Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 16, 1890, Page 1

NINETEENTH YEAR. SUNDAY BEE. OMAHA, S U\'DAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 00.—-SIXTEEN PAGE MERE ELECTORAL MANEUVRE ‘What Will Come of the Proposed International Conference. FRENCH LABOK LEADER'S VIEWS The German Emperor Conid = Not Carey Out His Promises Because of Opposition from the Money Princes. A French Labor Leader Talkes, LCopyright 1890 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, Fev, 15.—|New York Herald Cable ~Special to Tue Bee. | —“What is your posi- tion, sir, as regards the international labor conference recently proposed by the Ger- man emperor{’”’ It was the Herald correspondent who put this ‘question this afternoon by M. P’aul Derouble, the workingman's friend, the writer of patriotic sones, the maker of de- nunciatory speeches, the wearer of famous greon redingote, the man who is always being run in by the police in times of politi- cal disturbances, the ardent Baulangist deputy who was suspended from the cham- ber the other day for making a row, the moving spirit of the Patriotic league, the editor in chief of Drapeau, and one of the best natured, busiest, fastest talking men in Paris, This is his reply: “I will not charge the German emperor ‘with insincerity in the propositions he has maae tending to a betterment of the labor- er's lot. Iwillingly believe that he is a higkeminded though inexperienced young man, who has inherited from from his esti. mable father, the late Emperor Frederick, m_ny noble aspirations to make people hap- pier and better, but I am also convinced that he 18 decelving himself and those whom he woulu benefit by bringing forward as a rem- edy for the existing social evils this scheme of an lnternational labor confereuce. What he perhaps regards as a genuine, earnest ef- fort towards labor reform will, I venture to say, turn out a mero olectoral manceuvre, designed to secure votes from the large socialistic party in Germany for conservative candidates. 'The emperor says substantially to the army of German toilers: *You have to choose between my candidates and those of the aocialists. They offer you reforms and [ offer you reforms, but as I am emperor, with unlimited power, my reforms are more likely to be carried out than theirs; therefore vote for my candidates and be happy.’ The only trouble with this reason- ing is that it is utterly false. "Che emperor, though he be William IL, would be power- less to carry out uny sweeping reforms against the latent resistance he would meet with at the hauds of his conservative supporters, He might as well order the wind to, stop b'owing or the sea 1o cease beating egiinst the rocks a8 to expect the rich, selfish, gricding aristo- cracy of gold seekers to surrender the sources of their power and wealth to tkeir less fortunate fellows. When it cameto a choice between loyalty to their sovereign and loyalty to their purses, the money ‘princes of the empire would decide for their purses every time. For the moment the aristocracy are profuse in their promises to the socialists because they are fast develop- ing mto a dangerous political power, but when once the coming elections are passed, when once the dust has been well sifted 1uto their eyes, we shall sce and they will seo what a vast, formidable difforence there 18 in Germany as elsowhere be- tween making and keeping a promise, Therefore I hiik it plain that if the social- ists of Gert. a1y hope to succeed they must make up their minds to depend upon them- sclves alone and not upon the generosity of their natural enomies. 1 hope and believe that they will succeed for two reasons: First, because I wish well to all men who are striving loyally to throw off the yoke of oppression and injustice; seconaly, be- cause if they do succeed the workingmen of France will be the first to profit by it. This point Is easily understood when one consid- ers the disadvantage we aro under at pres. ent in tryiog tw compete with the ruinously cheap labor across the Rhine. If the German laborer adopts the standard of living general in France he must have higher wages, but higher wages moan higher prices for produce. With equal prices for French and German manu~ fuctures France will drive her rival from ha marksts of the world because she turns out o better article. Today Germany sells ‘wares “schlecht und billig,” but when higher gos prevail she will continue to sell johlecht’” without veing able to sell *billig.” That day will be disastrous for her. As to the action which France should take if in- wvited to send delegates to the proposad labor congress, my mind (s perfecuy clear. France should quietly settle her own social~ Astio troubies and let Germany settle hers as best.she can, What! Send Frenchmen to Borlin to receive orders from a victorious antocrat, for that is what an attempt at understanding betweon conquerors and con- quered must amount to, Be assured that when Grandson William summons us to a congress it 1s not to inquire what favor or couriesy he may offer us, but what right of advantage ha can wrest from our grasp. Weakened by defeat, to accept the invita- tion would be an act of fools; to accept the terms an act of dupes. Imagne, for the sake of argument, that Freuch delegates should be sent to such a congress at Berliu, "Abat would happen inevitably ! The discussion, commencing on appareatly in- nocent humanitarian subjects, would, little by little, get on to dangerous ground, for the labor intercsts of u nation cannot be tawpered with withouv afecting the entire soclul, governmental and military superstructure, If, for instavce, the con- gress is to decide upon the establishment of homes and pensions for aged and disabled workingmen, it must also decide where the money for the game s to come from. Thut is, it must discuss the budget, whicb has always meant trouble since money was in veuted, Here is an imaginary conversation which might easily occur: France—~We like your idea of working- men's homes and pensions, but we can not afford to allow it. Germany—Cut a few hundred millions off your military appropriation and the thing is done. y France— That is just what we don’t pro- pose to do. Our mulitary appropristion suits us very well as it is. Germany—But it doesn’t suit us at all, It is entirely too large. We thiuk it proper that you should lessen the size of your standiog arwy, We propose a general dis- armament in order 10 preserve the peace of Europe, Let tne arny in each country be in & certain fixed proportion to the populstion. France—We, with & population of only 85,000,000, bave buwilt up sn arwmy as large and as powerful as you have with your population of 47,000,000, Ho much the better forus. We certainly do unot prepose to abandon our advantage to accommodate you, We refuse to disarm. Germany—We {nsist on your disarming. France—Insist, then, and take the conse- quences. Then the discussion would enter upon the bair-pulling, nose-twisting stage and some- body would get hurt, We should be forced either to fight or to submit to bitter, crush- ing humiliation, It strikes me, therefore, a8 being much wiser to begin by avouding discussion and staying at home. The day may como when wo shall gy to Berlin, marching with the tri-color flying, but that day has not come y A HANDSO) FUSED. Colonel Cody's l‘renenr to President COarnot Politely eturned, | Copyright 1590 by James Gordon Bennsth| Panmis, Feb. 15 —[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bge.|--Colonel Cody (Buffalo Bill) bas received a bluff from President Carnot. Colonel Cody presented M. Carnot with a magniticent lamp to adorn the vestibulo of the Elysee, but it was re- wrned by the president with a note from General Brugere, his secretary, saying that the president thanked the colonel for his kind attention, but that he could not accept it, having made a rule to take gfts from no one and could not depart frora itin this case. The lamp is nine feet high, made of carved brass and a table of Mexican onyx twenty- eight inches square on & placque of onyx. Fastened to the lamp rod is attached a large Buffalo head captured by Colonel Cody on the frontiers. The shade of the lamp, thirty-eight inches in dismeter, is of scarlet silk covered with moss green tulle, embroid- ered with poppies and caulifiowers. The cost of the lamp was 5,000 francs. It was made in America expressly for President Carnot. Colonel Cody 18 at Nica, He 1s much annoyed at the president's refusal of his handsome gift, sanse il gl et Parisian Personals, (Copuright 1890 by James Gordon Bennatr,] Paw Feb. 15.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tae Bee.!—The whirl of social gaitios is over for a fow weeks, Paris- ians and visitors have taken flight to the sunny south for the carnival fetes, Incoms ing steamers bring many passengers who stoD A aay en route to the Riviera. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sloane (nee Vander- bilt) and family arrived on the Champagne and are now domiciled at the Grande Bre- tagne, Nice. Mrs, Francis Hodgson-Burnett is here at the Chatham, suill suffering from her recent carriage accident in London. She leaves as soon as she can travel. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Prince of Boston are - at the Meurice. Miss George Peabody leaves tomorrow for Ttaly. Mrs. Baldwin and Miss Rachel Sherman left for Rome last night. Mrs. William E. Moore, Mrs. May and Miss Lillian May are among the departures today for Monte Carlo, Mrs. David Urqubart and Miss Urquhart have left for Cannes. Mrs, Beech Granvis in ill health and leaves shortly to join Miss Adelaide Grant at Canves. Mrs. George Bowles is again 1n Paris and held & reception this afterncon in the Rue Bassano. Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, Mr, R. Wannamaker and Herbert Mortimer Hyde sailed on the Champague today. Viscourt and Viscountess des Moustieres Merinville (nee Mlle. Oestereichs), whose marriage in Paris was the social event sev- eral woeks ago, are at the Hotel du Rhein, They leave tomorrow for Cunnes and Con- stantinople. JalEioasiars N THE HOUSE, The Senate Bill on Mortgage Inqiry Amended and Passed, ‘WasHINGTON, Feb. 15.—In the house today the senate bill providing for the ascertain- ment of the mortgage indebtedness of the country was taken up in the house and amended so as to provide penalties for any person who refused to answer any questions propounded. After considerable debate tne bill as amended was passed. Eulogies to the memory of the late Hon, Richard Townsend of Illinois were then listened to. Addresses were made by Messra. Holman, Hooker, Compton, Cutcheon, Hen- derson of Iowa, McMillan, Williams, Hen- derson of Iilinois, Cannon, Lane and Spricger, sud then as & mark of respect to the memory of the deceased tne bouse ad- ourned, —_——— ® Considering the World's Fair, New Yok, Feb, 15.—The republican state committee met today to consider the ques- tion of the world’s fair bill and to pass reso lutions embodying the attitude of a majority of the committee towards the bills now being heard before the legislature. A committee on resolutions was appointed and a recess taken until 1 o'clock. After recess resolutions denouncing the original bill passed by the assembly and fas vored by the sénate amendments were passed by o vote of €310 6. The resolutions vigorously condemn Tammany hall for seek- ing to wake political capital out of the world’s fair, ——— Banzia Discharged from Oustody. Sr. Louis, Mo, Feb. 15.—A special from Dallas, Tex., to the Post-Dispatch says: Bauzia, the light-weight pugilist who killed Tom James in & sparring match night before last, has been discharged on the ground that there is no iaw to indicta man for killiug another i a licensed exhibition. BavLrivone, Md,, Feb. 15.—Mrs. Kilrain | this morning received a telegram from Jake, who was held at Dalias, Tex., in connection with the killing of Tom Jones Thursday night in a sparring bout, statiug that he bad been released. R Steamship Arrivals, At Queenstown—The Auranis, from New York, At Hamburg—The Moravia, from New York. At Boston—The Vestorian, from Glasgow. At New York—The Ailer, from Bremen. At Philadelphia—~The Norwegian, from Glasgow. At London—Sighted: The Wisconsin, from New York. B fusan B is Seventy. WasuiNgroy, Feb. 15—The seventieth anniversary of the birthday of Miss Susan B. Anthony, the voterau champion of wo- man's rights was celebrated by a banquet at the Riggs house this evenin, B ‘The Death Kecord, Loxpox, Feb, 15.—Rt. Hon. Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Bullh Cochrane, baron of Lamivgton, is dead. il Governor of Ouba. Mapuip, Feb. 15.~Geueral Rodrugues Arias has been appointed governor of Cuba. e Comie de V'aris in Havana, Havaxa, Feb, 15.—The count of Paris and the duke of Chartres arvived today. NOT WORKING FOR APPLAUSE Justice to His People Willlam's Aim., Emperor AN ANSWER TO THE CROAKERS, ‘I the Working Man's Heart ls Hardened the Misery of Bis Con- dition s to Blame'—Not a Orime to be a Socialist, A King With a Conscience. Copuright 1890 by New York Associated Prees.] Benriy, Feb. 15.—~The emperor's generous and magnanimous purpose and his earnest. ness and sincerity 1n his endeavor to amel. 10rate the condition of the working people is obtaining full recognition and a chorus of praise arises on every side. but the doubts that are expressed regarding the practical value of his intentions, as indicated in the rescripts, have been strengthened by the speech he delivered before the council of state. In every part of this ho shows an Ins creased consciousness that the power of the sovereign is lurited by tho mere fiction that this is a constitutional government, and that he may not succeed in overcoming the obsta- cles arising from the inherent difficultios of all social reforms. The emperor was brought to realize tho tough nature of the job he had undertaken when he tried to frame a bill for creating labor councils in which employers and workingmen might meet to regulate and adjust labor disputes, His majesty wrestled bravely with this problem and consulted upon it von Berlensch, his new minister of commerce, as well as Krupp, Stamm, Jenseke and other men well informed upon industrial subjects, and the more information he obtained the less clearly he seemed to see his way toward the com- pletion of the bill, and he fiually abandoned the attempt and handed over the preparation of the bill to the committee of the council of state presided over by Jenseke. The address of tho emperor delivered before the council of state was his own, but it was submitted to Prince Bismarck for his criti- cism on Thursday and ke and the emperor had a two hours' conference upon the sub- ject. It is erroneous to suppose the em- peror has been plunged into all this labor matter in deflance of the chancellor’s op- position. Throughout the inception of the programme the emperor constantly sought the opinion of the chancellor upon the mamn theme itself and upon its various phases as they vpresented themselves. Bismarck's opinion has modified the emperor's purpose at many points, but it has nov curtailed his viows 80 far a8 t0 impress upon him any radical change. The chancellor’s right hand man, Dr, Kuy- ser, has been appointed vice secretary to the council of state. This appointment disproves the renewed rumors that there is increased friction in the relations between the chaucellor and the emperor. Prince Bismarck stated in a very free spirit in a conversation held av the last par- liamentary dinner the relations between bimself and the emperor and tue polmon in which hestood. - He said:: 'he emperor certainly likes me, and as to many things he relies upon me, but he has a stubborn will, and when he has made up his mind even 1 cannot influence bim nor can any other man.” Knowing the headstrong character he has to deal with and to guide, the chancellor has to give him @ loose rein, confident that ex- perience will tame the impetuosity of the emperor’s present yearning to control and regulate everything. At the same time tbe chancellor gives to the emperor whatever kindly and prudent suggestions he finds it possible to advance at their regular private Thursday conference. Upon the point that the working men wonld not appreciate the interest the emperor felt in their wolfare and that gross ingratitude from them would be the ouly response to the effort to ameliorate their condition, the emperor has used the follow- ing language: “To earn the gratitude of the working men is not my motive. My motive1s to see justice done. If I satisfy my own conscience on that point I shall be indifferent to in- gratitude here or there. If the souls of the working men are so hardened that they can- not properly respoud to what we shall en- deavor to do for them, it must be due to their degradation and msery, and gives more reason for coming to their rescue, but I do not believe they will fail to recognize an earnest and honest effort to improve their position in the social scale.” The report that invitations had been fs- sued to the international labor conference is without foundation, All that has been done in the way of appeal to other nations is that coples of the rescripts have been communi- cated w0 other governments through the ambassadors with instructions to obtain the views of the governments to which they are accredited upon the emperor's propositions, Before the rescripts were issued tue Eng- lish government was consulted upon the subject. ‘The marqais of Salisbury maade 8 very sympathetic response, but evaded the plain . point as to whather Engiand would send a representa- tive to the conference. If France and Switz- erland should decline to take part the em- peror will regard the conference as a futile project aud will renounce 1t altogether. The Swiss bunderath has decided to request spe- cific information to the scope of the conference's labors before assenting to take part. Lieutenant General Verdy du Vernois and the other leading officials of the war depart- ment received toduy twenty delegates from the workingmen in the Spandan factories who made an appeal for improved dwellings for working people. 'I'he general promised that houses should be built for the working. men upon vhe most approved nnh.lry meth- oas. 1t is thought during the eleouon for the reichstag Thursday that every part of the country will be quiet. The meetings of the socialists everywhere are now undisturbed. J'he police huve been ordered to cease to iu- terfere with them, The emperor has espe- cially warped the police bureau to refrain from any practices of doubiful propriety, and plaioly said that he will not tolerate the use of agenta provocateur. The miners in Westpha'ia, in the Rhine provinces and i Saxony, are holding fre- quent mass meetings, in all of which social- ism 1s the great theme. Herr Bebel, speaking at & socialist meet- ing st Dresden, predicted that no law agaiust the socialist would ever include the odious proposition of expelling men from their country because they held socialist opinions, “And if such alaw is made,” he said, ‘‘with such a clause o it, why then those who en- force it will bave to expel the emperor Li self, for he has gooe furiher than wost s cialists in declaring the soundness and the truthi of socialistic priuciples.” ‘The wardeu of St. George's church, which is under the patronsge of ex-Empress Vie. toria, widow of the Empardr Frederick, has informed Mr. Phelps, Uhited States min 1ster, that the privaté rogal entrance to tho church will be placéd at v.Ne disposal of the Phelps family. ‘The municipal nblhu.lullo the marriage of Mr, J, C. Livingstodt of New York to Miss Louise Bowler of Cfucianali have beon re- moved. The civil céremony was performed today and the rehwious ceremony will be porformod at the English church on Mon- day. Count Pfeil, the African explorer, has re- turned here with bis heolth broken down. He will make a tour of the United States in the autumn. The new sultan of Zanzibar fuvors a good understanding with Germany, and the agents of the East African eompany count upon his support. The police have arrésted in Posen several emigration agents who are booming Brazil as a new paradise, Their story told to would-be emigrants was that Prince Henry, of Prussin, was founding an empire i ‘Brazil and that every man that joined him would be relieved of military service and that a free farm would be given to him in the province of Rio Grande. Many work- ing men preparing to g0 had already sold all of their househola effects —— THE 10WA DEADLOOK. Many of the Rural Members Growing Restless and lmpatient. Des Moines, Ta, ' Fob. 15.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber |—Tonight ends the fifth weck of idlemess for the Iowa logislature, All schémes for a compromise have failed, and the weadlock is as tightly fastened s it was @ month ago. Five bal- lots were taken for speaker today with the usual result. A large number of members were absent, haying gone home to replenish their pocketbooks and find out the feeling among their constitusnts. Some new schemes are being proposed, such as taking a secret ballot, the man who gets the most votes to be speaker, or drawing lots for the speakership and dividing the other offices equitably. There is & general feecling of weariness over the long delay. The fact that farmers have begun plowingin some parts.of the state iS making the members aom the rural districts very restless. They want to get to work and get home as soon as possible, There will be, some project for ending the deadlock submitted by Monday, when the party cuucuu‘wlll be held. In the republican cagons today the only thing done was to receive notification of the resignation of D. C. Kolp as assistant tempo- rary clerk, and to nomx;nw J. A, Shelton to 1ili the position. THE ECO.; OMITES, Celebration of the,Society's Eighty Fifth Anniversary. P1r1snuRG, Pa., Feh, 15.—|Special Tele- gram w0 Tug Bee.]—The eighty-fifth anni- versary of the Economite, society was cele brated at Economy, Pq..‘mdny with peculiar and interesting services. Sixteen new members, including ds, wives and children, were taken, the society today, As in the case of ofixfl miembers, the con- verts took vows of , and from this the ac- cessions today, lessthan: ity persons, and a majority of them have reached four score years. They own wnothing as individuals, but their wealth as. 8’ sooloty is variously estimated at from $25,000,000 to §35,000,000, The society’s holdings embrace millions 1n- vested in railroad stodks snd gas provert; besides 3,000 acres of yaluable farming lan and a town containing ' scores of houses and manufacturing plants, The anniversary services began at duylight witha band con- certin the ateeplo of the old church and will be kept up until 8 [ate hour this evening. In the afternoon the ;sixteen converts were admitted with impresslve ceremonies, It 18 stated that & number of law suits will grow out of the sdmission of married folks to the Economite -aJuy today. All the members of the sect aps compelled to - trans- fer their worldly possessions to the society’s common fund, Tho' heirs of such persons threaten to bring suit sgainst the Economite association for depriving them of their legal rights to fortunes whigh would otherwise have fallen to them upgn the death of rela- tives goiug to the spciety, The names of the new members are; -Dr. Benjamin Feicht and wife, Harry Feichtana wife, John Duss and wife, Julius Stickle, wife and daughter, aged eighteen; C. Hermans, daughter and wife, Mrs. Hoen, Hermau Fuher, Jacob Nicholas, Hugo Miller, Ed Keliman, Plasius Platz ana Sigmone Steifvater. Al el Will Probably Resuit in Murder. Lamamie Crry, Wyo., Feb. 15 —(Special Telegram to Tnx Beg]—At Medicine Bow late yesterday afternoon B. D. Bonticou, agent of the Union Pacific at Hanna, was shot and probably fatally wounded by Louis Hahn, an ex-saloonkeeper. Mrs, Eonticon has been keeping house at Medicine Bow, which is not far from Hanna. Hahn bad been boarding with her, Friday evening she desired to attend a ball on a ranch, at which Hahn was also to be present. Bonticou ob jected, and upon his wife insisting he armed himself and became 1btoxicated. He flour- ished the revolver arouad the house and his wife sent to Haha for ald. He responded and s scuffie ensued between him and Bonti- ©cou, during which Halin's revolver was dis- oharged, the charge belng received by Bonti- cou in the left breast.. ;Hahn and Mrs, Bon- ticou claim that the shooting was accidental, but the neighbors are 6f a different opinion, Bonticou is not expectsd to live, Bloodshed Wint w Its Adoption. MoNTREAL, Fab. ial Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Referriggifo the Orange bill, 1'Etendard says that Ma adoption will mean an early civil war, for i the Orangemen av- tempt a street paradg: next 12th day of July a bloody riot is .*":o follow. It adds: “‘However largely the patience and forbear- ance of Catholics, bW Frevch Canadians and Irish, may be dej upon, the provo- cation will be too Nothing can pra- vent bloodshed." paper further do clares that there will be a conflict of author- iy, 8s & provincial already forbids Orangemen haldin, onstrations outside of the lodges, ——— The Bairdstown Wreck, CLEVELAND, O., Feb; 16.—The particulars of the wreck which ogcurred near Bairds- town, O., last night between a stock and freight train were received here tonight, Brakemen Ellison and Raynolds and a boy vamed Druce Baversox wers stantly killed. Considerabie stock was killed and the loss to the company will be heavy. May Draw Toeir Salave . HeLexa, Feb, 6. —The supreme court do- cided thar stal ‘way draw their sal- aries without apy ap) ion being made for that purpose by she legislature. The court beld that as the mew coustitution fixed the rate of compeunsation, no special legisla- tion 18 necessary, There is $4),000 iu the state treasury, | THE NEW CODE IS POPULAR, Satisfaction on All Sides Over the House Rules. FAREWELL TO FILIBUSTERING. Needed Legislation that has Been Buried for Years Will bo Passed— The Army-Other Wash- ington News. 518 FOURTERNTH STRERT, Wasnisaroy, D, O., Feb, 16. Now that the house has settled down to business and the controversy over the adoption of the rules i finishad there is vory general satisfaction expressed on all sides over the outlook for legislation. Never be- fore, in the last twenty years at least, has there been so good a prospact for important bills which have been pending for years in congress as there is today. The reason for this {8 that the new rules give the majority power to conduct business in the house and that the few inveterate kickers who are always on hand will have their pinions clipped when they attempt to fly too high. There had to be a fight on the rules of course. Thera'are a dozen or more members on the democratio side of the house who find it necessary to make political capital out of everything that is done, and although these gentlomen are now sincerely glad that the code went through they had to do & certain amount of talking for political reasons. One of the leading members of the democratic side, who, however, took very little part in the discuseion during the past week, said to your corresoondent this morning: *‘I have been here in congress for more than ten yeara now, and bave constantly seen the 4th day of March come around and the life of congress expire with many meas- ures of tha greatest importance to my peoplo still on the calendar. Year after year I have been here bogging for logislation to which there is mot the slightest objection and which could neyer be reached on account of the tactics of a few men who undertonk to control everything that was done here. This is all changed now and 1 reslly believe that, although I should not like my name to be mentioned as saying 80, the Fifty-first congress will ac- complish more than any of its predecessors have done in the way of necessary lezisla- tion since the war.”” This op iuion is sbared by & great many men on the minority side of the chamber, and altozether there is a feeling of very general satisfaction over the new era which began when the chaplain finished his prayer this morning. The first work was not particu- larly brilliant because the new harness has yet to be broken in, but something was ac- complished and the indications are that from this time forward scarcely a day will pass but that something will be charged up o the credit of deeds done by the house of ropre- sentatives, Inany event there will be no more long_filibustering fights over unim- portaut matters, but measures on the calen- _dar will ‘take their chances according to their merits. BENIORITY OR INFLUENCE? President Harrison will have the selection of seven brigadier generals during his term of office, including & successor to Paymaster General Rochester, who will be retired to- morrow. Except in the judge advocate gen- eral's department the head of every one of the ataff corps will reach sixty-four years of age within two years and under the law will be retired at that age, Thus Paymaster General Rochester retires February 15: Quartermaster General Holabled, June 16: Commissary General McFeely, July 1, and Surgeon General Moore, Aug- ust 16. Next year General Gibbon, goes out on April 20. January 22, 1892, Gen- eral Bonet, chief of ordnauce, and on June 21 of the same year General Kelton, adju- tant general, will be retired for old age. For theso several places, each of which has the rank of brigadier general, President Harri- son has the power of selection and is not limited as to rank in making the selection. It was formerly the custom to sclect the senior officers for promotion, but of late years this practice bas not alway prevailed. In the pay corps for many years junior of- ficers have been selected and promoted over the heads of alarge number of seniors. This may be said to have been the rule in the pay and medical corps ever since the termi- nation of the war of the rebellion. For the vacancy to be filled by the retirement of Qeneral Rochester several majors are being vigorously pressed by political and social in- fluences, and the older oficers of the corps fear that these influences will be potential witk President Harrison, Colonel Rodney Smith, who is the senior colonel, is being urged on acoount of the length and character of his service, and has the support of the older officers, At the same time Colonel Rucker, who 18 next in rank to Colonel Smith, and Lieutenant Colonel Gibson, who is the senlor of his grade, are applicants for the vacancy, but only in the evont that the president determines to pass over Colonel Smith, A great deal of interest is felt in the outcome of the con- test for the succession to General Rochester, particularly as the action of the president in this case will be regarded as indicating whether or not he wiil follow the rule of seniority or permit his selections for these army places to be made through political and soclal influences. POBTMASTERS APPOINTED, Nebraska—Dorsey, Holt county, Benkard, vice 8. Derickscn, resigned. lowa—Batavia, Jeffersou county, Maggie Greenland, vice J. R. Peck, resignedy Fauslers, Guthrie county, W. B. Lewis, vice J. H. Slaughbaugh, resigned; High Lake, En.mett county, V., Haus, vice C, C. Peter- son, resigned. MISCELLANEOUS, Cougressman Dorsey has received and has forwarded to the comptroller of the cur- renoy an application from & number of men in Grand Island, the preliminary papers to- wards the organization of a new bauk there 10 be known as the Security National bank, with & capital of $200,000, The commissioner of pensions has ap- pointed Dr. A. J. Kearns, vice G. M. Mutchell, on the board of pension examiners at Rushville. Congressman Dorsey has introduced a bill to increase the persion of William Sebert of Archer, Neb., to $24 a month, In the house today the senate amendments to the house bill fixing the duty on ribbons were concurred in. Avorney General Miller has given an opiniou that the secretary of the treasury bas full power uuder the act of March 8, 1886, amendatory of the Thurman act, to sell government 5 per cent bouds, composing #0 much of the sinking fund under the Thur- man act, as were appertuined o the Union railroad when the act of 1887 was WasnINGToN Buneau Tie Osana Bus, } D. passed, and to reinvest the proceeds in first mortgage bouds on any or all. “atdedy Fuil~ roads. The tollowlte named natisnal bAbkKs hey S been autborized to commence busines First National, EMngham, 111, capital &0, 000; First National, Portage, Wis., $75,000; ‘orn Exchange National, Sioux City, Is, $300,000, Governor Fleming of Florida aud the at torney general of that state callod at the white house today and had a conference with the president regarding the assassination of Deputy Marshal Saunders at Quiney. The governor nssured the president that the state authorities would certainly assist in bringing the guilty persons to justice. Representativa Struble from the committee on territories today reportea favorably the bill organizing the territory of Oklahoma. Baker, from the committee on torrivories, today reported to the house the Carey bill to provide for the admission of Wyoming as o state. Anderson of Kansas introduced a bill ap propriating $230,000 for the purchase of a residence in or near Washington for the presideont. The people of Chadron have petitioned the commissioner of agriculture to establish an exverimenting station in that town for ex- periments in the culture of beets for sugar. Senators Paddock and Manderson callod upon the commission of Indian affairs this morning to urge the retention of the Rosebud and Pine Ridge agencies at thewr present places in Nebraska. The senators pomnted out that the Klk- horn valley road was built especially for jthe Black Hills and Sioux reservation, and that Forts Robertson and Niobrara are located in such positions 1n relation to this road and to the agencies as to make it essential that those two agencies shall not be removea from Rushvillo and Valentine. The senators also introduced Judge Isham Reavis, who has six or more clients claiming to.be mem- bers of the Sacs aua Fox tribe through their mothers, and who demand their proportion- ate share of the lands in Nebraska belong- ing to those Indians Peruy 8. Heatn, Cptas e SAWTELLE WEAKENS, Confronted With Proofs of Crime He is Confused. Cnrster, N. H,, Feb. 15.—Mrs. Sawtelle ‘was today shown tho collar buttous, penci and keys found on the body of the man sup- posed to be her husband and identified them as his, She also identitied the body of the headless man as that of her husband. A coroner’s jury was empannelled and took Mrs. Sawtelle's testimony as to the identity of the body. The jury then ad journed till monday. Seth W. Corson of East Rochester, in an interview states thaton Wednesday nignt, February 5, while on his way home from work he saw a team near.the Nutter woods, one and one quarter miles from the Roches- ter depot, toward East Rochester. Two men were in the wagon. One was talking excitedly. After the team had passed by Corson several rods he heard a pistol shot. It was then 5 p. m. He thought nothing of 1t at the time and did not recall it unuil he learned of the bullet wound in Sawtelle's body. Corson is certain that the two men were the Sawtelle's. A'man from East Rochéster has given in- formation thar on the Wedndsduy night in question two men drove by him on the road to Lebanon. Just after they passed he beard tnree shots. This information was given to the doctors, who upon washing the body found three bullet hcles through the breast. At the place where the body was disinterred from fifty to seventg-five men were hunting for the murdered man’s head today. One of the searchers found in a wood chopper’s shanty about fifty yards from the grave of the murdered man an old coat with blood on the bick of it as though the head had been wrapped in it. n a stove in the shanty were found bones which are sup- posed to be portions of the murdered man's skull. These have been turned aver to the medical men. When Mrs. Sawtelle was on the way to South Debanon she described be- fore she saw them the socks that were found on the body. When the body was uncovered in her presence she fainted away and fell into ansofficer's arms, When revived she immediately recognized some India ink marks on the hauds. The jury before adjournment viewed the spot where the body was found. It is understood the physicians will testify that death was iustantaneous from a hullet in the heart. A The examnation of the frac- tured bones has not been completed but the segments bear evidence of having been broken up in small pieces s0 as to destroy them by fire, A Partial Confession. BosToN, Feb. 15.--Isaac Sawtelle, who is churged with the murder of his brother, when confronted with the proofs of nis crime todoy bucked down somewhat fn his statements and made & partial confession. He denied haviog killed his brother and im- plicated “Dr.” Blood and one Ed Russell in the crime. His i BISHOP O'CONNOR DYING, He Reaches Pittshurg and is Taken to a Hospita Prrrspenc, Pa., Feb, 15, —Bishop O'Con- nor of the Roman Catholic church of Omaha, was brought to this city from >t. Augustine, Fla., in & dying condition and was at once taken to Mercy hospital. He has been seri- ously ill for some months and there are little or no hopes of his recovery. e Afraid of the Apache: WasmiNaToN, Feb, 15.—Governor Lowis Walfley of Arizona today, before the house committee on Indian affairs with regard tw the proposed removal of the Apaches to Fort Sill, presented s large number of clippings from western newspapers, whioh, he said, showed that the sentiment of the people was that these Indians should not be returned to the west. People or Arizona believed in and liked General Crook, but they thought he bad made @ mustake in recom mending the transfer of the Indians. At the conclusion Wolfley's testimony General Miles, at the request of the chairman of the committe gave & detaled account of his cawmpaign against the hostiles up to the time of their surrender; General Miles said in conclusion, that he thought the people of Arizona and New Mexico Lad great cause for apprehen- sion if the Indians were removed to Fort SilL. e -—— National Saengerbund, New Onveans, La, Feb. 15.— At the weet- ing of the Saengerbund today it was decided t0 hold festivals every three years instead of every two as heretofore. Cleveland was selected as the next place of meeting. Quite & number of singers have left for home and more will leave this evening. ‘The last concert was the most successful of the serivs. A grand reunion and supper ‘was tendered to the singers tonight o the hall. Sixteen hundred covers were laid, Julius Weiss, s prominent Texan sud editor and proprietor of the Texws Fowartin in Austin, was chosen waster of ceremonies. NUMBER 237. [RECENT RUSSIAN OUTRAGES Stepniak Says the Detalls Are t~ Come Yet —t =] | HORRORS OF KARA PRISON, 1 Polhitical Prisoners Treated Like Common Criminals—~Womesn Suie« cide Rather Than Boar Indig- nities Heaped Upon Them, Turkish Atrocities Outdone. [Copyright 1830 New York Associated Press,] LoxDoN, Feb. 15,—Provided with a cable dispatch of introduction from George Kennan, the celebrated Siberian traveler, the London agent of the Associated pre: called this morning Bon Sergius Stepnink, the well known writer upon Russinn poj litical and social conditions. Stepniak, when asked whether he could give any infcrmation in regurd to the outrage in the political vrison at Kara, in eastern Siboria, replied that the reports already published gave only a hint of the horrible tragedy enacted at Kara, Perfoctly trustworthy informa- tion, he said, had been received in cipher letters that toll the story only in i main outlines, The full details of the dreadtul story eannot be long now in reaching the western world, The facts so far received are us follows: Madame Sagida did not commit suicide, as the earliest report stated. ne died from the effects of the cruel flogeiug to which she was subjected. The tlogging took pince Wednos- day, November 6. It was continued tinl under the brutal blows the unhappy victim lost consciousnoss. Tho news of her shovi- ing murder prodaced widespread dismay and anguish among her female fellow prise and three of them, uuable longer to bear wheir wrotched fate, committed suicide oy poison. Their names were Marie Kaluzh- nays, Marie Paoloona Kuraleskaya and Nedezhda Smirnitskaya. Mario Kaluzhnaya was afrestod in 1884, thon a girl of eignteon, on the charge of disloyalty. ‘livery means tried to extort a confession implicating her friends were futile until Colonel Katansk brought her a forged statement purporting to be the confession of her fellow conepira- tors and promising immunity. Murie fell into the trap and confessed und her con= fession was used against her friends, who were sentenced to penal servitude, When she learned of the deception she procured a revolver aud tried to kill Kantanski. For this she was sentenced to twenty years of penal servitude. Marie Puoloona Karulefskaya was a yourg married lady about thirty five years of uge and of a good family. 1In IST1 she wus sen- tenced to thirteen years' penal servitue, with exile to Siveria for life, for belonging 1o the secret circle. Her husband was scut 1,000 wiles from the mines to which she wis sent. The separation drove her insane, and in 1881 she was allowed to join hLer husband - in the hone of restoring her reason, She recovered, but a new governor separated them again and she was returned to the Kava mines, Nuadezhda Smirnitskuya was thirty-three years old and u student in # woman's college. She was sentenced to the Kara mines for tifteen years with Dolul-l servitude. Shortly after the suicide of the three women a brother of Marie Keluzhuaya, also a political prisoner, died suddenly. Another exile named Bakokor committed suicide rather than submit to the cruel humihavion and suffering of flogging. The floggiug of Madame Sagida occurred under orders issued by Lieutenant General Banon Korfl, governor generul of the province of Amour, in which Kura prison is situated. These orders di- rected that the secret edict of March, 1888, signed by Galkinevraski, director general of prisons for the empire, skould be unflinchingly enforced. This edict was to the effect that political comvicts should be treated by prison officials in pre- cisely the same mauner as crimi conm demned for common law offenses, In what particular way Madame Sagida transgressed the prison rules is not clearly explained, but flogging & sensitive and cultured woman to death for any lack of conformity to prison regulations, Stepniak thopght, would im- press the western world with & profound honor. ‘The political prisoners at Kara, Stepniak said, had in some way learned that political exiles imprisoned at Seghalied had also been subjectod to cruel floggings, They were con. stantly in dread of sumilar torture to thac in- flicted upon Madame Sagida. Stepniax thought it not umlikely that the publication of the facts would force the superior officials of Russia to take some notice of the affair, but flogging and all other brutalities were entirely due to the direct orders of the cen~ tral government at St. Petersburg, ——— Swindied by Priv ate Detectives, PuiLavoreiia, Feb, 15.—[Special Tole- gram to Tue Bek. |—The hearing of the pris vate detectives, Leopold Alexander and Ed- ward Hall, churged by Mrs. Emily B, Hooper with fraudulently obtaining over $20,000 from her i cash, was postponed until Tuesday next. Mrs. Hooper swears that sbe first employed the detectives in the fall of 1886 to obtain information as to her missing daughter's whereabouts, She sald they deceived her with false representa- tious, and in four months received from her $5,000. They declare, she says, that her husband, who bhad deserted her, intended to place her in an insane asylum, and during rs which have elapsed since the be ginnng of ber connention with them bave obtained thousands of dollars from her, ‘L'hey represented that she was safe in their hands alone, removed her from the assiste ence of friends, relatives and lezal advisers, and induced her to of $18,412,08, which she had deposited with the Pennsylvania company for the insur- auceof lives and the granting of annuities, e Fraudulent Use of the Mails, CH10AGO, Feb, 15.—United States Commis- sioner Hoyne this morning held David Gallas Rher, George E. McFadden, jr,, William J, McFadden and Miss Annie Burns to the federal grand jury on the charge of using the mails for fraudulent purposes. Gallagher is the proprietor of The Home Journal and eight other mouthly publications of & cheap order, In these prints he advertises gold waltches for 85, and the victims ho has caught ore said to run up into the bundreds, The watches in reality sre not worth 10 cents & dozen, All the defendants waived examing~ \lun and gave the required i et A The Weuther Foreoast, For Omaha and vicinity: Fair weather, For Nebraska, lowa snd South Dakotu: Fuir, colder, northerly winds, cold wave, —————— A Fatal Oollision, * STAUNTON, Va., Feb. 15.—A locomotive rai iuto a car in the suburbs tonight, killing twe men end sariously iojuriog six others,