Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-10
hs MA lUNHL GAPl Al,
The Fisheries Question Again
Revived, This Tins For
Abr cation,
The Prophet WiCsins Retires
to His Hole TO Await the
Coming storm.
Some Facts ( oncerping the In
ternational Tx oibition at
Cork. Ireland.
The Currency Reformers Pro.
claim Their Principles
and Disappear.
Congrors Cen'inuss sitting
With Revenus Rsdu ,tion.
CAPITAL NOTES.

CAPITAL NOTES.
Special Dispatche, TO The BEE.
WAsHINoT, N, February 0-There
is no foundation for the current para.
graph to the effect that Mrs. Judge
John Blair Hoge, OF Yves Virgins, is
authority for the announcement of the
eng cement of Senator David Davis.
A PROPHET PETERS.
There ars 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
affiirs will report favorably q reaoiu
ton directing the prs,ident to give
notice during July to the queen #
Great Britain that it is the wisa OF the
Caited States to terminate the s~rticles
Of the Treaty OF Washington" relAt.
ing to the fishery question.
PAYNE PINNED.
The war d apartment has been in.
formed of the capture OF Capt Payne
and his p,rty of Oka'shom, colonis 8.
Gsaerol Sherman said he supp SEQ
the clp,iyes will 90 taken to Fort
Smith aud ,u,ned ovar 80 the civil
authorities, who will eeS them at
LIBERTY again, as was already done GA
more than one occasion. General
Sherman thinks more ~atiinpent laws
shou d be enacted for the punishment
# This class # invaders.
THANKFUL CANUcRs.
British Minister West has written @
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 settlement at that point.
THE CORK EXHIBITION.
The United States CONSUL at Cork
Ireland, has written e q Interesting dis
patch to the depsrsai.s1s OF thu sts.s
in regard to the industrial exhibition
of arts, products, manufactures auc
machinery to DO held In that city dur
ing the summe and autumn # 1883
Former exhibitions Of this character
which have been held in Ireland hav,
failed to produce the hoped for salts
factory results owing to the %dissentioni
of a political character among thei>
promoters. Pref Ing by former tx
%perience, however, those having th,
present acheme In hand have decide'
upon ignoring all questions of patron
age and politics The indications ar,
that the forthcoming exhibition vii
bs a grand guccess In connection witt
the display of Irish products ther
will be held the annual agriculture
horse and dairy show, the priEcipa
exhibition of the kind ever held il
the south Of Ireland
NEW ENGLAND OPERATIVES.
Before the senate committee OF
education and labor Frank X. Forte
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 Nc
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 address, to tn
country, in which they define thei
position with regard to some Of tn
principal issues of the time. The ad
dress bsgins: "Monopolistic infuenc
threatens the liberty If the people; 1
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 aud transmission {
intelligence. 1t wielis undue inf
enoe over the public presa an
elections. It corrupts all legislativ,
judicial and executive officer
aud above oil Initiates and controls tt
volume of currency and credits whiC
enables 1t to create paniss, destr,
property values, paralysis bushes
throws labor out Of employment al
stops the demand for its productions
TIE attention of all patriotic either
: 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 rai'roi
corporations to promote public vi
fare, to prevent them from becomir
oppressive monopolies; repeal all ca
legislation and enactment of la
compelling oil property to bear
i last portion Of the burdens of tax
tion; retention e 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
the people, and finally purity Of t
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