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r OMAHA DAILY BEE. TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , MA11CH 'I , 1893. NUMBER 256. T VPII i vnn fnnii 11 p ( I T o EXCHANGE rORMAL CALLS President Harrison and Mr. Cleveland Carry Outtho Preliminary Program. GOOD FEELING MANIFESTED GENERALLY Why William C. Whltm-y Will Not Wltnrm the Trliiiniili of the Ilmnorr.ttlo t'litef Hn Would Not Humor the Dictator. WASIIINOTOS. D. C. , March 3. [ Special Telegram to TUB HUB. ] The Arlington hotel , the tcniioniry | homo of the president-elect , was besieged by crowds today. The execu tive mansion , which President Harrison is soon to leave , was also a center of attraction for curious thousands. The throng of visitors to tin white house was drawn there mainly by the interest of the average tourist to see the interior of the historic mansion , but despite the Influx of democracy into Wash ington from all parts of the country , the crowd Included many who sought an oppor tunity to pay a personal tribute of respect nnd esteem to the outgoing chief magistrate. As a result President Harrison was kept busy all day receiving calls from members of congress of both parties and from many per sonal admirers who sought and obtained the opportunity to shako his hand. The presi dent he'd no public reception , however , and the thousands of people vho wore admitted through'tho main entrance were allowed only to pass In single file through the east room nnd out iignin. The parlors of the mansion Here barred against public Inspec tion In order that they might bo kept in per- fft order for the arrival of Mr. Cleveland nnd his family. The throng which flocked about tlio Arling ton hotel today was of a similar and yet of a different character to that which viewed the whlto houso. Probably ! KI per cent of the men who sent up their cards to the mag nificent suite reserved for the use of the president-elect were moved by selfish desire for political benefit rather than by personal or social Impulses. 1'e.w Were Itecelved. Thcso curds were carried to Mr. Clove land's door In overwhelming numbers until noon. At the same time the ladles reception rooms of the hotel were filled with women in morning costume who bombarded the bell boys with a shower of their cards for Mrs. Cleveland.Scarcely - a half hundred men were received by Mr. Cleveland , while his wlfo received not moro than u score of ladles. The pressure bccamo so great at noon thai Private Secretary Thurber announced thai the president-elect and Mrs. Cleveland would receive no moro cards pxccpt those of personal friends. It was Just 10i0 : ! o'clock this morning whei President-elect Cleveland accompanied bj Mr. Thurbor entered u closed brougham drawn by a pair of spirited bays and was driven to the whlto house. The crowi1 which had gathered about the front portico of the executive inunton greeted his urrivu with a c'l er. As Mr Cleveland stepped from the carriage ho smilingly raised his lint. Tlio stcvants of President Harrison's household aided by a half dozen policemci cleared c , miwjvuy for Mr. Cleveland fron the rovto-co Mere to the front door. This was notilr. Cleveland's first visit to the whlto bouso since March 4. IBS ! ) , but I I jv'lll"51 scnso the prelmlo to his triumphu ' return to al-solutj possession as lord of the mane ; for ar thci t'o'ir years. Ashosteppcc ! niross .ho threshold ho lifted his sill , hat 1 There happycd to be standing near tlu , door the old colored servant named "Jerry,1 I whoso dally duty has been to hoist the stars ' and stripes ovnr the executive mansion since ! the days of President Grant. Mr. Clcvclam I beamed upon "Jerry" and extended his hand \ which the aged negro grasped fervently and [ spent the rest of the day in convulsions of L delight. So it was that the first hand that I the Incoming president grasped on entering K the whlto house was one from which Prcsl- dent Lincoln had stricken the shackles. B dree I ml l > y the President. President-elect Cleveland hurried across H the corridor and disappeared behind the 'glass screen which divides the public from B the private portion of the mansion. The Hlnner door was opened for him by Sergeant JLocfclcr , who has engineered the avenues of personal approach to the presidential man- Bsion since the days of Lincoln. K' President Harrison received his predeces- H cor null successor in the beautiful blue room in which by the way President Cleveland was married. The two men shook bunds cordially and then sat side by side upon the sofa conversing , with evident cordiality. Private Secretary Thurber Joined nt Intervals in tholr conversation. Mr. Cleveland re- K inuincd In tlio blue room for exactly eight minutes and then with Mr. Thurber returned nt once to the Arlington. I Exactly two hours later , at 13:30 : p. in. , | President Harrison , accompanied by Private I Secretary Halford and by Lieutenant Par- | her , entered his family carriage and drove k to the Indies' entrance of the Arlington. L- There Mr. Thurbor was waiting to greet B the distinguished visitor. At the door ho H received their cards and nt once escorted V them to the elevator , which whisked the B party to the second Hoer and landed them at the very door of Mr. Cleveland. Itetnrnoil the Compliment. Thcro Mr , Cleveland received thu prcsl- dent , his successor and predecessor , nt the entrance. The conversation this time was of longer duration , for it was necessary for Mrs. Cleveland to greet the president as well. At President Harrison's request the nurse brought Into the recepti'on room Baby Ruth , who was all smiles I nnd received with Infantile grace the D kiss which Mr. Harrison , with Mrs , i Cleveland's request , placed upon her dimpled B cheek. During -ohe conversation Mr. Harri- I son extended to Mr. nnd Mrs. Cleveland an I invitation to the pri.'ato family dinner to- I night , which was uc-epted with duo ex- f presslons of appreciation of this unusual courtesy. Mr. Harrison assured his successor ser , ns ho hud already done both by corre spondence and during their brief Interview at the white housa this morning , that in every way , both official and personal , he would be glad to facilitate Mr , Cleveland's entrance to his executive duties. The Interview was an extremely pleasant ono ar.d lasted for fifteen minutes. Then President Harrison , Private Secretary Hal- I * ford and Lieutenant Parker weio taken back ( r In the same nineteenth century fashion to the ground floor , und were driven back to tno whlto houso. ( li'veland'H Idea of l'rlttndkhli. | In all this guy throng of democrats from every part of the country the face and figure of one man Is missed more than thutof every other. To one man moro than to any half dozen others Presinent-oleet Cleveland owes his victory last November. That man Is William C Whitney of Now York. It was given out by Mr. Cleveland recently that Mr Whitney would not attend the in auguration owing to thb great grief he sus tained by the less of his wlfo. It appears that there Is n moro cogent reason tor his absence from Washington and for his pres ence ini a cruise iu the South Atlantic or West Indian waters. With nearly all the democratic leaders of the country iu Wash- ingtc H the absence of ex-Secretary Whitney Is especially conspicuous. A I'ummany man makes this statement : "I happen to know upon the very highest authority that It is a fact Unit Mr. Whitney has broken oft with Mr. Cleveland , all de nials 4o the contrury notwithstanding. 1 do ' not think Unit the breach is likely to bo i healed soon either , and I'll tell you what i caused it As wo all know , Mr. Cleveland wanted Knator Murphy defeated , and he demanded that Mr. Whitney should see that he did not succeed Km nit HUcock. Mr. I V hitney replied that ho was pledged to Mur- L phy nnd had iiromlsod the latter' * friends r not to oppose his ambition In return for tholi I help iu the presidential election. U Is under' Htood that Mr Cleveland said that his frlen.l I should cheese between Mr , Murphy and him self , and Whitney decided not to break his promise , and that is the reason why he is not hero. " Aillul Was Not I'orKoltrn. There was a throng nt'thc entrance to Vice I'rrsldcnt-elcet Stevenson's rooms In the Ebbltt house this morning , and they were constantly thronged with personal and politi cal friends. On a stand was it huge bed of lilies , the gift o ( ono of his lady admirers. General Stevenson rose early , and after breakfast retired to his room on tlia third floor. Soon a steady stream of callers began to move up the stairway , nnd until lute In the afternoon squads of visitors poured In , Including many ladles. Ho met all with a hearty handshake and nvulo them feelut home. The Bandanna and Wattcrson clubs called In a body , and also a largo dele gation from Texas. As the afternoon wore on the crowd of callers Increased. About noon the rain which had been fallIng - Ing all the morning ceased and the sun madu Its appearance. Tammany hall was the most conspicuous and.numerous organization on the avenue. Object * or Interest. The visiting governors were the objects of much attention. Governor Peck of Wiscon sin and staff arrived this morning , and the governor was prominent in the lobby of the Kbbitt and received much attention. General Bragg of Wisconsin , who loved "Cleveland for the enemies ho made. " was also at the hotel , and was kept busy receiv ing friends. The biggest of all political chieftains , Richard Croker , sat In his apartments at the Arlington , chatting pleasantly. Governor Foster of Louisiana , with an escort of twenty members of the JotTerson club , arrived this morning and took up his headquarters nt tho.Uichmond. Richard J. Olney , the new attorney gen eral , accompanied by a number of friends , arrived this afternoon. When Mr. Olney's presence becamn known he was the recipient of much attention and during the afternoon 'lovcruor Kussell and the members of his lair called. Mr. Olney called at the Arling- on during the afternoon and was cordially 'eccived ' by Mr. Cleveland. The crowds at thu capital gave some token f the crush tomorrow. At times it was ul- lost impossible to pass from one end of the luilding to the other. At the front door of ho chamber of representatives the throngs vcro thickest and the cards went Inside 11 streams. The badgered congressmen rew short of temper and either refuse : ! to 'ome ' out in all or else came with frowns and .hort . words for the admirers who Vere anx- ous to see and shake hands with the great men of each particular district. Slight C'hiiiii ; " In tin' Program. One slight change in the program for to- norrow-has been adopted by the inuugur- lon committee at the suggestion of Mr. 2lovclund. It was Intended to have the now ( resident leave the procession at the south- lustern entrance to the white house grounds .o . that he might reach the reviewing stand n time to see the head of the proees- lon pass. Mr. Cleveland's plan , how- ver , is that ho shall pass the reviewing stand In his carriage ) and leave , he line nt Executive avenue half a block 'urther on. It is understood tjiat Mr. Clovc- .and has secured this change to gratify Mrs. Cleveland , vhoso position in a building on Fifteen , street , facing the northern part of Pennsylvania avenue , would not allow her to see her husband in his triumphant return to the capital if ho left the line at the place selected by the Inaugural committee. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland remained in their iipartments until about 3 o'clock , when they took a drive about town. There were many calls during the early afternoon on the president-elect and Mrs. Cleveland , among them being Senator Murphy , Governor Flower , Lieutenant * Governor Shcchan , Botirko W. Cockran and many others promi nent in the affairs of the nation. Tomorrow morning President Harrison n-ill go to the capltol , driving with President elect Cleveland. Air. Cleveland will go to the room of the vice president and remain , until the hour for the Inauguration cere monies to begin , while President Harrison , accompanied by the members of his cabinet , will spend the last half hour of his term in the president's room , disposing of the clos ing business of congress. When ho returns to the whlto house It will be as a private citizen and for the purpose of removing the last of his personal effects , prior to his de parture for Indianapolis. The president-elect spent the afternoon in his apartments , where ha and Mrs. Cleveland - land received n number of visitors , mostly personal friends. This evening they dined with President Harrison ut the white house. IUith'8 Ilnbr Fnre. Just before they left the hotel the Kings County Democratic association , with Con gressman Clancy and ex-Congressman Archie Bliss conspicuous in the lead of the column , came along the broad plaza in front of the hotel , the band rendering "The Bowery" with vigor. It so happened that just as the association and the bund canio to n halt , little Ruth Cleveland managed to pull up the curtain of ono of the windows in the Cleveland apartments looking out on the "plaza and presented her faeo against the pane in an endeavor to see the band , The members of tlm Kings county association and the crowd of fully 1,000 persons who had gathered about them saw the child and sent up a cheer. The leader of the band correctly surmising that Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland had loft their rooms and were about to appeal1 , influenced in this belief , perhaps , hy the appearance of an elegant equipage at the entrance way , quickly changed the air to 'Hall to the Chief , " and to the familiar rendition President-elect nnd Mrs. Cleveland came out of the doorway with Private Sec retary Thurber close ut hand. There was a shullllng of feet and a cry of "Thero ho Is , " and then a mighty roar went up from the throng. Mrs. Cleveland c'rttered the carriage first , and the president-elect followed. The car riage whisked away in an Instant , the cheers growing louder as it passed through the crowd , and Mr. Cleveland doffed his hat in recognition of the demonstration. Owing to the great number of people that blocked the more direct route to the whlto house , the carriage was driven there by a roundabout way. way.Mr. . and Mrs. Cleveland were received by the president nnd Mrs. MeKco and these four , with Robert MeiCeo , were the only per sons present nt the dinner , which was held In the private dining room. Vlcu 1'resldent Stevenson. Vice President-elect Stevenson remained in his apartments all day , nnd with but slight cessation there was a stream of cull ers. No formality of any kind was observed , the door was wide open and General Steven son had n hearty handshake nnd pleasant word for nil. Fully : t,000 people paid their respects during the day. General Stevenson and his family dined in the public dining room nt 0 o'clock. After dinner they repaired to the public parlor , where they held a reception. General Stevenson was assisted by his wlfo and daughters. For an hour or more they were kept busy receiving the greetings of friends nnd partisans. It was essentially a demo cratic gathering. Many ladies came In evening dress , others In street costumes , while some of the men wore dress suits , others their business clothes , and still others their gaudy uniforms. The Illinois club of Bloomlngton called in a body and were warmly received. When the reception closed i he vice prcsldent-eleut had shaken by the hand nearly 1,000 friends. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland returned to their hotel from the dinner given In tlielr honor by President Harrison about 10 o'clock .and icpulrcd at once to their apartments. ' 1 hey were somewhat fa tigued from the rush and oxUtcmcnt of the day and worn theivby compelled to deny themselves f * ' the remainder of the evening to all callers and retired soon after 11 o'clock. The other members of their party also re tired early , ' ' Mr. and Mrs , HUsell and party of Buffalo arrived at the Arlington this evening. They called on the Clovclunds sonn after their ar rival and spent an enjoyable half an hour. ieom : > mlleit Will Not lluMi Kvrvlvrr. HuAvr.it , Pii. , March SI The suit praying for the ap ) > ointment of a receiver for the Kconomtto society has been decided against the petitioners , the court deciding that nc such step Is necessary. I TH Tiit n iT t1 COMPLETE THE CANAL Indications That the Panama Concessions Will Ba Extended. BASIS OF-THE PROPOSED COMPROMISE All Interests of thu Company to Ho Well I'roteeteil In Common with Tie | o o | the Colombian Government. 1K)3 t > ; i Jimt Unnt'in Ilcnn'.tt. ] PANAMA , Colombia ( via Galvcston , Tex. ) , March . ! . [ By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald Special to THE Ucn. ] Not withstanding the statements of the Panama Hallway company's , representatives hero and in Now York that the liquidator , Moiigo , has no authority to make any arrangement with the Colombian government concerning the management of the railway , the semi-official papers in Bogota declare that M. Mange's mission will bo successful. The question whether the Panama Canal company will bo granted a concession of another year depends upon his obtaining certain assurance from the Panama Hallway company concerning its future action , and the semi-official papers express the opinion that these assurances will be given. To ( inint No Special Itntr * . Among the agreements which it is said the railway catnpany will make is ono provid ing that in the future no traffic al liances will bo made with transatlantic or other steamship lines under which a monopoly of truffle to the isthmus would bo created. In other words , no steamship com pany shall be granted special privileges over any other. On behalf of the canal company M. Mongo will bo required to stipulate that its share in the railway company will not ba sold or hypothecated without first obtaining the consent of the Colombian government. To lie Well 1'rotectoil. The materials owned by the canal company are to be well preserved and none of them are to bo removed or sold. M. Mongo Is appar ently prepared to comply with these and other equally reasonable demands of the gov ernment , including a satisfactory settlement of the question uVising out of the transfer of cars. His success in the negotiations seems nhereforo to be assured. The French consul at Panama has received n cable dispatch denying that cholera exists in Marseilles. Ex-President Picrolu is hero on the way to Peru to take part In the presidential cam paign which Is now going on. ] * I'rocroHH of tint Rebellion. VALPARAISO , Chili , ( via Galvcston Tex. ) , Match 9. | By Mexican Cable to the Now York Herald Special to THE BKK. ] Dis patches from Kio Grande do Sul , Brazil , say that General Isidoro Fernandez , commander of the govern ment forces , denies the story that the federals have gained decisiyo victories. Several skirmishes arc reported to have taken place outside of Santa Anna , but the firing was at long range nnd no damage was done on cither side. . The ' Herald correspondent In Buenos Ayr'es , Argentina , telegraphs that it has been discovered that the cartridges served to the government troops In Corrientes con tained coal dust Instead of powder. The minister of war has mado-an inquiry. A number of army officers are making a survey for a railroad to bo used for strategic purposes. E. H. Conger , United States minister to Brazil , Is hero on a visit , but will return to Hlo Janeiro tomorrow. El Pueblo , a newspaper devoted to the In terests of the Balmacedlsts , is endeavoring to arouse the people against Argentina , bj alleging that there Is danger of war betwcei that country and Chill. The volcanoes Autuco and Lluhm , in the southern part of Chili , have been active dur ing the last few days , but no loss of life has been reported. New reriivlun MlnUtrj" . LIMA , Peru ( via Galveston , Tex. ) , Marcl 8. [ By Mexican Cable to the Now Yorl Herald Special to THU BEE. ] The Ellas ministry has resigned and President Ber mudez has appointed a new one. In the now cabinet General Velarlo will bo prcsi dent of the council nnd homo secretary minister of war and marine , Manuel A Villavlceneloj minister of foreign affairs Coagcro Chacaltana ; minister of Justice Salvador Cavero. ainiUtonn and the Miners. Loxnox , March 3. Mr. Gladstone received oday n largo deputation of delegates ronre senting the workers in the coal mines , who asked the government to support the enact mcnt of a law establishing an eight-hour da > for employes in mines. Mr. Gladstone re piled that eight hours could bo legally flxet as the limit if the minors \\croinorallyunan imous in favor of such a change , but practi cal difficulties existed in the definition o such legislation. Ho suggested local option as the possible means of meeting the difll culttes and expressed a hope that the ques tien would bo debated ut this session o Parliament , o.v T7/B NtnuKur or nu\i > JSSUK. President HtirrlMoii TiikeH it Firm und De- elded stand on the Ouestliin , NEW YOUK , March 3. Telegraphing his paper on the subject of-n new bond issue and the attitude of the out-going ndminls tration , the Washington correspondent of the Mail and Express today sends to his pupcr what ho states Is the substance of utterances today by President Harrison , thus : "I said to those gentlemen when they urged mo to Issue bonds for the buying o gold for the treasury , this matter is virtual'v ' Iu your hands. You can stop exporting gold If you will. To decrease tlio imports of gen eral merchandise und use homo products will change our International balance from a debtor to a creditor balance. The country Is rich in everything she needs. She ought to draw gold from all other nations , Just as she does citizens. There 13 no necessity for moro bom's. "I am pledged to maintain the parity of gold nnd stiver. They nro both ut par. Thus my pledge is recfeenu'd. If necessary to maintain this purity , I would issue not only the $23,000,000 of bonds , but $100,000,000 or * "JOOXX,000 ( ) , und the parity shall bo main tained ut noon of March . After that the responsibility will rest on my successor. There Is no necessity for more bonds during my , administration und none shall bo Issued. " ItiiilnmdMm Killed. WII.KUSIIAHUC , Pa. , March 3. The bolfcr of an engine on the Lchish Valley railroad exploded near McCuuo's station this morn- Ing , killing William Brown of the pilot en- gine , who was sent to assist tho1 train over the Buffalo division , and fatally injuiing Charles S. Slncobaugh , ensrineor , Perry Itofonburg , tlremun , and John Schott , brakenum. Used u Cluircli for It Cockpit. LANCASTER , Pa. March 3. Considerable excitement and indignation was caused hero today , wuen it bccamo known that the teeplo of ono of the leading churches has been utilized as n cocking > whlto the pastor vas holding services In tlio auditorium below , t Is said that n number of cocking mains tavo been held there. rins I.ITTLK oxti : Thrlr Jlnthef ] I.o.rtTImm Alniin In the Top .Story orti Tenement. Home. Nr.w YORK , March 8. Mrs. Bernstein nnd klrs. Uoson occupy apartments on the top leer of tno tenement house , 101 Henry trect. They both went out this morning , oeking their children in. The former had our offspring , ranging in age from 11 to ti ears ; the latter had ono daughter , aged 7. Vftcr their dep.irt.Uro a kerosene steve In the ipartments of Me.vtrMclnbert , on the lower leer , exploded , setting lire to Mrs. Mcin- > ert's clothes. She managed to extinguish ho flames and with her two children made icr escape. There' were twelve fatnlles In the tenement and all rushed for the lire escapes. The tire swept out into the halt- vay and up the stairway like a flash and the upper story was soon a mass of flames. The lire ilepartni. ut soon had the flames ui'lor control , ho we tar , and were congratu- ating themselves on the escape of nil the nmutcs and the light fire loss , when the wild shriek of a woman came from the throng in the street. It was Mrs. Bernstein , who know nothing of her children's peril till turnimr the corner she svw : the crowd ind evidences of lire. AVItli the utmost diffi culty she was restrained from rushing Into the building. As soon ns possible the firemen made their > vay to the top story nnd found the live little ones suffocated In their beds. The lire tmd not reached them , but -the smoke had en tered ami-asphyxiated them in their sleep. TO DKSTKOV Till ! Kl'lUKXCK , [ low lomt Vlolutorn of the Prohibition I.itw Condtiet Thrlr Ituslneis. CKIIAU ItAiMii ! * , la. , March 8. [ SpecialTele gram to Tun Br.rc.1 Three saloons at Greene were raided Tuesday night by u deputy sheriff and a quantity'of liquor In each place seized. It was stored In the town Jail to bo used in evidence in the district court of thit county , now in session at Allerton. Last night about 9 o'clock an attempt was made to burn the jail , ono of the planks being wrenched partly off nnd filled with paper and rags and saturated with kerosene and set on lire. The lire was discovered before getting headway linddid but little damage. The authorities claim to know who tlio guilty ones are and they will bo arrested at once. once.A. J. Hedrlx , assistant postmaster at Al- lorton , has been arrested and placed under $ 'J,000 bonds for Changing the numbers on registry cards and appropriating money- order funds. . _ \ Strlckuii wllli' I'urulysls. CCUAII HAI-IDS , Ia.Mrfrch8. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEE. ] flows Is received from Los Angeles , ( ill. , thatMrs. Hothrock , wife of Chief Justice Hothrock of the Iowa supreme court , has1 been stricken with paralysis at that pliico and is In a very critical condition. KILLED HI" A Vl'VLOXIS. Ono of the Whirling Mimstern Oovantutes a MlHslmlpjil Hnmlct. MEKIDAX , Miss. , 'March 3. At 0:15 : p.m. a terrific cyclouo' struck Marion , Miss , , a small station-'on the Mobile & Ohio railroad five ' , riilles north of here. It Is renortdd at tno cyclone originate ; ! Just sdhth of'Marion in a funnel- shaped cloud with a bright red light , going northwest , passinfe'through the village" and unroofing and demoltsTiIng houses and throwing ' ing freight cars ifnjm the 'track. Several lives repot ted lost. ; ' The killed are : ' MUS. JIRADRU and her daughter , MISS MYKA MKADKIt. " All houses and fences on tnelr place were destroyed. Fatally wounded : M . and MUH W. .Ti IIAIIKISON , OKOIHJKTAYUJIl , MIt. WHITE. ANEUltO is also re'ported to have uocii killed. UtiLDlXa SKVHKT SKSSIOXS. ItcnroiioiitHtlvcR of Kiillrnnd Organizations Acting Myiterlonsly. ST. Louis , Mo. March 3. The represcnta .lives of railroad organizations continue to hold secret sessions hero , and also continues to claim that theU : visits are jiot. im portant. This morning H. W. Duly , J. H. Hunt and Thomas Taff of Little Hock , mem bers of the Order' ' of Railway Conductors , arrived here. They \vero not In town an hour before they were' visited by A. B. Qarrottson. assistant- grand chief of the Order of Railway ponductors , und several other members , and after holding a consulta tion , left the hotel in ( i body. Mr. Garrettson claimed that there was no business connected with their visit here. P.-H. Morrlssoy , vice grand muster of the Order of Hallway Trainmen , Is also in the city , and sild : that the conductors are hereto to Instruct the various branches of the Order of Railway Conductors as to the laws of the now federation. WILL 1'UHCIIIHK tilLr Denver Hunk * Now Offer to ICzclmiio | Gold for the/White Metal. DENVER , Colo. , March , 3. The telegrams received hero today from Washington to the effect thai tie secretary of the treasury had agreed'to accept tlio proposition of the Den ver Clearing House association provided the association pay the express charges on the $1,000,000 of currency from Washington hero , caused a great ( leal of comment in finan cial circles and is taken as : m Indication that the condition of the gold reserve nt the national capital isnftt as desperate as repre sented. It is stated tonight on excellent authority that nt its next meeting the clear ing house will offer the government $1,000- 000 gold for 1,000,000 silver dollars , und if necessary will increase the proposition to SHX,000. ( ' Arrcntoil furMnliritctlec. ( | KANSAS CITY , Mo March 3. Mrs. Lena Casey was arrested hisjt night on a warrant charging her with felonious malpractice , caiisliiL' the death of Mrs. Molly J. Mitchell. She was committed tb jall in default of ball for hearing next Tuesday. The woman was 'formerly ' Mrs. Lena Smith. She first e.unb hero as an Indian herb doctor , but joined the Homeopathic college , and later got considerable notoriety for alleged charitable work. She went to Denver last summer , got Into an unpleasant controversy with the Humane society and was arrested for unlawfully practicing med icine.It is said she la wanted in Denver for another offcnso. The Denver Humane society says she is an adventuress. m KnlKlitH of ! > tliliiK'ln Cuthollo Chnrelipn. KANSAS Citr , Mo.vMnrch | 3. Rev. John Glennon of the Catholic cathedral has re turned from Washington , where ho went to * see Mgr. Satolll , papal representative Father Glennon asked Mgr. Satolll for a ruling on the question of ad ] mlttlng Knights of Pythias In regalia to Catholic churches. At a funeral recently Father Glunnou refused the Knights of Pythias in regala | admission the church. He said at the time that ho regretted to do BO , because the question of admitting Knights of Pythias had not been passed upon by the highest representative of the rhurch In America , Ho" expects n ruling in time from Mgr. Hutolll. No News from the Nuronlr. NEW YORK. March ! ) . The Naronle is still missing. The big Whlto Star freight steam ship is now cloven days overdue nnd her continued absence is now causing moro than usual worriuicnt. Her cargo Is valued ut fa.'iO.OOO and the vessel nt fcOO.OOO , The Nuronlo cairicd a crew of more than seventy men nnd there were several cattle and horse dealers aboard. PLAN IS WORKING NICELY Schema of the Railroad Engineers to Defeat Legislation Well Under Way. EXCUSES ARE ALREADY MANUFACTURED Vcstenlny's I'roerciIliiKt III the llotito Shown How the llenlrn of the I'eoplo Is to Il Defeat eil In the Heimte. LINCOLN , Nob. , March I ! . [ Special Tele gram to THE HUE. ] The plan of the railroad engineers Is progressing swimmingly , as was evidenced by the action of the house this afternoon In disposing of the republican sub stitute bill. The roads , are determined to prevent the passage of the Nowbcrry bill , although the bill that now goes by the name Is not the ono that was thus known two years ago. It Is the committee bill , and provides a reduction of 'JO per cent as a straight cut all along the lino. The republican substitute provides a similar cut on about a dozen commodities , but goes no further than that. In order to prevent the passage of the former the roads have made up their minds that they must furnish some good ex cuse for members voting against It , and it was to that end that the substitute bill was Introduced , with the idea that if it was accepted all well and goo ; ! , and , if it was re jected , members could say that they were ready to vote fora reasonable reduction , but lot for anything as radical and sweeping as he Nowberry bill. It was also Introduced for the purpose of allowing the republican party to go on record in favor of alleged reasonable rail road legislatoin , as many of the republicans n the house are anti-monopolists , and in sisted that they wore willing to vote for the passage of a railroad bill. These members ivcro hoodwinked by some of the other mem bers of their own party , and were committed o the substitute. Koiuitillcaii Member * ' Plum. The substitute bill was defeated , and this will leave the republicans in n position where they must vote for the Ntw icrry bill or nothing. Some of them have announced their intention of supporting that measure , as they were elected on the issue of railroad .egislation , nnd could not do otherwise than support it. The plan , however , is to follow the pro- ram of two years ago and kill the bill in the senate. The fatal error of the last ses sion was pointed out to the legislature iu ample time und the necessity of introducing the measure in the senate was set forth , but the warning was not heeded , and there is little probability that the bill will become a law. law.Three Three republicans voted with the inde pendents recommending the passage of the Nowberry bill. They were Kcssler , Haller and Keckley , nnd they can bo counted on to vote for the bill when It Is put upon its pas sage , as they are determined to do all in their power to secure the enactment of some of the legislation that the people of the state have been clamoring for for many a month past. It will not bo necessary for Ruggles to venture. out again , until no.xt week , as ho accepted Burns' offer to pair until Monday. Ames , Withncll nnd Sinclair were the democrats voting against the substitute bill. InvestlKHtnifr the Asylum. The house committee to Investigate the State Hospital for the Insane at this , point , relative to the condition of certain Inmates as to unjust duress , as suggested by an cd/- / torlal inTHE BEE , visited the institution today , and will make a full Investigation. The matter has been taken up by a commit tee of citizens consisting of John Fitzgerald , J. J. Gillllan , L. D. Woodruff , .1. II. McClay , E. W. Pogue , C. A. Atkinson , John P. Sutton - ton and Charles McGlavo , who ask that the Investigation bo full and complete that thor ough justice may be done to that class of so ciety who have an undisputed claim on pub lic sympathy. Governor Crounse this afternoon appointed Frank Hilton of Blair to the ofllco of state oil Inspector , and his commission was Issued forthwith , as the appointment docs not have to be confirmed by the senate. The appoint ment was unsolicited , and was a pleasant recognition of ono of the staunchcst friends of the chief executive. CI.OSU OP TIIK SUSSION. South Uiilcotn I.eRUltitom Conclude Their Labors In I'enee. PiKUHE , S. D. , March 3. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE. ] This is the last day of the ses sion and both houses are working hard to finish all business. At the opening this morning about fifty bills had yet to bo dis posed of and the ho'uso permitted little Inter ference with a steady roll call. The senate , after considerable cross-firing , concurred in the house amendment to tlio bill for the elections of Judges , fixing the time in November of this year. Senator Dollard , who a few weeks ago was n most rabid defender of President Mclx > uth of Brookings college , today moved to expunge - pungo from the records the strong condemna tion which Dollard's investigation committee heaped upon Prof. Foster. Other senators made sarcastic speeches about Dollard's action nnd the proposition was defeated. The senate confirmed Slbbison , Richie and Laughlln for the Board of Charities. The senate today killed the valued policy Insurance bill , which has drawn hero u largo lobby. The body then passed a bill permit ting counties to issue bonds for the purpose of slnklm ; artesian wells , nnd spent the rest of the day concurring in house amendments. The house passed tlio following bills : Pro viding that In counties where county seats are remote from railroads court sessions may IfcS held elsewhere , repealing the 5 per ccnl penalty on tax sales , providing for the ap portionment of school funds according to population , reorganizing the militia , electing railroad commissioners , changing Day count ) from Third to the Fjfth judicial circuit , memorializing congress to repeal the law re quiring settlers on the Sioux reservation to pay $1.S3 ! per ucre , reducing the salary of the public examiner to $1,600 , taxing peddlers , and providing for n geological survey. The thrd ! | session of the legislature ad Journcd nt midnight after the usual tnff.\ resolutions. Both houses agreed to appro priations of $ S.'ii.000 ) , and Indefinitely post poned about thirty bills , including a bill pre sented by Stanton of Hermosa for $15,000 foi expenses of the militia during the Pine Ridge troubles. The senate passed u bll prohibiting the endowment of companies In the house an effort was made to give Speaker Lawson & 00 , but failed. CHAHUICS OF COKltUI'TION. Kiinsus Itvforinrrti Clmrced with Ilrlbe Tak ing by n No > vnpitpor. Toi'EKA , Kan. , March 3. The Topeka Capital charged * t > penly that a draft for $3,000 , drawn by Peter Klluo of Kansas City , the lottery operator , on the American National bank of that city , and { 1,500 in cash has been paid to the governor's private secretary , Attorney General Little and James F. Legate to secure the appoint ment as police commissioners in Kansas City K in. , of men who would allow lotteries t < continue unmolested. It also charged tha ho governor had acknowledged the receipt f the money for "legislative purK | > scs. " Today Governor I/uwelllng denied the tory. Ho said ho supposed the Capital's tory originated from a conversation lie had vlth John T. Moflltt. who came to him with ho story substantially as told In the Capital , and wanted to know If thcro was any truth n It. Ho told Mo.11tt that thcro was a umor afloat that that amount of money had cen given Into the hands of James F. Legato rom some source or other for the purpose of > rlnglng the two rival houses together so fiat some legislation might ho aecom- ilished. Legate went to certain rail road officials , and , exhibiting the money , aid Unit he hud received It for the pur- use of bringing the two houses together. le said he desired to keep It and if he railroads would reimburse him ho would eturn it to the persons who had given It to ilni and let the tight on the floor of the house ro on. nnd there would bo no railroad legls- atlon this session. Asked to rrivo the name of his Informant ho governor declined , saying that It was a onlldcnttal communication. I/cguto denies both stories. " Whether or not there Is any truth In either tory It Is certain that there is u big tumbling obby at the capital and that it Is doing its > est to prevent the enaction of legislation lostilo to its interests. Dlshonent tXith Legislator. OODEN , U. T. , March . [ Special Tele gram to THE Dec. | Charles F. Olson , an ex-member of the Utah legislature , was this ifternoon found guilty of cmbc/.zlcmcnt and vlll appear for sentence March 10. At that tine his attorneys will move for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was merely u ompromlsc. Olson was arrested last year m complaint of the territorial officers who lad found a shortage of about $ (1,000 ( in his accounts as assessor and collector of Cache county. The amount was made good by the lomlsmou. HriiimtlDiml I'eatiiriM of thu l'ln ; l Dehittca of thoSeiHloit. .WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 3. [ Special I'elegram to THU IJii : ; . ] At this hour , shortly before midnight , the galleries on both the house und tlio senate sides are rowded with curious visitors. Tlio corri dors are thronged with strangers , eavalry- ncn with clanking sabers und visiting poli ticians with eluborato badges. The house Is furiously discussing the sen- ito amendment adding some $ T5,000 , to the general deficiency bill for the payment of certain French spoliation claims. These claims regularly make their appearance in the closing days of a congress und they al ways call out a savage discussion. Members ire dropping into the house , sometimes in dress suits and moro often with a weary air that indicates the hospitable entertainment of many visiting constituents. The outlook at this hour is that if the liouso refuses to concur in the senate amend ments for these claims the senate will yield In conference , and the speculation claims will be stricken from the bill. The senate is debating the World's fair appropriation. The tone of the speeches is remarkably bit ter and there is the outlook for a sensational scene at any moment. 11KSIUNI ! . > Til HI K POSITIONS. Department ( HllelulKlio Will Not AVnlt to He l-'lrpil VTiiHliliigion Noten. WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 3. President Harrison has received and accepted the res ignations of Assistant Secretary of the Trffitsury Gear nnd Solicitor of the Treasury Hepburn. Thcso officials arc members-elect of the Fifty-third congress and had to sever their relations with the department today. The hour for the departure of 5r. Harri son nnd his family for Indianapolis tomorrow afternoon depends entirely upon the time they return from the Inauguration cere monies. It Is also possible that they will re turn to the white house with Mr and Mrs. Cleveland nnd take luncheon u'ith them. Major E. W. Hulford , detuned for duly as disbursing officer of the Bering sea Commis sion nt Paris , loft Washington this after noon for New York , whence ho will sail to morrow morning on the French line steamer Normandio for Havre. Senator Huusbrough today Introduced a resolution calling upon the secretary of state' to furnish the senate with all the informa tion obtainable concerning the arrest and Imprisonment by the authorities of Honduras of Captain P. B. Brubaker , n citizen of Fargo , N. D. Brubaker partlelpate'I in a revolution In Honduras , it is alleged , under the impression that he was fighting for the government. Ho was arrested , and Is now serving a seven years' sentence in the prison at Omou. Report of the committee investigating the census bureau 'find that the charges of mismanagement and the wasting of funds have not been sustained. The minority , however , believes that the bureau has been mismanaged and recommends a thorough in vestigation of the ofllce by the noxtcongrcss. Mr. W. P. Grinstcad of Bowling Green. Ky. . presented to Senators Blackburn and Lindsay today a gavel made from an oak grown on the farm UIKHI which Abraham Lincoln was born , with the request that it bo given to Vice President Stevenson tomor row , as ho enters upon his official duties. The senators promised to comply with Mr. Grinstead's request. The senate confirmed the nomination of Truxtun Beal ) f California to bo minister and consul general to Roumania , Servla und Greece. Presented with u lltimlHoino lludRp. WASHINGTON , D. C. , March : i. The presen tation to the president-elect of a badge in honor of his election to the Sigma Chi Greek letter fraternity , into the mysteries of which ho was initiated several months ago , occurred at the Arlington house this evening. The presentation was made by a committee con sisting of Reginald Fendall of this city , giY.nl ; consul of tlio fraternity , and Mr. William B. Lawman of Alabama. Mr. Cleveland , assured them that ho very deeply appreciated the gift and would , as requested by the committee , wear the symbol of his fellowship with them when again inducted Into the chief magistracy of the nation. The badge Is said to bo ono of the finest over manufac tured. It is a Roman cross of gold and whlto enamel , with diamond arms , crown setting , and four large diamond arms , crown setting , and four largo diamonds between the arms , with a cen ter of diamonds , nnd , It Is said , could hardly have cost less than fcWO. The Sigma Chi fraternity Is in Washington In full force. They have established headquarters in the Corcoran building , from the top of which fly the Sigma colors In blue and gold. Hud \\Vnther Predicted. WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 3. Everybody In Washington tonight Is looking with anxious eyes toward the heavy clouds that hang over the city nnd which threatens a bad day for the ceremonies tomorrow. It began to sprinkle about 8 o'clock this evening and the rainfall still continues , although the fall thus far Is very lifjht. The predictions made by the signal office fortomoirow are any thing but encouraging for a fair day , and give little hope that the weather will bo good , at least daring the curlier portion of the ceremonies , for they Indicate rain or snow In the morning , with the cheering modification , however , that it will probably clear during the day. ll l Not Oo to till ) Cnpltol. WASHINGTON , D. 0. , March U. The condi tion of business was such that it was not necessary for the president to go to the capltol to sign bills tonight. Ho remained at the white house , where ho signed the bills , most of them being pen sion and other private measures , Tomorrow the president will spend some time at the capltol signing bills that got through at the eleventh hour. The condition of appropria tion bills lit satisfactory , NEWBERRY OR NONE Ultimatum of the Demo-Pops on the Ques tion of Railroad Legislation , FAMOUS BILL REPORTED FOR PASSAGE Lively Debate in Ooinmitteo of the Whole Ends in the Oombine's Triumph. CARPENTER'S ' SUBSTITUTE IS REJECTED Howe Leads tlio Unsuccessful Fight in Favor of the Commodity BilL DETAILS OF THE ARGUMENTS PRESENTED .Momber Iliirncntlj- Torth Tlu-lr Iteiiaoni lor favoring Ono MeiMiro ; or the Other Keckely VoteH with the Independ- cuti I.ccl hitlv [ toutInc. LINCOLN , Neb. , March 3.-Spechil [ Tele gram to Tup. Br.r. . ] When the house recon vened after recess scventy-t A'o members ro- siKinded to roll call. A motion to go Into committee of the whole was mot with a de mand on tlio part of Howe and others for n call of the house. The absentees proved to bo Cr.ino of Douglas ami Elder of Clay. War rants were placed In the hands of the ser- geant-at-arms and ho started after them. During the long wait Cooley offered n reso lution and asked unanimous consent to have it read. There were several objections and the curiosity of a majority of the members was loft unsatisfied. The resolution related to several incidents which were said to have taken place at ono of'the local theaters last evening , ut which the names of n number of the members were bandied back and forth by a lot of burlesque beauties in a "female minstrel show. " Several efforts were made to suspend further proceedings under the call , but they were nil unsuccessful. In the meantime the two absentees managed to get Into the hall , iftcr eluding the sergeant-at-arms. They were brought to the bar of the house and ifter a little good natured fun nt their cx- > onso they were excused. Tlio house then went into committee of the whole to consider the Newbcrry bill , with Scott of Buffalo in the chair. Commodity Substitute Offered. The first section of the bill was read and then Carpenter offered a substitute for the entire bill. It is In effect the Kverott bill with the ox- eption that In addition to the commodities named In that bill , namely , live stock , grain , lumber , cement , lime , farm machinery and salt , it provides for the following articles : Flour , coal , potatoes , barbed wire , sund , stone and brick. The sumo provision Is mad for the ratOr which is to bo not- moro than 80 per cent of the ruto in effect March 1,181O. It also contains a new provision , which is that the rates on any other article than these cnumqratud shall not bo greater than these in effect at the time named. It recognizes the State Board of Transportation , In that it provides that this board shall furnish to thoruilroad companies Immediately on the taking effect of the act n schedule of rates in accordance with these provisions. It takes in section (1 ( of the Nowberry bill , which allows the roads to secure exemption from the terms of the bill by laying the case before the supreme court nnd securing an order to that effect on proper showing that the r.ttes are unjust. That cluusoof the sec tion relating to the pooling of earnings is , however , stricken out. The penalty for the violation of the act is the same ns In the Everett bill , n line of not less than $100 nor more than fl,000. All railroads or parts thereof that may be built within the next two years following the passing of the aot arc exempted from its provisions until De cember 31 , 1807. Megan it Finish Fight. The Issue was squarely Joined nnd the in dependents accepted the gauge of buttle thrown down by the republicans and an * nounced their willingness to tight the matter to a standstill. Barry raised the point of order that a single section could not bo amended by sub stituting an entirely now bill. The chair sustained the point of order. Howe then moved to strike out section No. 1 of the Nowbcrry bill und substitute section No. 1 of the Carpenter bill. Barry said that that was moro like It. Ho favored tha motion and said the Independ ents were willing to meet the question with out further debate. At this Juncture Representative Riigules , who has been seriously if not dangerously 111 for the past two weeks , entered the hall leaning heavily on the arm of his daughter. Ho had been brought from his sielc bed by the friends of the Nowbcrry bill , who deemed the occasion of grave importunes. Ills appearance was greeted with enthusi astic applause from nil parts of the houso. Burns sprung to his feet with the state ment that , inasmuch as Mr. Ruggles was ap parently dangerously 111 , ho was willing to pair with him , If ho desired to return home. Tills proposition was also greeted with ap plause , but Mr. Ruggles preferred to remain. Stevens sprung to his feet and said that ho thanked the gentleman from Lancaster for his courtesy , but ho wanted to point to the fact of Ruggles' appearance was tin evidence that the Independents were anx ious to meet the railroad republicans on the matter. Porter then stated that ho was ready to meet the question. Casper was glad to know that the repub licans , after twenty years of weary waiting , had ut length managed to gather enough courage to formulate u railroad bill. Other members on the independent sldo then talked on several sides of the question and no two of them could agree upon what they wanted. Howe finally withdrew his motion and the house was moro at sea than over. Porter declared that the people'wero per fectly familiar with the wowberry bill. Watson asked Porter if that wasn't the reason why the people elected so many republicans to the legislature. Casper thought a big fat campaign fund had something to do with It. Howe then stated that the time was getting short. But fifteen days yet re mained and the republicans were anxious to secure some good reasonable legislation ut the present session. This statement was greeted with n chorus of Jeers and hisses , but the gentleman from Nemaha continued his argument in favor of the republican substitute. And tlio DlHciiHnlon U'nxod Warm. Porter reviewed the history of the Now- berry bill In the committee room. Ho made the statement that the amendments to the Nowberry bill had been made at the request of republican members. Ho further stated that a member of the committee had been sent to consult the governor und that that committcomun had returned with the state ment that the chief executive would veto the Nowberry bill as It stood. Keckley Jumped up and said that ho was the man who had been sent to the governor and donled that the executive had given him any Indication ono way or the other. Porter continued his speech and concluded by moving that when the committee rose it rei > ort the bill with trio recommendation that It do pass , Howe offered an amendment to the effect that all the Nowbcrry bUl after tug