Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 1, 1892, Page 2

#ws€vent of hostilitics tho representativ WENTY-FIRST R SPIRIT 1S WIDESPREAD. nsands of Union and Confederate Vet- erans Want to Fight Ohili, ) OFF CERS NAVAL VOLUNTEER, Me Our Study Repre- Watch Military and g atlves Instructed to Their Movements, Yonk: Dec. 81.~The Washington pondent oMthe Herald telegraphs to per as folldws: Within the last fow structions havg been sent to our naval @ at London, Paris and Rome to nc- the State deparUient with the move [ Chili's agents, Both in Grreat Britain the continont. nitar, instructios yon sent to the United States consu \ber of the most imporiant naritime v Europe, . be the business of those officials to 1izo themselves with all the transac- » Chili’s ropresontatives. It is known, vaple, that Chili tas been quietly ne- 12 with some of the big manufacturers purcbaseof heavy ordnance and other cns of war. It 1s also known that I of the brightest young men in tho 1army have been sout to Germany to he latest modes of war as they find sion in the kaiser’s school of militar: . The Chilians entertain a whole- ‘espoct for the prowess of the German aud for the military slall which it has d from tho timo of the late Fran an war, and they beliove that the in- on which their own military mon will in Berlin will be bonefictal t6 them in vent of hostilities with the United or auy other country. itonunt Ward, our naval attache at was asked several wevks ago to sond h Navy department not only a full de ion of the Captain Prat, the formid- ruiser which is being builton the Seine YEAR. correspondent of the Times today afirms what 0o declares to be the hizhest authority, that Chili would not feel humiliated in help: ing to the utmost of her power to_terminate cefully and in a manner honorable to hoth berself and tho Unitod States the conflict which but for the lengthy and secret form of criminal procedure fol'owed in Chili, wbich allowed constant and _false reports hostile to a good understanding to be propawated abroad, could never have attained such ex- aggerated proportions, The corvespondent says it 1s ovident there arc Airebrauds who are anxious for the inauguration of a wa which would bo disastrous to the best iutor- ests of both the countries concerned, FORTIFYING SAN FRANCISCO. slaborate Works Designed for That City's Defense, Sax Fraxcisco, Cal., Dee. 81.—For several months past a large force of men has been at work on military bluff, behind F't. Point on the I"usidio reservation. Work has been Roing quistly but diligently, it being tho beginning of the long planned military fortitication of tho harbor and its approaches, and is being performed by direction of the navy. Thelast congress provided for about £200,000 to bs used in improving the harbor fertifications. It was not planned that this suin would halt accomplish the elaborate words designed by the engineers in their report to the govern- mext, but it was argued that it would ake a beginuing which would be added to from time to time by additional appropriations, Huge masses of masonry on 1, Point biuft form a part of foundations for the biz guns and their carringes. It will not be three months, according to reports from eastern foundrins, beforo ut least onc of these guns, & ten-inch steel breech-loading rifie, will ve in position. ‘I'lie masonry necessary for ove guu is all done and that for another nearly so. Some of the wall of masonry, is made fifty feot thick, of Portiund cement aud loose rock, from a hill- side quarry near at band. The thickest walls are to protoct the magazine, At least 200 rounds will be fived by each gun. The first gun that will bo mourted will bo fitted with n improved receding or disappearing c riage. There will be several of these in various fortiications. The Boston at Iquique, Tqrique, Dec. 8L—The Unitad cruiser Boston arrived hero yesterday, - States @ Chilian governmont, but to detail tho 35 that is being made on hor, the num- wen engaged in hov construction, tho _of lubor, und the earliest practical date who she could be made ready for sea. Liou- _ fenant Wara has probably dono this, but as Jet his report has not reached the Navy de- partment. ‘The members of the administration beliove thav they have found a means of affording protection to the refugecs at the American le- ,nunu, oven in the event of war. What to o with theso peoplo bas been a perplexing robiem. It is now expected that in the at Santiago of Russia and France will join in a rquest (o President Montt that iho nino Coilan refugees at present under the pr tection of Minister Kgan be permitted 't sccompany him out of the country, It is # »0 expected that the reprosentative of Great T itain will join in this request. If so, it is novd to see How tho Chilian wuthoritics can Lstuseat. Atall eveats, the fact that tho | xefi zees are there will not prevent our g arn: ent from making war on Caili, if such act o deemed nceessary. S couservative a mun as Mr. McCreary of Ko ucky, a iegislator of long experience, Wi aus served for years on the nouse finance cor iittee and who'was chairman in the Fit- congress, said Lo me toda, fhe war spirit is very goucral throughout Suutry. It is not conflned to the young “¥vho huve como upon the sceno since * & flud it quite as prevalent among the of the north and south who served in Jio» and confederate armies. A million $550 mon would respond to a call to arms, would be no trouble about the numbor Ao, The only embarrassmeut would be 1o select.” an reminded, apropos of Mr. Mc- ’s remark, that two of the best kuown oficers on ' the retired list have nled application for rervice in tho event of with Chili. Ono of these is Adwiral nas H. Stevens, The other1s Admiral uett, who also served with distinction 1861 to 1505, and who was rotired a year with the rank of admiral.’ Admiral t i 64 yoars of age, while Fighting Tom ous is soveral years his senior. But tho spirit is auite as strong in them now as s threo, decades ngo, whon they were n as two of the bravest officers in the and thero is o question that they fd reader a good account of thomselves 1d their services be required. READY TO MAKE A FIGHT. he ng the Miantonomah—The Blg Fight- Ing Ship Ready For Service, W Youk, Dec. 80.—The repairs and al- 18 on the handsomo harbor defense Jie Maintonomah, have at last been “tto an end, aud on New Year's day \p starts out on a brief cruise in the Prec on of Gardner's Island for the purpose f (¢ ng her newly mounted guns. e Miantonomuh is moored at present to + southiern most dock at the Brooklyn navy avd noar the red iron hulk of the balf built JOwncinnati, and where the big cruiser Chi- “aw0 was anchored before she wont to sea. fiverythiog ou the queer shaped, lowlying ©ora 't was moving at hot haste this worning {1 nticipation of the coming depacture. The st of the new boilers and engines began at lock last night und will be continued bly for forty-cight hours. All this full steam is kept on aud the engine tery of the vessel 18 worked; togl capucity. +0 are only two things to bo done on the Miantonomah, the coaling and pro- - D aud theso ro begun at noon oy, They will be pushea along and com ved by uightfall tomorrow. Tho antic d trial of the big guns of modern type th which the Miantonomuh has lately beon o+ ided is viewed with the liveliest interest y nval experts and scientific men. Besides fom ten-inch breech-loading rifles, two ‘thieod-pounder Hotehkiss rapid firine’ guns, ana two S7-milimeter Hotchkiss revolving ennnon, the Miantonomah has the very Jiv o8t thing in ordnance in the shape of the Awo six-pound Driggs-Sohrodor rapid fiving cunons. Theso guns have never boen triod w board of a Uuited States cruiser bofore, oy throw a six-pound, highly explosive (@l every fifteen or twenty soconds for a tanco of 2,500 yards, and that with the gatest accuracy’; they can be used 7,000 or 0 yurds away. ‘Pud tests with the ordnance of the Mian- romah are moant to bo extromely thorough elaborate. First Lieutenant Walker “hat probanly two weeks will bo taken o the trials. \When the tests are over expeoted that the Miantonomah as a ¢ defense vessol, with its modern guvs low water submerged bull, will bo ok for any of the largest European battle 0y Clarduer's bay is the probable destination of the Miautonomah. When she returns from tho gun trials tho ship's officers think #he 0y be sent off on @ cruise to the north Atlautic, ..B\ SITING POWDER TO THE COAST. Lo ge Quantities of to San Franciseo Wasnixaroy, D. C., Dee. sl.—Within PASL two days 45,000 pounds of brown txplosives Forwarded the w- / der and 22,000 pounds of gun cotton have been forwarded from tho east to San Fran- @seo. The brown powderis intended for the Freat nuval guns and the cotton for sholls wr 1 Orpedoos. Beyond these facts there 1+ Botulng to be loarned at tho departments { tuls morniug concerning the war prepara- Bodiotary Blaino troduced the new | Franeh minister to the presigent in the morn- {ug 46d then received tho Mexican ministor Aud Senor Montt, the Chillan winister, at the Btale department, 1 Chili Auxious Loxpox, Dee, 1, or Peace, ‘The Santiago de Chill DUN'S REVIEW OF THE WEEK. ther Ias Made Seasonable Trade Unusually Light. sw Yonk, Dec. 3L—R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says: The old year has closed with a little more than the usual holiday dullness in general trade, but reports as 1o the volume of holiday trade are mainly sausfactory. At Chicago it was the heavi est ever known, at St. Louis unusually large, and 10 jewelry the biggest known, but at_Philadelplia and at New Ovleans not quite up to expectations and at Littio Rock unsatisfactory. At Bostou bad weather has retarded trade. At Puiladelp! improvement is seen in theiron business and reports from the west ave encouraging to dry goods dealers. At Pittsburg pig irou is stronger, finished iron in better demand and the wlass works all in operation. At Cloveland there is larger inquiry for rolling miil products, but the general trado is active, especially in winter clothing avd boots and shoe: At Dotroit gencral trade, for it. At Chicago receipts of whoat have doubled in comparison with the same week’s last year, and in corn, rye. dressed beef and wool the increase is a third. with some increase in cattie and flour, but a decrease of a third in hides and a quarterin oats, Sales of gon- eral merchandiso much exceed last year's, At Opneha and Kansas City the car famine restricts the movement of products. At St. Louis mild weather has a bad effect on trade in woolens, heavy clothing nad rub- bers. At Memplis trade is but medium, at Sa- vannah slackening. At Little Rock and Richmond trade is much depressed, and at New Orleans light, with comparatively poor collections at ncarly all southern portion The record of receiverships during the year includes twenty-s 1ds with 2,159 milos in operation, and §54,479,000 iu stocks and bonds. ‘The mercantile failures for the year 1891 indicate that the number of failures in the United States is 12,273 as against 10,907 1n 1890 th ailures iu 1891 are greater in num- per than 1n any orevious yearsince the record has been kept by this agenny, running back to 1857, In amount of habilities, however, the figures are almost precisely the same as those of the year previous, anounting to ),000. “The amount lost, therefore, not exceed that of the previous year, while th verage of the hal ties of each failure is 15,471 in 1801, as against § 1800 ‘The distribution of tho loss in geographical 08 SHOwS that the liabilities of faillures in the eastern states in the year just closed were §19,000,000, as against §27,000,000 last year. In the midale states the liabilities were 07,000,000, as agaimnst §75,000,00 in 1840 In the southern states a marked in. creaso in liabilities is noticed, as they amounted last yoar to $45,000,000, a5 agmnst 27,000,000 in 1800, In the western states there s & deciine of §2,000,000 iu liabilities, ar just closed to m W unseasonable weather affects but thers 1s more demand which amounted in the v, $45,000,000, a5 against £50,000,000 in tho year previous, 'while on the Pacific coast in 1801 the liabilities amounted to 0,000,000, as against £,000,000 in 1590, The failures occurring throughout the country during the last seven days num ber , a3 compared with a total of 202 for last week. For the corresponding weok of last year tho fizures w EXTERMINATED THE FAMILY, Fatality Attached Reslden Atcmsoy, Kan,, Doe. 81.—[Special Telo- gram to Tue Bee.] —John Delany, a wealthy favmer of Doniphan county, Kansas, took | sick @ week ago and died ta u few hours, The day of the funeral his wife was taken nty-four hours she also sons in California wore graphed for. They arrived in time for the funeral obsequies of the mother and esterday both sons died, apparently of the same disease, It is supposed that the cause of the death of the whole family was tho moving into and sleeping in the rooms of a new house they had just completed, B Cherokeo Senate in Session, Taurquan, 1. T., Dec. 81,.—The Cherokee scnato hus elected T, M. Butfingtan and ® C. Boudinet to represent the Cherokees be fore the United States congress during the prosent session. ‘I'ee senate also took up the negotiutions with the United States, but after a short time adjourned. The opinion is that some altempt will be made 1o reject the proposition of the commissioners. Troubles of Condu 81, Lovis, Mo, Dec. 81,—Chief Clark of the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors 1 in thocity to have a conference with General Manager Clark of the Missourl Pacific sys- rolative to some differences existing be n the conductors and the lron Mountain road Peculiar to n Kansas Two - - Steamer Ar At Baltimore —-Schiedam from Rottordam, At New York--Nevada from Liverpool, At San Diego—The Unitea States steawer Charleston arrived off port tonight. She is anchored outside and will not enter the har. bor until mornin vy, - 15 on w Rl Ala, Dec. 81.—A svecial from Fort Payne reports that toirty deputy marshals fully armed left at 2 o'clock for the sceus of Monday night's tragedy They carry provisions fora two days’ cam- | paige. Mt BIsMINaHay, thers OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1 'DUBLIN CASTLE BLOWY UP, | Physical Force Party Believed to Have R sumed Operations in Ireland, NO LIVES LOST BUT MUCH DAMAGE DONE. fun Cotton Pl il Ch xplodes Dynamite P in ed Under the Privy Coul ! roo So Discovered Paris, Dunniy, Dee. 31, caused in this city today by a well defined rumor that the “physical force™ party had resumed operations here and that their first | attempt had been made against Dublin Castle, the official resiaeace of the Barl of Zetland, vicefoy of Ireland. It tracspired that a numter of workmen had been employed in making alterations lately in and about tho castle. One of the places which was being overhauled was the offica directly under the room in which the privy council holds its meetings While the workmen were pursuing their occupations thero was suddenly a tremendous report in the office avove re- ferred to which shook the building. Nobody was hurt. The police were immediately notified and bagan an investigation into the affair, The draiuage to the castle 1s very heavy. The ceilings of the two floors above the cellar were blown to pieces, the heavy beams in some places being torn into small pieces, The furnituve in the oMee benoath the priv council chambor was completely smashed and destroyed. ‘The affair created consternation among the people living in and employed about the castle, All tho dynamite outrages per- petratca in London and otber places in Great Britain were called to mind and a large number of people have no other opinion than that the “*physical force’ rarty has again put its policy of tervorism into effect. Tue Irish authorities immediately tele- graphed to London, summoning assistance, lonel Majendie, okief inspector of explosives of the Howe office, and the inspector of explosives of this city aeclaro that the explosion was caused by a large quantity of gun cot- ton. A meeting of the privy council was to have been held tonight and it is supposed the miscreants made somo miscaleulation in their arrangements for timing the explosion, Later it was announced that one of tho principal clerks in the ofice of the chief secretary for Ireland had a very uarrow escape from deati by the explosion. ‘The castle ofticials state that after the first fecling of alarm had passed away the conse- quences of the explosion were found to be less serious than they had feared. An ex- penditure of a fow pounds, they siy, will ro- pair the damage. The privy council met as usual after the explosion. Chief of Police Mallon says that the force of the explosion was exerted chiefly in an outward direction, and that it was possibly an explosion of gas. ‘WANT BETTER FACILITIES. Means of Voting App Are Too Cumbersome [Copyrighted 1591 by James Gordon Bennett.| Pans, Dec. 31.—[New York Horald Cablo —Speeial to Tue Bie.|—It s quite - within the bounds of probability that the Frenck constitution will ore long have to be revised. The republicans are much concerned at the hitcnes which detay the annual voting of the budget. Year after tho ministry presents tha estimates, and after hoiding thom in aboyanco over ten months, about tho middle of December the Chamber votes them and sends them on to the Senate to bo ratified. The Senate, not unnaturally, objects to being hurried in its oxamination of the estimates, so It has been found possiblo to push tho budget through both houses by the 31st of December, which has allowed the govern- ment to promulgate it by the 1s¢ of January. But the dificultics 1n the way of this aj angement grow steadily groater. This cear the budgev was not brougit before the Senate till the 10th of December, and the debates on_the subject did not begin until the #0th, The Seaate has declined to vote on the question in the three days thus al- lowed it bafore the expiration of 1501, and it has been found nocessary to revert to the expedient of votitg by twelfths, a course which many regard as ministerial heresy When for any reason the budget has not been votod by January 1, the government asks permission of the chamber to collect propor- tionate taxes from month to month, or in othor words by twelfths. In the present instauce one-twelfth 1s all that will be asked fon. as the chamber will meat after the holidays, and it is hopea that all the estimates will b voted before the end of the first fortnight in January. CHINA'S DIPLOMATIC VICTORY. Promises Made to European to be Brok Vaxcovven, B. C., Dec. 31.—The steamer Empress of India has arrived from Hong Kong bringing ndvices up to December 8, and Yokohama advic mber 17. The Shanghai correspondent of the Yokohama Daily Mail says: “China has scored a grand success in diplomacy. The riots of the Vang- Tse valley would have called down on her bead tho wrath of Kuropean powers did not the critical situation in Europe allow her to ape. Promises have been made 1n pro fusion. but nothing has been done. The re- cent riots were attributed to the Ka Lao Lui, asecret society, but Lr. Griffith John has learned incontrovertibly that the inflamma- tory placards causing the riots did not cma- nate from Hunan, but the prime instigator was Chou Han, whose action had the direct sanction and ' approval of the provincial autborities. It is urged that the European powers should quell any Hunanese outbreaks, and thereby not only strengthen the Pekin government, but nspire u cespect for Furo- pean rights.” DISCOVERED A GUY FAWKES PLOT. % Plan to Blow ¥ Chamber, Panis, Dec, 81.—Tho people of Parls wero startled today by the rumor published in thy Soleil and other newspapers that a plot had been discovered in the Russian colony, hay- ing for its object the destruction of the build- ingin which the Chamoer of Deputies is situated, and also the building occupied by tho Russian embassy. The conspirators, it was said, bad arranged to blow up these buildings with dynamite. Knowleage of the plot came to the police in some un kuown manner and an investigation was im- mediately sot on foot, The rumor must have had some basis in truth, for many refugeo Russiana residing in Paris and the suburbs have been taken nto custody. A number of houses vccupied by suspects have been searched by the polico it is revorted that a quantity of incrim: inating documents were found Powers Only Russiun K Up the nders, James A. Sheforth, for- worly secretary and treasurer of the Royal Arcanum Building and Loan assoclation of Brooklyn, N. Y., arrested on the charge of ombezzling $20,000 from the association, today surrondered for extradivion to the United Statos. In the French Chunber of Deputies. Pauis, Dec. 81.—The Chamber of Deputies today rejected the duty of 24 francs placed on A decided sensation was | DaiLy BEE. petroleum by the senate, and agroed to a duty of 12 francs on refiued and 7 francs on crude petroleum, the now tariff to wo into force on October 1, 1502, The tariff bill was then finally passod, and theO hamver ad- journed until Tuesday next, when the poti- tion of the Panama canal sharebolders will be discussed. President Montt's Cabinet, | Copyrighted 1591 by James Gordon Bennett,) Varranaso, Chili (via Galvoston, Tex.), Dee, 81,—(By Mexiean Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tue Bee.|—Tho vortfolios in President Jorge Montt's new cabinet have been arranyed as follows: Min- ister of the intorior, Ramon Barros Luco; minister of foreign affairs, Venuro Blanco Veil; minister of justice, Juan Castellon, minister of finance, Francisco Vegara: min- ister of war, Luis Pereira, and ministur of public works, Augustin 'Edwards, While those offices have been offered to tue gentlo- men named, the nominations have not yet been formally unnounced. Searching the Co ents, Ciry o Mexico, Dec. 80.—The search of the convents continiies. The district judge and police today visited four convents, two of which were found empty. The nuns were stod. Two ex-claustiated priests’ wero sted yesterday but released, Two pricsts have been summoned to eive evidence. In- voices are made of all bulldings visited. The government is sending troops to the frontior. Bandits in the states of Mexicoand Gourrero are defying the authoritie e B 5 FAREWELL SUPPER. intertalns # Large N Te aber of Friends Arpayy, N, Y. David B. Hill's term as governor of tho stateexpired tonight, and the cvent was marked by a dinner av which Mr. Hill spoke about 5,000 words of farowoll to 150 persons, including the stato ofticials, Governor-elect Flower and many prominent state demociats. Governor Hill opened his address thus: Mr. Chairmun, State Officers and Friends: These are the times that try mon's souls. The hour of purting from the comrades of u long und arduous lubor hus come. Never n in quite the sume group, New comuands, - 2ONING 0re or ANOLher of us to distant fields, to u new serviee, Never again the same shoulde nd shouider touch all around. A link broken; the group ehanged. It i8 not time of strife. either physical, moral or political, that tests ‘men's foriitude. Most men take to contention like babies to the'r mother's m 1k. Unless we found our- selvos, now and then, iding dauntiess apd unwearied, knee deep in w jungle of the shafts of political calumny and the broken irrows of bown:en who hud missed thelr mark, [ suppose we should lavo the sen- sution_of discomfory and 4‘a,n]ll:\ln of cold foet. No, L cannot belfove it is'peril or strife that try men's souls. It 1s pagting from the te nd trac comrades of & fong day that wrenches the heartstrings, Mr. Hill then stated that daring the scven years ho had been in Alvany the state debt had been practically wipod out—80,461,854 in amount. ‘Phere had _beon a constant succos- s10m of victories to the democracy, until now tho entire state government was democratic Referving to his election to the seuate, Gov- ernor Hill said My first emotion was that of every other acniocrat, T suppose, who has been in Wash- ington sinee 1863—whero and how can he niost officiently rend away from thut énormous aggregation of too centralized power, usurped from the state, usurped from ' the people, the hideous hue. progeny of war debt ind of lieentious govern- ment partnership with the plutocrats of priv- flege, loaving nothing of the' federal zovern- ment, except its speciied granted powers; nothing which can be done by state govern: ments, which can better be done by munici- pul. by county, by neighti:liogd government, itnd more lealously wii e and even to these nelghborhood govesimnents, nothing ean botter be reserved to the people, to their voi- untary associations under the rale of justice, oreed by equal luws, nothing which cun ter be reserved to the large liberty of in- idual frecmen. Speaking then upon the wisest course for the democracy to pursue in the present con- Governor Hill continued rofng the tax power, and the coinage ch [ suppose we must concede to bo specl he federal zovernment, and concerning recent ubuses and misuses of thoso powors by the billion-dotlar congress, 1 have had something to say trust, I will turn upon those abuses for the coming yeur, upon issucs mude by the bilifon- ss—notiing olse and nothing less. urn of the biillon-dollar congre: by un immense popular uprising, by the el tion of 27 democratle ropresontatives out os 2, will not enable one new line to be written by the present congress {n the federal laws. But the acts of the billfon congress ure now a purt of th 5 There they stand, L ho ge. sonate, ¢ o the executive cun prevent s cha f the three boing repulican, actual | muking to redress republican wrong doing i doubly barred, No repeal. no chan:e except whit perfectly suits the republican wron:- doer. The housefean compel fragality in cur- rent’ approyri Speaker Crisp, Judze Holmun and all our good democrits in both housos, will see to thut, But Mr. Miils' bill, Morrison's bit general bills, peal bilis, all 2like are sure to be halted the senate threshold and slauzhtered in co won. Why? Because republicuns, though Quito 18 POWETIESS 48 We ATo DOW L0 DAsS new t still and do mothir D ast until the 4th o March, = 1803 all they got by the acts of the billion-dollar congress—ind the ehance of suving theroutter thole min booty suving thelr tarilt for protection’s sake In plase of a tariff for rovonue only, with pro- tection incldentul; saving their bounty and substdy principle; saving their reeiprocity which 1a but a seheme o expand te socialism and substitate the restrictive ins of diplomats for the worldwide conmmerce of free mon. 1t's 0 bud lookout. Time runs on and they counted on time to root thelr poticy in busi- ness dislikes of change and to give those wrong doings the air of rlghtful precedents. What are we going to do wbout it? You and i and every democrat in Washington 18 aski himself ‘that question, Since any den ceratie legislation proposed by the house I sure of defeut in the senate or white house. Is & Wiser course opan thun that democrats shall first send up for defoat what will cost the republican party final overthrow in tho next congressionul “and presidentinl elections? Now let us hold fust to the great and pivor gur policy ~ou those. Is one fact: Democratio legisla- by this Fifty-second congress Is quite impossible. ~Plebald legislution, of course, is possible; 1 have no intorest in that. Hereis anothor fact, Tt is the larg- est with which our great joadors In congress bave to tuke uccount, o people's lict Lust year upon the biilion dollar-congress and Lty works becones un nttor nullit | empty wind unless the people of the (Inited States. undecelved, unfooled, stick to thelr work agaln, come tozether utthe ballot boxes and again' on next.November thuuder forth tho same just verdict. Shall the people's verdiet on the billic lar congress Lave exe-ution o not? Sh denocratic party, by keeping baforo the peo- pio the bilTlon congress issueq of 160~ nothing cisuand nothing less—kedpt for the peonio power to add to their verdiotiof 180) its execu tion of 18027 How can that best be done? First, tree coinage bills: 'pass only: needful priation bills, enforoing econpmy. Socond, Gripple to undo ‘ehe Work ot the billlon-dollar cougress: demind repeal of the Sherman siiver luw aud thd two MeKinloy laws. No suull Issues, no anthnely fssucs, no now issues, no other Issues. Grapple to undo the work Of the - billion. cohgvess. country und its siiver Tnws snd its t where they stood befory our p adventure in 1558 und before Yhe 1nfanious re- publican revolution. Demahd this, and do= mand nothing but this, s keep on demund- ing this in congross, in oursate conventions, inour natlonal corvention,and throt the cauvuss until sundown next Nov at puss no appro- uber characteristio feature of the present political Juncture 1s that by hoiding fast to tho Issues made by thé billlon -doliar congress during the canvass already preparing with ¥ throughout the union, the co- s of tinie, of public Intorest, of sena- torlul elections, of the eluetlons of repress tutives und of the exegutivo are such (‘n Lt people’s will, a8 aeglared » year ago, can in one year more immediutely and- throughout prev. ¥ L Nebruskuns Abroad, GALYESTON, Tex,, Dge gram to Tus B John C. Allen and_A&ttorney General Hast Ings of Nebraska, aceom panied by Messrs. A. Strong of Omana- ana Lieutenant W. L. Lowrey of Lincoln arrived here iast night sud will speud several days viewiug the jettios, harbor works and the city, The party is being shown much atiention by the Cham- ber of Commerce, and was bandsomely en- tertained today, 892 BLOODY WORK OF GREASERS. Rumored Assassination of General Garcia by His Troops Confirmed, THEN THEY JOIN GARZA IN TEXAS, Most of Despe Them Convicted Criminals and te Cl Military Au- thorities Concerned Over Condition of Aftairs, the MoxtenRey, Mex., Doc. 31.—~News was re- ceived here late last nigat confirming the r port that Geueral Lor Garein, in cor mand of the troops iu the fleld in the north- ern part of Mexico, with headquarter: at Mier, bad been murdered by his command and tho entire force, numbering several hun- dred mon under his immodiato comman d, had gone over to the sido. of the revolutionists, crossing over into Texas in a body at a point vetween Roma and Carrizo. The private soldiers in tho Moxican army aro nearly all convicted criminals who, instead of being iven a torm in prison, aresentenced to servo with the military, They are desperate char- acters and nearly all are secrot sympathizors with the revolutionary movein General Garciawas one of the most promineat and efficient ofticers in the Mexican army and his deatl at the present time 15 & serious blow to the government. Governor Retes has been in constant tele graphic communication with President Diuz all day, but the nature of the dispatches is not known. Governor Reies and tho mili- tary authorities here aro much disturbed over the situation on tho frontier. The movement of troops through here from the lower part of tho republic during the past five dnys has been very great and the trans- portation facilities of the Mexican Nationa! railroad have been insufficient to accommo- date the heavy demand mado upon them by the government. The garrisou here has rushed all its available troops to Nueva Laredo, from which place thay have been tributed along the right bank of tho Rio ando, FEARS FOR CAPTAIN BOURKE. War Department Ofciuls Af Are Outnumberd Wasmiyatoy, D. C.. Dee. 31.—ONcials ut the War department aro watching the situa- tion on the Rio Grande with doep concern, but without news from Genéral Stanley, this morning. They are appreheasive that Cap- tain Bourko's force may bo very much outnumvered by tho rovolutionists, but they feel confident that oficor will conduct himself with all necossary prudence and that be will soon bve re- inforced. Minister Romero said this morning he had heard nothing except from the newspapers avout the assassination of General Garcia and the desertion of his troops to the vevolu- tionists. He did not 2div the story, out army ofilcors acquainted with tho character of Moxican soldiers on the froatier are more incliaed to accept it as probable. 120 aid 1His Forces 1. Hurrying Troops to the Border, Crry or MeXico, Dec. 31.—At the War de- partment today it was ascertained that the Moxican government was moving troops from the Interior gavrisons to strengthen the army operating against Garza, It is now estimated that there are fully 3,000 soldiers guarding the long frontier from Laredo to Matamor: sl Lals 2 NEW YORK LEGISLATIY Demos ts Schem the Course to Pursue. NEw York, Doe. 3l.—A morning paper prints this: The republicans of New York are holding consultations rogarding the ro- cent contested election results in this state. Senator Hiscock voicod their sentiments when ho s igat at the Fifth Avenue hotel: It is wrong—a monstrous wrong which cannot be tolerated.” There was a meeting of tho leaders of the stats last night. It was held at tho Fifth Avenue hotel. Thoso present were Senators Hiscock and ex-Senators Platte and Warnor Miller, Collector Hen- dricks, Cuauncoy M. Depetw, Chairman of the Kepublican Committee Brookfield and Colonel George Bliss and Joseph Choate as counsel. The subject wus discussed in all its beariigs and the future action of the revub lican party was carefully mavped out, Just what wiil be done wnone of the genilemen present would say, but all wero unavimous in saying that every logitimato means should be_exhausted beforo a surrender 1s made. The gencral opinion 15 that tho republican senators will refuse to foin in tho organiza- tion of the senato until the democrats aro Yl'uparml to act fairly, but no confirmation rom the laadors could be had of this viow. Oneof themsaid: “We can only advise, The republican senators will do individually what they belicve to be honest and patriotic No sclfish motives will weigh with them, and what they think right they will do.”" The counsel for the republicans have de cldud that 1mmediately after Governor Hill goes out of oftice they will apply to Justices Barvard and Edwards of the supremo court for writs of contempt against the five mem bors of the State Board of Canvassers for counting the Mylord certificates from Duch- ess county, which alected Osbo ‘ne. This act on the part of the board was not only in opposition to the decision of the court of appeals, but it was also in diro6t con of the orders given by Justices B Eawards not to canvass that certificate, An_ Albany dispatch to the World say! Rumors are current everywhore that the re- publicans will attempt to establish a deud- ock by preventing un orgavization of the state sennte. Thoy caunot do this oxcept by absenting themselves in a body, for it is pointed out that if even one of themn remains in the chumber with the sixteon democrats, by his very presence as a protestor he would nelp the democrats to accomplish what ho would try togprevent. Even though th3 ro publicans went so far as to stay away in a body, however, the democrats say they cau organize the sonate because they have the necessary coustitutionul majority. Sevo toen, a majority of thirty-two sonators, u not requirad, they say, but a majority of the senators elected. This year, according to tha decisjon of the court of appeals and thoe d laration of the State Board of Canvassers, only thirty-one senator: nave been elocted Thore has veen noeloction in the Twenty- seventh district, consequontly the sixtecn democratic senators are a constitutional mi jority of the thirty-one seaators clected. So, no watter what tactics the republicans adopt, the democrats will organize the senate day 2 MUDDLE. Republicans and u republican - EGRAPHERS VICTORIOU, They Win Thelr Fight With the South: citie, SAN FraNcisco, Cal,, Dec. 81, —The trouble betweaon the Southern HPacific company aud the Order of Railway Telegraphers was set- tled today, Concessions were made on both sides, but the result is & victory for tho teleg raphers, who are permitted to join tue order, while the company withdraws the objection able afidavit and compromises the troublo with reference to the o mployment of student operators. Nearly all the men who remained out on strike or wero discharged for joining tho ordor are to be voinstated by tho com pany. 'Tho agreement botweon the employ and'the company was signed toduy. — Results of the Investigatic LaNsixG, Mich,, Deo, #1.- The committee sppointed to investigate the couduct of ex- Secretary of Stato Soper, made an exhaus- tive report this morning, finding that Soper had distriouted, contrary to law, H42 volum costing the stato $1,613; thav he haa made purchases of furuituro to the amount of §921, allof which was declared unnecesssry and i | extravagant, but thore is practicully no | evidence showing that ho profited personally by these purchnses, or received any monoy for distributing the books. Ihere are but w | fow lotters found showing tho state funds have hoen misappropriat d, The committeo | says the amounts of the misuporopriation can never be detevmined. The demand upon Deputy Rowley for $500 in fact was made, but no examination was mad s to whether it was the result of an agccement or not. It is said_there {s nothing in tho result of tho investigation upon which to base a probable successful criminal prosecution, SAID IE WAS GIDEON MARSH. Philadelphin's Fogitive 1 ned Into a T BLKTON, Md,, Dec. 31, —A f of rather large fiame, woaring a handsome black mustache and side whiskers and dressed as if Lie wore accustomed to move in wood society, entored the bar room of tho Elkton house here at 0 o'clock Tuosday night. Accosting the proprietor, Charlio Phillips, he bogwad the privilege of romaining in tha bar room until the closing hour. When closing time camo ho started out, remarking that he would have to tramp it agamn. Mr. Phillips offered him a room in the hotol without, cost, which the stranger, aftor somo persuasion, accopted. Bofore leaving he said ho was Gideon ~W. Marsh, late president of the ~ Koystoue bank of Puil adelphin, but asked Mr. Phillips not to say anything about it, He also said that he oad a wifo und two chilaren, but bad not called to seo them in passing through the Quaker city. He had left his valise, with its contents, in Now York to pay a hotel bill of £25, reserving the right to take from it a bible which his mother had presented him, acknowledging at the same timo that he had not read it. In Lis cravat was a handsome dinmond pin, whicn he sald was a gift, and under no ciroumstances would he pawn it. Tho man did not act like one who had been drinking or was a crank and _answered ver much tho description of Mr. Marsh, At 7:30 o'clock yesterday moruiug he started dovn he railtoad track fu the direction of Balti wore. o looking man St CARELESSNESS. Disastrous Railrond Wr o Line. Desver, Colo, Dac. 81, wreck oceurred this ovenin track of the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth and the Unton Pacific railroad o few miles north of Graneros, Colo. Granoros is a small station midway between Puoblo and Trini dad and alzo about 200 m.les south of Don ver. This road has been blockaded by snow for tho past two days, and when the bl ade was raised this morning two doublo header trains were started, one from the north and the other from the south. The station ugent failed to deliver tho dis- pat:her's order to the northbound train, and the consequence was that tho two trains came together from opposite directions with a terrible crash, Fireman H. Grubb of Denver was in- stantly killed and Muil Clerks Wolcott and Lrbeito and Brakeman C, I Evans were badly injured. The trains woro heavily {adon with passengors, but as far as can be loarned they escaped ‘any serious injuries. The four ongines are in tho ditch and buadly wrocked, four mail cars aro a total loss and a bagzage car is nearly demolished. Tho sta. tion agent immediately disuppearcd after the wreck oceurred and has not yot boen found. i3 fiadd IMMENSE PLANT DESTROYED. ek on a Cole -A disastrous on the joint Standard OIl Barrel Works Consu the Fiiwos, . Bivoxwe, N. T, Deo, " -~The groat barrol works the Standard Ol company at Consta- ble Rock havo burned aud the loss i3 est mated at over £1,000,000. The entire Bayonne fire department quickly responded to tho alarq sent in. Over 400 mea, including the police and firemen, fougnt the flames, but they s00u found out they could not control them until the cntire plant aud an _immeuso amount of lumber around it wero destroyed Next to tho barrel factory were the chemical works, which were savéd after hard work. The building was filled with barrels, both completed and unfinishea, and about the structure, which was 330 feot long, 200 feot wide and 'threo stories high, there were groat stacks of cut lumbor ready to be converted into barrels. Tho machinery in the burned building was valued at over £200,000. The ofticers of the company estimate the entire toss ut bot weon $1,000,000 and §1,500,000, The company carries its own insurance. 1 by HIS CONDUCT WAS SNAKELIKE. in the Murder Trial Nearing tl Desver, Colo, Dec. concluded his argument for in the Graves case today. Judge Furman , counsel for the defense, then made a brilliant argument, but failed to touch upon many vital points made by the prosecution against Dr. Graves. At the conclusion of his speech court adjournsd until Saturday, when District Attorney Stovens will make tho last argument for the prosecution, and it is the intention of both sides to allow the jury to retire Saturday night. Arguments aves B .~—Judge Belford the prosecution Won By the Dubs Faction, Freervonr, I, Dee. 31,—Judge the circuit court, today nanded down his decision In tho Isher-Dubs Evangelical church fight. Bishop Esher brought suit to cject the ministers of the Dubs faction at Rock Grove, Stevenson couuty, Brookville, Ogle county, and Fairhaven, Carroll count and for au injunction to restrain them from exercising their functions as Evangelical ministers. ‘Tnis injunction was denied, the court tolding that the Dubs faction' con- ferences, held in Chicago in 1800-1, ut which theso ministers wero appoimted were the legal conferences of this state. The last Pounsylvania conforenco was declarad logal from the nature of its call, 1 Bust OrTAWA, Kan., Dec, 80.—The firm of J. B. Forbes & Co., hardware, has made an as- signment, the liabilities being #18,000; assets unknown. The mila weather durng the Dast two winter seusons which affocted trade unfavorably eaused Lo failuro. Quengc, P. Q. Dec. #0.—John Ritchie, boot and’ shoe manufacturer, bas suspended payment. Liabilities, $60,000, New Yok, Dee. 31.—'The stock brokerage firm of Henry E. Ditus & Co., made an as- signmeont today. Nowell & Presloy,woolens and dress goods, assigned today with preferences aggrogating #47,000, haw of e Colorado’s Output of Precions Metals, Desver, Colo, Dee. 81.—The Rooky Mountain News furmishes the following: “I'he total output for Colorado for 1801 of silver, gold, lead and copper amounted 1n value to §8,545,031. Divided into ounce tons and pounds it is as follows: Silver, 33, 102,353 ounces; gold, ounces; lead, 3,125 tons: copper, 5,337,000 pounas. The average price paid for silyer per ounce during 1801 was 05.55 cents. e Kansas Sensationnl Trouble, Torexa, Kan, Deo. 81.—The most san guine applicait for senatorial honors this morning 18 ox (o Perkins, but Major Morrall seoms to vo in the lead. Tho tast candidato to bo presented is William Buchan of Kansas City, Kan, The governor will give no information except that he will malse the appointment this weok. o Huve Heard It in the Hub, BostoN, Mass, Dec. 81,—Local elevator manufacturers deny any knowledge of the reporied combiue of westera elovator firms sud the ruwored extension of the trust to the east, grossman Walt Whitman Growing Wi PuiLavereiia, Pa., Deo, 81.—W man’s physicians state that the aged growing woaker and that his lips and gene featurcs wear @ pinohod wud bluish ook, wkor, It Whit. post is al | NUMBER 198, RUSTLER KINGEN 1S FREE, | { Boldly Attacks a Oheyenne Officer and Walks Out of Jail. OTHER PRISONERS ACCOMPANY HIM, Al Detalls Had Been Carefully Arranged to Muke the EQort a Success—Senrelhs Ing Partios Fall to Dise the Fugitives, ver Cnevesye, Wyo., Doc. ?1, gram to Tui Brg.] —Three priconers oscaped from tho county jail this evening. Oune of them 1s William Kingen, a noted Nebraska cattle thief; unothor is Charley Miller, the youth who murdered two companions n & box car at tho castorn edgo of this county in Septembor, 1500, and & colored man named shuson, who was being held by the United States authorities for giving whisky to Ine dians on the Shoskone reservation. The county jail consists of a large cage set in the middie of an oblong room. Within this cago is a corridor which runs on three sides of tho square, and futo this inner corri« dor all the cell doors open. The inner corrie dor is reached by a single door. Fought with the Deputy, At half past o'clock this afternoon Deputy Sheriff Grifith, a slim built young man, stood beside this door which was opened while a *“trusty” named Parker col- tected the supper dishus from the various cells, When Parker made bis second trip he was suddenly followed by Kingen, who rushed past bhim onto Grintith. Tho young guard was not ared, but threw a lock at him with great violence. Tuis .missed Kingen, but landed with aiscouraging force upon the abdomen of the trusty, who lost intores* in the proceedings for somo time thereafior. IKingenat onco grappled with Grifiith, but tho latter wrigglod out of his clasp and ' ran out to the door oponing into the hall, where ho yelled for help through tho pecp hole. Kingen was socn upon hin again and brought him to the ground. Miller and Johnson had by this time ar- rived and a gag, which they had propared from a broom stick wrapped with o towel, was thrust into tho mouth of tho deputy shoriff, His arms and iegs were then se. curely bound. Ve Deliberate About It, The prisoners returnod to thoir colls and gathering together all their clothing and blankots and taking with them the keys, marched out 1nto the street, They were fol lowed by some little boys for sevoral blocks but were soon lost sight of. In the mean- timo the trasty had recovered somewhat from the effects of hie stunuing blow and released Griffith who at once gave the alarm. Deputy Sheriff Wilkes avrived on the scene about this tine and searching parties woro sent in and about the city to discover some trace of the jail birds. Up to miduight nothing had been scon of thom. They bad evidently propared for the break, as they were wavmly clad ‘when they set forth except that they woro the rogulation jail shippors. Lie kieys which they took away with them beloug to all the cells in the lower corridor, to the main hall and to the cage which is placed aboye the lower tivr of cells. Miller is the youth of 16 who murdered the two St. Joseph boys, Fisitbaugh and Kmerson, who were journeying west in a freight car, He murdored thowm in the most cold blooded wanuer for monay. Guilty of Murder, was found guilty of murder in the first degree and senteuced 10 be hanged, but his case was taked to tho supreme court, ia which it now rests. In a previous jail doliv- ery last Septembor Millor escaped with Parkison, the Soventeenth infantry corporal who 15 believed to have murderea Roy Baker. Parkison has not sinco been heard of, but Miller was roadily captured the next day. William Kingen was the daving leader of a gang of cattlo thieves Who made their head- arters at Gering, Neb., closo to the Wyoming hne. Thoy operatéd on Wyoming cattle and made a great deal of money. Kingen was taken by forco across the Wyoming lme and thon arrosted. This led to some correspondence betwoen the gover- nors of Nobraska asd Wyoming. Kingen was found guilty snd_sentenced to eight years’ imprisenment. His case has attracted @ great deal of attention. It is also in tho supremo zourt. |Special Teles He WEATHER FORECAST. OFricE oF WEATHER BUREAD, } Oxana, Dee. 81, The storw is now over Iowa, with warmer, rainy weother in that section of country. Temperature gradients in the west side of tho storm are decidedly steep and a cold wave of considerable severity is surging down the Missouri valley attendod by snow flurries and high winds in places, [air, cold weather prevails throughout the upper Mis- souri valley, where the temperatures are below zero with rising barometer., The storm has caused a notablo warm wave over the intorior of the country and which was felt here yesterday to an uncomfortable aogree, 13v roason of the passing storm Oniaha ex- perienced the warmest weather of the month just closed on the last day of the month, The temperature roso to 602 yesterday aftornoon, but, in verification of the morning forecast, a sudden change occurred, aud by 7 o'clock last Uvening the mercury haa fallon to 832, The month just ended” adds another to the list of warm Decemnbers, With the exception of 1577 and 1581, the last three Decombers were the warmest of any smce 1871, Last month's averago temperature was 452, De- cember 1800 1L was 35=, and Decomber 1830 it was 302, The amount of heat during the month was 2422 in excess of the normal for December at Omaba. This decided excess for the latter part of the year more than wiped out tho deficiency during the past col summer, 50 that the temperatura for the whole year was still 47 in excess of the normal. The aver- age temperiture in Decomber, us found from the pust tw.nty-one years, is 262, The ex- tremes of teiperature during last month oe- urred between Christmas and New Year, 2° in tho morning of the 20th and 602 in the afternoou of the 31st. With the single excepsion of 41877 tthe pres cipitation last month was much groater than during any Decembor sinee 1871, 1t amounted 10 2.07 inclies and the averago December pre- cipitation, fron the past twenty-oue years, 18 only .92 of an inch. ‘The precipitution dur- ine the month was 1.06 in excess of the nor- mal, and for the whole year it was 1.79 inches in excess, ‘The following was received from Washing- ton last night: Holsu cold wavesignal, Temperaturo will fall about twoaty déross’ of woro by Friday nigh Ior Omaba and Vicinity—Much colder, with snow, followed by clearing weather; strong northwesterly winds during F'riday, Fair and cold on Saturda; Wasiixaroy, D, O "Bec. 31.~The de- pression over the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains this morning hus moved eastward to the Mussissippl valley, extending from Texas northeastward to Lake Suporior, at« tended by light 1ains in the Mississippl val loy, general raius in the lake region and raln or suow in the northwest, Tuis uisturbance is followed in the extreme northwest by & cold wave, the temperature being from 102 10202 below zero north of Moutena. General rains are indicated for tho central valleys and lake reglons ou Friday, followed by & cold wave and clearing weather on Batur- dav. For Nebraska—Threateuing weather; snow i colder, with eold wave; north wind probably clearing F'riday afternoon. For North and South Dakota—Fair; west winds; occasional snows in east portion; uorth winds; colder, excopt in west portion of North Dakota; rising temperature by Fri- | day nighy.