Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 25, 1892, Page 2

2 SCIMIDT'S BILL DEFEATED Republican Members of Towa's Senate Vote Down the License Measure, BEATEN BY A VERY CLOSE MARGIN A County Loeal Option Bill at Onee Intro- dueced, Which it Is Believed Some Republicans Wil Support— Other Legislation, Des Morses, Ia,, Feb, 24, —~The Schmidt ficenso oill was defeated in tho senate today because it lacked A majority of the votes of il the senators elected. The question came up on the adoption of the minority report of the committee on the suppression of intem- perance made by the republican metmnbors, recommending the indefinite postponemont of the bill. The majority report recom monded its passage. The minority report was rejected by a vote of 25 th 23, Reynolds, republican, not voung. The majority roport was then adopted by a vote of 25 10 23, When the bili came up for engrossment, it was ordered by a party vote. Roll #all on the bill showed all the democrats voted for it, and republicans present went against, the vote standing 25 to To pass the bill required a majority of all the mem- bers elected to the senate, hence the bill was declared lost. Immediately a bill was introduced provid- ing for county option as to the sale of intoxi- cants and allowing cities of a thousand or more fnhabitants to license the manufacture and salo of intoxicating liquors. Among the bills introduced in tho senate were the following: P’robibiting the use of explosives in fshing: compelling railway companies to equip cars with safoty haud brakes. A joint resolution was presented giving women tho right to vote at all elections, In the house, several bills were introduced, among which were the following: To levy an additional tax in aid of railroad con- struction; to indemnify the Des Moines river land settlers; to regulate and define the rates of telegraph companies in the stat regulate the sale of liquor by pharmacist A bill was passed placing the loaning of county funds in the hands of Boards of Sup- ervisors and taking that power from county tronsurers. Both houses adjourned tiil tomorroy LAUNCHED ON A STORMY SEA |CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAG into the treasury tho difference of the bullion valuo and the coin. this way the owner ouly receives value of s coin dollur and the tre receives the balance as payment for coining and placlng the fiat stamp upon it. ¥ If these statesmen tind any objection an this plan and ns tho people oulv desire to increaso of currency lot them do what will bo equally desirablo—securo an incroaso of legal tender to the same number of dollars free coinage would provide. Then the na- tion would b benofited, anda no ponalty isees in politics are just as bad as in religion. The holier-than-thou apostles are always dangerous. Qur opponents of both parties are par- excellence champions of honest money. So are we, ‘'ney want an honest dollar. “So do we. Thero is now 1o sword hanging by a tarcad over our hoad and to claim the peoploshallhiuve no reliof lest foreign war orinternal rebellion may threaten our existence is as hostilo to tho happiness and_ prosperity of the peoplo as socession, which we battled at over four years. This is treason to the individual as much’ as thirty years ago secession was treason to the nation. We are safe from war for a century unless forced, as was the last, by capiwal and our political masters, if the people will see to it that injustice is provented and reforms secured by legislation. Let us resolve in all walks of lifo that ballots are more effective than strikes, Rellef Must Come at the Polls, Every industry must beunited, and then cll tho Industries must gather at tho bailot. box. Then rises another howl of danger that tho common peoplo should form unions, And de- crees go forth they must disband: not that they are political, as most of thom are not, but unions of toilers created for charitablo purposes, for sociul improvement and montal advancement, ond sometimes for materinl benofit, ar all under the ban. The owners of the various syndicates and monopolies and corporations may ponl_and combine to wring tho last dollar the trafiic will bear, but dis- missal from the service will *be the rewar of the omployo if ho daro meet in union with his fellow toiler and sympathi Priviloges for tho fow; stripes for tho many. Whiat better than tho bhaughty sristocracy of England, which recoguizes nothing below rank in eivillifo or in the army, as at tho battle of Tukerman, a sergoant’ who saved the British army could not bo montioned by Lord Raglan because the military hiorarchy does not allow any nero bolow the rauk of officer to be mentioned in dispatches. AFTERNOON SESSION, Row Precipl entation of u Minority Report—An Interesting Time. St Lotis, Mo, Feb. 24.—The fight for recognition of the probibition issue in the platform was started immediately upon re- assombling of the convention. Miss Frances . Willard presented a winority report, which she moved be adopted immediately as an amendment to the majority report. I'he minority report favored woman suffruge and demanded the sappression of the hiquor trafie. . Attempts to head Miss Willard's reading of the minority report off with poiuts of order were ineffectual, Astrong spoech, opposing the “drag of outside issues,” by A, 5. Matn of was answered by Miss Wallard in a spirited address, She charged that the full platform committee was not prosent when the tem perance plank was omitted, Potter of Michigan demanded to know whetner, if the minority report was adopted, the prohibition party in Michigan, for exam- ple, would disband and give their votes to the people's party. Congressman Jerry Simpson declared him- solf satisfied with the majority report. They must cure poverty before they could intem- perance. ¢ Split on the Prohibition Plank, Upon motion of Jerry Simpson to lay the minority report upon the table, a viva voco vote was taken, showing the convention almost split evenly for and agatust a prohibi- tion plank. Miss Willard called for u formal divisiol but points of order and parliamentary tactics of every sort intervened, > A Texas prohibitionist delegate declared that he had been assured the unational prohi- bition party would be satistied with either wowau suffraze alone or tho liquor plunk proposed by Miss Willard, Coached by Mr, Powderly, 8 Miss Emwma Curtds of Cdorado, a handsome young wouwan with -u-pplwl biack oyes and a dashing Gainsborough hat, captured the floor aud proposed the following substitute: ‘e demand that the question of uuiversal suffrage be submitted to the legislatures of different states and torritories for favorable action, Miss Curtis 10ade a clever speech. Jerry Simpson shouted, *Sbe has solved the problom,” snd some one immediatel demanded the provious question, the substi- tutlon was mado by a crushing mlilorlly amid volleys of cheers, Miss Curtis blushing like a rose and laugbing heartily at the success that bad crowned ber offort. Miss Willard, scated upon the platform, looked as sober as if attending & funersl. Powderly Consults Miss Willard. Powderly hurried to the platform and he!d hasty conference with Miss Willard. Soon afterward, before roll call, which was de- manded, could be tekea, snnouncement was maae in Powderly's name that Miss Curtis’ proposition as part of the platform bad been withdrawa to be offered later on as @ simple vosolution. To ihe surprise of everybody sud Lbe chagrin of Powderly, General Weaver and other lenders, Miss Curtis arcse and declared | 'PARISIANS GROW- RESTLESS sho had done no such thing. The idea of dealing with theliauor quostion by aseparate resolution instead of in the platform hao been broached séveral times during the confused discussion, and had been favorably recoived It was now apparently the purpose of Powderly, having kept Miss Willard's minority report out of the platform, to placate her and her friends vy havieg tho conveation adopt the Willard plank as a resolution in place of that of Miss Curtis. When a roll call was finally reached on what had now become Miss Curtis’ minority platform report the vote was taken by states, and it jooked while the voting procceded as if the Powderly- Weaver following wero re- senting the “spunkiness” of Miss Curtis and that the ininority report would be bowled out oY the convention, vut Powderly enig- matically proceeded promptly to counteract that impression by attempting after tho roll eall ended to add tho voto of the Knights of Labor in & body in favor of the minority re port. Secretary Hayes declared the minonty re- port carried by @ vote of 254 to 246, counting the Knights of Labor organization as voting solidly aye. Unoficial tally keepers mado the totals very differont—352 noos to 238 ayes, dofeating the minority report even by counting the knights as voting eighty-two ayes, Meanwnile Miss Willard and Lady Somerset, had slipped out of the hall unob- sorved and did not again roturn, Sprang Another Surprise. Powderly now had another surprise. He shouted to all Knights of Labor presont to’ follow him ana eo outside of the hall for a caucus. They did so like magic, and the farmers alliance atthe call of McCune also tomporarily withdrew, notwithstanding the loud protests of their national lecturer, Wil- lets of Kansas, that their action amounted to breaking up the convention in a row. After a half hour's painful uncertainty tho convention slowly got togother again. 1g- natius Donnolly was granted three winute and to tho somewhat general surprise d clared all the business of the convention could bo finished up within half an bour. Dofor by unanimous consent the little woman suffrage matter, ho smcothly urged, adov the noble majority platform report, appoint a committes to act with the national commit- tee of the people’s party to call a national convention to nominate i president and vico president of the United States aud the thing was done, The 1den took like wild fire among the har- rassed, hungry delogates, T'wo minutes later the majority report had been swallowed at ono gulp, being adopted without a solitary voice of dissent. A great, pent-up volume of doubt and despair seemed to be lifted to the roof in the enthusiastic chcering that broke forth on evory hand. Hals, papers, umbrellas, flags, everything portablo with roach, was flung into the air, then followed ten minutes of continuous upplause, stop- ping only with five minutes more of & tre- mendous “glory, glory hallelujah " k U The woman suffrage resolution as a substi- tute for prohibition was lost sight of in the excitement, and the convention took up a col- lection to pay exponses, endovsed laws for- bidding option deals wot specifically men tioned in their ‘patch” statute. When the woman suffrage resolution did at last come up Acting Chairman Terrill, in response to an inquiry, announged thaliv had nothing to do with prohibition. Washburo of Massachusetts insisted that the resolution was usubstitute for both of Miss Willarda's mivority planks, wvrohibition and wowon suffrage, the 1dea being that whorever throughout the uation woman suffrage was secured, prohibition would soon follow. The previous question was called and Miss Curtis’ resolution, now thoroughly separated from the platform, was adopted without fur- ther opposition. Numerous efforts to have the convention proceed to appoint the committoe sugseste d by Donnelly to act with the people's ~party national committee were wholly ineffectual under the rulings of Acting Chairman Ter- rell and the insistence of a motion on the part of the farmers alliance to adjou Without stirring from their seats dele- gates, after Tervell’s gavel fell ostensibly ad- Journing the convention, went right on, but with General Weaver in the chair and ap- pointed the much-talked-of committes as follows: General Van Wyck of Nebraska, . W. McCune of Texas, M. I. Brauch cof Georgia, H. I. Powers of Nebraska, T. M. Maguire of New York, T. L. Polk of North Carolina, J. H. Willets of Kansas, Prosident Humpbreys of the National Colored alliance, Pierce Hackett of Missouri, H. M. Lanett of the Illinois Farmers Motual Beuefit associa- tion, L. P. Morrill of Louisiana (colored). John Seits of Ohio, Mrs. Mary E. Lease of Kansas, Mrs. Dr. Dabbs of Toxas, Benjamin Torrell of Texas. Tho exact wording of the minority report offered by Miss Willard was much sought after tonight as likely to play an important part in the coming national convention of the prohibition party. The full text is as follows: a Collection, Miss Willard's Minority Report, First—Wo do out distineeion Second —Wo and universal suffrage with- evo that the lquor traflic is 1y of roform in this nation, 1t onidation of corruption in our « und we denounco 165 peruicious in- upon our citizens, und we demand its SUDPression. Wo hold that the states respectfully have the authority to lesisiiie ¢ < the salo of intoxicat/ng lguors within hor.ders. Therofore, when the people huve by law | terdioted OF restrictea tho salo thoreof 1t the duty of the federal government to respect their action and co lect no snue from the traflic withinsuch state, except If the persons are permitted to sell under state authority and whenever tho laws of any state shall pro- hibit or restr ct the sile of intoxicants, we demand that congross. in the exercise of its powers to roxulate commerce among the states, shall forbid, under propor penaity. ail porsons except those duly suthorized by Toonl authority. from transporting liquors into such states; and wo arraign the repubiican and democratic parties for not respecting the rosorved rights of states In these purticulars, FRANCES I, WILLAID, B W. s Mus. Dr. DAnbs. R Georgia's Mennest Man, One of the meaaest men in Georgia is a f‘ub printer, who lives in Columbus, who had four small boys arvested re- cently for doing some job printing on their own account, says the Philadel- phin Ledger, About & year ago, t secms, that thess boys invested 50 cents in a primitive hand press, and commenced doing business in a small way by printing letter heads and othor trifling matters for their friends and velutiv The eldest of the four boys has hod tho advanced ago of 12'years, and as they all go to school evory day their working hoursare short and * their receipts not large. By industry and thrift, however, they cumulated a capital of 8, which they invested in a lnrger hand press, and commenced doing business on a more extensive scale. Thereupon the job printer had the boys arrested for carry- ing on business without a license. The case against the 1ads was dismissed by the mayor, who also praised them for their industry, S An Epidemic of What is oilled an epidem coughs is reported as prevailing on the Maryland and Delaware peninsula, und in some cases it has proved fatal. The caso of Richard Cole, colored, who re- sided near Middlotown, Del., baffled the physicians, us have others, and he fell a tim after coughing violently for four woeks. His death bas attracted much attention from physicians. Edward Par- doe, farmer residing in Jones Neck, was stricken sixteen weeks ago with the disease and has hiccoughed incessantly sinco. At times his life'is despiired of, but the attacks become less violent and he rallies. He is now slowly improving, Every mail bas brought lotters ta the family of the suffever for muny wee! the writers advising the use of different remedies, all of which have been tried to no avail, Sl Doyle und Evaus to Fight, Cuicaco, IIL, Feb. 24.—Con Doyle, a light wolight of this city, and Wiley Evaus, a col- ored Califoroian widdleweight, are matched 10 fight 10 & finish for §500. The fight takes laco within 4 hundred it Y Ehmh oy miles of Chicago S —— Dr, Birney cures catarrn. BEek bldg THE OMAHA [FROM YESTERDAY'S SRCOND EDITON. | Volatile Inhabitants of the Gay Oapital Ohafe Under the Great Political Strain, CARNOT SUBJECTED TO MUCH CRITICISM Harsh Comment Heard Conecerning the President’s Dolay i Calling a Cablnet— Prophesylng in Advance Diy—Rouvier for Premier, of Labor [Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.) Panis, Feb, 23, —|New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Ber. |- The public 1s begin- ning to resent the long delay in the appoint- meat of & new cabinet, for we are still with- outone. In political circles M. Carnot is being harshly criticised, and it must be owned that, to a certain extent, he deserves the criticism. To be sure, it must be hard to find statesmen willing and able to rescue the country from tho provailing confusion, but the moth- ods employed to couvince the people that such and such a minister should ;be kept at his post, at all hazards, strike one as child- ish. Today, for instance, a great ado is being made over the theft of & quantity of dynamite. Now it is not pleasing to hear that any dynamite at all has vanishod from the place in which it should be lying. But, surely we need not magnify the incident into an afair of state, and au thoend of February alarm the public by foretelling what may or may not result from the theft on the lst of May. During the night of the 14th of February a number of thieves stole 350 dynamite car- tridges from the quarries of Sorson Setidles. The total weight of the missing dynamito was thirty-five ikilos. The authorities insti tuted an inquiry tending to fix the guilt on the Paris anarchists, who had abstracted the explosives witha view to using them on Labor day, May 1. A search attho homes of thechief anarchists, organized by thirteen commissaries of police, has resulted in the recovery of 100 of the missing cartridges, six contimetres long and three centimetres thick. Three anarciists havo been arrested and the search goes on. All the prisoners are young. The Catholic episcopate hus just had a sad loss in the death, today, at Berne, of Cardi- nal Mermillod, who played such & conspicu- ous part in the strugele between the Swiss federal government and Rome. Ho' was tho bLero and the cause of the Swiss kulturkampt, @ man of rare intelligence und uncompromis- ing pioty. He acted as bishop of Luussnne aud Geneva. Tho spooch made at the opening of the Hungarian Parliament by the emperor of Austriu (king of Hungary), had no political significance. President Carnot this afternoon sent for M. de I'reycinet and requestea him to form a cabinet. M. de oycinet refused. This evenng the president made a similar propo- sition to M. Rouvier, who was the minister of financo. M. Rouvier asked until Lomorrow onsidor the matter, Possibly he may t, and in case he does the complexion of the uext cavinet will be almost identical with that of the late ministry. Jacques St. CERE. N NEWS. President Barillas Keeps Up His Name As n Bad Man to Oppose, LCopyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett, | SAN SALYADOR, (via Galveston, Tex.) Feb. 23.—(By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tue Brk,]—Tho shooting of General Miguel Eariquez at Zacacopa, Guatemala, the othier day hus-created a great deal of bitter comment: Heve, and started stories discreditable to Préesident Bavillas, 'ho uccount sent.out BV the (iuatomatan authorities was to the offect that - Enriguez, who was one of the mgst_promifent co servative candidates for the presidency, ol ganized a revolt against thegovernment, was defeated aud shot as a traito] Wdely different is the Feport that has reached this city from.-the- opponents in juatemala of the presont administration. It is alleged by thom that Presideny Barillas bore a personal spite toward Enriquez, and in revenge issuod secret orders that he be shot at his bacienda under the- protest that he was at the head of a revolutionary fac- tion. A : Tho two brothers of General Enriquez, however, were informed “of what had been done, and vealizing that no time . was to be lost, fled and joined him, “They armed all the servants in the hasienda with shot-guns und revolvers and resoivedto soll” their lives dearly. The government troops soon arrived upon the scene and to their suprise met with a most desperate resistanco. A regular battlo followed. General Enriquez, his two brothers and two servants wore ki@ and three more of their little party wouuded befors the building in which they wers entrenched was carried by the troops. How galluntly tho Enriquez people fought is shown by tho loss by the government forcos of two officers and the killing or wounding of eleven sol- diers. A It is also rumored here that it would not be unexpected if Barillas should dispose of all the presidontial candidutes in the same wa; including General Reina Barrlos. Salvador is perfectly quict, Uruguay in a Fomeit, MoxTevinEO, Uruguay (via Gaiveston, Tex.), Fob. 23.—[By Mexican Cable to the Now York Herald—Special to Tue BEE. | ‘The situation of affairs is regarded with such alurm by the authorities that ail army chiefs have beon changed. Quito a scare was ocea sioned the other day, owing to the suaden departure of the artillery from the barracks without leave. President Obes promptly soughtrefuge in the Cabildo. Itis rumored that there may be a military uprising at any moment, "Pho president bas accopted the resigna- tion of Minister of War Callorda ana appointed Goneral Percz in his place. The other ministerial appointments were as follows: Minister of the interior, Guanza; minister of foreign affairs, Aerrero Kspinosu: mimster of hacienda, Sonor Ramires, and minister of public works, Senor C Wa : VaLranaiso, Chili (via Galveston, Tex.), Feb, 23, —[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tue Bxe.|—The torpedo Saergenta Aldea, on a voyage from Talcalkuano to Valpuraiso, ran short of coal and provisions, Captain Kspenosa, in at- tempting to land, was drowned in the surf, The corvette Magailanes 18 convoying the Aldea into port. Lieutenant Harlow, the Worla’s fair com- missioner to Chili, will leave this country within a few days. There is no doubt it other man was sent here the Chllians might be nduced to make some showing at the fair. KEven if there wore no oficial exhibit prominent wine growers and those interested in mines would participate in the affair, —_— MADE MURDER A BUSINESS, How a Bloodthirsty German ‘Couple Added to ‘fheir Wealth, Benuiy, Feb, 23,—The police of Magde- burg, & larges town eighty-six miles from this city, aro instituting an inquiry into & series of murders of servant givls, These murders rosemble, in most of their horrible details, the startling list of murders which were not long @go unearthed in Vienna, in which city a man named Schuei- derand his wife, by means of decoy adver- tisements asking for servants, lured & large number of girls to their residence where, upon the rirst. favorable opportunity Schoei- der, assisted in his revolting work by bis wife, woula treat the unfortuuate girls in the most outrageous manuer and then strangle his poor victims to death, afterwards taking possession of all their valuables, Tho prisoners who are charged with the murders in Magdeburg are a man named Fritzerbee and his fiance, ‘Dorothy Buntrock, and since their arrest euough evidence bas been collected by the police to implicate them in the mystorious disappearance of two ser vant girls. ‘The authoritios are not satisfied that they nave unearthed all the crimes committed by the prisoners aud they are still pro their luvestigation luto the matte: DAILY B THURSDAY FEBRUARY schemo of Y™ corspiracy for luring their | wifa'ehntrcd hor with adulters and the e victims always 1ook the form of an adver. tisement callfh for the services of a girl to act a8 companidh to a wealthy lady Dorothy Buntrock bas broken down and mado a confessfan, in which she described the manner iy which the murders were con- mitted, She admits leading the girls to a wood where Fritz was waiting to spring was finished{ the victims wero strippel of all their clothing and monay or valuables in their possessiomana their bodies were hidden in A 5Dt where it was not likely they would bo discovered. Tho affair has caused a sen- sation in the viginity of where the murders were committéd’ and public indignation 13 very strong against the prisoners. MysmERIOUSLY missiNG. Strange Disappearance of n W Hshman—A Woman in the ¢ Loxnoy, Feb. 23.—~The case of W. R. Lad- derdale, a prominent banker of TUiminster, Somerset county, who disappeared in Janu ary last on the ave of his marriage, becomes more and more mysterious the deeper it is investigated. Oy February 10 thero ap- peared in the columns of tho Timos the fol- lowing death notice: On the #0th of January, on Miss B, A. H. Vining's yacht Foresight, Willlam Robortson Lidderdalo of [#niinster, from tho result of an acoldent on Janaary & allghting from o ear= rlage whon In motion. No mention is made of where the yacht was when tho alloged death occurred, Messrs. Pritchard & Marshall, Mr. Lidderdalo's solicitors, advertised in tho Times offering £25 roeward to any one who would give them any information concerning the news conveyed gy this notice. A roprosentative of the Associated press called on Messrsi Pritchard & Marshall today and attempted to_learn somothing of the case, it being said that Miss Vining is an American. ~Tho solicitors stated that they were still unablo to establish the 1dentity of Miss Vining. An attempt was made to learn her whereaoouts, but the so- licitors stated that they had no idea where sho is at present. It may be added that the family of Mr. Lidderdale and his solicitors though have left no stona unturned which may load to his being found. They think he has been either killed or kidnapea at the instigation of & woman who was determined that he should not marry another woman No such yacht can be found. D FROM THE COMMONS, ithy Eng- De Cobaln ald’ Not Return for Trinl— The Welch Chure Loxboy, Feb. 23.—Mr. De Cobain, mem- ber of the House of Commons for East Bel- fast, who is charged with the commission ot grossly immoral acts, and who fled from the country months ago to ascape the service of a warrant issued against him, Lias not com- plied with the request of the house, made on motion of Mr. Balfour on February 11, to present himself in tho houso February 22, Mr. Balfour today gave notice to the house that on I'riday next he would move that Mr. Do Cobain, having fled to escape justice, bo expellea from the House of Commons. Mr. Samuel Smith, member of Flintshire, moved the disestablishment of the church in Wales, The Welsh people, he said, could uot recognizo the state in religious matters. r Bdward Clarke, solicitor general, op- posed the motion, and in his remarks claimed that no proof ‘had been adduced that a ma- jority of the Welsh people were in favor of aisestablishing the church, The motion o disestablish the church was rejected by a vote of 207 to 220. In the debate op the motion Mr. Balfour declared that the nonconformists avoided re- ligious moasures ‘and rested their case on unverified statistics. The fact was, he said, that they wanted; not disestablishment but disendowment; not reform, but blunder. Their motive wasienvy, not piety. Sir William Yernon Harcourt (Gladston- ian) supported the motion. Mr. Chamberlain, the untonist leader, and a few other unionists, voted with the miunor- ity. The conservatives loudly cheered on learning that tne! majority against the mo- tion was 47, as;they had a majority of only 31 against a siwilap motion in the previous session. STOLE DY A Paris Anarchlsts Suspected of Having a Lot of the Explosive in Thelr Possossion. Paris, Keb. 23,—Some excitement was caused a few days ago in police circles by the information that a large quantity of dyna- mite had been stolen from the factorv be- longing to the state, whera the exolosive is mude with muny safoguards as to its manu- facture and as to 1ts subsequent storaze and disposition. It was immediately concluded that the thelt was- the work of anarchists and today the polico searched ali the houses in Paris and vicinity known to be occupied by anarchists 1n the expectation of finding dynamite. The police rofuso to divulge tho result of their search, and 1t is not known whether they found the explosive. ‘The police pretend to be ou the track of a gang of dynamite conspirators prevaring for May-day. The police connect this conspiracy with a recent robbery of seyenty-five pounds of dynamite from the seine stone' quarries. Barly this morning under 4 ministerial order, domiciliary visits were made to all houses suspected. Altogether 860 houses were searched. Only a few of tho miss- ing cartridges were obtained, most of which were found in the lodgings of aman named Borgier, who is known to be an anar- chist. When questioned Borgior declared that he knew nothing whatever about the cartridges, The Journal des Debats says that the pro- fecture of polico has nformation that the cartridges wero designed to blow up the Spanish embassy in Paris in order to avenge the rocent execution of four anarchists in Exeres. E. ORDERED TO H TATE, Count Tolstol's Work of Charlty Am Russin's Starving Interfered With, Loxnox, Feb, 21.—A dispatch to the Stand- ard from Moscow states that Count Tolstoi, who has been engazed fn the work of reliov- ing the distressod families, has been orderad by the government to return to his estate. “This action is taken in consequenco of a let tor concerning the famine which was recently published in London as written by Count Tolstol. Countess Tolstoi denies that her husband is the author of the leter, Sottled by the CONSTANTINOPLE, Fel Tue discussion conceralng the investiture of tho now khedive of Egypt, which has been carried on almost since the accession of Princo Abbass to the knediveship, has been brought to an end by 1o sultan when he deputed Marshal Ahmed Eycub to convey the firman of in- vostiture to the knedive. iltan, Reclprocity with Austria, Loxnoy, Feb. 23.—The Vieana correspond- ent of the Timosisays that negotiations for the establishmetiLof reciprocity relations are about to ba convmenced between Austria and the United States; l.nukljllg o a4 Federatlo sSyoxey, N, S, W, Keb, 23.—The premier of New South {Vales annouaced in tho as- sembly today that a federation bill would be introduced at the next session. IMPORTED LABORERS, 1ol Custom Officers; §top # Bateh of Them at Baltmore, Bautivmore, MU3'Feb. 23.—Bleven immi grants of 237 aredvbd bere yesterday on the steamsbip Weima#re detaincd. Oae of the batch, Paul Krdhts, who claims to be an American citizoff: Ytates that he engaged the men to work for the Conoellsville Coke and Iron company Connellsville, Pa., and that Supermutendent Mitchell of that company had advanced bhim the money to pay the passagu. He further stated that he was to get about #2 a head for every mau he could bring over, and that it was & paying business. Tns men said, further, that they were told that oothing less than § to $2.00 per day was In store for them, Kach was providea with tickets, clear through 10 Coonellsville, the cost of which was 110 marks each, taken from thelr wages. Minton Divorce € YaNkTON, 8. D., Feb. 23.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Bee.|—The flual proceedings in the Minton divorce case, celebrated because of the high soclal stanaing of the interested parties in New York city, occurred before Judge Smith in this city today 1a chambers, The defendaut, J. McKin Minton, treasurer of the Lilustrated Amorican company of New York, in bis answer 1o tue complaint of his | the city at noon tod: upon them afit‘where, after his bloody work denco prosented before Jndgo Smith today wais upon that qaestion. Judeo Smith has taken tha casn under advisement and will probably not render a decidion for 8 weok. W. Weston, the New York exchango broker who fs said 'to be the cause of all the trouble, watin Yankton with the party, but he left by an anusual route, bocause he was afraid Minton would kill him. Mr Minton is willig his wifo should lave a docreo of divoree but wants the cus tody of his children and for them ho is mak ing the contest. BEST OF THE SERIES, asmith Handles s Cae With Much of His Old Grace and Skill, Yesterday aftornoon at the billiard tourna- ment Cabin and Hayes played, neither show- inz upstrong. Hayes is entirely out of con dition and Cahn seews to suffer from ner- vousness. The scor 0. 0,0, 0,6 0,5, 0, 0.0, 6, 0, 8 0, , 0, 31, 6,210, 7 10, 0,0, 0,1, 1, 1,0, 0,18 0, 8,0,0, 0,3, 0,0, 21,000 9,0, 410,120, 20, 1 1,2 13,1, 0, 2, 6, 0, 1, 0, 2,0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 10, 1, 1300, Host runs, 18,13 11; avora:e, 3 0,0, 0.6, 1, 0.8, 0,0, Iy R20,0,1,8,0, 1 0, 0,1 1,2, 0. 0.2, 0, 0, 12\ Bost Tuns, 11 11, 8 wverage, 161, Last evening there was a good attendance of ludies to watch the game botween Arra- smith and Symes, And well were they ro- paid for their presence, as the gamo was by ar the best of the whole series. Licutenant Arrasmith was in good condition, and, in- spired by the plauditsof fair critics he played a very strong game, His entiro play was marked by old time confldence and dash, and the score is but a poor criterion by which to judge, s 1t fails to show the brilliancy of s open table work or the delicacy of his nursing strokes. His averago is low becauso of extremely hard luck in opening positions. On the other hand Symes played the poorest game he has yet put for- ward, He seemed nervous and totally do void of confldence. At no time did he ap- pear to be a factor in the gamoSr I'his is singular, 1o view of the fact that Symes played a strong game all last woek, défeating every one of his opponents with apparent oase, and seoming to be in the best of form. Ho met his first defeat last night by this Arrasmith—6, 1,0, 1,0, 13.0, 0, 1, 1,4, 0, 6, 1, 4 6 5,8, 1.0, 4,50, 4, %, 8, 4,0,0,5,5, 1, 0,2 7 1. 4, B b T 1, 17, 0,0, 0,2, 0, 1, %, 0, 0, & 0,2, 6,0, 4, 0, 5, 0, [ 6, 3, 7, 0. 0, 24, 1,4, %% 1,0,0, 0,18, 1, 1,2 0, 0. 8300, 418, 17, Average, 111,000, 0,7, 0,0, L 11 1, 1,0,0, 0. 0.6, % 0, 0.1, 0, 14,10, 124 k0, L1, 008, 10,1, 0,11 60,8 0.0, 1.0, 7, &, 1, 8 1,6, 2, 6, 0, 3,0,10, 13,0, 0,0, 3 1.0, 104, Hest runs, 1, 10, 0. Average, 183 This aternoon Symes will play Hayes, and this evening Keniston meets Cahn. Ladies are welcome at all evening games and are ad- mitted free. There are reserved seats for ladies and their escorts. Last night's game puts new interests in the outcome, for should Keniston win one from Symes and Arrasmith win one from Kenis ton the three will be tied for first plac ‘This is quite within the range of probabil- 1ties. COMMERCIAL CONGH Delegates Attend the Transmississippl Con - vention at New Orleans, New Oniraxs, La., Feb. 23.—The Trans- mississippi Commercial congress ascembled today at the St. Charles theater. Delegates were present. from nearly overy state and territory west of the Mississippi river, and ineclude mapy prominent mon in commercial as well as political circles of their respoctivo states. Several are men of national promi- nence, whose presenco iends to the gathering .an importance which renders its delibera- tions of material consideration. Tho theater was handsomely decorated n honor of the occasion. Captain A. K. Miller called the congress to order. He smid that this was done in pursuance of a resolution adopted at the meeting of the congress in Denver last, year. The importance of the vathering he said was unquestioned, and 1t was to ba hoped that the deliberations would bring forth much benefit to thoso participating. After Rev, Dr. Palmer, who invoked the divine blessing on the proceedings of the con- aress, Governor Nichols welcomed the del gates to the state, after which ox-Governor Bowen of Texas responded. Thero were many. matters of importance to come up, he said. Tho aelegatas had met to urgo upon congress the necessity of certain legislation of the greatest importance toall represented. The entering wedge had been effectively se curea aud the results were already apparent. Mayor Hhmw!})um'u welcomed the dele- gates to the cily in a short speech, He said that. whon be was in Denver he had prom ised 10 show the people of that arid region plenty of water, and it was here for them to look at. Hon. George T. Anthony, ex-governor of Kansas, was introduced. "Ho said that the welcome on the part of the gentlemen hero was an easy, natural and fitting task, be- cause they were welcoming their own, for was not Kansas & part of Louisiana, Had 1t not been a rib of the Louisiuna purchase. He, with the others, was coming down here like- wise to gather in their own. They came with o sense of business and intended to accom- plish something, Mr. k. H. Smith of the Board of Trade acted as temporary secretary. After ap pointing committess on credentials, perma nent organization, rules and resolutions, tho congress took a recess to enable the commit- tees to prepare their reports, Island Oflicialy Des to See Rutes Maintained, Cnicaco, IlL,, Feb, -The Rock Island and Burlington roads have jointly sent n communication to Chairman Smith of the Trausmissour: association, requesting him to call a special meeting of his association at as early a date as possible to consider tho rates to and from Colorado and Utah. There seems to be no doubt but that theso rates bave been in a demoralized condition for several months, and there is no prospect of an improvement in the situation until something is done by the interstate roads to put a stop to irregular competition, tho Rock Island and the Burlingion being tound by their agreement to maintain the associa tion rates and to keep within the provisions of interstate commerco law. They claim to have lost nearly ail of their car load trafic to and from Colorado and Utah, to say noth- g of the effect this unauthorzed compoti tion has had upon their business at potnts on and west of the Missouri river. Unless matters can be satisfactorily arranged at th proposed special meeting, it is understood that the Rock Island and the Burlington will mk‘ to have the rates reduced about 30 per cent, Onge more the story is telegrapbed from New York that the Vanderbilts bave secured contro! of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, and that the grand alliance now includes the St. Paul, the Cnicago & North western and the Union Pacific. The story declares that active efforts have been goiny ou in this direction since J. Pierpont Morgan succeeded in converting §20,000,000 floating geot of the Union Pacific into in terest beariug certificates. After that deal Morgan & Co., it is said, succoeded in brioging into intimate relations with tho Vauderbilts and their friends outside parties whu have neretofore controlled St, Paul, and the deal was finally consummated, It would proba bly be impossible to fiud & prominent railroad man in Chicaro who puts any faith in these reports. President Roswell Miller of the St. Paul sad: “I cav ouly repeat what I have frequently stated befora concerning similar roports, that I don't beliove there is any truth in the story.” The commissioners of the Western Traflic associution met at Chairman Walker's oftico this morning. The first case heard was an appheaiion from the Burlington and Rock Islund roads for authority to reduce the rate on ore to #2 from Colorado points to the Mis souri river, I'he presout rate is $. ‘T'he request for a reduction is based upon alleged rate mauipulations. comumise sloners took the matter under advisement. This afternoon the Atchison application for & reduction of immigraut rates from 35 to #14.50 between the Missouri river and Cali- fornia poluts was heard, Those opposing the reduction argued that & better way out of the existing difficulty would be areference of the matter to the ad7isory board, with the recommendation that a joint agency be es- blished in New York for the routing of sccond class business west of Chicago, BRINEUL ~ OF PATRIOTISM Though a Day Lato the Momory of Wash- ington Was Honored. IT WAS AN IMPROMPTU AFFAIR Many Oma of ted Their Opera i Interesting ¥ try at the ¢ Last Night—A gram K. Patriotism was extrewely pepular at tho Grana opera house last evening. The idea of having such a blow-out oc- ocurred a fow days ago to a few enthusiastic patriots, and the affair materialized almost without any further thought or discussion. The need of a more prouounced celobration of Washington's birthday suggested the demonstration, and although it came a day late the ebullition of patriotic enthusiasm more than made up for it. The building was jammed with loyal hu- manity. Every seat, both upstairs and down, was occupied, aud long bofore 9 o'clock it was absolutely Impossible to get inside the doors, On thestage were seated sevoral scores of woll known citizens, and just back of thom was the Seventh ward bandof twenty pioces. The great auditorium was decorated from pit to dome with American flags. They de- pended in gracoful folds from the boxe: were arranged in groups along the batcony railing and even found resting places on the scenery and in tho flies, Mayor Bemis presided, and never had pre- sidiog officor a more attentive or harmonious audionce. The program was very tastily gotten up on the souvenir order, and althouia rather longthy it contained many good things. Bishop Newman eulogized Washington and Hon. R. V. King reviewed the lifo aud work of Abraham Lincoln, Colonel Scott spoke of “Our Flag” and Rev. Stuart of Council Bluffs, of “Our Constitution.” W. K. Gur- loy discussed *'Citizenship” and H. D. Esta- brook grow eloquent over “Tho American School.” 1t was nearly 11 o'clock when the program was finished, but interest did not_abate for a minute from tho time that DProf. Kratz stepped out 1n frout to steer the band, guar- tette and audience through “‘America’ until the last strains of **Yankee Doodle” died away. If thuuderous and long continuod outbursts of applause furnish a fiv criterion by which to judge, it has been many a long day sinco any certain spot in Omaha contain- ing as many people held as much patriotism to the square inch us did that same Grand opera house last night. And patriotic music and thetorical thunder was not all, for righton the other sido of the vartition in Exposition hall a grand ball was in progress, and that, too, wasa part of the Washington aud Lincoln program. Louis Littlefield ofticiated as master of ceremonies, and he was ably assisted by the following committee Reception—J. M. Scanlon, Georgo I Grigg, R R. Bentz, W. E. Stockham, H. C. Kugol. Floor—A. N. Lund, C. A. Ealing, Smith, J Hissen, Harry Smith, Winter, Churles Olson. ‘The twenty numbers on the daucing were dedicated to Wasnington, L Grant, Jefferson, Garfield, Jackson, Spungled Banner,” “Dixie,” ‘“‘America,” “Litue Red ool House,” ~*Yuankeo Doodle,” the Grand Army of the Republic, Women's Relief Corps, Sous of Vetcraus, Loyal Legion, Sons of America, Our Ladics, i South Omaha and ‘“‘Home, Bdgar A Al ard There were many couples on the floor be- fore the entortainment in the opera house was concluded, but after that the great hal was crowded, There could scarcely have been any more accommodated in any event, though it can positively be stated that the inclement weather kept many away. IR S Vi REPUB NS DISAGREE. Mississippians Get Into a Janglo In Their State ventio JACKSON, Miss,, Ieb, 23.—The republican convention to send delegates Lo the national convantion at Minneapolis met here ut 7 p. m. The fight between B. K. Bruce, register of deeds, and John J. Lynch, fourth auditor of the Lreasury, on the one side, and James Hill, postiaster at Vicksburg, and A. T. Kim- berly, iaternal revonue collector, on the other, was furious from the sturt. Bruco and Lynoh had possession of the commitiee, and the Hill men claimed that the roll ¢ cluded many Hill delegatos from big ropub- lican counties on frivolous grounds. The secretary of the state commttce, announced the solection of J. M. Mauthews for temporary chmirman. The Hill _men nominatea 1. W. Mollison. Before the rosult was an- aounced a row broke out caused by the ex- clusion of Hill delegates from Hinds and other counties and Mollison was picked up and put on tho stand. Matthews also ap- peared at the samo timo and both presided. Tho conveution 1# u perfect bedlam. Both have appointed committees on resolutions and credentials and pandemonium roigns. Hill has a large majority of individual delegates present. Results at G Groveester, N. J., “Thi Can't To iourt third, Fourth ri g Ed N Crispin (the fa pd Jobin Arking drawn. Tlme: 2 Fifth v nino-sixteenths of a mil i Joln Laciland won, Fust Tin ainty (the favorit [ race, SIX i Leo' § won, Helmuth, er (tha draw 1 ime: | 13y, Lghuh miles. soil Sixth n unpluced. Golng ut Gutl neng, No 4., Fob, 23.—The track in a torriblo condition today. ance was small, Gur was ngs: Orab stor third. -haulf furion nd, Granito third, Phiird rac sizht four and ono-half furlongs: Boltvar second, Idea third, " six an half furlongs: Alma Hurnes second, Joo Courtney iy Sixth raco, seven furlones: Kempland second, Pelliim t Longstride won, rd. Time: 1:4315! Now Orleany Ruc New Onueaxs, La, Feb. 23 —Pleasant weather, fast track aud fair attenduuce were today’s conditions : Pirst race, selling, five furlon Hamlin Johnnle Greener sccond, Stover third, 104, selling, five fur 28: Win Captain’ Ponoywelsht se L Mime: 1302 five anid one-half furl Dick Wick second, Zoullte Se 3 New Youk, Feb. ‘The financiers of the country admit that ail denger that is now apprebeuded i regard to the silver question would be eliminates action on the subject could bo se- cured. It was learned today by the ‘fribune that, although Secretary IKoster's trip abroad is suid to bo entirely personai, ho will meet George J. Goschen, the British chancellor of exchequer, in Eogland, and the ultimate result will probably be that arrange- ments for an international confercace Lo take action ou the silver question will be made. Elogant Leap Year BAlL, Hor Sriixes, B, D, Feb. 2 —[Special Tologram to Tus Bek.|—A leap year ball | past ten years. f international | given hore Iast nicht by Mr. and Mrs. 1. D, Gillosnio was tho most elagant affair _that has cver taken piace in the Black Hills, About 130 guests wera prosent, tneluding the eiito of Hot Springs, and roprosentatives from the citles of the upper Hills were present, - NEWS FOR THE ARMY, Complete List of ¢ I the Regular Wasmivaros, D, C., Fob, (Spooial Tetegram to Tar Be Tho following assignmente to rogimonts of officors recently promoted and trausfors of offlces dered : Tho leave of absenco granted Lieutenant Georgo B. Davis, T'wenty second infantry, January 18, Dopartmont of Texas. is exten ded ove month, The superintendent of tho recruiting servico will cause twenty recruits to bo assigned to the Second cavalry and forwarded under groper chargo to such point or points in the Department of Texas 8s the commanding general of the depart ment simll designate, Major Culver C. Snuitfen, paymaster, will roport in person without delay to thoe paymaster goneral United States Army, for temporary duty in tho city. The extension of loave of absence on surgeon’s certificate of disability, Major Joseph W. Wham, paymaster, Soptomber 28, 1501, is further oxtended ono month on account of sickne: Western Patents, = Wasmixaros, D. C., Feb, 23.—[Spectal Telegram to e Brre.}—Tho following list of patents grantod is reported by Tne Bee ud Examiner Bureau of Claims Giles Bowlo, Layton, U. T., automatio brake; Alvert W. Brash, Nowark, 8. D., water motor; Leonides W. Carson, Elma, Ia., car coupling: Henry Hartman, assignor to A. D. Voight, B, Ternes and J.” W. Pat- terson, Ogden, U. T, saddlo attachment; Wayne J. Hull, assignor of one-half to C. W, McCrone, Alexandrin, 8. D., powder divia ing wparaws; Jonn IKylo, Omaha, sack nolder; Richard MeCoy, ‘Croston, ., rail- way tickot; Phitip R, "Miller and P, Barker, Kearnoy, Neb., sn holder: Leonard J. M. Nohf and G, W, Mitcheli, Sutton, Nob., cul- tivator; Honry Nesson, Bristol, S. D., stool; Friend C. Pag roston, eloctoral burg- lar alarm for windows M. Reagan, Chicago, 111, assignor to Hinson Car Coupla company, Des Moines, In., car couplings; Elisha and K. S, Shefield, Woodward, Stuart, Couneil William H. Tiller, auger; Orln P! , POst auger. Bladts, Ia. oupling David' Cit; b, earth Whipple, Couneil Blufrs Seeur Pension In Three Mo Wasmixaroy, D, O, Feb. 23— [Special Telagram to Tur Bee. |—The Washington of- fice of ik BBue Bureau of Claims was today notified by the commissioner of pemsinns of 1he allowance of the pension elaim of Joseph v of Hastings, Ta., on February 10, at tho © of $ por month from October 240, last, 's claim was prosceutod by the Washine oftic of Tik Bk Burcau of Claims. His declaration was filod October 20, 18501, “Tho pension was granted February 10, 1802, in a period of less than threo and ono-half months, Burrato, N. Y. annual convention of the Light association began today. President Huntloy delivered his annual addres he Californin Klectrical society sent a pressing invitution to hold the noxt conven- tion 0 San Praneiseo. Roforred to tho ex- ecutive committee. The subject undor con- sideration was “Underground Conduits and Conductors,” . —The fiiteenth tional i ———— On Trial for Murder, New Youx, Feb. 25 —The trial of Burton C. Webster, bookmaker and raco horse owner, for the murder of Churles (Goodwin at the Percival apartment house on August 20 last, was begun today in Part 1L of the court of goneral sessions. w cked Of Loxnoy, Feb. : wreek has oceured off Connema west coast of Ircland, At low & 1, there 1 visiole the It 1 another o tho water off nult of a which 15 supposod to bo heavily ¢ is no traco of lier crew. Jurop New Youx, Feb, 25 —The German stoamer Sproe, which left this port today, took out, $1,000,000 gold, gonerally understood to bo for Austria. ‘I'ho total movement of wold for ISuropo a-nounts to $1,500 ublo Brewing at Conl . Cuarranooas, Tenn., Fob. 2. —Two pick- ets on duty at Coal Creck wero fired on from ambush. They returned the fire and wounded one bushwhacker. More troublo will follow. DISCUSSED THE PARK QUESTION. ment Club ) Basiness. Ifmproveu street and Ames avenue last evening, to the celobration of Washington's birthd: the attendance was not up o tho usuil stanaard, but notwithstanding this the mem- bers present showed by their earnestness and zeal thut they have taken hold of tho objects for which the club was formed and are determived to carcy them through as far 2s lay in thair powc ‘The progress which has beon reached in procuring various improvemgnts was dis cussed and many favorable' opinions ox- sed at tho result. rk question was brought up again scussion, and any attempt to divort tho bonds voted for purk purposes and for tho specific locations selected by tho paric com - missioners was condemned and a_committeo appointed to wait o Mayor Bemis to ac quatint him with the feelings of the majority of the people and oxpressing their confidenca in tho Board of Park commissionor The club then envolled abevt len new mem- bers. Iv was decided to call a grana next meeting and have all tho moembers possiblo in atten ou it is oxpectod 10 push our ¢ nously than over, CAPTURED AN OLD TIME CROOK. rally for Sergeant Ormsby Takes In w OStrong Man to Keep Bim Out of Troubl Sergeant Tom Ormsby took au old time and exceedingly well known erook in out of the damp air last night and gave him a cell in tho city juil right next 1o & steam radiator, Ben Neil is the wpame the youn man is best known by, though ho has a dozen or moro aliases. Neil is what tho polico call a “strong arm’ mau and de anything in the criminal lne from picking a pocket to blowing a safe. Two years wgo the prisoner was implicated in a site break- ing episode at the Turf Iixctange saloon o Council Bluffs and later on was caught by Obicer Ormsby in the ict of pieKing o man's pocket at the race wrack in the BIuffs, Whon the sergeant saw Neil coming out of a Douglas street saloon last evening ho surmsed that ho wus town for 1o good purpose, and accor ealled the *“hoodoo” wagon and “Benuey’ down to keep him out of mischief for a couple of days. i Fires in Londor The statistics of the London Fire de- partment, just published, show that there were nearly 3,000 fires in London lnst yeur, and during that timoe 61 live were lost av fires and 207 lives w saved by the firemen. Thore were more fires last yeur than in 1850, and more than the yearly averags Of lust your's fires are attributed to lights carelossly thrown down, eighty-two to explosions and other accidents with spirit luraps and sixty-two to children playing with matches, There were mc fires in December than in avy other month, and Christmas week was *a purticularviy un- fortunate period, 206 Stewmer A i At London —Sighted, Teutonic and Rhine- land, from New York. At Autwerp—Illnois, from New York, At Liverpool —Bothnia, trom New York. At Southampton ~Elbe, from New York. At Boston--Lake Huron, from lLiverpoo! At New York—Belgravis, from Glasgow; Wyoming, from Liverpool; Muasduam, from Wotterdam; Westernlaud, from Antwero. At Queenstown —Arizona, from New York At Philadelphia--Maine, frow Loudos. X k),