Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 13, 1892, Page 1

e Po— TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. e e c————— UNDAY MORNING, MARCH 13, SINTEEN PAGES, [7wae { THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. DIED IN THE BUNKS Fate of Soven Cattlemen Who Started on a Long Voyage While Drunk, SMOTHERED BY GAS WHILE SLEEPING Fourteen Went to Bed in the Forecastle and Half of Them Never Awoke. ROUGH VOYAGE OF A CATTLE STEAMER Twenty-four Days' Continuons Battle with Wintry Winds on the Atlantio, BAD COAL THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE Inferlor Fuel and Unpropitions Weather Added Horror to the Result of the Unfortunate Men's Fatal Indis- cretion—Story of the Sea, [Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.) LoNDON, March 19 New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bre|-—Seven men out of fourteen who slent in the forecastle of the steamer Navarro, which sailed from Bos- ton for London on ebruary 7, were found dead in their bunks the second morning out. These men are . McCabe, J. McDonald, J. Bourke, Willam Smith, I, Gadestinn, Perquin and A. Cord. The men were buried at sen. Their seven companions had a nar- row escape of the same fate, The Navarro was comparatively & now steamer of 2,515 regster, commanded by Captain Goicoechea. She was loaded with 404 hend of cattle and & general cargo, con- signed by Messra. Furnest, Withy & Co. of Boston to Messrs, Thomas Konaldson & Co. of 34 Leadenhall street, London. In addition 10 tho crew sho carried fourteon cattie men, one boss foreman and two rofrigerator men. The fourteen cattle men slept in the fore- castle in rather close quarters. o) is Own Cargo. Cattlemen don’t come aboara shins as a rule in the soberest condition, and the first day at sea generally has a disquieting effect vhysically. Tho Navarro’s cattlemen wero of the ordinary variety. The first night at sea came, the cattlo wero fed and bodded, and the cattlemen then soughttho forocastio. ‘Tho weather was cold and stormy, tho men tired aod slecpy and some ono suggosted that the fire be piled high with coal. This ‘was done and some one else closed the port holes. None of tho men noticed the lack of ventilation until too late. The quality of coal on the Navarro was unutterably bad. One by one the men dropped asloep, aided doubtless Ly the gaseous atmosphere. As the hours rolled on the gas became denscr and the men in the upper bunks wero pavelopod in the aeadly embrace. Asteep in Death In the morning as the men did not appear 8t the usual hour to attend tho wants of the cattlo the captain ordered them routed out. Tho bosy cattlemen and some of the crow entered the forecastle and wero almost over- come by the deadiy atmosphere. Thoy found seven men doad and seven nlmost dead. None of the latter were out of dauger for two days, and one man hovered between life and death for five days. It was plain to soe that the men had beeu poisoned by coal gas The quality of the coal undoubtedly had a bearing on their doath. Tte coal was so bad thut the vessel was twenty-four days on the voyage, and the captaln ascribos the length of the voyage as much to the quality of the coal s to the high winds. The seven aead men were buried atsea. \Whence they came is not known by the captain. Their names were cabled to Furness & Co., Boston, today, on the arrival ot the steamer at the Deptferd. 1t Was a Frightful Voyage, ‘The passage was frightful in many ways. The death of haif the cattlemen and the par- tial disability of tho rest made it absolutely necessary that tho eraw should help to take care of the cattle. In this work the boss cattlemen, the two refrigerator men and meuwbers of the crew were indefatigable. The weather was almost a continuous storm of wind, always ahead. Still 1 spito of all dificulties and disasters only three cattle ‘wero lost on the voyage, Today the cattle looked well, but tho men aboard looked liko ghosts. PERSONAL A nd D OTHERWISE, Chatty Bits of from Copyrighted 1592 ndon Bennett,| Lospoy, March 12.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bge, |—Considerable opposition is being aroused to the proposal to place a memorial of the late Jumes Russell Lowell in Wesuminster abboy. The objec- tions aro various, but the chief among them i5 that the abbey contains the monuments of toe illustrious dead of the nation, and thers- fore, as Mr. Lowell was an American, a mon- ument tohim would beout of place. The move- ment looking toward placing one in theabbey, however, is proceeding. The. authorities of the society have taken the matter up and ar- ranged preliminaries for the memorial, which will be in the form of a bust. Stanley for Paclinment, Mr. Henry M. Stanloy has givea up the iden of returning to England via San Eran- cisco. He will proceed direct to London, 1t is said tnat the intelligence cabled from Australia of the possibility of a general eloc- tion coming & little carlier than was ex- pected brings the explorer back to present himselt as & candidate for Parliament. Wales is the happy cornerof the earth which Mr. Stuuley is said to have his eye upon. “Chis rumor, with the usual carelessness of detall, forgets tnat Stanley is stll an Ameri- can and has yet to be naturalized, which takes somo tiwe, Promotion Not Popular, There is considerable dissatisfaction in diplomatic eircles on the promotion of Hou. Michael Herbert to be firstisecretary of lega- tion at Washington, My, Herbert wus pro- moted over the heads of twenty-seven col- leagues, seniors in the service, Itis under- stood tkat the promotion is due to Sir Julian Pauucefote's influence. Mr. Herbert is very popular here, but the aggrioved ones say hat bis tulents so far displayed do ol war- Yant 8o unprecedented a rise, Milwaukee Talent Abroad, youug American, William Seeger of Mfi'fiiu 06, wi'.i has been Lord Ariington's couchman for some years, was taken to St Gceorge's hospital yesterday in a most dis- tressing condition of delirium tremens. The doctors say he bas taken three pints of Scotoh whisky every day for the past twelve wonths, His face has assumed tho color of Oscar Wilde's mew green carnation. Sceger Is belug urged ou Lhe road Lo recovery by enor ews of Passing Interest mous doses of brandy, but is in a precarious | condition, Making Little Progress. Baroness Deroques, Mrs. Maybrick's mother, arrived in London from Rouen on | Wednesday and went to the House of Pariia- ment for a conference with Sir Charles Kus- sell, Mr. Pollard, Q. C., and Mr. Flotcher Mobleton in reference to her daughtor's case. The conference adjourned to next week, The baroness today visited Mrs, Maybrick in jail. The lawyers do not seem to have got any further than when they began their task of trying to secure hor release. Promise n Pretty Show, The World’s fair was a matter of consider- able attention this week. The last meeung of the ladies’ committee in London was not altogether satisfactory, as Princess Christian and Lady Salisbury both waxed warm over the question of & governmont grant. The queen offers to exhibit some of her spinning as well as work by some other royalists. I bave just learned that it is prac- tically settled that an Irish industrial villago is to be not the least interesting foa- ture of the exhibition. This was dua en- tirely to the energy and skill in organization of Mrs, 13rnst Hart, who for many years has fostered Irish industries. A Done viliage is to be reproduced. The buildings ave to be architectural fac similies of those of the Donegal tyve, ana will be rendered pictur- esquo by the presenco of an Irish tower, a ruined castle and a Celt the cottages weaving, spinni making, embroidering and wood carving will be in actual oporation by the peasantry of Gweedore, many of whom are still unable to speak more than a few words of Lnglish. Mrs. Hart is going to the United States in a fow weeks to lecture in aid of the Donegal Industrial fund. Mr. Thowas Cook tells me he is arranging 10 take tho celebrated Scots Guards band to America to play at the fair and make & tour of the states. London is to be treated on Monday to an interesting spectacle—a hangman lecturing on the abolition of capital punishment. Berry, who sent 140 souls into eternity via the gallows, and who has just resigned his post of ofticial executioner, is engaged at the royal aquarium, and throatens to invade America, where hie says he has had a biz offer to lecture. She Has Some Good Points, Navy officers say that the new cruiser Blake, which is on the way to the North Anerican station is badly seamed and will probably run into Halifax much the worse for wear and a good deal damaged. Probably no ship is so much decried as the Blake, but a vessel that can leave Sheerness, the mouth of the Thames, at 9 o'clock in the morning and arrive at St. Catharine's Isle, Isle ot Wight, at 3 o'clock in the atternoon is not quite a hopeless failure. She will most likely be a great feature in the naval display in New York harbor next year, Some Well Known Americans, Major W. I. Tucker of the United States army, who married the daughter of John A. Logan, is hero for a few days. His wifo is on the way to tho Riviera for her health. They were accompanied by George Lemon of Washington, Secratary Iloster looked much better on his departure than on his arrival, thoagh unfortunate enough 1o expericnce the coldest weather of the season during his stay here. He did nothiig of an official character dur- ing his visit. The Awmericansin London who had not seen him in a couple of years were greatly shocked at his appearancy 1t Brought Them Out, Major Hargreaves is so tirea of the cele- bratea pearl and necklace, which have been the cause of s much misory, that he has de- cided to place them in the hands of Christio to be sold. Major Hargreaves and his wife are still in London, rather enhjoying the noto- riety they have obtained through that miser- avle affair. Before the trial they were no- body to speak of at Torquay. Now they are quite the lions of the season of that slow watering place. Mrs, Hargreaves is a dash- ing, handsome woman, whose plaintive ana nicoly studied appeal for mercy for her cousin in the court won her theadmiration of all women and the affection of Captamn and Mrs. Osborne. Mrs. Osborne continues in the infirmary at the Holloway jail. Sir Kichard Quain, who believes sho will not live to complete her term, is attending her frequently. Dr. Oswald Forbes is interesting himself in her behalf, and 1s going to agitate the question of reopening the perjury case to give hera chancoe to make a defense, or else secure a pardon on the ggound of ber delicate hoalth. Steamship Triumphs, The Hamburg-American and North Ger- man Lioyd companies have reason to feel proud. The latter heads the pussenger carrying list for the last year and the former comes next ana has also the honor of having carried the mails from the New York post- office to the London office in 169 hours, or seventeen hours less time than the Etruria and nine hours less than the Teutonic. The English press is highly gratified at the extinction of Mr, Mercier, They accept his defeat as proof of the loyalty of the French Caoadians to the British crown., The En- glish press preserves a placid demeanor on the Bering £ea matters. No attempt is made even to guess at Lora Salisbury’s action or attitude and the ouly information at hana comes from the Herald, Proachers Attracting Attention, Dr. Plerson of Philadelphia has decided to contipue filling the pulpit of the late Mr, Spurgeon until the end of June, when he will roturn 1o America, This decision was enthusiastically recelved by the congrega- tion. Rev. Dr. Brooke of fHereford, late of Bos- ton, is attracting the attention of Loudon by his sermons at Roslyn Hill chapel, Hewmp- stead, where he has been iustallea as winis- ter. Minister of Agriculture Chaplin has been compelled to ackuowledge in the House of Commons that the present outbreak of foot and mouth disease should not be attributed w Denmark, just as United States Cattle In- spector Dr. Wray contended, but to the Isle of Sheppey, which is a part of this tight lit- to island. All the same he will uot allow Dauish cattle to enter. Healys in the House. T'here are now three members of the Healy family in the House of Commons. Timothy represents County Longford, Maurice sits for that city and Tom has just been returned, unopposed, for North Wexford. They come from Bauotry, snd this little town has sup- plied nine members of Lhe Irish party, otby is piling up riches. He bi mulcted the Freeman's Journal in £700 and an apology. That sbould turn young Mr. Dwyer Gray's bair gray. GENEEAL BOOTH HISSED, Futile Attempt of the Salvationist to Ad- dress au English Audience. March I jenersl Booth invited 8,000 dossers and ex-criminals to meet last night 1 the Grecian theater, city road, to hear bim explain the progress of his social scheme. The condition of admission was | the prosentation of a ticket to be obtained by passing tho previous night in one of General Booth's houses of shelter. At the appo:nted hour a motlay crowa gatherod in forco out- side the building singing ribald songs and uttering coarso josts, liach person was pre- sented with a meat pie on entering. The building was soon crammed and General Booth was received with a storm of hisses when ho stepped on the stage. The crowd becamo so noisy that the gencral could not make himsoll heard and was oblized to give up the whole pro- gram, including the address ol welcome on behalf of the social wing. Thero was a chorus of shouts, ‘““Got it, old sweater,” “Cliuck him out,” and similar expressions, the opinion boing that the general has been featlierine his own nest. 'The police ejected maay of the noisiest and finally Gienoral Booth managed 1o makoa short adaress to an accompaniment of hisses, jeors and de- risive remarks to the effect that his shelters teemed with vermin, ‘‘\Ve want food and drink,” “Where nas all the money gone,’’ etc. The organization seomed to be organized by woodchoppers ind othars, whose 1ndu Booth’s work seems to have injured. The meeting dispersed in disorder. Withdrew the Suit. Loxnoy, Marea 12, ~The prosecution of Louis Cloyis Bonaparte, son of the lnte Prince Lucien Honaparte, who was charged by his fiest wife with having conspired to ob tain possession of jowelry valued ay £20,000 in order to give it to Miss Laura Scott, whom he subsequently mavried, was with- drawn in the central criminal court, Old Bailey, today on Mr. Bonaparte undertaking to retura all tho {ewelry and pay Kosalie DBonaparte's costs in the action. Old America, Loxnox, March 12.—On N open at Munchester an exhibition to be known as Old Ameoica. Aldes 0 Marks, formerly mayor of Manchoster, is organizing the exmbition and will runit. He saysit wiil last six months. It will 1nclude repro- ductions of the streets of Boston in 1692 and streots of New York in 1302, It is probable that after the exhibition is closed in Man- chester it will be taken to Chicago and other cities in the United States. Snowing Hard the Continent, Loxbox, Mare rom reports received from Germany and Spam 1t is learuea that a very heavy snow storm is prevailing through- out those couniries. Telezraphic communi- cation betweon France and Spain is inter- rupted. ViExyA, March 12.—A blizzard is raging in nerthern Austria and Hungary. made the roads impassable. Traffic in Vienna has been suspended for hours. there will Another English Divoree Case, Loxvoy, March 12.—The divorce court has ordered that tho suit for aivorce brought against his wife by Albort O. Randeger, the celebrated composer and dircctor of the Royal academy of , bo placed on the listfor trial Monday. corespoadent in the case is Huyden Coffin, the well known American baritone singel Went Ashore . . Paxava. March Tho Pacific Mail stoamer Colima, which left San I'rancisco February 18, went ashore this morning in o fog near La Union, San Salvador, on the west coast of the Gulf of Fonseca, and may prove a total loss, as she 1s lenking. badly. t of Russian Troops. CRACRO ~Military transport trains bearing a large nnmber of troops are continually passing here enroute for the wostern frontier. In the villages and towns of Poland 120,000 troops have been billeted upon the inhabitant: They Were Not Defeated, ZAxzisaR, March 12.—Tho report that the British East Africa company’s troop have sustained a aefeat at Witu at the hands of a large force of nutives, losing many men and a Maxin gun, proves ‘o have been incorrect. Mutinous Sallors, Havne, March 12.—A portion of the crow of the Brotague have refused to sail in her and attemptod to prevent others from taking their places. They were quelied uad o crew was put aboard. e Steamer Arrival i Bremerhuven—The Trave, from New ork. At New York—The City of Berlin, from Livorpool. At Brow Head—Passed: The Carthago, tfrom Baltimore; the Auranian, for Liver- ool ! At Swansea—Sailed: The Massachusetts, for Baltimore She has a cargo of 4,500 tons of tin plate. At the Lizard—Passed : from New York for Havre. —~— The Fire Record. CLEVELAND, O., March 12,.—Works of the Caldwell & Collins Norway Belt company burned this morning. Loss, $100,000. RED OAK, Ta., March 12.—This morning Axtell’s restaurant, B. J. Cloveland’s drug store and Guorge Cheek's dry goods store were destzoyed by fire. Willlam S. Rowe was burnen to death, e Will Prose chers, DaxriNaros, Wis,, March 12, —Tho district attorney has finally decided not to act upon the patition signed by membors of the county board asking for the discontinuance of the prosecution of tho lynchers at Sieboldt. The urzal commenced this morning, H. S, Martin opened the case for the defense with an elo- quent addres: Will Investigate the Lynching. Mexrus, Tenn, March 12.—Attorney General Peters this morning issued sub- peenas summoning Sherf MeLendon, Lewis Williams, T, J. Seat and Nightwatchman O'Donnell to uppear before the grand jury next Tuesday, On that day an investigation into Toursday morning's iynching will be commenced. —_—— WEATH. URECAST. OF¥ICE OF WEATRER Buneav, Owmana, Mareh 12, § The high barometer mentioned in yester- day’s paper is still central norti of Minne- sota and the weather has turned colder n the north, with generally northerly winds blowing. Light snows have occurred in Minnesota and North Dakota. ‘Temperature has risen south and west of us, Concordia, Kan., reporting & maximum of 70= sud Dodge ity 142, Kair weather has prevailed in aud south of the Missouri valley. For Omaha and Vicinity—Probably con- tinued fair weather, becomiing colder, with northerly winds during Sunday. Wasaixaros, D, C,, March I —Generally fair; colder Sunday winds. For Minnesota—Light local snows; winds shifting to easterly; colder in southeast por- tiou; warmer in extreme northwest portion. for K —Generally fair and slightly colder Sunday : northeast winds, For Misscuri—Fair; slightly colder; winds shifting to northerly. For Nebraska—Geuerally fair; easterly wiads; colder. For Colorado—Increasing cloudiness and .lll;glly coldor in east portion; noitheast winds, For South Dakota-— Fair, followed by light rain or suow by Monday mornlnfi east 'v;;udlg colder except lu extreme north por- 0. The Champague, For Towa northeast 'PRESS PROSECUTIONS Emperor William's Ingolerance Not Rel- ished by the Ggrman People. ARRESTS FOR LESE MAJESTE CONTINUE Newzpapers and Tudividuals Must Be Care- ful When Speaking of His Majesty. BLUSTERING BLIZZARDS BLOW IN BERLIN Traffic Suspended and Business Interforred With by the 8torms, WILLIAM AND THE KING OF HANOVER Thelr Differences Are Amicably Adj T mperor Recovering £ MHis 1= helps Returns to Ber- 1 the Fatheriand, LCopyrighted 1892 by New York Assoniated Press.] Benruix, Mareh 12,--The bitter weather that has prevailed here for the past throe days has retardod the omperor's recovery from the cold witih whi he is suffering. Quite a number of parsons besides the ew- peror have been affected by the cold weathor and are suffering from chills, For a time yesterday a perfect. American blizzard pro- vailed here. Traftic on tho sirects was im: peded for hours and business was paralyzed. Tho emperor suffered u relapse last night which caused a postponement of the auai- once set for today. Iiis majesty has a slight fever, but continues his work io his bed- room, Ha is hizhly pleased at the reconcihia- tion that nas boen effacted with the duke of Cumberland conceraing the Guelph fund. Surrender of the King of Han Tho Reichsangiger this evening publishes a communication from the emperor to the Prussian ministry announcinz that the time has arrived to annul the soquestration of the property of the late King George of Han- over. Inaletter datod Thursday the duke of Cumberland requests the ompzror to give his gracicus consideration to the execution of the treaty dealing with the proparty of the late king. 'Tho letter conclados: I am pieased to avail myselfof the opportunity of once moro Jeclariog that it is far from intention to engaze in Any onterprise lated to distupb or in any way monace the peace of the GGerman eiupire, or the states belonging theroto,” The toue ot the duke's surrender is a sar- prise to his adherens and opponeats alike. Some adequate declaration was demanded from him by the government, but nothing more was oxpected than a recognition of the Gierman empire with'a promise of friendly neutrality., His abjéct renunciation of the principles reads as if it bad been dictated by the emperor. Influenced iy Queen Vietorlu, The friends of the (:nke atirm that Queen Victoria and the, pringa of Wales induced the members. of the Danish royal family to join them in bringing pressuraun the duke toobtain his consent to the emperor's ar- rangement regarding the duchy und Guelph fund. Theduke gave way before the com- bined famly onslaught and to the consider- ation of the international policy that jufiu- enced the negotiations. [mproved relutions between the emperor and ihe ruling families of Russia and Denmark are expected to ro- sult. Although a reconciliation had not been definitely effected within the last fow days, members of the imperial court credit a roport that tho emperor is_already making arrange- ments to meet the duke of Cumberland and the czar at Copenhazen during the early sum- mor. The Cologne (iazette states that the duke, in engaging a tutor for bis oldest son, di- rocted that his education should be puroly German, The history of tho war between Hanover and Prussia in 1866 15 to be passed over lightly. The bey will be fitted to take any post as a good Gereman. Grand Duke of flesse, A bulletin issued toay says that the gen- eral strength of the grand duke of Hesse, who was stricken with paralysis a few days ago, shows a furthes dimunition, A grave symptom, rattling in the wind pipe, has set in sud leaves s cendition hopeless. The Grand Duke Sergiut of Russin and the grand duchess, who is a daughtor of the grand duke of Hesse and other members of the family, are in d'Armstadt waiting tho end. Thedeath of the grand duko of Hesse will have no offect on the political situation. His successor I be the Grand Dako Albort, who is & lieutonant of tho guards at Potsdam and & good friend of the emperor. Un A meeting of 2,500 unemployed workmen was held in the Tiveli gardens today. There was no disturbance. The Vorwaertz, as ctho organ of the socialist membors of the Iieich stag, was declared to ba no longer the mouth. piece of the workingmen. Finally a resolu- tion was approved aflivming atheism, as rec- ognizod by the party, an action which means that revolution is 1ts method to achieve its aims, The Vorwaertz replying to this action drew a distinotion between working poletariat and the lumpen or cauaille poletariat, the former vindicating socialism by parliamentary methods, the latter disgracing the cause of the worker by riot.. Two extremists, Auerbach and Biester, were arrested and pliced on trial on the charge of inaiting eivil war. During the courso of the case, Biaster referred to the emperor’s speech, adding, that if he was condemnued for inciting cwvil war the emperor ought to be alsq condémued. The court av onco stopped the ¢aseé aud ordered the arrest of Biester ou the' further charge of lese majeste. Herr Subeil, an oficer of the Berlin muni cipal court, who w‘n_eauranlnghllnsolllnmly ployed Workmen Meet. on the emperor’s yti cas, has also been ar- rested. Prebs Prasecutions, The crop of press presccutions grows daily. Even obscure papers, pnblhheq in Leipsic, Muihausen and Hanaver, do not escape the vigilance of the public prosecutor. A Munich paver announced the issue of a cartoon on the carnival procession, in which a group presented & pictorial burlesque of the em- peror's Brandenburg address to malcontents to emigrate, T'heissuc of the cartoon was stopped by the government authorities, His majesty’s intolerauce of criticisio approaches & craze. he Hon. Willlam Walter Plelps, United States minister, who returped to Berlin to- day from his trip to Egypt, looks to be en- Joying splendid health, He says he fecls in good trim for work after his vacation, Colonel Drexel und Dr. W, A, Biddle are now 1o the city, They are golug 1o Kussia to superiutend Lhe distribution of flour and provisions sent from America on the steamer Indiana for the relief of the sufferers, ENGLISH MINERS GO OUT, Commencement of the Gigantic Trouble Feared. Loxnoy, March 12.—The great coal miners strike was inaugurated today. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the men employed in the mines in Lancashire and Cheshire and York- shire stopped work. The only men now at work are surface—-men, pumpers, ventilator attendants,cte.—who were not callod out. In Durham the miners also complotely stopped. Tho number of miners who had quit work up to noon in Nottingham was 20,000, The coal stocks in the Bristol district aro already nearly exbausted. As the vesult of the strike in that district tho price of coal bas gone up 4 shillings a ton. Belgian shippors are soud ing coal to tho Tyne and the Thames. Collicrs carrying theso consignments are expected 10 arrive Mondary. The coal porters will at- tempt to preveut the discharge of these cargoes and it is foarod this will lead toa renowal of the dock troubles, Une of the results of tho split which oc- curred among the North Wales miners is that men working in Flintshire will not go on a strike, but will work not more thun five days a week. Wooden barricades are being built arounda the mouths of the varions pits in Durham and nono of the miners will be allowea inside those inclosures. It is believed thatata conference to bo held Wednesday next by the miners federation it will be decided to limit holidays toa week and rostrict tho output during the summer, Industries Close Down. Many of the large industrial establish- ments in Leeds and Manchastor and on the Teesside and Tynside and othor piacos in tho vicinity of the collicrs dampod their fires when the operators left their work this afternoon. This means that work will not be resumed on Monday, the manufacturers rerusing to pay tho extraordinary prices now demandea for coal, The Miners fedoration will pay the men strike wages during the period of idleness. The only exception to this, so far as at pres- ont known, is the Durham miners, who will not receive pay. It will roquire a veey large sum of money to pay the 45),000 man who, it i 4, have quit work, though they receive wages. The treasury of the federation was sub- Jected to alevy, to be made upon the men as soon as they return to work, The weather today is stormy and tho snow lies several inches deep in the villazes about the colleries, This afternoon delogates from all eollieries in the county of Darham met in the town of Durham and finally decided that they would submit to no reduction in thoir wages, The Durbam and Northumberland miners are not members of the Miners fed- eration, but have an organization of their own—the National union. This union and the Miners Federation of Great Britamn and Ireland are entirely distinet. Favorable Outlook for u Protracted Strike, Strike— The action of the Durham miners promises to cause & protracted strike in that country, as the mine owners there declared that if the men stopped work at their own coanvenience thoy would not be employed again except at a roduction of 12}; percont. The question atissucis a reduction of wages. In some cases the owners’ proposal of reduction was met by a flat refusal on the part of the men; in others it was mot Dby a counter proposal to reduce temporarily the numbar of woekly working days to five, in others again it was met by the proposal to stop work altogether for a cer- tain time. The second and third proposals were based on tho principle that a reduction of output would, by causing a rise i prices, obviate the necessity of a reduction in wages. ‘Che third proposal is that which tho federa- tion has adopted, T'he memborship of the federation is enormous. It compriscs about 280,000 miners, ot whom 2)0,000 are bottom workers, the remaining 8,000 bsing em ployed on the surface, or at the pit bank, as it is called. Will Hold a Conference in London, The federation delegates who met some time ago at the Manchester con feroncs repre- sented 175,000 working miners. The confer- ence to ba held on Wadaesday will taks placein London. Thero is a spscial and im- mediate reason for selecting London as the place for the next coaferenca; namsly, the expected parliumentary discussion on tho eight-hour bill, Mr. Parrott, a leader in the federation, in speaking of the demand for an eight-hour day, swd: *T'ho choice lios batween u par- liamontary act and recourse to strikes. We want to avoid the harsh and costly plan of swrikes. In agitating the eight-bour aay. we are consulting the owner's interasts as woll as our own."” Only an act can protect thoso owners who are willing to try the eight-hour day against their rivals who opposed tns limitation, log- islative or otherwise. Another scheme of the federation is to rescuo women from the rough, demoralizing and uneconomio labor at the pit-mouth, In Durham and Northumberland, The main question at issue in Durham and Northumberland was not whetner the out- putshould be reducod, but whethsr the men should accept the owners’ offer of roduced wages, To the first offer of a reduction of 18 ceuts the men replied with a threat of a strike. T'hey wero almost unanimous in ra- jecting the suggestion of arbitration and theiraction today shows they intend to fight the masters with the ouly weapon at their hands—a strike, Hitherto most of the water used by the miners and their families in their household dutles has been obtained from the mines, the pumps there furmshing them with an abundant supply, and it is now fearad that n water famine will follow the cessation of work. The women and children are procuring water from every available sourco and stor- ingitin all manner and kind of receptacies in their houses, Tho miners have pienty of coal, as the mild weather has allowed them to provide themselves with liberal supplies, PASSING OF BOULAN Last of the Brave General Will Be S xtent of the Disuster, LCopyrighted 1892 by Jaimes Gordon Bennett.) Buussers, March 12,—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bek. |- Large green posters were placed this morning outside the builaing formally occupied in the rue Montocer by General Boulanger, anuouncing the sale on March 23 of all the general's belongings for the beuefit of his heirs. 1 have secured for the Herala details of the sale, which forms the clesing episode of the general's extraordinary career. Tho sale will include about sixty pictures, bewutifui water colors by d'Etailie, etchings by de Neuville, five oil portraits of (ieneral Houlanger, about ten other portraits in chalk, pen and ink, and one made of & woman's bair (probubly Mme. de Bonunemain's) stuck on glass, besides bronze and marble busts, inug- merablo . photograpis represcnling every episode in the geueral's carcer. Mauy pieces of silverware, presents Lo the gen also included in the sale, together with weapons of all zorts, jewelry, writing table, furniture and & library containing about 500 books, This sale will be one of the most curious evonts of the year. Must Certainly Die, The Anderlues mine disaster proves even more appailing than at first expected. The whole mine is on fire and the owners are having it Inundatea, so that the entombed miners are either burned to death or would be drowned, The death roli will show 231 kiiled, besides those injured. Two men wero Kkilled this morning while searching for the dead. Whole families of miners have perished. There is not a house 1 the town which is not a houso of mourning. ‘The corpses re- covered will be buried tomorrow, Pilatlas i b ANOTHER COUNCLL PROPPOSED, More South Dakota Ind: nd May Be Opened to White Settlers, Deanwoon, 8. D., Marct 1i.—[Special Telegram to Tie Ber. | ~An important coun- eslof Brulo and Rosebud Sioux is to be held at Rosebud Indian agency on Moaday. Thiere are 214 families of Brules, of which numbes foaty-four families buvo taken lands in sev- cralty. The remaining 170 families have offered to code their reservation, containing about 1,000,000 acres, to the government, and prosose 1n eyent the goverament purs chases to move to tho KRosebud reservation. The Kosebud Indians aroloth to roceive them (the 170 families of Bruies number 650 Indians) unless they will cover tho money received from tho salo of their lands into tho Rosobud troasury. An_agreement will be reached at the council. 1f the consolidation 18 effected one of the two ngencies on the Brulo reservation will be discontinued. sperate Celminals Eseape. Fovrcne, S. D., March 12, —[Special Telegram to Tur Brr.]—Juck Grumstead and a character known as tho *Wild Trish- man,”’ wanted hore for the burglary of the Elkhorn company's warohouso, broko jail at Minnesela last night and skipped. Thev stole two horses and a saadle hers on their way out. They have probably gono into Wyoming or Montani Lin S Not Tndicted. Ravin Crry, & b 12— (Spdeial Telegram to .|—~This morning the grand jury reported but did not return an indictment agaipst Charles G. Lincoln, ex- cashier of the Hill City bank, charged with embezzlement. Lincoln fled o vear ago when closed, was arrested in Montana and brought back two months ago. It is now generally Delieved that otners were more guilty than Lincoln, but no arrests have been made. HANG RAPH POL Missouri Citizens Make Short Work of a ECanroniToN, Mo, March | Yesterday afterncon while Mrs. Pereton, wire of John Pereton, a farmer living four miles from town, was ulone at her home, an unknown tramp forced an entrance to tho house. With a blow upon tho head he felled M Pereton to the ground, and drawing a revol- v and presenting it at bis vietim’s head, he criminally assaulted her and escaped to tho woods, Muys. Pereton, when found, was in an un- conscious condition, As soon as she revivod sbetold the story of the assault. Mr. Pere- ton came immediately to town and u sherift’s posse was formed to search for the assailant. The search was kept up until noon today, when a dispateh was recoived from Wakenda stating that a man nad been arrested there answering the deseription of Mrs, Percton’s assailant, The prisoner was brought here this evening and was taken immediately to jail, where he confessed to the crume. He declined, however, 1o give his name, An unorganized mob attacked the jail with the iatention of securing the prisoner and Iynching bim, but Sheriff Lewis had antici- patod such a move and had placed a strong guard heavily armed in the jail. The mob became discouraged at the resistance shown by the sheriff and dispersed. Another mob s being formed tonight, with a better organi- ation and will make another attack upon tho I. ‘The sheriff suys he will defend his prisoner at all hazard PREVIO RDS BROKEN, Remarkable Time i reau of Clalms 5 Wasmigroy, D. C.,, March 12.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber.]—-The Washington off'ce of Tue Bee Bureau of Clains today se- cured for Messrs. Chambers and Graver of Bitter Water, Cul, a patent on a shell loader, Thisis an improvement over any- thing now used aud is expectod to prove val- uavle to the inventors. The patents sccured by the Bureau are unusually strong ones. The Washington oftice of Tine Bee Bureau of Claims also procured today from the gen- cral iand oftice for Alexander McNair, Hob- sonville, Ore,, a patent to the east half of southeast quarter seétion 23, and west half of southwest quarter section 23, township 1 north, range 10 west, Williamette Meriden, containing 160 acres. In_this case appear: ance was entercd for McNair by the ash- ington office of T Ber Bureau on February 20 and the patent was securod in twenty days. This eclipses all previous records mado by the bureau in securing land patents and exemplifies the excaptional facilities pos- sessed by tho bureau for securing to settiers their patonts, Pecullar Case of an Ilinols Farmer, Ill, Maveh 12.—|Special to —Wednesday evening, February Robert H. Rankin left nis home near Monmouth, Ili,, to go to the stock farmof W, P. Young near Mount Pleasant, Ia.,, where he expected to purchase some fine stock. He never reached his destination, and no trace of him can ve found, He was un enterprising young farmer and breeder of fine stock, well nown among breeders throughout the west; his habits were exemplary, and his busine: wffairs were in exczllent shape, and no rea- sonable theory can be advanced for his vol- untary absence, e may bave met with foul play, or may Lave wandered uway during a sudden aberra- tion of :mind, He was 32 years of age. about five feet ten inches in height, weighed 1 pounas, had blue eyes, brown hair, tin on top except a “‘uft” 1n front, and a light mus- tache, He worea black diagonal suit and overcoat, plush cap, congress gaiters, aretics, white shirt, turn-down collar and plum col ored tie with leaf figure of old gola, He had @ moraceo dairy, au opon face silver wateh, (No. of wateh case 164, and of Waltham vement No, 0,000), and probably Jess au &0 in mouey In bis pockets. An on concerning him will warded by his brother, George C. Runkin, postuiastea of Monmouth. Which The Bee res Patents, Bu- , La., March 12.—Bofore an adjourament of the district court this eve ning the grand jury brougnt in its final re- port of 8 uumber of indictments found. There was oao against Colonel John C. Wickliffe of New Orleans for libel. I'he charge is that in @ recent articie contributed to the Forum on tue lottery question there w passages reflecting upon Judge coursa in the Stainant case aud conueying the impression that bis rulings iwere prompted by impropor motives, - Bucker's Gould, An absurd re- culated iu the dispatches o the effect that Juy Gould decided not to go to Mexico because Lo feared being captured by (iarza's gang aud beld forransom The facts in the matter aro that Me. Gould is 80 greatly charmed with southeastern New Mexico that he may decide to give up his Mexican trip aud stop at Kddy. For the past two days be has been inspecting the local irriga ! tion systews iu the ecos valley, :I-iR‘ 7 T STUCK islative Body Are swi Reason, =x3 268 Wheels of Englan| Idle for Som| { BALFOUR CAN'T SJ\RTv THE MACHINE 3 He Doesn't Understand its Mechanicism and Oonsequently Fails as Engineer, MR. GLADSTONE IS CONTENT TO WAIT He Does Not Want to Hurry the Downfall of the Uonservative Government, PREDICAMENT OF THE IRISH FACTIONS ger to Continue the Nelther Has the Cash to Pro —Effect the ot Groat Miners' strike, (Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxnox, Mareh [Now York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bee.]—Tho govern- ment is gotting into great diMiculty in the House of Commons owing to the compiete block of business, Notono of its moasures is making the least progross, and what is ©VON WOI'Se, scarcely any mouoy can bo ob- tained, although large sums are required be- fore the close of the prosent month, which ends the financial year. ‘Tho ordinary rules of the house are susponded in some impor- tant particuiars, aud ail kinds of oxpedients are peing tried to got tho mimsterial coach out of the rut, but itsticks fast. Kvery- thingis in a hopeless state of muddiedom and nobody is able to see his way out of it. Of course the blame necessarily falls upon the reul leader. Mr. Balfour has not shown that command of the situation his frieuds Ipoked for. It is quito evident that his knowledge of the forms of the houso is *of & very superfleial description, a disadvantage which dogs every step ho takes. Mr. Bal- four mado a great roputation as Irish se tary. If he could hiave had his way, 1 aon’t believe he would have changed that positiou for any other, but the death of Mr. Smith forced him to accept the leadership, Slight Hopes for Balfour, He has thus far not beea able to got a good grasp ou the machine. e lets tho dobate go maundering for hours, when an early and ju- dicious remonstrance would bring 1t to an end, and scems unable to mako up his ming quickly. In dealing with omergencies he lacks ~firmness, promptoess and decision. But the party weneraily is not disposed to judge him harshly, and believe time ana ex- perience will make Rood all deficiancos. Unfortunately evory day places the gova crnment in a position of greater jeopardy. Many fear it will not be able to tide over Baster, and in that cnso the Gladstonians would gain unquestionable advantage in the clection, for the conservatives are by uo means ready at this momeut fora final trial of strength, M, Gladstone himselt is precipitate a cr not anxious to . for if be came into power too soon he would have to produce a new home rule bill this vear. This would not suit bis book. He would liko to have the au- tumn for maturing a schemo, and will dis- close nothing until this time noxt year. He is not doing anything to add to the embar- rassmentof the governmeat, though irregu- lar sharpshooters in his ranks work hard enough in that direction, It is always easy to protract a discussion or wasto time put- ting all sorts of questions to ministers on the most trifling matter Can T ach the Cash? Irishmen cannot be accused of obstructing, for their own affairs require tho greater part of their attention. How to liverate all thay moucy tied up in Paris is the great problom with them, So far the bankers retatn pos- session and Lave no right to glve it up to any of the claimants. [unds musu be had for the parlismentary election, and only a few drib- lets come n from the United States. Both sections of the party are ia the same plight. Tho sinews of war are lacking. With di- visions in thewr rauxs, with no supreme leader, and no money in the banlk, their pro pects are not so bright us they were in Par- uell’s palmy days, ~ Strike Without a Parallel, ‘Trade inevitably has a great effect upon politics, Seldom of late years hus there boen @ greater cause for anxiety than on the score of the immense coal strike. It enlarges its area every day, and workmen in all sorts of industries are thrown out of employment in consequence. It is one of the mostim- portant ovents that has occurred in modern timas, Iron works and cotion mills are be- ing closed, furnances blown out and railroads are discharging their hands, If this disaster had been brought about by capitalists or employers, we should now be on the eve of u revolution, but it is entirely owing to working men themselves, It is purely and essontially a labor movement beginning with a section of colliers who aesired to raise the price of coal by producing an artificial scarcity. Not only have they caused enor- mous sufforing aniong the poor during this inclement scason, but they aro deprlving thousands of their own class of the very means of subsistence. In the whole history of the labor world nothing is found to equal this, It will open the eyes of the country Lo the complete mastery labor has obtained over capital, and the terrible dangers which are involved iu the now despotism now tirmly ostablished, A MeMBER OF PARLIAMENT, toss Kussell Again, Loxnoy, March 12.—Countess Russell, wife of Loord Russell, who recently unsuc- cessfully sned for a writ of judicial separ- ation and who was ordered by the divorce court 1o pay the costs, has avpealed from the order. Judgment ou the question Is re- served, Jountess Itussell claims that she has not the mouey necessary o pay the costs and nor solicitor's fees, and asks that her husband be compelled to pay them. etitioning for Mrs, Osborne's Releas Loxvo, March 12.—A socioty journal uere has started o petition asiing fora eou mutation of the sentenca of Mrs, Florance Ethel Osborne for theft and porjury. Ho fur thie petition hus received but fow sign atures, Archduke Leopold Seriously 1L Viexsa, Mareh 12 —The Archdukoe Leo- pold, uncle of Emperor Fraucis Joseph, is suffering from congestion of the lungs. The plysicians pronounce his couditien serious. Bullo Loxnox, N diven Fale Warning. arch Varlous moraing papers warn Bulfour thut be has been pit- jably weak thus far und wust be & leades Who leads or olse follow,