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Iv THE OMAHA DAILY BEE KSTA'-USi-M ' , | ! NE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA. TUESDAY MOUSING. OCTOBER 2-1 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. TALKING OF CLOTDRE Democratic Senators Anxioui to Reach a Vote on. ths Repeal Bill. MANY STARTLING RUMORS CIRCULATED Proposed Action of tha Friends and Enemies of tha Measure. SILVER MEN PREPARED FOR A LONG FIGHT " ' 4 Conclusions Reached at a Conference- Be tween Thorn Yesterday. SETTLEMENT FURTHER OFF THAN EVER Vompromlsn Now CoiitiUlrred In Ho Out of the yiimtlon ronltliin of the Ailinliiis- trillion Pori-cn A Very .Much Timyled Up Ad'alr. Oct. 23. Many and startling - ling ns hnvo been the ctmngcs in the situa tion of the repeal hill slnco Hint measure was Introduced In the senate , thcro hus never before been n day which hus seen so many as today. The tiny started with tub announcement that the compromise was "olT. " Many -voro hit-lined to uouht the announcement this morning that tlio administration - ministration had sot Its seal of disapproval on the democratic compromise , but a very little inquiry was necessary to satisfy them of the correctness of this statement. Then came the talk of adjournment as the best remedy and that was soon mot with ttio assertion that cloture would bo the proper thing. These announcements wore followed by the rumor that the silver men were willing to surrender unconditionally ami allow the ronual bill to bo passed without further opposition. Lastly came the do finite announcements , made almost simultaneously , that there would bo no effort tomorrow at cloture , anil the silver men had reorganized their forces anil wore prepared to continue the fight in definitely. Interesting Ddvclnpinonts. The most Interesting development of the day was on the silver side. Whether piven out in earnest or , for a purpose , some of the silver senators announced when they heard that the compromise bill would not bo pre sented , that they would make no moro oppo sition , but woulil give way as soon as their prepared speeches were concluded and lot the repeal bill pass. Senator Dubols was instrumental in bring ing about this change , which became ap parent about 4 o'clock. Ho crossed over to the democratic glde of the chamber nnd began to investigate. Ilo mc\ with much encouragement. The situ ation was changed in ten minutes. Senator Push's services were soon enlisted nnd ho went to work , with a will. The result was , he says , the iindingof sovornl silver dem ocrats who had heretofore ) refused to fill- buster who were willing to tlo all tboy could to prevent the reaching of a vote upon re peal , llo said thcro wore ten or twelve demo crats who would stand out to the end to pre vent this rcf.iiIt. Meantime iho populists , Puffer , Allen nnd Kyle , had gathered about Kcnator Peffcr's desk. An hour boforn Mr. Teller had authorised the statement that the populists were willing to throw up their hands. When they came out of this eontOF- enco , into which Dubois was invited before Its close , they were all prepared to light to the bitter end. Further Olt Tliun Kvor , When seen at I o'clock Senator Faulkner aid : "Half an hour ago I told you a vote would bo taken in a week ; now it looks further off thiin ever. " Senator iluwlcy salti : as he was starting for the World's fair , "It looks to mo as if wo were about where wo wore on the 7th of August lust. I had hoped to see the bill throughibut I feel I must see the fair and 11 now looks as If I might visit it nnd got uncle Initlmo for iho finish. " Cloture is a question whU'h senators dis cuss in a whisper s > ineo the hot words of last week. There can be little doubt that Sena tor Voorhees had in mind early in thu day , when he said ho would ask for an adjourn ment instead of a recess tonight , the bring , luff np of the cloture resolution tomorrow. When ho afterwards allowed Mr. Faulkner to inovo a recess ho cut off all possi bility of taking th.it question up tomorrow Ilo may bo awaiting the rotuvn of Senator Hill , who Is the father of the cloture reso lution , and ho may be of iho opinion that the Rctinto is not In the temper for the dis cussion of that question , tlcbato upou which generally excites mow feeling tlianupon any other topic. There arc. however , some sen ators who think it should uo given preference over all other topics. Senators Palmer , McPherson and other repeal senators had a long conference with the president today. When ho re turned to the scnato chamber Senator Palmer said he thought cloture would coma soon. "It has come , " ho said , "to bo a ques tion whether the minority shall rule ; it is moro important than oven thu financial question. Wo shall have to liuvo that light out. " l vprrniril Ilio Views of the I'rntlilnnt. It Is helloved Mr. Palmer expressed the views of'tho executive. That sunators with whom ho talked got that Impression Is a fact. fact."If this is true , " said one of iho repealers who has been anxious for compromise , "wo shall have to reform the lines. Minority rule was not mentioned lu the proclamatioi calling for the extra session. " During the dny Speaker Crisp was on the lloor of the Rcnnto a great deal In confori-nce with ninny of tha senators and Vice Prcsl dent Stevenson descended frnm'lhn clinli and sat for a long tlmo In conversation , wltl Senator Voorhecs. There is no mistaking the fact that many of the silver domocTatvfc-ul ercally relieved that the compromise amendment Is not to bo offered. They say they surrendered all Ihi-ir convictions to promote harmony and scouro a settlement ot the question contrary to tliplrbest judgment , nnd they are more than willing lo have the administration take the responsibility of not accepting thu settlement , Some of the ropo'il senators who have stood staunchly by the administration are al o criticising thu course which has been pursued In iho compromise matter by the administration. ThU Is vripcdally true of iho repeal members of the steering commit tee. There is no doubt that they were led to believe , before the agreement was sUriier1. that Iho compromise would bu approved and that the president was at least willing ' .hat tha bill ax it was to bo amended should be passed. They ay it was altogether too favorable to thu administration's views , They do not take kindly to the fact that they should have leen allowed to go so fur in thu manor und ihcn bo told they have acted \ \ ithoularrant. . ! > ! l > lr > ikc < < uttli Cluincr. Senator dray , a strong repeal man , U nuiom ( these who are dUnleased with the rhanzo and hn is quoted as critk-UInt ; thp , udministration sharply upon what U clmrac- luri&id as its vasdllating policy 'Ilia senators opposed to unconditional rvpoiil who hav t been cmliuvorlng for sev eral -Irjyx to bring about a comproniUu have inH-iiocii dotcrrod by tbn recent declaration lhat no compromise would boaccoptod by thu administration. Thi-so senators ai'o ttlil } laboring to secure a majority of duuio- tTtnli' ' lonalors fuvor compromise. One of cm sat I tonight Hint they have secured , ii ui . , ocnntor Daniel , who slfjncd today , .hluy-six nhtncs. Three Month * o * Tnllc. The session of the senate today wan re markable for the lack of Interest displayed and the dullness which characterized the proceedings. Frequent conferences consti tuted thu noticeable fojmtp on the demo cratic sldo of the chamber , nnd at ono time VIce President Stevenson took n seat on that side and engaged in what was obviously nu earnest consultation with Senators Veer hecs und Faulkner. The tlmo today was occupied by three advocates of silver coin age. Messrs. .Tones and Stewart of Nevada and Teller of Colorado , and but lltllo alien- lion was paid la thorn. The senate entered upon the twelfth week of the present session nt 10 o'clock this morning. No adjournment having occurred since n week ago , the legislative dny of Tues day , October 17 , still continues. Stouart'H Amendment. Air. Stewart of Nevada gave notice of an amendment which ho Intended to offer to the repeal bill proposing a conference to beheld held at Washington within nine months , be tween delegates of the Unlled States , Mexico ice , Central and South America , Haytl and San Doinlnco , for thu purpose of converting silver Into legal tenner In all iransactlons between all countries represented In the conference. The consideration of Iho bill to repeal the purchasing clause of the Sherman act was then resumed , and Air. JOURS of Nevada en tered upon iho fourth Installment of his ar gument In opposition to Iho bill. Mr. Jones made nn elaboration of thjo ar guments ho was advancing when the scnalo took a recess Saturday evening thai the standard of value could bo neither gold , silver nor a material thing , but whatever the standard might he , it wus quantitative , nnd the value of each unit de pended upon the number of unils. and thcro could bo but one standard , that of quantity. Last summer , ho said , die British govern ment , desiring lo show Its sympathy with the object of the administration in Ibis country. Issued nn order with a view to aid ing the descent of silver. This was declared by the Now York papers to ho the "doom of silver. " The people of the United States did not propose to bo loft out of the consideration as lo what should bo the material of Ihcir money. The United States is not yet a dependency of Great Britain , and the president was not agovcrnorgener.il. For the llrst time m our national history wo find ourselves put- tmir Into execution , under the rule of olllcers elected by the United States , plans which If not formulalcd arc heartily approved by the Horse Guards and on Downing street. At 1:05 : p. in. Air. Jones remarked that ho desired to yield the floor to Mr. Teller of Colorado , expressing his desire to resume his speech at another time. Mr. Toller's Argument. Air. Teller , before answering the question which was asked him as to whether ho the government of the United itatcs could with the coinage of silver main tain the parity between gold and silver , said ho desired to lay down ono general imposition which seemed to him to bo neccs- lary to the conclusion ho had reached. While money was not merchandise or a com modity in the sense that Iho lerm "com- noditv" was used , its value was determined jy the law of supply and demand. Air. Teller then answered the question by saying that the government of the United States could maintain the parity of the two netnls , because he did not believe that moro silver would come Into the country than its business would i-.bsorb. In other words , the demand would bo equal to the supply. If the whole world would return to thu bl- mclalllsllc cqndltion existing prior to 18711 , it would return practically to the prices of that period , except as to those things which liseovenos had lessened the cost of pro duction. " ' Would the free coinage of silver by the United States alone produce that favorable condition ? " nsked Mr. Palmer. "I will not answer the question in that way.The coinage of silver by the United states alonu might not do it , " replied Air. roller. "Tho position I take is , that If the United Slates proceeded to a system that recognized silver as-moncy In equal terms with gold , our example would bo followed by other countries and then the monetary sys tem of the world would return 10 Ihe 1873 system. " At ! 1:40 : Mr. Teller announced that his throat troubled him and ho would not con clude his speech and yielded the floor. Mr. IJolpli Anl a Question. Air. Stewart then addressed the senate In advocacy of his proposed amendment for a pan-American conference. In the course of his speech Air. Stewart was interrupted by Mr. Dolnh. who asked n question. "I..am glad the senator asked the ques tion,1' replied Air. Steward Joyfully , "as that is a point I want to elaborate on. " This caused tlio llrst npploof laughter during the day , and several senators suggested to Air Dolph that ho withdraw his question. "You cannot withdraw It , " said Air , Stew art , amid laughter , and as hn proceeded to answer the qhcstion Mr. Dolph disappeared from the chamber. A bill authorizing Iho Chattanooga West ern Railroad company to construct a bridge across the Tonnesseoi river near Chatta nooga was reported and placed on the cal endar. At 5 o'clock Mr. Slowart , without con cluding , yielded the floor and the senate took a recess until 10:30 : tomorrow morning. IN THU IIOUSK. Debate ou Hie nunkriiptcy Hill Hemmed Other IlnslneKH Triiiimictcil. WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. The debate on the bankruptcy bill began today hi the house. There Is a gronl deal of determined opposi tion lo tha measure , lud by some ) of the ablest lawyers In iho house , Culbcrson of Texas , Stone of Pennsylvania and Boatner of Louisiana. It is directed generally against the policy of a national bankruptcy law , in viuw of past experience with such laws , and , particularly , the Involuntary clause at this tlmo , when so many business firms In close straits might , under it , bo forced to the wall. The amendment to thoHawlIns hill for thu relief ot ihu Mormon church was agreed to. A bill authorizing the expenses of Ixmis li. Williams , .World's fair commissioner from Alaska , was objected to by Mr , Kilgore on thu grounds that U would Inaugurate a deluge - lugo of claims against the government crowIng - Ing out of the World's fair. The printing bill passed. 167 to 17. Thu consideration of the bill to provide for the construction of a steam , revenue cutter on the great lakes to replace the Andy John son was then resumed. Air. f-oud of California offered n substitute Including provision for a rovcnuo cutler for Ibe harbor of San Francisco. Chairman Saycrs , of iho appropriations committee , in opposing the substitute , served notice on his democratic colleagues that un less they joined with him in economizing this would bn a $1,000,000,000 congress. Air , Ix > ud withdrew the substitute and thu bill was passed. .Mr , Oaten Oprim the Helintn. According to iho special order adopted last week the house then proceeded to iho con sideration of the bankruptcy bill .and. Air. Gates , who ha charge of the measure , opened the debate In advocacy of it. If over thcro was a tlmo , oj.copt at the close of a war , when ovorytlumr financial was out of Joint that demanded a bankruptcy law , ibis wis the tlr.io. There- had been so much financial trouble of recent years , statistics showed such an increased number of failures of all kinds , that no ono could deny the necessity of a bankruptcy law , provided It was ono of perfect fairness to all parties. The four pointed criticisms against the bill in the last congress had been corrected lu thu present bill , The principal opposition to the measure wus against the involuntary clause. Bankruptcy was an odious term. It Implied opproblum. Only two grounds existed in this hill which could Involuntarily forcu n man into bankruptcy insolvency , which did. not rellect dishonor , and fraud , which enti tled no OIKI to _ Immunity. The proposed bill N HKCO.M ) fi B. HELLO'S GUNS AR'S SILENT Bamtnrtlmont of Brazil's ' Capital Suspended by the Insurgent Ohiof. TWO THEORIES HAVE BEEN ADVANCED I'elxoto'n IJucmlei Arc Out of Ammunition or tlin KnropcnnVnrMilpi In Klo do Janeiro llnrbor Hnvo Interfered to 1'reveiu Further Dratrnctlon. lCoi > vrt'Mttll9Xlbii Jama ( Ionian Hemult.1 MONTEVIDEO , Uruguay ( via Galvcston , Tex. ) , Oct. 23. [ By Mexican Cable to the Now York Herald Special to Tun BBB.I News comes from the Herald's correspondent In Hlo do Janeiro , Brazil , that Frodorlco Gullhrrmo do Lorcna has been proclaimed provincial president , of Brazil by Admiral Mollo , In command of the insurgent licet. Lorona Is iho captain of one of the rebel warships and thu provisional government of which ho Is now declared president was established some days ago , asl cabled you at the time , at Dcsterro , which Is the capital of tlio state of South Catharlna and is situated on the Island of that name which lies just oft the Atlantic coast , about-UO ) miles smith of Hlo. When this island fell Into the hands of Mello and his followers they at once estab lished their headquarters thcro and set up the provisional government which has now been dignified by the addition of a president. The Herald's correspondent in Klo do Janeiro eire also sends word that the bombardment of the capital has been suspended. Thcro are two reasons current in Hio for this action or rather inaction on the part of Admiral Mello. Cause of the Inaction. One is that he is waiting the arrival of the ship CIndade do Porto which set out from this port recently , as I _ cabled you at the tlmo , loaded with alllcs'aud provisions , but especially ammunition , for Mello. She has not reached Hio harbor yet and consequently it is surmised that the rebel gunners have about run out of gunpowder and projectiles and do not think it wise to exhaust what they have loft , lest before the arrival of the CIndade do Porto with fresh supplies , some of Peixoto's ships , though of in ferior callbor. might engage the rebel squad ron and , after obliging them to exhaust their ammunition in repulsing the attack , over power the insurgent crews by mere force of numbers. The other reason current in Rio for the suspension of the bombardment is that the foreign warships in the harbor interfered to prevent further shelling of the defenseless buildings of the capital. Cnn't Confirm fie Thcorle- . There seems to bo no way to condriu cither of these reports at present , as the un happy citizens of Hlo are kept pretty much in the dark by Peixoto's government as to the true condition of anything just now. They are thankful for small mercies , however - over , and as long as they are not being shelled continue to do business in a sort of way , though a half-hearted ono at best. Many persons in Montevideo have b. en expecting to see n brislc naval battle be tween two formidable , warships of the mod ern type , but it seems pretty certain , that they will bo doomed to disappointment. As 1 have cabled you already , Mello's warship , the liepublica , which has inflicted most of the damage done by the rebel fleet so far , set out from Santos for this port the other day In order to" moot Peixoto's loyal cruiser the Tiradentes , which had been repaired after disablement by the Brazilian minister here , who feared her crew was about to re volt , put in lighting trim again and manned by a crow of the president's trusted fol lowers. Itobels Wanted to ITIglit. The Ropubllca appeared outside the harbor of Montevideo yesterday and was promptly quarantined. She signaled the Tiradentos today to come outside and fight. So far , howcvor , the Tiradentes has not designed to reply to the belligerent visitor. The Uruguayan government declares that the ships must not light in its waters , but it is baldly able to do anything more vigorous than protest , as she has no ships capable of preventing the commanders of Brazilian warshlt ) * should they decide to fight UuST naval duel. A request for coal and fresh water Jias been made by the commander of the Ho- publica to the Uruguayan government. The latter still has tha request under considera tion , fearing complications way arise if it shows any hospitality to Mello's men in case they are defeated. Secretly furor tlio Iinurgoiitn. Doubtless , however , a majority of Uru guayan government officials secretly favor Mello's cause. The Brazil Lloyd's steamers , Dexter and Santos , on which Admiral Gon- zalcs brought hero his forco'of sailors and marines to man the Tiradentes have , after taking a supply odcoal , steamed outsldo the harbor by Gonzalca' order , The reason for this action is not clearly understood hero , as H Is thought the Uopublicn will surely attack and transfer their coal , water and provisions to her own bunkers. Could Xot'Oct u right. The Uruguayan officials refused pratique to the Republics , and would not even allow her to communicate with the shore , so that after being supplied with water and coal she sailed north again , flagging the Tlra- denies an invitation to join tlio rebels , and taunting the crow with being cowards for seeking protection from a forclcn power , Tlicf government of Uruguay has declined to comply with tlio" request of tho" Brazilian minister hero to arrest the revolutionary chiefs who visit Montevideo. Mello's pro visional government intends to ask Argen tina and Uruguay to give the insurgents formal recognition us belligerents. The re quest will bo made through Dr. Dometrio Hibclro. Dr. Silvelra Martin , who has arrived from Hlo do Janeiro , says that the officers of Fort Villegaynon , in liio harbor , who so long maintained a position of neutrality and fin ally joined the forces of Mollo , have Usuod a manifesto which declares that tliej were obliged on the first of the outbreak of the revolution to maintain this neutrality in order to preserve order among the garrison , which displayed an Intense dcilre to cast their lot with Mello's men. l-rljoto Ollered Hnlier. Pclxoto tried all possible means , they say , to win the enemy to tils side. Ho offered them bribes nnd promised to double their pay , Failing in this ho offered bribes to tubordlnatoofllclals In the fort to spike the guns and seize and kill tlieir superiorofllcrrs , Ono day ho ovcU caused some poisoned food to bo dellvonxl to thu fort among Its regular supplies. For these reasons they all be came dlsguatod with Peixoio , tbuy gay , nnd angered by his unpatriotic actions and his cowardlycourco in refusing either to resign bin poalllcm or makeauy decided effort to re- storoordcr In the republic nnd crush the In surgents. ' , The president * further degraded himself , in their opinion , by enlisting the services of fornlgn mcn-of-wai"in the harbor to Interfere - fero In n fight bqlweon Americans. In con sideration of all this discredit brought upon the country by President Peixoto's course In the emcrccncy they resolved to Join in Mello's revolt against him. Admiral Mollo issued another proclama tion today exhorting his comrades to con tinue their efforts , and assuring them of the ultimate downfall t > f the "tyrant Pelxoto. " whom no accuses of treachery and cowardice. Ho declares that the president endeavored to assassinate him by means of an album loaded with d.vnamlto , which was sent to Mello with the connivance of Polxoto. La Proi/a , n newspaper of Buenos JiAyrcs , Argentina , says editorially that it deeply deplores the action of United States Minis ter Thompson In Hlb du Janeiro In his al leged siding with European diplomats there in their attempt to intervene between Mello and Polxoto. It says , "We want no foreign interference in South or North America. All American republicans now look to President Cleveland to uphold the Monroe doctrine and liopo that thQorJcrs ho has sent to Min ister Thompson will bo to withdraw himself at once from the I3urnpoan diplomats in Brazil. " Nicaragua' * Political Crlsl * . * MAXAOUA , Nicaragua ( via Galvcston , Tex. ) , Oct. W. [ By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald Special to Tnr. Br.n.J The political situation In Nicaragua is critical Just now. fiho government declares that it has dlscpvorcd a conspiracy with heaifquarters in the city of Leon and ramifi cations extending all over the country' In consequence of this several prominent citi zens of J con have been thrown into prison , while others have been banished from the country. Fedrico Xollrzano Is kept in close confinement for fear ho should cscapo and head a movement against the government. Conservatives , progressionists and cleri cals arc all united against the administra tion. Excitement is at a high pitch. The constituent assembly has granted to General Zclnyn extraordinary powers in dealing with malcontents and also the power to levy forced loan's for the purpose of aug menting the available revenues of thu gov ernment. liitalnesfl .Men IMnsntlMlnl. The Herald correspondent has had inter views with several prominent merchants and citizens heroi andithcy all express direst discontent with tho-sltuntionof affairs under the present administration , .but are averse to any overt act of. opposition just now , as they want a peaceful and orderly season In which to pick the coffee crop , which is rap idly ripening. , The government is financially as well as politically harrasscdlor ready money is fearfully lacking and the treasury greatlv depressed. No help is to bo looked for from the people , for'thoyiwilljiiot aid the adminis tration wlilfnclyanitithough.tho new plan of forced laws may produce some , funds it'can accomplish little"in comparison with what might bo done if the'iii-csidjjn , possessed , the confidence of thacqufct'of. .Discounts have ' been generally suspended by'tfio banks nnd the payment o'd the maturing -coupons on the English Joan "seems extremely doubtful , in view of alltho * circumstances. AHLK TO .MAINTAIN I'UACK. . France mid ICussIa Compare Their Com bined Vorrea with Ilioir Neighbors , ICopi/rfu/ilctl / ISM tin Jama Gmifoii nennttt , ] PAIIIS. Oct. 23. ( Now York Herald Cable Special to Tim B n.l The day and evening ing have pussedioff admirably nnd without an- nccldent , in splto of the enormous crowns in the gallery of the Palace of Machinery of the Exposition of 1BSU. The foco terminated wlth.n veritable apotheosis of the French army , and In the evening a great banquet in which Jl,000 persons took part was held in the Champ do M trs. There were no toasts and no speeches , The whole of Paris was illuminated this evening. It Is astonishing how the public bus been able to stand the fatigues of the fetes , which have now lasted a week. The enthusiasm of the true Parisian , however , still continues una bated. It is the genera ] opinion that the Franco- Russian alliance will bo officially announced as soon as the fetes arc ended , but bo this ns it u.ay , now that the most exciting days of fetes given in honor of Russian visitors have passed and tticra Ls no longer any reason to fear that something" occur to glvo rise to International complications or raise a doubt as to the ubsolutojy pacific spirit of my follow countrymen ills necessary tosay and to proclaim it very loudly in a neutral country like the United States , that the Franco-Russian alliance exists. rieurug oitlho ; Army'ft Strength , This has bcon greatly doubted In Franco , where political skepticism is the fashion ; but now there is no longer any room for doubt. Such abjiso has been made of the fig ures that show the strength of the French and Russian armies lhat it is qulto useless to return to that subject. It is a fact that tlio French and Huswlan fleets combined 'are moro numerous than the navies of the powers of thoTriple Alliance , and it hns been proved that thp ( French and Russian armies united are equal in numbers to the armies of Germany , Austria and Italy. It hns been necessary for Franco to ex- nralno In an official , .and serious way as to whether the RussUuHriny ; is in a position to full Into line ns rap dJy < is mitrlit prove to bo necessary. The aimvcr has been in the affirmative. All tUeKussIan ) army corps stationed in the prospers near the frontiers are organized in accordance ' with European military Ideas , ojtdi'tiieir mobilization will perhaps oo effected oven moro rapidly than that of the German aviny , because the peace effective of these Hueswn corps is almost the same as the irur effective. In the older provinces , those In Jho Interior of the empire ' pire , the'army corps saro'cantonncd along the railway lines , Ucro , too , the mobiliza tion ot the forces contingent will bo rapidly effected. The reserv.as of the First nnd Second end lines will fomototio ; ) front moro'slowly , both because , of tho-condition of the roads and because of Iho great distances which must bo traveled. WouUcrlul Council Uivalry. In addition the Cossack cavalry Is said to be in a condltion.pf completeness ot which no idea can bo funned. It is composed of 850,000 horsemen , r ady for any * kind of serv ice , and whom it.'will bo Impossible for us to hold back , say tbironiccrs in command. Tha Russian Hoot has produced a good effect upon French"jiaval Dfllcors. The dif ference uijil dlstancQ-betxviieri Iho sailors and the men 'who couutfand them are greater than in any other navy , but the' discipline and bearing of thp men is perfect and the armament and equipment arejof the very best. best.Tho The alliance wijh Russia Is thought profit able to France , but what cannot bo said too 0 8UCW ( > ANGRY WIVES OF OSCEOLA Married Womoa Rise in Wrath Against Sun dry Jades Who Do Wronir. . TAR AND FEATHERS IN THE PROCEEDING Matron * Tire of the NYrongdoInc of Their llutlmmlt nml Take tin ! I.mr ot Ilo- qiillnl lit Their On 11 Inexperi enced but Determined llniuU. OSCKOI.A , Neb. , Oct. 'J3. ( Special Tele gram to Tun DEC. ] Personal purity received a long push abend in this town Saturday night. 'Every married man In the town may now bo found at his hearth after sundown and mothers have for the nonce ceased singIng - Ing "Where is My Wandering Boy Tonight , " for they have a reasonable certainty In believing lhat ho is tuciccd safely away in his llttlo bed at early candle light. Young men of the town whoso mammas and papas rcsido elsewhere go to their rooms after sup per and stay there till morning , while such traveling men as cannot get awny on the last train drive over to Stromsburg to spend the night. All this didn't come about in a day. It Is the culmination of a feeling of wrath that has grown for months till It finally burst its bounds and overwhelmed both object ami directors. Osceola , llko many another vil lage , lias in its population men who are not as circumspect as they should bo In their walk through life. To tread with satisfac tion the devious ways of pleasure forbidden those who have taken on themselves vows to burn for ono pure flame alone , these mar ried men have found companionship of the opposite sex absolutely necessary. Several young women have kindly consented to sup ply this yearning , and together with the dircllct husbands and aspiring youth have persistently pursued the "primrose puth to the everlasting bonfire. " Ignored the Wrath to Come. Everything went on the nulot , of course ; but scones that were frequently transacted In the hours of darkness would have served fairly well as a substitute for a Roman satur nalia. Bocaccio has related some yarns that compare favorably with the stories that were whispered about among the favored ones during the day. Safe in their fancied security the sinners cut her loose ; and today they sit in metaphorical sack cloth and ashes. In reality , they are swearing vehemently and contritely that they know not of thu whys and wherefores of the upheaval. Mothers with daughters to raise and ciu- cato as modest maidens should bo brought up and trained , and wives who look forward still to the coming of Iho daughter that shall hi time call blessed tlio name of her who bore her , saw with sorrow the course affairs were taking. In sorrow they sought each other's counsels nnd in grim dutermin- ntlon Ihoy parted , resolved lo assort the prerogatlvo that attaches to the queen of an American home. Notes were compared , ex periences exchanged , and the nut of 'evi dence was woven closely around the guilty ones. Many plans for vengeance and re- vongowero discussed , and oil to no end. rThcre ware too ninny moan.menIn the town to aUnilt of punishing , them , andIt hardly sccmqd right to let the me a off , aud give it- all to the girls. ' Vengeance Dotermlneil-Upon. But human endurance has a limit , and the indignation of the outraged women found re lief in an organization which has for ils aim the defense of the homo. To properly bring before Iho offenders a realizing sense of Ihoir umvorlhincss and ihe enormity of their wrongdoing was the task thcso Bolf-con- stituted conservators of public and private morality set about accomplishing. How to do it was the question. Many methods , all moro or less condign , were suggested and turned down as being not severe enough , until finally the matter resolved itself into justification of Iho oxlrcmcst measures , and "Tar and feather the hussies ! " was the word , whispered through lips- the compres sion of which drove back Iho cherry , and behind which pearly leetli were sot In grim resolve. It was little trouble to gather the feathers , for a handful from each pf the pil lows that had been bathed In tears of sorrow and chagrin caused by the doings of the wicked men and the naughty girls would have served to place all the latler beyond Iho palo of Plalo's definition of man. Over Iho tar there was homo hitching , but all was made easy when ono of the Sisterhood of Revenge said : "Bring on your feathers and your girls ; I'll have the tar ready. " Sot for Saturday Nlchr. On Saturday night all things were ripe , and the dozen avengers mot at a secludea spot near the cdgo of town just after night fall. They were provided with tar and feathers and lit. for the dangerous enter prise In which they had unlisted. Any qualm of conscience wus.quelled by a rcllec- tlonon.tue Injury long borne in silence and exultation at the downfall of the temp tresses now so near at hand. All things being - ing in readiness , the plot was set In motion. Two boys , who had been sworn to secrecy and on whoso young minds the parental slipper had made a vicarious as well ns In delible impression , were sent to bear the news to two of the frail girls thai lovers awaited them. Shortly ufler 8 o'clock on the night In question Miss Lorcno Allllcrand Miss Annie Wnyder received word at their homes that a pair of festive traveling men were ensconsed in an alloy wayfar from iho throbbing heart of the city , und if thu girls would only come out the gladsome Sabbath would bo ushered by a quartet to whom care should bo a stranger and whose favorite color for a town was solforlno , It didn't ' take iho girls long to got ready. No elaborate toilets were deemed necessary , und follow ing their luring guides they were soon at the alloy mentioned. In the Tlllolc of tlin Vltrlit. .lust wiiat happened first will never bo known , but it is not down as a fuel , that I no first thing the girls did when they recovered their breath was lo voice thanks that they . hadn't brought their hest clothes , Waiting demurely for the coming of the giy ; drum mers who were to help them have fun. tha girls were grasped each by half a dozen Ira to women , and soon one of the liveliest battles of Its kind was in full hlast , To remove the clothes that the tar nnd feathers mlirht bo properly laid , on was the object of the assailants ; to cscapo was the nlin of the assailed. It was tooth nml tocnall rules to a finish. In the midst of It all Miss Miller fainted , and , of course , the row ended right there. Whllo the women who had wrought the hiivoo fanned the victim of their wrath to brim ; lu-r out of a swoon , Miss Snyder gathered together Just enough clothes to distinguish her from iy.uly ( .iodlva , nml hurrdul for h l | > , She brought the town marshal and his assistants , and befoi'o ' 10 o'clock thu calnbooso held cloven of the most prominent women of the town , while eleven of the most prominent men were hustling around to get their angry wives out of limbo. Church services didn't attract the usual attention yesterday. Thcro WHS lee much to bo talked of in another direction. It would require u regiment of historians to faithfully chronlcla nil that was suU during iho long watches of thp quiet country Kabbath. During thu day Mini Sn.vder put la an ap pearance on the street , and had no difficulty In Eururing right of way. She bore u few marks of bur experience In thu alloy , but looked llttlo tlio worse for near. 1-ltt Sccue of All. This morning Judge Hurst's court drew a bigger crowd than Fourth of July. But the throng was disappointed , When the eleven dcfcndcnis were arraigned on a charge of incendiary and unlawful speech mid riot they asltad for a continuance , nnd were given till November 20 to proparu for trial , their bail bclut ; ilxoU ut fTi cueli. This wut furnished , and probably the end ot the case will bo when the Information is quashed just before Thanksgiving. In giving Oiccola men mid maidens an ob ject lesson In the fury of a woman's virtuous wrath , Mrs. J. P. llenld , wlfo of Banker Hcald nml n loader of the Woman's Chris- linn Tcmpcranco unionwas most prominent. She was assisted by Mrs. Joe Osbonia , Mra. Tom Allen and n number of young married women , Not tlin Chicago \Vi\j- . CniCAnoOat.23. tocal Woman's Christian Temperance union do not exactly approve of the alleged methods employed by their sisters - tors of Osceola , Neb. , who In order to dissuade suaden number of young girls from the worldly practice of meeting joung men , are said to have lured the young girls tiy means of fictitious notes t < > a secluded pl.icc and beaten them unmercifully. "it is decidedly not a thing which the Woman's Christian Temperance union ap proves of , " said Mrs. Woodhridgc , national secretary of the Woman's Christian Temper ance union. "Thcro may haVe been some Woman's Christian Tempor.inco union women who were so foolish as to net In the manner stated , but that Is not the f.iultof the organization , Wo try , at least , to use common sense In working out our reforms. o 7JK.II , IXilAl'rf CU.VtJ/iK.S.S. f.ant of the WorlM'H 1'nlr Outlierlnc * Pro- Krc ! ! or tlin hoiitli. CnicAtio , Oct. 23. [ Special Telegram to TUB Bleu. ] The World's ' Real Estate con gress , the last of iho World's fair congresses , convened at the Art Institute today. Thomas B. Bryan presided , and Colonel II. U Turner of Chicago made the address of welcome. All points ot the country were * represented , and It is expected them will bo 1,00(1 ( real estate men at tomorrow's session. George II. Armlstcad made an eloquent. oration , describing the rise of thu south slnco Iho war , showlmr that the stales below Mason and DIxon's line hnvo tripled > their wealth slnco 1870. In words of wonder ful energy ho pledged iho support of the south to all movements of progress. In sentences of equal potvcr bo scored Iho pretended tended friends of the south who wave the bloody shirt and endeavor to revive thu old- tlmo antipathy between northern and south ern states. Senator Saundcrs of Nebraska spoke as follows : "What t shall have to say will bo in an old fashioned way. because I was born a good while ago , and they did things a little differently than. They dldtft talk so glibly , anyway. If there Is anytblne I love butter than my own family it U a place I can call homo , for I don't hulievo a man gets to be an American citizen until ho owns some place ho can call homo. [ Applause. ) "Tho first convention I over attended In Chicago was that one nt which wo nominated for president Abraham Lincoln. I was also ono of the com missioners that helped to put in order the machinery that started the Union Paciflc.ralhvay ; but none of them , probably , except the llrst ono , was greater than this ought to be. This alludes to the American principle that wo want homes for all the In dustrious people of the laud. [ Applause. ] You have got to go.to Hie west to got cheap lands and you have got to go to the west if .YOU want 10 pmutyour DOOPLO in nomcs , nnu I want to caution you lhat you prevent the public lands going into tlio hands of thcso monopolies and depriving honest 'people of trotting cheap lands for their homes , [ Applause. ] "It was energy and pluck and jiush that made Chicago , and that will make a city' anywhere , This was A mud holetho lirst tlmd' r . .gyer saw it. jLau hter.1 There wasn't ' u "railway AvlthiirioO-iniles.of the place and * there was ho paved streets , and tie people called on some scientific gentle men to tell them how they could drain their city , and they said ; 'RAiso your city , " and so they did raise it , right up out of the ground. Now , that is the kind of pluck that has made Chicago , and they deserve credit for it ; and it is the same with our own city , Omaha. Thirty years ago there were 1,500 people there , -and in 181)0 ) there were 140,000. Wo have settled up that country with homesteads , -men who never dreamed of owning homes of their own and they are the proudest people on earth. " Senator A. Saundcrs , . P. L. Perlne , C. C. George , George II. Payne and C. Hartman are at the real estate congress ns the representatives of the Omaha Real Estate association. JtKTAILS OP A. f Hurry I.itcny Deliberately Arranged fur the Taking oT Three I.l'tus. Sioux FALLS , S. D. , Oct. 23. [ Special Telegram to THE Bni : . ] The tragedy of last night , in which Airs. Laeoy , Mrs. Lydia Bunker and Harry Lacey met death at the hands of the latter , hus qulto stirred til ) the city. It seems that Mrs. Liticoy was spend- Jig Sunday with her mother , Mrs. Bunker , who had previously ordered L'icey from the house because of some words spoken in anger. About 5:80 : in the evening tlio women folks saw Lacey approaching the house and locked the doors 10 keep him out. Ho kicked the door iii and shot his mother-in-law first , then his wlfo and then stepped out of doors and killed himself. But three shots wore fired and each victim was struck behind the right car. It was a premeditated act , ns bo settled all his bills previously. Two daughters , aged 7 nnd 5 , saw the awful act of their father. The elder Birl ran to a neighbor and said : "Grandpa Jones won't you como over toour house ; they are all dead over thcro. " Airs. Bunker was worth § 20,000 to 10,000. VAII : TIIIurns. OrganUcil lliuif Miiko < i Itlch Haul In tho. Mliilnc Itnllctlni ; . CIIIOAOO , Oct. 23. [ Special Telegram to Tin' Bi'.ii.J Thieves are at work in iho Min ing building , Secret Htirvlco men suspect that an organised gang , composed of em ployes , has found lodgment in the building and Is preparing to do earnest work during the few remaining day.s of the fair. When F. D. Suhcrmerhorn. superinten dent of thu Idaho mining nxhtblt.toolc a men tal inventory of his exhibit today ho found ono of bis cases open and $ 'JCO ( ) worth of his valuables mlsslmg. The big brick of refined silver , owned by ihn Dafjamar Mining com pany of OoLamar , Idaho , U3 carats of'opals. finished forsottlntr , ami two out and several uncut spinel rubles were gone. ThuMivor brick was Wi ) inches long by.4Jf wide and n inchcsilhicu , weighing Stipoundp nndo.rth . $1,000. The opals were line gi-ins , i > qual lo Hungarian opals nnd were given n modal by tha Judges of awards , DlS.lTIl / ' A 3l.triSIC.OK Illt.Vrl'.lt. , lnmr ( llrnwn llr * In Wyoming fimii iliu CIlrriM of Ililllet Wuiliulii. RAVUXS , Wyo. , Oct. 23. [ Special Trio- gram to TUB DEI ; . [ .fames Brown , who last week was rngaged In a shooting affr.iy with John Arnold on the Upper Sweotwatin- , died Friday morning. Brown wn a Texan and worked several years for the Olives of No- br.itku. leaving there Just after the burning of the old G rmin saltier , which rcsultodjin one of the mobt closely contested trials In thu history of Nebraska , ondlng in the conviction of thu Olives. Whllo not n had mail at heart. Brown ouuld not resist taking a maverick wherovur ho fo-.m 1 it ui n the raugo , which resulted in his beliia novor.il times aiTnste.d and ultimately tils death from blood poisoning from the wound re ceived In the shooting scrupp with Arnold. Movpiavnt * ( if OniMn MIMIIIDDI. October 'tit. At New Vorlt Arrivod-OU'rllii , At Southampton Arrived Hcsporln , from Malaga , Alsatlj ; Alaska , from Liver- pools Hermann , Irom Antwerp ; America , from Bremen. At Gibraltar Arrived Werra , from New York. At HamburgArrhcd -Rugla , from Now York. At Kan Francisco -Arrived Gvllv , from Hong itoay and , Youohuuia. BEYOND HER WOES Mrs. 0. H. Broekway Meets Death Under Peculiar Oircumstinccs. SEQUEL TO DOMESTIC INFELICITY Indications that the Woman Took Her Own Lifo. STATEMENT OF THE VICTIM'S ' HUSBAND Was the Wife of a Well Known Omaha Commercial Man , SAW HER FIRE THE FATAL SHOT No Positive Theory Concerning ; the Amur Yet K tul > lUlimt-Story 'ol Neigh bor I'ViiturcH of the .Mys- tcrloim Ciifto. \ LINCOLN , Oct. 23. [ Special Telegram to Tnr. Dun. ] Mrs. C. II. Urockwny , wlfo of an Omaha traveling man , Is lj Ing dead at the rooms occupied by herself mm husband at JIB South Sixteenth street In this city with a bullet hole In her right side. Although there are a number of mysterious circum stances connected with her death the gen eral belief Is lhat she committed suicide. A few minutes before r o'clock tlls ) after noon the occupants of the adjoining house hoard a pistol shot. A moment later Brock- way rushed Into the residence of Mrs. Jessop and excitedly announced that his wlfo had killed herself , The alarm was at once given and the police telephoned. AVhcn Chief of Police Cooper arrived at the scene of the tragedy ho found the woman in bed in a dying condition. Slio was fully dressed. The revolver with which the shooting was done was found In a bureau drawer in another part of the room. The woman loft a letter , which the coroner took possession of as soon as ho arrived. .Statement < il the IIimlincl. . Broekway had baen drinking heavily for some time , and was In a terribly excited condition. At the request of Coroner Crlm , ho was taken to the pollco station in order that ho might sober up so that ho would bo in condition to talk tomorrow at the inquest. Broekway was seen at the pollco station this evening by : i BKB reporter , lie was laboring under stress of mental excitement , intonsilled by the liquor ho had been drink * , ing. Ho stated Unit ho went homo at noon and went to bed. After ho had bcon asleep for several hours 119 awoke. As ho opened his eyes , ho saw bis wife- standing In the center of the room with a revolver in her haudi Before he" was .fully a warn of her in tention , she pullou the trigger and fell. Ho then rushed out ana gayo the alarm. ' To 'THE BEnTepprter" Coroner Ci'lm de clined to make any sTate'ment regarding Hio contents of thu letter left by the dead woman. "Js there anything in the letter connect ing her husband with her dcathl" asked tha reporter. "No. " replied the coroner. buluiilu Theory Not J "Does the letter establish the fact that the vi oman committed suicldo ? " "Not clearly , " was the reply. It is stated , however , by City Dotcctlvo Malone , who had possession of the letter until it was turned over to the coroner , that Mis. Broekway said In the briefly written note that she had put up with her husband's ' dissolute habits as long as she could ; that she had intended to end her life by taking morphine , but had changed her mind and decided to use a revolver. Mrs. Broekway 's ' maiden name was Nellie Cline , and she was married to Broekway only last February. Previous to her mar riage she lived at D.ivey , a small town in this county. She was about 20 years old ami rather prouosscssing , Broekway travels for the wholesale house of W. A. L. Gibbon of Omaha , but during the past few wouks has been laid off. He IB a line looking young man , well dressed and about 33 years old , and is well'known to the traveling fraternity , many of whom called upon him ttils evening. Ills excitement increased as the ovcnlng ' < J and It finally became- w.oi' . away becamenecessary to remove him to the Windsor hotel , wheru he is in charge of -physician and friends. Stutemunl ol n Ne Air. Frank Aubortln , night chief oporatorof the Western Union , living hi the same bleak with the Brock ways , tells u story that seems to clearly establish the case as one of suicide. Ho states that ho wan eating sup per in his dining room near the head of the stairs , with the doors open. Ho heard Airs. Brockway's H-yenr-old sister , who lived with the family , return from school. The llttlo girl opened tha door from the hall Into the Broekway apartments and Immediately as she did so the shot was tired. Mr. Aubcrtlu heard n scream , but docs not know whether It eamo from the girl or from Mrs. Broekway , but ho heard the llttlo girl exclaim in a toneof horror , "My God , what has h dono. " Mr , Aubeiiln next hoard Broekway crying , "My God , my God , she has shot herself. " Broekway then told tlio girl to run for a doctor. She did so , and by thU time iho neighbors c.nno flocklnp in , Tlio llttlo girl is staying with Air. nud Mrs. Auburtln to night , Shu declares that horsistcr had killed herself , but could giro no reason lor the rush act cxccut that Mrs. Broekway had bcua a morphine-Oilier and had "lost her head , " The dead woman' * parents arrived from IJavoy tonight nndill bo present ut the inquest , which will bo huld at S o'clock to morrow afternoon , VKI.lt 1'IIUM rilK Iff.YKIt. Coiniull niullH liiKiiriincu Aout ( Hurt At DI-H Aliilnr * . DBS Moisr.s , Out. Kl--SpocIal [ Telegram to Tin : Bi5i.J : An Insurance agent named J. W , Maulby of Council Bluff * was badly hurt bore this evening in the Rook Island railway yards. Ho foil pr attempted to Jump ft-om \lu > fiver an it pulled out of the station ami was picked up in nnc.li a daxcd condition thSi IIH was unable to glvo any account of how the ui-i'ldeiit happened. Ills condition is not considered very Burlons. AVJfo Munliiriii * MiiitenuBil for 1.1 If. INDBI'K.SPEXCK , In. , Oct. 211. ( SpcclulTolo- gram to TUB BEU..Martin ] May , , the Aurora wjfe murderer , has beoii convetpil | and sentenced to thu penitentiary at Anamosa for life , Mlnlntvr Hmloiuly Injiirixl. OTTUMWA , In. , Oct. 2I. ! [ Special Telegram to Tin : 1)KB.Kov. ] . Dr. lily , a wellknonn Presbyterian minister of this city , was t > f | loimly Injured today by his horse falling on him. The accidunt may cause the lot * of cue of his fcou