Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 27, 1892, Page 1

T — TWENTY=SECOND YEAR. HOLMAN T0 B DISPLACED Crisp i3 Displeasad With the Appropriations Committee Chairmin, SAYERS OF TEXAS TO SUCCEED HiM AWhy the Speaker 1s Not Satisfiod With the Munner in Which the Affuirs of the Position Mave Been Ade ministered, Wasarse I 513 K0! XTI STRERT Wastisaros, D. C., Nov. Pha Washington correspondence to the Baltimora Sun, on official democratic organ, mnnounces today that Speaker Crisp will displaco Holman as chaivman of ths houss committee on appropriations. ‘Ihe Sun says olman has not vroven sausfuctory to his party and has wade many one- mios within bis own party in tho Bouso. [t is said that Sayers of Texas is to succead Holman as chawman of tho appro- priations committes. 1f thove should be an extra session ol tho 1Mifty-taird congross Soveaker Crisp will not have any opposition for re-sloction, it 1s beneved, and Iolman will therefore have o opporiuuity to jorkey for a committeo chaivmanshio. When Hol- man leaves his presont committec position ke will drop out of sight as quickly us did Mr. MeGintg. Today’s Wushington Post has this, which will bo of interess to ik Ber readors in the old First district: cont jssun of the Post appeared o te Lancoln, Neb,, giving Cougrossman an a greater and his republican opponent i lesser meas- ure of politieal popularity than they rospec fvely possessed 1 the rocent contest. 1t was suggested that Mv, Bryau’s popularity was 1o bo tested by the fact of his r l!\uv!!v). 1n & district that was 1,50) republican, The facts avo quite 1ho roverss. 'LWwo years ugo the seven counties gave a democratic major- ity of 810, [e is now re.elected by the re- dilced majority of about 140 by the com- biued votes of his demoeratic frieads und of 1,670 of the 2,324 independents in Lancaster county who were so badly knocked out elsewhere in the state. M. Bryan’s oppo nent, Judge Ficld, stood squurely opposed to colning o 63 cont' silver doar aud for protection, Mr. Bryau favorug the former and for substantial free trade and becnuse of bis froo silver horesy, Mr. Bryan obtained the ‘calamity’ vote. There is now no real element of popularity surrounding M. Bryan's re-clection, nor none found in tho flzures, ospacialiy whea tho run made by Juage INeld in tho six counties outside of Lancasteris fully understood. Wo may as well keep therecord straight as wego along.” Will not Practice Law Dnme iatoly. Anent_the statemeat telograpned from Soattle, Wash., and published this morning on the uuthority of Judize J. N. Scoit, thut when President Harrison leaves tho waite house ana re-ostablishos himselt at Indianapolls he will probabiy re-enter the practico of law with Attornoy Goneral Miiler, nis old partuer, it 1s swted that the prosi- dent doos not intend to vesumo the practice of law activelyyto the extent of doing an offics business aid does not expect to havo u partnor. He will glve attention to a certain class of coses aud will not eater into the general practice. Attorney General Mitler will, 1tis undevstood, enter the firm of Slm & Winters at Indianapolis. Presidont Harrison will not attempt to take char any law business under six or eight months from this time, whtle Gereral Miller intends to be actively in the practice by the wmiddle of March. ox Buies or Tie Bre, % Blame's Desire tor Rest. Mr. Blaino, wno has houn quuteili for some days, but whose coudition was this evening roportad cansiderably .improved, announced = to some of his friends who called today. Mr. Murat Halstead ot Cincinnati #mong the vpumber, that no thought of spend- ing tho wmter with his family ip southern Culifornia. It appsars = that Mr. Blumne's desiro to escape the rigors of us Washington winter hus been known to certain friends for some time and that it was no sooner known than thero came u deluge of invitations from every section of the south. Many of them wero inspired by a dosive of hoalth resorts, as it was known that Mr, Blalue's presence would not only draw a crowd but would cause his stopping olace to oe much talked about in the news- nors. The Bormuda peoplo felt that they were ulmost sure to securo Mr. Blaine, as they offered him excoptional privileges. They made & proposition to place at nis disposal a rivate steam yacht owned by a wealthy Snglishman, wiich would convey him aud his family to the ormudus, and there re- wain at bis disposal for such sea trips as he migut aesive. While at the Islands he was to bave a svacious cottage thoroughly aud bandsomely equinped and all of this as well as the sea vacht was not'to cost Mr. Blaine a penny. Fiorida also offered stronie inducements to secure Mr, Bluine, Tho private apartments ot Mr, Flagler, tho Standard OIl magnate, were placed at the disposal of Mr. Blaino and his quarters at tho Pouce de Loon which is owned by Flagier wero placed at the dis- posal of Mr. Blaine and bis famly, Ofer of n Philndelphin Friond, Hamilton Dieston, the Philadelpbia mil- tlonaire, also extended to the laines the courtosy of his unique establishment in Florida. He has taken up an oasis in the everglade, and has establisbed monstrou: sawmills and a sugar plantation. He is out ting out the palmetio trces and planting sugar cane, and he claims that the bulmy odor of the palmetto logs is peculiarly health giving, Mr. Disston's plantation Louse is to be a marvel of magnificence, being fitted up in & way to rival tne most palatial residences of northern cities. A little further north the Jehyle lslaad club, which bus its presorves of acves off the coast from Branswick, would * have been glad to entertain Mr, Blaine, The island was once the sito of a Cuthole monustery, Later it was trausformed tnto one of the finost plantations in the south, aud vecontly it has passed into the hands of Messrs. Pullman, Fawrbanks, Doane and other wealthy Chicagoass and their asso- clates iu Now York. > California also offered many inducements, tho Hotel Monterey at San Diego and Los Angeles and ’asadeua belng among the Places brought to uis aitention, The ques- tion resolved itself largely iuto a question botween the Bormudas aud (alifornia, und it1s probabla that the Bermudas would bave won 1f it had uot been for a strong circamatance, One of Mr, Blaine's warmest versonal frionds, Willisw K. Traverse of Now York, who was well known stutteringana Bumorons man wbo used to furnish Chauncey Depew with his stories, went to Bermuda for his heaith, and there died. That sottled the Bermudas for Mr, Blaine, and zothing could » haveinduced him to take a route which had terminated 1o Wis old friend's death, Hav- fug thus cancelled oue placs afler avother Trom tho list, Califoruia rewained, and it is there that Mr, Blaine and bis family will go within the next six weeks if his heulth will permit ti:e journey, Growth of Fowa Industries, This evening the cousus ollice issued a sbe- clal bulletin showing the statistics of wauu- fuctures fu the city of Davenport, Ia., for the census year 150), compared with those of the year 1550. Following are Davenport's dndustrios in 1500 Number of establishments reported, 40; oapital 1nvestea, £6,59; nnm- ber of hauds ewployed, “X; wages paid, 54,7903 cost of materials used, 857,340 mis- wellaneous exponses, §5,000: value of product at works, 8184221, Percentagos of incroase Number of establishments re- 205 capital invested, 1W; uumer of auds employed, 185; wages paid, 208; cost of waterials us ¢, 4: value of product at works, 118; population of city, 23; ussessed valua- tion of eity, 23; decrewse of muricipal debt, less siuking fund, .11 per cent. A striking featuro of these returns is the increase in the number of estadblistments ve- worted. Sull wore grailiyiug is the | of fncroase during the decads in the num- ber of hanas employed and the amount of wagos pwid, The wages have increased not only actually but raiatively, the average wazes per hand incraasing from $402 in 1850 to #435 in 1800, cr S.21 per cent. Althouzh the parcentags of increase in Average wages is below that reported for many other cities, yetitis a fact, which will apoear in the final reports showing the data for each industry, that the increase wages in all classes of ladustey common to both census reports bas been cqual to that shown elsewhera for the sams T'ne average of 1530 for all classes appears to be roduced by tho development during the decade of Industriés whnich em- ploy a greater proportion of women and childven, The percintage of increase for 1850 in the numver of women employed is S84, while the increase in the number of men employed is but 160 poc eent. Miscelinm Miss Anna Gursk of Nebraska City, Miss Genet [tinger of South Omana and Miss Rose Lindstrom of Niromsberg wore today appointed wmicroscopists at the South Omana packing houses by ry Ruskon tho recommendation of Senators Paddock and Manderson, Mr. Wil Omaha. R. I' at the Howard. 13x-Clovernor Gear of Towa, who was ro- contly appoiuted assistant sceretary of the treasury, has not roacned \Washington vet, but there i3 1o spocial ocoasion for his hur- rying to the capitol, as he is in a position to draw his salary anyhow. His commission was forwardoed to him and he was sworn at his lomo by an fowa justies of the peacd, wheraby ho became a fuil-fled zod assistant rotary and ontitiod to tho attendant emol- uments and perquisites of the oftiog pu 2. Auuin has returned frorm Wetmoro of Vinton, In., is {CURRENCY QUESTIONS, Suggestions of Interest from t of the Currency Wasniscroy, D, Nov. ~The forth- coming roport of Mr. A. P. Hepourn, tho comptroller of the currency, shows that 163 banks, with an ageregato capital of 3 000, woro organizod during the year, Hfty three went into voluntary liquidation, and seventeon bocame insolvent, leaving n net increasc for the year of uinety-three bank Nearly 5) per cent of the new banks a located wost of the Mississippi river, and 33 per cent in the southern states, The comptraller recommends that the min- imum denosit of governmeat bonds required of national anks ba §1,00 1 case of banks of §0,000, and £,000 in case of banks whose capital exceods £50,000; that tho banks be allowed to istuo eirculation notes equal to the par valus of the bonds held to secure circulation; that the inonthly witudrawals of bonds pledged to secure circula- tion shall not exceed §4,500,000 in tho spvogate; that the tax on the national bank cireulation be repealed. The banks have already paid into the treas- ury § ,101 in taxes upen eirculation. The banxs should only bo assessed in amount suflicient to defray thé actaul cost of the _zovernmeat of providing circulation; that tho limit of tho amount which may bo loaued 1o any person, Company or corpora- tion or firm—10 per cent of the capital stock of the bawk—boe so amended as to read “capital oud surplus,” and also thatan ex- ception bo made in favor of temporary loans, secured by collateral, in our largest business centers: thut the government issun bonds, the Comp- having twenty, thirty and forty years to run, at a low rate of interest, with which to retire tho present vonded indebtedness of the United States, which bouds may be 1s sucd as a bygsis Lo securs national bank cireu- lation. (Tho comptroller shows that by ex- changing 2 per cent bonds having the same length of time to vun, for the 4 per cent bonds outstanding, at tho market value of each on October 1, 1502, tho government could have saved $37,161,651. In addilon to furnisbing & permanest vasis for circula- tion, it would prove @ great fuviug to taxpuyers of the country.) ‘That the comp- troller of tho currency, with the approval of tho seeretary of the treasury, bn empowered 1o remove oflicers and directors of banks for violations of law, leaving the vacancy so used to be fillea 'in the usual way, first giving sucu ofticers and dircctors an oppor- tunity to be heard. That the law bo so amen'ded as 1o probibit oflicers or employes of a bank Lorrowing its funas in any manner, except upon application to and approval by tho board of directors, Section 80, rovised statutes, reads: All suits and proceedivgs arising out of the pro- vislons of the Iaw governing nationai banks in which the United States or auy of its ofticors cents shall be parties shull bo conducted by the United States attorneys of 1 aistricts, under the supervision tor of tho weasury. The section t0 be so amended as to leave the employment. of othier thun United Sta‘es aitorneys in the discretion of tho comptroller. In a chapter in regard to circulation tho comptroller suys: Soiled puper money is popularly believed to bo a potent means of aisseminating contagious diseases, A note, with its accumulated filth of circulation, is unfit for circulation and should be redeamod. National bank notes constitute hittlo over 16 per cent of tho money in circulation, Curvaucy furnished by the government will not comiend itself 10 the taxpayors upon the score of economy. ‘T'he government can- not issuo monoy gratuitously; it must be on exchange for sowme value, It cannot possess elasticity. - The practical workings has been to arbitravily iucrease or diminish the cur- roncy to the detriment of busincss interests, Nauonal banks have furnished a currency adeguate to the wants of the public, sound, clastic amd beyoud criticism. This form of currency should bo contiuued as the moaey of the future, Prosidest’s Father-in-naw Very (11, Wasiixaroy, D, C., Nov. 25,.—Rev. Jokn W. Scott, fatber-in-law of President Harri- son, aged 81, 1s lying serously ill at the white house, 1t was stated at the white houso this after- noon that Dr, Scolt was notso well. His temperature was higher and bLe was pe coptibly weaker than e was i the moriing De. Gavdner said, howover, that there would be nothing at allserious iu the case were it uot for the advanced age of the patient. * Thera was a steady declinein the condition of Rev. Dr. Scott, the presidenv's father-in- law, duriug the day and tonight he is con- sidorably sveaker than be was this morning. ‘There his “heen no abatement of the fever, which vemahas about tho same. T'ho patient is1n o very critical condition and It is ex- tromely doubtfl whether he will pe able to rally, as bis greatage makes it aifiicult for bim fo withstand any acuto iliness. Will Recom Quarautine. WASHINGTON ~In viow of tho common expectation tnat President Hur rison will include in his uext message to congress 1 recommondation looking to the estublishmeut of a aational quarantine Josoph Nimwo, late chief of the oureau of statistics, bas submitted to the presicent certuin ovservations upou the subject, Mr. Nimmo, in brief, holds that as the governiont has assnmed entiro charge of Imwigration, one of the priucipal sources of fnfection from the cholers mnd like diseases, it must likowiso take full chavge of the sea board quar win. Wasuisaron, D, €, Nov, 25.~The War department 13 pegouinting with the Arm strong company of England for the ucquisi tion of cesigns for & uew rapid-fire gun, which is said 10 be 2) per cent more rapid in action thun eny other gun, It also contem- plates securipg the right 1o wanufacture the gus in tho United States, Nald to nne. Cuica 1L, Nov, Tho ex-doard of T'rade wan, W V. Liucaln, who, as i. juror, das been sentenced o a year's impriseament for soliciting bribes, is sald to be insane. Efforts were made toaay Lo have the seutence re- scinded 0o the ground thal the morphive habit bias unsetiled bim. yoar after the | panic his firm, Lywao, Pagé & Lincol failed for §520,000. " He bas had ill-luck over since, and for years he bas dissipated heav- Aly sud is uow penniloss. DAI . . ATURDAY MORD JAMES G. BLAINE'S ILLNESS Tt is Mush More Serions Than Was at Firat fupposad. STORY OF THE INVALID'S PHYSICIAN While the Ex-Secrotary is in No Immediate Great Care Will Have t 1te Exeresed —Nature of His Ailment. Danger, Wasuixaroy, U. C., Nov. 25, ~Mr. Biaine's condition was again the subject of universal interest today, made so by tas publication of statements that s ailment had taken a tuen for the worse and that his life was in imminent danger, 1f Mr. Blaine's physician and the members of tis family ara to bo be lieved, such statements ave misloading and are not warranted oy the facts, Last summer a vear ago Mr, Blaine lefc the city to see his daughter boforo she railed for Kuropa. It was on that ocension that ho fell 11l and was ramoved to his cottage at Bar Harbor, whero be passed toe summor and early tall in convalescone. Tho cause of his illness was then wot an organic complaint, unless a pe culiar sensitive stomach can be so regardod. In plain Engush, ho ate what was not good for uim—viz.: rich food, and ate very much of it. Being run down in health and mentally fatigued from the labors of his office, the affairs of which wore then in a critical state, with the Chilian and Italian embroglios threatening to assume a serious form, Mr. Blaine, who is by no means in tne vigor of youth, was made very ill, and required sev- eral months timo to recuparate Last summer he had another attack, but siee his return to Washington he bas been in astate of haalth that may fajrly vo described as his normal condition aud eapa- vle of earnest work, open air rides, walks and oheerful, but, withal, very scnsivtive to ieregularitios of diet and to suddon chunges of weather. Itis said by persons familiar with bis habits that for years he bas been subject to slight iliness from theso causes, and having & wholesome belief in the eMcacy of doctors and physicians, he is quick to note the slightest unfavorable symptoms, to take to his bed and to send for his physician. Cause for Alaem. As near as can be learned, the 1llness from which Mr. Blaine 1s now suffering is more serious than those wnich bave preceded it. He caught cold aud he was imprudent in h diet. Somo congestion follow was fever in its train, The madoe torpid aud thero was difficulty in di- gestion. Notwithstanding reports to the contrary, it cap be smd that Mr. Blaine has sbown nosizns of mental sbberation or de- linum, There has beon mach difiiculty cncountered in the effort to get reliable news as to lis condition, and this has fostered tho 1gin and spread ot eoxaggerated stories of Mr. Blaine's condi- tion. 'I'be reason for this is two-fold. In the first placo James G. Blaine, jr., is absent from Washington, leaving nono of the family at the louso excopt Mrs, Blaino and Miss Harriot Blaine, who do not feel equal to the task of answering the numerous calis for in- formation. In the second place, tae attend- aut physician 1s oppressed by a feoling that a public statement of u patient’s condition would be vioiation of professional etiguette by the physician. Tn the moruing it was stated by tho at- tendants who auswerod the bell that Mr. Blaine had passed a comfortable night aud was resting very easily. ‘The attendant added: *The family were much surprised to see tho ghly exageera'ed accounts of Mr. Blaiue's sickness in the papsrs tiis morning. Thay cannot undorstand how such reports could have obtained circvlation and wish it stated they aro without lounda- tion.? tom: His Doctor's Story. Later in the day Dr. W, W, Johnson, who is in charge of the case, called at the house aud had a short cousultation 'with Dr, Hyatt, who has been treating Mr. Biaine spocially for a stubborn bronichal-affection. Subsequenily Dr, Johnson informed o repre- sentauive of “the Asscoiated press that the published reports that Mr. Blaino is seri- ously ill ave entirely withcut foundation. “Ihe fact is,” he said, “there js nothing really serious ‘the matter with him. The slight cold, with sccompanying fever, from which hesuffered lasyweek, has eotiroly pagsod awuy aod he is so much improved today that be 1s able to be dressed and to move freely about his room.” Dr. Jobnson said he Aid not cure to talk about the case, bul in responsa Lo persistent Inquiries he said he felt sure Mr. Blaino would bo able to go outof doors in a fow days, and that he is well able even now 1o stand @ journey 1n case such u course is deemed necessary for tho better treatment of bis caso. It is learned from another source that Mr. Blaine will soon beremoved 10 some point in the south with the hope that u warmer climate will bave a beueficial effect on his bronchial troubles, which seem to have been uggravated since the cold speli set in here. WS FOR TAE Complete List of Chauges n tho Regular Service, Wasmisaroy, D, C,, Nowv. 25.—[Special Telegram to Trer; Bue, |-—The following army orders were issued today: Captain Julian M. Cabell, assistant surgeon, is dotailed as a member and Fivst Licutenaut Charles St. J, Chubb, Seveuteanth infentry, as recorder of the examining voard convened at Fort D. A, Russell, Wyo., April b, vica Captawn F wao V. Walker, assistant surgeon, and First Lientenunt Jamos T. Kerr, adjutant teenth infautry, respactively relievod. First Lieutenant Arthur C. Ducat, jr., I'wenty- fourth infautvy is detailed as recorder of the exuminiug board convened at Fort Bayard, N, M., September 5, vice First Li Chbaries Dodge, jr., adjutant, Tweant; infautry, relieved. First Licutenant Charles Dod adjucant, Twenty-fourth infantry, will report in porsun to Lieuienant Colouel David D. Van Valzan, Twenty-fourth in- fantry, president of the examining board ut Hort Bayard, for examination asto fitness for prowotion. Second lisutenant Walter C. Sbort, SIXth cavalry, 1 transferred from troop M 1o troop A of that regiment The following transfers in the Eleventh fofantry ave made: iYirst Lieutenaut Richard M. Blatchford from company K to cowpany 17, First Lieutenant Lorenzo M7 Dayidson from company I to company K. ‘I'he appolitments in the army of the follow- ing unamed second lieutenants (promoted from noncommissioned officers) to rank from Novembgr 19, and third assignments 10 regi- ments are announced, 1u the cavaly army Second Lieutenant Cornelius C, Smith from first sergesat, troop K, Sixth cavalry, to the Second cavalry, troop H, (Fort Wingate); Second Lieutenant Joseph A. Cusack, from corporal troop C, I'iftn cavalry, 10 the kifth cavalry, troop M, Fort Rewno, Oki Iv the infantry arm Secoud Lieutenant Jaumds ionayue, from sergeant major Tenth iufautry to'the Nineteenth in- fantry, company 1 Fort Wayne; Second Lieutenant William J. Lutz, ffom sergeant buttery Iirst artillery, to the Second in- fantr; wpany H, Fort Omaba; Second Lieutooant Henry L. Kennison, from surgeant compsny A, Tweotieth la. fautry, to tho Twenty-filth infan. ry. company K Fort Missoula, Second Lieutenant Warven B. Fox from ser- goant company A I'weutleth infantry to the Tenth infantry. compaoy F. Fort Leaven- wort Second Lieutenant Guy (i, 1almer, from serceant company Eighth nfantry to the Bixteenth infantry compavy K, kort Douglas, Secoud Lieyienant Williamson Markland from corvoral cotupany i3 Ninth infantry to the I'welfth infantry company K, Fort Leavenworth. ‘The officers named will be discharged as enlisted men as of Lbe dute preceding Lbat of thair acceptance of appolntment aua will pro- ceed from Fort Leavenwortl 1o joio their re- Seven e 1892. LY BEE. spective troops and @empanies not later than January 1. THINKS BAGLBY WAS INSANE Mon, James 11, nq‘mcu of Towa In. terested In the Fxpross Robber. Davesronrty la, Npv, 25.—[Special Tele- gram to Tup Bre.|<Bagley, tho expre robver, will 98 arraighed for pleading Mon- day. He 18 resting quietly in jail, but has been taken t8. his homo under guard to see his family a fow minutes, A letter received by County Attorney Fred Heinz from Hon, James H. Reothrock of Cedar Rapids, one of the Judges of the supreme court of Towa, nas aroused great interest horo, A similar letter has been roeceived by the foreman of tue grand jury that indicted Bagloy. Tn theso Jotters Judee Rothrock stated his behef that Bagiey covla not bave been sane when ho committed the robbery sna otherwise ex pressed bimsell tn Uehalf of the prisoner very strongly. Atnooa today baarrived in the city. said that Bagley’s father had nursed him through a serious illness in the army, and tnat he naturally feit warmly toward the son on that acconnt. Ho admitted, however, that be balicved he haa acted too hastily in writing as hedid, but said he felt, and his wife told him when horead the account of Bagley’s arrest, that he must do sometuing. ‘Chis action would bar Judge Rothrock from sitting on the case should itgo to the su- premo court, and has usurped Bagley's place as the provailing tovic nere. As the case stands, the state of Towa s prosccuting nud the express company is mercly the prosecut- ing witness, to appoar only when called in evidence. The company has offered, how- ever, to furnish dny evidenco that may bo needed, in adaition” to that brought before the grand jury, in order to secure convic- tion. Tt1s thought that Bagloy will not de- fend, but plead guiity. e Mayhor U Des Moivgs, fa;, der Arrest. ov. 25.—The poople of Riverton are still fa o state of great excite- ment over the alleged wife poisoning case. Willilam Mayhor, who has had five wives in the past years, ull of whom have died under mysterious circimstances, us related in former dispatches, has beon placed under arrest to await the action of the grand jury. Mayhor is worth §i5,00). Wants Pay for a Limb. Cenan Rarivs, Ta, Nov. 25.—[Special Tel- egram to Tne Bk |-D. W. Yaeyer has orought suit 10 tie superior court agalnst the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern vaiiroad for $20,000,damages for the loss of a limb while in the cmploy of the company as a brakeman, POSTEONED THE 0452 Lawyer Tagzart of Ohey Secare s Uont Curyrx~g, Weo., Nov, gram to TiiE: Ber.]--The oasa of the state agamnst Prank D. Pagisart bas been continued 10 tho next term of the district court. Tag- gart was a prominedt youne lawyer of this city who had besn' vetained as counsel for Kinch McKinnay, a notorious cattle thief.. After MciCipuey’s trial, when he was sentenced to ‘@ tong= term in the enitentiary, he moved heaven and earth to n nis froedom. Finally, all other schemes failing, ne gave Tagrart § to get him a revolver and a box of eartridges. ‘Tageart dia so. McKianey |ehose a wrong time to attempt his escaps. (For over eizht honrs he held the jail oficials 4t bay, shooping several times at the sheriff jand his deputies, Ho was finally inducsd 5 give up the gun when hasaw escape, was 4mpossible. ‘Taggart's a‘torney managed to secure the coatinuance on the ground of thaabsence of u matorinl witness who he.makes oath will swear that McKinney was only given the gun after swearing not ta use it in tho jail. (George Senlabacn, who has made an an- euviablo record os o juil breakor, was yester- day sentenced in the United Statos court to one year in tne Albany county jail for rob- bing the Keystone postoflice in that count George Isrom, convicted of sclling liquor to on Arapahoe Inaian, was fined #5 and sen- tenced to one year's imprisonment in the stats penitentiary by tho same court. phinehs NATIONAL GRANGE, wnages to pecial Tolo- Many Importunt Matters Discussed and Actod on by That Body. Coxconn, N. H., Nov: 25.—At the after- uoon sassion of tho National Grange yestor- day reports were submicted from nearly all the states showing that women were ongaged in pushing the Grange work among juvenilos I'he executive committes was dirvected to choose the next place of moeting. At the evening session the resolution from the trans- portation committea - on roads was agread to. ‘The resolution eudorsing the right of women to vote was vigorously debated and finally referred to the state granges by a vote of 25 to 23. Tho commizteo on co-operation recpuimended the buying for cash ond the establisnment of small local co- operative stores, - Among the resolutions disposea of was one dsmanding that certain foderal oMices be filled by farmers: that United States seuitors be clected by the neople; that state granges discuss improved roads. MADE NEW S HUSTL Striko of Firemen Cuts off Steam Presses ana Elevators, New Yonrk, Naoy. 25, —Nearly all the morn- ing newspapers and most of the big down town office buildings get their heat and powee from the New York Steam company’s ereat plant by pinos running beueath tho stroets At midnignt! last night all its firemon struck against B reductjon 1n wages, opsn- wig the cold air dampers and allo: g the stewm to run vapi down. Thore was a great seurrying around among LUo newspavers as tha time came to go to press and uo steam to run the presses, All managed, however, to print editions, but, today bundreds of oftice buildings are with- out elevator service, The company elains to have fillea half of tho strikers’ places gud to bave applications for all and more. BERTHA 4 to Run - ~ AWN IN 2IIE TOLLS, The Daring Advénturess Captured by the Poljee hridsatled. w Youk, Negv. {25 -Bertha aaveuturess, who wis the cause of the down- tail of Consul Gerapai ftu uador, bas fallen into the hgntdof the. police. Yester- day sbo passcdla ‘worthless check for §25 in payment of ome wloves suo bad bought Hindle's store, No. 1207 Broadway, re- veiving $12.50 in e . Today she mado a purchaso in an store_and tendered a check for 64 in payment, While the clerk’s back was turned she stole a porcelain paint- ing worth $i5, The pawting was missed aod when Mrs, Laws was arvested it was found upon her. At the West Thirticth streetstation she eave her uddress as Lne Hotel Bartboldi, ®be s under §200 bail for swindling Coasul Rulz. Laws, the R KNOUKINGOUT CHINESE, Celestlal Manafacturers in San i fhad Way. Sax Fraxcisco, Cal., Nov, 25, —The Morn- iug Cail says: Theavbite merchants of the city have becowe alarmed at the condition of Uhinese finances and will berealter refuse credit to Chingse mapufacturers whom they supply with goods. [nterviews with Chi- nese manufaclurevs indicate that busi- ness with them is in @& bad way. ‘They bave reduced their forces largely. Thelr workmen, they think, will refuse Lo register under the Geary aot sod will go back to ina. The Call says that probably within @ vear the waskfucture of shoes, cizars and olothing by Chinese will almost cesse in San Fraocisco. Franciseo Sees Lizzie Borden Wil Not Bo Tudicted. Bostox, Mass., Nov. 25 —-Tuunton spe clals to the Herald ana Jouroal declaro that the grand jury will flad “ng il alush Liazie Bordeu. Ay 4 HAS COMMENCED ITS LABORS Panama Commission of Irquiry Takes Uo Its Work of Investigation, DE LA HAYE DENOUNCES MANY DEPUTIES Sixty-Five Alleged to Have 13 by the Unenst mands of the Cor Corrapted Use of Corporation Funds— § Camsed by the De- mission, [Copyrighted 1502 by Jamos Gordon Beansit Panis, Nov. 25, —[Now York thrald Ca ble—Special to Tur Bre.|—The Panama scandal becomes daily more grave, The commission of inquiry was organized today and begun its work. Daputy de la Hayo was examinad, and declarod that sixty-five deputies wers compromisad by his chargos. Ho gave the committeo dircctions where proot could bo found. Tho commmission de- clded to ask for the reloase of M. Dumont, 1 crder that ho can wosufy freely. 1t also de- mands that an autopsy bo performed on the body of the l:to Barou do Koinach, and that it be given access to papers and documents before the courts in other lawsuits, This encroachment on the varliamentary power and the judiciary' power sing uneasi- ness to mauy, recalliug, as it doos, the ac- tions of the committee of public safety in 1793, s ( is Jacqt GEITING IN DER WORK, igland Making Vi to the New Venezaelan Government. {Copyrighted 1502 by Jumos Gordon Bonnott Canacas, Venezueln (via Galveston, Tex.), Nov. 25.—(By Mexican Cablo to tho New York Herald—Special to Tir Bri, ] —There 15 & possbility of an umicablo adjustment of the boundary dispute botween Great Britain and Venezuela. Urgea by the British Board of Trade, it is smd G.adstone's govern- ment intimates a willingness to oven direct negotiations in regard to tho adjust ment of that tronvle. Lord Rosebery has named the German minister at Caracas as British chargoe d'affairs ad intorim, and as- surances have been given that a Venezaelan minister would be welcomed at the court of St. James. Ingland is said to be willlg to roturn the lands encroached upon and will try and secure as an off<# to hor claims spe- cial navigation privileges on the Orinoco and its tributaries. Ono of tae charges ngainst Migars is mado by the Caracas branch of the Rol Cross society. In complicity with Mendoza, it is charged, - he secized tho fund which the soclety had gathered to wive aia to the wounded, Itis prooable that the Paila- ndly Overtures = NUMBER 159. tapostrios, rare paintinga, valuable bric-a- brac, elecant furnishings, wearing apparel and rare and costly articl descerip. tion woro destroved. The valuoof the articlos of faraituro may be judged from the fact hat in ono hall were huug tapestries worth 0,000 or more, Mr. Vanderbilt and family found rary refuge in the rardnor's cottage on tho Mr. Vanderbilt could eive no rato ostimatgQl his 10ss, which ho stated was largely covored insurance, ‘e silver, jewels valuables of Jike nature wero the safes by tho servauts and he thought would probably be all right. A rough cstimate places the loss at 300,000, Wesrcresren, 1Pa, Nov ). The mills of Garrett & Sons at Boaver Chester county, have been destroved by five and the 10ss 13 ‘estimuted at noarly £2,0) Saxronn, Mo., Nov ho carding and weavine miil of the blwiket depurtment of the Sauford mills has beon burned, Other l buildiogs wero suved. 1.08s unknows, but is very heavy and covered by insurance, Oue nhundred und fifty hands aro thrown out of employment. Cause of the firo an over heated bearine, Drtrorn, Mich,, Nov. 25, —The Peuinsula Car compuny’s works “at West Dotroit burned this afternoon. The loss will prova bly reach £300,000, Pexsoy, Minn., Nov, 2, —Tho buildings ot tho Indian Iudustrial schooi at Clontarfl, eight miles west of hero, burned this morn mg. tompo- 5 paper Dam, - ASS PASSENGERS, ONLY FIRST-CL. Northern Pacifio Their Efforts to the Sleeping Ca Powtiasn, Ore, Nov. 25.—1Tho Northern Pacific train held up at Hot Springs, Wash., last night, arrived neve tonight, I, H. Mil- lor, one of the passengers, sald ho was sitting alone in tho smoking room of tho siecpor, when three masked men entered, two armed with Winchosters, and the third with a revolver. 'They ro questod him to hold up his bands, which ho did witn celerity, and tho men relieved him of bis money and valuables, Then ut the reguest of the robbers Miller walked up into the body of the car and took a seat mnear the frout, end while tho rovbers took up a coliction from the other passeagors the ladies not boing molested. I'ne booty amounted to about §1.100 in casn, besides six gold watches and considerable jawelry. When the work was comploted the robbers, who confined themselves to the sleepar, rang the bell for the train to stop. When it camo almost to a standstill thoy signalled for it to o ahead and jumped from the platform in the darkness, Confine ain Robbers, DaLras, Tox., Nov. 25.—Whnen tho routh- bound Missouri, Kansas & Texas passengar train reached heve vesterday it was learnod that the trainmen had discovered a plov to rob the train near Adatr, in the Indian ter tory. Passengers bogan hiding their cash and valuables und preparing for the attack which was soon expected. ‘Lherawas a rush for hiding places in every conceivable cr and coraer. Before leaving Vinita a posse of tkirty men was eollected and euch was armed with a vifls. They were distributed delphia will be heavily fined for proceeding to sea without ber clearance papers. The courts are bringing crimmal charges against the principal men in the late govern- ment, and it 1% probabio that General Crospo will endeavor to have thom indizted. Rector Ahlwarde Elected. [Copyrighted 1502 by James Gordon Banuett. Benuiy, Nov. 25.—|New York Horald Caple—Special to Tiz B Cho anti- semites are in grent glee this evening over the victory of Rector Ahlward, who, nc- cording to the latest news, scores 4,700 votes, against 4,720 votes divided among tho other partics. Ablwardt is in prison for libel. The anti-semites attribute the victory to the logical outcome of what they consider tho arbitrary verdict agast Herr Oberwender. The latter has just sent me a messago asking if the Herald will correct an error by which ho is said to bo sentenced for two years’ in. stead of two montus’ imprisoament. - MORE ELECTION KEIULNS. Made Mistakes Their Tickots, CrLEVELAND, O, Nov. 25.—IL now appears as though Ohio may have intended to have gone for Cleveland by a slight margin, Tonight the state statisticlans i Columbus completed their election count upon indivi dual presidential olectors. It shows that Lorenzo D, Vickers, the republican elector of the Eleventh district, is defeated by Jumes Seward, whose pame appears fivst on tho list of democratic electors. Seward re- coived 404,115 votes and Viekers 402,300, It 1s thought tno reason why Seward oblainea s0 many more vOLos than big fellow electors lies in tue Australian plan of balloting. To vote & straight democratic ticket under this plan formerly it was neces- essary only 1o place ucross opposite tue name *democratic ticket”” ay the head of the list of candidates, This year, owing Lo the tendency of voters to drop down one line in their marking and designate the naree of the first candidate, thus orroaeously voung for him, the law was amended providing that the crosses for straight tckels ust be placed 1 circlos prnted for that purpose at the tops of the ballots, lu was fearcd from ahe first that many would neglect to comply with the new regu- Jation and placo their marks at the side of the ticket at the top, tbinking to vate it straight. Sewara’s election 1s ta%en as ovi denca that this ‘error was made by many votes. Itis argued that the cross was placed beside bis name by many who sunposod that thereby tnoy were voling the democratic Licket, where they ouly voted“for him The abstracts of five counties have been sent back for correction, and it 15 possible that they _may 1mperil two other repubiican clectors—M. Stark of the T'wentieih district and Luther Allen of the Twenty-first whose margin of plurality is slight, Ohio Voters I Marking lani Completes Hler Connt, Ixpiaxaronis, Ind,, Nov. 25.—The oMcial roturns frow the last county in ludiana were recoived at the state house today. The foot- ings show that Bracken, the livst elector on the democratic ticker, received 262,700 votes. Picree, the fivst elector on the republican ticket, received 235, votes. Bracken’s plurality, which is 1 effect Clevoland's pluraiity, is 7,805, None of the electors on eltner ticket receive @s many voles as the first, St Counting in Noreh Dakotn, Bisnarci, N, D, Nov. “The Harrison electors in North Dakota are probably chosen. Compiete returus from Lwenty. eight out of thirty-nine counties give Weaver clectors 240 majority, bLut seven counties yob 1o hear from are surcely for Har: vison. The ofticial count way be required to sctile the matte: S THE FIKE RECOLD, Correlius Van pore Burs Newronr, R 1 neo at od with Iis Contonts, , Nov. The elegant and costly summer resideuce of Corvelius Van- dervilt, known as ‘“I'ne Breakers," was totally destroyed by tive this afteruoon, to- getber with all tbe valuable contents of the vilis. The fire was discovered by Mr, Van- derbilt bimself about 4:8). A telephone mes- sago was sent tothe fire depariment, but the fire bud made great beadway wmod before the @pparaius reached the s:ene, which was nearly two miles from the station, the tire was beyond control, Even when the departinent arrived 1t was handicappea by the insufMcient number of hydrants, Mr. Vanderoilt binselt stated nothing coula hiave been done to save Lhe broperty, as the whole bullding, save the servants' QUAFLers, Was & Foaring furnace wheo the de- partment arrived. A portion of the furniture was saved, but it is lnsignificant, either 1o quantity or value, when compured with tbat lost, Al whe riek l Yews throughout the train from the expross car to the rear sleeper, and evervihing was in verfect ovder to meet the highwaymen. How- ever, it happened that the tram was half an bour late and a freizht was running o the passonger’s time, soveral stutions ahoad. Just after leaving Adair soveral shots wi fired from ambush at tho freight train, robbers, probably considering that this break had disclosed their intentions, uban- doned their projact aud the passeager traiu passed ou without being molested. Work of n Dar Dexvir, ~A snocial to the Republican from Sun Marelal, N. M., say Last evenivg a masked man dressed in cow boy fashion entered the reucral storo and banking house of Jasper Broiles, aud, with leveled revolver, forced four customers and Broiles to stand in lino with their hands up. The robber then started to rob tue safo, but was interrupted by the entranco of another customer, who wis it once putin line with the rest of the vietims, The daring vobber tnen returned tothe safo and securing in the neignborhosa of §1,000 backed outof the store, sprang on his horse, which was waiting for him outside, and made his eseapo, The robber did not attempt to take the personal ffects of the eustomers. The people in the store wera so surprised that they can- noL gIve @ deseription of the man, but tho senfl und a posse are endeavoring to fud him. & Robver. Bank Robbers Captured, Powriasn, Oro, Nov I'wo men, who robbed the bauik at Roslyn, Wash., Septem: ber 24 last and secured $10,000, were cap- tured at Ariington, Ore., this afternoon. STORMS IN THE NORTHWEST, Minnesota and tho Two Dakotas Buried Be- neath Heaps of Snow. St Pavr, Mion, Nov. 25.—Today’s snow- storm was general In Minnesota aud the Da- kotas, veing esvecially severe in South Du- kota, Tho snow was accompanted in many sections by sleet, which frozo as fast as it fell, and the wiole country is a gluro of ice. Sioux Talls roports tolegraph and tole- phone lines prostrated by loads of ico and communication with the outside world 18 al- most wholly supply susberded. Huron reports the snow drifting badly, and thie suow is very heavy uorth of there, whilo fuol is scarce. Miller, 8. 'D., fears stock may suffer, farmers ot being vropared for winter Points in Minnesota glye similar reports. The snow and sleat in this eity stopi dark, but at mduight is starting un Ou)¥ a little bas fallen here, T'he morcury is due to be vory low by morning. Wrecked on Lake Michiga Minwavkee, Wis,, ‘I'ne schooner Lena Hall, with & cargo of apples, left jud- iugton, Mich., yesterday in tow or & steam barge, The line parted last night during a severe storm and 1ho sohooner was buffeted about by heavy seus until this evening, when she ran ashore in a tieavy sleet storm at the foov of Buffalo street, Captain Hiill and two sailors, constituting the crew, were roscued by lilo savers after bard work, They were taken Lo thb hospital, having been baaly frozen. Disastrous Storms | Sax Fraxciseo, Cal per steamship from Ch tember a wale and the Orien Nov. . ~Advices say that in Sep- waterspout from the wountmns swamped the country around Chang Chow. A temple collapsed, burying ighty soldiers. Ina gale off the Japanese const on October 22 & uumber of yessels wore wrecked and hinetcen fishermen arowned. The British ship Rapld shelled atd de stroyed soven native viilagoes in tne Solomon 1slands for the killing ef two whito traders, Slect ut 8. Lonis Sr. Louis, Mo., Nov. “T'ho severo sleet storm of today severely nsmpered telegraph and telephone commumieation, and also cuused greut trouble Lo the electrie street car lines in this city, ‘Ihe Market streot ani LaClede uvenue lines were comploicly stopped ®t certain times today, the wir betng covered with ieo aud the motors beiny unable Lo get suflicient power, stimat New Youk, Nov. Latham, Alexander & Co., bankers, of thls city, sent out a large numoer of telograms asking ostimates us to the reduction of the cotton crop, These telagrams were sent to the most respousible merchants aond ludi- viduals throughout the soutn, and on Mouday apd Tuesday thev recoived replies to nearly every essugo sent, giving estimates of the crop. The replics show a decrease of 86,10 Per cent over last year's crop. — - ok Exchange Quotations, Nov. 20.--[Speclal Pelegram to Tue Bee. | —Exehauge was quoted as fol- lows: Cobicago, bc to 60¢ premiuw; Boston, 10¢ discount (o par; St Louls, 7o¢ premiuw. New ¥ New Yous, WHILE DOING HIS DUTY Conductor A. G Bentloy Ground to Pieces Boneath His Train. ORDERS ~ WERE SLIGHTLY = MIXED ell Under the Wheels While Eundeavoring 10 Use the Brakes—Frighttatly Matis lated < Disastrous Fire at Beatrice —Other Nebraska Nows Sukrtoy, Neb, Nov. 23 —[Special Telae gram to Tue Bee]—Last night avout ® o'clock Conduotor A, G. Bentloy of froight train No. 29, fell under bis tralo and was ins stantly gilled. “I'ho body was crushed and maogled in a horeible mannor. Tho suppo- sition is that bo climbed botween the cars to satthe air brakes and as it was slooting and overything covered with fice ne slinped nnd fell under the wheels, Tae coroner was summoned and tho verdict was “accidentally Killed while performing his duty.” The re- maing were takon charge of by friends and talen to Grand Island, where he leaves & wife and one child. Bontloy loft Grand Island at 6:30 p. m. yosterday with a spoclal westbound froignts s engincer was \Wood W. White. The train had orders o meet aun extrs enstbound at Gibbon, On reaching Alda the dispatchor gave orders that the 1o trains were to meet here, six miles oast of Gibbon, ana Bot at the latter polnt. Beutley and his crew vulled 1 here and found the sizual out for orders. Rineer Whuite stovpad into tho office aud received fnstructions that tho orders were for anotlier train, Ho remounted his engine ana pulled out, notwithstanding the order to moct heve, Bentley gavo the signul to stop. Lvidontly no ono saw it. Bontley then stepped hotween the cars to ot the aie brake, e was not again sean alive. When found his body was tord asunder and his re- mains were scattered over 1,000 feet along the track, DROWNED ON THANKSGIVING, Two Well Known Nebraska Clty Peoplo Meet Death While Skuting. Nrviaska City, Neb, Nov, 2 liss Lola Burnett and young Mr. Kennecutt, to whom she was engaged to be married, were skating on a pond of ice yesterday near Miss Burnett’s home, three miles south of Nee braska City, when the ic vo way and both were drowned. No one witnessed e frightful uceideat, but their long absence caused a scaveh which rovealed the truth, Both vodies wors recovered. -Miss Burnets was a graduate of the High school here, Sho has taken prominont pacts in many e tertainments and was universally loved. M Kenuecutt was a most promising sonof & well-to-do und prominont farmer, living noav the=ceno of the accident. Miss Burnett was 2lso well kuown in Omaba, Ounly res cently she attended the wedding there of Mr, Charles Dunhaw and Miss [Pearman and at that time formod many new acquAint= ances, Young Damaging B, Bromick, Nob, Nov. 25.—|Special Tele- gram to Tug Bre| -The incubating and broodiug rooms of the Beatrico Poultry and IXenuel company, heif a miie east of the city, wera destroyed by tire yesterday noon. The cutire petand show stock of the company was burned, inclunding 300 of the finest brad aud show poullry in the siate, which been housed in an upper story of>the building for the winter. Theso had received first premiums at the Kansas ana Nebraska fairs 101 two or threo years past, The loss atso includes a largeMumber of pet rabbits, xuinea pigs and sixteen valuable dogs of the terrior and nunting breeds that were penned in the building. A heavy wind was prevail- g at the time and a large barn adjoining the poultry pe was also destroyed, with it its contents, huy, grain, vegetables, ete. About 1,000 heid o chickens, all valus able stock, were burned. 1t 1s the intention of the company (o rebuiid av once. The loss is £2,500; insurance, $1,000. DAvin City, Neb, Nov. 25.—[Special to it BEE. | —About 4 9'clock this morning the fire departmen. was called to a fire 1 the southwest part of town at the dwellitiz houso of Iellen Tracy. Owing to the fierce gala prevailing the flames had eained such bead- way bofore the arrival of the hose teams that the building was a total loss and but very little of the contents wers saved, The vuilding und contents were insured in the Spriog Garden of Philadelphia for the sum of §1,400, which will fully covor the loss, ateice Fire, Could Agree, Bearnice, Neb,, Nov, 25.—[Special Tele- gram to ‘Ui Bk, ]—The jury in the $5,000 damuge ¢ of the heirs of John Blair, de- ceased, against certain 13eatrice saloonists gave a verdict this morning, after being out sinca 10:40 Wednesaay night, for one of the defendants, Byron Bradt, aid disagread on the others, he case consequently will nave 10 0 to trial a socond timo, The case is ono wherein Blair was killed by the cars in the B. & M. yards while returning home drunk one night, the plaintiffs cluiming that the liquor waus bought of the saloonists fn ques- tion, ak T HasmiNe Nov. 25.—[Special Tele- gram toTue Bee, |-~-A man giving Charles Johnson us kis name was discoverod sneak- ing around in @ boarding house owned by Aunis Garver last night and after a ng pursuit was ocaptured. He had ri sacked the room of oue of the voarders, taken o gold wateh and chain from the trunk of o sorvant givl and was proparing 10 take in the nextroom when ciscovered. He will havo bis hearing Monday, Dangerousty Tnjury Osciors, Nob, Noy, 2 pocial to Tim Bee.|—Wequesday Sam Youman met with a very severe accldent, He was assisting to move a three-ton safe i the Osceola bank when iv veered around and caught him be. twecen & post_and tho safe, squoezing him nard avout the bowels and grow. ‘U'ne doo: tors canuoc toll yet whether be will survive or uot, Bialr Oad Fellows Mesot, Biaie, Neb, Nov. 25,—|Special to Tus Bre| —At the regular meetiog of Blale lodge No. 14, Independent Order of OAd 1ellows, the following named officers were clecced: Noble grand, It Smith; vice graud, Jonn McKay; secretary, B, K. Ful= lery treasurer, I [, Parish; trustees, A, J. Tauslor, L C. Kller and J. W. Newell, Not scalp Wis Taken, O'Nena, Neb,, Nov, 25.—|Special to Tus Bre |--Oo Thanksgiving & lurge party of gentlemen, accompanied by a few ladies, ins dulged in un owd-fashioned wolf bunt. ‘There re thirty or forty in tho party and they scouved the country soutn of the river all tho afterioon, ‘Thoy had @ glorious time, bug bagged no game, o Failureat Guaxp IsLaxn, Neb, v, 25, —[Special to Tis Be ‘Pbe firm of West & Nusz, bar- ness and saddlery, was closed by creditors, Tuo Hirdman-Beavise Saddiery company has & clann of #4251 J. B. Scoatt, a clum of #3305 J. W, Marnoy, $i2.50; Bank of Com- werco, $215. Creditors wiil receiv ¢ 0 cents on the dollars, Sovece Blzaard at O'Neill, (YNeiuL, Neb, Nov. 25 —|Special T gram to Tue Beej—From 9 untll 2 today & severe blizzard raged bere. ‘I'he sky is oloar tonight but the wealber is very cold, Sehool closed becauso of the storm bul no casualties arc roported s0 far. People generally sre well preparea for winter, cand Ixtand, had »