Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 17, 1894, Page 1

GSTABLISHED JU 187 WOMEN N COUNCIL eetorday's Mecting of the Woman Suffrage Convention at Washington, INTERESTING REPORTS AND PAPERS READ What is Being Done to Extend the Doctrine of Equal fuff MRS, RACHEL FOSTER AVERY'S Much is Expected from Now York aud Kansas the Goming Year, TRIBUTE TO THE LATE GEORGE W. CHILDS REFORT Elizabeth Cady Stanton Tells of His Worth Merit mem- bered =A Others) Gratefully Model Convention--En- cournging Outlook for the Cause. ladies at convention WASHINGTON, I tending the Woman' were tardy arrly and consequently it Anthony called the A number of additional arrived since yesterday. The eredential te of were on the morning, but Mrs. having these matters owing to delay members and the treasurer’s bool 16.—The erot hall late when to order. el have reports of the th iside Taylor said at was today ssion tos and ure for Harrict Upton in charge, that ing credentials of program this she was unprepared to submit thé reports. The con- vention then listenied to the report of the cor- responding secretary of the association, Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery The report said that the the line of woman sufir couraging, even In these d Even the splendid and almost victory In Colorado had prepared all for more devoted work in the face of difficul- ties which appear insurmountabl Among all the rejoicings nothing seemed so significant of a change in public sentiment as the rejolcing of the Wellesely students, where the girls are receiving th high education, whic is one of the f fruits of the struggle for political rights, and are awakening to the underlying princi- ples of justice between the sexes. The future of the cause was, Mrs. Avery said, in safe hands, She referred to the disap- pointed hope of the women of Michigan and New York, where certain laws on the sub- ject of woman sufirage had been declared unconstitutional, Speaking of New York, she asked what cared the women there at this great crisis of their political history. They:were organiz- fng the grandest campaign for equality of rights that the country had yet seen. * Look- ing further away, we find,” said the report, “the past year made memorable in woman suffrage annals by the extension of the franchise to the women of New land, and by their eager and enthuslastic entry into public life at the late election, when one- third of the votes were cast by the women, and when the proportion of defective ballots was smaller than ever before. In England the women have, in spite of government op- position, been endowed with the ish ‘Councils franchise in company with several classes of men now enfranchised.” As a member of the national council of women, the association had the opportunity, raid the report, of bringing its principles to the notice of women who would never of their own notion attend a suffrage meeting. The next public meeting of the council, which will be held in this city next spring, would prove an inimense help to the woman suffrage cause in showing the interest of women of all creeds and interest in the pub lic questions which are agitating the natior Mrs. Avery suggested that the “Pllgrim Mother” dinner, originated in New York by Mrs. Blake and others, was an annual gath- ering which it would be well to inaugurate in every city, and she thought that the min- isters who favor equality for women should be urged to preach at least once a year upon the subject. Woman must feel it her chief work now to crystalize Into organized form the mass of public sentiment, which was growing In favor of the cause of woman suffrage. Mrs. Avery's interesting eport was fol- lowed by an animated discussion, during which a riumber of delegates submitted in- formal reports of the progress of woinan suftrage in their localities. Those partic pating included Mrs, Henry of Kentucky and Mrs. Greenleaf of New York. Nest came the report of the southern committee, which was read by Miss Laura Clay of Kentucky. MISS CLAY'S REPORT. Miss Laura Clay of Kentucky submitted tho report of the southern committee. Last year, the report said, the number of the members of the southern committee had been increased by four, representing the gain of four southern state suffrage assoclation: In February the southern work suffered a severe loss in the suspension of the Woman's Chroniclé of Arkansas, caused by the pro- longed il health of its editor, Miss Cunning- (am. This left ‘the 'southern suffragists without a distinct o Since the succe the report there southern states still no eral association, West Vir a, lina and Mississippl. The state repor would show valuable work in every southern state and a wise expenditure from those states which have been assisted from funds of the committee. The report made an earnest appeal for help to carry on the southern work, which 1s regarded as the most important presented to the convention, as tho south s a far more hopeful field than is revealed at a cursory glance. The people are far mor homogeneous than that of any other section of our country of equal size, and when once a foothold is gZalned for any principle its growth s rapld. oman suffrage, with an educational qualification, is singularly adapted to the solving of (he chief polit dificulties of the south. “We cannot id the ry work to langulsh in the south need not be troubled by fearing given to the south at this cr Nork and Kansas.” After discussion of the southern outlook & committee on resolutions was appointed, In the ternoon meimorial services were held In honor of Lucy Stone, Elizabeth Oakes Bmiih, Hon. Leland Stanford, Elizabeth Poa body and George W. Childs, A number of addrvessos papers read Jlizabeth Cady Stanton paper. Mrs. Stanton is i convention this year and read by one of the member 1t was concerning Qeorge paper sald “In the death of QO other striking figure horizon. o w ploy women In hem cqual wag: advances had been couraging times. unhoped for along en* tion in Texas, are about three uxiliary to the port, “‘allow the And we what is in New were made end had attendiy paper was the soclety W. Childs, T rge W. Childs an disappears from our s tho fivst journallst to ems his printing office and pay with men, and to place » woman at the head of an editorial depart ment of his paper devoted to women. “He brought from England tho ra nurses and established them Blockloy hospital. He was instrumental tting a woman physician in the we Hepartient in the Insane town, with absolute control. His influence was oxerted In tho or tion of th Drexel Institute to sceure equal advantage I every department for hoys and girls. He contributed liberally to the National Suffrage ansaclation. He distributed the bulk of his forinne in his life to worthy objects aud left & handsome fortune to his wife to use, ¥l and bequeath as she saw fit." | Conceralpg Luoy Stone, Mrs, Stautou sald first in in jan's asylum at Norrls- In part: “The many and beautiful tributes paid Lucy Stone, in all parts of the country. must_have been highly satisfactory to all knew and d her. 1 think can with truth that no other woman in the had been so widely and respectfully ned by the pregs, the pulpit and the ment peop! Leland Stanford, M hat he conaidered the omen the vital qiestion Il circumstances, in riches and poverty, he maintained an integrity, purity nerosity of character that commanded and admiration of all who The crowning act of his life in woman was in leaving his wife or and manager of his vast estate of With rare executive ability she is managing the stc and of the banks, railronds and the univ Just as her husband did in his life Similarly beautiful and pathetic tributes were pald by Mrs. Stanton to the memory and character of Mrs. Elizabeth Oakes Pea- body M paper Stanton regarded as man. He had said emancipation of of the country nd g confidenc knew him honoring posse ity read a vir e to be ex Lily Devereaux Blake containing a_tribulc talking esp 1ly of the two dor tues in whose life there had b stration of how unfounded ali the dreadful r pected from we n suffrage. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe also read tribute to the memory of Lugy Stone Tributes were also paid by Mrs, Joseph Henry of Kentucky, Miss Laura Clay c ky nd Henry B. Blackwell of 1~ Lucetia L. Blankenburg of Phila- who enjoyed 1 acquain late ( Childs, told of willmgne always help sald that in his death the Ame had lost a generous Lucy sions were of ult glowing K Kentu chusett delphia, ance with the the latter's women, and of 1o orick Douglass of this city, the noted «d orator, was introduced and delivered a glowing eulogy on the life and characte of Mrs. Stone. BY ening ING SESSION. addre pacphine K. Henry Lillic ~ Devereaux Biake, rman of the exccutive of the National grange, and Mme. Korany of Syria The latie dis woman suffrage from an oriental standpo and said in part: “it is an injustice and robbery to prevent wom from exe ing her rights. I would like 50 much to be an American citizen, but I shall never be one until woman citizenship shall be proclaimed all through this land.” The meeting ciosed with an address by Mrs, Lowe Dickinson of New York. At the e ad by cky, Rlionc sessio ses were of Ken- Leonard committee H ht for the Con- fon of the Seigniorage Bill. TON, Feb. 16.—Mr. Bland today creive tactics to compel a vote on the silver selgniorage bill. The bulk of the republicans and the democ oppon- ents of the measure inaugurated a filibuster with the intention of forcing him to produca a quorum of the advocates of the bill to pass it, and the entire day was consumed in roll calls. The highest number of votes M. Bland was able to poll was 163 in favor of his demand for the previous question on the motion to close debate. Of these 145 were democrats, nine populists and nine republi- cans. Mr. Page ¢f Rhode Island and M Ryan of New York refused to join the flli- buster, but voted agalnst the motion. The republicans who voted with Bland were Bowers of California, Broderick, Doolittle, Funston, Marsh, Hermann, Post, Pickler and Sweet. At 4 o'clock M WASHI began his c Bland abandoned any fur- ther attempt to secure a quorum today, and, after passing a_resolution instructing the sergeant-at-arms to telegraph for absentees, a recess was taken until 8 o'clock, the even- ing session being devoted-to the conside tion of private pension bills. Mr. Bland expresses the opinion that he will have a quorum present tomorrow, but the general impression is that he will not be able to secure a quorum until Monday. At the opening of the session this morning Mr. Cummings, chairman of the committee on naval affairs, presented a question of privilege, the report of his committee on Mr. Boutelle's resolution calling upon the secre- tary of the navy to inform the house by what authority instructions were issued placing the armed naval forces of the United States and the use of its ensign under the control of James H. Blount, and also to furnish the house with coples of all orders, directions, instructions or official suggestions issued by him since March 4, 1893, concerning the movements of the naval forces at Hawall. Ho explained that the committee recom- mends the passage of the resolution, amended 50 as to call for all orders from March 4, 1892, Instead of 1893. He yielded a moment to Mr. Boutelle, who urged the importance of the resolution, which, he said, had already been delayed six wecks. The information called for by it, he thought, should have boen before the house when the Hawalian resolutions were being (lebated. He did not suppose that a favorable an- swer would have had any effect on that de- bate and the delay in procuring the informa- tion requested by it, he presumed, sub- served the same public policy which for days and weeks had Kept congress waiting for Dole’s reply to Willis, which had at last reached the people this morning through the public press. Mr. Cummings then de- manded the previous question, which was ordered, and the resolution us amended was adopted without division. Mr. Bland was then recognized gestions for closing debate on th age il by unanimous consent having failed, he was driven to coercive tactics, He moved to go into committee of the whole, and pending that motion that all general debate on the measure close at 8 o'clock. On that motion he demanded the previous question. Mr. Cannon, Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Reed appealed to him, for more time for legitimate debate, but Mr. Bland was obdurate, He was perfectly willing, he said, to set any responsible limit if the opponents of the bill would agree to it, but they had already filibustered away two' days, and he was ad- monished that obstructive tactics would be resorted to at every stage of parliamentary procedure hereafter. Mr. Reed replied that there was no rea- son why the opposition to the bill should bo bound over to keep the peace in order not to delay an opportunity to close the debate; thereupon Mr. Bland insisted upon his mo- tion and the demand for the previous que tion. On a ri Al su seigaio ng vote the republica opposing democrats declined to when the result was announc Mr. Tracey made the point of The yeas and nays were demanded, and it was very apparent from the outset that Mr. Bland would be unable to get a quorum today The vote resulted 140 to 5, thirty- four less than a quorum, Mr. Bland moved a call of the This call developed the presence of members, and again the vote recurred on Mr. Bland's motion, which again failed for lack of a quc , 160 to 1, or eighteen short * Another call of the house followed, suc- I 1 by another roll call on Mr. Bland's motion. The roll call resulted 163 to 2 fourteen short of a quorum Mr. Bland moved another call of the house, id upon the announcement of the result, members present, he offered a resolution to revoke all leaves of absence except on ac- count of sickness and to Instruct the ser- geant-at-arms to telegraph absentees and request their attendance in order that public business might proceed Mr. Reed suggested that public business could proceed without such a reason If the speaker would count a quorum The resolution was then agreed to without a division, Mr. Bland thereupon moved to adjourn Mr. Martin of Indiana called attention the fact that if the motion carried the even- | ing session, to be devoted to pension bills, | would be dispensed with | On a rising vote the house tied, 87 to 87 ‘ and Mr. Dockery in the chair cast the d ciding vote against the motion, and then, byi and the vote. and a4, 99 to 0, no quorum. hou 58 to (Continued on Second Paged OMAHA, Sl’O:\'(iliD OUT BY THE SENATE Wheeler H, Peokham's Name Wiped Off the List of Presidential Appointments, HIS DEFEAT DUE TO THE CORPORATIONS Pernicions Activity of Railroad F and Administration Backers in Favor of His Confir de the Vote Against Him, WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE BEE, 613 Fourteenth Street, WASHINGTON, Feb. H. Peckham of New be an associate justic of the United States. nomination to that position was the this afternoon. The thirty-one ayes and forty nays, a of nin negative, It wa sharp vote wa uy nomination. The s fought for an adjournmen tion until Monday. They believed the railroad 1 the would be suf 16, of the His Mr. City supreme Wheel will n court senate vote was majority not without a finally forced administration without th ration number in the truggle t \ th admini fent by and wble to secure of votes to insure confirmation, the of the other by a di The swarmed the use money and tribution of federal ridors of the capitol railroad lobbyists worked like beavers to s Thd corporationists Peckham. patronage, cc fairly with afternoon they ure.Peckham votes. were all in favor of It was reported upon every that general officers of the Pacific ompanies had not only sent representa to influence senators In favor of Peckham, but had been pouring lettors and telegrams in upon them for several urging senators to vote for the nominaiion When the administrationists attemprod to secure an adjournment of the sena.e the op position to confirmation, which ieluded al- most every republican openly de- nounced the proposit tehems to give the lobby and the alministration further opportunit nators, Tt believed secured thousands of doilar cr almost anything in the patronage that they nught have for their support of the noanmation. PASSES ALL PREVIDUS RECORDS, At no time in the history of the courtiy has there been such onifmicd and cpen corruption in connection with an offc2. 1t was the first instance whera the adininisira- tion attempted and probibly succeeded in securing support by the ope1 use of patron- age, which, under the circumsiances, was as disgraceful as the use of mone/, and it is likely the first time in the history of the country where the administration co cper- ated with corporations to place a man upon bench of the supreme court of the ted States. he black into insig work of the tion with the democrat in congr to call his soul his tives here en named, record of Boss Tweed pales cance when compared with the administrationists in connec- Peckham nomination. A s has hardly been able own, while his inde- pendence in the ecxercise of a public duty 1 hampered in every direction. The srrespondent has in his possession the of a number of democratic senators who were offered offices as bribes to sup- port the Peckham nomination, while a num- ber of others have been flatly informed by cabinet officers that the reason they have not been given appointments was because they would not support the administration in its efforts to fill the vacancy on the supreme bench more than they have. At least one republican senator frankly admits that the reason he supported the nomination was because a postmaster was appointed upon his recommendation. Such acts should put to shame every senator who, for office or fear of withdrawal of patronage, was swerved from his duty in connection with this nomination. NEBRASKA WAS OPPOSED TO IT. Both of the Nebraska senators —voted against the nomination of Peckham. Senator Manderson did some active work in rolling up the negative majority. One of the most potent arguments used against Peckham’s confirmation was the statement that he was the champlon of corporations and the Pacific railroad companies were working for him. It was announced, among other things, that General Solicitor John = M. Thurston of Omaha had sent a_telegram here requesting senators to support the nomination. It is said that one of Nebraska’s senators had re- ceived such a message. When The Bee correspondent tods Senator Manderson’ what he knew about the reported roquest of Mr. Thurston of the Union Pacific Railroad compariy that certain senators support the nomination of Peck- ham, (he Nebraska semator said: “All I Kknow about it Is that with a number of other senators upon the floor I was shown a tele- gram from Mr. Thurston, stating in effect that he hoped that the senator who received the telegram could see his way to vote for Mr, Peckham as supreme judge: that such action would be satisfactory to Judge Dillon and other legal friends in New York. There vas no particular comment made upon the sram, and it was simply considered as an index to the wish of Mr. Thurston and some of his professional friends in New York City It excited no particular comment or remarks from any source that I am aware of.”" CAREY ON FEMALE SUFFRAC Senator Carey of Wyoming Is one of the regular attendants upon the proceedings of the National Woman's Suffrage association in session here. The fact that women are given suffrage in his own state makes the proceedings of this convention important to Uim. The ‘senator addressed the convens tion last night, and, after paying woman's suffrage a tribute, stated that the example sot by Wyoming was ugdoubtedly what led Colorado to grant woman the right to vote, Senator Carey then added: “‘Wyoming and Colorado have a boundary line extending about 400 miles. In Colorado it was not an instantaneous conversion, announced with brass bands and parades, but a decision a rived at after long and mature deliberatio Her action is sure to exert a marked influ- ence upon neighboring states and terrltor! If Utah should be admitted as a state at this session of cong there s but little doubt that her constitution would clothe women with the same political rights that are now enjoyed by the women of Wyoming and Colorado. The question must soon be sidered In the states of Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas, and it is my deliberate opinion that it will not be many years be- fore woman suffrage will be the rule and not the exception in all the transmissourl coun- asked that women in for presidential county, muni- the same will enator Carey stated oming not only vote electors, but all federal, state cipal and school officers, an now be true of Colorado also. *‘Colorado and Wyoming," said the senator, “have incor- porated the doctrine of political rights of both sexes. It Is thelr organic law, because it # just to woman and it is best for man, a principle so true that the time is near at hand when no man will have the courage to deny it." TO EXTIRPATE RUSSIAN THISTLES. Governor Shortridge of North Dakota, who is here working iInbehalt of an ap- propriation to rid his state of the Russian thistle pest, does not endorse either of the bills of Senator Hansbrough on the subject He says that If $100,000 were appropriated for North Dakota to be expended on farms and government lands in the extirpation of the thistle the farmers in that state would do their duty. The county commissioners would uproot the thistle in the highways and the railroad companies would pull them out of thelr properties, that the state could be thoroughly relleved. This plan, says, could be followed in other states. svernor Shortridge not belleve that the government would adopt either the first or the second schemo proposed by Senator Hausbrough, as they would operale &5 i 50 SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY i Al 8¢ Improvement of private property at the pub- lic expenise. Althouhl the senate commit- tee has reported upon the second bill of Mr Hangbro i, which proposed a plan of fram- Ing out the work of d oying the higtle | the house committee on agricultute objects to the Hansbrough propositions because sec- tions of country infected with bus wild mustard and other pests would ask T federal a tance if general ald was given to the work of destroying the Russian thistle. It is more than likely that an ap- propriation will be mdde on the Shortridge plan It has been found that the Russian thistle was introduced into the Dakotas by Scotehmen who brought it trom their country to bel grown as sheep food When young it is tender and juicy and makes good sheep food PERSONAL MENTION Hall was appointed at Germania, Kossuth county, viee itz, resigned, and Frank Traeger, V. C. M. Reynolds, r oV Gilbert, Scott county, Ta Friends of Charles B. F today filed an application at the Treasury department for his appointment as surveyor of customs at_Omaha w. W, over native W master E. 0. post- 1stin Dennis, Charles City, Ta Howard; C. J. A. Erleson, Boone, Ta., at t Randall; B. B. Clark, Cedar Rapids, Ta., and W. G. Lands atello, Idaho, at the Ebbitt Colonel W. F. Cody of Nebraska 1s here for the purpose of securing the consent of the secretary of the interior to take a num ber of Indians from mnorthwesiern resery tlons with his show, which is to open in York next May. He gave an elaborate dinner party last night at Chambe Among those present were: Mrs Crook, Mrs. Reed, Mrs, Haldemar Armstrong, George Beck of Wyoming, Gen- eral Van Viiet, General Carr and Mr. John 1s at the General General Chamberlain, PERRY 8. HEATHL PECKHAM REJECTED, 1118 Conflrmation a8 a Judze of the Supreme Conrt Refused by the Senute WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—The senate ad- Journed at a few minutes past 4 this after- noon, after spending the better part of two days considering the hgmination of W. H. Pockham of New York to be assoclate jus- tice of the @upreme court. The, vote had been just taken on & motlon to confirm the nomination, with the result that it was re- Jected by a vote of 32 10 41 The vote in detall was ns follows: Yeas Messrs. Bate, Blackburn, Iirice, Butler, Caft- rey, Dixon, Faulkner, George, Gray, Hale, Harris, Hunton, Kyle, Lindsay, McPherson, Martin, Mills, Mitehell of Oregon, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Palmer, [Pasco, Pettigrew, Platt, Proctor, Ransom, Roach bridge, Turpie, Vilas, Voorhees and White of L siana- ys—Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Ber- ry, Call, Cameron, Carey, Chandler, Cock- reil, Coke, Cullom, Danfel, Davis, Dolph, Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, Gorman, Hans: brough, Hawley, Higgins, Hill, Hoar, Irby, Jones of Arkansas, Lodge, McLaurin, Man’ derson, Morrill, Murphy, Peffer, Perkins, Power, Pugh, Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Vest, Washburne, White of California and Wilson —41. Pdired for Peckham—Messrs., Camden, Gor- don, MeMillin, Smith, Morgan— Paired against Peckham—Messr Jones_of Nevada, Quay, Vance Dubois, and Wol- sent without and Sherman, Senator Colquitt relcased Senator Wilson, who voted against eonfirmation, and Senator Sherman released Senator Brice, who voted for confirmation. Recapitulation—For ~confirmation, crats, republicans, &; populists, Against confirmatiow—-Democrats, publicans, 23; populists, 3—41, o Paired ' for = confirmetion-~Demograts, republicans, 1. Total, 5. Pgired against confirmation—Democrats, 1; republicans, 4. Total, 5. Absent and unpaired—Democrats, publicans, 1. Total, 2. The proceedings of the executive session, prior to the taking of the vote, consisted en” tirely of speech making, Senators Vilas, Mitchell of Oregon, George and Gray speak- ing_for confirming and Senmators White of California and Hawley against. All the addresses, except those of Senators Vilas and George, were very brief and consisted mainly of explanations of the votes of the speakers. Senator Vilas spoke for two hours, de- voting himself to a defense of Mr. Peckham, ang of the president’s right to appoint in a case like that of justice of the supreme court, without consulifng the senators from whose state the nominee was chosen. He read oxtefsively from letters concerning Mr. Peckham whicti had been laid before the judi- clary committee, glving extracts from letters of condemnation s wellas praise, and ana- lyzed and dissccted the letters as he pro- gressed. Summipg up, he declared the bet- ter testimony was favorable to Mr. Peck- ham, and showed him to be a man desery- ing the high honor which the president had sought to confer upon him. Mr. Vilas also made an explanation of Mr. Peckham’s telegram. to Judge Caldwell con- cerning the receivership of the Atchison, To- peka & Santa Fe railroad, saying his motive In saying that Judge Caldwell's order was not to be obeyed was founded on the fact that_the Union Trust company, for which Mr. Peckham was acting, was of the opinion the order would place tlie trust company in the light of a preferred creditor, instead of the bondholder for whom It acted. Scnator George discussed the tional points involved in the case, and de- clared his belie? that Mr. Peckham was a man entirely fit for the post. Senator White of California sald the se- lection of a supreme court judge was a matter which greatly concerned the people of California. There was now, he said, pending in the court a suit involving the owne ip of the water front of San Fran- cisco and valuable property in that state worth $60,000,000. This suit would event- ually reach the supreme court and be de- termined by that tribunal. He had ob- served some of the friends of the nominee in the present instance were men who were interested in the result of the suit, and while this might be a mere coincidence it was sufficlent to decide him agalnst the nominee, Senator Mitchell said he had become con- vinced from an investigation of all the facts that Mr. Peckham was well fitted for the supreme bench. He called a ntion to the fact that eminent lawyers of New York and elsewhere had spoken the highest terms to him. The speeches of Senators Gray and Haw. ley were brief, but emphatic, the former for and the latter against eonfirmation, Occasionally there is heard speculation as to what will be the president's course in view of the rejeetlon of the second of his nominees for the associate justiceship. No one whose opinion Is of value will venture a surmise or gEest a pame. The supreme court s now in recess'and will be until the G6th of March, so the necessity of a full bench will not be urgeat until then NEW YORK, Feb, 16.—A representative of the Assoclated press called tonight at the home of Mr. Wheeler H. Peckham and sent up his card, Mr. Peckham sent back word that he had nothing to say (0 the represen- tatives of the press in regard to his rejec- tion, pairs—Messrs. Colquitt demo- 155 re- 1 1; re- constitu- in - Taken U or Advisen it. TOPEKA, Feb. 16.—The case instituted in the United States circuit court by the Bur- lington & Missourl River Railroad company to restraln the county treasurer of Norton county from collecting the taxes assessed against the company, was argued before United States Judge Riner this afternoon The case was taken under advisement. The company's contention was that the property of the company had been assessed at its full value, while the property of individuals and other enterp 8 had been assessed at only half its value Movements of Ocean Stea Al Queenslown—Arriy New York. t _Southampton New York. At Liverpool—Arrived—Qallla, | York; Lauric, trom New York, shruary 16 from Arrived Berlin, from from THIRTY-NINE SAILORS KILLED Death Comes Suddenly to Many Sailors of the German Navy. AWFUL DISASTER ON A GERMAN IRONCLAD Steam Pipe on the War Ship Brandenburg Explodes with Torrible Accis dent Occurred During n Foredi Dra sults Irial. Feb. 16.—A » today in the explosion of a ste pipe on board the German ironclad Branden- burg. Full details terrible disaster curred he not yet obtainable. The accident during the Ing. The war ship was undergoir draught trial at the are occurre morn forced time of the explosion So far as can be learned thirty-nine men were killed and a in Jured by the bursting of the ste Four doctors and medical supplies ance of the Brandenburg It later announced men were kille the bursting of Brandenburg, large number we m pi steamers have been dispateh to the assi t- was that and qnly ni thirty-nine wounded by steam pipe on board the It was at first believed that the number of wounded was much greater HIS IDENTQ 'Y REVEALED, Name and History of the Ann to Picces in London. LONDON, Feb. 16.—Bourdin, the French- man supposed to have been an anarchist, who was blown almost to pieces in Green- wich park, it is thought, through stumbling and falling upon a bottle of explo ma- terfal which he carried in his pocket, is said to have come from Paris to London in 1588 and to have worked here with his brother, a small master taflor. Bourdin, according to the police, visited all the anarchist clubs of the city and became imbued with their opinfons and methods. In 1891 Bourdin is aid to have gone to the Unfetd States and to have been employed by a ladles’ tailoring establishment in_Detroit, directed by a Hebrew named Welrtgard. ording to the police Bourdin, after leaving Detroit, returned to Paris and from there came to this city. He is said to have been a trusted organizer of anarchists, and the police ex press the opinfon that Bourdin, wlen he met his death, was on his way through Greenwich park to the famous Greenwich observatory with the intention of blowing hist Blown ve .up that institution. Bourdin has been watched by the police for some time past, as it was believed that he was contemplating some desperate deed. His sister-in-law says that Bourdin called upon ler yesterday, and that when she playfully pushed him he exclaimed: God's e don't push me. From this it is belleved that he must have had the-explo- ive In his pocket when he called upon his sister-in-law. The dead anarchist, it has been ascer tained, was a frequent speaker at the debates of the Autonomic club, though his attendance at that club lately has been less frequent than before. e ANARCHIST HENRY TALKS, Why He Selected the Cafe Tel Secene of His Crime. PARIS, Feb. 16.—Replying to the examin- ing judge today Henry, the anarchist, said he did not know why he selected the Cafe Terminus as the place in which to cause an_explosion. Continuing, Henry said that on Monday night he first went to a leading theater, but he was unable to obtain admittance, as the theater was full, otherwise it Is likely that he would have thrown his explosive missile among the people assembled in the place of entertainment. Henry also said: “As I intended to kill as many bourgeoise as possible, T went to the St. Lazare railroad station, in front of which I saw a cafe full of customers. I entered and threw the bomb.” M. Girard, of the municipal labatory, be- lieves that Henry made four bombs and that two are now in the hands of his accomplices. inus for the PREDICTS A CHANGE, Ferdinand Brunetle Expects Frang lation to Begin to Grow. PARIS, Feb. 16.—M. Ferdinand Brunetie, tho well known writer, has been admitted to the academy. In a long and interesting address last night on French journalism and the French population, he sald that the returns issued on January 1 showed th/ the deaths for 1893 aggregated 875,000 and the births 855,000. He predicted that the effects of the war ot 1870 would now cease to operate. The continued increase in the number of mar- riages would soon result in births which would overbalance the number of deaths. RIC CARS Tatal Mceting of Motor Trans at & Crossing in St. Loais. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 16.—~In a street car colli- sion at 11:45 today two ladies were fatally injured, one seriously hurt, and a fourth passengers, a man, had his leg severely crushed. The collision occurred and Morgan streets, where a suburban electric car, carrying thirteen pas- sengers, was struck squarely in the center by a south bound Lindell electric car, the tracks crossing at that point, and hurled from its trucks, a mass of splintered wood. The Lin- dell car, which carried twenty-two passen- gers, badly dzmaged and derailed. The overturned car was so badly wrecked that It was with diffieulty that the passen- gers were taken out, but fortunately all but two escaped with nothing but s These two were: MRS. MARY NOONAN, 1625 Cla crushed and bruised, with internal injuries, probably fatal MISS J Clark aenu: Popu- E OLLIDE. Grand avenue westbound at ratches. k avenue, 1B 0'ROURKE, Sixteenth and internal injuries, taken out unconscious and probably dying. In the Lindell car, Mrs. Emily Wilkinson was cut very severely, but It s thought not fatally. The man who was away before injured in the leg was carried his name could be learned, The wreck the most complete that has ever taken place on & surface road in this city, and how, with so many passengers, there were no more injured cannot be ex- plained. was ROBBED - 1 FARO BANK, Two Men Get Five Thousand Dollars of Th ptured. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.—The faro bank of Carroll & Webber was robbed of by two men early this morning. The deal about to close the bank when the One n ( ers were robbers entered, covered the employes with | revolvers, and bundling up all the sight their escape. One of was captured and identifled as a son of ox Harbor Master Paulsell, a well known citizen, The other robber escaped, but will probably be captured, money made the men = — - Still They Kefuse to Answer CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—The rallroad called before the federal grand jury tify in the interstate law investigation refused today to answer important Geuera) freight Agent Jumes of men 1o te again tions. Lake | | ) mag, ey ¢ N INGLE I8 OPY FIVE CENTS. rofused, as he secrets of h Attorney M fals held persist in Shore road was recall { did yesterday, to disclose the company's busin District christ will endeavor to have th for contempt of they their refusal to an: WHY SHE DIED, y L 1t Feb, 16.—( and Unbalanced Suicide. Brookyn's Lon Mind Lo FRANCISCO, to Boe.) actress SAN gram Broc acld last ver about left by Special of May carboll kyn, the who took theatrical peopl the dead” woman show in grief over the death of Lovecroft had dabbled in spiritualism and had finally reached the conclusion that her only of happiness lay in joining her lovor in the What is equally plain from her that she had b unable lately end money frecly as before, for dunning letters bills in cluded in tho mass papers found in__ her trunk. One glove dealer In New York sent her threo letters and dis patches to collect a $28 bill, and there ar many more like this, here are a score of lctters and dispatches from Lovecroft, all of which show that some quarrel had’ oc curred Just before his last flness, His las telogram was addressed to her at the St theater, Boston, dated October 24, and road Pardon neglect. Am improving slowly Do not_blame m Then there Is a letter from John Kearney after Lovecroft's death, saying that the family would ke All Fred’s things, but 1ght he could rrange for gotting justice done her. TI follows this remarkable lotter from 7 Robertson, the doctor who attended I croft “NEW YORK, Miss Brookvn: 1 fore, as 1 Kinew would only make 1 among theatr and men and papers plainly that o s many are fa he th ve- O¢ 81, My Dear could not write to you | a letter from me to you matters worse and en tirely u et you. The wnole thing was too horrible. Had poor Fred received the and watching 1 advised he would be with us . Still, poor fellow, he is gone and I sure is happi than we who are left behind to fight it out and go through just what he has. This will smething dread- ful. Just imagine, he has left K. everything without 'bond a executor. Never mind. You and I can fix him. He was no friend of yours and did fear me. I am arranging things now so that you will not be forgotten. I know that Fred loved you an hour and a half before he died. I said I was going to write to you and did he want me to u any word. He said M These were almost the last words I heard him say. Now, my advice to you is to keep perfectly quiet and we will see that right and justice prevail. I may want you on here, but will keep you fully sted. I am with you now and alwa Your friend, . 8. ROBERTSON.” There are also two letters from J. W. Wakelee of New York, who s to be a theatrical man. They are written at Long Beach, Cal,, where he was staying with his daughters, he first, dated December i last, artly a letter of condolence over Loveeroft's death. Then it suddenly turns into a passionate love letter. The writer says: ‘“‘Because I have lived through all this, sweetheart, I do not send you wi s and words, but I love you every little minute. Send me a word, dear, and let me write you now and again. My best wishes and my hearty love are with you, dea friend of mine. Byidently she paid no heed o his letter and to telegrams, for on January 14 he sent her another long letter full of his pas- sion and longing. He asks her to appoint a place where he can meet her in 'Frisco on his way east, There are letters to her brother, Jack, in which she apologizes for neglecting him. There are also cards of test mediums and astrological chart, on which is a peculiar line warning her to avold something in February, the month that proved fatal. All her clothing is lett to “Buttons,” who was her chum, Miss Mary Boulton. Miss Brookyn played the part of Mrs. Page in “Alabama.” — FEVE, STRICKE o Harbor of Rio Visited by Yellow Jack. (Copyrighted, 1894, by the Assoclated Press.] RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 16.—Yellow fever is on the Increase here. There were fifty deaths yesterday, in addition to fifteen deaths from other fevers. The captain of an Austrian warship in these waters died today, and therc are a number of other cases on board the same shin. A Portuguese warship here is also in- fected with yellow fever, and the situation s growing serious so far as forelgners are con- cerned. The American warships only communicate with the shore by means of a hired tug, and the greatest precautions are observed on board all the ships. Admiral Benham has conferred with the commanders of the Amer: fcan vessels and nothing will be left undone that will lead to preserving the health of the American saflors. The British warship Reacera also has some cases of fever on board, and the mer- chant vessels at this port are reported to have several members of their crews sick under suspicious circumstances. reign Vessels in t ON BOARD THE NEWARK. rance on that th. Its App Vessel-Ordered Se WASHINGTON, Feb, 16— There {5 no longer any doubt that yellow fever has made its appearance in the United States fleet at Rio and that the Newark is the fever ship. A cablg received from Admiral Benham reads: “One man on board the Newark is 11l with yellow fever. 1 shall send the New- ark to Rio de la Plata.” By this time the Newark is probably well | on h to the southern ports. She will probi ke her destination Maldonado, at the mouth of th de la Plata. While the Newark has acquired the reputation of a fever ship this is not likely to be as serious a matter as it would have been in the days of the old navy, when a vessel once tainted with yellow Jack could never be safely al- lowed to remain in tropical waters during the hot season. New processes of disinfec- tion and the substitution of steel for wood in the hull and many of the fittings of the ships have made It possible to exterminat the lust fever germ within a short time after the infected vessel's aritval in health- ful climes. it Dissensions in Brazil's Navy. BUENOS AYRES, Feb. 16.—Dispatches from Rio de Janeiro say that the Brazilian minister of marine has gone to Bahla to try to put an end to dissensions existing among the officers of President Pelxoto's flect there. Fever Has Made the Insurgents, BUENOS AYRES, Feb, 16.—Advices from Rio say Admiral Gamu's soldiers and sallors have captured the stores of guns and ammunition at Fort Armaca Vice President of Ur MONTEVIDEO, Feb. 16.—The didate, Duncan Stewart, has president of the senate and republic, officlal can been elected vice president Dead and the Other Ga., Feb. 16 news of a double trs Frank Bird, an employe of Mr. Brice, burning over a tract of land, was a by John Cooper, who also claimed th ser drew a pistol and Bird struck lub. As he fell Cooper shot is dead and Bird Is dying - - 4 This Morniy Neb., Feb. 1 Bee.) & Schnelder was totally destroyed by k this morning One BAINGRIDOE, quitt county come ying From Col 1y while sanlted land. lim Bird Bu, RPRISE, The elevat fire (Special Nye at this place Willinm Leonard Hanged. FREDERICK, Md, Feb. 16, Leonard was hanged here today of Jesse Auderson, & rallway track- William for the killing 4 DISABLED AT SEA Thrilling Experience of tho Passongers on the Steamer Paris, HER RUDDER CARRIED AWAY IN A STORM Forced to Put Back to an Irish Port for Necessary Ropai (U3 GOOD SEAMANSHIP HER CAPTAIN His Cooluess and 8kill Guides the Vessel ta a Haven of Safoty, SINKING OF THE IRON STEAMER ALERT She Goes Down Off the 1 Only One My the Tale Austealian Consp I8 Left to Tell Other Wrecks Reported. QUEENSTOWN, Ieb, The steamship Adriatic of the Whito § 10, which left Now K on I Liverpool, passed Head and arrival reported pa a larg abled pa mer Daunt’s in i at no! of The expressed opinion that the disabled stes the Parls of the American line, which left Southampton on Wednesday for New York, and which must have been disabled at put back for Southampton, Daunt’s Rock in order to ¢ the shc So. for Brow upon dis~ Rock, » steamer to be Adriatic's lere songer the south of Irel anchor and did was in necd assistance. commander the nship was consequently, and have horing off nicate with on as the news of the reported ace cident reached here, the agent of the Ameri= can line, on board a tug, left this port for the spot where the Paris was reported to have anchored. Some details of the disaster to the Paris have reached here through a boat's crew which landed from the Paris, not far from Daunt’s Rock. The sailors report that the Pa during the hurricane on Tuesday last, lost her rudder while on her way to New York, id was compelled to put about and try to make for Queenstown, her, rudder might be repaired, and from thera to put back to Southampton, where she could be thoroughly repaired. Belng a twin screw steamship and a jury rudder, which was of consid ble effect having been rig- ged, the Parls was able to eer in a hap-, hazard manner, and succecded in reaching Daunt's Rock in safety STEPS FOR SAFETY, Captain Randall, of the Paris, when h, made land, determined to anchor in order that he might not expose his disabled vessel to the chance of being carried by the numer= ous strong currents off the coast into a posia| tion of danger. Hp goon as possible afters| wards one of the lifeboats was manried and| lowered and a boat's crew was sent ashore with instructions to make for the nearest coastguard station and have the news of the accident to the steamship telegraphed to Queenstown. The boat’s crew was also in-| structed to report that all were well on' board the Paris and that there was absos lutely no danger of anything further happen- ing (o the steamer, The weather is moder= ate and a pilot has been sont with the Amer= ican line's agent to the assistance of the steamer. It is probable that the Parls will be as< sisted back as far as this port, where tem= porary repairs may be made to her rudder, and it is believed that she will make for Queenstown in order that the repairs may, be completed. The officer in charge of the boat which landed from the Paris has made his official report to the company. In this report the officer says that the rudder of the Parls was carrled away or very seriously damaged on Monday evening, when the steamship was about 800 miles to the westward. Tho Paris had 189 saloon passengers on board, 116 second class passengers and 2500 sterage passengers. The officer of the Parls says that at no time was there any serious danger and that the passengers took the matter coolly when informed that an acci- dent to the ship would necessitate her re- turn to Southampton or Queenstown, The disaster was caused by the breakin of the rudder in what is known as the trunk. i It is said that passengers of the Paris will be embarked upon a Cunard steamship and forwarded to New York as soon as possiple., 7 p. m.—The steamship Paris is now safe at anchor Not one of the passcagers has requested to go ashore, A survey has been made of the damage done to her rud- der. It is now stated that the passengers will proceed to New York by the Berlin of the same line, which will call here on Sun= day. The postoffice anthorities will probe ably insist on the mails being forwarded by, the Aurania of the Cunard line, STORY OF A PASSENGER. E. T. Bedford of New Yo the saloon passengers of the Parls, intel woosald: YW had rough weather and rough seas until the accident ocenrr at 8:30 Monday evening. me time passe before the pa ngers noticed that the acels dent had occurred. &he speed, it was an, had diminished, but we all imagined it was simply due to the overheating of some pors| tion of the machinery and that the steamer would soon resume ular gait. A short time afterwards, Captain | Bandle announced that the rudder post had| broken in the trunk, thus rendering the rudder useless. The captain added there was no cause larm, and the passengers were soon re red when they were re- minded by the other officers or stowards that the ship was so thoroughly divided into water-tight compartments that she was un- sinkable. “In spite of the accident the Parls con- tnued heading for the westward and we judged from remarks dropped here and thera that the only chance of serious danger or of serious injury the ship was when she stopped, In which case the rudder swung from port to starboard, striking heavily against the sldes and threatening to breal through The danger, were officlally informed, was passed when the amer res sumed her head and proceeded again to the westward, She continued steaming west against wind and sea until 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, but the Paris only ma nine knots an hour and was sometimes almost at a standstill. The steaming to the west, we also gathered from observas tlons made here and there by the officers, was persisted in, in order to keep her head to the sea Finally Captain DBa coal supply at th hardly suffice to York and he determine o make for Queenstown. The being favorable by this time put about and she manag knots an hour, stecring wonderfully well with her double screws and the assistance of some kind of a stecring gear whioh had been rigged up by the crew “When th was put about all sall was made on ler and the spread of canvas which she threw to the breoze, though not yery great when compared with the imihensa ¢ of the ship, of great assistance to her and we covered the $40 miles separating us from land in about sixty hours. American line officlals have offercd of the Paris pa; Ke on which will touch Liere on Sunday All the passengers praise tho couduct of the officers of the Paris.’ NEW YORK, Feb, 10.~At Wiy s ¢4 where M. one ot in an for dle aleulated we were going carry us to New put about and wind and #ée , the Paris was 10 mako fourteen that the would fr The the pa the Berlin engers