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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TWENTY-SKCOND YEAH. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , JANUARY 2-1 , 1893. NUMBER 217.
WILL VOTE TWICE
Each Branch of the Legislature Will Take an
Independent Ballot Today.
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE SENATORIAL FIGHT
Thnrston'a Withdrawal and Powers' Perti
nacity the Only Apparent Features.
QUESTIONING THE FINANCIAL METHODS
Handling of the State Funih Absorbs Most
of Conversational Interest.
WHERE DOES THE RESPONSIBILITY REST
I'rcullur mid Slciilllriiiit I'lii'tnln Connection
with tln < Traimfrr of tint I'liml * ol tlio
Htntii mid III" I'rofldiliitliin fit
tint ) | ( lli > ry'n Itund ,
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 23. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bi'.i : . | It Is settled that the
legislature will take at least two ballots on
United States senator tomorrow. Each body
will ballot In Its own house , apparently by
common consent , as the republicans and In
dependents are alike favorable to the plan to
avoid the possibility of future trouble. The
usual joint ballot will be taken at noon In the
house of representatives.
Thcro Is no apparent change In the situa
tion so fur as the general outlook Is con
cerned , There is now an effort
being made to force Crounse off the
track. Those behind the move Include all
the other Omaha possibilities , who are
hoping that they will have a chance two
years hence. In order that their prospects
may not ho blighted , they have suddenly
become opposed to an Omaha man at this
time , bcllovlng that It would make the situa
tion altogether too binding in 18'jr > .
John M. Thurston came down today , and
has been constantly besought to tell why ho
withdrew , and to give up all the facts behind
it , but the common herd has not been en
lightened to any extent. Mr. Thurston will
appear in behalf of the contcstccs In the
Douglas county contest cases.
Killing Urr Pairs.
It Is not probable that there will bo any
more pairing on the legislative voting , as
attention has been called to the fact that
the law makes no provision for anything of
the kind. Members are required to cast
their votes viva voce if they are inside the
bar of the house , nnd there Is no provision
for any excuse from executing that duty.
Ijist Saturday was the first time that pair
ing on a vote for United States senator was
over heard of in a Nebraska legislature.
Another thing that appears to bo certain
Is that the Mosher-Uorgan crowd will
henceforth bo forced to tlio rear by public
opinion , and If they again appear it must bo
in disguise.
It Is rumored that there is nn aggregation
hero for the purpose of securing the peni
tentiary contract , but their identity is not yet
known. One story is to the effect that Jim
Marsh , the notorious Wyoming prison con
tractor , is bablnd the move , while other
representatives have It that it is an al
together different outfit.
Tried for u .Stampede.
Some of the anti-Powers men at the
Llndcll undertook to create a little stam
pede this evening in the direction of some
other candidate. They gave It out quietly
among themselves that the tlnm hud
como when Powers should bo dropped
as a preferred senatorial can
didate and that some ono of the other
numerous aspirants should bo given an op
portunity to test his strength. The Powers
men failed to become excited and refused to
participate in any caucus or conference.
They maintain , and with seeming good
( rounds , that the time has not yet como
when their favorite must give way to an-
1 other man. They hold the key to the Inde
pendent situation and are firm enough to
hold It for the balance of the week if neces
sary. Powers' strength lies in the fact that
ho Is really the only party man the Inde
pendents are pushing to the front iu the
present contest. It is generally conceded
that McKclghan Is more of a democrat than
independent , or at least too much of a demo
crat to command the undivided support of
the independents at the present stage of tlio
contest.
llooinlng Ilroady H l.lttle.
The democratic friends of Judge Ilroady
have again been flirting a little with the in
dependent members this evening. Their
position Is simply that If a number of Inde
pendent members can bo induced to leave
their own party men , and go to Broady as a
sort of u compromise candidate , the coalition
between the Independents and democrats so
ardently desired by the latter can easily be
effected. The more sagacious of the demo
cratic leaders admit , however , that tlieir
plan is entirely hopeless at present. In the
first place they concede that all of the prom
inent Independents must bo given a turn in
the senatorial wrestling match before a com
promise candidate can bo expected to re
ccivo any attention.
Pushingthn Investigation.
The committee In charge of the peniten
tiary investigation is already at work , and
certain witnesses have already been beard.
The committee has secured the services ol
1C. A Gilbert of York and W. S. Felker of
Omaha as counsel , and will employ three ex
perts to go over the books and accounts. OIK.
of them will be John U I iuer of Otnuha.
The members af the committee have been
overrun with applications for these posi
tions , and It Is a noticeable fact that
nearly all of the applicants are
connected In one way or another with the
very ring whoso actions are to bo investi
gated. The pe.niteiitinrv gang has been
Becking from the very first to so fix things
that they would be In u position to commu
nicate with the inside and to learn what
was going on The committee , however , has
been strenuously working to prevent any
thing of this kind and to see to It from the
very start that there are no leaks by which
information will bo given outi to allow the
spiriting away of desired witnesses or tlio
blocking of the gamu at any stage.
( ioyernor lloyd Nut Itoponnllilc.
An unintentional injustice was done ex-
Governor Bo.vd this morning In THE BKK'M
story of the bank , failure. It was stated
that the bank's special bond was approved
by him , together with the other two state
olllcers on whom that duty Is laid by the
new law It should have read Governor
Crounso , as the bond was not approved until
the day after the new governor was
inaugurated. The bond
approved by the ox-
governor was that of the state treasurer ,
which was afterward approved by Governor
Crounso.
OIKI Peculiar TrHintMctlou.
Some unfavorable comment Is heard re-
punting the Iwsto with which' " the bank's
toiid was filed , It seems that when the
treasurer's ontee was turned over to the
present Incumbent there was Jl,444.5M.-12 on
hand. This amount was siippo.scd to be
turned over In moim.v , and It was given out
that the cash was piled upon u table Iu the
onlcoofthe treasurer , but us u matter of
fact the transfer was made on certificates ,
Treasurer Hartley refused to accept these
certificates , except with recourse on the ex-
treasurer , until a bond was furnished by the
bunk , accordance with the provisions of
the now law that went Into effect on the ad-
Tent of the new treasurer. It is very
that thli vrai t some extent
responsible for the sj > ccdy filing of the bond ,
as the ex-treasurer was not anxious to carry
the responsibility any longer than was abso
lutely necessary , and on thu following morn
ing the bond was presented for the approval
of the governor. At that time the sureties
had not oven qualified , and the governor
was told when ho culled attention to that
fact , that It was not necessary , ns the par-
tics were good for the amount , but be In-
slated that It was not businesslike and de
manded that the president and cashier of
the bank swear to their ability to make
good any deficiency in case It should occur.
WIiv U'a Tlirrn Such it Ku li.
What some jwoplo are trying to make out
Is why the bond was rushed through so rapIdly -
Idly , just at the time when there was a
change being made In the executive oltlcc.
It seems that a great deal was being trusted
to the now governor's unfamillarlty with
thu situation to railroad the lxiul through
that might not have stood the teat so well
a few days later. It Is claimed that the
bank had put up the Jnuiil at oneo In
order to become the state depository In
accordance with the terms of the law ,
but It Is a noticeable fact that there Is state
money now In the vaults of other banks of
the city , although they are not state de
positories. Inasiniieh as a bank is not re
garded as having the money on deposit and
does not paj interest unless it is a state de
pository , the question is asked. "Why was
hi ; Capital National so anxious to get up Its
loud and comply with the law , when It
night have followed the example of the
oilier banks , the bonds of which are not ex-
iccteil to bo ready for at least twenty
Jays I"
I.lltlc Protection for thn Stale.
It has been understood that this defect ex
isted in the new law. In fact attention WHS
called to it two years ago by some of the
inombcrs when tlio bill was under discussion
in the legislature , and it was known that tlio
jnly protection the state would have would
lo the good luck of the approving board iu
securing a sound bond.
The members of the board joalized the sit
uation , and it was given out by them no
longer ago than Saturday that especial care
would be exorcised.in the inspection ol bonds
presented in this connection.
Treasurer Hartley made tlio same state
ment regarding the .situation. He said that
the law was a most abominable one , and It
is stated that he had made up his mind to
comply with It no farther than was abso
lutely necessary. In view of the present
situation , however , ho is disposed to bang to
the law with as tight a grip as he can mus
ter , because In It lies the only protection to
his bondsmen against the loss that the state
may sustain by reason of the failure.
The withdrawal of Thurston has par
alyzed the lobby , and this class of political
workers is now Hocking to tlio camps of the
other candidates and trying to perfect new
engagements.
> T\v Candldntttfl ,
Among the new possibilities whoso names
have been sprung tonight , are General John
C. Cowin of Omaha , Captain .1. II. Stiekel of
Hebron , Judge Steven U. Pound , ' ! ' . M. Mnr-
quut and Judge Amasa Cobb of Lincoln , and
Judge M. L. Hayward of Nebraska City.
John L. Webster has also poked up his
lightning rod , but ho falls under the ban
that has all at once been attached to Omaha
candidates. Cowiu does not seem to have
yet encountered this objection.
The question of the number neces
sary to constitute an elective ma
jority on tlio senatorial question
was arbitrarily settled today by the
lieutenant governor , but Church Hotvo has
been laboring with John C. Watson tonight
to bring tlio latter to'his way of thinking
and it is said that another parliamentary
struggle on this point will develop tomorrow
Admit Penitentiary Punishment.
The Joint committee to investigate the
death of Convict Powell commenced taking
testimony this afternoon and live witnesses
weto examined. A member said this even
ing that ho believed it had been dem
onstrated that the mode 'of punishment In
VORUO at the prison was shockingly bar-
barons , and bo was satisfied that a convict
triced up as Powell had been was liuble to
fall to the floor from pure exhaustion and
die from strangulation. An ex-convict who
was one of the witnesses before tlio commit
tee was thus triced up iu order to give them
an object lesson.
The World's fair commission met this
evening and listened to a statement by Com
missioner General Garneau setting forth
what has been achieved nnd what yet re
mains to bo done , and requesting an appro
priation of STS.OOO instead of SoO.OOO recom
mended by the ex-governor in his farewell
niissngo.
It is stated that tlio Omaha charter
amendment bill will bo returned Wednesday
by President Hoehol of the city council , anil
will bo introduced in the same by Senator
Habcock.
LITTLU IIUl'll l-'Olt CttKlHTliltS.
Iti'port of Mm 'Itorulvt-r of thn Ilufiinut
SeoiiKiil .V ( 'o. Hunk.
YAXKTOX , S. D. , Jan. 23 [ Special Tclgnun
toTiiB IBB. ] Hccclver Cravens of the defunct
funct Scougal & Co. bank made his report on
the condition of the bank tonight at a meet
ing of the _ depositors. Ho states that the
affairs of the Institution are badly
mixed and that great dlflleulty
was ' encountered In arriving at any
sort of a satisfactory result. The
liabilities are placed at Jl r.OOOTind the assets -
sots tit $ TTK)0. ( ) Kliniimiting accounts which
may have been settled , but which do not
show on the books , the liabilities amount to
The assets , excluding all accounts
which can possibly bo worthless , amount to
$7,000. and the depositors now expect to realize
about 15 per cent upon their accounts against
the bank. The bank has been Insolvent for
inoro than eight years , previous to which
time it was ono of the best paying banks in
this section.
Not so much talk of exhuming the body of
the dead banker and arresting his surviving
brother Is heard , although a warrant for the
apprehension of tlio living partner was
issued but not served because of the inter
vention of his frlnds. The undertaker who
arranged G. U. Seougal's remains for the
grn\o was compelled to make an attl-
da\lt that ho had disposed of G.
H. Keoiijjal in that way and other
people who saw Scougal after his dissolution
worn asked to testify to that same effeot.
It Is not probable that the Insurance com
panies will ask to have the body exhumed
and chemically analyzed for evidence of sui
cide , as was the supposition , because the
Scougul homo was filled witn friends all
through the man's Jllncss , and ho was upon
his feet and out doors after his first lrullsx ] > -
sltlon. A relapse resulting from exposure
caused his death.
I'ltii'i : or OVSTKHS Aitr.txvixti ,
Severe \\Viitlirr Has Itnlned thr Industry
i for the I'rt-iteiit Scuson.
BAI.TIMOIIK , Mil. , Jan. 23. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB UK is. | Not a single boatload of
oysters has arrived at Baltimore the last
three days. Two more packing houses I
closed down today. There are now 3MX ( 0 ) I
bushel ! " of oysters on the boats frozen up in 1 |
the rivers. The supply Is exhausted until
milder weather penults the dredgers to j I
work. The large dealers in fresh oysters |
have oeeii compelled to cancel nearly all i
their orders from eastern and western cities. I
Several commission ninii'liiii,1u say that , the j ! ,
trade for this winter Is ruined. The extreme
weather killed at least 'M per cent of oysters
on river liods.
In ( mo place the Ice was broken , nnd out of
eight bushels of Him largo oysters taken , all
but about one bushi-l wore dead. Prices IIt
the wharf here are going up dally. One
captain got ? 4tKW for u schooner load of
"selects'1 that usually brought him 100.
Another captain held back 1.450 bushels for
au advance. I < ast week bo was offered $ l.itt
per bushel for the lot. Today ho sold hh
oysters at ( Tn barrel ,
The lee Is thawlmr rapidly now. Hun
dreds of ouptalns discharged their crews ,
and the men , after suffering all kinds of
hardships , will not return to.thclr occupation ,
while many of them are In the hospitals.
Most of the vessels will bo uuablu to get to
gether new cnswi this winter.
OOIUXC DARK FOR EGYPT
let Trouble with England Likely to Lead
to Serious Results.
NCREASING THE BRITISH FORCES THERE
Turkey anil thn Treaty Powers Will Ho
Aikcd to Interfere Franco I'fles n
Protest
Action In the AllHlr.
LoNim.v , Jan. 23. The Egyptian situation
.a ' assuming a gravity which , for the time ,
mis all other issues in the back ground. The
foreign olllco has received a telegram from
ix > rd Cramer saying that the khedlvo Inti
mated his Intention to refer to Turkey and
the treaty powers the action of England
In causing the dismissal of the Fakhrl cab
inet. The natives are more excited than nt
any time since the outbreak under Arab !
Pasha.
"The cabinet held a long consultation today
on the Kgyptlan crisis , during which a
stream of telegrams were received from
Cairo. The prolonged session is said to bo
duo to a difference of opinion as to the neces
sity of reinforcing the army in Eijypt , for
the porpose of looking after matters at
Cairo , and protecting tlio frontier against
the Dervishes , who have become threaten
ing. When the cabinet adjourned it was to
meet again at 4 p. in.
Franco has given notice to Great Britain
that while refraining from objecting to the
present premier , she would maintain the
right of the khedive to choose his minister.
The Hrltlsh force In Kgypt numbers about
JUOO and there are about I'J.OOO ' native troops
under command of Hrltlsh officers and they
have reached a high degree of efficiency
under Dritish drill masters.
It is officially announced that the British
government has decided upon a slight in
crease of the British troops in Kgypt , In
view of the fact that recent events 'have
threatened to disturb the public security.ul
The reinforcements to be sent are not likely
to exceed 1,000 troops and two war ships for
Alexandra and Port Said , and ono war ship
for Sue/ .
PAIIH , Jan. 23. A dispatch from Cairo
states that the sultan has telegraphed the
khedive congratulations on his attitude to
ward Great Britain and will send him six
horses.
_
UMSM ISNCISAU UIOCAM.KO.
Ho ( lives rurlhcr Testimony In flip I'minnm
Cniiul Cases.
PAIIIS , Jan. 23. M. CIcmcnceau was called
by the parliamentary commission of in-
qulry at his own request today to answer
again the testimony given by Stcphano.
Stephana undoubtedly had been Intriguing
against him , Clemcneeau said , with several
other political opponents.
The subcommisston appointed to examine
the records of the syndicates which helped
to float Panama loans , reported that they
found evidences of enormous frauds. Men
who had not risked a continue for the enter-
uriso had made exorbitant profits from their
dealings with the company. The so-called
underwriters had employed many lobbyists
nnd other intermcddlers , whose business
was to give bribes.
The report of the autopsy held on Baron
do Helnach's body was sent this evenIng -
Ing to the procurcur general. The report
states that no trace of poison was found in
the body , but that the examining uhysiclans
are uimblo to assert that do Ueinach died of
natural causes. The unsatisfactorlncss of
this result of the autopsy is due to the fact
that do licinach's body was not exhumed
until decomposition was far advanced )
IIAVTI'fj
It HUH the Support of the next I'conlo uu the
Island ,
PANAMA ( via Galveston , Tex. ) , Jan. 23.
Mail advices from Hayti received today fully
confirm former reports as to the progress
of the revolution. Hippolyto Is making
strong efforts to crush the revolution
ists and has mot with partial suc
cess. The revolution was apparently
started prematurely , and the revolutionists
had not completed their organization. The
vast majority of the people sympathize
openly with the revolutionists , and most of
the others 'assist them covertly. The big
commercial houses are also supporting the
enemies of the present government , both on
the Island and abroad. iUppolytc's partial
triumph over the revolutionists is not re
garded as indicative of the extent of the
uprising. When the revolutionary forces
shall have been fully organized they will
unite and probably have the whole country
behind them. Letters from Port-au-Prince
say that nothing should bo feared from
statements sent out , as they are colored to
suit the government. The failure of crops Is
said to bo the Immediate causa of the upris
ing.
ATTACKKI * TII1C IIKITISII I.KOATION.
. Minister Goslln's
Fumlly Assaulted by n
( iiiatelnillan Mnl > .
PANAMA ( via Oalvcston , Tex. ) , Jan. 23.
A dispatch from Guatemala says that a mob
recently attacked the British legation and
Jbont Minister Goslin's oldest son so severely
that ho may die. The youngest son shot
ono of the mob dead. The British war ship
Melpomene is at San Jose , anU her comman
der has telegraphed for the warship Nymph
to como and assist him lit blockading the
jwrt so that reparation may bo obtained
without tlio bombardment of the port.
President Barrios is said to have refused so
far to grant the British demands for repara
tion. Ho protests that ho is powerless to dose
so , as any attempt on his part to ntono for
the outrages would causoan Indian uprising ,
if not a general revolution. Ho begged the
British minister and commander to wait
until popular feeling had subsided before
t : . . . tii-t. The immediate cause of the riot
is not mentioned by thodispateh.
orncKS M ( > nnii : > .
How South American IVorlilnginrn Ite-
Hcnted Crltlcuin.
PANAMA , ( via Galveston , Tex. ) Jon. 2l. !
The artisans and laborers of Bogota united
on Sunday on the streets and mobbed the of
fices of newspapers which recently have criti
cised them severely. They destroyed tlio
presses and pied the type. Killed live com
positors and mortally wounded two editors.
The mob then tried to set tire to the ofllcos ,
but were held at bay until the police could bo
summoned. The militia and police charged
the rioters and , after a stubborn light , dis
persed them. Several rioters wore severely
wounded and many were arrested. The riot
has no political significance.
.
i - - -
Another llnlliin Hunk ( iot-it Out of
KOMK , Jan. 23. The Guorrlnl Banking
company suspended payment today mid
closed Its doors. The depositors will 1 o paid
in i full , as the assets exceed the liabilities by
1,1.100,1100 1 lire. The house was fownlod fifty
years j ago and has always enjoyed an unox-
ccpllonal JI J reputation. The suspension was
Ji duo to the Impossibility of realising on secur
ities i since confidence was shaken by the
recent I banking-troubles l , _ " *
. Mint Kci | : > rt to thn Police.
LONDON , Jan. .XI. In nn Interview this
evening Egan said ho would bo present at the
amnesty demonstration In Dublin next Sun
day. He Is now obliged to report to the
police ixjriodienlly , he said , but he believes
that his license will bo replaced shortly with
a pardon. _ _ _ _ _ _
. Miners Kllliul ,
LONDON , Jan , 23. The wall of a shaft in the
colliery at Prle , Pontyprld , near Aberdaro ,
collapsed late this afternoon as the shifts
were changing. Fifteen men were on
tlieir way uu and many were waiting bvlow.
Six of the fifteen making the ascent were
killed Instantly and the i/tlicrs were seriously
Injured. Some men at.the bottom of the
shaft were injured alsoj Three more men
may die. The company's engineers are
clearing away the wreck. nd the walls of the
shaft have been braced ; Most of the men
have been brought to the top already , and
before midnight probably all will bo out.
UUICKI.Y TATAI , .
Cholera In Its Mn < t Virulent Porin Iluglng In
thn Nrltlcbeii Hospital.
BniiM.v , Jan. 23. The cholera In the Nettle-
ben lunatic hospital at Hallo grows worse hi
typo and more destructive. A number of
those stricken with the disease have died
within a few hours afterward. The total
number of cases since the beginning of the
outbreak Is eighty-four , of which thirty-
eight have already proved fatal.
BfliA-PnsTit , Jan. 23. The minister of the
interior informed the Hungarian Parliament
today that the sanitary council of thu king
denied that cholera was epidemic in any
part of Hungary , and stated that only a few
sporadic cases of the disease had been re
ported.
llt'llcvrs Wur Imminent.
BniiNi ! . Jan. 23. During the discussion of
the ) , budget In commission today Itobcrt von
Keiidnllo , Imperialist , who was ambassador
to Italy , said that thd utterances of Chan
cellor von Caprivi , his own observations of
the relations of the great powers , and some
signs which had been Intelligible to every
body acquainted witlv. foreign policies had
convinced him that war was more Imminent
today than at any time within the last
twenty years. Many things pointed to the
probability that It could not be deferred
much after IbW.
Favor Canada' * Proposition.
LONDON , Jan. 23. In response to a call
from the Birmingham Chamber of Com-
frm , the exporters of Birmingham mot the
members of that body today nnd discussed
Canada's : offer of preferential tariffs to
G Britain. A motion in favor of acceptJ"
In the offer was passed by a vote of 70 to 01 ,
and the meeting resolved that the Chamber
of Commerce do all in its power to Induce
the government to take a similar action.
Prompted liy Jealousy.
iNniANAi'di.is ) , Ind. , Jan. 23. A Bedford ,
Ind. . special says that Columbus Deckard in
stantly killed his wife today at Guthrie by
shooting her. Jealousy is said to have been
the cause.
Knroiitc. for llerlln.
ST. PnTKitsnuno , Jon. 23. The czarewltch
started for Berlin today to bo present at the
wedding of Princess largaret of Prussia
and Prince Frederick Carl of Hesse.
Cut Down fV Jtndcct.
BKHLIN Jan. 23.-4Dcsplto
. , - the remon
strances of the government , the budget com
mission of tlio Uoluhstivg.lias reduced the na
tional budget to 1,140,000 marks.
ALTOS JUXQTfUfVti 1HHAHTEH.
Many More Victim * of , the AfTulr Dead
More Deaths lixpectcd.
AI.TO.V , 111. , Jan. r2p.-VThreo more deaths
this morning increased the death roll of
Saturday's horror to ( twenty. The addi
tional dead are :
J. N. MUKUAY/CQtiiity assessor. *
CHAULES ifALlpEU , fanner.
JOSEPH HEHEAjlAN , child.
The physicians expect that twelve more of
the Injured will dto wi'jtbi a few hours.
Every physician > yitniu'"lieach is pngagcd' '
in the work of allpviatiug "th'o suffering of
burned and blackened .victims but find tlieir
efforts almost unival5ngt ! ns the wounds of
many are toordeep < for anything except death
to relieve. "
Relatives of the sufferers and dead from
other points are arriving. The dead are so
fearfully disfigured-.that It Is next to impos
sible to identify , tiem. | The brother of
Edward Matipin , from St. Charles , confessed
that he is unable to-sd.V whether the black
ened , distorted frame is that of his brother's
Mrs. J. W. Montgomery of Atlanta. 111. ,
reached the hospital , 'today only to find her
son , a student in Shtirtloff college , soon to
be n corpse.
The coroner Is busily engaged In the work
of inquest.
The funerals of Henry Penning , John
Lock , Ed nnd Willhm Miller , John Wilkin
son , Charles Utt , and William McCarthy
were held today. *
The body of II. Cornelius , a student in the
Shuntloff collego'as shipped to his former
Iowa homo this morning.
W. E , Hlehardson. John Burke and Frnk
Schtilllng surprised the doctors by their
tenacity to life , but death for them is but a
little way off.
The hospital is like the dead houso. The
odor of burnt flesh Is everywhere. The
doctor in charge says all In the hospital are
about equally injured , and death is certain in
all cases i
At the inquest held-by Coroner Campbell
at East St. Louis on the remains of Timothy
Houlihan , who was ono of the wrecking
crow injured by the explosion , the Jury re
turned a verdict in which they hold the
Cleveland , Cincinnati , Chicago & St. Louis
Kiiilroad company responsible for his death
by reason of employing Incompetent men to
tend the switches.
Efforts to got information today from the
local representatives , of the Big Four were
somewhat barren V > f results. General
Western Passenger Agent Snyder replied
that the affair wus out of his authority and
ho know nothing about It.
Train Dispatcher Stubblcfleld was scon
and asked with reference to the story to the
effect that Switchman Grattan , who Is
charged with having loft the switch open at
Wann , was so poorly paid that he was com
pelled to run a litto ) barber nhop in con
nection therewith , nnd that he , metaphori
cally , al least , "shaves men with his right
hand while ho pulls the switch with his
left. " Mr. Stubblcfleld said that was out
side of his authority , hnd that he could not
bo expected to kfmw anything about It.
There has been up to 10 p. m. no change in
the lists of dead , fatally and seriously
wounded.
The dead numbertwehty , the fatally In
jured twenty-one , several having been added
from the last list , seriously burned thirty-
six , with scores slightly burned. Physi
cians in attendance believe the death roll
will ultimately reach 'not less than forty ,
with the chances in favor of some of tlio sur
iously wounded developing unfavorably.
UMHUt aXfllXSII COX'J'ttO/ . .
KumorH That I'rcncli Stockholders Have Sold
Their I'aimnm Jtallroad Shares.
SAX FHANCISCO , Cal.-J Jan. 23. The EvenIng -
Ing Bulletin says : A rumor is in circulation
hero to the effect thai < the Panama railroad
has been sold by theu-Frenehnien who con
trolled the majority. ? ! the stock to a syndi
cate of English capitalists. Thcro is no way
to determine thq accuracy of this rumor. It
is supposed to have originated in Now York.
If the rumor should' prove true it has a
double significance. , In the fltst place. It
means a move oh the.part of the British to
get rapid transit across the American con
tinent. In thu next phfcp It means that the
Panama road will be operated as a financial
concern At least this. U tlio view taken by
business men. The road is. said to bo a
good fi per cent , proposition on an invest
ment of $200,01X1,000. The rumor also
has It that it was , agreed by the 'French
stockholders when they parted with thuli
interests to keep the transai tlon secret un
til after the Inaugural and election of di
rectors of the Panama road. The accuracy
of it nil must bo learned in Now York , if ft
can IKS learned officially anywhere. The
contract with , the North American Naviga
tion company is. binding for a period of ten
years. Without reference to the question of
ownership , the present Panama road di
rectors have authority to execute the con
tract and to bind the company for the period
named.
New American Minister.
WAHHINOTOX , D. C. , Jon 23 , Count
cuse , the newly appointed Uusslan minister
arrived iu tula city tonight.
I4OOI\TP AP inPTIfM I (11(1)
PASSING 01' ' JUSTICh LAMAR
His Life Brought to a Sudden Oloso nt Macon ,
Georgia.
BRIEF REVIEW OF HIS LIFE'S ' WORK
IU Career an n SoldierStatesman , Puldlc Of-
llclaland n t'ltl/en lleyond Keproacli
lll tory of 111 *
cort'ly .Mourned Tor.
MACON , Ga. , Jan. 23. Justice Lucius Quin-
tus Cinelnnatus Lamar died hero at S
o'clock this evening. Ills death Is a terrible
shock to the community. The death was
sudden In the extreme , for although ho had
lieen ailing for some time. Justice Lumar ap
peared to bo gradually gaining In health. He
came from Washington to Macon about a
month ago and has been visiting at tlio resl-
icnceof Mr. W. H. Virgin in Vinovillo.
suburb of this city. The afternoon about It
o'clock Justice Lamar took his overcoat
ntcmllng to go to the city , but was met at
the door by a friend of Dr. Llewellyn , with
whom ho returned to the sitting room. At
that time and during all the afternoon ho
was in good spirits , and at dinner this even-
ng he seemed to have a good appetite. lr.
Llewellyn loft the house about S o'clock and
a few minutes later the justice was seized
with violent pains and died at the hour
ibove mentioned.
Story of Ills Sicklies * .
Justice U-imur is probably as familiar a
ilgure as anyone who has occupied a scat on
: lie supreme bench , but for a month back ho
lad been too ill to take more than a per
f functory Interest in the proceedings. His
icalth has been failing for a long time , and
it , was almost In defiance of nature that ho
: ook j his seat on the usual decision day
Monday.
He left Washington for the south about n
month ago. He had then for some time been
confined to his house in that city and was
unable to attend nil the sessions of the su-
| iremc court , his absence causing some little
: lelay in the rendering of the well known
lake front case decision , wherein the city of
Chicago and the Illinois Central railroad
were the participants.
CJJust before his departure for Washington ,
however , Justice Lamar was thought to have
considerably improved. He took advantage
of an improved feeling , and the day be
fore his departure from the national capital
ho made two or three calls on friends
there. It was with dismal forebodings that
Ills friends learned after his departure that
ho had been compelled to take ono or two
Intervals of rest before arriving here , nnd
Ills death , while It will cause a very severe
shock in this community , where lie is so
widely and affectionately known , will not bo
in every particular a great surprise.
Hevlciv of Ills l.lfo.
Lucius Qulntus Cincinnatus Lamar was
horn in Putnam county , Georgia , September
1. IS'Jo. Ho graduated at Kmory college ,
1W5 , studied law In Macon , and was admit
ted to the bar In 18-18. In 1845 ho went to
Oxford , Miss , , and for a year held
a professorship In the University of
Mississipi.'He resigned to resume , the
practice of law in Covinpton , Ga , Ho was
elected to the legislature in IS-'WJ and in 18.M
again returned to Mississippi and settled on
his , plantation iu Lafayette , but shortly
afterward vuas elected to congress1 as a dem
ocrat. Ho serycd from 180T until 18IU ) ,
whoii' ' ' ho resigned to take a seat
iu' ' the ' secession convention or his
native state. He cast his fortunes with the
"lost . cause" and loft the army with the rank
of colonel , after having participated in many
engagements. Ho was again appointed a
professor in the University of Mississippi
and again took n seat in the house of represen
tatives , was elected to the senate on March
5 , 18T7. In March , 1883 , President Cleveland
appointed 'Mr. Lnmnr secretary of the in
terior , and afterward elevated him to a seat
on the supreme bench.
flright's disease with angina pcctora was
the direct cause of Justice Lamar's death ,
and is given by the physicians as being the
chief complication in the case.
Justice Lamar came into this city this
afternoon and called at the offieo of Colonel
H. E , Parke , where he conversed pleasantly
on general topics. Ho was accompanied by
Dr. Llewellyn on his return to the residence of
Mr. W. H. Viggin , who married Mr. Lamar's
daughter. The attack was very severe
, while it lasted , and the physician , br. A. II.
Parker , who had been in attendance , arrived
only a few minutes before death. At this
time Justice Lamar was unconscious and
beyond ' medical aid. Restoratives were at
once administered , but were entirely with
out avail. Ho died with his head on Mr
Viggln's hands and apparently without pain ,
the spasm having passed off immediately.
UK HAH C10NI3 TO HIS IIISWAKD.
lllsliop 1'lillllps Ilrookf ) Dies nt Hostoli
After n Short lllnc.H.
BOSTOX , Mass. , Jan. 23. Bishop Phillips
Brooks died this morning of diphtheria.
Phillips Brooks , whoso consecration as
sixth bishop of Massachusetts , October
14. 1892 , made quite a stir in Pro
testant Episcopal circles , was born nt
Boston , Mass. , December 111 , 1833 ,
nnd received the degree of A. B. from
Harvard university in 18.Vi. He studied
in the Episcopal Theological seminary at
Alexandria , Vu. , was ordained in 18.VJ ,
and In the same year became rector of the
Church of.tbo . Advent In Ph'.ladclphia , where
ho remained until 1802 , when ho was trans
ferred to the Church of the Holy Trinity.
From ISTOto 18)2 ! ) ho was rector of Trinity
church , Boston. Mr. Brooks , whoso preach
ing was as highly valued in London as In the
United States , was regarded as ono of the
most eloquent of the American clergy , and
was frequently chosen as the orator on pub-
lie occasions. In May , 1880 , ho was elected
assistant bishop of Pennsylvania , but de
clined the position. Ho published n number
of volumes on religious topics which bad a [
wide circulation.
I > iit of tlio I'nnonil.
The standing committee of the Episcopal
diocese of Massachusetts met this evening.s
The business of disposition will now devolve
upon this committee , which will now be
come the ecclesiastical. The committee de
cided that the funeral of the late Bishop
Brooks should lw hold on Thursday , Jan
uary 20 , at noon , and that It should bo pub
lic. It is possible that Bishop Potter of
New York will ofllciatc.
lloKliinlnpr < > f I" * Illness.
Until last Thursday Bishop Brooks was In
the best of spirits. Thursday morning lie
contracted a slight cold , which , however ,
caused him no alarm. Dr. Beach , the family
physician , called during the day and gave
him some medicine , advising him. more us a
precautionary measure than anvthing else ,
to remain in doors until the trouble had dis
appeared.
Everything progressed well until Sunday ,
when dlphtneretlcal symptoms necessitated
the calling of Dr. Beach. The latter even
then found no cause for alarm , but promised
to call later In the night. During Sunday
evening ho seemed to grow worse , and as
the evening wore on , ICatlu Hogan , whu has
been In the bishop's family over twenty-five
venrs , and who was especially devoted to
him , noticed that ho was falling. At 10:15 :
lie looked at the clock , and said : "Come.
Katlo , lisa quarter past 1(1. ( I don't think I
shall need you more. Good night. "
The nurL replied that she hardly thought
she would go , as ho miv'ht neoj her.
Bishop Brooks Insisted upon It , and she
retired to an adjoining room , { where she
could hear every move ho made. She noticed
ho was restless , an.l when Dr. Beach came
at something after 11 o'clock the bi.shoirs i
disease had taken a very serious turn and
the attending physician , becoming alarmed I ,
sent for Dr. Pltz for consultation.
Shortly before midnight , while the doc-
tors were both In attendance , the patient's
mind began to wander , although ho was still
conscious. Ix > oklng up at his faithful and
beloved servant , the bishop said : "Katie ,
you can go. I shall not need you any more.
1 mn going home. " These were the last
words of the great Episcopal divine , the man
who has made this diocese second In promi
nence to none in the country.
Ills Ijisl Moments.
After that ho lay quietly , ami-was appar
ently not suffering lo any great extent. Ho
was not entirely unconscious , but his
tremendous vitality seemed to be giving way
to ' the Influeneo of the disease. As the time
wore on the doctors In attendance noticed ho
was gradually weakening. At (1 ( o'clock this
morning ho was barely alive and stimulants
had to bo administered to keep his fast
ebbing strength. At ( ! : " . < ) it was decided to
administer a hypodermic Injection of brandy.
They raised his arm to Insert the tube under
It , but before the contents could bo Injected
the bishop was dead.
The funeral arrangements have not yet
been decided upon.
The death of Bishop Brooks , which came
ns a shock to his multitude of friends and
admirers , has called forth expressions of
deep < personal sorrow from clergymen of all
denominations and people in all walks of
life , to whom the bishop was an Ideal man
ami i preacher. So sudden came the an
nouncement of his death that the J who
were nearest to him and knew him best were
completely dazed and unable to give full ver
bal ; expression to their sorrow.
At the meeting of Congregational minis
ters today resolutions were paused express
ing profound sorrow over the bishop's death
and their sense of the great loss which had
been experienced by the community and by
the church Catholic. Joseph Cook , Hov.
Gcorgo Agerdon and othcis present paid
loving tributes to the dead bishop.
Among the Unlvcrsallsts ministers similar
resolutions were adopted.
The Baptist and Methodist ministers at
their meetings appointed committees to pro-
i\prcnsloin : of Syinpithy. :
BOSTON , Mass. , Jan. SI The house of rep
resentatives this afternoon adopted an order
that the speaker appoint a committee of
four to attend the funeral of Bishop Brooks.
IlAHTronii , Conn. , Jan. 23. The Hartford
Clerical association , which consists of Epis
copal elcvgyinen of this city , today sent a
telegram of condolence regarding tlio death
of Bishop- Brooks to the Boston Clerical
association. At the regular ministers meet
ing this morning of ministers of various de
nominations in this city suitable resolutions
regarding his death were adopted.
WOHC-BSTBII , Mass. , Jan. 23. The Worces
ter Ministerial union today adopted resolu
tions of sympathy and condolence for the
death of Bishop Brooks.
LONDON , Jan. 23. Baron Stratheden Is
dead.
FOIIT Scorr , Kan. , 23. Dr. F. S. Dynan.
editor and publisher of the Western Medical
Journal , which publication he also bore the
distinction of having established , died at his
homo In this city this morning , of softening
of the brain.
JSX-i'itKsii K\r //.ir/i'v / / , /
lilt I'roperty Divided Kqimlly Among Ills
Five Children.
PJIEMONT DKI-OT , O. . Jan. 23 , Colonel
William E. Hayncs before returning to
Washington today deposited the will of Gen
eral U. B. Hayes with the probate court.
Tlio will provides for an equal distribution
of the estate , after the payment of the Just
debts , among the live children , the Interest
of his daughter Fanny being held in trust by
his oldest son , Birchard. His three elder
sons , arc apiwintcd executors. ! A further
provision of the wjl } Js J.hat _ ho gives and be
queaths the uorno place ! known 'iis' Spiegel
grove , and nil the personal property con
nected therewith to the llvo chlldren _ , to bo
held by. them in * common witbeut'sulo or
division until all parties agree to the sale.
Another will , ante-dating the one probated ,
was found , in which bequests were made to
the Birchard library "for the benefit of Fre
mont and vicinity. These bequests
amounted In all to tiUN ) , ( ) , and an annuity of
f'JOO , being ttte rental of a piece of property
in Toledo. This will was made before Mrs.
Hayes' death. After her death General
Hayes carried out tlio bequests himself , thus
carrying out also the Intention of his uncle
Birchard , who loft the property to him in
trust for the library.
iirs c.i i"j-intin.
Two of the Prominent Inailers of
I'orees In ( nslody of United M.ites TroojiH.
GAI.VCSTOX , Tex. , Jan. 23. A special from
Rio Grande to the News says : News was
received hero late last night from nn au
thentic source that Lieutenant Dlckman , of
Captain Hunt's command , anil Walker of
Chase's command , acting In concert
with Captain Joe Shell of this county , and
with the state rangers , under command of
Ciptnins Brook and Hogers , captured Gen
eral Francisco Bcnavidcs , chief in command
of the remaining Uurzu forcesand , Prudcneio
Gonzales , next in command. The capture
was made on the 21st near Jullcn Quorra's
ranch in this county , about sixty miles from
here , and was the result of plans laid for
that purpose In the last lew days. There
were forty or more revolutionists assembled
at that place.
News of interest may bo expected soon.
It is now known that Benavides had as
sembled his forces with the intention of
sacklhg Camargo.
HiiMlnriis Trou'lilcs.
SALT LAKE CITV , U. T. , Jan. 23. Cohn
Bros. , ono of the oldest and largest dry goods
firms in the territory , made an assignment
hero today to Emanucl Kahn for the benefit
oti their creditors. Their liabilities foot up
tib $110,000 , but as yet their assets have not
been made public. Of the total indebtedness ,
$31,000 is preferred for the benefit of four
teen homo creditors. The unproferred cred
itors are all eastern merchants , 110 In num
ber. The largest unprcferrcd creditor is tlio
H. B. Clatlln company , to whom the firm
owes over $25,000. Cohn Bros , have been In
this city for twenty years , and were consid
cred as sound financially as any firm In the
west.
Will nntulillsli uii American I.Inc.
Nt\v YOIIK , Jan. 23. A now American line
of steamships , running from Now York to
the west coast of South America via the
Straits of Magellan , Is soon to bo estab
lished. An English firm of ship builders has
signed a contract with W. It. Grace it Co. of
Now York for two first-class , full powered
freight steamers , with all the modern im
provements 1 , to bo used on the now lino. A
third steamer Is now under negotiation and
n fourth steamer has been secured. These
steamers will nrnko up the fleet of the line.
- * -
Surrendered Ilimicll Hi ihe Court ,
CINCINNATI , O. , Jan. 23. Thomas Andrews
appeared In the United States court today
and surrendered himself for trial on a
chamo brought against him In 1KSO. Ho was
then clerk of tto United States court , and
was charged with making false entries in his
book and defrauding the government out of
a largo sum. While the perjury cas. was on
trial IIP suddenly ( led and was nove.rarre.stcd ,
and his iKind of tf.OO'l ' was paid , lie was
today released on ? . ' > ,000 bonds.
Mllltla Oinccr Arrested.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Jan. S3. Captain
Charles Hallstoek of the Grey Invlneibles ,
the only colored company In the state militia ,
was arrested tonight on the charge of using
tlio company's funds for his own profit ]
Ilallstock was committed In default of ball.
He charges that the arrest is the result of a
conspiracy among the subordinate oncers of
the company.
llroujilit Suit Auuliml th IliimUinrii.
ST. l ofis , Mo. , Jan. 23. City Councilor °
Marshall filed the milt of the City of St.
fxiuln against the bondsmen of ex-Treasurer
Foerstel In the circuit court this morning ,
asking judgment for $ ) MIOO.W : , the amount of
the shortage caused by the treasurer's son ,
who committed sulcldo when the defalcation
was discovered
RUIN SEEMS CERTAIN
Wreck of the Capital National Bank at
Lincoln Evidently Oonipleto.
LITTLE HOPE FOR THE SMALL CREDITORS
Poor People Who Hud Money on Deposit
May Lose Every Oont.
STATE , COUNTY AND CITY ARE' INVOLVED
Many Thousands of Dollars of Public Money
Lost in the Oraah.
DIRECTORS DISPOSE OF THEIR PROPERTY
Itivll i : tute Dccdcil A May l > y Moxlu-r llmt
OutcallViirloiiH I'.II-IH I.earned < 'on-
frriiuiK the . \Uiili-4 of tin * De
funct liitlllutloti Vestcrday.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. UM. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : HIM : . j Outside the big doors of
the Capital National bank this morning
hundreds of people waited , hoping against
hope that the valves would swing out again ,
and the Interrupted current of traillc would
again resume Its flow. M.uiy , very many ,
poor people have their names on the books
of the bank as depositors , the small sums
they had intrusted to Its keeping represent
ing the fruits of hurd labor , earnest fru
gality and self-almcraton ; ! little luxuries
dented and wants not pressing unsat
isfied that the pittance needed for the In-
diligence might go to swill the total
now represented by the liabilities of n
wrecked concern. Hard drawn brcathscom-
ing through contracted nostrils , blanched
faces and compressed lips told better than
words of the crushing weight that drove
hope back from the hearts of these lowly
ones whoso hoardings were swept away In
the ma'lstrom that bore down the bank.
Some few crumbs of comfort were offered
them in statements from President MeFar-
land of the First National bank , and from
Dun and Uradstrcot that all depositors
would bo paid in full , but that it would ro-
qnlro largo sacrifices on the part of the di
rectors to accomplish. On the other hand
came the news that the managers of the
broken bank , responsible for its failure , were
putting thuir property out of their hands as
fast as possible.
UN Piiprr I'rotpilotl In Now York.
Tlio paper of the Capital National went tea
a protest on Wall street Saturday , and this
fact coming to the attention of the assist
ant treasurer of the United States , in
that city , he wired the comptroller of cur
rency at Washington , who immediately tole-v
graphed Hank lOxamlncr Griffith to tuko
possession at once. On arriving hero the
examiner called thfl.dlrectors'qf the lank to
gether , unit , on looking over the bookspfound
that It would require $2 , ' > 7KK ( ) more
cash than there was at hand to
bring the assets up to the ofll-
cinl requirement , in order that
the bank might be opened Monday morning.
The directors stated that they liad been try
ing to achieve this very thing for'
over tlirco months , and that it could not bo
done. The bank was ordered closed , and the
examiner took possession.
It is said that the above nnmpd sum of
$ ± ) TXX ( ) represents the shortage that con
fronts the stockholders in the way of meet
ing the demands of their depositors. In ex
cess of this is the sum of about S. > 0QO ( ) in
national bank notes outstanding , .making
the shortage over $ HOO,000.
liitin for tlio OIIlcer .
Inasmuch as the stockholders are liable
for double the amount of their stock , they
will bo held for this amount , thoHcapltal
stock being $ IOUK ! ( ) ! ) . Neither Mosher nor
Outcalt will bo able to meet this demand ,
and some of the other stockholders will bo
ruined by the demands thus made upon
them. Ono of these said tonight that it
would take every dollar he had to meet the
obligations thus created. Ho charged that
Mosher was responsible for the situation ,
and said further that It would also ruin Out
calt , who was the victim of misplaced confi
dence.
The failure will undoubtedly result In the
amendment If not the repeal of tho.now law.
One of the members of the legislature said
this evening that it was bad enough for the
treasurer to get the Interest and deprive the
state of that much Income , hut It was in
finitely worse for the state to lose the
principal , and ho was therefore in favor of a
repeal.
tJnlclndly Inclined Toward MoHhrr.
A great deal of suspicion is felt as to the
exact situation and the feullng that Is en
tertained toward tlio luud of the defunct
concern Is not of the ni'Mt kindly nature ,
The connection of Mother with the notorious
penitentiary ring is well known , and It docs
not tend to place him in any bolter light bo-
vforo the people. There is a ( Us-
position on the part of many to
regard the failure as crooked , and there Is
no doubt but that there will bo a searching
investigation of the whole matter. The feel
ing j of sympathy that inK'ht otherwise exist ,
seems | to bo completely absorbed In the de
termination to discover what thu true state
tie
of affairs may bo , and secure for the state
that : to which it Is Justly entitled. The bank
investigation will he conducted abreast of
itt
that : now under way regarding penitentiary
methods , and those up to this time in vogue
nli
lie the state onicen , and there are prospects
lif developments that will shako Nebraska ,
from ; the Missouri river to the Colorado
line.
line.Tho
The following is a copy of a circular Issued
by the hank ten days ago explaining why u
dividend was not declared :
JAN. 18 , 1H9U. It Is with regret that wo have
to nollfy you thut we have bi'cn cotii | > ulle < l to
pass payment of a dividend fur thn past MX
nioiilMK. Tim rate for mont'y In Ijlnculn hax
been I educed fully 'J pr eent p T annum dur
ing tlio pu.st - lminiMis. . curtailing our
Krov , earnlmrs fully fn.imo to a.00 ( , mid
not causing nny api > : m > nt reduction In our e\-
peiiM" > . thus leaving uimly * ( > .407.'JI ( of nut
prullt.s , uhli'hu - IIUMI left In undivided profit
iieciitintve ; have lmn ] , thui In the fntnru our
depoilu will Inereaw Kiilln-lcnlly to make up
decrease In Intcreil , M > we ran ( hen
payment of dividend * . Vimi-n icspeetfnlly ,
f. W. MoHiint , President.
County.
The people of I 'incastor county , as well as
the city of Lincoln , will bo Inconvenienced
by the suspension of thn bank , oven If they
are not the losers by HH failure. County
Treasurer Hurnham had on deposit In the
Capital National cimn'v fujids In the amount
of IliO.OOO , while City Treasurer Stevenson
had Mime thliif , ' Ilk" $ I ) , < KI < ) . Hoth of these
ofllelalH express thouisIveu as perfectly con
fidant that they will nut be the loser by Hie
present embarrassment of the bank.
Another fact connecti ! with the failure of
the bank bus excited no llttlu comment to
day It was that during ; the forenoon both
the president and cashier of thu batik Uumv
