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-J-J- t- The Omaha Sunday Bee rsnrf I J L mmi wm = i i i i mm _ H \ NINETEENTH YEAE OMAIIA , SUNDAY MORNING , JANUARY 12 , 1 SIXTEEN PAGEaX NUMBER D205. 3 * I THE THUNDERER'S ' BLUNDERS ' Another of the TlmoB' Oonoplraolcs mile A SENSATION FROM COLORADO I' . J. Slinrlilin of It o G milo County Oirnrctt Onu Hundred Thousand Jp Dollar * to Swnnr PnlHoly ' < yf Agnlnst Pnrnell ! Tlinnnn Itrcnnnn's Startling Story DrNv tk , Cole , Jnn 11 llio Haws prints nn Interview with Tliomns Hrcnnnn of Omuha , who wits the first socrotnrv of the Land lcacuo in Ireland , In which Mr Uran nan tolls tit length how neonts representing tlio London limes ondoavorcd to Induce P J bhcridnn of Hlo Grinilo coantj Colorado , to irivo testimony ndvorso to Pnriiell before the London commission The atituncnt is { supported by the sworn nflldaqltof bhcridnn , whbsnvs n nmn nntnod J F. Klrby c uno to ' him on October IB , lk83 , saying ho had boon sent bv Toscph Sonnies , attorney for the Times , to scu if Sheridan would go to LouIc don and testify ; that ho was prcpirod to of- for nny amount of money for his set vices and ( o guarantee absolute protection in Hilclnnd Sheridan lot the mm on and finally asked If the Tluios would glvo him flOJ.OOO for It and Klrby replied in the nlllritiiitivc , providing his evidence was sat1 hfactory Iho Times pcopio ho said , wnnted evidence to the effect that I'arnoll was u party to the Phoenix park murders , if rot the Instigator of them "Is the government aiding the Times In defraying the expenses ) " nsked bhcridnn Not ns the lov , eminent , but ns Individ uhls , I presume they ire , " slid Klrby bheridan expressed dislike to eolng abroid 1 and asked if ho could not glvo evidecco bu- furo n sub-commission In this country The i matter wis debited at lougth und bheridan i led Klrby to bollovo ho would glvo such ov i deuce As this would inuko It Imuossible for him to live In his present home , provision i wns to bo made for Sheridan's wife und I family by nn advance of $10 000 to his wire by n mortgogo on property In Colo-ado before the i BUb commission sat Klrby then started 1 back to London and said n series of questions i nnd the answers required to them would bo prepared DySoaincs Sl.crldannndKlrbvhad 1 some correspondence , and on Apill 4 ISsJ tbo ngent returned to bhoridm's ranch nnd 1 reopened negotiations bhorldan told Kirby tint hla nssnsslnntlon had bcon ordered by the Clau-na Quel , ana that It would bo lui possible to glvo evidence before the sub commission but ho would go to Loudon on condition that the 'I imos v oulil buy his ranch nnd other nroporty lor JEIO 000 the , I money to be pild ovct before ho started _ for London bharldun was also to bo guaranteed the protection of the English government After some liesl- tntltin Kirby consoiitcd and said ho could 1 speak both for the Times nnd tlio govern ment Sheridan furl liar hoodwinked and led j on Kirbv and the latter said ho would immo * dlatoly cnblo the Tunes the result of the interview - terviow and request that the money bo for warded bheridan tells further how Klrbj waited soma tlmo at Colorado Springs ind j Pueblo , but could not got on answer from the Times Ho endeavored to got Sheridan to fill out answers to a list of questions which ho ( Klrbj ) brought with him but bhorldan would not do this Finally Kirbv wont east In conclusion Sborldan says ho deliberately cntored into mgotintions with Kirby for the purpose of getting all the Information ho could from him and also to soil his ranch at n good figure when ho found Kirbi ready to buy it Sheridan kept Kirov waiting on his decision until as lata is the last teu duys' , session of the commission JSHronnnn nlso oxplatns the cable messages sent to himself und Aloxnnaor bulll\inon MuyO , 1889 , bj Michnol Davltt from Paris , and which were given atthotimoof their publication here signllicanco in connection with the dlsippearnnco of Dr Cro-iin Hreunau explains that the loaders on tbo otho she had learned of the attempt of the Times people to bring a witness from this side and that ho wns to Hail soon , and Davltt wliod Uronnan and Sullivan that money nal bcon sent by the Times people to Chicago and Pueblo and nsk Ing them to consult Patrick Egan on the subject Soon after nnotbor message came w from Davltt announcing that bheridan was I tlio man and Iirennnn says they then felt nt I case as they know Sboridun nnd wcro conll ( m dent of his integrity This is the oxplana- M tion of the mysterious telegrams | A COLOKIH ) SPLIT „ Indication * of Troutiln nt Their Coin ' ing : Nnllnniil Convention Chicago , Jau 11 | Special Telegram to x Tin : Hn ] Indications nro thnttbero will bo r tumultuous times at the national coloied moils convention which assembles hero on WeJocRdny next Some months ago r , com mtltcoof Jroprcscntativcs of the raeo , repre senting tlio principal states of the union , is sued u call for a national convention to bo bold in Juno to consider the condition of the ' colored pcopio of the south and to take stops { in the direction of securing for them these I political rights of which us ullcgcd by the . authors of the call , they are now deprived Just as soon us tills call had been given to tbo publlo , however , 1 homos 1' Fortune , a wall known colored editor of Now York , an- m nouncod that a , coiivontlon would bo held In Nnshv Hlo on January 15 to arrange for the organization of stnto loagucs of colored men tluoughout the country on the plan of the Irish national league bubsc- quontlj the place of mooting wasohuuged to Chicago Ttils movement lias aroused the ' promoters of the summer gathering and for V the past two weeks nightly meetings have \ been held to donouueo the coming meeting nnd these responsible for It and at which Fortune has been roughly handled As a climax a national address bus been issued , sli-neil bj Her C O liooth of ICansis , Al- \ oxnndcr Clark of Iowa , John G Jones of Illinois , John L Walter of Kansas and Din ' t lei Lucas of Missouri , Insisting that no at * ft * tontion should bo paid to U\q \ cell for next Wk weeks convention nud urging that delegates K bo elected only to the gathorlng in June If next The Madison snoot theater has been Iff ' engaged for tbo Fortune meeting , but ft according to tbo present programmo the B anils projMiso to take It by storm , lj t • R Twelve Lawyers App > nro I , C Cmcioo , Jan 11 , Twelve lawyers ap- ; S poarcd in Jud , o Collins court this morning , 11 , ' representing lusccurod creditors of tbo Icr- 1 ] . * uuil Drothers for { .200,000 , to protest against L S the proposed order allowing tbo receiver to WRt 80" ? A000 worth of manufactured , goods ' " iiow in the warehouse of the firm Lawyer Mr * Mojtrboldl/ declared that the falluro was { nswiudle , "In September , ISsO , " said he , K | vtbe firm nmilo a state-neut that their assets H excoedeu their llubllilles by J00,000. loday I I H the ; llabllltios nro I TOO 000 , but what the nsU sets nro no ono knows Thej have lntolj In- vested cxtrnv ngantlv In fine homes nnd I have posillvo Information that they hnvo se creted ' lnrgo quantities of gools in waregi houses " Judo Collins directed the linn to submit to nn examination before the master in chnncerv nnd told the lawyers to prcpiro injunctions ngamst the wirobouso com panics .MOllTAI.lTY IV PAIIIS Htmlstlos nf tlio Ointli Unto In tlio I re noli Onnltnl ( Cnpj/rfoht i'fW ' hil Junu Uonlmi ll'nn'lt ) Pltl , Inn 11 fNow York Herald Ciblo Special to Tup 13rr I The funerals In Paris on Thursliy numbarod onlj Til , a notnblo ( decrcaso when compircd with the mortality of the Inst two days , although still far In excos1 * of the noriml nverago Tno dentil statistics for the metropolis during thn first week ot the now yonr hnvo Just boon published The total nuuibor of doiths ) was 3 ( SSI , glvlninu nvorago of ISi deaths a day This unusuilly high mortalltj , sajs Dr Jacques liertlllon , who Is ' tit the ho id of the bureau of municipal statistics , Is not to bo nt- tributcd directly to the opldomlo of Inllucnza , which his , strictly speaking , nausod only clglitj nine deaths during the week , but to tbo various lung complication * following - lowing upon that illscaso The following tublo compares the first week of 1891 with the corresponding week of 18s9 Prom ono i yoarof ago Pirst week in 1SS9 , 141 , lb > 0 , , i.01 Prom 1 to 4 years of ago -lb'jJ , 117 18J0 , 171 Prom 5 to 19 years of nto 18S9 , 01. lblO , 91 Prom 20 to 3J joais of ugo 1859 ! , 170 , 18J0 , C70 Trnm 4J to fiJ iears of ugo-lSSO , JI4 , 1SJ0 , 71) Prom 00 nnd up vvard-lSbJ , 200 , 1890,003 'lotal 18 )9 ) , 000 , 1V)0,2G$1 1 ) Ihlsahows tin incioaso of 1 711 deaths The most fatal in the catnlocuo of T diso-tscs hnvo been the ilvo following : : Pneumonia , HJ3 deaths against Hi last i joar , consumption , ICi ngilnst ISO , bronchial pnnumouh , l.)7 ngunst Jl , icuto bronchitis 14J against JJ , chrome bronchitis the most common among uged parsons , 178 i iiLainstr , > s lho work of distributing proper clothing among thisa sufTerlng Is going on uetivcly No appreclablo deeronso hi the violcueo of the epidemic Is reported from the various provinces of Prance Cvorvwhcro i pcopio 1 are dj lug nt about double the usinl 1 rate lilrtbs and marriagoa nro going on as useul A POPULAR I'bVY . flenvy ' Itccelnts nt tlio Prosentntion f " .loiuino IJAit " | f nrvrlqUlf-JOhi Jiim'1 Oirfin II * ut > tM Pahis Jin 11 INow York Hetnld Cublo " bpcclal to rinsllBP ] lho rceolpts at the Porto butnt Mai tin theatoraio 15 0j0 fru < xcs a night , being the largest over obtained * at that ' theater , and dispatches wcro roeclVed on Juuuar 4 the duy after the pi03ontatloii 1 of Jeanne d'Arc , " ollcrlng , on the strength of the Heralds special describing Sarah ' Burnhardl's ' impersonation of the Maid of Orleans to purcnaso thu scenery costumes and miteniil , and a tomoting oftor wis made to ' Sand Uernhaidt to coma to Now York In every quarter of the country plans are on ' foot to render signal homagi to the ' Maid Of these projects the only ' two which tall for special note are those ' of M Osiris nnd MousIljioi Pugals 'i ' , bishop of Verdun The former , whoso name ] wns brought prominently before thu public bi his offer ot X100 000 prize for the most notable ' work of the exhibition , which prize was awarded to the architect , onclnoors ind builders ' of the Pnluls des Michiuos has iictllled ] the municipalltv of Nanty that ho will proscnt the town of Kmunucl Fremicts with a now statue of Join of Are Purlhor details ' are now forthcoming of the bishop of Verdun s scheme to erect n colossal ' 1 monument to the Mind on the summit of ' tlio hill nt Vuncoulours formerly crowned ' , bv the Chateau do Uaudilcourv , vvhero Join wis male n knight Monsignor Pignls has wrltton a long letter , in which ho s ' ijs rrnnco ewes to the Maid of Orleans "u n itiouil reputation and a nitional tostiaio- uiilotits ' grjtituuo" lho bishop explains why ho has selected Vuncoulours us a slto for this natlonul monument Vancoulcurs is a ' placj of sovonirs It is nlso on the frontier , - tier ' nnd no ono knows w bat may happen on a frontier town .No plico is moro fitting , especially ' at the present time , for the oreo J' tion of this monument than that whore Jcnnno took her sword nnd ma-ehed against the enemies of Franco This stntuo on the frontier would bo above all a S3 mbol of peace , but at the hour of tbo greatest porll it would also bo iiuinsuperablo barrlor It would protect Prunco by its victoriots glayuo Monsignor l'ngais will | j preach throughout Prince this crusade and collect subscriptions of 60 centlmos Joseph Fubro , an ex deputy , differs from Monsignor Pugals In his views us to the selection of a site for the monument Ho prophesies the cr\ still abbei of Mount St Mlchnol ( peril do la mar as it was called in the ilftecnth conturi ) Win not , " ho asks , ' cousccrato to Joan of Are this marvel built on the sum ! mit of ucrtig which looks toward and delles I England " j • AIjPO.N-O UAiY , Ills I'rciHtrntlon CniitlnucH , Hut Ho Klniws More Anini 'iMOii Maduid , Jnn 11 The klug passoa u qulot day without fovcr Tbo latest bulletin is thut tbo prostration continues , but ho show3 moro animation at intervals 'llicio Is neon sorshlu of telegrams , nnd none nro allowed ; to piss but these that irivo the short official bulletins This Is done to prevent a panic in tlio provinces Tbo tovornmont has tolo grnphed all provincial and colonial authorl- ' ties to oxorclso great vlgllunco In regard to posslblo republican movements unu to repress them promptly llriiinmlH I'rotiotlnu 1 > r lho rnriuor Wahiiinqtok , Jnn 11 lleforo the vvoys , and minus committee today Alexander Wodburn of Alexandria , Va , appeared as the reprosentatlv o of the legislative commit tee of the Natlonul grange and the Virginia Stnto grange to demand the counl protection of tlio farmer with the stool , Iron and wool munufneturers Ho wanted coual legislation and protection of the farmers by iccans of counties Cornelius Morrlion of Now York , ropro sonllng the Importers of brewers of rlco , protested against nn } increase of the juoj • out duties Tlio Ilntdold-McCoy roiitl Again HiMisoTON , XV Vn , Jan II lho sheriff of Lincoln lounty was holding the Jail at Hamlin last night against an armed mob that was clamoring for the blood of Hart Fcrrnl , who ltlllol Joseph Hutchcr on Hurts creoic a week ago Fcrrol la a McCoy man , wlulo Uutcbor was n follower of Hut Held This work : will undoubtedly ro- ropcu the wbolo Lincoln counlj war , buatnliu Prohibition ToiEhi , Kan , Jan 11 The supreme court tendered a decision toduv la the case of the stuto against W. W. rnlkor , sustain ing tbo prohibitory law The case was brought to lost the question ot tto tulo of liquor in orlelnal packages transported from ) another state to points iu Kuusas I WEALTH TURNED UIS HEAD Story of a Swiss Sorvatit'a Sudden Accosslon to Fortune HE PROCEEDED TO PAINT PARIS A Porlod nriisslv tlon INillowoil Hj Molanuhnlj nutl n Iliirnlni ; Do- Biro to Tinvcl nml l.vicr- lililinto llcrctlua Cnnliln't Stnml Ire i i rlij iripwrfjhtlSXJIi Jim J Oorli 1 Ifuwj't ' J Paiiis Jin II INow York Hr-nld Cable Special to fin Hi r I A curious enso c imo up yestarday before the bolne nsslzos at tlio Pal lis do Justlco Iu 1 82 an Amerl cm lndj , Mrs Possart , dlol m Purls und lort ' a fortune of nhnut bJO.OOJ frnuca to a fuilhtul servant named Ciudrlan , n Swiss b\ birth and ubsut llttv llvo years of ngo Once lu possession of tills unexpected treas ure , which In his eyes wns boundless , Can drmn ' , formerly a model of prudence nnd sobnetj , completely lost his head nu 1 fur n number of months proceeded to paint Purls u beautiful red , plunging into all sorts of dissipation Vcrj soon , however , Cnndriin ceased to find 1 pleasure 'n ' this feverish nnd wanton oxlst- onto utterly unnatural to his placid natuic Ills load of riches was fast becominc , too heavy 1 : for him to benr nnd by degrees the 1 poor mnn foil into a profound melancholy his mind being forovcr disturbed bv fears ' that some ono would rob hlin oT his woiltli Ho susiicctca his servants , his frlonds overi bodi lu short , of having designs upon his I gold und ho llvod in a stito of savagoso elusion Finally bis illusion took n now fouu Ho beeamo a religious lunitio nnd imairluel i hlmsolf designed by provldonei to extermin ito all heretics from the face of f the cirth Ho was soon lemarkod us o in of the most devout worshippers at the church 1 of Saint Michael des Hitiguollos nud ono duj In i thosticothoastonUhodlho pnssors bj bv brandishing a lusty sabro nud cnitig out that It was his mission to destroy the enemies of God Towird the end of Iniu an 18S3 ho called ono day upon the curate ? of the p u Ish , Abbe Lemolne , und announced that t ho wns abuot to stirt on a crulsado which \ might prevent his return for n long tunc t , anil begged thu ibbo to JtnUo charge of a box wuich bo suid eontainci his outlro fortune lho abbo accented * the chin gc , depositing tlio valuables iu tin saenstv I < c3Ct morning the conclcrco of the bouso | where Caudilau lodged found the mod ern crusader asleep on the sldew ilk On ' belug | aroused Cundrlan sprung to his feet nud excluimcd in mi inspire 1 tOLO ' 1 sturt j1 on mj crusade , " ind w ith th it lie shuffled u vnj down the Avenue do Clichy nnd has never [ been scon since Fifteen months luter no news having been received of the mad eru sador t an administrator of his cstito wis np- pointed | , who proceeded to cxitulnu tfio con tents \ of the box of valuable than 1 it | was discovered that a nuuibor ot important j uipcrs vvcio missing und nn in- ' vestlgntion proved that these liad bi on ap ' preprinted j by a sanctimonious trio , comoosert of thu sacristan , Fiivmiiellu , the parish un ' dertakor , , Lo Brasscui , aud the temporarj * centei , of the lattor's iffcctlon , wo nan named | Knsoho The precautious rascals hud | been living on the fat of thn hud with J the i procecus ot tholr thnft , vvbilo Caudmn was windcrlug thiough" forilun landa in search i of heretics to cxtoiniinato Like other , ovcrzeilous reformers , ho mifeht just as well hnvo begun opcritions nearer homo I Favronollo ncknowlcdeed his guilt yesterday but his accomplices declare that they hid acted in good fuith KMPK1.SS. AUI.USIA AT ltRSI Tlio O rcmoiili s it I > iip'lctto or Kmi peror \ \ lllimn s Kiinornl LCpj/il/itl8 ( / 0 byAcio 1 ) iL tKsn.tilel Prcsil 1 Hem in , Jau 11 Publlo attention w is ! concentrated toduy upon lho funeril ot Empress Augusti , to the exclusion of all I other topics lho final cercmonv of the funeral service was llko the ether parts all planned to bo a lcpotltlou of the funeral of Emperor William lho way was lined bv troops , tbo various trido guilds , studouts members of the veteran societies and so on , and behind these thronged thousands of silent , sympathetic spectators Thoeoclesl- nstleal soi vieos , ns wall as the millta-y part ; of the scene , were a repetition of the honors pnid to thu renowned husband of the do- coused 1 ho throng of family nnd ofllcial piournors was no irlv as largo and as lllustrl ous IhoDuko of Edinburgh icnresentsd I the queen of England ns before In the immcdiato circle of family mourners were tbo king of Saxony , the crown prince of Sweden , the grund duke of Saxo Weimar , Christian of bchlcswig Holstciii , the grand duke of Mecklenburg Stroiitz , the duke of fonxo-Coburgh-Cotha , the prince of Hohon- zollern , the grand duke Erancls of AUstrli Prince William of Wurtemburg Prince William of Wicd , the nrlnees3 of Schloswig- : IloUtcln , Saxo Melniiioi , S ixe-Welmir , Waldeck , Pyrmunt , boudosohauson , bchaum , burg Llppo and others Uosldo these were many representatives of foreign sovoicuiis , 1 The emperor laid upon the coflln a magnlii cent palm bruuch with long , whlto silk rlb- ' bous boarlng the Imperial arms anu crown In gold Prince Hismarck sent a largo wreath sur rounding a cross of vlolots the Princess Hismarck a vvi oath of roses and lilies of tbo valley The kings of Italy nnd Roumanla each sent exquisite tributes of flowers as did nlso the sovereigns of almost all the German and forolgn countries Haion Levetjoiv : * , prcslilont of tlio relchstag , laid upon the coflln in behalf ot the reichstag a wreath of palms , white roses and camollas , upon the ribbons ot which was this Inscription ! "lho reiebstag to tlio first Empress Au- gusta Hlcssod nro tbo merciful for they shall obtain mercy " At the principal service on Thureday oven ing the coQln was unclosed and the empress lnj as if aslcop The choral ploco , "I Know thut My nodoomer Llvotb , " was euug as the court entered Uov Koegol , tbo court chaplain , In an oljquont address , reviewed ! Augusta's connection with Qormnu history during the last fifty jcars Ho has sincQ furnlshod to the Itolch sanzelgor a list of the special 1 scripturul texts ot which tbo empress was particularly fond These nro the epistle to the Komans zil , 13 and xlr , 7 , Matthew xxvili , SO , Corinthians xl , 0 Mid ethers Among many anecdotes now made publlo 1 | n regard to tbo dead empress Is ono that "Ohas the interest of actuality In sending a gift to a distressed widow she was tola the woman's husband had boon a socialist , aud ftbosuldt "I do uot care what political opinion * ( he man had I only remember ho left a hungry family , " Today the liouso ln Unter dor Linden are draped with black and tba lamps are shrouded with crape M expected the conference of the Hoh mian , German nnd Cz'ch parties will end | S today fho delegates nro reticent respecting thC proceedings The Ucrmnns hold that Count Innfo liai naked them to halo him solve the insoluble problem against thorn * solves In Hohcniln there nro 2 000 000 Germans ( nnd 3 000 C0J Czechs The Germans st md In thut conutiy In a stratiecr position than the Ulstcrmon In Ifchnd , jet Tnafo has ignored them forton > eirs ana given reign to the Czechs Ho now finds that In tills ho hn not even plcised the Czechs themselves , jot . ho now asks the Qcrinnnstobi Iphim out of his dllonliiui bj making further couccs slons | for the sake of pc-ice 1 his ttici hold to bo nbsurd politics The Germans nccuso Count Inafo ot trying to make nil Uobomla Czsch eountrv nud In conscifuenco of the suc cess of his olTorts In thai direction they Bny German Imporlil purlotlsm is illsippcaring They , u sart that the Gorpiin clement , which Is the 1 irgest nnd strongest national miss lu , , thoompire has boon kept down for ten yoirs by eombinattous of tbo ether elements tJ made against it In tbo coalitions of thn n i- tionnllst , elements thcio is none they ftny which . could govern AUstrii nlono or ngrco long enough with nny other nationality ex- ( opt In opposition to the Germing ThoGcrc nmn piny points out that the Czechs , who at heart nro in sympithj with Kussla there , fore . bate the Poles , jot , despite this the Poles , unite with them agilnst the Germans who form the bickbono of tbo countrj and upon , whom nlono the inoiinrchj could rely In a crisis On tha other hand the Czechs 1 do not contemplate the Gormaus ns Innocent una helpless victims of persecution 1 his Is not thu first they have hoard of the oxelu- 8ivo vlituoof tint raeo lliov nccuso the 1 Gcrmaiib ol cndoavoiing to eradlcuto from . the countri the Cztxh lduguago nnd instltu- tiousand whatever else m ij si ind in the ' wav ot Gorman dominion , ind assert that thov tl cmsclvos hive had tali plav in the 1 conflict only sinca Count luiife has bcecn in 1 ofllco Ihejdonot dispute the full licjit of thu Gcrmaus to Use their own laugungo In ' the districts occupied b\ them but thev hold 1 that . Hohcmia should bo us Independent as Hungiry is and claim that the emporoi should recognbo tlelr national rights und ' privileges bj bjuig crowned king of Hobomla nt Pr igao ns the emperors fonnorlv were 1 ho commandant at Herlin oflici illy denies tlio stoiv tint when the 1 ass word was ( , ivon on Now dears dav the emperor formally ad- drcssidthe ofllco's on smokeless powder , mngarino rillcs , etc 4 GOShll I UOU iAItlo 1 Mntr nioniiil , lhcttrlcil , Porsnnal I ind Oihci Happening * ) | r < ) | urtflhl 11 0 nu It ' < lr > rl 11 ( J-1 in' ] l'Aitu Jun 11 [ Now York Herald Cubic , Spociul to Tnr Hn 1 lho eugigomcnt has Just been announced ot Mr Charles Llv . ington of Now York to Miss Louse ' Howler , slstcr-In law of Mrs Gcorgo P Bowler , reported to ba the iiuncec , uecordlng to the gift eiucrpiiso concern , of Mr Astor lho groom-olcct is tw entj oao years of ago and the . brido-olcct is thlrtytwo rholadjbj * the vvaj , has the good ifortuno of bolng rich without beauty The uiarriugo will taku place inn few weeks in Berlin .Mr Willi im Astor bus been hero for several weeks at the Hotel Liverpool , but left last uight for the Hotel dc Komo , Nleo { Mr nnd Mrs A .r Drexel , Mrs P M ' Smith , ' md unjl Miss Hlddlo ot Phlladelplili nro bora at the Hotel Lj ° ernoo ) Mrs William \ \ hltuoy nnd her son are ulso at the same hotel Mrs Hcach Grant Is at the Vrndome where aparments are b lng preparefl for 1 Buron Opuenheiui nna his bride Miss Florence - once ' Ilutcbinsoii Tbo wedding takes place in , London on the 'Hi nnd they are booked for Pm is on the .3d Miss Adclo Grant returns to Paris from Cannes ncKt Wodncsdaj to prep ire for the London scison Twelfth night parties were quite the fashion 011 Mondny , and miny wcro tlio American beluties w hi carried oft thoprizo sliro i of cake nnd were crowned queen Mrs Whitoliw Reid's dinner 01 " Monday was a soe'etv ' event , as was also the bcauti- ful ioso dinner at the Hotel Uollevu , given by a Philadelphia bollc for Jiiss Sjbli An- ' derson c Mis Linctiv Is having some prettv toilets male in Paris and has preatod a crnzo for black lace dresses lightly trlmmod with col orod velvets For instance , a corsugo nnd dress Hklrt of black lace with collar , cuffs nnd cointuro of velvet In whatever color the wearer may fancy for bouse dresses and nlso for afternoon vveur Hlack satins figured with fclnglo blossoms , such us Jasmlno pinks , d ilsies or velvets are the latest materials Used for light fitting plain di esses High bodice witb empire sleeves arc used , finished oft with a graceful , j fichu of soie , the same color as tbo blo'som of the dress , which is arranged as a low * Jane Hading ' fashion und fnstencd at the vviist bj a few fancy ornaments of lace pins M irgarot Mather Hearn has nnao a prop osition to Sarah Bernhardt to play Romeo , ana Juliet vvitli her in Au erica iJano Hnding's prcxloro as Countess Koinanlo takes place on tin 17th Luwnrd F Uoro of Chle igo died nt tlio Hotel lullilanco today WITH lOIiE.IN POMP 1 urn rnl t-crviccs Over tlio ItomiiiiH ell lInn \ l > iiolloy 'Wasiunotos , Jun 11 Long before noon ' ' the ( , allorics ot the liouso were filled with 1 spectators uuxious to do honor to tbo 1110m- l ory of \ man who had for ho many years been prominent In that ba y A few minutes before lho liouso was eulleu to order tbo members of the senate , without formal on nouneomeut , antored tuo chamber nnd qblckly took seats In the bodv of the hull 1 1 The sable covered blcr.stopd in front of the e'erk's ' desk , and a haijd'ocio floral trlbuto was ] > Iaeed uoar bv At 13 10 the oflleiiitlng , clergymen entered the hu'l ' reading , beginning tno burial ser vice They were followed by tbo commit / Jteos of the senate ana houtio having charge of the ceromoules , and nuildst the solomu ' hush tbo magnlficont casket containing the lomains of William D iKoUoy was place 1 on the blor , Tbo family ot lho deceased were then escorted to scats provided for them | doge by the casket I.ho burial service was reid by Dr Uuticr nud lirayor was offered by Dr Cutbbert Dr Hutler then read tlio fifteenth chapter of lho First Euistlo to tha Corinthians , and followed his reading by prayer , lho bono diction was dollvorod by Dr Cuthbort , 1j then slowly and sadly the committees cs corted the remains fronl tbo chamber which 1 had known Mr Kellcy so lout and so well , , Tbo senators having loft the chamber , on motion of Mr Bingham of Pennsylvania , the , bouse , as an additional mark ot respocl to tbo memory of tbo deceased , adjouruod . . . . . . AnxlmiH Ilnnd Unldors RiciiMosi ) , Va , Jan 11 Governor Mo- Kinney sent to the legislature today a letter from the London holders of Virginia state rebonds urging a renewed effort to adjust their claims The governor advises the legislature to stand by tbo Klddlcborger bill and lt amendments " NATIONAL 1 BANK CIRCULATION * Ohnlrmnn Dorsoy and Oommlttoo wt Work on the Pioblom SEVERAL SCHEMES CONSIDERED ATwoPcrCVnt Itmul to Hun PiTty V < nrs liiinlccd Upon ra\iiratl ) > ll Prospect ol nn Irrigation Appropriation _ _ _ WaSiiisotov lU'itriDTitn Omvhv Hnr , 1 " lid PoUttTlkltNTII bTULLT , > Wasiiisotov D C.Jan 11 I Chairman Dorsoy is with the full housb committee on binking unci curio ncy , going about \ the "ubject of nntionnl built clrculu- tion 111 n vorj thorough manner Mr Dorsoj savs this is iiqucstiou of the very highest ImporUuco | , ; to the welfare of the lountrv , thut llicro must bo some legislation nt the h | , mds of this congress nnd with the compll- cation ; ot business intorcsts nud so mnuj nropoiltlous , before tbo committee , n thor ough study of the wbolo situ itlon Is necos- Rirj before Intelligent nnd last loglilutton cup bo hid lho committee , led by Mr Dorsoj , todaj hnd n lengthj Interview with beerotury Windom lho object ot the com mlttco in going to the treusurj department w us to secure the bast suggastions und facts obtainable ] on the subject of a now b isls for nitinnulbank circulation llio couioiittco favors , the proposition made by Mr Dorsoy j ; to Issue n J per cent bond to run llftj \ jeuis foi tlio ospoeial use of the 111 tion il binks to sec ire circulation Mr Windom said that if tlcso bonds could bo issue , 1 nud the bunks woulu inuko thu traua fcr , of this issue In pi ice of the bonds aire idj deposited j , without the govcrment bmg ro quired to pij the premluui it would to a wlso net on the part of the tovornmont , but he | , feared tha banks would bo unwilling to yield up bonds worth ns much m J8 per cent premluui for the purpose of replacing th m with a long running bond only worth par In ether words the secretary fcircd that the now lasuo of bonds would groitlv deproclato the premium upon these now iu the hands of the national binks und therefore would not bo satisfactory to banl ' era Iho committco oxpiosscd them solves to the secretarj ns being in f ivor of 1 law glv ing binks the p ir v uluo In circulation of the bonds deposited with the treasurer 111 sto id ot 00 per cent , ns it present , und thej learned ] th it tlio troasun department wis iu accord with their views on this subjet Ihcre j is very little if nnv doubt tint the first step bv congress will bo to giv0 the banks circulation to the par value of the bonds do . posited Some members of the committco suggested to the secretary that the govern ment might under a now law eh irtor na Hon il bmks without lcqulring the n to take t out circulation , but objection was immedi- ntoly mauo by Mr Moriill of Kansas , n mem bor j of the committco nnd a pncticil buiiner Mr Merrill said that such uction would bo ! unconstitutional , as only the circulation of n , national bank ere ited the link which con nected federal with p-ivatu Interests This seemed to be the view of sccro tury j V < indora nlso The committco expressed I . themselves as a unit in favor of abolishing the , 1 per cent lion the ulrculatlon of na- tionul , bunks und ascertained th it this also met , the approval of boeretary Windom rrom the ofllco of Secret irj Windom the 1 committco wont to the ofllco of the comp tiollorof the current1 hey found Comp trober Lacj away from the city but In the 1 room they oncounlored ex Comptroller John 1 ' J Knox , at present president of the N11- tional Bank of the Hepub'ie ' of Now \ork , lhu object In eilllng upon the comptroller was } to get his ndvico on the subject discussed - cussed ! with Ml Windom Mr Knox laid before the commlttoo his proposition to pcr mil national baults to deposit with the treasurer urer . silver bullion to secure their clrcula tion , instead of United btutes bonds and the proposition mot with considerable favor I among thn momborB of the committee Enough consideration nas bcon irivei by the ' committee on banking and currencv to ' the ' bill of Senator Paddock proposing to 1 decraaso ' the mi linium of the capital of nn tional banks in small cities from t' J 000 to j J 10,000 to eonvinca them that it is unpopulm llio committco believes thut lt is dangerous to ' decrease the canitil stock of natlonul 1 banks , as it would oncourngo tbo creation of r banks in small towns for dishonest pur- poses ' lho larger the capital the greater the ' good fuith of the Incorporators , ls the ' way tbo committee regard the proposition lho commlttoo has nlso tlvoii an ndvorso 1 v low upon the proposition to nuthorlzo banks ' to ! make loans upon re il estate securities , on 1 tbo ' ground thut It would require too much ' tlmo ' to realize on these securities if a bank tot ' Into a position where it needed moro ' rtadv ] money Mr Evans of Chattauootn , 1 who is ono of tbo practical bankers on the committco ' , hold that loans on real 1 estate ' could bo safely made provided 1 trust deeds were taken , but that suggestion was cast nsido when it was nscor- taitiod 1 that In many states trust deeds nro not warranted by law Members of the committco ( snv that legislation Intended to rollovo ttio national banking interests will 1 largely lm.re.iso the general circulating mo- ilium , that tha adoption of 11 law giving banks the par value of tholr circulation fet ' bonds deuositcd will glv o the country 14,000- , 000 ( or SI5 000 090 moro money and a now basis for circulation and a dccrciso of the percent required , to soouro circulation will 1 creuto many now binks and make money more plentiful for borrowers Socrotury W'iadom intends to abolish ull 1 uutlonal bank depositories except where uctivo accounts nro necessary Ihatisto say ho will withdraw the deposits for the 1 United States at all banks except vvhero the government finds it nccossary to keep an nc- sount to moot the chocks of Its authorized ofllrers llils will reduce the number of do- posltories to loss than two dozen It will abolish depositories nt noarlj all sm ill cities where accounts have been opened for the ao- ' commodation of collectors of Internal rove ' nue nna customs and their deputies The socrctatv's order issued in the early pirt of last mouth , Intended to reduce the deposits at depositories to the minimum would ' aloue withdraw from notional banks about $25,000,000 , but this last determination will bring tbo deposits with natlonul banks down from 817,030 030 where they were six weeks ago , to probaoly f 10 000,000 , This is carrying out the plcdgq made by the repub- ' Mentis at the convention which nominated Guneral Harrison pooii liimaATioN inosrrcis Ilcprcscntativa Hermann of Oregon , who bos given thn subject ot irrigation of arid lauds much study , said today to j our corre- spondent "I am afraid that nil this Invcs- tlgatlou and agitation bj the special commit tee of the senate during the past summer > will result In nothing material ia the way of Irrigating our arid plains ,1 can only hope to see au appropriation made , for the present y - 7r - - ' " in . ' 1 S lor ov'ldlng for n gonornl nurvoj of the a hlch ita \ bollovcd should bo Irrl- c 1 at tha expense ot the govcrnmoiit irro Is too much opposition from the cist • d central stales to warrant us In hoping that wo can get the nppropriition through congress to prepare irrleatlugb istns or bore artesian woils although nnv fair-minded tiinii will acknowledge tint this should bo doro lho government has a right to trrignto Its own lands Wo have very little ot agrlcul turnl land which the pear mm einsottlo upon j , nnd It wo should Irrlgitu the nrld plilns there woull bo a now llfo opened to him | | who wantol to powest nud tnko up n homo ) nt the expense ot lho govorninoiit I ntn unilionblj opposed to lho proposition to di nuto lands to states with the understand ing that thej shnll bo male nrnblo by lrrl gntoln Whenever the loderil government gives Its lands to the states to bo Irrigated , 'l ' turns alt of such lands Into tbo bands of monopolists ' The sthtcs have not the mouej lJ Irrigate these lands and thov would give them to Irrigating companies who would bens ns grasping and fraudulent ns sucn corporations nave iicen in too past 1 wojld crofcr to depend upon the changing elements or the elimato for Irrigation { rather than to irrlgitlon rompan- ios l I nm thoroughly dlshoirteuol uud be- Hove that the whole project for the govern inont to assist us in irrigating our nnd plains will fall through Ono thing is cortuin , wo cannot got nioiioy for Irrigation purposes tiutil wo line overcome the prejudices which abound oust of tlio Mississippi rivur " 1 wist vv omctst sukvi v Lind Oomtnl8slodor Grolf bus wrltton n lettei ' to Senator Munderson in roolj to 11 re quest ' from tbo board of trustees of Niobi an for an otllcial mouldering nlong the west side of the west channel ot the Nlobriri rlvnr ln sections 7 IS nud 10 townshlpJJ tiortli rnucuO west of the sixth p-lncipil nioridian Ibis survey is askcl forthorui sou that Niob lira islaud , situated in these sections , ls bj the act of March 2 18VJ , donated to the cltv of Nlobrifn for 11 nubile pirk nnd that In the orlglnil township survey the west chan nel of the river , which bounds the islaud on tbo west , w is not moandeicd , but the survoj wns extended across that chinncl nnd the legal ' subdivisions ombrice luuls upon both sides of the channel rendering further sur vej nccessirv in nrdor that the lands lying westof the channel mnybo sogrogitcd from those dou ited to Niobran by the act men tioned ' Commissioner Groff sajs iu reply 'I have to state that in mv opinion no order ofsurvcj or eontrict therefore can properly bo made In udv anco of the proelamition bj the ' president ni iking known the acceptance nnd j consent of the uifTorcut lands of the Sioux nation of Italians to the provisions of thouet ] of Murcn 3 1 1 or contemplated by section S ot the at lho matter tor ' of said survey will there fore ' romiin in nbevauco " pending > tbo proclamation ' roqulrod" by the act In the mcaiittmo ' it it is suggested that this ofllco bo furnished ' with the nrnno nud address of a competent ' and reliable surveyor residing h the ' vicinity who wi.l undertake the execution - tion ' of the work " ALI ISON'S CHANCES Congressman J P Uolliver , the now mom her from Iowa who has earned a wide repu tation 1 as an enter , is ono of Senator AUI- sons ' warm friends and supporters Ho sijs ' " 1 dent think there is the least doubt of ' Souatoi Allison's ro election Tbo ropuh- licauB have n clear mnjorlty on joint bnllot Senator Allison will be the caucus nomiiico and ' will bo clectod by republican votes According - cording ' to my information no other name , will bo presented to the republican caucus , and I do not see how tlio domocrits can rca somibly ' hope to defeat the senator " Ptt 1 OSTVASTEJia Nebraska Austin , Dundv county Miss M E Itidgowny , vice C II Towle , resigned - signed | , Dorp , Logan county , b A Giltnor , vice Miss L Giltncr , deceased , Milton , Gosper couutv , J K Lord , lies T f Moore , resigned Iowa College Springs , Page county , L L MoLem , vleoJ S Hugnalt , removed South Dakota Ashton , Spink county , L" P Messnor , vice N W Danes , removed , Warren ( now Talcott ) , Clark county , J G Waltham , vice Mrs C J Wiloy , suspended Ml'-CFLLANtOLS Uopresontatlvo Laws will introduce a now bill making an appropriation for a publlo building at Hustings to conform to the form of law suggested by the supervising archi tect of the treasury It ls probablothat very early next vveolc the ' nomination of II b Halter of Pairbury to bo United States district attorney for Ne braska will be sunt to tbo senate This is In response to the repeated cills of the state ' delegation upon President Hairison and At- torncy ( .enoral Miller The family of Land Commissioner Groff has been seriously uflllctod with slckniss 1 during its short sojourn in Washington lho 1 Judge hlmsolf is now contlned to his room ' with la grippe , while ouo of his daughters is ' suffering from a rclupso of her recent sorl ous Illness L W. Gibson of Loup City is an applicant for n position in tbo railwuy mail service Investigation docs not disclose his name on the civilserv Ice roster Various railioad companies nro making 11 scramble to sccuro legislation authorizing tbo construction of a bridge over the Mis souri river at Northor boutb Omaha lhreo or four bills on this Bubjoct have al readj becu introduced It was intimated at the interior depart ment today that the chances of L S Irvine , who is sec ting appointment as a laud oiliioi I at North * Platte , were not vcrv bright , but . that Mr behlutsliods is plying hlniBolf through Mr Dorscv very onoigotlcally una . J D Moore is trusting that the plum will drop ln his basket The beef combine claim that they are tying benutor Vest up with satisfactory replies to his queries and that ho will not dwell upon the beef question except so far as it makes political capital A lurj.o Increase of pension has been so cured for Lph binelzoi of Osceola Pmm S HriTii Tlio Wonllioi PoiriUHr For Omaha and vicinity Colder , clearing weather For Nebraska ! Lcht ! local showers , colder In soutnern portion , warmer lu north ern portion , northwesterly winds For lowu Light local sboworj , colder 1 northerly winds , cold vvivo For South Dakota , bnow la eastern , fair In western portion , northerly winds , becom- Ing variable colder , followed by slowly > rising temperature Democrat * Coinlnir in Taw HrLBN.i , Mout , Jan ll In the eeuato to day four democratic senators appeared au J took part ia the proceedings in a body Iho 2senate and house adlournod till Monday , Tlio Clinrlernl Hirllco Spread In , BuiBSEi.e , Jon 11 , The strluo at Char lerol Is extending lho strikers threaten the men ut work , and It ls reported the use ot dynamite has been atemptod ' I THEIR CLAIMS FOR THE FAIR I Now York nnd Chtottro Pro nt M Tholr Attractions j H WIT , WISDOM AND FACTS H Dopi vv Pinkos n Speech Glittering H With Ittnitnrlonl Gems , hut tlio K Phoenlt Clt ) Oritors Pro * H sent Colossnl Pacts H The I Icht for thn Pair j H Wasiiimitos , Inn 11 Cblcigo nnd Now H York upnsoiitntlvis tudiy presented tl elr H claims for tlio locution of thu worlds filr H before the senate special committco H Mr Dcpuw ivas the first speaker for Ncvr H York , After nlludliig to the Paris expos ! H tion nud the menurenrss ot the Aiucrli an ox i H blblt thiro , ho said ' Now , it becomes our H ncccssitj to hold nn oxhlhltlon In the H United btntcs which shall bo so broul H lu Its cbirnctcr , so International H J In ! Its Imitation * In Its hospitalities that nil H tbo people who cm promico , who want ma- H tertuls | ( or who hnvo the opportunities for H trade , shnll como here w Ith their products to H exhibit nud sco what wu can do H "If our f rlei ds froiq \ \ ashitiston , Chic igo H nud v. St Louis woull dismiss from H their ' minds the local prouilli.es ] H and local uinbltlon which they hiva H nnd would fix tlioirojcs nnd Impirtiiil Judgment - H ment ' on the question thev wouul snj if a H fair in Groit llntu in was to bo held nt Man H chester , Hlrminghnm or Llvirponl ( grcnt H cities ) it would bo n fill hi ro nnd thej would H nut go Ihos would sij thut If n fair lu j H Franco ' should bu held In Marseilles or H Lvons ' ( trout cities ) they would not go H Nuu 1 take lt there is no discussion is to H which city Is the mctiopnlls ot H this countrj I uiciti its llniuclil nnd H commciclil metropolis Now York Is cer- H talnlj ; the metropolis of the Unitol btutos " H Dctievv said ho bad been Intorostcil 111 the H circle thcorj presented lj bt Louis and H whicl Bcums n novel method of dupllciting H and icduplicatiug thu population ot the H United : btitos A center of 100 miles from H Pcekeklll N Yiuciulc3 tlio Hudson with H Its unequalled cities , includes the 1110tiopolis j H and jut Pccksklll is not hero 1111 usplr- M nnt for this filr on the clrclo M theory Within the limits of what const ! M tutes the citv of New York , J01 soj Citv , otc , H you huvo three Chlcagos Hikht millions of H pcopio ' ' in the vicinity could visit the fair at H New \ork for u sum of not 1110-0 than ti H un 1 from that amount to ri cents M On the 11 innportiitlon problem ha s ild , depended - | ponded largely the sueooss of the fair Two B huudicd thousand p uplu wishing to gr > M home from St Louis or LtiUago could not | disperse at a rate of more than J > ,000pcr m hour and this would tike olilit hours und M the next dnv tbo fair would closu Now | B York could distribute a eiowd more rapidly M than was done ia Paris M Chicago uud bt , Louis had a memorial M j fund of $1000 000 each , Now York 11 colloo- j H llvo assessment ot { 5 330 000 A bill was H now ready to be prosontcd to the New York M legislature J authorizing tbo expenditure of M $10,000 000 , which would piss without a dls- j H seating volco irho Paris exhibition had cost H nbout ! $10 000,000 nnd this ono would cost ut ' ' H least $1J 000 000 Unless there was that much M moncv ' 111 sight the fair would bo n fdlluro M Washington is uncqualcd iu nvenuos , in M public ' buildings , and wo admit it St Loula H bns ago , she has also an unoquiled position M in the great vallpy of the Mississippi , and H wo admit what she is and what she promises B to bo Chicago Is the most phonomoiial development - M velopmont of urban progress the world has M over seen and wo admit it , not only In ull M ihatconstitutos a gn at contnil and com M mcrcial metropolis , but nlso lu the arts | und culture All this wo admit , nud still M wecliim that New York city is the great 1 op- M restntutivo J eltj of Amorlca New York city M has no Hcctionallsm , nojoalousj If lho government - M ernment should today apjiroprlato to every j H family in tlio United States the money which , | would y carry thorn to ono place , with the dls- M linct understanding that they could select M no ' other , the vote with a unanimity unequalled - M equalled ( frsm Maine to the gulf , fiom the H Atlaiitlo to lho Pacific , would bo "tulic mo M to j Now York " H Lx Congrcssmun Hourko Cochrnn of Now M York then addressed the commlttoo Ho B reviewed , at length the transportation possl- M bilitics | of the competing cities and Bald New M York was the only city in the Union thut H cou'd , possibly accommodate tlio crovvds M needed , to make thu exposition a success M The < 1M,000 ) people who would visit the exco- H sitlou , everyday would not bonotlcod 011 the M streets , of Now York In conclusion , hosald H Now j York was willing to leave the decision H of , the question to thu calm , utihhiBcd Judg H ment , of tlio committee and of eongross t 1 ho committco then took a rccoss to allow M tlio . members to attend the fuuoial of Judge | Kellov in the bouso H When iho commlttoo loassemblod the room < H , was ngnin crowded lho Chicaeo delegation hVA | bad the fi out seats lho first speaker ot the H afternoon ' vns ex bcuator Wiiruor Mliler , H who with James Wood , piesident of the Now H York state ngriculiuril society , closed tlio H ciso ' for New Voik H llio llrBt gentleman to prcsonl the claims H of Chicago was Mayor Croglcr of that city H ' We are hoie , " ho Buhl , ' before vou today H as citizens of -Keommoa * coun- H try , representing n great western H city [ , docply in earnest that this grout ox- H position wide1Is designed to bo hold In 18J3 H to commemorate thoalscovory of this licm- H isjihcro by that intrepid nuvlgator , Christo H pher Columbus I say they nro deeply H Intcicstcd in it und ifocplv in carnost lu tlio H bcllof that it ought to bo hold in tfiofarwcst H | Applause 1 I represent ln some measure H the pcopio of Chicago , who , while that Is H their desire , are also united ln tbo doslro and H tbo aotenrinatlon that wherever this exposition - H position ia hold , wborevor in the H wisdom - of this congress it shall ba H assigned , nothing shull 00 wanting on their H part to inuko It omlnently successful , aud H they will endeavor to add their mite to make H lt comport with dignity of tills graud and H progressive nation [ Applause ] H 1 I desire here , in the name of the pcopio H of Chicago , to fully reeiprocito the kind ox- H prcssioiis I have heard this morning of true H fiatcrntty 'J here Is no rivalry between tha H IJinplrv city of America New York , and the H Umpire cltj of the treat west , Chicago Her H people are actuated by the highest ami H noblest motives bho desires tbogroitost H good to the i reatcet number Wo accord to H the Umpire city , Now York , nil andovery H thing she claims , but Mr , Chairman , sona- H tors , ( , cntloineu , there is a new empire uud a H new ( .atoway lying on tlio other side of thu H Alleclunj mountains Wo recognize the H grandeur aud greatno s of the cHj of Now H York , und her ability to do ull that may bo H doinuuded , but that does not mean I hut tlio H second giund city In population , commerce H and manufocturliv iuportunru docs not H possodH like churuitcristics lu Chicago H wo tun meet cverj demand required H ! > / V Is brcat uxpotltlou und uro very taructt H