Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 12, 1888, Page 1

EIGHTEENTH YEAR. nation whatever, it is to defeat legislation of all kigds, They ‘are a disgruntied and disap pointed lot, and since they cannot rule the play, they are determined to break uy toys, Idon't believe there will bea bill passed, or that anything will be done be- yond appropriations,” DEPART\ENT CLERKS HUSTLING, There ie wonderful hustling around the de- partment now by democratic oficials who expect to o out of office soon after the 4th of next March, They were so confident that they would be continued in ofice that they made little or no provision for the future, They were profli nearly all LUMBER DUTY REDUCTIONS To Be Demanded by the Prairie State Senators. THE COLORADO SENATORSHIP. Resentment Stirred Up By Wolcott's Sweeping Claims—Comment on and spent X of their salaries and laid no ground work for the Army Appointments —Talk business connections outside, Now that they realiz that they ar nted with private About the Speakership, citizenship they astening to sccure S other employment. WASHINGTON Boreat Tie Ovarna Ber, Anold clerk in the treasury department 513 FOURTRENTI STREET, | | teils’ mo_that, more than one-half of tho Wastizeros, D, C., Do, 11, ) | chicfs of divisions there, and other high grades of officers who are not protected by the civil service, aro now, or have been since the election, away from their posts, notwith- standing the fact that they exhausted their regalar thirty days’ leave of absence, which is granted eyery year. Several have made This afternoon your correspondent asked Senator Manderson, of Nebraska, what thero was in the report that he and his colleigues and some others from the prairie states, in- tend to fight for a reduction of the proposed rrangements to go awny indefinitely, Those duty on lumber, He repliefl that his views | o\ iaording ry leaves are granted on full pay. were probably those of most of the seaators | It apyears that the administeation which from the timberless states, and that he | came into power with such a blare of trum would like to see a substantial reduction in | Pets about cconomy and reform, has no seru- 5 B WG Wed WhILS Yine or. Time | Ple whatevor about the allowance of salaries the duty on sawed white pine lumber. Tim AL ST AT ber is mot a crop, he said, which canbe | remembe that a few months after Mr. planted and harvested, and which can | Clevelund took possession of affairs, a lot of be enjoyed by any and all of the | horses and carriages used by department states. I would like to see | OMicers were sold, and it was announced that . A the Jeffersonian prineiple would dictate the a reduction, said hey 10 8t | yq0 of logs age of stroet cars, least 81 per thousand feet, which is one-half [ There are jus horaes und cartiages the duty proposed in the bill now before the | now used for pleasure and oftic business round the capital us there have ever been senate. If it should come to a question of before, placing lumber on the frec list, or voting to sustain the duty of 2 per thimisand feet, 1 should vote for free lumber; but Tdo not he- lieve it will come to that. 1 think there will be a compromise, and that the lumber states and those not producing lumber, will agreo 10 reduce the duty from 25 to 50'per cent of the present tax. I do not anticipate any party split or disturbance over the ques- tio Senator Paddock said tonight: I am quite confldent that we will have some im- portant concessions on the lumber schedule, and that we will get material reductions. I THE COMBULAR SERVICE, There is activity among the consular and commercial agents of the United States in the various forcign countries, The consuls expeet, very early decapitation. As stated in these dispatches a number of times during the campaign, the consular service has heen for more than a year used as a base political machine. Instriuctions were issued from the state department more th, i ago by which the consular and inl agents of the United States wer bend their effords towa free tr t wild free trade proposei by the Mills’ bill. The con- dity to o rodnced Tto 81 oe 150 | the department of stateans would educate per thousand. The senators from the prairie }'l‘f;lsl‘“"‘."i'“"N'"‘“l:'! lhc“rmn;lw:u. u”ri ‘m: states will make a strong fight for this, but ;“_:_ oW b 08 e wlx‘":u © n,m"l. of course wo would not vote against the bill {19, . "OW L8 e SEEECR, GeL a8 a whole, oile of these p COLORADO™S SENATORIAL CONTEST, sinply b rticular uso wo did not get | catures asked for.” ir instructions they wrote some ludicrous reports, teaching protection rather than freo oo AL trade, 'Since the people at the polls last R iaenatorial ‘Solitesy i olorado is at- | month relegated the administration and its cightor ninecandidutes, namely: My Bowen, | free trade principals to the rear, there is the present Sehator ! ex{SBhAtor TN My, | Dothing left for the consuls to expect except Wotentt: Me. ot 1o e aagers Mr | removal during the early days of the next Chileott! Judie Symmes, the. presont vopre. | administration. To avoid this many of them Bentitive in congress; M. Moro.and others | BV written to their frinds in congress and of less prominence,’ There arc but twelve | Srsewhere to work up influence for their re- democrats in the entire general assembly, so | 1eNHOB T et Ilrmlllu'rl- is o guostion ulmllll the clection Chiaries PHGOIdE AR S W S Haxt, ot of a republican. Smwmediately after My San ot k o 0 elec o bokid A fer | Sae City, Sac county, Towa, were to-day ad- tho “eloction | tho | belief | was cur- | L 8iod 88 practice bofors thé interior depart- the republic vietory _in the state | Weat was diie to the 15 of Wolcott, and that Washi he would hav, ikover for the United States senatorship, but well informed gen- tlemen from Colorado tell me this is a great mistake, and that tise impression was for the purpose of catching th members who believe in attaching themselve to the strong side. 1t is asserted th ofteial returns show that the aistricts went democratic were the ones whe cott’s best friends were running, and where the greatest efforts were put forth by hm- self, He has now about one-third of the re- publican members of the legisiature, and more than any other candidate, but the field is united agatnst \\..1.-“:14 and it is the gen- erat opinios wong Col o people her . : sell all the credit for earrying the state at | MOrning a petition prayiog for au_investiga- the election, he has made u great many one- | 4on into the alleged deprivation of the right mics among the working republicans who | 10 vote for clectorsand congressmen in South re formerly his friends. As to who will | Carolina last month. This petition is signed which the held las® mght, tute for the Mills bill was under considera- tion. It was unanimousiy determined to make no opposition to the bill, and let it take its regular course. The house committee on military affairs to- rdered a faverable report to be made on bill to place General Johin C. Fremont on the retired list of the army as major gencral. able report was also ordeéred on the bill for the establishment of a museum in the city of Washington for the collection and preservation of army and navy trophies, relies and curiosities. bo elected " no one can predict. | 1t | bY LK residents of Orangeburg county is anybody's race. Tho legisla- | South Carolina. The petition and lelter werd ture will meet on the 24 of January, | referred to the committee on privileges und Phe senatorial clection takes place on the | elections. The regular eabinet meeting was held at the white house to-day. All the members were present. The session lasted about 10th, and the contest is likely to.be long and interesting., Tabor has been getting in a wood deal of work, and is said to nave re- covered much of 'his old popula He | bours and wus mainly devoted to ndiscus: probably has as many votes as anybady, with | of the Hagtien and Samoan complications. the exception of Wolcott. Chile 5also | Rep MeCreary, chaivman of the cousiderable strength, while Symmes and | committee on private land’ claims, has re- Moore are possibilities. Senator is | signed, having succeeded Mr. Belmont as in Washington looking after Colorado’s in- | chairman of the forewrn affairs committee, terests and the tariff bill, and is doing noth- 1 General Weaver, the member on the list, de- ing towards his own_re-clection. i He even | clined to act as ch nan for the reason that declines to talk on the subject, and contents [ he is at the head of the committee on patents, himself with merely saying that he is a can- | and Glover of Missouri was made chairman, didate, and hopes to pull through. Thereis |~ e senate finane: committee will hold no real opposition to” Bowen throughout the | evening meotings to heay representativos of state, and his popularity is as great as ever, | various interests who desire a moditication but b vote in the legislature” will ot b6 | of tho tarif. rge. TIE ARMY APPOINTMENTS, This evening's Star says: *The nomina- tion of six stafl officers in the army was i general topie of comment amonz avmy ol 8 to-day, and there was no efflort 10 con- ceal the “general fecling of dissatisfaction. The opinion was openly cypressed, that with one or two excaptions,” tho sclections were made through political influence, and not for the good of the military service, and that was 1o ovidence that any fituess for the | © Pensions for Towans: Origmal invalid— position or a brilliant military record bad uny | Chavles Books, Gitddens Henry A. Jur- weight in the » nagin, Draper: William Gibson,” Mauch o KEnsiP, Chunkk. Inerease—Jucoh M. [de There is going to be less sentiment and | Mount Etna: Joseph Watts, Bassetr, (navy) ; more serious, far-reaching business princi- | Thomas Treeman, Mount Pleasaut; Isracl ples involved in the selection of the speaker | Yarger, Sidney. of the Difty-first congress than huve ever ——— been exereised in w campaign of that charic Western Postal Changes. fer. Tuisnot probable’ that thero will o |~ Wasmise Dec. 1. —[Special Telogram miove candidates in the field_thon are now | to Tur Bre.]—The following lowa e 4 out—Iteed, of Mame; McKmley, of Ohio: | “," “'l'_ The r"l“]“v"'\"_ ')m”' ";:'"l"‘,“, Buriows, of Michigan: Hendersg verp hayo:aen appointod: Arkhur A, Biskoo, Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WasmiNaroy, Dec. 11— Spe Telegram to Tuk Bee, | —Pensions granted Nebraskans: Original invalid —~Johan Bla Gibhon. In- crease—(navy) James Birtwistle, Elwood; Jas W. tackler, Elsie; Samuel Cox, Litenfield; John Towie, Charleston; John Goodwin, Hastin, , of lowa, and Canton, of Hinois, Anchor Grove, O'Brien county, vice T, D, Tom Reed has three times been compli- | White, dechined; David J. Perguson, Fergu- mented by the republican minority for the [ son, Marshall county, vice N Ny peakership, His nomination by the repub- | vegigned: James D, Barlow, Thornton,Cerro licuns in . democratic house was only £10 CONDLY, V1o A, J. Johnson, Tosignod. complimentary matter, and intended to des b R o MR (0 Non et PR BT fguate him us the party’s choice, or the | Ngp, will be discontinued from December leader of the party on the flaor. Now that | 50 bachuse of no sandidute he finds bimself in the majority in the house, and asks his party to tendor him a more sub itial compliment, thoere is some embarass- —— ska and lowa Patents, [Special Telegram Nebr WASHINGTON, Doe, 11, part of those who have hercto- IV, 1 upported him when he could not be | to Tue Bee.| -Patents granted Nebraska placed in the speaker's chair, and who want | and lowa inventors to-day: Cornelius C. 10 vote for some other man, bers &ay 1t wonld be a_shame to pass him over now, when the party has an opportu- nity to give h @ substantial compliment. At'the samo time they say ho ought 1ot to bo taken oft the floor, as noono will be left to take his place, 1n the same breath thoy say that o purtisun speaker will be in greater de- man in the Fifty-first congress than at any timo since the war. 'The wajority will be ex- tremely small, and and & man wiil be needed in the spoaker’s chair who is quick and who hns positive decision on the side of his own PArty; i man who will not hesitate to be par- Several mem- Opp, Bradshaw, Neb., motor; Levi M. Fox, Albion, Ta., car coupling; Thomas J. Holue: Sioux City, a., shirt; William W, Khodes, Lincoln, Neb., hen's nests. - AN Quict at Birmingham. Bunnxaiay, Ala, Dee. 11.—-The excite- ment over the affair of Satarday night has abated. Troops are still here and will re main several days, Governor Seay came np from Montgomery last mght, He says this morning that he will keep troops here as y cvident necessity for tisan on the spur of the moment, and who | long as there is a will not try to exercise that conservativeness | them. They may remain until after the cor- which would be commendable where there | oner's investigation, which will be this, was @ lar majority., A speaker is wanted | 8fternoon or to-morrow. There are no new who will not lean 80 far backward that he | developments in the Hawes' murder will, when political questions are before the | MyStery. % : Douse, in any degree favor the opposite | _ Governor Seay had an interview with party. Ieed, above all other men, can take | She “duy, and said afterwards that he ndorsed thie sheriff aud was glad that Jefferson county hud a sheriff who, no matter how painful Lis duty, eould uphold the law. Hegiuning to-mght, troops will be sent away, oue company at a time, until all are goue, he bit in his mouth und toor a partisan op- porent, or take sides with his own party. DEMOCHATS FILIDUSTERING, SAWVith a majority of fifteen und all of the machinery of the louse, the democrats ope the session with filibustering,” said a repub- lican senator this morning, adding: = *It 1ooks to me us though there will be nothing done in this session in cither branch of con- ress, 0Wing 1o the disconcerted and rudder- ess condition of the democratic ercw and the old ship. Whenover a purty with such o large majority has to resort to filibustering to defeatn weasure, it shows a demoralized condition of affuirs indeed. 1If the democrats were manly and meant a clean lght in an open fleld, they would wake the issucs squarely, and fight them down if they could, or permit the republicans, witk dowocratic “l“lllfl‘, to run them,'! lepresentative Dalzell, of Pittsburg, said: 'Re house Lius opoucd ws though there » goeneral determination on the dewog 10 do nothing. If the rued from the clections w The Weathor Indications. For Nebraska and Iowa: Snow; warmer winds becoming northeasterly For Dakopu: Light snow; warmer south- erly winds. —- The Chamber of Deputies, Panris, Dee, 11 ~The chawmber to-day, by a vote of 345 to 6, adopted the extraordinary budget for 1830, these estimates being fixed at 18,500,000 ———— A Lion Tamer's Pate. Viexya, Doe. 1L.—During a performance Bohemia, to-night, a female ion tamer was atiacked by the brutes wnd frightfully lacerated. St died soon after belug rescucd W Y, e - ] OMALIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1888, AN EXPLOSION OF MEAL DUST Its Force Sufficient to Shake the arth for Nearly a Mile. THREE MEN INSTANTLY KILLED. One Bailding Completely Wreeked and Scattered to the Winds and Several Others Damaged. A Terrific Force. Cr1eaco, Dee. 11.—Threa men are knewn ave beon killed, one fatally injured and a number of persons badly bruised and shaken up carly this moraing by an explosion of meal dust which completely wrocked the three-story brick building on North Halsted street, occupied by David Oliver as an oat- meal mill. Several adjoining buildings were also shattered. The explosion, which ¢ curred sh after 2 0'clock, was terrific, one shock being felt a mile away. Buildings in the immedinte vicinity were bombarded with flying bricks and timbers, and nearly every pane of window glass within a radius of six blocks was smashed. Almost before the rumblo of the explosion had died away flames sprang from the wrecked mill and the whole place was ablazo in a fow minutes, The fire spread with ineredible rupidity, and when the first fire companies reached the scenc they found a block of roaring flames to contend with. Engines were sta- tioned atevery availablo point around tho blazing pateh, and buildings that did not take tire at the outset were saved after the hardest kind of a fight. Sparks that were ried by the wind ignited buildingstwo blocks distant, and for half an hour the firemen b all they could do to prevent half a dozen serious conflagrations. It was nearly two hours before the flames were under control, It was known that_four men had been at work in tie meal milland about twenty in the planing mill next door. Besides these, the neighboring houses contained many men, women and children, The men at work m the planing mill made their escape a few of them badly hurt, but the majority only slightly injured. . Hundreds of men scarched wxiously for the missing millers and atter some time one of them—John Holmes— as found lying in an_ ailey across the strect from the mill, terribly burned and lacerated. He was working in the second story of the mill when the explosion oceurred, and was hurlea through a window and across the street. He cannot live. Ho trace could be found of the other three men rles Mil- er, Charles Cooper and Jokn Smith—and it {J believed their bodies are buried in the de- ris, The firemen are hopeful that no m lives were lost, but people living in the vicinity of the explosion are sure more bodies will be found when the debris is explored. This nnot be done for several hours, Persons who were asicep in buildings ad- jacent to tho wrecked mill were thrown clear out of their beds by the force of the explosion, and most of them were more or less seriously injured during the terrific bombardment of “bricks and other debris. Many of the people escaped from the shat- tered building with great difficulty. The loss will aggregate $150,000, A batallion of twenty firomen and over a hundred volunteers are at work cl 1 rums. Ernest Casper, one three known to be dead, was working in the cupalo at the time of the explosion. The cupalo was lifted almost entire and thrown a nee of sixty feet upon the south side of the street. The mutil- ated form of Casper is somewhere under the wreck. g John Christensen, a kiln man, is thesecond known victim. His body has not been found, and he may have been blown some distance by the force of the explosion. Charles Miller, ongineer, is also buried under the u of deb and it is thought his body will be found near the boiler. The proprietor and munager of the mill were on the ground early this morning, bu have been unable to learn pos tively > cause of the explosion. ‘h thinks that oat meal dust may have caused it, but the territic force is_unprecedented if this theory be accepted. No other reason- able explanation is offered, however, and an explosion of dust is accepted until @ better reason can be found. About 10:30 this morning the excavating party discovered the body of & man supposed to be that of Engincer Miller. The corpse was found on the north driveway of the mill and was covered with about three fect of debris. The was mangled so it could not be recog- . The unfortunate man had evidently blown from the boiler room clear to the veway. The hoilers have been uncov intact, which Qisposes of the theory t they liad exploded. The police suy there is no cvidence of the use of dynamite and it is now cousidered certain that mill dust was the muterial exploded. ed and are - DISASTER. Several Men Killed By an Explosion of Gas, CaNox Ciry, Col,, De An_ explosion occurred in shaft No. 2 of the Canfield coal mine last nigh resultin in the instant death of Henry Wallace, the mine foreman, v, and fatally wounding ten or a dozen others, Of these, James Wal- lace, brother of the foreman, and Henry Dodd are expected to die at any moment. The other wounded are Thomas Shiclds, jr. John Murphy, John Linn, James Trenor John Coshain, Thomas Cunningham and two named Jumes and Janneson. The recovery of three of these is extremely doubtful. The mine has been on fire since’ last Thursday and last night it wa shut down in an en- deavor to extinguish it. The wen had been at work about three hours, and had the fire under control, when the gis ignited in some manner and the explosion followed, badly damaging the mine and with fatal result to the men, and Peter Galls S Shame Ending in Suicide, Posoxa, Cal, Dee. 11.—-Susan Ericson, a pretty and intelligent young woman, commit- ted suicide by poison at the home of J. A, Packard, the richest man in Pomona, Sho secured & position at Packard's as lady's maid. She said she left Chicago because of her parents’ cruelty. She was found dying in her room and confessed that she had tiken ‘nnauu, She declared that she was seduced ast July by a wealthy young member of the Chicago board of trade. When he refused to marry her she came to California to hide her shame. It transpires that she tried to get a doctor to perform a eriminal operation, but hie refused. She haa made many friends here, and a purse will be raised for her buriil, - The Pope Rebukes the Irish, Rome, Dec. 11.—A sensation has been caused by the pope's refusal to bless tue medals and reliquaries sent to Rome by an Irish priest, who intended them for distribu- tion in Ircland. The pope sternly said: I cannot bless them. The people of Ireland are disobedient. They seem to prefer the gospel of Dillon and O'Brien to the gospel of Jesus Chirist.” ————— The New Russian Lo Pans, Dec. 11.—The Bauk of France an- nounces that subscriptions for the new Rus- sian loan awount to 2,500,000 bonds, or 1,250,- 000 franes nominal. The subscribers will probably receive 20 to per cent of the wmount applied for, —-— Murder at a Surprise Party. New Youk, Dee. 11.—George Scully, aged seventeen, was fataily stabbed last night by John Mergen duriug a row at a surprisc party tendered the latter's sister, A DEMOCRATIO CAUCU The Matter of Admission of | tories Thoroughly Discuassed Wasniveros, Doc. 1L.—=The first caucus of the session was held by the democratic mom bers of the house this evening. Mr. Springer stated that the main object of the caucis was to permit the demoerats to take some action lookiny to the admission of territorics, Mr. Cox favored the admission of all territories except Utah and New Mexico. He said that the democratic party might as well gain the wood will of the territories as their il will, The people of Dakota preferred division on the forty-seventh parallel almost unani- mously, and he was of the opinion that their desires'should be listened to, Washington, Montaua and Idaho should be given en abling acts at once, The great territory of Dakota should be divided, and the democrats should secure the pres tige which would certainly come to them from the favorable action of their caucus, [ They had lost Minnesota at the lust elc 1 because they had failed to admit Dakota. which was on the same isothermal line. Mr, Macdonuld offered the following resolution Resolved, Thut it is the sense of this of Dakota be di s and admitted as caucus that the torritol vided into two territory states ultimately. Mr. Cox offerad the followin, Resolved, That it is the sen cus that the day be fixed for some time after the holidays for a consideration of the terri torial questions, insofur as they affect the ad mission of states, and that on any bill already reported or to be'reported from the commit tee on territorics, there shall be no limita- tion on amoudments which are germaine, and that in the order of procceding the first vote shall be on any bils afectine Dakota or its divisio, or any amendment thereto, Mr. Oates of Alabama dessented from the view advanced by Mr. Cox. He re garded the question of the admission of the tervitories as largely political, and believed thav tho interests of the demo ratic party of this ¢ should be considered. He did ot sec the force of the argument that aduitting the tervitories at present would muke them democratic. 1f the people of the territories had had so little idea of democracy they stould be left out until they learned the vrinciples of the democratic party. He ridi- culed the idew that a republican con- wress with a majority of from one to three in the house would be allow to have its own way in reg: sion of territories. et congress g0 slowly. Colorado hus been admitted by a democratic congress, and he saw hing difiicult abont it. Mr. Biggs of California favored the ad- mission of Dakota. 'To sheol with the polic, of preventing aterritory from being admntted in deference to the dictates of a poli party, he s Mr. Holman of Indiana supported the om- nibus bill, and offered a resolution to that effce 1o the adm Mr. Spinola of New York said he would oppose the admission of the territorics every way he could, and in IN with' a stann sterling democ at the head of the demoeratic ticket, t party would march on to victory. e did 4 sentimental measures. Mr. MeAdoo, of News Jersey, deprecated any concessions to the republican party. DAMr. Macdonald predieted that if the deme Dukota it_weild be r not believ u erats'did not admit publican for years. Let the democrats be wise, ‘rhe tarifi had not beaten the (s olitical mis Dakota, crats in the northwest, but takes, such as a refusal to ac hiad been responsibic for the result. Mr. Weaver of Towa favored the omni bill and the admission of all territorics cept Utah, G Mr. Toole of Montana spoke T favor of admitting that territorg, predicting that if that were done she would send two demo- Le; othirwise she wofld be rats to the sena republican for decades,. Mr. Bland of Missousd said that in 1592 the scat of war would not be in New York, New Jersey and Connecticat, but 11 the west. Let the democratic party follow Horace Gireeley's advice and go west and grow up with the country. Mr. Voorhues of Washington Territory at- tributed the republican inajority in that ~tor- ritory 1o the failure of the democrats to pass an cnabling act for its admission. Without takmy any @action the caucus journed until Thursday evening. THE NEGRO :\fi THE BALLOT. g An Interview With the Attorney Gen- eral of the Lnte Confede: asuviLLe, Tenn., Dec. 11.—The American to-day prints a long igterview with Thomas H. Watts, who was attorney general of the late confederacy, on the question of disfran chising the negro. Hesaid in par “The iu- creased political pow@r which the south has ad- acquired by the fregdom of the negroes Soght nover to.bo relfiauished. Thare s o policy of the south which demands it, or makes it desiraple. If intelligeace is subcrior to_jgnorange, or brain power su- perior to mere muscledn the polizy of u state, the south has nothingto fear from th enceof the negro with an cqual i vote. I'he northern the con- querers in the increased the political power of fthe conquercd in con- clectio of presidential elec- rs should augment the s man gress and in th tors. That,the conque: political power of the feonquercd ~vas before done in the history of kind, It was & not magnanimity to the conquered, bpt a vain hope and mu-xnmm“m.-,)fx made free, would greatly merease the power of the republican party " in congress agd the eclection of a A such a ra states president for all timejwhich indy. remarkable action. 1{ the nort could now mend thefr work, the foily of which the experience of the last twenty years 50 fully shows, they would doubtless act promptly and vigorously. Fortunately for the southern statés, the constitutio of the United States prsents an insuperable barrier to the .»wms?:r such power,” Will King Milan Abdicate? NNA, Dee, 1 pecial Cablegram to Tur Bee.|--The lowgr house of the reichs- rath has passed muym and second articles of the army bill withent alteration. In the Hungarian chamber of deputies there is a growing diseontent over the bill, causing Premier Tiszga to defer the di sion until after un&mu.n. If necessary Herr Tiszea will nmke the passage of the measure 4 cabinet quastion, and thus subdue the malcontents, whowill be unable to effect @ chauge of ministr The situation in Sepvia is critical. The strong radical majorlty in the skuptschina threatens to reject King Milan's revised con- stitution. The government, thercfore, has resolved to curtail the deliberations of that body. 1f the radicals ave obstinate®the skuptschina will be indetinitely prorogucd. The garrisons in Belgrade and other towns are kept in readiness to crush a revolt. An article inserted in thé| constitution provides that in case the kiog abdicate he shall have power to appoint regents during his son’s minority. The article is taken as indicating the king's intention to abdicate, e ibe— Suicide Instead of Marriage. Garxerr, Kan, Dee 11.—Last evening Edward Clampet, aged twenty-one, living west of here, attended chureh here with Miss Whipps, with whom, it is said, he was con- templating marriage ' during the holidays. After arriving howe and caring for his team, he went to lfllin ¥ removed his Sunday clothing, drew on a pair of overals, und took off one shoe and stoeking. Then placing the muzzle of a shot n agaiost his side, he pulled the trigger with his toe, discharging the load iuto his heart. — il The “Badger Workers" Arraigned, New Youk, Dee, 11.—The four workers of the “badger” game gn the gambler, Phil. Daly—Herman and Meredith and the women, Stanton and Hamwmond ned i the gencral sessions court to-day. Hermann plead guilty and the yest cateved pleas of not guilty, aud were seut back Lo the Towbs, HE DIED IN SIGHT OF HOME. Sad Ending of an Old Man's Plan For a Pleasant Surprise. A DISTRICT FAIR ASSOCIATION. The Sensational Story of an Inmate of an Asylum For the Insano he Capture of a Porger. Joy Tarned to Grief. Des Moises, ia, Doc. 11, ial Tele gram to Tie Bre) —James Marphy, an old gentleman over eighty years of age, forme: one of the old settlers of Adair county, moved to Kansas several years ago. A few days apzo he started to return to sur- prise and visit his sons, He reached Groen ficlu last Saturday and started for their Nome, eight miles m the country, He had a ride most of the way, but had to walk tho Spa last mile. Sinday mornmg he was found ing dead by the roadside.” On his body was found 14 in money and a letter from the city marshal of some Kansas town, stat ing that the old gentleman was on 1is_way to Towa and that he was subject to heart dis case, and requesting any strangers to help lim if overtaken by an attack on the w: 1tis supposed that as he drew near his son louse he was overjoyed at the prospeet of surprising his fricnds, wiom he had not scon for many years, and the excitement brought on an attack from which he died in sight of the old home. A Sensational Story. WaterLoo, Ia, Dec. 11.—Special Tele- gram to Tue Bk —~Chris. Hanly, impris- oned in the insanc asylam at Iadenendencs for over a year, escaped two months ago and hus since worked on farms in this vicinity. He desired to go to the soldicrs’ home, but was refused by the hospital superintendent. 0-day lie was g He makes public a sensational st ng that he was imprisoned i the asylim on trumped up charges, robbed of his property by his brother, and subjected to violent assaults in the asylum, ile substantiates the charges in court, onument Commissfon. Des Moixes, la, Dee. 11.—[Special Te gram to Tue Bre. |—The pointed a commission to ta steps for the erection of a monument to lowa soldicrs and sailors who died in the late war. The commission was to cousist of the gov- The Soldiers ernor and ex-Senator Jumes Harlan, of Mount Pl 1ty ex-Governor Kirkwood, of lowa City: Edward Johnston, of Keokulk ox Senator George Wright, of Des Moines, and D. N. Richardson, of Daven port. It met here to-day for the first time, and organized by electing the governor chair- man and Mr, Richardson scerctary. Then it decided to advertise for sealed plans for monument whichshould cost not to cx ceed RI000. Phe legislature ap; ro priated 00 for their preparatory and so they decided to offer for the best aesigns, as follows: Pive hundred dollars for the best, $200 for nd best, and 150 for tho third b Al plans mist be submitted by th when the cou- the soe desigas, second Monday in mission will meet 1 Ihe it creating the commission and order- ing the monument staied that it should b ereeted upon the capitol grons but som of the cowmmissioners think will reco mend to the legislature other site. is to be a They say that if the monumen large one there is no room for it on the grounds, which are wdy rather crowded, a small monument it would the eapitol are in and if itis to i be completely overshadowed by itself, Some of the ¢ favor of erceting an equc s of he roic size. Wh e they scommend will have to be passed upon finally by the next general assembly. He Pinches Women. Dunvque, wla, D2e. 11—[Sp al Tele- gram to Tue Brx.)— ¥ seems 1o have a mild type of the Whitechapel siead, thongh 10t by any means so serious, the resuits ar A few months ago a zreat many women in the Fifth ward complained that some man assaulted them on the streets, violendy pinching them. He would grab a womin, almost frighten her to death, and pineh any part of her body that was hand:est, and then disappear without offering any other vio lence. Oreanized efforts were made to cap ture the “pinchier,” but he eluded detection and_was quict for weeks. Now he has started up pin and is once more in the pinching busmess. The police think he s 801G InsaNe person. A Smooth Forger Arrested. Des Moives, la, Dee. 11— Special Tele- graw to Tue By Tho police authoritie to-duy reccived mnotice of the arrest at Roches Y., 0f C. C. Johmson, who is under indictment for forgery in this city for quite a lwge amount. Ho is about thirty four years old, a smooth talier, and he op crated extensively in this and other lowa countics, selling patent forcs pumps and patent washing machimes. He disappeared froms Angus, Boone county, in October, 1NS7, and was last heard of in Rosiester, N, Y. last June. Since then the pilice have b searehing for him. He forgel notes avainst the Shaver Wagon company, of this ¢ r Ainst other partics The Creston Cirenit, N, T, Dee, 11— [Special Telegram to 'l |—At the meeting of the fair managers, held here to-day, the oreanization of a district fair association was ¢ ted, to be lmown as the Creston cireuit, It includes rs at Ottumwa, Creston, Red Ouk, andoab, Ta., and Maryvilie, Mo. Dates fairs in the new cireuit wer m August 19 to Septemb 5 0f £00 must be given to cach class in the specd rings and greater inducements mado to attract fine stock. This 15 the strongdby cireuit in the state, Colonel Munning, of Ot- tumwa, is president, and S, A, Brewster, of Creston, sceretar) Cne for running f Pul Robbed by a Highwayman, Des Moines, Ia., Dec. 11.—(Special Tele- gram to Tup Bee|—Last Saturday a man passing for a farmer appeared in Avoca, claiming to be looking for corn-huskers, He siid he lived near Oakland, and he secured a young German, and the two went to Oaklund by the evening train and tnen started to waik to the pretended farmer’s home. When about half way they were m cliwiy mun, whacovered them with two revolvers and ‘ordered them to hand over their v uables, He took from the German a g wateh, several dollars in money, and i ¢ tificate of deposit on an Avoca banl for It is thought that the allezed farmer was a confederate of the highwayman. Mre. Diggle's Trial Postponed. Masox City, la., Dec. 11.—|Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee|—Berthu Diggle, th actress, who was to be tried to-day for th murder of her husband on the 20th of last May, by the consent of the state's counsel bas bad her trial postponed until next Mon day. Her, attorneys claim that they will 8000 be in'possession of evidence that will completely exoncrate her from the criwe, Crushed By the Wheels, DunuQuE, Ta., Dec. 11.—[Spacial Telegram to Tue Bee. (—A short time before noon yes- terday Alderman Kenneally's son, about twelve years old, was playfully pusbed Ly NUMBER 151 stroet, attached to w wagon. The boy fell under the outfit and when picked up was heitp bbbl A The Omaha Election Squabble is Two Boys Did 1t Discussed in Chicago. a number of Ilinois WarenLoo, T, Dee. 11.—F¢ A months past the night trains on th Central have been firad on from a point ncar | A PROMINENT BOURBON TALKS. Storm Lake, and Thursday night Braikeman - Ed Wright was shob, narrowly escaping fatalwound. This frightencd the culprits, | € Blames the Republicans More Than the Democrats and Takes who, betraying thomsclves by their actions, were arrested by Special Detective Smith, Oceasion to Give Judge Dundy a Kap. The offenders were two boys, Charles Blake, aged nincteen, and George Stmith, aged four teen. The mmediately confessed their guilt, but each charges that the other fired Heard at Chicago. and Kive 1o reason but @ desire for cfund | The Bee]—A democratic politician, wh Blake's home is at Storm Lake. and he be- | figured prominently during the late canipaig| in Nebraska, was interviewed at the Gran Pacific last night by the representative of @ 1ongs to a respectable and well:to-do family Smith lives in Sioux Falls, D, T. has been visiting Blake. The railway company [ 1o b 36 + “Diioro announce an intention of making au example | local daily. He said: “There is not of the and will demand the greatest | Romgon in Nebraska politically. Wo ard voys, Wowed b An Ol1 Couple Elope Des Motxes, la, Dee, 11.—Dr. O. K. Carr, who has boen a practicing physician in this city for a yoar, and Mrs. Frederick C. Ehlers, landlady of the lowa house, have taking no interest in the st over thy United States senatorship. The republicavs have 102 out of 183 members, and will doubte less settle the Manderson succession among themselves, There is a good deal of feeling among democrats about the underhanded way in which Manderson has helped to work punishment law. disappeared together, goinz, it is belicved, 10 |y n contest against the delegation from . Care is the owner of about 81X | Omaha, which is composed of cleven domo- hundred acres of land ncar Mitchellville, h | erats and one republic LY upon which coal has_just been discovered: | Crats and one republican “WWhat about this contest?” asked the re- He leaves o wife and” seven children, some of them well udvanced in yea Mrs. | porter. Ehlers bas a daaghtor twenty years of age, | 41p's a long story, but T will only touch the o also leaves o husband, who is locatea &t | paiy points. There had been a deal of loose- Newion, Carr left a note'to his wifo saying ! , i 116 HBRIEORS b, Ol ahy ness in the canvass of the returns at a num- Gt o ber of polling pluc This was, to & great extent, the fault of incompetent judges and elerks of election. On top of that, the charge of fraudulent voting and illegal ballots was made. T concedo that soveral hundred votes may have been polled that should have been rejected.” Who is to blame for thut ™ Separation, Then Sulcide. WATERLOO, Ta., Dee, 11.—Luke Leech, an Englishman who recently came to this coun- committed suicide near Towa Falls to- by hanging. He had separated from S wife ashort time before, and that, it is supposed, was the cause. FIGHT WITH OYSTER PIRATES. | “The republicans more than the demo- - crats. The repubticans had control of the Two Boats Sunk, One Captured, and [ st legislature and they are to blame for One Man Shot. leaving Owmaha without registration, 1t's ANNAPOLIS, Md., Dee. 11.—A dispateh ve- ) impossible now to trace out to what ceived here to-luy says there has been an | oxtent the illegal votes polled in engagement between the state steamer Gov- | gur ity would affect tho . men ernor McLane und a flcet of dredgers in | \who hold certificates to seats in- the legisla- Chester viver. Two of the dredgers’ boats were sunk and a number of boats taken. One of the crew of the steamer Governor McLane was shot, This is the first fight between the state fiskery force aud the dredgers since the steamers have been provided with ture. Ouly one of the three democratic sen- ators is contested, however, and he had over thirteen hundred majority on the face of s returus. Th e ten democrats whose s the house are contested have from 20010 1 majority. The strangest purt of this contest is that Dick Berlin, the republican who holds a ceruln ©, is not being contested, though his vote falls considerably below 'that of the lowest demoeratic members. This part cannons. The dispateh received w from Clarkville sizued by Captam Howard, communding the steamer Governor @ McLanc, dated | of the contest must of course be fought "out to-day, to Commander Plowman | before the legislature. But thereis a feat= and stated that the steamer bad | ure Ihaven'ttouchea yet which s liable to a severe ight t might; that it had sunk | stir up more indignation and re- two boats, captured one, and had the pape sentment than anything ~ clso ever of » others. The steamer was happening in Nebraska in twenty years, with bulls and onc of his ¢ About two weeks Judge Dundy called was shot in the (o] the attention of the United States grand quested that help ve sent at onee, The Gov- | jury, which is now in session in Omala, to the goneral chavge of corruption and fraud made by certain newspapers, and directed thew to make a full investization. “Is there any contost over your congress- cruor Thomas was sent bumediately to lis aid. Charles G. Winchester, Ford, deputy postmaster at ys he counted thirty-nine re ports of cannon, besides a hundred or more | man?” asked the reporter. vifio shots. This morning steamers trom | “No.” p Chester river met the steamer McLane and o ‘“I'hen why don't they leave the investiga- sonerconveying the captured dr tion to your state courts! “Iean’t tell you. It's the first time United es courts have ever taken notice of our cuterville. ht took place, two the Magzie Cordatt, to C Hell Paint, where the f sunken drodzzes wor . The schooner's e e sails were still u riddica with **Who has set this inquisition on foot " shot. One schoc “Idon’t know. My impression is that it is ot certam offensiv partics who have penter’s Istand, ar to the court offl- other in Durd , and the fourth on Kent Island. cials and influential - politicians. 1f they can Bavtnone, Dee. 1L—Last night's fight at [ indict Rosew they will © to indict the mouth of Chester viver may have re- | Conuell, our gressman. Conuell is sulted 1w cousiderable loss of 1if Peter [ i wood Le did not consider it Mallen, coole on bourd the schooner Jutia A, | itlegal to hand ‘around among his intimate Joues, Says be was the ouly man out of a | democratic friends tickets headed ‘Citizen's crew of eleven to escape, e states that the | Democratic’ and ‘Tudependent. Democratie,? vessels w tly attacied by the deedgers, | These tickets had his own name, and the who were her avmed with repeating | names of several othier republicans in place rifles, and aid not return the fire unatil com- | of the democratic nominees, You pelled to. The steamer MeLane was | ask what will be the outcome! 1 can't thoroughly riddled with pullets, ana Captain | foretell. One thing I do know—there was Howard determined to resort to extreme | ten times as much corruption and fraud in the measures. acking off from the fle clection at Omaha 1wo years ago, when seven dredgors, which were tied together, he | Church Howe was beaten and Rosewater was singled out the Julia A, Jones, and, putting | counted out, but Judze Dundy took no notice oo a full head _of steam, mg of it. “The democrats came into power then, tly for her stern, striking her | and now they are going out. 13ut, marl nd the schooner’ sank almost in- | they are not'out entircly yet. Dundy Mullen escaped by climbing up the | publican court officers and cleriss who are in in, but suys that tie rest of that plot to smirch better men than they oo in the fore part and conid not | may be strack by a boomerang. This i all have gotten ou As s00in as the MclLane | have to say.” ot cleared from the wreck she was again S backed off and headed for the ficet, striking BABX BURGLARS, the schooner J. Mahoney squarcly in th They Are Arrcsted While Trying to Force a Safe, stern. Sh tne remainder of the ficet got aw t once commenced o sink, and fust as possible, Some of the crew of Ma- | Bostox, Dee. 11—Issue Kadetsky, aged loney eacuped by climbing on bourd the Me- | eight years; Moses Silva, awed seven, and ]I‘l'l“:“ \I“ ‘I‘mlll ‘Z}\ “I"“ ”I": 'x’" bo: "l|l"" “"* Eddie Boogusch, aged six, wi arrested i o hold. vhite man_named Cole ; 8938 y 2 wan and a4 negro named Bramble f the esterday while t H:( to for o I‘I the erew of the Muloncy, are believed to be | afe of George W. Hall, desk manufacturer, Kadetsky and Boozusch” ained an entrance into Mr. Hall's oflce by s is reported to be on the unlawful ground [ ‘crecping under the gate which opens into to-night, and it is not unlikely that there | the sirect, and then getting iuto the office will be another fight before moruing, 1hrough the door, which had been carelessly drowned, as they were not seen after the | on Sudbury street. vessels were strick, A large f of dred;- 2t % —-—— left unlocked. The two immediately st The Panama Canal Scheme, about rummaging the desk drawers,” ete,, Pawis, Dec. 11~The Panama canal erisis | and, finding o revolver, made off with it. and the suc of the Russian loan absorb ‘1 h""“Hi\ -ln‘l;ml b u; l‘.:m‘nps‘l‘m oper T TR inanciors have no. | tions, and on their nlisted Silva. cxclusivo atiention, Financlers have no | oyl oug'uguin made and an’_attack. mado hope that the sciiemes of tne canal commit- | y)0y the safe with 4 hammer, They knocked tee wigfivert a erisis, The Credit Poncier | off the hundie, split the eowbination with a dirvectors maintain theie refastl to advance [ ehisel and made an avempt to break off the funds to bolster up the Panuma company | bhivees. doiug their work with all the cool- vithout an explicit guarantee from the gov- | B of old louscbreakers. Unsuccessful in Avithont sni.oxy guaYy m the g this, they went about cleaning the ofice oub erument with the assent of the chambers. | of what they could lay their hunds on. They Phe pablic subscription closes to-morrow. | gecured $2° worth of postal cards und $2 here is small prospeet that the bonds will | of postuge stamps, doing them all up in & be taken. The reports that the government | paper and tyine them together with & long will eveutnadly subsidize or give a guarantee | pold chain,” Al of them arrostod. for the Panama company arc discredited, e Pinancial houses have their eyes open 1o th Bauprojscn's Trial. fact that America might not tolerate the con . el sion of the Panama venture into a state | GENEVA 1L, 1 1.—In. tho frjal of onterpriso, Dolcasops his bis own soh Buucreisen, the striking Pullman engincer, for conspiracy 1o day, various cmploycs of g | the company sud 1. 13, Mix, cashior of the land, Amorica wnd othor g 0 AL B sttt 1L i SAL AR EEa P be invited to contribute in ratio of their ton AR A 1oL S LI nage with an equivaleat share in the control | 8tand and ide i P oS of the cannl sent by Bauereisento Broderick and Clark at This ovoning oxciting scones wore wit- | different timos iast spring; lse chocks the prospeets of the Panama Caual company ‘,_“I 8l e ‘::‘:, .“!I" BN, o ST around the compuny's ofiiee, 1t is rumored | PUEchiss Oxuimito. Who fnerigiinating 1o to-night that th npany is lkely to obtain | 1eré, telegrama and chocks all seemed a0 advance of 40,000,000 francs on its 12an. | BBYe been writton in furtiierance of the dy- ama railway shares. 'Phis, it 18 estimatod, “;1v|.|.v‘» plot, and wore very damuging W0 will enablé it to meet its cazagements until RRAIOIN0N'S O the commission, which, it is rumored, will be 10 suve the project by miking nutional one. According o | I gilist Daly is Disgnsted, Mt A0 Laa G Al ligve seRs e anl| b R R G110 T 3 A o= Allen in suing Bill Clark for stake money England’s Prestige Bndangered. AIED IS L DIRLS, SOF MR- GARAN Loxpox, Dec, 1.—The Morning Posts [ |y iy gisgusted, and so are Lis fricnds, and Alexandria correspondent says: *I is use- | it je ot then instance Uat ko hus. given up less to disguise the fact that the gradual ve- | the affar, e suys he ls quit the ring for- duction of the army of occupation excites the | ever - An Easy Victory for rle. Burspaxe, Dec, 11—In the four days' in. national senlling ¢ Scearle had derision of tives as well as o We must eitn maintain the houwor of our flag or withdraw altogether. The position is serious, both at Suakim and the southern | b froutier. Unless we a Il pared 1o take | an casy vict Beaeh did not competo in euergetic measures 1o re-assert o:r power, | the final heat, owing to the committoe refus- England's -~ prestize will be cndaugered | ing to disqualify rle and Matiison for throughout the moslem world fouling bim, The first prize was £500, A White Cap Warning. No Thought of Besigning Cuicaco, Dec, 11.—A special from Rock- | Creviiaxs, O, Dee, 11-A special from ford, Ill,, say Rev, Mead Holmes, alder. Fort Wuyne, Ind,, says: In regard to the man from the Sccond ward of this city, who | rumor scut out as to his |‘-¢_~In.vm‘|.u.._ Civil has been fighting the liquor interest, and | Bervice Coumissioner Edgerton ' to-day who is the projector of an ordinance now "‘ A‘ ithoritutive y that hie hus no thought pending which absolutely prohibits the sale | 4 Y - of liquor here, to-day received u comunica Cowhided the Honorable. tion signed *White Caps of Northern 11 T TP TP o Thes T T ey nois,” warning him 10 resign his position ehinger, who lives at 250 Spring Garden the ity council, and threutening lim v bodily harm In ne did not do so, 1 venie, Allegheny, this moruing cowhided police are inyes g Lhe walter, | the Co Q. Lapp, i3 froit of bor Louse, : . : i