Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHAi DAILY BEE
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 17 , 1893. NUMBER 2-11.
FOR A PUBLIC EXHIBITION
Some Members Want to Make a Show of the
Bttdle Investigation.
NO PLAN IS AS YET DECIDED UPON
Great Crowd UVnt to the State Monte Venter-
it * } Onlr to Itn l > lv > | ipnlntod luilge
Allen Itiljn. . IIU nrinluo
fora
Neb. Feb. 16. [ Siwrial Tele-
' pram to THE BEE ] The prime effect of the
legislative rex--ss was to place half a doten
reembc rs on the slrk list , and the places that
h ive kn , tvn them for weeks past will know
them no rr. > re for several da.vs to come. It
wasajpl' sod that the boodle investigation
wujld bo resumed to lay where It was leftoff
KrHay , hut it was not heard of. except in
the private conversation of the members.
That the pjblir expected a continuation of
the seen sof the last session was apparent
from the lar 'l } increased number of specta
tors in the galleries , bjt they were doomed
to disappointment.
It is glvtnojt that the investigation will
be pushed b > the committee , but that the
ho .se has gone as far in the matter as it
propcrlj can at this time. This view of the
case ilocs nit satisfy all of the members ,
however , and there Is a stronst demand for a
public investigation to be conducted In the
liall of representatives by the committee in
the presence of all the membsrs. and with
'the doors thrown opsn to the public. The
advocates of this plan are in favor of holding
evening sessions for this purpose , in orJer
that the work of the boJy need not be inter
fered with. No de-Units plan of action has
yet been agr " ! utton. Thire are rumors
that the investigations of the smellers have
resaltcd In placing two or three republicans
In a very bad light , and it is stated that a
prent deal of cxplilning will be required to
make all these matters clear.
.Judge Allrn' < Kolcnatlon.
Senator-elcft Allen tendered his resigna
tion as district Judge to Governor Crounse
today to taue effect on the 21 Inst. It is
stated that Judge Jackson will be named as
his successor , as he is now here and is
backed by a large delegation from up the
Elkhorn valley
Judge ALcn Informed Auditor Moore today
that ho would have a matter to settle with
that office , as he had drew his pay for the
quarter last month in advance in accordance
with the custom that has prevailed among
the Btate oBu-lals. and will tnerefore have
about half of it to refund. The nutter was
news to the auditor , who had supposed that
he would have to draw a warrant for the
amount instead of receiving it from that
utgoIrprtmYial
The in dependents held a conference with
several democrats at the Lindell this even
ing to see if the populists could not be
brought to sec the error of their ways In
L trying to censure a court every time they
I thought they saw.an . opportunity. The reso-
I lution introduced iu the house tnis afternoon
was the cause of the meeting.
I The bill regulating banks , that was the
principal t pic of discussion in the house
k j ifefS afternoon , brought in a number of bank
ers from all pans of the state , and that
class was more numerously represented than
en uny previous day during the session.
Mother Again In Iglit.
The failure of the Capital National was
brought to the attention of the public again '
this afternoon by a resolution introduced by
Sotcr censuring the federal court for releas
ing Mosner on a SIU.OJO bond. The latest
i information obtainable is to the effect that
I Moshcr's forgeries and manipulations of the
k books of the bank have caused a short-
1 age that Is now estimated nt H.100,000.
I and that It will bo impossible for
the creditors of the wrecked concern to
B rcnlli ? 3) ) per cent on their claims. It is because -
cause of this state of affairs that Governor
HI Cro'-nse Is giving the matter a great deal of
atUjiti.n and he has been carefully study-
Pi ing how to best protect the Interest of .the
state He requested the attorney general
to submit an opinion as to how to proceed to
recover the money duo the state from
the ex-trcas-orcr or his bondsmen , but
I for some reason this opinion has not Dcea
forthcoming. It is stated that the attorney
general is placed in au embarrassing position
with reference to the matter , as he advised
the governor to approve the bond of the de-
Hi fund bank , acd was also identified in all
things with the state board in the management -
ment of public affairs , and his dilatoriness
in moving in the matter is attributed to per-
tonal motives.
Handicapped by t.ark of Caxli.
W It is this situation that handicaps the gov-
I , rrnor.und he stated this afternoon in dis-
f cussing the matter that he would like to
L have the authority to employ one or two good
B > and disinterested lawyers to assist the at tor-
Hi ncy general In forcing the rcsixrasible par-
Hi tics to make good to the state the public-
Hi money that has been placed In jeopardy by
HI the failure of the bank. He said that he
could have done this had not the
legislature cut off the contingent fund of his
H ofllce , but under the existing order of affairs
H there was no way for him to do It without
the assistance of the legislature. When
asked why he didn't request the legislature
H to make an appropriation for that purpose.
he said that he felt rather delicate about it ,
Hj inasmuch as he had rc-commcnded in a tnes-
sago submitted . -orno time ago thut that
body took b-jch measures as to it seemed
safest and best in the way of protecting the
H interests cf the citizens of the state in the
H matter cf bank failure.
The governor believes that If the state. Is
K 13 recover the money due It a move should
I be ita Jc in the matter at once , aud he is now
j-rstV's under the delay that is caused by
I , the inurttvitv of the attorney general. It Is
It generally understood that the situation so
Ifar as the bank is concerned is constantly
I petting worse and there Is no proi > c-ct that
I' the state will get much out of the wreck tm-
I less vigorous measures are at once Instl-
I * tutcd In that direction.
k Some Poker Storlct.
I. Mr Sheridan was very anxious to get a
[ { copy of the resolution in which he was so
H * ' much Interested , introduced in the house ,
f and the cl.lef clerk ordered one of his'tjpe-
* . writers to make a copy for the- excited mem-
li bcr from IJea Willow oounty. Sheridan do
ll nled after adjournment that ho touched a
| < card on t > ie preceding evening and main-
I taincd that he did not arrive in the city until
I after 11 cvclX'k at night. He said that ho
| went after lunch as soon as he arrived and
I Ins' t.il that he had not had a card iu his
| hand f r twenty-four hours.
I It lias been known for some time that a
I sWn gan-e eft he worst kind was being con-
I ductni In a room at a leading hotel here.
| There are poker stories galore and an
I Omaha lawvrr achieved considerable un-
I j > lcasart notoriety over one of the games. In
I whu h l.e tiiilt loser to the amount of 125.
j At the close he owed this amount to three of
I the other players and having no money with
I -which to pay it borrowed it from another of
I the party , who is a Nebraska City capitalist ,
I securing the pavrnwit of it by his personal
I chock The paper went to protest and
I when the Nebraska City man found
B that he was the victim of misplaced
I confidence to that extent , he started on the
I trail cf the lawyer with the avowed intoa-
L tlonof disfiguring the countenance of the
I latter , but mutual friends kept them upart
I until excited blood had a ch nre to
I cool There are several very stiff games
I running in the rooms of roemU-rs ef the
1 lobby and hand red i of dollars are won and
I lost every uUrht by unwary Insulators and
those who are seeking to divert Uieir foot-
& clops uilo pit Us from whi.h there Mil be no
f ra'ieat.
A brace of card sharps tried no Ir.ngcr & O
I tliau last evening to rate a cce of tte state
1 C ccri and cntrup hru Into a game , but the
latter swelled a mica and took flteht before
completely encircled In the meshes.
KDITOItS IN SIlsSIOX.
Chancellor C nn > ld Drllvrr * nil Kloqnent
. \ddrc to Nrbnokn l're mrn.
COU-.MBI-S. Neb. , Feb. 1C [ Special Tele
gram to THE Br-c ] Sixty members of the
SUtc Press association met In business e -
skm this afternoon and this evening were
welcomed to the city in a happy address by
Councilman Gray. The addreas was re
sponded to by Will O. Jones of the Lincoln
Journal. Mrs. Oartow and Miss-Laura Davis
assisted In the program and Chancellor On-
fltfia delivered a splendid address on "The
Press. " * v
Chancellor Can field believed that the most
fruitful produce of this modern civilization is
the modern press. More than any other one
form of human activity does it embody the
best forms of all human activity. In a mar
velous way it uses all human energy , ail
human skill. It Ss In Itself and in what it
calls to its service , the very essence of dis
covery and investigation. Steam , the tele
graph. the telephone , the railway , art , all
science , and all literature minister to all men
through the daily press. The press has be
come a universal solvent which brings all
men In touch with each other and with all
tlitncs. The life of the world , like a swift
moving i-anorama. is spread at the break
fast table of the humblest citizen of the
land. The daily press Is to the daily life of
men as the EifBe tower is to Paris and ad
joining France , the vantase ground from
which one may secure the very broadest
horizon. He noted hastily what au this
gathering of news meant. The active ef
forts , the quick eyes , the ready fingers , the
tireless feet , the sudden call , the unweary
ing research , the dangers encountered , the
alert perceptions , the ingenuity , the ready
wit. the Judgment , the responsi
bility to be assumed , the risks to be
taken , the constant and Intense , even
datigfrous activity , day and night , week
In and week out , year after year. He
drew a strong picture of the amount of
labor and effort and business audacity and
enterpriMj connected with even a single
i s'to ' of the average city morning paper ;
aiiiihiiniT the contents and showing how
completely Its drag net had been spread clear
across the current of human events , and with
carefully adjusted rnesh had causht every
thing worth having. He presented very
clearly the value : ind interest attaching
even to the advertisements and the criminal
record. If these were properly read. "If a
man have but the spirit of that dear old
abbe who. when reading the report of some
weak and sinful brothtr , always raised
his e.xes and prayed , -Dear Lord.
forgive me niy share * in this sin. '
If we rexx > gni/ed that we have a direct
liartncrship In the wickedness of every
wicked man , unless we have exhausted all
proi er and permissible means of preventing
this wickedness , the criminal record would
prove an incentive to lareer and more un-
scltisli living. What rage , or envy , or
Jealous.or melancholy , or other madness
brought all the misery and suffering and
the shame ana disgrace into the world
yestenlav or last night ! What caused this
wreck of fortune , this loss of honor , this
bartering of time and eternity for the sav
age sat isfai'tion or the brutal pleasure of a
moment or an hour ! Who or what is re-
s | > onsible for it allho ( or what can pre
vent its recurrence ! How shall it bo pun
ished ; What can be done if there be no
repentance ? Who will lend a hand to a
fellow creature burdened with the sudden
loss of self-rvspect. with keen remorse f
Truly , he who reads the daily records of the
press , \vilh no thought of all this , must be
'most ' strangely compounded. ' '
Meetings.
DAVID CITT. Neb. , Feb. 1C. fSpecial to
THE BEE. ] A series of revival meetings
have been held in the Congregational church
during the past weeks by Evangelists Bill
ings and Byers. About twenty conversions
are reiKH'tcd and the interest is increasing
nightly. The seating capacity of the sjiurch
Is taxed to the utmost , but so far none have
been turned away.
A UI.AM > . Neb. , Feb. 10. ] Special to TUE
BEE. ] Revival services arc being held here
every evenlug In the Methodist and Baptist
churches. Mr. and Mrs. Caffee are assisting
ReV. Mr. Lemon of the" Methodist church
and Rev. Grorgo H. Thompson is helping
Minister C. W. McConnell of the Baptist.
Both churches arc crowded every evening
and there have been a great many converted.
Tried to Hum the Canteen.
Four Romxiux , Neb. , Feb. 1C. [ Special
Telegram to TUE BEE. ] Last night an at
tempt was 'made to set fire to the canteen.
Some one had whittled a handful of pine
kindling , placed it on a box in an old wood
shed in the rear of the building and set It on
flre. The box was charred , without being
ignited. This is the second attempt , a tire
having been started within ten feet of the
same place the night before. Some one is
evident ! } determined to burn the canteen
and Ben Paddock's store. They are both
under the same roof. Colonel Biddle has
placed -.juard over the rear of the buildings.
.1. 1 * . I'arr'K Majer tirouin ? Irapttleut.
GIIAXD ISLAND , Neb. . Feb. 1C. [ Special to
TUE BEE. ] Culer Shult : , who was tried
.before the district court about a week ago
for the murder of J. P. Farr and found
guilty , and an appeal of whose case Is now
pending in supreme court on alleged error , is
growing impatient. A few days ago he de
manded to sec the county attorney. When
the latter called , he said he wanted more
room than his cell provided , aiftl demanded
I'rmission to walk through the corridors.
Of course the request could not be granted.
The supreme court will pass upon the case
ticst month.
_
Con > lUrrliiff Munifip.il Aflklrt.
BEATIIK-E , Neb. , Feb. 1C. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] A citizens meeting-was
held at the Auditorium last night to con
sider the proposed amendments to the new
city charter. The mayor was requested to
call a sieclal meeting of the city council for
this'af ternoon to repeal the recently enacted
ordlnam-e dividing the city into six wards
and continue the old four-ward divisions.
The couueil , however , failed to muster up a
quorum ami the meeting went by default.
Another meeting for the same purpose is
called for Saturday.
A ! rrp on the Traric.
NEBKisKiCrrT , Neb. , Feb. 10. [ Special
Telegram to TIM BEE. ] As a Missouri Pa
cific train was passing Wymorc this morning
the engineer noticed a man lying on the
track. The train was stopped and the man
proved to Michael Ford , a section hand.
He was badly bruised about the head aud
shoulders aud had evidently been knocked
off the truck by a train ana then crawled
back again. He was brought to this city. He
said he laid down on the track while intoxi
cated last night.
Work of .Nebraska Artists.
GKASP IsLAXti , Neb. , Feb. 16. [ Special to
THE Her -Miss Mathilde Holmes
] - , the EU-
perintenJwit of drawing in the Grand
Island. Kearney. York and Hastings circuit ,
has selected a large number of specimens
dona by the pupils of schools In these cities
and is preiMfins them for shipment to the
World's fair. For tbo benefit of the parents
and people at home they will be exhibited
here tomorrow and Saturday , and the
teachers of the other cities will be invitod.
Oton County I'll } ilrUm Mrrt.
NEBRASKA CITT , Neb. . Feu. 1C. [ Spectal
Tetegram to THE BEE. ] Th Oto County
M tli < al association m tJast evening and
completed arrangements for the entertain
ment of the State association which meets
In this city in May. Several new members
were admitted and vigorous war decjired on
quacks. _
InUlrtedat lleatrlrr.
BSATIUCC , Neb. , Feb. 16. [ Special Tele
gram to Tn B BEE. 1 The grand Jury found
! au Indictment today against W A , Wag-
I goner for forgery and a third indictment
' against Isaac W Wright for obtaining money
under false pretenses ,
'nvpi itrrTTiifin ni'PiVPPf
CONCLUDED THEIR BUSINESS
Nebraska Grand Army Delegates Leave
Pramont for Their Homes.
DETAILS OF THE LAST DAY'S SESSION
More Pond * Declared to He Ncccnary for
the Comfort of the Inmttrs of
the SolilIrM and Sail
ors Home.
FUBMOXT , Xeb. , Feb. 16. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] This morning the following named
persons were elected delegates to the na
tional Grand Army of the Republic conven
tion to be held in Indianapolis. Ind. : J. T.
Cochran. Lincoln : O. C. Hell. Ked Cloud :
W. M. GlffonJ. Pawnee : Jesse W. Chappell.
Nclien ; Mr. I/KMU. Crelghton ; J. W. Tal-
mage : X. f. Wilcox. Fremont ; W. H. John
son. MInden ; . Tracey and P. J. Hall ,
Ashland. Council of administration : J. H.
Culver , Milford : John A. Ehrhardt , Stanton ;
J. B. Sawhill. Omaha : .George E. Whitman ,
Ox-ford : J. K. Craig. Beatrice.
It has been decided to hold the next en
campment in Lincoln.
The Woman's Helief Corps elected the
following executive board : Chairman. Mrs.
Miriam West. Orasha : Mrs. Ellen G. Bar
ber , Fullerton : Mrs. Fidelia Itupiper , Har-
wood : Mrs. Maria Y. Miles , Kearney ; Mrs.
Julia S. Bowen. Hastings.
The following resolution was adopted this
morning :
Iti'j-olrrd. That the Soldiers and Sallor
home of V-braska U an Institution deserVni
the liberal support and fo-terln ? care of all
loyal and patriotic people In general and the
members of the Urancl Army of the Republic
In particular.
He-olved , That this depnrtmpnt notices
with resret the fart that the provision * made
for said Institution in the general appropria
tion bill which -enty ! pas-ed tht- lower
house are In some respcts totally Inadequate
for the proper maintenance of the home ; and
be It furtli'-r
Ke-olved , That a committee of three com
rades be appointed to look Into the matter
and direct the attention of the proper com
mittee-of the legislature to the particular
points of the inadequacy mentioned , and to
urec before said committees of the legislature
appropriations sufficient to properly maintain
the home with a view to the health and com
fort of the Inmate- .
A public installation of officers was held in
Love's op < > ra house this evening.
Judge Tucker came down from Valentine
last evening.
Captain Palmer came up from Omaha this
mornine.
Judce William V. Allen left last evening
for Lincoln.
Atnoni those who left today were : Speaker
Gaffln. Chief Clerk Johnson. Representatives
Elder , Irwin. Casper. Church Howe. Cooley
and Jensen. Lieutenant Governor Majors
and Walt M. Seely and Senators Te3t , Thorn-
sen. Da vies and others.
Many of the delegates visited the build
ings of the Nebraska Binder Twine com
pany and witnessed the manufacture of
twine : also many of the other manufactur
ing industries. Many of the old soldiers at
tended the union gospel meetings aud heard
Evangelist Willson- preach and his wife
sins "My Mother's Beautiful Hands. "
The post commander , H. C. Uussell , in an
eloquent speech , presented a magnificent
gold badge studded with diamonds to the past
department commander , Joe Teeter. Most
of the morning session was spent in ruceiv-
ing reports on resolutions.
Uttrinc the morning this resolution was
adopted : .
He-olved , That we , the comrades of the
Grand Army of the Republic of Nebraska In
encampment a-sembleii , most heartily and
emphatically endorse the letter of our loyal
Conir-idc-ln-l'hlef Weissert to C'onzressman
O'Xell. on the pension questionas fully repre
senting our statements.
nr.V. E. 31. HUMVKLL
Heat rice Christian Science Healer Accused
of Violating thr state Law.
BEATtttCE. Neb. . Feb. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to TUE BEE. ] The grand jury for the
district court of Gazre county returned an
indictment today against Kev. E. M. Bus-
well , the chief apostle ef the Christian
scientists of this section for practicing or
pretending to practice the art of healing and
surgery upon the . devotees of that
faith. The indictment further avers
that the accused has , by his incan
tations , accumulated considerable wealth
in the past eighteen months by playine upon
the ignorance and blind faith of his fol
lowers in preu-nding to cure them of their
ailments , all of which is a direct violation of
the laws of the state.
Buswcll was arraigned this afternoon and
pleaded not guilty to the charge. He was
bound over for trial to district court in the
sum of J.VX ) . He furnished bail and was
released. His arrest and Indictment have
caused considerable consternation among
his followers and other Christian science
healers in this vicinity.
Pawnrr County Farmer * .
TABLE Hot K , Xeb. . Feb. 1C. 'Special toTttE
BEE. ] The Pawnee County Farmers Insti
tute was devoted to the subject of "Apple
Tree Pruninc' ' Tuesday afternoon. This
ivas followed by a paper on "Fruit Growing
as a Business" by W. It Harris of Tecum-
seh. H was his opinion that the Ben Davis ,
Jonathan , winesap and Grim.'s' Goltfen were
the best apples to raise for market. In 1S91
he shipped apples to New York that brought
the highest price in the market , showing
that eastern Nebraska can raise the finest
apples in the United States.
At the evening session Prof. W. V. Wymes
read a pa | > cron the "Education of Farmers'
BO..S , ' ' and as Kcv. J. H. Purson was not
present to take his part the subject of Prof.
Wymes was discussed generally. The slip
pery condition of the roads and the dark night
prevented a large attendance of farmers.
Yesterday was ladies' day. and Mrs. An
drew E. I ane told hoiv the farmer's wife
could do her housekeeping and get time to
go into society. Mrs. D. 1C. Miller read a
"Pin and How Get It "
paper on Money , to ,
Mrs. E. O. Boone talked about -Dress Re
form" and Mrs. Howe discussed "Floricul
ture. " These papers were all valuable and
Interesting and brought out considerable dis
cussion , which is the greatest value of the
institute.
After dinner ex-Governor Furnas made an
address on "Careful. Scientific Farming
Only Will Pay , " in which ho spoke of the
tart he had in locating and naming Table
Uock from the natural curiosity they found
near by. The house was packed and many
questions of interest brought out by theaudi-
ence. It was learned incidentally that Ne
braska was the state and K. W. Furnas the
man who started the movement that led to
the government's efforts to introduce corn as
a food product in Europe.
J. Sterling Morton spoke last evening and
tomorrow the institute will adjourn.
Omalri Indian * at Fremont.
FREVOXT. Neb. , Feb. 16 [ Special to THE
BBE. ] Daniel Webster , Blackbird Sheridan ,
John Pilchcr , Phtllu Walker , John Gannon
ami other prominent Indians from the
Omaha tribe are in the city consulting Hon.
George W. E. Dorsey in roganl to mutters of
treat importance to them , which they wish
brought before the great father in 'Washing
ton. '
Sold 1Vhi kr to Indian. .
HrsHvtLLE , Neb. , Feb. 16. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE ] The IndLanpolke yester
day arrested W. H. Frailer , a resident of the
northern part of Sheridan county , for selling
whisky to Indians on the reservation. He
bed fomethlng like sixty bottles in his
\vaifoa. He will be taken to Deadwood to
night.
Chief Hauer Scriouily Hurt.
NEBUISKA CITT , Neb. , Feb. 16. ; SpecIal
Telegram to THE BEE Michael Bauer ,
chief of the fire department , met with a
serious accident this Afternoon. He was
golntr to a fire when ilie borse he was riding
slipped and fell , crushing the chief beneath
it He was unconscious when plched up.
His rlvlit shoulder , wasdislocated and he
was terribly bruised atiout the head and
body. Internal injuries' ' arc feared , as the
horse rolled over htm wyeral times. One of
the horse's lep ; was broften and It was shot.
The fire , which was at the Cereal mills , was
Insignificant. |
TO inrhtp. mi :
Iowa Democrat * Cnnnot Atrrec on the IH < -
trthntlou of I'atrnimgc.
DCS Mnisns. la. . Feb. 16. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BBC. ) An imi > ortant confer
ence of the democratic state central commit
tee and about twenty-five other leading
members of the party in the state was held
here today. The chief object of the meet
ing , it is said , is to perfect the Indl na plan
of campaign , adopted at the last meeting , to
come to some final determination relative to
the action that shall be taken in dealing out
trie spoils resulting from Cleveland's elec
tion.
tion.There
There are a large number of hungry oftice
seekers amons : those in attendance and they
are all greedily pressing their claims for
recognition.
Another thine that is to come before the
committee is the quarrel between Henry
Stivers of the Leader and H. C. Shaver.
The former has made imputations in his
paper to the effect that Shaver has been col
lecting campaign funds without authority ,
and the omraittee will make an investisra-
tion of the case iu itsoflk-ial capacity. The
quarrel has created a merry war in demo
cratic circles , and- the end is not yet.
The meeting finally devided to sustain the
Shaver committee and the other faction is
consequently very much wrought up. The
alleged "bosses" licld a meeting this evening
to consider the dlstributi'.n of oftk-es. It is
not knowu what conclusion was reached.
I IK TUIKU TO Ciir : KVKX.
Walter HuOiman I.lm About on Knemj-arnl
Is Arresteil for I'crjury.
Siorx Cmla. . , Feb. 16. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Aloac fcad has existed
here between Walter Bushman and Low
Cronnistcr , growing _ out of the secur-
inf of a divorce by Bushman's
wife and her ' subsequent marriage
to Cronnister. Yesterday Bushman ap
peared in court with 'a badiy battered face
anl had Crotinistcr arrested on a charge of
assiull and battery. Cronnister appeared
with Sheriff Maraer n3 other witnesses to
prove that Bushman fell on an icy walk.
Cronnister was discharged and Bushman
hela in Jail for trial for perjury.
Shot Don u in thr Street.
LE.MAU ? , la. , Feb. lfx-Speciai ! [ Telegram
to THE BEE. ] Nic Laii § of Kemsen. a small
station six miles east -of here , shot and in
stantly killed John 'Neiswanzer ' today.
Neiswanger is a farmer and had gone to
Hemsen to see his wife off on the train , who
was on her way to sec a dyinsr father in
Clayton county , and was walkine down the
street toward the depot , when Lang step | deut
out of an alley and shotihim twice with a re
volver , both balls poin4 through the lungs.
He lived but a few minutes.
Lang is the ex-mayor of Kemsen and Neis
wanger was a wealthy.Linner. Both parties
are well connected. - They had had trouble
before over the woaum who is Lang's wife.
Neiswanger was her frnardian and opposed
her marriage with Langr and they eloped in
order to get married. If Is supposed that bad
blood between thenj-lixj to the shooting.
Ilnroett-U n'Defaulter.
DES MOIXES. la. , Feb. 10. [ Specia' Tele
gram to THE- BEE ; ] Developments in the
mysterious disappearance of Ralph Burnett.
collector for the DCS Moines Union Railway
company , show that he was a defaulter in
the sum of fSOO , which has been settled by
his father. Evidence also goes to show that
he is in hiding somewhere inside or outside
of the city , as papers in his possession when
he fled have been reteived .through the mails
by friends here and remailed to the proper
parties. _
Sold the Spice MI1U.
Siorx Crrr , la. , Feb. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] The Northwestern
Spice works , closed here a year ago by the
sheriff on attachments of Sioux City , Chicago
and New York creditors aggregating $30.000.
and since operated by a receiver , were sold
in court today to the Malabar Spice company
for id.OOO. closing up the company's affairs.
Creditors will get 50 cents on the dollar.
Struck by Freight "Car. .
OnrMWA , la. , Feb. 1/5. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] Hatlie Hatberg , a beautiful
young woman , was struck by an open door
of a refrigerator car on the Wabash bridge
this morning , and hurled to the ice below.
She was picked up in an unconscious .condi
tion , and will die.
Hampton School llulldlii ? Horned.
CEDA.II RAPIDS. la. . Feb. 16 [ Special Tele
gram to THE BrE.l The High school build
ing at Hampton was destroyed by fire last
night. The loss is JiWJO ; insurance $15.000.
Origin of the blaze , isnot , known.
Went Through a Hrlder.
KEOKCK , la. , Feb. 1C. Another wreck is
reported on the Santa Fe near Medill. Mo
The vestibule train went through a bridge
this morning. No particulars.
They Have Iteen Informed TJiat Minister
igun : Will Not HP an Arbitrator.
by Jama ( j'ordon liriwtt. ]
, Chili ( via Galveston , Tex. ) ,
Feb. 0. [ By Mexican Cable to the New York
Herald Special to THE BEE. ] There is
general rejoicing in Chili over the news that
Minister Eirau will not be appointed one of
the arbitrators to adjust the claims between
the United States and Chili.
President Moatt , with three members of
his cabinet , have gone south to inspect the
ports.
It has been reported .that the attitude of
the new minister from , Argentina Is not sat
isfactory. He wishes to.interfere in a diplo
matic manner with tha work of the
boundary commission. .tHis conduct is not in
accord with the terms of the agreement
signed by both governments when the com
mission was appointed.
Contradictory news has been received from
the Rio Graudo frontier. It is reported that
a fierce engagement has be n fought be
tween the government'troops and the rebels.
Reports of heavy io&sAs have been received.
Both sides claim the victory.
Not rit-aieit.wlth Krao < - .
YAXKTojf. S. D. , Feb. 1C [ Spacial Tele
gram to TUB Br.E.juhn ] Krause , one
of the proprietors of the Freie Presse.
a German newspaper publlsned here ,
received notice las : evening of his ap
pointment as [ HibUo examiner for South
D-ikota. The appointment will not be gener
ally approved by YankUw people , no ; be
cause Mr. Krause i&oet fully i-.tp.kblo of fill
ing the o3ice but bora use he has only recently
returned to South Dakota from Chicago ,
whence he removed two years airofrotn Scot
land , and there are numerous old republi
cans here who .would have accepted the
oftk-e , and the Yankton business men wanted
a member of the sut-a railroad commission
which fact was presented to Governor Shel-
dou. The appolutment of Kraus * Is all the
city can expect
I'lrr on the Mmi-of-War Adam * .
VALLEJO , Cal. , Feb. 16. Pw oocurred in
the hold of the man-of-war Adams at the
navy yard yesterday , a tarred rope igniting
from a lamp. The fire was soonextiugulsnad ,
but one petty officer was severely burned and
Jl.CKKi worth of ttcres were aestroyed or
iu red.
HAWAII SHOULD BE ANNEXED
Such is the Opinion of President Harrison ,
Esprassjd in His Message to the Senate.
WHY THAT COURSE 13 DEEMED NECESSARY
Areument Advsnrrd IIJT the President mill
secretary Ko ter Teit oj the Tre.Uy
Hctwcen the L'nttril ti tei
and the Itland.
\VA MIXOTOX , D. C. , Feb. 10. The treaty
of annexation concluded between Secretary
of State Foster and the commissioners of
the provisional government of Hawaii was
transmitted to the senate yesterday , but not
made public. The message of the president
was as follows :
President IfarrUon's .Me : ig .
I transmit herewith , with n view to Its rotl-
tlcatlon a treaty of annexation concluded on
tlii14th day ofYenruary. 1HJ3 , Ix-twecn John
\V. 1'o-trr , MvretHrv of state , who wnsdulv
otiiiwwt-rcfl to not in that behalf on the part
of thit'nlted State- , mid Lorrin Thur toti.V. .
X. Castle.V. . f. Wilder. C. L. farter ntiU Jo
seph Mnixlrn the rouimlloners on the part
of the povprnmeiit of thr Hawaiian IMuntU.
The provisional treaty doe- , riot attempt to
deal In detail with the question thru crows
out of the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands
to the I'tiltcd StHtes. The cotntnl-slom-rs
rcpresetitlnz the Hawaiian government have
coti-ented to leave to the future nnl to HIP
just and bvne\olent purposes of the I'nitt-d
States the adlii-tmcnt of all such question * .
I < lo not deem It necessary to dl-cu-s at Icnzth
the conditions which have resulted in this
decisive action.
The moral support of this government 1ms
continually manifested Itself In Hie tno < t
friendly dlpliHiiatli- relations , anil In many
act * of courtesy to the Hawaiian mlT * . Tli ?
overthrow of the monarchy was not in : my
way promoted by thU government. liut had its
origin In what seem * to have been a reaction
ary anil revolutionary policy on tlie part of
yueen LMuokulitnl. which put In serious peril ,
not only the lave aii'l prvpotideratlni Interests -
osts of the I'liltt-d states In the Islands , but
all forelsn Interest * , anil. Indeed , the decent
administration of civil affairs aud the peace
of the Miimls.
It Is quit-- evident that the monarchy had
Ix-coiiie effete and the qu en's sovrrntnent so
weak and iiiadeouatc as lobe the prt-y of de
signing and unscrupulous persons.
N > cr lty for Annetntlnn.
The restoration of Queen Llluokalnnl to her
throne Iundesirable. . If not Impossible , and
mile- . ' , actively stipi > orted by the I'ulted
States woulu be accompanied lv ) serious dis
aster and the disorganization of all business
interests. The Influence and Interest of the
United States In the Islands must be Increased
and not diminished. Only two courses are
now ooen one the establishment of a pro
tector ite by the t'nlted States and the other
annexation full and complete. I think the
latter course , which has been adopted In the
treaty , will l > e highly promotlve of the iK'st
Interests of the Hawaiian people. These In
terests are. not wholly -elfish. It is e-sentlal
that none of the other Rrcat powers shall se
cure these Islands. such a position could not
be consistent with our safety and with the
peace of the world. This view of the situation
Is so i.ppareut and conclusive that no prote-t
has been heard from any government against
pro-eedlns looUne to annexation.
Every foruijrn representative at Honolulu
promptly acknowledged the provisional gov
ernment and I think there is a general con
currence In the opinion that the deposed queen
onizlit not to be restored. Prompt action on
this treaty Is very desirable. If It meets the
approval of the senate peace and coed order
will be secured In tin island- , under cxistlns
IUWH until such times ns concre scan provide
by legislation a permanent form of srovern-
uieut for the island ? . Thi > leglslatlou hliould
IK ; and. I do riot doubt , not only just to the na
tives and all other rcaldejits and citizen * of
the Islands , but shoutu be characterized bv
liberty and hlcli regard for the rlshts of atl
foretellers domiciled there- The correspond
ence which accompanies the treat v will put
the senate in full i os'i.-ilun of a.11 ll.e facts
know n to the executive.
.
Exncrrtvn MAX = IO.V. WASHIXOTON , Teb. 11 ,
189.3.
Another document accompnm ing the
treaty is a letter of Secretary of .State Fos
ter , it which he recapitulates the recent
events in the islands and then negotiations
with the commissioners of the
provisional government leading to the
drafting of the treaty. He also declares
the revolution was without the connivance
of the United States : that it was unex
pected : that Minister Stevens , in declaring
a protectorate , acted on his o-.vn responsibil
ity ; that his course , in general terms , was
approved , but approval was dlsavowea of
any step looking to the impairment of the in
dependent sovereignty of the Hawaiian gov
ernment by the assumption of "a formal pro
tectorate. He adds that the treaty leaves
to congress to determine all questions as to
the form of government in the islands.
Tcrni of the Treaty.
After reciting In detail the reasons for a
treaty becominz effective the document
states that the hlzh contracting panics , the
United States of America and the provis
ional government of Hawaii , have conferred
full power and authority upon their respect
ively appointed plenipotentiaries , to-wlt :
The president of the United States of Amer
ica , John W. Foster , secretary of the state
of the United States , and the rest of the ad
visory councils of the provisional govern
ment of the Hawaiian islands. Lorrin
Thurston. William U. Castle. William C.
Wilder. Charles K. Carter and Joseph Mars-
den. And the said plenipotentiaries , after
having communicated to each other their
respective full powers , found in good form.
have agreed upon and concluded the follow
ing articles :
Article 1. The government of the Hawaiian
Islands hereby reilc- from the dats of the ex
changing ratlnVation of this treat v , ab
solutely and without re-erve , to the t'nited
States forever all right * of frotert.'lgnty of
whatsoever Mud over the Hawaiian Islands
and their Uem-n < lencle , and henceforth said
Hawaiian Islands and c-M'ry island and key
thereunto appertaining , and each and every
portion thereof , shall Ixvome and b > an In-
U'jral part of the territory of the t'nlted
states.
Art. C. The government of the Hawaiian
l-Iands al-o cedes to the 1'nlted States the I
absolute ownership and fee of all public ,
covernnu-nt or r-rown lands , public
buildings and cdifVes , and pnttK , harbors.
forllBratlons , military or nuval equipments
and all other public property of every kind
ana description bconinr ! ! to the government
of Hawaiian Island" , together with every
rlsht and upmricninri > ; hereunto aptiortnlu-
1ns. Tlieo&latlni : lawof the ITnlteu States
relative to puhlliland - shall not apply to
such lands In the Hawaiian Islands , but the
consrc-sof the t'nlted Mates .shnll enact t-ep-
arate law. , for their government an-1 Ulspusl-
tlon. and provide thut all revenue from or
proceeds of the same , except as resard- . such
part thereof as may be used or occupied for
the civil , military or naval purpo-es of the
United Mates or may beasslni. . > U to the use of
the local government , shall be used solely for
the benefit of the Inhabitant.- thr Hawaiian
Islands for educational and other publl ? pur
poses.
IxUtln Law * to Ite In force.
Art. 3. Until congress shall otherwise t > ro-
vlde , the existing government and laws of the
Hawaiian Mantis nre hereby continual , sub-
Juct to the paramount authority cf the United
States.
The president , by and with the assent of the
seriate , shall appoint a commissioner to reside
In Kild Islands , who shall have the pov > er to
veto any act of said government , and an act
disapproved by him shall tliermipon U > void
and of no c-fl'ect unless approved by the. presi
dent.
Art. 4. Congress shall within one year from
the exchange of the rat locations of this treaty.
pas * the act n cessHry to ententl to the Ha
waiian Islands the laws of the I'mttxl Slate.
rcsp ptln ; the duty upon Imports , the Internal
revenue , rouimutve and navigation : bat. until
cufijrrvss bhall othrwli provide , th" exUtlnj
i'ommtir < 'ial itl-tUoi- the Hawaiian Island * ,
both with the I'lillwd ? ttU and fore isn cttun-
tries shall routliiti" as rezardu the couiuwrce
of w.id Iflands with the rest of thu I'nittHl
flutes and with thd forc-Uni-ountrie. . but this
shall no' be construed uciriiu to the h hl
| sUed the inner to filler Into any new stlpu-
Uiijn tjr agreement whutsoeter , or Ul have
olploMmtir Intercourse with any foreign ? ov-
eruineat. The consular representative * of
foreifi | oors now rr-ideni In the llawallair
islands shall U > permitted to coutluue Iu their
their consul fuaotloo until tit y
can twelve their evniuatur from th irovcrn-
tuent of the I'nltod ? Uies.
Kirlutlon of Chtnr > e.
The further Immigration of I'hlnMf la'iorpr *
into the Hawaiinn Islands Is hen-t'y prnlnblied
until fonri-ssiiair..iherwlse pr. . ; je t nr-
thenuorp I Inn' n ptr.ns of tlK rtats iiow
naiicdare btnafturcx 1J ' 4 by law fr M en
tering the United states wai net be permitted
to come from the Hawaiian Island to tbrother
| mrt ofthe United State * , ainl If Micouiltic
slmll be subcct to the trn ? ] > eiuiltle4 us If cn-
terln ; from a torrlzn country.
Art. 5.-Thr ( Hihllr debt of the Hawnllan Hands -
ands law fully exlotlnc at the date of the ex-
clinnzeof the nitldcatlont of this treaty. In-
cludlnj the atiKHiht * due to the tlrpo-tltor * In
the Hnwallan I'o tel Saln ; ImnVv N hrrvbv
H titued by the eovernm-nt of the I'nltrn
Stntrs , but the liability of the Tutted States
In thU regard shall In no rnte.vcod J3,25i.-
UCK1. So Ion I. however , as the exlstln * cov-
crnment and the present commeri'lal relation *
of the Hiwalian IslnniN are continued ax
hereinbefore provldMl. said government shall
i-ontlnii ! > to nay th.InletiM on nld debt.
Art. G.-The znvprniiii'iit of the I'tilled
Stafsr - . to | MV to the late queen within
one vear ftiitu the ilatof the evchanirc of tti
ratlAcatlotKof this tiv\ty the sum of iO.rK ) > si ,
anil ( initially thereafter a like sum of J2O , < KM
diirlne the tt-rm of h-r nittiral life , nrovMtNl
she. In 200-1 ff lth. s.jinlt- ! the autlHirlty of
the eminent of tht" I'nlted States and the
local government of th.i Islands : and the
government of th" I'nlted Mates further
ajtrve. to pay to the I'ritic ? " Kilulanl within
one vear from the U.ite of the pxctiaiiKi * of the
ratlflcatlntx of thN treaty tinRIUSSMIIH of
JlDO.tKXl. provldlnz she. In i-- ; > < i faith , submits ,
to the local jevernuient of the Islands.
Itttlllratiun of the Trriity.
Art. 7. The present treaty shall be ratified
by the president of the I'nlted Mate * , by and
with the ailvloe and i-otiseiit of the s-enato on
the one part and bv the provisional govern
ment of the Hawaiian Islands on the other ,
and the ratifications thereof shall Inox -
chunked at Honolulu a soon as possible.
Mii-h r > M-lmiiso shall be made on the part of
the t'nlted States by the commission herein-
In-fore jirovlded for. and It shall oi rat * as a
complete and tin il conveyance to the United
State.s of all the rljhts of sovereignty and
property herein ceiled to thin. .
U Itliln one month after such exchanse of
ratifications thr provisional government shall
furnish said commissioner with a full and com
plete schedule of all the public property herein
ceded and tran.ferr. d.
In wltne-t whereof the np ctlvo plenipo
tentiaries have slirnedtluabovu articles , and
have hereunto afllved their spaN.
Done In duplicate at thpclty of Washington ,
this 4th day of February , 1S0.1.
loltN W. 1'o TEn ,
I.OKHIX > l. TlU'H TOX ,
WILLIAM CASTI.K.
WILLIAM l1. WILUEII.
riuiiLiL I > . 'AHTKK.
.TO EPit M.tnDEX.
The Hawaiian commissioners wen1 Joined
last night by Mr. Charles H. Cooke. who
came from Hawaii as a special messenger ,
bearing lm | > ortant disnaU'hes from the pro
visional government to the commissioners.
The members of the commission desire .o I
leave San Francisco for Honolulu on the
steamer due to sail on Friday. March 3 , and
hoj > e to have copies of the treaty ratified by
the senate to carry with th m. Should
their desire be fulfilled they will take to the
island the first information respective to it.
CLCVIL.\M > I > IHI : > TIIK CMUUIIT.
Democrat * Anxious to Oppose Annexation
L'ntll After March 4.
WA nisfOTOX , D. C. . Feb. 10 [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] The publication today of
the tiroiose-l treaty of annexation between
the United States and Hawaii revealed to
members of congress an Instrument most
cleverly devised in all its details and having
the especial merit of leaving to future legis
lation to be enacted within a year all the
questions which will arise as to citizenship ,
the treatment ef public lands , the revenues i
and public debt and other problems. There i
has suddenly arisen , however , an organized
opposition in the senate to the ratification of
the treaty. This opposition is contined
almost wholly to democrats and has as its
motive the desire to rob this administration
of whatever eclat it might derive from the
actual accomplishment of annexation before
March 4.
Among the democratic senators who have .
declared their intention of cither delaying
action , or openly opposing ratification are
"Mess"rs : " Uray , I > ntir"Vrst-flt3ckburn ; ,
White. Palmer , Daniel aad Mills. There are
also a few. bnt only a few. republican sena
tors who will oppose annexation. Just as they
opposed the policies of President Harrison's
administration in many other respects.
llelng Directed by Cleveland.
The opposition , however , is almost wholly
democratic and has for its motive the one
already given. This is quite in line with
some of the publications which appear to
have emanated indirectly from the Mills
bulldlnz and from Likewood , intimating
that the peaceful revolution in Hawaii had
been expected by Mr. Cleveland and that
had it not been precipitated he had counted
upon the comlnz event as one which would
give lustre to his own administration at its
very outset.
Senator Pugh. whose colleague. Senator
Morgan , the leading democratic member of
the foreign relations committee , is a strong
advocate of annexation , said today that opposition - I
position to the treaty mieht possibly be
made a party question. This , however , Is
not thought probable by other senators. It
Is more likely that the opposing democrats
will merely endeavor to postpone action until
after March 4. The senate will then be in
its usual extra session to con firm the nomina
tions by the new president , and it would be
quite passible for the opposition to the treaty
then to yield , thus giving Mr. Cleveland
whatever barren credit there might be for
the accomplishment of an event which was
part of the pallcy of his predecessor.
Senator Vest of Missouri delivered today
one of his characteristic partisan speeches ,
in which he assailed the republican party in
general and Messrs. Chandler and Allison in
particular , and incidentally criticised the ac
quisition of Hawaii because of the presence
in those islands of Chinese laborers and
leprosy.
IX AUL'TII D.lKOT.l.
Two Regents Confirmed timl Several
.MenHires Adouteil by the legislature.
PIEIWE , S. D. , Feb. 1C. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] The senate held an executive
session this afternoon and confirmed Hale
and henniuger. nominated two weeks ago
forregents. Consideration of Ward. Mcln-
tjreand Shannon's nominations wcro laid
over until tomorrow to give time for further
investigation.
The senate passed the following bills : To
prohibit the dpckace of grain by elevators
and mills : lioiitinij'the time of foreclosing
mechanics' liens to one year , and defeating
the World's fair appropriation of f05OCO.
The house passed bills making the commis
sioner of public lands the immigration com
missioner , and providing that any insurance
companies entering this state for business
hereafter shall deposit J1W.OOO with the sec
retary of state , and the bill to n-iuce home
stead exemptions to fi.du was knocked out.
The committee on investigating Breakings
college reported today completely exonerat
ing President Mcl-outh and the regents and
dismissing Prof.Frost from state emplovand
Prof. Foster from the experimental stations.
Governor Wilt of Colorado Talks.
DEXVCK , Uolo. , Feb. 10. Colorado's popu
list chief executive. Governor D.tvld H.
Waite , was seen tonight by n representative
of the Associated press and asked to five his
opinion on the present situation in Kansas ,
to which he promptly replied-
I am oxrewiingly sorry over the trouble
in our sister state. There Is probably blame
on both sides , Although naturally my syn-
.mthles are with the populists. Law is the
only proper remedy , and I tmit the court *
will settle the matter without favoring one
party more than another. There is no
necessity in this country for a resort to arms
if the people will only do what they have the
privilege of doing under the constitution. ' '
Senatnrlil < 'ontst > .
HELENA , Moat. , Feb. 16.'o change In the
senatorial situation today.
POKTUXII. Or * . , Feb. 16. Sixty ballots
have been cast without any change for
United States senator.
I'oiv.lrr Work , lllorrn I'p.
Pinsm-jtn , ! > a. , Feb. 16. An exploion at
the McAbse Powder works uear Verona last
eveoio ? resulted In th killing of Albertus
McAbae and William Scarborough and the
serious injur.v of four other * , The I-MUM of
the explosion U unknown.
.
c -
The Dnntli Hull.
Btrrito. W > o , Fob 10. - Spe-lal Tele
gram to THE UEEWill ; D F.Jgar of the
Free Lance di jd early this monung of heart
AT A PARADE REST
Troops and Deputies at Topeka Stand Quietly
and Harmlessly Side bj Side.
NO BLOOD YET SPILLED IN THE WAR
of Chance for Fighting , bnt No One to
Strike the First Blow.
ARMISTICE DECLARED FOR THE NIGHT
Overtures for a Settlemsnt Made and Nego
tiations Now in
PECULIAR SITUATION NOW PREVAILS
AH tinI'entures of a Comic Opera Pre
sented by thp VnrloiM 1'orcri Kit-
rd In a rierce Mruicl0
of OiiljVord .
TCIPEK * , Kan. . Feb. 10. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BEE. ] After live companies of state
militia under command of the governor and
1,000 armed deputy sheriffs , hose business
It was to see that thelnllitia did no violence ,
had marched up and down the streets of this
town all day. making warlike demonstra
tions , the governor and the besieged republican - .
lican tnembffrs made mutual overtures for
peace and a truce was declared tending
negotiations.
The proposition came from the governor at
4 o'clock , assuring the republicans that If
they would withdraw the criminal proceed
ings against Ben C. Rich , the populist clerk
and agree to let the populist house occupy
its side of the building , the troops would bo
withdrawn , and the dual house organization
could run , pending a settlement of the con
troversy in the courts. The proposition was
rejected , and another made to the governor
that Hich should remain under arrest , and
that the republican clerk should also bo ar
rested , and , pending a settlement In the
courts , the republican house-should retain
possession. To this proposition the governor
will give his answer at 0 o'clock tomorrow
morning. It will probably be a refusal to
comply , and then either the militia or th
deputy sheriffs must act.
Slif-rllT WIIkrrMin't Depntln.
All kinds of rumors were in circulation
today , and until noon open warfare seemed
the only possibleoutcome. . Acting upon his
threat made in his letter to Governor Low-
elllng last night. Sheriff Wilkerson began to
swear In deputies at an early hour this
morning , and by noon had armed forty
squads of twenty mon each , whose In
structions were to disarm the militia
if they attempted to molest the republican
legislators. The republican members had
barricaded during the night every stairway
leading from representative hall and had
padlocked all the rlo'A The Jmver - corridors
riders were in possession of the state
militia and no one was permitted to enter
unless he had a military pass from the gov
ernor. 'La\vyers were stopped on their way
to the court , and there was no passing the
bayonets.The thousands of armed citizens
from the rural districts failed to materialize ,
but in their stead came students from the
State university with old muskets and red
ribbons , who took the oath as deputy
sheriffs , and every available man in this
town was pressed into service by the repub
licans as a protection against the militia.
Got a Colonel \Vlin Will Act.
Colonel Hughes of the state militia , who
refused last night , in a letter to the gov
ernor , to interfere with the republican house ,
was relieved of his command , and Colonel
Barker of Marion placed in charge. Colonel
B-irker enforced orders to the letter and the
entire state house grounds were placed under
military rules.
This morning the republican members left
the hall in squads to get their breakfast ,
and thus having fortified themselves for the
day loaded baskets with supplies of pro
visions for the sergeants-at-arms who dared
not leave the ball because the enemy below
would not permit them to return. This was
kept up until all the members had br-eu out
for their own meals and supplies for their
forces , and aril o'clock the house began its
regular routine of business which was Inter
rupted by Captain Seaton who announced
that a twenty-four hours supply of :
provisions was on the way. About this
time also some sergeants-at-arms appeared
in the hall , carrying their arms full of Win
chester rifles which they stacked up in Com
mander U. B. Welch's armory , 'fills inci
dent aroused the enthusiasm of the members
to a high pitch and much talk was Indulged
In. This Vad hardly ceased when a number
of mall carriers , who cannot be denied admis
sion to the state house by the militia , came
in bearing Captain Beaton's promised supply
of provisions. More cheering was indulged
in and a moment later when Commander
Welch marched a tile of twenty-four men
armed with Winchesters across the hall to a
position at the head of the main stairway ,
there was a great hurrah.
"f'l lit In ? Dan" on Deck.
At 11:3. : ) D. R. Anthony , the fighting editor
of the Leavenworth Times , appeared in the
hail and was sworn iu as a soldier in Welch's
army. Ho got throuph the lines of the
militia without a pass. Ho was stopped
several times , but ho stood the guards and
their bayonets off , sa.ing :
"I am a citizen of the state of Kansas and
the United States. I have business in this
building- and by Go.l I am going to get In' "
His nerve paralyze. ! the guards and he got
past them unharmed.
At 12:80 : a company of about thirty men
with flag aud drum aud buarin ; arms ap
peared on the main stairway aud asked to ba
admitted to the lull , saying they were the
I awrence guards of republicans , and wanted
to enlist in the republican army. The guards
at the stairway were suspicious and sent fjr
some Lawrence men to identify them. They
proved to be a Lawrence company , but com
posed of ponulists who came here this m. > rn-
ing to Uke up arms for the | oj > ulibts 11o
guards according ! , ) drove them down stairs ,
awl they went bm-k to Adjutant General
ArUto report the failure of their little raso.
t'ltl/cnt Ploud lor Peace ,
The republicans remained in control unt'l
S o'clock , when ciiueus of the town who
feared a general riot went before thaer- ( ;
enter aud urged him to submit some pr < po < l-
ttoo looking to a coin promise. Aftr-ralcnjj
consultation wiih the populUt landers , the
governor sent through bis private secretary
the following proposition :
"Th governor offers In the In
terest of j > eee snd harapoy that
he will withdraw the state re : : ilia
and not ak ! > w the republican house or iu rrn-
be Infrfr red with by the p ru lt ,
that aU irrx'eed'ngt that have been
, comtcecccJ by the rcfaWeaaj