Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 28, 1889, Page 1

EIGHTEENTH YEA MUSTWAIT A LITTLE LONGER. Officeseckers Put Off Till the Cabi- not Is Selected. QUARRELSOME NEW YORK STATE. actions Likely to 8poil Law Her Warring Her Cat Chances— Partner Miller o Be Solicitor General, 513 FOURTERNTA STRRET, Wasnixaroy, D. C., Fob. 27 There has been a heap of caucusing among the republican politicians here to-day. In the marble room at the capitol, in the cloak rooms of the house and senate, in the cloak rooms of the house and scnate, in the com mittee rooms, and everywhere that men could gather together for a quiet talk, one could find the leaders of the party rubbing their heads together and discussing what had been done and what ought to be done in the matter of distributing patrona EASY, GENTLEMEN. id of the president-clect has fairly commenced. There was some skirmishing yesterday, but this morning the fighting began all along the lines, and slates wero bewg made up for nearly every stat and territory of the union. There was less interest felt in the cabinet assien- ts than in the distribution of the minor , the heads of burcaus and the fat of- at home, But General Harrison has so far given no satisfaction to any onme. He tells people that they must wait until he has selected his cabinet, for it will be necessary for the heads of the several departments to be consuited in making assignments to subor- dinate positions, There are a few ofices which it is under- stood he has tendered to personal friends, but what they areand whether they have been accepted is only & matter of conjecture. Little intimations are constantly leaking out that John Doe is to have this and Ltichar Roc is to have the other place, but you can WASHINGTON Buneau Tar OMamA Bre, } The not ascertain anything for certain. THE QUARRELSOME EMPIEE STAT! With reference to the cabinct it may be said that four places have been definitely de- termined upon. and only four. A stroke of lightning may _disturb the present situation, but it is not likely that any onc_else but Blaine, windom, Wanamaker and Noble will fill the oftices of state, the treasury, the post- offico and the interior department. The other four places have not been filled, and will no be filled until the last moment. Gen- eral Harrison is sincerely trying to reconcilo the antagonistic elements in’ New York, but they will not ve rcconciled. = He will not give them the treasury tment, and, Mr. Platt wiil ept’ anything else. He has speat a reat part of his time to with Seuators svarts and Hiscock, Mr. Fassctt, Senator Quay and others who are interested in_heal ing the dissentions, but at this writing has been unable to reach any conclusion or to secure any suggestions that will satisfy the jealousy of those who are contending for supremacy. He is willing to give New York 1wo places in the cabinet, but he canuot find two of exactly the same size and shape and with the sume amount of honor and_respon- sibility attached to them, and nothing else will suit Mr. Miller and Mr. Pratt. Mr. Harrison intends to give the New York people a day more to agree upon something, and if they fail to do so he will simply ov look them entirely and get his cabiiet ma- terial elsewhere. Mr. Whitelaw Reid has been mentioned s a ‘compromise, but ho connot, 1t Acems, get the endorsement of tho leaders of the factions. If but one man js given a place from the state, that man will likely be ex-Senator Tom Platt. After the arrival of Vice President-elect Morton this afteruoon, he, with other fricnds of Mr. Platt, had a_conference, at which it was decided to notify General Harrison that Mr. Platt would accept the ofiice of sec tary of the navy, which he has once d clined. It was tendered to him originally with the understanding that he was not to attempt to interfere with the patronage of New York state, but to confine himself to his bailiwick. Mr. Platt said that his only motive in seeking a_cabinet position was to strengthen himself as a political leaders that had ng desire to build ships, and tho sec- retary of the navy had no patronage except a fow mechanics in a few navy yards, which was @ little oy of his line.’ But now, as it has come to a point Where he must take that or nothing he is willing to sacrifice his ambition to control atronage and take what he can get. M. Platt’s friends will communicate with Gen- eral Harrison to-morrow and inform him that Mr. Platt will accept any position that may be tendered. Senator Quay, who is anxious to have the trouble in New York settled by the admi ion of both Platt and Miller into the cabi- net, made a suggestion to the president-clect this afternoon which, however, as I under- stood was not received with much favor. Mr. Platt has been willing all along to a cept the postofice department, considering it noxt in rank to the treasury as a political machine, and when General Harrison in- formed Mr, Hiscock that it was impossible to give New York the treasury, the latter asked the postoftico department for Mr, Platt. General Harrison toid him the department had already been tendered to and accepted by Mr. Wanamaker, and before he could consider Mr. Platt's name in that connection the lutter's fricnds would have to persuade Mr. Quay toaccept some other position for the great Philadelphisn. Mr. Quay was ap- prouched by Mr. Hiscock, aftér the latter's return_to Washington, but he peremdtorily rofused to consider the matter. Ho wanted Mr. Wanamaker at the head of the army of 0,000 postmasters. Nuw, in order to satisfy New York Mr. Quay is willing to have M: ‘Wanamaker transferrcd to the interio; Harrison did not receive that su, favorably. First, because Mr, Noble had ac- cepted the portfolio. Second, because M. Wanamaker is not a lawyer. 'The secretary of the interior hus to sit as a judge to decide cases involving patent luw, land law, pension law and various other legal complications, and the head of that department should boas much of o juristus the attorney gencral Mr. Quay suggested that Mr. Noble might be tuansferred to the attorney gencral's of- fice, and that Wanamaker could select some first-cluss lawyer as assistant secretary of the interior and assign hin to the auty of do- ciding these cases. He citod the fact that Zachariab Chandler, the great stalwart of Michigan, who was not a lawyer, mado one of the best secretaries of the interior this gorernment has ever had, and that he rought from Michigan with' him Mr. Ga, lord, one of the ablest lawyers of the bur of that state, to decide the legal questions that came before him. Mr. Gaylord was maile so- licitor of the department, and Mr. Char paid him $£,00 a 'year out of own pocket in order to induce him to accept that position. Mr. Wanamaker, he said, would be willing to bring an equally good lawyer to il the same oftice, or make him assistant sceretary of the interior. General Harrison hus taken the matter under consid- eration, but it 1s not likely that he will change the programme. Iu case it is don however, Mr. Platt will be made pastmaste general, and Mr. Miller secrctary of the tavy, whick will satisfy the demands of New ork. Mr. Rlkins arrived to-day, and is quartered at the Norwandio hotel with Mr. Bluiue. He is using his influence with the presidont-elect in behalf of Mr. Plate. RECOMMENDS PALMER reported tonight that to General Hurrison Senator Sherman mende the apointment ator Palmer 0 a position the cabinet, and that as a result of thi hias boen absolutcly determined by General Harrson t invite Senator Palmer to take ither the war or agricultural portifolio. ;'Mwuno ©of this inforwation is suck as o It as his visit moruh:f during this 1t moYe than the ordin attached to cabinet rumors at meeting of the republican m Indiana delegation in congress will be held at 10 a'clock to-morrow morning at Repre. sentative Steele's committos room for the purpose of determining whether General Harrison shall be asked to take an indiana man info his cabinet. If it is agreed that the request shall be made no na will presented. 1t is simply-to settic the qnestion whether 4 request for a place in the cabinet shall be made on bohalf of tho state that the meeting is to be eld. LAW PANTNER MILLER Law Partner Miller 1s not to bo a member of the cabinet. That is definitely settled. He 18 to be solicitor gene officer who stands next door to a cabinet minister in honor and glory, and he is perfectly satisfied with that assignment. Law Partner Miller 18 General Harrison’s most intimate friend and has been such for twenty years. ‘Their relations are as close us those of David and Jonathan, and close as those that exist be- tween Grover Cleveland and Danicl Lamont, and ( 1 Harrison wants him_in_with him. 1t is said by Indiana people that Miller might have been attorney general if he had chosen, but that when he saw what a rum- pus his appointment was going to awaken amony the Indiana republicans he told Gen- eral Harrison that his appointment would be unwise. The Indiahia people are going to make an appeal to the general to select a wmember of the cabinet from that state, and they adyise the nomination of John C. Now orJ. N. Hus- ton, the chairman of the state republican committee, but it is not likely that he will comply with their wishes, It looks very much now as if Mr. New would be sent abroad and Mr, Huston tendercd a promi- nent position in one of the departments, He wants a place that will give him the use of patronage to strengthen the republican party in his state and re: his friends. Mr. New will in all probability go to Vient There were many statements made pro and con to-day by men from congress relative to the wisdom “of asking Mr. Windom to take the treasuryship. THE WINDOM AFFATR. Senator Davis, of Minnesota, says that he Kknows nothing whatever about the protest that is reported to have been made and to be presented to General Harrison, against Mr. wdom’s appointmen’, as secretary of the nd he has never heard of it ex cept in the newspapers. The use of his name i that connection is entirely unauth- orized. He never intended to submit any protests and does not think it would be be coming in him to do so. He has his views in regard to the sclection of Mr. Windom, but should not volunteer them to General Ha son unless they were asked for, Senator Sabin said to-day that he has nothing whatever o do with-the protest, that he had never seen it, and should not present it to the president-elect. He said that he knew of u large number of people who Lad written letters to General Harrison objec ing to Mr. Windom’s appointment, as a resi- dent of Minnesota, but he knows of no formal action that had bheen takea in the ter. As far as he was personally e cerned, he was at liberty to speak with great freedom, because he did not desire any favors for himself from the next administration, and only wanted to be in_a position where he could serve his friends. “It has not been my purpose.” said Mr. Sabin, “to adviso General Harrison as to whom he should and whom he should not invite into his cabinet unless he should ask my advice, but I have no hesitatton in saying that Iam greatly sur- prised that he should have raked the entire country over to scek a man who is a resident of no state, and whose identi- fication with numerous wildcat schemes and paper corporations extending over tho United States and Mexico_amd the subter- ranean recesses of New York is notorious, for his secretary of the treasnry. He would have to apply for a certificate as to his place of residence, whether in New York, Winona or Topololampo, Mexico. 1 have no symp thy with the far fetched idea that the secre- tary of the treasury should come from the west, knowing, ns every one knows, tha when any great enterprise is inaugurated the projectors have to go to New York for finan- cial assistance. The fact that the man lives in a financial conter and is familiar with the commercial and financial interests of the country ought not, in my judgment, debar him from occupying the most important sition under the government, and one in which he must come directly in'contact financinl people. Neither do 1 share th pant views that have been so frequently pressed by certain people nowadays, that the republican_party can arrange to get along without New York state. I belicve that should be the first state recognized in mak- ing up the cabinet.” “The Californians are very certain that Mr. Swift, of their state, is to be sccretary of the navy or attorney general, It has developed that General Harrison told Congressman Morrow, when the latter visited Indianapo- 1is last weel, that Mr. Estee would not be a member of the cabinet; that he was out of the question, and from some things that have been learned since the arrival of the presi- dentinl party here, Mr. Swift's chances seem to be very fuvorable OBJECTOR MOLMAN. Holman has again defeated the considera- tion of the bill creating two additional land oftices in Nebraska, He promised Senator Paddock and Representative Dorsey o few days ago, as announced in Tue BEe specials, that he would not offer furth did not keep his promise. When in the house this morning Mr, Dorsey asked to take up the bill, Senator Paadock went over to the house and labored with Mr, Holman, but got no satisfaction, There is yet hopoe that the obstruction in the form of the unreasonable member from Indiana will be coaxed aside, but sowetimes it looks as though it was hop- ing against hope. There is but a small chance for success. BRECKINIUDGE'S MISTAKE, The friends of Representative Clifton R. Breckinridge are urging him to go at once to Arkansas und assist in bringing the assassin of Colonel Clayton to justice, but he says he has confidence in the ofticers of the law, and believes that they will do their duty. He has expressed his regret at the murder, and has testified that Mr. Clayton was a fair-minded, honest and natriotic man. This, he believes, is all that shiould be required of him, although ho holds his seat in congress witha certificate that is stained with blood. Mr. Breckin- ridge's friends think he bas made a terriole mistake in his show of indiffercnce about the Clagton tragedy, and will_realize it. 1f he had started at unce for Arkansas, offered his services in discovering the perpetrators of the deed ana declined 1o aceept o seat in the aext congress until his title was mado clear, they say that Lo would have been the biggest and most populur wan in tho state. But he is now despised by men who have highly re- spected him, TILE LAND COMMISSIONERSIP. Among the northwestern people here the idea is prevalent thau the influence which will be brougit to bear upon the president in behalt of ox-Senator Chileott, of Coloraao, for the land commissionersbhip will be such as to practically insure his appointment. Chilcott has the Colorado delegation and a great nany others at his back and will prob- ably be successful in his efforts to secure the prize, this time. A bers of the J0INS THE G, A, R. Ex-Speaker Randall, not satisfied with re- suwing the leadership of the democratic party in the house of representatives, has decided to become a veteran of the late war, and will be inttiated into Kit Carson post of the G A. R. on the evening of inauguration day, before Le goes to the ball. Mr. Randall was a privale in the Philadelpyia city troops, and went te the front as a wember of that organization in 1561 for threc mouths service. Ho was in the ficld when frst elected to “CONgress, INAUGURATION WE. A certain oracie of the wi has con- sulted his goose bone and has predicted a pleasant day for tho 4th of March, but Gen- eral Greeley said this afternoon that he was not at ali ccrtain on that subject. “The in- dications,” he said, “in the northwest are very bad. On the acific coast, at the mouth of the Columbia river, the wiud is blowing forty-eight miles an bour, and the barometer is falling vapidly through that section. 1f this station couies lust, as it is likely to do, there is ample timo foF it to veach Washing: ton between now and Monday morning, and the outiools is very unfavorable.” TUE PUBLIC PRINTER, One of the first ofices that will demand the attention of Fresident Harrison after tho v woight to be | cabinet is disposed of, is that of wublic printer, There are several candidates in the field, but the one most frequently mentioned is M. D. Helm, of Muncie. Ind. Mr. Helm has the advantage of several years' exper: fence in the ofMice in various positions, I founded the Congressional Record, and ran it successfully for several years, ana made a host of friends among senators and membors. He is thoroughly conversant with_the offico in all its details and is strongly backed by the united Indiana delegation, a large part of the Ohio delegation and many members from other states, Dr. Gallinger, of New Hamyp shire, who vas the republican representatiy on the committee which investigated the goverament printing office during the last scssion, i enthusiastic in his support of Helm, and says he is just the man for the SETTLED FOR THIS SESSION. ker Carlisle said to-day that he should rmit a vote upon Mr. Randall’s bill to report the tobacco tax unless a majority of the democrats in the house request it. That scitles she question of tariff reduction for this session. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. Hopkins, an independent member from Virginia, aunounced in the house to-day, in objecting to the consideration of a bill pro- viding for the crection of a public building at Kalamazoo, Mich., that he would not permit the consideration of any more public build- bills. This defeats the bills pending for pub- lic buildings for Hastings, Fremont and Be- atrice., Hon. S. N, Blakesloy, of Beatrice; J. H. Willard,of Omaha, and Newells,of Schuyler, are here. In the house to-day Mr. Dorsey secured concurrence in the senate amendments to the Laird bill for the relief of Wesley Mont- gomery, of Nebraska. The bill permits Mont- gomery to homestead another quarter scetion of land, the one he entered upon having been mconflict with railroad right vpon public domain. Elliott F. Shepherd, of the New York Mail and Express, ox-Senator Saunders and Russell B. Harrison lunched to-day with Senator Paddock at the senate restaurant, Congressman-clect, W. J. Connell, of the First Nebraska district, who has been at Cuicago a day or two, is expected to arrive at any hour now. Editor Fairbrother, of the Lincoln Call, is in the city. Senator Manderson's cold has developed into a high fever, which for three days has confined him to his bed. The evening papers aunounce that on ac- count of the scnator's illness Mrs, Mander- son will not receive to-morrow. The high toa by Mrs. Captain John G. Bourke to Mrs. Russell B, Harrison, this afternoon, wus very largely attendel by the well-known society people of Washington. Mrs. Senator Paddock assisted in receiving. ABMY ORDENS, By direction of the secrctary of war P vate Victor Mayunke, Company G, Twent first infantry, now with his_company, is dis- charged the service of the United The extension of leave of absence g First Licutenant George S. Young, S infantry, February 1, Division of the souri, is further o one month, Private George C. Getchell, Company C, Eighth infantry, now with his_company, i discharged the service of the United States. LOOKS DUBIOVS FOR OIL,_JOILN. The Nebraska men interested in securing a place in the cabinet for Thurston are com- pelled to confess that it looks like John W. Noble, of Missouri, for_ the desired place, "They are now urcing Senator Palmer, of Michigan, for sccretary of war, in_the hopo that Robert W. Furnas, of Nebraska, will be made secretary of agriculture, He 18 said to Juaiified in au eminent degree for the place. Perny S, HEATIL e THE MONEY DROVE HER anted nth Mis- MAD. A Minnesota Family Made Destitute By a Strange Misfortune. S. Crovn, Minn., Feb, 27.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur. Bee.) —Henry Fischer recently sold his little farm ana home, together with his live stock and everything he owned here, realizing from the sale about £3,700. He concluded to remove to Oregon, and belie ing that he might be robbed of nis money, he gave the entire amount to his daughter “Theresa for safekeeping on their journey. The girl tool 300 and sewed it up in a quilt. Then she put §1,500 mto a lard pail, covering it up with lard, and placed it, to- gether with some other baggage, in a car. With the other money she puid for tickets for herself, father and mother, and kept the remainder on her person. “he duy before arriving at their destina- tion she lost her reason from fretting over the safety of her money. She offered small sums from what she had on her person to It ngers on the train whom she supposed wanted to rob her, but imagining that_they were still not satisfied and wanted to kiil her for the balance of the money entrusted to her, she finally jumped from the fast moving train near Pasco, W. I\, nearly kill- ing herself by the fall. Sho was picked up, and on being found insane was confined in the Steilacoon asylum. The quilt_and lard pail containing the entire possessions of the FFischer family has been lost and they are en- tirely destitute. “The mother has died from grief over their neavy misfortune. The Atchinoff Incident, Panis, Feb. 27.—An official statoment on the Atchinoff incident was published to-day. The note sa; hat Atchinoff was repeatedly warned that Sagallo was French territory, but he persisted that it had been ceded to him by the Sultan of Tadjwrak, and he recognized no authority beyond that of the czar. During his short reign Atchinoff treated his followers and natives with the utmost brutality, causing the Russians to flee for refuge tw Obock. Aft month's of patience, Admiral Obry, finding that the condition of the colony was Lecoming intol- erable, and that French territory was being treatod as a conquered country, sent a final warning to Atchinoff. This b2ing unheeded, Admiral Obry attacked Sagallo fort. The Ttussian government, the note says, has since recognized the fact that the French have only done their duty 1 the matter, and the friendly relations betweon the two countries remain unaffected. e Foreign Capital In the Mines. WasniNGTON, Feb, 27.—Stewart, chairman of the committee on mines and mining, to-day made a report on the resolution au- thorizing the committee to investigate the subject of foreign capital in the territories. The amount of capital nvested in mines in the territories by aliens, as near as could be estimated, is $20,503,570, and the dividends paid thereon $4,537,80). The committee rec- ommended that the alien land act be so mod- ified as to permit foreign capital to be used illl the development of mines in the territo- es. rie: Blaine's Modesty. AvausTa, Me., Feb, 27.—Hon. Henry Lord, ident of the Maine senate, to-day re- ram from James pr ceived the following tele G. Blaine, in Washington : have this moment read Boutelle's letter, suggesting that the legislature provide a portrait of myself, to be placed among the portraits of ex-speakers of the national house of representatives. Thougn well in- tended by Boutelle, I regret that the request was made, and hope that hercafter neither the senate nor the house will take any action in the wmatter, It would be altogether dis- tasteful to me to have such & proposition submitted to the legislature, S - The Cherokes Bribery. WAsHINGTON, Feb, 27.—The report of In- aian Agent Owen, dated April 18, 1580, was sent to the senate to-day in response to the resolution asking the secretary of the interior for information concerning the bribery of the Cherokee council by cattle men, Owen say hie does not think there is any doubt about the fact that representatives of the Cherokee Strip Live Stock association and their work- ers made lavish use of money and whisky for the purpose of securing the relcase of lands. DAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28. 1880, NUMBER 258 [SILENCED THE THUNDERER. Pigott's coufa_ss(on Qauses the Lon- don Times to Rotract. REGRETS EXPRESSED IN COURT. dges Asked to Withdraw From isidering thelGenunineness of the Letters=The Forger in Paris. Forced to Give In LoXDoN, Feb. 27.—In the commons to-day Matthews, sccretary of state for home affairs, stated that the authorities were tak- ing steps to secure the extradition of Pigott trom Paris. An immense crowd was present in the court room this morning when tho session of the Parncll commission opened. Much excitement was manifested, Parnell arrived in the court room at an early hour. Attorney General Webster stated to the court that Shannon, the Times' Dublin solicitor, had received a letter from Pigott, who is in Paris, The letter was not in Pigott's writing. Shaunon had immedi- ately notified the Scotland Yard author- ities of the receipt of the letter. The attor- ney general then read a letter, which was dated Saturday, and contained the confession of Pigott made to Labguchere that day at the latter's residence. Pigott added that he de- sired to fuily disclose that he had fabricated the alleged fac simile of Parnell’s letter pub- lished in the Times, and the other letters ho had furnished that paper. He denied being in touch with the American brotherhood aiter he had sold his newspaper, the Irishman. He admitted that he wrote the conver- sation with Eugene Dayis at Lausanne from memory only. He told Houston he had found the letters in a bag, but he fabricated them, using genuine letters of Parnell and lgan, copying certain words showing the general character of the writing and tracing them against & window pane. He afterwards destroyed the genuine letters. The second bateh of letters ascribed to Par- nell were unitated from fac similes published in the Limes, He did not see Breslin in America. He admitted that Labouchere's account of the interview between them was in the main correct, Five letters dated Sat- urday were enclosed in snother bearing the dute, “Hotel du Monde, Paris,” Tuesday, and saying: “Before leaving the enclosed (confession) was handed me, huving been left while I was out, I will write again soon, Ricianp Prgor Attorney General Webster said every- body would agree that nobody could attach any weight to Pigott’s evidence, and it was his duty to ask the court to withdraw from cousidering the genuiness of the:letters. The “Times, he smd, desired to express regret for publishing the letters, and the proprictovs of that paper would themselves more fully express their regret later. He repudisted the allegation made by Sir Charles Russell yesterday that there was more conspiracy behind Pigott and Houston. If such a con- spiracy existed the Times had no share in it, 1f the error of the Times extended beyond that the court should make the fullest in- quiry Russell said he had hoped that the attor- ney general would have made stronger state- ment Parncll was then called and was sworn, e denied signing the alleged letter of the 15th of May. Campl his secretary, did not write the letter. ness had not heard of the leiter until he saw it published ia the Times, Campbell had gone to Ant- werp endeavor to ~ find Pigott, Parnell denies the genuiness of other letters purporting to have been signed by himself and Egan. He said he and Egan had an_extensive correspondence. He dictated to Campbell a letter regarding the interview asked by Pigett. The letter the Times reproduced was evidently imitated from it. He had no interview with Pigott. At this point the court adjourned until Friday. to — Sgan Entitled to All Credit. Cieaco, Feb, 27.—In, conversation to-day with an Associated Press reporter, Alexander Sullivan, speaking in relation to the discov- ery of Pigott as a forgar, said he had but lit- tle to add to the version given in the London cable this morning. The credit for the d covery is due solely to Patrick Egan. ‘“No other man living, who I8 not a member of the Times conspiracy,” " said Mr. Sullivan, ;ould have exposed the crime and unveiled the criminal, and few other men would have the keenness, persistence und ability to do the good work if the material hud been at their command.” Asked what effect he expected all this to have on English politios, Mr. Sullivan said: “I think it will undo the work tie Times had done. They had succeeded in satisfying tho tory sentiment against the Irish, and in frightening a large section of liberals, When 1t is shown that Parnell and his asso- ciates are victims of & consriracy and con- spirators 80 vile that language is too barren to describe the depth of their infam, the frigatened libegals will real- izo that' they have been deceived. They will follow Parnell and Glaastone and let Ireland govern Irelund. 1 consider the complete exposure of the plot to destroy Parnell the destruction of the last inpedi- ment to home rule. " 1t only requires a gen- eral election to end the struggle. How long tory indecency can postpone the general clection remuins to be ecen, When home rule does come the Irish nation will owe as much for its coming to Patrick Egan as to any man who ever lived,"” e The Times Apologizes. (Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.) Lospoy, Feb. 27.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee]—The Times to-day quotes the attorney general's speech 1n court yesterday, saying editorially: “We desire to endorse and appropriate every word of the statement,” Then it continue: “Moreover, Mr. Parnell having in the wi ness box stated that the letters attributed to him were forgeries, we accept in every respect the truth of that statement. In these circumstances we deem it right to express our regret most fully ‘and sincerely at having been induged to publiish the let- ters in question as Mr. Parnell's, or to use them in evidenc agafnst him. This expres- sion of regret, we ne¢d hardiy say, includes also the letters falsely autributed to Mr. Kagan, Mr, Davitt and Mr. O'Kelly. We must®dd that we firmly believed the letters to be genuine until the disclosures mado by Pigott in the course of his cross-examina- tion." 4 Will Push His Suit. Loxnoy, Feb, 27.—In connection with Par- nell’s application to ghe Dublin courts for permission to bring spit against the Times for libel, that paper fhetructed its solicitors to oppose the gramting of the writ on the rounds that a_sunilar, action brought by Parnell in the Edinburgh courts, was dis- missed, and that the _trial would interfere with the commission’s investigations. Par- nell’s legal advisers will strongly resist the argument of the Times. Pigout Keeping Dark. Loxpoy, Feb. 27.—1t is believed that Pigott posted his letter to Sbaunon at a rail- road station in Paris and then proceeded for cither Spain or Switzerland. It appears that Pigott obtained on Monday from Sotherby’s book mart a ehezk for £25 in payment for & number of rare books. Pigott had the check cashed at the. at 4 0'clock that afternoo The last time he was scen he was walking on Fleet street An Euglishman having the appearance of Pigott, but who gav. noname, urrived at the Hotel Des de Mondes in Paris at 6 o'clock Tuesday morning. After breuk- fasting be wrote a brief note on hotel paper and enclosed it with other papers in an en- velope, upon which he wrote a London ad dress, He left again between S and 9 o'clock. spatch from Paris this ovening says igott is not there, - THE ROYAL CIRCUS BURNED. Mexican Joe's Now Wild West Show Loses Eleven Horses. [ Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennstt.) Muxcnesten, Feb, 27.—| Now York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bre.|—The Royal circus in Chepstow stroet, occupied by Mexi- can Joe and his New Wild West show, in which a number of Indians and cowboys take part, burned down last night. There was o large audience and the performance was just over and most of the peoplo had left when the fire broke out. The Indians made desperate efforts to rescue the animals used in the performance. The flames ran so quickly over the wooden building that tho company had to fly for their lives. Eleven horses and a donkey were burned. The fire broke out in the stables. et -— THE TOURING BASE BALLISTS, They Will Play a Game in Nice Thurs- day Morning. | Copyrtaht 1889 by James Gordon Bennstt.l Nice, Feb, 27.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tie Bee|—The base ball teams arrived at Nico together from Flor. ence. They were preceded by Mr. W. C Lynch, their advance agent, and to-day, with the assistance of Mr. Conkling, of Chicago, and the Herald correspondent, he has suc- ceeded in getting them lodged, and also in sccuring ground for a game. The Place @Armes has been placed at the disposal of the teams by General Garnier Desgarets,and they will play there on Thursday at 10:30, and from all I hear the havo a big erowd of spectators. All the authorities and the counsels are to bo in- vited. A Members of the Indiana House Their Tempers, IxpIANAToLIS, Feb. 27.—The only notable thing in the legislature to-day occurred in the house late in the afternoon. When pro- hibition was being discussed Hepresentative Willard accused the republicans of pharisee- ism, and told them that they were not sin- cere in their anti-liquor attitudes. Repre- sentative Stanley (rep.) made some reply, and Willard responded acrim oniously, reflect ing somewhat on Stanley. Representativo Lick (rep.) asked the speaker if Representa- tive Willard had not called Stanley a lia Willard took up the question and said he did not. *‘Yes, you did,” smd Lick. *You called him a liar, but you can't call me one.” He then advanced to Willard in a passion and struck him in the face. Willard was seated at the time, There was great e ment and a rush towards the contes! resulting in their scparation. Lick's lan- guage was taken down, and after cooling he humbly apologized. He said \Villard had greatly exasperated him, and he had struck while smarting under Willard’s supposed reflection on his colleagues. ——~— DEVOURED DY A SHARK. Fearful Fate of an American Bridze Builder in Towaxpa, Pa., Feb. [Speeial Tele- gram to Tuk Bee.|—The Union Bridge com- pany took a contract a year or so ago for building the great Hawkesbury bridge at Sydoney, New South Wales. The company sub-let the work to Rylana & Morse, of this city. The Ryland of the firm was the well- known bridge builder, S. V. Ryland. The partners went to Syduey and completed the work, recelving for it 81,000,000, Rylund’s family have reccived a lotter from Morse, which says that on the day before Christmas Ryland was walking on one of the string piers of the bridge, when he lost his balance and fell into the water, a distance of fifty feet. 'he fall did not seem to hurt him, as he was seen to turn and swim for the shore. On the way hie was attacked by an inmense shark, which carried him bencath the sur- face, und he was scen no more, Ryland leaves a widow and five children in Towanda. He was forty-cight years of age and one of the most prominent citizens of Bradford county. A that ¥ Lose e THE INAUGURAL. Orders lssued For the Marching ot the Processio WasmiNGToN, Feb. 27.—General Hast- mgs, chief of Governor Beaver's staff, has issued an order giving information of the movement of the inaugural procession. Gen- eral Beaver, chief marshal of the day, with his aides, will have the right of line and will be followed by the presidential party in car- riages, The firstdivision, consisting of United States troops, a detachment from thé navy and marine corps and the district national guard, will be next in line, followed by the national guard of other states, composing thesecond and third divisions. Grand Army posts und other organizations of old sol- diers will make up the fourth division. Tho fifth division will be composed exclusively of uniformed civie organizations. ol e Uil The Rebellion Record: WAsHINGTON, Feb. 27.—The special house committee appointed o investigate Repre- sentative Grosvenor's charge that improper matter (roll of honor of Anderson’s cavalry) had been inserted in the ofiicial records of the rebellion, has presented its report to the house, The fudings arc that the matter complained of was not official, and its inser- tion in the rebellion records was improper, as it hud no other foundation than its ap: pearance ina newspaper. The war records oftice was, however, misled by the ofticial character given to the paper by the adjutant general's certificate on the packet. The com- mittee concludes that Colonel Lasello, in charge of tho war rccords oftice, was re- sponsible for its publication only as he adopted the ofiicial certificate of the udjutant general, and is fairly exonerated = from blame. pak ki Another Chicngo Defaulter. Cmicago, Feb, 21.—Jucob E. Goodman, until last Saturday evening cashier of the Cook county treasurer's office, has disap- peared, with $6,500 or #7,000 of the county’s funds. His bonds will cover the shortage, Goodman told his wife Saturday cvening that he was called out of town and he could notsay how soon he would be back. Monday moraing she found & note from her husband saying he was short in the receipts of the county and left accordingly. He attributes his musfortunes to speculation. ‘The de- faulter has been employed in Lhe treasurer's oftice for ten years or more in various posi- tions. — Presidential minations. WAsHINGTON, Feb. 27.—The president to- day nominated William 8. Rosecrans, late brigadier general of the United States army, to be brigadier general, to date from Feb ruary 27, 159, with & view to his being laced on the retired list of the army William I, Smith, late major of engiunecrs, 10 bo major of engrineers from February 7, 1580, with & view to bis belug pluced on the retired list. rriva's, At New York—Tho Ems, from Jiremen, the Slavonic, from Stettin. At Liverpool--The Virginian from Hoston At London and IKansas, The Minnesota, from HBoston. - Prosperons Union Pac fio. Bostoy, Feb. 27.—The preliminary state- ment of the Union Pacific railroad company for January, 1589, shows an increase i the surplus of $172,000 over January, 1853, FIFTIETH CONGRESS, Senate Wasnixatos, Feb. 27—~The conference ro- port on the agricultural department appro priation bill was presented to the senate and agreed to. Mr. Platt, from the committeo on territo- ries, reported two bills for the formation and admission of the states of Idaho and Wyom- ing, and said that as soon as tho bills were printed he would ask for their consideration. Mr, Hoar, from the committeo on priv- iloges and elections, reported an amendiment to the deficiency bill, which was referred to the committee on appropriations, appropriat- ing €25,00 to enuble the president of the United States to offer a_reward for the de tection and conviction of persons who illegally carried away and destroyed the bal- lot boxes of Plummerville, Avk., at the last election for representatives in congress and for presidential electors. He stated that it was the majority report, the minority dis- senting. On motion of Me. Cullom the senato pro ceeded to consideration of the senate bill to amend the inter-state commerce law, so as to act upon the two house amendments on which the conference committee had been unable to agree. Mr. Sherman favored concurrence i the two hiouse amendments. One of them, he said, gave to state courts jurisdiction, in certain cases, of questions arising under thoe act. He was not prepared to give any opinion upon the amendment except to express the gencral belief that state courts may probably bo cn- trusted with questions of local character. As to the other house amendment, it _simply made it unlawful for any common carrier to transport refined oil, etc., for any shipper owning, leasing or controlling cars, tank or cylinder, except on condition that the rail- road company shall charge the same rato per carload for transportation as 1t charces for ol transported in barrels. Ho referred to the Standard_Oil company as a gigantic corporation which was not ~only able to buy cars, but also to buy railroads, Itcombmed, he said, in oue cerporation or trusteeship, fifty or o hunared different corporations, in cluding equipment companies, to furnish cars for railroads, and which furnished tank ars on condition that no other shipper excey Standard Oil company should use them. In this way the Standard Oil company has a_complete’ and absolute monopoly of the business. 1f the rule should be violuted in one case, it should be violated in all cases. He was in favor of the general principle embodied in the amendment, that every railroad company_should be requircd to furnish the same facilities and modes of transportation for all aiike—for the poor shipper as well as for the rich shipper, Mr. Stewart opposed the house amend ments and Mr. Reagan supported him, Mr. Cullom made an argument_against the two house amendments, He said that the amendment in relation to cars for the trans- portution of petroleum attempted to intro- duce svecit]_legislation into the' general act, as it was akin to such legislation as was often scen in state | ion. Instead of ¢ ing out equal and exaet justice to the e it would enforce unjust discrimination. When one shipper required a railroad com puny to furnish a certain kind of cor, and the company declined to do so, and when the shipper furnished such cars for himself, it did not seem to him (Cullom) that such ship- per was required by common law, or should be required statutory law, to supply the same facilities for allother shippers in the ame business. As to the other house mnend- ment (to confer jurisdiction on state courts), Mr. Cullof belicved it would not be i the intcrest of the country. The result wouid be that there would be different deeisions in the construction of the national law. Ho was anxious to zo just us far as he could go consistently with the law and the constitution and duty in protecting the great body of tho people, but he was not willing to go so far as to take a step that wus of doubtful propriety. Already the railroads of the coun- try were suffering under difficulties which had come o them, not from the inter-state legislation, not from any act of commerce, bat from conditions which had prevailed be: fore the passage of the inter-state law. Messrs, Hiscpele and Harris opposed the amendwments, No action was taken on the amendments The conference report on the bill author- izing the construction of a wagon bridge across the Missouri river near Sioux City, , was presented and agreed to, The senate then adjourned. House, Wasmixoroy, Feb. 27.—Upon motion of Mr. Adams of Illinois, the bill was passed for the relicf of the widcw of Colonel Arno Voss, Mr. Allen of Michigan called up the bill increasing to §150,000 the limit of cost for a public building at Winona, Minn., but pend- ing action the hour for consideration of busi- ness by unanimous consent expired. The house then went into committee of the whole on the Indian appropriation bill, The senatz ameadment appropriating $1,192,000 to pay the Seminolo [ndians for lands in Indian territory ceded to the United tatos was agreed to. ‘The lands acquired, 037,000 acres, are made open to settiement under the homestead layw. Taking advantage of the five minutes’ de- bate, Mr. Kennedy of Ohio, replying to the censures by Mr. Crisp, passed upon his con- duct as presiding ofcer of the Ohio senate, rehearsed the history of ballot box frauds in Hamilton county. e defended his conduct in refusing to allow four members of the log. islature whose scats were contested to take part in the proceedings, and said that such democrats as Thurman and Converse had sustained his action, which was in line witi every precedent in the housc and in uaccord- ance with every parliamentary authority. Judge Thurman, who was engiged s coun- ‘sel in the ballot’ box case, had gone to the length of deciaring that his (Kenncdy's) irm- ness had saved the state of Ohio from dis- graco, On motion of Mr. Morrill of Kunsas an amendment was adopted directing the au thorized commissioners to treat with the Cherokee Indiaus for a relinquishment of ¢ title to the Cher: outlet; also to ut with the praivie band of Pottawat- tamies and Kickapoo Indians of Kausas for the sale of & portion of their reservation, An amendment was adopted _authorizing the president to establish two land ofiices upon lands opened to scttiement by this act. The committce rose and the bill was passed. It is the last of the gencral appropriation bills. Thie house then adjourned, MURDER AND SUICIDE. A Colored Man 8hoots His Sweetheart and Kills H Aviona, 1L, Feb, 27.—Edward Artise shov Kittie Palmer on the publiv streets within u few rods of her home yusterday af- ternoon, inflicting & futal wound, Artise was a rejected lover, and had been repeat- edly requested to refrain from paying atten- tion to Miss Palmer, but he persisted in his addresses sud the matter culminated in the shooting, Aruse fled immediately after the shooting, After athree mile chase the pursuers caine upon the murdorer, who shot himself through the heart, dying instantly. ersons were colored. Miss Paliner is colored graduate of the high school, and occupies a prominent social hosition. "The murderer was about twenty ycars old and had been a restaurant swaiter. The mother of the murdercr and suicide has be- come wsane over the affair, O8N Anather Cabinet Kumor. TorEno, O, Feb, 27.--The Blade this even- 1 publishes a statement, which it guaran tecs to be correct, that a promiucnt resident of this city, a personal friend of General Har, rison and W. H. H. Millcr, uas just reccived a personal letter from the latter in which Miller states that he has been offored and ac- cepted the position of attorney general in the new cabinet, el The Weacther Indications. For Ncbraska and Dakota: Fair, lowed by rain, warmer, sougherly winds. For Iowa: becowing southerly, fol- [WENT THROUGH A BRIDGE' A Oanadian Wreck Attended By Great Loss of Life. CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE TIRE. Coach Falls One Hundred Is Turned Compleicly The Killed and Wouuded. A Pullma et and Over The Rails Spread. ST. Grokak, Ont., Fob. 27.—Tho St. Louls express, passing here ecast bound about 6 o'clock this evening, went throngh a bridge just east of the station. A broken tire inthe engine wheel caused the rails to spread, and the first passenger car, a Pullman car and the dining car went through the middle see- tion of the bridge. The Pullman car, which contained most of the passengers, was thrown cloar off the bridge, turning com- pletely over and landing right side up. The dining car stanyls on end against u pier. Tuo passenger ear remains on tho bridge, having stripped the ties ahiead of it, ‘Tne dining room car contamed about seven ons besides waiters. Supper had just p announced, and in a few minutes the v would have been filled and all must have perished. The following is a list of the kiiled Gronar TraaAT, of Mitehell Witrian Wesr, of London DR. Swax and A. W. Fuaxets, of Woode stock. Mit. MeLEAN, an & HBeacher, Detroit. M. Buxes Hayimox Moo, of Brantfor army. M. Prers, of Woodstock, The followln are more or less seriously injured: Thomas L. Doutney, temperance lecturer: M anings and May Jennings Paris: Mr.anid Mrs. Buddin, Doreliestors Mrs. Higgins, Toronto; Mrs. McLeod, In- gersoll; Miss Chafice, PPontine, Mich.; Jamas Hyslop, Goderien's Dan Peacock and KKnight, Istack; John MeKinley, Fred weack, London; Georgs R Mavshall und Mrs, John H. Wilson, ans, Hamilton} dining car_conductor, Hilton, St. Cathariness ndon; Conductor We: W. Kuin, Woodstock William Bennett, Sanilac, Mich.; Dr. H. Le: quesne, Cleveland, O.; A s Woodstock; Mrs. A. 8. i<en St. George, near where curred, is on'the Great Weste the Grand Trunk road. “The accident was witnessed by some of the townspeople. An alarm was given immedi- ately and in & fow minutes the streets were the scenes of the wildest excitoment. Bvery conveyance was hurried to the bridge, and as the dead and wounded were taken out of the debris they were couveyed to hotels, private dences and the statiou house, All the doctors were soou on hand and attended without delay to the poor mortals who ericd for help. An auxiliary train soon arrived from Hawmiiton and another from London. A speeial came from Woodstock, a sister town that has suffered much moré heavily than any other, bringing u large number of peovle. The bridge which gave way is 10 fect high, £ The scene of the wreek is appalling. On ouc part of the bridge are a number of tics heaped together, some of the them splintered to atoms. The partly demolishea Pullman car occupics u place on the bridge. The din- of the flem of Me! and CarrarN , both of the Sulvation . it. Marshall, IRegina Chatham Mrs, George Margetts, Niagara; Robert Mr. MecLauchlan, T veli (serionsly): D. cident oe- n branch of ir, wat mer, variable winds, | p ing car stands almost perpendicularly on its end. 'The first class coach took a_complete somorsault in its_descont; and though it anded rignt - side up, is very nearly demolished. A heap of debris. lies at the foot of one of the piers, and a strange con- glamoration 1t is of car wheels, stoves and other railway - attachments. = Engincer Brown remained at his post and passed over in safety, while the fireman jumped and was killed. WESTERN PACKING TERESTS, A Shrinkage in the Output Compared With the Preceding Week. CrNeiNNaTI, Feb, 27.—[Specinl Telegram to Tue: Bee.] —Lo-morrow’s Price Cuarrent will The total packing in the west the past Xk has been about 250,000 hogs, - compared With 250,000 the preceding week. The in- creuse for the week over the corrasponding time last year has been approximated av 50,000, So far as can be judged from the duta now available the winter season will about 550,000 to 575,000 hogs short of the packing lest year, in number. The total packing November 10 dat . iug, Nov. 1 to date 1880, ] 1,400,000 1, 655,00 513,000 TR3S, 31,000 Kunsas City Omaha St. Louts Indianapolis “incinnati filwauke 144,000 194,000] 0 10,0 i City, SK00)| 8t Joseph o Tsow) Des Mofues I | o St Puul Ottumwa’! Kcokulk “BILL JONES, THE AVENGER,” Death of the Man Who Tried to Shoot Guitcau. Kaxsas Ciry, Feb, 2 |Srecial Telegram to Tue Brre.|—Corover Elston received a letter this morning from H, C. Grifith, a pension attorney av Alma, Neb., in relation to the late George H. Betbard, who died here recently under peculiar circumstances, Grifiith asserts that Bethard was the man who shot at Guiteau after that crank had shot at Garficld, and was known av that time as ~Bill Jones, the Avenger.” He adds that Bethard was a well educated man, apd a prominent member of the G, A. R. and the Musons, ‘I'he object of his correspondence was to learn the whereabouts of Bethard's rolatives in order that they may get some pension money due him last December, Hes thard married a young wowman here on @ day's acquaintance, R Massachusetts Convicts Rebel, Bosgtox, Feb. 27.—[Specinl Telegram to Tue Bk A rebellion in the South Hoston Lo of correction, growing out of com- plaiuts against the quality of prisoners' food, began Monday and was not quelied until yes- terday, when thirty-eight stalwart policemen marched into the corridors. Monday morn- ing seventy convicts in one of the workshops plann encral outbreak, At dinner vime two men refused their soup and declared they would not work until 4 better article was furnished. An uprowr followed and dishes were thrown about the room. The men were sent to their cells, where they con- tinued their noise, shricking, catcalling and banging their tn cups againsy the bars of tho doors, Most of the rebellious men bave returned Lo work, - Crippled By Cholera. CuenoiuaN, Mich,, Feb. 27—The victims of the cholera epidemic last fall in Presgue Isle county are eaid % have lost complete control of their legs and the lower portion of their bodies, and but few cun Lobble around on erutches. The cause of the epidemlic is now known to have been poison from decays ing flsh offul neur Hamwmond bay, deposited there by fishermen. —— Th: Ives and Stayner Case, New Yousx, Feb, 27.—District Attorney Fellows to-day decided to accept the evidence of Hookkeceper Woodruff against Lis ems ployers, Ives and Stayner, and Woodruft will be @ witness for the state, ile Las been iised imumunity from punimbiucnt, pros vided Le tells the truth,