Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 15, 1894, Page 1

i ——s = = —— ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNI’G,\‘.NOVEMBER 15, 1894, "DAILY BEE SINGLE COPY FIVE CEN S. WANT SOMETHING DEFINITE Will Not Accept Mediation Without Some Tangible Proposition, Japan CHINA MAY BE ONLY SPARRING FCR WIND Can Neither Afford to Stop the March of the Victorlous Army Nor Give Up Any of the Advantages They Have Galned by War. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—It Is stated here In official circles that Japan has not yet ac- cepted the Invitation of the United States to submit the question of the peace with China to our mediation. While the statement fs probably literally true, there is reason to be- lieve that Japan has requested as a prelim- inary to action upon our invitation that she be informed explicitly just what terms China has to propose as a basis of a treaty of peace. Up to this moment China has not submitted any definite proposals, so that the delay ap- pears to be rather on her part than with Japan. It could not fairly be expected that the Japanese would halt in their triumphant march and perhaps afford their opponents a very potent opportunity to rally from their disorganized condition unless Japan is fur- nished with some satisfactory proposition by China that may be binding beyond question upon the latter, No such satisfactory propo- sition has yet been made by China, but on the contrary the Chinese tenders so far have bren on a basis that could not be accepted with saftey and consistency by Japan. For Instance, a Chinese proposition was that Corea be evacuated by both the Chinese and Japanese troops. Inasmuch as the principal cause of the war was the Japanese conten- tion that the entire Corean administrative and financial system must be reformed on modern lines, and that Japan must under- take the task, a temporary occupation of the country was a necessary condition. Another condition, that the Japanese troops evacuate China immedately, would also violate all precedent, for it is customary In such cases for the victorfous nation to remain in posses- slon of captured territory as a pledge until the payment of the war indemnity. After the . Franco-Prussian war the German forces thus held Belfort and other French fortresses until the enor- mous war indemnity of $1,000,000,000 had been paid in Germany. But disregarding thess points of difference, it s becoming more _evident that the interferenco of Buropean powers 1§ a stumbling block in the way of a settle- ment of the war through the mediation of the United States, nearly all of them hav- ing Interests In the east which they regard as paramount to our own. Am officlal who has given much attention to the subject is of the opinion that Russia will never consent to anything that looks like an indefinite oc- cupation of Corea by Japan, unless she is herself allowed to take posses:ion of a port in Corea for the eastern terminus of the Siberian rallway. France is reported to have demanded a coaling station on the island of Formosa, and Great Britain has reached for the island of Chusen. HAS APOLOGIZED TO ENGLAND. TIEN-TSIN, Nov, 13.—The officials of the Chinese government this morning made the apologies demanded by the British govern- ment officials for the outrage committed by Chinese soldiers on board the British steam- ship Chung King in August last. The Chung King was saluted by the guns of the Taku forts and the rejuired apology was made to the British minister, 2 On October 16 a dispatch from Shanghal to the Assoclated press announced that an ultimatum had been sent to the viceroy re- garding the Chung King affair. It de- manded that within seven days the Taotal Sheng be dismissed and degraded, that the Chung King be saluted with twenty-one &una from the Taku forts, and that a money indemnity be paid to the owners of the Chung King. If theso demands were not complied with in the specified time the Brit- ish officials threatened that the fleet under command of Admiral Fremantle would make reprisals, and it was belleved that steps had been taken to occupy the Important island of Chusan, which commands the line of communication by land and sea. The British occupled this island In 1841 during the first war between China and England. Eventually the Chinese government suc- coeded in recovering Chusan by giving up Hong. Kong, J BRAZII'S NEW CABINET, Membership Discloses the Close Friendship Betwaen the New and Retiring President. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—Brazilian offi- cere here give interesting details of the new cabinet of Brazil, briefly announced by cable. The list is sald to contain errors in. the names, due to transmission, but the list corrected as far as possible here Is as fol- Jows: Minister of finance, Rodriguez Alver; Interior and justice, Uvaldino do Amaral; forelgn affairs, Rosae Silva; industry, Santos Piree; war, General Bernardo Casquez; ma- rine, Vice Admiral Joaquin Francisco de Abru. The significant feature of the new cabinet is that it discloses the cordiality between the retiring president, Peixoto, and the new president, Moraes, who will be in- augurated tomorrow. The new minister of war s one of Peixoto's closest friends. He and the new minister of marine have until now taken no part in politics and have been slmply soldiers. Both were prominent com- manders in the war with Paraguay. Admiral Abru was a hero of the famous naval battle of Plachuelo. During the recent revolution be was in Europs inspecting the warships Brazil ordered there. The new minister of finance occupled a similar position in Peix- oto's first cabinet, and there distinguished himself by his monetary policy. He was a conservative and a member of Parliament under the empire during Dom Pedro's time. Of late he has been senator. The minister of industry is a deputy representing the state of Minas, a civil engineer and professor of the school of mines of Ouro Pretoto. He has always been a republican. The minister « of forelgn afairs, Rosae Silva, is speaker of the House of Representatives and one of the deputies of the state of Pernambuco. He was In the Parllament of the empire and ‘was minister of the interior and publie in- structor under Dom Pedro In the cabinet, and introduced the bill for the abolition of slavery in 1888. He is a lawyer of ability and has traveled extensively. During the empire Silva belonged to the conservative rty. The minister of interior and justice a lawyer and vice president of the Senate. represen the cabinet chamber the state of Parana, He has always been a re- publican. IRISH MEMBERS NOT PLEDGED, Aré Froo to Make or Break with Any En- ghsh Government. DUBLIN, Nov. 14.—At a meeting of the central branch of the Natiomal federation this afternoon Justin McCarthy sald It was not true that the Irish parliamentary party had ever pledged itself to any English gov- ernment. They were as free as ever to de- clare their own terms and to break from any government refusing to recoghize the full claims of the Irish people, whoever went out or came into office. They would put " In the prosent government again after disso- Jution If it did what the Irish wanted. Al- though It was kearcely possible that the tory government would be returned, yet If it were the Irish members would reduce it to A fallureif it did not listen to the Irish de- mands. They were the balance of power on eltter aide. Vou Sehelling’s Resignation Accepted. BERLIN, Nov. 14—Emperor Willlam has sccepted the resignation of Dr. Hermann von the Russlar mwinister of justice, ‘appoluted Dr, Schonstedt, formerly president of the celle court of appeals, to be his successor. Dr. Schonstedt is a Catholic of unknown political viewe, The conserva- tives are sald to be pleased with his ap- pointment. Dr. von Schelling, the retiring minister of justice, has been decorated with the grand cross of the order of the Red Eagle, set with brilllants, LONDON WAN CLEVELAND AND CURRENCY President Putting in His Time on an Important Topic. OUR LOAN. WORKING CUT AN ENTIRELY NEW SYSTEM Any Amount of the Fifty Milllon Can Be Taken by English Floanclers. LONDON. Nov. 14.—The United States loan of $50,000,000 is hunted after everywhere here by financiers who are desirious of taking a portion of it. The stock market will be only too pleased to take any amount of It. Many inquiries have been made during the day at the Morgan's banking house. The big loan will be most welcomed by the investors here who have idle miney. The Rothschilds informed the Assoclated press that they are most cordially supporting | the issues and that they have cabled to the | Belmont banking house to subscribe to the new loan promptly in their name. NEW YORK, Nov. 13.—It is belleved that the largest subscribers to the government loan will be Drexel, Morgan & Co., the United | States Trust company, the Union Trust com- pany, J. & W. Seligman and Brown Bros., Kuehn, Lob & Co. and Speyer & Co., some of | whom will act as agents of English and Ger- man_financlal institutions in subscribing for the bonds. This accounts for the weakness in sterling exchange and reichmarks, John A. Stewart, president of the United States Trust company, said today the cir- cular asking for bids issued by Secretary Carlisle was the best ever issned by the gov- ernment. “It protects the government,” said Mr. Stewart, “at every possible point, There is no doubt as to the success of the loan. The bonds will all be taken and paid for in | gold and the government will not have to pay a cent more than 3 per cent for the | money. It is possible some of the gold re- | cefved for the bonds may be brought from Europe and it is also possible that some bills may be received on even more favorable terms than 3 per cent. 1 cannol say anything about any syndicate bidding for the bonds | 4dress congress upon the currency system, becatise T do not know of any, but I know | 50 Mmany suggestions have reached:him that that the bonds will be taken. Every tub will | e thought it advisable to gather some ex- e Dt "on It bwn bottom. 'In ‘my | Pert testimony among the bankers whom he opinion no subscription will be received, the 9‘[’“11“1 “O{Wl])fi"ufllll;;lycmauult. ;r:.e lnreuem maker of which cannot pay for the bonds in | VIEIt Of 8 BRI ) tary of the treasury, to this city, is under- gold not previously withdrawn from the treas- $t0od to be for the purpose of sounding public ury therefor. There will be no difficulty In | Gt © 0P Lo B o oral subject. getting the gold and any suggestion that | Peoion hEre YRR 'hC ESMErEl BT :";2",‘“,;“",{9 :sld";m',‘ml',:i';' Wm"'m';:“::: d‘(,{,’l‘u;rm Treasurer Conrad N. Jordan is in culty in getting the bonds if they want them, | Washington. He is urging upon the presi- The. terms of Mr. Carlisle's eireutar makes | 4ent to Tecommend to congress the appoint- the subscription open to everybody. There |Ment of a currency commission, non-partisan is a demand for bonds, and, mark my words, | In character, and composed of representa- the 1asus; Wil De s completd sucoess” | tive men of all sections, which shall consider % Jeading bank president said today: “If| the currency question in its various bearings the banks are to pay for the bonds it will | and report a system of reform to congress. take all their gold, while If gold is to be T imported for the purpose, rates of exchange INCREASING MalL FACILITIES. will be reduced materially. The trust com- — panies probably have a good deal of gold in their vaults. Baltimore Plan Proposed by the Banke September to Be the Basis of the Ad- minlstration’s Folley—Fenture of the President’s Messa, NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—It is reported here that the president is considering the idea of submitting to the country a plan for cur- rency reform. He believes that the currency system is inherently vicious; that It Is re- sponsible for financial ills, which must recur s0 long as it Is retained. diagnosis he will undoubtedly prescribe a remedy calculated to give the finances per- manent health, believing possibly that this can be done only by supplanting the present system. The subject will be the dominant feature In his message to congress in De- cember. It is sald he will favor many of the sug- gestions made by the bankers national con- vention at Baitimore in September. What is known as the Baltimore plan, adopted at that convention, appealed to the president as having features of undoubted merit. He ob- tained a copy of the plan, and since that time he has been studying and working on the subject. Briefly stated the Baltimore plan provides for a guaranty fund by levying a small tax upon all of the banks. This is to be used to pay the notes of banks which become insolvent. Since it became whispered among finan- clers that the president was preparing to Effort Wil Be Made to Utilize the Street Rallway sService. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—Owing to the illness of Second Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral Neilson, the report of his office is made by George F. Stone, who is acting in his stead. The report deals with that branch of the postal service which looks after mail transportation. For the star service It is shown that there are 19,375 routes, with an aggregate length of 261,687 miles, and the total of miles traveled is 113,670,338, at an expense of $5,846,856, and an estimate for next year of $5,875,000. Consideration is being given to the feasi- bility of utilizing electric and other rapid motor street car lines to facilitate the trans- portation of mails in the important cities between the main postofices and branch offices and to and from the main station. A plan of this kind will probably include the running of special cars on the street lines for the exclusive use of the mail sery: ice, not only for carrying locked pouche but in which a certain amount of distribu- tion will be possible. Of course, such an arrangement could be effected only by the hearty co-operation of the street car com- panies with the department for the im- provement of the service. This office hopes to accomplish some such substantial result in the direction indicated within the next year. The cost of rallway mail service was $3,- 212,356, and the estimate for next year $3 Railway postoffice clerks cost $6,678,194, and the estimate for next year is $7,333,000. The total number of pleces of mail handled was 10,532,234,255, in which but 1,281,094 errors were made. The foreign mall service cost $1,369,272; estimate for next year, $1,919,400. C\USES OF THE TROUBLE, ENGLAND STORMSWEPT. Exciting Rescue of a Ship's Urew at Dover —Rivers Badly Flooded. LONDON, Nov. 14.—The storm continues fn the channel and throughout England. A Norweglan ship has been driven ashore near Dover. Her captaln and several of her crew were drowned while trying to land in one of the ship's boats. The rest of the crew were rescued by means of the rocket appar- atus in the presence of thousands of ex- cited spectators. The rivers Avon and Sour have overflowed and fn Devon:hire many of the inbabitants have sought refuge on the housetops. A large number of cattle and sheep have been drowned, and traffic in the valley suspended. The river Thames has risen four feet at Richmond. All cross channel trafic has been stopped from and to Folkestone. At Bournemouth thousands of tons of cliff have been washed into the sea. At Dover a great part of the pler was carried away, and this afternoon the gale is so severe at Portsmouth that all communication with the war ships at Spithead has stopped. An unknown two-masted vessel was seen off Guernsey during the gale this morning. She was apparently making bad weather of it. Suddenly she disappeared and it is sup- posed she foundered, taking all her crew down with her. Further reports from the south and east of England report enormous losses of property. A number of villages are {nundated and the inhabitants all over the low lying parts of these places were removed in boats to places of safety, The wrecking of several small vessels is reported from along the east and south coasts, WHITEWAYITES SWEPT EVERYTHING. Largest Mujorities Ever Given 1n the Island of St. Joh ST. JOHNS, N. F., Nov. 14.—The White- wayites have swept St. Johns, overwhelming the government with majorities greater than ever before attained in an clection on the island. In St. Johns east the two White- wayite candidates received 2,190 and 2,054 respectively against the government can- didates, who received 1,324 and 1,126 respect- ively. In St. suiins west thiee Whiteway- ites wera elecied with equally large major- ities. In the cther districts the result will not be known before tomorrow night. A serfous element was added to the political situation toduy by the knowledge that New- foundland bonds fell several points on the forelgn exchanges upon receipt of the news of the Whitewayite victory. The debt of the colony is very heavy and it is charged the Whitewayite party was mainly instru- mental in increasing it. Public work of every description was stopped today, the government feeling unable Lo continue with- out a reasonable prospect of floating bonds for the amount necessary to cover the ex- penditures. Raillway operations are also suspended owing (o the same cause. The Whitewayites have Won three legis- lative seats in the Placentia. This will give them twenty-one and the gov:irnment seven- teen. The seat for St. Barbo s before the courts. The government will retain office until the legislature meets in March, then will appeal to the court. Indlan Agent Windom Polats Out the Diffi- culty In Indian Territory. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—The last report of Indian Agent Windom made to the Indian office throws considerable light upon the conditions in the territory which have re- sulted in troubles of considerable moment in the Indian country, such as the relgn of terror caused by bands of robbers and ma- rauders. He points out in the first place the necessity of the enlargement of the courts in the Indian Territory, saying: “Since the act of March 1, 1889, establishing a fed- eral court in the Indian Territory, there has been no special legislation by congress ex- tending its jurisdiction or increasing the number of judges.” As to the evils to be eradicated, Mr. Wi dom points out land grabbing. The Indian is satisfied with a small tract of land, but those who have intermarried with Indian women have fenced in and apportioned to their own use thousands of acres. The land is held in common. He says: “The Indlans are reluctant to break up their tribal rela- tions and to assume the status of United States citizens, with its attending responsi- Dilities. If I am not mistaken, however, the concensus of opnion among the Indians is that some change is inevitable, and that, too, in the near futur Mr. Windom has something to say about a beverage known as ‘‘Choctaw beer.” He says: “Good Choctaw beer, a drink com- pounded of barley, hops, tobaceo, fish, berries and a small amount of alcohol, is manu- factured without stint in many portions of the agency. It is certain that its sale is a fruit- ful source of evil, disorder and crime.” He advised legislation for the suppression of this traffic, mln Will Re Aeting Secretary. WASHINGTON, Nov. H~—There is noth- ing sensational in the statement that As- sistant Secretary Hamlin has been desig- nated by the president to act for the coming six months as secretary of the treasury during the absence of Secretary Carlisle from_the department. The designation of Mr, Hamlin to act as secretary is in con- tinuaticn of a custom which has prevailed in the Treasury department ever since Mr. Carlisle has been secretary, Each of thre: assistants serves in this capacity for half a year in rctation, and as the acting secre tary they sign ‘all papers of a routine character, thus relieving the secretary from this onerous duty. This official designation is necessary under the law, which requires certain specified papers shall be signed either by the secretiry or an acting sec tary. The secretary does mot contemplate leaving Washington, but much of his tme French Position in Madagasear. PARIS, Nov. 17.—During the debate on Madagascar In the Chamber of Deputies yesterday M. Honotaux, minister of forelgn affairs, made a long speech, during which he declared France was in perfect agree- ment with other powers, Including England, respecting her protectorate over Madagas- car. France, he added, could not vacate that island ‘end renoutce her rights now that she has made Madagascar a center of commerce, and that the fruits of Frenci colonization promised well for the future. The minister of forelgn affairs also con- sidered that 15,000 soldiers and a credit of 65,000,000 frarcs would suffice. Continuing, M. Hanotaux said: “'Our freedom of action is complete. There is no questicn of for- eign intervention. The Chamber then re- ferred the credit question to a special com- mittee. »s de a Good Cateh. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-The Japanese minister, Mr, Kurino, has received the fol- lowing cable from Tokio: “Our army oc- cupled Talienwan on the afternoon of the 8th instant, having destroyed Chinese tor- edoes, Our fleet, transp rts and torpedo {:unlfllure sately dnchored in the bay. The torpedo station, with equipments, charts of e P e submarine torpedoes, eighty cannon and ten Cni'd Died of Hydrophobia. telephone lines and the telegraphs have been | WASHINGTON, Nov. M.—Virgle McDer- captured. A mott, the 4-year-old daughter of G. McDer- Scarlet Fever iu Charitable Institations. mott of 20 Dumbarton av e, was bitten MONTREAL, Nov. M.~8ince Sunday scar- | by a dog nine weeks ago, and today died Sar | with all the symptoms of hydrophobia. The let fever and diphtherla have suddenly | jo.' wag n black motigrel cur and bit the broken out here, Seventeen cases of scarlet | gif| twice in the face and at (he same time fever and diphtheria arc known to exist In | Bit « heighbor's dog and disappeared. The the Protestant Infants home and twelve in | dog which was bitten shows signs of rabiea. the Foundling home. There have been five deaths. Walting on the United States. LONDON, Nov. 14.—It is stated here on good authority that the European powers the preparation of his annual report. Inaian Commission Hold Session, WASHINGTON, Nov. M.—Ex-Senator H L. Dawes, A, 8. McKennon and M. H, Kidde, commissioners to the Indlan territory, are are not disposed to take any action in re- gard to the war between China and Jjapan us Innfl.nl the government of the United Btates offering mediation. holding & meeting In Washington and will probably make a report to the secretary of the Interior, The commission has made a Satisfied with this | for the next two weeks will be devoted to thorough Investigation of the afairs in the Indian_country with a view to settling the anomalous conditions existing there. sty 4. ADVANCING APPROPRIATIONS. o Chalrman Sayers Takibg Steps to Pash These Bills Forward. WASHINGTON, Nov. #4,—Chairman Say- ers of the house committee on appropriations has telegraphed the clerl of that committee that he will arrive in hington on the 20th of this month withia view of getting appropriation bills under Way as far as pos- sible before congress comvenes on Decem- ber 3. The three months’ session never af- fords too much time for the consideration of these necessary matters,” and there Is a special reason for expedition in the prepar- ation of the bills for the approaching ses- sion owing to the probability of the loss of much time in chaffing over the late elec- tions. The demoerats expect a good deal of this from the republicans and naturally desire to be able to forestall it with busi- ness as far as they are able to do so. Ap- propriation bills always have right of way. The appropriations for only abort (hree of these bills, the District of Colur.n'a, the fortifications and pension bills, have £o far been furnished but it s undersiocd that other estimates will follow soon, aud by the time these shall have been disposed of by the committee other bills will be ready for its consideration. The subcommittees which have these three bills to deal with have been summoned by the clerk in obedience to Mr. Sayers’ instructions to meet on the 22d inst. There have been no changes in the mem- bership of any ot these subcommittees ex cept in that on the District of Columbla. A rearrangement of this subcommittee has been necessitated by the retirement of Mr. Compton, who was its former chairman, Representative Williams of Tilinois, who for- merly held third place on the subcommittee, has been advanced to the chalrmanship, Mr. Dockery of Missouri retalning second place, to which he was originally appointed, and Mr. Robertson of Lou siana being given a place on the subcommittee. DISCUSSED COLORED FARMERS, Association of Amerlcan Agricultural Col- leges In Session ut Washington. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—Several ques- tions of agricultural Importance were given general discussion at the’ general session of the Assoclation of American Agri- cultural colleges, and. it was decided to appoint a committee of five to confer with various educational ‘assoclations as to entrance examinations, coyrses of study and other questions concerning the work of the agricultural institutions, the committee's re- port to be submitted at the next annual con- vention. The conditions and needs of the colored farmers of . Afabama were described In _ an addr by Prof. J. W. Hoftman of the Tuskogee inetitute. He spoke of the efforts of the Institution to elevate the colored men of the state and referred to the almest exclusive devotion of their lands to cotton raising. Prof. W. L. Broun of the Alabama Agricul- tural and Mechanieal college aiso bespoke the success of the Tuskogee lnstitute and asserted that the future suedess of the colored race depended largely upon their industrial education and thefr continual advancement in that line so as to finally become X factor in' the wealth of the coustry. Director A. C. True of the office of experiment stations of the Agricultural departient ‘spoke of the assistance rendered by ‘the office to the agricultural {nstitutions ‘and reviewed the office work for the year, MAY NOT APPOINE AT ONCE, - Economy Liksly to Delaythe Naming of a Postmaster for (rl’lllhl¢ WASHINGTON, Nov,'td.—Postmaster Gen- eral Bissell. was unable to come to the depart- ment today, and a message was sent fo him by one of his assistants to tne effect that the appointmenit of a postm: for Omaha at this time would necessitate the consumption of considerable time in semding blank bonds for the new postmaster to Omaha, in having them satistactorily executed by the coming man, In returning them tb Washington for the approval of the postmaster general, and in forwarding a commission. If these pre- liminaries had been attenfled to thus, the issuance of a commission ‘would be delayed 50 that the new postmastpr could not take possession of the office until near the close of the present month. = Immediately there- after his name would be sent to the senate, and after confirmation by the senate new bonds would have to be iskded and executed and a new commission, forwarded. Under the circumstances, Postmastar General Bissell has been adyised by his ae nt to defer the appointment of a postmastep for Omaha un- til after the meeting of cprigress, when but one appointment will need to. be made and but one commission issueds It is not known whether or not the postmjaster general will act upon this suggestion, TELEGRAVH BIDS DO NOT GU. Only Sealed Offers for the/New Bond Issue Wilt He Entertained. WASHINGTON, Nov, 14.—The chief of the loan and currency division, Tgeasury de- partment, today sent a large number of blank forms for the use of persoris desiring to make bids for the mew G per cefit loan. The re- quirement in Secretary Carlisle’s circular that bidders should pay 20 per cent In gold or coin certificates immedjately on receipt of the notice of the acceptance of their bids was explained today by Assistant Secretary Curtis. Several parties who made bids at the time of the last issue fatled to make their bids good, while others who were not re- garded as responsible m4dé large bids and when they were rejected made complaints of their treatment. Mr. Curtis said the re- quirements in.yesterday’s cireular were to get rid of these clasges 6f bidders. It is stated that bids have already been received at the treasury by telegraph, but no atten- tion was paid to them., Al bids received by telegraph or otherwise than sealed will be treated as frregular and no attention will be paid to them. i Scheme Would i Work Anyway. WASHINGTON, Ngv, #4s—Seaator” Ransom authorizes the Associated press to deny the story published this ng that he and Senator Gorman have. in gonsultation with a view to havin| of the North Carolina legislatyrs called in order to elect a democrat:c sepatpr, to succeed Mr. Jarvis, the new I ing fusion and the present demoerafjd. 2 Senator Ransom stifte says the story 15 al ob #ts face, for the constitution of the es that should an extra session of igature be called now the new membegs andgnet the old mem- bers would be brought er. Fome New Vopbmanters. WASHINGTON, Nov, 4.—(8pecial Tele- gram )—he foll WiLg pestuwa- ers have been appointed: lowa—\poreRegd, M £o a county, Lewls Hattery, vice Fmank Andrews, re- signed; Ortonville, caunty, R. %. Or- Toh, vice Walter "Smith removid; beor Mahaska county, W. M- sley, vice V P. Harrls, resigned; _Refection, Monroc county, Miss Omah M. @polson, vice J. W, Hobinson, resigned. South | Dakota¢reston, - Pennington county, J. V. DeWjit, vice Marshall Nye, resigned; Mission ‘Hill, Yankion county, Eenfa V. Stewart, ¥jee'D. B. Nichols, re signed. he postoffice at Linscot, Blaine county, Neb., has been diseontinued; mail will go to Dunning. Regulating ufactares for Kxport. WASHINGTON, Nov. WM.—8ecretary Car- lisle today approved regulations under tion 69 of the new tariff act, This section provides that articles may be manufactured in whole or in part of imported materials, or of terials subject lo Internal revenue axes, intended for exportation, provided the same |5 done in & bonded warehouse and under regulations to be prescribed by the socretary of the treaswry. ~Fhe regulations cover over sixty lypewriiten Dakes, and prescribe in detall all requirements to pro- tect the government from \mpasition of any character. The regulations were sent to the @ublic printer today, COL. COIT IN A QUANDARY Ticklish Position in Which a Gallant Militiaman Finds Himself, S'QUEL TO THE FIRING ON THE MOB He Declines to Obey a Coroner's Summons for Fear of Belng Lynched—Governor McKinley Promises Protection—Feel- ing Running Very High COLUMBUS, 0., Nov. 14.—Great events are brewing at Washington Court House. Col- onel Colt declines, by advice of his attorneys, to go to Fayette county to be examined as a witness by the coroner concerning the part the Fourteenth Ohlo National guard took in obedience to orders of Governor McKinley to assist Sheriff Cook in protecting Dolby, a negro, who confessed to a criminal assault and who had been sentenced to twenty years | in the penitentiary. In giving that pro- tection four persons were killed and about a dozen wounded by the military firing upon the mob when it tad broken open the doors of the court house to get the negro. Colonel Coit's attorneys, Hon. George K. Nash and Henry J. Booth, assure the gov- ernor that Coit's life would be placed in Jeopardy by going. The coroner declines to come to Columbus to take Coit's deposi- tion, insisting that he shall go there, Be- cause of injury to their business leading law ablding citizens of Washington Court House have assured the governor privately that if Coit were to go there he and Sherift Cook, no doubt, would be thrown into Jjail, charged with murder, after which the coroner would become sheriff-officio, and_that men whose friends were killed would ride the county and gather a mob and that Coit and | Cook, and especially Coit, would be dragged from’ Jail and lynched. Governor McKinley has assured Colonel Colt that If he were to go and harm were offered to him the whole power of the state, and of the nation If necessary, would be sent to his support. Colonel Coit’s reply to that is: “‘What good would that do my wife and family after 1 had been jailed or lynched?" Lieutenant Colonel W. N. P. Darrow, a graduate of West Polnt, but now a citizen here and an officer of the Fourteenth Ohio National guards, sald to the governor that the government would not suffer Coit to be injured, and asked the governor to detail an escort to protect him. Pending this conversation and while the governor was considering some plan by which the send ng of the military might be avoided Colonel Darrow said: ~ “Governor, the detall from the Fourteenth desires to go, with your offi- clal sanction. If you cannot see your way clear to give such sanction I will have the regiment go as individuals and with guns protect the colonel if harm Is offered.” In that event and If shooting were to occur and blood be spilled the men, it would seem, might be indicted for murder or shooting with intent to kill. The situation is very grave. It is so grave, indeed, that the representative of the Associated press cannot give the names of law-abiding and well known men at Wash- ington Court House whom he has seen pri- vately and who are conferring privately with the officers of the state. Attorneys at Washingfon Court House who say that the governor and mlitary did right in maintain- ing the law absolutely refuse to assist in the legal defense of Colt, because it would be tantamount to making arrapgements {5’ ‘pfaétice law in some other county, All law-abiding mouths in Washington Court House are ag still as death. The other side is doing 1l the talking. The question confronting the governor is: Shall a sheriff, elected and sworn to exe- cute the law, and a colonel ordered to his assistance be sacrificed for doing their offi- clal duty? Rey. Dr. Gladden, who denounced the mob in a letter to the Columbus Dispatch, declines to give out for publication letters received from Washington Court House from both sides because of the fact that the writers would be made to suffer by members of the mob. He was threatened with assassina- tion if he came there for any purpoze. He burned that letter. It is mentioned to show the feeling at that place. Publication of all these events is made here today. Maools TICKLED LINCOL LI SET. Omaha's Ebony Warblers Please Caplital ity Roclety Peop'e Immensely. LINCOLN, Noy. 14.—(Special Telegram.)— The “Omaha Ethioplan Songsters,” assisted by the Boyd Theater orchestra, took Lincoln by storm tonight, and added another tri- umph to their Omaha success. The Funke opera house was filled with the flower of Lincoln's society, who testified in the hearti- est manner to their appreciation of this unique and elaborate entertainment. The program presented to Lincoln was consid- erably varied frcm the one given in Omaha. Among the most catching features were the local political hits on the late election. These dusky Omaha warblers proved them- selves as well up in political information as in negro dialect and attitude, Among the principal features in a lengthy program were: “Little Alibama Coon,” Miss Effie Hustler; “Standin’ on de Corner,” Miss Cor- bett; “Jwig-a-Sulg Jang Tay,” a quartet by Misses Sandow, Chocolate Drop, Corbett and Wet Sponge; “Stump Speech,” Yelling Mary Leeut, and the “\Wedding of Sarah Jane," Sister Sponge and Soak and Wet. “Do You Want to e a Member of de Lime Kiln Club’ was new and effective. In the opinfon of Lincoln's best crities these so- clety ladies of Omaha have blazed a novel but entirely decorous path in the maze of popular fads. Imitators will be soon in the field in other cities, The Omaha party returned tonight on the Rock Island train, which was held until after 11 o'clock. The following Omaha people occupied boxes: Mesdames Wyman, McKenna, Whitmore, Colton, Crandall; Misses Doane. Mimebaug) Crelghton, Emma Crelghton, McKenna, M. Ione, Curfis, Van Court, Fowler and Cra dall; Messrs. Creigiton, Toane, Mu'len, 8a der, Guiou, Cudahy, Wilson, Wyman, Crai dall and Low. In the pirquet were: Messr Stocking, Cooke, Kennedy, Swobe, Elliott, King, Daniels, Wood and Butler, Audge Directed an Acquittal, ST. LOUIS, Nov. 14.—In the United States court today Judge Priest, on the failure of the government to prove its case, directed a verdict of acquittal in the case of Charles H. Mekeel, charged with having Columbian ostage stamps cancelled contrary to law. Jaker, the Shrewsbury postmaster, swore to making arrangements with Scott, who professed to represent Mekeel, for rebat on Columbian stamps, which he, as post- master, was to cancel. Scott swore to mak- ing arrangements with Baker, and said he supposed he was acting for Mekeel, but it turned out that he was mistaken. Other evidence was introduced from which it ap- pears that the stamped packages were ad- dressed to the C. H. Mekeel Stamp and Printing company, and not to Mekeel, and on motlon of the 'defendant, by attorneys, Judge Priest directed a verdict of acquittal. —_—— Falled to Show Up for Trial. BONOLA, I v. 4.—The Choctaw troubles caused by Silon Lewls' execution are slowly subsiding. The seven other po- litical murder accomplices of Lewls, re- cently released on their own recognizange, were to have appeared here Monda, élvr trial. Up to today but one, Daniel Bond, has shcwn up. It is generally believed thai most of the number have gone to the Chick- asaw nation. The cases have been contin- ued until the next term of court. st bt Biakises Recovered Som~ Mo NEW ALBANY, Ind, Nov. W4.—A letter received here today from Postmaster Schindler states that $2,45 worth of stamps stolen from the office in this city had been recovered. This makes a total of $3,728 worth of stamps recovered. One thousand dollars worth and $618 in' cash are still missing. ~— Lynchers Brought to the Bur. CULLUM, Ala,, Nov. 4.—Jchn and Mon- roe Evans were lynched in this county in 1891, The governor and this county offered reward for the lynchers. Twelve men, Stamps. accused of complicity in the crime have ust been arrested and are in jail here fany others are to be arrested. JriediorSuiioy DEATH FROM FOREST FIRES, Several Fatalities Roported from Arkansns and Mississippl. MEMPHIS, Nov. 14.—The forest fires which are now raging in Arkansas and In parts of Shelby county caused the burning of three negro shantles near Millington, Tenn., last week and probably the death of a negress named Fannie Woods. It is thought she will die. Another casualty occurred on Mrs. W. P. Yerke's plantation, about four miles from Millington, on last Thursday. A negro baby, the child of one Pitt Rhea, was playing near the fire when her dress became ignited and before any one could reach her she was burned so badly that she died a few hours later. It {s reported that five bodles, thought to be those of a hunting party, have been found in St. Francis bottom, in Arkan- sas, opposite Memphis, Fires have broken out in the Nonconuah bottom, just south of Memphis. HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss., Nov. 14.—Forest fires are raging In this country. Owing to the long dry spell the woods burn like tinder. The greatest damage has been done east of this city, where the people had to turn out and fight the flames in order to savo their crops and homes. The air Is filled with smoke in every direction. i NAMED THE DEAD MAN, Prospect the Gang Guilty of Sylvan Creek Robbery May He Kun Down. SALINA, Kan,, Nov. 4—The man killed at the Sylvan Creek robbery has been identl- fled as Stephen McKee, His home was near Blmira, a small interior town in the central part of Mitchell county. The father of the dead man, after looking at the body, pronounced it to be that of his son, and it was turned over to him for burial. It is further known that the names of the other members of the gang are Anthony McKee, the leader. a brother of Stephen, Morrison Hill and Shelton. All are re:idents of the Blue Hi!l cou"try in southern Mitchell county. There is a large band of them thtre. They are said to be fully organized and act under orders of a leader or captain, not confining their depredations to any particular class of crimes. The McKees are related to the notorious Bill Starr, now in custody at Fort Smith, Ark. . From information now in possession of the offieers all the gang may be run down. ————— WELL RECEIVED AT W Worlk of The Pee's Editor in the Late Cam- paign is Appreciated. CHICAGO, Nov. 14.—(Special Telegram. Walter Wellman, Washington corespondent of the Herald, will say in tomorrow’s issue: “A western editor who comes in for warm words of praise here at the capital—though not, perhaps, in the office of Secretary Mor- ton—is Mr. Rcsewater of The Omaha Bee. There was no more conspicuous personal vic- tory in the country than that which Editor Rosewater won last week in his defeat of Majors, the republican candidate for gov- ernor of Nebraska. Any one who knows the inside of Nebraska politics and the tyranny exercised by the dominant republican ring there understands that courage was required in the Omaha editor when he took the stump and threw the force of his paper against the leading candidate of his own party. He was insuited at meetings, and threats were even uttered against his person, but he made his fight, and perhaps” to his own surprise, won it. SHINGTON. ———— MINERS' WAGES CUT, - Threatened strike of Coal I'iggers in Penn~ sytvania. PITTSBURG, Nov. 14—The operators in the Clearfield d'strict have taken the initla- tive in reducing the price of coal mining. The Belle Lewls and Yates Mining companies have posted a notice that after November 16 the rates in their mines would be reduced 5 cents per ton to 35 cents, About 2,000 men are affected and there is talk of a strike. The Berwind-White Mining company, in the tame district, employing 6,500 men, will probably follow this example of reduction, and a general lowering of ¢he scale rate in the district will result. The operators in the Pittsburg district have threatened to make reductions and will now probably be forced to this end in order to compete with coal from the Clear- fleld district. The reason given by the Clearfield operators for the cut is that coal is being mined cheaper in this district. i iy KILLED IN A COURT HOUSE, Clerk of the Court Shoots the Man Ap- pointed to Succeed Him in Office. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 14.—Chancellor Andrew Allison of this city was shot and instantly killed this afternoon, in a corridor in the court house, by George K. Whit- worth, for six years past the clerk and master of the court. Whitworth then shot and fatally wounded himself. Chancellor Allison’s son, Granville, was appointed a few days ugo to succeed Whitworth as clerk, tomorrow. Whitworth accosted Chancellor Allison and when the latter turned partly around Whit- worth fired the contents of a double-barreled gun into his face and breast. Chancellor Allison dled Instantly. Whitworth then drew a pistol from his pocket and shot himself twice in the breast. . Squandered His Clients' Money. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. M4.—Walter D. Allen, a member of the bar of this city, today pleaded guilty in the criminal court to_the_embezzlement of $12,000 from Rev. John J. Hufferman, $00 from Joseph N. Hamilion and §5.200 from Thomas Earle. Allen has been the trusted agent of the prosecutors for many years and the money had been put In his hands for Investment. He got into speculation on his own account and his clients' cash was swept away. Rev. Hufferman's losses aggregate $12,000, but the largest part was barred by the law of limi- | tations. e e Todles Kecovered at Last. DB, Colo., Nov. 14.—The mangled emains of Charles D. Proctor, Hugh Fay, Thomas Eversole and Archie Dowell are to- night being taken from the Amethyst mine shaft. It is elghty-two days since the burn- ing of the mine shaft house melted the strands of the cable and let the heavy skip go crashing down 859 feet on an incline to crush and mangle these four men, who were working at the bottom of the shaft. It hus been impossible to recover the bodies until | tonight on account of flooded, the — Negro Hanged for Assault. FREDERICKSBURG, Nov. M.— Moses Christopher, the negro who committed an assault on a T-year-old child some two months ago in Caroline county, was hanged at noon today at Howling Green, The man was dead four minutes after the fall of the trap, his neck being broken, —-—— Lieutenant Prince Marcied, BLOOMINGTON, T1i,, Nov. 14.—Lieutenant Leonard Prince of the United States army, stationed at Fort Omaha, and Miss Kather- ine Rhinehart of this city were married here tonight at the First Baptist church. It was a military wedding and a very brilliant event, ———— Exports Duriug Octobur, WASHINGTON, Nov. M.~A statement prepared at the bureau of statistics, Trea ury department, shows exports durlng Oc tober as follows: Mineral olls, 3,705,99 cottons, $30.760,606: ‘breadstuffs, = $49,849,696} provisions, 312,686,274 ments of Seagolng Vessels, Nov. 14. At New York—Arrived—Fuerst Bismarck, from New York. At Liverpool—Arrive Montreal. At Ban Franclsco—Arrived—United States ship Bear, from Onalaska. At New York--Arrived—Teutonic, Liverpoal. At London—Arrived—Memnantic, Baltimore, At New York—Arrived—Nomadic, Liverpool. At Rotterdam—Arrived—Ohlo, from Balti- more. Southampton—Arrived—Parls, mine being “ ~Numidian, from from from from At from New York. DISCUSSED THE NEWSPAPERS Episcopalian Congress Takes a Shot at the Secular Press, tUNDAY PAPER THE PRINCIPAL TARGET Itev, Robert Holland of St. Louls Hus ® Good Word to Suy for the Much Abused Seventh Day Edicion. BOSTON, Nov. 14.—The “Sunday News- papers” was the tople which engaged the attention of a large attendance at the ses sion of the Episcopal church congress at Music hall this evening. Bishop Lawrence sided. The first speaker was Rev. Robert . Holland, D.D., of St. Louls. He sald In substanco that Sunday newspapers were as diverse as thelr number, and no word that characterized one would exactly describe an- other. In a masterly manner he showed how the newspaper of the present day wa: a searchlight thrown Into every hiding place. “Its condemnation turns crowns to deathcaps. Many a rich scamp fears it who does not fear the civil laws. He knows not the day or the hour in which, upon some liason, some orgle, some swindling, the newspapers will come as a ‘‘thief in the night' asd strip oft his false reputation and wrap him in shame that will burn the very flesh from his bones. Virtue does feats and whenever its deeds are worthy the news- paper notes them as worthy of the world's eye. “What of the day in the seven called in tho bible the day of rest? Shall the world" consciousness sleep then or be more than ever awake? For myself, 1 must hold in truth to its day—a day of the sun and that observance of it to be holiest which is sunny, most alive with light. Because It I8 a holy day, it is also a holiday. It bids men feast, not fast. The Sunday news- paper, without detaining the few who seek the highest heaven, saves millions of poor souls from listless stupor or ignorant pastimes by drawing their interest in the world’s daily life to an ampler reading than work days permit. It is their one book; their museum; their art gallery.” Rev. G. George Currie, D.D., sented the next paper. He said “It goes without saying that newspaper is one of our most important institutions; it is necessary to the present type of civilization; it is thus indispensable to free government; it is 0 much so that you may safely say that it is a quasi-divine institution, yet the Sunday paper occuples it exclusively “with other days' Interest. It throws open the stores for use and puts us in the midst of the markets and takes us frequently in column after column through scenes of horror. “It is hard to see how people can justify ' the immediate prefacing their prayers and their holy communion by partaking sacri mentally ‘an hour before of the world, the flesh and the devil through the columne of the Sunday paper.” Richard Dana, the next speaker, to support his claim as to the needlessness of Sunday newspapers, used the summary of a particu= lar showing of the matter provided for the edification of its readers. 5 For purposes of comparison Mr. Dana sald he had obtained {wenty-one papers from the cities of Boston, New York, Philadelphla, Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louls, Louisville, Atlanta and San Francisco. ‘What first impressed him was the size ot these journals, the average of them being in reading matter alone equal to one and one- half the contents of the New Testament. The illustrations of the papers were crude and inartistic. The moral effect of five of them was bad and of two very doubtful. Many of the comlc pictures relied on vul- garity for their wit. Only two papers out = of the twenty-one had anything like a seri- ous bit of church reading. One of thes had two columns and a half headed: “Church Circles,” containing an original hymn, a short prayer or collect, and an address, and a very good one, too, on bravery. This con- stituted about a one-thousandth part of the paper. The characteristic of the Sunday paper Mr. Dana had examined was a be- littling of subjects as if to bring them down to the Intel igence of inferior minds. There were undoubledly articles here and there on interesting topics of the day and occasion- ally well treated articles were seen, but in other papers but a small part of the whole and many a reader, trying to confine his at tention to the best articles alone would find himself led into reading many things to the loss of his time, brains and mental self-re- spect. ““Then too, the man who takes the Sunday paper just for the purpose of glancing at a few Items must remember what he Is taking into his home with the {llustrations, the head- lines and the alluring stories. The week- day paper is usually read on the way to and from the office or store, but the Sunday paper is read in the home." . In concluding, Mr. Dana sald: “So far, I have spoken of the Sunday paper only as it is at present. As to what it might be made in the future, if the millions of papers taken into millions of families on Sundays could give the news in a short and dignified man- ner, with some well thought-out discussion of the interesting toples of the day, storles of good style and elevating tendency adapted to the general reader, helpful literature and sug- gestions for reading, good poetry, and a falr varlety of what Is at least not harmful, and altogether one-third the present length, then, though I believe most of us would be better without it, still it would be a great improve= ment over our present state of affairs, and perhaps in some families would possibly be a real benefit. The present condition of the papers {s lowering, not elevating. Hvery for~ elgner who comes to this country observes the fact, and every true man, be he Amerlcan or foreigner, laments it."” Rev. Harry P. Nichols of Minneapolls, Minn., champloned the cause of the Sunday newspapers in an able manner, and Rev. W. Kirkius, D. D., of Jersey City, was the clos- ing speaker, and, in a humorous manner, erit- icised the speakers who had spoken against the Sunday newspapers. TUmOrrow morns ing’s session will be devoted to a discussion of religlous orders in the Protestant Episcos pal church, pre- in part: the secular K. OF L. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Appointment of Committees the Frincipal Work of the Day. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 14.—The late arrival of the delegates to the general assembly of Knights of Labor, which Is in convention at Screwmai hall, has swelled the number to 100, and it is the largest meeting held by the order for veveral ycars. Two sessons were held today, with Master Workman Sovereign presiding, and all the general officers occu= pylng their respective positions. The morn- ing session was taken up In treating reports of the committees on law, finance and ere- dentials. The latter report is being made in sectlons. A telegram was received from the Woman's Christian Temperance union asking an op- portunity to address the assembly. A com- mittee was appointed to fix a time for the assembly to meet tho ladie The questions affecting the coal were taken up and finally committeo on grievances. The work of appointing committees cons sumed the greater part of the the following were appoluted on exami of resolutions and d'stributing the same to committees: B, W. Boynton, Malne; M. Shurtben, Ohli G. O, Purdy, St. Louls, Legislation, Dan De Leon, New York; W, Ludgate, Texas; ¥. T. 8. Robinson, Indiana; A. 8. Worsley, Kentucky; E. D. Adams, Ne- braska. State of the order, Henry Trape pagen, Philadelphia; Mike O. Kelly, New York; A. J. Wilson, 1daho; O. M. Harmett, Pittsburg; M. J. Connoly, New York. Mile« age, Charles F. Bostholdt, W. J. Lynch, Ni miners referred to the York; John Hawkins, Chicago; J. A. Baues, Ohlo; J. A, Roder, Montreal.