Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1893, Page 1

TWENTY- AVEN THITCNE Independents and Democrats Fail to Get ogether in the Senate. CORPORATIONS ARE BLOCKING THE WAY Bread and Butter Means More Than Party Fealty to the Bourbons. HAVE WON ONE POINT REPUBLICANS Wilson Chosen to Be Temporary Secretary by the Farmers Refusing to Vote. HOUSE PLACES ALL PARCELED OUT Combine Proceeds to Divide the Plums Ac- cording to the Original Contract. DEVELOPMENTS OF THE DAY AT LINCOLN Little Hope of Breaking the Deadlock in the Wrangling Bills oy Some esent. Jan, 4.—[Special Telegr The bars ave down and the zution of the senate appears to be waiting the most liberal concessions intense partisans, and it hazard venture a prediction as to when the exi dendlock will be broken. During the h between sunset and midnight the democ caucussed with i with re public nd republ pendents, but in no c terms of settlement ag The detocrati by Harry O'Neill, insisted on its rc tives in tho senate combining with the inde pendents to knock out the republicans, as hiad been done in- the house, and urged its men to go in and carry out the compact with the independents, that was t ihe return of a republican to the United States senate of ting pendents and ns. ans flirted with inde s were satisfactory sed upon smmittee, he stecri resent Corporation interests. able to command a hearing, and worked with the democratic senators on the a bread and butter deal As is well known, the democratic contin gent in the senate is here with a single possible excoption for the intercst of the corpol the senators found them- selves confronted with two ugly horns of unpleasant dilemma—democratic partisan- however, were also basis of ations and ship on the one hand and bread and butter | on the other Rallroad Co e independent headquarters this evening that the trouble in the demo- ndependent caucus was due to the r fusal of the independents to give tho demo- crats the much wanted chairmanship of the railrond committee. This statement was denied by John A. MeShane, who is tak- ing a prominent part in the proposed coubi nations entered into by the democrats. He professed to be utterly indifferent as to which way the cat jumped, and boldly serted that the five democrats in the senate were ina position to have their own way, and were fully as strong as the fourteen members of either of the other parties. Busted th Shortly after the adjou ate thi ators, repr Denl. iment of the sen- afternoon five of the republican sen enting the railroad wing of the party, constituted themselves a committee to wait upon the five democratic and confer upon the organization of the sen ate. An agreement was readily entered into. including a natural satisfactory of the oftices, It was supposed those present at the conference that had been finally settled, but when the five republicans reported to their brother ators four of them promptly abrogated the deal and declaved that they would have nothing to do with it, declining to be deliv- ered as per contract. Once again th chaos and uncert probable that the and independents will try to agreement leading to the organiz scnate at tomorrow’s session senators division by all the question itorial situation became It is nov atall im- onopoly republicans ome to an tion of the Lobbyists on Deele. The insuvai fit blew in tos been placed in the h yoort, Joo Edgerton and €. E. Yost, with headquarters at the Lindell. It is the same trio that looked after these interests two years ago, with Paul and Joseph doing the independent act Several of the corporation wolve sent out of the city today, excited so much unfayorabl that the companies of the combine concluded to adopt o new tack, una other less familia faces will be seen around headquarters to carry out their behests express and telephone out- ent has ids of Paul Vandes 1y and the manag W comment DIVIDE IN THE HOUS Everything Whacked Up Slat sxcons, Neb, Jan. 4 to Tue Bee. |~ All MADE TIL as Had Been Special T m of the members with the exception of Brockman of Richardson were in their scats to answer rolleall when the house was ealled to order this worning, and he came in but a few winutes The speakerappointed Mars gatekeeper and of the cloal room, Casper moved that the house proceed to the completion of the permanent tion and it eavvied without dissent Elder asked if it would be sati Al the this otherwi ato, I temporary hamp temporary custodian organizi actory to acclamation, stating that much time, t} » be lost ou ol call yery mild way of announcin bine had agreed to carry further, und that the caucus slate had been made up. In view of this no republican red 1o interpose a protest. Porter tamed B K. Hall for first assistant clerk, Casper mamed J. H. Edmiston as second assistant clerk, and Sheridon named E, R. Carpentor of Red Willow for third assistant. The chaie ruled that but one could be taken up at o time. and Hall's elec tion was quickly accomplished, Falk of \ces by would save At would S was a that the com: its work still alelng Begun, When they came to the socond ussist Jensen read & section of the censtitution naming the employes of the louse, and fiud dag no second ussistant clork entered his potest agalost employing one Casper agreed with him in so far us the question ws on f1ling the house of unnecessary employes, but thought tho move to limit the clerk's assist would be forving ai conoimy 1)urious inilerests of (ke house. nt, that Jeusou sild that from the wuy the senute ‘l he thought that the place for ecouow COND YEAR. 18 their prosence | A dot | was performing it was very doubtful if m was i wh complished for a long while and it was not necessary to employ this additional help Howe ealled the attention of fact that the would be aw by the appointment As the casiest and guickest w Gifficulty. a bright thought suddenl « of the me ind it was su, Jensen to the violating the out of the struck ry. The though r to keep up the house journa ntment was made, but Mr [ Casper named Du f weant arms, and Crane of De Allen of Omaha. It rec tle it i Dungan was « to 40 nter Straggle for the Clay Elder named L, A, Beltzor for as sergeant-at-arms, and it went througl clamation Then came the que lain to pra, presented by a tionof sclecting a chap- for the ¢ tas vell as the unre. and there were three names foy tha lac Gold mith of Cuming named Pearson of West Point, Higging of Custer wanted to bring down Rev. W. D. Hall, and Oakley did his best for Elder 1, W, Howe, chaplain at the penitentiary. x-Chaplain Diffenbacher was o candidate, and had canvassed the house as thoroughly as he knew how, but his name was not mentioned, and while the vote was being taken he sat on the press plat form at the vight of the speaker, looking as meek asan omelette. Such s independent ingratitude, and Diffenbacher is cast aside and forgotten, save for the famous “takin off-the-id-of-hell” prayer that he delivered after the flight of Senitor Taylor two. years a vesulted nd Mr. Hall will pray s I the next two or The vote on_chaplain G; Howe, 43; Hall daily for the membe three months. Howe moved the appointme pages by the speaker. and the made a breal r his desk, b on motion of Porter a committee of three, consisting of Dobson, Schappel and Van Housen, was ap. pointed to consult on that matter and report tomorrow morning, A discussion ensued over a Kruse to appoint o committec of \rrange the Kruse fate and wus left out on the ecdges and ¢ CONS wants a better seat was backed up in his position by several pthers who were also unfortunately iocated Barry charged that a committee from Lan caster had cut and dried the whole thing and given the independents the double cross, while Woods ¢ d toany one coming in and_allowi to “hog it a A Denial and Apolog denied the soft impeachment of sthe situation had been ex- wined Barry nrose and gracefully took it | back. The motion was laid on the table, but Woods could not resist the impulse to move the previous question. Of cours wais no question before the house and eve body opened their faces and cachinat Still Woods knew that his constity pected something from him and as he bound to do his duty he demanded the ves and noes. He was suppressed tempor | arily, but his face gave evidence that his trouble was liable to break out again at any tin On motion of MckKe last e of twelve kids at motion by three to re sents came in Oakley Barry and aft son_the rules of ssembly were adopted until the commit on rules could report The speaker was authorized to malke appointments, and acquitted naming Norman Roth as Mrs. N. J. Bowlel A mo th t- ment of i committee of th ait on tl senate and inform that body that the house was organized and ready for the transaction of business, and 4 reces W tauken until 2 o'clock Named Some Com At the opening of the afternoon session the speaker appointed the following commit- tecto notify the senate of the organization of the housc: Howe, Casperand Porter. Trwin of Platte moved the appointment of a committee of eight including the speaker, | to prepare the session rules and the follow- ing were named: Elder, Watson, Ouk Casp: , Stevens, Henry, and Speals The spec some himself by postmaster und Ppostmaster. itte M AL committee on pages had to_be exel time 1o consider the applica tions them and_left, followed sixty-one applicants who were on | person to look after their intevests. were 257 who aspired to become errand boys in the employ of the state, with a prospe of success for only twelve o them. The committee did not seem very affected by the certainty of causing so much disappointment and went bravely about its task Commenced Legislating, 1der introduced & resolution instru the elerk to furnish the press reporters the necessary stationery. bill titles, copi resolutions ind other néeded convenienc enable them to make o complete sembly ar was declared right away by Schelp of Platte, who moved to tabl Blder spoke in_ favor urging the precedent the rule estab lished by former sessions, and said that he wanted the people of the state to know what was being done. The members could ot write up the proceedings themselves and they could not afford to have the state ment go abroad that had treated the public’ press discourteou He declured that the power of the press was “equal 1o dnost any ook in the land.” and wound up 105 all vight, aud 1 say, let er ting with o of s 10 report of of the resolution, d the; “Kymer se was lost on 1 Then the mded the motion to 11 call by vote of discussion came on Casper denied that it was customs the press any extra conveniences, and is watter of fraternity said that he was cor tain that T Bee, with its $600.000 buildis ud other papers with capital behind then did not ask it. He thought that the ¢ | tion_of the resolution would be a courtesy, but it rehended too | little things that did not wok pretry 1eiton of Nuckolls amended so as | off the *necessary stationes chopped out th anid the: resolution was then adopted, But in stead of ending the newspaper controversy it scemed that ithad only just begun, for McKesson introduced a resolution providing that each member be furnished ten daily papers, or their cquivalent in weeklies, and moved its adoption, which was seconded by Joe Burn: ible, but it to 5. i and to give asing muny 1o cut and Oakley alking About Papers, Schelp again table, and the resolution wis laid there on {a viva voce vote, but the matter was not then ended by a good long hour. Division and roll eall weve de manded, and, finally, aftor a long discussion, the speaker allowed the question to be put over aguin because of the ignorance of sou f the members a. the matter when they voted before. On roll call the motion to table was st by a vote of 49 to 48, Beal of Custer amended by cutting the number from ten to dive, and MelKesson | promptly boosted it up to sever | evens of Furnas, whose experie taught him that some harmie things were loaded to the muzzles have the whole matter go ove | row, but wus decl: it of o | Horst of K told of the papers that were taken house every week six, ye was there befor bers would not take the them to their constituents opposed the stato buying any | ton offered a substitute, number to two, but was riied He appealed from the do and the speaker suid thit t be cheerfully “putten not seconded and the | “putten,” | Dary of Grecley did not wan tho | moved declared [ n ‘e had looking tried to until tomor- cartlonds of of the state when he the troubl and 10 5¢ vehe: pers educing the ut o order. f the chair, uppeal would was not posi antage of the independ. Uing to face o churge of tion to take uny gdv cuts, as he was uny exlravaginee Lwo years hence. Independents Wa Thme. Porter moved the vefevence of the matter W A special commiltee of five to report to- morrow. He said that he was not advocat- 10g a penny wise aud pound foolish plau, us Y Was Pearson, | | ganization of the senate is comy | Chapt | ley. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNIN( in the matter of appropriations. but he thought the members ought to deliberate on this question MeKesson regretted to see this disposition to run the independents into a cauens before allowing them to vote on any question Woods could not be kept quiet any longer and declared that the intent of th resolu tion was to make the members respecters of persons, as they would not have enough papers o send to all their constitu and « 1sies and hard feelin, d rsper said that he knew experience that somwe of the members were founded ! e the tr to papers h stituents if them. and hat ausing to s would end the th had them uble wils The i ost by a Brockman entered a enment that the buy papers Woods ins there should 1 to table ote of 16 t¢ the amendment was plea for the enlight . while Keckley insisted might just as well go to people as to buy them the pec grislature s for the ted that if any were bought be one for every citizen of the Henry of Holt deelared that the members were treadiug on dangerous wround. He vid that he and most of the other members wanted to come back again, but was certain if he voted for the resolution his folks would pitel him overboard, He left the house in doubt as to his exact meaning on that point Soderman of Phelps declared that the reso- lution was “unjust and not vight,” and th commencement of the great extravagance that threatencd the body. Soderman will be remembered as o member of the commit- tee on wiys, means and finance of two years ago, when he liad a stereotyped motion that was made when every appropriation bil came up, 1t was, *Tmove to cut it to half. Bound to Have Papers. The members were well-nigh exhausted by this tallk. and the seven paper amend s allowed to come to o vote, and car, nded . Ste 10 tomor question then came on the resolution, but, before it could be pu vens moved an adjournment until v “The organization of the house being com pleted and the next thing in order being the cuanvass of the retirns, which must come up it the joint committee, the house blocked from further procedure until the or- ted ore is INDEPEND, IN'T VOT So Frank Witson Was Elected Temporary « Sennte, Special T The senate commenced togetherat 10:2 this mc in Gearhardt offered the usual prayer and then enant Governor Majors an nounced that the unfinished business of v would be taken up and called for @i on temporary seerctary. The o stood as yesterday, the fourteen repub. i the fourteen independents and the five democrats bringing up the rear frer a slig ise, the lieutenant gov: ernor called for another vote, ‘Tis time the fourteen independents remained stolidly in their seats when the name of their candi date was called. The fourteen republicans voted for Wilson as before, and the five dem- ocrats stuck to Frank Morrissey, The lieu- tenant governor then stated that he was somewhat in doubt as to what was his duty in the premises here was no law or rule governing the clection of a temporary se tary and president and certainly no rule to compel senators present to vote, Conse: quently he was compelled to hold that a majority of the seuators voting should elect, and he therefore declared Prank H. Wilson the temporary secretary of the senatc “Tefft of Cass at once arose and moved the appointment of a committee of five to ¢ umine and report upon the credentials of the acting LINCOLN to Tnn Brr work of gettiy legram the ning yester another vo licans oppos n Divide After the motion had been seconded, put . the lientenant governor’ an- nounced the follow s the members of the committee: T¢ ass. Isggleston of Lan . Dysartof Nuckolls, Harvis of Nemahia 1 Mattes of Otoe. The committeemen had wdivided pro rata among the three p: tics, the republicans and independents cach recciving two and the democrats one. Darner of Dawson then moved a recess until 2 o'clock this afternoon, but upon di vision three democrats voted with the re ublicans against the motion and it was lost “This was the first time any of the democrats had voted with either, of the other partics and some little comment was caused by the fact. but it was evidently a sarprise 1o the republicans and none of them afterwards be lieved that any signiticance was to be at tached to the incident Eggleston of Lancaster then moved a re cess until 11 o'clock to_enable the committee on credentials to make its report and his motion was carried. It met with o dissent- ing vote. ALl the Credentinls Approved. After assembli credentials re 1 been \in the committee i that the proper certi sented: entitling_the Babeock. Davner, Dy- rabam, ( Y Camphell, ¢ sart, Iggleston, Halln, Hale, Harris, Johnson, Lobeek, Low Mattes, McCarty, McDonald, Miller, Moore, Mullen Pack Sy nders, Scot Stewart, Thomsen and Youl A committee consisting of Senators Pope of Su Smith of Buffalo and Hale of Madison was appointed to nonfy Chicf Jus tice Maxwell that the senators were ready 1o take the oath of oftice. In & few moments the committec appeared at the entrance of the senate chamber and with the ehief jus tice in its midst elbowed its way through the crowds of candidates for g and paused long enough for the ble Walt Seely to make sive announcement of its If the wtors had b somewhal vemiss in dignity in the carlier proceed the aunouncement of Seely recalled th a full sense of the weight of the ibilities resting upon their shoulders After the senators had subscribed talken the oath Senator Correll sent a reso- lution to the deslke, after which the senate, on motion of North of Platte, took a recess until § o'clock Couldu't Break the Lock, The afternoon session commenced at and after roll call Senator Pope of Saline moved that the rules of the session of 1801 be adopted to govern the deliberations of the until the new rules could be adopted “The motion was carried without dissent. Clark of Douglas moved that the s do now proceed to the election of a presid pro tem. His motion struck a populur chord and the lieutenant governor dc \tions were in order, witor Darner of Dawson pl ation Dysart of Nuckolls, while Everett performed the same pleasant duty for Sen tor Correll of Thayer. ‘Lhen the burly form of big Jim North from Platte county avose from behind his desk and there wis more than its faint suspicion of a smile thut possi- bly meant mischief on his face. In the half of'a minute he placed in nomination Johr Mattes, jr., of Otoe. Hon temporary clerk proceeded to eall the roli. ‘Phc senutors voting for Dysart were Campbell, Dale, Darner, Gray, Harris, Johuson, MeCarty, Mullen, Packwood, Sauder, Smith, Stewart and Young. Those voting for Correll were: Clark, lggleston Everett, Graham, Hahn, Lobéck, Lowley, Donald, Miller, Moore, Pope, Scott and effit. Those voting for Mattes werc: Bab. cock, Hale, North and Thomson, “Phe innate modesty of the candidates pre vented them voting and when the lentenant Roveruor pnounced the result it sto Dysart, 13; Correll, 13; Muttes, 4. Moo of Lancaster then moved an ad- Jownment until 10 o'clock tomorrow and it wis carried without opposition, but not uutil a general laugh went. round at the evident hopelessness of the situation 1ts Business. LaxcoLs, Neb., Jan. 4.—[Sp Telogram to Tue Bee. | The State Board of Transp tation held its last ting before coponsi impres proach n Spons: to and [CONTINUED ON 8ECOND FAGE. | 5 heing even between the parties, the | gin'debato took pl organi- | | pointments JA DELIGHTED THE DEMOCRATS Thousands Attend the Opening of the Tllinois Legislature, HAD WAITED FOR A QUARTER OF A CENTURY For the First Time In Many Exceutive and Legislatur, In Politieal Ac ngs of th Yeurs the Tave Been ord Procecd- FiestDay, Senixeriey, T cighth general assem at noon. Long befo the galleries of both Jan, 4.—The thirt 1y of Hinois convened sthe hour of meeting louses were crowded with spectators. Among the visitors were many prominent leaders of both parthes, but the most conspicions in the throng were dozen or more veteran democrats who came from all parts of the state to witness the realization of their dreams of a quarter of a century—the opening of the general assem- bly by the demoerats in both branches, with a democratic executive at their back The house was called toordor by Seerc of State Pearson. Prayer was offered by a temporary chapialn, after which the roll was called. One hundred and fifty-one members responded to their names absentees were Levitt of Logan and Fowier of Hardin The house then proceeded to the clecti of a temporary speaker, Callahan lican, placed in nomination Waiter of Alexandria county ; Wilson of Ogle county, demoerat, pliced in” nomination Caleb Jolin son of Wh After speeches seconding the nominations o votk was taken, resulting Johnson, i8: Warder, 84, Johnson was de- clared elected and conducted to the chair by A committee NUARY fohnson in his speech of nee con- gratulated the people of state on the fact that the democratic party control of ‘its affairs, that one izens occupied to the i the gift of the nation, and 1, courngeous, patriotic citizen and typical American, Grover Cleveland, will be president.” The speaker then dwelt at length on the necessity of wise, judicious islation on behalf of the 4,000,000 people of the state: Other temporary officers were then chosen, followed by a committee on er which proceeded to collect the credentials members, They reported credentials of the sitting members as regular, and the of oftice was duly administered. The elee- tion of permanent speaker was next de- clared inorder. G. P. Morris of Iroquois nominated Clinton K. Crafts of Cook, demo- crat, and he was duly-elected and took the chair, delivering o speech of thankful ac- | ceptance, congritulyted the members on the political Status of the state and touched on the legdslative work befare the body. Tempo- rary” ofticers already eleeted were made per- manent. Committee o0 notify governor ap- pointed. Adjourned. In the Seante, ut Governor Ray called the senate at noon, @fter prayer. The temporary officers named by the democrats in the catcus last night! were confirmed by vote of 97 to Roll call showed that! the only absentces were -Senators Craig and Reaville, demo- crats. The newly electedsenators were then sworn in. 1 Senator J. W. Coppinger of Madison county was chosen ‘president pro tem an accepted in a brief speech. The democratic nominees were thon made permanent ofti- cers of the senate and a committee appointed to wait on the governor and inform him that the senate was ready for busin, Recess A moessige received from the hous aunouncing the adoption of a resolut viding fora joint session of the two hous: at 11 o'clock tomorrow to_canvass the vote cast for state officers at the recent clection, A similar resolution was adopted by the teand adjournment taken 1o 10 o'cloclk to- MOrTowW. gra Licuten to order CLOSE IN MONT Democrats and Populists Combine and Or- ganize the g Hewexa, Mont,, Jan. 4 of the house of repre he organization | sentatives begun yester- day, under an arrangement between the populists and democrats, was concluded this morning. The populists have the speaker and the democrats the chief clerk, assistant\ clerk and assistant sereeant-at-arms. Republicans haye stopped dilatory measures, but are watching closely for an opportunity to get control of the house. 'The marein between the two sides is 0 ¢lose that the absence of one democrat and the switehing of one populist would give the republicans control. The latterrefuse to pair under any circomstances. They still fuse <o allow Davidson, the sick democ to nttend the sessions, A committee will b named tomorrow to consider the case of Hamilton, demoerat, and Lcech, republican, contestants from Chou- teau county. The committee will probably consist of two democrats, two populists and one republican. 1t is expected Leech will be seated because by seating the other man the populists would give the democrats a clean majority in the house, which would destroy the populist’s mfluence. It is not known whether the contest will be decided at o orafter the election of United States sena” tor. The democrats believe they will clect Sanders’ suceessor and the fight is waxing warm between the principal candidates, Clark, the Butte millionaire, Hauscr, the Helena money king, and Dixon, the present congressman, Dixon is being’ pressed by Marcus Daly of Anaconda, who is here in person divecting the campiign. The senti went in the lobbies and_hotels seems to be that thenext United States senator will cither be a demoerat or & populist sergeant-at-arms, CONNECTICUT'S NEEDS, is Mukes u ¥ in His fnaugural Hawrkon, Conn,, 3an. 4.—Governor L. B Morvis of New Havem was inaugurated today. The fact that hie hias held over for two years by reason of a deadlock between the senate and house, gave st to the prococdings. The new house of répresentatives organ ised today. IsaaeW. Brooko of Torrington was made speaker, He called attention to the unusual circumstances in which the house net. An annual session of the legis lature was formerly considered necessiry, but there had been no legislation for fou yeurs Governor Mo W Suggestions mmewed inte | senate Governor Bulkley transmitted the appoint- ments, made by hiin sibee the last meeting of the general wssembly, also a statement of the financial transactidns of the executive department Ii the . after organization, a parti e over i resolution noti fying their retiving governor that the senatc Lo receive apy commuulcation he had to wilke. Senator Pierce, a member of previous senate, objected to recognizin Governor Bulkley by the passing of resolutions, but it passcd. “The governor notified the senate that he | had loaned 500,000 to the various depart ments during the pust two years and sub. witted vouchers for i sent a commun 10 wade, which h nate o also s ap has 1 confivmed by the oncurrence with the were aceopted and omin issionerships p not be wted upon i « Hoth matters itted to the house joint r u was passed declaving e state ofticers clected in | svember to have been duly elected, and ap. inted commitices to wait on the governor and other state ofticers aud uotify them of | their election. Lieutenant Governor Cady was sworn in and the seuate joined with the | house in a joint session. Governor Morris was escorted to the stand i | United States se 5, 1893. ¥ Governor Bulkley nd his staff overnor Morris his inaugural ad s to the joint session, following which cach house separated and adjourned for the day In his address the governor urged that a constitutional convention be called to change the constitution that a plurality stead of a majority, may select state o nd recommended thata law be pas disfranchise any wan who sells vote, and a law to prevent of any members of the le performances of his dut the retiving governor, read cers, d_to buys a due approach the CONCEDE MUK Anasy, N Y whimper heard amofig the members of the legislature about opposing of the obvious purpose Murphy the machine to push Tid United States senat Whether the sar fully made one week hience is o consideration which involves some doubt Why? Because the assembly commit tees will then have been made up and named by the new speaker, The democratic majority in the houso this year is large, and hence, a greater number of baskets will held up for droppings of position and patron age. For instance, the men from Hugh McLaughlin's \Brooklyn bailiwick have al ready made - formal demand upon Speaker Sulser of Tammany hall for at least one- | fourth of the assembly patronage. It is believed here that the fixture of the senatorial caucus datea week in-advance of the usual time for holding such us is the result of apprehension that o rumpus ma be made i the family by the certain inabil ity of the speaker to satisfy all his party colleagues. The machine democrats do not make any attempt to deny that the reason for holding the caucus almost a week ahead of the usual time is simply to_avert any pos sibility of organized opposition to” Mr Murphy Speaker Susler took state to the assembly announee all the stan commitiees next Monday uight. There need not bhe a sur prise, however, if the list is not made public until atter the senators ucus. Such a plan is under consideration now by the demo atic leaders and will be put into operation thought it will be to Murphy's | vard the statement can be truth 1l asion today to t he proposed to ing 1 county with apparent sincerit know yet for whom they will vote ator, ‘but that they will go into ca there as a unit NEW Youk, Jan. 4.—An_cvening owned by State Senitor Brown been regarded as one of the most ent men in the state legislature known to be a friend of this evening “The leaders of the democratic | resolved to I Ldwary democrat tes senator on Tuesday evening om present indications Mr. Murphy will have no opposition as cand date for senator. The Brooklyn senators nd assemblymen resolved today to go into uens, and this settles the ques s to whether Mr. Murphy will be elected or not. he Brooklyn democrats, it will vote for Mr. Murphy." declare, do not for sen us and delegation that they paper, who has independ- | nd who is Mr. Cleveland, says vty have Murphy. candic for is thought, LOW IN GEITIN South Dakota's Law Makers Mecting with Many Dificult Pierre, S. D., Jan. 4. —[Spe to Tup Bek]—There is little that the legislature will wet business before next week, members being | nearly all unfamiline with legislat methods, The speaker and lieutenant gov- crnor find _great difficulty in framing com- mittees. 1tis likely that the committees will not be named before Friday or Satur- day. The senate met this morning to com- pléte its ormanization und choose seats. Senator Burleizh of Yankton being feeble and lately vecovering from a paralyt Messes. Dollard of Ban Homme and Fountain of Moody being afflicted with deafness, were granted front seats, Other- the'seats were awarded by lot. 1" Some amusement was eauscd by the refusal of populists to take seats mong republicans and their voluntarily acrificing of their order of ehoice and taking the last six seats remaining after the choice. At the session two years ago many members were made ill and ously by the almost absolute lack of ventilation. o ob viate this danger in the tuture the senate arranged for an elaborate system of ventila tion, which will make sanitary conditions porfect. The senate chamber has been bare previously and cheerless, but it will now be handsomely carpeted and vendered otherwise attractiv “The rules of the adopted. “The house met, this the rules of the prece afterwards chose scats the senate in thorough itol buildinf and adjourned mittees will not be announced before next week. .S, Everett will be chairman of the committee on rules. Goyernor Sheldon has i pointed T. M. Loomis of Webster, Day county, private secretavy, Loomis wis formerly register of deeds “ieve and lately cashicrin a bank at Webstoer, Resubmission Will Carry. Stovx Faies, S, D Jan, 4 ved from every county in’ the teustworthy correspondents ults of interviws with cvery ‘member of the and house, show that resubmission will carry. TO WORK, al Telegram Provability down to active ve some s previous sessions were fternoon and adopted | ling legislature i to ting the cap- e house com Reports re from Suggestions from Mi St. Pavt, Minn., Jan the legislature listened retiving Governor Merriam and the inaugural add of Governor Nelson, The latter recommends an gxtension of the manufacture of binding twine at the state prison: calls attention to the necessity for action looking to uniformity in public senool text books suggests a constitutional amendment for the taxation of the gross carnings of mining, ex i slecping car compunies, and ommends the state inspection of ull ele: vittors. The republican joint caucus for the sclec tiou of u senatorial candidate was held te- night with eighty-five present, all of whom st their votes in favor of Senator C. K Davis. ‘Phree others not present ave kiown to favor him, making his known strength eighty-eight, or eight less than the straight republican vote in both houses. Bighty-five is a majority on joint ballot, and Senator | Davis will doubtless be elected. In joint to the addy Michigin's Senatorial Fight, ANsING, Mich,, Jan. 4.—Today's cvents fu the fiest well defined action by cither side during the senatorial contest The Upper Peninsula delegation has signed an agreement to stand by Jay Hubbell to the finish. The Luce mien ar ut that this action will beat Stockbri The Stockbridge men are ta fidently, but refuse to give out any i I'hey claim the only effect of the opposition | now is to discover ‘somenody o beat Stock bridge. They have become convinced it can not be done with Luce. The Luce men deny this, and that the Oyernor's have perceptibly brightened during and that there have been at least strength sh ng veey con assery o two accessions to thelr M AUGUSTA Maine legis th dent In the house spea Without the trensaction of {mportant business both houscs adjourned to | Lomorrow ‘ Tt Sixty-sixth Sessi Th was organized | | | o | Me., Jan. 4 sixty-sixth today. In clected presi AM senate Spear was R r Mary Ellen W Jan. 4 w0 hdraws. Mrs. Mary 1. 1 her candidacy for the e. A letter to Chairman Breidenthal of the people's party state cen- l Toresa, Kun has put un end | | vote | th | to postpone | publicans e | of the undec | The rc | case to determine. whether or not John } convention tral | committee contains her She says she withdraws in the interest of harmony and so as to not render possible the election of one who is not in full_sympathy with our principles. There: 1 deem it my duty to say that Ishall not permit my name to be presented or my claims to be sidered at the coming senatorial The person elected should be 4 m road populist withdrawai MASSACHUSETTS' NEXT SENATOR, ¢ the Cholee of the Repubie S of the Leglsta The repub s this afterno 1 United States s t tor Daw Crapo forees, u Mt Lod \ Mo ss., Jan. 4 Tenry Ca e © met in eauc wer Senator Butier, 1 ked why th 1o hold this caug could not b e taken ked was fair rinst the 1s8ion of members h asked to wch has! for 19 Wt anad 12 \ i of unfaiv play, The dis dnte had froe and open and the majority had chosen January 4. The motion the caucns wits overruled and iey proceeded to ballot, The ball follows: \Whole number of votes, 1 sary for a choice, 94: Henry Cabot [ 133 William W, Crapo, 803 F Greenhalge, 21 William Cozswell senator th e January \ XIS o John D, he cau 81 POPULISTS, ted Election the Republicans, Toreky, Kan, Jan, 4.—~The supreme court this morning decided two of the four legisla tive contests argucd yesterday, one in Jack son county and the other in Republican county. Both went against the populists Further hearings will be had in the other two ¢ If James Wilson, independent republican, will act with the party, the re 1 opganize the house, even 1f ane led cases goes against them ans claim he witl do o Kansas Cases Won by bl Refused the 1 New Youk, Jan. 4.—In Cleveland's mail today was a card sent to him by Thomas € announced that Mr. Plat 1t of the United States FExpre nelosed o pass giving Mr. Cleveland the courtesics of the company. Mr. Cleveland looked at the card and réturned it to Mr. esident-elect letter and a Platt. The a8 presi- s company, | Platt. Missourians interested in the appoint x-Clovernor Franeis to a cabinet pos had & chat with Mr. Cleveland today. The delegation is led by Colonel Grif Prathoer. nt of Short Sessh JeprERsox Criv, Mo., Jun. 4 lature et The at noon, the new members w sworn in, and adjournment taken till tomor- row. Caucuses for the nomination of oficers will be Tield tonight The republicans in inated K. Busch of St pro ten of the senate Osagze for speaker of the house, The democrats nomi pro tem, of the senate voll and Thomas W. Maybree of | speaker of the house. caucus tonight Louis for | and nom- sident Organized by the LaxsiNG, Mich., Jan, ture met in biennial session today, The senate organized by electing the nomi- nees of the vepublic ucus of last night. No business of importance was transacted. The house organiz hy ceting W. A, Atum, the roy n nominee for speake New Hampshir Coxcoun, N. H., Jan. 4 the legislature met tod Robert 1" Chamberlain, clected speaker of the hous In the senate John MclLane of was chosen president. nehes of republican, was Melford Does Not F ct o United St Raveian, N, €., Jan. 4.—The legislature of North Carolina organized today by the ¢ tion of John L. King, president of the senate. and Lee S, Overmay speakerof the housc. This assembly does not clect United States Hale Will Rq Avausty, Me., Jan. 4 islative caucus tonij nated Eugene 1a wor. The rey H re-clected J sed the Election Bill Arpany, N. Y., Jan. 4.The constitutional amendment bill, postponing the clection until November, has passed both houses, sent Maine, “The republican log. It unanimously > for United States sena lican state committee tonight Manley chairman renomi - BARBER'S PARDONING POWER. rison Warden Refused to Recogni His Authority, Colo., Jan. 4.—A special to the an from Cheyenne, Wyo., suys: The 1. when State DENVER, Repub Osborne be he seized oftic court e governor of this stat an ante-room of the executive apitol is on in the sup hree long arguments wer the counsel today and three more luwyers aro to speak. ‘This_issuc was made by the refusal of Warden Briggs of the state prison to viet on receipt of a pardon from Amos W. Barber, then acting as gov crnor, The latter's attorneys contend that Osborne could not become governor until h vote was canvassed, [t will be remembered that Mr. Osborne canvassed his own vote Counsel for Oshorne will say that being elected 1o fill a vacaney he should have been allowed to enter upon the duties of his ofice at once, Cheyenne Politics, Crnvesse, Wyo., Jan. 4.—[Specinl Tel gram to Tie Bes | —At the democrat city held tonight Mayor Bresnahe L second term, The 1 ted fo ce is 19d 17, Stahl A close both parties are wis nomin; publican not vaced s confident of oked for ana HeCess, - LOST HUSBAND AND CHILDIEN, Disappe Children at St dosey Joseri, Mo, Jun. 4.—A strange disap. nce, which greatly exercises the curi ty and sympathics of the community, was reported 1o thw police today by Mrs, Dennis Coyle, whose husbaud has charge of a stable of horses at the Exposition Coyle's sister came here a week ago to visit het brother, Day before vesterday she took Coyle's two young children in a carviage with her and started, ostensibly 10 a Cath lic church near by 10 haye them baptised Since then she has not been scen or henrd of her friends, Yesterday Coyle, becoming alurmed over the prolonged absence of his sister and children, started out to scarch for them. He, too, has failed to veturn, and all ace of him hias been lost, Mrs. Coylo hus en driven nearly insane by anxioty - L BIAVE MAN, Sr PACe COUrse DEED OF At the Risk of s Own Life And Saves Two Chilldren from Death, PrrrssuiG, Pa, Jan. 4 Andrew Passetti, an Italian living in Hollow, saved two small children from being run over by an engine on the J but to save their lives he will pr his own. The children were p track anddid not observe a bucking down on them. PPa the peril of the chilaven and Lravely ran thelr reseue. Catehing in cach arm he remgved them from the tack just as he was struck by th ine. ‘The children were not Lurt, b rescuer veceived a terri ble wound on bis head. He is 80 dangerously injured that it is feared he will not —————— New Cises of Typhus. New Yok, Jan. 4.—Five additional cases of typhas fever were reported tonight, mak- ing a total of eighty-nine cases since Decens ber 1, 1692, ow Passotti Last evening etion road hubly ving on the ifting engine ettl noticed Alonzo Tubbs of | and wounded are | whole country | off, the | most atre ——— — NUMBER 199, [ BLOODY FIGHT WITH A MOB | Desperate Battlo in the Streets of Bakerse | ville, North Carolina. OVER TWENTY-FIVE MEN MEET DEATH Valn Eforts of a Sherif's Posse to Protect @ Self-Confessed Murde Prominent Men Among the Dead List of the Victims, BAKERSVILLE mob of N. O, Jan. 4. Last ked men eutered the night & ail and murde to the and lynelied him, were killed inan Ahout twenty: \ 500 took Calvin half fore mile away 8 o effort to defend the i five of the mob were Soven of the sheriff ven of the sheri mor Killed. A the des prominent L men in the county Suipes’ Cold-Blooded Crime. fonssox Crey, Tenn., Jan. 4 which led up to the terrible in Bakersville, N. €., ave as follows Wiseman and Calvin Snipes w partners 10 an illicit distillery in Mitehell county, Ny €., and had told William Osborne and [saag Osborne, two brothers, where the distillery was situated. William Osborne veported the disdillery to the oficials’ at Bakersville and helped them to destroy it Wiseman and Snipes suspected Isane Oss the informer. On the night of went o the house ne, armed with rifles, up. He came to the culprits opened almosh with bullets. Wiseman and ested, but saficient ovidenco tined against Wiseman and Suipes bound over to the sup ourton pavely circumstantial evidence. He was placed in jait, and, afted beine confined about two weeks, confossed 1o the Killing in the manner above stated, List of the Killed. The lynehing and the fatal confiict with the sherifi®s posse is confirmed. The names of those of the sheril's party killed are us follows : Jo N WILLIAMS, 1% RICHTE. N. JONES, 13 SANIS 5 JOLNSON, WILLTAM REED. TN BECKNER. JOWLAW W. Ik PAN GONDHATETELD TOM HALL, ‘The names are JOLN WORK. e Iynehin facts affair Aaron borne as August of and door and riddling % they Osbe him Isaae led the him e b as released Snipes w could not be o he v of those of the mwob killed HARRY B OWEN JACK PHILLIE Several others, whose names are nop K1own at present, were also illed. “he conflict was the most sanguinary ever occurrod in North Carolina, and i mess senger who hus just arrived from thero says that both sides are still fighting and that many more people are being killed, The around s in a ferment of exe citement and reinforcements are arviving hourly upon the scene of buttle from the add Joining countics for both sic Later advices from Ba ville indicate that the fight has assumed the proportion of apitched battle, waging fariously. '|‘h§ killed were reported at 3 o'clock a. m. a numbering fifty-s: CHRIME OF A MOTHERK, She Kills Her New I Child in w Horrible Minnrent erime took plac . Jan. 4.—A lorrible at the county alms house & Among the inmates of the ine Mary Chase. Barly Fridoy. ame down from her room, passed outdoors and few moments res turned. The k that she was deathly pale. When she was they went to her room and a sickening sight there met thew gaze. Blood was spittered over everything and an investization showed at during the night a child had been born, b ehild being found a search was made, It was noticed that Miss Chase cavric | a pafl when she went out and scarch was made in the outbuilding, O lifting o board in tho floor a most shocking sight was reveale The body of the child lay with both arms Y, gzsand body cut instrips and the head i from the trunk, Coroner Burgett ummoned and assisted in_an examinay A sad story connected with this crimd is that a fow years ago the sime woman committed a like deed, On the plea of ine sanity she escaped the penalty of the law, few days stitution morning 1120, is she in a rers noticed below DIED TO Lovers Cd ite Two According to pateh from White House, N, J., to rning paper, Nora A. Bott of that place shot and instantly killed Bdward Smith, to whom she was betrothed, and then blew herown braing out, Themurder and suicide occurrcd late Monday night, The couple had quarreled during the day, ‘That night they attended & party ate in the evening the guests were stariled by heaving two pistol shots, Rushs fngz out they found the young man and woman Iying side by side, dead. In the dead girl's and was clenched i revolver kinown Lo have belonged to Smith Some of the girl's friends believe it 1 double suicide. They advance t that. despondent over their quary Bappy couple Going 10 the rear of the house, Smith shot himsolf. His flancee 3 10 he agreement, then selzed the smoking weapon from her dead lover's hands and kitled herself o dise he theory the uns ANOTE Indignant Citize Atten Huxris v fous und brutal murders that ever oceurred in West Virgiuia was committed here ap 2 o'clock today. John Rosc, o porter i Ieofe's drug store, went to the home of Mrs. Mattie Groves and, after running & neighbor woman out of the house at the point of & revolver, stabbed Mus. ¢ in the Jugular vein with a knife and then shot her Tour thmes, one of the balls passing dis Iy through the heart. She died ine o short distane 1y to the jail the ofii off ‘an infuriated uted to lyneh him, s people is such that Rose will be taken Rose was pursued caprured. On th hid o hard tine kee ) Wilo W indignation of t rtain that and hanged mob of negroes hie it is the jai Mixs Ayres’ Murderor, A Cal, Jan. 4 of th ards ay. in which he admits t Jefives two months made & ition to him and a third party to go o Brighton and kill Miss 1. O, Ayres, the telegraph operator, 1 whom Jelves was united in bigamous mary AT ‘Tho three went out, but Starkey out. Jeffres is still in Juil churged with the murdor, The tatewent ap the dark mystery surs death of Miss Ajies lash NTO, Voreman 3 confese Lngineer railrond e Al ago buck vounding the Thursday Joftres' motive was probably to get vid of the wouan who nad it in her power Lo sen L to prison and break up his domesilc ey