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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WfeflNEvSDAY , FEBRUARY ai , 1801. TWO MORE BOMBS IN PARIS Beds Make Desperate Efforts to Destroy , Private Property and Life. ALF A DOZEN PEOPLE BADLY INJURED InfnrimlMnrlilnen t'lnrcit Oicr the DOOM 80 a * to Ktplodn When llui leer Worn Ojiened No Arrentu llato Ilren Altiili * . PARIS , Feb. 20. The city of Paris has been startled by another bomb explosion , which , following HO closely upon the out rage at the Hotel Terminus , has caused In tense excitement. The excitement is so great. Indeed , that It Is difficult to obtain a correct version of the facts In the case. From careful Inquiry ai police heart- quartern It seems , however , that iv man of miHplclous appearance recently hired a fur nished room In it nnnill tenement or hotel of modest description situated at CD Rue St. Jacques. So far OH can bo ascertained the Btisplclous looking tenant disappeared on or about Monday , and as ho did not return last night the proprietor of the hotel , Mine , ralabrlessl. knocked nt the door and finally threatened to break down the door unless It was opened. Mine. Calabrlesst delayed carrying out her Intention of entering the apartment until this morning , when she again tried to open the door , this time using force. While engaged In the task the land lady becanto aware that something had caught In the top of the door , anil upon closer Inspection nho Haw what was to all appearances a bomb or Infernal machine. She ran away from the door in alarm and cnllcd her huslmnd. who. after making an inspection of the supposed bomb , called n policeman , who promptly but unwisely put his shoulder to the door and burst It open. TldM mused the bomb. Hhaued like u sardine box of the largest size , to fall upon the floor , \vhoro It exploded , Inflicting terrible in juries upon Mmo. Calabrlessl , who was wounded In the abdomen , and idlghtly wounding her husband , fracturing the leg of M. Israel , a commission uncut who had been attracted to the scene by the arrival of the policeman , and also Injuring his wife , who accompanied him. An uncle of Mine. Calabrlcssl wan also wounded se verely by a bullet from tlio bomb , which passed almost through hlx body. So soon as the policeman recovered from the shock which lie had sustained by the explosion ho sent for assistance , and Mme. Calabrlessl , licr husband and her uncle. M. and Mine. Israel and others who were slightly wounded were taken to the Hotel Dleu , the famous hospital of Paris. The police are maintaining great secrecy. The house where the explosion took place is In their hands , and Is being closely guarded during the investigation. According to ono theory the bomb was placed where It was found by an anarchist leader , who had n personal grudge against M. and Mine. Calabrlessl , and who was aware that they would force open this door BO soon as they became convinced thnt ho liad disappeared , or that something was wrong inside the "npartmenlH. The explosion caused much daniago in the tenement won- dews , crashing down the plastering ; ! and doing other Injury ot a similar nature. SECOND IN A DAY. This afternoon there was a renewal of the excitement when It became known that miother bomb had been found. This time there was no explosion. The second bomb k was found In the Ho.cl ( do 1'Esperance , on the Rue du Faubourg , St. Martin. It was found , nt 11:30 : a. m. , and was similar In Hliap.eiaril | "mako to the ono that exploded carlicrjClH ; tlio day on the Rue St. Jacques. The.bdrab of the Hotel do .1'Espcranco was found" Jnva manner slmllav.to 'that which caused the discovery and explosion of the first one this morning. In the later case , liowover , the bomb did not explode , and upon bolng found , the authorities were i > ciii for , and It was afterwards taken to the munici pal laboratory , whore It will be examined. The police are of the opinion that the bomb which exploded this morning In the Rue St. Jacques and the one. found later In the Hotel do 1'Kspernncc , were placed by the same person , but It is difficult to under stand the motive of tills person If the theory is correct , as both these hotels are small , tcnemont-llko places , frequented almost en tirely by workmen , and It Is not thought likely that the anarchists would attempt to Injure this class of people. The moro reasonable 'supposition in that the two bombs left In the two hotels mentioned , were either placed there by some crank , or clso they were experimental affairs which were being tested by ono or moro anarchists. With regard to the discovery ot the second end bomb it Hcema that the prefect of po lice received n letter signed "Ravally. " which announced that a bomb had bscn placed in the Hotel do I'Hsperanco. Upon receipt of the letter , according to tht > story , the police were dispatched tu the hotel and suc ceeded In finding the bomb. The secretary nf the municipal laboratory was rent for to miporvlse the transportation of the bomb to the laboratory , but the latest news from the liotul is that the secretary and policy officers \voro afraid to touch the bomb and were de liberating ns to the best means torcmovo It without causing an osploiflnn. Some were in favor of soaking the bomb in a bucket ot water but nobody appeared ready to volunteer to put It In the water. Others tidvlscil playing wiler upon it from a host' , but this plan was not adopted , us It was feared that It would .eaiiao the bomb to move and thus oxplodo. It In atsertud that "Ravally" was the name glvfii by tlm sus picious looking Individual that routed the room ( n the Rue St. Jacques where tlm PX- ploslon took place thin morning. According to another account "Raviilly" wrote to Po- llco Commissary Dressrh , who arrested Ruva- fhql , the executed anarchist , saying that ho ( Rnvally ) Intended to commit culcldo at the Hotel 1' Ksper.inro. and tlm wilier Is sup posed to have Intemleil that the bomb should ovplodo when the rommUsary opened the door , but still , according to this vvrslnn of the nfl'alr , the bomb fell to I lie floor when the door was opened and failed to explode. There IB no foundation whatever for the report tint a bumb was fnund In tlm en trance or In any other part of the foreign ofllee. The pidlro tilllclals say thn story cabled to the I'nltcd Slates and exasperated Into nn attempt to Mow up the foreign of fice wax based solely on the fact that Bomo- body dropped from his pouUot un air pump used in connection.with a blcyclu pneumatic tiro. This pump was. by the sensation mongers , manufactured Into a dynamite bomb. ItrltUhY rl I.OKI , CONSTANTINOl'KK. Feb. 20. Advices rn- rolved hero mate thnt the steamer Pcnarth , Ilrltlsh. Iroiu Odettea I * u total loss. The crow supposed to bo trnvod. * ( iernmti AITiiJrx In Afrlru. 11KRUN , Feb. 20.-Tho llolchstai : today adopted the cuhmlal ostlmati-a after Clmncul- lor von Caprlvl had declared that ilia arrival of fuller news from the Camcroons would bo SERIES TWELVE. FEBRUARY 21.1894. 1-1 El JB EX EL COUPON. World's Fair Art Portfolio. To secure tins superb souvenir fciul or brine Blxcouponsof this 8crl" & I'oai'tng illlTcront dates wl'.U luccntn lit rein to ART PORTFOLIO'DEPL , Office , Omaha. ncccsfiary before steps could bo taken and that a hasty recall of the colonial officials would entail a loss of valuable experience. Herr Ilelicl said the noulhwest African colony was In n hopetuns condition , IMII ; ) A imiv : .SISHION. : Italian Di-nullr * ( Irixr Dlnonlrrly and TliriMitrn Kuril Oilier Vlolenrr. HOME , Feb. 20. The Chamber of Deputies reassembled today. The chamber was thronged with excited members and the galleries were packed with spectators. The vice president rend a letter from SIR. SSnncrdell , In which the writer adhered lo his rcslKiialion of the presidency of the chamber. Eventually Thttrmlay was fixed upon as the day for the election of his suc cessor. The government applied for sane- lion lo prosecute the Sicilian deputy , Kcllco Uluffrlda of Catania , chief of the faiccr ill Lavatorl ( Worklngmon's union ) , who was arrested on , January 4 , chanted with cngag- IIIR In a dangerous conspiracy and with In citing to commit violence. I'rdrnler Orlspl announced the government would Introduce tholr measures of economy , tending to1 Increase the revenue , and thnt It proposed on Friday to dlscuM the questions In connection with the recent disorders In Sicily nnil In tlio Carrara district. Deputy Imbrlanl demanded an Immediate discussion of the measures referred to. The house , however , simultaneously , with the exception of the lefts , accepted Premier Crlspl's proposition. A lively passage nt arms followed between Big. Imbrianl and the vlco president of the chamber. Slg. Imbrlanl Insisted upon speaking then Mini the vice president In sisted ho should not do so. This caused n howling uproar upon the part of the friends of both Hides , and eventually the disorder became so great that the vice president donned his hat and suspended the sitting. After the suspension of the sitting there were n number of oxclted altercations In the lobbies of the Chamber , and several of the members nearly caino to blows. In fact , It was reported that thorn had been n number of facR slapplngs and threats of Indulging In kicking. When the deputies had somewhat quieted down the Chamber resumed Its sitting and agreed to Slg. Calvottl's motion to publish immediately the minutes of the committee annolntoil to Inmilrn Into tlio hnnk scnndnls. wir.uA.tr \VIMIII.MSIIAVIX : : , ( lornuiny'B ICnipcror Itrri-Ivoil on tlm Wur- nlilps In Hint llurhor. WILIIBLMSIIAVKN , Fob. 20. Emperor William and Prince Henry of Hussla ar rived hero at 11-o'clock UiU morning and drove to the drill ground , In order to ad minister tlio oath of allegiance to the naval recruits. The strcela wore decorated with flags and tlio route from the railroad station to tlio drill grounds wan lined with marines , who loudly cheered the emperor and the imperial party. The weather was beautiful. The emperor In the drill hall addressed the engineers , stokers , etc. , who were there assembled and expressed profound sympathy with the disaster which had befallen their companions on board the Drandcnburg. The emperor said : "Sly eye observes not only what passes above , but what pusses below decks. If the engineer Bluff , admittedly the best of all nations , continues to display the same devotion to duty , it may always bo sure of my special gratitude. " After leaving the drill hall Emperor Wil liam , Prlnco Henry of Prussia and Admiral Goltx proceeded to the Ironclad Koenlg Wll helm in order to Inaugurate the twenty- ilfth anniversary of hoi1 building. The crow of the warship was assembled on deck and welcomed the emperor and the imperial party according to navy regulations. The cruiser Princess Wilhclm fired a salute as the emperor entered the boat which waste to convey him on board , and his majesty afterwards Inspected her crow and the ship itself. After his Inspection of the warships Emperor William returned ashore and went to the Naval club , whore ho lunched with the officers. There was no music at the luncheon as the victims of the Branden burg disaster were burled today. The crows of the various ships manned the yardi this evening and cheered the 'em peror as ho passed .In a cutter through the electric lights to the dock to witness a collection of pictures In the yard showing the navy , past and present. FIKJl FltlKSDS FAU.ING OUT. 1'ranco nnil ItiiKsln ut Variance on tlio nruttrr of Trench Corn Duties. BBULirk Feb. 20. The Frankfort Zoltung nays that Important notes have been ex changed between Franco and Hussla In re gard to the corn duties question. According to the newspaper the Russian note said that whllo not claiming tlio right to' Interfere In the International affairs of another state and recognizing the fact that Franco is per fectly loyal In treating all countries alike , Uussla must protect her own Interests , and if the corn duties derange the Russian ex port trade she must oxerclae her right to terminate the Franco-Husslan treaty of com merce. The French nolo sent in reply to the Rus sian communication referred to was In sub stance that while Franco must rcnpoml to the popular feeling in favor of an increase of the duties on corn , she would endeavor to limit the Incrmiso to the minimum. A later Rus sian note acknowledges the receipt ot the French reply , but remarks that Russia au > hi-res to her own views. AVI I.I. TAKi : Till ; 1X1TIATIVH. Itnuly flic fntrniiitlnnul ! Misurr ; * for 'Mipiii'i'snlnjnarcliy. . LONDON. Feb. M , A telegram from Paris says It Is asserted tin.1 re that the Ilrltlsh fovornment has dei-ldcd to propose to the powers the pu.ssagu of International legisla tion In regard to pollco supcrvlnloii , etc. , with the view of puppresslng anarchy. The proceedings tit the Inquest over the remains of lloiirdln , wltu was recently killed by the premature explosion of a bomb ho was carrying In Greenwich park , yester day were purely formal. As the jurymen were visiting the scene ot the explosion a French anarchist mounted the railing near the spot niul shouted "V'lvcJ' anurchlo ! " and proceeded to muko n llury address to the crowd which soon gathered about him. The pollco acted with a greal deal of moderation ami oniy ornerca ino unnrcni.sL to stop 1113 harangue , which ho did after denouncing Henry Asqulth. ' lavis uiit : t > KoriiTv : : HACK. Derision of un KnKtlfli .Indgo In I 'in or of ( lit ) Unclirvt cif .tliirlliiiriniKli * LONDON , Feb. iO.--Justlce Sterling today decided that the house No. n Charlton House terrace , which tlio duchess of Marlhorough ( formerly MM. Louis Hammer.slnlgli of Now York ) purchased and assigned lo the late duku , belonged to her and not to her husband's helrn. Counsel for the duchess said the late duke bolng In financial trouble the duchess desired to assist him , but for family reasons It wax considered undesirable that she should advunru Mm money , therefore tilio n&Klirned the house id the duke and the latter died before thu hoimo was reconvoyed to the duchoss. Justice Sterling ludil that the. loan being repaid to the creditors the prop erty must revert to the duchess. In tlm 1'rcncli < h tmber , PARIS , Fob. 20. In the Chamber of Depu ties today the minister of husbandry com- batted the Jaurez project of a government monopoly for the sale of corn. The minis ter said th.it according to M. Jaurez the ' gov ernment might monopolize- milling , 'baking , etc. M. Jaurez replied by attacking what he clashed as the existing oligarchy of the Chamber , but the deputies finally rejected AI. Jorauz' proposal by a vote ot ISS to 122. M. Molliio , president of the standing com mittee on customs , spoke In support of the committee. ' ) ) scheme to adjust the corn duty to the existing price by a sliding scale. The government opposed this plan , and It was re jected. 401 to 103. SjvniiUh ( 'lulms. MADRID , Feb. 20. The minister of foreign affairs has received a cable message from the Spanish minister at Washington , saying that the United Status government has admitted tlm principal ot Die Spanish claim for dam ages lo Spanish subjects who suffered during the Florida wnr. These claims are set off by the Ions discussed Mora claims ot Havana , Deputy Lastrosl of Malguez leads tbo opposition In the chamber. FIRST SHOT BY GLADSTONE War Against the Upper House of England's ' Parliament Begum HIS OPENING FIRE ON THE HOUSE OF LORDS rifteen MImitn Npeeeh by tlm ( Irnnil Old .11 nil on tlm JMotlon to Dlavlmrgo tlio Order of tint llniplojers Liability Hill. LONDON , Fob , 20. There was a notable gathering In the House of Commons today In anticipation ot hearing a great speech from Mr. Gladstone , who , according to re port , was to make an attack upon the House of Lords in connection with Its recent re jection or mutilation ot popular government bills. Many peers were present In the gal leries. Mr. Gladstone , carefully dressed and with a flower In his buttonhole , entered during "questions" and was loudly cheered , not only by his admirers but by many of the opponents of the Grand Old Man. After the questions had been disposed of Mr. Gladstone , amidst long ami enthusiastic cheers , mSVcd the discharge of order of the employers liability bill. The speech of Mr. Gladstone In making this motion only lasted fifteen minutes. The premier said during the course of his remarks that he was con vinced that n largo majority of the working classes were opposed to the House of Lords' amendments and therefore the government had no option but to withdraw the bill. The radicals who had boon eagerly expect ing Mr. Gladstone to make an attack upon the House of Lords showed disappointment us the speech progressed. The premier , in his mild , easy tones , argued simply against the "contracting out" amendment , saying from all evidence presented , ho thought tlm working people and friendly societies ob jected to the House of Lords provisions. The government , continued Mr. Gladstone , believed the working people were the host Judges In matters which related to their own affairs. And If the amendments were Incorporated in the bill , the workmen's se curity would bo Impaired and they would bo deprived of all the benefits of the bill. Rt. Hon. A. J. Ualfour , the conservative leader , who was also heartily cheered on all sides , then arose. Ho defended the House of Lords amendments , claiming the working people favored them. Continuing , ho said , they represented an industrial con stituency , and that he had not received n single objection to the amendments. Hoth the unionists and the conservatives , according to him , were sent to the House of Commons by the working nconlo. . uoon whoso support both were dependent. Finally , the House , by a vote ot 223 to 6 adopted Mr. Gladstone's motion and amid loud laughter the bill waa withdrawn. The House rejected all the Important amendments made by the lords to the parish counsila bill and accepted the unimportant amendments. It then adjourned until Satur day. SI.AVKKY iioititons I > ITAIM-I : > . Towns Ituhlril by the Sofas mill Initiated Itodlcsof ( he AgiMl Left , to Hot. LONDON , Feb. 20. A correspondence describing - scribing the march ot the expedition under Colonel Ellis against the Sofas In Sierra Leone , and the engagement between the French and British troops near Warlna , gives horrible details of Sofa slave raids. In some cases entire towns have been wiped out and their inhabitants butchered and scat tered. The once thriving town of Teklvlama , which a few months ago had 3,000 Inhabi tants , Is uow , a scene of desolation. All the houses are. In ashes and the headless and mutilated trunks of men , women and chil dren are lying heaped amid the ruins. The stench arising from these mounds of decay- tug ilesh Is horrible. The route taken by the Sofas' was marked by similar ovidenos of wanton massacres and destruction. The absence of bodies of young men and women indicated that they were spared only to be sold Into slavery. Colonel Ellis liberated hundreds of slaves. Cholera and Amcrlrnii Immigration. LONDON , Feb. 20. The correspondent of the Standard at Paris says : It has been a matter of surprise that the United Statoq government nan cared to bo represented at the present sanitary conference , the purpose of which is to preserve Europe from cholera. We learn that delegates from that country have been Instructed to raise the question of immigration between Europe and .the United States. This will be Impossible , however , at that' conference. Such ques tion must be discussed apart. Won't Allow Ilypnotlxni. LONDON , Feb. 20. Mr. Asqulth , homo secretary , In reply to tbo request of Prof. Tyndall , who recently returned from Amor- lea , that he bo accorded an Interview with Mrs. Maybtlck In order to Induce her to be hypnotized and questioned whllo in that state for the purpose of establishing. If possible , her innocence , Informs Prof. Tyndall that ho c.-umot permit such an Interview. ItKST J-'llOM TIIKIH r.-lUOK. Death of tlio I'ninons CiirlCHtnrl.st and I'roiirlrtor of fuel ; . NEW YORK , Feb. 20. Joseph Kepplor , tlio caricaturist , the editor and proprietor of the comic Journal , Puck , died last night at his residence in this city. Ho was fifl years old. The Immediate cause ot his death was heart failure , resulting from n complication of spinal and lung trouble. 3Irn. Jlury .S. Wclln. WASHINGTON , Fob. 20. Mrs. Mary S. Wells , \vldow of the late Admiral C. Wells , U. S. N. , Is dead. The rcihalns will bo taken to Philadelphia for interment. lion. Willhun T. l.ognn , JACKSON , Tenn. . Feb. 20. Hon. William T. Logan , n prominent lawyer and candidate for congress In this district , died In Lexing ton today. itliivmiifittM of OceanStriunslilpa ! robriiiirySU. At Gibraltar Arrived Kaiser Wllholm II , from Now York. At New York Arrived Auguata Victoria , from Hamburg. At Liverpool Arrived Paris , from Now York. THMWIiAI'llIU 1IK1KFS. Domestic. Kaunas was yesterday visited by another aovero snow storm and blizzard , The affairs of Adjutant General Artz of Kansas are now being Investigated. Waters from the San Joaquln and other stream ! ) threaten to Inundate Stockton , Cal. Tha Farnsworth Loan ami Realty company of Minneapolis has assigned lo Edward C. Chatflold. * Dr. Deuslraw of St. Louis , who murdered his wlfn and child recently will bo tried on March 20. Kansas stalwart democrats mid the fuslon- istB uro preparing for a big row during the coming campaign. The supreme court of Michigan has af firmed the constitutionality ot the barbers' Sunday closing bill After u chase of over a week , David Waldo has regained possession of the race horse Catlan at Paola , Kim. The tenth annual convention of the supreme premo lodge of the Order of the Golden Chain opened ut Plttsburg , Pa. , yesterday. Exceedingly cold weather Is reported from Minnesota and the Dakotas. The drop In temperature was not accompanied by a storm. Fourteen cases of smallpox In the. ounty hospital at Cdwardsvlllo , III. , were r' > irtcd to the Illinois State Hoard ot Health last night. The zoological gardens ot Cincinnati have suffered u heavy loss In the death yesterday of the male chimpanzee known u.i "Pat Rooney. " The governor of Now Jersey will take legal steps to settle the difficulty between the , democrats and republicans In tlm senate of that Htatu , Heavy snow storms are reported from the vicinity of Leadvlllo uud other Colorado cltlos. Railway traffioi has been badly Inter fered with. * - The minors of tmVSallnovlllo. 0. , district have decided to tc5jr the proposed 20 per cent reduction In Vaf < ? * nnil lo hold out for the old scale. ' ' " ' ' ' ' Jack Dunlap nmi'Erliest ' : Miller of Carson , Nov. , have been tirrcited on a charge of robbing the pay icn.ri ot the Virginia & Truckco road last wools. Prominent lumbormcn ot Minnesota hnvo been , It is alleged , detected in an effort to defraud the state In contracts for cutting lumber from state 7Ands. The Stale of MlsWirl was sunk In about eight foot of wateryeitcrday afternoon near Cairo , III. The boat sprung a leak and was run aground. No llvca were lost. Because the Newcastle , Pa. , manufac turers have refused to employ Italian la borers they have received within the past few days many threatening letters. Arguments on the motion for a now trial for Assassin Prendergast were concluded yesterday at Chicago. Judge Brcntano's decision will bo rendered Saturday. A. M. Ilrltton ot Fort Worth , Tex. , who was arrested last week on several Indict ments charging him with embezzlement of $ Gi > ,000. has been held In $55,000 bonds. The report thai squaw killed near Mam moth , Ariz. , nome tlmo ngn was the wife of Apache Kid , Is not credited by the of ficers at department headquarters In Den ver. ver.The The republican territorial central commit tee of Oklahoma is In session at Guthrlo. A red hot fight Is in progress for the chair manship between the Scay and Flynn fac tions. Attorney Donahue opened the argument for the defense in the Coughlln case at Chicago cage yesterday. Mr. Donahue's speech was eloquent and attracted a largo crowd of spectators. A party of officials from Topeka , Kan. , are In Denver examining Colorado building stone which they will probably decide to use In the construction of the now court house at Topeka. Four Austrian miners have been arrested suspected with having placed giant powder under the Magude boarding house of Angels Camp , Cal. Suspicion rests mainly upon An- tolno llocovarclth. Rev. Frank Tyrrol , pastor of the Central Christian church of St. Louis and chairman ot the Law and Order league , will Imme diately begin a crusade against the gilded palaces of sin of that city , The Atchlson , Topeka & Santa Fo officials have boon advised by ex-President Harrison that ho would postpone his departuo for California until Monday , February 20. No reason Is assigned for the change. Information has been received of the lynching of Lewis Hendrlx , the third negro supposed to have been implicated In the as sault on and murder ot Mrs. Jessie Ruckcr , near Stanton , Ala. , last Thursday. The residence of Simon Jacobson , a Howard street , San Francisco , ' money lender , was entered by burglars early yesterday morning whllo the occupants were asleep and robbed of about $12,000 In coin and Jewelry. Dr. A. C. Ciimmlngs , an old soldier , who was on his way to San Francisco from Sioux City , was found dead in a Wagner sleeper on the Kansas City , St. Joseph & Council Bluffs road yesterday morning. The receivers of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal anil Iron ) company have made application to thQ court for authority to Issue $5,000,000 otr coal trust notes In order to retire a portion 'of 'the company's floating debt. " " The Inquest upbn' the death of Lawyer Henry Carr , who was ( .mysteriously shot In his own house two. . weeks ago Sunday plight at Denver , ended last t lght , the jury finding that Carr was kjjled-sby some person un. known. .J _ The employes in thp shops In the Big Four at Champaign * .111. , have boon ofllclally informed that there ylll be n sweeping re duction made In tie vaBca ! .of all meji con nected with the ffiec\inical \ department of the road. . m * Jt The race between tlio Midland Terminal and Florence andi.Crlpple Creek railroads to be first Into Cripple Creek , Colo. , Is be coming decidedlyllot. . > u Tha contractors on both lines are working' all. the men they can find room for. A coroner's Jury at .San Francisco held an Inquest on the EWy df May Brookyn , the actress , who committed suicide' , and de ckled that she died from the effects of a dose of carbolic acid administered with suicidal intent. Notwithstanding the action taken by the Amalgamated convention yesterday to stand firm for the scale , a number ot puddlers broke away today nt Plttsburg , Pa. , and re turned to work nt the Keystone mill , ac cepting the ? 4 rate. At the eighth annual convention ot the Inland Dally Pre'ss association at Chicago yesterday , F. R. Gibson of the Palladium , Beacon Harbor , Mich. , was elected president and William M. Narvla of the Muscatlno Journal , vtco president. The National Carnation society met at In dianapolis last night with twelve states rep resented. The gold medal offered for the highest development of new varieties of pinks or carnations was awarded to Fred Dorner of Lafayette , Ind. The Second Congregational church of Rockford - ford , 111. , the handsomest edifice In point of architecture and equipment in Illinois , erected and dedicated two years ago nt a cost of over $100,000 , was completely gutted by fire yesterday afternoon. Nearly the entire afternoon was occupied yesterday In the supreme court of Michigan in arguments upon applications of Governor Rich for a mandamus to compel tho' Board of Canvassers to convene and recanvass the 1S91 vote on the salaries question. A brutal attempt to assault the C-yoar-old daughter of a farmer- named William Little was made by n whlto man whllo the child was returning from school yesterday at Ilon- nosey , Okl. The brute had torn thochlld's clothing to shreds , when ho was frightened away. The preliminary hearing in the criminal libel case ot Chief of Police Quurlcs ct nl of Kansas City , Kan. , against Populist A. J. Smith came to an end last evening. Justice Swlngley held the defendant to the district court In $1,000 bond on one charge and $500 each on the five others. An unruly horse kicked over a largo can ot ga.iollno at Patrick Ryan's blacksmith shop at Chicago yesterday , and as a result ono man IN at the hospital suffering with burns which will nrobablv causa his death and seven other men were badly burned about the hands and face. The Military Rlflo association , consisting of the adjutant generals and other officers of the militia of Illinois , Wisconsin , Michi gan , Iowa and Minnesota , met in Chicago yesterday and arranged to hold a tourna ment , beginning September 10 , provided at least three states would participate. Two moro deaths' occurred In the Krueger family at Michigan' 'City yesterday. The father and mother dlpft last week and were burled In the sarna' grave. Yesterday two children found relief 'In death. The four re maining children'Aro--Wlfast. Death was caused by eating pfrk Infected with trichinae. State 'Treasurer11 'Nrtnco of Colorado re fuses to transfer ( te } $83,000 balance loft over from the legislative fund of 1801 to the un expended fund of JMJKiO now in the state treasury for the 'purpose of paying the ex penses of the extra , Cession of the legisla ture , as authorized \ff \ the appropriation bill rocjntly passed. \Jt \ ( i Governor Rich | , ot 'Michigan has decided upon a. different lliw of procedure In the ousting of the , .sfjCTftary of the state , the treasurer and lami ' ( jmmls loner. Instead of appointing their Successors and joining Issue between thpui In tljo supreme court , lie will first bringqiio'warranto proceedings against the three officials who refused to bo deposed by him , l'orrltn. The municipal council of Marseilles has passed resolutions protesting against the pro posal to Increase the corn duty or to modify the bonding system. A dUpatch from Vienna says : The gov ernment will announce a now franchise bill with a view of quieting the socialist agita tion In favor of universal franchise. Mme , Albanl sang In concert in Berlin last evening and , was accorded a nattering re ception. The empress summoned her to her box and congratulated her and requested her sing at a soiree at the palace on Thursday : The Hamburger NnrhrlcMten has the fol lowing : Whllo waiting at the railroad sta tion Monday for the arrival of the emperor Prince Blanmrck , In reply to a question whether he waa going to Berlin soon , sold : "At any rate not at present. I have noth ing to do In Berlin now. " L.A.WWILL RACE AT DENVER Summer Meet to Bo Hold at the Queen Oity of the Plains. COLOR LINE IS FINALLY DECIDED ON Wonl Whlto IiiHcrtril In tlio Constitution Without DlHeiKfllon Sninn Nvtr Doli- nltlons of tliu IVfiilliir Cycling .Term Anmtviir. LOUISVILLE. Feb. 20. Tlio scconil day's session of the League of Atnorlcnn Wheelmen - men was enllod to order nt 10:40 : this mornIng - Ing by President Luscomb. Mr. Mott of Maryland offered a rcsohiHoti complimenting tlio oltlcers for tliolr elTlcIciit work. Colonel \Vllllam Watts of Kansas asked the privilege of speaking on the amendment regarding the Insertion of the word whlto. Wlillo lie felt conlldont there would bo a largely Increased membership 1C the assem bly saw fit to adopt the amendmunt , Mr. Watts read a letter signed by twenty-flvo members of the Union Cycle club , a colored organization , In which they urged the In sertion of the word whlto. After some dls- cuslon It was decided to defer the amend ment offered by Mr. Watts and take It In Its regular order. The question of tlio annual summer meet of the League of American Wheelmen was next taken up. After a long discussion a vote was taken by ballot. The vote resulted , 93 In favor of Denver and 70 for Anbury Park. The selection of Denver was then made unanimous on a motton of Mr. Holmes UL mu * > uuiauj , BULumiuu uy * ur. i ursuna ui Now York. On motion of Mr. Wilson $1,500 was ap propriated for the expenses of the racing board. A resolution offered by Mr. Potter of Now York to contlmio the League of American Wheelmen's membership In the International Cyclers union vaa carried. The color line amendment was then taken up and a ballot taken without discussion. The vote resulted , 127 for the amendment to 51 against It. The afternoon session convened at 2:20. : President Luscomb's first olllclal act was the reappolntment of Howard E. lluymond as chairman of the racing board. Mr. Raymond mend then proceeded to a discussion of some proposed changes bearing upon racing rules and bringing up the amateur question. Ho presented an elaborate paper dealing with the subject and urged that cash prizes should bo strictly tabooed as now. His rec ommendations In the way of amending the constitution as It concerns racing was adopted. The most Important of these amendments were to class A and 11 to class A denning an amateur. An additional provision labeled "I" was adopted , as follows : "An amateur of class A may not compete outside of his own state at a distance greater than 200 miles from his legal residence , except by special permission of the member of the racing board in charge of his district. " A by-law on the same subject was as fol lows : "Wherever permission is granted to an amateur of class A to compete at a greater distance from his legal residence than allowed by the rule , the member of the racing board shall require an Itemized statement of expenses , with receipts and vouchers , and shall notify the chairman at once that said permission has been granted. " These amendments , with the rustrlctlons already In force , moan that the members of the league must regard more closely than over the bounds beyond which an amateur may not go without being considered a pro fessional. After the consideration of matters of minor Importance the assembly's time was taken up with the discussion of. the matter of an official paper for the league , and with out reaching any decision an adjournment for supper was taken. In the evening President Luscomb declined a salary of $3,000 a year and thcconven- uon aajourneu. ADOl'TKD A CONSTITUTION" . llnso Ilutl Magnates at Dc Mulnos I.lttlo I'ro/jreRH. / DES MOINBS , Feb. 20. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The men who are Interested In the new Western Base Ball league were In town today. Representatives were hero from all the cities to bo included in the cir cuit save one. Squire McCaull of Jollet , who la engineering Dos Molnes' interests in the league , was in early ana was besieged all the morning. Those present were : W. W. Kent , Jacksonville , III. ; R. M. Knelsley , St. Joseph ; D. E. Rowe , J. T. McVlttie , Omaha ; A. N. Hill , W. S. McCaull , Joliet , 111. ; T. J. Ulckey , Lincoln ; John Ohhvaler , Rock Island. The meeting was called for 9 o'clock this mornlg , but was postponed till afternoon on account of the absence of one of the mem bers who was expected to arrive at noon. At the afternoon meeting nothing of im portance was accomplished. Director McCaull ol the Dos Molnes team is well pleased with the assurances of sup port for u winning team In Dos Molnes this year. Huih Nlcoll of Chicago , well known In sporting circles , will bo In the city tomorrow to take the management of the Dos Molnes team. Billy Trallloy , a player well known hero , has been signed to play with Dea Molnes this yoar. There are twenty-ono cities who desire to belong to this league. The work of the meet ing was to draw up and adopt a constitution and by-laws. It Is probable that a schedule of dates for the season will bo completed to morrow. SO.MU rum : ri Flaherty Knocked Out ullli Skin filovei IU 1'iiHo WnntH C'orlieU unil , Ini'Um > ii. EL PASO , Tox. , Feb. 20. A special train took 175 men Just across the Now Mexico line yesterday to witness a light between Hilly Smith of Australia and Dave Flaherty of Portland for a purse of ? 500. The men fought with skin tight gloves and Smith , who wis Mm mnrn scientific , knocked Flaheriv out In the thirty-second round. It has been determined to secure the Cor- bolt-Jackson mill for this locality If possi ble , and Immunity from legil ii.iorferomco can bo guaranteed. Subsuiptlon.s w < ? ic started this afternoon an.l ultlilu a . tu rn I mi tea nearly $10,0i)0 ) w.is raised. TWO STAIIM : HOYS. Police Stop I'rUn right but Full to .Mulct ! ArrrslH. BUFFALO , Fob. 20. What promised to be a nice little mill at the cdvored track of tlio driving park last night was rudely broken tip by the police after the principals had fought one round and the sports had Just begun to worm up. The bruisers were Tom Rumsuy and Mlko Ilrennau , ICO-pound men. When the police surpilscd the party there was a titainpcdo through a skylight , ami the sports ucatttired over the roof. Nonu were captured except two little stable buys , who were released. UN S.'c.iiid Di'feiit. NEW YORK , Feb. 20. About 300 sports witnessed a hard glove fight at a sporting resort In the vicinity of Passalc , N. J. , early this morning. Tlio contestants wor > > Jimmy Lynch and Jimmy Groy ( colored ) , each man weighing 120 pounds , but the colored man had the advantage In height and roach. Ho Is well known and has only been defeated once , lowering liln colors to Johnny drlflln. The light wau hot from the start , but while the colored lud showed grit and science ho wan knocked out In the fourth round by u right-hand swing on the ear. liullnnii Sport. MARION , Ind. , Feb. 20. A prize fight oc curred at the opera house at Uas City late last night between David Carrel of this place and Lew Locke of Jonesboro. All the red- hots from the neighboring towns iittonded. Locke wan knocked out In the ninth round. A personal fmid between the uontttHtaiits made the light an cunieBt one. Locke weighed 133 pounds ; Carrel 180. Ilnnilri'it-Mllu .skullup llfrunl , TORONTO , Feb. 20. Harley IMvldson , the St. Paul , Minn. , skater , now her * , * y ho [ will skate against the 100-mllo record o 7 hours , Rl minutes held by Joe Donoghuo T KI.I.IOT ON SPOUT. Ho Condemn * dm Modern Tcnilrnry of Colli-go ( 'onlrMn Tmvurtl llrntiillly. CAMBRIDGE , Mass. . Feb. 20. Presldcn Elliot's anual report with Its attack upon college lego sports was made public today. Ho says In part : "In the highly competitive sports which glvo rl o to exciting Intercol- legtato contests , namely , bout racing , base ball and foot ball , there have been dcvolopei In recent years some evils of a unrimtn nature. No sport which requires of the students more than two houro n day Is lit for college work. No student can keep up his college studies and also play his full part In any of these throe sports as nt present conducted. Thrro Is something exqulsltclj Inappropriate In tl > o extravagant expendlturea In the colleges , such as Harvard and Ynlo. The players have been forced by public opin ion to overstrain and overwork until there Is a great risk of Injury and eventually death. To become brutal and brutalizing la the natural tendency of , all sports which In. volve violent personal rolllslon between the playerH , as In foot hall. " In the matter of remedies the president suggests the following changes : First , there Bhall bo no freshmen , Intercollegiate matches nor races ; second , no games , Intcr- colleglato or otherwise , should \w \ played on other than college Holds belonging to onn of the competing colleges or In the college town ; third , no professional student should take part In the Intercollegiate contests fourth , no student should bo a member of n university team or crow In moro than ono sport within the same year ; fifth , no foot ball should bo played until the rules arc no amended as to diminish the number anil violence of the collisions between the play ers and provide for the enforcement of the rules ; sixth , Intercollegiate contests In anyone ono sport should not take place oftener than once a year. NKW YOICK IIINCII ; snow. rirtcen Hundred Dog * on Kxlillilllnn A Ulltterlni ; .Sncross. NEW YORK , Feb. 20. Upward of l.nOO dogs are engaged In having their day at Mad ison Square garden , and going about It in nn intelligent , enthusiastic , appreciative way , such as dogs alone are capable of. It begins to look as though the bench show were to rival the horse show In popular favor , as the building was crowded with spectators , the majority ol which comprise the swelldom In fifty or moro classes In which prlzoa have been offered will bo found representatives ot every breed of doga that ever coaxed or lorded their way Into a dog lover's affection. Among them are In numerable prize winners dogs with records in every field open to them. The display of St. Bernards Is unusually large , and fur nishes ono of the chief points of popular appreciation. From tht-so sedate examples of canine respectability the display runs on down through all the hound and hunting family and other rough and tumble members of the race to the fragile and pampered boudoir pets that are too ethereal for the touch of vulgar air even , and appear In the kennel club's pageant behind glass cases and In lacquered pagodas wrapped in cotton or wool. _ COMMERCIAL CLTJJQ AFFAIRS. Williams Mny Ili-lng Illn Sliililr * Here Other ICntrrpi'Isrs Dlsi'iih.icd. The executive committee o the Commer cial club met at the club rooms yesterday afternoon and put In the most of the time discussing now enterprises which they are making an effort to secure for this city. Several letters were read from various par ties concerning now enterprises , but none of them arc yet sufficiently developed to war rant the publication ot anything concerning them. A communication from J. L. Druln started the discussion of the advisability of securing the location here of C. W. Williams , the noted Independence horseman , who Is looking for a now place In which to pitch his tent with his valuable string of horses. Mr. Williams is ono oi ilia most uuccussnn conuuciors ai race meetings In the country and If he could be induced to locate here It. would make Omaha the center of the horse Industry , in which Nebraska Is Just now asumlng such vast proportions. It was decided to make the effort.to secure his location here. A new bureau was established by the board to prepare plans for some kind nf autumnal festivities to bo held In Omaha. Various plans were briefly discussed , such as some thing similar to the carnival ot the Veiled Prophet , and other proposals. The commit tee was Instructed to confer with the Gentle men's Roadster club and tlio fair association In regard tojmvlng a series of races in conJunction - Junction wltff the other festivities. The matter of celebrating May 12 , the twenty-fifth anniversary of the completion of the Union Pacific railway , was also broughtuup and briefly discussed and laid over to a future meeting. The financial committee reported that it had examined Into the financial affairs of the club and that the club was out of debt , and that with the exception of the fact that some of the members were a little slow in paying up their dues the affairs of the club were In good condition. The secretary was Instructed to send a letter to each of the delinquents and urge the necessity of promptly paying dues that the club may remain out of debt and that ita usefulness may not bo Impaired. The following gentlemen were elected members : Honorary members , Revs. T. J. Mackay , J. M. Wilson and W. 1C. Beans ; active members , Messrs. II. C. Baiighlnan , 11. Heyn , John A. Crelghton , Fronds C. Grablo , Frank E. Moores , Charles F. Drexel and Judge Mi\rtln Langdon. FIGHT AND FOOT IIACE. .Singular Clrrtimslnnecii Hint Caused the Arrrflt of Two I'urliiers Lust Night. W. S. Underland and Frank 8. Stanflold were arrested last night for fighting. Underlund and N. J. Stullleson are partners In a barber supply house at IOC South Four teenth street , and hava not been on good terms for some time. Undorlatid claiming that Stcllloson has In the hist year defrauded him to the extent of between $3,000 and $1,000. Ho has gene so far as to fllo u complaint In the district court charging him with fraud. About a month ago Underland mortgaged all the stock. Intending , 1m says , to allow a foreclosure , then buy the utock In and thus frcezo his partner out. Yesterday the property was put up at mortgagee' * ) sale. Underland bid $1,925 and Mr. Stanflold , acting for Steffleson's mother- in-law , bid $1,325. Underland then claimed possession , but Stanfleld was on hand to dis pute It , Both remained In the store until 11:110 : lust night when Mr. Camp , n law stu- dtmt In J. W. West's olllco , acting In Slollleson'ii Interest asked the police to take Underlain ! from the store , but this request was of course refused. Then Camp Induced Canflcld to attack Underland , so the olllccrn say , the nclienic bolng to get the moil to flghtnlg In order to cause tliejr arrest. Then bonds ' would bo furnished'and the man who then got back to the t.toro quickest would have posseslon. Underwood proved to bo the fleetest of foot and now hold.i the Htoro. Stanficld now says ho will light the mutter In the courts. lli-lriiscil tlioviuor.i. . WASHINGTON. l''u' ' > . 20. Superintendent Stmnpf of the Immigration bureau of the Treasury department , acting upon the rec ommendation of Immigration Commissioner Rogers ot Philadelphia , today ordered by telegraph the Immediate relcrmo of the four Irjsh weavers who had been employed by Mrs. Ernest Hurt la the establishment of ox-Postmaster General Wanainaker at Phlla- dnlphla. Ho has Investigated the case and convinced himself of the propriety of the course. Hunt Producing UVH In Olilu. FORT RECOVER. O. . Feb. 20. The latest well drilled In this Held Is one ot the heaviest producer * ) In the Htate. The well was shot yoHtorday wlllt eighty quarts of nltro-glycer- ( ue , and ut short intervals since thrown up a column of oil tu the height of seventy feet. A largo quantity ot oil hag found IU way to tlm Wabash river. The well Is known UHVPIIU No. 21 , and will bo good for 1.000 barrels a day when brought under control. CRAZY FOLKS SCARED BY FIRE Fierce llamas Inoronso tbo Luunoy of Already Dcmcutod Women. STATE ASYLUM AT ROCHESTER DESTROYED Two Hundred IVmnln lnmite : Itrinovril la tlm rirrrlnff Cold lo Another llulld- Ing > Onn Injured Serious riininrhil l.o i. ROCHKSTHR. Fob. 20. The Rochester state hospital was discovered on lire at 5:30 : o'clock this morning. The fUmcs spread rapidly , owing to the lack of water , and the building was destroyed. From the moment when the first cry of fire was given the Inmates ot the building were In a dtao of Intense oxcltcment. Their shouts and crys for old were pitiful. The burned building was a four-story brick structure , 100x70 feet In dlineiiHiotm and was built fifteen yours ago. Dr. Howard , warden of the Institution , said that the loss would amount to $120,000. There Is no In surance. At the lime the fire broke put , there were 220 male Inmates , 213 females , and 110 keep ers and officials. There was a strong south wind blowing , and nt ono time It seemed as If the portion of the structure In which the fcmalo patients were housed , must nec essarily be consumed. At fi:15 : o'clock , whllo the fire was raging at Its height and the sun was scarcely above the horizon , with the mercury down to 10 degrees nbovo zero , the physicians. Urs. Howard and Remington , after a hurried consultation. con cluded that the safely of the fcmalo patients necessitated their removal to the building in whlrli the male patients are located. The removal was effected with remarkable dis patch , considering the terrible , confusion all around , by the cool and courngeous attend ants. The patients were driven frantic by the light and the noise. Some rushed wildly out of the building , only to bo caught ; others were stubborn , and hud to bo dragged to a place of nafcty. All this was done amid tlio cries and sounds of terror naturally to bo expected from the frightened and crazed Inmates , the wlldncs and terror attendant upon smoke , flames , cries of frenzied women , tha shouts of the firemen and the cool persist ence of the attendants In caring for their charges. This scene of confusion was short-lived. At 7 o'clock not only was the removal accomplished , but the flre > was so far under control that the removal was seen to have been unnecoossary to th.o safety of HID 213 femnlo inmates. The physicians are confident that none can have escaped and It Is certain that not any ono was Injured during tlio fire. o H'lX'J'KIt II'IIK.IT. Condition of the Crop lit tlm 1'reBellt Tim * ii Seen by tint 1/iirnn'rs' Itcvleir. CHICAGO , Feb. 20. The Farmers Review will say of .winter wheat : Wheat In Illinois Is quite generally under : i blanket of snow. The prospects of the crop are reported good and the recent snow will do much to lessen the danger of disaster. Wheat In Missouri Is In good condition and will bo Improved much by the recent heavy snow. In Kansas the grain has been rather dry , but Is now covered with snow and the at tendant moisture will help the crop. Some ot the correspondents report the crop damaged considerably by the dry weather. The reports from Nebraska indicate tha condition somewhat less favorable than Kan sas. sas.The crop conditions In Iowa are various. The general condition Is fair. iluilgo Mufill'H Condition. ST. LOUIS , Feb. 20. A Republic special from Creston , la. , says : Jiuigo J.v. . of the Interstate Commerce commission , who ma been sick with fever and thought to bo recovering , has suffered a relapse and U now in a critical condition. I'oHtofileo Itlown Up by Itiibliom. BIRMINGHAM , Ala. , Feb. 20. Yesterday nornlng the postofllco at Woodlawn , a su- jurb of this city , was blown up In n mya- erlous manner and $14,000 worth ot prop erty burned. It Is supposed to have been lone by robbers. No clow. A MSs m m v , ' i ' " ' ' ' . fs/s vwys lyj 'iijjr" * / / ; * Mrs. Jennie Decker. "How Well You look" Friends Surprised at the Wonderful Improvement. "C. I. Hood & Co. , Lowell , Mass. ; "Dear Blrs : I take pleasure In writing th good I have received from taking Hood's Bars.v " parllla. Every spring and summer for six years * * or moro , my health has been so poor from heart trouble and | ; cncril : debility that at times illfa was a burden. I would become ao Em'nclatod and Weak end Pnlo that my friends thought I would not llvo long. I could do Hc.irculy any work nt nil and had to Ho down every few minutes. I began getting worse In January , losing my flesh and feeling.v > tired. I thought I would try Hood's Harsapa- rllla and I am happy to say I am In butter licallU than 1 have been for n number of years. My friend * remark to mo ; ' Why how well you look. ' I tell them It 1.1 IIood'H BarsaMirlll.-i that has done the work. I would have all sulferlng hu manity give this inodlcluo a trial and bo con vinced. Till * slntcinciit is Trim lo ll e tvt * tttr. " MIIH. JKN.MI : Dr.rKiiii , Wutseku , 111. ' Hood'o Pills cure liver Ills , conitlpallon , biliousness , jaundice , sick licudachu , ludlgustlou. MalliioesTlnirHlay ami Saturday Frfulcrloli I LouK WARDE. I JAMES. In four Simi | > Uion > i Scenic I'roiluclloiiH. The Lion's ' Moulli , Francesca da Rimini I'rlday Nleht. Othello , - - - Julius Caesar. . - - Hiiturdny Nleht. I'rk-'H " ( nntliim3c ) , Goo. 7fle. * l.0l ) uml f 1.30. MiiUnc.'H&uc. . Vfio niul il.OO. IBihST , THEATER iil'ol'WoK8 THIS Al'I KKMXIN AMI TOMOIIT 1IIK UttKAf ItHi ttVVVKXHt ' ' " 'EIGHT BELLS. m world famoiiB DUOS. IlVltNH , KvcryililiiK n w A now UNI an full ifntartllng nifcliniurnl ofltH'lH. Mutlm-ot TUUAY nnil Hitt- imluy. Kxlru inntm-u Tliurm ! VWi : ntiiiluu'4 | birthday prtrc * Any icat tn tlio liouoa 23