Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-02-10
hE NHllUNAL GAPltRL,
The Fisheries Question Ag gain
Revived, This Tins For
Abr lgatiOn,
The Prophet Wigsins Retires
to His Hole TO Await the
Coming Storm.
Some Facts { oncerping the In
ternational Ex oibition at
Cork. Ireland.
The Currency Reformers Pro.
claim Their Principles
and Disappear.
Congrers Cen'inuss Wrs stling
With Revenus Rsdu ,tion.
CAPITAL NOTES.

CAPITAL NOTES.
Special Dispatcher TO THH BEE.
WAsHINoT) N, February 0-There
is no foundation for the current para
graph to the effect that Mrs. Judge
John Blair Hoge, of Wes Virgins, is
authority for the announcement of the
eng G sment of Senator David Davis.
A PROPHET PETERS.
There are no Indications of the
"heavy storm" predicted to-day by
weather pro phet Wiggins, aud 1t lie
understood he has wi,hdra wn the
prophecy concerning the great hurri.
cane aud tidal wave for March IL.
THE FISHERY QUESTION.
The senate committee on foreign
aff,irs will report favorably reaoiu
tion directing the prs,ident to give
notice during July to the queen #
Great Bci,ain that it is the wisa OF the
Caited States to terminate the srticles
Of the treaty OF Washington" relAt
ing to the fishery question.
PAYNE PINNED.
The war ,partment has been in
formed of the capture OF Capt Payne
and his plrty of Oka'sh ma colonis g.
Gsnerol Sherman said he supp SEQ
the clp,iyes will 90 taken to Fort
Smith aud ,u'ned over 80 the civil
authorities, who will eeS them at
LIBERTY again, as was already done "a!
more than one occasion. General
Sherman thinks more atiinpent laws
shou d be enacted for the punishment
cf This class # invaders.
THANKFUL CANUcRs.
British Minister West has written q
note to the secretary OF state convey
lag the thanks Of the government OF
the Dominion of Canad, to the score.
tary of the treasury for his action in
placing at the disposal If the authorl'
ties of British Columbia the steamer
WalcoLt, for the purpose Of proceed
Ing to Fort Simpson TO repel antici
pated attacks of Indians upon the
English settlt msnt at that point.
THE CORK EXHIBITION.
The United States consul at Cork
Ireland, has written e, .atsresting dis
patch to the depsr.ai..4s OF ti.o sti.,s
in regard to the industrial exhibition
of arts, products, manufactures auc
machinery to be held In that city dur
ing the summer and autumn f 1888
Former exhibitions Of this character
which have been held in Ireland hav,
failed to produce the hoped for salts
factory results owing to the dissention
of political character amorg thei
promoters. Pr fl Ing by former tx
perience, however, those having ,h,
present scheme In hand have decide'
upon ignoring all questions of patron
age and politics The indications ar
that the forthcoming exhibition vii
bs grand gucce.s In connection witt
the display of Irish products ther
will be held the annual agricultural
horse and dairy show, the principa
exhibition of the kind ever held il
the south Of Ireland
NEW ENGLAND OPERATIVES.
Before the senate committee OF
education and labor Frank X. Foste
testified that the condition of opera
tives in New England living In tn
companies houses va, very bad. FL
said the French Canadians are to No
England what the Chinese are to Cali
fornis and the Pacific coast.
THE CURRENCY REFORM CoNFERKNC
has closed its session and the reform
ers to-day issued an addres, to tn
country, in which they define thei
position with regard to some Of tn
principal issues of the time. The ad
dress begins: "Monopolistic infuenc
threatens the liberty IF the people;
mas divided the American oitlzens Int
classes of rich and poor-those VIII
live on a fixed income, yet produC
nothing, and those whose labor pay
all taxes and supports all classes
controls the principal avenues of con
merce and travel and transmission {
intelligence. 1t wiel1s undue inhr
enoe over the public presa an
elections. It corrupts all legislativ,
judicial and executive ofii ,sr
aud above oil iufates and controls tt
volume of currency and credits whiC
, enables 1t to create paniss, destr,
property values, psralyzes bushes
throws labor out Of employment al
stops the demand for its productions
TIE attention of all patriotic citizsr
: Is invited to the statement Of pri
ciples In which are advocated in Il
prompt payment OF the debt, II
issuance by the government of all Gu
rency of the country, such curren
/. to be legal tender for all du
public and private; establis
, ment Of q government postal tol
: graph system, restriction of raj 'ro
corporations to promote public WI
fare, to prevent them from becomi
oppressive monopolies; repeal all ca
legislation and enactment of la
compelling oil property to bear
i Just portion of the burdens of tax
i tion; retention cf the public donna
. for the benefit of actual settlel
economy in public expenditures, he
j es'y In administering the governmei
d American civil service that will pla
n officials more directly under control
It the people, and finally purity Of t