Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 14, 1894, Page 1

4 vl - » THE OMAHA DAILY BE=. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871, MR, GRAY 0 HAWAILL Mis Speech in Support of the Administra- tion Concluded Yesterday. ACTIONS WERE UNJUSTIFIED BTEVENS' Bome of the Oonclusions at Which the Dela- ware fenator Has Arrived, THERE WILL BE NO MORE INTERFERENCE Cleveland Will Not Attempt to Restore the Queen to Power, PERTINENT INQUIRIES FROM MR. TELLER Whether Willis Was plish the Restora- to Re Railroads in Oklahoma, e Wanted to Know Still Acting to Accon tion - Berry's Bill ulate WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—The Hawaifan vesolution was again the subject of discus- #ion in the senate today. Senator Gray re- sumed his argument in support of the presi- dent's policy and reiterated his charges of yesterday that the revolutionists were de- pendent on the United States minister and forces for support, and thereafter the pro- ~islonal government depended absolutely on the United States forces and the flag for protection and for the maintenance of thoir government. The full significance of the present Hawailan situation came out at the close of his specch, when in a colloquy with Senator Teller he admitted that as a mem- bor of the forelgn affairs committee he understood the efforts of the president to restore the queen were at an end and that the present minister had no instructions to pur- sue further diplomatic negotiations to that end. The house bill to compel the Rock Island to stop its trains at Enid and Round Pond, OKl, was called up by Senator Berry and dis- cussed for two hours, but no result was reached. A bill was reported to the senate by Sen- ator Coke of Texas, and passed, continuing in force the act for the protection of fish in the Potomac river. Sens‘e bill, making Labor day, the first Monday In September, a legal holiday, was reported by Mr. Kyle from the committee on cducation and placed on file, and then Benator Gray of Delaware resumed his argu-- ment on the Hawaiian resolution. He reiterated his statements of yesterday that the revolutionary leaders were not will- Ing to carsy out their plans unassured of the support from the United States forces and read an affidayit in which it was deposed that John H. Soper, now commander of the national military at Honolulu, had declined at first to accept this command, but after- wards accepted, saying: “I have had satis- factory assurances from the old man himself (Minister Stevens) that the American forces will give thelr supoprt and I intend to take & hand.” The senator proceeded to argue that the provisional government could not have stood one hour without the support of tho United Btates forces. Senator Gray quoted from the letter of Mr. Dole and other members of the pro- visional government declaring their inabil- ity to prevent disorder and praying that the ‘American flag be raised for the protection of the islands. ‘Even to Mr. Blount Mr. Dole stated that the provisional government could not have got along without the aid of United States troops. The executive, in disregard of the cal- umnics of his opponents, dared to do the Fight thing; he dared that which will stand the scrutiny of years to come and to com- mend to posterity that comes after us the wisdom, the honor and the Integrity of the government that they will have in- herited. The executive has appealed to the honor and judgment of his countrymen, and I gm willing to abide by the result of that appeal. ' Continuing, Senator Gray said: “If the conditions at Hawail are now such as to make that government a de facto govern- ment, which I do not think it was in the months preceding, I think the best interests of-those people and of the United States will be subserved by allowing them to pur- sue their own policy.” “Do you understand this whole has been committed to congres Senator Teller. “The president says so.” “I want to ask the senator then whether any effort is now being made by the ac- credited agent of the government to restore the queen to power?”’ “I do not know of any, such effort, same sources of Information are open the senator as to me.” “If the matter be submitted to congress, what is it proposed that we ara to do? Are we to do what the president has failed to do, or are we, in the language of this reso- lution, to consider the matter settled “When this resolution was reported from the foreign afairs committeo the president ad sent in a' message, in which it was stated he had committed the matter to con- gress because the efforts he had made to restore the status quo and undo the wrong he had conceived had been done had fafled, and he committed the whole matter to what e called the wiser discretion of congress The committee reported this resolution to the senate, Oire question 52" inquired The to an American citizen that T very & much regret that the president of the United States I8 not able to undo the outrage and make reparation for the wrong that was com- mitted there on January 17, 1893, I think the good name and fame of this country of ours was s0 involyed that it would have been a gratification to every patriotic citizen had the president becn able to restore the status quo of January 16, 1593, Why he failed is perfoctly well known now. That opportun- ity Is now gone, and I suppose it will never roturn. Then the senator regrots,” sald Teller, “(hat the queen Is not on th and the revolution not in existence “I am looking to the present conditions and It seems to me more than wicked and cruel that we do not declaro in an emphatic anner that we do not propose to interfe with the government. And if our minister fn any wav leads the peopie to belleve we are still disposed to carry out the sugges tions of the president to restore the status quo he ought to be withdrawn summarily. He ought to know enough of the public opin- fon in this country to know the moment the president submitted this question to congress there was no possibi'ity that tho present gov ernment would be destroyed." At the conclusion of the argument, the house Dbill, champloned by Senator Herry, to compel the Rock Island railroad to st its tralns at the towns of Enid and Round Pond, waw taken up, Senator Blackburn taking the fleor in oppos.tion to the bill. No conclusion was reached on the bill and on r quest of Senator Berry it was agreed that tho measure should come up tomorrow immedi- ately after the routine business. ho senaie at 5 p. m. went, on motion of Benator Ransom into executive session. After a short session, the senate at 5:10 ad- Journed. Adjourned for WASHINGTON, Feb. of railroad men and the Interstate Com- meree commission to cons the general question of a form of schedule of rates and charges to be Issued by railroads, adjourned today for thirty days. There was a thor- ough exchange of views botween the rail road men and the commission and the rep. reacntatives of the freight departments ot Mr. throne rty Days 13.~The conference | man has been arested, the roads represented agreed to submit the forms of schedules to roads not represented at the conference and to have another meet- ing in Washington in thirty days. IN THE HOUSE, Bland's Seigniorage Cotnage Bill Occupled Yenterday's Thms SHINGTON, Feb, 13.—The house spent jn debate on the seigniorage bill, pecches were those by Mr. Culberson of Texas In favor of the measurc and Mr. Coombs of New York in opposition. Several times today Mr. Bland attempted to reach an uent for vlosing general dis- cussion tomorrow, with a view to securing a vote, but objection was made. Ovi members have asked for time to sp it may be possible a special order will be quired to bring the bill to a vote, although Mr. Bland does not think this method will have to be resorted to. The speaker laid beforo the house the Ha wallan message from the president transmit- ted yesterd At the request of Mr. Bur rows it was read and then referred to the forelgn affairs committee. Mr. Culberson opened the debate on the selgnlorage bill. He declared the policy of borrowing money to defray the expenses of the government began in 1890 under the Harrison regime. when $67,000,000 of the national bank redemption fund was tran ferred and made available for current ex- penditures. Mr. Johnson of favored the colnage of the the silver bullion in the t was only the superficial purpos biil, Mr. Bankhead of Alabama bill, ‘as modified by the amendment of its author offered sday. He favored the more liberal use of silver and he could see no reason why the legitimate profit of th government in the purchase of it could not be coined into standard money. Mr. Denson followed Mr. Bankhead and discussed the general phascs of the silver auestion from the standpoint of a frec sil- ver advocate. He attributed the universal distress to the demonetization of silver. He sketched the trepidation produced in the old world by the disruption of trade values in India, AS A MATTER OF BUSINESS. Mr. Coombs of New York said in opposing the pending measure that it was not pleas- ant for him to differ with his democratic col- leagues. He approached the question as a business proposition. The first section of the bill-provided for the coinage of the im- aglnary selgniorage in the treasury had been purchased since 1890 4 ounces of silver, for which the government paid $464,000,000. Its value today was but $295,000,000. In other words, the loss to the government, if liquidated, would be $148,- 000,000, “‘Yet,” sald Mr. Coombs, “we ar asked in the face of that great loss to pre- sume that the government has made in seigniorage since 1890 $55,000,000. 1 do not know anything in the shape of a busincss proposition more monstrous. There is $41¢ 000,000 in_silver. 1f the provisions of this bill should be carried out this aggregate of coined silver would be increased to $600,- 000,000, worth today in the markets of the world but $295,000,000." Mr. Brown of Indiana attempted to have the house concur in the unanimous report of the committee on elections in the Whitley- Cobb contested election case from Alabama, confirming the title to his seat, but Mr. Pence of Colorado objected and on motion of Mr. Bland the house then went into committee for the further consideration of the seigniorage coinage bill. Mr. Bland sought to make an arrangement to close debate at 1 o'clock tomorrow, but his suggestion met a_chorus of objections trom the republican side. Thereupon Mr. Kilgore of Texas was recog- nized to complete his speech began last Fri- day. He began by denying the statement made by the opponents of the bill that it would force the secretary of the treasury to redeem the treasury notes of 1890 in silver. It would not in any way Interfere with the redemption of these notes in gold or silver at the option of the holder, but having been redeemed silver certificates or coin would take their place in the country’s currency. Mr. Bell of Texas contended that the ques- tion at issue was whether the United States should exercise its right of sovercignty to issue paper money or issue interest bearing bonds upon which the national banks would issue national bank notes. If the treasury notes were redeemed and cancelled, he con- tinued, and silver or silver certificates issued in their stead, the inevitable result would be the hoarding of the legal tender money of the country. The people did not want silyer. In spite of the fact $1, had been spent in sending various sections of the country it had all found its way back to the treasury, and there was now outstanding only $50,000,000. If there must be inflation why not issue paper money, why not save the expense of coinage? If there should finally be disaster on account of the over- issue of silver, the poor, unable to bear the loss, would be the suffercrs. There w better plan for pushing this country over onto a silver basis, in his opinion, than by the passing of this bill. OBJECT OF THE BILL. Mr. Culberson of Texas sald the general object of the bill was to get the silver bul- lion now in the treasury in circulation as rapldly as possible. About $55,000,000 of it 'would be u pure additlon to the currency and would noy appreciate any class of money nor carry a_taint of depreciation into the currency. He was a free coinage advocate and in entire accord with the pur- pose of the bill. If it become law it would save the issuc of $56,000,000 of in- terest bearing bonds, The government necded and must have that amount of money, and more too. To be entirely frank, tho purpose of this bill was to put $182 000,000 in silver dollars or silver certificates Into circulation, His criticism of the bill was that by its terms it would prevent the redemption of any treasury notes in silyer for two years. He pointed out how by an amondment this objection could be obviated and Mr. Bland expressed his willingness to offer the amendment suggested. jentlemen, you assumed to be alarmed at the prospect of the passage of this bill, The country Is much nearer a panic now than it will be after the passage of this bill, The banks of the country can foree in olvency in bonds every forty-eight hou he treasury notes used in the proces should be retired, and if I werc secretary of the treasury I would redeem every dollar issued for the purchase of silver in silver.'” (Applause.J Continuing, in twelve years W the day The principal irth Dakota said he igniorage and sury, but that of the Bland supported. th to Mr. Culberson polnted that preceding 1891 but $38,000, 000 were “redeemed in gold, vet in nin months of 1892 $18: ,000 were redeemed, A round of applause greeted the close of Mr. Culbersc Mr. Warne 2 York, who conchmed the debato for today, announcad himself in favor of permitting the government to coln and issue mone and the hanks to issue all credit money, The committee then rose and at 4:56 p. m. the house adjournecd, wiLL UT PANTS ON 1T, St. Gaudens to Arrange Sonatarinl WASHINGTON, Feb. chalrman of the senate quadro-centennial 1ls Figures to Suit Notlons, 13.~Senator committes on the has transmitted to Sec retary Carlisle a resolution recently adopted by the committee on the question of nc copting the St. Gaudens design for the medal of award. The rosolution instructs the chairman to inform the sccretary of the treasury that in the opinfon of the com- mittee the design on the reverse of the medal ought o he changed. St. Gauders, the sculptor who made the design, in_a recent letter to Mr. Carlisle, says, In effect, that while he s strongly of the opinion the design ought not to be changed, yet If it is the desire of the com- mittee, he will submic a new design, which shall not meet their objections, - Looted by Bu. CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-—The tional bank at Streator, Il burglars and looted this Vilas, ars. Streator Na was entered by moruing. One Braggadocio of the Paris Monster When Arraigned Yesterday, LEON BRETON'S REASON FOR HIS CRIME enr Being Lynched by the Five People o Came Very Angry Parisia PARIS, Feb. 13.—Leon Bretor, the anarchist waiter, who threw a bomb into a cafe situated the Hotel Terminus, opposite the St. Lazare rallroad station behaves with the most ironical effrontery. When asked if he had ever appeared in a court the sneeringly re- “It is not my custom to frequent beneath police marked: such places In answer to further questions he said he had fired his revolver at the police, because, in ng him after he had thrown the bomb, they drew their swords against him. The prisoner was-here interrupted by one of the policemen, who exclaime Fou fired at us when we were_ the persons pro- tecting you from torn to pleces by the people.” To this Breton replied: ‘“That proves that the people are a wretched lot. In any case, whether I die now or fn two months later does not matter a straw to me."” The prisoner then assumed a coarse, chafing tone and seemed to glory in the notoriety which he ned by his des- perate conduct of last night. It is now estimated that twenty or more people were injured by the explosion of the bomb, and that five people were wounded by the revolver shots which he fired while being pursued or struggling with the police. The cafe was filled with people and a band was playing when Breton suddenly arose from one of the tables on the outside and threw the bomb at the electric chandelier. The explosion shattered the chandelier, de- stroyed marble-top table, overturned others and smashed the plate glass windows, glassware and everything within its sphere. After throwing the bomb, Breton ran away, but was chased by a policeman who at- tempted to arrest him. A struggle followed, Breton fired his revolver right and left, other policemen were attracted to the spot and the anarchist was arrested and conveyed to the nearest police station, the crowd in the meanwhile clamoring for his death by lynch- ing. Soon after the explosion the police ar- rested a man who was found trying to con- ceal himself about the St. Lazare railroad depot and who refused to give his na He is believed to be an anarchist and n possibly turn out to be an Breton. Breton was once a_ waiter in the cafe into which he threw the bomb, but he had been discharged. During the course of his vaporings after arrest, Breton informed the doctor who was dressing a wound inflicted upon him by a saber in the hands of one of the policemen that his hatred of the proprietor of the cafe s but a minor consideration In causing him to throw the bomb, and that his main object was to avenge Valllant. Breton also said that there were others who would follow his cx- ample and that the object of his associates is to destroy the bourgeolse, AMONG THE INJURED. Among the injured persons in the cafe was M. Beck, architect of the Chamber of Deputies, who is wounded in the arm and leg, and a man named Van Heer, who has eight bullet wounds in his leg. Another man named Michel Is wounded by pieces of shell. ~ Crowds of people are visiting the neighborhood of the cafe today and the po- lice have their hands full in keeping bacl the curious. The interior of the cafe re- sembles a place swept by a cyclone, and Is the center of attraction to Paristans today. Policeman Poisson, the officer who first attempted to arrest Breton, and who s suf- fering from four revolver shot wounds in- flicted by the anarchist, has been decorated with the cross of Legion of Honor. The policemen who assisted in hte arrest of the desperate anarchist will receive, as a reward for their bravery, sums of money, At a cabinet council today the outrage was discussed and attention was also drawn to the manifestations during the last few days at Vaillant's grave. The cabinet de- cided to forbid such manifestations as tho carrying of seditious emblems ta_any ceme- tery. All the newspapers upon Breton's deed, prisoner being comment at length and demand that the government adopt the most rigorous meas- ures to prevent such occurrences. The Jour- nal des Debats says that the present laws evidently not sufficient to deal with anarch- ists, and the Estafette says that the time has come to definitely organize a system of social defense. HOW THE BOMB WAS MADE. PARIS, Feb. 13.—The missilos enclosed in the bomb, according to M. Girard, were small pieces of the lead, which had been cut to the right size with a pair of scissors. Premier — Casimer-Perler visited the wounded in the hospital this afternoon and was much pleased to hear that none of them are likely to succumb. Examining Judge Mercer caused Breton to be brought to his office this afternoon. The prisoner was as defiant as ever and re- plied insolently to the questions put to him. Later, however, Breton modified his attitude and finally admitted that he gave a false name, ete., to the prefect of police and to the public prosecutor yesterday evening. M. rd, director of the Paris lahora- tory, after making an examination of the scene of the explosion and the fragments o the bomb thrown by Breton, says the missile was made out of a_small canned meat box, evidently made in England, where it i suspected the bomb itself was mado. The missile contained 200 grammes of chloride of potassium and pircric acid, ars ranged In a manner similar to that of the bomb thrown by Vaillant into the Chamber of Doputies. During the course of the examination of the prisoner, M. Meyer suspected the o of the prisoner's statements and sald: belleve you are lying.” Breton glanced angrily at the judge when the latter made this remark, and gave a second and then a third name, but the judge still insisted he did not believe him, and ordered the police to inquire into the pris. oner's untecedents. Breton then became very violent, and, when M. Meyer asked him his motive for committing the crime, Bre. ton_replied “I did it simp bourgeolse gover: to the poor. You others will come than 1" to give warning to ent, which is so ¢ have captured m who will succee the lous but better POLICEMAN POISSON, Policeman Polsson, who was seriously wounded by Breton when the officer at- tempted to arrest him after the explosion, was visited by the Associated press corre scoundrels throat, sword in hand, intending “When Breton fired the two last shots I was within three paces of him. Feeling myselt hit, possibly [mortally, I sprang at the scoundrels thorat, sword in hand, intending to kill him, ~ We rolled over in the roadway, and I put the point of my sword to his throat and was golng to run it through when the other policemen dashed up and seized him. Thereupon 1 fainted.” In an interview with M. Houllier fnspector of police, the Ifftter is quoted as saying Breton displayed extraordinary coolness during his examination. M. Houl lier sald: “I know him by sight. I have seen hint In Paris or London. It is my be lef he has just arrived from London." This is partly confirmed by the fact he was wearing English made shirts. Moreover when he saw me he sald, ‘lello, you Houllier.' chiet are "OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, When the prisoner was measured | bo was found o have Lis body scrupulously | clean. This and other details show he was not a starving workingman, but in a_com- fortable position. He 8. well educated and i8 not a mere carpenter as he pretends His linen Is marked ‘Ai M.' We shall soon establish his identity.” PRISONERS RULE THE COURT, Trinl of Young Crechs at Prague Postponed on Account of the Uproar, PRAGUE, Feb, 18.~The judges trying the members of the revolutlonary secret society Omladina continue to have their patience 1 by thelr troublesome prisoners. The last objection made by the latter was against the number of pollce present at the pro- ceedings. They declared the force was un- necessarily strong and refused to enter th court unless the number was reduced. The matter was adjusted In some way and the oners appeared In court. They were so recalcitrant, however, and the tumult which they created was 80 great that proceedings were almost impossible, The disorder to was constant and the Judges wore comp to order the court cleared of all spectators, This the prisoners: bitterly resented and charged the judge with acting unfairly. They did everything they could to annoy the court and block proccedings. After shower- ing complaints upon the Jjudges for the manner in which they were betng treated several of the accused baved their breasts and invited the guards to plerce them with their swords. Whon the judges ordered the counsel to continue the’ prisoners in started the uproar. The counsel for the defendants at last withdrew from the case and (he ac cused would not aceept the se of ot counsel. The judges In despair ordered an adfournment. ~ At this time the utmost confusion reigned. The prisoners retired, shouting “We will not appear tomorrow."” YTIS TOO LAY termined that the House of Lords Must Be Ended. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 13.—The N Liberal federation delegates are assembling in this town for the annual convention. The attendance promises. to be large and repre- sentative and the meeting will be specially interesting from the fact that it comes just at the opening of a session of parliament, during which the fortunes of the liberal party and the fate of the House of Lords may be determined. Preparatory meetings were held here tod and Dr. Spence Watson of Newcastle, pre dent of the federation, presided at a lunch- eon given by the society of liberal"agents. During the course of his remarks Presi- dent Spence Watson said that the liberal party was never in better fighting condition and “that the time for mending the House of Lords was past. The liberals, he added, had resolved, now that the matter was b fore the country, that the day for forget- ting the iniquities of the lords, even if th were repentant, had passed by. TO MEND, English Liberals T tional POLICE COULDN'R DISLODGE HIDL Passenger on an Atlantic Eluded Arrest. QUEENSTOWN, = Feb. 13.—While the steamship Pavonia, Captain Watt, bound for Boston, was here she was boarded by the po- lice, who had instructlons to arrest a man in company with a lady who had eluded the police while the steamer was in the Mersey. When preparing to transfer the prisoner to the tender he refused to accompany the policeman and clasped hold so tightly on the iron fixtures of the gangway that in spite of the efforts of the poliee he succceded in re- maining on board of the Pavonia, which was steaming slowly,_seaward with the tender fast alongside of her. Fyentually the captain of the tender insiste! upon casting off, and the police were obligod {o leave the Pavonia without their prisoner amid the Jeers of the passengers. WHERE IT WILL FOUNDER. How a Ling London News Sees the Wilson BIll's Greatest Danger in the Income Tax. LONDON, Feb, 13.—The Daily News com- menting on the Wilson tariff bill says: What with free raw materials and duties on manus factured articles as they stand in the bill, the American manufacturer will be still amply compensated for the higher wages he has to pay employes. It cannot be too often res peated that it is not essentially a free trade measure. The first concern of its authors is to fill the void of a depleted treasury. Its most serious danger lies in the fact that it cannot wholly afford relfef without imposing an income fax. It femains to be seen whether that will be the death knell of its authors. AVALAMNCHES IN SWITZERLAND, Alpine Tourists Overwhelmed and Seve Them Crushéd to Death. BERNE, Feb. 13.—The exceptional mild- ness of the weather has caused séveral a alanches. By one of these three cha hunters who were trying to scale the Spitz- fluh were overwhelmed and two of them were Killed. Some Turlo hotel servants who were sent to inspect a small hotel at the summit of the mountain at Sacntio have rot returned. A searching party was or- anized to rescue them, but they found their progress barred by an’ enormous avalanche. It is supposed that the missing men arc buried beneath it Calls Herself Their Saint. ZACATREAS, Mex, Feb. 13.—There is great religious excitement among the people of the town of Jerez and surrounding country over the appearance among them of a beautiful young girl w! 5 her- self to be their patron saint, Anita. The girl has performed some very T cures of serlous diseases by simpl on her hands and the ignorant In: that section are wild over ler. She seems to pos: the same power as the so-called St. Tersa, who created such a sensation in northern Mexico about a year ago. St Anita is a native of Monte Ezcobedo and began exerciging he strange power over the Indians only a few weeks ago. of ois Seeured Theiv Liberty, LONDON, 0., Feb. 13.—A wholesale jail delivery last night of {he priscners in the Madison county Jail has set this county in a fit of excitement. A novel scheme was played by the prisoners. To secure their liberty they opened the lock to the cell of the corridor with a weoden key at 9 o'clock lust night. As the sheriff entered to put the prisoncrs to bed those who were secreted behind the door struek him over the head with a chair leg and kndeked lim insensible. pockets were rifled of a revolver. The oners were four eoloved men held on es of burglary. Those who escaped were John Taylor, George Brown, James Wright and Dennis Smith. Arrest the Chief NI LEAMINGTON, Ont., 'Feb. 13 John Munger and Adelph Jones are under t charged with having taken part in a wholesale scheme of debauching respectable young girls of this town. Hubert Devore, @ prominent citizen, 68 years old, and others have left town suddenly for the purpose, it is alleged, of avolding arrest. Investigation has disclosed the fact that Devore, who practices mesmerism, would entice a dozen or more school girls to his store, when they would be supplied with candy, and that in- stead of going to school they would visit the Mungers' houge for hours at a time. The investigation has divulged disgusting de tails, ners, Joseph and ar Epldemic of Juvenile Suleid; CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. An epidemic of youthful suicides struck the city yester day. Nemourz Forge, a young Frenchman from New Orleans, and 20 years of age, re- selved a letter prosumably from relatives In New Orleans, tore the letter up, went to his room and shot himself, Maria Valesco, & young girl, stabbed her. self to the heart and died almost instantly Her Justification was unrequited love Disturbance of affections is also the rea son for the suicide of Don Camalio Corderoa, a young Mexican, He plunged a kuife into 1 bis heast, FEBRUARY 14, 1804, IS PRONIBITION A FAILURE Testimony of Prominent Towa Republicans Before the Legislature, THEY COULD NOT ENFORCE THE LAW After Years of Honest Efforts in this Dire tlon Lenders of the Party Through te Demnnd Modifica- tion In Some Form, DES MOINES, Fel gram to The Bee)—The joint the suppression of intemperanc houses held a to hear tives from ecit that desire a modification of the prohibition law tonight. Thomas Hedges, jr., of Burlington was the first speaker. He said the largest and most representative republican meeting held since the war had met and instructed him to pre- sent the pra; the for relief from the lawless saloon. Not one of the parties participating was in the most re- mote degree interested in the bus- iness, and three-fourths of them were pro- hibitionists, He that after fifteen vears trial they had been compelled acknowledge that so far as they were con- «d the prohibition law was a failure and saloons were running free restrained He reminded the memb the legis- lature of the pledge of the party platforn and that they keep that pledge. He cited the wonderful vote in Moines county, reducing Boes' majc m 2,150 to 950, as an earnest of their faith that th pledge would be kept and darkly hinted at what would happen should the party prove false in this emergency. He condemned the mulet bills as compounding felony and as a miserable makeshift. He favored the Brower bifl or some form of municipal option. Calvin Manning of Ottumwa followed. He said he came from the glant young manufac- turing city of the s which for a dozen long years had wrestled with the problem o enforcement in the best of faith; that eac vear the foundation had kept slipping from under them until a republican majority had disappeared and an 1,100 democratic plural- ity had taken its place, “We could not enforce it,” he continued, “because public sentiment was against it, and finally we were compelled to license saloons under the name of disorderly houses, 1 came here to ask relief and you must keep the sacred covenant made with us or dire disaster awaits the party in the near future Mr. N. M. Pusey of Council Bluffs was still more empiatic in his demands. He read a long resolution adopted by the repub- lican convention asking both for local option and the right to manufacture for lawful purposes. He said sixty saloons were run- ning wide open in Council Bluffs and the people had exhausted thelr energies as well as thelr purses in vain attempts at enforce- ment. He also prophesied that a political revolution would follow should the legislature fail to keep the platform pledges to the very letter. L. § Coffin of Fort Dodge spoke for the prohibition element. He said among other things that the great Christian element would cease to co-operate with the repub- lican party the very moment that party gave its consent to the return of the legal- ized saloon. John Mahin of Muscatine also spoke in the same vein. He said the republicans of his county wanted strict enforcement. They never would bow down in dust to the saloon—never. He thought that as the “boys In blue” refused to allow local op- tion to South Carolina on a somewhat sim- flar occasion that they would rise ngain if necessary and treat the rebellion in the river counties with a dose of the same medi- cine, Further meetings will be held. The pre- vailing opinion s that such discussions only tend to widen the breach already ex- isting In the republican ranks and an open rupture s daily becoming more and more imminent. IOWA LI pecial Tele- committee on of the two session representa- v of members lauor to cern demanded Des ISLATORS BU: Bills Introduced and the Woman Suffrage Question Discussed.™ DES MOINES, Feb. 13.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—Bills were introduced in the house today as follows: By Dowell, to fix state fee of private corporations at $100 and render the private property of incorporators liable for corporate debts In certain cases; by Early, authorizing incorporated towns Issue bonds for water works; by Ellison, pro- viding for utilizing the broken stone at Ana- mosa penitentiary quarries in macadamizing streets of towns and cities; by Hinman, re- quiring county auditor to keep a set of ab- stract books open to public inspection and furnish abstracts of title when requested at the rate of $3 each when number of changes in title do not exceed ten, $1 when less than eighteen and §5 when less than thirty; by Stuntz, to revise mining laws; by Wood, to quiet title to real estate and facilitate trans- fers, A joint resolution was introduced by Corn- wall extending the term of supreme judges to ten years. The house passed the senate bill by Yeo- mans authorizing cities of the first class to aid fn constructing combination wagon and railroad bridges, also authorizing cities of from 5,000 to 7,000 inhabitants to construct and repair sidewalks, charging c ad jacent property. Bills were introluced in the senate By Mattoon, fixing telograph charges between any points in the state at not to exceed 25 cents for ten words, with 1 cent for each additional word; by Riggen requiring semi-monthly payment of all work- men employed n mines, The remainder of the session was con- sumed in a discussion of the question of submitting woman suffrage to a vote of the people. Senator Jameson spoke in favor and Palmer in_oppositior Fuither con sideration of the measure was postponed till tomofrow. The house commitiee on re- trenchment and reform reported favorably a Dill increasing the terms for commission of notaries public to $10, Sl SEES THE DANGER, Many to England Warned Against Anarchists by the Pall Mail Guzette, LONDON, Feb. 13.—The Pail Mall Gazette says this afternoon that a villainous archist sheet, printed in French, Is being freely circulated. The leaflet announces that its authors threaten to destroy the bour- geoise unless their demands are conceded and implore their comrades to execute jus tice upon their enemies of all ages and of bLoth sexes. Another leaflet alms against society in England. It is printed in English and urges the desirability of setting fire to London in a hundred places so as to mo nopolize the attention of the police while the anarchists loot the city The © adds that there Is no reason why the same atrocitios as were perpetrated by fo &N anarchists at Chicago should not oceur here long as the British tolerate \archist daily and nightly, are preaching murder, G n School Children Killed. BERLIN, Feb. 13.—A baru near Penzline, in which a number of school children sought shelter during hurricane today down and five of the children were k number of others were more The new church tower at Neue rg collapsed during the torm rtly wrecked an- who, wholesale was blown led. A s injured. Branden and was or ld - Men Bound for Chlengo. Feb { there the largest K of mavagers aud propriy- Nowspaper NEW YORK will be editor 4 mewspaper SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. The occasion of the Assc r'flrs ever held in mntry. wil be the annu eting clated press. A car was attached to the Chicago limbweu leaving here at 10 o'clock this morning over th Pennsylvania containing delegates from New York An other party has left over the New York Con tral, and each will gain accesslons at the nt large cities enroute, IN ENGLAND'S PARLIAMENT, Yesterdny Was Expected to Have 1 Day of Surprises LONDON, Feb, 13.—The House of mons was thronged today in anticipation of €ome important movement against the House of Lords. Sir William Vernon Harcourt, replying to a question by Rt. Hon. George Goschen, sald that there was no intention of reopening tho India mints or of returning to the minimum rate for council bills, There was also no fn- tention, ho added, to place portation of silver and present Indian policy was conte Mr. Samuel Woods, Lancashire a tax on the fm change in the wlated, meniber for one of the and a labor representa- tive, said on behalf of 360,000 miners he op posed the compromise, declaring that the miners proferred bill bo deferred, as public opinion would soon force it through the louse in its ¢ 1 form Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain sal™& was a wire pulling amendment, adding that the trades union congress did not represent all the workmen who, he believed, did not favor bill, which 1 not only destroy eXist- insur would prevent arrange its of other insarance in the futur hn Burns sald lie regretted the govern ad accopted a compromise, as if crred to (he original plan the Lord yielded. Mr. Burns warned the the opposition if the Lords re Jected the bill the trades unfonists, nambering 1,500,000, would be Joined by 4,500,000 mem- bers of friendly societies. Continuing, Mr. Burns remarked that if the government stuck to the bill the majority at the next election would be increased to 150. Tk statement was received with opposition cheers The house by 219 to 197 then adopted Mr. Asquith’s motion to omit from the bill the House of Lords amendment requi that claims must be taken from the i ance fund to which the employes had con- tributed and involved an appeal to the law where the funds were not sufficient to meet claims and the employers declined to cover the deficiency. The House of Lords amendments, amended, then o. Mr Cobb proposed a compromise that any existing agreement between workmen and their employers should be excluded from the bill for three year; Home Secretary Asquith accepted this amendment as affording in his opinion a reasonable basis for an arrangement Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour, the consery leader, said the conservatives would to the utmost the illusory pret compromise. He was certain the Ho Lords amendment would be accepted by an overwhelming major Finally the house amendment by a vote of 215 then adjourned until Thursday, amendments to the parish coun, be taken up. no divisions ing had ad must have leaders of as were Mr. Cobb's to 213 and when the il will “adopted LED 4 DUAL LIFE. ¢ Story of the Late T of Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 13.1f the claims of Mrs. Martha Ballantyne of Londonderry, Treland, can be substantiated the late Thomas Harrls, widely known in Kansas as a real estate speculator and the projector of important enterprises, led a dual life. Mrs. Ballantyne says that Harris' real name is Ballantyne and that although she heard from him frequently, the fact of his second marriage and change of name was concealed from her. She has filed an instrument authorizing the law firm of Holton & Co. of New York to represent her in such litigations as may be necessary to establish her right of onc-third in $30 000 worth of property handled by “‘Harrl during his carcer. Notice has been served on the present holders of the property that suit will be brought for the property. Mrs. Ballantyne said she was married about the year 1860, and that two children were born to her. When the civil war began In the United States her husband came to America, where he enlisted in the confeder- ate army. At the close of the war he went to Canada, thence to Michigan, and finally came to Kansas City. Few men were better known in Kansas City during the period of the boom than Captain Harris. He was a daring speculator and was successful in an unusual degree, accumulating a large for- tune, He started out in 1884 as the foreman of a construction gang on the Belt line and branched out as a real estate speculator on Sile: associated in many of his deals with liam 8. Wilson, with whom he formed a’ partnership, under the style of T. A. Harris & Wilson, The latter is now said to be in Omaha. When the boom broke Harris was caught and his fortune dwindled away. In 1889 he went to London, where he embarked in the business of promoting American enterprises, breweries in particular. This ended in fail- ure. Then he returned to this country and associated himself with W. H. Warner, the “Safe Curé” man, in the business of “‘pro- moting.” About a year ago Harris died in ew York. When Harris came to ty he brought with him a bride whom he had married in a small town in Michigan She was a Miss Li e A, Corliss. The sec- ond Mrs. Harrls is a woman of refinement and it is certain that she knew nothing of her husband's former marriage She has no children. Her prescnt address Is Detroit, Mich, BATH IRON WORKS BURN. urs of the wmge Dol Furious Blaze Morning BATH, Me,, The Bath works caught fire at early hour morning and there was every prospect that they would be totally destroyed, as a strong wind was blowing. The entire dep and assistance asked The steame Iron an this tment was summoned from neighboring towns. J %, which lay at the wharf with no st was gulckly doome Owing to the intense heat the volunteers who were trying to pull her out In the river were forced to abandon her The fire spread rapldly and furlously. A strong northeast wind, however, kept it from moving toward the Maine Central road. One long building, an Immense structure containing woodwork used in the construc: tion of steamers, which reaches from Water street to the river, some 100 foet, burned flerc The flames also caught in the moulding loft and machine shop No, 2 Treasurer Hyson says the logs s at L $200,000. TEXAS S BURNED, Guests Narrowly with r Lives and Without ' Propert SAN ANTONIO, b, 13 ir morning the all their ach other o'clock destroyed St hotels with three Leonard Central furnishings . The hotels adjoin and were filled with guests, all of whom es aped, but mainly in their night without bagga The loss is $16,000, The new court house $6,000 worth, ‘Total Instrance Fireman Wil Zantsinger and K. E. Sebastian were falling debris and seriously Injured. There s no fire, but incendiarism fs the began in the Central hotel, at and attire g placed at was damaged $60,000, B4 Hargrove buried perhaps known « the: beneath, fatally for (he The fire S DURANC buildings lard smelter ut of four ing of the k0, Colo., In which r furnace $60,000; One large compri the plant Du | burned 1a | insured. partly TN m g |CRUSHED TO DEATIL | - Another Horrible Acoident in the Coal Fields of Pennsylvania, MINERS ENTOMBED IN A LIVING GRAVE Greed for Gain Oauses the Death of Many Willing Workers, WERE ORDERED INTO A DANGEROUS MINE Gaylord Workings the Sceno of a Terrible Catastrophe, SCENES OF ANGUISH AT THE PIT'S MOUTH Relatives of (h d Men Give Vent Little Mine to T rlof. Hope for the Unfortunate How it Happe WILKESBARRE, Pa., Feb. 13.—The min« ing town of Plymouth s in mourning to- night over a terrible accident that oceurred in the Gaylo Gaylord colliery this morning., Thirteen men, all citizens of that lost their lives while in the discharge their duty. Their names are. MINE FOREMAN THOMAS TIOMAS JON RICHARD DAVIS, JOHN MORRIS. JAMES KINGDOM, THOMAS MERRIM THOMAS COLE, JOSEPH OLDS. DANIEL MORGAN, JOHN HAMMER, JOHN PETERS M'LAUGHLIN, MICHAEL SMITH. THOMAS LEISHON. The disaster throws eleven widows and thirty-six children on the world's charity. The Gaylord mine is owned by Daniel Bd- wards, one of the wealthlest oper in the anthracite regions. It fs operated by the Kingston Coal company, of which Mr. Bdwards Is president. The best coal in the mine was taken out years ago. Then It was abandoned, because it could not be worked With profit. About three weeks ago the com- pany decided to resume operations, and a varty of etvert miners was sent In for an examination. They found matters in " bad pe. The Iast men at work there had obhed” the pillars supporting the roof until they were vory thin, A g many fally had taken place, the passage was blocked by the debris and the air cu it was very poor. Mining experts gave it as their opin- fon, however, that the, mine could be put in good condition at a small outlay of capital. The company decided to go on with the worl at once. Yesterday morning a large number of expert miners, carrying safety lamps, en- tered the mine and'began the work of clear- ing up the old gangways and propping up the roof. They had not been at work long, untit a “squecze’’ came, which compelled the men to retrace their steps. oreman Picton, with twelve selected miners, volunteered to go down the shaft and see what could be done. This was done last night. Picton's object was to get as near as possible to the most dangerous spot where the squeeze was the greatest, in order to stay its progress by beaming up the roof With heavy timbers. In cases of this kind the men get as near as possible to the cave- in, and by the insertion of logs and props endeavor to break off the rock overhead to a certain point, thus releasing the pressure on other portions of the mine. It seems that in this instance the efforts of Picton and his men did not prove successful, as the cave-in oxtended far beyond the danger limit, and & much greater distance than where the men expected to be safe If they retreated at tho first indication of a heavy fall. This is shown by the vast arca of the cave-in. No one is left to tell the story, The sup- position is that the men were busily at work timbering when the rocky roof came tumbling down upon. their heads, crushing them out of all semblance to humanity and putting a wall of debris between them and the mouth of the shaft 600 feet in thickn At first there was some hope that If the men could be reached in a reasonable time they could be saved, but the rescuing party ad been in the mine only a short timo when it w obliged to retreat on account of the further caving. A second rescuing party went down the shaft this afternoon, but soon came back disheartened, and at 1 ock all hope of resculng the men was given up. e news of abandoned hope soon spread and the wives and children of the Impris- town, 3 PICTON, tors oned men, who had assembled at tho mouth of the shaft, set up a most pitiful cry of distre Two of the women fainted and had to carried away by friends, Even stout-hearted men wept almost bitterly as the fatherless children, oduy's disaster is the worst in the anthracite when twenty-two men in in mine No. 1 of the Susquehannu company at Nanticoke, Their bodies never recovered, and a the where the men be as that reglons perished has oceur sinco 1885 caye Coal s by a monument arks thelr death, spot met Superintendent Edwards said ld tak tonight he care of the women and children hose husbands and fathers lost their lives in today's calamity. The , It {8 now believed, Is a total wreck. - ~ SLAUVGUTERED BY TURKS, Avmenlans Ask tho Protectlon United States Government. CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. The Turks killed 126 Armenians and wounded 310 dur- ing the recent riots at Yusgatt no of the notuble Seevas, Aslatie Turkoy, earnestly quested the American consul to inform his government of the sad condition of the Ar menlans, They plain that the gover ment arbitrarily detains a number of iny cont prisone nd included among the nun bor is a doctor educated in the United who Is falsely ace litio min of the ot 105t Armenians Will Retuen iis Plunder. WINNIPEG, Feb, 18.-H. A, Hackeit v confe He told Deteetive vester of Farmington, Me., that h where the remaining $16,000 worth of bu wer ich disappeared from the vault i Institution at Portland, M st per, and Upon ugrecing to returii | the $1L,000 worth of honds Huckett hay here, It {8 understoud the prosccution will be droppe a8 gion syl Knew I e ks ost Flled, At a meeting of the maun turers of 1o tha Another & Kb, 13 fmplement CHIOA agricultural t, held here petition prote the Wilson bill placing agricu Isments on the free list. Aboug Lurers attended the meetlig tin