Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 7, 1895, Page 1

7= e % a i > /f ) ESTABL HED JUNE 19, 1871. e OMAHA, MOND AY MORNING, JANU ARY 7, SINGLE COPY FIVE CEN PLANNING A RAID Empty Treasury to Be Further Depressed by Unneces:ary Appropriations, STATE INSTITUTIONS AFTER THE STUFF Buperintendents Ask for 8ums Largely in Excess of Two Years Ago, HOW LINCOLN H PZS FOR ASSISTANCE Half a Million Wanted to Start a Building Boom There, PROSPECTUS OF THE GREAT GRAB GAME Estimates Already Submitted Indicate that There Will Be Close Watching Needed ixtravagianee Almost Criminal in Its Intensity, LINCOLN, Jan. Holcomb's influence at the present and steps are to offset that 6.—(Special)--Governos on probable leglslation Is already recognized, belng taken in certain quarters influence, especially In regard to appropriation bills, That there is a con- templated rafd upon the state treasury already certain, and nothing but the honest Independence of the republican members will prevent it. A glance at the estimates of the superintendents of the ral state institu- tions reveals the fact that they anticipate heavy Increase In their expenditures during the coming biennial period. The total esti- mates asked for for gencral purposes by state officials and superintendents of state institu- tions are $2,421,400, The tctal amount ap- prepriated two years ago was §2,200,030. So the new estimates contemplate an increase in expenditurcs of $212,000 to begin with, The superintendent of the Hospital for the Insane at Lincoln thinks he cannot possibly get along with than $192,000. Two years ago he recelved $141,600. The Ins dustrial school at Kearney, which for the past two years was managed very well on $85,700, hopes to make up lost time by asking the present legislature for $128,668. The super intendent of the Institute for the Feeble Minded at Beatrice beats the record, however, by asking for $161,450, whereas two y ago he was extremely fortunate in securing $76,400. Some of the retiring state officers have not been at all modest in paving the way for luxurious terms for their successors. The labor commissioner asks for an increase of $6,400; the secretary of state, $3,500; auditor, $1,700; treasurer, 00; attorney general, $1700. The Board of Public Lands and Buildings asks permission to spend something over $6,000 more than it received two years ago; the State Board of Transportation asks for $3,300 more, and none of the increased amounts is required for the expense neces- sary to earry the maximum rate case to the United States supreme court. MODEST SUMS SUGGESTED. /' The following statement shows the appro- ‘priations already asked for by the several state institutions, The figures in the first column indicats the respective amounts asked for, and in the last column the amount ap- propriated by the legislature two years ag session sev less Insane Hospital, Insanc Asylum Insane Hospital, Btate Penitc Industrial Industrinl Normal School, i Asylum for the braska City ... Home for th Industrial Home, Milford Boldiers' Home, Grand Island Echool for ble Mindad Beatrice Lincoln Hastings Norfolk tary 00}, School, 83,600 129,925 K Geneva ru Blind, Friendiess, Line | Total o $1, 900,250 It must be borne In mind that these fig- ures do not include new bulldings and other permanent improvements. There is an ex tracrdinary demasnd for new buildings, but the general appropriation of $2,421,490 in- cludes only officers’ and employes’ salaries, maintenance, ete. The building approprintions already asked for will exceed any ever se- cured from the leglslature in the history of Nebraska. So far the requests contemplate an appropriation of nearly $1,000,000, and of this enormous amount the city of Lincoln medestly asks for more than one-half. This stztement s almost too strong for belief, and nothing but an examination of the demands of the institutions located in and ncar the capital city proves the startling figures, To begin, the regents of the State univer- gity, upon the statemente and recommenda- tions of four or five resident alumni, ask for an_appropriation from the general fund of $456,600 for new buildings. This will add a tax of one-hall mill on every dollar's worth of assessable real and personal property in the state of Nebraska for two years, . WHAT THE REGENTS WANT, Heto Is a schedule of the new buildings asked for by the regents: Kirst they want the state to erect an administration building, to provide offices for the chancellor, regents, clerks and secretaries of the several state socletles. The amount asked for is $40,000, n exceedingly modest sum, when taken in connection with the further fact that the pro- posed administration buflding 1s to con- tain the “asiembly hal which the enterprising citizens of Lincoln have so long veted for the accommodation of political state conventions and other gatherings, but which they have always felt too poor to con- struct by private enterprise, Then the law school is said to need a mod est building, to cost but $12,000. Another small appropriation is needed in order to en- large the armory, and $15,000 is asked for this purpose. A building in which to teach young women domestic science is to cost 0aly §5,000. Just what the regents proposs to teach In a domestic science school, unless they desire to inculcate a new system of cookiug formulas, Is not specified. Oue of the larger buildings asked for is one in which to teach natural sciences, and the sum of ,000 is wanted for this purpcse. Another building for sgrieultural and mechenic arts is o ab- sorb $26,000, and $72,000 is wanted with which to complete the unfinished library building. It s further proposed to connect the present Grant hall and the chem'cal lab- oratory with a structure which will cost but $8.000. A new greenhouse (o supply bout- tenieres to smiling graduates on commence- nent day wili only cost $3,000. Having thus prepared the ways and means commit- tee for the greatest part of their misery, the egents give the finish- ing touch to the admirable structure by ask- fug for a building in which to teach physl and astronomy, to be erccted at a cost of $200,000. The entire amount is §4565,600, This is just about what the expenses of the Lin coln High school might have been the past few years had not the city dispensed with such an institution and generously permitted the regents of the State university to supply the lack at the expense of the taxpayers of the state. In addition to the $455,600 asked by the State university in the way of new building 8 new wing is asked for the insane hospital near Lincoln, to cost $60,000, thus making the total bullding appropriation asked for by the ety of Lincoln $515,600—and there Is stiil A possibility that the Home for the Friend- less may decide to ask for a few wings and other like things. The enormous tribute de- nded of the people of the state by the gy of Lincoln explains why Joe Burns of Burlington Beach fame is to be chairman of the house committee on public buildings and ®ither John Charles Fremont McKesson or Jobn B. Wright chairman of the same com- mission in the senate. predominate in the making up of all hous: and senate committees that have to do with the appropriation of funds for public build- ings. In order to secure her own enormous appropriations the Lincoln delegation, with its friends, may be compelled to log roll for increased appropriations for buildings for other Institutions and the result promises to be startling. The prospects for the formation of a building appropriation combine are ex- cellent Another contingency has not been over- looked. That Governor Holcomb may veto any particular item In any of the appropria- ticn bills has not been lost sight of, and it he does the effort will be made to pass the items, the veto to the contrary notwithstand- ing. CHANGE THE SYSTEM IF NEED BE. In asking for an appropriation of $60,000 for a new wing to the Lincoln Hospital for the Insane Superintendent Hay candidly ad- mits that if the present system of caring for the incurable, or chronic insane at the Hastings asylum’ is continned, the $60,000 should be expended at Hastings, He argues at length to prove that the additional room is needed, but, In order to secure the ex- penditure of the proposed $60,000 appropri tion at Lincoln, Superintendent Hay proposes radical changes in the present system of caring for this class of unfortunates At present all insane patients are first taken to the hospital at Lincoln, where a specially equipped corps of medical and in- sanity experts is maintained. Meny are treated and cured at the Lircoln hospital. The Incurable are transferred to the asylum at Hastings when their cases are recognized as hopeless, At Hastings, of course, no at- tempt at treatment for insanity is made. Su- perintendent Hay asks that the Institutions at Lincoln, Hastings and Norfolk be designated s asylums and hospitals at the same time, each one to receive and care for all of the insane in their respective districts, both cur- able and Incurable. Of course, sich a plan will necessitate the maintenance of a largely increased medical corps at each of the three institutions and ultimately be far more ex- pensive to the taxpayers of the state, but, then, it will give Lincoln an excuse for ask- ing and taking that $60,000 for a new build- ing. Taken all together, the well laid plans to tide over the hard times by expending $515,- 600 of the people’s money In Lincoln in the next two years will be applauded by every- body—except those who do not live in Lin- coln. That portion of Governor Crounse's final message referring to the apparent usefulness of the office of deputy labor commissioner has excited considerable comment in certain circles, and by many it is thought that the retiring governor administered a rebuke to the present deputy labor commissioner, J. B. Erifon. It is only justice to say that the entire paragraph referred to was written by Mr. Erion himself and by Governor Crounse word for word as written. Referring to the matter today, Mr. Erion said that unless the legislature intended to furaish the bureau sufficient funds to carry out the work exacted of it by the statutes the office might as well be abolished. IRRIGATION IN NEBRASK/ The subject of irrigation will doubtless re- celve a larger share of the legislature’s at- tention at the present session and for this reason a state map contained in Labor Com- missioner Erion’s report, distributed yester- day, will be especially valuable. The map shows the location of all irrigating ditches, including alzo all proposed ditches. It is an exhibit which will surprise all who have not kept themselves especially informed as to the progress already made with frrigation in Nebraska. A tabulated statement printed on the bottom of the map shows the mileage of irrigating canals by counties. Scotts Bluff county leads with 150 miles of canals already completed, and 137 proposed, whila Cheyenne county s a close second with 108 miles of completed canals. The total mileage of completed canals as shown by actual sur- veys made by R. H. Lawrence, civil en- gineer at Omaha, Is 689; miles proposed and under construction, 1,411; acres under canal at present, 864,200; acreage under survey, 1,422,000, The table complete will furnish valuable information for all members of the legislature and others directly interested in irrigation. It is as follows: Japu;) 8910V, oone Buffalo Bla'ne Brown Banner Cheyenne Cherry Custer 81100 1,500 Holt ... Howard Kearney Koith Loup Hnelps Platte Red Wil ORIRIT In discussing the irrigation legislation needed ed for Nebraska, Mr. Erion deals only in gen- eral views, leaving to those with a more ex- pert knowledge of the subject the work of preparing the details, He closes his report by saying Our present irrigation law, passed by the legislature in 1881, was all that was n y at the time, but our needs hav creased with time and experi tenths of the members of the 188 probably never thought of the su irrigation in fts application to Nebr lands, The importance which now attaches to irrigation of the lands west of the ninety- seventh meridian renders new legisiation cgvering the changed conditions a. geces- she t space of flve years has clearly demoustrated the large and profitable re- sults to be attained by irrigation of lands encrally, At that time (five years ago) there were not over 3,000 ac irrigated land in the state. Now there are 120,( acres, with canals under construction aml proposed for hundreds of thousands of acres more, for many there i3 not water sull to warr ything more than talk local spring boom, CHA The basis of th, water should be ch possible to measure and small bodies of flowing water undér a foursinch pressur with ar Bree of a 0y, The manner of fiing for appropriations of water should be £0 restricted as to prevent persons from filing for double or more than the capacity of their proposed ditch or of the supply ‘of the stream from which the canal is fed. We also heed a law similar, so far may apply to conditions here, to the Wr law of California, which provides for community 1ving under the line of a pro- wosed canal to vote bonds against all the and under the propesed line to un amount | sumcient to build the canal aft prop survey by a competent cly ieer has ishown the feasibilit the scheme; but | should be guarded rd of contral of { which the gov: be a memb:r. This is ¥ in order to lngure compe- tent engineering ubility, €ood business man- agement, and 1o prevent the voting of bonds against ‘worthless lands which cannot improved or on which they can get water. After the canal is built all lands the same should be assessed to pay off the bonds: but only the lands using the water should be taxed cach 0 pay for the maintenance of the for a M D. nt of the Imost {m- s it nt (he no under year durris Claims 8 Walkoves: NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 6.—The legis- lature will ussemble at ngon January 7. The democrats control both houses. Senator | Harrls' friends claim his selection by the | caucus Monday without difficulty. = The | ubernatorial ~ question overshadows all others and Is the chief toplc of discussion 'in political as well as other circles. Lincoln influence wlll‘ be | Prep.red to Accept Any Terms Japan is Disposed to Offer, PLACE OF MEETING NOT YET SETTLED Shanghal 1s Very Desirable to China but the Conqueror Will Not Consent to that Place as the Rendezvous. AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6.—The steamship China arrived today from Yokohama, bringing the following advices: TOKIO, Japan, Dec. 21.—All trustworthy signs now point to a speedy peace. Events two weeks. The Chinese hopes of resistance have broken down and a formal offer of direct negotiations has been made. Little progress was made until after the capture of Port Arthur, when the Chinese at last appeared to realize the necessity for immediate action and they declared their readiness to appoint a reprosentative of sufficient rank and to in- vest him with full powers from the central government. The choice of an appropriate place of meeting remains to be considered The Chinese have designated one of their own ports, Shanghal, as a desirable rendezvous To this Japan will not consent, and consider- able time has been lost in discussing the lo- cality, but the movement toward peace is proceeding, however, in apparently good faith on the Chinese side and with sincerity on the Japanese side The Japanese ministers are thoroughly aware that the interests of their country will be most- worthily served by bringing the war to an end with the least possible delay. The task before them is not an easy one, for the strong and active military class is bent upon further conquest on a large scale, and the public feeling is all in favor of inflicting ad ditional punishment on the enemy and de- manding inordinate terms of settlement. JAPAN ON THE ALERT. Until the proper occasion for proclaiming an armistice presents itself the military oy fons will continue with unabated " vigor. Japan will not be tempted to relax her ag- gressive energy, nor will she be diplomat- ically manouevered out of any of the ad- vantages she holds. neral Yamagata has returned from Man- | churia, leaving the command of the first |army to Lieutenant General Nozu, and is now in attendance on the emperor at Hiroshima, Although undoubtedly suffering from iliness, it is believed that the main purpose of his recall was to secure his influence in restrain- ing the intemperate ardor of the military faction and facilitating the arrangements for an early restoration of peace. To inquiries whether additional facts have been received bearing on the excesses of the Japanese soldiers at Port Arthur, the govern- ment replies that the reports are not com- pleted and that it prefers to wait until a full record can be prepared. However, it authorizes the statement that no new discov- eries of atrocities committed by the Chines or of acts of treachery which may have in- cited the Japanese troops to the revenge- ful violence will lessen in the slightest de- gree its condemnation of the misdeeds which are a stain on the national credit and for which the country was totally unprepared DISAPPOINTED THE GOVERNMENT. The government believed that discipline was o thoroughly established in the army that no conceivable circumstances could pro- voke the troops to disorder, much less to in- dulgence in ferocity and cruelty. It has suffered a bitter disappointment in the dis- covery that the high standard it hoped to mainfain without a blemish had been for- gotten on one occasion of fierce excitement and passion by men to whom the empire’s prestige has been confided. Chinese merchants are returning in great numbers from their own country to the Japanese ports and are seeking registration on the footing of Japanese subjects. On De- comber 9 an immense festival was held in Tokio to celebrate the capture of Port Arthur, With a single exception this was the only purely popular demonstration ever attempted in Japan. The first was in honor of General Grant during_his memorable visit to the capital in 1879. Prom the army of General Oyama on the Tao Tung peninsula little news of importan: is received. On December 5 the Japanes entered the walled town of Foo Chow on the road to New Chwang, without meeting the resistance which had been anticipated. The Japanese at once resumed the northward march, and at last accounts were close on Kai-Ping, a large town only thirty miles from New Chwang. THEY PREFER JAPAN Wherever the Japanese flag is ralsed the Inhabitants signify their desire to live under its protection. Many of the most prosperous citizens of Port Arthur and Kinchow, on retursing to the homes from which they had fled during the last days of Chinese military occupation, have posted signs on their walls, glving thelr names and addresses as resident$ in the “New Dominion of Japan." Since the beginning of December the course of the campaign in Central Matchuria has been completely changed. For several weeks it has been reported that the advance columns 1 of the first army, which at one time had sent scouting parties’ to within_forty miles of Moukdin on the north and New Chwang on the southwest, were drawing back toward neral Yamagata's headquarters at Kiulin, These reports are now confirmed and are cxplained by the appearance on the scene of a new and unexpected Chinese force. A corps of the army which China permanently main- tains in the Amoor region, on the border of Siberia, was detached about the middle of November and sent by slow marches in the direction of Moukdin with orders to relieve that city by attacking the Japanese troops, believed to be on the way thither, The new body of combatants was understood to num- ber from 10,000 to 15000, and to be com- posed wholly of hardy Tartars. Punctually when apprised of their intention the Japan- ese commanders made such disposition of their forces as the occasion demanded. Major General Tatsumi was sent to Tsi-Cha-Pao, a strategic point in the mountains some twenty miles northeast of Motien pass. $ * SCATTERED THE TARTARS, Here on November 13 he met a superior body of the enemy, led by the general, and, after a sharp skirmish, s tered the newcomers, who left twenty. dead on the fleld and a considerable quan- tity of arms and ammunition. The Japan loss was two killed and four wounded, engagement put a stop to the attempt of the Tartars to co-operate with the Chinese troops at or near Moukdin. The Tartars continued to advance, turning their attention, however, from the original point and moving south: ward, with the evident purpose of assailing Fen Whang. This town is one of the strong points occupied by the Japanese immediately after the crossing of the Yalu river. The Japanese, though outnumbered two to one attacked this force and dispersed it com- pletely. Tho Amoor corps to which the for. midable movement for the relief of Moukdin was cntrusted has ceased to exist, and though runaways have been tr: for fifty miles, not the slightest sign of an organizea body has been found by the Japanese pur- suers. The first and second Japanese armies | are without doubt within easy communica tio . . Manchurla is intense, the extreme northern posts being below zero. The roldiers suffer many omforts and many of the laborers have died from exposure. Fresh supplies of thick clothing are going forward in great quanti ties Every effort is being made by officlals from the interior of China to conceal the with respect to the loss of Porf Arthur. a huge bulletin board outside residence at Nanking was he cold in that 5 deg 5 degre of On the viceroy's posted on M ese had been defeated, with 10,000 slain, and that the war was about to end CHANGE IN COREA. SEOUL, Dec. 20, 1894.—Since the departure Lof the preceding mall a complete reorganiza- have marched with great rapidity in the last | truth | vember 20 a uotice declaring that the Japan- | by | las tion of the Corean governmbmt has taken place under Count Inouye's émergetic dicta- tion. The removal of Tal-Won-Kun from the prime ministry has been followed by dis- closures implicating several members of the cabinet in plots against the Japanese and in secret communication with the Chinese court, It s now established beyond dispute that the incessant Tonghak Insurrections are not due to popular discontent, but have been directly instigated by officials in the Corean capital, with the purpose of thwarting the projects of the Japanese representatives and preventing the extension of Japanese fufluence, Count Inouye hae sought to establish nearer rela- tions with the throne, signifying his inclina- tion to look upon its occupant as the real center of authority. The results of this new departure are sald to be far more satisfac- tory. Since the intercourse between the king and ount Inouye began to take this confidential form 1t is noticed that the Tonghak out- | breaks have been suspended. Several mem- | bers of the government have been threatened | with assassination if they undertake seri- | ously to carry out the proposed measures for | reform. An attempt to murder the home minister on December 13 was defeated only | by the vigilance of the Japanese employes | on the police force. The English attaches | in the Corean custom house have realized at | that China’s dominion is at an end and ve accepted offers of employment by the government of Corea. Koreshigeh Niyo, an cxperienced attache of the Japanese finance department, has gome to Corea with | a large staff to examine the condition of the treasury and to formulate plans of reform. LONDON STOCK REVIEW, Showlng for tho Vear on the Whole Un- usually Good. LONDON, Jan. 6.—The review of the year at the Stock exchange shows that on the | whole, with the exception of the values of | ecurities of defaulting South American gov- ernments and American railway securit prices are distinctly advanced. The late prices were the highest of the year, while all first class stocks are so high that the return to investors at present value is exceedingly small. During the week the markets were fairly bouyant and active. The settlement | caused heavy realizations in the mining mar- ket and a consequent decline in values, but the activity was unimpaired. Home railways and foreign securities were firm. Argentine securities were depres Nearly all de- clared reduced dividends and prices of stocks ccordingly fell. No rescue of the market for American sccurities from the existing stagnation is looked for until the currency problem is solved. It is believed, however, that the coming year will show an improve- ment. Central Pacific decliied % per cent. Small and fractional declines were made in the others. TO PREVENT STARVATION, Patriotic Convention to He Ield Johns to Aid the Destitute. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Jan. 6.—A number of citizens who lead in the affairs of the colony | Lave combined to bring alout the holding of a patriotic convention, composed of clergy, magistrates and traders of the principal towns, to be held in St. Johns at an early date to devise ways and mepns for extricat- ing the colony from the present position and for relieving the poverty which is so general. The crew of the warship Tourmaline fed 300 hungry people today. The necessity for generosity of this character is becoming daily more apparent. The Bank of Montreal which is now the financial agent of the colony has established a branch here and the outfit for the offices arrived by the Silvia today.*~The Silvia also brought $100,000 in specie for the use of the government. Government debentures are being sold by the holders who are in financial difficulties for 60 per cant of their par value. The persons selling them demand gold pay- ments. A few speculators are making large profits out of these transactlons. in St BY THE PEOPLE, Gerault Richard, Socialist Editor, to tho Chamber of Deputies. PARIS, Jan. 6.—Gerault Richard, soclalist editor of the Chambard, who was recently imprisoned for insulting President Casimir- Perier, has been elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the First district of Paris, by 2,742 votes, agalnst 988 cast for M. Felix, republican. In November last M. Richard was sen- tenced to one year's imprisonment and to pay a fine of 4,000 francs for publishing an arti- cle which the court held to be insulting to the president of the republic. A parlia- mentary bi-election was held on December 23, in the district above named, at which election M. Richard was a candidate. He aded the poll with 1,802 votes, and two candidatess received enough more to, prevent M. Richard from getting a mafority over all. This necessitated another election, and the result is the return of M. Richard. ected al Booth at Vanenuver. 3R, B. C., Jan. 6.—General Booth of the Salvation army is now here and recelved a hearty reception from the and citizens. He has interviewed the government regarding the estab- lishment of an armory and colony in this province, VANCOUV, iy 1 Belginm Agroe. Jan. 6.—The Gazette de Chartrio states that France has Informed Belgium that she will ot oppose the an- nexation by the Belgium government of the Congo Free State, Itallan Ambassador to ¥ ROME, Jan. 6.—Sig. bassador to Krance, Count Galli, first sec will act as 'ch nco Recalled, Ressman, Ttalian am- has Leen recalled, ctary of (he embassy, rge d'affaives. Duties on Corn Increased STOCKHOLM, Jan, 6-The government has decided to rajse the duties on corn 1 oere per 100 kilos and on flour to 630 oere, The new tarift will tak t tomorrow. Pope's Last Enc;elical ROME, Jan. 6.—The pope has already sent his encyelical to the North American epis- copate, It will be published in the United States before it appears her Sl A FEARS OF A FLOO.. Upper Ohio Valloy Threateaed Serlous Overflaw. LOUIS, Jan. 6.—A speci: from Wheeling, W. Va., says: The warm, heavy rain which began in this vi- cinity last night has continued almost un- interruptedly since, and the snow s nearly all off the ground. Reports from all parts of Ohio river basin shew similar conditions | 1l there is no longer any doubt of a flood Mhe ice in the river broke up at about a'elock this cvening and water rose elghteen | inches in twenty minutes. It is expected ver men that the river will reach from thirty-five to forty feet and may be mor CINCINNATI, Jan, 6.—At midnight there is serious apprehension of another flood, At | 6 o'clock tonight the Ohio was elght feet | five inches. At midnight it was fourteen feet five inchies, and the indications w that the rise would average over a fool an hour the rest of the night, and for some days to come. It will take only a day of uch rising to reach the danger point of forty feet of water. In February, 1884, the river reached its high water mark hefe of seventy-two fect. — a3 Gathefing Jan, 6-W. B of thiy cit ty" to lgok atlon of with & to the ¥ public 5 Waterh CINCIN prominent to New York ( ment for a reorga trust headed by John J. Waterbury back to his Cincinnati partners todiy cure all the proxies in favor of the bury movement to h W it has ar Proxios. Hutton, a haying gone the move Whisky wired to & Wat and forward them at once York. The irm here says s clready o favor of the ATI, broleer - New Telophona ©Compa CHICAGO, Jan. 6-The Cusha: Telephone company of Chicago h corpovated, with & caphal etock of $20,00 00, to manufactura telephone appliane and to coustiuct aad op rate teleplion: and telegraph cxchauges, 5. M. Cushman, O O. Leadhardt and Josepii Barteg are named as Incorporaters. i ! Dr. | industry HAWAII MONARCHY HOPELESS Olev eland Makes Public Correspondence that Indicates Where the Republic Stands, NO FURTHIR DESIRE TO INTERFERE Tnsinuntions that Ho Caused United States Ships to Quit the Waters of the ' Islnuds for Hostile Reas sons Denled, SHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The attention of hint Fri- the president having been called to a thrown out in the senate discussion on day that the visit of a certain “committee of royalists from the Hawalian islands™ connected in some way with of American ships from that locality, sald tonight to an Assoclated press reporter ot such insinuation absurd. course, an am entirely willing all our people know everything concerning the visit of the so-called ‘committee of royalists.’ Last three gentlemen frem designation of a_time when they could have an nterview with me and present a message from the deposed queen. Though 1 could hot with propriety recognize them offi was not disposed to refuse them pers the audience. for the interview. In the meantime, at request, transmitted through the secreta of state, thes gentlemen made Kknown precise purpose note: “‘To State: sioners Hon. W. Sir—We, Q. the Gresham, undersigned of the United States. We desire to excellency whether there is any hope his doing anything for the restoration of the constitutional government of the islands, J. A CUMMINGS. 1. A. WODEMAN, SAMUEL PARKER. “After had been submitted this note by me to the commissioners at our meeting. I'intended to avoid all misunderstanding and | ption by absolutely confining myself to such written reply of which the following miscon, is a copy: MET AS INDIVIDUALS. ** ‘Gentlemen, you must permit me to re- mind you that’ this interview ficial one, and that instead of receiving you in my representative capacity, I meet as individuals, who have tray ter before me. “‘You ask me if therc is any hope of my doing anything for the restoration of the constitutional government of the Hawaiian islands. 1 suppose that this question is largely prompted by the fact that soon aiter government of the overturning of the late the queen, I investigated that transaction and was satisfied there had been such an un- justifiable interference or ald of that move- ment on the part of the representatives of the government of the United States in its diplomatic and naval service as to call for correction, not -only to rectify what seemed to be a wrong done to others, through that rectification to ward off what appeared to be a danger to Americin honor and probity. “ *Fully appreciating the constitutional lim- itations of my executive power, and by no means unmindful of the hindranc might arise, I undertook the task. ““Having failed in my plans, 1 committed the entire subject to the congress cf the United States, which had abundant power and authority in the premises. The exccu- tive branch of the government was thereby discharged from further duty and responsi- bility in the matter, unless by congressional command. has, both by act, signified that nothing need be done touching American interference with the overthrow of the government of the queen. REPUBLIC IS RECOGNIZED. “ ‘Quite lately a government has been tablished in Hawaii which is in full force and operation in all parts of the islands. It is maintaining its authority and discharging all ordinary governmental functions upon general principles, and not losing sight of the speclal circumstances surrounding this case, the new government is clearly entitled to our recognition without regard to any of the incidents which accompanied or preceded its inauguration. “‘This recognition and attitude of the congress _concerning Hawailan affairs, of course, led to an absolute denial of the least present or future ald or encouragement on my part of an effort to restore any govern- ment heretofore existing In the Hawalian islands. GROVER CLEVELAND.' “When the day appointed for the meeting arrived, | was confined to my bed by illness and was unable to keep my engagement, I therefore signed the paper I had expected to read, and it was delivered to the commis- sioners, who, I believe, returned at once to Hawali. I never saw any member of this organization or committee, and have never had any communication or transaction with any of them, directly or indirectly, except as 1 have here stated.” The congress HAWAIIAN CONSPIRATORS HELD, Complete Details of the Proposed Rebelllon in the Hands of the New Kepublic, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, 6.—(Per Steamer China.)—Honolulu, Dec. 31.—The preliminary examination of the alleged conspirators took place last week and three of them have been held for trial without bail. The main wit- nesses for the prosecution were spies in the employ of the government, who wormed themselves into the confidence of the con- spirators, and when the proper time came gave the whole thing away. According to the testimony of the witnesses for the goy- ernment there was a deliberate plot to obtain possession of the government buildings and all the prominent supporters of the republic were to be surrounded and arrested at their home by detalls of the conspirators. The govern- ment detectives even obtained complete 1lsts of those who were to be arrested. Among them were President Dole, his cabinet officers, members of the executive and advisory coun- cils, newly elected members of the 1gislature, custom house, army and p@.ce officials. The conspirators claimed to have some 2,000 stands of arms and the gupport of the natives, but the trial developed the fact that th natives took no stock in the affair, and that the conspiracy was simply gotten up by a gang of discontented whites and half whites President Dole has received an autograph letter from President Montt of Chili, recog- nizing the new republic Rey. Douglass P, Bieroie of Austin, Mass has been offered the pastorate of the Cen- tral Unfon church here, the largest and finest in the city CORRELTS NK LSON MORRIS, Dr. Salmon Says There is Absolutely No Pleuro-Pueumonia Here. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The Salmon, chief of the bureau of the United of Agilculture, was graph in an i of Chicago, in which have said attention of animal Department called to a para- rview with Nelson Morris Mr. Morrls Is reported Cattlemen know of States to is this there no pleuro-pneumonia to in country.’ “If Mr, Morris," said Dr. Salmon, “used the precious words attributed to him in that interview, I cannot but suppose It was through inadvertence. In view of the readi ness of the enemies of our trafle to excite sanitary conditions ment is .jable, live stock speak prejudice against of our cattle, I fear, 1o seriously injure our inierests abroad. No one ought the was the departure | he | Its propriety and the motive behind it, T am sure, can safely be left to the judg- | ment of fair and right minded Americans. 1 should year | in the latter part of July or early in August Hawaii arrived here | signed to the command of a brigade, and asked through the secretary of state my | May, 1862, to the close of the war | all the engagements of that army under ¢ he day and hour were fixed | my the of their visit in the following Secretary of commis- , sent by her majesty Queen Liliuo- Kalani, request an audience of the president | K his for | Hawailan to me, 1 prepared in writing, with some care, a reply to the question it contained to be read is not an of- you ed a long dis- tance for the purpose of laying a certain mat- but also that moved thereto its action and its omission to of | live stock export | the state- | to be better satisfied than Mr. Morris and the cattlemen to whom he refers that there is not and has not been a single case of pleuro-pneumonia in the United States for nearly three years. Either Mr. Morrls has been misquoted or, as I said before, he made use of the expression through inadvert- ence, but it is fnadvertenc of a Kind that might prove costly to our cattle interests.” MISE OF GENERAL POST, ongressman from thoe Tenth Tilinols Dis- trict Dies Suddenly. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—General Sidney Post, member of congress from the Tenth district of Tlinols, died at the Hamil- ton hotel in this city this morning after an illness of but one day. His death was from heart failure, resulting from acute gastritis The funeral party will leave Washington at 8 o'clock tomorrow night, will arrive in Ch cago Tuesday night and the funeral service will be held in Galesburg, 111, probably Wed- nesday. General Post was best kuown through his brilliant military services {0 the rebellion, where he won high rank and distinction with great ability, When the war began he was Phillip is very | abpointed second lieutenant of the Fifth 11 | nois infantry. After the first Missourl cam- paign he became major, and eight months | after nis enlistment was made colonel of the Fifty-ninth Illinols for gallantry at the battle of Pea Ridge, in which he was badly | wounded. Before he was able to mount hi out 4 + | rying horse with- istance he joined the troops, then hur- forward to Corinth, and was at once as- From he was ny of the he com- on of the conspleuons in on- eral Rosec With it he commenced the battle of Stone river, drove tho enemy back | several miles, and captured Leetown. During the Atlanta campaign he was trans- ferred to General Wood's division of the Fourth corps, and when the latter was wounded at the battle of Lovejoy staticn took command and returned with it to Tennessee to oppose the passage of the enemy north, On December 15, 1864, in the Nashville fight- ing, he carried Montgomery Hill at the point of the bayonet, and in the next day's fight- o | ing fell dangercusly wounded, while lead an assault on Overton Hill. In July, 18 ho was given command of the western dis trict of Texas, and remained until the with- drawal of the French from Mexico removed the danger of military complications. General Post's civil carcer has been an eventful one. He was born March 18, 1833, in Florida, Orange ccunty, Now York, was graduated from Union college in 1855, prac ticed law in Kansas, where he also edited a newspaper, and in Illinols, After the war, in 1866, he was appointed consul to Vienna; was promoted consul general for Austria-Hun- gary in 1874, resigned in 1879; was com- mander of the department of Illinols Grand Army of the Republic in 1866, and was a republican member of congress for four terms, beginning with the Fiftieth ccngress. constantly at the front. In the Ar | Cumberland, aa first organized, | manded the first brigade, first divi Twentleth corps a brigade, COMING WEEK IN THE HOUSE, ‘ate of the Carlisle Currency.Bill Will Determined Very Shortly. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The coming week promises to be a most eventful one in the house of representatives. It wjl Inot only de- termine the fate of the Carlisle currency bill, so far as the lower branch of congress is con- cerned, but In the event of the defeat of the measure it will have a far-reaching effect on the currency question, and on the policy of congress and the administration, The democratic house caucus, which will convene at 3 o'clock tomorrow afterncon, un- less postponéd on account of the death of Representative Post, will ba the first impor- tant step, as it is expected to test whether any bill can command a majority, and what the form of the bill is to be. The house will adjourn immediately after the assemblage, out of respect for Mr. Post. A rule, fixing the future ccurse of debate, will not be introduced until Tuesday, and its terms will depend largely on the events of the caucus. It had been hoped to get a final vote by Tuesday or Wednesday, but Mr. Springer, who is in chargo of the bill, says it may be necessary to let the debate run through the week. There are evidences, however, that a coup d’etat will be put in execution by Tuesday by those opposed to the bill. This will be a mo- tion to strike out all after the enacting clause, which will be equivalent to a motion to kill the bill. It was by a stroke of this kind that the Morrigon tariff bill was summarily killed long before its friends had anticipated a final vote, The political leaders of the house haye been eonsulted, and have agreed that this move is regular, and in acc ance with the rules. They are expecting the move, although it is not known positively that will be taken. If an early vote is thus taken, and all the bill after the enacting clause struck out, it would do away with the five minute debate and put a summary end to the trouble, 1f, however, the moticn to strike out ghould fail to secure a majority, the five minute debate would proceed until the final vote was taken. There is no program for the week beyond the currency bill, as that measure will exclude (lll:“\l%lun of everything else until it Is set- tled, Be it Nicaraguan Canal Bilt Wil Bo Discussed During the Week, WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The senate will undoubtedly adjourn tomorrow soon after the hour of meeting as a mark of respect to Rep- resentative Post. On Tuesday the Nicaraguan canal bill will again be before the senate and the regular proceedings of the week will begin with a specch in support of the measure by Senator Mitchell of Oregon. The friends of the canal bill are hopeful that a vote may be reached some time during the week, but whether it will attain that important stage will depend upon the persistence of the opposition and the interference of the business of the appro- priation committee. The pension appropria tion is the only appropriation bill now before the senate and it is not believed its consider- ation will consume much time, but there is a probability that the urgent deficiency bill will be reported during the week, and in case it should be and an effort is made to call it up it {8 to be the basis for numerous speeches on the appropriations for carrying the income tax into effect. While the opponents of the Incoma tax generally disavow any Intention to defeat the appropriation, they openly con- fess their purpose of using it as a text for speeches on the general policy of imposing such tax. The probabilities ar effort to secure consid ing the week. It is speeches will be made during the week, and t far announced (o be made The advocates of the canal bill are ning to grow somewhat anxious to reach ,a , as they suspect an effort to hold this off until it may be possible to displace the bill entirely with some other measure, or, if this be avolded and the bill passed, it will reach the house oo late to sceure consid tion during the present sesslon. The general understanding now Is that when the Nicar- aguan canal bill shall be disposed of by genate the bankruptey bill will be tak for consideration, and after that the | torial admission bills will receive att -~ Crow of 4 Pilot Hoat BOSTON, Jan, 6. -The pilot the D. J. Lawler of this eit by the schooner Hor k Gloucester off Minot's Lodg | morning and four of the érew of boat perished Rudolph Harr steward of the Lawler, was (he who escaped however, agalnst any atlon of this bill dur- likely two or threc against the are still others so in its support begin- noup terri ntion rish, boat , was sunk wrker of yestorday the pilot the No, Mau and Wife 10 Doath. EDWARDS, Miss., Jan. 6 way, colored, 1 and prosp farmer liying on RS C. Withers' plantation mile from this place, was found dead th morning about 100 yakds from his cabin. in Qications are that both Galloway and his | wife were beaten to death with clubs, Louis Gallo canal bill | | tomorrow | burned | substane DOWN A DEEP WELL Searchers for Parrett 8:ott's Body Partially Explore a Promising Clew. BELIEVE THE MYSTERY IS SOLVED NOW Evidence that the Missing Man Has Beeny Found in a Deep Well, WILL PROBE THZ MATTER THOROUGHLY Another Attempt to Be Made Today to Bring Up the Depth's Secret, RESULTS OF THE SJAD\Y SCOUTING Two Strong Theorles as to the Disposition of the Unfortunate Ex-Trensuror's Ro- mains Well Supported by Circams stantial and Direct Evidence, O'NEILL, Jan. (Sp Telea gram.)—It is the universal belief in O'Netll tonight that the mystery that has enveloped the fate of Barrett Scott s near its solu- tion. Evidence is at hand which confirms the belief that the shooting at Parker was followed by a still darker crime and that soon after Scott was separated from his wife and little one the blow was struck which made them widowed and fatherless. The results of today's search indicate that the body of Harrett Scott lies at the bottom of a well about four miles from the sod house at Parker. It will require another day to fully test this theory, but enough has been developed to make it more tian probable that it is the true explanation of his fate, It was long before daybreak when the searching party that was organized at the mass meeting night assembled on the court house square. There the party divided into detachments and each selected a leader. Fully fifty men were in the party and nearly, s many more were unable to g0 on account of lack of conveyances. They arrived at Parker as soon as it was light enough to begin the search. There the territory to be covered was divided so that one of the divisions might scour every foot of land Letween there and the river during the day. A Bec reporter was fortunate enough to be one of the party which is supposed to have found the body of Barrett Scott. It was composed of John Skirving, clerk of the i trict court of Holt county, Fred Swingley, assistant cashier of the First National bank Sheriff Hamilton and several others, ¢ TOOK A NEW TACK. 5 Since the futile search of last Tuesday the opinion has gained ground that i Scott had been murdered his body had never been taken to the Niobrara river, but had been concealed at some intermediate point. The search to- day was conducted on that basis, and atten- tion was especially directed to the numerous deep wells that are to be found along the route taken by the lynchers, Some of these have been abandoned. They are half con- cealed by the accumulations of disuse and miles away from any human habitation. No better place could be devised to conceal the ghastly evidence of a crime. A little over four miles northwest of Parker 1s located what Is known as the old Harrls ranch. This Is one of the farms that have been abane doned by their owners on account of the suc- cessive failures of crops and lies in a lonely situation some distance from the traveled road. The first object noticed as the party approached was an old building, which had evidently been used as a milk house, Th doors slammed noisily in the wind and & couple of rusty tin pans constituted its only furniture. ~ Some of the party were awara that there was a well somewhere under tha worm-eaten floor, and, after pushing up a number of planks an opening was discovered. It wad cvidently of considerable depth, as no glimpse of the bottom was visible, It had been carefully planked over and the refusa which littered the floor of the shanty had evidently been so disposed as to cqneeal its existence. A rickety ladder led down in the grewsome sepulcher and Joe Krotter of Stuart volunteered fo descend. A rope was fastened around his waist, and, carrying a lantern and a rude grappling hook, composed of a long strip of board into which a couple of spikes had been driven, he slowly made bis way downward, The well proved to be about seventy feet deep and contained twelye feet of wate DISCOVERED A BODY. On arriving at the water line it required only a few moments to establish the fact that there was some foreign body lying at the bLottorn. The investigator worked for three hours, but owing to the depth of the water and the imperfect tools at hand he found it impossible to bring the body to the surface. But when the pole was withdrawn a number of short hairs were clinging to the spikes. At another time the hook brought up a shred of woolen such as might be scraped from a plece of underclothing, An- other plece of the woolen stuff was found clinging to 4 nail which had been driven into the curbing about forty feet from the mouth of the well. Finding that it would be im- possible to accomplish anything further withe out grappling irons, the effort was glven up for the day and the party returned to 0'Nelll, They arrived here about 10 o'clock and the news that a clew had been found spread rapldly. 1t is the general impression that the discovery is a significant one and a mors thorough exploration of the well will be made The hairs and shreds of woolen were carefully preserved. The missing man was partially bald-headed, but what capilliary adornment he had conrresponded in color and texture to those discovered. Those who are disposed to make light of the discovery cons tend that the hairs may have come from some animal that had fallen into the well and a microscopical examination will be made tomorrow to determine whether they have come from a human head. It is not explained by the doubters how an animal could get through the heavy planking that covered the well and nail it down after him. Neither { there known «n animal in this territory that wears an undershirt, SOME CORROBORATIV Another discovery that g supposition that the well contains a human body was a coll of heavy fence wire that was pulled up by the hooks. It weighed fully twenty pounds and was only slightly rusted, It had evidently been in the water for mot more than a week. The scraps of nderclothing were also comparatively new and could not have been in the well for any great length of tin One of the old, pans in the milk house contained the charred rems nants of a lot of burned papers, among which was an Alllance Tribune of August 14, 1894. It is believed that these were to furnish light while the assassing 1 the well, disposed of their vietim, and nailed down the planks, 4 what has been described nothing noticed and no clew was left to identity of the men who are supposed to have visited the place with their awful burs len on the eventful New Year's, Sherif Hamilton declares that in his opinion the in the well is not the body of Bare but Mr. Swingley and others in ire of a different opinion and be 3 PACTS. to confirm the th Beyou unusual the rett the part Seott lieve that the erd of the mystery has been reached If this proves to be true the task of hunting down (he assassins will be proses cuted with tenfold energy, The indignation of Scott’s friends has been held In check by the possibility that he might still be living, but onee the fact that he was murdered established beyond any qu stion they whil des mand justic ANOTHER RIVER THEORY. One of the seouting parties has turned up | cnother theory that is not as well supported