent that be would grsnt the insurgent
admiral permitoion to bombard th-j city,
but be would require that forty-eight
boor' notice be given, so thit non-com-batuts
would be able to seek shelter.
Scientific
American
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insuperable superiority, in that
decomposition, through bdic
fermentation, is impossible."
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is the only scientifically pre
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sweet and alays remains
sweet Stiver Churn iade
mark on each wrapper of the
genuine,
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