Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1895, Page 1

ESTABLISHED JU — —— NE 1 OMAHIA, FRIDAY MORNING s IJA NUARY 11, 1895, INGLE COPY FIVE CENT KING MURDERED OR SICK Latest Sensational Reports from the Capital of the Hermit Kingdom, CONFLICTING STORIES ON COREA'S RULER Reyorted In Tokio Il Tas Been Assass- inated and in Yokohama that He Had an Epileptic Fit-Japs ¥eel the Cold, TOKIO, Jan. 10.—A news agency reports that the king of Corea has been assassinated YOKOHAMA, Jan, 10.—A rumor is in cir- culation here to teh effect that the king of | Corea has been prostrated by an epileptic fit Natlve capitalists decline to float the pro- posed Corean loan. . It is rumored here that 1,000 men belong- ing to the first army of Japan operating in | China have Invalided by the cold weather, General Nodsu telegraphs from Shugan, under date of January 8, that the ememy forming the third division of the Japanese army in the west has retreated on Kokan. The advance guard of the enemy near Lalo Yang has advanced to Kansenho with two pleces of artillery. The rest of the Chinese forco is quartered a few miles north- east of Hal Ching. NO OFFICIAL NEWS. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—There is no in- formation in possession of the Chinese, Jap- aness or Corean legations nere respecting the roported sickness or assassination of the king of Corea. The Corean legaticn officials have been without any telegraphic communication with their country for almost six months and re- celve only occasional advices. Several at- tempts to communicate with the home gov- ernment have been made recently, but no re- ply received. All telegrams from Corea are cbliged to be sent through Japanese channels and are probably subjected to scrutiny. Some months ago there was some friction in offi- clal circles In Corea rising vut of the re- ported machinations of Won Kun, who was acting in an important capacity and whose actions were unsatisfactory fto the Japanese government, and he was deposed from his position. Whether there has been any further trouble growing out of this is not known at tha Corean legation. The king of Corea is about 43 years of age, has reigned for thirty-one years and is of the dynasty which has been the ruling power for 604 years. ANTI-REVOLUTIC been ARY DEBATE, Conservatives Declare the Measure 1s Satis- factory to Them. BERLIN, Jan. 10.—In the Reichstag today the debate on the anti-revolution bill was resumed. Count von Liberg-Stirum, conserva- tive, declared that his party hailed the bill With satisfaction. The soclalists, he added, were not Justified In claiming to be the sole labor party. Carl August Munckel said he was sure the existing penal code was adequate. The clauses of the anti-revolution bill were too elastic. The law should not be made sub- servlent to politics. The minister of war was unable to agree to the provision of the anti- revolution bill insuring discipline in the army. The provisions were not necessary, for the discipline of the army was good. The army, however, was not proof against all infection and occasionally backsliders were found and sentinels were attacked. . There were mis- guided men whose ideas of right were con- fused. To counteract their influence at times the government asked for the necessary ‘weapons. (Loud applause.) The minister of Justice denied Munckel's assertion that this ‘was a coercive measure. The necessity for it was badly felt. He hoped the bill would not be refected in its entirety. Herr von Bennington, national liberal, sup- ported the bill as being absolutely necessary in order to stop the soclalist propaganda and to protect monarchical institutions. The de- baet was again adjourned. OVEK THE CLAIMS OF ERIN, Ireland's Clnim to First Place the Cause of Harcourt's Dissension. LONDON, Jan. 10.—The rumored dissen- Blons in the Dritish cabinet attracted the greatest interest in today's cabinet councll, Which met at noon with all the ministers present. It was said that the first difiiculty existing was that regarding Ireland. Sir Willlam Harcourt, chancellor of the exchequer, and Mr. John Morley, chief secretary for Ireland, are understood to have been of the opinion that the Irish must be satisfled at all costs during the coming session of parliament. With this view, it {s added, Premier Rose- bery and Home Secretary Asquith and other members of the cabinet do not agree. It is said that the misunderstanding as to the disposition of the surplus for 1895 is much more serlous than was at first believed, the main point at issue belng the claim raised by some of tho cabinet ministers and others that the surplus should be devoted to the use of the navy, 4 AID TENDERED BY AMERICANS, Thousands Sufferiug for the Necessities of Life ut St. Johns, ST. JOHNS, N. F., Jan. 10.—Private charity fs doing much to help those wanting for food. The government fs instituting the preparatory step to provide work for the unemployed. Some American newspapers telegraphed the American consul here prof- fering assistance, and asking in what shape he would prefer ‘it sent. The consul called the clergy together to decide upon the best form of relief and when it should be sent, The local relief committee expended $2,500 last week, and relieved 800 families, A of refugees. Wol roam the streets de- vouring the bodies of those killed by the avalanche. The mountain villages near Per- plgnan are snowed up and all communication Wwith them s stopped. ALL EUROPE 1S SNOWROUND, TrafMe Greatly Delayed and Mach Saffering Among the People. SAINT SEBASTIAN, Spain, Jan. 10.—Rall- way communication in the northeastern part of Spain is interrupted, owing to the heavy snow. Many trains have been snowed up and the telegraph wires are mostly down. EDINBURGH, Jan. 10.—The cold weather now prevailing in Scotland is the coldest in vears. Thirty-two degrees of frost have been reported. In teveral parts of the country reflrond trafic has been stopped by snow. Some of the drifts are twenty feet high, A dense, black fog prevails over the Clyde and steamers are unable to proceed VIENNA, Jan. 10.—A terrific snow storm has swept over Vienna, leaving the city al- most isolated. Railway and vehicle traffic is reduced to a mintmum. Over 3,500 men are at work clearing the streets. The supplies of vegctables, meats and milk have almost failed. There are seven feet of snow in the suburbs, GLASGOW, Jan. 10.—A hangs the river Clyde today. The Anchor line steamer Anchoria is aground on Skel- morlie bank. Passengers will be landed at Wemyss ay and forwarded by train to Glasgow. Five steamers which left Greenock yesterday for Glasgow have not been re- ported and it is believed that they have anchored in the river waiting for the fog to_lift LONDON, Jan. 10.—The weather in Eng- land is intensely cold. There is skating in Regent park and on all the ponds about London. * Rey. Thomas Podmore, vicar of Ashton-Le-Willous, was found dead in the snow. On the continent rivers and lakes are frozen and many deaths are reported in congequence of the snow storms which seem to_have prevailed in many parts. PARIS, Jan. 10.—At Corbore, on the Spanish-France frontier, a blizzard prevailed on Monday last. Since that time communica- tion by train has been interrupted. In all of France intense cold prevalls, At Avignon It was 5o cold that the theaters were obliged to close. The Riviera resorts are also suffer- ing from the cold and trains to and from the Riviera have been delayed for many hours. ROME, Jan, 10.—A snow storm, accom- panied by a heavy wind distroyed four houses at Celuza in the province of Foggla, Six- teen persons were buried in the ruins of the houses. Eight of them were dead when ex- tricated. Snow storms at Stress, on Lake Maggiore, Ravenna and elesewhere have ca great damage, LONDON, Jan. 10.—A Madrid dispatch to the Standard says: “The telegraph to France has not been working for nine days owing to the gales and snow storms. The severity of the weather is unprecedented.’ dense fog over- DISASTROUS FIKE AT TORONTO, Several Persons Serlousty Injured by Jump- ing from Upper S:orles. TORONTO, Ont. Jan. 10.—A few minutes before 7 o'clock this evening a blaze was noticed in the Osgood Publishing company, next to the establishment which was des- troyed last Sunday. In the top flat was the caretaker, Cavan, and his wife, who was suffering from nervous prostration, the re- sult of Sunday's fire. All means of escape by the stairway was cut off and there was no time to wait for a fire escape. So a number of blankets and mattresses were held by the people below and the frightened occupants of the upper stories were told to leap for their lives. The echretaker's wife Jumped first and fell into a mass of telegraph wires, rolled over and was caught cn a mattress. Then the nurss leaped and was caught in a blanket, and last of all the care- taker made the desperate jump and he was also caught. They were taken to St. Michael's hospital. They are all terribly in- jured, but the doctors think there Is a chance for their recovery. The flames ate through the block south to Wellington etreet, burning the establishment of Dunnett & Co. Next the Corticelli silk warehouse was con- sumed; R. H. Gray, white underwear; Bretherton & Co., manufacturers' agents; Boisseau & Co., wholesale clothing; R. Dar- ling, wholesale woolens, were the next. The flames then leaped across the street to the south side of Wellington and destroyed Har- land & Riddle's printing establishment and badly scorched W. Grasset & Co.'s dry goods house. At this time it was feared the whole southern portion of the city would be des troyed and telegrams were sent to Hamilton, Whitby and Kingston, asking assistance, but before they started, the request was countermanded as a deluging rain storm set in and prevented the flames from spread- ing. The loss is estimated at $375,000, Drugged and Robbed at Monte Carlo. PARIS, Jan, 10.—A newspaper of this city announces the death at Nice of Franklin Johnson, son of the president of the First National bank of Booneville, N. Y., under suspicious circumstances. The young man, it would seem, arrived at Nice about two weeks ago and went to Monte Carlo, where he was plied with wine, ‘drugged and robbed of over $900. As the young man was In delicate health the affair scems to have preyed upon his mind and is believed to have hastened his death, which occurred on Sun- day last, January 6. Crooks Escape and Make for Kimberley. CAPE TOWN, Jan. 10.—Frank Tarbox, alias Slater, at one time the leader of the notcrious Johnny Irving gang of New York, and Willlam Carroll Woodward, alias Hon, Lionel Musgrave, who were arrested some time ago In London charged with participa- ting In a fight with cutlasses, and who sub- sequently forfeited their bail and were ar- rested in this colony, have escaped from the custody of the Cape police and are supposed to have gone to Kimberley, Murdered by His Younger Brother. CALCUTTA, Jan, 10.—Nizam Ulmulk, mehtar of Chitral, has been murdered by his police inquiry into the condition of the peo- ple shows that fearful destitution prevails and that hundreds will perish unless the situation is speedily grappled with, The Bank of Montreal subscribed $100 (o the rellef fund today. A bill passed the as- sembly tonlght to allow steamers to make second (rip to the seal fisheries this season. This will largely help to relieve the gen. eral distress DEPULY MUST STAY IN PRISON, Fronch Chamber Sustalus the Ministry by Largo Mujority. PARIS, Jan. 10.—In the Chamber of Depu- ties today M. Milleraud, socialist, moved that the chamber order the release of M. Gerault Richard, newly elected member, who 15 10w undergoing tmprisonment for attacks ing President Casimir-Perier in Leichomard. Premier Dupuy admitted the right of the Chamber of Deputies to order the release, but he begged the deputies not to use this | right. The members of the left loudly pro- tested against this proposition. M. Dupuy #ald the government would resign if the release of M. Richard were votdd. The motion of M. Milleraud was rejected by @ vote of 309 to 218, A vote of cons fldence in the government was then adopted by a vote of 836 to 164 and the chamber udjourned. a2 Anti-Kevolutloniats Debate, BERLIN, Juu. 10.—In the Reichstag today the debate on the anti-revolation bIll was reswmed, Count Von Liberg-Stirum, con- wervative, declared that bis party halled the bl with satistaction. The socialists, he added, were not justified in claiming to be the sole lubor party. W the Fyranve, LONDON, Jan. 10.--A dispatch to Times from Paris says that owiug (o the ent avataucne at Orlu and Orgel, in the enees, the fnhabitants of those places fed (0 Ax, where the bospital is full Avalanch the | younger brother, Amir Ulmuik, who has declared himself mehtar of Chitral, Chitral, or Little Cashgar, is a small country con- sisting of the Kooner valley, cn the south slope of the Hindoo-Koosh. Cab'e Flushes, eamer Rio de Janeiro, which went on the Japanese coast, has been The ashore floated. It s gald to be settled that the Chillan paper currency will be converted to a gold basig June 1 It 48 announced that the treaty annexing the Congo Iree Btate to Belgium was signed y s Hughes, author of “Tom Brown's School Days,” has joined the anti- gambling league. 1t 18 reported that severe fighting has curred near Jehol, in Mcngolia, 12) mi northeast of Pekin, 15 now announced that May Yohe, American actress, was married last vember to Lord Francis Ho The civil warriage of Slgnorina Josephine, daughter of Premier Crispl, and Prince lin. guulossa was celebrated yesterday | The Mosquito refugees propose to send protest to Iugland against the incorp tion of that country with Nicaragua, The German newspapers announce {the inscription, *“To the man Peq | which was to he over the door of tk Relchstag bullding, the absence of which 1 belng commented 0v-r, may be put there by order of the bullding committee. ————— Movements of Seago ng Vessels, Jan At Baltimore—Arrived—Stcamer from ow Vi Halif 1x At Glasgow-—Arrived—Circassia, from New New ¥ Garnet Wolsey, the 10. Tritonia, k At Hamburg—Arrived—Danta, from { York. | At Liverpool—Arrived--£i from New Orleans. AL Queenstown Bosto At South wpto New York At Qu enstown—Arrived-Southwark, from Philadelphia for Liverpool, and procecded. AL Mars-illee—ATvive i-Alescl, (rom New | Andved—Catalonia, from «w York, from LYok, | petition of Peter Turney. { lowed to appear befors the joint convention | Nothing =0 far has becn dg ANXIOUS TO RETAIN OFFICE Democratic Governor of Tennessee Presents a Memorial to the Legislature, CLAIMS EVANS WAS ELECTED BY FRAUD Republicans Claim the Sole OMce of the Legislature is to Announce the Vote Returned by the County Shoriffs, ASHVILLE, Tenn., move was made in the this morning. When Jan. 10.—A new gubernatorial fight the senate met the asking to be al- of the two and to houses “to contest the show that 1 was elected and that H. Clay Evans was not,” was read. This was in the nature of a surprise to many, nd that such a petition was to be presented was not generally known. No action was taken on the petition. There was but a short session of the house, the chief interest centering around the returns senate, where a lively debate was in progress | all day upon Senator Butler's resolution to fix a day for the meeting of the joint con- vention to canvass and announce the vote for governor. Senator Beine (democrat) of- fered a substitute which postpones the con- vening of the joint convention until an e amination into alleged frauds and irre laritios shall have been made during this session of the legislature, The debate was opened by Senator Butler and generally ticipated in by senators of both parties, The republican argument outlined by Senator Butler is that the cons stitution of the state provides that returns sent by sheriffs to the speaker of the senate shall be opened, canvassed and announced in the presence of the members of both houses in joint convention, and that no ob- Jection can be made against the correctness shown by the ‘‘face of the returns.’” The democratic senators contend that the face of the returns is only prima facie evi- dence, and the correctness of the returns can be assailed and correction had if alleged frauds are proven; that proper corrections must be made and the canvass of the vote made and announced by the speaker of the senate. The debate and was quite animated at times and at- tracted a large audience, the house adjourn- ing to attend. When the senate adjourned the debate had not ended, and will be re- sumed tomorrow morning. Tonight there is much activity shown by the leaders and managers of both sides. Rumors have been afloat that from nine to thirteen democratic legislators had promised to vote for the seating of Evans without an investigation and contest of the returns and democratic managers have been busily engaged in running these rumors down. They say there is no truth in them. Con- ferences” and meetings behind closed doors by both parties are going on tonight, and there is much hustling being done by the steering committees. SOUTH DAKOTA CHAIRMEN. Commilttees of the Legislature Glven Out Yesterday—The Leaders’ Names. PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 10.—(Special Tele- gram.)—A full list of the chairmen of the senate committees is as follows: Rules, Aplin; elections, Johnson; judiclary, Pease; education, Kingsbury; state affairs, Wilson appropriations, Foote; railroads, Kennedy federal relations, Chamberlain; counties and towns, Johnson; public buildings, Boyce; pub- lic institutions, Craig; public printing, Hebal; mines and mining, Rice; appropriations, Sin- clair; charitable and penal, Aldrich; temper- ance, Smith; agriculture, Lawrence; engrossed and enrolled bills, Howard; insurance, Schal- ber; banks and banking, Eliiott; public health Bennett; senate journal, AHison; warehouses and grain grading, Brooberg; incorporations, Wheelock; militafy affairs, Howard; immigra- tlon, Ellis; highways and bridges, Betts; irri- gation, Apiin; statistics, Schuliz; state library, Jacobs; legislative expenditures, Lothian: suffrage, Allison. The house committces were announced today. The chairmen are as follows: Ju- diciary, Glass; education, Truman; agricul- tural, Johnson; railroad, Dickover; appropria- tions, Gold; temperance, Willlams; ways and ns, Herrick; countics, Hokenstad; munis 1 _corporations, McKinnon; public print- Hair; engrossed bills, Orcutt; state af- fairs, Donahue; insurance, Ege; banks and banking, Sarron; mines and mining, Price; charitable institutions, Mietemore; penal in. stitutlons, Smith; highways, Leach; immis gration, Thomas; elections, 'Russell; Indian affairs, Perrin; manufacturers, McGaughey; school and public lands, Burke; public health, Miller; warehouses, Jones; military affairs, Parker;* federal relations, Eggbrod; public buildings, Allison; irrigation, Lucas; rules, Burke; medicine, Ammerman; correction of Journal, Williams;, usury, Douglas. The most important committee, that on railroads, is as follows: Dickover, Wheeler, Wilson, Orcutt, Holmquist, Boland, Donahue, Francis, Leach. The committee on temper- ance stands 5 to 4 for resubmission, and Is as follows: Willlams, Miller, Sandstan, Gunderson, Ammerman, Parker, Hair, Dow- dell, Wilkinson. Blograpby of Senator Mantle. HELENA, Mont, Jau, lu.—vee Mantle, chosen by the republican caucus to the vacancy in the United States senate from Montana, was born in England in 1851, He came to this country when 19 years of ag. and worked on a farm near Sait Lake | He afterwards drove teams on the construc- tion of the Unfon Pacific railroad and bo- came a telegraph operator in Idaho, He went to Butte in 1878 and opened an insur- ance office. Afterwards he founded a daily ln'\'\syupl‘l'. the Intermountain, of which he Is still proprietor. He made money in real estate and mines. He was el tmes a member of the legislature and once a delegate o the national republican cone vention. Two years ago he was appoint enator by the governcr, but s denled a seat. He Is unmarried, ‘The republican senatorial caucus took five ballots for the short term tonight and ad journed, The last ballot stoo: Carte Power, 19; Sanders, 19; Wood, cted several Women Tuke u tia the Senatership. DENVER, Jan. 10.—The Arapahoe county Woman's Christ’an Temp-rarce union today adopted a resolution imploring the legisla- ture to elect & man to the United States senate who is known to be a man of mor life. Avother resolution thanked —ex-Go ernor Walte for his attempls (o supprets gambling in Denver, dwelling on (he fact that he ‘was the first governor who had ot tempted to enforce the anti-gambling 1w since It was enacted in 1868, @A Drominent member of the union sald that the first res. olution was In protest against the ¢leciion of & man who was endorsed at . restn caucus. The meeting was attended by scy- eral hundred who argued thut as they have the right of voting they should be glyen a hearing regarding the choice of senator Kansas House dir, TOPEKA, Kan, Jan, 10.—The house broke the legislative record today by passing the Cubbison anti-lottery bill. This is the quick- est work cver done in the Kansas legi ture. An unsuccess(ul effort was made (o pratect church yafles from: the ban of the il The bill mak:s it a felony to run or conduet a lottery or poliey business, or (o sell lottery or policy ekels, the punishment to be not less than one yenr or more than three vears In the penitentiary. Amons fifty-five cther bills introdue d wad Fy 5 bill' to reapportion the state into cight dis- tricts, 5 the Record. Sweet's Friends Hold a Caucus, BOISE, Iduho, Jan. 9.—A caucus of nine- teen republicans who support Congressman SBweet for senator being held tonight. but the adop- tion of & resolution to issue & call o publican members to meet tomorrow There 18 no change tion, riht. In the senatorial situa- Washbu iends Are Confident. BT. PAUL, Jan. 10.-In the senatorial con- test the friends of S:nator Washburn today placed his strength at sixty-five pledged (seventy-two beiug a majority in caucus), and clatm @ nomination on the first baliot was along these lines | | in the ca votes to n_the other hand, the Nelson very confident and will admit the accuracy of meither the claims nor concessions of * the. Washburn m They insist that the goyernor will at the nomindtion. !Congressman and ex-Congressmdn Comstock are still ‘ctively in the fight, although their strongth is uncertain, helr jhope is in a deadlock, and the possibllity of such kee ps alive the talk of a dark horse candidat Washburn leads, but the fidd has more strength than he, and that fact may de- feat him. There {s some bitterness between the Nelson and Washburn forces, but it is not yet extreme, s, and conceds un{‘y twenty-five i Indiana Legislature in Session. INDIANAPOLLS, Jan. 10.~The fiftieth ses- slon of the general assembly of Indiana met today. The political revolution that has o curred since the last meeting of the assern bly has brought forward as leaders me who had played minor parts in previous sessions. Judge C. A, dams of Marion county was elected gpeakir. Governor Mat- thews' message will go to the legislature tomorrow. i M. ING CAME TO NAUGHT. No Il Ready and Senate Finance Commit tee Adjourned Until Saturday. WASHINGTON, Jan, 10.—The meeting of the senate committee on finance was held today, in accordance with the eall issued ye terday, but was entirely devoid of results; un- less a vague promise that there should be a bill for consideration by Saturday may be accepted as such. The republican members do the point early In the proceedings that k was of comparatively little value as long s there was no leglslative proposition before them. The force of this suggestion was ad- mitted by the democratic members, but they explained that they had considered it a waste of time to formulate a bill until there should be some comvarison of notes among all the committee members and an Intimation on the part of the republicans, as well as the demo- cratic side, as to what they would agree to. To this it' was replied that the republicans felt that the responsibility did not rest with them, but with the majority party. The com- mitee was informed during the meeting that Senator Vest had a bill in contemplation and thero was a positive promise that it would be completed in time to be tntroduced in the senate in time to permit its being printed for the uso of the committee Saturday. It is un derstood that any bill which may be intro- duced at this time will be tentative, and that its principal purpose will be to afford a basis ot discussion, There was also incidental reference to the revenue necessity of the goyernment, but the democrats did not Indicate any willingness to interfere with the tariff at the present time, expressing the opinion that there was no immediate prospect of a deficit. 1t is understood Mr. West has changed his plans somewhat with reference to the details of his bill and that his present purpose is to provide for the redemption of ull greenbacks and treasury notes by issuing toin certificates therefor to be redeemed in gold or silver at the discretion of the government, so long as the gold reserve does hot fall below $100,000,000 and that when it s below that amount redemption shall be in, silver; and for the unlimited coinage of silvef, the depositor of silver bullion to receive''silver dollars from the mint at the marke! price and the government to retain the seighiorage, e =t OF GENERAL BLLET. Hero of the War and s Plonger of Kansas Passes Away. ' ELDORADO, Kan., Jan. 10—General Al- fred W. Ellet died late last might. At the beginning of the war he: was.a resident of Macoupin county, Illinols. ~He organized three companies, and was mjade captain of the Third. The quota for Ilknois being full, on assuming command he ‘reported to Goy- ernor Gamble of Missouri, who had his com- pany enrolled in the Eighth Missourl volun- teer infantry as company “L! By order of the president the regiment was subsequently designated as the Fifty-ninth Illinols, Captain Ellet served with his original company until after the battle of Pea Ridge, when he was ordered to report to Genera Schofield in St. Louis with one hundred men and six officers. He was commissioned lieu- tenant colonel and assigned to duty to as- slst in operating the ram fleet. Shortly after- wards he assumed command of the fleet and for bravery was promoted to brigadier gen- cral and given command of the Missiesippi marine brigade and ram flect. He resigned soon after the capture of Savannah. He was a pioneer of Butler county, Kansas, locating in Eldorado in 1869 where he has since re- sided. He was one of Butler's wealthiest and most influential citizens, Princess Engalitcheff Dead, CINCINNATI, Jan. 10.—A special gram to the Enquirer from Paris, France, states that the Princess Engalitcheft died there suddenly of pneumonia. The princess was well known in this city and deliv- ered readings in a number of private homes on Russian affairs, about a year and a half ago. She bas a son Yiving in Chicago. DEATH cable- General Hawkins is Dead. LONDON, Jan, 10.—General Sir John Sum- merfleld Hawkins, royal engineer, C. M. G., who was commissioner for marking out the boundary between the British and United States ferritories west of the Rocky moun- tains from 1856 to 1863, is dead. He was born in 1816, Lived Seventy Years in Missourl, FAYETTE, Mo., Jan. 10.—Isaac Pearson, one of the oldest residemts and one of the best known business men in Missourl, died here last evening. He was born in England in 1810, came to America in 1825 and settled in Howard county in 1827, Deuth of Knight Templar Ofclal, BROOKLYN, N, Y., Jan. 10.—Robert Mc- Coy, aged 80, grand recorder of the grand commandery of the Knights Templar of the state of New York, is dead. e AID FOR STARVING MINERS. Governor McK inley Donates Eight Hundred Dollars Worth of Provisions. CINCINNATI, Jan, 10—The Chamber of Commerce today appolnted a committee of five to receive contributions and distribute relief to the starving miners in the Hocking valley. Columbus, 0., Jan. 10.—Goyernor McKinley toduy caused $500 worth of food to be shipped to certain miners in the Hocking valley, who are reportedito be in o state of stafvation. N 1% - 1| ra'sed §600. Miners Uouate a Train of Coul. WHEELING, W. Va., Juj 10.—A train of twenty cars of coal will bewent from Fair- mount, this state, to thi, Nébraska sufferers —a_contribution from the miners employed in the vicinity of Falrmount, The coal will be donated by the mine owners, and the miners will give thelr labor in digging it and loading the cars, The Baltimore & Ohlo raflway will haul the train free of cost as far as Chicago, where It will be taken by some other road to whatever destination (s designated by the governor of Nebraska. ) CATTLE IN GOOD CONDITION, Reports from the Fouth Dako'n Tavorable to Renchamen. CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D., Jan. 10. Telegram.)—Stockmen In town the Bad Lards section of the lands report stock In the by diticn, living fallen on Range (Special today from ceded Sioux t possible con- Thus far cattle have obtained their upon (he prairiz, t little snow has the range, Fighting Saloouy n seuth Dakota, * CHAMBERLAIN, 8 D, Jan. 10.—(Special Telegram.)—War has been declared on the saloons in Aurora county. All of them have been closed and drug stores notifled to sell liquor according to law hereafter. This action has arous:d mych bitt:r opposition. River Too | PITTSBURG, Jan, &h for Coal Men. 10.--Although there Is probably 10,000,000 bushels of coal in the harbor at this point ready for shipment, not over 1000000 bad baei shipped up to noon today, owing (o ths hikh witer. River men are afrald 0 start fioets out on such a stream for fear of acchdents. A few winor accidents have aready been cpared. “The river is fulling anl it Is probihle that Ui next Coawv days will sie u gaoad rdah of codl Lo sowhern points. | gram.) | $200,000 worth of funding wa TAYLOR ADVISED TO STEAL Defalcation Due to the Deliberations of Con- spirators Determined to Defrand, HCPE TO FORCE THE STATE TO SETTLE By Reducing Wer Government to Poverty South Dakota Is to He Compelled to Compromise and Pocket the Loss Sustaine PIERRE, 8. D, Jan Today's develop: there was a large-sized flight of Treasurer Taylor and the loss to the state of $350,000. Facts have come into the possession of the state officlals which make them reasonably certain that Taylor and certain confederates deliberately went to work after it became evident that he could not sqare his accounts to hold the state up and compel a compromise by which he should escape from penalty and his bondsmen should be protected from loss. The state was in a hard place financially. If wot a cent had been lost there would have been a defielt on the 1st day of next July of fully $100,000, due to over appropriations by the last legisla- ture and to the slow payment of taxes cn acccunt of the short crops of the year, The limit of taxation has been reached and the limit of indebtedness has been passed for some time. How to extricate the common- wealth has been the subject commanding the most earnest thought and anxiety of the state officials for several months past. The permanent appropriations are so high that the legislature, no matter what economy it may pursie, could hardly bring the expendi- tures within the revenue WHY TAYLOR SKIPPED. were due on the Sth of January rrants held by stern parties. There was due a consider- able sum on the coupon bond, while the sinking fund was preparing to take up the gemi-annual interest to the amount of $20,- It The legislature was in session and immediate calls would be made on the treas- ury for at least $300,000. The treasurer knew all this. It is believed by the authori- ties, on substantial evidence, that realizing that he would be short $100,000 when the transfer was made on the Sth. Taylor consulted with some of his friends and backers, and they decided that the best thing to do was to seize all the money in the treasury and put it in a place of hiding, where it could be gotten at when desired. Then when the default was discov- ered fhe state would be found bankrupt. It could not pay its own obligations, and having exceeded its limit of debt, could not borrow. Were it to sue on the bonds of the treasurcr two years or more would elapse before any money could be received, and during th; time the credit of South Dakota would sink very low. The ‘parties to the plan concluded that rather than let this come to pass the state officers would do almost anything in reason. Thenf the plan was to come forward through an agent and propose to pay back to the state the $250,000 which the treasurer had carried off, on condition that the bonds- men should be released and that Taylor should be relieved from further prosecution. Had he come to Plerre on Tuesday and sur- rendered himself he would have been a com- mon felon, and would have gone to the peni- tentiary for ten or fifteen years, and his bondsmen would have been bankrupt, since a_suit_under_the bonds at this time would have driven several If not all of ‘them to the wall. Under the plan adopted both Taylor and his bondsmen would be free form any annoyance ‘and- the state would be the only loser. 10. ents (Special indicate that conspiracy in the Tele There COMING AS A MEDIATOR. It 15 impossible to give the details of the evidence on which this supposition s based, but it is regarded as conclusive. It is now known that several people were aware of the condition some time before the defalcation took place, and it is understood that Taylor has an agent in this city watching the Progress of the inquiry. Welght is given to this belief by the receipt of a dispatch from ex-Governor Mellette, The dispatch s from Lafayette, Ind., the home of Taylor's father, and states that the ex-governor is on the way here and will straighten matters out when he comes, and adding a request not to begin suit on the bonds until after Lis arrival. No imputation is cast on the ex-governor, but it is belleved that he comes at the request and as the representative of the elder Taylor, and possibly to represent the.bondsmen, of whom he is the heaviest. The receipt of this telegram did not hold the hands of the state officials however, but they immediately began suit. Last night ten men left on the midnight train for various parts of the state, and by this time all the property in the state belonging to Taylor or any of his bondsmen has been attached. To- day the legislature passed a joint resolution Instructing the governor to offer a reward of $2,000 for the arrest of the fugitive. Every effort is being made to discover his where- abouts, and the offlclals believe that they can tell very nearly where he is at present, This morning a letter come from Taylor to Deputy Barrington, enclosing certificates of deposit for $7,400 in some small state banks. It is supposed that he tried to negotiate them in the east, but falled and so returned them. The letter was' dated New York, January 6. LOANED MONEY TO MELLETTE. Taylor has been In trouble for the past two years. Two years ago he loaned $17,000 to ex-Governor Mellette, and has not been able to collect, owing to some financial em- barrassment of the latter. About the same timo he lost $7,000 of state money with a bank in Chamberlain, and a short time after that about $8,000 in the Diggs failure at Milbank. He lost several thousand in the Chemical National failure in Chicago and several thousand in the wind up of the Gettysburg bank. — Only last month $7,000 more were lost in the collapse of the Citizens' bank at Madison. Aitogether he 1o estimated to have lost $50,000 during the past three years, and while he was reputed at one time to be worth nearly $100,000, his property has declined in value so greatly that it is doubtful if it would produce one-quarter of that sum, A The condition in which this defalcation leaves the state is very unfortunate. The ordinary running expenses, interest payments and warrants already issued will amount by the 1st of July to half a milion, The ex- pected revenue to that time is not half that sum. Today some coupons were defaulted on for lack of funds and of course till some method of handling the matter is devised no warrants will pass, One hundred thous- and dolla of this money lost belonged in the school fund and the is no way of re- plenishing the fund till the bond can b collected The state legislature has instructed the governor to offer a reward of $2,000 for the apprehension of the defaulting treasurer. Taylor is about five feet four Inches tall weighs 180 pounds, has florid complexion and sandy moustache. He is supposed to be in New York, WARRANT HOLDELS NOT WORKIED, New York rties Sutist kota Will Pay ¢ YORK, Jan. 10.—Further details of of W. W. Taylor, ex-treas- Dakota, which reached here last night state that the Chase National bank of this city holds §190,000 of South Dakota warrants and that they are overdue President H.W. Cannon of the Chase National was seen this morning by a representative of the Assoclated press and questioned con- cerning tho matter. He said: “The state- ment that the Chase National bank holds $190,000 South Dakota warrants is incorrect The officlal account of the treasurer of South DaKota has for some time been kept with this bank, and the state warrants are made pay- uble here. We have no doubt that the holders of the warrants are entirely secure, as they were properly and legally issued by the state d that South Da- LAl Rizht, NEW the defalcation urer of South wnd signed by the governor and other off- | and escaped, was lynched in Colguitt county | cors, and the fact that the treasurer bad | been short does not the state's obligations. personal account with indebted to us. “The First National bank D., of which he is president, kept its New York account with ue, and Mr. Taylor called here from time to time in relation to busi- noes matters in the same manner that our out-of-town bankers do when In the city, His last visit was in November, and we have neither seen nor heard from him since.” The news of Taylor's defalcation was a great shock to all the brokers in this city who are interested in western securities One well known broker this morning said that Taylor's defalcation was the result of “too much politics” It was a well known fact, the same broker said, that Taylor had been recently trying to raise a large sum of money, but it was understood it was for a relative, Owing to the excellent financial condition of the state of South Dakota very little anxiety is felt here am ng interested parties over Taylor's defaleation affect the holders of Mr. Taylor had no this bank and is not of Redfield, 8. HOPE TO CATCH TAYLOR, Chleago Clue that Will Lead to s Capture. CHICAGO, Jan. 10.—Five of the shrewdest detectives In the servica of the city were to- night started on a trail giving fair promise of leading to the hiding place, probably in Chicago, of W. W. Taylor, ex-state treasurer of South Dakota. News of the developments that prompted this action was sent to Red- fleld D., where Taylor lived, and while detectives were endeavoring to find Taylor in Chicago, detectives in Redfield were trying to unearth’ the story of the circumstances that caused one C. F. Vinton of that city to write the fugitive at Chicago, under date cember 28: 1 on fan and_the ary 3. Dispatches received in Chicago late tonight from Redfleld about a *‘conspiracy’” this at least ineresting, say the detectives who have the matter in charge. the time the letter r'm Vinton was placed at the disposal of the police, information was supplied that caused Robert Miller and J. M Buck, recent arrivals from Redfield, who say they are preparing to start a creamery at 181 Tllinois street, to be shadowed by de- tectives last night, 'in the hope of getting near Taylor. This is a copy of the letter from Vintin to Taylor: REDFIELD, 8. D., Dee, 23, W. Taylor, Chicigo:” Dear ¥ a hote for $600 and abstract. quarter of land ed to us by 8. C, Li pettman, 1 enclose assignment to bank The second mortgage no will be held for you and assigned. T ve not got them fixed up yet. I presume when we default in New York on January 1 on coupons we zet wires, and the devil will be to pay about Janua; 3. Everything here is run- and I'hope vou will some sales of Newton property, ete C. H. VINTON. The note enclosed assumed by Jacob hultz, Christiana, Ingham county, Mich., land deeded to him. The papers were brought into police head- quarters this afternoon by a man who re- marked: “This y_help you to bring criminals to justice.”” The man disappeared so quickly that the police were not able to track him and nothing is known of his identity. Detective Rafferty was sent to look up some people whose names were left by the stranger. These are said to be friends of Taylor and were H. M. Benedict at the Hampton hotel and T. E. Stubb at the Clifton house. Rafferty went first to the Revere house, as Vinton's letter to Taylor was directed there. “Any mail for W. W. Taylor of Dakota?" Rafferty asked. the clerk, H. M, Lawson. Mr. Lawson knew who Rafferty was, and he answered: “Why, one of your men called here for Taylor's malil this afternoon and took a large envelope to Mr. Taylor, who, I understood, had been taken into custody. “Describe the man who got the letter,” sald Rafferty. Clerk Lawson happens (o be an exceedingly observant gentleman and he deseribed the mysterious man who came into police head- quarters like a shadow. The police are following the case closely. sume when we default in New Yorl ary 1 on coupons we will get wires, devil will be to about Janu- 184—To W, Alt—I enclose This is for a CONSPIRACY STRONGLY SUSPECTED, People at Pierre Believe Taylor Has Con- federates Working to Defraud the State. ST. PAUL, Jan. 10.—A special from Plerre, S. D., to the Dispatch says: “The attorney general has brought suit on the bond of ex-Treasurer Taylor. It fs understood that the bond will be contested. Ex-Governor Melette, who justified for $50,000, wires that he will be here tonight and will straighten the shortage. As his property, however, is only 10 per cent of the defalca- tion, the state officials do mnot place much reliance fn it. It is believed Taylor is in hiding in the east. It is known that he had, when he left here, fully $250,000 in cash, and he could have drawn in New York $100,- 000 more. It it believed that he has:certain confederates who are keeping him adyised of the proccedings. A strong attempt Is being made here to throw doubt on the va- lidity of the bonds, and it is suspected that the plan s to force the state into a com- promise with the bondsmen for a moderate sum, and then when a settlement is com- pleted and Taylor is promised immunity he will make good the losses to his bondsmen. “All sorts of rumors have been set afloat here by Taylor's friends to prevent rigid prosecution. It s said that the shortage was due to the liberality with which he sup- ported various banks during the panic and from which he has realized nothing, The state oficlals are making strenuous efforts to raise sufficient cash to kecp the various state institutions running, and a_peremptory call for taxes is expected to produce enough to tide over the difficulty for some time, but the state auditor feels positive that South Dakota must default on the bond interest due in January, Meanwhile every effort is being made to apprehend Taylor.” Taylor's Bank May Reopen REDFIELD, N, D, Jan. 10.-Baak Ixam- iner Zimerman 1s busy at the books of the First National bank. He says it will take a week to learn the exact status of the bus The general opinion ‘s faorable to wing the bank to reorganize and r open_ for business, Rumors have been rif: here Taylor had accomplices with him here to acilitate his work If he went to New York, it is surmised that he may have sijled for some unknown port. Il in-law, who command th clty. The Northw Trust company, of which dent, Is certainly defunct, today that stern Taylor was 11 e canarer Short Jan, 10.-(specidl County CUSTER, 8. D, gram.)—B. M. Tunley, county Custer_county, South Dakota, short 3,200 on' & tilement with commissioners today preparatory ing in the new officer, 7 Joseph Sampson Continued n Control of Loun and Trust Company, SIOUX CI1 Jan, 10, ~(Special gram.)—Joseph Sempson, president of company, and G. H. Candee of New were today named as recelvers of th ity Loan and Trust company in distriet court. Thelr bonds were { at $25,000 each. Mr. Sampson will coutinue in charge of the business treasur was found the county o swear- 0 RECEIVERS. APPOINTED York Iidel - THAWED CUT NITRU GLVCERINE. Three Men and & Tea It TOLEDO, Ja instantly kilied miles west of Wapakoneta Logan, John P. Pettig of Horses Shreds in Olio. 10.~-Three il the Prisser T men fan on three today uk ew and W. J. McNally endeavored (o thaw out 100 quarts of froz:n nitro-glycerine with hot water. when it ex ploded, tearing them all into fragmen: gether with a team of her - Out of the Frying Pan | VALDOSTA, Ga., Jan, 10 the convict who killed B. 0 the Fire Jeorge Cothand, M. Gore, a guard, last night. Detectives Think They Have n | of De- | make | REVOLT AGAINST THE RING Surprise for the Combination that Aspires to Oontrol the Senate's Action, CIANE LEADS A SUCCESSFUL KICK Defeated Plotters Busy Trylug to Whip the Reealeitrants Back Tra Into Lino-More blo 18 Looked Toduy's session, LINCOLN, Jan | Bighteen senators volted against the 10.—~(Speclal Telegram,)— this afternoon openly re« ombination of republican senators which has so far controlled and di- rected the senate. Of this number eleven were republicans and the other seven were populists. The eighteen were led by Crane of Douglas, Wright of and Me- Keeby of Webster. The revolt came primarily over the proposed move to adopt the report of the committee on | rules, but the trouble lies much farther bee neath the surface. Before the leglslature cons vened a tacit agreement was mado by a few republican sena who arrogated to thems { selves the right to organize and control the senate. This combination included Whatson of Otoe, McKesson of Lancaster, Pope of Saline, Graham of Gage, and possibly one or two others. It was tacitly understood by these scnators that Watson was to be president of the senate and that the chairmanships were to be distributed as already outlined in The Bec. This closo corporation of four or five senators has held absolute control up to this afternoon. They shaped the action of the caucus, placed a majority of their own mem- | bers on the committee on rules and a major- | ity of thelr own number on the committee to make up the standing committees, Their | officionsness has been distasteful to their re- | publican colleagues, and as a result the com- bination of eleven republicans and® seven popu- | lists, which showed its strength this after- noon, was formed. The fight this afternoon was very cleverly | conducted on both sides, but the original combination, led by McKesson and Pope, was the cleverest, because it compelled the counter combination 'to show its full strength before | the real purpose of the ring republicans could | be developed. | BOUND TO CONTROL THE COMMITTREES. The committee on rules has dropped the one rule which seomed to be obnoxlous to the best sentiment of the genate and is not solleit= ous about the remaining recommendations. It is the purpose of the original combination to force its own standing committecs upon the senate. Pope, McKesson and Watson will lend cvery effort to do this, cven if they have to sacrifice every rule they desired to amend. They can get along without the new rules, but they dc want the standing committees to remain as they have been slated. Tonight both sides are engaged In a still hunt. M- Kesson secured from the secretary of the sens ate a duplicate call of the vote by which Crane and his following downed the combina- tion and the entire coterie is busily engaged In whipping the revolting republicans back into line. Crane and his friends are work- ing equally hard to keep their forces intact. If Crane can succeed in holding his men to- gether there is no telling what the newly fromed combination may not do, but a re construction of the standing committees and a reduction in the already too large force of supernumerary employes - is not among the impossibilities, Y The feeling tonight is bitter on both sides and the conversation in the hotel lobbles I8 strongly redolent with expressive dashes and emphatic blanks. Already the republican sen- ators who this afternoon followed the lead of Senator Crane are accused of being enemies of the republican party, and the threat was openly made tonight that the ten republicans will be given the same punishment meted out to Keckley of York. HAHN HAS THE CHATRMANSHIP. There is still trouble over the chalrmanship of the committee on miscellaneous corpora- tions. This morning Hahn was still slated for the place, but during the forenoon BIIl Paxton got the committee together, and “in the interests of harmony” pulled Hann off and asked that the place be given to Crane of Douglas. Several members of the committee assert that Crane expressed his satisfaction with the arrangement and accepted the place, Crane declares emphatically that he placed no’ such construction on the matter. After this afternoon’s fight the committee stood upon its dignity and declared that Crane shouldn’t have anything. Habn's name is still on the slate, and it Is likely to remain there. Everybody is looking for the develop- ments of tomorrow with interest, Representative Burns' of Lancaster and family draw $11 a day from the legislative pay roll. Mr. Burns as legislator will step up to the paymaster-and receive his $5 per diem, while his two sons will each claim §3 a day for the service rendered the state, ancaster SENATORS SORE AND SURLY. Considerable Acrimony Develops In the Discusslon of Rules and Other Reports. LINCOLN, Jan. 10.—(Special)—The senate scemed to have a bad taste in its mouth when it assembled this morning, and most of the members ac as it the unwritten history of the past few days had rufled their senatorial tempers, A The preliminary work out of the way, Stewart moved that senate flle No. 35 be taken up and cousidered at once by the com= mittee of the whole. In support of h motion Stewart declared that a bill was al- ready nearly passed in fhe house providing tor the pay of members and employes, He hoped for the good name of the senate that it would take up and pass a relief bill to ald the destitute people of the state before providing for its own salaries Tefft thought It a bad practice to take up bills for consideration before they had been printed, The relief committee was hard at work upon the bill and would soon be ready for a report. Stewart then moved that the bill be made a speclal order for this afterncon at 8 o'clock, Chairman McKeeby of the relief committea stated that it would be Impossible to report by 8 o'clock. Tefft, also a member of the relief coms mittee, said that Stewart jumped at th conclusion that the committee was not coms petent to attend to its business. If suc was the belief of the senate he wanted to be relieved from the committee, After sume | further discussion Stewart declined to push his motion farther and (he motion was voted dow Then another war cloud appeared on the senatorial horizon when the committee on rules, through Chalrman Watson, presented its Teport. After the report had been read four or five senators were immediately on the floor demanding recognition, Wright of Lancaster wanted to know speeificially what changes had been made. McKecby asked that the rules as amended be read in full Crane of Douglas moved that the consideras tion of the report be made a special order for this afternoon at 2 o'clock, All these indications of trouble impelled McKesson | of Lancaster, one of the committee on rule to ask that ‘under the rules the report lie over until tomorrow. The next forerunner of trouble came from Webster county. McKeeby referred to i fact (hat alihough the senate was nearly through with its second week the standing committees bad not yet been reported, He moved that the commiltee huving the inakes up of the stauding committees in charge be | peremptorily tructed to report at 11 | o'clock tom forenoon, | Pope, fr the committee, | the commiitec could not report until after the &0 had adopted the report of the committee on rules. McKeeby's motion re- | ceived no second and the matter was dropped. LUCKY LANCASTER COUNTY, matter of senate employes was then taken up. Al of the cmpleyes were ranged In front of the secretary's desk, in order that {ihey might take the cath of ofice. Senaton m explained that ‘'h.