Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 8, 1894, Page 1

-~ ~and shall hold said w ESTABLISHED GOING AND COMING Manner in Which State Funds Have Been Milked at Both Ends, MANIPULATED IN FAVOR OF THE SHARKS Thousands of Dollars Kept Idle While Inter- est Runa on Other Thousands, SHAMELESS DEFIANCE OF PLAIN LAWS Educational Funde Made to Produce Double Profit to the Gang, RESULT OF LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATION Extracts from a Committee Report Which Let Light on the Pecatiar Financlers Ing that HMas Cost the Taxe payers Many Dollars LixconN, Neb., Jan. 7.—[Special to Tur Bee.]—At the lasy session of the leg! a committee was appointed to investigate the condition of the permanent school fund. The committee was composed of Repre- sentatives Horst, Nelson and Keyes. They employed an attorney and an expert ac- countant and held a number of sessions at which most of the state ofticers and the bookkeepers in the state treasurer's office were called to the stand. They made a most thorough inquiry into the condition of the fund, the history of the many investmen and paid particular attention to the iegal phases of the law requiring the iavestment of the idle money of the fund in state war- ra Majority and minority reports were presented, the minority re- port being signed by Mr. Keyes, These r ports were read to the members of the house, and by one of those adroit processes of legis- lative manipulation they wer quietly brushed aside and the wori of the commit- tee disregarded. The reports of that com- mittee present the legal phases of the laws relating to the public educational funds. A summary of the report will be interesting at the present time, for it proves conclusively that the legislature had at hand an oppor- tunity to take up the disputed point of the law, ana_either by resolution or judicious amendment make the way clear for its im- mediate enforcement. But legislatures do not always do theiv full duty by the people, and this case is but one of many where pub- lic interests nave been lost sight of by the very men clected for the purpose of consery- ing them. 00l Fand Uninvested. The report of the majority of the commit- tee first details the woric accomplished at its | several sessions and then answers in detail the objections raised against the enforc ment of the law. The following extracts from the majority report will be of interest: “Second—Your committee finds thut the average amount of permanent school fund uninvested for the period beginning August 1, 1801, and ending March 1, 1803, has been $170,245, of which no part whatever has been fnvested in state wavrants. Your committee also finds that during tho sume period the average amount of stale warrants outstand- ine against the genera! fund alone has not been less than §00.000, on which the state has been puying interest ut the rate of 7 per cont per anuum, “Third—Tix-Treasurer Hill testified before your committee that he did not nvest the Permanent school funds in state warrants as directed by said statute, reasons: (1) Because he had no authority 1o purchase said warrants without a direct order of the Boavd of Educational Lands and Funds divecting him to purchase such certain warrants as might be offered for sale by the holders thercof to the Board of Edu- cational Lands and Funds. (b) Because state warrants were held at a premium, and arrants were offered for sale by the 's thereof to said board ; and because a nt presented for payment where there ‘was 6o money in the fund against which it was drawn was the property of —the holder, and it was optional with him whether be should sell it or not, and he could not be compelled to ac- cept payment from any fund except that against which it was drawn. () Because the appropriations made by the legislature two years ago exceeded the maximum tax levy permitted by law, and therefore the warrants were not secured by a levy within the meaning of section 9, article viii of tho constitution, providing for the invest- ment of the permanent school fund, Auswored Mill’s Objections, “Fourth—With regard to the first ob- jection it should be observed that section 1,e article viii of the constitution, which creates the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, rovides for the investment of school funds n such manner asmay be pre od by Jaw, and that section {840 of Cobbey’s Con- solidated Statutes of 1801.cnacted by legis. lature of 1801, provides that ‘when any state warrant, issued in pursuance of an appro- priation’ made by the legislature aud se- cured by the levy of & tax for its payment, shall be presented to the state treasurer for payment, and there shall not be moucy in the proper fund to pay said warrant, the stato treasurer shall pay the amount of said warrant from any funds in the state treas- ury belonging to the permanent school fund, reantas an juvestment Ihe law does not seem 10 contemplate that ovder of the Bonrd of Educational Lands und I'unds shall be re- quived to authorize the state treasurer to fnvest the permanent school fund in the state warrants. The absolute security fur- nished by an estment of said funds in state warrants secured by the levy of o tax, the relatively high rate of interest which such an investment would bear for the bene- fit of the temporary school fund, would seem to dispense with the idle formality of any such order of the board. “But 1t further appears that on October 20, 1800, prior to the enaciment of the law in question, und subsequent to the decision of the sepreme court in the caso known as ‘In re stato warrants, Twenty-fifth Nebraska, e 650, wherein it was decided that tha uvestment of the permanent school fund in state warrants secured by the levy of a tax was authorized by the coustitution, the Board of ucational Lands and Funds did make such an oraer Order Made by (he Ko Wihe recovd of the order appears on page 448 of the record book of the Board ot Fdu- eational Lauds and Funds, and is as follows: ‘Prosent at weeting of the board: B. R Cowd seeretary of state; Wiitiam | attor general ; John Steen, commiss of public Lands and buildi amd J. L. slato The following resolution of said fund,’ " etc il on i fund the cash for od for paypient, wh Lo pay such warrint ver been revoked by the does it appear that the Wanent ML WILES Jevy hus been i 'Fhis order hy bourd. Neither state treusurer has ever ohoyed it SThe ex-treasurer and the accountant both testitied before the commitics thit no formal notice of the order wis ever filed in the tre rer's oftice, But that the treas urer was present at the mecting of the Board of Educationsl Lands and when the or wis adopted appears of recond, and that he and his assistants had actual knowledge of the uxistence of tho order is not denled, “In his tesumony before the committee Funds | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. | | ex-Attorney General Ts aw ofticer of the state and of the board at the time the order was given, gave it as his opinion that the ordsr was sullicient and binding on the state treasurer, and that no specific order for the purchase of each w rant as presented was required, any mor than o specifie order was required for the purchase of each bond of a series Board's Oraer Not Necessa “Attorney General Hustings, the law ol cer of the state and of the board at the time of the adoption of section 3840 of C‘obbey’ Consolidated Statutes of 1801, in his tosti- nony before the committee, gave it as his opinion under the statutes that suchan order from the board was not required to uuthorize the state treasurer to invest the permanent school fund in state wars “It appears from tho testimony the committee that the opinion of the law ofticers of the state and of the Board of Bdu- ional Lands and Funds has not been asked for nor given either upon the sufi- ciency and effect of said order to authorize the state treasurer to invest the permanent school fund in state warrants, SFifth—With regard to the second reason for the failure to invest the permanent school fund in_ state warrants, namely, that 1o such warrants were ofiered for sale to the permanent school fund, and that it was op- tional with the holder of such warrants to accept or refuse to accept, payment from any other than the fund on which such warrants were drawn, it is to be observed that, i the judgment ot your committee, the nayee of the state's obligation whoisoffered payment of the same on dus presentation at the state's traasiry, has no right to_refuse pay ment when offered or to question the state’s ofticers as to the fund from which the money for payment is taken. 1t might well bo held, ¢ of law, that the money passes {ron: the permanent school fund to the fund upon which the warrant is drawn, if such a con- struction could possibly be necessary to sus- tain the law More Sophistry Punctared. ixth—The third reason given for the failure to invest the permanent schoot fund ) state warrants was that the appropria- tions made by the legislature of 1501 ex- ceeded the maximum tax levy for the ensu- ing biennial period, and that therefore such appropriations and warrants drawn against them were not secured by a levy of taxes within the meaning of the law. —The appro- priatioas made by the legisluture of 1891 amounted, according to the last blennial report of the treasurer, to £2,603,750.63. Ot this amount £143,235.42 was_paid from th Hospital for the [usane and Normal interest funds, leaving the general fund liable for £2,650.51470. The total tax levies for the gene fund, certified to the various counties in 1801 and 18 amounted to $1,847,855.11. It will thus bo seen that the appropriations made by the legislature of 1801, for which the gencral fund was liable, excdeded the maximum general tax levies of the biennial period by $702.061.60. It 18 further claimed by the ex-treasurer that .t least 10 pev cont of the amount of the levies, or about 184,785,381, must be added to the deficiency on ount of removals of property owners, etc., making total ericy, it is cluimed, of ahout $857,446.91, so of the existence of this deficiency it aimed that warrants upon the gencral fund have not been sccured by the levy of a x within the meaning of the law: aod such appears from the testimony before the committee to be the opinion of the present law ofiicers of the staie and of the Board of Educational Lands and Fun “Sections 1, 2, 8and 4 of chapter xciii of the Compiled Statutes of 1591, being scctions 254, 4255, 4206 and 4257, of Cobbe solidated Statutes of 1891, require the stato treasurer to kecp a warrant register to pay warrants in the order of their presentation, and to set aside money for the payment of . each registered warrant in the order of its registration, Warrants Were Secured by Levy. “It will thus be secn tHt however much the general taxlevy may have fallen short of the amount' of the appropriations for which the general fund was liable, all war- rants drawn acainst that fund, presented for payment and registered were absolutely secured by levy until the sum of such war- rants became equatl to oc at least within 10 per cent of the amount of the levy. It isthe Juagment of your committee that such war- rants were secured within the meaning of the law. eventh—The general tax levy of 1801 was certified to the counties July 30 of that year, and amounted to 3915,601.18, At the opening of business August 1, 1501, the uninvested permanent school fund amounted to $427,- 402.37. ‘Theoutsianding registered warrants on the general fund amounted to $510,931.01, These warrants were subject to the treas- urer’s call for payment at any time. They nl\umunlcn] to less than 60 per cent of the tax teay ‘It is the judgment of your committee that it was the duty of the state treasurer to have at ouce notified the holders of tt warrants to the amount of the uninvested permanent school fund that he was prepared 1o puy the same and to have invested the permanent school fund in said warrants, “From the testimony before your com- mittee it appears that state warrants, bear- ing interest at7 per cent per annum, are neld at o premium; that investors 'and speculators in said warrants prefer holding the same to receiving pavment therefor Your committee, therefore, recommends that the rate of interest on registered state war- rants be reduced to 6 per cent per annum,” e MURDER MYSTERY SOLVED, e, who was the Killing of a Missouri Bank Teller About to 1o Cleared Up. Sr. Lovis, Jan. 7.—A sensation has been sprung in police circles here by a statement that may result in the clearing up of a mur- der mystery. On May 20 last Benjamin M McCulloch, paying teller of the Missouri State bank, was murdered at his home in Woodstock, a suburb of this city. All efforts to find his murderer proved futile, Last night James and _Edwar two colored youths mjail at Claywon, St Louis county, charzed with tho murder of Conductor Fitz Williams, made a statement in which they charge George Kivby, alias Charles Willlams, with the murder. ' They afterward attacned their names to warrants for Kirby's arrest for the crime, Kirby is At present Serving & Lwo years sentence in the penitentiary at Jefferson City for lar- ceny. Kirby 18 tne one who first accused the Murrays of the Fitz Wiliams murder, and today when interviewed in the peniten- tiary he stated the accusation of the Mur- made for the purpose of ‘“getiing Murray, o denied all knowledge of the murder of McCulloch. Sheriff Garvett of St. Louis county, however, says he has some corrob- orative evidence that hie thinks will fasten the crime on Kl He adds there was an accomplice, who [8 48 yot unicuown. CHICAGO S 1 IIUON BEE." \dred Young I s to Enjoy Themselves. Cuicago, Jan, 7.—The wearers of the mortardoard and gown in the Northwestern university at Evanston, huve adopted as the latest form of soclal ontertainment the Svaccination bee.” At the first entertain ment of the Kind, which was given this Week, 10 representative of the sterner sex was permitted to attend, except a pnysiciun, and he had o bundle of vaccine points as o partner, inoculateds the 100 young ladies present and was permitted to remain to lis- o to ‘P music and discuss the refresh | ments wich followed the mimerous onera- tions, Several have succeedod the initin tory event and more ave billea for next weel, Unique Flan of One faie ———— FOOTPADS DESPER COLOBADY in the Streets at Lend. ville by & Robber, LeapviLLg, Colo., Jan. 7.—Holdups bave | been frequent in this city this winter, but | not until this moruing has murder been at | tempted iu the street for the purpose of rob- bery. About 1 o'clack Lineman J. W. Mo Gill was shot throughi the lungs st 'V'welfth and Poplar streots by a man who ordered him to stand and deliver. McGill fired three shots at the would-be robber, who ran away. McGill's recovery is donbiful, Murder Attewpt ARRESTING ABSENT MEMBERS Tardy Congressmen Being Located All Over the Country. DETERMINED TO SECURE A QUORUM Demorats Do Not Hesitate to Admit that the Situation Is Very Grave— Foreeast of the Week in Congres WasmiNetoN, Jan, 7.—The tarift will ipy the entire attention of the house this weel, or, if not tho bill itself, the row over the attempt to get it before the house. After four days of fruitless effort to secure the presence of a voting democratic quorum the house adopted, just before adjourament Saturday night, the extreme expedicent of ordering the arvest of all members absent without leave. Deputies were sent out in all direetions last night to serve these war- rants, Of the forty members absent with- out leave twenty-ono ave democrats and nineteen republicans. As some of them live at long distauces, they can hardly get them here tomorrow and a quorum {s therefore doubtful, although the democratic leaders express their confident hope that 179 voting ts will be in their seats when the gave! noon. From the republican absentees of course no aid is expected. They can be brought here under duress, but they cannot be made to v “I'his applies to some of the demio- crats as well us republicans, and if the oppo- sition within the ranks of the democratic mujority can be organized as some of them desire. enough democratic members might refrain from voting to prevent the consid- eration of the bill in its present shape. Privately some of the democrats do not he: tate Lo admit that the gravity of the itua- tion is very great. Situarion Very Grave. The possibility of defeating the considera- tion of the bill strikes terror into their hearts and some of them, like Colonel Ouates of Alabama, openly advocate a resort to the parliamentary expedicat utilized by the Iifty-first congress of counting a quorum. Speaker Crisp asserts most pos‘tively that they will not be forced to this resort. He thinks u votng quorum will be here cer- tainly on Tuesday of the coming week at the farthest. 1f cannot be obtained then, another democratic caucus will be called. This is, indeed, what those who are dis- satisfied with the bill are aiming at. hey declare that as soon as they can demonstrate that not a sufficient number of democrats will vote to consider the bill, the leaders will be obliged to submit to material modifica- tions, which the disgruntled members will propose. Some of tho eastern domocrats who are fighting the income tax proposition are will- ing to o to almost auy length to eliminate this feature of the bill. Altogether the pros- pects are good for a very interesting contest in the house during the coming week. Of course, if the quorum is sccured tomorrow or Tuesday. the special order will be passed, modified probably, to recompense the house for the two days lost since the order was re- ported by lengchening the time of debate to that extent, Once the debate is under way it will proceed to the exclusion of everything clse. May Adopt the Reed Rule, Mr. Tarsuey, member of the ways and means committee, said to an Associated press reporter tonight that if a voting quo- rum was not secured by Tuesd he would favor the adoption of o rule enabling the speaker to count members to make a quo- rum, We must meet revolution with revolu- tion," said he. 1f the democratic members are _driven to this resorr it is believed the republicans, for self vindication, would be competled to sup- port it. The committee of the house is not fairly under way, as the opening snarl over the tariff has requived all the attention of the democratic leaders of the house who constivute the chairmen of the leading com- wmittees. Only three reports have been pre sented since the session opened—one from the judiciary committee, one Mr. Bailey's bankruptey bill and another from the com- mitteo on banking and currency on the bill of Mr. Brawley of South Carolina to remit the 10 per cent tax collectable on the clear- ing house certificates, and other forms of private currency issued auring the money famine last fall. But, with the prospect that the house will be engaged with the routine and the long speeches of the mem- bers, the committeemen are expecting to get their associates together and accomplish considerable work. Democrats Widely Diffor, Tt is probable the important bill repealing the 10 per cent tax on state bank issues will be teported from the committee on banking and currency at an early day and, perhaps, duriug the coming week. There is a wido difference of opnion between the democratic members as to the principles of such a meas- ure, and as these differences cannot well s be reconciled the general desive in the commit- tee is to reporta bill simply renealing the tax and then Jev the house decide all differ- ences. “'e bill of Mr. Cox of Tennessce, which is a brief repeal of the state bank tax without any effort at regulating future bank issues, was under consideration at the last meeting of the committce. To some extent it is bidding for favor against the bill of Mr. Springer, chairman of the committee, which removes the tax on certain kinds of state bank issues, secured by government, state or municipal bonds, Mr. Springer thinks the bills do not conflict and might both be reported. 1t is probable, however, that the simple repeal bill will first bo reported, and that the Springer bill will be taken up by the cormittee later. The ways and n ns committee has two important tasks before it—one the final tlement of tho terms of the internal revenue branch of the taviff bill, and the other the authorization of bonds to’ meet tho pressing treasury deficit. Mr. Wilson says the bond question will have to wait until Lho tariff is out of the way. Some Kind of a Bond Proposition, There is Little doubt however, that a bond proposition will emanate from the committee at onearly dayasa majority of the der ocratic members of the committee are kuown to beready to adopt a measure on the lines suggested by Secrotary Carlisle in his recent report. On the other hand there is an energetic minority among the dem- ocratio members of the committee which does not believe in bond measures. Mr. Bryan believes in coining the seigniorage now iu the treasury and Mr, Whiting would either coin it or else resort to another issio of notes something like theold greenbacks 1o the extent of #100,000.000 and make these notes payable in coin, ‘Ihese minority views ave not likely to receive much consideration however, when the administration wants bonds and a majority of the democrats on the committes are favorable tothe bond project Tho internal vevenue features of tho tavift bill will be passed on by the ways and means committed within a day or two, as Messvs, MeMillin and Bryan have about cowpleted the draft which is to oe submitted to the full democratic membership of thu committee and then to the full committee. Important Details to Be Settlod. The essential features of an income tax, an ased 10 per cent tax on wl on playing cards, ete., are weil undérstood, but there remains to be determined the im: portant details of how the income tax shall bo levied. It also remuins to be settled whother the interual revenue features shall be introduced as & part of the tariff bill now before th house or us au fndependent measure. This point may cause much trouble, as there is very determined opposition, within and without the committee, to mak- ing tao internal revenue feature, including the lncome tax, an amendment 1o the gen- eral tariff bill and rushing it through with the prestige which wonld attach to the tariff branch of the bill, I'ie appropriation commnsteo is making progress on the large appropriation bill be- tore it, but there is o _prospect of an imme- diate report on any of the bills before it, The committee on rivers and bors will have daily sessions during the week to bring forward the completion of its bill. The mili- tary committee is fairly weil along on tho appropriation bill tor the mlitary academy. The other committees will do much during the coming week in formulating their work for the session. SITUATION IS Th Hawailan Sabject Mag Consame th but it 1s Doubefal. WasiiNgToN, Jan. %= Che principal item of the senate program of the week has been agreed to. It is to Ue the consideration of the federai elections bill, which is to be taken up after the conclusior of the morning busi- ness on Tuesday. This program, like all other prearranged moves in the senate, is subject to change, bot it is believed it will practically be observed in this instance ex- cept in one contingency, It is barely possible that the affairs of Hawail may again demnand the attention of the senate to the exclugion of all other sub- jects for at least a portion of the week, If the government should fail to give expicit denial to the report in tirculation that Mr. Willis has asked the Dole government to retire in vhe interest of the queen, there are sure to be a number of resolutions of inquiry introduced and several very pomted speeches may be expected, There will, in any event, be discussion of Hawailan affairs over Sen- ator Hoar's resolution fuquiring into the ex- penses und salary of Mr. Blount while on his special mission, and there is a possibility that the Frye resolution declaring that until the congressional inquiry is concluded this £0! ment should suspend all efforts at interference in the affulrs of that country may be called from the table, The whole matter depends very largely upon the news from “shie Pacitic” and the attitude assumed by the administration. 1€ it should become apparsut that the Auckland report was not truthful the senate would be disposed to let the subject alone until the committee on foreign relations concludes its investigation. If the federal elections bill be allowed to hold its place on the calendar and to be taken up, it will doubtiess give rise to some partisan speeches on both sides of the chamber. While it would seem prob- able there will be almost, if not quite, a solid party vote against the repeal of the existing laws, there are a great many repub- licans too indifferent to the question to exert themselves to the extent of making speeches against it. The opposition will be led by the New England senators, and in this Senators Hoar, Frye and Chandler are expected to take leaditg parts. There will probably be speeches from other republicans in the de- bate. While it is not expected there will be any factious opposition ex any effort to delay merely for the sake of delay. the bill may drag on for several days, or even for two or three weeks, one or two speeches being made a day and then seveval days skipped. 1t 18 not supposed there will be a persistent effort to put it through to the exclusion of rything else as there was in the case of the silver repeal bill. The probabilities are it will be interlarded withmuch other busi- ness on the part of the senate and an early adjournment at the end of the week over Sunday. SENATE. Week, e L T0 HELP BRAZIL'S REBELS. to Mave Been Discovered rleston 107 that Purpose. CHARLESTON, S. C, Jan. 7.—Some. excite- ment has been créated iu'Charleston by the appearance in this city of several oficers of the United States miuy, and soveral re- ports put in circulation concerning their mission, Tt is said the Washington authori- ties have discoverea u plot by which the enemies of the Brazilian government are to forward supplies to Admiral e Mello from some point on the South lina coast. and that seven or eight army officers have been stationed along the coust to prevent the consummation of the scheme. “'wo licutenants arrivea in Charleston on Friday last and four more have been located at as many near-by coast towns, where they are keeping a close watch on incoming and outgoing vessels. A cargo of contraband rifies was seized at Georgetown yesterd: and a consignment of arms and ammunition which arrived today is under suspicion. An investigation to detormine the status of the Iatter will be held tomorrow. The contra- band articles were shipped from New York. A ot R ARKANSAS Plot Sala n at FIGHT. Knife and Hay Fork ed with Frightful Results. Larre Rock, Jan, 7.—A special from For- est City, Ark., to the Gazette, suys: This community developed a fine sample of gal- lows fruit yesterday. On Captain Benton’s farm, one mile west of town, Green Lindsey and 1verson Hicks, both colored, became in- volved in a quarrel. Lindsey struck Hicks several blows with his fists and the latter, an old man, struck him over the head with 4 hay forkand then ran across the field. Persons standing near seized the injured man to prevent him from following Hicks, but he broke loose and, knifo in hand, pur- sued the fleeing man. When the bystanders reached them Lindscy had Hicks down and was pluuging his knife into him. He was cut in a dozen places. still the fiendish assailant, sitting astride the prostrate man, kept up his bioody work. Lindsey was dragized off his vietim and held until ofticers arrived aud placed him i jail. The feeling among the negroes is bitter agaiust Lindsey. — BAFFLE. e WIINESSES. Twin Brothers at Cineinnpatl Confuse Law- yers and Court Attaches. CrxorNNaTn Jan, To-Twin brothers who closely resemble each other, baffind all wit- nesses, attaches and the court iuself yester- day. Edward Zanoni, an Italian with a peculiacly shaped head, had previously been arvaigned for stealing lumoer. Witnesses identified him positively, but he protested his twin brother did itandl said their parents could ot tell them apart. The case was continued until_yesterday when both broth- ers appeared. The pair was walked uround the court room with witnesses, attorneys, court oficers and others examining them like live stock at fairs. Both wore striped shirts, chieckered conts and Derby hats. Both haa sharp noses, receding foreheads and chins: both had moles on the dight cheek and de- Zective left eyes. When no one could identify the prisoner Judge Gregg diswissed the case. i KENTUOKY WHITECAPS' WORK., Several People Near Hacrodsburg Whipped und Ordered to Leave the Country. Harnovssura, Ky., Jam, 7.—About fifty whitecaps went to the home of Josh Mitchell, at Leesburg, six miles fiom here, last night and drageed him from his house. Mitchell broke away and startedfor the house, but his body wis perforated with buckshot, aud he fell dead on the doorsill, aving Mitchell's dead body they next visited the house of Brock Hottoms and dragged him out and gave him fifty lashes on his bare bacl, badly lacerating the fiesh, A ropo was placed around his neclk, but the entreaties of his wife and childven aroused u feeling of sympathy in the hearts of the mob und they rolented. Several others were badly whipped and ordered to leave the country The Whitecaps have been terrorizing peaple of this_ and adjoining countics some time, the for e — James Luddington. St. Lovis, Jun, T.-—lames Luadington, one of St. Louis’ sarly settlers, died here this morning, aged 837 For a number of years prior 10 1800, he resided in Milwaukee, where he established the first paper will in Wisconsin, et —— Movements of Ocean Steamers, January 7. At Havre—Arrived—La Brotague, from Now York, TALKING OF IMPEACHMENT Opponents of the Administration's Hawaiian Policy Making Loud Threats, EUT NOTHING CAN BE DONE AT PRESENT Condition of Matters n the touse Pre- cludes the Commencement of 1 ngs Until the Tarill Matter is Ended ~No Nows from the Corwin, oceed- Wasuineros, Jan, 7.—A conference w held tonight at which & number cf promi- nent republicans were present to decide, if possible, a course of proccedings by that party in congress on the Hawailan question, due to the latest advices from Honolulu giving the action of Minister Willis, in which he called upon the provisional government to surrender, : It is said that some very radical vicws were given expression to and the question of the impeachment of President Cleveland was brought up. ‘I'his course, however, was not scriously considered by any one, and the cooler headed members advocatod @ con- servative stand and their views finally pre- vailed. They argued that it would be much wiser for the republicans to wait a day or so uutil absolute and definite information was re- ceived from Hawaii, which would probably be not later than next Wednesdauy The couference finally adjourned without taking any definite action except to agree there should be no concerted movement for the present. Impossible at Present. Under the present condition in the house it would be impossible for impdchment pro- cecdings to be begun at this time. Speaker Crisp has decided that nothing is in order until a decision is reached reearding tne order brought in from the committee on rules for the consideration of the Wilson bill. Impeachment proccedings must origi- nate in thehouse and therefore it would seem this course must be blocked for the present., Secretary Gresham wus seen at a late hour, and said there was nothing to be given out in the Hawaiian question and there would not be until the arrival of mail ad- vices, This would seem to controvert the theory that the president intends to send a special message to congress tomOrrow on the Hawaiian question, including the correspondence received by the Corwin 1t 18 understood now the dispatches obtai are rather meager, and the administration will await further advices before malki anything pubh There is-a wild rumor here tonight which can be traced to no reliable source that Munister Willis is aboard the Corwin, and that he was given his passport by the pro- visional government. ‘Thie rumor is tfecerved with no credence, and State department officials characierize it as a fabricati NO NEW ROMTHIE CORWIN, Ofcers .and - Sallors Not Permitted to Turmsh Information. SAN Fraxcrsco, Jan. 7. ~Captain Munger of the revenue cutter Corwin yesterday evening came ashore in his gig to maila packet of letters. The captain talked with a reporter and verified the correctness of the Auckluud cable to the Associated press. He also stated the Corwin left Honolulu December 24, ‘I'he reporter quotes Captain Munger as follows No Details Will Bo Given. “I can tell you no more than came in that Auckland dispatch. It is no pleasure for me tohoid news, as information, from the prople, but then you must remember that I am_powerless in the matter myself. Kven if Iknew the contentsof the secret dis- patches, as an ofticer and a genileman, [ could not reveal them without permission. Here Iam within tweaty minutcs of my home and cannot get away. It is no pleasure 1 assure you, but will have to stay nere for three or tour days or maybe a week.” The cutter is still lying about a mile from San Quentin and twelve miles from this city. So fur as getting any news from her, she might as well be in Bering sea. Beslezed by Reporters. Since her advent the cutter ‘has been be- sieged by reporters in boats, but the ap- pronch of every swall boat has beeu the sig- nal for onc of the officers to appear on deck, when sailors would be warned from the rails and cautioued to mamtain silence. Ouce of- ficers were caught unawares and a seamnn started to talk. A reporter asked him the latost news from Hawaii. “Hell's popping down there,” was the de- cidedly expressive reply of the sailor, but e was ullowed to say no more, for an’ officer appeared and ordered him below. 8 San Francisco papers are bristling criticisms of the offivials respon for the retention of the news the Corwin might make public, with RUMORS CONU If fle 18 on the Corwin it Has Been Very Qulet. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7.—A rumor was cur- vent here today to the effect that Minister Willis had been given pass- ports and was aboard the Corwin. Up to a late hour ' tonight wothing has developed to corroborate the rumor and it is generally discredited. Though considered quite probablo tho minister has been tendered pussports, it is not believed that he is on board the Corwin now or that ne was a pussenger on her. ‘I'he unprece dented action of the Corwin's ofticers, low ever, might indicate tha truth of the story, foritisc am they re concealing some important fact, and it may be Willis is bid den in he abins. When the Corwin steamed through the CGolden Gate, her commander refused to re coive ofticers of the reveuuepatrol steamer Hartley, telling them they were not wanted The cutter tnem steamed south, approach ing the southern shote and at a point off Harbor View a small boit was lowered one man sent ashore, ‘Lhis individual was never seen by any NOWSpAPEr AN, HOX Wis ne recognized by any one. 1t was supposed nowever, the man put ashore was an oficer of the cutter entrusted with dispatches for the Washington authorities So far as known the man nover ret 10 the Corwin, As s00n as the eutter's s boat returned from shore the Corwin steamed dire Iy across the channel to Sau- satillo and theuce Lo Sun Quentin, where she now lies. Noone has . h 80 far as known. If Minister Willis was the man put ashore, caveful search has failed to briug his whereabouts to light. It s almost foregone conclusion, lowever, that Minister Willis would not sail from' Honolulu and Jeave Mrs. Willis behind. That she has not lunded heve is beyond doubt. Nor is it be- lioved nuy woman is ou board the Corwin, else a glimpse of her would have been had by many reporters who have closely watchad the cutter since her sppearance in the harbor. Kept sned to the Molloan, Deo. 7.—Regaraing the report from Sun Francisco that the Mohican is beng placed in readiness to sail for Hono- lulu, the secretary of the navy said tonight; e Mohican is In_the same condition it has been for a month, namely, in & condition of generul readiness, but 1 have not issued any orders to her." No Orders WASHINGTON, alled Before the Committee. Hon, Jawes 1. Blount Blount Macoy, Ga., Ja, 7. wagmEy g A SING 7% ( OPY FIVE CENT —_— —_— day tee. am from Washinete Ing him before the Hawaiian cor He left tonight < il TRAIN ROBRERS EASILY SCARED, Southern Road Agenta Foiled by a Porter's Nerve. New Onreaxs, Jan, 7.—The Mississippi lley passenwer train that arrived here at 8:05 this morning was held up at the cross: ing of the Vicksbure & Meridian rond just south of Vicksburg at1:05a. m. The train was stopping at the raile 1 crossing wait- ing for the Vicksburg & Meridian train to puss, when it was boarded by two musked aien. A third man was standing guard on the track. Conductor Morris, in an inter view, gave the following account of what happened on the tral *We had reached the Alabama & Vieksburg road's crossing in the suburbs of the city. The train always stopped at this point and the engineer w: w flag the train, [ was in_ the sccond car of trai It is divided into two compart- ments, the part o front of the partition being @ pussenger compartment. | was standing with Mr. Dorsey, the biggageman when | heard o man cry, ‘Hold up you hands.’ | saw two men, both masked. The had us covered with pistols, and, of course, our hands went up. Dorsey searched first. Ho had no gun and nothing was taken jrom him. Then they turned their atten- tion to me. T had no weapon, 1 had a $10 billlin my vest pocket and other little ar- ticles in other pockets. ‘They then marched us 1o the express car and ordered me to open the door. [ told them that the door was bolted, “Then kick it du) said the big man, and I kicked. I was sull kicking on tho door when the porter, finding himself fora moment uncov- od by the men's guns, leaped from the train and rushed to the rear. The two men jumped out and a moment later disuppea in the darkness,” — FOR HER CHILD'S SAKE, ts for some one Poote Killed by the Mothicr of the Girl fle Had Wronged. SaN Fraxcisco, Jan. 7.—A sensational murder occurred this afternoon. Harry G. Poole, n young man well known about town and of a well-to-do family, was shot and al- most instantly killed by Mrs. Shattuck, the aged mother of Furulia Shattuck, a young and pretty chorus girl at the Tivoli opera house, who severed her connection with the Tivola last night and was to have left the city tomorrow with Henderson's Sinbad company. Young Poole was summoned to Miss Shat- tuck’s home, on Stevenson street, this even- ing, where the girl’s mother met him and demanded that he marry Miss Shatiuck at once. Poole refused and Mrs, Shattuck put a pistol to his temple and shot him dead. The wom: ested for murder, and is now a raving maniac at the city prison. The girl is also in_hysterics and unable to talk. Speaking of Miss Shattuck's apvearance with the Tivoli company as leader of the Amazon march in the svectacular produc- tion. *“T'he Island of Jewels,” the Examiner this morning says: The pleasing younz person with who leads the march, is perhaps s much entitled ny one title ‘he Californii Venus,” asshe was_the model of tho crowning fizure in the Midwinter fair fountain in the Sunset City and ner facsimile in staff will stand amid the falling drops of watel wdministration building as a sample of whai California can produce in the way of fomale benuty. CANT WALKER MURDERED, a sword, o' wear ) Cnvairy, Loses o Mem- ber Ly an Assassio’s Hand. BIratyusAM, Ala, Jan. 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Brz.|—Some negro children, this morniug about 9 o'clock, found the body of a dead man, dressed in full United States valry uniform, lying av the foot of a tree in the outskirts of the city. The deceased wore the stripes of a sergeant. His boay was brought to the city this afternoon and was identified by Eugene Byars, a desperate character, as being Sergeant Fugene: Wal- ker, company I, Sixth cavalry, who had been stationed at Fort Niobrara, Net. Byars said that Walker was a cousin of bis, and t he was on his way to visit father, Thad Walker, at Eldriage, Ala. Investigation showed that Walker had been shot twice bebind the left ear, instant death following. Latera strect car conduc- tor identificd Byars as the man seen with Walkeronly u few minutes before the cavalry- man was supposed to have been murdered. Pistol shots were heard a few minutes after een with the dead man, Byars v the influence of whisky when he identified the dead man and talked too much for his own good. He was arrested tor the murder of Walker. Byars hus been the defendant in several murder es and suspicion rests on hin as the murderer. [xcitement runs high and Byarg is in danger, there being a possibility of a necktie party —_——— THOUGHT TO B & SWINDLERS, Company H, Six Story Told About o0 Men Arrcsted on Advices Yesterduy. On information received from differont places the police yesterday took in custody two men who gave their names as O, J. Delaney and Benjamin Emmett. Both had vegistered under different names at the Brunswick hotel, and during the day made a visit to the Bluffs, where they were taken in charge by Detective Vaughn and Patrol- man Hoft, At the station they were booked as sus- picious characters, but the oflicers say that the charge of swindling will probably be placed against them. Investigation so far hus iisclosed that the men represented them- as manufacturcrs or salesuen of cash nd typewriters. Their mode of obtaining money wis Lo g0 iuto certain terri- tory and advertise for agents to sell theso articles. Under some pretext a cer amount of money in_advance would bo quired by them of those.who applicd, and after the field had been thoroughly worked in this manner the swindlers would make themselves scatee Since thew arrival in Omaha one man has been bilied in this same way to the amount of §17 e TWO HOMELESS GIRLS, With Thelr Mother hut K Not. Maggie and Agues Shinn are two sisters 13 and 14 years old respectively, who arrived from Sioux City on one of yesterday’s trains in quest of their mother, with whom they expected to make their home. Failing to find the paient hoth givls were advised to apply to the polica station for shelte and protection last night, which they did. T'he elder girlsaid that her mother sepa- vated from her father, who is of advanced age, some years ago, and wias now warried again and living in this city. She thought that her present name was Sullivan, but of this she was not absolutely sure. When her wother wrote to her father some time ago to send them both on here, she had given her address Tenth and Capitol avenue, but as they did not like the looks of that neighbor- hood when they wont down thers yesterday both preferred 1o go to the station to wait for their mother if she could be found i - Trs. MoCormick. MeCormick, aged b6, died Came to Omaha t Denth of Mrs. Maggie J at 5 o'clock last eveuing at the residence of her brother-in-law, Mr. Samuel Burns, 172 Dodge street, where the funeral will be held at2 o'clock Tucsday afternoon, Interaent at Prospect Hill Mrs. McCormick was the widow of A. G. McCormick, and leaves a son, Fred - -— To See Mckl ugurated. Coruvmuus, O., Jan, 7 train ing in+the city tonight is loaded with people coming to attend the second innuguration of Governor McKinley tomorrow. The pros pects are for a big demonstration in the wiy of a parade of military and republican clubs, arrive FIGHTING 1N ROME Mob of Workingnen Fire on the Polica While Peing Dispersed, REVOLVERS, DAGGERS AND CLU3S USED Red Flags and Tw) Anarchists Oaptured by the Officers, TROUELE IN SICILY BECOMING SERIOUS Government Will Be Forced Peaceful Methods, to Adoph MILITARY LEADER ISSUES AN ADDRESS Majority of the Siclllan Population Exe pected Lo Ausist the Soldiers tn Kea storing Order—Husiness Being Seriously Interfered With. Rowe, Jan. 7.—A crowd of workingmen tonight had assembled 1n the ‘Tranver quar: ter and warcted to the center of Rome boars ing two red flags and shouting *Live sociale 1sm,” “Live the Sicilian mart o police wero on guard at the passage of tho Gaviballt bridge and ordered the crowd to disperse, but the latter opened fire upon the police with revolvers, and during the riot which followed a voliceman was stabbed with a dagger. Finally the police succceded in dispersing the crowd and capturing the two red flags and two angrehists. The po- Tico seizod about 1,000 lottfs ut U hotiso of Father Urse, cure of Santa Lucia. The police found that Urse was ignorant of the contents of the letters and merely acted in the capacity of keeping thei in his house. He was arrested, but later relaased. Many of these letters are in ¢ipher from Cypriani. Handbills in the evening were thrown from the galleries of tho theaters, inscribed, “Down with the people’s sweaters and taxes, Live the Sicilian martyrs.” Several of the anar handbills were arrested. sts who threw these Disarmea a Corpos A mob yesterday evening attacked and disarmed a corporal who refused to join in its seditious cries, and after bru ing him with cudgels, some gen: vened. A sharp conflict followed betweenithe police and rioters, ending in the dispersal ot the mob. A manifesto signed by several socialis deputies has been circulated at Mondena. Tt says that the deputies are going to Sicily in order to force the government to take proper and boneficent measures to restore peace. In themeantime, the munifesto continues, the socialist deputies cull upon the people to organize popular meetings throughout Italy worder to, proiest against the “designed violence of the goyernment aud to-check the vain resistance of our oppressed brothers,” and exhorting them to havbor strength for future needs. A dispatch from Palermo reccived today says that General Morra di Lavriano, the mil- wary commander there, who is charged with the suppression of the disturbances inSieily, has issued a proclamation to the Sicilians do- claring his earnest desire to reassure the peaceful majority of the population and inti- mating that he is preparing to strike a speedy and decisive blow at the few agitators who are disturbing the peace. The general also ap- peals to the aid of all good citizens in sup- pressing the disturbance. Another decree issued in Palermo grants the binking estab- lishments a moratorium of two months dating from January 1 of the present month, LITTLE CHANGE IN BRAZIL, Proste Rebels Stlil Confident of Dofeating dent Peixoto’s Foreos, [Copyrighted 1894 by the Axsoclated Press.1 LoxDox, Jan. 7.—Tho Times will publish tomorrow the following dispatch from Rlo de Janeiro, dated January 4, via Montevideo, January 7: Admiral da Gama still holds out, stating that he expects the Aquidaban and the Republica with reinforcements tomorrow from the south. Ho appears confidant of the ultimate vesult und received £12,000 urday from sympathizers in order to pay his men. The foreign diplomats have refused to recognize the bellizerent status of the insur- gents on the grounds that the provisional government Lias not a suficient standing. Admiral Chavas, the mmister of marine, resigned his oftice on aceount of the differ- ence of opinion with Peivoto, regarding the imprisonment and gencral treatment of tho nuval oficers suspected of sympathy with the insurgents. His saccessor, Admiral Meatto, is considered honest, though be has no special avility. “The past week has been unevontful. There were some skirmisnes in tho vicinity of Mocangue and occasional firiug along the shore front of the citv. The forts at the wonth of the harbor, which have been silent for the past week, fived again today. The cruiser Tamandare fives a fow shots daily as the Nictheroy butteries, thoe latter replying, MEXICAN REBELS TROUBLESOME, Government Troops on the Lookout for Genernl O EL Paso, Tex., Jan, 7.—J. I property was taken by General Ochoa and band of revolutionists below L Paso, has not arrived from Fort Hancock, and Lieuten- ant Sacostn, his associnto, who lives at Juarez, is still at the ranch, The Mexican authorities learned this morning through the Times of Ochoa's raid and sent a squad down the river to captive him, The Juares garrison hus utly been strengthoned by the addition of i company of rural or fron= tier guar aration is being made oy tionists tall is done secretly. Nothing has been learned today of Ochoa's move- ments, It is supposed ho has moved on O)inuga, Boyd, whose FRENCH ght Kepublicans, Nine Radieals A Seven Conserviatives leturued, Pawis, Jan, 7.—The triennial clections fox a renewal of one-third of the senators took At midnight the results of tha senatorial elections throughout France, so far as known, show that sovonty-cight res publicans, nine radicals and seven conservas tives have been elected, M. Deloniel has notitied M. Cassimir-Perier that he intends to question the government in regard to the African collision, in view of a more rapid settloment of vhe frontier question. y-¥ place today, or in Beriln, The cold weather has lessencd in intensity, ‘There will bo & spes cial meeting of the municipal authorities tos | morrow to decide whether they shall estabs | lish several halls warmed for the poor ta ep 10, who now crowd the refuges, Twq Relleving the Beauy, Jun, 7. | &