Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 25, 1889, Page 1

. THE OMAHA DALy BEE EIGHTEEN LISTLESS AS A GRAVEYARD Osceola & Town Where Prohibition is Almost Bnforced, TH THE PLACE DEAD. Whisky To Be Had by Use of Red Tape and Then is Probably Vile Stuff, AND 1S Ostentations A Puritanical Town. 1 arrived in Osceola in the evening and put up at the Howe house, an extra good country hostelry, Osceoln is the county seat of Clarke county, Towa. It is a pretty little Place of 2,100 souls, n fow loss than were here pars ago. The conspicuous feature of ace is its public square, an area of 600 fect square, thickly studdel with dwarf cot tonwoods and maples and having a band stand in the centor, although they have no band, and the only music the denizens hear 18 the wind whistling through the trees, Al though this is the county scat, they have no court house, and justice and injustico is dis- pensed in a small, dingy room above a hard ware store, The inhabitants of Osceola puritanical ken, and their laws are as strin- gent as the old blue laws of Con necticut, It is against the law e to do almost anything. There are no billiards, no pool and no cards. The boys even are forbidden to exercise on the common with bat and ball. The village is in the hands of a sct of cohwebby old fogics, and all sorts of amusements are tabooed. A circus would as soon think of pitching its tents 1n the middle of the Sahara desert, and as one gentleman remarked to me, “Iv is dangerous to cven get a close shave.” Osceola 1s averituble Neeropolis no business here, nor will there under a continuance of the present s, things. There hasn’t been & new building put up in a ud o half, and you couldn’t gave property away. Prices are so low that one would be compelled to sinis a shaft to get at valuations. There are no new comers in the place—the same old forms and faces are all that is to be seen from one year's end to auother, and they will continue to go on, it is feared, like the brook, forever. This is not o biased opinion, but one given me by three or four gentlemen, chained here by all they own on earth, and which they cannot dispose of at any price An occasional traveling man drops down here, and his advent is the signal for a,sens tion. Ho sells but little, and departs o the first train hence, There are no manufac- tures of any description, and the people de pend upon agriculture solely for a subsist ence. It is a cornand grass and stock coun try, but all tradeand trafic is confined to the narrow and contracted limits of the country, The one cause or excuse for existence in Os- ceola is apparently for the enforcement of the prohibitory law. There are three jus- tices in the town and twice as many consta. bles, Their one avocation is to see that no whisky or beer is sold or drank. My first in- quiry of the landlord after supper last night was whether itewould be possible for me toget a “little suthin’,” as a sort of a bracer before goin? to bed. “Impossible, sir,” said he with tremendous emphasis, ‘“‘unless you are a smarter man than Tam.” ““Then the law is enforced heret” To the letter, and yet an intoxicated in- dividual is occasionally scen, but where he gets his booze the good Lord only knows,” Now, Mr. Howe is a liberal minded man, as his cleanly rooms and ample table attest, and he is no prohibitionist. He secs the effects of prohibition upon this pretty little rural re- treat as readily as any other man. Nor is he afraid to express himself. He was sorry he couldn’t accommodate me himself. 1 assured him, however, that there was no cause for worry on iy account, and that I would go out and do the town, and maybe paint it before I got back. “The cigars that you. don’t get a smell,” he jocularly bantered. I accepted the wager and emerged nto the cool, crisp air. The storm clouds had scurried off to the east, and fair Luna smiled from an un- flecked dome of darkest blue. Lighte twinkled and glimmered stingily from the darl-browed row of little buildings along the south side of the square. There was no one abroad, and not even the tintinnabulation of a sleigh bell was heard. The slumbering village beyond, the dark square of cottonwood and maple, the ghostly flelds glistening white with virgin snow, and the dismal screech of an owl—all made a scene of impressive solitude. On 1 went until confronted by a huge mortar on a post. 1was in front of a drug store. It was Reel & Loder's. Iopened the door timidly and stepped in. A half dozen loafers were gathered about a stove in the rear of the room talking about the pgramid of Cheops. Some of them looked old and dried up enough to have been present at its building. I called the druggist aside and asked him if 1 couldn’t get a drink there. *'A drink of what (" he asked. YA drink of what,” echoed I what would a man drink on a refrige night like thist” and [ gazed significantly up &t a big boMle on the helf back of him, labeled “*spiritus frumenti.” “We haven't got any,” he blurted, “Oh, yes you have,” said I, “and I must have some of it.” “But I don't know you,” said he. “Mr. Morgan, of New York, a traveling man.” *Are you sick!" “Unto death.” SWell, I won't see you croak —how do you want!” “About four ounc Aud be took a vial out of a drawer avd filled it for me, and in return I gave him a good round half dollar, “‘Heére," said he, as I was about to depart, ign this,” and he spread a book of certifi- cates before me, Isigned it, Here 1s the certificate. I copied it in short - band: OscroLA, Towa, January 10, 1559 To Reel & Loder, = Reéygistered Phurmacy, No. 2. Amount . .....; kind of liquor ... My true name is ST T I iy reside in ..., at No, ,.,., county of .....0y state of ot ‘T'he actual purpose of obtaining said liquor 18 to make use of same for .......,. Aud same to be used as follows by ........, and neither myse!f nor said ... are in the babit of using intoxicating liquors, ' Pilrchaser. Then I went out {nto the coo), invigorating alr again, and gathering my strength 1 hurled thoe bottle and its contents off accoss the navrow road among the naked branches of the maples in the square. 1had bud enough of lowa whisky in Des Moiues, to last me for a lifetime. There are two other darug storcs in the are of very there is over be em of much v rrison’s and Roberts’, and at both places whisky can be had by going through thesame formulary, although they are chary about selling it to strangers, so survelliant are t After visiting the town for an though I worked named Cooper t 10 that on" could get it. He said, however, was not always kept in the town, shipped in only for special occasions. . Lam forced to add yurn inspec of ierous talks with p dc @ constables. these 1 hour i moved about more, and could trace young man hose who were that it but was or al In conclusi carcful and tho uation, and n citizens—shoplkoepers, lawye that there is selling and less whisky drinking than any other city or town 1 1 ited. But that the people can an there is no denying, and that th operativ here as well as elsewhere, is equally patent. Mr. Temple, the leading attorney of the tow said to me this cven g that while Osceola had retrograded, and was at present in a deplorably listless and apathetic condition, he did not lay it at the door of prohibition. He s a prohibitionist, but not a rabid or exacting one. He knows whisky is sold and drank here, and will con- tinue to be sold and drank as long as the stufl is made. ¥ s s THE INTER-STATEE AGREEMENT. Views of Prominent Railroad Men on t ubje Cricaco, Jan, 24.—[Spectal Telegram to Tue Bee.|—President Hughitt, of the North- western, returned yesterday from St Paul Vice-President Holcombe, of the Union Pa. cifie, was closeted with him during the day, but he took time to talk a few e cerning the meetings of the presidents. Said he I donot know what progress was mads during my but up to that time fifteen presidents lad signed the agreement, 1 look for a complete represcntation of ail northwestern, western At the adjourned me sor hotel in New York all the roads w represented but the llinos Central, Wis isinCentral, Burlington & Northern and Chicago & Alton. 1 feel confidentthat both these roads and those represented in the York meetinz will be represented to-morrow The fact of attendance on the meeting doe: ot imply that a president has signed or will sign the agreement. In fact, the agreement is yet in its formation state. ' 1t will be read and discussed thoroughly. Should oceasion require, it may be mmended in any way to suit the views of the ma2cting.” From another souree, 1t was learned that there is a serious doubt as to the attendance of Charles IPrancis Adams at fthe meeting. vas learned that Viee President Holeombe empowercd to represent the Union sin the absence of its president, and his presence here lends color to the belief that the leader in the inter-state merce association agreement will not be present at the me “Talks with various railroad men had by your correspondent to-day regarding the new agreement produced statements of much the suwe nature as in the past, and _expressions of doubt that anything tangible will come of the me “There is no question that the w0od one,” said a promincnt trafic ager, *but long ago railroad men learned that there is considerablo difference between theory and practice. The fact in this case is ailroads will use every means possible to get trafic. No restriction has ever yet been made to stick, and I don't see why the agreement not to cut rates should bind the roads any more than the previous one.” It was stated on good authority here to-day that the Union Pacific has efiected a_trafiic agreement at Sioux City with the Illinois Central and the St. Paul-Omaha lines. The 1linois Central, it 18 said, will henceforth cive transcontinental business throughout ¢ and from castern connections and deliver it to the Union Pacific_at Sioux City. The St. Paul-Omaha line will do like- wise, The Press Reporters Excluded. Cuicaco, Jan, 24,—The meeting of western railroad presidents to consider the recent agreement made in New York for the pur- Pose of putting a stop to rate cutting and other disturbing practices by secondary executive ofticers was called to order this morning at 10:30 with closed doors. Presi- dent Marvin Hughitt, of the Northwestern, accepted the chair in the absence of Hon. Charles Francis Adams, of Boston, temporary chairman of the association who had been unable to reach the eity, though it was at his call the mecting was convened, President Perkins, of the Bur- iington road, was also absent, and the Wis- cousin Central was without a representative. As neither of these roads has yot given its signature to the agreement, the meeting was at the outsct handicapped by the fact that, however much in accord they might be, their deliberations could not be conciusive. The first matter laid before the meeting was the admission or exclusion of a reporter for the associated press. Mr, Hughett stated that personally, he had no objcction to opening the meeting to him, The watter was put to a vote, and the repor- ter was excluded only one member of the ceting votng in favor of his admission, he regular matter in hand was then taken upand discussed in_an informal way. At 1:15 o recess wae taken until 2:20 this after- noon. Seventeen of the twenty-one lines invited to the conferdnce were represented, Vice President Stone was there for the Chi- ago, Burlington and Quincy. The Illinois entral was not represented. Marvin Hughitt, president of the North- western railroad, has been asked to become the permanent president of ~the proposed or- ganization, but has said that the pressure of his duties is such that he cannot take it impression is that the place will be upon him. The territory to be covered by the proposed association lics west, northwest and south- west ot Chicago, and the agreement, before it becomes binding, must e signed by the twenty-one railroals traversing that terri- tory, =~ The Illinois Central, Wisconsin Central Louis & San Francisco and K City, Fort Scott & Gulf lines were not represented to-day. All of the afternoon session was consumed in a discussion of amendments intended to make the agreement acceptable to all the roads concerned. There was a wide differ- ence of opinion on some poiuts, notably the question of arbitration, The meeting will continue in daily session, excepting Sunday, until an agreement is arrived at and the a sociation organized, — MONTANA WOLVE: newspaper men in Osceola ve yev vis- do get it law 18 in- nts con abscuce, southern roads. g held ut the Wind- and FlERC ading Devastation mz all Kinds of Stock. Fonr HeNtoN, Mont., Jan. 24.—Ageut Leman, who has returned to the city from a business trip to Fort Conrad, in the north- ern part of the couuty, gives an alarming account of the ravages of wolves among the stock in that section, They no longer con fine their depredations to calves, colts and yearlings, but now attack and destr grown seeers. ‘They go about in packs of a dozen or wore, aud ranchmen are afraid to travel alone for fear of belug alty the Ramio Ciry, Dak., Jan, 24.—|Special gram to Tag Bee.)—Mrs. Jamces U. Gridley of this place, nea Whitehorn of Omaha, died at 4 0'clock this morning of acute periton- itis. The remains will be taken to Omaka on this evening's train for interment. ek Favor Oklahoma's Settlement. Torexa, Kan., Jun, 24.-—-The house to-day vassed the seuate resolution favoring the opening of Oklavoma for settlement, wiLia BRIEN'S TRIAL, The Procecdings Brought to a Close ¥ Row, DenLiy [ e trial of William O'Brien, on a charge of conspiracy, began to-day Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipper- ary. The government had issued a procla mation forbid a demonstration welcom. ing O'Brien, but despite this action 20,000 persons gathered around the court hot Six hundred policemen charged the crowd, using their batons fre but were unabl to disperse the gathering. While O'Brien was striving to pass through the crowd to enter the court house, he was seized by the police inspector and daragged for thirty yards. The people, mad dened by this treatment, prossed forward to the rescue of O'Brien, but were repulsed by the police. A number of reporters were mal treate O'Brien complamed to the judge that the police “vere attempting to incite a bloody riot. When the ase for the crown had been pre- sented, Healey, on behalf of th e defenaant, applied foru Sibpena for Lord Salisbury and Balfour, both of whom, he asserted, had made specchies similar to_those of O'Brie The court refused to issue subpxnas, The spectators in the court room received this.de- vision with marmurs, and the magistrate or- dered the galleries be cleared, While this was being done, O'Brien exclaimed: “I'li clear out, also,” and started for the door. A" constable grabbed O'Brien, but, after a sharp struggle, with the aid 0f some of the spectators he managed to reach the street. An immense crowd escorted O'Brien through the town. The police used their batons Witiout mercy upon the people, wiio responded with stones and sticks. Dur- ing the melee O'Brien was _ struck_violently in the breast with a rifle stock. Scores of persons were injured, The court issued a warrant for the arrest of O'Brien, and then adjourned. The police, with fixed bayouets, are patroling the streefs of the town. A ¥rench Duel. Pams, Jan. 24.—A duel was fought to-day between Cornudet, member of the chamber of deputics, and Chabuouilland, editor of a newspaper. The latter was wounded. The du the result of a quarrel growing out of the candiaacy of Boulanger. Remains Cremated, —The remains of Mme, D daughter were cremated The urn containing the fea is inscribed: ““These emain ot a nightingale.” Boulanger is Menaced. Pants, Jan, 20 ~It is asserted that the po- lice ave preparing to bring about ementes which will afford a pretext for the arrest of cueral Boulanger and his friends, Prussian Officials Resign. Benriiy, Jan. 24.—General Von Schellen- dorf, the Prussian minister, and Dr. Von Schelling, imperial minister of justice, have resigned. SR OVER A UNDRED THOUSAND. Gigantic Swindle of Eastern Credit- ors By a St. Joseph Firm, r. Joseri, Mo., Jan. 28.—|Special Tele- gramto Tue Bee|—A privato letter was received here to-day which locates Jacob Kohmn, of the defunct lace and silk house of Kohn & Furst, in Toronto, Canada, and the requisition from Governor Hill to Governor Morchouse, which it seems.has been with the chief of police since the failure, on Octo- ber 15, will be of little use. It is now charged that a short time prior to the failure Jacob Kolin had gone cast, representing his firm as having almost unlimited capital, and bought t0 the limit of his credit in New York, Mays- ville, Amsterdam, Albany, Indianapolis and slkhart, Ind., St. Louis, Louisville and Macon, Ga. Tho eastern creditors in some way learned of these gigantic purchases and atouce filed thirty-twp suits against the firm. They also had ‘warrants issued charging Kohn with obtaining money under false pre- tenses and sent Charles Heidleberg, of In- speetor Byraes' staff, to St. Joseph to serve them, He observed 'the greatest scerecy in his movements, but while the necessary steps were being taken to obtain a requisi- tion young Kohn got wind of it and disap- peared. It is now positively known that just before the failure large consignments of oods were shipped to auction joints in St. Louis, Kansas City and elsewhere, where they were sold out” at ruinously low' figures. The loss to eastern ereditors will amount to £150,000. Kohn 1s about thirty-five years old and a son-n-law of Abraham Furst, who, up to the time of the failure, was supposed to be one of the wealthiest Hebrows in the city. - THE DEAD CONGRESSMAN. His Col- Resolutions of Regret By leagues in the Hous WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—The entire dele gation in congress from Missouri, togother with Speaker Carliste, Randall and other members of the appropriation committec, met this morning to take suitable action uvon the death of Representative Burnes. Resolutions were adopted expressing sorrow avhis death; suggesting the appointment of acommittee of members of both the house and senate to attend and superintena the funeral; that tho expenses of the funcral be paid out of the contingent fund of the house, and that the house adjourn usa mark of respe ct. The committee or appropriations, of which Mr. Burnes was a member, met aud adopted resolutions of regret. In accordance with the terms of the reso- lution adopted by both houses of congress this afternoon, a committee, consisting of enators Vest, Teller and Coke (Teller having been substituted for Cullom) and Representutives Mansur, Stone of Missouri, Wade, Sayers, Bynum, Henderson of lowa, and Perkinson, were appointed to accompany the remains of Mr. Burnes to St. Joseph, Mo The remains left to-night for St. Josepli under escort of the joint congressional com- mittee and the son of the dead congressman. —-— TIETH CONGRES! Di Murska' Bexuy, Jan, 2 Murska and hel yesterday at Gotha, ashes of Di Mur ashes are all that WasmINGTON, Jan. 24 ~A message from the house of representatives announcing the death of Representative Burnes and the ap- pointment of a select joint committee of seven representatives and three senutors was re- ceived and laid before the senate. Mr. Cockrell offered a resolution declaring the deep sensibility of the house at the an- nouncement, aud concurring in the resolution of the house. The resolution was agreed to and then, on motion of Mr. Vest, as an additional mark of respect to the memory of the decoased, the senate, at 12:35, adjourne House. WasniNgrox, Jan. 24.—In the house, Mr. Dockery of Missouri, announced the death of his colleague, Mr. Burnes, and then offered resolutions framed at @ mecting of the Missouri delegation and they wore unani- mously rdopted. Accordiogly, at 12:10, the house adjourned. More Troubic Expected. CrarLESTON, W. Va., Jan. 24,—The latest information received here relative to the strike in the Elkhorn coal region is that all is quiet, but that trouble is likely to break out at any woment, —- opnlar Opera Singer Dead. New Yok, Jan. %4.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bek.|—Selina Dolaro, the singer, who has been popular in opera bouffe for nearly oars in England aud America, died last evening, aged thirty-seven, Sax Digco, Cala,, Jan. tram Hanson, for many years iocal passen ger and land agent of the Union Pacifio rail- Way, dicd bere yesterday of consumption Japtain Her- Consul General Bewell Tells How Americans are Treated There. MADE HIM AN INTERPRETER. Bismarck station at Deflant Organ a Put Utterances of a 1 the, Interp Upon Them Washingtor Secrotary NEW Yok, 1o Tug Brr Bayarda Denounced Jan. 24— (Special Telegram A Washington correspondent telegraphs that hie has seen the ret testi- mony given by Consul General Sewall be- fore the senate sub-commnttee that investi gated the Samoan question. There has probably never been given by an official of the government of the United States testi mony more condemnatory of the head of the department of which he wi an official. Throughout the testimony there 1s a guarded but emphatic condemnation of the attitude of Secretary Bayard toward the Samoans, Mr. Sewall constantly l,ull« of appeals made to the state departmendt to support him iu the position which he took, under instruc- tions, he says, from Secretary Bayard, and he constantly suggests that the Samoan peo- le have been placed in this present unpleas- ant predicament by the failure of the state department to fulfill its promises made through him. Sewall gave a history of the negotiation of the treaty with Samoa and of the difficulties on the island. In answer toa question of Mr, Evarts re- garding the ambassador from Samoa with whom the treaty was negotiated, Sewell said: “He is still there, impressed into-the service of the government which Germany but into power, as an intepreter, forced to served by threats at the peril of his life. He is an_intelligent man, und the foct that we sent him on a vesselof war was one of the evidences of our attitude towurd those peo ple that much impressed him. 1 sometimes think as affairs have gone on it was quite un fortunate we ever had a treaty with them and ever maintained the attitude toward them we have, which has not been consis- tently maintained. They have been made to suffer for this, and they are suffering now most cruelly.” Concerning the attack of Germany upon the Samoans, Mr. Sewell suid L was quickly made confident on my arrival in Samoa, from what was suggested to me with some positiveness from u German source, that this movement then contem- plated by Germany was partof a great move- ment which would begradualiy enforced and I think the course of recent cvents has justi fied this conclusion. It was that Germany was to take Samoa and England was to take ‘onga island, and it was suggested that the Vi nds would remain as they were. But | was made to feel at that time, and my impression has been strengthened since, that if the Sumoan islands ent to Germany and Tonga to England, both of those powers combined would, for the benefit of either, begin active operations in Hawaii, " Sewall related at length the high-handed and bullying ucts of the Germans and par- ticularly their very evident animosity toward Americans, whom they are evidently bent on driving out of the country, that they may monopolize its trade. Matuafa has re- frained from active operations against the insurgents under Tamasesoexcept in defense, because of assurances given him by Bayard through Sewall that thé United States woula sce that his govornmeht, which is the only one, was maintained, The state department has utterly failed to do a thing toward car- rying out these promises, and Mataafa is in a very unpleasunt predicament. Sewall told the committee that the sending of our warships to Samoa with the class of instructions Admiral Kimberly had been given would be useless, The German com manders are fully advised of the nature of these instructions and know just how far they can go with them, “It is not & question of actual protection of American property there,” said Sewall, “so much as the protec- tion of valuable and growing commerce, and the fulfillment of absolute pledges made to that people. ~ 'This can be done only by pro- tecting the Smmoans against spoliation,” — Does Bismarck Defy Us? Benruiy, Jan, 24,—The North German Ga- zette (Bismarck’s organ) dexics the existence of any treaty precluding any European power from acquiring or seeking to acquire the ascendency in Samoa. TLe Gazette also deuies that England and the United States are agreed that the proceedings of the Ger- man agent in Samoa are contrary to the stip- ulations of the treaties concerning Samo and afe opposed to diplomatic eti- quette, and that those powers have officially notified the German government accordingly. The treaties be- tween Samoa and Germany, England and the United States, the Gazette further says, provide that Sumoa shall concede to eac treaty-power equal rights with any other power, but no treaty regarding the neatrality or indépendence of Samoa exists between Germany and the United States. ''lic article has caused somewhat of a commotion in official circles here. By some persons it is regarded as a deliberate defiance to the ‘Washington government. The Sentiment at Washington. WasmiNGroy, Jan, 24—The dispatches from Berlin and London in regard to the at- titude of Germany on the Samoan question were the subject of general discussion to- day.0 A representative of the Associated press was accorded a brief interview with Secretary Bayard this evening. He said he had read the dispatches in question, but it would not be proper for him to discuss their subject matters at this time. In regurd to the statement thut Germany would violate no treaty in acquiring ascendancy in Samoa, Bayard” called attention = to the declaration concerning the — boundaries of the German and English do- minions in the West Pacific ocean, signed at Berlin, April 6, 1856, and said he thought this agreement precluded German acquisi- tion in Samoa, and that she was bound to resvect the rights of that islind, Assistant_Secretary Rives intimated that there were importantdifferences in the state- ments made by the North German Gazette and the president's message to congress of the 16th inst., in regard to the treaty rights of Germany, Great Britain and the United States in the Smmoan matter. He declined to point out the discrepancies, but it is un- derstood that he referred particularly to that passage in the message where the presigent says: *‘Acting within the restraints which our constitution and laws have placed upon the executiye power, 1 have insisted that the . autonom and independence of — Samou should be scrupulously preseeved according to the treatics made with Samoa by the powers named (Germany, Great Britan and the United States) apd their agreements and understanding with each other, 1 have pro- tested against every @ct apparently tending in_an opposite direction, and during the existence of internal disturbance one or more vessels of war have been kept in Sa- moan waters to protect American citizens and property.”! Secretary Whitney said that the policy of the government was fixed, and anything whiach might be said in regarad to it must come from the state departwent Senator Edmunds, when made acquainted with the tenor of the utterances of the Ber- lin Gazette, said: /I suppose that the expres s10n of such opinion will not serve to deter the American people from carrying out any may adopt as desirable or ne ‘The Samoan islands are of great in- with relation to the development of trade via the projected canals across the Isthimus of Panama und Nicaravua.” Such members of 1he house committee on forcign affairs as could be seen to night were averse 10 discussing freely the present state of our Samoan relations, in view of the fact that the subject is now before the committoe and they are expected to communicate their views formaltly to the house in the shape of a report, Representative Russell of Massa chusetts, when told of the position taken by the Gazette, remarked: “If matters should reach an extreme point T don’t belicve we are going o be eaten up by any European power,” Hyatt, a leading republican member of the committee, was inclined to_take a peaceful view of the situation, * The fact s, said Hyatt, “we are sufforing from lack of infor: mation. The president, to use his term, ‘belated’ the entire 'subject to con gress, but unfortunetely failed to copy the corresponidence betwaen the repre. sentatives of the United States, England and Germany. Just what that agreement is or how it binds the United States nobody in congress knows, but it must be a very bad agreement under which the present state of affairs in Samoa has resulted. So long as the country knows that the wise men of both political parties i the senate have been fully advised and taken into_the president's con. fidence, the people rest in ease. Touching on the possibility of serious trouble resulting from the Samoan affairs, he had confidenco in the strong sense of the leadors on both sides of the sea, After all, a matter of such slight importance could not reasonably be expocte to bring about a war between the United States and a nation which has for us the kindest and_warmost feclings. But it was possible,” said Hyatt, “that he was dealing with a wealk and’ moribund administration, and he might readily fall back upon his old and well known policy in order to gratify the passion of the German people for colo- nial possession.” Scnator Morgan of Alabama said administration hud been active our rights in Samoa, and congre shown a strong determination to support the ad- ministration in any action looking to the pre- servation of the independence of the is and the protection of American int L there. ‘I thiuk,” ho said, “that the steps al ready taken will prove adequate to the emel v, and Lam perfectly satisfied that whatever Fights we may havo will be faith- fully protected. We have material intercsts in these islands, and shall tolerate no_nct on the part of another power which will inter- fere with our free commerce with them." Senator Frye said: “I think our treaty rights are sich in Samoa that we caunot pormit the independenco of Samoa to be taken away from her. If Germany can put a governor who 1s nothing but a tool of lier own into power in Samoa, we can compel them at once to give notice to the United States to terminate all our treatic 1d after the notice they would be terminated in a year,” Do you regard the situation as threaten- ing t" 1 think the idea ot war is absurd.” Senator Dolph said: I think that the treaty between the United States and the Samoan government, which was ratified be- fore the treaties between that government other cwvilized government, confers upon us rights and creates to us obliga tions which are inconsistent with the de- struction of the independence and wntonomy of the Smuinoan government. In the interest of our present and great prospective com- merce in the Pacific, the independence of the Sundwich and Samoan islands should be preserved.” that the asserting —_——— The Newspaper Man Did It. SAN Fraxcisco, Jan. 2i.—A Honolulu bulletin of the 13th inst. reaching here yes- terduy by steamer priuts what purports to be acircular just sent out by the German officers at Samoa regarding the late disturbuances there. In general the circular denies that the Germans on the islands have oppressed or mistreated the natives, and confirms the statement that the late battle in which twenty-two Germaps were killed was led by an American correspondent. — Germany’s Side of the Story. WaASHINGTON, Jan. .—Dispatches have been received at the state department from Mr, Pendleton, the American minister at Berlin, in regard to the Sumoan question. Their contents are withheld from publicity except some extracts from German newspa- pers giving accounts of, and commenting on, the fight in which so many Germans lost their lives. The previous languid tone of the press in regard to Samoan aff quickened to fever heat by Das Journal, of Berlin, of the 7th inst., which of December 25, the corps of the Olga wa sent to_accompauy the German consul to the scene of war on the natives in consequence of the destruction of German property and hodily insults to men of the marine while on leave, the consul going there for the purpose of institutiug dsarmament. On the way to Boilele plantation the landing corps of the Oiga was by surprise attacked by Yhe insur- sctionists _under the leadership of the American, Kiein.. A as theroupon made by the landin Olga, the cruiser Adler and the gunboat Iiber, and the natives were thrown back and several of their villages situated on the coast destroyed. Licutenant Sieger and fiftecn men were killed, and Licutenants Spengler fand Murchardt, as well as thirty-six men, wounded. Tt was a victory, but a costly one, and not one to be rejoiced over. The Germans meddling in the quarrels of King Mataafa, Malietea and Tamasese have been hailed with rejoicing from several quarters for the rea. son that the final result was expected to be the occupation of Samoa by the German em- England and the United States do not, agree to such & consummation, and now we have even lost a number of men in battle with the despised islauders; a new leaf i the history of our colonial policy—a laurel teaf, but what sort of a one Other cxtracts are of the same general tenor, and indicate clearly a press opinion that the Germans intended to compel peace on the islands by disarming the natives. —— L4 Recognizing Its Importance. WASHINGTON, Jan, 24, —Chairman Herbert, of the house committee on naval affairs, 10 day sent a letter to Secretary Whituey, ac knowledging the receipt of his letter of Jun- vary 2, calling atteation to the importance of making an uppropriation for the harbor of Pago Pago, Samoa, and stating that appropriate representition will be mude to the house of represent tives when the mauter shall ve befor it. He further says that in uccord ance with the suggestions of individual members he requests that there may be transmitted any it imports from the Samoan islands showing the condition of things, and requests tho department for an announcerment of a definite policy, and wants to know if any further enlurgement of the appropriations for the dopartment should be made in view of existing condi tions. Indicted Bribery. INDIANATOLIS, Jan, 24.—It is stated that nearly one hundred indictments have thus far been returned in the election cases by the federal grand jury. A large majority of tho parties said to be indicted are republicans, among them Senator Carpenter, whose scat is now being contested by Scott’ Ray. Car penter says he never saw the man he is uc- cused of bribing. - is N o Oklahoma 5 tulors Eviered, GaisesviLee, Tex., Jan. 24.-—A company of United States troops arrived at Burcell, lian territory, yesterday from Fort Reno. They crossed the Canadian river and drove out of the Oklahoma country over six hun. dred fawilics, which are ‘now encamped around Purcell, Some of the people resisted und had to be tied 1o wagons and were pulled out in this way. R A New Steamboat Company. S1. Lovts, Jun, 24.—A new steamboat com. pany has been formed in this city under the nameof the St. Louis,St. Paul & Minnecapolis Packet company. The object and purpose of the company is 10 revive the upper Missis- sippi river trades and make it what it was years ago. The company will have & thor oughly equipped lineand first class steamers. RICAN NAVY, the House Committee on Naval Afairs WasiiNeToy, Jan, 24.—In its report upon naval appropriations, the bill of the committee on naval affairs summar present condition and future prospects of the The report says house es the navy of this country With regard to the navy congress sco have scttled upon a policy of appropriatin towards its construction about $,000,000 per annum. Your committee be that this will build up a navy s fast as prudence dic tates. Our navy department and shipbuild ers are utilizing, as far as may be, by every means in their power, the Knowledge acquired from the costly experi ence of other nations, but thoy must acquire an expe co of their own. Too great haste on the part of the government woul inevit ably result in confusion and waste, and most probably in combination instead of competition ~ wmong Ship builders. Besides it would be an casy matter in this country to build ships more rapidly thun we could supply them with armamient of domestic manufactu Satisfactory progress is being private constructors for supplying heavy gun and armor plate forgings, and for rapid fire machine guns, and, says the committee, it will ' bo ' scen that congress, by the passage of the vill we report, will have taken the last steps neces. sary to render the vernment absolutely i dependent of the world in the matter building and cquipping a navy. It has boen the constant aim of the com mittee and the department to provide for the best class of ships and guns equal to any in the world. There is wmple competition among the bidders for construct ing engines and machinary, and m this mat tor American enterprise and ingenuity seem d the world Reference is mude to the triumph of shin builders in the splendid performance of the Vesuvius. mado by - A Defaulter For $100,000. Hantronn, Conn,, Jan. 24.-—Joseph A Moore, of ludianapolis, financial agent of the Connccticut Mutual Life Insurance pany of this city, is a defaulterto the amount of £10),000. It is said that the defalcation will not in any degree affect the solvency of the_company, or interfere with its regular dividends, Moore lost the money in specula tion, and his stealings cover a period of sev eral years, INBLANAPOLIS, Jan. 24.—Great ment was &1in this eity to-ni announcement that Joseph A. Moore defaulter to the extent of $100,000. Mo was born in Madison, this state, and 15 the son of a banker. He came to this city about twentyfive years ago, and_in_15i2 see the general ageuey of the Connecti cut Mutual Life Insurance compuu His operations were quite extel covering all ths stato and portions of nois. He was also scerotary and_treasurer of the Moore Desk company. He was re garded as a safe and succossful business man. His financial standing was 1ot ques tioned. He is a promincnt memb vestryman of Paul’s Episcopal ¢ and his personal habits are unexception All efforts to find Moore to-night have bec unavailing, but it is not thought that he left the city. com astonish ht by the was - The Fidelity Failure Again, Cixcisyary, O, Jan. 24.—Another phase of the Fidelity bank's tragic history came to light to-day, in the filing of an answer b Mrs. Annie Baldwin, widow of the cushicer of the Fidelity. Mrs. E. L. Harper sucd Mrs, Baldwin on notes and mortgages given by Baldwin and wife to E. L. Harper, and by him assigned to Mrs, Harper. Mrs. Bald- win, in her answer, states that Harper threatened her husband with prison in order to get him to sign these notes, and that under Harper's direction her husband tormented her with stories of ruin until sie signed the mort- pages, the purport of which she did not un- derstand. She nsks the court to declare these papers void as to her signature, as she never intended to her scparate es- tute. WasmiNgron, Jan. 21 — The reception room of the senate wing was crowded this morning with representatives of the Na- tional Woman’s Suftrage association, which has just closed its anaual session, who came to present their arguments in benalf of the proposed amendment to the constitution, granting women the right of suffrage. The delegation to-day_contained representatives from Minncsota, Towa, Indiana, Pennsylva nia, Nebraska, Maryland and Massachusctts. The Tariff Bill. WASHINGTON, Jan, 26, —Th> death of Mr. Burnes and the eonsequent adjournment of the house prevented the tariff bill being transmitted to that bady to-day, but it will go over the first thing to-morrow. The bill makes a formidable document of 160 pa of engrossing paper, 17 by 13 iuches in siz It is estimated to contain upward of 40,000 pages. New York. New Youk, Jan. 24 —On account of & fog this morning a train on the elevated road in Brooklyn collided with one standing still, but did no damage to the cars, Ouc of tne the passengers lost his presence of mind and jumped to the street below, killing himself instantly. A Heavy Corvsnus, O, Jan. 24 assistant postmaster of Lowell, Wis., died suddenly here to-day. It is thought that a severe spasin was the cause of death, though there are indications of suicide frou poison ing. Wolf, jr., ex i~ £ Earthquakes in Pern PaNAMA, Jan, 20.—On December 3, three strong carthquakes were felt in lquique, Peru, with an ntermission of oaly from five to seven seconds, - ROM THE W SPARKS Mrs. Harrison is visiting Jei A territorial convention wis held Swith, Ark. A state dinner was given by the president in honor of the diplomatic corps, ‘The total production of pig iron in the United Statos in 1335 was 0,490,750 gross tons he lord mayor quet in honor of Phelps. Lord Lytton, B formed Goblet, French fore reat Britain' has not ant Tongway islands, us reported United States Consul Millard ut Goaymas, Moxico, hus sent @ dispateh to the state do- partment, denying the report that a number of Americans had been kiiied by the Iudians near Oritz. The Pulima at Fort of T.ondon United States gave 4 ba Miu tish ambassador, has in 1 minister, that xed the two Palace Car company has secured cantrol of the Union Pacitic Palace Car company, Mann Boudoir Car comp, und the Woodrufl Palace Car company. sideration, §2,500,000. In thie [llinois hous introduced sunmitt a joint resolution s ¥ 10 @ vote of the at the next gencral clection constitutionul prohibition amendment. It was referred Lo the commitiee on judiciary. Grosveuor, president on 1 , has_calied a meeting of the nal council at Washington on Murch 2. res will be considered calcul to uphold the coming national adminis mn and strengthen the republican party, cspe cially in the south, The house coeumittee on forcign atfairs, with only one dissenting vote, has ordered o fuyorable report on the. senate resolution stive to Kuropean participation in the construction of the Panama canal. A sub commiltee, consisting of Reprosentatives Morrow, MeCreary and Russcli, wis ap pointed to consider Bamonn aflairs. of NUMBER: 225 BRICKS WITHOUT MORTAR. | The Asylum at Nobraska City Sald to Be Unsafe. BAD WORK BY CONTRACTORS | Who Drive Ont Honest Men By Une Aerbidding and Then Goet Even By Slighting the Un- dertaking. A Bad State o Nenraska Ciry, Neb, Jan, 4.~ Special to Tk Bree.] —For s wonths past Frim Br correspondent bas been requested and urged by leading write up the work done on the recent addition built to the State Institute for the Blind in this oity. I8 hud been rumored that the new building was unsafe und ina dangerous condition. An offort was made, whilo the work was being done, to learn something about the alieged but it was unsuccessful, owing to the reticence of the partios who were sups posed to know all about it. Recently, hows or, the rumor of a poor job was again started by the return to the city of a gontled man who had boen employed under the con- ractors, Bllis, Roynolds & Sprecher, and ie ed o a number of prominent gentlemen, within the hearing ot the correspondent, that he positively regarded the new addition to the blind_asylum as exceedingly dangerous and unsafe. He said that m walls where there should be unchors at a distance of cvery ten feot at the farthest, there were no wchors at all; that half the brick in the en- tire building wore laid dr —that s, without wortar, The gentleman asserted that the north wall, as it now is, would surcly full soma day, as he could move it with his own strength. He said that during the course of construction he had frequently called atten tion to it, and that the superintendent of building hid made complaint, but the board of public lands and building came here from Lincoln and declarcd the work all right The addition is a three-storv building, and that it should be in such a condition us d¢ seribed scemed hardly eredible. S0 Mr Waies who had been superintendent was called on for his opinion. He replied that he did not want to stir up a muss and would not be dinto one, but he would say, and stand by it, that the asylum for the blind in this eity was the poorest job of work he had ever scen i his life, aod ha had scen quite o number. He said thera were thousands of ik in the building that had 1o mortar, and was sure there were no anchors in the walls. He would not put up such a building for fear it would fall down before he could get out. He had complained speatedly avout the work done and iad deen damned for it by the state bourd and | the loeal puper, which declured it a good job, He had stopped work on the building and catled the bourd of public lands and buildings down to examine it He said Scott constituted the entire board and as soon as that gentleman saw the work done, he thought it so much better than that dona Norfolk that_ it must necessarily be good,, and the superintendent was sat_down upon’ and the miscrable work continued. les thought the worst buildings in were owned by the state, and the son of this was that an honest mun would not do work for the state: that shyster con- tractors would do the work 15 per cent lower than it could be well done, and poor build ings and wholesale robberies were the red sults, Mr. Wales has been superintendent of the wood work of the new wovernmen building, which is pronounced by the United States inspectors to be the best of uny gove ernment buildings. Prof. Parmulee, superintendent of the in- stitute, was scen and he thought the build- ing as ood us the average state building, which was not saying very much. Ho did not think it iu u dangerous condition, but the work was not tLe bostand did not st him, Tiie contractors required considerable wateh? ing t get half decent work out of them. TT the facts ave as related by othcrs best situated to know, it will be a sad blow to tha friends of Ellis, Reynolds & Sprecher, and those who have been pointing to the institut for the biind as the only good building owney by the state. The report_of the condition of tie work has long been doubted by many, but the opinion of the workmen and superins teadent of construction would indicate that the work is no better than that on other state buildin Afairs, me citizens to ne, cle Race. an. 24.—[Special Tele} Ihe s at the end of the fourth night of the bicycle touruament was as follows : AMATEURS, Laps. 10 0 Case,. Van Horn Pollock..... . FROVERIONALS Morgan Knapp.. Armfaindo Zhts of Pythias Lodze Tustituted, Maniin, Neb, Jan, 4. —[Special Telerram to Tur Bee]—sState Grand Chancellor William Love and Deputy District Grand Chancellor Lon Weber to-night instituted Buffalo Lodgze No. 107, Knights of Pythias, with a membership of twenty, The oficers and members of the Cartis lodge were pros ent aud ussisted B = The Weather Indications, For Nebraska: v, warmer weather, winds becoming generally northwesterly For lowa: Fair, warmer winds, becowing westerly, For Dakota: Fair in southern light Jocal rain or snow; in northe colder except insoutheastern portion warmer, wind ally westerly, - Dudly's Damags Suit New Yous, Jan, 24.—The suit b W. W. Dudley against the Post and Commercial Ad #25,000 dumages from each paper for pube lishing the now historicul “‘blogk of five" lotters, came up on the ealendar fn the su- preme court chimbers to-day, but argument was deferred for a week The Corn Differe S1. Lovis, Mo, Jan. 24.—The committea appointed by the corn factors aud mers chants’ exchange to confer with the officials of the Union Pacific on the proposed change in corn differentinls did not go to Omakia Tast night, as intended. Instend it will mee Vice President Holcomb, of the Union Pas cifie, in Chicago to-morrow. - the T tory. 24.--A compuny of troops arrived at Purcall, yesterday from Fort Reno lun river, and drove ont of untry over six hundred fum- ¢ encamped around Purcell, esisted and were tied to d out. - A Bandit Society Dissolved. Havaxa, Jan. 26 =The ofiicial announce- ment is made that the society Los Man §0s' has been dis 1, and that its bands, or sets, of which therc 2 thirty in the as. tion, hiave disbund The society wag lod us an agregs of bandits and 3 disruption und destr uction ght - Steamship Arcivals. At Baitimore ~V'ne Arnamore, from biver K nortion, 'n portion slightly 1ght by Evening claiming imes, tiser, tials, Driven Out of GarNesvinee, Tex United States territory crossed the Car the Oklahoma ilies who arc Some of the peo wagons and pu Jan. Indian regu usausaing, and is huiled with de Heittauic and Wi w The Now York. Thehr AL Queenstown cousin, from At Hoston duia, ), from Leae S— — 3