Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 2, 1891, Page 1

TS TR o N B Bt Bttt .ttt - ) e THE OMAHA - DAILY BEE. _— TWENTY-FIRS LINCOLN'S ~ LARGEST ~ FIRE. Euilding of the Paint and Color Company Totally Destroyed. VALUABLE MATERIAL BURNED, MucH One Hundred Thousand Dollars Worth of Property Goes Up in Smoke— Fireman Clark Serfously Iujured, Liscors, Neb., Dee, 1.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber.|—The largest fire that has oc- curred in Lincoln since the Bohannon fire About a year ago and one of the largest in the history of the city, broke out this ev ing at 8:30. The flames wero discovered the building occupied by the Lincoln Paint and Color company, corner of Eighth and O streets, Thedepartment responded promptly, but owing to the highly inflammable nature of the contents of the building the flames were soon beyond all control. At9o'clock the walls fell in and at 9:30 $100,000 worth of property had gone up in smoke. Thero were two car loads of paint on the second floor and severat bundred bar- rels of oil in the building Tue Lincoin Paint and Color company did a large business and was composed of A. M. Kitchen, M. A. Warren, M. J. Waugh, Cochran and W, M. Oyler, The stock was valuea at from 875,000 to $100,000 aud is a total loss. The exact amount of insurance cannot be ascertained tonight, but will probably not reach wmore ) hulf the loss. ‘I'he adjoining building was occupied by the wholesale grocery house of Raymond Bros., ard it was only through the hard work of the fire department that thostructure was saved, “The building occupicd by the pant and color company was a four story brick struct ure, builtsix years ago, and’ owned by the MeAllister estate. It was totally destroyed. The loss on the building is about #50,000. Eueene Clark, one of the firemen, was se- verely injured about tho face und chest while fichting the flames and will be disablea for a couple of weeks, in M oust Have bett Service. Crernroy, Neb, Dec. 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre—At an enthusiastic meeting held by the business men and ship- pers at Croighton last night 1t was decided that a petition b filed with the State Board of Transportation asking the board to compel tho Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valloy and Short Line railroads to put in a Y as pro- vided by law at the junction of these roads at Plainviow, so that freight can be trans- ferved there, Some of the merchants have found that they can ship theirgoods to Plain- view over the Shart Liue, then haul them here in wagons and still save mouey over the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valloy rates. Last week W. H. Butterfield shioped 506 hows over the Short line to Plainview and drove them to this place. O. M. Closs, a_ merchant of Creighton, has just received 5,000 worth of goods in ' tho same mauner and claims that he can pay teamsters & per day to haul them to this place and still save money. The distance between Plainyiew and Creigh- ton is ten miles Hercafter all stock and grain will bo shipped to tho east by way of Sioux City and ail goods shipped in the same way unless the I'remont, Elkhorn & Missouri Vailey give this locality better train service. This amounts to quito au item as the books of the shippers show that more than 1,000 cars of stock and grain and other commodites were shipped from this pointduring the past eight moenths, People Arous d. 1, Neb,, Dec. 1.—[Special to i oro is o good deal of half-sup ed muttoring heard among the people of Fromont at_present. and it would be no sur- prise if this city should be the sceno of a Iynching something lke that which took place in Omaha, For several days the police have been trying to apprehend a beast who is sneaking about the city slyly assaulting little girls, Therois no doubt that the vil lain has porpetrated two or threo outrages of this kind. Tho perpetrator of theso crimes is lying very low and the poiice havo rot yet been uble to identify him, but they have de- scriptions from several sources which co firm cach other, and they believe they will e able to bring him to justice soon. Immense Onlon Crop. McCook, Nob., Doe. L.—[Spocial Telegram to Tne Ber. | —Today three farmers delivered 1,600 bushels of onions to local merchants, William Doylo raised 700 bushels from one and one-half acres of ground; tra O, Kimball 560 bushels from one acre, which brought him $250, and a farmer named Moore breaks tho record with 600 bushels from one acre, for which he gots 45 cents per bushei. Annual State Grange ) Fuemost, Neb,, Deo. 1.—|Special to Tur Bee. | —The Nebraska State Grange will hold its rogular annual meeting in this city next weok, convening on Tuesday and lusting three days. ‘The attendance is expected to be very large. Wednesday, December 0, an open public session will be held, and will' be addressed by J. H. Brigham of ' Ohio, presi- dent of the Nutional Grauge. Paving O Mort Hastinas, Neb, Dec, 1.—|Spacial Telo- gram to Tk Bee|—According to the rec- ords in the recorder's oftico, durig the month of November the farm mortgages oxceeded those filed by $45,818.50 for the six months last past. The excess of farm satisfaction is §00,670.55. This record is all the move en- couragiug, as many mortgages havo been sat- istied but not released, zes, Oxford Masonic Officers, Oxronn, Nev., Dec. 1.—|Speciar Telegram to Tue Bee. | ~Ata rogular convocation of Meriam chapter No. 47, Royal Arch Masons, the following ofticers were elocted for the yeoar 1802: Neal A. Pettygrove, high priest; Almon . Paine, king; H. W.'L. Jackson, seribe; Andrew ' Nielsen, treasurer; James L. Lashbrook, se They will bo duly tustalled Decemb Quantity of Grain Burned. Huspiney, Neb, Dee. 1.—(Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.|—Yesterday a barn be- longing to Joseph Paulesen, living nine miles northeast of here, burnea to the ground. The barn contaiuoa about 00 bushels of grain, The loss is estimated at §00, partly covered by insurance. Crushed While Coupling Cars. suiia, Neb., Dec. [Special to Tux Bee, ] —George Emory, n brakoman on freight No. ¥7, golug west, had his hand badiy Eruised, besides the first and secoud fingers fractured, while coupling cars last night. Ho was sent to Liucoln, whore he lives. Arrested in London, Loxnoy, Dee, 1.—In tho Bo street police conrt today R. C. Palmer, who is chavged, by his own confessivn, with stealing a number of mail bags at Clark, Neb., was romanded to swait the action of the American ofticials. gled ina Wire Fenoe, Jukuoky, Neb, Dec. 1.—[Special to Tux Brk.| o four pronged white tail deer was killed by coming in contact with & wive nce on the edge of town today. It weighed 170 pounds. - — Death Roll, Puuanerenis, Pa, Dee. 1.—George W. McKee, major of ordnance, United States army, who bus beeu in command of the Frankfort arseval for a year, died tonight at tho arsenal of heart disease. CoLvants, Gas, Dec, 1,—Ex-Lioutenant YEAR. Governor James N. Johnson died vesterday afternoon at the home of his son, near Colum bus, He was lieutenant governor of Georgin during the reconstruction period. el Ay CLOSING CEREMONIES, St. Louis Citizens Do Archbishop Kenrick Honor, St. Lovis, Mo, Dec. 1.—The closing cere- mony of the third da; sbration of the Jubilee of Archbishop Kenrick was a grand sacred concert in Music hail, Exposition building. The concert was conducted by the choirsof all tho Catholic churches of the city, 500 voices constituting the chorus, AtS:0 Most Rev., Archbishop Kenrick, Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Ryan and the other visiting prelates and clergymen en- tered the hali and were received with tumul- tuous applause by tho thousands present Tmmediately after the archbishop and party were seated Governor D, R, F neis of Missouri was led to the stage Mr. R. W, Kerens acd introduced I'he governor de- livored an adaress of congratulation. The address was frequently punctuated with ap- plavse, Hon, E. A. Noouan, then made an address of congratulation, and this was followed by Mozart’s “Gloria” from the Twelfth mass by the choir and orchostra, The following congratulatory and eulogis- tic addresses were then made: In Bohe- mian, by W. M. Mazek; an aadress on behalf of the Colored Catbolics of the diocese, by Rev. I, . Lewis: in_German, by Mr. o vor of St. Louis, Shauhirst; in Polish, Michael Mantkowsky in Italian, oy her Orfei; in Irish, by Dennis O Harr; in English, by Hon. Daniel Dillon he “Te Deum Laudamus,” by Buckner, rendered by a quartotte. The choir and orchestra and Jowed in siuging “God of Might, Thy Praise,” Cardinal Gibbons then arose in one_of the proscenium boxes, where he and Avchbishop Kenrick had been listening to the music and the eulogistic addresses, and on behaif of the archbistop, who was not_equal to the occa- sion, thanked the governor, mayor and citi- zens for the well merited honor that had been done thn archbishop. The audience then ais- versed, This virtually closes the jubilee ceremo- nics, the remainder of the program being taken up by receptions to visiting prelates, W the audience W e CATTLE THIEVES CONVICTED, Good Work of Detectives in Fall River Coulty. Oxrricns, S, D., Dec. 1L.—[Special to Tur Bir.]—Tho cattle stealing business in this vart of the county, which is an important stock region, bas practically coms to a close. Fora few years past various parti been suspected of gaining their livelihood by stealing and kitling both rango stock and some belonging to farmors, und selling the beef, which often was offered ata very low price. ! The cattla company v this town had a standin n conviction, th headquarters at veward of §50 for and couscquently soveral detectives havo been at work in the past year with good results. During the pa weel of the cireuit court three of the cases came up, were tried and_convicted, resulting ina three years' term for both William C. Snow and Phillip H. Duff, also an_ eighteca months’ term for John Bicelow, all raach- is place. The verdicts meot the -oval of tho people in_this section, for api most of them have become tired of this kind of work. ‘Thero are several more indictments for the same offense awaiting the adjourned term of court, which will meet i January. It is supposed now that caitle stealing has seen its last aay lu this region e S RUMOES FROM CHINA, from Kingdom, New Your, Dec. 1.—A Hong Kong, Chin- ose newspaper Swin Ye Bo, on Septembver 22 said: ‘“T'he revolutionists are numbered at 4,000,000 able bodied men, It is said part of the imperial army at present upon the field is capable sf meeting this emergency.” It is rumored in Chinese circles in New York that an ofticial telegrapt dispatch has just reached the Chinese consulute on West Niuth street, New York, swid to be from the minister at Washingtor, giving an account a preliminary skirmish recently at the port of Shanghar between two Italian gunboats aud the navy of the Chinese, in which the two formor were suuk in deep water. The dispateh, it is further rumored, states that the powers sent the two Italian men-of-war aforesaid out on a trial battle, or test with the Chinese govern. ment, and that the newspaper correspondents therc were warned not to telegraph the ox act truth of the situation for fear of injuring the cause of Kuropeans in China. e THIER FORECAST. ttrange Stor the Flowery THE W Orrice or Weatner Buresu, ) Oxama, Dee. 1. { Tho area of low barometer still remains over the northwestern portion of the country aud warm air from the south and west is flowing up intoit. There was therefore a gencral vise of temperature, Generally fair woather continues. ‘There is somo rain or snow along the nortnern vorders of the country, but the storm center is probably too far distant to cause wot weather here. The meteorological summary for the month of November at Omaha shows some decided depressions of temperature during the latter part of the month, which had the effect of lowering the average for the month beyoud that, with ono exception, of any November since 1880, Fair, dry, warm weather during the first part and cold weather during the latter part chovacterized the month. Tne total precipitation amounted to .37 of an inch. The highest tomperature, 65=, oceurred on the Gth, and the lowest, 3= below zero, on the 25th, There is a deficioncy in precipita- tion of .85 of an inch for the month, but un excess of .7 of an inch since January 1. A measurabio quantity of rain or snow fell on ouly five days in the month, The folowing comparative tables of the mean November tempevature und total pre- cipitation at Omaha since 1571 will ve of interest: Nov. Av. 1 AV tomp. Kal 1871 it 0 2 12 0 i 0 13 s 019 1854 i .42 ¥4 i 1,06/ 18% 0 07 1875 i3 0.1 153 b 1161 8i 1007|187 W 3 PRI “w | 1880 0 1880 L it For Omaba and weathel fair winds mostly from the west today, vicinity —Warnier, Wasmixatoy, D. C., Dee. 1.—For Missouri ~Warmer, weather; brisk south winds. k For low I uil‘. weather: wariier, oxcept In_ extreme uorthwest portion; southwest winds. or Nebraska—Generally fair, southwest winds: shghtly colder, except m extreme southeast portion; stationary temperature, For Kansas—Fair; winds shifting to west; warmer in southeast; stationary temperature in northwest portion . For North Dakota—Fair, except in ex- treme north portion; oceasional light snows west winds; warmer in southeast; stationary temperature 1 northwest portion. Ior Colorado—Fair in the east: occasional suows in west portion; variable winds; cooler in southeast; stationary tewpsrature in northwest portion. For South Dakota-Generally fai west winds; slightly cnanged in ture, : south- tempera- - COMSTOCK IN MILWAUKEE. a Seizure of Plotographs. Miwavkes, Wis, Dec, 1.—Anthony Com- stock of New York, the agent of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, today confis- cated §1,000 worth of books and photographs found i the possession of . L. Caspar, an antiquarian book seller. Caspar was ar- rested, He Makes Books and [DEMOCRATS WILL GET 'EM. Ex-3peaker Reed Not Likely to Reo:ive Fair Treatment, THEY ALL SPZAK BITTERLY OF HIM. Mills ate rti u an arly Anxious to Fetali- A Insuits—How dir. Prospects Are Af- for Spri fected by Surroundings. ger's WasniNGtox Bureav or Tie Bee, 513 FovktersT1 Stuser, } Doe! 1. It is becoming cvident x-Speaker Reed wiil have to fight his ‘vay through the approaching session. It will be an easy ter, however, There are a number of de cratic congressmen who share the idea Representative Whitney of Michigad when he says, *am for the candidate for speaker who will give Tom Reed the bigwest dressing down,” The holdover democrats, have rea- son to chafe over the wounds which the ex- speaker gave them and many of them want a presiding oficer who will rotaliate, Onatourof the candidates’ headquarters tonight Tue Ber correspondent. asked each of tho five speakership aspirants tho ques- Wasnivarov, D. C that tion: “If elected spoaker, what considera- tion will you give Mr. Reed!” When Candi- date Mills was asked this question he answered with alook. Mr. Mills suffered more than uny man on the floor of the house irom Reed’s excoriating and businesslike rules. “Iam not speaker yet, althoagh I may be,” sald Milis, *and if T am, well—” and then with a sinister smile he turned away. Can- didate McMillan, one of the quintette of asp rants for the game who possesscs in a con- spicuous degreo the power of conversation and talks with volubility upon every subject with bis callers, yot whien he was asked this leading question "he seemed strangely dif- dent and disinclined to valk. “Mr. Reed will bo pushed to the front by his own party,” ho said coldly, and would say o moro, Candi- date Crisp, the most gentil of all the candi- dates, became immediately taciturn. “Ihave no doubt,” ho said, “‘that Mr. Recd will re- ceive that consideration to which his ability entitles him,” All Remember iim. Candidate Hatch, “Farmer call him now, laughed de checking himself with mock gravity, “Mr. Reed will undoubtedly get more ‘considera- tion’ than he will relish.” “YNp might as well witndraw from the race, Springer, for you are hoodosed,” de- clared Owen of Ohio as he glanced around the Illinois headquarters today. Mr. Springer did not understand how he was “hoodooed,” so he went on and explained : “Thi ¢ room is the very one in_which houn died. Hs wrote his famous tion messago and lived here up to € his death. Then i that room,” he coutinued, pointing 1o the ante-room in which Springer holds his private consuita- tions, “Henry Clay died, $oyou have two chosts keeping you company, and that is euough to hoodoo any candidate.” What he said was historically true, for it is well known that the Springer headquarters are made up of the rooms in which Calhoun and Clay died, but the illinois man was not to be disconcerted by the funereal humor. *That's just what we want,”’ rephied Mr. Springer, “‘we want to got used to corpses, 50 as to know how to handlo Crisp and Mills aiter their funeral ceremonies 2ave been held at the caucus next Saturday.” The Crisp crowd appear to bo contident yet, though they refuse to deny that theiv candidate is from locul necessity & protec- tionist and the democratic party is a free trado party. How Crisp can win under these circumstances, every other candidate declares he cannot see. Thte fight appears yet to bo between Mills and Spr with p ahead of the latter as a first choice, At Mills’ headquarters today any amount of mouey vas offered in favor of the Texan against the field and no takers. That tells the story so far us public opinion goes. Governor : teele's Successor. It is quite probable that Charles . Me- Coy will sacceed Governor Stecle of Okla- homa. His South Dakota friends and many others are working earnestly for him. When tho first state couvention in South Dakota was held McCoy had almost a_sure thing for one of the congressmen but in the interest of party harmouy it was thought best that both he_and John R. Gamble should with- draw. This was the only part of tne state that was broken. Every other man got what he was booked for except McCoy and amble. ‘The latter was elected to congress last fall and now McCoy 15 to be taken care of. It isthe South Dukota way. McCoy has tho best endorsements of any man that over applied for an appoitment in tne state. Miscellancous. C. Gartar was today appointed postmaster at Gartar, Custer county and J. C. Elder at Sponnuth, Lincoln couvty, Neb.: also A, E. itayner at Andover, Day ‘county, 5. D. and H. W. 1. Cotther at Colman, Moody county, S D ‘Senator Sherman said today that the propusition made in Ohio to postpone the senatorial contest until the convention passed on the merits of candidates could not be carried out. Ho says the law is impera- tivo that the legislature must at once pro- ceed to seloct n senator, and 1he day cannot bo postponed to take the senso of a conven- tion or for any other purpose, Sceretary Fostor is offccts of i game of cards. He was valescing yesterday after bis struggle with the grippo and felt well enough to play a gamé of whist with his physiciau, Dr. Hamil- ton. President Harrison happened to be out walking and dropped in while the game was in progress and took a hand. Mr. Foster remarked, “*Dr. Hamilton plavs a worse game of whist than you do so I want you to come in in order to make tho game exciting.” It turned out that the game was tooex- citing, for Mr. Foster suffered a velapse due to the exertions he had made. It was de- cided toaay to take him t7 South Carolina for two weeks, A marriage license was today issued to John S. Allison and FridaJohnson of Omaha. from the con- ‘. A. Whitington of Neoraska was today promoted from $X00 to $1,000 a year in the postottice department. i 8 SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES, Annual Report of the Postmaster G Wasmzaroy, D, C., Dec, 1. roport of First Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral Smith A, Whittleld, on the subject of salaries and allowances, will show that the adjustment of presidentlal postmasters’ sal- rst Assistant ral aries, in effect July 1, 1801, resulted in 128 ofices being assigned to the first class, 602 to the second class and 2,243 to the thiva class, wakiug a total of 2,086 presidential officts on July 1, 1501, This was a net increase of 12 first olass, 52 second class and 158 third class of- fices, the aggregate amount of presidentinl salaries being 5,047,700, or an increase of 434,200, or 0.4 per cent as compared with the samo item of 1800, The aggregate expen- dituro for compensation to postmasters for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1891, wmounted o §14,5206, 00, Promotion of Post Wasmixaroy, D, €., Dee, 1.-—-The postmas. ter general today issued an order airecting that all promotions of clerks in the fifty post- offices now under the civil servico law and rules, be made only afters compeutive ex amination. This 1s, in effect, an extension of the system established for promotions 1n the Postoftice department July 1, 1801, erics, Not Credited at Washingt WasiiNaroy, 1 €, Dee, 1.—The ofcials of the Indian bureau have thus far received ‘no information of an outbreak amoug the ~The annual, OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, ) Apache Indians in Arizond. ? If the depreda tions roported have really been committed the Indian officials are incliaed to the op that thoy aro not the work of San Carlos Apaches, but of a few renegades who cscaped capture with Geronimo thréayoars ago and who have since been in hiding in the moun- tains of southern Arizona and New Mexico, THOSE TARIFF U4 neys Make Their Oponing Argu- ments, Wasnixaroy, D, C., Dee, States supreme court today coutinued the arguments in the three suits brought by New York and Chicago importers to test the constitutionality of the MeKiniey act. John P. Wilson, representing Marshall Field & Co. of Chicago, closed the opening argument for the importers, maintaining that tue whole act was vitiated by the omission of the tobacco rebate section. He ilusirated his position by supposing that the free sugar clause had been omisted, and asking if the sugar bounty clause would, iu such an event have been held to be legul, He also con- tended that the rate of duties had been af- fected by the sugar bounty provision. Justice Harlan asked hoW ho ascertained such to be the fact, Mr. Wilson responded thiat he had ascer- tained 1t from the act ftself, which wus passed for the purpose of reducing the roy- enues of the government, Iree sugar had cut off £0,000,000 from the fevenues, and the bounties to he paid from customs duties had been paid as a protection 1o the producers, who had to compete agsinat free sugar. Justice Gray inquired where was tho dif- 1.—The United ference between the constitutionality of a protective tariff and of a bolinty, Mr. Wilson found the difference in the fuct that a protective tariff camd under the clause of the constitution giving congress the right. to regulate commerce with' forcign nations, while the only authority which could bo claimed for the bounty was the general wel- fare clause, There was quite a cross fire of questions and answers botween the justices and coun- sel as respects the general welfaro clause, Justice Fiela wished to know if weight stiould not be attached to tae practice of & century ] Mr. Wilson thought the question never been passed on. Justice Bradley asked if attempts had beon made to destroy legislation based on tho general welfare clause. He inquired if the codfish act, passed for tho benefit of the New England fishermen, to put them on an even basis with the French and English, had not been passed under the gen- eral welfare clause of the constitution, and Justice Harlan cited the recent fortification appropriation, which was passed for the pur- pose of encouraging gun stepl manufacture in the United States, and asked if congress could give bounties to gun manufacturers, why not to sugar producers} Mr. Wilson, however. did not admit that these cases were anulozous to that of tho direct payment for the simple production of an articld Solicitor General Taft then followed in be- half of the United States, He directed his attention to the omission pf the tobacco rebate, and his line of argument was that it would not do for the court to go behind the euroller act. Attorney General Miller argued on the bounty and reciprocity features. Tho argument will be closed early to- morrow by Mr. Clark. . had FINANCES OF THE NATION. Recapitulation of the Public Debt Statement Wasniaroy, Do C., 1—The public debt statement issued today Shows that the nev decrease of intercst and noninterest ~debt during the month &% November was Total cash in the treasury, §18,456.750.19. Following is a recapitulation of the debt statement: 5 qu0d 30d Hp “LA3a 40 axD Subsidiary coin Trade dolar bars oy legul - tende Tekne) Trous Gold Other bonds coupans paid, awaiting rsement. ... 5,099 oin wnd fraction y 624,202 sits 1 national ral account. ofticers’ balances. 0,500,010 Aggregate ; 48,000,700 DEMAND LIAN Gola ates .. Of 150 of Treasury note For redemptl rent nation Outstandin drafis, Dishursi (X ancir: AReney Recounts, ete 40,008,128 Gold res Net cash b $180.120 148,050,130 o i ance’ in’ treasury Oetober 31, 1891 139,671,020 Cash balance intreasury ! iber d, 1801 139,126,147 se during month.. 540,003 Grand neampment. Wasmixaros, D, C., Dee.'l.—The citizens' executive committes having in charge the preparations for the eneampment of the Grand Army of the Repubiie in thls city in 1502 reports that ample areangoments will be made for the comfort of the old soldiers who attend. Instead of the usual banquet to ve erans it has been decided, 10 arrange for a re cepuion in the large court of the pension oftice. ot Meotin, , Dee. 1.—A meetivg of the cabinet was hela at the white house to- day for the cousideration of matters to be brought to the attention of congress, - Four Boties Becovered, Loxvoy, Dee. 1,--KEfforts to recover vodies of those killed in the gas explosion Cabin Wasmixaros, D, € the Blackburn market yesterday have been pushed as rapidly as possible. Already four bodies have beon recovered and it Is oretty certain a largo number are still in the ruins. A later dispateh from Blackburn states that five more bodies have been discovered in the ruins and it 1 feared that other bodies are stiil boneath the wreckage, DECEMBER 2, 181 | THEY CAN'T ALL BE ELECTED, Progress of the peuk rehip Fight—All the Oandidates Confident. AMBITIOUS, ASP.RING DEMOCRATS. ariir © Naval spoits and Wash« Arguments in the Recommendatic Other so8 B Interesting ington News, Wasiisaroy, D. €., Dec, 1.—The speakor- ship contest is increasing in liveliness and interest each day, and this morning there was a fair accession made to the list of mem- bers in town. Al five candidates expressed themselves as hopeful und reported matte progressing satisfactorily from their point of view. General Catchings of Mississipni, oue of Crisp's chief licutenants, claims that is candidate has captured the entire democratic delegation from New Jorsey. Crisp's friends also suid that tuey bad assurance of yotes from Now Eugland. Mills is sanguine that bis forces are work ing favorably to his interests, and ho has ex ed himself as entirely confident of the esult, The Mills men aro endeavoring Lo make New England an_unit, and they say that they expect all of the votes from that section excopt two. 'I'his claim, however, is not conceded by tho othor candidates, nor is Crisp's claim to New Jersoy conceded by McMillan. Ho said toaay that ho saw no reason to change his opinion that tho fight will be a long one, 1 which case his strength pres would increase, and that e felt matters were woing along satisfactorily. Springer aiso is in @ cheerful mood, and said hie is more tnan holding his 0wn as res- pects “first choice” votes, and had today made material progress in providing for the event of a break among the other candidates, a great many representatives having given him the assuranco that he would get their votes whenever they changed. The arrival of Judge tolman of Indiana and the announcement of his position on the speakership matter is awaited with some interest. Tho friends of Mills oxpress more confidenco than those of any ono else of securing his support. Al Hateh's headquarters “things are quiet.” Candidates for minor ofices are beginning an active campaign. Maish of Pennsylvania has practically witndrawn from the contest for clerk of tho house, and Pennsylvania is advocating tho claims of Kerr, while Indiana is urging Dalton’s selection.’ IPor postmas- ter another ex-congressman, McClanuy of it was said that North Carolina, has become a candidate. James K. Fisher, formeriy stavt post- master, and chairman of th inia stato central commitiee, 1s regarded with favor by many members for this position. "There was practieally no change in speakership contest during the noon. Ahstof members in the city at ( o'clock showed 120 representatives here A number of these have not committed themselves as vet. Many of those not in the city are also noncommittal, so that it 1s estimated that the choice of at least thirty members is unknewn, Mr. Spriuger places this number of ‘un- knowns at 100. At Mr. Crisg’s headquar- ters this estimate was rogarded as unreuson- ably high; it was said that Mr. Crisp was stedily improving his position, The Crisp and the Mitls followings both workea actively today and_expressed them- selves as encournged. Their efforts were directed toward securing o withdrawal of some of the other candidates, aud while the they aro hopeful that their efforts wil bear fruit nothing definite was accomplished, though Mr. Mills’ adherents are very mucli evcouraged and think thoy will make importaut gains before long. Messrs. MeMillan, Springer and Hateh say their advices were all favorable, and each qf then reports that he had held bis own and is pringor securod some additional lieu- tenants on the arrival of State Treasurer Wilson and party aud Congressman Bryan of Nobraska. Mr. Springer looked fora quiorum of democratic members here within forty eight hours and thought there would be some interesting developments before them. It is probable that no specch making will be permitted in the caucus and that the nomination of candidates, in a very few words, will be followed by the formal bal- Toting. This evening was not prolific of develop- ments, It was spent by delegates majuly in showing the lists which had already been mado up. Thereis o general disposition to have the caucus occur in the afternoon, so that the resuit can be arrived at without the necessity of remaining until a late hour. PirrsserG, Pa, Dec. 1.—Congressman Bland of Missouri passed through this city tonight, enrouto to Washington. In an in- terview he repudiates the statements hith- erto published as to his attitude on the speakershin contest, in regard that he was supporting Mr. Hateh for the oflice. QUK NAVY. Recommendations of the Chief of the Bureau of Construction. Wasiisaroy, D. C., Doe. 1.—Commodore I'heodore Wilson, chief of the bureau of construction, in his annual report 1o the s retary of tho navy recommends that the Galena be sold, as the vessel is useless to tho government and a source of expense. Of the single turret monitors now in the Jumes river, the report says that they should be vepaired orsold. If repaived, their shallow draft woula render them especially adapted for service in the smaller harbors, Touching the old wooden navy, the report says that only twelve ships are 10w available for cruising purposes and they will, in five or six years, be rotted out. I'hio roport speaks of the usefulness of tor. pedo cruisees, such as engaged and sunk the Blanco Encaldo in the Chilian war, and, after vecounting the fact that the department has been unavle to secure bids for the construe tion of such @ vessel within tne limits of the appropriation— 150,000 —made by the last congress, recommends that the appropriation be limited to 512,000, Stross is luia upon the signiticance of the contract made for the construction of torpedo boat No. 2 with tho lowa iron works, us it indi cates the possibility of building these valua- ble crafts at safe inland points Seizing the opportunity afforded by the un- fortunate experience of our cruisers in Cbil- ian waters, sport quotes at length into the necessity for sheeting the bottoms of our vessels, Itsays: **Ihe tmportance of the preservation of tho bottoms of vessels from corrosion and fouling can hardly bo overes timated. The bureau is continvally fooded by reports of increased consuinption of coal, réceived from our unsheathed vessels now in commission. Unless we are willing to adinit that our cruisers in cme of war shall be entirely confined to cruises of suort duration in the neighborhood of our own ports, it would appoar that they are deficient in a most important qualit the ability to maintain high speca at sen for long perioils of time." Rocommendations are made that the bot- toms of such yessels be sheatbed. - CYRUS W, PIELD DYING, His Troubles Will § ably Enil Be- fore the Day Closes NEw Youk, Dee. 1.—-Morns K. Je who has just left the Iicld residence, that Cyrus W. Field is very low and likely to live through tho day. sup, ays not is At York. At Hawmburg— Monravia, from Now At London-Sighted: Ethiopia, ew York, from New York Queenstown—Wiscousin, from New York City of Al Glasgow—Siberian, from New York, el ks Ieady 1or Service Again VaLreio, Cal, Dec, L—The cruiser San Fravcisco was taken off the dry doc aro Island yesterday. Admiral Brown is% \ng ordors, Tho opinion is expressed t2 \io vessel will be ordered into Chilian wat™ Atudive sttty 1TS MOR AL EFF Object of the French Miners' Strik, Rezulating Foreigners' Residence. 1Co- yriohted 1991 by ames Gordon Bewnstt.| Panis, Dec. I, ow York Herald Cable Special to Tie Bre.]—An understanding between the miners on striko in the north of France and the owners of the coal mines has at iast boen arrived at on the basis of the Proposals made ten duys ago by the masters whbich the men thought unaceeptable. It does not affoct the average wages or the length of the day’s work. Both remain unchanged. The mino owners merely erjoin their superin- tendents to treac the men move fairly, to ac- cept the miners' rogulations with regard to the pension funds and to refrain from molest- ing the leaders of the striko. It would thus scom at the first though the men had not gained much in strugglo. But there is no need to be tonished at the readiness with whieh the miners' delegates have consented to this not particularly brillinnt compromise, Iheir claims were from tho first only a pretext for glanzo as the as- ordering a strike with a view to aemon strating the strength and solidarity of their union, This pu pose has, the miners think, been effected. As a mattet of fact the strike has given them a moral triumph. This contents them for the momont and mives plenty to reflect about to all who watch the progress of socialism in Kurope. As un epilogue to tho trial of the spies whose arrost I lately cablod you, the government has dotermined on tho strict application of the laws affecting foreiguers. The prefecture of polico has re- ceived orders to enforce tho execution of tho decreo of 1538, subjectiug foreigners to police surveillance, Similar instructions will b now have reached the authorities in tho ae partments. The decree will bo re-embodied in a bul whieh is now drawn up and awaiting discussion in the chiamber of deputies. The chief object of tho bill will be to compel foreigners intending to reside . France to makoa declaration to that effect, in exchange for which, and on the payment of 3 franes, they will receive formal permit. This declaration will have to bo made within tho week following the arvival of foreigners in Prance, either at the prefecture of police in Paris or at the Lyons prefecture, or to the marics of the various communes. An in fraction of the law will make the offenders hable to a fine varying from 16 to 100 francs, In the event of a second offense by workingmen tho ters will bo held responsible. Permits will at all times be vevoeable. Foreign whose *‘papors” are in order and who aro traveling for pleasuro will have cause to complain of the contemplated arrangement. “I'rey would do well, however, to familiarize themselves with the new bill bofore they make up their minds to settle hore, Jacques St. Cene. INDIARIS M. mas- ORGANIZID INC Members of the Gang Oaught with the Torch in ‘Their Hands, St. Pavt, Minn,, Dec. 1.—One of the most diabolical couspiracies ever concocted was made public tonight by thearrest of two members of & gaug of incendiaries, who for over a year havo made a regular business of setting fir to houses aud storos in various parts of the city for the purposo of securing 4 portion of the insurance money. The selieme was uncarthed by toe clever worlc of the Thiel dotoctive scrvice, which has had men detailed on the case for two months. The detectives managed to ot into the confidence of the gaug und nabbed them 1o the very act of applylug the lightod match, which was intendod to destroy proper AU S:15 o'clock tonight Morris Michael, 1n company with Detective Flovd, fired a build- ing upon which a policy of insurance had been ovtained by Floyd, the understanding being that Michael was to roceivo a part of the insurance. The houso fired this evening is at the corner of Water and Rdward streets, A gasolino stovo stood in a corner of the iitchen, The gasoline had been turned on and a pile of straw sct by the stove. A lighted candlo was placed on a box iv this straw and when it had burned a short time it would ignite the pilo. Michael was arrestes just as ho had closed and locked the outside door and was leaving the house. The candle would have burned for about four hours, when it was intended to allow the houso to burn, The house was owned by A. M. Lawson. The fire department promply, aud wh was arvested. Provious to this evoning's firo Floyd had trapped Michael into a confossion that he has burned five houses in West. St. Paul on ntage of insurance plan, s Michael bas olso stated thut when he lived in Chicago under the name of John Morris ne made lots of money out of settin fires. Max Michael, an unclo of Morris, ws also arrested as being an accomplice in tke business. Therearo three other men en gaged, who will probably be arrested in a few hours, DID NOT & b was called out, ivarrived the incendiary 1D 11 SIGNAL RIGHT, Narrow Te.in Load of 5 Tarnvrows, N. Y., Dee. 1.—At 7 o'clock tonight the Chicazo express, which leaves at 6 o'clock, camo along at a the engineer New York thundering speed, and beforo could stop the train 1t crashed into a Croton local standing on the track in front of the station of the New York Contral at this place, Tho coltision was tervific and thoso who witnessed the accident expected to see scores of lifeless people scattered wbout the track, Fortunateiy no one was serlously huri, even the enginger and fireman of the express escaping. I%r & distance of about 500 feot the track is straight, and the Chicago xpress soen thundering along at an awful spe The pussengers on the local train wer warned of the approach of the Chicago ex- press and they had ¥ time to get out of ars when the erash came The locomotive of the express train tele- scoped the rear car of the loeal and became firlmy wedged in the wreek. The forward sleepor of the express was partly wreclked, bat fortunately there were but few persous in the car. They escaped with bruises and a severo skaking up. The passengers on the other cars wero thrown from their seats, but none was badly hurt. The accident’ was | caused by a mistake in the block signal. It is estimated that the total aawage will amount o £0,000. SOMEBODY HAS LIED, Northern Pac dslide Aceis dent to Be Investigated Tacoms, Wash,, Des nave yet been recoived from the scene of the I'he ooMeial reports landslide on the Northern Pacific which o¢ ourved at Cauton, November 4. Tne rail road officials, together with the corouer, prosecuting attorney aud Swodish consul, left this mo to investigate the disustor Tho railrosd offivials assert that ouly two wen were killad, and that all the uien at work at the time of the slide are uccounted for. Several of the workmon (nsist that at | loast twenty of their number lie buried in the debris. Until the result of the oficial in vestigation is made known Lho exact uumber of lives lost canuot be determined, | bura expe NUMI — SER 167, THEY ARE [N GREAT DEMAND Soveral Ambitious Argentinians Want to Wear Pellogrini's Presidential Shoos, EFFORTS MADE BY THE ARDENT SEEKERS, Politics in Honduras fs W arming Up a bittle—~Isthmus Affairs dorian Earthquake Amervican Salva- sSouth News, 1Copyrighted 1891 by Jam=s Gortan Rennatt, | Burzos Aynis, Argentine (via Galveston, Tex.), Dec. 1.—|By Mexican Cablo to the New York Herala —Special to Tue DBes, |— Onicials aro said to be hard at work to elect General Roca to the presidency as Pellegrini’s successor. Roea arrived here on Saturday and is now fn concealment, It is said that his coming horo was caused Ly a desire to conciliate the differont branclies of his political party, and to allay any dissent among tho loaders, To attain this object he will presido over the tuture meetings of his adnerents, and will make appeals to the unruly elements, 1 am inclined to doubt the success of his mission, At a joint meeting of tho followers of Generals Mitro and Roca the Mitre poople re- Jected tho overtures of their opponents. The probability is that Mitre's supporters and the radicals will form a combination ana como out under a now party name. enor Godoy, the deputy from San Juan, s that he will fight the governor of Men- does. At a conferenco with Genoral Roca, Deputy Godey told him that tho behavior of tho government oflicials at last Sunday's elections was despotic, AISTHMIAN AFFAIKS, Coming Colombian Election — Bull Fights and Suicides, [Copyriuhted 1891 by James Gordm Bennett,] Paxayy (via Galveston, Tex,), Dee. 1. —|By Mexican Cable to the Herald —Special to Tk Ber. |~The presidential elections of Colombia will bo held on December 5. Ad- vices from tho interior of the republic stato that the strength of Voloz, tho liberal candi- date for the presidency, is growing. It is ereatly foared that the elections will be at- tended with serious trouble, as party feeling is runuing very high, The anniversary of Isthmian independence was celebrated with a great deal of eclat. Among the features of the celebration was a series of bull fights. Three toraris woro killed on the closing Jay. Geronimo Ossa, late confidential agent of tho Chilian congressionalists, and more recently Chilian consul hero, leaped from the balcony of his residence today in a suicidal attempt. He broke one of his arma. The cause of the act 13 unknown. He was picked up in an uncouscious condition, The case is considorod hopoless by the physicians who attend him. Domingo Jimenez, a prominent resident of Panama, also tnrued suicide today and su ceeded in killing himself. iio chose poison as the means, His death has croated a big sensation. A woman is mixed up in the case. Jimenez was actuated by joalousy, owlng t0 attentions sho receivod from rival of his. HONDURAS' NEW CUTIVE. Great Enthusinsm at His o tion—One Little Revolt. (Copyrighted 1891 by James Gordon Bennett.] Lraucioaies, Honduras (via Galveston, Tex.), Dee. 1.—-[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald- Special to Tue Ber. The inanguration of President Ponc Leiva took place yesterday in tho presence of a great crowd of spectators. The cero mouies were improssive, aua the recoption of the new president by the populace was enthusiastic. He mado an address which was most favorably recoived. In the course of it he promised that he would endeavor to the best of his ability to promoto the poaco and prosperity of tho country. Genoral Bogran, the lato chiof exe cutive, has retired to Santa Baroara, Tho poople of tho republic consider themsolves deoply indebted to him for his sevvices during his presidential carcer, It is rumored, nevertholess, that a revolution has broken out near the frontier line, Tho object of tne insurgents was to capture both tho re- tiring and weomng prosidents and all of the members of congress. The plot was frus- trated, however, and tho revolutionists have taken up arms. It is reported Nucaomo, ngura- that thero is fighting af Uruguayan Matters. [Copyrigh ed 1591 by James Gordon Bennett,] Moxtevineo, Uruguay (via Gulveston, Tex.), Dee. I.—[By Mexican Cablo to the New York Horald -Special to Tur Bee,)— Owing to the conditions 1mposed on the gov~ ernment by the Nutional bauk the president has rejested its propositions. The result will be the stoppige of the establishment “The wool market is demoralizod on account of tho tmmense quaatity of the articie arriv- ing from Buenos Ayres. 50 fur there is no news of the United States cruiser Boston. L Barth pake in San salvaidor. [Copmrighted 1591 by James Gurdon Be inett.] SAN SALvanon (via Galveston, Tex.), Deet L—[By Mexican Cavle to the New York Herald - Special to Tue Bre)—A heavy carthquake shock was felt hero at 10 p. m. on last Saturday. At p. m. yesterday a lighter snock was experienced. At 8 o'clock last night a third shock of longer duration oe- curred. The frequency of these curthquakes is causiug great alarm in this city and vicin- ity. “Tne fair at Sensuntepeque was oponed today. Constitutional tmmunity. (Copyrightcd ix91 by sames Gordon Bennetty VaLrakaso, Uhili {via Galveston, Tex.), Dec. 1.—|By Mexican Cablo to tHe New York Herald -Special o Tuk Bek|—1 hear that the supremo. court judges Hayo un- officially notified the government that the coustitution does not countenance the prose- cution of civil suits, as contemplated, againat the ministers of Balmaceda's cabinet and the his congress. R Lo FAMINE LHREATENED, mombers of oAl Nebraska Division of the Missourk Pacific Without Fuel, Arcutson, Kan, Dee, 1 Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee|—The west division of Pacific from Atchison to Omaha nine. At7 o'clock not a duy's supply orintendent Hath- s fifty cars from the mines in Missouri tonight, which will belp out some. About forly cars are used on the division the Missour: 15 threatened with a coal fa this morning there was on the division, bpt Su dail, I'he npany’s fuel agents are buy- g coal whorever thoy can fing it, but the wines are unuble 1o supply ths heavy de- mand ‘'hy large number of extra trains put on recently to move the immense crops of Kan- sas and Nebraska caused tho reduotion of tho company's surpius,