Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1895, Page 1

¥ **7or the memorable ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871, OMAIIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY ¢ SINGLE COPrY —_fl FIVE CEN' OLAIMS STAMBULOFE DID IT Ex-Premier of Bulgaria Aconsed of Mur- dering the Finance Minister, WARRANT ISSUED FOR HIS ARREST DMclals Refuso to Serve It, However, Un- less Urdered to Do So by the Min- Istry—Neveral Witnesses Have Imappearcd, BSOFIA, Jan. 4.—The court of appeals has again acquitted Gheorgioff of complicity in the murder of M. Beltchefr, minister of fnance, who was assassinated on March 28, 1891, In the streets of Sofia, in the presence of M. Stambuloff, then premier, for whom It was thought he ken, The Progre: the organ of the unionist ministers, charges M. Stambuloff with being the real murderer of the finance minister, basing this accusation chiefly upon the evidence of Mme. Beltcheft, A local Judge has ordered the arrest of ex- Premier Stambuloff as a result of the charges made by the Progress. The order for the arrest of M. Stambuloff is believed to be illegal. Tts fssue has caused a sensation in political circles. The murder of M. Beltchefr was committed in the presence of M. Stam- buloff and it was thought in many quarters that the victim had been mistaken by the assagsins for M. Stambulofl. Some witnesscs, who were M. €tambulofi’s personal enemies, declared he forbade eye witnesses of the murder (o testify at the trial of the aceused and also gave evidence to show that he was an acceszory before the fact. Several wit- nesses vantshed before the trial and their disappearance was atiributed to M. Stam- buloff, Other grave charges are made against the ex-premier. Several diplomats have warned the cabinet the prosecution of M. Stambuloft would detrimental to Bulgaria. The order of arrest has not been exccuted and M. Stambuloff Is still free, He declares that only personal hatred could Instigate the charge of such a monstrous and Inexplicable crime. the be GUATEMALA'S ATTITUDE, an Effort t to Vack Dowi CITY OF MEXICO, Jan, The expected arrival of ministers from Honduras and Sal- Indications of Force Mexico ters from Nicaragua and Costa Rica, put a new light on the Guatemalan boundary negotiations, The evident object is to support Guatemala and to bring force to make Mexico back down from Its attitude. All appearances are that Guatemala Is making efforts to form a Central American league agalnst Mexico for the settlement of old scores. The Guatemalan minister is alleged to have telegraphed after his official recep- tion that the response of Diaz was applanded, contrary (o diplomatic precedent, that he used threatening language and prejudged a question of high importance to all Central America, The policy of the minister is evi- dently not pleasing to his chief, for it fs alleged that Barrios replied, requesting that he pursue a more conciliafory policy. The policy of Mariscal and Diaz s noted as for- bearing, but unless the envoy takes a djf- ferent tack, affairs may become so strained s that his recall will follow. Rumors have sprung up here in the last % few days that Emilio de Leon, the Guate- malan minister to Mexico, would leave this republic.and return home, by, reason of these complications in the boundaries - dispute. When interviewed the Gautemalan -envoy expressed great surprise that such a report had galned publicity. ““The only reason 1 know of why I should leave this city is for the purpose of bringing my family from San Francisco,” he said. “This 1 will probably do in two months, as they are resting there previous to their coming here. Aside from this, there Is no truth whatever in the statement.” Senor de Leon expressed himaclf as satis- fled with his reception by the Mexican au- thorities, and says audiences with the minis- ter of foreign relations are heing held regu- larly, The Mexican government has made a rmal and specific demand on Guatemala, indicating the amount of damages inflicted by invading Guatemalans, The total in- demnity asked is $1,868,544.14. The names of the claimants are Blines Bros, Rolnao & Co:, Colonel Palicarpo and Valenzuela Terueco & Co. The injured lumbermen have made a complete list of their josses for use in the present negotiations, which are the data on- which the Mexican government bases its clalms for prior scttlement, after which it is willing to consider the wishes of Guate- mala on the Diegueso-Mariscal convention ,and other points it holds to be of minor im- portance, WIN LR CAMVAIGN OF THE JAPS, v to liclicve in Any Severo Suffering, WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—The Japanese au- thorities here have not received any informa- tlon concerning the reported extreme suffer- ing of the Japanese soldlers from the cold in . China. Chancellor Nakayama of the legation “Rates today that it was fully understood that the vigorous climate in Manchuria would prove hard on these Japanese soldiers, com- ing from the south of Japan. The soldiers from the northern islands are a Hardy class, acoustomed (o six fect of snow and ice in the winter. The first army corps in Manchuria fs.made up of mixed regiments from the north and south, Mr. Nakayama says, how ever, that full precautions have been taken againat the cold, The army is provided with ample. supplies of woolens, goatskins, etc. Moreover, it has captured so many towns that 1+ has shelter in the pagodas, temples, ete., 80 that few soldiers are loft exposed in tents There (s an_ample supply of wood and coal in China. The army at Port Arthur is well housed. Under these circumstances the min- fster says the hardships will be those inevita- Dle to a winter campaign, but they have not resulted, so far as reports have been 1o cived, In the extreme of suffering which might threaten a repitition of Valley Forge repulse of Napoleon's army by the snows of Russia. No Reason So ¢ N AFFAIRS IN ARMENIA, Assassination of the Governor of Bitlis Denied in Constantinop! CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 4.—The Turkish newspapers deny the reported assassination of Tabsin Pagha, governor of Bitlls, saying that the story arose from the death of dielml Bey, the Vali of Savas, which, it is elaimed, was due o natural cause The newspapers of this city also publish a dis- teh from Tahsin Pasha stating that* all s tranquil in the province of Bitlis The {mperial decrec giving notification of the eloction of Mgr., Ismirtian as Armenian patviarehate in succession to Mgr. Achikian Who recently resigned on account of diffic cultics between the Porte and the petri- archate, wes fssued without the usual de- mau? that the patriarch should promise to pursue a line of conduc! consonant with the Views of the Turkish government, which promise Mgr. Ismirtian offers to give The repo'ts received here as to the situa- . ton of uffairs in Macedonia are disquieting. This {8 due to the extension of brigandage The Porte malutains inquivies on the sub- Ject. SR . g Deaths from Diphtheri Decreasing. VIENNA, Jun. 4.—Oficial reports recelved here In regard to the use of anti-toxine in the districts of Trieste and Czernowitz show | 8 large decrease in the mortality from diphtherfa. The reports advise that the gemedy Lo administered et the earliest pos- sible moment. [ Avrives at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, B. €., Jan. 4--John W Woster, ex-secretary of state of the United Btates, has just arvived here from Japan 10 act as counsel for the Chluese vuiui | ne sloners. He salls on the Empress of India on Monday, and expects to meet China's commissioner at Kobe, though sittings will be held at Hiroshima, CLOSE CALL FOR PASSENGERS, Mall Boat Empress Badly Damaged In the Harbor of Calaie. CALAIS, France, Jan. f.—The mail boat Empress from Dover, England, with 156 pas- sengers from London and the Indian mafl on board, collided while making this port during the evening with the _pier head, smashing her paddle box, carrying away her bridge and drove a hole in her side. The steamer was lying in a_dangerous position in front of the Casino. The life boat crews of the port put to sea and shortly after 9 p. m. all the passengers were rescued, Warfare Natural for the Samoans, LONDON, Jan. 4.—Poultney Bigelow has a comparatively recent letter from Robert Louis Stevens, written from Samoa, in which the novelist sald: ““I feel that my cure for Samoa is not one which is likely to please mperor Willlam. ~ When my book was written it was still posaible to have recon- ciled Mataafa and Lamfas. Now it is too late. The treaty has lost all authority with the Samoans, and they are plunged again into that state of declared rebellion and sporadic war which was natural to them fromt he beginning, and which always must be naturtl to a nation of armed clans. What I wish is that we should pass into the hands of Great Britain, our natural, and, I think on the whole, salutary end, but I fear it will not be easily commended to Emperor Wil liam Rouantles for Sugnr Not Profitable, LONDON, Jan. 4.—At a meeting of the Colonial bank the chalrman, Harry H. Dobre, referred to the condi‘ion of the sugar market, 1g the price per ton was £6 below the mal standard and that was the lowest price ever touched. This fall In price, h& added, will mean an actual loss on the beet crop of Germany, which is estimated at 2,000,000 tons, which showed co that the action cf the foreign governments in giv- ng bounties has not been of benefit to the sugar industry generall Refosed iunrantee. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Jan. 4.—The governor refuses to ratify the bill guarantecing the note issues of the Commercial and Unicn banks. The difficulty in reasing perfected loa hinders the setlement of any regular medium of exchange here. Business with the outside world is almost suspended. Gold in considerable quantities Is being obtalned from England for the use of the Savings bank, s Croker Enters for English Races, LONDON, Jan. 4.—Mr. Richard Croker of New York has entered four horses, including Montauk, for the Ashley plate and other races at Newmarket and Ascot. For the Gold cup he has entered Dobbins by Cable. Isinglass, Throstle and other celebrated Eng- lish racers have also been entered for the Gold cup. Ladas, the Derby winner, belong- ing to Lord Rosebery, is not entered. Mexico Stands bp Her Demands. CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 4.—Guatemalan Minister de Leon called at the ministry of foreign affairs today and stated his willing- ness to commence negotiations, He was in- formed as to Mexico's demand, which, it is understood, will be the same as at first. It is rumored that the ministers of Salvador and Honduras will intercede with Mexico in fovar of Guatemala. Heavy Suows in Furope. BERLIN, Ja1. 4—A snowfall which lasted twenty-four hours has seriously impeded traflic here. All trains are late. Navigation of the river Main is impeded by drift fce. A Madrid dispatch says snow lies several feet deep in Toulosa, Victoria, Burgos and Avilla. The river Arga has flooded the ad- Jacent country, flooding houses. Hoavy Snows Over Europe, LONDON, Jan. 4—A dispatch to the Daily News from Parls says that a snowstorm has caused many hours delay (o trains. The heaviest fall has been in Silesia, where rai way traffic is partly suspended. In Italy there are high walls of snow on each side of the streets. Many deaths from freezing are reported. India Will Not Resume silver Coinage. CALCUTTA, Jan. 4—At a meeting of the exceutive council James Westland, minister of finance, replying to a question, declared that the government had no: the slightest in- tention of coining rupees cn its own account or of opening ihe mints for the colnage of silver, Crown Prince of Siam Dead, BANGKOK, Jan. 4—The crown prince of Slam, Somdetch Chowfa Maha Vajirunhis, died at 8:30 o'clock last night of uraemic fever. He was born June 27, 17878, and was designated as crown prince in January, 1887, Move to Introduce Ital'an Wines. ROME, Jan. 4.—Prof. Roseti has been ap- bointed wine expert for the Italian govern- ment at New York, with instructions to do everything possible to promote the Introduc- tlon of Italian wines into the United States, Propose to Annex Congo State. BRUSSELS, Jan, 4.—As the result of a cabinet council presided over by King Leo- pold, the government has decided to pro- pose to the Chamber to annext the Congree Free state to Belgium. Wreck on the Irish Coast, DUBLIN, Jan. 4.—A quantity of wreckage has been washed ashore near Kilkeel, Ire- land. It is supposed to have belonged to the missing Clyde coasting steamer, Innistr hull, One of Bismarck's Intimates Dead. SRLIN, Jan. 1.—Wilhelm Meister, founder of the firm of Melster, Lusins & Bruning, and an intimate friend of Prince Bismarck, died today at Hochst, Emperor Attends a Ministerial Council, BERLIN, Jan. 4—Emperor Willlam: at- meeting of the Prusslan ministers ince Hobenlohe's residence this after- — Towa's OMicers Change Monday. D MOINES, Jun. 4.—(Special)—The changes in the state offi in Towa will cour mext Manday, January 7, the first in the month. Hon, W. M. McFar- etary of state; Hon, C. G. Me- state, and Hon. . A 1 Hon, H. 12, Deemer, judges we court, will succeed themselye Al n will be succeeded erriott of Btuart gs state treasurers John Y. Stone will be succeeded by Milton Remley of low City as attorney eral; Hon, "G, B, Pray will be suc ded Major C. T. Jon lerk of the su- preme court; Hon. N. I d will be suceeeded by B. 1. Salin; reporter of the supreme court; Colonel Peter A. Dey will be succeeded by Captuln . L. Davidson of Hull as railroad commissioner The latter does not take effeet till Monday, the 14th, however, on: ek later than th others, Colonel Dey has been a member of th board since it was created sixteen years ago, excepling one year. — Award Vanderhitt Heavy Dan STON, Jan. 4—The report of Commi: sioner Frederick Cunningham, who was ap. pointed by the United States to assess dam. ages in the case avisi from the collision of Willlam H. Vanderbilt's yacht Alva and the H, M. Dimmock, was made this mort - The' commis-ioner assesses the dam 224N agalnst the Metropaclitan ship company i favor of William K. 1hilt and the crew of the Alva, - fron Block at Milwaukee Hurned. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan, 4.—-Fire tonight destroyed the upper storles of the Iron block and all of the bullding adjoining, occupied by Deloren & Quinn. The Iron block wa occupled by Tawvers, real eatate men and others. “Tne loss on tho latter in $150,0.0, and that of the others $65,00 on stock. The Martin estate loscs #0000, The Hanson Fui- niture company loses about §10,000. DEMOCRATIC STEAL 1N UTAH Attempt to Cheat the Republicans Out of Their Viotory at the Polls, BOLD WORK OF CLEVELAND'S COMM:SSION Recount of the Votes from Stuffod Ballot Hoxes for the Purpose of Electing Two United States Senators Federal Courts Interfere, SALT LAKE, Jan. 4.—(Special.)—The Utah commission, composed of three democrats and two republicans, appointed by the president of the United States to supervise all elections in Utah, are at present engaged in a game of political jugglery, which, If they are al- lowed to continue, will utterly change the result of the election in Utah and will de- feat the will of the people, who, by 2,000 majority, declared on November 6 that they were utterly opposed to democratic rule and democratic methods, The question that is agitating not only the people of Utah, but the friends of the ter- ritory the country over, is, will this specie of political burglary be allowed to go un- rebuked and unpunished? At the election the republican ticket, headed by Frank J. Caunon for delegate to congress, ccessful, the majority for the head of the ticket belng in round num- bers 2,000, The republicans also elected cn the face of the returns sixty of the 107 dele- gates to a convention to frame a constitution for the new state of Utah. The control of the constituticnal convention is of the highest importance, not only to the people of Utah, but to the entire country, because it is to divide the state Into legislative districts. 1f the legislature is made democratic it m: the election of two demceratic United States senators, and the probable ory zation of the upper house of the national legislature by the party now in power. STEALING THE LEGISLATURE. The Utah commission, which Is by its organic act made also the territorial canvass- ing board, has, by going behind the returns, and Juggling with the ballots succeeded in cut- ting ‘down the republican list of consiitutional delegates until now it stands fifty-four re- publicans and fifty-three democrat At this stage of the game the steal was put a stop to temporarily by a writ of man- date from the federal district court, and all operaticns by these political sleight-of-hand man suspended, % The result of the election in Utah was a paralyzer to the democracy, but there was no suspicion of an attempt on the part of the democratic members of the canvassing board to change the legal result until the returns of Weber county and Ogden City were taken up. In these returns there was a discrepancy between the registration list, tally sheet and results of vote, and, although the republican majority was nearly 100, the commission, by a strict party vote, decided to open the ballot boxes and have a recount, But two boxes were selected for the purpose—one that had reposed under the counter of a corner grocery, locked with a tow &tring, for more than ten days, and a second_that was in safety deposit in"a saloon, sealed up with a bit of letter paper and flour paste, There were . enough errors discovered in these two boxes, as compared with the re- turns made by democratic judges of election, to count out two republicans. This cut the republicans down to fifty-eight members and gave the democrats forty-nine. The count went on, and San Pete county was finally reached. Seven delegates were voted for in this county. The count made by two democratic and one republican judge showed the election of the entire republican ticket. The discrepancies on the face of the returns were not sufficient to change tho re- sult any, but they were taken as an excuse to go into the ballot boxes, and as a con- sequence three boxes that had been as care- fully guarded as had the Ogden boxes were opened and three more republicans counted out. The legally elected and illegally counted out republicans at once Instituted proceedings in the federal court and a writ of prohibition issued which prevented the commission from doing anything at all in the San Pete matter, conscquently the recount stands inocuous. The commission proceeded with its can- vass, however, and coming to Box Elder county opened the ballot hoxes of every pre- cinet, and in fifteen minutes had counted out two republicans and made the list of delegates from that precinet solidly democratic. A change of cver fifty votes was necessary to accomplish this, but the commission was not troubled a little’ bit in doing this. This made the list stand, republicans, fifty-six; demo- crats, fifty-one, GOT RID OF A REPUBLICAN. Then to facilitate the progress of the steal a democratic governor ordered one of the commission, Colonel E. W. Tatlock, a repub- lican member, to San Juan county to lcok after a band of renegade Indians. With him out of the way the commission, then standing three to one democratic, jumped over into Salt Lake City and going into the ballot Boxes of the Third precinct changed the result there by over fifty votes and counted out two re- publicans, reducing the total republican ma- Jority of delegates from fourteen to a single solitary cne, Then the republican committee, which had exhausted every other eftort to get justice dono the party, applied to the federal court for a peremptory writ stopping the entire canvass until the matter could be determined by the courts. The first case to come up for a hearing is the one instituted by J. D. Page, C. P. Lar- sen and J. L. Jolley, counted out’ republicans from San Pete county, each having been elected on the face of the returns. The writs are of mandamus and prohibition, the former of which requires the commissi'n to show causo why it should not issue certificates of election to the petitioners in accordance with the returns, while the latter commands the commission’ to refraln from fssuing, before the mandamus hearing, certificates of elec- tion based upon the figures of a so-called re- count of the ballots, and to thow cause why it should not be perpetually prohibited from substituting the recount fo: the returns and issuing certificates to candidates given a pre- tended majority by such a recount. Judge Burtch heard arguments today and took the case under advisement. The leading question of law in these cases as in the Box Elder and Salt Lake cases, to come on later, f&; “Under what conditions, if any, the commission may go behind the re- turns, when such feturns are regular upon their face and when they do not disclose a discrepancy rendering it necessary to resort to the ballots to ascertain who was elected But apart from this question of law, regard- ing which the authorities are unquestionably against the position taken by a majority of the commission, is the vital question that the ballot boxes have not been properly guarded since the election and that many opportunities for “fine work’ were afforded parties who might desire to tamper with them, and substitute for the ballots cast such ones as might be necded to transfer majorities from republicans to democrats, This failurc to protect the ballot boxes from fraudulent designs has raised an obstacle whch the democratie plotters cannot lawfully overcome. The “recounted’’ boxes were in some in- stances not locked, being tied up with a strong cord or sealed with a plece of paper pasted on, and in every instance none were deposited or placed in a safe, vault or eyen an ordinary secure place, but were laid around as £0 much rubbish in any conven'ent saloon or store. The prevailing oplnion of local members of the bar 1s that it would be extremely farcical to base certificates of elee tion upon @ recount of ballots that no one knows were the ones cast at the election and which every circumstance polnts to that they were not VERY WEAK ARGUMENT. The contention of the democratic members of the commission that there were discrepan- cies on the face of the returns sufficient t warrant a recount is based upon the weak argument that the number of votes stated upon the tally sheet, the poil list and the was s ! number of votes Warked on the regsiration | | the election, sion a S:veral wesks ago th ir list as having voted shoull sgree. There might be force in the probositfon if but one delegateship was voted for at the election. In such a case the number of voters and the number of votes received by ‘the candidate should be the same, but whete, as in San Pete county at the November election, seven delegates were chosen the adcuracy or in- accuracy of the count canmot be proven, as is proposed by the democratic commissioners, by dividing the whole mumber of votes by seven and comparing the resait with the number of electors who veted at the election, This method is faulty because thero fs m way of ascertaining how many voters fa'led to ‘vote for seven candlda‘es. 1s, there- fore, Impossible by such a computation to determine that there Is a material discrep- ancy on the face of the returns, and that, be- ing %o, thero is no authority of law for going behind the returns to recount the ballots. But, even if the commisggfon had the power to recount, it could not find any ballots that there was any assurince had been cast at Certainly there is no proof that the ballots Chairman Lefaher and Nis demo- cratic assoclates, Apistle Moses Thatcher of the Mormon churh and A, G. Norrell, United States commissioner, claim are the original ballots, are ‘the ones actu- ally cast, while ‘the presumption from all the circumstanses is that they are spurious. Al the returns were made out and counted by a board of judges composed of two democrats and one republican. The democratic tickets were sky blue, the republi- can tickets a pure white, ‘and in the recount all the errors were not {n scratched or popu- list tickets, but were in straight blue tickets which democratic judges, by some species of color blindness, unexplainable by the Utah commission, took for pure white ones of the republicans, and thus counted democratic bal- lots for republican candidates, The height of absurdity is reached in such a contention and the federal court is Jooked to confidently to stop the steal and compel the announce ment of the result as shown by the face of the returns, o angeiali O SCHEME FAILED 10 PAY. Peorla Parties Sink Considerable Money In Arizona. PEORIA, I, Jan. 4.—J, B. Greenhut, president of the Whisky trust, this afternoon sald concerning the sale of the Gila Bend Irrigation company property that he had re- ceived but little information from the large party of Peorians who were present at the sale. The Peorians had intended to purchase the property themselves, and he did not know whey they had not done so. He did not think the sale final. Moro that $1,000,000 was expended by the company, most of the money being put in by Peorfans, with a few stockholders in Decatur and Arizona. M. nhut admits he was the ‘Jargest stock- holdes. At this time he could not tell what the losses would be, but said the stockhold- ers would lose scveral hundred thousand dollars, He denicd, however, they would loso anywhere near $900,000. The company, ho said, had been unfortunate, like many other concerns, and there were o many con- flicting interests that it was thought best to put matters in the hands of a_receiver and allow a receivership sale; The Peorians held Jjudgments for $130,000 to $135,000, which will be satisfied by the purchasers. OBJECT TO BEING ASSESSED. Stockholders ot the Whisky Tgust Propose an Investigatio ALBANY, N. Y., Jan, 4—Albacy and vi- cinity is the center of large holding: of Dis- tilling and Cattlefeeding, ‘company stock. When the announcement was made that the stock would have to he gsgessed $10 per share an alliance was for with the large holders of the stbck iify other clties, The following will be issued to the stock- holders of the company by 4 ‘committee of the combination: Lo 3 “To the Stockholders’6f the Distilling and Cattlefeeding Company: Upon the request of more than cne-third of the entire capital stock of the Distllling and Cattlefeeding company, the undersigned have consented to act as W committee to procure a rigid in- vestigation of the affaits of the company to rotect the interests of the stockholders and 0 secure a change of mapagement. Coun- sel for the committee have already taken steps o defend the committee in legal pro- ceedings now pending, and are preparing to institufe such further prdcecdings as may be deemed adyisable. A efrcular is now in preparation . for furtherlng - organization, which “will be forwarded {o stockholders, With a proxy in favor of the committee, 16 be voted at'the coming election.” The fol- lowing is the committee; Richard B. Harts: horn, 31 Wall street; J. 1. Waterbury, presi- dent’ Manhattan Trust company, No. 2 Ni sau street; . N. Lockwood, No.' 2 Exchange court, New York City. | —— TOOK VENGEANGE ON HORSE THIEVES Oklahoma Settlers Overtake a Band and Hang Three of Ihem. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4.—A special to the Re- public from Wichita, Kgn., says: News was received here tonight from Kinglisher, Okl of a wholesale hanging of horse thieves in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe country. The settlers there have, ever slnce the opening, been vietims of marauding bands of horse and cattle thieves, and, fitding the authori- ties too slow in bringing the offenders to justice, several vigilance committees wers organized in different parts of the country to take the law into their bwn hands, The vigllantes a few days :go started on the trail of one of the band, fpllowed it into the panhandle of Texas, back into the Chey- enne country, overtaking it near Canton- ment. Here a battle 7-fowed, resulting in the wounding of George Guskeil and Simeon Campbell, two of the vigiluntes, and the capture of three of che tlileves, ‘The latter were hanged without delay. . Their bodies were shot to pleces and left hanging as a warning to their kind, ! —_———— Clnimed tho Wrong Man fo SPRINGIIELD, 0., Jan. 4.—In the probate court today the case of Mrs. Emma An- derson, charged with insanily, was dis- missed. She has bzen claiming that Rey, J. C. lor, pastor of the Second Baptist church, is her husband, who left her In 1851 In court Re Taylor oduced documentary and oral evidenc: proving the woman's stcry untrue. Mrs. Anderson has an old pho graph of ‘her husband, which, barring uge Is a good picture of Ta r. ‘The two are such perfect doubles that the mistake was an easy one to make, THe woman was mar- ried in Williamsburg, Pa., i 1851, ARDVILA 4 Sues for Her Father's Property, FORT WORTH, Tex,, Jan. 4.—Charlotte Belle Hildreth, nee Higbee and Sue Higbee filed suit in the district court today against R. G. Maddox, J. J. Massie and Mary Jo sephine Hildreih Tor the restitution, posses- nd ownership of praperty left by plain- Uffs' father In defendants’ trust for the benefit of his surviving ehiidren. The prop- erty is valued at about §30,00 in bank stock, personal property, real estate in Texas and Missourl and o sum of cash, a Husband, —e— Mrs. Lease Got Intg the Meeting. TOPEKA, Kan,, Jan. &, —The secret p list confcrence here té@ay broke up in a mild row when Mrs, Lease, J. H. Lathrop Bennington and other opponents of the state ion got into the room. Those in charg the “‘meeting fally ‘threw the doors wide open and made it public. A few meel In secret con tie object of the erstopd that the railroad assessment of 1594 will be investigated, Nayor Strang Will Fuvestigate. NEW YORK, Jan. 4.--Mayor Strong gave { out the statement that he weuld have an in- vestigation city of all the d government made through the com- ners of accounts. 1 “If," said th there are abuses or uption in riments: 1 want know it. The work will begin jubt as soon as the commissioners can get {heir affice force run- ning smoothly." partments of (he D S Three Thous md Min: s 8:rike, DUBOIS, Pa., Jan. 4=All the miners at this place and Reynoldsville struck today on account of wholesale discharges this week €8 warz retuc d, and this weck sbout 40 were disch & 3 Three thousand inen are idle, and- i (he strike continugs long in midwinter tnere will be great destitution, Ouly Twenty Went (0 Work. NEW YORK, dJan, 4.—Only twenty cloak- cers went 1o work shoveling snow today, it Robert Fulton Cutfing, president of the Soclety for Improvieg the Condition or e Poor, 1s of the opinion that 40 or 500 cl makers will be &L work b: the end of the week hese men witl draw 8§ & day for thelr labor, their custody at any ore tima, } tucky { Hampton. TREASURER BARTLEY'S BOND It Has Not Yet Been Approved as Pre- tented to Governor Holcomb, GRAVE QUESTIONS RAISED CONCERNING IT Sufficlency of Security a Matter of Doubt a8 the Bond Now Stands—Penal Sum Also in Dispute—Must Be Made Good. LINCOLN, Jan. 4.—(Special)—Two years ago, just preceding the collapse of the Capi- tal National bank, Treasurer Bartley filed an official bond for $3,000,000, with Charles W. Mosher and Richard Outcalt, president and cashier of that bank, respectively, as surcties, In the sum of §700,000, and John Fitzgerald as surety in the sum of $600,000, and the bal- arco of the surcties in sums ranging from $25,000 to $200,000. Within forty-eight hours after this bond had been approved by © ernor Crounse the Capital National failed, With a deposit of state funds to the tune of $236,000. Governor Crounse very naturally felt chagrined that he had been imposed upon, and had approved the Mosher bond and had accepted the batk as a state depository without a searching inquiry as to its solvency and the standing of each of the suretie A burnt child very naturally dreads the fire. When Treasurer Bartley presented his new bond for approval to Governor Crounse last week, with the name of the late John Fitzgerald heading the list, he took the mat- ter under advisement and declined to as- swme the responsibility of ng on the bond, thus devolving that duty upon his successor. Governor Holcomb very properly insists upon a most thorough and careful in- vestigation of all the points involved, The fact that John Fitzgerald appended his name to the bond only two days before s death makes the lability of his estate tionable. ~ With Fitzgerald’s name cken off the other bondsmen would, it is thought, be practically released. Another very important point Involved is the question of the penal sum in which the state treasurer's bond shall be executed Heretofore every treasurer has been required to glvo bond in” twice the sum of the largest amount of money that was likely to be in This was com- puted two years ago at $1,500,000, making the bond $3,000,000. Mr. Bariley claims that the depository law relieves from’ responsibility for the money for which the depository banks have furnished security. That, of course, would leave him responsible only for the cur- rent funds and uninvested school funds. Mr. Bartley’s view, however, is regarded as un- sound and untenable by emnent attorneys, Who point out the fallacy of his contention by asking whether he would be entirely released from the necessity of giving any bond in case he kept all money in approved depositories. The law makes the treasurer the disbursing officer, and every dollar must pass through his hands into and out of the depositories. Governor Holcomb feels in duty bound to protect the interests of the state to the fullest extent, both as regards the amount of the bond and the responsibility of the sure- ties. Meantime ho Is withholding his ap- proval of the bond presented by Mr. Bartley. PYTHIAN REPLY TO THE BISHOP. Wisconsin's Grand Chancellor Comes Out in Another Open Lotter. ST. PAUL, Jan. 4—The following letter was mailed In this city today In answer to the interview “of “Bistiop Messmer of Green Bay, Wis., being at the same time given to the Associated press: “ST. PAUL, Minn, Jan, 4, 1805.—Right Rev. 8. G. Messmer, "Green' Bay, Wis,: Right Reverend Sir—it Is difficuli 'to say Which surprised me the most, your refusal to reply to my letter respectfuly asking you to’ make good or to withdraw your charge that the Knights of Pythias i3 an anti-Christian_society, or the reason you assign for your refusal. The reason ad- vanced by your published interview is that you made these charges in a general con- versation and not in a formal manner. Such a reason has not the slightest weight, for the manner of making accusation Is quite immaterial. The thing to be considered is the accusation itself, You have made spe- cific charges—you have made them through the press for the American publie, against hundreds of thousands of your countrymen arges of the most serlous nature, and now you confess that you cannot prove them.” Ior, twist it as you may, such Is the ohvious and inevitable meaning of your refusal to offer any reason for the sweep- ing charge publicly made by you. T leave you, sir, to judge how far this conduct is consistent with honor and honesty. Knight of Pythias, whom you would member of an anti-Christian org: would scorn to make charges aga n or a body of men which he is not red to prove, which, as a mat cannot be proven, and which pos any foundation on truth. T am r yours, J. F. HILSCHEN, Grand Chancellor, Wyoming Odd_Fellows Not Disturbed. CHEYENNE, Jan. 4.—(Special.)—The de- cree of Pope Leo requiring all Catholics who are members of the Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Sons of Temperance to withdraw from the respective organizations has created considerable discussion in Wyoming, where there is a large number of Catholle secret soclety men. The papal bull will be pr mulgated in the various churches of this diocese next Sunday. R. A. Proctor, grand master of the Ind pendent Order of Odd Fellows in Wyomin; has issued an address-to the fraternity. Among others things he says “I can readily understand how, in Europe, where se et societles have at times been untilized by the enemies of constituted aun- thority in church and state, and have served to hide the operations of wicked men, ser ous and well founded objections to these organi: lons might exist. " But in our cou try, and in our order, where nothing polit cal or sectarlan is allowed to enter whose work is devoted to benevolencd ternity and morality, I am quire to be known 1o be appreciated. “The matter Is one that ‘~{n‘l'|i||l)’ con- 5 the adherents of th holie church 0 may be denied the priv with the Odd Fellows. 8o 5 clety s o rned, we are in a position that renders it unnecessary for us to k recog- nition from any special class of the com- munity, but we do desire the recognition and support of all good eltizens, of what- or race or creed, who reverence God and desire the advancement of humanity,” EDARIMARE: £ 1 KILLED A DESPERADO, Willlam Bussey Shot by Hugo Raymond in Montana, BILLINGS, Mont,, Jan, 4.—(Special Tel gram.)—~Hugo J. Raymond came into town yesterday from Twenty Mlle ranch and sur- rendered himself for killing Willlam A Bussey. Bussey was a tough who has been suspected of every crime from murder to holding up mall coaches. Raymond found Bussey asleep in his cellar with a gun | his side. . He awakened him and ordercd him out. In the fracas that followed Itay- mond was thrown out of the cellar bodily Bussey then went to the barn, took a horse and attempted to get away, but Raymond used his rifle to such pood’ effect that he left the horse 1 took Yo the bush. Later he was discovered in the oat bin in the barn, where he was killed, St Insists on Hay CINCINN the colored ag Hampton. TI, Jan, 4.—Rev, A. 8. Hampton, man arrested here on a requisition and held by Judge Buch- walter until assurance was brought from the governor of Kentucky and the judge of the court that Hampton would be “pro tected from mob vivlence and would be allowed a fair trial, was again before Judg Buchwalter today 'for a further hearing. Mr, Penn, the agent of Kentucky, presented & correctéd copy of Governor Brown's requi- sition and.a_copy of the in galnst He gald he had r 100 let from Governor Lirown promising protection s reoulred by the court. Ha raey mude a number of objec requisition and the indictment and for a discharge of the prisoner. The took the matter ¢ advisement e Utes tiave Not Moved Jun. 4.-A delegation Indian Creek and Montic:llo, in 8an Juan county, called upon Governor West today, bringing a number of amdayits clalming to show that the Southern Ute Indlans are court Claim SALT from | M. 2L Onlman Appolnted Receiver for Ken- | still {n that county, moved to Colorado, that but they are were not scattered throughout the country and are committing numerous depredations, AUSTRIA FILES A PROTEST, Following In the Steps of Germany on the Sugar Question. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—The tarift war between the United States and Europe reached an acute phase today. As fore- shadowed in the Assoclated press dispatches last week, the very first official act of Mr. Henglemuller, the new Austrian minister, was the lodgement of a protest against that paragraph of the sugar scheduls of the tariff act which imposes an additional duty of one-tenth of 1 cont on sugar coming the United States from countries which an export bounty on it. This action was taken “today and the ground taken by the minister was similar to that which formed the basis of the protest of Germany—that ad ditonal duty pald diseriminates against Austria and is consequently a violation of the treaty of comme with that mnation. far no threat of retaliation accompanted the protest, but in this Mr. Henglemuller is but pay following the example by the German min- | ister, and the next step he wiil undoubtedly take will be in the same direction, namely, the imposition of some restriction upon American products that is imported in quan- tities into Austria. The four great sourcos of our sugar supply, outside of the small proportion contributed by Loulsiana, are Cuba, Germany, France and Austria. With three of these countries we are already at odds over the sugar duty, and in the case of France thers are already indications of the adoption of a refaliatory policy in the impo sition of restrictions upon our meat trade and the fmportation of American wheat and flour. This whole subject was under discus- sion by the cabinet today, and as far as can bo gathered the outsome, if congress fails to come to the relief of the executive by the removal of the duty which is supposed to cause the trouble, then resort must be had to retaliation, which will either open European countries to our exports or close our own ports to all Buropean products. D TWO FAMILIES. Robert Gammon After n Lapso of Yenrs Returas to His English Wife. DENVER, Jan, 4.—Robert Gammon, who was one of the foremost business men of Colorado for over twenty years, disappeared July 8 last, deserting his wife and eight children in this city. It has just been learncd that his real name was Robert Flanders, and that when he came to this country in 1871 he deserted a large family in England. He is supposed to have re- joined them Flanders, alins Gammon, had $25,000 w he came to this country in 1871, He money here rapidly and three years rated by the commereial exchanges s h £140,000 On_the steamer on which he d the ocean he made the acquaintance rederick Bocts' family, who also came mmon married one of the daughters, who lived only a year. After her death he married her sister, Miss Elizabeth Boots, who bore him nine’ children, three of whom died. In 1858 there arrived in Den- ver a young man whom Mr. Gammon Intro- duced ‘as his son Robert, born in lingls The young man's mother, he said, was Gammon began to complain that his invest- ments were turning out badly, and disposed of his valuable real estate in this city. When he Jeft he was accompanied b son. He sald he was going (o Cripple ¢ but’ he did not do so. 1t is believed th his first wife is still liviog and he returned to her. He had eight children in Bngland. Gammon's secret was known to his partner in.the dressed beef business, Richard Brown, now, dead, whose widow has disclosed the facts. Gammon was 70 years old, but did not look over §0. — PROMOTING. HOME 1. en e ago DUSTRY, Wyoming People Will Have a Woolen Miil at Sherida Wyo., Jan. SHERIDAN, —(Special.)— William Lever of Fremont, Ncb., is in the city in the interests of a number of castern capitalists who are contemplating the erec- tion of a woolen mill in Sheridan, The plant will be equipped with latest improved machinery for the manufacture of woolen £oods adapted to the needs of the peovle residing in this locality, in order that a home market can be had for the output of the factory. In addition to the manuficture of cloth, if is proposed to put in a tailor shop for the manufacture of clothing from the product of the factory’s own looms, Employment will be given to sixty or s enty men and women when the factory is In operation. Itis estimated that the plant will cost $35,00. The enterprising people of Sheridan e the enterprise every en- couragement possible, and there is every in- dication that the gentiemen Interested will h the construction of the fac- rly date. Governor Osborne has received the last re- mittance on a shipment of wool, which he, in company with State Senator Hurt of Natrona county, consigned to London early st fall. The wool netted the gentle o7 cents a pound. "There were sixty bales in the consignment, ILL DOW. Available Linomen at Work Them to Working. TACOMA, Wash., Jan, 4.—The Northern Pacific today got its wires working as far as Winlock, on the Portland branch and is operating trains between that city and Portland without wires. Over 100 men, in- cluding section men, are at work in put- ting up railrond and Western Unlon wires between Winlock and Portland. They ex- pect to have two wires by Baturday night and the balance Monday. “South of the Co- lumbia streams are running bank-full, but no damage is pected unless chinook winds spring up. he telegraph lines to South Bend and Gray's harbor are down, but will be recovered as soon as the men can be spared from the main line. Every ay: ible lineman has been sent to ihe Columbia val- An Getting Telephone wires to the south are likewl prostrated. North and east the telegraph and telephone wires are all right. e 10WA A O, U, W. LITIGATION. Loyal Lodge Held to Be an Insurance Com- puny and Not a Fraterow! Society. DUBUQUE, Ta,, Jan. 4.—Judge Husted to- day filed his decision In the Anclent Ovder of United Workmen case. It was brou by Grand Master Hanks of this city, of the “rebe ction of the order, to enjoin the “loyal action from uging the name An- clent Order of United Workmen and from tran ng business under that name, “The on Is against the “loyals,” the holding that the defendant is not a gecret fraternal societ but is a life insurance company This is one of the many suits between the factions owing out of refusal of the “‘rchels” to pay th ment levied in 1882 r death loss south caused by yellow {0 final move of the “rebels L “loyals” out of the state and will hay effect if the decision s sustained supreme court, to which the cas appealed, T0 WIND UP PIERCE that the will b S AREAIRS, the Wrecked tank, 8. D, Jan, 4.—(8 P. Ohlman of thi day appointed receiver for the defunct fir of Plerce, Wright & Co., bankers, who swindlings of foreign capitalists through the senjor member of the firm, John Pierce, was made public a short tim Ohlman was forinerly o partoer of and the bank In which he was inter with Plerce probably escaped being timized through Ohlman's knowledg Plerce's method of reckless speculatic is also announced in Yaokton that ¥ sugh of London, England, has b pointed receiver of ‘English assets of .M. Plerce. seclal city Plerce M te NEW YORK, Jan. 4 the Assoclated press Morgan at his office ' tng him & printed Wash's iterating allczed opposition a8 secretary of the treasur he hud any conection with the request for Mr. Carlisie's withdrawal, as the dirpatch Blate 1 have never had any conncetion atter in any shape or form, dire directly,’” My, Morgan sald, positively had been asked concern story before It was printed 1 whould £aid then, as I do now, that there is not a word of truth in it eal Denlal, A representative of alled on J. Plerpont after show- h re- izl with the Uy or in Lt to | after his arrest | fied. this evening frem their visit to Frank story. and they had settled in ligan big bruise, fully three inches square, in the middle cf about right know that there were any brulses there, and he had no Idea how the injury occurred. No warrant Oberly seelng about a heavy lumber wagon, description given by the Young fam strengthened th ganization portant any such organization association a month [Hopkins was the president of He mor aitended their m daughter she | 8¢ ) . axked him it | Fnt was I & the truth of thut | have | IS MULLIAN THE LEADER Question of the Identity of the Man Who Led the Roott Abduotors, NEITHER OF THE WOMEN IS POSITIVE' Suspected Trisoner Taken Noforo Mrs. Scoth and Miss MoWhorter, but They Could Not o Sure Ho Was the Man that Is Wanted, O'NEILL, Neb, gram.)—Dell Aiken Jan. 4.—(Special Teles and Bd Hershiser res turned from Paddock township about 7 o'clock tonight. They were accompanied by George Mullthan, the farmer whom Barrett Scott is id to have recognized as the leader of the vigilantes at Parker. Mullihan is now prisoner, and he will be arraigned before one of the local courts tomorrow He has by far the most striking appearance of any of the prisoncrs, and is evidently ! man of than ordinary nerve. Soon he was taken to the Scott! whether he could be fdenti= Here occurred a scone more intensely dramatic than the most realistic productiom of the modern stage. Mullihan was taken' into the kitehen, where he was made up as he supposed to have appeared at the the attack. His heavy bearskin coat was turned up around his neck. A red hand- Kerchief was bound around the lower part of his fuce, leaving only his cyes and the lower part of his forchead exposed. Then he was taken into the parlor and brought face to face With the wife of the man of whose mur- der he stood accused. His deep-set black eyes under bushy, overhavging brows, to- gether with the suggestive mask, imparted @ most savage appearance, and the reminden of the terrible scene of Monday was more than Mrs, Scott could stand. She looked at him a moment, then gave am after scream of terror, and frantically appealed to the officers to take him away. She grew: hysterical and sank fainting on the sofa, while Mullihan gave no sign of emotion. MRS. SCOTT NOT POSITIVE, Mrs. Scott could not say whether Mullihan was the lead of the vigilantes or not. She said he looked like him, but that was as far she would go. Miss McWhorter was more positive. She could not identify the portion of the face that was left uncovered, but she ' declared that the big coat and the heavy boots were thoze worn by the leader of the lynchers. The boots were of the “gunboat’ | pattern, and Miss McWhorter pointed out @ strip of leather running up the instep, which | she said she had observed at Parker. It! Will be remembered that durlng the struggle at the carriage Miss McWhorter scratched| the hands of the leader. When Mullihan was asked to show her his hands he hesitated for| tho first time. When he obeyed he cxtended his hands palm up. “Turn them over,” said Dell Alken. He did £o and showed deep scars on the back, which bore every appearance of havel ing been made by a set of sharp finger nalls, Tho mask was removed, but no one could idntity his face. He was compelled to go through the same tactics followed by the leader of the lynchers, and repeated after Miss McWhorter the expressions which. had been addressed to Scott, Both women agreed that the voice did not sound as it did on the day of the ehooting, Mullihan was then pug through a cross-examination that lasted couple of hours. STORIES DO NOT DOVETAIL, He said that he left home Sunday morning to look for stray horses. He went to Mose Elliot’s and then went straight west alone. He returned to Elliott’s and stayed all night, but left there before noon the next day. He saw Mirt Roy then, but the trio did not stay. together for more than ten minutes, He went on alone, spent the afternoon in a futile search for his horses and arrived here about 9 o'clock Monday night, His story Is a flat contradiction of those told by Roy and Elliott. Roy declared that he and Eloit and Mullis han were together all the afternoon Monday and that they all three rode in Roy's buggy out on the range to look at Elliott's horses. Besides denying being in their company, Mullihan declares that he was not in a buggy at any time. He explains the scratches on his hands by saying that his horse became unruly while he was at Elliott’s Sunday night and while struggling with the animal his hands were scratched on the manger in the stable. Anotlicr contradiction fn Mullihan's case is the fact that Mrs. Elliott told the officers that Mullihan did not stay at their house any, night ths week, Dr. Gilligan and Jake Hershiser returned Oberly, who was under suspicion as the man who Was run over by Scotl's horses, He claimed that he had been sick at home Sunday and Monday, and his mother corrobora ed his He said that he had had the mumps his back. Dr. Gil- examination, and found a more residenca to goc was time of made an his " back. inches Oberly Another wide sald discoloration was found on the that he did not thre side, has yet been issued for his arrest, and the officers are in doubt whether he Is the right man or not. The Oberly place is directly on the line of the trail followed by, the lynchers when they left Parker's, Mrs, and the little girl both remember the outfit go by. They passed just dusk Monday night, but they could no description of the men, There was 2 buggy and one or This tallles with the ly. give two men on hersaback, LAID ON THE VIGILANT. revelations made far have all belicf of Seott's friends that away with by the vigllance ore hat has been known to exist for tme past among the farmers of the valley. Mulihan made some ims missions in this conneetion tonight. first that he was not aware of but afterward admitted a member of a zo-called protective that was organized a little over ago. They met at house of Hopkins, in the Red Bird valley, and lie association, at the organization was effected that petty thieves were ar- vieted, * He only knew mbers, bul there were several had never wet, He had never tings since that time, Afe officers had left Scott’s house with ner, Fannie Scott, the 9-year-old declared Mulli- man. When asked how said she knew him by the cd his fect when stand= ced it while he was stands carviage at Parker, and as. Mullihan must be the same man, that the prisoner has a peculian way of placing cne foot before the other, but how much the child's judgment Is to be depended on is another questic Justice Costello came into town this afters noon and Roy and Blliott were arraigned bes fore him in the office of the county judge. Both pleaded net guilty and were released on the sterotyped bail of §500. Their prelims inary examination Is set for Wednesday. Sherlff Hawilton recsived a telegram today from Sheriff Hill of Martin county, Minnesota, whicl s Lo settle the unreliability of the m trom M. G. Bayless, raying that Falrmont in disguise, Sherift Hill says that Bayless simply saw a man #iding through in the cars whow he tbought looked like Ecott “There are rumors f 4 prospective effort The he was done some Niobr He sald tht he was John claimed t In order to se t and four of the n whom li ter the thelr pr emph han the right knew him, she peculiar way he pl Ing. She had not ing beside th seried that It is a fact ating around tonight of on the part of the vigs ilants to rescus Mulliban. Conservative cits izens take but little stock in these reports, however. The porth country men know 100 well that such a demcustration would be