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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 1-1 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. ADMISSION OF UTAH Passage , Without Division , of ttio House Bill Looking to that End , BUT LITTLE OPPOSITION MANIFESTED Powers' Amendment for the Repression of Polygamy Adopted. ACCEPTED WITH VERY FEW CHANGES Bjjeccnei Made on tbo Measure Contained Nothing Sensational. PROPOSITION OF DATES OF ALABAMA lie Wiuitril tlio Territory Joined to Utnli , anil Motli Itcciignlftnil us Onn How the Vote Stoml-Iu tliu SeniUc. WASHINGTON , Doe. la. The bill for the ail- mission of Utuh to statehood was passed without illvlsion by me liouso today at the conclusion of the debate , the only amend ments of Importance Incorporated in the ena bling act being ono by Mr. Powers of Ver mont , prohibiting polygamy forovcr , and an other by Mr. Wheeler of Alabama , reducing to one-half the land gruited to ttio state for common school purposes. Just before adjournment the resolution of Mr. llltt , culling for the correspondence in the Hawaiian affair , amended no as to in clude an extension of the period to bo cov ered by the correspondence to March , 18S9 , the beginning of the Harrison administra tion , was talscn up and passed. It W'ls cx' pooled a lively debate would occur when this resolution was reported back to the house , but Mr. Httt refrained from criticism and there was no explosion. Mr. noutello of Maine , who manifested a disposition to speak.vus taken off his feet by the motion to order the previous ques tion. Mr. Mcycr'n Jtcitolutloii. The Meyer resolution , for the appointment of a joint committee to Investigate the rank , pay and other questions relating to the per sonnel of the navy , which baa" ta filibus tered against for several days , us passed this morning. Mr. Hudson asked unnnimotis conscnt for the consideration of a senate bill granting a right of way through Indian and Oklahoma territories to the Kansas , Oklahoma Central ft Southwestern railway. No objection was mn'lc and the bill passed. Judge Holman'of Indiana Introduced a resolution to investigate the question of premium earned by contractors for govern ment war vessels. Mr. Meyer , during the morning hours , ibovrd to po into the committee of the whole on his resolution to appoint a joint commit tee to Investigate the personnel of the imvy , and after some parliamentary sparring the resolution was adopted. The house then resolved itself into'tho committee of the whole for the further con sideration of the Utah admission bill. Mr. Nowlarids of Nevada made his maiden jpceeh in support of the admission of Utah. Ho thought Utah was fully prepared for statehood , but he objected to leaving the question of the allotment of lands in Utah to the bureau at Washington , which did not understand the conditions. Tlio. United States , ho thought , should co-opcrato in the reclamation of the arid lands of that region. Mr. Nowliuids claimed the' cause of the present depression in Utah was tho-reault of legislation lovclcit at her interests. Silver , which tnnblod the country to resume specie payments , had been struck down. Buckles * Cicero's Support. Mr. Simpson of Kansas favored the bill in n charuoterlstieal.y . vigorous speech , charg ing tlio opposition to its admission with bolnor moved by narrow and prejudiced senti ments. The fact that Utah would send two senators and a representative hero , who would vote against the llnanclal ideas of the cast , ho thought , was the solo ground of op position. With regard to the circular of Governor Lowolling ho said 8,000,000 men , out of employment , were tramping thu streets and roads of the country. What ever the cause , whoever was right , the popu list party bcliovcd in lending a helping hand to the poor and distressed. When a popu list governor promulgated this doctrine , ho was denounced as a cran * by petty politic ians uild newspapers. Mr. Arnold of Missouri and Mr. Washing ton of Tennessee supported the admission. Mr. Gate's of Alabama proposed the union of Utah and Nevada. Ho had observed that Nevada continued to lose population and that It was a question as to what was to be come of Nevada. Mr. Powers of Vermont offered a substi tute , providing that polygamy and plural marrlago bo forever prohibited. The amend ment was agreed to. An amendment proposed by General Wheeler , reducing by one-half the laud granted to Utah by the bill for school pur poses , was adopted. Amendments reducing the grunt of land to the State university from 200.000 to 100,000 ncrcs ; Increasing the grant of the use of the agricultural college Irom HO.OOO to 200.000 acres , and decreasing tlio per cent of tlio proceeds from the sales of public lands , sub sequent to the admission of the state , from ' 10 to , r > percent , wore adopted. Without a division the bill passed , ' Mr. Mi-Ocary , from the committee on for eign affairs , then called up thu liltt resolu tion calling on the president for the Hawaiian correspondence , amended so as to mid n request for all papers slnco March , IS:1 ! ) , not already transmitted to congress , Mr , MeCrenry yielded to Mr. Hilt , who spoke brlelly , inking the necessity for moro light. The previous question was ordered nnd the resolution adopted. At four o'clock the liouso adjourned. INTllltSli.NATK. Prjro anil VVnl Dlicuii tlio Slliintluii In Iliu llilWiilkau Iiliuuli. WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. The Hawaiian question was again the subject of an ani mated and interesting discussion In the sen ate today , Mr , mount's report was char acterized as containing "not a line ol unvar nished truth1" by Mr , I'ryo of Maine , whllo Mr , Vest of Missouri dcclaro-l that \vhilo ho was opposed to the annexation of the Islands the restoration of the queen by 1'orco would bean 'act of war" The resolution offered on Monday by Mr , Hoar , calling upon the , president for further information on the lubjcct , was Dually referred lo the commit tee on foreign affairs. The senate also listened , with the close at' Icntlou always ag-ordcil the venerable soria- or , to a tariff speech iron ; Mr. Merrill of Vermont. Mr , Cockcrcll , from the Joint committee on the cuv.itlvo idcparur.L-nU , reported the house bill to improve the methods of ac counting In the department * , find It was tiliiccd on thn calendar , The president pro tern laid bcfoio tbo lennto the message of the liouse disagreeing to tlio amendments of the. senate on the Now York and New Jcrhoy bridge bill and ashing for a conference thereon. On motion of Mr. Gorman , Messrs. You , Gormau and Kryo were appointed ceiiierecs en the part of the Icifate , Vrf e on Itlouut' * Jirport. The president pro torn laid hefcro the sent - t ( Ue retoluilcB offered on Monday by Mr. Hoar , salting on the president for further in formation on the Hawaiian inntter. and Mr. Fryo of Mnlno addressed the senate thereon. Mr. 1'r.yo Bald that , bo did not rise to dis cuss the Hawaiian question , as It seemed to him the senate was not In a condition for discussing It. For an Intelligent discussion it was absolutely necessary that there should bo a further nnd complete ofllclul In vestigation oC the facts and n report made to the senate. Mr. Fryo thru turned to the Dlount rcixirt. "Now , I wish to say. " said Mr. Fr.ve , with great gravity nhd much utnphasis , "In rela tion to that report , that In mV judgment it Is n most dangerous report , nnd no senator can afford to make any serious attack upon the character of any private cttlzmi of the United States. I affirm , " continued Mr. Fryc , "that Mr. Illount In that report has not written onu single unvarnished line of truth nor given ono unprejudiced opinion , nor rendered ono Impartial judgment. " 'Mr. Fryo said ho assumed that it was an attack on Mr. Slovens ; that ho had dis honored the Hag ; hu hndcommitted an net of piracy. Mr. Fryo then entered Into n long eulogy of ox-Mlnlstcr Stevens. In which ho pointed out his ability and lldehty , "I li.-tvono doubt , " said Mr. Fryo , "thati It may become necessary to break Minister Stevens down , I have had reliable informa tion since 1 came into the senate this morning which says : 'Tho purpose of the adtnlnis"- tratlon Is to make thu churgo that Stevens was a party to corruption employed to break down the queen's government mut establish the revolutionary government. ' " Vi-nt I > rnmlt Itliiunt. Mr. Vest , duiuoor.it of Missouri , then spoke. It w.is unnecessary for him to s.iy he did not speak as the advocate or special defender of the administration. Huspnko ns an American senator nnd an American citizen In rcirard U ) questions involving the honor nnd wclfuroTjf the country. Mr. Vest regretted that partisan malevolence had so distinctly shown Itself in debate of these questions. Referring to Mr. Hoar's argu ment , nnd that of Mr. l-Yye , ho said they hud assailed everybody who had differed from them on the Hawaiian question , nnd had undertaken to place before the Ameri can peonlo their side of the issue In order to take possession of the public opinion of the people of the United States. Mr. Slovens , ho said , was ono of those who believed "tho earth belongs to the saints and wo tire the saints. " [ Laughter. ] Mr. Stevens and the Americans in Hawaii had Christianized the natives , so they had taken possession of the country under the name of God and had then divided the land among themselves under n law made by themselves. Mr. Stevens might bo nil his friend , Mr. Fryo , claimed for him-a Godly , saintly , unobjectionable Christian gentle man , lie ( Vest ) proposed to treat him as any other witness who entered i-ourt and de manded his ( Vest's ) vote upon his evidence. , Ho know Mr. Blotint , and after twenty years intimate knnwlcdgo of him ho de- aired to state In the most public and em phatic nrinner that a purer man publicly and privately had never appeared in the arena of American politics. ! ) lil Xut I'V.vor ' Annexation. The crime committed by the president of the United States , for which ho bait been threatened with impeachment , was that ho did not favor annexation of the islands. If that was a crime. Mr. Vest declared , lie was always a criminal , and , in his judgment , so wus a largo majority of thu American people. The plain issue before the American people ple , said Mr. Vest , is whether wo are to breakdown the traditional policy of this country , inaugurated by Washington and carried out by Jefferson , Jackson , Buchanan and now by Cleveland. Are wo to depart from that policy and now venture upon the great colonial system of the continental powers of Europe. Was it proposed now , and Mr. Vest wanted this mndo distinctly an issue , that instead of having the compact continonthl .republic , which their fathers made it , the Untied States is to have a great expansive tccrltor.y , acquiring government an ; ) extending even to tho. islands of the ocean and the uttermost parts of the world ! The people of the.United States , said Mr. Vest , wanted no colonies. They wanted the government their falhors had inado for thorn and which they intended to preserve , ii compact republic , in which every citizen was .represented. , .As 1 'understand tlio con dition of affairs in Hawaii the provisional government is a do facto government. It is todcy a do facto government and any as sault upon it by an armed force upon the part of the United States or any other coun try iptist bo an act of war , which can alone bo brought about by the action of congress. I do not understand that Mr. Gresham meant that armed force wouli | bo employed. He Is an eminent jurist. Would Oppuso Armed liitcriontlon. Coming to the instructions to Minister Willis Mr. Vest snUIf : It should turn out that those instructions were to restore the queen by armed force no one will depre ciate it and none will resist the doctrine to any extremity moro than myself. I ropo.it , it would bu an act of war. it seems to mo Impossible thai the secretary of state and the president of the United States should have concluded tliat ; without the action of congress , they could do any such Ihing. " Mr. Vest concluded with a statement of his conclusions. Ho said : "If I had the power I would withdraw every shadow of United St-itos authority from the Hawaiian islands , except so far as it was necessary to protect , under Intornalional law , the prop erty and persons ot American citizens legiti mately residing there. I should leave the opposing factions to soUlo the question of sovereignly for themselves. " The resolution w.is then referred to Iho committee on foreign affairs. Mr. Morrlll then addressed the senate on the tariff question , ills speech wus devoted mainly lo a comparison of the practices of this country With those of Great Britain on Iho question of tariff und.of tlio industrial conditions of the two countries , and lo n criticlmn of the ilomociMtio party for its tendency to follow English precedents. At the close of Mr. Mot-rill's speech the senate adjourned. TWO NTOItlKS Tl r.I > . 8eiiillnnil ! Itcport Concerning Sfite Cur. rmpcmdfiicii < Iruiilutud unil Dttnloil , WASHINGTON , Dec , 13 , A democratic member of the house committee on foreign affairs has stated that ho has been informed at the State department that two letters bv Secretary Hlalne to Mr. Stcvcnaaro missing and that this is delaying correspoodeneo sent to the souato. It is stated that the department wants thcsa let ters , as It is in them that Mr , Stevens was Instructed to favor the annexation senti ment. The statement of a democratic member of Iho house foreign affairs committee that two important dispatches from Secretary Blalno la Minister Stevens are missing Is denied at 1)19 ) State department. Dec. 1'J , 1'ho ' acting secre tary of "tho treasury today transmitted to congress estimates of dollcicucles In appro priations submitted by the secretary of the Interior. Thu estimated deficiency Is tor incidental expenses , and Is f 27,010 , ThO house commlttco on public lands has reported favorably n bill allowing Montana to select Iho lands she was granted under the enabling net before they are purveyed. The title will not pass until survey Is u.adc. JVdt-ral Klrci ion * Illll. WA UINUTGN , Doc. 1'J , The foJer.il oleo- tions bill \vu ! > not disposed ot by thu senate committee on privileges and elections at its meeting today as oxpscted , but went over until tomorrow. il * < > l ( lumui Slruiiium Opromlior 13. At Brow HnadSltfhtod Majestic , Now York to ( jiiconstown anj Ltvorirool. At New York Arrlved.KuiiUfrom Liverpool. , At .Southampton Arrived Spreo. New York to Hamburg. ( iriintl Ann ) ' * Xi-xt PlTrsrrmi , Hoc. 18.Tho executive com mittee of the national council of administra tion , Grand Army of the HepublU- , has decided to hold the next national encampment during the week beginning September 10 , Ib'Jl. HILL'S ' DANGER APPARENT Some Strong Testimony Against Ono of Akeson's ' Alleged Murderers. RAPID PROGRESS MADE IN THE TRIAL Scrcrnl WltncMoi ToBltlvely Identify the Accused ns Umi of Two .Mei Ilc- upotinUilo for tlio Old I'nrnicr'n Dentil , PI.ATTSMOUTII , ' Xob. , Doc. 13. [ Special Telegram to Tnc Bnn.J Tlio examination ot jurors In the Hill murder trial was promptly talceii up at U o'clock this morning in the district court , and by 11 o'clock the opposing counsel had exhausted all their peremptory challenges and the task of securing a jury was completed. The twelve men with whom rests the fate of the prisoner arc : U C. Todd of Liberty precinct , W. II. Hell of Eight Mlle Grove precinct , John T. Nlms , John Glcason , C. A. Harvey. John Simpson , William Miicey , A. P. Barnes , M. W. Mor gan , Homer McKay.C. S. Johnson and James Kelley , the last ten being residents of this city. Sixty-one talesmen , other than the regular panel of two do/en , were examined. Court was dismissed on the completion of the jury to reconvene at 'J o'clock in the afternoon. Long before the hour for recon vening the courtroom was packed to the doors with nn Interested throng. County Attorney Travis opened with n statement to the jury on behalf of the state. His address was mojtly confined to what the state ex pected to prove against the defendant , and was an able effort. Mr. Goring followed and ho made an elo quent nnd touching appeal on behalf of Hill. The county attorney occupied half an hour in his delivery nnd Mr. Goring was but three minutes longer. I3eforo the taking of testimony was com menced , and on motion of thn defendant's counsel , the court ruled that all witnesses for the state should bo excluded from the court room. The ruling , however , upon rg- quest of the state , was modllicd so that Tom Akcson , the murdered farmer's son , was al lowed to remain In the room. Sovt-r.il Witnesses Kxnmlncil. Dr. Hungato of Weeping Wi.ter was the first witness called. Ho was summoned to the Akeson farm after the murder. The wound given the murdered man was sudlcicnt to cause instantaneous death. Dr. W. II. Dearing , clerk of the district court , was called and testified in regard to the wound thosumo us the preceding witness. Raymond Gllmoro tcstlllcd that ho mot Hill nnd his companion the evening of the murder whllo they were walking on the road from Weeping water toward the Akcsou farm. Ills identification was complete. Josiah Tigho was another witness who flaw the men walking toward the Akcson farm and ho was also positive that Hill was ono of the men. Dr. Thomas of AVeepihg Water gave the same testimony as the two other doctors. John Murphy , a fnrmor living in that neighborhood , testified that both Hill and Ilenwcll were In his employ as corn busker ! , fora week and that ho discharged them October ! i5 , a week previous to the muraor. Ho stated that Hill gave him the name of George. Ills Idciuillcatloii of Hill was also complete. Story of I ho Murdered Man's Child. Mrs. Ida Gentry , a stepdaughter of the murdered man , stated that she was at the Akeson farm the evening of the tragedy ana that while she was on her way home , a quar ter of a mile distant , she heard seven shots in quick succession , the sounds coming as if from Akcson's house. She also tcstUlud that the two prisoners were the ones whom her father gave employment as corn huskers the day previous. John Llvinder , it bartender at Weeping Water , who claimed to , have seen life" men In Ins saloon the afternoon before the murder , was called , but excused until tomorrow because - cause of sickness. George W. Hay wood , keeper of a billiard parlor in Weeping Wutnr. testified that Hill and Benwell were in | hls place of business together during the afternoon'previous tc the shooting aud that they played a game of pool. It was then past 5 o'clock and court ad journed until 0 o'clock tomorrow morning , when thn examination of the witnesses for the state will be immediately continued , lu tlio Intcrc'St ul' l'\Ui-no 4. Judge Chapman made an order at noon to the effect that the Cavs county papers and the vr.rious newspaper correspondents were not to print the testimony In the trial. This was done to render it passible to secure a jury In the Benwell case , as the Judge feared th.it thq publication of the testimony in the case miaht have a tendency to prejudice the public. Before adjourning1 , however , ho modified his order , and the nowspauor representatives were simply re quested to use as little of the testimony as possible so that tlio securing of a jury in the lien well case , which will bo taken up after u disposition is made of Hill , would not bo made a dlfllcult matter by reason of the public becoming unduly prejudiced- Thn attaches of the court feel highly gratified at the unexpected prepress wnloli bus been made .in the trial , and , barring u lengthy deliberation by the jury after the case Is submitted. It is conlldontly expected that Hill's fate will be known by Saturday evening. Mrs. Akcson , wife of the murdered man and her son Tom , together with the other members of the Akcson family , were inter ested spectators at the forenoon proceedings. Mr. Goring , attorney for the accused , was quite careful during the jury examination that no man should got on the jury who was opposed to the entering of r. plea of Insanity. lie refuses to outline his defense , but tt is strongly suspected that ho will seek to show that II111 has formerly oeeu of unsound mind. So llttlo Is known of Hill's former career that it is Impossible to state as to whether or not Hill has any grounds for such a dofcnsg. The attendance at today's proceedings was large , but throats of mob Interference are unheard. ITS IIOTTO.U KSOUICCn OUT. Kinbryi ) Sentntlon lu tlio Conilillii Trial Has Hocn Nipped in tlio lluil. CHICAGO , Dec. 18. The bay horto story which promised a sensation in the Coughlln case has evaporated. It was announced to day that the testimony regarding It will bo dropped. A livery man named O'Connol was said' to have ranted Cotighlln a bay horse , with which the latter drove to the Carlson cottage on the night of Dr. Cronln's death , out O'Connel says ho can remember no such occurrence and his baoks show no trace of the transaction. John J. Cronin of Faulkner , ICun. , brother of thn dead doctor , is In Chicago and will probably bo called by the state to testify to the identification of the body. The testi mony today wus largely upon the finding of thu body and the subsequent cnuody of the clothes found In a satchel in u sewer nnd said to have been lr. Crania's. Officer Job Phillips testIlled , describing thu catch basin In which the body was found. Tuc clotncj Identified us those of Dr. Cronin were brought into the court room and Police Captain Koch testltle.l to having found the clothes , a badly decayed satchel and u box of surgeon's splints that were taken from a sower. Upon the lid ol the box appeared Dr. Cronln's name ; on the tlv leaf of u book appeared the letters , almost effaced by the muddy water , "Cronin , St. Louis , Mo " All these articles wcro idcntt- tlod by the witness as thosu that hud been taUen from the sewer , Ono by one the torn and btulncd articles were held u ) to view UIKI Identified by the witness. Then Judge IvJwls , a wholesale di-jgpUt , took the stand to testify to the death of his brother Dentist tV. . Lewis , so that the testimony given Dy the dentistat the former trial us to Dr. Cronln's tooth might be admitted. Lieutenant Uubbard , former1 ! suiorla cndcnt nf police , was 'onlled to testify to laving received the Uuhtilo of clothing and effects" . During thenftcrnomiHtlo principal witness was Mrs. T. T. Conchlln , in whoso homo Cronin lived. She identified the clothing found In the bouaej including buttons , surgical vase and jnbtruincnl case , satchel and n book found , "tth thum. ns being ttio n-opcrty of Dr. Cronin * She was subjected ; o a very close examination , but muck firmly : o her story and could not bo shaken In her identification of a single article. The other witnesses before court art- [ ourned for the day wcro Michael Gilbert ami Joseph Punier , both of whom affirmed [ irovlous witnesses concerning the finding of the clothing , i. It w.is stated toflay that Joseph Me- Laughlln , brother of { Mrs. Andrew Poy , maybe bo a witness in thb Couglilin case. Me- Laughlln lived wlthjthe Toy family nt the time of Dr. Crontu'B. death , nnd It Is Paul wast aware of the sctrot nicotines of the al leged conspirators. Ho is now in Glasgow , and It Is said Mrs. Fey will write to him advising him to return to Chicago and tes tify at the trial. IIAIUtlSON'S ASSASSIN AUTA.TI'I ) . rrondcrKnst .Hhrlnlia Hack Intn III * Clmlr UR Ilin Story ut Ills Crhnn H Told. CniP.vno , Dec. 1'J. Assistant State's At torney Todd opened the , trial of Prcndeftrnst today with an address to the jury , in which ho outlined the plan of the pro.secutlon. Mr. Todd paid a tribute to Mayor Harrison and referred to the similarity of his assassin and that of Lincoln and Gnrlleld. Ho said that thb prisoner's actions nt the time of the murder indicated that ho was sane. The attorney called particular atten tion lo the assassin's , well developed sense of self-presorvatlon as evidenced by the way ho cared for his personal safety during and after the shooting. As' Mr. Todd told the story of the shootlmr Prendcrcast turned pale and shrank Into his chair with ill con cealed au'ltation. At the conclusion , of Mr. Todd's speech Attorney Wade addressed the jury for the defense. % 'Wo will , not deny that the prisoner killed Mr. Harrison. " hosaid "Tho sole question to bo solved is , did ho ut the time of the murder know the difference be tween right and wrong ? " After the conclusion of Attorney Wade's opening speech fortho defense the llrst wit ness called was Mary Hanson , the servant who admitted Prcndbrjrast to the house. She said she answered the bell at about ? p. m. and told a man , whom she Identified ns the prisoner , that the mayor was at dinner , but that ho would have-finished in half nn hour. When that time elapsed ho came agiln and was admitted by her. Magpie Frcunsch tbld of seeing the man leaving the house. The prisoner was ordered to stand up. Ho did so promptly , 'and' stepping toward the witness chair said : "lam the man you saw , ain't 1 ? " f- ' After an affirmative answer to the ques tion the witness sho'wctl how Prcndergast left the house , illustrating it by walking along hi front of the'jur.v'in a crouching man ner. ' Hclma Johnsonith'o"cook , gave evidence of a similar character. , Uisborg , the coachman , told his story next and expressed the attitude , of the prisoner when ho saw him between the second and third shots. ' ' To make the atoryjm'orographic. Mr. Todd , the prosecuting .attorney , borrowed a re volver from one of tholbaillffs , and after the cartridges had beenl removed and two or three examinations nisfdo to bo sure thq thing was not loaded.'it was given to the coachman , who pinned PrQndenjast for the enlightenmcntx > f thofcoiift. Ho suld that when he 'opened tup xioor Icadine ; to the dining room thaftno prlsowuvleyeled : the revolver at him' , and'thatMio ' retreated to the barn for his.owii weapon , which , after securimr , ho 'fired twice on his way to thn house in 6rder to alarm the police aud neighborhood. When , the coachman was telling how Prendurgast turned from his victim and covered hin } with the revolver to keep him at bay , the prisonea.-saUl to his attorney in a loud whisper : "That is not the way that I did it. " ' , William Preston p.irrison. son of the mayor.toldwhat ho .knew of the shooting. Ho was riot nn eye witness , so his evidence was confined to the events immediately fol lowing the assassination of l.is father. When ho finished court adjourned. SCI1UIG I'MJADS GUILTY. SonsaUuiinl Opening to the Trial of the .Mln'ncupiill'i i/iink / MwlndUirB. Mis.scu'ous , Dec , 13. ! Phillip M. Schelg , the absconding teller pf the Bank of Minne apolis , surprised-cycry ono this morning by heading guilty in the district court. Ho did this without consulting with any attor- loys and as soon ns hq was arraigned. It in icliovcd that he Had made terms with the iank and this plea Is a part of the agree ment. The grand Jury Is now considering .he question of the complicity of Louis nnd 'Vault Floyd In the defalcation , JHSTIXtl Ultilllili OK.ll ) . Kiigliircr UIIIIHOIU C. Soinvclon uT I.ouUvllto , Ivcntui-lcy. PouoiiKEEPSii ! , N. Y. , Dae. 13. Ransom C. Scowden of Louisville , ICy. , dlod in the Wilson house , In this city. Ho was the engineer In charge of the newly Invented water purifier In thq waterworks hero. Ho was at ono time chie'f engineer ot ihe city 01 Louisville. Ho wan also the chlot engineer In charge of thu Louisville and Portland canal while it was being constructed on the Ohio river. .Air * . Adm r.il 1'ortc-r. WASHINGTON , Dec.'lil. ' Mrs..Porter , widow of Admiral Porter , died this morning in this city. She was a daughter of Commodore Patterson , born in Now Orleans , 7 years ago , She was a sister of Admiral Pat terson , She has long been in 111 health , which wus aggravated by a full sonic time ago. The funeral occurs Friday , llrotlior I'uiii. SOUTH BExn. Ind. , Deo. 1U. Brother Paul of the Cross Prefect at the University of Notre Da i no is dead of brigtit's disease. He was horn in Fort \V yno , Ind. . forty-two years ago. Hlsnainpwas Patrick Connors. IIr. Kuifraril .Mortnvlu , Puiunnu'iiUi * jlteo. in. Dr. KJward Morowitz. proprietprot ( the German Damo- crat , died today. * ] ' Ki.-rruiiiler Darin ol Brrvla. BRI.UKADI ! , 'Dcu.1 ! l8. M. Dorics , late premier of Servfafls'oead , Unvellntz. BKHI.IX , Deo. 13 ? Herr Uavellntz , the Ori ental scholar , is jleaij. ( irriuuu Vrix-y Un'miclllor DiinUcr. BEHUN. Doe.13. Privy Councillor Dunkcr is dead. j ciiusiiEit u.vriKK iiK.tri i.ona. i ' < ! ' Seven Men lluilly n ilU'robubly Fatally In- Jiireil mil'lttJburf. PiTTBiiuito , Dec , la : 'A gang of Baltimore & Ohio railroad carpenters were engaged this morning In tearing' { down Swift & Co.'s icehouse houseat Hollatre , O,1 , for the purpose of removing * moving ic to Bnnf oed , W. Va. , when thereof roof suddenly gave way burying seven men under the heavy timbers. Seven were prob ably fatally crushed. Their names are : WJI.I.IAM KINKKII , llollalro , bldticriuliuil. KDWAIID UUDNKU foreman , liurnehvlllo , O. , MJlnu ponutiatod , forehead cruthud ; cannot recover. JO.SM-H 1'icitr.iuNo , llurtiBsvIllu. 0. , internal Iiiliirluhi will die. KDW.UIII UI.KIK , Hpeiiccr , ( > . . log broken and Injured InternallydanKuroiiu. U. ( ! . Uouenro. lUrnesvllle. O. , breast criisht'il , diuwrous. KII.UAM T. KouiiiTS. Itelhsalda , 0. , hip and foot nmnulcd , Injuiud Iiitttiiiully. JOHN lUmsoN. Ulbson , U. , litp aud buck in jured , serloui , numilng I'luutillolroyfd. HAMMONII , Ind. , Do ? . 13. The plant of the Dealers Distilling company was burned from spontaneous combustion. Loan , (150,000 ; in- urauvo , * W > ,000. WERE SHOT SOWN LIRE DOGS Sailors * of tlio Trench Steamer Farahyba Massacred by Peixoio's Soldiers , BRUTAL SENTENCE PARTLY CARRIED OUT No I'ronf tliut Thpy Intruded In .lulu tlio Insurgents Was llud , but TlivyVoio Uomlrinuod tu InatiUit Kxo- cutlon UB llobol * . li'ilfdKUfitt'ie / < lMoefae.I ( ! ' / . 1 LONDON , Doc. 1 ! ) . A dispatch to the Times from Lisbon says ! Tlio steamship Nile , which left Klo de Janeiro December 0 , has arrived tit Pernambuco , bringing news of the arrest of the crow of the French steamer Puruhyba. The advices say the crew was ordered to bo shot without trial , although there was no proof that It Intended to join the Insurgents under Admiral Mnllo. Incensed at the in justice of the sentence , the condemned sailors , at the moment of execution , cried In ono voice : "Long live Mello , " This pro duced such an Impression that the govern ment troops in the firing party tried not to hit the prisoners and only llvo wcro killed. The soldiers were ordered to fire ugaln , but they refused to do so. The remainder of the Pnrahyba's crow wcro therefore Im prisoned. The public Is shocked at the brutality of the sentence .impos'cd upon the sailors and is greatly incensed against Pres ident Pelxoto. The steamer Parahyba Is ono of the Com- panic ChargQur-Kcums and Is commanded by Captain Luco. She is n freight vessel , plying between Havre and South American ports. rUKJimiUlAl. AND 1'Al.SK. Snrh Minister Mxmloiicn Clmrncterl7.es tlio Ilriizlllan KUpntclics from London. WASHINGTON , Dec. , 13. Tlio Associated press correspondent showed to Minister Mcndonea of Brazil the London Times' cable from Klo do Janeiro. The minister suld it was of the same prejudicial nnd false char acter as others coming from English sources , which wcio coloring their views to suit the rebels. "Instead of having only 0,000 men , as the cable states , " said Senor Mendonca , "Presi dent Pcixoto has 12,000 men at Hio. They are well armed , well drilled and well equipped. They are from the regular army and the militia. The contemptuous roier- cnco to their being 'untrained mulattoes and negroes , ' might bo applied to the heroic garrison which has defended Nictheroy for threeinonths. _ That garrison was made up of ubodt eighty of these mulattoes , and yet they proved to be such formidable fighters that they drq.vo off the rebel Ironclad and have held the town until nothing is loft of it butn circle of intprovlsod breastworks. If eighty mulattoes did this , it can bo judged what sort of a defense Peixoto can make with I'.OOO of the same cjass of fighters. "It Is evident that Admiral Gaiua is cot- ting ready for what he-hopes' to bo/a'UocI- slvo movement b.y the.rebels. . . " . . . - * " Senor Mcndbnca was nske'd if the foreign commanders In Kio hafbor would permit a bombardment of the port to bo resumed. ' If the government opens fire upon the rebel ships ind forts nnd the latter answer by a bombardment , it is probable that foreign commanders would not interfere. But if the rebels begin bombardment with out further provocation then the foreign commanders would undoubtedly protest. " The minister-lias received a cable from the West Indies which disarms suspicion that the explosion on the steamer America was duo to treachery on board. This cable shows the , explosion to have been accidental. The ship will be fully repaired and ready to pro ceed by the end of this week. lu I'osHcslon of do CDnmn. WASHINGTON , Dec. 18.--The State depart ment has received the following from Cap tain Picking : KIODI : JANUIIIO , Dec. 13. Cobras Island and RnchuduH in thu posscsilon of Admiral do ( iiiina , the Insurgent commandant. The former Is well f on I lied and Is continually linns upon thu custom hmi- and naval arse nal with small arms. Cobras and CEnchadas are both Islands Just off Klo. They lie in tlio Inner bay north and west ot Hio. Tholr possession by the Insurgents Is looucd upon by naval officers as being the most Important acquisition jet made by that sUe. Cobras Is only a short distance from the city shore and looks directly upon -the arsenal and custom liouso within range of small arms , as indicated by the cable dispatch , Upon Cobras is located the governmcnfflock yard. Between the forti fications In Cobras and those on Villcguignon the city Is almost Hanked and n portion of it lies ia line between the two. The only forti fications hold by thu government are on the other side of the bay from litp , the A'ioUio- toy side. Their guns are two miles from Cobras and Knchudas , The dispatch re ceived would indicate tliat firing had again commenced and thatthc fortifications of the combatants were near enough to each other for hot work. Illot-Kiullnc Itln. BUENOS ATitr.s , Dec. ll. ! Admiral Mollo's flagship , Aquldaban , is again blockading Kio. Communication between laud and the shipping in Kio bay has stopped , HUT J < 7Jir ATTKfiliKl ) . Not Many l-'armnrs Attomloil tlio Alllanre Aliintini ; nt Huron. HuitoN , S. D. , Doc. 13. The alliance and industrial meeting called hero yesterday by President Lowell of the state alliance nnd .President Loucks of the national organiza tion brought together less than a dozen people. The leaders nnd these hcrctofoie more prominent In the organization are ab sent. There was no enthusiasm and but llttlo interest in the schemes of the alliance and populist party , The national meeting will ho held In February and n special effort - fort will bo made to infuse new life Into the association bo fora that time , The mectinc : lust night was not thought likely to acconf- plish nnvthlng moro than the formulation of an address and call for another meeting. In the past animal alliance meetings have been held In December , but the ttme of the meeting bus been changed to Juno. The present alliance meeting is headed by P , T , trucks , president of tha national alliance , Huron ; J. K. Lowe , president of the South Dakota alliance- , and G. 11. OverhuUo , Vor- mililon ; H , W. Smith , Sioux Frtll , mid Arthur Lawrence Doland of the executive committee , The present , meeting will beheld held at the office of President Loucks for the Instruction of delegates , who will give school liouso discus lions tliii winter on alli ance demstnds. The principles of the alli ance will bo fully discussed. No citizen who seeks political advancement will bo per mitted to speak ut the meetings. J y/.V / / . H'KAXK'S V.ISK , IIU Itcportrd Cnivlittuu : : of Contempt of Court Not Credited lir IIU l-'rlviuU. BIIOOKLYN , Dec. 13. Thorfl was a report today that Judge Barnard handed down a decision from I'ougnkcopslo In the action brought to punish John H , McRano for con tempt of court. It was not lUcJ. however. In tno office of.county clerk and the clerk of thu supreme court said It had not come down yet. The friends of McICane said they did not believe tu report that Mgliuug had been found gulltv of contempt. If such was the case ho would appeal. - * w-u : .i rtt.s nun in : n. Oomiilnlut Mndd nt tlin Convention of the l > di-r. tlim < if l/.llnr Toil : v' Until ? * . Cint'voo , Dec. 13. When the convention of the American Federation of Labor was called to order by President Gompers today , Delegate William Hughes of the Amalga mated Iron nnd feted Workers association of Munelc , Ind. , announced that he had been relieved of JoO and Dulegato Koss of Massa chusetts otSl'J at tro hotel last night. The other delegates were warned to hold tight to their valuables. Among other resolutions ono was sub mitted as'tlnr ; to have action taken against Iho Boston Drawing company for employing nonunion men , A protest was entered against the snln of goods mndo by contract convict labor in the penal Institutions of Ohio. Tlio numerous resolutions wcro referred to various committees nnd the delegates took a recess to allow the committees and the delegates time to prepare the reports. If is expected that the election of officers will take place Friday , and during the- re cess the delegates \\ere busy discussing President Oompers' chances for re-election. It was generally conceded that Secretary Chris ICvuns would bo chosen a & his own successor. Late last nlcht after a hot wrangle It was agreed to Invite Governor Altgcld to ad dress the delegates. The grievance committee had several com plaints to consider iu Illinois , in which the western 111 feeling toward 1'rcsldciit Com- pers cropped out. Ono was n strong protest ugumst the chartering by the executive board of nn organization of musicians In the state when an organization already existed. The Indignant protcstants say that thu ex ecutive board could not have been Ignorant of thn fuel. Ono wing of the convention Is it Is said , strongly opposed to Gompcrs because - , cause of his alleged dabbling In politics. When the resolutions Introduced commend- lug Governor Altgold for the pardoning ot the anarchists oomo before the convention it is expected to give rise to an interesting discussion , as many oppose it. At the request of the retail clerks of Chicago It was decided to hold n mass meet ing Sunday afternoon , at which Editor W. T. Stead and K'tbbl Drown will deliver ad dresses. ii.tti XUT auxi : ro IIAIA : Sirs. NIcolntiH * Attorneys llpiiy Hint Her Suit AcitliiHl ( i.iultlVun DlsmlsM'iI. JNEW Youic , Dec. 13. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE Lawyers Howe and Hummoll In dividually nnd unitedly declared today that Mrs. Xella Nicolaus has not sailed for Europe ; that she Is still hero and that her suit to recover $10,001) ) from Mr. George Gould has not been dropped or settled. It was reported last nlcht that Mrs. Nlcolaus and her guardian , Itiihman , had sailed on the Hamburg-American liner for Naples together - gether , under the names of "Mr. and Mrs. N. A\ . Harris of Chicago. " The supposed Mrs. Nieolaus was quoted as saying tliat she was point : to Italy for her health , and that an understanding had been had with Mr. Gould , a satisfactory arrangement made and the suit dropped. The denials wcro equally positive on the side of Mr. Gould himself , the parly to the suit. Mr. Gould was mot at the olovaior this morning as ho was about to enter his office in the Western Union building. His face were a look of surprise when the ques tion was asked whether Mrs. Xclla Nieolaus had abandoned her suit against him and left the country. "Thjs is the first I have heard of it , 1 assure you. " hu said. . When the circum stances of Mrs . Nlcola'us' alleged departure a'nd statements had been communicated to Mr. Gould , ho exclaimed : "These stories tire all alike ; they uro absolute falsehoods. I am not now referring to Her departure for Naples. This may , or may not bo true. I have no concern in Mrs. Nieolaus' move ments. But so far as the statement of any compromise or arrangement go , they arc un questionably false. There has not been a hint of compromising the suit on my part. It is in statu ( iiio and will remain so until the trial comes up. " At thopfllco of the Hamburg-American line It was said that a couple who sailed on the Normannia.ia Mr. and Mrs. Harris , oc cupied stateroom No. 83. The cleric who sold the passenger ticket to the man , who registered as Mr. Harris , said that the lat ter came from Chicago and was going to make a tour of Kuropa with his wife. Kuh- mun is not at all lllo tlio description given of Harris , 11.11) .ISOTllKlt MU1IT. Moxlonii ItcliclH mill 1'iMlimiN Aciilu ' - * - nlin-igo SboU Numb N Ivilluil. Ei , PASO , Dec. .13. A special from Doming to the Times says : A courier reached LasPal- omas Inat night bringing reports to Genera Hernandez , who is In charge of tbo govern ment troops in the state of Chihuahua , nnd who has been at Lus Pulomas investigating the border troubles , of a battle between the troops and revolutionists near Colonla Juarez , in the Sierra Madres last Friday morning. General Ilormuidoz at once left for the south with a strong bodyguard. While hunting for the robe ] camp the sol dlers came across 100 rebels under- command of Santa Ana Pore/ Fighting began at once and continued for several hours , when tlio troops wcro compelled to retreat in dis order. The "obols'had the advantage of po sition , being in a mountainous region , and fought from ambush. The i-obols losttwcnty- tivenicnand thu government over 100 , ac cording to conservative estimates. Other reports place the government loss at UOO. Doth sides hud many wounded. The government officials ut Las Palotims admit the reports of a battle to bu correct , but are exerting every means within their power to suppress information. Any natives found tnlkiiti : about the battle are im mediately locked up , and no one acquainted with the facts is allowed to cross the lino. Similar action has been taken by the officials in all the towns In the northern part of the state. The details will probably novur bo known. The courier who brought the information was. immediately sent south aflcrdcllvering the dispatches. The rebel forces wcro badly depleted by the tight and wcro unable to follow up the ad vantage , Several officers were killed. Papers wcro today filed with District Judge Buckler , asking for the extradition of Victor-L. Oelioa , an editor who wus arrested several days ago at the Instance of the .Mex ican consul , but against whom no evidence was produced. Ochoa claims to bo a natu ralized citizen. Ho Is now charged by the Mexican government with having incited the Palomas robbery. OMAIM'S H.IAM/.1.VJ2 14.1311'U. Compiny that riiral ! i < - the Light Goes Into a Hccclver'n I hi mil , CANTON , O. , Dee. 13. , fud A. Wann was today appointed receiver of the Sun Vapor Street Light company , 'I ho application was made by Mrs , Alice K. Franco , who holds fS3,000 of the Company's stock , The liabilities of tliu company uro something over $300,000. , The assets consist of light contracts In various cities i-onbfdcrod very valuable if completed , but on which little will be re alized If forced to a Halo. The real estate , machinery , uto. , of tliu company iu t'silmuted at | T < 0,000 and the bills receivable now duo on contracts flUO.OOO. The comuny bus it plant hero , where- Its lampb are manu factured , and lias besides seventy-two branches iu fifteen different states in cities \vhorp lighting pontraclu are carried. The principal. brunches are In Cleveland , Cincin nati , 'Kansat City , Omaha , Indianapolis , Sioux City. Columbus and Topeka. It is In tended .th t. the business ( hull be kept in * operation , as a shut down would undoubtedly causa a ruinous shrinkage In the principal item of assets. The leading stockholders of the company are prominent members of the firm of C , Aultman & Co. Tbo petition for a re- c lv r aiki for a talQ ot the plant , CALLED BY CARTER Hawaii's Ex-Oommtssioucr Writes an Letter to Secretary Greslmm. STATEMENTS OF MR. BLOUNT DENIED , Cleveland's ' Commissioner Charged vritlii Making a lliased Report. NO CHANCE GIVEN THE PROVISIONALS ThoVoro Not Heard on Questions Touched , Oa in the Document. ARRAIGNMENT OF THE PRESIDENT'S ' ENVOY \Vltli tlio Consnut iif tlin rrovlnlonnl < ! or eminent tlio Coiiiiiuinloittioti In Ad- tlrcixml to thu Mecretiiry at .State Tlio KtiHro Cine. SAX FIIANCISCO , Uco. 1 ! ) . Following Is an open letter on the Hawaiian question to secretary Gresham by cx-Coiiiinisslonoi * Jharlcs L. Carter , who vlsltod the United States shortly after the revolution In the in terests of the provisional government : Hoxoi.ru' . 'Nov. : w , ISM. Hon. W. Q. Ireshnni , Secretary of State , Washington. Sir : With the consent of the government which I had the honor to servo us special commissioner to the government of the United States , T have i ho honor to address you in reply to your dispatch to the president ; dated Octohar 18 , containing recommenda tions that the treaty of annexation bo not submitted and suggesting the restoration ot what you term the legitimate , government ot Hawaii , by which you moan the niomiivhy In the person of ox-Queen Lllluokulunl. You will pardon my making this communication publicly , and 1 bog you to attribute my ac tion to the apparent disinclination in your department to a full exposition of the nmt- tcr bearing on our question which had beuu nt your disposal. , 1 regret that , up to the time of our latest advices my distinguished colloautlo , thu chairman of thu special commission , Mr. Thurston , has been i-onstralnod by his pres ent position as rnpresontatlve of this gov ernment near your own from making any puolic declarations. 'This fact and because , after your Installation In the Department ot State until shortly before Mr. Tliurstou's ap pointment us minister , I was the only repre sentative of Hawaii actually In WuHhhiKton , give mo the freedom to npcak , nnd qualify mo to address you on some of thu matters iu your dispatch. Your communication to the president contains twcnty-sovcn paragraphs and charges which I can meet and which , In this , my lirst and probably only opportunity , I shall refutp. 1 shall for convenience take them up In successive order. Ouuen I.U'.s I.mt Acts , Paragraph 1 You aver therein that tha opposition of her ministers and others in duced tlfbquecu speedily to change her put- pose of proclaiming a now constitution and that nho made public , announcement'of the fact. Thp tact is that after a most violent altO'-jatlon with her ministry the quoou publicly annoiincuJ that for the present she deferred action on thu matter of n now con- stttutiou.---.U\viS : pretended thatsho wished to take the action as it consequence of , a pe tition to that cireotui-hor native subjects. Credible parsons present In the throne room during almost the whole of that Saturday afternoon state that the humble petitioners waited with their unread petition up to the time that the qucun made her declaration ot postponement , and tliat. she had not read the document , which has since disappeared. The evidencffobtainablo Indicates that the proposed constitution , by its terms , was an aggression upqiMlio constitutional rights ot the white residents of Hawaii , whether born hero or of parents of Hawaiian birth , or settled and established hero by long residence. No announcement of nil absolute change of purpose was made until Monday , two days later , when her advisers discovered that the popu lar wavoof Indignation wasswecplngtoward the throne and hoped to stay tha just wrath of the people. Should not tlio queen's other political crimes of that same Saturday bo considered by you ? Was there , nothing offen sive , not only to us , but to your people hi thu lottery and opium bills ? Nothing character istic in thu disappearance f the Chlncsu registration act ? These thinas and the re moval of thu .lones-Wiluox cabinet arc part if the nation's cnargcs against her. For my own part I can never forgot or forgive the spectacle of tno deciding vote in fiivor of tlio lottery bill. A member , who up to that date was pledged against the measure , loodr.inlc to hold UD his head during the debute , with a wreath of ( lowers around his neck , suld at the timu to have been placed there by the ex-queen at the moment of his promise to support her plans , after having been plied by her with Intoxicating drinks , voting steadily in favor of fndellnlto postponement until corrected by his neighbors because ho liuil promised to vote "yes , " and was not m lit condition to follow ilia course of legisla tive action. Her offenses cannot be brushed , aside In a paragraph , nor recited In one. I'nlillo .Siiluly Committee. Paragraph 2. The meeting In Honolulu , which appointed the committee of publiu safety on my motion to that effect , consisted of thosu persons who had gathered nt the call of bur majesty's cabinet and hnd pledged their lives In writing In defense ot that cabinet against the proposed aggres sion of the qucun , thu momhcrs of that cabinet having made an appeal for support , staling that they could not rely upon the constituted civil nnd military forces whoso leaders wore pledged to support the queen and assist her in promulgating a now con stitution , That committee was appointed less than llftccn minutes after John f. Col- burn , the queen's minister ot the interior , had concluded an address to the meeting by Baying : "Gentlemen , wo rurognlzo that as u cabiufit we' have absolutely no support ; If you will stand by us wo will stand by you , " and for the express purpose of assist ing that cabinet in protecting the public against the regular military and pollco , who wore rccognUed as opposed to thu peaceable and orderly clement of the com munity , Paragraph ! i Thoycomnilttco of publto safety hold its llrst meeting immediately after Its appointment , the rcprcscntaiivii body of citl/ciis upon whose resolution it had been nominated withdrawing for Iliu express purposj of allowing it to hold an Im mediate session and Iho sessions continued almost without interruption until the or ganisation of the provisional government was proclaimed on the afternoon of Tuesday , the 17th , Paragraph 4 The nllons referred to who appointed the committee of public safety and from among whom the committee wa ? chojoii and who constituted thu mass meet ing of Monday afternoon , the llth ) , wore , it is true , not all of Hawaiian birth , wore not all men who had amassed fortunes hero , but every jndivldiial was of undoubted Integrity and a bona lido roiiilcnt of these Islands , pledged to Iho country's wnlfuro and fullv - mindful of the native aborigine ; who.W united interest * and actions umda thum a body which might well have shaken a morn staple throne. Uit ) ur the Uuttou'i .Men. Paragraph B. I nave no reason to doubt the veracity of the statements In this para graph and iu addition thereto I ask you in justice , not only to the living but to one of your country's distinguished dead , to explain - plain that while Mr. Stovcns , on the Satur day before , had consented to allow the queen's cabinet to useypur forces , asnyulnst her and thosobuhlnd her. when that cabinet violated Its pledge aud clove again to her majesty and her cause he positively declined/ to allow tbo committed of public gufaty , which thou bccMue * rtrolulloniiry lioO/