Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 3, 1887, Page 1

poe CGrevy Resigns the Presidency of the Republic. HIS MESSAGE TO THE DEPUTIES. Wild Scenes of Disorder in the Streets of Paris—The Mobs Charged By the Police and Soldi Foreig Grevy Goes. (Copyright 18857 by James Gordon Bennett) Panis, Dec. 2.-[New York Herald ablo—Special 1o the Bee]—The sec- ond of December s again destined to go down in history as a day memorable in the annals of France. At an carly hour this morning thousands of Parisians thronged to the Place de la Con- corde and perehied themselves like erows on the benehes and stone balustrades beneath the statues Strassbourg, Lyons and Mar sceilles, At 1 o'clock General Soussier and his aide-de-camp rode siowly down the Champs Elgsces, a squadron of the garde republicaine cheval clearing the ground. Tl wd was perfectly good-natured, shouting A bus ¥ At 2 0'clock the deputics all thronged iuto the Pulais Bourbon like schoolboys, quid 1y publicaine on foot forming barricrs to enable them to push through. Inside the chamber itself the scenc was very impressive, Huu- dreds of ladies filled the galleries. In the diplomatic loge were Mr. McLane, Count Munster and all the attaches, M. Floquet, at a quarter past 2 o'clock, brought his iv hammer down with a whack and in a stento- rian voice shouted : “Linvite you to preserve the most profound silence out of respect for yourselves and for the nation that you represcnt.’” All the deputics at once beeame as still mice and Floquet read slowly and distine the president’s message, When he came to the passage “Mon devoir et mon droit se aient de resiste there was a loud murmer of disapprobation. ‘The rest of the message was listened to in cold silen: I happenod 10 be seated in the gallery next to the N quis de Beauvoir, who is the official repr sentative of the Comte de Pari De Beau voir exclaimed as soon as the reading of the message ended : y bien voila, Tt is a very dignified mes- sage and is as thorough a denunciation of the republic as could have been written by the most reactionary conservative.” M, Clovis Hugues, the excitable deputy from Muarscilles, exclaimed, in an under- tone: “Oh, il est bien mort maintenant.” Everybody then rushed into the lobbies to discuss the chances of candidates at the Ver- sailles congress to-morrow and the wildest chattering and hullabaloo ensued. At the corner lobby, near the statue coon, Lord Randolph stood cugerly ing the situation with Floquet At 3 o'clock T found the crowds outside the Palais Bourbon being driven off by detach- ments of soldiers and police, the crowd shout- ing al , YA bas Ferry!” “Melit a Ferry ! f The mob was a good-natured one and sang the “Marscilles” and **Carmagnole.” Mean- while a few hundred hot-headed youngste: marched from the Place de la Concorde down the avenue Rivoli to the Hotel du « Louvre, where Boulanger lives, singing “Revenant de la Revue” and howling out “Vive Boulunger!” but Boulanger had al- ready quietly left Paris by gare d'Orleans for Clermont-! and to ake’ command of his thirteenth wmy corps. At the Hotel de Vil werkmen stood about in groups, but offered no threat or re- sistunce to the troops. At 5 o'clock, how- ever, gangs of about six hundred youngsters and gamins headed by Camelinat, Quercy and Basly, with red, white and blue banners, came marching over the Pont de la Concorde, singing *“Carmagnole,” and turwed down the Rue Rivoli en Konte for the Hotel de Ville. When they got > the equestrian statue of e @'Are a squadron of guards republicaine forced a passage. The emeutiers tried to rush through the ranks, and the ofticer in command received the but of a- cigar in the cheek that some mischievous gavroche had thrown at him. The officer drew his saber, and as he did so a dozen stones were thrown at soldi everal of them striking the brass helmets with a sound like a spoon dropped into un empty saucepan. The garde repul caine then, at the word of command, drew their sabres 1 @ trumpet sounded the charge. Th and then galloped at the down ten or twenty of them hittine vight and left with the flat of s: Basley himself was hit in the jaw by and fell on the pavement howling with rage. The crowd in five minutes melted away, leay ing no frace behind it except o dozen men and boys slightly bruised and limping about swearing vengeance, Almost at the same rows took place Concorde and rue disappearing like rue Royale scrimmage a hot-h youngster fived a revolver at the cavalry, "The ball struck one of the soldiers on the hel- met. This was followed by a volley of stones, the ofticer in command being hit on the check and the right eye with a stone. The trumpet at once sounded a charge and trot, and the rue Royale was swept clear of all the crowd aa if with a broom. Suddenly another gang of revolutionists appeared opposite the Madeleine, Three ov four revolver shots were fired by them at the troops. One of these shots hit the glazed hat of a driving & yellow cab number 7 This cocher, whos name is Paul Victor, turned his horses at the crowd, and, whip in hand, shouting fearful ouths, this Jehu drove full tilt at the crowd, ruuning over an old woman, aud the cab, driving up ugainst a lamp post, turned over on its side. The crowd smashed the cab to pieces, but the cabman, whose whip was torn from his hand, seized a lurge wrench that all Pavisian cabmen carry under their box seat, and wounded six people on the head with it, knocking two senseless, Several mor volleys of stoues and a few harmless revolver shots were fived at the troops. The cavulry charged again, leaping over the cab, and at the foot of the steps of the Madeleine about fifty persons were wounded by kicks from the horses and blows from the backs of sabres. Nobody during the ever, was ki or even ser A fow revolver shots WO also fred at the troops from the place de la Concorde, vigorous charge of cavalry swept the streets clear, At 0 o'clock all Paris was quiet again, At 4 meeting held this evening at the Hotelde Ville the municipal council of Pavis in formal session, pussed a resolution by votes to 15 expressing the conviction of the council that if Jules Ferry be elocted presi- dent that grave troubles would be inevitable, and not only would the streets of Paris flow with blood, but it would be a sign of ciyil troopers, on huge horses, trotted crowd, riding and moment two similar on the place de la Royale, the mob magis But in the cocher 2. ously wounded. SEVENTEENTH YEAR. A MEMORABLE DAY 1N FRANCE | war thronghout France. This resolution | was passed as an offset to the opinion ex- pressed in the lobbies of the chamber to-day that Ferry has the best chance of election, Paris to-night is quiet, but long aftes mid- night people stand onthe boulevards an in cafes sipping vermouth, smoking ¢ and betting on the ances of the to-morrow in congress, At Vo ailles considerable indignation is expressed thut Wilson has not followed his beau pere's suite and resigned his seat us a deput Quite a touching little domestic scene oc- curred this morning ut the Elysce when Grevy announced his decision o resign. Mme. Wilson, who has been in a very nervous and excitable state of health the past few days, threw herself on the floor at her father's feet, begging and imploring him to remain president, and coneluding with the words: “Mon Mari; serait perdu.” To-night the troops remain in the barracks under wrms, General Saussicr, who now holds in his hands the destiny and public order of France, is omnipotent and shows increasing vigilance. He rides through the streets in an elegant dash- ing undress uniform of @ gen- offic By his side rides an aides- de-camp, also in campaign uniform, and be- hind two or three mounted orderlies. Saus- sier 14 in fact all that remains of the govern- ment Heis all powerful and is fully com- petent to quell with iron energy any attempt to usurp the government or effect a coup d'etut, Grevy left the Elysee at 5:25 this after- noon in 4 coupe drawn by two black horses. Allthe ofticers of the president’s household stood uncove vy stepped into the ¢ wore adouble-breasted b tall silk hat and He looked thoroughly tired out. coat, a trousers, The weather is cold and foggy and he closed the windows of the coupe and drove rapidly to his mansion on the avenue Sena, whither Wilson and his family had prececded him, At 9 o'clock all the ambassadors called at the mansion on the avenve Scna and loft their cards, A few gaming in front of the Sena shouted “a bas Ferry: u l'eau Ferry Panis, 12 1, 1y eryth'ng is quiet throughout the city thus far. The polica de- clare that they arrested Derbulete and Louis Michel yesterday to_save them from tae vio- lence of the erowd. The papers sencrally ar of the opinion that after the events of yester duy President Grevy cannot postpone his ¥ i up]-ru\o the attitude of the 1 and dignified. Le Soleil decl sident Grevy's wet'on erving his vesignation was especiully it Forry. 1:30 p m.—President Grevy's resignation has been sent to the presidents of the senate and chamber of deputics. and will be read at the opening of the sittings of the chamb At p.m. crowds were in front of the chamber of deputies. The police have cleared the approaches to the building and have stopped traflic in the vicinity. At 1185 President Grevy's message iing the presidency of the republic deputies. Init senate und c! re- ed the vot ber of deputie monstrations ne t home and peace - ves the oftice with a feeling of sadness, while declining to be responsible for future events. The deputics reccived the message with profound silenc Floquet read a letter from the president of the senate summoning a congress of the two chambers at Versailles for the purpose of clecting a new president. The sitting was closed with crics of *Vive la republique! The text of message of resignation was as follows: 80 long as difficultic press lic voie had only to contend with the inmy puth of the attacks of the absentation of the men whom the pub- alled to my side and the incred v to form a ministry, I struggled and remained where duty led me, But at moment when public opinion, better i formed, murked a change which gave m hope of forming a g ment, the scnat and chamber of deputies voted a’ double lution, which, under the forin of adjournment to fix an hour to await the presi- ut's promise message, is tantamount ummoning lent to resign. It would be my duty and right to resist a little under the circumstances in_which we are placed, but wisdom and patriotism command me to vield. 1 to those who assume it the responsibility h s vrecedent and the events that m ensue, I relinquigii without re but not without sadness, the dignity to which 1 have been twice raised without solicitution, and in the exercising of which I feel confident Thave done my _duty. To this T call France to witness. rai will say that for nine years my government has secured to the country peace, order and liberty: has made Francc respected through- out the world: has worked uuremittingly to iise her, and in the midst of an armed” Eu- ope leaves her in - condition to defend her honor and right; and, further, that it has been able to keep the republic in the wise in- ternal course murked out by the interests and wishes of the country. France will say that in return for this I have been removed from a post where her confidence placed in me. In leaving po- litical lif 1 form but one wish, It is that the republic may not be struck the blows aimed at myself, but that it may issue triumphant from the dangers it is made to incur, I place on the burcau of the chamber of deputies my gnation of the functions of president of h republic.” 0 . . groups of people hud begun to assemble in front of the 1 Bourbon. A nuaber of members of the two chambers held a session in the Palais Bourbon this af- terncon for the purpose of balloting for ident preparatory to an_election by the con S8 at Versa ¢, The result of s first bullot we S senators vesult was: M. de i M. Sadicarnot, 27; M. L 11, Ouly members of groups took part in the bal- and depu- the republican lots. Louise Michel attempted to force an en- trance into the building and wus again placed under arrest Tn the evening, on the protext that the re- piblie was threatened, hundreds of revolu- tionists and socialists, followed by a big crowd composed of all elements, started for the Hotel de Ville. The police and cavalry ) od the mob, which retaliated with a A number of persons were The mob was disperse nd Duque S ey of siones, nnided. ielinat remist dep- with Earuest Roche, of Intran- sigeant, teled to haraughe a crowd in flont of the Palais Bou bon, but were provented by the police. Afterwards they proceeded to the Hotel do Ville. The municipal council wus disrussing the proposal to pro-eed to the Palais Bourben to-morrow to demund that the chumber save the republic. Camelinat obtained a fervent heaving. The muni council agreed by a vote of i to 13 to usk an audience with the chamber, Midnight—There was much less excitement in this city tonight than on the previous night. Knots of curious people collected from time o tim A few persons ¢ fles with the police bly removed from the entrane Bowbon and was then lberated. Deputy B wus wrrested. Senators and moder- te deputics generally abstained from t part in to-day’s test bailoting. The pler meeting to W held at Versailles to-morrow morning will ufford 2 hetter indication of the final vesult, but were casi od slight inj Lovis Mic dispersed. vicsin seuf- el was forci- of the Paluis Dustiy, Dec. 2 —The trial of Lord Maver Sallivan for priting in his paper,the Nation, veports of sippressed branches 'of the Na tional league, took place to-day und resulted in conviction. Sullivan was sentenead to two months’ imprisonment, but without labor, LINCOLN'S UNLUCKY DADS. The Case of the Councilmen Be- fore the Supreme Court. SEVERAL MORE DAYS OF flIL‘ A Rule Made Returnable on the 12th Inst.—Attorney Lambertson Takes a Hopeful View of the Situation. The Tancoln Council Case. Wasnixarox, Dee. 2.—[Special Telegram to the Bre.)—The supreme court has granted a rule returnable on December 12, in the Lincoln council case, The decision was announced by Chief Jus- tice Waite and was verbal. He said: “‘We have decided to grant a rule in the applica- tion from Lincoln, Neb., made by Andrew J. Sawyer and others for a writ of habeas cor- pus, but do you prefer u ruleor a writ of ha- beas corpus?? addressing Mr. Lambertson, who stood at the ba 1 prefer a rule,” was the reply. “When shall it be returnable?” the chief justice asked. I can arrange,” said Mr. Lambertson have it returnable at once I will telegr the marsh “We were thinking of making it returnable on December 19.7 “That is a longe son, “than is nec Sth would give ample time.” “We'll make it the 12th,” ler. +On the 12th the rule will be returnable,” said the chicf justice. “Then if we deem it advisable, the date can be changed to suit convenience. Jan you not releasc the prisoners on bail ed Mr. Lambertson.” No," suid the chief justice, Qo that. If you desire, grant you a writ.” “No, I prefer a rule, replied Mr. Lambert- son, “but T want to get these men out of jail as soon us possible.’” “The prisoners ave ates mars time," said Mr. Lambert- I should say the said Justice Mil- inqu “we could not however, we will in the charge of the interposed Justice not suffer- ing.” “Probably not suffering, but they do not grate any longer ary,” responded Mr. want to languish by the than is absolutely neces Lambertson. Again the chief justice said the prisoners could not be released on bail. He adde “Now, Mr. Lambertson, if you conclude th you would prefer a writ of habeas corpus toja rule, we will grant it.” Mr. Lambertson did not desire that, as the expense of bringing the prisoners here would be considerable and the journey would be no more pleasant than to remain where they are, If & writ of hubeas corpus was granted the prisoners would in person be brought before the court here, when the argument for relief would be made in their presence. The rule simply requires the United States marshal to show cause why the prisoners are held and the argument w take place without the presence of the prisoners here, thus saving the expense of their trip. M Lambertson believes that if Judge Brewer had been present to-day and heard the dialogue above outlined, that he would have been willing to reduce the im- prisonment of the prisoners to simple cus- tody of the United States marshal. He be- lieved also that the time for returning the rule would be reduced to the 7th or Sth, and he is very favorably impressed with the turn the case has taken. Mr. Lambertson's brief is spoken of us a model of terseness and strong in its argument. Should the United States court of Nebraska refuse to admit the Lincoln prisoners to bail, Mr. Lambertson will to-morrow ask the su- preme court of the United States to issue a writ of habeas corpus, which will bring them here. Once here, they will be released on bail, as Chicf Justice Waite has so stated. Mr. Lambertson, Senator Paddock and Rep- resentative MeShane and others in Washing ton expect the court in Nebraska to admit the priscrers to bail. The court here to-day expressed great surprise u learuing that the Lincoln men were actually in jail. Jus- ice Iield said to Mr, Lambertson: so jed Mr. Lambertson, wre actually in jail, and are kept in closé confinement.” When they were ordered in the custody of the marshal the court di- rected that tliey should be confined in jail. That meant confinement for all the words mean,” When Mr. Lambertson asked Chief Justice Waite to admit the prisoners to bail the latter replied: *“*We have no authority to admit them to bail unless they are before us. If you want it we will issue a writ_bringing them here and then we may admit them to Lambertson, “I prefer coming here would ') n just as well B admitted 1o bajl at Omaha. " said Justice Miller, “that the court will release them on bail when s that we have issued a writ and are willing to grant a writ of habeas corpu: Aft means a su ch plain talk as this—talk which the prisoners ought to be on bail sbraska people and all who familiar with to-day’s proceedings anticipate that the court hasalready admitted the prisoncrs to bail. Before asking for a writ of habeas corpus to-morrow, in the event the court av Omaha does not admit the ners to bail, Mr. Lambertson will propose to deposit a bond here in any sum which may be named for the bail of the prisoners, thus making unneces- sary their trip to Washington. Representative McShane, who is v in- dignant at their imprisonment, is anxious to supply any bond the court may' require, 1t is safe to predict that the prisoners will not be in jail long. My, Lambe York, in the son met Judge Dillon, of New upreme court room to-day and the judge, who is the highest authority in the country on the subject of habeas corpus, having written standard decisions on it, ex- ) 1 great surprise that the Lincoln men were in jail and that in fact they had been tined v contempt. Judge Dillon is high authority on the question of federal juris- diet 1 hie declured that the federal court had no right to attempt any interference, as it did at Lincoln. He is of the decided opinion that M ambertson has already won his case. The supreme court of the United States has done everything asked except to fix bail, which, it says, it has no right to do. unless the prisoners will come here, Then they will be within reach. Mr. Lambertson is in constunt anticipation of the anunouncement from Omaha, that the prisoncrs are out of jail, and he expects to bave a return of the rule in time to get a hearing before Decem- ber 12, the time fixed to-day. Mr. Lambertson received a telogram from Omaha to-night, stating that the court there had intin it would admit the prison- ers to bail upon the reconinendation of the supreme court here, and te-morrow he will ask for the recommendation, which he be- lie will be made. Mr, Lawmbertson and Congressmau Me- Shane called on Justice Millen late to night and #sked him to recommend o Marsn; Hiorbowenr 10 Mlcase the. prisoners o parole, ‘The justice said he cowdd et do this, but he siaid the action of the supreins coyrt to-day ought to be suflicient to induce the marshil to do this, or td lead the court. te admit the | prisoners Lo bal The Topics Treated in Cleveland's Third Amnual. New Yonk, Dee. 2.~[Special Telegram to the Bep]|-The Trbunc's Washington special says: “The president atthe cabinet mecting yesterday, submitted a rough draft of his forthcoming annual message to con- gress. It was fully and freely discussed for nearly four hours and will acain be sub- mitted on Friday to the cabinet in the form in which it will be sent to congress, Mean- while speculation is rife as to the contents of what will probably be one of the longest official documents ever written by Cleve- land. Those who know say it will contain approximately 22,000 words. Unusual pre- cautions scem to have been takan to prevent its publication before the proper time. It will not be sent to $he public printer until at the last moment. From excellent sources it is ascertained that Bayard's department will absorb the lion’s share of the message. He will announce in the first place cither the result of the labors of the fisheries commission or the fact that they are still at work. There is an impres- sion prevailing to-day that the commission will sit for the last time on Saturday next. It is based upon the report that one of the Ua- nadian commissioners usserted at one of the dinners recently given to them that all of the i Chamberlain included, will eat their Christmas dinners at home. It in- rates, too, that the negotiation of a new reaty has been found impracticable, a result suid to be favored by Bayard, who is repi sented as despaithig of getting a tr acted upon by the senate in its present tem- What the president will probably. be ¢ to anmounce in his message is that the commission has agreed upon an_interpreta- tion of the treaty of 1818, He will not allude to the appointment of Angel and Putnam, H “negotiators,” nor is it expected that the names of those two gentlemen will be sent to the senate, if the commission should still be in session after the meeting of congress. The ratitication ot anextradition treaty with Great Britain is to be urged. A request is made that suitable legislation be passed by congress to into effect the convention of 1880 covering th opium traffic with China, and in connection with this, it is rumored that the president will read ® mild sott of lecture to congress on account of its procrastination in such mat- ters, while he will contrast with it the prompt action of China in returning part of the unused indemnity voted by congress on account of the Rock Springs outrages, A re- vision of the naturalization laws, establish- ment of a central labor bureau for registra- tion of naturalized citizens, and a hint as to the udvisability of ~restricting by fed- cral statute “immigration of an un- desirable kind are among the topics discussed by the president in view of the re- cont anarchists’ demonstrations in various varts of the countrys A letter received from George Wiliiam Cugtis is said to have insured the insertion of a fgreible argument in the president’s messagg in behalf of the adoption measure. covering the copyright ‘The abolition of the tax on works in urged. A plea for liberal appro for the consular service also figures gely in this part of the president’s mes. suage. Regurding the tariff and other ques tions of finance the ident will have little to say, the present plan being,it is said, to et the secretary of the treasu 1 with both questions inexténsoe his annual report. and ve guarded president recon understood, Jiberal enlargement of the free list, mul\\mlmp however, by name none of the firticles to be pluced there. 1t is well known, though, that wool, salt and lumbgare among the art which, in his opinis ught to be ou the list. Great stress is laid ujon the fact that the question of the constantly increasing surplus still remains \||uml(bd though by the cfforts of the secretary of Eim treasury the money of some in In ay gencral way mends, it is | he has been kept as mfch as possible in circula- tion by extending the system of public deposi itori As to the purchase of 1§ per cent bonds by the goverpment in the open market the president is safd to have very decided views in favor of w plan on a larger scale than has yet beerf attempted by the tre; though it'is doubtful whethier 'he will have anything ~ to say on the subject in" his Iaessage. He will, however, again ask cong to re- peal the act making the coinage of siiver dollars compulsory, and recommend instead that discretionary powers he given the sec- tary of the treasury. The Pacific railroads come'in for a fair share of the president’s tention. Though he has, it is believed, no suggestions to make regarding the question of settlement_of their indebtedness to the government, it is understood that this will be the subject of aspecial message to besent to congress later on, A Talk With Don Dickenson. Ciicaco, Dee. 2.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Den M, Dickenson, the probable successor of Lamag as secretary of the in- terior, arrived in Chicago last evening from Detroit and on his way to Washington. Dickenson was tirdd and disinclined to talk about political uffairs. He was not inclined to think, however, that Cleveland had ap- pointed him to a cabinet position with any idea that he could carry Michigan in his in- terests in 1588, Of course he would do what hecould and when noses were counted it might be found that Michigan was not a re- publican state after all, but to attempt to progmosticate results would seem like gas- conading, and, as that was not in his line he declined to pose aga prophet. All he knew was that the entirecountry was satisfied with veland's administration, o e did not think that the average and responsible citizen dosived o chnge inadministration of national affairs. P L Gladstone and the Dissidents, Loxboy, Dec, Gladstone, ina letter, contends that the dissidents departed from whig traditions in opposing constitutional re forms in Ireland and have narrowed the sp and aims of the liberal party, breaking the old and invaluable habit of the lib in England which heretofore liberal aristocracy’ and liberal leis the natural leaders of the liberal movement Thus the dissidents have scparated the classes from the masses, and he fears a permaneut weakening of the party unless the higher class of dissidents return to their allegiun to the old principles, e A Importing Belgian Miners, CARBONDALE, Pa,, Dec. 2.—The latest news of the Lehigh strike xeceived here is that two thousand Belgian miners have been employed I the old country te come to this country for the purpose of working in the mines of Eck- ley 1. Coxe. ~ If thie Belgians come there will be bloodshed in the Lehigh region, for the men there feel they might as well die fight- ing as to starve to death. e Home Rule and the Jail. Drsriy, Dec. 2.+-Timothy Harringten, member of parliament from the harbor di- vision of Dublin, was arrested to-day in this [ He is a brother of Edward Harrington, member of parliament, who was arrested vesterd DunLiy, Dec. 2.—The Harington brothers are both charged with publishing reports of meetings of suppressed branches of the the National league in their paper at Tralte, and they will be tried in that town. — Russian Nihilists Raided. Beriiy, Dee, 2—A dispatch to the Baersen Courrier from St. Petersburg says the police surprised a nihiliet rendezvous and factories for the manufacture of dynamite in the Wassili, Ostron gnd Peski quarters. In one case there was a desperate encounler, in which there \\n urmu- bloodshed. fillllb-ry Mnkh a Sale, Loypox, Dec. 2.—Lord Salisbury sold the | Frechold property, on Cecil and Salisbury ! tets, Strand, comprising 56,000 uqu.ne’ Im.. ar «dm.wé THE MILITIA CALLED FOR. Further Trouble Threatened Cheyenne County, Kansas. TWO RIVAL CITIES UNDER ARMS. in A Wreck an the Valley Road Near Val- paraiso—Turners Dedicate a Hall atF ont—Other Nee braska News, Threatens to Break Out Afresh, BeskLE Neb,, Dec. [Special Tele gram to the Bep.]-Yesterday Benkleman was again visited by citizens of Bird City, Kan,, for arms and ammunition to carry on the Cheyenne county seat war with Wano. Tt 18 reported that the Wano people are arming for another invasion. Having suceessfully captured the election returns, it is now said they intend to return, take pos- session of the court house, remove all the records to Wano and instal the officeks to whom the ssucd certificates of elec- tion. « Bir v has telegraphed the state of affairs to Topeka and asked that a detach- ment. of militia be sent for protection. At- torney General Bradford will go to Chey- enne county i igate the trouble, after wh the election contest will be decided in the supreme court. A Wreck on the V ¥y Road. Varraraiso, Neb,, Dee [Special to the Ber. ] —At 3 o'clock this morning, as freight train No. 51, with two engines attached, was coming down the grade from the cast, about two miles from town, a broken truck let one end of the car drop on the track and drag about forty rods. At this point four cars near the middle of the train jumped clear oft the track, letting the balance of the train pass to a point about forty or fifty rods ther on, when two cars in the lead jumped from the rails and stopped the rest. As soon as the engineers saw there was trouble and that the train had broken into separate sec- tions, they pulled ahead to keep out of the way still dragging the broken ear which was near the engine, and stopping after going about half a mile, To-day a large gang of men have been repairing the track in which nearly every tie for a mile or more is splin- tared and twisted up. At 1 o'clock the way was clear and trains passed. The train men were in the caboose and knew nothing of the trouble until they came to a stop. No blame is attached to anyone, A Successful Musicale. N, Neb., Dee. 2.—[Special to the The first public rehearsal of the \Aln aska conservatory of music located here, occurred last evening, The large and appre- ciative audience received with frequent and continued applause every part of the classic programme. The opening serenade by the academy orchiestra was o triumph of achievement by boys who, three months ago, had never handled a bow. The violin solo *Oberlande by Prof. Blose, and the comet duet from 10, by Misscs Prussia and ¥ rs, were encored. &' the expediency of crecting a new building to fceomnodate the growing need of practice and lesson rooms for the conservatory The Removal of Matron Hulbert, NoerroLk, Neb,, Dee. 2.—[Special to the Bee.]—There is a ripple of interest in social circles here over the removal of Mrs. Hul- bert as matron of the new insane asylum. She received a letter from the governor say- ing that her s ices would not be needed after November 30, She is a widow and a prominent member of the local ladies’ Tem- perance union and secured her appointment through the endorsement of citizens and by personal application to the As she had not commenced hecause the r patients, the reason for the di does not uppear, but it is quictly intimated “that there was a want of harmony between her and one of the chief oficers and that this caused her dismissal, Otoe County District Court Adjourns, Nenkaska Crry, Neb., Dee. 2.—[Special Telegram to the Bee,]—District court ad- journed to-night, The case of J. R. Young, for selling a Cass county furii to chhehed s concluded to-da, He was no title, w found guilty. rsted again to- night by Lis vietims for obtaining moncy under false prete lhere were sixteen applications ' for divorce bofore the conrt, fourtecn of which were granted and two withdrawn, The celebrated Second regiment band to-duy disbanded, as the casicst way out of a Lburdensome debt Fremont's Turner fiail Dadicate Fremoxt, Neb., Dec. 2.—(Special Tel gram to the Bre.]—She Fremont Turnve cin to-night dedicated their new hall, just completed at a cost of #,000. A grand dance was indulged in and gymnastic exhibitions were given. Delegations were present from anumber of surrounding towns, including some twenty of the best Omaha Turners. 1t was the cnt of the seascn among 1re mout’s Germun citizens, ngregational Chur , Neb,, Dee, 2.—[¢ —A Congre yesterd: h Organized. pecial Telegram ational church was The Rev. J. T. present, assisted by nd Pastor Thole, of ) York, this Committees were appointed to make arrangements to build a church at once. e Fire Record. LovisviL Dee, 2-—News was received early this morning of the partial destruction of Eminence, Ky., by fire. The flames were still raging at las yunts, about one-third of the business portion being already con- sumed. No chance of checking the confla- ion existed, the only hope being that the wind might not change and carry the flumes beyond the block t was burning. The court house, lumber and coul yard, carviage factory and several stores were partially de- stroyed. No estimate of the loss cun be n, PRINGFIELD, Mass., Do —The Kirk- ham & Olmstead bleck burned this morning. Loss #100,000. Iy A Shoot With Omanans Arranged. Josern, Mo., Dee. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—An interesting shooting mach has been arranged by local sports be- tween Penrose and Hardin, of On and Swiggert and_ Williams, of Kun,” Ohe hundred blue rack pigeons will bo allowed to cach man and the shoot will be for $250 a side. The exact date has not yet been determined, but the shoot will occur about the first of th Fifty dollars fol has been deposited with the American Field by each side. Beach Resigns the Championship, Loxnon, Dec, 2.—Advices from Melbourne say that Beach, the oarsman, has resigned the championship and retired from aquatics and that Hanlan has challenged Kemp. Lo A Crazy Mother's Crime. ScrANTON, Pa, Dec, 2.—Mrs, John Evans, of Hampton street, this city, wife of an in- dustrious miner, killed her five-year-old boy with a_ hatchet this morning, literally j cut- ting his head to pieces. She then tried to kill er four-year-old daughter, but was pre- vented by the timely juterruption of neigh, bors, Mrs, Evans is insane, AR Suffocated By Coal Gas, Aszzorey, Dak., Dec. 2.—Daniel MeClel- lan and D. J. Jones, two young men of aubvile, were suffocated by coal gas yes | terday. HARPER'S TRIAL. Matters Getting Worse For the Fid ity Bank Fraud. CINCINNATL Dee. 2.-In the Harper trial this morning Schofield, of the First National bank of New York, explained the accounts of his bank with the Fidelity, stating, among other things, that the Fidelity's general ue- count showed a credit of €400,000, while their special account showed a deficit of #500,000. He told the court it was the agrecment that the special unt was not 1o be drawn upon, Bank Examiner Powell, the government's agent in closing the doors of the Fidelity last June, told how he was begsced by Harper to s the examination und was then asked to telegraph to the comptroller for authority not to make the examination, which he refused to do. He then found the tell-tale memoran dum cheeks as cash, representing 660,000, which President Switt said e knew nothing about, and which Harper would say nothing about. ~ Powell, the discount clerk, showed that discounts to the amount of £1 M0 were made between danuary and June, but most of them remained uncollected, Paul D. Ashbrook, individual bookkeepe of the Fidelity Nutional bunk, suid Harpe account was frequs erdrawn. At _one time in May it ov wi S16,000. Wit ness vead the fluctuations of Harper's and other accounts i which he was interested from January to June. Nearly all were over- drawn ut sotie time, When Briggs Swith, president of the 1 delity bunk, came to the stand he was asked if e knew ' his bank was engaged o the wheat deal. 1 did not,"" was his_ blunt ans- wer, T usked Havper'in danuary last if he was in the wheat deal, and Harper: said e had nota dollar in it Later I sent him a letter asking him some questions and he re- plied by letter saying he had no interest whatever in the matter and if any man Il he had he was o liar, Afterwards 1 often spoke to him about it and he alwavs contradicted the runiors that he was in the deal. When the public began to suspeet the idelity bank and 1 wanted to restore confi- dence I went to the bank with Richurd Smith, of the Gazette, who has known me for vears, and together we catechized Harper onthe subject. We put. him on the stand and he denied it. Then My, Smith, upon iny assurance and upon Harper's express state- ent, wrote un editorial denying that the Fidelity bank was mixed up in the affair This was but a few days before the failure, el A VILLAIN rOI1 sour| A Prara, M m to the Ber ion occurred h i Tele A daring attempt at as susil mornin, o'clock this Missc cast limit of this town, near the new S Fe road. At the above hour Miss aroused the inmates of the house smothered sercam, which brought mother to the room and terribly scarcd Miss Grace, who was by her side in bed, The cause of the excitement was a heavy-set man by @ her standing by the bed, who was using strength in'an effort to choke Elizu to death The daving assassin held on for momentafter the inmates o aroused, but let go in time to m good his escape, while all was chaos inside. cess in h He wanted nothing but suc ttempt to murder the young lady, ais he molested no one clse and pussed i purse of money. He knew the house, as he cu- tered through the ccllar, passed through the upper part and unlocked the front door for his escape before hie be Vi Had she not screamed his work would have been short, as he was bound to kill her. There were boarders in the house and that perlaps prevented the man from making a wholesule slaughter rather than fail in his original pur pose to kill the young lady. There are sus- picions, but no positive proof s to the guilty one, AL Session of Railrond Surgeons. . Josepi, Mo, Dee. 2.—[Special Tele gram to the Beg.]—The surgeons of the St. Joe & Grand Island and the Kansas City & Omaha railroads met in this city this cvening and effected a permanent organization. The object of the society, which is known as the Society of Railroad Surgcons, is to make thorough examination of those which are peculiar to railroad dissters. of the local surgeons. conn roads were pres The election of ofic resulted as Presid All rd with the two Gurner, of St. vice prosident, Badwa M ille, Kan. N. Haye L Kan, Anuber of inter esting papers were read and the socioty ad journed to meet in Ma - Steamship Arvrivals, New Yo, De ~[Special Telegram to the Ber.]— Arrived—The State of Indiana, from Glusgow. QUEENSTOWN, Dec, consin, from New Yorl Puaverrn, De 2. — Arri viand, from Antwerp. Avrived The Wis. ved—The SoUTHAMPTON, — Arrived.— The Suale, from New 3¢ : New Your, Dee e City of Nimond.. Thoni, Liverpool s the Thinetand; from Antwerps the PLyMoUT land, from N Grasiow, De from Boston. ‘e he tel ZArrived—Tho Siberian, e Decided Against th Ciicaco, Dee, 2.—Judge Tuley this morn- ing decided the ease between the eity of and Enright & Kelly, wholesule lers, which, it has been stipulate wholesale d ders in the city s to the payment of city license from 185 to 1887, under the ordinance of the former dute. Enright & Kelly carried on a wh liquor business and then was asked whether the cover fees for that period, 1o liccnse havin heen issued by the city under the ordinanc No questions are raised as to the validity the ordinance itself, only whethe of limitations was applicable to the Judge Tuley decided against the city, < e Milwaukee Malsters' Strike Ended, MiLwAUKEE, Dece. 2.-~The maltsters® strike is practically at an end, the local” union hav- ing given permission to the men to get to work wherever they can find it. A number have been reinstated in their old places and hu\c.lmlmvnll\' renounced the union, Quinn's T Adjourned, NEw Youk, Dec ames Quinn, master workman of the Knights of Labor, who arrested on the cha a Tribune reporter, Tombs to-day. After was adjourncd till the 12th inst bond of $00 wus received. the question city could r of the statute case, was saulting Ballard, raigned in the was short examination it and Quinn's Killed By a Locomotiye xplosion. PorrsviLLe, Pa., Dee. 2.—The locomotive of a freight train on the Phi & Reading exploded ¢ tils merning near st Mahoney Junction. The engincer was stantly killed and the fireman and two brakemen so seviously injured that they died while being taken hoin A Color Hanged. Citanrre Jack Nimons, colored, was hanged at Mt. Pleasant, Berke ley county, this morning, for the murder of Mike Plottkinn, a Jewish mevelant, at Holly Hill last Febr The G Bexuix, Dec The duties bill was continued in the relc ay and the bill finully referred e mittee, cal Bill, G debate on the cereal stag to: SEISls Gilhooly Jugged DunLin, Dee. 2.-~A gentleman supposeld 1o ¢ be James Gilhooly, nationalist membur of l pa:linmeny, was awrested al Cork o day. NUMBER 168 I0WA'S RAILROAD ~ SYSTEM. The State Commissioners Submit Thelr Annual Report. IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS, Legislature Advised to Take rompt Action Against the Exe cessive Watering of Stock —Hawkeye Nows, A Good nent. Des Moy Ia [Special Telee gram to the Bee |- The railroad commise sioners filed their annual report with the gove ernorto-day. It is very complete, showing 1n detail the condition of the Towa railroads and the business they arve doing. It also contair some interesting recommendations by the commission, among others against o uniform rateof 2 cents fare, but it favors reduced local trates, favor of the mainten- tenance of a carlowd rate, against diserimina- tions in favor of competitive points and against watering stock, the commissioners on this point recommending that a limit bo placed by law upon the issue of stock and bonds as a safeguard inst tho enlargemient of capital without & correspond- ing outluy. They also mmmend legislation making it a penal offense to walk upon the track and absolutely prohibiting the trans- portation of dynamite and certain other ex- plosives. They recommend also that state authority be invoked to determine whether the proposed new roads are necessary beforo the power of cminent domain be exercised to condemn private propoerty ; also that the law authorizing the wajority to vote railvond taxes for the purpose of assisting in building new roads be rey also that all railronds be fenced within a yea The number of miles of railvoad in the state now in operation is given as 7 nd the amount of stock representing the roads entirely in Iowa $147,- Of the entie number of stockliolders intevested in roads within or within the state, L or 1 in 40, live The Towa stockholders hold stock 10 the amount of or nearly one share in The debt represented by the roads ent ais K150,200,914 The e of the Toads in Towa are reported for the wor, il and Treiehit misd The i car as follows: Pass express, #10, lancous, tal cdrnin nd ST SR mount of taxes paid in the state by uds during the year was 81,011 inercase over the provious yo lurzest amount paid by any s Rock Island, h paid in lowa during year SISL1INIT. miles of fenci e There are at pre in the state and are needed to make the fer miles. com- plete. The average distance traveled by cach’ passenger was 50.11 miles and the. average amount of fave paid by Passenger was 57 cents, The number of per- scns reported as reguiar employes engaged in operating the roads in lowa is 20,0798 and the amount paid them for personal services wus S5, 140 rly 41 per cent of the entive carnings, During the year 182 e co kitled on lowa railroads, of whot S were pussengers, b) employes and 65. not_connected with the operation of the trains, 440 persons being Intured by ‘the cars during the same time. ~ Of these 28 were passcngers, 454 employes and 58 others, e Buhman Murder Trial Opened w. 1,00, Ta,, Dee. 2.-The Buhman murder cage, now being held at Toledo, was opened by the state's attorney yesterday. He outlined briefly the case, stating that Buhman had threatened the life of deceased two months before the killing and again on the day of the murder, He also announced thit ¢ m show- ing the murder 1o have heen the result of w consp between Willinm and John Buh- man. Attorney Strublo, m- defense, st that Brown w. ‘rous character in the ncf ilting Buhman when of. The witness s the defense were: wstav Haagen, clerk in a store opposite the of the mur witnes w8 substan- nt of County : s widow of the mur- was present during the afternoon, The Haddock Trial, Srovx Cray, Ta., Dec To-day has been one of the most important days in the trial of John Arvensdorf for the murder of Rev, George Haddock. A large number of witnesses were examined, contradicting and impeaching the main witnesses for the de- fense. The climax was reached when Hon, Byron Webster, of Dubuque, United States revenue colleeta that from about fatal shot was of the murder hewd saloon and restaurant, t o there and that Arens The cvidence was positive. The ims vidence consists of the fact werd 1 is the place whel nsdorf locates himself at the moment o murder and some time before, und is the fatal point of the alibi ', took the stand and testified 10 o'clock fired he until the the night the Shep- he got hig ort was not on wis in Bellows Believed to Be Sane. Warerroo, Ia, Dee. 2.—Iieports froy Charles City contradict the statement that a jury de lunatico inquirendo is to be convened in the case of Charles Bellows, sentenced to be hanged on the 16th for the murder of Alica Vaterin It is also stated that the officialg the penitentiory had watehed him closely, il are satisficd as 1o his sanity. Preps tions for the hanging are said to already under way. be e S Charges Against Minister Taylor. Kaxsas Crry, Mo, Dece, 2. [Special Telae gram to the Bre. | —John ¢ . a colored attorney of Chicago, arvived in the city yesterday and to-day was busily engaged im reulating petitions against the confivmation of C. H. J. Taylor, whom President Clevee land appointed minister to Liberia, Taylow vecently returned feom that country, claime ing to It is now les howeve tary Bayurd to unswer ¢k y of it ed, Secre- ges preferred by colored_residents of Palwyra, Mo., and Chis cago. The principal of these charges is docum y evidenco 1o show that Taylor's statement appointment that the bar in Miami « this being testitied in his application fors Le had been adwitted to unty, Missouri, is false, to Hon. T Iu'mloru Missouri supreme bench, re to the effect that Tay- t of that degree desirable now on the in the minister to The re Illll of this intelligence her vith a good dead of gratification by the red people of this vicinity, to the majority of whom his appolnt~ ment wue distasteful. of Life. ALina, Cal,, De cgramto Bee |- Ida B uged thity, who has | 1 widow about two years, sulcided, taking poisen of sowe violent nas aused scvere vomiting. ‘The at thefootof the bed dressed She hud left a uote to My, Geiser. in night clothes, : #ting him to take charge of hew i her body to hex mister, Mrs, msylvania. In the note she stated that she took this step because sha was tived and «discouraged. Mis. Geiscr was W prow L und known lady, auite good Icukm,, od much respected in falida, Sn ,in 1