Nebraska Newspapers

    AGRICULTURISTS ARE ON TOP
They Gain a Victory Over the Lawyers m a
House Skirmish ,
CONSIDERING THE NEW CODE OF RULES
Mouther * of the Homo Kngngo In n Lively
Mclmtoon I ( * Adoption All ! nice .Men
Take a lliiud In thn DlnciMidon
1'roceoiIliiK" of the Senate.
WASHINGTON. D. C. , Jan. 27. The farmers
And the lawyers mot face to fnco lu the house
of representatives today , and the result ot
the legislative skirmish was n decisive vic
tory for the ngrlcultuilsts. For several
Cessions there has bean u decided Joilousy
'between the commlttoo on Judiciary and the
committee on agriculture In tuo matter of
oleomargarine legislation. Today tnts con
test for prerogative was revived by the In
troduction of n bill by Mr. Hatch of Mis
souri to amend the present oleomargarine
law. This bill provides that all oloomnrpnr-
ino transported Into any state or territory , or
remaining thoreln for consumption , sale or
st6rngo shall , upon arrival In such state or
territory , bo suojcct to the laws thereof ,
enacted in the cxorclso of Its publio powers ,
in tbo sainn manner us though uuch oleomar
garine bad been produced In such staio or
territory , and shall not bo exempt therefrom
by reason of being Introduced In original
p'ackagcs or otherwise.
Agriculturists Carry Their 1'olnt.
"I ask the Dill to bo referred to the com
mittee on agriculture , " ald Mr. Hatch ,
who 1s himself chairman of that commit
tee.
' Under the rules too bill should go to the
committee on Judiciary , " said Speaker Crisp.
Mr. Culborson , chairman of the Judiciary
committee , asked for the reading of tbo en
tire bill , and then objected to Its reference to
tbo committee on agriculture.
Mr. Hatch now formally moved that the
bill bo rcforrod to his committee and yeas
and nays were finally demanded.
During the roll call much activity was dis-
plavad by tbo members of the two commit
tees ever the question of reference , but the
members of the agricultural commlttoo gen
erally rallied around Mr. llatb , and tbo bill
was finally referred to the agricultural com-
mlttco by u vote of 128 yeas to 103 nays.
Why Mr. Hutch Objected.
"I Introduced that bill. " ald Mr. Hatch to
the Associated Press , "In response to a de
mand of the dairy Interests of every section
of the country , and the purpose of It Is to
place oleomargarine in original packages In
the same legal condition In the states that
what Is known as the 'Wilson original
package bill' places the sale and distribution
of Hquoro. In other words It Is to give the
vgroat dairy states which have passed laws
upon Iho subject of tbo manufacture and sale
of oleomargarine that police control ever the
-subject matter that the states had prior to
the decision of the United States supreme
court on the original package question. I
objected to this bill going to the
Judiciary committee for the simple
reason that congress had by its
deliberative action given to the
uommlllco on agriculture Jurisdiction of the
subject matter of oleomargarine , and that
committee , after great labor und the most
careful consideration , had perfected and re
ported to the house a bill that was enacted
Into law. From that , time to this I have uni
formly contended that all proposed amend-
menta to that net should , in fairness'to tbo
committee that originated it , bo referred to
the commlttoo on agriculture. I had no spe
cial purpose in view except to carry out that
not and uniform practice of the bouso since
tha oleomargarine bill became a law. The
commlttoo that inspired and successfully
shaped the oleomargarine bill into such a law
that con cross has never made any serious at
tempt , to disturb it should control "all pro
posed amendments to It. "
Chilian Correspondence.
Mr. Martin presented a resolution calling
on the president to publish all correspond
ence whatever had by the United States
government upon mutters concerning the
Chilian trouble. Referred to tbo commlttoo
.on forclcn affairs.
y A number of bills of llttlo Importance were
Introduced and rcforrad.
The house proceeded to further consldora-
| "Mou of tbo proposed rules.
[ W The discussion of tbe report of the commlt-
* tee on rules was resumed and Mr. do
Arinond of Missouri spoke in favor of the
committee's report and criticised the rulings
of Speaker Reed In the last congress.
Mr. Hooker of Mississippi , though in gen
eral advocating the proposed coda of rules ,
expressed himself as In favor of appointing
a "steering" commlttoo of fifteen members
who should decide what measures should bo
brought to the attention of the houso.
This was too largo a power to vest in tbo
commlttoo on rules.
Criticised by an Alliance Man.
Mr. Otis of Kansas congratulated the
country that for the first time a representa
tive of tbe third party was permitted .o
occupy the floor of the house of reproionta
tlves. That third party claimed to bo
founded on the equal rights Jeffersonion
doctrine , upon tbo Wushingtonlan pollov of
Washington , andAinon the Abraham Lincoln
Idea of the superiority of labor ever capital.
Ho proceeded to criticise tbo rules as con-
a dangerous oo\vor upon the speaker
and upon the committee on rules ,
Mr. Watson of Georgia tbon took the floor
and laid down the principles of tbo farmers
alliance party. It demanded , ho said , that
national banks nhould bo abolished as banks
of issue ; that the colnapo of silver should bo
made fr o and unlimited ; that alien owner
ship of our lands should cease ; that senators
slvmld bo elected by a direct vote of the people
plo ; that the government should Issue the
monov to tbo people who needed it to perfoo
tholr exchanges practically free of cost , am
that , through the subtroasury plan , or some
bettor , the people should have tha privilege
of Iho use of tbut money by giving such
iccurlty as was In the commercial world con
sidered good. Tha people's party demanded
u graduated Income tax and that no man's
business should bo built up at the expense of
another man. These were its principles , and
the tolling millions of the land wora looking
to these principles as their only means of
relief ,
lleeil Hmlled ut Him.
In the counn ot hit remarks Mr. Watson
referred to tbo "czarlsm" of Mr. Head in the
test congress. This allusion nave rlso to touch
merriment growing principally from the fact
that Mr. Watson was standing in the aisle
directly in front-of the ex-speaker. The lat
ter looked up with a benevolent stnllo and
with a serlo-oomlo air remonstrated with the
speaker for the sentence.
_ > Mr. Watson , continuing , criticised the
Irrules for conferring too much power on the
'
speaker. No uuch power should bo conferred
upon nny speaker whether his name began
with ft "C" und ho came from Georgia , or
began with an "U" aud ho came from Maliio.
The debate upon the rules was continued
by Messrs. Dlnuley of Alamo , McCroary of
Kentucky , Davis of Kentucky , Bynum of In
diana and Simpson of Kansas , Tbo last
gentleman had a very brief spaoo of time al
lotted to him , but during thai short Interval
he greatly entertained tbo members of tbo
house by his reference to a remark previously
made by Mr. Fuuston of Kansas , retail o to
the price of porn in Kansas ,
After further debate bv Mr. Funston ot
Kansas and Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts the
bouso adjourned.
In the. Senate ,
Among tbo bills presented today was one
Incorporating the Society of American .Flor
als tsMr.
Mr. Morgan offered B resolution directing
LT. . the secretary ot state to send to the senate
' copies of tbe correspondence with the gov-
. tumcnt relating to tbo uonaoceptancoqf Mr.
> ' Blair as United States minister to China.
Mr , Hoar suggostvu ihat the resolution
request the president to furnish the oorro-
ipondonco If uot inconsistent with the publio
wolf aro.
Mr , Morgan did not agree with Mr , Hoar ,
Ho merely wanted to unow tha objections assorted -
sorted ngulnst Mr. Blnlr by the Chinese gov
ernment and the action taken by the United
States. Mr. Blair had been confirmed In-
stnntlv by the senate , and HS far as the scn-
nto wus concerned there had bton the
strongest afllrmatlon of his fltnois to repre
sent the United States government In China
or anywhere clso. In view of the question
now 'presented ( alluding to the objection of
the Chilian government to Mr. Ean ( ) It xvas
Important ti know what wus thu established
llnoof nroccduto onthopartof the govern
ment of the United States.
Mr. Hoar uild ho would have no objections
to the resolution as offered If the transaction
was a completed ono. but ho did not under
stand It was. Mr. Blair's resignation bad
not vet been accepted.
After further discussion Mr. Morgan mod
ified bis resolution as suugcitcd , nud It was
agreed lo.
Senator Chilian .Seated ,
The resolution confirming the tltlo of Mr.
Chtlton of Texas to his seat was aurood to.
The first bill considered was ono appropri
ating f70,000 for n public building nt Hone ,
Nov. Some opposition to the bill was devel
oped , and It wus dNcusscd until the hour of
2 o'clocK arrived , when the Mexican award
bill ( the La Aora claim ) came up ns unfin
ished business , the Keno bill going ever with
out action. Mr. Morgan continued bis argu
ment in favor of the Mexican award bill.
Without completing his argument Mr. Mor
gan yielded for mi executive session ana the
semite adjourned until tomorrow.
Ni\V3 I'Oll Till : AKUVi
Complete I.lnt of Chunec * In the Hcjjnlar
Service Yesterday.
WASHINGTON , D. O. , Jan. 27. [ Special
Telegram to Tuu Br.n.J The following army
rders were issued today :
Cnptnln Gcorgo E. Pond , assistant quarter-
lastnr , will proceed from Madison Barracks ,
M. Y. , to Platlsmoutli. N. Y. , and from
.hcnco to Miinehcstor , N. H. , and Washing
ton on public business connected with the
lunrtormnster's department , and upon the
: omplotloii of the same will return to his
iropor station. Captain John E. Oroor. ord-
anco department. " will proceed from Provl-
once , U. I. , to Fltchburg , Mass. , on public
justness In connection with the manufacture
if projectiles aud upon the completion of the
amo will return to his proper station. First
< louU-nant Edmunds K. Webster , regimental
.unrtormnster Second Infnntrv , will report
n person to Colonel Edwin F. Tnwnsond ,
Twelfth infantry , president of the cxamln-
'ng board at Fort Loavonworth , Kan. , for
Jxamlnatlon as to bis fitness tor promotion
and on Iho conclusion of his examination will
eturn to his proper station.
Wuntorn Pensions.
WASIIINOTO.V , D. C. , Jan. 27. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BUB. ] The following list of
lonsions granted is reported by TUB BEE
and Examiner Bureau of Claims :
Nebraska : Original Francis O. Barley.
Wilson Dye , William L. Dailoy , O. W. Ken-
driok , Marshall L. Llbbeo , Urs Miller , Wll-
"tam H. Farmer , John Chipps , Nelson \V.
Henderson , George M. lloea. John W. Hill ,
Albert L. Boylcs , Ssth L. Domaralvillo ,
Thomas Athorston , Thomas Goodman. F.
Hollman. Hcnownls and reissue Marcus D.
Uublco Increase Benjamin F.Ryman ,
George Cadwoll. Original widows , etc.
Nancy Holycross , Maria A. Poole , E. Jan
Johnson.
Iowa : Original Gcorgo Roepka , James
. . Meredith , David Fitzgerald. George V.
iieoler , Arthur I. Coulson , Edward Barton ,
A I ) raw Hnrior , Wvman Pugsloy , John H.
O'Kolly , George W. Blair , John II. Allon.
John Hayes , Sherman Forbes , Henry
Knolko , George Brown , James A. Gorman ,
Thomas Nutt , William Johnson , Georjto W.
Miller , Sntnucl A. Jamojon , James Lundy ,
David Gaston. Orielnalwidows , etc Eliza
beth Lishor , Harriet Vankirk , Luov Ellen
Felton , Henrietta E. Miller , mother ; minors
of Poiuoas Konyon , Harriet Fos rovo.
y ESDED.
Third Annual Session of the Platte Jurisdic
tion Will Cent eno at North I'latte.
HASTINGNob. . , Jan. 27. iSpoclal Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] The session : ! of the second
end annual convocation of tbo episcopal Juris
diction of the Platte were concluded today.
After holy communion the committee on edu
cation and the thoolojical professor for the
proposed school at Kearney reported. The
committee on the Episcopal residence re
ported there was a debt of $3,500 on the
bishop's residence nt Kearney , and urged
that the vestry at that place try to devise
some moans for liquidating the debt. Dr.
Oliver of Kearney was appointed clerical and
F. E. Hollar a lay delegate to the eenaral
convention to be hold in Baltimore , with
Hov. J. M. Bates and H. M. Oliver as alter
nates. Tbo rest of the morning session was
occupied with reports of lay delegates.
lu the afternoon the ladles' guilds of the
Jurisdiction made their reports. Mrs. H. M.
Oliver was elected president ot the general
guild and Mrs. Kramph was made secretary ,
The convocation closed with the benedic
tion by Bishop Graves , to moot In North
Platte next January in the Churcn of Our
Saviour. Today a resolution was adopted
tbanulng the rector ana parishioners of St.
Mark's church hero for 'their courloousnoss
and bosplCallty.
Sale of I'lno HOKK.
FiiEMOST , Nob. , Jan , 27. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Mrs. A. M.Edwards1
sale of Poland China bogs today has boon a
triumph. A largo number of prominent
breeders from Iowa , Kansas , Missouri and
Illinois were present and many from various
sections ot Nebraska. Besides those tbero
were scores of farmers from Dodge and bur-
rounding counties aud altogether there were
200 or ! ) UO buyers present. At only ono other
publio sale of Poland Ohlr.as ever bold did
pigs go at prlcos paid today. The highest
price paid for a single animal was for Lady
Wllkos , a 2-year-old sow , which went to H.
C. Stull of Beatrice for * J-J5. H. W. Hammond
mend of Waterloo , la. , paid $100 forGrnceful
Boss and $150 for Black Face. Two others
sold for more than $100 , the lowest being $14.
Ono hundred and thirty bond were sold at
an average of ftiO per bead ,
Nlplmira' * Wo In u Hummer.
Niomuiu , Nob. , Jan , 37. [ Special to THE
BEI : . ] Tests were made yesterday on tbo ar
toslan well prcsturo and It was found to bo
ninety-five pounds to the square inch. It is
the best power yet found in this section am
Is only equalled by tbo Woonsockot , S. D.
well. Thocltlieus feel very Jovful over the
result , and the mill company will ot once
begin the oroctlon of the mill.
UnrKliir * Crack a bare.
LinEiiir , Neb. , Jan. 27 , The safe in the
store of Sharp Bros. & Crocker at this place
was blown opan by burglars and about $300
In money taken. Notes and other papers
were not disturbed. Entrance was effoctoi
through a window In tbo rear of tbo store
The tools used in cracUine the eafo were
taken from the blacksmith shop of Arrnstroiif
Bros , and were loft by the burglars ut tbo
BCOIIO of the raid ,
Kx-Connty Treasurer Under Arrest.
BxbSKTT , Nob. , Jan. Ex-County Treasurer
uror Likens has boon arrested and is now in
Jail charged with embezzling $7,533.00 of the
county's funds. An expert accountant has
unearthed this amount and expects to fine
more. Likens , It Is alleged , speculated in
Chicago corn too heavily , \\ltb the ubo/o re
sult.
_ _
I'xoncrutml thu ItullroacU.
NF.IIIUSKA CITV , Nob. , Jan , 27. [ Special
to THE BBE.J At the coroner's Inquest belt
ever the remains ot Charlie Carson , who \va
killed ou the Missouri Paclflo , the railway
company was exonerated from all blame
The Jury returned a verdict that Carson came
to Ms death through his own carelessness , .
Alyen llelemrd Iroin Cuitoily ,
NEUKASKA CITV , Neb , Jan. 27 tBpeclal to
TUB BER.J William Alyoa , tbo niau who
was arrested hero last Saturday for ab Juct-
lug his 3-year-old girl from her puarclian and
grandfather , Lert Kostorholtz of Murray ,
has been released on condition that ho sur
render all claim to tbo child.
WAR CLOUDS HAVE VANISHED
Full Confirmation of the Report That Ohili
Has Oomo to Time ,
BLOUNT HAS A TALK WITH BLAINE
Chill's Answer Clear unit Vigorous nnil
JlrctUhcR Nothing hut rrlcmlthlp for Iho
United Slates IHerjboily IMeascd
Thiit War Has Ilccn Aicrtcil.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan. 27. "Thn Chilian
rouble Is at an end , " said Mr. Blount , the
cnairman nt the house commlttcu on.foreign
afTnlrs- shortly before U o'clock this after
noon to an Associated Press correspondent.
"Tho bottom has dropped out of the whole
hitij ? . Mr. Blalno Is elated ever the tormln-
ntlcn of tbo trouble in so satisfactory a u u-
icr. "
The manner of Mr. Blount showed the
iloasuro ho felt at the news communicated
o him by Secretary Blalno with authority to
him ( Mr. Blount ) to repeat It to such persons
as ho saw lit to make it known ,
A few minutes before Mr. McCroary ot
Contucky , another member of the comtnlt-
oo , when scon sold : "Why , have not you
heard thonowsl Every thing Is much brighter
now. "
Mr. Hltt of Illinois , n republican member
of the committee , said : "Tho situation looks
a great deal better and the dispatches re
ceived put the trouble In a very satisfactory
shape. "
Delighted ut the Outcome.
Mr. Chipmau of Michigan was delighted
nt the outcome. "You must be glad that the
committee Is relieved of a great responst-
illlty , " ho said to Chairman Blount , who had
ust given blm the intelligence.
"I think wo have done very woilf Mi * .
lpman , " ho added. "Tho committee has
shown the right spirit throughout ; vvo have
joon harmonious and bavo considered it as a
national question on which all should bo
united. I am glad such a satisfactory ter
mination has boon brought about. "
Other member * of the house who were
soon showed tbo feeling of relief they felt at
the outcome of the trouble. In the sonata
also the mom bors of 'tho- foreign relations
commlttoo gave visible ovldonco-of satisfac
tion. The committee had placed the padlock
of absolute secrecy ou all Its proooedlngs ,
and without U being removed they did not
'col at liberty to talk , loit tboy should dls-
close what had taken place In committee
or given a clew to what would take place ,
but it was evident they were clad that from
them had been taken the pravo responsibility
of declaring war and that a peaceful solu -
tlon of tbo controversy had bean reached
consistent with tha dignity and self-respect
of the United States.
Snbfcct for Coneratu lation.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts was told of
what had oeon learned. Ho suld. It was a
subject of much congratulation to tbo Ameri
can people , and that ho thought the matter
was now ended. Ho declined to make any
further comment on tbo decided change made
in the situation oy the response of the Chilian
government. 4
The news of the change 11 rstbocamo known
to nearly if not all the senators on the for
eign relations commlttoo through the publi
cation in the afternoon papers , the injunc
tion of secrecy .operating to keep the intelli
gence from them also , There had been all
day a fooling that the crisK was passed , and
for this reason there baa been no talk among
senators on tbo subject.
The developments in the Chilian contro
versy since the president's ultimatum have
been a series of surprises , of which that of
today was not the least. It has been change
on change , and'so swiftly followed that his
tory may bo said to bavo uoen made every
twenty-four hours.
When tbo first news of tbo decision of tbo
Chilian government to practically concede
all that the United States asked was roualvoa
In tbo Associated Press cable massnso from
Santiago It created such a complete change
on the part of the Chilians that wblle there
was a hope It was true , many parsons were
hardly able to credit It. ITo latter dispatch
has not only confirmed the cubic message ,
but oauh now development has added , to it
some now feature maKliifr strong the state
ments originally mado. Mr. Egnn's dispatch
wui received yesterday , and in addition to
what was already known Indicated that
Chill was willing to apologize for the Matta
note , which has been one of tbo worst
features of the controversy.
Clilll'H Aligner.
Whut Mr. Egan said , however , was not , in
all respects satisfactory , especially with
reference to an nnoloey preceding any arbi
tration of the Baltimore Incident. Although
In advance of its transmission to congress ,
official Information is unobtainable with ref
erence to the data of the recsipt of tbo cable
message , which shows that the Cblllatf gov
ernment bos gpno further than anything yet
made publio Indicates. It * Is behoved that
Minuter Egan's message was ono transmit
ting the Chilian ' and
government's reply giv
ing the substance of the concessions made.
For this reason Mr. Egan may not bavo been
full enough In bis statements to thoroughly
make clear the full force of Mr : Perolra's
answer. The dispatch containing the reply
of Senor Perelra , the Chilian minister for
foreign affairs. Is very long and Its transla
tlon was not completed until today.
llreuthcii u Spirit of Friendship.
It Is said to bo a frank and splendidly
written document , breathing ttrr'ougbou'l n
spirit of friendship and good will to the
united States. It is said to bo oloar and un
equivocal. Nothing whatever Is loft of the
Matta note , which Is not only withdrawn
but apologized for. Tbo most sincere regret
Is expressed for tbo Baltimore Incident untl
the offer to refer it to the supreme court is
said to bo more than a proposition for a set
tlement it Is made as an Illustration of tbo
friendly feeling of the Chilians toward the
United States , by showing tholr willingness
to leave the matter to our courts for settle
ment. The expressions of cordially toward
this country are proiuse. It is said that the
whole tone of the document Is apparently so
blncere , friendly and manly and leaves the
matter In snob shape that it Is hardly possi
ble to fall to bring the two countries closer
together and result In an amicable adjust
ment of the whole dlDlciilty.
Clear and Vltorous.
The dispatch Is especially clear and vigor
ous In repelling tbo charge of hostility on tbo
part of the Chilians to the American flag and
the American uniform. In effect it nays :
"Chilians bate tbo American uniform ) Too
well does sbo remember that flag and that
uniform In her ports and harbors aiding her
in her ctruggla for indrpendonco'1 I re
ferring to Chill's struggle years ego to
acblovo independence ] ,
The prospect of war , it is thought , is now
ever , and that wblle considerable remains to
bo done before the controversy In its entirety
will bo closed and simply a matter of history ,
yet the affair is In such a shape as to bring
the two nations closer together and make
further proceedings a matter of corn par a
tlvoly easy adjustment.
In order to relieve the publio mind as to tbo
exact status of the Chilian controversy ,
Chairman Blount of tbo foreign affairs com
mittee of the bouso of representatives this
afternoon consented to give the Associates
Pros all bis knowledge of tuo latest phase ol
the situation.
Chairman Illount Interviewed.
"All my Information , " said bo , "was Im
parted to mo todsy by Secretary Blaine , and
1 especially asked him If I was free to convoy
my knowledge to others. He assented , and
therefore I suppose there can bo DO objection
to a statement on my pni t. As I understand ,
the telegram which the State department has
received is from Souor Peielra , the Chilian
minister of foreign affairs , aud Is perfect ! )
satlifactory to this government , Mr , Blutno
appears lo be clntod over the dispatch , as In
dicating ttat the controversy IV now at nn
end , I do not moan ol on end , as to minor
details , but nt an end ns n ( 'ravo International
question. " , I
"You moan that the Apology Was nmplot'1
utorrupted Congressman Snnbjor , who was
mong the llttlo coterie of congressmen galh-
red around durltip Mr. Blount'i statement ,
"No , I don't sav that at all , In so many
vords , " said Mr. Bloubt. "I moan strnply
hat so far as the whole question Is con
cerned there Is a cotuplcto compliance with
our wishes as expressed In the llnal demand
> f thu Slate department. I can not quote
ho oxnot language ot th'o dlsputtth. a ttuns-
atlun of which , 1 will say , Hvh * shown to mo
> y Mr. Blalno. I read It , hastily to BOO the
plrlt of It. It covered slx'or seven pages of
eels cup and there was In expressed tormi
treat rccret Indeed thu' .whole . spirit of It
vas regret at the Baltltnrtro occurrences , i\n
itter disavowal of any lll-icollng toward the
American uniform worn by our sailors on
hat occason. " {
llenieinhcrs Amcrlcn'n Aid.
"Toglvo you nsuraplo , it says about this :
Chill halo the American uniform ! Nol
L'OO well does sbo romcrnbor that Uniform in
lor ports and harbors aiding her in her
struggle for independence. To Illustrate the
feeling wo ontortnln toward the American
republic wo are willing to submit the wbolo
mutter of the Baltimore affair to that august
rlbunal , your suuromo court. ' I do not
quote perhaps the exact words of the dls-
mtch , but the effect of It all was to say : 'It
s not necessary to submit this thing to the
supreme court , but in order to show our feei
ng toward you wo ore willing to submit It
to your suprotno court , '
"Thoy withdraw tholr request for Mlms-
, er Egan's withdrawal and they speak of
Minister Malta's note as an error of Judg
ment and they ara willing to moat the
Americans' demands. "
' 'But what about the apology wo de
manded I" again Interrupted a member of
congress.
They Kntcrtaln No Hostility.
' I cannot say that it Is made in specific
form , " replied Mr. Blount , "but the whole
argumentation and declaration of feeling und
regret , the action taken by the govornment-
0 have the guilty parties arrested alt these
llustrattons are given as" to , tholr feelings in
the attempt to exhaust the Idea that there
was any hostility toward us' . "
"Did Mr. Blalno regard tbo question as
settled ! "
"Ho seemed very much elated over the
llspatch and to regard it as an ussiiranco of
Lbe end of the controversy. Whllo the apol
ogy may not bo put In diplomatic ! language
the dispatch Is Just as full and complete in
Its rmrret of the whole affair as could bo. "
Turning to Mr , Springer Mr.'Blount said :
" 1 toll you tbo bottom Is out of It , that is all.
The administration would not ) have a dtraw
Lo stand on If It continued to mnko demands
with thai dispatch in Its faco. But I have
tie Idea that they are going to force it any
further. No one can rood the entire corre
spondence , gentlemen , without feeling the
utmost sympathy at the almost .humiliating
attitude of the Chilian government. "
"Will your committee on ! fo'relgn affairs
meet tomorrow ? " j
Will Make the AnswcrJL > ubu'a Today.
"Yos , but wo will have nothWg to do now ,
of course. Mr. Blaine informed mo that the
president would send Chill's hnsivor in today
or tomorrow , so I suppose it wilf come In to
morrow. " '
Mr. Cable of Illinois , a moipbo > of the for
eign affairs committee , Wasi'present during
Mr. Blount's ntatomont. ' 'Tpe.tvar Is over , "
said ho laughingly to the ABdoitatcd Prass
reporter. "I nm glad at thoVery satisfac
tory turn matters have taken. ind I think it
is now tlrao for the great American nation to
bo sonorous. An apology' haVlnif 'been made
and : a willingneo to subibltntfae .determina
tion of. Indemnity to our own.ysu'premo . court
having been expressed , wo need not Urbe ex
acting -as to the nmounfof tub award. The'
principle Is what we' wera after , and that
having been conceded , wo'wil ! ; DO too liberal ,
1 am sure , to Impose undifo > financial penal
ties on our already bankrupt sister republic. "
Private Secretary Hal ford said tonight
that the additional correspondence between
tbo United States and Chill would bo sent to
congress tomorrow. It will bOrcomparat&voly &
brief and will not aggregate more tban about
2,000 words.
When Chlll'g Answer was llocclveil.
There bos been much speculation as to the
time the administration received the first
intimation of Chili's apology 'and ' concessions
and some members of congress have even haz
arded the statement that the president had
received Chili's reply to ttioultlmatum before
the executive message was communicated to
congresb on Monday. Thlsifttlise' impression ,
which threatened to become general In some
quarters tonight , Chairman Btount seeks to
correct. "As I understand Itf" said ho , "thn
dispatch from Chill was received by the ad
ministration early yesterday 4Tuosday ( ) morn
ing. At half-past 10 o'cfook I had Informa
tion from tbo president , by confidential mos-
saco , that a dispatch bad bpo'b received from
Chill at the State department , but that it had
not been translated. So'Cblll's ' jinswer was
not -.ocolved until tbo morning following the
transmission of the president's message to
congress1 - „ ; .
MAY DISCUSS ITIN SUCHUT.
Congressmen Vuvor Kxelifdliiff the Public
When the Mcgguge Comes Up.
WASHINGTON , D. C. . Jan. 3.7. The Post this
morning publishes the following : As there
will como a time when tho. Chilian matter
will have to be discussed la .congress , unless
the situation materially > obinges | , it Is nn in
teresting fact to know that tbo advisability
of considering the president's mossugo and
the correspondence in secret soislon is very
favorably regarded by members of tbo
foreign affairs commlttoo nn'd by other members
bors of the house. It la not generally known
that tbo rules of the uousd have for many
years provided for secret sessions , and the
usual clause relating to this matter Is incor
porated in the ruloj now Under discussion.
This rule loads as follows )
Whenever confidential communications nro
received from the prealaant of UIQ United
States , or whenever the speaker or an v mem
ber shall Inform the luinso that ho Iris com
munications which ha believes oiiRlic to bo
kept strict for the prusenc. the hciuso Hhall bo
cloarad of all persons ox upt members und
ofllcoru thbreof , and ao contbiuu diirlnir tbo
reading of such communications , the debutes
and proceedings thoroun , uulosi otherwise or
dered by the house , f >
Representative Blount , chairman of the
foreign affairs committee , sJ3' to n Post re
porter yesterday that ho laid no hesitation
in saying that secret sosaloas , 'would bo ad
visable , not only for tbo puy | jo4e of guarding
against any individual erprxf s olis being re
garded as the sentiment "off tbo , public , but
also to guard agalnst-uny exhibition of par
tisanship in the consideration" the mes
sage. " %
"I bad no objection , " % 0 * aid , "to the
resolution which Mr. Br oklnrldga intro
duced , but I did seriously fobj , ct to speechmaking -
making and procIpitatipKtUe , bouse Into A
discussion which would hav/ab / nn as Ill-timed
as it would have boon 111-utJ vised. "
MIKI.KI ) IJY MINIHTliR1 MONTT.
TV . _ , . i /K
Chilian Cabinet MlnUtcn/'pid Not Undor-
itnnd the Hltuatloii'ilerc.
SANTIAGO , Jan. 27. tho'oQrrespondent ' of
tbo Associated press has ha'illntorvlews with
several members ot the Chljlaii cabinet. In
bis conversations wtu ( tboso gentlemen bo
WAS tokl that Senor Padre fontttho Chilian
minister at Washington , misled bis govern
ment as to the status ot affairs between Ibo
Uultod States and Chill. From Iho state
manU made by the mlnlstehi referred to U
appears that tha Chilian rnliilster at Wash
ingtonsoiit a cabla dispatch to'his govern'
mont on Friday last In. which ho stated that
the settlement ot the m alter was proceeding
in n satisfactory manner ,
Iiulnu4 ! Troubles ,
ArrLFTOX , Wis. , Jap 27. 0. Mj Wells -
Son , sewer and paving contractors , assigned
today. Liabilities , fOl.OOOj actual assets
$18,000.
uud Creir
LONDO.Y Jan. S7. The steam trawler
Albion of Urlm by Is thought to have
foundered with cr w of nlno into *
SITUATION IN THE STRIP
Senator Paddock Explains the Litigation
Over the Ohorokoo Outlet.
10W CLAIMS MAY BE SECURED
Much Uncertainty i\lsts Concerning the
Questions InvolvcdJn the Cine Kx-
Soldlcn Will HIM on Slight Ail-
Muit c Oxer Others.
WASHINGTON Btmmu or THE BKB , )
M8 FOUIITEBXTII SlIlDr.T , >
\V 8iuxoTox , D. O. . Jan. l7. ! )
So many Inquiries nro bolng received upon
ho subject from Nebraska ttiat the follow-
ng extract from a loiter ; ust written by
Senator Paddock to Euward Phelps of Su
perior , Neb. , will bo road with Interest by
many BBC readers :
'After ' fully Investigating the whnlo situa
tion In the Cborokoa strip as altooiod by
congressional legislation and the agreement
made butwocn the Cborokeo commission and
the Indians , I Inform you that such agree
ment ha : cot yet been ratified by congress ,
and the whola .subject Is therefore In a state
of uncertainty at the present time. Whether
congress will accept this agreement without
nodlflcattoD no ono can toll at tbo present
moment. It is safe , however , to say to you
that Judging from past legislation those lands
will undoubtedly bo subject to entry In quan
tity not exceeding 100 acres under tbo bomo-
stcad law with the requirement that the not-
.lor shall pay the same sum per aero for the
and which the government pays the Indians.
Kx-Soldlcrs lire Qlxcn 1'relVreiice.
"Under tbo homestead laws an ox-soldier
may file his declaratory statement and nnvo
six months from data of such tiling witlnn
which to make such settlement upon the
and which bo files upon. A citizen who Is
not an ux-soldlor may muko homestead entry
if the tract and have thrcomonths thoroafior
n which to make settlement upon the lander
or ho may mnko settlement and have six
Honths thereafter in which to enter the land
.n the regular way.
"In Oklahoma the settler may commute his
lomcsteud to a cash entry under existing
.aws upon twelve months compliance with
Lho homosteaa law , and the rules and regula
tions of tbo department by paying ? 1.5 per
aero. On other public lands bo may com
mute after fourteen months' residence by
paying $1.23 per acre.
"I understand that the Chorokco commis
sion agreed to pay the Cherokocs a greater
sum per aero than this amount and it this
bo so , probably the settler will have to pav
whatever the agreement calls for. The pub-
lie will undoubtedly bo advised long ere the
time that the president opens the strip to set
tlement by proclamation which will bo re
quired of the settler before ho can acquire
title to tboso lands. "
They .tiny Ignore Cleveland.
There seems to bo no doubt now that
Senator Uavld B. Hill will bavo a solid Now
York delegation at his back at the Chicago
nominating convention. The flxlne of Feb
ruary 22 us the time and Albany as the Dlaco
for holding the staVl convention to select
delegates , six weeks in advance of the usuul
period and at tbo moment when the ,
Hill machine is most powerful , is taken bore'
as proof positive that the oily senator Intends
to. have the dotegatos from bis own state and
rulo-ax-Preaident Cleveland out of the race.
H < ) JjAs/wltht him thennflnonc Uoyornor
Flower and Tammany. It Is bcliovod hero ,
whore there nro congregated' most of Mr.
Cleveland's lieutenants that the
potent , ox-
president will not entirely glvo up his hopes
till after his state convention has been hold ,
but at the same time It is regarded as reason
ably certain that ho will dacllncc to enter
the race not six weeks from this timo.
Must Assist Their Party ,
At the last meeting of the lowtf Republican
association a circular recently issued by tbo
secretary , John H. Mortons , waj referred to
tha executive committee. This circular has
excited a good dotil of discussion among the
members because of several statements made
relative to the political inactivity of ofllco-
bolders claiming residence In Iowa. One
clause of the circular is us follows : "Many
of tboso Inactive persons bavo held high and
lucrative .positions for ton or twenty years ,
and as far as I have been able to investigate
they have never of late yojrs contributed to *
this association or ever visltod Iowa except
on business or pleasure. It Is the duty of
this association to weed out those persons if
they still refuse to assist the party that today
provides thoti a livelihood and put into their
places men who are known to be true to their
party. "
The objoot in referring the matter to the
executive committee was to secure on ex
pression as to tbo policy of the course as in
dicated in the circular. It Is said there will
bo a favorable raport upon the matter and
that about 200 lotvans will be stricken from
the Huwkeyo Hit in the Government blue
boon.
Miscellaneous ,
S. E. Relnuls was today appointed post
master at Alien , Dlxon county , vice Vv. A.
lilckman , lomovcd , and A. Furious at
Stougo , Lawrence county , S. D. , vice A.
MoKJoan , resigned.
D. C. Uanuell and wlfo of Dos Moines are
at the Howard.
A. A. Johnson of Lnramio , Wyo. , is at the
Arlington ,
In oxocutlvesosslon of tbo senate to Jay the
nomination of Henry ID. Kr.vgor , u land olll-
cor at Nollgb , was confirmed.
Senator Paddock today recommended tbo
appointment of Dr. A. Holllngsworth on the
pension board at Ogallala.
Senator ManUarsou will introduce a bill
tomorrow donating twenty acres of land
from the Fort Sidney military reservation to
the city of Sidney for cemetery purposes.
WASHINGTON IIAIM'JJNINOS ,
Mr. Leech on Silver An Interesting Case
from Toxim iihd Other Itcnm ,
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan. ! 27Mr. . Loojh ,
director of the mint , was before the house
committee on coinage , weights anil measures
and was examined relative to the silver ques
tion. Ho was of the opinion that tbo supply
and demand for sliver alone regulated its
pries , and favored an International agree
ment as tbo best solution of the question ,
Mr. Leech , having spoken of India's largo
balance of trade , Mr. MoKeigban of Ne
braska asked If that , instead of showing
proiparity In India , did not show that India
Bold so cheaply other countries preferred to
buy of , rather than to sell to , her.
When Mr. Lefch responded that a large
trade balance was generally thought a good
thing for a country , Mr , McKclghan pro
pounded this question , which was not satis
factorily answered : "Why , then , after 1835 ,
when tbo United States had ono of of its
largest trade balances , did wo bavo to cush
ion the beams of our car * to carry tramps
oal"
runt Mull Train.
The attention of Second Assistant Post
master General Bell was today called to a
telegram from Now York stating that Vice
President Webb of tha Now York Central
load had expressed a willingness to out on a
fast mail train to leave Now York at 4:30 :
each afternoon and uirlvft in Chicago at 10
o'clock the next morning. The running
time , including stops , would average fifty *
two miles an hour. Such a servluu would
not only result in a great saving of time in
the delivery of the malls at Chicago , but the
saving at far western points would bo even
greater tbon at Chicago. In some Instances
a saving of at least twelve hours fould bee
o fleeted.
National lluaril of Trade ,
Tbo National Board of Trade convened
today at the Bhorebam for Its twenty-second
annual mooting. The session of the board
will contlnuo through tbrco days and during
that time several subjects of Interest will bo
considered. Among them are the uniformity
of commercial laws , Improvements of public
highways , the Torroy bankruptcy bill ,
amendment ! to the Interstate couiuiorco act.
mprcvomont of the croat lakes and the
Mississippi river , the Erie canal , Its enlarge
ment and maintenance by the gcnsjal gov
ernment , and silver leelslatlotiW&j/Si
Next Wednesday tbo bouso VgKrlRtea of
agriculture will begin the cotl C lon of
the anti-option bills now boforo"
Iho consideration of the bills
: ho admission Into the union of ,
territories was begun today bj
commlUoo on territories , Dclot.
of Now Mexico starting the ball
an argument In behalf of the bill' '
mlsilon of Now Mexico ,
Imlltui I.anili ,
Secretary Noble has sent a fornl
: p the Cheyenne and Arapahoi
.hat ucdor their agreement
rovernmont , ratified by congrosH
I. IbOl , ho bos extended the time .
they may make a selection of their allot
ments to February S3. 1S9.J. In OMO of fail
ure to do so. the allotlng nqcnts within thirty
days after February S3 , 1MU , will proceed to
Tinko selection of allotments for thorn. No-
: ice Is nlho given to such Indians as have not
secured tholr share of the W > 0.000 appropri
ated for per capita distribution under tha
igroomont , that they shall appear and accept
.heir rospoctlvo shares of the first payment
before March 1 , 1SU2.
Continual long.
Henry E. ICrygor , receiver of public
monojs nt Nollgh , Neb.
Postmasters : Idaho Marcus F. Whitman ,
Montpolior. Montuna-O. F. Little , Glen-
dive ; Mr . Alice Shannon , Hod Lodge.
Iho United Stntes supreme court con
nuded the neariticrof the case arising out of
the attempt of the citizens of Voting county ,
icxas , to take from u posse and lynch the
four Murlow brothers , under nrrost on a
charge of Doing horse thlovos. Several cltl-
? " , of , You"K county wore tried by the
united States court for the murder of two of
the prisoners. Three of them , named Logan ,
\Vallaco and Wagoner , were convicted of
conspiracy , lined $5,000 each , sentenced to
ton yours1 imprisonment in tbo penitentiary
and disfranchised. The case came hero on
appeal. Solicitor General Taft represented
ttio government and ox-Attorncv General
Garland the thruo men.
Western Irrigation.
Nnw Yonu , .Ton. 'J7. A party of business
men , interested in western land irrigation ,
mot bore today for the purpose of formlnu a
combination and establishing a ganoral head
quarters in this city for western irrigation
companies. Some. of these In attendance
were : C. B. Holdrldgo , general manager of
Lho Chicago , Burlington A : Qulncv , H. O.
Phillips , president of the Lincoln , Nob. , Land
company ; W. L. Matson , vice prosi
dent of the Security company of Hart
ford , Conn. ; Thomas W. Polham , president
of the First National bank of LootI , Kan. :
George Burton of Kansas and F. E. Foss of
Nebraska.
OFFICE OP WisATn EU BUIIBAU , 1
OMUIA. Jan. 37. |
The northwestern storm Is now crossing
Manitoba and inducing soft , mild , vapor-
laden southerly and southwesterly winds
over the northern central portion of the coun
try. Generally fair woithor continues ex
cept in the middle mountain regions , where
cloudiness is increasing and rain has < < ot in
in western Colorado. A warm wnvo in the
Itio G rau do valley extends northward over
Kansas , Nebraska and South Dakota. The
hteh'ost temperature nt El Paso , Tox. ,
yesterday was 70 = > , at. North Platte 40 = , at
Valentino and Uopid City 62 = , at Ynnkton
50 ° and at Omaha 44 ° . There nppoars to
bo n prospect of ram soon.
For Omaha and Vicinity Warmer ; con
tinued fair weather during Thursday.
For Eastern Nebraska Woolly winds ;
warmer wcather bocomlng cloudy.
WASIIIMITON , D. O. , Jan. U7. For Mis-
Eouri Fnlr ; slightly warmer ; south winds.
For Colorado Light rain ; slightly cooler ;
variable winds.
For Iowa and Nebraska Fair , except light
rain in western Nebraska ; warmer in Iowa ;
slightly cooler in western Nebraska ; south
west winds.
For the Dakotas Fair ; cooler by Thurs
day ; northwest winds.
Kansas Generally fair ; slightly warmer
except stationary temperature in western
Kansas ; south winds.
COUXTKieFJSITIffO C.ISK.
How u Thlrtccn-Yeitr-nid Boy Managed to
Cict Into Trouhle.
LAFAYKTTE , Ind. , Jan. 27. [ Special Telo-
uram toTiiEBKK. ) A novel counterfeiting
case war disposed of hero today , so far as
the preliminary procoedi-.gs go. Samuel
Wallace , a lad of about IS , was before the
United States commissioner charged with
making countorfolt nicklos. Tbo boy's homo
Is at Mansfield , Ind. Ho purchased
a small quantity of load and boring
a hole the slzo of n nickel ho poured
tbe lead Into it Und thus shaped the lead into
the jslzo of tbo genuine nickels. Then hoE
laced a nickel on each sldo of the load and
E ammerod them until bo succeeded In making
a fair impression of tbo nickel on each side
of the lead. At Marsh Hold , near his homo ,
was a store kept by an old man
whoso eyesight was not of the best
and tbis man soon secured all of
Samuel's ' trade. Ho rondo small purchases
there , always paying him in nickels. At last
ho discovered what was going on and sot
about having the boy punlsbod. The arrest
of the boy followed. Ho did not deny making
tbo lead nickels and after a hearing the
United States commissioner fixed hla bonds
at $000. which bis mother furnished , and the
llttlo shaver was allowed to go homo. Ho Is
believed to bo the youngest counterfeiter
ever found , but bis work 's almost as crude
a Job as any ot Undo San ? j ofllcers have overrun
run across.
JUS MlXlt IH (1ONK.
Ono ill Stanley' ) * Champions In Ills African
Trip ( Ioc Crazy.
HOUSTON , Tex , , Jan. (37. ( Ono of the com
panions of Stanley In Darkest Africa was
J , L. MoKisb , a Uorman by birth , and a
man of fine education , After his return
from Africa ha came to this place and for
two years had boon employed as a draughts
man In the Houston & Texas Central railway
ofllco and wus highly esteemed. For some
time , however , his mind has boon unsettled ,
and ono of bis delusions was that all of the
rulers of Europe were to to bo dethroned and
that ho was to bscomo dictator of tha con
tinent. Yesterday bo was before the county
court on a writ ot lunacy and It wus de
termined that bis ailnd wus gone.
sin : DUALT IN HIMCWUUM KOOS ,
.Margaret rainier Comlcted of Obtaining
.Money Under Fuliu 1'rotenuu.
Toreiu , Kan. , Jan. 27. Tbo Jury In tbo
district court brought in.a verdict this after
noon finding Miss Margaret Palmer , the
mustard fined silkworm woman , guilty of
obtaining money under false pretense. MUs
Palmer sold mustard seed to a Topeka mer
chant for silkworm eggs and secured by that
moans $ J.(00. ! ( The crime of which she was
convicted is under tbo Kansas atatuto tbo
same an grand larceny , and her lowest pun
ishment can bo no loss than five years in tbo
penitentiary ,
Spanish hirlliers Tight.
MAIIIIIII , Jan , 27. The labor troubles are
among tbo men employed In tbo copper mines
who are but on strlko. Troops have been
sent to preserve order. Tbe strikers have
already cut the telegraph wires nn'J de
stroyed the railway lines around tbo nilnou.
In an encounter between tba strikers and
troops yesterday one norgeantund two of tbo
strikers were badly wounded.
Spent u < | ulut Day.
MKMi'ina , Tonu. , Jan. 27. Miss Alice
Mitchell , tbo murderess of Miss Freda Ward ,
and her friend , Miss Lillian Johnion , who
bus been arrested as an accessory , spout
quiet day lu tha county Jail. No vUltora
were allowed , and nothing further regarding
tbo motive for tbo crime has been learned.
Tbo funeral of the murdered trlrl took place
this afternoon.
RICH HAUL OF IOWA ROBBERS
Tour Thousand Dollars Scoured by Bank
Burglars at Wilton.
NITRO-GLYCERINE DESTROYED THE SAFE
Though They Operated In the Center ol
the City the ( lung Kaeiipod vtlth the
riunder It Included litcry-
In bight.
WII.TONla. . , Jan. 27. [ Special Tolegraih
o Tnu llcc.1 Between 1 and 3 o'clock thl
morning the Union bank of this plnco VTM
robbed of 1,1)00. ) The bank is In the cento *
if the town , but though the noise of the tafu
blowing was heard by ono man Its naturd
vas not suspoctod. The front door of th
jauk was pried open with n crowbar , th
nek of ttio vault door drilled and the vault
entered. The safe was blasted with nitro
glycerine. The fulminating cap that ox-
ilodcd the cluirpo indicates the agent used.
The safe wai a Board Bros.1 scrowdoor safe ,
of thirty-eight pounds. Tboontlro front wa
bloxvn off. The burglars secured W.500 . In * ! X ) ,
$10 and S- bills , 5100 in golil and f-if.O In sil
ver. The cash happened to bo icvcral thous-
snnd dollars short of the usual sum.
About an hour after the explosion four
man took the Hock Island castboumt train at
a point four miles castofhoro and wont as far
as Davenport , where three of them got off ,
ono of them remaining on. Detectives are
at work on the case.
loun'i I.cgUlutlxit Work.
DES MOINKO , la. , Jan. ! ! " . The house thli
morning passed the bill to Icgallzo tbo In
corporation and acts of the town council ot
Sac City and the town of Altn.
Bills were Introduced as follows ; To
amend the laws relating to the regulation of
.lie liquor trnfllc ; to protect brcodors of fast
horses ; to provide for state dopoxitorlcs for
public moneys and to rogubito dopotlU
therein ; to appropriate ? 'U.OOU ) for the
Soldiers' Orphans' homo nt Davenport ; to
appropriate SiOJ.OOO for tbo World's fair
jxbtblt. A resolution was introduced call
ing on congress to take Immediate action on
tbo transportation of supplies to Russian
sufferers ; also calling on the governor to
furnish u list of the pardons granted during
last year.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
In the senate this morning a Joint resolu
tion was Introduced asking congress to take
action against tixo live stock comolnn at Chi-
eagn. A concurrent resolution was also in
troduced asking the appointment of a com
mittee from each house to devise some means
of relief for the supreme court. .Bills wora
Introduced us follows : Australianballot bill ;
to limit compensation of Justices of the peace
and more especially uciino their dutloi ; to
proviJo for the settlement of disputes by ar
bitration ; to render the privilege of confiden
tial communications to editors , reporters nr.d
puollshord of newspapers ; to protect , associa
tions and unions of worklngmcu lu tholr
labels , trade marks-etc.
Adjourned till tomorrow morning.
lonn Supreme Court Ueelxlong.
DCS MOINES , In. , Jan. 37. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tun BEK.J Ttto supreme court
decisions today were : William Stommol v
J , P. Tlmbro ) , sheriff , appellant , and other
nine cases , .appeals , from ordot's , in habeas
L
corpus proccedln 'mado by E. "L. Burton , ,
Judge of Second Judicial distrhn , Ottumwa ,
Wnpello county , releasing plaintiff from cus
tody of defendant , reversed ; M. E. Amtncr-
man vs J. C. Hess , appellant , Dallas district ,
afllrmed ; Cyrus Crisinan vs M. T. Dock otal ,
appellants , Matiasku district , affirmed ;
Amanda While , appellant , vs Rosalia Nufus ,
Lucas district , alllrmod ; Antes Gam & Co.
vs the Western Assurance company , appel
lant , Black Hawk district , lovorxud.
After IOU-H Capitalists.
CunAn nrins , la. , Jan. " 7. [ Special Tclo-
grum to TUB BEE. ] Tills city is being
flooded with circulars from "green goods"
men. Advices from other cities in the state
show a similar condition of affairs.
OF ISTEKEHT TO VIIUJIUJIMKX.
Decision or n Chicago .Judge In thu Knher.
IulH Controler y.
CHICAGO , 111. , Jan. 27. Judge Shepard of
the circuit court today decided In the Eshoo
Dubs Evangelical church fight , that the con
ference hold at Indianapolis and presided
ever by Bishops Eshor and Bowman wai
the lawful ono , and that they committed no
acts which would take their rights away. A
decree was entered to that affect.
Tbo suit which brought the legality of the
conference In question was that of Hov.
Ucorgo Huaser , an Estiorlta preacher , against
Hov. Gcorgo Schwoickor , a Dubs appointee ,
for possession of a church in this city.
The ground on which the ludgo bases his
decision sustaining the legality of the In
dianapolis or Eshor conference , as against
the Philadelphia or Dubi conference , Is that
the former was appointed under an action of
the Buffalo conforoncoof 1837 , at which Dubs
was present and a consenting party. The
conference delegated tbo duty of fixing tha * ? -
place on the Doard of publication , which
named Indianapolis , the Philadelphia con
ference claiming to bo the oldest annual con
ference , and by reason thereof entitled to dose \
so under the power conferred upon It by the
discipline.
The court hold that this power was merely
alternative , however , and that the notion of
tbo buffalo conference in conferring tbo
power upon the Iftmrd of publication to fix
tbo place was legal and the election of the
legal place of mooting of the conference. As
a consequence its clerical appointees were
the legal pastors of thn several churches to
which they wora appointed , and Hussar , the
Eshor appointee , was entitled to have tha
IJubs appointee ousted. i
Chlll'n Iteply Mot Yet Made Public.
N , 'Jan , " 7. The correspondent of
tha Times at Santiago do Chili today tele
graphs that the text of Chill's reply to tha
ultimatum of the United States has not yet
boon dlncloiod. But , the ccrrospondont adds ,
until Saturday Chill , relying upon advices
received from Minister Montt of tbo paclflo
assurances given him constantly by the
American secretary of state , considered the
settlement practically arranged , especially ai
Chill , through President Montt , hud given
counter assurances of friendly feollnif and of
a diulre to satisfy all reasonable demands.
rrenented with u llronzu Medal ,
CHICAGO , 111 , , Jan. 27. In tbo presence of
the army ofllcors of the Department of the
Missouri stationed at headquarters hero ,
( jcncral Miles today presented Captain
Frank D , Baldwin with a bronro medal
awarded him by congress for conspicuous
i bra very In two engagements during the late
war ,
Whole CltyHtrickon With Drip.
AUIIOUA , 111. , Jan. 27 , This city has appar
ently enjoyed Immunity from the grip until
within the last week , when Iho opidcimo
seized the town and is now rapidly spreading.
It Is estimated that at least 1,000 persons ara
down with the grip in taU oily.
Luck of mi Ki-Oinulian.
Cr.ESTO.v , la. , Jan. 27. ( Special Telegram
to TUB BKK.J Colonel O'Koeffo , formerly of
Omaha , received legal notice last evening
that an aunt In Australia had dlou uud be
queathed to him 1,000 ,
Now Vork'K Appropriation.
Auuxv , N , Y. , Jan. 27.Tho eenat
finance committee has decided to report fav
orably , without amendment , Cantor's bill
appropi iutine $300,000 for the itatu ucblbll
ut the World's fuir , _ i