Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 31, 1892, Page 1

I'WENTY l-('l) Ohairman of the American Delegation on the Bruesels Oonference, VERY LITTLE REALLY ACCOMPLISHED o Far as Results Are Concerned the Moeting Was All but Barren, WHAT THE FUTURE OF SILVER WILL BE Everything Dopends Upon the People if the May Mecting is a Failure, CAUSE AND EFFECT OF GOLD SHIPMENTS Result of Political Complications and Not an Outcome of Commercial Changes—Dis- eunslng the Plans Presented to the Brussels Mceting. New Yont, Dec. 30 —[Special Telegram to Twe Bre.]— Among the passenzers on the steamer Lahn, which reached port this morning, was Senator William B, Allison of Towa, . He was cha an of the American dele: to the international monctary nference, Al hi wes left Senator John € is keeping track of turning his Andrews in_ Burope still at Brusscl lators, French, President Messrs. Cannon and where on the continent. legislative dutics made to be buck in Washi holiday vacation. His secretaries, Morgan and Ifale, returned with him. He will remain in New York until the first of next week and then go to Washis Scnator Allison brings the fivs: of the proceedings of th ence. It is likely that and the reports he makes to his collenzues in congress will have weight cnough to shape whatever finaneinl le fon there may be between now aud Maveh 4 Gave Burope Food for Thonght. The senator docs not s0, yet it pretty clear that the Americin made their Kuropean associates underst that the United States was not appe: the role of a suppliant, dependent to them to save it from silver, aid that it was uot ing merely to unload the contents of count less silver mines on Burope. 1t is belioved that the I w governments have been given food for thought that ray convince them that they an intersst in common with this country On one phase of current f! wator Allison's pived with deep garding gold Jones the trans into in Paris, McCreary arve some Senator Al it desivable for him aton who are specch is m's Messrs, since ston 1l report monctary confc the senator's views 13 seems ancial discussion vations will_be e attention. His views re- shipments from this couniry While, as he himself says, observations am financial men’of were necessarily limited. he was in position to learn thing of the real causes of the gold outflow from the Uniied States, and he aseribes these to political rather than to commercinl He does not think they can be an indication that the United States ting toward a silver basis, or that Eu \ sentiment so regards them without qualificati His opinion about proposition to increase the gold ress tho treasury will also carry weight Allison discussed the whole subject of conferenc In ans to the question of the e spondent, “What arc the bmmediate re sults of the conference!” he replied: For the Future of Sitver, muy said that the gather ing not disclossd any result b youd that which naturally flowed from a consideration of the important topic of the conference by eminent men who were able for a month to give exclusive e Ation 10 this subjoct without other quostions in- teryening.’ “The adjournment in som been taken as on indication ¢ failure for the conference in that light S1 yegihd the mecting May 30 er e “It be quarters has the ultimate ur 11 experienc n, what prospect for silver? the future of silver Phe future of silver depends upon fwh the people do. If the United § cense to purchase silver, and i its mints to sitver, and the conferenc adjourned mecting shall make no arranz ments for monetary union or con- current legislation looking to the en lnvgement of the use of silyer, then silver must bo relemated to use by nations, who requive the smallest subdivis- fons of money, and to the continued use of silver for subsidiary coinage only, and in that event it would that the value of silver must suffer a still further de- cline. But it scems to e that a more thor- ough discussion of what would follow such disuse will lead the nations to see the im portance of concurrent action which will in some way restore sily s 4 pact of the world's monoy in full mozetiry use. “PThis view was presented to the confer- ence by the American delegates in vavious ways, and soemed to bo assented to, but it appears to me that under the politicak com- plivations prevailing in Burope favorable action by Creat Britian is a prerequisite to any action by the continental stutes o Burope, and it may be observed that those who were at the conference appreci ated the gravity of the monetary situation and were not diverted by flippant observa tions as respects the futility of a serious dis eussion of the question.” Sentiment of Europe Concerning “Senator, did you find any impre: financial cireles in Europe that the United States was tending toward a silver basis, and therefore it hehooved llurope to send back Amevican securities and get gold—that is to have the gold oxport movements from the United States, as understood in Furope, a divect beaving on our silver policy “My opportunities oneral sense of the jurope wore confined wl 10 the monetary conforence at Brussels sockution with its members, us [ rectly fromn here to Brussels, and re from Brussels after the adjournment of gonfoevonce, but 1 should suy from ted observance that shipments of gold try result from o Pars of the European of political complicati holdings of gold constant accumulation « awhoere they are upon u paper basis, ani wheve they bave increased within six months their holdings of gold to the extent of wore than 100,000,000, 1t may also be accoanted for in the fact that Austeia is now in a teansiton state from the paper basis 10 o gold basis, and accumult ¥o!«| with a view mak dioreof effoctiv 1t is quite peorte in Europe are somewhat ‘wisled by erltiolsms that are made in the United States. and beliove that we are on the verge of & silver standand, and people who hold OUr securities may in some instances feel that it wonld be safer for them to part with these securitios and invest in other securi- tios. But that such a feeling oxists to any great extent [ do not believe.” Wedded to the Gold Standard. & there any flub'h. expression in tho a8 10 whelher the loading nutions in the conferenc would you say is the In other words, what is Se 1, on in for ascortuining financial peoplo the of and went ed the lim temporary on the becauso sectre. strong dy be scen from the gold in Russin is aof y that the | ply | not to | and, as is well Do you show it | | be Ly to my velations | | of siow D YEAR. ALLISON 0N SILVER| of Europe, such as England, France and termany, would be willing to open their mints to the frec ceinage of silver on an agreed ratio?” Sarly in the conference the German dele tes stated in substance that Germany was satisfled with its monetary policy, and, that whilst they would listen attentively to ever suggestion and report faithfully to their government, they were not at ' liberty to support any proposition that would in volve_a change in its monetary policy Later on it was wted by one of the delegates from Great Britain, as I now vemember, Sir Rivers Wilkon, that whilst England took a lively interest in every propo sition looking to an incr the value of silver and looking to its enlarged monetary England was not prepared to say it would be willing to change from the gold standard which has prevailed since 1816 ater on M. Tirard, the first delc from France, and who was lately minister of finance, who also spoke the atin union, stated in substance that France and the Latin union cat interest in any plan and project which would have the result to increase the value of silver, since they have large quantities of it in circulation and in ve as money, but now Pra was ablo to use its cotned silver in domesti circulation, and that it had a complete sup of gold for its bank rveserve and for international money use, and inas much as it ipies @ central position among European states, 0s respects commerce and products that it was not prepared to en ze its use of silver until the commercial states smerounding iU were also prepured to use silver, 18t L0 the extent now used by France. "That_ it hus more silver in use ne capita of population than any country in Europe as large ns that of the Tnited ¢ that it found no great inconvenienc use of such use, and there until England was ready to open its mints to the use of silve vemain content with its Lt Were Considered. CWill you give an outli the p! posed by the Buropean delegates and eussed by the conference 2 everal plans were submitted b, delegates, notably hy M de Rothsch anothe Mr, Tutjen of Denmark, another by Mard of Bel gium, and various modifications of what is knowr plan Soctber, M Montefiore L th rof the conference, also presented which was known as the Ba plan of London. In addition to t were g numbe surestions of delegates to the conference formally pres prepared monetary science, such WolfY of Zeurich, T} complex nature, roquiving eyery govermment and s difffeult of ex o th were discussed in detail ordered to be ted, and Journment v 3 he seve ernmen de Rotl 156 in ato ied i situation,’ Plans o of pro. dis 1uro. pean one Alfred by M. Dr. LoV presidine office anof Prof plans were all of ¢ new legislation in 1o be rather none of them ' were the final ad al gov “The plan of Mr 5 tho pri A back to of caveful ithout recom What 1 Rothschilds' by the nposed up. f 54,000,000 rannum for five years without t the European purchuse v 0,000,000 ¢ the same period ata mum of 43 penee an ounce, wnd the price advanced oud 43 pu > be - suspended begin L uniil tell that maximum. The Rothsehilds® proposition did not contemplate that these purchises by Buropean states should require the full monetary use of the amount purchased. It was disclosed that for an averige of say five years the le iropein D used in subsi i nanneal <0 of about 20,000, i t the Rothsehilds’ proposition really involved only regarded ans delegates, plan w were 1 A to aunum . dur | the taking of 10,000,000 ounces in addition to wunually on an Most of by Dr. the amount they had used average for the last the other plans prese s based on nted wore ideas suggested you outline the prin of Dr Dr. etber,” reat Known, St importance to s the full use of botl onc He had of as a ration o s basis of un international wor fixed weight of pure gold il sole foundation and normal measure urreney of the world. Then he proposed that all gold coins under the 20 frane pic or under the pound sterling or under the 20 mark picce should be withdreavn, and that in all countries silver should substituted. That every government should Le obliwed to aceept these silver coins” in any wmount, and that all banks and private persons should accept them to the full amount of tiree times the ue_ of the smallest gold coins thus to be issued. Mhere were some other provisions, yet these ave perhiaps the major ones. But it did further provide that o notes should be issued upon bar silver by any government or under the authority of any government.” “Did Dr. Soctber's plan®seci to be that could be worked into practical form? Tivolved Great Chan, “The plan of Dr. Soether was undoubte: prepared by him with great cavo and in con nection with its publication he gave reasons in support of it, but it doubticss had not arvested the attention of kuropean govern- ments to any considerable extent before the meeting of the conference and has only been discussed by students of monetary science My recollection is that it was published early in" September and within o wonth of its public Dr. Soether died, and the confe or its members’ had not the benefit of any details beyond those publishied by bim. Ther the confe ence, within thestime preseribed, could not ive his plan such consideration as would be required to secure its avproval, but it i volved a change in the wonetary policy of the leading states of Burope, certainly th ngland, the Latin Union and Germany, seland Laving 10-shilling picees, the Latin Cnion 10-frac picces and Germhny 10-mark pieces of gold in great quantitics - 1L MISNING HELR, Semond Wanted at Portland, O Whers @ Fortane Awaits Her, Kansas Crey, Mo, Dee. 30.- William Mores Yand of Portland, Ore., came Lo Kunsas City this morning looking for Jennie Semond, e times known as Jdosie Nellie Shovman, who heir tute of §0.000. now being he by the public administrator in Port lund. When the woman was bovi, in Whitehall, T1L, thivty-one years ago, John Brendle deserted his wife, disowned the ehild und went west and settied in Portland Mrs. Brendle mareied John Semond and the child ook his name. - Mvs, Semond died ten years ago and Brendle died rocently in Poyt land, leaving this estate. The estito is now held by the administrator and is claimed by distant relatives. Moreland thinks Jennio Semond is the vightful he He traced her to Omahi and to Hastings, Neb., und thence she cawe to Kunsas City two yoars ago. 4 BLLZ Soether's Proposals, replied Senator Allison, s subject I as of the ,Ihvvnlllu\ might Tary apEreem 8" univer tion SEARCHING © Jennl irle and as to an BLOWING 1RD, Southern Colorado and New Mexico Have a _ Speil of Weatl Rarox, N. M., Doc. 30 —RRailvoad, as well as all kinds*of outdoor trafe in southern Calorado and New Mesico, 13 threstened with a blockade tonight by a severe storm and o high wind whicii began at widuight last night and ineveased to & gen uine blizzard at daglight. The temperature fell ta 10= above zéro in less than two hours, and 1o oue hus ventarel aw.ay fron “shelter, except on urgent busiue: Railroads will not start wuy fr toduy, und passgenger tains wer withl two engines each, izhts at all seal out I'rance must | which | three sea anch OMAHA, JUST COMING INTO PORT | | the Manhan: | proceed in a day | the and Sound, Arrives, Long Delayed, but Safe Steamer Umbria EVERYBODY ON BOARD REPORTED WELL | 1o accept None of the Passengess or Crew Mi Had Broken a Shaft in ocenn and Drifted from Her Conrse, Nrw was th Yong, Dee. 3a. m.~“TUmbria™ nal lights of masted a big two flashed uight at 10 name funneled, threc steamship on the midnight, It due Island od, the and lost to look tower on Fire lust long over the was, ind wdor, Umbria, in the tor tower no time the the in news this through There another belated Then he asses at | | | | | | | | | | | steamship hull and the lean outlines of the Cunard racer. was no mistaking the big biack She was sharply defined in the clear moonlight. from her enormous red that o his point and was bring- Smoke was rolling ol funnels, and it Captain | MeKay had ¢ ing the was plain Unibria steam. She Sandy Hook her crow into port under her own was steaming divectly for leaving a long white wave drove her on toward her destina- tion “oficers | be scen on her bridge and everything ding Phrough the operator's glass seemed to be proce i about, as usual on board rs could h the the vess. also be seen moving lthoug were not nu merous, and the majority of the weary voyagers were probably safe in bed and leep hat their hours of Umbrin was due was sweet after the | | | | | | | op | | terror in the open sea may be | belic At the speed she was traveling the ay 3:30 this morning The ried quarautine about My steamer, North to Umbrin's agent, to the mail the Cunard Broym, hur. Pulver, rviver at 2 o'clock picr this the | her | morning meet ria at quaran and take off mails, DRIFTING BEFORE TilE val of the Manhansett With the Missing Usnbria, New Yomk, Dec. 30.-Captain Duck of the Manhansett, Bristol today, reports 5 at 1:30 oclock p. m., ngitude 57.03, he to the Cunseder Umbria g to with three sea anchors out, repair. ing her shaft. She expected to finish the re pairs the next day and wished to be reported all well, When seen by the Gallileo on D nber 25 the Umbri longitude 30.58, a position furt when she v the Manhansett It was about in the afternoon December 26, the day after Christmas, the steatnship Manhansett, out e Swansea, bound fo along on & ing up & m steamship U the sea, GALE, News from which that in spoice 5 o'clock ven days rom New York and pounding le, with the wind ki W sed, fivst sizhied the disabled | laboring in the tro vising and falling, ploughir noand drifiing before the under walls o heavy gale Saw She Was in Distress. The first mate was iy charge of hansett at the time, and he s that @l was not well with the lying silently over agmainst the 3 ‘The vessell lay to the south of the Manhan- | about fiv of her course, but in a moment call all hands,” and the bells in the rooms all the other ofticers | jingledd in a moment. Captain Duck and | Seeond Mate Eliis were on deck immediately Their eyes were at the gl nd they, too, | decided that all was not v 1 the vessel | which now begin to grow largzer and to come nearer as the helm of the Manhansett was put down and the steamshi < her nose around to the south. The Manhansett, with some of the northwest gale that was at that time blowing for all it was worth, went hurrying over the wavy course at break-neck | Soon the Manhansett came uear | to lier to make out her name and to 2 on board, The men on the Manhansett saw that she was the Umbria and that she was un donbtedly under the weather. She did not look badiy hurt, however. She had no holes in_her sides and no masts gone, no flappinz sails hanging in shreds, no injury to h rudder. There was no list to her “and she | looked Just—as it was afterwards learned to be true —merely laying to to make repairs The Cunarder had no signals of distress set and she carried no sails. She had east over the bow and s was her best to keep hernose up to the She was bobbing up and down in the All things cousidered she was doing well. The sea anchors, great heavy affuivs ticd to muny hundreds’ of yards ‘of rope, gged along in the watér and kept her nose up. She drifted a little with the but not’ much. She did not loolk budly off | when the Manhansett came up close to her. ¢ d some ico o s on her natural m the Man m made o black huli leaden s sett, miles out twas ¢ doing winy water, v and there were salt smokestaclk, aiseemed | for it blowing a liad been very bad for some d Talked with t Umbria, The captain and the signal book, and with ily, the two ships, th big Cunarder, which could ecasily have placed the Manhunsett aft her smoke stacks, began to talk to cach other. “Who are you?" asked the little fellow #The big one told him he was the Umbria and suid he was out from Liverpool for New York. ‘’hen the little one asked what the trouble wis. The Cunarder hoisted the signal, according to the book, megnt “shaft.’ The Manhansett showed an answering | pennant to let him know he was understood id then the Cunarder hoisted *Undergo- ing” The Muanhansett pennaut to let hirn and the Umbria r The Cuanarder row The Mauhansett asked if was required and the report me to my off Manhan quite ond mate got out the gale blowinz :little steamer and which, showed Jknow he marked signaled an answering was understood Repairs “Ready tomor: any assis marder replied, “No, bade farewell to the nt, the vs waived thei gloomily and the smaller amship left the Cunarder toiling with the s, At that time the ( miles east of Sundy H drifted considerably befor gale that was blowing. Hardly had the Manhansett Cunarder before a steamship with three | masts and a single smoke stack, red, with u | black top. came along bound cast.” Mates Ellis and Breen of the Mauhansett said the, thought this vessel 10 be o Cunarder bound from Boston to Liverpool. She looked very much like o Cunarder, but it is thought she wight have been one of Saturday's vessels frow this port. The vessel talked with the disubled steamship for some time and then went on | | was about 765 | 50 that she had the northwest narder left the Not In Any Danger. It has, therefore, becen concluded that the Umbria was ot badly damaged and that sho ATU | within | very tempestious voyago. | line, and the T | out tind nearly a weelc overdue RDAY MORNING, did not break her main shaft, she done so she could hardly t tha because had have e would be re Agent Vernon Brown of: the Cunard line said this afternoon, in speaking of the fate | of the Umbria “Tcannot find words strong enough with which to praise the course of action taken | by Captain’ McKay. 1 know that there has | been some criticifm because of his refusal wll proffered aid, but 1 conside that in so doing, helias shown himself to be aman of great diseretion. He certainly showed wonderful sagacity it declining all the assistance that was offered to him uppose, for instance, that he accepted assistance from either the Galileo Moravia, or Manhausett. Suppose ulso that with the Umbria in tow of cither of these vessels, the gale which had been blowing from the northwest for the last woel, shifted to the cast, it would not be anytning unusual if the tow hawser should part. In | that case what could the Umbria do to s: herself. Her. machinery Would be disabled he would be on a lee shore in a gale of wind | and nothing in the world could save her from | destruction and her passengers from death. | Tustead of that, however, Captain McK refuses assistance, des to 800 miles from shore, where he can arift and drift without getting into dangers and repair his machin ery. so that when lie does near the shore he will have his ship under full control. This denotes good seamanship. Under Command of & Good Sailor. “The Umbria now has the whole Atlantio todrift in_and if the storm gets too strong for her, she can take in her sea anchors, which Serve to keep her head to the wind, | hoist sail, turn herstern to the wind and run from the storm. 1 now thoroughly convineed that the Umbria is all right and will come into this port m_ perfect safety 4 short time. Captain McKay has shown himself to be a man of great caution and ability, und [ know that in his hands the Umbria'and all on board her ave per feetly safe The Dutch tank steamship Oce: Casse from Amste mornini, reports th noon in latitude 40,49, pussed o steamship wh parently the Cunard ste wias blowing a furious the time. 'I'hie stean distress, Quite a fleet of steamships vt last 1t and this morning. 1 was scanned with great interest in the hopes that it might have the overdue Um- brin in_tow, Chief among these was the | unship Lahn of the North German Lloyd line. She passcd_about six miles north of the spot where the Cuna:der was seen on Christmas eveuing. It was not, therefore, considered remarkable that she did not see the missing steamship. , The Lahn had a n, Captain m, which arrived this on December 26, at longitude 57.53, she s hove: ip Umbria, It o from the west at hip showed no flags of ived at the Each ar Other arrivals rcported early were the Chicazo, City of Bristol of the Bristol City | scpanto of the Wilson line, from | last named was twenty-two days There was the Carmarthenshire and Hull. The also the Regena, the Ocean e KNOW IN NE, ASK AL Wistory of Miss Ayers. Murd: in Californta. Neb., De pecial Tele- Tur Bre]—Miss Ayers, the tele- operator who was murdered Wednes- night at Brighton Junction, Cal., sister to Mrs. G A. Heller, wife of county’s The mother of the dece: S, Drefson, is i this city home with Mrs. ( Heller. From them T Bex correspondennt leasned that Miss Ayers was i experienced opdgsen-and had held important positions in% ‘\\u: She was v economical ludy and géi. the habit of tling her salavy acedhe and as_ she drew several hundrad fore her death jt is supposed her” aw her wet this money from thgny Miss Ayers was contemplating cofing 5 West Point to it her fulure kome at an early duy. . Heller has ovdercst that the remains be Shipped to West Point $oe burial. Nebraska Walding Bells, Cray Coxrer, Neb., Dee. 30.—[Special to Tue Bre ] -W. J. Gardiaer, cashier of the te bank of Clay Cenfer, and Miss Nettio Noyes o ce married Wedn day eveninz av the residence of the bride nts, three miles norvhywest of hovy v has been connpeted with the Family Who Was g to graph nesday was o Caming. makitg e as: ived in is community since ng for the childhood, be ast two years em- ployed as teacher in ou public schools. SvrTpy, Neb., Dee, 36,—[Spectal Telegram ‘Thomas Powers, well and in live stock les in Omaha and Chicago, wis married last even ing to Miss Lou Hafer 0f Sutton, She was formerly of Bedford Springs, Pa. They took the evening Burlington route for Denver, They were accompanied to the train by a large number of admiring friends. Another Consting ¢ Prattswovni, Neb., Dec. pecial egram to Tue Bee]—This evening a large number of small boys were riding down iz traveler, when it upset, throwing 1an, son of Dr. A, Shipman, off, King his arm and severcly bruising up several of the other boys. Broke Two Ribs. Oscrora, Neb., Dec. 80.--[Special to Tig Br while Lou Willson was at wo on the residence of Jumes Jac fold on which hie was at work wave hie fell to the ground, struck on the edge of @ sharp board ing two of his ribs, and Ieland Business ‘LIH ure. Graxp IsLaxn, Nebl, Dec, 80.—[Special to ‘Tuk Bee | —Another important and highly appreciated business to M represented here, is the gpeninig of o branieh ofice today by the 3 (. Dun & Co. mercanti The Fire lteca Proua, 111, Dee. 80.—The Enterprise dis. tillery burned early t3 2= nforning. This w one of the distilleries recently taken up by the trust and has only beon in i tion about two weeks. It was origing built by Kdward Spellman and Jam Doheny of this city, who sold it to the trust for £100,000. It was building in which Spellan lost his lify Uhis is the third time it hus been destrgyed Evassviiie, Ind., Dz 30.—Five this morn ing destroged the busifiess block occupied by the G, W. Warren mhsic house. Gumbert Bros., jewelers, and $Smith & Butterfield, The losses wer 5,000 G. W. sta- tioners, Warre 2 Gumbert Bros 0005 Smith prield, §20,000, firemen were ler a falling walliand injured seriously Harron of sesulis, Ciieaco, 11, Dec. '#.—The cases against Edward Corvigan sn@the Hawthorne race track ave proving remfarkably bavren of ve- sults in the way offsuppression, the end aimed o Today two ca eve dismissed, the principal witness, SiA. Birdsell, failing to appear. Had Hurdself come into court, he would have been umdsted for alleged con spiracy, the complaingntbeing o horse owner named Williaws, whe, at Birdsell's instance, was taken into cusiédy by mistake during onc of the police raidsion Hawthorne, 1 Phiom Both, Ala, SDsc, 80.@&When the this mbruing Uiy saw two R he court house [ Jaimr was eaught by by & mob ¢ agued and maskeIBmen, 0d tho. el Charle: of John Hiph and Kelley the alleged murderers of Col- lector Armstrong, of them out and han G citize Lo EENVILLE. ling Lusi ies dun i ruse who 0; utler county, took | l them as above. wnge Quotations. #--[Special Telogram to New Yoik exchange was quoted today as follows: Ehicago, 86c premium; Boston, 10c discount’to par; St. Leuls, 75¢ remiun, New York Ex NEW Yok, Dec Tue Bee.) DECEMBER | | the Boya | All of the le: 31, 1892, | NO RESPECT FOR THE COURT Independents Determined to State's Supreme Tribunal, IN THE KNOX-BOYD CONTES1 the DECISION that nsidered Tssued Declaring ties Shall 1o € As One cglslative District and the Certifieate Accordingly Prey the Two Lixcowy, Neb,, Dec. 80, to Tue Bee.) supreme eourt Speetal Telegram At 5 o this evening the handed down its docision in Knox contested election ease. The in the form of an order to Van Camp of Knox county to select two disinterested electors and compare the abstract of votes cast in both Knox and Boyd counties and to issue the certificate of clection to the legislative candidate having the majority of the votes cast at the last cloction in counties. In this deeision Justices Pest and Norval ur, but Chief dissents, and the grounds upom which tho chief justice bases his dissent cannot be learned, us the opinion has not yet been filed with the clerk of the court. J. H. Naiden, a bailif of the court, will leave for Niobrara tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock. 1f the train s not de- layed he will arrive ut Verdigreo at 4 lock tomorrow afternoon, From Verdi- gree he will bo compelled to drive overland to Niobrara, a distance of foumteen miles If the bailiff can find County Clerk Van Camp tomorrow evening he will hand him « copy of the court’s mandate, signed by Chief Justice Maxwell, Then, if there is no un- necessary delay, a cortificate of election will necessarily be delivered to Chestor Novton, the contestant, and that gentleman will bo able to assist the republicans in the organi- zation of the legislature next Tucsday. May Not Find Van Cawmp. But the chances are that the bailiff not beable to introduce himself to County Clerk Van Camp tomorrow evening. The leading independents have anticipated the decision of the supreme court and three days o an arrangement was made with the Knox county al through a foxy, but none the less prominent attorney of Niobrara. Iverything depends on delay in the cstimation of the independents here fors of that party have but one say fonight, They assert that ruse will be given his seat by virtue of the cortif he alveady hold, the decision of the supreme court to the contrary notwith- decision came County Clerk di ing him supreme will thing to aid to Tue Bee “Kruse will be of that.” Shrader “You Jmow my opinion the Nebraska supreme court. Kruse has bis seat.” Both men express the sentiments of eves independent here tonight. The dec f intensified the situation, Fow tiid fivst time since the members have arrived they have a point to rally arowud. fo say that the in- dependcents are indignant is pl mild interpretation upon the feelings they so freely express. T'he supreme court is denounced on all sides forits partisanship, and the decision in the Clay county casein which the inde- pendents had the ndvantage, and which came in for so mueh of their commendation had been forgotten. repr ative tonight: senteld Tidlependents Caucus, The independent ture now on the gr: members of the legisla- md held their first cau- cus in the parlors at the Lindell hotel this evening, commencing shortly before 9 o'clock, about twenty-tive members being present. George Blake, chairman of the independent stato central com- mittee called the caucus to ovder and it was at once voted to admit the promi- nent leaders of the part Where- upon Chairman Blake insinuated himself through the lobby and invited the leaders into the feast. Among those who wio re- sponded to the invitation were Judge Hast- ings of Wilber; Judge Allen of Madison; C. H. Picrtle, Mayor Weirand J. V. Wolfe, all of Lincoln; R. C. Druesdon of Nebras William Dech of Ithaca; W. C. Green of Kearney; Judge Neville of North Platte, and Dr. Craig of Beatrice. ‘When the gentleren had gained the room the doors were closed and « guard stationed at the entrance. The members were some- what reticent about expressing their views, but the leaders were not so difident. W. L. Greene of Kearney, who is trying to en- o the wary independents intoa United Sttes senatorial corral of his own construc on, led oft in his usual impassionately clo- quent manner. He advocated fussion with the democrats and lots of it. Judge Allen's Worst Feature Ho was followed by sturdy Judge Allen of Madison, against whom the worst that can be said Is that he has a face that strikingly reminds one of Paul Vandervoort. There was nothing noticeable ®hout his address, but one incident ocerred that for a moment nearly pecipitated a viot. Pausing amoment the judge exclaimed: **Look at the republi- cans; what are they going to do?" His stentorian toncs aroused Elder from his customary moment, and ho answers, to beat us.” Mayor Weir of Lincoln des: beauties of fusion, and so did Dech, st iy and State Lecturer Fairchild, ¢ Dr. Craig of Beatrice was in a similan frame of mind. He stated that he had been working at this thing for a long time and he was confident of the success of the schemo, “Iknow what I'm talking about,” said the doctor. I wasa republican myself once, and I don't need no sandpaper to shape my head. Spedlke lethargy for “Phay're goiug anted Wi 4o “usion, Stevens of Farnas county was the bright and shining opponent of the fusion. He was not in favor of fusing with the democrats under any circumstances Finally a motion was put and carvied with one or two dissenting votes, that all Lonor- able methods be used to offect a fusion be tween the independents and the democrats Stevens Opposed one idea of | for the purpose of organiziug the legislature, Theu the leaders filed out, leaving the mem bers to work out their own political saivation without further restraint The Lindell hotel is the only litical activity tonight and McKeighan were both busy all evening. Robert C. Druesdon of Nebrasika Oity is mak ing un energetlc canvass for the secretary. ship of the senate, and if the fusion plan is ssful he is likely to succeod Ivic Johnson is here, but admitted to Tie Bee representative tonight that his pros pects for the secretaryshin are not alluringly definte scene of Congressmen 13, po- . suec e Benator Colguitt and Wife Dylng. ATLANTA, Ga,, Deo. 80, —Senator Colquit both | Justice Maxwell | We propose to sce to it that | a City; | | Wi | will be the condition is considered eritical by his doc- tors. He is confined to his bed with one side paralyzed. Tn the next room his wife lies paralyzed and with her mind affected. She is not expected to live many days VICTORY FOR DIt BRIGGS. e is Acquitted of the Six Charges Brought Against Him. New Yonx, Dec. he sessions of the New York prosbytery, which is sitting as a court on the trial of Prof. Briggs, were con. tinued today The voting on the first charge bogun at 4 o'clock, and the vote on the sixth charge was completed and the presbytery adjourned shortly be The result of the saveral ballots was a groat surprise, for all of the six counts the vote was adverse sustaining the charges On the first charg with teaching that divine authority To sustain the ing the charge, 03 On the secontl chargo, which accuses Prof. Briggs with teaching that the church is source of diviue authority, there were votes cast in favor of sustaining the chary was fore 1o'clock on to aceusing P Briggs the reason is a source of the follows sustain vote wa b, 605 against on the third charge, Brigies taught the seriptures con tained errors of history and fact, On this charge the vote was as' follows the charge, 613 against, 68 After this vote_ had been taken two or three of * the anti-Briges men left thecourt and others rofrainod from voting on the last three charges On the fourth chage, accusing Prof. Briggs with teaching that Mosos was not the author of the Pentateuc the |‘l"4\\1( was: To sustain the charge, 53} against, The vote on the fifth charge, aceusing Prof. Briges with teaching that Isaiah did not write many of the chapters of the hook Dearinge his naue, was: In favor of sustain ing the charge, 40; against, 70. o vote on tho sixth charge, accusing f teaching that sanctitication s death, was as follows irainst, 00, aled to the general in Washington 0 susiain the Tho assombly, assembly will appoint a commission consisting of tourteen u ot on the appeal. Tie frionds of Dy s were greatly ploased with the result. They had caleulated on a majority ranging from four to SOLDIEK LVYED Hiw Wyoming People Muke an I n Ravishe Cnryesye, Wyo., Doe, 30.—[Speeial Tele- gram to T ]—1d Darrough one even ing this weel enticed Nellie MeDonald, a 4- year-old girl, into a vacant house at Hopkins ville, where he outraged her, cutting her ' severcly with aknife. The city marshal of Rock Springs went out and arrested Davrough. After he left the people of the city heard the details of the fiendish deed and a large mob started out with the avowed intenti lynching the perpetrator of the outr ‘he mob missed the marshal, who got his prisoner safely to the city lockup, Hear- ing of the lynching party that w out the soldiers at Camp Pilot Butte were sent for and they took Darrough to the guard house, where' he is now confined The authorities still county jail at Green River would certainly be lynched ort to Lynch believing he P [Special Tole- to Tuk Bek]—The republican city o held last night. The Ame 5300int ptured them and wil control the nominations at the convention mext Tuesday. A lively fight is looked for. Will be Arralgned Mon Wyo., Dec. 30.—The cattlemen who made the raid into Johnson county las t spring, now out on bail. ave beginning to vive here for their teiad, which will com- mence on Monday gram primavies can Prote LARE AR, alwe Difdians Dispute. Wyo., Dec. 80.—~Trouble that n between the two Indian tribes is brewing among : Having a Laxorn, lead to wa now vation near this Tast year congress appointed a commission to treat with the Shoshones for a pavt of the and subsequently a treaty was cntered which the government was f of the Indian lands. This treaty ratification at Washington, and a new commission was appointed, which will s0on reopen the negotiations. “The Arapahoes declare that they will have nothing to' do with the new commission, while the Shoshones are ‘willing to cede a part of their resc t that the former tribe hus 1o ownership in the lands, Chief Washalkie of the Shoshones says that al years ago the secretary of the in d the Arapahoes on the Shoshone n temporarily until other linds could bo found for them. The chief is very sy over the treatment received from tho goveinment, especizlly in the recognition of the Arapahoes as fivst owners of the reserva- tion. 1f necessary to protect himself, shakio will lead his braves against tho Avapahoes, He s Iriendly toward the white settlers, and in the eventof warit is not thought that he will molest them, The set. tlersare decidedly in- sympathy with the Shoshones. into to receive e FOR A FAIR LALLOT, Objects of the Industrial Ly 3 exits Paper. Pex., Dec. #0.~The News in the morning will say that the stavtling informa- tion has leaked out here that the organiza- tion known the “Industrial League" being extended throughout the south und west for the purpose of resisting, if necessary, vi et armis unfair elections. It had its origin in the belief of the people’s purty leaders that they were counted out in Georgin and Alabama In Georgia they claim as 1 pew eses in male attire vo ticket. The person who 3 rmation declared thut th for a fair bullot or revolution. Iifty lodges have been organized in Texus and one in Dallas, e Disclosed Darras 183,000 the demo- imparted order was AL Revolt Against Tnsurance O S, Josern, Mo, Doc, 80, —A large mee of husiness men was held this afternoon, at which it was decided to revoit against the local board of fire underwriters and to place insurance during the coming v CUSLETD BEen Tho business men objoct Lo recent advances in rates, and to the co insurance clause, which the loeal agenis haye placed in their pol cuuse of taking of £,000,000 i ¢ out of the hunds of local agents. - University Extension Cao N PuiLaperrmia, Pa, Dee The last day's session of the University Extension conference opened this morning. The prin ipal spealer of the day was Prof. Richard Moulton of thg University of Chicago par uh\'! adfiressod himself to the piuten, ng suran Toports we The confor at the call of nade from several localities adjourned to meet next year the exccutive committee, s ements of Ocean Steamers, At Kinsale—Passed ~Ottoman, from Bos. ton for Liverpool; Columbian, from Boston for Liverpool. At Antwerp—Arrived, Decomber Bromerhaven, from New York At New York—Arrived —~Rhineland, Anfwerp At Lewes, Del.—F gssed erpool for Philadelplla, 2 from -india, from Liv | tloodgates To sustain | | week thoy | ordering cocktails, brandy | they have ipo projudiced members | | Carnes noof | fear to send him to the | | trean - | and two firemen, is | ar with | Lssistant surs @, 5 1 | duty at ! board i and will join bis reghnent ENCIRCLED By e | Highways and Bywags of Lincoln. with Political Birds of Prey. PITFALLS FOR LEGISLATIVE TENDERFEfi Cards, Wo, 1 Wine le Committee Cle Tative Se tho on o ow to Avold Fe rks and Legl ndals ce of Extravage slon Recalle Lixcory, Neb,, Doc. 80, —[Spectal Tue Bee]—When the Missouris gots its anuual tear the always covered with driftwood to river banks are When the corruption are thrown open at the approach of a legislative session the highways byways that lead to the capital a rining with political valtures and that most detestable class of “varmints¥ that lives upon the offal of corrupt deals with lawmakers, From present appoaty ances this coming legislature will be Deset by the worst ot of jackals and hyenag that has ever infested Lincoln, They are al- veady arriving by twos and fours, and by next will be coming in droves. The old haunts of vice have been pre-empted for the gang by the monopoly quartermasters ana commissarics, and it is a sight for men and gods to see deadbeats and confidenco sharps who live by their wits arrayed in broadeloth and fine linen, regaling them- selves sumptuously at the hotel tables and maghes and gin up o theie purlors with the sl o wentlemen of quality and an {ncome of §25,« 000w year. When asked what brings themy hore at this time th I response is that nisuits before the sapres court or that tl are endeavoring stop the loaks that hive been sprung in the party ship. It is amusing, however, to note the fraternal feeling that exists botween “rantankerest” democrats like Tobe Caster nd “cantankerest™ republicans Ik B and Bill Dorgan While the Buzz Saw Wiizzes. The vanguard of mon who have votes t trade or sell are being tenderly caved for and some of them are already initiated {nto the mysteries of the oil-rooms and poker ggmes. in’ which the lezislative tenderfoot is fova the winner and old stagers at the game Anage to get beat out of the r last ntly the lucky dogs with a jug= handle attached to theiv names will be {a- troduced to buxom grass widows and blushe ing damsels imported expressly for the occa: sion from Omaha, whose fascinating an captivating ways never fail to feteh a sucker when he cannot I ensnaved in_any other way. The lust speaker of the house will bear e out that lovely women are the most succossful lobbyists And this bring up the question whethor a legislature can” venture to employ womer about the cepital during thé session withouf creating a scandal. Tho last_three sessions wford abundant proof of that demoraliz- ing influence which has grown worse from year to o If the papers had not suppressed these scandals for the suke of the reputable women who were innocently associnted with women of questionable character the state would liave been aroused toa piteh of indignation uone end to tho other. The only effec- tive way to forestall a repotition is to bar out all female clevks from the legislutiveshutis s and committee rooms, Places on the Pay Roll, ext to this much needed reform in the intercst of public morals comes the reform in the matter of legislative expenses. ‘Tho late veform legislature piled up a mountain of penses, On the senate pal Ono secratary, two ussis one clerk of the of tho whole, one ser at-arims, two assistant sorgeants, von spechil sergennts, one chaplaig, one postmaster, one assistunt postmuaster, ong mail carrier, ono doorkeeper, one assist- ant doorkeeper, twenty-three enrolling or Cengross o committ assistant cler) state, oucfllo clerk, elzht S two proof readers, two copy Dolders, four copyists, eleven pages, ten Jjanitors, five ~ custodiyns of cuspidores, clogets, vooms, elc., three night watchmen and sW sling ies, engors, Th lows: One_chief clerk, house pay roll was made up as fol- four assistants, twelve enrolling clerks, eight engrossing clerks, one sergeant-at-arms, thivteen assistunts, one m.nm- \“Mu 1ster, one uassistant post- doorkeeper, one assistant door- twelve committee clerks, three bill , one timekeoper, six stenographe oune private secretary to speaker, two m ers, one assistint mail carrier, five istodians of clossts, cuspidores, ete., one proof reader, two messcngers, fourtoen pages, thirteen fanitors, four watchmen, one copy holder and one fireman in charge of adiators. ou, 14 8 and 203 omployo’ made the session cost: , and mileage £ 42,868 OSSR 1.1 50,022.57 ... #199,017.83 0 per capita for Unpbal et Oran average of §h040, s That Ave Heard, rumors and facts: wnd the allied raflroad forces, wiehit i the rotunda of the Capital hotel that the vailvoads were willing that the independents should organize tHe if the democrats eould be allowed to nize tho s e--this deal if l!fl’(‘c'&? means a blockadein the senate of all bill which the railvoads sre unfriendly to, One of the first orders that the indepen- dent cauens will issue thi sion is that all bills in which they are interestod shall e in the senate lustead of the house eretofore. ‘The objeet of this move is to bring these bills into the house, thevel making it practically impossible, ' a8 4 think, for the railvoads to huy up eno votes to kill their weasuvos, The corpovations are more aotive this ses. + sion than ever, und it is rumored that each of the leuding hotels in tha city will have ul oil-room, with Bill Dovizan, Tolg Cistor, Carnes and John Sahlor as st The independents will forma) tigation into the management of all ato nstitutions and state ofMces, are now beivg formulated for l.hnv roported ' In I/hc city last evening, uul the rumor nprsnd with rapidity until it reached ‘I Mafjors head- q‘nl s, when Majors ord lou!. his con- tingent 1o run the teport down, - 16 proved gronndiess after apout i two hours' seareh, The hotels are filllug up and by Saturdi night it i3 said shut standing rooni only i be uvailable, The State Board of Health will meet {n 1603, to feel the lobmw Lincoln January tive puise and finpulse WiDE AWAK: Allull’. —o-- NEWS FOR THE List of Ohang Importance In e vice Yestorday. D [Special Tele: “I'he folliwing army ove WASHINGTO ar D, C m o Tk Bre. | ders were issued toduy @ Plst Lentenant Frank ‘I Merlwvethes, tieved ‘from fustiy " t Iort Adamng, R 1., ‘and Madison 1areak)ss, 2 Lieutenant Henry do , th v alry, having been found by an atmy wu?-x‘ ncapacitated for active norvkc having compliod with his ords vepair -t his home, is gran ave of abscnee until furthor ordews on g~ count of disubility. ‘The leave of sbience granted Fir Licuten .t Mavion B - fold, ‘Thirteenth infantry, is extended m\o month. Fivst Licutenand Albert J. Russoll, Scventh ecavalwy, will Le wolicved fiom res croitinge duty ai Jeffevson Barracks, Mo, duty and 10