Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 13, 1891, Page 1

] moe | THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. = TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. D — el - NEBRASKA CORN 1N EUROE. Efforts Being Made to Enlarg: the Con- sumption Genera'ly, ALLIANCE CONGRESSMEN ARE DIVIDED. MckKeighan and Culver Have a Round in the Confere a Eub- Troasury Measure—Wash- on ington Gossip. Wasiixatox Bureav or Tur Ber, | 518 FOURTEENTII STREET, Wasinxatos, D. C., Dec. 12, § Secretary Rusk believes that there should be co-operation on the part of the peoplo in the heavy corn-producing states with the Department of Agriculture in introducing corn into the various countrios of Furops. This, ho says, can bo done by orzauizations of farmers, commercial bodies and Individ- uals directly interested, who could send agents to Burope to work in connection with thoso of the foderal government and also by sonding samples of corn and suggestions di- rectly to our agents now abroad. The secro- tary says wo need moro missionaries in the field of Burope; that those there now are doing much good, but there are not _enough of them, Heo has sent to Senator Paddock the following letter on the subject: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICU il OFFICE OF WaAsi1 e Jeu 1, Paddock Dear Sir here is ungquestionably a maznificent opportunity to doa grand wors in the way of introducing our eorn 1o Furopeans, this year especially. 1 am ol everthini with th re<oi ees 4t my com- mand that its possible for me todo, but I think a great deal more could he accomplished by a wide spread moveme which ghould include fhdividuais and prod bonrds of trades and such ot ally interested extenslon of ou rketa. Much could be done by these Inde- pendent organ zations which is not within the power of this department, nor even within the provinee of the government, to undortake, Yours very truly, J. M. Ruzk. Senator Paddock will introduce a weasure I tho senate providing for au cnlurgement of the work in introducing corn in urope. Alliance Members Divided A conferenco of the alliance membors of tho houso was bold last night at which Cul- ver of Kunsas and McKeighan of Nebraska locked horns on several questions. It is quite evident that the alliance members will divide on most of their issues. Culver pro- posed a resolution providing that the nine alliance members voto_as a unit which was carnestly opposed by MolCelghun and finally defeated. Then Culver proposed an amended subtreasiry bill, and asked for its endorse- ment by all present. Tho bill provided that the federal government shall loan money to county commissioners on o properly oxectited bond at 2 per cent interest and the latter in turn shall loan 1t at the same rate of in- terest to individuals, ‘This, Culver thought, would be a good way around the constitu: tional objection, but McKeighan thought it just as objectionable as the 1irst subtreasury bill and declared that he would not make a fool of himaell by votiug for such a schieme. Tho bill was not endorsed. Keeping 1t In the Family. Ex-Congressman Yodor of Lima, O., who was on Tuesday elected sergeant-at-arms of the house, has already gotten himself into trouble. ‘I'his morning’s local newspapers contained an elaborato mention of the faot that Sergeant-at-Arms Yoder had tendered to Major Charles T. Yoder the position of cashier of the financial oftice of the house, This 1s au important position and ono of the most aesirable appointive offices within the gift of the house. Major Charles T. Yoder, it was ascertuined, is a cousin of the sergeant-at-urms and a repub- lican special examiner in the general land office. ‘the announcemont of the tender of this appointment was accompanied by cor- respondence betweon the scrgeaut-at-arms and Major Yoder, in which the former, in very effusive and complimentary terms, ton- dered the position and the lattar in'cqual effusiveness declinos the place with thaiks, Considerable astonishment was expressed at the display made over the incident s the corrospondence was wholly unnecessary. oday he was pounced upon by the demo- cratic _members from Ohio who wanted to know if there were no capable and honest democrats in the state of Ohio to whom the position of cashier of the ofico of sergent-at— arms could be tendered. They wero ex- tremely indignant and severe in tneir cen- sure, Meraly a Compliment. Finally Sergeant-at-Arms Yoder stated, by way of explanation, that it was not in- tended that Major Yoder should ac- copt the position referrad to and that it was only tendered to hm as a compilment; that in point of fact tho two men sat down tocother, and whilo be bimself wrote out a letter tendering in glowing and effusive terms the position, Major Yoder wrote out a letter declining tho n[\[mlmnmnl. “Ihis explanation made the Ohio democrats all the moro furious, and to calm their trou Lled minds the sergeant-at-arms oxplained further that Major Yoder was tho historian of the Yoder family and that both of them thought this would bo *a nice little item to iucorporate in the Yoder history." Itscems that the more Sergeant-at-Arms Yoder attempted to explain the incident the more enraged became nis constituents, To- night they threaten to procsed on the fioor of tho house to bring about his rewoval from the ofice of sergeant-at-arms. Hog O olera in Nebraska. Ex-Governor Robert W. Furnas, the sta- tistical agent of the Department of Agric ture for Nobraska, iu his report for Decem- bor 1, 1801, snys : 1 will assume to suy th of hogs by Ereat us f rers never been so Aber, 1t h od moro futal, rt of the state. but more akin to seariot fover or preum "It seems to huve shown new and uucontroluble chursctoris- ties, hus made 1ts appearance on furms where 1L wis never Lofore known. among hogs raised on the faru with no known chance of having boen communivated, und where the bost care ritory and eastorn ny s nlways boen excreisod. Farmors say that it Is “stmply mysterious” and abide results us philosoplically us possible. Commenting upon this statement, Dr. Sulmon, chiof of the bureau of animal indus- try, said today that in the carly part of the scuson swiue aisease was reported as les prevalout and less fatal in Nobraska usual, During this summer and fall he a systematio effort has veen made on an ex- tensivo scale, by the Nebraska experiment station, to noculate swine with hog choiera as u proventative measure ngainst the di- seuse, Eficacy of Inoculat on, Dr. Salmon doubts the protective influence of oculation but he states that it has been conclusively proved that there is danger of spreading the disease by this practico unless careful precautions are adopted in all cuses Last June, in replyiug to a lettor of inquiry addressed to him by the editor of tue American Swinehord {n regard to swine ai. sease in lllinols, he sad 1 have n0 means of knowing whether the wide proy- alence of swine diseases was or was not due 10 the dissewmination of the disease by the many attempts at prevention by inoculation. 1 bave 1o doubt but that the disease may bo spread in this way, und if, as is intimated in your question, there wore many attempts at revention by inoculation this may aceount r the unusual disserination of the disease the sections where inoculation was re- pted to,”" his vecont roport from experience in ooraska recalls Illinois which led to the ve mentioned correspondence ana the opiulon thereln expressed i3 empha- Bla by tho news just re ed from the experimants now being mado at Ottawa, 11l by the Department of Agriculturo to test the differont mothods of ingeulation, this news being that one of the hogs inoculoted by one of the gentlemen rep- gesouting Dr, Bllllugs of the &'ebrun e periment was tho first, and so far as known, the only ono to succumb to the disease, ap- ntly being communicatea by the inocu- , 48 every precavtion had boen taken to prevent coutamination with other hog iscellancons, A number of nominations ara exnected to R0 o the senuto ou Monday or Tucsday next, among them two members of the Interstato Commerce commission, a momber of the court of clwims aud some of the district and circuit judges, It is stated that Congross- man Culbertson of Texas will surely be the democrat interstate commerce commissioner and either George M. Lambertson of Ne- braska or ex-Governor Anthony of Kausas the republican member. Scerotary Nobie deniod the motion for a rebearing and_roview of the land contest case of C. H. Nichols against C. M. Gilletto from Nebraska. Thoe postmaster general today appointed these Nobraska postmasters : A, Jager, Bertha, Burt county, vico E. A, Bell, re- signed; J. N. Lusk, yville, Dawson county, vice I M. Pasmanter, resiguea Towa~ G, Snyder, Buchanan, Colda connty, vice 1% M. Grumy i W. R, Ran, leman, Carlisle, Warren county, vice J. S, Websier, resigned; J. Marshal, Howard, Center county, vico . 1%, Howlo®, rosigned} L. (. Moster, Wichita, Cass county, vice J, M. Coats, rosign Winnebago county d; H. M. Dray vice J, Corael . Woden, resigned. P. S, H, APPROPRIATION ESTIMAT. Money Necded to Kun the Gover for the Next +iscal Year. Wasmseroy, D. ¢, Dee. 12.—A com- parative statoment of estimates of appropria- tions needed for the noxt fiscal year, with estimates and appropriations for the current fiscal year buve been propared by the clerks of tho house and senato committces on ap- propriations, [t shows an excess in the nment estimates of the rogular appropriations for the of fiscal year begiuning July 1, 159 Similar v ago for tho current fiscal year. estimates of the perinanent annual appropri- ations show a reduction of §522,005. Com- purison of estimates for the next fiscal year with estimates of a year azo, according to the several heads under which the appropri- ations are mado, is: Agvicultural, £,160.995 for the uext fiscal year: increase, 45,002, though only $332,842 in excess of the current year's appropriations, this boing due to tho fact that last year's estimates submitted §580.754, hereto- fore approprited for undor the War depart— ment, was added to the agricultural app priation bill on acconnt of the transfer of tho weather bureau. Army, $25,949,207; increase, $122,562, Diplomatic and 82,818, 466; increase, $195,861. District of Columbia, 02, 1 . Fortifications, o y $1,002,284, Indian X 7i increase, $1,076,000, (tb appropriations for 'the current _yoar, bowever, oxceeding last year's estimates by 780 77 on account of the ratification in the appropriation bill of several Indian treaties and tho payment of the claims of the Choc- taw and Chicasaw nations. Legislative, executive and judicial, §22,754,035: iucreas 864,755, Military academy, de- crease, $46,410. Navy, 527,104, £6,136,40, ' Peusions, $14 $11,501, Postoftice, $30,32: 2,777,506 Sundry civil list, $35,18 £3,025,120, QUITE A BOON TO CLALMANTS, Land Commissioncr Carter Commenids the Bee Bureau of - 1:ims. Wasmixatoy, D. €., Dec. 12, ——[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—For the week end- ing Decomber 7 there were transmitted to the various land offices for settlers 3,522 land patents., Tur Bee Bureanu of Claims’ lavr offices of this city handle this class of busi- ness for their clients and eaca individusl case receives prompt atiention and is pushed along at a rapia rate to final completion. Tue Bee corresponpent called upon Mr. Carter, comimissioner of the zeneral land office, this morning for the purpose of learning his views as to tho benefits derived from the establishment of Tie Ber Burean of Clain Mr. Carter said: “During the perlod since this bureau was first establisied great good has been douo in the way of reliev- mg this ofico of much correspondence and letter writing, A great many letters are written to Tue Bee Bureau of Claims now asking for advice and explanation which, had it not been for the establishment of that bureau, would have been written to u In this way the government has been olieved of considerable unnecessary corro- spondenco. Titk BEE Bureau of Cluims hus undoudtedly tuken much work off our hands, and at the same time is a boon to cluimants having businoss before the general land oftice.” RECENT ARMY ORDERS, of Interest in the Regular Service Yester lay. Wasmisaroy, D, C., Dec. 12.—(Special Tole- gram to Tug Bee.]-The following army orders were issued today Leave of absence for two months, to tako effect 1n January, 1892, 1s granted Captain Mott Hooton, T'wenty-second infantry. Liou- tepant Colovel Marshail 1. Ludington, doputy quartermaster general, will proceod from this city to Puiladelphia on official business con- nected with the quartermaster’s department and on completion thereof return to his roper station. Lieutenant Colonel George 1. Weoks, deputy quartermastor genoral, will proceed trom this city to Pittsburg on ofticial business connected with the quarter- master’s department and on completion thercof roturn to his proper station. Tne exteusion of leave of abseuce grauted Second Licutonant Edward Wittenmeyer, Ninth in- Changes fanery, November 9, 1s further extended two wonths, Crisp Announces Two Co; Wastixaro, D. C., Dy, 12.—In the house this morning the speaker announced the ap- polutment of the following committecs : Accounts — Messts. Rusk of Marylaad, Cooper of Indiana, Moora of Texas, Sverloy of Towa, Pearson’of Obio. Quackenbush of Now York, Griswold of Penusylvaniu and Cutting of California. Mileago—Castle of Miunesota, Crawford of North Carolina, Kendall of Keiitucky, Cald- well of Oblo, and Flick of lowa. Adjournment was thon taken until Wednes- day. Elkins' Show for Uroctor's Shoes. Wasmixaroy, D, C., Dee, 12.—It is not likely that the presiacut will make any now appolutments bofore the end of next woek. Many important new appoiatments are to bo made, tho chief of which is the vacaney in tho war department caused by the resigna- tion of Senator Proctor. 8. B. Elkins of West Vivginia is mentioned as most hkely to receive the appointment, but Assistant Sec- retary Girant is thought to staud a very good chunce of gettingit, Sailed for San | Wasiixaroy, D, €., D, tary of the navy received a from Captain Schley, commanding Unitod States steamship Baltimore, saying that sue uad sailed yosterday for San Frau cisco for the purnose of being docked and scraped. The Yorktown is now tne only American war ship at Valparaiso, » 1 © Commerce Comm ssioner. Wasmixatoy, D. C., Dee. 12.-1t is re- ported that Representative Culberson of exas has accepted the position of iuterstate commissiouer and that bis name will be sont to the senate on Monday and that he will re- sigo from the house, Foster Retter but Weik. Wasuinoroy, D. C., Dee, 12.—Secrotary Foster is reported better and strouger than atany tlaio siuce he was taken ill. Ho ls ancisco, 12.-~The secre- cablo message the ters still weak, however, and will bardly be able 10 make his contewpluted southern trip for 1 soveral weeks yot, OMAHA, SUNDAY, CIVING HIN PLENTY OF TIPS, Speaker Crisp is Finding it Difficult to Please Everyboly. MANY APPLICANTS FOR MINOR OFFICES, Yesterday's Happ nings at Washing- ton—A Caucus of Republicans Will Be Held Monday — South American Affuirs, Waseivaroy, D. C, Dac. 12 —Speaker Crisp, after the adjournmant of the house today, listened for several hours to members who called to express thoir views on party policy, or to state their committee profer- ences, This makes four days which tho new speaker has devoted to the task of ascertaining the opinions and wishes of his party colleagues, and ho bas hoard perhaps the greater number of the democratic mem- bers of the house. The speaker heard the viows of all his callers, but has uot roached any definito conclusions, or has as yet offerad chairman- ships to any porson. He said this afternoon that ne was afraid ho could not complete the organization of the committces before the Christias recess, though some of his friends think the work can be dons ina few days after bo gets started on the actual work. ‘Che failure of the speaker to announce tho cotamitice on vules todny was a disappoint- ment, for it was gencrally supposed last night that ho would settle the matter. Many of the leading democrals have been urging the spaaker to prompily settle the matter by appointing Messrs. Sprioger and MeMilin on behalf of the majority, and Messrs. Reod vs on behalf of the minority, but until Mr. Crisp makes un his mind s to who will hoad the committee on ways and means and appropriations, ho canuot overcome some lurassing features of the situation. Tho matter is in a chaotic state, and Lrobably not until Tuesday eveuing will Speaker Crisp be able to make up the rules committec. ‘Tho opinion is strong, however, that Mr. MeMil- lin will be one of the democratic members of this committee, more on account of his knowledge of varliamentary tactics and ac- tivity on tho floor, thau i refercnce to as- signinent to that gentleman on any otuer committee, P.enty of Applicants for Oflice. There are from four to ten applicauts for each oftice under the control of the houso of reprosentatives, and this afternoon Mr. Kerr, the clerk of the house, Sergeant-at-Arms Yoder aad Postmaster Dalton held a confer- ence to consider the distribution of patrou- age, with the view of making it as nearly equal as political geography will permit. Doorkeeper Turner was to huve been preseat, detained. ~ Kerr has decided to appoint Walter N. I'vanch of Massachusetis file clerl, vice Ferris Ginch of 1llinoss, resizned. The place is worth 3,500 a year and was held by Mr., Ginch for' a number of years. Frank H. Hosford of the Detroit F'ree Press will be tally clerk, and J. I". Snyder of Pennsyl- vania disbursing and contidential clerk, the two places paying good salavies. ‘The secretary of agriculture bas referred back to Secretary Blaine the papers in ref- erence to cruelty to animals at sea, prepared by Mr. Hosea Ballou of New York. Secre- tary Rusk informs the State department thut he bas no jurisdiction over acts committed under foreign flags at sea; that he is iuvested with power only 1o look after the safe trans- orl;’.iou and hllmr:'l'm Lr?n;menhl ‘l’l‘y cu:u; our n L §s wholly out of e e T recommendations. Tha State department has thereupon communicated to Mr. Ballou that his suggestions “will receive such con- sideration as the Importance of the subject demands.” Assistant Secvetary Wharton, who has the matter in chargo at present will doubtless lay the general subject beforo the president. Wil Have a ublic Test. “The aspirants for the office of veading clerk of the Fiity-second cougress will be given a practical test in the hail of representatives ay 7 o'clock this evening for the purpose of demoustrating their ability to fill the position. “There nre two reuding clerks appointed by cach congress, Thg places pay well, but the work is dificult aud teying. It i1s proposed that each candidate shall prove conclusively hus capability before appointment. Tho an- nouucement of the hour whon the trials will bogia was mado this aftornoon about half an hour after adjournment by John A. Recve, oue of the reading clerks in the last congress, who gave effect to_his announcement by aad- ing “I'o take my place.” Tho senate republican caucus committee has bee at work all the afternoon engoged in the work of rearranging the committce mem- bership, and the task is at last practically completed, with the excoption of a few minor places. 1t i3 probable that a caucus will be called Monday to receive the report of the committee, The exports of broadstuffs for the eleven months, ended November 30, 1801, amounted in value to §194,077,607 against 812,719,160 for the same period ' in 1500 and tho exports of beef, hogs und daivy products for eleven months, ended Novemiber ), 131, wora 3103,- )19, "as compared with $118,195,027 for the sawe time in 1590, 1t:mifrom South Americh. The bureau of American republics is iu- formed that the preseut crops of wheat aud wool in the Argentine Republic are said to bo the largest ever known in the country und the railvoad companies ure prepaving for a busy season to recoup thewmselves for the great falling off in business during the finan- clal depression. 1t is stated that thero is no line of railway in the country thathas roiling stock enough to carry the produce to market. Tho immense crops have also caused a revival of immigration, and thousands of foreiguers are now arriving at Buenos Avres socking employment fn the agricultural dis- trict during the hurvest. Wages have been doublod aud trebled and” quadrupled in some aistricts, ‘The newspapers of Chili estimate that the oxpenses of the congressional party in the revolution against Balmaceds veached $15,- 000,000, of which Senora Dona Juana d- wards, the wother of Don Augustine Kd- wards, the ministor of finance, contributed £30,000 from her own fortune. ‘The amount of 4! per cent bonds re- deemed today was $25,000, making tho total redeemed to date $22,208,350 and leaving out- standing §4,20¢ The British commissioners from Jamaica were at the State department today in con- sultation with General toster, special pleni pocentiary of the United Statcs, in regard to the terms of a commerciat reciprocity agree- mont between the Unitad States and Jamaica, Itis believed that a convention will be con- cluded next week. Shareholders Must Whack U Wasminagron, D, C,, Dee, 12.—The comp- troller of thecurrency has made an assess- ment of 100 per cent on the shareholders of the City Nutional vank of Hastiugs, Nob, WILL R POLITIOS, aker Reea Had Thought of Doing S hing K New Yok, Dec. 12--Ex-Spesker Reed, says o Washington dispatch, confirms the re- port telegraphed over the country u few week ago that he bns had serious intentions of quitting political life and settling down in Now York city for the practice of law, He says bo is only detorred from carrying this idea Into effect by the fact that he Las kuown 30 many mwen who have attained to the bigh ofics ‘aud then abandoned politics for the law or business, only to repeat very soon after and again seek to enter political life, - Malame Modj ska 1) Puitavrivnns, Pa, Dee. 12 — Madame Heloua Modjesks, tho distinguished wotress, MORNING, DECEMBER is ill at the Continentukhotel shis oity. arrived severe cola which developed into bronohitis, Dr. CaCosta is attending her. but the engagement was cancelled yesterday. cancelled. - MORPUINE A8 A PANACEA, Deadly Drug Tk . Earthly Woes, years of age, tried to end her troubles and phine route last night. und has been living with a saloon named McFall, 1n rooms on teenth street. said “Let her die if she wants to,” Iymgon a lounge in a friend's house at 709 called, but he said it to come, but all ments, At last a message was sent to police head- guarters, and Dr. Lord iealled. When plysician arrived the woman was very low, and was about breathiug her last, The do tor toois hold and worked, hard f¢ more before thers was thie sligatost indica- tion of life. About miduignt the doctor no- crowded into the little room where tho pa- tient lay seemed to know anything about hor, and it was with dificulty that hor name was obteined, Shortly after the womau was discovered in a dying condition McFall appeared at the aloon near-by whero he is employed and said that bis woman had tried to kill horseif. Beyond that ho showed no interest in the matier, Neighbors say that Mafsll and the woman had lived togethor as man and wife for so.no tune, but had never got along well, having frequent quarrels. \ A vottle of morphine{was found, from which the woman evidently took a big dose with the firm 1ntention of euding her hfe. At2 o'clock Dr. Lord said that all his offorts to save the woman' were unavailing, and he stated that she would dic before moruing In the stove which stood 1 tho room was an empty bottle which hdd contaived sixty grains of morphine, all of which the suicide had evidently taken, 2 When the physician left the nationt was still gasping, two or threg old women stood around the bedside, and ‘an otd colored man lay back ina chair in $he corner soundly slecping and snoring loutf énough to almost drown the dying woman’s' gasps for breath, S 8 FiRE Ky . Loss of L'fe nt Wianigeg—Other Con- ot the Lurne hotel, Henry Jockman, his litt girl and a woman named Ruth MeDoyyall were burned to death, ghd & raflroad man named McMicken aua Mrs, Jockman were fatally injured while at@mpting to escape. Other guects of the two Botels bad narrow escape: The fire was nob extinguished until twenty buildings, inclulling the English church bhad burned. New Ouveaxs, Dee, 12.-J, Forster's Orleans rice mill 15 Mugazine street, burned tonight, loss, $40,00v, believed to be fully iusured, CiNciNNaTi, O., Dee. 12,- m.--At 1 o'clock a fire 'was discovered in Shecn’s tablishment for photograph supplies on Race, next street north of the Commercial Gazette office. Tt soon ‘extended into the rear of Caldwoll’s luce store, which fronts Fourth stroet, twa | doors east of tho Commercial Guzette ofice, Tho fire nas not. developed, and it threatens to be very destructive at the present moment, but thera is hope that it wfll be arrested. At 1:40 & m., the whole fire department were working bravoly to confine tue fire to the Sheen & Simpkinson building on Race street. It looks as if they will succeed. There is no fire in any of the Fourth street buildings. Smoke from the Ruce building comes through to Fourth strest. The firemen took the hose through the American express offfce and the Caldweil lace store from Iourth strect to attack the burning boilding from the rear. These buildings will be damaged somo by water. The fire Is completely surroundoed, and the flames at this hour are ¥nder control, to all appearances Printers were driven away from their cases and editors from their desks in the Commer- L-ml]ih‘ etie by smoke, but they soon resumed work. The Sheen and Simpkinson buildings will probably be destroyed, with their conteats, more by water than by fire, ———— AND CHILDRE: woar MURDERED, Tramps Killed Foar Northern Visitor to I orida, New Syrva, Fla, Dec, 12.—Miss A, H. Bruce, Mrs, T. D. Hatch and her little son, and Master Frank Packwood, were found murdered late today in a cottage recently leased by them for the winter six rulles below this town on the east coast of Ilorida. The throats of all four were out, from ear to ear and they had been dead apparently from elghtoon to thirty hours. Tnere is no clue to the murderer. As several tramps have been scen in this neighberhood lately sus- picion naturally rests on them. A posseof nearly fifty men has been organ- ized and it started tonight bn horseback and afoot for the sceno of tka tragedy. The victims had rece come from the north to spend the winter here and were not known generally, No further particu- lars ave procurable toulght as tho Packwood cottuge 1s nearly seven toiles from a tele- graph office, B T T NOT GUILTY. Ex-Treasurer Peake Acquitted of the Charze of Kmbedzzlement. Kaysas Ciry, Mo, Nee. 12.—William Peake, ex-city trcasuref, who has been on trial in the crimioal court during the past woek charged with haying embezzlod $20,000 of the city’s monoy, was acquitted today, ‘The jury brought in its verdict at 2 120 0'clock, having been out for twenty-four hours. A deficiency of $0,000 in the treasury funds was clearly proved. ‘The groutcr amount of the deticienvy was accounted for by “I. O. U.s" found in the cash drawer signed by Peuke. 'I'io defonss was that the slips originally mvrc!unwd amounts drawn by Peake against his salary, but that they were raised by the clerks 10’ the ofiice, who reully got sway with the money, Work of tho Gre Monter, IKANsAS Ci1y, Mo, Dvo. 19, —George Wis- uor today shot and killea Daniel Beckol, whom he had forbidden to visit his house, being jealous of Heckel's attentions to his (Wisner's) wife. A Fou 'd Guilty of Muvde St Joseru, Mo, Dee. 12.—Peter Wright was today found guilty of murder in the first degrce for killlng William Clarke, Jay- uary 14, 1690, She bore yosterday suffering with o The actress was to have appeared in Harrisburg tonight, Eogagoments for the wesk tave also been n w8 a Remedy for Imma Stone, a_colored woman, about 24 veach the gates across the river via the mor- Tue young wonmn I8 quito good looking porter North Four- Lately McFall has grown in- different, and his actions have wor- Benruiy, Dec. 12.—Tho treaties of com- ried Kmma considerably. Last ovemng | Merce are now practically passed in prinel- sho sald tuat she was going to | PIo and dotail by the almost unanimous voico Kill herself, but no one paid any particular | Of the reichstag. The minority, drawn from attention to the remark exeapt Mckall, wno | the ultra consorvatives and members of the An hour or so later the woman was fonnd North Fifteenth streot, and evidently suffer- ing great pain. AWl the neigh- bors wero called in, but no one seemed to know what to du. Dr. KKcogh wa WHS not & county case. Two or three othier medical men were asked pleadsd previous engage- the an hour or ticed favorable signs snd started to work : ¢ with renowes encrgy, ‘with some hope of | Plete transaction from which all moditica- saving tho womua’s life, Uons wero excluded. Very fow of the colored people who [ Complacently Accepted the Troaties. 13, NEVER FAVORED ABSOLUTISY. Prince Bi'marck Fxorosses Regret for Emp:ror Will'am's Utterances, EXPCRIMENTS WITH AMERICAN PORK. Eminent German Scientists Dec it Healthy—Discussing the Cov merctal Treaties in the Relche stag—Other Gorman News. LCopyrighted 1591 hy New York Associatet Press.| reichs party, who opposed the proposed measure, found themsolves too feeble eithor ) | to divide on the first reading or to try to cause delay by referving the treaties to @ committoe, Chancellor von Caprivl, finaing as the de- bate proceeded that an insignificant fraction of the house was opposed to the governmont, caused it to be kuown to the members that ho would brook to dallying in committee, &nd that the dotails of the traaties would bo 1n no way modified, The proposals, he lot it Vo understood, must bo accoptod strictly as thoy were set forth in the convention. Pelegrams from Vienna were civculated among the wembers of the reichstag, during the long debato 1n that body today announc- ing that the Hungarian ministor of commoree hua declared that tho treaties formod a com- In language of complacont acceptance, Herr Singer, socialist; Prince von Hatsfeldt and Bavon Manteuffol, conservatives; Horr Oechelbauer, national liberal; Horr Rickerrt, freassinniger; Hore Oorter, contrist, and Herr Decken, guelph, supported the treaties. Herr von Huine declared that no reference to a committee was necessary, and urged that tbe treaties bo referred. The chancellor dwelt upon the nocessity of passing the treaties befors Christmas. Tho results of their oporations, ho declurcd, would soon show that no proferenco has been given to othor industrics over that of the agriculturist. Ho, with great dilicult kentthe corn duties as high as 3!5 marks Chancelior von Caprivi concluded b address by announcing that the government, with a view of meeting the dearth of laborin the rural districts, was proparing amend- ments to the laws relative to the maintenance an1 housing of rural laborers, and that a bill embodyiug these amendments would be introdiiced duriug the present session of the reichstig. Upon the conclusion of tho chancollor's speech, waich closed a debate of six hours’ duratiou, the reichstag decidod to take up the second reading of the treaties in full sit- ting of the house. ‘I'ne chancellor by his address groatly en- hauced lis roputation as a masterly spiaker, displaying great lucidity of statement and quickness of responso In_ dealing effectively with every argument which the opposition put forward. II-TWENTY PAGE that continued heavy rains atand in the noighborhood of Cartogo has caused Molino river to overflow its banks again, oc- caslonfng further inuadation. I'ha town of Carrillo was totally destroyed, tho flood mak- ing u clean sweop of everything except the old custom house and a portion of tho hotel Forrocarril, ‘The river Suico now flows over the sight of the town. Tho rivor Toro Amer illo also, that ran below the town, has formed for itselt an cutirely new channel, FRENCH CHIMBER OF DEPULIES, Heated Debate on the Proposition to Separate Church and State, Panis, Doe. 12, —In the chamber of deputios today the debate on M. tiubbard's motion of yesterday, condemuing the hosule attitude of the clorgy and demanding that stops be taken for tho separation of church and state, was very heated, M. Perrel domanded that fresh laws agaist the clergy be enacted. M. dela Fossett, speaking for tho members of the right, adjured the government not to disturb the present relations of church and state, Premier de Freyeinot said that he would never allow the protentions of the clerzy to 2o unbounded by laws, Ho affirmed that the present stato of affairs must bo chang, but stated that the government was opposed to a separation of the church and state. Ia Junuary, he said, the government weuld in- troduco a bill relating to associations. 'Tho be out directed must tako would not the clergy, especiaily tho, measure against warning. Bishop Frepper, membor for Brest, denied that tho clergy had assumed an attitido hos- tile to the republic and declared that tuoy were in no wise ||1I|m~mxl to tho present form ot governmont, The organization clause of the concordat he claimod had become obso- lote and could no longer be used against the clergy. Tho chamber rejected M. Hubbard's wotion by a voto of $i6 to 181 amid great excitement. M. Rival proposed a voto of confidonce to compel the clergy to submit to tho law. ‘The resolution was passed by a vote of 243 to 223, M. Richon then placed on the table a pro- posal for tho scparation of church and state and M. Hovelac introduced auother for the suppression of religious congregations and the “‘nationalization™ of their proporty. BRUTALLY BEATEN. Another Chitian Case for tho Attention of the Stats Departmont. [Speeial Correspindsnce of the Assocated Press.] Vaipsiaiso, Nov. 2l.—Another case of cruelty to an American soaman occurred hore recently, and has attracted some atteation. The American steamer Keweenawa, from New York for San Francisco, stopped here for repuirs a month ago. Oue of her crow, & sailor named Patrick Shields, was arrested in Valparaiso for druukenness. The man' admitted he was drunk, but he says ho was given no hear- ing av all, and was refused permission to communicate with his captain on the vessel or tho consul, Ho was kept av work cleaning the streets for morc than a weck, and was brutally beaten by the polico. When ho was released e was scarcely able to walk. His back and arms were a mass of bruises and, according to the statement of the navy surgeon who examined him, he recoived severe internal injuries which will prevent him from working for several months. Con- sul McCreery took the man to tho intendente to show him his injuries, but the intendento declined to look at him, though he promised that he would investigate the mAatter, -~ Tho local authorities havo react od no conclusion Tue term zollverein, as applied to the treaties, is considerod a thorough misuomer. Iach of the five. states contracting, wmg How thy Tar: o ted the Bourse. | Thé tariffs when dnnounced hardly caused & momentary throb on the bourse, In Vienna, however, thacase was different. Tho pros- in tho case yet. DRIFTING FROM BAD TO WORSE, are drifting from bnd ¢ 0. The whole energy of the deparim3i.¥IBf finince seoms pect of an increase in various traffics under tho new tariffs lod to largo buying of railway securities and gavo a general impotus to businoss which extended to bank and wining shares. ‘This rise wiped out the last traces of the dacline which has provuiled since the recent pavic, In tho course of a recent intorview with Editor Lubock of the Eisenbahn Zeitung, Prince Bismarck accused the government of hurrying the troaties through, The prince would nat take part in the debatos bocause the rembors of the roichstag, ho declared, had not been given sufliciout timo to study the proposals. Never Favored Absolutism. Reforring to the inscription “Suprema lex regis voluntas,” placed in the Golden Book of Municn by Emperor William, and to other recent autocratio utterances of ‘his majesty, Prince Bismarck sald he had uever beon a supporter of absolutism, and oxpressed re- gret that the emperor hud made use of such expressions. Referring to the subject of his resignation, the princo said thut ho declared at the time tnat von Caprivi would be bis successor, and he himself recommended the present chancellor to the emperor for ap- pointment. 'he agrarian papers continue their en- deavors to keep up the fiction that American pork is diseased. Dr. Brakenbusch, tho centered 1n manipulatiog funds on the Bor- lin and Paris exchanges. Daspite roports of gold imports, the Imperial bank roturns do not show an increase. There is nothing to show whether the gold 1s stocked in the war chest or what becomes of it. All clusses aro discouraged because of the half-heartedness of the measures taken by the government to cope with the famine dificulties. The con- sequences of the famine are only beginning to be zed, There 1s much distress in business circles. The famine funds havo been frittered away by local authorities. The grand remedical measures exist only on paper. The wholo empire appears to be u seothing mass of discontent. Rev. Mr. Francis, the pastor of the British and American church, iu au interview aftor his tour of the famine districts, sald_ho be- lieved that the full horrors of the terrible af- flictions were yet to be described, Disabled on the Atlantic. Loxnoy, Des. 12.—The Briush steamor Iran, which arrived at Liverpool today, re- ports that sho passed the steamer Kansas at midnight on December 8, 600 miles west of Cape Clear, in a disabled condition. Tho Kansas signalled that sho had transferred her passengers to the City of Chicago, which saled from Queenstown Docember 5 for New noted scientist, has made public tho results of examinations of 8,000 specimens of American pork. Dr. Brakenbusch found traces of trichinae in about 215 per cent of the specimens which passed through his hands, He experimented with cats and dogs tryiug to lnfect thom by feoding them with the diseased meat, but failed eatively. This the doctor considerad positive proof that the trichinae survive but a short time after tho death of theinfected animal. He holds thav Amorican pork, even of poor quality, is par- fectl7 harmless when 1t reaches Germauy. The noted aristocrat, Prince Ysenberg, has gone to the bad. He dissipated a large for- tune, contracted large debts and then fled the country. Mrs. Melville W. Fuller, wife of Chief Justice Fulier of the United States supremo court, is 1n the city nursing her daughter, Mary, who is recovering from severe illness. DEBT. T0 PAY HI florts of an English Lord to Satisty His Creditors, Loxpoy, Deec. 12.—In August last the marquis of Ailsbury applied to Justice Ster- ling, of tae lord chancellor's court, for an application to soll his estate, Savernake forest. He gave as bis reason for desiring to soll the property that he wanted the money which the estate would sell for for the pur. pose of paying his dobts. It is suid that the marquis owes £750,000, the price asked for the property, and this sum Lorda Iveagh agreed to pay if the court would authorize the sale, The appropriation was opposea by the other heirs, on the ground that usurors would alona reap any benefit fiem the salo. Justice Sterling declined to grant the re- quired pormission. He said in his decision that he thought the sum offered was the full value of the property, and that tho sales would be boneficial to the creditors of tho marquis, but o held thut due regard had uot been paid to the persons wno are entitled to the remainder of the estate. From this decision the marquis appealod and the case was carried to the court of ap- pealy. This court hus just handed down an opinion overruling the decision of the lord ohancellor's court and sanctioning tho sale of Suvernake forest, aud it Is oxpected Lord Tvough will s00n be in possession of the prop- erty, London T o8 Sticks to I Loxnoy, Dec. 12.—A special to the Times from Valparaiso says the United States cruiser Baltimore has sailod for Califoruia. | ''he Times' correspondent reiterated his statement of the proposal discussed by the flnanco committee of the sonate o sbolish the Chilian legation in Washington Central American Floods, PaNama, Dec. 12.—Advices from Costa 4 Rica, dated the 20th ult, are to Lhe effect 1 York. Davitt Refused the Yomination, Duneiy, Dec. 12.—In consequenco of tho refusal of Michacl Davitt to bocome the caudidate of the party, tho MuCarthyites have chosen Mr. Kean, & nephew of the luto bishon of Cloyne, to contest the seat in tho house of commons for Waterford, agaiust John Redmond, the Parnollite candidate. ased the Tarifr. Manmin, Dac. 12.—The cabinet today dis- cussed the tariffs All duties embraced in the general tariff aro largely increased, tho tax on ulcohols for manufacturing purposes veing raised to three times the previous amount., Incy - H'S NATUIAL GAS FIELDS, ur. Flow.ng Wells Struck—A Firo Follows the * trike, Sarr Lake Ciry, U, 1, Dec. 12, —Trenton rock was reached in the natural gas fields, twelve miles from this city, today and u flow of gas, with @ pressure of 143 pounds to the square inbh is the resuit. Tho gas reservoir is apparently exhaustiess, The strike was accompanied by o couflagration, the gas leaping upward through the ground and ieniting, causing o loss to buildings of 81,000, The Hlame is fifty foet in height and has v up the surrounding country for milos, In efforts to circumscribo tho terri tory of the five, Manager Smith and several employes were badly burned. A franchise was applicd for two weeks ago to pino was from the fields to this city 1o an- tieipation of making the strie. The friction is 2 per cent per mile and tho cost of pipiug 15 estimated at§20,000. SHOT HIS Arrest of a Kontucky Physiclan on a Charge of Murder Evaxsvitie, Iud., Dee. 12.-Dr. Jamos L. Mnssio was today arrested iu Warriok county for the murder of J. L. Konakee at Owenton, Owen county, Kentucky, October 11. Hoth were prominent in Owen county, Konakee clrculated reports that Mussie was intimate with tho former's 15-year-0ld nieco. Massio demanded & retraction. Konakeo refused to muke one. A fow days later another retrac- tion was demanded at the muzzle of a Win- chester, put refused, whoreupon Konakeo was shot dead. Massic escaped until today. He admits the killing. s Ste I Arrvivals At Liverpool—~Runie, from New York At the Lizard-Passed, La Champaigue, from New York for Havre, At New York--Standard, from Hawburg; Werkeudaw, from Rolterdam, the 2. PRAGES 1-8. | NUMBER ==y 179. IRIED WITH ROYAL HONORS. oral Services at Lisbon Over tho Ree mains of Dom Pedro, RESTING BESIDE HIS BELOVED WFE, Scenes Services 1 Inculents ac ¥ During the rtugal's Capital— How the Portugese Honored the Tmp rial Doaq, Listoy, Dec. 12 King Carlos, attendea by all the members of his court, his ministers of stato and many prominent at the station for azilians, waitod tho areival of the body of Dom Pedro. Tho king was attived in & military uniform and woro upon his broast a number of Brazilan orders. When the funeral train urrived at tho dopot the king oscorted Countoss d'Eu, the dead emperor's daughter, to a waiting room and romained with her until the coffin containing the body of Dom Podro was placed in tho heavily draped hoarse i waiting at tho station The hearse was drawn by eight horses and tho cofiu was covered with floral wreaths. I'ho garcison of Lisvon rendored military bonors to the formor ruler of Bruzil, A long followed the hearse 1a number of bands played funeral marches as the cortege moved along Tho romains of Dom Pedro wero taken to St Vincent's cathedral, where Cardinal Nelo porformed a low mass for tho repose of his soul, When tho services in finished the coflin was placed 1n the hoarse and tho funeral vrocession was formed, King Carlos escorting the Countess @'Fu, and the latter's hushand, Count_d’Ea, escortiug Queen Marie, Al thio ‘members of the imperial family and all of the officials of the foreigu diplomatic corps, with the excop- tion of the Brazilian embas ompaniod the remains to the pantheon, where Dom Pedro’s body was ceposited in' the family vault, the cofic being vlaced next to that containing the body of his wifo. Whilo tho funeril cortege was moving and during the interment all the bells in the city were tolled and the vossels lying in the hare bor, from wiich flags wers flying at hall mast, fired a royal salute, - FLELD NOIL A4 Mortgage Worth Half a Million. New Youk, Dac, 12, tho church were PAUPER, He Owns a arly Recent developments. show that the affairs of Cyrus W. Field are 10t i such a desperate condition as was de- scribed a few days ago. It was said that when he lay prostrated, after learning of his son’s alleged insanity and the extent of the disaster to the firm, he had doclared that he was completely ruined and was as poor ag on the day he was born., Tho records in tho county clerk's ofiice at White Plaing show that Mr. Ricld holds a mortzaga for £150,000 on property in Westchester county comprising 7,0 acres of land situated near Ardsley Towers, Cyrus Field's countr seat, and was for mony vears owned by him, Ayearago last August he sold tmis prop- eriy to a syndicate, which purchased it for the purpose of layiog out a suburbun villag The syudicate paid $100,000 down and guvo the morts gage which Mr. icld stilt bolds for the val- ance, Thoe records at White Plains show that the morigage stll 81 in Mr, Field name and no assignment of it has ever been recorded. Todward M. Field had noth- _ing whatever to do with tbis transaction; meconding 1o Cuurles Henry Butler, the ovnsel for *the syndicate. It s _that Mr. ) L will pass his declin o is gradually recovering from nis late illness, according fo Dr. Fuller, his physiciun, Assignee Gouid still refuses to suy anythin us to the condition of the insolvent firm'’s n fairs, In Wull street it is belioved that it is well known to the assignee and Lhose engaged in untangling the firm’s affairs where the vast sums of money taken by Edward Field went, TLe facts, however, are being concealed, it is alleged, to enable ‘the relatives of Field to make good some of the losses whnich inocent persons have suffered because of his mis- doings. There is also suspicion that Edward M. Ficld is not so cvazy as has been given out. According to the reports from the Mount Vernon asylum he is doing well and has hecome, to all appearances, porfectly sane, WEATRE Orrice or Wearnen Buusav, Onana, Dec. 12, Thero 15 a low barometer in the extreme southwest and another in the extreme north- west. The former is causing general cloudi- noss south of Nebraska and Colorado, with rain at £l Paso and snow at Santa Fe. Rain also fell in wostern Kansas avd southern Colorado during the day. Elsewhero fair weather continues, ‘Tho hizh barometer is now <entral east of tho middio Mississippl valloy and its western slopos is gradually pussing vastward over this part of the conntry, muking way for a trough of low pressure connecting the two storms or low baromoter noted. ‘Pemporature has rison in the Missour: valioy and southwesterly winds prodominate from the lakes to the mountains, Ior Omaha and vicinity—Hazy, falr and warmer woather today. Itainy woather is likely during the fore part of the week. Wisiizaroy, D, C, Dec. 12.—8 p. m.— “Pho aren of (o high prossure covors the ens conntry south of the fourth paraliel. or lowa, Missourl and Kansas-—Warmer, genorally southerly winds h Dakota - Pair; southerly winds becoming variable; stationary temperature in east, warmer in wost portion. For South Dakota—Fair wosterly winds, warmer in northeast, stationary in south west, ‘or Nebraska— Warmer, south winds, For Colorado—Fair; ' varisblo winds; wariner in southeast; stationary tomperature 1n northwest portion. For Montana - Increasing cloudinoss, with showers by Monday morning; warmer in southwest; stationiry temporatire in nortl cast portion; southwest winds, -~ 0 WEARY LIFE, Novel Attempt of a Kansas City Man to End His Existenc Kaxsas Crry, Mo, Deo. 12.—Charles C. Kramer, & young man who seems intensely weary of this world, made a decidedly novel attempt st suwieide by asphyxiation this morniug at the St James' hotel. Kramer broko off the pipe connecting with the gus jot close up to tho wall, wrapped his head in @ bed quilt and lay down to uwait death, His 1ifo was saved by the housekeeper, whio carly discovered tho situation. Kramer is a brother of G, W. [Cramer, goneral man- agor of the Deuver & Itio (irande road ex- press, with beadquarters at Denver. His mother is living at_Chaoute, Kan., and is quite wealthy. This is Kramer's third ate tompt at suicide, his former uttempts having been made once with a razor and once with & bottle of morphino. - - KILLED BY A DOUNBEN BIUIE, Muider of & Womn by an Intosls cated 'l zh Brookyy, N. Y., Dec. 12.—About 5:30 this afternoon Charles Dowd and his wife of ‘Phird street were walking aloug Third , wheu they were met by a man known Sacker” Foeney, who, reeling In & drunken gait, applicd a vile epithet to Nowd, Tho latter knocked Feocney down, Feeney jumped to his feet rather unsteadily, pulled out a revolver uud fired two shots, 'I'he first outered Mrs. Dowd's left eye and the second ploughed @ furrow in her scalp. With & plercing scroam she feil to the ground uns conscious aud will die. Feeuey was ap rested.