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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
TWENTY-SECON I ) YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , MARCH 20 , 1893. NUMHKR 272.
AFTER SOFT OMAHA PLACES
Patriots Who Aro. Willing to Take Jobs
Under the Governor.
A. P. A PLANS TO CAPTURE THE POLICE
? Iom1 > iT of the Orilrr Hope to Control the
DeimrtiiiPiit Catiiililrnititn Uniiiinriit
Over thn Mother Mutter Still llnurit
Ahoiit I'liiitl Ailjoiiriiiiient.
Lisroi.x. Neb. March 19. [ Special to Tut
IJp.B.1 Tno declination by Hon. W. C. Wai
ton of Blair of the appointment tendered bj
Governor Cromiso as Judge of the Omahc
district has again turned loose the aspirant !
who swallowed their disappointment n few
dajsago and pulled out of the Held whci
the appointment was first announced. Om
of the candidates who has set his heart 01
the place Is G. W. Covell of Omaha , who has
become a standing suitor for anything In the
way of oflico that the governor may have ni
hla , disposal. He i.s also n candl
date for n nlaco on the Omaha Bean
of Fire and Police CommUsioncrs , a :
n representative of the American I'rotectivi
association , of which ho is one of the mos
inmpant members. It is generally under
stood that this organization will bend all It ;
, energies to secure the appointment of two o
their men to fill the vacancies on this boait
that will occur on the 1st of May , by the ex
plration of the terms of Me.ssrs. Gilbert am
Smith. No secret i.s made hero of the fnc
that it Is the determination of this assocla
tlon to secure control of the board in order ti
bring about the removal of Chief of 1'ollc. .
Seavey and Chief Gallig.m of the llrodopart
mont , and the speedy substitution of mem
bers of that organization or their sympa
thlzcrs for every Catholic who now holds !
place In cither of these departments.
Miy : linocl : Their Plum.
Strenuous opposition to this scheme hasal
rt.idy developed , and the governor Is con
ntantly being besought by the friends o
either side. There Is little prospect that hi
will bu given any rest until the appointment :
are made. The two meml > ers whoso term :
nro about to expire have some backing fo
reappolntment , but the impression seems ti
prevail that two new men will bo placed 01
the board. Among the other candidate
whoso names are heard are D. C. Deavci
Hlchard Smith , W. S. Felker. V. O. Strlcli
lor , Fred Metz , John Hush and General
W. Lowe.
Covell i.s also working in the interest o
Frank K. Moores to defeat the bill makln
a salaried olllcc of clerk of the district cour
in counties in which are metropolitan cities
Among thu other candidates for the di :
trict Judgrship made vacant by the appoiul
ment of Hon. Frank Irvine to the suprcm
court commission , are lion. C. H. Marple , A
S. Churchill ami 13. M. Bart'.ett , all of whoi
have more or less backing , with Marplo con
Mderably in the lead. It is now conccdn
that the appointment will bo given a Douj :
las county man. and there is some talk loth
effect that the covcrnor will leave the ma )
ter largely with the members of the bar.
It Doenn't Suit Mill.
The report of the honso committee regard
ing the status of the state fund's that ( lisa ) !
pearcd with the failure of the Capita ! Na
tional bank has caused a renewal of tall
nbout the defunct concern. The report mo
popular expectation , and Is generally com
mended. It Is something of a hcart-breakc
to cx-Stato Treasurer Hill , although that in
dividual still Insists that the position of th
state Is untenable and will not hold watci
Ho Is pa.\lng little attention to the result o
the cell hoube Investigation , claiming that a
he Is now out of oflico it does not. affect him
and says furthermore that the other matte
completely overshadows this one so far as h
Is concerned. Ho remarked today that h
had had all the ofilco ho wanted , and that 1
ho was clear of all eistlngentanglcments h
would bo willing to give a guaranty neve
ngaln to ask a public place so far as ho wa
concerned.
Moslif-ruml tint Mlhulnj ; Million.
There arc a great many people who hav <
not ceased wondering what Moshcr did will
the hundreds of thousands of dollars that In
stele from the state and the other depositor
of the broken bank. It is stoutly mafntainei
by them that the money was planted some
where and that Moshcr is counting on i
compromise that will save him from tin
penitentiary nnd leave him n snug fortuni
out of the stolen property after ho get :
through. They i.rguo that If It was knowi
that the proposed settlement was to bi
effected with his money public sentiment
would not countenance Ft for a moment , nm
that It IB therefore represented that tin
money Is coming from his relatives , who an
willing to Facrlllco it rather than see-film gi
to the penitentiary. It is further asscrte <
that in case such a compromise is brough
nbout , Moshcr would then reimburse his pee
pie out of his swng and pull out/of the dea
with a cool joW.OOO to recompense him fo
the unpleasant notoriety that ho has nc
quired within the past few months.
XX'hcrn U IIo Now.
Mosher's present whereabouts are un
known. It is claimed ! > v some that ho 1
still at his home In this city , but ho is rella
bly reiKii'ted as having been seen in Chicag
nnd in Now Orleans. A story that has beci
gi Ing the rounds since the last report wa
sprung is that Musher's business at Nov
Orleans was to arrange to ire to Hondura
with Burke , the defaulting Louisiana stat
treasurer , who has secured concessions fron
the Honduras government and Is preparini
to remove the Ix > uislana lottery thc.ro. On
thing Is certain , and that is , that Moshe
wan not allowed to suffer fiom sad repining
while n prisoner in his own home. Friend
dropped In with surprising regularity , am
panics of whist nourished ami waxed stroni
botV bi day and by night.
ThMoshcr was not seriously hand !
rappid hi lack of cash was evidenced bv th
'
troat-.icnt accorded the dentist who'wa
callo to look after the teeth of the embez
zlcr i ' -1.0 The dentist aforesaid movei
his 'l.ce , instruments , chair and all , to th
Mocsldcnce , and was engaged ther
for voalda.\s. .When nisork was com
pletcd he was paid his price , and in addltloi
to that was handed a present of $ \ " > In golden
on 'loscd in n little buckskin bag. It i
stated that no evidences of oppressing'pov
erty were apparent In the home of the de
faulting president of the wrecked bank.
XXheroTom'a I'rlninU rioiiritli.
All oil room lias bocn established In th
private u > nm of the lieutenant governor , am
many a legislator has been steered In ther
during thi-past week to wet his whistle o
Indulge his craving for a choice wVed. ,
locker has been constructed In the tolle
room In one corner of Majors' private apart
ment and appropriately and convenient !
llttod up with hhelves. on which repcso th
Kittles and boxes that are such esseniln
lemurcs of every well supplied oil room. Th
lix-hor U kept locked , but kejs ar
furnished to members of the lobb
utoorini ; committee and at almost an'
hour when the logUliituro Is 1
session some zealous lubbyUt may bo sec
vanishing through the doonvay leading Int
Uic lieutenant governor'sip.iarters , escorlin
pome "Iriend. " who Is supposed to have bus !
i- * * with that oRlclnl.
XXIII Nut Adjourn llurrlvilly.
Tlu' talk tonight U to the effect that th
move on the part ol the railroads t
Tone an adjournment next Saturda
night will not bo tncce sful. Severn
Df the Independents have expressed th
ppniion that un adjournment ut that tlm
UouKI be disastrous , In that It would mak
certain the enactment of hasty leglslatlo
Curing the closing hours , as matters are uo\
altogether too chaotle to bo'stralghtcnd out
suniclcntly to bo noted on Intelligently In
that time.
Senators lysirt : , Gnxy nnd some of the
oilier Indoiendent | members of the upper
house tleclnro theiiisolvcs as In favor of n
legislative recess In utxuit ten days , rather
tlinu nn adjournment sine die. in order lhit :
Investigations tniiy he pushed and tliU : mat
ters tlmt urgently deninnd attention may not
bo choked off.
It is state.il that the ICyncr resolution will
bo allowed to remain In statu ijuo. Kynor
refuses to apologize , utitl in that ease the
adoption of the resolution would leavu him
In a statu of perpetual reprimand. Koine ol
the members say they can not understand
what the result of that would l > c , and fear
ing tlmt It might ho a kind of life sentence
they think It dangerous to push the mutter
any further. Tills leaves the resolution a
matter of record , however , unless ordered
expunged.
Will rn h the l-ivmtlKHtliiii.
Public sentiment forcibly demands the
vigorous pushing of the insurance bribery
Investigation. The appointment of the com-
tuittec has not yet been made , hut will prob
ably bo attended to early tomorrow , as
Speaker Gaflln says that it should have beer
done Saturday , but was overlooked in thi
hurry attending the adjournment.
The senate will pass the genonU approprla
lion bill as soon as It can be engrossed , anil
will send It back to the house nearly > fXXK ) (
larger than when It left there , llousu mem
hers give it out cold that they will not con
cur in tlio changes that have been made , anil
It is practically certain that a wranirlo o !
several days will bo the result , which wil
have a decided effect on the question of Una
adjournment , which is now in the hands o
the conference committee.
rnu arttiKK i\nnn.
OllU-liiUor tin-Ann Arbor I.hie. ITeillet N <
I'tirther Trouble ,
NEW VOIIK , March 1 ! ) . Mr. .1. M. Ashley
Jr. , vice president of the Toledo. Ann Arbo :
& North Michigan railroad , received in till
city last nlzht the following disjute.li fron
Toledo , O. , signed by II.V. . Ashley , genera
manager of tlu Toledo road :
" \Ve have full quota of freight tr.iins 01
the road today. Judge Hicks Is coming heri
by special train to enforce orders of tin
court if necessary. We do not want an ;
more engineers. "
To a reporter Vice President Ashlev sail
that the strike on the Toledo , Ann Arbor , J
North Michigan was ended.
"Furthermore , " said Mr. Ashley , "all oil !
old employes who remained faithful to m
will be protected in spltu of the demands ol
the discontented men that they bj removed
Our road at present is blocked with freight
We expect , however , to have the entire lint
clear Inside of twenty-four hours. Just nov
the compan.v's lake steamers , Ann Arbor No
1 and Ann Arbor No. 'J are giving us mon
Irani1 * than we can handle.
"In view of the recent big increuso , we
have placed ten now comi > uiiml locomotive ;
of the heaviest pattern on the ro.id aivl
1,000 now freight cars , and are just about t <
close ii contract for two more largo steamer :
for the transportation of cars across Laki
Michigan. It has been fully demonstratec
that freight cars can bo transported acres :
lake Michigan In the heaviest kind o
weather. The now boats will bo larger
faster and more powerful than the prcsen
ones. They will bo able to carry not les
than thirty-live cars at one time. Our present
ent boats will each carry from twenty-six tc
twenty-seven ears. "
Jillut nt Toledo.
Toi.r.no. O. , March 10. The Ann Arbo
strikers have been quiet today after the stir
ring events of yesterday. The Urothcrhooi
of Engineers hold several meetings thi :
afternoon , hut did nothing important.
The Ann Arbor had a full quota of freigh
trains running today and(5ciwr.ilManage
Ashley says the road is in no danger of i
blockade.
It is given out tonight that all the cngi
noers on the Wabasli will go on a strlki
within the next forty-eight hours iu sympa
thy with the Ann Arbor men.
Itetlveil the iiuluiri : ; < > .
CI.CVEI.ANII , O. , March 19. A special fron
Bucyrus , O. . says that notice was posted to
day In the roundhouse of the Toledo Js Ohli
Central road to this effect :
"Tho embargo on all Toledo , Ann Arbor J !
North Michigan coal has been put on again
You may comply with brotherhood rules a
once. "
The notice Is signed by the chairman o
the committee and It is understood that iiom
of the Ann Arbor coal will bo received.
Illc Four Switchmen Mrike.
SruiN'oriEi.ii , O. , March 19. The entln
force of Big Four yard switchmen went on :
strike ut 4 o'clock this morning and the
yards are again tied up. The men claln
that the road has not lived up to its agree
ment to take the men back after the compromise
miso two weeks ago. The switchmen alsi
demand the discharge of Yardmastcr Car
noy and pay for overtime.
AM/.V/.I IS a.I/ / : .
Dominion l.lno Steamer Arrives Safely Aftci
rv-ver.il Dnyit lrli\y.
HALIFAX , N. S. , March t'J. The ovcrdui
mail steamer Sarnia Is reported at 9 o'clocl
tonight off this harbor , coming slowly undei
h. r own steam. She Is accompanied by an-
othcr'slcaiiicr , supposed to bo the govern
ment steamer Nowlleld. It will be sovera
hours before they reach port. '
The Furness line steamer Madura , thir
teen data fro.ii London , arrived hero earl'
this morning. She reports on Thursday
cvcnini * . March Hi , in latitude 15north , long !
tudc10:211 : west , she sighted u steamer on tin
starboard bow showing siirnals of distress
She ran within hailing distance and found I
was the Dominion line steamer Sarnia.
The captain said his after crank sluifl
was broken and asked the captain of tin
Madura to stand by until daylight. Tin
Madura remained until morning , when thi
Sarnia signaled that she expected to offer
repairs by I p. m. on the same day. Tin
captain of the Madura then asked if tin
steamer wanted to bo towed , but got m
reply , and the Madura proceeded on .hci
voyage. The Sarnia hail her SIM anchor ou
and was riding very easily. The Sarnia wai
seventy-two miles south by west of the St
Pierre islands , leu miles southwest of tlu
edge of the Pierre bank and ! 100 miles cas
by north of Halifax. She had drifted north
east by east ti'H miles since she was bocn bj
the Dutch steamer American on tlu llth.
H -i i.i..w'.sr n-niuf.
John .Mini Itpdm-rd to the Dire Necessity u
Itnhlir Soniclliinir.
NEW YOIIK , March 10. Anarchism has
abandoned John Most ; ho Is branded as i
traitor , and rumor has it that the ex-aglta
tor will run a saloon hereafter.
' 'r'ho ' various anarchistic associations ci
Now York claim they are In possession o
ample proof that the great apostle of discern
tent Is not only a traitor and a coward , hui
also a dishonest man , who has lived whci
outside of prison walls like a nabob at thi
expense of his dupes.
Anarchist Borkman , who shot Frlok , w.v
the llrst one to give Most away , for it ap
pears that the two were on terms of tin
greatest Intimacy and that Most has contldei
many damaging secrets to Frlck's assailant
When this became known soveial of tin
French. Austrian and other anarchist so
cletles immediately took steps to dcthroni
their one tlmo chief , and fo.-thwlth proceeded
ceoded to oxp.-'l him.
What precipitated the climax was tin
Knowledge that Most recently had prlvati
meetings with Superintendent Byrnes am
Police Commissioner Martyn , at which it I ;
said ho promised not only to stop denouncing
the police In the future but also to dlvnlgi
many secrets concerning the doings of hi !
fellow anarchists on condition that ho him
self bo allowed to hereafter enjoy his gains
In peaco. It Is said Most's prospective part'
ner In the saloon business U a dlvo keepci
and an ex-Jail bird.
THIS WEEK'S ' APPOINTMENT
Several Places to Be Filled by the President
in a Few Days ,
COMMISSIONER RAUM'S SCALP WANTED
Cener.-tl Cntlln or llrooklyn Hrilil to ltd Stilted
for thu IVmlon l irtnrnt | : ll.irt-
lelt Trlpp XVIII Dr.ixr
u I'rUi * .
WASIIISOTOX BUKEVU OP TUB BKB , )
31l ! FOUUTBHSTII STIIKCr , >
IT'ASIIINUTOX , D. C. , March 10. )
It was four years ago yesterday tlmt Com
missioner Mason took charge of the internal
revenue oftico and there Is naturally a great
deal of speculation tonight as to whqn
his successor will bo named by President
Cleveland. Now that the senate Is supplied
with a full list of committees there , will be
no delay In making continuations , and this
is perhaps the reason why it Is so generally
predicted that a large batch of nominations
will bo sent to the senate tomorrow.
Three commissioners are expected cer
tainly. Haum's successor will probably be
one of them and gossip settles the honor of
filling this place upon General Catlln o (
Brooklyn or ex Congressman Wheeler ol
Michigan , with the preponderance of opinion
favoring the former.
"Joe" Nutter of West 3'irginla was con
sidered certain to be reapnaintcd commis
sioner of Inteinal revenue last wcr.k , but
lately Pennsylvania Is looked upon as most
likely to furnish the man for this ofliee , and
O. W. Skinner of the Lancaster district la
reported to bo certain of appointment. Mr.
Harrity is credited with the selection.
Judge Hartlett Trlpp of South Dakota is
slated for the land olllcc , and unless there
has been some change in the situation he
will be named tomorrow.
Connecticut men are still confident that
Daniel Morgan of Bridgeport will ho the
new treasurer , and his appointment is one ol
those expected tomorrow.
lix-Congressman Benton .1. Hall of Iowa
has more friends here than any other one ol
the many candidates for the position ol
patent commissioner , but he hold the otllce
before and It Is feared that the "ex" In fronl
of his name will prevent his appointment.
Mistake ill till ! Ucinoeriiti.
It was an unfortunate move for the demo
crats in the senate when they stepped aside
trorn the traditions of that body and gave : \
committee chairmanship to a man who hail
always posed as a member of the opposite
party , simply because he was opposed to hU
party on a single subject. When Mr. Stewart
of Nevada was by the democrats made
char * man of the senate committee on mines
and mining a p isltion which belonged to a
democrat , It being essentially a majorltj
committee a precedent was set by the ma
jority which will likely como homo to roost
tiiid make them trouble.
The republicans emphasized the mistake of
the democrats by taking Mr. Stewart off the
exceedingly important committee on appro
priations and giving his place with the
minority to Mr. Teller of Colorado , who is
just as rabid a free silver man as is Mr ,
Stewart , but who is also an ardent repub
lican.
The democrats have advertised the fact
that they expect assistance from republi
cans to bring about or defeat certain legisla
tion and that they are willing to exchange
courtesies. Thus can the republicans with
reasonable assurance depend upon demo
cratic support In defeating Mr. Cleveland's
extreme tariff reductions , his gold recogni
tion , and various moves which individual
members ot hisvarty in Uio senate -oppose.
The initiative In Independent and individual
action has been taken by the democrats. II
their example is to bo followed by indepen
dent action upon their side and there arc
now Indications that it will oe followed Mr.
Cleveland might just as well hang up his in
tentions and lot congress run loose at both
end ? .
There are amply enough independent demo
crats in the senate that is , these who have
a constituency , a majority of whom are op
posed to the individual principles of the
president to make an easy working ma
jority , when joined with the republicans ,
against the president in quite all of his im
portant intentions in the way of legislation.
Had the democrats stood firm together , bid
ding neither for the jiopulist nor the Inde
pendent republican support , they could have
depended upon party action prevailing ; the
partisans would have stood together upon all
party questions. As it is , unit action is de
stroyed. Mr , Cleveland himself , It is stated ,
has encouraged the recognition of Mr. Stew
art and the jiopulists. Now If any of the
sheep within his own fold strays away he
has only himself to blame.
In the old organization of the senate only
stralghtout republicans were recognized in
committee organization , and the result was a
strict party line whenever party action was
desired. It is said the democrats have
already seen their mistake , but it is too late
to rectify it.
Schemes oT OMlco Senkcr * .
It is astonishing to nocc the number ol
men who during the past two weeks have ,
according to their own "presentations , "Just
dropped Into Washington to look on , " or who
are "here on law business , " or are "slmplv
passing through on the way east. " Strange
to say , all these men are democrats , and as
soon as they register at their hotels they
trot oil after their congressman or senator.
The next day their names are found in the
don't-publisb list among the-callers at the
white house or some of the executive de
partments.
Attention of the newspaper men was called
to this character of misrepresentation by a
well known ox-congressman from Fort
Wayne , Ind. . who arrived last week. Approaching
preaching your correspondent ho said : "Tell
the boys I am just passing through on my
way to Brooklyn and Boston.1' It was soon
learned that ho was striving for a Judicial
appointment In one of the territories.
It Is Just about as easy for an otttco seeker
to remain in Washington twenty-four hours
and deceive the representatives of the press
on the question of their mission hero as it is
for them to got an otilco and not hustle
for It.
Men are very slow to acknowledge that
they are seeking an appointment , and yet it
is never considered a disgraceful or dishon
orable act. Applicants are over In doubt as
tu whether their mission and applications
will bo a success and they seek to throw oft
their enemies by keeping their ambitions In
the dark. There are u thousand and o- *
ways by which correspondents learn of the
Visits and desires of olllco seekers. There
are messengers and clerks at the depart
ments and elsewhere who "stand In" with
the boys on Newspaper row. Then It is al
most an impossibility for many of them to
keep the fact of their aims away from others
from their states , and all oftico seekers want
to reduce the Importance of their own seek
ing in the eyes of the public by increasing
the number of applicants. When many-seek
many escape comment.
It is a pretty sure sign nowadays when a
democrat Is seen from a distant state with
democratic ] congressmen , at their homes
hero or prowling around the departments ,
that they want ofllce. This is one way in
which publication Is sometimes suppressed.
When an oflleo seeker goes immediately to
the representative of the newspaper In his
state , ana after frankly telling him what ho
Is hero for , asks that no mention bo made
of It , he sometimes succeeds. IIo generally
does If ho assigns any good reason for sup
pressing the publication 'ot the fact. But
when nn ofllco seeker be'lines an ofilco
sneaker and misrepresents his mission the
corresiwnlent is nut upon his professional
honor to get at the facts and publish all. If
the object in throwing the public oft the
scent Is sunlclently important to suggest
misrepresentation the value of the news of
the affair becomes all the more great ,
llmU uil Several Deuiuc-riitH.
A ' 'holy row" between the Tammany con
gressmen and the New York senators on the
one hand ami the secretary of the treasury
Is promised for tomorrow. Mr , Carlisle has
recently dlsialssed lour New York democrats
from the treasury office , among them bclmr
one who Is a very ulose adherent of " ( Boss"
Croker. The Tammany congressmen declare
that the dismissals are IT direct slap tit them
and they propose to finish the fl'jfht at once.
It is asserted thai Mr. Carlisle w.is guided
in his action by a republican official subordi
nate , and Seiritor Murphy ls going for that
official's scalp tomorrow.
MUri-ll'ttlroild. '
Judge.I. M. Woilworth of Omaha arrived
today. Judge Wool worth Is counsel for the
defendant in the cAse of the Swan Land and
Cattle company , llbiltcd , against Joseph I' ' .
Frunhe et al. , which Is on the supreme court
docket for argument this week. P. S. H.
AMIIItll'AN.S' I till I ITS IKNOUKI ) .
Mull of MUUomirle * In Turkey Intercepted
t ) y thi ] ( illleliiN.
WAIIIIXOTO.V , D , C. , March 19. Several
representatives of the American board of
commissioners for foreign missions visited
Washington last week. They came from
Boston , headquarters of the body with
which they are connected , nnd had several
Interviews with Mr. Josl ih Qulncy. the act
ing llrst assistant secretary of state.
The visitors wore Dr. S. Judson Smith , jr. ,
secretary of foroiirn missions ; Dr. Edwin
Webb of the presidential committee , the
governing body of the board , anil Hev. C. C.
Traei-y , u missionary whoso station is at
Marsovan. Turkey.
Thcv told Mr. Qulncy that the Turkish
ofllclits Interfered with the correspondence
of the American missionaries in that country ;
that the missionaries were subject to much
ill treatment by the natives , who were not
restrained by the authorities , and that mes
sages from United State's Minister Thompson
11 the State department In Washington had
never reached their destination from which
he ( Thomps in ) inferred that his mall was
tamnercd with.
InveatlcnthiK thn Cane.
Their statements were so positive that an
investigation of the records of the depart
ment was ordered , to determine whether or
not the correspondence on Illo substantiated
the assertions. This investigation is not yet
completed , but it is understood that the
allegations made b.Messrs. . . Smith , 1'racy
and Webb will be shown to be fully sustained.
This question of dealing with the relations
gro.vingout of the presence of missionaries
in Turkey has always been u vexing and per
plexing one to the oHlcials of the State de
partment.
The missionaries hn.vc a right to domicile
In the Ottoman empire , but It is evident they
are unwelcome guests. Their relations with
the Armenians , who arc more or less engaged
in political movements agaltvst the existing
authority , do not tend jo commend them to
the good graces of the Turks.
ItpvomlnK Wry Sflrlou * .
The consequence is that the correspond
ence between the governments of the two
countries is to a great extent , devoted to a
disensslon of complaints by missionaries of
assault and other treatment. It was shown
that a better condition of things would soon
bo reached within the past year. The porte
made suitable and prompt reparation for the
destruction of the school uroperty of an
American missionary named Bartlott. a most
gratifying departure from the ordinary dila
tory course of dealing \jith these matters.
But more recent developments , as intimated ,
show a serious condition of affairs.
Interference with mall and ofllclal dis
patches to this government are a now com
plication which will require earnest consid
eration. The investigation will bo completed
in a few days and the result will be com
municated to the IJostojigcntlcmcn.
FOKKCAST IN. .Tllli SKNATK.
i.lki-Iy tii Ileglu Work' In KurmMt on I'rorfl-
ileiitl.il NomlimtloiM.
WASII'INOTOX , D. C. , March 19. There is
some reason to expect that the senate will
enter In earnest this week upon the business
for which it was called together. So far not
a single nomination has been acted U ] > on ex
cept the cabinet appointments. Excluding
half a dozen army and navy promotions ,
there are now sixteen presidential nomina
tions which have not yet been passed upon
oven in committee , and therefore it Is un
likely that tomorrow's session will result in
any confirmations unless the committees
manage to meet in the morning.
It is , however , the intention of the com
mittees having charge of these nominations
to get together early In the week , and it Is
probable that within a few days there will
be some material in hand upon which the
senate may act in executive session.
Saving the possibility of a contest over an
attempt , to reorganize the force of employes ,
the open sessions of the senate during the
week do not promise to be frequent , long or
interesting , nor i * it hardly to bo expected
that the committee on privileges and
elections will be able to keep up on the sena
torial api > ointinent cases , which are sure to
prove a subject of discussion.
USICI ) TIIICIK 1)1,1) I'KXV.
rrmliluiitund Mr * . Cluvolunil Attend Church
ns UAIKI ) .
WASIIIXOTOX , D. C.-March 19. The presi
dent and Mrs. Cleveland attended religious
services this morning nt the First Presby
terian church. During'tho latter part of his
former administration , Mr. Cleveland was a
regular attendant at this church. Soon
after his inauguration , ho selected a pew ,
and each Sabbath morning , with but few ex
ceptions , found him in his accustomed place.
After his marriage , Mrs. Cleveland brought
her letter to this church and was enrolled as
ono , of its members. They will continue to
use the pew which was formerly occupied by
them. The church this morning was filled
withnn unusually brilliant assemblage.
Hev. Dr. llyron Sander-son , whoso long
pastorate of forty years Is one of the notable
incidents in the history of the church ,
delivered the sermon.
wii.r. iici\itK : A Divii > i ; > 'i ) .
lliislneHH nCtlipCiiiiuril .Stniiirnlilp Cniniiiny
Not Parllruliirly 1'rofltulile ,
Tx\nox , March IS ) . The report to ho pre
sented at the meeting of : the Cunnnl Steam
ship company next Friday will recommend
the payment of a 3 per cent dividend. The
gross profit for the year was more than
{ . ' 172,000 , of which i'yj.003 are available for
the dividend. The business for the year was
not exceptionally profitable ) on account of the
Icwness of freight rates and the suspension
of the steerage. The new twin screw steam
ship , Campania , will begin her llrst voyage
April 'J3 , the steamship Lucanla some t line
in July.
For thu Nutlon'al Mineum.
WASIIIXOTOX , D. C. , > larch 10. Truxton
Bcalo , United States minister to Greece ,
Houmania and Scrvla has Informed the State
department that Mme. Suliliemann. widow
of Dr. Sehllemann , the famous explorer of
the ruins of buried and ancient cities , has
determined to present to the United States
National museum a portion of the relics un
earthed at Troy by her late husband. Min
ister Bcalo gives uo Intimation of the size of
the collection to bo sent to Washington , but
says Its value will be apparent on inspec
tion.
M-'UVI. 1'L.tV SVSPKV1EI ) .
While I'nrotitu to Xelirasku n You MIC Ki
.
EurouiA , Kan. , March 19. The town of
Hartford Is agitate 1 over the mysterious
disappearance of E. W. C. Walton , a young
Englishman who lad been visiting hero nnd
had starte-1 last month for Stcclo. Neb. The
last icen of him was Ih Kansas City Febru
ary SJ. Foul play Is suspactol '
He Is described as twlnx 5 feet 8 Inches
high nnd having a sandy complexion. Ho
was n member of sivor.il ( ilflforcnt societies ,
Including tlif Odd Fellows , Masons and the
Ancient Order of L'nltcd Workmen. It Is not
known whether or not he had much inouo.v
on his person at the time of his disappear
ance.
ROUTED THE BRAZIL REBELS
Government Troops Make Short Work of the
Federalists in Rio Qrnudo do Sul ,
URUGUAY IS INVOLVED IN THE QUARREL
Hot Tumult of thn I'leelni ; IteheU Iend * to
nil InterimtlmiHl Compile.ition Hmiiut-
nry OiicHtlnii to llu Sulimlttcil to
the United Stuter
in ) iurt'jhteil lK.TIiil Jamet ftnni'm Jlfinttt. }
VAi.i-Aiuifio , Chill , ( via Oiilveston. Tex. ) ,
March 19. | By Mexican Cable to the New-
York Herald Special to Tun Bun. ) The
success which General Tavnrei won for the
revolutionary cause In KIo. CJrando do Sul.
Brazil , last Thursday was a short-lived one.
Ho has experienced success and defeat
within two days.
While Hushed will.stho victory of Friday
TavaroT : , who then controlled the telegraph
wires , sent out the graphic stories of his suc
cess which reached Hio Grande do Sul nnd
Hlvcra. These stories were forwarded
to the Herald's bureau In Valparaiso and
from hero cabled the Herald. A different
story Is told today. ' 1 he wires are again In
control of the government , and a story has
been sent out which tolls of federal defeat
following federal victory , and of government
success on the heels of a government disaster.
The Herald's correspondent In Buenos
Ayres , Argentina , where so much sympathy
for the revolutionists exists , who has un
usual means for getting at the exact facts ,
telegraphs the story of the sudden change in
the fortunes of the hostile armies in Klo
Grande do Sul. Tavarez's victory on Friday
was wrested from the national guard of KIo
Grande do Sul organized by Governor Cas-
tllho and , now that the truth Is known , was
won without much lighting. None of the troops
forwarded by the general government in
Hio de Janeiro took part in the engagement.
These arrived a few hours after the defeat
of General Tcllos and Tavarcz found them
soldiers of a different sort from thos-e against
which his army had before been pittel.
round Dlllerent Sort of I'lfl'tlnir.
In the battle of Friday the members of
Castllho's National guard acted like cravens ,
as others had before them , and many sur
rendered before a charge had been made 01
a gun llred. When General Tellos , who
commanded the Castilhlstas , found that his
ranks were being weakened by deserters , ho
made an effort to stem the tide , but after a
short light his lines broke and his troops
lied. Tavare/ , who believed he had won a
victory , issued n manifesto announcing the
fact and also declaring that ho had no inten
tion of restoring the monarchs. Then ho
began preparations for marching toward
Urtiguayana. to seize which has boon his ob
ject from the start.
But meanwhile reinforcements of troops
of a different order were approaching. They
were a detachment of the army sent by the
general government in Hia do Janeiro and
wore commanded by General Portugal. They
were only 800 strong , but they proved a
more effective fgrco than the i,000 ) Castil-
hLstns , whom General Tcllos believed he was
leading to battle.
The government troops appeared before
Santa Anna yesterday inorninir. Without
hesltaticfn they attacked the town and
routed the revolutionists , who arc reported to
have fled before them like sheep. The retreat
once begun was not ended until the federal
soldiers had reached the frontier line and
crojscd over into Uruguay. Many of those
who crossed Into Uruguay wcro captured
and disarmed by the Uruguayan troops sta
tioned on the border. It Is even re
ported that General Tavarez himself
and other federal chiefs were disarmed
but that part of the story has not been con
firmed.
Should that report bo confirmed , the early
collapse of the revolution may bo expected.
Iteciiiuo Tnterii.itlomil Nuililcnly.
The only real fighting of the day Is re
ported to have taken place between the Bra
zilian and Uruguayan forces. A detach
ment of General Portugal's troops
crossed the -Uruguay frontier in pursuit
of some of the fleeing revolutionists.
They were ordered back by the commander
of a body of Uruguayans. They reply of the
Brazilian commander was to order an attack
upon the Uruguayans , whom ho charged with
giving shelter to the rebels who had crossed
the line. The fire was returned with inter
est nnd a number of men fell on each side.
In a short time Colonel Garcia arrived at the
head of a body of reinforcements for the
Uruguayans , and the combined forces drove
the Brazilians back across the border.
Satisfaction has been demanded from
Brazil by the Uruguayans for this invasion
of their soil. It Is believed that further
trouble will grow edt of this difficulty , be
cause the Uruguayans sympathize with the
Hio Grande do Sul rebels.
A campaign for the election of a president
is now progressing In Uruguay. It is possi
ble the government may resort to "Jingo"
IKilicy in oilier to get votes at the election.
It is believed by members of the Chilian
government that both Argentina and Uru
guay have been secretly aiding the revo
lutionists with n view to picking
a quarrel with Brazil. Should this
conjecture be confirmed the disarming of the
federals who fled into Uruguay amounts to
nothing , and the reported arrest and disarm
ing of Tavarez and other federal chief * Is a
farce.
Scttlument tlmt Palled to Settle ,
Chill's trouble with Argentina in regard
to the boundary question appears now to bo
far from settled. An agreement was
reached on last Tuesday , as cabled the
Herald , by which the representatives of the
two governments fixed the boundary lines.
A clause was Inserted in the proposed treaty
by which Chill agreed not to claim a port on
the Atlantic ocean and Argentina abandoned
her claim to n port on the Pacific ocean. It
was believed that this would bo the Html
settlement of the question , until yesterday ,
when Dr. Villarosa , the Argentine boundary
commissioner , received a dispatch from the
government lit Buenos Ayres directing him
not to sign the treaty and instructing him
to return at once to the capital of Argentina.
This action caused surprise In Santiago. It
is licllovod , however , that the re
call of ' Villarosa indicates merely
that the gjvcrnmont of Argentina
Is afraid to ratify the treaty without the
consent of congress. The now treaty ap-
pea red to bo satisfactory to the Argentina
ofUcials at Santiago. If It falls of ratifica
tion there will ha considerable dlfllculty In
securing another. No proposition contem
plating the submission of the questions to
arbitration will bo entertained by Argen
tina , although the original treaty provided
for that method of settlement. Judging
from the present outlook It is probable that
an appeal will bo made to the government
of the United States to use Its Influence in
favor of a peaceful arrangement of the
affair. It Is bcllcvod that the reluctance ol
the United States , to allow European gov
ernments to Interfere lit American questions
will lead tier to comply with Chill's request.
WOKK Ol' A XVO.1IAX.
Latent Revolutionary 1'lot In Slrnr.tinn IH -
Rlooril by it le tler' XVI fe ,
ICimi/Hj'ilH ' l < < nlit ; Jitti'i CJ-ml'iii ltcnn-l > . . [
PANAMA , Colombia , ( Via Galveston , Tex. , )
March 19. [ By Mexican Cable to the New
York Herald Special to Tins Hnc. ] I have
Just received news confirming and glvliig
further details of the discovery nnd
frustration of n plot to overthrow
President Socaza of Nicaragua , a report of
which was cabled the Herald last Friday.
Plans had been nvide for ntrlkliu a blow In
I..eon , which included the seizure of the
military barracks and announcing from there
the opening of the revolution. Just before
the attack was to have been made , thu wife
of Carlos Grijalva revealed the plans of t > io
revolutionary party to the government ,
which took vigorous steps to frustrate them.
Grijalva's house is sltirited only n few
yards from the principal military barracks
in the city of i > oon. U was undo the head
quarters of the revolutionists. A large
quantity of arms nnd ammunition
was stored In the house and
a number of men were quartered
there , ready to attack thrt barracks
when the word was given. The house was
well located for the purposes of the conspira
tors. From there a small force could easily
have rushed into the barracks , surprised
and overcome the guards and taken iMisses-
sion without much effort. This is what they
intended dolm. had not their plans been revealed -
vealed to the government.
( 'ail-jilt Them 1'rrpi.rliiff.
Grijalva , who had probably been warned
b/ his wife , had disappeared when the gov-
o ninoiit officers swooped down on the house-
anJ surprise 1 some of the revolution
ists In the act of arranging for
an attack Uwn | the barracks. All
the leaders are not known to thn govern
ment. Colonel Saenz , ex-military governor
of Leon , , ls supposed to be one of them , and
he Is In hiding to escape niTcst. Augustln
Duartc , ox-secretary of state , and Colonel
Anastaclo Ortiz are under arrest on sus
picion. '
It is reported from Nicaragua that the
Nicnraguan government is making prepara
tions for quelling an outbreak-by recruiting
the army.
Printers In 'io national printing oflleea
their are on a strike because their salaries
have not been paid.
I'lnreii II.Hlie In Honduras.
Advices received by mail from Hondiiras
give an account of a b.ij , e which teen place
a week ago at a place called Santa Lucia ,
near Yuscaran. The battle lasted the
greater part of two days. Government
troops commanded by General Villola
attacued th < ) position hold by Polv-
cariw Bonilla's chief , General Te'r-
renclo Sierra. The revolutionary army
was strongly entrenched , and successfully
repelled the attacks of the enemy during the
first day's righting. General Sierra took the
Initiative on the second day of the battle
and led his men boldly Into the light. They
throw themselves upon the ranks of Vtl-
lela's army and bothered them In .murderous
fashion. Villela was forced to surrender.
Thu battle v.-as the bloodiest one which has
taken place dining tno revolution. One him-
ured and fifty men wcro killed on-tho field ,
of whom UK ) belonged to Villcla's army and
fifty to Sierra's troops.
General Bonilla has occupied Juticalpa ,
meeting no resistance. Ho also captured
.100 rifles.
The Herald correspondent in Teguclgolpa
sent the following dispatch tonight : "Tho
revolution is reaching a conclusion. Fight
ing light ; government IS strong , with Vasquez
commander-in-chiof , Acting President
Aguarp and the new' cabinet satisfy both
parties.1'
A syndicate headed by Minor C. Keith of
Custa Hica has bocn granted u concession by
the Colombian government to build a rail
road from Santa Marha to Bogota.
It Is reported that the dispute between
Costa Hica and Nicaragua In regard to the
boundary line between the two republics has
been reopened. A force of several hundred
men has been sent to the frontier by Costa
Rica to protect her interests.
T\VINTV-ONK : rK
OlsattroiiH Tire In .Mmlrlil Caiiieil by an
I'xptoslon ol Spirits.
M.umin , March 19. At n o'clock this morn
ing fire broke out in a pastry cook's shop in
Saint Sebastian. A keg of spirits exploded
and spread the llro to the adjoinimr houses
which were densely tenanted. All the occu
pants were sleeping and the flames wore
around them before they could bo warned.
Two families on the top door of a four-story
house wen ) suffocated in their beds. Fifteen
persons jumped from the windows. Thi-eo
of them were killed and three received
mortal injuries. Altogether twenty-one
persons are known to have perished and
several others whoso fate is unknown are
believed to have been burned or crushed in
the ruins.
. .STO.Inm f > tuiri/i.ntT.
l Clopi-ioent In Mexico Promhrv
to I'ml Snrlunsly.
CmOF MKXIOJ , March 1U. A sensational
elopement with remarkable circumstances
attending it has been brought to light.
A few nights ago the residence of Hofuglo
Martinez , a wealthy and prominent citizen ,
living near Chapultepec castle , was entered
by seven masked men. Mr. Martinez and his
wife were severely beaten by the supposed
brigands. The house was searched and some
money taken. The robbers then departed
carry ing otf with thorn the beautiful young
daughter of Martlniu , who made a great
show of resistance.
Thu iiollco were soon notified of the crime.
Detectives were put to work on the case and
traced the bandits to this city. They were
surprised , upon Investigation , in lenrn that
the criminal was Luis Satazar. a prominent
young man , nnd that he was living with the
abducted daughter. Salanr was arrested
nnd has made a confession. Hn states that
ho was the lover of Miss Martinez and that
her parents opitoscd his suit and forbade her
seeing him. - In order to gain possession of
his sweatheart he arranged the attack with
a party of friends disguised as bandits.
The daring young lover and his companions
must answer to the charge of robbery.
No Xew of the Nurnnlr.
NEW YOIIK , March 19.- Still no news of
the Naronlc and the agents of the missing
freighter are ready to admit that the
chances of her over being heard from have
become decidedly small. With the arrival
of the steamship Olllnda from the Azuros
yesterday nearly nil hujxj of hearing from
the Naronio there had been abandoned.
Her captain reported that ho had heard
ff thing whatever of the vessel.
VXiint the Itfveiiue.
WA&IUXOTOX , D. C. , March IV.- There Is
said to bo an unprecedented crush of appli
cants for the various connularshlos , nnd
especially those which are desirable from a
financial point of vl 3W. The best of these
are In Great Britain , where , under the oper
ation of a peculiar law governing the admin
istration of oaths , the consuls are enabled to
retain the greatest part of feet received on
thai account.
TREMONT TEMPLE DESTROYED
Largest Baptist Ohurcb in the World Again
iu Ashes.
BOSTON FIREMEN HAVE A HA D FIGHT
I'liilof Onii ol the Mnil Comiilcuoiu llullil-
! OK < In tli" Current Chner.itUm
Three Tlniei Iteiliiced by
BOSTOJMASS. . , March 19. Fire broke out
about 7 o'clock this morning in Trcmont tcin-
po\on ! \ Tremont street , opposlro thoTremont.
house , and before no in the entlro structure
was gutted , entailing a loss roughly esti
mated at Wi.OOO. Fireman Patrick Dunn
of engine 'M had a lorf broken , nnd another
man , name unknown , M repjrted to have
been seriously Injured.
The fire in the temple was discovered by
one of the guests on the fourth Door of the
Parker house , adjoining. Ho had llrst been , .
aroused by smoke and on going to his win- j |
dow was startled by seeing iLimes darting
from the window fivmtln ; ; him. Ho thought
It was the hotel , and smashing the glass on
one of the signal boxes on his floor , sent In
the first alarm. The hot-M guests proceeded
to remove themselves and their effects , anil
no mishaps are reported.
The temple was a ( lory furnace twenty
minutes after the first alarm. Flames poured
from all the upper windows , thrcatrning the
Burnham building , placing the P.irker house , .
and the Park hotel in danirer In the rear ami ! I
a hirmlng the firemen h st it should get dowu f |
among the rookeries on Providence court.
rihlliiK thn
The firemen ran lines of hose up through
the Parker house an.l ttio Park hotel , and
both buildings were damaged by water
At ! ) : : ! 0 o'clock the fire was well under con
trol , the 1.000 occupants at the Parker house ,
and I'ark hotel were returning to their rooma j
and the Insurance hrtoudu was busy coverIng - 1
Ing goods , guarding as much as possible from
the water that damaged more or less all thu
adjoining buildings and contents.
Thu loss on the tt-mplo is variously estima
ted at from S.tt.VO.M to $ I7.VKH while the
Parker house is believed to have been damaged - f
aged by water to the extent of $ VJ.OIH ) . Besides - i
'
sides the Unluii Temple church there were a
number of unices In the b.iiUling , including
the American Baptist Missionary mission.
Homo Missio'i society , the business and
oditorril departments of the Watchman and
the Baptist Social Union , o'm-o of Woman's
Voice , Ixjyal Women of America.
Under the temple was the store occupied
by Federhen .t Sons , optic ! ins. and Mrs. S.
A. Mel ) , nnell , gloves. This sloro was badly
tloti'lud and the stojk niuvh dunrigo.l.
Nos. JH ) to ( M Tremont street is the
building occupied by William S. Butler , dry
goo'ls , etc. This building was not damaged
by fire , though some of the stock w..s dam-
agcd by water.
The Burnham building was occupied on
the ground floor by K. A. Beckard , gentle
men's furnishing goods , an.l ut No. 7ti by
Lubln , tru.s-.es. Both damaged by water.
IINtory ofTrmnont Temple.
Tremont temple , which wus originally a
theater , has been one of the most conspicu
ous public buildings of Briton In the current ,
generation.
Since l&U It has been celebrated all over
the ixiuulry as the largest B.iptlst. church In
Now England , if not America , and the headquarters - '
quarters of that denowln ition. The purpose
of taking It for religious purposes was stated
In the original appeal for purchase money , to '
found a free chuivh in Boston whcro " 'ill i
persons , rich or poor , without distinction of
color or condition might worship. "
On December 7 , after remodeling , the
house was dedicated , but on the night ot
March ill. 1S7-J , the temple was burned , and
John Hall , a eltl/.en , was killed , and Oeorgo
ICstes. a firemen of enjino 7 , Charlestown ,
had his back b'-okfn and die 1 shortly after
wards. The loss was * 17d05j ; ! insurance
A now building on the old slto was corn-
ple'i d , however , in December , 1ST. ) , at n cost
of . * l'JlKX ) ( ) . On August H , 187U , the build
ing was destroyed again -by fire , but was
promptly rebuilt and reopened on October
17 , 1SSU at a cost of more than WiO.OOO.
The auditorium was one of the largest In
the country , being l J feet in length , 72
in width and Gi font in height. The seating
capacity was equal to an audience of 20,000
people. Beneath this great hall was another ,
with a seating capacity of 10,01)0. )
Oth r ltstroun Fir g.
HONEIIUU : , Pa. , March 19. The followln- :
business places were burned out early this
morning In the center of the city : William
HcifT , boots ana shoos ; F. G. Terwilgor , china
and glass ; Barber & Manglni , fruit ; William
lloff , boarding house and L. G. Hamsey. The
telegraph oflico was destroyed and the wires
are down. The total loss is $ ! ! 0,000.
CUIITI.B CHKEK , Cole . March 19. The
Clarendon hotel was completely destroyed
by fire early this morning. It spread so rapIdly -
Idly through the hotel that the guests had to
lleo for their lives , and many of them lost
the greater portion of their personal effects.
The loss to bulliting and contents is over
f.'JO.OtJO. with no insurance. The guests lost
wearing apparel , jewelry , etc. , to the aggregate -
gate value of at least $1.000.
PIIII.AUEI.IMII.V. Pa. . March 19. From fire
in an open grate the residence of James W.
Wood was partially destroyed early this
morning and Hose Gallagher , a servant , was
burned to death and the adjoining property
of Miss nilMibcth W. Morris badly damaged.
The loss by lire is about tt,00 ( ) . Hose Gal
lagher and another servant escaped , but the
former re-entered the house to secure her
monoy. She never returned , and when the
lire xvas extinguished the Jlremfin found the
charred body of tlm girl lying before the
open drawer ot the bureau.
Mr. Wood Is a p.iraltie and both ho and
his wife were taken from the house by
means of ladders. The shuck and the ex
citement completely prostrated Mr. Wood
and tonight lie is reported to be in n d ing
condition He is u well known insurance
man.
JOUIIAW , Minn. , Miir.-h 10.- The City mills
burned tills morning. The fire was dis
covered at 9 a. m. on the third lloor of the
six-story building. The mill had a capacity
of IWO barrels dally Nothing was s-ived ex
cept some flour from thr. grimllng floor. The
mill was valued atfl O.OOO and was probably
insured for ( .Vl.'KK ' ) .
OKI.MHIMV CITY. Okl. , March 19. Prairlo
llr.s have been raging extensively In differ
ent parts of this territory the past twentv-
four hours. In Cleveland county several
houses and u number of bai-na and outhouses
have been destroyed , and a little girl was
fatally burned. In Payne county largu
area has been swept i-lean of everything , and
cast of hero a number of houses wltls their
contents have been destroyed.
N'iKTji KISTON , Mass. . March 19. J. W. J
Moiso .t Co. 's largo brlcit thread factory at ;
South ICuston has been destroyed by llro.
The loss on building nnd machinery Is esti
mated at frim 175,000 to f00,000. Only
partially mr.i'rod.
Sioux CITV , la. , March 19. The plant of
the Preh Manufacturing company at Leeds ,
a suburb of Sioux City , was totally destroyed
by lire this morning. The plant consisted of
four largo buildings in which windmills ,
scrapers and well augurs were mado. The
loss lsMCOU ; Insurance &W.OOO , distributed
among seventeen companies. The lire is
believed to have boon incendiary.
SrnxcEii , la. , March 19. A lire started In.
Owens Bros. ' restaurant today and i
burned the entire block , except Nlcodcmus'
bulMlng. Is I no frame buildings were de
stroyed. I/33S estimated at $20.000. Insur
ance r O.O'X ) . _
Death of un Aced Negro.
HEJUII.SO , Pn. , March 19 , Kobcrt Springer ,
born a slave in Newcastle , Do ! , , In 177-1 , ana ,
conscqunntly , 110 years old , died n arMJi >
gantowo , this county , lust night.