Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 15, 1891, Page 1

f CHAOS IN' BRITISH POLITICS, English Liberals Continue to Win Reats With Good Majoriics. A SURPRISE FOR THE CONSERVATIVES, English Voters do not Seem to be Exercised About Nationalist Dissensior e Irish are StUH Fighting, [Copyright 1591 by James Gordon Benndtt.\ xpoy, Feb, 14.—INew York Herald Cable—-Special to Tre Bre,)—Chaotic is the condition of politics here in spite of the split in the nationahst party and the fighting atti- tudeof both wings, The Enclish liberals continue to win seats by a steadily rising ma ority. The conservatives may not haye ex- pected to win Northampton, but cer- nly had no idea of being beaten by the tremendous majority of 1,700, It begins to 100k as if the mass of English voters cared not acopper avout the dissen- tions of the nationalists, and looked favor- ably upon Irish home rule, though the Irish ave fighting tooth and nail to postpone it, but the Irish are not done fighting Dillon and having rushed into print, M must perforce follow. Ho ot so clearly a cose against Pamell that the latter intonds to issue a manifesto giving his side of the story. It may soind queetly, but the Times has become Parnell's organ, Ho gr told a correspondent of the Thes yesterday that ho hoped the McCarthy wing would do nothing to widen the breach with the liberal party It 1s fmpossible not to admire the way Pamell sustains Sthe high standard of cynical impudence he has set himself throughout tho crisis. A re ward of th'ykind must be terribly galling to men who hitve been most careful to maintain fricndly relations with the liberal party and who have heard him denounce, in unmeas- ured, infemperate terms, that pagty and its great leader, It is amusine to watch tho course of tho Times. How it coddles the man whom it endeavored to ruin. Itnever accepts, without modification, the statements of the McCarthy wing, while do- ing all in its power to strengthen Parnell's position, Today, for instance, though it is well known that the Boulogne negotiations came tonothing, through Parnell’s attitude, tho Times says Parnell accepted O'Brien’s offor of ijon purely on the ground ate friendship and out of to his_ known honesty of purpose and proved judgment in Tyish affaies, The Times is doing its best to run Pamell against home rule and, through him, todamage the cause of Ireland as much asis inits powerto do. War is to be carried 1uto Treland again, for the McCarthy wing soos negotiations with Paraell awe only temporary. In a letter published tolay by the . bishoo of Galway protesting against Parnell's contemplated Visit to Galway, he calls him a publicly con- victed adulterer and a social disgrace. Negotiations are in progress botween the shipping federation and the labor leaders for ending the unfortunate struggle at Cardiff before it leuds to disaster to all concerned. Negotiations were opened by men who are gotting the worstof it. The men do not de- mand the exclusion of non-unionists, butonly that there shall be no discrimination against the unionists. The attitude of the shipping federation is of natural consequence. The murder of Carroty Nell In White- chapel on Friday moring is ascribed to Jack the Ripper, but they have Jack on the brain here. It does not look like his work to me. The woman's throat was cut in a clumsy manner with a blunt instrument. The body was not otherwise mutilated. Jack murders like a professional and mutilates like a maniac. The police scem to think themselves absolved from catching the n.urderer by saying, Jack the Ripper did it. They have detained two men, against neither of whowm is there suflicient evidenceto warrant making acharge, I understand the Philadelphia heirs of Jennins’ estato think that they are certain to réceive £100,000, the amount of the note held by some English noblemen with whose names their solicitor has not furnished them. Per- haps they will be interested in the following extract from the principal registery of the probate divorceand admuralty division of tho high court of justice: *“Upon hearing thie counsel for the plaintift and defendant and by consent I do order that the contentions and proceedings in this action, arising from caveat No. 17, entered on October 10, 1889, and also from the writ of summons issued January 81, 1890, be discon- tinued, and that the letters of administration of the annexed personal estate of William Jennins, late of Acton place, in the county of Suffolk, deccaséd, herein granted to de- fendant. be redelivered out to said defendant and that the plaintift do pay defenda nts tho costs on a higher scale certificate for counsel. Its Oclebration in Paris a Very Tame Afrair, [ Copyrighted 191 by James Gordon Bennett.1 Pauws, Feb. 14.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bee]—The weather carly in the week was cold and damp, and the Mardi Gras festivities were celebrated amid a fog more like London, The Paris Beefgras, which one moment looked like being previved, never matured, and just now Paris is feeling severely the reaction of ex- hibition year. The smaller hotel keepers and restaurants aro suffering severely. Peaplo under the circumstances bear n mind the shoals of visitors Beefgras week used to bring in. They would gladly see them now. The festivities were of the mildest descrip- tion. Heavy traffic was stopped. The main boulevards wero thronged by stray maskers, monkoys, bears and ballet girls, A number of dauces were given by childven, In the evening the students indulged in horse play and then proceeded to the many masked bails, & feature of which was high kicking. Enthusiasts attempted toskate on Thursday, although the 1ce was honeycombed and coy- ered with water, Finally the committee de- cided to clear the ice. Thursday evening the marriage of Jeanne, grand-daughter of Victor Hugo, and Leon Daudet, son of Alphonse, took place. It was 8 great event. Acting accoding to the expressed wish of Victor, no religious cremony was performed, Threo times as many people as the hall would hoid were invited. The crush was awful. The police had been called in to keep the people back. The ceromony was very short, The corpse of Padlewski, according to somo paper, has been fonnd fn Bulgariahalf eaten by wolves, but tho Eclair, which pre- tends to know the whereabouts of the fugi- tive, flatly contradicts the story. Floussuds of priests aud swall rentiers INDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1_. PAGES 1 TO 8 have been duped by a man named Mace, Who by offering a large interest has obtained Geposits of 18,000,000 francs from the con- fiding public. e made a forlune be- foro the crash came, and then he fled to Monte Carlo, whore, it is said, ho staked large sums and lost and then commit- ted suicide, He gave as much as 120 per cent. Curiously enough, hie was able to keep this up for years, Three hundred thousand francs were found in his bank and, it is said, 1,000,000 in his strong box Pau's amateur eircus came off with great eclat. Mes: lorno and Wright, the Americans, greatly distinguishing them- selves, Nice's carnival is over, and more aristo- ratic Cannes had o bataille flcurs, which WITH GIANT POWDER A Fiendish Plot to Kill a Man Proves U J Enie, Colo, il Telegram to Tie Bee.| nis usually quiet little city was thrown into a state of intense excitement at an early hour by a terrific explosion which completely demolished the north side of Thomas Griffiths’ store and almost totally wrecked his residence, which is only sep- ed from the store by about four feet of space. T as if un earthquake had ocen s felt over the eatiro town, breaking window glass and overturn- ing table and mantle ormnaments for sever: blocks around. The jar of the explosion v felt at the Schofield hotel at Canfield, a dis- tance of nearly one and one-half mile: The explosive used was probably giant powder, and was placed under the sifl of the store, between the residence and store. Evi dently the fiend who fived the charge unde stood his busimess, The main force of the concussion went forward, crashing in the walls of the house, ory frame struc ture, its entire 1 The walls of Mr, Griflith’s bedroom, which was next to the ex plosive, was blown in, completely covering him with plaster and debris, M fiths was rendered unconscious for mo- ments. Fortunately th pied by the family, us 1l house was not occu- months ago to onothe: cause of the plosion s t traceable to the Me[Kissick conl mine troubles, in whi 1 mine Mr. Grifiiths is interested, and somo party or nirtics who hold a grudge against Mr. Grifiths adopted the above method of revenwe. It is thought the plan was not intended so muci to destroy property as it 1s to kill Mr, Griffiths, and’if the ex- plosive ad been placed a fow fect further west the fiend would accomplished his end. The cntire town is up inarms over the occurrence and no effort will be spared to discover the perpetrator of the deed. IRE DYSNAMITE PLOT. of the Def Will Make. Curcaco, Feb. 14.—1t has been decided to lay the case of George J. Giibson, the allaged dynamitersecretary of the whisky trust, be- forcthe state rather than the federal grand jury, as under the state law it is possible to inflict more severe penalties than under the federal law. A consultation between President Greenhut, of the whisky trust, Directors Woolner and McNulty and other oficials was held here to- day in regard to the sensational developments in the alleged dynamite conspiracy of Secre- tary Gileson, Greenhut announced that Gile- son had resigned pendingan investigation. A eliminary plan of defense was outlined, in which it will be assertea that Dewar manu- factured the machine and that {Gibson is the victim of u conspiracy on the part of United States officials, They will assert that Dewar isa practical machinist and could have made the infernal machine which he alleges Gibson gave him. It was to be admitted that Gibson was in commur cation with Dewar for the purpose of obtain- ing reliable information as to the output of Shufeldt’s distillery, and in case Dewar failed to send information Gibson may have written him on the subject; that Dewar au opportunity 1o tamper with Gibson valise after his and before it was put into vault; that he might have substituted the inflammable matter found in it later for an iunocent liquid; that no such bottle as that containing the liquid was in Gibson's valise when hé ‘was arrested; in short, that Gibson may be the victim of a conspiracy of which the gov+ ernment officials are dupes. As to theshares of whisky trust stock, it is to be shown tbat tliey are the property of Gibson's wife and that he was merely taking them to be de- posited. In the course of an interview subsequently President Greenhut said that good attorneys had been engaged to defend Gibson. He sald there was really 1o motive for the trust to wish to annibilate Shufeldt's distillery, but there were many reasons for Shufeldt wishing to injure tho trust, District Attorney Gilchrist thought the plan of the defense wasu't worth shucks, {o pronounced as ridiculous the story that the bottles in the valise could have been ex- changed. The valise was not out of Gibson’s hands from the time heleft the carriage until he reached Commissioner Hoyno's oftice. It was then opened in his presence and init was found the bottle. The statement that Gibson did not come here in answer to a letter from Dewar, but was on his way to Cleveland to visit relatives, the district’ at- torney branded as untrue and said he had evidence to disprove it. *I think,” he added , hat the best thing the trust people can do is to keep auiet. They may get in deeper than they think.” Gibson Believed to Have Skipped. Prowia, 1L, Feb. 14—The belief prevails that George J. Gibson, secretary of the whisky trust, is weil on his way to Europe, and, aided by plenty of money, will endeayor to escape. One man connected with the trust suld this evening that Gibson had been gone since Thursday night and will not return. An Outline se Gibson The bail bond of $0,000, he said, was a bagatelle and considered very cheap. It was thought best to get away before any further charges were proferred aud the bonds increased by possible action of state authority. It was learned today that several months ago Gibson purchased at a store in this city fifty pounds of dynamite, About a month ago he bought & quautity of bisulpide of carbon and phosphorus ata drug store. Ho learned tho secret of the compound from a chomist whom he frequently luvited to dine with him and invariably led up to a talk on the subject of chemncals of this nature. Finally he had his son preparoa small portion for experiment. 1t is supposed he then purchased the ingredi- ents and compounded the mixture, A formula was arranged for a very heavy proportion of phosphorus, which would ignite on cloth or paper Ireol{. Itis learned that detectives have been™ looking after trust officers and distilleries hero soveral days and hunting for the machinist.who made the ma chine sent to Dewar. Gibson has not been seen since Thursday noon, althougha story was industriously eirculated that he was in the city. ~ At the National hotel meals have been sent up to his room, but it is not known who eats them. Those ih a position to kuow say it is not Gibson, It was rumored lato tonight that Gibson left for South America Friday morning. When asked about the truth of “the rumor one of his friends said Gibson would be out of reack of the officials in & few days. He did not know whether he had gone to Europe or South America, but would nov be seen in Peoria aguin. “He has plenty of money,” said the friend, “and does not need to live in Peoria.” Advices from China and Japan, 8AN Francisco, Cal,, Feb. 14.—Advices from China and Japan per steamer armving today state that the fire which destroyed the Japanese parliament house originated from electric light wires. Influenza is causing much_distress among the poorer classes. Brivy Councillor Yeifu, tutor of the emperor, succumbed to the dis' case January 1. The epidemic is making bavoc among the Chinese residents, THE CRISIS BECOMING ACUTE. The Feud Bstween Bismarck and Emperor William Growing More Bitter, EX-CHANCELLOR MAY BE SUPPRESSED. Beginning of Debate in the Reich- stag on the Measure for the Protection of German Workmen, [Copyright 1891 by New York Assocrated Press.) Brruy, Feb. 14.—The erisis in the feud between Bismarck and the emperor is be- coming acute. In conversation at an officia dinner st night the emperor remarked that the attacks inspired by Bismarck were aimed at him, and he feared that he would soon be obliged to take severe measures to suppress these attacks, which were dangerous to the government. It is reported that Chancellor Caprivi has been instructed to publish a warning to Bismarck's paper, the Hamburger-Nach- richten, to cease publishing its pretended revelations of government affairs on paiu of prosecution, The Nachricetenjpublished yes- terday an article which caused a sensation. It declared that the recent chunges in the army general stafi were due to the fact that Waldersee and other ofticers were working to bring on war with Russia. The articlo repeats other charges that Waldersee has already demied, but which have acquired fresh significance from the removal of his intimates, Majors Zahn and Siebert, from the genc staff. The emperor had a prolonged conference yester- ¢ with the chancellor and minister of jus- It is difiicult to belicve the emperor tic means to go to the length of prosecuting Bis- yet i ck, his uncontrolled inten: of to the azette, uations conceruing the ament, backed by no proof, cannot continue, Every government must be judged by its acts. What the government wants and on whom it relies are notquestions to bo settled by ill-humored articles pub- lished by opposition journals. In noticing the Hamburger Nachrichton's repeated asser- tions that the relations between Gern ny and Russia have been imperilled since the retirement of Prince Bismarck, the German Gazette declares that the ace tion leveled against the foreign policy of the government is so gravely opposed to the truth that the papers making the ¢ 'wes must be obliged to pro- duce proofs or stand discredited as resorting to any lie in order to assail the goverument. Developments of the feud are watched with the keenost interest. The adherents of Bis. marck say that the prince does not. fear pros- ecution, is ready to meet and perhaps wants to prove it. Chancellor von Caprivi assembled last nightin the grand hall of the chancellor’s palace representatives from every political section in the reichstag excepling the social- ist seetion, The emperor sat between Herren Levetzo and Boetticher. Tho scene remnded many of thoso present of a similur gathering in~ the same hall, when Prince Bismarck presided, hardly a year ago. Afterthe dinner tho guests adjourned to policy of the govel cigars and beer. Thoso presert grouped themselves around tho emperor and received an almost unbroken flow of opinions regarding social topics, Princo Bismarck, the press, the campaign, the re- cent snow storm, the civil authorities, suc- u coping with the inundations and the workmen's protection bill—on which there was_animated conversation, Herr Rickert, Dr. Windthorst and otners flnishing by ex- pressing their appreciation of the results of the assiduous work of the bills committeo, Although his majesty had passed an arduous ofticial day, beginning early in the morning with a drill at Potsdam, he looked bright and unwearied. A chance reference to General Count Von Moltke clicited the remark from the emperor that he could still rely on the active assistauce of thegreat tactician, It transpired that in the interval while the emperor was deciding upon a successor to General Waldersee, the emperor telegraphed to General Von Moltke, asking him to place bis experience at Lis disposal in selecting Jencral Waldersee's successor. The count responded that whatever force remained in him belonged to his emperor. Thereupon General Von Schlieffen, before assuming the position of chief of staff, went to Silicia to receive General Von Moltke's advice. Gen- eral Schlieffen is an ardent worker and has for a long time proved an excellent head of burcau, He is not credited with much skill as o tactician, He is noted chiefly among his intimates for his capacity for silence. He is muter even than General Von Moltke, During the reception at the French em- bassy on Thursday, the emperor urged Herbette, the French ambassador, to influ- encea lurge representation of French artists at the comiug Berlin international art ex- hibition. He assured M. Herbette that the superiority of the French artists would find ready recognition in Germany. They could haye the most ample space in that part of the building best situated for their exhibits, He stated that he especially desired 1o see the best specimens of maritime and mili- itary studies in which, he held, French artis unsurpassed, M. Herbette embodied the emperor's conversation under a request to President Carnot for communicationto the president of the Paris academy of fine arts, The reichstag has commenced the debate ou the workmen’s protection bill. The house adopted an article accordig twenty-four bours' rest on Sunday. The socialists wanted thirty-six hours. Herr Be. bel, the sociallst leader, fn @ general criticism of the bill declared that the workmen's party thoroughly distrust the bill and would uncensingly oppose it unless essential changes were made init, In its present form, he declared, it protectea the employers and not the workmen. A German-American composer named Seifert, who was formerly a piano maker in Saun Fraucisco, has been on trial here o the charge of levying blackmall on a weal thy American widow, Mrs, Maguire, with whom Seifert had an in. trigue after he had been divorced trom his first wife, The evidence submitted to the court showed that for a long period Seifert has lived in an extravagant manuer at the expense of the widow. The liaison at- tained a crisis when Seifert transferred bis affections and warried the widow's maid, He continued, however, to retain his grip upon the wldow's purse threatening to publish the story of their in- trigue i the Police Gazette, furnishing their portraits to illustrate the article, unless he was supported with money. Friends of the lady isted In layiog & trap to lclfll\ll’fl the blackmaller, Detectives were hidden in the widow's room during an inter- view she had arranged : with Seifert. They heard Seifert threaten to shoot her if she did not submit to s ‘exactions. They pounced upon him and placed bim under arrest. Tho | resulted in his conviction and he was sentenced to two years, imprisonment, Herr Barth, the freisinnige leader in the reichstag, had made arrangements to give a dinner to Minister Phelps tonight, Herren Banberger and Rickert and other members of the refcbstag, weve invited to be present, The sudden ilinsss of Frau Barth, however, caused a postponement of the banquet. The government of Alsace-Lorraine has issued new regulitions regarding foreigners, If they intend to stay in the proviuce longer than eight weeks they must report within a fortuight of their arrival in Alsace at the nearest polico station and estaolish their identity before they will receive a permit to stay, Otherwise they will be arrested and expelled, The Reichs Anzeiger gives notice that the subscription lists of the imperial loan of 200,000,000 marks and the Prussian loan of 000,000 marks will be opened on February ). The Luxenburg government has decided to replace the Dutch oficials in the diplomatic vice with Germans. Prof, Libbertz afiixes the official name “tuberculin” to all phials of the KKoch lymph given out at his laboratory. “T'hie official invitation of the United States to take part in the world’s fair at Chicago has been referred to the different states in order that commercial interests may be con- sulted beforea reply s mado up, It is ex- pected in official cireles that there will be o rush of German exhibitors, for whom it will be necessary to secure the largest possible space. —— CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDIN Senate, WasmiNaroy, Feb. 14.—in the senate today tho credentaals of William . Vilas, senator. elect from Wisconsin, for the term commenc ing March 4 next, were presonted and placed on file. The vice president announced the appoint- ment of Messrs. Manderson and Walthall members of the board of visitors at the an- nual examination of cadets at the West Point military academy anl Messrs. Chandler and Harnis in a similar capacity at the Annapolis naval academy The resolution repotted yesterday author- izing the select cominittee on relations with Canada to continuo it investigations during the recess was agreed to. The conference report on the army appro- priation bill was agreed to. Mr. Chandler offecéd resolutions, which were agreed to, that the senate realized in the death of Admiral Porter the loss to the country of an officer of the highest rank and distinction whose aghievements tirongh a service of sixty-two ygars had fully demon- strated the courage abd patriotism of the American navy and that the tenderest sym- pathies of tho nation Were present with his bereaved family in thdir time of grief. A committee of five was appoiuted toattend the funeral, The copyright bilf ‘was proceeded with. Mr. Carlisle offered ai) amendment, to_carcy out the policy of the Sherman amendment. Tustrikes out all of sqdtior 3after the Sher- man amendment and substitutes a provision that the section shallsnot be construed so as to subject to _any - article now aditted froe, andif Gty person in tho United States shall print cause to be printed, cither for sale or exportation, any book, map or chart or dramatic or musical composition in which there shall be a subsisting copy- right without the consent 1 writing of the ¥h\prlclur thereof, or shall knowingly import or satle or hire any such article having been so unlawfully priited or made, or shall offer the same for sale,~he shall bo liable in damages to the proprietor of tho copyright and also subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, After a long discussion Mr. Carlisle's amendment was adopted. An amenament by Mr. Reagan to strike outof the third section the pr requiring two copies of books, maps, charts, ete., to be deposited which aré to be printed from type set or plates lithographed within the United es was rejected. The bill and amendments were then re- ported from committee of the whole to the senate and Mr. Platt demanded the s and nays on the committes amendments “in bulk. The amendments were disagreed to—yeas 20, Mr. Daniel moved to amend the proviso re- quiring copyrighted books to be printed from type set within the United States or plates therefrom by adding: ““Or shall be otherwise produced in'the United States from a process executed in the United States. Discussion on the amendment was inter- rupted at 3:30, when the message of the presi- dent announcing the death of General Sher- man was laid before the senate. Mr. Hawley rose and offered the following resolutions : Resolved, That the senate rocelves with pro- tound sorrow, ement of the death of Willlam umseh Sherman, lato general of the armies of the United States, Resolved, That the senato renews its ac- know ledgem of the incatimuble service which he rendered hiscountry in tho duys of its extrerae peril, laments the great 10ss the country has sustained and deeply sympi- thizes with the family in its bereavement, Mr. Hawley spoken eulogistic terms of tho caveer of the doad gencral, as did also Messys, Manderson, Pierce, Davis, Evarts and Morgan, The' latter said in part: “The fidelity of tho great general who has departed was the true and simple faith of an Awerican to his conviction of duty. We differ with him_ and contested campaigns and battlefields with him, but we welcome the history of the great soldier as the proud inheritance of our country. The great military leaders on both sides of our civil war ave ruimu ¢ maaching across the border to the land where history and truth and justice mustdecide upon every man's ca- reer when the line which so narrowly divided us from these high ports in which our actions are to be judged by their motives and when $0 many millions now living and increasing millions to follow are to be affected by the wisdom of our envctments, we will do~ well to give up this day to reflection upon our duties and in sympathy with this great country to dedicate a day to his memory. Insuch a retrospect we shall find the admonition that an American senate shall meet on this side of the fatal line of death as American gencrals meet on the other side to render justice to cach other and to make our beloved eountry as bappy com- paratively as we could wish the great beyond 10 be to those great spirits,” The resolutions wewe then adopted unani- mously, The presiding oficer was requested to appoint a committee of five to attend the funeral and the senate adjourued, House, WasniNgroy, Fab,14.—In the house today the scnate bill was passed authorizing the construction of a bridge across the St. Louis river between Minnesota and Wisconsiv, The house then went into committee of the whole on the Indian appropriation bill. Smith of Arizona said the Indian question should be settled by the plow and not by the spelling book. He (Smith) had gone west believing in Cooper's conception of the In- dian, He had found the Indian a nasty, dirty, lazy vagabond, who would not work. Tnuklndmn must be civilized by making him work. Without disposing of the bill the committee rose. ‘The naval appropriation bill was sent to con ference, "The speakerfald before the house a mes. sage from the president regarding the death of General Sherman and it was referred to the committee on military affairs, Resoluons eulogistic of Admiral Porter and directing the speaker to appoint a com- mittee to attend the funeral were unani- mously adopted, and the house as an addi- tonal mark of respect, udjourned. SIGNED THE BRIDGE BILL. President Harri®n Approves tho Act for the Interstate Struoture, PROGRESS WITH THE TWO OTHERS, iversal Expressions of Sorrow Washington Over the Death of General Sherman — The Eight Hour Bill, Wasiixarox Bonkao Tus Ber, | 518 FoURTEENT! WasiiNGroy, D. to the bills by the war department. M, Connell then went to Chairman Baker of the house committee on commerce, and was as sured that at the meeting of the committee on next Tuesday unanimous reports will be made upon both of the bills, Messrs, Co nell and Manderson, in fact the entire Ne- braska delegation, are confident ‘that botn bills will become laws within ten days or twWo weeks, SORIOW AT GENERAL SHERMAN'S DEATH, General Sherman’s death has had an effoct upon Washington socially and politically which no other death has had since that of Lincoln. General Shermar had something thanan ordinary hold upon the people He was better known personally than v other man that ever oceupied the pos of general of the army. He with more persons since hie ret lic life than any general W ever produced, The many thousands of public aud private citizens felt a thrill of sorrow, which was nothing less than distressingly painful, for hours after the s finally came down from New York that the brave old veteran who marched to the sea was no more. The effect was the reali- zation, which was never so foreibly felt be- fore, thau the great heroes of the late war are uearly all dead, and that within a decad those who lead the federal army to victory and kept the union intact will bo only known in history. The sentiment which seems to attack to the death of General Sherman has never hovered about a great man in civil life. The last time 1 A at the apitol, only a few week nd the in- nee was related in tehes—an evidence was given of the in which he was held. As he entered the ser ate chamber Mr. Cockrell of Missouri w. speaking, but so many senators left their ts and clustered about the general that Senator Cockrell was forced to suspend for speech for some minutes and e President Morton had to repeatedly rap for order. His reception was nothing less thun a genu- ine ovation. General Sherman was warm hearted and magnetic and b his gal- lantry and humanity whe: went. He attended almost every social occasion of prom- inence and made everybody enjoy themselves as much as hedid himseif. The greatest of soldiers who visited Washington were always hushed when General Sherman was present, for they felt their smallness before him. ¥For these and many other reasons, not to speak ion me in contact d from pub- ashington has these S| estimation of .his great, tism and: statesmans) there will e universal mourning in Washington, muot only until his re- mains are under the ground but for mang years thereafter. The newspapers teem with anecdotes and reminiscences from soldier and civilian, all showing the creatncss of the groat general who was conauered by death in New York this afternoon, and every tongue in Washington is engaged tonight uttering praise for him, EXPLAINING CLEVELAND'S LAST MOVE, The democrats in congress who are tr to recover fram the demoralizing effects of the Cleveland antisilverlette xplaining the maneuver of the ex-president as a shrowd politieal move and say e intends by aving or himself New York, Now Ing and a solid south to sccure a plurality of the clectoral college and throw the next presidential election into the hous of repre- sentatives, which is democratic by an ove whelming majority. About the capitol today eastern democrats “rubbed it in” on their southern brethren by saying that if Mr, Cleveland is nominated next year the south will stand by him rather than accept negro domination. They contended that the an- nouncement of Mr. Cleveland at this time would solidify the entire east and make 1t ab- solutely necessary for the empire state's dem- ocrats to take care of their financial friends, The held that with Mr. Cleveland in the field and a solid south again in the saddle the demo- cats could surcly come here with a plurality and the décision would inevitably into the bouse of representi- 5 The New York democrats winked their left optics slyly and said that M, Cleveland would yet téach the southern and western democrats a trick or two, Some of Mr, Cleveland's admirers go as far as to say that the amnouncement on the silver question was a well matured political move, destined for the purposés stated above, and that having announced hi question at amoment when it was necessa for the democratic leader to throw his power into the balance and defeat flat legislation at the hands of congress, when the democratic party seemed to be running wild, the east must stand by him. Eastern demo- crats profess to believe that a free colnage bl will bo sent to President Harrison within the next twelye months, surely within three months after he Fifty-second congress convenes, and that he will veto it and that the vesult will be such a strengthening of the farmers’ alliauce can- didate upon a free coinage basis that the re- ‘publicans can only hope fora few states in the west.. This is Mr. Cleveland’s scheme, and when his friends said that he hoved by this early announcement on the silver question to carry Now York and New Eneland and with the south throw the determination of the next election in the house of representatives, which will be democratic by 14 ma- jority, the republicans can readily see with what they will now have to contend, but now that Mr. Cleveland is committed he will have to work upon the next house to defeat a freo coinage bill. His is an announcement that throws the west overboard and defies the south under pain of negro rule to organ- ize against him_either before or after tho uomination. The republicans are greatly pleased over the outlook. They are confident that President Harrison will handle the sil- ver question in a way that will please the east and not offend the west: that he will nov make it necessary for the United States gov- ernment alone to attempt unlimited coinage for the world and at the same time will not abridge the rights aud privileges of silver. They believe that he will more than hold his own in the east and with a monometalist at the head of the democratic ticket will sweep the west and the northwest next year, THE PRESIDENTIAL FAMILY. Mrs, Harrison has at present no guests at the white house excepting Mrs, Suunders, who came on to visit Mrs. Russell Harrison during the long iliuess of little Marthena. During the past week the president and Mrs, Harrison gave a family dinner for several old friends among the mimbers of the Fres- byterian board of revision and had a few others to meet them. Dr. Mchols, who was Sccretary Noble's pastor in St. Louls, was in the company. ~‘The white house fam- ily have now pretty well recovered from their siege of bad colds, Mr. Russell Har- rison came on last night. His wife and her mother will soou start for Nebraska, as they need the more bracing air of their western home. Botk Mrs. McKee and Mrs, Russell Harrison greatly uu{o_\'ed thelr short but leasant journeys lately to New York. Mrs, fllrrhofl. who has recovered from her ill- ness, finds that the respite from social cares gives her much needed time tor ber painting. ENDORSED THE EIGHT HOUK BI The labor orghnizations here have endorsed the Connell eight hour bill stre = ‘han any measure was ever beforo endors ~ labor, The federation of labor unions ven it the best possiblo endorsement. € the organizations represented in th, forse- ment are tho general assembly of t ghts of lab sresenting #00,000° labol 1en; the American federation of labor, \ nt- ing moro than half a_ million men, . the Bricklayers' and Typograph MISCELLANEC A few days since the appointment of D Morris was recommended as o member of the pension board at Broken Bow. Today that recommendation was withdrawn, and Dr. J J. Pickett substituted Mr. Dorsey will offer the following as an amendment to the Indian_appropriation bill *Aud provided, further, that nothing m this provision shali ba construed as o direction that all Indians must follow agriculture for a living now: that the Indian, like the white man, must be loft free to choose either on o off the reservation such lawful trade, pro al unions, Tho president has signed tho nct to | FOjSL0R B PUISULAs o ay cloct construct a bridge across the Missouri | ing, Union county, W, A. Snydor river between East Omaha and Council | Hartman, resizned; Tara, Webster county, Bluffs, Senator Manderson and Represen O. A. Wood, vice P. HL'T oved tive Connell called upon the chief of engin- l_[:;;‘;:"“l ! " 1058 ‘:;:j ncers today fn_tho interest of the Twin City | quyy 110 ktreat company’s and Nebraska and Towva bridgo | Colonel Cowio was sixty-four years old and o and raftway company's bills and were in- | native of Aberdeen, Scotland. He came to formod that no objections were entertained | this country in 1507, and sctthng in Towa, b came a member of de-camp on the & he state senate and aide- Al of Governor Stone, He came to this city as the agent of the state of Towa. For many years he was chief clevk of the fifth auditor's oflice, He numbered among his many friends many distinguished men. Ho leaves a family of six sons and three daughters, Editor here till tomorrow afternc leave for the we: Pension bills for Towans have been ably reported from the house committee as follgws: By Mr, Hayes, for Myron A. Hud- son, invalid ana dependent son of Josiah B, Hudson, at $18a month; by Mr. Struble, for Esther Walker, fromerly Ksther Dixon, Sioux county, Iwing to objactions raised by citizens “of Grant county, und the fact that the com- missioner of the general land_ofiice requires unanimous consent of ail the land owuners, it is probable that the resurvey of Grant county will be abandoned Captain B late Indian am P. Morse of Indianapolis is [ , when he is av First infant ry ntat Pine Ridge, has be ordered to 1 od to his home and aw orders, being incapacitated for active duty He lives in Minneapolis. sistant y Grant is acting secro- v of war in the absence of Secretas who has gone to Fortress Monroe for a few days. Postmaster General W tributing from his own priv valuable and beautiful medals as awards of merit to postal clerks who showed unusual efliciency during the past year. Among thoso them aro “the following kuown to readers: W, 13, Webb, St. Louis and Council Bluffs rur L. Done gan, Albert Lea and Burlington, maker is dis- e funds some 1t is reported that Civil Servieo Commis- sioner Lyman thinks of resigning, The re buke administered to him by the president and the drubbing he has recewed in the house during thediscussion of appropriations for the civil service commission have dis- gusted him and he does not, it is said, be lieve that heean be of further’ benefit to the reform, Pruny S, Heati, KILLED IN A FIGHT, Man Stabbed in Rich- enburg's Boarding House, A fight took place in a lodeing houso kept by N. Richenburg at the corner of Eleventh and Farnam streets this morning about 2 o'clock. Ofiicer Marnell rusiied in to quell the disturbance and arvested Dick Cushing and Tom Flanniug. Several othors who 4 weveengaged in the fight escaped, and whon tho small room was purtally cleared aman about forty-five years old was found in a dying condition on'n boneh in the cor- ner of the room. He died in a fow moments after the disturbance without saying a word. Nooneat the plice know his name, as he had never stovpela: the house before, the proprictor said, and bad been working tvith the 1co gang, cutting ice for the Swift pick- fng company. Onoman said ho knew that the dead man vered to No, 46 on the pay 1oll, and that ad boen a sailor. maius were removed to Heaffy & An Unknown Cushing, who was arrested, received b in the back. One man said that he saw the man who did the cutting, but ho 1 while the oficer was fighting his w through the crowd. He is descrived ns a small, dark complexioned man with a small Sever noustache, 1 arrests were made, Rl M The Italian Cabinet's Policy. RowE, Feb, 14,—In the chambers today the new premier made his promised statement as to the policy of the cabinet, which hasal- ready been outlined. Marquis declared that the cabinet will fight under the standard of economy and proposed to equalize the budget by a reduction m all estimates, including the war and naval estimates. Its foreign nolicy would follow the verdict of the elections and be simple and frank, as befitting a country really desirous of peace. he added: “Wo shall staunchly maintain the alliances exist- ine and let our conduct prove that we have no aggressive intention, Vice Admiral Sanborn was appointed minis- ter of marine. At meeting today of elghty-five opposi- tion members of the' chamber, including ex- Premier Crispi, an executive committee was appointed to organize an attack upon the government. T Utah Cattle Coming to Omaha, Saur Lake, Utah, Feb, 14.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee |- Andy Haas of Omaha shipped from Spanish Fork today via the Union Paciflc to Omaha, nineteen place feed and watering stock cars containing 460 head of alfalfa fatened cattle, the first of the kind over slup\lml out of the territory. They being rushed through at thirty “and thirty five miles an hour, with a clear track given under special orders. The cattie get twelve hours' rest at Cheyenne and reach Omaha Tuesday morning. Haas s alfalfa with a little grain makea beef equal to the best corn fed, —— United Mine Workers. Corvanus, O., Feb, 14.—The question of a defense fund occupied the attention of the miners’ convention today and it was decided to consolidate the aland de funds and have a per capita tax of 20 conts per month, 80 per cont of which will be used for defense purposes. The question of @ scale for Towa was reforred to the executive board, The convention did not reach consideration of the scale today and nothing in that regard bas been agreed upon further than a gen- eral, but indetinite understanding as to tho scalo of pricos to be adopted for Indiana and Tlnols, e A Levy at Salt Lake, Savr Lake, Utah,, Feb, 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The United States attor- ney has filed a suit against and the Umited States marshal has levied upon $30,000 worth of property belonging to the Mormon church whicn includes the residence of George . Caunon, fivst councillor to the president of the church and various lots in proximity to the cld tithing house R Want the Cherokee Strip Opened. Ankaxsas Ciry, Ark., Feb, 14.—In answer to acall issued by the Southwest Soldiers’ association fully 1,000 old soldiers and five times as many citizens gathered here today and adopted resolutions urging congress to open tho Cherokee strip aud other lauds to settlement, e — Afver a Nigger. Venmiinios, Neb,, Feb. 14.—(Speclal Tele gram to Tue Bee, ] ~Deputy United States Marshal Keenan was here again today in consultation with officers of the law and order league. When asked what was ur, he replied: “There is & nigger in the fence around here," —— | NUMBER 239, TAPS SOUNDED FOR TECUNSEH General Sherman Fimlly Overpwerd in His Battlo With Death, THE END PeACEFUL AND PAINLESS., val Ha Oficially Notifies Congress Remains to be @aken to St Louds tor Interment. New Youk, Feb, 14.—General Sheruan died this afternoon at 1:50 o'clock, surrounded by his family. All night long General Sherman wavered botween life and death and continued to fight bravely the hopeless battle. Early in the evening the physicians knew the end was approaching slowly but suvely, Tho swelling of the face and neck disappeared, but with the subsi- dence of the symptoms of erysipelas camo a development of the lung trouble, complicated with the return of long-standing asthma, Mucus began once more to accumulate in tho lungs and the first signs of passivo pneus monia became apparent, About 6 o'clock this morning a decided chango for the worse sot in and D, Green was summoned from the latt Aunother hour and dll the members of General Sherman’s family were summoned to the room. Death seemed uearer, but the sufferer refused to succumb, After a consuitation of the physicians it was given out that General Sherman's condis tion was hopeiess, that the end was rapialy appreaching and that the bronelial dificulty was making marked progr At tho timd this bullotin was issued there was by the dy- resiaence ing man's beside-and in tho adjoining room, the Sl unmarried augters Rachel and Lizzic, Mrs. Fiteh, Mrs. Colgate Hoyt, Mrs, Thackara, Licutenant Thackara Senator John Sherman, . T, Sherman and Janeway and Aloxander, besides tho r's assistant, Dr. Green, & the forenoon as the hours passed by every inquirer who called at the general's liouse was told that all hope had been abane doned, and his relatives and attendants were merely waiting for the end, and endeavoring to make his last hours as free from suffering as possible, Among those who called were Cyrus W, Pield and Mrs. U, S, Grant. k The general passed away without speaking to any member of his family gathered about the bed. His four daugl presout and his P, 1. Sherman, and Senator Sherman and the attending physicians, Sccretary Barrett aud some othier friends were in o room below. Soon after 2 o'clock Barrett went to the Western Union telegraph oftico and sent off a number of dispatches to Washington, in which he s were son, anuounced the time of death as 1:50 p, m. The change in the appearance of things about_ Ge Sherman’s late rosidence caused by his death was remarkable, A small crowd of curious people had gathered on the sidewalk opposite the house aid gazed at the windows of the sick chamber with anxious eyes. There were faces at nearly ery window in the houses fronting and within range of the Sherman mansion. The sun lad ceased to shine aud the house of sor- row stood in the chill and shadow, more gloomy than ever. A sudden gust of wind tore the last bulletin of the patient’s condis tion from the door where it had been posted for public inspection. ~As it fluttered _awa; into the st alivered servant pushed hur- riedly through the door and out onto the stoon. He bent toward the oficer on duty and whispered something to him, The news- paper men_drew close, YOne was ex pec an interpretation of the mes: n turned toward the reporier, but the servant, as if the burs den of news was too great to longer containg said in a smothered voice: *‘He is gone. Hedied at 1 Instantly the scene chunged. Young Ews ing dashed out of the house almost before the words were spoken and was running for the telegraph ofice. The newspaper joined in the rush. The faces disuppeared from the windows and the occupants of the housed hurried into the strect, eager to get any in- formation they could. Generals Slocum, Collis and Woodward came from the house and held a short consul- tation regarding the arrangements of the eral. General Sloe said the arrange- ments had not been pe ed,but that which. had been given out was correct. He and General Howavd will meet at General Sher- man's lato residence tomorrow to arrange the details. General Collis said a guard would be sent from Governor's Island to take charge of the remains while they remained in the house. In. speaking of General Sherman’s illness General Collis said that two wecks ago he had a conversation with the gencral while that gentleman was visite ing him at his house, of which the subject was the approaching anniversary of General Grant's birthday— April 27, "Geneval Sherman at that time, though in the best of bealth, said he would be dead and in his grave on the day when the celebeation occurred. He told General Collis that he had a_premonition that whila at a banquet some cold night he would con- tract & cold which would carry him off. This sight into the future was regarded by Gen- erat Collis as something uncanny. In this city the feeling i3 one of profound sensation. In every grade of lifo the voteran soldier was known and loved for his unsel- fish s os 10 his conntry and4is personal at Expressions of public without exception fiiled with so regret for his taking-off. Ex-Scuator Kiernan said, and he voiced tha opinion of all: “With the passing away of CGeneral Sherman we lose the very last great figure of the civil war. There is no mun left about whose personality is grouped any of the great historical memories or idealism of the strug- or the union. He was a man whose milf- and civil lifo were untarnished by a shadow of doubt or suspicion, and his death will be regretied as severely as that of any mwan in the world.” Everyouo wus eager to add to the eulogy upon the character of this great man with a heart as simplo as a child’s.” As & mark of respect it will be moved that the New York legislature attend the funeral in a body. At Worcester, Mass., flags were placed at half-mast and the bells throughout the city tolled in his honor. The governor of Rhode Tsland b order eulogizing the career of General Sher- mau and ordering the flags of the state to be placed at half-mast, At Augusta, Me,, Governor Burleigh or. dered the flags on public buildings at half mast and sent a telegram of condolence, ‘The funeval services over the remains of the ral will take place Thursaay from his late residence, though it may be déferred if his son does not urrive on that day from Jurope on the Majestic, Thursday ovening the body will be taken to St. Louis on a special train and interred there, 1t will be in charge of hofield and will be accompanied by a delegation from Lafayette post, Grand Army of wio Republic, of this cf The following oficial statement of the scenes at the death bed of General Sherman and the arrangements for the funeral are given by Licutenant Fitch: General Sher- man lay in bed from Friday morning until he died today without speaking @ word, Ho made an attempt o do 50 several times, but was unable to utter @& sound other than a hoarse gasp. He lpflfir« ently recognized those about him by u look of the eye, His tongue was swollen and his Juws Stiff some bours before he died. Signs of death were noticed half an hour before he died in the icy coldness of the finger tips, This colducss gradually extended to his hands and arms. He was unconscious for the last two hours he was alive, At the bedside were his son, P, T. Sherman, hig daughiters, Rachel and Lizde, Lieutenan{