Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 1, 1886, Page 1

FIFTEENTH YEAR, OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING. FEBUARY 1. 1836. IS HOME DOUBLY AFFLICTED The Wife of Seoretary o(‘ State Thomas A. Dies Yesterday. THE PATIENT INVALID MOTHER Broken Hearted and Prostracted the Recent Death of Their Favor- ite Daughter, Herself Passes to the Great Beyond. by Death of M WASHING Thomas A, Bayard. 31— Mrs. Bayard, wife Lat her residenco morning. The lmme rd's death was con estion of the hralh, brought on by the shoek of her daughter’s sudden death, two weeks ago. For the first week following that event she stood the strain and excitement quite well, but a week ago last Friday she was com- pelled to take to her bed, and gradually grew worse from day to day. Thursday con- gestion of the brain made its appearance. She was unconscious for twenty-four hours before her death. Although for years Mrs. Bayard had been a confirmed iuvalid, she had for ti months been in better health than for ; The presidentewas immediately notitied of Mrs, Bayard’s death, and he at once sent Col. Lamont with a note of condolence to the secret nd later in the day Miss C land called at the house. There will be no funeral services in W remains will be ington. The taken by special car to Wil- mington and deposited in the old Swedish church,where they will remain until 2 o'clock tesday ufternoon, when the Eplscopal ser- vice will be read and the body placed in the tomb. Mr. Bayard; has asked that no offici denmontrations be made and the president w not zo to Wilmington. ~Several members the cabinet, however WASHINGT ram. | —To-n il Tele: ved that Mr. Bay tate, will very soon reti The death of his wife to-day completely crushed him. When his %o he was almost lave insisted d Mr. Tectionate disposition, I domestic life. He fireside more dearly now feels that aud he wants has daughter died a few day: prostrated, and would then upon resigning from his official position b not friends persuaded him to reconside Bayard is of a very thoroughly in love w has loved his own than all He it s dissolved, to pass the remainder of is days in quietude and out of the hurly burly of publie oftice, where there is nothing but the jostle of self- the ishness and coldness of formality. While Mr. Bayar ate he ceived nothing but praise and kind words from the very moment he entered. In the department of state he was overwhelmed with unkind criticism. This gnawed pain- ensitivencss, and it is suid he has ¢ consciousness been wishing for an_opportunity to retire. It is now afforded and there is little doubt that it will be embraced, and atonce. 1is office Is one that curries with it many social duties and none of these can now be filled. 1t is be- lieved by a few of his friends that he may take one of the first class missions, but that is not at all likely. He wants to travel and 10 be clear of responsibility. He has a pri- vate fortune large enough to meet all of his desires. G WEEK IN WALL STREET. Business Generally Dull-and De- spondency Provailing. NEw YoRk, Jan. 81.—[Special Telegram.] —The last few weeks have not by any means tended to induce a cheerful feeling in Wall street. In fact, there is a disposition mani- festing itselfamong the commission houses to despond about the situation. Things have generally become very dull in the street. The decrease in amount of real business in the stock market can by no means be meas- ured by the falling off in the number of re- corded transactions, That shows a severe 1oss, to be sure, but the real trouble is that al- most the whole of trading is protessional. Bealping, matched orders and - washed sales muke up nearly the whole of three or four hundred thousand shares which constitute the average business of the stock exchange for the past week. There is no real market, and existing conditions tend to approximate to a state of things which existed from the beginning of 1885 down to the date of the trunk line settlement. The public keep away from the market and manipulation by pro- fessional operators supplies all the activity there is. All this is very unsatisfactory to Me general run of Wall street men, It is beginning to be extensively recog- nized that the change which is going on in the personnel of the street has a good deal to do with the condition of affairs, The death of D. P. Morgan takes another of the lead- ing old timers away from the market, and continues the process which has been going actively in the past six months, the changes, Vanderbllt is dead. His §200,000,000 are rendered as ineffective for stock market purposes as it they never had been gathered together, and his sons, it is stated, are under east iron pledges not to dabble in stocks, Gould has said he has ve- tired, and while final decision on the subject had better be reserved, it scems for the pres- enttobe so. Then we have Osborne and Morgan dead, and H, M, Smith sent to join Jim Keene, so far as any weight in the market is concerned. Lasf, but not least, owr old friend Uncle Russell Suge, is not nearly as active as he sedtobe. The result of the changes has veen to make Deacon White and Woer gchoeffer and Cammack very wuch greater forees In the street than they were before, and at the same time we @ & number of comparatively new wen, like Newcomb, Armourand Hoxie, whom the street did not know proviously, All these changes imply a y peviod of 'mn:lllull The inter- s of the new aud ability |mll|.m| lx'il)lu the street foels at Yome with them and speenlation falls into 48 regular chlinnels once more, ‘The ehief weapon in the hands of the bulls hus again been low interest rates for money, which permits large blocks to be earried by pools at an almost nominal rate. . As long as this ean be done the price of any stock can be advanced at will aud shorts forced to cover at the will of the bull cligue. Tins ac- counts in & great weasure for the hesitancy to sell on the market and the freguent rallies ich_distinguish the market nowadays, New York banks wre so overstocked with loanable funds they are glad to obtain cm- |\I0) went for then at any rate, “The greater part of call loans made this week on the toor B A 134 pereent. It 1ooks, t0o, as if this tendeney’ v ould be kept up for some time yot, “The condition “of foreign oxchange does not improve, and a great deal of errencous calculation is resorted to to explai it, iates hang obsti m}“’ about the xold shipping point, and it Is only a_ question of a littl mursluquh\ being ritested from day o day to send it over the line aad stait shin- menis of c\ohl havs ot a lively mate. The whale trouble with the exchanze market way be set down as the great failing o exponts conjointed with the tim over the oufcome of the sil [t congress, wsiion in WARHNUTU\' NEWS. Coleman to Show His Department's Progress in Investigation. Wasmxsaroy, Jan. SL—Commissioner Coleman leaves [or St. Louis Monday to pre- side at the convention of the fonal Sugar associntion and Mississippi Valley Dairy- men's association, which ave tobe held this and next week, Atthe latter convention the commissioner proposes to show the delegates the progress that he is endeavoring to make in the investigation of adulteration of food, inlly dairy products. Prof, Taylor, copist of the department, who claims {0 haye discoveredan unfailing test for pure butter as compared with counterfeit articles, will be present, and by means of a magic lantern and ac series of micro-photographs, will explain his discoveries and make an ad- dress upon the subject by the means of these illustrations, It s understood the department is not ready to say these discoveries are absolutely- without question, but the commission thinks the conventions are entitled to sych information as he can furni<h, and_that the country ought to have the benefit of such suggestions as Prof. Taylor has to make, Rude Army Officers Rebuked WASHINGTON, Jan. %0, —Adjutant General Dium has written a lotter to Chief Bignal Ofticer Hazen in regard to the recent court- martial convened at Fort Myer, in which he says the secretary of war instruets Lim to ex- press his grave displeasure at the conduet of Lieut. Green, of tho slenal corps, who, he says, has manifestly ed so far to comprehend the duties ot responsibilities of a commissioned oflicer, and realize the use of harsh, Insulting and abusive ‘language toward men, who, from their position, could 1t osat the very root of . and evidences in an ofli- deplorable wantot selt control, in, would demonstrate unfitness for command. 'The sec- his utte retary of war also deems it his duty to repro- late ‘the rude and coarse manner in - which the oflicers composing the court treated coun- sel used. Such conduet is utterly unjustifiable in crs sitting in a military court in the capacity o Jml" sideving Cnule Disenses. TON, Jan, —The house com- Wture yesterday began con- ion of bills to prevent the spread of pneumonia among domestie ani- Wilson of Towa, Commissioner Cole- of the department of agriculture, Dr, Salmon of the burcau of animal industry, and others, addressed the com- mittee. "’ Salmon exp lained the nature of pleuro-pnenmonia. fe said the flesh of in- fected animals was not injurious as food, and no bad effects have been known from its use, The disease was communicable to animals within fifteen months after infee- tion, and quarantine should be extended to eighteen months at least. Wilson expressed the opinion that the trade of calves between the east a l\\a est factlitated the transmission of the dise: mittee on a; side man Mamps in the Neck WaASHIN —The secretary of the navy rec ation from the Pa- Mail Steamship company that another revolution is threatened on the Isthmus of Panama., Rear Admiral Jouett, ecommand- ing the North Atlantie station was yesterday directed by telegraph to remain at Aspinwail with the Tenncssee for the present. Itis possible the Tennessee sailed from Aspin- wall for Key West prior to the receipt of these instructions, in which event she will be ordered back in ease the situation demands it, and other vessels will also be ordered to his assistance. Not much Importance 1s at- tached to the present reports of danger. ‘The President And Senate. WasmNaToN, Jan, 3L—The democratic senators met in caucus yesterday at 11 and adjourned at 1:45. They discussed the pend- hl issue between the executive and senate ly, and unanimously adoped the following ll_sullxflull Resolved, That we approve the views and actions of the president (‘ulllulmll(‘nlcd to the senate through Attorney General Garland, in the letter of January 29, 1856, and we cor- (lnll) support the execiitive therein, The letter from the attorney g ed by the |)m~xhlt'nl of the r and seen by the senators, but it was not fonnaily lald burnlc the body. Coming Up for Action. WASHINGTON, Jan 'he committee on banking and currency has instructed Mr. Adams of Illinois to call up for action during the course of the week his bill to authorize netional banks to inerease their capital stock. R — MUCM-MAR RASCAL. A Father of Two ilies and Hus- band of Two Wives. AnrArAnog, Neb,, Jan. —[Special. |— About a month ago It was learned that George F. Carlton, alias Albert Mclenry, o muchly married man, having a_wife and five small children in Stockton, Kan., and also a wife here anda about four months old, It was kept quiet for some time and noth- ing was said publicly, in hope that the Stock- ton authorities would take steps to have him arrested. They took no steps for some time, and about a week ago Carlton alias McHenry got wind of the affair and unceremoniously skipped, doing one good thing, however, by paying all his debts, Carlton alias McHenry is a small dudish Englishman about 85 years old, 5 feet 5 inches high, blonde hair and mustache, and a tailor by occupation. It is understood that friends of his first wife in Stockton are getting up a purse as a reward for his capture, and any communication of his whereabouts would be gladly received by Stockton authorities, This is Mcllen second escapade of this Kkind, he having been convicted n Kansas and served two years and four months in the Leavenworth penitentiary. The cheekiest part of his escapade was brought to light one day last week when much to the surprise of everyone in town he coolly stepped off the 11:30 train and went up to his honse, He left his honse an reted himself in an adjoining out- house, and a former employer hired arig of a liveryman down around town and then drove up to the outhouse, Carlton Juwmped in and drove east, and then north, 5 lost sight of nmong the hills, The am has not yet been returned and should it not be, things will be very lively for his former employe, People are very indignant at him, as he wasaided financially by some of the best men here, and was doing & good business. His present wife is a pleasant woman and hias the sympathy of the entire eommunity. Had the people known he was coming he would have been met at the depot with a band of music, a bucket of tar and old feath- er bed, and all accompanying requisite for a good tiwe for all except himself, Stockton authorities are much blamed for not cansing s arrest when it was an easy matter, i Terrible Triple Tragedy. CLEVELAND, Jan, SL--Alited Swith, a ailor dered bis wife and her companion, Louisa Jane Wilson, some time las§ night, and then attempted suicide by cutting his throat, but he will recover. He entered the room by means of a window aud killed the women by beating thew over tiie nead with a cATPENter's Lauinier, ! Twoe Men Drowned. | corvanvs Neh, Jan. $1.—{Spocial ram =Dz W, ). Neisius and M. Weinrich, old eiti. i (ie county, while ¢ the river at Fort Neob day, wi drow ) fricwds hirt s iee, yester- ¢ aud were nieuted by thelr e county, PENSIONS AVD PARTY PLEDGES Fulfillment of the Latter Will Defeat Ex- tension of the Former, MUST HAVE TARIFF REBUCTION. Congress Clamoring for Private Secre- taries—Effect of tho Keiloy Episode on Our Trade With Austria—Notes. Tariff Overtops Pensions. WasHINGTON, Jan. 8l.—(Special.]—The soldiers of the country will doubtless be quite as much surprised as grieved to know that the desire of the free traders to reduce the tarifl is working against all measures bel congress looking towards more liberality in vension matters, And, also, that Secretary Manning, and even President Cleveland, are working against the ultimate adoption of any bill enlarging the expenditures for pen- sions. “If the limitation of the arrearages act is repealed.” said a western representative to- day, “or the bill increasing the pension of widows Is passed, or the Mexican bill, or any measure contemplating a larger expenditure of money, there can be no reduction of the tariff. There will then be so much paid out for pensions that it will exhaust the surplus in the treasury or reduce it to the minimum."” “But do you not think the pensions will be better for the people than the reduction of the tariff 2 1 asked. “Undoul y,”" was the answer, “but the alloware: of larze pensions and the aid of soldiers and those who are dependent would not be politics, and woull in no degree be fulfilling the pledees of the party, The dem- ocrats were successtul in the campaign, at least partially, because they promised lower tariffs. Those taril reductions must come, and the party cannot afford to be de- feated in bringing them sut by allowing more pensions or making any possible con- cession Of course, it looks hard to deny the poor widows, orphans or erippled soldie pensions, simply to make a political point: but polities are politics, you know.” “Do you think the bill increasing widow the ! from $8 to $12 a month pension . In fact I believe it will. You see that will bea kind of sop, and it can be referred to in the coming campaign. But there riust be a tariff reduction.” “Can atariff bill be passed?” “The democrats in tl e think so, and they are going to try. Th on they have held back on reporting a bill because they want 1r: to take his seat in ranged by the party that he shall have Romei seat within a month., Then the tariff d turbance will be begun. Secretary Manning, Speaker Carlisle and others been en- gaging in the movement against pensions and favor of a tarift reduction. You will = re- member that a few days ago a bill was agreed upon by the Howe committee on invalid pen- sions which extends to January 1, 1888, the limitation of the arrearages act. Well, that bill was tobe reported immediately to the house with a recommendation that it pass. It was to defeat the Rrowne amendment to the bill pending, and which amendment also extended the limitation of arrearages. As soon as this amendment was made Speaker Carlisle, Secretary Manning, Col. Morrison, and other tariff reformers went to members of the committee and told them that the bill extending arrearages must be defeated. as it would bar out tariff reform. The conse- quence was the Illll \\n! not reported and it will not be p: CONGRESSMEN AND PRIVATE I propose to agitate just as much as I can the propriety of allowing congressmen—I mean members of the lower house—private secretaries,” said a western member this morning, “Heretofore only the eastern members,” continued he, “have had the nerve to come out boldly and assert their views on this subject. Many have looked upon it as a sort of ‘salary grab,” and for that reason have refused to speak. Now, all the membe who do much work in the house and attend to the wants of their constituents in the de- partments, have to have private secretaries which cost them at least $300 a year, He will average, all the year round, twenty-five 5 all members will do this, Well, 8,800 letters In a year. The pos tage on this is 8176, with the private tary this is 8776, Then the telegrams car fare, and the incidental expen getting throngh the business of constituents in the departments, the purchase of extra documents, seeds, ete., will make the clear outlay from this end for constituents alone at least $1,200 a year, Our constituents would never stand it if we did not give them these attentions, and yet see how it reduces oursalary. Asa money matter this is a dead loss, a big loss, for a man to come to con- gress, and with this niggardly way of doing things and paying a fellow, only the well-to- domen, who wantand can affora to buy honors can come. I am for private secre- ldll\'s un(l most xlu\tlllm,' else.” the house firs in 7y ht- llnll who was recalled a f Vienna, where he has bean representing this government at the court of Austro-Hungary, 15 in the city and is kept busy receiving calls trom men of all parties anxions to under- stand the true status of the Keiley matter, In conversation with a representative from Pennsylvania last evening Mr. Francis placed the situation in its true light before the Keystoner and then said: “Among other possible results from the y affair is one that peculiarly and pe- cuniarly interests Pennsylvania. This coun- try now sells to the people of Austro-H gary some $20,000,000 per annum of petrolenm product, nearly all of which is paid for in gold. ‘The government and people of that empire feel angry and piqued at the attempt to force an objectionable rep- resentative upon them, and they are disposed to make their resentment felt in every way possible; and they are now looking around to see if they cannot supply themselves with petroleum from some other source than the United States; and if they succeed away wiil g0 at one swoop $20,000,000 & year from our foreign trade,” Mr. Francis stated further that it has re- quired the most assidnous efforts on his part while in Vienna to keep our affairs in that quarter on an awmiable footing with that empire, and that but very little more is required to utterly ruin our trade there, He thinks this gove: ment ought to pocket Keiley’s rejection and send out & man who is acceptable, as we can- not afford to make such a sacritice of trade for the sake of one man and the country seewms to be of the same opinion, M2 TIME DEVOTED TO PRIVATE BILLS, ‘We must have longer sessions in col gress and give less time to private bills, said Senator Hampton this morning., “All pension matters, excepting general legisla- tion, all elalms, and all private bills should £0 to acourt of elaims for adjudication. We are compelled to neglect work the country suffers for to pass private weasures of our l friends, If we werd:toassomble in October instead of December, and then kad more of these personal matters to look after—first general legislation—we could soon cateh up with the progress of the country. I think there will be reform ln ‘this matter, and that it will come very soon.” THEY LACK CONCENTRATION. A democratic member of the house com- mittee on naval affairs said to-day that he did not believe any real steps would be taken by this congress to reconstruct the navy. Asked why he thought 8o, he replied: “I don't think the predominant party can agree upon aplan. We lack, just now, power of concen- tration, We rnnl‘ get together. But we may improve,” WILL FIGHT I‘()R SHELTER. The Hungarian “Ooke Strikers Pre- paring for a Battle. 'NT PLEASANT, Pa, Jan, 8l.—Every rian abiding place at both the More- vmod and Standard coke works will to- morrow morning be a castle. Doors and windows will be barred, while within will stand resolute men ready to lay down their lives before seeing their wives and children thrown out into the snow, which is now drifting and blowing about their houses. Socialistic assemblies have held a number of meetings {o-day, but theic proceedings are most zealously guarded, Yesterday the stores were crowded with foreigners prepar- ing for a selge, which they expect to open to- morrow, - Long lines ot inen errying bun- dles of provisions, trudged mmm\nrd through the snow earrying the provender, whicli is generally mlu')msi'(l by the !um\h‘& On the operators side there been num- firoufl conclaves and private consultations to- ay. Opposed to the Relief Fund. York, Jan. 3L—Secret mectings \\9 0 held in Jersey City to-day by the engi- neers, firemen and brakemen employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad company. They assembled for the purpose of discussing the relief fund scheme recently adopted by the company. While the details of the proceed- ings could not be learned yet, it was ascer- tained that both meetings adopted resolu- tions protesting against the scheme. and to bring the matter to the notice of the supreme councils of the brotherhood of locomotive engineers and firemen. ‘'he men understood that it will be compulsory for them to foin the relief fund, and that they will forfoit all sums pald into the fund if discharged from the company’s service. A Superintendent's Neglect. WareLixg, W. Va, Jan, 8L—The coro- ner's jury which has been inquiring into the causc of the death of the thirty-nine miners killed by an explosion ot firc damp in the Orlel Coal company’s shaft, finished taking testimony last night. ‘The’ jury finds that the accident was cansed by leaving open a thereby door in an air ‘m ge in_the mine, impairing ventllation and allowing cumulate. "They report that the acei due to the failure of the superintende follow the instructions of the state mine in- nd prononnce the penalty aflised of the legislature of 1583 for such neglect inadequate, ‘Won't Haul Boycotted Goods. Troy, Jan. 8l.—An interesting feature of the struggle between the Knights of Labor and the Fuller & Warren company was de- veloped yesterday aftermoon. = There are seven cars on the sidety W? with Ful- ler & Warren stoves,.eonsigned to various braxch houses of thoeongern. The Delaware & Hudson locomotive engineers, who are members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Knights ot Labor, have re- fused to haul the cars because the goods con- tained therein are boyeotted. uble is ex- pected to grow out of the affair. Eight Hour Advoeates. CuicAgo, Jau. 3L—The Eight Hour as- sociation of Chicago held a meeting to-day at which a_circular was drafted appealing to the press and pulpit to sustain and_aid the eight hour movement. The appeal was ac- companied with lengthy arguments in favor of the movement, At a rather mild and_harmless meeting of soclalists to-day the elght hour movement ondemned as a makeshift and would no permanent good to the laboring The Eight Hour Question. CorumBus, Jan. 30.—The states trades as- sembly before adjourning adopted a resolution favoring the enactment of an eight hour law to be observed by corporate companies, It did not endorse the action of the national federation of trades held in Chicago, propos ing a strike May 1 for the eight hour system, but recommended legislation on the subject. s Arranged the American Schedule. Prrrspuna, Jan, 3L.—0, P, Caylor of Ciy cinnati, J. A. Hadt of Louisville, and Louis Simmons of Philadelphia, who compose the schedule committee of the Amer Ball asso e to-d P ranged a schedule of champi |\u games for next season, The committee rel llwd to e known the yesult of the me ther than to say that the Saturdays n divided l'q5 Ily, 80 that @ach club e thirteen Saturdays at home, Whe Sunday games are played the clubs in thos cities will have equal opportunit wd ol et France and Madagascar, PAnis, Jan. 30.—Dispatches from Antan- anarivo, capital of Madngas states that inthe freaty of peace between France and Madagas tectorate ove Madagasear agrees o ac release, Which 15 th cover all forelEn clating ngain Madagasear. France to occupy Tamat until the money was paid. empowers F in the country, Y also nee to station French residents e R Crime in the Northwest. TonoNTo, Ont., Jan, 30.—The special cor- respondent of (Im il ln the Blackfeet cou try, writes from Ft. McLeod, and mak ous eharges against the Indian agents and contractors of systemalic plundering and fraud, while the seftlers are charged with smugiling whisky into the norf tories and with carrying on a traflic dian girls who brought from ten to twenty dollars, and were sept to the frontier towns for immoral purposes. A Sawmilldemolished, BRECKENRIDGE, Mo, Jan. 30,.—I'he boiler at a sawmill four .miles southeast of this place exploded Thupsday afternoon, killing Spencer Reed, enginger,#nd 8. Adams, his step-son and fireman, and badly wounding a boy 11 years old. 'I‘mllflglm'«r was bluw with great force against some rocks twel feet away. The fireman awas literally tor lu pleces. {eed leaves.a wife and six childre The |'lu“\‘l was out of repalr and considered unsafe, The Spanis! MADRID, Jan, { shows a deficit of more tas. Senor Comachi, m nister' of finance, !lrupuws to inaugurate rnum throughout he country. He is confident that a financial equilibrium will be established if his pro- posals are adopted, Budget, he Spanish Budget an 5,000,000 pese- - The Ohio Senate. CoLvmBos, Ohio, Ja —The Ohio ot ate adjourned this morning to Tuesd evening and the sub committe from the spé- cial conference committee of the political factions continue in session and endeavor to ATIANEE & COI Promis rnmg- of gross ¢ 10ad cann) 1iles owiod §10, 045,055 lines $1,078,380, \e for the (u\al NUMBER 192. | YOUNG STATESMEN STAND BY While Older Tars Tell Stories of Genera- tions Past and Gone, IOWA CURIOSITY. Entitled to Tities But Too Modest to Wear Them-—The Aldrich Col- lection of Antographs—Leg- islative Notes, A PATRIOTIC Matters in lowa's Capital. Drs MoiNes, Towa, Jan, 81.—[Special. ] = The presence of the younger law makers in town has inspired the older solons of the state to fight their battles over again, and re- call their victories of a generation or two ago. So they have called for a reunion of the officers and members of the carlier general assemblies of the tel stato, to be held here February The call in- of lature down to the eleventh general assemblys which convened twen ars ago this win- ter. No young sprigs of politicians who have leaped into fame and power within the last twenty years are wanted—they aretoo young and immature to associate with the veteran statesmen from away back. This gath- oring promises to be one of the most interesting ever held in the state, and it will bring together some very interesting men, who will discuss the degeneracy of modern polities and the frivolity of modern statesmen. The first name attached to the call for the meeting is that of the Hon. George G. Wright, who was a member of the Second and Third General assemblies, He was then a rising young lawyer. Since then he has risen and been an honored member of tue supreme court of the state, and for several years United States senator from Towa. Des Moines has just discovered a curiosity in one of its citizens, and it thinks it would be right to know about it, too. It has found a man who, though living here for twenty years as a good lawyer and an hon- ored citizen, has all this time suppressed the fact that he was entitled to two worthy titles, and has been too modest to wear them. The gentleman, it now appears, served with dis- tinction through the war, and retired from the army with the rank of captain, won by gallant service. In these days of titles, when men who never smelled gunpowder can be dubbed *colonel” without a gasp, a man who really earncd the captain’s covi- mission ought now to pass for nothing less thana major general, but this patriot has traveled through life so far as plain “Mr.,” and nobody knew that he ought to be any- thing else, But this isn't all. When this soldier returned to the paths of peace he first settled in Missouri, and was elected county judge, serving in that position with ability and credit. But when he came to Des Moines he dropped the title, possibly be- cause he feared the fMissouri article might no be the genuine stuff, and has ever since been known as an untitled and humble me- ber of the bar. Thisis believed to be the only case in the United States in whicha man might just as well as not have been called ‘“judge,” and at least “colonel” has modestly kept his titles to him- self. Probably the fact would not have been known now had it not been that he in a can- didate for a city office, and some one Is ex- amining his record discovered his latent greatness. Mr. Aldrich, whose collection of rare auto- graphs 1p the state library has already been described, has just returned from Europe, bringing back some valuable additions to his collection. Among them are manuseript poems by Tennyson, Robert Browning, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning; letters by Car- Iyle and wife; a page of the original manu- seript of Darwin's Origin of Species; n page of Thackeray's manuseript:a page of the first draft of McCaulay’s History of England; six pages of the manuscript of “Chinese” Gordon; six pages of the manuscript of George Eliot and her husband, George Henry Lewes, and letters from many other noted veople, The Aldrich collection is likely to be one of the finest in the United States, its donor is constantly adding to its inte; and value. This city has been having vival. The bright little oper: three times within a few days by Moines Musical and Dramatic associat 1 porformance cleared $200, which ated to sweet charity. The house was in session a short time yes- terday afternoon. Speaker head announced as the spe committee to investigate the Brown matter, Representatives Thompson of Linn, Welsh of Humboldt, and Ranck of Johnson. The senate conanittee is composed of Senators Glass, Buraick, and Whiting, Speaker Head also announced a standing committee on sufirage, with Walker of Van Bu chairman, t Pinafore re- s been given Heavy Fire at Clarinda. , Towa, Jan, 51.—A fire broke y night i the basement of the Herald Printing house, at Clarinda, and spread to the adjoining buildings, burning n hotel: the Hiatt building, oc- nk Beal & Co.; the Harbison luul«lm? oceupied by Hartford, Beal & Co., destroying the stock and furnishings of sev: ores and off e entire loss is”es- tiwated at $60,000; insured I § rupl«l by WINS., Magician’ Orosses the Line Ahead of the Frenchman, NEW York, Jan, 8.—The billiard match between Sehaefer and Vignaux, which has been in progress for the past five nights, was ended last night, Five thousand dollars was the stake for which the men played, and cither was obliged to make 5,00 points to win, The score at the commencenent of the game stood: * Vignau, 2,00; Schaefer, “The _Vignaux counted ' 23 poluts be: fore fer had_a chance to play, B R oy A e stopped, aid Vignaux rolled up 15, he ninth inning netted 105 for Vignaux, He was now ahead 13 points in the evening and 76 on the grand total, In his twentieth inning chacfer made a briliiant run of 165 points, all made by careful playing, Finings ooked re stood Schaefer, 5305 Vignaux, k the score stood’: Schaefer; 2,832 but it was close work, chaeter forced the pace with runs of 81 5 while Vignaux made only 6 points, I his"next fnnihe Schuefer ran s points, which completed his total score of 8,000, and making hian winner of the touruaweit Ly 162 poin black for the Freuchman, and the s for 268, the n-u-nlng £ 11 0'c Mullny at Sea LoxNpox, Jan. 80, he Daily News' dis- pateh trom Maudeira states a German vessel which a d there from Helena, reports a teirible mutiny took place on board the Amwerican ship” Frank N, Thayer, from Manila, October -nl. for New York, before ve- ported as burned at sea. The mufineers are sald to have nmuh’l\d some of the oflicers and set fire to the ship. The Result of Smallpox. MONTREAL, Jan. 80.—~The followin made a each not averagin Jette, dry goods un ) dry goods; Madame D, 1 inery; B, Morniard & Co.,’ hatters, The assign- | nients were caused Dy the dullness of trade f durivg tue smallpox epis PISTOLS IN A PARLOR. A Gambler Kills His Riv in the Presence of His Afflanced. St. Lovs, Jan 8L.—[Special Telegram.)— A dispateh from Houston, Tex., says: A desperate and fatal encounter at short range with pistols occurred here this afternoon. The participants were Jack Hanlon, proprie- tor of a Galveston gambling house, and Jack Crowley, a prominent Houstonian, The lat- ter was pierced through and through by five bullets. Hanlon was shot twice, and it is supposed sustained fatal injuries. The quar- rel was actuated by ousy, both of the men being suitors for the hand of Miss Emma Delaney, a young lady residing in Houston. Crowley had been paying his addresses to Miss Delaney for some time and had become engaged to her. They were to have been married in a few months, but owing to his dissipated habits the engagement was broken off and the young lady engaged herself to be- come the wife of Hanlon. The wedding was to take place in a few days. During the past week Crowley had been drinking heavi Thursday he again vis- ited Miss Del and told her he had signed the pledge, and again pressed his suit, and asked permission to intercede with Han- lon to break off her engagement with the latter. ‘This, it is presumed, was consented to. Crowley and Hanlon met by chance this evening at the residence of the lady, and were in the parlor together when the firing commenced, Hanlon states that Crowley fired the first shot. An inquest is being held and will be concluded to-morrow. Miss De- laney is prostrated with griet over the sad termination of the affa ney i il Decidedly Untrue. —A rumor, which appears to have originated in Boston, was prevalent in some quartersto-night to the effect that Mr, Parnell had been assassinated. Inquiry was made in London concerning the report, and A prompt response was recevied that it was untrue. webrtc N Wrecked By a Land Slide. Pa., Jan. 70.—A freight train on the Pittsburg, McKeesport & Youg- hisgeny railroad ran into a land slide early this morning and was badly wrecked. The conductor and firemen were both buried un- der the debrls and itis believed both have been killed. - - Garrisoning Sunkim. Catno, Jan. 30.—The British authorities are endeavoring to raise a number of native batallions to garrison Suakim and replace the British and Indian troops now stationed there. e .— Bullion in Banks. NEw York, Jan. 30.—The weekly bank statement shows the reserve increase hv be $1,042,000, in ex ‘The banks now hold § ess of the legal requirements, - Weather for To-Day. Missovnt weather: vari- able winds, shifting to warmer southeasterly: pre eded by nea rly stationary temperature in the Musical Union Orchestra. The Sunday evening concerts by the Musical Union orchestra are to be con- sidered an established thing for the rest of the winter. That is provided they are sufliciently patronized by the music lov- ing public. The concert of last evening was fully up to the standard set by the preceding one of a weck ago. The var- ious numbers on the programme, which embraced every variety of music from the light operatic to the severely classic was received with the most enthusiastic tributes of approval. 1t is hardly necessary tocommentupon the programme in detail. In the first act the gem perhaps was the T’ March'"” from Moyerheer's ope Prophete” than which nothing kind grander or more is to be found in realm of classical music. 1In some of the ages the orchestration was a trifle k nnd Lmh\. but on a whole the ren- rappe’s charm- Hear s Desire,” with its 111 of datioious dreamy passages, w lhc feature of part second, and received the most delicate of treatment. The cornet solo 'k by Prof. Lutz -uu that gentleman an opportunity to o some brilliant wo His rendition of ce was such as to o minu the flrst sion of his ability as R A S s A all of which were well received. “The Yorge in the Forest,” though old called forth a hearty round of applau and was partia ted on an enco Sstirring all the t English honors, house on m.l.y e aatiinaay: nights and Saturday matinee, upon whieh occasions she will produce “As You Iike It,” “School for Scandal,” and “Romeo and Julet The opening piceo will bo Shakespeare’s char idyllic creation, “As You Likelt,” which is acknowledged to be the most’ purely ideal of Shak peare’s plays, and the play is referred to that cpoch'of his Tifo wihien ho had at- tained the perfection of poetic and mantic comedy. ‘The contemplative Jacques, the prinee of philosophical jes- ters, Totchstone, aud the rustical Audrey . lur American hi.~u|tm are conced to he pure creations n( Shakespeare’s fancy, ‘worthy of the master-mind that gave them birth, In the language of Canipbell, “‘Shakespeare has snatched us out of a busy world' into 1 woodland He makes its £ ko of its pas- igon, admi npath with its baiiished men and simpie rustics. But what a tablet of characters! The witty and impassioned Rosalind, the love voted Orlundo, the friendship devoted , the duty devoted Adam, the hn- morous elown and the melancholy Jacques—all these, together with the dig- nified and banished duke, make the for en an Elysium to our imagina At the People's, Vineent Combination w at the People,s theater, in th day, lm'-da\ and Wednesday this' week. They were in Des Moines a short time ago, and seem to have given ond satisfaction, as will appear from 16 following: Last night the Vincent Combination 1o week's engagement at the Lewis ing the gfeat Irish drama. en ‘ogue. - Felix A. Vineent tuul. the dificult character of Bryan Me- ¢, the outlaw of 68, Mr. Vincent has created the character and it is stating it mild to say thatin this great part he does some of the grandest, most powor- ful and int: thrilling ncting that has ever been witnessed on any st Eva Vincent in the ch i of Biddy won hosts of ad beauty and_grace of mani sweet. singing. The strong ver seen in this eit It ter, « Pa J Freneh author, 8 dead, DALLIED WITH SURE DISASTER The Overturned Toneu Pay the Penalty of® Faltering Irish Policy, SOLID PARNELLITE PHALANX. Met the Ministry at Its Bidding and Played the Powerful Card of the Present Parliament—-English Political Outlook. The Defeat of the Tories, Loxnoy, Jan, 8L.—[Special Telegram.]— Lord Salisbuy government has lll\ll the penalty of its faltering Lrish polic; Belief is general that they would ba in oftice if they had announced in the queen'’s speech the meas- ures they announced in the house on Tues- da; The liberal leaders down to Monday were anxiously contriving some means to prevent the carrying out of Colling’s amend= ment. The knowledge that the ministry had resolved to produce new Irish mensures withe out waiting for Smith’s report changed their plans, There was danger that the housd would support the government. The fecling about the lawless condition of Ireland was strong enough to secure a large vote for a bilk to secure the reign of law. ‘T'he governmenty if beaten in the house, could appeal to the country as the champlons of imperial unity. ‘They would fail in an endeavor to maintaih public order in Ireland, hence the liberals de- terminea to turn them out on @ minor issue and a truce Was patehed up between Gladstone and Chamber- lain. Colling's amendment expressed regret that the queen’s speech promised no relief to agricultural labor and offered no facilities for acquiring allotments and small holdings of * land. Gladstone had denounced during the campaign similar proposals, but accepted this, It now became, as Goschen reproach fully and Chamberlain exultingly said, part of the authorized liberal programme. Before debate began, Sir Michael Ilicks Beach announced that the government would on Thursday introduce a bill to suppress the National league, stop boycotting, and pro tect life and property in Ircland. He en- deavored vainly to postpone a decisive voté till those measure sk.ould be before the house. The liberals refused to loosen the grip on their enemies’ throat. Gladstone's speech secured adhesion of the rank and file of the party, and the amendment was carried by majority of seventy-nine Parnellites, who voted solid against the government. The vid tory is theirs. Gladstone, it is thought, went to Osbor reply to a summons trom the queen S day. Inthe meantime hourly consul have been held for three days with and among his former coileagues. No account of what is proceeding can be anything but con- jectured, but certain things are taken for granted. 1t is not believed Lord Hartington will join the Gladstone ministry, and the open break long postponed between the whigs and radicals appears to have arrived. Chamberlain a month since resolved never to' acquiesce in home rule and never again serve under Gladstone. But having converted th liberal leader to his agrarian policy and gof rid of the whigs, the radical leaderis content. to resime his place under the old umbrella, Goschen’s abstention is ca Bir Henry James’ abstention is possible; Lord Spencer, Trevelyan and Lord Derby are doubtful. The only strong members of the old cabinet who are certain to join the next cabinet are Lord Granville, Chamberlain, Sir William 3 Har conrt, Lord Rosebery, and SirCharles Dllke. it his trial next week results favorably. Efforts will be made to eniist the support of the moderates by avoiding a definite pro+ posal for home rule. Gladstone, like Disraeli, will educate his party and will explain to Parnell that the process of conversion re- quires time. Only a few weeks have elapsed | since the whole country pronounced againgt home rule, and it is hoped that Parnell, if he ' be allowed to govern Ireland as he likes meanwhile, through the National league, will wa The truth is the Lrish party has won a great triumph and made ngrcnli advance toward separation, which i thel avowed aim, buta long road vemains to bd raveled. (ladstone’s cabinet is yet |03¢ formed; its Irish policy is yet to be adopted ; a majority in the house of commons has yet to besecured; the house of lords and the- country ‘have yet tobe reckoned with and still no man las yet proposed a workable scheme, either American or otherwise. Political negotiations between Gladstone and Parnell are conducted indirectly. Thé Irish believe an agreement is within sights One thing certam is that no liberal ministry can command |||.|J1mlyu(ll present house unless it does Parnell’s bidding. Figuring on the Ministry. Loxnoy, Jan. 8L,.—The News believes Lord Hartington will remain neutral and will not seel to trammel Gladstone in his efforts to settle the Irish question, With the exception of Lord Hartington the News says Gladstone will not find serious deflection among his former colleag suggestion that Par- nell will be given a place ih the cabinet can not be acted upon, as e could enter the cabls net only on the basis of bringing in a bill granting complete legislative independence to Ireland. ‘The Times this morn- Lords Selborne and lenry J will decline to B md s in th aceept position LONDON, Jan. The ; states on nllllmlll\ that l.nhl l will not join the new cabinet. 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