r OMAHA DAILY BEE
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOKfcfoNG , FEBRUARY 18 , 1893. NUMBER 2-12.
THIS SCHEME IS LOADED
\7hat the Recount of Votes on the Consti
tutional Amendmentfl May Hean.
GENERAL HASTINGS AND THE BANK
Tcrminil Htulc mrnt iif Illi I'nsltlon In Itof- -
cri-ntn to Diiitlnt ; Uli ( 'iiilt ) il Nutlciimt
Adiclrn - It.illroncl Srimtiirn Ohciitud
cif n Mc-o Hide.
LINCOI.V Neb Fell 17 [ Special Tclegran
toTiir.Brr , ' 1 lice lose of the thlrty-fourtl
day of the session shows tint ! 177 bills has <
byen Inttoduced in the house and 200 In tin
humtc > , as against MIO in the house and 2S7 ii
the senate at the sime time two jcars age
Uheio are but six das.s left for 'tho Intro
Auction of bills and the total number w 11
riot much exceed ( XX ) , svhlch sslll be a faillni
off of about , ' ( ) per ccjit
The ssrangh- the house oser the abolish
mcnt of the ollli'e of secretary of the Stat
Board of 'Iranspoitation foreshadows tn
abolishment of that board , sshlch is us cct
tain to como as fin il adjournment 'I h
rouls are not opposln ? it , although th
hoaid has been an cnjoi able luxury for their
and the IiidltTcicneo of the looby to th
action of the house In legate ! to the matte
excited considerable comment 'Iho cxpl"
nation is that they se-o the handsvilting o
the ssall sshich sets foith the clissitisfactlo
of the people and deteimination to has
a ness deil all at omul A quiet mose i
he-ing made to fore-stall it. boss ever , and th
hidden mine' is in the bill presiding for th
mount , of the billet * cast at thu last elci
lion foi thi amendments to the c-onstitutloi
It U u Trojan IlcirMr.
'Iho pt line inoseis gho it out that the
haso no hope of see-tug anything but tti
amendment piosiding for the Insestmcnt e
the school fund to e airy , but the ie.il objee
of the iccount is to haso the umendme-r
ptoslillng foi aiailsvay commission cotintc
in , and It Is certain that unless the schcni
falls th it amendment ssill be found to has
carried The roads hive managed to contit
ono bond and the-j aio svllllng to take thcl
e hanc-e s of controlling another , even thong
the tianio Is dlfloicnt What thes mostfei
is anti raliio id legislation , and the pingiai
is to count in ar.iilsx.iv commission and till'
to luck to see-uie eontiol of it The expect.
tion of the enginrors Is to c omplotu the r- -
count in ten clajs sxith ten clerks , and It
safe to saj that the necessity sotes to can
both amendments will bo found somess hci
in some ssaj
Attornr ) Ci-nrril HustliiKH' Slclp.
A icjiiesfiitatlse eif Tnr Bri : called upr
Attornc-.s Genet al Hastings this after noc
and nskc el him if he had tins thing to s ij co
loriilng the state-incut publlshe-d In Tin : Bi
this nioinlng lelating to Mother and tl
Cailtcl National bank The ultoines ge
c-ial ss.is indignant and greatly Incensed ai
c.ild in hingu me that sum emphatic and in
to bo misunderstood
"Goseinor Orounso informs mo that 1
ne-ser made tins such statements or insinu
tions as aie contained in the ai tide in iUe
tlon , and is not icsponsiblo theiufor Tl
nssor lions and insinuations aic so far fie
tht tuith 'is the north is fiom the sout'
o I tlesiio to bo thoroughly under stoc
that It is my sslsh to shoulder at all time
und under all conditions nnv demcoof i
h ) onslbilil.s that of right attaches to me ,
don't e-nio to bo thus grosslj misicpiesente
Goseinor Crounse h is noser dircellj * or i
elliectly asked foi an opinion fiom mo as
the ; funds belonging to the state in the Cat ;
tal National bank , but sso haso on BO\CI
eicenslons con foiled together concerning tl
inatto r , and htrvo been perfectl > agieed ,
to thepiopor com so to purstio
HllHNllt lll-C'll > | C
"Thcio has been neither neglect noi i
nc-tivity in ins onico regaidlng the matt
nnd the nssei tion that I had adsiscd tl
goseinor to sign Iho bond of the Capital N
tlonal bank , or that m.s position on accoti
of my relationship to the bank svas ombn
rasslng , Is as malicious as it is false
has'c iioscrhad anj transactions withtl
Capital National h ink in mv life unless
has been on ono or tsso occasions dui ing tl
past two jcais to got a check or elia
cashed. I huso nes crowed the Capita N ,
tlonnl bank , nor ans person connected thei
svlth a cent In m.s life , nor has the b.i
or anj' pcison connected tbeiewi
osor ossed mo a tent , and the suggi
tion or insinuation that I ha
been in any vtnj dlrevtly or indiiect
e-oniiectc-d sslth the b ink or with am Inc
victual that ssas connected thctowlth is fal--
The goseinor and nn.self haso practical
agreed upon n plan of action ami sigoio
nieasuies sslll bo inaugurated as soon us tl
rcjioit of the examiner is finished I deem
necrss.irj under the clicumstanecs , forie
nous that must be patent to a lass j or , th
so svalt for this.
"In slosv of tlio magnitude of the Intcres
insolsed , I haso siucested that thogosein
cculo the serskes of a c-ompoteiit attonn
to assist mo In the case I deslto the matt
of the selection of this man to bo left wl
the goseinor , and I also leain fiom him tl
meets with his approbation "
Inclc-pcMidc-iit .Slllilrn.
'Iho independents haso been busllj c
gaged In cli-c-ulating a paper todav foi su
iiciiptious to icliosctho cmbatiassmcnt
the Alllanco Iiulependc-nt , and to put .1
Burrows In full control of the sheet on
moie Kserj member of the IcglslUuio
that faith was held up and scscial oft !
cmiUoj es as w ell
U ho Independent caucus has dee Ided up
two things Ono is the abolishment of t
State Hoard of 'transportation , and il
other is the abolishment of the olllce of c
inspector Their plan IH to iniko e.n
fiherill the oil inspector for tils counts s\l
the goseinor at the head of that dep.u
nienl.
It Is stated that the gos ei nor has gis-en
out that applicants for appointments maj
ssell go homo for ts\o sseeks , but the undi
standing pros-alls tliat this refers onl.s
those clcshinc , ' places in the oil inspecting c
paitment and that the oxecutUo'isulti
to see sslmt legislation s\ill bo uiaetecl aio
thut line
Ainlcicis to Ou let Kiinmif ) .
The Senate planned to go to Topcki tl
escnlng to lend their inlluenco to the sett
mcnt of the clilllcnltic-.i existing in the leg
laturo there , but the scheme fell thiough
the last inlnn'e A paper was ciixulat
cailj hi the das lor sign lime's to an agic
rnent to that effect Twentj the names we
attached , although some of them we
mihscqucntls sslthdrassn. Senatots ke
dropiiing out and dropping out , till it was t
intention at the tlmo of adjoin nine nt
lease Inn special ear oscr the Missouri 1
clfii ) at 0-iiO. This plan would huso been ci
r led out but for the receipt of a te-leifrr
Just befoio the tlmo to start announcing tl
the Icgislatmo had adjourned until Mondi
TransiHirtation and a sleeping cur was
bo fm lushed fico of cost , niul the onlj e
pense would his u Ix-en the faio oscr t
llftj rnllo stietch between Atehlson and 'J
pcka , but the seiuitois ssei-o ussuied tli
each sjuld lw glscn a receipt for the mon
thus exiic-ndcd and that the road would :
fund it , 'Iho tallioad sen , , tens sscro me
than anxious logo and were sorely dls
pointed at the lecelpt ot the tolegiam , as
gloi lous Junket was theiebj Itnoc-ked In t
itri.Kii nTHI : cosiniNi : .
Soutn Dukolu I t-Klnlixtor * Coinpliilu of t
I nrnlriH'.n ot tlio spntkiir.
Pii'iiui : , S , 1) , Feb -Special [ Tologn
to TUBULE ] ' 1 IIP first leal contest of t
e-ssloii ex-curre'd today between the Uoi
hue combine and Us opponents. The co
bine had officially announced that the hoi
would not consider the World's fair billun
the senate had passed a bill abolishing I
railroad commission Opponents of the com
bine mosc-d to lake up tbo bill nnd accept
tlio senate amendment glvlm : the gosernor
lessor to appoint the commission Thos sson
bj a soto of M to iM , the speaker. Donahue ,
and Gold being sslth thu minority. Tills
was a test
The defeated combine leaders sseio throssn
into confusion , but as a tsso thlids sole Is re
linked to piss the bill the amendments sseio
declared lost and n confcrcneo sslth the scu
te orde-ied ,
During the deb ito the hall svas picket
> s 1th spectators , and at times the speeches
issumecl a personal tone ) and much excite
ment prevailed Sheldon of Brossn. leader
of the minor Ity , attempted to appeal from
; ho .u bttrnrv decision cleclaring the amend
ent lost , hut though ho and others Insisted ,
the speaker icfus"d to put the appeal and
ordered the inembeis into their sc its
Gold made n piinted attack on Sheldon ,
huts1. hen the latter lose to icph the spcalcci
shut him otf as out of order and refused tt
Isten to an explanation Angi v feeling pro
sails , and theie Is some tnlkof Imiieaciiment
The combine claims tonight that It can present
sent legislation until Its dem inds aio met
but thu opposition is organizing tonight.
Sniltcirlll
, W\o , Feb 17 The Joint as
scmblj took tin co billets on the scnatoiia
luestion to.lay sslth no choice The firs
Inllot wasC D Clark , republican. 22 , G
W Bister , democrat , fi , H H Homer , demo
rat. \Mlltim ; Brown , populist , 7 , C U
Hlseleniiurg , democrat , 4 , John Ch.ulc
Thompson democrat , 4 Second ballot C
D Clark , 22 , Wllll anBiown.ri , John Ch.ulc :
'Ihompsun , II. Geoigo W Bixter , ti : K. H
Homer , 1 Third billet George T Beck
LCD Bhek 2J ; Will ! im Brown , (1 ( , Geoigi
W Baxter , ti , John Charles 'Iliompson , 10
Hoiuei , ! l
\IICK , N. D , Fob 17 Three ballot
sseie fiken todav for senator Miller , ic
public in , icce-lsocl foitj one totes on the last
Foits-sesen are ) ucc.ess.rij1 to elect
HLI CVA. Mont , Feh 17Tho senatoili
sole lesulted Mantle , ! ! 0 ; Clark , 23 , DKon
12 , otheis scattering.
r rnoti r/\/f u. c.titii.
Ilu OliitH | to ItiItctlucl Irinil tlif Arinj-
Au Opc-n l.c-ttcT l < > tlici 1'ti-slclriit.
ST Lot is , Mo , Fob -Brigadier Gen
cial 13 A Cair , whoso retirement is allege
in some quarters to h.uo been sought for
purpose , has filed ssith the pieslelcnt a sigoi
ous protest
In Ills letter , after ejuotlng the orders sen
him at the time of his promotion , ho sa.ss
Iliac c-ciid nice with the above , I reported o
thy lt dny or AuuiHt and saw ( jciicr il fcc-hu
tic-Id In pc I-MIU lie then told me th it he hi
promise cl yon that I should , If piomotec
retire-ficim ac-tlso sei xlco In tlmo for yon t
1111 the siii'incy CM c islcmc-d by sui'ii rc-tlie
mcnt \\asiistoniidcd it this Mtitemom
nnd told licneiilc hnlii Id thit had
line n of Mich u promise Imild I nt
lime ac ceptcd tin ) appointment ot htlh'tdlcj
Kc-iit-i.il. \\lieiilleirnecl of t lie-so ptomlse
from the consei'itlons rcfciicd tomj place i
colonel of the Mxtheu ills h id he n tilled b
appciliitini nt , and I \ viithiufou - 1111 ilih > t
decline the-c oiiindsslon of hilitaclh-r nunc-rnl
foi Hi it would liasc- put e-ntltc-ly out of Hi
aim } I thc-ii foic-had no alleiimtUo but t
take the oath of ollic-e
; \ou lame illiilnpon to ceny out the b ir
K.iln madeltliout my Knn\\lc > dn'cin cunscn
and wlicjfcl dec-line 1 am thrc Honed by ( Jen
ei il ' ( hofle-ld with forcible ) lottieiiie-nt
1 base beiMi In the mllltaiy seislco of th
I nltc-d Milc-s for foitj-slt jeirs mid feel
lust Mililiuily pildo In Ihu sors Ices I h.isc-ieii
lit ted mj country I nexei sought u pro eic :
tlyn oninj cicinnd other th in of meilt , and
deem injsc-ir too good --oldlc-r to accept ac !
s .nice mcnt for nnv othc-i ic a'-on
1 had siippo-cd that mj piomotlon ssnsdu
to tliat service nnd to uppuclatloii thc-icc
and my ability tocoiinn ind I am fully abl
to pi'ifotni Hie diitlc-s and to exercise til
filiations of my ofllco As to mv ability t
c-ommnnd and the mimhorscommanded i-n
vlic-n commanded , 1 lofei to the- records 1
the U u eloputim nt
Had I not Intended and felt competent t
cvc-iilc all duties of thu hil adlc-i general
\ > ould liuctmnci accepted 01 taUc.n the oitl
Mj rc-c-oid In the aimy N the only legacy
huso to triiisnilt to mj posteilty , and I has
dcte-imintd that no act of mine by aeceptln
ic piomotlon , sc cured by uiiauthorl/c-d promise
of IIMIIIIdlato retlieincnt. shall bo a pirt e
that lecoid.
If 1 am to bo retired for the purpose of gls
In , ; pi u u to auothur in in , nuclei a law at lea-
questionable , and sslilchvas noser Inteiide
to bo use d foi such a purposeI I ha\e m ido n
my mind to stand toliat I conse-lentloiisl
he-tluse to ho thu duly of a soldier and that
not to hea p irty loon.Ulfj anj iiuiconiui
that svoulil In thesllKlitcst iimiini r atfcc t m
Maudlin : atiioir thoofllc-ersof the iiiinyll
whom I h ise solved so Ion- ; .
rnin-lihu the potter to compel my InVolm
taij lotlrenient fiom the active list of tl
iiiinj on account of my his In , ; reac-hed tl :
lUiiof iij jt > an > , I beg to siugcst that tlici dl <
e-ietlon lodged Injoir by I i\v , ssas nuscr Ii
tc nch-d to lHHi\e-ielseiloVL'c > pt Inn ot ho ollli c
Miiulit to lie lellrc-cl was unlit to pel form tl
duties of Ids olllee 1 Unon of no ] nc-ceclci
vheio this ( llscietlon h.is hese-n \crclsed L
the president for any othc-i c nise
I apnc-il to } ou , tlu-rofoio , Mi Provident , I
c-iiii Idc-i the situation In which I haso hec
plai c-d without my knoulrilu'e or concent , an
1 have alsei to icspcctfully , but c-ariu stly pre
test ac iliist any action hc-hiK take n looKhif , ' I
my Inxoluntarfy rutlic-iiu-nt from the acth
list of thu army wlthout.it least a full ho irlr
of in } side ) of the case , which basso fur he-c
hut Impei fe-c-tls pic-si-iited 1 am , Mr , wit
respect , } oiti obedlc-iitsersaiit ,
Hi IK idler and Itros c-t iiu'jor ( Je-iie'ra
The I'le-slcltnt , WusliliMton , 1) . U. .
i u//cff i A AtHtbi'.irKit
llulr Niltloiml AHKcichitliin Adjourns Afte
ix 31 oat SurccHsrul Metlii ( ; .
NBIS YOHN , Fob. 17 After a most succes
fid meeting the eons ention of the Amenc.i
Newspaper Publishers assoc talon sxi
bioughttoa close thisescning wllhabai
cuot ) at the Hotel Impeiial List j ear 5flOi
000,000 was thoaggtegalo sum lepicscnte
hi Iho Muious newspaper oxxners , .but th
je.il it takes ss'OJXX,000to ( ) coxer thonmoun
The consenlion has accomplished much tin
sslll in the futuio aeertto lo the bcne'lt ' i
the newspincr readers and the nossspipi
business 'i'ho election of oftlccrs for the ei
suing sear is as follows James W Sco
of the Chicago Herald , president , li I
Woods Huston Herald , sico pi evident , V
( ' Bijnnt Brooklyn Times , see rotarj , .1 !
Se.vmour , New York Post , treasuicr 1 *
eeullse council M MacKea , Cinclnmi
Post , C W. Knapp , St I tiis Kepublle
Fied Diiscoll , St Paul Pioneer-Press
Butler , Buffalo ( N Y ) News , S H Ho :
man , Washington Star The nu\t weetli
xx ill bo held in Chicago Maj 21 , lb'J.1
T oSllls Iliol.e'll.
IViuu Hu-liH. la , Feb 17 [ Sped il Tel
gi.im toTnn Brc'lho ] jury in the Hosi
xx ill e.iso brought in a sordid at 1.0011 todr
scttiii ) , aside the will , on Iho ground th :
Sampson C Boxer was of unsound mind .
the tlmo of mal Ing the doeumcn
'Ihej found thcro xx.s no u
duo inline nt o 'Iho two daushtei
of Mr Hoser , sxho sxere left about $ -100
cuh out of an estito of ? 1 tHXHKi , the re
golne to thteo sons , hi ought suit to bie.i
the w 111 on the ground that ho was of 11110111
mind and xxas undulv inline-need h.\ the son
Tlio trial of the case took oser six xxeeks
IMMX.SU 01 is , liul , Feb IT--Tho jurx
the case of the contest of the will of the la
Fulled Slates Senator Joseph i : McDonal
In which II svas chaiged the slgnitiuo
thu will sxas forged , this moniini ? relumed
sen-diet for the platnliff 'Ibis bleaks tl
1 will
Additional Ittllruud r
Siot'tTx ( , la , Feb 17-SpecialTcl |
gram to TinBiu. . ] l'hoSlouCitj , Chlcaj
. .V Baltlmoio road lodaj filed Us amende
aiticlcs of Incorporation giving it iho rigl
lo build , buy and operate roads in Missoui
to give tt connections si lilt Hannibal , Wo
Quine-j , St Louis and Kansas Clly 'II
company noxv has a line survoj ed and 1
ciited from thlsclij to Klrksxille , Mo , ai
has the funds with which to build It diuli
the present jear The amended aitlcles we
filed lo enable it to complete the purchase
the ( julncy , Omaha A Kansas City ioa
rimiiliig froni Qulncy noith und west
Kirksvillo and west from there toward Ka
BUS Cltj.for which it has about perfect !
negotiation ! .
WEAK PIPING PEACE REIGNS
War's Loud Alarms in Kansas Arc Drowned
in Sighs of Relief.
EACH SIDE CLAIMS THE VICTORY
( lotc-rimr l.iiwi-llliif ; Siihinttit n I'rnponltlon
tci thn ItipiihllcansVlilcli It Aetrptcd ,
and Armed llci fllltlc"i Are Kiulcd
SSItlioeit Unnc-e i-s * cry Delay.
Toi-DKV , Ivan , Fob 17 [ Special Tclegran
to TUB Bun ] Grim visagcd ssar no longei
liosoissslth thieitenlii ! ; mien over the fall
capital of sunny Kansas 'Iheio has beet
no bloodshed , theio Is no subst.intl ilsictoiy
but there Is peace , and the tidings are re
eels eel Dj all law-abiding , order-losing cltl
cns ssith feelings of profound relief.
The troops has'o been onleied homo , tin
sheriff s posse has bc-en disbanded , the 5,013
xoluntccrs , xxho Hocked into the citj fion
the rural ellstiicts to do battle under th
Hairs of the populist or republican pit ties
according to their political ufllll itions , at
leasing for homo sslth their shotguns am
other pilmitlvo ssoipons of ssaifure , am
mat till laxv no longer riile-s on Capita
scjuaro Si\tj-nino republican leglsla
tois ssith the ofllccts of the house
and 20) ) assistant serge ints-at-arms
titter an imprisonment of fifty-tsso houis 1 :
rcpiescnt.itiso hall , once moro breathe , th
pure air as fieo me n , and xs ill tonight slee
in a ic U heel Instead of on the lloor , am
breakfast tomorrow morning on the fat o
the land instead of on a s indss i > h and a cu
of coileo hauled up a hunched feet at the cm
of a lope
lopo'I
'I reiops Sc nt lloinn.
Holies ing orclois xxere issued to the militl
nt ! t o'clock this afternoon , and the sheriff
thousand deputies , sxith the exception o
eighteen men retained to prescrso the pc le
nt the eapltol and on the siu'iomulin
grounds Of these latter tsxelso are o :
dutj in the building and sK outside , the si
outside being instructed to allow no out dee
populist meeting which might stir u
b.ui blood and Icul to renoxxal o
hostilities All cscnlmr compinlcs o
the National guilds haso bee :
marching dossn Kansisascnuo toss-aids th
depot , sxhoio tiievonls jaxs.ntitlio anixal c
special trains to take their clep u tui o fo
home Drum be iting and bugle calls has
been famlli ir sounds for dass , and tonigh
thes sxe-io beaut for the last time as th
niillti i oiacuited the e ity iThoj gasoplacot
the less melodious but moie sscleoino musl
of college sell. xxhU-h e-aine from the thio.it
of DUO students , assembled hoio to ix lines
the state orator leal contest Through snox
a foot deepsoldieis and students trudged ut :
eompl liniiigls . ind It was h.ud to tell whic
sxas the happiest
The restoration of peace and of the stat
quo ante helium is the result of the slgnin
of an agreement Oetsxcen Goscrnor Loss c
ling and the republic fn house , sshich su
tuall.s establishes an aimistico 'L'ho cond
lions of this agi cement aio as follows :
Ti-riiiB cil tlio I'rutuccd.
First It being the understanding that th
house presided oser bMr Dimsinoio ha
seemed a hall in sshich to meet , the hotis
picsuled over by Mr Douglass shall ruiiinl
in possession of icpicsjnlutuo hall undl ;
tuibed and unmolested.
Second I'ho house piesided oser by M :
Dun moio shall In like manner bo undistur be
and unmolested in the possession of the ha
which it has sccuicd and maj if it desire
select a loom in the state house for Its nice
ings other than icprcscntatisc hall
Third No ai rests to be made bv el tin
house of members or olllccis of the other
Fourth The militia to bo immediately re
llos-cd , including the noxv iccruits sxsorn i
and the shot iff 's posse to bo immcdiatel
disb Hided
Fifth Militia companies noxv enrouto fe
Topcka to bo Immediately telegraphed to b
the goseinor to return to their homes.
De-llheratoit Upon nnd Accepted.
This proposition sxas sent tothorcpubllca
house bj the gosernor at 1 o'clock last nigh
and the adslsabilit.s of accepting sxas tli
subject of dubato until r o'clock thlsmoii
ing. sxhcn It ssas agiced to by n ling
majority , the soto being accompanied ti
loud e-hcciing At 0 o'clock the house con
mittoo mot the gosernor nnd after a coi
fcionco of txxo houis the document xsn
signed and at 12 TM ssas letuincd to tli
house , xshcro the noxss that a compromls
had been concluded sxas icccised xxith
tremendous shout and a regular lese feas
svas immediately inauguiatcel Mcmbci
and oflliois clasped hands and embrace
each other , anil all joined in singin
"Auld Iing Ssno , " svhllo the dooi
ssero thioxxn open and the sxise
and d mghters of "ex-pi isoneis of the ssar
thronged in and greeted their loscd one
"xxith kisses and embraces" 'Iho Stat
Unisersitj Glee club ss.is present , and by th
imitation of the members of the house , the
sang "John Broxsn's Body , " "Tenting on tli
Old Camp Ground" and other airs. Aeon
initteo of txxo members , sxho volunteered fe
the scrslc-o , ssas instructed to plant the ll.i
on the top of the dome , and actually climbe
to the summit of the copper billtn.it su
mounts the lantern , at a height of 2S2 fee
and pin cod the flag theie It was n mo
dangerous and foolhardy net , but it ss ,
accomplished , and on the committee icnoi
ing the matter ssas made a pait of tl :
iccoids of the house
Kndc d tlio War.
Then three ehccis for ex Gosernnr Ai
thonv sxero gls'cn bj all on the lloor and th
ssas folkwed hi all by thico cheers for tli
dcput } sheriffs , the assistant sergeant a
.1111 s , the Nation il gu.uds and the IxT.ms
s , onion xx ho svc-to on the iloor won In
badges us assistant sergeants at aims Mi
Lama M Julius , one of these , sxas called r
for a speech and SXOR hecrcd lo Iho cc-hi
WlKMi she stepped to the spciKer's stancl
tall colored man sxith n laigo llag stepped c
a ch ill- behind he-r and sxascd It oser he
head ssliilo she spoke
The jubilee eonsentton ssas continued unt
after .t o\ lock , sxhen the house took a iccc-
until tomorioxx inoinlng
Kmrjhoelj SiiUlle : > e1.
Both shies claim a sictory in the terms c
tuotomiuomlso Iho lopublicans s ij tin
In sccuilng the undisturbed | K > sscsslon of tl
lunisoand bringing the mailer into the com
thej obtained all Ihey escr asked for Tl
populists sas that the concession of the ha
is a tux lal thing , and sxoull has'o bee
jieldcd at anj time had no other Issue pi i
hunted itself The goseinor holds that tl :
liniwrtiint Item in the contract is theatric *
mcnt not to make mi ) aiusts , wheiebi U
lepublicans sxould huso been able in time I
bleak the quotum in the populist house .
sxaa this men ice to the legal house of icpii
sentatlses in putlc-uhii that made It necc
sir.to . call out the miliili , though the fen
Iblo sclruio of u'picsentaliso hall and U
general disturbed condition of the public1 lu
their ss eight
Manj ixipullstsaio Incensed at the go'
einor for what they icg.nd as a "bic
down , " anl handle him without gioxcs i
llicir prisato councils Hut Lc-wcllir
leignsnnd the cosc-r iimeiit at Topciiistl
lis es
_
UAMiUics or SVAH AMUTID. : :
K.iimaM I'opnlNtt und Ki-putdleiiH Mm
llccbiri'd an ArmUtlro.
Toi-ckx , Kan , IVb 17 'Iho Inttlo itai
nro furled. The stale troops have been sci
home. The aimed IKJSSO of deputy shcrit
has been dtsbimlod Uep-jhlicMus and pop
lists alike haso laid dossn their arms Tl
war ts over The threatening perils of tl
lust four daj s lias e been asertcd and peuc
again ic-iirns supicmo throughout Ivans is ,
Thn developments of Iho day aio legnrdc
on all sides as a decisive siciory for iho i
publicans. Us en iho popullsls , svlth ehagi !
nnd openly uxurcsscd indignation at svh ;
Komo of them call tWs Rovernor's sseaknoss ,
admit that the republicans have triumphed
for the time , nt leasts
Peace ssas tcstorcilttiy iho acceptance by
Iho governor and therei ubllcan house of n
compromise proposition for the cessitlon ot
hostilities By the Ifr-ma of this proposition
the republicans sccuwjUiiHsputCd possession
of repiesentalive hftil * In the cnpltoU the
main point for sshlchiVicy have been strug
gling The popullsM SDcuro the holloxv
of ' In some
privilege mcuting'jjUiidIstuibcd )
other place
ropttlUtH Tlircnjt'i. Ihrlr Hindu.
The failure of Ihe wpullst plan to drive
the republicans ftitn rcpresentatls'o hall
after they had ban tended thomsels'es there
Weclncsdas tiiiirnlligt/vasduo / to the refusil
to ciboi orelcrs of thi-Tery force ujxm tvlilch
the tioptillsts hail eWpc-mled to carry the
plin Into execution octato militia. Con
sequently the populriB svom compelled tc
sue for peace 'lly > "nvcraor claims the
populists haso earr * . ' . thalr point , svhlch
ss-as the prevention c , tuiest by the re
publican house of Clr-i- Clerk Hleh of the
ji > pulist house sshioiVs , ued all the trouble
last Tuesd ij
The es cuts of the _ esv days and tholi
fin il insult xs ill havei , , . , effect on the unfor
tunate legislative mir li' , land there sslll b :
no amalg unatton of tjso bodies. The populist :
sas the populist hoij > c svlll go right nhoad
making lissu the sn.nuasif there were ) nc
such thing as coitr * ; 10 matter ss hat the
courts may do Thoti > vti ? sslll continue tc
recognize the house ) itirt the governor sx 11
sign the bills p isscd \ ' , t. If such bills are
declared to bo inxiif * " by reason of havini ;
been p isseel by an ilr il legislature , then
say the populists , Uifjilaino , svlll rest upon
the courts In case * I oh a thing comes U
piss , tlio state intfU jloiis , the colleges
asilums , schools. ot'ff ill , doubtless , hare
to close l ] '
Toniuht the city is > ry quiet The republl
can inembeis hivoflo to their homes te
spend Iho Sabb ilh. Tj'.ie troops huso all lef
town and the deputy ! , U'-ritTs , who have bcei
on continuous duty b o ycsterdax morning
have gone homo for a much needed icst
I'e-iic-o NrjtotlltloM.I.
A confcienco pas held botxvcct
the patties after , 2 this morninf
anl an agrcemcir" ' sxas airls'ed at
The troseinor accosted the eompiomlsc
In praetic all.s the for".J submitted by the republicans
publicans \esterday futnr noon all shoxv o
foie-o to bo xxithdraxx1r&nd ! oserythiug to remain
main In statu ctio till tliei courts decide the
habeas corpus cases ti ( bo hi ought througl
thoniic'st of the clc4 of both houses , tc
test the question of svich house Is the lega
one It piosldes dir the ixjssessiot
of icpiosetitulis'o haU by iho republicans
Iho populists to nitijp elsexvhe re and the
sheriff to dismiss hlsyLupulIcs. A tucmorau
clutn of this agicotne-n4' , xvas sent the repub
liein house b.\ the governor this morning ant
sx as adopted bj it. j *
The plan of the c-o aromlsc s\as adoptee
hi all par Ires The ppjhlisls huso cnvagcc
eiuarteis outside thiijaultol 'u ' whrch te
meet F i
The confereneo came ? o an end at 1 o'clock
and the republican cotarnlttce returned a
once to the house to tya , < o Its ieport. Gov
einor Lexvellin sent -sord to the populis
house of the result of tlio conference , and in
sti tie ted Adjutant Go.iqral Artz to prepare
to e all off the dogs ofMar.
Finally.it. ! ! ! 0 o'eUx-klGovernor Ijoxsellltif
sentssoidthat the troops had been svlth
diaxxn and oidcred { icvmo. The announce
incut sxas icceis'cd s-th cheers. Speake
Douglass made an adejre'ss ' , silting that tin
lepulilic.ins had SXOIT * ii gieat sic-tory am
would \\in another te'aiorrosv svhcn l\\ \ <
supreme court sxould tefido that the renub
lie-ail oigani/ation svj the legally const !
tuted house of representatives. Spcakc
Pro Tern Hoch spolcU jltho simostrain.
> , Dc-clsluu l > < LlliniCair | g < 4JHfe
The district courl tliis morning heird 'anc
took under advisement the injunction sui
hi ought by the republicans to restrain tin
gose.nior from pajing the salaries of tin
populist members Under the populist appro
( illation bill . ,
The Dunn habeas corpus case before tin
supreme court ssan postponed by mutual con
sent till lomoiroxx * . ,
1 ! ird Mfjlit fur the Troops.
Snow fell to a depth of n foot , making i
xco uncomfoi table for the soldiers durin
the night This morning the guards aiouiu
the capitol sxero in'cieased All passe
issued jcsterdaysero rcsc-indcel 01
the grounds that , thc republicans hai
hiokcn faith bj smuggling a lot of depute
into tlio hall and the ? governor took the mat
ter of issuing pisses into his own hands
The guards icfuscd to peimlt baskets o
piosisions to bo taken into iho capital 'Ih
republic-air house passed an order appointini
a committee to got pros isions When the ;
came to the guard line the soldier
jiescntcd bayonets , but they sxero thi us
aside and the committee psssed in , folloxxci
hi a long file of deputy slier iffs
Lieutenant Pattj , m charge of the guarel
pounced on a boy in the line ami began chok
ing him , sxhcn ho xxas felled to thogiouni
sxith a club. A shpotlng scrape SXMS nar
rowlj as ei ted as a result.
A company of militia art is ing Ihis morn
ing sxcicsssoin in as peace ofllcei s by th
sheriff , ssho sxill pursue the same cours
with later arnsals
Cost oT lIotillUliiK the Truupa.
The cost of mobill/ing the military force-
can only bo estimated. Conscrs'allvo esll
mates place the cost at between $10,000 inn
$12,000 , Including tiiq org.iniz.Uion of 2.00
pioxisional tioops , organized at sariou
places tliioiighout the * state under the go\
einor's otdeis The 'c-ostof transportatloi
Is placed at i,000 , pay of troops $5OOC
commissary depaitment ? 2,000
The senate today took no action upon th
bill passed by the populist house jcstcrdu
cmpoweilng the goseinor lo remoxo , fo
cause , the sheriff of any county at any time
The entire time of thn son ito ssas occupiei
In discussing a bill presiding lor thorcmoxa
of the capitol to the interior of iho sialc
xxhich Iho populists desito
Ccilcinc-l IIutUcH Will lloC'cmrt II irtlilod.
Toi-HKA , Kan , Fob 17 Many and s-arici
complications xs ill i Uo out of the dispute be
tss ecu the populists und republic-ins as ti
sxhich house Is the legally oiganircd an
c onstllullonal body. The latest doselopnieii
Is announccel tonight Brigadier Gener.i
Hettinger stited tint Colonel J W T
Hughes sx ill bo court nnrti iled The com
martial proccodings xx HI bo based upon tli
refiml of Colonel Hughes to oboj the in
sir iictlons of the governor to eject the rcnul
licMii members of the loxxer branch of tli
legislature fiom roprejentatis-o hall H i
not unli'teli ' that other i-ouit maitial pix
eccdlngs against other officers foi refus il t
rcpoi t to Topcka for duty upon the insti uc
lions of the gox etnor wjll bo Instituted
Iho picsent troublQ will no doubt bo
death bio w to tha ICaujias National guird
sxhlc h has so long been , the rnllltaij prldo o
Kansas
Threat * of u I'npiillit.
TOI-EKA , ICnii. , Feb 17 Uepiesentatis
Us an , the leading senator on the populis
side , is s'orx wrath at the turn alfuhs hav
I tkenWe aio defeated for the time helm
but we will got rorcngo None of the lust
tutions in the stale svlll bo provided for i
Iho appro ] ) ! latiou hlllti , unel these college
and unlveisltles svhieli allowed thel
students loswann tithe-round lakeside
with the republicans svill find their mono
running short In mighty quick drder "
TO .1 w/i.vo j-ni : .Mii.isuici : .
Ilouso and Scnitc Ciiiincit A n-e on tli
1'eilt llniulull Ite'Horxatloii lllll ,
WA-Jtiisorov , D , C , Fob 17 fSpcclti
Telegram to TUB BIJE ] The house ha
added , but the senito refus to accept , a
amendment to the bill to mot Ido for the sui
se-s and tiansfur of that pail of iho For
Itandall military reservation in the stato.c
Nebiaska to the state for school and othc-
puinoscs as follo-ss Pi-osided. that bofor
said lands shall bo opened to settle-men
under this section f he secrctars of the It
terlor shall appoint a commission of thrc
dlslntoiosledeilizens of the United Stalef
who shall appraise said lands , and fix th
value of each quarter section , and person
who maj take such lands under the home
stead laws shall pij for such lands In thrc
ceiual iustalliiients ut times to bo fixed b
the secretary of the intciior , and they shal
also comply ssith all prosislons of the home
stead lasvs of the United States.
HAVE WON A GREAT VICTORY
Revolutionists of Rio Grande do Sul Defeat
the Oastilhistas.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT WILL INTERFERE
Itrn/U'n llrguliir Army In lltpecte-d tn Til Ice
1'nrt In the Trouble ! nnil Asnlel Fur
ther nloodihod lit tlio ! -
turbeil I'roxlnco.
tKkt bJeim'j | ( Janlnn Otnn'lt 1
VAI.PAIUHO , Chill ( via Galroston , Tc\ . ) ,
Feb. 17.By [ Moxk-nn Cable to the No * * . York
Herald Special to TUB 13nu ] The Herald'c
correspondent In Montevideo telegraphs tint
the revolutionists claim to have xx-on n pi cat
victory over the Castllhlstas tn Klo Grande
do Sul , Brazil. Their sympathisers in Monte <
video lm\o been Infouned that Oenoial
SUMS la , who commanded the federal
troops , gave the Casttlhlstas bittk
not far from the UiURinyau bordci
u ml gained the most decided advantage
which has yet been obtained. Many soldleu
svho has e boon fighting for the CastllliisUi
cause dcsortcd during the battle and JoinecJ
the forces of the federalists These ndvan <
tribes have aroused great enthusiasm among
the federals , sx ho now announce that thoj
xx ill overrun the entire stito of Hto Grande
do Sul , march against Potto Alcurc , the cap
Ital , and that the resolution will not cue
until Castllho Is ousted from the Governor.
ship and expelled from the country
There Is nothing in the way of success foi
which they do not now hope , but their hopes
in ly be shattered by the intervention of tin
Kcner.il government of Brazil Many citizens
of Brazil nro now demanding that the general
oral government shall Intel feio and put ni
end to the war In the proxincc , svhlch ha-
already lasted too long This may bo done
and in that event Castllho would probablj
bo sustained. If the general government ol
Brazil should remain neutral , however , the
fcdoials feel confident they will succeed.
That they nro getting more actlvo Is showi
by the fact that the Urguaj an gunboat toelaj
sel/ed a schooner which was loaded will :
rifles and cartridges. ITho turns had beer
piocurcd in Uruguay by federal agents , am' '
were seized because their shipment was r
violation of the neutinllty laws
It is reported tliat u large Iwdy of federals
has o crossed the Uruguayan border Into UK
Grand do Snl ; that General Fas arcs , will :
0,000 men , have invaded the southein pirt 01
the state , \\hilo General Saralva , who re
ccntly gained a gi oat slotory , is marching
tin ough the interior News of heavy light
ing may Uo expected at any time.
rt-rsccutliiB tin : Itlotcm.
The Herald's correspondent in Corrlentes
Argentina , tokgiahps that the citizens w hi
were recently in revolt there are being har
rassod dally by the federal troops of Argon
Una. There are many cases svhcre extreme
cruelties have been inflicted. The fedcra
government has scut ssord frou
Buenos Ayrcs that the oppressions wil
disarm , but the robclsdeciato stoutl ;
that they will not lay aside their guns untl
they aio guaranteed protection fiom the vcn
gcanco which Go\einor Hui/ will attempt ti
w rcak should he once get them in his poxx er
It appears , therefore , th it thetioubleso
unhappy Corrientc-s mo still far fiom settle
mcnt. Discontent seems to be spreading te
all parts of Aigcntlna The troubles ii
Coriicntcs which has o so long occupied tin
attention of the authorities in liucno
Ajrcs nio being bupplomcntod bj exhibi
tions of disquiet In other sections.
I received a dispatch today from Saltn
the capital of the Aigcntino pros Inc-o of tha
name which siss : that a combln itlon li ; . :
been foinicd by the leading mcnofSilta
Jnjuy and Tuenmnn sshkli has for Its objec
the ousting of the gosernors of those tin ci
pinsinccs These are ilch prosinces am
thcio is a sphit of independence among tin
peopleThej will not long submit to op
picssion and should theio be occasion for it
they sxould not hesitate to stall a resolution
It svas Tucumin that-started the indc
liendcnco of Argentina fiom Sp.iin , svhicl
svas llrst piomulgatcd in 1810 , and in the cap
ital of that province the Hist congicss w.ic
held Should a resolution bo stalled then
Ii xxould prose far more serious than an ;
which the goscinmcnl of Aigcntina has hat
to deal with in icccnt jcais.
The Chilian minister of marine , Admira
Castilho , announced today that a captain o
the Chilian navy sxould bo sent to Argcntm :
to observe the solar eclipse of the sun ii
connection with the American obserxcis
An ofliehl denial sxas Issued today hi th' '
Chilian goseinmcnt of the stoiyscntou
from Peru tliat Chili had been coeiccd b ;
Franco into signing the tieaty icccntly en
tcred into betsx ecu the two lepubllps Thi
denial is conlhmed by M FomierdoBn
court , the French minister to Chill
Prcpaiations.no being made hi tsvcnt ,
leading sxino m mufaetuieis of Chili to scni
exhibits to the Chicago fair Among the e >
hiblts from Chili w ill also bo many s aluabl
mineral specimens
CAHU AS , Venezuela , ( via Galseston.Tcx
Fob 17 [ Bv Mexican Cable to the Nos
Yoik Hetald Special to Tun BEE ] Th
new ttcatj svhlch has been madobetwce :
Venezuela and Colombii is the llrst step tc
xxaid a tiiple rill inco to bo formed for often
slvo and dofcnshe put noses , but will not , a
the Paris Figaio asserts , haso anj dhee
connection ssith the Panama canal < iucstiol
IN THI : i\ounn rAiiii.\Mi\T.
I > c-1 > ate on tlia llfiinu Kuln Kill TIi
MttiiHiiro I'a ftus Iti I lrnt KrudliiK.
LONDON , Fob 17 In the House of Com
mons today Ht Hon Joseph Chambcrlai
icsumed the debate on the homo lulo bill
Mr. Chamberlain dcclaicd tliat the bil
sowed the seeds of future discontent am
pixod the ssay to demands that ssould b
cettain to bo urged sxhen England's cmci
gency became Ii eland's opportunity. It ssa
iccomincndcd as a Dual settlement , jot it dc
piived the Iiish Parliament of all contiol o
ti.ulo undiommeico 'Iho speaker remindd
the house that Mr Painell insisted that n
finalitj was possible until Iicland had th
power to impose a letalialor ) duty insteai
of guaiantecing imperial unity , thu bill in
solsod lisle to the existence of the Unitei
Kingdom Ho hesitated to think of w ha
the country's position ssould bo In tlmo o
s\ar.
In C'iisc of U'nr \ \ Ith u ] 'ur < - | ; I'oxx i r.
"Supposing , " Mr Chamberlain asked
"that Cheat Jliitatn should become Involsei
In xx ar with the Unitc-U States , sshich heasoi
foibld , for it ssould bo fiatrlcide , Iiolam
might owe giatlludo to England , but did no
she owe It to the United States ? [ Unlonis
urceia ] Supposing Great Biitaln becani
Involved in sxnrxvlthFraiveo or Russia f Will
eight } Irish members coining to the Impciia
I'aill.iment to embuass and hamper th
gorcunmont in tunes of difficult } helaiii
ssould get what bho demanded or serlousl ;
crlpplo Great Biitaln s struggle for exist
Clll'O. "
Continuing Mr Chamberlain dcelaica tha
thomcasuics left the Impel lal Parllamcn
not a shadow of genuine supremacy.
lit. Hon. George J , Goschcu scscrcl ;
criticised the bill and especially the financial
clause ? , mainly on the same lines as previous
speakers on the unionist aide Ireland , he
said , poor a * she svas , would havn to dcpcuil
mainly upon the people's drink. There svas
no precedent In history for placing the
whole .sprvleO In the * Ir.indu of the
Irish. Ho protested against expecting
Englishmen to forgive and foi-gcl
tha language of Irish agitators dm ing the
last seven years. What ss-as to become ol
the landloitls In the three jears duilnp
sshich the British Paillament svas to retain
authority oscr the land question t Were
they to bleed to dc.itht Amid cheers Mr ,
Gos-hen quoted Mr Morloj's svor.ls that nc
power on earth could pros'ont the Irish mem'
hers from still being aibltiatoisand masters
of Qipllsh education This bill nos'cr ssoulel
pass Perhaps there ssould boa third one ,
perhaps not. If u third ono should conic , ii
oucjht to bo bound together sslth the othov
two and labelled , "A failure to solve u
problem. "
iTnliii Slurlry Mnhi-n llcpl ) ,
John Morley replied In lolly to Mr
Goschen's special objections and then 10
furred to Mr. Chamberlain's speech. Mr
Clmmborlaln , ho s\id , svas In fasorofcen
tr.xllzatlon and for the ascendancy of the ohl
dominant party in Ireland. Ho rcmlndoil
the right honorable gentleman from Binning
hnm , svhn hnd nsaoited that the preimblu ol
the bill declaring the supremacy of the Im
perial Parlhment svas of no importance , thai
nc. less an anthoi ity than Sir lidsvnrd Coke ,
of svliom probably the right honorable menv
bor had never heird ( laughter ] -hud af
firmed that the preamble svas the key tt
the bill. 1 hero sx.is no likelihood , said Mr
Morley , that Archbishop Walsh ssould hi
able to promote the endowment of Catholic
institutions Ho did not regard the reten
tion of Irish inembeis at Westminster as n
secondary matter , but ho did le-vard It as n
secon-inii m ittcr to their paramount object
Ho svus conshiced that the bill s\ould piss
The late goscrnment had promised u local
goscinment to Iicland , but Its bill had been
laughed out of the housa Mr Chamber
lain , Mr Moilcy thought , hid not ic-pn-
diatol the pilnc-iplo ot hume iiilo , but Irul
mcrel.s criticised thomcthol. If tue govern
mcnt failed vsould the honorable gentli'min
pioposo another loir.id table ! Mr Merles
declined to admit that Ii el uul was in coon
cilablo Thcio svcro lis'fs , hut not gras-o
ones Ho bellescd It was possible to excr-
cisii the osll spult betvs-eon Unclniid an I lie-
land and in this belief ho once moiu pleadei !
for the bill liquid applause ]
U | on the inosing of the llrst rculing. Mr
Glulstone stated that ho vs.is icul.Loud .
cries of assent and dissent gicctcd his
ucclai-ations Mr Gladstone retired fion
the bir sshilo the liberals , radicals and liisl
inembeis made a scene of ssild cnthusl-ism
Amid thosvnsing of hats and tiomcndon :
chceiinif , Mr Gladstone adsnnced up tin
lloor of the house and presented the bill
The homo inlo bill was then lead for th (
llrst tlmo and the second leading ssaslixci
for March 1.1.
The pi mtod copies of the homo rule bil
svtll not bo distributed among the mcmbcrt
of Parliament until Saturday afternoon
VOX OAI'HlVlS UIlLA'l ULTOItT.
Uo DulUorgit Notnblu Spuccli Ilofori ) th <
Mi mlicrn of Ilia UclrliHlit ) ; .
BEitLiv , Feb. 17. Clmncclloi sun Capiis
dollvuicd u posset fill addioss in the Heic-h
btagtolay Ho dcclaicd svith unusinl vo
hemcnco that the attacUs sshich the ugrar
lun and untl Semitic paitics svoio dlicctiii ) :
against the goveinment and himself wouli :
noser mos-o him to resign. If the ngrailans
ho exclaimed , had any special grievances 01
desires lot them ctcclaio svhat they ait
and the goseinment will giso ttien
duo consideration but s'nguo attacks
ttmistiVefiilttirV'-'t. It v\v'iu Jinp ; a'tjlo tha
the gos'emment should mcept hl-motilllsni
because it ssas neither able to ptopound r
si homo acceptable to England , nor to disie
gaid intoiimtion } ! maikots The agraihi
and anti-Semitic1 ) mty , the c hanccllor do
claied , sxeto ecu tain of thofr oveitluow
The promoteis of anti-Semitism weu
already running oser ssith socialism Per
soimlly , the chancellor dcilated in conclu
sion. ho ssould picfer to i diminish tin
buider.s of ofllce , but in accord s\ith tha1
spint of ohl Prussian fidelity , ho would 10
main to fulfill his dutj , toseiso the Intelcst :
of the cmplic This speech has mused .
gicat sens ition , as It is holloscd to mark :
complete ruptuio botssccn the go\ciunion
and the causers atlses
S Ult l.uii.
Uosii : , Fob 17 Tlio pope today iccciscc
8,000 pilgrims from various puts of Hal ;
s\ho visited Home in regard to the Hplscopa
Jubilee of his holiness The reception be .u
at , 10 o'clock this morning ami at 1 o'clocl
this aftcinoon the pilgiims , ssho weiobtil
pissing , lovfiently bowed and kissed tin
liana1 of the vicar of Chi 1st. and this ncrcs
saiilv added to the tlmo occupied In icceiv
ing them.
r ni.ii > or A L HUH ; ic/.w.
ItiHliirsn Troubles < il Vdiuiprildwn , O ,
1 ! inltcr ( ioXLTiiol , Ml Khilrj u Vlrtlin ,
YOU.NQSTOWX , O , Fi-b 17 A sensatioi
ss.is caused in business , finamiil am
manufactuiing elides todi-y by the failure o
KobeifJj Walker , a prominent banker am
capitalist , who made an assignment thi
afternoon to Hal K Taj lor , a well know i
attorney , for the benefit of his creditors
Tlio failure svlll bo widespicad In its effects
insolsin , ; Goveinor McKtnle.s and the indi
cations are now that escr.s dollai of piopeit
ow nod by the goseinor s\ill bo swept asv.iy
Dining the past ten ycais Mr Walker 1m
been i.ited as a ser.s sscalthj m.in Ho 01
ganUed the Youngs toss n Stamping conininj
taking a largo block ol stock , and has beei
Its president slnco it began business Tod.v
the Commercial National b ink made a les
upon the plant of the stamping coinpiny I
secuio a Judgment of fT,0,0")0 This svas fol
lowed bj Walkoi gising moitga es to ( jov
or nor McKinlos and ' 1 hom.is ( jiiy on a fair
In Wilton and his homo in Pol uul , nix mile
fiomhc-io Sec-ing that thc-io was no hop
of being extiicateU from his finaiicla
dinicultlcs , Mr Wall.ci this after
noon made an assignment to Attoinoy Taj
lor for the benefit of his < -ieditors As nc.i
as tan bo ascertained tlio liabilities s\il
icach t-00,000 , most of It paper foi smal
amounts , held by lountry banks 'Iho fall
uicisduoto Ins'cstiiieiits in piojicitius 11
( lulling alaigo outl.vy of monoj that h is no
\ot been ptoductlso In addition to th
stamping w01 Its ho insestcd in the Glran
Stosowoiks , coil mines at West Nosstoi ;
Pa , an < l ballnosillo , O , and svns intcrcstc ,
hi it laiyo number of smaller cntoipilsc-i
Ihisustdup all the funds at his comm.un
and neccsslt ited seeming the cndoisemen
of paper by friends
From bojhood Gosoinor MiKinloyandMt
Walker h.iso been the closest peison.i
filends. When Mr Walker requested th
goseinor to cndoi so his notes thc-ro ssas n
hesitation In the govoinor nrtKing his sign.i
tuios\ithout making anj inststigation 'I'll
goscrnor continued placing his blgnatui-j 01
notes until the crash came In response to ;
Hicsstisc , Goseinor McIClnloy came lici
todas to ascertain the condition of aftah
and leal n sshethcr lie is bankruiit or not
It is estimated that ho is on the paper of Mr
Walker for from ; JOUX ) to ( TiU ( XX ) , and If i
amounts to less than the first named figm
etfoi ts w 111 bo made bj the irosoinur to tak
caio of It Otherwise ho s\ill loseoscry e-cn
ho has In the ssorld
Goscrnor McICiuloy said tonight' "Al
tint I desho to say is that I ssill pay ovoi ,
note of Mr Walker's of which I am th
indorscr. and not ono bhall lose a della
through mo. "
Flguies weio obtained tonight shossini
that Gos ei nor Mc-Klnloy ts on OO.OIX ) of th
Walker paper Walker has sustained i
spotless reputation In the buslntb
community , and the fulluio is at
tiibutcd to his engaging In mor
enterprises tnan ho could successfull ;
cairy thiough Ho sajs hosslll turn ovc
his homo and every dollar ho has In th
ssorld to assist In paying his creditors. HI
family consists of a ssifo , son and daughtoi
Nona of the money has been squandered ii
oxpcnbUo Using , the family piaetielni
economy In both the household and svcarini
apparel.
'Iho Girard steve svorks , in svhlch Mi
Walker ssas a largo stockholder , failed tc
night. Assets , fJO.OOO ; liabilities unknown
MR , MORTON IN THE CABINET
Bngo of Arbor Ledge Will Eutor Mr.
Olovoland's ' Ofllcial Fftmlly ,
HE WILL SUCCEED SECRETARY RUSK
Prmeiiml nnd J'ornml Aiinoiiiicomrnt of
the Imitation and Accoptnnro SVhlrli
I'liicc-i Iho Plntluxm-dicd Xrbruikau
In tlio Agricultural llcpnrtinc-iit.
Mr Kd Sheldon of this city has iccclsed a
telegram from Paul Morton , at Chicago ,
stating tliat J. Stetling Morton had been
tendered the iKtrtCulloof aeerot.irj of ngrl-
ctilluie , and that Mr Morton had accepted.
Contlrmue ! ut ClilcMgo.
Cute iao , 111 , Feb 17 - [ Special Telegram
to THE Bus ] - > loy Morton , son of J. Sterling
Morton of Nebraska City , tonight confirmed
the loport that his father was to enter
Cleveland's cabinet. In reply to eiucstioni
by u icpoitor Mr Motion said that Mr.
Cleveland list Woelnos lay telegraphed. Mr.
Morton to proceed to Iikowood. Mr. Morton
came heio and asked his eldest son , Paul , to
accompany'him oast. Tonight Joy Morton
ice-elvcd the following dUp.itch :
Ii\UKiiimn , N. , T. , rob. 17. Joy Morton ,
Chicago : Offered and accepted. Will Ix ) made
public Immediately. .1 , SmiMMl MOHTON.
Mr Morton added that v hllo his father
had not sought the honor ho felt greatly
plciscd at being asked by Mr Close-land to a
seat In the cabinet
I'uinutl ! } Annoitmrd.
Lsifnxxooi ) , N .1 . Fe-b 17 Mr Clescliinel
announced this enening that J. Sterling
Moiton of Nebraska , ssho visited him at his
icciucBt today , ss'as tendered the seeictury-
snii ) of agriculture , und accepted it
Colonel Dan Lament , Mr Cleveland's sec
retary of sxar , c-amooutim iho earl v train
from Noxv York and Ind a long talk xvlth
thopicsldcnt-elcct After ho had departed
Mr Morton nrr Is cd. Ho xxasdrlscn through
n blinding snow storm to tlio collage.
Aflcr a shoit talk Air. Cleveland asked
him to look after the department of
agriculture and Mr Morton accepted. This
leas cs only the navy and attorney general
ship to bu pros ided for This afternoon Mr.
C.ulisle a'lived and went to the collage.
Ho will bo Mr Cleveland's guest over
night.
Senator Uc-rrv of Arkansas came out on
the train with Mr Carlisle and hud n short
lalk with Mr Close-land Ho svlll remain
at Lakoxvood hotel over night. IIo said hla
presence hero xv.is for the purpose of attend
ing the l.-lndergai ten entertainment , ot
which Mis. Cleveland ssas ono of the patron
esses , and that a pal ty of friends accom
panied him ,
NcMXh ut Lincoln ,
LINCOLNNob , Feb , 17. [ SpecialTelegram
to Tin : BIB 11 ho announcement hero at 10
o'clock tonight of the appointment of J.
Slciling Morton lo the positron of secretary
of agriculture under the coming administra
tion was balled with delight by the Morton
men , sihilo the spirits of the Boyd erosvd
crept into tlio cellar. Tlio noxss came
through a telegram fiom Joy Morton of Chicago
cage to His brother Carl at Nebraska City ,
and srhlch svas forwaided to Lincoln. Jt was
as follows : "Father has bcejn offered the
portfolio of secretary of agriculture an ' haa
accepted. "
Senator Babeoek rushed to the telephone )
us soon .IB ho he.ud tlio hews and called no
lii Sheldon of Nebraska Citj' . IIo was
assured that the icpoit xxas coircct
' 1 luce of the fix o democrats ssho held out
duiingtho senatoilal fight gave expression
to intense jubilation , but the other tss-o ,
Mattes and Noith did not knoxv nhat to do ,
owing to something that hippenetl tills
morning A paper sxas cliculatcd asking
the democrats to drop Hoxd and endoiso
Moiton lorsccietaij of agrlc ulluio Itxxent
tofo.ntecnof the bourbon inembeis of Iho
legislature and soscn signed It , sxhilo soscn
refused to affix their n lines Subsequently
Mattes and Noith sxiihciiow their names ,
hence their giief tonight
Bos it stated lod.ij that ho did not svnnt
the place , and sx-aa not a candidate for any
position in the cabinet. Ho gaxo it out at
the bantu time that Noith ss.is slated for the
olllco of collector of intciiml losenuo.
At Nolincskii Cltj.
NrmiAbhA CITV , Neb , Fob 17 [ Special
Telegram to I'ttn BIT I Nebraska City la
jollifx Ing tonight oxei the appointment of J.
Stcillng Moiton to the secictarjshlp of agtl-
cuHuio intcrvloxxs svltn prominent demo
crats and icpuhlUant , develop nothing but
sitisfaction All unite in s.ijlug It Is a
filling tribute to the father of Aibordny and
an honor to Iho cabinet Airangemo.its aio
being made for a rojal reception upon Mr.
Moiton s icturn fiom Chicago.
.1 , Meulinjf Mortem.
J Sterling Morton xvas born in Adams ,
Jeffetson countj , N Y , April 22 , 1&S2 His
ancestij xx as of Scottish birth and Puritans.
Kemoxing sxlth his puciits to Michigan at
an early ago , Mr. Morton x\as educated at
Ann Arbor and at Union college , Noxv Yorlc ,
graduating from the latter institution in
181I While studs Ing ho had shown predi
lections tossnrd itexxspipor ss'ork and contri
buted to the Detioit Fiee Piess and other
Jouin ils of reputation On October ! iO , 1831 ,
ho mat lied and stalled sscst , ai living at
Bellevue calls In November. After u few
sseeks at Uclles'uo the joung couple moved
to Ncbiaska Citj.xxheio ho stalled in to
edit the Times ncxxspiper In IWi ho was
elected to the tenitoii.il le islatuio again a
candidate in 1SV1 , v lien ho was defeated by
eighteen solos In eoiui-ciueiico of his opposi
tion lo c-hai tcilng "xxildc-.it" batiks Ho svenb
hick a je.it- later , hcnxoxcr , and took an
activopirt in the bittenstiugglo attendant
on the icinox.il of thelcgislituto to Floienco.
Mr Motion sucectde-d Thomas IJ Cum-
ing as seciolarv of Iho te-iiitorj In the
spilng of TiS. and within u foxv months became -
c-amo active governor on the resignation of
Goseinor Huh nelson. In the fall of ISbO the
democrats nominated him for congiess , but
ho failed of election Six jears later ho
nspliccl to ho Hist goseinor of the now state
of Nebraska , but ho failed of election , but ,
Divid Butler secured the honor Mr Morton
sxas appointed to lepresent Nebraska at the
Pails exposition ami sxas 0110 of the eom-
nrisjioncis at the Centennial Ho has been
actively and usofullj' interested in agileul-
tur.il and hoiticnllur.il work , basing sensed
as picsideiit of the slalo boaul in charge of
these industries , and claims the honor of
being thooil-rinilorof Arbor day In eco
nomic s ho Is an out-and-out free trader , anil
the theories of Cobclen and the "Minchester
school" aio to htm the "last ssord" on the
subject , basing all tlio foico and poxxor of u
dlslne revelation Mr Morton's last cam
paign in Ncbias-Ua is still fiesh in tlio minds
of the leaders Ho svas nominated for gov-
c-iiiorbvtho democrats , and made an earn
est , personal c-ansass of the state
VletlniH nl thu AIM l Accident.
Drs MOINI'.H , In , Fob 17 Special Tcle-
grain lo Tin : Urn ] Death has claimed tsva
moro victims of the Cedar mines disaster ,
which occurred near Albla , la , Wednesday.
James Graham and John Robinson passed
nxs.ij1 jesterday afternoon nnd several others
aio still in a prccaiious condition , of svnotn
Call Andcison and Tom LYwln svlll piobably
die Tsscnty-four men in all were injured.
The explosion svas cau1 1 bj the dust being
Ignited from u shot and was prob
ably duo to carelessness of some
miner C in putting in an oscr-chargu
of powder. 'Iho company officialt
has'o done es'erything in their posscr to ren
der assistance to the injured. It Is not likely
that thej' svlll bo held tcsponslblo for the ae-
cldenl Thu mines sx 111 bo shut down until
Inspected by the state mine Inspector.
ofOcc-iiiihteaiiiori , Fchruiiry 17.
At Liverpool Airived Hunla , from Nesr
York.
At Klnsalo Passed Lancaster and Nortdt
man , fiom Boston for Liverpool ) .