Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 18, 1886, Page 1

o e SIXTEENTH YEAR. CTHE PLAN OF THE CANPAIG O'Brien Talks on the Latest Phases of the Irish Sitaation. * WORK WILL STILL BE PUSHED The Government Organ Says the War Must be Waged Another Colin Ca Specch Made Vigorously— phelt The Sitnation 1in lreland, [CopyHght 1856 Ty James Gordon Bennett.) Loxnoy, Dec, 17.—(New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bre.|—~A Dublin re- yorter Iast evening nad an interview with Mr. W, O'Brien, who was suffering ac- utely from a tumble which he and Mr. Dillon had from a ear while driving from Longhren to Atthenry. Botli shafts of the vehicle were and . suddenly both were violently to the ground. Dillon came down on his right side and was badly shaken. O'Brien’s head came In contact with the car, and both his hands, which he put out to save himself, came under him and were torn and seratehed by the hard, frosty ground, and his left arm was sprained. Both gents had to then pain fully walk over amile to Atthenry. THE POLICE OUTRAGE About the police outrace in Loughren, O Brien statea that they were not altogether unprepared for the swoop. His suspicions being aroused he took precautions, and not a bawbee nor a serap of paper of an incriminat- ing eharacter was in the room he occupled when the police rushed in. He said that the action of the government had not struck terror into the league leaders, ‘The plan of the campaign will still be pushed forward with the same zeal, though tempered with more caution. He would not be surprised if heand his fellow unfortunates should be next Thursday at Loughrea, where the case against them comes on for a hearing, re- turned for trial at the present—the Con- naught—winter assizes. The grand jury are not yet discharged, and there appears noth- ing in the way of the authorities having the national leaders tried. AN AMUSING AFFATR. Mr. O'Brien added fhat the proportion of notes and gold seized by the police was very small, amounting to about £58 out of a total of £1.100, Indeed, he expressed amusement at the whole affair, and said: 1 look to its effect to belp on the cause of the rvackrented tenants in Galw and elsewhere 1n Ireland.” He remarked these prosccutions were the best assistance that could be given to the plan of the eampaign, which was now invincible. 1t would go on increasing and developing, and even the action of the government, as exem- vlitied in the prosecution of himself and three members of parliament, so far from pre- venting he speed of the movement, had stimulated, and, as a_result, he looked for greater development of the eampaign. 1o was surprised that the traversers had heen allowed out on bail. Under those eir- cumstances the government pfosecution would make no difference to the agltation for the furtherance of the campaiizn, “The latest adyices from Dublin show there had not been any further arrests made in connection with™ the holding of national league rent offices in futherance of the plan of the campaizn, and that there was a lull in the ex b followed the an- nouncement from Loughrea, AUTHORITIES HESITATE. jeved that the difliculty of procur- ingevidence on which to base a charge of conspiracy has eaused the authoritics to pause before taking further steps and that they are evidently waiting in hopes that the leaguers may be deterred by what has taken place. However, it scems that on Friday Mr. Carew, M. I., attended at Ballyhannis for the purpose of holding a rent office for Lord Dillon’s tenants, A large foree of police were drafted into the town in charge of two resident magistrates, Mr. Carew, seeing his moyements watehed, gave up re- ing rents, but delivered a speceh to the people denouncing the government for ar- resting his colleagues. He said it would strengilien the national cause. It was the surest sign D) dander ) the government and landlordism, DILLON'S CONDITION. Mr. Dillon’s doctor thinks he will be un- able to leave his room for alittle, but he is determined, if he possibly can, to travel to Killarney for the mecting Sunday. My, O'Brien will attend the weeting at Longford. A castie detective, who called at Dillon’s dence, merely announced that he in- tended to call again to-day. 1t is understood that his mission is to serve a formal not conneetion with the queen's beneh ing. Mr. Jenkinson, chief of the eriminal inves- ation department, arrived in Dublin to- day. smashed flung proce THE STANDALD'S COMMENTS, The Standard, the government organ, says this morning: he news from Irelund all goes to show that the exceutives do ot mean 10 a0 things by halves. Dillon and Lis asso- bave been allowed @ longer period of licen than could have been wished, but now that war is declared, itisto be waged unrelentingly all along the lne, prosceution already instituted at Loughres, summonses are to beserved to-day om six prominent pro woters of the plan of the eatipaign to appear in Dublin on a charge of having been en aged in an illegal conspiracy, aud thero Is reason 10 believe that proceedings will be taken, in a leading instance, of eriminal in citment at popular gatherings in the prov- Besides the WHAT THE NEWS SAVS, On the other hand, the News, Gladstone organ, coutends that for permitting the plan of campaign to assume its present di- mensions the queen’s servantsare solely re sponsibleand they wust be ecalled to striet account for th conduet in the house of commons, WHAT CHAMBERLAIN WILL DO, Lobserve that Mr. Chamberlain does not intend to remaln a spectator of what is going on, but empioy the short intervals before the opening of patliament in giving his advocacy against the plan. He bas arranged to ad dress hiis own constituents on January 5, and to make & tour in deotiand, una to be present at a anion demonstiation at Howiek to recognize the s Sir George Tievelyau. ices of COLIN CAMPBELL SCANDAL Finlay Closes Hig' Outting Addr ¥ ord. (Copuright 18% by Javes Gordon Loxbos, Dee, 1.—[New York Herald Cable—Specinl to the Ber.l—Justice Bus, onentering the court house this moruing, ran against & file of sandwich wen carrying boards placarded: “Visit the School for Scandal at the Strand.” fie swlled at the cavaleade, but still more. when, confronting the juror scholars of seandal, they were ‘all told that Mr. Finlay would finish to-day, Sir Charles Russell to-morrow, the judge on Monday morning, and the verdict, would be Benuett.) + | brought in Monday evening. The foreman announced that he and his fellows had all been to Lord Colin’s house eyeing the key- hole. They tound that Neptune Blood was mistaken as io there being drops over the keyhole, and that the architect expert, sworn as to the sitnation of the keyhole and the measurement , was contradicled by a juror, who was also an architect. Judge Butt had already asked, during the progress of the case: “Did ever two doctors swear one way that some two other doctors, called on the other side, did not swear opposite to the first pair?’ e now looked as if he wanted toask: *“Did ever two architects agree?” Mr. Kinlay resumed hissumming up and the outside atmosphere, as well as that surround- ing the jury box, was densely foggy when he concluded,” as now a storm raged. His speech was an alternation of ingenivos fog, with powerful storming at the fair ledies, Campbell and Miles, and the co- respondents, none of whom were to- sent. Mr. Finlay was especially seve General Butler, who had never appeared. This was certainly an awkward incldent, tor ever since the Mordaunt case, it has become the religion of an Kuglish gentleman to swear to anything to absolve A woman's honor. A full report of the adverse invection of General Butler, who, it is whispered, had promised his nervons wife the celebrated painting of “The loll Cali” that he would t be a witness,would fill a column, Ameng other things he said fwere these: The jury had heard very frequently that Sir William Butler was a gallant and honorable soldier, but aman might be all that without being quite a Joseph on the point of morals, and it appeared to him that a gallant and honor- able sold who knew that his evidence was vital to the clearing of the char- acter of a woman charged with com- mitting adultery with him, would certainly not be absent, 1t was not suggested that he had ever been further than Dinan, which was a very short journey. If Sir William Butler could have denied it would have been a sacred duty for hin to have done so, but no doubt he was away because his evi- dence would destroy Lady Colin’s case. Did they suppose Gieneral Butler's counsel had failed to point out how absolutely essential to Lady Colin it was that he should come forward as a witness? Why, then, did he not? e was an honorable man and a soldier, and would he tail a lady in such a pinch but that he knew the charges to be true? Also that if he got into the witness box and deniea it, he wouldbe wuilty of per- jury? That was abgolutelytonelusive as to the case against General Butler. In his opening Mr. Murpny had eloquent! denounced the charges against his elient and had denounced Lord Colin, and all had pre sumed he was going to call Sir Wililam But- ler. But what were the feelings of the jury when they were told that all this tremendous discharge of heav. Ty was merely in- tended to cover the retreat of the gallant gen- eral, Referring to Lady Colin’s literary and other abilities, Mr. Finlay said: I certainly do not want tn deny that she is fitted toshine in any circle. Her conduct in the witness box shows that she is an adept in the dramatie art. concerts in behalf of the poor. I never heard that charity balls were duller than otherballs, and from Lady Colin’s diary 1 see she en- joyed herself immensely. Perhaps charlty might in the present case be iniended to “cover a multitude of sins” in the case of alady who had an invalid husband. Atleast she should not always be absent from home, Mr. Finlay seemed to muke a great impression on the jury when he said: “If Roso er’ was a per- juress in chargimg adultry on Lady Colin with Lord Blanford, why, when she was discharged, did Lady Colln’s sister ob- tain for Rose a new situation. Counsel, however, labored when he attacked the strong point of Lady Colin’s case, viz: that nearly all the present harges were known to Lord Colin’s solieitors when on the trial in which she obtained the separation, and yet werenot brought forward to defeat her claim, and his counsel openly said: “We know nothing to ler disadvantage.” This polnt is, I under- stand, to be Sir Charles Russell's great text in his closing speecl to-morrow. Mr. Finlay then took up the Purfleet as- sicnation. of the duke and the lady. He ridiculed the story that the duke had sworn to about y being a Mrs, Peiry, of Pimlico, re was she? Why was she not put into the box? What character had she to lose? Counsel severely dissected the morality of Lady Colin Campbell’s “mother. ), knowing the antecedents of the dulk had sanctioned, and, as a witness, defended her young daughter’s intimacy with him, He skillfully avoided the threads of evidence hanging outside its warp and woof. He wove all the best colors for bis client in a fabric where, 50 to speak, logie was his shatt the accentuated portions of his shor notes his words, Ladies Colin and Miles listened with erim- soned faces. Perhaps they had never Leard before such eloquent denunciation of the selves. Lord Colin, supported by his brothers, except the Marquis of Lorne, looked Inces- santly at, the jury. Sir Charles Rus- sell seemed using up half a ream of paver' with his notes with an airof “Ah, myScotehy, go it, but [ have the last word, and on a Saturday for the jury tomeditate upon throughout one whole Sun- day Sixteen days will have passed in the by Monday night, at a joint expense for fourteen counsels and six solicitors of about £2,000 per day as Lam informed by a taxing costs expert, and with the nnestimated loss of soelal morality, while, if the jury find that infidelity was proved for both sides, or that neither had proved it, either result would leave busband and wife' as they maritally were when the soiled family linen entered the judicial wrangle, trial the English Cabinet Council LoNDOy, D A cabinet council was held to-day lasting two Rours. The ehiet business was in relation to Egypt. ‘T'he cabi net approved the eircular note” to the powers explaining England’s views on the Egyptian question, both tinancial and wilitary; = The action ot the Liish executive was also ap: proved. -—— Russia Opposed to Ferdinand. VIENNA, Dee. 17.—A jolitical correspon dent hat the Russian government has sent a telogram to Prince Lobanoff, Rus sian ambassador here, refusing to countes anco the eandidacy of Prince Ferdinand, tx-Gotha, tor the throwe of Bul- sseity - s Aiding Sugar Producers, Tire HAGUE, Dee. 17.—The lower house of pariiwment has'adopted a bill remitting the tax on the free cultivation of sugar in Java temporarily ; remitting the export duty on sugar for & period of five years, and graiting iive years' delay to sugar manufactirers in the payment of their sugar dues. - Justice in New South Wales, Sypxey, N. 8. W, Dee. 17.—0f nine youtlis sentenced hiere, November 20, for eriminally assaulting o servant girl, the executive hgs decided to comumute te sentences of thiee Lo Tupris ientfor lite, will b langea stock. LoNpoy The auction sale of blooded stock belonginy . to the late Fred Archer, the jockey, lealized 3 total of 3,58, 1 ridicule her attendance at | OMAHA, SCHAEFER DEFEATS SLOSSO! A Close Billiard Contest Witnessed in Chicago, CiicAGo, Dee. 17.—Central Music hall was completely filled with lovers of tie game of billiards when Slosson and Schaefer ap- peared on the platform at & o'clock this evening. John W. McCullough, of St Lonis, immediately announced that the game was to be 500 points, cushion caroms, for £2,000a side and the gate money. Kugene Carter was announced as umpire for chaefer: Jolin Thateher, of Cleveland, tor Slosson: Henry Ryan, of Chicago, referee, and Charies Matthews, of Chicago, marker. Without further prelimmaries the plaving began. Schaefer won the bank, took the black ball, and missed. Slosson counted one and missed. Schaeter counted one. Nelther counted in the third inning, and at this rate the game moved on till the sixth innine when Slosson rolled up fourteen, mostly in_the lower left-hand corner, and sat down amid Joud applause with a to of twenty to his credit. Sehwfer made three and Slosson two. Then the “Wizud” stned his eue and, with the aeterimined look which e was woni to conceal during his last game, he quickly reached 31osson’s biegest run and passed it amid applause, e played on steadily, and forhis twenty-sixth shot brought down _the house with a brilliant _reverse Enelish one cushion shot the entire length of the table. 11w was about to sit down on the twenty-seventi, when an ontrageous scrateh saved hin. He' resumed his run with re- newed vigor and when he finally missed an casy eross the table shot, he sat down with a run of forty-eight to his ereditand a total of fifty-even.” Fronm this on for some time the averages wera better, Slosson 1 ng runs of fitteen, seventeen und twelve, with one or two woose egws, and Seliwfer runs ot venteen and nine and a series of single numbers, At 9 oclock thie score stood: Sehaefer, 106; Siosson, 81, “Then thiere was a spell of €oose eges for botl sides, interpersed with single and douvle counts, The playing became uninteresting, In the eichtesnth inning_Schaefer knocked out seventeen voints, making his total round 100, winle Slosson had but 9. The score did not advance rapidly, but tie game could not be called stupid. A" great variety of shots were shown, and there were frequent bursts of applause,” "The sixty-eighth inning netted Slosson seventeen hard earned points, Thi %o startled Schaefer that lie soon after, in the seventy-ninth inning, ratiled up trty-six, with apparently no effort. The score, when he at last missed an_easy two-cushion shot, stood: Schaefer, 522: Slosson, 239, In the seventy-seventh Schacfer woke up ngain for what was destined to be a series of wonderful runs. Scoring nine in the sevent seventh lie followed it with runs of seven, twenty-nine, twelve and thirty-seven. Dur: ing this spurt Sehaefer gave what is believed to be the tinest_exhibition of cushion carom playing ever witnessed in public. Men who had been used tosee cushiol carom played in hammer and tongs style were astounded, The plaving of Schacfer was cliefly remarkable for his marvelously delicate mastery of the balls. When e had completed his run of thirty-seven_there was a perfect storm of applause. Noryithstanding Seleter's leatl of 157 points, Slosson exhibited surpris \d astonished every one by his brill: sh. The close was of a most exciting Unlike Slosson, Schacfer ap- peared unable to play even an ry gawe, but his magnificent lead stood him i goud stead and Slosson tailed to overtake him in time. Schaefer's average, 4 55-111; Sloesson, 8 100-110. i Se WALL STREET RECOVERING, Stocks Rule Steady at Higher Prices With Less Excitement, NEw Yok, Dee. 17.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—The stock market was less ex- cited and considerably duller to-day than it hias baen for seve: ys past. The temper of speculation was bullish, however, and with the elimination’ of the large outside in- terest through the exhaustion of margins, it was thought that the market would run into dullness until the January disbursements re- lieved the money market, when it was ex: peeted that the bull Jeaders wonld take hold and lift priees. The advance in the Bank of England rate of discount was regarded as a tavorable sizn by well informed brokers, It was thouzht that this action was merely pre- cautionary, and would mnot prevent a large amount of gold being shipped here. Grangers were sold down after the opening to-day, St. Paul being notably weak. Mouey was still tight, call loans commanding a sharp 10 per cent rate. There was no speclal news caleulated to effect prices, the money situation being considered the most important factor. It wasbelieved that high rates for would be current until the fivstof the year, and in the interifi brokers counseled their friends to be , prepared for dden raids on the market, St. Paul_earn- ings for the second wekk of December showed an inerease of 37,00, Coal stocks were notably weak, and the talk was that Reading would have ti be forelosed. which event the stock would likely be wiped out entirely. Cables from Lomdon announeed the ship- ment of £300,000 pounds of gold to this coun- try, and the arrival of something over $1,000,000 in gold tended to allay apprehen- sions in resard to tizht money, The wi ness early in the day was prineipally due to lar. e selling from London, Later London e a moderate biyer and tfie whole mar- tirmed and then became steady and dull, Thie sales to noon were 255,00 shares. Money at one time loaned at 25 per cent, but later was offered at 9 per cent, and the announcement that 2,500,000 had been shipped from Southampton consigned to this country caused the bulls to buy freely, The shorts were also buyers, and the resuit was an advance of about ‘1 percent, a part of whicl was lost before the close. ' Kansas & Texas was bullea on the passage of the bill in cougress authorizing the railtoads to build into the Indian terriiory, the prospect being that the territory woilil be open to public sttloment before the present congress ad- urns, ‘The market closed easy at n frac- jonal decline {rom the best prices of the day, Total sales were abont 500,000 shares, e Sale of Stewart's Art Collection. NEW Yok, Dec. 17.—|Special Telegram to the Bk, | —It has been decided to sell at pub- lic auction, next March, the entire A. T, Stewart eollection of pictures, statuary, and an immense quantity of bric-a-brac and fine art publications belonging to the estate. The collection is valued at over §1,000,000 and eon- tains some of the most valuable and cele- brated paintings in this coun In the list are three paintings by Meissonier, including the famons “I1807," for which Mr. Stewart 0,000 fruncs, and on which e artist was engaged for n years, Other great artists whose works are represented ave Gerome, with three paintings, ineluding *The Gladiator™ and *“Fhe Chariot Race:” Fortuny, with three works, one of which is “Phe Snak Cuarmers.” and' ltosa Bonheur, with * Horse Fair.” “Among the forfy and more marble statues are the “Greek Slave” and “Eve,” by Hiram Powers Flora,” by Crawford ; **Waler Nymphs,” irees, and Hosmer's “Queen of Pal- ' “The porcelains, silverware, Dres- den, “severes and royal Worcester ware. Japanese and Chinese curios, rate ena 1 bric-a-brac will_aftracted 'general atten- ion. - - Dosed With His Owx: Medicine, ATLANTA, Ga,, Dec. 17.—~Thursday morn- ing atter midnight the house of John Swil- ling burned down. Inside were Swilling, his wife and three children, all of whom were burned th death. Francis Saunders was ar- rested and confessed that ke had erushed in the skulls of the sleepers aturated the bed clothes with coal ofl, applied a mateh and left. “Citizens seized the murderer and car- ried bim Off to lypeh hin., A rumor has reached here that Sanders was tied to a tree and burned to death, —— Gold for New York, Loxvoy, Dee. 17.—The steamer Aller, whiéh sailed from Southaliplon to-day for New York, carries £461,500 in ‘gold. Of .the bullion withdrawn from the Bank of Eng- gland to-day £306,000 were tox shipment for Auierich | Morrison After the SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1 THE TENURE OF OFFICE ACT Thirty to Twenty-Two. APPHOVED BY THE PRESIDENT Chairmanship of the Inter-State Commerce Com- mission—Congressman Reld's Financial Difficulties-Notes. Look Out For Kepublican WasiHisGToN, Dee, 15, —[Special gram to the Bir.|—There was quite the senate to-da; to repeal the crats wen Removals, stir in during the vote on the bill re of office act. The demo- very anxious to pass the bill, and as the vote seemed to be close they hustled around to muster every vote possible. Al absentees were paired, and asa result the bill was passed by a vote of 30 to 22 I'ne demo- crats were somewhat elated at the pass: the bill, as it will relieve the president in waking removals of the restraint now upon nim. Itis generally predicted that the house will pass the bill without delay, and then there will be wholesale removals of repub- licans in tenure offices, 1t is snid that Prosi- dent Cleveland favors the adoption of the bill, THE ONLY THING HE WOULD ACCEPT, The friends of Representative Morrison, of Ilinols, say that there 1s only one public position that hie would accept after his rotire- ment from cong that should the conforence report on interstate com- merce bo adopted and bacome & law, and shiould the conimission therein authorized be composed of the right kind of men. Mr. Mor- rison mignt be willing to accept the presi- dency of the commission as a position that would enable him to serve as against monopoly. 1t is believed the president wonld Tike o give the office to Mr. Morrison, as 1 is in sympathy with him in his efforts to re- forin the tarif REID'S EMIARRASSMENTS, | Representative Reid, of North Carolina, who has gone wrong finuneially, has not yet resumed Lis seat in- the house. - His mail’ is called for at the house postoflice by_his brother. He lias been seen recently in° New K, nd has been in the city_since the ses- sion begun, His colleagiies express sorrow for his mis and his trouble is ex ned thus a son of Rev. Mirna cid, one of the most_prominent clereyvinen in North Carolina, ‘The son's financial em- barrassiet is said to_have grown originally lis having asstmed |iis father's debts, and also the debts of a brother. EADS MODIFIES IS DI Captain Bads has modified his petition to congress, and is now merely nsking for a chatter for his railway without financial as sistance from the governinent. The proposi tion was befor tho house commerce commi tee to-day and after some discussion was re ferred 1o« sub-commitiee. There is n good deal of prejudice against Eads’ scheme and itis not likely that any of them will suceeed at the hands of congre: ENDICOTT, AND MILES. Secretary Endicott’s attention was to-day called to a published statement that he had written a Statement which will be sent to congress explaining that the references in his report 10 General Miles' Apache campaign were made upon misrepre- Sentations and that orders were suppressed which were before unknown to the secre- tary, and in conclusion_that General Miles’ vindication 18 shown by the general order extending the limits of his department. The scoretary said 10 his reply thathe knew abso- lutely nothing of any such matter beyond the fact that an order has been issued extend- ing the limits of the Department of Arizona to what they formerly were, TIE G. A. Tt AFTER DABNEY'S SCALL “Either Dr. Dabney, the pension office ex- aming surgeon, is a monstrous fabrieaior or lie was a wuard'at one of the re says Colonel John McElroy, editor National Tribune, ~ Colonel MecElroy has been acting with the G. A, K. pension com- mittee in investigating the charge that Dab- ney was a guard at Andersonville, and_has the latest information on the subjec bave found a number of witnesses,” colonel to-day, “who state pos y they heard Dabney say, in a boasting spirit, too, that he was a'prison guard, and we con- sider him fust as culpable s his service in that capacity was proven. The committee has not yet concluded Its Iabors, but when it docs It will report and will find if it does that he was arebel prison guard and that he boasted of having been one. 1 canuot see that the one finding will show him up in a less despicable lighf than the other, 1 should think the union soldiers would have more respeet for a man or boy who served at An- dersonville as a guard than one who hoasted that he had and who really had no*” 1t is believed here that when Dabney boasted of having been n rebei prison wuard ne thonght fie was raising his stand with his party and Lis sitperior officers. THE DISTRICT KNIGHTS OF LAROR, Knights of Labor throughont the country will be interested in learninz ot the prosperity of this Distriet, The order at the nationil capital been 'strengthened by the recent strikes of the trades unions and the prospects of legislation in congress for the interest of the orzanization throughout the country, Heretofore the assemblies hero have occupicd nted rooms. Arrangements have. been made to construct a magnificent building, to be oceupied ny all of the local assembiles, When this is inished it is the purpesc ot the organization, or rather all of the local assem- biies, to brins to their hall members of cou- gress and others who | to do with na- tional leislation, and teach them something practical of the work and aims of the Knighis of Labor. 1t is the purpose of the knighis liere to induce congressmen to attend the lec- tures and haye some of them connected with the organization, so that when n ters affect- ing the organization come before congress there will be well posted men on the floor of each house. ‘Iliis is one of the puposes of the extensive preparations being made here inthe way of a capacious buding and a splendid hall. When the organization ean et the ear of eonetess in this way its mem- Bers can take hope, WHAT DID HE MEAN? When a souihern mewber of congress called upon President Cleveland the other day and talked about the work of the session the man at the white house swid somcthing like this: " “Ihope you peoble up there will do something with iinance and the eustoms laws before you wdjourn, ‘These are matters in which the cowiwy is vitally interested and it you don’t takesome action I'm afraid 1 will liaye to call your attention to the sub- Jeets azain, and fa more impressive way than L did in my message.” Themewber is puzzled to understand what the president meant; but is ot the impression that it was an extra session of congress. e says, how- ever, that the president. may have intended to convey the idea that he would be more pronounced I his message to congress when it convenes in December next. Since the es of the president this wember en feeling the: pulse of the house, and says that the president will have to do his Worst, as there is Boearthly chace of chang- ing the tarifl at_this session, or in any way wodifying the silver nage, ete, GOMSIP ABOUT THE CABINET, h newspapers throughout the couns try have fallen into the babit of late of refer- ring in a sneering way to the reports of eor- respondents concerning cabinet changes, it is nevertheless true at least one change is about to take place in the list of President Cleveland’s counselloys, It be wild specul n, and 15 probably untrué that At- torney General Ii:nhnd has an idea of retir ing; but the people who are permiited to see him daily have net the slightest doubt (hat he will be out of the cabinet in & very short time, ~ If he does not go voluntarlly, his friends fear that he will do so thros nec. s sity, as he isin very delicate bealth, hot- withstanding the fact that he tries to make libwiself believe that he is improving in phys- ical stenzth. Mr. Manning is helped in atd out of his carriage, up and down stairways at bis residence, at fiie department, aiid is 1ifted up and down the steps at the white house, as though he were an ifvalid of many years' suffering. He totters and reels. and has all the appearance of one who sutiess intensely and has graye apprebessions of the ead buing fwminent. Those who ave talked with M, 1886, Manning recently and who have had the best opportunity of judging of his physical strength, say he must leave the harrassiments of his office or run great risk of losing his life. It is evident for reasons for which even The Scnate Repeals the Law By a Vote of | his friends do not speak of, but which relate to the yrecarious condition of that Mr. Manning will not be in the cabinet after March next, 1le will stay till conzress adjourns in all probability. 10 BE APPOINTED BANK EXAMINER. Mr. Snyder, present deputy comptroller ot the currency,' who js to be appointed bank examiner for Now York City to take effect on the 1st ol J ty, is 4 young man who has tilled several positions i the department and lias never vet peen satisfiod with any. His firstappointment was as chief clerk of the treasurer’s offi He did not remain there very long when le deterinined that he wanted some other place. e applied for several positions, amoni others the comptrollershin of the euirency. His application created a good deal of “amuscment, as he very young man and has had comparatively little expe nee in banking matters, other tha those of a bank elerk, but e was appointed at last deputy comptrotler and his held t position for several months. Mr. Trenhe proposes fo give him this new plice heeatse he wants it principally, and because he de. SITCS to have w man, as e savs, who can teel thie pulse of the country, Grih o preseit incumbent, hias been eidorsed for retention by nearly every man interested in the banks of New York City, but the endorseraents are of no use. Griber must go, CONTINUING VI INDIAN COURT 1tis likely that the secretary of the interior will authorize the contingance of the tndian court, which was established at Standing Roek agency a year or two ago. This court was the ontcome of the very effective aamin- istration of Awent MeGillionddy, who in daced the Tndians to agree upon soine method for trying peity offenders among theniselyes “The result was that a court was orzanized on ar 1o the ordinary justice eourts States, of which the principal chief of the Sioux vation, namely, Youne Man-Atraidof-His-Horses, was ehosen pro- siding judge. No-Flesh, another Indian ot promitence, was made deputy, and the court was conducted witli decorim and ability by these men. Bad Indians who were dixcov- ered in any petty crime were tried by o jury of their peers, and the jury fixed the penalty on the Mikndo's principle"aceordiug 1o Ui crime.” This thing bas worked very well until recently, when some enterprising petty eriminal at the ageney took it into his head to question the jurisdiction of the court, and when the faets were placed hefore ihe neent he held that so long as offenders were willing to abide by the deeisions of this tubunal without question they would hold pod, but if anybody questioiied them it would be necessary for the department ot the iterior to ify‘the action of the Indians, THE NEW YORK SENATORIAL FIGHT, Just now the sensatorial fight in New *York state is cansing more. comment than any similar contest pending in the count Itis generally rezarded war betweei Warner Miller and Levi I Morton, and al- though Mr. Frank Hiscock is irequently mentioned, there are very few politicians liere who think that hie has a ghost of a show. Nevertheless, Hiscocks friends antieipato that he may Show very mueh more streneth when the caueus weeis in Aibany nest month than he has yet been credited with, and that in event ot a close division of the Morton und Miller forces he (Iliscork) may come in_as the dark horse. Mr. Henry G. Butleigh, member of congress fiom the Lake Cham’ plain district, who is one of the shrewdest politicians in'the state, looks upon Miller's chances as very much better than those ot Morton, and has bern heard to express him- self on Several oceasions, as contident of Mil- ler’s return to the senate, Under ordinary e cumstances Mr, Burleigh’s predictions in polical matters would be entitled to great weight, but since the xecent election he is not regarded as so good an oracle as he was before. Burleigh was nomiuated by the republicans of his district, ana as he had been so oasily eleeted beforo, the democra inade no varticular effort to defeat him in the early part of the campaizn. On the Saturday betore election Burleigh was in New York and was met by oue of his congressional his nealth, friends, who asked him how it was that he was neglecting his own bai A tine 50 close o election. Burlel Ol { have nothing to do, I havea walk-over. The democrats have nominated no one and | shall not have to turn wmy hand over to get the place.” This was on Satyrday. On Monday, very much to his surprise, e found by the New York vapers that the democrats had nominated a man at the kst moment. He hastened home, but was too late. 'The distriet is a big one and he was unable to cover It thoroughly. 15 oppanent hud made a very stirewd, Still hunt and had his tickets in every polling place in his district and his friends posted” to keep his candidacy dark, ‘e result was that Burleigh defeated by about LGI0 votes in ong of the stronzest republican districts in New York state, ‘Lhis is the reason why he is not so much an anthority on the senatorfal qu to-day @5 he might have been had he hud less contidence in Lis own ability to win. MORRISON'S MEASURE ALL-ATs0l “Ilie probable outcome to-morrow of Mor- rison’s motion to consider the taritl was the absorbini question at the eapital to-day, and is being discusfod to-ni bt with equal infer- estabout the hotels. While 1t is admitted by both parties to the contest that the vote will be elose, the indications are that the majority will be found against consideration A ne turn was given the question to-day by a de- mand (rom the reprosentatives of Virginia and the Carolinas that ai amendment should be accepted fo abolish the tix on tobaceo i reduce 10 0 cen ts the fax on distitled spirits, with absolute freedom for fruit brandy of domestie manufacture. These gentlemen want Mr. Morrison to azain permit such an amendimnent o bo offered in ease the bill is taken up, but he would muke no agresment’ in advance of the vote {o be taken tomorrow. 1t was repor that (e menbers. in giestion had decic vote agalnst consideration unless ty quest shonld be granted, but this report is in- correct, 1t is apparent ihat there is an_earn- est feellng among the members from the ¢ bacco growing states to report the toba tax, which last y yielded €28,000,000, and 1his fecling is heighfened by the fact it the belief prevails among their constituents that there is a faiv prospect of securing the repeal by a determined and nnited movement, 1tis not likely, however, that the tobaceo men will turn against Morrison should le persist i declining o awree to admit their proposed amendinent. Mr. Morrison could not, at is personal ovtion, admit or seelude’ such an - amendwent stould the bl be taken ,up. The amendment would be germane and if a majority should support it would of course ineorporated, M. Morrison, however, s known to oppo any change in the present taxes on tobaceo and whisky, and while e cannot prevent such an amendment being offered to his bill, will oppose its adoption. A nuinber of the tobacco men say they would not vote forany bill to reduce taxes that does not inelide tobacco, which assures so many additional otes against the Morrison bill should that measurc bo brought to a vote, There is con- siderable talke to-might wbout certain members who lust summer voted against consideration of the tariff bill voting witn Morrison to-mor row, Those mentioned in this connection aro Lim Campbell, Muller, V | New York, and Findlay, of Maryland Should tuese six gentiemen change from e negative to L Mirmative de the ma: jority of last summer would be eut down to three. Itis not belicved, however, by the opponents of Morrson that their marsin will be found to be so narrow when the vote is announced, but even that small tigure would be suflicient to defeat the effort for considera- tion, Mr. Morrison, it is said, adwits to-nieht that' he will be short four or five votes to morrow, and does not question but that 1f the vote should be on the direct proposition (o re vise the tarifl he would be beaten by a much larger ajority than he was at the Jast ses glon, It is probable that the vote on My Morrison's motion will be reached in th house about 3 o'clock to-morrow, A CONFERENCE DEFERRED, A conference of the houseand sen wittees on tie electoral count bill lave taken piace to-diy he reguest or the ses intimated that the latter have agre house amenduienrs, so that the ¢ will be merely a waiter of form, THE BOND REDEMPTION. A prowminent treasury official asked Tor information on th 1his afternoon that it is not at all likely that the departwent will make any immediate calls for 7 per cents. in view of the tact that it hias afready iven public notice that it stands “ready fo redeew. all such bonds outstanding. piying par and acerued interest liss, of 0 com way 10 but was deferred at e commiite who was subject suid 1o the date of presentation. The amount of bouds redecwed uuder Wiy “open gall,” was issuied September 15 last,is 82,900, his leaves §¢ outstanding, Of the called bonds thero s outstanding $7,075,250, The United States treasurer has already fssned choeks to pay the January interest on the_registered 4 o cent loan, amounting to $1.500,000. e will to-morrow isstie checks to pay (e balance of this interest. amounting to_about - $1,500,000. Checks in payment or Pacific railroad inter- estwill probably be issued fo-morrow also, anounting to $1055,000, The amount of registered interest already vald, with rebale under the citenlar of - November 10, s 180,000, CLEVELAND AND UILE 001 GUARD, General MeMahon, of New Y orh Major Thomas E. Sioan, of the ealied upon the prosident to-duy and invite him tobe present at the <Ol Goaic ball to be held at the New Y ork Metropolitan gpera Touse o the evening of January 27 The president acknowledeed the and aceepted the nvitation, condit his beimg able o leave his public d BELILE FOIR LIEUTEN AN T Senator Mandurson today directing the the “wovernment to of First Licutenant James R. Bgan, late as Sistant conumissary of subsistence at Fort DAL Russell, Wyoming tereitory, with the Sum of S2A08 thd amoint of the slortage of wilitary slores at that place, occasioned t the misconduct and dishonesty of Commis sary Serzeant James Bowling, amd without any misconduet or dishonesty on the part of <aid Licutenant 15 and Ol Griard,” cotrtesy ties, RGAN introduced a bill proper oflicers ¢ credit the account James W to-day appointed caner in the Nebraska internal revenue dis trict. Mrs. Manderson and Mis. assisting at the Gartield hosy held lere this week. 1Uis o and is for a laudable purpose. Senator Manderson, elininian of the eom mittee on” printing, believes that Publig Printer Bencidict's coniirmation will he tingent upon the decision of the qu rvised us fo whether he is or is not a practical printer. Phe other senators will raise the question of Benedict's renoval of republican cmploy es, VanW ek are Wl tair being plendid suecess Sti0) POSTAL CHANGES following Nebiasha postmasters were appointed to-dav: Albert A, Pang- born, * Hrady Island, Lineoln _county. viee R D, Fisher, removed: E. ). Albright, Brewsier, Blaine county, vieo Geo, W. Brewster, esigned: Jullis B, gohnson, Johnson,” Nemaha county, vice Isane Clageeli, removeds lsane V. York, Nichol Lincoln' eounty, viee Richard Hrown, re signed: Virginia A, Murstellars, Wileos, Kearney county, vice 8. W. Moore, not coni: missioned, “The postoflice at Delay, Lincoln county, was discontinued to-day A postoflice has been established at Crooks. ton, Chierry county, Nebraska, and Frederick 1L Baum arton appointed postiaster, James F. Gordon has been” commissione Postmaster at Monterey, la. ‘The time sehedule of the star mail ro Logan Grove to Coneord. Neb.. 1 chanced us follows: Leave |ogan ove Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1 a. .z arrive at Coneord by 1215 p. . Leav Coneord Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8 nL g arrive at Logan Grove by 10:15 . m. -t MISOELLANY, INVALID PENSIONS, Wasuixaroy, Dee. 17.—The house con- mittee on invalid pensions {o-day amal- zamated a substitute for the Blair bill pre- pared at the last session, with Kepresenta- tise Weber's bill relating to the pension of dependent parties, and instructed the ch man to report the matter to the house and endeavor to secure its passage under a sus- vension of the rules. THE TOBACCO TAX. Represontatives from the southern tobacco growing states to the number of twenty- five or thirty held a conference in the rooms of the liouse committea on judiciary to-day, and resolved that while thev would vote to consider the Morrlson tarifl bill, amendments shiould be offered at the proper time in the event of prevalence of the motion to consider abill providing for the abolition ot the in ternal revenue tax on tobuceo and fruit candy, and of a 1eduetion of the whisky tax fron ) 1o 50 cents per gallon. A committee, consisting of Wise of Virginia, Jolnson and Benneit — of North Carolina, Candle of Georgia, and “Tillman of South Carolina, was appointed to formulate the amendment. SENATC The bill introduced by Senator Aldriel to- day to provide for the reduction of interest on_ the bondcd debt of the United States authorizes the sceretary of the treasury 1 re- ceive at the treasury bonds of the United States bearing 415 per cent annual interest, and to issue in exchange therefor an equal amonnt in United States bonds of such form and denomination as he may preseribe, besr- ing interest at the rate of 255 per eent an - ally. These 21 per cent bonds shall becomo payable at the same date as the bonds for which they are exchanged are payable, bro vided that the 2i¢ per cent bonds issied in exchange for the 4 per cents shall not he called in and paid so long as any bonds of the United States heretofore issued bearig higher rate of - interest shall be outstanding and unealled, il the Tast of such boy originally issued therefor shall be first eallod in, and” this order of payvment shall be fol Lowed until all of sueh bonds shall have been ealled in or paid. In_consideration of the reduction of interost effceted, the seeretary of the treasury is authorized to pay to holders of United Stites 4 or 415 per cent bonds ex changed for2ig per cont bonds a sum equal in‘each case (0'the agsresate | rosent wortl the time of exchange of the portion of the several quarter-yearty payments of interest from which the Unnted States is veleased by sueh exchange, In ascerlaining sueh pres ent worth, interest shall be computed a8 not less than 3 per cent per ), relnvested quart rly. Tho t eent bonds 1eceived o excl b0 be evi dence of indel inst the United States and shall be can led and dest e provided, further, that the payments author ized by this scetion” may be eredited (o and torm part of the sinkinz fund of the United rovided by the existing law, CONIIRMATIONS, dore D, Wilson y to he chief of the bureau of constuctio air and ehiet constructor of the navy the relutive rank of commodore; Pay Dipee or Jaine Iton, of Tennessee, to he ehief of the bureau of provisions and elothins, and paymaster general of the navy departuien: Pay Tnspeclor Rutus Park, of New York be pa diveci ol the "aym Janes E. Tolfree to be pay inspector’ of ¢ navy; Assistant Pavimaster John Convin, of Ohid, to be post assistant nayy’; Chiarles A, Ward, of or of enstoms at Port Huron, Mich, CAPTAIN EADS REQUEST A communication from Captain Eads wa lald betore the honse committes on commerce to-day, requesting thie the ill providing for the construction of tie Eads ship railway as to conter oily a charter upon the company BEPUBLICAN SENATONS ¢ A caticus of republicin this atternoon. It was called ostensibly 1o ull vacancies in th imitiee lists, Dolph was selected to be chairman on elaims and Senator Spooner for chairman of the coin- wittee on coust defen vaeancies n, ¢ also The CAPITAL wd re- with navy; Michigan. 10 b AUl nators took place 11af & dozen other it meberships inter eized o0 was taken i A advisory cominiitee was appoiited and U Cable Roads Knocked Out, NEW Youk, Dee. 17.-A decision court of appeals was handed down th g which puts an end to the sche iron the city of New York with cable rou The suprenie court had denied the motion « the New York Cable company 1o confin t of the commissioners under w Howed to build over s ay in the streets of this city Engincer and F A CINCINNATI engine was returnin the Cineinuati Southern ro: wreek near Sunlight, Tean tender broke into aind the en down an embankment. © Chrlsto engineer; of Ludiow, Ky., and .Jo {reuen. of Danville, Ky., were calh beueall the engine, Kilted, Dee, 17.—Last night 09,50 of uncalled 5's still | med o | committee Lo so amend | | Nigher NUMBER 1 TWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST A Whaling Bark Driven Ashore on the Pacific Const and Wrecked. ONLY TEN OF THE CREW SAVED I'hie Vessel's Timbers so Rottgn That the Loss of Life is Charaoterized as Little Short of Cold- Blooded Murder, A Wreeeked Whaler, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17, At 2 this morning the whaling bark driven ashore a mile and a House and went 1o pieces in a few minutes, nota spar remaining standing, The wreek was strewn along the beach thre miles. About twenty-five men to be lost. “Piie cantain and wate, with elght or ten men, were saved, The following is Thomas T statement of the wrock: “We were towed out to vesterday, There was o heavy land swell and no wind, The current was strone and we could not get out of the swell, We let o both anchors bt (he sea swept the decks and was <o heavy the anchors could not hold. We dra cged ashore and struck at 100, i, Men were being washed oft dur- ing all this time by the fmmense waves which dashed over us, The vossel went to pleces an hour and a half after she struek. There was a very heavy for and it was’ piteh dark. We siceeeded {n lowering {wo boats but both capsized before cetting two boat * lengths from the stip. “Ihe uist’ boat con= tatned L, 1L Doty, first mate: Anton Perry, third mate, ana four or tive of the ecrew. ‘That was the last we saw _of them. In_the second boat were myselt, Second Mate Ring and five men. When we were swamped the sea carried us in Gl we touched botton, whem we drageed ourselves ashore. We made no sienals of distress as 1t was too foggy for an: to beseen. As soon as the captain reache shore he made his way in an exhausted con- dition o the life-saving station . few hin- ared vards away and gave the - alarm, The apparatus was immediately got ont, but Wil 1o the dariness and To? [k wAs Some time before the wreek coulil be located. A - Jine was then shot over er, bat it proved no serviee, as it beeame entangled in sl wreckage and the vessel chortly went %o pieces, Tne vessel was valued at $10,000; her oubit at §15,000; insurance, $5,(0). The captal and crew numbered forty-1wo. persons, an ub to now only eleven aro known o be . o saved. Only one hody Is thus far recovered. 1t s tumored that o large number of the crew were intoxicated and that twenty-tive were below sleeping off the Tiquor when the vessel strick and thus met their deaths. Major Blakeney, superintendent of the life saving station, inspected what was left of the wrecked vessel and ealied attention to the vessel's timber. e said hey are so rotten that a slight blow will dreak them. ‘The same state of things exis(s in every part, It seems to me that a rigid investigation should be ordered and those responsible ba made an examle of. In my opinion this is Jittie short of cold-blooded ninrder,” The statements of a number of survivors corroborate Major Blakeney’s assertions, ) o'clock Atlantic was If below ClIft Warren's sea team Whaler Buvned. SAN Fuaxcisco, Dee, 17.—The stean: whaler, Mary and Helen, burned this morn- ing off the works of the Pacuie O1l ‘I'rauspor- tation company at the Potiers, in the south- ern part of theeity, The fire communicated with the magazine ot the vesselagd an ex- plosion followed, killing the captain’s son and a deck hand. The vessel was badly damaced, the whole side being burned out. The vessel was burned to the water's edge and is stated to be a total loss. The origin of the fire is_believed to have been spontancous combustion of Joose waste in the tire roon. The Trade Dollar Bill. WasuiNGrox, Dee. 17.—Tae bill passed Dby the senate to-day for the retircment and recoinage of the trade dollar reads as fol- Isws: That inti] July 1, 1887, trade dollars, if not defaced, mutilated or stamped, shall be re- ceived ut the oflice of the treastrer or any ag- sistant treasurer of the United States in. e change for a like unt, dollar for dollar, of standard silver dollars of the United States, ection 2, That trade dollars received by the treasurer or any assistant treasurex of the United States shall not be paid out or in any other manner issued: but, at the expense of the United States, shall be fransuiitted jo comnge mints and shall be regarded and treated as silver bullion, and gb thelr bullion vaie, shall be dedueted r he amount of bultion requited (o be puichased and eoined by the wet of February 25, 1575, ‘and shall be recoined into standard siiver dollars, aceord- e to the provisions of said ncts provided, that the anount to be so deducted, as pro- vided in this seetd shall not exceed $500,- 600 in any montl Section 4, That all luws and parts of laws aniorizing the ndissuance of United” Siates t re lLicreby re~ pealed. The Boodle Conviet, NEw Youi, Decqdi.—The court of general sessions, where the convieted boodle alders man, MeQuade, was to be arraigned to-day, was crowded 1o the doors with spectators, McQuade enine into court in enstody of: Unaer Sherifl Seston five minntes before the openin g of proccedings, He wore an air of bravado and said, “Good morning, boys,” in a tone and nanner savoring of the reckles As he removed his overcoat and pulled of his gloves e sinilingly surveyed the faces about him and nodded recognition to friends here and there in the audience, When — he had taken his seak etore the bar, Lo ehatted with one or two friends who happened 10 be sitting General senntor T Grad hard Newc e putes after theiy clic ous and the face of Neweo e ext Tliey thew elient.” The la 1ion were latg in putting in ranee, Lie retorder wis o hand prompilys Passing of sentence npon MeQuadu hig en deferred until Monday, The Haymarket's Doctor Bills, Cinteao, Dee 17~The eliy coune'finanes sminittes to-day agreed upon o basis of sut- tlement with the physicians attended the policemen wounded at Haymarket ot Dr. Murphy was allowed $2,%0, Dr + 82,000 and Dr Hareis 150, Dr, Murphy's as finally presented o the couneil, Was 55, D Lee's 32914, and Dr. Harns® Thivir original bills were considerably Alter the commities agreed njpon the wmonnts to-day the throe doctors were catled in wnd fori nade with, them to settle (heir elaims e dectined Lo accept the amoUnts « Avilg such ton would lay them liable t however, Lo room five > seris Lrave in cach tal i turn to + proseeis who mate bil take the ~ Murderers Disposed OF. o Ark., Dee. 17.-Factor Bullock, two of the four ne- o murdered s and Dic who a few da in the Choetaw nation by covered themw killing his cattl on $400 bail, sud were ea taken to th ih bullets, each and rdeo Geore sause he dis: were relensed a mob Wed- te wurder and nol less George awaits wht by en of viddled thau torty & otlier 1 ) Dow Luw Dee, 18,11 rendered preme i de fon suss the Dow el ing piblican Cancus Dee, 1A canens of this alternoon to AL vacancies om