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{ I | { — g S o T I o R s s S o e e e Nttt et e THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE EIGHTEENTH YEAR. A FORCIBLE APPEAL. I'll Blow My Refund the Money or Brains Out. HE WAS A GAY FRENCH OFFICER. The Casino Weakoned and the Lucre ‘Was Returned. o — 1 8 THE USUAL THING IN MONACO No Attention is Paid to Common Victims, ROLLIN M. SQUIRE IN PARIS. He Gives His Views on New York Poll- tics, Which He Says Are Rot- ten to the Core—His Esti- mate of Hill. A Military Gentleman’s Escapade. [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.] *Ants, Jan. 5.—(New York Herald Cable ~Special to T) . Winter has come on at last, clear and cold, and skating is in full swing. The pondson the Bois de Bologne, the Saint Cloud and the Versailles are covered with deliciously smooth ice, and a hundred pretty little Parisiennes,surrounded cach with a little coterie of admirers, whisk and circle about on the ice, stopping every few ‘minutes to warm their dainty toes at large braziers that are placed at convenient Injervals an the edges of the ponds. The Circle du Patinure glory, and grand skating fetes are in progres: Politics have again come to the fore, and when Paris woke up yesterday the streets were plastered with flaming signatures of Le General Boulanger. Le brave general 18 still popular as ever, perhaps more so. Not only the radicals, but the royalists con- tinue to support him. In commenting on the election fixed for January 27, the Figaro says: “Boulanger's programme is distinctly republican, but is 8o adroitly worded asto give offense to no one.” ulois says: The Paris election on Jan- uary 27 will be a repetition of the triple ele tion of the 19th of August, a crushing vic- tory for General Boulanger, and that true royalists in Paris will vote for aim. They know what they want and no matter with whom they travel or what road they take, the ever im- portant consideration is that they arrive at their journey’s end. So all good royalists in Paris will vote for Boulanger. The Republique Francais appeals to the sound common sense of the Parisians and asks what they expect to gain by votin g for aman who never yet distinctly declared what his opinions were or what he would do if once 1 power. _ The Journal Des Debats says General Boulanger's appeal to the voters of Paris is mero nonsense, and that he can never hope 10 capture the votes of the city of Paris Rappell says Boulanger gives no oinion nor platform. He merely says moi, and that's all. Fashionable Paris is now taking wing for the Rivera, and, as usual at this season, chronic denunciations of the dangers of rou- lette and rouge et noir continue to be thun- dered against Monte Carlo, which still con- tinues to be a most magnetic and fascinating wintering spot for Europe, “The victim of gambling this season is a military oficer, who was stationed with his regiment near Nice, and wentto Moute Carlo with 12,500 francs due to his company as pay officer and won about 50,000 francs, and then lost everything he had, including the 12,500 frauncs belonging to his regiment; but the of- ficer, still confldent, wrote a ietter to the Ca- sino authoritics, telling them that if his money was mnot returned he would blow out his brams in the pality and thus bring about an awkward is in full winter prinei- scandal. The letter caused a flutter in the bosom of the director, M. DeThezillat, and be conferred with the three admimstrators, M. Bourdoncle, M. Bonier and M. Wichta, a German, who isa relative of Madame Blane. Those gentlemen devoted a long time to the matter, They were accustomed to such ap- peals, and, under ordinary circumstances, would have simply sent the unlucky eamb- ler about his business. The unlucky person, however, in this instance, was an officer in the French army, and should he be 80 foolish as to scatter his brains about in a local orange grove incon- venlent consequences might ensue. The matter, thevefore, was referred to the most mighty and puissant council of the Casino. T'his omnipotent body has its headquarters in Puris, and is legally constituted as the Soclete Anonyme de Bains de mer et du cercle des Etranzer a Monace. Its members are Prince Roland Honaparte and Prince Radziwil, who is connccted by marriago with the Blane family, but Prince Radziwil and Edmond Blane merely draw their revenues, relegating their duties to secretaries, The members of the high council having received notice of the offi- cer's application and threats, deliberated and came to the conclusion that the ‘applicant should receive his money back. The officer was accordingly repaid the sum which he had Jost and signed am agreement to refund it to the Casino by monthly installments, Soon afterwards, however, the military au- thorities heard of the affair, and the officer was sent off to Tonkin, So ended this year's Monte Carlo scandal. Meanwhile all flock thither to enjoy not 8o much the gambling, but the sunsuine and charming scenery of the Riveria, He was 4 man nught hail from Boston and New York, a man with elastic step and an engaging wanner, who might be fifty years old and who hardly looked forty. He was seatad 1o the billiard room of the Grand ho- tel; and commenced sipping his after dinner coffee and talking. He wus Rollin M. Bquire, ex-commissioner of public City. You York politicst ore, Talk about Why there are men who works in New York want to know my opinion on New rotten to the in the past. Rotten, sir corruption prominent in New York to-day are so corrupt they would out-tweed Tweed if they only has his tho name is genius; and, by way, there s William God help Dave Hillt one whose first his last is Grace, Peru if he What do I tnink of I 1 don't care to be inclegant, but four Anglo-Saxon which for my opinion of him, with beautiful distinct- When I became commissioner of pub lic works in 185, Hill said, ‘I would like to know what you think of me for governor of the state in ‘Well, said 1, ‘Mr. Hill, I think you a good man for the place, and when you want my help you orly got to 1 am not much of a campaign leader, but Lama good licutenant. 1 have fidence in you, and whenever you wheel your political cart up alongside of this depart went, T will shove the whole thing in, from the roof to the cellar. So we agred to be friends, 1 was to give him my faithful support and he was to protect me agamst the machinations of this same man Grace, who was the mayor of the city. Hill told me repeatedly that not the slightest con- fidence was to be placed in anything Grace might say. 1 kept my promise to Governor Hill, and what did he do Before the end of it he had signed a paper which removed me from office. That is the kind of a man Hill is. Wheb I was informed of this act of treachery 1 said to one of the gov- with me, and gets his h there words ness ame to me and 18881 have say 80, con- ernor's who was “You go back to Albany and tell Dave Hill that if 1 were not restrained by & self-respect which iie has never known, 1 would go to his wansion and slap his traitor's mouth, were he seated in the gu- bernatorial chair itself.. Now, just one more word about the presidential election. 1 won't say much, because 1t is an old story low Cleveland was beaten, because he got the swelled head and for- got his friends. He began to pose us a candidate of the respectable classes, and to neglect the boys, to whom he owed everything. The result was the boys went back on this inflated man of des- tiny, and unfortunately in New York state the boys have much more to do with the clections than the respect- able classes. In fact, they have pretty much everything to do with them. Dave Hill did not forget the boys. Consequently Hill remains av Albany, while Cleveland is left out in the cold. Mr. Squire will sail for America to-day with a French gentleman, who proposes organizing an extensive com- mercial enterprise in the United States. After about six weeks Mr. Squire will proba- bly return to France, in connection with the system now under consideration by the French government for improving the postal service; and Mr. Squire has still other irons in the fire. There is a mysterious talk about & wonderful dynamite gun which he is said to have offered to the Russian govern- ment. He also writes poetry, * AN ADDRESS TO THE POPE. Memorial of the Centenary of Cathol- icism in the United States. Rowe, Jan. 5.—|New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Brel—Bishop Keane, rector of Washington umversity, has been appointed preacher for Epiphany by the pope in the church of St.Sylvestro, which has been ceded to the English of Rome in per- petuity. The archbishops and bishops con- nected with the university have presented ad- dresses to Leo XUI in Latin, proposing to inaugurate the institution next year, as a memorial of the centenary of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States. The docu- ment is signed by the archbishops of Balti- more, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and the bishops of Peoria, Dakota and LaCrosse. The president of the chamber has received a letter, communicating the intelligence that President Cleveland and the senate of the United States had accepted, by a unani mous vote, the bust of Garibaldi, offered by the Italian residents in Washington, which is to be placed in the Oriental room of the capitol. The Italian minister of foreign affairs expressed warm sentiments of esteem and admiration for the United States of America, which were received by all present with applause. Among the latest arrivals at Rome are cx- Senator W. N. Emerson, Right Rev.J. N. Gallagher and C. E. Gudebroad, of New York. aides, AMERICANS AT NICE, Visitors Are Beginning to Arrive in Great Numbers. [Copyrighted 1859 by Frank G. Carpenter.] Nick, Jan, b.—[New York Herald Cable —~Special to Tue Bee.)—The weather here has been delightful the last few days, and Americans are beginning to arrive in great’ numbers. The most conspicuous couple on the drive are the king and queen of Wurtem- berg. The king is doing cverything in his power to secure a recall of his American fayorites, but the queen, who is now vir- tually ruler of their kingdom, is determned in her opposition. She is endeavoring to re- storo his spirits, which have declined since tue departure of his favorites, but members of his court whisper that his mind s going. It isunderstood that Milan of Servia will be here in about a fortuight. Among the American arrivals are Colonel ana Mrs. A. Hayward, D. B. Gillit, San Francisco; Mr. and Mrs, C. . Hofiin, F. Rit- tenbouse, Chicago; Mr. and.Mrs. James W. Alexander and family, Mr. George Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs, Lindal, Winthrop. Coming from Cannes, Mr. and Mrs. Bigelow,|Mr. and Mr: W.R. Browne and family,Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Thacher, New York, and Mr. and Mrs. Lama, of Chicago e Exploded a Petard, Mapmin, Jan. 5.—An attempt was made to-day to blow up the building occupied by tho ministry of the interior. A petard was exploded in the rear of the building, but be- yond smashing windows did no damage. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY E PAGES. THE ELECTRIC SWINDLE, Mre. Friend Says There Was no in- tentional Frand. Axx Awnon, Mich,, Jan, 5.—Persons inter. ested in the Electric Sugar Refining com pany frauds at New York have been in con- sultation with Sawyer & Knowlton, attorneys here, for several days past. The president of the company has been here and met Mrs, Friend, the Howards and Holsteads, all of whom live at Milan, this state. Mrs, Friend's attorney says there was no intentional fraud. But the company expected more than was promised. She says the company was to furnish money to cquip a refinery for refin ing sugar by Friend's “secret process.” The company allego the refining was to be done from suger cane. This she cannot do. The contract her husband made was to refine sugar at S0 cents a ton or sell out his stock and secret for $230,000, aft ything was ruuning. The company been running five years and _has put £300,000, but no sugar has yet been for the market. Mrs, Friend says the c pany is now trying to force from her another ret, by which she can make a superior ar- e of sugar from grapes, instead of getting the sccret their contract calls for, The last secret she refuses to divulge for any amount. No arrests have been made, and none even threatened by the company’s agent, who re- turned to New York Wednesday, Friend is the only one of the party ested in the transaction, the others being merely employes. Denounces Mrs, Fricnd's Statement Derkorr, Jan. 5,—The Evening Jour special from Ann Arbor, Mich., says: Pres- ident Cotterill, of the Electric Sugar ro- fine n an interview to-day said the report that he is here to procure the arrest of Mrs. Friend is news to him. He cannot talk to the press now, but promises developments in a few days. ‘He denounces the claim made by Mrs. Fricnd that the contract with her does not specify raw caue sugar, but only canc sugar, as an unmitigated falsehood. Theke is no crin aspect in the cas far as it has been developed here. Presi- dent Cottrell has been making strenuous ef- forts to settle with the Friends, who will 1ot give up unless they get big boodle. The Journal reporter has seen the contract and it makes no mention of manufacturing sugar from the raw material. The men who pose as dupes confess this. The whole thing has been precipitated by the English stockholders. Cotterell and others who got the Englishmen to subscribe now want to get control. Mrs. Friend and_Howaud own a wajority of the stock and the alleged scerets, The only way the *‘dupes” can determine whether or not they have been duped is to get control. Mrs. Friend is too sharp to be frightened into giving up any scerets. There are people at Milan who be. lieve Prof. Friend is still alive. The law- vers, however, think he is dead. gty Tried It in Chicago But Failed. Cireaco, Jan. 5.—In connection with the exposure of the Electric Sugar Refining com pany’s frauds in New York, a local paper Prof. Friend made an endeavor to foist his scheme on w Chicago firm about four ears ago, but failed. Henry Culver, Chicago agent of Matthie- sen & Wickers, sugar refiners of New York, says Friend tried to sell his scheme to their fArm. Mr. Matthicsen told him_they would give him £100,000 when he proved the process asuccess. The professor replied that it was a secret and that unless the company would be gotten together leaving the secret with him, negotiations must end. They did end at once. Friend then came to Chicago, but his endeavors here were also abortive, He then went to England and succeeded in entrapping a number of English and American capital- ists who started the present factory in New ork, intrusting the secret to Prof. Friend. The rest of the story is known, Lived Like Princes. Detnoir, Jan, 6—The Evening Journal's special from Milan, Mich., says that since the opening of the sugar business the How- ards and Friends have cut a big swath here, building elegant houses and living ns gentle- man_farmers, with princely incomes from some source gt generally understood, though not withe®c suspicion. They bought the best, lived high, drove elegant equip- ages, and traveled much between here and New York. The village is greatly excited. Murdered His Neighbor. TopEka, Kan., Jan. 5.—(Special Telegram to TuE Bie.]—The sheriff of Logan county arrived last night on the hunt of Joe Steven- son, who is accused of the murder of a man named Norwood, the accused and his sup- posed victim both residing in the same neighborhood in' Lincoln county. Norwood borrow ed a few dallars of Stevenson several months ago, which Stevenson had repeatedly asked him for, and Norwood had refused to pay. On Saturday last the two met ata country postoflice and Stevenson ugain asked for his money, which Norwood with an_oath again_refused to pay. Thursday morning the dead body of Norwood was found lying across the bed in his house. The one window was blown completely to pieces and bits of glass were found in the wound, showing that the murderer had deliberately 'shot his vie- tim through the window while he was asleep. The weapon was a_shotgun loaded with buckshot, the full load striking i the left breast and severing the arterics, The murderer made his escape. S Murderca By His Rival. FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn., Jan, 5.—Yesterday Brooks, a prominent young merchant of M Dowell’s Mills, came to town, secured a mar- riage license and started home, This morn- ing his body was found lying on the roadside dead with'a bullet_holé through his head. When he left town he was accompanied by a 0 named Smith, who was & bitter rival for hand of the young lady Brooks was to marry. Strong suspicions are aroused aud excitement prevails concerning this feature of the case. Claims $50,000 Damag DEeADWOOD, Dak., Jan. 5.—|Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.|—The Deadwood & Lead City chartered toll road has enjoined the Deadwood Central railroad and brought suit against them for $50,000 damages. The grade of the latter crosses the road in five different places, rendering it absolutely dan- gerous for vehicles. Although being orally and in writing notified, the railroad company continued building. The hearing will be be- fore Judge Thomas next Saturday. A better grade could have been obtained by the rail- road company by another survey, but this one was selecied presumably to bréak up tho vehicle travel botween the two cities and secure it for the railroad company, hence the suit for damages. Ex-County Commissioner Samuel Roy, a prominent mason, Knights of Pythias, and a republican politician, died at Lead City at 11:20 last night. ot “Red-Nosed Mike" Captured, WiLkEspARRE, Pa., Jan. 5—Captain Lin den, of the Pinkerton's detoctive agency, ar- rived here early this morning with ‘‘Red- Nosed Mike," one of the alleged murderers of Paymaster J. B. McClure, near hero October last. He was taken before an alder- man for preliminary hearing, but would e no statement. He was committed to illio has confessed, He impli- cates three others, He claims not to have hade auny part inthe actual shooting, He told where the rifies used in conjunction with the revolvers and the satchel in which the money was carried was secreted, and to-day they were recovered. It is stated here to- night that two of the other three had been arrested in New York and will be brought to this city. The arrest and the developments crested an intense excitement and rejoicing throughout this section, e — Jules Lombard has gone to Chicage on business. He will sing Suuday night, the 18th, at First Baptist church, A LABYRINTH OF FOG. Very Disagreeable Winter Weather at London. A MOST UNSAVORY SCANDAL, The Separation of Lord and Lady Connemare. MRS, CHAMBERLAIN'S RECEPTION Great Preparations For the Event in Birmingham. THE NITRATE KING'S DEBUT. An Expensive Fancy Dress Ball Given By a Rich South American— Bankey, the Evangelist, Coming Home, Will Cause a General Exodus. 1Copyriaht 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxnoy, [ York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee. | —A stifling fog settled down upon the metropolis to-might, and if this weather continues there will be a gencral exodus south, So far this winter s been most miserable. There has been no snow, and only in a few northern counties has there been any skating. The metropolis has been one vast, sunless labyrinth of fog and mud. Society is preparing itself to receive details of a most unsavory scandal that just transpired in Madras, where the sep aration of the governor, Connemare, and wife is the absorbing topie. From what 1 can learn, Lady Connemare recently left the government house duringa state ball and spent the night at a hotel, while her liege lord danced away the hours, totally in- different to her absence. Next day Captain Quinn, aide-de-camp, applied for leave, and Brigade Surgeon Briggs, surgeon to the governor, resigned his appointment. Lady Eva Quinn declares she will never return to the government house, and Lady Conne: mare is en route for England. Reports giv. ing the for her ladyship's sudden departure are too deli cate to be unveiled at present, though Madras is disgusted at their revolting ture. Lord Connemare is sixty-one years of age, was under secretary for foreign af_ fairs in the Beaconsfleld cabinet, and is a brother of the late Earl of Ways .He has yet three years to serve as governor of Madras. Lady Connemare Is a daughter of the cele- brated Marquis of Dalhousie. Lord and Lady Connemare have been married twenty-five years. The latter wus pecently made by her majesty, lady of the imperial order of the crown of India. The suit of Miss Wiedemann agamst Cap- tain Walpole will shortly be re-opened, and friends of the future Earl of Oxford have fears of the result. It has now transpired that tho queen is in sympathy with Miss Wiedemann, and when the unfortunate wo- man’s case was brought to her attention three years ago, she sent her £25 to defray the expenses of the accouchment, and cx- pressed the desire that Walpole should be removed from the royal mav) He had just previously resigned and thus escaped the cmbarrassing situation. Public subscriptions to defray Miss Wiedemann's suit are pouring in, and over £200 have been collected. Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain’s reception in Ireland must be very gratifying to her family and friends in America. Ste will be pre. sented to her majesty at the first drawing and her sponsor will be the Marchioness of Salisbury. Great vreparations are making i Birming ham for a public reception which is to be given Mr, and Mrs. Chamberlain Tuesday night. More than £700 have been collected for testimonials to be presented to them. The town hall is to be fitted up as a drawing room, and will be elaborately decorated for the reception. An organ recital is cede the arrival of the couple, and Mr, Chamberlain 18 to speak for half an hour in ackuowlegement of the gifts, The working jewelers will Mrs. Chamberlain a suit of jew for morning wear, which is to be made in the west division of Mr. Chamberlain’s own constituency. The citizens in their address will say: ““The lady of your choice would always be welcomed in Birmingham, but the welcome is greater because she comes from amongour own kinsfolk across the sea to reside in the eity which has always t; interest in the prosperity and welfare of America and her people,” The address from the West Birmingham division takes tho form of a triptych w solid silver, with gold monograms and enamelled medallions in relief. The gifts to Mrs. Chamberlain in clude a pearl necklaceat £400, a diamond star and suit of gold filigree. Colonel North, who has made £10,000,000 in South American nitrate deposits, gave a £50,000 fancy dress ball st the Metropole hotel last night. On dit, that Colonel North some time ago gave Lord Randolph Churchill some points about nitrate that en- abled him to materially increase his fortune, and as quid pro quo Lord Randolph will get the Colonel a seat 1 pariiament. The ball last night was really the nitrate king's pub- lic debut. Ira Sankey, the evangelist, having been suddenly called home, sailed for New York this week. He will return in the summer and assist Mr, MeAll in Paris. While m Europe he received assistance to erect two churches in America, one at his former home, New Castie, Pa., the other at North- fiel d. The most important social vent of the season was the marriage to-day of Hon, Stanley, of the Grenadier Guard, son of the governor general of Canads, aud Lady Alice Montague, youngest daughter of the Duke of Manchester. ‘The cereiony was performed at the Guard's chapel by Rev Jan, b. New the pas Lord reason na- room, w0 pre special of the Ma cousin of the bridegroom, and the bridesmaid’s were Ladies Alexandria, Mary desia Aicheson, daughters of the Earl of Gos ford, Lady Mary Hamilton and Ladies Alice and Mary Montague, daughters of Earl Man deville; Lady Edith Valleries and Romolo daughters of Lord Ampthill. Hon Richard Somerset was groomsman, Among the gruests were the#Prince of Wales, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of Seck Victor of Eck reception the b ish s Lord Van Cecil, son of Salisbury and and Theo: Russel and Princess After eft for Hullwood, the Kent the Derby, where they The including an atof the Earl of pass the numbered over three hundred, 1 from the queen, a gold bracelet from Empress Frederick, a diamond brooch from the Prince and Princess of Wales, and lamp from Princes Albert, Victor and George, The bridegroom will not only succeed to his father's baronctey, but to the to which his father is leir will honey moon. presents Indian sh asilve earldom of Derb presumptive Bishop Lymann, of North left for America this week. Miss Harriet Wiliiams, American consul at Rouen, at Rouen January 15 to James Ronald Carolina, also daughter of the will be married Wat- son. Miss Maria Howell, daughter of Rear Ad- miral Howell, United States navy, was mar ried at BourneMuuth on December 29 to nest C. Cheston, of London. Mrs. John W. Mackay returned to this week. The United States temvorarily from 31 to 40 Mrs. Phelps will be at home ou Fridays du ring this month, Minister McLean and ConsuliGene: borne received the members of the American colony New Years. Awong those who paid their respects were Mrs, M. E. MeClellan, Mr. and Mrs. Campbeli Clark, William Selig man, Paul W. Dana, H. 1. Seaven, Chief Justice Shea, Mr. and Mrs, William Bizey, Mrs, E. Schermerhorn. Ttisn't often that travelers are broad, but several days ago California miner, was nduced to part with §1,000 by an old confidence game. The swindler was caught and is now serving a six months’ while Graham is thanking his lucky stars that he has his money back. Among the latest American arrivals in London are Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Smith, James R. Scott, John R. Dospossos, Mr. and Mrs. John Holmes, James H. Whi Vew York; Lieutenant J. W. Graydon, ‘Washington, Paris minister has removed Lowndes Squ al Ruth- American swindled while ‘rederick Graham, a sentence, s~ IFTIETH CONGRESS. Senate. Wasnmixeroy, Jan. 5.—Mr, Edmunds of- fered two resolutions, which were agreed to, calling on the president for information as to the Venezuelan awards, and as to what steps, if any, have been taken by the United States government to collect the monthly quotos of racas customs receipts. Mr. Sherman called up the joint, resolution reported by him yesterday from the commit- tec on foreign relations, declaring the sense of congress in relation to the counection of European governments with any inter- oceanic canal, and asking that it be passed immediately. A brief, but very iteresting discussion ensued. Mr. Morgan took the view that congress had no right to trammel the diplowatic action of the exccutive by the passage of the joint resolution, If the iden s to be expressed by congress it should be done in the form of concurrent resolution oniy. Mr. Sherman treated Mr. Morgan's objec. tion to the form of the resolution as more technical than important, but was willing to have the resolution made concurrent, al ie thougnt the latter better form as binding three branches of the government He liked to sce all the nations of the world (but not governments) co-operate in the work of the Pana After further discuseion the resolution went over till Monday, und the tariff bill was taken up at 2 o'clock. Various amendments were offered to para- raph 322, and others, aud discussions had upon them, but they were all rejected by the usual party vote, and when paragraph 535, referring to lacos, etc., reached, the senate adjourned, House. Wasnisaroy, Jan. 5.—The committee on Indian affairs reported a bill to divide the Sioux Indian reservation into sepurate res- ervations. House calendar. Mr. Reed, of Maine, then called up the resolution to abolish for the remainder of the session the call of the states for the itro duction of bills on the first and third Mon- days of cach month. On orderig the pre- vious_question the vote stood —yeas 98, nays 20, No quorum and a call of the hous¢ wis ordered. Quiet’ and indolence rei whien adjournment was moved. Pending _the motion to adjourn, Mr, Springer of 1llinois introduced a joint resolu tion proposing a constitutional umendment authorizing congress to make a uniform law of marriage and divorce. The motion to adjourn then at 2:15 pre. vailed. od until 1:50, The Sugar Schedule. WasHINGTON, Jan. 5.—The sub-committes of the finance committee to, Y kave a hear- ing to a delegation from Louisiana. Thedel- egation had come to ask that the sugar schedule, as proposed by the senate tariff bill be wodified on the ground that 50 per cent reduction in the duty on sugar would ruin the sugar industry not only in tropical cane in Louisiana, but also of the beet sugar industry of California, and the sorghum industry of Kansas, At tho hearing this afternoon Parkinson and Representative Peters spoke in behalf of the sorghum sugar producers in Kansas, assert- ing that if the sugar tariff was undisturbed business would be greatly developed in the immeaiate future. They objected to bounty, because it was likely to be only of temporary duration. Henry C. Miner and Henry Mc Cauil, of Louisiana, on behalf of the sugar Jlanters of that state, also spoke against the ounty system, and pleaded that it be left und er the present conditions, The Customs Commission. WasHINGTON, Jan, 5,—This afternoon Sen- ator Plum introduced a bill to increase the customs commission and define its duties, which was referred to the committee on finance. Its object is to establish @ perma- nent customs commission in the treasury de partment, which shall make investigations respecting the working of the tariff, and which shall furnish information thereon to congress and others when called upon, inois MR Union Pacific Earnings, Bosroy, Jan, 5,—The report of the Union Pacific railroad for eleven months, to De- cember 1, 1898, shows an increase in the earnings of $507,000; increase in the ex- penses, $1,808,000, making o decrease in the surplus of §741,000, 1IEF ARTHUR s Well Pleased With the Terms of Settlement, Jan. 5.—~Chief Arthur, when by, & reporter, was not inclined to be very talkative. He said he was glad the “Q" troable was settlod. It is -said the chief is “merely passing through Chicago to attend some ters in the west It transpires that Mr. Arthur is going to California, as he says, “on private business connected with the brotherhood. He de A that histrip had_any connection with hreatened strikeon the Southern Pacific rond. Arthur exprossed himself as oxcoed ingly pleased with the “Q" secttlement terms and said they were such that they would meet with tho approval of the brother hood. He declined to make the terms known, but said it was far from an unconditional surrender on the part of the brotherhood that several items of jmportance to the brotherhood had been conceded by the Burlington ofcials A local paper says: A man standing high 1n railway cirelés told a roporter this aftercoon that tho engineers had abandoned their claim for the aboiishinent of the trip system and the inauguration of the mileage plan used by othor roads. They had also withdrawn the demand for the ar bitration of the classification or graded pay rule. Ou the other hand, the company sented to employ brotherhood men in pr nce to others a8 fast as vacancies occurred, and would reistate the old employes when ever it could. The blacklist is also done away with.! It is also reported that the compromise will result 1 the - dismissal of CHicaco, secn business ma the prosecution of the alloged dynamiters, but this is uncertain. - - THI} OLD MAN WAN IR, A Wealthy Widowe cedsin Mar- rying His Son's Sweetheart. Hivttsnoro, N. J., Jan. 5.—[Special Tele am to the Hae.]—John Horton, n New York merchant, has for the past few years made his summer home here. Daniel, his twenty-year-old son, was in business iwith him. When Daicl returned here after one of these trips last summer he was accom. panied by a young and pretty woman, i Miss irobert, and it became noised about that she was soon to become Mrs. Horton, jr Pinally Miss Grobert returned to Brosklyn, after a quarrel with her lover, and the elder Horton, who had seriously objected to his 80 keeping company with her, per- suaded Daniel to go to Europe for a_ few months. Horton refused to say what objec tion he had to the gitl, and only remarked: “I don't like her.”" Young Daniel started tor England and less than a month after Miss Grobert was back in_Hillsboro, this time as the guest of the clder Horton. One day Horton, who is fifty years old and a vidower, and Miss Grobert drove to_ South umerville and twenty-four hours later it leaked out that the old gentloman and bis pretty visitor had been married. Mr. Hor. ton and his bride coutinued to live in Hills- boro till Thursday, when Daniel rcached home and family affairs reached a climax. Danicl sprang at Mrs, Horton and would have strangled her but for the interfer of u servant and'his father. Daniel then turned on the latter and knocked him down. He was fina moved from the house by force and yesterday morning was found hanging to a tree, two handkerchiefs form- ing the rope. He'was cut_down just i time to save his life. His father will send him west. e LONDON TIMES' CHARGES. Irish-Americans to be Given a Chance to Testily. NEW Yomk, Jan. 5.—|Special Telegram to Tz Bek. | —The investigators into the al- leged crime and outrage charges of the Lon don Times will soon, after the reassembling for business on the ISth inst, issue an_ order appointing a sub-commission to visit the United States 1o receive the evidence of sev- cral leading Irishmen who are political refugees in this country and whose names have been mentioned in conneetion with the charges against Mr. Parnell. These gentle- men have already reccived private intima- tion of the fact that this course will be pur- sued by the London judges, and are prepared 1o be examined whenever the London law. yers make their appearance. Among those who will be invited to testify are *Patrick Igan, of Lincolu, Neb., Iate’ treas- urer of the land league ‘and late president of the National League of Ame: P Sheridan, of Pucblo, Colo., late member of the Land ieaguc = executive committecs "Phomas Brenuan, of Omaha, Neb., late sc retary of the Irish Laud leagué, Dublin; Frank Byrne, of this te s ry of the Land league of Gréat Britain John Walsh, of this_city, late organizer of the Land league; John ' Kelly, of Chicago, late organizer of the Land league: P, J. Dinan, of this city, and Patricic Ford, of ‘the Irish World. Some few of these gentlemen muy possibly refuse to give evidence, but the ma. jority will besatistied to testify. It is said in cortain Irish circles that this evidence will be a complete and emphatic denial of the London Tim o ‘The Sioux Reservation. Wasmyatoy, Jan. 5.—The committee on Indian affairs in its report accompanying the bill providing for the division of the Sioux reservation, says the Sioux Indians are com- pletely under the coutrol of u few arrogant and self-conceited ehicfs, and these chiefs are largely under the control of the Northern Pacific and Northwestern railroad companies and a few avaricious white, or squaw men, who, with a few chicfs, are reaping large fortiues from the common property of their own people. The Northern Pacifié railroad, as we arc advised, own large amounts of real estate in Dakota that they desire to sell at profitable figures, and if this bill should become a law and thereby ope up 11,000,000 acres to settlers at nominal figre pared with the prices they ask for the market for their iands will be closed for many years to come, 8o they, with_their mighty power, oppose the bill. The North- westen railroad company, ruuning to Picrre on the Missouri river, is interested, 80 we are advised, in anofher road that runs around this great reservation to the Black Hills, and does all the rying trade for this vast sc ope up this reservation not only compel the Northwestern to com- plete its own line through to the Black Hills (a thing they do not want to do), but it Torees tho Chicago, Milwankeo & and other competing lnes thro fore, they opi he mi pmmends the bill to pass, and asks s to give these Indians all the nuse and teach them that - ments are not ereated to support them, but to protect them, and that, like other people, they must work. B Ohicago Times' Libel Suit. The cases of James W. West and Joseph Dunlap, respectively pub lisher and city editor of the Times, who were arrested last night at the instance of Inspec tor Bonfield and Captain Schask on the charge of criminal libel, came up befor Justice White, Upon request they we postpoued until January 10. - The Morier Corresponder BEnuiy, Jan, 5,—The North German Ga- zette ignores the Morier corresponden: ‘The conservative journals print the ictters, but none of them comment on the affair ex- cepting the Reichcbote, which expresses the hope that the era of undying persongl aspira- tions will soon end. commit —— Credit Asked For, Benray, Jan, 51t is now asserted that a bill will be presented in the reichstag asking for & credit for 12,000,000 marks, for the pur- pose of increasing the artillery strength of the army, A DIPLOMATIC DINNER- Count Herbert Bismarck Fntertaing the Foreign Legatious. From All Charges in Connection With the Bazaino Incidents AT THE REQUEST OF THE KAISERJ The Entire Court on a Wild Boay Hunt at Grunowold. EMPEROR'S THE CIVIL LIST, A Measure to Be Introduced in the Landtag o Inerease 1—Kmperor William's Letter to Bia- marck. L4 Berlin Gossip. Copyight 1889 by New York Assoefated Preee Briwry, Jan, 5.—Count Herbert Bismarclk last night gave a diplomatic dinner, at which Count houveloff, Russian ambassador, Herbette, French and other leading heads of were presents During the course of the eveaing, Count Herbort, speaking to Count Von Hatzfeldty German minister to England, promised under of the exonerate Sie Morier, ambassador 1@ charges connected This Morier, ambassador, legations, requoest Robert Russia, with result emperor, to British from the any Bazine incident communicated to essed himself s satistlod. was who x| He say that as oficial prints made the charge the Lord Salise bury, in a personal communication to Princa Bismar order a direct stato- ment that the whole chargo is absird Bmperor William and the whole eourt to-day to Grunewald to huat wild must be an official withdrawal, asks him to went oars, Licutenant Wicsmann, whose regiment ig the Second foot guards, is now attached td , the forenen office for special service in Africa, In consequence of this ape pointment the relief committea has relieved Wies from all cons nection with the expedition and, has nominated Dr. Peters chiof leades' i vlace of Weissman., Weissmann's post undef the foreign office is understood to be that o imperial commissary of Germany, and he has nothing to do with the Bast Africa com- pany. A measure will be presented in. the lands tag increasing the IKing's civil list by 5,000,008 marks, this sum being additional to the amount requested from the reichstag. Semfy official papers argue that the allowaneq should be more than that. According to the feeling in Berlin, it ought to be double the amount asked. The Reichsenzeiger publishes the follo: ing reseript from Ewmperor Wilhelm te Prince Bismarck, bearing date of Decembes 31 Dear Prince: The year, which hus brought us such heavy visitations and such irrevocas ble losses, draws to an end. Itisa joy and, Emin ann relief solace to think that you still stand loyally by [ my side with fresh strength to enter upon the new year. From my whole heart I ind o« voke upon you happiness and blessingagbut all uninterrupted good health, I trust to0 God that Tinay still be long pormitted to - labor with you for the weltare and greatness of our fatherland. WiLBELM. The papers to-day generally comment on the Morier affair. The Vossiche Zietung re- marks: The accusation against Morler rests on the controversal assertion of a man who is no more. No evidence can be adduced in support of the charge, therefore it cannot be regarded as convincing. The Zeitung says it is only surprising that the plain contradiction between Marshal Bazaine's statement to Major Von Dietz and known historic facts should not have been perceived by Von Diets himself, who seeums to have been willing to forge a weagon with which to strike at the memory of Emperor Fr The Leitung suys: The Gers man people await what Count Herbert has to ofticially on th ter. As (hings stand, German diplomacy has not covered itself with glory over the question. vitung holds that Morier, appeal to Count Herbert, was over-confident, Tho It suggest a similar question as to whether Prince. Biss marckand Count Herbert will come out of the affair as slanderers or as cowards, Morier, according to the sentiment of the English ambassy here and the general feel- ing will compel Count Herbert to apologize. In the meantime the semi-ofcial press shows mno signg of abating attacks on Morier, ravher . g to support the assault, | To-night's Berliner Borsenzeitung, has o vaguely worded ofiicial statement declaring the government has proof as to the means by which Morier obtained information concerns ing the movements and offensive plans of the German troops; also how he made use of the informution by sending it to the London Times, —— Dr. Richmond Declared Sune. S, Joserm, o Jan, b.—[Special Tela gram to Tuk 2] Dr. 5. A. Richmond, who murdered Colonel J. W. Strong, editox of the Heruld, June 18, 1856, and was ads Judged insane, was formally relcased to-d as cured. Richmond, who had cscaped, v untarily urned & few days ago to stand @ trial before the asylum boar - Neglected His Official Duties. WASHINGTON, Jan. §.—The president directed the removal of Alfred 'E. Lewl deputy fifth auditor of the treasury, for lect and inattention to his oMcial duties, is a resident of Milford, Pa., and was pointed to the deputy auditorship by P dent Cleveland about two years ago, i New lowa Postoflice, WASHINGTON, Jan, 5.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bk ] A poswofiice has been estab- Lished at Conger, Warren county, lowa, wi Johin 1%, Grissom s postmaster, ™ " bov zennive ‘The Nationa in his comm in oficial eircles, 7 HE WILL EXONERATE MORIER *

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