Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 24, 1893, Page 1

|\IA TALKING OF CLOTURE, Demooratic Senators Anxions to Reach a Vote on th: Repeal Bill, MANY STARTLING RUMORS C|RCULATED| Proposed Action of the Friends and Enemies of the Measure, SILVER MEN PREPARED FOR A LONG FIGHT Oonclusions Reached at a Confersnce Be- tween Them Yesterday. SETTLEMENT FURTHER OFF THAN EVER promise Now Considered to e Out of e Qu tration stion-—Position of the Ad es-A Very Mu Tangled Up A and start- situg WasHINGTON, Oct. —~Many Ming as have been the chunges in th tion of the repeal bill sin was introduced in the senate, there hus mever before been o which has seen so many as today. The day startea with the announcement that the compromise was “oft.” Many cvore inclined to doubt the announcement this morning that the ad- ministration had set its seal of disapproval on the democratic compromise, buta very little inquiry was uecessary to satisfy them of the correctness of this statement. Then came the talk of adjournment as thebest remedy and that was soon met with the assertion that cloture would be the proper thing. These announcements were followed by the rumor that the silver men were willing to surrender unconditionally and allow the repeal bill to be pussed without further opposition. Lastly came the definite announcements, made almost simultaneously, that there would be no effort tomorrow at cloture, and the silver men had reorganized theiv forces and were prepared to continue the fight in definitely. Interesting Developmants. The most interesting development of the day was on the silver side. Whnether given out in carnest or for a purpose, some of the silver scnators aunounced when they heard that the compromiso bill would not be pre- sented, that they would make no more oppo- sition, but would give way as soon as their prepared speechies were concluded and let the repeal bill pass. Senator Dubois was instrumental in bring- fng about this change, which became ap- parent about 4 o'clock. He crossed over to the democratic side of the chamber and began to investigate. FHe meY with much encouragement. — The situ- ation was changed in ten minutes. Senator Pugh's services were soon enlisted and he went to work with a will. The result was, hesays, the finding of several silver dem ocrats who had heretofore refused to fili buster who were willing to do all they could o preyent the reaching of a vote upon re- peal. Ho sald there were ten or twelve demo- erats who wouid stand out to the end to pre- yent this result. Meantime the populists, Peffer, Allen and Kyle, had gathered about Benator Peffer's desk. ' An hour befora M. Peffer had authorized the statement that the populists were willing to throw up their hands. When they came out of this contor- ence, into which Dubois was invited before its close, thoy were all prevared to fight to the bitter end. Farther OR Th ‘When seen at 4 o'clock id: “Half an hour ago would be tnken i further off than eve Senator Hawley said: as he was starting for the World's fair, “It looks to mg as if we were about wheve we were on the 7th of August last. 1 had hoped to see the bill through,but { feel T must see the fair and it now looks as if [ might visit it and get back instime for the finish.” Cloture is a q estion which senat cuss in a whisper since the hot words week. ‘There can be little douby that tor Voorhees had in mind early in when he said he would ask for an ment instead of a recess tonight, the bring- ing up of the cloture resolution tomorrow. ‘When he afterwards allowed Mr. Faulkner to move a recess he cut off all possi- bility of taking that question up tomorrow Ho may be awaiting the return of Senator Hill, who is the father of the cloture reso- lution, and he may be of the opinion U the senate is not in the temper for the di cussion of that question, debate upou which generally excites mora feeling than upon any other topic. There are, however, some sen- ators who think iv should be given preference over all other topics. Senators Palmer, McPhersor and other repeal senators had a long conferenco with the president today. When he re- turned to the senate chamber Senator Palmer said he thought cloture would come soon. It hias cowe,” he said, *to be a ques- tion whether the winority shull rule; v is more imporiant than eéveu the financial question, We shall huve to huve that fight out.” Exprossed (ho Views of the 1t is believed My, Pal views of thie executive, whom he talked got fact. WIT this is true, sakd one of the repealers v\h(\ has been anxious for compromise, “'wo to refovm the lines. Minority rule was not mentioned in the proclamavion ealling for the extra session.” During the dny Speaker Crisp was on the tloor of the senate a great deal in conference with many of the senstors and Vice Presi- dent Stevenson descended from the chair and sat for a long time in conversation with Seuator Voorhees. “Ihere is no mistaking the fact that many of the silver democrats feel greatly relieved that the comprowise amendment is not to be offered. They say they surrendered all their convictions to promote harmony and securo o settlement of the question contrary 10 their host judgment, and they are more than willing to have tho administration take the responsibility of not accepting the settlement, Some of the repeal s stood staunchly by the adwinistration are wlso criticising vhe course which has been pursued in the compromise matter by the administration. This is especially true of the repeal members of the stoeving commit- tee, There is no doubt thul they were led 10 believe, before the agreement was signed, bt the compromise would be approved and Ahat the prosidont was at loast willng “hat the bill as it was to be amended should be assed. ‘They say it was altogether too favorabie 1o the admimstration's views. They do not take kindly to the fuct that they should have teen allowed 1o go so far tn the matter und then be told they have acted without warsant. Displeased wi iver. ator Faulkner I told you a vote weelk; now it looks rs dis- I last Se the da; adjourn vesldont, er exyressed the Tha s with that impression is a ators who have h Change. Senator Gray, a strong repeal man, is wong those who are displeased with the chango aud he is quoted as criticlsing the adwinistration shavoly upon what is charae- torized as its vaseillating policy . ors opposed to unconditional repeal who have been vadeavoring for se eral days Lo bring about a compromise have nob boen doterrod by the recent declaration 1hat uo compromise would be accepted by the adwimstration. These senators ure sull isboring 10 secure o majority of dewo. oratie senalors \o fuyor compromise, Oue of onight that they have sccured, senator Daniel, who signed today, nfies, Three Month Talk. of the scnate today was re- the lack of interest displayed dullness which ¢ terized the proceedings. Frequent conferences consti- tuted the noticeable foiture on the demo- atic side of the chamber, anda at one time Vice President Stevenson took a seator that side and engaged in what was obviously au earnest cousultation with ators Voor- hecs und Fanlkoer. The time toda, occupied by three advocates of silv age. Messrs, Jones and Stewart of Nevada and Teller of Colorado, and but littie atten- tion was pald to them “Iie senate entered upon the twelfth week of the present session at 10 o'clock this mormng. No adjournment having oceurred smce a week ago, the legislative day of Taes. day, October 17, still continues, 1 emsall i oui thisuy-si The session markable for and the Stewart’s Amendment. Mr. Stewart of Nevada gave notice of an amendment which he intended to offer to the repenl bill proposing a conference to bo neld at Washington within nine months, be of the United States, Mex- niral and Soutn America, Hayti and San Domingo. for the purpose of converting silver into_lewal tenaer in all transactions between all countries represented in the conference, “The consideration of the bill to repeal the purchasing clause of the Sherman act wis then vesumed, and Mr. Jones of Nevada en- tered upon the fourth installment of his ar- gument in opposition to the bill. M. Jones wade an_ elaboration of the ar- guments he . was advancing when the senate took a recess Saturday evening—that the standard of value couid be neither gold, silver nor a material thin but whatever the standard might be, it was quantitative, and the value of each unit de- pended upon the number of units, and there could be but one standard, that of quantity. Last summer, he said, the British_govern- ment, desiring to_show' its sympathy with the object of the administration in this country, issued an order with a view to aid- wig the descent of silver. ''his was declared by the New York papers to be the “doom of silver.” The people of the Unmted States did not propose to be left out of the consideration as to what should bo the material of their money. The United States is not yot a dependency of Great Britain, and the president was uot a governor general. For the first time our national history we find ourselves put- ting into execution, under the rule of officers clected by the United States, vlans which if not formulated are heartily approved by Horse Guards and on Downing street. At 1:05 p. m. Mr. Jones remarked that ho desired to yiela the floor to Mr. Teller of Colorado, expressing his desire to resume his speech at another time, Mr. Toller's Argument. M. Teller, before answering the question which was asked him as to whether he thougnt the government of the United States could with the coinage of silver main- tain the parity between gold and silver. suid he desired to lay down one general propgsition which seemed to him to be neces- sary to the conclusion he had reached. While money was not merchandise or a com- modity in the sense that the term ‘com- modity” was used, its value was determined by the law of supply and demand. Mr. Teller then answered the question by snying that tho government of the United Stautes could maintain the parity of the two metals, because he did not believe that more silver would come into the country than its business would =bsorb. In other words, the demand would be equal to the supply. If the whole world would return to the bi- metallistic condition_existing prior to 1873, 1t would return practically to the prices of that period, except as to those things which discoveries had lesscned the cost of pro- duction. “Would the froe colnage of silver by the Tnited States alone produce that favorable condition?” asked Mr. Palmer “I will not answer the question in_that way. The coinage of silver by the United States nlone might not do it,” replied Mr. Teller, *The position I take'is, that if the United States proceeded to a system that recognized silver asmoney in equal terms with gold, our example would be followed by other countries and then the monetary sys- tem of the world would rewurn to the 1873 system At 3:40 Mr. Telier announced that his throat troubled him and he would not con- clude his speech and yielded the floor. Mr. Dolph Asks & Question. Mr. Stewart then addvessed the senate in advocacy of his proposed amendment for a pan-American conferance. In the course of his speech Mr. Stewart was interrupted by Mr. Doloh. who asked a question. Tam glad the senator asked the ques- tion,” replied Mr. Stewar? joyiully, “as that isa point Iwant to elaborate on.” ‘This caused the first ripple of laughter during the day, and several scnators suggested to M. Doiph that he withdzaw his question. ““You cannot withdraw it," saia Mr. § art, amid laughter, and as'he proc answer the question Mr. Dolph tl"l\ppe.uul from the chamber., A bill authorizing the Chattanoyza West- ern Railroad_compuny to construct u bridge across the Teunessee. river near Chatt: nooga was reported and placed on the cal- endar, At b o'clock cluding, took a re Mr. Stewart, without con- yielded tho floor aud the senate ess until 10:30 tomorrow morning. IN THE HOUSE, Debate on the Bunkruptey Bill Resumed— Other Business Transacted. WASBINGTON, Oct. 23, —The debate on the baukruptey bill began today in the house. There is a groat deal of determined opposi- tion to the measure, led by some of the ablest lawyers in the house, Culberson of “Texas, Stone of Pennsylvania and Boatne of Louisiana. It is divected generally ugainst the policy of a national bankrupu law, in view of past experience with such laws. and, particularly, the involuntar, clause at this time, when so many business firms in close straits might, under 1t, be forced to the wall. ‘The amendment to the Rawlins bill for the relief of the Mormon church was agreed to, A bill anthorizing tho expenses of Louis L., Williams, World's fair commissioner from laska, was objected to by Mr. Kilgore on the grounds that it would inaugurate a de- luge of claims against the government grow- ing out of the World's fair. “Phie printing bill passcd. 167 to 17, “Phe consideration of the bill ta provide for the constructien of a steam reveuue cutier on the great lakes to replace the Andy John- son was then resumed, Mr. foud of California offered a substituto ineluding provision for a revenue cutter for the harbor of San Fraucisco, Chairman Sayers, of the appropriations committee, inopposing the substitute, s d notice onhis democratic colleagues that un- less they joined with him in economizing this would bo a $1,000,000,000 congress. Mr. Loud withdrew the substitute and the bill was passed. Mr, Oates Opens the Debate, According to the speciul order adopted last weck the louse then proceeded to the con- sideration of the baukruptey bill and Mr. Oates, who has chargo of the measure, opencd the debate in aavocacy of it. If ever there was a time, except at the close of & war, when everythww financ was out of joint tiatdemunded a bankrupte, law, this was the time, There had been so much financial trouble of vecent years, statistics showed such an increased number of failures of all kinds, that no one could deny the necessity of @ bankruptey law, vided it was one of perfect fairness o all parties. The four pointed criticisms agaiust iho bill in the last congress had been ed in the present bil. T ipal opposition to the measure wus agaiust the iuvoluntary = clause. Baukvuptey was an odious term. It lmplied ;l- robium. Onoly two grounds existed io this bill Iy involuntarily force o wan into bavkruptey—nsolvency, which d not refiect dishonor. and fraud, Which enti- tled no one to immu roposed bill GONEINVED OX SBCOXD Faol OMAHA. MELLOS (.IJ\S AR bll,h\] Bombardment of Brazil's Oapital Suspended by the Insurgent Ohief TWO THEORIES HAVE BEEN ADVANCED Peixoto's Enemies Aro Out of Ammunition or the European Warships in Rio de nel rbor ITave Interfered to Prevent Further Destraction. [Capyrtohted 1893 by James Gordon Bennetr.] Moxtevieo, Uruguay (via Galveston, Tex.), Oct. 23, —[By Mexican Cable to the ew York Herald—Special to Tne Be News comes from the Herald's correspondent in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that Frederico Guillierme de Lorena has been proclaimed provincial president. of Brazl by Admiral Mello, in command of the insurgent fleet. Lorena isthe captain of oneof the rebel warships and the provisional government of which he is now declarad president was established some days ugo, as 1 cabled you at tho time, at Desterro, which is the capital of the state of South Cathurina and is situated on the island of that name which lies just oft the Atlantic coast, about 400 miles south of Rio. When this island fell into the hands of Mello and his followers they at once cstab- lished their headquarters there and set up the provisional government which has now been dignified by the addition of a president. The Herald's correspondent in Rio de Jan- eiro also sends word that the bombardment of the capital has been suspended. There aro two reasons current in Rio for this action or rather inaction on the part of Admiral Mello. Causo of the Inaction. One s that he is waiting tho arrival of the ship Cindade do Porto which set out from this port recently, as I_cabled you at the time, loaded with allies aud provisions, but especially ammunition, for Mello. She has not reached Rio harbor yet and consequently it is surmised that the rebel gunners have about run out of gunpowder and projectiles and do not think it wiso to exhaust what they have left, lest before the arrival of the Cindade do Porto with fresh supplios, some of Peixoto's ships, though of in- ferior calibor. might engage the rebel squad- ron and, after obliging them to exhaust their ammunition in repulsing the attack, over power the insurgent crews by mere force of numbers. The other renson current in Rio for the suspension of the bombardment 1s that the foreign warships in the harbor interfered to prevent further shelling of the defenseless buildings of the capital. Can't Confirm t1e Thoorles There seems to be no way toconfirm either of these reports at present, as the un- happy citizens of Ric are kept pretty much in the dark by Peixoto’s government as to the true condition of anythimg just now. They are thankfal for small mercies, how- ever, and as long as they are not being shelled continue to do business 1n a sort of way, though u half-hearted one at best. Many persous in Montevideo have baen expecting to see a brisk naval battle be- tween two formidable warships of the moi- ern type, but it scems pretty certain that they will be doomed to disappointment. As 1 have cabled you already, Mello's warship, the Republica, which has inflicted most of the damage done by the rebel fleet so fav, set out from Santos for this port the other day in order to meet Peixoto’s loyal cruiser TUES the Tiradentes, which had been repaired after disablement by the Brazilian mintster here, who feared her crew was about to re- volt, put in fighting trim again and manned by a crew of the president’s trusted fol- lowers. Robels Wanted to Fight. The Republica appeared outside the harbor of Montevideo yestercay and was promptly quarantined. She signaled the Tir today to come outside and fight however, the Tiradentes has not designed to reply to the belligerent visitor. The Uruguayan government declares that the ships must not fight in its waters, buu it is hardly able to do anything more vigorous than protest, as she has no ships capable of preventing the commanders of Brazlian warships should they decide to fight thes| naval duel. A request for coal and fresh weter has been made by the commander of the Re- publica to the Uruguayan government. The latter still has the request under consider: tlon, fearing complications way arise if 1t shows any hospitality to Mello's men 1n case they are defeated. Seoretly Favor the Insurgents. Doubtless, however, a majority of Uru- guayan government officials sccretly favor Meilo's cause. The Brazil Lloyd's steamers, Dexter and Santos, on which Admiral Gon- zales brought here his force of sailors and marines to man the Tiradentes have, after taking a supply okcoal, steamed outside the harbor by Gonzales' order. The reason for this action is not clearly understooa here, as it is thought the Republica will surely attack avd transfer thewr coal, water and provisions to her own bunkers, Coula Not'Get a Fight. The Uruguayan ofiicials refused pratique to the Republica, and would not even allow her to communicate with the shore, so that after being supplied with water and coal she sailed north again, flagging the Tira- deutes an invitation to join the rebels, and taunting the crew with being cowards for seeking proteotion from u forclen power, The governmeut of Uruguay has dechoea tocomply with the request of the Brazilian minister here to arrest the revolutionary chiefs who visit Montevideo. Mello's pro- vislonal government intends to ask Argen- tina and Uruguay to give the insurgents formal recoguition as belligerents. The re- quest will be made through Dr. Demetrio Ribeiro. Dr, Silveira Martin, who has arrived from Rio de Janeiro, says that the officers of Kort Villegayuon, in Rio harbor, who so long mamtained a position of neutrality and fin- ally joined the forces of Mello, have issued a manifesto which declares that they were obliged on the first of the outbreak of the revolution to waintain this neutrality iu order to preserve order among the garrison, which displayed au inteuse desire to east their lot with Mello's men, ixoto Offered Brib Peixoto tried all possible means, they say, to win the enemy to his side. He offercd them bribes and promised to double their pay. Failiug in this he offered bribes to subordinate officials in the fort to spike the guns and seize and kil their superiorofiicers. One day he even caused some poisoned food 10 be delivered to the fort among its vegular supplics. For these reasons they all be- came disgusted with Peixoto, they say, and angered by bis unpatriotic actions and his cowardly courze in refusing either to resign his position or make any decided effort 10 re- IM\ MOI!NI (.. storeorder in the republic and crush the in- surgents. The president. further degraded himself, in their opinion, by enhsting the services of foreign men-of-warm the harbor to inter- fere in a fight betwoen Americans. Tn con- sideration of all ghis discredit brought upon the country by President Peixoto’s course in the emergency they resolved to join in Mello's rovolt against him. Admiral Mello issued amother proclama- tion today exhorting his comrades to con- tinue their efforts, and assuring them of the ultimate downfall of the “‘tyrant Peixoto.” wlom ne accuses of treachery and cowardice. He declares that the president endeavored to assassinate him by means of an album loaded with dynamite, which was sent to Mello with tho conmvance of Peixoto, La Preiza, a newspaper of Buenos ' Ayres, Argentiua, says editorially that it deoply deplores the action of United States Minis- ter Thompson in Rib de Jaueiro in his al- leged siding with Eutopean diplomats ther in their attempt to intervene between Mello and Peixoto. It says, “We want no foreign interference in South or North America, All American republicans now look to President Cleveland to uphold the Monroe doctrine and hope that the orders he has sent to Min- tor Thompson will be to withdraw himself at once from the Furopean diplomats in Brazil.” Nicaragua's Political Crisis. MaNAaua, Nicaragua (via Galveston, Tex.), Oct. 23.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tur Bee.]— The political situation in Nicaragua is critical just now. Lhe government declares that it has discovered a conspirac, headquarters in the city of Leon and cations extending all over the countr consequence of this several prominent citi- zons of Leon have been thrown into prison, while others have been banished from the country. Fedrico Zolarzano is kept in close confinement for fear he should escape and head a moverent against the governwent. Conservatives, progressionists and cleri- cals are all united against the administra- tion. Excitement is at a high pitch. “The constituent assembly has granted to General Zelaya extraordinary powers in dealing with malcontents and also the power 1o levy forced loatis for the purpose of aug- menting the available revenues of the gov- ernment. Business Men Dissatisfied. The Herald correspondent has had nter- views with several prominent merchants and citizens here and they all express divest discontent with the situation of affairs under the present administration, but ave averse toany overt act of opposition just now, as they want a peaceful and orderly seasou in which topick the ceftee crop, which is rap- idly ripening. The government is financially as well as politically harrassed, for veady money is fearfully lacking amd the treasury greatly depressed. No help is to be looked for from the people. for they,willnot aid the adminis- tration willingly and.though the new plan of forced laws miry profluce some. funds it'can accomplish little in comparison with what might be done if the resident possessed the confidence of the couivey. Discounts have been generally suspended by "the banks and the paymentof the maturing -coupons on the Enghsh loan seems extremely doubtful. in view of all the circumstance: ABLE TO MAINTAIN PEACE, France wid Russia Compare Thelr Com- bined Forces with Their Neighbors, 1Copyriahted 189 by James Gordon Bonnett.] Pans, Oct. 23.—[New York Herald Cable Special to Tae Ber.]—The day and even ing have passedwoff admirably and withou accident, in spite of the ehormous crowds in the gallery of the Palace of Machinery of the I3xposition of 1889, The fate terminated with a veritable apotheosis of the French army, and in the evening a great banquet in which 3,000 persons took part was held in the Ciamp de Mars. ‘I'here were no toasts and no speeches, The whole of Paris was illuminated this evening, Tt is astonishing how the public hus been able to stand the fatigues of the fotes, which have now lasted week. The enthusiasm of the true an, however, still continaes u It is the general opinton that the Franco- Russian ailiance will be officially announced as s00n as the fetes are euded, but be this as it 1ay, now that the most exciting days of fetes given in honor of Russian visitors have passed and there is no longer any reason to fear that something may occur to give rise to international complications or raise a doubt as to the abgolutely pacific spirit of my fellow countrymen, it is necessary tosay, and to proclaim it very loudly ina neutral country like the United States, that the Franco-Russian alliance exists, Figures on the Army’s Strength, This has been greatly doubted in France, where political skepticism is the fashion; but now there is no longer any room for doubt, Such abuse has been made of the fig- ures that show the strength of the French and Russian armies that it is quite useless to veturn to that subject. Itisa fact that the French and Ruskian fleets combined “ave move numerous than the navies of the powers of the Triple Alliauce, and it nas been proved that the French and Russian armies united are equal in numbers to the armies of ( many, Austria and Italy, It has been necessavy for France to ex- amine in an ofticial .and serious way as to whether the Russian army is i a position to fall into line as rapidlyds might prove to be necossary, The amswer has been in the afivmative. All phie |Russian army cogps stationed in the proyinees near the frontiers are organized in ageordance with European military ideas, add uheir mobilization will perhaps ve effected eyen more rapialy than that of the German sumy, because the peace efl @ of these Iussinn corps is almost the sume as the war effective. In the older provinces, those in the interior of the em- pire, the'army corps sare cantonued along the railway lnes. Here, too, the mobiliza- tion of the fovees contingent will be rapidly effected. 'The reservas of the First and Sec- ond lines will gome to/the front more slowly, boub because of the gendition of the roads and because of the great distances which must be traveled. sack Civalry, In addition the Cossack cavalvy is said t0 be in a condition of completeness ot which no idea can be foymed. It is composed of 850,000 horsemen, nldv for @ny kind of sery- ice, and whom it Will be impossiole for us 410 hold back, say the officers in command. The Russian fleed has produced a good effect upon French naval pfivers. The dif- ference und distance heth:he sailors and the men who command them are greater than in any other ugvy, bus the discipliue and bearing of the wen is perfect and the armament and eguipment avefof the very best. The slliance wath Russia is thought profit- able to France, but what cannot be said too [CONTINUED OF BRCOND FAGE.| OCTOBER NGRY WIVES OF OSCEOLA 24, Married Women Rise in Wrath Against Sun- dry Jades Who Do Wrong. TAR AND FEATHERS IN THE PROCEEDING Matrons Tire of the Wrongdoing of Their Husbands and Tako the Law of Re- auital Their Own Inexperi- enced bt Determined Hands, Osceora, Neb, Oot. [Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.]—Personal purity received o long push ahead in this town Saturday bight. * Kvery married man in the town may now be found at his hearth after sundown and mothers have for the nonce ceased sing- ing “Where is My Waudering Boy Tonight, for they have a reasonable certainty in belioving that he is tucked safely away in his littlo bed at early candle light. Young men of the town whose mammas and papas reside elsewhere go to their rooms after sup- per and stay there till morning, while such traveling men as cannot get away on the last train drive over to Stromsburg to spend the night, All this didn’t come about ina day. It is tho culmination of a feeling of wrath that has grown for months till it finally burst its bounds and overwhelmed both object and directors, Osceola, like many another vil- lage, has in its population men who are not as circumspect as they should be in their wall through life. To tread with satistac- tion the devious ways of pleasure forbidden those who have taken on themselves yows to burn for one pure flame alone, theso mar- ried men have found companionship of the opposite sex absolutely necessary. Several young women have kindly consented to sup- ply this yearning, and together with the direlict husbands and _aspiring youth have persistently pursued the “‘primrose path to the everlasting bontire.” Ignored the Wrath to Come. Bverything went—on the quiet, of course: but scenes that were frequently transacted in the hours of darkness would ‘have served fairly well asasubstitute for a Roman satur- nalia. Boeaccio has related some yarns that compare favorably with the storvies that were whispered about among the favored ones during the day. Safe in their fancied security the sinners cut her loose; and today they sit in metaphorical sack- cloth and ashes. In reality, they are swearing vehemently and contritely that they know not of the whys and wherefores of the upheaval, Mothers with daughters to raise and edu- cate us modest maidens should be brought up and trained, and wives who look forward sull to the coming of the daughter that shall in time call blessed the name of her who bore her, saw with sorrow the cour: affairs were taking. In sorrow they sought each other's counsels and in grim determin- ation they parted, resolved to assert the prerogative that attaches to the queen of an American home. Notes were compared, ex: periences exchanged, and the netof evi- dence was woven closely around the guilty ones. Many plans for vengeance and re- venge were discussed, and all to no end. “Fhere were too many mean men in the town to admit of punishing. them, and: it hardly seemed right to let tho mea off and give it all to the girls: - Vengeance Determined-Upon, But human endurance has a limit, and the indignation of the outraged women found re- tief in an organization which has for its aim the defense of the home. To properly bring before the offenders u realizing senso of their unworthiness and the enormity of their wrongdoing w the tazk these self-con- stituted conservators of public and private morality set about_accomplishing. How to do it was the question. Many methods, all more or less condign, were suggested and turned down as being not severe enough, until finally the matter resolved itself into justification of the cxtremest measures, and *Tar and feather the hussies!” was tho word, whispered through lips, the compres- sion of which drove back the cherr; and behind which pearly teeth were set in grim resolve, Tt was little trouble to gather the feathers, for a handful from each of the pil- lows that had been bathed in tears of sorrow and chagrin caused by the doings of the wicked men and the naughty girvis would have served to place all the latter beyond the pale of Plato’s definition of man. Over the tar there was some hitching, but all was made easy when one of the Sisterhood of ige said: “*Bring on your feathers and ris; I'll ve the tar ready,” Set for Saturday Night, On Saturday night all things were ripe, and the dozen' avengers met at a secludea spot near the edge of town just after night- fall. They were provided with tar and feathers and fit for the dangerous enter- prise in which they had enlisted. Any qualm of conscience was quelled by u reflec- tionon tue injury long bornen silence and exultation at’ the downfall of the temp- tresses now so near at hand, All things be- ing in readiness, the plot was set in motion, Two boys, who had been sworn 10 seci and on whose young minds the purental slipper hud made a vicarious as well as in- delible impression, were sent to bear the news to two of the frail girls that lovers awaited them. Shortly after 8 o'clock on the night in question Miss Lorene Miller and Miss Annie Snyder received word at their homes that a pair of festive traveling men were ensconsed in an alley way,far from throbbing heart of the city, and 1if the girls would only come out the gladsome Subbath would be ushered by a quartet to whom care should be a stranger and whose favorite color for a town was solferino, Ttdidn't take the girls loug to get ready. No claborate toilets were deemed necessary, and follow- ing their luring guides they were soon at the alley mentioned, In the Thick of the Fight, Just what happened first will never bo known. but it is set down as o fact. that tne first thing the girls did when they recovered their breath was 10 voice thanks that they hadn't_brought their best clothes. demurely for the coming of the guy drum- mers who were to help them have fun, the girls were grasped each by half a dozen to women, and soon one of the liveliest battles of its kind was in full blast. To remove the clothes that the tar and feathers might be properly laid on was the object of the assailan{8; to escape was the aim of the assailed. It was tooth and toenail rules to o finish. In the midst of it all Miss Miller fainted, and. of course, the row ended ight there. While the women who had wrought the havoc funned the victim of their wrath to bring her out of a swoon, Miss Snyder gathered wgether just enough clothes 1o distinguish her from lady Godiva, and hurried for help. She brought the town marshal and his assistants, and before 10 o'clock the calaboose held eleven of the most prominent women of the town, while eleven of ithe most prominent men were hustling around to get their angry wives out of limbo. Church services didn’t attract the usual attention yesterday. There was oo much to be talked of in another direction. It would require u regiment of histovians to faithfully chronicle all that wus said during the long watches of the quiet country Sabbath. Duriog the day Miss Snyder put in an ap- pearance on the street, and had no dificully in gecuring right of way. She bore a few marks of her experience in the alley, but looked little the worse for wear. Last Soeue of AlL This morning Judge Hurst's court drew a bigger crowd thun Fourth of July. But the throng was disappointed. When the eleven defendents were arraigned oo a charge of incenaiary and unlawful speech aud riot they asked for & continuauce, and were given till November 20 to_prepave for trial 1 shelr bail belug tixed ab §70 cach. ‘Luis wus Waiting | &l\(.l E furnished, and_probably the end of the cas will bo when the information is quashed jus before Thanksgiving ing Osceola men and maidens an ob Ject leason in the fury of 4 woman's virtuous ath, Mrs. J. 1. Heald, wife of Banker 1d'and a leader of the Woman's Chris smperance union, was most prominent a8 assisted by Mrs. Joe Osborns, Mrs Tom Allen and a number of young married womei, Not the Chicago W Cmeaco, 00498, ~Local Woman's Chrlsti Temperance union do not exactly approve of the alieged methods employed by ters of Osceola, Neb., who in order suade & numbor of young girls fr worldly practice of meeting young mon, are said to have lured tho young gitls by means of fictitious notes to a seeluded place and beaten them unmercifully “Itis decidedly not a Woman's Christian T proves o secretary of th their sis o dis. the which the union ap- b, national wan's Christian Temper- ance union. “Therc may beon some man's Christian smperance union en who were so foolish as to_act in the vstated, but that is not the fault of organization. We try, at least, to use common sense in working out our reforms - —- REIL ESTAT thing ance CONGKESS, Last of the World's Faie Gatlierings gress of tha South, Cucaco, Oct. [Special Telegram to Tne Bk ~The World's Real Estate con gress, the last of the World's fair congresses, convened at the Art institute tod Thomas B. Bryan presided, and Colonel H. L. Turner of Chivago made the address of welcome, Al points of the country were represented, and it is expected there will be 1,000 veal estate men at tomorrow's session. George H. Armistead made an eloquent oration, describing the vise of the south since the war, showing that the states below Masou and Dixon's line have tripled their wealth since 1870, In words of wonder- ful cuergy he pledged whe support of the south to all movements of progress, In sentences of equal power he scored the pre- tended friends of the south who wave the bloody slirt and endeavor to_revive the old- time antipathy between northern and south- ern states. Senator & follo “What [ shall have to say wul be in an old fashioned way, because I was born a good while ago. and they did things a litile differeutly then. They didr¥t talk so ghbl anyway. 1f there is anything 1 love better than my own family itis a place I can call home, for T don't believe a man gets to be an American citizen until he owns some place he can call home. [Applause. | “The first convention I ever attended in Chicago was that one at which we nommated for president Abraham Lincoln. [ was aiso one of the com- missioners that helped to put in order the machinery that started the Union Pacific railway; but none of them, probably, except the first one, was greater than uhi ought to be. This alludes to the American principle that we want homes for all the in- dustrious people of the land. [Applause. | You have got to go to the west to zet choap lands and you have got to £o to the west it you want to plant your veople in homes, and T want to caution you that you prevent the public lands going into tho hands of these monopolies and depriving honest people of getting cheap lands for their homes. {Avplause, | Tt was energy and pluck and push that made Chicago, and that will make a city anywhere, This was a mud hole the first vime L eyer saw it. |Laughter.] There wasn't o rallway within 150 miles of the place and there was no paved streets, and the people called on some scientific gentle- men to tell them how they could drain vheir city, and they said: ‘Raise your cily,’ and 50 they did raise it, right up out of the ground. Now, that is the kind of pluck that has made Chicago, and they deserve crediv for it; and it is the sume with our own city, Omaha, Thirty years ago there were 1,500 people there, -and in 180 there were 140.000. Weo have settled up that country with homesteads, men who uever dreamed of owning homes of their own and they are the proudest people on earth.” Senator A. Saunders, P. L. Perine, C. George, George (1. Payne and C. Hartman are at the real estite congress as the representatives of the Omaha Real Estate associati Pro- unders of Nebraska spoke — OF A4 TRAGED Harry Lacey Deliberately Arranged for the Taklng of Three Lives. Stoux Farts, S. D, Oct. 23.—(Special legram to Tue Bre. | —The tragedy of last night, in which Mrs. Lacey, Mrs. Lydia Bunker and Harry Lacey met death av the hands of the latter, has quite stirred up the It seems that Mrs. Lacey was spend- unday with her mother, Mrs. Bunker, Who had vreviously ordered Lucey from the house because of somo words spoken in anger, About 5:30 in the evening the women folks saw Lacey approaching the house and locked the doors 1o keep him out. He kicked the door in and shot his mother-in-law first, then his wife and then stepped out of doors and killed himself, But three shots wore fired and each vietim was struck behind the right car. premeditated act, as he settled all previously. Two daughiers, aged 7 y saw the awful act of thoir father. The elder @irl van to a neighvor and said: “Grandpa Jones won't you come over toour house; they are all dead over there.” Mrs, Bunker was worth §20,000 to 30,000, el DORLIS PAlt THIEVES, Organized Gang Make w Rich @aul in the Mining Building, Cimioaco, Oct. 23,—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee. |- Thieves are at work in the Min- ing building, Secret service men suspect that an organized gang, composed of em- ployes, has found lodgment iu the building and s preparing to do earuest work during the few remaining days of the fair, When I, D. Schermerhorn, superinten- dent of the Iduho mining exiibit,took a men- tal inyentory of his exhibit todiy he found one of his cases open_nnd £2,200 worgh of his valuables missimg. The big brick of vefined silver, owned by the DeLamar Mining com- pany of DeLamur, [daho, 32 carais of opals, Himshed for setting, and two cut and sever uncut spinel rubies were gone brick was 103 inches long by.417 wide 5 inchesthick, weighing 86 pounds and worth $1,000. The opals were fiue gews, cqual w Hungarian opals und were given a medal by the judges of awards, e DEATH OF A Ma K.CAE RUNTLR, dnmes Brown Dies in Effects of U et Wounds. Rawriss, Wyo., Oct. 24.—Speclal Tele- gram to Tik Bek. | ~James Brown, who - last week was engaged in a shooting affeay with John Arnold on the Upper Sweetwater, died Friday morning. Brown was a Texan aud worked several years for the Olives of Ne- braska, leaving there just after the burning of the old Garman settler, which resulted)in one of the most closely contested trials in the story of Nebriaska, ending in the conviction of the Olives. While not a baa man at heart, Brown could not resist taking a maverick wherever he foun 1 it upon the vauge, which vosultod 1n his being several times arvested and ultimately nis death from blood poisoning from the wound rve- ceived in the shooting serape with Aruold. wmrnis of Qosan Stoamers, October 238, At New York--Avrived--Berlin At Southampton — Avrived -~ Hesperia, from Malaga. Alsatis; Alaska, from Liver: pool; Hermaun, from Antwerp; America, frow Brewen At Gibraltar York. At Hamburg--Arrived -Rugia, from New York. At San Francisco - Arrived —Geliy, Kong Koog and Yokohui, Wyowlng from the Arrvived--Werra, from New from CcorPY FIVE (ENI' BEYOND HER WOES Mre. 0. H. Brockway Moets Death Under Peculiar Ciroumstanoes, SEQUEL TO DOMESTIC INFELICITY Indications that the Woman Took Her Own Life. STATEMENT OF THE VICTIW'S HUSBAND Was tho Wife of a Well Known Omaha Man, Commeroial SAW HER FIRE THE FATAL SHOT ositive Theo Yet Estal t neerning the Affar Story of n Neigh- % of the Myse terlons Cuse, bor—Feutu LaxcouN, Oct. 23 e Bek. ) Mrs. O HL B Omaha traveling man, is lying dead at the rooms occupied by herself and husband at 216 South Sixteenth street in this city with a bullet hole in Ler right side. Although there are anumber of mysterious circum- stances connected with lier death the gen- eral belief is that she committed suicide. A few minutes before 5 o'clock this after noon the occupants of the adjoining house heard a pistol shot. A moment later Brock- way rushed mto the vesidence of Mrs, Jessop and excitedly announced that his wife had killed horself. The alarm was at once given and the police telephoned. When Chief of Police Cooper arrived at the scene of the tragedy he found the woman in bed in adying condition. Sho was fully dressed. The revolver with which the shooting was done was found in a bureau drawer in anotner part of the room. ‘Che woman left a letter, which the coroner ook possession of as soon as he arrived. Statement of the Husband, Brockway had been drinking heavily for some time, and wus in a terribly excited condition. At the request of Coroner Crim, he was taken to the police station in order that he might sober up so thiat he would be in condition to talk tomorrow at the inquest. Broc scen at the police station this evening by a Bre reporter. He was laboring under stress of mental excitementy intensified by the liquor ho had been drink: ing, He scated that he went home at noon and went to bed. After he hud been asleep for several hours he awoke. As he opened his eyes, lie saw his wife standing in the center of the room with a revolver in how haud. Before he was fuilly aware of her in- tention, she pullea the trigger and fell, He then rushed out and gave the alarm. To Tue BEE reporter Coroner Ciim de- clined to make any statement regarding the contents of the letter left by the dead woman. “Is there anything in the letter connects ing ner husband with her death?” asked the reporter. replied the coroner. de Theory Not Established. “Does the let cstablish the fact that the woman committed suicido?” *Not clearly,”” was the roply. It is stated, however, by City Detective Maloae, who had possession of the letter until it was turned over to th ner, that Murs, Brockway said in the briefly written note that she had put up with her husband's dissolu bits as long as she could; that she had intended to end her life by taking morphine, but had changed her mind and decideda to use a revolver. Mrs. Brockway's maiden name was Neliie Cline, and she was married to Brockway only last February. Previous to her mar- viage she lived at Davey, a small town in this county. She was about 26 years old and rather prepossessing. Broclkway travels for the wholesale house A. L. Gibbon of Omaha, but during few weoeks hus been laid off, He s a fine looking young man, well dressed und abaut 33 years old, and is well known to the traveling fraternity, many of whom called upon him this evening. His excitement increased as the evening wore away and it finally bocame necessary to remove him to the Windsor hotel, where he is in charge of a physician and friends, Stutement of a Nelghbor, Mr. Frank Aubertin,uight chief operstorof the Western Union, living in the same block with the Brockways, tells a story that seems to clearly establish the se a8 one of suicide. He states that he was eating sup- per in his dining room near the head of the stairs, with the doors open. He heard Mrs. Brockway's I4-year-old sister, who lived with the family, return from school. The litvle girl opened the door from the hall Into the Brockway apartments and immediately as she did so the shot was fived. Mr, Aubertin heard a seream, but does not know whether it cawe from the givl or from Mrs, Brockway, but ho heara the little girl exolaim ina toue of horror, **My God, what has she done.” Mr. Aubertin nextheard Brockway crying, My God, my God, she has shot Lerself,” Brockway then told the wirl to run fora doctor. Shedid so, and by this time the neighbors came flocking 1. Phe littlo girl is staying with Mr. and Mis, Aubertin to- night, She declards that hersister had killed herself, but could give noreason for the rash act excent that Mes, Brockway had been & morpnine cater and had 1ost hor head.” ‘he dead woman's parents arvived from Davey tonight and will be present at the inquest, which will be held at 2 o'clock to- morrow aftornoon, B L FLOM THE PLYER, ~[Svecial Telegram to rockway, wife of an Su FE Connell Blufls Tusuranee Dex Maines, Dis Moixes, Oct. 26, ~([Special Telegram [ R --An fnsurance agent named i W. Maulby of Council Blufts was badly hurt here this evening in the Rock Island railway yards. Ho fell or attewpted to jump from Ahe fiyer as it pulled out of the stavion and was picked up in such a dazed condition thiv he was unable Lo give auy aceount of how the aceident happened. {is condition is not considered very serion Wite Murd meni INDEPESDENCE, T0., Oct. 28, [Speciul Tole gram to Tug Bee]-sartn May, the Aurora wife murderer, has been convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary b Aunamosa for life Ageut Hurt at v LAk sly Iujured, -[Special Telegram 0 Tue Bee) Hev. Dr . # well known Presbyterian miulster of this city, was serlously injured toduy by his horse falling i bim, Phe aecident way cuuse the luss of oue of Lis oot Orrumwa, la,,