Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 3, 1892, Page 1

Iwwee | 'THE OMAHA S TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. Anticipating the Boyd-Thayer Decision Will Cause fomebody Trouble, SOURCE OF THE REPORT UNDISCOVERED. Rumor Declares That Several Supreme Court Retainers Will Be Discharged. JUDICIAL SECRETS LEAKED ONCE GEFORE No One Doubts the Truth of the Informa- tion as Alleged, WASHINGTON COMMENT ON THE SUBJECT. ator Manderson Deplores the Publica- ting the Highest the Land tion as Refle Trib mends the B nl of But Com- % Enterprise. Jan, 2,——|Special ~The principal topic of conversation among politicians today in Washington 1s the Boyd-Thayer decision, which reached the city today through a sin- gle newspaper and was published this morn- ing iu the Star. No one doubts the truth of the decision. The only question raisod is the source of the information. It is the sec- ond time onlv in the history of the supreme court that advance information of its forth- coming decision nas leakod out, and the Dbenen is naturally indignaat over the prema- ture disclosure, Thera are ruma Wasiixeroy, D. Tolegram to Tiik Br 's of a wholesale discharge of private secretaries of judges and # thor- ough overhauling of the eatire supreme court's force in consequence, but neither is likely to tako pluce. ‘Tlie few correspondonts who socured the decision are not in a posi- tion to state the sources from which they re- celved the information. Thinks it an Outruge. Senator Manderson sud tonight: “The publication of the allegod forthcoming de- cision of our court of highest resort is an outrage which every honest lawyer will re- gret. Such a possivility is a serious menace 1o interests involved in the absolute secrecy of the deliberations of the supreme court. The Bee's Enterprise Recognized, Of course I recognize T Bek's enterprise, as I have done for years, but I am sorry all the same the decision was anticipated. I hdve nothing to say about the rosult. 1 lis- tened to tho argumants of the attorneys in the supreme court wlen the case came on for hearing, and was particularly struck with the ingenious and able argument of Mr. Esta- brook. If the decision, as published, 15 o bo bolieved, the supreme court was led to follow in tho lines of thought 5o strongly ad- vanced by him, Goneral Cowen's brief too waus an uncommonly able one as might have baen expected from un uncommonly able lawyer, and the briefs of Judge Dillon and Hon. J. L. Webster were exhuustive from . their sido of tho case. Our home attoraey did not suffor by contrast with their castern assoclates, Judge Dillon and ex-Attorney General Garland, and the improession among Jawyors here who listeued to the case was thatno cause of great importance had re- ceived fuller eluciaation than did this one at the handsof the leading members of the Omauba bar.” 1OW LINCOLN RECEIVED IT, | | &sme Surpiise Mavitestod by the Over-Con- Py i 4 ) ¢ I, 1sing in his favor. fident Appointive OMcers. 1NCOLYN, Neb., Jan. 2.—[Special to Tue Beg.| -Tho one topic of convarsation in Lin- coln, and espacially at the state houss today, has bsen Tue Bes's telegram from Wasn jagton, foreshadowing the docision of the United States suprome court 1n the Boyd- Thayor case, The report that the deoision would be favoradle to Mr, Boyd was re. caivod with surprise by mostof the state ofcials, neacly all of whom had belived all along that the decision of the Nebraska court wouid be afirmed. Governor Thayer was asked his opinion in regurd to the matter, but, very courteously declived to be gaoted. “1 hardily think it would be properin my position,” he suid, #i0 express an opinion in advance of tho qfiicial announcement of the decision, The supreme court, does nov mest until Monday, and wo cannot know auything definitely un til then.” Tho governor takes the matter very coi placently, and is ovidently prepared to give up his office if tho suprems court so decroes it, with the cousciousness of having done his full duty in the premises. Appointive Ofcers Inte That the appointive oMcers of the stato 100k upon the report.as unreliable goes with out the saying. Adjutant General Cole i confined to his home by sickness, out Com missioner of Labor Ludden and his deputy Colonel Harey Downs, and Chief Ol luspee tor Carns were all quito positive that th whole story is a pronounced fake, Ono of the gentlomen oven belioves that he hus discovered intornal evidence that the articl was propared in Tie Ber offico; but eve: this fact did not prevent hug from telephon mg anxiously to toe afMces of the afternoon papers iu an offort to learn whether confirm atory news had been received from Washing ton, It is jenerally conceled here thut Louie Helmrod will step into Carns' shoos fmmediately, and ailso that General Cole's ofticial head will fall 1 Victor Vifquaine's fuvor atouce, Cuused & osted, cral Smile, A goneral smile pervaded the state house right after dinnor when som> one seat up a copy of the Omaha newspaper that didn't print the news in its fivat edition, but which had made a stag zer at it in its second. The smile . was nrovokel by a “'speciul telegram" from Lincoin in avhich it was stated with double leaded earnestness that the news nad been received hera with consternation and that sevoral of the appointive oficers Laa already commenced to pack up papers, ote., preparing to moving out, Tho slleged special further stated that the wires been kept hot between Lincoln and Washington in a fruitless ende.avor to substantiate Tugs Bee's t [ S S Aspect of the Case, P'ho question was asked one state oflcial what legal process would be necessary to place Mr. Boyd n possession of the guberna- torial ofice in the enout of the decision "The gentleman auswered possibilities connected Is the suprewe court simply the question of Mr. Boyd's the decision will doubt- ss be accompanied by & writ commandiug tho supreme court of Neheaska Lo roverso its decision of last May, ich Governor Thayer's domurrer was oned, and dismiss the case, In that At thoro were two » with the case, passes upon pitizenship, would be nec On the other hand, court decides in sustaining tho case ovent no legal formolitiss sary to install M. Boyd. if the United States suprame that the Nebraska court o1 rad nor Thayer's demurrer, then will undonbtedly be romanded back to this court for trial on its merits, Then the case would haye to be tried upon the evidence, Gove Rejoicing at St, Paul, St Pavt, Nob, Jan. 2—(Spocial Telegram to Tk Bee. |—The long expected decision of tho United States supremo court in the Boyd- Thayer case reached us tonight. Slumbering domocrats wers in a moment aroused and many exciting ineldents occarred duriog this evening. Bands are playing ard buge bon- fires light our streets, Republicans are not in the least worrled about the decision and only puss pleasant remarks as to its possible political effect Democrats Ratify. WarLace, Neb,, Jao, 2, —[Soecial Telegram Tae B, |—A rousing vatification meeting by tho democratic party was held in honor of the decision upholding the decision of Judge Maxwell in reinstating Hon. James E. Boyd. The exe consistea of fireworks, speoches, cannonadiug aud a bigh degree of enthusiasm generally. LOS Wallaeo cises NASHVIL, S BY FIRE. Burn and Stocks of Firemen Killed, Valuabls Buildings Goods Destroyed Nasuvitie, Tenn., Jan. 2.—At 5:40 this afternoon the most disastrous fire that Nashville has experienced since 1881 broke out in Webb Stevenson & Co.’s store on Col- lege street. A strong wind was bloving from the northwest and although the fire- men were promptly on hand they could do practicatly nothing. The fire was confined to this store for neariy an hour and gradually found its way into the adjoming stove occu- d by A. G. Rhodes & Co. and then into Atwell & Sneeds, At this timo the wind changed and the firc started in another direction. Weakly & Warren's seven-story furniture store, north of Webb, Stevenson & (0. was 500n & mass of flames, The memboers of the coloved fire company were standing across an alley on a thres story buildinkz of the Phillips & Buttor!t Manufucturing company when Weakley & Warren's building suddenly bulged out in the conter and fell ucross the ailey. The following firemen, all colored, wern caught under the falling bulving aad orushed to death. AARON COCKRELL, STOKER ALLEN. HARVEY EWING, ©. 0. GOWDY. The lattor was the captain of the oo pany. Cuptain Gowdy wasone of the leading ous of the cily, ex-member of tho legis- Iature, a faithful and eficient constable. Whea the Phillips & Buttorff building crushed in, it quickly oo’z live and was con- sumed. About this time the wind changed again and the flaines swept_ back towards the Noel block, and a vacant building adjoining _At- well & Sneed’s was soon burned. The Noel block then caught fire, and at this hour is in ruins, The fire was practically under control at 11 o'clock. ‘Thera were a number of men injured at various times by fallng walls and explosions that blew out the fronts of two or three stores. 1t is supposed that the fire 1s of incendiary origin, as Fireman Daly, while in the Atwoell & Sueed building, saw a man apply a torch toa mass of inflimmable matter in tho rear of that stora, The loss will approximate §600,000, impossible to ascortain insur: und the figures here given are estim losses: Phillips & Buttorff Manufa company, . builcing, §15.000; stock of house furnisiing goods, $15,000. Thoy are insured for $10,000. A. J. Warren, loss on building, §15,000; stock of furmture, 60,0005 Webb, Stevans & Co., stock, §15,000 Avwell & Sneed, stock of furniture, §35,000; A. G. Rbodes, stock of furuiture, $30,000, and the bwldings occupied by tho thres latter firms and the vacant stove were worth about §0,000. ‘The Noel Ylock was occupied by tho Western Union ‘elegraph company and contained about fifty offices aud bed rooms. 'Tho building cost wvout §75,000, and the Westerr. Union propably loses 310,001 Phillips, Hood & Co., Bradford Nichol, Warren Bros, and Freeman Wail Paper com: pauy, across College street from tue fire, were all damaged by water. 1t is difticult to get information out on account of the destruc- tion of the Western Union telegraph oftice. I'he operators are crowded 1wto two different railroad depots, Whilo this fire was in progress auother fire broke out in the Waters-Allen Foundry com- auy, corner of Wainut and Uuton streets, und destroyed the plant. Loss ubout §40,000! -~ NO DISPATCHES FROM € It is \rrangements Made to Take the Testimony € the Crow of the Balt WasuiNaroy, D. C., Jan, 2,—There were no aispatches roceived at the departments today touching the Chilian sitvation. Secre- tary Blaine spent several hours at the Departmen®, of State and saw the British winister, Sir Julian Pauncefote, and several other porsons, but Senor Montt, the Chilian miuister, was not among bis visitors, At the Nuyy department 1t was: admitted that the Judge Advocate Geperal Colermy, vho has beon absent from the department sinco Wednesday last, had started for San I'rancisco. ‘The purpose of his trip is to make a formai inquiry into the ussault on the crew of the Baltimore at Valparaiso, T'he vessel is expected to reach San Fran- cisco tonight, and tho judge advocate general snould arvive there Monday, and will imme- liately proceed to tako the depositions of the members of the crew who were assaulted, I'his testimony will bo reduced to form and wrued over to the Department of State obe used in weeting the representations made o¢ to be wade by the Chilian govern- ut, based upou the reports of Justice of Crimes [Foster, the inteadente of Valparaiso, and the police ufficials, It may be also re- garded a5 prover o include the testimony to be collected by the judge advocate general in 1o correspondence to be transmitted to con- gress by the president. If this sball be the Uurpose the correspondeiice could not bo sent to congress before the latter part of the present month, as several weeks will probs- bly be consumed in_the taking of the testi- mony and its collavion in official form., - Seabs Driven Out or Tow Sr. Pave, Minu,, Jan 2,—Contractor James Cuilen arrived from West Superior, Wis., last night and says the labor element of the town fs in control of & mob of union plaster- ers and that he und bis men taken from St. Paul a few duys ago were driven from town, one of them being probably fatally injured, ore, . Fatul Riot Among Workm, GREENSBURG, Pa., Jan, 2.—A special says a rlot ocourrea this morning at Millwood be- twean the employes of the Westmoreland Dairy company. Firearms were freoly used and several persons were shot, one fatally, Warrants huve been issued for the arrest of the rioters. et Bl Tramps Steal Their Last Ride Bitiaiig, O., Jun, 2.--A freight train on the Baltimore & Ohio road broke iuto three tions last night. Two of the sections col- lided at a bridge a mile wost of hero, wreck- ing ten carsand the bridge. Five tramps stealing rides were njured, two fatally, Su «d to the Coron Yoxkens, N. Y., Jao. 2.—Train Dispatcher Ossman and Brakeman Horrick, who are neld responsible for the HMstungs accident on the New York Central, surrendered to the coroner today. Both were at ouce adwitted 1o vail - Tho rosy freshuess and the velvety soft- ness of the skin {s variably obtaized by those who us3 Pozaonl’s Compléxion Powder, OMAHA, SUNDAY CHRISTIAY CAPTIVES. Held in ‘Bondage at Omdurman Oruelly Treated by Their Captors, BEATEN BY THEIR MAHDIST TASKMASTERS. Forty Europeans Still in the Hands of the Soudan Tribes, SUFFERINGS OF ESCAPED PRISONERS and Other Oities of the Upper Nile Now in Ruins, AMONG THE SOUDAN TRIBES, Khartoum FIGHTING Followers of the Muhdi Losing Their Power ther Ohrwalder, One of the Eseaped soners, Tells the Story of Iis Suflerings, and Captivity, Loxpoy, Jan. 2—Telograms have beon roceived here from the Congo which confirm the statemonts made by Father Ohrwalder, the priest of the Soudan Austrian mission who was taken prisouer by the Maahists 5010@ nino years ago, but who recently es- caped from Omdurman and made his way to Korosco. Father Obrwalder, who was accompanied in his flight from captivity by Sisters Chin- carivi and Veaturini, said forty Europeans are_still in the hands of the Madhists at Omdurman, He aaded that they are loaded witn manacles and cruelly boaten, They are 50 closely watched that they had lost all hope of escaping. Among the prisoners are nioteen Greeks, eight Sicilinus, oight Jews, two Austrian missioaries and Slatin Boy and Herr Neafeld. ‘The last named prisoner was captured in 1856 at Selina, His imprud- ence was the cause of the capture by Nejuni of tho convoy of arms and ammunition sent by General Greenfolt to Selah, the chief of the friendly KKababish tribe. He is now em- ployed in making saltpetre. How They Maintained Life, In telling of his mode of life while in cap- tivity, Father Obrwalder said the Mahdi granted no provision for the subsistence of the oaptives, but allowed them sufiicient tiverty to earn a hiving as best they could. Father Ohrwalder lived by tailoring aud weaving and the sisters by baking and sell- ing bread. Tho three refugees show the traces of tho uffering which they have endured during their nine vears of captivity and they state that the latest news which they receivod from the civilized war was in 1882 by an Arabic newspaper relating to the bombard- ment of Alexandria. During the last cighteen months the fugitives lived in mud huts, but previously their only shelter was mudo with their own hands from canes and maize stalks. They describe Khartoum as all destroyed, excepting only the Austrian church and General Gordon’s palace, and thoy say that vegetation is covering the sites of the houses, Ravages of Disease, During two yeis famine and smallpox made fearful ravages in the Souaan. Maize rose to ten times the normal value, but now food is plentiful and cheap. According to ather Obrwaldor Darfur is nearly deserted by the Dervishers, who have a stoamer at Fashoda, but they do not ven- ture beyond a short distance from the Nile bank. Thero are no Dervishds to the south of (iebel Reggar. A short time ago the Shilluks Killed 300 Devvishos av that place, aud consequentiy reinforcements have veoa sent thers from Omdurman. Tho Dervishes have no authority in Bahr El Gazal, The khedives visit to the Egyptian frontier last wirter has produced a favorable impras- sion amongst the Souaan tribes. The Dorvishes still rotain a monopoly of the trade in gum, ivory and featners, which they sell at large profits to merchants, who soud the goods to Suakim. Today’s advices from the Congo cor- roborate Father Ohrwalder’s report of the waning power of the Dervishers in the south- wostern partof the Soudan. They state that frequent conflicts bave occurred between the Mahdists and the native chiofs, and that the latter bave often been victorious. ahdl’s Power on the Wane, Father Olrwalder and the two sisters traveled direct from Korosco to Civa, and a dispaten received from the last named city stated the priest, in speaking of the affairs in the Soudan, had said that the numerous widows of the Mahdi are complaining that the Khalifa Addullah doca not provide thom with maintenance befitting their station, and theiv grievance hus boen supported by tho Khalifa Alysherif. The latteris glso hostile to Abdullah’s aspiration to make the sucoes-" sion heriditerary in his family, instead of maintaining tho order prescrived by the prophet Mahommed, The discensions are weakening the power of Mahdiism, and tho people generclly, Father Obrwalder said, would welcoma any change bringing them roliof from its tyranny. CONVENTION WITH FRANCE, Application of the Minimum Tariff Will Be Made In the Case of the United States, Paris, Jan, 2.—The Temps says that the government is on the eve of concluding a convention with the Uuited States for a par- tial application of the minimum tariff. This agrecent, the Temps says, differs from those pending between France and somo of the other Europoan powers, in requiring that it be submitted to Parhament for raufica- tion. The government has authority to grant. to countries already holding convention tariffs the advantuges of the new French minimum tariff. Having no such treaty with the United States, the convention must have the sanction of the Chamber of Deputias. The new convention, the ‘Pomps adds, secures the continuance oh the American free list of a number of French products, including skins, sugars und mo. lasses, The paper further says that P’resi- dent Harrrison intended on January 1 to en- force against the products the duties appli- cable to imports from countries that refused 10 concede to tho United States vaciprocal advantages. 10 socure an unbroken enjoy- ment of the exemptions from the payment of those duties, M. Ribot, minister of foreign affairs, negotiated the convention referred 10, by the terms of - which the United States got the minimuwm tariff on products entering France, the export value of which amounts to 12,000,000 francs annually, ana which equal in value the French products exempted from duty by the United States, T e Ran Luto w Hurrl Bostoy, Mass., Jan, 2. steamer State of Iodiaua, from New York December 20, for Bristol, Kngland, with o cargo consisting of grain, flour, lard and oil cake, arvived in this port today in distress lo the aftervoon of December 20 she en- countered & strong southeast gale, which shifted to south, southwest and northwest, ‘Tue British MORNING, JANUARY accompanied by tremondous seas, lasting three days, durlng which time the cargo shifted, pumps choked with grain and the vessel leakod somewbat. The* docks were swept of all movaole things, . She will prob- avly discharge ber oargo here while under- golog repairs, TS MORE TROUBLE IN CHINA. Mongolian Outlaws Committing Depre tion in the North, Losnoy, Jan, 2, —A dispatch from Shang- hai states that notwithstanding the punish ment recently wflicted by imperial troops upon the Mongolian outlaws, lawless bands are again marauding in the northeast part of China. It is reported that these bands nave destroyed a- numbor. of templos, but no re- ligious or political importance is attached to the movement, which is thus termed, in lieu of a better word to describe lawlessness. It is believed 1t is not a precencorted vising agzainst the Chinese authorities. In fact, dispatches of today say the matter is partly due to agrarian troubles, the Mongolians being land owners and that the marauders include a large number of Shang Tung farmers. The dispatch further says Li Hung Chang is overing from his recent iliness, He is dispatching cavalry tw repress the lawlossness, and, if possible, capture the marauders. e Leopold Favors Reforms, Brussers, Jan, 2.—King Leopold's attack of influcnza is only slight. Yesterday the king recelved the greotings of a delegation of the Chamber of representatives. He ex- vressed his concurrence in the declaration that economic and political reforms and an extension of the franchise are impo rative. Defuulting Bank Cashier Kills Himself, Bupa Pesti, Jan. 2.—The discovery was made today that Cushier Puifsich of the Buda Pesth National Savings bank, was short in his accounts over 100,000 florins. As soon as Puifsich learned his thievery had been discovered he killed himself. e KILLED BY A FALLING WALL Sud Fate of a Young Couple in South Bend, nd, Sovtn Bexp, Ind., Jan, 2. —Edward Spohn and Miss Sieg, both members of prominent families in this city, 1ost their lives yester- day afternoon as a result of a fall brick wall. Miss Sieg is a daughter of Coristian Sieg, a well known conliavtor. Mr. Spohn called at the family rssidence in the after- noon and requested Miss Sleg to accompany bim on a pleasuretrip. She readily con- sented and they immediately departed: Upon reaching the sidewalk they slorned for a moment in front of a storage building. H strong wind was blowing, ana without warning the wholo front of-tha building sud- denly careened and fell to tho ground. The couple were knocked downand complately buried by the falling brick; Miss Sieg was instantly killed, her head befng crushed to a shapeless mass, and the bricks about her covered with blood and brains. Mr. Spohn was also {rightfully mangled and died while being removed from the dedris. The unfor- tunate couple were engaged. und were to be married in a few woeks. iRAIN BLOUKAKE BROKEN, Kansas City Lines Declare Mheir Ability to Handle All Freight, KANsA8 Crry, Mo, Jan. 2.—The grain blockade 15 being brokeo. A circular was received at the oflice of the Roek Island today from the general traffic depastment of the road, giving orders to resunte the loading of grain and flax seod copsigned to Chicago, als0 to eastarn points- by way of Chicazo, subject to Chicago weight and inspection. It also orders the recolving of grain from other roads, if in cars of such roads, to bs for- warded without change, The Rock Island has now plenty of cars here, as hava the Santa Fe and some of the other roads, and the cause of the blockade here for some days past has not been on account of the car famine, but of the biockade at Cnicago. I'his order will afford 1mmediate relief. cueral Freight Agent Courtwright of tho Alton was in the city today and predicts an early breaking up of the blockude. The Bur- lingron’s order forbidding the loading of cars for Kansas City will doubtless be rescinded now in a few days. —— WINTER DANGERS OF COLORADO. Snowslides at Silverton and Rlco Cause the Death of Threel People, SiLyertoy, Colo,, Jat, 2 —Another snow- slido Lios occurred hero, This aftornoon Miss Sadie Blickson was snowshooing on tho mountain side opposite the town, when a slide started, carrying kor 600 feet, A res- cuing party were aided in finding hor by discoverlng her snow sboes protruding through the snow. She was dead when taken he party of searchers who left here to find the body of Mike Perrino, tho Italian who was caught in the ‘snowslide of last Thursday, returned today, being unsuccess- ful. Another shde hud come down over the first one and the man's body cannot be re- covered until spring, Rico, Colo., Jan, 3.--Will Connell and Q. Crutcher were killed by a'snowshide on the outskirts of this place late last night. Tuis morning a rescuing party found their bodies buried under thirty feet of snow. gt iy Western Penstons, Wasmiaroy, D, ©., dan. 2.—[Special Telegrom to Tur Bee.|—The following list of pensions granted is reported by Tue B and Examiner Bureau or Claims: Nepraska: Original—William Johu Wilson, decaased: Thomas J. William T. King, Frederick Additionsl—George W. Bonwell. Reissue- Orson A. Warner. Roissne and incronse— William #. Kenmant. — Orieiual, widows, ete—Hannah McCuiloeh, Nancy ' Ermucl, Helen E. Hackell, Eliza Nelson, Eilen Elliott, Mars J. Pecrsin, Sarabh 0. Woolsey. Iowa: Oviginal—Thomas E. Bees, Daniel Dingeman, Jacob Johnson, William Miller, William Barr, Christ. Lais, John McChesuey, Martin Kempert, Additional—John ~W. Miller, Jabez D. Cooper. - Reissue—Richara H. Vaudorf. Original, widows, etc—Lu- cinda M. Dill, mother; Eligabeth M. Har- rington, Katinsky Jos South Dakota: OaiginnlPatrick Lalloy, Patrick Maney. Additiongle~Thomas Mo- Aundrews. Original, widows. etc — Julia Humre, Western People In Ohicago, 2iicaco, T, Jan, 2,—[Spacial Telegram to Tue Bre.|—The following western people are in the oity: At the Sherman—Wilam/ P. Daniels, Cedar Rapids, Ia.; S, C. Seotty Lyons, [a. At the Tremont—Mrs, Kuight, Dubuque, Ta, At the Palmer—J. Wisel Ta.; Miss MctCounell, Om: At the Wellinglon—F. 1. - Pollaus ton, 1a.; I. Reggelman, Des Moines, I3, Rboades, Omaha, At the Leland O, F, Barnard of Ouaha, At the Pucitic—C. W, Paster, W. J. Scott, Kearney, Neb.; W. H, Soider, Dauenport, Ia,; Geovge T. Brush, Dubuque, fs. - Taking o Well ¥ Cricago, (1L, Jan, 3~ WrE. Hale, of the Hale Elevator company, who was the ploneer in the introduction of passenger “lifts” in business on buildings in the large cities of the world, hus resigned the presidency of the company in order to enjoy a well earned lelsure.” Starting in u small way in Chicago, ho has lived to see. the establishmentof brauches in the principal cities of this coun- try and Europe and arevolution in architec- ture as the result of his invention. Heather, Baxter, Halmerich. irt, Des Moines, Pres- J. 0, s iblic Debt Statement, Wasmixgroy, D, €., Jan. Pho state- ment of the public debtto be fssuea this afternoon shows a decrease of about $7,000, 000 ju the amount of cash available for the payment of the debt sinee Docember 1, when the cash balance was $199,127,000, UNDAY BEE. IXTEEN PAGES LEO XII'S CONDITION. His Holiness is Not a Sick Man at Present, By Any Means, GUARDING THE CHURCH'S INTERESTS, Precautions Taken Only to Conserve the Welfare of Roman Catholicism, DAILY ROUTINE OF THE AGED PONTIFF, His Rogimen and Recreation Are Calculated to Prolong His Life. EUROPE'S PEACE DEPENDS ON HIM. His Interferen the Desi and Has Often Held in © for War—Revered Obeyed by Many Monarchs, LCopyrighted 1592 by James Gordon Bennett.] Paris, Jan. 2.—|New York Herald Cable —Special to Tig Bee, ] —While the now born hopes for the maintenance of poaca were be- 10g transmitted to us last nigntin curt oMi- ciul phrase, and from every state in Europe, the rumor ran here that the pope vas dead. 'he rumor wes happily unfounded. It musthave grown out of the precautions which the vatican is taking to hide the truth about Leo X11I's heatth from the political world. Day and uight accoss to the bed room of the pope1s denied to all but two nuns, a valet and a prelate of the papa! en- tourage. The servants and all but a few of tno most trusted prelates are not allowed to approach the sauctuary, which is thus thor- oughly protected against indiscretion. These precautions are necessary. For the pope is the- spirituai head of miilions of Catholics, and the intorests of the holy see are bound up with those of many nations greatand smail, Routine of His Holiness, In the strict sense of the word the holy father is not ill at present. He breaths easily, digests well, takes four light meals a day, consisting of strong bouiilion made of beef, veal and chicken, with rice and vegetables, and a littlo Bordeaux as an accompaniment. At frequent intervals ihroughout the day the pope takes a pastille made of gum, condsused moat extract, camomile and cocoa and @ minute admixture ofa preparation of phos- phorus. The holy father gets up at’and attends to work. At Ga. m. Mgr. Angele, his private secrotary, enters his bed room, announced and remains with him until 9a. m.,, when brenkfastis served. This is followed by a benediction, by private audiences and a sec- ond dejeunie, prcceded when possible by a light siesta and a short ride in a Sedan chair or a carriage in the gardens of the Vatican. At 3 p. m. Leo XIIT veturns to his apart- ments and the important audiences for the cardirals and ambassadors bogins. By b o'clock these are ended, but as a rulo some high dignitary on more intimate terms with the pove thau tho rest, remains till 7 or 8 o’clock, for the chat and interchange ot idoas which ave almost indispensable to Leo XIII's physical heaith. Toward 8 p. m., the pope retires to bad, attendad by tho prolate and u valet, who lately was a Francesca Minocherl, a celebrity in his way, This Minocheri, who was 50 years old aud had been attached to the person of Pius 1X before his accession to the pontificate, aied recontly. Leo is Tired Out, But though [eo XIIT is wot ill, he is ox- hausted. His mind 15 still clear, but he speaks with ever growiug difficuity, There is no truth in today’s or yosterday’s repots of his critical condition. Tomorrow they may be more trustworthy, for the life of the pope hangs by a thread. His death when it comes will ba a calamity. The present poutiff commands the deference of Burope. Every crowned head bows to him. He loves France, and has more than once rocalled the members of the triple alliance to this respect for this country. Jacques St. Cene, JOHN NEWTON SEARS' STORY, Once a pular New York Merchant, Died In Want in London, (Copyrighted 1891 by James Gordon Bennet?,] Loxnoy, Jan. 2.—|New York Herald Cablo —Special to T Bee.|—The case of John Newton Sears, formerly a Now York mer- chant of wealth and standing is a sad one. Ho died hero yesterday, and, but for a pulic subscription, be would have starved and his two sisters might have shared his fate. Mr. Sears wos rich when the rebeilion brokeout. Ho was in the firm of Cronan, Haxtoll & Soars, 113 Duane straet. The rebellion smashed tham, as all thewr basiness was south of Mason and Dixon's line, Mr. Sears came hero soveral yoars ago with twa sisters. Ho marriod an English woman, Not long after the marriage he heard reports of his wife's unfaithfulness. Finally ho found she had a lover in the person of a son of o high English ofMeial in Iudia* The lover wus only 25, while the woman was 33, Mr. Sears cast her off and she brought au action for divorce. As the young man was induced to promise to warry hor, his mother camo from Iudia some weeks ago and took him witn her. M. Sears lost beart, and though 1ntevested in several promising speculations bo became actually in need of food. An American, Mr. J. B. Crosby, who had a busi- ness hore, discoversd the ocaso and camo to tee Herald for assistance, This week £40 in subscriptions were received and Minister Lincoln after giving £3 and Mr. Henry White £2, said no would find the wionay to send to the sisters' home, if peces- sary. Mr. Sears had several hemorrhages lately, and died yosterday and will be buried here on Sunday. o was (2 years of age, He SALE OF TH Verestohugin's Late Statement Brings Out Detalls of the Ploture's Sule, [Copyriyhted 1692 by James Gordon Bennett.) [New York Herald Cable ~ Special to Tur Bee.)—In reference to the statement made by Verestchagin that the “Aungelus” was never bought for 500,000 francs by an Amerioan, but that the picture dealer whq Lad obtained possession of it had simply lent it to b exhibited there, Sedel- meyer, the well knows dealer, says that the sale took place before over 500 people. [ive or six of thoss present rusnod the bidding up to betwe:n four and five hundrev thousand fraucs, when only two were left, the presi deut of the American Art association and Auntoniue Proust, “acting oa bebslf of committee of French amateurs, who wished to ontain the pletured for the Louvre, Proust obtained tke picture for 530,000 francs, togetLer with costs, whlch maue the total sum of 550,000 francs, But as the Chamber adjourned without guarantesing the nocessary funds, the government did not teol disposed to supply tham. The president of the American Art association offered to take the pictura at tho same prics at which it haa buen knocked down to Proust. This offar was acoepted, and no one can doubt the authenticity of sale, REVOLT IN MOROCCO, Moors Take Up Arms Against Mal and Much ble Is Expecte BRALTAR, Jan. 2.-Tho news received hero from Tangler, the diplomatic capitol of Morocco, report & serious state of affairs in the vicinity of that citv. No explanation is given of the trouole, but it is said that the tribes in tho ueighborhood of Tangier are in open rebellion against Muley Hassan, the sultan of Morocco. Matters in Morocco have beon in a turbulont condition Ior some time past. In November last news was received at 'langier from Fez, the principal city of the country, and its real capitol, that all the Moroccoan ministers and court had beon dis- missed in disgrace. Among tho fallen wss Muley Ismain, the sultau’s favorite brother. He for several yeurs held the khnliefshipof his brother, that fs to say he formed a sort of supremo court of appeal, to whom all cases already decided by the local governors could be re- ferrod, Excepting the sultau and the various heads of the Sheerifan familios, the khalifa was the only man from whom the nobility of Moroceo thought they could accept judgment without derogation. No reason was known for his disgrace, but it was tnought it was the result of a court intriguo. Ho had many friends among the upper classes, and among the tribesment, and it may bo his dismissal is the cause of the present trouble. 1t was said by some of the natives, at tho time of his exile from Fez, that Muly ismaiu was the mstigator of a plot to depose s brother and to take the throne bimseif. This affords a basis for a conjecture thut the robeliion now in progress in the vicinity of Tangier may perhaps bo an attempt to earry out the plans of tho alleged conspirators However the case may bo the fact romains that the Brtish authoritios are taking prompt and energetic steps to protect Brit- 1sh interests in Morroco. Oue of the im- portant points in that country in possession of the British is Cape Juby. It was reported some time since that the British had detormined to abandon this place, but it was later stated that they had no intention of doing so. On the coutrary, it wat declared that thoy wero actively en- gaged in fortifying the station and wero about to establish a governor's residence, with the object of improving tho trade re- lations with the desert trives. It was added, moreover, that wien the French occugied the Touat ossis, the possession of which is dispated by the sultan, the trade of Insalen would be transferred to Cape Jaby. A British gunboat has already started from Gibralta to protect the British resi- deuts at that place and the battleship Thunderer is preparing to follow the gun- boat. Tho Thunderor is a twin scraw iron turret ship, armor plataed, of 9,300 tons and 7,000 horsepower. She mounts four guns, GROWING VERY ECONOMICAL, Smuggled Tobaceo Will no Longer Burned in the cen's Pipe, [Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxnox, Jao. 2.—[New York Horald Cable Special to Tue Bes.|—-One by one the ancient customes are being rubbed out. Formerly all tobacco seized by the custom ofcers or held for the security of the duties, and not redesmad in six months, was destroyed in furnaces under strict oficial supervision without baing offered for sale, This method of disposing of smuggled tobacco, called “Pha Queen’s Pipe,” has just been abolished. Orders are issued by the troasury to the princinal customs officers in the kingdom to forward all smuggled tobacco fit for smoking to the queon’s warehouse keeper in Loudon. This tovacco will, it 1s supposed, be distrib- uted imong tho inmates of public establish- ments supported wholly or partly by the crown. It was certaiuly a waste to burn 1t. Among the passengers by the Teutonic next Wednesday will be Senor de Loaza- roya, Portuguese minister to Washington. Hon. Miss Milis, daughter of Lord Hilling- dou, is engagad to Hon. Herbert Lawrence of London, and not of New York, as errone- ously.stated yesterday. Be Opinion of & h Newspaper., Pans, Jan, 2.—Le Socie, commenting on the dispute between Chili and the United States, says: “Jingoism 1s not an exclusively I'rench sentiment, Mr. Blaine did not wish to run counter to the high-strung patriotism aroused by the Balti- more incident, and especially as the election for president approaches and he does not intend to let his political onemies make capital out of his course of ac- tion. This explains the tergiversation and incoherency of the Washington government in dealing with the Chiliaus, who need see anything more serious in the sulkiness and bluster of Mr, Egan. Time will do more to smooth matters than -diplomatic despatches, When the right moment comes an outente will come of Itself, - GUILTP OF MURDER. Verdict Returned by the Jury in the Graves Case Dexven. Colo., Jan. 2.--Whean Judge Fur- man ooncluded bis urgument Prosecuting At- torney Stavens began the last closing specoh in tne case. Mr. Stevens showed by testi- mony given by the doctor that Graves was aware, some time before Mrs., Barnaby's death, that he had been appointed sole executor, without bonds, of her will. Ste- ens said that, although the defense had brought forward witnesses to prove that the contents of the bottle had been tampered with while It was in the livery stable over nigut, none of the counsel on the other side had referred to this in their speechof® The defense was vased entirely on tho fact that the contents of the bottle had boen changed, however. It was 4 o'clock when Autorney Stevens closed his argument and the jury were then allowed to retire to propare their verdict. Dr, Graves during the trial has been out on bail, but as soon as the jury ratired he was taken into custody, The jury came in at 10:15 p. m. and have returned a verdict of murdor 1 first degree, Internal Re WasniNarox, D, € The receipts from internal revenue during the first five months of the present fiscal year were $64, 32,420, an increase of 1,430,050 over the ceipts duriug the corresponding period of the previous fiscal yoar. Three Negroes Killod, Graxp Juserioy, Tenn., Jan, 2—A con- struction train at Toons, Mardman county, Tann., was deralled yesterday and three ne- gross employed on the Illinols Ceutral rail road were instantly killed, il Dy ‘eise 1 the Bank Reserve, EW Youy, Jan, 2.—The weekly bauk statement shows the reserve has deoreased 245,000, The banks now hold $17,285,000 in'excess of legal requirements, i PAGES 1-8. ' NUMBER KINGEX'S CASE ENDED Nebraska's | ous Rustlor Frozen Death W\ 200 \ ta MURDERER They Were DESPERATE EFFORTS WERE OF NO AVAIL | Found by the Wyoming Officers After an Extensive Search, JOHNSON STILL AT LIBERTY, HENRY Clad Fugitives Sulfered Untold How Wer Only in Their Thin Prison Sults, (he Agouy— They I From ¢ Cnevexse, Wro., Jan, gram to Tup Bep,j—Ofticer Smith and twa ranchmen, out in pursuit of the prisoners who escaped from the Loramie county jail ou Thursday night, found Willism Kiogen aud Charlie Miller tonigut. Kingen was frozon to death and Miller was in a dying condition, The third fugitive, Henry dJohuson, & colored mun, was uot found. Kingen and Miller wero fouud {n a pasture of the Van Tassell ranch, eight miles northeast of Hillss dalo station, twenty miles from hero, Millox was tuken to the Van Tassell ranch where efforts ave being made to rovive him. He cunuot talk ana is so badly frozen that hlg death is certain, “Traces of the men show that they walked the mght of their escape to Archer, eight miles enst of here, where they stole & hors which Miller and Kinger both mounted mlt: rode to Hillsdale, 'They ovidently spont Friday in an abandoned barn near that place as ovidences ofa fira weve found thore, Friday night they started on foot heading for Kingon’s old home in Scotts Bluff county, Nebraska, ‘Tho uight was very cold and a heavy wind was blowing, which oconfused them in theis efforts to escape. The men wore the light clothing thoy escaped in and slippers, Althougn the stronger of tho two, Kingen had evidently given out belore Miller and haa probably been dead five or six hours when found. The men had only walked ten miles in a direct line from the barn in whickh they had esmped. e DEATH OF GENERIL e Distinguished Ofic Attuck of the Grip, Wasmixaroy, D. C., Jan, 2.—Geueral Montgomery C. Meigs, United States Engis neer corps (retlred), died this morning of the e gomery Cunninzhum Meigs was born at Au, Richmond county, Gu.. May 414 6, and was oducated at the University of' Ponnd sylvania und tho United States Militury ncat domy, graduntin from the lutter pliod July 1185 g recelvod tue appointmont of fioud tenant of artilleny, whicl commission ke ree linguished in 1557 for thoe purpose of being transferred to the corps of englucers uahrmeé |Special Teles MEIGS. Succumbs to am second lieutenant from the date of hi In 148 Le became fire of engineers nnd cupratn | 183, 1 1806 to 1831 ho was muinly engize in the construction of Fort Liware of the Deluware bre towator, and in the Tinp ment of Delawaro bay and river, of the consvraction of Fory A gl and Forts Portar and New York, from 1841 to 184) und n Montgomery, Now York, from | f From November 1852 to 1500 he wus enzngo upon his great work of supnlying the natlons tal with water from the Potomae rive raduation, Teutenant Woyne, Ninzar: Tho Washington aqueduct, by which (h citles of Vashington and Goorgetown are no upplied, ws dosigned and constracted under his personal direetion, duvingz which timc b conducted tho constrietion of the capltol uxe tonsion and its iron domo, us well as th toflice extension. In Novembe hg 4 sent to Florida to put in ylorin a condition to resist attak. On v turning 1 Washington he wis, by request. r < lievod © from ather dut.es dn A 1361, and appointod i of ' the expedition roliof o Fort Pickens. On May 1861, he was up=- pointed colotel of tho Kleventn infantry, an the next day quartormustor zcneral of U United States uriiy. with the ranl of brigus dior goneral, and a8 such directed the squipg ment and 8UpDly of our vast uruifes dur.ig tho civil war. making frequent inspactiong of the operatiors of the quurtermuster's dok partment in the varfous armies in th ticid, belng at Chittanoozn throughout 1te in vestment, nud encueing in the battle of Na vembor %i-25, 185, 116 was in ase of supplies at Fredrickshurs Plain During General Grant's operations Wildornoss [n May. 184 during the uwrance of the confederate forces unde kinridgo and Early in front o Washington, communded a division ocons posed ~ of empioyes of the Wi department. Ho was broveted major zonera) onJuly 5. 1864, InJunuury, 1865, he direoyo at Savinnab, Ga. the supplying and _refittin of Genoral Sherman's army, which had jns arrived from Atlunta, and’ in Murch of the sauie year at Goldsboro, N. O. directed the apening of cowmunications for” the subply o that army on its areival there o at Ralotzh. Durlng the years 1817 an 1868 ho visited Europe. On his return he ' spected the operations of his depnrtment | “Pexas, Ualitornin, Dakota, Wyoming nud Arl allroad routo v In 18 ho wi rtant speclul serviog tho organfs the sta partments and sspecially the quar tor's of Burod pean armies. 1o was rotired in 1882 beln over 02 yeurs of age. In August of that yen he was pluced in chiirzo of the construction o the new ponsion office, which was bis lust wee sery Kiver of ths urape on iy o the lted sout to F partion Mayor Dend, Cuicaco, 11, Jan, 2,—Roswell B, Mason, who was mayor of Chicago at tho time of the great fire, died ot midnight at bis residence of congestion of the brain, . KNOCKED 0OU WOMAN, AX nile Pugllist Bests Patrick McMahom in & Nine Round Fight, IxniaNaroLts, Ind., 'be local sporting fraternity is much puzzled over the result of a peculiar prize fight, news of whick loaked out tod It occurred yosterday worning at the road house of Si notorious politician and tallysheet forger. On of the principals was atrick MeMahon, who has some reputation us a feathers weight pugilist. But the more inters esting of the two was a woman, whose identity was not revealod, but whé is thought to bo the wife of & railroad cons ductor on the Big Four, She was dresse in tights and short skirts and tipped th beam at 102 pounds. ‘The matter was kop! quiet and about two dozen sports were admitted, Seven bloody rounds were fough! in each of which the women had the best ol it. When the seventh was fluished both wero in such & battered coudition that & balf hour's time hda to be given. At the end of it two move rounds were fought, The niut onded with McMabou stretchea upon the floor laid out and knocked out by & heavy uppercut from the amazou’s left on his uecl Hho was awarded & purse of #00, it i Disurance Compailes Quit Business, Bostoy, Mass,, Jun. 2.—The ity of Lone don Fire Iusurance compuny hos decided to withdraw entirely from business in the United States owing to a lack of profit. The company will carey all 1ts visks In this cou try to maturity. The Meriden (Coun.) F Iusurance company bas retived frow Lusie ness, rolasuriug its risks in the Rovak