Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 10, 1893, Page 1

UNDER OUR GLORIOUS FLAG! Minister Stevens Proclaims a Protectorate | Over the Hawaiian Islands, | OLD GLORY SALUTED BY THE PEOPLE | Hailed with | Every Emissaries I Queen Arrive at san Francisco. Action of Our Representative Flensure of the Depos One 34y Frascrsco, ( fously expected st il 1eb. imer A early this morning from the firs of the the ¥ nds the commissioners of the ment 0 n tion to the United States brought the important intelligence that on the 1st inst. United States Minister Stevens issued mation to the Ha walian | \ta over id stripes —The ralia Houolulu of ev the provisional for The steamer anx arrived bringing t nehws nts progress in awaiian isl since arrival of govern tinte 1exa protect «d the stars g over Aliuolani hall follows To the Hawaiian the provisional w an sl of the The proclamation is as People: At the request government of the Ha hereby, in the name States’ of America assume protectorate of the Hawaiian islands for the protection of life and prop arty and the occupation of public buildings and Hawaiian soil, so far as may be neces sary, for the purpose specified, but not inter- g with the administration of public Mairs by the provisional government. This mis taken pending and subject to the negotiations at Washington JonN L. STEVENS Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary of the United States Approved and exceuted by G. aptain United States nav United States steamer Boston This action of the United States minister 1s generally accepted with pleasure by all except unqualificd partisans of the queen, | sven including natives. and is looked on as o O t for the general good, not as an ac The United States flag ouly one building. Hawaiian flag foating over all other government houses, and the provisional government continues to exercise its functions as before R ALl Forelgn Powers. British minister has formally recog nized the provisional government as the de | facto government of the islands pending further advices from his home government Portugal and Japan have also recognized the new order of things. so that now the new government is recoguized by all the foreien powers having representatives in the islands Matters have been moving very quietl since the provisional ernment 1ok hola. There were indications, however, when the steamer left ou the 1st inst., thut there was dissension among the members of the executive council and it is believed a request had been wade to Minister Stevens to take | full control pending negotiations with the United States, law stiil prevails, and thov the peo- ple, both natives and forcigners, chafe under | the restriction. No arrests have been made, and only for the presence of armed men the stréets the usual quiet prevails. Marines and sailors from the cruiser Boston parade through the streets several times daily, but N0 open adverse comments on their preseuce are made. On the day the steamer left flags on all public buildings were at halfstaff on account of the drowning of Minister, Stevens' eldest duughter. Saluted the Stars and Stripes. Rumors of the intended protectorate began flying as early as 830 on the morn- g of At 845 a. m men fron Boston left into the government building grounds and drew up in front of the | buildin l\-u‘flll'l with three companies of volunte: The proclamution of the pro read. the United States flag was hoisted over the building and saluted by the troops and the cannon of the Boston Owing to the fact that some foreigners and OE LW newpapers are striving to bring discredit on the new government, this action was deemed necessary for the quiet of the sland As the steamer left all was quiet, with no indications of any attempt at resistance to the protectorat Messrs. Numon and Prince David were passengers on the steamer, ostensibly going to Washington to present the queen’s side of the question. The provisional legislatur been busy passing laws for the gov of the Islands. An ath of to the provisional government against the overthrown monarchy w prescribed and geoerally taken. It does not affect alleg- jance to any othertforeign country. An act was also passed prohibiting the importation of firearms or explosives, defining tre and organizing the Hawaiian National gi “The deposed queen has retired to hoer sea- side house. Tt 1s not believed she will be | able to make any headway against the new | government COMMISSIONERS OF of WiLTze, commanding over gnized M £l no hardships, THE QUE San Franciseo and nterviewed. SAN Frascisco, Cal, Feb, 9.—The Aus tralia did not dock until 9 a. m., and it was | nearly 10 before the passengers were ashore. Paul Neuman, a member of the ex-queen’s cabinet, was on board, on his way to W ington 10 lay the deposed Queen Liliuokul- ani’s case before the State department Mr. Neuman was not inclined to be com- municative. He said that owing to the na tire of his mission, he must reserve his re marks until he reached Washington. “With Prince David Kawananakoa, the nephew of the late King Kalakaua, | am a bearer of dis patches to the State department at Wash ington,’ said Mr. Neuman, “The dispatches, the nature of which I cannot disclose the queen’s position in a manner sure. will have consider: sident aud seer What is the que the United States ™ was usked. Feels Kindyy d the United States. “She is ss friendly to the United States as anybody on the island, and if the United Arrive in Are ash- , state that 1 am ht with the n's disposition toward | the | citement of the silver votc P owaii States wants 1o annex Huwaii, she is feetly willing, if it is done properly statement that the new constitution pro ated by the u, and which precipi- the trouble, would disfranchise the es, i untrue,” continued the queen's emissary The \whites on the island would simply have to_become naturalized citizens, the same us in the United States, bef they could vote. The queen and the natives objected 10 huving u lot of foreigners, owing their allegiance to other countries, to come in and run their government for them 1t is ulso untrue that the new constitution was only the forerunnerof au attempt to confiscate the prope forei and drive them from the isiands. s duys a small country like Hawaii does not treat subjects of great powers like the United tes and Great Britain in that manver. How dothe queen and natives regard the action of Minister Stevens in raising the | United States flag and establishing a jro- | tectorate ! was asked | “The queen and her loyal s ts have no objection if the United States chooses to act in such 4 manne,” said Mr. Neuman with o significant shrug of the shoulders. Minlster Stevens' Action © ‘Speaking for myself.” he coutinued ean 500 no necessity for such action. The | queen and natives were contont to await the | lecision of the United States government, and there was no disposition on thew part to | muke trou The merchants progperous, and, although the oporatic the McKiuley act cutailed some hardshi upon us, they could Lave been overcome the course of time. 1 shall telegraph n -um ©f our arrival to the State departwment at nounced. | = Washington and ask the government to wa.t until we get th » before taking any action toward anuexation. We I start east ably tomorrow night will go direct hington ‘aul Neuman, the Hawa! senger, is a lawver and law in San Francisco for twenty years About nine years ago h ent to Honolulu and since then has practiced his profession there. He was a warm friend of the lat ¢ Kalakaua. and was made a noble by He was a member of the queen's cabinet, which was deposed the pro and remained loyal to and formerly practic visional government rests David, the de L well educated. a country beforc Story of Editor Bush. nee wosed (ueen’s nephew d has been in thi Among the passengers from Honolulu was J. native paper called The Voice of Editor Bush, who 15 a native vas more outspoken than Mr. Neuman said: “The action of Stevens Captain iltse in landing ned from the Boston was entirely warranted They were not needed and the nat terly resented it, The trouble is that th uatives wanted to govern their own country and were opposed by a lot of forcigners, who were afvaid that toeir interests would be imperilled. There was no such danger, for the ive Hawaifaus ure civilized people and respect the rights of rs. The action of Minister Stevens in raising” the United Stutes and declaring o protectorate was a Pigh-handed outrage and 1s so regarded by Hawaiian people. They are perfectly willing to hold « dlations with the United States, but to wh those rel they shall come abe Australia editor of the the People. Hawaiian He and the Jush want tions it shall be and how DISCUSSED BY CONGRESSMEN. Minister Stevens' Man HINGTON, Action Looked Upon Different Ways. D« Feb. o T'he ion of Minister Stevens became a sub. after the ex had died away repub Was the act ject of comment in the news of It met the approvalof the can side hot o wproval of the the prevailing that however, being of untagouism to a committal of this govern ment to annexation or to a protectc the committal of congress by tr brauch of the government some members who sharply criticise ter Stevens and others thought unwarranted Representative Rayner member of the committe who introduced a resolution on the subject said his resolution has nothing to do with the aunexation of Hawaii. *We want,” said ation as to the foreign policy «i States government when nergencies of this sort amse. Did the American winister have spec from the State department tc provisional or de facto g have general instructions! is to find out our policy this sort will occur again and real object is to ascertain the the State de without the on of congress Representative Harmer of Pennsylvania epublican member of the foreign affairs committee, said: “1 think Minister Stevens' action was a prudent thing to do. I have approved of all that the representatives of the government have done in Hawaii, 1 would approve a permanent protectorate.' Representative Springer said: 1 think Le exceeded his authority and jurisdiction He has no more right to exercise a prote torate than any other private citizen of e United Stax=. Just such conduct as that gets u government into trouble. 1 deny the right or the power of the president, without the consent of congress, to assume any juris diction or establish a protectorate over a foreign territory. Representative Watson of Georgia said the third party considered the whole thing an usurpation and an outrage. which ought to be repudiated and severely censured. It was a Jjob of American speculators and adven- turers from beginning to end Only Wise Coununsel Bloodsh “When the idea of a provisional ment was first bruited in Honolulu,” said Mr. Bush, “‘there were between 600 and 700 natives who armed themselves and flocked to the standard of the queen. Revolution was imminent, and the presence of the Boston ud her marines could not have' stayed it id not propose tossubmit to the ion of the queen’s power by a band of whites, many of whom should have loug be- ‘u deéported from the country, but counsel rvestrained the queen's sup. porters and they awaited the action of the American republic. “Minister Stevens recoguized the provis- ional government. That wus enough. The natives laid down their arms fully satisfled that their rights would be respe-ted, and having the fullest confidence in the honor and justice of America. We tried to have the martial law repealed, but the committee refused to do this. ‘They have carried things with a_high hand and the raising of the American flag was a godsend to the uatives. Ireported in my paper the proceedings of their meetings and criticized some of their acts. Then they solved to strangle the freedom of the press, and th They suppressed my paper. then they w me and would not permit me to express my sentiments ovally “1 thought finally that the best thing 1 could do would be to go somewhere where 1 could speak, so T came to this country.” “What is it that the natives wantt asked the reporter. “Just this monarchy and the A e, and with a mixed democratic ment of side one ate or to itive here were d Minis. his cond uct of Maryland, a on foreign affairs xe recognize the ment did The general for cases of again. The Prevente govern they want the restoration ofthe with an American protectorate, nly alt ative is annexation to Among the Senators, went into executive released the injunction of the correspondence between States and the Brit French governments from 1842 to 184, respecting the - seizure of the Hawailan islands by Lord Paulet Corby for the British government ‘The correspondence ends with the declara- tion by the British and French governments of the independence of Hawaii, and their guarunty to seck | sion of the islands Hawaiian matters were spivited little scene When the sen sion today, it secrecy_upon the United ish and the reascn for a between Mr. Higgins and Mr. Mills, The news t a pro- tectorute had been established over Ha- by the American minister was first couveyed to the senate by means of the Associated press dispateh from San Frau- cisco. It created tittle discussion on the floor. Mr. Mills, however, took vigorous sunds against the conduct of the minister, and usked by what authority thas piracy, as he termod it, had been cominitted, and by what authority the American flag had been run up over the islands This caused Mr. Higgins to retort with an quiry as to what authority could'be shown for the seizing of Al flags on_ divers oc the past in the state of Texas. With the exception here noted there up pears to be a weneral feeling of satisfaction that affaivs have taken practical sh This afternoon the Hawaiian commissione received a telegram fron A. G announcing his arrvival at San Francis with dispatches for them from the pro al goverument. He is expected to reach next Wednesday afternoon Dispateh from Mi in the day Secretary Foster re the following dispatch from Mi Stevens. HoxoLuiu, Feb. 1 (vin Sun Franeis Feb, 9.0--To Seeretary of Stute government of Hawail guinin speet, Evorything is quiet. Ay et iucreasing. The monareh Hon 10 annexation suppricd tory and uest of the ?\Ah 1 hav under Untied States pr ing with the execution of public aifairs. Dis- putehes by mall with full details, STEVENS Speakinz of the dispatch and develop ments in Hawail Secretary Foster said theaction of Mr. Stevens, declaring Hawail casions i Charles ster Stevens. ster Cal Provisionul paver wid ¢ Nation s wnd opy nieny 1y ot t- cordunce with the re- nuent of Ha- t of Havall wtion, notfnterfor- pry (cox INCED ON SECOND PAGE.| ’ o have a voice as | al instructions | authority of | rtment tocreate protectorates | OMAHA, ASYLUM INATES CREMATED | Forty-Four Lives Lost in a New Hamp- shire Fire, COMPLETE LIST OF THE VICTIMS veks of the Cells Broken by the Watchmen but the Patients Could Not Be Save of Those Who Escaped. Experl Doven, N. H., Feb, The asylum four miles from l-H' night and forty-four lives When Watchman William Clevey made his 10 o'clock rounds he found the out of th ipied y A woman gave the al | Driscol, the kecper, with his family building, and he at 1 fifty-tour cells and tried to get the inmates 0 county insa vas burned fire coming Lafamantine Wil ived in and irm lism Then he got his wife and two chi Of the forty-eight caped They were William Tembly, Rosa Sunder- son. William Daly and Frank Donsun The latter walked two miles ina blinding snow storm, his shirt on, to Wil wi he was taken inmates only four es. with only liam Horner's house, care of. Those who were burned wer ROBERT DION of Solomon Falls, MARY FOUNTAIN of Great Falls. FRANK NUMER of Rochester WILLIAM CHESLEY of Durham MRS ROBERTS of Great Falls, A YEAR-OLD CHILD OF THE LESTER JONES of Farmingt OWEN MALLER of Great | MICHAEL CASEY of Dover FRANK ROWE of Great Falls CHARLES LINLEY of Great Falls, FRANK PAGE of Rochester WILLIAM FILLES of Great Falls. FRANK SPRIGGINS of Dov HARRY KIMBALL of Dover JUDA KEIL of Dover MARY RAVINE of Salmonvi MRS MARY M'CLINTOCK of Dover. MAGGIE WHITE of Great Falls. ANNA CARR of Rollinford. MARY RUMOR of Rochester, MARY MALONEY of Dover. LENA ELLIS of Rochester MARY WILSON of Lo MARIA TWINDALL of Milton Mills, CAROLINA RAIL of Dover MRS, ANN HOWELL of Dover. LIZZIE IS ofC at Falls, CATHERINE HALEY of Dover, ELIZA PICKERING of Genlo. MARY COGLEY of Dover SARAH SWEET of Rochester. SARAH HUTCHINS of Dover. KATE DUFFEE of Dover SARAH M'CLINTOCK of Gr FANNIE SLATTERY of Gr ANN MCDERMOTT of Dover. ADDIE OTIS of Great Falls, SIX OTHEKS, whose nauies could not ba re- membered by the keeper, whose books were burned in the building, The building was of wood, stories. One woman escaped to the yard, but was burned to death afterward. The building cost #14,000. The main build- ing, in which over 100 of the county poor were located, caught fire, but was extin- guished by the efforts of the iumates, who carried pails of water and extinguished the flames, although many were injured in so doing, The Dover fire department was summoned, but owing to the distanceand the snow covered roads it took the department fifty minutes to get there and they were too late to be of any service. The smoking ruinsshow the charred bodies still burning. How the building caught fire is a mystery LATTE Falls, Fulls 185x36 feet, two- e Wells, Nev, o uf OGpey, U. T, Feb. 9.—The business por- tion of the city of Wells, Nev., due west of Ogden, on the Southern Pacific railroad, was destroyed by fire last night. Wells had no_ fire department, and the fire had everything its own way he loss will probably reach $60,000 or §70,000. There is some insurance, but just how much is un- Known at present s of life is reported ran Big Loss. Perished in . F. Feb, At Chapel Cos fishing station last night the house of Pat rick Sullivan caught fire. Sullivan en d to rescue his 13-year-old child, but hed in the flames, together with four s cnildren. —_— FLOUR OUTPUT. St. Jonx, Work of the Minneapolis Mills for a Week Present Quotations. MixseAPoLIs, Minn., Feb, 9. —The North western Miller sa The mills made an other big run last week. The week's output was 19 5 barrels, against 181,435 barrels the week before and 163,05 barrels for the corresponding time in 1802, The fact that buyers are sending in shipping directions more promptly than §heretofore contributes in some degree to the in-raasad activity, St m has to be wholly depended upon to accelerate work, and probably two-thirds of the current output is being produced by that kind of motive power. The flour markety rules rather firmer. For the four with Saturday considerably less sold than the cur 1 ma to. On Mouday and Tuesday, however, some firms wel able to sell pretty freely. Pi reported some demand for bakers from abroad, mainly London and the continent, at prices around 178 3d. Exporters are usually unwilling to pay only feed prices for pateuts, and therefore the transactions in_that direction are small. With fecd prices the miller can obtain sales for the low grades of flour, mixed with his shorts, and separately, and in some instances low grades are being handled in this way Direct exports by the mill 51,005 barrels, against 41,025 barrels the pre ceding weck. Loudon ‘quotations per 250 pounds, ¢. i, f., are: Pater s 6d ; bakers. 175 8d(18s; low grades, 11s 6d @12 quiet, though ending flour was ifactures amounted lust week were [Copyrihted 1893 by James Gordon Bennett | Loxbox, Feb. 9. —[New York Herald Cabl Tue Bk ]—M. Louis Jennings member of Parlisment, dixd at his Lon- lis night of ulceration of i he s He had alling.over two ) ears and recently went an operation from which it wa he might rally. A ed change worse, however, was noticed Monday eradually sank e Will Eseart King M Cuicago, 111, Feb. The commandery drill corps of this number of Oorleans —Special to conservative for Stockport du residewe an ntestin been under hoped for the and Bernard with a for New ity invited guests, will star tomorrow morni 1 Tilinois ial traiu of five coaches to serve of honor for King Rex in the s festivities. They will parade in | the gayest ot costumes. At Mémphis the corps will give an exhibition drill with the Chicka- saw guarnds sl Methodist Book Committee, Cuicaco, UL, Feb. 9.—At today's session of the Methodist book committee, a sub- committee was appointed to visit various ‘chh's that have invited the next session of FRIDAY MORNING, | George | Maxin | | I the general conférence. | A telegram was re ceived from Dr. W. B. Kelly of New Hiven Conn., necepting the oditorship of the Meth odist Review e —— PRIZE FIGHTERS ARRESTED. Dally and O'Dennell Not Permitted to Meet at Slonx City. . I, Feb. 9,—[Specinl Te The Daily-O'Donnell declared off, and Manager ster has been refunding ticket hour. There aré curses loud ar gross mismanagoment of the The contest had been widely distant S1ovx Crry 1 to Tne Bee.) definitely egram fight is Wet for an p at the affair. mon 1 de whole advertise sporting circles were intercsted fight was to be toa finish gloves for a purse of 00, Dan Daily. one of the principal training under Pat perienced trainer, for Springs, o D brought h pounds, two pounds under the ght. Billy O'Donnell trained at City under Patsy Magner. Several hundred tors eame in during the day to see the Over a hundred came from Omaha m Yankton, 100 from Sioux Falls here were good crowds from Dead Rapid _City, Hills points from Denver. The attempt to have the opera house was a rank blunder. Then Man Webs who had the matter in we, took un irritating position regarding authorities. He has shut the out of the opera house announced that he would hold ficht and that nobody should be per 1to interfere. His course was a chal- lengre and it was taken up. although not as promptly as it should have been 1n justice to outside parties. When he found that he ild not run things his way, ne attempted to have the contest at least started, and this stirred up the authorities still more, while it od the people who ‘had been induced to ) town make sure that the fight the principals, after they bonds to keep the peace, and the grand jury. were arrested as nts and Leld in court till a late hour. is great dissatisfaction among the visitors, and it willnot be casy to get a crowd “ut Sioux City for some time on the advertisement of 4 sparring match The with four-ounce ha Gallagher, an six weeks, at und alf down been in ex Ho and 18 Omuha, to regulation Sioux has fry Black There were ei; or ten ht in the cha the all and the mitt g come To sturt mde should not were put Ther List of in terday. Wasiy Spe gram to Tue The following ders were issued today selgranted Second Lieu xander. ¢ h infantry, is extended two months of medical ofticers to consist of les H. Alden, assistant sureeon Licutenant “Colonel George M Sternt deputy surgeon gencral; Maj John Van Holf, surgeen; Captain Guy Edie, assistunt surgeon. is constituted meet in New York City on March for the exsmination of candidates for admission to the medfetl corps of the army and for such other business as may be brought before it. Leave of absence forone month, with per mission to apply for an extension of one month, is granted First Lieutenant Charles assistant surgeon. jeutenant Gecil Stewart. Fourth transferred from troop K to troop H of that regiment, Yodake effect February 8, vice First Lieutenant Robert A. Brown, anpointed regimental quartermaster. < t Licutenant Harry . Beuson, Fourth fmed as of that Stewart, transferred to 1 Telo- army or- tenant Robert A December 7 A board Colonel Ch general ; L to date t0 troop K, viv troop H. An army retiring board meet at Fort Wavne. Mich Februgry 8, for the such_officers us may be it. Detail for the board: Wade, Fifth cavalry: Irwin, assistant Simon Snyde is appointed to on Wednesday examination cf vrdered before Colonel James I Colonel Bernard J. D, surgeon general: Colonel Nineteenth infantry: Cap tain Frank D. Baldwin, Fifth i v Cap- tain William H. Corbusier, assistant sur- geon. The commanding genéral Department of the Missouri will a recorder for the board. Captain Alexander H. M Tay Ninetecnth infantry, will repert in person on February & to Colonel Wade at Fort Wayne for examination by the board The resignation by First Lieutenant W. Burr, his_commission as second i only has been lieuten acc ant First The leave of absence granted tenant Charles Dodge. jr.. Twenty-fourth in funtry January 20, is extended one month L L VENGEANCE OF A HUSHAND, He Shoots and Mortally Wounds His Wife and Her Paramour. Mich, “Feb. 9.—A terrible tragedy was enacted in the Broces block at 12:15 tonay, and two persons are lying at the city hospital in a dying condition in conse- quenc Charles shot JACksoN Brown, formerly a hack driver, his wife twicem the'body. Dick Sly, an ex-convict, was the cause of the tragedy, and into his head. Brown fired a_ b ullet which entered just above the left ear, pene trating the brain. Neither of the wo can recover, Brown was arrested after a desp tempt to_shoot Alderman John who answered the mates of the block At the police station Brown confessed to the shooting. He said Sly was hanging about Mrs. Brown and he got sick of it. He had followed the ex-convict to the rooms occupied by his wife, (and there shot both of them *belien, calls for help of the in- e WEATHER FORECASTS. It Wil Be Slightly Warmer Winds Will Blow in Nebraska Today. WaAsHINGTON, D, C., Feb. 9.—For lowa Fair, preceded by local snows; northwest winds slightly cooler in east portion. Nebraska—Generally northerly winds ity warmer in northeastern Nebraska or North and South Dakota—1 northerly winds. Loeal Recor OFrice oF TiE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA, Feb. 4 —Omaha record of temperature and rainfall compared with corresvonding day of past four years: and th fair 1 terpe Minimum tenip AVerage Lewperature. Prec ipitatlo peruture and pracipitation at Omaha for the day and since March 1, 1592 Norwal temperature, Excess for the day.... Deticlency sinee Mareh 1 Normal precipitation - Deficiency for the duy Deticieney since Mareh 1.. ) *Helow zero ris from Other P 541 3 inch € xun | d 5w | aanywiodamoy | STATIONS. fwp 3o oaniw aodiia g, Omana. . North Ut Kearney Chieago..... i Louls St Paul 40 Snow. Davenport 3 0 Suow Krosas ( ity T Part clondy Denver.... loudiess Sait Lake City Cloudy Kapid City 08| Part elondy Helens T Clonay. Cloudless T Partclouds Part cloudy T Cloudiess Cloudless. Vess Kain Cloud Cloudy. Cloudy Gronok E. Hus, Local Forecast Ofiicial. FEBRU the 27th day of | ordnance department, of | ARY | CAUGHT 1N THE | Five of the Accused Sentenced to Terms of 1and | public | Iot Springs and other | | that he has been \ppear | | | | ‘ | | pecit | sequence the | opin | the | ceeded ! ment 1« in 1888 from M, Viasto. the Chamber that ne tion had been established U tween the canal company and M. Rouvier's vote on the lottery loan bil PANAMA NET| EXCITEMENT N OHIGH, Imprisonment, Al Paris Excited Over the Canal ¢ Panis, I The i Panama consternation. The Palais de Justice was intense. Charles de recital of the when he ) the Comviction epirators. LESSEPS ). 9. sentencing of the trials caused the at FERDINAND DE CONVICTED | , risoners itmost the excitement ubliec Opinion Not Tnclined th A the of the Ag: Others More Escape. prove of ; Tnearcerati AT gineer While Gullty Ka- but b ieard the sentence pass: father, M Charles d forming Mm¢ the trial. Mme not communicate the the probably h reumstances to de is that th \inst him 1were th penalt but they will not it law o’ recover the mon The only possible appeal from given today is to the court of the revision of the senten any flaw can be found in the trial, such an ap. peal will undoubt edly be taken in each case The excitement caused by the announce ment of the sentences in the parlismentary lobbies, on the streets and in the cafes sar passed anything of the kind since the oper inz of the Panama investigation. The news paper booths w besieged by crowds fight ing for the successive special editions The complete absence sympathy tles de Lesseps has b thy. The popular ve that bie has paid the penaity for withhoid @ the uames of the deputies who were implicated fu the bribery The worst phuse of situation is the sentences have failed to dispel the fears and doubts of the people 1o the honesty of the | government's intentions. The contiast be tween the treatment accorded to M. Ro and that to whic directors have been subjected is the result of much bitter criti produced | cism According to French law M. Eiffel and M Cottu need not surrender themseves for sev eral weeks The gove nt a of m result of will [Copyrihted 150 Pans, Feb, ‘able-—-Special to Tue by James G New n Bennett.] He and de 9 ork At kil Ferdir \ve boe and ( Such de Lesseps news to her husband e | AR The gener The tenced to five years o tug Biffel and Fon verdict in the It has produc imprisonmen sentence will 1ine to two years Panam ikin the other Nobody can forget the role he has played that it the voice named *Leaurd Francais.” All worthy of glory. He isa member cademy, bears the gion of Honor. twenty the real representative of France when he traveled abroad, and now is condemned to five notwithstanding his age of four and | eight and the fact that his mental state such that hie can never know of his condem nation The other sentences appaar to be Iy that of Eiffel, who. as 1 cat g the trial, had public from the first, is the tmost nes i utmos: il das the who approve all but do not understand that sr. nt act squandered the decision cossation for 1f It sontences or was he whor publi know deemed every of the honor and the French of the T vears has it and for been re , impr of for years isonment, scor Just od opinion against duri hin vier Produced a Kind of Stupor. | When the judgment was read i kind of upon the especially upon those who looked cquittul of de Lesseps. As men of law” do not ¥ the judgment as having a political a stupor barristers for the 4 natural con. hesitate rnment is expected to call fora vote of confidence on Saturday or Menday The prevalent opinfon is thiat the Ribot cabinet will be permitted to remain in oftice til the budget shall have been voted to qu character and being a consequence of yester- day’s sitting in the Chamber when all the | | deputies appeared to monopolize virtue at 1‘ | CANAL SWINDLERS SENTENCED. lnand de Lesseps Given Five ¥ Prison and Feb, 9.—The n delivered as follows Ferdinand de 1 five ment and 5,000 francs fine. Charles de Lesseps, five francs fine. Fontai francs each Eiffel, two years and 20,00 frauncs. The sentences caused i profound sensation especially that of Ferdinand De Lesseps any price It remains to be seen whether public opin ion will ratify the judgment. 1 think not but we have seen since the commencement of the Panama affair s of n that nothing is impossible. Yet public opinion will n the con demnation of the aged de Lesseps. The | condemned men can take into the | court of but men do not think the anging the sentences of the perhaps, | in the ¢ Eiffel, whose sentence is said | to contain a slight Judicial irregularity i In any case real French patriots are cha- | grined | Eiffe who! impr escape. ars in p s0 many char b er approve years and 3,000 their case of law will have any chance of cb and Cottu, two years and cassation, case of Miss McClellun's Engagement. 1Copyrighted 15 Pans, Feb. o ecial to Tur announced of Miss of the by sam s Gordon *w York Herald Cable Bre.| —The engagement is May McClellan, daughter sneral George B. MeClellan, to Puul Desprez of the Frensh legation at Washington. The marriage is to take place early in March at the Church of St. Josept Avenue Hoche, Miss MeClellan is stayine at the Hotel de France et de Bath, this city ennett.) to see two men like de Lessops and whose names are known the universe, abused and condemued to ument while other political At least justice should be free from political influence. The condemned men are entirely broken down. They expected to be acquitted. A violent discussion took place between Emanuel Arene and Andrieux, who exchanged some very *tall lan JACQUES ST, CERE, over, culprits late € re."" Deny That it is Cholera. | Copyrighted 1893 by James Gordon Bennett,] Muanseriies, Feb, 9.—[New York Herald Cable -Special to Tue Bee.]- -Despite the reports in French journals that a cholera cepid has brosen out here, health offi cials that case of cholera h s oceurr All the cases are pronounced 1o be of intestinal dicrcheea. All vessols leg ing the port are supplied with clean bills of health CONSPIRATORS SENTENCED, De Lesseps, His Son and Others Tmplic Receive Their D Panis, Feb, 9. —Expectation that the sen tences of the prisoners in the Panama canal would be delivered this afternoon brought euger crowds to the court of appeals build- ing before 11 o'clock this morning. The ap- proaches to the court room were filled to the last niche by noon, and five minutes after doors were thrown open the rog ed to suffocation residing Judge Perrivier read the cision after having dismissed the prisoners’ that they should benefit by the statute of | mitations. Although the bases for the J g ents were given in exceptionully m ute details the audience listened from | first to last with oppressive intensity of in- | tercst. Charges of fraudulent proceedings | of gold from this city against Ferdinand de Lesseps, Charles de | Lesseps, R. I Cottu and Marius Fontaine was held to be On this point | the judgment the company’s | methods in 1ssuing loans, the mendacious ofticial bulletins und the persistent puffing done by the press at the instunce of the directors, Connived at Swindling. These practices, the judgment stated, when not directly originated or_endorsed by the ircctors, had been connived at by them. dinand de I and abetted by tea ic fuis: any 1enen, oadon Bennetr) ork Herald Cable Twe 1 are or. [Copyrighted 1543 by James BERLIN, Feb. 9.—(New Y Special to Tue Ber three new cases of ch | yesterday in the Neit department. deaths reported hospital, i and for de- en an ISSISTING THE TEEISURY. New York Bankers Aid in Government's ¢ New York. Feb, 8 he coutinued exports to the continent of Europe have at last forced the treasury de partment to view the situation with some uneasiness. Accordingly Secretary Foster, in an informal way, conveyed u desive to the associated banks of this city for theiraid. In ing House association today said: *As a result of this expressod desire, the clearing house committee, on Tuesday, authorized the chairman of the ass ition, President Wil- liams of the Chemical National bank, to ar range with the various banks carrying large sums of gold to turn_ over enough to the sub. sury to offset the withdrawals of gold for export last week. The result was that £,000,000 was deposited and legal orders taken by the banks in exchange. This is not the limit of assistance that will be given but further sums of gold will be turned in as desired by Secretary Foster. “The « committe ably me framing a d nas persistently concealod. the operations of the canal company in order that the quota- tion of shares might not be affected unfavor The directors had dealt with under- ing syndicates, which, as far as their uuity was concerned, were ficti- tions and were known to be fic titious. In underwriting loans these syndicates had taken upon themselves no risks, and yet they had received enor m ns from the company. The expenses necessarily attendant upon the issues of loans had been grossly exaggerated by the divectors, and this exaggeration also consti tuted a fraudulent act. The plea of the de fense that, despite these fraudulent acts the directors were not amensble, because the loan especially in question had’ not suc. the decision pronounced worthless of the evidence that the direc hrd not scrupled to expose the ital of the company to r1sks involved in the fresh issue and even reiterated their prom: ises to complete the canal with the proceeds of the loan. By article xlviii. of the concerning breach of trust, it was necessary that the money should have been misappro priasted or squandered or should have bene fited the directors in order that they be found guilty. Their fraudulent intent was the same, whether or not their purpose was carried out ill pro b. eps in policy and a conference of bankers held to discuss the question. The banks of the city hold abou £30,000,000, which will be availablef required to maintain the reserye 1t was reported that of the ing the treasure would send to the treasury today. President Williams of the Chemical bank said the report w wrae. He said? T} L is to prevent the treasucer from cutting into the £10),000, 1000 1 ve. He now has £103,000.000, but the action of the banks will hold it where it is until relief comes from elsewhe Shall you meet further withdrawals like manner “Yes, sir; that is to say, those banks which have already acted on this policy will continue to do what they ecan to guard ainst the depletion of the The withdrawals, preparing for Satur and In dealing with Gustave Eiffel's breach of | Tuesday, will undoubtedly be met by & simi trust, the decision said that M. Eiffel had | lar assistance from the b received 120,000 francs for the construction | Jesse Seligman said, in ve of ten locks and mised to complete | *The action of the ba them by 180, The evidence had shown that | have been expected he had not even purchased the specified | much a part of the materials necessary iu the construction of | people, but thes these locks: in fact, he had bought in France, | for their assistance all told, but 1,223,000 francs worth of material. | g He had pretended, furthermore, to fultill the | movement can continue but a little longer, as obligations he had undertaken, while in | France and Austria will soon acquire all th reality he was simply misappropriating the | gold required to complete their contracts and funds: the demand will e J Sente Assistant Treasurer £3,005,050 in gold was treasury today, which with | ceived ‘previously makes %.500,000 received from the banks in exchange for legal tender ears imprison- | BOteS. In rezard to the reported conference years hmprison- | Mr. Roberts suld: “It can be learned from the papers that Secr Foster will be here on Saturday to attenl a republican meeting that evenipg, but there will be no iference. The present administration will continue only a little longer. 15 purpose now is solely 1 ke everythiog io s w turn over to the new administration and the only step that will be taken will be to main tain a surplus over the gold reserve. Messrs. Laudenb hallman & Co A Marius Fontaine ship (I.“A!.ANIV in gold b; Saturda) s Both, a. | Steamer.” This amount will iy be gard and disheartere | a5 they departed with | Creased 10 §1,250,000 or §1,500,0 Henry, Cottu for the oftice of the public - prosceutor. | e The Chamber of Indictments had published PocL ité reasons for throwing out the true bill found by M. Franqueville against M. | as follows: Chicago, Rouvier, " While admitting that M. Rouvier | ton, 10 to 17 received the Panawa check for 50,000 francs | cents premium, bunks assist 30,000 e 1ch in view in rd to the p! is what sho The banks are vernment as arc th uever been any reason The country is produc- 7,000,000 in gold annually. ‘The present es of the Convicted Men oberts stated into the £2,000,000 that sub- re. In conelusion, Judge Perrivier sentences ‘Ferdinand de Lesseps, five wrisonment and 3,000 francs fine. “Charles de Lesseps. five nd 8,000 francs fine. “Murius Fontuine, two ment and 2,000 francs fine “Henry Cottu, two 3 and 1,000 francs fine, Gustave Eiffel, two and 20,000 fr s fine Immediately aftethe rr tience,s M. Eiffel left the counsel, whom he had instructed to appeal to the higher court Charles de Lesseps remained under arrest read these years im years imprison ars imprisonment years imprisonment and ading of the sen. urt room with his co will looked n w York Exc O kK, Feb. 9. New York exchang. N Ny Y Tue Bee e Telegram to was quoted Bos. Lovis 2 \s discount cents discount; St 000 | | discussing’the matter a member of the Clear- | NUMBER | TWOSECRETARIES ASKED Ffl[i | Btate Board of Public Lands and Buildings " Wants to Be Relieved. ‘ MEMBERS' TIME TOO MUCH OCCUPIED NOW | i \ por Cronnse Signs th of the Vot vien Bl for @ con the Constitu- Ka Sorts, conn Amendment of Various LINCOLN Ber Lands and Bui G Neb, ¥ Th lings vernor Crout & him t b. 9.—[Special Telegram Board of Publie sont o communication request to Tue State st rnoot send a to the pass a bill two islature h asking o for the forth the 1 has to ao rizing ocre- board AT commanication the boards the number of have to act in the past two ards of §5,000,000 of public money Tt asks to be releasad t members as state It sugzosts that 1 th make the ap- may be in and on which the fact that it years u membe alsy the has disbursed from » duties be. cause the positions of the offivfals demand their time the governor be i pointi in touch with the strue that administrat Will Have the Governor Crounse 112 this afternoon providing for a rocount constitutional nts ordoer they n Recount roll No. bill, on the The bill is namber of repub- ient is thereby tted in sick- wnt day. It is be- kind that the taken @ whatever it this eveniag that yunt would not exceed tain that tha amend- would be found wned house This s ‘s of the ndment condemned by a who fear that established eloth and lieved that behind the measure parties behind the et to supply th may by stated the costof the ra 21,000, and he was ¢ ment rogarling scho to have carried, but he not 0 sure about the other. He said that a majority of ibers of the legisla- naca and not a Iuasmuch as cast for go he thought which to reason- vote severely licans a prec that will be . ashos at no dist hom It bill isa s of some is said have cont 1 Jensen ev e s was the votes cast for all that majority of ull the me ture wus wa sSALY, ates cast L great many o ernor than for the | that he had somosthing ably base his hopes we votes were slature squieting Ru ad that ucubated will b C de anl tha DA kinz ¢ anoth n)erat dy- the power isper. The Boyd reign fourths of s and 1sils woaint on the throne revolutionists and M. The the demo. ) depos: n 4 inzazate a include about thr ats in the legislatu naw plotters a scora They ments, boms on the o of promine 0 al the federa eze out the old crowd A report was reccivel here tolay from Washingion to U t that the in lepend- ents would come in for a ga)dly share of the patronage in this stute, and there was an immediate demand for transportation to Madison ther candidates desived 2o go and consnlt Senator-elect Allen regarding their chances and to ascertain how .much truth there was in the report. Nemaha's Politien Licutenint with the seuators to pr tion of Church Howe's member of the state normal board attempting 1p his fellow statesman on the legal provision that prey pember of the legislature from beinz appointed to another oftice. Howe ion oo the point given hy th 1l two vears ago, and is not ) over propose and fr Dromios. Miujc is working event the con it Governor »pointin to da has an op attorney g losinz any the opposition Camp Rumors Wo There are enough ool stories afloat give the senatorial bordle invest | committee some first class pickings, the first things that mizat tention is to look up lob,; who is supposed $2,5)) from a senatorial candidate to advance toseven inlepeadents as the first iustall- ment of the price that they were to receive for their votes. The story further states that this go-between pail three independ- ents 250 each anld ppad the remainder down in his porket. Another report is that he paid five indepondents and held out but $1,250 for himself. There is little doubt that there some sensational doevelopments if the inves- tigation were pushed for all it is worth, but the chances are that tha report will not evinee g of the kind e FOUR BURNED TO DEATH, Tuvestigating., to One of ive ate the membar of the to have sl would be rent House Destroyed with Loss of Life. Feb. 0. ~Hewders' hotel, an med to torn down picked with people and populated section of the eity, t4o'clock this nd was destroye Several families of in the buiding. At escaped, but later s were found in the Cincinnati Tene Cixerssar, O. structure ¢ within a month, but in a densely took fire practically Polish Jews had rooms n the bodies of four ruins. The names are FRED DETZEL, wu ALBERT GLRAL JOSEI MINES, Waiter knwn only as GOTTLIEB. Grau awakened the other inmates, but was himself ul ! ) E500 e Oaoes, U.T., Feb. 9. Word has ceived from Wells, Nev,, that fire th yes- terday afternoon dest el an entire block of business houses, the best {n town At ast accounts the fire was still burning, but under control. Total loss, §60,000, -— 10 DEA first it was sup) been re- TAKE Indian Murderers and Witnes Federal Grand Jury, Deapwoon,®S. D.. Feb. 9 —[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee ]—United States Marshal Fry and deputies went down to Rushville today in answer to 4 telogram from Captain Brown, agent at Pine Ridge, saying that ho would have the prisonces and witnesses im- plicated in the recent kiliing of four cow= boys on White river. The will be brought to Deadwood ses in ted by the nd jury now in sessic wWiLL BE DWOOD, to Faco & Indians und their o United States gr Aozl Valuables Found in un Ash Box. Cuicaco, 1L, Feb, 9.—A leathe atchel was found in this city this morning in an ash box, which, when cut open, was found 10 contain two bank boc the National Exchange bank the first in account with 1. P. Pierce the second { with the Boston Milling and Mining company, showing sits 1o the amount of £400,000. Two check hooks on the same bank were also discov together with other important papers now 'in possession of the police s on ) Milwuukee id - Catehing Deer Alive, Avriax, Mich., ¥ Hunters in vicinity are having exeiting thnes | catching deer alive. The animals find 1t al- wost impossible to get through the suow, | which is over five feet deep, and huuters | pursue them on suow shoes, this just now,