Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 23, 1892, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. TWENTY TALKS 0N THE SPE;\KERSHIPT‘ on which to base oveur at any tim The principal heart, and treatment is direc its action regular and natural success has so far been achieved Dr. Johnston says his table is flooded day with letters from people in different sec tions of the country advising him how to treat Mr. Blaine's disease. Some of them intimate that the doctor has not diagnosed the case properly. while the patent medicine people are filling up a good sized store room | with their goods, which they are sendiug Wil Be of As- | to the doctor by express and urging s Contest in 1 to test them on his distinguished pa hope that this may not difficulty now is with the Mr. Crisp of Georgia Seoms to Have a Mortgage on the Office. AIDED BY THE REFORM CLUB INCIDENT Ellery Anderson’s Snub sistance to MWim i the Fifty.Third Congress Today has been an uneventful one Washington News. Mr. Blaine,' said Dr. Johnston at oclock this evening when met at the door of the Blaine residence. I have just came from his bedside, and found him holding his own. The fact that he ot seem to lose strength is encouraging. He converses whenever permitted: in fact, is inelined to talk too much for his'own pood, He assir ilates his food, and that ajone gives him the strength to combat the discase and with stand relapses should they come, 1 can add nothing more except to say that 1 see noth ing in - his condition tonight to warrant ap prehension of any immediite danger. 1 shall not go to the house again tonight unless unexpected complications set in, and there were no ontward indications when i thim that he would be threatened with anything to demand my presence The house was more brilliantly tonight than for some nights past for ) Wasmseron, 1. €, Dee. 22.—Recent events have caused a pretty free expression of the views of members of the louse on the subject of the speakership. The talk of an | extra session carly in the spring started gossip on the speakership, and the Reform club incident a livelicr interest in the question. There have been a number of quiet gatherings in small groups of members | whose interests and associations were to | some extent allied, und the vesult is thatthe | friends of the speaker now assert, with con fidence, that he will d himself and | some of them express the belief that the sentiment in his favor will be found to be so strong that Mr. Crisp will haveno opposi tion The views of a large part of the members house and members-clect have been ained. The result is a claim that 140 members have significd their intention to vote for Mr. Crisp for speaker of the house in the Fifty-third ¢ To Restrict Immigration, Representative Stump today presented in the house a substitute for tae house bill re Jating to the restriction of immigration. It wis accompanied by a brief report as fol lows: | “In view of the widespread interest on the | subject of ima throughout the cc aroused lighted v of Dr. Briggs' Ideas New Yok The trial of Dr. Briggs was resumed before the New York preshytery this afternoon Dr. Lampe took up the consideration of the sixth charge Dr. Briges, that he teaches that sanctification does not fol- low immediately after death. As he under- stood Dr. Briges' view, it was that when a left this world he entered the middie state in exactly the sanme condition as he left this world and hie was compelled to pass his existence in the middle life in pertecting self for the glory that he shall enjoy God and the Savior after the judge ment. Dr. Briges' position was contrary to | that neld by the Protestant church. The | claim of the accused thut such a mystical | change should follow immediately” after | nEress | man ration ntry now prevailing nd for the neces- | sity for imm tion looking 1o its stringent restriction or total suspension for | a limited period, and the diversity of opinion as to the propricty of such total suspension, your committee, thoroughly impressed with the observance of prompt and effective th, was not any harder to understand action on the part of congress and governed | than many mirneles recorded in the New by what they believe to be the prevailing | Testament or the change that came into judgment of the gentlemen whose views | John Bunyan's life and that of the “wicked they have sought and_obtained, believe that | st man_in New York” upon their_conver with the safeguards provided in the | sion to Christ. Dr. Lampe also maintained measure they report the danger so generally | that the fact that’ when Christ, when He apprehended — from the introduction of | came into this world as the second Adam cholera during the coming spring and sum- | to vedeem this world, was a proof that a mer would disappear and the neeessity fora | man leaves the misery, toil and sin of this total suspension of immigration, with all its | world behind him when he is called away by attendant inconveniences and losses, will be | death and that the souls of believers are at obyiated. But in anticipation of the once sanctified. failure of the restr sures provided More temper was displayed today than in the substitute to effectually guard against | previous session. When Dy, Lamyp the threatened danger provision is made for | concluded his argument. Dr. Henry Van the partial or total suspension of imnigr Dyke moved that as the moderator had raled tion from any port or place, whether by | that Dr. Lampe had introduced new matte watce or land, whenever and for so long a8, | in his vebuttal, Prof. Briggs be allowed to in tle judgment of the president and sceve- | reply to it. Moderator Bliss vuled that new tary of the tr such suspension may be | matier had, been introduced and gave to Prof. Briggs the vight of reply Dr. Briggs' reply did not time. The professor attacked Dr. Lampe historical knowledge, He said the doctor spolcen of John Ball as participating in inster assembly, when John Ball )and the Westminster assembly met in 1648, He closed by saying that the court haud his defense, and he challenged the members to judge him by the seriptures and the Westminst er confession. Madc ss then ruled that the case, s arguments and_evidence were con- 1l Wednesday next the commence in secret wtery. A close vote Fear a Visit of the Pest, The continued prevalence of cholera in | Europe excites apprehension in administra- | tion cireles The hope entertained that the | dread disease had been extivpated is dis- sipated in_ the face of reports of new cascs and . the conviction is forced upon_govern- ment oftfeials that us predicted by many scientists, the disease will ar with in- reased violence the spring. United States Consul ¥ at Mamburg, today in- ereascd the une sonding the following cublegram : B e s today, four; one death sion of the i Commenting on this, Assistant Secr Gxpéoted L Spaulding said the sittation was far from : reassuring and was in effect o notice that this government must not It down the burs or r x its exertions to keep cholera from guining a foothold in the United States, "The Joint commitice on immigration of the senate and house, not satisfied with collect- ing huge volumes of matter el wmigration and preventing the predicted intro- | duction of cholera next year, has deci send_a joint subcommittee’ to Cu the holiday red ocenpy mucl L ld . e DIAMONDS IN ABUNDANC in ldaho Ov Discoveries In Owyhee Count iy, | ho, Dee. 22.--[Special Tele- to Tue Bee.|—The diamond excite- is Inereasing. A telephono message m N : BEE correspondent today was as follows: The report of Kunze, a Holland diamond expert, that precious gems ly exist in the diamond basin region in Owyhee county has created a great furry in | this place. Kunze came in from the basin Sénator Chandicr's bill will not. prevent im- | yesterday and last night he left for Chicago. ion from South America, will also be | He informed Tue Bee correspondent that made the basis for imquiry. The members | he bad found a_diamond-bearing ledge near of tho joint. subcommittee will loave Wash- | the mouth of cek which extended Ington Saturday nizht, neatly. to the summit and crossed thod To Prohibit Hypnotizing. mond basin, There was no doubt in hi One of those peculiar “crank” bills wind that genuine diamonds had been dis occasionally find their way into cong covered. Allof the ledge he found had been was introduced today by Mr. Mitehell in the | located by Nampa people. senate, 1ts claborate title provides for the | Before Kunze departed for Chicago, where prohibition of electro-magnetising, mesmeriz- | he wiil form a mining company. he left word g and hypnotizing human beings, ete., and | that if any one disturbed the ground or le preseribing punishment. Numerous peti- | he should be immediately notificd by wire tious und documents accompany the bill, | He wanted no work commenced unless he and others equally voluminous are referred | was upon the ground. Among the Nam to. The bill in brief provides that any per- | pegple now in - the dinmond basin are Jake son, who, anywhere within the jurisdict Horn, editor of the Leader. Alexander Rob- of the United States, shall apply i current | jnson, member-clect of the legislature, and of electricity upon a person for ‘the pur many others woor twelve men are now of affecting another, or which does so preparing to go out and Frauk Givens has shall bo wuilty of o crime punishable by | fleady sent out a pack teain death, and that any person having knowl- t Jouss thirty Boiso City neople departed edgeof such current having been applied | fop the diamond basin this morning. Pe who fails to notify the proper authovities, | aye fiocking in there from all sides forgetting shaull be deemed 6 be an_accessory and that there s nomeans of shelter, San Fran be punishied by a fine of not less than & ciseo partics offer £0,000 for the . ovigin nor more than £20,000, or by imprisonment | ¢jyim upon which were found the stones in vanging frow two years to the perio | 1865, Six of the dismonds sold in New natural life | York for £2,000. 1t is claimed and owned by 1 Horns and Gilmore of t} | wer they will accept this offcr 1o Bo t known, Mr. Skuntly of the great connmissary ond he »of Van gen & Co, of uk of briga rdam, says these fields are precisely Towa—Sher- | the sume as those of South Africa and Brazil, and estimates them to be larger than cither of the aboye | Much Exettement Bor gram ment od to | during s to gather additional in- formation.” The subcommittee is with investigating the character of imimi- | gration from the West Indies and the dauger of contazion from those islands to this coun try through Key West. ‘The allegation that of one's Washing Confirmations — 1 Washington, United & livia; Colonel John 1 general of subsistence dier general. Post man 1%, Mycrs, Anita Secretary Charles 1oster suid this morn- | Iug that e financial fuery seeied to hive | | m Notes ick Gy 108 v Hawk with asters nt of - passed. Out of the §11L,000.000 gold exporied SHOWED Ul the treasury had sustained net loss of 13,000,000, which, e thougni, wonld be ve pliced b the first of next §ear. The president has recognized Pratt as consul general of Haw states of California, Nevida Washington, 18 USUAL, v Harding, Suspe % Robhery, Repol Duty. CINCINNATL O, Dee, 22 s A. Hard ing, the American express messenger, sus pected today of tampering with the package of #5,000 sent from New York to Galveston vin Cinclunati, reported for duty today for Lis regular vun from here to Louisville Qid not sleep at his vegular place lust ni The failure of Mr. Lew Weir and the tectives to find e rise o the suspi cion that he had run away. Mr. Weir says this complicates the ease and renders it very rtain about Hurding being the guilty man. However, he is under detention at present, and will be examined clos His appearance for duty tonight, and his manne when met by M. Weir and the deteetive, made them almost regret that t pected him. ‘There is every d do justice to Mr. Harding, and, if he should not be proven guilty, to make all proper mends for the possible injury that this sus picion may have done him. All th ening Charles Hardin, the ac: cused messenger hus been closeted at the Burnctt house with _detectives Hyvme and Dodge, of the Wells Fargo company. Colo el Weir of the Adams Express company with detectives of that company were pre- sentat the examination. 1f Hardin is a vested it will be by the representatives of Wells Fargo. It appears evident that the Adams Expresspeople do not believe Hardin is the guilty man Colonel Weir suys Hardin to be guilty ted of n Big Ex- Frank 8. ii for the Orcgon and IMPROVEMENT NOTICED, Mr, Blaine's Condition Such us to Give His amily o Little Io Wasmixaroy, D. ¢, Dee, can be learned with any sort of certainty today it would seem that My, Bluine's dition has tuken u slight turn for th during the last twenty-four hours, provement is by no it is sufticient to inspive the family newed hope, und this afternoon there was an air of lifo about the house such as L not been seen fora fortuight past. My, Blaine 18 ot present in o condition the « velopments of speak £ themselves. From what hit vetter | The im but with 1¢ sS4 great one, where cach day must He is very weak and of course the progress of discise might make the « Quickly assume again s alarming phuse, but for the present there” are only slow and 4l most imperceptible variations from day to day. Comparatively speaking, days huve beon good ones propped up in bed each day at intevvals, but | only for a short period of time. He is aware of what goes on around him and takes an in terest in the moveients of the family. He 18 freo from The uewspapers he docs not see, nor ure they reud to him In the absence of wny thing marking a de- | he said, “the Welf eded ehinge in his condition it is the hope | them in New York und delivered them in of the fuwily that public intercst will lesscu | Galveston. The Aduws company carried and leave them as entirely free as they | them from there to Nushyille, The South- would be wero the patient less kuown to the n company took them from Nushyille to public sw Ovleans and the Wells Fargo took them The greatest dread that troubles the family | the rest of the way. That is all there is of now, it is understood, is o recurrence of the | it up to the present.” heart weakness of Sunday, and the con Here Colonel Wier said 1 quent ending of the long struggle. Dr. John- | is in the hands of Wells ¥y #0n is apparently able w give no ussurances | but is not under arvest. - the past three Mr. Blaine is | he does not believe As 1o the packages,” Fargo company received | I more. Hardin wgo detectives, Alleged | OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING PROHIBIT IMMIGRATION e dence. The vicd peésldent-clect has can DECEMBI 10 celled his engagément ito go from South to North Caroling. [He: will lcave here tomor row for Bloomington. Report of a Bill to the Senate Having That Object in View, s FANCIES OF A PREACHER. Rev. George Baxter's Method of Making Love Exposed. Des Moives Ta., Dee’ 22— [Spec Tele- to Tue Hee.]-—Des Moines presby- upled all day and evening with 1 of Preacher George W. Baxter, and the members find they have an exceedingly big case on their fands, The cfforts of the preshytery to keep the proceedings secret have led ton gred® doal of troublo, and stlll the object has bden defeated by the enter prising reporter. Baxter was on the stand all the afternoon and evening, lwinf severely cross-examined He was confronted with many letters he | had written to vafious women and in which were mysterious gentenecs with blanks as if to suggest ideas e dared not pen. Asked if he had left these blanks for improper pur- ANTI-OPTION ARGUMENTS INDULGED IN Mr. Peffer of Kansas Talks of Gambling The McGarrahan Agiin Discussed in the House. the Evils of B WasmiNaroy, Garrahan bill for half rd, and D. C, Dec. 2.—The Me had the attention of the sen the time the day's sion Mr. Hunton, democrat, from Virginia, closed his three days' speech in its favor. Several senators intended tospeak | prie ML IO Loae B o . could in opposition, and, on that uccount,a Sug- | give no reason for his act except that it gestion to hive aday and hour fixed for | one of his fancies I letier writing, There stitie ofi {t after olidays did not meet | were letters from five women_offered today i ke fidays did ot met | Mics Brauman of, Hoopston, Tik, Miss Ge with favor, The bill, however, retains its | Mt Brtunan of Hoopston th, Jiiss Gee | privileged place in the morning hour. A | Mary Cunningham of the same bl and | like attempt was made in regard to the | “Maud” and “Amnie” whom the reporters antboption bill after Mr. Peffer, populist, | have not been able to locate. In the light of from Kansas, had finished his speech in its | this evidence the friends of Baxter find it or, butus no objection was made Mr. very hard to defend him. A decision will | K ; likely be reached tomorrow. Washburn, republican, from Minnesota, de clared his intention of pressing for the bill's consideration and for a vote afger the assembling of the senate, even at the ex pense of long sessions To Prohibit Immigration. Another important subject which, accord- ing to notice given by Mr. Chandler, republi- can, from New Hampshire, is to be pre- sented for consideration immediately after the holiday recess, is the bill to restrict and prohibit immigration, which was reported today from the committee on fmmigration, but which, according to the statement of Mr, Hill, democrat, from New York, o member of that committee, is not in all respects such a bill as the people wish. Mr. Hill reserved the right of making a minority report. In the absence of the vice-president, Mr Manderson of Nebr : A bateh of petitions asking postponement of action on the anti-option bill was re the committee on agricultur The committee on immigration reported ck with amendments a bill to prohibit immigration for one year from Mareh 1, ‘3. The bill was Land placed on the cal- endar. Mr. Hill of New York reserved the vight to submit a minority report in future, as there is one provision to which he s op: posed. Senate bill of last session to amend exist- ing laws relative to mineral lands and min- i ources, on motion of Mr. Stewart of svada was taken up and passed. Mr. Perkins introduced a bill to enable the people of Oklahoma and Indian Territory to form a constitutional state government and be admitted to the union. Referved. After Mr. Hunton had closed his on the McGarrahan bill Mr. Teller, repub- Jican from Colorado, usked consent to hav day fixed (January 17 next) for taking the vote. Objection was made by Mr. Morrill, republican from Vermont, and the bili went over without action, retaining its position of precedence in the morning hour. Mr. Pefler on Gambling. The anti-option bill was th ken up and Mr. Peffer, populist from K continued his speceh'(begun_ yesterday)., in favor of it He described dealing in - futures as now e viedon at the produce exchange wam- bling for high stakes, having the protection of the law thrown about it, while other species of gambling were denounced by law il attended with penalties. The gambling t, he continued, was rife in the country Whole columns of metropolitun periodical were taken up with sporting reports: men were sent 1,600 miles to report prize fights and Christians read the sickening recitals in the morning before attending divine ser- vices: games of bull were telegraphed to | 1,000 - newspapers ; pectable gentlemen wambled onhorse patriotic citizens Stuked wagers on clections, and_even the chureh was taiuted with that debauching vice. What was most needed was to get rid of those evil agencies and to quicken the public conscicnce, to get more honor in- poli- ties and more justice in laws. At the conclusion of Mr. Peffer’s speech Mr. Washburn, republican, from Minnesota, remarked that it was impossible to have i vote on the bill today. He had hoped, he said, that the vote might be had before” the holiday recess: but he understood that there 2 still several senators who desired to speak and who were not prepared to do so now. He would like to have the scmate agree to some time after the holidays when the vote might be taken. Wants to Give T} Mr. Harvis, democrat, from Tennessee, ob- jeeted, but he thought that the senator from Minnesota might rest ussured that at some reasonably carly day in January a date would be selected for taking the vote after senators had had an opportunity of giving their views on the question. Mr. Washburn remarked that the bill had PROSECUTING SALOONKEEPERS, Town's Prohibltory Law Disturb Ottnmwa People. Orreawa, Ta., Dee. 22— [Special Telegram toTue Bee. |—C. C. Leech, an attorney, has created o great sensation by beginning in the district court injunction cases against every saloonkeeper in the county and the owners of the buildings fn which the saloons are kept. His client is J. F. Layre who is ouly a figurehead in the ¢ Whether it is aplan to fleece the liquor dealers by the polite mode of “settling™ or is doue to he: off the incoming county attorney who strict prohibitionist, is mnot known. parties bringing the suits are anti-prohi- bitionists Belng Used to tronage. CEpAR Ravips, In., Dee. 22.—(Special to Tie Bee)—Ther o spirited contest among the democrats of the northern d trict for the plums under the Cleveland ad- ministration. Almost every other man im- agines he is entitled to something, and none are at all backwatl in making the fact known. Every demderatic cditor wants a postoftice, and in some of the districts they have held meetings to consider plans for the presentation of their claims. Cato Sells of Vinton seems to be in a fair way to secu the United States (@istrict attorneyship, though he has a bard battle before him John €. Kelly, editor of the Sioux City erred to as no one has s yel cared to dispute his claim to the pl e. “Whe United States mar- shalship is being fought for sav- agely, ~ there — beipg any number of s, Rither, Thomas Hudson or A Desmond pf Clinton will have the support of Congressman Iayes, and that means a good deal. “Tom Brown of Grundy Center and Lo or three others in the west- ern part of the district are also making a hard pull for it, however, and one of them may get it For superintendent of the rail- way service Alex Chrdes of this city and Walt H. Butler 6f West Union are candi- dates, Butler some #we g0 aunounced in | his West Union_Gazette that hereafter he would leave polities alone and devote his time to buildingup his paper, but the tempta- tion was too great and - almost immediately he came out for another oftice. No Authority to Do Business. Davexronr, Ta., Dee. 22.—(Spgeial Tele- gram to Tue Ber.]—Action has been com- menced against the Davenport Mutual Fire Insurance company of this city. The con- cern has been doing business three months without any authority from the state aud- itor. The company sold a large number of policics at rates even above those fixed by regular companics here and has no financial backing or funds for the payment of losse: dollars fine is_asked by the s for each policy so issued and a perpet- ual injunction against the company. D, B. Thompson, president, and Joscph W. Lith- gow. secretary, ave made defendunts, CepAr RAPIDS, Ta., Dec 22— [Special to Tue Bee.|—Last spring the Grace church chapel in this city was destroyed by fi wd with it books and - vestments belonging Dr. Thomas Green, the rector, valued at £.50. These books and vestments, the lats ter the finest in the northwest, had been insured in the London, Liverpool and Globe, | together with household goods for expressly stated that the insur ance would not be paid if the propert destroyed outside of the church and as the goods were in the chapel at the time of the the company refused to pay the loss uit has been commenced in the superior court to recover the £.50. The plaintift claims the policy is void by reason that the policy failed to state upon its face whether | the company was mutual or u stock concern, | passed the house last June by an overwhelm- | which is contrary to its statutes, and that ing majority and that it was very « the loss can be recovered that there was a very pronounced ‘m 3 - of the senate and of the people in favorof it He felt that an carly day should be fixed for the vote and would “fecl it to be his duty when the senate reconvened to proceed with the consideration of the bill and to reach a vote, even though it should be at the ex- pense of a long session. After o short exceutive session the senate adjourned until Wednesday, January 4 In the House, Wasminaroy, D, ¢, Dee, 22, committecs were ¢ speech m Alla Chance, Siovx Ciry, Ta., [+ gram to Tur. Bre.|—A sensational damage suit was filed here today growing out of the Senator Finn episode at Des Moines last winter in which allegations were made of bribery of police oficers to fail toidentify Senator Finn in the trial of this criminal libel suit us the man who was arrested in a I the house | H0use of prostitution. lled for reports without Mississippi Tr important results, and as there was evi KEOKUK dently no quorum the house adjourned to | T 1 A viver at K. - at trufh DESPERATE PIGHTING. Louis to St e Suspended. | Dee, #2.—The Mississippi | uk 1s frdzeu over today m- | is absolutely suspended from St Paul. i S TUE DEMOCIAT! Party Teied to the Populists. Bostox, Mass., Dec. Ge burn, chairman of the the national peaple’s party, has wr 1y to the open letter which Dr. Macune Texas, late caudidate before the farmers alliance, published in the National Kcono- mist of December 8. Mr. Washburn denies that Macune wus defeated Memphis through the efforts of M. Tauncneck of | Tndiana and himself, and that the exccutive : committee of the people’s party arranged o aud finally the male Ind 1 thei slate and established lobbics at the Indian- chesters.” John Launtery, aged 25, was shot | apolis, St. Louls and Memphis meetings to through tne hoart and iistantly killed. His | control the action of ghe delegutes. He says 10-year-old son, Youne Kang' Board, was | Macune's candidacy wis democratic trick shot through the head and died at noon to- |~ “Had he been eleeted,” suys Mr. Wash day. ‘Davo children, o buck and squaw, | burn, “the democratio press of the country namies unknown, are seriously wounded were ready to annoimee it is a second greit Sherifft MeKinnon reached Barker at democratic victory, and in this way try to today to arrest the murderers stampede the people™s party ndvocates buck | B to their ranks, Hal) and MeAllister aro said | R 1o have been elected to congress by the par At_Southampton—Arvive as o reward for attacking the alliune Nook Seuthampton=4 Macune is now myking the most of his op- AW TOES SOk dpaL, - portunity to secure i reward at e expense hiladelp) assachusetts, . fro of the alliunc . Philageliblas - Masssohuseiis frai At the elose of the St. Louis conf oKk Newamore, figw Hostai Chronicle reporter called upon M. York Taubeneck and myself and usiced us “ope o suggest measures which would bene- | pb G \“,fj;“t n fit the people. Mr. Taubeneck talked on | o R tinance aud I'on monopelies and nationalism. | sk TN =Eoasd We todk the-precaution {0 have our state Minnesota Indians Get Druank and Kill One Anot Minn.. De A special to the Tribune from Daluth, Minn., says: A dispateh from Barker, Carlton county, re- ports a terrible fight there last night. A number of half breeds and Indins from the LPond du Lac rescrvation have been living in a tepee, north of the Barker depot, for some time. ‘They went to Cloquet to get their anuities, which were paid by Agent Leahy, and started home, Stopping at ¢ they became very drunk. RReaching Barker Lust night preparations were vegun for feast, and i f gt followed, in which the uaws joined. Billots of wood wer WILES OF MINNEAPOLIS How That Make noon Stean Trave, from from New ence a from New Arrived — Thingvalla, La Bourgogne, from IR 23, 1892 | at A ST vy iy VO wents framod aud ready to use, These oMt Philgdelphis—Arvived were not pubfished, but instead two columns | of falsehoodss 1 now believe that the whole affuic was o huge conspiracy contrived by Mr. Macune and others. The democratic press and this reporter were valuable aids in springing upon us one of the most dimna ble conspiracies ever couceived, intending to destroy Mr. Taubeneck aud myself because we stood in the breach between them and | their party movement, blockiug their way | anud breasting their fear, rather than to have | them succeed in their schewes.” British Queen ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 22, —This morning Gen- eral Steveuson and the gentlemen of the party were the guests of the Young Me Democratic league at breakfast at the affaiv was an elegant one. Spe o made by all the prominent visitors At 2 o'clock the party was entertained at | luncheon at Capiain E. P. Howell's resi- | the Panama Cunal company DANGEROUS FOR SPECTATORS | Olemencean and Deroulede Bloodless Rounds. Fight Two ANOTHER OF THOSE FUNNY FRENCH DUEL \ Bloodthirsty Members of the French Cham- ber Faill in Thelr Desiro for Gore Nar- row Escapes of the Onlook- ers and the Seconds, Paris, Dee. 22.—The duel between Clemen ceau and Deroulede was fought to It came about in this way. General Saussier refused to act as arbitrator between the con testants and Deslandes wasappealed to. He decided that the duel must take place; that the combatants might take six shots each other, but that instead of being al lowed to come within five < of each other during the fusilade, neither must advance | more than three paces. 1t was understood that Clemencean was not to publish edition of La Justice until the ott were notified and that Deroulede would have the privilege of having a camera and a re porter present_to take snap shots, In the event of a fatal result the dying words were to be faithfully reported. Mhen they went out and fought according to the conditions imposed and nobody was hurt. Both combatants bade an affectionate fi well to their weeping friends before depart- ing for the bloody ficld of honor, and dis- | tributed locks of their hair to their sorrow- ing admirers. * Arrived at the dueling ground twenty-five paces were measured off and the surgeon prepared his instrument for imme- diate use after firing should begin, The an- tagonists appeare but resolute, faced cach other and reccived theiv weapons from the hands of their seconds At the word “fire,” hoth pistols were dis charged simultaneously. The bullets flew wide of the mark. The spectators climbed hastily down from an adjoining fence and the seconds moved a little farther off before the second round. Again the weapons of death barked, but did not bite. Friends rushed forward and expressed the hope that honor was satisficd and that the murderous encounter would be closed. Both, however, demanded another shot. "The solicitious friend distance again. Two puffs of white smoke and a 'p report were the only results of (e third round. The seconds then insisted that the mur- derous work must end and the principals relunctantly accepted their decision. The duelists were oyerwhelmed with congratula- tions on their courage and coolnes The intention of having the principal vance three paces before firing was douned, and the two stood stationar, five paces apart. Each man’s second counted “One, two, three,” and the princi- then fived. Three doctors were present. The duel opened at $:05 and closed at 3:10. ‘he honor of the principals having been de- clared vindicated, they cordially shook hands with each other and at once sepai and departed from the L extra papers hastily retived toa ad- ban- twenty- M. ¥ His Statements Cause Much Comment. Paris, Dec. 22.—M. Floquet before the Panama committee today said that when he was 4 member of the ministry he had or- dered that certain advertisements be printed in Parisian newspape The adverti ments he admitted had been inserted not | from a business, but from a political point of | view. This admission is much commented upon as being tantamount to an acknowled ment that the advertisments were but a cover under which the newspapers were bribed to support the ministerial scheme M. Fountaine and Charles de diveetors of the defunct Panama company, were taken from prison this morning to the office of M. Franqueville, the examining mag- istrate, by whom they were questioned fe two hours. They rode both ways in a prison van, as explicit instructions have been given that no favors should be shown them. M. Suns-Leroy, accused of selling his vote when he was a member of the lottery bond commission, was examined this afternoon. M. Bourgeois, minister of justice, ap- peared before the parliamentary commission of inquiry after M. Floquet had testified to ptain the seizure of the counterfoils of the rre checks, On Monday, he said, M admitted to the examining magi trate that they were at his bank. The trate then accompanied M. Thi oftice and secured them, rvise and Promised Further Evide M. Bourgzeois promiscd that r the papers of the dynamite society and other documents | recently seized should be given to the com- mission, ‘Theso documents, be handled with great caution I¢ tents should be used for po 1o the prosecution or defense, M. Brisson, chairman of the commissi pressed M. Bourgeois for a more prec dge as to the delivery of the documents into the hands of the committees, but M, Bourgeols reiterated a_rather vague promiso that he would help the commission by all possible means, although his power to do s0 wis cuvtailed considerably by the examin ing magistrate, M. Andricux, ex-prefect of police, v next witness. He said that he had geraph of a statement and account wr Baron de Reinach. This showed the of the payees of checks drawn by B Reinach.” M. Andrieux wrote a list of names on a piece of puper and handed it to M Brisson, saying at the time, that other numes, one of a very high personage, he did not mention by the dictates of discretion. Dr. Cornelius Herz nad shown him a document ving the names of 104 deputics who had been bought the lobbyist Arton for a total sum of 000 franes, M. Audrieux could name most, if not ail, of the men men tioned in this document Proof of the culpability of men named in the document had been promised him. He would try to obtain the document. He wished it to be understood, however, thut he could not guarantee absolutely” the aceuracy of the document or Baron de Reinach's stutement In his opinion Baron de Reinach's word wus far from unmpenchable, To his knowledge de Reinach hud begun to pay personal debts with the money of the Panawa Canal com: ity however, must L the on- poses prejudicial the photo- ten by names on de Money for the Secre When usked to explui of the payment of checks to M, Floquet Andricux explained that ¥ tor of the ¢ Service Fund, pussing mention M x Cottu, a dive anal company, had told him Baron | ch once spoke of IPloquet’s needing | francs for the seeret scrvic fund. Cottu had requested o conference with Floquet and de Reinuch had agreed to arrauge one. fyventually, however, Reinach took Cottu to see Clemenceau as Floquet was | too busy to spure the time for a meeting Reinach had added that Albert Christopole governor of the Credit Fonucier wuas con cerned in several projects in connection with and it be thrown over, though it might be possible to secure the influence of the Credit Fonacier. | When Cottu et Clemunceau the lauter con- | firmed the statement as regards Cliristopole. but did not mention the money question. | Cottu had been rendered so apprebensive by | | burned to dc | her own carelessness in the use of | year | court disregarded this defense and held UMBER 186. (OUITE ANXIOUS FOR PEACE what he had heard that he consented to give nment 750,000 francs required for vice fund Cottu had told de Reinach. however, that the whole affair was a blackmailing scheme that might cause trouble. De Reinach had ponded No, no; none at all. 1 can say that 1 received the money to pay advertising expenses of the company and nobody will | know the difference.” Cottu 1 de R neh Flght, Subsequently de Reinach had said that Cottu was too thin-skinned. Cottn seized de Reiuach by the beard, dragged him from the front room of the hank into the private oftice, and_after calling him an embezzler and coward had demanded back the check for 15,000 francs. De Reinach declared that it was his house and had succecded in holding off tuuntil the final sh came, overwhelming everybody. But part of the amount had then been paid over | to the government Deputy Barchou of the commissio M. Andrieux why, if he knew Reinach to o so dishonest, he placed any reliance upon | o Reinach’s charges that deputies had sold their votes M. Audriens rep! for the United States, AMERICAN ~ NAVAL OFFICERS RECEIVED Chilian i Thelr ers Preparing to Give a Hall Ig Wonor - General Crespo Serls 1y 11 Venernela's Numerous Prestdential Candidates. (Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.] Varranatso, (via Galveston, Tex.,) Dec 22, By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald - Special — to Tne Bee] Admiral Gherardi was ived by President Montt yesterday who said he wasg pleased to my distinguished an ofticial of the United States navy. He exe pressed the hope that relations beaween the United States and Chili, which are now friendly, would never be disturbed, but would continue to increass socially and | commercially as was becoming to sister re publics. Admiral Gherardi also visited the minister of the navy. The ofiicers of the San Fran and Charleston were taken on an excursion to the end of the Transandine railway. The cars were furnished by the gents of the company. Ofticers of the Chilian navy will give a ball Saturday night in honor of the visit of the American squadron. The ships of the squadron will probably sail on Monday unless Admiral Gherardi receiv orders to leave for Charleston or San Francisco on this coast Avimed patrois guard the streets of Sane tiago at night. A private judicial investiga- tion is in progress. It is stated that further movements against conspirators and plote ters are intended. Declarations of prisoners already scem to prove that Claudio Vicuna and his friends were the originators of the recent plot. Arms and | cartridges have been discovered. The Herald's correspondent in Montevideo telegranhs that two cavalry regiments have been sent to guard the frontier. The papers of Uauguay insist on an alliance with Para- guay and Chili. The Herald correspondent in Asuncion, Paraguay, telegraphs that the government has purchased 10,000 Mansew vifles. ) «d: “Although dishonest L) h others, de Reinachehad no reason for making out private memworandum and counterfoils falsely M. Baciau, advertising agent for the PanamaCanal company, testified that the sums paid to newspapers by the company ranged from 400,000 francs to 1,500,000 francs for each issue of shares. Count Caffarelli, a deputy, told the com- mission he eould coufirm the report that President Carnot had a list of deputies cor- ruptly implicated in- the Panama canal lob This list, he said, comprised many utics whose names had not been e tioned in conneetion with the seandal The duel arranged between Deputy Mille- voye and Deputy Clemenceau in consequence of the insults exchanged during the debate of Tuesday is not likely to be fought. By mutual consent the affair has been reforred 10 a court of arbitration. PARISIAN GOSSIP, tal Accident to an Old Declsion In the ¢ [Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.) Paus, Dec. 2. [New York Herald Cable Special to Tue Ber|—A fatal accident happened on the bouldvard St. Germain in | the apartments oceupied by the Comtesse Montboissier de Cancllae. A fire started in the room of a sister of the countess, Mlle de W urt, aged 81 years, who w ath before the flames were ex- tinguished. Tt scems she fell a vietim to matches ady. t. Tmportant mnay in lightin ndle A curious case was heard by the sixth civil chamber of the tribunal de la Seine today. The plaintiff was Jeanne Betdiber, | an ex-danseus, and the defendante Felix Dessolier, a former deputy. Jeanne testi- fied that she had met Dessolier in Algiers. They lived tosether as husband and wife then, and in Paris, where he presented her as his wife. Later on he tried to break with her through his brother Edouard, He offered her 50,000 francs to consent, but she refused Later on, however, she agi tion on the promise that she should reccive 300 francs monthly during her life. This was regularly paid for several years until two ago, when Jeanne married, upon which her former lover ceased payments, for arrears of which suit is brought. The defense was that the promise was based on immoral grounds, amd consequently vold, but the the judgment for VENERAL CRESPO IL! Venezuel ined te [Copyrighted 1592 by James Gordon Bennett.) Canracas (via Galveston, Tex.), Dec, 22,— [By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald —Special to Tue Bre.]—General Crespo was overcome by an unoxpected attackeof illness. at the last cabinet meeting on Monday. He has been confined to his home with erippe since that time. General Crespa contemplates vetiving to his country house when he has sufticiently recovered to be able to travel. Should he leave the eapitol cither Generals Guerra, Pietrie, Colina, or bis brother, Luis Crespo Torres, will be placed in nowmi; control of the gov- erament until he can himself resume charge, The belief is growing that General Crespo does not desire to be eleeted presi- dent until 1804 and that he will decline, in spite of the populir demand for his election for the short as well as the long termto allow his name to go before the national as- sembly when it meets in February o choose a president to serve until 1804, General Crespo has long neglected his private busi- ness interests and these now demand his attention cont 't Plaintin, Clemences good, and ordercd and de Roulede fought a duel with pistols this afternoon on the race course at Stouen. Both fired on the word of command three times without, cither being hit, whereupon the sceonds declaved honor satistied and put an end to the duel. FROM THE LONDON PRESS, What They Are Saying Con ning the ama Canal Seandal, Dee. 22.—The Paris correspondent of the Daily News says: M. Goblet deni Fricnds of Gene: indignantly that Rouvier's assertion that | working ir there was no secret service money when | Iach is confident Goblet retired. He says that he left M ner 500000 francs in hand. the yearly nee being £60,000. Upon M. Rotvier's retiring the coffers were empty M. Floquet's explanation today amounts to an admission that he indireetly induced the Panaia Canal company to spend their press subsidics on organs favorable to ihe government instead of wholly on opposition papers. This is fair enough, according to French oficial tradition.” “Itis quite clear,” says the News pondent, “that Baron de Rcinach alefactor whose genius for intrigue ably would have riined the republic.” he correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says: M. Andrieux is evidently bent on torturing his vietims and worrying the coni- mittee. He said enough to show that he sessed damaging testimony affecting in- fluential statesmen The Taris correspondent of the ys: M. Andricux’s sensationa! on hefore the commission gave the sion that Baron de Reinach visited ML Hevz with the hope of recovering an weriminati memorandum, failing in which lie coms de.” Pan- T.oNDON. Anxious to Succeed Crespo als Guerra and Pietrie are clection in February, that the retirement of 1 Crespo will pave the way to his as the successor of the vietor- revolutionary ehieftain. While the Godo eclement and all the tes of a centralized national govern- re flocking to Guerra’s standard in a demonstrative mainer, Pietrie has many. staunch followers, He positively stands in favor of financial and other reforms and his | opi to yihing monopolistic is Wits A | winning him hosts of supporters among the mevit- | qomestic ma Political events in Venezueln now tend strongly toward the formation of two great partics when the assembly meets in- Pebru- ary. ach faction is so far loyal to General Crespo and e is distinetly legalistie, one national republic with a ary establishment and the other favoring the subordination of the military to the civil power in a democratic goyernment, This would leave Dr. Rajas Paul at the head of the conservative or clerical party and give Lim the balance of power should he euter the | assembly. by | bt esting Me | BERLIN, 22.—The North Ge Gazette, an ofiicial ovgan of the governme today published an article on th h in the course of which it says that th cderal government regards as impossible the two years service system without drease in the military establishment cadets. If these conditions are rejceted, the Gazette adds, it will be neeessivy to revert to o universal thee ye vice, as | panicd ce-meal rcform in the army ctical. | grain The paper further says thut the bill was irafted under the conviction that since 1571 crmany's defensive pow 1S not i ased to the same extent as thatof Russia and France and t inthe cvent of war wany would have, under present conditic a suiall foree ut her disposal Replying to the argument that the prescent course of events in France will prevent that | country from taking action abroad and thac | the German army bill is therefore unneces. ary, the Berlin Post says: *Iu spite of the political corruption in~ France there is no veason to believe that the French army has in any way been imperilled. 1t is internal troubles that ave the more likely to lead to external complications, as history' will show vernments compromised - home affairs often seck to divert attention from them selves by creating complications abroad.” Rouvie cha allow ious old advoe ment corres ition eve Times forming ¢ dcposi. strong mi GERMAN arks sented an Apparent Insult, AvRA, (Vin Galveston, Tex.), Dee, [By Mexican Cable to the Now York Herald—Special to Tne Beg-] -United States Minister Seraggs has sailed for Flovida, and it is generally understood heve that he will return. When he left an in- | ¢ ler Secretary of Forelzn Affairs of Pres- and” several military staff accom- special - government United States visited the Italian, s, necompanied by nish consuls, The an failed to honor salute for a con- LG army b not i ident Crespo's Lim on a to this port sul Hanna vecently warship Giovanni Bi the Italian and Sy commander of the B them with the usual sul. When Commander Crowninghicld of the Iearsage learmed of the apparent slight, ho was indignant and sent an officer aboard the | Bausan demanding an explanation. The commander of the Italian war ship homedis cly sent un apology and then fired a salute, Jacento Lopez, one of the Car gees, hns been added to V sion to the Chicago fair ident Crespo las granted the German cighteen months time in which to complote its 1ine bes tween Cavacas and Cajua a8 refus snezuela’s commis, CHOLERA'S NESTING PLACE. Poking Fun at Bre's Dina, (Copprtghted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, Dec 2—[New York Herald Cable--Special to Tur Bee)—The Gaulols today published the following: *Monsieur . A Duua one of the leading political men of the United States, owner and editor of the Sun, one of the greatest newspapers of New York, 1 day before yesterday in Puris and is stoping at the Hotel Bristol, Monsieur (1. A, Dana est 'un des amis les fideles de Monsieur Cloveland, le nouveau president des Ktats U Mon- sieur Dana designated as the probable successor of Monsieur Lincoln at the lega- tion of the United States in London,™ - Hamburg Again Threatel break of the 5 Havnuga, Dec. 22.—1t was thought that extraordinary measurces had been taken by ities to prevent another outbreuk but the o with an urge. Out- the authc of cholera in the sprin, indications now point to the recurrence of the disease in an epidemic form, when w weather sets | in, Several cases of the Asiatic type of the discase have occurred recently and the out look is serious. Today four new ure ofticially reported, and the psople arc begin ning 1o grow r fearing that the dis case will bes widespread despite the cold weather. The authoritics possible 1o prevent stiess, | plus e is doin disense erything | the spreading Particular attention has been paid 1o the water supply, and the lahabitauts now find - it possible 1o avoud the of the filth Mrs, Emmons Blaine in New York, wuter of the Fibe. | New Youk, Dee Mus, Emmons Blain daughter-in-law of the ex-secretary of state, is ut the Fifth Avenuo hotel. Her uivival is taken s an indication that Mr. Blaine's family have stroug hopes that he will cons tinue to improve, Hhe declined to talk, Ratitied th Paiis, Dec. 22.—The tion between France aud th was ratified by today. Treaty. cial conven | United Stawes the Chamber of Deputies l comme President Montt Deolares His I‘ri«ndlhfl/ b