Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 1, 1894, Page 1

- 1 g PART 1. o ESTABLISHED TILLMAN'S CIVIL WAR Carolina’s Governor Carrying on a winpaign Without Any Vieible Army, STATE TROOPS HEED NOT HIS CALL Proclamation of an Inenrrection Fails to Bring Out the Recaloitrant Militia, CHARLESTON AND COLUMBIA ARE EXCITED People of the Capital and Metropolis Watching the Governor's Movements. AFTER RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH LINES ke Possession of the Sples Still Tillman Threatens to M. fcation ans of Comm Fleeing from the Darlington Avengers—The Situation, CHARLESTON, 8. C., March 31.—(Speclal Telegram to The Bee)—The situation at Charleston today has been very exciting. At an early hour fn the morning it was rumored that Governor Tillman was in the city con- cealed at the private residence of one of his but this provid to be L bW supporters her Yitrue. At 6 o'clock the adjutant general Wivesbe state, who had started out from Y% nbus last night on a special train to Us et troops from the various towns on the I%e to Darlington, reached here. On his tdain were nine militiamen, all that he could gither. He brought the train to Charleston to pick up the Fourth bri that Governor Tillman ordered to be ready. The following telegrams were exchanged here with refer- ence to the movement of these Governor Tillman telegraphed the brigadier general: “Order out such companies as you think will respond. They must be tested. Answer. R. R. TILLMAN." nt as follows: “To mpany of this com- troop To this reply was the Governor: No ¢ mand will sustain the constabulary in tho methods of enforcing the dispensary law. This brigade will uphold and defend the honor of state, but will not lend itselt to foment civil war among our brethren. Hugh I. Umin, Brigadier General." Then the governor sent this order: ‘'Brig- adier General Hugh I Umin: You are ordered to r&port with your entire brigade to General H. L. Farley at Darlington today. Proclamation of insurrection has been issued. R. R. Tillman.” SWEARING IN POPULISTS. No reply has been sent to this dispatch as yet. It may, however, be regarded as cer- tain that the militia will not obey the gov- ernor, and Tillman has already provided for the organization of an armed force of coun- trymen from outside the city. Today at Orangeburg A. I Stokes, a populist leader, raised 100 men and tendered their services to Governor Tillman. In other country pre- cinets similar levies have been made. The governor has signified his intention to take possession of rallroad and telegraph lines, and will no doubt make the effort to do so. The situation here s regarded as very serious, more serious indeed than anything that has happened since '61. Should the rural population stand by Governor Tillman, it will be difficult to see how a civil war can be averted. Most of the state militia compa- nies have disbanded. The militia in this state are mot regularly enlisted, and there remains nothing but a brigadier of negro militia in Charleston. No call has been made on these as yet. Thousands of men have watched the bul- letin boards today from daylight to long after midnight, anxiously awaiting the news of the lynching of the spies, who at this time ware still hiding in the swamps, with hun- dreds of infuriated citizens in pursuit. The Qispensaries at Darlington and Florence have been wrecked, and it is more than probable that other towns will follow suit. Most of the dispensaries were established against the wishes of the voters of the towns. APPEAL TO THE CITIZENS. So great has been the excitement here that a conference of leading citizens was held at the call of the mayor today, and the follow- ing advices were given out: “To the People of Charleston: The situa- tion in the state is one of exceeding gravity. 1t is of the highest importance to Charles- ton and the state that in this crisls the citi- ens of Charleston shall do all in thefr power to preserve absolute peace and quiet in the city. We appeal to all good citizens, without respect to party affiliations, to give their efforts in this behalf. Let us for the presont at least abstain from mbling together in public demonstrations The Fourth brigade, which is the state nearly, passed out of having this afternoon refused to obey Gov- ernor Tillman's orders to go to Darlingto The adjutant general of the state, who ar- rived here this morning on a speclal train Teft with his train at & o'clock this afternoon, haviug been unable to induce the Fourth brigade to accompany him. It is alleged that the governor selected this brigade to eend to = Darlington because of his batred of everything in Charles ton, and It is also alleged that he intends to destroy it. The brigade is an fncorporated body and owns a good deal of property. 1t is sald that the governor ants (o get his hands on this and confis- te It to the state, and to avoid this sey eral long jconferences eld. The brigade consists of three battalions of in- fantry, including the historic corps, the Washington Light Infantry, a battalion of artiltery, a squadron of cavalry and a battallon of naval reserves, This entire as old extstence, as as were force has been wiped out of existence by the governor's proclamation. Nows has just been recelyed here of the capture of three of the fugitive spies In Sumter. They are in the hands of the sheriff, but it is (hought they will be Jynched tonight HOW 1T A ME ABOUT, Detalls of the Fight at Darlington Over Which the Trouble Started. COLUMBIA, 8. O, March 31.—The battle between dispensary coustables and citizens of Darlington was not at all a premeditated affaiy on the part of the citizens. Two young men, Floyd and Rodgers, had had a ght at the depot, where dispensary sples were con- gregated ready to leave town after making ralds, Chief of Police Dargan to the station on hearing of the fight. About this time Frank Norment and Mr. Redmond and several other prominent eitizens came bicyeles on business. Constable Mc interfered in the Floyd-Rodgers versy. Norment was sitting on a ¥ ldmond also interfered at this went on Lendon contro- barrel point, JUNE 19, THE 1871. Meanwhile the chief of police was trying to keep the men apart. words passed between Redmond and McLendon and Nor- ment. McLendon drew a pistol, put his arm over Rodgers and shot Redmond. He then shot K. B. Norment and was thereupon Some shot himself. Other cofistables then opened a fusilade with Winchester rifles. McCullough and other citizens returned the fire with pistols, Constable Pepper was killed, being shot through the head, McLendon was shot thro h the abdomen. One spy was shot through the head, another had his nose antly The shot oft. F. E. Norment was ins Killed, being shot through the mouth chief of police was shot through the body. K. D. Lucas was shot through both sides with five bullets. Redmond was shot throvgh the neck. L. W. Norment was shot in the arm and side. A bullet was stopped by his pocektbook, otherwise he would have been Killed. The sples cleared the platform and vicinity of people with Winchesters and then fled the town, pursued by citizens as soon as the news spread The casualties as near as known are as follows: Killed: CONSTABLES M'LENDON and .PEPPER. CITIZENS LEWIS and FRANK NORMENT. MAJOR DARGAN, who died this morning. Wounded: Citizens Faul Rodgers, K. D. Lucas and Chief of Police Dargan and others unknown. When Governor Tillman received telegrams of the affair he ordered the Columbia battalion to go to Darlington on a special train. Darlington was reported in poss sion of the citizens, with the sheriff and civil authorities powerless, The militia companies then disbanded, declaring that if they went to Darlington it would be as pri e citizens and for the purpose of assist- ing the people of the town. The governor's guards held a meeting last night for two hours before deciding what to do, there being a bare dozen members who favored obeying orders. At this time se eral thousand citizens had gathered about the guard's armory and packed the street and building to the very doors. Indignation was expressed on every side at the indecision of the guards. It was reported at one time that the guards had decided to go, and a ge part of the crowd greeted this report with groans and hisses “for Tillman’s body guard,” and swore they would take their guns away from them. The crowd was in a voleanic state. Adjutant General Farley and aides were hissed as they came down stairs. The crowd was composed of the best people of the town, from bank presidents and city alder- men to laborers. Finally the guards decided not to go. Threats were uttered against Governor Tillman. Some one cried: “Let's break open the dispensary and throw the whisky out, and a start was made, but after an hour of fervid eloquence from dry goods boxes the crowd was dissuaded from its purpose. ILLM PROCLAMATION. COLUMBIA, 8. C., March 31.—The follow- ing is the situation as summed up by the newspaper friends of Governor Tillman: The governor has declared Darlington and Florence counties in a state of insurrection. The report that he has declared martial law over the whole state is untrue. He has also ordered the railroad authorities not to transport any bodies of men, unless author- RE IMOND, ized by him. The railroads have thus far refused compliance. The governor has also ordered the telegraph companies not to transmit any news of a warlike tendency. This order has likewlse been refused com- pliance with. The Lally Rifles of Orange- burg and a company from Aiken will reach here tonight. Ten Greenville companies are under arms awaliting orders to move. The situation is very grave. It Is understood that 500 citizens of Columbia bave signed a paper, agreeing to go to Darlington to as- sist the cltizens who are after the con- stables. It is reported an attempt will be made here on the arrival of the Newberry rifles to force them to return or prevent the trains from proceeding. City and state dis- pensaries were closed today by order of the governor and their contents are now being hauled to the penitentiary for safe keeping. The governor's proclamation, declaring Darlington and Florence counties in insur- rection is as follows: Whereas, Certain persons have assem- bled in the counties of Darlington and Florence, and are now in rebellion against the authorities of the government of this state and it has become impractible to enforce the ordinary course of judicial proceedings of the laws of the state within said counties, Therefore, 1, B. R. Tillman, governor of the state of South Carolina, do proclaim aid persons so assembled to be in open rebellion against the laws of the state, and I do hereby command all such assemb of insurgents to disperse and retire pe: ably to thelr respective abodes within twenty-four hours. Done at Columbia, S, ¢ March, A. D, 181, ., this 31st day of B. R. TILLMAN, Governor. By the governor, J. E. TINDALL, Secretary of State. Judge Watts of the state courts, on re- quest of Governor Tillman, has granted an injunction against the Western Union Tele- raph company's manager, Mr. G re- straining him from accepting messages for transmission on ghe Darlington trouble unless sent by state authorities The injunction was served at 7 o'clock. Manager Gray has referred the matter to the New York author- ities, who will probably instruct him to re- ceive and send all messages. The governor, it is declared, will take possession of the of- fice if the order of Judge Watts is not com- plied with. WILL BE KILLED WH ple Announce the Tmpen Doom of the Secreted Spie DARLINGTON, S. C., March 81,—(Special to the Assoclated Press)—The situation here remains about the same. No further outbreak has occurred since last night's trouble. The posses continue to scour the woods for the escaped constables, who were responsible for the Killing of Darlington's citizens last even- ng. The center of operations for the citi- en soldiery seems to be Timmonsville, a small town about thirty miles from here, as the sples are supposed to be lurking around there in the swamps. The posses are guard- ing every railroad, and it Is believed that the spies are all in the country, except two, who boarded a work train and made for North Carolina. The posses say they will kill any of them Telegrams were sent to Charles- ton asking for bloodhounds to ald in the search, but they could not be secured. The governor has had a train out forty-eight hours, trying to get men to assist him and protect his constables, The Bishopyille guards were about 2 o'clock on a speclal. The sheriff was notified to meet them at the depot which he did. The captain told him he was instructed to a_state constable here The sherift replied that he thought it doubtful about finding one here, except the wounded man who is in jail. This company CAUGHT, Darl gton Pe on sight sent here (Continued on Second Page,) \ OMAH. HONOREDBY CERMANS Prince Bismarck's Birthday to Be Cele- brated with Great Pomp. POPULARITY OF THE EX-CHANCELLOR From All Parts of the World Come Greet- ings and Congratulutions, EVEN EMPEROR WILLIAM DEFERS TO HIM Kind Words to the Ex-Ohancellor Sent from the Seaside at Abbazia, STRANGE ARRAIGNMENT FOR TREASON Hard Fate of a Conscript Who Was Tat- toved with Phrases Insulting to the Emperor — Gossip and News from Fatherland. (Copyrighted 1894 by the Associated Press.) BERLIN, March 31.—The §lst birthday of Prince Bismarck will oceur tomorrow and will be celebrated with great enthusiasm and more generally than ever beforg. The ex- onciliation with Emperor Wil- to the celebration, chancellor's res liam has given an impetu: which may be sald to have commenced today and will continue until Monday. Every post brings letters and gifts to Friedrichsruh, and these come from all parts of the empire and from wherever German is spoken. The gifts arriving are more handsome and numerous than ever, and include the customary plo- ver's egg from Jever. A feature of the fes- tivities will be the German ladies’ part in them. As a commencement twelve ladies yesterday presented Prince Bismarck v illuminated address, upon which was the following reading: “To the founder of Ger- man unity.” This address was signed by 10,000 women, maidens of Hesse, Baden and the Palatinate. It was Inclosed in an exquls- itely artistic casket and was accompanied by a gift of 400 bottles of wine of the rarest and oldest vintages. Prince Bismarck in re- turn thanked the ladies and declared the lively interest taken by women In politics was a great step forward ® the path of pro- gress. At the conclusion of the ex-chan- cellor’s response the ladies competed for the honor of filling and lighting his pipé, a pro- ceeding which caused, apparently, the great- est delight to the “Man of Blood and Iron.” ANOTHER HONOR. Deputy Beuhmer on Thursday last headed a deputation from Dusseldorf, which pre- sented the prince an address stating the new lifeboat at the island of Noordorny, in the North sea, would bear Prince Bismarck's name. The ex-chancellor in reply delivered a lengthy speech, reminiscent of his visits to variour seaside resorts and covertly defend- ing the criticism upon the part of his news- paper organs of government measures, which eriticism, he said, was o far from being In- compatible with monarchical sentiment that it would purify and promote monarchic feel- . SUNDAY MORNING, ing. The prince then invited the deputation to luncheon and chatted freely on various topics with its members, The 3,000 tickets for the grand Bismarck kommers, held at the Philharmonic hall here tonight, were all sold before Friday, and the greatest enthusiasm was displayed by all present at the banquet. Several mem- bers of the Relchstag made speeches, in which Prince Bismarck was most sympa- thetically referred to, all references to the aged statesman calling forth loud applause. Emperor William has not forgotten the ex- chancellor's birthday and has sent his ad- jutant from Abbazia to convey his personal congratulations to the prince; and, as a further mark of the reconciliation which has taken place between them, two forts on the heights of St. Quentin, near Metz, will, by the emperor's orders, be renamed Bis- marck Heights, amidst general public re- Jolcings. All the members of Prince Bismarck's family have arrived at Friedrichsruh in order to take part In the birthday celebra- tion, So many deputations have been announced to arrive at Bismarck's home tomorrow that it has been found necessary to courtcously intimate to them that the prince will be unable to receive all who desire to call upon him. The suppression in Alsace of the socialist organ, Volks Zeitung, by Prince von Hohen- hoe-Schillingsfurst, the lieutenant of the emperor in Alsace-Lorraine, is strongly con- demned by the liberal and radical press, which attributes to the prince the motive of a petty desire to show that the dictator clause of the exceptional laws, not aimed against the socialists, but against the per- sistent opponents of German annexation, and which has been a dead letter for ten years past, still exist ABSOLUTISM DENOUNCED. Failing to oust voh Caprivi from office the agrarians are now aiming at a higher game. They declare the Russo-Germah commercial treaty was carried by the personal influence of the emperor, which, they claim, makes itself felt in every important question. They denounce this lled absolutism as a dan- ger to the monarchy and to (he empi The shortness of the stay of Emperor Fran- cis Joseph at Abbazia, together with the ab- ence of the leadin statesmen of the two empires precludes the idea that the meeting botween the two emperors at the seaside was other than ceremonious. The visit of the im- perial family of Germany to Abbazia Is run- ning up an enormous expense bill. Some idea of the cost of this trip to the hores of the Adriatic may be gathered when it fs mentioned that tha special trains v hich have been run to Abbazia, first with the empress and then with the emperor, cost 10,000 marks each journev. Then there is the expense of the traveling of ihe people attached to the suites uof the empress and emperor, the hire of the yacht Christabel the rent of the twe villas at Abbazia, the expense of living there, the cost of enter- tainment, gifts to the poor people of the nelghborhood, etc., e4d itsmay be roughly estimated that the sojourn of the emperor and empress at the seaside resort will amount to between 400,000 and 500,000 marks. The women's making great progregs. movement in Germany is The congress called by the lady delegates to the World's fair at Chicago met here Thursday last. It is the intention of the ladies to form a union of all the charitable and humane socletics in Germany in order that the work of the societies may be conducted upon a broader wan. A thorough exchange of views be tween the different socleties is proposed and it seems likely that the movement will have a decidedly beneficlal effect upon the female mind In Germany. In order to avofll politics the ladles confined their dis- A PRIL 1, 1894-TWENTY PAGES. ‘OMAHA ‘SUNDAY BEE. e - cussfons to questic Interesting women, but the delegates docided to exclude soclal democrats fromi thell meetings. The Kladderatch s iouneed today it had received an official Jlumand that it cease its attacks upon for ) offieials, the demand being accompanied by the admission that irregularities had o’ irred among the of- ficials referred to, The Reichsanzelg:* whole story tonlght dectares the of the Klsdderatoh fs an inven- tlon of that paper)atd that no demand has been made upon 1t M cease its attacks upon forelgn ofMcers. MAKING THIR LOAD LBSS The details of the'experimental alteration of the marching Kit 9f the German infantry, initiated by the erperor, have just been published. In addition to the changes al- ready known in theSightening somewhat of almost every article®sf the accoutrement of the Infantry soldier, ‘the slterations include superseding the pre@nt bayonet by a new model bayonet welghling 500 grammos *less than the weapon na® in use. Of the con- templated alterations the kit of a German Infantryman will welih a trifie over twenty- six kilograms, which will make him earry less weight than thd! soldiers of the same branch of the serfice in Italy, France, Austria and Russla,"for the Italian sold'er carries a kit of twenty-eight and one-half kilograms, the Freneh soldier carrles the same, the Austrian dirries twenty-nine kilo- grams and the Ruséjan soldier in fofantry regiments carries twenty-nine and one-half kilograms of accountrement. At Erfurt, while sthpping before an army doctor, a conscript ‘revealed that he had phrases grossly inselting to the emperor tattooed all over hif ‘body. The conscript fs now awalting trlal on the charge of treason. The Russian authdrities have refused to vise the passport of & man giving the name of Sergeant Isaac Cphen, and claiming to om Fort Watren, Mass. Sergeant Cohen was desirous of joining his wife and family at Warsaw, bot on account of his be- ing a Jew the Russian authorities refuse to allow him to proceed. This is not the first case of the kind. BISMARCK REGEIVES VISITORS, FRIEDRICHSRUH, March 31.—A torch- light procession in honor of® Prince Bis- marck, in the anticfpation of his birthday tomorrow, took plase here this evening. Over 5,000 persons teok part in the parade, The prince stood at a window of the castle, Seven bands of music Were in the proces- sion. { During the day the electoral committee of Hamburg, headed by Herr Woermann, con- gratulated the prince upon his recent meet- ing with the emperor, saying this was con. sonant with the feeling of all Germans pos- sessing national sentiment. Prince Bise marcl’s work, he added, was a beneficent heritage. (Great cheering.) Prince Bismarck, in replying, said since he had retired from office the kindliness with which his friends regarded him in- creased yearly and probably never before had @ minister who had yanished from the scene of active work for four years been so honored. It was not he alone, however, who effected the unity of Germany. To accomplish that the goed feeling of his coun- trymen’ was necesgary,. That feeling had been dver reeiproce'sd Prince Blsmirck concluded with calil . for oheers for the prosperity of Hamburg: ~He afterward re ceived the polytechnic) students of Darm- stadt, Stutgart and Carlsrub, smoking and chatting with them. SEAL POACHERS INDIGNANT. Protests from Victorip Against Enforcing the Arbltration Award, VICTORIA, B. €., March 31.—This is the headquarters of the seal poachers and they are greatly excited over the news of the action of the British government in passing a bill authorizing the seizure of British vessels in the Bering sea. The sealers are practically unanimous in declaring that put- ting in effect the regulations this year would bo gross injustice as well as illegal. Some say they do not doubt that, under the cir- cumstances, there will ‘be redress in the courts against the British authorities, who are only acting in the interests of capi- talists and American paliticians interested in the seal Islands. The result will be the transfer of ships to some other flag not affected by arbitration, It is understood that the provincial gov- ernment, at the instanee of the local sealers, has wired the Dominion authorities to pre- vent the Bering sea regulations going into effect this season. ST DIPLOMATIC SCANDAL. LAY Figaro, in an Artlele, Causes Much Com- m in Paris. PARIS, March 31.—The latest diplomatic scandal arises from an article published in the Figaro and attributed to M. Flourens, ex-minister of forelgn affairs. In this ar- ticle it was charged that the government, when M. Jules Ferry was premier and Baron de Courel, formerly French ambassador to Germany, was subservient to Prince B marck and sought to form an alliance against England. The crists was reached today when Baron de Courel published o letter of protest. On the other hand, the Figaro asieris that i can prove from official documents that all the allegations made are true, It is said that a committee composed of the chief officials of the foreign office will consider the expediency of prosecuting M. Flourens on the charge of wrongful use of documents belonging to the archives of the foreign office. His Countrymen Love Him, BUDA-PESTH, Mareh 81.—The remains of Kossuth's wife and daughter were rein- terred today after simple, but impressive services, in the presence of the relatives and numerous deputles and deputations. Many splendid wreaths of flowers were laid upon the coffing, A continuous stream cof people is passing to and from the natlonal museum today ‘Where the remains of Kossuth are lying in state, ed the Wedding Guests. LIMOGES, March 81.—A bomb ex- ploded today in the widdow of an ex-notary of tho village of Lederat., A wedding fete was in Progr when the explosion took pla h caused considerable damage to the building A quantity of nails and shot, which had evidently been contalned in the bomb, were found about the place after the explosion was Ended in a Con i COPENHAGEN, March 81.—~The political struggle in regard to the annual budgets, which has lasted for years between the Folkething and the government, ended yos terday in @ compromise arrangement the first time since 1885 that that the Folkething and the Landthing have assented to the budget, _ it Falled © Explod LONDON, March 81.—A bomb, with a burned fuse attached to it, was found today at the entrance of Three Tuns hotel, Black- heath, near this city The vestigating the matter, police are in- WILL FIGHT NEXT Americans at Bluefields Will Stand No More Abuse from Nicaraguans, COLONY HAS DETERMINED ON THIS MOVE Populace of the Mosquito Territory Supports the Yankees in Their Stand, ONE AMERICAN HAS BEEN KILLED Killed by Acting Governor Orama, Who Represents the Nicaragnan President. ALL COMMERCE HAS BEEN STOPPED Idle Vessels Throng the Port and the People Are Leaving In Antleipation of Fur- the ther Trouble Hetween Clashing Powers. (Copyvighted 1504 by Publishing Company.) COLON, March 81.—(New York World Cable—Special to The Bee)-The of foreign affairs of Nicaragua has arrived at Blueflelds with a view of representing the government of Nicaragua in all future negotiations concerning the Mosquito terri- tory. The shooting of an American citizen, Wil- minister son, by Acting Governor Orama is con- firmed. Seven steamers me idle at Blueflelds and all commerce of that port has been stopped. In anticipation of further trouble the residents of Bluefields are leaving the country. The American colony has declared its de- termination to fight it the Nicaraguans cause any further trouble, The Americans have the support of the populace, TROUB] BLUEFIELDS 5D STATE, Americans Will Assert Their Rights by Force of Armw, It Necessary. (Copyrighted 1894 by the Associuted Press) COLON, March 81.—The minister of foreign affairs of Nicaragua has arrived at Bluefields with the view of represent- ing the government of Nicaragua in all future negotiations concerning the Mosquito territory. The shooting of an American eitizen, Wil- liam Wilson, by the acting governor of Rama is confirmed. Seven steamers are” lying idle at Bluc- flelds and all commerce of that port has been stopped. In anticipation of further trouble the residents of Bluefields are leaving the country. The American colony has declared its de- termination to fight if the Nicaraguans make further trouble. The Americans have the support of the populace. — WAS NOT SATISFACTORY. Britlsh Bering Sea Bill Withdrawn and Will Be Modified. LONDON, March 31.—As a result of the turther exchange of views between London and Washington, the attorney general, Sir Charles Russell, has withdrawn the Bering sea bill, providing for the enforcement of the award of the board of arbitration, which he introduced in the House of Com- mons on Thursday. The bill, with modifi- cations, will be reintroduced next Thursday. WASHINGTON, March 31.—Secretary Gresham has submitted to the senate com- mittee on foreign relations the draft of a bill intended to carry out the regulations of the arbitrators: as to the conduct of the seal fisheries in the North Pacific and Bering sea. It shows substantial changes from the McCreary bill, introduced in the house about two weeks ago, and the changes made nece: sary by the advancement of the negotiations which have been In progress almost daily since that time. The bill prohibits sealing within a zone of sixty miles around the Pribyloff islands, and prolibits sealing this side of that zone, and including Bering sea north of the 35th, north -latitude, and east of 180 longitude, between May 1 and July 81 The use of steam vessels in sealing 18 for- bidden, and masters of vessels are required to render an officlal statement of seals taken, with penalties for false state- ments. Nets, firearms, air guns or e plosives shall not be used, but shotguns are allowed. United States Indians not em- ployed by other persons, and who do not contract with other persons to deliver skins. are exempt from the provisions of the act, Fines of not less than $200 or imprisonment of not less than six months, or both, and the sel's cargo, tackle, etc., are ties for violation of confiscation of ves prescribed ‘as the pe this act, and prosecutions may be instituted of in any United 8 district court Alaska, California, Oregon or Washington It is made the duty of the president to provide for the enforcement of the act by a sufficient naval force in the sealing waters. Any vessel or citizen of the United States offending against the prohibitions of this act, or the regulations thereunder, may be od and detained by the naval or other officers of her majesty the queen of Great Britain, but when seized or detained they shall be handed over as soon as practicable, with any witness and sel. duly commissioned proofs on board, to any naval or revenue officer or other authorities of the United States, whose courts alone shall possess jurisdiction to try the offense and im- pose the penaltles for the same, provided that. British officers shall ar vest and detain vesscls and persons, as in this section specified, only after, by appropriate legislation, Great Britain shall have authorized officers of the United States, the | instructed by detain and to arrest, commissioned to that end, dul; president hand over to the authorities of Great Britain vessels and subjects of that government of fending against any statutes or gulations of at Britain enacted or made to enforce the award of the treaty mentioned in the title of this act Although the submission of the above bill would seem to Indicate an understanding | that the British authorities are resdy to make thelr own measure conform to our plan, it appears that there are yet stumbling blocks in the way, These are probubly due to the urgent remonstrances of the Canadians and they have had the effect to cause the British government to doubt its ability to | secure the passage of its bill in time to be | Julian Paunce- | of service this scgson. Sir fote has again forwarded a proposition to renew the modus vivendi for this year, prom done the British act o go Into operation 1sing that in case this | will be passed In tin THE B BULLETIN. - Weather for Omata\ % Vielity Falr rmer; Sontherly Winds. Page. . 1. Chvil War in 8o ‘nroling. Germans and B rek's Birthday. Tds Ready to Fight. e Questio Americans st BI\ Men's Side of the 2. Omaha's Ball Tod 'stting Ready. Reakeman Down Variolol Ex-Secrotury Lincom on Cleveland 3. Demberats Bound to Have Joy's Seat. Nergeant-nt-Arma After Breckinridge. 4. Soclety After Lent Tias Gone By. In Loeal Musical Circles Some Recent Impressions of Mexico, 6. Connell Bluffs Loeal Matters. Town Probibitionists Protest. 7. Question of the State School Funds. News of Nebraskn. South Omaba Katurday Vvents. Mosher and Omuhn Mash, Estuhrook Memorial Exercises, Lili Looking for o Bonus. M. Zola's Forthcoming Novel. Deed of u Despondont Shoemaker. Editorial and Comment. - Mad Mob Law in the South Discussed. wi the Churches Are Dolng. Condition of ¢ ha's Jobbing Trads, Commerclal and Fin nl N Live Stock Markets Reviewed, Notes of the Bullding Associntions, Storm Damage to Wyoming Stock. Antwerp and the World's Falr. Woman: Her Ways and Her World, Auditor Moore on the Lioyds. Short Grist of Sporting Gossip. Elcetrielty in Horse Races. _ next year. He also requests permission to station a British agent at the seal islands to see that our catch does not ex- ceed the maximum of 7,600 skins. If this 18 accepted it Is believed the closed season will extend down to the forty-sccond paralle! at the northorn boundary of Californfa. 8o 10, 1. 12, 13, 16 17, 18, 19, | far as can be learned, no cause is assigned for the failure to pass the bill this season and the fate of Sir Julian's last proposition 15 extremely doubtful. SHROPSHIRE FOR S NATOR. Georgla Independents Want the Consul Gen- eral at Parls for the Colquitt Pluce. (Copyrigated 1894 by Press Publishing Company.) PARIS, March 31.—(New York World Cable—Special to The Bee)—Independent members of the Georgia legislature have cabled to Clyde Shropshire, the United States vice consul general at Paris, offering the United States senator- shjp declined by Speaker Crisp. He has made an excellent reputation here, both as a lawyer and in the consulate. He is considered one of the best exccutive dip lomatists in’ the American service. He is on friendly terms with Governor Northen and his friends declare he can have the sen- atorship if he cares for it. He will go to America in June, when he will lecture be- fore the University of Georgia. THEATRICAL GOSSIP. What the Noted Players Across th Are Doing LONDON, March 31.—Hugh Childers, the basso from Detroit, Mich., who has been studying in Italy, appeared during the week as Mephistopholes in “Faust” at Drury Lane theater. His voice was universally admired and the only ohijéction taken to him was on the ground that he possessed mannerisms supposed to be peculiar to the melodramatic stage. American playgoers will within the year probably have an opportunity of seeing Miss Elizabeth Robins, whose success in the Ib- senite drama has given her fame in England. When Miss Robins visits America it will be with a play, as yet unnamed, which is being prepared at the Garricl theater and of which Miss Fletcher is the author. Miss Robins will also appear in those of Ibsen's char- acters which she has made peculiarly her own, the heroines of the “‘Master Builder,” “Hedda Gabler” and “Brand.” No arrangement has yet been arrived at regarding the rights of the “Newberry,” which is"taking the town at Terry's theater. Should Mr. Weedon Grossmith retain them himselt there is not much chance of Mr. Law's play being seen in America for the next eighteen months or thereabouts. One of the latest actresses to desert the theatrical for the music hall stage is Mlle, Waters Jane May, of “L'Enfant Prodigue” fame, who enters upon an engagement at the Tivoli on April 9. She will appear in a lasting ten minutes, after sing a couple of chan- pantomime sketeh which &he will zonettes. An era of patriotism and worship of heroic roles has set in in the music halls. The ap- pearance of a red coat upon the stage has an electrifying effect upon the audience, and Charles Godfrey is nightly cheered to the echo for his impersonation of Major Wilson of Matabele renown in “The Last Shot.” ’atriotism is the keynote also of another popular entertainment, the “New Victoria Cross,” which has been put on at the Alham- bra. It consists of five popular plctures or tableaux vivants of “England’s Heroes Toil- ing Day by Day,” by Clement Scott. The 1 and arranged by inal as they are tableaux have by T. S. Ryan and ar beautiful. Mr. Scott’s which have been copyrighted fo e, and cannot be sung without permission of the author's agents, are extremely happy and spirited. They re declargd by Sydne Valentine through ilustrative music, especially, com- posed by Walter Slaughter. The following chorus is sung after each verse by Mr. Valentine and the audience, who join in with the greatest verve “Phese are the men who can do or die; these are the boys who save; “Heroes, some on our dear old land, some on its circling wave, “Thinking how little of life and love, nothing of profit and loss, “Ask of our queen. She will grant it, lads, a new Victoria cross.” The idea of the ode, it will be seen, 18 to ler for civilian the military ask the queen to give an o heroes of ¢ importance to and naval Victorla cross. Mrs. Langtry is likely soon to reappear on the London stage. Robert Buchanan has en gaged Ler for a new venture he has in hand sirous of becoming a manager on his own account, Le has taken the Opera Comique theater, with the intention- of producing an his novels, and David Christie Murray, Langtry will play in laptation of one of also a new work by the novelist, Mrs, these pleces The coming den will bring own Covent some new works of the mod ern French school be the London public Sir Augustus Harris proposes to present, in its original form, M. Bruneau L'At season Gar opera fore § opera, taque du Moulin,” which has been favorably recelved in Paris Was Thrown from the Tally-Ho. LIVERPOOL, March 31.—Arthur Wilkin son, a comedian, playlng at the Prince of w theater in (his city, died today from fracture of the skull sustained by being thrown from a stage coach upon which h was returning from witnessing the Grand National steeplechase at Aintree yesterday Others of the company were injured more or less scriously, [WOULD NOT STRIKE Vroman's Authoritative Answers to Questiong Put by Judge Caldwell. REGARD FOR THE COURT EMPLOYES' Have Confidonce in Its Integrity and Will Abide by Its Findings, NO DESIRE TO COERCE IT BY THREATS Testimony of the Chairman of the Engineers Grievance Committee on Wages, WHERE HE DIFFERS FROM MR. M'CONNELL Gives His Reasons Why the Old Schedule Shonl be Allowed to Stand—Wages as Seen from of the Men, Standpolat From its very Inception the case of the employes and the receivers of the Unfon Pacific company over the wage question has been productive of surprises and sensations. The proceedings in court have been totally. at varfance with the usually staid and formal methods of the federal courts and the dramatic has not been wanting as the case progressed from day to day. Yesterday fore- noon's session was not so dramatic as that of the day before, but at the close of tho ex- amination of Mr. Vroman Judge Caldwell propounded several questions to the witness which brought évery one present to the position of attention. Up to that time Mr. Vroman had gone on with his statement without interruption or questioning ecither by the court or the attorneys. When he had closed the judge leancd forward in his chair and In an impressive manner asked Mr. Vroman if he was aware that the men wero in the employ of the court, and the witness answered that he w The court then asked if after being accorded a full hearing, and it in the light of all the evidence and facts brought out the court should decide that the prasent rules should be modified or the wages of the men reduced would the men strike? There was a hush in the court room and every one waited expectantly for the an- swer. In a clear volce, and with a tone which bore the impress of a fixed opinion, Mr. Vroman answered, “No sir. “Would it be the purpose of the organis zation you represent by violence to coerce the court to agree with your views?" asked the court. Mr. Vroman again answered promptly, No sir.” “If you should quit the service of tte court would you do 50 peaceably and with- out violence, and not seek to interfere with others who might wish to enter its em- ploy 2" “Yes, sir.”” The judge then asked Mr. Vroman if he stood in a position that he could speak with authority for the men of the organization which he represented, and Mr. Vroman stated that he did. He further stated that there never at any time had been any talk of a strike among the men. That they came to the court with full confidence in its in- tegrity and prepared to abide by its findings. They could pledge to the court a peaceful acquiescence and not take any violent means to accomplish their aim. They had never had any other aim. With that the question was dropped. At the opening of court yesterday there was one more occupant of the bench than on the previous days of the hearing in the person of Miss Zoa Hill, the young niece of Judge Caldwell, who remained an interested spectator to the entire pro- ceedings. As she looked out over the audi- ence and viewed the faces of the men whose seriousness betokened the fact that they were aware that not only their interests and those of the twenty odd thousand of fellow workers on the Union Pacific were at stake, but the principle of settling diffi- cultios between employes and employers was to have its first fair wial, the strange scene brought a look of seriousness to her young and pretty face. INGINEER VROMAN ON THE STAND. Mr. Vroman was the first witness called at the morning session and outlined what he considered the discrepancies in the festi- mony heretofore offered in the case. At the suggestion of the court the witness stated he had been a locomotive englneer for thirty years and had been in the employ of the Union Pecific since January, 1869, as an engineer, three years when he was foreman of the North Platte shops He was now n of the engineers grievance \d represented the engineers, In reference to the statement of Mr, McCon= nell that the same rate of pay was not in force all over the system, he said the en- gineers contend the inequality is just, for the reason the grades are heavier, the water bad and the work was harder on the en= gincers, aside from the fact that the condi- tions under which they lived were not so pleasant, Mr. Vroman stated he thought the engineers could prove that the engineers on the Unfon Pacific did not receive moro for the actual mileage run than on the Southern Pacific and roads immediately north which were operated under similar conditions, and that the of the men em= ployed as to competency would prove unfay= orable to their On the Nebraska di- vision the men paid actual mileage, also from Kansus City to Denver. In res gard to the Pacific division, from Hunting= ton to Portland, the rete of pay, Mr. Me~ Connell had stated higher than on the other parts of the This division came into the sy m in nuary, 1800, and In February the engineers and firemen on that division were invited Omaha to confer with the officlals, and engineers were oftered $4 and the firemen $2.40 per 100 miles, and the engincers offered some con= ting schedules, but " The cem except chairma committee character men were to was syste to the cesslops from the ex as much as the company asked pany then ralsed the amount offered to $4.30 for engineers and $2.60 for firemen, and une der his wdvice the men accepted the cons cession exe rates of pay are in force at present, and the rules and regulations in the balance of the system were also adopted. In regard to comparison of the cost of switching service at Omaha and Councik Blufts, made by Mr. McConnell, Mr. Vro= man stated the day's service wus on th basis of twelve hours per day, while the other roads pay on the ten-hour basls, which would make the wages per hour on the Unlon Pacific less than the others on the basis of the proposed new schedule. In regard to the cost per mile of engine service on the different roads Mr, Vicwam