Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 12, 1891, Page 1

' TWENTY-FIRS members of the house, ported Mills for spenker, are being hauled up grossman WA DEMOCRATS TROUBLED. .ngr( 83 men Required to Explain Their fupport of 8peaker Crisp, GCVZRNOR BOIES WAS IN FAVOR OF MILLS, Members Excluded from All the Benefl & of Political Vic tory—House Patranage Con- trolled by Tammany. ester WasmiNeToy Buneav or tne Bre, | Bl FOURTEENTH STREET, WastiatoN, D, (4, Deo, 1. § Bowman of Council Bluffs, Butler of West Unfon, and the vest of tho Towa democratic all of whom sup- by their demecratic constituents and asked for an nccounting. The West Union con- was made chairman of the Ottumwa convontion recently on account of his ultra free silver views, and all of the Jown democrats in congress, for that matter, stand upon tho most positive and extremo free comnage platform, yet all of them voted for Mills, who is openly opposed to free coin- ago and advocates the Cleveland gold stand- ard. Mills, as was well known to them, vas the Clevelund candidate for spea- ke 1 oponly declared himself against tho recognition of silver. The lowa democrats supported Mills at the direction of Governor Boies, who favored him only to please Cleve- land and wno belioved he would be the nominee for the vice presidency if Clevelana helded the ticket again, Boies’ hopes havo now gone glimmering, as Clevelund has been relegated to the rear and thus he and his congressmen have sold out themselves and their local platform very cheap. Control'el by Tammany. It will bo cheerful news to the democrats in the west and northwest who had hoped that some pleasant berths might ve found for them under the doorkeeper to learn that Doorkeeper Turner has been summoned to New York by Dick Croker, the Tammany Chict, to got bis orders for the proper distri- Tution of the patronage at his control. As Detween Croker's orders and any promises Turner may havo mado to the westard northwest, there is no doubt as to whom ho will obey. The very fact that Speaker Crisp's first official action was to sign tho order samitting some of Tamwany’s chief- tains of the Jimmy Martin stripe will be another object for the west and northwest to consider. Democrats Ignored the West. Tt hias just oceurred to the democratic mem- bers of the house who come from sections be- yond the Mississippi that they huve com- pletely cut off their chances for any spoils of the house by the election of Crisp as ¢ paaker. All of the four principal ofticers of tho house— clerk, sergeant-at-arms, doorkeeperand post- master—wero taken from states east of the Tilinofs line aud from contiguous states lying 10 the east. Up to today not & solitary posi- tion bad been given to any one west of the Mississippi river., The republicans of the bouse honored a Montana man, Mr. Hatha- way, with one of their bost offices, that of postmaster, and they gave him their solid vote ‘Tuesday ‘in the reorganization. In contrast with this action, Montana did not only not have ono of her democratic citizens presented for this offico which she micht bave secured, but it stated that her demucrutic representative is to not get even one of the many minor positions for his constituency. So faras the west and north- west_are concerued thoy have been com- pletely blotted out of existence by the major- ty in the present house. If none of the offices ure given them, the west and north- west can have little hope of any specific or gencral legislation at this session, Lottery Agents Interested. A new eloment has entered the field against the revommation of President Harrison. It is tho lottery. A few nights ago a confer- ence of the leading lottery agents and lobby- ists was hold in this city at tho resulence of a republican Unitod States senator who is well Inown as an enemy of Prosident Harrison. A perfect compact was arranged between tho representatives of the great sociul octopus and the opponents of tho president for polit- feal work. The old lottery men are to sceuro delegations from the south who are to vote for anybody rather than Harrison. Tho agents of the Mexican avd Canadian ' lotter- jos are also to enorgize the opposition to President Harrison. A perfect understand- iog wns reached und work was immediately begun. Several southerners employed in the executive departments here have, since the meeting, been appronched by ropresentatives of the lotteries aud offered cash inducements to eithior go into their own districts and enter the contest for delegate- ships or secura the seiection of friends whom they can control and who will see that Presi- dent Harrison is not renominated. One colored man was offered $1,000 if he would secure ono delegate from Texas whilo another man wus offored $300 cush to control the delogate from another southern state. They Will Use Money. It will create no surprise among those who have watched the courss of legislation sinco President Harrison's 1nauguration to learn of this effort to terminate his presidentinl career at the end of this tarm, but it wiil doubtless creato ndignation on the part of the poople throughout tho country who are opposed to this vampire to learn that these corruptionists at Now Orleans are to enter the novthern states and work against the nowination of the man who, move than any other, fs responsiblo for the law which is in ® national way wiping the lottery business out of existenco and who promises his every offort to its comploto extirpation. At this conference at the residence of the senator reforred to were all of the well known lobby I5ts who have for mauy years infestod tho corridors of the capitol and by the use of money and every other inducement succeedod, at ull the congresses but the last, in defeating evory moasure intendod to striko a blow at the greatest moral leper which has fastenod Jts fangs upon society. Some of the lobbyists Bro oing to the south and a few north to work in the interests of aclogates who aro pledged to vote against any man in the con- ¥ention who 18 opposed to the lottory. Married in Seoret. Washineton society circles have experi- enced a surprise i the announcement of the murriace of Miss Cathariue Lawson, o duugh- ter of Colonel Lawson of the regular urmy, to Lieutenant Newmann of tho Mariue corps, who has been stationed for some time past at tho Marine burracks. Not only have these young pooplo been married to the surprise of all their friends, but they were married about 8 month ago in Baltimore, and no one was any the wiser until yesterday, when the Jieutenant claimed bis ‘bride. This was the first that Mes, Lawson had heard of her dunghter's murriage, and she was compotely prostrated by tho news. Miss Lawson is bit § Yeurs of age, and her husband, who was a recent graduate at Aunapolis, 1s 24. Last night the licutenant informed’ Mrs. Lawson of what bad occurred. Colonel Lawson is now stationed at Missoula, Mont. P, 8. H. NEED OF REST, 15y Bpeaker Crisp Will Leave Washing- ton for a Few Days. Wasmixaroy, D, €., Doe. 11.—Spoaker Crisp will probavly leave Washington for a fow days and go to some quiet place where he can securo a littlo rest, whichi he greatly needs, altor the wear und tear of his can vass and his incessaut labors siuce his elee- won, and where e can also work undisturbed on the arrangement of the committ Tue speaker desires through the press to return bis cordial thanks w many persovs Who have sent bam their congratulation ou his election, Those congratulations aro so YEAR. Bumerous thatit 1s not possible for hiwm now, i the work that is before him, to mauke an individual response to each, No conclusion had been reached this after. noon with respect to any of the committees or the policy to be pursued as rezards their composition. Itis probable that when the house convenoes tomorrow the committees on accourts and on mileage will be announ The work of these committees rolates merely to memoers’ salarios and travelling expenses, and they are usually appointed very soon after the orgunization of the houso in order thot the accounts of members may be uudited, 'ho vules committes, so far as can be rued, is an entirely unknown quantity, whose composition Is not likely to be de- termined for some time to come. with all RECENT ARMY ORDERS. Changes of Interest Made in the Reg- ular § Wasnixaroy, D, 11.— {Spocial Telegram to Tne Bee, | —The following army orders wero issued today: Leave of absence granted First L ant Graham D, Fiteh, corps of engineers, on October 20 is extended one month, Iivst Lieutenant Eaward E. Hardin, Seventh in- fantry, is rolieved from duty at the United States militury academy to take effact janu- ary 31, 1502, and will then proceed to join his regiment. Captain John B. Rodmau, Twentieth lufantry, is detailed as a member of the examimng board at Fort Assinaboino, Mont , convened October 27, vice Captain John N. Coe, Twentieth infuntry, relieve First nant J. Rozier Clagett, Tweunty third infantry, wili report iu person without fuil to tho superintendent of the recruiting service, New York City, for assignment to duty at David’s islang, New York harbor, This getuil is made with a view to a tour of duty for two years. Major Peter D. Vroon, wmspector genoral, will be rolieved from tem- porary duty in the Department of the Mis- souri und will report in_p:rson to the com- munding general, Department of Texas, for duty as_inspector generai of that depart- ment. Major Eugene B. Beaumont, Iourth cuvalry, will be relievod from cuty as acting inspector general, Department of Texas, upon the arrival of Major Peter D. Vroon, inspector general at the headquarters of that department. Major Adna R. Chuffeo, Ninth cavalry, is relieved from the duty to which he was assigned Septembver 9, 15%), and will report to the commanding general, Depart- ment of Avizonn, for duty us acting inspec- tor general of thac department. ptain Henry J. Nowland, Seventh cav- will report in person to the commanding wencral, Department of tho East, for assigu- meut to tewporary duty as assistaat to the wspector general of that department. Cap- tain Jesse M. Lee, Ninth infantry, will re- port 1n person to the commanding general, Department of the Missourl, for assignment to temporary duty as assistant to the in- spector general of that department, and Acting Assistant Surgeon A, I Comfort, U. S. A, is relioved from duty at the United States military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to take effect upon the arrival at that 'station of Captamn Charles Richards, ussistant surgeon, and will report in person to the commanding officer at Fort Leaven- worth for duty at that station and by letter to the commanding general, Departient of the Missouri. Captain Crosby P. Miller, assistant quartermaster, will pro- coed from this city to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Fort Sheridan, Neb,, and Fort Niagara, N. Y., on public business connected with tho quartermaster’s department, and upon the completion thereof will return to his proper station. ‘The following changes in the stations and duties of officers of the medical depart- ment are ordered : Captain Walter R. Fisher, assistant sur- goon, is relieved from duty at Fort Assina- boine, Mont., and will report in person to the commanding officer at Fort Columbus, N. Y., for duty at that stution, aud by letter to the communding general Department of tho Eest; First Licutenant Charles 1. Woodruff, assistant surgeon, is relieved from duty at Ft. Missoula, Mont., and will report in po son to the commanding officer at I't. Assina- boine, Mout., for duty at that station and by letter to _the commanding general Depart- ment of Dukota. Licutenant Colonel Joseph P. Wright, surgeon, is detailed as n membver of the army rofiving board at Ft. Leaven- worth, Kaus., convened September S, vice First Licutenant Beojamin L. Ten Eyck, assistant surgeon, relieved; Major Julius H. Patzki, surgeon, will report In person to Colonel Edwin F. Townsend, Twelfth infan- try, president of the army retiving board at P’ Leavenworth, for exawination by the board. The leave of absence granted First Lieutenant Henry C. Cabell, jr., Four. teenth mfantry, November 11, Department of the Columbia,”is extended one month. A board of ofiicers 1s appointed to meet ut Fort Leavenworth Monday, December 21, to ex- amine into and report’ upon the subject of post schools, libraries, reading and amuse- ment rooms and gymvasiums, and to transact such otbier business as may be rveferred to it Detail for the board: Major Jacob Kline, Twenty-fourth infaniry: Major Camille C. C. Carr, Eightn cavalry; Captain Hugh Brown, Twelfth infantry. ‘The board will submit its report to the adjutant weneral of the avmy. RELATIONS LIPS suten RATHER MIXED, Peculir Complic tions from a Wedding. Wasiixgroy, D. C., Dee. 11.—A most fash- fonuble and romantic wedding took placo at St. John's chureh last night, waen Miss Enid Hunt was led to the altar by Mr. Samuoel Slater, son of tho Providence, R. L, million- aire. Tho cercmony was performed by Bishop Doane of Albany, a relative of the bride. There wore fourteon ushers and a waid of nonor, sliss Bradley of Boston, By tho wedding there arises some curion complications in the relationship of members of the two families, Scarcely thres months Resulting ago the groom’s fatner, Horatio lson Slater, who is over 70 years old, was married to the baide's younger sister, not yet out of her teons, at Bar Harbor, "The “father and son thus ‘become brothers-in-law, while tho younger sister becomes her elder sister's mother-in-luw. To Hear Appeals in Qustoms Cases. Wasuixaroy, D. €., Dee. 11.—The United States goneral appratser at Now York has asked authority to desigunte a board of three genecral appraisers to visit the ports of Buf- falo, Chicago, St. Loule and Cinciunati be- tween now and tho 15th prox., for the pur- vose of hearing appeals in customs cases in ordor to facilitate the general busimoss of the voard, Acting Secretavy Spaulding today approved the recommendation with the understanding that such detail of goneral appraisers horeaftor be mado only on the ap- proval of the dopartmont, and shail not it any way intorfore witn the due and orderly courso of business at New York, Gold 1n the Treasury. Wasuixaroy, D, C., Dec, 11.—The net gold holdings of the Treasury department are 57, an_increase of about $2,000,000 first of the month aud an increase of nearly $14,000,000 since June last. Attacking 0 PPasses, Wasmyaroy, D, C, Dee. 11. ueral Miller has determined to tost the right of railways to issuo freo passes, Ho will shortly bring suit aguinst ono New Eng- land railroad as a test case, Customs Receipts at New York, Wasuixaroy, D, C., Dec, 11, ~The recoipts from customs at New York the first ten days of this month were nearly §1,000,000 less than for the corresponding perioa'last year, stor Sits Up, Wasiixaroy, D, €, Dee, 11.—Secrotary Foster continues to improve slowly and wus able 1o sit up for a short time this morning, - Protested His lnnocence. Erizanernrows, N. O, Dee. 11.—James was hanged here today in the presence of 3,000 people. Johnson com. witted a criminal assault on Florence Sut- ton, a colored girl 10 years of age, aud then mutdered her, Heo coufessed the crime when but protested his iunocence ou ihe Attornoy Johuson, colored, CONDITIONS OF THE TREATY. Details of the Reo'procity Arrangements Between Germany and Americ OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE PUBLISHED. of In b nge for Free Admission Her Sugar, Germany Modifies or arift o Removes Many Har Restric ions, Wasinyaroy, D, C,, Dee. 11.—Ofelal cor- respondence has been mado public this after- noon setting forth the details of & reciprocity arraugement enterad into between the United States and ( mauy, whoreby the sugar of the latter secures continued freo admission into the United States and a reduction in the German tarift duties on American wheat of 0 per cont; rye, 30 per cent; oats 374 ; corn, utter, 15; salted and pickled pork and beef, whoat flonr and corn meal, 30 per cent; barley, 121§ per cent; malt, malted bar- ley, 10 per cont, Lumber and timber—First, R, or merely rough hewn, with ax or saw, with or without bark, onken barrel staves, unchanged. Second, Marked in the dir of the longitudinal axis, or prepared or cut otherwise than by rough hewing, barrel staves, notincluded under No. 1; unpeeiod osiers und hoops, hubs, felloes and'spokes, 25 per cent. 'Third, Sawed 1 tho direction of the longitudinal axis, upplaned boards, d cantlowoods and other articles sawn wo, 20 per cent. Moat—slaughtered, fresh and dressed meats, with the exception of pork, 25 por ceut. Pork—slaughtered, frosh and dressad meats, with the exception of bacon, fresh or prepared, 15 per cent. The correspondence begins with a noto aadrossed by Herr von Munn, charge d'afaires of the Gorman legation, to Genoral John W. Foster, plenipotentiury extraordi- nary of the United Stutes, The note is dated Saratoga, August 1591, It stated that tho govercment of Ger many, in view of the rigid inspeetion of meat for export provided for by the United States, was huppy to announce that thore was no longer any cause for maintaining the prohioi- tion of the importation of hog pork and sausages of American origin, ‘“The - im- perial government,” the note continued, “in making that declaration, based its action upon the supncsition that, after tae abolition of tho German pronibition of m- portation, the president of the United States would no'longer have occasion for the exer- cise, as regarded the German ompive, of the discretionary powers conferred upon him by the INifty-first congress.’” *The fmperial government,’ continued the note, “thought it had greater reason for the above assumption, sice it was prepired to grant the United Statos the same reductions in customs duties on agricultural products that had been other states.” To the note Mr. Foster replied the same day that ho was directed by the president to state that the withdrawal by Germany of the prohbition agaiust American pork would remove the occasion for the excrcise by the president, as against the German ompire, of ' the power conferred upon him by section 5 of the meat inspection law. ~ He was further dirccted by the president to state that he president) accepted the action of the im- srament in proposing to place the United States among the favored nations, so far as tariff reductions were concerned, and, when the German government had officially removed the prohibition on Amorican porlk, would cause tho necessary orders to be given to secure the continued free admission into the United States of the articles, the product of tho Gorman empire, enumorated in section 3 of the law of October 1, 1800, The third and last of the communications was from Herr Munn to Secrecary Blaiue under date of Decemver 10, 151 1t con- tained a table of the Austro-Hungarian tarift concessions granted by Germany, which in granted Austro-Hungary and accordance with his declaration wmado on tho occasion of the removal of the decrce forbidding the im- portation of swine pork and sausages, of American orlein, likewise accrued to tho benefit of the United States of America. The note also contained & copy of tho goneral customs tariff now in force in the German empire. In tho table are included not only the arti- cles which, in the treaty of commerce con- cluded between the German empire and Austro-Hungary, have recoived a reduction of duties, but uiso thuso articles in regard to which ad agreement has boen mado, that is to ¥ hich the German empire, in" ‘ac th its negotiations with Austro-Hungary, cannot allow any increase of duties as_long as the treaty of commerce remains n force with that country. The treaty, tho noto stated in conclusion, in caso of its ratitication would go into offect the first of Fobruary of the approaching year, WEATHER FORECAST, OFricE o WeATHER BURTAD, Odana, Deo. 11, The provailing high barometer 1s now cen- tral over southern Neoraska and far weather continues over ail the adjacent states. Indications of a low barometer still exist mn the far southwest and there is now another low barometer appearivg in the ex- treme northwest. There hus not been much change in tomperature and no notably cold weathor provails anywhera now. Raln i still reported from Indian Territory and also from Rapid City, 8. D. The winds continue northerly over the interior of the country and are now southerly in the northern tier of states, whore temperature is rising. For' Omuua and vicinity—Warmer, con- tinued fair weather today; warmer on Sun- da Wasmiyaroy, D. C., Dec. 11.—For Ne- braska— Warmer In east: stationary tempor- aturo in west portions; winds sbifting o south, For Missouri—Generally fair on Saturday, followed by showers Sauirday night or Sun: day; northeast wiads: slichtly wavmer in hwest; slightly colder in southwest por- variablo winds, shifting stationary tem- Fair; to south; warmer in west; perature in eastern portion, For North and South Dakota—iair, warmer; southwest winds; excopt stationar, temperature in South Dakota. For Montana -Generally fair; southwest winds; warmer in south, stationary tempera- ture in northern portion, For Kansas—Genorally fair; northeast winds; stationary temperature in east, shently warmer in weat portion, For Colorado—Fair; * sligntly warmer; variable winds, - THE MARSHAL, While Attemptin: t) Escaps a Utah Convict is Killod, SaLt Lake Ciry, U. T, Dec. 11.—Tom Me- Gallon, alias “Liverpool Bob," a desperate convict, whoso true name is O'Neill and whose people live in Denver, was shot and killed by Daputy Marshal W. F. Gill this evening while attempting to escape from a train in this city on bis return to the peni- tentiary from Ogden, where he has been as o witness. At the time ne was manacled t William Lelaud and the two ran a distane of 200 yards before McGallon fell. e was shot twico and_expired instanily. [eland was recaptured. McGallon was sorving a term of eight yoars for burglary, Killed by a Miner. Rep LoveE, Mont., Dec. 11.—Jerey Twohy, a saloon keeper, was shot and killed by Juck Rice, a miner, two builets passing through bim, one going through both arms. Rice escaped to the bad lands. A posse is in pur suit and threatens lynching. - Met the Run. Sacranexto, Cal, Dec. 11.—A rumor was started that the Sacramento Dauk was in ! shaky condition, aud & run was wade oo the KILLED BY OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING DECEMBER 12, 1891 The bank by a large numboer of dbpositors, managers of the bank werh ready for the run, and promptly paid at demand. The bank now has in hand 8250800 in gold, be- sides money in other banks, sfyelling the im- mediately available assets to §630,000, il SOUTH DK ANOTHER 1A DIVORC Citizon of New York Secures a Divorce and tmmediately Retdrns Home. Siovx Faiig, 8. D pocial Telegram to Tie Be u membor of the divorce colody, hailing from Brooklyn todny secured a ddereo of sopara- tion from his wife Elizabold. Demaine is well known in Brooklyn ati for years con- ducted a furniture businesgon Court stroot. His wife was a Miss Caverly The marriage took place in the Grace chieh, Now York, August 24, 1870, and in Octlober. 1584, the couple failing to agree weparated. The grounds upon which the decree was granted were desertion. Mrs, Demafne is now liv- ing with her brothers in Summit, N. J. _De- maine leaves this ovening for New York where he will bogin an_activn for §00,000 damago against the Morniug Journal for libel, the Journal having stated that his wife' had given him 81,000 to come to Da- Kota to secure_his divorco and that he would marry a Now York lady who was the prioei- pal cause of the domdstic infelicity which existed, South Da oty In ifans Satisfie ], Okruicns, 8. D., Dec. 11.—[Special to Tie Bizk.|—Chief Stinking Bear and his band of over 100 Sioux Iudians ardved horo today aftera fow weeks' hunt in Wyoming, and camo well loaded with attdiope and otter skins. Thoy are selling and doing o good deal of trading withi tho local merchants. Thoy seom jovial and appenr to be satistiod. They do not show the sullenness which w. soapparent over a year ago: This 1s their first un® since the disturbuiiee of tast win- ter. Thoy will return to the rescrvation in a couple of days. : To troue Blaino Diverce Cass, Stovx Faris, S, D., Dee. 11.—[Special Telegram to Tnr Bre.]—Judges Carland and Palmer of this city, attornogs for James G. Blaine, jr., and his wife, do) ing_for Deadwood for 31,000 tezipo And £500 cou nsel foes for Mrs. Blaine in ner divorce suit, Tho hearing takes place in Deadwood on Tuesday. & motion made Remington Murder Case Ended. Fanao, N. D., Dec. 11.—The jury in tho Remington murder case retgened a verdict of guilty, and fixed the penaify at imprison- ment for life, It is considereft a compromise verdict, ] —_——— IN A RAILROAD WHECK, Three Persons Lose Thaje Lives and Ninc Ave Serious'y qinjnrn(l. Caino, 1L, Dee. 11.—A colfision oceurred last night at Mountain Glen, near Murphys- bora, I1l., on the Mobile & o@ railroad be- tween a freizht and consfiiotion trains. At the general office of thefroad here it is learned that threo persons were killed and mno injured, one of them fatally. The fol- lowing were killed : 0 ENGINEER FLIPPEN of tige freight train. SIMON OLSEN of the work jraia, MILLEL of the work tr: The injured were: , chest_inj fractured, will probably die. & LouAN Dixoy, right arm @nd collar bone broken and scalp wound. k& EvLiorr, right shoner injured. d, both legs JAMES WiLLiaz Gregoky, badly rv avout the head, body aud hands. k Joiy MASSEY, scalp woun about the chest. DeNNIs Gonrrey, large gash in head, Jeft shoulder sprained. Injuries considered ser- ious. Jases Baiw, Micnaen DaLey. CuanLes WiNTERS, The coroner’s verdict places the blame on Eugmeer Cutter, of the work train, who failed to flag bis train as ordbred. and mjured Three Were Instantly Killed. Cmicaco, Il Dec. 11. —T\r) women and an infant wora instantly killed at Homewood this evening by n Big Four express wrain on the Illinois Central tracks, aud one woinan just escaped a similar fate. Those kilied were Mrs. Mary Witt and Mrs. Anna Gotts- chalk and the infant of the latter, while Mrs, Witts' sister-tn-law, Augusta Witt, was only saved by throwing herselt frow in front of the train, The three women were caught in the dusk on the track just outside the village re- turning home after a visit during the day with friends. Kun Down by a Train. EvANSVILLE, Tnd., Doc. 11.—Robert Ruston and wifo were killed at 10 o'clock this morn- ing at Oskine Station by an Evansvillo & Terre Haute engine. Ruston thought he could cross the track ahead of the engino, R SENSATIONAL DEV, LOPMENTS, Utah's Penitentiary an Abiding Place of Lirchery. Sair Lake Ciry, U.T., Dec. 11.—Thoro were sensational dovelopments in the prison investigation today. Essio Banks, a femalo prisonor, who was placed on the stand by the defeuse to refuto statements made by Ann Prindle and May Forkner of the lewd conduot of the United States marshal, as well as to show thathe was a victim of & con- spiracy, was unmasked by United States District Attorney Varian, who subjected her to a severe cross-examination, She adwitted that sho was a prostitute and had followed that calling in ail the principal cities of the west; that she shot a sister in frailty, and that her “man at the pen’ was George Loomis, a convict undergoing sen- tence for burglary, and that he bhad access to her coll whenover 50 inctined and had had for mouths. According to her answers, the woman prisoners were intimato with the guurds and, in fact, that within the walls of the woman's prison lechery was rampant. A supposed witness for the defense, sho has proved tho bost witness the prosecution tas had yet. Texas' Alien Land Act Declared to be Unconstitutional, Darias, Tex., Dec. 11,—Many dispatches were received from Tyler taday announcing tho fact thut the supremo court had decided the alicn land law uncoastitutional. The news wus received with the grealest satis. faction 1n all cirzles. The law hardly had a friend in Texas except those who voted for it in the last logislature, claiming they wero duped as to its effects upon the finances and trade of the state, It was a law which pre vented any foreigner bolding title to land in Texas, This, of course, ‘prevented loaus bewg moce upon real estate s security by any man or by any company with so much as one foreiguer as a stogkholder. All such companies at once called & halt and domanded ns lement with all creditors, They could notextend the time wunder the law. This caused tremendous sacrifices to be made aad DENVER STRICKEN, Thousand of Its I'c with La Gripp: Dixver, Colo., Deo. 11,—La grippo is opi- demic in Denver. It made its appearance with the first fall of snow, threo weeks ago. Siuce then the numher of cases has been gradually on the increase, until there are now, as per bhysiclan's assertion, no less thad 7,000 cases in the bauds of the doctors of Denv one seems exempt. Men are down with t on the police and fire departments, soveral on the force of letter carr: and thero are several ministers who will be unable to de liver their sermons next Sunday. The dis- ease seoms to bo of @ much milder form than the epidemic of two years 8go, aud there has been as.yet uo fatalities, ple Down J WDOWN WITH THE CHURCH,” Rural Englishmen Exbibit Envonomed Hos- tility to Landlords aad Par:ons, GLADSTONE'S SPEECH A DISAPPOINTMENT. Unkind Criticism Kills Goschen's One- Pound Note Schome—The Marei i ge of Prince Ciarence Will Bs One of Policy—English News. Copirighted 1891 by New York Amoclatel Press. | Loxboy, Dee. 11.—If tho rural conference | which opened yostorday in London repre- sented with absolute fidelity the spirit of the agricultural eloment of Great Britain, the country would be on the ove of @ social and political revolution. No assemblage of sup- posed rapresentative mon ever held in Eng- land has displayed such envenomed hostility to parsons and land owners. Tho entira sympathy of the conferenco was with the motto, “Down with the Church asud the Landlords.” Mr. Schnadhorst has done nothing more clever during his carcer as a wire pullerthan his gleaning from the mass of inchoate intel- ligence of rural England tneso men so strongly radical, and setting them up as rep- resentative voices. But it woula be mis- leading to infer from tho character of tho conference that the rural poor have descrted tho church on masse or nave become infused with political designs against tho squire- archy. Mr. Gladstone's Specch. Mr. Gladstone's spoech today was a ai appointment, many delogates expect. ing thav definte assarance in regard to liberal progress would bo declared, and would aid some of thelr as: pirations, The speech, however, contained 1o dofinite proposals. 'Mr. Gladstone spoko throughout as a leader who was sympathictic, but doomed not to lead in the struggle in which bis hearcrs wero most concerned. His lusion” to the limitation of his physical powers and his sensibility of the disadvan- tage in which his party was placed owing to his advanced years, caused renowed emotion among his hearors.' There were many crics of *No. you will have a long life yet,” ete. Mr. Gladstone and s wife will start on their trip on Tuesday morning and will reach Paris on Tuesday evening. Severs! French freo trado leaders, who have been beseechin for a conference with Mr. Gladstono on tho subject of international tariffs, will have an opportunity to sce him, althongh ho gives no promise of a speech. His medival adviser - sists upon perfect rest. Royalty’s Komance. The arrangement for the marriage of the duke of Clarence and Avondale were, it is understood, aiscussed by the cabinet today. Although the act of 1850 bars a special grant to the duke, the ministers hold that a dowry can be voted to princess Victoria Mary, Although March 10 has been anuounced as the wodding day, the prince of Wales to- nightavthorized the statement that the cere- mony might take vlace earlier—probably on Febeuary 10, the anniversary of the quoen’s marriago. Mr. Gladstone and wife called at Marl- borough house today to offer their congratu- lations on the betrothal. The queen gave a dinner at Windsor tonight to the duke of Clarence, Princess Wiotoria Mary.and the whole Toci family, who will leave tho castle tomorrow. The current stories that the botrothal is due to the duke of Clarence's persistent love under great opposition do uot agree with court reports. On_the contrary it is known that the duke of Clarence bas long beon on- amored of Princess Helene of Orleans, who reciprocated his love und that both her father and mother approved the match. Prince IHeleno theu went to IRome to put the ques- tion of a change of religion, as an absolute necessity, beforo the pope, who told her that it would bo 1mpossible, that such a chaug could obtain his remotest sympathy. The position remained uusettlad uniil Prince George became ill, when the queen and priice and princess of Wales became alarmed over the chauce of the duke of Fife uearing the throne. Pros- sure was then put on the duke of Clurence and that reason adduced agninst an allinnce with the nouse of Frauce. This pressure led to his acceptance of Princess Victoria Mary, for whom he has shown a cousinly liking. The queen has promized a dowry to the bride, On the occasion of the conang marriage the queen wiil raise the duke of Teck and his children to the dignity of royal highuesses. They are now sitaply *‘highnosses.” The queen has expressod a desire to ac- cept an invitation from the king of Denmark to attend the golden wedding in Copenhagen next may, at which tne czar and the prince and princess of Waios, the kngs of Swoden and Greeco and probably Emperor William will be present. Mr. Gladstone's criticism of Mr. Goschen’s one pound note scheme has killed tho chances of the bill in parliament. The con- servatives have no desire that the measure be promoted. CREATED AN ROAR, in Chamber of Deputies. Scenes Boiscerous Pamis, Dec. 11.—The ecclosiastical con- troversy caused a great disturbance in tho chamber of deputies today. M. Hubbard in- troduced a motlon condomning the hostile attitude of the clergy and demanding that steps be taken for the separation of church and state, M. Fallieres, minister of justice and public worship, in replying to the motion, com- monted at length upon the conduct of the urchbishops of Aix and Bordeaux, In response to an interrution M. Floquot, president of the chamber, said that Popo Pius IX. had given his authority to Froo Masoury and was bimsolf a Free Mason. M. do Cassagnac and M. Baudry d’Asson instantly jumped up and called M. Floquet a liar. A tromendous uproar ensued, lasting fully ten minutes. The members of the right shouting at the top of their voices, hurled vurious opprobrious epithets at the members of the left, who responded witl equal vigor, Cries of “infamous!” “abominablo!’ and the like were freoly exchang Bishop K'reppel shouted that M, Floquet's charze was & calumny and a slando Comte do Mun cried that M. words were iusulting and false, ‘Throughout the uproarious scene M. Fio- quet remained perfectly calm. When the clamor hua subsided he simply remarked that the chair was powerless to doal with fits of madness, M. Fallicres, resuming his speech, said that the government was opposed 1o the se aration of church ana state. The ministry, he continued, would shortly introduce a bill aealing with associations which will apply equally to religions and secular communitios, He added, however, that this bill must not be regarded as a preluda to the separation of church and state, The debate was adjourned. It i roported thuu after tho dobato M Floquet and M. de Cassagnuc appoiuted soc- onds, but that M. Clemenceau lnterfored aud succéeded in preventing the threatened duel It is the general opinion among members of the chamber of doputies that tomorrow'’s debate may be critical as regards the exton- sion of the cabluet, owing to the dissatisfac- tion of the members of the right at the cabi nel's announcement of its intention to iatro duco a bill dealiug with religious associa- tions. ‘whe members of tho richt it appears are determinoed to do their utmost to produce a cabinet crisis, Floquet's Another Complication in Brazil. Rio Jaxeio, Dee. 11.—Disagreements have arisen between the government and Por tolin, governor of tho state of Kio Janeio. The government requestea Governor Por- | tela to rosign bis position. Tuis tue gov- i erncr declined to do. It is that the governor will appoiis governor of the state and &) will be prociaimed. expectod wilitary tial law cramE or a Mo, ST Horrible Treatment of a Litf, By a Fiend. \ Loxvoy, Doc. 11<-A most horrible” crime camo 1o light today at Brighton, Last night Edith Jeal, a b-year-old girl, was sent toa shop with her brother. While the boy was purchasing the articles he had beeu seut to buy little Edith remuined outside. When tne boy came out of the shop his sister had disappeared. Ho searchad for hor for a timo and not Aludiug. her conciuded that she had returfied oo, When ho reached home ho irl told his pareuts of the occurrence. They, 100, ~ searchied everywhere for the child, but without siccess. The police were notifiod and this merniig they foun Edith's body under a shed in & crickat fleld. The little girl had been most horribly mal- treated. She had been brutally outraged by some flend, who, after committing this crime, had strangied his helpless vietim to death. “The child’s face was bloody and swollen, her clothes wero covered with dirt aud hor pinafore and bair were saturated with blood. Suspicion falls ona stranger who hos re- contly been sean in Brighton offoring monoy to littlo giels to accompany him. Tho stranger has been arrested and it nas been discovereu that his name is Wood. He has veen identified by a number of the childr as tho man who tried to entice thom away. FIGHTING IN THIBET, of Conspicnous Gallantry glish Ofticers. LoNDoy, Dee. 11.—Tho viceroy of India telegraphs that the Hunsoa Niger tribes men have menaced Chalty noar Gilhit, the gar- rison of which is composed of Cashmere troops with British ofticors, commanded by Colonel Durand, the garvison was obliged to attack tho strongly fortiflea stronghold of Nilt on December 2. Desperate fighting eneued, Captain Aylmor mnd Liouten- ants Boisas and Radcock, with con- spicuous gallantry, blew up the fort gate wiih gun cotton, foght their way in, fol- lowed by n few 'Sepoys, und capturod the fort. Colonel Durand was shot ana seriously injured. Captain Aylmer and Licutonant Babeock were soverely wounded. Soven Sepoys wera killed and twenty_wounded. The enemy’s loss was sovere. Nine were taken prisoners and ono gun was captured. "The encmy having retreated to the hillsido and keeping up a dosultory firing, the troops agamn attacked and dislodged them. In this cngagement Lieutenant Gorton and seven sepoys were woanded, OPPOSED TO THE SCHEME, One Frenchman Who s Against an Aliance With Russia. Pants, Dee. 11.—Senator Saint Hilawre, ex- minister of foreign affairs,said to an Associ: ted press correspondent that he is dis- tinetly opposed to any attempt to draw France and Russia into an alliance. He can discover no t .nds of union bevween tho must eulightened peovlo of Kurope and a cenntry almost eastera 1n its barbavity. Tue preva- lent idea in France is that this alliance will enable her to regain her lost provinces, while she will enable Russia to lay hands on Con- stantinople. But while Russia will not fail 10 s0iz0 eyory opportunity for iucreasing her empire, sho would not embroil herself with Europe to please France, and,when satisfied, would repudiato any claims the latter power might haveon her ™ In'his opinion the -most. natural and profitable alliance for Francoe would be with England. GETTING IN HIS WORK. More Stuff from the London Times' Valparsiso Correspondent Loxpoy, Dec. 11.—The Times' correspond- ent at Vulparaiso says: “Prosident Harri- son’s message s certain to produco a painful impression, The small American colony 1s higlily indignant ut the action of the Ameri- can representatives, which thoy declare to be due to personal motives, gambling in ex- change, ete. Nobody bad the slightest idea that such misrapresentations as those sent to America by the wholesale at the end of Oc- tobor could have beon transmittod, much less endorsod, by Prosident Harrison. Tt is hoped that congress will demund all of ‘tho docu- ments, when the real truth will come outend u messago of apology from Presidont Harri- son will b necessary. Storm Still Raging Furionsly. Loxpoy, Dec, 11,—The storm is still rag- ing. The losses sustained by the destruction of telegraph and tolephone and electric light lines are very heavy and commuuication with almost all points Is cut off. Meager reports beiug received, however, bring many stories of wreck ana disaster, mostly among fishing and consting craft. Want Justin McCarthy Removed. Loxpoy, Dee. 11.—Justin McCartiy,as solo suryiving trustee of the Paris fund, has been sorved with a_ writ by tho members of tho Parnellite Irish parliamentary party, who requost the removal of McCarthy from the trusteeship and pray for the appointment of proper trustees. BT COhinese Insurr ction Quelled. Loxboy, Dee. 11.—A dispateh from Pekin states that tho receat victories of the im- perial troops sent against the vebols 1 Mon- wolia have vrought the insurrectlon to an end. Iorty-two insurgents who had a hand in tho muvder of Christians have been beheaded at "lakow. Dom Padro’s Remains, Maspmin, Doc. 11.—The remains of Dom Pedro arrived here in the small hours of this morning. AUS o'cloci the train bearing the vemuins started for Lisoon. Minute guns wore fired while the remuins were passing through the city. Disastrous Gale at Hong Kong. Loxnoy, Dee. 11,--A Times dispateh from Singapore states that a severa gale provailed atHong Kong Docomber 4. A large number of Chinosa vessels were aestroyed and nu areds of Chinese sailors and lavorors were drowned. Want it to Embr e Other N-tions, St. Pererssur, Dee. 11.—The Russian press dilates on the nocessity for the Franco- Russian treaty balug made to embrace other countries if possivle, in order to counteract the effect of tho zollverein, Famine Prices in Mudras, Mipias, Dec. 11,—Owing to the drouth the grain orops in Madras presidency have been lost. Famine prices for cercals prevail in many districts. stole & Large Amount, Mernovye, Dee. 11.—The Permanent Building and Investmont society of this city has boon defrauded out of £45,000 by ouo of its oftice gl A SIE WAS FROM OM IHA, Pretty in ouble at M s Ferry, Manrmin’s Feuny, O, Dee. 11.—[Speelal Telogram to Bre.|—Miss Lizzie Evans, a pretry brunotte of Omaha, has sued Josoph Maywood, 8 well known young man of this town, for $1,000 for illegitimate parentage. His fatnor, Colonel J. I, Mas wood, pleaded rho case and the jury rendered a verdict for 50 in favor of the eirl. Young Maywood $efuses to pay this and he will stay in jail for ninety days. He was arvested at C clunati, - Ingalls s & Privat Atcuisoy, Kan., Dec. 11, —|Special Tele. gram to Pue Bee, |—The Aiwchison Chamber of Commerce was organized tonignt with ex Senator John J, Jugells s presideat. ——y 178, MURDERER SLOAN ATLIBERTY, Slayer of the Baldwing Eoapes From Washington Osunty's Jail, NUMBER BELIEVED TO HAVE HAD ASSISTANCE, and Stoel Penetrated se-*Armed Men in rsuit of the Daring Criminal. Bram, Nob, Dec. 11—[Special Telogram to Trr Hee.|—Avthor Sloan is at liverty, He gained his frocdom aoout 6;30 this even- ing by digging through the stoue, wooden and fron walls of the Washiugton county jail & hole large enough to permit him to pass. With nim went Frank Moreison, who occupled the adjoining cell aud who was held for burglarizing the home of Josopn Ware, Both wore awaiting trial at tho spring term of court, oan’'s absence was soon aiscoyer.d by Sneriff Harriman, and an slarm given. In the courso of an hour. fully 100 well armed ana mounted men wore scouring the country looking for the murderor. Accomplished a Biz Job, How the prisoners got their tools, or indeed with what tools thoy used, 18 unknown. They were cortainly well equipped, for they bad u big Job before them and they did it with apparently little offort. At the vory outset they wero confronted by the heavy boiler plato lining of the jail. After this was passed thero was four fnches of hard wood, then a space of several inches—tho juil having double walls—and tren elght inches of stone. All this impediment was ussed, Tho tools which aided the murderer n gaiig lherts woro eithor curried with him, or dropped into tho space between tho walls, For the time they will not bo looked after, but thoy will be secured eventually, as articles of evidenc: with which to convict the heavtless slayor of the Baldwins, his stepfather and stop-brothor, Who furnished Sloan with tho tools is the oceasion of many surmises. It is well known that the young man had friends, and 1t 1s very apparent that they have not forsaken him in bis hour of distross. At any rate he was furnishied with some mignty good tools. This is evidenced by the fact that he cut his way through a heavy boiler plate. He might have dug through the wooden and stone walls with a caso knife; but a more formid- abloweapon 15 neaded whon boilor icon, riv- oted together to form an inuer sheathing, is assailed. If a mechanichad been put at the job he would have asked for a diamond chisel, a ball-pcan hummer, aud soveral hours’ time. But all this will come out in the washing. Sloan's Mother Suspected. Some suspicion rests on Mrs. Baldwin, Sloan’s mother, as she was scen hanging around tho jail carly this moruing and has been standing on the different corners about a block away from the jeil nearly all day. The hole was cut in Morrison’s cell, which is in the southwest corner of the building. Stveral well armed parties are out now soarching for the cscaped criminals and several farmers on horseback have just como to town. Nearly all the farmers in all airec- tions from Blair have been warned to wateh their horses and to turn out tomorrow for & thorough search, Sheriff Harriman offers a reward of $200 for the capture of Sloan, dead or alive. Description of the Men. Following is a deseription of the two fugi- sistiod by the sheriff: Slo 4 years old, about six feet high, strong muscalar frame, slightly stoop-shoul- dered, welght 180 to 19), light comploxion, light hair, cut short, faco smooth shaven last Tuesday, beard sundy when allowed Lo grow. conrse features, very heavy under, bigh ana large durk blue eyes; promincntly marked by n small dark spot in center of upper lip, visible nt o glance; first joint of left thumb enlurged and crippled by a folon; wore a soft black slouch hat one size too small, dark brown cont with rent or patch in back, aark course vest, light colored choap steiped pants of coarse fabric, congress shoes somewhat worn; general appearance shabby, Urenthes through mouth with lips parted, owlng to cutarrhal affoction, Frank Morrison, five t eight, llight built, welg ht 130 to 145, 2) to 22 yoars old, prominent chin, goo] features, dark hair, talr complox- lon, smooth face, genteel appearance, soft blaok hat, black sack coat, durk fine checked punts, blue and black. Will Get Short Shrift. The talk of lynching is stronger now than over. Thero is enough talk now to warrant the assertion that if Sloan is caught Blair could not kecp him over night alive, and tho love for the burglar Morrison is not enoush 10 have any ono fight very hrd to savo his life, as ho is thought to be un ex-jail bird and probably the maiu person in broaking out or planning the work. It has probably taken some days to accom- plish the escapo. Deputy Sheriff Menke is very caroful, and has looked in tho colls nearly overy day. They wera very sharp in onotaiug. ‘Thoy did the work whore their clothes were hung np against the wall 50 as 1o conceal tholr labor's ovidenco. Seen Getting Out. At 12 0'clock tonight thero 13 no cluo to them, nor any idea what direction they took. They were seon just.as thoy escaped jall by Frank Warner, janitor of the court house, He weat up town to give the alarm and the escaped prisoners did not wait. The prison- ers had made sandbags of their stockings by putting limo and pieces of stone in one end of thom and tying them up. They were pre- parod to fight if caught in the act. Thes they loft in the coll, AN AUNT IN OMAHA, =loan Supposed Rintace » Be Receiving Ase n This End. At tho time of Sloan’s capture by Sherlft Harriman e told tho story of his escape and low he eluded the officers. In oue of his ac- counts he claimod that he camo to Omaha and stopped with an aunt for a day or so be- fore going across the river into lowa Upon leavning that Sloun bad a relative In the city Sergeant Whalen tolopioned to the Blale oficials to learn tho address of the sunt. The sergoant was told by the Bl people that tbey did not know where the woman lived, In case the locality had been given the house would have been watehed in the hope that the escaped murdorer would show up at his old hang-out aguin, In complianco with Chief Socavey's order the police arrested all suspicious charaoters found on the streots last night, but none of them answered the description of Sloan, - Eight Lives Were Lost. Louisviuie, Ky, Dee. 11.—The misslng supposed 1o bo lu the ruins of the candy fao- tory have veturned to their homes and the record s closed with cight lost at Menn's unddd four v tho Booue paper tires, ‘Tho searol bas closed, Tue total loss 18 now pluced o 50,000,