Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 20, 1891, Page 1

PART ONE. TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. e e e WHY ITALY IS SULKY. | Features of the Tripartite A'liasce That Are Not go Altogetter Lovely, UNION OF HEADS AND NOT OF HEARTS. Bigned by Austria and Italy Merely as a Matter of Good Politios, REASONS FOR PREDICTING A RUPTURE. Rocial, Religious and Business Causes for Coolness and Their Eff.ct. KAISER WILHELM'S PART IN THE /FFAIR, How Germany's Emperor Mollified Time to Time— Va Italy's King fr. Quirinal Against the can Now and Forever. \Copuright d 1601 by James Gordon Bennett.| Panis, Dec, 19.--(New York Horald Cablo ~Special to T Bee.|--While the negotia tlons for the conclusion of the treaties of commerce were in progress tho ofticial Aus- trian and Itaiian papers loudly proclaimoed that the triple alliance was stronger than ever; that it was in fact built upon a rock, and would last for all time, According toinformation from trustworthy sources in the immediate entourago of tho allied monarchs, however, there is reason to belicva that, tho rolations of the threo courts aro less friendly than thoy were. King Humbert, indeed, is as dovoted to the kaiser as ever, but the persistently discourto- ous attitude of the Austrian court in its dealings with the quirinal has had @ chilling effect upon tho Italian government. The king of Ttaly still feols sore at the failure of Fmperor Francis Joseph to return tho visit ho paid him nearly ten yearsago. As the head of his fleet, too, he has naturally been hurt by the memorabla toasts proposed in Austcia on tho occasion;of the auniversary of the naval battle of Lissa, which wero couched in terms offensive to ltalian patriotism. Moreover, Queen Mavgherita is decply of- fended with tho empress of Austria, wh after sponding a long time in Italy last y refusod to revisit the quirinal. Sho has also been wounded in_her maternal feelings, for on the very day whcn it had como to the ears of Kmpress Elizabeth that the prince of Nuples had announced lus intentior of pro tecding to Rome, sho embarked and loft Ttaly 10 uvold the visit, Eeasons for the Cooin ss. [he attitude of the Austrian court is not {napired by personal, inotives. Tho hend of ho aacient houso of Hapsburg has always treated King Humberi with magnauimit The emperor rogards bit as something of a purvenu. to be sure, bu even when bo Lus eon uncivil he has rospocted the outward forms of politeness. His chiof grievances re that the Italian monarch allows tho con- inuance of the irredentist attacks on Aus- tria, and thut he has quarreled with the nope. rancis Joseph, who is a fervent Catholic, canuot bring himselt to forgive the hostility of the quirinal to the vatican. During the fate maneuvers ho told Kaiser Wilhelm that talied of, but owing to the political position of the young lady’s father, who was at the 4 ot the French army, it is evic t that union could not tuko pluce, aud hence Major Funcke has left Paris Jacques St Cene, - < ¥ FOKR HOLIDAYS. Be No Scssion Until y and Then the Becess. D. C., Dec. 19 It bewg und tood that there would be but a short session of the house this morning, the at- tendance of membors was very small. ‘oo report of the committeo on rules was pre- sented, empowering the speaker to appoint the committees of the last houso, with the following changes: The membership of the committeo on ways and means, increased from 13 to 15; memborsof the quadro-cen tennial committee, from 9 to 11; committeo on Indian deprodation claims, dispensed with, and the name of the committec on commerco changed to committee on interstate aud for- eign comine "I'ho method of designating the chairman of committce was chanwed in this Formerly in the cvent of the death of the chairman, the second membor succeedod to the ofifce. This was changed by giving the appo tof the chairman to the speaker, Mv. Springer of Illinois suggested that the designation of the quadro-centennial com- tee should be changed to_the committeo Columbian exposition. The suggestion roed to. The report was then adopted. concurrent resolution agreed to providing for a holiday recess from Weanes- day, the 23d inst, till Tuesday, the 5th proximo. Mr. Euloo of Tennessee offered a resolu- tion for the appointment of a special com- mittes of fivo members to mquiro into the charges mado against the commissioner of peasions aud the administration of Lis oftice, which was referred to the commit- tee on rules, Mr. Chipman of Michigan unnounced the death of his colloague, Melbourn H. Ford, and in respect to the memory of the deceased the house adjourned until Wednesday with the understanding that on that day no busi- ness will be transacted except that referring to the recess resolution aud to the anuounce- ment of the comtwitteos by tho speaker. HOUSE READ Th re Win Wednes Wasmiy TON, CRISP AND MILLS. Correspondence fetween them Rela- tive to Committec Assi nmen 8. WasmiNatoy, D. C., Dee. 19.—The follow. ing 15 the text of the correspondonce between Speaker Crisp and Representative Mills in rogards to the latter's committee services : FPEAKER'S ROOM, HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- TIVES, WASHINGTON. D. O.. Dec. 18.—on. k. Q Miils, eity: My Dear Sir—Havinz been too much engiged to call on you. and being not blo to enter on the work “of constituting the house committees I drop you a ne to know 1f 1t would b ereeablo or dcceptanle to you to Ve apponted second on the committee on witys awnd rouns, wid in addition to such assiznuent 1o be appolnted chairm .n of the con on commerce or chairm, of the on postoflicos and post ronds, or 1 of stie commitice whose work is horious than commerce or postofli Juld be =lad to have a reply at your earli- as 1 desire to make and an- uittees in a few days, With sineerely yours, CHARL K. Crise. ARNTATLYES, WAS HINGTON, ~lon. Churies I, Crisp, ¥peaker resentutlyves: My Dear s ha re. ur letter of the ISth asking uld he agrecableor e Ble to nie, to be appointed secon | on the com- mittee on ways and means, and iv addition to svel assiganients to be appointed chairman of the committee on commerce or chairman of the committes on postoffices and postroads or chairman of some committee whose work is Iess Laborous than commerce or postolfices. Huving been i member of the committee on Ways i meuns for ten yeurs, and cl rmuan Tifticth con:ress, the reasons which y your judgment rendere:d my appoint- s ehafrman unwise, would disqualify me for service on any other pl HOUSE OF REPR D. C.. Doc, 19 House or nst., nti hio was proud to be called “*His Most Chris- tian Majesty.” Besides, the protection of the holy see is a tradi of the reizning house of Austria. for these reasons, aud by order of the cmueror, thut in his ro! cent spocch to the delegations Count Kal- noky referred as he did to the Itoman ques tion. William II plays the part of a conciliator. 1t 15 certain that his personal influenco brought about the roncwal of tho triple alli- ance, which, in the opinion of the Italian ministers, was premature. The kaiser sent Kig Humbert a lotter, saying that any delny in the sigmng of the treaty would mako a bad impression, and that it was ad visable to give Bmperor' Francis Joseph o plodge of his fricndly intontions. King Tumbert yielded, but be did not chango bis Teclings Hitches in the Proceedings. Seyeral timos during the nogotiations ut Munich, which preceded the rencwal of the allianco, his soatimont found vent, and the treaty came within an aco of not being signed. At one stage Signor di Rudini an- nouncad that Italy would decline to be dic- tated to on economic questions, but Berlin and Gormany and Austria held’ firm, und every umo that the negotintions were inter- rupted the kaiser, who was kept constantly posied, telegraphed to King Humbert and ' were issued to the Itatian ropresenta- . Josplto tho protosts of Signor di Rudini, to vield, IKnowing the premier’s views tho court of Berlin refrained from congratulation on the occasion of the late parliamentacy triumpus of the Italinn mivistry. It was more cordial when Signor Crispi siood at the holm Another symptom was the determination of Austria to prosocute the irredentists, although a discreet protest had been received from Italy. Austria has also refused to give up the little isiand of Pelagon in the Ad atic, which since 1860, the Roman irredentists have claimed as Itahan territo ‘The renewal of the politicul treaty which holds good till 1806, and the signature of the commercial treaty whicn is to remain in foreo till 1903, render it impossible for Italy to suufilo out of the triple alliance, at all pvents, officiully, But Austria aud Ger- many are well aware that King Humbert is more favorablo to the tripartite arvange- ment than his ministers. In the event of war the king knows that his people would not be euthusiastic at the prospect of having 1o send troops to the Italiau froutier. Policies Continually Clashing. His majesty himself was not overjoyed to find that in his speech to the delogations Count Kalnoky acted as the mouthpiece of tho triplo alliance, thus bringing mutter Dack to the point at'which they stood befc the intervention of Bismarck.” “The national policies of Austria and Italy ara constantly clashing and it is plaiu that the serenities of the allianco have gone by, The vatican doos ats best to excite Austria against the quirinal, and when it chooses the vatican is powerful. Al theso things are not important in themselves, but as symptoms they forecast the eventful rupture of the Austro-Italian understanding, just as clearly us the events of theo past five years have foreshadowed the entente between France and KRussia. AU the inauguration of tho town hall st ‘Trepton pear Berlin yester- day the Laiser made auothor speech, 1t revealed him once more in the churacter of a would-be soclalist, The peas ants were admitted to places uear the kaiser at aiuner. While ne was spoaking, William 11 vecelved a telegram aunounciug 'that the commercial treaties had been ratified by the relobstag. On reading the dispaten housked tho meeting to shout *Long live your ereat Cup- rivi.” ‘This demonstration struck many of the bystanders as childisn, Itis clear that tho kiiser's object is to exault Caprivi as much as possible at the expense of Bismarck But tho s s which the old chancollor has rendered his country aro so numerous that, however he may Lég, the grandson of the first Emperor William Will tiud it 1mpos sible to deny them. "'ho recall of Major F attache in Pars, has heo major leaves his post for Berlin with the prospect of promotion, His departure is not due to political or military causes, but to romantio reasons, which have caused po small lutter 1 the salons of Paris, Two ears ago the daughtor of 8 Frenol winister fell u love with the major, who it seems re- ciprocated her passion, This attachmnent Eraw 8o ardent that & marriage was at last the military led to much gossip. mitttee. and it would not be sincere to say that it would be azrceable to accept your tender. 1 leave to you, without any suzges- tion from me. to ke such other arran ment as you in the discharge of_your ofi duty may determine. Yours truly, K'Q Miss, SOME HEROES OF THZ SIOUX WAR. Officers Who Have Recvived Recog tion for Gallant 8 vice, Wasixaroy, D. €., Dec. 19.—The major genoral commanding the army has issued a general ovder giving the names of officer: and enlisted men who distinguwished them- selves by “spoclally meritorious act or con- duct in service” during tho year 1560, and in tho recent campaign in South Dakota. The list includes tho followiug namos: First Lieutenant H. T. Atlen, Second cavalry; Captain H. P. Birmingham, assistant sur- geou; Captain William L. Kueedler, assist- ant surgeon; First Lieutenants James W, Wateon, Tenth cavalry. and P. H. Clarke Ninth Captain E. 1. Bwers infantry st Licutenant H, falo, ~ Twentieth infantry; Capta H. Hurst, Twelfth infanteys P, S, Bomus, Second Lieutenant Traub and Second Licutenant Burkhart, Twenty-fifth infantry; Fiest Lieutenant J. B. Bullance, Twentysecond infantry; First Licutenant T. W. Moore, Iighth 3 Lientenant Colonol Dailas Bache, surgeon Major J. Van R. Hoff, surgeon; Major G. V' Henry, Niuth cavalry: Captain £ J. Now land,” 'Seventh cavalry: Captain Atlyn Capron, First artillery: Captain C. A Var- numn, Seventh cavalry: Captain E. A, Gar lingfon, Seventh cavairy: irst Licutenant C G m, Seventh cavalry; First Licu- tonant H. L. Hawthorne, Fourth artitier First Licuteuant H. G. Sickel, Seventh cay alry; Iiest Lieutenant J. D. Macn, Sev. cavalry: Second Lieutenant Sedgwick Ri Seventh cavalry; Second Lieutenant ¢ Proston, Ninth cavalry; Captan J. B. Kere, Sixth cavalry; First_Lioutenant B. H. Chey ver, Sixth cavalr econd, Lieutenant R. L. Gowse, Sixth cavalry; Captain J. M. Lee, Ninth cavaley, and Sccond Licutenant's, A Cloman, First infantr ni- avairy h H. RECENT ARMY ORDERS, of Interest in the Regular Service Yester lay. W snisaro, D, C,, Dee. 10.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee)—The following trans- fers in tho Nineteeuth mfantry are ordered: Secoud Licutenant Artnur B. foster, from company B to company K; Second Lieu tenunt Johu Howurd, irom company K to company Bi Major Samuel B. M. Young, Third cavalry ailed as a memoer of the oxamining at St Louis, convened October » Major James R, RRoche, pay- master, rellaved. ‘retary Foster Stronger. WasmiNaros, D, C., Dee. 10.—Sesrotary Foster is rovorted as stronger and baighter today Ohanges — - SUING FOE BIG DAMIGES. Action Brought by a Coal Against the Santa Fe Railroad. Saxta B, No M., Dee. 19.—The Cerillos Coal and Iron company of New Mexico, with Joff Chandler as attornoy, has commenced suit in the Unitea States cireuit court at St Louis to recover from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road $55,000 aud to compel the road to account for the romoval of coal from the Ortitz mine grant in New Mexico. 1t is charged that the railroad, in collusion with John Elder, John Mills, Morgan Jones, as, W. P, Cunuingham, coal oper: ator at Cerillos, and the Colorado Fuel com pany, bave dug up and shipped by the Santa 1o roud 00,000 tons of coal from the Cerillos company’s mines and_ without permission or suthority therefor; that the railroad com- any was frequently notified not to accept coal from the partics named, as they were not the owners of it, but that the con pany failed to pay suy attention to the uotifica tions, and in pursuance to & couspiracy eutered uto with them continued to accept aud ship thoe caal. The court is also asked to compel the railroad company to render an account of its trausactions in the premus Company s James Lu OMAHA, ce on the com- . HE LIKED ITS TONE. fooretary McOreary Endors:s a Herald Elitorial on the Ohilian Qestion. MNISTER IN SEARCH OF EXCITEMENT. How H, Rid:r Haggard's Brothsr Dida't Go from London to Quito. EDITORIAL AMENITIES IN COLOMBIA, What it Ooste to Talk Politios Ferajast the Government Thera, ABOUT THE DS°UTED BOUNDARY LINE. Americans Deeply Interested in the Settlement—Marriage of' Baritlas President Daughter — Other outh Am rican News. |Copurighted 1891 by sames Gordon Bennstt.] PANAMA (via Galvoston, Tox,), Dec. 17. —|By Mexican Cable to the New York Her- ald—Special to Tus Bee|—United States Secrotary of Logation to Chili McCreary rived here the other day from New York, and sailed yosterday morning for Valparaiso. He expressed himself ns pleased with the Herald’s editorial on the trouble between Chili and the United States. The now British ministor of Ecuador, Wil- liam Haggard, brother of tho novehst, H. Rider Haggard, has also arrived hera en route to Quito. He was appointed a year ago to the Ecuadorean post. When he sailed for Rio Jaucivo it was his intention to cross the Brazilian pampas on mule beck to the FEcuador frontier. His experience, however, so sickencd and disgusted him thatho returned to Buropo for a six t.onths’ rest, Ho has now made a fresh start for Quito. He had thought of R0ing to canoeing in Venezuela by way of the Orinocco river to his destination but has finally abandoned the idea, fearng that it mighi have a result sinular to bis first at- tempt. - Inflienza is raging here. The epidemic of smallpox continues to rage in the interior de- partments in spite of tho efforts of the au- thorities. Many fatalities are revorted The statue of Liberator Bolivar was un- veiled today at Santa Marta, capital of tho department of Magdalena, aud located on the cast shores of one of the bays of tho Carribean sea. Pleasures of an Elitor. ‘T'he editor of 131 Commercio, the organ of General Marcelinno Veloz at Bowotu, has been fined §200 by the government censor for criticising tho inethods taken in the last election in securing a victory for President Raphael Nunez. Tne editors of several otner old liberal papers have been fined from £40 103200 each for the same free expression of views. In regard to the Colombian-Costa Rican boundary erbitration proceedings in Madrid, it is announced here today that a decision is expected during the boiidays. Colombiins fear thai the aecision will give Costa Rica the entire provinces of Salamonca and Chfriqul, inciuding Atument bay, Chiriqui lagoon and Port Bocas del Toro. "This is & rich mineral section, aud has_extensive banana estates. There are large American interests here, 1n- cluding a land grant to the Chiriqui Prading company, recently organized in New York, aud of which George O. Vanderbilt is prosi- dent. 54N SALvapon (via Galveston, Tex.), Dec. 19.—|By Mexican Cablo to the New York Herald —Special to Tie Bee,|—The daughter of President Barillas of Guatemala was married today to a Salvadorian, Senor Ojeda, The bride’s portion is &4,000,000. The we: ding feast was a magnificent affair, The revolution in Honduras is said to be rapudly drawing to a close, and the govern- went is credited with whipping the rebels at all poiuts. All is quiet in Salvador, - THELR LIABILILIES AND ASSETS, et from S. V. White Mr. White Talks. New Youk, Dee. 19.—S. V. White & Co., stock brokers, who assigned vecently, filed schedules today stating their liavilities at: Secured, $1,742,000; unsecured, $1,014,000; nominal assets, $2,007,000; actual, 353,000, “The differenco between the actual and nom inal assets is due to bad accounts and a de- preciation of securities, Mr. S. V. White today made the following statement: “I have ouly this to state, this is not the time or place to examine our books or busi- ness. As to the unfortunate speculation in corn, subsequent events haye shown that my judginent as to tho commercial sit- uation was correct, and after the bears broko the price and ‘wave away’ my corn to exporters, there was not enough loft in the country to supply the domestic demand at prices much higher than I looked for. Idow't enter i any hue and cry against o man now most unfortunate in eithor his reason or his business integrity. Rumor, especially 1n Chicago, charges wroog dealing as to the execution of my ordel I have no means of verl fyiug theso things, and they would not do any good to prove them. 1t is, how ever, fair’ to say that I nave been disap- vointed in not getting iarge sums of mone owing to me on the settlements of corn held for mo by his firm, and thut the failure to obtain that money nus seriously interfered with settlements which could bave aided me in renewing business, Whatever is in stove for me tho best thing that conld happen for all my creditors would oo that I should have a renewed opportunity for work.” - AVING OFF TH State; & Co.— MOKTGAGES, Kansas Farmers Getting Rid of Their Indebtedness, Toreka, Kan., Dec. The Daily Capital tomorrow will publish its eighth monthly veport of farm and city mortgages recorded and released during the mouth of November, The reports for November were received from fifty-five out of the 106 counties of the state, no reports being published for counties in tho western third of the state. These reports show farm morteages recorded dur- ing the month amounted to §1,115,800 and farm mortgages reloased, $1,601,166, a net roduction of indebtedness on farms of $45 306. The reduction of city mortgages $35,850. No releases by ~foveclosure mortgages are cluded in these reports, Tho Capital will say editorially: *Many county registers report an improved demand for farms. Kooks county, for example, re ports sules of twonty-five farms, Russell county sixteen farms, and Marshall county sixteon farms, IRegisters report that a largo percentage of new farm mortgages are for purchiase woney for an average period of six and one-Lall months.” The Capital's report shows a net reduction in the farm mortgago debteduess in fifty. seven counties in the eastern half of the state of $1,775,04. The gross reduction s §10,000,- 000 and the new mortgages $5,122,000, — Wou'd Not Grant the Injunction,’ NEw Yous, Dec. 19.~Judge D. Y. Koman of White Plains ths morning denied a motion for a permanent injunction to restrain the New York Stock Exchange from withhold ing quotations from the Gold & Stock Tele- Kraph company e Richmond Terminal Affairs, NEw Youk, Dec. 19.-1t was rumored today that Chairman Oleott of the Richmond Termiual siockbelders’ committee kad de- is of UNDAY MORNING, DE EMBER cided to appoint Henry Rudge of the firm of Hallgarton & Co., Jacob L. Sehiff of Kuhn Loeb & Co., W. L. Martens of Van Hoffman & Co., und Georgo I, Bakor, president of the First 'Nationul banl, as his associates on the committes, but no formal anubuncement wis made. It was stated by members of the opposition that the committeo would be announced on Monday, (eneral Thomas said that a special meetine of the stockhold- ers would be held in Jaouary. poiuitai-* ot RECEIVED THE STAMP OF ROYALTY, nteresting Herself in Musi- cal Matters, Loxnoy, Dee. 10.—Considerablo favorable comment has been occasioned in musical cir- cles owing to the fact that the queen is dis- playing renewed interest in musical matters, In addition to concerts the queen com manded that spectal recitations by all the new lights in the musical world shall bo glven at Windsor upon her roturn from Osborne house alter the Christmas holidays. A number of thesespeial performances have already been given. On Thursday, Count Gaston de Morindol, by Her Majesty’s com mand, played u nuaber of selections on the piano’'at Windsor, Miss Marianno Esslor, & violinist, who s starting a series of quartette concerts in London, played before the queen during tho wook just passed. Hor sister, who is a harpist, accompunied her, and her mojosty expressed herself us very much ploased with their porformanco. It is pretty cortain that Peter Corneilius’ famous opera, *“The Barbor of Bagdad,” will receive the stamp of royal approval. Heinvich Lutter, one of Abbe Liszt's latest pupils, has played with success before a se- lect gathering of musicians and crities in London, Her majesty has commanded that he perform before hor and a royal and aristocratio audience at Windsor castle oarly 10 the spring. Mme. Patti, Sig. Nicolini and Sig. Arditi will sail'for New York on the Inman steamer City of Paris which leaves Liver- pool December 23, Mme. Patti has half con- sented to make & tour of the United States during the World’s fair season. Sue Arthur Sullivan, the composer, is on the sick list, but is able to work slowly on the new songs of Lord Tennyson's comedy, +*Maid Marian,” and the opera composed and written in collaboration with Mr. Gilbert. e WANL THEIR STURY, Victoria promising young Confederate Veterans Asked to Assist in Completing a Record of the War. NEw ORreans, La., Dee. 19, —General John B. Gordon, commanding tho Unite Confedearte veterans, has issued an order in which he says ‘At the request of officers of the govern- ment, who are compiling ' the records and history of the war, the general commanding desires that all the ofticials of this assocla- tion and officers and merabers of every camp will take steps at once to obtain everythin of an official nature which belongs to the Dbistory of the war and send same to these headquarters to be transmitted to Washiug- ton, with a view to publication in the con- federate records of the war.” The attention of all ex-confederate soldiers is called to the meagerness of the confederate side in the volumes of the records that have veen recently published, and he asks tho prompt and earnest aid in this matter, which is so important in assisting to carry out the “historical” feature of this association. Any books, papers or matter sent will e care- fully returned after uce if sg desired. i KILLED BY 2} WOMIN, Sensational Munder in & Philadelphia Railway won. - PamapBLPmA, P B2 10.-Trs: Jo= sephine Smith, 25 years old, this afternoon shot and instantly killed, fn the Howellton avenuo station of tho Pennsylvania railvoad, John Hobbs. As yet the police have failed to discover the cause that induced the woman to kil Hobbs, but the supposition is that they had been intimate and that Hobbs was weary of her. As Hobbs was about to etep from the platform upon the steps of & train the woman d v a revolver and shot him in the back of the head. 'I'ne bullet pierced his brain and he fell, dying almost {ustantly. After the shooting the woraan coolly handea the revolver over to an officer and withott any remark accompanied him to the station houso. When brought before the magistrate she declined to make any state- ment regording tho shootng. Mvs. Smith’s maiden name was Mallison, and she is the daughter of a wealthy mill owner of th s g RIOTING IN PERNAMBUCO. At the Request of a Mob the Gove! nor of the Provinde Res gns. Loxnoy, Dec. 19.—A dispatch received from Pernambuco, Brazil, states that a pop- ular uprising occurred in that city toduy against the governor of the province. ‘I'he streets quickly filled with throngs of riotous people, and it was found necessary to call on the troops to quell the aisorder. The oftice 1 command of the soldiers, scemng that no other meuns would avail, zave the order to fire upon the mob, and sharp firing followed. It is reported that sixty persons were killed or wounded during the conflict between the porulace and the soldiers. ‘o dispatches state that the governor of the province, sceing that the disorder would continue so long as he remained in office, re- signed his position and quiet was almost im- mediately restored. After the restoration of order the members of the junta were cheered by the people as they passed aloog the streets, WILL TRY AND FORCE A CROSSIN G. Iroad Companies Have a Difficulty at West Superior. West Sceenior, Wis.,, Dee. 10, but force can determing whetk electric lino can build acaois the tracks of the Northern Pacific and oat Northern roads. There wore several collisions yoster. aay and Superintendent Mrvill and his as- sistants of tho Grrear Nortgern, with a num ber of laborers, wece arcested &s o resnlt of one row. President Mellen and_General Superiutendent Kimberly of the Novthern Pacific were here, but gave arders to their substitutes to hold the fort until they do- parted. There is a crowd of railroad men in cabooses attachod to cngimes, which aro being pulled back and foeth over the dis- puted crossing, The stroet railroad company Proposes to raid the crossial t Nothing tho city s o iy PROSECUTING TRAIN KOBBERS. Kansas Criminals Will Not mitted to Esgape. Arcmsoy, Kan., Dee, ¥.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The. dase of the State against Charles O'Commer of Atchison, charged with comvlicity g the Lenora ex- press robbery of October 2, was dismissed this morning at Norton, Kan., he having turned state's evidenco, ‘The case against Lorenzo M. Franeis, who first gave the gang away, was also dismissed. ¥Phe cases against old man Buupell and twe: sons, who wero bound over yesterday, will' bo pushad. The express company Lias recovered §1,000 of the 2,000 stolen be Per- Western Cuteaao, 1L to Tie Bug.| are n the eity At the Grand Paelfio—B. P. George, Ottumwa, ia ; N. M. Bubbard, Cedar Rapids, Ia.; W. L Reeve, Mr. and Mrs. 8. C. Con- nor, John L. Webster, L. Stone, Mr. and Mrs, Brad Slaughter, Omaha: < K. Mead, J. 8. Clarkson, Des Moloes, Ia. At the Pulmer—Mus. Judge Cook, Webster City, Ta.; W. A, Keanan, I. B, Brown, Mrs, G. M. Clayton, W.& Cartan, "d. G. 'Coles, Edward Coles, Omaha; George H. Boynton, Davenport, lu.; Johnson Brigham, Cedar Rapids, Ia, Atthe Wellington—W. Dos Moines, 1a. At the Leland—John Schoup, Omaba. At the Auditorlum--Joff ~W. Hedtord, Omaba. - aple in Chicago. Dec. 10.—[Speciul Telegram ‘'he fotlowing western people R. Stewart, jr 20, | )1-SINTHFEN PAG ONE CLADM SETTLED, ! 0_ilian Goverament Hands Over Indema to a German Steamer. ty EXPLOSION OF A GREAT SENSATION. No Truth in the Ramorcd Plos to Bura the American Legation, WANTS THE INQUIRY BROUGHT TO AN END Orlers from the Govaramsnt to Have the Baltimora Affair Set 1.d, PERUVIAN MERCHANTS ARE EXCITED. Proposed Decree of the Governi Conc Meets Gene rning Imports and Exports 1 Opp sition—Bal- timore sails from Ca [ Copyrighted 1891 by James Gordon Bennett.] VaLpARAISo, Chili (via Galveston, Tex.), Deo. 19.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Speoial to Tue Bek.|—Tho Chilian government today, notwithstanding Minister Matta’s recent statemont that no claims aro being paid to foreign powers, turned over $1,000 to the German minister, Herr Gutschmidt, for tho detention of the steamer Romulus in March last by Baima- ceda’s orders. 1 had interviows last night with Minister of the Interior Irarracuno sud other govern- ment officials in relation to the alleged dis covery of a plot to burn the American lega- tion or an adjoining building so as to seizo the refugees now under the protection of the United States flag. Tho minister and the otiners interviewed authorize tha Herald to stato for them that the story 1s entirely false, In regard to the rumorcd shooting of three men after a trial by court martial I can as- sign no reason why it was spread, excopt for the sake of creating a sensation. I have made diligent inquiry in regard to it among a numver of military men, and find that it had not tho slightest foundation. Will Look Iuto It. Minister of Foreign Affuirs Matta sent a letter toMinister igan yesterday stating that roports ached him unoficially that Mr. Igan Las asserted ofticiully that ne had fnformation that the American legation would be fired. Minister Matta asks for the uame of the informer and full data on the subject. 1f there is any truth or sembiance of truth, Minister Matta adds, the Chilian government will take the utmost measures to protect the American legation. T am informed privately that the sensa- tional story abont the alleged attempt to burn the legation was wired by persons in the United States employ, and I am =ndeavoring 10 obtain confirmation of it. It appears that throughout all the trouble between Chili and the-United States Minister Egan’s dispatches have been based entirely on cabled orders of the United States administration. Minister M?“’% *elwrd-y instructed the inteadente of Valparaiso to request Judge of Crimes Foster to bring his inquiry into the Baltimore affair to a speady end, Public feeling in_vegard to the onfrage has been notably affected by the publication here of the Herald's eaitorials on the subjoct. Tho army of locusts which crossed the crossed tho mountains from the Argentine Republic is incrensing rapidly in volume has made its way iato the province of V divia. The govern.nent is adopting measures to kil the pest. ears are entertained that the locusts will ruin the wheat and other crops. OPPOSED T A CHANGE, Peruvian Merchants Arrayed Again a Government tnnovation. [Copyrighted 1691 by James Gordox Bennett.] Caruao, Peru (Via Galveston, Tox.), Dec. 19.—|By Mexican Cable to the Now York Herald— Special to Tur Bre|—All of tho business houses in this cty were closed yesterday and a mass meeting of mer- chauts was held in the principal theater to protest agaiust the propossd decree of tho Peruviau_goverament, requiring receivors and shippers doing bvsiness wit the custom house to deposit 10,000 sales each in place of the bond berctofore required. Lima busi- ness housos joined iu the protest. ‘The meet- ing unanimously adopted a petition to the government to withhold the decree, It was resolved to despatch no more goods for the balance of the year. "Pho vesult will be that ships wiil depart from this port in an empty state, and that ymports will bo stored in the custom house awaiting tho decision of the government. 1tis predicted that this action of the mer- chants will cause considerable embarrass- ment to the government, siuce custom daties are the chief sourco of its revenues. Busi- ness men here claim that S0 per cent of the custom house_employes and citizens are sympathy with them. “Ministers of Foreign Affairs Matta Chili has seut a telogram to Llma that the indications aro that the United States goy- ernmont is disposed to settle the Baltimoie affair in satisfactory manner and that con- fidence hus been restored in Santiago. Al classes here are very anxious to near further news of the attitude of the American go ernment. The United States Cruiser Balt more about noon today suiled from this port for Sun Francisco. of Decluved the Council’s Actions Legal Kaxsas Crrv. Mo, Dec. 10.—The long delayed and anxiously awuited decision the case of Simpson, a property owner, against McGonigle, » paving contractor, was handed down by Judge Clover this morning, By this decision the ofticial acts of the com- mon council during the time when that body was composed of fourteen members, and prior to the time the supreme court decided the last oxtension of the eity limits to be illegal, have been declured valid and bind- ng. "his was a tost case and the ruling s con- sidered most importunt ampa, Idaho, Dee. 19, to Tug Bek.]—W. M. Trave ware store was closed today by the sheriff on an attachment sworn out by J, C. Logue, one of the partners. Lhe difiiculty is the ‘out growth of & failure of the partners to affect a settlement. The firms have been doing a big business and the liabilities are but 1,000, while the assets are over §0,000, The affair i3 tempora; Conger Denies the Story. Cuieaco, 1ML, Dec. 10, L. Conger, vepublican national committeeman from Ohio, this moruing dented the story sent out from Minneapolis to the effect that the national committee would select a presiden- tinl caudidate, and that the convention would have nothing to do with the nominatiou, - - By the Morphin» £ oute. Mpa, Idaho, Dec. 19, cial Telogram 0 TuE Bk, | B. I a siranger, committed suicide by the route last night at the Berg houso in this place, NO cause was assigoned. ased was about #5 years old, of light o xlon and five and one-half foet bigh. Guatemala Hebels Arming. Ciry or Guaremara, Dee. 10,—( at ex cltemant exists in tbis city, Dou Montufwr, in I THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. ES U, 2 S— - candidato for the prosid foliowees and is provas himself president. Prosz much atarmed and s tak\ 2 tious for his personal sufets % - IDING RELT BLIC armed his pronounce Balrilas is precau Lt D, Edwird Russell of lowa at Min 308 Away cnpolis, Duvesvont, Ta, Doe. 10, —(Spocial gram to Tue Ber This morning Hon Edward Russell died at his tomo in Minne- apolis. Ho lived hero from 1845 till 1857, end was for twenty yoars a leader of the re- publican party and the best fowa. He became tho aditor of the Daven- port Gazette in 1562 and retainod it till 1885, Ho was appointed postmaster by Lincolu, bounced by Johnson for giving pelitical of fence; restored by Grant and had the ofice eighteen years, He was an organizer of tho republican party in fownand foremost among its leaders. . When the protection theory be cawe prominent with it ho avowed himself in L{\\’nr of freo trade, When prohibition arose as a principle of the party he opposed it, though a temperance worker. He headed the anti-prohibition ele ment of the party 1 lowa, whilo J. S. Clark son representod the prohivition wing. Ho was the author of the first printea words con- corning the ficnnepin canal schemo in an editorial in 1863, He did more than any other man to promote tho project. Ho was author of the bill extending currier service to cities of 20,000 population, and was prominont in all public onterprises, Heo leavos a wife, son and three daughters, but 1o estate. ) Succeed DL Mills, Lesars, In., Dee. 19.—[Special Telegeam to Tue Bre.|—The democratic county con- vention today nominated Henry Schreten for the legislaturo to succced D. M. Mill resigned. The governor has not issued his rociamation yet calling a special eloction, ut provably will soon after the legislaturo meets in January known man in Caught Between Lwo Oars. Davesront, In, Dee. 10.-[Special Tele- gram to Tie Ber.|—This morning Harvey Pickens, aged 20 years, was caught between two box cars and fatally crushed in the Rock Island yards today. Ho commencod work as a switchman two days before, For Assulting an Bditor. Leaans, In,, Dec. 19.—[Special Telegram to Tk Ber.|--Jack Edinger, the baso ball player who assaulted J. L. Kroesen, city cditorof the Lemars Sentinel, was today found guilty of assault with inteut to com- mit great bodily injury. Guilty of Murder, Krokuk, fa,, Dec. 19.—Albert Panbitzie, who has been on trial ar I{cosauqua for week past charged with murdering his swe heart's brother, was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to the poni- tentiary forlife. - KUTH’S ROCKING CHAIR. Gift of th ot I St. Louis Furniture Board de to Baby Cleveland. St Louis, Mo, Lee. 19.—Tho following tevter, which explains itself, was sent this evening to Mr. Grover Cleveland r. Louts, Mo.. Dee. 10 —1lon, Gro nd, Lakewood, N. J.—Donr Sir: - We forw to your address b sss this duy w ehl rockinz ch 1 timber from the door of the old *log eabin™ home of Generui U, 5. Grant, In this county, for presentition to your littic danghter Kuth! The idow of this gifv emanated inour hoard. The lumber was procured and the work de- sizned and exeeuted by our mombers, Sincercly hoping that listle Ruth muy pass safely through the ma physieal trinis to whieh enildhood Is invariably sunjected: and believing that when she has hapnily entere.l the gateway of womanhood she will' fully ap- preciato the spirit of “peace on carth, good will toward men” which prompts this'small 1Mt we wish the little mudd, her mother and her tather o *Merry Christinas,” and remain, espeetfully. ST, Lo s Fustrune B R. E. LAsur. I GroRaE E. BARKER, Se - BLOWN IN10 PR AGMENTS, v Cleve- D OF TRADE, Dense Stupidity of an Engincer Causes & Fatal Acciden. SerixerizLp, Mo., Dac. 19.—A boiler being used by somo stone contractors near the new Balwin theater, on St. Louis street, exploded this mornng, killing Bogineer Plulip Davis, Assistant Engineer Robert Baor, and fatally wounding George Crews, a laborer. The ex- plosion was caused by turning a stream of cold water into the boiler, which was hot and imost empty. gineer Davis was blown literally to pieces. A pieco of ws skull was found in front of the Culvary Presbyterian church, 100 yards distant,” while particles of flesh were found at the samo distance in the other direction. Robert Bael head almost severed from otherwise mangled boyond was unmarried. Crews was a laboror and received a wound in the sidefrom a flying missile, which re- sulted in bis death after his removal to the nospital, assistant_engineer, had bis tho body and was recognition, He SENATOR COLQUIIT OF GEORGLA That He is About to Reti om the 8 te. ATaNTs, Ga., Dec. 19.—The Journal nounces the probabiliy of Senator Colquitt's retirement from the senate he can- not stand the rigor of Washington weathor. The senator suffered intensely at Washing ton during the last two winters and was forced to spend much of last winter sway from his duties. During the summer mouths 1o went to southern California, Ho returned to Washingtun a month ago ouly to find him self under the necessity of an immediute ro turn south, Senator’ Colquitt is disposed when he retires to nelp Speaker Crisp 1to tho senate, and in this his friends agreo with him, but they feel that it would be better for the speakers fame 1o serve out his term and then go to the senato. Pressure is being brought to bear ou Senator Colquitt, thero- fore, 1o remain in the scnate until he bas done so. tumor an- because - RIOTED ON THE CARS. Alabama Politicians Right with Fatal Results, Buonxanay, Ala, Dae. 19, here wore grand demonstrations and a torchlight pr cession given hero last nigbt in honor of Goy. ernor Jones, who is a candidate for re-clee: tion. Special trains brought in hundreds of miners from the neighboring wwns and set- tlements, After midnight, while one of the trains wis roturning to Blossburg, s bloody riot occurred 1n one of the cars, When the train was near Brookside, Cliffora Prico at- tempted to restore order among the drunken passengers, whon Bass Wood, s farier opened fire'at P’rice, killing W. B. Black, a miner, and fatally wounding Jumes Glover. Wood'came near belng lynched, but a posso of officers hurried kim off to jail here. - DOINGS OF THE WHISKEY TRUST. Force Inde Firms to Sell Out, Cnicaco, i, Dec, 19.—The whiskey trust having failed in its efforts to induce some of the leuding rectifiers of Woledo, Baltimore ana Milwaukee to sell out to tho trust oa its owni terms, has sent its agent into the torri tory of the stubborn firms with instructions to sell out whiskey direct to the retailers at such low prices us will make the business unprofitable, The fight promises to be severe and of long diration, as the firms out sido of the trust aro determined to maintain wheir independence. It 18 Trying to dent e He Must Hang. LouisviLie, Ky., Dec. 19, —The court of ap peals affirmed tho death sentence in the cuse of Henry Smith, colored, who killed his ployer, L. J. Opecht, near Loulsville & yeur ago. The governor will fix the date of execu- ot withio nicely deys, em PAGES 1-8. .y NUMBER 186. BULLYING BULGARIA. France Evidently Intenls to Find Cause for Opening Hustilities, TROUBLE STARTED BY A NEWSPAPER MAN, Bulgaria Will Remain Firm i1 the Pos She Has Taken, GERMANY AWAITING ENGLISH ACTION, Bimetaliism Has Not Many Supporters in the Fathorland, SOCIETY INTERESTED IN A ROYAL FEUD, Qu ing the Aristocratic World—Ger- ny Relations with Russia, st ons of Rank Which Are Agitat- m Desires Commercial [Copyrighted 1891 hy New York Associated Press.] Benity, Dee. 10, —Tho viow takon in ofi- cial ¢ ero of the quarrel between France and Bulgaria, avising out of the ro- fusal of tho authorities of the latter country toallow a journalist named Chadouine, who was recently expellod from Bulgaria, to re- turn, is that it will result in mischiof, A dispateh was recoived yostorday ovening from the German embassy at Constantinopio containing tho substance of the protest made to the.grand vizier by M. Cambon, the French ambassador at Constantinoplo, in which M. Ribot, the French foreign minister, accuses tho Bulgarian government, besidos the illegal expulsion of M. Chadouine, with insulting the French agent, M. Lenel, by setting the polico to watch his vesidence ana upon one occasion with arresting M. Lenel himself, by mistake, as the agont was entering his oMice. M. Lenel appears to havo been suspectod of secretly giving as- sistanco to the Kusso-Bulgarians who wero implicatod in military plots aguinst the gov- ernment. relos Should have Asked Permission. M. Ribot contends that Bulgaria, under the capitulations of the Berlin treaty, ought awe applied to M. Lenel for pormission to st M. Chadouino, and that the porte must now insist that Bulgaria shall apologizo and reseind the order of expulsion issued agaiust M. Chiadonine, aud thus wipe out by a public ofticial recognition the insult to the Irench gent, The grand receipt of th the government at ived a prompt reply. In this answer the authovi- tics ulso expressed rogret that the incident had arisen, but declared that they would adhere to there right to expel Chadouine. ‘The Bulearian agent at Constautinople, in communications od to the Gorman and Austrian embassies, couched in the most cordial terms, asserts that his government has stroug proof that the French residency has been made tho focus of plots against M. Stambouloff, the Bulgarian prime minister, The expulsion of M. Chudouino is but a minor icident among frequent collisions be- tween M. Lenel and the Bulgarian ministers. In relation to the question of a breach of the capitulations of tho Berlin treaty, the opinion X od i diplomatic cirelos is entirely gainst M. Ribot. It is not expected that the French foreien minister will ventare to refer the dispute to the Berlin treaty powers. Ho will probavly v Bulgaria in order to please Russia, and keep the quarrel standing open until an opportune moment shall urrive for the be- giuning of active hostilities, ents on the New Treaties. In commenting upon the passaze of the new commercial treaties, the conservative press admits that political considerations were largely instrumental in detormining the acquicscence of u section of that party i the doption of the pow tariff méasures, Tho enthusiasm of the members of the free party over the reduction n the tariffs under the new treaties cools as it is perceived that the measures tave not the free trade scopo that the liberats attributed to them. Already the freo party treat tho tariff s o mere dvaft on the future, and urgs that tho government ought as_soon 4s tho famine in Russia avates 1o obtain a convention reopening Germany to Russian yeand other cereals, on the samo terms as are grauted to Austria, in roturn for the ro- luction mado by Russin on the duties ou nan manufactures. Germany and Eimetallisni ‘The devatos in the reicnstag have disclosed the weakness of the supporters of bimetal- lism. Count Mozbach and Baron Kardorot alluged to the question of tho remonetization of silver us intimately connected with the geraiu tariffs, but the house concurred in the opinion expressed by Chancetlor von Caprivi, who said it was superfluous to discuss the topic. “The uttitude of the governinent upon the question of bimotallism continues one of waiting. When Mr. William Seligman, wno was sent to Europe as a representative of the United States Treasury department for the purpose of arcaning for the bolding of an international conferen to secure the estab- lishment of a common ratio of value botween wold and silv was here sounding the gov- rnment, Chancellor von Caprivi stated that tne action of Germany and Kogland would depend upon the currency developments in Washinglon. Herr Miguel, the imperial finanes, is a strong gold partisan. von Marshall, althouwh a strong will ouly act conjointly with the discussion of the subject. No action has been taken by England, and in the moan- time it is probabie that 'the government is disposed to consider tho silver question as one of little immediate interest. The resumption of specie payments in Austria-Mungary on a gold basis is repocted to be fmminent. Tho treasury alveady holds 150,000,000 florins in gold aud the total amount required to effect the resumption is ),000,000. A part of this sum can bo met Dy the retentivn by the governmentof & portion of the notes ow 1 circulation, Society Azitated. Tho highest avistocracy circles of Berlin are deeply interested in watching the feud being carried on between the princess of Thurn and Taxis and the Munich court, Tho priucess as the Austrian Arch-duchess Clementine ranked among the members of the reigning dynasties, and, upon mareyin in 1500 the utandsome prince of Phurn “and Taxls, wout to Munich, supposing that she would continue to rank as a royal arch- duchess, though her husband was only “his sorene higoness.” The Princess Gissell, daughter of Emporor Francis Joseph aud wife of Prince Leopold of Bavaria, decided that tho princess of Thurn and Taxis had forfeitod her rank as an Austrian arch- duchess and must be treated as u mere sserenity,’’ ‘Phereupon the princess refused to go to court and formed o court of her own at her chateau at Reichsberg, where she holds fotes and bulls which are frequented by lead- g members of tho nobility to the neglect of tho court civeles. T'ne princess, it s ad- mitted, is scoring a success, vizier, the Com ministor of Recretary bimetallisi, ugland for Lesson in Economy During bis visit to Stettin this week, Em- peror William gave tho army oficers s tionea there o practical lesson in economy. It the course of his stay his majosty was en- tertained at_luncheon by the ofticers of the garrison. Upou receiving the invitation the emperor requested to be shown the menu card, and upon its belug produced, be struck out & nurmhor of dishes aud expensive wines veduclug the bill of fare W soup, mutton aud oewr.