Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 9, 1894, Page 1

— A THE OMAHA DAILY TABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 PEACE STILL REIGNS Affairs at Honolulu Running Along Broothly and Placidly, MO RIOTING FOLLOWED WILLIS' DEMANDS How the Provisional Government Received Oleveland's Message, ~ 118 READING LISTENED TO WITH RESPECT ! What President Dole and His Goverament Were Expected to Do, PROMISES BY LILIVOKALANI If Restored She Wil Let Bygones Bo By- fake to Seek Re- M*DE gones and Not venge on Her Opponents— The Document, (Copyrighted 1854 by the Assosiate L Press] Victoria, Jan, 8, ~The Canadian Pacific steamer Warrimoo arrived today, bringing Honolulu advices to January 1. Most intense excitement prevailed in Honolulu until the arrival of the Corwin. After that Min- ister Willis made his demand upon President Doie to surrender the government to the queen, The provisional government promptly refused and Ministe is took no further steps to_enforce compliance with hit order. The excitement then subsided and for a week before the sailing of the Worrimoo there was perfest tranquility. It i8 now thought the crisis is past. Hoxorrry, Jan. 1 (via Victoria, B.C,, Jan 8).—Siuce the sailing of the United States revenuo cutter Corwin at 3 a. m. on the mormang of December 24, no advices have loft here for the const. That vessel took press dispatches agninst the ordoers of the Tegation, but 1t 1s doubtful if all of them are landed, as it is understood that strict watch would be placed on the vessel as soon as she arrives near the harbor aud that she will likely be ordered at once on a cruise. Application was made by the Associated Press arfd the special correspondent of the New York Wo.ld for permission to forward dispatehes by the Corwin. *This was re- fiised and dispatches were only put aboard aftenwards through the courtesy of those *who shall forever be nameless, even though thé United States should endeavor toin- vestigate the matter. ‘Che Corwin took the demand of Minister Willis upon the pro- visional government to step down and out which was couched in the following words “Fom Hoxovvry, Dec. 10, 18 Present—President Sanford B. Dole, Hon. M. E. Damon, minister of finance; Hon. J. A. King, minister of infericr; Hon. W. O. Smith, attorney general; Hon. Albert S. Willis. envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, Unitea States of America: #Mr. Willis—Will Mr. Jones be present at thls intorviow President Dole—We wish to have present if you have no objection. Mu, Willis—Is he a stenographer? President Dole—Yes sir. Mr. Willis—No objection at all. € Mr. Wiliis proceeded : Demands of Mr. Clevetand, re “Mgr. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: T'he president of the United States has very much regretted the delay in the considers tion of the Hawaiian question, but it is un- avoldable, So much of it as has occurred since my urrival has been due to certain con- aitions precedent, compliance with which was required before I was authorized o con- fer with you. The president also re- grets, as most assuredly do I, that any seorecy should have surrounded the inter- change of views between our two govern: mguts. I may say this, however, thosecrecy thus far observed has been in the interesy and for the safety of your people. Indeed, the president’s action upon the Hawaiian question has been under the dictates of honor and of duty; it now, and has been from the beginning, free from prejudice and resentment and entively consistent with the long established friendship and treaty ties which have so closely bound together our respective governments, “The president deemed it his duty to withdraw from the senate the treaty of an- nexation which had been signed by the secretary of state and agentsof your govern- ment, and to dispatch a trusty vepresenta- tive to Hawaii to impartiully investigate the causes of your revolution and to ascertuin and report the true situation in these islana: ‘This information was necded to better cnable whe president to discharge a delicate and im- portant duty. Upon the facts embodied in Mr. Blount's report the president has ar- rived at cortain couclusions and determined upon & certain course of action, which it be- comos my duty to acquaint you with, Not Establish “The government was not established by thg Huwaiian people, nor with their conscut nor fu since existed with their consent. “Phe queen refused to surrender her powers to the provisivnal government until convinced that the minister of tho Uvited States had recoguized it as the do facto au- tnority and would support and defend it with the military of the United States if vio- lence should be precipitated. She was ad- vised by her ministers and leaders of the movement for the overthrow of her govern- ment, that if she surrendered under protest, her case would afterwards be faiviy consid- ered by the prosident of the United States. wThe queen fnally yielded to the armed forces of the United States then quartercd in Honolulu, relying on the wood faith and honor of the president, when intoru.ed of what had occurred, to undo the action of the minister and reinstate herand the authority which she claimed as the constitutional sov ereign of the Huwaiiun istands, SAfter 4 patient exmwination of M. Blount's reporty the president is satistied the movement aguinst the queen, it nat insti- gated, was encouraged and supportea by the representative of this government at Hono- lulu; that he promised in udvance aid her encuiies o eflort Lo whrow the Hawalian government aud set up by force a new govermment in its place, and that he kept this promise by cans ing a detachment of troops bo landed from the Boston on the lith of Januury, 1863, and by recognizing the provisional govern- ment the ueat day when it was too fecble defoud itself und the consti 1 govern ment was about 10 bo succossfully wain taiucd against any threatening force othie than that of the United States a landed +I'he president bas, therefore, determined be will not send back to the senate. for its N!HYII. g reaty which be withdrew from tho Peopl Drovisiol cquicscence, nor has that body for further consideration the 9th day of Mareh, 1503 Asked to Step Dowo, “In view of these conclusiol structed by the president of States o take advantage of an early opportumty to inform the queen of 'this determination and of his views as 10 the responsioility of our govern- ment. The president felt, however, by our original inter L 1 incurred a re- spongibility to the whole Hawaiian commu- nity ond it would not be just to put one party at the mercy of the other. I was. therefore, instructeg at the same time to iuform her mdjesty that the presi- dent expected thut she would pur- sue 0 magnanimous course by granting full amnesty to all_who participated i the movement ugainst her, including persons who are or who have been oflicially or other- wise connected with the provisional go vern- ment, for the depriving them of no right or privilege which they enjoyed before the rev- olution of last fanuary and that all oblig tions created by the provisional government, in the course of administration should be assumed, “In obedicnce on T was in- e United to the command of the president, I have secured the queen's agree- ent to this course, and Inow delivera writing, signed by her and duly attested, a copy of which I will leave with you. 1 will now read you thut writing. I will read from the oviginal, leaving with you a cer- titied copy s Agreement. * 1, Liliuokalani, in recognition of the hich sonse of justice which has actuated the president of the United States, and desiving 1o put aside all feelings of personal hatred or revenge, and to do what is best for all the people of these islands, both na- tiv and foreign, do hereby and herein solemnly declare and pledge myself, thiat, if reinstated as the con- stitutional sovercign of the Hawaiian islunds, 1 will immediately proclaim and de- clare unconditionally and without reser tion to every person, who, directly or indi- rectly, participated in the revolution of Janu- ary 17,1803, a full pardon and amnesty for their offenses with restoration of all rights, privileges and immunitie wder the constitution and the law which huve been made in pursuance thereof, and that I w forbid and prevent the adoption of any measure of proscription or punishment for what has been done in the past by those sct- ting up or supporting the provisional govern- ment, “I furthermore solemnly agree to accept the restoration under the constitution exist- ing at the time of said resolution, and v 1 will abide by and fully execute that consti- tution with all the gliarantees as to persons and proverty therein contained. I further- more solemnly pledge myselt and govern- ment, if vestored, to assumo all obliza- tions ereated by the provisional government in the proper course of administration, in- cluding all expenditures for military or police service, it being my purpose if r stored to assume the government precisely as it existed cn the day when 1 was unlaw- fully overthrown. “{Vitness wy band this 18th day of Decem- ber. 1803, *LILIVOKALANL ‘eAttest: J. O, CARTER.' D “It becomes my future duty to advise yo: sir, the executive of the provisional gover: ment, and your ministers, of the president's determination of the question, which your astion and that of the queen brought upon him, that you are expected to promply relin- quish her, her constitutionan authority. And now, Mr. Presidentand gentlewenof the pro- visional government, with a decp and solemn sensc of the gravity of the situation and to 1 ady | with thé earnest hope that your answer witl be inspived by that patriotism which forgets all self anterest in the name and by the authority of the United States. 1 subinit to you the question, are you willing to abide by the eecision of the president? will leave this awith you, Mr. President, as your stenogtapher may ot have got every word and it may help him. “1 will also leave the certitied copy that I to, the ugreoment of the queen.’” President Dole—The government will take the matter under consideration and answer you as soon us they are ready. fl Minister Willis—Yes, sir; gentlemen, good ay. Y Reply of Prestdent Dole. The reply of the vrovisional government was draftea by President Dole and econtains between 500 and 600 words, It is an able document and states the case of Hawaii in_no pleading form. One of the strong points of the veply is t the ex- queen’s point of amnesty is not touched. The president and government being prepared for resistance, are of the opinion that side issues canuot be justly raised by either My, Cloveland or the monarchy, Mr. L. A, Thurston, Hawaiian minister to the United States, arrives here tomorrow. He will take with Bim to Washington a copy of his government's reply to Mr. Willis, which up to the present hour has been re- fused to the press. SCHEME OF THE ENGLISH. Sensational Report Published by a New York Paper. New Youk,, Jan. 8.—The New York Press will publish the following tomorrow: ““Phe Hawaiian mystery may be solved to- morrow. A key to the riddie comes to the Press in a private letter from the city of Houolulu dated December 14, ten days be- fore the Corwin’s sudden departure with Minister Willis’ cipher message to President Clevelund, the contents of which 15 sup- prezsed. ‘I'ne lotter is from Dr. Giros known citiz man, a well Honolulu,whose information has always been highly trustworthy. He cu- closed a memorandum in writing by one of the petty officers on boavd the British gun- boat Chimpion, now at Honolulu, “Dr, Groasman's letter unfolds the plan of the voy.list and British parties in Honolulu a few days before Minister Willis' expected demand n the name of the United States for the surrender of the provisional govern- ment. Dr. Grossman's letter says: +:0n December i her British majesty’s ship Chumpion left hiere for the osténsible purpose of woing to the island of Maui and having shell practice off the settlement of Lahaina. She teft Honolulu, but did not go to Muul. Instead she stewmed a couplo of hours up aud down in fromt of Honolut harbor, the crew all the time ing through their i drill and taking sights on all the provisional government's buildings, where troops were stationed, amunition was stoved and public ofices were established. ‘The Chuipion then steamed a little further out and had some sheli practice, returning to the havbor late in the day, but no men from either the British or tho United States ships were lowed to go ou shove.” he memorandum from on board the giun boat, which Dr. Grossuan encloses, is as fol- lows: “Her Majesty’s British Ship Champion is preparing to hoist the British eusign over Hawati, On ‘Tuesday, when off shore, she had gun drill and sighting on the buildings whork the provisional government troops ave stationed, and their ammunition stores, and ok the police headquarters, Tt is the intention that as soon as the queen shall be vestored by the United States troops and they muy retive, the queen is to appeal,to the British minister, Major Wood ho for protection- The Bnglish flag is to bo hoisted and a protectorate aeclired over Huwail. Troops from the Champion will be landed under the protection of the Britisn ).’ Dr. Grossman writes that sueh a plan should nov be & surprise to an ciuse it is quite in necordance v vious ideas of British seizove, and ne or less than the execution of iieas cultivated by British in - - Wostern AFE ANS0CUTHW, ‘he anaual meeting of the Western Art association will be held at the Lininger art gallory ot 8 o'clock this evening, at which o the clection of oficers for the ensuing v will tuke place. 1€ is desived that all of s members attend, us theve is husiness of fmportunce to bo transacted - - Viear General of Parls Dead, Paws, Jan, 8.--Aboe Le Grand, of the church of St. Germain PAuxesrc und 1 vicar general of Paris, s dead, for p8LE mor many yenrs vriest OMAHA, IN FIGHTING FORCE AGAIN Democrats of the Honse at Last Succeed in Mustering a Quoram. MR. BOUTELLE'S TILT WITH THZ SPEAKER After a Sharp Controversy the Maiue Statesman Gains His Point—A Lively Seene for a Time—Procecd- ings of the Senate WasHisGToN, Jan. 8.—The debate on the Wilson bill is at last under way. Aftor a dead lock of four days the democrats, with the aid of warrants to arrest absentees, succeeded in mustering a quorum; and the obstruction, the non-voting republicans, popunists and disgruntled democrats, placed in tho path of the tariff debate lust week, was forced aside. A sharp tilt with Mr. Boutelle over the Hawaiian matter, and o lively debate over the adoption of thespecial order, fixing limits of debate, preceded M. Wilson's opening specch, The chaivman of the ways and means com- mittee began at 8:15 and after speaking one hour and a nalf, was so exhausted that he asked the indulzence of the house to com- plete his remarks tomorrow. His speceh evidently madea deep impression. The evening session was devoted to gen- eral debate on the bill. As soon as the read- ing of the journal had been completed, the speaker recognized Mr. Catchings to calt up the report from the committec on rules. Mr. Boutelle wason his feet demanding recognition to call up his resolution to the effect that the president’s Hawaiian policy had wvaded the rights and dignities of the house. Could Not Tarn Him Down. The speaker was disposed to ignore him as he had done on two previous days, but this time Mr. Boutelle made the point of order, that the speaker, in trying to give prece- dence to a report from the committee on rules over a question of privilege, himself invaded the privileges, dignity and honor of the house. and that this pomt having been made, the question must be submitted to the house itself to determine whether its privi- leges had been absolutely abrozated. The startling nature of this point of order caused the greatest excitement and confu- sion. Members crowded down about the speaker’s rostrum. Mr. Boutelle went on in fierce tones tocite a decision of Speaker Carlisle in the Forty- ninth congress, when the point of order hav- ing been made that the” honor, dignity and privileges of the house were being invaded, he decided it was not a4 question for the chair to determine, but for the house. Under the rule to which ne referred and the ruling he had cited, Mr. Boutelle insisted that his point of order should be submitted directly to the house. It was notcrious, he went on hotly, that this question which had to be be: fore the house was essential to its dignity. “The flagrant acts committed by the exec tive abrond were known to every member, anu it was also known how the president's aisgrlcef\ll policy had culminated. The house could not afford to disregard this fundamental question. Onlv Spurred Him On. At this point Mr. McMulin vainly at- tempted to call Mr. Boutelle to order, but the gentleman from Maine continued more impetuously than ever. “If my pomt of order doss not intervene.” he said, “'then these proceedings can bar out even impeachment proceedings; even a mes- sage from the president, who,” he declared, “had usurped imperial power. The house Wi bsolutely manacled.” peaker Crisp. in ruling on Mr. Beutelle’ point of order, went into un elaborate dis- cussion of the parliamentary situation. In or he saul, to give life and effect to the privilege of the house to change its own rules, the rules requive that when a proposi- tion to chanye the rules is before the house nothing shall be in order except a motion to adjourn. _If the geutleman from Maine can iavoke an existing rule to prevent it from proceeding to cousider a change of the rules, then the house ties it- self hand and foot. If the house feels its honor and dignity has been assailed by the *spealker or by the president, thep the house an vote down this report and the chair wiil recognize Mr. Boutelle to call up his resolu- tion.” Mr. Boutelle tried to continue the duel with the speaker and was proceeding o in- sist upon a direct ruling from the chair, but Speaker Crisp pounded his desk with the gavel and refused to recognize him further. Ordered to Take His Seat. Mr. Boutelle was still vaimly clamoring for his rights when the speaker sharply ordered him to take his seat, which the gentleman from Maine did, protesting all the timo at what he considéred the high-handed method of Speaker Crisp. At this point. during a_great deal of con- fusion, Mr. Reed arose to a parliamentary inquiry, desiring to lknow hether the speaker refused to entertain Mr. Boutelle's appeal on the ground that it was dilatory. The speawer replipd that e had simply given Mr. Boutelle o' hearing upon the point uvon which he had ruled on two different occasions in the beliof that possibly he had something new to present, that was all Mr. Reed then went on, under cove new pavliamentary inquiry, to discuss the previous ruling of the chair on delaying the question of consideration against a report from the committee on rules. He contended that at all times the house should be in a position where it could get direct vote and that it should never be placed in a position whero it could not take up a question affect- ing its dignity, perhaps its very existence, Secured & Quoramn at Lust, The colloquy between the speaker Roed continued for some time, Thie then stated the question to be on wand for the previous question, or the re- port from the committee on rules, and the vote was tilen taken. ‘'he republicans re- fused to vote as they did last week, and several of the democrats, headed by Mr. Sperry, also declined to answer to their names. But when the roll was completed I was found 190 democrats had voted, ten more than a quorum. According to the rules, the demand for the previous question having been sustained, fifteen minvtes for debate was allowed on each side. Mr. Catchings, the democratic sader on the floor, opencd the debate with an explanation of the purpose and scope of the rule which it was proposed to adopt. e majority of the committee on rules, ho aid, did not desire to curtail debate on this bill, but the condition of the country was such that speedy action was more important than daiscussion. M. Reed replied. “The seated here, said ho, “offer ent aspects that iv needs mor discussion tian any bill ever submitted.” 1t was the v of the house to act deliberately and we a bill sutisfactory to the country be- it was sent to the senate to be ratified Phe order dig not permit the amendment of the bill by sections, Mr. Reed said the house was subjecting itself to i one-man power. 1t had o sponsibility and yet it was permitting itself by this rule to be placea within the sacred Judgment of the ehair. of a and Mr. speuker the de- tari@f bill pee s0 many differ Mr. Wilson. aswerad Mr. Reed and said no one was moro anxious than hetos euve full consideration of the bill and possi bla amendments. Mr. Wilson s1id he would move un wwendment o the rale, providing the general debate gontinue throughout the present woelk with night the d bate under the tive-minutd r begin next Monday, and the final vote to bo tiken on Jaguary 29, There was a vipple of applan as Mr. Wilson finished his propasition for an extension of time. M. RRecd aunounced his & ates on repiblican side would not give their consent 1 W My, Wilsou's proposal. Mr. Keed ben Answered by Chalvmun Wilsor » 1 TUESDAY { rapid and headlong s offered n motion to Pecgmmit the order, with instructions to amehd it €0 as to eive four additional days for debate and to permit the bill to be amended by piragraphs The motion was. 1081 by & vote of 104 to 0, and the vote then recurred upon the adop- tion of the specinl order of the rules commit- tee. It resulted: Yeas, 195 nays, 1. After the vote,which adopted the rule, the speaxer rapped sharply for order. “In accordance with the special order just adopted,” he said, “the nouse now resolves itself into the committee of the whole for the consideration of revenue legislation The gentleman from Tennessee, Mr. Richard- son, will take the ehair. . Mr. Wiison Beging His Speech, Then Mr. Wilson arose, stopped back a few feet in the aisle, and bogan his speech. Mr. Wilson said that no great quostion had been so thorouzhly brought out betore the American people us the question of raform. For seven sdccessive congr 4 had been the chief mutter of controvegrsy in both houscs. For almost as long o pe’ od it had been the chief matter of controversy in the press of the cobatry, in every cougres- sional distriet, in the school house and at the country store. ‘Thus_ thoroughly discussed, both as to the generni principles and as to its practical workings. the people had finaliy reached 1 definite” Judgment and given to this administration definite mstruetion With the house, a8 the immediat sentative of the people, the only part of our federal government resting directly upon popular suffraze, resis the constitutiona authority to originale bills imposing taxes, The bill about to be considered presented a scheme of tavifl reform prepared by-the ap- propriate committee of this house, which v was now for the house to consider and to deal with in its own delibarate judgment. Neceossurily o Bl of Compromise, Every pill covering ¢0 wide a fleld of lezis- lation ‘and dealing A¢ith so many subjects must necessarily represent in its details some compromise of opinion among thosc entrustea with its preparation. Any bill passed by congress must necessarily at least represent such compromise. He did not be lieve the couutry would underrate the difi- culties confronting those who now attempted to revise and reform our thriff system. Among these aifficulties were the dropping away of friecnds whose zeal for reform was in proportion to the squave of the distance from their own localities and industries, and their own friends who differed in judgment as to the method to be pirsued S0, also, the great commercial distress, which has in recent months come upon the country, paralyzing 80 many industries and throwing so many thousands out of employ- ment, made the task of reform the mor diffictlt, while it made the necessity for the reform more imperious than ever. A what time could taxes be lessened with greater justice and greater uumanity than av o time when thousands are struggling for the bare necessaries of life, and when could we with greater timeliness and benefit strike some of the fetters from production and trade than when production is sup- pressed by its burdens and trade hampered by its restrictions? A third diffi- culty in the way of reférm now was the emp- tiness of the treasury. We are called upon {o reduce taxes at a time when government debts are running so low that revenue should be raised to meet the daily expendi- tures. He believed he could not better sume the time of the Lonse in opening this debate thav by giving the story of our de- pleted treasury and plicing the responsibil- ity for its present: straits where that re- sponsibility justly belonged. From Wealth to Bankruptey. During the four years_ of the last adminis- tration we had plunged Headlong from an overflowing treasury to & batkrupt ueasury and that, too. withou. any lessening of the burdens -of taxalon upon the Peojte, but” rather by a wost Substaptial and’oppressive 1ncrease of 'tue tixes. The last report of Secretary Faivchild estimated the surplus revenue for the ' year 1880 at $104.000,000. The first report of Secretgry Windom a kuowiedged o surplus revenue for that year of $105,000,000. When the Cleveland admin- istration went out of offi¢e oa the 4th day of March, 1880, it turned over to its successor ice amounting, in the form of treasury statements used in the past w0 years, to §185,000,000. During the Harrison administration the form of treasury statements was twice changed, first by Mr. Windom, who suc- ceeded to this cash balance, to conceul the surplus, and later by Mv. Foster to conceal the bankruptey of the treasury. Tucrensing Indireot Taxes. The Fifty-first congress dealt with the treasury surplus after the true and tradi- tional method of protection, wnich was to lessen or abolish those taxes which pass di- rectly and undiminished from the pockets of the taxpayer to the public treasury and to increase those taxes which were intercepted 1n their passage from the pockets of the taxpayer to the public' treasury by the pri- vate toll gatherer.. The McKinley bill re- duced the internal revenue taxes on manu- facturea tobacco, abolishing special taxes on dealers and manufacturers of tobacco and wiped out the duties on raw sugar, which for years past had been our chief revenue producing article on the customs list. Both of these taxes werein a just and proper sense revenue taxes and neither of them should have been touched so long us the rates of duty upon clothing and other necessary articles of consumption were 8o enormously oppressive. Tobacco taxes were reduced under the theory that tobacco had become u necessity to the poor as well as the rich, but new and heavier taes were laid on the woolen clothing of the poor man, so indispensable to his health and his nroduc- tive tnergy. ed to give the American workingm e breakfast table, but new taxes were placed on his cups and saucers, his plates und dishes, lis coffee pot, his knives and forks, his food and his table cover. In a word, he was relieved from the taxes he paid his government in order that he might be made to puy much greater taxes to the beneficiaries of the bilt. These released taxes would have yielded us in the interval since their remission mor than $150,000.000 and would saved us from auny nger of a treasury deficit, and the magnificent surplus tirned over by the administration was thus seattered. Where the Surplus Went To. A large portion of it was used to purchase, with high premiums, bonds not yvet due. [n the first seven months of the Harrison ad- ministration $70,000,000 bonds were thus pur- chased at premiwms ranging from 5o 8 per cent on the bonds of 1891, and from 27 to 20 per cent on the bonds due in 1%07. In the first five months of the fiscal year, begl ning July 1, 1890, over §08,000,000 w dis- bursed in the payment of bonds and in the payment of inter not yet due. But even this did not dissipate the surolus, and the Fifty-first congress was: obliged 0 try its hand upon it. It refunded the direct tax to the states, a mere log-volling scheme to get at the treasury surplns, which Mr.Cloveland had vetoed when brought up by cougress. This was a pure gratuity, but it has taken out of the treasury over §14,000,000. Next came tho sugar bounty act, under which sums smounting 4o $17,000,000 have been paid Lo SUZAE Froweps Last of all, as the chjef means of dis- tributing the surpl was the dependent vension bill, uuder which our anoual pension expenditure has risen uyer §60,000,000, Whatever right oe jastice there might have been in this bill, itds certain it would never huve become n law, but that those other pensioners, our protected industries, might have the first pull and largest profit out of the taxes gatherad Lo pay pensioners. eptus Larges Than It eemed. Noither must it bo forgotten in this story of u depleted treasury that the Sterm turned over to the last adwministra available cash a trust fyad of §4,000,000 de- posited by national banl@ to redeem uneir notes, nor that Secretary Foster changed the forms of treasury statoments by adding L it §20,000,000 of subsidiary aud minor coius as vart of its availabie cash If then, to the more thun $200.00.000 thus made awiy with by the last administeasion, we shouldadd the 150,000,000 loss of reveaue by the removal of taxes on tobaceo and sugur alone, weshould have a clear dea of the ps by which we had t emply treasury who voted to pat power expected boen brought to our prese He did not believe those the last administration in (CONTINURD ON SECOND FAUK. | MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1894, [OVERLAND FLYER WRECKED Denver Sleeper Burned and Several Passen- gers Slightly Injured, JUDGE ED P, SMITH OF OMAHA HURT Engine and Palnce Car Deralled, but Ie- malnder of the Traln Kept the Track—Fire Originated from the Lamps, Cranks, Neb., Jan. 8.—[Special Telegram to ‘e Bee.|—The Denver sleeper attached to the Union Pacific fiyer, which left Omaba at 2:30 yesterday, was consumed in a wreck one-half mile west of here tonight, The following passengers in the coach were injured: Juoae Ep P Ssire, Omaha, M. Mus. Geonae I, Cuksten, Buffalo J. Hurenixsox, Denver. None of the injured suffered worse All ¢ nd than slight bruiscs. ;aped with their per- sonal effects. The train is supposed wrecked by a broken rail. The engine and slecper only left the track. As the Pullman car was heated by steam, it is supposed the to have been fire caught from the lamps. The train was de! two hours. nder of the t slight shock yed passengers in the ren suffered nothing worse than FATAL WRECK AT MISSOURI VALL Day Coach and Sieeper on the St. Train Overturned, Missovrr VALey. In., Jan. 8.—!Special elegram to Tng Bek.]-Thoe St Paul pas- senger train was wrecked this morning just as it turned on the Y. The day cosch and the sleeper were thrown down a steep em- bankment and badly wrecked. Mrs, F. M. Fensler of this city was thrown or jumped through a window and was caugnt by the falting carand instantiy erushed to death. With the exception of a few bruises and scratches, this was the only injury to per- sons. The cause of the aceident was an im- perfect switeh lock which allowed the switch rails to slip out of position, eatehing the car wheels, throwing the train from the track. Sty STILL TRE WIZIRD, Jake Schaetfer Plays Billlards While George Slosson Plays Caé Rack, Cmieacol Jan. 8. —Central Music” hall was well fillea tonight at the opening of the three-cornered fourteen-inch balk liane bil- liaed mateh between Jacob Schaeffer, Frank Ives and Geovge Slosson, The first section was played in New York three weeks ago, and was ended in a blaze of brilliancy when the concluding game Schaeffer made his unparalleled run of an average of 100, béating Tves 600 to 5. Tho terms of the present tournament ave sweepstaies, $1,500, of which the winner takes all, while the net door receipts are divided into 50, 30 and 20 per cent respectively. Cordial applause greeted the appearance of the three con- testants. Captain Anson, the ball player, was chosen as tournament referee. At twenty minutes past 8 Schaeffer and Slosson banited for the lead, which Schaeffer won and chose the black ball. He scored ou the layoff, but missed the sccon shot, leav- ing a good bunch, outgot whi k Slosson ex- tracted but four, failing on an cusy cushion shot. Playon both.sides was weak and faulty for a time, neither seeming to get his stride. In his fifth inning Schaeffer in four shots got the anchor rail the head of the table and made twenty-four before he lost the valued position by too much speed with the cue ball. He stopped at thirty-six on a half miscue, and again left the balls huddled for Slosson, who was doing ragged work, however, and got but twelveouti of it. It was not until the eighth inuing that Slosson showed anything like form, when by gen- eral good play he ran sixty-two. Score: Slosson, 105; Schaeffer, 8+ Schaeffer resumed with a well played run of thirty. In the tenth inning he sallied forth and fifteen had the balls anchoced on the lower end, but lost them at thirty- nine, when a drive to the side regained the position. At fifty-three he froze, but with a masse sent his ball out and back and scat- tered. This lost him his anchor, however, and he was obliged to rely upon all around execution, He did so with exquisite skill, using the corners and sides with great effect. He lost and regained the anchor several times, making tho play all the more beautiful because of the Variety, and the big auaience enjoyed it keenly. At 155 he had the two object bulls frozen to the rail and to each otuer, and with that marvelous touch, the like of which tize world has never seen, he kept on as though he would never stop. At 183 the anchor was abandoned, and at 216 Schaeffer stopped on a long left-hand reach, which caused him to miscue. Score: Schaefler, 330; Slosson, 106, ‘'he good break which $losson inherited yielaed him but nineteen. The Wizard was still in the humor for billiards, and danced away with a fine assortment of procty things in which some regular bali-line nursing was greatly relished by the spectators. At 106 ho failed on a hard cross-table cushion carom, Then the Student rallied with thirty-three, which Schaeffer offset with thirty-five. The score was 50 to 206, With the air of & man who proposed to close the entertaivment then and there, Schaeffer, in his sixteenth in- ning, proceeded to run out the game with eighty very neat aud attracuve billiards, Score: Schaeflor 35, 19, 18, 12, 50 run, 2 Slosson—4, 0,0, 2,12, 19, 1, 6, 1, 10, 83, 4, 0, 40,4200, Average, 18 11516, 'Iignest run, 67, Time, two hou Ives and Slosson play tomorrow night. s CALIFORNIA'S CLIMATE, 1,0,7,0, 36, 0,21, 19. 80, 216, 100, 600, Average, 2745, Highest Departing Fro Its Usual Mildoess it Does at L nuge to Crops. Los ANGELES, Jan. 8.—The long dreaded frecze came last night with disastrous re- sults to'the orgnge and citrous belt of the state. The mercury fell eight degrees be- low the freezing point, which is one degree lower than it reached during the eold snap of 1891, when it is cstimatea that two-thirds of the entive orange erop of California wis ruinea. ‘loday all sorts of rumors are in cireulation as to the extent of the freozs Some growers declared that the loss will be S heavy as it was Lwo_years ago. Others however. teok a more hopeful view and ex pressed the belief that only a quarter of a crop bad been injured T'he lemon crop hus suffered very se As yet o estimite can bo made of b we. Advices received today from through the citrous belt go to show th though the freeze was general the extren low temperature was only reached in ex posed places and in aepressions in the soil In e vieinity of Redlands it is estimated that tho damage will not amount to mor than | per cent. ‘I'he weather has moder ated Lieve and there is no danger of another frecze tonight Murderer Sontencod for Lif CuAMBERLALY, S, D., Jan, 8.—[Spe vam to e Bee.)-—Judge Haney last S day seatenced Henry Schrooder, the confessed murderer of Settler Matson, tolife orely dam- points ial Tele: fwprisonment in the Swoux Falls penitcn end the Jmenc officer. Judge Haney will rece case to Governor Sheldon for hi - GROWING MONOT NOI Both Sides In Brazil Idly Awalting the Crists to Approach. [Capyriahted, 1804, by ths Associated Press.] Rio bi JANEIRO, Jan. 8—The revolution still drags in monotony, with little or nothing gained on either s I'he feeling seems to be that there will not be much change in the situation until Admiral Mello arrives from the south or until something unfore- seen happens, which may turn the tide one way or the other. If tho reports from the south are correct some time must elapse be- fore Meilo and his ships are again in these | waters, ama Is still holding out in here, und is still confident of suc- Ithough there have been no operations upon either side for the past fow days, and both fes ar thought to be tired of the isome struggle. It is thought @ serious engagement may be expected at Nictheroy, where the government has con- centrated ‘o considerable force. ‘The rebels to be aware of this fact, and to be for an engagerment. President Peixoto has any decisive action at and equipment of the snased in the rmany. Five arin he government of ccided not to take a until the arrival new ships which have been pur United States, Bogland and ( of the fast torpedo boats purchased for Peixoto in Germuny have reached Las Palmas and will proceed immediately from that city to Peraambuco in ovder to join the other government warshipe being con- centrated at thidt port At Pernambuco the government ships which recently left Montevideo will also rendezvous. When the fleet 1s completed it is said that all the vessels will sail for this port_and cndeavor to promptly settie the rebetlion by sinking or capturing all the rebel ships in these waters. It 15 behoved here that the insurgents ave growing weaker every day, owing to lack of provisions ana ammunition and also owing to the fact that the rebel ships are really in need of repair: A spy of thio rebols, recently captured in Rio, was found to be 'in possession of most important documents, which arc said to have placed the government in possession of able nformation ns to where the in- nts obtained their supplies. The spy was shot, e MEETING OF #HE I-1 LEAGUE, Sesslon Convenes at Chieago Today with resentative Att dance, CHicaGo, Jan. 8.—[Special Telogram to T fifth annual moeting of the Hlinois-Towa league will be held in Chicago tomorrow. Although this gritty little league made an attemt to form a cireuit in 1803, there is no lack of enthusiasm for 1804, The following cities will be represented: Omaha, Lincoln, St. Joe, Des Moinés, Dubuque, Codar Rapids, Buriington, Free- port, Rockiord, Aurora, Joliet, Oltawa, Bloomington, Peoria, Decatur, Springtield and Rock Isiand-Moline. W. W. Kent, general passonger agent of the Jacksonville Southeastern line and presi- dent of the league, will preside und it is move than probable that an eight club cir- cuit will be made up from the following ten citie: Omaha, Lincoln, St. Joe, Des Moines, Dubuque, Rock Islind-Moline, Bur- lington, Peoria, Quiney and Jacksonviile and Galesbirg. A five morths scason and an 8500 salary limit will be rigidly onforced. It i geuerally conceaed that President Kent will be elected and probably Dave Rowe of .Omaha and L, J. Hickey of Lincoln as vice presidents, W. K. Moorc of Omahn for treasurer and either stary MeCaull of Joliet or F. C. Lahder of Rociford for secretary. Justico McCaull has received lotters from nearly every city soliciting him to again enter the base ball arena and handle the secretary- ship. 1f McCanll declines, then Lander will no doubt be elected. ———— MONTGOMERY IS READY, Trial Trip of the Baltimore-Built Crulser Will Take Pince Next Week. Bavroione, Md., Jan. 8. —The Navy depart- ment has been advised by President Malster of the Columbian Iron works of this city that the cruiser Montgomery, now under coustruction, will be ready to leave Balti- more for her oftici il trip at London, Conn., Wednesday. The time for the oficial run his not yet been designated, but iv is ex- pected to take piace on Monday or Tuesday next. The run will be over a measured course in Long Island sound of thirty miles. The Montgomery will be st2amed three hours with the tide and two hours against it. The board of inspection, who report on every action of the ship, will consist of Ad- miral Belknap, Commander Cooper, Lieu- tenant Reamy. Chief Engineer Morely, Chicf Engincer Webster and Chief Engineer Milli- gan, —_————— KILLED Hl> MISTE Bloody Deed of a Desperado in a Missouri Mining Camp. Sr. Josern, Jan. 8.—A special to the News from Macon, Mo, says: Al Spigney shot his mistress at tho Kansas & Toxas min- ing settloment known as “Forty-Six" yes- terday. She will die. Jealousy was the cause of the shootinz. Snig ped from tho chain gang in Alabama somo time ago, flugged train, bourded 1t and forced the engineer to carry him at the point of a re- volver. Further up the voad hie joined a car of negro miners bound for this place and has worked hiere over sine WALKEG'S GIOD RECIRD, Vietim of the WBirm Kuown at I For NioBRaka, Telegram to Tur Bre who was murdered at Birmingham Satur- day, was born at Birmingham, Ala, en Listed January 2, 1880, and was dischareed at Fort Niobrars January 1 of this year. He had over 00 with him when he'lefvh His baggage was maurked for Glen Ala A He left here with Serzeant Stall of the same troop (H, Sixth cavalry) 1. Ho was un excellent, brave m never drank nghamn Assassin Well [Special fuzene Walker, e Coldest Dy of the Sengon. St. Pavr, Jan. 8.-Today will be oftlcinlly the coldest of the season, According to tho weather bureau report 1t was 23> balow av 7 0'clock down town, while in the outskirts of the city the mercury rangoed from 502 {o #5= below. ‘Ihe cold wave came down from the northwest aud 18 not due to leave till vo- morrow oon. A cutting wind made the cold much more severely felt. - Conticmath 0¥, Jun. 8.—1le senate in execu od the following nomina- WasIING tive session confiry tions “Pervence Martin to ba veceiver of public monoys ut Furgo, N. D Franic B, Dabiley of Louisiana to be con- sulting engincor with the national boundary commission with Mexico, W. H. O'Counell, pos pon, la. naster at Audu- - - Smetting Plant Sold Sherifi's ¥al Leavviuie, Colo., Jun. 8 -The Holden Smelting and Refining company's plan sherill's sale today. It was orge \W. Trunble for §20,000, euts agninst the concern over #100,000, here was put up at bought in by Ihe attachu amounted u Fine Foultry on Toreka, Jan. B.—The State Poultry cluvion's fourth anuual exhibition opened a five days show in I Lhis The display of pi vedlaricably fine. The Western club alon s 10J cages. - - At (he Eleve Goruwie, 0. T, Jav. § was 1o have been hanged as80- veki fLernoon. ns is disply \ Hour, John Dossct here today, who s tary, Ho was taken there teday by #n | bevn reprioved for sixty day [N SMOKE AND FLAME Fiery Olimax of the Great World's Colume bian Exposition at Chicago. DESTRUCTION WROUGHT AT JACKSON PARK Fire Starts in the Casino and is Communie cated to the Liberal Arts Building, APPALLINGLY ~ MAGNIFICENT SCENE3 Costly Exhibits Buried Beneath Smouldering Ruius in the Great Building GALLANT FIREMEN KILLED AND INJURED Fatalities Follow the Conflagrat: ble Extent of the Damage—How the Ire 18 Supposed to Havo Started —Ot Incendiary Origin. Jan, Special Telegram te Down where old Michigan last washed the shores of the faest handiwork of muan blackeued ruin reigns desolate The imp of destruction is curling his fiery wreath about the frozen grand basin and the most beautiful structures of the White ty haa been making a conflagration, which, for picturesque grandeur and dazzling effect, echipses the most gorgeous illumination in the living history of the World's fair. 1f it had been scheduled and a price of admission lixed, more people might have gone to Juckson park tonight to seo yhe terribly beautiful spectaclo than were there Chicago day At midnight the classic Grecian peristyle had been scorched to cinders in the scething waves, and, with its massive statuary, also fell the hundsome architecture of the musio hall und the Casino. ¥ Into n World of Wealth, After completing its epicurean repast, the fire demon leaped across to the roof walk of the great Manufactures building, and in & few minutes had commenced upon its mise sion of devastation in the vast interior. Here the blazes are sweoping up dollurs by handreds of thousands, for under the sweeping iron girders of the biggest building on earth the priceless indus- trial treasures of krance, Germany, Spain, America and other countrics ave contributing to the levy of the rapacious gourmand. The brauds are scattering from the roof upon nearly all the pavilions and exhibits, making almost hopeless tho task of the firemen. It scems that nothing will remain but the iron skeleton of the Manufactures building, The loss, now computed at not less than §2,000,000, will fgll heavily upon the Uvited States gov- ermment, because atmost all of the foreign exhibits were in bond. The Russian, Freoch and English sections, directly under the seat of the fire, which came through the roof about the center, are surely losses from both Cricago, e Bee | summe fire and water, because if they escape the former they cannot the latter, Beyond Hamsan Control, Nothing can be done to stop the flames from feeding upon the building, as they are firmly entrenched in the wooden roof walk, and furnishing overwhelming odas against the firemen. The perilons nature of the fignt caTbetter be imagined than described, Al ready the record of fatalities and injuries has beon started. ‘The blaze will probably rage twenty-four hours longer, but the prob- ability is that tho government, stato and other buildings in the northern part of thoe grounds will escape. ‘I'ne estimates upon the financial losses are arbimrary to a degree. The Manufactures building cost $1,700,000, the exhibits prob- ably about a million. and the other property represents an outlay of about a million more. All buildings were the property of the South Park commission, to which body they were turned over by the World's Columbian expo- sition in consideration of §200,000. The loss on exhibits would have peen much greater had ivnot been that a lurge quantity had al- ready been shipped to the Midwinter Inters national exposition at San Francisco. Miscalenlnted Lts Foree, When the blaze began in the Casino, about 5 o'clock,the five departmenticonsidered they had iv well in haud. 1t soon became evi- dent thav the strong south wind would muke it a uvasty job. Be- forc an hour all the app: re- maining upon the ground had into play, pouring torrents from the lagoon and the luke, and 250 Columbian guards were placed on duty. After dark, when the skics were illumined for miles about by the ames that fed on the peristyle and Musio hall, the guards found as much work as ever they performed during the faiv term, The Alloy Elevated and the Hlinois Central trains bogan to haudle loads as big s last summer's and thousands swarmed to feasy upon tho sight, It was truly and grandly impressive, if cver a firc was. ‘Iho crowds stood upon the frozen France's gigantic gitded statue of the Republic stand- ing out above them through the glare in the strange surroundings, Mugniticent b lagoon, Destruetion, Tho Columbian guards were called into e 3 none oo soon to dreive the masses of peaple from their dangerous footing, as the gradually gave way under the heut. The sight was glowingly mugaificent when the arch of the Peristylep was reached. Flames enveloped it with a surge and qn great Quadriga, typifying “Phe Triumph of Columbus,” chariots, horses, figures and all, were mantled, and the grandest group of statuary at the fair crumbled, fell away 1nto blackened dust, All along the Peristyle on the lake front there wore statues. *“I'ne Indian” died stoical, and all the other mammoth figures, one after the other wera destroyed. During the greatest strength of the blaze | on the Music Hull was the tine when it com- municated to the Manufactures building, The wind carried the brands to the center of the roof, where in a second the inflammable waterial enught and ato its.way downward, Pavilions Doo K Austrian, Austrian others At 1 o'clock French, British were blazing, ruined by water, President Higgenbotham asserts that the damage 10 exhibits will not bo more than $200,000 but oher sompetent persons say this is a riaiculously low figure. the and nd the Russian, pavilions had been DESTROYED BY FIRE, the Waorld ked Up by Fuorle ous Flames. Jan. S.—The World's fair Pompel Probably uo more wagnitle Wonders of Caiea came tonight,