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OMAHA . rt it. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19. 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , MARCH 189-1. SINGLE COPY" FIVR CENTS. SOME FAULT FOUND itcssbery's Elevation to the Premiership is Not Generally Eolifihed , OBJECTIONS URGED AGAINST HIM. llany Liberals Dislike the Idea of a Peer- Led Government , PARNELLITES AND THEIR DEMANDS What They Expect from the New Govern ment in the Future. NOTICE OF GLADSTONE'S RETIREMENT Kim- DID Court iloiirmil Miuln I'libllii tlio Tut-t to llio World Tim Jf w 1'ro- mlvr Already lliiKy itltli the Duties of I ho Olllcu. LONDON , March 4. The manner In which the queen announces the retirement of Mr. Gladstone to the people will prove InterestIng - Ing to Americans. It Is contained In the court circular nnd Is written b'y n court of- llclal. Every word of this circular Is gen erally submitted to the queen In advance. The announcement Is dated Windsor castle , March 3 , and begins thus : "Tho queen , accompanied by her royal highness Princess Beatrice , drove out yes terday afternoon. " Then follows a list of the arrivals at the castle , hcmled by the names of the children of the duchess of Albany , prince and Princess Henry of Ilat- tenburg , Hon. Thomas ] ? . Bayard , American ambassador to the court of St. James , and the French ambassador , ending with the names of Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone. It then goes on to enumerate all those who attended her majesty's dinner naity , wherein the namva of Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone come last. This Is followed by the Information that the queen and Princess Beatrice went out this mornIng - Ing and then comes the fact that a cabinet council lias been held. Finally , following the announcement ancnt the council , comes the announcement that Ut. Hon. W. 13. Glad stone had an audience with the queen and tendered his resignation , which was graciously accepted by her majesty. It adds that the queen has summoned Earl Rose- bcry , K.G. , secretary of state for foreign affairs , and offered him the post of prime minister vacated by Rt. Hon. W. E. QJad- stone , M. P. , and that Lord Rosebery bus accepted her majesty's offer. CONGRATULATED BY GLADSTONE. Mr. Gladstone today wrote a letter to Earl Rosebery congratulating him upon his accession to the premiership. In his letter Mr. Gladstone promised to aid the new prime minister whenever his assistance was asked. It is understood Earl Uosebery's communi cation to Sir William Vcroon Harcourt has resulted In tl.c latter consenting to retain his position as chancellor of the exchequer und to his accepting the government leader ship In the House of Commons. Notwithstanding the fact that today was nominally a day of rest , Lord Rosebery was busily engaged all day. Mr. Herbert Asqulth , the homo secretary , and Earl Spen cer , first lord of the admiralty , -visited him nnd remained some time. Afterward Lord Rosebery called upon the Earl of Klinburly and offered him the post of foreign secre tary , made vacant by his promotion to the post of prime minister. Sir William Vor- nan Harcolirt had n Ions Interview with Lord Rosebery this afternoon. The new premier has made Mr. Munroo Ferguson his political private secretary. Lord Rosebery has received many con gratulatory letters nnd dispatches. Among these were telegrams from the prince and princess of Wales. A largo number ot persons left their cards at Lord Rosebcry's city residence , 38 Berkeley square. Hundreds of letters and telegrams , ex pressing regret because ot his retirement , wore received by Mr. Gladstone. The ex- prime minister attended church today. Ho looked remarkably well. Mrs. Gladstone has not yet entirely recovered from her recent Indisposition. A physician called twice today at Downing street to attend her. The nationalists propose to present Mr. Gladstone an address In recognition of the great services ho has rendered the Irish cause. The speech from the throne proroguing 1'arllament was signed by the queen yester day. It Is neither n long one nor slgnlll- oant. The speech Is the last ofllclal docu ment prepared by Mr. Gladstone. It briefly refers to the protracted and laborious character - actor of the session. It Is stated Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone will go on Tuesday to Brighton , and they will spend Easter at Ilawardon castle. Prime Minister Rosebery held his first cabinet council nt his residence this after noon. All the ministers were present ex cept Mr. Asqulth and Mr. Henry Fowler , the president of the local board , who will , however , "retain their olllces. The council was In session only a short time. Upon Us conclusion Lord Rosebery sent n message to the queen , submitting. It Is understood , the ; names of members of the now cabinet. Lord Rosebory will be given nn niidlence by the queen nt Buckingham palace at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The Irish Independent of Dublin , which Is a Parnelllte organ , will tomorrow contain nn article saying that as Mr. Gladstone has now retired Itwill bo necessary that full and complete assurances bo obtained from Lord Rosebory that the government's homo rula policy shall bo continued. It nilds that only on the condition that Lord Rosebery , In the fullest sense , adheres to this policy nnd gives guarantees that n home rule bill will bo passed within a practicable period ot time can the P.irnoll- Ites continue to support the liberal govern ment. On , this polnl the paper declares there must 'bo no weakness or hesitation. Lord Rosebery must show his colors Im mediately' . Interviews had today by the representative of the Associated press with leading mem bers of the House ot Commons show that While n section of the radicals continue tn strongly regent tlio selection of Lord Rose bery Instead of Sir William Vcrnon Harcourt ns Mr. Gladstone's successor , there Is a large preponderance ot liberals who favor au- eeptlilg Lord Rosebery. Mr. Henry Labou- chcre continues to lead the Irrcconclllablcs. He hints that they will soon llnd an oppor tunity to protest In a practical form In the House of Commoiu against the selection of Lord Roseberv Mr. O , vln ilrown Clark , a leading Scotch radical , says ho agrees with the position taken by Mr. Labouchero. and adds that he himself will probably emphasize his protest ) > y tlie withdrawal ot ha | support of the gov- cVmucnt t an cnr.y nud cr tlnl ojcns'on. Ho declares he Is opposed to a peer-led govern ment. Ho will probably move an amendment to the address In reply to the queen's speech proroguing the session In order to raise the dubjoct ot homo rule all around. Other members of the house , while ex pressing sympathy with this attitude , de clare they do not feel justified In overturn ing the liberal government , especially n.i Lord Ronebery U pUdgod lu questions that are put dawn for early treatment nt the next session , and because they have every reason to believe- that he agrees that there IH reason for a limitation of the Lords. Moreover , the opinion Is expressed that Lord llospbery may propitiate the professional and commercial clauses , besides softening the ratu-or of the opposition of the liberal union- lots , which , with the choice ot a more bcl- leader , such u Sir William Vernon Harcourt , might have been prolonged and Intensified. The Welsh members of the house nro deeply concerned In the situation In view of the early place promised by the govern ment for the Welsh disestablishment bill In the next session , but the general feeling Is one of confidence that Lord Itoxehcry will carry out the promises made by Mr. Glad stone. It Is argued , moreover , that If the reorganized government bo early upset the prospects of Welsh disestablishment will bo Indefinitely delayed. The Irish nationalists say they do not feel ns though they had any right to tnko part In the notation , over n leadership of the liberal party , but'strong In the past promises of the government nnd In their Own votlnn strength , they rely upon the government giving practical attention In duo course to the Irish claims. COMMENTS OF THE TIMES. LONDON. March 4. Commenting this morning upon the political situation the Tlmen says : The prevailing belief Is that Mr. John Morley , chief secretary for Ireland , will go to the India oillcc , but there Is much doubt regarding his successor as Irish sec retary. It Is an open secret that Mr. Morley would not object to leaving the Irish oincc , but at the sumo time he has studiously re frained from pressing this point , and If the general deslro of his colleagues be that he 'retain his present olllce ho Is prepared to do so. so.With reference to the rumors that changes are to bo made In the admiralty olllces , the Times says they especially need continuity of policy Just now , nnd unless a hitch oc curs It may be expected that no changes will be made. ' The paper further says It Is anticipated that Mr. Gladstone will Issue an address to his constituents In Midlothian , stating his reasons for leaving the premiership. The paper adds that as far as can be ascer tained Mr. Gladstone will retain bin seat In the House of Commons. The Times con cludes by stating there Is much apprehension regarding the attitude of the Parnelllte mem bers of the House of Commons , and that the ministry would not be ' surprised If Mr. Itedmond , the leader of that section of the Irish party , made an early bid for radloal support , with n view to squeezing the government upon matters ot Interest to both sections. The Dally News says : A painful and dramatic turn has been given to the minis terial rearrangement by tlio sudden death of Lord Tweedmouth , father of III. Hon. Edward Majorlbanks , the chief liberal whip , who now becomes Baron Tweedmouth. The paper adds that It was settled last night that the earl , of Klmbcrly , now lord presi dent of tlio council and secretary of state for India , will succeed Lord Rosebery as secretary of state for foreign affairs. LONDON FINANCIAL KKVIKW. Money In ( iood Demand und Indications of mi Kusler .Miirkrt LONDON , March 4. Money was In good demand during tlio past week and the jjjdl- catlons point to an easy market for several days to come. Discount rates were bteady. The settled state of the market Is shown by the fact that tii3 all H113 it of tivalvc months' treasury bills during the week was the most favorable over recorded. It is generally expected discount rates will con tinue low. The silver market weakened on the an nouncement that the Indian government would levy an Import duty on the metal. The announcement , however , had some good results , as It put an end to the uncertainly ot the action of India. Purchases of silver by the Indian traders are regarded as extremely likely directly affairs settle themselves In the new conditions. The cheapness of silver also stimulates eastern trade , which will lead to a revival of the demand for silver. The stock market has shown n rising tendency. The feature has been the' de mand for the government securities. Mr. Goschcn's consols reached the record price of 100 % . The high price Is not a healthy sign , as It Indicates public mistrust of stocks paying a higher rate of Interest. The speculative market Is dull. Homo railway securities where changed nt nil have risen. Foreign stocks , with the cxcaptlon of Italians , have generally advanced. American railways Improved generally on the week , though there was a slight decline yesterday , duo the sentiment on the tariff question and the resumption of the gold exports. The Janu ary statements of the granger companies , showing the economic , working of the lines , have created a more hopeful view about com ing dividends. Erie seconds show the largqst Increase , 3U points ; St. Paul advanced 2i. . while the advances In the ether securities ranged from U to 1 per cent. Canadian Pa cific weakened yesterday In sympathy with Americans. Grand Trunk was ngaln lower on bad working statements. Telegraph shares were mostly better. 3IAIM- : 1IIG l > i.MONSTUATIOjr. : ItenmrkiiblfSrone Ycntc-rduyiit Iliiiln-lYittli Tliniisundit I'll null1. BUIU-PESTH , March 4. Thls city was the scene today of a great gathering ot people from all parts of the country to take part In a great mass meeting , the object of which was to declare In support of the gov ernment's measure providing for civil mnr- rlage , religious liberty and recognition of the Jewish faith. It Is estimated at least 130,000 persons took part In the demonstration. Lines were formed In various parts of the city and the procession , with bands playing and banners flying , marched to u central point , where all joined In one gigantic parade. At the head of the line rode n number of ' magnates on horseback. A largo number of high olllclal representatives of the town took part in the parade. The procession moved through An- drassy Strausse , which was packed with spectators. The prime minister and other members of the cabinet viewed the proces sion from the windows of houses along An il ninny Strausse. They were vociferously ap- lll.lllilnil n < 4 tlift nrnpnsMlnn mni',1 liv not-mitn to the meeting place. A largo number of speakers addressed the great crowd In favor of the government's measures and resolu tions were adopted pledging those present to support the government In Us effort to He- euro the approval of the Diet to the bllU In question. Whipped l > y tlm llrltlnli. LONDON , March 4. A dispatch from llnthurst , capital of the British coluny of Gambia , says that a coUjmn of the West Indian regiment has captured D.isarnvala , u stockaded native village near Hathurst. Slight resistance was made to the British force , after which the natives lied to the bush and the British took possession ot the village. Later the natives returned and at tacked the British. Severe lighting fol lowed , but the nttlvcs were repulsed after sustaining heavy losses , Nine of the Brit ish were wounded. llmekiniilli-d by AimrrhUtM. PARIS , March 4. Thirteen anarchists were arrested hero today. The police made a search of the lodgings occupied by the pris oners and found nnd seized n Quantity of explosives and A mass of documents of the usual anarchist character. Recent searches made by police have disclosed the fact that numbers of well-to-do persons have given money to anarchists with n view to insuring themselves against outrages. Among those who have thus paid what Is practically black , mall nro many priests. Spuln'h Cliiliu Agii'mt Morocco , MADRID , March 4. A dispatch from MelllU states General Martinez Campos , the special envoy who was sent to the sultan of Morocco by Spain to present the Spanish demands for Indemnity for the attacks made upon Mclllla by ttio Riff tribesmen , has brought his negotiations tn a successful con clusion. The sultan will pay Spain the sum of L'0,000,000 plasters. \\tnt lij tlio llrllillinl : ! . MAIISEILLES. March 4 , The yacht Britannia , owned by the prlnco of Wales , won a race far 2,000 francs oft this part todayTho Orletta , owned by the Marquis Rlilein , WUH second , The race was wit nessed by thousands of persons und tlie victory of the DrltamiU caused much en thusiasm. SUNK BY A SINGLE SHOT Destruction of the Brazilian Eobel Transport Venus Off Hio. WENT UP IN A CLOUD OF DENSE SMOKE Vhld nmrrlpllnn of tlio Affair-All Her Ofllrrnt mill Crew Went to tlio Jlottotn with llrr A I'cw JCuinurH Denied. | Cop-urft'irff ' ( , tFVI , t > u the Annotated I'rcm. ] UIO IE JANEIHO , Feb. 2G. ( via Monte video , March 4. ) The reports of the loss of the rebel transport Venus has been con firmed , but the details of the loss as yet are meager. On Friday morning the turned rebel transports Jupiter , Marto and Venus , which were lying off I'orto Madama , took up positions off Porto Madama and opened n bombardment against the government batteries. The guns In the batteries re sponded qulckely , and quite u lively lire was exchanged. Suddenly there was a terrific roar heard above the booming of the guns and It was at once thought disaster had befallen the trans port Marie. Immediately after the sound of the explosion was heard the men In the bat teries nnd elsewhere along the shore saw a huge column of brown smoke ascending and spread to wide dimensions as It arose. It was seen , as the smoke cleared away , that the explosion had occurred on the Venus. The vessel had been torn In half , nnd almost Im mediately afterwards the stern half of the deck sank. The bow half was on lire , and In n few minutes the names were raging furl- oii'Iy. This portion of the Venus Heated for half an hour nnd then went down. The Venus was commanded by Captain Vasconccltis. He , with three olllcers and twenty men. made up the complement of the vessel. Every soul on board of her was lost. Some olllcers could be seen for a time on the forward part of the vessel us It drifted helplessly burning and efforts were made to rescue them , but the boats dis patched on this work were slow In reaching the scene , and by the time they arrived the men on the wreck were forced by fire Into the water. Apparently they could not swim and In-fore the boats reached them they sank. Mnny theories are current as to the cause ot the disaster. The most probable Is that a shot from the shore batteries struck the Venus amidships and plowed Its way through the hull and hollers. It Is certain the magazine did not explode , for the smoke was of a reddish brown color , whereas the smoke of powder Is gray. At any rate Its force must have been terrific , as the vessel was blown Into halves , as though made ot card- uoaru. It has been reported that the Insurgents on the Islands of Vlanna , Engelho and I'onta have revolted against their leaders and de clared In favor of the government. The re porter of the Associated press can state there is no basis ot truth In these reports. The insurgents on the Islands In question are enthusiastic in support of their leaders. No Importance attaches to the capture of Bage by the government forces. The place Is of llttlo strategic value. HKA/.II/S KUC'KNT JCI.KCTIOXS. CiiiiMrnmtiim nf tin- Republican * SIICCCHS Iterclved hy Minister .tti-iidoneii. WASHINGTON , March 4. Minister Men- donca. has received the following cable mes sage' from the minister of the Interior of Brazil : "Elections perfectly tranpull ; elected by a largo majority. Dr. 1'rudento d'Mornlcs. president ; Dr. Manuel Vlctorlno , vice president. " Scnhor Mendoncn has received no definite information concerning the congressional elections , but Is confident the large repub lican majority which appeared In the ; presi dential elections also obtained In the con gressional elections. Concerning da Guma's reported statement , that , although his party would prob ably accept the election of Morales as president , yet the elections were not legal , because held under mar tial-law. and that the new president will probably order a new election , Senhor Men- donca said : "The elections were held under no pressure from the government. Martial law was suspended during the time of the elections , and an opportunity to vote was given to nil entitled to do so. la Gama's remarks are not coherent. As a matter of fact , the president has no power to order an elec tion , the tltne being fixed by the constitu tion. Congressional elections were post poned from November , because It was not thought best to hold two elections under existing circumstances , necessitating as It would the suspension twice of martial law. "The power to postpone these congres sional elections Is vested In the president , and they are often postponed , notably when for some reason the session of congress Is prolonged past the usual date for holding the electlonr. The president would not , however , ordc" a new election. "Moreover , " continued Senhor Mendonca , "It the congressional elections were not legal , the presidential election was not legal , either , for they took place at the same time. Yet da Ganm says he will accept the election of president. "It Is plain , therefore , that da Gama's opposltoln Is neither coherent nor logical. As a matter of fact the elections were per fectly free and open and I have no doubt whatever concerning their legality. The new congress will convene May 3. " The Kcnhor has received olllclal confirma tion of the report of the destruction by ex plosion of the rebel transport Venus. M\KIN : < I Tin ; i-xi > . llnt/ll'H Itrtnliitloii Thought to Hutu Hern Hi-illicit IC'tiwrltitittil , IStl. Iw tlit Axiiielateil I'ress.'i RIO OK JANEIRO , Feb. 13. It Is gener ally believed the Insurrection here and In the south Is virtu-lily over. The rebels are loslnKnt all points and to an Impartial ob- ucrvcrtho end of the struggle Is In sight. Hy far the most bloody battle during the revolt took place early In the morning of February 0 at Armucao mountain , when the Insurgents lost 250 men. As the entire rebel force here numbers less than SOO men . this loss was n very serious blow. The rebels at first repulsed the government forces , but the dlbcavory of u largo supply of whisky proved fatal to the attacking force. Tlio rebels devoted themselves to drinking whisky , with the result that In a very short time many of them wore placed horn de combat. It was while the greater number of the rebels were In u helplessly Intoxicated condition that the severe loss was Inflicted upon them by the government troops. Those who were uninjured and had sense enough to lice took to their boats and t-oon placed themselves outside the range of fire. Fresh guns have now been mounted upon the bat teries , and they are now doing as much damage to the rebel licet us was done before- the attack whs made. The rebels are very seriously crippled ow ing to the lack of men. In addition to this , every one of their ships here , with the ex ception of the Aquldabun , has been shot full ot holes by the government forts. The fu- cllltlfs for repairing this dumage arc very meagre , and , consequently , their vessels are not at all seaworthy. With their strongest plea for their revolt taken away from them by the nomination of n distinguished and popular civilian for the presidency , and , Dually , with their southern allies surrounded by overwhelming forces , It would seem they hud reached the end of their rope. M \liuii > | lucra Killed , ESCALON , Xle.x. , March 4. Advice * were received today that a premature- explosion occurred last e\enlii ( ( In one of the mines nt Sierra Mojada , just an the last shift of the day WUH leaving. Three of the miners were killed and several Injured. The authorities have arrested the superintendent of the mine upon the charge ot Ming1 responsible for the ' accident . WK.tlt.l H'OltttlKl ) LOOK. ( Scorgo M. Lnirrrnco M'nltlng In Clilriigo fern n TolrgnuU from Onmlm. CHICAGO , March -I.MSpcclal Telegram to The Dec. ) George M. .Lawrence . , the young Omaha man who was married in that city .Saturday afternoon to Miss Ada Parker nnd left on the evening train for Chicago , Is nt the I'almer house with his bride , having registered there this morning. Telegrams from Omaha In today's papers told how Dr. Parker put crepe on his hat when ho found his daughter had married Lawrence , but those who know Dr. ' . I'.irker best say he Is a generous , though Impulsive man , who will soon become reconciled and forgive the young people. When seen at the Palmer house tonight Mr. Lawrence was rr.thcr nervous. He snld : "Have the newspapers not snld enough about this affair ? Wo nre getting more no toriety than ho wanted.Ve sent word to Ada's parents before we left , asking to bo forgiven , but have not heard a word from them. Mrs. Parker ' was not opposed to our wedding , but It Is' true the doctor himself was , " and the bridegroom cast a rueful glance at the Moor. "I think It will como out all right , though , but the idea of Dr. Parker's wearing crnpo on his hut Is absurd. I have loved his daughter n long while and she loves me , and I am able and only ton glad to take good care ot her , and Dr. Par ker need not wear crape on his hat on her account. "Now , that Is nil there Is to bo snld about It. We will probably return to Omaha soon. The doctor can certainty have no serious objection to me. Ho has never made charges of any kind against me , and I think he will look nt our side of the question be fore long. Yes , I Intend to make my homo In Omaha. My work is there and my wife would not bo satisfied unless she lived near her mother and father. " The bridegroom hlmsdlf had a look of anxiety on his face and spoke as if a tele gram of forgiveness would prove a great tonic. c J-\l t'Olt JtlMKTAI.I.IiiiT. Tun niHllngiilBhrd Mrn AVIm Itulse Their VoliTH III UK I'uvor. DENVER , March 1. The News published this morning letters on the silver question written to Colonel James II. Platt of this city by Senator William E. Chandler of New Hampshire and Hon. Henry Hicks , a member of the London city council , who was until recently a gold monomctulllst. Mr. Chandler writes under date of Feb ruary lit : "As to the sliver question , I think that light Is already breaking In the cast. As we have progressed towards gold monometallism the business distress ot the world has Increased : There Is now an out cry from India and : from Europe , from the Occident and the'orient. . uimeianism must be secured or there will be almost no end to the fall In value that Is taking place .and . Is paralyzing business and distressing debtors beyond en durance. The New England bimetallic movement also Is an encouraging symptom. I shall be glad to see.hard times disappear nud prosperity return , as many think they will within the next' six months , but my fears are that the pending distress will be prplongcd for two on three years. " Mr. Hicks writes } "I haVe lately been reading up on the question " of bimetallism and can assure yon that , quite apart from any Interest in a silver mlno , I am a thorough convert. Ho . ' long It will be before It will be In force In thin country no ono can say. Things jiiofe .slowly with us and the subject Is dlflfculti and abstruse to the public. At tl\e same tlpie I may say there Is'more talk about , ' tVnn I over remem ber , and quite n number of our leading men arc believers In It , " JIKT.1IXS HIS J'ittiTOltNllir. T. DeWltt Taliimgi ) Will Not Kesigii-IJI * Letter to Ills l-'luck. BROOKLYN , March 4. Just before the commencement of the morning service at the Brooklyn tabernacle 'today Rev. T. De- Witt Talmago said to a congregation that crowded the church to the doors that he had an announcement to make. He then read the following letter : s "BROOKLYN , N. Y. , March 4 , 1894. Dear Brethren of the Board of Trustees of the Brooklyn Tabernacle : Your urgent letter Is at hand. I had fully resolved to re sign my position , not only because my twenty-five years of a Brooklyn pastorate will soon have passed , but because of the financial entanglement- resulting from n series of disasters which would have crushed any bank or Insurance company or worldly Institution. Now , by the blessing of God , under your management our church Is freed of all embarrassments and I believe has seeji Its lust crisis. Persuaded by what you say In your letter of yesterday , and by what I hear from all sides , after seeking divine di rection , I now and hero declare my Inten tion to remain your pastor. I have suffered at Iho anticipation of parting from this noble and devoted Mock and expected removal from this beloved city , -whfwj affairs I have al ways been deeply Interested to an extent rffi" ono can estimate. And now , with more faith and higher expectation than I had at any previous period In my ministry , I join you In n now campaign for God and the world's bet terment. Youts , "T. DEWITT TALMAOE. " citoKKit ia irn Ill ) Indignantly Denies tlm Charges Miulu by C'DiigreHKiinin Diinphy. SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , March 4. Richard Croker , the Tammany qhlef , was very wrathy when a reporter today showed him published dispatches stating that Congressman - man Dunpliy , In his letter of resignation , arraigned him as the Instigator , promoter , rowurder and upholder of fraudulent voting nnd election crimes Hi New York. Mr. Croker , when asked for a statement In answer-to Mr. Uuhplty , said : "If Dun pliy made these charges against me , I will have him arrested , I never encouraged fraudulent voting , and If any one In Now York violates the eltctlon laws Tammany hull will prosecute him. 1 do not care to make an answer todjunphy's charges until I have seen his letter. Ho had better bo attending to his affair * In the Second dis trict. If Dunpliy thinks Tammany Is going to pieces and losing fctrongth ho will bo taught differently thin'tall. Wo will meet all Ills charges then'and I do not care to discuss the matter ? further until I have seen Dunphy's letter. " lion , Bourke Coukran of New York will arrive here this week. slItOUSKIt JllT/lJ/MO/'J'O.SIT/O.V. ICinpluyment of Nunrflilti ! IMtUhurg Schooln Will Iteeelke Atti-ntlAii of till ) A. P. A'rt. P1TTSBURG , March , 4. ! The national coun cil of the Daughter1 of liberty will take up the controversy which baa'arisen over the employment of nuns as school teachers In the Thirty-fourth ward.Mr. . J. E. Kcpllo , national councillor of the organization , left for the east tonight and will attend a meet ing of the national board In Brooklyn next week. Concerning the Thirty-fourth ward's adoption of nuns as school teachers , Mr. Kepllo sold : "With other olllcers of the national boardr o ( the Daughters ot Liberty I shall hold"a consultation to secure as sistance and net In concert with the Junior Order of American Mechanics. Wo believe that the condition of affairs In the Thirty- fourth ward Is In direct opposition to the spirit of the constitution , which provides for a complete separation of state and church. " State Councillor Kerr of the Junior Order of American /Mechanics says- the contem plated action will be taken In a few days. Mmi-inerilH of Ucnikii Ktruiiicrit Murcli I. Now York Arrived Zaandam , from Am sterdam ; Lucanta , trum Liverpool ; Edam , from Rotterdam , At London Arrived-- England , from New York. At Havre Arrived La Bretngne , from New York , TA PIT//MMM II1I1PP TfllMT T 10 SUCCttl ) JODGt MDIIL Oommitteeman Castor Says Ho is Working for Dr , Miller's Appointment. CONCERNING THE COMMISSION'S ' POWERS npliiyi'i Am Protected Under an Agree- inent Among tli < < .V.cmbi'rH-Cle liming it ( ieiod Tlnii ! Social Waron the t'nlilnet l.ndlc * . WASHINGTON BUIIBAU OF THE BEE , Mil Fourteenth Street. WASHINGTON , March 4. National Commlttcemnn Castor arrived In Washington today nnd will spend several days In the city. He announces that he has como to work for the appointment ot Dr. G. L. Miller of Omaha ns successor to the lute Judge McDlll on the Interstate Com merce commission. Castor was closeted with Secretary Morton today , nnd It Is pre sumed that appointments were discussed. Piobubly tlio death of Judge James W. McDlll will lead to n change In the political complexion of the commission by tlio ap pointment of a democrat ns his successor. A fear has been expressed In home quarters that such n change might result In some thing like a wholesale removal of such re publicans : is held positions under or have employment with the commission , especially of these who ewe their places to the lute Commissioner McDlll. Colonel William P. Morrison , chairman of the commission , says , however , that there la no occasion for such n feeling ; that congress when It created the commission aimed to make a nonp.irtlsan body , nnd Us members , recognizing this , entered Into n tnclt agreement In the be ginning that one member should have ns much Influence over nppolntments ns nn- other. This took the form of awarding each member an equal share of whatever patronage the commission had to dispense. When n commissioner has retired It has npver been the custom to dismiss the em ployes who owed their appointment to him , WHERE GROVER IS GUNNING. The stories being told by North Carolinians about the fat times the president and Sec retary Gresham have been having on the cruise about Cape Hutterus arc making the mouth ! ! of congressmen who like gunning and good things to eat and drink water. The president has been tn a myriad of duck and other game. Representative Settle of North Carolina , who has a game reserve In the region of the president's visit , says : "The president has too many of the com forts of life with him to fully enjoy shoot ing. He goes out In a boat for n couple of hours or so , und then he returns to the steamer , where he sits down to a big dinner , just as If he were at home. To me half the pleasure of hunting Is In tramping through the fields nnd over the hills , and then , nfter a dinner or a supper that you cook yourself , Ho down by a camp fire and finally go to sleep out In the open alij , The president ban all the good things Imaginable to eat and drink. Game Is very abundant there. The ground Is flat and marshy and It Is hard to get around unless you are In u boat all the time. A few' doer roam over the more or less sandy soil , through the thickets , but If the president shot a bear , as Is reported , it miibt have been n llttlo black one hardly largo enough to bo really called n respectable bear. Thero'.aro.no largo bears In that coun try. The people there earn a livelihood by catching fish and shooting game. The coast and streams arc covered with duck. " IN A GENERAL WAY. Mr. Miner W. Bruce goes to New York the first of this week with his Esquimaux vis itors and will visit a number of eastern cities , where he will show the kind of people there are In Alaska and tell of their habits. Ills stay here has been a great success. Society Is about to boycott the women of President Cleveland's Cabinet. They are charged with being "stuck up. " It appears that these who call upon the wives of the cabinet officers never have their calls re turned , cither In person or by card. The call Is simply Ignored. The leadIng - Ing society women at the national capital have about concluded to give the cabinet women the "cold shake , " und pay them no more attention. It seems that the social calls have not alone been Ignored by the cabinet ladles. There Is n cyclone of In dignation among n portion of the resident society , who have serious cause for dis pleasure in the manner in which their lunch Invitations have been treated by mem bers of the cabinet. In several Instances , even where the offenders have attended tho. luncheons , they have failed to make acknowledgement of the courtesy by the necessary calls afterward , and In some In stances they have not even sent curds. So strong Is the feeling raised In this respect among certain disaffected ones of tlio res idents that It Is openly stated that unless a change Is made before next season the cabinet houses will bo entirely omitted from the calling llsts.of tlio residents. S. B. Kingsbiiry ,0f , Idaho \ii \ * at the Ran dall. 1 PDRRYv. HEATH. IN TI1K I.Itlln I'l-ogross Jliidn Ilnrlng llio I.iistTuo U'c'cliK In Legislation. WASHINGTON , March 4. The senate has made so little progress toward legislation during the past two or three weeks that the calendar has been changed only In n very slight degree , and the special orders made some time since , except In the case of a few speeches , are still undisposed of. The printIng - Ing bill , the Russian thistle bill nnd the Me- Garrahan bill nil hold their places , whore they can be called up In order , but they are subject to displacement If any ques tion of inoro general Import ance should bo presented , oven though Informally. If the tariff bill should not bo reported during the neck U Is still likely to bo referred to and speeches mndo upon It. It Is the subject which Is upper most In the minds of all senators , and 1 liable to appear unexpectedly In some shape. There probably will also bo n few more speeches on the Hawaiian question. Senator Cattery has not yet mndo his speech on the subject , of which ho gave notice some time since , und there are also other senators who probably will wish to bo heard It opportunity presents Itself. The scnato may tuko up the calendar for the rest and disposeof as many minority bills as possible. J ATINT : OTFICJ : CIAXITTI : . .Secretary nf Slain Oiilncy TcHtlllc * In Ilia liiveHtlgntlon. WASHINGTON. March 4. The senate com mittee on printing Saturday resumed the In vestigation of the alleged Irregularities In letting the contract for printing the Patent Olllco Gazette. Ex-Assistant Secretory of State Qulncy took the oath and testified as to what he had done to secure the award of the printing contract to the National Lith ographing company. This contract , he suld , hud nothing to do with the State department , with which ho was connected. Ho consid ered that ho was acting us nn Individual and not as an ofllclal , Ho entered a gonorul denial to charges that ho was Interested beneficially In the lithographing company ; that ho knew beforehand thut Mr. Sey mour was to be appointed commissioner ; that he had sought to secure work In the department for the National company In April of last year. Horace Kenney , a personal and political friend of Ills , had discussed the work of lithographing for tlie patent ofllco with him. Ho asked him ( Qulncy ) to secure Information for him as to the work from the present commis sioner. Mr. Qulncy related circumstances of several conversations ho had with Commis sioner Seymour on the subject , and his In troduction of Mr. Kenncy to the commis sioner. It had not occurred to him that It was Inconsistent with his post , then In the State department , to make such a rec ommendation In another department. Mr. Qulncy was questioned dimly ns to his transactions with Kenncy. admitted ( lint lie had loaned money to Keuney , but said that It was u purely private btidncss trans action and did not concern the national committee nor any public official. Mr. Kenney also tcstllled nnd the commit tee adjourned subject to the call of the chair man. _ llmlnem of the SnpriMno Court. WASHINGTON , March 4. Although the spring term of the supreme court will begin tomorrow , none of the cases which have been awaiting n hearing by u full bench ran bo taken up nt onco. There nro twenty-live ot them , nmong the most Important being those Involving ( ho title to mineral lands In the grants to the Northern Pnclllc railroad , the nuances' ot the defunct Mormon church nnd the Interpretation of clauses of the McKlnley tariff act. The delay Is neces sitated by the absence of Justice Jackson. who Is In Florida , where ho will remain until April for the benefit of his health. Ills absence has left Senator White free. If he fuels so disposed , to remain In the senate another month looking after the Interests ot Louisiana In the sugar fight. Will I'liilT Approprl'nTToii lllll . WASHINGTON. March 4. There will bo n lull In the house for several weeks after the oxrltcmont that has existed there since the holidays. U Is the Intention of thr house mnn.igcrs to push the consideration of the appropriation bills to the exclusion ol everything else the coming week. When tlie.vc are completed the election cases will bo taV.Ui op. Illploiniitle Apprnprlntlim. WASHINGTON , March 4. The diplomatic nnd consular scrvlco costs but halt n million a yc-ar. Attention will bo called to this fact by Mr. McCreary In his report on the diplo matic and consular appropriation bill. While It carries $ lr 00,00i ) in round numbers , ho will point out that nbout $1OOU,000 H re ceived In fees nt the various consulates abroad. nuifx .IT u.tut.i : . \Vt-nl Virginia Miners' \Vnr Ncurly Knded Arrest of Itlotcri. CHARLESTON , W. Va. , March I. Affairs at Eagle and Montgomery are becoming more complicated , though there bus been no fresh violence ot any Ulnd , yet the sheriff secmh to be threatened with difficulty In executing tlio warrants obtained yesterday for the ar rest of the men engaged In the attack on Wyant'H miners Tuesday. This morning Governor McCorkle received a telegram from Colonel Hodges , in command of the militia at Eagle , stating ( hut the authorities of Montgomery were Interfering with the aherllf in the discharge of his duller , and asking for Instructions. The governor ut once wired Hodges to aid the sheriff in every way nec essary to n full execution of the law. Mo aiso seni ins ciiict 01 stall , colonel u. s. Carr , to Montgomery , with Instructions to urge Hodges to show no hesitancy In ex tending to the civil officers whatever aid should bo necessary In executing the war- ran tH. The sheriff made fourteen arrests last night and today nnd Is now on his way to Fayettevlllc with the prisoners. Ho has thirty-nine warrants still In his hands. The authorities fear Unit nn attempt will be made to rescue the prisoners on their way to the county seat. It Is three miles from ( lie rail road to the Fayettevllle Jail and the route Is through a country that would bo quite favorable to nn attack by a party of the friends of the prisoners. Meanwhile arrests will still be made ut Montgomery. The sheriff and his deputy say they ure deter mined to follow the- instructions of the governor vtp use the utmost diligence In getting scrvlco on the warrants. , The uttltudo of the authorities of. Moifl > gomory toward the miners Is very friendly , and this friendship Is easily explained , ; IH tlio Montgomery own the town. It Is built on their land and the stores and saloons are nearly all owned by them , anil a largo portion tion of the population Is composed of ipcr.i- tlves nt the surrounding mines , who live In the houses owned by the Montgomerys. One ot the Montgomery brothers is mayor , nnd , from personal motives , he cannot but feel nnxlous not to see the miners harshly dealt with. Ho Is Interested in business , nnd It Is to his Interest to keep on good terms with them. Whether ho Is using efforts lo prevent - vent arrests being made or not , It Is certain that he has not. und probably will not. make nny attempt to aid the authorities. The tele grams say ho Is opposing thorn. How far , or If openly , Is unknown. The military company ut Hnntlngton and one ut Milton , near there , which have been held In readiness to march at a moment's notice for two days , have bewi notified that there Is no Immediate need nf their services. IIM.S .VO71 ll.tllMO.\JOt.S. i\clllug : .Meeting of tliu Order of llrltli Abniliiini In Niv York. NEW YORK. Murch I. The eighth annual convention of the Independent Order of Brlth Abraham , n fraternal and benefit asso ciation comprising over 8,000 members , opened today with .1.13 delegates , representing 111 lodges In Massachusetts , Rhode Island , Con necticut , Now York , New Jersey , Pennsyl vania , Illinois and Missouri In attendance. The morning session was wholly occupied with the reading of annual reports , showing that the society was In good condition. The afternoon bcsslon was devoted to the election of officers for the ensuing year and so Intense was the bitterness developed that the convention almost broke up In a free light. The trouble began nfter the election of Max Stern to the chief office of grand master. There were five candidates for the olIlco of first deputy grand master. Among the names was that nf Jonas Hecht , to whom the four others b- Jected. Hecht'H withdrawal was demanded , but refused. Then all the nominees but Ilecht withdrew their names. The name of Hcchl was voted upon , nnd although most of the ballots were blank his friends declared U an election. His opponents as strenuously maintained It was not nn election. Pandemonium reigned nnd the delegates for and against Hecht kept yelling at the top of their voices. Cluilrs nnd tables wore upset and combatants toppled over them and rolled together In each other's arms nnd on the floor. A dozen men , patrlarchlal In appearance , and obviously the 'most re spected In the gathering , nEccnded tlio pint- form nnd lifted up their voices , together with the chairman , In un effort to restore order. But for a long time It was to no purpose. Finally , Grand Master Stein , by nn Impassioned speech , succeeded In quietIng - Ing the delegates nnd declared no cdectlon. Hecht then withdrew and Emll Newman was chosen deputy grand master. MHIMKH .1 1'ltKtifi CIlXNOllfillll' . Latent Order of Gniiiil ixultcil : Itular AJI pery ! of tlio IIH. : | | CHICAGO , Muroh 3. Grand Exalted Ruler A. Appcrly of the Elks 1ms Issued an order that threatens to widen the split In the organization that resulted from the action of Appcrly nnd Grand Secretary Meyers In changing the pluco of annual meetings after It had been decided by the trustees. From Apperly'n ofllco has been distributed an order thut every member of the fraternity furnishing tlm press with mnterlul for stories of the troubles In the Meyers-Appcrly camp will bo summarily ex pelled. All newspaper men members ot the order who nro connected with papers that print such Information uro to bo ex pelled UHO. The olllcers nlso declnro that the board ot grand trustees "Is relieved from olllce. it Is said that 90 per cent of the members of the order are opposed to the Moyors-Appcrly regime , nnd Hint this action Is likely to re sult In the expulsion nf HIOHO ofllcers and their followers from the organization. I.CCtlllert lit \Vc tOII. WESTON , Neb" . March 4.-Special ( Tels- grain to The Bee. ) A course of lectures Is being given In Weston under the auspices ot the Epworth league. The president of the State Women's Christian Temperance union , Mrs. Hitchcock , spoke to a full liouso last night ami again tonight. - -J SHOT FROM THE DARK Eightecu-Yenr-Oia Gonltl Still Foully As * . saEsiuatetl nt llay Springs. HE WAS THE ELKHORN NIGHT OPERAND Sitting at His Tnblo When the Murdoro < Fired Through the Window. WAS SHOT ENTIRELY THROUGH THE BODY/ / Oownrdly Assassin Mndo Snro His Work ; Would Bo Effectual , NO CAUSE KNOWN FOR THE CRUEL DEEIJ All I InVomig .Mini's KrlntlniiM At till Olhcrfc Wc-rr ricMHiml-lln WIIH nil liiipiirlinit ) WlllU'KM III | | CllltlO-StOlll- HAY SPRINGS. Neb. , March I.iSpeoint Telegram to The lleo. ) Ono of the most dart" Ing niul cold-blooded murders In the history of tliln part of tlio country w.'is commliietl licro tills morning about 2 o'clock. Mr * Gould Still , the night operator of llio l-VcV inont. Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rnllroiuW1 was shut by M > UIO unknown party while t , Ills post or duty. Tlio shot was IIred front" without the depot , the ball passing through , both lobes of the liver and lungs , rnMxi'ijf death wltliln two hours. Mr. StroiiK , tlm agent , who lives in l\\a \ \ west end of the depot , reached Mr snil shortly after the shooting , but the murdered' ' ' man was unconscious mid unnblo to givo/ any account or explanation , consequently ' the motive or cause of tlio shooting 1 ' shrouded In mystery. h The last person seen about the dcpotj which was about 11 o'clock last night.att u negro , nnd suspicion points strongly to him as the one guilty of the crime. Mr. Still was subpoenead to appear at Valentine as a witness In n cattle stealing : case some time /next / week. Mr. Si ill scorned to dread the duty , anil some nttnrli' great significance to this fact. The sheriffs of this and Dawes counties' , with n posse of men , ure scouring tlio. country. DETAILS OK THE AFFAIR RUSIIVILLE. Nob. , March 4.-iSpert.it Telegram to The Bee. ) G. II. Still , night operator at llay Springs , was shot anil' killed this morning at L':05 : , while sitting nt his desk In the depot , by some unknown person. No clew to the assassin has been obtained yet. The cold-blooded affair is surrounded by ; the deepest mystery. Various theories uro advanced to account for u motive , tlio most plausible ono being that of robbery , \vhlle 1C Is thought by osiers'- that , t'iOvdecoasi > d hail Incurred the deadly hatred ot come one. No -money or other valuables weretaken. . Agent .Strong , " who llveu In thti'doj'ot-was uwalccnnil by the what- and the laud scream of the murdered man , and Immediately rush'-d. Into the telegraph olllce , whore hi- found young Still lying on the floor with his re volver near him with all the chambers loaded. Strong asked Still what the matter waf , and he replied that ho was phot , and calle.l for chloroform. Thin was nil he was able to say , as ho brgan to sink at once , rtyuii1 In about an hour. The assassin shot his victim through a broken pane of class , the ball , a 41 , enterIng - Ing the loft side , passing through a memo randum book In his vcit : pocket , rapgln * slightly downward , passingoutat the right side and falling on the. Hour , wherd U was found. Agent Strong Kays ho heard Rome oun running west , on the ilcpat platform Just after he heard the shot , The murdered man Is only about 18 year * of nge , and has been at Hay Springs nearly a year. Ho was very popular. Ills pareutH live at Ca'ro , Neb. The affair has produced th moil profound sensation , and talk ot lynching the murderer If caught Is freely In dulged In. Superintendent Harris Is doing all ho can to apprehend tlio guilty party. Several perso'ns who worn at the depot In the evening say that n fctrango negro , who was supposed to have come from Chadrou that afternoon , was t-ccn around the depot until aftur the westbound passenger went through. He has not been seen today HA press C'niiipiiiiy Olti-r n Kuiinl. . L. A. Garner of- this clly. general super intendent of the American Mxpress company , received notice of the atfalr , and wi.en called on by a lleo reporter stated that his company would offer n reward of $200 for Hie arrest and conviction of tliu murderer , and would use every effort to run him down. If the motive for the crime wan robbery , as Is sup posed , the perpetrator received absolutely nothing as n reward for his fearful crime , an nothing was missing from the olllcu of tlio company. This Is readily accounted for , however , by the prompt arrival of the day agent on the scene. \Vhilo the citizens are doing everything in their power to apprehend the murderer , the country around Hay Springs Is of such a character UK tn render his chances of eseupo good. To the nortli of the town Is tin big Sioux reservation , and to Iho south , after going a comparatively few Milieu , he will bti In the ttand hills , which nlrctch away for miles and miles , nnd contain prnctlealljv mi Inhabitants , lly taking this route ho could go a long ways without being neon by any one , nnd as his description lu nut known ho would not bo wisplcloned when he agu'ii appeared In the settlements. AC'll > i.VIH : AT I'KKMONT. Jiiflismi U'lllliimft t.iiltl nt iltcNt ( urrlrht l-iillre OMlciii-H. FREMONT , March I , ( Special to The Dec. ) The funeral of Jackson Williams an old and highly esteemed citizen , wlmsu ilcailt was announced Friday , occurred today and was attended by a great concourse of people Mr. WllllnniH was a man whom everybody respected and who hud bcon one of the im. ' charitable and unselfish of men. True. ln < had gained a largo property , but ho hint need It liberally In assisting needy men ami aiding clmrllahla Institutions. Complaint has been made that ihe city policemen uro too reckless In the nuu ut their guns. InntuncoH have been citeil whnro they have gone off premature ! ) , UUIM endangering Inoffuimlvo rlllzT-iis The mayor has been UKKod to look Into tlie mat ter and consider the complaint. The I'lutto rlvnr at IhlH point Is hrrnltini ; up , the main channel having opened yes terday. It In hoped that by the liberal ire of dynamite the bridge may be saved Complaint has been made that neglect has occurred by not reporting Inffdloufi und contagious diseases In the city , ana tin/ '